Senate roll call 27 · 4th Congress · Mar 4, 1796
To consent to the appointment of oliver ellsworth to be chief justice of the supreme court of the United States.
On Mar 4, 1796, the Senate voted 21–1. Result: passed. By party: Others 21–1.
During the 4th Congress (1795–1796), George Washington was president.
- Yes
- 21
- No
- 1
- Did not vote
- 21
- Date
- Mar 4, 1796
By party
- Others21 yes · 1 no · 21 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- Jonathan Trumbull Jr. O-CT
- Henry Latimer O-DE
- John Vining O-DE
- George Walton O-GA
- James Gunn O-GA
- Caleb Strong O-MA
- George Cabot O-MA
- John Henry O-MD
- Richard Potts O-MD
- Alexander Martin O-NC
- Timothy Bloodworth O-NC
- John Langdon O-NH
- Samuel Livermore O-NH
- John Rutherfurd O-NJ
- Rufus King O-NY
- James Ross O-PA
- William Bingham O-PA
- Theodore Foster O-RI
- William Bradford O-RI
- Elijah Paine O-VT
- Moses Robinson O-VT
How each senator voted: No
Did not vote
- James Hillhouse O-CT
- Oliver Ellsworth O-CT
- Uriah Tracy O-CT
- James Jackson O-GA
- Josiah Tattnall O-GA
- Humphrey Marshall O-KY
- John Brown O-KY
- Benjamin Goodhue O-MA
- Theodore Sedgwick O-MA
- John Eager Howard O-MD
- Frederick Frelinghuysen O-NJ
- Richard Stockton O-NJ
- Aaron Burr O-NY
- John Laurance O-NY
- Jacob Read O-SC
- John Hunter O-SC
- Pierce Butler O-SC
- William Blount O-TN
- William Cocke O-TN
- Henry Tazewell O-VA
- Isaac Tichenor O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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