The 26th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1839, to March 4, 1841, during the third and fourth years of Martin Van Buren's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Fifth Census of the United States in 1830. Both chambers had a

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majority.

Major events

* 1839: The first state law permitting women to own property was passed in Jackson, Mississippi * January 19, 1840: Captain Charles Wilkes circumnavigated Antarctica, claiming what becomes known as Wilkes Land for the United States. * November 7, 1840: U.S. presidential election, 1840: William Henry Harrison defeated Martin Van Buren * February 18, 1841: The first ongoing

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in the United States Senate began and lasted until March 11

Major legislation

Party summary

Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

Senate

* President:

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, serving from 1837 to 1841 under President Martin Van Buren ...

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President pro tempore A president pro tempore or speaker pro tempore is a constitutionally recognized officer of a legislative body who presides over the chamber in the absence of the normal presiding officer. The phrase ''pro tempore'' is Latin "for the time being". ...

William R. King William Rufus DeVane King (April 7, 1786 – April 18, 1853) was an American politician and diplomat. He was the 13th vice president of the United States from March 4 until his death in April 1853. Earlier he had served as a U.S. represent ...

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House of Representatives

* Speaker: Robert M. T. Hunter (W) Elected 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

: 2.

(D) : 3. Clement C. Clay (D)

Arkansas

: 2. William S. Fulton (D) : 3. Ambrose H. Sevier (D)

Connecticut

: 1.

Thaddeus Betts Thaddeus Laddins Betts (February 4, 1789 – April 7, 1840) was the 32nd and 34th Lieutenant Governor of the state of Connecticut from 1832 to 1833 and from 1834 to 1835, and a United States Senator from Connecticut from 1839 to 1840. He had p ...

(W), until April 7, 1840 :: Jabez W. Huntington (W), from May 4, 1840 : 3. Perry Smith (D)

Delaware

: 1. Richard H. Bayard (W), until September 19, 1839 :: Richard H. Bayard (W), from January 12, 1841 : 2.

Thomas Clayton Thomas Clayton (July 1777 – August 21, 1854) was an American lawyer and politician from Dover in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist Party and later the National Republican Party and the Whig Party. He served in the Delawa ...

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Georgia

: 2. Wilson Lumpkin (D) : 3.

Alfred Cuthbert Alfred Cuthbert (December 23, 1785July 9, 1856) was a United States representative and Senator from Georgia. He should not be confused with his brother, John Alfred Cuthbert. Life and career Cuthbert was born in Savannah. He was instructed by pr ...

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Illinois

: 2. John M. Robinson (D) : 3.

Richard M. Young Richard Montgomery Young (February 20, 1798–November 28, 1861) was a U.S. Senator from Illinois. Young was born in Fayette County, Kentucky and was admitted to the bar in 1816. In 1817, he moved his law practices to Jonesboro, Illinois, and ...

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Indiana

: 1.

Albert S. White Albert Smith White (October 24, 1803 – September 4, 1864) was a United States senator from Indiana, a United States representative from Indiana and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Ind ...

(W) : 3.

Oliver H. Smith Oliver Hampton Smith (October 23, 1794March 19, 1859) was a United States representative and Senator from Indiana. Born on Smith's Island, near Trenton, New Jersey, (is also believed to have been born at the Smith Family Farmstead in Upper Make ...

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Kentucky

: 2. John J. Crittenden (W) : 3.

Henry Clay Henry Clay Sr. (April 12, 1777June 29, 1852) was an American attorney and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. He was the seventh House speaker as well as the ninth secretary of state, al ...

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Louisiana

: 2.

Robert C. Nicholas Robert Carter Nicholas (January 10, 1787 – December 24, 1856) was a United States senator from Louisiana. He was a veteran of the War of 1812, and also served as Secretary of State of Louisiana and Louisiana's Superintendent of Education. Ea ...

(D) : 3.

Alexander Mouton Alexandre Mouton (November 19, 1804 – February 12, 1885) was a United States senator and the 11th Governor of Louisiana. Early life He was born in Attakapas district (now Lafayette Parish) into a wealthy plantation-owning Acadian famil ...

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Maine

: 1.

Reuel Williams Reuel Williams (June 2, 1783July 25, 1862) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Senator from Maine from 1837 to 1843. Early life and career Born in Hallowell, Maine to Seth Williams and Zilpha Ingraham, he attende ...

(D) : 2. John Ruggles (D)

Maryland

: 1. William D. Merrick (W) : 3. John S. Spence (W), until October 24, 1840 :: John L. Kerr (W), from January 5, 1841

Massachusetts

: 1. Daniel Webster (W), until February 22, 1841 :: Rufus Choate (W), from February 23, 1841 : 2. John Davis (W), until January 5, 1841 :: Isaac C. Bates (W), from January 13, 1841

Michigan

: 1.

Augustus S. Porter Augustus Seymour Porter (January 18, 1798September 18, 1872) was a U.S. statesman from the state of Michigan. Early life He was born in Canandaigua, New York, the son of Augustus Porter (1769–1849) and his first wife, Lavinia Steele. His brothe ...

(W), from January 20, 1840 : 2. John Norvell (D)

Mississippi

: 1. John Henderson (W) : 2.

Robert J. Walker Robert John 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 the ...

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Missouri

: 1. Thomas H. Benton (D) : 3.

Lewis F. Linn Lewis Fields Linn (November 5, 1796October 3, 1843) was a physician and politician who represented his home state of Missouri in the United States Senate from 1833 to his death. Early life Linn was born near Louisville, Kentucky on November 5, 17 ...

