Appointees Chart

President Washington's Nominees
Name	State	Date of Birth	To Replace	Date of Appointment	Confirmation or Other Action	Date Service Ended	Years of Service
John Jay	NY	12/12/1745	New Seat	9/24/1789	9/26/1789	6/29/1795	6
John Rutledge	SC	9/1739	Jay	9/24/1789	9/26/1789	3/5/1791	1
William Cushing	MA	3/1/1732	New Seat	9/24/1789	9/26/1789	9/13/1810	21
Robert H. Harrison	MD	1745	New Seat	9/24/1789	9/26/1789 D	--	--
James Wilson	PA	9/14/1742	New Seat	9/24/1789	9/26/1789	8/21/1798	9
John Blair	VA	1732	New Seat	9/24/1789	9/26/1789	1/27/1796	6
James Iredell	NC	10/5/1751	Harrison	2/8/1790	2/10/1790	10/20/1799	9
Thomas Johnson	MD	11/4/1732	Rutledge	11/1/1791	11/7/1791	3/4/1793	1
William Paterson	NJ	12/24/1745	Johnson	2/27/1793	2/28/1793 W	--	--
William Paterson°	--	--	Johnson	3/4/1793	3/4/1793	9/9/1806	13
John Rutledge°	--	--	Jay	7/1/1795	12/15/1795 R	3/5/1791	--
William Cushing°	--	--	Jay	1/26/1796	1/27/1796 D	--	--
Samuel Chase	MD	4/17/1741	Blair	1/26/1796	1/27/1796	6/19/1811	15
Oliver Ellsworth	CT	4/29/1745	Jay	3/3/1796	3/4/1796	12/15/1800	4
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President Adams' Nominees
Name	State	Date of Birth	To Replace	Date of Appointment	Confirmation or Other Action	Date Service Ended	Years of Service
Bushrod Washington	VA	6/5/1762	Wilson	12/19/1798	12/20/1798	11/26/1829	31
Alfred Moore	NC	5/21/1755	Iredell	12/6/1799	12/10/1799	1/26/1804	4
John Jay°	--	--	Ellsworth	12/18/1800	12/19/1800 D	--	--
John Marshall	VA	9/24/1755	Ellsworth	1/20/1801	1/27/1801	7/6/1835	34
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President Jefferson's Nominees
Name	State	Date of Birth	To Replace	Date of Appointment	Confirmation or Other Action	Date Service Ended	Years of Service
William Johnson	SC	12/27/1771	Moore	3/22/1804	3/24/1804	8/4/1834	30
H. Brockholst Livingston	NY	11/25/1757	Paterson	12/13/1806	12/17/1806	3/18/1823	16
Thomas Todd	KY	1/23/1765	New Seat	2/28/1807	3/3/1807	2/7/1826	19
President Madison's Nominees
Name	State	Date of Birth	To Replace	Date of Appointment	Confirmation or Other Action	Date Service Ended	Years of Service
Levi Lincoln	MA	5/15/1749	Cushing	1/2/1811	1/3/1811 D	--	--
Alexander Wolcott	CT	9/15/1758	Cushing	2/4/1811	2/13/1811 R	--	--
John Quincy Adams	MA	7/11/1767	Cushing	2/21/1811	2/22/1811 D	--	--
Joseph Story	MD	9/18/1779	Cushing	11/15/1811	11/18/1811	9/10/1845	34
Gabriel Duvall	MD	12/6/1752	Chase	11/15/1811	11/18/1811	1/14/1835	23
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President Monroe's Nominees
Name	State	Date of Birth	To Replace	Date of Appointment	Confirmation or Other Action	Date Service Ended	Years of Service
Smith Thompson	NY	1/17/1768	Livingston	12/8/1823	12/19/1823	12/18/1843	20
President J.Q. Adams' Nominees
Name	State	Date of Birth	To Replace	Date of Appointment	Confirmation or Other Action	Date Service Ended	Years of Service
Robert Trimble	KY	11/17/1776	Todd	4/11/1826	5/9/1826	8/25/1825	2
John J. Crittenden	KY	9/10/1787	Trimble	12/17/1828	2/12/1829 P	--	--
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President Jackson's Nominees
Name	State	Date of Birth	To Replace	Date of Appointment	Confirmation or Other Action	Date Service Ended	Years of Service
John McLean	OH	3/11/1785	Trimble	3/6/1829	3/7/1829	4/4/1861	32
Henry Baldwin	PA	1/14/1780	Washington	1/4/1830	1/6/1830	4/21/1844	14
James M. Wayne	GA	1790	Johnson	1/7/1835	1/9/1835	7/5/1867	32
Roger B. Taney	MD	3/17/1777	Duvall	1/15/1835	3/3/1835 P	--	--
Roger B. Taney	--	--	Marshall	12/28/1835	3/15/1836	10/12/1864	28
Philip P. Barbour	VA	5/25/1783	Duvall	12/28/1835	3/15/1836	2/25/1841	5
William Smith	AL	1762	New Seat	3/3/1837	3/8/1837 D	--	--
John Catron	TN	1786	New Seat	3/3/1837	3/8/1837	5/30/1865	28
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President Van Buren's Nominees
Name	State	Date of Birth	To Replace	Date of Appointment	Confirmation or Other Action	Date Service Ended	Years of Service
John McKinley	AL	5/1/1780	New Seat	9/18/1837	9/25/1837	7/19/1852	15
Peter V. Daniel	VA	4/24/1784	Barbour	2/26/1841	3/2/1841	5/31/1860	19
President Tyler's Nominees
