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The 27th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the
United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The composition and pow ...
and the
United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they ...
. It met in
Washington, D.C. ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, ...
between March 4, 1841, and March 4, 1843, during the one-month
administration Administration may refer to: Management of organizations * Management, the act of directing people towards accomplishing a goal ** Administrative Assistant, traditionally known as a Secretary, or also known as an administrative officer, admini ...
of U.S. President
William Henry Harrison William Henry Harrison (February 9, 1773April 4, 1841) was an American military officer and politician who served as the ninth president of the United States. Harrison died just 31 days after his inauguration in 1841, and had the shortest pres ...
and the first two years of the
presidency A presidency is an administration or the executive, the collective administrative and governmental entity that exists around an office of president of a state or nation. Although often the executive branch of government, and often personified b ...
of his successor,
John Tyler John Tyler (March 29, 1790 – January 18, 1862) was the tenth president of the United States, serving from 1841 to 1845, after briefly holding office as the tenth vice president in 1841. He was elected vice president on the 1840 Whig tick ...
. The apportionment of seats in the
House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entitles. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often c ...
was based on the Fifth Census of the United States in 1830. Both chambers had a Whig majority.


Major events

*March 4, 1841:
William Henry Harrison William Henry Harrison (February 9, 1773April 4, 1841) was an American military officer and politician who served as the ninth president of the United States. Harrison died just 31 days after his inauguration in 1841, and had the shortest pres ...
was inaugurated as
President of the United States The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States ...
*April 4, 1841: President Harrison died and Vice President
John Tyler John Tyler (March 29, 1790 – January 18, 1862) was the tenth president of the United States, serving from 1841 to 1845, after briefly holding office as the tenth vice president in 1841. He was elected vice president on the 1840 Whig tick ...
became President * August 16, 1841: President Tyler's veto of a bill to re-establish the
Second Bank of the United States The Second Bank of the United States was the second federally authorized Hamiltonian national bank in the United States. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the bank was chartered from February 1816 to January 1836.. The Bank's formal name, ...
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 Rebellion The Dorr Rebellion (1841–1842) (also referred to as Dorr's Rebellion, Dorr's War or Dorr War) was an attempt by disenfranchised residents to force broader democracy in the U.S. state of Rhode Island, where a small rural elite was in control of ...
* December 17, 1842: Samuel W. Trotti of South Carolina, became the first Italian American to serve in Congress.


Major legislation

* April 19, 1841: Bankruptcy Act of 1841, ch. 9, * September 4, 1841:
Preemption Act of 1841 The Preemption Act of 1841, also known as the Distributive Preemption Act ( 27 Cong., Ch. 16; ), was a US federal law approved on September 4, 1841. It was designed to "appropriate the proceeds of the sales of public lands... and to grant 'pre-empt ...
, ch. 16, * August 4, 1842:
Armed Occupation Act The Florida Armed Occupation Act of 1842 () was passed as an incentive to populate Florida. The Act granted of unsettled land south of the line separating townships 9 and 10 South (an east–west line about three miles (5 km) north of P ...
, * August 30, 1842: Tariff of 1842 ("Black Tariff"), ch. 270,


Treaties

* August 9, 1842: Webster-Ashburton Treaty signed, establishing the United States–Canada border east of the Rocky Mountains.


Party summary


Senate


House of Representatives


Leadership


Senate

*
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:
John Tyler John Tyler (March 29, 1790 – January 18, 1862) was the tenth president of the United States, serving from 1841 to 1845, after briefly holding office as the tenth vice president in 1841. He was elected vice president on the 1840 Whig tick ...
(W), until April 4, 1841, thereafter vacant * Presidents pro tempore: William R. King (D), elected March 4, 1841 ** Samuel L. Southard (W), elected March 11, 1841 ** Willie P. Mangum (W), elected May 31, 1842


House of Representatives

*
Speaker Speaker may refer to: Society and politics * Speaker (politics), the presiding officer in a legislative assembly * Public speaker, one who gives a speech or lecture * A person producing speech: the producer of a given utterance, especially: ** I ...
: John D. White (W)


Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and representatives are listed by district. :'' Skip to House of Representatives, below''


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 numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 1844; Class 2 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1846; and Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1842.


Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County , LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham , area_total_km2 = 135,765 ...

: 2. William R. King (D) : 3. Clement C. Clay (D), until November 15, 1841 ::
Arthur P. Bagby Arthur Pendleton Bagby (1794 – September 21, 1858) was a slave owner and 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, practic ...
(D), from November 24, 1841


Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the O ...

: 2. William Fulton (D) : 3.
Ambrose Sevier Ambrose Hundley Sevier (November 4, 1801 – December 31, 1848) was an attorney, politician and planter from Arkansas. A member of the political Conway-Johnson family that dominated the state and national delegations in the antebellum ye ...
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Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capita ...

: 1.
Jabez W. Huntington Jabez Williams Huntington (November 8, 1788November 1, 1847) was a United States representative and Senator from Connecticut. Biography Born in Norwich, son of Zachariah Huntington and Hannah Mumford Huntington, Huntington pursued classical s ...
(W) : 3. Perry Smith (D)


Delaware Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent Del ...

: 1. Richard H. Bayard (W) : 2. Thomas Clayton (W)


Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

: 2. John Berrien (W) : 3. Alfred Cuthbert (D)


Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rockf ...

: 2.
Samuel McRoberts Samuel McRoberts (April 12, 1799March 27, 1843) was a United States senator from Illinois. Born near Maeystown, Illinois, Maeystown, he was educated by private tutors and graduated from the law department of Transylvania University in Lexingto ...
(D) : 3. Richard M. Young (D)


Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...

: 1. Albert White (W) : 3. Oliver H. Smith (W)


Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia ...

: 2. James T. Morehead (W) : 3. Henry Clay (W), until March 31, 1842 ::
John J. Crittenden John Jordan Crittenden (September 10, 1787 July 26, 1863) was an American statesman and politician from the U.S. state of Kentucky. He represented the state in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate and twice served as Unite ...
(W), from March 31, 1842


Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...

