The 23rd United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the

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federal government, consisting of the

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and the

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. It met in

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from March 4, 1833, to March 4, 1835, during the fifth and sixth 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 ...

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. The apportionment of seats in the

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was based on the 1830 United States census. The Senate had an Anti-Jacksonian or National Republican majority, and the House had a Jacksonian or Democratic majority.

Major events

* March 28, 1834: Senate censured President Andrew Jackson for defunding the

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* June 2, 1834: A special election for the House speakership takes 10 ballots. * January 30, 1835: Richard Lawrence unsuccessfully tried to assassinate President Jackson in the United States Capitol; this was the first assassination attempt against a President of the United States.

Major legislation

Party summary

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

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Senate

House of Representatives

For the beginning of this congress, the size of the House was increased from 213 seats to 240 seats, following the 1830 United States census.

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 ...

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 ...

(J) * President pro tempore:

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 ...

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George Poindexter George Poindexter (1779 – September 5, 1853) was an American politician, lawyer, and judge from Mississippi. Born in Virginia, he moved to the Mississippi Territory in 1802. He served as United States Representative from the newly admitted sta ...

(NR), June 28, 1834 – November 30, 1834 **

John Tyler John Tyler (March 29, 1790 – January 18, 1862) was the tenth president of the United States, serving from 1841 to 1845, after briefly holding office as the tenth vice president of the United States, vice president in 1841. He was elected ...

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House of Representatives

* Speaker:

Andrew Stevenson Andrew Stevenson (January 21, 1784 – January 25, 1857) was an American politician, lawyer and diplomat. He represented Richmond, Virginia in the Virginia House of Delegates and eventually became its speaker before being elected to the United ...

(J), until June 2, 1834 ** John Bell (J), after June 2, 1834, elected on the 10th 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 1838; Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1834; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1836.

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 (J) : 3.

Gabriel Moore Gabriel Moore (1785 – August 6, 1844) was a Democratic-Republican, later Jacksonian and National Republican politician and fifth governor of the U.S. state of Alabama (1829–1831). Life and politics Moore was born in Stokes County, North ...

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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) : 3.

Gideon Tomlinson Gideon Tomlinson (December 31, 1780 – October 8, 1854) was a United States senator, United States Representative, and the 25th Governor for the state of Connecticut. Biography Born in Stratford, Tomlinson completed preparatory studies and ...

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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) : 2. John M. Clayton (NR)

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.

George Troup George McIntosh Troup (September 8, 1780 – April 26, 1856) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Georgia. He served in the Georgia General Assembly, U.S. House of Representatives, and U.S. Senate before becoming the 32nd Governo ...

(J), until November 8, 1833 :: John P. King (J), from November 21, 1833 : 3. John Forsyth (J), until July 27, 1834 :: Alfred Cuthbert (J), from January 12, 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 ...

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

: 1.

John Tipton John Shields Tipton (August 14, 1786 – April 5, 1839) was from Tennessee and became a farmer in Indiana; an officer in the 1811 Battle of Tippecanoe, and veteran officer of the War of 1812, in which he reached the rank of Brigadier General; ...

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William Hendricks William Hendricks (November 12, 1782 – May 16, 1850) was a Democratic-Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, House of Representatives from 1816 to 1822, the List of governors of Indiana, third governor of Indiana from ...

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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. George M. Bibb (J) : 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 ...

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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. George A. Waggaman (NR) : 3. Josiah S. Johnston (NR), until May 19, 1833 ::

Alexander Porter Alexander Porter (June 24, 1785January 13, 1844) was an attorney, politician, and planter, who served as United States Senator from Louisiana Louisiana ( ; ; ) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United ...

(NR), from December 19, 1833

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) : 2. Peleg Sprague (NR), until January 1, 1835 :: John Ruggles (J), from January 20, 1835

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 Joseph Kent (January 14, 1779November 24, 1837) was an American politician and planter who was a United States Senator from Maryland, serving from 1833 until his death in 1837. He also served in the House of Representatives, representing the 2 ...

(NR) : 3. Ezekiel F. Chambers (NR), until December 20, 1834 :: Robert H. Goldsborough (NR), from January 13, 1835

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 ...

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Nathaniel Silsbee Nathaniel Silsbee (January 14, 1773 – July 14, 1850) was a ship master, merchant and American politician from Salem, Massachusetts. Early life Silsbee was born on January 14, 1773 in Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay, then a part of Br ...

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Mississippi Mississippi ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Alabama to the east, the Gulf of Mexico to the south, Louisiana to the s ...

: 1. John Black (NR), from November 22, 1833 : 2.

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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.

