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The 22nd United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the
United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The composition and pow ...
and the
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. It met in
Washington, D.C. ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, ...
from March 4, 1831, to March 4, 1833, during the third and fourth years of
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 ...
's
presidency A presidency is an administration or the executive, the collective administrative and governmental entity that exists around an office of president of a state or nation. Although often the executive branch of government, and often personified b ...
. The apportionment of seats in the
House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entitles. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often c ...
was based on the Fourth Census of the United States in 1820. Both chambers had a Jacksonian majority.


Major events

* December 28, 1832: Vice President John C. Calhoun resigned. The first
Vice President of the United States The vice president of the United States (VPOTUS) is the second-highest officer in the executive branch of the U.S. federal government, after the president of the United States, and ranks first in the presidential line of succession. The vice ...
to do so. * Nullification Crisis


Major legislation

* July 14, 1832:
Tariff of 1832 The Tariff of 1832 (22nd Congress, session 1, ch. 227, , enacted July 14, 1832) was a protectionist tariff in the United States. Enacted under Andrew Jackson's presidency, it was largely written by former President John Quincy Adams, who had b ...
, ch. 227, * March 2, 1833:
Tariff of 1833 The Tariff of 1833 (also known as the Compromise Tariff of 1833, ch. 55, ), enacted on March 2, 1833, was proposed by Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun as a resolution to the Nullification Crisis. Enacted under Andrew Jackson's presidency, it was ...
(Compromise Tariff), ch. 55, * March 2, 1833:
Force Bill The Force Bill, formally titled "''An Act further to provide for the collection of duties on imports''", (1833), refers to legislation enacted by the 22nd U.S. Congress on March 2, 1833, during the nullification crisis. Passed by Congress at ...
, ch. 57,


Party summary

The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this congress. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "
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Senate


House of Representatives


Leadership


Senate

*
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: John C. Calhoun (J), resigned December 28, 1832; thereafter vacant. * President pro tempore: Samuel Smith (J), first elected December 5, 1831 ** Littleton W. Tazewell (J), elected July 9, 1832 **
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(J), elected December 3, 1832


House of Representatives

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

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


Senate

Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1832; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 1834; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring re-election in 1836.


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

: 2. William R. King (J) : 3. Gabriel Moore (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 to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capita ...

: 1. Samuel A. Foot (NR) : 3.
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 ...
(NR)


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

: 1.
Arnold Naudain Arnold Snow Naudain (January 6, 1790 – January 4, 1872) was an American physician and politician from Odessa, Delaware, Odessa in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a veteran of the War of 1812, and a member of the Whig Party (United States) ...
(NR) : 2. John M. Clayton (NR)


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. George M. Troup (J) : 3. John Forsyth (J)


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

: 2. John M. Robinson (J) : 3. Elias K. Kane (J)


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

: 1. Robert Hanna (NR), from August 19, 1831 - January 3, 1832 ::
John Tipton John Tipton (August 14, 1786 – April 5, 1839) was from Tennessee and became a farmer in Indiana; an officer in the 1811 Battle of Tippecanoe, and veteran officer of the War of 1812, in which he reached the rank of Brigadier General; and po ...
(J), from January 3, 1832 : 3.
William Hendricks William Hendricks (November 12, 1782 – May 16, 1850) was a Democratic-Republican member of the House of Representatives from 1816 to 1822, the third governor of Indiana from 1822 to 1825, and an Anti-Jacksonian member of the U.S. Senate from ...
(NR)


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. George M. Bibb (J) : 3. Henry Clay (NR), from November 10, 1831


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

: 2.
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 both ...
(J), until May 24, 1831 :: George A. Waggaman (NR), from November 15, 1831 : 3. Josiah S. Johnston (NR)


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

: 1. John Holmes (NR) : 2. Peleg Sprague (NR)


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

: 1. Samuel Smith (J) : 3. Ezekiel F. Chambers (NR)


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

: 1.
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 ...
(NR) : 2.
Nathaniel Silsbee Nathaniel Silsbee (January 14, 1773July 14, 1850) was a ship master, merchant and American politician from Salem, Massachusetts. Early career Silsbee was the eldest child of Capt. Nathaniel and Sarah (Becket) Silsbee. At the age of fourteen, ...
(NR)


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.
Powhatan Ellis Powhatan Ellis (January 17, 1790 – March 18, 1863) was a justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court, United States senator from Mississippi, and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Mississippi ...
(J), until July 16, 1832 :: John Black (J), from November 12, 1832 : 2.
George Poindexter George Poindexter (April 19, 1779 − September 5, 1853) was an American politician, lawyer and judge from Mississippi. Born in Virginia, he moved to the Mississippi Territory in 1802. He served as United States Representative from the newly adm ...
(NR)