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New Hampshire

: 2.

Henry Hubbard Henry Hubbard (May 3, 1784June 5, 1857) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1829 to 1835, a Senator from New Hampshire during 1835 to 1841, and the 18th governor of New Hampshire from 1842 to 1844. Early life Henry ...

(D) : 3.

Franklin Pierce Franklin Pierce (November 23, 1804October 8, 1869) was the 14th president of the United States, serving from 1853 to 1857. He was a northern Democrat who believed that the abolitionist movement was a fundamental threat to the nation's unity ...

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New Jersey

: 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 of the ...

(W) : 2. Garret D. Wall (D)

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

: 1. Nathaniel P. Tallmadge (W), from January 14, 1840 : 3.

Silas Wright Jr. Silas Wright Jr. (May 24, 1795 – August 27, 1847) was an American attorney and Democratic politician. A member of the Albany Regency, he served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, New York State Comptroller, United S ...

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North Carolina

: 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

: 1. Benjamin Tappan (D) : 3.

William Allen William Allen may refer to: Politicians United States *William Allen (congressman) (1827–1881), United States Representative from Ohio * William Allen (governor) (1803–1879), U.S. Representative, Senator, and 31st Governor of Ohio * Willia ...

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Pennsylvania

: 1. Daniel Sturgeon (D), from January 14, 1840 : 3.

James Buchanan James Buchanan Jr. ( ; April 23, 1791June 1, 1868) was an American lawyer, diplomat and politician who served as the 15th president of the United States from 1857 to 1861. He previously served as secretary of state from 1845 to 1849 and repr ...

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Rhode Island

: 1. Nathan F. Dixon (W) : 2. Nehemiah R. Knight (W)

South Carolina

: 2.

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

(D) : 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 ...

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Tennessee

: 1. Felix Grundy (D), November 19, 1839 – December 19, 1840 ::

Alfred O. P. Nicholson Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson (August 31, 1808March 23, 1876), was a lawyer, newspaper editor, banker, and politician from Tennessee. A Democrat, he was twice a US Senator from that state. Biography Nicholson was born near Franklin, Tennessee, in ...

(D), from December 25, 1840 : 2. Hugh Lawson White (W), until January 13, 1840 :: Alexander O. Anderson (D), from February 26, 1840

Vermont

: 1.

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

(W) : 3. Samuel Prentiss (W)

Virginia

: 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 ...

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House of Representatives

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

Alabama

: .

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

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

James Dellet James Dellet (February 18, 1788December 21, 1848) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Alabama. Biography Early life He was born on February 18, 1788 in Camden, New Jersey. He moved to Co ...

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Arkansas

: . Edward Cross (D)

Connecticut

: . Joseph Trumbull (W) : .

William L. Storrs William Lucius Storrs (March 25, 1795 – June 25, 1861) was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut, brother of Henry Randolph Storrs. Born in Middletown, Connecticut, Storrs was graduated from Yale College in 1814. He studied law and was admi ...

(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 ...

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Delaware

: . Thomas Robinson Jr. (D)

Georgia

All representatives were elected statewide on a

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. : . Julius C. Alford (W) : . Edward J. Black (W) : .

Walter T. Colquitt Walter Terry Colquitt (December 27, 1799May 7, 1855) was a lawyer, circuit-riding Methodist preacher, and politician. Born in Virginia, he later moved with his family to Georgia, where he grew up. He graduated from Princeton College, "read the l ...

(W), until July 21, 1840 :: Hines Holt (W), from February 1, 1841 : .

Mark A. Cooper Mark Anthony Cooper (April 20, 1800 – March 17, 1885) was a United States Representative, businessman and lawyer from Georgia. His cousin was U.S. Representative Eugenius Aristides Nisbet. Early life and family Cooper was born near Pow ...

(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. From 1839 to 1842, he served two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives until he died in office. Biography Habers ...

(W) : . Thomas Butler King (W) : .

Eugenius A. Nisbet Eugenius Aristides Nisbet (December 7, 1803 – March 18, 1871) was an American politician, jurist, and lawyer. Biography Nisbet was born near Union Point, Georgia. He attended the Powellton Academy in Hancock County, Georgia from 1815 to 1817, ...

(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 as ...

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Illinois

: . John Reynolds (D) : . Zadok Casey (D) : . John T. Stuart (W)

Indiana

: .

George H. Proffit George H. Proffit (September 4, 1807 – September 7, 1847) was an American lawyer who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1839 to 1843. Biography Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Proffit completed preparatory studies. He m ...

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

John Carr John Carr may refer to: Politicians *John Carr (Indiana politician) (1793–1845), American politician from Indiana *John Carr (Australian politician, born 1819) (1819–1913), member of the South Australian House of Assembly, 1865–1884 * John H ...

(D) : . Thomas Smith (D) : . James Rariden (W) : . William W. Wick (D) : .

Tilghman A. Howard Tilghman Ashurst Howard (November 14, 1797 – August 16, 1844) was an American lawyer, politician, and diplomat from Indiana. He was born near Easley, South Carolina. He moved to Knoxville, Tennessee, in 1816 and was admitted to the bar there in ...

(D), until July 1, 1840 :: Henry S. Lane (W), from August 3, 1840

Kentucky

: . Linn Boyd (D) : . Philip Triplett (W) : .

Joseph R. Underwood Joseph Rogers Underwood (October 24, 1791 – August 23, 1876) was a lawyer, judge, United States Representative and Senator from Kentucky. Early and family life Joseph Underwood was born in Goochland County, Virginia to John Underwood, ...

(W) : .

