SATT 032.3 - William Wirt Part Three
Tenure of Office: November 13, 1817 - March 4, 1829
In this third and final part, we examine Wirt's life after leaving the Cabinet which included a presidential campaign, arguing two monumental cases before the Supreme Court, and his bid to become the first Florida snowbird in history. At the end, I and my special guest, Howard from Plodding Through the Presidents, evaluate Wirt's career and Cabinet tenure to determine whether he deserves a seat at the table of the Cabinet All-Stars. Sources used for this episode can be found at https://www.presidenciespodcast.com.
Special thanks to Howard from Plodding Through the Presidents for joining me for this episode, and be sure to check out the episode of Plodding titled "Presidential Grave Hunter with Kurt Deion" where they talk about the mystery of Wirt's missing skull.
The following sources were used for all three parts of the William Wirt episode:
- Cunningham, Noble E, Jr. The Presidency of James Monroe. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 1996.
- Dorre, Howard. Plodding Through the Presidents. 2013-2025. https://www.ploddingthroughthepresidents.com/.
- Elder, Robert. Calhoun: American Heretic. New York: Basic Books, 2021.
- Glassner, Gregory K. Adopted Son: The Life, Wit & Wisdom of William Wirt, 1772-1834. Madison County, VA: Kurt-Ketner Publishing Co, 1997.
- Jabour, Anya. Marriage in the Early Republic: Elizabeth and William Wirt and the Companionate Ideal. Baltimore and London: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998.
- Landry, Jerry. The Presidencies of the United States. 2017-2025. https://www.presidenciespodcast.com.
- “MIldred Gilmer Wirt (1772-1799).” Find a Grave. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12906731/mildred_wirt. [Last Accessed: 17 Oct 2024]
- Mooney, Chase C. William H. Crawford: 1772-1834. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky, 1974.
- Perkins, Bradford. Castlereagh and Adams: England and the United States, 1812-1823. Berkeley, CA and Los Angeles, CA: University of California Press, 1964.
- Robert, Joseph C. “William Wirt, Virginian.” The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. 80:4 [Oct 1972] 387-441.
- Traub, James. John Quincy Adams: Militant Spirit. New York: Basic Books, 2017 [2016].
- “William Wirt (1772-1834).” Find a Grave. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12957/william-wirt. [Last Accessed: 17 Oct 2024]
Featured Image: "William Wirt" by Henry Inman [c. 1832], courtesy of Wikipedia
