Template:Short description Template:Redirect Template:More footnotes needed Template:Infobox United States Congress The 28th 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, 1843, to March 4, 1845, during the third and fourth years of John Tyler's presidency. The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the 1840 United States census. The Senate had a Whig majority, and the House had a Democratic majority. Template:TOCLimit
Major eventsEdit
- May 24, 1844: The first electrical telegram was sent by Samuel F. B. Morse from the U.S. Capitol to the B&O Railroad "outer depot" in Baltimore, Maryland, saying "What hath God wrought".
- December 4, 1844: U.S. presidential election, 1844: James K. Polk defeated Henry Clay
Major legislationEdit
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- January 23, 1845: Presidential Election Day Act, ch. 1, Template:USStat
- March 3, 1845: For the first time, Congress overrode a Presidential veto. An act relating to revenue cutters and steamers was thereby enacted as the last Act of the 28th Congress: session II, ch. 78, Template:USStat.
TreatiesEdit
- July 3, 1844: Treaty of Wanghia which was signed with the Qing Empire.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
|CitationClass=web }}</ref> The treaty established five U.S. treaty ports in China with extraterritoriality and was the first unequal treaty that the country imposed on the dynasty.
States admittedEdit
- March 1, 1845: Resolution for the Annexation of Texas, Template:USStat (Admitted in the next Congress, December 29, 1845.)
- March 3, 1845: Florida admitted, Template:USStat. The statute also allowed for the provisional admission of Iowa, pending a referendum in that state. (Admitted in the next Congress, December 28, 1846.)
Party summaryEdit
SenateEdit
During this congress, two Senate seats were added for the new state of Florida.
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House of RepresentativesEdit
Following the 1840 United States census, Congress reapportioned the House to include 223 seats.<ref name=Reapportionment>Template:USStat</ref> During this congress, one House seat was added for the new state of Florida.<ref name=Florida>Template:USStat</ref>
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LeadershipEdit
SenateEdit
- President: Vacant
- President pro tempore: Willie P. Mangum (W)
House of RepresentativesEdit
- Speaker: John W. Jones (D)
MembersEdit
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class, and representatives are listed by district.
SenateEdit
Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1844; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1846; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1848.
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AlabamaEdit
- Template:Party stripe2. William R. King (D), until April 15, 1844
- Template:Party stripeDixon H. Lewis (D), from April 22, 1844
- Template:Party stripe3. Arthur P. Bagby (D)
ArkansasEdit
- Template:Party stripe2. William S. Fulton (D), until August 15, 1844
- Template:Party stripeChester Ashley (D), from November 8, 1844
- Template:Party stripe3. Ambrose H. Sevier (D)
ConnecticutEdit
DelawareEdit
FloridaEdit
- 1: Vacant from March 3, 1845 admission
- 2: Vacant from March 3, 1845 admission
GeorgiaEdit
IllinoisEdit
- Template:Party stripe2. Samuel McRoberts (D), until March 27, 1843
- Template:Party stripeJames Semple (D), from December 4, 1843
- Template:Party stripe3. Sidney Breese (D)
IndianaEdit
KentuckyEdit
LouisianaEdit
- Template:Party stripe2. Alexander Barrow (W)
- Template:Party stripe3. Alexander Porter (W), until January 13, 1844
- Template:Party stripeHenry Johnson (W), from February 12, 1844
MaineEdit
- Template:Party stripe1. John Fairfield (D), from December 4, 1843
- Template:Party stripe2. George Evans (W)
MarylandEdit
MassachusettsEdit
MichiganEdit
MississippiEdit
MissouriEdit
- Template:Party stripe1. Thomas H. Benton (D)
- Template:Party stripe3. Lewis F. Linn (D), until October 3, 1843
- Template:Party stripeDavid R. Atchison (D), from October 14, 1843
New HampshireEdit
New JerseyEdit
New YorkEdit
- Template:Party stripe1. Nathaniel P. Tallmadge (W), until June 17, 1844
- Template:Party stripeDaniel S. Dickinson (D), from November 30, 1844
- Template:Party stripe3. Silas Wright Jr. (D), until November 26, 1844
- Template:Party stripeHenry A. Foster (D), November 30, 1844 – January 27, 1845
- Template:Party stripeJohn A. Dix (D), from January 27, 1845
North CarolinaEdit
OhioEdit
PennsylvaniaEdit
Rhode IslandEdit
- Template:Party stripe1. William Sprague III (W), until January 17, 1844
- Template:Party stripeJohn B. Francis (LO), from January 25, 1844
- Template:Party stripe2. James F. Simmons (W)
South CarolinaEdit
- Template:Party stripe2. Daniel E. Huger (D), until March 3, 1845
- Template:Party stripe3. George McDuffie (D)
TennesseeEdit
- Template:Party stripe1. Ephraim H. Foster (W), from October 17, 1843
- Template:Party stripe2. Spencer Jarnagin (W), from October 17, 1843
VermontEdit
VirginiaEdit
Willie P. Mangum
House of RepresentativesEdit
Representatives are listed by their district numbers.
