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* [[Thomas Hart Benton (senator)| Thomas H. Benton]], ''[[Missouri (U.S. state)|Missouri]]'' | * [[Thomas Hart Benton (senator)| Thomas H. Benton]], ''[[Missouri (U.S. state)|Missouri]]'' | ||
* [[James Buchanan]], ''[[Pennsylvania (U.S. state)|Pennsylvania]]'' | * [[James Buchanan]], ''[[Pennsylvania (U.S. state)|Pennsylvania]]'' | ||
* [[John C. Calhoun]], ''[[South Carolina]]'' | * [[John C. Calhoun]], ''[[South Carolina (U.S. state)|South Carolina]]'' | ||
* [[Clement Comer Clay| Clement C. Clay]], ''[[Alabama (U.S. state)]]'' | * [[Clement Comer Clay| Clement C. Clay]], ''[[Alabama (U.S. state)]]'' | ||
* [[Alfred Cuthbert]], ''[[Georgia]]'' | * [[Alfred Cuthbert]], ''[[Georgia]]'' | ||
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* [[William R. King| William R. D. King]], ''[[Alabama (U.S. state)]]'' | * [[William R. King| William R. D. King]], ''[[Alabama (U.S. state)]]'' | ||
* [[Lewis F. Linn]] , ''[[Missouri (U.S. state)|Missouri]]'' | * [[Lewis F. Linn]] , ''[[Missouri (U.S. state)|Missouri]]'' | ||
* [[George McDuffie]], ''[[South Carolina]]'' | * [[George McDuffie]], ''[[South Carolina (U.S. state)|South Carolina]]'' | ||
* [[Samuel McRoberts]], ''[[Illinois (U.S. state)]]'' | * [[Samuel McRoberts]], ''[[Illinois (U.S. state)]]'' | ||
* [[Alexander Mouton]], ''[[Louisiana (U.S. state)|Louisiana]]'' | * [[Alexander Mouton]], ''[[Louisiana (U.S. state)|Louisiana]]'' | ||
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* [[Augustus Seymour Porter| Augustus S. Porter]], ''[[Michigan (U.S. state)|Michigan]]'' | * [[Augustus Seymour Porter| Augustus S. Porter]], ''[[Michigan (U.S. state)|Michigan]]'' | ||
* [[Samuel Prentiss]], ''[[Vermont]]'' | * [[Samuel Prentiss]], ''[[Vermont]]'' | ||
* [[William C. Preston]], ''[[South Carolina]]'' | * [[William C. Preston]], ''[[South Carolina (U.S. state)|South Carolina]]'' | ||
* [[William Cabell Rives| William C. Rives]], ''[[Virginia]]'' | * [[William Cabell Rives| William C. Rives]], ''[[Virginia]]'' | ||
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* [[Charles Brown (congressman)| Charles Brown]], ''[[Pennsylvania (U.S. state)|Pennsylvania]]'' | * [[Charles Brown (congressman)| Charles Brown]], ''[[Pennsylvania (U.S. state)|Pennsylvania]]'' | ||
* [[Edmund Burke (congressman)|Edmund Burke]], ''[[New Hampshire (U.S. state)|New Hampshire]]'' | * [[Edmund Burke (congressman)|Edmund Burke]], ''[[New Hampshire (U.S. state)|New Hampshire]]'' | ||
* [[Sampson H. Butler]], ''[[South Carolina]]'' | * [[Sampson H. Butler]], ''[[South Carolina (U.S. state)|South Carolina]]'' | ||
* [[William Orlando Butler| William O. Butler]], ''[[Kentucky (U.S. state)|Kentucky]]'' | * [[William Orlando Butler| William O. Butler]], ''[[Kentucky (U.S. state)|Kentucky]]'' | ||
* [[Greene Washington Caldwell| Greene W. Caldwell]], ''[[North Carolina (U.S. state)]]'' | * [[Greene Washington Caldwell| Greene W. Caldwell]], ''[[North Carolina (U.S. state)]]'' | ||
* [[Patrick C. Caldwell]], ''[[South Carolina]]'' | * [[Patrick C. Caldwell]], ''[[South Carolina (U.S. state)|South Carolina]]'' | ||
* [[John Campbell (1795–1845)| John Campbell]], ''[[South Carolina]]'' | * [[John Campbell (1795–1845)| John Campbell]], ''[[South Carolina (U.S. state)|South Carolina]]'' | ||
* [[George B. Cary]], ''[[Virginia]]'' | * [[George B. Cary]], ''[[Virginia]]'' | ||
* [[Reuben Chapman]], ''[[Alabama (U.S. state)]]'' | * [[Reuben Chapman]], ''[[Alabama (U.S. state)]]'' | ||
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* [[John Hastings (representative)| John Hastings]], ''[[Ohio (U.S. state)|Ohio]]'' | * [[John Hastings (representative)| John Hastings]], ''[[Ohio (U.S. state)|Ohio]]'' | ||
