The 29th 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, 1845, to March 4, 1847, during the first two years of

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. The apportionment of seats in the

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was based on the Sixth Census of the United States in 1840. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.

Major events

* March 4, 1845: James K. Polk became

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* October 10, 1845: The Naval School (later renamed the

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) opened in

Annapolis, Maryland Annapolis ( ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Maryland and the county seat of, and only incorporated city in, Anne Arundel County. Situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, south of Baltimore and about east ...

* December 2, 1845: President Polk announced to Congress that the

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 ...

should be strictly enforced and that the United States should aggressively expand into the West. * April 25, 1846: Open conflict over border disputes of Texas's boundaries began the

Mexican–American War The Mexican–American War, also known in the United States as the Mexican War and in Mexico as the (''United States intervention in Mexico''), was an armed conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848. It followed the ...

Major legislation

* May 13, 1846:

declared, ch. 16, * July 9, 1846:

District of Columbia retrocession A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...

, ch. 35, * July 30, 1846:

Walker tariff The Walker Tariff was a set of tariff rates adopted by the United States in 1846. Enacted by the Democrats, it made substantial cuts in the high rates of the "Black Tariff" of 1842, enacted by the Whigs. It was based on a report by Secretary of ...

, ch. 74,

Treaties

* June 15, 1846:

Oregon Treaty The Oregon Treaty is a treaty between the United Kingdom and the United States that was signed on June 15, 1846, in Washington, D.C. The treaty brought an end to the Oregon boundary dispute by settling competing American and British claims to ...

established the 49th parallel as the border between the United States and Canada, from the

Rocky Mountains The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range and the largest mountain system in North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch in straight-line distance from the northernmost part of western Canada, to New Mexico ...

to the

Strait of Juan de Fuca The Strait of Juan de Fuca (officially named Juan de Fuca Strait in Canada) is a body of water about long that is the Salish Sea's outlet to the Pacific Ocean. The international boundary between Canada and the United States runs down the centre ...

* January 13, 1847:

Treaty of Cahuenga The Treaty of Cahuenga ( es, Tratado de Cahuenga), also called the Capitulation of Cahuenga (''Capitulación de Cahuenga''), was an 1847 agreement that ended the Conquest of California, resulting in a ceasefire between Californios and Americans. T ...

ended the fighting in the

California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...

(not a formal treaty between nations but an informal agreement between rival military forces)

States admitted

* December 29, 1845:

Texas Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...

admitted as the 28th state * December 28, 1846:

Iowa Iowa () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wiscon ...

admitted as the 29th state

Party summary

Senate

During this congress, two Senate seats were added for each of the new states of Texas and Iowa.

House of Representatives

During this congress, two House seats were added for each of the new states of Texas and Iowa.

Leadership

Senate

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: George M. Dallas (D) *

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: Willie P. Mangum (W), until March 4, 1845 **

Ambrose Hundley Sevier Ambrose Hundley Sevier (November 4, 1801 – December 31, 1848) was an attorney, politician and planter from Arkansas. A member of the political Family that dominated the state and national delegations in the antebellum years, he was elect ...

(D), only on December 27, 1845 **

David R. Atchison David Rice Atchison (August 11, 1807January 26, 1886) was a mid-19th century Democratic United States Senator from Missouri. He served as President pro tempore of the United States Senate for six years. Atchison served as a major general in ...

(D), from August 8, 1846

House of Representatives

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: John W. Davis (D)

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 with this Congress, facing re-election in 1850; Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, facing re-election in 1846; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, facing re-election in 1848.

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.

Dixon H. Lewis Dixon Hall Lewis (August 10, 1802 – October 25, 1848) was an American politician who served as a Representative and a Senator from Alabama. Life and career Lewis was born on Bothwick plantation, Dinwiddie County, Virginia, and moved to Ha ...

(D) : 3.

Arthur P. Bagby Arthur Pendleton Bagby (1794 – September 21, 1858) was a slave owner and the tenth Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama from 1837 to 1841. Born in Louisa County, Virginia, in 1794, he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1819, practic ...

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

: 2. Chester Ashley (D) : 3. Ambrose H. Sevier (D)

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

: 1.

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

(W) : 3. John M. Niles (D)

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

: 1. John M. Clayton (W) : 2.

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 ...

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Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and ...

: 1.

David Levy Yulee David Levy Yulee (born David Levy; June 12, 1810 – October 10, 1886) was an American politician and attorney. Born on the island of St. Thomas, then under British control, he was of Sephardic Jewish ancestry: His father was a Sephardi from Mor ...

(D), from July 1, 1845 : 3. James Westcott (D), from July 1, 1845

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

: 2.

John M. Berrien John Macpherson Berrien (August 23, 1781January 1, 1856) of United States senator from Georgia and Attorney General of the United States during the presidency of Andrew Jackson. Early life and education Berrien was born on August 23, 1781 at R ...

(W), until May, 1845; from November 13, 1845 : 3. Walter T. Colquitt (D)

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

: 2.

James Semple James Semple (January 5, 1798 – December 20, 1866) was an American attorney and politician. He was Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, Attorney General of Illinois, an associate justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, Chargé d'Af ...

(D) : 3. Sidney Breese (D)

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

: 1. Jesse D. Bright (D) : 3.

Edward A. Hannegan Edward Allen "Ned" Hannegan (June 25, 1807February 25, 1859) was an American lawyer and politician from Indiana, serving two terms as a United States representative from 1833 to 1837, and one term as a U.S. Senator from 1843 to 1849. Early life ...

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Iowa Iowa () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wiscon ...

