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16 administrations · 1789–1870

The Presidents

The presidencies run top to bottom from Washington to the incumbent on the left strip, with the vice presidencies beside them on the right — gaps where the office stood empty. The tiniest terms are highlighted. Two presidencies were decided by the House — 1844 and 1856 — and are stamped as contingent. Every bar of a presidency with an election page links to it.

PRESIDENTSVICE PRESIDENTS1790179018001800181018101820182018301830184018401850185018601860187018701. George Washington (Independent) — Apr 30, 1789 – Mar 4, 17971. Washington1789–17972. John Adams — Mar 4, 1797 – Mar 4, 18052. Adams1797–18053. John Marshall (Roundhead Federalist) — Mar 4, 1805 – Mar 4, 18133. Marshall1805–18134. Caleb Strong (Roundhead Federalist) — Mar 4, 1813 – Mar 4, 18174. Strong1813–18175. John Quincy Adams (Roundhead Federalist) — Mar 4, 1817 – Mar 4, 1821 — view the 1816 election5. John Quincy Adams (Roundhead Federalist) — Mar 4, 1817 – Mar 4, 18215. Adams1817–18216. Henry Clay — Mar 4, 1821 – Mar 4, 1829; re-elected 1824 — view the 1824 election6. Henry Clay — Mar 4, 1821 – Mar 4, 1829; re-elected 18246. Clay1821–18297. Alexander Macomb — Mar 4, 1829 – Feb 28, 1833 — view the 1828 election7. Alexander Macomb — Mar 4, 1829 – Feb 28, 18337. Macomb1829–18338. Karl von Weishaupt — Feb 28, 1833 – Mar 4, 18338. Weishaupt9. DeWitt Clinton — Mar 4, 1833 – Feb 19, 1836 — view the 1832 election9. DeWitt Clinton — Mar 4, 1833 – Feb 19, 18369. Clinton10. Karl von Weishaupt — Feb 19, 1836 – Mar 4, 183710. Weishaupt11. Zachary Taylor — Mar 4, 1837 – Jul 13, 1843 — view the 1836 election11. Zachary Taylor — Mar 4, 1837 – Jul 13, 184311. Taylor1837–184312. Daniel Webster — Jul 13, 1843 – Mar 4, 184512. Webster13. J.B. Stoner — Mar 4, 1845 – Mar 4, 1849 — view the 1844 election13. J.B. Stoner — Mar 4, 1845 – Mar 4, 184913. Stoner✦ contingent14. James A. Pearce — Mar 4, 1849 – Mar 4, 1857; re-elected 1852 — view the 1852 election14. James A. Pearce — Mar 4, 1849 – Mar 4, 1857; re-elected 185214. Pearce1849–185715. John M. Morehead — Mar 4, 1857 – Mar 4, 1861 — view the 1856 election15. John M. Morehead — Mar 4, 1857 – Mar 4, 186115. Morehead✦ contingent16. Abraham Lincoln — Mar 4, 1861 – present; re-elected 1864 — view the 1864 election16. Abraham Lincoln — Mar 4, 1861 – present; re-elected 186416. Lincoln1861–18708. Karl von Weishaupt — Feb 28, 1833 – Mar 4, 183310. Karl von Weishaupt — Feb 19, 1836 – Mar 4, 183713. J.B. Stoner — Mar 4, 1845 – Mar 4, 184915. John M. Morehead — Mar 4, 1857 – Mar 4, 1861VP John Adams — under George Washington — Apr 30, 1789 – Mar 4, 1797John AdamsVP Thomas Jefferson — under John Adams — Mar 4, 1797 – Mar 4, 1801Thomas JeffersonVP Charles C. Pinckney — under John Adams — Mar 4, 1801 – Mar 4, 1805Charles C. PinckneyVP Jonathan Dayton — under John Marshall — Mar 4, 1805 – Mar 4, 1813Jonathan DaytonVP Rufus King — under Caleb Strong — Mar 4, 1813 – Mar 4, 1817Rufus KingVP John Sergeant — under John Quincy Adams — Mar 4, 1817 – Mar 4, 1821 — view the 1816 electionVP John Sergeant — under John Quincy Adams — Mar 4, 