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The 18th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the
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and the
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. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1823, to March 4, 1825, during the seventh and eighth years of
James Monroe James Monroe ( ; April 28, 1758July 4, 1831) was an American statesman, lawyer, diplomat, and Founding Father who served as the fifth president of the United States from 1817 to 1825. A member of the Democratic-Republican Party, Monroe was ...
's
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. The apportionment of seats in the
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was based on the Fourth Census of the United States in 1820. Both chambers had a
Democratic-Republican The Democratic-Republican Party, known at the time as the Republican Party and also referred to as the Jeffersonian Republican Party among other names, was an American political party founded by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison in the early ...
majority.


Major events

* August 1823: Arikara War fought between the
Arikara Arikara (), also known as Sahnish,
''Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation.'' (Retrieved Sep 29, 2011)
nation and the United States, the first American military conflict with the
Plains Indians Plains Indians or Indigenous peoples of the Great Plains and Canadian Prairies are the Native American tribes and First Nation band governments who have historically lived on the Interior Plains (the Great Plains and Canadian Prairies) of ...
. * December 2, 1823:
Monroe Doctrine The Monroe Doctrine was a United States foreign policy position that opposed European colonialism in the Western Hemisphere. It held that any intervention in the political affairs of the Americas by foreign powers was a potentially hostile act ...
: President
James Monroe James Monroe ( ; April 28, 1758July 4, 1831) was an American statesman, lawyer, diplomat, and Founding Father who served as the fifth president of the United States from 1817 to 1825. A member of the Democratic-Republican Party, Monroe was ...
delivered a speech to the Congress, announcing a new policy of forbidding European interference in the
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and establishing American neutrality in future European conflicts. * February 9, 1825:
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 ...
elected as
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by the House of Representatives in accordance with the
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provision of the Twelfth Amendment, as no candidate had received a majority of the electoral votes cast in the 1824 presidential election. The House was required to choose between Adams,
Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845) was an American lawyer, planter, general, and statesman who served as the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. Before being elected to the presidency, he gained fame as ...
, and
William Crawford William Crawford may refer to: Entertainment * William Broderick Crawford (1911–1986), American film actor * Bill Crawford (cartoonist) (1913–1982), American editorial cartoonist * William L. Crawford (1911–1984), U.S. publisher and editor ...
(the top three presidential electoral-vote recipients), with the delegation from each of the 24 states having one vote. Adams was elected on the first ballot by 13 to 7 to 4. :


Major legislation

* January 7, 1824:
Tariff of 1824 The Tariff of 1824 (Sectional Tariff of 2019, ch. 4, , enacted May 22, 1824) was a protective tariff in the United States designed to protect American industry from cheaper British commodities, especially iron products, wool and cotton textile ...
, Sess. 1, ch. 4, * March 3, 1825:
Crimes Act of 1825 The Crimes Act of 1825 (also known as the Federal Criminal Code of 1825), formally titled ''An Act more effectually to provide for the punishment of certain crimes against the United States, and for other purposes'', was the first piece of omnibu ...
, Sess. 2, ch. 65,


Party summary

The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this Congress, and includes members from vacancies and newly admitted states, when they were first seated. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "
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Senate


House of Representatives


Leadership


Senate

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Daniel D. Tompkins Daniel D. Tompkins (June 21, 1774 – June 11, 1825) was an American politician. He was the fifth governor of New York from 1807 to 1817, and the sixth vice president of the United States from 1817 to 1825. Born in Scarsdale, New York, Tompkins ...
(DR) *
President pro tempore A president pro tempore or speaker pro tempore is a constitutionally recognized officer of a legislative body who presides over the chamber in the absence of the normal presiding officer. The phrase '' pro tempore'' is Latin "for the time being". ...
: John Gaillard (DR)


House of Representatives

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Henry Clay Henry Clay Sr. (April 12, 1777June 29, 1852) was an American attorney and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the United States Senate, U.S. Senate and United States House of Representatives, House of Representatives. He was the seven ...
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Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class, 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 1826; Class 2 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1828; and Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1824.


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 = 135,7 ...

: 2. William R. King (DR) : 3. William Kelly (DR)


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 (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the ...

: 1. Elijah Boardman (DR), until August 18, 1823 :: Henry W. Edwards (DR), from October 8, 1823 : 3.
James Lanman James Lanman (June 14, 1767August 7, 1841) was an American lawyer and politician from Connecticut who served in the United States Senate from 1819 to 1825. He was a cousin of Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams. Early life James Lanm ...
(DR)


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 ...

: 1.
Thomas Clayton Thomas Clayton (July 1777 – August 21, 1854) was an American lawyer and politician from Dover in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist Party and later the National Republican Party and the Whig Party. He served in the Delawa ...
(F), from January 8, 1824 : 2. Nicholas Van Dyke (F), from January 7, 1824


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.
Nicholas Ware Nicholas Ware (February 16, 1776September 7, 1824) was a United States senator from Georgia. Ware was born in Caroline County, Virginia and later moved with his parents to Edgefield, South Carolina and a few years later to Augusta, Georgia. He ...
(DR), until September 7, 1824 :: Thomas W. Cobb (DR), from December 6, 1824 : 3. John Elliott (DR)


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 Rock ...

: 2.
Jesse B. Thomas Jesse Burgess Thomas (1777May 2, 1853) was an American lawyer, judge and politician who served as a delegate from the Indiana Territory to the tenth Congress and later served as president of the Constitutional Convention which led to Illinois ...
(DR) : 3.
Ninian Edwards Ninian Edwards (March 17, 1775July 20, 1833) was a founding political figure of the State of Illinois. He served as the first and only governor of the Illinois Territory from 1809 to until the territory was dissolved in 1818. He was then one of ...
(DR), until March 4, 1824 ::
John McLean John McLean (March 11, 1785 – April 4, 1861) was an American jurist and politician who served in the United States Congress, as U.S. Postmaster General, and as a justice of the Ohio and U.S. Supreme Courts. He was often discussed for t ...
(DR), from November 23, 1824


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 ...

: 1. James Noble (DR) : 3.
Waller Taylor Waller Taylor (c. 1775August 26, 1826) was an American military commander, politician, and one of the first two senators from the state of Indiana. Biography Taylor was born in Lunenburg County, Virginia where he spent his entire childhood. He ...
(DR)


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. Richard M. Johnson (DR) : 3. Isham Talbot (DR)


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 bord ...

: 2. Henry Johnson (DR), until May 27, 1824 :: Dominique J. Bouligny (DR), from November 19, 1824 : 3.
James Brown James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006) was an American singer, dancer, musician, record producer and bandleader. The central progenitor of funk music and a major figure of 20th century music, he is often referred to by the hono ...
(DR), until December 10, 1823 ::
Josiah S. Johnston Josiah Stoddard Johnston (November 24, 1784May 19, 1833) was a United States representative and Senator from Louisiana. Born in Salisbury, Connecticut, he moved with his father to Kentucky in 1788, and went to Connecticut to attend primary school ...
(DR), from January 15, 1824


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 nor ...

: 1. John Holmes (DR) : 2.
John Chandler John Chandler (February 1, 1762September 25, 1841) was an American politician and soldier of Maine. The political career of Chandler, a Democratic-Republican, was interspersed with his involvement in the state militia during both the American ...
(DR)


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 t ...

: 1. Samuel Smith (DR) : 3. Edward Lloyd (DR)


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Elijah H. Mills Elijah Hunt Mills (December 1, 1776May 5, 1829) was an American politician from Massachusetts. Early life Mills was born in Chesterfield, Massachusetts. He was educated by private tutors and graduated from Williams College in 1797. Mills studie ...
(F) : 2. James Lloyd (F)


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. David Holmes (DR) : 2. Thomas H. Williams (DR)


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 H. Benton (DR) : 3. David Barton (DR)


New Hampshire New Hampshire is a U.S. state, 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 t ...

: 2. Samuel Bell (DR) : 3. John F. Parrott (DR)


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 Delawa ...

