25th United States Congress





The Twenty-fifth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate, and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1837 to March 3, 1839, during the first two years of the administration of U.S. President Martin Van Buren.

The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Fifth Census of the United States in 1830. Both chambers had a Democratic, majority.

Dates of sessions
March 4, 1837 - March 3, 1839
 * Special session of the Senate: March 4, 1837 – March 10, 1837
 * First session: September 4, 1837 - October 16, 1837
 * Second session: December 4, 1837 - July 9, 1838
 * Third session: December 3, 1838 - March 3, 1839
 * Previous congress: 24th Congress
 * Next congress: 26th Congress

Party summary
The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this Congress, and includes members from vacancies and newly admitted states, when they were first seated. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section.

Major events

 * March 4, 1837 -- Martin Van Buren became President of the United States

Major legislation
List of United States federal legislation in the 25th Congress
 * June 12, 1838 -- Iowa Territory was formed from the Wisconsin Territory

Membership highlights by chamber
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.

Senate
Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1838; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1840; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1842.



House of Representatives
The names of members of the House of Representatives elected statewide on the general ticket or otherwise ''at-large]]’’ are preceded by an "A/L," and the names of those elected from districts, whether plural or single member, are preceded by their district numbers.

Many of the congressional district numbers are linked to articles describing the district itself. Since the boundaries of the districts have changed often and substantially, the linked article may only describe the district as it exists today, and not as it was at the time of this Congress.



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Delegates

 * Florida Territory


 * A/L: Charles Downing
 * Iowa Territory


 * A/L: William W. Chapman (D)
 * Wisconsin Territory


 * A/L: George W. Jones (D)
 * James D. Doty (D)
 * }

Membership detail by state
Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1838; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1840; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1842.

The names of members of the House of Representatives elected statewide on the general ticket or otherwise ''at-large’’ are preceded by an "A/L," and the names of those elected from districts, whether plural or single member, are preceded by their district numbers.

Many of the congressional district numbers are linked to articles describing the district itself. Since the boundaries of the districts have changed often and substantially, the linked article may only describe the district as it exists today, and not as it was at the time of this Congress.

The list below is arranged by state, then by chamber. Senators are shown in order of seniority, House members in district order.

Alabama

 * Senate


 * 2: William R. D. King (1786-1853), Democratic
 * 3: John McKinley (1780-1852), Democratic …resigned April 22, 1837.
 * Clement C. Clay (1789-1866), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy June 19, 1837.
 * House of Representatives (5 seats)


 * 1:Reuben Chapman (1799-1882), Democratic’
 * 2:Joshua L. Martin (1799-1856), Democratic’
 * 3: Joab Lawler (1796-1838), Whig …died May 8, 1838.
 * George W. Crabb (1804-1846), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 3, 1838.
 * 4: Dixon H. Lewis (1802-1848), Democratic
 * 5: Francis S. Lyon (1800-1882), Whig

Arkansas

 * Senate


 * 2: William S. Fulton (1795-1844), Democratic
 * 3: Ambrose H. Sevier (1801-1848), Democratic
 * House of Representatives (1 seat)


 * Arkansas's at-large congressional district: Archibald Yell (1797-1847), Democratic

Connecticut

 * Senate


 * 1: John M. Niles (1787-1856), Democratic
 * 3: Perry Smith (1783-1852), Democratic
 * House of Representatives (6 seats)


 * A/L: Isaac Toucey (1792-1869), Democratic
 * A/L: Samuel Ingham (1793-1881), Democratic
 * A/L: Elisha Haley (1776-1860), Democratic
 * A/L: Thomas T. Whittlesey (1798-1868), Democratic
 * A/L: Lancelot Phelps (1784-1866), ''Democratic’’
 * A/L: Orrin Holt (1792-1855), Democratic

Delaware

 * Senate


 * 1: Richard H. Bayard (1796-1868), Whig
 * 2: Thomas Clayton (1777-1854), Whig
 * House of Representatives (1 seat)


 * A/L: John J. Milligan (1795-1875), Whig

Georgia

 * Senate


 * 2: John P. King (1799-1888), Democratic …resigned November 1, 1837.
 * Wilson Lumpkin (1783-1870), Democratic…elected to fill vacancy November 22, 1837.
 * 3: Alfred Cuthbert (1785-1856), Democratic
 * House of Representatives (9 seats)


 * A/L: Jesse F. Cleveland (1804-1841), Democratic
 * A/L: William C. Dawson (1798-1856), Whig
 * A/L: Thomas Glascock (1790-1841), Democratic
 * A/L: Seaton Grantland (1782-1864), Democratic
 * A/L: Charles E. Haynes (1784-1841), Democratic
 * A/L: Hopkins Holsey (1779-1859), Democratic
 * A/L: Jabez Y. Jackson (1790- ), Democratic
 * A/L: George W. Owens (1786-1856), Democratic
 * A/L: George W. B. Towns (1801-1854), Democratic

