27th United States Congress
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The Twenty-seventh United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate
and the United States House of Representatives
. It met in Washington, D.C.
from March 4, 1841 to March 3, 1843, during the one-month administration of U.S. President
William Henry Harrison
and the first two years of the administration of his successor, John Tyler
. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives
was based on the Fifth Census of the United States in 1830
. Both chambers had a Whig
majority.
, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1844; Class 2 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1846; and Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1842.
.. Reuben Chapman
(D). George S. Houston
(D). Dixon H. Lewis
(D). William W. Payne
(D). Benjamin Shields
(D)
.. Joseph Trumbull
(W). William Boardman
(W). Thomas W. Williams (W). Thomas B. Osborne (W). Truman Smith
(W). John H. Brockway
(W)
.. Julius C. Alford
(W), until October 1, 1841
(D). Zadok Casey
(Independent D). John T. Stuart
(W)
(W). Richard W. Thompson
(W). Joseph L. White
(W). James H. Cravens
(W). Andrew Kennedy (D). David Wallace
(W). Henry S. Lane
(W)
(D). Philip Triplett
(W). Joseph R. Underwood
(W). Bryan Owsley
(W). John Thompson
(W). Willis Green
(W). John Pope
(W). James Sprigg
(W). John White
(W). Thomas F. Marshall
(W). Landaff Andrews
(W). Garrett Davis
(W). William Butler
(D)
(W). John Dawson
(D). John Moore
(W)
(D). William P. Fessenden
(W). Benjamin Randall
(W). David Bronson
(W), from May 31, 1841. Nathaniel Littlefield
(D). Alfred Marshall
(D). Joshua A. Lowell
(D). Elisha Allen
(W)
(W). James Pearce
(W). James W. Williams (D), until December 2, 1842
(W), until May 25, 1842
.. William M. Gwin
(D). Jacob Thompson
(D)
.. John C. Edwards
(D). John Miller
(D)
.. Charles G. Atherton
(D). Edmund Burke
(D). Ira A. Eastman (D). John R. Reding (D). Tristram Shaw
(D)
.. John B. Aycrigg
(W). William Halstead
(W). John P. B. Maxwell
(W). Joseph F. Randolph (W). Charles C. Stratton
(W). Thomas J. Yorke
(W)
(D). Joseph Egbert
(D). Charles G. Ferris
(D). John McKeon
(D). James I. Roosevelt
(D). Fernando Wood
(D). Aaron Ward
(D). Richard D. Davis
(D). James G. Clinton
(D). John Van Buren
(D). Jacob Houck, Jr.
(D). Robert McClellan
(D). Hiram P. Hunt
(W). Daniel D. Barnard
(W). Archibald L. Linn
(W). Bernard Blair
(W). Thomas A. Tomlinson
(W). Henry Van Rensselaer
(W). John Sanford
(D). Andrew W. Doig
(D). David P. Brewster
(D). John G. Floyd
(D). Thomas C. Chittenden
(W). Samuel S. Bowne
(D). Samuel Gordon
(D). John C. Clark
(W). Samuel Partridge
(D). Lewis Riggs
(D). Victory Birdseye
(W). A. Lawrence Foster
(W). Christopher Morgan
(W). John Maynard (W). Francis Granger
(W), until March 5, 1841
(W). John Daniel
(D). Edward Stanly
(W). William Washington
(W). James McKay
(D). Archibald H. Arrington
(D). Edmund Deberry
(W). Romulus Saunders
(D). Augustine Shepperd
(W). Abraham Rencher
(W). Greene Caldwell
(D). James Graham
(W). Lewis Williams
(W), until February 23, 1842
(W). John B. Weller
(D). Patrick Goode
(W). Jeremiah Morrow
(W). William Doan
(D). Calvary Morris
(W). William Russell
(W). Joseph Ridgway
(W). William Medill
(D). Samson Mason
(W). Benjamin S. Cowen
(W). Joshua Mathiot
(W). James Mathews
(D). George Sweeny
(D). Sherlock Andrews
(W). Joshua Giddings
(W), until March 22, 1842 and from December 5, 1842. John Hastings (D). Ezra Dean
(D). Samuel Stokely
(W)
(D). George Toland
(W). John Sergeant
(W), until September 15, 1841
.. Robert B. Cranston
(W). Joseph L. Tillinghast
(W)
(D). Robert Rhett
(D). John Campbell (D). Sampson H. Butler
(D), until September 27, 1842
(W). Abraham McClellan (D). Joseph Williams
(W). Thomas Campbell
(W). Hopkins L. Turney
(D). William B. Campbell
(W). Robert L. Caruthers
(W). Meredith Gentry
(W). Harvey M. Watterson
(D). Aaron V. Brown
(D). Cave Johnson
(D). Milton Brown (W). Christopher Williams
(W)
(W). William Slade
(W). Horace Everett
(W). Augustus Young
(W). John Mattocks
(W)
(W). George B. Cary
(D). John Jones
(D). William Goode
(D). Edmund W. Hubard
(D). Walter Coles
(D). William L. Goggin
(W). Henry A. Wise
(W). Robert Hunter
(States-Rights Whig). John Taliaferro
(W). John Botts
(W). Thomas Gilmer
(W). Linn Banks
(D), until December 6, 1841
(D). Augustus C. Dodge
(D). Henry Dodge
(D)
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| Alabama
(3)
| | Clement C. Clay
(D
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 15, 1841
| | Arthur P. Bagby
(D
)
| Elected November 24, 1841
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| Rhode Island
(1)
| | Nathan F. Dixon (W
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died January 29, 1842
| | William Sprague (W
)
| Elected February 18, 1842
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| Tennessee
(1)
| | Alfred O. P. Nicholson
(D
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned February 7, 1842
| Vacant
| Not filled this term
|-
| New Hampshire
(3)
| | Franklin Pierce
(D
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned February 28, 1842
| | Leonard Wilcox
(D
)
| Elected March 1, 1842
|-
| Louisiana
(3)
| | Alexandre Mouton (D
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned March 1, 1842 after being elected Governor of Louisiana
| | Charles M. Conrad
(W
)
| Elected April 14, 1842
|-
| Kentucky
(3)
| | Henry Clay
(W
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned March 31, 1842
| | John J. Crittenden
(W
)
| Appointed March 31, 1842 and subsequently elected
|-
| Vermont
(3)
| | Samuel Prentiss
(W
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned April 11, 1842 to become judge of the U.S. District Court of Vermont
| | Samuel C. Crafts
(W
)
| Appointed April 23, 1842 and subsequently elected
|-
| New Jersey
(1)
| | Samuel L. Southard
(W
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died June 26, 1842
| | William L. Dayton
(W
)
| Elected July 2, 1842
|-
| South Carolina
(3)
| | William C. Preston
(W
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 29, 1842
| | George McDuffie
(D
)
| Elected December 23, 1842
|-
| Maine
(1)
| | Reuel Williams
(D
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned February 15, 1843
| Vacant
| Not filled this term
|}
|-
|
| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Rep. George Evans resigned in previous congress
| | David Bronson
(W
)
| Seated May 31, 1841
|-
|
| | Francis Granger
(W
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned March 5, 1841 after being appointed United States Postmaster General
| | John Greig
(W
)
| Seated May 21, 1841
|-
|
| | Levi Lincoln, Jr.
(W
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned March 16, 1841 after being appointed Collector of the port of Boston
| | Charles Hudson
(W
)
| Seated May 3, 1841
|-
|
| | Enos Hook
(D
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned April 18, 1841
| | Henry W. Beeson
(D
)
| Seated May 31, 1841
|-
|
| | Charles Ogle
(W
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died May 10, 1841
| | Henry Black
(W
)
| Seated June 28, 1841
|-
|
| | John Sergeant
(W
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned September 15, 1841
| | Joseph R. Ingersoll
(W
)
| Seated October 12, 1841
|-
|
| | John Greig
(W
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned September 25, 1841
| | Francis Granger
(W
)
| Seated November 27, 1841
|-
|
| | Julius C. Alford
(W
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned October 1, 1841
| | Edward J. Black
(D
)
| Seated January 3, 1842
|-
|
| | Eugenius A. Nisbet
(W
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned October 12, 1841
| | Mark A. Cooper
(D
)
| Seated January 3, 1842
|-
|
| | William C. Dawson
(W
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 13, 1841
| | Walter T. Colquitt
(D
)
| Seated January 3, 1842
|-
|
| | Henry Black
(W
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died November 28, 1841
| | James M. Russell
(W
)
| Seated December 21, 1841
|-
|
| | Linn Banks
(D
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Lost contested election December 6, 1841
| | William Smith (D
)
| Seated December 6, 1841
|-
|
| | Davis Dimock, Jr.
(D
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died January 13, 1842
| | Almon H. Read
(D
)
| Seated March 18, 1842
|-
|
| | Lewis Williams
(W
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died February 23, 1842
| | Anderson Mitchell
(W
)
| Seated April 27, 1842
|-
|
| | Joshua R. Giddings
(W
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned March 22, 1842 after vote of his censure and re-elected to same seat
| | Joshua R. Giddings
(W
)
| Seated December 5, 1842
|-
|
| | Joseph Lawrence
(W
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died April 17, 1842
| | Thomas M. T. McKennan
(W
)
| Seated May 30, 1842
|-
|
| | Robert C. Winthrop
(W
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned May 25, 1842
| | Nathan Appleton
(W
)
| Seated June 9, 1842
|-
|
| | William S. Hastings
(W
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died June 17, 1842
| Vacant
| Not filled this Congress
|-
|
| | Sampson H. Butler
(D
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned September 27, 1842
| | Samuel W. Trotti
(D
)
| Seated December 17, 1842
|-
|
| | Nathan Appleton
(W
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned September 28, 1842
| | Robert C. Winthrop
(W
)
| Seated November 29, 1842
|-
|
| | Richard W. Habersham
(W
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died December 2, 1842
| | George W. Crawford
(W
)
| Seated January 7, 1843
|-
|
| | James W. Williams
(D
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died December 2, 1842
| | Charles S. Sewall
(D
)
| Seated January 2, 1843
|}
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
and the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
. It met in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
from March 4, 1841 to March 3, 1843, during the one-month administration of U.S. President
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
William Henry Harrison
William Henry Harrison
William Henry Harrison was the ninth President of the United States , an American military officer and politician, and the first president to die in office. He was 68 years, 23 days old when elected, the oldest president elected until Ronald Reagan in 1980, and last President to be born before the...
and the first two years of the administration of his successor, John Tyler
John Tyler
John Tyler was the tenth President of the United States . A native of Virginia, Tyler served as a state legislator, governor, U.S. representative, and U.S. senator before being elected Vice President . He was the first to succeed to the office of President following the death of a predecessor...
. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
was based on the Fifth Census of the United States in 1830
United States Census, 1830
The United States Census of 1830 was the fifth Census conducted in the United States. It was conducted on June 1, 1830. It determined the population of the 24 states to be 12,866,020 of which 2,009,043 were slaves. The center of population was about 170 miles west of Washington, D.C...
. Both chambers had a Whig
Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
majority.
Major events
- March 4, 1841: William Henry HarrisonWilliam Henry HarrisonWilliam Henry Harrison was the ninth President of the United States , an American military officer and politician, and the first president to die in office. He was 68 years, 23 days old when elected, the oldest president elected until Ronald Reagan in 1980, and last President to be born before the...
was inaugurated as President of the United StatesPresident of the United StatesThe President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces.... - April 4, 1841: Harrison died and John TylerJohn TylerJohn Tyler was the tenth President of the United States . A native of Virginia, Tyler served as a state legislator, governor, U.S. representative, and U.S. senator before being elected Vice President . He was the first to succeed to the office of President following the death of a predecessor...
became President - August 16, 1841: President Tyler's veto of a bill to re-establish the Second Bank of the United StatesSecond Bank of the United StatesThe Second Bank of the United States was chartered in 1816, five years after the First Bank of the United States lost its own charter. The Second Bank of the United States was initially headquartered in Carpenters' Hall, Philadelphia, the same as the First Bank, and had branches throughout the...
led Whig Party members to riot outside the White House in the most violent demonstration on White House grounds in U.S. history. - May 19, 1842: Dorr RebellionDorr RebellionThe Dorr Rebellion was a short-lived armed insurrection in the U.S. state of Rhode Island led by Thomas Wilson Dorr, who was agitating for changes to the state's electoral system.- Precursors :...
Major legislation
- April 19, 1841: Bankruptcy Act of 1841, ch. 9,
- September 4, 1841: Preemption Act of 1841Preemption Act of 1841The Preemption Act of 1841, also known as the Distributive Preemption Act , was a federal law approved on September 4, 1841. It was designed to "appropriate the proceeds of the sales of public lands.....
, ch. 16, - August 4, 1842: Armed Occupation ActArmed Occupation ActThe Florida Armed Occupation Act of 1842 was passed as an incentive to populate Florida. The Act granted 160 acres of unsettled land south of the line separating townships 9 and 10 South....
, - August 30, 1842: Tariff of 1842Tariff of 1842The Tariff of 1842, or Black Tariff as it became known, was a protectionist tariff schedule adopted in the United States to reverse the effects of the Compromise Tariff of 1833...
("Black Tariff"), ch. 270,
Treaties
- August 9, 1842: Webster-Ashburton TreatyWebster-Ashburton TreatyThe Webster–Ashburton Treaty, signed August 9, 1842, was a treaty resolving several border issues between the United States and the British North American colonies...
signed, establishing the United States–Canada border east of the Rocky Mountains.
