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The 28th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the
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and the
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. It met in
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from March 4, 1843, to March 4, 1845, during the third and fourth years of
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's
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. The apportionment of seats in this
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was based on the Sixth Census of the United States in 1840. The Senate had a Whig majority, and the House had a Democratic majority.


Major events

* May 24, 1844: The first
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was sent by
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from the
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to the
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"outer depot" in
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, saying "What hath God wrought". * December 4, 1844:
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:
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. He previously was the 13th speaker of the House of Representatives (1835–1839) and ninth governor of Tennessee (183 ...
defeated
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 ...


Major legislation

* January 23, 1845: Presidential Election Day Act, ch. 1, * March 3, 1845: For the first time, Congress overrode a
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.
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was thereby enacted as the last Act of the 28th Congress: session II, ch. 78, .


Treaties

* July 3, 1844:
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signed (first diplomatic agreement between
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and the
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States admitted

* March 1, 1845: Resolution for the
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, (Admitted in the next Congress, December 29, 1845.) * March 3, 1845:
Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...
admitted, . The statute also allowed for the provisional admission of
Iowa Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the ...
, pending a referendum in that state. (Admitted in the next Congress, December 28, 1846.)


Party summary


Senate

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


House of Representatives

Following the 1840 United States Census, Congress reapportioned the House to include 223 seats. During this congress, one House seat was added for the new state of Florida.


Leadership


Senate

*
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: Vacant * President pro tempore:
Willie P. Mangum Willie Person Mangum (; May 10, 1792September 7, 1861) was an American politician and planter who served as U.S. Senator from the state of North Carolina between 1831 and 1836 and between 1840 and 1853. He was one of the founders and leading memb ...
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House of Representatives

*
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: John W. Jones (D)


Members

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


Senate

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


Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama (state song), Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville, Alabama, Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County, Al ...

: 2. William R. King (D), until April 15, 1844 ::
Dixon H. Lewis Dixon Hall Lewis (August 10, 1802 – October 25, 1848) was an American politician who served as a United States House of Representatives, Representative and a United States Senate, Senator from Alabama. Life and career Lewis was born on Bo ...
(D), from April 22, 1844 : 3.
Arthur P. Bagby Arthur Pendleton Bagby (1794 – September 21, 1858) was a slave owner and the tenth Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama from 1837 to 1841. Born in Louisa County, Virginia, in 1794, he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1819, practic ...
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Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the Osage ...

: 2.
William S. Fulton William Savin Fulton (June 2, 1795 – August 15, 1844) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senator from Arkansas from 1836 until his death in 1844. He had previously served as the fourth governor of Arkansas Te ...
(D), until August 15, 1844 ::
Chester Ashley Chester Ashley (June 1, 1790 – April 29, 1848) was an American politician who represented Arkansas in the U.S. Senate from 1844 until his death. Early life Ashley was born in Amherst, Massachusetts in 1790; while a child he moved with his ...
(D), from November 8, 1844 : 3. Ambrose H. Sevier (D)


Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its cap ...

: 1.
Jabez W. Huntington Jabez Williams Huntington (November 8, 1788November 1, 1847) was a United States representative and Senator from Connecticut. Biography Born in Norwich, son of Zachariah Huntington and Hannah Mumford Huntington, Huntington pursued classical s ...
(W) : 3. John M. Niles (D)


Delaware Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent Del ...

: 1.
Richard H. Bayard Richard Henry Bayard (September 26, 1796 – March 4, 1868) was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, Delaware. He was a member of the Whig Party, who served as the first Mayor of Wilmington, Chief Justice of the Delaware Superior ...
(W) : 2.
Thomas Clayton Thomas Clayton (July 1777 – August 21, 1854) was an American lawyer and politician from Dover in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist Party and later the National Republican Party and the Whig Party. He served in the Delawa ...
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Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...

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


Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

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


Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolita ...

: 2.
Samuel McRoberts Samuel McRoberts (April 12, 1799March 27, 1843) was a United States senator from Illinois. Born near Maeystown, Illinois, Maeystown, he was educated by private tutors and graduated from the law department of Transylvania University in Lexingto ...
(D), until March 27, 1843 ::
James Semple James Semple (January 5, 1798 – December 20, 1866) was an American attorney and politician. He was Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, Attorney General of Illinois, an associate justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, Chargé d ...
(D), from December 4, 1843 : 3.
Sidney Breese Sidney Breese (July 15, 1800 – June 27, 1878), a lawyer, soldier, author and jurist born in New York, became an early Illinois pioneer and represented the state in the United States Senate as well as served as Chief Justice of the Illinois S ...
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Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...

