Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-12-15
VICE PRESIDENTS.
some Interesting Facts from tae His.
tory OF the Past.

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The history of the vice presidents O
the United States contains many mat
ters OF interest which have been revived
| by the death of Mr.. Hendricks. Johr
Adams was vice president during Wask.
ington's administrations, and when
Adams became president, Thomas JEFF
ferson followed him in the vice presi.
dency, Aaron Burr occupied the office
during Jefferson's first term, and George
Clinton, of New York, during the sec.
ohd, and continued under Madison until
his death, April Goth, 1872. William 81,
Crawford, of Georgia, was acting vice
president and president pro tenn of the
senate. Mndison's second term began
March 4, 1918, with Elbridge Gerry, O.
Massachusetts, as vice president, and
be also died in Office, John Gilliard, of
South Carolina, becoming acting vice
president and president pro tenn. of the
senate. Daniel d. Thompkins, of New
York, was vice president during both of
Monroe's terms. When John Quincy
Adams was elected, John G. Calhoun. of
South Carolina, succeeded to the second
place, and continued,in it under jackson
until the rupture, when he resigned,
Dec. 2S, 1882, the only instance of vice
president ever resigning. Hugh L.
White, OF Tennessee, succeeded him.
Martin Van Buren, of New York, was
vice president during Jackson's second
term, and when he succeeded to the
chief magistracy Richard M. johnson,
OF kentucky, followed him. John Tyler
was the first vice president who became
president by the death of that official,
and after Harrison's decease and Tyler's
elevation, Samuel l.. Southland, of New
Jersey, and Willie 2. Mangum, of North
Carolina, became acting vice PRECEDENT.
In the administration of Polk, George
Nj. Dallas, of Pennsylvania, was vice
president; Millard Fillmore, of New
York, who occupied that office, became
president on the death of Zachary Tay-
lor, and William II. Kink, of Alabama.
was elected acting vice president, and
was elected vice president ON the ticket
with Franklin Pierce, King died in Of
fee, and David r Atchisou, of Missouri
and jesse d. Bright, of Indiana were
chosen acting vice president until the
end of the term. Bright was subae-
quently expelled from the United States
senate in 1862 for dlsloyalty. John G.
B[reckinridge, of Kentucky, was
Buchanan's vice president. In
Lincoln's first term Hanni-
bal Hamlin, of Maine, was vice pres1-
dent, and when the assassin's bullet had
made martyr of the great. simple man
from Illinois, Andrew johnson, of
Tennessee, took the reins, and Lafayette
). Foster, of Connecticut, and Benjamin
L. Wade, Of Ohio, were acting vice pres
idents. Schuyler Colfax, of Indiana,
was vice president during General
Grants first term, and Henry Wilson, of
Massachusetts, was elected vice presi-
dent in 1879. He died in office, and
Thos. W. Ferry, of Michigan, was chosen
by the senate as president OF that body.
William a. Wheeler, of New York.
was elected vice president In 1876,
with Mr.. Hayes, and IN 1880 Chester A.
Arthur with General Garfield. On the
death of the latter, General Arthur be.
came president, and Mr. Bayard was
chosen to the vacancy, and acted for
very brief period, and then David Davis,
of Illinois, was elected president of the
senate, and therefore acting vice presi-
dent. Mr.. Edmunds succeeded him.
Mr.. Cleveland was elected in 1884, and
Mr.. Hendricks was chosen vice president
at the time Of his death.