Senate
| Affiliation | Party | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
Vacant | ||
| End of previous Congress 26th United States Congress -House of Representatives:- Leadership :- Senate :*President: Richard M. Johnson *President pro tempore: William R. King - House of Representatives :*Speaker: Robert M.T. Hunter -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state... |
29 | 23 | 52 | 0 |
| Begin | 22 | 29 | 51 | 1 |
| End | 20 | 49 | 3 | |
| Final voting share | 40.8% | 59.2% | ||
| Beginning of next Congress 28th United States Congress -House of Representatives:Following the 1840 United States Census, Congress reapportioned the House to include 223 seats . During this congress, one House seat was added for the new state of Florida .- Senate :*President: Vacant... |
22 | 26 | 48 | 4 |
House of Representatives
| Affiliation | Party | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
Independent Democratic |
States Rights Whig |
Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
Other | Vacant | ||
| End of previous Congress 26th United States Congress -House of Representatives:- Leadership :- Senate :*President: Richard M. Johnson *President pro tempore: William R. King - House of Representatives :*Speaker: Robert M.T. Hunter -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state... |
124 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 2 | 242 | 0 |
| Begin | 97 | 1 | 1 | 142 | 0 | 241 | 1 |
| End | 100 | 139 | |||||
| Final voting share | 41.5% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 57.7% | 0.0% | ||
| Beginning of next Congress 28th United States Congress -House of Representatives:Following the 1840 United States Census, Congress reapportioned the House to include 223 seats . During this congress, one House seat was added for the new state of Florida .- Senate :*President: Vacant... |
147 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 3 | 223 | 0 |
Leadership
Senate
- President: John TylerJohn TylerJohn Tyler was the tenth President of the United States . A native of Virginia, Tyler served as a state legislator, governor, U.S. representative, and U.S. senator before being elected Vice President . He was the first to succeed to the office of President following the death of a predecessor...
(W), until April 4, 1841, thereafter vacant - Presidents pro temporePresident pro tempore of the United States SenateThe President pro tempore is the second-highest-ranking official of the United States Senate. The United States Constitution states that the Vice President of the United States is the President of the Senate and the highest-ranking official of the Senate despite not being a member of the body...
:- William R. KingWilliam R. KingWilliam Rufus DeVane King was the 13th Vice President of the United States for about six weeks , and earlier a U.S. Representative from North Carolina, Minister to France, and a Senator from Alabama...
(D), elected March 4, 1841 - Samuel L. SouthardSamuel L. SouthardSamuel Lewis Southard was a prominent U.S. statesman of the early 19th century, serving as a U.S. Senator, Secretary of the Navy, and the 10th Governor of New Jersey.-History:...
) (W), elected March 11, 1841 - Willie P. MangumWillie Person MangumWillie Person Mangum was a U.S. Senator from the state of North Carolina between 1831 and 1836 and between 1840 and 1853. He was one of the founders and leading members of the Whig party, and was a candidate for President on a Whig ticket in 1836.Mangum was born in Durham County, North Carolina...
(W), elected May 31, 1842
- William R. King
House of Representatives
- SpeakerSpeaker of the United States House of RepresentativesThe Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, or Speaker of the House, is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives...
: John D. WhiteJohn White (Kentucky politician)John White was a prominent U.S. politician during the 1840s.White was a native of Kentucky and practiced law there. White was elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1832...
(W)
Members
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.Senate
Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbersClasses of United States Senators
The three classes of United States Senators are currently made up of 33 or 34 Senate seats. The purpose of the classes is to determine which Senate seats will be up for election in a given year. The three groups are staggered so that one of them is up for election every two years.A senator's...
, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1844; Class 2 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1846; and Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1842.
Alabama
- 2. William R. KingWilliam R. KingWilliam Rufus DeVane King was the 13th Vice President of the United States for about six weeks , and earlier a U.S. Representative from North Carolina, Minister to France, and a Senator from Alabama...
(D) - 3. Clement C. ClayClement Comer ClayClement Comer Clay was the eighth Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama from 1835 to 1837.Clay was born in Halifax County, Virginia. His father, William Clay, was an officer in the American Revolutionary War, who moved to Grainger County, Tennessee, after the war. Clay attended public schools and...
(D), until November 15, 1841- Arthur P. BagbyArthur P. BagbyArthur Pendleton Bagby was the tenth Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama from 1837 to 1841. Born in Louisa County, Virginia in 1794, he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1819, practicing in Claiborne, Alabama...
(D), from November 24, 1841
- Arthur P. Bagby
Arkansas
- 2. William FultonWilliam Savin FultonWilliam Savin Fulton was an American lawyer and politician from Little Rock, Arkansas. He served as Governor of the Arkansas Territory and United States Senator for Arkansas....
(D) - 3. Ambrose SevierAmbrose Hundley SevierAmbrose Hundley Sevier was a Democratic member of the United States Senate from Arkansas.Ambrose Hundley Sevier was born near Greeneville, Tennessee in Greene County, Tennessee. Sevier moved to Missouri in 1820 and to Little Rock, Arkansas in 1821.In Arkansas he became clerk of the Territorial...
(D)
Connecticut
- 3. Perry SmithPerry Smith (U.S. Congressman)Perry Smith was a Connecticut State Representative and was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1836, where he served one term. Smith served on the Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee. He practiced law in New Milford, where he died on June 8, 1852 and is buried at...
(D) - 1. Jabez W. HuntingtonJabez W. HuntingtonJabez Williams Huntington was a United States Representative and Senator from Connecticut.Born in Norwich, he pursued classical studies, and graduated from Yale College in 1806. Jabez taught in the Litchfield South Farms Academy for one year, and studied law...
(W)
Delaware
- 1. Richard H. BayardRichard H. BayardRichard Henry Bayard was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Whig Party, who served as the first Mayor of Wilmington, Chief Justice of the Delaware Superior Court, and as U.S. Senator from Delaware.-Early life and family:Bayard...
(W) - 2. Thomas ClaytonThomas ClaytonThomas Clayton was an American lawyer and politician from Dover in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist Party and later the Whig Party. He served in the Delaware General Assembly, as Attorney General of Delaware, as Secretary of State of Delaware, as Chief Justice of the...
(W)
Georgia
- 3. Alfred CuthbertAlfred CuthbertAlfred Cuthbert was a United States Representative and Senator from Georgia.-Biography:Cuthbert was born in Savannah, he was instructed by private tutors and graduated from Princeton College in 1803...
(D) - 2. John BerrienJohn M. BerrienJohn Macpherson Berrien of Georgia was a United States Senator and Andrew Jackson's Attorney General.Born at Rocky Hill, New Jersey, to a family of Huguenot ancestry, Berrien moved with his parents to Savannah, Georgia, in 1782; was graduated from Princeton College in 1796; studied law in...
(W)
Illinois
- 3. Richard M. YoungRichard M. YoungRichard Montgomery Young was a U.S. Senator from Illinois.Young was born in Fayette County, Kentucky and was admitted to the bar in 1814. In 1817, he moved his law practices to Jonesboro, Illinois and was appointed a Captain in the State Militia. He served in the Illinois state house from...
(D) - 2. Samuel McRobertsSamuel McRobertsSamuel McRoberts was a United States Senator from Illinois. Born near Maeystown, he was educated by private tutors and graduated from the law department of Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky. He was admitted to the bar in 1821 and commenced practice in Monroe County, and was clerk of...
(D)
Indiana
- 3. Oliver H. SmithOliver H. SmithOliver Hampton Smith was a United States Representative and Senator from Indiana. Born on Smith's Island, near Trenton, New Jersey, attended the common schools and moved west, eventually settling in Lawrenceburg, Indiana in 1818. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1820, commencing...
(W) - 1. Albert WhiteAlbert White (U.S. Senator)Albert Smith White was a U.S. Senator and Representative from the state of Indiana.White was born in Orange County, New York. He graduated from Union College in Schenectady in 1822, after which he studied law; he entered practice as a lawyer in 1825...
(W)
Kentucky
- 3. Henry ClayHenry ClayHenry Clay, Sr. , was a lawyer, politician and skilled orator who represented Kentucky separately in both the Senate and in the House of Representatives...
(W), until March 31, 1842- John J. CrittendenJohn J. CrittendenJohn Jordan Crittenden was a politician from the U.S. state of Kentucky. He represented the state in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate and twice served as United States Attorney General in the administrations of William Henry Harrison and Millard Fillmore...
(W), from March 31, 1842
- John J. Crittenden
- 2. James T. MoreheadJames Turner Morehead (Kentucky)James Turner Morehead was a United States Senator and the 12th Governor of Kentucky. He was the first native-born Kentuckian to hold the governorship of the state...
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Louisiana
- 3. Alexander MoutonAlexander MoutonAlexandre Mouton was a United States Senator and the 11th Governor of Louisiana.-Early life:He was born in Attakapas district into a wealthy plantation owning Acadian family. He pursued classical studies and graduated from Georgetown College...
(D), until March 1, 1842- Charles ConradCharles Magill ConradCharles Magill Conrad was a Louisiana politician who served in the United States Senate, United States House of Representatives, and Confederate Congress...
(W), from April 14, 1842
- Charles Conrad
- 2. Alexander BarrowAlexander BarrowAlexander Barrow I was a lawyer and United States Senator from Louisiana. He was a member of the Whig Party...
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Maine
- 1. Reuel WilliamsReuel WilliamsReuel Williams was a U.S. Senator from Maine.Born in Hallowell, Maine to Seth Williams and Zelphia Ingraham, he attended Hallowell Academy, and went on to study law. He was admitted to the bar in 1804, commencing practice in Augusta, Maine.He was a member of the Maine Legislature from 1812 to 1829...
(D), until February 15, 1843 - 2. George Evans (W)
Maryland
- 1. William MerrickWilliam Duhurst MerrickWilliam Duhurst Merrick was a United States Senator from Maryland, serving from 1838 to 1845.Merrick was born in Annapolis, Maryland and completed preparatory studies. He later graduated from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C..Merrick held several local offices and served in the War of 1812...
(W) - 3. John L. KerrJohn Leeds KerrJohn Leeds Kerr was an American politician.-Early years:Kerr was born in 1780 at Greenbury Point near Annapolis, Maryland, and graduated from St. John’s College of Annapolis in 1799...
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Massachusetts
- 2. Isaac C. BatesIsaac C. BatesIsaac Chapman Bates was an American politician from Massachusetts.He was born in Granville, Massachusetts, and graduated from Yale College in 1802...
(W) - 1. Rufus ChoateRufus ChoateRufus Choate , American lawyer and orator, was born in Ipswich, Massachusetts, a descendant of an English family which settled in Massachusetts in 1643. His first cousin, physician George Choate, was the father of George C. S. Choate and Joseph Hodges Choate...
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Michigan
- 1. Augustus S. PorterAugustus Seymour PorterAugustus Seymour Porter was a U.S. statesman from the state of Michigan.He was born in Canandaigua, New York, the nephew of Peter Buell Porter and attended Canandaigua Academy. He graduated from Union College, in Schenectady, New York, in 1818, studied law and was admitted to the bar and commenced...
(W) - 2. William WoodbridgeWilliam WoodbridgeWilliam Woodbridge was a U.S. statesman in the states of Ohio and Michigan and in the Michigan Territory prior to statehood...
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Mississippi
- 2. Robert J. WalkerRobert J. WalkerRobert John Walker was an American economist and statesman.- Early life and education :Born in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, the son of a judge. He lived in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania from 1806 to 1814, where his father was presiding judge of the judicial district. Walker was educated at the...
(D) - 1. John HendersonJohn Henderson (Mississippi politician)John Henderson was a lawyer and U.S. Senator from Mississippi.Born in Cumberland County, New Jersey, Henderson worked as a flatboatman on the Mississippi River and studied law. He moved to Mississippi and was admitted to the bar, commencing practice in Woodville, Mississippi...
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Missouri
- 1. Thomas BentonThomas Hart Benton (senator)Thomas Hart Benton , nicknamed "Old Bullion", was a U.S. Senator from Missouri and a staunch advocate of westward expansion of the United States. He served in the Senate from 1821 to 1851, becoming the first member of that body to serve five terms...
(D) - 3. Lewis F. LinnLewis F. LinnLewis Fields Linn was a Jacksonian Democratic U.S. Senator for the state of Missouri born in Kentucky. He served in that role from 1833 to 1843. Four states named counties in his honor: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Oregon. West Linn, Oregon and Linnton, Oregon also get their name from the ex-senator...
(D)
New Hampshire
- 3. Franklin PierceFranklin PierceFranklin Pierce was the 14th President of the United States and is the only President from New Hampshire. Pierce was a Democrat and a "doughface" who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate. Pierce took part in the Mexican-American War and became a brigadier general in the Army...
(D), until February 28, 1842- Leonard WilcoxLeonard WilcoxLeonard Wilcox was a United States Senator from New Hampshire. His father, Jeduthun Wilcox, was a United States Representative from New Hampshire from 1813 to 1816....
(D), from March 1, 1842
- Leonard Wilcox
- 2. Levi WoodburyLevi WoodburyLevi Woodbury was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, a U.S. Senator, Governor of New Hampshire and cabinet member in three administrations. He was the first Justice to have attended law school....
(D)
New Jersey
- 1. Samuel L. SouthardSamuel L. SouthardSamuel Lewis Southard was a prominent U.S. statesman of the early 19th century, serving as a U.S. Senator, Secretary of the Navy, and the 10th Governor of New Jersey.-History:...
(W), until June 26, 1842- William L. DaytonWilliam L. DaytonWilliam Lewis Dayton was an American politician.A distant relation of U.S. House Speaker and U.S. Constitution signatory Jonathan Dayton, he was born in Basking Ridge, New Jersey to farmer Joel Dayton and his wife...
(W), from July 2, 1842
- William L. Dayton
- 2. Jacob W. MillerJacob W. MillerJacob Welsh Miller was a United States Senator from New Jersey.-Biography:Born in German Valley, New Jersey , he attended the public schools, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1823, and practiced in Morristown...
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New York
- 3. Silas WrightSilas WrightSilas Wright, Jr. was an American Democratic politician. Wright was born in Amherst, Massachusetts and moved with his father to Weybridge, Vermont in 1796. He graduated from Middlebury College in 1815 and moved to Sandy Hill, New York, the next year, where he studied law, being admitted to the bar...