: 1. Albert S. White (W) : 3.
Edward A. Hannegan Edward Allen "Ned" Hannegan (June 25, 1807February 25, 1859) was an American lawyer and politician from Indiana, serving two terms as a United States representative from 1833 to 1837, and one term as a U.S. Senator from 1843 to 1849. Early life ...
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Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to ...

: 2. James T. Morehead (W) : 3.
John J. Crittenden John Jordan Crittenden (September 10, 1787 July 26, 1863) was an American statesman and politician from the U.S. state of Kentucky. He represented the state in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate and twice served as Unite ...
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Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...

: 2.
Alexander Barrow Alexander Barrow I (March 27, 1801 – December 29, 1846) was a slave owner, lawyer and United States Senator from Louisiana. He was a member of the Whig Party (United States), Whig Party. He was the half-brother of Washington Barrow, sharin ...
(W) : 3.
Alexander Porter Alexander Porter (June 24, 1785January 13, 1844) was an attorney, politician, and planter, who served as United States Senator from Louisiana from 1833 to 1837. Born in Ireland, he emigrated in 1801 at the age of 16 to the United States. He ser ...
(W), until January 13, 1844 :: Henry Johnson (W), from February 12, 1844


Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and north ...

: 1.
John Fairfield John Fairfield (January 30, 1797December 24, 1847) was an attorney and politician from Maine. He served as a U.S. Congressman, governor and U.S. Senator. was born in Pepperellborough, Massachusetts (now Saco, Maine) and attended the school ...
(D), from December 4, 1843 : 2. George Evans (W)


Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...

: 1. William D. Merrick (W) : 3.
James A. Pearce James Alfred Pearce (December 14, 1805December 20, 1862) was an American politician. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing the second district of Maryland from 1835 to 1839 and 1841 to 1843. He later served as a ...
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Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...

: 1.
Rufus Choate Rufus Choate (October 1, 1799July 13, 1859) was an American lawyer, orator, and Senator who represented Massachusetts as a member of the Whig Party. He is regarded as one of the greatest American lawyers of the 19th century, arguing over a th ...
(W) : 2.
Isaac C. Bates Isaac Chapman Bates (January 23, 1779March 16, 1845) was an American politician from Massachusetts. He was born in Granville, Massachusetts, and graduated from Yale College in 1802. He practiced law in Northampton, Massachusetts, in 1808. P ...
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Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...

: 1. Augustus S. Porter (W) : 2.
William Woodbridge William Woodbridge (August 20, 1780October 20, 1861) was a U.S. statesman in the states of Ohio and Michigan and in the Michigan Territory prior to statehood. He served as the second Governor of Michigan and a United States Senator from Mic ...
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Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...

: 1. John Henderson (W) : 2. Robert J. Walker (D)


Missouri Missouri 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 is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ...

: 1. Thomas H. Benton (D) : 3. Lewis F. Linn (D), until October 3, 1843 ::
David R. Atchison David Rice Atchison (August 11, 1807January 26, 1886) was a mid-19th century Democratic United States Senator from Missouri. He served as President pro tempore of the United States Senate for six years. Atchison served as a major general i ...
(D), from October 14, 1843


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

: 2.
Levi Woodbury Levi Woodbury (December 22, 1789September 4, 1851) was an American attorney, jurist, and Democratic politician from New Hampshire. During a four-decade career in public office, Woodbury served as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the U ...
(D) : 3. Charles G. Atherton (D)


New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...

: 1.
William L. Dayton William Lewis Dayton (February 17, 1807 – December 1, 1864) was an American politician, active first in the Whig Party and later in the Republican Party. In the 1856 presidential election, he became the first Republican vice-presidential ...
(W) : 2.
Jacob W. Miller Jacob Welsh Miller (August 29, 1800September 30, 1862) was a United States senator from New Jersey. Early life In 1800, Miller was born in German Valley, New Jersey (in Washington Township, Morris County), United States, North America. He att ...
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New York

: 1.
Nathaniel P. Tallmadge Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge (February 8, 1795November 2, 1864) was an American lawyer and politician. He served two terms as United States Senator from New York (1833–1844) and was the 3rd Governor of the Wisconsin Territory (1844– ...
(W), until June 17, 1844 :: Daniel S. Dickinson (D), from November 30, 1844 : 3. Silas Wright Jr. (D), until November 26, 1844 :: Henry A. Foster (D), November 30, 1844 – January 27, 1845 :: John A. Dix (D), from January 27, 1845


North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and So ...

