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The 20th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the
United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The composition and pow ...
and the
United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they ...
. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1827, to March 4, 1829, during the third and fourth years of
John Quincy Adams John Quincy Adams (; July 11, 1767 – February 23, 1848) was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, and diarist who served as the sixth president of the United States, from 1825 to 1829. He previously served as the eighth United States ...
's
presidency A presidency is an administration or the executive, the collective administrative and governmental entity that exists around an office of president of a state or nation. Although often the executive branch of government, and often personified b ...
. The apportionment of seats in the
House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entitles. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often c ...
was based on the Fourth Census of the United States in 1820. Both chambers had a Jacksonian majority.


Major events

* December 3, 1828: U.S. presidential election, 1828: Challenger
Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845) was an American lawyer, planter, general, and statesman who served as the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. Before being elected to the presidency, he gained fame as ...
beat incumbent
John Quincy Adams John Quincy Adams (; July 11, 1767 – February 23, 1848) was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, and diarist who served as the sixth president of the United States, from 1825 to 1829. He previously served as the eighth United States ...
and was elected
President of the United States The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States ...


Major legislation

* May 24, 1828:
Tariff of Abominations The Tariff of 1828 was a very high protective tariff that became law in the United States in May 1828. It was a bill designed to not pass Congress because it was seen by free trade supporters as hurting both industry and farming, but surprising ...
, ch. 111,


Party summary

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


Senate


House of Representatives


Leadership


Senate

* President: John C. Calhoun (J) * President pro tempore: Samuel Smith (J)


House of Representatives

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

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class and members of the House 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, facing re-election in 1832; Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, facing re-election in 1828; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, facing re-election in 1830.


Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County , LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham , area_total_km2 = 135,765 ...

: 2. William R. King (J) : 3. John McKinley (J)


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 capita ...

: 1. Samuel A. Foot (NR) : 3. Calvin Willey (NR)


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. Louis McLane (J) : 2. Henry M. Ridgely (J)


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. Thomas W. Cobb (J), until November 7, 1828 :: Oliver H. Prince (J), from November 7, 1828 : 3. John Macpherson Berrien (J)


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

: 2. Jesse B. Thomas (NR) : 3. Elias K. Kane (J)


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. James Noble (NR) : 3.
William Hendricks William Hendricks (November 12, 1782 – May 16, 1850) was a Democratic-Republican member of the House of Representatives from 1816 to 1822, the third governor of Indiana from 1822 to 1825, and an Anti-Jacksonian member of the U.S. Senate from ...
(NR)


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 ...

: 2. Richard M. Johnson (J) : 3. John Rowan (J)


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. Dominique J. Bouligny (NR) : 3. Josiah S. Johnston (NR)


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 ...

: 1.
Albion K. Parris Albion Keith Parris (January 19, 1788 – February 11, 1857) was the 5th Governor of Maine, a United States representative from the District of Maine, Massachusetts, a United States senator from Maine, a United States district judge of the Uni ...
(J), until August 26, 1828 :: John Holmes (NR), from January 15, 1829 : 2. John Chandler (J)


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. Samuel Smith (J) : 3. Ezekiel F. Chambers (NR)


Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut Massachusett_writing_systems.html" ;"title="nowiki/> məhswatʃəwiːsət.html" ;"title="Massachusett writing systems">məhswatʃəwiːsət">Massachusett writing systems">məhswatʃəwiːsət'' En ...

: 1.
Daniel Webster Daniel Webster (January 18, 1782 – October 24, 1852) was an American lawyer and statesman who represented New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the U.S. Congress and served as the U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents William Henry Harrison ...
(NR), from June 8, 1827 : 2. Nathaniel Silsbee (NR)


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.
Powhatan Ellis Powhatan Ellis (January 17, 1790 – March 18, 1863) was a justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court, United States senator from Mississippi, and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Mississippi ...
(J) : 2. Thomas H. Williams (J)


Missouri Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas t ...

: 1. Thomas H. Benton (J) : 3. David Barton (NR)


New Hampshire New Hampshire is a 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 to the nor ...

: 2. Samuel Bell (NR) : 3. Levi Woodbury (J)


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. Ephraim Bateman (NR), until January 12, 1829 :: Mahlon Dickerson (J), from January 30, 1829 : 2. Mahlon Dickerson (J), until January 30, 1829, vacant thereafter


New York

: 1.
Martin Van Buren Martin Van Buren ( ; nl, Maarten van Buren; ; December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862) was an American lawyer and statesman who served as the eighth president of the United States from 1837 to 1841. A primary founder of the Democratic Party, he ...
(J), until December 20, 1828 :: Charles E. Dudley (J), from January 15, 1829 : 3. Nathan Sanford (NR)


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 ...

: 2. John Branch (J) : 3.
Nathaniel Macon Nathaniel Macon (December 17, 1757June 29, 1837) was an American politician who represented North Carolina in both houses of Congress. He was the fifth speaker of the House, serving from 1801 to 1807. He was a member of the United States House of ...
(J), until November 14, 1828 :: James Iredell Jr. (J), from December 15, 1828


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 Ruggles (NR) : 3.
William Henry Harrison William Henry Harrison (February 9, 1773April 4, 1841) was an American military officer and politician who served as the ninth president of the United States. Harrison died just 31 days after his inauguration in 1841, and had the shortest pres ...
(NR), until May 20, 1828 :: Jacob Burnet (NR), from December 10, 1828


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. Isaac D. Barnard (J) : 3. William Marks (NR)


Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area and the seventh-least populous, with slightly fewer than 1.1 million residents as of 2020, but it ...