: 2.
Alexander Barrow Alexander Barrow I (March 27, 1801 – December 29, 1846) was a slave owner, lawyer and United States Senator from Louisiana. He was a member of the Whig Party (United States), Whig Party. He was the half-brother of Washington Barrow, sharin ...
(W) : 3. Alexander Mouton (D), until March 1, 1842 :: Charles Conrad (W), from April 14, 1842


Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and ...

: 1. Reuel Williams (D), until February 15, 1843 : 2. George Evans (W)


Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...

: 1.
William Merrick William Duhurst Merrick (October 25, 1793February 5, 1857) 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 Uni ...
(W) : 3. John L. Kerr (W)


Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut Massachusett_writing_systems.html" ;"title="nowiki/> məhswatʃəwiːsət.html" ;"title="Massachusett writing systems">məhswatʃəwiːsət">Massachusett writing systems">məhswatʃəwiːsət'' En ...

: 1. Rufus Choate (W) : 2.
Isaac C. Bates Isaac Chapman Bates (January 23, 1779March 16, 1845) was an American politician from Massachusetts. He was born in Granville, Massachusetts, and graduated from Yale College in 1802. He practiced law in Northampton, Massachusetts, in 1808. P ...
(W)


Michigan Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and ...

: 1. Augustus S. Porter (W) : 2.
William Woodbridge William Woodbridge (August 20, 1780October 20, 1861) was a U.S. statesman in the states of Ohio and Michigan and in the Michigan Territory prior to statehood. He served as the second Governor of Michigan and a United States Senator from Mic ...
(W)


Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...

: 1. John Henderson (W) : 2. Robert J. Walker (D)


Missouri Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas t ...

: 1. Thomas Benton (D) : 3. Lewis F. Linn (D)


New Hampshire New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the nor ...

: 2. Levi Woodbury (D) : 3. Franklin Pierce (D), until February 28, 1842 :: Leonard Wilcox (D), from March 1, 1842


New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...

: 1. Samuel L. Southard (W), until June 26, 1842 :: William L. Dayton (W), from July 2, 1842 : 2.
Jacob W. Miller Jacob Welsh Miller (August 29, 1800September 30, 1862) was a United States senator from New Jersey. Early life In 1800, Miller was born in German Valley, New Jersey (in Washington Township, Morris County), United States, North America. He att ...
(W)


New York

: 1.
Nathaniel P. Tallmadge Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge (February 8, 1795November 2, 1864) was an American lawyer and politician. He served two terms as United States Senator from New York (1833–1844) and was the 3rd Governor of the Wisconsin Territory (1844– ...
(W) : 3.
Silas Wright Silas Wright Jr. (May 24, 1795 – August 27, 1847) was an American attorney and Democratic politician. A member of the Albany Regency, he served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, New York State Comptroller, United Stat ...
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North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and ...

: 2. Willie Mangum (W) : 3. William Graham (W)


Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...

: 1. Benjamin Tappan (D) : 3.
William Allen William Allen may refer to: Politicians United States *William Allen (congressman) (1827–1881), United States Representative from Ohio *William Allen (governor) (1803–1879), U.S. Representative, Senator, and 31st Governor of Ohio *William ...
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Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...

: 1. Daniel Sturgeon (D) : 3. James Buchanan (D)


Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area and the seventh-least populous, with slightly fewer than 1.1 million residents as of 2020, but it ...

: 1. Nathan Dixon (W), until January 29, 1842 :: William Sprague (W), from February 18, 1842 : 2. James F. Simmons (W)


South Carolina )'' Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , Former = Province of South Carolina , seat = Columbia , LargestCity = Charleston , LargestMetro = ...

: 2. John C. Calhoun (D) : 3. William C. Preston (W), until November 29, 1842 ::
George McDuffie George McDuffie (August 10, 1790 – March 11, 1851) was the 55th Governor of South Carolina and a member of the United States Senate. Biography Born of modest means in McDuffie County, Georgia, McDuffie's extraordinary intellect was noticed ...
(D), from December 23, 1842


Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...

: 1. Alfred O. P. Nicholson (D), until February 7, 1842 : 2. vacant


Vermont Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to ...

: 1. Samuel S. Phelps (W) : 3. Samuel Prentiss (W), until April 11, 1842 ::
Samuel C. Crafts Samuel Chandler Crafts (October 6, 1768November 19, 1853) was a United States representative, Senator and the 12th governor of Vermont. Early life Born in Woodstock in the Colony of Connecticut, Crafts graduated from Harvard College in 1790 ...
(W), from April 23, 1842


Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...

: 1.
William C. Rives William Cabell Rives (May 4, 1793April 25, 1868) was an American lawyer, planter, politician and diplomat from Virginia. Initially a Jacksonian democracy, Jackson Democrat as well as member of the First Families of Virginia, Rives served in the Vi ...
(W) : 2. William S. Archer (W)


House of Representatives


Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County , LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham , area_total_km2 = 135,765 ...

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. : . Reuben Chapman (D) : . George S. Houston (D) : . Dixon H. Lewis (D) : . William W. Payne (D) : . Benjamin Shields (D)


Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the O ...

: . Edward Cross (D)


Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capita ...

: . Joseph Trumbull (W) : . William W. Boardman (W) : . Thomas W. Williams (W) : . Thomas B. Osborne (W) : .
Truman Smith Truman Smith (November 27, 1791 – May 3, 1884) was a Whig member of the United States Senate from Connecticut from 1849 to 1854 and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut's 4th and 5th congressional districts ...
(W) : .
John H. Brockway John Hall Brockway (January 31, 1801 – July 29, 1870) was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut. Biography Born the son of the Reverend Diodate and Miranda Hall Brockway in Ellington, Connecticut, Brockway pursued preparatory studies and w ...
(W)


Delaware Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent Del ...

: . George B. Rodney (W)


Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. : . Julius C. Alford (W), until October 1, 1841 :: Edward J. Black (D), from January 3, 1842 : . William C. Dawson (W), until November 13, 1841 :: Walter T. Colquitt (D), from January 3, 1842 : . Thomas F. Foster (W) : . Roger L. Gamble (W) : . Richard W. Habersham (W), until December 2, 1842 :: George W. Crawford (W), from January 7, 1843 : . Thomas Butler King (W) : .
James Meriwether James Meriwether (1789–1854) was a United States Representative and lawyer from Georgia. His father was David Meriwether and his nephew was James Archibald Meriwether. Early years and education Meriwether was born near Washington, Georgia, Wi ...
(W) : . Eugenius Nisbet (W), until October 12, 1841 :: Mark A. Cooper (D), from January 3, 1842 : . Lott Warren (W)


Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rockf ...

