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The 26th 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, 1839, to March 4, 1841, during the third and fourth years of
Martin Van Buren Martin Van Buren ( ; ; December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862) was the eighth president of the United States, serving from 1837 to 1841. A primary founder of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served as Attorney General o ...
's
presidency A presidency is an administration or the executive, the collective administrative and governmental entity that exists around an office of president of a state or nation. Although often the executive branch of government, and often personified b ...
. The apportionment of seats in the
House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national 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 The 1830 United States census, the fifth census undertaken in the United States, was conducted on June 1, 1830. The only loss of census records for 1830 involved some countywide losses in Massachusetts, Maryland, and Mississippi. It determined ...
. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.


Major events

* 1839: The first state law permitting women to own property was passed in
Jackson, Mississippi Jackson is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Mississippi, most populous city of the U.S. state of Mississippi. The city sits on the Pearl River (Mississippi–Louisiana), Pearl River and is locate ...
* December 14–16, 1839: An election for the House speakership takes 11 ballots * January 19, 1840: Captain
Charles Wilkes Charles Wilkes (April 3, 1798 – February 8, 1877) was an American naval officer, ship's captain, and List of explorers, explorer. He led the United States Exploring Expedition (1838–1842). During the American Civil War between 1861 and 1865 ...
circumnavigated
Antarctica Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean (also known as the Antarctic Ocean), it contains the geographic South Pole. ...
, claiming what becomes known as
Wilkes Land Wilkes Land is a large district of land in eastern Antarctica, formally claimed by Australia as part of the Australian Antarctic Territory, though this claim has been held in abeyance for the period of the operation of the Antarctic Treaty, to wh ...
for the United States. * November 7, 1840:
1840 United States presidential election Presidential elections were held in the United States from October 30 to December 2, 1840. In the shadow of an incomplete economic recovery from the Panic of 1837, Whig nominee William Henry Harrison defeated incumbent President Martin Van Bure ...
:
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 ...
defeated
Martin Van Buren Martin Van Buren ( ; ; December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862) was the eighth president of the United States, serving from 1837 to 1841. A primary founder of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served as Attorney General o ...
* February 18, 1841: The first ongoing
filibuster A filibuster is a political procedure in which one or more members of a legislative body prolong debate on proposed legislation so as to delay or entirely prevent a decision. It is sometimes referred to as "talking a bill to death" or "talking ...
in the United States Senate began and lasted until March 11


Major legislation

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Party summary


Senate


House of Representatives


Leadership


Senate

*
President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...
:
Richard M. 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 ...
(D) * President pro tempore: William R. King (D)


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 ...
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Robert M. T. Hunter Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter (April 21, 1809 – July 18, 1887) was an American lawyer, politician and planter. He was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative (1837–1843, 1845–1847), Speaker of the United ...
(W) elected December 16, 1839, on the 11th ballot


Members

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


Senate

Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1844; Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1840; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1842.


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) : 3. Clement C. Clay (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) : 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. Thaddeus Betts (W), until April 7, 1840 ::
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), from May 4, 1840 : 3. Perry Smith (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), until September 19, 1839 ::
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), from January 12, 1841 : 2. Thomas Clayton (W)


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.
Wilson Lumpkin Wilson Lumpkin (January 14, 1783 – December 28, 1870) was an American planter, attorney, and politician. He served two terms as the governor of Georgia, from 1831 to 1835, in the period of Indian Removal of the Creek and Cherokee peoples to ...
(D) : 3. Alfred Cuthbert (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. John M. Robinson (D) : 3. Richard M. Young (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. Oliver H. Smith (W)


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 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) : 3.
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 ...
(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. Robert C. Nicholas (D) : 3. Alexander Mouton (D)


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. Reuel Williams (D) : 2. John Ruggles (D)


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.
John S. Spence John Selby Spence (February 29, 1788October 24, 1840) was an American politician. Born near Snow Hill, Maryland, Spence attended the common schools and graduated from the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 18 ...
(W), until October 24, 1840 :: John L. Kerr (W), from January 5, 1841


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 Daniel Webster (January 18, 1782 – October 24, 1852) was an American lawyer and statesman who represented New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the U.S. Congress and served as the 14th and 19th United States Secretary of State, U.S. secretary o ...
(W), until February 22, 1841 ::
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), from February 23, 1841 : 2. John Davis (W), until January 5, 1841 :: Isaac C. Bates (W), from January 13, 1841