: 1. Asher Robbins (NR) : 2.
Nehemiah R. Knight Nehemiah Rice Knight (December 31, 1780April 18, 1854) was Governor of Rhode Island and United States Senator from Rhode Island. Born in Cranston, Rhode Island, Cranston, he attended the common schools. In 1802 he was a member of the Rhode Isla ...
(NR)


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. Robert Y. Hayne (J) : 3. William Smith (J)


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. John H. Eaton (J) : 2.
Hugh Lawson White Hugh Lawson White (October 30, 1773April 10, 1840) was a prominent American politician during the first third of the 19th century. After filling in several posts particularly in Tennessee's judiciary and state legislature since 1801, thereunder ...
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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. Horatio Seymour (NR) : 3. Dudley Chase (NR)


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.
John Tyler John Tyler (March 29, 1790 – January 18, 1862) was the tenth president of the United States, serving from 1841 to 1845, after briefly holding office as the tenth vice president in 1841. He was elected vice president on the 1840 Whig tick ...
(J) : 2. Littleton W. Tazewell (J)


House of Representatives

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


Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County , LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham , area_total_km2 = 135,765 ...

: . Gabriel Moore (J) : . John McKee (J) : . George W. Owen (J)


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 capita ...

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. : . John Baldwin (NR) : . Noyes Barber (NR) : . Ralph I. Ingersoll (NR) : . Orange Merwin (NR) : . Elisha Phelps (NR) : . David Plant (NR)


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 ...

: . Kensey Johns Jr. (NR), from October 2, 1827


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 ...

Two representatives replacing those who had resigned were elected statewide on a general ticket. : . Edward F. Tattnall (J), until sometime in 1827 :: George R. Gilmer (J), from October 1, 1827 : . John Forsyth (J), until November 7, 1827 :: Richard Henry Wilde (J), from November 17, 1827 : . Wiley Thompson (J) : . Wilson Lumpkin (J) : . Charles E. Haynes (J) : . Tomlinson Fort (J) : . John Floyd (J)


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

: . Joseph Duncan (J)


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 ...

: . Thomas H. Blake (NR) : . Jonathan Jennings (NR) : . Oliver H. Smith (J)


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 ...

: . Henry Daniel (J) : . Thomas Metcalfe (NR), until June 1, 1828 :: John Chambers (NR), from December 1, 1828 : . James Clark (NR) : .
Robert P. Letcher Robert Perkins Letcher (February 10, 1788 – January 24, 1861) was a politician and lawyer from the US state of Kentucky. He served as a U.S. Representative, Minister to Mexico, and the 15th Governor of Kentucky. He also served in the Kentuc ...
(NR) : . Robert L. McHatton (J) : . Joseph Lecompte (J) : . Thomas P. Moore (J) : . Richard A. Buckner (NR) : . Charles A. Wickliffe (J) : . Joel Yancey (J) : . William S. Young (NR), until September 20, 1827 ::
John Calhoon John Calhoon (April 13, 1793October 15, 1852) was a United States representative from Kentucky. He was born in Henry County, Kentucky in 1797. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and practiced. Calhoon was a member of the Kentucky House ...
(NR), November 5, 1827 – November 7, 1827 :: Thomas Chilton (J), from December 22, 1827 : .
Chittenden Lyon Chittenden Lyon (February 22, 1787 – November 23, 1842) was an American businessman and politician from Kentucky. He was most notable for his service as a United States representative from 1827 to 1833. Biography Chittenden Lyon was born in ...
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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 ...

: . Edward Livingston (J) : . Henry H. Gurley (NR) : . William L. Brent (NR)


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 ...

: .
William Burleigh William Burleigh (October 24, 1785 – July 2, 1827) was a United States representative from Maine. He was born in Northwood, New Hampshire, on October 24, 1785. He moved with his parents to Gilmanton, New Hampshire, in 1788 where he attended ...
(NR), until July 2, 1827 :: Rufus McIntire (J), from September 10, 1827 : . John Anderson (J) : . Joseph F. Wingate (NR) : . Peleg Sprague (NR) : . James W. Ripley (J) : .
Jeremiah O'Brien Captain Jeremiah O'Brien (1744–1818) was an Irish-American captain in the Massachusetts State Navy. Prior to its existence (or that of the Continental Navy), he commanded the sloop ''Unity'' when he captured the Royal Navy, British armed s ...
(NR) : .
Samuel Butman Samuel Butman (April 30, 1788 – October 9, 1864) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Maine. A farmer and War of 1812 veteran, Butman served in the Maine State House before entering the U.S. House of Representatives, where he rep ...
(NR)


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 ...

