Events from the year 1811 in the United States.

Incumbents

Federal Government A federation (also known as a federal state) is a political entity characterized by a union of partially self-governing provinces, states, or other regions under a central federal government (federalism). In a federation, the self-governin ...

* President: James Madison ( DR- Virginia) * Vice President: George Clinton ( DR-

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) * Chief Justice:

John Marshall John Marshall (September 24, 1755July 6, 1835) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the fourth Chief Justice of the United States from 1801 until his death in 1835. He remains the longest-serving chief justice and fourth-longes ...

( Virginia) * Speaker of the House of Representatives:

Joseph Bradley Varnum Joseph Bradley Varnum (January 29, 1750/1751September 21, 1821) was an American politician from Massachusetts. He served as a U.S. representative and United States senator, and held leadership positions in both bodies. He was a member of the ...

( DR- Massachusetts) (until March 4),

Henry Clay Henry Clay Sr. (April 12, 1777June 29, 1852) was an American attorney and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. He was the seventh House speaker as well as the ninth secretary of state, al ...

( DR- Kentucky) (starting November 4) * Congress:

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(until March 4),

12th 12 (twelve) is the natural number following 11 and preceding 13. Twelve is a superior highly composite number, divisible by 2, 3, 4, and 6. It is the number of years required for an orbital period of Jupiter. It is central to many systems ...

(starting March 4)

Events

* January 8 – An unsuccessful slave revolt is led by Charles Deslandes in St. Charles and St. James, Louisiana. * January 22 – The

Casas Revolt Juan Bautista de las Casas led a revolt against the governor of Spanish Texas in 1811 and served as head of the province for 39 days until he was deposed. Revolt The Mexican War of Independence was launched on September 16, 1810, by Father ...

begins in San Antonio, Texas. * March 4 – The charter of the

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expires. * March 22 – The Commissioners' Plan of 1811 for Manhattan is presented. * July 9 – British explorer David Thompson posts a notice at the confluence of the

Columbia Columbia may refer to: * Columbia (personification), the historical female national personification of the United States, and a poetic name for America Places North America Natural features * Columbia Plateau, a geologic and geographic region in ...

and

Snake River The Snake River is a major river of the greater Pacific Northwest region in the United States. At long, it is the largest tributary of the Columbia River, in turn, the largest North American river that empties into the Pacific Ocean. The Snake ...

s (in modern-day Washington (state)) claiming the area for the United Kingdom. * October 11 – Inventor John Stevens' boat, the ''Juliana'', begins operation as the first

steam Steam is a substance containing water in the gas phase, and sometimes also an aerosol of liquid water droplets, or air. This may occur due to evaporation or due to boiling, where heat is applied until water reaches the enthalpy of vaporization ...

-powered

ferry A ferry is a ship, watercraft or amphibious vehicle used to carry passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo, across a body of water. A passenger ferry with many stops, such as in Venice, Italy, is sometimes called a water bus or water taxi ...

(service between

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, and Hoboken, New Jersey). * November 7 – Battle of Tippecanoe: American troops led by William Henry Harrison defeat the Native Americans in the United States, Native American chief Tecumseh. * December 16 – The New Madrid earthquake in Mississippi Valley near New Madrid, Mississippi, New Madrid reverses the course of the river for a while. Other earthquakes along the fault occur on January 23, 1812, and February 7, 1812. * December 26 – The Richmond Theatre fire in Virginia kills 72 people including the Governor of Virginia George William Smith (politician), George William Smith and the president of the First National Bank of Virginia Abraham B. Venable.

Births

* January 5 – James Charles, U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania from 1851 to 1857 (died 1863 in the United States, 1863) * January 6 – Charles Sumner, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts from 1851 to 1874 (died 1874 in the United States, 1874) * January 16 – William Alexander Richardson, U.S. Senator from Illinois from 1863 to 1865 (died 1875 in the United States, 1875) * January 17 – George S. Houston, Governor of Alabama from 1874 to 1878 and U.S. Senator from Alabama in 1879 (died 1879 in the United States, 1879) * February 3 – Horace Greeley, author and statesman, founder and editor of the ''New-York Tribune'' (died 1872 in the United States, 1872) * February 4 – Asa Biggs, U.S. Senator from North Carolina from 1855 to 1858 (died 1878 in the United States, 1878) * February 8 – Edwin D. Morgan, 21st Governor of New York from 1859-1862(died 1883 in the United States, 1883) * February 24 ** Edward Dickinson Baker, English-born U.S. Senator from Oregon from 1860 to 1861 (died 1861 in the United States, 1861) ** Henry Smith Lane, U.S. Senator from Indiana from 1861 to 1867 (died 1881 in the United States, 1881) * March 15 – Robert Allen (general), Robert Allen, Union Army brigadier general (died 1886 in the United States, 1886) * March 20 – George Caleb Bingham, artist, soldier and politician (died 1879 in the United States, 1879) * August 6 – Judah P. Benjamin, U.S. Senator from Louisiana from 1853 to 1861, 1st Confederate States Attorney General, 2nd Confederate States Secretary of War, 3rd Confederate States Secretary of State (died 1884 in the United States, 1884) * June 14 – Harriet Beecher Stowe, abolitionist and author best known for the novel ''Uncle Tom's Cabin'' (died 1896 in the United States, 1896) * July 11 – Isaac A. Van Amburgh, animal trainer (died 1865 in the United States, 1865) * December 19 – Aaron Shaw (representative), Aaron Shaw, United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Illinois (died 1887 in the United States, 1887)

Deaths

* June 19 – Samuel Chase, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence, Declaration of Independence (born 1741) * August 2 – William Williams (Continental Congress), William Williams, signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence, Declaration of Independence (born 1731)

External links

* {{Year in North America, 1811 1811 in the United States, 1810s in the United States 1811 by country, United States 1811 in North America, United States Years of the 19th century in the United States