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The 28th 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 a chamber of the Bicameralism, bicameral United States Congress; it is the upper house, with the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives being the lower house. Together, the Senate and ...
and the
United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is a chamber of the Bicameralism, bicameral United States Congress; it is the lower house, with the U.S. Senate being the upper house. Together, the House and Senate have the authority under Artic ...
. It met in
Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with ...
, from March 4, 1843, to March 4, 1845, during the third and fourth years of
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 of the United States, vice president in 1841. He was elected ...
's
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. The apportionment of seats in this
House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entities. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often ...
was based on the
1840 United States census The 1840 United States census was the sixth census of the United States. Conducted by U.S. marshals on June 1, 1840, it determined the resident population of the United States to be 17,069,453 – an increase of 32.7 percent over the 12,866,020 ...
. The Senate had a Whig majority, and the House had a Democratic majority.


Major events

* May 24, 1844: The first electrical telegram was sent by Samuel F. B. Morse from the U.S. Capitol to the
B&O Railroad The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was the oldest railroad in the United States and the first steam-operated common carrier. Construction of the line began in 1828, and it operated as B&O from 1830 until 1987, when it was merged into the Chessie ...
"outer depot" in
Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore is the List of municipalities in Maryland, most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland. With a population of 585,708 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census and estimated at 568,271 in 2024, it is the List of United States ...
, saying "What hath God wrought". * December 4, 1844: U.S. presidential election, 1844:
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. A protégé of Andrew Jackson and a member of the Democratic Party, he was an advocate of Jacksonian democracy and ...
defeated
Henry Clay Henry Clay (April 12, 1777June 29, 1852) was an American lawyer and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the United States Senate, U.S. Senate and United States House of Representatives, House of Representatives. He was the seventh Spea ...


Major legislation

* January 23, 1845:
Presidential Election Day Act On January 23, 1845, the 28th US Congress passed "An act to establish a uniform time for holding elections for electors of President and Vice President in all the States of the Union." The act selected "the Tuesday after the first Monday in Novemb ...
, ch. 1, * March 3, 1845: For the first time, Congress overrode a
Presidential veto A veto is a legal power to unilaterally stop an official action. In the most typical case, a president or monarch vetoes a bill to stop it from becoming law. In many countries, veto powers are established in the country's constitution. Veto ...
.
An act relating to revenue cutters and steamers An act relating to revenue cutters and steamers, ch. 78, , is an Act of Congress from March 3, 1845, which became the first bill passed after Congress overrode a presidential veto. The Act stated: "no revenue cutter A cutter is any of var ...
was thereby enacted as the last Act of the 28th Congress: session II, ch. 78, .


Treaties

* July 3, 1844:
Treaty of Wanghia The Treaty of Wanghia (also known as the Treaty of Wangxia; Treaty of peace, amity, and commerce, between the United States of America and the Chinese Empire; () was the first of the unequal treaties imposed by the United States on the Qing dyn ...
which was signed with the Qing Empire. The treaty established five U.S.
treaty ports Treaty ports (; ) were the port cities in China and Japan that were opened to foreign trade mainly by the unequal treaties forced upon them by Western powers, as well as cities in Korea opened up similarly by the Qing dynasty of China (before th ...
in China with
extraterritoriality In international law, extraterritoriality or exterritoriality is the state of being exempted from the jurisdiction of local law, usually as the result of diplomatic negotiations. Historically, this primarily applied to individuals, as jurisdict ...
and was the first unequal treaty that the country imposed on the dynasty.


States admitted

* March 1, 1845: Resolution for the
Annexation of Texas The Republic of Texas was annexed into the United States and admitted to the Union as the 28th state on December 29, 1845. The Republic of Texas declared independence from the Republic of Mexico on March 2, 1836. It applied for annexatio ...
, (Admitted in the next Congress, December 29, 1845.) * March 3, 1845:
Florida Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic ...
admitted, . The statute also allowed for the provisional admission of
Iowa Iowa ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the upper Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west; Wisconsin to the northeast, Ill ...
, pending a referendum in that state. (Admitted in the next Congress, December 28, 1846.)


Party summary


Senate

During this congress, two Senate seats were added for the new state of Florida.


House of Representatives

Following the
1840 United States census The 1840 United States census was the sixth census of the United States. Conducted by U.S. marshals on June 1, 1840, it determined the resident population of the United States to be 17,069,453 – an increase of 32.7 percent over the 12,866,020 ...
, Congress reapportioned the House to include 223 seats. During this congress, one House seat was added for the new state of Florida.


Leadership


Senate

*
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: Vacant * President pro tempore: Willie P. Mangum (W)


House of Representatives

*
Speaker Speaker most commonly refers to: * Speaker, a person who produces speech * Loudspeaker, a device that produces sound ** Computer speakers Speaker, Speakers, or The Speaker may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * "Speaker" (song), by David ...
: John W. Jones (D)


Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class, and representatives are listed by district.


Senate

Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1844; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1846; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1848. :'' Skip to House of Representatives, below''


Alabama Alabama ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South, Deep Southern regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gu ...