The 5th district was a plural district with two representatives. : . Clement Dorsey (NR) : . John C. Weems (J) : . George C. Washington (NR) : . Michael C. Sprigg (J) : . John Barney (NR) : . Peter Little (NR) : . Levin Gale (J) : . John L. Kerr (NR) : . Ephraim K. Wilson (NR)


Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut Massachusett_writing_systems.html" ;"title="nowiki/> məhswatʃəwiːsət.html" ;"title="Massachusett writing systems">məhswatʃəwiːsət">Massachusett writing systems">məhswatʃəwiːsət'' En ...

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Daniel Webster Daniel Webster (January 18, 1782 – October 24, 1852) was an American lawyer and statesman who represented New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the U.S. Congress and served as the U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents William Henry Harrison ...
(NR), until May 30, 1827 ::
Benjamin Gorham Benjamin Gorham (February 13, 1775 – September 27, 1855) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. He was the son of Nathaniel Gorham, who served as one of the Presidents of the Continental Congress. Benjamin was born in Charlestown in ...
(NR), from July 23, 1827 : . Benjamin W. Crowninshield (NR) : . John Varnum (NR) : .
Edward Everett Edward Everett (April 11, 1794 – January 15, 1865) was an American politician, Unitarian pastor, educator, diplomat, and orator from Massachusetts. Everett, as a Whig, served as U.S. representative, U.S. senator, the 15th governor of Mass ...
(NR) : . John Davis (NR) : . John Locke (NR) : . Samuel C. Allen (NR) : .
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 ...
(NR) : . Henry W. Dwight (NR) : . John Bailey (NR) : .
Joseph Richardson Joseph or Joe Richardson may refer to: * Joseph Richardson (American politician) (1778–1871), United States Representative from Massachusetts * Joseph Richardson (Liberal politician) (1830–1902), Liberal Party politician in England, MP for So ...
(NR) : . James L. Hodges (NR) : .
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 ...
(NR)


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 ...

: . William Haile (J), until September 12, 1828 ::
Thomas Hinds Thomas Hinds (January 9, 1780August 23, 1840) was an American soldier and politician from the state of Mississippi, who served in the United States Congress from 1828 to 1831. A hero of the War of 1812, Hinds is best known today as the namesake ...
(J), from October 21, 1828


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 ...

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Edward Bates Edward Bates (September 4, 1793 – March 25, 1869) was a lawyer and politician. He represented Missouri in the US House of Representatives and served as the U.S. Attorney General under President Abraham Lincoln. A member of the influential ...
(NR)


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 ...

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. : . David Barker Jr. (NR) : .
Ichabod Bartlett Ichabod Bartlett (July 24, 1786 – October 19, 1853) was an American politician and a United States representative from New Hampshire. Early life Bartlett was born in Salisbury, New Hampshire on July 24, 1786. He received a classical education ...
(NR) : . Titus Brown (NR) : . Jonathan Harvey (J) : .
Joseph Healy Joseph Healy (August 21, 1776 – October 10, 1861) was an American politician, farmer, innkeeper, and a United States Representative from New Hampshire. Early life Born in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Healy completed his preparat ...
(NR) : . Thomas Whipple Jr. (NR)


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 ...

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. : .
Lewis Condict Lewis Condict (March 3, 1772 – May 26, 1862) was a physician, and the United States representative from New Jersey. He was the 24th President of the Medical Society of New Jersey. Biography Born in Morristown in the Province of New Jersey, ...
(NR) : .
George Holcombe George Holcombe (March 1786 – January 14, 1828) was an American physician and politician who served as a United States representative from New Jersey. Early life and education Born in what was then Amwell Township (now in part of Lambertvi ...
(J), until January 14, 1828 ::
James F. Randolph James Fitz Randolph (June 26, 1791 – January 25, 1872) was a United States representative from New Jersey. He was also the father of Theodore Fitz Randolph. Born in Middlesex County, New Jersey, he received a limited schooling. Randolph learne ...
(NR), from December 1, 1828 : . Isaac Pierson (NR) : . Samuel Swan (NR) : . Hedge Thompson (NR), until July 23, 1828 :: Thomas Sinnickson (NR), from December 1, 1828 : .
Ebenezer Tucker Ebenezer Tucker (November 15, 1758 – September 5, 1845) was in the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey where he was elected to both the Nineteenth and the Twentieth United States Congress. He was in Congress from March 4, 182 ...
(NR)


