23rd United States Congress
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House of Representatives
For the beginning of this congress, the size of the House was increasedUnited States congressional apportionment
United States congressional apportionment is the process by which seats in the United States House of Representatives are redistributed amongst the 50 states following each constitutionally mandated decennial census. Each state is apportioned a number of seats which approximately corresponds to its...
from 213 seats to 240 seats, following the 1830 United States Census (See ).
Leadership
Senate
- President: Martin Van BurenMartin Van BurenMartin Van Buren was the eighth President of the United States . Before his presidency, he was the eighth Vice President and the tenth Secretary of State, under Andrew Jackson ....
(J) - President pro temporePresident pro tempore of the United States SenateThe President pro tempore is the second-highest-ranking official of the United States Senate. The United States Constitution states that the Vice President of the United States is the President of the Senate and the highest-ranking official of the Senate despite not being a member of the body...
: Hugh Lawson WhiteHugh Lawson WhiteHugh Lawson White was a prominent American politician during the first third of the 19th century. He succeeded Andrew Jackson and served in the United States Senate, representing Tennessee, from 1825 until his resignation in 1840, and was a Whig candidate for President in 1836...
(Anti-J), until December 15, 1833- George PoindexterGeorge PoindexterGeorge Poindexter was an American politician, lawyer and judge from Mississippi.-Background:Poindexter was born in Louisa County, Virginia and was of Huguenot ancestry. He was orphaned early in life and had a sporadic education growing up...
(Anti-J), June 28, 1834 – November 30, 1834 - John TylerJohn TylerJohn Tyler was the tenth President of the United States . A native of Virginia, Tyler served as a state legislator, governor, U.S. representative, and U.S. senator before being elected Vice President . He was the first to succeed to the office of President following the death of a predecessor...
(Anti-J), from March 3, 1835
- George Poindexter
House of Representatives
- SpeakerSpeaker of the United States House of RepresentativesThe Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, or Speaker of the House, is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives...
: Andrew StevensonAndrew StevensonAndrew Stevenson was a Democratic politician in the United States. Educated at the College of William and Mary, he married three times. His second wife, Sarah Coles, was a cousin of Dolley Madison and sister of Edward Coles, a governor of Illinois...
(J), elected December 2, 1833- John BellJohn Bell (Tennessee politician)John Bell was a U.S. politician, attorney, and plantation owner. A wealthy slaveholder from Tennessee, Bell served in the United States Congress in both the House of Representatives and Senate. He began his career as a Democrat, he eventually fell out with Andrew Jackson and became a Whig...
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- John Bell
Members
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 numbersClasses of United States Senators
The three classes of United States Senators are currently made up of 33 or 34 Senate seats. The purpose of the classes is to determine which Senate seats will be up for election in a given year. The three groups are staggered so that one of them is up for election every two years.A senator's...
, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1838; Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1834; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1836.
Alabama
- 2. William R. KingWilliam R. KingWilliam Rufus DeVane King was the 13th Vice President of the United States for about six weeks , and earlier a U.S. Representative from North Carolina, Minister to France, and a Senator from Alabama...
(J) - 3. Gabriel MooreGabriel MooreGabriel Moore was a Democratic-Republican politician from Alabama, born in Stokes County, North Carolina. Moore's most prominent role was as fifth Governor of the US state of Alabama from 1829 to 1831; he also was the second Representative of the state of Alabama, and the first Representative of...
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Connecticut
- 3. Gideon TomlinsonGideon TomlinsonGideon Tomlinson was a United States Senator, United States Representative, and the 25th Governor for the state of Connecticut....
(AJ) - 1. Nathan SmithNathan Smith (senator)Nathan Smith was a United States Senator from Connecticut, and was the brother of Nathaniel Smith and uncle of Truman Smith. He was born in Woodbury, Connecticut and received a modest education. He read law, and was admitted to the bar in 1792 and commenced the practice of his profession in New...
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Delaware
- 2. John M. ClaytonJohn M. ClaytonJohn Middleton Clayton was an American lawyer and politician from Delaware. He was a member of the Whig Party who served in the Delaware General Assembly, and as U.S. Senator from Delaware and U.S. Secretary of State....
(AJ) - 1. Arnold NaudainArnold NaudainDr. Arnold Snow Naudain was an American physician and politician from Odessa, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a veteran of the War of 1812, and a member of the Whig Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as U.S...
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Georgia
- 2. George TroupGeorge TroupGeorge Michael Troup was an American politician from the U.S. state of Georgia. He served in the Georgia General Assembly, U.S. House of Representatives, and Senate before becoming the 32nd Governor of Georgia for two terms and then returning to the Senate...
(J), until November 8, 1833- John P. KingJohn Pendleton KingJohn Pendleton King was a United States Senator from Georgia.Born in Glasgow, Kentucky, King moved in infancy with his parents to Bedford County, Tennessee, and then to Augusta, Georgia, in 1815. He graduated from the Academy of Richmond County in Augusta, and studied law. He was admitted to the...
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- John P. King
- 3. John ForsythJohn Forsyth (politician)John Forsyth, Sr. was a 19th-century American politician from Georgia.Forsyth was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia. His father Robert Forsyth was the first U.S. Marshal to be killed in the line of duty in 1794. He was an attorney who graduated from the College of New Jersey in 1799...
(J), until July 27, 1834- Alfred CuthbertAlfred CuthbertAlfred Cuthbert was a United States Representative and Senator from Georgia.-Biography:Cuthbert was born in Savannah, he was instructed by private tutors and graduated from Princeton College in 1803...
(J), from January 12, 1835
- Alfred Cuthbert
Illinois
- 3. Elias KaneElias KaneElias Kent Kane was one of the first U.S. Senators from Illinois.He was born in New York City, attended the public schools, and graduated from Yale College in 1813....
(J) - 2. John M. RobinsonJohn M. RobinsonJohn McCracken Robinson was a United States Senator from Illinois.Born near Georgetown, Kentucky, he attended the common schools and graduated from Transylvania University at Lexington. He studied law, and was admitted to the bar and began practice in Carmi, Illinois in 1818...
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Indiana
- 3. William HendricksWilliam HendricksWilliam Hendricks was a Democratic-Republican member of the House of Representatives from 1816 to 1822, the third Governor of Indiana from 1822 to 1825, and an Anti-Jacksonian member of the U.S. Senate from 1825 to 1837. He led much of his family into politics and founded one of the largest...
(AJ) - 1. John TiptonJohn TiptonJohn Shields Tipton was an American politician.Tipton was born in what is now Sevier County, Tennessee. His father was killed by Native Americans. His great uncle, also named John, was a prominent man in the area...
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Kentucky
- 2. George M. BibbGeorge M. BibbGeorge Mortimer Bibb was an American politician.Bibb was born in Prince Edward County, Virginia, attended Hampden-Sydney College and graduated from the College of William & Mary, then studied law. He was admitted to the bar and practiced law in Virginia and Lexington, Kentucky...
(J) - 3. Henry ClayHenry ClayHenry Clay, Sr. , was a lawyer, politician and skilled orator who represented Kentucky separately in both the Senate and in the House of Representatives...
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Louisiana
- 3. Josiah S. JohnstonJosiah S. JohnstonJosiah Stoddard Johnston was a United States Representative and Senator from Louisiana. Born in Salisbury, Connecticut, he moved with his father to Kentucky in 1788, and went to Connecticut to attend primary school...
(AJ), until May 19, 1833- Alexander PorterAlexander PorterAlexander Porter was a United States Senator from Louisiana. Born in County Donegal, Ireland, he immigrated to the United States in 1801 with an uncle, who settled in Nashville, Tennessee...
(AJ), from December 19, 1833
- Alexander Porter
- 2. George A. WaggamanGeorge A. WaggamanGeorge Augustus Waggaman was a United States Senator from Louisiana. Born in Caroline County, Maryland, he completed preparatory studies under private tutors, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in Caroline County in 1811...
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Maine
- 2. Peleg Sprague (AJ), until January 1, 1835
- John RugglesJohn RugglesJohn Ruggles was an American politician from the U.S. state of Maine. He served in several important state legislative and judicial positions before serving in the U.S. Senate....
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- John Ruggles
- 1. Ether ShepleyEther ShepleyEther Shepley was an American politician.Shepley, a Democratic-Republican, served in the Maine State House before becoming one of the state's U.S. Senators. Shepley resigned from the Senate after two years to become a Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.Shepley was born in Groton,...
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Maryland
- 3. Ezekiel F. ChambersEzekiel F. ChambersEzekiel Forman Chambers was an American politician.Born in Chestertown, Maryland, Chambers was graduated from Washington College at Chestertown in 1805. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1808, and commenced practice in Chestertown...
(AJ), until December 20, 1834- Robert H. GoldsboroughRobert Henry GoldsboroughRobert Henry Goldsborough was an American politician from Talbot County, Maryland.Goldsborough was born at "Myrtle Grove" near Easton, Maryland. He was educated by private tutors and graduated from St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland in 1795...
(AJ), from January 13, 1835
- Robert H. Goldsborough
- 1. Joseph KentJoseph KentJoseph Kent , a Whig, was a United States Senator from Maryland, serving from 1833 until his death in 1837...
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Massachusetts
- 2. Nathaniel SilsbeeNathaniel SilsbeeNathanial Silsbee was an American politician from Massachusetts.Silsbee was born in Salem, Massachusetts to Capt. Nathanial Silsbee and Sarah Beckett...
(AJ) - 1. Daniel WebsterDaniel WebsterDaniel Webster was a leading American statesman and senator from Massachusetts during the period leading up to the Civil War. He first rose to regional prominence through his defense of New England shipping interests...
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Mississippi
- 2. George PoindexterGeorge PoindexterGeorge Poindexter was an American politician, lawyer and judge from Mississippi.-Background:Poindexter was born in Louisa County, Virginia and was of Huguenot ancestry. He was orphaned early in life and had a sporadic education growing up...
(AJ) - 1. John BlackJohn Black (U.S. Senator)John Black was a politician from the U.S. state of Mississippi, most notably serving in the United States Senate as a Whig from 1832 to 1838.-Biography:...
(AJ), from November 22, 1833
Missouri
- 1. Thomas H. BentonThomas Hart Benton (senator)Thomas Hart Benton , nicknamed "Old Bullion", was a U.S. Senator from Missouri and a staunch advocate of westward expansion of the United States. He served in the Senate from 1821 to 1851, becoming the first member of that body to serve five terms...
(J) - 3. Alexander BucknerAlexander BucknerAlexander Buckner was a United States Senator from Missouri. Born in Jefferson County, Kentucky, he studied law and moved to Charleston, Indiana in 1812. He moved to Missouri in 1818 and settled near Jackson; he practiced law and also engaged in agricultural pursuits...
