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The 24th 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. from March 4, 1835, to March 4, 1837, during the seventh and eighth years of
Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845) was the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. Before Presidency of Andrew Jackson, his presidency, he rose to fame as a general in the U.S. Army and served in both houses ...
's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the
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 1830 United States census. Both chambers had a Jacksonian majority.


Tensions with France

Throughout 1835, relations between the United States and France reached an all-time low. Andrew Jackson had America's ambassador to France travel aboard a gunboat and after negotiations broke down had the American ambassador recalled back to the United States and forced the French ambassador to leave. President Jackson and the French government traded threats and insults throughout the duration of the year. In this conflict, President Jackson got support from many members of the House of Representatives. In late November 1835, Linn Boyd, Albert G. Hawes, Richard M. Johnson, John E. Coffee, Seaton Grantland, Charles Eaton Haynes, Jabez Young Jackson, George Welshman Owens, Thomas Glascock, William Schley, Reuben Chapman, Joshua L. Martin, Joab Lawler, Jesse Atherton Bynum, Jesse Speight, James Iver McKay, Micajah Thomas Hawkins, William Montgomery, Henry William Connor and James Rogers (congressman) all put in writing that if President Jackson were to ask for a formal declaration of war on France, he would have their full support. Shortly after this when the government of the United Kingdom sought to intervene, the same twenty Congressmen signed a letter stating that they welcomed the "wholesome and moderating influence" of British Prime Minister William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, British foreign secretary Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston and the British Secretary of State for War and the Colonies Charles Grant, 1st Baron Glenelg, who the letter referred to as "our thoughtful cousins." The same document referred to the France's leader Louis Philippe I as "dastardly and pusinallimous."Andrew Jackson Versus France American Policy toward France, 1834-36 by Robert Charles Thomas - Tennessee Historical Quarterly - Vol. 35, No. 1 (SPRING 1976), pp. 51-64 Senators Bedford Brown, Robert J. Walker, Felix Grundy, John Pendleton King and Alfred Cuthbert all wrote to President Jackson saying that they felt the same way as the aforementioned twenty members of the house "with respects to our relations with Britain and France" and "any potential war" that might break out between the United States and France. In a series of popular outbursts in July 1836, effigies of Louis Philippe I were burnt in Georgia,
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 ...
,
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 ...
,
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 ...
,
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 ...
, Alabama and
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 ...
. In October 1836, it became known the French were "backing down," celebrations that were "overtly triumphant" and "distinctly anti-French" were held throughout
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 ...
,
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 ...
,
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 ...
, Georgia, Alabama and
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 ...
during the last two weeks of October 1836.


Major events

* December 28, 1835: The Second Seminole War began. Seminole fighter Osceola and his warriors attack government agent Thompson outside Fort King in central
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 ...
. * 1835: Toledo War fought between
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 ...
and Michigan Territory over the city of Toledo and the Toledo Strip. * February 3, 1836: United States Whig Party held its first convention in
Albany, New York Albany ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. It is located on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River. Albany is the oldes ...
. * February 23, 1836: Siege of the Alamo began in San Antonio, Texas. * July 11, 1836: President
Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845) was the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. Before Presidency of Andrew Jackson, his presidency, he rose to fame as a general in the U.S. Army and served in both houses ...
issued the Specie Circular, beginning the failure of the land speculation economy that would lead to the
Panic of 1837 The Panic of 1837 was a financial crisis in the United States that began a major depression (economics), depression which lasted until the mid-1840s. Profits, prices, and wages dropped, westward expansion was stalled, unemployment rose, and pes ...
. * July 13, 1836: United States
patent 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 sufficiency of disclosure, enabling discl ...
#1 was granted after filing 9,957 unnumbered patents. * November 3 – December 7, 1836: 1836 presidential election: Martin Van Buren defeated
William Henry Harrison William Henry Harrison (February 9, 1773April 4, 1841) was the ninth president of the United States, serving from March 4 to April 4, 1841, the shortest presidency in U.S. history. He was also the first U.S. president to die in office, causin ...
, but Virginia's electors refused to vote for Van Buren's running mate,
Richard Mentor Johnson Richard Mentor Johnson (October 17, 1780 – November 19, 1850) was an American lawyer, military officer and politician who served as the ninth vice president of the United States from 1837 to 1841 under President Martin Van Buren. He is ...
, thereby denying victory to any vice presidential candidate. * December 4, 1836: Whig Party held its first national convention, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. * December 15, 1836:
1836 U.S. Patent Office fire The 1836 U.S. Patent Office fire was the first of two major fires the United States Patent and Trademark Office, U.S. Patent Office has had in its history. It occurred in Blodget's Hotel building, Washington on December 15, 1836. An initial inv ...
* February 8, 1837: Richard Mentor Johnson defeated Francis Granger to win the (first and to date only) contingent election for Vice President of the United States.


