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1857 in the United States

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1857
in
the United States

Decades:
See also:

Events from the year 1857 in the United States.

Incumbents

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Franklin Pierce (D-New Hampshire) (until March 4)
James Buchanan (D-Pennsylvania) (starting March 4)
vacant (until March 4)
John C. Breckinridge (D-Kentucky) (starting March 4)
Nathaniel P. Banks (American-Massachusetts) (until March 4)
James Lawrence Orr (D-South Carolina) (starting December 7)

Events

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March 4: James Buchanan becomes the 15th U.S. president
John C. Breckinridge becomes the 14th U.S. vice president

Undated

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Ongoing

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Births

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William Howard Taft

Deaths

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ala. General Assembly. Journal of the House of Representatives. 1857–1858 sess., 153, accessed July 28, 2023
  2. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Iowa City" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 14 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 736.
  3. ^ "Biography of Milward Adams". Chicago, Cook County, Il Biographies. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
  4. ^ "Olympedia – Mary Abbott". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
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