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 (J) : 3.
Alexander Buckner Alexander Buckner (March 8, 1785June 6, 1833) was a United States senator from Missouri. Biography Born in Jefferson County, Kentucky, he studied law and moved to Charlestown, Indiana in 1812. He moved to Missouri in 1818 and settled near Jacks ...
(J)


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

: 2. Samuel Bell (NR) : 3.
Isaac Hill Isaac Hill (April 6, 1788March 22, 1851) was an American politician, journalist, political commentator and newspaper editor who was a United States senator and the 16th governor of New Hampshire, serving two consecutive terms. Hill was born on ...
(J)


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

: 1.
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 ...
(J) : 2.
Theodore Frelinghuysen Theodore Frelinghuysen (March 28, 1787April 12, 1862) was an American politician who represented New Jersey in the United States Senate. He was the Whig vice presidential nominee in the election of 1844, running on a ticket with Henry Clay. Bo ...
(NR)


New York

: 1. Charles E. Dudley (J) : 3. William L. Marcy (J), until January 1, 1833 :: Silas Wright Jr. (J), from January 4, 1833


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

: 2. Bedford Brown (J) : 3. Willie P. Mangum (J)


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

: 1. Benjamin Ruggles (NR) : 3.
Thomas Ewing Thomas Ewing Sr. (December 28, 1789October 26, 1871) was a National Republican and Whig politician from Ohio. He served in the U.S. Senate as well as serving as the secretary of the treasury and the first secretary of the interior. He is als ...
(NR)


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. Isaac D. Barnard (J), until December 6, 1831 ::
George M. Dallas George Mifflin Dallas (July 10, 1792 – December 31, 1864) was an American politician and diplomat who served as mayor of Philadelphia from 1828 to 1829, the 11th vice president of the United States from 1845 to 1849, and U.S. Minister to the ...
(J), from December 13, 1831 : 3. William Wilkins (J)


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

: 1. Asher Robbins (NR) : 2.
Nehemiah R. Knight Nehemiah Rice Knight (December 31, 1780April 18, 1854) was Governor of Rhode Island and United States Senator from Rhode Island. Born in Cranston, Rhode Island, Cranston, he attended the common schools. In 1802 he was a member of the Rhode Isla ...
(NR)


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

: 2.
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– ...
(N), until December 3, 1832 :: John C. Calhoun (N), from December 29, 1832 : 3. Stephen D. Miller (N), until March 2, 1833, vacant for remainder of term


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

: 1.
Felix Grundy Felix Grundy (September 11, 1777 – December 19, 1840) was an American politician who served as a congressman and senator from Tennessee as well as the 13th attorney General of the United States. Biography Early life Born in Berkeley Cou ...
(J) : 2.
Hugh Lawson White Hugh Lawson White (October 30, 1773April 10, 1840) was a prominent American politician during the first third of the 19th century. After filling in several posts particularly in Tennessee's judiciary and state legislature since 1801, thereunder ...
(J)


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

: 1.
Horatio Seymour Horatio Seymour (May 31, 1810February 12, 1886) was an American politician. He served as Governor of New York from 1853 to 1854 and from 1863 to 1864. He was the Democratic Party nominee for president in the 1868 United States presidential elec ...
(NR) : 3. Samuel Prentiss (NR)


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

: 1.
John Tyler John Tyler (March 29, 1790 – January 18, 1862) was the tenth president of the United States, serving from 1841 to 1845, after briefly holding office as the tenth vice president in 1841. He was elected vice president on the 1840 Whig tick ...
(J) : 2. Littleton W. Tazewell (J), until July 16, 1832 ::
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 ...
(J), from December 10, 1832


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 = 135,765 ...

: . Clement C. Clay (J) : . Samuel W. Mardis (J) : . Dixon H. Lewis (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 to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capita ...

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. : . Noyes Barber (NR) : . William W. Ellsworth (NR) : .
Jabez W. Huntington Jabez Williams Huntington (November 8, 1788November 1, 1847) was a United States representative and Senator from Connecticut. Biography Born in Norwich, son of Zachariah Huntington and Hannah Mumford Huntington, Huntington pursued classical s ...
(NR) : . Ralph I. Ingersoll (NR) : . William L. Storrs (NR) : . Ebenezer Young (NR)


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

: . John J. Milligan (NR)


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. : . Thomas F. Foster (J) : . Henry G. Lamar (J) : .
Wilson Lumpkin Wilson Lumpkin (January 14, 1783 – December 28, 1870) was an American planter, attorney, and politician. He served two terms as the governor of Georgia, from 1831 to 1835, in the period of Indian Removal of the Creek and Cherokee peoples to ...
(J), until ????, 1831 :: Augustin S. Clayton (J), from January 21, 1832 : .
Daniel Newnan Daniel Newnan (1780 – January 16, 1851) was an American politician and military commander in North Carolina and Georgia. Early years and education Born in Salisbury, North Carolina in 1780, Newnan attended the University of North Carolina ...
(J) : .
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 ...
(J) : . James M. Wayne (J) : . Richard Henry Wilde (J)


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

: . Joseph Duncan (J)


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

: . Ratliff Boon (J) : . John Carr (J) : .
Johnathan McCarty Johnathan McCarty (August 3, 1795 – March 30, 1852) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana. Born in Culpeper County, Virginia, McCarty attended the public schools. He moved to Indiana in 1803 with his father, who settled in Franklin County. He ...
(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 ...