Sherrod Williams Sherrod Williams (1804–1876) was an American politician and lawyer. He served as a United States House of Representatives from Kentucky; and as a Kentucky Member of Congress. Biography Sherrod Williams was born in 1804 in Pulaski County, ...

(W) : . Simeon H. Anderson (W), until August 11, 1840 :: John B. Thompson (W), from December 7, 1840 : . Willis Green (W) : . John Pope (W) : .

William J. Graves William Jordan Graves (1805 – September 27, 1848) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Graves was born in New Castle, Kentucky, and pursued an academic course early in life, choosing to study law. He was admitted to the bar and practiced l ...

(W) : . John White (W) : . Richard Hawes (W) : . Landaff W. Andrews (W) : . Garrett Davis (W) : . William O. Butler (D)

Louisiana

: . Edward D. White (W) : . Thomas W. Chinn (W) : .

Rice Garland Rice Garland (September 30, 1799August 13, 1863) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served as a United States representative from Louisiana from 1834 to 1840. Biography Garland was born in Lynchburg, Virginia, and he pursued a ...

(W), until July 21, 1840 :: John Moore (W), from December 17, 1840

Maine

: . Nathan Clifford (D) : . Albert Smith (D) : . Benjamin Randall (W) : .

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(W), until March 3, 1841 : .

Virgil D. Parris Virgil Delphini Parris (February 18, 1807 – June 13, 1874) was a U.S. Representative from Maine, and cousin of Albion Keith Parris. Born in Buckfield, Massachusetts (now in Maine), Parris attended the common schools, whereupon he entered Heb ...

(D) : .

Hugh J. Anderson Hugh Johnston Anderson (May 10, 1801 – May 31, 1881) was member of the United States Congress from Maine and served as the List of Governors of Maine, 20th Governor of Maine. Early life Hugh J. Anderson was born in Wiscasset, Maine, Wiscasset ...

(D) : .

Joshua A. Lowell Joshua Adams Lowell (March 20, 1801 – March 13, 1874) was a United States representative from Maine. He was born in Thomaston, Massachusetts (now in Maine) on March 20, 1801. He attended the common schools where he also taught. He studied l ...

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Thomas Davee Thomas Davee (December 9, 1797 – December 9, 1841) was a United States representative from Maine. He was born in Plymouth, Massachusetts where he attended the common schools. Later, he moved to Maine, where he engaged in mercantile pursuits. Da ...

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Maryland

The 4th district was a plural district with two representatives. : . John Dennis (W) : . Philip F. Thomas (D) : .

John T. H. Worthington John Tolley Hood Worthington (November 1, 1788 – April 27, 1849) was a U.S. Representative from Maryland and a slaveholder. Early life John Tolley Hood Worthington was born on November 1, 1788, at "Shewan," near Baltimore, Maryland. He was th ...

(D) : . James Carroll (D) : .

Solomon Hillen Jr. Solomon Hillen Jr. (July 10, 1810 – June 26, 1873) was a U.S. Representative from Maryland and mayor of Baltimore. Early life Solomon Hillen Jr. was born on July 10, 1810, at the family estate, "Hillendale," on Hillen Road north of Baltimore t ...

(D) : . William Cost Johnson (W) : . Francis Thomas (D) : . Daniel Jenifer (W)

Massachusetts

: . Abbott Lawrence (W), until September 18, 1840 ::

Robert C. Winthrop Robert Charles Winthrop (May 12, 1809 – November 16, 1894) was an American lawyer and philanthropist, who served as the speaker of the United States House of Representatives. He was a descendant of John Winthrop. Early life Robert Charles ...

(W), from November 9, 1840 : . Leverett Saltonstall (W) : . Caleb Cushing (W) : .

William Parmenter William Parmenter (March 30, 1789 – February 25, 1866) was a United States representative from Massachusetts. He was born in Boston on March 30, 1789. He attended the city's public schools, including the Boston Latin School. He was a me ...

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Levi Lincoln Jr. Levi Lincoln Jr. (October 25, 1782 – May 29, 1868) was an American lawyer and politician from Worcester, Massachusetts. He was the 13th Governor of Massachusetts (1825–1834) and represented the state in the U.S. Congress (1834–1841). Linc ...

(W) : .

James C. Alvord James Church Alvord (April 14, 1808 – September 27, 1839) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Greenwich, Massachusetts, Alvord completed preparatory studies and was graduated from Dartm ...

(W), until September 27, 1839 ::

Osmyn Baker Osmyn Baker (May 18, 1800 – February 9, 1875) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Amherst, Massachusetts, Baker attended Amherst Academy. He was graduated from Yale College in 1822. He studied law at Northampton Law School. ...

(W), from January 14, 1840 : . George N. Briggs (W) : .

William B. Calhoun William Barron Calhoun (December 29, 1796 – November 8, 1865) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Early life Calhoun, the eldest child of Andrew Calhoun and Martha (Chamberlain) Calhoun, was b ...

(W) : . William S. Hastings (W) : . Henry Williams (D) : .

John Reed Jr. John Reed Jr. (September 2, 1781 – November 25, 1860) was a Representative from Massachusetts. Reed was born in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts. He graduated from Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island in 1803, and was a tutor of langu ...

(W) : . John Quincy Adams (W)

Michigan

: .

Isaac E. Crary Isaac Edwin Crary (October 2, 1804 – May 8, 1854) was an American politician. He was the first elected U.S. Representative from the state of Michigan. Early life Crary was born in Preston, Connecticut, where he attended the public schools and ...

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Mississippi

Both representatives were elected statewide on a

. : .

