The 24th 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 house, lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the United States Senate, Senate being ...

. It met in

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from March 4, 1835, to March 4, 1837, during the seventh and eighth years of

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 ...

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 Fifth Census of the United States in 1830. Both chambers had a Jacksonian majority.

Tensions with France

Throughout 1835 relations between the United States and France reached an all-time low. Andrew Jackson had America's ambassador to France travel aboard a gunboat and after negotiations broke down had the American ambassador recalled back to the United States and forced the French ambassador to leave. President Jackson and the French government traded threats and insults throughout the duration of the year. In this conflict President Jackson got support from many members of the House of Representatives. In late November 1835

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 ...

Albert G. Hawes Albert Gallatin Hawes (April 1, 1804 – March 14, 1849) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky, brother of Richard Hawes, nephew of Aylett Hawes, granduncle of Harry Bartow Hawes, and cousin of Aylett Hawes Buckner. Born near Bowling Green, ...

, Richard M. Johnson, John E. Coffee,

Seaton Grantland Seaton Grantland (June 8, 1782 – October 18, 1864) was a United States representative from Georgia. He was born in New Kent County, Virginia. He pursued an academic course and studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in ...

Charles Eaton Haynes Charles Eaton Haynes (April 15, 1784 – August 29, 1841) was an American politician and physician. Early years and education Haynes was born in Brunswick, Virginia, in Mecklenburg County in 1784, Haynes graduated from the University of Pennsy ...

Jabez Young Jackson Jabez Young Jackson (born 5 August 1790) was a U.S. representative from Georgia. He was also a slave owner. Biography Jackson was born in Savannah, Georgia, the son of James Jackson (1757–1806), and later uncle of James Jackson (1819–1887) ...

George Welshman Owens George Welshman Owens (August 29, 1786 – March 2, 1856) was a United States Representative and lawyer from Georgia. Early life Born in Savannah, Georgia, in 1786, Owens attended school in Harrow, England, and graduated from the University of ...

Thomas Glascock Thomas Glascock Jr. (October 21, 1790 – May 19, 1841) was an American politician, soldier and lawyer. His wife was Catherine Rector. Early years Thomas Glascock, Jr. was born in Augusta, Georgia on October 21, 1790, seven years after the ...

William Schley William Schley (December 15, 1786 – November 20, 1858) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician. Biography Schley was born on December 15 (some sources say December 10), 1786 in Frederick, Maryland, the original locus and domicile o ...

, Reuben Chapman, Joshua L. Martin, Joab Lawler, Jesse Atherton Bynum,

Jesse Speight Jesse Speight (September 22, 1795May 1, 1847) was a North Carolina and Mississippi politician in the nineteenth century. Born in Greene County, North Carolina, Speight attended country schools as a child. He was a member of the North Carolina H ...

James Iver McKay James Iver McKay (July 17, 1792September 14, 1853) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina. He was born in 1792, near Elizabethtown, North Carolina. He pursued classical studies and then law. He was appoin ...

, Micajah Thomas Hawkins, William Montgomery,

Henry William Connor Henry William Connor (1793–1866) was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born near Amelia Courthouse, Prince George County, Virginia, August 5, 1793; was graduated from South Carolina College at Columbia in 1812; served as aid ...

and

James Rogers (congressman) James Rogers (October 24, 1795 – December 21, 1873) was a United States representative from South Carolina. He was born in what is now Goshen Hill Township, Union County, South Carolina. He completed preparatory studies and was graduated fro ...

all put in writing that if President Jackson were to formally declare war on France he would have their full support. Shortly after this when the government of the United Kingdom sought to intervene, the same twenty Congressmen signed a letter stating that they welcomed the "wholesome and moderating influence" of British Prime Minister

William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, (15 March 177924 November 1848), in some sources called Henry William Lamb, was a British Whig politician who served as Home Secretary (1830–1834) and Prime Minister (1834 and 1835–1841). His first pre ...

, British foreign secretary

Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, (20 October 1784 – 18 October 1865) was a British statesman who was twice Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in the mid-19th century. Palmerston dominated British foreign policy during the period ...

and the British

Secretary of State for War and the Colonies The Secretary of State for War and the Colonies was a British cabinet-level position responsible for the army and the British colonies (other than India). The Secretary was supported by an Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies. Hist ...

Charles Grant, 1st Baron Glenelg Charles Grant, 1st Baron Glenelg PC FRS (26 October 1778 – 23 April 1866) was a Scottish politician and colonial administrator who served as Secretary of State for War and the Colonies Background and education Grant was born in Kidderpor ...

, who the letter referred to as "our thoughtful cousins." The same document referred to the France's leader

Louis Philippe I Louis Philippe (6 October 1773 – 26 August 1850) was King of the French from 1830 to 1848, and the penultimate monarch of France. As Louis Philippe, Duke of Chartres, he distinguished himself commanding troops during the Revolutionary War ...

as "dastardly and pusinallimous."Andrew Jackson Versus France American Policy toward France, 1834-36 by Robert Charles Thomas - Tennessee Historical Quarterly - Vol. 35, No. 1 (SPRING 1976), pp. 51-64 Senators

Bedford Brown Bedford Brown (June 6, 1795 – December 6, 1870) was a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic United States Senate, United States Senator from the State of North Carolina between 1829 and 1840. Biography Bedford Brown was born on June 6, ...

, Robert J. Walker,

Felix Grundy Felix Grundy (September 11, 1777 – December 19, 1840) was an American politician who served as a congressman and senator from Tennessee as well as the 13th attorney General of the United States. Biography Early life Born in Berkeley Cou ...

John Pendleton King John Pendleton King (April 3, 1799March 19, 1888) was an attorney, planter and politician, serving as United States Senator from Georgia. He resigned in 1837 before the end of his term to devote himself to his plantation and business, serving for ...

and Alfred Cuthbert all wrote to President Jackson saying that they felt the same way as the aforementioned twenty members of the house "with respects to our relations with Britain and France" and "any potential war" that might break out between the United States and France. In a series of popular outbursts in July 1836, effigies of

were burnt in

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 ...

