This book provides a single source of biographical information for the thousands of individuals who have held high elective and appointive offices in the United States federal, state, and municipal governments since independence in 1776. The first half of the book lists positions in the government with a chronological record of the individuals who have held the positions and the duration of their terms of office … The second half of the book is a biographical index of individuals found in the earlier sections listed in alphabetical order … http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-2598-3