: 2.
Willie P. Mangum Willie Person Mangum (; May 10, 1792September 7, 1861) was an American politician and planter who served as U.S. Senator from the state of North Carolina between 1831 and 1836 and between 1840 and 1853. He was one of the founders and leading memb ...
(W) : 3. William H. Haywood Jr. (D)


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 nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...

: 1.
Benjamin Tappan Benjamin Tappan (May 25, 1773 – April 20, 1857) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Ohio and a United States senator from Ohio. Education and career Born on May 25, 1773, in Northampton, ...
(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 *William ...
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Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...

: 1.
Daniel Sturgeon Daniel Sturgeon (October 27, 1789July 3, 1878) was an American physician, banker and Democratic party politician from Uniontown, Pennsylvania. He served in both houses of the state legislature and represented Pennsylvania in the United States ...
(D) : 3. James Buchanan (D)


Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the List of U.S. states by area, smallest U.S. state by area and the List of states and territories of the United States ...

: 1. William Sprague (W), until January 17, 1844 :: John B. Francis ( LO), from January 25, 1844 : 2. James F. Simmons (W)


South Carolina )''Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , Former = Province of South Carolina , seat = Columbia , LargestCity = Charleston , LargestMetro = ...

: 2. Daniel E. Huger (D), until March 3, 1845 : 3.
George McDuffie George McDuffie (August 10, 1790 – March 11, 1851) was the 55th Governor of South Carolina and a member of the United States Senate. Biography Born of modest means in McDuffie County, Georgia, McDuffie's extraordinary intellect was noticed ...
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Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...

: 1.
Ephraim H. Foster Ephraim Hubbard Foster (September 17, 1794September 6, 1854) was an American politician, who twice served as a United States Senator from Tennessee. During his political career, he was a member of the Whig Party. Biography Foster was born nea ...
(W), from October 17, 1843 : 2.
Spencer Jarnagin Spencer Jarnagin (1792June 25, 1851) was a United States Senator from Tennessee from 1843 to 1847. Life and career Jarnagin was born in what was shortly to become Grainger County, Tennessee. He graduated from Greenville College in 1813 and aft ...
(W), from October 17, 1843


Vermont Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to ...

: 1. Samuel S. Phelps (W) : 3.
William Upham William Upham (August 5, 1792January 14, 1853) was an American attorney and politician from Montpelier, Vermont. He was most notable for his service as a United States senator from Vermont. A native of Leicester, Massachusetts, Upham was rai ...
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Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...

: 1.
William C. Rives William Cabell Rives (May 4, 1793April 25, 1868) was an American lawyer, planter, politician and diplomat from Virginia. Initially a Jacksonian democracy, Jackson Democrat as well as member of the First Families of Virginia, Rives served in the Vi ...
(W) : 2.
William S. Archer William Segar Archer (March 5, 1789March 28, 1855) was a slave owner, politician, planter and lawyer from Amelia County, Virginia who served several times in the Virginia House of Delegates, as well as in the United States House of Representativ ...
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House of Representatives

Representatives are listed by their district numbers.


Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama (state song), Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville, Alabama, Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County, Al ...

: . James Dellet (W) : . James E. Belser (D) : .
Dixon H. Lewis Dixon Hall Lewis (August 10, 1802 – October 25, 1848) was an American politician who served as a United States House of Representatives, Representative and a United States Senate, Senator from Alabama. Life and career Lewis was born on Bo ...
(D), until April 22, 1844 :: William L. Yancey (D), from December 2, 1844 : . William W. Payne (D) : . George S. Houston (D) : . Reuben Chapman (D) : . Felix G. McConnell (D)


Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the Osage ...

: . Edward Cross (D)


Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its cap ...

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


Delaware Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent Del ...

: . George B. Rodney (W)


Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...

: : Vacant from March 3, 1845 admission


Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. : . Edward J. Black (D) : .
Howell Cobb Howell Cobb (September 7, 1815 – October 9, 1868) was an American and later Confederate political figure. A southern Democrat, Cobb was a five-term member of the United States House of Representatives and the speaker of the House from 184 ...
(D) : . Mark A. Cooper (D), until June 26, 1843 ::
Alexander H. Stephens Alexander Hamilton Stephens (February 11, 1812 – March 4, 1883) was an American politician who served as the vice president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865, and later as the 50th governor of Georgia from 1882 until his death in 1 ...
(W), from October 2, 1843 : . Hugh A. Haralson (D) : . John B. Lamar (D), until July 29, 1843 :: Absalom H. Chappell (W), from October 2, 1843 : . John H. Lumpkin (D) : . John Millen (D), until October 15, 1843 ::
Duncan L. Clinch Duncan Lamont Clinch (April 6, 1787 – December 4, 1849) was an American army officer who served as a commander during the War of 1812, and First Seminole War, First and Second Seminole Wars. In 1816, he led an attack on Negro Fort, the first ...
(W), from February 15, 1844 : . William H. Stiles (D)


Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolita ...