(D) - 1. Nathaniel P. TallmadgeNathaniel P. TallmadgeNathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge was an American lawyer and politician. He was a U.S. Senator from New York and Governor of the Wisconsin Territory.-Early life:Tallmadge graduated from Union College in 1815...
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North Carolina
- 2. Willie MangumWillie Person MangumWillie Person Mangum was a U.S. Senator from the state of North Carolina between 1831 and 1836 and between 1840 and 1853. He was one of the founders and leading members of the Whig party, and was a candidate for President on a Whig ticket in 1836.Mangum was born in Durham County, North Carolina...
(W) - 3. William GrahamWilliam Alexander GrahamWilliam Alexander Graham was a United States Senator from North Carolina from 1840 to 1843, the 30th Governor of North Carolina from 1845 to 1849 and United States Secretary of the Navy from 1850 to 1852. He was also a candidate for the vice-presidency in 1852.-Education:Graham was born near...
(W)
Ohio
- 3. William AllenWilliam Allen (governor)William Allen was an Democratic Representative, Senator and 31st Governor of Ohio. He moved to the U.S. state of Ohio after his parents died, residing in Chillicothe, Ohio....
(D) - 1. Benjamin TappanBenjamin TappanBenjamin Tappan was an Ohio judge and Democratic politician who served in the Ohio State Senate and the United States Senate...
(D)
Pennsylvania
- 3. James BuchananJames BuchananJames Buchanan, Jr. was the 15th President of the United States . He is the only president from Pennsylvania, the only president who remained a lifelong bachelor and the last to be born in the 18th century....
(D) - 1. Daniel SturgeonDaniel SturgeonDaniel Sturgeon was an American physician, banker and Democratic party politician from Uniontown, Pennsylvania. He served in both houses of the state legislature and represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate....
(D)
Rhode Island
- 1. Nathan DixonNathan F. Dixon (1774-1842)Nathan Fellows Dixon was a United States Senator from Rhode Island. Born in Plainfield, Connecticut, he attended Plainfield Academy and graduated from the College of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations at Providence in 1799...
(W), until January 29, 1842- William SpragueWilliam Sprague (1799-1856)William Sprague, also known as William III or William Sprague III , was a politician and industrialist from the U.S. state of Rhode Island, serving as the 14th Governor, a U.S. Representative and a U.S. Senator. He was the uncle of William Sprague IV, also a Governor and Senator from Rhode...
(W), from February 18, 1842
- William Sprague
- 2. James F. SimmonsJames F. SimmonsJames Fowler Simmons was a United States Senator from Rhode Island. Born on a farm near Little Compton, he attended a private school in Newport and moved to Providence in 1812. He was employed in various manufacturing concerns in Rhode Island and Massachusetts and engaged in the manufacture of...
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South Carolina
- 2. John C. CalhounJohn C. CalhounJohn Caldwell Calhoun was a leading politician and political theorist from South Carolina during the first half of the 19th century. Calhoun eloquently spoke out on every issue of his day, but often changed positions. Calhoun began his political career as a nationalist, modernizer, and proponent...
(D) - 3. William C. PrestonWilliam C. PrestonWilliam Campbell Preston was a senator from the United States and a member of the Nullifier, and later Whig Parties...
(W), until November 29, 1842- George McDuffieGeorge McDuffieGeorge McDuffie was the 55th Governor of South Carolina and a member of the United States Senate.Born of modest means in Columbia County, Georgia, McDuffie's extraordinary intellect was noticed while clerking at a store in Augusta, Georgia...
(D), from December 23, 1842
- George McDuffie
Tennessee
- 1. Alfred O. P. NicholsonAlfred O. P. NicholsonAlfred Osborn Pope Nicholson , a Tennessee Democratic politician and lawyer, was twice a United States Senator from that state.-Biography:...
(D), until February 7, 1842 - 2. vacant
Vermont
- 3. Samuel PrentissSamuel PrentissSamuel Prentiss was a United States Senator from Vermont and later a United States federal judge.Born in Stonington, Connecticut, he moved to Northfield, Massachusetts in 1786; he completed preparatory studies and was instructed in the classics by a private tutor...
(W), until April 11, 1842- Samuel C. CraftsSamuel C. CraftsSamuel Chandler Crafts was a United States Representative, Senator and the 12th Governor of Vermont.Born in Woodstock, Connecticut, he graduated from Harvard College in 1790 and moved in 1791 to Vermont with his father, who founded the town of Craftsbury...
(W), from April 23, 1842
- Samuel C. Crafts
- 1. Samuel S. PhelpsSamuel S. PhelpsSamuel Shethar Phelps was a United States Senator from Vermont. He was a member of the Whig Party.Phelps was born in Litchfield, Connecticut. He studied at Yale University and served as a military paymaster during the War of 1812. He then settled in Middlebury, Vermont and became a lawyer, soon...
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Virginia
- 1. William C. RivesWilliam Cabell RivesWilliam Cabell Rives was an American lawyer, politician and diplomat from Albemarle County, Virginia. He represented Virginia as a Jackson Democrat in both the U.S. House and Senate and also served as the U.S. minister to France....
(W) - 2. William S. ArcherWilliam S. ArcherWilliam Segar Archer was a politician and lawyer from Virginia who served in the United States Senate from 1841 to 1847. He was the nephew of Joseph Eggleston....
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House of Representatives
Alabama
All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticketGeneral ticket
General ticket representation is a term used to describe a particular method of electing members of a multi-member state delegation to the United States House of Representatives...
.. Reuben Chapman
Reuben Chapman
Reuben Chapman was an American lawyer and politician. Born in 1799 in Bowling Green, Virginia, he represented Alabama in the U.S. House from 1835 to 1847 and served as the 13th Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama from 1847 to 1849. He died in Huntsville, Alabama in 1882.-External links:**...
(D). George S. Houston
George S. Houston
George Smith Houston was an American Democratic politician who was the 24th Governor of Alabama from 1874 to 1878....
(D). Dixon H. Lewis
Dixon Hall Lewis
Dixon Hall Lewis was an American politician who served as a Representative and a Senator from Alabama.-Biography:...
(D). William W. Payne
William Winter Payne
William Winter Payne was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born at "Granville," near Warrenton, Virginia, Payne completed preparatory studies.He studied law but never practiced....
(D). Benjamin Shields
Benjamin Glover Shields
Benjamin Glover Shields was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Alabama. He was born in Abbeville, South Carolina....
(D)
Arkansas
. Edward Cross (D)Connecticut
All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticketGeneral ticket
General ticket representation is a term used to describe a particular method of electing members of a multi-member state delegation to the United States House of Representatives...
.. Joseph Trumbull
Joseph Trumbull (governor)
Joseph Trumbull was a U.S. lawyer, banker, and politician from Connecticut. He represented Connecticut in the U.S. Congress and served as the 20th Governor of Connecticut.-Family:...
(W). William Boardman
William Whiting Boardman
William Whiting Boardman was a politician and United States Representative from Connecticut.He was born in New Milford, Connecticut, the son of Elijah Boardman and nephew of David Sherman Boardman. He was an early graduate of Bacon Academy in Colchester, CT...
(W). Thomas W. Williams (W). Thomas B. Osborne (W). Truman Smith
Truman Smith
Truman Smith was a politician, lawyer and judge from Connecticut. He was the nephew of Nathaniel Smith and Nathan Smith....
(W). John H. Brockway
John H. Brockway
John Hall Brockway was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.Born in Ellington, Connecticut, Brockway pursued preparatory studies and was graduated from Yale College, New Haven, Connecticut, in 1820...
(W)
Georgia
All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticketGeneral ticket
General ticket representation is a term used to describe a particular method of electing members of a multi-member state delegation to the United States House of Representatives...
.. Julius C. Alford
Julius Caesar Alford
Julius Caesar Alford was an American politician, soldier and lawyer.-Biography:Born in Greensboro, Georgia, in 1799, Alford studied law, gained admission to the state bar in 1809, and began practicing law in Lagrange, Georgia.Alford served in the Georgia House of Representatives and was a company...
(W), until October 1, 1841
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- Edward BlackEdward Junius BlackEdward Junius Black was a United States Representative and lawyer from Georgia. His son was U.S. Representative George Robison Black...
(D), from January 3, 1842. William DawsonWilliam Crosby DawsonWilliam Crosby Dawson was a lawyer, judge, politician, and soldier from Georgia.-Early life, education and legal career:...
(W), until November 13, 1841 - Walter T. ColquittWalter T. ColquittWalter Terry Colquitt was a lawyer, circuit-riding Methodist preacher, United States Representative and Senator from Georgia.-Biography:...
(D), from January 3, 1842. Thomas FosterThomas Flournoy FosterThomas Flournoy Foster was an American politician and lawyer.Foster was born in Greensboro, Georgia. He attended Franklin College, the founding college of the University of Georgia in Athens, and graduated in 1812 with a Bachelor of Arts degree...
(W). Roger GambleRoger Lawson GambleRoger Lawson Gamble was a United States Representative and lawyer from Georgia.Born near Louisville, in 1787, Gamble studied law, was admitted to the state bar in 1815 and began practicing law in Louisville. He was an officer in the War of 1812...
(W). Richard W. HabershamRichard W. HabershamRichard Wylly Habersham was an American lawyer from Savannah, Georgia. Habersham graduated from Princeton College in 1810. He was appointed United States Attorney and served until his resignation in 1825. Running as a Whig, he was elected as a representative of Georgia in the United States House...
(W), until December 2, 1842 - George W. CrawfordGeorge W. CrawfordGeorge Walker Crawford was a Georgia politician during the nineteenth century. He served as the 38th Governor of Georgia from 1843 to 1847 and United States Secretary of War 1849 to 1850. He was the cousin of William H...
(W), from January 7, 1843. Thomas Butler King (W). James MeriwetherJames Archibald MeriwetherJames Archibald Meriwether was a United States Representative, jurist and lawyer from Georgia. His uncle was U.S. Representative James Meriwether....
(W). Eugenius NisbetEugenius Aristides NisbetEugenius Aristides Nisbet was an American politician, jurist, and lawyer.Nisbet was born near Union Point, Georgia. He attended the Powellton Academy in Hancock County, Georgia from 1815 to 1817, the University of South Carolina in Columbia from 1817 to 1819, and graduated from the University of...
(W), until October 12, 1841 - Mark CooperMark Anthony CooperFor other people with the same name, see Mark CooperMark Anthony Cooper was a United States Representative, businessman and lawyer from Georgia. His cousin was U.S...
(D), from January 3, 1842. Lott WarrenLott WarrenLott Warren was a United States Representative from Georgia. He was born in Burke County, Georgia near Augusta, Georgia. He attended the common schools and the moved to Dublin, Georgia in 1816. He served as a second lieutenant of Volunteers in the expedition against the Seminoles in 1818...
(W)
- Edward Black
Illinois
. John ReynoldsJohn Reynolds (U.S. politician)
John Reynolds was a United States politician from the state of Illinois. He was one of the original four justices of the Illinois Supreme Court, 1818–1825, a member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1826–1830, 1846–1848, and 1852–1854 , and the 4th Illinois Governor from 1830–1834...
(D). Zadok Casey
Zadok Casey
Zadok Casey was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Illinois from 1833 to 1843. He founded the city of Mount Vernon around 1817. He was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives in 1822 and to the Illinois State Senate in 1826, and was elected the fourth...
(Independent D). John T. Stuart
John T. Stuart
John Todd Stuart was a lawyer and a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born near Lexington, Kentucky, Stuart graduated from Centre College, Danville, Kentucky, in 1826. He then studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1828, and commenced practice in Springfield, Illinois...
(W)
Indiana
. George H. ProffitGeorge H. Proffit
George H. Proffit was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.-Biography:Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Proffit completed preparatory studies.He moved to Petersburg, Indiana, in 1828....
(W). Richard W. Thompson
Richard W. Thompson
Richard Wigginton Thompson was an American politician.Thompson was born in Culpeper County, Virginia. He left Virginia in 1831 and lived briefly in Louisville, Kentucky before finally settling in Lawrence County, Indiana. There, he taught school, kept a store, and studied law at night...
(W). Joseph L. White
Joseph L. White
Joseph Livingston White is a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Cherry Valley, New York, White completed preparatory studies.He studied law in Utica, New York....
(W). James H. Cravens
James H. Cravens
James Harrison Cravens was a U.S. Representative from Indiana, second cousin of James Addison Cravens.-Biography:Born in Harrisonburg, Virginia, Cravens studied law....
(W). Andrew Kennedy (D). David Wallace
David Wallace (governor)
David Wallace was the sixth Governor of the US state of Indiana. The Panic of 1837 occurred just before his election and the previous administration, which he had been part of, had taken on a large public debt. During his term the state entered a severe financial crisis that crippled the state's...
(W). Henry S. Lane
Henry Smith Lane
Henry Smith Lane was a United States Representative, Senator, and the 13th Governor of Indiana; he was by design the shortest-serving Governor of Indiana, having made plans to resign the office should his party take control of the Indiana General Assembly and elect him to the United States Senate...
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Kentucky
. Linn BoydLinn Boyd
Linn Boyd was a prominent U.S. politician of the 1840s and 1850s, and served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1851 to 1855. Boyd was elected to the House as a Democrat from Kentucky from 1835 to 1837 and again from 1839 to 1855, serving seven terms in the House...
(D). Philip Triplett
Philip Triplett
Philip Triplett was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in Madison County, Kentucky, Triplett attended the common schools of central Kentucky near Franklin, and in Scott County.He studied law in Owensboro, Kentucky....
(W). Joseph R. Underwood
Joseph R. Underwood
Joseph Rogers Underwood was a lawyer, judge, United States Representative and Senator from Kentucky....
(W). Bryan Owsley
Bryan Owsley
Bryan Young Owsley was a United States Representative from Kentucky. He was born near Crab Orchard, Kentucky and he attended the common schools of Lincoln County, Kentucky...