: 1. Joseph McIlvaine (DR), from November 12, 1823 : 2.
Mahlon Dickerson Mahlon Dickerson (April 17, 1770 – October 5, 1853) was a justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey, the seventh governor of New Jersey, United States Senator from New Jersey, the 10th United States Secretary of the Navy and a United States ...
(DR)


New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...

: 1.
Martin Van Buren Martin Van Buren ( ; nl, Maarten van Buren; ; December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862) was an American lawyer and statesman who served as the eighth president of the United States from 1837 to 1841. A primary founder of the Democratic Party, he ...
(DR) : 3.
Rufus King Rufus King (March 24, 1755April 29, 1827) was an American Founding Father, lawyer, politician, and diplomat. He was a delegate for Massachusetts to the Continental Congress and the Philadelphia Convention and was one of the signers of the Uni ...
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North Carolina North Carolina () is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 28th largest and List of states and territories of the United ...

: 2.
John Branch John Branch Jr. (November 4, 1782January 4, 1863) was an American politician who served as U.S. Senator, Secretary of the Navy, the 19th Governor of the state of North Carolina, and was the sixth and last territorial governor of Florida. ...
(DR) : 3.
Nathaniel Macon Nathaniel Macon (December 17, 1757June 29, 1837) was an American politician who represented North Carolina in both houses of Congress. He was the fifth speaker of the House, serving from 1801 to 1807. He was a member of the United States House of ...
(DR)


Ohio Ohio () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Of the List of states and territories of the United States, fifty U.S. states, it is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 34th-l ...

: 1. Benjamin Ruggles (DR) : 3.
Ethan Allen Brown Ethan Allen Brown (July 4, 1776February 24, 1852) was a Democratic-Republican politician. He served as the seventh governor of Ohio. Biography Brown was born in Darien, Connecticut to Roger Brown, a prosperous farmer and a Revolutionary War vet ...
(DR)


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. William Findlay (DR) : 3. Walter Lowrie (DR)


Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the List of U.S. states by area, smallest U.S. state by area and the List of states and territories of the United States ...

: 1.
James De Wolf James DeWolf (March 18, 1764December 21, 1837) was a slave trader, a privateer during the War of 1812, and a state and national politician. He served as a state legislator for a total of nearly 25 years, and in the 1820s as a United States senat ...
(DR) : 2. Nehemiah R. Knight (DR)


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 = ...

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Robert Y. Hayne Robert Young Hayne (November 10, 1791 – September 24, 1839) was an American lawyer, planter and politician. He served in the United States Senate from 1823 to 1832, as Governor of South Carolina 1832–1834, and as Mayor of Charleston 1836–1 ...
(DR) : 3. John Gaillard (DR)


Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 36th-largest by ...

: 1. John H. Eaton (DR) : 2.
Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845) was an American lawyer, planter, general, and statesman who served as the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. Before being elected to the presidency, he gained fame as ...
(DR)


Vermont Vermont () is a U.S. state, 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 (state), New York to the west, and the Provin ...

: 1. Horatio Seymour (DR) : 3.
William A. Palmer William Adams Palmer (September 12, 1781December 3, 1860) was an American lawyer and politician. A prominent of the Anti-Masonic Party in the 1830s, he was most notable for his service as a US Senator from Vermont (1818–1825) and the 13th gover ...
(DR)


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 are ...

: 1.
James Barbour James Barbour (June 10, 1775 – June 7, 1842) was an American slave owner, lawyer, politician and planter. He served as a delegate from Orange County, Virginia in the Virginia General Assembly, and as speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates ...
(DR) : 2. John Taylor (DR), until August 21, 1824 :: Littleton W. Tazewell (DR), from December 7, 1824


House of Representatives

The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.


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 = 135,7 ...

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Gabriel Moore Gabriel Moore (1785 – August 6, 1844) was a Democratic-Republican, later Jacksonian and National Republican politician and fifth governor of the U.S. state of Alabama (1829–1831). Life and politics Moore was born in Stokes County, North ...
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John McKee John McKee may refer to: * John McKee (politician) (1771–1832), American politician * John McKee (American football) (1877–1950), American football coach and physician * John McKee (philanthropist) (1821–1902), African-American property magnat ...
(DR-J) : . George W. Owen (DR-J)


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 (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the ...

All representatives were elected statewide on a
general ticket The general ticket, also known as party block voting (PBV) or ticket voting, is a type of block voting in which voters opt for a party, or a team's set list of candidates, and the highest-polling party/team becomes the winner. Unless specifically ...
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Noyes Barber Noyes Barber (April 28, 1781 – January 3, 1844) was an American military veteran and politician who served seven terms as a United States representative from Connecticut from 1821 to 1835. Biography Barber was born in Groton, Connecticut son ...
(DR-A) : . Samuel A. Foot (DR-A) : .
Ansel Sterling Ansel Sterling (February 3, 1782 – November 6, 1853) was a United States representative from Connecticut. He was the brother of Micah Sterling who was a United States Representative from New York. He was born in Lyme, Connecticut, where he a ...
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Ebenezer Stoddard Ebenezer Stoddard (May 6, 1785 – August 19, 1847) was a United States representative from Connecticut. He was born in Union. He attended Woodstock Academy in 1802 and in 1803 and graduated from Brown University in 1807. After studying, he was ...
(DR-A) : .
Gideon Tomlinson Gideon Tomlinson (December 31, 1780 – October 8, 1854) was a United States senator, United States Representative, and the 25th Governor for the state of Connecticut. Biography Born in Stratford, Tomlinson completed preparatory studies and ...
(DR-A) : .
Lemuel Whitman Lemuel Whitman (June 8, 1780 – November 13, 1841) was a United States representative from Connecticut. He was born in Farmington, Connecticut where he completed preparatory studies. He graduated from Yale College in 1800 and taught in a semin ...
(DR-A)


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 ...

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Louis McLane Louis McLane (May 28, 1786 – October 7, 1857) was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware, and Baltimore, Maryland. He was a veteran of the War of 1812, a member of the Federalist Party and later th ...
(F-C)


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 The general ticket, also known as party block voting (PBV) or ticket voting, is a type of block voting in which voters opt for a party, or a team's set list of candidates, and the highest-polling party/team becomes the winner. Unless specifically ...
. : . Joel Abbot (DR-C) : . George Cary (DR-C) : . Thomas W. Cobb (DR-C), until December 6, 1824 ::
Richard Henry Wilde Richard Henry Wilde (September 24, 1789 – September 10, 1847) was a United States representative and lawyer from Georgia. Biography Wilde was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1789 to Richard Wilde and Mary Newitt, but came to America at age eight ...
(DR-C), from February 7, 1825 : .
Alfred Cuthbert Alfred Cuthbert (December 23, 1785July 9, 1856) was a United States representative and Senator from Georgia. He should not be confused with his brother, John Alfred Cuthbert. Life and career Cuthbert was born in Savannah. He was instructed by pr ...
(DR-C) : . John Forsyth (DR-C) : . Edward F. Tattnall (DR-C) : .
Wiley Thompson Wiley Thompson (September 23, 1781 – December 28, 1835) was a United States representative from Georgia. Born in Amelia County, Virginia, Thompson moved to Elberton, Georgia, and served as a commissioner of the Elbert County Academy in 1808. He ...
(DR-C)


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 Rock ...

: . Daniel P. Cook (DR-A)


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 ...

: . William Prince (DR-J), until September 8, 1824 :: Jacob Call (DR-J), from December 23, 1824 : .
Jonathan Jennings Jonathan Jennings (March 27, 1784 – July 26, 1834) was the first governor of Indiana and a nine-term congressman from Indiana. Born in either Hunterdon County, New Jersey, or Rockbridge County, Virginia, he studied law before migrating to the ...
(DR-J) : .
John Test John Test (1781 – October 9, 1849) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana. John Test was born and raised near Salem, New Jersey.In 1790 when John Test was 8 or 9 years of age, his father signed a petition concerning road repair in Salem Coun ...
(DR-J)


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 ...