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 three plural districts: the 20th & 26th had two representatives each, and the 3rd had three representatives. : .
Silas Wood Silas Wood (September 14, 1769 – March 2, 1847) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Born in West Hills on Long Island in the Province of New York, Wood pursued classical studies. He graduated from Princeton College in 1789 and durin ...
(NR) : . John J. Wood (J) : . Churchill C. Cambreleng (J) : . Jeromus Johnson (J) : .
Gulian C. Verplanck Gulian Crommelin Verplanck (August 6, 1786 – March 18, 1870) was an American attorney, politician, and writer. He was elected to the New York State Assembly and Senate, and later to the United States House of Representatives from New York, whe ...
(J) : . Aaron Ward (NR) : . Thomas J. Oakley (J), until May 9, 1828 :: Thomas Taber II (J), from November 5, 1828 : . John Hallock Jr. (J) : .
George O. Belden George Ogilvie Belden (March 28, 1797 – October 9, 1833) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as and a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from New York (state), New York from 1827 to 1829. Biography ...
(J) : . James Strong (NR) : . John D. Dickinson (NR) : . Stephen Van Rensselaer (NR) : .
Selah R. Hobbie Selah Reeve Hobbie (March 10, 1797 – March 23, 1854) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1827 to 1829. Biography Born in Newburgh, New York, Hobbie studied law. He was a ...
(J) : . John I. De Graff (J) : .
Samuel Chase Samuel Chase (April 17, 1741 – June 19, 1811) was a Founding Father of the United States, a signatory to the Continental Association and United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Maryland, and an Associate Justice of th ...
(NR) : .
Henry R. Storrs Henry Randolph Storrs (September 3, 1787 – July 29, 1837) was a U.S. Representative from New York, brother of William Lucius Storrs. Born in Middletown, Connecticut, Storrs was graduated from Yale College in 1804. He studied law. He was ...
(NR) : . Michael Hoffman (J) : .
Henry Markell Henry Markell (February 7, 1792 Palatine, New York, Stone Arabia, Montgomery County, New York – August 30, 1831 Palatine, New York, Palatine, Montgomery Co., NY) was an American lawyer and politician from New York (state), New York. Life He was ...
(NR) : . John W. Taylor (NR) : .
Henry C. Martindale Henry Clinton Martindale (May 6, 1780 in Berkshire County, Massachusetts – April 22, 1860 in Hudson Falls, New York, Sandy Hill, Washington County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician from New York (state), New York. Life He gra ...
(NR) : . Richard Keese (J) : .
Rudolph Bunner Rudolph Bunner (August 17, 1779 – July 16, 1837) was an American lawyer, businessman, and trade merchant who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1827 to 1829. He was married to the granddaughter of Revolutionary War Gen ...
(J) : . Silas Wright Jr. (J), until February 16, 1829, vacant thereafter : .
John C. Clark John Chamberlain Clark (January 14, 1793 – October 25, 1852) was an American lawyer and politician who served four terms as a United States representative from New York from 1827 to 1829 and from 1837 to 1843. Biography Clark was born in Pi ...
(J) : . John G. Stower (J) : . Jonas Earll Jr. (J) : .
Nathaniel Garrow Nathaniel Garrow (April 25, 1780 – March 3, 1841) was an American politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1827 to 1829. Biography Born in Barnstable, Massachusetts, Garrow attended the public schools. Foll ...
(J) : .
David Woodcock David Woodcock (August 31, 1785 in Williamstown, Massachusetts, Williamstown, Berkshire County, Massachusetts – September 18, 1835 in Ithaca, New York, Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician from New York (st ...
(NR) : .
Dudley Marvin Dudley Marvin (May 9, 1786 – June 25, 1856) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Born in Lyme, Connecticut, Marvin attended Colchester (Connecticut) Academy. He moved to Canandaigua, New York, in 1807 and studied law. He was admitte ...
(NR) : . John Maynard (NR) : . Daniel D. Barnard (NR) : . John Magee (J) : . David E. Evans (J), until May 2, 1827 ::
Phineas L. Tracy Phineas Lyman Tracy (December 25, 1786 – December 22, 1876) was a U.S. Representative from New York, brother of Albert Haller Tracy. Born in Norwich, Connecticut, Tracy graduated from Yale College in 1806. He engaged in teaching for two ye ...
(NR), from November 5, 1827 : .
Daniel G. Garnsey Daniel Greene Garnsey (June 17, 1779 – May 11, 1851) was an American politician from New York, Michigan and Illinois. Early life Garnsey was born in the part of the Town of Canaan, New York which is now New Lebanon on June 17, 1779. He was ...
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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 ...

: . Lemuel Sawyer (J) : .
Willis Alston Willis Alston Jr. (1769April 10, 1837) was a politician and slaveowner from North Carolina. A member of the Democratic-Republican Party and later a Jacksonian, he served as a US Representative in the 6th to the 13th Congresses (1799–1815) and ...
(J) : . Thomas H. Hall (J) : .
John H. Bryan John Henry Bryan Jr. (October 5, 1936 – October 1, 2018) was an American businessman who was the chairman and CEO of Sara Lee Corporation from 1975 until 2001. He also was the philanthropic driving force behind the creation of Millennium Park ...
(NR) : .
Gabriel Holmes Gabriel Holmes (1769September 26, 1829) was the 21st Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1821 to 1824. He was not affiliated with any party; a Representative from North Carolina. Biography Gabriel Holmes was born near Clinton in ...
(J) : . Daniel Turner (J) : .
John Culpepper John Culpepper (January 1841) was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina. Origins John Culpepper was born about 1761 near Wadesboro, Anson County, Province of North Carolina, the son of Sampson Culpepper (1737 Bertie County, Prov ...
(NR) : . Daniel L. Barringer (J) : . Augustine H. Shepperd (J) : . John Long (NR) : . Henry W. Connor (J) : . Samuel P. Carson (J) : .
Lewis Williams Lewis Williams (February 1, 1782 – February 23, 1842) was a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1815 and 1842. Born in Surry County, North Carolina (present-day Forsyth County), Williams attended the University of North Carolina ...
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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 ...