Albert G. Brown Albert Gallatin Brown (May 31, 1813June 12, 1880) was Governor of Mississippi from 1844 to 1848 and a Democratic United States Senator from Mississippi from 1854 to 1861, when he withdrew during secession. Early life He was born to Joseph and ...

(D) : . Jacob Thompson (D)

Missouri

Both representatives were elected statewide on a

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

New Hampshire

All representatives were elected statewide on a

. : .

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

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Ira A. Eastman Ira Allen Eastman (January 1, 1809 – March 21, 1881) was an American manufacturer and Democratic politician in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives and as a member of the Ne ...

(D) : . Tristram Shaw (D) : . Jared W. Williams (D)

New Jersey

All representatives were elected statewide on a

. : .

William R. Cooper William Raworth Cooper (February 20, 1793 – September 22, 1856) was a Representative from New Jersey. He was born near Bridgeport, Gloucester County, New Jersey, February 20, 1793 and attended the local schools. He engaged in agricultural pu ...

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Philemon Dickerson Philemon Dickerson (January 11, 1788 – December 10, 1862) was a United States representative from New Jersey, the 12th governor of New Jersey and United States federal judge, judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Je ...

(D) : . Joseph Kille (D) : .

Joseph F. Randolph Joseph Fitz Randolph (March 14, 1803 – March 20, 1873) was an American Whig Party (United States), Whig Party politician who represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives from 1837 to 1843 as part of a general ticket cover ...

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Daniel B. Ryall Daniel Bailey Ryall (January 30, 1798 – December 17, 1864) was an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey on a general ticket in the United States House of Representatives for one term from 1839 to 1841. Early life and ...

(D) : . Peter D. Vroom (D)

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

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 (W) : .

Moses H. Grinnell Moses Hicks Grinnell (March 3, 1803 – November 24, 1877) was a United States Congressman representing New York, and a Commissioner of New York City's Central Park. Early life Grinnell was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, on March 3, ...

(W) : . Ogden Hoffman (W) : . James Monroe (W) : . Gouverneur Kemble (D) : . Charles Johnston (W) : . Nathaniel Jones (D) : . Rufus Palen (W) : . John Ely (D) : .

Aaron Vanderpoel Aaron Vanderpoel (February 5, 1799 – July 18, 1870) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from New York for three terms. He served from 1833 to 1837, and again from 1839 to 1841. He was a close friend of U. ...

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Hiram P. Hunt Hiram Paine Hunt (May 23, 1796 – August 14, 1865) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Born in Pittstown, New York, Hunt attended the public schools and graduated from Union College, Schenectady, New York, in 1816. He studied law at the ...

(W) : .

Daniel D. Barnard Daniel Dewey Barnard (July 16, 1797 – April 24, 1861) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from New York. Biography Born in Sheffield, Massachusetts, Barnard was the son of Timothy and Phebe (Dewey) Barnard. He attended the co ...

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Anson Brown Anson Brown (1800 – June 14, 1840) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Born in Charlton, New York, Brown attended the public schools, and graduated from Union College, Schenectady, New York, in 1819. He studied law, was admitted to ...

(W), until June 14, 1840 ::

Nicholas B. Doe Nicholas Bartlett Doe (June 16, 1786 – December 6, 1856) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Biography Born in New York City, Doe graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy, in Exeter, New Hampshire. He studied law, was admitted to the b ...

(W), from December 7, 1840 : . David A. Russell (W) : . Augustus C. Hand (D) : . John Fine (D) : .

Peter J. Wagner Peter J. Wagner (born 27 September 1964) is a paleontologist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He received his Ph.D. in Geophysical Sciences from The University of Chicago in 1995, conducted postdoctoral research at the Smithsonian Instit ...

(W) : . Andrew W. Doig (D) : .

David P. Brewster David Payne Brewster (June 15, 1801 – February 20, 1876) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1839 to 1843. Biography Born in Cairo, New York, Brewster attended the common school ...

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John G. Floyd John Gelston Floyd (February 5, 1806 – October 5, 1881) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1839 to 1853, and from 1851 to 1853. He was a grandson of William Floyd. Life an ...

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Thomas C. Chittenden Thomas Cotton Chittenden (August 30, 1788 – August 22, 1866) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from New York. Born in Stockbridge, Massachusetts Stockbridge is a town in Berkshire County in Western Massachuse ...

(W) : . John H. Prentiss (D) : . Judson Allen (D) : . John C. Clark (W) : .

Amasa Dana Amasa Dana (October 19, 1792 – December 24, 1867) was an American lawyer and politician who served two non-consecutive terms as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1839 to 1841, and from 1843 to 1845. Biography Born in Wilkes-Barre, P ...

(D) : . Stephen B. Leonard (D) : .

Nehemiah H. Earll Nehemiah Hezekiah Earll (October 5, 1787 – August 26, 1872) was a 19th-century American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1839 to 1841. He was a cousin of Congressman Jonas Earll, Jr.. Bi ...

(D) : . Edward Rogers (D) : . Christopher Morgan (W) : . Theron R. Strong (D) : . Francis Granger (W) : .

Meredith Mallory Meredith Mallory (January 31, 1781 – September 22, 1855) was an American politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1839 to 1841. Biography Born in Watertown, Connecticut on January 31, 1781, Mallory atte ...

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Thomas Kempshall Thomas Kempshall (January 14, 1865) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Born in England around 1796, Kempshall attended the common schools. He immigrated to the United States with his father, who settled in Pittsford, New York, in 1806. He ...

(W) : . Seth M. Gates (W) : .

