Status and Kinship in the Higher Civil Service : Standards of Selection in the Administrations of John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and Andrew Jackson

Finally, I am grateful to my wife, Selma -to whom this book is dedicated -for her many contributions. Much of her assistance was in terms of typing, drawing charts, proofreading, and many of the chores involved in the writing of a book. But I am especially indebted to her for her willingness to assume many of my familial responsibilities so that I could work undisturbed. FOREWORD ACKNOWLEDGMENTS CONTENTS TABLES INTRODUCTION CHAPTER I. THE APPOINTMENT IDEOLOGIES CHAPTER II. THE SOCIAL – CLASS COMPOSITION OF PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS CHAPTER III. AMERICAN SOCIETY, 1750 – 1830 CHAPTER IV. SOCIAL ORIGINS OF ELITE MEMBERS CHAPTER V. SOCIAL – CLASS POSITIONS OF ELITE MEMBERS CHAPTER VI. THE EDUCATION OF ELITE MEMBERS CHAPTER VII. THE ROLE OF KINSHIP IN THE COMPOSITION OF THE ELITES CHAPTER VIII. THE ORIGINS OF A TRADITION APPENDIXES. NOTES. INDEX APPENDIX A. SCHEDULE OF INFORMATION APPENDIX Β. LIST OF ELITE OFFICES APPENDIX C. ELITE APPOINTMENTS APPENDIX D. EDUCATION OF ELITE MEMBERS APPENDIX E. KINSHIP RELATIONSHIPS IN THE ELITES APPENDIX F. STATISTICAL NOTE NOTES INDEX