: 2. Vacant after being admitted to the Union December 28, 1846 : 3. Vacant after being admitted to the Union December 28, 1846

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

: 2. James T. Morehead (W) : 3. John J. Crittenden (W)

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. Alexander Barrow (W), until December 29, 1846 :: Pierre Soulé (D), from January 21, 1847 : 3. Henry Johnson (W)

Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and nor ...

: 1.

John Fairfield John Fairfield (January 30, 1797December 24, 1847) was an attorney and politician from Maine. He served as a U.S. Congressman, governor and U.S. Senator. was born in Pepperellborough, Massachusetts (now Saco, Maine) and attended the schools ...

(D) : 2. George Evans (W)

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

: 1. Reverdy Johnson (W) : 3. James Pearce (W)

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: 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 ...

(W) : 2.

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

(W), until March 16, 1845 :: John Davis (W), from March 24, 1845

Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and t ...

: 1.

Lewis Cass Lewis Cass (October 9, 1782June 17, 1866) was an American military officer, politician, and statesman. He represented Michigan in the United States Senate and served in the Cabinets of two U.S. Presidents, Andrew Jackson and James Buchanan. He w ...

(D) : 2.

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

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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 ...

: 1.

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 ...

(D) : 2. Robert J. Walker (D), until March 5, 1845 :: Joseph W. Chalmers (D), from November 3, 1845

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 (D) : 3.

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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 ...

: 2. Levi Woodbury (D), until September 20, 1845 :: Benning W. Jenness (D), from December 1, 1845, until June 13, 1846 :: Joseph Cilley (L), from June 13, 1846 : 3.

Charles G. Atherton Charles Gordon Atherton (July 4, 1804November 15, 1853) was an American politician and lawyer from New Hampshire. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives from 1837 to 1843. He was elected to the United States Senate from 184 ...

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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.

William L. Dayton William Lewis Dayton (February 17, 1807 – December 1, 1864) was an American politician, active first in the Whig Party and later in the Republican Party. In the 1856 presidential election, he became the first Republican vice-presidentia ...

(W) : 2. Jacob W. Miller (W)

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.

Daniel S. Dickinson Daniel Stevens Dickinson (September 11, 1800April 12, 1866) was an American politician and lawyer, most notable as a United States senator from 1844 to 1851. Biography Born in Goshen, Connecticut, he moved with his parents to Guilford, Chenan ...

(D) : 3. John A. Dix (D)

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. Willie P. Mangum (W) : 3. William H. Haywood Jr. (D), until July 25, 1846 :: George E. Badger (W), from November 26, 1846

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. Thomas Corwin (W) : 3. William Allen (D)

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

: 1. Daniel Sturgeon (D) : 3.

James Buchanan 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 ...

(D), until March 5, 1845 :: Simon Cameron (D), from March 13, 1845

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. Albert C. Greene (W) : 2.

James F. Simmons James Fowler Simmons (September 10, 1795July 10, 1864) was a businessman and politician from Rhode Island who twice served as a United States senator, first as a Whig and then as a Republican. He is notable for having the Senate consider expel ...

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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 = ...

: 2.

John C. Calhoun John Caldwell Calhoun (; March 18, 1782March 31, 1850) was an American statesman and political theorist from South Carolina who held many important positions including being the seventh vice president of the United States from 1825 to 1832. He ...

(D), from November 26, 1845 : 3.

George McDuffie George McDuffie (August 10, 1790 – March 11, 1851) was the 55th Governor of South Carolina and a member of the United States Senate. Biography Born of modest means in McDuffie County, Georgia, McDuffie's extraordinary intellect was noticed ...

(D), until August 17, 1846 ::

Andrew Butler Andrew Pickens Butler (November 18, 1796May 25, 1857) was a United States senator from South Carolina who authored the Kansas-Nebraska Act with Senator Stephen Douglas of Illinois. Biography Butler was a son of William Butler and Behethland ...

(D), from December 4, 1846

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.

Hopkins L. Turney Hopkins Lacy Turney (October 3, 1797August 1, 1857) was a Democratic U.S. Representative and United States Senator from Tennessee. Biography Turney was born in the Smith County settlement of Dixon Springs, Tennessee. As a youth, he was ap ...

(D) : 2.

Spencer Jarnagin Spencer Jarnagin (1792June 25, 1851) was a United States Senator from Tennessee from 1843 to 1847. Life and career Jarnagin was born in what was shortly to become Grainger County, Tennessee. He graduated from Greenville College in 1813 and aft ...

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Texas Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...

: 1. Thomas J. Rusk (D), from February 21, 1846 (newly admitted state) : 2.

Sam 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 ...

(D), from February 21, 1846 (newly admitted state)

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.

Samuel S. Phelps Samuel Shethar Phelps (May 13, 1793March 25, 1855) was an American lawyer and politician. He was a United States senator from Vermont, and a member of the Whig Party. Biography Phelps was born in Litchfield, Connecticut, to John Phelps (1756� ...

(W) : 3. William Upham (W)

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

: 1. Isaac S. Pennybacker (D), December 3, 1845 – January 12, 1847 :: James M. Mason (D), from January 21, 1847 : 2.

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 ...

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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 ...

: . Edmund S. Dargan (D) : .

Henry W. Hilliard Henry Washington Hilliard (August 4, 1808 – December 17, 1892) was a unionist U.S. Representative from Alabama and a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. In later life, he became a proponent of abolitionism ...

(W) : .

William L. Yancey William Lowndes Yancey (August 10, 1814July 27, 1863) was an American journalist, politician, orator, diplomat and an American leader of the Southern secession movement. A member of the group known as the Fire-Eaters, Yancey was one of the mo ...