: . Henry Daniel (J) : . Thomas A. Marshall (NR) : . Chilton Allan (NR) : .
Robert P. Letcher Robert Perkins Letcher (February 10, 1788 – January 24, 1861) was a politician and lawyer from the US state of Kentucky. He served as a U.S. Representative, Minister to Mexico, and the 15th Governor of Kentucky. He also served in the Kentuc ...
(NR) : . Richard M. Johnson (J) : . Joseph Lecompte (J) : .
John Adair John Adair (January 9, 1757 – May 19, 1840) was an American pioneer, slave trader, soldier, and politician. He was the eighth Governor of Kentucky and represented the state in both the U.S. House and Senate. A native of South Carolina, Ada ...
(J) : .
Nathan Gaither Nathan Gaither (September 15, 1788 – August 12, 1862) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Born near Mocksville, North Carolina, Gaither completed preparatory studies. He attended Bardstown College. He studied medicine. He was graduated f ...
(J) : . Charles A. Wickliffe (J) : . Christopher Tompkins (NR) : . Albert G. Hawes (J) : .
Chittenden Lyon Chittenden Lyon (February 22, 1787 – November 23, 1842) was an American businessman and politician from Kentucky. He was most notable for his service as a United States representative from 1827 to 1833. Biography Chittenden Lyon was born in ...
(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 borde ...

: . Edward D. White (NR) : .
Philemon Thomas Philemon Thomas (February 9, 1763 – November 18, 1847) was a member of the United States House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana. He served two terms as a Democrat (1831–1835). Philemon was born in Orange County, Vi ...
(J) : . Henry A. Bullard (NR)


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 ...

: . Rufus McIntire (J) : . John Anderson (J) : . Edward Kavanagh (J) : . George Evans (NR) : . Cornelius Holland (J) : . Leonard Jarvis (J) : . James Bates (J)


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

The 5th district was a plural district with two representatives. : . Daniel Jenifer (NR) : . Benedict J. Semmes (NR) : . George C. Washington (NR) : .
Francis Thomas Francis Thomas (February 3, 1799 – January 22, 1876) was an American politician who served as the 26th Governor of Maryland from 1842 to 1845. He also served as a United States Representative from Maryland, representing at separate times the ...
(J) : . Benjamin C. Howard (J) : . John T. H. Worthington (J) : . George E. Mitchell (J), until June 28, 1832 :: Charles S. Sewall (J), from October 1, 1832 : . John L. Kerr (NR) : . John S. Spence (NR)


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

: . Nathan Appleton (NR) : .
Rufus Choate Rufus Choate (October 1, 1799July 13, 1859) was an American lawyer, orator, and Senator who represented Massachusetts as a member of the Whig Party. He is regarded as one of the greatest American lawyers of the 19th century, arguing over a th ...
(NR) : . Jeremiah Nelson (NR) : .
Edward Everett Edward Everett (April 11, 1794 – January 15, 1865) was an American politician, Unitarian pastor, educator, diplomat, and orator from Massachusetts. Everett, as a Whig, served as U.S. representative, U.S. senator, the 15th governor of Mass ...
(NR) : . John Davis (NR) : . Joseph G. Kendall (NR) : . George J. Grennell Jr. (NR) : .
Isaac C. Bates Isaac Chapman Bates (January 23, 1779March 16, 1845) was an American politician from Massachusetts. He was born in Granville, Massachusetts, and graduated from Yale College in 1802. He practiced law in Northampton, Massachusetts, in 1808. P ...
(NR) : . George N. Briggs (NR) : . Henry A. S. Dearborn (NR) : .
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 ...
(NR) : . James L. Hodges (NR) : . John Reed Jr. (NR)


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 ...

: . Franklin E. Plummer (J)


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 ...