(W). John Thompson
John Burton Thompson
John Burton Thompson was a United States Representative and Senator from Kentucky.Born near Harrodsburg, Kentucky, Thompson completed preparatory studies and studied law. He was admitted to the bar and practiced in Harrodsburg, becoming the Commonwealth's Attorney...
(W). Willis Green
Willis Green
Willis Green was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, GreenBirth date unknown.He attended the public schools.He settled in that part of Virginia which is now the State of Kentucky....
(W). John Pope
John Pope (politician)
John Pope was a United States Senator from Kentucky, a member of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky, Secretary of State of Kentucky, and Governor of Arkansas Territory....
(W). James Sprigg
James Sprigg
James Cresap Sprigg was a United States Representative from Kentucky. He was the brother of Michael Cresap Sprigg. He was born in Frostburg, Maryland in 1802 where he completed preparatory studies. Later, he moved to Shelbyville, Kentucky...
(W). John White
John White (Kentucky politician)
John White was a prominent U.S. politician during the 1840s.White was a native of Kentucky and practiced law there. White was elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1832...
(W). Thomas F. Marshall
Thomas F. Marshall
Thomas Francis Marshall was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Kentucky. He was the nephew of John Marshall.-Early life and family:...
(W). Landaff Andrews
Landaff Andrews
Landaff Watson Andrews was a United States Representative from Kentucky. Born in Flemingsburg, Kentucky, he graduated from the law department of Transylvania University, Lexington, Kentucky in 1826 and was admitted to the bar the same year...
(W). Garrett Davis
Garrett Davis
Garrett Davis was a U.S. Senator and Representative from Kentucky.Born in Mount Sterling, Kentucky, Garrett Davis was the brother of Amos Davis. After completing preparatory studies, Davis was employed in the office of the county clerk of Montgomery County, Kentucky, and afterward of Bourbon...
(W). William Butler
William Orlando Butler
William Orlando Butler was a U.S. political figure and U.S. Army major general from Kentucky. He served as a Democratic congressman from Kentucky from 1839 to 1843, and was the Democratic vice-presidential nominee under Lewis Cass in 1848.-Early life:Butler was born in Jessamine County, Kentucky,...
(D)
Louisiana
. Edward WhiteEdward Douglass White Sr.
Edward Douglass White, Sr. was the tenth Governor of Louisiana and a member of the United States House of Representatives. He served five nonconsecutive terms in Congress as an adherent of Henry Clay of Kentucky and the Whig Party.White was born in Maury County, Tennessee, the illegitimate son of...
(W). John Dawson
John Bennett Dawson
John Bennett Dawson was a United States House of Representatives member from the state of Louisiana.Born near Nashville, Tennessee on March 17, 1798, he went to Center College in Danville, Kentucky. He moved to Louisiana and became a planter and was also interested in the newspaper business. He...
(D). John Moore
John Moore (Whig)
John Moore was an American statesman and planter from Louisiana. He served in the U.S. Congress from 1840 to 1843 and again from 1851 to 1853. He was a lifelong member of the Whig Party....
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Maine
. Nathan CliffordNathan Clifford
Nathan Clifford was an American statesman, diplomat and jurist.Clifford was born of old Yankee stock in Rumney, New Hampshire, to farmers, the only son of seven children He attended the public schools of that town, then the Haverhill Academy in New...
(D). William P. Fessenden
William P. Fessenden
William Pitt Fessenden was an American politician from the U.S. state of Maine.Fessenden was a Whig and member of the Fessenden political family...
(W). Benjamin Randall
Benjamin Randall (Maine)
Benjamin Randall was a United States Representative from Maine from 1839 to 1843.-Early life:Randall was born in Topsham on November 14, 1789. He pursued an academic course and graduated from Bowdoin College in 1809. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1812.-Career:Randall commenced...
(W). David Bronson
David Bronson
David Bronson was a United States Representative from Maine. Born in Suffield, Connecticut, he graduated from Dartmouth College in 1819...
(W), from May 31, 1841. Nathaniel Littlefield
Nathaniel Littlefield
Nathaniel Swett Littlefield was a United States Representative from Maine. He was born in Wells on September 20, 1804. He attended the common schools, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1827 and commenced practice in Bridgton, where he also served as postmaster from 1827-1841...
(D). Alfred Marshall
Alfred Marshall (Maine)
Alfred Marshall was a United States Representative from Maine. He was born in New Hampshire about 1797. Marshall married Lydia Brackett on December 21, 1824, they had three children Isabelle Isaphene Marshall, Jacob Smith Marshall, and John Brackett Marshall.He was elected a member of the Maine...
(D). Joshua A. Lowell
Joshua A. Lowell
Joshua Adams Lowell was a United States Representative from Maine. He was born in Thomaston on March 20, 1801. He attended the common schools where he also taught. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in East Machias. He was elected a member of the Maine House of...
(D). Elisha Allen
Elisha Hunt Allen
Elisha Hunt Allen was an American congressman, lawyer, diplomat, and judge and diplomat for the Kingdom of Hawaii.-Life:Elisha Hunt Allen was born January 28, 1804 in New Salem, Massachusetts. His father was Massachusetts minister, lawyer, and politician Samuel Clesson Allen and mother was Mary...
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Maryland
The 4th district was a plural district with two representatives.. Isaac JonesIsaac Dashiell Jones
Isaac Dashiell Jones was a U.S. Congressman from Maryland, serving from 1841 to 1843.Born on the family homestead Wetipquin in Somerset County, Maryland, Jones completed preparatory studies and graduated from Washington Academy, where he became assistant tutor before his studies were completed...
(W). James Pearce
James Pearce
James Alfred Pearce was an American politician. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing the second district of Maryland from 1835–1839 and 1841-1843. He later served as a U.S. Senator from Maryland from 1843 until his death in 1862.Pearce was the son of Gideon Pearce...
(W). James W. Williams (D), until December 2, 1842
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- Charles S. SewallCharles S. SewallCharles S. Sewall was an American politician.Sewall was born in Queen Anne's County, Maryland, and attended the common schools. He served in the Forty-second Regiment of the Maryland Militia during the War of 1812, and served in the Maryland House of Delegates...
(D), from January 2, 1843. John P. KennedyJohn P. KennedyJohn Pendleton Kennedy was an American novelist and Whig politician who served as United States Secretary of the Navy from July 26, 1852 to March 4, 1853, during the administration of President Millard Fillmore, and as a U.S. Representative from the Maryland's 4th congressional district. He was...
(W). Alexander Randall (W). William Cost JohnsonWilliam Cost JohnsonWilliam Cost Johnson was an American politician.Johnson was born near Jefferson, Maryland, and studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1831 and commenced practice in Jefferson...
(W). John MasonJohn Thomson MasonJohn Thomson Mason, Jr. was a U.S. Congressman from Maryland, representing the sixth district from 1841 to 1843.-Early life and education:...
(D). Augustus SollersAugustus Rhodes SollersAugustus Rhodes Sollers was an American politician who represented the seventh congressional district of the state of Maryland from 1841 to 1843, and the sixth congressional district from 1853 to 1855. He was a member of the Whig Party . He was born near Prince Frederick, Maryland, and was...
(W)
- Charles S. Sewall
Massachusetts
. Robert WinthropRobert Charles Winthrop
Robert Charles Winthrop was an American lawyer and philanthropist and one time Speaker of the United States House of Representatives....
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- Nathan AppletonNathan AppletonNathan Appleton was an American merchant and politician.- Biography :Appleton was born in New Ipswich, New Hampshire, the son of Isaac Appleton and his wife Mary Adams. Appleton's father was a church deacon, and Nathan was brought up in "strictest form of Calvinistic Congregationalism." He was...
(W), from June 9, 1842 until September 28, 1842 - Robert WinthropRobert Charles WinthropRobert Charles Winthrop was an American lawyer and philanthropist and one time Speaker of the United States House of Representatives....
(W), from November 29, 1842. Leverett SaltonstallLeverett Saltonstall ILeverett Saltonstall , was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts who also served as Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, President of the Massachusetts Senate, the first Mayor of Salem, Massachusetts and a Member of the Board of Overseers of...
(W). Caleb CushingCaleb CushingCaleb Cushing was an American diplomat who served as a U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts and Attorney General under President Franklin Pierce.-Early life:...
(W). William ParmenterWilliam ParmenterWilliam Parmenter was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. He was born in Boston on March 30, 1789. He attended the city's public schools, including the Boston Latin School....
(D). Levi Lincoln, Jr.Levi Lincoln, Jr.Levi Lincoln, Jr. was an American lawyer and politician from Worcester, Massachusetts. He was the 13th Governor of Massachusetts and represented the state in the U.S. Congress...
(W), until March 16, 1841 - Charles HudsonCharles Hudson (Massachusetts)Charles Hudson was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. Hudson was born in Marlborough on November 14, 1795. He attended the common schools and later an academy, taught school, served in the War of 1812 and studied theology...
(W), from May 3, 1841. Osmyn BakerOsmyn BakerOsmyn Baker was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Born in Amherst, Massachusetts, Baker attended Amherst Academy.He was graduated from Yale College in 1822.He studied law....
(W). George N. BriggsGeorge N. BriggsGeorge Nixon Briggs was a member of the Whig Party and served seven-terms as the 19th Governor of the U.S. state of Massachusetts, serving from 1844 to 1851.-Early life and education:...
(W). William B. CalhounWilliam B. CalhounWilliam Barron Calhoun was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.-Early life:Calhoun, the eldest child of Andrew Calhoun and Martha Calhoun, was born on December 29, 1796 in Boston, Massachusetts...
(W). William S. HastingsWilliam Soden HastingsWilliam Soden Hastings was a United States Representative from Massachusetts.-Life and career:Born in Mendon, Massachusetts, his father was Seth Hastings, also a U.S. Representative. On his father's side of the family, he was a descendant of Thomas Hastings who came from the East Anglia region of...
(W), until June 17, 1842. Nathaniel B. BordenNathaniel B. BordenNathaniel Briggs Borden was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.-Early life and education:Borden was born to Simeon Borden and Amey Borden in that part of Freetown, Massachusetts which later became Fall River. Borden attended the district school and Plainfield Academy...
(W). Barker BurnellBarker BurnellBarker Burnell was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Born in Nantucket, Massachusetts, Burnell served as member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1819. He served as member of the Massachusetts constitutional convention in 1820. He served in the Massachusetts Senate in 1824...
(W). John Quincy AdamsJohn Quincy AdamsJohn Quincy Adams was the sixth President of the United States . He served as an American diplomat, Senator, and Congressional representative. He was a member of the Federalist, Democratic-Republican, National Republican, and later Anti-Masonic and Whig parties. Adams was the son of former...
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- Nathan Appleton
Mississippi
All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticketGeneral ticket
General ticket representation is a term used to describe a particular method of electing members of a multi-member state delegation to the United States House of Representatives...
.. William M. Gwin
William M. Gwin
William McKendree Gwin was an American medical doctor and politician.Born near Gallatin, Tennessee, his father, the Reverend James Gwin, was a pioneer Methodist minister under the Rev. William McKendree, his son's namesake. Rev. James Gwin also served as a soldier on the frontier under General...
(D). Jacob Thompson
Jacob Thompson
Jacob Thompson was a lawyer and politician who served as United States Secretary of the Interior from 1857 to 1861.-Biography:...
(D)
Missouri
All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticketGeneral ticket
General ticket representation is a term used to describe a particular method of electing members of a multi-member state delegation to the United States House of Representatives...
.. John C. Edwards
John C. Edwards
John Cummins Edwards was the ninth Governor of Missouri from 1844 to 1848. He belonged to the Democratic Party. He was born in Frankfort, Kentucky and died in Stockton, California....
(D). John Miller
John Miller (Missouri)
John Miller was an American publisher and politician from St. Louis, Missouri. He was the fourth Governor of Missouri...
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New Hampshire
All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticketGeneral ticket
General ticket representation is a term used to describe a particular method of electing members of a multi-member state delegation to the United States House of Representatives...
.. Charles G. Atherton
Charles G. Atherton
Charles Gordon Atherton was a Democratic Representative and Senator from New Hampshire.-Biography:The son of Charles Humphrey Atherton and Mary Ann Toppan-Atherton, Charles G. Atherton was born in Amherst, New Hampshire on 4 July 1804...
(D). Edmund Burke
Edmund Burke (congressman)
Edmund Burke was a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire.Born in Westminster, Vermont, Burke attended the public schools. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1826, commencing practice in Colebrook, New Hampshire. He moved to Claremont, New Hampshire, in 1833 and assumed editorial...
(D). Ira A. Eastman (D). John R. Reding (D). Tristram Shaw
Tristram Shaw
Tristram Shaw was a United States Representative from New Hampshire. He was born in Hampton, New Hampshire in 1786. He completed preparatory studies there....
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New Jersey
All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticketGeneral ticket
General ticket representation is a term used to describe a particular method of electing members of a multi-member state delegation to the United States House of Representatives...
.. John B. Aycrigg
John Bancker Aycrigg
John Bancker Aycrigg was an American politician who represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives from 1837 to 1839 and 1841 to 1843....
(W). William Halstead
William Halstead
William Halstead was an American Whig Party politician who represented New Jersey at large in the United States House of Representatives from 1837–1839, and again from 1841 to 1843....
(W). John P. B. Maxwell
John Patterson Bryan Maxwell
John Patterson Bryan Maxwell was an American Whig Party politician who represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives from 1837–1839 and 1841-1843. He was the son of George C. Maxwell and the first cousin of George M...
(W). Joseph F. Randolph (W). Charles C. Stratton
Charles C. Stratton
Charles Creighton Stratton was a politician from New Jersey, who served in the United States House of Representatives and was later the 15th Governor of New Jersey.-Biography:...