: 2. William R. King (D), until April 15, 1844 :: Dixon H. Lewis (D), from April 22, 1844 : 3. Arthur P. Bagby (D)


Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the West South Central region of the Southern United States. It borders Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, Texas to the southwest, and Oklahoma ...

: 2. William S. Fulton (D), until August 15, 1844 :: Chester Ashley (D), from November 8, 1844 : 3. Ambrose H. Sevier (D)


Connecticut Connecticut ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. ...

: 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 U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic states, South Atlantic regions of the United States. It borders Maryland to its south and west, Pennsylvania to its north, New Jersey ...

: 1.
Richard H. Bayard Richard Henry Bayard (September 26, 1796 – March 4, 1868) was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, Delaware. He was a member of the Whig Party, who served as the first Mayor of Wilmington, Chief Justice of the Delaware Superior ...
(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 ...
(W)


Florida Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic ...

: 1: Vacant from March 3, 1845 admission : 2: Vacant from March 3, 1845 admission


Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States Georgia may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Georgia (name), a list of pe ...

: 2. John MacPherson Berrien (W) : 3. Walter T. Colquitt (D)


Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...

: 2.
Samuel McRoberts Samuel McRoberts (April 12, 1799March 27, 1843) was a United States senator from Illinois. Born near Maeystown, he was educated by private tutors and graduated from the law department of Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky. He was ...
(D), until March 27, 1843 ::
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'A ...
(D), from December 4, 1843 : 3. Sidney Breese (D)


Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...

: 1. Albert S. White (W) : 3. Edward A. Hannegan (D)


Kentucky Kentucky (, ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the ...

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


Louisiana Louisiana ( ; ; ) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It borders Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, and Mississippi to the east. Of the 50 U.S. states, it ranks 31st in area and 25 ...

: 2. Alexander Barrow (W) : 3.
Alexander Porter Alexander Porter (June 24, 1785January 13, 1844) was an attorney, politician, and planter, who served as United States Senator from Louisiana Louisiana ( ; ; ) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United ...
(W), until January 13, 1844 :: Henry Johnson (W), from February 12, 1844


Maine Maine ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeasternmost state in the Contiguous United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Provinces and ...

: 1.
John Fairfield John Fairfield (January 30, 1797December 24, 1847) was an attorney and politician from Maine. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, the 13th and 16th governor of Maine and U.S. Senator. Fairfield was born in Pe ...
(D), from December 4, 1843 : 2.
George Evans George Evans may refer to: Arts and entertainment * George "Honey Boy" Evans (1870–1915), American songwriter and entertainer * George Evans (bandleader) (1915–1993), English jazz bandleader, arranger and tenor saxophonist * George Evans (sin ...
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Maryland Maryland ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It borders the states of Virginia to its south, West Virginia to its west, Pennsylvania to its north, and Delaware to its east ...

: 1.
William D. Merrick William Duhurst Merrick (October 25, 1793February 5, 1857) was a United States Senator from Maryland, serving from 1838 to 1845. Merrick was born in Annapolis, Maryland and completed preparatory studies. He later graduated from Georgetown Uni ...
(W) : 3.
James A. Pearce James, Jim or Jimmy Pearce may refer to: Politics * James Pearce (American politician) (1805–1862), American senator from Maryland * James Pearce (South Australian politician) (1825–1904), House of Assembly and Legislative Council member *Jim P ...
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Massachusetts Massachusetts ( ; ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine to its east, Connecticut and Rhode ...

: 1.
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 ...
(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. Po ...
(W)


Michigan Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, ...

: 1. Augustus S. Porter (W) : 2.
William Woodbridge William Woodbridge (August 20, 1780October 20, 1861) was a U.S. statesman in the states of Ohio and Michigan and in the Michigan Territory prior to statehood. He served as the second governor of Michigan and a United States senator from Michi ...
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Mississippi Mississippi ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Alabama to the east, the Gulf of Mexico to the south, Louisiana to the s ...

: 1. John Henderson (W) : 2.
Robert J. Walker Robert James Walker (July 19, 1801November 11, 1869) was an American lawyer, economist and politician. An active member of the Democratic Party, he served as a member of the U.S. Senate from Mississippi from 1835 until 1845, as Secretary of t ...
(D)


Missouri Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it border ...

: 1. Thomas H. Benton (D) : 3. Lewis F. Linn (D), until October 3, 1843 :: David R. Atchison (D), from October 14, 1843


New Hampshire New Hampshire ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders 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 Levi Woodbury (December 22, 1789September 4, 1851) was an American attorney, jurist, and Democratic politician from New Hampshire. During a four-decade career in public office, Woodbury served as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the U ...
(D) : 3. Charles G. Atherton (D)


New Jersey New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeas ...

: 1. William L. Dayton (W) : 2. Jacob W. Miller (W)


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

: 1. Nathaniel P. Tallmadge (W), until June 17, 1844 ::
Daniel S. Dickinson Daniel Stevens Dickinson (September 11, 1800 – April 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, C ...
(D), from November 30, 1844 : 3. Silas Wright Jr. (D), until November 26, 1844 :: Henry A. Foster (D), November 30, 1844 – January 27, 1845 :: John A. Dix (D), from January 27, 1845


North Carolina North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia (U.S. stat ...