: . Robert Smith (D) : .
John A. McClernand John Alexander McClernand (May 30, 1812 – September 20, 1900) was an American lawyer and politician, and a Union Army general in the American Civil War. He was a prominent Democratic politician in Illinois and a member of the United States H ...
(D) : . Orlando B. Ficklin (D) : . John Wentworth (D) : .
Stephen A. Douglas Stephen Arnold Douglas (April 23, 1813 – June 3, 1861) was an American politician and lawyer from Illinois. A senator, he was one of two nominees of the badly split Democratic Party for president in the 1860 presidential election, which wa ...
(D) : . Joseph P. Hoge (D) : .
John J. Hardin John Jay Hardin (January 6, 1810 – February 23, 1847) was a U.S. Representative and militia general from Illinois. Biography Born in Frankfort, Kentucky, the son of Martin D. Hardin, Hardin pursued classical studies and graduated from Trans ...
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Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...

: . Robert D. Owen (D) : . Thomas J. Henley (D) : . Thomas Smith (D) : . Caleb B. Smith (W) : . William J. Brown (D) : .
John W. Davis John William Davis (April 13, 1873 – March 24, 1955) was an American politician, diplomat and lawyer. He served under President Woodrow Wilson as the Solicitor General of the United States and the United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom ...
(D) : .
Joseph A. Wright Joseph Albert Wright (April 17, 1810 – May 11, 1867) was the List of governors of Indiana, tenth Governor of Indiana, governor of the U.S. state of Indiana from December 5, 1849, to January 12, 1857, most noted for his opposition to banking. ...
(D) : .
John Pettit John Pettit (June 24, 1807January 17, 1877) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician. A United States Representative and Senator from Indiana, he also served in the court systems of Indiana and Kansas. Born in Sackets Harbor, New York, h ...
(D) : . Samuel C. Sample (W) : . Andrew Kennedy (D)


Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to ...

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Linn Boyd Linn Boyd (November 22, 1800 – December 17, 1859) (also spelled "Lynn") was a prominent US politician of the 1840s and 1850s, and served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1851 to 1855. Boyd was elected to the Hou ...
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Willis Green Willis Green (1818–1893) Green was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky Life Willis Green, son of Stephen Green and Elizabeth Stuart Green, was born in Madison County, Kentucky about 1818. Willis owned a mill at the Falls of Rough. He served a ...
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Henry Grider Henry Grider (July 16, 1796 – September 7, 1866) was a United States representative from Kentucky. He was born in Garrard County, Kentucky. He pursued an academic course, studied law, and was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Bowling ...
(W) : . George A. Caldwell (D) : . James W. Stone (D) : . John White (W) : . William P. Thomasson (W) : .
Garrett Davis Garrett Davis (September 10, 1801 – September 22, 1872) was a U.S. Senator and Representative from Kentucky. Early life Born in Mount Sterling, Kentucky, Garrett Davis was the brother of Amos Davis. After completing preparatory studies, Dav ...
(W) : . Richard French (D) : . John W. Tibbatts (D)


Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...

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John Slidell John Slidell (1793July 9, 1871) was an American politician, lawyer, and businessman. A native of New York, Slidell moved to Louisiana as a young man and became a Representative and Senator. He was one of two Confederate diplomats captured by th ...
(D) : . Alcée L. La Branche (D) : . John B. Dawson (D) : . Pierre E. J. B. Bossier (D), until April 24, 1844 :: Isaac E. Morse (D), from December 2, 1844


Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and north ...

: . Joshua Herrick (D) : . Robert P. Dunlap (D) : .
Luther Severance Luther Severance (October 26, 1797 – January 25, 1855) was a United States representative and diplomat from Maine. Life He was born in Montague, Massachusetts on October 26, 1797. He moved with his parents to Cazenovia, New York in 1799. He ...
(W) : . Freeman H. Morse (W) : . Benjamin White (D) : .
Hannibal Hamlin Hannibal Hamlin (August 27, 1809 – July 4, 1891) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 15th vice president of the United States from 1861 to 1865, during President Abraham Lincoln's first term. He was the first Republican ...
(D) : . Shepard Cary (D) from May 10, 1844


Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...