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

(J), until June 5, 1833 :: Lewis F. Linn (J), from October 25, 1833

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. Samuel Bell (NR) : 3. Isaac Hill (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 ...

: 1. Samuel L. Southard (NR) : 2.

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

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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 (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)

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. ...

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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), from December 7, 1833 : 3. William Wilkins (J), until June 30, 1834 ::

James Buchanan James Buchanan Jr. ( ; April 23, 1791June 1, 1868) was the 15th president of the United States, serving from 1857 to 1861. He also served as the United States Secretary of State, secretary of state from 1845 to 1849 and represented Pennsylvan ...

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

: 1. 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 ...

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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 ...

(N) : 3. William C. Preston (N), from November 26, 1833

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 ...

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

: 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.

(NR) : 2. William Rives (J), until February 22, 1834 :: Benjamin W. Leigh (NR), from February 26, 1834 23rd United States Congress Senators

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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 ...

: . Clement C. Clay (J) : .

John McKinley John McKinley (May 1, 1780 – July 19, 1852) was a United States Senator from the state of Alabama and an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Early life McKinley was born in Culpeper County, Virginia, on May 1, 1780, ...

(J) : . Samuel W. Mardis (J) : . Dixon H. Lewis ( N) : . John Murphy (J)

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

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Noyes Barber Noyes Barber (April 28, 1781 – January 3, 1844) was an American military veteran and politician who served seven terms as a United States representative from Connecticut from 1821 to 1835. Biography Barber was born in Groton, Connecticut son o ...

(NR) : . William W. Ellsworth (NR), until July 8, 1834 :: Joseph Trumbull (NR), from December 1, 1834 : .

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

(NR), until August 16, 1834 :: Phineas Miner (NR), from December 1, 1834 : . Samuel A. Foote (NR), until May 9, 1834 :: Ebenezer Jackson Jr. (NR), from December 1, 1834 : . Samuel Tweedy (NR) : . Ebenezer Young (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 ...

: . John J. Milligan (NR)

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

. : . Augustin S. Clayton (J) : . John E. Coffee (J) : . Thomas F. Foster (J) : . Roger L. Gamble (J) : . George R. Gilmer (J) : . Seaborn Jones (J) : .

William Schley William Schley ( ; December 15, 1786 – November 20, 1858) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served as governor of Georgia from 1835 to 1837. Biography Schley was born on December 15 (some sources say December 10), 1786, in F ...

(J) : . James M. Wayne (J), until January 13, 1835, vacant thereafter : .

Richard Henry Wilde Richard Henry Wilde (September 24, 1789 – September 10, 1847) was a United States representative and lawyer from Georgia. Biography Wilde was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1789 to Richard Wilde and Mary Newitt, but came to America at age eight ...

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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 ...

: . Charles Slade (J), until July 26, 1834 :: John Reynolds (J), from December 1, 1834 : .

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 ...

(J) : . Joseph Duncan (J), until September 21, 1834 :: William L. May (J), from December 1, 1834

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 ...

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Ratliff Boon Ratliff Boon (January 18, 1781 – November 20, 1844) was an American politician who briefly served as the second Governor of Indiana ''—'' taking office following the resignation of Governor Jonathan Jennings, whom he served as lieutenant gove ...

(J) : . John Ewing (NR) : . John Carr (J) : . Amos Lane (J) : . Johnathan McCarty (J) : . George L. Kinnard (J) : . 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 ...

: . Chittenden Lyon (J) : . Albert G. Hawes (J) : . Christopher Tompkins (NR) : . Martin Beaty (NR) : . Robert P. Letcher (NR), from August 6, 1834 : .

Thomas Chilton Thomas Chilton (July 30, 1798 – August 15, 1854) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky, a prominent Baptist clergyman, and the ghost writer of David Crockett's autobiography. Born near Lancaster, Kentucky, a son of Rev. Thomas John Chilton ...

(NR) : . Benjamin Hardin (NR) : . Patrick H. Pope (J) : . James Love (NR) : . Chilton Allan (NR) : . Amos Davis (NR) : .

Thomas A. Marshall Thomas Alexander Marshall (January 15, 1794 – April 17, 1871) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Kentucky, son of Humphrey Marshall (Senator), Humphrey Marshall (1760–1841). Born near Versailles, Kentuck ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

: . Edward D. White (NR), until November 15, 1834 :: Henry Johnson (NR), from December 1, 1834 : . Philemon Thomas (J) : . Henry A. Bullard (NR), until January 4, 1834 :: Rice Garland (NR), from April 28, 1834

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 ...

