1789 in The United States - Incumbents

Incumbents

  • Articles of Confederation (until March 2):
    • 10th Confederation Congress
  • Constitution (starting March 4):
    • President: George Washington
    • Vice President: John Adams
    • United States Secretary: John Jay
    • Speaker of the House of Representatives: Frederick Muhlenberg
    • 1st United States Congress
  • Governor of Connecticut: Samuel Huntington
  • Governor of Delaware: Thomas Collins then Jehu Davis then Joshua Clayton
  • Governor of Georgia: George Handley then George Walton
  • Governor of Maryland: John Eager Howard
  • Governor of Massachusetts: John Hancock
  • Governor of New Hampshire: John Langdon then John Sullivan
  • Governor of New Jersey: William Livingston
  • Governor of New York: George Clinton
  • Governor of North Carolina: Samuel Johnston then Alexander Martin
  • Governor of Pennsylvania: Thomas Mifflin
  • Governor of South Carolina: Thomas Pinckney then Charles Pinckney
  • Governor of Virginia: Beverley Randolph

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