Luther C. Peck Luther Christopher Peck (January 1800 – February 5, 1876) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Born in Farmington, Connecticut in January 1800, Peck completed preparatory studies and taught school in Holley, New York. He studied law, was a ...

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Richard P. Marvin Richard Pratt Marvin (December 23, 1803 – January 11, 1892) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. A Whig, he served in the United States House of Representatives from 1837 to 1841. Early life Marvin was born on December 23, 18 ...

(W) : . Millard Fillmore (W) : .

Charles F. Mitchell Charles Franklin Mitchell (February 18, 1806 – September 27, 1865) was a U.S. Representative from New York in the Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth Congresses. Biography Charles F. Mitchell was born in Middletown Township, Bucks County, Penn ...

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North Carolina

: . Kenneth Rayner (W) : . Jesse A. Bynum (D) : .

Edward Stanly Edward W. Stanly (January 10, 1810 – July 12, 1872) was an American lawyer and politician. He was a North Carolina politician and orator who represented the southeastern portion of the state in the United States House of Representatives for fi ...

(W) : . Charles B. Shepard (D) : . James I. McKay (D) : . Micajah T. Hawkins (D) : . Edmund Deberry (W) : . William Montgomery (D) : . John Hill (D) : . Charles Fisher (D) : . Henry W. Connor (D) : . James Graham (W) : . Lewis Williams (W)

Ohio

: . Alexander Duncan (D) : .

John B. Weller John B. Weller (February 22, 1812August 17, 1875) was the fifth governor of California from January 8, 1858 to January 9, 1860 who earlier had served as a congressman from Ohio and a U.S. senator from California, and minister to Mexico. Lif ...

(D) : . Patrick G. Goode (W) : .

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 ...

(W), until May 30, 1840 :: Jeremiah Morrow (W), from October 13, 1840 : . William Doan (D) : .

Calvary Morris Calvary Morris (January 15, 1798 – October 13, 1871) was an American politician and three term member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio from 1837 to 1843. Early life and career Born in Charleston, Virginia (now West ...

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William K. Bond William Key Bond (October 2, 1792 – February 17, 1864) was a three-term U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1835 to 1841. Early life and career Born in St. Mary's County, Maryland, Bond attended schools at Litchfield, Connecticut including L ...

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Joseph Ridgway Joseph Ridgway (May 6, 1783 – February 1, 1861) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of n ...

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William Medill William Medill (February 1802September 2, 1865) was a Democratic politician from Ohio. He served as the 22nd governor of Ohio from 1853 to 1856. Biography Born in White Clay Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware, William was the son of Irish ...

(D) : . Samson Mason (W) : . Isaac Parrish (D) : . Jonathan Taylor (D) : . Daniel P. Leadbetter (D) : .

George Sweeny George Sweeny (February 22, 1796 – October 10, 1877) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Ohio. Born near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Sweeny was a graduate of Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania. A lawye ...

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John W. Allen John William Allen (August 24, 1802October 5, 1887) was an American lawyer and politician from Ohio. He served two terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1837 to 1841 and also served as the fourth Mayor of Cleveland. Early life ...

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

(W) : . John Hastings (D) : .

David A. Starkweather David Austin Starkweather (January 21, 1802 – July 12, 1876) was an American lawyer and politician who was a U.S. Representative from Ohio and a U.S. diplomat. He served two non-consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representatives in the mid ...

(D) : . Henry Swearingen (D)

Pennsylvania

There were two plural districts, the 2nd had two representatives, the 4th had three representatives. : . Lemuel Paynter (D) : . John Sergeant (W) : . George W. Toland (W) : .

Charles Naylor Charles Naylor (October 6, 1806 – December 24, 1872) was an American lawyer and politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Whig party member of the United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district from 18 ...

(W) : . Edward Davies (AM) : . John Edwards (AM) : . Francis James (AM) : .

Joseph Fornance Joseph Fornance (October 18, 1804 – November 24, 1852) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography Joseph Fornance born in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the ...

(D) : . John Davis (D) : .

David D. Wagener David Douglas Wagener (October 11, 1792 – October 1, 1860) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography Wagener was born in Easton, Pennsylvania on October 11, 1972. He was captain of the Easton Union Guards ...

(D) : . Peter Newhard (D) : . George M. Keim (D) : .

William Simonton William Simonton (February 12, 1788 – May 17, 1846) was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. William Simonton was born in West Hanover Township, Pennsylvania, near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to Dr. William Simon ...

(W) : . James Gerry (D) : . James Cooper (W) : . William S. Ramsey (D), until October 17, 1840 ::

Charles McClure Charles McClure (1804 – January 10, 1846) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Charles McClure was born on Willow Grove farm, near Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Dickinson College in Car ...

(D), from December 7, 1840 : . William W. Potter (D), until October 28, 1839 :: George McCulloch (D), from November 20, 1839 : .

David Petrikin David Petrikin (December 1, 1788 – March 1, 1847) was a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. David Petrikin was born in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. He studied medicine and wa ...

(D) : . Robert H. Hammond (D) : . Samuel W. Morris (D) : . Charles Ogle (AM) : . Albert G. Marchand (D) : . Enos Hook (D) : . Isaac Leet (D) : . Richard Biddle (AM), until July 21, 1840 :: Henry M. Brackenridge (W), from October 13, 1840 : . William Beatty (D) : . Thomas Henry (AM) : . John Galbraith (D)

Rhode Island

: .

Robert B. Cranston Robert Bennie Cranston (January 14, 1791 – January 27, 1873) was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island, brother of Henry Young Cranston. Biography Born in Newport, Rhode Island, Cranston attended the public schools. He was employed in th ...