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), from January 20, 1840 : 2.
John Norvell John Norvell (December 21, 1789April 24, 1850) was a newspaper editor and one of the first U.S. Senators from Michigan. He is known as one of two co-founders of The Philadelphia Inquirer, the third-longest continually operating daily newspaper in ...
(D)


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)


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 (D) : 3.
Franklin Pierce Franklin Pierce (November 23, 1804October 8, 1869) was the 14th president of the United States, serving from 1853 to 1857. A northern Democratic Party (United States), Democrat who believed that the Abolitionism in the United States, abolitio ...
(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.
Samuel L. Southard Samuel Lewis Southard (June 9, 1787June 26, 1842) was a prominent American statesman of the early 19th century, serving as a U.S. Senator, Secretary of the Navy, and the tenth governor of New Jersey. He also served as President pro tempore o ...
(W) : 2. Garret D. Wall (D)


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), from January 14, 1840 : 3. Silas Wright Jr. (D)


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 (D), until November 16, 1840 :: Willie P. Mangum (W), from November 25, 1840 : 3. Robert Strange (D), until November 16, 1840 :: William A. Graham (W), from November 25, 1840


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), from January 14, 1840 : 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 ...
(D)


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. Nathan F. Dixon (W) : 2. Nehemiah R. Knight (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.
John C. Calhoun John Caldwell Calhoun (; March 18, 1782March 31, 1850) was an American statesman and political theorist who served as the seventh vice president of the United States from 1825 to 1832. Born in South Carolina, he adamantly defended American s ...
(D) : 3.
William C. Preston William Campbell Preston (December 27, 1794May 22, 1860) was a senator from the United States and a member of the Nullifier, and later Whig Parties. He was also the cousin of William Ballard Preston, William Preston and Angelica Singleton ...
(W)


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 Felix Grundy (September 11, 1777 – December 19, 1840) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 13th United States Attorney General. He also had served several terms as a congressman and as a U.S. senator from Tennessee. He ...
(D), November 19, 1839 – December 19, 1840 :: Alfred O. P. Nicholson (D), from December 25, 1840 : 2.
Hugh Lawson White Hugh Lawson White (October 30, 1773April 10, 1840) was an American politician during the first third of the 19th century. After filling in several posts particularly in Tennessee's judiciary and state legislature since 1801, thereunder as a Tenn ...
(W), until January 13, 1840 :: Alexander O. Anderson (D), from February 26, 1840


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.
Samuel Prentiss Samuel Prentiss (March 31, 1782January 15, 1857) was an associate justice and chief justice of the Vermont Supreme Court, a United States senator from Vermont and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Distric ...
(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), from January 18, 1841 : 2.
William H. Roane William Henry Roane (September 17, 1787May 11, 1845) was a politician from Virginia who served in the Virginia House of Delegates, the United States House of Representatives, and the United States Senate. He was the son of Judge Spencer Roane and ...
(D)


House of Representatives

The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded 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 ...

: .
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) : . David Hubbard (D) : . George W. Crabb (W) : . Dixon H. Lewis (D) : . James Dellet (W)


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. ...

: . Joseph Trumbull (W) : . William L. Storrs (W), until June ???, 1840 :: William W. Boardman (W), from December 7, 1840 : . Thomas W. Williams (W) : . Thomas B. Osborne (W) : . Truman Smith (W) : .
John H. Brockway John Hall Brockway (January 31, 1801 – July 29, 1870) was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut. Biography Born the son of the Reverend Diodate and Miranda Hall Brockway in Ellington, Connecticut, Brockway pursued preparatory studies and wa ...
(W)


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 ...

