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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. 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

Samuel F. B. Morse Samuel Finley Breese Morse (April 27, 1791 – April 2, 1872) was an American inventor and painter. After having established his reputation as a portrait painter, in his middle age Morse contributed to the invention of a single-wire telegraph ...

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: U.S. presidential election, 1844:

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

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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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 China and the

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)

States admitted

* March 1, 1845: Resolution for the

Annexation of Texas The Texas annexation was the 1845 annexation of the Republic of Texas into the United States. Texas was admitted to the Union as the 28th state on December 29, 1845. The Republic of Texas declared independence from the Republic of Mexico ...

, (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 th ...

, 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

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

Leadership

Senate

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university * President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ...

: Vacant * President pro tempore: Willie P. Mangum (W)

House of Representatives

Speaker Speaker may refer to: Society and politics * Speaker (politics), the presiding officer in a legislative assembly * Public speaker, one who gives a speech or lecture * A person producing speech: the producer of a given utterance, especially: ** I ...

: 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" , 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 (D), until April 15, 1844 :: Dixon H. Lewis (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 ...

(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 O ...

: 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 capita ...

: 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 (W) : 2. Thomas Clayton (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 ...

: 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 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.

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 ...

: 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 (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 ...

: 1. John Fairfield (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 (W)

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

: 1. Rufus Choate (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 U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and ...

: 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 ...

(W)

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 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 (D) : 3. Lewis F. Linn (D), until October 3, 1843 :: David R. Atchison (D), from October 14, 1843

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.

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 (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 ...

: 2. Willie P. Mangum (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 (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 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. 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 (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 (W)

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 (W) 28th United States Congress Senators

House of Representatives

Representatives are listed 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 ...

: . James Dellet (W) : . James E. Belser (D) : . Dixon H. Lewis (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 O ...

: . 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 capita ...

: . 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 (W), from February 15, 1844 : . William H. Stiles (D)

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 ...

: . 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 (D) : . Joseph P. Hoge (D) : . John J. Hardin (W)

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 (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 ...

: .

Linn Boyd Linn Boyd (November 22, 1800 – December 17, 1859) (also spelled "Lynn") was a prominent US politician of the 1840s and 1850s, and served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1851 to 1855. Boyd was elected to the Hou ...

(D) : . Willis Green (W) : . Henry Grider (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 ...

: .

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 the ...

(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 ...

: . 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 John Pendleton Kennedy (October 25, 1795 – August 18, 1870) was an American novelist, lawyer and Whig politician who served as United States Secretary of the Navy from July 26, 1852, to March 4, 1853, during the administration of President Mi ...

(W) : . Jacob A. Preston (W) : . Thomas A. Spence (W)

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

: . Robert C. Winthrop (W) : . Daniel P. King (W) : . Amos Abbott (W) : . William Parmenter (D) : . Charles Hudson (W) : . Osmyn Baker (W) : . Julius Rockwell (W) : .

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 ...

(W) : .

Henry Williams Henry Williams may refer to: Politicians * Henry Williams (activist) (born 2000), chief of staff of the Mike Gravel 2020 presidential campaign * Henry Williams (MP for Northamptonshire) (died 1558), Member of Parliament (MP) for Northamptonshire ...

(D) : . Barker Burnell (W), until June 15, 1843 ::

Joseph Grinnell Joseph Grinnell (February 27, 1877 – May 29, 1939) was an American field biologist and zoologist. He made extensive studies of the fauna of California, and is credited with introducing a method of recording precise field observations known as ...

(W), from December 7, 1843

Michigan Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and ...

: . Robert McClelland (D) : .

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

(D) : . James B. Hunt (D)

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 ...

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. : . William H. Hammett (D) : . Robert W. Roberts (D) : .

Jacob Thompson Jacob Thompson (May 15, 1810 – March 24, 1885) was the United States Secretary of the Interior, who resigned on the outbreak of the American Civil War and became the Inspector General of the Confederate States Army. In 1864, Jefferson Davis ...

(D) : . Tilghman M. Tucker (D)

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 ...

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. : . Gustavus M. Bower (D) : .

James B. Bowlin James Butler Bowlin (January 16, 1804 – July 19, 1874) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born in Spotsylvania County, Virginia near Fredericksburg, Bowlin took an apprenticeship to a trade but abandoned it to teach at a school. He rec ...

(D) : . James M. Hughes (D) : . John Jameson (D) : . James H. Relfe (D)

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 ...

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(D) : . John P. Hale (D) : . Moses Norris Jr. (D) : . John R. Reding (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 ...

: . Lucius Q. C. Elmer (D) : .

George Sykes George Sykes (October 9, 1822 – February 8, 1880) was a career United States Army officer and a Union General during the American Civil War. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1842, and served in numerous conflicts, ...

(D) : . Isaac G. Farlee (D) : .