: 2. Willie P. Mangum (W) : 3. William H. Haywood Jr. (D)


Ohio Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...

: 1. Benjamin Tappan (D) : 3. William Allen (D)


Pennsylvania Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions o ...

: 1. Daniel Sturgeon (D) : 3.
James Buchanan James Buchanan Jr. ( ; April 23, 1791June 1, 1868) was the 15th president of the United States, serving from 1857 to 1861. He also served as the United States Secretary of State, secretary of state from 1845 to 1849 and represented Pennsylvan ...
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Rhode Island Rhode Island ( ) is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Connecticut to its west; Massachusetts to its north and east; and the Atlantic Ocean to its south via Rhode Island Sound and Block Is ...

: 1.
William Sprague III William Sprague, also known as William III or William Sprague III (November 3, 1799October 19, 1856), was a politician and industrialist from the U.S. state of Rhode Island, serving as the 14th Governor, a U.S. Representative and a U.S. Senator. ...
(W), until January 17, 1844 :: John B. Francis ( LO), from January 25, 1844 : 2. James F. Simmons (W)


South Carolina South Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders North Carolina to the north and northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and Georgia (U.S. state), Georg ...

: 2. Daniel E. Huger (D), until March 3, 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. Though he began his political career as a partisan of Andrew Jackson, he became one of South Carolina's most ...
(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. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina t ...

: 1. Ephraim H. Foster (W), from October 17, 1843 : 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 af ...
(W), from October 17, 1843


Vermont Vermont () is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, New York (state), New York to the west, and the Provinces and territories of Ca ...

: 1. Samuel S. Phelps (W) : 3.
William Upham William Upham (August 5, 1792January 14, 1853) was an American attorney and politician from Montpelier, Vermont. He was most notable for his service as a United States senator from Vermont. A native of Leicester, Massachusetts, Upham was rai ...
(W)


Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States ...

: 1. William C. Rives (W) : 2. William S. Archer (W)


House of Representatives

Representatives are listed by their district numbers.


Alabama Alabama ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South, Deep Southern regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gu ...

: . James Dellet (W) : . James E. Belser (D) : . Dixon H. Lewis (D), until April 22, 1844 :: William L. Yancey (D), from December 2, 1844 : . William W. Payne (D) : . George S. Houston (D) : .
Reuben Chapman Reuben Chapman (July 15, 1799 – May 17, 1882) was an American lawyer and politician. He served six terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1835 to 1847, and as the 13th Governor of Alabama from 1847 to 1849. Early life Born on Ju ...
(D) : . Felix G. McConnell (D)


Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the West South Central region of the Southern United States. It borders Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, Texas to the southwest, and Oklahoma ...

: . Edward Cross (D)


Connecticut Connecticut ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. ...

: . Thomas H. Seymour (D) : . John Stewart (D) : . George S. Catlin (D) : . Samuel Simons (D)


Delaware Delaware ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic states, South Atlantic regions of the United States. It borders Maryland to its south and west, Pennsylvania to its north, New Jersey ...

: . George B. Rodney (W)


Florida Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic ...

: : Vacant from March 3, 1845 admission


Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States Georgia may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Georgia (name), a list of pe ...

All representatives were elected statewide on a
general ticket The general ticket or party block voting (PBV), is a type of block voting in which voters opt for a party or a team of candidates, and the highest-polling party/team becomes the winner and receives 100% of the seats for this multi-member distric ...
. : . Edward J. Black (D) : .
Howell Cobb Howell Cobb (September 7, 1815 – October 9, 1868) was an American and later Confederate political figure. A southern Democrat, Cobb was a five-term member of the United States House of Representatives and the speaker of the House from 1849 to ...
(D) : . Mark A. Cooper (D), until June 26, 1843 ::
Alexander H. Stephens Alexander Hamilton Stephens (February 11, 1812 – March 4, 1883) was an American politician who served as the first and only Vice President of the Confederate States of America, vice president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865, and l ...
(W), from October 2, 1843 : . Hugh A. Haralson (D) : .
John B. Lamar John Basil Lamar (November 5, 1812 – September 15, 1862) was an American politician, lawyer, and planter. Biography Lamar was born in Milledgeville, Georgia. He attended the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, Franklin College, which ...
(D), until July 29, 1843 :: Absalom H. Chappell (W), from October 2, 1843 : . John H. Lumpkin (D) : . John Millen (D), until October 15, 1843 :: Duncan L. Clinch (W), from February 15, 1844 : . William H. Stiles (D)


Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...

: . Robert Smith (D) : . John A. McClernand (D) : . Orlando B. Ficklin (D) : . John Wentworth (D) : .
Stephen A. Douglas Stephen Arnold Douglas (né Douglass; April 23, 1813 – June 3, 1861) was an American politician and lawyer from Illinois. As a United States Senate, U.S. senator, he was one of two nominees of the badly split Democratic Party (United States) ...
(D) : . Joseph P. Hoge (D) : . John J. Hardin (W)


Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...