(J), until June 5, 1833- Lewis F. LinnLewis F. LinnLewis Fields Linn was a Jacksonian Democratic U.S. Senator for the state of Missouri born in Kentucky. He served in that role from 1833 to 1843. Four states named counties in his honor: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Oregon. West Linn, Oregon and Linnton, Oregon also get their name from the ex-senator...
(J), from October 25, 1833
- Lewis F. Linn
New Hampshire
- 2. Samuel BellSamuel BellSamuel Bell was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 14th Governor of New Hampshire from 1819 to 1823, and as the United States Senator for New Hampshire from 1823 to 1835...
(AJ) - 3. Isaac HillIsaac HillIsaac Hill was an American publisher, editor, and politician from Concord, New Hampshire. Born in 1789 in West Cambridge, Massachusetts, he represented New Hampshire in the United States Senate and later served as governor...
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New Jersey
- 2. Theodore FrelinghuysenTheodore FrelinghuysenTheodore Frelinghuysen was an American politician, serving as New Jersey Attorney General, United States Senator, and Mayor of Newark, New Jersey before running as a candidate for Vice President with Henry Clay on the Whig ticket in the election of 1844...
(AJ) - 1. Samuel L. SouthardSamuel L. SouthardSamuel Lewis Southard was a prominent U.S. statesman of the early 19th century, serving as a U.S. Senator, Secretary of the Navy, and the 10th Governor of New Jersey.-History:...
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New York
- 3. Silas WrightSilas WrightSilas Wright, Jr. was an American Democratic politician. Wright was born in Amherst, Massachusetts and moved with his father to Weybridge, Vermont in 1796. He graduated from Middlebury College in 1815 and moved to Sandy Hill, New York, the next year, where he studied law, being admitted to the bar...
(J) - 1. Nathaniel P. TallmadgeNathaniel P. TallmadgeNathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge was an American lawyer and politician. He was a U.S. Senator from New York and Governor of the Wisconsin Territory.-Early life:Tallmadge graduated from Union College in 1815...
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North Carolina
- 2. Bedford BrownBedford BrownBedford Brown was a Democratic United States Senator from the State of North Carolina between 1829 and 1840. was born in what now is , Caswell County, North Carolina. His parents were Jethro Brown and Lucy Williamson Brown. After attending the University of North Carolina for one year, Brown was...
(J) - 3. Willie P. MangumWillie Person MangumWillie Person Mangum was a U.S. Senator from the state of North Carolina between 1831 and 1836 and between 1840 and 1853. He was one of the founders and leading members of the Whig party, and was a candidate for President on a Whig ticket in 1836.Mangum was born in Durham County, North Carolina...
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Ohio
- 3. Thomas EwingThomas EwingThomas Ewing, Sr. was a National Republican and Whig politician from Ohio. He served in the U.S. Senate as well as serving as the Secretary of the Treasury and the first Secretary of the Interior.-Biography:...
(AJ) - 1. Thomas MorrisThomas Morris (Ohio politician)Thomas Morris was a Democratic politician from Ohio. He served in the United States Senate.Born in Berks County, Pennsylvania, Morris enlisted as a Ranger to fight the Indians in 1793. He settled in western Ohio two years later. He began practicing law in Bethel, Ohio in 1804...
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Pennsylvania
- 3. William WilkinsWilliam Wilkins (U.S. politician)William Wilkins was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. During his career, he served in both houses of the Pennsylvania State Legislature, and in all three branches of the United States federal government, including service as a United States federal judge, as...
(J), until June 30, 1834- James BuchananJames BuchananJames Buchanan, Jr. was the 15th President of the United States . He is the only president from Pennsylvania, the only president who remained a lifelong bachelor and the last to be born in the 18th century....
(J), from December 6, 1834
- James Buchanan
- 1. Samuel McKeanSamuel McKeanSamuel McKean was an American merchant and politician from Burlington, Pennsylvania. He served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1815 to 1819. He was in the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1829 to 1830....
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Rhode Island
- 2. Nehemiah R. KnightNehemiah R. KnightNehemiah Rice Knight was a United States Senator from Rhode Island. Born in Cranston, he attended the common schools. In 1802 he was a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives; he moved to Providence and was clerk of the Court of Common Pleas from 1805 to 1811 and clerk of the circuit...
(AJ) - 1. Asher RobbinsAsher RobbinsAsher Robbins was a United States Senator from Rhode Island. Born in Wethersfield, Connecticut, he graduated from Yale College in 1782, was a tutor in Rhode Island College from 1782 to 1790, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1792 and began practice in Providence, Rhode Island...
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South Carolina
- 2. John C. CalhounJohn C. CalhounJohn Caldwell Calhoun was a leading politician and political theorist from South Carolina during the first half of the 19th century. Calhoun eloquently spoke out on every issue of his day, but often changed positions. Calhoun began his political career as a nationalist, modernizer, and proponent...
(N) - 3. William C. PrestonWilliam C. PrestonWilliam Campbell Preston was a senator from the United States and a member of the Nullifier, and later Whig Parties...
(N), from November 26, 1833
Tennessee
- 2. Hugh Lawson WhiteHugh Lawson WhiteHugh Lawson White was a prominent American politician during the first third of the 19th century. He succeeded Andrew Jackson and served in the United States Senate, representing Tennessee, from 1825 until his resignation in 1840, and was a Whig candidate for President in 1836...
(AJ) - 1. Felix GrundyFelix GrundyFelix Grundy was a U.S. Congressman and U.S. Senator from Tennessee who also served as the 13th Attorney General of the United States.-Biography:...
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Vermont
- 3. Samuel PrentissSamuel PrentissSamuel Prentiss was a United States Senator from Vermont and later a United States federal judge.Born in Stonington, Connecticut, he moved to Northfield, Massachusetts in 1786; he completed preparatory studies and was instructed in the classics by a private tutor...
(AJ) - 1. Benjamin SwiftBenjamin SwiftBenjamin Swift was a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator and lawyer from Vermont.Swift was born in Amenia, New York. He moved with his father to Bennington, Vermont at the age of 5. In 1809 he moved to St. Albans, Vermont and became an important lawyer, banker and farmer in that area...
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Virginia
- 1. John TylerJohn TylerJohn Tyler was the tenth President of the United States . A native of Virginia, Tyler served as a state legislator, governor, U.S. representative, and U.S. senator before being elected Vice President . He was the first to succeed to the office of President following the death of a predecessor...
(AJ) - 2. William RivesWilliam Cabell RivesWilliam Cabell Rives was an American lawyer, politician and diplomat from Albemarle County, Virginia. He represented Virginia as a Jackson Democrat in both the U.S. House and Senate and also served as the U.S. minister to France....
(J), until February 22, 1834- Benjamin W. LeighBenjamin W. LeighBenjamin Watkins Leigh was an American lawyer and politician from Richmond, Virginia. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates and represented Virginia in the United States Senate. Benjamin Watkins Leigh was born in Chesterfield County on June 18, 1781, the son of the Reverend William Leigh...
(AJ), from February 26, 1834
- Benjamin W. Leigh
House of Representatives
Alabama
. Clement C. ClayClement Comer Clay
Clement Comer Clay was the eighth Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama from 1835 to 1837.Clay was born in Halifax County, Virginia. His father, William Clay, was an officer in the American Revolutionary War, who moved to Grainger County, Tennessee, after the war. Clay attended public schools and...
(J). John McKinley
John McKinley
John McKinley was a U.S. Senator from the state of Alabama and an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court.Born in Culpeper County, Virginia, his family moved to Kentucky when he was an infant...
(J). Samuel W. Mardis
Samuel Wright Mardis
Samuel Wright Mardis was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Alabama. He was born on June 12, 1800 in Fayetteville, Tennessee. He received academic training, attended an "old field school," and studied law. He was admitted to the bar, and he...
(J). Dixon H. Lewis
Dixon Hall Lewis
Dixon Hall Lewis was an American politician who served as a Representative and a Senator from Alabama.-Biography:...
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Nullifier Party
The Nullifier Party was a short-lived political party based in South Carolina in the 1830s. Started by John C. Calhoun, it was a states' rights party that supported the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, holding that States could nullify federal laws within their borders...
). John Murphy
John Murphy (Alabama)
John Murphy was the fourth Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama, serving two terms from 1825 to 1829. Born in 1786 in Columbia, North Carolina, he also represented Alabama in the United States House of Representatives from 1833 to 1835.Under date of April 2, 1834, John Quincy Adams records in his...
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Connecticut
All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticketGeneral ticket
General ticket representation is a term used to describe a particular method of electing members of a multi-member state delegation to the United States House of Representatives...
.. Noyes Barber
Noyes Barber
Noyes Barber was a United States Representative from Connecticut. He was born in Groton. He attended the common schools and engaged in mercantile pursuits...
(AJ). William W. Ellsworth
William W. Ellsworth
William Wolcott Ellsworth was a Yale-educated attorney who served as the 30th Governor of Connecticut, a three-term United States Congressman, a Justice on the State Supreme Court, and who twice turned down nomination to the state's United States Senate seat...
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- Joseph TrumbullJoseph Trumbull (governor)Joseph Trumbull was a U.S. lawyer, banker, and politician from Connecticut. He represented Connecticut in the U.S. Congress and served as the 20th Governor of Connecticut.-Family:...
(AJ), from December 1, 1834. Jabez W. HuntingtonJabez W. HuntingtonJabez Williams Huntington was a United States Representative and Senator from Connecticut.Born in Norwich, he pursued classical studies, and graduated from Yale College in 1806. Jabez taught in the Litchfield South Farms Academy for one year, and studied law...
(AJ), until August 16, 1834 - Phineas MinerPhineas MinerPhineas Miner was a United States Representative from Connecticut. He was born in Winchester, Connecticut where he completed preparatory studies. Later, he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1797. He commenced his practice in Winchester.Miner was elected justice of the peace in 1809...
(AJ), from December 1, 1834. Samuel A. Foote (AJ), until May 9, 1834 - Ebenezer Jackson, Jr.Ebenezer Jackson, Jr.Ebenezer Jackson, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.Born in Savannah, Georgia, Jackson pursued academic studies.He was graduated from St...
(AJ), from December 1, 1834. Samuel TweedySamuel TweedySamuel Tweedy was a United States Representative from Connecticut.Born at Nine Partners, New York in 1776, he later moved to Danbury, Connecticut...
(AJ). Ebenezer YoungEbenezer YoungEbenezer Young was a United States Representative from Connecticut. He was born in Killingly, Connecticut and was graduated from Yale College in 1806. He studied law and was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Danielson, Connecticut...
