(April 25, 1789), elected the Right Reverend Samuel Provoost (February 26, 1742–September 6, 1815), an Episcopal Bishop, as the first chaplain of the U.S. Senate, appropriating a salary for him to be paid from the Federal treasury. He conducted the service at St. Paul’s Chapel, April 30, 1789, following Washington’s Inauguration, attended by the President, his staff and all the leaders of the new government. He later officiated the memorial service for George Washington at St. Paul’s Chapel, December 31, 1799.1979