Littleton Kirkpatrick Littleton Kirkpatrick (October 19, 1797 – August 15, 1859) was an American Whig Party politician, who represented in the United States House of Representatives for one term from 1853 to 1855. He was the son of Andrew Kirkpatrick and the ...

(D) : . William Wright (Ind. W)

New York

: . Selah B. Strong (D) : . Henry C. Murphy (D) : . J. Phillips Phoenix (W) : .

William B. Maclay William Brown Maclay (March 20, 1812 – February 19, 1882) was an American newspaperman, lawyer, and politician who served five terms as a United States representative from New York from 1843 to 1849, and from 1857 to 1861. Biography Born ...

(D) : . Moses G. Leonard (D) : .

Hamilton Fish Hamilton Fish (August 3, 1808September 7, 1893) was an American politician who served as the 16th Governor of New York from 1849 to 1850, a United States Senator from New York from 1851 to 1857 and the 26th United States Secretary of State ...

(W) : . Joseph H. Anderson (D) : . Richard D. Davis (D) : . James G. Clinton (D) : .

Jeremiah Russell Jeremiah Russell (January 26, 1786 – September 30, 1867) was an American businessman and banker who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1843 to 1845. Biography Born in Saugerties, New York, Russell received limited s ...

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Zadock Pratt Zadock Pratt Jr. (October 30, 1790 – April 5, 1871) was a tanner, banker, soldier, and member of the United States House of Representatives. Pratt served in the New York militia from 1819–1826, and was Colonel of the 116th regiment ...

(D) : . David L. Seymour (D) : . Daniel D. Barnard (W) : . Charles Rogers (W) : .

Lemuel Stetson Lemuel Stetson (March 13, 1804 – May 17, 1868) was an attorney, politician and judge from Plattsburgh, New York. He was most notable for his service as judge of the Clinton County, New York court and a United States Representative from ...

(D) : . Chesselden Ellis (D) : . Charles S. Benton (D) : . Preston King (D) : . Orville Hungerford (D) : .

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

(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 S. Hubbell (D) : . Asher Tyler (W) : . William A. Moseley (W) : . Albert Smith (W) : . Washington Hunt (W)

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 ...

: . Thomas L. Clingman (W) : . Daniel M. Barringer (W) : . David S. Reid (D) : .

Edmund Deberry Edmund Deberry (August 14, 1787 – December 12, 1859) was a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina, from 1829 to 1831, from 1833 to 1845 and from 1849 to 1851. Born in Lawrenceville, North Carolina in Montgomery County, Deberry attended school ...

(W) : . Romulus M. Saunders (D) : . James I. McKay (D) : . John R. J. Daniel (D) : . Archibald H. Arrington (D) : .

Kenneth Rayner Kenneth Rayner (June 20, 1808 – March 5, 1884) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as a whig U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1839 and 1845. Early life and career Born in Bertie County, North Carolina, R ...

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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 ...

: . Alexander Duncan (D) : . John B. Weller (D) : . Robert C. Schenck (W) : . Joseph Vance (W) : . Emery D. Potter (D) : . 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 F. Vinton (W) : . Perley B. Johnson (W) : . Alexander Harper (W) : . Joseph Morris (D) : . James Mathews (D) : . William C. McCauslen (D) : . Ezra Dean (D) : . Daniel R. Tilden (W) : . Joshua R. Giddings (W) : . Henry R. Brinkerhoff (D), until April 30, 1844 :: Edward S. Hamlin (W), from October 8, 1844

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, ...

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Edward Joy Morris Edward Joy Morris (July 16, 1815December 31, 1881) was a Whig and Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography Morris was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and the Univ ...

(W) : . Joseph R. Ingersoll (W) : . John T. Smith (D) : . Charles J. Ingersoll (D) : . Jacob S. Yost (D) : . Michael H. Jenks (W) : . Abraham R. McIlvaine (W) : . Jeremiah Brown (W) : .

John Ritter Johnathan Southworth Ritter (September 17, 1948 – September 11, 2003) was an American actor. Ritter was a son of the singing cowboy star Tex Ritter and the father of actors Jason and Tyler Ritter. He is known for playing Jack Tripper on the ...

(D) : .

Richard Brodhead Richard Brodhead (January 5, 1811September 16, 1863) was an American lawyer and politician from Easton, Pennsylvania. He represented Pennsylvania in both the U.S. House (1843 to 1849) and Senate (1851 to 1857). He was the father of U.S. Repres ...

(D) : . Benjamin A. Bidlack (D) : . Almon H. Read (D), until June 3, 1844 :: George Fuller (D), from December 2, 1844 : .

Henry Frick Henry Clay Frick (December 19, 1849 – December 2, 1919) was an American industrialist, financier, and art patron. He founded the H. C. Frick & Company coke manufacturing company, was chairman of the Carnegie Steel Company, and played a major ...