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- Joseph Trumbull
Delaware
. John J. MilliganJohn J. Milligan
John Jones Milligan was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Whig Party, who served as United States Representative from Delaware.-Early life and family:...
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Georgia
All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticketGeneral ticket
General ticket representation is a term used to describe a particular method of electing members of a multi-member state delegation to the United States House of Representatives...
.. Augustin S. Clayton
Augustin Smith Clayton
Augustin Smith Clayton was a jurist and politician from the American state of Georgia.Clayton was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia, attended the Richmond Academy in Augusta, Georgia, and graduated with the inaugural class of Franklin College at the University of Georgia in Athens...
(J). John E. Coffee
John E. Coffee
John E. Coffee was a military leader and a United States Congressman for the state of Georgia.-Early life:...
(J). Thomas F. Foster
Thomas Flournoy Foster
Thomas Flournoy Foster was an American politician and lawyer.Foster was born in Greensboro, Georgia. He attended Franklin College, the founding college of the University of Georgia in Athens, and graduated in 1812 with a Bachelor of Arts degree...
(J). Roger L. Gamble
Roger Lawson Gamble
Roger Lawson Gamble was a United States Representative and lawyer from Georgia.Born near Louisville, in 1787, Gamble studied law, was admitted to the state bar in 1815 and began practicing law in Louisville. He was an officer in the War of 1812...
(J). George R. Gilmer
George Rockingham Gilmer
George Rockingham Gilmer was an American statesman and politician. He served two non-consecutive terms as the 34th Governor of Georgia, the first from 1829 to 1831 and the second from 1837 to 1839...
(J). Seaborn Jones
Seaborn Jones
Seaborn Jones was a United States Representative from Georgia. Born in Augusta, Georgia, he attended Princeton College and studied law. By a special act of the legislature, he was admitted to the bar in 1808...
(J). William Schley
William Schley
William Schley was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician.-Biography:...
(J). James M. Wayne
James Moore Wayne
James Moore Wayne was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States and was a United States Representative from Georgia.-Biography:...
(J), until January 13, 1835, vacant thereafter. Richard Henry Wilde
Richard Henry Wilde
Richard Henry Wilde was a United States Representative and lawyer from Georgia.-Biography:Wilde was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1789 to Richard Wilde and Mary Newitt, but came to America at age eight and moved to Augusta, Georgia, in 1802. His brother was Judge John W. Wilde, a judge of Augusta,...
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Illinois
. Charles SladeCharles Slade
Charles Slade was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in England, Slade immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in Alexandria, Virginia. He attended the public schools. He moved to Carlyle, Illinois. He engaged in mercantile pursuits. He held several local offices...
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- John ReynoldsJohn Reynolds (U.S. politician)John Reynolds was a United States politician from the state of Illinois. He was one of the original four justices of the Illinois Supreme Court, 1818–1825, a member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1826–1830, 1846–1848, and 1852–1854 , and the 4th Illinois Governor from 1830–1834...
(J), from December 1, 1834. Zadok CaseyZadok CaseyZadok Casey was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Illinois from 1833 to 1843. He founded the city of Mount Vernon around 1817. He was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives in 1822 and to the Illinois State Senate in 1826, and was elected the fourth...
(J). Joseph DuncanJoseph Duncan (politician)Joseph Duncan was a U.S. politician. He served as the sixth Governor of Illinois from 1834 to 1838. He was a Democrat and a two-term U.S. Representative....
(J), until September 21, 1834 - William L. MayWilliam L. MayWilliam L. May was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Kentucky, May attended the common schools. He moved to Edwardsville, Illinois, and afterward to Jacksonville...
(J), from December 1, 1834
- John Reynolds
Indiana
. Ratliff BoonRatliff Boon
Ratliff Boon was the second Governor of Indiana from September 12 to December 5, 1822, taking office following the resignation of Governor Jonathan Jennings' after his election to Congress...
(J). John Ewing (AJ). John Carr (J). Amos Lane
Amos Lane
Amos Lane was a U.S. Representative from Indiana, father of James Henry Lane.Born near Aurora, New York, Lane attended the public schools. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice at Lawrenceburg, Indiana, in 1808. He moved to Burlington, Kentucky, and practiced law...
(J). Johnathan McCarty
Johnathan McCarty
Johnathan McCarty was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Culpeper County, Virginia, McCarty attended the public schools.He moved to Indiana in 1803 with his father, who settled in Franklin County....
(J). George L. Kinnard
George L. Kinnard
George L. Kinnard was a Representative from Indiana; born in Pennsylvania in 1803; moved with his widowed mother to Tennessee and completed preparatory studies; moved to Indianapolis, Ind., in 1823; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practised in Marion County, Ind.; assessor for Marion...
(J). Edward A. Hannegan
Edward A. Hannegan
Edward Allen Hannegan was a United States Representative and Senator from Indiana.-Early life and education:...
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Kentucky
. Chittenden LyonChittenden Lyon
Chittenden Lyon was a United States Representative from Kentucky and the son of Matthew Lyon. He was born in Fair Haven, Vermont and attended the common schools. In 1801, he moved to Kentucky with his parents, who settled in Caldwell County, Kentucky...
(J). Albert G. Hawes (J). Christopher Tompkins
Christopher Tompkins
Christopher Tompkins was a United States Representative from Kentucky. He was born in Green County, Kentucky where, he completed preparatory studies. He studied law and was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Glasgow, Kentucky.Tompkins was a member of the Kentucky House of...
(AJ). Martin Beaty
Martin Beaty
Martin Beaty was a United States Representative from Kentucky. He was born in Abingdon, Virginia. In his life, he worked as an iron furnace operator, a salt manufacturer, a rancher, and a farmer....
(AJ). Robert P. Letcher
Robert P. Letcher
Robert Perkins Letcher was a politician and lawyer from the US state of Kentucky. He served as a U.S. Representative, Minister to Mexico, and the 15th Governor of Kentucky. He also served in the Kentucky General Assembly where he was Speaker of the House in 1837 and 1838. A strong supporter of the...
(AJ), from August 6, 1834. Thomas Chilton
Thomas Chilton
Thomas Chilton was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky, a prominent Baptist clergyman, and the ghost writer of David Crockett's autobiography....
(AJ). Benjamin Hardin
Benjamin Hardin
Benjamin Hardin was a United States Representative from Kentucky. Martin Davis Hardin was his cousin. He was born at the Georges Creek settlement on the Monongahela River, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania and then moved with his parents to Washington County, Kentucky in 1788...
(AJ). Patrick H. Pope
Patrick H. Pope
Patrick Hamilton Pope was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Pope attended the common schools and was graduated from St. Joseph College, Bardstown, Kentucky.He studied law....
(J). James Love
James Love (representative)
James Love was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in Nelson County, Kentucky, Love attended the common schools in Bardstown, Kentucky...
(AJ). Chilton Allan
Chilton Allan
Chilton Allan was a United States Representative from Kentucky. He was born in Albemarle County, Virginia before moving with his mother to Winchester, Kentucky in 1797. He attended the common schools, and also received private instructions. After this, he served an apprenticeship of three years as...
(AJ). Amos Davis
Amos Davis
Amos Davis was a United States Representative from Kentucky. He was born in Mount Sterling, Kentucky where he completed preparatory studies. Later, he studied law and was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Mount Sterling, Kentucky...
(AJ). Thomas A. Marshall (AJ). Richard M. Johnson
Richard Mentor Johnson
Richard Mentor Johnson was the ninth Vice President of the United States, serving in the administration of Martin Van Buren . He was the only vice-president ever elected by the United States Senate under the provisions of the Twelfth Amendment. Johnson also represented Kentucky in the U.S...
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Louisiana
. Edward D. WhiteEdward Douglass White Sr.
Edward Douglass White, Sr. was the tenth Governor of Louisiana and a member of the United States House of Representatives. He served five nonconsecutive terms in Congress as an adherent of Henry Clay of Kentucky and the Whig Party.White was born in Maury County, Tennessee, the illegitimate son of...
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- Henry JohnsonHenry Johnson (Louisiana)Henry Johnson was the fifth Governor of Louisiana, and served as a United States Representative and as a United States Senator....
(AJ), from December 1, 1834. Philemon ThomasPhilemon ThomasPhilemon Thomas was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana. He served two terms as a Democrat ....
(J). Henry A. BullardHenry Adams BullardHenry Adams Bullard was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana. He served two terms as a Democrat and one as a Whig....
(AJ), until January 4, 1834 - Rice GarlandRice GarlandRice Garland was a United States Representative from Louisiana.Garland was born in Lynchburg, Virginia and he pursued a basic education, studied law and was admitted to the bar and commenced the practice of law. He moved to Opelousas, Louisiana in 1820 and continued the practice of his profession...
(AJ), from April 28, 1834
- Henry Johnson
Maine
. Rufus McIntireRufus McIntire
Rufus McIntire was a United States lawyer, captain of artillery in the War of 1812, congressman, land surveyor and prisoner of war.-Early life:...
(J). Francis O. J. Smith
Francis Ormand Jonathan Smith
Francis Ormond Jonathan Smith was elected from the state of Maine to the United States House of Representatives to serve three terms from 1833 to 1839, serving at one point on the US House of Representatives Committee on Commerce.Smith was educated at Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New...
(J). Edward Kavanagh
Edward Kavanagh
Edward Kavanagh was a United States Representative and the 17th Governor of Maine. Born in Newcastle, Maine, he attended Montreal Seminary and Georgetown College, He graduated from St. Mary's College in 1813. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Damariscotta, Maine...
(J). George Evans (AJ). Moses Mason, Jr.
Moses Mason, Jr.
Moses Mason, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Maine.Born in Dublin, New Hampshire, Mason moved with his parents to Bethel, Maine, in 1799. He attended the common schools, then studied medicine and commenced practice in Bethel in 1813. He was appointed first postmaster of Bethel April 1, 1815,...
(J). Joseph Hall
Joseph Hall (Maine)
Joseph Hall a United States Representative from Maine.Hall was born on June 26, 1793 in Methuen, Massachusetts. He attended the common schools and Andover Academy. He moved to Camden, Maine in 1809 and engaged in mercantile pursuits...
(J). Leonard Jarvis (J). Gorham Parks
Gorham Parks
Gorham Parks was a U.S. Representative from Maine, and a Democratic Party candidate for Maine Governor.Born in Westfield, Massachusetts, Parks attended the common schools and graduated from Harvard University in 1813, where he studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1819 and began his practice...
