No. | Image | Name
| Home state
| Took office
| Left office
| Party
| School
| President(s)
| Ref |
1 | | Adams, JohnJohn Adams | Massachusetts | 000000001789-04-21-0000April 21, 1789 | 000000001797-03-04-0000March 4, 1797 | Federalist | Harvard College | George Washington | [1] |
2 | | Jefferson, ThomasThomas Jefferson | Virginia | 000000001797-03-04-0000March 4, 1797 | 000000001801-03-04-0000March 4, 1801 | Democratic-Republican | College of William & Mary | John Adams | [2] |
3 | | Burr, AaronAaron Burr | New York | 000000001801-03-04-0000March 4, 1801 | 000000001805-03-04-0000March 4, 1805 | Democratic-Republican | Princeton | Jefferson | [3] |
4 | | Clinton, GeorgeGeorge Clinton | New York | 000000001805-03-04-0000March 4, 1805 | 000000001812-04-20-0000April 20, 1812 | Democratic-Republican | Studied law with William Smith | Jefferson/ Madison | [4] |
| | zVacant | | 000000001812-04-20-0000April 20, 1812 | 000000001813-03-04-0000March 4, 1813 | | Madison | |
5 | | Gerry, ElbridgeElbridge Gerry | Massachusetts | 000000001813-03-04-0000March 4, 1813 | 000000001814-11-23-0000November 23, 1814 | Democratic-Republican | Harvard College | Madison | [5] |
| | zVacant | | 000000001814-11-23-0000November 23, 1814 | 000000001817-03-04-0000March 4, 1817 | | Madison | |
6 | | Tompkins, Daniel D.Daniel D. Tompkins | New York | 000000001817-03-04-0000March 4, 1817 | 000000001825-03-04-0000March 4, 1825 | Democratic-Republican | Columbia | Monroe | [6] |
7 | | Calhoun, John C.John C. Calhoun | South Carolina | 000000001825-03-04-0000March 4, 1825 | 000000001832-12-28-0000December 28, 1832 | Democratic-Republican/ Democratic | Yale | J. Q. Adams/ Jackson | [7] |
| | zVacant | | 000000001832-12-28-0000December 28, 1832 | 000000001833-03-04-0000March 4, 1833 | | Jackson | |
8 | | Van Buren, MartinMartin Van Buren | New York | 000000001833-03-04-0000March 4, 1833 | 000000001837-03-04-0000March 4, 1837 | Democratic | Kinderhook Academy and Washington Seminary studied law with Peter Silvester, Francis Sylvester and William P. Van Ness | Jackson | [8] |
9 | | Johnson, Richard MentorRichard Mentor Johnson | Kentucky | 000000001837-03-04-0000March 4, 1837 | 000000001841-03-04-0000March 4, 1841 | Democratic | Transylvania University | Van Buren | [9] |
10 | | Tyler, JohnJohn Tyler | Virginia | 000000001841-03-04-0000March 4, 1841 | 000000001841-04-04-0000April 4, 1841 | Whig | College of William & Mary | W. Harrison | [10] |
| | zVacant | | 000000001841-04-04-0000April 4, 1841 | 000000001845-03-04-0000March 4, 1845 | | Tyler | |
11 | | Dallas, George M.George M. Dallas | Pennsylvania | 000000001845-03-04-0000March 4, 1845 | 000000001849-03-04-0000March 4, 1849 | Democratic | Princeton University | Polk | [11] |
12 | | Fillmore, MillardMillard Fillmore | New York | 000000001849-03-04-0000March 4, 1849 | 000000001850-07-09-0000July 9, 1850 | Whig | New Hope Academy, studied law with Judge Walter Wood, Cayuga County, New York | Taylor | [12] |
| | zVacant | | 000000001850-07-09-0000July 9, 1850 | 000000001853-03-04-0000March 4, 1853 | | Fillmore | |
13 | | King, William R.William R. King | Alabama | 000000001853-03-04-0000March 4, 1853 | 000000001853-04-18-0000April 18, 1853 | Democratic | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Pierce | [13] |
| | zVacant | | 000000001853-04-18-0000April 18, 1853 | 000000001857-03-04-0000March 4, 1857 | | Pierce | |
14 | | Breckenridge, John C.John C. Breckenridge | Kentucky | 000000001857-03-04-0000March 4, 1857 | 000000001861-03-04-0000March 4, 1861 | Democratic | Centre College, Princeton University, Transylvania University | Buchanan | [14] |
15 | | Hamlin, HannibalHannibal Hamlin | Maine | 000000001861-03-04-0000March 4, 1861 | 000000001865-03-04-0000March 4, 1865 | Republican | Studied law with Enoch Lincoln | Lincoln | [15] |