Illinois

 * Senate


 * 2: John M. Robinson (1794-1843), Democratic
 * 3: Richard M. Young (1798-1861), Democratic
 * House of Representatives (3 seats)


 * 1: Adam W. Snyder (1799-1842), Democratic
 * 2: Zadok Casey (1796-1862), Democratic
 * 3: William L. May (1793c-1849), Democratic

Indiana

 * Senate


 * 1: John Tipton (1786-1839), Democratic
 * 3: Oliver H. Smith (1794-1859), Whig
 * House of Representatives (7 seats)


 * 1: Ratliff Boon (1781-1844), Democratic
 * 2: John Ewing (1789-1858), Whig
 * 3: William Graham (1782-1858), Whig
 * 4: George H. Dunn (1794-1854), Whig
 * 5: James Rariden (1795-1856), Whig
 * 6: William Herod (1801-1871), Whig
 * 7: Albert S. White (1803-1864), Whig

Kentucky

 * Senate


 * 3: Henry Clay (1777-1852), Whig
 * 2: John J. Crittenden (1786-1863), Whig
 * House of Representatives (13 seats)


 * 1: John L. Murray (1806-1842), Democratic
 * 2: Edward Rumsey (1796-1868), Whig
 * 3: Joseph R. Underwood (1791-1876), Whig
 * 4: Sherrod Williams (1804- ), Whig
 * 5: James Harlan (1800-1863), Whig
 * 6: John Calhoon (1797- ), Whig
 * 7: John Pope (1770-1845), Independent Whig
 * 8: William J. Graves (1805-1848), Whig
 * 9: John White (1802-1845), Whig
 * 10: Richard Hawes (1797-1877), Whig
 * 11: Richard H. Menefee (1809-1841), Whig
 * 12: John Chambers (1780-1852), Whig
 * 13: William W. Southgate (1800-1849), Whig

Louisiana

 * Senate


 * 2: Robert C. Nicholas (1793-1857), Democratic
 * 3: Alexander Mouton (1804-1885), Democrati
 * House of Representatives (3 seats)


 * 1: Henry Johnson (1783-1864), Whig
 * 2: Eleazar W. Ripley (1782-1839), Democratic …never qualified
 * 3: Rice Garland (1795c-1861), Whig

Maine

 * Senate


 * 2: John Ruggles (1789-1874), Democratic
 * 1: Reuel Williams (1783-1862), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy from preceding Congress February 22, 1837.
 * House of Representatives (8 seats)


 * 1: John Fairfield (1797-1847), Democratic …resigned December 24, 1838.
 * 2: Francis O. J. Smith (1806-1876), Democratic
 * 3: Jonathan Cilley (1802-1838), Democratic …died February 24, 1838.
 * Edward Robinson (1796-1857), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated April 28, 1838.
 * 4: George Evans (1797-1867), Whig
 * 5: Timothy J. Carter (1800-1838), Democratic …died March 14, 1838.
 * Virgil D. Parris (1807-1874), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated May 29, 1838.
 * 6: Hugh J. Anderson (1801-1881), Democratic
 * 7: Joseph C. Noyes (1798-1868), Whig
 * 8: Thomas Davee (1797-1841), Democratic

Maryland

 * Senate


 * 1: Joseph Kent (1779-1837), Whig …died November 24, 1837.
 * William D. Merrick (1793-1857), Whig …elected to fill vacancy January 4, 1838.
 * 3: John S. Spence (1788-1840), ''Whig’’
 * House of Representatives (8 seats)


 * 1: John Dennis (1807-1859), Whig
 * 2: James A. Pearce (1805-1862), Whig
 * 3: John T. H. Worthington (1788-1849), Democratic
 * 4: Benjamin C. Howard (1791-1872), Democratic
 * 4: Isaac McKim (1775-1838), Democratic …died April 1, 1838.
 * John P. Kennedy (1795-1870), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated April 30, 1838.
 * 5: William Cost Johnson (1806-1860), Whig
 * 6: Francis Thomas (1799-1876), Democratic
 * 7: Daniel Jenifer (1791-1855), Whig

Massachusetts

 * Senate


 * 1: Daniel Webster (1782-1852), Whig
 * 2: John Davis (1787-1854), Whig
 * House of Representatives (12 seats)


 * 1: Richard Fletcher (1788-1869), Whig
 * 2: Stephen C. Phillips (1801-1857), Whig …resigned September 28, 1838.
 * Leverett Saltonstall (1783-1845), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 5, 1838.
 * 3: Caleb Cushing (1800-1879), Whig
 * 4: William Parmenter (1789-1866), Democratic
 * 5: Levi Lincoln, Jr. (1782-1868), Whig
 * 6: George J. Grennell, Jr. (1786-1877), Whig
 * 7: George N. Briggs (1796-1861), Whig
 * 8: William B. Calhoun (1796-1865), Whig
 * 9: William S. Hastings (1798-1842), Whig
 * 10: Nathaniel B. Borden (1801-1865), Democratic
 * 11: John Reed, Jr. (1781-1860), Whig
 * 12: John Quincy Adams (1767-1848), Whig

Michigan

 * Senate


 * 1: Lucius Lyon (1800-1851), Democratic
 * 2: John Norvell (1789-1850), Democratic
 * House of Representatives (1 seat)


 * A/L: Isaac E. Crary (1804-1854), Democratic

Mississippi

 * Senate


 * 1: John Black ( -1854), Whig …resigned January 22, 1838.
 * James F. Trotter (1802-1866), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy January 22, 1838, resigned July 10, 1838.
 * Thomas H. Williams (1801-1851), Democratic …appointed to fill vacancy November 12, 1838, subsequently elected.
 * 2: Robert J. Walker (1801-1869)]] Democratic
 * House of Representatives (2 seats)


 * A/L: John F. H. Claiborne (1809-1884), Democratic …contested election, served until February 5, 1838.
 * Thomas J. Word ( - ), Whig …contested election, seated February 5, 1838.
 * A/L: Samuel J. Gholson (1808-1883), Democratic …contested election, served until February 5, 1838.
 * Seargent S. Prentiss (1808-1850), Whig …contested election, seated February 5, 1838.

Missouri

 * Senate


 * 1: Thomas H. Benton (1782-1858), Democratic
 * 3: Lewis F. Linn (1796-1843), Democratic
 * House of Representatives (2 seats)


 * A/L: Albert G. Harrison (1800-1839), Democratic
 * A/L: John Miller (1781-1846), Democratic

New Hampshire

 * Senate


 * 2: Henry Hubbard (1784-1857), Democratic
 * 3: Franklin Pierce (1804-1869), Democratic
 * House of Representatives (5 seats)


 * A/L: Charles G. Atherton (1804-1853), Democratic
 * A/L: Samuel Cushman (1783-1851), Democratic
 * A/L: James Farrington (1791-1859), Democratic
 * A/L: Joseph Weeks (1773-1845), Democratic
 * A/L: Jared W. Williams (1796-1864), Democratic’

New Jersey

 * Senate


 * 1: Samuel L. Southard (1787-1842), Whig
 * 2: Garret D. Wall (1783-1850), Democratic
 * House of Representatives (6 seats)


 * A/L: John B. Aycrigg (1798-1856), Whig
 * A/L: William Halstead (1794-1878), Whig
 * A/L: John P. B. Maxwell (1804-1845), Whig
 * A/L: Joseph F. Randolph (1803-1873), Whig
 * A/L: Charles C. Stratton (1796-1859), Whig
 * A/L: Thomas Jones Yorke (1801-1882), Whig

New York

 * Senate


 * 3: Silas Wright, Jr. (1795-1847), Democratic
 * 1: Nathaniel P. Tallmadge (1795-1864), Democratic
 * House of Representatives (40 seats)


 * 1: Thomas B. Jackson (1797-1881), Democratic
 * 2: Abraham Vanderveer (1781-1839), Democratic
 * 3: Churchill C. Cambreleng (1786-1862), Democratic
 * 3: Edward Curtis (1801-1856), Whig
 * 3: Josiah Ogden Hoffman (1793-1856), Whig
 * 3: Ely Moore (1798-1860), Democratic
 * 4: Gouverneur Kemble (1786-1875), Democratic
 * 5: Obadiah Titus (1789-1854), Democratic
 * 6: Nathaniel Jones (1788-1866), Democratic
 * 7: John C. Brodhead (1780-1859), Democratic
 * 8: Robert McClellan (1806-1860), Democratic’
 * 8: Zadock Pratt (1790-1871), Democratic
 * 9: Henry Vail (1782-1853), Democratic
 * 10: Albert Gallup (1796-1851), Democratic
 * 11: John I. De Graff (1783-1848), Democratic
 * 12: David A. Russell (1780-1861), Whig
 * 13: John Palmer (1785-1840), Democratic
 * 14: James B. Spencer (1781-1848), Democratic
 * 15: John Edwards (1781-1850), Democratic
 * 16: Arphaxed Loomis (1798-1885), Democratic
 * 17: Henry A. Foster (1800-1889), Democratic
 * 17: Abraham P. Grant (1804-1871), Democratic
 * 18: Isaac H. Bronson (1802-1855), Democratic
 * 19: John H. Prentiss (1784-1861), Democratic
 * 20: Amasa J. Parker (1807-1890), Democratic
 * 21: John C. Clark (1793-1852), Democratic
 * 22: Andrew D. W. Bruyn (1790-1838), Democratic …died July 27, 1838.
 * Cyrus Beers (1786-1850), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 3, 1838.
 * 22: Hiram Gray (1801-1890), Democratic
 * 23: Bennet Bicknell (1781-1841), Democratic
 * 23: William Taylor (1791-1865), Democratic
 * 24: William H. Noble (1788-1850), Democratic
 * 25: Samuel Birdsall (1791-1872), Democratic
 * 26: Mark H. Sibley (1796-1852), Whig
 * 27: John T. Andrews (1803-1894), Democratic
 * 28: Timothy Childs (1785-1847), Whig
 * 29: William Patterson (1789-1838), Whig …died August 14, 1838.
 * Harvey Putnam (1793-1855), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 3, 1838.
 * 30: Luther C. Peck (1800-1876), Whig
 * 31: Richard P. Marvin (1803-1892), Whig
 * 32: Millard Fillmore (1800-1874), Whig
 * 33: Charles F. Mitchell (1808c- ), Whig

North Carolina

 * Senate


 * 2: Bedford Brown (1795-1870), Democratic
 * 3: Robert Strange (1796-1854), Democratic
 * House of Representatives (13 seats)


 * 1: Samuel T. Sawyer (1800-1865), Whig
 * 2: Jesse A. Bynum (1797-1868), Democratic
 * 3: Edward Stanly (1810-1872), Whig
 * 4: Charles B. Shepard (1808-1843), Whig
 * 5: James I. McKay (1793-1853), Democratic
 * 6: Micajah T. Hawkins (1790-1858), Democratic
 * 7: Edmund Deberry (1787-1859), Whig
 * 8: William Montgomery (1789-1844), Democratic
 * 9: Augustine H. Shepperd (1792-1864), Whig
 * 10: Abraham Rencher (1798-1883), Whig
 * 11: Henry W. Connor (1793-1866), Democratic
 * 12: James Graham (1793-1851), Whig
 * 13: Lewis Williams (1782-1842), Whig

Ohio

 * Senate


 * 1: Thomas Morris (1776-1844), Democratic
 * 3: William Allen (1803-1879), Democratic
 * House of Representatives (19 seats)


 * 1: Alexander Duncan (1788-1853), Democratic
 * 2: Taylor Webster (1800-1876), Democratic
 * 3: Patrick G. Goode (1798-1862), Whig
 * 4: Thomas Corwin (1794-1865), Whig
 * 5: Thomas L. Hamer (1800-1846), Democratic
 * 6: Calvary Morris (1798-1871), Whig
 * 7: William K. Bond (1792-1864), Whig
 * 8: Joseph Ridgway (1783-1861), Whig
 * 9: John Chaney (1790-1881), Democratic
 * 10: Samson Mason (1793-1869), Whig
 * 11: James Alexander, Jr. (1789-1846), Whig
 * 12: Alexander Harper (1786-1860), Whig] 
 * 13: Daniel P. Leadbetter (1797-1870), Democratic’
 * 14: William H. Hunter ( -1842), Democratic
 * 15: John W. Allen (1802-1887), Whig
 * 16: Elisha Whittlesey (1783-1863), Whig …resigned July 9, 1838.
 * Joshua R. Giddings (1795-1864), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 3, 1838.
 * 17: Andrew W. Loomis (1797-1873), Whig …resigned October 20, 1837.
 * Charles D. Coffin (1805-1880), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 20, 1837.
 * 18: Matthias Shepler (1790-1863), Democratic
 * 19: Daniel Kilgore (1793-1851), Democratic …resigned July 4, 1838.
 * Henry Swearingen (1792c-1849), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 3, 1838.

Pennsylvania

 * Senate


 * 1: Samuel McKean (1787-1841), Democratic
 * 3: James Buchanan (1791-1868), Democratic’
 * House of Representatives (28 seats)


 * 1: Lemuel Paynter (1788-1863), Democratic
 * 2: John Sergeant (1779-1852), Whig
 * 2: George W. Toland (1796-1869), Whig
 * 3: Francis J. Harper (1800-1837), Democratic …died March 18, 1837, before Congress assembled.
 * Charles Naylor (1806-1872), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated September 4, 1837.
 * 4: Edward Darlington (1795-1884), Anti-Masonic
 * 4: Edward Davies (1779-1853), Anti-Masonic
 * 4: David Potts, Jr. (1794c-1863), Anti-Masonic
 * 5: Jacob Fry, Jr. (1802-1866), Democratic
 * 6: Mathias Morris (1787-1839), Whig
 * 7: David D. Wagener (1792-1860), Democratic
 * 8: Edward B. Hubley (1792-1856), Democratic
 * 9: Henry A. P. Muhlenberg (1782-1844), Democratic …resigned February 9, 1838.
 * George M. Keim (1805-1861), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated March 17, 1838.
 * 10: Luther Reily (1794-1854), Democratic
 * 11: Henry Logan (1784-1866), Democratic
 * 12: Daniel Sheffer (1783-1880), Democratic
 * 13: Charles McClure (1804-1846), Democratic
 * 14: William W. Potter (1792-1839), Democratic
 * 15: David Petrikin (1788-1847), Democratic
 * 16: Robert H. Hammond (1791-1847), Democratic
 * 17: Samuel W. Morris (1786-1847), Democratic
 * 18: Charles Ogle (1798-1841), Anti-Masonic
 * 19: John J. Klingensmith, Jr. (1786-1854), Democratic
 * 20: Andrew Buchanan (1780-1848), Democratic
 * 21: Thomas M. T. McKennan (1794-1852), Anti-Masonic
 * 22: Richard Biddle (1796-1847), Anti-Masonic
 * 23: William Beatty (1787-1851), Democratic
 * 24: Thomas Henry (1779-1849), Anti-Masonic
 * 25: Arnold Plumer (1801-1869), Democratic

Rhode Island

 * Senate


 * 2: Nehemiah R. Knight (1780-1854), Whig
 * 1: Asher Robbins (1757-1845), Whig
 * House of Representatives (2 seats)


 * A/L: Robert B. Cranston (1791-1873), Whig
 * A/L: Joseph L. Tillinghast (1791-1844), Whig

South Carolina

 * Senate


 * 2: John C. Calhoun (1782-1850), Democratic
 * 3: William C. Preston (1794-1860), Whig
 * House of Representatives (9 seats)


 * 1: Hugh S. Legaré (1797-1843), Democratic
 * 2: R. Barnwell Rhett (1800-1876), Nullifier
 * 3: John Campbell ( -1845), Nullifier
 * 4: Franklin H. Elmore (1799-1850), Nullifier
 * 5: Francis W. Pickens (1805-1869), Nullifier
 * 6: Waddy Thompson, Jr. (1798-1868), Whig
 * 7: William K. Clowney (1797-1851), Nullifier
 * 8: John P. Richardson (1801-1864), Democratic
 * 9: John K. Griffin (1789-1841), Nullifier

Tennessee

 * Senate


 * 2: Hugh Lawson White (1773-1840), Whig
 * 1: Felix Grundy (1777-1840), Democratic …resigned July 4, 1838.
 * Ephraim H. Foster (1794-1854), Whig …appointed to fill vacancy September 17, 1838, subsequently elected, resigned March 3, 1839.
 * House of Representatives (13 seats)


 * 1: William B. Carter (1792-1848), Whig
 * 2: Abraham McClellan (1789-1866), Democratic
 * 3: Joseph L. Williams (1810-1865), Whig
 * 4: James I. Standifer (1782-1837), Whig …died August 20, 1837.
 * William Stone (1791-1853), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated October 6, 1837.
 * 5: Hopkins L. Turney (1797-1857), Democratic
 * 6: William B. Campbell (1807-1867), Whig
 * 7: John Bell (1797-1869), Whig
 * 8: Abram P. Maury (1801-1848), Whig
 * 9: James K. Polk (1795-1849), Democratic
 * 10: Ebenezer J. Shields (1778-1846), Whig
 * 11: Richard Cheatham (1799-1845), Whig
 * 12: John W. Crockett (1807-1852), Whig
 * 13: Christopher H. Williams (1798-1857), Whig

Vermont

 * Senate


 * 3: Samuel Prentiss (1782-1857), Whig
 * 1: Benjamin Swift (1781-1847), Whig
 * House of Representatives (5 seats)


 * 1: Hiland Hall (1795-1885), Whig
 * 2: William Slade (1786-1859), Whig
 * 3: Horace Everett (1779-1851), Whig
 * 4: Heman Allen (1777-1844), Whig
 * 5: Isaac Fletcher (1784-1842), Democratic

Virginia

 * Senate


 * 1: William C. Rives (1793-1868), Democratic
 * 2: Richard E. Parker (1783-1840), Democratic …resigned March 13, 1837.
 * William H. Roane (1787-1845), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy March 14, 1837.
 * House of Representatives (21 seats)


 * 1: Francis Mallory (1807-1860), Whig
 * 2: Francis E. Rives (1792-1861), Democratic
 * 3: John W. Jones (1791-1848), Democratic
 * 4: George C. Dromgoole (1797-1847), Democratic
 * 5: James W. Bouldin (1792-1854), Democratic
 * 6: Walter Coles (1790-1857), Democratic
 * 7: Archibald Stuart (1795-1855), Democratic
 * 8: Henry A. Wise (1806-1876), Whig
 * 9: Robert M. T. Hunter (1809-1887), Whig
 * 10: John Taliaferro (1768-1852), Whig
 * 11: John Robertson (1787-1873), Whig
 * 12: James Garland (1791-1885), Democratic
 * 13: John M. Patton (1797-1858), Democratic …resigned in 1838.
 * Linn Banks (1784-1842), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated May 19, 1838.
 * 14: Charles F. Mercer (1778-1858), Whig
 * 15: James M. Mason (1798-1871), Democratic
 * 16: Isaac S. Pennybacker (1805-1847), Democratic
 * 17: Robert Craig (1792-1852), Democratic
 * 18: George W. Hopkins (1804-1861), Democratic
 * 19: Andrew Beirne (1771-1845), Democratic
 * 20: Joseph Johnson (1785-1877), Democratic
 * 21: William S. Morgan (1801-1878), Democratic

Delegates

 * Florida Territory


 * A/L: Charles Downing ( -1845)
 * Iowa Territory


 * A/L: William W. Chapman (1808-1892), Democratic …newly created territory, seated December 3, 1838.
 * Wisconsin Territory


 * A/L: James D. Doty (1799-1865), Democratic …contested election, seated January 14, 1839.
 * A/L: George W. Jones (1804-1896), Democratic …contested election, served until January 14, 1839.

Membership detail by Chamber/Party
The list below is arranged by chamber, then by political party. Members are shown in alphabetical order.

Senate
Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six year terms with each Congress.

Democratic

 * William Allen, Ohio
 * Thomas H. Benton, Missouri
 * Bedford Brown, North Carolina
 * James Buchanan, Pennsylvania
 * John C. Calhoun, South Carolina
 * Clement C. Clay, Alabama
 * Alfred Cuthbert, Georgia
 * William S. Fulton, Arkansas
 * Felix Grundy, Tennessee
 * Henry Hubbard, New Hampshire
 * John P. King, Georgia
 * William R. D. King, Alabama
 * Lewis F. Linn, Missouri
 * Wilson Lumpkin, Georgia
 * Lucius Lyon, Michigan
 * Samuel McKean, Pennsylvania
 * John McKinley, Alabama
 * Thomas Morris (Ohio politician)|Thomas Morris, Ohio
 * Alexander Mouton, Louisiana
 * Robert C. Nicholas, Louisiana
 * John M. Niles, Connecticut
 * John Norvell, Michigan
 * Richard E. Parker, Virginia
 * Franklin Pierce, New Hampshire
 * William C. Rives, Virginia
 * William H. Roane, Virginia
 * John M. Robinson, Illinois
 * John Ruggles, Maine
 * Ambrose H. Sevier, Arkansas
 * Perry Smith, Connecticut
 * Robert Strange, North Carolina
 * Nathaniel P. Tallmadge, New York
 * John Tipton, Indiana
 * James F. Trotter, Mississippi
 * Robert J. Walker, Mississippi
 * Garret D. Wall, New Jersey
 * Reuel Williams, Maine
 * Thomas H. Williams, Mississippi
 * Silas Wright, Jr., New York
 * Richard M. Young, Illinois
 * Silas Wright, Jr., New York
 * Richard M. Young, Illinois

Whig

 * Richard H. Bayard, Delaware
 * John Black, Mississippi
 * Henry Clay, Kentucky
 * Thomas Clayton, Delaware
 * John J. Crittenden, Kentucky
 * John Davis, Massachusetts
 * Ephraim H. Foster, Tennessee
 * Joseph Kent, Maryland
 * Nehemiah R. Knight, Rhode Island
 * William D. Merrick, Maryland
 * Samuel Prentiss, Vermont
 * William C. Preston, South Carolina
 * Asher Robbins, Rhode Island
 * Oliver H. Smith, Indiana
 * Samuel L. Southard, New Jersey
 * John S. Spence, Maryland
 * Benjamin Swift, Vermont
 * Daniel Webster, Massachusetts
 * Hugh Lawson White, Tennessee
 * Daniel Webster, Massachusetts
 * Hugh Lawson White, Tennessee

House of Representatives
Members of the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives, were elected by popular vote, variously to single member districts or at-large.

[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]

 * Hugh J. Anderson, Maine
 * John T. Andrews, New York
 * Charles G. Atherton, New Hampshire
 * Linn Banks, Virginia
 * William Beatty, Pennsylvania
 * Cyrus Beers, New York
 * Andrew Beirne, Virginia
 * Bennet Bicknell, New York
 * Samuel Birdsall, New York
 * Ratliff Boon, Indiana
 * Nathaniel B. Borden, Massachusetts
 * James W. Bouldin, Virginia
 * John C. Brodhead, New York
 * Isaac H. Bronson, New York
 * Andrew D. W. Bruyn, New York
 * Andrew Buchanan, Pennsylvania
 * Jesse A. Bynum, North Carolina
 * Churchill C. Cambreleng, New York
 * Timothy J. Carter, Maine
 * Zadok Casey, Illinois
 * John Chaney, Ohio
 * Reuben Chapman, Alabama
 * Jonathan Cilley, Maine
 * John F. H. Claiborne, Mississippi
 * John C. Clark, New York
 * Jesse F. Cleveland, Georgia
 * Walter Coles, Virginia
 * Henry W. Connor, North Carolina
 * Robert Craig, Virginia
 * Isaac E. Crary, Michigan
 * Samuel Cushman, New Hampshire
 * Thomas Davee, Maine
 * John I. De Graff, New York
 * George C. Dromgoole, Virginia
 * Alexander Duncan, Ohio
 * John Edwards, New York
 * John Fairfield, Maine
 * James Farrington, New Hampshire
 * Isaac Fletcher, Vermont
 * Henry A. Foster, New York
 * Jacob Fry, Jr., Pennsylvania
 * Albert Gallup, [[New York
 * James Garland, [[Virginia
 * Samuel J. Gholson, [[Mississippi
 * Georgia''
 * Abraham P. Grant, [[New York
 * Georgia''
 * Hiram Gray, [[New York
 * Elisha Haley, [[Connecticut
 * Thomas L. Hamer, [[Ohio
 * Robert H. Hammond, [[Pennsylvania
 * Francis J. Harper, [[Pennsylvania
 * Albert G. Harrison, [[Missouri
 * Micajah T. Hawkins, [[North Carolina
 * Charles E. Haynes, [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia
 * Georgia''
 * Orrin Holt, [[Connecticut
 * George W. Hopkins, [[Virginia
 * Benjamin C. Howard, [[Maryland
 * Edward B. Hubley, [[Pennsylvania
 * William H. Hunter, [[Ohio
 * Samuel Ingham, [[Connecticut
 * Jabez Y. Jackson, [[Georgia (U.S. state)| 
 * Thomas B. Jackson, [[New York
 * Joseph Johnson, ''[[Virginia’’
 * John W. Jones, [[Virginia
 * Nathaniel Jones, [[New York
 * George M. Keim, [[Pennsylvania
 * Gouverneur Kemble, [[New York
 * Daniel Kilgore, ''[[Ohio’’
 * John J. Klingensmith, Jr., [[Pennsylvania
 * Daniel P. Leadbetter, [[Ohio
 * Hugh S. Legaré, [[South Carolina
 * Dixon H. Lewis, [[Alabama
 * Henry Logan, [[Pennsylvania
 * Arphaxed Loomis, [[New York
 * Joshua L. Martin, [[Alabama
 * James M. Mason, [[Virginia
 * William L. May, [[Illinois
 * Abraham McClellan, [[Tennessee
 * Robert McClellan, [[New York
 * Charles McClure, [[Pennsylvania
 * James I. McKay, [[North Carolina
 * Isaac McKim, [[Maryland
 * John Miller, [[Missouri
 * William Montgomery, [[North Carolina
 * Ely Moore, [[New York
 * William S. Morgan, [[Virginia
 * Samuel W. Morris, [[Pennsylvania
 * Henry A. P. Muhlenberg, [[Pennsylvania
 * John L. Murray, [[Kentucky
 * William H. Noble, [[New York
 * George W. Owens, [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia
 * John Palmer, [[New York
 * Amasa J. Parker, [[New York
 * William Parmenter, [[Massachusetts
 * Virgil D. Parris, [[Maine
 * John M. Patton, [[Virginia
 * Lemuel Paynter, [[Pennsylvania
 * Isaac S. Pennybacker, [[Virginia
 * David Petrikin, [[Pennsylvania
 * Lancelot Phelps, [[Connecticut
 * Arnold Plumer, [[Pennsylvania
 * James K. Polk, [[Tennessee
 * William W. Potter, [[Pennsylvania
 * Zadock Pratt, [[New York
 * John H. Prentiss, [[New York ’
 * Luther Reily, [[Pennsylvania
 * John P. Richardson, [[South Carolina ’
 * Eleazar W. Ripley, [[Louisiana
 * Francis E. Rives, [[Virginia
 * Daniel Sheffer, [[Pennsylvania
 * Matthias Shepler, [[Ohio
 * Francis O. J. Smith, [[Maine
 * Adam W. Snyder, [[Illinois
 * James B. Spencer, [[New York
 * Archibald Stuart, [[Virginia
 * Henry Swearingen, [[Ohio
 * William Taylor, [[New York
 * Francis Thomas, [[Maryland
 * Obadiah Titus, [[New York
 * Isaac Toucey, [[Connecticut
 * George W. B. Towns, [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia
 * Hopkins L. Turney, [[Tennessee
 * Henry Vail, [[New York
 * Abraham Vanderveer, [[New York
 * David D. Wagener, [[Pennsylvania
 * Taylor Webster, [[Ohio
 * Joseph Weeks, [[New Hampshire
 * Thomas T. Whittlesey, [[Connecticut
 * Jared W. Williams, [[New Hampshire
 * John T. H. Worthington, [[Maryland
 * Archibald Yell, [[Arkansas
 * John T. H. Worthington, [[Maryland
 * Archibald Yell, [[Arkansas

Whig

 * John Quincy Adams, [[Massachusetts
 * James Alexander, Jr., [[Ohio
 * Heman Allen, [[Vermont
 * John W. Allen, [[Ohio
 * John B. Aycrigg, [[New Jersey
 * John Bell, [[Tennessee
 * William K. Bond, [[Ohio
 * George N. Briggs, [[Massachusetts’’ ]]
 * John Calhoon, [[Kentucky
 * William B. Calhoun, [[Massachusetts
 * William B. Campbell, ''[[Tennessee’’
 * William B. Carter, [[Tennessee
 * John Chambers, [[Kentucky
 * Richard Cheatham, [[Tennessee
 * Timothy Childs, [[New York
 * Charles D. Coffin, [[Ohio
 * Thomas Corwin, [[Ohio
 * George W. Crabb, [[Alabama
 * Robert B. Cranston, [[Rhode Island
 * John W. Crockett, [[Tennessee
 * Edward Curtis, [[New York
 * Caleb Cushing, [[Massachusetts
 * William C. Dawson, [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia
 * Edmund Deberry, [[North Carolina
 * John Dennis, [[Maryland
 * George H. Dunn, [[Indiana
 * George Evans, [[Maine
 * Horace Everett, [[Vermont
 * John Ewing, [[Indiana
 * Millard Fillmore, [[New York
 * Richard Fletcher, [[Massachusetts
 * Rice Garland, [[Louisiana
 * Joshua R. Giddings, [[Ohio
 * Patrick G. Goode, [[Ohio ]]
 * James Graham, [[North Carolina
 * William Graham, [[Indiana
 * William J. Graves, [[Kentucky
 * George J. Grennell, Jr., [[Massachusetts
 * Hiland Hall, [[Vermont
 * William Halstead, [[New Jersey
 * James Harlan, [[Kentucky
 * Alexander Harper, ''[[Ohio’’
 * William S. Hastings, [[Massachusetts
 * Richard Hawes, [[Kentucky
 * William Herod, [[Indiana
 * Josiah Ogden Hoffman, [[New York
 * Robert M. T. Hunter, [[Virginia
 * Daniel Jenifer, [[Maryland
 * Henry Johnson, [[Louisiana
 * William Cost Johnson, [[Maryland
 * John P. Kennedy, ''[[Maryland’’
 * Joab Lawler, [[Alabama
 * Levi Lincoln, Jr., [[Massachusetts
 * Andrew W. Loomis, [[Ohio
 * Francis S. Lyon, [[Alabama
 * Francis Mallory, [[Virginia
 * Richard P. Marvin, [[New York
 * Samson Mason, [[Ohio
 * Abram P. Maury, [[Tennessee
 * John P. B. Maxwell, [[New Jersey
 * Richard H. Menefee, [[Kentucky
 * Charles F. Mercer, [[Virginia
 * John J. Milligan, [[Delaware
 * Charles F. Mitchell, [[New York
 * Calvary Morris, [[Ohio
 * Mathias Morris, [[Pennsylvania
 * Charles Naylor, [[Pennsylvania
 * Joseph C. Noyes, [[Maine
 * William Patterson, [[New York
 * James A. Pearce, [[Maryland
 * Luther C. Peck, [[New York] 
 * Stephen C. Phillips, [[Massachusetts.
 * Seargent S. Prentiss, Mississippi
 * Harvey Putnam, [[New York
 * Joseph F. Randolph, [[New Jersey
 * James Rariden, [[Indiana
 * John Reed, Jr., [[Massachusetts
 * Abraham Rencher, [[North Carolina
 * Joseph Ridgway, [[Ohio
 * John Robertson, [[Virginia
 * Edward Robinson, [[Maine
 * Edward Rumsey, [[Kentucky
 * David A. Russell, [[New York
 * Leverett Saltonstall, [[Massachusetts
 * Samuel T. Sawyer, [[North Carolina
 * John Sergeant, [[Pennsylvania
 * Charles B. Shepard, [[North Carolina
 * Augustine Henry Shepperd|Augustine H. Shepperd, North Carolina
 * Ebenezer J. Shields, [[Tennessee
 * Mark H. Sibley, [[New York
 * William Slade, [[Vermont
 * William W. Southgate, [[Kentucky
 * James I. Standifer, [[Tennessee
 * Edward Stanly, [[North Carolina
 * William Stone, [[Tennessee
 * Charles C. Stratton, [[New Jersey
 * John Taliaferro, [[Virginia
 * Waddy Thompson, Jr., [[South Carolina] 
 * Joseph L. Tillinghast, [[Rhode Island
 * George W. Toland, [[Pennsylvania
 * Joseph R. Underwood, [[Kentucky
 * Albert S. White, [[Indiana
 * John White, [[Kentucky
 * Elisha Whittlesey, [[Ohio.
 * Christopher H. Williams, [[Tennessee
 * Joseph L. Williams, [[Tennessee
 * Lewis Williams, [[North Carolina
 * Sherrod Williams, [[Kentucky
 * Henry A. Wise, [[Virginia
 * Thomas J. Word, [[Mississippi 
 * Thomas Jones Yorke, ''[[New Jersey’’
 * Thomas J. Word, [[Mississippi 
 * Thomas Jones Yorke, ''[[New Jersey’’

Anti-Masonic

 * Richard Biddle, [[Pennsylvania
 * Edward Darlington, [[Pennsylvania
 * Edward Davies, [[Pennsylvania
 * Thomas Henry, [[Pennsylvania
 * Thomas M. T. McKennan, [[Pennsylvania
 * Charles Ogle, [[Pennsylvania
 * David Potts, Jr, [[Pennsylvania
 * David Potts, Jr, [[Pennsylvania

Nullifier
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 * John Campbell, [[South Carolina
 * William K. Clowney, [[South Carolina
 * Franklin H. Elmore, [[South Carolina
 * John K. Griffin, [[South Carolina
 * Francis W. Pickens, [[South Carolina
 * R. Barnwell Rhett, [[South Carolina
 * R. Barnwell Rhett, [[South Carolina

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