1817 – Mar 4, 1821John SergeantVP Charles W. Peale — under Henry Clay — Mar 4, 1821 – Mar 4, 1825 — view the 1824 electionVP Charles W. Peale — under Henry Clay — Mar 4, 1821 – Mar 4, 1825Charles W. PealeVP Nathan Sanford — under Henry Clay — Mar 4, 1825 – Mar 4, 1829 — view the 1824 electionVP Nathan Sanford — under Henry Clay — Mar 4, 1825 – Mar 4, 1829Nathan SanfordVP Karl von Weishaupt — under Alexander Macomb — Mar 4, 1829 – Feb 28, 1833 — view the 1828 electionVP Karl von Weishaupt — under Alexander Macomb — Mar 4, 1829 – Feb 28, 1833Karl von WeishauptVP Karl von Weishaupt — under DeWitt Clinton — Mar 4, 1833 – Feb 19, 1836 — view the 1832 electionVP Karl von Weishaupt — under DeWitt Clinton — Mar 4, 1833 – Feb 19, 1836Karl von WeishauptVP Daniel Webster — under Zachary Taylor — Mar 4, 1837 – Jul 13, 1843 — view the 1836 electionVP Daniel Webster — under Zachary Taylor — Mar 4, 1837 – Jul 13, 1843Daniel WebsterVP William Seward — under J.B. Stoner — Mar 4, 1845 – Mar 4, 1849 — view the 1844 electionVP William Seward — under J.B. Stoner — Mar 4, 1845 – Mar 4, 1849William SewardVP John M. Morehead — under James A. Pearce — Mar 4, 1849 – Mar 4, 1857 — view the 1852 electionVP John M. Morehead — under James A. Pearce — Mar 4, 1849 – Mar 4, 1857John M. MoreheadVP Daniel F. Webster — under John M. Morehead — Mar 4, 1857 – Mar 4, 1861 — view the 1856 electionVP Daniel F. Webster — under John M. Morehead — Mar 4, 1857 – Mar 4, 1861Daniel F. WebsterVP Samuel Joseph May — under Abraham Lincoln — Mar 4, 1861 – present — view the 1864 electionVP Samuel Joseph May — under Abraham Lincoln — Mar 4, 1861 – presentSamuel Joseph May
  1. 1.George WashingtonIndependentApr 30, 1789 – Mar 4, 1797VP John Adams
  2. 2.John AdamsFederalistMar 4, 1797 – Mar 4, 1805VP Thomas Jefferson (Mar 4, 1797 – Mar 4, 1801) · VP Charles C. Pinckney (Mar 4, 1801 – Mar 4, 1805)
  3. 3.John MarshallRoundhead FederalistMar 4, 1805 – Mar 4, 1813VP Jonathan Dayton
  4. 4.Caleb StrongRoundhead FederalistMar 4, 1813 – Mar 4, 1817VP Rufus King
  5. 5.John Quincy AdamsRoundhead FederalistMar 4, 1817 – Mar 4, 1821VP John Sergeant
  6. 6.Henry ClayAdmissionistre-elected 1824Mar 4, 1821 – Mar 4, 1829VP Charles W. Peale (Mar 4, 1821 – Mar 4, 1825) · VP Nathan Sanford (Mar 4, 1825 – Mar 4, 1829) — Posted as beginning March 4, 1824 — ruled a typo for 1825.
  7. 7.Alexander MacombNationalMar 4, 1829 – Feb 28, 1833VP Karl von Weishaupt
  8. 8.Karl von WeishauptWhigFeb 28, 1833 – Mar 4, 1833No vice president
  9. 9.DeWitt ClintonRadicalMar 4, 1833 – Feb 19, 1836VP Karl von Weishaupt
  10. 10.Karl von WeishauptLiberalFeb 19, 1836 – Mar 4, 1837No vice president
  11. 11.Zachary TaylorNationalMar 4, 1837 – Jul 13, 1843VP Daniel Webster
  12. 12.Daniel WebsterNationalJul 13, 1843 – Mar 4, 1845No vice president
  13. 13.J.B. StonerLiberalContingentMar 4, 1845 – Mar 4, 1849VP William Seward
  14. 14.James A. PearceNationalre-elected 1852Mar 4, 1849 – Mar 4, 1857VP John M. Morehead
  15. 15.John M. MoreheadNationalContingentMar 4, 1857 – Mar 4, 1861VP Daniel F. Webster
  16. 16.Abraham LincolnPopular Democraticre-elected 1864Mar 4, 1861 – presentVP Samuel Joseph May