: . Rufus McIntire (J) : . Francis O. J. Smith (J) : . Edward Kavanagh (J) : .

George Evans George Evans may refer to: Arts and entertainment * George "Honey Boy" Evans (1870–1915), American songwriter and entertainer * George Evans (bandleader) (1915–1993), English jazz bandleader, arranger and tenor saxophonist * George Evans (sin ...

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Moses Mason Jr. Moses Mason Jr. (1789–1866) was a U.S. Representative from Maine. Born in Dublin, New Hampshire, Mason moved with his parents to Bethel, Maine, in 1799. He attended the common schools, then studied medicine and commenced practice in Bethel in ...

(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 ...

: . Littleton P. Dennis (NR), until April 14, 1834 :: John N. Steele (NR), from June 9, 1834 : . Richard B. Carmichael (J) : . James Turner (J) : . James P. Heath (J) : . Isaac McKim (J) : . William Cost Johnson (NR) : . Francis Thomas (J) : . John T. Stoddert (J)

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 ...

: . Benjamin Gorham (NR) : .

Rufus Choate Rufus Choate () (October 1, 1799July 13, 1859) was an American lawyer, orator, and Senator who represented Massachusetts as a member of the Whig Party. He is regarded as one of the greatest American lawyers of the 19th century, arguing over a ...

(NR), until June 30, 1834 :: Stephen C. Phillips (NR), from December 1, 1834 : . Gayton P. Osgood (J) : .

Edward Everett Edward Everett (April 11, 1794 – January 15, 1865) was an American politician, Unitarian pastor, educator, diplomat, and orator from Massachusetts. Everett, as a Whig, served as U.S. representative, U.S. senator, the 15th governor of Mas ...

(NR) : . John Davis (NR), until January 14, 1834 :: Levi Lincoln Jr. (NR), from March 5, 1834 : . George Grennell Jr. (NR) : . George N. Briggs (NR) : . Isaac C. Bates (NR) : . William Jackson (AM) : .

William Baylies William Baylies (September 15, 1776 – September 27, 1865) was an American lawyer and politician who served four non-consecutive terms as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts in the early to mid-19th ...

(NR) : . John Reed Jr. (NR) : .

John Quincy Adams John Quincy Adams (; July 11, 1767 – February 23, 1848) was the sixth president of the United States, serving from 1825 to 1829. He previously served as the eighth United States secretary of state from 1817 to 1825. During his long diploma ...

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Mississippi Mississippi ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Alabama to the east, the Gulf of Mexico to the south, Louisiana to the s ...

All representatives were elected statewide on a

. : . Harry Cage (J) : . Franklin E. Plummer (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 ...

All representatives were elected statewide on a

. : . William H. Ashley (J) : .

John Bull John Bull is a national personification of England, especially in political cartoons and similar graphic works. He is usually depicted as a stout, middle-aged, country-dwelling, jolly and matter-of-fact man. He originated in satirical works of ...

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New Hampshire New Hampshire ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It 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 ...

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. : . Benning M. Bean (J) : .

Robert Burns Robert Burns (25 January 1759 – 21 July 1796), also known familiarly as Rabbie Burns, was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is widely regarded as the List of national poets, national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide. He is the be ...

(J) : . Joseph M. Harper (J) : . Henry Hubbard (J) : .

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 ...

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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

. : . Philemon Dickerson (J) : . Samuel Fowler (J) : . Thomas Lee (J) : . James Parker (J) : . Ferdinand S. Schenck (J) : . William N. Shinn (J)

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 * ...

There were five plural districts, the 8th, 17th, 22nd & 23rd had two representatives each, the 3rd had four representatives. : . Abel Huntington (J) : . Isaac B. Van Houten (J) : . Churchill C. Cambreleng (J) : . Cornelius V. Lawrence (J), until May 14, 1834 :: John J. Morgan (J), from December 1, 1834 : . Dudley Selden (J), until July 1, 1834 :: Charles G. Ferris (J), from December 1, 1834 : . Campbell P. White (J) : . Aaron Ward (J) : .

Abraham Bockee Abraham Bockee (February 3, 1784 – June 1, 1865) was an American lawyer and politician from New York who served three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1829 to 1831, and from 1833 to 1837. Biography Born in Shekomeko, New York ...

(J) : . John W. Brown (J) : . Charles Bodle (J) : .

John Adams John Adams (October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826) was a Founding Fathers of the United States, Founding Father and the second president of the United States from 1797 to 1801. Before Presidency of John Adams, his presidency, he was a leader of ...