: . Spencer D. Pettis (J), until August 28, 1831 :: William H. Ashley (J), from October 31, 1831


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

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. : . John Brodhead (J) : . Thomas Chandler (J) : . Joseph Hammons (J) : . Joseph M. Harper (J) : . Henry Hubbard (J) : . John W. Weeks (J)


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

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. : .
Lewis Condict Lewis Condict (March 3, 1772 – May 26, 1862) was a physician, and the United States representative from New Jersey. He was the 24th President of the Medical Society of New Jersey. Biography Born in Morristown in the Province of New Jersey, ...
(NR) : . Silas Condit (NR) : . Richard M. Cooper (NR) : . Thomas H. Hughes (NR) : .
James F. Randolph James Fitz Randolph (June 26, 1791 – January 25, 1872) was a United States representative from New Jersey. He was also the father of Theodore Fitz Randolph. Born in Middlesex County, New Jersey, he received a limited schooling. Randolph learne ...
(NR) : . Isaac Southard (NR)


New York

There were three plural districts, the 20th & 26th had two representatives each, the 3rd had three representatives. : . James Lent (J), until February 22, 1833, vacant thereafter : . John T. Bergen (J) : . Churchill C. Cambreleng (J) : .
Gulian C. Verplanck Gulian Crommelin Verplanck (August 6, 1786 – March 18, 1870) was an American attorney, politician, and writer. He was elected to the New York State Assembly and Senate, and later to the United States House of Representatives from New York, whe ...
(J) : . Campbell P. White (J) : . Aaron Ward (J) : . Edmund H. Pendleton (NR) : . Samuel J. Wilkin (NR) : . John C. Brodhead (J) : . John King (J) : . Job Pierson (J) : .
Gerrit Y. Lansing Gerrit Yates Lansing (August 4, 1783 – January 3, 1862) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Early life Lansing was born in Albany, New York on August 4, 1783. He was third of sixteen children born to Susanna Yates (1762–1840) and Abra ...
(J) : .
Erastus Root Erastus Root (March 16, 1773 – December 24, 1846) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He is most notable for serving four separate non-consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representatives in the early 19th Century. ...
(J) : .
Joseph Bouck Joseph Bouck (July 22, 1788 – March 30, 1858) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from New York serving one term from 1831 to 1833. Biography Born on Bouck's Island, near Fultonham, New York, Bouck attended the rural school ...
(J) : . William G. Angel (J) : .
Samuel Beardsley Samuel Beardsley (February 6, 1790 – May 6, 1860) was an American attorney, judge and legislator from New York. During his career he served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, New York Attorney General, United States ...
(J) : . Michael Hoffman (J) : . Nathan Soule (J) : . John W. Taylor (NR) : .
Nathaniel Pitcher Nathaniel Pitcher (November 30, 1777 – May 25, 1836) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the eighth Governor of New York from February 11 to December 31, 1828. Pitcher was born in Litchfield, Connecticut, and raised in Sandy H ...
(J) : . William Hogan (J) : .
Charles Dayan Charles Dayan (July 8, 1792 – December 25, 1877) was an American lawyer and politician. From 1831 to 1833, he served one term in the U.S. House of Representatives from the state of New York. Early life After graduating from Lowville Acade ...
(J) : .
Daniel Wardwell Daniel Wardwell (May 28, 1791 – March 27, 1878) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served three terms as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1831 to 1837, Biography Born in Bristol, Rhode Island, Wardwell was graduat ...
(J) : . John A. Collier (Anti-M) : . Edward C. Reed (J) : . Freeborn G. Jewett (J) : . Ulysses F. Doubleday (J) : . Gamaliel H. Barstow (Anti-M) : . William Babcock (Anti-M) : . John Dickson (Anti-M) : .
Frederick Whittlesey Frederick Whittlesey (June 12, 1799 – September 19, 1851) was a U.S. Representative from New York, cousin of Elisha Whittlesey and Thomas Tucker Whittlesey. Born in New Preston, Connecticut, Whittlesey pursued academic studies. He graduate ...
(Anti-M) : .
Grattan H. Wheeler Grattan Henry Wheeler (August 25, 1783 – March 11, 1852) was an American politician from New York. Life Wheeler was born near Providence, Rhode Island, on August 25, 1783. He was the son of Silas Wheeler (1752–1827), a veteran of the America ...
(Anti-M) : . Phineas L. Tracy (Anti-M) : .
Bates Cooke Bates Cooke (December 23, 1787 – May 31, 1841) was an American lawyer and politician. Life He was the son of Captain Lemuel Cooke who had fought in the American Revolutionary War. Bates and his brother Lathrop participated in the War of 1812. ...
(Anti-M)


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

: . William B. Shepard (NR) : .
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. B ...
(J), from May 12, 1831 : . Thomas H. Hall (J) : .
Jesse Speight Jesse Speight (September 22, 1795May 1, 1847) was a North Carolina and Mississippi politician in the nineteenth century. Born in Greene County, North Carolina, Speight attended country schools as a child. He was a member of the North Carolina H ...
(J) : .
James I. McKay James Iver McKay (July 17, 1792September 14, 1853) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina. He was born in 1792, near Elizabethtown, North Carolina. He pursued classical studies and then law. He was appoin ...
(J) : . Robert Potter (J), until November ????, 1831 :: Micajah T. Hawkins (J), from December 15, 1831 : . Lauchlin Bethune (J) : . Daniel L. Barringer (J) : . Augustine H. Shepperd (J) : . Abraham Rencher (J) : . Henry W. Connor (J) : . Samuel P. Carson (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 ...
(NR)