(W). Thomas J. Yorke
Thomas J. Yorke
Thomas Jones Yorke was a U.S. Whig Party politician.-Biography:He was born at Hancock's Bridge, New Jersey in Salem County, New Jersey. During the War of 1812, he served as a scout for the United States forces. He studied law, but did not practice, and engaged in mercantile pursuits at Salem...
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New York
There were four plural districts, the 8th, 17th, 22nd & 23rd had two representatives each, the 3rd had four representatives.. Charles A. FloydCharles A. Floyd
Charles Albert Floyd was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Smithtown, New York, Floyd attended the common schools. He engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as Suffolk County clerk in 1820 and 1821. He then studied law, and was admitted to the bar...
(D). Joseph Egbert
Joseph Egbert
Joseph Egbert was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born near Bull Head, Staten Island, New York, Egbert attended the common schools.He engaged in agricultural pursuits....
(D). Charles G. Ferris
Charles G. Ferris
Charles Goadsby Ferris was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born at "The Homestead," Throgs Neck, the Bronx, New York, Ferris received a limited education.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar and practiced in New York City....
(D). John McKeon
John McKeon
John McKeon was an American lawyer and politician from New York.- Life :He was the son of Capt...
(D). James I. Roosevelt
James I. Roosevelt
James John Roosevelt, known as James I., was an American politician, jurist, businessman, and member of the Roosevelt family. He was the granduncle of U.S...
(D). Fernando Wood
Fernando Wood
Fernando Wood was an American politician of the Democratic Party and mayor of New York City; he also served as a United States Representative and as Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means in both the 45th and 46th Congress .A successful shipping merchant who became Grand Sachem of the...
(D). Aaron Ward
Aaron Ward (representative)
Aaron Ward was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:...
(D). Richard D. Davis
Richard D. Davis
Richard David Davis was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born at Stillwater, New York, Davis graduated from Yale College in 1818.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1821 and commenced practice in Poughkeepsie....
(D). James G. Clinton
James G. Clinton
James Graham Clinton was a U.S. Representative from New York, half brother of De Witt Clinton, cousin of George Clinton , and nephew of the first governor of New York, George Clinton ....
(D). John Van Buren
John Van Buren (US representative)
John Van Buren was a United States Representative from New York.He graduated from Union College in 1818, studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Kingston...
(D). Jacob Houck, Jr.
Jacob Houck, Jr.
Jacob Houck, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Schoharie, New York, Houck attended the common schools.He was graduated from Union College, Schenectady, New York, in 1822.He studied law....
(D). Robert McClellan
Robert McClellan
Robert Mcclellan was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Livingston, New York, Mcclellan was graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, in 1825.He studied law....
(D). Hiram P. Hunt
Hiram P. Hunt
Hiram Paine Hunt was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Pittstown, New York, Hunt attended the public schools and was graduated from Union College, Schenectady, New York, in 1816....
(W). Daniel D. Barnard
Daniel D. Barnard
Daniel Dewey Barnard was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Sheffield, Massachusetts, Barnard attended the common schools and was graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, in 1818.He studied law....
(W). Archibald L. Linn
Archibald L. Linn
Archibald Ladley Linn was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in New York City, Linn was a member of the class of 1820 at Union College, Schenectady, New York. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Schenectady...
(W). Bernard Blair
Bernard Blair
Bernard Blair was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Williamstown, Massachusetts, Blair attended the public schools and pursued preparatory studies. He was graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, in 1825. He moved to Salem, Washington County, New York, in 1825...
(W). Thomas A. Tomlinson
Thomas A. Tomlinson
Thomas Ash Tomlinson was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in New York City in March 1802, Tomlinson attended the schools of Champlain and Plattsburgh, New York.He studied law....
(W). Henry Van Rensselaer
Henry Van Rensselaer
Henry Bell Van Rensselaer was a General in the Union Army during the American Civil War, and a politician who served in the United States Congress as a Representative from the state of New York.-Biography:...
(W). John Sanford
John Sanford (1803)
John Sanford was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Roxbury, Connecticut, he was the second son of Sarah Curtis and her husband Stephen Sandford I...
(D). Andrew W. Doig
Andrew W. Doig
Andrew Wheeler Doig was a U.S. Representative from New York. He served in the 1830s and 1840s.Born in Salem, New York, Doig pursued an academic course. He moved to Lowville, New York, and engaged in mercantile pursuits. He served as town clerk of Lowville in 1825, and as county clerk of Lewis...
(D). David P. Brewster
David P. Brewster
David Payne Brewster was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Cairo, New York, Brewster attended the common schools and graduated from Union College, Schenectady, New York, in 1823. After that he moved to New York City, where he studied law...
(D). John G. Floyd
John G. Floyd
John Gelston Floyd was a U.S. Representative from New York, grandson of William Floyd.Born in Mastic, near Moriches, Long Island, New York, Floyd attended the common schools, and was graduated from Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, in 1824.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1825 and...
(D). Thomas C. Chittenden
Thomas C. Chittenden
Thomas Cotton Chittenden was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, Chittenden moved to Adams, New York.He studied law....
(W). Samuel S. Bowne
Samuel S. Bowne
Samuel Smith Bowne was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in New Rochelle, New York, Bowne moved to Otsego County with his parents, who settled near Morris, New York.He attended the common schools....
(D). Samuel Gordon
Samuel Gordon (New York)
Samuel Gordon was a United States Representative from New York. He was born at Wattle's Ferry on April 28, 1802. He attended public schools, and engaged in agricultural pursuits, studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Delhi. Gordon was appointed postmaster of Delhi...
(D). John C. Clark
John C. Clark
John Chamberlain Clark was a United States Representative from New York.Clark was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts on January 14, 1793. He pursued preparatory studies and graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts in 1811...
(W). Samuel Partridge
Samuel Partridge
Samuel Partridge was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Norwich, Vermont, Partridge received a limited schooling.During the War of 1812 enlisted as a private in the Vermont Militia....
(D). Lewis Riggs
Lewis Riggs
Lewis Riggs was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Norfolk, Connecticut, Riggs attended the common schools and schools of Latin and Greek.He was apprenticed to the carpenter's trade....
(D). Victory Birdseye
Victory Birdseye
Victory Birdseye was a U.S. Representative from New York.-Early life and education:Born in Cornwall, Connecticut, Birdseye attended the public schools there. He graduated from Williams College in 1804. Afterward he studied law by reading with a law firm...
(W). A. Lawrence Foster
A. Lawrence Foster
Abel Lawrence Foster was a United States Representative from New York State.He studied law in Vernon, then was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Morrisville about 1827....
(W). Christopher Morgan
Christopher Morgan
Christopher Morgan was a U.S. Representative from New York, brother of Edwin Barber Morgan and nephew of Noyes Barber.Born in Aurora, New York, Morgan pursued classical studies and was graduated from Yale College in 1830....
(W). John Maynard (W). Francis Granger
Francis Granger
Francis Granger was a Representative from New York. He was the son of Gideon Granger, another Postmaster General, and the first cousin of Amos P. Granger.-Biography:...
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- John GreigJohn Greig (representative)John Greig was a United States Representative from New York. He was born in Moffat, Scotland on August 6, 1779 and attended the Edinburgh High School. He immigrated to the United States in 1797, studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Canandaigua, New York...
(W), from May 21, 1841 until September 25, 1841 - Francis GrangerFrancis GrangerFrancis Granger was a Representative from New York. He was the son of Gideon Granger, another Postmaster General, and the first cousin of Amos P. Granger.-Biography:...
(W), from November 27, 1841. William M. OliverWilliam M. OliverWilliam Morrison Oliver was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:...
(D). Timothy ChildsTimothy ChildsTimothy Childs was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Childs moved to Rochester, New York.He was graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, in 1811.He studied law....
(W). Seth GatesSeth Merrill GatesSeth Merrill Gates was an American lawyer, born at Winfield, New York. He was admitted to the bar in 1827, and was a member of the State Assembly in 1832. A Whig, he was an antislavery member of the twenty-sixth and twenty seventh U. S. Congresses from 1839 to 1843. In 1843 he drafted the protest...
(W). John YoungJohn Young (Governor)John Young was an American politician.He was born in Chelsea, Vermont. As a child, he moved to Freeport , Livingston County, New York. He had only basic schooling but, by self-study accumulated a knowledge of classics and became a law clerk, becoming admitted to the bar in 1829...
(W). Staley N. ClarkeStaley N. ClarkeStaley Nichols Clarke was a U.S. Representative from New York, brother of Archibald Smith Clarke.Born in Prince Georges County, Maryland, Clarke moved to Buffalo, New York, in 1815....
(W). Millard FillmoreMillard FillmoreMillard Fillmore was the 13th President of the United States and the last member of the Whig Party to hold the office of president...
(W). Alfred BabcockAlfred BabcockAlfred Babcock was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Hamilton, New York, Babcock attended the local schools and Gaines Academy, and later studied medicine...
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- John Greig
North Carolina
. Kenneth RaynerKenneth Rayner
Kenneth Rayner was a whig U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1839 and 1845.Born in Bertie County, North Carolina, Rayner attended Tarborough Academy, then studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1829...
(W). John Daniel
John Reeves Jones Daniel
John Reeves Jones Daniel was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina.Daniel was born near Halifax, North Carolina and was instructed privately at home. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1821. After studying law, he was admitted to the North Carolina...
(D). Edward Stanly
Edward Stanly
Edward W. Stanly was a North Carolina politician and orator who represented the southeastern portion of the State in the U.S. House for five terms. In 1857, Stanly ran for Governor of California but lost to John B. Weller. Politicians of the mid-nineteenth century remarked that Stanly bore a...
(W). William Washington
William Henry Washington
William Henry Washington was a Whig U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1841 and 1843.Born near Goldsboro, North Carolina, he graduated from Yale College in 1834, where he was a member of Skull and Bones. He then studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1835. Washington practiced law in...
(W). James McKay
James Iver McKay
James Iver McKay was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born near Elizabethtown, North Carolina, in 1793; pursued classical studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced; appointed United States attorney for the district of North Carolina on March 6, 1817; served in...
(D). Archibald H. Arrington
Archibald Hunter Arrington
Archibald Hunter Arrington was a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina from 1841 to 1845 and a member of the Confederate Congress during the American Civil War....
(D). Edmund Deberry
Edmund Deberry
Edmund Deberry was a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina, from 1829 to 1831, from 1833 to 1845 and from 1849 to 1851....
(W). Romulus Saunders
Romulus Mitchell Saunders
Romulus Mitchell Saunders was an American politician from North Carolina.Saunders was born near Milton, Caswell County, North Carolina. He was the son of William Saunders and Hannah Mitchell Saunders, attended Hyco and Caswell Academies and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill...
(D). Augustine Shepperd
Augustine Henry Shepperd
Augustine Henry Shepperd was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born in Rockford, North Carolina, February 24, 1792; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Surry County, North Carolina; member of the State house of...
(W). Abraham Rencher
Abraham Rencher
Abraham Rencher was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born near Raleigh, North Carolina, August 12, 1798; tutored at home and attended the common schools and Pittsboro Academy; graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1822; studied law; was admitted to...
(W). Greene Caldwell
Greene Washington Caldwell
Greene Washington Caldwell was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born in Belmont, North Carolina, April 13, 1806; pursued academic studies; was graduated from the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1831 and practiced; assistant surgeon in the...
(D). James Graham
James Graham (NC politician)
James Graham a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born in Lincoln County, North Carolina, January 7, 1793; brother of William Alexander Graham; pursued classical studies and was graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1814; studied law; was admitted to the...
(W). Lewis Williams
Lewis Williams
For the Welsh rugby union player see Lewis Williams Lewis Williams was a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1815 and 1842....
(W), until February 23, 1842
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- Anderson MitchellAnderson MitchellAnderson Mitchell was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born on a farm near Milton, North Carolina, June 13, 1800; attended Bingham’s School, Orange County, North Carolina, and was graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1821; studied law; was admitted...
(W), from April 27, 1842
- Anderson Mitchell
Ohio
. Nathanael G. PendletonNathanael G. Pendleton
Nathanael Greene Pendleton was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, and the father of George Hunt Pendleton.Born in Savannah, Georgia, August 25, 1793, he moved to New York City with his parents...
(W). John B. Weller
John B. Weller
John B. Weller was the fifth Governor of California from January 8, 1858 to January 9, 1860 and a Congressman from Ohio, U.S. senator from California, and minister to Mexico.-Life:...
(D). Patrick Goode
Patrick Gaines Goode
Patrick Gaines Goode was a lawyer, legislator, jurist, clergyman, educator and civic leader.Goode was born of French Huguenot stock in Cornwall parish, Charlotte County, Virginia and moved early in life with his parents, Philip and Rebekah Goode, to Wayne County, Ohio...
(W). Jeremiah Morrow
Jeremiah Morrow
Jeremiah Morrow was a Democratic-Republican Party politician from Ohio. He served as the ninth Governor of Ohio, and the last Democratic-Republican to do so....
(W). William Doan
William Doan
William Doan was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Maine, Doan attended the common schools.He moved with his parents in 1812 to Ohio and settled near Lindale, Clermont County....
(D). Calvary Morris
Calvary Morris
Calvary Morris was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Charleston, Virginia , Morris attended the common schools. He moved to Ohio in 1819 and settled in Athens. He was sheriff of Athens County 1823-1827. He served as member of the Ohio House of Representatives 1827-1829...
(W). William Russell
William Russell (Ohio)
William Russell was a United States Representative from Ohio.Born in Ireland in 1782, Russell immigrated to the United States and settled in West Union, Ohio. He received a limited schooling and later in life held several local offices. He first served in the Ohio House of Representatives in 1803...
(W). Joseph Ridgway
Joseph Ridgway
Joseph Ridgway was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born on Staten Island, New York, Ridgway attended the public schools.Learned the trade of carpenter....
(W). William Medill
William Medill
William Medill was a Democratic politician from Ohio. He served as the 22nd Governor of Ohio.Born in New Castle County, Delaware, Medill was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives, where he served from 1835–1838, serving as Speaker of the House from 1836-1837...