: . John M. S. Causin (W) : .
Francis Brengle Francis Brengle (November 26, 1807 – December 10, 1846) was an American politician. Born in Frederick, Maryland, he completed studied law, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in that city. He was a member of the Maryland House ...
(W) : . John Wethered (W) : . John P. Kennedy (W) : . Jacob A. Preston (W) : . Thomas Ara Spence, Thomas A. Spence (W)


List of United States representatives from Massachusetts, Massachusetts

: . Robert Charles Winthrop, Robert C. Winthrop (W) : . Daniel P. King (W) : . Amos Abbott (W) : . William Parmenter (D) : . Charles Hudson (Massachusetts), Charles Hudson (W) : . Osmyn Baker (W) : . Julius Rockwell (W) : . John Quincy Adams (W) : . Henry Williams (Massachusetts politician), Henry Williams (D) : . Barker Burnell (W), until June 15, 1843 :: Joseph Grinnell (politician), Joseph Grinnell (W), from December 7, 1843


List of United States representatives from Michigan, Michigan

: . Robert McClelland (American politician), Robert McClelland (D) : . Lucius Lyon (D) : . James B. Hunt (D)


List of United States representatives from Mississippi, Mississippi

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. : . William H. Hammett (D) : . Robert W. Roberts (D) : . Jacob Thompson (D) : . Tilghman Tucker, Tilghman M. Tucker (D)


List of United States representatives from Missouri, Missouri

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. : . Gustavus M. Bower (D) : . James B. Bowlin (D) : . James M. Hughes (D) : . John Jameson (politician), John Jameson (D) : . James H. Relfe (D)


List of United States representatives from New Hampshire, New Hampshire

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. : . Edmund Burke (congressman), Edmund Burke (D) : . John P. Hale (D) : . Moses Norris Jr. (D) : . John R. Reding (D)


List of United States representatives from New Jersey, New Jersey

: . Lucius Elmer, Lucius Q. C. Elmer (D) : . George Sykes (New Jersey politician), George Sykes (D) : . Isaac G. Farlee (D) : . Littleton Kirkpatrick (D) : . William Wright (American politician), William Wright (Ind. W)


List of United States representatives from New York, New York

: . Selah B. Strong (D) : . Henry Cruse Murphy, Henry C. Murphy (D) : . J. Phillips Phoenix (W) : . William B. Maclay (D) : . Moses G. Leonard (D) : . Hamilton Fish (W) : . Joseph H. Anderson (D) : . Richard D. Davis (D) : . James G. Clinton (D) : . Jeremiah Russell (D) : . Zadock Pratt (D) : . David L. Seymour (D) : . Daniel D. Barnard (W) : . Charles Rogers (New York politician), Charles Rogers (W) : . Lemuel Stetson (D) : . Chesselden Ellis (D) : . Charles S. Benton (D) : . Preston King (politician), Preston King (D) : . Orville Hungerford (D) : . Samuel Beardsley (D), until February 29, 1844 :: Levi D. Carpenter (D), from November 5, 1844 : . Jeremiah E. Cary (D) : . Smith M. Purdy (D) : . Orville Robinson (D) : . Horace Wheaton (D) : . George O. Rathbun (D) : . Amasa Dana (D) : . Byram Green (D) : . Thomas J. Paterson (W) : . Charles H. Carroll (W) : . William Spring Hubbell, William S. Hubbell (D) : . Asher Tyler (W) : . William A. Moseley (W) : . Albert Smith (New York), Albert Smith (W) : . Washington Hunt (W)


List of United States representatives from North Carolina, North Carolina

: . Thomas Lanier Clingman, Thomas L. Clingman (W) : . Daniel Moreau Barringer, Daniel M. Barringer (W) : . David Settle Reid, David S. Reid (D) : . Edmund Deberry (W) : . Romulus Mitchell Saunders, Romulus M. Saunders (D) : . James Iver McKay, James I. McKay (D) : . John Reeves Jones Daniel, John R. J. Daniel (D) : . Archibald Hunter Arrington, Archibald H. Arrington (D) : . Kenneth Rayner (W)


List of United States representatives from Ohio, Ohio

: . Alexander Duncan (politician), Alexander Duncan (D) : . John B. Weller (D) : . Robert C. Schenck (W) : . Joseph Vance (Ohio politician), Joseph Vance (W) : . Emery D. Potter (D) : . Henry St. John (representative), Henry St. John (D) : . Joseph J. McDowell (D) : . John I. Vanmeter (W) : . Elias Florence (W) : . Heman Allen Moore (D), until April 3, 1844 :: Alfred P. Stone (D), from October 8, 1844 : . Jacob Brinkerhoff (D) : . Samuel Finley Vinton, Samuel F. Vinton (W) : . Perley B. Johnson (W) : . Alexander Harper (Ohio politician), Alexander Harper (W) : . Joseph Morris (Ohio politician), Joseph Morris (D) : . James Mathews (representative), James Mathews (D) : . William C. McCauslen (D) : . Ezra Dean (D) : . Daniel R. Tilden (W) : . Joshua Reed Giddings, Joshua R. Giddings (W) : . Henry R. Brinkerhoff (D), until April 30, 1844 :: Edward S. Hamlin (W), from October 8, 1844