: . John Reynolds (D) : . Zadok Casey (Ind. D) : .
John T. Stuart John Todd Stuart (November 10, 1807 – November 28, 1885) 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 ...
(W)


Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...

: . George H. Proffit (W) : .
Richard W. Thompson Richard Wigginton Thompson (June 9, 1809 – February 9, 1900) 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 Cou ...
(W) : . Joseph L. White (W) : . James H. Cravens (W) : . Andrew Kennedy (D) : . David Wallace (W) : . Henry S. Lane (W)


Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia ...

: .
Linn Boyd Linn Boyd (November 22, 1800 – December 17, 1859) (also spelled "Lynn") was a prominent US 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 Hou ...
(D) : .
Philip Triplett Philip Triplett (December 24, 1799 – March 30, 1852) 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 O ...
(W) : . Joseph R. Underwood (W) : .
Bryan Owsley Bryan Young Owsley (August 19, 1798 – October 27, 1849) was a United States representative from Kentucky. He was born near Crab Orchard, Kentucky and he attended the common schools of Lincoln County, Kentucky. He studied law and was admitted to ...
(W) : . John B. Thompson (W) : . Willis Green (W) : . John Pope (W) : . James Sprigg (W) : . John White (W) : . Thomas F. Marshall (W) : . Landaff W. Andrews (W) : .
Garrett Davis Garrett Davis (September 10, 1801 – September 22, 1872) was a U.S. Senator and Representative from Kentucky. Early life Born in Mount Sterling, Kentucky, Garrett Davis was the brother of Amos Davis. After completing preparatory studies, Dav ...
(W) : . William O. Butler (D)


Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...

: . Edward D. White (W) : . John B. Dawson (D) : . John Moore (W)


Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and ...

: .
Nathan Clifford Nathan Clifford (August 18, 1803 – July 25, 1881) was an American statesman, diplomat and jurist. Clifford is one of the few people who have served in all three branches of the U.S. federal government. He represented Maine in the U.S. H ...
(D) : . William P. Fessenden (W) : .
Benjamin Randall Benjamin Randall (February 7, 1749 – October 22, 1808) was an American Baptist minister the main organizer of the Freewill Baptists (Randall Line) in the northeastern United States. Biography Early years Benjamin Randall III was born Februa ...
(W) : . David Bronson (W), from May 31, 1841 : .
Nathaniel Littlefield Nathaniel Littlefield (September 20, 1804 – August 15, 1882) was a United States representative from Maine. Biography Nathaniel Swett Littlefield was born in Wells, Massachusetts (now in Maine) on September 20, 1804. He attended the common ...
(D) : . Alfred Marshall (D) : . Joshua A. Lowell (D) : . Elisha Allen (W)


Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...

The 4th district was a plural district with two representatives. : . Isaac Jones (W) : . James A. Pearce (W) : . James W. Williams (D), until December 2, 1842 :: Charles S. Sewall (D), from January 2, 1843 : .
John P. Kennedy John Pendleton Kennedy (October 25, 1795 – August 18, 1870) was an American novelist, lawyer 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 Mi ...
(W) : . Alexander Randall (W) : . William Cost Johnson (W) : . John Mason (D) : . Augustus R. Sollers (W)


Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut Massachusett_writing_systems.html" ;"title="nowiki/> məhswatʃəwiːsət.html" ;"title="Massachusett writing systems">məhswatʃəwiːsət">Massachusett writing systems">məhswatʃəwiːsət'' En ...

: . Robert C. Winthrop (W), until May 25, 1842 :: Nathan Appleton (W), from June 9, 1842, until September 28, 1842 :: Robert C. Winthrop (W), from November 29, 1842 : .
Leverett Saltonstall Leverett A. Saltonstall (September 1, 1892June 17, 1979) was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts. He served three two-year terms as the 55th Governor of Massachusetts, and for more than twenty years as a United States senator ...
(W) : . Caleb Cushing (W) : . William Parmenter (D) : .
Levi Lincoln Jr. Levi Lincoln Jr. (October 25, 1782 – May 29, 1868) was an American lawyer and politician from Worcester, Massachusetts. He was the 13th Governor of Massachusetts (1825–1834) and represented the state in the U.S. Congress (1834–1841). Li ...
(W), until March 16, 1841 :: Charles Hudson (W), from May 3, 1841 : . Osmyn Baker (W) : . George N. Briggs (W) : . William B. Calhoun (W) : . William S. Hastings (W), until June 17, 1842 : . Nathaniel B. Borden (W) : . Barker Burnell (W) : .
John Quincy Adams John Quincy Adams (; July 11, 1767 – February 23, 1848) was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, and diarist who served as the sixth president of the United States, from 1825 to 1829. He previously served as the eighth United States ...
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Michigan Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and ...

: . Jacob M. Howard (W)


Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. : .
William M. Gwin William McKendree Gwin (October 9, 1805 – September 3, 1885) was an American medical doctor and politician who served in elected office in Mississippi and California. In California he shared the distinction, along with John C. Frémont, of bein ...
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Jacob Thompson Jacob Thompson (May 15, 1810 – March 24, 1885) was the United States Secretary of the Interior, who resigned on the outbreak of the American Civil War and became the Inspector General of the Confederate States Army. In 1864, Jefferson Davis ...
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Missouri Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas t ...

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. : . John C. Edwards (D) : . John Miller (D)


New Hampshire New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the nor ...