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 = ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

and

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 ...

. In October 1836 it became known the French were "backing down," celebrations that were "overtly triumphant" and "distinctly anti-French" were held throughout

and

during the last two weeks of October 1836.

Major events

* December 28, 1835: The

Second Seminole War The Second Seminole War, also known as the Florida War, was a conflict from 1835 to 1842 in Florida between the United States and groups collectively known as Seminoles, consisting of Native Americans in the United States, Native Americans and ...

began.

Seminole The Seminole are a Native American people who developed in Florida in the 18th century. Today, they live in Oklahoma and Florida, and comprise three federally recognized tribes: the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, the Seminole Tribe of Florida, an ...

fighter

Osceola Osceola (1804 – January 30, 1838, Asi-yahola in Muscogee language, Creek), named Billy Powell at birth in Alabama, became an influential leader of the Seminole people in Florida. His mother was Muscogee, and his great-grandfather was a S ...

and his warriors attack government agent Thompson outside Fort King in central

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 ...

. * 1835:

Toledo War The Toledo War (1835–36), also known as the Michigan–Ohio War or the Ohio–Michigan War, was an almost bloodless boundary dispute between the U.S. state of Ohio and the adjoining territory of Michigan over what is now known as the Toledo S ...

fought between

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 ...

and

Michigan Territory The Territory of Michigan was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from June 30, 1805, until January 26, 1837, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Michigan. Detroit w ...

over the city of Toledo and the

Toledo Strip The Toledo War (1835–36), also known as the Michigan–Ohio War or the Ohio–Michigan War, was an almost bloodless boundary dispute between the U.S. state of Ohio and the adjoining territory of Michigan over what is now known as the Toledo S ...

. * February 3, 1836:

United States Whig Party The Whig Party was a political party in the United States during the middle of the 19th century. Alongside the slightly larger Democratic Party, it was one of the two major parties in the United States between the late 1830s and the early 1850 ...

held its first convention in

Albany, New York Albany ( ) is the capital of the U.S. state of New York, also the seat and largest city of Albany County. Albany is on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River, and about north of New York City ...

. * February 23, 1836:

Siege of the Alamo The siege of the Alamo (February 23 – March 6, 1836) was the first thirteen days of the Battle of the Alamo. On February 23, Mexican troops under General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna entered San Antonio de Bexar, Texas, and surrounded the ...

began in

San Antonio, Texas ("Cradle of Freedom") , image_map = , mapsize = 220px , map_caption = Interactive map of San Antonio , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = United States , subdivision_type1= State , subdivision_name1 = Texas , subdivision_t ...

. * July 11, 1836: President

issued the

Specie Circular The Specie Circular is a United States presidential executive order issued by President Andrew Jackson in 1836 pursuant to the Coinage Act. It required payment for government land to be in gold and silver. History The Specie Circular was a rea ...

, beginning the failure of the land speculation economy that would lead to the

Panic of 1837 The Panic of 1837 was a financial crisis in the United States that touched off a major depression, which lasted until the mid-1840s. Profits, prices, and wages went down, westward expansion was stalled, unemployment went up, and pessimism abound ...

. * July 13, 1836: United States

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

#1 was granted after filing 9,957 unnumbered patents. * November 3 – December 7, 1836: 1836 presidential election:

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 (Uni ...

defeated

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 ...

, but Virginia's electors refused to vote for Van Buren's running mate,

Richard Mentor Johnson Richard Mentor Johnson (October 17, 1780 – November 19, 1850) was an American lawyer, military officer and politician who served as the ninth vice president of the United States, serving from 1837 to 1841 under President Martin Van Buren ...

, thereby denying victory to any vice presidential candidate. * December 4, 1836: Whig Party held its first national convention, in

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Harrisburg is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Dauphin County. With a population of 50,135 as of the 2021 census, Harrisburg is the 9th largest city and 15th largest municipality in Pe ...

. * December 15, 1836: 1836 U.S. Patent Office fire * February 8, 1837: Richard Mentor Johnson defeated

Francis Granger Francis Granger (December 1, 1792 – August 31, 1868) was an American politician who represented Ontario County, New York, in the United States House of Representatives for three non-consecutive terms. He was a leading figure in the state and ...

to win the (first and to date only)

contingent election In the United States, a contingent election is used to elect the president or vice president if no candidate receives a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed. A presidential contingent election is decided by a special vote of th ...

for Vice President of the United States.

Major legislation

* July 4, 1836: Patent Act of 1836, * Mar 3, 1837:

Eighth and Ninth Circuits Act of 1837 The Eighth and Ninth Circuits Act of 1837 () was a federal statute which increased the size of the Supreme Court of the United States from seven justices to nine, and which also reorganized the circuit courts of the federal judiciary. The newly cr ...

Treaties

* December 29, 1835:

Treaty of New Echota The Treaty of New Echota was a treaty signed on December 29, 1835, in New Echota, Georgia, by officials of the United States government and representatives of a minority Cherokee political faction, the Treaty Party. The treaty established terms ...

signed, ceding all the lands of the

Cherokee The Cherokee (; chr, ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯᎢ, translit=Aniyvwiyaʔi or Anigiduwagi, or chr, ᏣᎳᎩ, links=no, translit=Tsalagi) are one of the indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands of the United States. Prior to the 18th century, t ...

east of the Mississippi to the United States

States admitted and territories formed

*June 15, 1836:

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

admitted as the 25th state *July 3, 1836:

Wisconsin Territory The Territory of Wisconsin was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 3, 1836, until May 29, 1848, when an eastern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Wisconsin. Belmont was ...

established; approved April 20, 1836 *January 26, 1837:

Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...

admitted as the 26th state ; contingently approved June 15, 1836

Party summary

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

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" section.

Senate

During this congress two Senate seats were added for each of the new states of Arkansas and Michigan.

House of Representatives

During this congress one House seat was added for each of the new states of Arkansas and Michigan.

Leadership

Senate

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(J) *

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: William R. King (J)

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 ...

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 ...

(J)

Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class, and representatives are listed by district. :'' Skip to House of Representatives, below''

Senate

Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 1838; Class 2 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1840; and Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1836.

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

: 2. William R. D. King (J) : 3.

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

(NR)

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

: 2.

William S. Fulton William Savin Fulton (June 2, 1795 – August 15, 1844) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senator from Arkansas from 1836 until his death in 1844. He had previously served as the fourth governor of Arkansas Te ...

(J), from September 18, 1836 (newly admitted state) : 3. Ambrose H. Sevier (J), from September 18, 1836 (newly admitted state)

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

: 1. Nathan Smith (NR), until December 6, 1835 :: John M. Niles (J), from December 21, 1835 : 3.

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

(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.

Arnold Naudain Arnold Snow Naudain (January 6, 1790 – January 4, 1872) was an American physician and politician from Odessa, Delaware, Odessa in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a veteran of the War of 1812, and a member of the Whig Party (United States) ...

(NR), until June 16, 1836 ::

Richard H. Bayard Richard Henry Bayard (September 26, 1796 – March 4, 1868) was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, Delaware. He was a member of the Whig Party, who served as the first Mayor of Wilmington, Chief Justice of the Delaware Superior ...

(NR), from June 17, 1836 : 2. John M. Clayton (NR), until December 29, 1836 ::

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

(NR), from January 9, 1837

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 P. King (J) : 3. Alfred Cuthbert (J)

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

: 2. John M. Robinson (J) : 3. Elias K. Kane (J), until December 12, 1835 :: William L. D. Ewing (J), from December 30, 1835

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.

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

(J) : 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 to ...

: 2.

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 ...

(NR) : 3.

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

(NR)

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.

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

(J), from January 13, 1836 : 3.

Alexander Porter Alexander Porter (June 24, 1785January 13, 1844) was an attorney, politician, and planter, who served as United States Senator from Louisiana from 1833 to 1837. Born in Ireland, he emigrated in 1801 at the age of 16 to the United States. He ser ...

(NR), until January 5, 1837 :: Alexander Mouton (J), from January 12, 1837

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

: 1.

Ether Shepley Ether Shepley (November 2, 1789January 15, 1877) was an Politics of the United States, American politician. Shepley, a United States Democratic-Republican Party, Democratic-Republican, served in the Maine House of Representatives, Maine State H ...

(J), until March 3, 1836 ::

Judah Dana Judah Dana (April 25, 1772 – December 27, 1845) was an American lawyer, judge and politician. He served as a United States senator from Maine and as judge of the Maine Court of Common Pleas during the early 1800s. Early life Born in Pomfre ...

(J), from December 7, 1836 : 2.

John Ruggles John Ruggles (October 8, 1789June 20, 1874) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Maine. He served in several important state legislative and judicial positions before serving in the U.S. Senate. Early life and career Ruggles was ...

(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.

Joseph Kent Joseph Kent (January 14, 1779November 24, 1837), a Whig, was a United States Senator from Maryland, serving from 1833 until his death in 1837. He also served in the House of Representatives, serving the second district of Maryland from 1811 to ...

(NR) : 3. Robert H. Goldsborough (NR), until October 5, 1836 ::

John S. Spence John Selby Spence (February 29, 1788October 24, 1840) was an American politician. Born near Snow Hill, Maryland, Spence attended the common schools and graduated from the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 18 ...

(NR), from December 31, 1836

Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...

: 1.

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) : 2. John Davis (NR)

Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...

: 1.

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 ...

(J), from January 26, 1837 (newly admitted state) : 2.

John Norvell John Norvell (December 21, 1789April 24, 1850) was a newspaper editor and one of the first U.S. Senators from Michigan. History Norvell was born in Danville, Kentucky, then still a part of Virginia, where he attended the common schools. He is t ...

(J), from January 26, 1837 (newly admitted state)

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 Black (NR) : 2. Robert J. Walker (J)

Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ...

: 1. Thomas H. Benton (J) : 3. Lewis F. Linn (J)

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

: 2.

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

(J) : 3.

Isaac Hill Isaac Hill (April 6, 1788March 22, 1851) was an American politician, journalist, political commentator and newspaper editor who was a United States senator and the 16th governor of New Hampshire, serving two consecutive terms. Hill was born on ...

(J), until May 30, 1836 :: John Page (J), from June 8, 1836

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. Samuel L. Southard (NR) : 2.

Garret D. Wall Garret Dorset Wall (March 10, 1783November 22, 1850) was a military officer and Senator from New Jersey. He was elected as governor of New Jersey, but refused to assume office. Early career Born in Middletown Township, he completed preparatory s ...

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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 * '' ...

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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– ...

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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 ...

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

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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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Thomas Ewing Thomas Ewing Sr. (December 28, 1789October 26, 1871) was a National Republican and Whig politician from Ohio. He served in the U.S. Senate as well as serving as the secretary of the treasury and the first secretary of the interior. He is als ...

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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, ...

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Samuel McKean Samuel McKean (April 7, 1787December 14, 1841) was an American merchant and politician from Burlington, Pennsylvania, who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. Senate for Pennsylvania from 1833 to 1839 and of the U.S. House of Representati ...

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

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

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Asher Robbins Asher Robbins (October 26, 1761February 25, 1845) (also known as Ashur Robbins) was a United States senator from Rhode Island. Early life Born in Wethersfield, Connecticut, he graduated from Yale College in 1782, was a tutor in Rhode Island Co ...

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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 ...

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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 = ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Benjamin Swift Benjamin Swift (April 9, 1780 – November 11, 1847) was an American lawyer, banker and politician from Vermont. He served as a United States House of Representatives, United States Representative and United States Senate, United States Se ...

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Samuel Prentiss Samuel Prentiss (March 31, 1782January 15, 1857) was an associate justice and chief justice of the Vermont Supreme Court, a United States senator from Vermont and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Distric ...

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Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...

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John Tyler John Tyler (March 29, 1790 – January 18, 1862) was the tenth 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 dire ...

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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 ...

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Benjamin W. Leigh Benjamin Watkins Leigh (June 18, 1781February 2, 1849) was an American lawyer and politician from Richmond, Virginia. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates and represented Virginia in the United States Senate. Early and family life Benja ...

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Richard E. Parker Richard Elliott Parker (December 27, 1783September 10, 1840) was a lawyer, soldier, judge and politician in Virginia. Parker served in the Virginia House of Delegates and the United States Senate, before later serving on the Virginia Supreme Cour ...

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

: . Reuben Chapman (J) : . Joshua L. Martin (J) : . Joab Lawler (J) : .

Dixon H. Lewis Dixon Hall Lewis (August 10, 1802 – October 25, 1848) was an American politician who served as a United States House of Representatives, Representative and a United States Senate, Senator from Alabama. Life and career Lewis was born on Bo ...

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Francis S. Lyon Francis Strother Lyon (February 25, 1800 – December 31, 1882) was a prominent Alabama attorney and politician. He served two terms in the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War after being an antebellum member of the Uni ...

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

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Archibald Yell Archibald Yell (August 9, 1797 – February 23, 1847) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the U.S. representative from Arkansas from 1836 to 1839, and 1845 to 1846. He was the second governor of Arkansas, serving from 1840 to 18 ...

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

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Andrew T. Judson Andrew Thompson Judson (November 29, 1784 – March 17, 1853) was a United States representative from Connecticut and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut. He also served in the Connect ...

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Lancelot Phelps Lancelot Phelps (November 9, 1784 – September 1, 1866) was a United States representative from Connecticut. He was the father of James Phelps who was also a United States Representative from Connecticut. He was born in Windsor, Connecticut, b ...

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Isaac Toucey Isaac Toucey (November 15, 1792July 30, 1869) was an American politician who served as a U.S. senator, U.S. Secretary of the Navy, U.S. Attorney General and the 33rd Governor of Connecticut. Biography Born in Newtown, Connecticut, Toucey pu ...

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Zalmon Wildman Zalmon Wildman (February 16, 1775 – December 10, 1835) was an American businessman and banker who served several months as a United States representative The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Repr ...

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Thomas T. Whittlesey Thomas Tucker Whittlesey (December 8, 1798 – August 20, 1868) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Connecticut from 1836 to 1839. Biography Thomas Tucker Whitt ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Jabez Y. Jackson Jabez Young Jackson (born 5 August 1790) was a U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. representative from Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. He was also a slave owner. Biography Jackson was born in Savannah, Georgia, the son of James Jackson (Georgia p ...

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James C. Terrell James C. Terrell (November 7, 1806 – December 1, 1835) was a United States Representative and lawyer from Georgia. Terrell was born in Franklin County, Georgia, in 1806. He attended studied law, gained admittance to the state bar and practice ...

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Hopkins Holsey Hopkins Holsey (August 25, 1779 – March 31, 1859) was a United States Representative, newspaper publisher and lawyer from Georgia. Biography Early life Hopkins Holsey was the second of five children born to Susannah Ingram and James Holsey in ...

(J), from October 5, 1835 : . George W. B. Towns (J), until September 1, 1836 :: Julius C. Alford (NR), from January 2, 1837

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

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Zadok Casey Zadok Casey (March 7, 1796 – September 4, 1862) was an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from Illinois and founded the city of Mount Vernon. Biography Zadok Casey was born in Greene County, Georgia. Not much is know ...

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William L. May William L. May (c. 1793 – September 29, 1849) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Kentucky, May attended the common schools. He moved to Edwardsville, Illinois, and afterward to Jacksonville. He was appointed Justice of the Pea ...

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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 ...

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Ratliff Boon Ratliff Boon (January 18, 1781 – November 20, 1844) was the second Governor of Indiana from September 12 to December 5, 1822, taking office following the resignation of Governor Jonathan Jennings' after his election to Congress. A prominent pol ...

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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 ...

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Amos Lane Amos Lane (March 1, 1778 – September 2, 1849) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1833 to 1837. Early life and education Born near Aurora, New York, Lane attended the public ...

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Johnathan McCarty Johnathan McCarty (August 3, 1795 – March 30, 1852) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana. Born in Culpeper County, Virginia, McCarty attended the public schools. He moved to Indiana in 1803 with his father, who settled in Franklin County. He ...

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William Herod William Herod (March 31, 1801 – October 20, 1871) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana. Born in Bourbon County, Kentucky, Herod completed preparatory studies. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in Bracken County, Kentucky. Later ...

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Edward A. Hannegan Edward Allen "Ned" Hannegan (June 25, 1807February 25, 1859) was an American lawyer and politician from Indiana, serving two terms as a United States representative from 1833 to 1837, and one term as a U.S. Senator from 1843 to 1849. Early life ...

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

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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 ...

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Benjamin Hardin Benjamin Hardin (February 29, 1784 – September 24, 1852) was a United States representative from Kentucky. Martin Davis Hardin was his cousin. He was born at the Georges Creek settlement on the Monongahela River, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvan ...

(NR) : . William J. Graves (NR) : . John White (NR) : . Chilton Allan (NR) : . Richard French (J) : . John Chambers (NR) : . Richard M. Johnson (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 ...

: . Henry Johnson (NR) : . Eleazar W. Ripley (J) : . Rice Garland (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 north ...

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

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Jeremiah Bailey Jeremiah Bailey (May 1, 1773 – July 6, 1853) was a United States representative from Maine. He was born in Little Compton, Rhode Island on May 1, 1773. He attended the common schools and graduated from Brown University in 1794. He studied ...

(NR) : . George Evans (NR) : . Moses Mason Jr. (J) : . Leonard Jarvis (J) : . Joseph Hall (J) : .

Gorham Parks Gorham Parks (May 27, 1794 – November 23, 1877) was a U.S. Representative from Maine, and a Democratic Party candidate for Maine Governor. Born in Westfield, Massachusetts, Parks attended the common schools and graduated from Harvard University ...

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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 ...

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James A. Pearce James Alfred Pearce (December 14, 1805December 20, 1862) was an American politician. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing the second district of Maryland from 1835 to 1839 and 1841 to 1843. He later served as a ...

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Francis Thomas Francis Thomas (February 3, 1799 – January 22, 1876) was an American politician who served as the 26th Governor of Maryland from 1842 to 1845. He also served as a United States Representative from Maryland, representing at separate times the ...

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Daniel Jenifer Daniel Jenifer (April 15, 1791 – December 18, 1855) was an American lawyer and statesman from Charles County, Maryland. He was also the nephew of Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer. He graduated from Charlotte Hall Military Academy. He represented ...

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Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...

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Abbott Lawrence Abbott Lawrence (December 16, 1792, Groton, Massachusetts – August 18, 1855) was a prominent American businessman, politician, and philanthropist. He was among the group of industrialists that founded a settlement on the Merrimack River that ...

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Caleb Cushing Caleb Cushing (January 17, 1800 – January 2, 1879) was an American Democratic politician and diplomat who served as a Congressman from Massachusetts and Attorney General under President Franklin Pierce. He was an eager proponent of territor ...

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Samuel Hoar Samuel Hoar (May 18, 1778 – November 2, 1856) was a United States lawyer and politician. A member of a prominent political family in Massachusetts, he was a leading 19th century lawyer of that state. He was associated with the Federalist Party ...

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

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George N. Briggs George Nixon Briggs (April 12, 1796 – September 12, 1861) was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts. A Whig, Briggs served for twelve years in the United States House of Representatives, and served seven one-year terms as the 1 ...

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Nathaniel B. Borden Nathaniel Briggs Borden (April 15, 1801 – April 10, 1865) was a businessman and politician from Fall River, Massachusetts. He served as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts's 10th congressional district from 1835 to 1839 and again from 184 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...

: . Isaac E. Crary (J), from January 26, 1837 (newly admitted state)

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 ...

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. : . John F. H. Claiborne (J) : . David Dickson (NR), until July 31, 1836 :: Samuel J. Gholson (J), from December 1, 1836

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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William H. Ashley William Henry Ashley (c. 1778 – March 26, 1838) was an American miner, land speculator, manufacturer, territorial militia general, politician, frontiersman, fur trader, entrepreneur, hunter, and slave owner. Ashley was best known for being th ...

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Albert G. Harrison Albert Galliton Harrison (June 26, 1800 – September 7, 1839) was a three-term United States Representative from Missouri and a slaveholder. Biography Born in Mount Sterling, Kentucky, Harrison graduated from Transylvania University, Lexi ...

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

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Robert Burns Robert Burns (25 January 175921 July 1796), also known familiarly as Rabbie Burns, was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide. He is the best known of the poets who hav ...

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

(J) : . Joseph Weeks (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 ...

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

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William Chetwood William Chetwood (June 17, 1771 – December 17, 1857) was a U.S. Representative from New Jersey. He was the Mayor of Elizabethtown, New Jersey from 1839 to 1841. Biography He was born on June 17, 1771 in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Chetwood grad ...

(NR), from December 5, 1836 : . Samuel Fowler (J) : . Thomas Lee (J) : . James Parker (J) : . Ferdinand S. Schenck (J) : . William N. Shinn (J)

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York 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 * '' ...

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Abel Huntington Abel P. Huntington Jr. (February 21, 1777 – May 18, 1858) was an American physician and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1833 to 1837. Life Born in Norwich, Connecticut, Huntington received a liber ...

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Gideon Lee Gideon Lee (April 27, 1778August 21, 1841) was an American politician who was the 60th Mayor of New York City from 1833 to 1834, and United States Representative from New York for one term from 1835 to 1837. Early life Lee was born in Amherst, ...

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John McKeon John McKeon (March 29, 1808, Albany, New York – November 22, 1883, New York City) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. From 1835 to 1837, and 1841 to 1843, he served two non-consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representativ ...

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Ely Moore Ely Moore (July 4, 1798 – January 27, 1860) was an American newspaperman and labor leader who served two terms as a Jacksonian U.S. Representative from New York from 1835 to 1839. Moore was the first labor leader of a national scope in Americ ...

(J) : . Aaron Ward (representative), Aaron Ward (J) : . Abraham Bockee (J) : . John W. Brown (New York politician), John W. Brown (J) : . Nicholas Sickles (J) : . Valentine Efner (J) : . Aaron Vanderpoel (J) : . Hiram P. Hunt (NR) : . Gerrit Y. Lansing (J) : . John Cramer (representative), John Cramer (J) : . David Abel Russell, David A. Russell (NR) : . Dudley Farlin (J) : . Ransom H. Gillet (J) : . Matthias J. Bovee (J) : . Abijah Mann Jr. (J) : . Samuel Beardsley (J), until March 29, 1836 :: Rutger B. Miller (J), from November 9, 1836 : . Joel Turrill (J) : . Daniel Wardwell (J) : . Sherman Page (J) : . William Seymour (Congressman), William Seymour (J) : . William Mason (New York politician), William Mason (J) : . Stephen B. Leonard (J) : . Joseph Reynolds (Congressman), Joseph Reynolds (J) : . William K. Fuller (J) : . William Taylor (New York politician), William Taylor (J) : . Ulysses F. Doubleday (J) : . Graham H. Chapin (J) : .

(NR) : . Joshua Lee (New York politician), Joshua Lee (J) : . Timothy Childs (NR) : . George W. Lay (NR) : . Philo C. Fuller (NR), until September 2, 1836 :: John Young (governor), John Young (NR), from November 9, 1836 : . Abner Hazeltine (NR) : . Thomas C. Love (NR) : . Gideon Hard (NR)

List of United States representatives from North Carolina, North Carolina

: . William Biddle Shepard, William B. Shepard (NR) : . Jesse Atherton Bynum, Jesse A. Bynum (J) : . Ebenezer Pettigrew (NR) : .

(J) : . James Iver McKay, James I. McKay (J) : . Micajah Thomas Hawkins, Micajah T. Hawkins (J) : . Edmund Deberry (NR) : . William Montgomery (J) : . Augustine Henry Shepperd, Augustine H. Shepperd (NR) : . Abraham Rencher (NR) : . Henry William Connor, Henry W. Connor (J) : . James Graham (NC politician), James Graham (NR), until March 29, 1836, and from December 5, 1836 : . Lewis Williams (NR)

List of United States representatives from Ohio, Ohio

: . Bellamy Storer (1796), Bellamy Storer (NR) : . Taylor Webster (J) : . Joseph Halsey Crane, Joseph H. Crane (NR) : . Thomas Corwin (NR) : . Thomas L. Hamer (J) : . Samuel Finley Vinton, Samuel F. Vinton (NR) : . William K. Bond (NR) : . Jeremiah McLene (J) : . John Chaney (representative), John Chaney (J) : . Samson Mason (NR) : . William Kennon Sr. (J) : . Elias Howell (NR) : . David Spangler (representative), David Spangler (NR) : . William Patterson (Ohio politician), William Patterson (J) : . Jonathan Sloane (AM) : . Elisha Whittlesey (NR) : . John Thomson (Ohio politician), John Thomson (J) : . Benjamin Jones (congressman), Benjamin Jones (J) : . Daniel Kilgore (politician), Daniel Kilgore (J)

List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania

There were two plural districts, the 2nd had two representatives, the 4th had three representatives. : . Joel Barlow Sutherland, Joel B. Sutherland (J) : . James Harper (congressman), James Harper (NR) : . Joseph Reed Ingersoll, Joseph R. Ingersoll (NR) : . Michael Woolston Ash, Michael W. Ash (J) : . Edward Darlington (AM) : . William Hiester (Pennsylvania politician), William Hiester (AM) : . David Potts Jr. (AM) : . Jacob Fry Jr. (J) : . Mathias Morris (NR) : . David Douglas Wagener, David D. Wagener (J) : . Edward Burd Hubley, Edward B. Hubley (J) : . Henry A. P. Muhlenberg (J) : . William Clark (congressman), William Clark (AM) : . Henry Logan (politician), Henry Logan (J) : . George Chambers (Pennsylvania politician), George Chambers (AM) : . Jesse Miller (politician), Jesse Miller (J), until October 30, 1836 :: James Black (congressman), James Black (J), from December 5, 1836 : . Joseph Henderson (Pennsylvania politician), Joseph Henderson (J) : . Andrew Beaumont (J) : . Joseph Biles Anthony, Joseph B. Anthony (J) : . John Laporte (politician), John Laporte (J) : . Job Mann (J) : . John Klingensmith Jr., John J. Klingensmith Jr. (J) : . Andrew Buchanan (US), Andrew Buchanan (J) : . Thomas McKean Thompson McKennan, Thomas M. T. McKennan (AM) : . Harmar Denny (AM) : . Samuel Smith Harrison, Samuel S. Harrison (J) : . John Banks (United States), John Banks (AM), until March 31, 1836 :: John James Pearson, John J. Pearson (NR), from December 5, 1836 : . John Galbraith (Pennsylvania), John Galbraith (J)

List of United States representatives from Rhode Island, Rhode Island

Both representatives were elected statewide on a

. : . Dutee J. Pearce (AM) : . William Sprague (1799-1856), William Sprague (AM)

List of United States representatives from South Carolina, South Carolina

: . Henry L. Pinckney (N) : . William J. Grayson (N) : . Robert B. Campbell (N) : . James Henry Hammond, James H. Hammond (N), until February 26, 1836 :: Franklin H. Elmore (N), from December 10, 1836 : . Francis Wilkinson Pickens, Francis W. Pickens (N) : . Waddy Thompson Jr. (NR), from September 10, 1835 : . James Rogers (representative), James Rogers (J) : . Richard Irvine Manning I, Richard I. Manning (J), until May 1, 1836 :: John Peter Richardson II, John P. Richardson (J), from December 19, 1836 : . John K. Griffin (N)

List of United States representatives from Tennessee, Tennessee

: . William Blount Carter, William B. Carter (NR) : . Samuel Bunch (NR) : . Luke Lea (1783-1851), Luke Lea (NR) : . James Israel Standifer, James I. Standifer (NR) : . John B. Forester (NR) : . Balie Peyton (NR) : . John Bell (Tennessee politician), John Bell (NR) : . Abram Poindexter Maury, Abram P. Maury (NR) : .

(J) : . Ebenezer J. Shields (NR) : . Cave Johnson (J) : . Adam Huntsman (J) : . William Claiborne Dunlap, William C. Dunlap (J)

List of United States representatives from Vermont, Vermont

: . Hiland Hall (NR) : . William Slade (politician), William Slade (AM) : . Horace Everett (NR) : . Heman Allen (Milton), Heman Allen (NR) : . Henry F. Janes (AM)

List of United States representatives from Virginia, Virginia

: . George Loyall (J) : . John Y. Mason (J), until January 11, 1837 : . John Winston Jones, John W. Jones (J) : . George Dromgoole, George C. Dromgoole (J) : . James W. Bouldin (J) : . Walter Coles (J) : . Nathaniel Claiborne, Nathaniel H. Claiborne (NR) : . Henry A. Wise (J) : . John Roane (J) : . John Taliaferro (NR) : . John Robertson (congressman), John Robertson (NR) : . James Garland (Virginia politician), James Garland (J) : . John M. Patton (J) : . Charles F. Mercer (NR) : . Edward Lucas (congressman), Edward Lucas (J) : . James M. H. Beale (J) : . Robert Craig (representative), Robert Craig (J) : . George Washington Hopkins, George W. Hopkins (J) : . William McComas (NR) : . Joseph Johnson (Virginia politician), Joseph Johnson (J) : . William S. Morgan (J)

Non-voting members

: . Ambrose H. Sevier (J), until June 15, 1836 : . Joseph M. White (J) : . George Wallace Jones (J), until January 26, 1837 : . George Wallace Jones (J), from January 26, 1837 Polkpolk

Changes in membership

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

Senate

* Replacements: 11 ** National Republicans: 5-seat net loss ** Jacksonians: 10-seat net gain * Deaths: 3 * Resignations: 8 * Interim appointments: 0 * Seats of newly admitted states: 4 * Total seats with changes: 16 , - ,

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) , Vacant , Senator-elect Charles E.A. Gayarre had resigned on account of ill-health.
Successor was elected January 13, 1836. , ,

(J) , January 13, 1836 , - ,

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

(1) , , Nathan Smith (NR) , Died December 6, 1835
Successor was elected December 21, 1835. , , John M. Niles (J) , December 21, 1835. , - ,

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

(3) , , Elias Kane (J) , Died December 12, 1835
Successor was appointed December 30, 1835. , , William Lee D. Ewing (J) , December 30, 1835 , - ,

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) , ,

(NR) , Resigned February 29, 1836
Successor was elected March 4, 1836. , ,

(J) , March 4, 1836 , - ,

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

(1) , ,

(J) , Resigned March 3, 1836
Successor was appointed December 7, 1836. , ,

(J) , December 7, 1836 , - ,

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 ...

(3) , ,

(J) , Resigned May 30, 1836, to become Governor of New Hampshire.
Successor was elected June 8, 1836. , , John Page (J) , June 8, 1836 , - ,

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) , ,

(NR) , Resigned June 16, 1836
Successor was elected June 17, 1836. , ,

(NR) , June 17, 1836 , - ,

(2) , ,

(NR) , Resigned July 4, 1836
Successor was elected December 12, 1836. , ,

(J) , December 12, 1836 , - ,

(2) , rowspan=2 , New seats , rowspan=2 , Arkansas was admitted to the Union.
Its new Senators were elected September 18, 1836. , , William S. Fulton (J) , September 18, 1836. , - ,

(3) , , Ambrose H. Sevier (J) , September 18, 1836. , - ,

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 ...

(3) , , Robert H. Goldsborough (NR) , Died October 5, 1836
Successor was elected December 31, 1836. , ,

(NR) , December 31, 1836 , - ,

(3) , ,

(NR) , Resigned November 26, 1836
Successor was elected December 5, 1836. , , Robert Strange (J) , December 5, 1836 , - ,

(2) , , John M. Clayton (NR) , Resigned December 29, 1836
Successor was elected January 9, 1837. , ,

(NR) , January 9, 1837 , - ,

(3) , ,

(NR) , Resigned January 5, 1837, due to ill health.
Successor was elected January 12, 1837. , , Alexandre Mouton (J) , January 12, 1837 , - ,

(1) , rowspan=2 , New seats , rowspan=2 , Michigan was admitted to the Union.
Its new Senators were elected January 6, 1837. , ,

(J) , January 26, 1837. , - ,

(2) , ,

(J) , January 26, 1837.

House of Representatives

* Replacements: 18 ** National Republicans: 5-seat net gain ** Anti-Masonics: 1-seat net loss ** Jacksonians: 2-seat net loss ** Nullifiers: No net change * Deaths: 5 * Resignations: 13 * Contested election: 0 * Seats of newly admitted states: 2 * Total seats with changes: 24 , - , , Vacant , Rep. Warren R. Davis died during previous congress , , Waddy Thompson Jr. (NR) , Seated September 10, 1835 , - , , Vacant , Rep. James Moore Wayne, James M. Wayne resigned in previous congress , ,

(J) , Seated October 5, 1835 , - , , ,

(J) , Resigned July 1, 1835 when nominated for Governor of Georgia. , , Jesse F. Cleveland (J) , Seated October 5, 1835 , - , , ,

(J) , Resigned July 8, 1835, due to ill health , ,

(J) , Seated October 5, 1835 , - , , , John W. A. Sanford (J) , Resigned July 25, 1835, to assist in the Cherokee Indian removal , ,

(J) , Seated October 5, 1835 , - , , , Campbell P. White (J) , Resigned October 2, 1835 , ,

(J) , Seated November 4, 1835 , - , , ,

(J) , Died December 10, 1835 , ,

(J) , Seated April 29, 1836 , - , , , James Henry Hammond, James H. Hammond (N) , Resigned February 26, 1836, because of ill health , , Franklin H. Elmore (N) , Seated December 10, 1836 , - , , , Samuel Beardsley (J) , Resigned March 29, 1836 , , Rutger B. Miller (J) , Seated November 9, 1836 , - , , , James Graham (NC politician), James Graham (NR) , Seat declared vacant March 29, 1836 , , James Graham (NC politician), James Graham (NR) , Seated December 5, 1836 , - , , , John Banks (United States), John Banks (AM) , Resigned March 31, 1836 , , John James Pearson, John J. Pearson (NR) , Seated December 5, 1836 , - , , , Richard Irvine Manning I, Richard I. Manning (J) , Died May 1, 1836 , , John Peter Richardson II, John P. Richardson (J) , Seated December 19, 1836 , - , nowrap , , , Ambrose H. Sevier (J) , colspan=3 , Seat was eliminated when Arkansas achieved statehood June 15, 1836 , - , , ,

(J) , Resigned July 4, 1836 to become judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut. , , Orrin Holt (J) , Seated December 5, 1836 , - , , , David Dickson (NR) , Died July 31, 1836 , , Samuel J. Gholson (J) , Seated December 1, 1836 , - , nowrap , , Vacant , Arkansas was admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836 , ,

(J) , Seated August 1, 1836 , - , , , George W. Towns (J) , Resigned September 1, 1836 , , Julius C. Alford (NR) , Seated January 2, 1837 , - , , , Philo C. Fuller (NR) , Resigned September 2, 1836 , , John Young (governor), John Young (NR) , Seated November 9, 1836 , - , , , John E. Coffee (J) , Died September 25, 1836 , , William C. Dawson (NR) , Seated November 7, 1836 , - , , , Jesse Miller (politician), Jesse Miller (J) , Resigned October 30, 1836 , , James Black (congressman), James Black (J) , Seated December 5, 1836 , - , , ,

(J) , Resigned November 3, 1836 to become Governor of New Jersey. , ,

(NR) , Seated December 5, 1836 , - , , , George L. Kinnard (J) , Died November 26, 1836 , ,

(NR) , Seated January 25, 1837 , - , , , John Y. Mason (J) , Resigned January 11, 1837 , Vacant , Not filled this congress , - , nowrap , , , George Wallace Jones (J) , colspan=3 , Seat was eliminated when Michigan achieved statehood January 26, 1837 , - , nowrap , , Vacant , Michigan was admitted to the Union on January 26, 1837 , , Isaac E. Crary (J) , Seated January 26, 1837 , - , , Vacant , Wisconsin Territory was organized on April 3, 1836 , , George Wallace Jones (J) , Seated January 26, 1837

Committees

Lists of committees and their party leaders.

Senate

* United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Chairman:

then John Page) * United States Senate Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate, Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman:

) * United States Senate Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman:

then

) * United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Commerce (Chairman: Robert Henry Goldsborough then John Davis (Massachusetts governor), John Davis) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Constitution of the State of Arkansas, Constitution of the State of Arkansas (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:

then

) * United States Senate Committee on Engrossed Bills, Engrossed Bills (Chairman:

then Thomas Morris) * United States Senate Committee on Finance, Finance (Chairman:

then Silas Wright) * United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Foreign Relations (Chairman:

then

) * United States Senate Select Committee on Incendiary Publications, Incendiary Publications (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman:

then Ambrose Sevier) * United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: John M. Clayton then

) * United States Senate Select Committee on Letter from Mr. Poindexter, Letter from Mr. Poindexter (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Manufactures, Manufactures (Chairman: Nehemiah Knight) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Mileage of Members of Congress, Mileage of Members of Congress (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman: Thomas Hart Benton (politician), Thomas Hart Benton) * United States Senate Committee on the Militia, Militia (Chairman: John M. Robinson) * United States Senate Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman: Samuel Southard then William C. Rives) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Ohio-Michigan Boundary, Ohio-Michigan Boundary (Select) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Patent Office, Patent Office (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Pensions, Pensions (Chairman:

) * United States Senate Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman:

) * United States Senate Committee on Private Land Claims, Private Land Claims (Chairman: John Black then Lewis Linn) * United States Senate Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman:

then Robert J. Walker) * United States Senate Select Committee on Purchasing Boyd Reilly's Gas Apparatus, Purchasing Boyd Reilly's Gas Apparatus (Select) (Chairman: N/A) * United States Senate Committee on Revolutionary Claims, Revolutionary Claims (Chairman:

then

) * United States Senate Committee on Roads and Canals, Roads and Canals (Chairman:

) * United States Senate Select Committee on Sale of Public Lands, Sale of Public Lands (Select) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Tariff Regulation, Tariff Regulation (Select) * Committee of the whole, Whole

House of Representatives

* United States House Committee on Accounts, Accounts (Chairman: N/A) * United States House Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Chairman: Abraham Bockee) * United States House Select Committee on the Amendment to the Constitution, Amendment to the Constitution (Select) * United States House Select Committee on the Banks of the District of Columbia, Banks of the District of Columbia (Select) * United States House Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman: N/A) * United States House Committee on Commerce, Commerce (Chairman: N/A) * United States House Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman: N/A) * United States House Committee on Elections, Elections (Chairman: N/A) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Navy Department, Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman: N/A) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department, Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman: N/A) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the State Department, Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman: N/A) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury Department, Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman: N/A) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the War Department, Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman: N/A) * United States House Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings, Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman: N/A) * United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs (Chairman: Benjamin C. Howard) * United States House Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman: N/A) * United States House Committee on Invalid Pensions, Invalid Pensions (Chairman: N/A) * United States House Committee on Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: Samuel Beardsley then

) * United States House Committee on Manufactures, Manufactures (Chairman: N/A) * United States House Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman: N/A) * United States House Committee on the Militia, Militia (Chairman: N/A) * United States House Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman: N/A) * United States House Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: N/A) * United States House Committee on Public Expenditures, Public Expenditures (Chairman: N/A) * United States House Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman:

) * United States House Committee on Revisal and Unfinished Business, Revisal and Unfinished Business (Chairman: N/A) * United States House Committee on Revolutionary Claims, Revolutionary Claims (Chairman: N/A) * United States House Committee on Roads and Canals, Roads and Canals (Chairman: N/A) * 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: N/A) * United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Ways and Means (Chairman: Churchill C. Cambreleng) * 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

Employees

* Librarian of Congress: John Silva Meehan

Senate

* Chaplain of the United States Senate, Chaplain: Frederick Winslow Hatch (Episcopal Church in the United States of America, Episcopalian), until December 23, 1835 ** Edward Young Higbee, Edward Y. Higbee (Episcopal Church in the United States of America, Episcopalian), elected December 23, 1835 ** John R. Goodman (Episcopal Church in the United States of America, Episcopalian), elected December 28, 1836 * Secretary of the United States Senate, Secretary: Walter Lowrie (politician), Walter Lowrie until December 11, 1836 ** Asbury Dickins, elected December 12, 1836 * Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, Sergeant at Arms: John Shackford

House of Representatives

* Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, Chaplain: Edward Dunlap Smith (Presbyterian), until December 7, 1835 ** Thomas H. Stockton (Methodism, Methodist), elected December 7, 1835 ** Oliver C. Comstock (Baptist), elected December 5, 1836 * Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk: Walter S. Franklin (politician), Walter S. Franklin * Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives, Doorkeeper: Overton Carr * Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Sergeant at Arms: Thomas Beverly Randolph, Thomas B. Randolph, until December 15, 1835 ** Roderick Dorsey, elected December 15, 1835 * Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Reading Clerks: * Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives, Postmaster: William J. McCormick

Notes

References

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External links

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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...

Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 * '' ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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

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 = ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...

Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 * '' ...

List of United States representatives from North Carolina, North Carolina

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List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania

List of United States representatives from Rhode Island, Rhode Island

List of United States representatives from South Carolina, South Carolina

List of United States representatives from Tennessee, Tennessee

List of United States representatives from Vermont, Vermont

List of United States representatives from Virginia, Virginia

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