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Maryland
. Littleton P. DennisLittleton Purnell Dennis
Littleton Purnell Dennis was an American politician.Born at "Beverly" in Worcester County, Maryland, Dennis attended Washington Academy of Somerset County, Maryland, and graduated from Yale College in 1803. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice...
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- John N. SteeleJohn Nevett SteeleJohn Nevett Steele was an American politician.Born in Weston, Maryland, Steele resided on an estate called "Indian Town" near Vienna, Maryland, where he completed preparatory studies. He later studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1819, and commenced practice in Dorchester County, Maryland...
(AJ), from June 9, 1834. Richard B. CarmichaelRichard Bennett CarmichaelRichard Bennett Carmichael was an American politician.Born in Centreville, Maryland, Carmichael attended the academy at Centreville and Dickinson College of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Princeton College in 1828...
(J). James TurnerJames Turner (Maryland)James Turner was a United States Congressional representative from Maryland.Turner was born near Bel Air, Maryland, and completed preparatory studies at the Classic Academy of Madonna, Maryland. He was captain of militia in the War of 1812. Afterwards, he moved to Parkton, Maryland, in 1811 and...
(J). James P. HeathJames P. HeathJames P. Heath was a United States congressman from Maryland.Heath was born in Delaware. He served in the Regular Army as lieutenant of Engineers from 1799 to 1802, as register in chancery in Annapolis, Maryland, and served throughout the War of 1812 as aide-de-camp to General Levin Winder...
(J). Isaac McKimIsaac McKimIsaac McKim was a U.S. Representative from Maryland, nephew of Alexander McKim.Born in Baltimore, Maryland, McKim attended the public schools, and later engaged in mercantile pursuits. He served in the War of 1812 as aide-de-camp to General Samuel Smith...
(J). William Cost JohnsonWilliam Cost JohnsonWilliam Cost Johnson was an American politician.Johnson was born near Jefferson, Maryland, and studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1831 and commenced practice in Jefferson...
(AJ). Francis ThomasFrancis ThomasFrancis Thomas was a Maryland politician who served as the 26th Governor of Maryland from 1842–1844. He also served as a United States Representative from Maryland, representing at separate times the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh districts.-Early life and career:Thomas was born in Frederick...
(J). John T. StoddertJohn Truman StoddertJohn Truman Stoddert, Sr. was an American politician from Maryland.Stoddert was born at "Smith Point" in Nanjemoy, Maryland. He was the son of William Truman Stoddert, Sr. and his second wife, Elizabeth. Stoddert graduated from Princeton College in 1810. He studied law, was admitted to the Bar,...
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- John N. Steele
Massachusetts
. Benjamin GorhamBenjamin Gorham
Benjamin Gorham was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.He was the son of Nathaniel Gorham, who served as one of the Presidents of the Continental Congress. Benjamin was born in Charlestown, Massachusetts. He pursued preparatory studies, graduated from Harvard University in 1795, and studied...
(AJ). Rufus Choate
Rufus Choate
Rufus Choate , American lawyer and orator, was born in Ipswich, Massachusetts, a descendant of an English family which settled in Massachusetts in 1643. His first cousin, physician George Choate, was the father of George C. S. Choate and Joseph Hodges Choate...
(AJ), until June 30, 1834
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- Stephen C. PhillipsStephen C. PhillipsStephen Clarendon Phillips was a Representative from Massachusetts.Phillips was born in Salem, Massachusetts, to Stephen and Dorcas Phillips, he graduated from Harvard University in 1819. Phillips' engaged in mercantile pursuits in Salem, and was a member of the Massachusetts House of...
(AJ), from December 1, 1834. Gayton P. OsgoodGayton P. OsgoodGayton Pickman Osgood was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts. He was born in Salem on July 4, 1797. He graduated from Harvard University in 1815, studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Salem. He moved to North Andover...
(J). Edward EverettEdward EverettEdward Everett was an American politician and educator from Massachusetts. Everett, a Whig, served as U.S. Representative, and U.S. Senator, the 15th Governor of Massachusetts, Minister to Great Britain, and United States Secretary of State...
(AJ). John DavisJohn Davis (Massachusetts Governor)John Davis was an American lawyer, businessman and politician.-Early life:John Davis was born in Northborough, Massachusetts...
(AJ), until January 14, 1834 - Levi Lincoln, Jr.Levi Lincoln, Jr.Levi Lincoln, Jr. was an American lawyer and politician from Worcester, Massachusetts. He was the 13th Governor of Massachusetts and represented the state in the U.S. Congress...
(AJ), from March 5, 1834. George Grennell, Jr.George Grennell, Jr.George Grennell, Jr. was a U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts. He was born in Greenfield on December 25, 1786. He attended Deerfield Academy and graduated from Dartmouth College in 1808...
(AJ). George N. BriggsGeorge N. BriggsGeorge Nixon Briggs was a member of the Whig Party and served seven-terms as the 19th Governor of the U.S. state of Massachusetts, serving from 1844 to 1851.-Early life and education:...
(AJ). Isaac C. BatesIsaac C. BatesIsaac Chapman Bates was an American politician from Massachusetts.He was born in Granville, Massachusetts, and graduated from Yale College in 1802...
(AJ). William JacksonWilliam Jackson (Massachusetts)William Jackson was a United States Representative from Massachusetts who lived at the Jackson Homestead....
(AM). William BayliesWilliam BayliesWilliam Baylies was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, brother of Francis Baylies.Born in Dighton, Massachusetts, Baylies was graduated from Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, in 1795 where he studied law...
(AJ). John Reed, Jr.John Reed, Jr.John Reed, Jr. was a Representative from Massachusetts.Reed was born in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts. He graduated from Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island in 1803, and was a tutor of languages in that institution for two years, and principal of the Bridgewater, Massachusetts Academy in...
(AJ). John Quincy AdamsJohn Quincy AdamsJohn Quincy Adams was the sixth President of the United States . He served as an American diplomat, Senator, and Congressional representative. He was a member of the Federalist, Democratic-Republican, National Republican, and later Anti-Masonic and Whig parties. Adams was the son of former...
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- Stephen C. Phillips
Mississippi
All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticketGeneral ticket
General ticket representation is a term used to describe a particular method of electing members of a multi-member state delegation to the United States House of Representatives...
.. Harry Cage
Harry Cage
Harry Cage was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.Born at Cages Bend of the Cumberland River, Sumner County, Tennessee, Cage moved to Wilkinson County, Mississippi, in early youth.He studied law....
(J). Franklin E. Plummer
Franklin E. Plummer
Franklin E. Plummer was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.Born in Massachusetts, Plummer moved to Mississippi and taught school in Copiah County, Mississippi. After completing his law studies he was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Westville, Mississippi...
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Missouri
All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticketGeneral ticket
General ticket representation is a term used to describe a particular method of electing members of a multi-member state delegation to the United States House of Representatives...
.. William H. Ashley
William Henry Ashley
William Henry Ashley was a pioneering fur trader, entrepreneur, and politician. Though a native of Virginia, Ashley had already moved to St. Genevieve in what was then called Louisiana, when it was purchased by the United States from France in 1803...
(AJ). John Bull
John Bull (congressman)
John Bull was an American clergyman and physician who represented Missouri in the U.S. Congress between 1833 and 1835.He was born in Virginia, studied medicine in Baltimore, Maryland; moved to Howard County, Missouri, and settled near Glasgow, Missouri; engaged in the practice of medicine; studied...
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New Hampshire
All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticketGeneral ticket
General ticket representation is a term used to describe a particular method of electing members of a multi-member state delegation to the United States House of Representatives...
.. Benning M. Bean
Benning M. Bean
Benning Moulton Bean was a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire.Born in Moultonborough, New Hampshire, Bean attended public schools and received private tutoring. He then engaged in teaching and in agricultural pursuits. He served as Selectman for Moultonborough, 1811–1829 and 1832–1838, and...
(J). Robert Burns
Robert Burns (representative)
Robert Burns was a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire.Born in Hudson, New Hampshire, Burns moved with his parents in childhood to Rumney in Grafton County. He studied medicine in Warren, New Hampshire, taught school, then attended Dartmouth Medical School in 1815. He returned to Warren and...
(J). Joseph M. Harper
Joseph M. Harper
Joseph Merrill Harper was a United States politician.He was a Jacksonian member for New Hampshire in the United States House of Representatives from 1831 to 1835. He was also acting governor of the state for a short time in 1831.-External links:*...
(J). Henry Hubbard
Henry Hubbard
Henry Hubbard was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1829 to 1835, a Senator from New Hampshire during 1835 to 1841, and the Governor of New Hampshire from 1842 to 1844.-Early life:...
(J). Franklin Pierce
Franklin Pierce
Franklin Pierce was the 14th President of the United States and is the only President from New Hampshire. Pierce was a Democrat and a "doughface" who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate. Pierce took part in the Mexican-American War and became a brigadier general in the Army...
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New Jersey
All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticketGeneral ticket
General ticket representation is a term used to describe a particular method of electing members of a multi-member state delegation to the United States House of Representatives...
.. Philemon Dickerson
Philemon Dickerson
Philemon Dickerson was a United States congressman representing New Jersey, and was later a United States federal judge. He was the brother of Governor, then United States Senator, Mahlon Dickerson of New Jersey...
(J). Samuel Fowler
Samuel Fowler (1779-1844)
Samuel Fowler was a doctor, state legislator, and member of the United States House of Representatives from northwestern New Jersey...
(J). Thomas Lee
Thomas Lee (New Jersey)
Thomas Lee was an American Jacksonian Party politician who represented New Jersey at large in the United States House of Representatives from 1833-1837....
(J). James Parker
James Parker (New Jersey)
James Parker was a United States Representative from New Jersey.-Biography:Parker was born in Bethlehem, New Jersey and moved to Perth Amboy after the Revolution. He graduated from Columbia College of Columbia University in New York City in 1793.Parker engaged in the management and settlement of...
(J). Ferdinand S. Schenck
Ferdinand Schureman Schenck
Ferdinand Schureman Schenck was an American politician who represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives from 1833-1837....
(J). William N. Shinn (J)
New York
There were four plural districts, the 8th, 17th, 22nd & 23rd had two representatives each, the 3rd had four representatives.. Abel HuntingtonAbel Huntington
Abel P. Huntington Jr. was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Norwich, Connecticut, Huntington received a liberal schooling. He moved to East Hampton, Long Island, New York, where he practiced medicine....
(J). Isaac B. Van Houten
Isaac B. Van Houten
Isaac B. Van Houten was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Clarkstown , Rockland County, New York, Van Houten attended the common schools.He engaged in milling and agricultural pursuits....