: . Robert D. Owen (D) : . Thomas J. Henley (D) : . Thomas Smith (D) : . Caleb B. Smith (W) : . William J. Brown (D) : .
John W. Davis John William Davis (April 13, 1873 – March 24, 1955) was an American politician, diplomat and lawyer. He served under President Woodrow Wilson as the Solicitor General of the United States and the United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom ...
(D) : . Joseph A. Wright (D) : . John Pettit (D) : . Samuel C. Sample (W) : . Andrew Kennedy (D)


Kentucky Kentucky (, ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the ...

: .
Linn Boyd Linn Boyd (November 22, 1800 – December 17, 1859) (also spelled "Lynn") was a prominent US politician of the 1840s and 1850s, and served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1851 to 1855. Boyd was elected to the Hou ...
(D) : .
Willis Green Willis Green (1818–1893) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Life Willis Green, son of Stephen Green and Elizabeth Stuart Green, was born in Madison County, Kentucky about 1818. Willis owned a mill at the Falls of Rough. He served as mem ...
(W) : .
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 Bowling ...
(W) : . George A. Caldwell (D) : . James W. Stone (D) : . John White (W) : . William P. Thomasson (W) : .
Garrett Davis Garrett Davis (September 10, 1801 – September 22, 1872) was an American attorney and politician who represented Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives from 1839 to 1847 and the United States Senate from 1861 to his death. Earl ...
(W) : . Richard French (D) : . John W. Tibbatts (D)


Louisiana Louisiana ( ; ; ) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It borders Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, and Mississippi to the east. Of the 50 U.S. states, it ranks 31st in area and 25 ...

: .
John Slidell John Slidell (1793July 9, 1871) was an American politician, lawyer, slaveholder, and businessman. Database at A native of New York, Slidell moved to Louisiana as a young man. He was a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, U.S. House ...
(D) : . Alcée L. La Branche (D) : . John B. Dawson (D) : . Pierre E. J. B. Bossier (D), until April 24, 1844 :: Isaac E. Morse (D), from December 2, 1844


Maine Maine ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeasternmost state in the Contiguous United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Provinces and ...

: . Joshua Herrick (D) : .
Robert P. Dunlap Robert Pinckney Dunlap (August 17, 1794 – October 20, 1859) was the 11th governor of Maine and a U.S. Representative from Maine. Biography Born in Brunswick (in modern-day Maine, then a part of Massachusetts), Dunlap was educated by private ...
(D) : .
Luther Severance Luther Severance (October 26, 1797 – January 25, 1855) was a United States representative and diplomat from Maine. Life He was born in Montague, Massachusetts on October 26, 1797. He moved with his parents to Cazenovia (village), New York, C ...
(W) : .
Freeman H. Morse Freeman Harlow Morse (February 18, 1807 – February 5, 1891) was a United States representative from Maine. Early life and education He was born in Bath, Massachusetts (now in Maine) on February 18, 1807. He attended private schools and the ...
(W) : . Benjamin White (D) : .
Hannibal Hamlin Hannibal Hamlin (August 27, 1809 – July 4, 1891) was an American politician and diplomat who was the 15th vice president of the United States, serving from 1861 to 1865, during President Abraham Lincoln's first term. He was the first Republi ...
(D) : . Shepard Cary (D) from May 10, 1844


Maryland Maryland ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It borders the states of Virginia to its south, West Virginia to its west, Pennsylvania to its north, and Delaware to its east ...

: . John M. S. Causin (W) : . Francis Brengle (W) : . John Wethered (W) : . John P. Kennedy (W) : . Jacob A. Preston (W) : . Thomas A. Spence (W)


Massachusetts Massachusetts ( ; ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine to its east, Connecticut and Rhode ...

: . 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 at Phillips Academy, An ...
(W) : . Amos Abbott (W) : . William Parmenter (D) : . Charles Hudson (W) : . Osmyn Baker (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 ...
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John Quincy Adams John Quincy Adams (; July 11, 1767 – February 23, 1848) was the sixth president of the United States, serving from 1825 to 1829. He previously served as the eighth United States secretary of state from 1817 to 1825. During his long diploma ...
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Henry Williams Henry Williams may refer to: Politicians * Henry Williams (activist) (born 2000), chief of staff of the Mike Gravel 2020 presidential campaign * Henry Williams (MP for Northamptonshire) (died 1558), member of parliament (MP) for Northamptonshire ...
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Barker Burnell Barker Burnell (January 30, 1798 – June 15, 1843) was an American politician who was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Biography Burnell was born on January 30, 1798, in Nantucket, Massachusetts. Burnell was a member of the Massa ...
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Joseph Grinnell Joseph P. 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 ...
(W), from December 7, 1843


Michigan Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, ...

: . Robert McClelland (D) : .
Lucius Lyon Lucius Lyon (February 26, 1800September 24, 1851) was a U.S. statesman from the state of Michigan. Along with Louis Campau, Lucius Lyon is remembered as one of the founding fathers of Grand Rapids, Michigan, the state's second-largest city. A ...
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James B. Hunt James Bennett Hunt (August 13, 1799 – August 15, 1857) was a politician and judge from the U.S. state of Michigan. Hunt was born in Demerara, British Guiana (now Guyana). He moved with his father to New York City in 1803. There he later pur ...
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Mississippi Mississippi ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Alabama to the east, the Gulf of Mexico to the south, Louisiana to the s ...