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David Trimble William David Trimble, Baron Trimble, (15 October 1944 – 25 July 2022) was a British politician who was the first First Minister of Northern Ireland from 1998 to 2002, and leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) from 1995 to 2005. He wa ...
(DR-A) : . Thomas Metcalfe (DR-A) : .
Henry Clay Henry Clay Sr. (April 12, 1777June 29, 1852) was an American attorney and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the United States Senate, U.S. Senate and United States House of Representatives, House of Representatives. He was the seven ...
(DR-A) : . Robert P. Letcher (DR-A) : . John T. Johnson (DR-J) : . David White (DR-A) : .
Thomas P. Moore Thomas Patrick Moore (1797 – July 21, 1853) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Born in Charlotte County, Virginia, Moore attended the common schools. He moved with his parents to Harrodsburg, Kentuc ...
(DR-J) : . Richard A. Buckner (DR-A) : .
Charles A. Wickliffe Charles Anderson Wickliffe (June 8, 1788 – October 31, 1869) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. He also served as Speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives, the 14th Governor of Kentucky, and was appointed Postmaster General by Pr ...
(DR-J) : . Francis Johnson (DR-A) : . Philip Thompson (DR-A) : . Robert P. Henry (DR-J)


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 bord ...

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Edward Livingston Edward Livingston (May 28, 1764May 23, 1836) was an American jurist and statesman. He was an influential figure in the drafting of the Louisiana Civil Code of 1825, a civil code based largely on the Napoleonic Code. Livingston represented bot ...
(DR-J) : . Henry H. Gurley (DR-A) : . William L. Brent (DR-A)


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 nor ...

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William Burleigh William Burleigh (October 24, 1785 – July 2, 1827) was a United States representative from Maine. He was born in Northwood, New Hampshire, on October 24, 1785. He moved with his parents to Gilmanton, New Hampshire, in 1788 where he attended ...
(DR-A) : . Stephen Longfellow (F-A) : .
Ebenezer Herrick Ebenezer Herrick (October 21, 1785 – May 7, 1839) was a U.S. Representative from Maine, father of Anson Herrick. Biography Born in Lewiston, Maine (then a district of Massachusetts), Herrick attended the common schools. He studied law, was ad ...
(DR-A) : .
Joshua Cushman Joshua Cushman (April 11, 1761 – January 27, 1834) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts and from Maine. Born in Halifax in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, Cushman served in the Continental Army from April 1, 1777, until March 1780 ...
(DR-A) : .
Enoch Lincoln Enoch Lincoln (December 28, 1788 – October 8, 1829) was an American politician, serving as U.S. Representative from, successively, Massachusetts and from Maine. He was the son of Levi Lincoln Sr. and his wife, and the younger brother of Levi L ...
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Jeremiah O'Brien Captain Jeremiah O'Brien (1744–1818) was an Irish-American captain in the Massachusetts State Navy. Prior to its existence (or that of the Continental Navy), he commanded the sloop ''Unity'' when he captured the Royal Navy, British armed s ...
(DR-A) : . David Kidder (DR-A)


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 t ...

The 5th district was a plural district with two representatives. : . Raphael Neale (F-A) : .
Joseph Kent Joseph Kent (January 14, 1779November 24, 1837), a Whig, was a United States Senator from Maryland, serving from 1833 until his death in 1837. He also served in the House of Representatives, serving the second district of Maryland from 1811 to ...
(DR-A) : . Henry R. Warfield (F-A) : . John Lee (F-J) : .
Peter Little Peter Little (December 11, 1775 – February 5, 1830) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Maryland. Biography Born in Petersburg, Pennsylvania, Little attended the common schools. He initially worked as a ...
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Isaac McKim Isaac McKim (July 21, 1775 – April 1, 1838) was a U.S. Representative from Maryland, nephew of Alexander McKim. McKim's five terms as a Congressman saw him change parties three times (from Republican to Jackson Republican to Jacksonian). Ea ...
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William Hayward Jr. William Hayward Jr. (1787October 19, 1836) was an American politician. Born at ''Shipshead'', near Easton, Maryland, Hayward attended Easton Academy and graduated from Princeton College in 1808. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1809 ...
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John S. Spence John Selby Spence (February 29, 1788October 24, 1840) was an American politician. Born near Snow Hill, Maryland, Spence attended the common schools and graduated from the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 18 ...
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Daniel Webster Daniel Webster (January 18, 1782 – October 24, 1852) was an American lawyer and statesman who represented New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the U.S. Congress and served as the U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents William Henry Harrison ...
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Jeremiah Nelson Jeremiah Nelson (September 14, 1769October 2, 1838) was a Representative from Massachusetts. Nelson was born in Rowley in the Province of Massachusetts Bay on September 14, 1769, to Solomon and Elizabeth (Mighill) Nelson. He graduated from Da ...
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Timothy Fuller Timothy Fuller (July 11, 1778 – October 1, 1835) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Life and work Fuller was born in Chilmark, Massachusetts. His father, also named Timothy, the first settled minister of Princeton, Massachusetts, ...
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Jonas Sibley Jonas Sibley (March 7, 1762 – February 5, 1834) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. He was born in Sutton in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, and completed preparatory studies there. He married Lydia Rice of Sutton. He was Selec ...
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John Locke John Locke (; 29 August 1632 – 28 October 1704) was an English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers and commonly known as the "father of liberalism". Considered one of ...
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Samuel Lathrop Samuel Lathrop (May 1, 1772 – July 11, 1846) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Biography Samuel Lathrop was born on May 1, 1772, on the western side of Springfield (which would later be incorporated as a separate town in 17 ...
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Henry W. Dwight Henry Williams Dwight (February 26, 1788 – February 21, 1845) was a lawyer and politician who became U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Life Born February 26, 1788 in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, his father was also named Henry Williams ...
(F-A) : . John Bailey (DR-A), from December 13, 1824 : .
Aaron Hobart Aaron Hobart (June 26, 1787 – September 19, 1858) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Abington, Massachusetts, Hobart pursued classical studies and graduated from Brown University in 1805. He studied law, was admitted to t ...
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Francis Baylies Francis Baylies (October 16, 1783 – October 28, 1852) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, and brother of congressman William Baylies. His great-grandfather was Thomas Baylies, an ironmaster from Coalbrookdale, England, who immigrat ...
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John Reed Jr. John Reed Jr. (September 2, 1781 – November 25, 1860) was a Representative from Massachusetts. Reed was born in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts. He graduated from Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island in 1803, and was a tutor of lang ...
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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 ...

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Christopher Rankin Christopher Rankin (1788March 14, 1826) was an attorney and politician from Pennsylvania, who moved to the Mississippi Territory in 1809. He was a delegate to the state constitutional convention in 1817, and was later elected as a U.S. representa ...
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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 ...

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New Hampshire New Hampshire is a U.S. state, 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 t ...

All representatives were elected statewide on a
general ticket The general ticket, also known as party block voting (PBV) or ticket voting, is a type of block voting in which voters opt for a party, or a team's set list of candidates, and the highest-polling party/team becomes the winner. Unless specifically ...
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Matthew Harvey Matthew Harvey (June 21, 1781 – April 7, 1866) was a United States representative from New Hampshire, the 13th governor of New Hampshire and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. ...
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Arthur Livermore Arthur Livermore (July 29, 1766 – July 1, 1853) was an American politician and attorney who served as a United States representative from New Hampshire. Early life and education Born in Londonderry in the Province of New Hampshire, Livermore ...
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Aaron Matson Aaron Matson (1770 – July 18, 1855) was a United States representative from New Hampshire. He was born in Plymouth, Massachusetts. He moved to Cheshire County, New Hampshire, where he was the county judge of probate. Matson was a member of th ...
(DR-A) : . William Plumer Jr. (DR-A) : . Thomas Whipple Jr. (DR-A)


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 Delawa ...