: . Thomas Robinson Jr. (D)


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 ...
. : . Julius C. Alford (W) : . Edward J. Black (W) : . Walter T. Colquitt (W), until July 21, 1840 :: Hines Holt (W), from February 1, 1841 : . Mark A. Cooper (W) : . William C. Dawson (W) : .
Richard W. Habersham Richard Wylly Habersham (December 1786 – December 2, 1842) was an American lawyer and politician from Savannah, Georgia, Savannah, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. From 1839 to 1842, he served two terms in the United States House of Representati ...
(W) : . Thomas Butler King (W) : . Eugenius A. Nisbet (W) : .
Lott Warren Lott Warren (October 30, 1797 – June 17, 1861) was a United States representative from Georgia. He was born in Burke County, Georgia near Augusta, Georgia. He attended the common schools and then moved to Dublin, Georgia in 1816. He served a ...
(W)


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 (D) : .
Zadok Casey Zadok Casey (March 7, 1796 – September 4, 1862) was an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from Illinois and founded the city of Mount Vernon, Illinois. Biography Zadok Casey was born in Greene County, Georgia. Not ...
(D) : . John T. Stuart (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 ...

: . George H. Proffit (W) : .
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) : . John Carr (D) : . Thomas Smith (D) : .
James Rariden James Rariden (February 14, 1795 – October 20, 1856) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Indiana, from 1837 to 1841. Biography Born near Cynth ...
(W) : . William W. Wick (D) : . Tilghman A. Howard (D), until July 1, 1840 :: Henry S. Lane (W), from August 3, 1840


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) : . Philip Triplett (W) : . Joseph R. Underwood (W) : . Sherrod Williams (W) : . Simeon H. Anderson (W), until August 11, 1840 :: John Burton Thompson, John B. Thompson (W), from December 7, 1840 : . Willis Green (W) : . John Pope (Kentucky politician), John Pope (W) : . William J. Graves (W) : . John White (Kentucky politician), John White (W) : . Richard Hawes (W) : . Landaff Andrews, Landaff W. Andrews (W) : . Garrett Davis (W) : . William Orlando Butler, William O. Butler (D)


List of United States representatives from Louisiana, Louisiana

: . Edward Douglass White Sr., Edward D. White (W) : . Thomas Withers Chinn, Thomas W. Chinn (W) : . Rice Garland (W), until July 21, 1840 :: John Moore (Whig), John Moore (W), from December 17, 1840


List of United States representatives from Maine, Maine

: . Nathan Clifford (D) : . Albert Smith (representative), Albert Smith (D) : . Benjamin Randall (Maine politician), Benjamin Randall (W) : . George Evans (American politician), George Evans (W), until March 3, 1841 : . Virgil D. Parris (D) : . Hugh J. Anderson (D) : . Joshua A. Lowell (D) : . Thomas Davee (D)


List of United States representatives from Maryland, Maryland

The 4th district was a plural district with two representatives. : . John Dennis (1807-1859), John Dennis (W) : . Philip Francis Thomas, Philip F. Thomas (D) : . John T. H. Worthington (D) : . James Carroll (Maryland politician), James Carroll (D) : . Solomon Hillen Jr. (D) : . William Cost Johnson (W) : . Francis Thomas (D) : . Daniel Jenifer (W)


List of United States representatives from Massachusetts, Massachusetts

: . Abbott Lawrence (W), until September 18, 1840 :: Robert Charles Winthrop, Robert C. Winthrop (W), from November 9, 1840 : . Leverett Saltonstall I (W) : . Caleb Cushing (W) : . William Parmenter (D) : . Levi Lincoln Jr. (W) : . James C. Alvord (W), until September 27, 1839 :: Osmyn Baker (W), from January 14, 1840 : . George N. Briggs (W) : . William B. Calhoun (W) : . William Soden Hastings, William S. Hastings (W) : . Henry Williams (Massachusetts politician), Henry Williams (D) : . John Reed Jr. (W) : . John Quincy Adams (W)


List of United States representatives from Michigan, Michigan

: . Isaac E. Crary (D)


List of United States representatives from Mississippi, Mississippi

Both 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 ...
. : . Albert G. Brown (D) : . Jacob Thompson (D)


List of United States representatives from Missouri, Missouri

Both 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 ...
. : . Albert G. Harrison (D), until September 7, 1839 :: John Jameson (politician), John Jameson (D), from December 12, 1839 : . John Miller (Missouri), John Miller (D)


List of United States representatives from New Hampshire, New Hampshire

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 ...
. : . Charles G. Atherton (D) : . Edmund Burke (congressman), Edmund Burke (D) : . Ira A. Eastman (D) : . Tristram Shaw (D) : . Jared W. Williams (D)