All representatives were elected statewide on a
general ticket The general ticket or party block voting (PBV), is a type of block voting in which voters opt for a party or a team of candidates, and the highest-polling party/team becomes the winner and receives 100% of the seats for this multi-member distric ...
. : . William H. Hammett (D) : . Robert W. Roberts (D) : .
Jacob Thompson Jacob Thompson (May 15, 1810 – March 24, 1885) was the United States Secretary of the Interior, who resigned on the outbreak of the American Civil War and became the Inspector General of the Confederate States Army. In 1864, Jefferson Davis ...
(D) : . Tilghman M. Tucker (D)


Missouri Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it border ...

All representatives were elected statewide on a
general ticket The general ticket or party block voting (PBV), is a type of block voting in which voters opt for a party or a team of candidates, and the highest-polling party/team becomes the winner and receives 100% of the seats for this multi-member distric ...
. : . Gustavus M. Bower (D) : .
James B. Bowlin James Butler Bowlin (January 16, 1804 – July 19, 1874) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born in Spotsylvania County, Virginia near Fredericksburg, Bowlin took an apprenticeship to a trade but abandoned it to teach at a school. He rece ...
(D) : . James M. Hughes (D) : . John Jameson (D) : . James H. Relfe (D)


New Hampshire New Hampshire ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...

All representatives were elected statewide on a
general ticket The general ticket or party block voting (PBV), is a type of block voting in which voters opt for a party or a team of candidates, and the highest-polling party/team becomes the winner and receives 100% of the seats for this multi-member distric ...
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Edmund Burke Edmund Burke (; 12 January ew Style, NS1729 – 9 July 1797) was an Anglo-Irish Politician, statesman, journalist, writer, literary critic, philosopher, and parliamentary orator who is regarded as the founder of the Social philosophy, soc ...
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John P. Hale John Parker Hale (March 31, 1806November 19, 1873) was an American politician and lawyer from New Hampshire. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1843 to 1845 and in the United States Senate from 1847 to 1853 and again fro ...
(D) : . Moses Norris Jr. (D) : . John R. Reding (D)


New Jersey New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeas ...

: . Lucius Q. C. Elmer (D) : .
George Sykes George Sykes (October 9, 1822 – February 8, 1880) was a career United States Army officer and a Union general during the American Civil War. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1842, and served in numerous conflicts, ...
(D) : . Isaac G. Farlee (D) : .
Littleton Kirkpatrick Littleton Kirkpatrick (October 19, 1797 – August 15, 1859) was an American Whig Party politician, who represented in the United States House of Representatives for one term from 1853 to 1855. He was the son of Andrew Kirkpatrick and th ...
(D) : . William Wright (Ind. W)


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

: . Selah B. Strong (D) : . Henry C. Murphy (D) : . J. Phillips Phoenix (W) : . William B. Maclay (D) : . Moses G. Leonard (D) : .
Hamilton Fish Hamilton Fish (August 3, 1808September 7, 1893) was an American statesman who served as the sixteenth governor of New York from 1849 to 1850, a United States senator from New York from 1851 to 1857, and the 26th U.S. secretary of state from ...
(W) : . Joseph H. Anderson (D) : .
Richard D. Davis Richard David Davis (1799June 17, 1871) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from New York (state), New York from 1841 to 1845. Biography Born at Stillwa ...
(D) : . James G. Clinton (D) : . Jeremiah Russell (D) : .
Zadock Pratt Zadock Pratt Jr. (October 30, 1790 – April 5, 1871) was a tanner, banker, soldier, and member of the United States House of Representatives for two non-consecutive terms in the mid-19th century. Pratt served in the New York militia from ...
(D) : . David L. Seymour (D) : . Daniel D. Barnard (W) : . Charles Rogers (W) : .
Lemuel Stetson Lemuel Stetson (March 13, 1804 – May 17, 1868) was an attorney, politician and judge from Plattsburgh, New York. He was most notable for his service as judge of the Clinton County, New York court and one term as a United States Representati ...
(D) : . Chesselden Ellis (D) : . 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 in the mid-19th century. He was also a prominent merchant, banker, industrialist, freemason, philanthropist, a ...
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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 Att ...
(D), until February 29, 1844 :: Levi D. Carpenter (D), from November 5, 1844 : .
Jeremiah E. Cary Jeremiah Eaton Cary (April 30, 1803 – November 9, 1881) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a United States representative from New York from 1843 to 1845. Biography Cary was born in Coventry, Rhode Island on Apri ...
(D) : . Smith M. Purdy (D) : .
Orville Robinson Orville Robinson (October 28, 1801 – December 1, 1882) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. From 1843 to 1845, he serves one term in the U.S. House of Representatives. Early life and education Robinson was born in Richfield, Ne ...
(D) : . Horace Wheaton (D) : . George O. Rathbun (D) : . Amasa Dana (D) : . Byram Green (D) : . Thomas J. Paterson (W) : . Charles H. Carroll (W) : . William S. Hubbell (D) : . Asher Tyler (W) : . William A. Moseley (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. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia (U.S. stat ...