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. : . Charles G. Atherton (D) : .
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(D) : . Ira A. Eastman (D) : . John R. Reding (D) : . Tristram Shaw (D)


New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. : . John B. Aycrigg (W) : .
William Halstead William Halstead (June 4, 1794 – March 4, 1878) was an American Whig Party politician who represented New Jersey at large in the United States House of Representatives from 1837 to 1839, and again from 1841 to 1843. Halstead was born in Eliz ...
(W) : . John P. B. Maxwell (W) : . Joseph F. Randolph (W) : . Charles C. Stratton (W) : . Thomas J. Yorke (W)


New York

There were four plural districts, the 8th, 17th, 22nd & 23rd had two representatives each, the 3rd had four representatives. : . Charles A. Floyd (D) : . Joseph Egbert (D) : . Charles G. Ferris (D) : .
John McKeon John McKeon (March 29, 1808, Albany, New York – November 22, 1883, New York City) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. From 1835 to 1837, and 1841 to 1843, he served two non-consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representativ ...
(D) : . James I. Roosevelt (D) : .
Fernando Wood Fernando Wood (February 14, 1812 – February 13, 1881) was an American Democratic Party politician, merchant, and real estate investor who served as the 73rd and 75th Mayor of New York City. He also represented the city for several terms in ...
(D) : . Aaron Ward (D) : . Richard D. Davis (D) : . James G. Clinton (D) : .
John Van Buren John Van Buren (February 18, 1810 – October 13, 1866) was an American lawyer, official and politician. In addition to serving as a key advisor to his father, President Martin Van Buren, he was also Attorney General of New York from 1845 to 1 ...
(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 Bell Van Rensselaer Henry Bell Van Rensselaer (May 14, 1810 – March 23, 1864) was an American military man, an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War, and a politician who served in the United States Congress as a Representative from the st ...
(W) : . John Sanford (D) : .
Andrew W. Doig Andrew Wheeler Doig (July 24, 1799 – July 11, 1875) was an American businessman and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1839 to 1843. Biography Born in Salem, New York, Doig pursued an academic course ...
(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 Victory Birdseye (December 25, 1782 – September 16, 1853) was an American politician and a U. S. Representative from New York. Biography Birdseye was born in Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut attended the public schools at Cornwall, Con ...
(W) : . A. Lawrence Foster (W) : . Christopher Morgan (W) : . John Maynard (W) : .
Francis Granger Francis Granger (December 1, 1792 – August 31, 1868) was an American politician who represented Ontario County, New York, in the United States House of Representatives for three non-consecutive terms. He was a leading figure in the state and ...
(W), until March 5, 1841 ::
John Greig John Greig (born 11 September 1942) is a Scottish former professional footballer, who played as a defender. He spent his entire career with Rangers, as a player, manager and director. Greig was voted "The Greatest Ever Ranger" in 1999 by the ...
(W), from May 21, 1841, until September 25, 1841 ::
Francis Granger Francis Granger (December 1, 1792 – August 31, 1868) was an American politician who represented Ontario County, New York, in the United States House of Representatives for three non-consecutive terms. He was a leading figure in the state and ...
(W), from November 27, 1841 : . William M. Oliver (D) : . Timothy Childs (W) : .
Seth M. Gates Seth Merrill Gates (October 16, 1800 – August 24, 1877) was an American merchant, attorney and politician. He served as a member of the New York State Assembly and as a United States representative from the U.S. state of New York. Early l ...
(W) : .
John Young John Young may refer to: Academics * John Young (professor of Greek) (died 1820), Scottish professor of Greek at the University of Glasgow * John C. Young (college president) (1803–1857), American educator, pastor, and president of Centre Col ...
(W) : . Staley N. Clarke (W) : .
Millard Fillmore Millard Fillmore (January 7, 1800March 8, 1874) was the 13th president of the United States, serving from 1850 to 1853; he was the last to be a member of the Whig Party while in the White House. A former member of the U.S. House of Represen ...
(W) : . Alfred Babcock (W)


North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and ...

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Kenneth Rayner Kenneth Rayner (June 20, 1808 – March 5, 1884) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as a whig U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1839 and 1845. Early life and career Born in Bertie County, North Carolina, R ...
(W) : . John R. J. Daniel (D) : . Edward Stanly (W) : .
William Washington William Washington (February 28, 1752 – March 6, 1810) was a cavalry officer of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, who held a final rank of brigadier general in the newly created United States after the war. Primarily ...
(W) : . James I. McKay (D) : . Archibald H. Arrington (D) : . Edmund Deberry (W) : . Romulus M. Saunders (D) : . Augustine H. Shepperd (W) : . Abraham Rencher (W) : . Greene Caldwell (D) : . James Graham (W) : .
Lewis Williams Lewis Williams (February 1, 1782 – February 23, 1842) was a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1815 and 1842. Born in Surry County, North Carolina (present-day Forsyth County), Williams attended the University of North Carolina ...
(W), until February 23, 1842 :: Anderson Mitchell (W), from April 27, 1842


Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...

: . Nathanael G. Pendleton (W) : . John B. Weller (D) : . Patrick Goode (W) : .
Jeremiah Morrow Jeremiah Morrow (October 6, 1771March 22, 1852) was a Democratic-Republican Party politician from Ohio. He served as the ninth governor of Ohio, and was the last Democratic-Republican to hold that office. He also served as a United States Senat ...
(W) : . William Doan (D) : . Calvary Morris (W) : . William Russell (W) : . Joseph Ridgway (W) : . William Medill (D) : .
Samson Mason Samson Mason (July 24, 1793 – February 1, 1869) 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. He was admitted to the bar and pra ...
(W) : . Benjamin S. Cowen (W) : . Joshua Mathiot (W) : . James Mathews (D) : . George Sweeny (D) : . Sherlock Andrews (W) : . Joshua R. Giddings (W), until March 22, 1842, and from December 5, 1842 : . John Hastings (D) : . Ezra Dean (D) : . Samuel Stokely (W)


Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...