All representatives were elected statewide on a
general ticket The general ticket, also known as party block voting (PBV) or ticket voting, is a type of block voting in which voters opt for a party, or a team's set list of candidates, and the highest-polling party/team becomes the winner. Unless specifically ...
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George Cassedy George Cassedy (September 16, 1783 – December 31, 1842) was a U.S. Representative from New Jersey. Born in Hackensack, New Jersey, Cassedy attended the common schools, where he studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1809 and commenced prac ...
(DR-J) : . Lewis Condict (DR-J) : .
Daniel Garrison Daniel Garrison, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Pennsville Township, New Jersey near Salem, New Jersey, on April 3, 1782. Early life and career He pursued an academic course and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was a member of the ...
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George Holcombe George Holcombe (March 1786 – January 14, 1828) was an American physician and politician who served as a United States representative from New Jersey. Early life and education Born in what was then Amwell Township (now in part of Lambertvi ...
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James Matlack James Matlack (January 11, 1775January 16, 1840) born in Woodbury, New Jersey, was a Representative from New Jersey. January 11, 1775; attended the common schools; interested in various business enterprises; owned slaves; justice of the peace i ...
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Samuel Swan Samuel Swan (1771, near Scotch Plains, New Jersey – August 24, 1844, Bound Brook, New Jersey), was a five-term U.S. Congressman and medical doctor. After studying medicine, Swan began to practice in Bound Brook, from 1800 to 1806 and then mo ...
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New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...

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Silas Wood Silas Wood (September 14, 1769 – March 2, 1847) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Born in West Hills on Long Island in the Province of New York, Wood pursued classical studies. He graduated from Princeton College in 1789 and during ...
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Jacob Tyson Jacob Tyson (October 8, 1773July 16, 1848) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life Tyson attended public school in his youth. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and practiced law. He was Supervisor of the Town of Castle ...
(DR-C) : . Churchill C. Cambreleng (DR-C) : . John J. Morgan (DR-J) : .
Peter Sharpe Peter Sharpe (December 10, 1777 in New York City – August 3, 1842 in Brooklyn, New York) was an American politician who served as a United States representative from New York. Life He "was a Maiden-lane whip-maker, of the average intellig ...
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Joel Frost Joel Frost (September 28, 1765 – September 11, 1827) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life Joel Frost was born in Carmel, New York on September 28, 1765, the son of John Frost and Huldah (Munson) Frost. He lived in Yorktow ...
(DR-C) : . William W. Van Wyck (DR-A) : .
Hector Craig Hector Craig (1775January 31, 1842) was an American manufacturer and politician from New York. He served two non-consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1823 to 1825, and from 1829 to 1830. Life Born in Paisley, Scotland ...
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Lemuel Jenkins Lemuel Jenkins (October 20, 1789 – August 18, 1862) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life Jenkins was born in Bloomingburgh, then Ulster County, now Sullivan County, New York, the posthumous son of Lemuel Jenkins (1740–1 ...
(DR-C) : . James Strong (F-A) : . James L. Hogeboom (DR-C) : .
Stephen Van Rensselaer Stephen Van Rensselaer III (; November 1, 1764January 26, 1839) was an American landowner, businessman, militia officer, and politician. A graduate of Harvard College, at age 21, Van Rensselaer took control of Rensselaerswyck, his family's mano ...
(F-A) : . Charles A. Foote (DR-C) : .
Lewis Eaton Lewis Eaton (February 17, 1790 – August 22, 1857) was a United States Congressman from New York. Life Eaton became a farmer, also becoming active in politics, including serving as Duanesburg Town Supervisor from 1819 to 1820. From 1821 to 182 ...
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Isaac Williams Jr. Isaac Williams Jr. (April 5, 1777 in Goshen, Connecticut, Goshen, Litchfield County, Connecticut – November 9, 1860 in Cooperstown, New York, Cooperstown, Otsego County, New York) was an American politician from New York (state), New York. Life ...
(DR-A) : . Henry R. Storrs (F-A) : .
John Herkimer John Herkimer (1773 Tryon County, New York – June 8, 1848 Danube, Herkimer County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life Herkimer was the son of George Herkimer (brother of Gen. Nicholas Herkimer and Johan Jost ...
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John W. Cady John Watts Cady (June 28, 1790 – January 5, 1854) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Early life Cady was born in Florida, Montgomery County, New York on June 28, 1790. He was one of eight children born to Ann (née Shuler) C ...
(DR-A) : . John W. Taylor (DR-A) : .
Henry C. Martindale Henry Clinton Martindale (May 6, 1780 in Berkshire County, Massachusetts – April 22, 1860 in Sandy Hill, Washington County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life He graduated from Williams College in 1800. The ...
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Ela Collins Ela Collins (February 14, 1786 – November 23, 1848) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life Collins was born on February 14, 1786 in Meriden, Connecticut, the son of Revolutionary War and War of 1812 militia veteran Ge ...
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Egbert Ten Eyck Egbert Ten Eyck (April 18, 1779 in Schodack, Rensselaer County, New York – April 11, 1844 in Watertown, Jefferson County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. In the mid-1820s, he served parts of two terms in the ...
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Lot Clark Lot Clark (May 23, 1788 in Hillsdale, Columbia County, New York – December 18, 1862 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life Clark removed with his parents to Otsego County in 1796. He ...
(DR-C) : . Justin Dwinell (DR-C) : .
Elisha Litchfield Elisha Litchfield (July 12, 1785 Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut – August 4, 1859 Cazenovia, Madison County, New York) was an American merchant and politician from New York. Life He attended the common schools, and learned the carpent ...
(DR-C) : . Rowland Day (DR-C) : . Samuel Lawrence (DR-A) : .
Dudley Marvin Dudley Marvin (May 9, 1786 – June 25, 1856) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Born in Lyme, Connecticut, Marvin attended Colchester (Connecticut) Academy. He moved to Canandaigua, New York, in 1807 and studied law. He was admitted ...
(DR-A) : . Robert S. Rose (DR-A) : .
Moses Hayden Moses Hayden (June 1785February 13, 1830) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life He was the son of Dr. Moses Hayden (1742–1813) and Triphena (French, Childs) Hayden (b. 1756). He completed preparatory studies, and graduate ...
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William B. Rochester William Beatty Rochester (January 29, 1789 Hagerstown, Maryland – June 14, 1838) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Early life Rochester was the first child of Col. Nathaniel Rochester (1752–1831), founder of the City of Ro ...
(DR-A), until April 23, 1823 :: William Woods (DR-A), from November 3, 1823 : . Isaac Wilson (DR-A), until January 7, 1824 :: Parmenio Adams (DR-A), from January 7, 1824 : .
Albert H. Tracy Albert Haller Tracy (June 17, 1793 – September 19, 1859) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life Tracy pursued classical studies, and later studied medicine. In 1811, Tracy removed to New York, where he stopped studying m ...
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North Carolina North Carolina () is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 28th largest and List of states and territories of the United ...

: . Alfred M. Gatlin (DR-C) : . Hutchins G. Burton (DR-C), until March 23, 1824 ::
George Outlaw George Outlaw (October 25, 1771 – August 15, 1825) was a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina in 1825. Outlaw, born near Windsor, North Carolina, in Bertie County, was educated by private teachers and in the common schools. He engaged in agr ...
(DR-C), from January 19, 1825 : . Thomas H. Hall (DR-C) : . Richard D. Spaight Jr. (DR-C) : .
Charles Hooks Charles Hooks (February 20, 1768 – October 18, 1843) was a United States Representative from North Carolina; born in Bertie County, North Carolina, February 20, 1768; when he was two years old his parents moved to Duplin County, North Carolina a ...
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Weldon N. Edwards Weldon Nathaniel Edwards (January 25, 1788 – December 18, 1873) was a United States House of Representatives, Congressional Representative from North Carolina (1816 – 1827). Early life Edwards was born in 1788 in Gaston, North Carolina. He ha ...
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John Culpepper John Culpepper (January 1841) was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina. Origins John Culpepper was born about 1761 near Wadesboro, Anson County, Province of North Carolina, the son of Sampson Culpepper (1737 Bertie County, Pro ...
(F-A) : . Willie P. Mangum (DR-C) : . Romulus M. Saunders (DR-C) : . John Long (DR-C) : . Henry W. Connor (DR-J) : . Robert B. Vance (DR-J) : .
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 ...
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Ohio Ohio () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Of the List of states and territories of the United States, fifty U.S. states, it is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 34th-l ...