(D), until September 1, 1846 :: James L. Cottrell (D), from December 7, 1846 : . William W. Payne (D) : .

George S. Houston George Smith Houston (January 17, 1811 – December 31, 1879) was an American Democratic politician who was the 24th Governor of Alabama from 1874 to 1878. He was also a congressman and senator for Alabama. Early life Houston was born near Fra ...

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Reuben Chapman Reuben Chapman (July 15, 1799 – May 17, 1882) was an American lawyer and politician. Life Born on July 15, 1799, in Bowling Green, Virginia, he moved to Alabama in 1824, where he established a law practice. He represented Alabama in the U.S ...

(D) : . Felix G. McConnell (D), until September 10, 1846 :: Franklin W. Bowdon (D), from December 7, 1846

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

: . Archibald Yell (D), until July 1, 1846 :: Thomas W. Newton (W), from February 6, 1847

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 ...

: .

James Dixon James Dixon (August 5, 1814 – March 27, 1873) was a United States representative and Senator from Connecticut. Biography Dixon, son of William & Mary (Field) Dixon, was born August 5, 1814 in Enfield, Connecticut, Dixon pursued preparat ...

(W) : . Samuel D. Hubbard (W) : .

John A. Rockwell John Arnold Rockwell (August 27, 1803 in Norwich, Connecticut – February 10, 1861 in Washington, D.C.) was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut. Rockwell attended the common schools. He was graduated from Yale College in 1822, studied ...

(W) : .

Truman Smith Truman Smith (November 27, 1791 – May 3, 1884) was a Whig member of the United States Senate from Connecticut from 1849 to 1854 and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut's 4th and 5th congressional districts ...

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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 ...

: .

John W. Houston John Wallace Houston (May 4, 1814 – April 26, 1896) was an American lawyer and politician from Georgetown, in Sussex County, Delaware. He was a member of the Whig Party and the Democratic Party, who served as U.S. Representative from Delawa ...

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Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and ...

: . Edward C. Cabell (W), from October 6, 1845, until January 24, 1846 :: William H. Brockenbrough (D), from January 24, 1846

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 ...

: . Thomas Butler King (W) : . Seaborn Jones (D) : . George W. B. Towns (D), from January 5, 1846 : . Hugh A. Haralson (D) : . John H. Lumpkin (D) : . Howell Cobb (D) : .

Alexander H. Stephens Alexander Hamilton Stephens (February 11, 1812 – March 4, 1883) was an American politician who served as the vice president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865, and later as the 50th governor of Georgia from 1882 until his death in ...

(W) : . Robert A. Toombs (W)

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

: . Robert Smith (D) : .

John A. McClernand John Alexander McClernand (May 30, 1812 – September 20, 1900) was an American lawyer and politician, and a Union Army general in the American Civil War. He was a prominent Democratic politician in Illinois and a member of the United States H ...

(D) : . Orlando B. Ficklin (D) : . John Wentworth (D) : . Stephen A. Douglas (D), until March 3, 1847 : . Joseph P. Hoge (D) : .

Edward D. Baker Edward Dickinson Baker (February 24, 1811October 21, 1861) was an American politician, lawyer, and US army officer. In his political career, Baker served in the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois and later as a U.S. Senator from Orego ...

(W), until January 15, 1847 :: John Henry (W), from February 5, 1847

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 ...

: . Robert D. Owen (D) : .

Thomas J. Henley Thomas Jefferson Henley (June 18, 1808 – May 1, 1875) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana, father of Barclay Henley. Born in Richmond, Indiana, Henley attended Indiana University at Bloomington. He studied law. He was admitted to the ba ...

(D) : . Thomas Smith (D) : .

Caleb B. Smith Caleb Blood Smith (April 16, 1808 – January 7, 1864) was a United States Representative from Indiana, the 6th United States Secretary of the Interior and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of ...

(W) : .

William W. Wick William W. Wick (February 23, 1796 – May 19, 1868) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana and Secretary of State of Indiana. He was a lawyer and over his career he was a judge for 15 years. President Franklin Pierce appointed him Postmaster of ...

(D) : . John W. Davis (D) : . Edward W. McGaughey (W) : .

John Pettit John Pettit (June 24, 1807January 17, 1877) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician. A United States Representative and Senator from Indiana, he also served in the court systems of Indiana and Kansas. Born in Sackets Harbor, New York, he ...

(D) : . Charles W. Cathcart (D) : . Andrew Kennedy (D)

Iowa Iowa () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wiscon ...

: . S. Clifton Hastings (D), from December 28, 1846 (newly admitted state) : . Shepherd Leffler (D), from December 28, 1846 (newly admitted state)

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

: . Linn Boyd (D) : .

John H. McHenry John Hardin McHenry (October 13, 1797 – November 1, 1871) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky, father of Henry Davis McHenry. Biography Born near Ballymena County, Ireland, McHenry was tutored privately. He studied law. He was a ...

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Henry Grider Henry Grider (July 16, 1796 – September 7, 1866) was a United States representative from Kentucky. He was born in Garrard County, Kentucky. He pursued an academic course, studied law, and was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Bowlin ...

(W) : . Joshua F. Bell (W) : . Bryan R. Young (W) : . John P. Martin (D) : . William P. Thomasson (W) : . Garrett Davis (W) : . Andrew A. Trumbo (W) : . John W. Tibbatts (D)

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

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John Slidell John Slidell (1793July 9, 1871) was an American politician, lawyer, and businessman. A native of New York, Slidell moved to Louisiana as a young man and became a Representative and Senator. He was one of two Confederate diplomats captured by the ...