16 | | Johnson, AndrewAndrew Johnson | Tennessee | 000000001865-03-04-0000March 4, 1865 | 000000001865-04-15-0000April 15, 1865 | Democratic | None (Self-taught and received instruction from his wife, Eliza McCardle Johnson) | Lincoln | [16] |
| | zVacant | | 000000001865-04-15-0000April 15, 1865 | 000000001869-03-04-0000March 4, 1869 | | A. Johnson | |
17 | | Colfax, SchuylerSchuyler Colfax | Indiana | 000000001869-03-04-0000March 4, 1869 | 000000001873-03-04-0000March 4, 1873 | Republican | Common schools of New York City and New Carlisle, Indiana | Grant | [17] |
18 | | Wilson, HenryHenry Wilson | Massachusetts | 000000001873-03-04-0000March 4, 1873 | 000000001875-11-22-0000November 22, 1875 | Republican | Academies in Strafford, Wolfeboro, and Concord, New Hampshire | Grant | [18] |
| | zVacant | | 000000001875-11-22-0000November 22, 1875 | 000000001877-03-04-0000March 4, 1877 | | Grant | |
19 | | Wheeler, William A.William A. Wheeler | New York | 000000001877-03-04-0000March 4, 1877 | 000000001881-03-04-0000March 4, 1881 | Republican | University of Vermont | Hayes | [19] |
20 | | Arthur, Chester A.Chester A. Arthur | New York | 000000001881-03-04-0000March 4, 1881 | 000000001881-09-19-0000September 19, 1881 | Republican | Union College, State and National Law School | Garfield | [20] |
| | zVacant | | 000000001881-09-19-0000September 19, 1881 | 000000001885-03-04-0000March 4, 1885 | | Arthur | |
21 | | Hendricks, Thomas A.Thomas A. Hendricks | Indiana | 000000001885-03-04-0000March 4, 1885 | 000000001885-11-25-0000November 25, 1885 | Democratic | Hanover College | Cleveland | [21] |
| | zVacant | | 000000001885-11-25-0000November 25, 1885 | 000000001889-03-04-0000March 4, 1889 | | Cleveland | |
22 | | Morton, Levi P.Levi P. Morton | New York | 000000001889-03-04-0000March 4, 1889 | 000000001893-03-04-0000March 4, 1893 | Republican | Shoreham Academy, Shoreham, Vermont | B. Harrison | [22] |
23 | | Stevenson, Adlai E.Adlai E. Stevenson | Illinois | 000000001893-03-04-0000March 4, 1893 | 000000001897-03-04-0000March 4, 1897 | Democratic | Illinois Wesleyan University, Centre College | Cleveland | [23] |
24 | | Hobart, GarretGarret Hobart | New Jersey | 000000001897-03-04-0000March 4, 1897 | 000000001899-11-21-0000November 21, 1899 | Republican | Rutgers College | McKinley | [24] |
| | zVacant | | 000000001899-11-21-0000November 21, 1899 | 000000001901-03-04-0000March 4, 1901 | | McKinley | |
25 | | Roosevelt, TheodoreTheodore Roosevelt | New York | 000000001901-03-04-0000March 4, 1901 | 000000001901-09-14-0000September 14, 1901 | Republican | Harvard College, Columbia Law School | McKinley | [25] |
| | zVacant | | 000000001901-09-14-0000September 14, 1901 | 000000001905-03-04-0000March 4, 1905 | | T. Roosevelt | |
26 | | Fairbanks, Charles W.Charles W. Fairbanks | Indiana | 000000001905-03-04-0000March 4, 1905 | 000000001909-03-04-0000March 4, 1909 | Republican | Ohio Wesleyan University | T. Roosevelt | [26] |
27 | | Sherman, James S.James S. Sherman | New York | 000000001909-03-04-0000March 4, 1909 | 000000001912-10-30-0000October 30, 1912 | Republican | Hamilton College | Taft | [27] |
| | zVacant | | 000000001912-10-30-0000October 30, 1912 | 000000001913-03-04-0000March 4, 1913 | | Taft | |
28 | | Marshall, Thomas R.Thomas R. Marshall | Indiana | 000000001913-03-04-0000March 4, 1913 | 000000001921-03-04-0000March 4, 1921 | Democratic | Wabash College | Wilson | [28] |
29 | | Coolidge, CalvinCalvin Coolidge | Massachusetts | 000000001921-03-04-0000March 4, 1921 | 000000001923-08-02-0000August 2, 1923 | Republican | Amherst College | Harding | [29] |
| | zVacant | | 000000001923-08-02-0000August 2, 1923 | 000000001925-03-04-0000March 4, 1925 | | Coolidge | |
30 | | Dawes, Charles G.Charles G. Dawes | Illinois | 000000001925-03-04-0000March 4, 1925 | 000000001929-03-04-0000March 4, 1929 | Republican | Marietta College | Coolidge | [30] |