List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania

: . Edward Joy Morris (W) : . Joseph Reed Ingersoll, Joseph R. Ingersoll (W) : . John T. Smith (congressman), John T. Smith (D) : . Charles Jared Ingersoll, Charles J. Ingersoll (D) : . Jacob Senewell Yost, Jacob S. Yost (D) : . Michael Hutchinson Jenks, Michael H. Jenks (W) : . Abraham Robinson McIlvaine, Abraham R. McIlvaine (W) : . Jeremiah Brown (politician), Jeremiah Brown (W) : . John Ritter (congressman), John Ritter (D) : . Richard Brodhead (D) : . Benjamin Alden Bidlack, Benjamin A. Bidlack (D) : . Almon Heath Read, Almon H. Read (D), until June 3, 1844 :: George Fuller (congressman), George Fuller (D), from December 2, 1844 : . Henry Frick (politician), Henry Frick (W), until March 1, 1844 :: James Pollock (American politician), James Pollock (W), from April 5, 1844 : . Alexander Ramsey (W) : . Henry Nes (Ind. D) : . James Black (congressman), James Black (D) : . James Irvin (politician), James Irvin (W) : . Andrew Stewart (1791-1872), Andrew Stewart (W) : . Henry Donnel Foster, Henry D. Foster (D) : . John Dickey (U.S. politician), John Dickey (W) : . William Wilkins (U.S. politician), William Wilkins (D), until February 14, 1844 :: Cornelius Darragh (W), from March 26, 1844 : . Samuel Hays (Pennsylvania politician), Samuel Hays (D) : . Charles Manning Reed, Charles M. Reed (W) : . Joseph Buffington (congressman), Joseph Buffington (W)


List of United States representatives from Rhode Island, Rhode Island

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


List of United States representatives from South Carolina, South Carolina

: . James A. Black (D) : . Richard F. Simpson (D) : . Joseph A. Woodward (D) : . John Campbell (1795–1845), John Campbell (D) : . Armistead Burt (D) : . Isaac E. Holmes (D) : . Robert Rhett (D)


List of United States representatives from Tennessee, Tennessee

: . Andrew Johnson (D) : . William Tandy Senter, William T. Senter (W) : . Julius W. Blackwell (D) : . Alvan Cullom (D) : . George Washington Jones (Tennessee politician), George W. Jones (D) : . Aaron V. Brown (D) : . David W. Dickinson (W) : . Joseph Hopkins Peyton, Joseph H. Peyton (W) : . Cave Johnson (D) : . John Baptista Ashe (representative), John B. Ashe (W) : . Milton Brown (representative), Milton Brown (W)


List of United States representatives from Vermont, Vermont

: . Solomon Foot (W) : . Jacob Collamer (W) : . George Perkins Marsh, George P. Marsh (W) : . Paul Dillingham Jr. (D)


List of United States representatives from Virginia, Virginia

: . Archibald Atkinson (D) : . George Dromgoole, George C. Dromgoole (D) : . Walter Coles (D) : . Edmund W. Hubard (D) : . Thomas Walker Gilmer, Thomas W. Gilmer (D), until February 16, 1844 :: William L. Goggin (W), from April 25, 1844 : . John W. Jones (D) : . Henry A. Wise (D), until February 12, 1844 :: Thomas H. Bayly (D), from May 6, 1844 : . Willoughby Newton (W) : . Samuel Chilton (W) : . William Lucas (Virginia politician), William Lucas (D) : . William Taylor (Virginia), William Taylor (D) : . Augustus A. Chapman (D) : . George Washington Hopkins, George W. Hopkins (D) : . George W. Summers (W) : . Lewis Steenrod (D)


Non-voting members

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


Changes in membership

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


Senate

* Replacements: 7 ** Democratic Party (United States), Democrats (D): no net change ** Whig Party (United States), Whigs (W): 1 seat net loss ** Law and Order Party of Rhode Island, Law and Order (LO): 1 seat net gain * Deaths: 3 * Resignations: 5 * Interim appointments: 1 *Total seats with changes: 10 , - ,
Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...