(J). Churchill C. Cambreleng
Churchill C. Cambreleng
Churchill Caldom Cambreleng was an American politician from New York.-Life:...
(J). Cornelius V. Lawrence (J), until May 14, 1834
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- John J. MorganJohn J. MorganJohn Jordan Morgan was an American politician from New York-Life:Morgan attended the public schools....
(J), from December 1, 1834. Dudley SeldenDudley SeldenDudley Selden was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:He was a son of Joseph Dudley Selden and Ethelinda Colt . He married Mary Augusta Packard , and had a daughter Maria Louisa Selden who married William Rogers Morgan.Selden graduated from Union College, Schenectady, New York,...
(J), until July 1, 1834 - Charles G. FerrisCharles G. FerrisCharles Goadsby Ferris was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born at "The Homestead," Throgs Neck, the Bronx, New York, Ferris received a limited education.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar and practiced in New York City....
(J), from December 1, 1834. Campbell P. WhiteCampbell P. WhiteCampbell Patrick White was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Ireland, White received a limited education...
(J). Aaron WardAaron Ward (representative)Aaron Ward was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:...
(J). Abraham BockeeAbraham BockeeAbraham Bockee was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Shekomeko, New York, Bockee attended the public schools. He graduated from Union College, Schenectady, New York, 1803. He studied law in Poughkeepsie, New York...
(J). John W. BrownJohn W. Brown (New York politician)John W. Brown was an American politician from New York.-Life:...
(J). Charles BodleCharles BodleCharles Bodle was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born near Poughkeepsie, New York, Bodle was a wagon maker by trade.He was in the Justice of the Peace.Held several political offices in Bloomingburg, Sullivan County....
(J). John AdamsJohn Adams (New York)John Adams was a United States Congressman from New York.-Life:...
(J). Aaron VanderpoelAaron VanderpoelAaron Vanderpoel was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Kinderhook, New York, Vanderpoel pursued classical studies, and later studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1820 and commenced practice in Kinderhook, New York...
(J). Job PiersonJob PiersonJob Pierson was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in East Hampton, New York, Pierson attended the common schools. He graduated from Williams College in 1811. He studied law in Salem and Schaghticoke. He was admitted to the bar in 1815 and commenced practice in Rensselaer County...
(J). Gerrit Y. LansingGerrit Y. LansingGerrit Yates Lansing was a U.S. Representative from New York, son of Abraham G. Lansing, and nephew of John Lansing, Jr.Born in Albany, New York, Lansing pursued classical studies and was graduated from Union College in 1800....
(J). John CramerJohn Cramer (representative)John Cramer was a United States Representative from New York. He was born in Waterford on May 17, 1779. He attended the rural schools and was graduated from Union College in 1801. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Waterford...
(J). Henry C. MartindaleHenry C. MartindaleHenry Clinton Martindale was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:...
(AM). Reuben WhallonReuben WhallonReuben Whallon was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Bedminster, New Jersey, Whallon attended the common schools.He moved to Argyle, Washington County, New York....
(J). Ransom H. GilletRansom H. GilletRansom Hooker Gillet was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in New Lebanon, New York, Gillet pursued an academic course.He studied law in Canton, New York....
(J). Charles McVeanCharles McVeanCharles McVean was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born near Johnstown, New York, McVean pursued an academic course. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Johnstown. He was editor of a newspaper in Canajoharie 1827-1831.McVean was elected as a Jacksonian to the...
(J). Abijah Mann, Jr.Abijah Mann, Jr.Abijah Mann, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Fairfield, New York, Mann attended the common schools. He engaged in mercantile pursuits. He was a justice of the peace. He was appointed by President Jackson postmaster of Fairfield and served from May 28, 1830 to January 16, 1833...
(J). Samuel BeardsleySamuel BeardsleySamuel Beardsley was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:...
(J). Joel TurrillJoel TurrillJoel Turrill was a judge, politician, and diplomat from New York.-Life:Joel Turrill was born February 22, 1794 in Shoreham, Vermont and attended the common school. He later graduated from Middlebury College in 1816. He studied law in Newburgh, New York and later moved to Oswego, New York to...
(J). Daniel WardwellDaniel WardwellDaniel Wardwell was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Bristol, Rhode Island, Wardwell was graduated from Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, in 1811.He studied law....
(J). Sherman PageSherman PageSherman Page was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Cheshire, Connecticut, Page attended the common schools.He taught school in Coventry, New York, in 1799.He studied law....
(J). Noadiah JohnsonNoadiah JohnsonNoadiah Johnson was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Connecticut in 1795, Johnson completed preparatory studies.He moved to Delaware County, New York, in 1817.He studied law....
(J). Henry MitchellHenry Mitchell (US politician)Henry Mitchell was a United States Representative from New York.Mitchell was born in Woodbury, Connecticut in 1784...
(J). Nicoll HalseyNicoll HalseyNicoll Halsey was a U.S. Representative from New York, son of Silas Halsey and brother of Jehiel Howell Halsey....
(J). Samuel G. HathawaySamuel G. HathawaySamuel Gilbert Hathaway was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Freetown, Massachusetts, Hathaway attended the public schools.He worked at various occupations and made one sea voyage....
(J). William K. FullerWilliam K. FullerWilliam Kendall Fuller was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Schenectady, New York, Fuller attended the common schools, and graduated from Union College in 1810.He studied law....
(J). William TaylorWilliam Taylor (New York)William Taylor was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Suffield, Connecticut, Taylor moved with his parents to Onondaga County, New York.He attended the public schools....
(J). Rowland DayRowland DayRowland Day was an American merchant and politician from New York.-Life:In 1805, Day removed to Skaneateles, and in 1810 to Sempronius...
(J). Samuel ClarkSamuel ClarkSamuel Clark was a U.S. Representative from the state of New York and a U.S. Representative from the state of Michigan....
(J). John Dickson (AM). Edward HowellEdward HowellEdward Howell was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Newburgh, New York, Howell attended the public schools....
(J). Frederick WhittleseyFrederick WhittleseyFrederick Whittlesey was a U.S. Representative from New York, cousin of Elisha Whittlesey and Thomas Tucker Whittlesey.Born in New Preston, Connecticut, Whittlesey pursued academic studies....
(AM). George W. LayGeorge W. LayGeorge Washington Lay was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Catskill, New York, Lay pursued classical studies and was graduated from Hamilton College at Clinton, New York, in 1817.He studied law....
(AM). Philo C. FullerPhilo C. FullerPhilo Case Fuller was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:...
(AM). Abner HazeltineAbner HazeltineAbner Hazeltine was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Wardsboro, Vermont, Hazeltine attended the common schools. He graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, in 1815. He moved to Jamestown, New York, November 2, 1815, where he taught school and studied law...
(AM). Millard FillmoreMillard FillmoreMillard Fillmore was the 13th President of the United States and the last member of the Whig Party to hold the office of president...
(AM). Gideon HardGideon HardGideon Hard was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Arlington, Vermont, Hard was graduated from Union College, Schenectady, New York, in 1822.He taught school.He studied law....
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- John J. Morgan
North Carolina
. William B. ShepardWilliam Biddle Shepard
William Biddle Shepard was a congressional representative from North Carolina; born in New Bern, North Carolina, May 14, 1799; completed preparatory studies; attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1813; was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia; studied...
(AJ). Jesse A. Bynum
Jesse Atherton Bynum
Jessee Atherton Bynum was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born in Halifax County, North Carolina, May 22, 1796; attended Princeton College in 1817 and 1818; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Halifax, North Carolina; member of the house of commons of...
(J). Thomas H. Hall
Thomas H. Hall
Thomas H. Hall was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born in Prince George County, Virginia, in June 1773; studied medicine and practiced in Tarboro, North Carolina; elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Fifteenth Congress and reelected to the three succeeding Congresses ;...
(J). Jesse Speight
Jesse Speight
Jesse Speight was a North Carolina and Mississippi politician in the nineteenth century.Born in Greene County, North Carolina, Speight attended country schools as a child. He was a member of the North Carolina House of Commons in 1820, serving as Speaker of the House, and was a member of the North...
(J). James I. McKay
James Iver McKay
James Iver McKay was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born near Elizabethtown, North Carolina, in 1793; pursued classical studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced; appointed United States attorney for the district of North Carolina on March 6, 1817; served in...
(J). Micajah T. Hawkins
Micajah Thomas Hawkins
Micajah Thomas Hawkins was a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina from 1803 to 1809.Born near Warrenton, North Carolina in 1790, Hawkins attended Warrenton Academy and then the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A practicing farmer, Hawkins was first elected to the North Carolina House...
(J). Edmund Deberry
Edmund Deberry
Edmund Deberry was a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina, from 1829 to 1831, from 1833 to 1845 and from 1849 to 1851....
(AJ). Daniel L. Barringer
Daniel Laurens Barringer
Daniel Laurens Barringer was a United States Representative from North Carolina between 1825 and 1834.Born in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, Barringer studied law and practiced in the state capital of Raleigh...
(AJ). Augustine H. Shepperd
Augustine Henry Shepperd
Augustine Henry Shepperd was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born in Rockford, North Carolina, February 24, 1792; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Surry County, North Carolina; member of the State house of...
(AJ). Abraham Rencher
Abraham Rencher
Abraham Rencher was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born near Raleigh, North Carolina, August 12, 1798; tutored at home and attended the common schools and Pittsboro Academy; graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1822; studied law; was admitted to...
(AJ). Henry W. Connor
Henry William Connor
Henry William Connor was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born near Amelia Courthouse, Prince George County, Virginia, August 5, 1793; was graduated from South Carolina College at Columbia in 1812; served as aide-de-camp to Brig. Gen...
(J). James Graham
James Graham (NC politician)
James Graham a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born in Lincoln County, North Carolina, January 7, 1793; brother of William Alexander Graham; pursued classical studies and was graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1814; studied law; was admitted to the...
(AJ). Lewis Williams
Lewis Williams
For the Welsh rugby union player see Lewis Williams Lewis Williams was a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1815 and 1842....
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Ohio
. Robert T. LytleRobert Todd Lytle
Robert Todd Lytle was a politician who represented Ohio in the United States House of Representatives from 1833 to 1835....
(J), until March 10, 1834, and from December 27, 1834. Taylor Webster
Taylor Webster
Taylor Webster was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.-Biography:Born in Pennsylvania, Webster moved with his parents to Ohio in 1806, where he received a limited schooling....
(J). Joseph H. Crane
Joseph Halsey Crane
Joseph Halsey Crane was an attorney, soldier, jurist, and legislator. He was born in Elizabethtown, New Jersey He was the son of General Wiliam Crane and Abigail Crane and the grandson of Stephen Crane, member of the First Continental Congress, his brother was Colonel Ichabod B. Crane...
