<Tr> <Td> 07! April 18, 1853--March 4, 1857 </Td> <Td> 1,416 </Td> <Td> William R. King died . </Td> <Td> John C. Breckinridge, following election of 1856 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 08! April 15, 1865--March 4, 1869 </Td> <Td> 1,419 </Td> <Td> Andrew Johnson succeeded to presidency . </Td> <Td> Schuyler Colfax, following election of 1868 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 09! November 22, 1875--March 4, 1877 </Td> <Td> 468 </Td> <Td> Henry Wilson died . </Td> <Td> William A. Wheeler, following election of 1876 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10! September 19, 1881--March 4, 1885 </Td> <Td> 1,262 </Td> <Td> Chester A. Arthur succeeded to presidency . </Td> <Td> Thomas A. Hendricks, following election of 1884 . </Td> </Tr>

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