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

: . James Findlay (J) : .
Thomas Corwin Thomas Corwin (July 29, 1794 – December 18, 1865), also known as Tom Corwin, The Wagon Boy, and Black Tom was a politician from the state of Ohio. He represented Ohio in both houses of Congress and served as the 15th governor of Ohio and the ...
(NR) : . Joseph H. Crane (NR) : . Joseph Vance (NR) : . William Russell (J) : . William Creighton Jr. (NR) : .
Samuel F. Vinton Samuel Finley Vinton (September 25, 1792 – May 11, 1862) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio from March 4, 1823 to March 3, 1837 and again from March 4, 1843 to March 3, 1851. Biography Born in South Hadley, ...
(NR) : .
William Stanbery William Stanbery (August 10, 1788 – January 23, 1873) was an American attorney and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1827 to 1833. Early life Born in Essex County, New Jersey, Stanbery received an academic educ ...
(NR) : . William W. Irvin (J) : . William S. Kennon Sr. (J) : . Humphrey H. Leavitt (J) : . John Thomson (J) : . Elisha Whittlesey (NR) : .
Eleutheros Cooke Eleutheros Cooke (December 25, 1787 – December 27, 1864) was a lawyer and U.S. representative from Ohio (1831–1833). Biography Cooke was born in Granville, Washington County, New York. He was the son of Asaph Cooke (1748-1826) and Thankful ...
(NR)


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 & 16th had two representatives each, the 4th & 9th had three representatives each. : . Joel B. Sutherland (J) : .
Henry Horn Henry Horn (1786January 12, 1862) was a Democratic-Republican Party (United States), Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography Henry Horn was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was ad ...
(J) : . John G. Watmough (NR) : . Joshua Evans Jr. (J) : . William Hiester (Anti-M) : .
David Potts Jr. David Potts Jr. (November 27, 1794 – June 1, 1863) was an Anti-Masonic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography Potts was born at Warwick Furnace, Pennsylvania, about eight miles from Pottstown, Pennsylvania ...
(Anti-M) : . Joel K. Mann (J) : . John C. Bucher (J) : . Henry King (J) : . Henry A. P. Muhlenberg (J) : . Peter Ihrie Jr. (J) : . Samuel A. Smith (J) : . Lewis Dewart (J) : . James Ford (J) : . Philander Stephens (J) : . Adam King (J) : . Thomas H. Crawford (J) : . William Ramsey (J), until September 29, 1831 ::
Robert McCoy Robert McCoy (died June 7, 1849) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Robert McCoy born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania (birth date unknown). He served as prothonotary of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. He was a B ...
(J), from November 22, 1831 : . Robert Allison (Anti-M) : .
George Burd George Burd (1788January 13, 1844) was an Anti-Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. George Burd was born in Pennsylvania in 1788. He was admitted to the bar in 1810 at Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and practiced. ...
(NR) : . Andrew Stewart (Anti-M) : . Thomas M.T. McKennan (Anti-M) : . Harmar Denny (Anti-M) : .
John Gilmore John Gilmore may refer to: * John Gilmore (activist) (born 1955), co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Cygnus Solutions * John Gilmore (musician) (1931–1995), American jazz saxophonist * John Gilmore (representative) (1780–1845 ...
(J) : . Richard Coulter (J) : . John Banks (Anti-M)


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

Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. : . Tristam Burges (NR) : .
Dutee J. Pearce Dutee Jerauld Pearce (April 3, 1789 – May 9, 1849) was an American politician and a United States Representative from Rhode Island. Early life Born on Prudence Island, Pearce graduated from Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island in 1808, ...
(NR)


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 = ...