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James W. Gazlay James William Gazlay (July 23, 1784 – June 8, 1874) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio for one term from 1823 to 1825. Biography Born in New York City, Gazlay moved with his parents to Dutchess County, New York, in 1789. He attended the co ...
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Thomas R. Ross Thomas Randolph Ross (October 26, 1788 – June 28, 1869) was a United States Representative from Ohio. Born in New Garden Township, Pennsylvania, Ross completed preparatory studies. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and began practice i ...
(DR-C) : . William McLean (DR-A) : . Joseph Vance (DR-A) : .
John W. Campbell John Wood Campbell Jr. (June 8, 1910 – July 11, 1971) was an American science fiction writer and editor. He was editor of ''Astounding Science Fiction'' (later called ''Analog Science Fiction and Fact'') from late 1937 until his death ...
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Duncan McArthur Duncan McArthur (1772April 29, 1839) was a military officer and a Federalist and National Republican politician from Ohio. He served as the 11th governor of Ohio. When first elected to state office as a representative, he was serving in th ...
(DR-A) : . Samuel F. Vinton (DR-A) : . William Wilson (DR-C) : .
Philemon Beecher Philemon Beecher (March 19, 1776November 30, 1839) was an Anglo-American attorney and legislator who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio. Biography Philemon Beecher was born in Oxford in the Connecticut Colony, ...
(DR-A) : . John Patterson (DR-A) : . John C. Wright (DR-A) : . John Sloane (DR-A) : .
Elisha Whittlesey Elisha Whittlesey (October 19, 1783 – January 7, 1863) was a lawyer, civil servant and U.S. Representative from Ohio. Biography Born in Washington, Connecticut, Whittlesey moved with his parents in early youth to Salisbury, Connecticut. He att ...
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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, ...

There were six plural districts: the 7th, 8th, 11th, and 16th had two representatives each, the 4th and 9th had three representatives each. : . Samuel Breck (F-A) : .
Joseph Hemphill Joseph Hemphill (January 7, 1770May 29, 1842) was an American politician who served as a Federalist member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district from 1801 to 1803, as a Jackson Federalist representat ...
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James Buchanan James Buchanan Jr. ( ; April 23, 1791June 1, 1868) was an American lawyer, diplomat and politician who served as the 15th president of the United States from 1857 to 1861. He previously served as secretary of state from 1845 to 1849 and repr ...
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Samuel Edwards Samuel Edwards (March 12, 1785 – November 21, 1850) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district from 1819 to 1823 and from Pennsylva ...
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Isaac Wayne Isaac Wayne (1772October 25, 1852) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Federalist Party member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district from 1823 to 1825. He served as a member ...
(F-J) : . Philip S. Markley (DR-J) : . Robert Harris (DR-J) : .
Daniel Udree Daniel Udree (August 5, 1751 – July 15, 1828) was a Democratic-Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography Born on August 5, 1751 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Udree was raised in comfortable s ...
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Henry Wilson Henry Wilson (born Jeremiah Jones Colbath; February 16, 1812 – November 22, 1875) was an American politician who was the 18th vice president of the United States from 1873 until his death in 1875 and a senator from Massachusetts from 1855 ...
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Samuel D. Ingham Samuel Delucenna Ingham (September 16, 1779 – June 5, 1860) was a state legislator, judge, U.S. Representative and served as U.S. Treasury Secretary under President Andrew Jackson. Early life and education Ingham was born near New Hope, Pe ...
(DR-J) : . Thomas J. Rogers (DR-J), until April 20, 1824 ::
George Wolf George Wolf (August 12, 1777March 11, 1840) was the seventh governor of Pennsylvania from 1829 to 1835. On June 29, 1888, he was recognized as the "father of the public-school system" in Pennsylvania by the erection of a memorial gateway at Ea ...
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William Cox Ellis William Cox Ellis (May 5, 1787 – December 13, 1871) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography William Cox Ellis was born in Fort Muncy, Pennsylvania, son of William and Mercy Cox Ellis. He attend ...
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George Kremer George Kremer (November 21, 1775September 11, 1854) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography Kremer was born in Middletown in the Province of Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the ...
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Samuel McKean Samuel McKean (April 7, 1787December 14, 1841) was an American merchant and politician from Burlington, Pennsylvania, who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. Senate for Pennsylvania from 1833 to 1839 and of the U.S. House of Representati ...
(DR-J) : . James S. Mitchell (DR-J) : . John Findlay (DR-J) : . James Wilson (DR-J) : . John Brown (DR-J) : .
John Tod John Tod (1779March 27, 1830) was an American judge and politician who served as a Democratic-Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district from 1821 to 1823 and for Pennsylvania's 13th con ...
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Alexander Thomson Alexander "Greek" Thomson (9 April 1817 – 22 March 1875) was an eminent Scottish architect and architectural theorist who was a pioneer in sustainable building. Although his work was published in the architectural press of his day, it was l ...
(DR-J), from December 6, 1824 : . Andrew Stewart (DR-J) : . Thomas Patterson (DR-J) : . James Allison Jr. (DR-J) : .
Walter Forward Walter Forward (January 24, 1786 – November 24, 1852) was an American lawyer and politician. He was the brother of Chauncey Forward. Biography Born in East Granby, Connecticut, he attended the common schools. After moving with his father to ...
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George Plumer George Plumer (December 5, 1762 – June 8, 1843) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. George Plumer was born near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives T ...
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Patrick Farrelly Patrick Farrelly (1770January 12, 1826) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography Patrick Farrelly (father of John Wilson Farrelly) was born in the Kingdom of Ireland, a member of the Farrelly family. He i ...
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Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the List of U.S. states by area, smallest U.S. state by area and the List of states and territories of the United States ...

All representatives were elected statewide on a
general ticket The general ticket, also known as party block voting (PBV) or ticket voting, is a type of block voting in which voters opt for a party, or a team's set list of candidates, and the highest-polling party/team becomes the winner. Unless specifically ...
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Job Durfee Job Durfee (September 20, 1790 – July 26, 1847) was a politician and jurist from Rhode Island. Born at Tiverton, he graduated from Brown University in 1813 and was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Tiverton. He was a member of the ...
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Samuel Eddy Samuel Eddy (March 31, 1769February 3, 1839) was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island. Born Johnston in the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Eddy completed preparatory studies. He graduated from Brown University in 1787 ...
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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 = ...

: . Joel R. Poinsett (DR-J) : . James Hamilton Jr. (DR-J) : . Robert B. Campbell (DR-J) : . Andrew R. Govan (DR-J) : .
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 ...
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Joseph Gist Joseph Gist (January 12, 1775March 8, 1836) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina. Born near the mouth of Fair Forest Creek in the Union District of the Province of South Carolina. Gist moved to Charleston with his parents in 1788. H ...
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Starling Tucker Starling Tucker (1770January 3, 1834) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina. Born in Halifax County in the Province of North Carolina, Tucker moved to Mountain Shoals, South Carolina (now Enoree). He received a limited education. ...
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Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 36th-largest by ...

: . John Blair (DR-J) : . John Cocke (DR-J) : . James I. Standifer (DR-J) : . Jacob C. Isacks (DR-J) : . Robert Allen (DR-J) : .
James T. Sandford James T. Sanford was an American politician who represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives from 1823 to 1825. Biography Sanford was born in the U.S. state of Virginia. He attended the local common schools, and moved ...
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Samuel Houston Samuel Houston (, ; March 2, 1793 – July 26, 1863) was an American general and statesman who played an important role in the Texas Revolution. He served as the first and third president of the Republic of Texas and was one of the first two i ...
(DR-J) : . James B. Reynolds (DR-J) : . Adam R. Alexander (DR-J)


Vermont Vermont () is a U.S. state, 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 (state), New York to the west, and the Provin ...