(W), until March 1, 1844 :: James Pollock (W), from April 5, 1844 : .

Alexander Ramsey Alexander Ramsey (September 8, 1815 April 22, 1903) was an American politician. He served as a Whig and Republican over a variety of offices between the 1840s and the 1880s. He was the first Minnesota Territorial Governor. Early years and fa ...

(W) : .

Henry Nes Henry Nes (May 20, 1799 – September 10, 1850) was an American medical doctor and politician. Biography Nes was born in York, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Princeton College (the New Jersey institution which changed its name to Princeton Univ ...

(Ind. D) : . James Black (D) : . James Irvin (W) : . Andrew Stewart (W) : . Henry D. Foster (D) : . John Dickey (W) : . William Wilkins (D), until February 14, 1844 :: Cornelius Darragh (W), from March 26, 1844 : . Samuel Hays (D) : . Charles M. Reed (W) : . Joseph Buffington (W)

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 ...

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

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 = ...

: . James A. Black (D) : . Richard F. Simpson (D) : . Joseph A. Woodward (D) : . John Campbell (D) : . Armistead Burt (D) : . Isaac E. Holmes (D) : .

Robert Rhett Robert Barnwell Rhett (born Robert Barnwell Smith; December 21, 1800September 14, 1876) was an American politician who served as a deputy from South Carolina to the Provisional Confederate States Congress from 1861 to 1862, a member of the US H ...

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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 ...

: . Andrew Johnson (D) : . William T. Senter (W) : . Julius W. Blackwell (D) : .

Alvan Cullom Alvan Cullom (September 4, 1797 – July 20, 1877) was an American politician that represented Tennessee's 4th district in the United States House of Representatives. Biography Cullom was born in Monticello, Kentucky, on September 4, 1797. He rec ...

(D) : . George W. Jones (D) : . Aaron V. Brown (D) : . David W. Dickinson (W) : . Joseph H. Peyton (W) : .

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

(D) : . John B. Ashe (W) : .

Milton Brown Milton Brown (September 8, 1903 – April 18, 1936) was an American band leader and vocalist who co-founded the genre of Western swing. His band was the first to fuse hillbilly hokum, jazz, and pop together into a unique, distinctly American hy ...

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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 ...

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

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 ...

: . Archibald Atkinson (D) : . George C. Dromgoole (D) : . Walter Coles (D) : . Edmund W. Hubard (D) : . Thomas W. Gilmer (D), until February 16, 1844 ::

William L. Goggin William Leftwich Goggin (May 31, 1807 – January 3, 1870) was a nineteenth-century Whig politician and lawyer from Virginia. Early and family life Born near Bunker Hill in southern Bedford County, Virginia, to Mary Otey Leftwich (1789-1854 ...

(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 Willoughby Newton (December 2, 1802 – May 23, 1874) was a nineteenth-century congressman and lawyer from Virginia. Biography Born at "Lee Hall" near Hague, Virginia, he was the son of Willoughby Newton and Sarah "Sally" Bland Poythress (176 ...

(W) : . Samuel Chilton (W) : . William Lucas (D) : . William Taylor (D) : .

Augustus A. Chapman Augustus Alexandria Chapman (March 9, 1805 – June 7, 1876) was a 19th-century politician and lawyer from Virginia. Chapman served several terms in the Virginia House of Delegates, as well as one term in the United States House of Representat ...

(D) : . George W. Hopkins (D) : .

George W. Summers George William Summers (March 4, 1804 – September 19, 1868) was an attorney, politician, and judge from Virginia (and what became West Virginia during the American Civil War). Early and family life Summers was born in Fairfax County, Virginia ...

(W) : . Lewis Steenrod (D)

Non-voting members

: .

David Levy Yulee David Levy Yulee (born David Levy; June 12, 1810 – October 10, 1886) was an American politician and attorney. Born on the island of St. Thomas, then under British control, he was of Sephardic Jewish ancestry: His father was a Sephardi from Mo ...

(D), until March 3, 1845 : . Augustus C. Dodge (D) : .

Henry Dodge Moses Henry Dodge (October 12, 1782 – June 19, 1867) was a Democratic member to the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, Territorial Governor of Wisconsin and a veteran of the Black Hawk War. His son, Augustus C. Dodge, served a ...

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Changes in membership

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

Senate

* Replacements: 7 ** Democrats (D): no net change ** Whigs (W): 1 seat net loss ** 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 Congress.
Successor

elected Elected may refer to: * "Elected" (song), by Alice Cooper, 1973 * ''Elected'' (EP), by Ayreon, 2008 *The Elected, an American indie rock band See also *Election An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population ...

October 17, 1843. , ,

(W) , Elected October 17, 1843 , - ,

(2) , Vacant , Failure to elect.
Successor elected October 17, 1843. , , Spencer Jarnagin (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 ...