(AJ). Thomas Corwin
Thomas Corwin
Thomas Corwin , also known as Tom Corwin and The Wagon Boy, was a politician from the state of Ohio who served as a prosecuting attorney, a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, the United States House of Representatives, and the United States Senate, and as the 15th Governor of Ohio 20th...
(AJ). Thomas L. Hamer
Thomas L. Hamer
Thomas Lyon Hamer was a United States congressman and soldier.Hamer was born in July, 1800 in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. He was a school teacher before being admitted to the bar in 1821...
(J). Samuel F. Vinton
Samuel Finley Vinton
Samuel Finley Vinton was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio from March 4, 1823 to March 4, 1837 and again from March 4, 1843 to March 4, 1851....
(AJ). William Allen
William Allen (governor)
William Allen was an Democratic Representative, Senator and 31st Governor of Ohio. He moved to the U.S. state of Ohio after his parents died, residing in Chillicothe, Ohio....
(J). Jeremiah McLene
Jeremiah McLene
Jeremiah McLene was a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1833 to 1837, major general of militia in the American Revolutionary War, the 2nd Ohio Secretary of State from 1808 to 1831, and a state representative from 1807 to 1808. He served as a Democrat.-Early life:McLene was born in Cumberland...
(J). John Chaney (J). Joseph Vance
Joseph Vance
Joseph Vance was a Whig politician from Ohio. He was the 13th Governor of Ohio and the first Whig to hold the position.Vance was born in Catfish , Pennsylvania...
(AJ). James M. Bell
James Martin Bell
James Martin Bell was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, Bell attended the public schools.He studied law in Steubenville, Ohio....
(AJ). Robert Mitchell
Robert Mitchell (congressman)
Robert Mitchell was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio. Mitchell was born in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. He studied medicine before he moved to Ohio in 1807. Mitchell practiced medicine in Zanesville, Ohio and later held various positions in Muskingum County...
(J). David Spangler (AJ). William Patterson
William Patterson (Ohio)
William Patterson was a United States Representative from Ohio.Patterson was born in Maryland, and moved to Mansfield, Ohio where he completed preparatory studies and studied law. He was admitted to the bar and practiced, and held several local offices...
(J). Jonathan Sloane
Jonathan Sloane
Jonathan Sloane was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Pelham, Massachusetts in November 1785, Sloane completed preparatory studies and was graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, in 1812....
(AM). Elisha Whittlesey
Elisha Whittlesey
Elisha Whittlesey was a lawyer, civil servant and U.S. Representative from Ohio.-Biography:Born in Washington, Connecticut, Whittlesey moved with his parents in early youth to Salisbury, Connecticut...
(AM). John Thomson (J). Benjamin Jones
Benjamin Jones (congressman)
Benjamin Jones was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Winchester, Virginia, Jones moved with his parents to Washington, Pennsylvania....
(J). Humphrey H. Leavitt
Humphrey H. Leavitt
Humphrey Howe Leavitt was an Ohio attorney and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Ohio and as a United States District Court judge.- History :...
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- Daniel KilgoreDaniel KilgoreDaniel Kilgore was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born at Kings Creek, Virginia , Kilgore received a liberal schooling.He moved to Cadiz, Ohio, and served as member of the Ohio Senate from 1828 to 1832....
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- Daniel Kilgore
Pennsylvania
There were two plural districts, the 2nd had two representatives, the 4th had three representatives.. Joel B. SutherlandJoel Barlow Sutherland
Joel Barlow Sutherland was a Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....
(J). Horace Binney
Horace Binney
Horace Binney was an American lawyer who served as an Anti-Jacksonian in the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:...
(AJ). James Harper
James Harper (congressman)
James Harper was a two-term member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.James Harper was born of Scots-Irish stock in Castlederg, County Tyrone, Ireland. He immigrated to the United States as a youth, and settled in Philadelphia. He married Charlotte Sloan Alford, a member of...
(AJ). John G. Watmough
John Goddard Watmough
John Goddard Watmough was an Anti-Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....
(AJ). Edward Darlington
Edward Darlington
Edward Darlington was an Anti-Masonic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Edward Darlington was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania. He moved in early youth with his parents to Delaware County, Pennsylvania. He taught school from 1817 to 1820...
(AM). William Hiester
William Muhlenberg Hiester
William Muhlenberg Hiester An American political and military leader in the State of Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Muhlenberg/Hiester Family political dynasty.-Biography:...
(AM). David Potts, Jr.
David Potts, Jr.
David Potts, Jr. was an Anti-Masonic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.David Potts, Jr. was born at Warwick Furnace, Pennsylvania, about eight miles from Pottstown, Pennsylvania. He became an ironmaster, and owner and manager of Warwick Furnace...
(AM). Joel K. Mann
Joel Keith Mann
Joel Keith Mann was a Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Joel K. Mann was born in Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1817 to 1820...
(J). Robert Ramsey
Robert Ramsey (congressman)
Robert Ramsey was born in Warminster Township, Pennsylvania on February 15, 1780. He attended school in Hartsville, Pennsylvania. He served in the Pennsylvania General Assembly from 1825 to 1831 and served in the 23rd United States Congress as a Jacksonian from Pennsylvania's sixth district, March...
(J). David D. Wagener
David Douglas Wagener
David Douglas Wagener was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.David D. Wagener was born in Easton, Pennsylvania...
(J). Henry King
Henry King (congressman)
Henry King was a Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Henry King was born in Palmer, Massachusetts. He studied law in New London, Connecticut, and Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania...
(J). Henry A. P. Muhlenberg
Henry A. P. Muhlenberg
Henry Augustus Philip Muhlenberg was an American political leader and diplomat. He was a member of the Muhlenberg Family political dynasty....
(J). William Clark
William Clark (congressman)
William Clark was a farmer, jurist, and politician from Dauphin, Pennsylvania.He served as secretary of the Pennsylvania land office from 1818 to 1821, and State treasurer from 1821 to 1827...
(AM). Charles A. Barnitz
Charles Augustus Barnitz
Charles Augustus Barnitz was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Charles A. Barnitz was born in York, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1811 and commenced practice in York. He was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1815 to 1819...
(AM). George Chambers
George Chambers (Pennsylvania)
George Chambers was a Anti-Masonic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.George Chambers was born in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania...
(AM). Jesse Miller
Jesse Miller
Jesse Miller was a Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Jesse Miller was born near Landisburg, Pennsylvania. He was the first clerk to county commissioner of Perry County, Pennsylvania, from 1820 to 1823. He was sheriff of Perry County from 1823 to 1826...
(J). Joseph Henderson
Joseph Henderson (Pennsylvania)
Joseph Henderson was a Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Joseph Henderson was born in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. He moved with his parents to Centre County, Pennsylvania, in 1802. He attended the public schools and graduated from the Jefferson Medical...
(J). Andrew Beaumont
Andrew Beaumont
Andrew Beaumont was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Andrew Beaumont was born in Lebanon, Connecticut. He moved to Pennsylvania in 1808 and studied law but never practiced. He served as collector of revenue in 1814 and prothonotary and clerk of the courts of...
(J). Joseph B. Anthony
Joseph Biles Anthony
Joseph Biles Anthony was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Joseph Biles Anthony was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced...
(J). John Laporte
John Laporte
John Laporte was a Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.John Laporte was born in Asylum, Pennsylvania. He was Auditor of Bradford County, Pennsylvania, in 1827 and 1828...
(J). George Burd
George Burd
George Burd was an Anti-Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.George Burd was born in Pennsylvania. He was admitted to the bar in 1810 at Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and practiced....
(AJ). Richard Coulter (J). Andrew Stewart
Andrew Stewart (1791-1872)
Andrew Stewart was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Andrew Stewart was born near Uniontown, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Washington College in Washington, Pennsylvania. He was one of the founders of the Union Literary Society at Washington College...
(AM). Thomas M. T. McKennan
Thomas McKean Thompson McKennan
Thomas McKean Thompson McKennan was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer who briefly served as United States Secretary of the Interior.-Early life :...
(AM). Harmar Denny
Harmar Denny
Harmar Denny was an American businessman and Anti-Masonic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....
(AM). Samuel S. Harrison
Samuel Smith Harrison
Samuel Smith Harrison was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Samuel Smith Harrison was born in Virginia in 1780. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced. He moved to Kittanning, Pennsylvania. He was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third and...
(J). John Banks
John Banks (United States)
John Banks was an Anti-Masonic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.John Banks was born near Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Juniata County, Pennsylvania, in 1819...
(AM). John Galbraith
John Galbraith (Pennsylvania)
John Galbraith was a Jacksonian and Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....
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Rhode Island
Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticketGeneral ticket
General ticket representation is a term used to describe a particular method of electing members of a multi-member state delegation to the United States House of Representatives...
.. Tristam Burges
Tristam Burges
Tristam Burges was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island, great-great-uncle of Theodore Francis Green.Born in Rochester, Massachusetts, Burges attended the common schools.He studied medicine at a school in Wrentham....
(AJ). Dutee J. Pearce (AM)
South Carolina
. Henry L. PinckneyHenry L. Pinckney
Henry Laurens Pinckney was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina, and the son of Charles Pinckney....
(N
Nullifier Party
The Nullifier Party was a short-lived political party based in South Carolina in the 1830s. Started by John C. Calhoun, it was a states' rights party that supported the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, holding that States could nullify federal laws within their borders...
). William J. Grayson
William J. Grayson
William John Grayson was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina. He was also a poet.-Biography:Born in Beaufort, South Carolina, Grayson pursued classical studies, and was graduated from South Carolina College at Columbia in 1809.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1822 and commenced...
(N
Nullifier Party
The Nullifier Party was a short-lived political party based in South Carolina in the 1830s. Started by John C. Calhoun, it was a states' rights party that supported the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, holding that States could nullify federal laws within their borders...
). Thomas D. Singleton
Thomas D. Singleton
Thomas Day Singleton was a United States Representative from South Carolina. He was born near Kingstree, South Carolina but his birth date is unknown. He attended the common schools...
(N
Nullifier Party
The Nullifier Party was a short-lived political party based in South Carolina in the 1830s. Started by John C. Calhoun, it was a states' rights party that supported the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, holding that States could nullify federal laws within their borders...
), until November 25, 1833
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- Robert B. CampbellRobert B. CampbellRobert Blair Campbell was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina, brother of John Campbell, also of South Carolina.Born in Marlboro County, South Carolina, Campbell was educated by a private tutor....
(NNullifier PartyThe Nullifier Party was a short-lived political party based in South Carolina in the 1830s. Started by John C. Calhoun, it was a states' rights party that supported the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, holding that States could nullify federal laws within their borders...
