James Mathers
- Events
- 1
- Episodes
- 6
- Years
- 1789
Every event in Historedia whose sources name James Mathers, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.
Events and episodes
First United States Congress Convenes
1789Role: Doorkeeper, elected April 7, 1789
- First Congress convenes at Federal Hall
The bicameral 1st United States Congress first met at Federal Hall in New York City on March 4, 1789, starting federal operations under the 1787 Constitution.
- Quorums, officers, and the electoral count
The House reached quorum on April 1, 1789, the Senate on April 6; in joint session Congress certified Washington's unanimous election and Adams as Vice President.
- Vice presidential and presidential inaugurations
John Adams was inaugurated as the nation's first vice president on April 21, 1789, and George Washington as first president at Federal Hall on April 30, 1789.
- Foundational statutes of the first session
Between June and September 1789 the Congress enacted the Oaths Act, Tariff of 1789, Departments of State, War, and Treasury, Customs Service, and the Judiciary Act.
- Decision of 1789 on removal power
On September 2, 1789, Congress decided that power to remove executive officers was vested in the President of the United States.
- Twelve amendment articles proposed
On September 25, 1789, Congress approved twelve proposed constitutional articles guaranteeing individual rights and limiting federal power, sending them to the states.
- First Congress convenes at Federal Hall
Sources
- 1st United States Congress Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-28