There were two plural districts, the 2nd had two representatives, the 4th had three representatives. : . Charles Brown (D) : . George W. Toland (W) : . John Sergeant (W), until September 15, 1841 :: Joseph R. Ingersoll (W), from October 12, 1841 : . Charles J. Ingersoll (D) : . Jeremiah Brown (W) : .
John Edwards Johnny Reid Edwards (born June 10, 1953) is an American lawyer and former politician who served as a U.S. senator from North Carolina. He was the Democratic nominee for vice president in 2004 alongside John Kerry, losing to incumbents George ...
(W) : . Francis James (W) : . Joseph Fornance (D) : . Robert Ramsey (W) : . John Westbrook (D) : . Peter Newhard (D) : . George M. Keim (D) : . William Simonton (W) : .
James Gerry James Gerry Jr. (August 14, 1796 – July 19, 1873) was an American politician and physician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1839 to 1843, representing the 11th congressional district of Pennsylvania as a Democrat i ...
(D) : . James Cooper (W) : . Amos Gustine (D) : . James Irvin (W) : . Benjamin A. Bidlack (D) : . John Snyder (D) : . Davis Dimock Jr. (D), until January 13, 1842 :: Almon H. Read (D), from March 18, 1842 : . Charles Ogle (W), until May 10, 1841 :: Henry Black (W), from June 28, 1841, until November 28, 1841 :: James M. Russell (W), from December 21, 1841 : . Albert G. Marchand (D) : . Enos Hook (D), until April 18, 1841 :: Henry W. Beeson (D), from May 31, 1841 : . Joseph Lawrence (W), until April 17, 1842 :: Thomas M. T. McKennan (W), from May 30, 1842 : . William W. Irwin (W) : . William Jack (D) : . Thomas Henry (W) : . Arnold Plumer (D)


Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area and the seventh-least populous, with slightly fewer than 1.1 million residents as of 2020, but it ...

Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. : . Robert B. Cranston (W) : . Joseph L. Tillinghast (W)


South Carolina )'' Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , Former = Province of South Carolina , seat = Columbia , LargestCity = Charleston , LargestMetro = ...

: . Isaac E. Holmes (D) : .
Robert Rhett Robert Barnwell Rhett (born Robert Barnwell Smith; December 21, 1800September 14, 1876) was an American politician who served as a deputy from South Carolina to the Provisional Confederate States Congress from 1861 to 1862, a member of the US H ...
(D) : . John Campbell (D) : . Sampson H. Butler (D), until September 27, 1842 :: Samuel W. Trotti (D), from December 17, 1842 : . Francis W. Pickens (D) : . William Butler (W) : . James Rogers (D) : . Thomas D. Sumter (D) : . Patrick C. Caldwell (D)


Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...

: . Thomas D. Arnold (W) : . Abraham McClellan (D) : . Joseph L. Williams (W) : . Thomas Campbell (W) : . Hopkins L. Turney (D) : . William B. Campbell (W) : . Robert L. Caruthers (W) : . Meredith P. Gentry (W) : . Harvey M. Watterson (D) : . Aaron V. Brown (D) : .
Cave Johnson Cave Johnson (January 11, 1793 – November 23, 1866) was an American politician who served the state of Tennessee as a Democratic congressman in the United States House of Representatives. Johnson was the 12th United States Postmaster Gener ...
(D) : .
Milton Brown Milton Brown (September 8, 1903 – April 18, 1936) was an American band leader and vocalist who co-founded the genre of Western swing. His band was the first to fuse hillbilly hokum, jazz, and pop together into a unique, distinctly American hy ...
(W) : . Christopher Williams (W)


Vermont Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to ...

: .
Hiland Hall Hiland Hall (July 20, 1795 – December 18, 1885) was an American lawyer and politician who served as 25th governor of Vermont and a United States representative. Biography Hall was born in Bennington, Vermont. He attended the common schools, s ...
(W) : .
William Slade William Slade may refer to: * William Slade (politician) (1786–1859), American politician, governor of Vermont * William Slade (valet), employee of President Lincoln * Will Slade Will Slade (born 24 October 1983) is a former Australian rule ...
(W) : .
Horace Everett Horace Everett (July 17, 1779 – January 30, 1851) was an American politician. He served as a United States representative from Vermont. Biography Everett was born in Foxboro, Massachusetts. His father was John Everett; his mother was Melatiah ...
(W) : .
Augustus Young Augustus Young (born 1943 in Cork, Ireland) is an Irish poet. Biography Young worked in London as an epidemiologist and adviser to health authorities, and now lives in France. His first collections of poems, ''Survival'' (1969) and ''On Loan ...
(W) : . John Mattocks (W)


Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...

: .
Francis Mallory Francis Mallory (December 12, 1807 – March 26, 1860) was an American naval officer, physician, and railroad executive, who as a Whig politician served two terms in the United States House of Representatives representing Virginia's 1st co ...
(W) : . George B. Cary (D) : . John W. Jones (D) : . William Goode (D) : . Edmund W. Hubard (D) : . Walter Coles (D) : .
William L. Goggin William Leftwich Goggin (May 31, 1807 – January 3, 1870) was a nineteenth-century Whig politician and lawyer from Virginia. Early and family life Born near Bunker Hill in southern Bedford County, Virginia, to Mary Otey Leftwich (1789-1854 ...
(W) : . Henry A. Wise (W) : . Robert M. T. Hunter (W) : . John Taliaferro (W) : . John M. Botts (W) : . Thomas W. Gilmer (W) : .
Linn Banks Linn Banks (January 23, 1784 – January 13, 1842) was a 19th-century slave owner, politician and lawyer, who served 26 years in the Virginia House of Delegates (including two decades as its Speaker), but resigned in order to run for the U.S. ...
(D), until December 6, 1841 :: William Smith (D), from December 6, 1841 : . Cuthbert Powell (W) : . Richard W. Barton (W) : .
William Harris William or Will or Willie Harris may refer to: Politicians and political activists *William Harris (born 1504) (1504–?), MP for Newport, Cornwall *William Harris (died 1556), MP for Maldon (UK Parliament constituency), Maldon *William Harris (MP ...
(D) : . Alexander Stuart (W) : . George W. Hopkins (D) : .
George W. Summers George William Summers (March 4, 1804 – September 19, 1868) was an attorney, politician, and judge from Virginia (and what became West Virginia during the American Civil War). Early and family life Summers was born in Fairfax County, Virginia ...
(W) : . Samuel Hays (D) : . Lewis Steenrod (D)


Non-voting members

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David Levy Yulee David Levy Yulee (born David Levy; June 12, 1810 – October 10, 1886) was an American politician and attorney. Born on the island of St. Thomas, then under British control, he was of Sephardic Jewish ancestry: His father was a Sephardi from Mo ...
(D) : . Augustus C. Dodge (D) : .
Henry Dodge Moses Henry Dodge (October 12, 1782 – June 19, 1867) was a Democratic member to the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, Territorial Governor of Wisconsin and a veteran of the Black Hawk War. His son, Augustus C. Dodge, served a ...
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Changes in membership

The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.