: . James Findlay (J) : . John Woods (NR) : . William McLean (NR) : . Joseph Vance (NR) : . William Russell (J) : . William Creighton Jr. (NR), until sometime in 1828 :: Francis S. Muhlenberg (NR), from December 19, 1828 : .
Samuel F. Vinton Samuel Finley Vinton (September 25, 1792 – May 11, 1862) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio from March 4, 1823 to March 3, 1837 and again from March 4, 1843 to March 3, 1851. Biography Born in South Hadley, ...
(NR) : . William Wilson (NR), until June 6, 1827 ::
William Stanbery William Stanbery (August 10, 1788 – January 23, 1873) was an American attorney and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1827 to 1833. Early life Born in Essex County, New Jersey, Stanbery received an academic educ ...
(J), from October 9, 1827 : .
Philemon Beecher Philemon Beecher (March 19, 1776November 30, 1839) was an Anglo-American attorney and legislator who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio. Biography Philemon Beecher was born in Oxford in the Connecticut Colony, ...
(NR) : . John Davenport (NR) : . John C. Wright (NR) : . John Sloane (NR) : .
Elisha Whittlesey Elisha Whittlesey (October 19, 1783 – January 7, 1863) was a lawyer, civil servant and U.S. Representative from Ohio. Biography Born in Washington, Connecticut, Whittlesey moved with his parents in early youth to Salisbury, Connecticut. He att ...
(NR) : .
Mordecai Bartley Mordecai Bartley (December 16, 1783 – October 10, 1870) was a Whig politician from northeastern Ohio. He served as the 18th governor of Ohio. Bartley succeeded his son, Thomas W. Bartley as governor, one of few instances of this happening in th ...
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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, ...

There were six plural districts: the 7th, 8th, 11th & 16th had two representatives each, and the 4th & 9th had three representatives each. : . Joel B. Sutherland (J) : . John Sergeant (NR) : . Daniel H. Miller (J) : . Samuel Anderson (NR) : .
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 ...
(J) : . Charles Miner (NR) : . John B. Sterigere (J) : .
Innis Green Innis Green (February 26, 1776August 4, 1839) was a Jacksonian Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography Innis Green was born in Hanover Township, Province of Pennsylvania. He pursued an academic co ...
(J) : . William Addams (J) : . Joseph Fry Jr. (J) : . Samuel D. Ingham (J) : . George Wolf (J) : . George Kremer (J) : . Samuel McKean (J) : . Espy Van Horne (J) : . Adam King (congressman), Adam King (J) : . William Ramsey (Pennsylvania politician), William Ramsey (J) : . James Wilson (Pennsylvania politician), James Wilson (NR) : . John Mitchell (Pennsylvania politician), John Mitchell (J) : . Chauncey Forward (J) : . Andrew Stewart (1791-1872), Andrew Stewart (NR) : . Joseph Lawrence (Pennsylvania politician), Joseph Lawrence (NR) : . Robert Orr Jr. (J) : . James S. Stevenson (J) : . Richard Coulter (US politician), Richard Coulter (J) : . Stephen Barlow (Pennsylvania politician), Stephen Barlow (J)


List of United States representatives from Rhode Island, Rhode Island

Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. : . Tristam Burges (NR) : . Dutee J. Pearce (NR)


List of United States representatives from South Carolina, South Carolina

: . William Drayton (J) : . James Hamilton Jr. (J) : . Thomas R. Mitchell (J) : . William D. Martin (J) : . George McDuffie (J) : . Warren R. Davis (J) : . William T. Nuckolls (J) : . John Carter (SC congressman), John Carter (J) : . Starling Tucker (J)


List of United States representatives from Tennessee, Tennessee

: . John Blair (Tennessee politician), John Blair (J) : . Pryor Lea (J) : . James Coffield Mitchell, James C. Mitchell (J) : . Jacob C. Isacks (J) : . Robert Desha (J) : . James K. Polk (J) : . John Bell (Tennessee politician), John Bell (J) : . John Hartwell Marable, John H. Marable (J) : . Davy Crockett (J)


List of United States representatives from Vermont, Vermont

: . Jonathan Hunt (Vermont Representative), Jonathan Hunt (NR) : . Rollin C. Mallary (NR) : . George E. Wales (NR) : . Benjamin Swift (NR) : . Daniel Azro Ashley Buck, Daniel A. A. Buck (NR)


List of United States representatives from Virginia, Virginia

: . Thomas Newton Jr. (NR) : . James Trezvant (J) : . William S. Archer (J) : . Mark Alexander (politician), Mark Alexander (J) : . John Randolph of Roanoke, John Randolph (J) : . Thomas Davenport (congressman), Thomas Davenport (J) : . Nathaniel Claiborne, Nathaniel H. Claiborne (J) : . Burwell Bassett (J) : .
Andrew Stevenson Andrew Stevenson (January 21, 1784 – January 25, 1857) was an American politician, lawyer and diplomat. He represented Richmond, Virginia in the Virginia House of Delegates and eventually became its speaker before being elected to the United S ...
(J) : . William Cabell Rives, William C. Rives (J) : . Philip P. Barbour (J) : . John Roane (J) : . John Taliaferro (NR) : . Charles F. Mercer (NR) : . John S. Barbour (J) : . William Armstrong (congressman), William Armstrong (NR) : . Robert Allen (Virginia politician), Robert Allen (J) : . Isaac Leffler (NR) : . William McCoy (congressman), William McCoy (J) : . John Floyd (Virginia politician), John Floyd (J) : . Lewis Maxwell (NR) : . Alexander Smyth (J)