(J) : . Aaron Vanderpoel (J) : . Job Pierson (J) : . Gerrit Y. Lansing (J) : . John Cramer (J) : . Henry C. Martindale (AM) : . Reuben Whallon (J) : . Ransom H. Gillet (J) : . Charles McVean (J) : . Abijah Mann Jr. (J) : .

Samuel Beardsley Samuel Beardsley (February 6, 1790 – May 6, 1860) was an American attorney, judge and legislator from New York. During his career he served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, New York Attorney General, United States Att ...

(J) : .

Joel Turrill Joel Turrill (February 22, 1794 – December 28, 1859) was a judge, politician, and diplomat from New York. From 1833 to 1837, he served two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. Life Turrill was born February 22, 1794, in Shoreham, Vermon ...

(J) : . Daniel Wardwell (J) : . Sherman Page (J) : . Noadiah Johnson (J) : . Henry Mitchell (J) : . Nicoll Halsey (J) : . Samuel G. Hathaway (J) : . William K. Fuller (J) : . William Taylor (J) : . Rowland Day (J) : . Samuel Clark (J) : . John Dickson (AM) : . Edward Howell (J) : . Frederick Whittlesey (AM) : .

George W. Lay George Washington Lay (July 26, 1798 – October 21, 1860) was an American politician and diplomat who served as a U.S. Representative from New York and Charge D'Affaires to Sweden. Born in Catskill, New York, Lay pursued classical studies an ...

(AM) : . Philo C. Fuller (AM) : .

Abner Hazeltine Abner Hazeltine (June 10, 1793 – December 20, 1879) was an attorney, politician, and judge from New York. In addition to a long career practicing law in Jamestown, he served as a member of the New York State Assembly, district attorney and ...

(AM) : .

Millard Fillmore Millard Fillmore (January 7, 1800 – March 8, 1874) was the 13th president of the United States, serving from 1850 to 1853. He was the last president to be a member of the Whig Party while in the White House, and the last to be neither a De ...

(AM) : . Gideon Hard (AM)

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) : . Thomas H. Hall (J) : . Jesse Speight (J) : . James I. McKay (J) : . Micajah T. Hawkins (J) : . Edmund Deberry (NR) : . Daniel L. Barringer (NR) : . Augustine H. Shepperd (NR) : . Abraham Rencher (NR) : . Henry W. Connor (J) : . James Graham (NR) : . 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 ...

: . Robert T. Lytle (J), until March 10, 1834, and from December 27, 1834 : . Taylor Webster (J) : . Joseph H. Crane (NR) : .

Thomas Corwin Thomas Corwin (July 29, 1794 – December 18, 1865), also known as Tom Corwin, The Wagon Boy, and Black Tom was a politician from the state of Ohio. He represented Ohio in both houses of Congress and served as the 15th governor of Ohio and the 2 ...

(NR) : . Thomas L. Hamer (J) : . Samuel F. Vinton (NR) : . William Allen (J) : . Jeremiah McLene (J) : . John Chaney (J) : . Joseph Vance (NR) : . James M. Bell (NR) : . Robert Mitchell (J) : . David Spangler (NR) : . William Patterson (J) : . Jonathan Sloane (AM) : . Elisha Whittlesey (AM) : . John Thomson (J) : . Benjamin Jones (J) : . Humphrey H. Leavitt (J), until July 10, 1834 :: Daniel Kilgore (J), from December 1, 1834

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) : . Horace Binney (NR) : . James Harper (NR) : . John G. Watmough (NR) : .

Edward Darlington Edward Darlington (September 17, 1795 – November 21, 1884) was a three term member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania from the Anti-Masonic Party. His cousins Isaac Darlington and William Darlington were also both members ...

(AM) : . William Hiester (AM) : . David Potts Jr. (AM) : . Joel K. Mann (J) : . Robert Ramsey (J) : . David D. Wagener (J) : . Henry King (J) : . Henry A. P. Muhlenberg (J) : .

William Clark William Clark (August 1, 1770 – September 1, 1838) was an American explorer, soldier, Indian agent, and territorial governor. A native of Virginia, he grew up in pre-statehood Kentucky before later settling in what became the state of Misso ...

(AM) : . Charles A. Barnitz (AM) : .

George Chambers The Hon. George Michael Chambers ORTT (4 October 1928 – 4 November 1997)

(AM) : . Jesse Miller (J) : . Joseph Henderson (J) : . Andrew Beaumont (J) : . Joseph B. Anthony (J) : . John Laporte (J) : .

George Burd George Burd (1788January 13, 1844) was an Anti-Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. George Burd was born in Pennsylvania in 1788. He was admitted to the bar in 1810 at Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and practice ...

