Public Vault
Presidents and First Ladies
The funeral processions of three Presidents and two first ladies ended at the Public Vault in Congressional Cemetery where the remains rested until arrangements could be made to transport them to their final location.
Click here for descriptions of the funerals, and, for George Clinton, the ceremony associated with his removal to New York in 1908.
Click here for descriptions of the funerals, and, for George Clinton, the ceremony associated with his removal to New York in 1908.
| PR1 | William Henry Harrison, 9th President (Mar - Apr 1841) | d. 7 Apr 1841 | Public Vault Removed to North Bend, OH, 28 Jun 1841 |
| PR2 | John Quincy Adams, 6th President (1825-1829) | d. 21 Feb 1848 | Public Vault Removed to Quincy, Mass., 6 Mar 1848 Cenotaph at Range 54 Site 101 |
| PR3 | Dolley Madison, Unofficial first lady to widower Thomas Jefferson, 3rd President (1801-1809). Wife of James Madison, 4th President (1809-1817). | d. 12 Jul 1849 | Public Vault Removed to Causten Vault, 11 Feb 1852 Removed to Montpellier, 12 Jan 1858 |
| PR4 | Zachary Taylor, 12th President (1849-1850) | d. 13 Jul 1850 | Public Vault Removed to Kentucky, 24 Oct 1850 |
| PR5 | John Payne Todd, Son of Dolley Madison, Step-son of James Madison, 4th President (1809-1817) | d. 17 Jan 1852 | Range 41 Site 230 |
| PR6 | Louisa Adams, Wife of John Quincy Adams, 6th President (1825-1829) | d. 15 May 1852 | Causten Vault Removed to Massachusetts, 14 Dec 1852 |
Vice Presidents
| VP1 | John Caldwell Calhoun (Jackson), 1825-1832 U.S. Representative, S. Carolina, 1811-17 U.S. Senate, S. Carolina, 1832-1843, 1845-1850 |
d. 31 Mar 1850 | Public Vault Removed to S. Carolina, 22 Apr, 1850 Cenotaph Range 60 Site 146 |
| VP2 | George Clinton (Jefferson & Madison), 1804-1812, Signer of the Declaration of Independence | d. 20 Apr 1812 | Range 31 Site 7 Removed to Kingston, NY, 11 May 1908 |
| VP1 | Elbridge Gerry (Madison), 1812-1814, Signer of the Declaration of Independence | d. 23 Nov 1814 | Range 29 Site 9-10 |
Candidates for President
| CP1 | Jacob Broom, Native American Party - 1852 U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1855-1857 |
d. 28 Nov 1864 | Range 95 Site 95 |
| CP2 | Belva Lockwood Equal Rights Party, 1884 & 1888 First woman attorney to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court |
d. 19 May 1917 | Range 78 Site 296 |
| CP2 | William Wirt Antimasonic Party, 1831. See Cabinet Members |
d. 20 Feb 1834 | Wirt Vault |
Cabinet Members
| CM1 | George Motier Bibb, Secretary of the Treasury (Tyler) 1844-1845 | d. 14 Apr 1859 | Kentucky Cenotaph at Range 57 Site 143 |
| CM2 | John Forsyth, Secretary of State, 1834-1841 (Jackson & VanBuren) |
d. 21 Oct 1841 | Range 37 Site 65 |
| CM3 | Horatio King, Postmaster General |
d. 20 May 1897 | Range 53 Site 78 |
| CM4 | William Pinkney, Attorney General | d. 25 Feb 1822 | Range 29 Site 35-37 |
| CM5 | Samuel Lewis Southard, Secretary of the Navy, 1823-1829; Secretary of the Treasury ad interim in 1825; Secretary of War ad interim in 1828 (Monroe) | d. 26 Junb 1842 | Range 55 Site 141 |
| CM6 | William Wirt Attorney General, 1817-1829 (Monroe & J.A. Adams) |
d. 20 Feb 1834 | Wirt Vault |
Secretaries & Assistants
| SA1 | William A. Browning, Private Secretary to Vice President and President Andrew Johnson | d. 4 Mar 1866 | Range 37 Site 85 |
| SA2 | William Armistead Burwell, Private Secretary to President Thomas Jefferson U.S. Representative, Virginia, 1806-1821 |
d. 16 Feb 1821 | Cenotaph Range 56 Site 102 |
| SA3 | Charles Forbes, Valet to President Abraham Lincoln | d. 11 Oct 1895 | Range 34 Site 76 |
| SA4 | Tobias Lear, Private Secretary to President George Washington | d. 11 Oct 1816 | Range 28 Site 14 |
| SA5 | Octavius L. Pruden, Assistant Secretary to Presidents Hayes through McKinley | d. 19 Apr 1902 | Range 92 Site349 |
White House Staff
| WH1 | Jules Rodier, Telegraph Operator for 50 years |
d. 21 May 1963 | Range 38 Site 220 |
| WH2 | Joseph G. Shelton, Guard |
d. 26 Oct 1907 | Range 96 Site 82 |