* The figures before the names of the Associate Justices indicate the order of their appointment. The numbers following refer to the same numbers in the first column, and show the vacancy filled by each appointment. † Resigned. Presided one term of the Court; appointment not confirmed by the Senate. The Supreme Court, at its first session in 1790, consisted of a Chief Justice and five Associates The number of Associate-Justices was increased to six in 1807, by the appointment of Thomas Todd; increased to eight in 1837, by the appointments of John Catron and John McKinley; increased to nine in 1863, by the appointment of Stephen J. Field; decreased to eight on the death of John Catron in 1865; decreased to sever on the death of James M. Wayne in 1867; and again increased to eight in 1870. April 1, 1789, to Mar. 4, 1791. Jan. 19, 1814, to Mar. 4, 1815..... sess'n Henry Clay... Ky. 14th Cong. 15th Cong. 16th Cong. Dec. 4, 1815, to Mar. 4, 1817.. 16th Cong........ Ten., James K. Polk.. Tenn 24th Cong James K. Polk... Tenn 25th Cong 14 Rob't M. T. Hunter... 15 John White Va... 26th Cong Ky 27th Cong 16 John W. Jones Va. John W. Davis Robert C. Winthrop... Ind Mass.... Howell Cobb........ Ga Linn Boyd Ky. Linn Boyd Ky. 28th Cong 29th Cong 30th Cong 31st Cong 32d Cong 33d Cong 34th Cong 35th Cong Wm. Pennington. Galusha A. GIOW.... 25 Schuyler Colfax. Schuyler Colfax.. Schuyler Colfax N. J 36th Cong 26 James G. Blaine.... Maine 41st Cong 42d Cong { Samuel J. Randall Penn. 44th Cong Dec. 7, 1835, to Mar. 4, 1837...... 45th Cong 48th Cong 30 John G. Carlisle..... John G. Carlisle Ky. 49th Cong Ky.. 50th Cong Oct. 15, 1877, to Mar. 4, 1879. 1836 1835 NOTE. Speakers elected pro tempore are not included in the above table. The figures prefixed indicate the number of Speakers, not the sequence of their official terms. STATE OFFICERS From the Organization of the first Civil Government in the North-west Territory, of which the State of Ohio was a part, until the year 1887. 1 Arthur St. Clair, of Pennsylvania, was governor of the North-west Territory, of which Ohio was a part, from July 13, 1788, when the first civil government was established in the Territory, until about the close of the year 1802, when he was removed by the president. Secretary of the Territory, and was acting governor of the Territory after the removal of Governor St. Clair. Resigned March 3, 1807, to accept the office of United States Senator. 4 Return Jonathan Meigs was elected governor on the second Tuesday of October, 1807, over Nathaniel Massie, who contested the election of Meigs on the ground "that he had not been a resident of this State for four years next preceding the election as required by the Constitution," and the General Assembly, in joint convention, decided that he was not eligible. The office was not given to Massie, nor does it appear from the records that he claimed it, but Thomas Kirker, acting governor, continued to discharge the duties of the office until December 12, 1808, when Samuel Huntington was inaugurated, he having been elected on the second Tuesday of October in that year. 5 Resigned March 25, 1814, to accept the office of Postmaster-General of the United States.. •Resigned January 4, 1822, to accept the office of United States Senator. 7 Resigned April 13, 1844, to accept the office of Minister to Mexico. 8 The result of the election in 1848 was not finally determined in joint convention of the two houses of the General Assembly until January 19, 1849, and the inauguration did not take place until the 22d of that month. Resigned July 15, 1853, to accept the office of Consul to Valparaiso. 10 Elected in October, 1853, for the regular term, to commence on the second Monday of January, 1854. 11 Died August 29, 1865. 12 Resigned March 2, 1877, to accept the office of President of the United States. * Acting Governor. Succeeded to office, being the Speaker of the Senate. Acting Governor. Succeeded to office, being the Lieutenant-governor. NAME. LIEUTENANT-GOVERNORS.* UNDER THE NEW CONSTITUTION OF 1851, TERM, TWO YEARS. TERM. * See note under "Presidents of the Senate." 'Became governor, vice Rutherford B. Hayes, who resigned March 2, 1877, to become President of the United States. 2Acting lieutenant-governor, vice Thomas L. Young. Resigned to take a seat in Congress. *Acting lieutenant-governor, vice Robert P. Kennedy. SECRETARIES OF STATE. From 1802 to 1850, the secretaries were elected for three years by joint ballot of the Senate and House of Representatives. Since 1850, the elections have been by the people for terms of two years each. |