Non-voting members

: . Henry Wharton Conway, Henry W. Conway, until November 9, 1827 :: Ambrose Hundley Sevier, Ambrose H. Sevier, from February 13, 1828 : . Joseph M. White : . Austin Eli Wing, Austin E. Wing (NR)


Changes in membership

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


Senate

* Replacements: 6 **National Republican Party, National Republican (NR): no net change **Jacksonian Party (United States), Jacksonian (J): no net change * Deaths: 0 * Resignations: 7 * Interim appointments: 0 *Total seats with changes: 8 , - ,
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Daniel Webster Daniel Webster (January 18, 1782 – October 24, 1852) was an American lawyer and statesman who represented New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the U.S. Congress and served as the U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents William Henry Harrison ...
(NR) , Installed December 17, 1827 , - ,
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 ...

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William Henry Harrison William Henry Harrison (February 9, 1773April 4, 1841) was an American military officer and politician who served as the ninth president of the United States. Harrison died just 31 days after his inauguration in 1841, and had the shortest pres ...
(NR) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned May 20, 1828, to become United States Ambassador to Colombia, U.S. Minister Plenipotentiary to Gran Colombia.
A United States Senate special election in Ohio, 1828, special election was held December 10, 1828. , , Jacob Burnet (NR) , Installed December 10, 1828 , - ,
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 ...

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Albion K. Parris Albion Keith Parris (January 19, 1788 – February 11, 1857) was the 5th Governor of Maine, a United States representative from the District of Maine, Massachusetts, a United States senator from Maine, a United States district judge of the Uni ...
(J) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned August 26, 1828, after being appointed to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.
A United States Senate special election in Maine, 1829, special election was held January 15, 1829. , , John Holmes (NR) , Installed January 15, 1829 , - ,
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) , , Thomas W. Cobb (J) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned before November 7, 1828.
A United States Senate special election in Georgia, 1828, special election was held November 7, 1828. , , Oliver H. Prince (J) , Installed November 7, 1828 , - ,
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 ...

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Nathaniel Macon Nathaniel Macon (December 17, 1757June 29, 1837) was an American politician who represented North Carolina in both houses of Congress. He was the fifth speaker of the House, serving from 1801 to 1807. He was a member of the United States House of ...
(J) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned November 14, 1828.
A United States Senate special election in North Carolina, 1828, special election was held December 15, 1828. , , James Iredell Jr. (J) , Installed December 15, 1828 , - , New York
(1) , ,
Martin Van Buren Martin Van Buren ( ; nl, Maarten van Buren; ; December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862) was an American lawyer and statesman who served as the eighth president of the United States from 1837 to 1841. A primary founder of the Democratic Party, he ...
(J) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 20, 1828, to become Governor of New York.
A United States Senate special election in New York, 1829, special election was held January 15, 1829. , , Charles E. Dudley (J) , Installed January 15, 1829 , - ,
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) , , Ephraim Bateman (NR) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 12, 1829, due to failing health.
A United States Senate special election in New Jersey, 1829, special election was held January 30, 1829. , , Mahlon Dickerson (J) , Installed January 30, 1829 , - ,
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 ...

(2) , , Mahlon Dickerson (J) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 30, 1829, after United States Senate special election in New Jersey, 1829, being elected to New Jersey's Class 1 U.S. Senate seat. , Vacant , Not filled in this Congress


House of Representatives

* Replacements: 9 **National Republican Party, National Republican (NR): 1-seat net loss **Jacksonian Party (United States), Jacksonian (J): 1-seat net gain * Deaths: 5 * Resignations: 9 * Contested election: 1 *Total seats with changes: 15 , - , , , Edward F. Tattnall (J) , Resigned some time in 1827 before the assembling of Congress , , George R. Gilmer (J) , Seated October 1, 1827 , - , , Vacant , Louis McLane (J) resigned despite winning reelection in 1826 after being elected to the US Senate. , , Kensey Johns Jr. (NR) , Seated October 2, 1827 , - , , , David E. Evans (J) , Resigned May 2, 1827 , ,
Phineas L. Tracy Phineas Lyman Tracy (December 25, 1786 – December 22, 1876) was a U.S. Representative from New York, brother of Albert Haller Tracy. Born in Norwich, Connecticut, Tracy graduated from Yale College in 1806. He engaged in teaching for two ye ...
(NR) , Seated November 5, 1827 , - , , ,
Daniel Webster Daniel Webster (January 18, 1782 – October 24, 1852) was an American lawyer and statesman who represented New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the U.S. Congress and served as the U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents William Henry Harrison ...
(NR) , Resigned May 30, 1827, to run for the US Senate , ,
Benjamin Gorham Benjamin Gorham (February 13, 1775 – September 27, 1855) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. He was the son of Nathaniel Gorham, who served as one of the Presidents of the Continental Congress. Benjamin was born in Charlestown in ...
(NR) , Seated July 23, 1827 , - , , , William Wilson (Ohio politician), William Wilson (NR) , Died June 6, 1827 , ,
William Stanbery William Stanbery (August 10, 1788 – January 23, 1873) was an American attorney and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1827 to 1833. Early life Born in Essex County, New Jersey, Stanbery received an academic educ ...
(J) , Seated October 9, 1827 , - , , ,
William Burleigh William Burleigh (October 24, 1785 – July 2, 1827) was a United States representative from Maine. He was born in Northwood, New Hampshire, on October 24, 1785. He moved with his parents to Gilmanton, New Hampshire, in 1788 where he attended ...
(NR) , Died July 2, 1827 , , Rufus McIntire (J) , Seated September 10, 1827 , - , , , William Singleton Young, William S. Young (NR) , Died September 20, 1827 , ,
John Calhoon John Calhoon (April 13, 1793October 15, 1852) was a United States representative from Kentucky. He was born in Henry County, Kentucky in 1797. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and practiced. Calhoon was a member of the Kentucky House ...
(NR) , Seated November 5, 1827 , - , , ,
John Calhoon John Calhoon (April 13, 1793October 15, 1852) was a United States representative from Kentucky. He was born in Henry County, Kentucky in 1797. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and practiced. Calhoon was a member of the Kentucky House ...
(NR) , Resigned November 7, 1827, to avoid an election dispute , , Thomas Chilton (J) , Seated December 22, 1827 , - , , , John Forsyth (J) , Resigned November 7, 1827, after being elected Governor of Georgia , , Richard Henry Wilde, Richard H. Wilde (J) , Seated November 17, 1827 , - , , Henry Wharton Conway, Henry W. Conway , Died November 9, 1827 , Ambrose Hundley Sevier, Ambrose H. Sevier , Seated February 13, 1828 , - , , ,
George Holcombe George Holcombe (March 1786 – January 14, 1828) was an American physician and politician who served as a United States representative from New Jersey. Early life and education Born in what was then Amwell Township (now in part of Lambertvi ...
(J) , Died January 14, 1828 , ,
James F. Randolph James Fitz Randolph (June 26, 1791 – January 25, 1872) was a United States representative from New Jersey. He was also the father of Theodore Fitz Randolph. Born in Middlesex County, New Jersey, he received a limited schooling. Randolph learne ...
(NR) , Seated December 1, 1828 , - , , , Thomas Jackson Oakley, Thomas J. Oakley (J) , Resigned May 9, 1828, after being appointed judge of the Superior Court of New York City , , Thomas Taber II (J) , Seated November 5, 1828 , - , , , Thomas Metcalfe (NR) , Resigned June 1, 1828, after being elected Governor of Kentucky , , John Chambers (politician), John Chambers (NR) , Seated December 1, 1828 , - , , , Hedge Thompson (NR) , Died July 23, 1828 , , Thomas Sinnickson (NR) , Seated December 1, 1828 , - , , , William Haile (J) , Resigned September 12, 1828 , ,
Thomas Hinds Thomas Hinds (January 9, 1780August 23, 1840) was an American soldier and politician from the state of Mississippi, who served in the United States Congress from 1828 to 1831. A hero of the War of 1812, Hinds is best known today as the namesake ...
(J) , Seated October 21, 1828 , - , , , William Creighton Jr. (NR) , Resigned before December 19, 1828, after being nominated as a judge to district court , , Francis S. Muhlenberg (NR) , Seated December 19, 1828 , - , , , Silas Wright (J) , Resigned February 16, 1829 , Vacant , Not filled this Congress


Committees

Lists of committees and their party leaders.


Senate

* United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Chairman: John Branch) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Alabama Land Purchase, Alabama Land Purchase (Select) * United States Senate Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate, Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman: Elias Kane) * United States Senate Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman: Benjamin Ruggles) * United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Commerce (Chairman: Levi Woodbury) * United States Senate Select Committee on Debt Imprisonment Abolition, Debt Imprisonment Abolition (Select) * United States Senate Select Committee on Distributing Public Revenue Among the States, Distributing Public Revenue Among the States (Select) * United States Senate Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman: John Eaton (politician), John Eaton) * United States Senate Committee on Engrossed Bills, Engrossed Bills (Chairman: William Marks) * United States Senate Committee on Finance, Finance (Chairman: Samuel Smith) * United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Foreign Relations (Chairman:
Nathaniel Macon Nathaniel Macon (December 17, 1757June 29, 1837) was an American politician who represented North Carolina in both houses of Congress. He was the fifth speaker of the House, serving from 1801 to 1807. He was a member of the United States House of ...
then Littleton Tazewell) * United States Senate Select Committee on French Spoilations, French Spoilations (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman: Thomas Hart Benton (politician), Thomas Hart Benton then
Hugh Lawson White Hugh Lawson White (October 30, 1773April 10, 1840) was a prominent American politician during the first third of the 19th century. After filling in several posts particularly in Tennessee's judiciary and state legislature since 1801, thereunder ...
) * United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman:
Martin Van Buren Martin Van Buren ( ; nl, Maarten van Buren; ; December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862) was an American lawyer and statesman who served as the eighth president of the United States from 1837 to 1841. A primary founder of the Democratic Party, he ...
then John M. Berrien) * United States Senate Committee on Manufactures, Manufactures (Chairman: Samuel Smith) * United States Senate Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman:
William Henry Harrison William Henry Harrison (February 9, 1773April 4, 1841) was an American military officer and politician who served as the ninth president of the United States. Harrison died just 31 days after his inauguration in 1841, and had the shortest pres ...
then Thomas Hart Benton (politician), Thomas Hart Benton) * United States Senate Committee on the Militia, Militia (Chairman: John Chandler) * United States Senate Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman: Robert Y. Hayne) * United States Senate Committee on Pensions, Pensions (Chairman: James Noble) * United States Senate Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Richard M. Johnson) * United States Senate Committee on Private Land Claims, Private Land Claims (Chairman: William Smith) * United States Senate Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman: David Barton) * United States Senate Select Committee on Revolutionary Officers, Revolutionary Officers (Select) * United States Senate Select Committee on Roads and Canals, Roads and Canals (Select) (Chairman:
William Hendricks William Hendricks (November 12, 1782 – May 16, 1850) was a Democratic-Republican member of the House of Representatives from 1816 to 1822, the third governor of Indiana from 1822 to 1825, and an Anti-Jacksonian member of the U.S. Senate from ...
) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Tariff Regulation, Tariff Regulation (Select) * United States Senate Select Committee on Vaccination, Vaccination (Select) * Committee of the whole, Whole


House of Representatives

* United States House Committee on Accounts, Accounts (Chairman: Samuel C. Allen) * United States House Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Chairman: Stephen Van Rensselaer) * United States House Select Committee on Assault on the President's Secretary, Assault on the President's Secretary (Select) * United States House Select Committee on the American Colonization Society, American Colonization Society (Select) * United States House Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman:
Lewis Williams Lewis Williams (February 1, 1782 – February 23, 1842) was a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1815 and 1842. Born in Surry County, North Carolina (present-day Forsyth County), Williams attended the University of North Carolina ...
) * United States House Committee on Commerce, Commerce (Chairman: Churchill C. Cambreleng) * United States House Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman: Mark Alexander (politician), Mark Alexander) * United States House Committee on Elections, Elections (Chairman: John Sloane) * United States House Committee on Ethics, Ethics (Chairman: N/A) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Navy Department, Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman: Peter Little) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department, Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman:
Gabriel Holmes Gabriel Holmes (1769September 26, 1829) was the 21st Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1821 to 1824. He was not affiliated with any party; a Representative from North Carolina. Biography Gabriel Holmes was born near Clinton in ...
) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the State Department, Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman: John Blair (Tennessee politician), John Blair) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury Department, Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman: Thomas H. Hall) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the War Department, Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman: Charles Eaton Haynes) * United States House Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings, Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman: Michael C. Sprigg) * United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs (Chairman:
Edward Everett Edward Everett (April 11, 1794 – January 15, 1865) was an American politician, Unitarian pastor, educator, diplomat, and orator from Massachusetts. Everett, as a Whig, served as U.S. representative, U.S. senator, the 15th governor of Mass ...
) * United States House Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman: William McLean) * United States House Committee on Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: Philip P. Barbour) * United States House Committee on Manufactures, Manufactures (Chairman: Rollin C. Mallary) * United States House Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman: James Hamilton Jr.) * United States House Committee on Military Pensions, Military Pensions (Chairman: Tristam Burges) * United States House Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman: Michael Hoffman) * United States House Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Samuel D. Ingham then Samuel McKean) * United States House Committee on Private Land Claims, Private Land Claims (Chairman: Richard Aylett Buckner) * United States House Committee on Public Expenditures, Public Expenditures (Chairman: Jeromus Johnson) * United States House Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman: Jacob C. Isacks) * United States House Committee on Revisal and Unfinished Business, Revisal and Unfinished Business (Chairman: Dutee J. Pearce) * United States House Committee on Revolutionary Claims, Revolutionary Claims (Chairman: George Wolf) * United States House Select Committee on Rules, Rules (Select) * United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Standards of Official Conduct * United States House Committee on Territories, Territories (Chairman: James Strong (U.S. politician), James Strong) * United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Ways and Means (Chairman: George McDuffie) * Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives), Whole


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 to Prepare a Code of Laws for the District of Columbia, To Prepare a Code of Laws for the District of Columbia


Employees


List of federal agencies in the United States#Legislative branch, Legislative branch agency directors

* Architect of the Capitol: Charles Bulfinch * Librarian of Congress: George Watterston


Senate

* Chaplain of the United States Senate, Chaplain: William Ryland (Methodism, Methodist) * Secretary of the United States Senate, Secretary: Walter Lowrie (politician), Walter Lowrie * Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, Sergeant at Arms: Mountjoy Bayly


House of Representatives

* Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, Chaplain: Reuben Post (Presbyterianism, Presbyterian) * Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk: Matthew St. Clair Clarke * Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives, Doorkeeper: Benjamin Birch * Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Reading Clerks: * Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Sergeant at Arms: John O. Dunn


See also

* 1826 United States elections (elections leading to this Congress) ** 1826 and 1827 United States Senate elections ** 1826 and 1827 United States House of Representatives elections * 1828 United States elections (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress) ** 1828 United States presidential election ** 1828 and 1829 United States Senate elections ** 1828 and 1829 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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