List of United States representatives from New Jersey, New Jersey

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 R. Cooper (D) : . Philemon Dickerson (D) : . Joseph Kille (D) : . Joseph F. Randolph (W) : . Daniel Bailey Ryall, Daniel B. Ryall (D) : . Peter Dumont Vroom, Peter D. Vroom (D)


List of United States representatives from New York, New York

There were four plural districts, the 8th, 17th, 22nd & 23rd had two representatives each, the 3rd had four representatives. : . Thomas B. Jackson (D) : . James De la Montanya (D) : . Edward Curtis (politician), Edward Curtis (W) : . Moses H. Grinnell (W) : . Ogden Hoffman (W) : . James Monroe (New York politician), James Monroe (W) : . Gouverneur Kemble (D) : . Charles Johnston (representative), Charles Johnston (W) : . Nathaniel Jones (representative), Nathaniel Jones (D) : . Rufus Palen (W) : . John Ely (representative), John Ely (D) : . Aaron Vanderpoel (D) : . Hiram P. Hunt (W) : . Daniel D. Barnard (W) : . Anson Brown (W), until June 14, 1840 :: Nicholas B. Doe (W), from December 7, 1840 : . David Abel Russell, David A. Russell (W) : . Augustus C. Hand (D) : . John Fine (politician), John Fine (D) : . Peter Joseph Wagner, Peter J. Wagner (W) : . Andrew W. Doig (D) : . David P. Brewster (D) : . John G. Floyd (D) : . Thomas C. Chittenden (W) : . John Holmes Prentiss, John H. Prentiss (D) : . Judson Allen (D) : . John C. Clark (W) : . Amasa Dana (D) : . Stephen B. Leonard (D) : . Nehemiah H. Earll (D) : . Edward Rogers (representative), Edward Rogers (D) : . Christopher Morgan (politician), Christopher Morgan (W) : . Theron R. Strong (D) : . Francis Granger (W) : . Meredith Mallory (D) : . Thomas Kempshall (W) : . Seth Merrill Gates, Seth M. Gates (W) : . Luther C. Peck (W) : . Richard P. Marvin (W) : . Millard Fillmore (W) : . Charles F. Mitchell (W)


List of United States representatives from North Carolina, North Carolina

: . Kenneth Rayner (W) : . Jesse Atherton Bynum, Jesse A. Bynum (D) : . Edward Stanly (W) : . Charles Biddle Shepard, Charles B. Shepard (D) : . James Iver McKay, James I. McKay (D) : . Micajah Thomas Hawkins, Micajah T. Hawkins (D) : . Edmund Deberry (W) : . William Montgomery (North Carolina politician), William Montgomery (D) : . John Hill (North Carolina politician), John Hill (D) : . Charles Fisher (congressman), Charles Fisher (D) : . Henry William Connor, Henry W. Connor (D) : . James Graham (NC politician), James Graham (W) : . Lewis Williams (politician), Lewis Williams (W)


List of United States representatives from Ohio, Ohio

: . Alexander Duncan (politician), Alexander Duncan (D) : . John B. Weller (D) : . Patrick Gaines Goode, Patrick G. Goode (W) : . Thomas Corwin (W), until May 30, 1840 :: Jeremiah Morrow (W), from October 13, 1840 : . William Doan (D) : . Calvary Morris (W) : . William K. Bond (W) : . Joseph Ridgway (W) : . William Medill (D) : . Samson Mason (W) : . Isaac Parrish (D) : . Jonathan Taylor (representative), Jonathan Taylor (D) : . Daniel Parkhurst Leadbetter, Daniel P. Leadbetter (D) : . George Sweeny (D) : . John W. Allen (W) : . Joshua Reed Giddings, Joshua R. Giddings (W) : . John Hastings (representative), John Hastings (D) : . David A. Starkweather (D) : . Henry Swearingen (D)