(1) , Vacant , Senator Alfred O. P. Nicholson (D) resigned in 26th United States Congress, 26th Congress.
Successor United States Senate special election in Tennessee, 1843, elected October 17, 1843. , ,
Ephraim H. Foster Ephraim Hubbard Foster (September 17, 1794September 6, 1854) was an American politician, who twice served as a United States Senator from Tennessee. During his political career, he was a member of the Whig Party. Biography Foster was born nea ...
(W) , Elected October 17, 1843 , - ,
Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...

(2) , Vacant , Failure to elect.
Successor elected October 17, 1843. , ,
Spencer Jarnagin Spencer Jarnagin (1792June 25, 1851) was a United States Senator from Tennessee from 1843 to 1847. Life and career Jarnagin was born in what was shortly to become Grainger County, Tennessee. He graduated from Greenville College in 1813 and aft ...
(W) , Elected October 17, 1843 , - ,
Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and north ...

(1) , Vacant , Senator Reuel Williams (D) resigned in previous congress.
Successor elected December 4, 1843. , ,
John Fairfield John Fairfield (January 30, 1797December 24, 1847) was an attorney and politician from Maine. He served as a U.S. Congressman, governor and U.S. Senator. was born in Pepperellborough, Massachusetts (now Saco, Maine) and attended the school ...
(D) , Elected December 4, 1843 , - ,
Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...

(3) , ,
Alexander Porter Alexander Porter (June 24, 1785January 13, 1844) was an attorney, politician, and planter, who served as United States Senator from Louisiana from 1833 to 1837. Born in Ireland, he emigrated in 1801 at the age of 16 to the United States. He ser ...
(W) , Elected but, due to ill health, never took his seat.
Incumbent died January 13, 1844.
Successor United States Senate special election in Louisiana, 1844, elected February 12, 1844. , , Henry Johnson (Louisiana politician), Henry Johnson (W) , Elected February 12, 1844 , - ,
Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolita ...

(2) , ,
Samuel McRoberts Samuel McRoberts (April 12, 1799March 27, 1843) was a United States senator from Illinois. Born near Maeystown, Illinois, Maeystown, he was educated by private tutors and graduated from the law department of Transylvania University in Lexingto ...
(D) , Died March 27, 1843.
Successor appointed December 4, 1843, to continue the term until an election.
Appointee was later elected, on an unknown date. , ,
James Semple James Semple (January 5, 1798 – December 20, 1866) was an American attorney and politician. He was Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, Attorney General of Illinois, an associate justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, Chargé d ...
(D) , Seated December 4, 1843 , - ,
Missouri Missouri 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 is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ...

(3) , , Lewis F. Linn (D) , Died October 3, 1843.
Successor appointed October 14, 1843, to continue the term until an election.
Appointee was later elected, on an unknown date in 1843. , ,
David R. Atchison David Rice Atchison (August 11, 1807January 26, 1886) was a mid-19th century Democratic United States Senator from Missouri. He served as President pro tempore of the United States Senate for six years. Atchison served as a major general i ...
(D) , Seated October 14, 1843 , - ,
Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the List of U.S. states by area, smallest U.S. state by area and the List of states and territories of the United States ...

(1) , , William Sprague III, William Sprague (W) , Resigned January 17, 1844.
Successor United States Senate special election in Rhode Island, 1844, elected January 25, 1844. , , John B. Francis (LO) , Seated January 25, 1844 , - ,
Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama (state song), Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville, Alabama, Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County, Al ...

(2) , , William R. King (D) , Resigned April 15, 1844, after being appointed United States Ambassador to France, U.S. Minister to France.
Successor appointed April 22, 1844, to finish the term. , ,
Dixon H. Lewis Dixon Hall Lewis (August 10, 1802 – October 25, 1848) was an American politician who served as a United States House of Representatives, Representative and a United States Senate, Senator from Alabama. Life and career Lewis was born on Bo ...
(D) , Seated April 22, 1844 , - , New York
(1) , ,
Nathaniel P. Tallmadge Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge (February 8, 1795November 2, 1864) was an American lawyer and politician. He served two terms as United States Senator from New York (1833–1844) and was the 3rd Governor of the Wisconsin Territory (1844– ...
(W) , Resigned June 17, 1844, after being appointed Governor of Wisconsin Territory.
Successor was appointed November 30, 1945.
Appointee was later elected January 18, 1845. , , Daniel S. Dickinson (D) , Seated December 9, 1844 , - ,
Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the Osage ...