(D), until November 10, 1845 :: Emile La Sére (D), from January 29, 1846 : . Bannon G. Thibodeaux (W) : . John H. Harmanson (D) : . Isaac E. Morse (D)

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 ...

: . John F. Scamman (D) : . Robert P. Dunlap (D) : . Luther Severance (W) : . John D. McCrate (D) : .

Cullen Sawtelle Cullen Sawtelle (September 25, 1805 – November 10, 1887) was an American attorney and politician from Maine. He was most notable for his service as a U.S. Representative from 1845 to 1847 and 1849 to 1851. Biography Sawtelle was born in Nor ...

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Hannibal Hamlin Hannibal Hamlin (August 27, 1809 – July 4, 1891) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 15th vice president of the United States from 1861 to 1865, during President Abraham Lincoln's first term. He was the first Republic ...

(D) : . Hezekiah Williams (D)

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 ...

: . John G. Chapman (W) : . Thomas J. Perry (D) : . Thomas W. Ligon (D) : . William F. Giles (D) : . Albert Constable (D) : . Edward H. C. Long (W)

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

: . Robert C. Winthrop (W) : .

Daniel P. King Daniel Putnam King (January 8, 1801 – July 25, 1850) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Early life and education Born in South Danvers, Massachusetts, now Peabody, Massachusetts King pursued classical studies, graduated from Harvard ...

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Amos Abbott Amos Abbott (September 10, 1786, Andover, Massachusetts – November 2, 1868, Andover, Massachusetts) was a United States Congressman from Massachusetts. Son of Jeduthan Abbott (1749–1810) and Hannah Poor (1754–1823), he was born in Andover ...

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Benjamin Thompson Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford, FRS (german: Reichsgraf von Rumford; March 26, 1753August 21, 1814) was an American-born British physicist and inventor whose challenges to established physical theory were part of the 19th-century revolut ...

(W) : . Charles Hudson (W) : . George Ashmun (W) : .

Julius Rockwell Julius Rockwell (April 26, 1805May 19, 1888) was a United States politician from Massachusetts, and the father of Francis Williams Rockwell. Rockwell was born in Colebrook, Connecticut and educated at private schools and then Yale, where he st ...

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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 ...

(W) : . Artemas Hale (W) : .

Joseph Grinnell Joseph Grinnell (February 27, 1877 – May 29, 1939) was an American field biologist and zoologist. He made extensive studies of the fauna of California, and is credited with introducing a method of recording precise field observations known as ...

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Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and t ...

: . Robert McClelland (D) : .

John S. Chipman John Smith Chipman (August 10, 1800 – July 27, 1869) was a lawyer and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Chipman was born in Shoreham, Vermont, a son of Barnabas and Polly (Smith) Chipman. He attended the rural schools and graduated f ...

(D) : . James B. Hunt (D)

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 ...

: . Stephen Adams (D) : .

Jefferson Davis Jefferson F. Davis (June 3, 1808December 6, 1889) was an American politician who served as the president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865. He represented Mississippi in the United States Senate and the House of Representatives as ...

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Henry T. Ellett Henry Thomas Ellett (March 8, 1812 – October 15, 1887) was a lawyer, politician, judge, and U.S. Representative from Mississippi. Biography Born in Salem, New Jersey, Ellett attended the Latin School in Salem and Princeton College, where ...

(D), from January 26, 1847 : . Robert W. Roberts (D) : . Jacob Thompson (D)

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

: . James B. Bowlin (D) : .

John S. Phelps John Smith Phelps (December 22, 1814November 20, 1886) was a politician and soldier during the American Civil War, and the 23rd Governor of Missouri. Early life and career John Smith Phelps, the son of Elisha Phelps, was born in Simsbury, Ha ...

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Sterling Price Major-General Sterling "Old Pap" Price (September 14, 1809 – September 29, 1867) was a senior officer of the Confederate States Army who commanded infantry in the Western and Trans-Mississippi theaters of the American Civil War. Prior to ...

(D), until August 12, 1846 :: William McDaniel (D), from December 7, 1846 : . James H. Relfe (D) : . Leonard H. Sims (D)

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 ...

: . James H. Johnson (D) : . Mace Moulton (D) : . Moses Norris Jr. (D) : . Vacant

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 ...

: . James G. Hampton (W) : . Samuel G. Wright (W), until July 30, 1845 :: George Sykes (D), from November 4, 1845 : . John Runk (W) : .

Joseph E. Edsall Joseph E. Edsall (March 29, 1789, in Hamburg, New Jersey – February 17, 1865, in Hamburg, New Jersey) was an American Democratic Party politician, who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1845 to 1847, and the ...

(D) : . William Wright (W)

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 * '' ...

: . John W. Lawrence (D) : . Henry J. Seaman (A) : . William S. Miller (A) : . William B. Maclay (D) : . Thomas M. Woodruff (A) : . William W. Campbell (A) : . Joseph H. Anderson (D) : . William W. Woodworth (D) : . Archibald C. Niven (D) : . Samuel Gordon (D) : . John F. Collin (D) : . Richard P. Herrick (W), until June 20, 1846 :: Thomas C. Ripley (W), from December 17, 1846 : .

Bradford R. Wood Bradford Ripley Wood (September 3, 1800 – September 26, 1889) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Early life and legal career Born in Westport, Connecticut, Wood attended the common schools and in 1824 he graduated from Union College in ...

(D) : . Erastus D. Culver (W) : . Joseph Russell (D) : . Hugh White (W) : . Charles S. Benton (D) : . Preston King (D) : .