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Joseph L. Tillinghast Joseph Leonard Tillinghast (May 18, 1790 – December 30, 1844) was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island, cousin of Thomas Tillinghast. Born in Taunton, Massachusetts, Tillinghast moved to Rhode Island and pursued classical studies. Publishe ...

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South Carolina

: .

Isaac E. Holmes Isaac Edward Holmes (April 6, 1796 – February 24, 1867) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina. Biography Isaac Edward Holmes was born in Charleston, South Carolina on April 6, 1796. He attended the common schools, received private t ...

(D) : . Robert Rhett (D) : . John Campbell (D) : . Sampson H. Butler (D) : .

Francis W. Pickens Francis Wilkinson Pickens (1805/1807January 25, 1869) was a political Democrat and Governor of South Carolina when that state became the first to secede from the United States. A cousin of US Senator John C. Calhoun, Pickens was born into the ...

(D) : . Waddy Thompson Jr. (W) : . James Rogers (D) : .

Thomas D. Sumter Thomas De Lage Sumter (November 14, 1809 – July 2, 1874) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from South Carolina, and a grandson of American Revolutionary War General Thomas Sumter. Early life Sumter was born in P ...

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John K. Griffin John King Griffin (August 13, 1789 – August 1, 1841) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina. Born near Clinton, South Carolina, Griffin pursued an academic course. He engaged as a planter. He served in the State house of representati ...

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Tennessee

: . William B. Carter (W) : . Abraham McClellan (D) : .

Joseph L. Williams Joseph Lanier Williams (October 23, 1810December 14, 1865) was an American politician that represented Tennessee's third district in the United States House of Representatives. Biography Williams was born near Knoxville, Tennessee on Octobe ...

(W) : .

Julius W. Blackwell Julius W. Blackwell (born ; death date unknown) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives that represented fourth and third districts of Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives. Bi ...

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

(D) : .

William B. Campbell William Bowen Campbell (February 1, 1807 – August 19, 1867) was an American politician and soldier. He served as the 14th governor of Tennessee from 1851 to 1853, and was the state's last Whig governor. He also served four terms in the United ...

(W) : . John Bell (W) : .

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

(W) : . Harvey M. Watterson (D) : . Aaron V. Brown (D) : . Cave Johnson (D) : . John W. Crockett (W) : . Christopher H. Williams (W)

Vermont

: . Hiland Hall (W) : . William Slade (W) : . Horace Everett (W) : .

John Smith John Smith is a common personal name. It is also commonly used as a placeholder name and pseudonym, and is sometimes used in the United States and the United Kingdom as a term for an average person. It may refer to: People :''In chronological ...

(D) : . Isaac Fletcher (D)

Virginia

: .

Joel Holleman Joel Holleman (October 1, 1799 – August 5, 1844) was an American politician and lawyer from Virginia. A Democrat, he served in the United States House of Representatives and as Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates. Personal life Ho ...

(D), until December 1840 :: Francis Mallory (W), from December 28, 1840 : .

Francis E. Rives Francis Everod Rives (January 14, 1792 – December 26, 1861) was a Virginia Democratic politician and businessman who served two terms in the United States House of Representatives. After making his fortune as a slave trader, Rives became a p ...

(D) : . John W. Jones (D) : . George C. Dromgoole (D) : . John Hill (W) : .

Walter Coles Walter Coles (December 8, 1790 – November 9, 1857) was a Virginia planter, military officer and Democratic politician who served in the Virginia House of Delegates and in the U.S. House of Representatives. Early and family life He was born ...

(D) : . William L. Goggin (W) : .

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 W ...

(W) : . Robert M. T. Hunter (W) : .

John Taliaferro John Taliaferro (1768 – August 12, 1852) was a nineteenth-century politician, lawyer and librarian from Virginia, serving several non-consecutive terms in the United States House of Representatives , U.S. House of Representatives in the earl ...

(W) : . John M. Botts (W) : . James Garland (C) : . Linn Banks (D) : .

Charles F. Mercer Charles Fenton Mercer (June 16, 1778 – May 4, 1858) was a nineteenth-century politician and lawyer from Loudoun County, Virginia, Loudoun County, Virginia who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Virginia General Assembly. ...

(W), until December 26, 1839 ::

William M. McCarty William Mason McCarty (ca. 1789 – December 20, 1863) was a Virginia lawyer, plantation owner and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives and Virginia Senate, as well as Secretary of the Florida territory and Acting ...

(W), from January 25, 1840 : . William Lucas (D) : . Green B. Samuels (D) : . Robert Craig (D) : .

George W. Hopkins William Henry Gleason (June 28, 1829 – November 8, 1902) was an American politician from Florida. He was Florida's second Lieutenant Governor and was very briefly, acting Governor. Early life William Henry Gleason was born in 1829 in Richfo ...

Andrew Beirne Andrew Beirne (1771 – March 16, 1845) was an Irish immigrant who became a merchant, militia officer and politician in western Virginia, representing Monroe County in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly as well as the United States Hous ...

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Joseph Johnson Joseph Johnson may refer to: Entertainment *Joseph McMillan Johnson (1912–1990), American film art director *Smokey Johnson (1936–2015), New Orleans jazz musician * N.O. Joe (Joseph Johnson, born 1975), American musician, producer and songwrit ...

(D) : .

Lewis Steenrod Lewis Steenrod (May 27, 1810 – October 3, 1862) was a nineteenth-century politician and lawyer from Virginia, who helped secure Congressional authorization of the Wheeling Suspension Bridge but who later opposed secession of what became Wes ...