* [[Samuel Lewis Hays| Samuel L. Hays]], ''[[Virginia]]'' | * [[Samuel Lewis Hays| Samuel L. Hays]], ''[[Virginia]]'' | ||
* [[Isaac E. Holmes]], ''[[South Carolina]]'' | * [[Isaac E. Holmes]], ''[[South Carolina (U.S. state)|South Carolina]]'' | ||
* [[Enos Hook]], ''[[Pennsylvania (U.S. state)|Pennsylvania]]''. | * [[Enos Hook]], ''[[Pennsylvania (U.S. state)|Pennsylvania]]''. | ||
* [[George Washington Hopkins| George W. Hopkins]], ''[[Virginia]]'' | * [[George Washington Hopkins| George W. Hopkins]], ''[[Virginia]]'' | ||
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* [[Samuel Partridge]], ''[[New York (disambiguation)|New York]]'' | * [[Samuel Partridge]], ''[[New York (disambiguation)|New York]]'' | ||
* [[William W. Payne]], ''[[Alabama (U.S. state)]]'' | * [[William W. Payne]], ''[[Alabama (U.S. state)]]'' | ||
* [[Francis Wilkinson Pickens| Francis W. Pickens]], ''[[South Carolina]]'' | * [[Francis Wilkinson Pickens| Francis W. Pickens]], ''[[South Carolina (U.S. state)|South Carolina]]'' | ||
* [[Arnold Plumer]], ''[[Pennsylvania (U.S. state)|Pennsylvania]]'' | * [[Arnold Plumer]], ''[[Pennsylvania (U.S. state)|Pennsylvania]]'' | ||
* [[William S. Ramsey]], ''[[Pennsylvania (U.S. state)|Pennsylvania]]'' | * [[William S. Ramsey]], ''[[Pennsylvania (U.S. state)|Pennsylvania]]'' | ||
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* [[John R. Reding]], ''[[New Hampshire (U.S. state)|New Hampshire]]'' | * [[John R. Reding]], ''[[New Hampshire (U.S. state)|New Hampshire]]'' | ||
* [[John Reynolds (U.S. politician)| John Reynolds]], ''[[Illinois (U.S. state)]]'' | * [[John Reynolds (U.S. politician)| John Reynolds]], ''[[Illinois (U.S. state)]]'' | ||
* [[Robert Rhett| R. Barnwell Rhett]], ''[[South Carolina]]'' | * [[Robert Rhett| R. Barnwell Rhett]], ''[[South Carolina (U.S. state)|South Carolina]]'' | ||
* [[Lewis Riggs]], ''[[New York (disambiguation)|New York]]'' | * [[Lewis Riggs]], ''[[New York (disambiguation)|New York]]'' | ||
* [[James Rogers (representative)| James Rogers]], ''[[South Carolina]]'' | * [[James Rogers (representative)| James Rogers]], ''[[South Carolina (U.S. state)|South Carolina]]'' | ||
* [[James I. Roosevelt]], ''[[New York (disambiguation)|New York]]'' | * [[James I. Roosevelt]], ''[[New York (disambiguation)|New York]]'' | ||
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* [[Tristram Shaw]], ''[[New Hampshire (U.S. state)|New Hampshire]]'' | * [[Tristram Shaw]], ''[[New Hampshire (U.S. state)|New Hampshire]]'' | ||
* [[Benjamin Glover Shields| Benjamin G. Shields]], ''[[Alabama (U.S. state)]]'' | * [[Benjamin Glover Shields| Benjamin G. Shields]], ''[[Alabama (U.S. state)]]'' | ||
* [[Robert B. Smith]], ''[[South Carolina]]'' | * [[Robert B. Smith]], ''[[South Carolina (U.S. state)|South Carolina]]'' | ||
* [[William "Extra Billy" Smith| William Smith]], ''[[Virginia]]'' | * [[William "Extra Billy" Smith| William Smith]], ''[[Virginia]]'' | ||
* [[John Snyder (Pennsylvania)| John Snyder]], ''[[Pennsylvania (U.S. state)|Pennsylvania]]'' | * [[John Snyder (Pennsylvania)| John Snyder]], ''[[Pennsylvania (U.S. state)|Pennsylvania]]'' | ||
* [[Lewis Steenrod]], ''[[Virginia]]'' | * [[Lewis Steenrod]], ''[[Virginia]]'' | ||
* [[Thomas D. Sumter]], ''[[South Carolina]]'' | * [[Thomas D. Sumter]], ''[[South Carolina (U.S. state)|South Carolina]]'' | ||
* [[George Sweeny]], ''[[Ohio (U.S. state)|Ohio]]'' | * [[George Sweeny]], ''[[Ohio (U.S. state)|Ohio]]'' | ||
* [[Jacob Thompson]], ''[[Mississippi (U.S. state)|Mississippi]]'' | * [[Jacob Thompson]], ''[[Mississippi (U.S. state)|Mississippi]]'' | ||
* [[Samuel W. Trotti]], ''[[South Carolina]]'' | * [[Samuel W. Trotti]], ''[[South Carolina (U.S. state)|South Carolina]]'' | ||
* [[Hopkins L. Turney]], ''[[Tennessee (U.S. state)|Tennessee]]'' | * [[Hopkins L. Turney]], ''[[Tennessee (U.S. state)|Tennessee]]'' | ||
* [[John Van Buren (US representative)| John Van Buren]], ''[[New York (disambiguation)|New York]]'' | * [[John Van Buren (US representative)| John Van Buren]], ''[[New York (disambiguation)|New York]]'' | ||
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* [[Milton Brown (representative)| Milton Brown]], ''[[Tennessee (U.S. state)|Tennessee]]'' | * [[Milton Brown (representative)| Milton Brown]], ''[[Tennessee (U.S. state)|Tennessee]]'' | ||
* [[Barker Burnell]], ''[[Massachusetts (U.S. state)|Massachusetts]]'' | * [[Barker Burnell]], ''[[Massachusetts (U.S. state)|Massachusetts]]'' | ||
* [[William Butler (1790-1850)| William Butler]], ''[[South Carolina]]'' | * [[William Butler (1790-1850)| William Butler]], ''[[South Carolina (U.S. state)|South Carolina]]'' | ||
* [[William B. Calhoun]], ''[[Massachusetts (U.S. state)|Massachusetts]]'' | * [[William B. Calhoun]], ''[[Massachusetts (U.S. state)|Massachusetts]]'' | ||
* [[Thomas Jefferson Campbell| Thomas J. Campbell]], ''[[Tennessee (U.S. state)|Tennessee]]'' | * [[Thomas Jefferson Campbell| Thomas J. Campbell]], ''[[Tennessee (U.S. state)|Tennessee]]'' | ||
Revision as of 09:05, 6 August 2023
The Twenty-seventh United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States of America federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1841 to March 3, 1843, during the administration of U.S. President William Henry Harrison and the first two years of the administration of his successor, U.S. President John Tyler.
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 Whig majority.
Dates of sessions
March 4, 1841 - March 3, 1843
- Special session of the Senate: March 4, 1841 – March 15, 1841.
- First session: May 31, 1841 - September 13, 1841.
- Second session: December 6, 1841 - August 31, 1842.
- Third session: December 5, 1842 - March 3, 1843.
- Previous congress: 26th Congress
- Next congress: 28th 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.
TOTAL members: 52 |
TOTAL members: 242 |
Leadership
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Major events
Events of 1841, 1842 & 1843
- March 4, 1841 -- William Henry Harrison became President of the United States of America.
- April 4, 1841 -- John Tyler became President of the United States of America.
Major legislation
List of United States federal legislation in the 27th Congress
- April 19, 1841 -- Bankruptcy Act of 1841.
- September 4, 1841 -- Preemption Act of 1841.
- August 30, 1842 -- Tariff of 1842 ("Black Tariff").
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 began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1844; Class 2 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1846; and Class 3 meant their term ended with 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.
Delegates
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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 began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1844; Class 2 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1846; and Class 3 meant their term ended with 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: Clement C. Clay (1789-1866), Democratic …resigned November 15, 1841.
- Arthur P. Bagby (1794-1858), Democratic …elected to fill, vacancy November 24, 1841.
- House of Representatives (5 seats) [12]
- A/L: Reuben Chapman (1799-1882), Democratic
- A/L: George S. Houston (1811-1879), Democratic
- A/L: Dixon H. Lewis (1802-1848), Democratic
- A/L: William W. Payne (1807-1874), Democratic
- A/L: Benjamin G. Shields (1808-1850), Democratic
Arkansas
- Senate
- 2: William S. Fulton (1795-1844), Democratic
- 3: Ambrose H. Sevier ,(1801-1848), Democratic
- House of Representatives (1 seat)
- A/L: Edward Cross (1798-1887), Democratic
Connecticut
- Senate
- 3: Perry Smith (1783-1852), Democratic
- 1: Jabez W. Huntington (1788-1847), Whig
- House of Representatives (6 seats) [13]
- A/L: Joseph Trumbull (1782-1861), Whig
- A/L: William W. Boardman (1794-1871), Whig
- A/L: Thomas W. Williams (1789-1874), Whig
- A/L: Thomas B. Osborne (1798-1869), Whig
- A/L: Truman Smith (1791-1884), Whig
- A/L: John H. Brockway (1801-1870), Whig
Delaware
- Senate
- 1: Richard H. Bayard (1796-1868), Whig
- 2: Thomas Clayton (1777-1854), Whig
- House of Representatives (1 seat)
- A/L: George B. Rodney (1803-1883), Whig
Georgia
- Senate
- 3: Alfred Cuthbert (1785-1856), Democratic
- 2: John Macpherson Berrien (1781-1856), Whig
- House of Representatives (9 seats) [14]
- A/L: Julius C. Alford (1799-1863), Whig …resigned in 1841.
- Edward J. Black (1806-1846), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated March 2, 1842.
- A/L: William C. Dawson (1798-1856), Whig …resigned November 13, 1841.
- Walter T. Colquitt (1799-1855), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated February 1, 1842.
- A/L: Thomas F. Foster (1790-1848), Whig
- A/L: Roger L. Gamble (1787-1847), Whig
- A/L: Richard W. Habersham (1786-1842), Whig …died December 2, 1842.
- George W. Crawford (1798-1872), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated February 1, 1843.
- A/L: Thomas Butler King ,1864), Whig
- A/L: James A. Meriwether (1806-1852), Whig
- A/L: Eugenius A. Nisbet (1803-1871), Whig …resigned in 1841.
- Mark A. Cooper ,1885), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated February 1, 1842.
- A/L: Lott Warren (1797-1861), Whig
Illinois
- Senate
- 3: Richard M. Young (1798-1861), Democratic
- 2: Samuel McRoberts (1799-1843), Democratic
- House of Representatives (3 seats)
- 1: John Reynolds (1788-1865), Democratic
- 2: Zadok Casey (1796-1862), Independent Democratic
- 3: John T. Stuart (1807-1885), Whig
Indiana
- Senate
- 3: Oliver H. Smith (1794-1859), Whig
- 1: Albert S. White (1803-1864), Whig
- House of Representatives (7 seats)
- 1: George H. Proffit (1807-1847), Whig
- 2: Richard W. Thompson (1809-1900), Whig
- 3: Joseph L. White ( -1861), Whig
- 4: James H. Cravens (1802-1876), Whig
- 5: Andrew Kennedy (1810-1847), Democratic
- 6: David Wallace (1799-1859), Whig
- 7: Henry S. Lane (1811-1881), Whig
Kentucky
- Senate
- 3: Henry Clay (1777-1852), Whig …resigned March 31, 1842.
- John J. Crittenden (1786-1863), Whig …elected to fill, vacancy March 31, 1842.
- 2: James T. Morehead (1797-1854), Whig
- House of Representatives (13 seats)
- 1: Linn Boyd ,1859), Democratic
- 2: Philip Triplett (1799-1852), Whig
- 3: Joseph R. Underwood (1791-1876), Whig
- 4: Bryan Y. Owsley (1798-1849), Whig
- 5: John B. Thompson (1810-1874), Whig
- 6: Willis Green ( - ), Whig
- 7: John Pope (1770-1845), Whig
- 8: James C. Sprigg (1802-1852), Whig
- 9: John White (1802-1845), Whig
- 10: Thomas F. Marshall (1801-1864), Whig
- 11: Landaff W. Andrews (1803-1887), Whig
- 12: Garrett Davis (1801-1872), Whig
- 13: William O. Butler (1791-1880), Democratic
Louisiana
- Senate
- 3: Alexander Mouton (1804-1885), Democratic …resigned March 1, 1842.
- Charles M. Conrad (1804-1878), Whig …elected to fill, vacancy April 14, 1842.
- 2: Alexander Barrow (1801-1846), Whig
- House of Representatives (3 seats)
- 1: Edward D. White (1795-1847), Whig
- 2: John B. Dawson (1798-1845), Democratic
- 3: John Moore (1788-1867), Whig
Maine
- Senate
- 1: Reuel Williams (1783-1862), Democratic …resigned February 15, 1843.
- John Fairfield Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, never served in this Congress
- 2: George Evans (1797-1867), Whig
- House of Representatives (8 seats)
- 1: Nathan Clifford (1803-1881), Democratic
- 2: William Pitt Fessenden (1806-1869), Whig
- 3: Benjamin Randall (1789-1859), Whig
- 4: George Evans (1797-1867), Whig …resigned before Congress assembled.
- David Bronson (1800-1863), Whig …elected to fill vacancy from preceding Congress, seated May 31, 1841.
- 5: Nathaniel S. Littlefield (1804-1882), Democratic
- 6: Alfred Marshall (1797c-1868), Democratic
- 7: Joshua A. Lowell (1801-1874), Democratic
- 8: Elisha H. Allen (1804-1883), Whig
Maryland
- Senate
- 1: William D. Merrick (1793-1857), Whig
- 3: John L. Kerr (1780-1844), Whig
- House of Representatives (8 seats) [15]
- 1: Isaac D. Jones (1806-1893), Whig
- 2: James A. Pearce (1805-1862), Whig
- 3: James W. Williams (1792-1842), Democratic …died December 2, 1842.
- Charles S. Sewall (1779-1848), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated January 7, 1843.
- 4: John P. Kennedy (1795-1870), Whig
- 4: Alexander Randall (1803-1881), Whig
- 5: William Cost Johnson (1806-1860), Whig
- 6: John T. Mason (1815-1873), Democratic
- 7: Augustus R. Sollers (1814-1862), Whig
Massachusetts
- Senate
- 2: Isaac C. Bates (1779-1845), Whig
- 1: Rufus Choate (1799-1859), Whig
- House of Representatives (12 seats)
- 1: Robert C. Winthrop (1809-1894), Whig …resigned May 25, 1842, elected to fill vacancy, seated December 5, 1842.
- Nathan Appleton (1779-1861), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated June 9, 1842, resigned September 28, 1842.
- 2: Leverett Saltonstall (1783-1845), Whig
- 3: Caleb Cushing ,1879), Whig
- 4: William Parmenter (1789-1866), Democratic
- 5: Levi Lincoln, Jr. (1782-1868), Whig …resigned March 16, 1841, before Congress assembled.
- Charles Hudson (1795-1881), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated May 3, 1841.
- 6: Osmyn Baker ,1875), Whig
- 7: George N. Briggs (1796-1861), Whig
- 8: William B. Calhoun (1796-1865), Whig
- 9: William S. Hastings (1798-1842), Whig …died June 17, 1842.
- 10: Nathaniel B. Borden (1801-1865), Whig
- 11: Barker Burnell (1798-1843), Whig
- 12: John Quincy Adams (1767-1848), Whig
Michigan
- Senate
- 1: Augustus S. Porter (1798-1872), Whig
- 2: William Woodbridge (1780-1861), Whig
- House of Representatives (1 seat)
- A/L: Jacob M. Howard (1805-1871), Whig
Mississippi
- Senate
- 2: Robert J. Walker (1801-1869), Democratic
- 1: John Henderson (1797-1857), Whig
- House of Representatives (2 seats) [16]
- A/L: William M. Gwin (1805-1885), Democratic
- A/L: Jacob Thompson (1810-1885), Democratic
Missouri
- Senate
- 1: Thomas H. Benton (1782-1858), Democratic
- 3: Lewis F. Linn (1796-1843), Democratic
- House of Representatives (2 seats) [17]
- A/L: John C. Edwards (1804-1888), Democratic
- A/L: John Miller (1781-1846), Democratic
New Hampshire
- Senate
- 3: Franklin Pierce (1804-1869), Democratic …resigned February 28, 1842.
- Leonard Wilcox (1799-1850), Democratic …appointed to fill vacancy March 1, 1842, subsequently elected.
- 2: Levi Woodbury (1789-1851), Democratic
- House of Representatives (5 seats) [18]
- A/L: Charles G. Atherton (1804-1853), Democratic
- A/L: Edmund Burke (1809-1882), Democratic
- A/L: Ira A. Eastman (1809-1881), Democratic
- A/L: John R. Reding (1805-1892), Democratic
- A/L: Tristram Shaw (1786-1843), Democratic
New Jersey
- Senate
- 1: Samuel L. Southard (1787-1842), Whig …died June 26, 1842.
- William L. Dayton (1807-1864), Whig …appointed to fill vacancy July 2, 1842, subsequently elected.
- 2: Jacob W. Miller ,1862), Whig
- House of Representatives (6 seats) [19]
- 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), Whig
- House of Representatives (40 seats) [20]
- 1: Charles A. Floyd (1791-1873), Democratic
- 2: Joseph Egbert (1807-1888), Democratic
- 3: Charles G. Ferris (1796c-1848), Democratic
- 3: John McKeon (1808-1883), Democratic
- 3: James I. Roosevelt (1795-1875), Democratic
- 3: Fernando Wood (1812-1881), Democratic
- 4: Aaron Ward (1790-1867), Democratic
- 5: Richard D. Davis (1799-1871), Democratic
- 6: James G. Clinton (1804-1849), Democratic
- 7: John Van Buren (1799-1855), Democratic
- 8: Jacob Houck, Jr. (1801-1857), Democratic
- 8: Robert McClellan (1806-1860), Democratic
- 9: Hiram P. Hunt (1796-1865), Whig
- 10: Daniel D. Barnard (1797-1861), Whig
- 11: Archibald L. Linn (1802-1857), Whig
- 12: Bernard Blair (1801-1880), Whig
- 13: Thomas A. Tomlinson (1802-1872), Whig
- 14: Henry B. Van Rensselaer (1810-1864), Whig
- 15: John Sanford (1803-1857), Democratic
- 16: Andrew W. Doig (1799-1875), Democratic
- 17: David P. Brewster (1801-1876), Democratic
- 17: John G. Floyd (1806-1881), Democratic
- 18: Thomas C. Chittenden (1788-1866), Whig
- 19: Samuel S. Bowne ,1865), Democratic
- 20: Samuel Gordon (1802-1873), Democratic
- 21: John C. Clark (1793-1852), Whig
- 22: Samuel Partridge (1790-1883), Democratic
- 22: Lewis Riggs (1789-1870), Democratic
- 23: Victory Birdseye (1782-1853), Whig
- 23: A. Lawrence Foster ( - ), Whig
- 24: Christopher Morgan (1808-1877), Whig
- 25: John Maynard ( -1850), Whig
- 26: Francis Granger (1792-1868), Whig …resigned March 5, 1841, elected to fill vacancy, seated December 7, 1841.
- John Greig (1779-1858), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated May 31, 1841, resigned September 25, 1841.
- 27: William M. Oliver (1792-1863), Democratic
- 28: Timothy Childs (1785-1847), Whig
- 29: Seth M. Gates ,1877), Whig
- 30: John Young (1802-1852), Whig
- 31: Staley N. Clarke (1794-1860), Whig
- 32: Millard Fillmore ,1874), Whig
- 33: Alfred Babcock (1805-1871), Whig
North Carolina
- Senate
- 2: Willie P. Mangum (1792-1861), Whig
- 3: William A. Graham (1804-1875), Whig
- House of Representatives (13 seats)
- 1: Kenneth Rayner (1808-1884), Whig
- 2: John R. J. Daniel (1802-1868), Democratic
- 3: Edward Stanly (1810-1872), Whig
- 4: William H. Washington (1813-1860), Whig
- 5: James I. McKay (1793-1853), Democratic
- 6: Archibald H. Arrington (1809-1872), Democratic
- 7: Edmund Deberry (1787-1859), Whig
- 8: Romulus M. Saunders (1791-1867), Democratic
- 9: Augustine H. Shepperd (1792-1864), Whig
- 10: Abraham Rencher (1798-1883), Whig
- 11: Greene W. Caldwell (1806-1864), Democratic
- 12: James Graham (1793-1851), Whig
- 13: Lewis Williams (1782-1842), Whig …died February 23, 1842.
- Anderson Mitchell ,1876), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated April 27, 1842.
Ohio
- Senate
- 3: William Allen (1803-1879), Democratic
- 1: Benjamin Tappan (1773-1857), Democratic
- House of Representatives (19 seats)
- 1: Nathanael G. Pendleton (1793-1861), Whig
- 2: John B. Weller (1812-1875), Democratic
- 3: Patrick G. Goode (1798-1862), Whig
- 4: Jeremiah Morrow (1771-1852), Whig
- 5: William Doan (1792-1847), Democratic
- 6: Calvary Morris (1798-1871), Whig
- 7: William Russell (1782-1845), Whig
- 8: Joseph Ridgway (1783-1861), Whig
- 9: William Medill (1802-1865), Democratic
- 10: Samson Mason (1793-1869), Whig
- 11: Benjamin S. Cowen (1793-1860), Whig
- 12: Joshua Mathiot ,1849), Whig
- 13: James Mathews (1805-1887), Democratic
- 14: George Sweeny (1796-1877), Democratic
- 15: Sherlock J. Andrews (1801-1880), Whig
- 16: Joshua R. Giddings (1795-1864), Whig …resigned March 22, 1842, elected to fill vacancy, seated December 5, 1842.
- 17: John Hastings (1778-1854), Democratic
- 18: Ezra Dean (1795-1872), Democratic
- 19: Samuel Stokely (1796-1861), Whig
Pennsylvania
- Senate
- 3: James Buchanan (1791-1868), Democratic
- 1: Daniel Sturgeon (1789-1878), Democratic
- House of Representatives (28 seats) [21]
- 1: Charles Brown (1797-1883), Democratic
- 2: George W. Toland (1796-1869), Whig
- 2: John Sergeant (1779-1852), Whig …resigned September 15, 1841.
- Joseph R. Ingersoll (1786-1868), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 9, 1841.
- 3: Charles J. Ingersoll (1782-1862), Democratic
- 4: Jeremiah Brown (1785-1858), Whig
- 4: John Edwards (1786-1843), Whig
- 4: Francis James (1799-1886), Whig
- 5: Joseph Fornance (1804-1852), Democratic
- 6: Robert Ramsey (1780-1849), Whig
- 7: John Westbrook (1789-1852), Democratic
- 8: Peter Newhard (1783-1860), Democratic
- 9: George M. Keim (1805-1861), Democratic
- 10: William Simonton (1788-1846), Whig
- 11: James Gerry (1796-1873), Democratic
- 12: James Cooper (1810-1863), Whig
- 13: William S. Ramsey (1810-1840), Democratic …died October 17, 1840.
- Amos Gustine (1789-1844), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy from preceding Congress, seated May 31, 1841.
- 14: James Irvin (1800-1862), Whig
- 15: Benjamin A. Bidlack (1804-1849), Democratic
- 16: John Snyder (1793-1850), Democratic
- 17: Davis Dimock, Jr. (1801-1842), Democratic …died January 13, 1842.
- Almon H. Read (1790-1844), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated March 18, 1842.
- 18: Charles Ogle (1798-1841), Whig …died May 10, 1841, before Congress assembled.
- Henry Black (1783-1841), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated June 28,1841, died November 28, 1841.
- James M. Russell (1786-1870), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated January 3, 1842.
- 19: Albert G. Marchand (1811-1848), Democratic
- 20: Enos Hook (1804-1841), Democratic …resigned April 18, 1841.
- Henry W. Beeson (1791-1863), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated May 31, 1841.
- 21: Joseph Lawrence (1786-1842), Whig …died April 17, 1842.
- Thomas M. T. McKennan (1794-1852), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated May 30, 1842.
- 22: William W. Irwin (1803-1856), Whig
- 23: William Jack (1788-1852), Democratic
- 24: Thomas Henry (1779-1849), Whig
- 25: Arnold Plumer (1801-1869), Democratic
Rhode Island
- Senate
- 1: Nathan F. Dixon (1774-1842), Whig …died January 29, 1842.
- William Sprague (1799-1856), Whig …elected to fill vacancy February 5, 1842.
- 2: James F. Simmons (1795-1864), Whig
- House of Representatives (2 seats) [22]
- 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 …resigned March 3, 1843.
- 3: William C. Preston (1794-1860), Whig …resigned November 29, 1842.
- George McDuffie (1790-1851), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy December 2, 1842.
- House of Representatives (9 seats)
- 1: Isaac E. Holmes (1796-1867), Democratic
- 2: R. Barnwell Rhett ,1876), Democratic
- 3: John Campbell (1795-1845), Democratic
- 4: Sampson H. Butler (1803-1848), Democratic …resigned September 27, 1842.
- Samuel W. Trotti (1810-1856), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 17, 1842.
- 5: Francis W. Pickens (1805-1869), Democratic
- 6: William Butler (1790-1850), Whig
- 7: James Rogers (1795-1873), Democratic
- 8: Thomas D. Sumter (1809-1874), Democratic
- 9: Patrick C. Caldwell (1801-1855), Democratic
Tennessee
- Senate
- 1: Alfred O. P. Nicholson (1808-1876), Democratic …served until February 7, 1842.
- 2: vacant …vacancy in this class throughout the Congress.
- House of Representatives (13 seats)
- 1: Thomas D. Arnold (1798-1870), Whig
- 2: Abraham McClellan (1789-1866), Democratic
- 3: Joseph L. Williams (1810-1865), Whig
- 4: Thomas J. Campbell (1786-1850), Whig
- 5: Hopkins L. Turney (1797-1857), Democratic
- 6: William B. Campbell (1807-1867), Whig
- 7: Robert L. Caruthers ,1882), Whig
- 8: Meredith P. Gentry (1809-1866), Whig
- 9: Harvey M. Watterson (1811-1891), Democratic
- 10: Aaron V. Brown (1795-1859), Democratic
- 11: Cave Johnson (1793-1866), Democratic
- 12: Milton Brown (1804-1883), Whig
- 13: Christopher H. Williams (1798-1857), Whig
Vermont
- Senate
- 3: Samuel Prentiss (1782-1857), Whig …resigned April 11, 1842.
- Samuel C. Crafts (1768-1853), Whig …appointed to fill vacancy April 23, 1842, subsequently elected.
- 1: Samuel S. Phelps (1793-1855), 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: Augustus Young (1784-1857), Whig
- 5: John Mattocks (1777-1847), Whig
Virginia
- Senate
- 1: William C. Rives (1793-1868), Whig
- 2: William S. Archer (1789-1855), Whig
- House of Representatives (21 seats)
- 1: Francis Mallory (1807-1860), Whig
- 2: George B. Cary (1811-1850), Democratic
- 3: John W. Jones (1791-1848), Democratic
- 4: William O. Goode (1798-1859), Democratic
- 5: Edmund W. Hubard (1806-1878), Democratic
- 6: Walter Coles (1790-1857), Democratic
- 7: William L. Goggin (1807-1870), Whig
- 8: Henry A. Wise (1806-1876), Whig
- 9: Robert M. T. Hunter (1809-1887), Independent Whig
- 10: John Taliaferro (1768-1852), Whig
- 11: John M. Botts (1802-1869), Whig
- 12: Thomas W. Gilmer (1802-1844), Whig
- 13: Linn Banks (1784-1842), Democratic …contested election, served until December 6, 1841.
- William Smith (1797-1887), Democratic …contested election, seated December 6, 1841.
- 14: Cuthbert Powell (1775-1849), Whig
- 15: Richard W. Barton ,1859), Whig
- 16: William A. Harris (1805-1864), Democratic
- 17: Alexander H. H. Stuart (1807-1891), Whig
- 18: George W. Hopkins (1804-1861), Democratic
- 19: George W. Summers (1804-1868), Whig
- 20: Samuel L. Hays (1794-1871), Democratic
- 21: Lewis Steenrod (1810-1862), Democratic |}
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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.
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House of Representatives
Members of the House of Representatives were elected by popular vote, variously to single member districts or at-large.
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Membership Changes
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.
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Notes
- ↑ All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
- ↑ All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
- ↑ All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
- ↑ The 4th district was a plural district with two representatives.
- ↑ All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
- ↑ All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
- ↑ All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
- ↑ All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
- ↑ There were four plural districts, the 8th, 17th, 22nd & 23rd had two representatives each, the 3rd had four representatives.
- ↑ There were two plural districts, the 2nd had two representatives, the 4th had three representatives.
- ↑ Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
- ↑ All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
- ↑ All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
- ↑ All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
- ↑ The 4th district was a plural district with two representatives.
- ↑ All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
- ↑ All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
- ↑ All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
- ↑ All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
- ↑ There were four plural districts, the 8th, 17th, 22nd & 23rd had two representatives each, the 3rd had four representatives.
- ↑ There were two plural districts, the 2nd had two representatives, the 4th had three representatives.
- ↑ Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.