Senate

* Replacements: 9 ** Democrats: no net change ** Whigs: no net change * Deaths: 2 * Resignations: 8 * Interim appointments: 0 * Vacancy: 1 *Total seats with changes: 10 , - ,
Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County , LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham , area_total_km2 = 135,765 ...

(3) , , Clement C. Clay (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned November 15, 1841 , ,
Arthur P. Bagby Arthur Pendleton Bagby (1794 – September 21, 1858) was a slave owner and 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, practic ...
(D) , Elected November 24, 1841 , - ,
Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area and the seventh-least populous, with slightly fewer than 1.1 million residents as of 2020, but it ...

(1) , , Nathan F. Dixon (W) , style="font-size:80%" , Died January 29, 1842 , , William Sprague (W) , Elected February 18, 1842 , - ,
Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...

(1) , , Alfred O. P. Nicholson (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned February 7, 1842 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - ,
New Hampshire New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the nor ...

(3) , , Franklin Pierce (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned February 28, 1842 , , Leonard Wilcox (D) , Appointed March 1, 1842, and subsequently elected , - ,
Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...

(3) , , Alexandre Mouton (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned March 1, 1842, after being elected Governor of Louisiana , , Charles M. Conrad (W) , Appointed April 14, 1842 , - ,
Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia ...

(3) , , Henry Clay (W) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned March 31, 1842 , ,
John J. Crittenden John Jordan Crittenden (September 10, 1787 July 26, 1863) was an American statesman and politician from the U.S. state of Kentucky. He represented the state in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate and twice served as Unite ...
(W) , Appointed March 31, 1842, and subsequently elected , - ,
Vermont Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to ...

(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 Samuel Chandler Crafts (October 6, 1768November 19, 1853) was a United States representative, Senator and the 12th governor of Vermont. Early life Born in Woodstock in the Colony of Connecticut, Crafts graduated from Harvard College in 1790 ...
(W) , Appointed April 23, 1842, and subsequently elected , - ,
New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...

(1) , , Samuel L. Southard (W) , style="font-size:80%" , Died June 26, 1842 , , William L. Dayton (W) , Appointed July 2, 1842 , - ,
South Carolina )'' Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , Former = Province of South Carolina , seat = Columbia , LargestCity = Charleston , LargestMetro = ...

(3) , , William C. Preston (W) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned November 29, 1842 , ,
George McDuffie George McDuffie (August 10, 1790 – March 11, 1851) was the 55th Governor of South Carolina and a member of the United States Senate. Biography Born of modest means in McDuffie County, Georgia, McDuffie's extraordinary intellect was noticed ...
(D) , Elected December 23, 1842 , - ,
Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and ...

(1) , , Reuel Williams (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned February 15, 1843 , Vacant , Not filled this term


House of Representatives

* Replacements: 17 ** Democrats: 3 seat net gain ** Whigs: 3 seat net loss * Deaths: 8 * Resignations: 12 * Contested election: 1 *Total seats with changes: 20 , - , , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Rep. George Evans resigned in previous congress , , David Bronson (W) , Seated May 31, 1841 , - , , ,
Francis Granger Francis Granger (December 1, 1792 – August 31, 1868) was an American politician who represented Ontario County, New York, in the United States House of Representatives for three non-consecutive terms. He was a leading figure in the state and ...
(W) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned March 5, 1841, after being appointed
United States Postmaster General The United States Postmaster General (PMG) is the chief executive officer of the United States Postal Service (USPS). The PMG is responsible for managing and directing the day-to-day operations of the agency. The PMG is selected and appointed by ...
, ,
John Greig John Greig (born 11 September 1942) is a Scottish former professional footballer, who played as a defender. He spent his entire career with Rangers, as a player, manager and director. Greig was voted "The Greatest Ever Ranger" in 1999 by the ...
(W) , Seated May 21, 1841 , - , , ,
Levi Lincoln Jr. Levi Lincoln Jr. (October 25, 1782 – May 29, 1868) was an American lawyer and politician from Worcester, Massachusetts. He was the 13th Governor of Massachusetts (1825–1834) and represented the state in the U.S. Congress (1834–1841). Li ...
(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 John Greig (born 11 September 1942) is a Scottish former professional footballer, who played as a defender. He spent his entire career with Rangers, as a player, manager and director. Greig was voted "The Greatest Ever Ranger" in 1999 by the ...
(W) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned September 25, 1841 , ,
Francis Granger Francis Granger (December 1, 1792 – August 31, 1868) was an American politician who represented Ontario County, New York, in the United States House of Representatives for three non-consecutive terms. He was a leading figure in the state and ...
(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 Linn Banks (January 23, 1784 – January 13, 1842) was a 19th-century slave owner, politician and lawyer, who served 26 years in the Virginia House of Delegates (including two decades as its Speaker), but resigned in order to run for the U.S. ...
(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 Lewis Williams (February 1, 1782 – February 23, 1842) was a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1815 and 1842. Born in Surry County, North Carolina (present-day Forsyth County), Williams attended the University of North Carolina ...
(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


Committees

Lists of committees and their party leaders.


