1836

Events

 * Unknown:
 * William Alston becomes a Member of the Alabama House of Representatives
 * George Crabb becomes a Member of the Alabama House of Representatives
 * March 28:
 * Roger Taney becomes Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
 * July 1:
 * William King becomes President pro tempore of the Senate

Births

 * March 2:
 * Henry Billings Brown - Associate Justice of the Supreme Court (d. 1913)
 * November 1:
 * George Eliphaz Spencer - Senator of Alabama (d. 1893)

Deaths

 * June 28:
 * James Madison Jr. - President of the United States (b. 1751)
 * September 14:
 * Aaron Burr Jr. - Vice President of the United States (b. 1756)
 * November 14:
 * Samuel Wright Mardis - Member of the House of Representatives (b. 1800)