(D). Samson Mason
Samson Mason
Samson Mason was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Fort Ann, Washington County, New York, Mason attended the common schools in Onondaga, New York.He studied law....
(W). Benjamin S. Cowen
Benjamin S. Cowen
Benjamin Sprague Cowen was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Washington County, New York, Cowen attended the common schools, and later studied medicine. He served in the War of 1812 as a private. In 1820, he moved to Moorefield Township, Harrison County, Ohio, where he practiced medicine...
(W). Joshua Mathiot
Joshua Mathiot
Joshua Mathiot was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Connellsville, Pennsylvania, Mathiot moved to Newark, Ohio, about 1830.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar and practiced in Newark....
(W). James Mathews
James Mathews (representative)
James Mathews was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio.Matthews was born at Liberty, Trumbull County, Ohio. After studying law he was admitted to the Ohio Bar in 1830. He then moved to Coshocton, Ohio, where he practiced law. From 1832-1837 Mathews was a member of the...
(D). George Sweeny
George Sweeny
George Sweeny was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Sweeny was a graduate of Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania....
(D). Sherlock Andrews
Sherlock James Andrews
Sherlock James Andrews lawyer and congressman born in Wallingford, Connecticut to Dr. John Andrews and Abigail Atwater....
(W). Joshua Giddings
Joshua Reed Giddings
Joshua Reed Giddings was an American statesman and a prominent opponent of slavery. He represented Ohio in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1838-59. He was at first a member of the Whig Party and was later a Republican.-Life:He was born at Tioga Point, now Athens, Bradford County,...
(W), until March 22, 1842 and from December 5, 1842. John Hastings (D). Ezra Dean
Ezra Dean
Ezra Dean was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Hillsdale, New York, Dean attended the common schools.In the War of 1812 was appointed ensign in the Eleventh Regiment of United States Infantry April 17, 1814....
(D). Samuel Stokely
Samuel Stokely
Samuel Stokely was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Washington, Pennsylvania, Stokely attended private schools....
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Pennsylvania
There were two plural districts, the 2nd had two representatives, the 4th had three representatives.. Charles BrownCharles Brown (congressman)
Charles Brown was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Early life:...
(D). George Toland
George Washington Toland
George Washington Toland was an American statesman from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.George Washington Toland was born in Philadelphia. He attended the common schools, and graduated from Princeton College in 1816. He held several local offices.Toland was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth,...
(W). John Sergeant
John Sergeant (politician)
John Sergeant was an American politician who represented Pennsylvania in the House of Representatives. He was born in Philadelphia to Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant and Margaret Spencer...
(W), until September 15, 1841
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- Joseph R. IngersollJoseph Reed IngersollJoseph Reed Ingersoll was an American lawyer and statesman from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.In 1835 he followed his father and his older brother to represent Pennsylvania in the U.S. House....
(W), from October 12, 1841. Charles IngersollCharles Jared IngersollCharles Jared Ingersoll was an American lawyer and Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania...
(D). Jeremiah BrownJeremiah BrownJeremiah Brown was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:Jeremiah Brown was born in Little Britain Township, Pennsylvania. He engaged in milling and agricultural pursuits. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1826...
(W). John EdwardsJohn Edwards (Pennsylvania)John Edwards was an Anti-Masonic and Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.John Edwards was born in Ivy Mills, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1807 and commenced practice in Chester, Pennsylvania. He was deputy attorney general for Delaware...
(W). Francis JamesFrancis James (congressman)Francis James was an Anti-Masonic and Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Francis James was born in Thornbury Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar of Chester County, Pennsylvania, in 1825 and commenced practice in West...
(W). Joseph FornanceJoseph FornanceJoseph Fornance was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Joseph Fornance born in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1832 and commenced practice in Norristown, Pennsylvania. He served as president of the council of...
(D). Robert RamseyRobert Ramsey (congressman)Robert Ramsey was born in Warminster Township, Pennsylvania on February 15, 1780. He attended school in Hartsville, Pennsylvania. He served in the Pennsylvania General Assembly from 1825 to 1831 and served in the 23rd United States Congress as a Jacksonian from Pennsylvania's sixth district, March...
(W). John WestbrookJohn Westbrook (Pennsylvania)John Westbrook was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.John Westbrook was born in Sussex County, New Jersey. He moved with his parents to Pike County, Pennsylvania, in 1792 and settled near Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania. He attended private schools and was...
(D). Peter NewhardPeter NewhardPeter Newhard was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Peter Newhard was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He is credited with opening the hardware store in Allentown in 1812. He served as street commissioner of the borough of Allentown in 1812, and coroner of Lehigh...
(D). George KeimGeorge May KeimGeorge May Keim was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.George May Keim , was born in Reading, Pennsylvania. He attended Princeton College, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1826 and commenced practice in Reading. He was a major general of militia...
(D). William SimontonWilliam SimontonWilliam Simonton was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.William Simonton was born in West Hanover Township, Pennsylvania, near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to Dr. William Simonton and Jane Wiggins...
(W). James GerryJames GerryJames Gerry was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.James Gerry was born near Rising Sun, Maryland. He pursued an academic course and was graduated from West Nottingham Academy...
(D). James CooperJames Cooper (Pennsylvania)James Cooper was an American lawyer, soldier, and politician, who served in the United States Congress.Cooper lived much of his life in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. He served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and was its Speaker for a year. He represented Pennsylvania in both the United...
(W). Amos GustineAmos GustineAmos Gustine was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Amos Gustine was born in Pennsylvania. He was member of the board of managers of Mifflin Bridge Company in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, in 1828. He served as sheriff of Juniata County, Pennsylvania, from...
(D). James IrvinJames IrvinJames Irvin was an American politician. Irvin was a prominent agriculturalist and ironmaster in Centre County, Pennsylvania. Irvin represented Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district in the 27th United States Congress, and Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district in the 28th United States...
(W). Benjamin BidlackBenjamin Alden BidlackBenjamin Alden Bidlack was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Benjamin Alden Bidlack was born in Paris, New York. He moved to Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and attended the public schools...
(D). John SnyderJohn Snyder (Pennsylvania)John Snyder was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.John Snyder was born in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania. He served in the War of 1812 as captain of Selinsgrove Rifle Volunteers of the Pennsylvania Militia...
(D). Davis Dimock, Jr.Davis Dimock, Jr.Davis Dimock, Jr. was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Davis Dimock, Jr. was born in Exeter, Pennsylvania Davis Dimock, Jr. (September 17, 1801 – January 13, 1842) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Davis Dimock,...
(D), until January 13, 1842 - Almon ReadAlmon Heath ReadAlmon Heath Read was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Almon Heath Read was born in Shelburne, Vermont. He graduated from Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, in 1811. He served as county clerk from 1815 to 1820...
(D), from March 18, 1842. Charles OgleCharles Ogle (politician)Charles Ogle was an Anti-Masonic and Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Charles Ogle was born in Somerset, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1822 and commenced practice in Somerset...
(W), until May 10, 1841 - Henry BlackHenry Black (Representative)Henry Black was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Early life:Henry Black was born near the borough of Somerset, Pennsylvania. He engaged in agricultural pursuits....
(W), from June 28, 1841 until November 28, 1841 - James M. RussellJames McPherson RussellJames McPherson Russell was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.James M. Russell was born in York, Pennsylvania. He moved with his parents to a farm near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. He attended the classical academy of James Ross in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania...
(W), from December 21, 1841. Albert G. MarchandAlbert Gallatin MarchandAlbert Gallatin Marchand was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Albert G. Marchand was born near Greensburg, Pennsylvania...
(D). Enos HookEnos HookEnos Hook was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Enos Hook was born in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1826 and commenced practice in Waynesburg...
(D), until April 18, 1841 - Henry W. BeesonHenry White BeesonHenry White Beeson was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....
(D), from May 31, 1841. Joseph LawrenceJoseph Lawrence (Pennsylvania)Joseph Lawrence was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Early life:Joseph Lawrence was born near Hunterstown, Pennsylvania. He moved with his widowed mother to a farm in Washington County, Pennsylvania, in 1789, and attended the common schools...
(W), until April 17, 1842 - Thomas M. T. McKennanThomas McKean Thompson McKennanThomas McKean Thompson McKennan was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer who briefly served as United States Secretary of the Interior.-Early life :...
(W), from May 30, 1842. William W. IrwinWilliam W. IrwinWilliam Wallace Irwin was Mayor of Pittsburgh and a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Early life:...
(W). William JackWilliam Jack (US politician)William Jack was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.William Jack was born in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced. He moved to Brookville, Pennsylvania, in 1831 and engaged in mercantile pursuits...
(D). Thomas HenryThomas Henry (Pennsylvania)Thomas Henry was an Anti-Masonic and Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Henry was born in County Down, Northern Ireland. Immigrated to America and settled in Beaver, Pennsylvania, in 1798. He was appointed justice of the peace by Governor Simon Snyder on December...
(W). Arnold PlumerArnold PlumerArnold Plumer was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Arnold Plumer was born near Cooperstown, Pennsylvania. He was privately tutored at home and completed preparatory studies...
(D)
- Joseph R. Ingersoll
Rhode Island
Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticketGeneral ticket
General ticket representation is a term used to describe a particular method of electing members of a multi-member state delegation to the United States House of Representatives...
.. Robert B. Cranston
Robert B. Cranston
Robert Bennie Cranston was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island, brother of Henry Young Cranston.Born in Newport, Rhode Island, Cranston attended the public schools....
(W). Joseph L. Tillinghast
Joseph L. Tillinghast
Joseph Leonard Tillinghast was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island, cousin of Thomas Tillinghast.Born in Taunton, Massachusetts, Tillinghast moved to Rhode Island and pursued classical studies....
(W)
South Carolina
. Isaac E. HolmesIsaac E. Holmes
Isaac Edward Holmes was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Holmes attended the common schools, received private tuition, and was graduated from Yale College in 1815.He studied law....
(D). Robert Rhett
Robert Rhett
Robert Barnwell Rhett, Sr. , was a United States secessionist politician from South Carolina.-Biography:...
(D). John Campbell (D). Sampson H. Butler
Sampson H. Butler
Sampson Hale Butler was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born near Ninety Six, Edgefield District, South Carolina, Butler attended the country schools and South Carolina College at Columbia.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1825 and commenced practice in Edgefield, South...
(D), until September 27, 1842
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- Samuel W. TrottiSamuel W. TrottiSamuel Wilds Trotti was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born in Barnwell, South Carolina, Trotti attended the common schools....
(D), from December 17, 1842. Francis PickensFrancis Wilkinson PickensFrancis Wilkinson Pickens was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 69th Governor of South Carolina when the state seceded from the United States during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:...
(D). William ButlerWilliam Butler (1790-1850)William Butler was a United States Representative from South Carolina. He was a son of William Butler , brother of Andrew Butler, and father of Matthew Butler, all of whom served in the United States Congress...
(W). James Rogers (D). Thomas D. Sumter (D). Patrick C. CaldwellPatrick C. CaldwellPatrick Calhoun Caldwell was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born near Newberry, South Carolina, Caldwell was graduated from South Carolina College at Columbia in 1820....
(D)
- Samuel W. Trotti
Tennessee
. Thomas ArnoldThomas Dickens Arnold
Thomas Dickens Arnold was an American politician that represented Tennessee's second and first districts in the United States House of Representatives. He was born in Spotsylvania County, Virginia on May 3, 1798. He moved with his parents to Knox County, Tennessee in 1808. At the age of fourteen,...
(W). Abraham McClellan (D). Joseph Williams
Joseph Lanier Williams
Joseph Lanier Williams was an American politician that represented Tennessee's third district in the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:...
(W). Thomas Campbell
Thomas Jefferson Campbell
Thomas Jefferson Campbell was an American politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:He was born in Rhea County, Tennessee in 1786, and he attended the public schools. He was assistant inspector general to Major General Cole's division of the East...
(W). Hopkins L. Turney
Hopkins L. Turney
Hopkins Lacy Turney was a Democratic U.S. Representative and United States Senator from Tennessee.-Biography:...
(D). William B. Campbell
William B. Campbell
William Bowen Campbell was governor of Tennessee from 1851 to 1853.-Biography:Campbell was born in Sumner County, Tennessee, later leaving to study law in Virginia. He returned to Tennessee in 1829 in order to establish a law practice at Carthage, in Smith County...
(W). Robert L. Caruthers
Robert L. Caruthers
Robert Looney Caruthers was a distinguished attorney and politician who was elected governor of the state of Tennessee. He is buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery in Lebanon, Tennessee.-Career:...
(W). Meredith Gentry
Meredith Poindexter Gentry
Meredith Poindexter Gentry was an American politician who represented Tennessee's eighth and seventh districts in the United States House of Representatives. He also served in the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War.-Biography:Gentry was born in Rockingham County, North...
(W). Harvey M. Watterson
Harvey Magee Watterson
Harvey Magee Watterson was an American lawyer, newspaper editor, and politician. He was what his only child Henry later described as an "undoubting Democrat of the schools of Jefferson and Jackson", active in Tennessee politics at both the state and federal level.-Biography:He was born in Bedford...
(D). Aaron V. Brown
Aaron V. Brown
Aaron Venable Brown was a Governor of Tennessee and Postmaster General in the Buchanan administration. He was also the law partner of James K. Polk.-Biography:...
(D). Cave Johnson
Cave Johnson
Cave Johnson was for fourteen years a Democratic U.S. Congressman from Tennessee. He was also the United States Postmaster General under James K. Polk from 1845–1849...
(D). Milton Brown (W). Christopher Williams
Christopher Harris Williams
Christopher Harris Williams was an American politician who represented Tennessee's thirteenth and eleventh districts in the United States House of Representatives. He was born near Hillsborough, North Carolina on December 18, 1798. He pursued an academic course and attended the University of North...