: .
William Drayton William Drayton (December 30, 1776May 24, 1846) was an American politician, banker, and writer who grew up in Charleston, South Carolina. He was the son of William Drayton Sr., who served as justice of the Province of East Florida (1765–17 ...
(J) : . Robert W. Barnwell (N) : . Thomas R. Mitchell (J) : . John Myers Felder (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 ...
(N) : . Warren R. Davis (N) : . William T. Nuckolls (J) : .
James Blair James Blair may refer to: *James Blair (Australian judge) (1870–1944), Australian judge, lawyer, and politician *James Blair (cricketer) (1900–1961), Australian-born New Zealand cricketer * James Blair (farmer) (1825–1901), Scottish-born farm ...
(J) : . John K. Griffin (N)


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

: . John Blair (J) : . Thomas D. Arnold (NR) : . James I. Standifer (J) : . Jacob C. Isacks (J) : . William Hall (J) : .
James K. Polk James Knox Polk (November 2, 1795 – June 15, 1849) was the 11th president of the United States, serving from 1845 to 1849. He previously was the 13th speaker of the House of Representatives (1835–1839) and ninth governor of Tennessee (183 ...
(J) : . John Bell (Tennessee politician), John Bell (J) : . Cave Johnson (J) : . William Fitzgerald (Tennessee politician), William Fitzgerald (J)


List of United States representatives from Vermont, Vermont

: . Jonathan Hunt (Vermont Representative), Jonathan Hunt (NR), until May 15, 1832 :: Hiland Hall (NR), from January 1, 1833 : . Rollin C. Mallary (NR), until April 15, 1831 :: William Slade (politician), William Slade (Anti-M), from November 1, 1831 : . Horace Everett (NR) : . Heman Allen (Milton), Heman Allen (NR) : . William Cahoon (Anti-M)


List of United States representatives from Virginia, Virginia

: . Thomas Newton Jr. (NR) : . John Y. Mason (J) : . William S. Archer (J) : . Mark Alexander (politician), Mark Alexander (J) : . Thomas T. Bouldin (J) : . Thomas Davenport (congressman), Thomas Davenport (J) : . Nathaniel Claiborne, Nathaniel H. Claiborne (J) : . Richard Coke Jr. (J) : .
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 ...
(J) : . William F. Gordon (J) : . John M. Patton (J) : . John J. Roane (J) : . Joseph Chinn, Joseph W. Chinn (J) : . Charles F. Mercer (NR) : . John S. Barbour (J) : . William Armstrong (congressman), William Armstrong (NR) : . Robert Allen (Virginia politician), Robert Allen (J) : . Philip Doddridge (representative), Philip Doddridge (NR), until November 19, 1832 :: Joseph Johnson (Virginia politician), Joseph Johnson (J), from January 21, 1833 : . William McCoy (congressman), William McCoy (J) : . Robert Craig (representative), Robert Craig (J) : . Lewis Maxwell (NR) : . Charles Clement Johnston, Charles C. Johnston (J), until June 17, 1832 :: Joseph Draper (J), from December 6, 1832


Non-voting members

: . Ambrose Hundley Sevier, Ambrose H. Sevier (J) : . Joseph M. White : . Austin Eli Wing, Austin E. Wing


Changes in membership

These counts reflect changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.


Senate

* Replacements: 7 ** Jacksonians: no net change ** National Republicans: no net change ** Nullifiers: no net change * Deaths: 0 * Resignations: 7 * Interim appointments: 1 * Total seats with changes: 9 , - ,
Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...

(1) , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , James Noble (senator), James Noble had died February 26, 1831, in the previous Congress.
Successor appointed August 19, 1831. , , Robert Hanna (NR) , Installed August 19, 1831 , - ,
Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia ...

(3) , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , 1831 United States Senate special election in Kentucky, Legislature elected late November 10, 1831. , , Henry Clay (NR) , Installed November 10, 1831 , - ,
Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...

(2) , ,
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 both ...
(J) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned May 24, 1831, after being appointed U.S. Secretary of State.
Successor United States Senate special election in Louisiana, 1831, elected November 15, 1831. , , George A. Waggaman (NR) , Installed November 15, 1831 , - ,
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) , , Isaac D. Barnard (J) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 6, 1831, due to ill health.
Successor United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania, 1831, elected December 13, 1831. , ,
George M. Dallas George Mifflin Dallas (July 10, 1792 – December 31, 1864) was an American politician and diplomat who served as mayor of Philadelphia from 1828 to 1829, the 11th vice president of the United States from 1845 to 1849, and U.S. Minister to the ...
(J) , Installed December 13, 1831 , - ,
Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...

(1) , , Robert Hanna (NR) , style="font-size:80%" , Appointee retired when elected successor qualified.
Successor United States Senate special election in Indiana, 1832, elected January 3, 1832. , ,
John Tipton John Tipton (August 14, 1786 – April 5, 1839) was from Tennessee and became a farmer in Indiana; an officer in the 1811 Battle of Tippecanoe, and veteran officer of the War of 1812, in which he reached the rank of Brigadier General; and po ...
(J) , Installed January 3, 1832 , - ,
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) , ,
Powhatan Ellis Powhatan Ellis (January 17, 1790 – March 18, 1863) was a justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court, United States senator from Mississippi, and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Mississippi ...
(J) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned July 16, 1832, after being appointed United States District Court for the District of Mississippi, U.S. District Judge.
Successor appointed November 12, 1832, to finish the term. , , John Black (J) , Installed November 12, 1832 , - ,
Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...

(2) , , Littleton Waller Tazewell (J) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned July 16, 1832.
Successor elected December 10, 1832. , ,
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 ...
(J) , Installed December 10, 1832 , - ,
South Carolina )'' Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , Former = Province of South Carolina , seat = Columbia , LargestCity = Charleston , LargestMetro = ...

(2) , ,
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– ...
(N) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 13, 1832, to become Governor of South Carolina.
Successor elected December 29, 1832. , , John C. Calhoun (N) , Installed December 29, 1832 , - , New York
(3) , , William L. Marcy (J) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 1, 1833, after becoming Governor of New York.
Successor elected January 14, 1833. , , Silas Wright (J) , Installed January 4, 1833 , - ,
South Carolina )'' Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , Former = Province of South Carolina , seat = Columbia , LargestCity = Charleston , LargestMetro = ...

(3) , , Stephen D. Miller (N) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned March 2, 1833, due to ill health. , Vacant , Not filled this term


House of Representatives

* Replacements: 9 ** Jacksonians: 1-seat net gain ** National Republicans: 2-seat net loss ** Anti-Masonics: 1-seat net gain * Deaths: 8 * Resignations: 2 * Contested election: 0 * Total seats with changes: 11 , - , , Vacant , Vacancy in term , ,
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. B ...
(J) , Seated May 12, 1831 , - , , ,
Wilson Lumpkin Wilson Lumpkin (January 14, 1783 – December 28, 1870) was an American planter, attorney, and politician. He served two terms as the governor of Georgia, from 1831 to 1835, in the period of Indian Removal of the Creek and Cherokee peoples to ...
(J) , Resigned some time in 1831 before the convening of Congress , , Augustin S. Clayton (J) , Seated January 21, 1832 , - , , , Rollin Carolas Mallary, Rollin C. Mallary (NR) , Died April 15, 1831 , , William Slade (politician), William Slade (AM) , Seated November 1, 1831 , - , , , Spencer D. Pettis (NR) , Died August 28, 1831 , , William H. Ashley (NR) , Seated October 31, 1831 , - , , , William Ramsey (J) , Died September 29, 1831 , ,
Robert McCoy Robert McCoy (died June 7, 1849) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Robert McCoy born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania (birth date unknown). He served as prothonotary of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. He was a B ...
(J) , Seated November 22, 1831 , - , , , Robert Potter (J) , Resigned November ????, 1831 , , Micajah T. Hawkins (J) , Seated December 15, 1831 , - , , , Jonathan Hunt (Vermont Representative), Jonathan Hunt (NR) , Died May 15, 1832.
A 1832–1833 Vermont's 1st congressional district special election, special election was held and a new member elected January 1, 1833 on the fourth ballot. , , Hiland Hall (NR) , Seated January 21, 1833 , - , , , Charles Clement Johnston, Charles C. Johnston (J) , Died June 17, 1832 , , Joseph Draper (J) , Seated December 6, 1832 , - , , , George E. Mitchell (J) , Died June 28, 1832 , , Charles S. Sewall (J) , Seated October 1, 1832 , - , , , Philip Doddridge (Virginia politician), Philip Doddridge (NR) , Died November 19, 1832 , , Joseph Johnson (Virginia politician), Joseph Johnson (J) , Seated January 21, 1833 , - , , , James Lent (J) , Died February 22, 1833 , Vacant , Not filled this Congress


Committees

Lists of committees and their party leaders.