List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania

There were two plural districts, the 2nd had two representatives, the 4th had three representatives. : . Lemuel Paynter (D) : . John Sergeant (politician), John Sergeant (W) : . George Washington Toland, George W. Toland (W) : . Charles Naylor (W) : . Edward Davies (Pennsylvania politician), Edward Davies (AM) : . John Edwards (Pennsylvania), John Edwards (AM) : . Francis James (congressman), Francis James (AM) : . Joseph Fornance (D) : . John Davis (Pennsylvania politician), John Davis (D) : . David Douglas Wagener, David D. Wagener (D) : . Peter Newhard (D) : . George May Keim, George M. Keim (D) : . William Simonton (W) : . James Gerry (D) : . James Cooper (Pennsylvania politician), James Cooper (W) : . William Sterrett Ramsey, William S. Ramsey (D), until October 17, 1840 :: Charles McClure (Pennsylvania), Charles McClure (D), from December 7, 1840 : . William Wilson Potter, William W. Potter (D), until October 28, 1839 :: George McCulloch (D), from November 20, 1839 : . David Petrikin (D) : . Robert Hanna Hammond, Robert H. Hammond (D) : . Samuel Wells Morris, Samuel W. Morris (D) : . Charles Ogle (politician), Charles Ogle (AM) : . Albert Gallatin Marchand, Albert G. Marchand (D) : . Enos Hook (D) : . Isaac Leet (D) : . Richard Biddle (AM), until July 21, 1840 :: Henry Marie Brackenridge, Henry M. Brackenridge (W), from October 13, 1840 : . William Beatty (Pennsylvania politician), William Beatty (D) : . Thomas Henry (Pennsylvania politician), Thomas Henry (AM) : . John Galbraith (Pennsylvania), John Galbraith (D)


List of United States representatives from Rhode Island, Rhode Island

: . Robert B. Cranston (W) : . Joseph L. Tillinghast (W)


List of United States representatives from South Carolina, South Carolina

: . Isaac E. Holmes (D) : . Robert Rhett (D) : . John Campbell (1795–1845), John Campbell (D) : . Sampson H. Butler (D) : . Francis Wilkinson Pickens, Francis W. Pickens (D) : . Waddy Thompson Jr. (W) : . James Rogers (representative), James Rogers (D) : . Thomas D. Sumter (D) : . John K. Griffin (D)


List of United States representatives from Tennessee, Tennessee

: . William Blount Carter, William B. Carter (W) : . Abraham McClellan (Tennessee politician), Abraham McClellan (D) : . Joseph Lanier Williams, Joseph L. Williams (W) : . Julius W. Blackwell (D) : . Hopkins L. Turney (D) : . William B. Campbell (W) : . John Bell (Tennessee politician), John Bell (W) : . Meredith Poindexter Gentry, Meredith P. Gentry (W) : . Harvey Magee Watterson, Harvey M. Watterson (D) : . Aaron V. Brown (D) : . Cave Johnson (D) : . John Wesley Crockett, John W. Crockett (W) : . Christopher Harris Williams, Christopher H. Williams (W)


List of United States representatives from Vermont, Vermont

: . Hiland Hall (W) : . William Slade (politician), William Slade (W) : . Horace Everett (W) : . John Smith (Vermont), John Smith (D) : . Isaac Fletcher (American politician), Isaac Fletcher (D)


List of United States representatives from Virginia, Virginia

: . Joel Holleman (D), until December 1840 :: Francis Mallory (W), from December 28, 1840 : . Francis E. Rives (D) : . John Winston Jones, John W. Jones (D) : . George Dromgoole, George C. Dromgoole (D) : . John Hill (Virginia politician), John Hill (W) : . Walter Coles (D) : . William L. Goggin (W) : . Henry A. Wise (W) : . Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter, Robert M. T. Hunter (W) : . John Taliaferro (W) : . John Botts, John M. Botts (W) : . James Garland (Virginia politician), James Garland (C) : . Linn Banks (D) : . Charles F. Mercer (W), until December 26, 1839 :: William M. McCarty (W), from January 25, 1840 : . William Lucas (Virginia politician), William Lucas (D) : . Green B. Samuels (D) : . Robert Craig (representative), Robert Craig (D) : . George Washington Hopkins, George W. Hopkins (C) : . Andrew Beirne (D) : . Joseph Johnson (Virginia politician), Joseph Johnson (D) : . Lewis Steenrod (D)


Non-voting members

: . Charles Downing : . William W. Chapman (D), until October 27, 1840 :: Augustus C. Dodge (D), from October 28, 1840 : . James Duane Doty, James D. Doty (D)