Major legislation

* July 4, 1836: Patent Act of 1836, * Mar 3, 1837: Eighth and Ninth Circuits Act of 1837,


Treaties

* December 29, 1835: Treaty of New Echota signed, ceding all the lands of the Cherokee east of the Mississippi to the United States


States admitted and territories formed

*June 15, 1836:
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 ...
admitted as the 25th state *July 3, 1836: Wisconsin Territory established; approved April 20, 1836 *January 26, 1837:
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, ...
admitted as the 26th state ; contingently approved June 15, 1836


Party summary

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


Senate

National Republicans held the Senate in the first Congressional session; Jacksonians flipped the Senate before the start of the second Congressional session and held that Senate majority for the remainder of the Congressional term. During this congress two Senate seats were added for each of the new states of Arkansas and Michigan.


House of Representatives

During this congress one House seat was added for each of the new states of Arkansas and Michigan.


Leadership


Senate

* President: Martin Van Buren (J) * President pro tempore: William R. King (J)


House of Representatives

* Speaker: James K. Polk (J)


Members

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


Senate

Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 1838; Class 2 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1840; and Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1836.


Alabama

: 2. William R. King (J) : 3. Gabriel Moore (NR)


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 (J), from September 18, 1836 (newly admitted state) : 3. Ambrose H. Sevier (J), from September 18, 1836 (newly admitted state)


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. Nathan Smith (NR), until December 6, 1835 :: John M. Niles (J), from December 21, 1835 : 3. Gideon Tomlinson (NR)


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. Arnold Naudain (NR), until June 16, 1836 :: Richard H. Bayard (NR), from June 17, 1836 : 2. John M. Clayton (NR), until December 29, 1836 :: Thomas Clayton (NR), from January 9, 1837


Georgia

: 2. John P. King (J) : 3. Alfred Cuthbert (J)


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. John M. Robinson (J) : 3. Elias K. Kane (J), until December 12, 1835 :: William L. D. Ewing (J), from December 30, 1835


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. John Tipton (J) : 3. William Hendricks (NR)


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. John J. Crittenden (NR) : 3. Henry Clay (NR)


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. Robert C. Nicholas (J), from January 13, 1836 : 3. Alexander Porter (NR), until January 5, 1837 :: Alexander Mouton (J), from January 12, 1837


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. Ether Shepley (J), until March 3, 1836 :: Judah Dana (J), from December 7, 1836 : 2. John Ruggles (J)


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. Joseph Kent (NR) : 3. Robert H. Goldsborough (NR), until October 5, 1836 :: John S. Spence (NR), from December 31, 1836


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. Daniel Webster (NR) : 2. John Davis (NR)


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. Lucius Lyon (J), from January 26, 1837 (newly admitted state) : 2. John Norvell (J), from January 26, 1837 (newly admitted state)


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 Black (NR) : 2. Robert J. Walker (J)


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 (J) : 3. Lewis F. Linn (J)


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. Henry Hubbard (J) : 3. Isaac Hill (J), until May 30, 1836 :: John Page (J), from June 8, 1836


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. Samuel L. Southard (NR) : 2. Garret D. Wall (J)


New York

: 1. Nathaniel P. Tallmadge (J) : 3. Silas Wright Jr. (J)


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. Bedford Brown (J) : 3. Willie P. Mangum (NR), until November 26, 1836 :: Robert Strange (J), from December 5, 1836


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. Thomas Morris (J) : 3.
Thomas Ewing Thomas Ewing Sr. (December 28, 1789October 26, 1871) was a National Republican and Whig politician from Ohio. He served in the U.S. Senate and also served as the fourteenth secretary of the treasury and the first secretary of the interior. ...
(NR)


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. Samuel McKean (J) : 3. James Buchanan (J)


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. Asher Robbins (NR) : 2. Nehemiah R. Knight (NR)


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. John C. Calhoun (N) : 3. William C. Preston (N)


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. Felix Grundy (J) : 2. Hugh Lawson White (NR)


Vermont

: 1. Benjamin Swift (NR) : 3. Samuel Prentiss (NR)


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. John Tyler (NR), until February 29, 1836 :: William C. Rives (J), from March 4, 1836 : 2. Benjamin W. Leigh (NR), until July 4, 1836 :: Richard E. Parker (J), from December 12, 1836


House of Representatives

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


Alabama

: . Reuben Chapman (J) : . Joshua L. Martin (J) : . Joab Lawler (J) : . Dixon H. Lewis (N) : . Francis S. Lyon (NR)


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 ...

: . Archibald Yell (J), from August 1, 1836 (newly admitted state)


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. ...

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. : . Elisha Haley (J) : . Samuel Ingham (J) : . Andrew T. Judson (J), until July 4, 1836 :: Orrin Holt (J), from December 5, 1836 : . Lancelot Phelps (J) : . Isaac Toucey (J) : . Zalmon Wildman (J), until December 10, 1835 :: Thomas T. Whittlesey (J), from April 29, 1836


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 ...

: . John J. Milligan (NR)


Georgia

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. : . John E. Coffee (J), until September 25, 1836 :: William C. Dawson ( SR), from November 7, 1836 : . Seaton Grantland (J) : . Charles E. Haynes (J) : . Jabez Y. Jackson (J), from October 5, 1835 : . George W. Owens (J) : . John W. A. Sanford (J), until July 25, 1835 :: Thomas Glascock (J), from October 5, 1835 : . William Schley (J), until July 1, 1835 :: Jesse F. Cleveland (J), from October 5, 1835 : . James C. Terrell (J), until July 8, 1835 :: Hopkins Holsey (J), from October 5, 1835 : . George W. B. Towns (J), until September 1, 1836 :: Julius C. Alford (NR), from January 2, 1837


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 ...

: . John Reynolds (J) : . Zadok Casey (J) : . William L. May (J)


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 ...

: . Ratliff Boon (J) : . John W. Davis (J) : . John Carr (J) : . Amos Lane (J) : . Johnathan McCarty (NR) : . George L. Kinnard (J), until November 26, 1836 :: William Herod (NR), from January 25, 1837 : . Edward A. Hannegan (J)


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 (J) : . Albert G. Hawes (J) : . Joseph R. Underwood (NR) : . Sherrod Williams (NR) : . James Harlan (NR) : . John Calhoon (NR) : . Benjamin Hardin (NR) : . William J. Graves (NR) : . John White (NR) : . Chilton Allan (NR) : . Richard French (J) : . John Chambers (NR) : . Richard M. Johnson (J)


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 ...

: . Henry Johnson (NR) : . Eleazar W. Ripley (J) : . Rice Garland (NR)


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 ...

: . John Fairfield (J) : . Francis O. J. Smith (J) : . Jeremiah Bailey (NR) : . George Evans (NR) : . Moses Mason Jr. (J) : . Leonard Jarvis (J) : . Joseph Hall (J) : . Gorham Parks (J)


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 ...

The 4th district was a plural district with two representatives. : . John N. Steele (NR) : . James A. Pearce (NR) : . James Turner (J) : . Benjamin C. Howard (J) : . Isaac McKim (J) : . George C. Washington (NR) : . Francis Thomas (J) : . Daniel Jenifer (NR)


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 ...

: . Abbott Lawrence (NR) : . Stephen C. Phillips (NR) : . Caleb Cushing (NR) : . Samuel Hoar (NR) : . Levi Lincoln Jr. (NR) : . George J. Grennell Jr. (NR) : . George N. Briggs (NR) : . William B. Calhoun (NR) : . William Jackson (AM) : . Nathaniel B. Borden (J) : . John Reed Jr. (AM) : . John Quincy Adams (AM)


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, ...