), from February 27, 1834. John M. FelderJohn Myers FelderJohn Myers Felder was born in the vicinity of Orangeburg, South Carolina, on July 7, 1782. He graduated from Yale University in 1804, a roommate and close friend of John Caldwell Calhoun. He was admitted to the bar in 1808 and was elected to the South Carolina State house of representatives in 1812...
(NNullifier PartyThe Nullifier Party was a short-lived political party based in South Carolina in the 1830s. Started by John C. Calhoun, it was a states' rights party that supported the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, holding that States could nullify federal laws within their borders...
). George McDuffieGeorge McDuffieGeorge McDuffie was the 55th Governor of South Carolina and a member of the United States Senate.Born of modest means in Columbia County, Georgia, McDuffie's extraordinary intellect was noticed while clerking at a store in Augusta, Georgia...
(NNullifier PartyThe Nullifier Party was a short-lived political party based in South Carolina in the 1830s. Started by John C. Calhoun, it was a states' rights party that supported the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, holding that States could nullify federal laws within their borders...
), until ????, 1834 - Francis W. PickensFrancis Wilkinson PickensFrancis Wilkinson Pickens was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 69th Governor of South Carolina when the state seceded from the United States during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:...
(NNullifier PartyThe Nullifier Party was a short-lived political party based in South Carolina in the 1830s. Started by John C. Calhoun, it was a states' rights party that supported the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, holding that States could nullify federal laws within their borders...
), from December 8, 1834. Warren R. DavisWarren R. DavisWarren Ransom Davis was an American attorney and Representative from South Carolina's 6th congressional district from 1827-35....
(NNullifier PartyThe Nullifier Party was a short-lived political party based in South Carolina in the 1830s. Started by John C. Calhoun, it was a states' rights party that supported the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, holding that States could nullify federal laws within their borders...
) until January 29, 1835, vacant thereafter. William K. ClowneyWilliam K. ClowneyWilliam Kennedy Clowney was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born in Union County, South Carolina, Clowney attended private schools and an academy. He was graduated from the South Carolina College at Columbia in 1818....
(NNullifier PartyThe Nullifier Party was a short-lived political party based in South Carolina in the 1830s. Started by John C. Calhoun, it was a states' rights party that supported the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, holding that States could nullify federal laws within their borders...
). James BlairJames Blair (South Carolina)James Blair was a United States Representative from South Carolina. He was born in the Waxhaw settlement, Lancaster County, South Carolina to Sarah Douglass and William Blair...
(J), until April 1, 1834 - Richard I. ManningRichard Irvine Manning IRichard Irvine Manning I was the 50th Governor of South Carolina from 1824 to 1826 and was later a Representative in the United States Congress.-Early life and career:...
(J), from December 8, 1834. John K. GriffinJohn K. GriffinJohn King Griffin was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born near Clinton, South Carolina, Griffin pursued an academic course.He engaged as a planter.He served in the State house of representatives 1816–1819....
(NNullifier PartyThe Nullifier Party was a short-lived political party based in South Carolina in the 1830s. Started by John C. Calhoun, it was a states' rights party that supported the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, holding that States could nullify federal laws within their borders...
)
- Robert B. Campbell
Tennessee
. John BlairJohn Blair (Tennessee)
John Blair was an American politician who represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:...
(J). Samuel Bunch
Samuel Bunch
Samuel Bunch was an American politician that represented Tennessee's second district in the United States House of Representatives. He was born on December 4, 1786 in Grainger County, Tennessee. He attended the public schools and engaged in agricultural pursuits...
(J). Luke Lea (J). James I. Standifer
James Israel Standifer
James Israel Standifer was an American politician that represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives. He was born in Virginia, probably in 1782. He attended the common schools and graduated from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. He was elected to the Eighteenth...
(J). John B. Forester
John B. Forester
John B. Forester was an American politician that represented Tennessee's fifth district in the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:...
(J). Balie Peyton
Balie Peyton
Balie Peyton was an American lawyer and politician who represented Tennessee's 6th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:He was born near Gallatin, Tennessee on November 6, 1803...
(J). John Bell
John Bell (Tennessee politician)
John Bell was a U.S. politician, attorney, and plantation owner. A wealthy slaveholder from Tennessee, Bell served in the United States Congress in both the House of Representatives and Senate. He began his career as a Democrat, he eventually fell out with Andrew Jackson and became a Whig...
(J). David W. Dickinson
David W. Dickinson
David W. Dickinson was an American politician who represented Tennessee's eighth district in the United States House of Representatives. He was born in Franklin, Tennessee. He completed preparatory studied and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He studied law, was...
(J). James K. Polk
James K. Polk
James Knox Polk was the 11th President of the United States . Polk was born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. He later lived in and represented Tennessee. A Democrat, Polk served as the 17th Speaker of the House of Representatives and the 12th Governor of Tennessee...
(J). William M. Inge
William Marshall Inge
William Marshall Inge was an American politician that represented Tennessee's tenth district in the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:...
(J). Cave Johnson
Cave Johnson
Cave Johnson was for fourteen years a Democratic U.S. Congressman from Tennessee. He was also the United States Postmaster General under James K. Polk from 1845–1849...
(J). David Crockett
Davy Crockett
David "Davy" Crockett was a celebrated 19th century American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier and politician. He is commonly referred to in popular culture by the epithet "King of the Wild Frontier". He represented Tennessee in the U.S...
(AJ). William C. Dunlap
William Claiborne Dunlap
William Claiborne Dunlap was an American politician that represented Tennessee's thirteenth district in the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:...
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Vermont
. Hiland HallHiland Hall
Hiland Hall was a United States Representative from Vermont. He was born in Bennington, Vermont. He attended the common schools, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1819 and commenced practice in Bennington....
(AJ). William Slade
William Slade
William Slade jr. was an American Whig and Anti-Masonic politician.He was born in Cornwall, Vermont, May 9, 1786; attended the public schools, and was graduated from Middlebury College in 1807; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1810 and commenced practice in Middlebury; engaged in editorial...
(AM). Horace Everett
Horace Everett
Horace Everett was a United States Representative from Vermont. He was born in Foxboro, Massachusetts. His father was John Everett; his mother was Melatiah Ware. He was a descendant of Richard Everett and first cousin of Edward Everett. He graduated from Brown University, Providence, Rhode...
(AJ). Heman Allen (AJ). Benjamin F. Deming
Benjamin F. Deming
Benjamin F. Deming was a U.S. Representative from Vermont.Born in Danville, Vermont, Deming pursued an academic course. He engaged in mercantile pursuits. He served as member of the Governor's council 1827–1832...
(AM), until July 11, 1834
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- Henry F. Janes (AM), from December 2, 1834
Virginia
. George LoyallGeorge Loyall
George Loyall was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Norfolk, Virginia, Loyall was graduated from the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, in 1808.He studied law but did not practice....
(J). John Y. Mason
John Y. Mason
John Young Mason was an American politician, diplomat, and United States federal judge.-Early life, education, and career:...
(J). William S. Archer
William S. Archer
William Segar Archer was a politician and lawyer from Virginia who served in the United States Senate from 1841 to 1847. He was the nephew of Joseph Eggleston....
(J). James H. Gholson
James Gholson
James Herbert Gholson was a nineteenth century congressman, lawyer and judge from Virginia.Born in Gholsonville, Virginia, Gholson pursued in an academic course and graduated from Princeton College in 1820. He studied law and was admitted to the bar, commencing practice in Percivals, Virginia...
(AJ). John Randolph
John Randolph of Roanoke
John Randolph , known as John Randolph of Roanoke, was a planter and a Congressman from Virginia, serving in the House of Representatives , the Senate , and also as Minister to Russia...
(J), until May 24, 1833
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- Thomas T. Bouldin (J), from December 2, 1833 until February 11, 1834
- James W. Bouldin (J), from March 28, 1834. Thomas DavenportThomas Davenport (congressman)Thomas Davenport was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born 1778 in Halifax County, Virginia, where his parents were living by 1783, Davenport completed preparatory studies and received a license to operate as a merchant in Meadville, Virginia...
(AJ). Nathaniel H. ClaiborneNathaniel ClaiborneNathaniel Herbert Claiborne was a nineteenth century politician from Virginia. He was the brother of William Charles Cole Claiborne, the nephew of Thomas Claiborne, the uncle of John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne and the great-great-great granduncle Marie Corinne Morrison Claiborne Boggs and...
(J). Henry A. WiseHenry A. WiseHenry Alexander Wise was an American politician and governor of Virginia, as well as a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Early life:...
(J). William P. TaylorWilliam P. TaylorWilliam Penn Taylor was a nineteenth century congressman from Virginia.Born in Fredericksburg, Virginia, Taylor received a limited schooling as a child. He held several local political offices before being elected an Anti-Jacksonian to the United States House of Representatives in 1832, serving...
(AJ). Joseph W. ChinnJoseph ChinnJoseph William Chinn was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia.Born at "Epping Forest" near Nuttsville, Virginia, Chinn graduated from Union College in Schenectady, New York in 1819, studied law in Needham, Virginia and was admitted to the bar in 1821, commencing practice in...
(J). Andrew StevensonAndrew StevensonAndrew Stevenson was a Democratic politician in the United States. Educated at the College of William and Mary, he married three times. His second wife, Sarah Coles, was a cousin of Dolley Madison and sister of Edward Coles, a governor of Illinois...
(J), until June 2, 1834 - John Robertson (AJ), from December 8, 1834. William F. GordonWilliam F. GordonWilliam Fitzhugh Gordon was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia.Born at "Germanna", a plantation near Fredericksburg, Virginia, Gordon attended Spring Hill Academy, later studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1808, commencing practice at Orange Court House, Virginia...
(J). John M. PattonJohn M. PattonJohn Mercer Patton was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia.Born in Fredericksburg, Virginia, Patton attended Princeton University and graduated from the medical department at the University of Pennsylvania in 1818. He studied law and was admitted to the bar, commencing...
(J). Charles F. MercerCharles F. MercerCharles Fenton Mercer was a nineteenth century politician, U.S. Congressman, and lawyer from Loudoun County, Virginia....
(AJ). Edward LucasEdward Lucas (congressman)Edward Lucas was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer, merchant and storekeeper from Virginia. He was the brother of William Lucas....
(J). James M. H. BealeJames M. H. BealeJames Madison Hite Beale was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Mount Airy, Virginia, Beale pursued preparatory studies.He engaged in agricultural pursuits....