31 | | Curtis, CharlesCharles Curtis | Kansas | 000000001929-03-04-0000March 4, 1929 | 000000001933-03-04-0000March 4, 1933 | Republican | Topeka High School, studied law with Aderial H. Case | Hoover | [31] |
32 | | Garner, John NanceJohn Nance Garner | Texas | 000000001933-03-04-0000March 4, 1933 | 000000001941-01-20-0000January 20, 1941 | Democratic | Vanderbilt University | F. Roosevelt | [32] |
33 | | Wallace, Henry A.Henry A. Wallace | Iowa | 000000001941-01-20-0000January 20, 1941 | 000000001945-01-20-0000January 20, 1945 | Democratic | Iowa State University | F. Roosevelt | [33] |
34 | | Truman, Harry S.Harry S. Truman | Missouri | 000000001945-01-20-0000January 20, 1945 | 000000001945-04-12-0000April 12, 1945 | Democratic | Spalding's Commercial College (did not graduate) Kansas City Law School (did not graduate) | F. Roosevelt | [34] |
| | zVacant | | 000000001945-04-12-0000April 12, 1945 | 000000001949-01-20-0000January 20, 1949 | | Truman | |
35 | | Barkley, Alben W.Alben W. Barkley | Kentucky | 000000001949-01-20-0000January 20, 1949 | 000000001953-01-20-0000January 20, 1953 | Democratic | Emory University, University of Virginia School of Law | Truman | [35] |
36 | | Nixon, RichardRichard Nixon | California | 000000001953-01-20-0000January 20, 1953 | 000000001961-01-20-0000January 20, 1961 | Republican | Whittier College, Duke University School of Law | Eisenhower | [36] |
37 | | Johnson, Lyndon B.Lyndon B. Johnson | Texas | 000000001961-01-20-0000January 20, 1961 | 000000001963-11-22-0000November 22, 1963 | Democratic | Southwest Texas State Teachers College | Kennedy | [37] |
| | zVacant | | 000000001963-11-22-0000November 22, 1963 | 000000001965-01-20-0000January 20, 1965 | | L. Johnson | |
38 | | Humphrey, HubertHubert Humphrey | Minnesota | 000000001965-01-20-0000January 20, 1965 | 000000001969-01-20-0000January 20, 1969 | Democratic | University of Minnesota, Louisiana State University, Capitol College of Pharmacy | L. Johnson | [38] |
39 | | Agnew, SpiroSpiro Agnew | Maryland | 000000001969-01-20-0000January 20, 1969 | 000000001973-10-10-0000October 10, 1973 | Republican | Johns Hopkins University, University of Baltimore School of Law | Nixon | [39] |
| | zVacant | | 000000001973-10-10-0000October 10, 1973 | 000000001973-12-06-0000December 6, 1973 | | Nixon | |
40 | | Ford, GeraldGerald Ford | Michigan | 000000001973-12-06-0000December 6, 1973 | 000000001974-08-09-0000August 9, 1974 | Republican | University of Michigan, Yale Law School | Nixon | [40] |
| | zVacant | | 000000001974-08-09-0000August 9, 1974 | 000000001974-12-19-0000December 19, 1974 | | Ford | |
41 | | Rockefeller, NelsonNelson Rockefeller | New York | 000000001974-12-19-0000December 19, 1974 | 000000001977-01-20-0000January 20, 1977 | Republican | Dartmouth College | Ford | [41] |
42 | | Mondale, WalterWalter Mondale | Minnesota | 000000001977-01-20-0000January 20, 1977 | 000000001981-01-20-0000January 20, 1981 | Democratic | Macalester College, University of Minnesota | Carter | [42] |
43 | | Bush, George H. W.George H. W. Bush | Texas | 000000001981-01-20-0000January 20, 1981 | 000000001989-01-20-0000January 20, 1989 | Republican | Yale | Reagan | [43] |
44 | | Quayle, DanDan Quayle | Indiana | 000000001989-01-20-0000January 20, 1989 | 000000001993-01-20-0000January 20, 1993 | Republican | DePauw University, Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis | G. H. W. Bush | [44] |
45 | | Gore, AlAl Gore | Tennessee | 000000001993-01-20-0000January 20, 1993 | 000000002001-01-20-0000January 20, 2001 | Democratic | Harvard University, Vanderbilt University | Clinton | [45] |
46 | | Cheney, DickDick Cheney | Wyoming | 000000002001-01-20-0000January 20, 2001 | 000000002009-01-20-0000January 20, 2009 | Republican | University of Wyoming | G. W. Bush | [46] |
47 | | Biden, JoeJoe Biden | Delaware | 000000002009-01-20-0000January 20, 2009 | Incumbent | Democratic | University of Delaware, Syracuse University College of Law | Obama | [47] |