Senate

* United States Senate Select Committee on the Accounts of James Monroe, Accounts of James Monroe (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Chairman: Horatio Seymour) * United States Senate Select Committee on Amending the Constitution on the Election of the President and Vice President, Amending the Constitution on the Election of the President and Vice President (Select) * United States Senate Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate, Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman: Nehemiah Knight) * United States Senate Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman: Benjamin Ruggles) * United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Commerce (Chairman: John Forsyth (Georgia), John Forsyth then William R. King) * United States Senate Select Committee on Distributing Public Revenue Among the States, Distributing Public Revenue Among the States (Select) * United States Senate Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman: Ezekiel F. Chambers) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Dueling, Dueling (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Engrossed Bills, Engrossed Bills (Chairman: John M. Robinson then Asher Robbins) * United States Senate Committee on Finance, Finance (Chairman: Samuel Smith then John Forsyth (Georgia), John Forsyth) * United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Foreign Relations (Chairman: Littleton Tazewell then John Forsyth (Georgia), John Forsyth) * United States Senate Select Committee on French Spoilations, French Spoilations (Select) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Impeachment of James H. Peck, Impeachment of James H. Peck (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman:
Hugh Lawson White Hugh Lawson White (October 30, 1773April 10, 1840) was a prominent American politician during the first third of the 19th century. After filling in several posts particularly in Tennessee's judiciary and state legislature since 1801, thereunder ...
then George M. Troup) * United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: William L. Marcy then William Wilkins (American politician), William Wilkins) * United States Senate Committee on Manufactures, 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 ...
) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Memorial of the Manufacturers Iron, Memorial of the Manufacturers Iron (Select) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Mileage of Members of Congress, Mileage of Members of Congress (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman: Thomas Hart Benton (politician), Thomas Hart Benton) * United States Senate Committee on the Militia, Militia (Chairman: Isaac Barnard) * United States Senate Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman:
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– ...
) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Nomination of Amos Kendall, Nomination of Amos Kendall (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Pensions, Pensions (Chairman: Samuel A. Foot) * United States Senate Select Committee on Post Office Department, Post Office Department (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: George M. Bibb) * United States Senate Committee on Private Land Claims, Private Land Claims (Chairman: Elias Kane) * United States Senate Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman: William R. King then Elias Kane) * United States Senate Select Committee on Roads and Canals, Roads and Canals (Select) (Chairman:
William Hendricks William Hendricks (November 12, 1782 – May 16, 1850) was a Democratic-Republican member of the House of Representatives from 1816 to 1822, the third governor of Indiana from 1822 to 1825, and an Anti-Jacksonian member of the U.S. Senate from ...
) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Tariff Regulation, Tariff Regulation (Select) * Committee of the whole, Whole


House of Representatives

* United States House Committee on Accounts, Accounts (Chairman: N/A) * United States House Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Chairman:
Erastus Root Erastus Root (March 16, 1773 – December 24, 1846) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He is most notable for serving four separate non-consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representatives in the early 19th Century. ...
) * United States House Select Committee on the American Colonization Society, American Colonization Society (Select) * United States House Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman: N/A) * United States House Committee on Commerce, Commerce (Chairman: N/A) * United States House Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman: N/A) * United States House Committee on Elections, Elections (Chairman: N/A) * United States House Select Committee on Establishing an Assay Office in the Gold Region, Establishing an Assay Office in the Gold Region (Select) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Navy Department, Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman: N/A) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department, Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman: N/A) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the State Department, Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman: N/A) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury Department, Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman: N/A) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the War Department, Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman: N/A) * United States House Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings, Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman: N/A) * United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs (Chairman: William S. Archer) * United States House Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman: N/A) * United States House Committee on Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: Warren R. Davis then John Bell (Tennessee politician), John Bell) * United States House Committee on Manufactures, Manufactures (Chairman: Michael Hoffman) * United States House Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman: N/A) * United States House Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman: N/A) * United States House Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Richard M. Johnson then Henry W. Connor) * United States House Committee on Public Expenditures, Public Expenditures (Chairman: N/A) * United States House Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman: Charles A. Wickliffe) * United States House Committee on Revisal and Unfinished Business, Revisal and Unfinished Business (Chairman: N/A) * United States House Committee on Revolutionary Claims, Revolutionary Claims (Chairman: N/A) * United States House Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, Revolutionary Pensions (Chairman: N/A) * United States House Select Committee on Rules, Rules (Select) * United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Standards of Official Conduct (Chairman: N/A) * United States House Committee on Territories, Territories (Chairman: N/A) * United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Ways and Means (Chairman:
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 ...
then Gulian C. Verplanck) * Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives), Whole


Joint committees

* United States Congress Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills, Enrolled Bills * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Library, The Library


Employees

* Librarian of Congress: John Silva Meehan


Senate

* Chaplain of the United States Senate, Chaplain: Henry V. Johns (Episcopalian, Episcopal), until December 19, 1831 ** John P. Durbin (Methodism, Methodist), elected December 19, 1831 ** Charles C. Pise (Roman Catholic), elected December 11, 1832 * Secretary of the United States Senate, Secretary: Walter Lowrie (politician), Walter Lowrie * Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, Sergeant at Arms: Mountjoy Bayly


House of Representatives

* Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, Chaplain: Ralph R. Gurley (Presbyterianism, Presbyterian), until December 13, 1831 ** Reuben Post (Presbyterianism, Presbyterian) elected December 13, 1831 ** William Hammett (Presbyterianism, Presbyterian), elected December 12, 1832 * Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk: Matthew St. Clair Clarke * Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives, Doorkeeper: Overton Carr, elected December 5, 1831 * Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Reading Clerks: * Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Sergeant at Arms: John O. Dunn


See also

* 1830 United States elections (elections leading to this Congress) ** 1830 and 1831 United States Senate elections ** 1830 and 1831 United States House of Representatives elections * 1832 United States elections (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress) ** 1832 United States presidential election ** 1832 and 1833 United States Senate elections ** 1832 and 1833 United States House of Representatives elections


Notes


References

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External links


Statutes at Large, 1789-1875




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