(NR) : . Richard Coulter (J) : . Andrew Stewart (AM) : . Thomas M. T. McKennan (AM) : . Harmar Denny (AM) : . Samuel S. Harrison (J) : . John Banks (AM) : . 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

. : . Tristam Burges (NR) : . Dutee J. Pearce (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) : . Thomas D. Singleton (N), until November 25, 1833 :: Robert B. Campbell (N), from February 27, 1834 : . John Myers Felder (N) : .

George McDuffie George McDuffie (August 10, 1790 – March 11, 1851) was the 55th Governor of South Carolina and a member of the United States Senate. Though he began his political career as a partisan of Andrew Jackson, he became one of South Carolina's most ...

(N), until ????, 1834 ::

Francis W. Pickens Francis Wilkinson Pickens (1805/1807January 25, 1869) was a politician who served as governor of South Carolina when that state became the first to secede from the United States. A cousin of Senator John C. Calhoun, he was born into the Southern ...

(N), from December 8, 1834 : . Warren R. Davis (N), until January 29, 1835, vacant thereafter : . William K. Clowney (N) : . James Blair (J), until April 1, 1834 :: Richard I. Manning (J), from December 8, 1834 : . 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 ...

: . John Blair (J) : . Samuel Bunch (J) : . Luke Lea (J) : . James I. Standifer (J) : . John B. Forester (J) : . Balie Peyton (J) : . John Bell (J) : . David W. Dickinson (J) : .

James K. Polk James Knox Polk (; November 2, 1795 – June 15, 1849) was the 11th president of the United States, serving from 1845 to 1849. A protégé of Andrew Jackson and a member of the Democratic Party, he was an advocate of Jacksonian democracy and ...

(J) : . William M. Inge (J) : .

Cave Johnson Cave Johnson (January 11, 1793 – November 23, 1866) was an American politician who served the state of Tennessee as a Democratic congressman in the United States House of Representatives. Johnson was the 12th United States Postmaster Gener ...

(J) : .

David Crockett Colonel David Crockett (August 17, 1786 – March 6, 1836) was an American politician, militia officer and frontiersman. Often referred to in popular culture as the "King of the Wild Frontier", he represented Tennessee in the United States Ho ...

(NR) : . William C. Dunlap (J)

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 ...

: . Hiland Hall (NR) : . William Slade (AM) : . Horace Everett (NR) : . Heman Allen (NR) : . Benjamin F. Deming (AM), until July 11, 1834 :: Henry F. Janes (AM), from December 2, 1834

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) : . William S. Archer (J) : . James H. Gholson (NR) : . John Randolph (J), until May 24, 1833 :: Thomas T. Bouldin (J), from December 2, 1833, until February 11, 1834 :: James W. Bouldin (J), from March 28, 1834 : . Thomas Davenport (NR) : . Nathaniel H. Claiborne (J) : .

Henry A. Wise Henry Alexander Wise (December 3, 1806 – September 12, 1876) was an American attorney, diplomat, politician and slave owner from Virginia. As the 33rd Governor of Virginia, Wise served as a significant figure on the path to the American Civil ...

(J) : . William P. Taylor (NR) : . Joseph W. Chinn (J) : .

(J), until June 2, 1834 :: John Robertson (NR), from December 1, 1834 : . William F. Gordon (J) : . John M. Patton (J) : . Charles F. Mercer (NR) : . Edward Lucas (J) : . James M. H. Beale (J) : . Samuel M. Moore (NR) : . John H. Fulton (J) : . William McComas (J) : . John J. Allen (NR) : . Edgar C. Wilson (NR)

Non-voting members

: . Ambrose H. Sevier (J) : . Joseph M. White (J) : .

Lucius Lyon Lucius Lyon (February 26, 1800September 24, 1851) was a U.S. statesman from the state of Michigan. Along with Louis Campau, Lucius Lyon is remembered as one of the founding fathers of Grand Rapids, Michigan, the state's second-largest city. A ...

(J)

Changes in membership

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

Senate

, - ,

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 ...