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AlabamaEdit
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. James Dellet (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. James E. Belser (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Dixon H. Lewis (D), until April 22, 1844
- Template:Party stripeWilliam L. Yancey (D), from December 2, 1844
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. William W. Payne (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. George S. Houston (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Reuben Chapman (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Felix G. McConnell (D)
ArkansasEdit
ConnecticutEdit
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Thomas H. Seymour (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John Stewart (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. George S. Catlin (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Samuel Simons (D)
DelawareEdit
FloridaEdit
- Template:Ushr: Vacant from March 3, 1845 admission
GeorgiaEdit
All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Edward J. Black (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Howell Cobb (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Mark A. Cooper (D), until June 26, 1843
- Template:Party stripeAlexander H. Stephens (W), from October 2, 1843
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Hugh A. Haralson (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John B. Lamar (D), until July 29, 1843
- Template:Party stripeAbsalom H. Chappell (W), from October 2, 1843
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John H. Lumpkin (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John Millen (D), until October 15, 1843
- Template:Party stripeDuncan L. Clinch (W), from February 15, 1844
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. William H. Stiles (D)
IllinoisEdit
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Robert Smith (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John A. McClernand (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Orlando B. Ficklin (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John Wentworth (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Stephen A. Douglas (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Joseph P. Hoge (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John J. Hardin (W)
IndianaEdit
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Robert D. Owen (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Thomas J. Henley (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Thomas Smith (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Caleb B. Smith (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. William J. Brown (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John W. Davis (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Joseph A. Wright (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John Pettit (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Samuel C. Sample (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Andrew Kennedy (D)
KentuckyEdit
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Linn Boyd (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Willis Green (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Henry Grider (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. George A. Caldwell (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. James W. Stone (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John White (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. William P. Thomasson (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Garrett Davis (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Richard French (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John W. Tibbatts (D)
LouisianaEdit
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John Slidell (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Alcée L. La Branche (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John B. Dawson (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Pierre E. J. B. Bossier (D), until April 24, 1844
- Template:Party stripeIsaac E. Morse (D), from December 2, 1844
MaineEdit
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Joshua Herrick (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Robert P. Dunlap (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Luther Severance (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Freeman H. Morse (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Benjamin White (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Hannibal Hamlin (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Shepard Cary (D) from May 10, 1844
MarylandEdit
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John M. S. Causin (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Francis Brengle (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John Wethered (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John P. Kennedy (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Jacob A. Preston (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Thomas A. Spence (W)
MassachusettsEdit
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Robert C. Winthrop (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Daniel P. King (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Amos Abbott (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. William Parmenter (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Charles Hudson (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Osmyn Baker (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Julius Rockwell (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John Quincy Adams (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Henry Williams (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Barker Burnell (W), until June 15, 1843
- Template:Party stripeJoseph Grinnell (W), from December 7, 1843
MichiganEdit
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Robert McClelland (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Lucius Lyon (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. James B. Hunt (D)
MississippiEdit
All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. William H. Hammett (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Robert W. Roberts (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Jacob Thompson (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Tilghman M. Tucker (D)
MissouriEdit
All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Gustavus M. Bower (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. James B. Bowlin (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. James M. Hughes (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John Jameson (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. James H. Relfe (D)
New HampshireEdit
All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Edmund Burke (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John P. Hale (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Moses Norris Jr. (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John R. Reding (D)
New JerseyEdit
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Lucius Q. C. Elmer (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. George Sykes (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Isaac G. Farlee (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Littleton Kirkpatrick (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. William Wright (Ind. W)
New YorkEdit
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Selah B. Strong (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Henry C. Murphy (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. J. Phillips Phoenix (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. William B. Maclay (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Moses G. Leonard (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Hamilton Fish (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Joseph H. Anderson (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Richard D. Davis (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. James G. Clinton (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Jeremiah Russell (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Zadock Pratt (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. David L. Seymour (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Daniel D. Barnard (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Charles Rogers (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Lemuel Stetson (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Chesselden Ellis (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Charles S. Benton (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Preston King (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Orville Hungerford (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Samuel Beardsley (D), until February 29, 1844
- Template:Party stripeLevi D. Carpenter (D), from November 5, 1844
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Jeremiah E. Cary (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Smith M. Purdy (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Orville Robinson (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Horace Wheaton (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. George O. Rathbun (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Amasa Dana (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Byram Green (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Thomas J. Paterson (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Charles H. Carroll (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. William S. Hubbell (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Asher Tyler (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. William A. Moseley (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Albert Smith (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Washington Hunt (W)
North CarolinaEdit
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Thomas L. Clingman (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Daniel M. Barringer (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. David S. Reid (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Edmund Deberry (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Romulus M. Saunders (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. James I. McKay (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John R. J. Daniel (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Archibald H. Arrington (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Kenneth Rayner (W)
OhioEdit
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Alexander Duncan (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John B. Weller (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Robert C. Schenck (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Joseph Vance (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Emery D. Potter (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Henry St. John (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Joseph J. McDowell (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John I. Vanmeter (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Elias Florence (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Heman Allen Moore (D), until April 3, 1844
- Template:Party stripeAlfred P. Stone (D), from October 8, 1844
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Jacob Brinkerhoff (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Samuel F. Vinton (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Perley B. Johnson (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Alexander Harper (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Joseph Morris (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. James Mathews (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. William C. McCauslen (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Ezra Dean (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Daniel R. Tilden (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Joshua R. Giddings (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Henry R. Brinkerhoff (D), until April 30, 1844
- Template:Party stripeEdward S. Hamlin (W), from October 8, 1844
PennsylvaniaEdit
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Edward Joy Morris (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Joseph R. Ingersoll (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John T. Smith (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Charles J. Ingersoll (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Jacob S. Yost (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Michael H. Jenks (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Abraham R. McIlvaine (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Jeremiah Brown (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John Ritter (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Richard Brodhead (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Benjamin A. Bidlack (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Almon H. Read (D), until June 3, 1844
- Template:Party stripeGeorge Fuller (D), from December 2, 1844
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Henry Frick (W), until March 1, 1844
- Template:Party stripeJames Pollock (W), from April 5, 1844
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Alexander Ramsey (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Henry Nes (Ind. D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. James Black (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. James Irvin (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Andrew Stewart (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Henry D. Foster (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John Dickey (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. William Wilkins (D), until February 14, 1844
- Template:Party stripeCornelius Darragh (W), from March 26, 1844
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Samuel Hays (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Charles M. Reed (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Joseph Buffington (W)
Rhode IslandEdit
South CarolinaEdit
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. James A. Black (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Richard F. Simpson (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Joseph A. Woodward (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John Campbell (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Armistead Burt (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Isaac E. Holmes (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Robert Rhett (D)
TennesseeEdit
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Andrew Johnson (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. William T. Senter (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Julius W. Blackwell (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Alvan Cullom (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. George W. Jones (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Aaron V. Brown (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. David W. Dickinson (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Joseph H. Peyton (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Cave Johnson (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John B. Ashe (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Milton Brown (W)
VermontEdit
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Solomon Foot (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Jacob Collamer (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. George P. Marsh (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Paul Dillingham Jr. (D)
VirginiaEdit
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Archibald Atkinson (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. George C. Dromgoole (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Walter Coles (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Edmund W. Hubard (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Thomas W. Gilmer (D), until February 16, 1844
- Template:Party stripeWilliam L. Goggin (W), from April 25, 1844
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John W. Jones (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Henry A. Wise (D), until February 12, 1844
- Template:Party stripeThomas H. Bayly (D), from May 6, 1844
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Willoughby Newton (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Samuel Chilton (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. William Lucas (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. William Taylor (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Augustus A. Chapman (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. George W. Hopkins (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. George W. Summers (W)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Lewis Steenrod (D)
Non-voting membersEdit
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. David Levy Yulee (D), until March 3, 1845
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Augustus C. Dodge (D)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Henry Dodge (D)
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Changes in membershipEdit
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.
SenateEdit
- Replacements: 7
- Democrats (D): no net change
- Whigs (W): 1 seat net loss
- Law and Order (LO): 1 seat net gain
- Deaths: 3
- Resignations: 5
- Interim appointments: 1
- Total seats with changes: 10
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| Tennessee
(1)
| Vacant
| Senator Alfred O. P. Nicholson (D) resigned in 26th Congress.
Successor elected October 17, 1843.
| Template:Party shading/Whig | Ephraim H. Foster (W)
| Elected October 17, 1843
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| Tennessee
(2)
| Vacant
| Failure to elect.
Successor elected October 17, 1843.
| Template:Party shading/Whig | Spencer Jarnagin (W)
| Elected October 17, 1843
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| Maine
(1)
| Vacant
| Senator Reuel Williams (D) resigned in previous congress.
Successor elected December 4, 1843.
| Template:Party shading/Democratic | John Fairfield (D)
| Elected December 4, 1843
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| Louisiana
(3)
| Template:Party shading/Whig | Alexander Porter (W)
| Elected but, due to ill health, never took his seat.
Incumbent died January 13, 1844.
Successor elected February 12, 1844.
| Template:Party shading/Whig | Henry Johnson (W)
| Elected February 12, 1844
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| Illinois
(2)
| Template:Party shading/Democratic | Samuel McRoberts (D)
| Died March 27, 1843.
Successor appointed December 4, 1843, to continue the term until an election.
Appointee was later elected, on an unknown date.
| Template:Party shading/Democratic | James Semple (D)
| Seated December 4, 1843
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| Missouri
(3)
| Template:Party shading/Democratic | Lewis F. Linn (D)
| Died October 3, 1843.
Successor appointed October 14, 1843, to continue the term until an election.
Appointee was later elected, on an unknown date in 1843.
| Template:Party shading/Democratic | David R. Atchison (D)
| Seated October 14, 1843
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| Rhode Island
(1)
| Template:Party shading/Whig | William Sprague (W)
| Resigned January 17, 1844.
Successor elected January 25, 1844.
| Template:Party shading/Law and Order | John B. Francis (LO)
| Seated January 25, 1844
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| Alabama
(2)
| Template:Party shading/Democratic | William R. King (D)
| Resigned April 15, 1844, after being appointed U.S. Minister to France.
Successor appointed April 22, 1844, to finish the term.
| Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dixon H. Lewis (D)
| Seated April 22, 1844
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| New York
(1)
| Template:Party shading/Whig | Nathaniel P. Tallmadge (W)
| Resigned June 17, 1844, after being appointed Governor of Wisconsin Territory.
Successor was appointed November 30, 1945.
Appointee was later elected January 18, 1845.
| Template:Party shading/Democratic | Daniel S. Dickinson (D)
| Seated December 9, 1844
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| Arkansas
(2)
| Template:Party shading/Democratic | William S. Fulton (D)
| Died August 15, 1844.
Successor elected November 8, 1844.
| Template:Party shading/Democratic | Chester Ashley (D)
| Seated November 8, 1844
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| New York
(3)
| Template:Party shading/Democratic | Silas Wright (D)
| Resigned November 26, 1844, after being elected Governor of New York.
Successor appointed November 30, 1945.
| Template:Party shading/Democratic | Henry A. Foster (D)
| Seated December 9, 1844
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| New York
(3)
| Template:Party shading/Democratic | Henry A. Foster (D)
| Appointee was not nominated for election.
Successor elected January 18, 1845.
| Template:Party shading/Democratic | John A. Dix (D)
| Seated January 27, 1845
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| South Carolina
(2)
| Template:Party shading/Democratic | Daniel E. Huger (D)
| Resigned March 3, 1845
| Vacant
| Not filled this term
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| Florida
(1)
| colspan=2 | New state: Florida admitted to the Union March 3, 1845.
First Senator wasn't elected until the next Congress.
| Vacant
| Not filled this term
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| Florida
(2)
| colspan=2 | New state: Florida admitted to the Union March 3, 1845.
First Senator wasn't elected until the next Congress.