: . Isaac E. Crary (J), from January 26, 1837 (newly admitted state)


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 ...

Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. : . John F. H. Claiborne (J) : . David Dickson (NR), until July 31, 1836 :: Samuel J. Gholson (J), from December 1, 1836


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 ...

Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. : . William H. Ashley (NR) : . Albert G. Harrison (J)


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. : . Benning M. Bean (J) : . Robert Burns (J) : . Samuel Cushman (J) : . Franklin Pierce (J) : . Joseph Weeks (J)


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 ...

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. : . Philemon Dickerson (J), until November 3, 1836 :: William Chetwood (NR), from December 5, 1836 : . Samuel Fowler (J) : . Thomas Lee (J) : . James Parker (J) : . Ferdinand S. Schenck (J) : . William N. Shinn (J)


New York

There were four plural districts, the 8th, 17th, 22nd & 23rd had two representatives each, the 3rd had four representatives. : . Abel Huntington (J) : . Samuel Barton (J) : . Churchill C. Cambreleng (J) : . Campbell P. White (J), until October 2, 1835 :: Gideon Lee (J), from November 4, 1835 : . John McKeon (J) : . Ely Moore (J) : . Aaron Ward (J) : . Abraham Bockee (J) : . John W. Brown (J) : . Nicholas Sickles (J) : . Valentine Efner (J) : . Aaron Vanderpoel (J) : . Hiram P. Hunt (NR) : . Gerrit Y. Lansing (J) : . John Cramer (J) : . David A. Russell (NR) : . Dudley Farlin (J) : . Ransom H. Gillet (J) : . Matthias J. Bovee (J) : . Abijah Mann Jr. (J) : . Samuel Beardsley (J), until March 29, 1836 :: Rutger B. Miller (J), from November 9, 1836 : . Joel Turrill (J) : . Daniel Wardwell (J) : . Sherman Page (J) : . William Seymour (J) : . William Mason (J) : . Stephen B. Leonard (J) : . Joseph Reynolds (J) : . William K. Fuller (J) : . William Taylor (J) : . Ulysses F. Doubleday (J) : . Graham H. Chapin (J) : . Francis Granger (NR) : . Joshua Lee (J) : . Timothy Childs (NR) : . George W. Lay (NR) : . Philo C. Fuller (NR), until September 2, 1836 :: John Young (NR), from November 9, 1836 : . Abner Hazeltine (NR) : . Thomas C. Love (NR) : . Gideon Hard (NR)


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 ...

: . William B. Shepard (NR) : . Jesse A. Bynum (J) : . Ebenezer Pettigrew (NR) : . Jesse Speight (J) : . James I. McKay (J) : . Micajah T. Hawkins (J) : . Edmund Deberry (NR) : . William Montgomery (J) : . Augustine H. Shepperd (NR) : . Abraham Rencher (NR) : . Henry W. Connor (J) : . James Graham (NR), until March 29, 1836, and from December 5, 1836 : . Lewis Williams (NR)


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 ...

: . Bellamy Storer (NR) : . Taylor Webster (J) : . Joseph H. Crane (NR) : . Thomas Corwin (NR) : . Thomas L. Hamer (J) : . Samuel F. Vinton (NR) : . William K. Bond (NR) : . Jeremiah McLene (J) : . John Chaney (J) : . Samson Mason (NR) : . William Kennon Sr. (J) : . Elias Howell (NR) : . David Spangler (NR) : . William Patterson (J) : . Jonathan Sloane (AM) : . Elisha Whittlesey (NR) : . John Thomson (J) : . Benjamin Jones (J) : . Daniel Kilgore (J)


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 ...

There were two plural districts, the 2nd had two representatives, the 4th had three representatives. : . Joel B. Sutherland (J) : . James Harper (NR) : . Joseph R. Ingersoll (NR) : . Michael W. Ash (J) : . Edward Darlington (AM) : . William Hiester (AM) : . David Potts Jr. (AM) : . Jacob Fry Jr. (J) : . Mathias Morris (NR) : . David D. Wagener (J) : . Edward B. Hubley (J) : . Henry A. P. Muhlenberg (J) : . William Clark (AM) : . Henry Logan (J) : . George Chambers (AM) : . Jesse Miller (J), until October 30, 1836 :: James Black (J), from December 5, 1836 : . Joseph Henderson (J) : . Andrew Beaumont (J) : . Joseph B. Anthony (J) : . John Laporte (J) : . Job Mann (J) : . John J. Klingensmith Jr. (J) : . Andrew Buchanan (J) : . Thomas M. T. McKennan (AM) : . Harmar Denny (AM) : . Samuel S. Harrison (J) : . John Banks (AM), until March 31, 1836 :: John J. Pearson (NR), from December 5, 1836 : . John Galbraith (J)


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 ...

Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. : . Dutee J. Pearce (AM) : . William Sprague III (AM)


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 ...

: . Henry L. Pinckney (N) : . William J. Grayson (N) : . Robert B. Campbell (N) : . James H. Hammond (N), until February 26, 1836 :: Franklin H. Elmore (N), from December 10, 1836 : . Francis W. Pickens (N) : . Waddy Thompson Jr. (NR), from September 10, 1835 : . James Rogers (J) : . Richard I. Manning (J), until May 1, 1836 :: John P. Richardson (J), from December 19, 1836 : . John K. Griffin (N)


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 ...

: . William B. Carter (NR) : . Samuel Bunch (NR) : . Luke Lea (NR) : . James I. Standifer (NR) : . John B. Forester (NR) : . Balie Peyton (NR) : . John Bell (NR) : . Abram P. Maury (NR) : . James K. Polk (J) : . Ebenezer J. Shields (NR) : . Cave Johnson (J) : . Adam Huntsman (J) : . William C. Dunlap (J)


Vermont

: . Hiland Hall (NR) : . William Slade (AM) : . Horace Everett (NR) : . Heman Allen (NR) : . Henry F. Janes (AM)


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 ...

: . George Loyall (J) : . John Y. Mason (J), until January 11, 1837 : . John W. Jones (J) : . George C. Dromgoole (J) : . James W. Bouldin (J) : . Walter Coles (J) : . Nathaniel H. Claiborne (NR) : . Henry A. Wise (J) : . John Roane (J) : . John Taliaferro (NR) : . John Robertson (NR) : . James Garland (J) : . John M. Patton (J) : . Charles F. Mercer (NR) : . Edward Lucas (J) : . James M. H. Beale (J) : . Robert Craig (J) : . George W. Hopkins (J) : . William McComas (NR) : . Joseph Johnson (J) : . William S. Morgan (J)


Non-voting members

: . Ambrose H. Sevier (J), until June 15, 1836 : . Joseph M. White (J) : . George Wallace Jones (J), until January 26, 1837 : . George Wallace Jones (J), from January 26, 1837


Changes in membership

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


Senate

* Replacements: 11 ** National Republicans: 5-seat net loss ** Jacksonians: 10-seat net gain * Deaths: 3 * Resignations: 8 * Interim appointments: 0 * Seats of newly admitted states: 4 * Total seats with changes: 16 , - ,
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) , Vacant , Senator-elect Charles E.A. Gayarre had resigned on account of ill-health.
Successor was elected January 13, 1836. , , Robert C. Nicholas (J) , January 13, 1836 , - ,
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) , , Nathan Smith (NR) , Died December 6, 1835
Successor was elected December 21, 1835. , , John M. Niles (J) , December 21, 1835. , - ,
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 ...

(3) , , Elias Kane (J) , Died December 12, 1835
Successor was appointed December 30, 1835. , , William Lee D. Ewing (J) , December 30, 1835 , - ,
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) , , John Tyler (NR) , Resigned February 29, 1836
Successor was elected March 4, 1836. , , William C. Rives (J) , March 4, 1836 , - ,
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) , , Ether Shepley (J) , Resigned March 3, 1836
Successor was appointed December 7, 1836. , , Judah Dana (J) , December 7, 1836 , - ,
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 ...

(3) , , Isaac Hill (J) , Resigned May 30, 1836, to become
Governor of New Hampshire The governor of New Hampshire is the head of government of the U.S. state of New Hampshire. The governor is elected during the biennial state general election in November of even-numbered years. New Hampshire is one of only two states, along w ...
.
Successor was elected June 8, 1836. , , John Page (J) , June 8, 1836 , - ,
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) , , Arnold Naudain (NR) , Resigned June 16, 1836
Successor was elected June 17, 1836. , , Richard H. Bayard (NR) , June 17, 1836 , - ,
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 ...

(2) , , Benjamin W. Leigh (NR) , Resigned July 4, 1836
Successor was elected December 12, 1836. , , Richard E. Parker (J) , December 12, 1836 , - ,
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) , rowspan=2 , New seats , rowspan=2 , Arkansas was admitted to the Union.
Its new senators were elected September 18, 1836. , , William S. Fulton (J) , September 18, 1836. , - ,
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 ...

(3) , , Ambrose H. Sevier (J) , September 18, 1836. , - ,
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 ...

(3) , , Robert H. Goldsborough (NR) , Died October 5, 1836
Successor was elected December 31, 1836. , , John S. Spence (NR) , December 31, 1836 , - ,
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 ...

(3) , , Willie P. Mangum (NR) , Resigned November 26, 1836
Successor was elected December 5, 1836. , , Robert Strange (J) , December 5, 1836 , - ,
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 ...

(2) , , John M. Clayton (NR) , Resigned December 29, 1836
Successor was elected January 9, 1837. , , Thomas Clayton (NR) , January 9, 1837 , - ,
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 ...

(3) , , Alexander Porter (NR) , Resigned January 5, 1837, due to ill health.
Successor was elected January 12, 1837. , , Alexandre Mouton (J) , January 12, 1837 , - ,
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) , rowspan=2 , New seats , rowspan=2 , Michigan was admitted to the Union.
Its new senators were elected January 6, 1837. , , Lucius Lyon (J) , January 26, 1837. , - ,
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, ...

(2) , , John Norvell (J) , January 26, 1837.


House of Representatives

* Replacements: 18 ** National Republicans: 5-seat net gain ** Anti-Masonics: 1-seat net loss ** Jacksonians: 2-seat net loss ** Nullifiers: No net change * Deaths: 5 * Resignations: 13 * Contested election: 0 * Seats of newly admitted states: 2 * Total seats with changes: 24 , - , , Vacant , Rep. Warren R. Davis died during previous congress , , Waddy Thompson Jr. (NR) , Seated September 10, 1835 , - , , Vacant , Rep. James M. Wayne resigned in previous congress , , Jabez Y. Jackson (J) , Seated October 5, 1835 , - , , , William Schley (J) , Resigned July 1, 1835 when nominated for Governor of Georgia. , , Jesse F. Cleveland (J) , Seated October 5, 1835 , - , , , James C. Terrell (J) , Resigned July 8, 1835, due to ill health , , Hopkins Holsey (J) , Seated October 5, 1835 , - , , , John W. A. Sanford (J) , Resigned July 25, 1835, to assist in the Cherokee Indian removal , , Thomas Glascock (J) , Seated October 5, 1835 , - , , , Campbell P. White (J) , Resigned October 2, 1835 , , Gideon Lee (J) , Seated November 4, 1835 , - , , , Zalmon Wildman (J) , Died December 10, 1835 , , Thomas T. Whittlesey (J) , Seated April 29, 1836 , - , , , James H. Hammond (N) , Resigned February 26, 1836, because of ill health , , Franklin H. Elmore (N) , Seated December 10, 1836 , - , , , Samuel Beardsley (J) , Resigned March 29, 1836 , , Rutger B. Miller (J) , Seated November 9, 1836 , - , , , James Graham (NR) , Seat declared vacant March 29, 1836 , , James Graham (NR) , Seated December 5, 1836 , - , , , John Banks (AM) , Resigned March 31, 1836 , , John J. Pearson (NR) , Seated December 5, 1836 , - , , , Richard I. Manning (J) , Died May 1, 1836 , , John P. Richardson (J) , Seated December 19, 1836 , - , nowrap , , , Ambrose H. Sevier (J) , colspan=3 , Seat was eliminated when Arkansas achieved statehood June 15, 1836 , - , , , Andrew T. Judson (J) , Resigned July 4, 1836 to become judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut. , , Orrin Holt (J) , Seated December 5, 1836 , - , , , David Dickson (NR) , Died July 31, 1836 , , Samuel J. Gholson (J) , Seated December 1, 1836 , - , nowrap , , Vacant , Arkansas was admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836 , , Archibald Yell (J) , Seated August 1, 1836 , - , , , George W. Towns (J) , Resigned September 1, 1836 , , Julius C. Alford (NR) , Seated January 2, 1837 , - , , , Philo C. Fuller (NR) , Resigned September 2, 1836 , , John Young (NR) , Seated November 9, 1836 , - , , , John E. Coffee (J) , Died September 25, 1836 , , William C. Dawson (NR) , Seated November 7, 1836 , - , , , Jesse Miller (J) , Resigned October 30, 1836 , , James Black (J) , Seated December 5, 1836 , - , , , Philemon Dickerson (J) , Resigned November 3, 1836 to become Governor of New Jersey. , , William Chetwood (NR) , Seated December 5, 1836 , - , , , George L. Kinnard (J) , Died November 26, 1836 , , William Herod (NR) , Seated January 25, 1837 , - , , , John Y. Mason (J) , Resigned January 11, 1837 , Vacant , Not filled this congress , - , nowrap , , , George Wallace Jones (J) , colspan=3 , Seat was eliminated when Michigan achieved statehood January 26, 1837 , - , nowrap , , Vacant , Michigan was admitted to the Union on January 26, 1837 , , Isaac E. Crary (J) , Seated January 26, 1837 , - , , Vacant , Wisconsin Territory was organized on April 3, 1836 , , George Wallace Jones (J) , Seated January 26, 1837


Committees

Lists of committees and their party leaders.


Senate

*
Agriculture Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created ...
(Chairman: Bedford Brown then John Page) * Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman: Samuel McKean) * Claims (Chairman: Arnold Naudain then Henry Hubbard) *
Commerce Commerce is the organized Complex system, system of activities, functions, procedures and institutions that directly or indirectly contribute to the smooth, unhindered large-scale exchange (distribution through Financial transaction, transactiona ...
(Chairman: Robert Henry Goldsborough then John Davis) * Constitution of the State of Arkansas (Select) * Distributing Public Revenue Among the States (Select) *
District of Columbia 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, federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from ...
(Chairman: John Tyler then Joseph Kent) * Engrossed Bills (Chairman: Ether Shepley then Thomas Morris) *
Finance Finance refers to monetary resources and to the study and Academic discipline, discipline of money, currency, assets and Liability (financial accounting), liabilities. As a subject of study, is a field of Business administration, Business Admin ...
(Chairman: Daniel Webster then Silas Wright) * Foreign Relations (Chairman: Henry Clay then James Buchanan) * Incendiary Publications (Select) * Indian Affairs (Chairman: Hugh Lawson White then Ambrose Sevier) * Judiciary (Chairman: John M. Clayton then Felix Grundy) * Letter from Mr. Poindexter (Select) * Manufactures (Chairman: Nehemiah Knight) * Mileage of Members of Congress (Select) * Military Affairs (Chairman: Thomas Hart Benton) *
Militia A militia ( ) is a military or paramilitary force that comprises civilian members, as opposed to a professional standing army of regular, full-time military personnel. Militias may be raised in times of need to support regular troops or se ...
(Chairman: John M. Robinson) * Naval Affairs (Chairman: Samuel Southard then William C. Rives) * Ohio-Michigan Boundary (Select) * Patent Office (Select) * Pensions (Chairman: Gideon Tomlinson) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Felix Grundy) * Private Land Claims (Chairman: John Black then Lewis Linn) * Public Lands (Chairman:
Thomas Ewing Thomas Ewing Sr. (December 28, 1789October 26, 1871) was a National Republican and Whig politician from Ohio. He served in the U.S. Senate and also served as the fourteenth secretary of the treasury and the first secretary of the interior. ...
then Robert J. Walker) * Purchasing Boyd Reilly's Gas Apparatus (Select) (Chairman: N/A) * Revolutionary Claims (Chairman: Gabriel Moore then Bedford Brown) * Roads and Canals (Chairman: William Hendricks) * Sale of Public Lands (Select) * Tariff Regulation (Select) * Whole