Changes in membership

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


Senate

* Replacements: 8 ** Democrats: 0-seat net loss ** Whigs: 0-seat net gain * Deaths: 3 * Resignations: 7 * Interim appointments: 0 *Total seats with changes: 11 , - ,
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) , colspan=2 style="font-size:80%" , Vacant after previous Congress , ,
Felix Grundy Felix Grundy (September 11, 1777 – December 19, 1840) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 13th United States Attorney General. He also had served several terms as a congressman and as a U.S. senator from Tennessee. He ...
(D) , Elected November 19, 1839 , - ,
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) , colspan=2 style="font-size:80%" , Vacant after previous Congress , , Nathaniel P. Tallmadge (W) , Elected January 14, 1840 , - ,
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) , colspan=2 style="font-size:80%" , Vacant after previous Congress , , Daniel Sturgeon (D) , Elected January 14, 1840 , - ,
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) , colspan=2 style="font-size:80%" , Vacant after legislature failed to reelect incumbent. , , Augustus S. Porter (W) , Elected January 20, 1840 , - ,
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) , colspan=2 style="font-size:80%" , Vacant after legislature failed to reelect incumbent. , , William C. Rives (W) , Elected January 18, 1841 , - ,
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) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned September 19, 1839, to become Chief Justice of the Delaware Superior Court, Delaware Supreme Court , ,
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) , Elected January 12, 1841, to his former position , - ,
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) , ,
Hugh Lawson White Hugh Lawson White (October 30, 1773April 10, 1840) was an American politician during the first third of the 19th century. After filling in several posts particularly in Tennessee's judiciary and state legislature since 1801, thereunder as a Tenn ...
(W) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 13, 1840, because he could not conscientiously obey the intentions of his constituents , , Alexander O. Anderson (D) , Elected February 26, 1840 , - ,
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) , , Thaddeus Betts (W) , style="font-size:80%" , Died April 7, 1840 , ,
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) , Elected May 4, 1840 , - ,
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 ...

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John S. Spence John Selby Spence (February 29, 1788October 24, 1840) was an American politician. Born near Snow Hill, Maryland, Spence attended the common schools and graduated from the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 18 ...
(W) , style="font-size:80%" , Died October 24, 1840 , , John L. Kerr (W) , Elected January 5, 1841 , - ,
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 (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned November 16, 1840, because he could not obey instructions of the North Carolina General Assembly , , Willie P. Mangum (W) , Elected November 25, 1840 , - ,
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) , , Robert Strange (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned November 16, 1840 , , William A. Graham (W) , Elected November 25, 1840 , - ,
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 Felix Grundy (September 11, 1777 – December 19, 1840) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 13th United States Attorney General. He also had served several terms as a congressman and as a U.S. senator from Tennessee. He ...
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died December 19, 1840 , , Alfred O. P. Nicholson (D) , Elected December 25, 1840 , - ,
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 ...

(2) , , John Davis (Massachusetts governor), John Davis (W) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 5, 1841, after being elected Governor of Massachusetts , , Isaac C. Bates (W) , Elected January 13, 1841 , - ,
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 Daniel Webster (January 18, 1782 – October 24, 1852) was an American lawyer and statesman who represented New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the U.S. Congress and served as the 14th and 19th United States Secretary of State, U.S. secretary o ...
(W) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned February 22, 1841 , ,
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) , Elected February 23, 1841


House of Representatives

* Replacements: 15 ** Democrats: 2-seat net loss ** Whigs: 3-seat net gain ** Anti-Masonic: 1-seat net loss * Deaths: 6 * Resignations: 10 * Contested election: 0 *Total seats with changes: 17 , - , , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Rep-elect Howard presented credentials August 5, 1839 , , Tilghman Howard (D) , Seated August 5, 1839 , - , , , Albert Galliton Harrison, Albert G. Harrison (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died September 7, 1839 , , John Jameson (politician), John Jameson (D) , Seated December 12, 1839 , - , , , James C. Alvord (W) , style="font-size:80%" , Died September 27, 1839 , , Osmyn Baker (W) , Seated January 14, 1840 , - , , , William Wilson Potter, William W. Potter (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died October 28, 1839 , , George McCulloch (D) , Seated November 20, 1839 , - , , , Charles F. Mercer (W) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 26, 1839 , , William M. McCarty (W) , Seated January 25, 1840 , - , , , Thomas Corwin (W) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned May 30, 1840, having become a candidate for Governor of Ohio , , Jeremiah Morrow (W) , Seated October 13, 1840 , - , , , William L. Storrs (W) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned some time in June, 1840 , , William W. Boardman (W) , Seated December 7, 1840 , - , , , Anson Brown (W) , style="font-size:80%" , Died June 14, 1840 , , Nicholas B. Doe (W) , Seated December 7, 1840 , - , , , Tilghman Howard (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned July 1, 1840 , , HHenry S. Lane (W) , Seated August 3, 1840 , - , , , Walter T. Colquitt (W) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned July 21, 1840 , , Hines Holt (W) , Seated February 1, 1841 , - , , , Rice Garland (W) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned July 21, 1840, to accept appointment as judge of Louisiana Supreme Court , , John Moore (Louisiana politician), John Moore (W) , Seated December 17, 1840 , - , , , Richard Biddle (AM) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned July 21, 1840 , , Henry Marie Brackenridge, Henry M. Brackenridge (W) , Seated October 13, 1840 , - , , , Simeon H. Anderson (W) , style="font-size:80%" , Died August 11, 1840 , , John Burton Thompson, John B. Thompson (W) , Seated December 7, 1840 , - , , , Abbott Lawrence (W) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned September 18, 1840 , , Robert Charles Winthrop, Robert C. Winthrop (W) , Seated November 9, 1840 , - , , , William Sterrett Ramsey, William S. Ramsey (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died October 17, 1840 , , Charles McClure (Pennsylvania), Charles McClure (D) , Seated December 7, 1840 , - , , , William W. Chapman (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Term expired by law October 27, 1840 , , Augustus C. Dodge (D) , Seated October 28, 1840 , - , , , Joel Holleman (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned in December 1840 , , Francis Mallory (W) , Seated December 28, 1840 , - , , , George Evans (Maine), George Evans (W) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned March 3, 1841, after being elected to the US Senate , Vacant , Not filled this term


Committees

Lists of committees and their party leaders.


Senate

* United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Chairman: Alexander Mouton) * United States Senate Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate, Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman: Nehemiah R. Knight) * United States Senate Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman: Henry Hubbard) * United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Commerce (Chairman: William R. King) * United States Senate Select Committee on Distributing Public Revenue Among the States, Distributing Public Revenue Among the States (Select) * United States Senate Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman:
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 ...
)& * United States Senate Committee on Engrossed Bills, Engrossed Bills (Chairman: Oliver H. Smith, Oliver Smith then John Henderson) * United States Senate Committee on Finance, Finance (Chairman: Silas Wright) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Fiscal Corporation of the United States, Fiscal Corporation of the United States (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Foreign Relations (Chairman:
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 ...
) * United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman: Ambrose H. Sevier) * United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: Garret D. Wall) * United States Senate Committee on Manufactures, Manufactures (Chairman:
Wilson Lumpkin Wilson Lumpkin (January 14, 1783 – December 28, 1870) was an American planter, attorney, and politician. He served two terms as the governor of Georgia, from 1831 to 1835, in the period of Indian Removal of the Creek and Cherokee peoples to ...
) * United States Senate Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman: Thomas Hart Benton (politician), Thomas Hart Benton) * United States Senate Committee on the Militia, Militia (Chairman: Clement C. Clay) * United States Senate Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman: Reuel Williams) * United States Senate Committee on Patents and the Patent Office, Patents and the Patent Office (Chairman: Daniel Sturgeon) * United States Senate Committee on Pensions, Pensions (Chairman:
Franklin Pierce Franklin Pierce (November 23, 1804October 8, 1869) was the 14th president of the United States, serving from 1853 to 1857. A northern Democratic Party (United States), Democrat who believed that the Abolitionism in the United States, abolitio ...
) * United States Senate Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: John M. Robinson) * United States Senate Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman: N/A) * United States Senate Committee on Private Land Claims, Private Land Claims (Chairman: Lewis F. Linn) * United States Senate Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: William S. Fulton) * United States Senate Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman:
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 ...
) * United States Senate Committee on Revolutionary Claims, Revolutionary Claims (Chairman: Perry Smith (politician), Perry Smith) * United States Senate Committee on Roads and Canals, Roads and Canals (Chairman: Richard M. Young) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Tariff Regulation, Tariff Regulation (Select) * Committee of the whole, Whole


House of Representatives

* United States House Committee on Accounts, Accounts (Chairman: Joseph Johnson (Virginia politician), Joseph Johnson) * United States House Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Chairman: Edmund Deberry) * United States House Select Committee on Apportionment of Representatives, Apportionment of Representatives (Select) * United States House Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman: David Abel Russell, David A. Russell) * United States House Committee on Commerce, Commerce (Chairman: Edward Curtis (politician), Edward Curtis) * United States House Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman: William Cost Johnson, William C. Johnson) * United States House Committee on Elections, Elections (Chairman: Francis E. Rives) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Navy Department, Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman: Leverett Saltonstall I) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department, Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman: Richard P. Marvin) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the State Department, Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman: Joseph R. Underwood) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury Department, Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman: George Evans (American politician), George Evans) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the War Department, Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman: Peter J. Wagner) * United States House Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings, Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman: Edward Stanly) * United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs (Chairman: Francis W. Pickens) * United States House Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman: John Bell (Tennessee politician), John Bell) * United States House Committee on Invalid Pensions, Invalid Pensions (Chairman: Sherrod Williams) * United States House Committee on Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: John Sergeant (politician), John Sergeant) * United States House Committee on Manufactures, Manufactures (Chairman: John Quincy Adams) * United States House Select Committee on Memorial of the Agricultural Bank of Mississippi, Memorial of the Agricultural Bank of Mississippi (Select) * United States House Committee on Mileage, Mileage (Chairman: Thomas W. Williams) * United States House Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman: Cave Johnson until 1840, then Waddy Thompson Jr.) * United States House Committee on the Militia, Militia (Chairman: George M. Keim) * United States House Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman: Francis Thomas) * United States House Committee on Patents, Patents (Chairman: Isaac Fletcher (American politician), Issac Fletcher) * United States House Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: James I. McKay) * United States House Committee on Private Land Claims, Private Land Claims (Chairman: William B. Calhoun) * United States House Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Stephen B. Leonard) * United States House Committee on Public Expenditures, Public Expenditures (Chairman: William K. Bond) * United States House Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman: Thomas Corwin 1839-1840, then Samson Mason 1840, then Jeremiah Morrow) * United States House Committee on Revisal and Unfinished Business, Revisal and Unfinished Business (Chairman: Luther C. Peck) * United States House Committee on Revolutionary Claims, Revolutionary Claims (Chairman: Joseph F. Randolph) * United States House Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, Revolutionary Pensions (Chairman: John Taliaferro) * United States House Committee on Roads and Canals, Roads and Canals (Chairman: Charles Ogle (politician), Charles Ogle) * United States House Select Committee on Rules, Rules (Select) * United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Standards of Official Conduct * United States House Committee on Territories, Territories (Chairman: John Pope (Kentucky politician), John Pope) * United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Ways and Means (Chairman: John Winston Jones, John W. Jones) * Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives), Whole


Joint committees

* United States Congress Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills, Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Sen. Benjamin Tappan) * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Library, The Library (Chairman: N/A)


Employees

* Librarian of Congress: John Silva Meehan


Senate

*Chaplain of the United States Senate, Chaplain: Henry Slicer (Methodism, Methodist), until December 31, 1839 ** George G. Cookman (Methodism, Methodist), from December 31, 1839 *Secretary of the United States Senate, Secretary: Asbury Dickins *Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, Sergeant at Arms: Stephen Haight


House of Representatives

*Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, Chaplain: Levi M. Reese (Methodist), until February 4, 1840 ** Joshua Bates (educator), Joshua Bates (Congregational church, Congregationalist), elected February 4, 1840 ** Thomas W. Braxton (Baptist), elected December 7, 1840 *Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk: Hugh A. Garland *Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives, Doorkeeper: Joseph Follansbee, elected December 23, 1839 *Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives, Postmaster: William J. McCormick, elected December 23, 1839 *Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Reading Clerks: *Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Sergeant at Arms: Roderick Dorsey


See also

* 1838 United States elections (elections leading to this Congress) ** 1838–39 United States Senate elections ** 1838–39 United States House of Representatives elections * 1840 United States elections (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress) **
1840 United States presidential election Presidential elections were held in the United States from October 30 to December 2, 1840. In the shadow of an incomplete economic recovery from the Panic of 1837, Whig nominee William Henry Harrison defeated incumbent President Martin Van Bure ...
** 1840–41 United States Senate elections ** 1840–41 United States House of Representatives elections


Notes


References

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External links


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