All representatives were elected statewide on a
general ticket The general ticket, also known as party block voting (PBV) or ticket voting, is a type of block voting in which voters opt for a party, or a team's set list of candidates, and the highest-polling party/team becomes the winner. Unless specifically ...
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Rollin C. Mallary Rollin Carolas Mallary (May 27, 1784 – April 15, 1831) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as U.S. Representative from Vermont. Biography Mallary was born in Cheshire, Connecticut, and graduated from Middlebury College in 1805. H ...
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William C. Bradley William Czar Bradley (March 23, 1782March 3, 1867) was an American lawyer and politician. He served three terms as U.S. Representative from Vermont from 1813 to 1815, then again from 1823 to 1827. Biography Born in Westminster in the Vermont ...
(DR-A) : . Charles Rich (DR-A), until October 15, 1824 ::
Henry Olin Henry Olin (May 7, 1768August 18, 1837) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as a United States representative from Vermont and eighth lieutenant governor of Vermont. Biography Olin was born in Shaftsbury in the New Hampshire Gran ...
(DR-A), from December 13, 1824 : . Daniel A. A. Buck (DR-A) : .
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 ...
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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 are ...

: . Thomas Newton Jr. (DR-A) : . Arthur Smith (DR-C) : .
William S. Archer William Segar Archer (March 5, 1789March 28, 1855) was a slave owner, politician, planter and lawyer from Amelia County, Virginia who served several times in the Virginia House of Delegates, as well as in the United States House of Representati ...
(DR-C) : . Mark Alexander (DR-C) : . John Randolph (DR-C) : . George Tucker (DR-C) : . Jabez Leftwich (DR-C) : .
Burwell Bassett Burwell Bassett, Jr. (March 18, 1764 – February 26, 1841) was an American planter and politician from New Kent County, Virginia, New Kent County and for two decades from Williamsburg, Virginia, Williamsburg in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), ...
(DR-C) : .
Andrew Stevenson Andrew Stevenson (January 21, 1784 – January 25, 1857) was an American politician, lawyer and diplomat. He represented Richmond, Virginia in the Virginia House of Delegates and eventually became its speaker before being elected to the United S ...
(DR-C) : .
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 ...
(DR-C) : .
Philip P. Barbour Philip Pendleton Barbour (May 25, 1783 – February 25, 1841) was the tenth speaker of the United States House of Representatives and an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He is the only individual to serve in bot ...
(DR-C) : .
Robert S. Garnett Robert Selden Garnett (December 16, 1819 – July 13, 1861) was a career military officer, serving in the United States Army until the American Civil War, when he became a Confederate States Army brigadier general. He was the first general off ...
(DR-C) : .
William Lee Ball William Lee Ball (January 2, 1781 – February 29, 1824) was a nineteenth-century slave owner and politician from Virginia who served four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1817 to until his death in 1824. Biography Born in ...
(DR-C), until February 29, 1824 :: John Taliaferro (DR-C), from March 24, 1824 : .
Charles F. Mercer Charles Fenton Mercer (June 16, 1778 – May 4, 1858) was a nineteenth-century politician and lawyer from Loudoun County, Virginia who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Virginia General Assembly. Early and family life The ...
(DR-C) : .
John S. Barbour John Strode Barbour Sr. (August 8, 1790 – January 12, 1855) was a nineteenth-century slave owner, politician and lawyer from Virginia. He was the father of John S. Barbour Jr., John Strode Barbour Jr. and the first cousin of James Barbour ...
(DR-C) : .
James Stephenson James Albert Stephenson (14 April 1889 – 29 July 1941) was a British stage and film actor. He found extraordinarily rapid success in Hollywood after arriving in his late 40s, but he died unexpectedly in his early 50s. Early life Stephenson ...
(F-C) : . Jared Williams (DR-C) : . Joseph Johnson (DR-J) : . William McCoy (DR-C) : . John Floyd (DR-C) : . William Smith (DR-C) : .
Alexander Smyth Alexander Smyth (1765April 17, 1830) was an American lawyer, soldier, and politician from Virginia. Smyth served in the Virginia Senate, Virginia House of Delegates, United States House of Representatives and as a general during the War of 1812 ...
(DR-C)


Non-voting members

: . Henry W. Conway : . Richard K. Call : . Gabriel Richard


Changes in membership

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


Senate

* Deaths: 3 * Resignations: 3 * Vacancy: 2 *Total seats with changes: 8 , - ,
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 Delawa ...

(1) , Vacant , Samuel L. Southard resigned at end of previous Congress.
Successor
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November 12, 1823. , , Joseph McIlvaine (DR) , November 12, 1823 , - ,
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 ...

(2) , Vacant , Legislature had failed to elect.
Incumbent was re-elected late January 7, 1824. , , Nicholas Van Dyke (F) , January 7, 1824 , - ,
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 ...

(1) , Vacant , Caesar A. Rodney resigned in previous term.
Successor
elected Elected may refer to: * "Elected" (song), by Alice Cooper, 1973 * ''Elected'' (EP), by Ayreon, 2008 *The Elected, an American indie rock band See also *Election An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population ...
January 8, 1824. , ,
Thomas Clayton Thomas Clayton (July 1777 – August 21, 1854) was an American lawyer and politician from Dover in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist Party and later the National Republican Party and the Whig Party. He served in the Delawa ...
(F) , January 8, 1824 , - ,
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 (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the ...

(1) , , Elijah Boardman (DR) , Died August 18, 1823.
Successor appointed October 8, 1823, and later
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May 5, 1824. , , Henry W. Edwards (DR) , October 8, 1823 , - ,
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 bord ...

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James Brown James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006) was an American singer, dancer, musician, record producer and bandleader. The central progenitor of funk music and a major figure of 20th century music, he is often referred to by the hono ...
(DR) , Resigned December 10, 1823, after being appointed Minister to France.
Successor appointed January 15, 1824. , ,
Josiah S. Johnston Josiah Stoddard Johnston (November 24, 1784May 19, 1833) was a United States representative and Senator from Louisiana. Born in Salisbury, Connecticut, he moved with his father to Kentucky in 1788, and went to Connecticut to attend primary school ...
(DR) , January 15, 1824 , - ,
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 Rock ...

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Ninian Edwards Ninian Edwards (March 17, 1775July 20, 1833) was a founding political figure of the State of Illinois. He served as the first and only governor of the Illinois Territory from 1809 to until the territory was dissolved in 1818. He was then one of ...
(DR) , Resigned March 4, 1824, after being appointed
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.
Successor
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John McLean John McLean (March 11, 1785 – April 4, 1861) was an American jurist and politician who served in the United States Congress, as U.S. Postmaster General, and as a justice of the Ohio and U.S. Supreme Courts. He was often discussed for t ...
(DR) , November 23, 1824 , - ,
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 bord ...

(2) , , Henry Johnson (DR) , Resigned May 27, 1824, to run for
Governor of Louisiana A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...
.
Successor
elected Elected may refer to: * "Elected" (song), by Alice Cooper, 1973 * ''Elected'' (EP), by Ayreon, 2008 *The Elected, an American indie rock band See also *Election An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population ...
November 19, 1824. , , Dominique J. Bouligny (DR) , November 19, 1824 , - ,
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 are ...

(2) , , John Taylor (DR) , Died August 21, 1824.
Successor
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December 7, 1824. , , Littleton W. Tazewell (DR) , December 7, 1824 , - ,
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 ...