Senate

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Agriculture Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people t ...
(Chairman: Lewis F. Linn) * Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman: Albert S. White then Benjamin Tappan) * Claims (Chairman: William A. Graham) *
Commerce Commerce is the large-scale organized system of activities, functions, procedures and institutions directly and indirectly related to the exchange (buying and selling) of goods and services among two or more parties within local, regional, nation ...
(Chairman: Jabez Huntington) * Distributing Public Revenue Among the States (Select) *
District of Columbia ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, ...
(Chairman: Richard H. Bayard) * Finance (Chairman: Clement C. Clay) * Fiscal Corporation of the United States (Select) *
Foreign Relations A state's foreign policy or external policy (as opposed to internal or domestic policy) is its objectives and activities in relation to its interactions with other states, unions, and other political entities, whether bilaterally or through m ...
(Chairman:
William C. Rives William Cabell Rives (May 4, 1793April 25, 1868) was an American lawyer, planter, politician and diplomat from Virginia. Initially a Jacksonian democracy, Jackson Democrat as well as member of the First Families of Virginia, Rives served in the Vi ...
then William S. Archer) *
Indian Affairs The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), also known as Indian Affairs (IA), is a United States federal agency within the Department of the Interior. It is responsible for implementing federal laws and policies related to American Indians and Al ...
(Chairman: James T. Morehead then Albert White) *
Judiciary The judiciary (also known as the judicial system, judicature, judicial branch, judiciative branch, and court or judiciary system) is the system of courts that adjudicates legal disputes/disagreements and interprets, defends, and applies the law ...
(Chairman: John M. Berrien) *
Manufactures Manufacturing is the creation or production of goods with the help of equipment, labor, machines, tools, and chemical or biological processing or formulation. It is the essence of secondary sector of the economy. The term may refer to a rang ...
(Chairman: George Evans) *
Military Affairs ''The Journal of Military History'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering the military history of all times and places. It is the official journal of the Society for Military History. The journal was established in 1937 and the ed ...
(Chairman: William C. Preston then
John J. Crittenden John Jordan Crittenden (September 10, 1787 July 26, 1863) was an American statesman and politician from the U.S. state of Kentucky. He represented the state in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate and twice served as Unite ...
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Militia A militia () is generally an army or some other fighting organization of non-professional soldiers, citizens of a country, or subjects of a state, who may perform military service during a time of need, as opposed to a professional force of r ...
(Chairman: Samuel S. Phelps) * Naval Affairs (Chairman: Willie P. Mangum) * Patents and the Patent Office (Chairman: Samuel Prentiss then John Leeds Kerr then Samuel S. Phelps) * Pensions (Chairman:
Isaac C. Bates Isaac Chapman Bates (January 23, 1779March 16, 1845) was an American politician from Massachusetts. He was born in Granville, Massachusetts, and graduated from Yale College in 1802. He practiced law in Northampton, Massachusetts, in 1808. P ...
) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: John Henderson) *
Printing Printing is a process for mass reproducing text and images using a master form or template. The earliest non-paper products involving printing include cylinder seals and objects such as the Cyrus Cylinder and the Cylinders of Nabonidus. The ...
(Chairman: N/A) * Private Land Claims (Chairman: Richard H. Bayard) * Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman:
Alexander Barrow Alexander Barrow I (March 27, 1801 – December 29, 1846) was a slave owner, lawyer and United States Senator from Louisiana. He was a member of the Whig Party (United States), Whig Party. He was the half-brother of Washington Barrow, sharin ...
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Public Lands In all modern states, a portion of land is held by central or local governments. This is called public land, state land, or Crown land (Australia, and Canada). The system of tenure of public land, and the terminology used, varies between countrie ...
(Chairman: Oliver H. Smith) * Revolutionary Claims (Chairman: Nathan F. Dixon) * Roads and Canals (Chairman: Augustus S. Porter) * Tariff Regulation (Select) * Whole


House of Representatives

* Accounts (Chairman: Osmyn Baker) *
Agriculture Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people t ...
(Chairman: Edmund Deberry) * Apportionment of Representatives (Select) * Claims (Chairman:
Joshua Giddings Joshua Reed Giddings (October 6, 1795 – May 27, 1864) was an American attorney, politician and a prominent opponent of slavery. He represented Northeast Ohio in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1838 to 1859. He was at first a member ...
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Commerce Commerce is the large-scale organized system of activities, functions, procedures and institutions directly and indirectly related to the exchange (buying and selling) of goods and services among two or more parties within local, regional, nation ...
(Chairman:
John P. Kennedy John Pendleton Kennedy (October 25, 1795 – August 18, 1870) was an American novelist, lawyer 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 Mi ...
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(Chairman: Joseph R. Underwood) *
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(Chairman:
William Halstead William Halstead (June 4, 1794 – March 4, 1878) was an American Whig Party politician who represented New Jersey at large in the United States House of Representatives from 1837 to 1839, and again from 1841 to 1843. Halstead was born in Eliz ...
) * Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman:
James Iver McKay James Iver McKay (July 17, 1792September 14, 1853) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina. He was born in 1792, near Elizabethtown, North Carolina. He pursued classical studies and then law. He was appoin ...
) * Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman: Joshua A. Lowell) * Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman:
John Van Buren John Van Buren (February 18, 1810 – October 13, 1866) was an American lawyer, official and politician. In addition to serving as a key advisor to his father, President Martin Van Buren, he was also Attorney General of New York from 1845 to 1 ...
) * Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman: A. Lawrence Foster) * Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman:
James Iver McKay James Iver McKay (July 17, 1792September 14, 1853) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina. He was born in 1792, near Elizabethtown, North Carolina. He pursued classical studies and then law. He was appoin ...
) * Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman:
Cave Johnson Cave Johnson (January 11, 1793 – November 23, 1866) was an American politician who served the state of Tennessee as a Democratic congressman in the United States House of Representatives. Johnson was the 12th United States Postmaster Gener ...
) * Foreign Affairs (Chairman: Caleb Cushing then
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Indian Affairs The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), also known as Indian Affairs (IA), is a United States federal agency within the Department of the Interior. It is responsible for implementing federal laws and policies related to American Indians and Al ...
(Chairman:
John Quincy Adams John Quincy Adams (; July 11, 1767 – February 23, 1848) was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, and diarist who served as the sixth president of the United States, from 1825 to 1829. He previously served as the eighth United States ...
) * Invalid Pensions (Chairman: Calvary Morris) *
Judiciary The judiciary (also known as the judicial system, judicature, judicial branch, judiciative branch, and court or judiciary system) is the system of courts that adjudicates legal disputes/disagreements and interprets, defends, and applies the law ...
(Chairman: Daniel D. Barnard) *
Manufactures Manufacturing is the creation or production of goods with the help of equipment, labor, machines, tools, and chemical or biological processing or formulation. It is the essence of secondary sector of the economy. The term may refer to a rang ...
(Chairman: Leverett Saltonstall I) * Memorial of the Agricultural Bank of Mississippi (Select) * Mileage (Chairman: Thomas W. Williams) *
Military Affairs ''The Journal of Military History'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering the military history of all times and places. It is the official journal of the Society for Military History. The journal was established in 1937 and the ed ...
(Chairman: William C. Dawson) *
Militia A militia () is generally an army or some other fighting organization of non-professional soldiers, citizens of a country, or subjects of a state, who may perform military service during a time of need, as opposed to a professional force of r ...
(Chairman: George May Keim) * Naval Affairs (Chairman: Henry A. Wise) * Patents (Chairman: Thomas B. Osborne) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: George N. Briggs) * Private Land Claims (Chairman: John Moore) * Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: William W. Boardman) * Public Expenditures (Chairman: James Graham) *
Public Lands In all modern states, a portion of land is held by central or local governments. This is called public land, state land, or Crown land (Australia, and Canada). The system of tenure of public land, and the terminology used, varies between countrie ...
(Chairman: William C. Johnson then
Jeremiah Morrow Jeremiah Morrow (October 6, 1771March 22, 1852) was a Democratic-Republican Party politician from Ohio. He served as the ninth governor of Ohio, and was the last Democratic-Republican to hold that office. He also served as a United States Senat ...
then Reuben Chapman then
Jeremiah Morrow Jeremiah Morrow (October 6, 1771March 22, 1852) was a Democratic-Republican Party politician from Ohio. He served as the ninth governor of Ohio, and was the last Democratic-Republican to hold that office. He also served as a United States Senat ...
) * Revisal and Unfinished Business (Chairman: Francis James) * Revolutionary Claims (Chairman:
Hiland Hall Hiland Hall (July 20, 1795 – December 18, 1885) was an American lawyer and politician who served as 25th governor of Vermont and a United States representative. Biography Hall was born in Bennington, Vermont. He attended the common schools, s ...
) * Revolutionary Pensions (Chairman: John Taliaferro) * Roads and Canals (Chairman: Joseph Lawrence) *
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(Select) * Standards of Official Conduct *
Territories A territory is an area of land, sea, or space, particularly belonging or connected to a country, person, or animal. In international politics, a territory is usually either the total area from which a state may extract power resources or a ...
(Chairman:
Garrett Davis Garrett Davis (September 10, 1801 – September 22, 1872) was a U.S. Senator and Representative from Kentucky. Early life Born in Mount Sterling, Kentucky, Garrett Davis was the brother of Amos Davis. After completing preparatory studies, Dav ...
) * Ways and Means (Chairman:
Millard Fillmore Millard Fillmore (January 7, 1800March 8, 1874) was the 13th president of the United States, serving from 1850 to 1853; he was the last to be a member of the Whig Party while in the White House. A former member of the U.S. House of Represen ...
) * Whole