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Non-voting members

: . Charles Downing : .

William W. Chapman William Williams Chapman (August 11, 1808October 18, 1892) was an American politician and lawyer in Oregon and Iowa. He was born and raised in Virginia. He served as a United States Attorney in Iowa when it was part of the Michigan and Wisconsin ...

(D), until October 27, 1840 ::

Augustus C. Dodge Augustus Caesar Dodge (January 2, 1812November 20, 1883) was a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic delegate to the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa Territory, a U.S. minister to Spain, and o ...

(D), from October 28, 1840 : .

James D. Doty James Duane Doty (November 5, 1799 – June 13, 1865) was a land speculator and politician in the United States who played an important role in the development of Wisconsin and Utah Territory. Early life and legal career A descendant of ''Mayflo ...

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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
(1) , colspan=2 style="font-size:80%" , Vacant after previous Congress , , Felix Grundy (D) , Elected November 19, 1839 , - ,

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

(1) , colspan=2 style="font-size:80%" , Vacant after previous Congress , , Nathaniel P. Tallmadge (W) , Elected January 14, 1840 , - , Pennsylvania
(1) , colspan=2 style="font-size:80%" , Vacant after previous Congress , , Daniel Sturgeon (D) , Elected January 14, 1840 , - , Michigan
(1) , colspan=2 style="font-size:80%" , Vacant after legislature failed to reelect incumbent. , ,

(W) , Elected January 20, 1840 , - , Virginia
(1) , colspan=2 style="font-size:80%" , Vacant after legislature failed to reelect incumbent. , , William C. Rives (W) , Elected January 18, 1841 , - , Delaware
(1) , , Richard H. Bayard (W) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned September 19, 1839, to become Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court , , Richard H. Bayard (W) , Elected January 12, 1841, to his former position , - , Tennessee
(2) , , Hugh Lawson White (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
(1) , ,

(W) , style="font-size:80%" , Died April 7, 1840 , , Jabez W. Huntington (W) , Elected May 4, 1840 , - , Maryland
(3) , , John S. Spence (W) , style="font-size:80%" , Died October 24, 1840 , , John L. Kerr (W) , Elected January 5, 1841 , - , North Carolina
(2) , , Bedford Brown (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned November 16, 1840, because he could not obey instructions of the

North Carolina General Assembly The North Carolina General Assembly is the Bicameralism, bicameral legislature of the Government of North Carolina, State government of North Carolina. The legislature consists of two chambers: the North Carolina Senate, Senate and the North Ca ...

, , Willie P. Mangum (W) , Elected November 25, 1840 , - , North Carolina
(3) , , Robert Strange (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned November 16, 1840 , , William A. Graham (W) , Elected November 25, 1840 , - , Tennessee
(1) , , Felix Grundy (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died December 19, 1840 , ,

(D) , Elected December 25, 1840 , - , Massachusetts
(2) , , 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
(1) , , Daniel Webster (W) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned February 22, 1841 , , Rufus Choate (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 G. Harrison (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died September 7, 1839 , , John Jameson (D) , Seated December 12, 1839 , - , , ,

(W) , style="font-size:80%" , Died September 27, 1839 , ,

(W) , Seated January 14, 1840 , - , , , William W. Potter (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died October 28, 1839 , , George McCulloch (D) , Seated November 20, 1839 , - , , ,

(W) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 26, 1839 , ,

(W) , Seated January 25, 1840 , - , , ,

(W) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned May 30, 1840, having become a candidate for

Governor of Ohio A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

, , Jeremiah Morrow (W) , Seated October 13, 1840 , - , , ,

(W) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned some time in June, 1840 , , William W. Boardman (W) , Seated December 7, 1840 , - , , ,

(W) , style="font-size:80%" , Died June 14, 1840 , ,

(W) , Seated December 7, 1840 , - , , , Tilghman Howard (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned July 1, 1840 , , Henry S. Lane (W) , Seated August 3, 1840 , - , , ,

(W) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned July 21, 1840 , , Hines Holt (W) , Seated February 1, 1841 , - , , ,

(W) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned July 21, 1840, to accept appointment as judge of

Louisiana Supreme Court The Supreme Court of Louisiana (french: Cour suprême de Louisiane) 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 Orlea ...

, , John Moore (W) , Seated December 17, 1840 , - , , , Richard Biddle (AM) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned July 21, 1840 , , Henry M. Brackenridge (W) , Seated October 13, 1840 , - , , , Simeon H. Anderson (W) , style="font-size:80%" , Died August 11, 1840 , , John B. Thompson (W) , Seated December 7, 1840 , - , , , Abbott Lawrence (W) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned September 18, 1840 , ,

(W) , Seated November 9, 1840 , - , , , William S. Ramsey (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died October 17, 1840 , ,

(D) , Seated December 7, 1840 , - , , ,

(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Term expired by law October 27, 1840 , ,

(D) , Seated October 28, 1840 , - , , ,

(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned in December 1840 , , Francis Mallory (W) , Seated December 28, 1840 , - , , ,

(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

* Agriculture (Chairman:

) * Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman: Nehemiah R. Knight) *

Claims Claim may refer to: * Claim (legal) * Claim of Right Act 1689 * Claims-based identity * Claim (philosophy) * Land claim * A ''main contention'', see conclusion of law * Patent claim * The assertion of a proposition; see Douglas N. Walton ...