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Nicholas Ware Nicholas Ware (February 16, 1776September 7, 1824) was a United States senator from Georgia. Ware was born in Caroline County, Virginia and later moved with his parents to Edgefield, South Carolina and a few years later to Augusta, Georgia. He ...
(DR) , Died September 7, 1824.
Successor
elected Elected may refer to: * "Elected" (song), by Alice Cooper, 1973 * ''Elected'' (EP), by Ayreon, 2008 *The Elected, an American indie rock band See also *Election An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population ...
December 6, 1824. , , Thomas W. Cobb (DR) , December 6, 1824


House of Representatives

* Deaths: 3 * Resignations: 5 * Contested election: 2 *Total seats with changes: 10 , - , , Vacant , John Bailey was declared not entitled to seat in previous election.
Bailey was then re-elected. , , John Bailey (A-DR) , Seated December 13, 1824. , - , , ,
William B. Rochester William Beatty Rochester (January 29, 1789 Hagerstown, Maryland – June 14, 1838) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Early life Rochester was the first child of Col. Nathaniel Rochester (1752–1831), founder of the City of Ro ...
(A-DR) , Resigned April 21, 1823.
New member
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. , , William Woods (A-DR) , Seated November 3, 1823. , - , , ,
John Tod John Tod (1779March 27, 1830) was an American judge and politician who served as a Democratic-Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district from 1821 to 1823 and for Pennsylvania's 13th con ...
(J-DR) , Resigned sometime in 1824.
New member
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Alexander Thomson Alexander "Greek" Thomson (9 April 1817 – 22 March 1875) was an eminent Scottish architect and architectural theorist who was a pioneer in sustainable building. Although his work was published in the architectural press of his day, it was l ...
(J-DR) , Seated December 6, 1824. , - , , , Isaac Wilson (A-DR) , Lost contested election January 7, 1824.
New member seated. , , Parmenio Adams (A-DR) , Seated January 7, 1824. , - , , ,
William Lee Ball William Lee Ball (January 2, 1781 – February 29, 1824) was a nineteenth-century slave owner and politician from Virginia who served four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1817 to until his death in 1824. Biography Born in ...
(C-DR) , Died February 29, 1824.
New member
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. , , John Taliaferro (C-DR) , Seated March 24, 1824. , - , , , Hutchins G. Burton (C-DR) , Resigned March 23, 1824 when elected
Governor of North Carolina The governor of North Carolina is the head of government of the U.S. state of North Carolina. The governor directs the executive branch of the government and is the commander in chief of the military forces of the state. The current governor, ...
.
New member
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George Outlaw George Outlaw (October 25, 1771 – August 15, 1825) was a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina in 1825. Outlaw, born near Windsor, North Carolina, in Bertie County, was educated by private teachers and in the common schools. He engaged in agr ...
(C-DR) , Seated January 19, 1825. , - , , , Thomas J. Rogers (J-DR) , Resigned April 20, 1824.
New member
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George Wolf George Wolf (August 12, 1777March 11, 1840) was the seventh governor of Pennsylvania from 1829 to 1835. On June 29, 1888, he was recognized as the "father of the public-school system" in Pennsylvania by the erection of a memorial gateway at Ea ...
(J-DR) , Seated December 9, 1824. , - , , , William Prince (J-DR) , Died September 8, 1824.
New member
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. , , Jacob Call (J-DR) , Seated December 23, 1824. , - , , , Charles Rich (A-DR) , Died October 15, 1824.
New member
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Henry Olin Henry Olin (May 7, 1768August 18, 1837) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as a United States representative from Vermont and eighth lieutenant governor of Vermont. Biography Olin was born in Shaftsbury in the New Hampshire Gran ...
(A-DR) , Seated December 13, 1824. , - , , , Thomas W. Cobb (C-DR) , Resigned December 6, 1824 when elected U.S. Senator.
New member
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. , , Richard H. Wilde (C-DR) , Seated February 7, 1825.


Committees

Lists of committees and their party leaders.


Senate

* Amendments to the Constitution (Select) * Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman: Horatio Seymour) * Banks in Which Deposits Have Been Made (Select) *
Claims Claim may refer to: * Claim (legal) * Claim of Right Act 1689 * Claims-based identity * Claim (philosophy) * Land claim * A ''main contention'', see conclusion of law * Patent claim * The assertion of a proposition; see Douglas N. Walton * A ri ...
(Chairman: Benjamin Ruggles) * Commerce and Manufactures (Chairman:
Mahlon Dickerson Mahlon Dickerson (April 17, 1770 – October 5, 1853) was a justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey, the seventh governor of New Jersey, United States Senator from New Jersey, the 10th United States Secretary of the Navy and a United States ...
) * Debt Imprisonment Abolition (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 (Washington, D.C.), Logan Circle, Jefferson Memoria ...
(Chairman: Edward Lloyd) * Engrossed Bills (Chairman:
James Lanman James Lanman (June 14, 1767August 7, 1841) was an American lawyer and politician from Connecticut who served in the United States Senate from 1819 to 1825. He was a cousin of Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams. Early life James Lanm ...
) *
Finance Finance is the study and discipline of money, currency and capital assets. It is related to, but not synonymous with economics, the study of production, distribution, and consumption of money, assets, goods and services (the discipline of f ...
(Chairman: Samuel Smith) *
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:
James Barbour James Barbour (June 10, 1775 – June 7, 1842) was an American slave owner, lawyer, politician and planter. He served as a delegate from Orange County, Virginia in the Virginia General Assembly, and as speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates ...
) *
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: Thomas Hart Benton) *
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:
Martin Van Buren Martin Van Buren ( ; nl, Maarten van Buren; ; December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862) was an American lawyer and statesman who served as the eighth president of the United States from 1837 to 1841. A primary founder of the Democratic Party, he ...
) * Marquis de La Fayette (Select) * Memorial of the Legislature of Arkansas (Select) * Military Affairs (Chairman:
Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845) was an American lawyer, planter, general, and statesman who served as the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. Before being elected to the presidency, he gained fame as ...
) *
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:
John Chandler John Chandler (February 1, 1762September 25, 1841) was an American politician and soldier of Maine. The political career of Chandler, a Democratic-Republican, was interspersed with his involvement in the state militia during both the American ...
) * National Road from Cumberland to Wheeling (Select) * Naval Affairs (Chairman: James Lloyd) * Peale's Portrait of Washington (Select) *
Pensions A pension (, from Latin ''pensiō'', "payment") is a fund into which a sum of money is added during an employee's employment years and from which payments are drawn to support the person's retirement from work in the form of periodic payments ...
(Chairman: James Noble) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman:
James Lanman James Lanman (June 14, 1767August 7, 1841) was an American lawyer and politician from Connecticut who served in the United States Senate from 1819 to 1825. He was a cousin of Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams. Early life James Lanm ...
) * Public Lands (Chairman: David Barton) * Roads and Canals (Select) (Chairman:
James Brown James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006) was an American singer, dancer, musician, record producer and bandleader. The central progenitor of funk music and a major figure of 20th century music, he is often referred to by the hono ...
then
Ethan Allen Brown Ethan Allen Brown (July 4, 1776February 24, 1852) was a Democratic-Republican politician. He served as the seventh governor of Ohio. Biography Brown was born in Darien, Connecticut to Roger Brown, a prosperous farmer and a Revolutionary War vet ...
) * Tariff Regulation (Select) * Whole