(2) , , William S. Fulton (D) , Died August 15, 1844.
Successor elected November 8, 1844. , ,
Chester Ashley Chester Ashley (June 1, 1790 – April 29, 1848) was an American politician who represented Arkansas in the U.S. Senate from 1844 until his death. Early life Ashley was born in Amherst, Massachusetts in 1790; while a child he moved with his ...
(D) , Seated November 8, 1844 , - , New York
(3) , , Silas Wright (D) , Resigned November 26, 1844, after being elected Governor of New York.
Successor appointed November 30, 1945. , , Henry A. Foster (D) , Seated December 9, 1844 , - , New York
(3) , , Henry A. Foster (D) , Appointee was not nominated for election.
Successor elected January 18, 1845. , , John A. Dix (D) , Seated January 27, 1845 , - ,
South Carolina )''Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , Former = Province of South Carolina , seat = Columbia , LargestCity = Charleston , LargestMetro = ...

(2) , , Daniel E. Huger (D) , Resigned March 3, 1845 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - ,
Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...

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

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


House of Representatives

* Replacements: 14 ** Democratic Party (United States), Democrats (D): 6 seat net loss ** Whig Party (United States), Whigs (W): 6 seat net gain * Deaths: 7 * Resignations: 7 * Contested election: 0 *Total seats with changes: 16 , - , , , Barker Burnell (W) , style="font-size:80%" , Died June 15, 1843 , , Joseph Grinnell (politician), Joseph Grinnell (W) , Seated December 7, 1843 , - , , , Mark A. Cooper (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned June 26, 1843, to become candidate for Governor of Georgia , , Alexander H. Stephens (W) , Seated October 2, 1843 , - , , , John B. Lamar (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned July 29, 1843 , , Absalom H. Chappell (W) , Seated October 2, 1843 , - , , , John Millen (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died October 15, 1843 , ,
Duncan L. Clinch Duncan Lamont Clinch (April 6, 1787 – December 4, 1849) was an American army officer who served as a commander during the War of 1812, and First Seminole War, First and Second Seminole Wars. In 1816, he led an attack on Negro Fort, the first ...
(W) , Seated February 15, 1844 , - , , , Henry A. Wise (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned February 12, 1844, after being appointed United States Ambassador to Brazil, Minister to Brazil , , Thomas Henry Bayly, Thomas H. Bayly (D) , Seated May 6, 1844 , - , , , William Wilkins (U.S. politician), William Wilkens (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned February 14, 1844, after being appointed United States Secretary of War , , Cornelius Darragh (W) , Seated March 26, 1844 , - , , , Thomas Walker Gilmer, Thomas W. Gilmer (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned February 16, 1844, after being appointed United States Secretary of the Navy , , William L. Goggin (W) , Seated April 25, 1844 , - , , , Henry Frick (W) , style="font-size:80%" , Died March 1, 1844 , , James Pollock (American politician), James Pollock (W) , Seated April 5, 1844 , - , , , Heman A. Moore (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died April 3, 1844 , , Alfred P. Stone (D) , Seated October 8, 1844 , - , , ,
Dixon H. Lewis Dixon Hall Lewis (August 10, 1802 – October 25, 1848) was an American politician who served as a United States House of Representatives, Representative and a United States Senate, Senator from Alabama. Life and career Lewis was born on Bo ...
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned April 22, 1844, after being appointed US Senator , , William L. Yancey (D) , Seated December 2, 1844 , - , , , Pierre Bossier (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died April 24, 1844 , , Isaac E. Morse (D) , Seated December 2, 1844 , - , , , Samuel Beardsley (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned February 29, 1844, after being appointed associate judge of New York Supreme Court , , Levi D. Carpenter (D) , Seated November 5, 1844 , - , , , Henry R. Brinkerhoff (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died April 30, 1844 , , Edward S. Hamlin (W) , Seated October 8, 1844 , - , , , Almon Heath Read, Almon H. Read (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died June 3, 1844 , , George Fuller (congressman), George Fuller (D) , Seated December 2, 1844 , - , , , David Levy Yulee, David L. Yulee (D) , colspan=3 style="font-size:80%" , Seat was eliminated when Florida achieved statehood March 3, 1845 , - , nowrap , , colspan=2 style="font-size:80%" , Florida was admitted to the Union on March 3, 1845 , Vacant , Not filled this term


Committees

Lists of committees and their party leaders.


Senate


House of Representatives


Joint committees

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


Employees

* Librarian of Congress: John Silva Meehan


Senate

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


House of Representatives

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


See also

* 1842 United States elections (elections leading to this Congress) ** 1842 and 1843 United States Senate elections ** 1842 and 1843 United States House of Representatives elections * 1844 United States elections (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress) ** 1844 United States presidential election ** 1844 and 1845 United States Senate elections ** 1844 and 1845 United States House of Representatives elections


Notes


References

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External links


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