(Chairman:

) * Commerce (Chairman:

) * Distributing Public Revenue Among the States (Select) * District of Columbia (Chairman: Richard H. Bayard)& * Engrossed Bills (Chairman: Oliver Smith then John Henderson) *

Finance Finance is the study and discipline of money, currency and capital assets. It is related to, but not synonymous with economics, the study of production, distribution, and consumption of money, assets, goods and services (the discipline of fina ...

(Chairman: Silas Wright) * Fiscal Corporation of the United States (Select) * Foreign Relations (Chairman:

) * Indian Affairs (Chairman: Ambrose H. Sevier) * Judiciary (Chairman: Garret D. Wall) * Manufactures (Chairman: Wilson Lumpkin) * Military Affairs (Chairman: Thomas Hart Benton) * Militia (Chairman: Clement C. Clay) * Naval Affairs (Chairman:

) * Patents and the Patent Office (Chairman: Daniel Sturgeon) *

Pensions A pension (, from Latin ''pensiō'', "payment") is a fund into which a sum of money is added during an employee's employment years and from which payments are drawn to support the person's retirement from work in the form of periodic payments ...

(Chairman:

) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: John M. Robinson) * Printing (Chairman: N/A) * Private Land Claims (Chairman:

) * Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: William S. Fulton) * Public Lands (Chairman:

) * Revolutionary Claims (Chairman: Perry Smith) * Roads and Canals (Chairman:

) * Tariff Regulation (Select) * Whole

House of Representatives

* Accounts (Chairman:

) * Agriculture (Chairman: Edmund Deberry) * Apportionment of Representatives (Select) *

(Chairman: David A. Russell) * Commerce (Chairman: Edward Curtis) * District of Columbia (Chairman: William C. Johnson) * Elections (Chairman:

) * Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman: Leverett Saltonstall I) * Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman:

) * Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman:

) * Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman:

) * Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman:

) * Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman:

) *

Foreign Affairs ''Foreign Affairs'' is an American magazine of international relations and U.S. foreign policy published by the Council on Foreign Relations, a nonprofit, nonpartisan, membership organization and think tank specializing in U.S. foreign policy and ...

(Chairman:

) * Indian Affairs (Chairman: John Bell) * Invalid Pensions (Chairman:

) * Judiciary (Chairman: John Sergeant) * Manufactures (Chairman: John Quincy Adams) * Memorial of the Agricultural Bank of Mississippi (Select) *

Mileage Mileage is a distance measured in miles. Motor vehicles * Distance traveled, typically as measured by an odometer, optionally from a milestone (''UK'') * Fuel economy in automobiles, typically in miles per gallon (mpg) (''US'') * Business mileage ...

(Chairman: Thomas W. Williams) * Military Affairs (Chairman: Waddy Thompson Jr.) * Militia (Chairman: George M. Keim) * Naval Affairs (Chairman: Francis Thomas) *

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

(Chairman: Issac Fletcher) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: James I. McKay) * Private Land Claims (Chairman:

) * Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Stephen B. Leonard) * Public Expenditures (Chairman:

) * Public Lands (Chairman: William C. Johnson then Jeremiah Morrow then

then Jeremiah Morrow) * Revisal and Unfinished Business (Chairman:

) * Revolutionary Claims (Chairman:

) * Revolutionary Pensions (Chairman:

) * Roads and Canals (Chairman: Charles Ogle) * Rules (Select) * Standards of Official Conduct * Territories (Chairman: John Pope) * Ways and Means (Chairman: John W. Jones) * Whole

Joint committees

* Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Sen. Benjamin Tappan) * The Library (Chairman: N/A)

Employees

Librarian of Congress The Librarian of Congress is the head of the Library of Congress, appointed by the president of the United States with the advice and consent of the United States Senate, for a term of ten years. In addition to overseeing the library, the Libra ...

: John Silva Meehan

Senate

Chaplain A chaplain is, traditionally, a cleric (such as a Minister (Christianity), minister, priest, pastor, rabbi, purohit, or imam), or a laity, lay representative of a religious tradition, attached to a secularity, secular institution (such as a hosp ...

Henry Slicer Henry Slicer (March 27, 1801 – April 23, 1874) was an American Methodist minister who served as Chaplain of the Senate for three separate terms. Early years Henry Slicer was born on March 27, 1801 in Annapolis, Maryland, the son of Andrew ...

( Methodist), until December 31, 1839 ** George G. Cookman ( Methodist), from December 31, 1839 * Secretary:

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

* Sergeant at Arms: Stephen Haight

House of Representatives

: Levi M. Reese ( Methodist), until February 4, 1840 ** Joshua Bates ( Congregationalist), elected February 4, 1840 ** Thomas W. Braxton ( Baptist), elected December 7, 1840 * Clerk:

Hugh A. Garland Hugh Alfred Garland (June 1, 1805 – October 14, 1854) was an American slaveholder, lawyer and politician. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates. In 1838 to 1841 he served as clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Garland wa ...

* Doorkeeper:

Joseph Follansbee Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the mo ...

, elected December 23, 1839 *

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 William is a masculine given name of Norman French origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conques ...

, elected December 23, 1839 * Reading Clerks: * Sergeant at Arms:

Roderick Dorsey Roderick, Rodrick or Roderic (Proto-Germanic ''* Hrōþirīks'', from ''* hrōþiz'' "fame, glory" + ''* ríks'' "king, ruler") is a Germanic name, recorded from the 8th century onward.Förstemann, ''Altdeutsches Namenbuch'' (1856)740 Its Old Hi ...

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House of Representatives

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Non-voting members

Changes in membership

Senate

House of Representatives

Committees

Senate

House of Representatives

Joint committees

Employees

Senate

House of Representatives

See also

Notes

References

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