Joint committees

* Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Sen.
Augustus Porter Augustus S. Porter (January 18, 1769 – June 10, 1849) was an American businessman, judge, farmer, and politician who served as an Assemblyman for the state of New York. Early life Augustus Porter was born in Salisbury, Litchfield County, Conne ...
then Sen. William Sprague) * The Library (Chairman: N/A)


Employees

* Librarian of Congress: John Silva Meehan


Senate

*
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: Asbury Dickins *
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: Stephen Haight, until March 8, 1841 ** Edward Dyer, elected March 8, 1841 * Chaplain: George G. Cookman,
Methodist Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a group of historically related denominations of Protestant Christianity whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley. George Whitefield and John's ...
, until June 12, 1841 ** Septimus Tustin,
Presbyterian Presbyterianism is a part of the Reformed tradition within Protestantism that broke from the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland by John Knox, who was a priest at St. Giles Cathedral (Church of Scotland). Presbyterian churches derive their nam ...
, elected June 12, 1841


House of Representatives

*
Clerk A clerk is a white-collar worker who conducts general office tasks, or a worker who performs similar sales-related tasks in a retail environment. The responsibilities of clerical workers commonly include record keeping, filing, staffing service ...
: Hugh A. Garland, until May 31, 1841 **
Matthew St. Clair Clarke Matthew St. Clair Clarke (1790 Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania - May 6, 1852 Washington, D.C.) was an American journalist, book author and politician. He was for seven terms Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Life ...
, elected May 31, 1841 *
Sergeant at Arms Sergeant ( abbreviated to Sgt. and capitalized when used as a named person's title) is a rank in many uniformed organizations, principally military and policing forces. The alternative spelling, ''serjeant'', is used in The Rifles and other un ...
:
Roderick Dorsey Roderick, Rodrick or Roderic (Proto-Germanic ''* Hrōþirīks'', from ''* hrōþiz'' "fame, glory" + ''* ríks'' "king, ruler") is a Germanic name, recorded from the 8th century onward.Förstemann, ''Altdeutsches Namenbuch'' (1856)740 Its Old Hi ...
, until June 8, 1841 ** Eleazor M. Townsend, elected June 8, 1841 * Doorkeeper: Joseph Follansbee * Postmaster: William J. McCormick * Chaplain: John W. French, Episcopalian, elected May 31, 1841 ** John N. Maffit,
Methodist Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a group of historically related denominations of Protestant Christianity whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley. George Whitefield and John's ...
, elected December 6, 1841 ** Frederick T. Tiffany, Episcopalian, elected December 5, 1842 * Reading Clerks:


See also

* 1840 United States elections (elections leading to this Congress) **
1840 United States presidential election The 1840 United States presidential election was the 14th quadrennial presidential election, held from Friday, October 30 to Wednesday, December 2, 1840. Economic recovery from the Panic of 1837 was incomplete, and Whig nominee William Henry Har ...
**
1840 and 1841 United States Senate elections __NOTOC__ Year 184 ( CLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Eggius and Aelianus (or, less frequently, year 937 ''A ...
**
1840 and 1841 United States House of Representatives elections __NOTOC__ Year 184 ( CLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Eggius and Aelianus (or, less frequently, year 937 ''Ab ...
* 1842 United States elections (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress) ** 1842 and 1843 United States Senate elections ** 1842 and 1843 United States House of Representatives elections


Notes


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External links


Statutes at Large, 1789-1875
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