(1) , Vacant , Senator Reuel Williams (D) resigned in previous congress.
Successor elected December 4, 1843. , , John Fairfield (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 (W) , Elected but, due to ill health, never took his seat.
Incumbent died January 13, 1844.
Successor

February 12, 1844. , , Henry Johnson (W) , Elected February 12, 1844 , - ,

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) , ,

(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. , ,

(D) , Seated December 4, 1843 , - ,

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 ...

(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 (D) , Seated October 14, 1843 , - ,

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) , , William Sprague (W) , Resigned January 17, 1844.
Successor

January 25, 1844. , , John B. Francis (LO) , Seated January 25, 1844 , - ,

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 (D) , Resigned April 15, 1844, after being appointed U.S. Minister to France.
Successor appointed April 22, 1844, to finish the term. , , Dixon H. Lewis (D) , Seated April 22, 1844 , - , New York
(1) , ,

(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 O ...

(2) , ,

(D) , Died August 15, 1844.
Successor elected November 8, 1844. , ,

(D) , Seated November 8, 1844 , - , New York
(3) , ,

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

(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 , - ,

(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 , - ,

(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 ** Democrats (D): 6 seat net loss ** 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 , ,

(W) , Seated December 7, 1843 , - , , , Mark A. Cooper (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned June 26, 1843, to become candidate for Governor of Georgia , ,

(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 (W) , Seated February 15, 1844 , - , , , Henry A. Wise (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned February 12, 1844, after being appointed Minister to Brazil , , Thomas H. Bayly (D) , Seated May 6, 1844 , - , , , William Wilkens (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned February 14, 1844, after being appointed

United States Secretary of War The secretary of war was a member of the U.S. president's Cabinet, beginning with George Washington's administration. A similar position, called either "Secretary at War" or "Secretary of War", had been appointed to serve the Congress of the ...

, , Cornelius Darragh (W) , Seated March 26, 1844 , - , , , Thomas W. Gilmer (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned February 16, 1844, after being appointed

United States Secretary of the Navy The secretary of the Navy (or SECNAV) is a statutory officer () and the head (chief executive officer) of the Department of the Navy, a military department (component organization) within the United States Department of Defense. By law, the se ...

, ,

(W) , Seated April 25, 1844 , - , , ,

(W) , style="font-size:80%" , Died March 1, 1844 , , 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 (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned April 22, 1844, after being appointed

US Senator 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 powe ...

, , 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 , - , , ,

(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 H. Read (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died June 3, 1844 , , George Fuller (D) , Seated December 2, 1844 , - , , , 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

* Enrolled Bills * The Library * Smithsonian Bequest

Employees

* Librarian of Congress: John Silva Meehan

Senate

* Chaplain: Septimus Tustin (

Presbyterian Presbyterianism is a part of the Reformed tradition within Protestantism that broke from the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland by John Knox, who was a priest at St. Giles Cathedral (Church of Scotland). Presbyterian churches derive their nam ...

) *

Secretary A secretary, administrative professional, administrative assistant, executive assistant, administrative officer, administrative support specialist, clerk, military assistant, management assistant, office secretary, or personal assistant is a ...

: Asbury Dickins *

Sergeant at Arms Sergeant ( abbreviated to Sgt. and capitalized when used as a named person's title) is a rank in many uniformed organizations, principally military and policing forces. The alternative spelling, ''serjeant'', is used in The Rifles and other un ...

: Edward Dyer

House of Representatives

* Chaplain: Isaac S. Tinsley (

Baptist Baptists form a major branch of Protestantism distinguished by baptizing professing Christian believers only ( believer's baptism), and doing so by complete immersion. Baptist churches also generally subscribe to the doctrines of soul compe ...

), elected December 16, 1843 ** William M. Daily (

Methodist Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a group of historically related denominations of Protestant Christianity whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley. George Whitefield and John's ...

), from December 4, 1844 *

Clerk A clerk is a white-collar worker who conducts general office tasks, or a worker who performs similar sales-related tasks in a retail environment. The responsibilities of clerical workers commonly include record keeping, filing, staffing service ...

Matthew St. Clair Clarke Matthew St. Clair Clarke (1790 Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania - May 6, 1852 Washington, D.C.) was an American journalist, book author and politician. He was for seven terms Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Life ...

, until December 7, 1843 ** Caleb J. McNulty, elected December 7, 1843 ** Benjamin B. French, elected January 18, 1845 * Doorkeeper: Jesse E. Dow, elected December 7, 1843 * Postmaster: William J. McCormick, until January 4, 1844 ** John M. Johnson, from January 4, 1844 * Reading Clerks: *

: Eleazor M. Townsend, until December 8, 1843 ** Newton Lane, from December 8, 1843

Notes

References

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External links

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