(W)
Vermont
. Hiland HallHiland Hall
Hiland Hall was a United States Representative from Vermont. He was born in Bennington, Vermont. He attended the common schools, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1819 and commenced practice in Bennington....
(W). William Slade
William Slade
William Slade jr. was an American Whig and Anti-Masonic politician.He was born in Cornwall, Vermont, May 9, 1786; attended the public schools, and was graduated from Middlebury College in 1807; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1810 and commenced practice in Middlebury; engaged in editorial...
(W). Horace Everett
Horace Everett
Horace Everett was a United States Representative from Vermont. He was born in Foxboro, Massachusetts. His father was John Everett; his mother was Melatiah Ware. He was a descendant of Richard Everett and first cousin of Edward Everett. He graduated from Brown University, Providence, Rhode...
(W). Augustus Young
Augustus Young (representative)
Augustus Young was a United States Representative from Vermont. He was born in Arlington, Vermont on March 20, 1784. He completed preparatory studies, studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Stowe. He moved to Craftsbury and was elected a member of the Vermont House of...
(W). John Mattocks
John Mattocks
John Mattocks was an American Whig politician.He was born in Hartford, Connecticut on March 4, 1777; moved with his parents to Tinmouth, Vermont, in 1778; pursued an academic course; studied law in Middlebury and Fairfield; was admitted to the bar in 1797 and commenced practice in Danville; moved...
(W)
Virginia
. Francis MalloryFrancis Mallory
Francis Mallory was an American naval officer, physician, politician, and railroad executive.-Biography:...
(W). George B. Cary
George B. Cary
George Booth Cary was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born at "Bonny Doon," near Courtland, Virginia, Cary received a liberal education.He engaged in planting....
(D). John Jones
John Winston Jones
John Winston Jones was an American politician and lawyer.Born 22 November 1791 in Amelia County, Virginia, he graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1813. He practiced law in Chesterfield County, Virginia before being appointed Prosecuting Attorney for Virginia's 5th Judicial Circuit...
(D). William Goode
William Goode
William Osborne Goode was a nineteenth century American politician and lawyer from Virginia.-Personal life:...
(D). Edmund W. Hubard
Edmund W. Hubard
Edmund Wilcox Hubard was a nineteenth century politician, appraiser and justice of the peace from Virginia.-Biography:...
(D). Walter Coles
Walter Coles
Walter Coles was a U.S. Democratic politician.He was born at Coles Ferry, Virginia. He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives from Virginia and served from March 4, 1835 to March 3, 1845. He died near Chatham, Virginia.He was the son of Isaac Coles, also a United...
(D). William L. Goggin
William L. Goggin
William Leftwich Goggin was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia.-Biography:Born near Bunker Hill, Virginia , Goggin attended country schools and was eventually graduated from Tucker’s Law School. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1828, commencing practice in...
(W). Henry A. Wise
Henry A. Wise
Henry Alexander Wise was an American politician and governor of Virginia, as well as a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Early life:...
(W). Robert Hunter
Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter
-References:* Patrick, Rembert W. . Jefferson Davis and His Cabinet. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press. pp. 90–101.-External links:* – A speech by R. M. T. Hunter before the U.S. House of Representatives, May 8th, 1846...
(States-Rights Whig). John Taliaferro
John Taliaferro
John Taliaferro was a nineteenth-century politician, lawyer and librarian from Virginia.-Early life and education:Born on "Hays" near Fredericksburg, Virginia, Taliaferro attended the common schools as a child...
(W). John Botts
John Botts
John Minor Botts was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia.Botts was born in Dumfries, Virginia. Both of his parents were killed in the Richmond Theatre fire on 26 December 1811, so he and his siblings were raised by relatives in Fredericksburg...
(W). Thomas Gilmer
Thomas Walker Gilmer
Thomas Walker Gilmer was an American statesman.-Personal life:Gilmer was born to George and Eliza Gilmer at their farm, "Gilmerton", in Albemarle County, Virginia. He was taught by private tutors in Charlottesville and Staunton, and studied law in Liberty , Virginia.Gilmer practiced law in...
(W). Linn Banks
Linn Banks
Linn Banks was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia. He was born in Culpeper County, Virginia to parents Adam Banks and Gracey James. He married on April 2, 1811 to Eliza Jane Hunter Sanders...
(D), until December 6, 1841
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- William Smith (D), from December 6, 1841. Cuthbert PowellCuthbert PowellCuthbert Powell was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, son of Leven Powell.Born in Alexandria, Virginia, Powell completed preparatory studies. He studied law and after being admitted to the bar he practiced in Alexandria where he would eventually be elected mayor.Cuthbert Powell moved to Loudon...
(W). Richard W. BartonRichard W. BartonRichard Walker Barton was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia.Born at "Shady Oak" near Winchester, Virginia, Barton pursued in academic studies, studied law and was admitted to the bar, commencing practice in Winchester. He was a member of the Virginia General Assembly from...
(W). William HarrisWilliam A. Harris (Virginia)William Alexander Harris was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, father of William A. Harris.- Early life and politics:...
(D). Alexander StuartAlexander Hugh Holmes StuartAlexander Hugh Holmes Stuart was a U.S. political figure. Stuart served as the Secretary of the Interior between 1850 and 1853.-Early years:...
(W). George HopkinsGeorge Washington HopkinsGeorge Washington Hopkins was a nineteenth century United States politician, diplomat, lawyer, judge and teacher....
(D). George W. SummersGeorge W. SummersGeorge William Summers was an attorney, politician, and jurist from Virginia .Summers was born in Fairfax County, Virginia, where his father served in the House of Delegates for four terms. His family moved to Kanawha County in 1814...
(W). Samuel HaysSamuel Lewis HaysSamuel Lewis Hays was a nineteenth century politician in Virginia. Hays was born in Harrison County near Clarksburg in what later became the state of West Virginia. He was married to Roanna Arnold in 1817 and moved to Lewis County to pursue agriculture in 1833...
(D). Lewis SteenrodLewis SteenrodLewis Steenrod was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia.Born near Wheeling, Virginia , Steenrod attended the common schools as a child, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1835, commencing practice in Wheeling...
(D)
- William Smith (D), from December 6, 1841. Cuthbert Powell
Non-voting members
. David Levy YuleeDavid Levy Yulee
David Levy Yulee, born David Levy was an American politician and attorney from Florida, a territorial delegate to Congress, the first Jewish member of the United States Senate, and a member of the Confederate Congress during the American Civil War...
(D). Augustus C. Dodge
Augustus C. Dodge
Augustus Caesar Dodge was one of the first set of United States Senators to represent the state of Iowa after it was admitted to the Union as a state in 1846. Dodge, a Democrat, had also represented Iowa Territory in Congress as its delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from 1840 to...
(D). Henry Dodge
Henry Dodge
Henry Dodge was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, Territorial Governor of Wisconsin and a veteran of the Black Hawk War. His son was Augustus C. Dodge with whom he served in the U.S. Senate, the first, and so far only, father-son pair to serve concurrently....
(D)
Changes in membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.Senate
- replacements: 9
- DemocratsDemocratic Party (United States)The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
: no net change - WhigsWhig Party (United States)The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
: no net change
- Democrats
- deaths: 2
- resignations: 8
- interim appointments: 0
- vacancy: 1
- Total seats with changes: 10
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| Alabama
(3)
| | Clement C. Clay
Clement Comer Clay
Clement Comer Clay was the eighth Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama from 1835 to 1837.Clay was born in Halifax County, Virginia. His father, William Clay, was an officer in the American Revolutionary War, who moved to Grainger County, Tennessee, after the war. Clay attended public schools and...
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 15, 1841
| | Arthur P. Bagby
Arthur P. Bagby
Arthur Pendleton Bagby was the tenth Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama from 1837 to 1841. Born in Louisa County, Virginia in 1794, he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1819, practicing in Claiborne, Alabama...
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| Elected November 24, 1841
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| Rhode Island
(1)
| | Nathan F. Dixon (W
Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died January 29, 1842
| | William Sprague (W
Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
)
| Elected February 18, 1842
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| Tennessee
(1)
| | Alfred O. P. Nicholson
Alfred O. P. Nicholson
Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson , a Tennessee Democratic politician and lawyer, was twice a United States Senator from that state.-Biography:...
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned February 7, 1842
| Vacant
| Not filled this term
|-
| New Hampshire
(3)
| | Franklin Pierce
Franklin Pierce
Franklin Pierce was the 14th President of the United States and is the only President from New Hampshire. Pierce was a Democrat and a "doughface" who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate. Pierce took part in the Mexican-American War and became a brigadier general in the Army...
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned February 28, 1842
| | Leonard Wilcox
Leonard Wilcox
Leonard Wilcox was a United States Senator from New Hampshire. His father, Jeduthun Wilcox, was a United States Representative from New Hampshire from 1813 to 1816....
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| Elected March 1, 1842
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| Louisiana
(3)
| | Alexandre Mouton (D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
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| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned March 1, 1842 after being elected Governor of Louisiana
| | Charles M. Conrad
Charles Magill Conrad
Charles Magill Conrad was a Louisiana politician who served in the United States Senate, United States House of Representatives, and Confederate Congress...
(W
Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
)
| Elected April 14, 1842
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| Kentucky
(3)
| | Henry Clay
Henry Clay
Henry Clay, Sr. , was a lawyer, politician and skilled orator who represented Kentucky separately in both the Senate and in the House of Representatives...
(W
Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned March 31, 1842
| | John J. Crittenden
John J. Crittenden
John Jordan Crittenden was a politician from the U.S. state of Kentucky. He represented the state in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate and twice served as United States Attorney General in the administrations of William Henry Harrison and Millard Fillmore...
(W
Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
)
| Appointed March 31, 1842 and subsequently elected
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| Vermont
(3)
| | Samuel Prentiss
Samuel Prentiss
Samuel Prentiss was a United States Senator from Vermont and later a United States federal judge.Born in Stonington, Connecticut, he moved to Northfield, Massachusetts in 1786; he completed preparatory studies and was instructed in the classics by a private tutor...
(W
Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned April 11, 1842 to become judge of the U.S. District Court of Vermont
United States District Court for the District of Vermont
The United States District Court for the District of Vermont is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is the federal district of Vermont. The court has locations in Brattleboro, Burlington, and Rutland. The Court was created under the Judiciary Act of 1791 under the jurisdiction of the...
| | Samuel C. Crafts
Samuel C. Crafts
Samuel Chandler Crafts was a United States Representative, Senator and the 12th Governor of Vermont.Born in Woodstock, Connecticut, he graduated from Harvard College in 1790 and moved in 1791 to Vermont with his father, who founded the town of Craftsbury...
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Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
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| Appointed April 23, 1842 and subsequently elected
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| New Jersey
(1)
| | Samuel L. Southard
Samuel L. Southard
Samuel Lewis Southard was a prominent U.S. statesman of the early 19th century, serving as a U.S. Senator, Secretary of the Navy, and the 10th Governor of New Jersey.-History:...
(W
Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
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| style="font-size:80%" | Died June 26, 1842
| | William L. Dayton
William L. Dayton
William Lewis Dayton was an American politician.A distant relation of U.S. House Speaker and U.S. Constitution signatory Jonathan Dayton, he was born in Basking Ridge, New Jersey to farmer Joel Dayton and his wife...
(W
Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
)
| Elected July 2, 1842
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| South Carolina
(3)
| | William C. Preston
William C. Preston
William Campbell Preston was a senator from the United States and a member of the Nullifier, and later Whig Parties...
(W
Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 29, 1842
| | George McDuffie
George McDuffie
George McDuffie was the 55th Governor of South Carolina and a member of the United States Senate.Born of modest means in Columbia County, Georgia, McDuffie's extraordinary intellect was noticed while clerking at a store in Augusta, Georgia...
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| Elected December 23, 1842
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| Maine
(1)
| | Reuel Williams
Reuel Williams
Reuel Williams was a U.S. Senator from Maine.Born in Hallowell, Maine to Seth Williams and Zelphia Ingraham, he attended Hallowell Academy, and went on to study law. He was admitted to the bar in 1804, commencing practice in Augusta, Maine.He was a member of the Maine Legislature from 1812 to 1829...
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned February 15, 1843
| Vacant
| Not filled this term
|}
House of Representatives
- replacements: 17
- DemocratsDemocratic Party (United States)The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
: 3 seat net gain - WhigsWhig Party (United States)The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
: 3 seat net loss
- Democrats
- deaths: 8
- resignations: 12
- contested election: 1
- Total seats with changes: 20
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| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Rep. George Evans resigned in previous congress
| | David Bronson
David Bronson
David Bronson was a United States Representative from Maine. Born in Suffield, Connecticut, he graduated from Dartmouth College in 1819...
(W
Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
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| Seated May 31, 1841
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| | Francis Granger
Francis Granger
Francis Granger was a Representative from New York. He was the son of Gideon Granger, another Postmaster General, and the first cousin of Amos P. Granger.-Biography:...
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Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned March 5, 1841 after being appointed United States Postmaster General
United States Postmaster General
The United States Postmaster General is the Chief Executive Officer of the United States Postal Service. The office, in one form or another, is older than both the United States Constitution and the United States Declaration of Independence...
| | John Greig
John Greig (representative)
John Greig was a United States Representative from New York. He was born in Moffat, Scotland on August 6, 1779 and attended the Edinburgh High School. He immigrated to the United States in 1797, studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Canandaigua, New York...
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Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
)
| Seated May 21, 1841
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| | Levi Lincoln, Jr.
Levi Lincoln, Jr.
Levi Lincoln, Jr. was an American lawyer and politician from Worcester, Massachusetts. He was the 13th Governor of Massachusetts and represented the state in the U.S. Congress...
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Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned March 16, 1841 after being appointed Collector of the port of Boston
| | Charles Hudson
Charles Hudson (Massachusetts)
Charles Hudson was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. Hudson was born in Marlborough on November 14, 1795. He attended the common schools and later an academy, taught school, served in the War of 1812 and studied theology...