: . Thomas L. Clingman (W) : . Daniel M. Barringer (W) : . David S. Reid (D) : .
Edmund Deberry Edmund DeBerry (August 14, 1787 – December 12, 1859) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Congressman from North Carolina, from 1829 to 1831, from 1833 to 1845 and from 1849 to 1851. Born in Lawrenceville, North Carolina in Montgo ...
(W) : . Romulus M. Saunders (D) : . James I. McKay (D) : . John R. J. Daniel (D) : . Archibald H. Arrington (D) : . Kenneth Rayner (W)


Ohio Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...

: . Alexander Duncan (D) : . John B. Weller (D) : . Robert C. Schenck (W) : . Joseph Vance (W) : . Emery D. Potter (D) : . Henry St. John (D) : . Joseph J. McDowell (D) : . John I. Vanmeter (W) : . Elias Florence (W) : . Heman Allen Moore (D), until April 3, 1844 :: Alfred P. Stone (D), from October 8, 1844 : . Jacob Brinkerhoff (D) : . Samuel F. Vinton (W) : . Perley B. Johnson (W) : . Alexander Harper (W) : . Joseph Morris (D) : . James Mathews (D) : . William C. McCauslen (D) : . Ezra Dean (D) : . Daniel R. Tilden (W) : .
Joshua R. Giddings Joshua Reed Giddings (October 6, 1795 – May 27, 1864) was an American attorney, politician and abolitionist. He represented Northeast Ohio in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1838 to 1859. He was at first a member of the Whig Party an ...
(W) : . Henry R. Brinkerhoff (D), until April 30, 1844 :: Edward S. Hamlin (W), from October 8, 1844


Pennsylvania Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions o ...

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Edward Joy Morris Edward Joy Morris (July 16, 1815December 31, 1881) was an American politician and diplomat. He served as a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district from 1843 to 1845 and as a Republican me ...
(W) : . Joseph R. Ingersoll (W) : . John T. Smith (D) : . Charles J. Ingersoll (D) : . Jacob S. Yost (D) : . Michael H. Jenks (W) : . Abraham R. McIlvaine (W) : . Jeremiah Brown (W) : .
John Ritter Johnathan Southworth Ritter (September 17, 1948 – September 11, 2003) was an American comedian and actor. He was a son of the singing cowboy star Tex Ritter and the father of actors Jason Ritter, Jason and Tyler Ritter. He is best known for ...
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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) : . Benjamin A. Bidlack (D) : . Almon H. Read (D), until June 3, 1844 :: George Fuller (D), from December 2, 1844 : .
Henry Frick Henry Clay Frick (December 19, 1849 – December 2, 1919) was an American industrialist, financier, and art patron. He founded the H. C. Frick & Company coke manufacturing company, was chairman of the Carnegie Steel Company and played a major ...
(W), until March 1, 1844 ::
James Pollock James Pollock may refer to: * James Pollock (American politician) (1810–1890), governor of the State of Pennsylvania, 1855–1858 * James Pollock (artist) (born 1943), American artist * James Pollock (Northern Ireland politician) (1893–1982), ...
(W), from April 5, 1844 : .
Alexander Ramsey Alexander Ramsey (September 8, 1815 April 22, 1903) was an American politician, who became the first Minnesota Territorial Governor and later became a U.S. Senator. He served as a Whig and Republican over a variety of offices between the 18 ...
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Henry Nes Henry Nes (May 20, 1799 – September 10, 1850) was an American medical doctor and politician. Biography Nes was born in York, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Princeton College (the New Jersey institution which changed its name to Princeton Un ...
(Ind. D) : . James Black (D) : . James Irvin (W) : . Andrew Stewart (W) : . Henry D. Foster (D) : . John Dickey (W) : . William Wilkins (D), until February 14, 1844 ::
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 stat ...
(W), from March 26, 1844 : . Samuel Hays (D) : .
Charles M. Reed Charles Manning Reed (April 3, 1803 – December 16, 1871) was a Whig Party (United States), Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Charles M. Reed was born in Erie, Pennsylvania. He was the grandson of the first s ...
(W) : . Joseph Buffington (W)


Rhode Island Rhode Island ( ) is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Connecticut to its west; Massachusetts to its north and east; and the Atlantic Ocean to its south via Rhode Island Sound and Block Is ...

: . Henry Y. Cranston ( LO) : . Elisha R. Potter Jr. ( LO)


South Carolina South Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders North Carolina to the north and northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and Georgia (U.S. state), Georg ...

: . James A. Black (D) : . Richard F. Simpson (D) : . Joseph A. Woodward (D) : . John Campbell (D) : .
Armistead Burt Armistead Burt (November 13, 1802 – October 30, 1883) was a planter, slaveholder and U.S. Representative from South Carolina. Database at Born at Clouds Creek, near Edgefield, Edgefield County, South Carolina, Burt moved with his parents t ...
(D) : . Isaac E. Holmes (D) : .
Robert Rhett Robert Barnwell Rhett (born Robert Barnwell Smith; December 21, 1800September 14, 1876) was an American politician who served as a deputy from South Carolina to the Provisional Confederate States Congress from 1861 to 1862, a member of the US H ...
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Tennessee Tennessee (, ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina t ...