(3) , colspan=2 style="font-size:80%" , Vacant since March 3, 1833, due to the resignation of Stephen Decatur Miller (N).
Successor was elected November 26, 1833. , , William C. Preston (N) , November 26, 1833 , - ,

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) , colspan=2 style="font-size:80%" , Vacant from the start of this Congress due to the state legislature's failure to elect.
Appointee who had held the seat at the end of the previous Congress was elected November 22, 1833. , , John Black (NR) , November 22, 1833 , - ,

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 from the start of this Congress due to the state legislature's failure to elect.
Successor was elected December 7, 1833. , , Samuel McKean (J) , December 7, 1833 , - ,

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) , , Josiah S. Johnston (NR) , style="font-size:80%" , Died May 19, 1833.
Successor was elected December 19, 1833. , ,

(NR) , December 19, 1833 , - ,

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

(3) , ,

(J) , style="font-size:80%" , Died June 6, 1833.
Successor was appointed December 19, 1833, and subsequently elected to finish the term. , , Lewis F. Linn (J) , October 25, 1833 , - ,

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) , ,

(J) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned November 8, 1833.
Successor was elected November 21, 1833. , , John P. King (D) , November 21, 1833 , - ,

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) , , William Rives (J) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned February 22, 1834.
Successor was elected February 26, 1834. , , Benjamin W. Leigh (NR) , February 26, 1834 , - ,

(3) , , William Wilkins (J) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned June 30, 1834, to become U.S. Minister to Russia.
Successor elected December 6, 1834. , ,

(J) , December 6, 1834 , - ,

(3) , , John Forsyth (J) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned July 27, 1834, to become

U.S. Secretary of State The United States secretary of state (SecState) is a member of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States and the head of the U.S. Department of State. The secretary of state serves as the principal advisor to the p ...

.
Successor elected January 12, 1835. , , Alfred Cuthbert (J) , January 12, 1835 , - ,

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) , , Ezekiel F. Chambers (NR) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 20, 1834, to become judge of the

Maryland Court of Appeals The Supreme Court of Maryland (previously the Maryland Court of Appeals) is the highest court of the U.S. state of Maryland. The court, which is composed of one chief justice and six associate justices, meets in the Robert C. Murphy Courts of ...

.
Successor elected January 13, 1835. , , Robert H. Goldsborough (NR) , January 13, 1835 , - ,

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 ...

(2) , , Peleg Sprague (NR) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 1, 1835.
Successor elected January 20, 1835. , , John Ruggles (J) , January 20, 1835

House of Representatives

* Replacements: 18 ** Jacksonian: 1 seat net loss ** National Republican: 1 seat net gain * Deaths: 8 * Resignations: 15 * Contested election: 1 *Total seats with changes: 23 , - , , Vacant , Contested election of Thomas P. Moore. House denied either party the seat and declared new election , , Robert P. Letcher (NR) , Seated August 6, 1834 , - , , , Joel B. Sutherland (J) , Resigned before the term to become a judge, but then left that judgeship to seek his old seat and re-elected October 8, 1833. , , Joel B. Sutherland (J) , Seated December 2, 1833 , - , , , John Randolph (J) , Died May 24, 1833 , , Thomas T. Bouldin (J) , Seated December 2, 1833 , - , , , Thomas D. Singleton (N) , Died November 25, 1833 , , Robert B. Campbell (N) , Seated February 27, 1834 , - , , ,

(N) , Resigned some time in 1834. , ,

(N) , Seated December 8, 1834 , - , , , Henry A. Bullard (NR) , Resigned January 4, 1834, after being appointed as a judge of the

Supreme Court of Louisiana The Supreme Court of Louisiana (; ) is the highest court and court of last resort in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The modern Supreme Court, composed of seven justices, meets in the French Quarter of New Orleans. The Supreme Court, and Lou ...

, , Rice Garland (NR) , Seated April 28, 1834 , - , , , John Davis (NR) , Resigned January 14, 1834, after being elected

Governor of Massachusetts The governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the head of government of the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The governor is the chief executive, head of the state cabinet and the commander-in-chief of the commonw ...

, , Levi Lincoln (NR) , Seated March 5, 1834 , - , , , Thomas T. Bouldin (J) , Died February 11, 1834 , , James W. Bouldin (J) , Seated March 28, 1834 , - , , , Robert T. Lytle (J) , Resigned March 10, 1834 , , Robert T. Lytle (J) , Re-seated December 27, 1834 , - , , , James Blair (J) , Died April 1, 1834 , , Richard I. Manning (J) , Seated December 8, 1834 , - , , , Littleton P. Dennis (J) , Died April 14, 1834 , , John N. Steele (J) , Seated June 9, 1834 , - , , , Samuel A. Foot (NR) , Resigned May 9, 1834, after becoming

Governor of Connecticut The governor of Connecticut is the head of government of Connecticut, and the commander-in-chief of the U.S. state, state's Connecticut Military Department, military forces. The Governor (United States), governor has a duty to enforce state laws, ...

, , Ebenezer Jackson Jr. (NR) , Seated December 1, 1834 , - , , , Cornelius V. Lawrence (J) , Resigned May 14, 1834, after becoming

Mayor of New York City The mayor of New York City, officially mayor of the City of New York, is head of the executive branch of the government of New York City and the chief executive of New York City. The Mayoralty in the United States, mayor's office administers all ...