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The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
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| Seated May 3, 1841
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| | Enos Hook
Enos Hook
Enos Hook was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Enos Hook was born in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1826 and commenced practice in Waynesburg...
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Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
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| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned April 18, 1841
| | Henry W. Beeson
Henry White Beeson
Henry White Beeson was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....
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The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
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| Seated May 31, 1841
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| | Charles Ogle
Charles Ogle (politician)
Charles Ogle was an Anti-Masonic and Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Charles Ogle was born in Somerset, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1822 and commenced practice in Somerset...
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The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
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| style="font-size:80%" | Died May 10, 1841
| | Henry Black
Henry Black (Representative)
Henry Black was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Early life:Henry Black was born near the borough of Somerset, Pennsylvania. He engaged in agricultural pursuits....
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The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
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| Seated June 28, 1841
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| | John Sergeant
John Sergeant (politician)
John Sergeant was an American politician who represented Pennsylvania in the House of Representatives. He was born in Philadelphia to Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant and Margaret Spencer...
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The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
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| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned September 15, 1841
| | Joseph R. Ingersoll
Joseph Reed Ingersoll
Joseph Reed Ingersoll was an American lawyer and statesman from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.In 1835 he followed his father and his older brother to represent Pennsylvania in the U.S. House....
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The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
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| Seated October 12, 1841
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| | John Greig
John Greig (representative)
John Greig was a United States Representative from New York. He was born in Moffat, Scotland on August 6, 1779 and attended the Edinburgh High School. He immigrated to the United States in 1797, studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Canandaigua, New York...
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The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
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| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned September 25, 1841
| | Francis Granger
Francis Granger
Francis Granger was a Representative from New York. He was the son of Gideon Granger, another Postmaster General, and the first cousin of Amos P. Granger.-Biography:...
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The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
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| Seated November 27, 1841
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| | Julius C. Alford
Julius Caesar Alford
Julius Caesar Alford was an American politician, soldier and lawyer.-Biography:Born in Greensboro, Georgia, in 1799, Alford studied law, gained admission to the state bar in 1809, and began practicing law in Lagrange, Georgia.Alford served in the Georgia House of Representatives and was a company...
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The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
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| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned October 1, 1841
| | Edward J. Black
Edward Junius Black
Edward Junius Black was a United States Representative and lawyer from Georgia. His son was U.S. Representative George Robison Black...
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The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
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| Seated January 3, 1842
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| | Eugenius A. Nisbet
Eugenius Aristides Nisbet
Eugenius Aristides Nisbet was an American politician, jurist, and lawyer.Nisbet was born near Union Point, Georgia. He attended the Powellton Academy in Hancock County, Georgia from 1815 to 1817, the University of South Carolina in Columbia from 1817 to 1819, and graduated from the University of...
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Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
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| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned October 12, 1841
| | Mark A. Cooper
Mark Anthony Cooper
For other people with the same name, see Mark CooperMark Anthony Cooper was a United States Representative, businessman and lawyer from Georgia. His cousin was U.S...
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The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
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| Seated January 3, 1842
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| | William C. Dawson
William Crosby Dawson
William Crosby Dawson was a lawyer, judge, politician, and soldier from Georgia.-Early life, education and legal career:...
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The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
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| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 13, 1841
| | Walter T. Colquitt
Walter T. Colquitt
Walter Terry Colquitt was a lawyer, circuit-riding Methodist preacher, United States Representative and Senator from Georgia.-Biography:...
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The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
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| Seated January 3, 1842
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| | Henry Black
Henry Black (Representative)
Henry Black was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Early life:Henry Black was born near the borough of Somerset, Pennsylvania. He engaged in agricultural pursuits....
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The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
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| style="font-size:80%" | Died November 28, 1841
| | James M. Russell
James McPherson Russell
James McPherson Russell was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.James M. Russell was born in York, Pennsylvania. He moved with his parents to a farm near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. He attended the classical academy of James Ross in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania...
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The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
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| Seated December 21, 1841
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| | Linn Banks
Linn Banks
Linn Banks was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia. He was born in Culpeper County, Virginia to parents Adam Banks and Gracey James. He married on April 2, 1811 to Eliza Jane Hunter Sanders...
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The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
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| style="font-size:80%" | Lost contested election December 6, 1841
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The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
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| Seated December 6, 1841
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| | Davis Dimock, Jr.
Davis Dimock, Jr.
Davis Dimock, Jr. was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Davis Dimock, Jr. was born in Exeter, Pennsylvania Davis Dimock, Jr. (September 17, 1801 – January 13, 1842) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Davis Dimock,...
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| style="font-size:80%" | Died January 13, 1842
| | Almon H. Read
Almon Heath Read
Almon Heath Read was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Almon Heath Read was born in Shelburne, Vermont. He graduated from Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, in 1811. He served as county clerk from 1815 to 1820...
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The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
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| Seated March 18, 1842
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| | Lewis Williams
Lewis Williams
For the Welsh rugby union player see Lewis Williams Lewis Williams was a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1815 and 1842....
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The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
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| style="font-size:80%" | Died February 23, 1842
| | Anderson Mitchell
Anderson Mitchell
Anderson Mitchell was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born on a farm near Milton, North Carolina, June 13, 1800; attended Bingham’s School, Orange County, North Carolina, and was graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1821; studied law; was admitted...
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The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
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| Seated April 27, 1842
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| | Joshua R. Giddings
Joshua Reed Giddings
Joshua Reed Giddings was an American statesman and a prominent opponent of slavery. He represented Ohio in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1838-59. He was at first a member of the Whig Party and was later a Republican.-Life:He was born at Tioga Point, now Athens, Bradford County,...
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Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
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| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned March 22, 1842 after vote of his censure and re-elected to same seat
| | Joshua R. Giddings
Joshua Reed Giddings
Joshua Reed Giddings was an American statesman and a prominent opponent of slavery. He represented Ohio in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1838-59. He was at first a member of the Whig Party and was later a Republican.-Life:He was born at Tioga Point, now Athens, Bradford County,...
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Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
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| Seated December 5, 1842
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| | Joseph Lawrence
Joseph Lawrence (Pennsylvania)
Joseph Lawrence was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Early life:Joseph Lawrence was born near Hunterstown, Pennsylvania. He moved with his widowed mother to a farm in Washington County, Pennsylvania, in 1789, and attended the common schools...
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The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
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| style="font-size:80%" | Died April 17, 1842
| | Thomas M. T. McKennan
Thomas McKean Thompson McKennan
Thomas McKean Thompson McKennan was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer who briefly served as United States Secretary of the Interior.-Early life :...
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Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
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| Seated May 30, 1842
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| | Robert C. Winthrop
Robert Charles Winthrop
Robert Charles Winthrop was an American lawyer and philanthropist and one time Speaker of the United States House of Representatives....
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The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
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| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned May 25, 1842
| | Nathan Appleton
Nathan Appleton
Nathan Appleton was an American merchant and politician.- Biography :Appleton was born in New Ipswich, New Hampshire, the son of Isaac Appleton and his wife Mary Adams. Appleton's father was a church deacon, and Nathan was brought up in "strictest form of Calvinistic Congregationalism." He was...
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Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
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| Seated June 9, 1842
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| | William S. Hastings
William Soden Hastings
William Soden Hastings was a United States Representative from Massachusetts.-Life and career:Born in Mendon, Massachusetts, his father was Seth Hastings, also a U.S. Representative. On his father's side of the family, he was a descendant of Thomas Hastings who came from the East Anglia region of...
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Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
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| style="font-size:80%" | Died June 17, 1842
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| | Sampson H. Butler
Sampson H. Butler
Sampson Hale Butler was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born near Ninety Six, Edgefield District, South Carolina, Butler attended the country schools and South Carolina College at Columbia.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1825 and commenced practice in Edgefield, South...
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The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
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| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned September 27, 1842
| | Samuel W. Trotti
Samuel W. Trotti
Samuel Wilds Trotti was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born in Barnwell, South Carolina, Trotti attended the common schools....
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The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
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| Seated December 17, 1842
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| | Nathan Appleton
Nathan Appleton
Nathan Appleton was an American merchant and politician.- Biography :Appleton was born in New Ipswich, New Hampshire, the son of Isaac Appleton and his wife Mary Adams. Appleton's father was a church deacon, and Nathan was brought up in "strictest form of Calvinistic Congregationalism." He was...
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The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
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| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned September 28, 1842
| | Robert C. Winthrop
Robert Charles Winthrop
Robert Charles Winthrop was an American lawyer and philanthropist and one time Speaker of the United States House of Representatives....
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The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
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| Seated November 29, 1842
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| | Richard W. Habersham
Richard W. Habersham
Richard Wylly Habersham was an American lawyer from Savannah, Georgia. Habersham graduated from Princeton College in 1810. He was appointed United States Attorney and served until his resignation in 1825. Running as a Whig, he was elected as a representative of Georgia in the United States House...
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The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
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| style="font-size:80%" | Died December 2, 1842
| | George W. Crawford
George W. Crawford
George Walker Crawford was a Georgia politician during the nineteenth century. He served as the 38th Governor of Georgia from 1843 to 1847 and United States Secretary of War 1849 to 1850. He was the cousin of William H...
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The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
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| Seated January 7, 1843
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| | James W. Williams
James Wray Williams
James Wray Williams was a U.S. Representative from Maryland.Born in that State, Williams completed preparatory studies...
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The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
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| style="font-size:80%" | Died December 2, 1842
| | Charles S. Sewall
Charles S. Sewall
Charles S. Sewall was an American politician.Sewall was born in Queen Anne's County, Maryland, and attended the common schools. He served in the Forty-second Regiment of the Maryland Militia during the War of 1812, and served in the Maryland House of Delegates...
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The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
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| Seated January 2, 1843
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Senate
- SecretarySecretary of the United States SenateThe Secretary of the Senate is an elected officer of the United States Senate. The Secretary supervises an extensive array of offices and services to expedite the day-to-day operations of that body...
: Asbury Dickens of North CarolinaNorth CarolinaNorth Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
elected December 12, 1836 - Sergeant at ArmsSergeant at Arms of the United States SenateThe Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate is the law enforcer for the United States Senate. One of the chief roles of the Sergeant is to hold the gavel used at every session...
:- Stephen Haight of New York, elected September 4, 1837
- Edward Dyer of MarylandMarylandMaryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
, elected March 8, 1841
- ChaplainChaplain of the United States SenateThe Chaplain of the United States Senate opens each session of the United States Senate with a prayer, and provides and coordinates religious programs and pastoral care support for Senators, their staffs, and their families. The Chaplain is appointed by a majority vote of the members of the Senate...
:- George G. Cookman, MethodistMethodismMethodism is a movement of Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations, claiming a total of approximately seventy million adherents worldwide. The movement traces its roots to John Wesley's evangelistic revival movement within Anglicanism. His younger brother...
, elected December 31, 1839 - Septimus TustinSeptimus TustinSeptimus Tustin was a Presbyterian clergyman who served as Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives in 1837 and as Chaplain of the United States Senate 1841-1846.- Early life :...
, PresbyterianPresbyterianismPresbyterianism refers to a number of Christian churches adhering to the Calvinist theological tradition within Protestantism, which are organized according to a characteristic Presbyterian polity. Presbyterian theology typically emphasizes the sovereignty of God, the authority of the Scriptures,...
, elected June 12, 1841
- George G. Cookman, Methodist
House of Representatives
- ClerkClerk of the United States House of RepresentativesThe Clerk of the United States House of Representatives is an officer of the United States House of Representatives, whose primary duty is to act as the chief record-keeper for the House....
: Matthew St. Clair ClarkeMatthew St. Clair ClarkeMatthew St. Clair Clarke was an American journalist, book author and politician. He was for seven terms Clerk of the United States House of Representatives.-Life:...
of PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaThe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, elected May 31, 1841 - Sergeant at ArmsSergeant at Arms of the United States House of RepresentativesThe United States House of Representatives Sergeant at Arms is an officer of the House with law enforcement, protocol, and administrative responsibilities. The Sergeant at Arms is elected at the beginning of each Congress by the membership of the chamber...
: Eleazor M. Townsend of ConnecticutConnecticutConnecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
, elected June 8, 1841 - DoorkeeperDoorkeeper of the United States House of RepresentativesAn appointed officer of the United States House of Representatives from 1789 to 1995, the Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives was chosen by a resolution at the opening of each United States Congress. The Office of the Doorkeeper was based on precedent from the Continental...
: Joseph Follansbee of MassachusettsMassachusettsThe Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, elected June 8, 1841 - PostmasterPostmaster of the United States House of RepresentativesThe Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives was an employee of the United States Congress from 1834 to 1993.Before the creation of the office of Postmaster, mail duties were handled by workers in the office of the Doorkeeper, who were paid additional compensation...
: William J. McCormick, elected June 8, 1841 - ChaplainChaplain of the United States House of RepresentativesThe election of William Linn as Chaplain of the House on May 1, 1789, continued the tradition established by the Continental Congresses of each day's proceedings opening with a prayer by a chaplain. The early Chaplains alternated duties with their Senate counterparts on a weekly basis, covering the...
:- John W. FrenchJohn W. FrenchJohn W. French was an American Episcopal clergyman and educator. His daughter was Mary French, who later married American Painter, Sculptor and Professor John Ferguson Weir. He was appointed chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives on May 31, 1841, and was the first Episcopalian to hold...
, Episcopalian, elected May 31, 1841 - John N. MaffitJohn Newland Maffitt (preacher)John Newland Maffitt Sr. , was an Irish-born American Methodist clergyman and itinerant preacher....
, MethodistMethodismMethodism is a movement of Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations, claiming a total of approximately seventy million adherents worldwide. The movement traces its roots to John Wesley's evangelistic revival movement within Anglicanism. His younger brother...
, elected December 6, 1841 - Frederick T. Tiffany, Episcopalian, elected December 5, 1842
- John W. French