Orville Hungerford Orville Hungerford (October 29, 1790 – April 6, 1851) was a two-term United States Representative for the 19th District in New York. He was also a prominent merchant, banker, industrialist, freemason, philanthropist, and railroad president in ...

(D) : . Timothy Jenkins (D) : .

Charles Goodyear Charles Goodyear (December 29, 1800 – July 1, 1860) was an American self-taught chemist and manufacturing engineer who developed vulcanized rubber, for which he received patent number 3633 from the United States Patent Office on June 15, 1844. ...

(D) : . Stephen Strong (D) : . William J. Hough (D) : . Horace Wheaton (D) : . George O. Rathbun (D) : . Samuel S. Ellsworth (D) : . John De Mott (D) : . Elias B. Holmes (W) : .

Charles H. Carroll Charles Holker Carroll (May 4, 1794 – June 8, 1865) was an American farmer and politician from New York who was a descendant of the Carrolls of Carrollton and married into the Van Rensselaer family. Early life Carroll was born on May 4, 1794 ...

(W) : . Martin Grover (D) : . Abner Lewis (W) : .

William A. Moseley William Abbott Moseley (October 20, 1798 – November 19, 1873) was an American physician, lawyer and politician from New York. Life Moseley, son of Dr. Elizur Moseley, was born in Whitesboro, New York, in 1798. He graduated from Yale College i ...

(W) : . Albert Smith (W) : .

Washington Hunt Washington Hunt (August 5, 1811 – February 2, 1867) was an American lawyer and politician. Life and career Hunt was born in Windham, New York. He moved to Lockport, New York in 1828 to study law, was admitted to the bar in 1834, and opene ...

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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 ...

: . James Graham (W) : . Daniel M. Barringer (W) : .

David S. Reid David Settle Reid (April 19, 1813 – June 19, 1891) was the 32nd governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1851 to 1854 and a U.S. Senator from December 1854 to March 1859. His uncle was Congressman Thomas Settle. He was born in wha ...

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Alfred Dockery Alfred Dockery (December 11, 1797 – December 3, 1873) was an American Congressional Representative from North Carolina. Early life and career Alfred Dockery was born near Rockingham, North Carolina.Eicher, p. 211. He attended the public schoo ...

(W) : . James C. Dobbin (D) : .

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 appoint ...

(D) : . John R. J. Daniel (D) : . Henry S. Clark (D) : . Asa Biggs (D)

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 ...

: . James J. Faran (D) : . Francis A. Cunningham (D) : .

Robert C. Schenck Robert Cumming Schenck (October 4, 1809 – March 23, 1890) was a Union Army general in the American Civil War, and American diplomatic representative to Brazil and the United Kingdom. He was at both battles of Bull Run and took part in Ja ...

(W) : . Joseph Vance (W) : . William Sawyer (D) : . Henry St. John (D) : . Joseph J. McDowell (D) : . Allen G. Thurman (D) : . Augustus L. Perrill (D) : . Columbus Delano (W) : . Jacob Brinkerhoff (D) : . Samuel F. Vinton (W) : .

Isaac Parrish Isaac Parrish (March 1804August 9, 1860) was an American lawyer and politician who served two non-consecutive terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio in the mid-19th century. Early life and career Born near St. Clairsville, Belmont County ...

(D) : . Alexander Harper (W) : . Joseph Morris (D) : . John D. Cummins (D) : .

George Fries George Fries (1799November 13, 1866) was a physician and a two-term U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1845 to 1849. Life and career Born in Pennsylvania in 1799, Fries attended the common schools. He studied medicine and commenced practice ...

(D) : . David A. Starkweather (D) : .

Daniel R. Tilden Daniel Rose Tilden (November 5, 1804 – March 4, 1890) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1843 to 1847. Biography Born in Lebanon, Connecticut, Tilden attended the public sch ...

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Joshua R. Giddings Joshua Reed Giddings (October 6, 1795 – May 27, 1864) was an American attorney, politician and a prominent opponent of slavery. He represented Northeast Ohio in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1838 to 1859. He was at first a member of ...

(W) : . Joseph M. Root (W)

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

: . Lewis C. Levin (A) : . Joseph R. Ingersoll (W) : . John H. Campbell (A) : . Charles J. Ingersoll (D) : . Jacob S. Yost (D) : . Jacob Erdman (D) : . Abraham R. McIlvaine (W) : . John Strohm (W) : . John Ritter (D) : .

Richard Brodhead Richard Brodhead (January 5, 1811September 16, 1863) was an American lawyer and politician from Easton, Pennsylvania. He represented Pennsylvania in both the U.S. House (1843 to 1849) and Senate (1851 to 1857). He was the father of U.S. Represe ...

(D) : . Owen D. Leib (D) : .

David Wilmot David Wilmot (January 20, 1814 – March 16, 1868) was an American politician and judge. He served as Representative and a Senator for Pennsylvania and as a judge of the Court of Claims. He is best known for being the prime sponsor and ep ...

(D) : . James Pollock (W) : .

Alexander Ramsey Alexander Ramsey (September 8, 1815 April 22, 1903) was an American politician. He served as a Whig and Republican over a variety of offices between the 1840s and the 1880s. He was the first Minnesota Territorial Governor. Early years and fa ...

(W) : . Moses McClean (D) : . James Black (D) : . John Blanchard (W) : . Andrew Stewart (W) : . Henry D. Foster (D) : .

John H. Ewing John H. Ewing (October 16, 1918 – May 31, 2012) was an American Republican Party politician who served in both houses of the New Jersey Legislature: in the General Assembly from 1968 to 1977 and in the State Senate from 1978 to 1998, representi ...