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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. The 16th vice president, he assumed the presidency following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Johnson was a South ...
(D) : . William T. Senter (W) : . Julius W. Blackwell (D) : .
Alvan Cullom Alvan Cullom (September 4, 1797 – July 20, 1877) was an American politician that represented Tennessee's 4th district in the United States House of Representatives. Biography Cullom was born in Monticello, Kentucky, on September 4, 1797. He re ...
(D) : . George W. Jones (D) : . Aaron V. Brown (D) : . David W. Dickinson (W) : . Joseph H. Peyton (W) : .
Cave Johnson Cave Johnson (January 11, 1793 – November 23, 1866) was an American politician who served the state of Tennessee as a Democratic congressman in the United States House of Representatives. Johnson was the 12th United States Postmaster Gener ...
(D) : . John B. Ashe (W) : .
Milton Brown Milton Brown (September 8, 1903 – April 18, 1936) was an American band leader and vocalist who co-founded the genre of Western swing. His band was the first to fuse hillbilly hokum, jazz, and pop together into a unique, distinctly American ...
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Vermont Vermont () is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, New York (state), New York to the west, and the Provinces and territories of Ca ...

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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 U ...
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Jacob Collamer Jacob Collamer (January 8, 1791 – November 9, 1865) was an American politician from Vermont. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives, as Postmaster General in the cabinet of President Zachary Taylor, and as a U.S. Senator. Born i ...
(W) : . George P. Marsh (W) : . Paul Dillingham Jr. (D)


Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States ...

: . Archibald Atkinson (D) : . George C. Dromgoole (D) : . Walter Coles (D) : . Edmund W. Hubard (D) : . Thomas W. Gilmer (D), until February 16, 1844 :: William L. Goggin (W), from April 25, 1844 : . John W. Jones (D) : .
Henry A. Wise Henry Alexander Wise (December 3, 1806 – September 12, 1876) was an American attorney, diplomat, politician and slave owner from Virginia. As the 33rd Governor of Virginia, Wise served as a significant figure on the path to the American Civil ...
(D), until February 12, 1844 :: Thomas H. Bayly (D), from May 6, 1844 : . Willoughby Newton (W) : . Samuel Chilton (W) : . William Lucas (Virginia politician), William Lucas (D) : . William Taylor (Virginia), William Taylor (D) : . Augustus A. Chapman (D) : . George Washington Hopkins, George W. Hopkins (D) : . George W. Summers (W) : . Lewis Steenrod (D)


Non-voting members

: . David Levy Yulee (D), until March 3, 1845 : . Augustus C. Dodge (D) : . Henry Dodge (D)


Changes in membership

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


Senate

* Replacements: 7 ** Democratic Party (United States), Democrats (D): no net change ** Whig Party (United States), Whigs (W): 1 seat net loss ** Law and Order Party of Rhode Island, Law and Order (LO): 1 seat net gain * Deaths: 3 * Resignations: 5 * Interim appointments: 1 *Total seats with changes: 10 , - ,
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. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina t ...

(1) , Vacant , Senator Alfred O. P. Nicholson (D) resigned in 26th United States Congress, 26th Congress.
Successor United States Senate special election in Tennessee, 1843, elected October 17, 1843. , , Ephraim H. Foster (W) , Elected October 17, 1843 , - ,
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. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina t ...

(2) , Vacant , Failure to elect.
Successor elected October 17, 1843. , ,
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 af ...
(W) , Elected October 17, 1843 , - ,
Maine Maine ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeasternmost state in the Contiguous United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Provinces and ...

(1) , Vacant , Senator Reuel Williams (D) resigned in previous congress.
Successor elected December 4, 1843. , ,
John Fairfield John Fairfield (January 30, 1797December 24, 1847) was an attorney and politician from Maine. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, the 13th and 16th governor of Maine and U.S. Senator. Fairfield was born in Pe ...
(D) , Elected December 4, 1843 , - ,
Louisiana Louisiana ( ; ; ) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It borders Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, and Mississippi to the east. Of the 50 U.S. states, it ranks 31st in area and 25 ...

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Alexander Porter Alexander Porter (June 24, 1785January 13, 1844) was an attorney, politician, and planter, who served as United States Senator from Louisiana Louisiana ( ; ; ) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United ...
(W) , Elected but, due to ill health, never took his seat.
Incumbent died January 13, 1844.
Successor United States Senate special election in Louisiana, 1844, elected February 12, 1844. , , Henry Johnson (Louisiana politician), Henry Johnson (W) , Elected February 12, 1844 , - ,
Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...

(2) , ,
Samuel McRoberts Samuel McRoberts (April 12, 1799March 27, 1843) was a United States senator from Illinois. Born near Maeystown, he was educated by private tutors and graduated from the law department of Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky. He was ...
(D) , Died March 27, 1843.
Successor appointed December 4, 1843, to continue the term until an election.
Appointee was later elected, on an unknown date. , ,
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'A ...
(D) , Seated December 4, 1843 , - ,
Missouri Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it border ...

