President-James K. Polk, Tennessee. Vice President-George M. Dallas, Pennsylvania 26 26 James K. Polk elected President and George M. Dallas Vice President. SIXTEENTH TERM-March 4, 1849, to March 3, 1853.-Number of electors, 26. President-Zachary Taylor, Louisiana.. Vice President-Millard Fillmore, New York.. 26 26 Zachary Taylor elected President and Millard Fillmore Vice President. President Taylor dying July 9, 1850, the Vice President assumed the Executive functions. SEVENTEENTH TERM-March 4, 1853, to March 3, 1857.-Number of electors, 27. President-Franklin Pierce, New Hampshire 27 27 Franklin Pierce was elected President and William R. King Vice President. EIGHTEENTH TERM-March 4, 1857, to March 3, 1861.-Number of electors, 27. President-James Buchanan, Pennsylvania Vice President-John C. Breckenridge, Kentucky. 27 27 James Buchanan elected President and John C. Breckenridge Vice President. NINETEENTH TERM-March 4, 1861, to March 3, 1865.--Number of electors, 27. President-Abraham Lincoln, Illinois.. Vice President-Hannibal Hamlin, Maine 27 27 Abraham Lincoln elected President and Hannibal Hamlin Vice President. TWENTIETH TERM-March 4, 1865, to March 3, 1869.-Number of electors, 26. President-Abraham Lincoln, Illinois Vice President-Andrew Johnson, Tennessee 26 26 Abraham Lincoln re-elected President and Andrew Johnson elected Vice President. President Lincoln having been assassinated April 14, 1865, the Vice President assumed the Executive functions. TWENTY-FIRST TERM-March 4, 1869, to March 3, 1873.-Number of electors, 26. President-Ulysses S. Grant, Illinois 26 26 Ulysses S. Grant elected President and Schuyler Colfax Vice President. TWENTY-SECOND TERM-March 4, 1873, to March 3, 1877.— Number of electors, 29. President-Ulysses S. Grant, Illinois Vice President-Henry Wilson, Massachusetts 29 29 Ulysses S. Grant re-elected President and Henry Wilson Vice President. TWENTY-THIRD TERM-March 4, 1877, to March 3, 1881.-Number of electors, 29. President-Rutherford B. Hayes, Ohio Vice President-William A. Wheeler, New York 29 29 Rutherford B. Hayes declared President and William A. Wheeler Vice President, by the electoral commission appointed according to act of Congress. TWENTY-FOURTH TERM-March 4, 1881, to March 3, 1885.Number of electors, 29. President-James A. Garfield, Ohio, Vice President-Chester A. Arthur, New York, 29 29 James A. Garfield elected President and Chester A. Arthur Vice President. Principal Officers of the United States Government from Pennsylvania, from the First Continental Congress to the present time. Census. List of U. S. Senators from Pennsylvania since the Foundation of the Government. CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS. The House of Representatives of the United States is composed of Members elected by districts, with a term of two years. The number apportioned to the State of Pennsylvania has varied at each decennial census, as shown by the following table: BY WHOM. WHEN APPOR TIONED. Penn'a Rep. Whole number. Ratio-one to. |