. This was a plural district with 4 representatives. , , John J. Morgan (J) , Seated December 1, 1834 , - , , ,

(J) , Resigned June 2, 1834 , , John Robertson (NR) , Seated December 1, 1834 , - , , ,

(NR) , Resigned June 30, 1834 , , Stephen C. Phillips (NR) , Seated December 1, 1834 , - , , , Dudley Selden (J) , Resigned July 1, 1834. This was a plural district with 4 representatives. , , Charles G. Ferris (J) , Seated December 1, 1834 , - , , , William W. Ellsworth (NR) , Resigned July 8, 1834 , , Joseph Trumbull (NR) , Seated December 1, 1834 , - , , , Humphrey H. Leavitt (J) , Resigned July 10, 1834, after becoming judge of the US District Court of Ohio , , Daniel Kilgore (J) , Seated December 1, 1834 , - , , , Benjamin F. Deming (AM) , Died July 11, 1834 , , Henry F. Janes (AM) , Seated December 2, 1834 , - , , , Charles Slade (J) , Died July 26, 1834 , , John Reynolds (J) , Seated December 1, 1834 , - , , ,

(NR) , Resigned August 16, 1834, after being appointed judge of the Connecticut Supreme Court of Errors , , Phineas Miner (NR) , Seated December 1, 1834 , - , , , Joseph Duncan (J) , Resigned September 21, 1834, after being elected

Governor of Illinois The governor of Illinois is the head of government of 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 we ...

, , William L. May (J) , Seated December 1, 1834 , - , , , Edward D. White (NR) , Resigned November 15, 1834, to become

Governor of Louisiana The governor of Louisiana (; ) is the chief executive of the U.S. state government of Louisiana. The governor also serves as the commander in chief of the Louisiana National Guard. Republican Jeff Landry has held the office since January 8, ...

, , Henry Johnson (NR) , Seated December 1, 1834 , - , , , James M. Wayne (J) , Resigned January 13, 1835, after being appointed an Associate Justice of the

United States Supreme Court The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all U.S. federal court cases, and over state court cases that turn on question ...

, colspan=2 rowspan=2 , Not filled in this Congress , - , , , Warren R. Davis (N) , Died January 29, 1835

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) * Amendments to the Constitution (Select) * Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman: Nehemiah Knight) * Claims (Chairman: Samuel Bell) *

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:

) * 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: Ezekiel F. Chambers then

) * Engrossed Bills (Chairman: Ether Shepley) * Establishing Branches of the Mint (Select) * Executive Patronage (Select) *

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:

) *

Foreign Relations Foreign policy, also known as external policy, is the set of strategies and actions a State (polity), state employs in its interactions with other states, unions, and international entities. It encompasses a wide range of objectives, includ ...

(Chairman: William Wilkins then

) * French Spoilations (Select) *

Indian Affairs The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), also known as Indian Affairs (IA), is a United States federal agency within the Department of the Interior. It is responsible for implementing federal laws and policies related to Native Americans and A ...

(Chairman:

) *

Judiciary The judiciary (also known as the judicial system, judicature, judicial branch, judiciative branch, and court or judiciary system) is the system of courts that adjudicates legal disputes/disagreements and interprets, defends, and applies the law ...

(Chairman: John M. Clayton) *

Manufactures Manufacturing is the creation or production of goods with the help of equipment, labor, machines, tools, and chemical or biological processing or formulation. It is the essence of the secondary sector of the economy. The term may refer ...

(Chairman:

) * Michigan and Arkansas Admission to the Union (Select) * Mileage of Members of Congress (Select) *

Military Affairs Military science is the study of military processes, institutions, and behavior, along with the study of warfare, and the theory and application of organized coercive force. It is mainly focused on theory, method, and practice of producing mi ...

(Chairman:

) *

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) *

Pensions A pension (; ) is a fund into which amounts are paid regularly during an individual's working career, and from which periodic payments are made to support the person's retirement from work. A pension may be either a "defined benefit plan", wher ...

(Chairman:

) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman:

) * President's Message Refusing to Furnish a Paper to Senate (Select) * Private Land Claims (Chairman:

) *

Public Lands In all modern states, a portion of land is held by central or local governments. This is called public land, state land, or Crown land (Commonwealth realms). The system of tenure of public land, and the terminology used, varies between countries. ...

(Chairman:

) * Purchasing Boyd Reilly's Gas Apparatus (Select) * Revolutionary Claims (Chairman:

) * Roads and Canals (Chairman:

) * Shiloh National Park (Select) * Tariff Regulation (Select) * Whole

House of Representatives

* Accounts (Chairman: Joel K. Mann) *

(Chairman:

) * Bank of the United States (Select) * Biennial Register (Select) * Boundary of the Chickasaw Indians (Select) * Claims (Chairman: Elisha Whittlesey) *

(Chairman: Joel B. Sutherland) *

(Chairman: Joseph Chinn) *

Elections An election is a formal group decision-making process whereby a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operated ...

(Chairman:

Nathaniel Claiborne Nathaniel Herbert Claiborne (November 14, 1777 – August 15, 1859) was a nineteenth-century Virginia lawyer and planter, as well as an American politician who served in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly and in the United States H ...

) * Establishing an Assay Office in the Gold Region (Select) * Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman: Joseph Hall) * Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman: Albert G. Hawes) * Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman: Augustine Henry Shepperd) * Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman: Heman Allen) * Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman: Frederick Whittlesey) * Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman: Reuben Whallon) *

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: William S. Archer then

John Young Mason John Young Mason (April 18, 1799October 3, 1859) was an attorney, planter, judge and politician from Virginia. Mason served in the U.S. House of Representatives after serving in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly, then became the Unit ...

) *

(Chairman: William S. Archer then

) *

(Chairman: Dixon H. Lewis) * Invalid Pensions (Chairman: Tristam Burges) *

(Chairman: John Bell then Thomas F. Foster) *

(Chairman:

) *

(Chairman:

) * Naval Affairs (Chairman: Campbell P. White) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Henry W. Connor) * Private Land Claims (Chairman:

) * Public Expenditures (Chairman: Thomas Davenport) *

(Chairman: Clement C. Clay) * Revisal and Unfinished Business (Chairman: John Dickson) * Revolutionary Claims (Chairman: Henry A. P. Muhlenberg) * Revolutionary Pensions (Chairman: Daniel Wardwell) * Roads and Canals (Chairman: Charles F. Mercer) *

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 A territory is an area of land, sea, or space, belonging or connected to a particular country, person, or animal. In international politics, a territory is usually a geographic area which has not been granted the powers of self-government, ...

(Chairman: Lewis Williams) *

Ways and Means A ways and means committee is a government body that is charged with reviewing and making recommendations for government budgets. Because the raising of revenue is vital to carrying out governmental operations, such a committee is tasked with fi ...

(Chairman:

) * Whole

Joint committees

* Enrolled Bills * The Library

Employees

Librarian of Congress The librarian of Congress is the head of the Library of Congress, appointed by the president of the United States with the advice and consent of the United States Senate, for a term of ten years. The librarian of Congress also appoints and overs ...

John Silva Meehan John Silva Meehan (February 6, 1790 – April 24, 1863) was an American publisher, printer, and newspaper editor. He served as the librarian of Congress from 1829 to 1861. Born in New York City, Meehan worked as a printer in his youth. He brie ...

Senate

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 *

Sergeant at Arms A serjeant-at-arms or sergeant-at-arms is an officer appointed by a deliberative body, usually a legislature, to keep order during its meetings. The word "serjeant" is derived from the Latin , which means "servant". Historically, serjeants-at-a ...

: Mountjoy Bayly, until December 9, 1833 ** John Shackford, elected December 9, 1833 *

Chaplain A chaplain is, traditionally, a cleric (such as a minister, priest, pastor, rabbi, purohit, or imam), or a lay representative of a religious tradition, attached to a secular institution (such as a hospital, prison, military unit, intellige ...

: Charles C. Pise (

Roman Catholic The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institut ...

), until December 10, 1833 ** Frederick W. Hatch (

Episcopalian Anglicanism, also known as Episcopalianism in some countries, is a Western Christian tradition which developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protes ...

), elected December 10, 1833

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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 ...

: Matthew St. Clair Clarke, until December 2, 1833 ** Walter S. Franklin, elected December 2, 1833 *

: John O. Dunn, until December 6, 1833 ** Thomas B. Randolph, elected December 6, 1833 * Doorkeeper: Overton Carr *

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

: William J. McCormick * Reading Clerks: *

: William H. Hammett (

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 ...

), until December 9, 1833 ** Thomas H. Stockton (

), elected December 9, 1833 ** Edward D. Smith (

Presbyterian Presbyterianism is a historically Reformed Protestant tradition named for its form of church government by representative assemblies of elders, known as "presbyters". Though other Reformed churches are structurally similar, the word ''Pr ...

), elected December 10, 1834

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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. ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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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 ...

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 ...

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