House of Representatives

* Accounts (Chairman: N/A) *
Agriculture Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created ...
(Chairman: Abraham Bockee) * Amendment to the Constitution (Select) * Banks of the District of Columbia (Select) * Claims (Chairman: N/A) *
Commerce Commerce is the organized Complex system, system of activities, functions, procedures and institutions that directly or indirectly contribute to the smooth, unhindered large-scale exchange (distribution through Financial transaction, transactiona ...
(Chairman: N/A) *
District of Columbia 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, federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from ...
(Chairman: N/A) * Elections (Chairman: N/A) * Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman: N/A) * Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman: N/A) * Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman: N/A) * Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman: N/A) * Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman: N/A) * Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman: N/A) *
Foreign Affairs ''Foreign Affairs'' is an American magazine of international relations and foreign policy of the United States, U.S. foreign policy published by the Council on Foreign Relations, a nonprofit organization, nonprofit, nonpartisan, membership or ...
(Chairman: Benjamin C. Howard) * Indian Affairs (Chairman: N/A) * Invalid Pensions (Chairman: N/A) * Judiciary (Chairman: Samuel Beardsley then Francis Thomas) * Manufactures (Chairman: N/A) * Military Affairs (Chairman: N/A) *
Militia A militia ( ) is a military or paramilitary force that comprises civilian members, as opposed to a professional standing army of regular, full-time military personnel. Militias may be raised in times of need to support regular troops or se ...
(Chairman: N/A) * Naval Affairs (Chairman: N/A) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: N/A) * Public Expenditures (Chairman: N/A) * Public Lands (Chairman: Ratliff Boon) * Revisal and Unfinished Business (Chairman: N/A) * Revolutionary Claims (Chairman: N/A) * Roads and Canals (Chairman: N/A) *
Rules Rule or ruling may refer to: Human activity * The exercise of political or personal control by someone with authority or power * Business rule, a rule pertaining to the structure or behavior internal to a business * School rule, a rule tha ...
(Select) * Standards of Official Conduct * Territories (Chairman: N/A) * Ways and Means (Chairman: Churchill C. Cambreleng) * Whole


Joint committees

* Enrolled Bills * The Library


Employees

* Librarian of Congress: John Silva Meehan


Senate

* Chaplain: Frederick Winslow Hatch ( Episcopalian), until December 23, 1835 ** Edward Y. Higbee ( Episcopalian), elected December 23, 1835 ** John R. Goodman ( Episcopalian), elected December 28, 1836 *
Secretary A secretary, administrative assistant, executive assistant, personal secretary, or other similar titles is an individual whose work consists of supporting management, including executives, using a variety of project management, program evalu ...
: Walter Lowrie until December 11, 1836 ** Asbury Dickins, elected December 12, 1836 * Sergeant at Arms: John Shackford


House of Representatives

* Chaplain: Edward Dunlap Smith ( Presbyterian), until December 7, 1835 ** Thomas H. Stockton (
Methodist Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a Protestant Christianity, Christian Christian tradition, tradition whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley. George Whitefield and John's brother ...
), elected December 7, 1835 ** Oliver C. Comstock (
Baptist Baptists are a Christian denomination, denomination within Protestant Christianity distinguished by baptizing only professing Christian believers (believer's baptism) and doing so by complete Immersion baptism, immersion. Baptist churches ge ...
), elected December 5, 1836 *
Clerk A clerk is a white-collar worker who conducts record keeping as well as general office tasks, or a worker who performs similar sales-related tasks in a retail environment. The responsibilities of clerical workers commonly include Records managem ...
: Walter S. Franklin * Doorkeeper: Overton Carr * Sergeant at Arms: Thomas B. Randolph, until December 15, 1835 ** Roderick Dorsey, elected December 15, 1835 * Reading Clerks: * Postmaster: William J. McCormick


See also

* 1834 United States elections (elections leading to this Congress) ** 1834–35 United States Senate elections ** 1834–35 United States House of Representatives elections * 1836 United States elections (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress) ** 1836 United States presidential election ** 1836–37 United States Senate elections ** 1836–37 United States House of Representatives elections


Notes


References

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External links


Statutes at Large, 1789–1875


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