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Cornelius Darragh Cornelius Darragh (1809December 22, 1854) was an American lawyer and politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Whig member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, a U. S. District Attorney, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and as st ...

(W) : . William S. Garvin (D) : . James Thompson (D) : . Joseph Buffington (W)

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 ...

: . Henry Y. Cranston (W) : . Lemuel H. Arnold (W)

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

: . James A. Black (D) : . Richard F. Simpson (D) : . Joseph A. Woodward (D) : . Alexander D. Sims (D) : .

Armistead Burt Armistead Burt (November 13, 1802 – October 30, 1883) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina. Armistead Burt House - Abbeville, SC.jpgBorn at Clouds Creek, near Edgefield, Edgefield County, South Carolina, Burt moved with his parents ...

(D) : . Isaac E. Holmes (D) : . Robert Rhett (D)

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 ...

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Andrew Johnson Andrew Johnson (December 29, 1808July 31, 1875) was the 17th president of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869. He assumed the presidency as he was vice president at the time of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Johnson was a De ...

(D) : . William M. Cocke (W) : .

John H. Crozier John Hervey Crozier (February 10, 1812 – October 25, 1889) was an American attorney and politician active primarily in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA, during the mid-nineteenth century. Described as "an orator of uncommon brilliancy" and "one of ...

(W) : . Alvan Cullom (D) : . George W. Jones (D) : .

Barclay Martin Barclay Martin (December 17, 1802 – November 8, 1890) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 6th congressional district. Biography Martin was born in Edgefield County, South Caroli ...

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Meredith P. Gentry Meredith Poindexter Gentry (September 15, 1809 – November 2, 1866) was an American politician who represented Tennessee's eighth and seventh districts in the United States House of Representatives. Biography Gentry was born in Rockingha ...

(W) : . Joseph H. Peyton (W), until November 11, 1845 :: Edwin H. Ewing (W), from January 2, 1846 : . Lucien B. Chase (D) : . Frederick P. Stanton (D) : . Milton Brown (W)

Texas Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...

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David S. Kaufman David Spangler Kaufman (December 18, 1813 – January 31, 1851) was an attorney, politician, and diplomat, serving as U.S. Representative from Texas. When the Republic of Texas was independent, he served in both houses of its legislature, and as ...

(D), from March 30, 1846 (newly admitted state) : . Timothy Pilsbury (D), from March 30, 1846 (newly admitted state)

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 ...

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Solomon Foot Solomon Foot (November 19, 1802March 28, 1866) was an American politician and attorney. He held numerous offices during his career, including Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives, State's Attorney for Rutland County, member of the Un ...

(W) : . Jacob Collamer (W) : . George P. Marsh (W) : . Paul Dillingham Jr. (D)

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 ...

: . Archibald Atkinson (D) : . George C. Dromgoole (D) : . William M. Tredway (D) : . Edmund W. Hubard (D) : . Shelton F. Leake (D) : . James A. Seddon (D) : . Thomas H. Bayly (D) : . Robert M. T. Hunter (D) : . John S. Pendleton (W) : . Henry Bedinger (D) : . William Taylor (D), until January 17, 1846 :: James McDowell (D), from March 6, 1846 : . Augustus A. Chapman (D) : . George W. Hopkins (D) : . Joseph Johnson (D) : . William G. Brown Sr. (D)

Non-voting members

: . Augustus C. Dodge (D), until December 28, 1846 : . Morgan L. Martin (D) John Wesley Davis

Changes in membership

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

Senate

* Replacements: 8 ** Democrats (D): no net change ** Whigs (W): no net change * Deaths: 3 * Resignations: 6 * Interim appointments: 1 * Seats of newly admitted states: 4 * Total seats with changes: 14 , - ,

Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and ...

(1) , Vacant , Florida admitted to the Union at end of previous congress , , David L. Yulee (D) , Elected July 1, 1845 , - ,

(3) , Vacant , Florida admitted to the Union at end of previous congress , , James Westcott (D) , Elected July 1, 1845 , - ,

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) , Vacant , Senator Daniel E. Huger resigned in previous congress.
Successor elected November 26, 1845. , ,

(D) , Elected November 26, 1845 , - ,

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) , Vacant , Failure to elect , , Isaac S. Pennybacker (D) , Elected December 3, 1845 , - ,

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 ...

(2) , , Robert J. Walker (D) , Resigned March 5, 1845, after being appointed U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.
Successor appointed November 3, 1845.
Appointee was later elected on an unknown date. , , Joseph W. Chalmers (D) , Appointed November 3, 1845 , - ,

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, ...

(3) , ,

(D) , Resigned March 5, 1845, after being appointed U.S. Secretary of State , , Simon Cameron (D) , Elected March 13, 1845 , - ,

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(W) , Died March 16, 1845 , , John Davis (W) , Elected March 24, 1845 , - ,

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) , ,

(W) , Resigned May, 1845 when appointed to the Georgia Supreme Court , ,

(W) , Elected November 13, 1845 , - ,

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) , , Levi Woodbury (D) , Resigned November 20, 1845, to become Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court , , Benning W. Jenness (D) , Appointed December 1, 1845 , - ,

(1) , colspan=2 , Texas admitted to the Union December 29, 1845, and remained vacant until February 21, 1846 , , Thomas J. Rusk (D) , Elected February 21, 1846 , - ,

(2) , colspan=2 , Texas admitted to the Union December 29, 1845, and remained vacant until February 21, 1846 , ,

(D) , Elected February 21, 1846 , - ,

(2) , , Benning W. Jenness (D) , Lost election to finish the term.
Winner elected June 13, 1846. , , Joseph Cilley ( L) , Elected June 13, 1846 , - ,

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 ...