Name	State	Date of Birth	To Replace	Date of Appointment	Confirmation or Other Action	Date Service Ended	Years of Service
John C. Spencer	NY	1/8/1788	Thompson	1/9/1844	1/31/1844 R	--	--
Reuben H. Walworth	NY	10/26/1788	Thompson	3/13/1844	6/17/1844 W	--	--
Edward King	PA	1/31/1794	Baldwin	6/5/1844	6/15/1844 P	--	--
Edward King°	--	--	Baldwin	12/4/1844	2/7/1845 W	--	--
Samuel Nelson	NY	11/10/1792	Thompson	2/4/1845	2/14/1845	11/28/1872	27
John M. Read	PA	2/21/1797	Baldwin	2/7/1845	No action	--	--
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President Polk's Nominees
Name	State	Date of Birth	To Replace	Date of Appointment	Confirmation or Other Action	Date Service Ended	Years of Service
George W. Woodward	PA	3/26/1809	Baldwin	12/23/1845	1/22/1846 R	--	--
Levi Woodbury	NH	12/22/1789	Story	12/23/1845	1/3/1846	9/4/1851	5
Robert C. Grier	PA	3/5/1794	Baldwin	8/3/1846	8/4/1846	1/31/1870	23
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President Fillmore's Nominees
Name	State	Date of Birth	To Replace	Date of Appointment	Confirmation or Other Action	Date Service Ended	Years of Service
Benjamin R. Curtis	MA	11/4/1809	Woodbury	12/11/1851	12/29/1851	9/30/1857	5
Edward A. Bradford	LA	9/27/1813	McKinley	8/16/1852	No action	--	--
George E. Badger	NC	4/13/1795	McKinley	1/10/1853	2/11/1853 P	--	--
William C. Micou	LA	1806	McKinley	2/24/1853	No action	--	--
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President Pierce's Nominees
Name	State	Date of Birth	To Replace	Date of Appointment	Confirmation or Other Action	Date Service Ended	Years of Service
John A. Campbell	AL	6/24/1811	McKinley	3/22/1853	3/25/1853	4/30/1861	8
President Buchanan's Nominees
Name	State	Date of Birth	To Replace	Date of Appointment	Confirmation or Other Action	Date Service Ended	Years of Service
Nathan Clifford	ME	8/18/1803	Curtis	12/9/1857	1/12/1858	7/25/1881	23
Jeremiah S. Black	PA	1/10/1810	Daniel	2/5/1861	2/21/1861 R	--	--
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President Lincoln's Nominees
Name	State	Date of Birth	To Replace	Date of Appointment	Confirmation or Other Action	Date Service Ended	Years of Service
Noah H. Swayne	OH	12/7/1804	McLean	1/21/1862	1/24/1862	1/24/1881	19
Samuel F. Miller	IA	4/5/1816	Daniel	7/16/1862	7/16/1862	10/13/1890	28
David Davis	IL	3/9/1815	Campbell	12/1/1862	12/8/1862	3/4/1877	14
Stephen J. Field	CA	11/4/1816	New Seat	3/6/1863	3/10/1863	12/1/1897	34
Salmon P. Chase	OH	1/13/1808	Taney	12/6/1864	12/6/1864	5/7/1873	8
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President Johnson's Nominees
Name	State	Date of Birth	To Replace	Date of Appointment	Confirmation or Other Action	Date Service Ended	Years of Service
Henry Stanbery	OH	2/20/1803	Catron	4/16/1866	No action	--	--
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President Grant's Nominees
Name	State	Date of Birth	To Replace	Date of Appointment	Confirmation or Other Action	Date Service Ended	Years of Service
Ebenezer R. Hoar	MA	2/21/1816	New Seat	12/15/1869	2/3/1870 R	--	--
Edwin M. Stanton	PA	12/19/1814	Grier	12/20/1869	12/20/1869	--	--
William Strong	PA	5/6/1808	Grier	2/7/1870	2/18/1870	12/14/1880	10
Joseph P. Bradley	NJ	3/14/1813	New Seat	2/7/1870	3/21/1870	1/22/1892	21
Ward Hunt	NY	6/14/1810	Nelson	12/3/1872	12/11/1872	1/27/1882	9
*George H. Williams*	OR	3/23/1823	Chase	12/1/1873	1/8/1874 W	--	--
*Caleb Cushing*	MA	1/17/1800	Chase	1/9/1874	1/13/1874 W	--	--
Morrison R. Waite	OH	11/29/1816	Chase	1/19/1874	1/21/1874	3/23/1888	14
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President Hayes' Nominees
Name	State	Date of Birth	To Replace	Date of Appointment	Confirmation or Other Action	Date Service Ended	Years of Service
John M. Harlan	KY	6/1/1833	Davis	10/17/1877	11/29/1877	10/14/1911	34
William B. Woods	GA	8/3/1824	Strong	12/15/1880	12/21/1880	5/14/1887	6
Stanley Matthews	OH	7/21/1824	Swayne	1/26/1881	No action	--	--
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President Garfield's Nominees
Name	State	Date of Birth	To Replace	Date of Appointment	Confirmation or Other Action	Date Service Ended	Years of Service
Stanley Matthews	--	--	Swayne	3/14/1881	5/12/1881	3/22/1889	7
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