(3) , , Lewis F. Linn (D) , Died October 3, 1843.
Successor appointed October 14, 1843, to continue the term until an election.
Appointee was later elected, on an unknown date in 1843. , , David R. Atchison (D) , Seated October 14, 1843 , - ,
Rhode Island Rhode Island ( ) is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Connecticut to its west; Massachusetts to its north and east; and the Atlantic Ocean to its south via Rhode Island Sound and Block Is ...

(1) , , William Sprague III, William Sprague (W) , Resigned January 17, 1844.
Successor United States Senate special election in Rhode Island, 1844, elected January 25, 1844. , , John B. Francis (LO) , Seated January 25, 1844 , - ,
Alabama Alabama ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South, Deep Southern regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gu ...

(2) , , William R. King (D) , Resigned April 15, 1844, after being appointed United States Ambassador to France, U.S. Minister to France.
Successor appointed April 22, 1844, to finish the term. , , Dixon H. Lewis (D) , Seated April 22, 1844 , - ,
New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York New York may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * ...

(1) , , Nathaniel P. Tallmadge (W) , Resigned June 17, 1844, after being appointed Governor of Wisconsin Territory.
Successor was appointed November 30, 1945.
Appointee was later elected January 18, 1845. , ,
Daniel S. Dickinson Daniel Stevens Dickinson (September 11, 1800 – April 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, C ...
(D) , Seated December 9, 1844 , - ,
Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the West South Central region of the Southern United States. It borders Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, Texas to the southwest, and Oklahoma ...

(2) , , William S. Fulton (D) , Died August 15, 1844.
Successor elected November 8, 1844. , , Chester Ashley (D) , Seated November 8, 1844 , - ,
New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York New York may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * ...

(3) , , Silas Wright (D) , Resigned November 26, 1844, after being elected Governor of New York.
Successor appointed November 30, 1945. , , Henry A. Foster (D) , Seated December 9, 1844 , - ,
New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York New York may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * ...

(3) , , Henry A. Foster (D) , Appointee was not nominated for election.
Successor elected January 18, 1845. , , John A. Dix (D) , Seated January 27, 1845 , - ,
South Carolina South Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders North Carolina to the north and northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and Georgia (U.S. state), Georg ...

(2) , , Daniel E. Huger (D) , Resigned March 3, 1845 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - ,
Florida Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic ...

(1) , colspan=2 , New state: Florida admitted to the Union March 3, 1845.
First Senator wasn't elected until the next Congress. , Vacant , Not filled this term , - ,
Florida Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic ...

(2) , colspan=2 , New state: Florida admitted to the Union March 3, 1845.
First Senator wasn't elected until the next Congress. , Vacant , Not filled this term


House of Representatives

* Replacements: 14 ** Democratic Party (United States), Democrats (D): 6 seat net loss ** Whig Party (United States), Whigs (W): 6 seat net gain * Deaths: 7 * Resignations: 7 * Contested election: 0 *Total seats with changes: 16 , - , , ,
Barker Burnell Barker Burnell (January 30, 1798 – June 15, 1843) was an American politician who was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Biography Burnell was born on January 30, 1798, in Nantucket, Massachusetts. Burnell was a member of the Massa ...
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Committees

Lists of committees and their party leaders.


Senate


House of Representatives


Joint committees

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


Employees

* Librarian of Congress: John Silva Meehan


Senate

* Chaplain of the United States Senate, Chaplain: Septimus Tustin (Presbyterianism, Presbyterian) * Secretary of the United States Senate, Secretary: Asbury Dickins * Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, Sergeant at Arms: Edward Dyer


House of Representatives

* Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, Chaplain: Isaac S. Tinsley (Baptist), elected December 16, 1843 ** William M. Daily (Methodism, Methodist), from December 4, 1844 * Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk: Matthew St. Clair Clarke, until December 7, 1843 ** Caleb J. McNulty, elected December 7, 1843 ** Benjamin Brown French, Benjamin B. French, elected January 18, 1845 * Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives, Doorkeeper: Jesse E. Dow, elected December 7, 1843 * Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives, Postmaster: William J. McCormick, until January 4, 1844 ** John M. Johnson (Postmaster), John M. Johnson, from January 4, 1844 * Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Reading Clerks: * Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Sergeant at Arms: Eleazor M. Townsend, until December 8, 1843 ** Newton Lane, from December 8, 1843


See also

* 1842 United States elections (elections leading to this Congress) ** 1842–43 United States Senate elections ** 1842–43 United States House of Representatives elections * 1844 United States elections (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress) ** 1844 United States presidential election ** 1844–45 United States Senate elections ** 1844–45 United States House of Representatives elections


Notes


References

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External links


Statutes at Large, 1789-1875
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060601025644/http://www.gpoaccess.gov/serialset/cdocuments/hd108-222/index.html Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress]
U.S. House of Representatives: House History
* * {{USCongresses 28th United States Congress,