House of Representatives

* Accounts (Chairman: Samuel C. Allen) *
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 ...
(Chairman:
Stephen Van Rensselaer Stephen Van Rensselaer III (; November 1, 1764January 26, 1839) was an American landowner, businessman, militia officer, and politician. A graduate of Harvard College, at age 21, Van Rensselaer took control of Rensselaerswyck, his family's mano ...
) * Arms Contracts (Select) * Banking Memorials (Select) *
Claims Claim may refer to: * Claim (legal) * Claim of Right Act 1689 * Claims-based identity * Claim (philosophy) * Land claim * A ''main contention'', see conclusion of law * Patent claim * The assertion of a proposition; see Douglas N. Walton * A ri ...
(Chairman:
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 ...
) *
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, natio ...
(Chairman: Thomas Newton Jr.) *
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 (Washington, D.C.), Logan Circle, Jefferson Memoria ...
(Chairman:
Joseph Kent Joseph Kent (January 14, 1779November 24, 1837), a Whig, was a United States Senator from Maryland, serving from 1833 until his death in 1837. He also served in the House of Representatives, serving the second district of Maryland from 1811 to ...
) *
Elections An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has opera ...
(Chairman: John Sloane) * Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman:
Samuel Edwards Samuel Edwards (March 12, 1785 – November 21, 1850) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district from 1819 to 1823 and from Pennsylva ...
) * Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman:
William Van Wyck William William Van Wyck (August 9, 1777 – August 27, 1840) was an American politician from New York. Life Born near Fishkill, New York, Van Wyck attended the public schools and Fishkill Academy. He engaged in agricultural pursuits. Van Wy ...
) * Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman:
Silas Wood Silas Wood (September 14, 1769 – March 2, 1847) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Born in West Hills on Long Island in the Province of New York, Wood pursued classical studies. He graduated from Princeton College in 1789 and during ...
) * Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman:
Weldon N. Edwards Weldon Nathaniel Edwards (January 25, 1788 – December 18, 1873) was a United States House of Representatives, Congressional Representative from North Carolina (1816 – 1827). Early life Edwards was born in 1788 in Gaston, North Carolina. He ha ...
) * Expenditures in the War Department * Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman:
Jeremiah Nelson Jeremiah Nelson (September 14, 1769October 2, 1838) was a Representative from Massachusetts. Nelson was born in Rowley in the Province of Massachusetts Bay on September 14, 1769, to Solomon and Elizabeth (Mighill) Nelson. He graduated from Da ...
) *
Foreign Affairs ''Foreign Affairs'' is an American magazine of international relations and U.S. foreign policy published by the Council on Foreign Relations, a nonprofit, nonpartisan, membership organization and think tank specializing in U.S. foreign policy a ...
(Chairman: John Forsyth) *
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 Cocke) *
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 Webster Daniel Webster (January 18, 1782 – October 24, 1852) was an American lawyer and statesman who represented New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the U.S. Congress and served as the U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents William Henry Harrison ...
) *
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:
John Tod John Tod (1779March 27, 1830) was an American judge and politician who served as a Democratic-Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district from 1821 to 1823 and for Pennsylvania's 13th con ...
then
Walter Forward Walter Forward (January 24, 1786 – November 24, 1852) was an American lawyer and politician. He was the brother of Chauncey Forward. Biography Born in East Granby, Connecticut, he attended the common schools. After moving with his father to ...
) * Military Affairs (Chairman: James Hamilton Jr.) * Naval Affairs (Chairman: Benjamin W. Crowninshield) * Pensions and Revolutionary War Claims (Chairman:
Peter Little Peter Little (December 11, 1775 – February 5, 1830) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Maryland. Biography Born in Petersburg, Pennsylvania, Little attended the common schools. He initially worked as a ...
) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: John T. Johnson) * Public Expenditures (Chairman: Thomas W. Cobb then
Duncan McArthur Duncan McArthur (1772April 29, 1839) was a military officer and a Federalist and National Republican politician from Ohio. He served as the 11th governor of Ohio. When first elected to state office as a representative, he was serving in th ...
) * Public Lands (Chairman:
Christopher Rankin Christopher Rankin (1788March 14, 1826) was an attorney and politician from Pennsylvania, who moved to the Mississippi Territory in 1809. He was a delegate to the state constitutional convention in 1817, and was later elected as a U.S. representa ...
) * Revisal and Unfinished Business (Chairman: Thomas C. Ross then
Samuel Lathrop Samuel Lathrop (May 1, 1772 – July 11, 1846) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Biography Samuel Lathrop was born on May 1, 1772, on the western side of Springfield (which would later be incorporated as a separate town in 17 ...
) * Standards of Official Conduct * Ways and Means (Chairman:
Louis McLane Louis McLane (May 28, 1786 – October 7, 1857) was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware, and Baltimore, Maryland. He was a veteran of the War of 1812, a member of the Federalist Party and later th ...
) * Whole


Joint committees

* Enrolled Bills * The Library


Employees


Legislative branch agency directors

*
Architect of the Capitol The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is the federal agency responsible for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capitol Complex. It is an agency of the legislative branch of the federal government and is ...
:
Charles Bulfinch Charles Bulfinch (August 8, 1763 – April 15, 1844) was an early American architect, and has been regarded by many as the first American-born professional architect to practice.Baltzell, Edward Digby. ''Puritan Boston & Quaker Philadelphia''. Tran ...
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Librarian of Congress The Librarian of Congress is the head of the Library of Congress, appointed by the president of the United States with the advice and consent of the United States Senate, for a term of ten years. In addition to overseeing the library, the Libra ...
: George Watterston


Senate

*
Chaplain A chaplain is, traditionally, a cleric (such as a minister, priest, pastor, rabbi, purohit, or imam), or a lay representative of a religious tradition, attached to a secular institution (such as a hospital, prison, military unit, intelligence ...
: Charles P. McIlvaine (
Episcopalian Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of the ...
), until December 10, 1823 **
William Staughton William Staughton (January 4, 1770 – December 12, 1829) was a Baptist clergyman, educator, and music composer. He was also a Chaplain of the United States Senate and the first President of Columbian College from 1821-1827, which is the ...
(
Baptist Baptists form a major branch of Protestantism distinguished by baptizing professing Christian believers only ( believer's baptism), and doing so by complete immersion. Baptist churches also generally subscribe to the doctrines of soul c ...
), elected December 10, 1823 ** Charles P. McIlvaine (
Episcopalian Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of the ...
), elected December 14, 1824 *
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Charles Cutts Charles Cutts (January 31, 1769January 25, 1846) was an attorney and politician from New Hampshire. Among the offices in which he served were Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, United States Senator and Secretary of the Unite ...
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Mountjoy Bayly Mountjoy may refer to: Places * Brockagh (also known as Mountjoy), a hamlet in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland * Mountjoy, Ontario, a neighbourhood in Timmins, Ontario, Canada * Mountjoy Castle, a castle in Magheralamfield, County Tyrone, North ...


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Chaplain A chaplain is, traditionally, a cleric (such as a minister, priest, pastor, rabbi, purohit, or imam), or a lay representative of a religious tradition, attached to a secular institution (such as a hospital, prison, military unit, intelligence ...
: John Brackenridge (
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 n ...
), until December 8, 1823 ** Henry B. Bascom (
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 8, 1823 **
Reuben Post Reuben Post (January 17, 1792 – September 24, 1858) was a Presbyterian clergyman who served two separate terms as Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives (1824 and 1831) and also served as Chaplain of the Senate of the Unite ...
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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 n ...
), elected December 9, 1824 *
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 ...
:
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 ...
* Doorkeeper: Benjamin Birch * Reading Clerks: *
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 ...
: Thomas Dunn, elected December 1, 1823, died ** John O. Dunn, elected December 6, 1824


See also

* 1822 United States elections (elections leading to this Congress) **
1822 and 1823 United States Senate elections Eighteen or 18 may refer to: * 18 (number), the natural number following 17 and preceding 19 * one of the years 18 BC, AD 18, 1918, 2018 Film, television and entertainment * ''18'' (film), a 1993 Taiwanese experimental film based on the short ...
**
1822 and 1823 United States House of Representatives elections Eighteen or 18 may refer to: * 18 (number), the natural number following 17 and preceding 19 * one of the years 18 BC, AD 18, 1918, 2018 Film, television and entertainment * ''18'' (film), a 1993 Taiwanese experimental film based on the short ...
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1824 United States elections The 1824 United States elections elected the members of the 19th United States Congress. It marked the end of the Era of Good Feelings and the First Party System. The divided outcome in the 1824 presidential contest reflected the renewed partisan ...
(elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress) **
1824 United States presidential election The 1824 United States presidential election was the tenth quadrennial presidential election. It was held from Tuesday, October 26 to Thursday, December 2, 1824. Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay and William Crawford were the primar ...
** 1824 and 1825 United States Senate elections **
1824 and 1825 United States House of Representatives elections Eighteen or 18 may refer to: * 18 (number), the natural number following 17 and preceding 19 * one of the years 18 BC, AD 18, 1918, 2018 Film, television and entertainment * ''18'' (film), a 1993 Taiwanese experimental film based on the short ...


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