| Vacant
| Not filled this term
|}
House of RepresentativesEdit
- Replacements: 14
- Democrats (D): 6 seat net loss
- Whigs (W): 6 seat net gain
- Deaths: 7
- Resignations: 7
- Contested election: 0
- Total seats with changes: 16
{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Template:Ordinal US Congress change |- | Template:Ushr | Template:Party shading/Whig | Barker Burnell (W) | style="font-size:80%" | Died June 15, 1843 | Template:Party shading/Whig | Joseph Grinnell (W) | Seated December 7, 1843 |- | Template:Ushr | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Mark A. Cooper (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned June 26, 1843, to become candidate for Governor of Georgia | Template:Party shading/Whig | Alexander H. Stephens (W) | Seated October 2, 1843 |- | Template:Ushr | Template:Party shading/Democratic | John B. Lamar (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned July 29, 1843 | Template:Party shading/Whig | Absalom H. Chappell (W) | Seated October 2, 1843 |- | Template:Ushr | Template:Party shading/Democratic | John Millen (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Died October 15, 1843 | Template:Party shading/Whig | Duncan L. Clinch (W) | Seated February 15, 1844 |- | Template:Ushr | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Henry A. Wise (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned February 12, 1844, after being appointed Minister to Brazil | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Thomas H. Bayly (D) | Seated May 6, 1844 |- | Template:Ushr | Template:Party shading/Democratic | William Wilkens (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned February 14, 1844, after being appointed United States Secretary of War | Template:Party shading/Whig | Cornelius Darragh (W) | Seated March 26, 1844 |- | Template:Ushr | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Thomas W. Gilmer (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned February 16, 1844, after being appointed United States Secretary of the Navy | Template:Party shading/Whig | William L. Goggin (W) | Seated April 25, 1844 |- | Template:Ushr | Template:Party shading/Whig | Henry Frick (W) | style="font-size:80%" | Died March 1, 1844 | Template:Party shading/Whig | James Pollock (W) | Seated April 5, 1844 |- | Template:Ushr | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Heman A. Moore (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Died April 3, 1844 | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Alfred P. Stone (D) | Seated October 8, 1844 |- | Template:Ushr | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dixon H. Lewis (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned April 22, 1844, after being appointed US Senator | Template:Party shading/Democratic | William L. Yancey (D) | Seated December 2, 1844 |- | Template:Ushr | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Pierre Bossier (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Died April 24, 1844 | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Isaac E. Morse (D) | Seated December 2, 1844 |- | Template:Ushr | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Samuel Beardsley (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned February 29, 1844, after being appointed associate judge of New York Supreme Court | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Levi D. Carpenter (D) | Seated November 5, 1844 |- | Template:Ushr | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Henry R. Brinkerhoff (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Died April 30, 1844 | Template:Party shading/Whig | Edward S. Hamlin (W) | Seated October 8, 1844 |- | Template:Ushr | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Almon H. Read (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Died June 3, 1844 | Template:Party shading/Democratic | George Fuller (D) | Seated December 2, 1844 |- | Template:Ushr | Template:Party shading/Democratic | David L. Yulee (D) | colspan=3 style="font-size:80%" | Seat was eliminated when Florida achieved statehood March 3, 1845 |- | nowrap | Template:Ushr | colspan=2 style="font-size:80%" | Florida was admitted to the Union on March 3, 1845 | Vacant | Not filled this term |}
CommitteesEdit
Lists of committees and their party leaders.
SenateEdit
| Committee | Chairman |
|---|---|
| Foreign Relations | William S. Archer (W-VA) |
| Finance | George Evans (W-ME) |
| Commerce | Jabez W. Huntington (W-CT) |
| Manufactures | James F. Simmons (W-RI) |
| Agriculture | William Upham (W-VT) |
| Military Affairs | John J. Crittenden (W-KY) |
| Militia | Alexander Barrow (W-LA) |
| Naval Affairs | Richard H. Bayard (W-DE) |
| Public Lands | William Woodbridge (W-MI) |
| Private Land Claims | John Henderson (W-MS) |
| Indian Affairs | Albert S. White (W-IN) |
| Claims | Ephraim H. Foster (W-TN) |
| Revolutionary Claims | Spencer Jarnagin (W-TN) |
| Judiciary | John M. Berrien (W-GA) |
| Post Office and Post Roads | William D. Merrick (W-MD) |
| Roads and Canals | Augustus S. Porter (W-MI) |
| Pensions | Isaac C. Bates (W-MA) |
| District of Columbia | Jacob W. Miller (W-NJ) |
| Patents and the Patent Office | Samuel S. Phelps (W-VT) |
| Retrenchment | James T. Morehead (W-KY) |
| Public Buildings | William L. Dayton (W-NJ) |
| Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate | Benjamin Tappan (W-OH) |
| Printing | James F. Simmons (W-RI) |
| Engrossed Bills | Benjamin Tappan (W-OH) |
House of RepresentativesEdit
Joint committeesEdit
EmployeesEdit
SenateEdit
House of RepresentativesEdit
- Chaplain: Isaac S. Tinsley (Baptist), elected December 16, 1843
- William M. Daily (Methodist), from December 4, 1844
- Clerk: Matthew St. Clair Clarke, until December 7, 1843
- Caleb J. McNulty, elected December 7, 1843
- Benjamin B. French, elected January 18, 1845
- Doorkeeper: Jesse E. Dow, elected December 7, 1843
- Postmaster: William J. McCormick, until January 4, 1844
- John M. Johnson, from January 4, 1844
- Reading Clerks: Template:Data missing
- Sergeant at Arms: Eleazor M. Townsend, until December 8, 1843
- Newton Lane, from December 8, 1843
See alsoEdit
- 1842 United States elections (elections leading to this Congress)
- 1844 United States elections (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress)