Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-11-03
THE VARIOUS VICE PRESIDENTS.
Whom They Were---When and How
Chosen.

Whom They Were---When and How
Chosen.
New York News.
1t Is curious fact that while nearly
every school-boy is well versed in the
knowledge of who the presidents OF
the United States have been, and what
their duties and modes of life are, there
are comparatively few of their elders
even who can give an intelligent &C.
count OF our vice presidents.
How many, for instance, know what
number General Arthur holds in the
list.
Chester A. Arthur is the twentieth
vice president of the United States
The first vice president was John Ad-
ans, who served through both of Gen
WashingtOn's terms as chief executive,
and succeeded to his seat when ou1
first president declined to become a
third-termer. Thomas Jefferson in
1897 took second place under John
Adams, and succeeded him to the pres
idency as Adams had followed Wash
lngton, but after only one term. Aaron
Burr was Jefferson's first vice presi-
dent from 1901 to 1906, and would un-
doubtedly have been his second and
have succeeded him to the presidency
but for his duel with Hamilton, which
branded him during his second year of
Office, and nullified all his popularity
and the influence his ability won for
him. AS it was, on the second election
OF President Jefferson, George Clinton
was made vice president, and l., 'ield
the Office for the following term L. 'er
President Madison.
Eldridge Gerry, ex-governor of Ma
SachuSetteS, to whose name the now
famous term "gerrymandering" is due,
was elected vice president for Madi-
sons second term, in 1918. In 1917
Gov. Daniel d. Tompkins, of New York,
then serving his fourth term as demo-
cratic governor of this state, was chos-
en- vice president under President
Monroe. He served until Monroe end
ed his second term in 1926, when John
c. Calhoun took his place, under John
Quincy Adams. President Adams
gave way in 1929 to President Jackson,
but Vice President Calhoun held his
place till the end of Jackson's first term.
Martin Van Buren, succeeded him in
1888, and at the end of Jackson's Sec
ond term was elected to his seat and
became president in 1887.
President Van Buren's vice was
Richard NJ. johnson. In 1841 John
Tyler was elected vice president under
Gen. William Henry Harrison. From
1S45 to I849 George NJ. Dallas was vice
president under James X. Polk. Mil
lard Fillmore was Gen. Zachary Tay
lOr's vice president, and William r
King was elected in 1858 under Presi-
dent Franklin Pierce. From 1857 to
1861 John G. Breckenridge served un-
der James Buchanan. The vice presi-
dent for Abraham Lincoln's first term
was Hannibal Hamlin, and for the sec
ond Andrew Johnson. Gen Grants
first vice president was Schuyler Col
fax, and his second Henry Wilson.
Every one knows that William Almond
Wheeler was vice president during the
Hayes administration, and Gen. Ar
thur completes the roll-call-the roll of
vice presidents by election, that is.
There have been nine vice presidents
by the creation of accident since our
first presidential election in 1888. In
the first place four of our vice presi-
dents died in Office. These were: Un-
der Madison. George Clinton, who had
been seven times governor of New
York, and whom seven years of vice
presidentship killed in 1912; Elbridge
Gerry, who was only vice president al
so under Madison for a year, from 1918
to 1914; William r. King, who died in
Cuba in the same year of his election,
1853, and without ever assuming of
fee, and Henry Wilson Vice Presi-
dent Tyler succeeded to the presidency
on the death of Gen. Harrison, and left
vice presidency to be filled; and Vice
President Fillmore took President
Taylor's place when he died in 1850
Vice President Johnson assumed Pres
ident Lincoln's seat after his death al
the hands of Guiteau's predecessor
John Wilkes Booth.
Vice President Clinton, dying in his
last year of office, his place remained
vacant till it was filled by his already
elected successor under the new ad
ministration. When this successor
died after, as we have said, a year OF
Office, he was replaced by John Gail
lard, of South Carolina. Vice Presi
dent Tyler's official shoes were filled
by Samuel L. Southland, of New York
when Tyler cast them off to assume
those of President Harrison, and fol
the concluding part of the term by
Willie z. Mangum, of North Carolina
After the death of Vice President
King. David r. Atchison, of Missouri
and Jesse d. Bright, of Indiana, be
came in succession incumbents of hi.
barren Office. Lafayette S. Foster, o.
Connecticut, and Benjamin F. Wade
of Ohio, were vice presidents after An
drew Johnson's assumption of the pres
idency, and Thomas w. Ferry, Of Mich
igan, took Vice President Wilson,
place in 1875.
OF the elected vice presidents, sever
have come from this state, to wit
Aaron Burr, 1801-1805; George Clin
ton, 1805-1812; Daniel d. Tompkins
1817-1825: Martin Van Buren, 1888
1887; Millard Fillmore, 1849-185O
William A. Wheeler, 1876-1880, anC
Chester A. Arthur, 1881. Three O
the vice presidents were from Massa
chusetts, they being John Adams
1789-1797: Elbridge Gerry,l1813-1814
Henry Wilson, 1872-1S75. Virginia
with list of five presidents to he
credit, only contributed two vice presi
dents, both of whom became presidents
one by election, and the other by acci
dent. They were Thomas Jefferson
1797-1801, and John Tyler, who wa
installed vice in 1841, and took Presi
dent Harrison's place the same year
There have been two vice president,
from Kentucky, r. NJ. johnson, 1887
1871. and John G.. Rreckenridoe 1877.