(3) , , William H. Haywood Jr. (D) , Resigned July 25, 1846, after having refused to be instructed by the North Carolina state legislature on a

tariff A tariff is a tax imposed by the government of a country or by a supranational union on imports or exports of goods. Besides being a source of revenue for the government, import duties can also be a form of regulation of foreign trade and p ...

question , , George E. Badger (W) , Elected November 25, 1846 , - ,

(3) , ,

(D) , Resigned August 17, 1846.
Successor appointed December 4, 1846, and subsequently elected to finish the term. , ,

(D) , Seated December 4, 1846 , - ,

(2) , colspan=2 , Iowa admitted to the Union December 28, 1846 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - ,

(3) , colspan=2 , Iowa admitted to the Union December 28, 1846 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - ,

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) , , Alexander Barrow (W) , Died December 29, 1846 , , Pierre Soulé (D) , Elected January 21, 1847 , - ,

(1) , , Isaac S. Pennybacker (D) , Died January 12, 1847 , , James M. Mason (D) , Elected January 21, 1847

House of Representatives

* Replacements: 12 ** Democrats (D): 1 seat net gain ** Whigs (W): 1 seat net loss * Deaths: 5 * Resignations: 6 * Contested election: 1 * Seats of newly admitted states: 4 * Total seats with changes: 17 , - , , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Florida admitted to the Union at end of previous congress , , Edward C. Cabell (W) , Seated October 6, 1845 , - , , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Rep-elect

Washington Poe Washington Poe (July 13, 1800 – October 7, 1876) was an American Whig politician and lawyer from Georgia. Background Born in Augusta, Georgia, Poe studied law at the Litchfield Law School in 1823, and was admitted to the Georgia bar in May ...

declined the seat , , George W. Towns (D) , Seated January 5, 1846 , - , , colspan=2 style="font-size:80%" , Texas admitted into the Union December 29, 1845, and seat remained vacant until March 30, 1846 , ,

(D) , Seated March 30, 1846 , - , , colspan=2 style="font-size:80%" , Texas admitted into the Union December 29, 1845, and seat remained vacant until March 30, 1846 , , Timothy Pilsbury (D) , Seated March 30, 1846 , - , , , Samuel G. Wright (W) , style="font-size:80%" , Died July 30, 1845 , , George Sykes (D) , Seated November 4, 1845 , - , , ,

(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned November 10, 1845, after being appointed

Minister to Mexico Minister may refer to: * Minister (Christianity), a Christian cleric ** Minister (Catholic Church) * Minister (government), a member of government who heads a ministry (government department) ** Minister without portfolio, a member of governmen ...

, but government refused to accept him , , Emile La Sére (D) , Seated January 29, 1846 , - , , , Joseph H. Peyton (W) , style="font-size:80%" , Died November 11, 1845 , , Edwin H. Ewing (W) , Seated January 2, 1846 , - , , , William Taylor (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died January 17, 1846 , , James McDowell (D) , Seated March 6, 1846 , - , , , Edward C. Cabell (W) , style="font-size:80%" , Lost contested election January 24, 1846 , , William H. Brockenbrough (D) , Seated January 24, 1846 , - , , ,

(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned some time in June, 1846 in order to take part in the Mexican War , ,

(D) , Seated January 26, 1847 , - , , , Richard P. Herrick (W) , style="font-size:80%" , Died June 20, 1846 , , Thomas C. Ripley (W) , Seated December 17, 1846 , - , , , Archibald Yell (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned July 1, 1846, in order to take part in the Mexican War , , Thomas W. Newton (W) , Seated February 6, 1847 , - , , ,

(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned August 12, 1846, in order to take part in the Mexican War , , William McDaniel (D) , Seated December 7, 1846 , - , , ,

(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned September 1, 1846 , , James L. Cottrell (D) , Seated December 7, 1846 , - , , , Felix G. McConnell (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died September 10, 1846 , , Franklin W. Bowdon (D) , Seated December 7, 1846 , - , , , Augustus C. Dodge (D) , colspan=3 style="font-size:80%" , Territory was dissolved after Iowa was admitted to the Union December 28, 1846 , - , , colspan=2 style="font-size:80%" , Iowa admitted into the Union December 28, 1846 , , S. Clinton Hastings (D) , Seated December 28, 1846 , - , , colspan=2 style="font-size:80%" , Iowa admitted into the Union December 28, 1846 , , Shepherd Leffler (D) , Seated December 28, 1846 , - , , ,

(W) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 15, 1847, in order to take part in the Mexican War , , John Henry (W) , Seated February 5, 1847 , - , , , Stephen A. Douglas (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned March 3, 1847, at close of congress after being elected to the

US 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 po ...

, Vacant , Not filled this term

Committees

Lists of committees and their party leaders.

Senate

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: Daniel Sturgeon) * Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman:

) * Charges of Corruption Contained in the Daily Times (Select) *

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(Chairman: Isaac S. Pennybacker) *

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: William Haywood then John Adams Dix) * Distributing Public Revenue Among the States (Select) *

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(Chairman: William Haywood then Simon Cameron) *

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(Chairman:

then

) *

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(Chairman: William Allen then Ambrose H. Sevier) * French Spoilations (Select) (Chairman:

) * Indian Affairs (Chairman: Ambrose H. Sevier then

) *

International Copyright Law While no creative work is automatically protected worldwide, there are international treaties which provide protection automatically for all creative works as soon as they are fixed in a medium. There are two primary international copyright agree ...

(Select) (Chairman:

) *

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: Chester Ashley) * Manufactures (Chairman:

) * Memorial on W.T.G. Morton (Select) * Memphis Convention (Select) (Chairman:

) * Military Affairs (Chairman: Thomas H. Benton) *

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:

) * Naval Affairs (Chairman:

) * Ordnance and War Ships (Select) * Patents and the Patent Office (Chairman: Simon Cameron then Walter Colquitt) *

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: Henry Johnson) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: John M. Niles) *

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(Chairman:

) * Private Land Claims (Chairman:

) * Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Simon Cameron) * Public Lands (Chairman: Sidney Breese) * Retrenchment (Chairman:

) * Revolutionary Claims (Chairman:

) * Roads and Canals (Chairman:

) * Tariff Regulation (Select) *

Territories A territory is an area of land, sea, or space, particularly belonging or connected to a country, person, or animal. In international politics, a territory is usually either the total area from which a state may extract power resources or a ...

(Chairman: James Westcott) *

Smithsonian Institution The Smithsonian Institution ( ), or simply the Smithsonian, is a group of museums and education and research centers, the largest such complex in the world, created by the U.S. government "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge". Found ...

(Select) (Chairman: John Adams Dix) * Whole

House of Representatives

* Accounts (Chairman:

) *

(Chairman: Joseph H. Anderson) *

(Chairman:

John Reeves Jones Daniel John Reeves Jones Daniel (January 13, 1802 – June 22, 1868) was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina. Daniel was born near Halifax, North Carolina and was instructed privately at home. He graduated from the University of North C ...

) *

(Chairman: Robert McClelland) *

(Chairman: Robert M.T. Hunter) *

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:

) *

Engraving Engraving is the practice of incising a design onto a hard, usually flat surface by cutting grooves into it with a burin. The result may be a decorated object in itself, as when silver, gold, steel, or glass are engraved, or may provide an in ...

(Chairman: Jacob S. Yost) * Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman: John F. Collin) * Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman: John H. Harmanson) * Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman: Stephen Strong) * Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman: John F. Scammon) * Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman: Owen D. Leib) * Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman: Orlando B. Ficklin) *

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: Charles J. Ingersoll) * Indian Affairs (Chairman:

) * Invalid Pensions (Chairman: Preston King) *

(Chairman: George O. Rathbun) * Manufactures (Chairman:

) * Mileage (Chairman: John P. Martin) * Military Affairs (Chairman: Hugh A. Haralson) *

(Chairman: James A. Black) * Naval Affairs (Chairman: Isaac E. Holmes) *

Patents A patent is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention for a limited period of time in exchange for publishing an enabling disclosure of the invention."A ...

(Chairman:

) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: George W. Hopkins) * Private Land Claims (Chairman: James B. Bowlin) * Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Orlando B. Ficklin) * Public Expenditures (Chairman: Robert P. Dunlap) * Public Lands (Chairman:

) * Revisal and Unfinished Business (Chairman:

) * Revolutionary Claims (Chairman: Joseph Johnson) * Revolutionary Pensions (Chairman:

) * Roads and Canals (Chairman: Robert Smith) *

Rules Rule or ruling may refer to: Education * Royal University of Law and Economics (RULE), a university in Cambodia Human activity * The exercise of political or personal control by someone with authority or power * Business rule, a rule pert ...

(Select) * Standards of Official Conduct *

(Chairman: Stephen A. Douglas) * Ways and Means (Chairman:

) * Whole

Joint committees

* Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Sen. Jesse D. Bright) * The Library (Chairman: N/A) *

(Chairman: N/A) * Smithsonian Bequest

Employees

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 ...

John Silva Meehan John Silva Meehan (6 February 1790 – 24 April 1863) was an American printer and publisher. He was the fourth Librarian of the United States Congress from 1829 to 1861. Meehan, a United States Democratic party member, was appointed Librarian of ...

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 ...

Septimus Tustin Septimus Tustin (c. 1796 – October 28, 1871) was a Presbyterian clergyman who served as Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives in 1837 and as Chaplain of the United States Senate 1841–1846. Early life Septimus Tustin was ...

(

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 16, 1846 ** Henry Slicer (

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 16, 1846 *

Secretary A secretary, administrative professional, administrative assistant, executive assistant, administrative officer, administrative support specialist, clerk, military assistant, management assistant, office secretary, or personal assistant is a ...

Asbury Dickins Asbury Dickins (1780–1861) was a United States government official who served as Secretary of the United States Senate from 1836 until shortly before his death in 1861. Originally from North Carolina, Dickins worked as a publisher and a boo ...

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Edward Dyer Sir Edward Dyer (October 1543 – May 1607) was an English courtier and poet. Life The son of Sir Thomas Dyer, Kt., he was born at Sharpham Park, Glastonbury, Somerset. He was educated, according to Anthony Wood, either at Balliol Coll ...

, died September 8, 1845 ** Robert Beale, elected December 9, 1845

House of Representatives

: William H. Milburn (

), elected December 3, 1845 ** William T.S. Sprole (

), elected December 7, 1846 *

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 ...

: Benjamin B. French * Doorkeeper: Cornelius C. Whitney, elected December 3, 1845 *

Postmaster A postmaster is the head of an individual post office, responsible for all postal activities in a specific post office. When a postmaster is responsible for an entire mail distribution organization (usually sponsored by a national government), ...

: John M. Johnson * Reading Clerks: *

: Newton Lane

Notes

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External links

Statutes at Large, 1789–1875

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