(J). Samuel M. MooreSamuel M. MooreSamuel McDowell Moore was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, son of Andrew Moore.Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Moore attended the public schools and Washington College , Lexington, Virginia, where he settled after leaving college.He served as member of the State house of delegates...
(AJ). John H. FultonJohn H. FultonJohn Hall Fulton was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia. He was the brother of Andrew S. Fulton....
(J). William McComasWilliam McComasWilliam McComas was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born near Pearisburg, Virginia, McComas attended private schools and Emory and Henry College, Emory, Virginia.He engaged in agricultural pursuits and in the practice of law....
(J). John J. AllenJohn J. Allen (jurist)John James Allen was born at Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia. His father was a distinguished lawyer and a judge of the circuit court. John Allen received his education at Washington College and at Dickinson College in Pennsylvania...
(AJ). Edgar C. WilsonEdgar C. WilsonEdgar Campbell Wilson was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, son of Thomas Wilson and father of Eugene McLanahan Wilson....
(AJ)
Non-voting members
. Ambrose H. SevierAmbrose Hundley Sevier
Ambrose Hundley Sevier was a Democratic member of the United States Senate from Arkansas.Ambrose Hundley Sevier was born near Greeneville, Tennessee in Greene County, Tennessee. Sevier moved to Missouri in 1820 and to Little Rock, Arkansas in 1821.In Arkansas he became clerk of the Territorial...
(J). Joseph M. White
Joseph M. White
Joseph M. White was a Delegate to the US House of Representatives from the Florida Territory.Born in Franklin County, Kentucky; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced; moved to Pensacola, Florida in 1821; one of the commissioners under the act of Congress...
. Lucius Lyon
Lucius Lyon
Lucius Lyon was a U.S. statesman from the state of Michigan. He was born in Shelburne, Vermont, where he received a common school education and studied engineering and surveying...
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Changes in membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.Senate
- replacements: 8
- Jacksonian: no net change
- Anti-Jacksonian: no net change
- deaths: 2
- resignations: 6
- interim appointments: 0
- Total seats with changes: 11
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| South Carolina
(3)
| colspan=2 style="font-size:80%" | Vacant since March 3, 1833, due to the resignation of Stephen Decatur Miller
Stephen Decatur Miller
Stephen Decatur Miller was an American politician, who served as the 52nd Governor of South Carolina from 1828 to 1830. He represented South Carolina as a U.S. Representative from 1817 to 1819, and as a U.S. Senator from 1831 to 1833.He was born in Waxhaw settlement, South Carolina and graduated...
(N
Nullifier Party
The Nullifier Party was a short-lived political party based in South Carolina in the 1830s. Started by John C. Calhoun, it was a states' rights party that supported the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, holding that States could nullify federal laws within their borders...
)
| | William C. Preston
William C. Preston
William Campbell Preston was a senator from the United States and a member of the Nullifier, and later Whig Parties...
(N
Nullifier Party
The Nullifier Party was a short-lived political party based in South Carolina in the 1830s. Started by John C. Calhoun, it was a states' rights party that supported the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, holding that States could nullify federal laws within their borders...
)
| Elected November 26, 1833
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| Mississippi
(1)
| colspan=2 style="font-size:80%" | Vacant from preceding Congress due to state legislature's failure to elect
| | John Black
John Black (U.S. Senator)
John Black was a politician from the U.S. state of Mississippi, most notably serving in the United States Senate as a Whig from 1832 to 1838.-Biography:...
(AJ)
| Elected November 22, 1833
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| Louisiana
(3)
| | Josiah S. Johnston
Josiah S. Johnston
Josiah Stoddard Johnston was a United States Representative and Senator from Louisiana. Born in Salisbury, Connecticut, he moved with his father to Kentucky in 1788, and went to Connecticut to attend primary school...
(AJ)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died May 19, 1833
| | Alexander Porter
Alexander Porter
Alexander Porter was a United States Senator from Louisiana. Born in County Donegal, Ireland, he immigrated to the United States in 1801 with an uncle, who settled in Nashville, Tennessee...
(AJ)
| Elected December 19, 1833
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| Missouri
(3)
| | Alexander Buckner
Alexander Buckner
Alexander Buckner was a United States Senator from Missouri. Born in Jefferson County, Kentucky, he studied law and moved to Charleston, Indiana in 1812. He moved to Missouri in 1818 and settled near Jackson; he practiced law and also engaged in agricultural pursuits...
(J)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died June 6, 1833
| | Lewis F. Linn
Lewis F. Linn
Lewis Fields Linn was a Jacksonian Democratic U.S. Senator for the state of Missouri born in Kentucky. He served in that role from 1833 to 1843. Four states named counties in his honor: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Oregon. West Linn, Oregon and Linnton, Oregon also get their name from the ex-senator...
(J)
| Appointed October 25, 1833, subsequently elected.
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| Georgia
(2)
| | George Troup
George Troup
George Michael Troup was an American politician from the U.S. state of Georgia. He served in the Georgia General Assembly, U.S. House of Representatives, and Senate before becoming the 32nd Governor of Georgia for two terms and then returning to the Senate...
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| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 8, 1833
| | John P. King
John Pendleton King
John Pendleton King was a United States Senator from Georgia.Born in Glasgow, Kentucky, King moved in infancy with his parents to Bedford County, Tennessee, and then to Augusta, Georgia, in 1815. He graduated from the Academy of Richmond County in Augusta, and studied law. He was admitted to the...
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| Elected November 21, 1833
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| Virginia
(2)
| | William C. Rives
William Cabell Rives
William Cabell Rives was an American lawyer, politician and diplomat from Albemarle County, Virginia. He represented Virginia as a Jackson Democrat in both the U.S. House and Senate and also served as the U.S. minister to France....
(J)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned February 22, 1834
| | Benjamin W. Leigh
Benjamin W. Leigh
Benjamin Watkins Leigh was an American lawyer and politician from Richmond, Virginia. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates and represented Virginia in the United States Senate. Benjamin Watkins Leigh was born in Chesterfield County on June 18, 1781, the son of the Reverend William Leigh...
(AJ)
| Elected February 26, 1834
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| Pennsylvania
(3)
| | William Wilkins
William Wilkins (U.S. politician)
William Wilkins was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. During his career, he served in both houses of the Pennsylvania State Legislature, and in all three branches of the United States federal government, including service as a United States federal judge, as...
(J)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned June 30, 1834 after being appointed Minister to Russia
| | James Buchanan
James Buchanan
James Buchanan, Jr. was the 15th President of the United States . He is the only president from Pennsylvania, the only president who remained a lifelong bachelor and the last to be born in the 18th century....
(J)
| Elected December 6, 1834
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| Georgia
(3)
| | John Forsyth
John Forsyth (politician)
John Forsyth, Sr. was a 19th-century American politician from Georgia.Forsyth was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia. His father Robert Forsyth was the first U.S. Marshal to be killed in the line of duty in 1794. He was an attorney who graduated from the College of New Jersey in 1799...
(J)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned July 27, 1834 after being appointed US Secretary of State
United States Secretary of State
The United States Secretary of State is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with foreign affairs. The Secretary is a member of the Cabinet and the highest-ranking cabinet secretary both in line of succession and order of precedence...
| | Alfred Cuthbert
Alfred Cuthbert
Alfred Cuthbert was a United States Representative and Senator from Georgia.-Biography:Cuthbert was born in Savannah, he was instructed by private tutors and graduated from Princeton College in 1803...
(J)
| Elected January 12, 1835
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| Maryland
(3)
| | Ezekiel F. Chambers
Ezekiel F. Chambers
Ezekiel Forman Chambers was an American politician.Born in Chestertown, Maryland, Chambers was graduated from Washington College at Chestertown in 1805. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1808, and commenced practice in Chestertown...
(AJ)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 20, 1834 after being appointed judge of the 2nd Judicial Circuit of Maryland
| | Robert H. Goldsborough
Robert Henry Goldsborough
Robert Henry Goldsborough was an American politician from Talbot County, Maryland.Goldsborough was born at "Myrtle Grove" near Easton, Maryland. He was educated by private tutors and graduated from St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland in 1795...
(AJ)
| Elected January 13, 1835
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| Maine
(2)
| | Peleg Sprague (AJ)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 1, 1835
| | John Ruggles
John Ruggles
John Ruggles was an American politician from the U.S. state of Maine. He served in several important state legislative and judicial positions before serving in the U.S. Senate....
(J)
| Elected January 20, 1835
|}
House of Representatives
- replacements: 18
- Jacksonian: 1 seat net loss
- Anti-Jacksonian: 1 seat net gain
- deaths: 8
- resignations: 15
- contested election: 1
- Total seats with changes: 23
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| style="font-size:80%" | Contested election of Thomas P. Moore
Thomas Patrick Moore
Thomas Patrick Moore was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in Charlotte County, Virginia, Moore attended the common schools.He moved with his parents to Harrodsburg, Kentucky....
. House denied either party the seat and declared new election
| | Robert P. Letcher
Robert P. Letcher
Robert Perkins Letcher was a politician and lawyer from the US state of Kentucky. He served as a U.S. Representative, Minister to Mexico, and the 15th Governor of Kentucky. He also served in the Kentucky General Assembly where he was Speaker of the House in 1837 and 1838. A strong supporter of the...
(AJ)
| Seated August 6, 1834
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| | John Randolph
John Randolph of Roanoke
John Randolph , known as John Randolph of Roanoke, was a planter and a Congressman from Virginia, serving in the House of Representatives , the Senate , and also as Minister to Russia...
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| style="font-size:80%" | Died May 24, 1833
| | Thomas T. Bouldin (J)
| Seated December 2, 1833
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| | Thomas D. Singleton
Thomas D. Singleton
Thomas Day Singleton was a United States Representative from South Carolina. He was born near Kingstree, South Carolina but his birth date is unknown. He attended the common schools...
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Nullifier Party
The Nullifier Party was a short-lived political party based in South Carolina in the 1830s. Started by John C. Calhoun, it was a states' rights party that supported the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, holding that States could nullify federal laws within their borders...
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| style="font-size:80%" | Died November 25, 1833
| | Robert B. Campbell
Robert B. Campbell
Robert Blair Campbell was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina, brother of John Campbell, also of South Carolina.Born in Marlboro County, South Carolina, Campbell was educated by a private tutor....
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Nullifier Party
The Nullifier Party was a short-lived political party based in South Carolina in the 1830s. Started by John C. Calhoun, it was a states' rights party that supported the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, holding that States could nullify federal laws within their borders...
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| Seated February 27, 1834
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| | George McDuffie
George McDuffie
George McDuffie was the 55th Governor of South Carolina and a member of the United States Senate.Born of modest means in Columbia County, