CABINET OFFICERS IN THE ORDER OF THE PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION.

ELECTORAL VOTES FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT FROM MARCH 4, 1789 TO MARCH 4, 1905.
Until 1804, each elector voted for two candidates for President. The one who received the largest number of votes was declared
President, and the one who received the next largest number of votes was declared Vice-President.
THIRD TERM (1797-1801).

FIRST TERM (1789-1793).

No choice for President having been made by the people, the election devolved upon the House of Representatives, and John Quincy Adams was elected, receiving the votes of thirteen States to seven for Andrew Jackson and four for William H. Crawford.

There being no choice for Vice-President by the people, the election devolved upon the Senate of the United States. Richard M. Johnson received thirty-three votes and Francis Granger sixteen votes. Richard M. Johnson was thereupon declared elected VicePresident.

William Henry Harrison, ninth President of the United States, died at Washington, April 4. 1841. The duties of the Presidential office devolving, in this event, upon John Tyler, Vice-President, he accordingly took the oath of office, April 6, 1841.

Zachary Taylor, twelfth President of the United States, died at Washington, July 9, 1850. The duties of the Presidential office devolving, in this event, upon the Vice-President, Millard Fillmore, he accordingly took the oath of office, July 10, 1850.

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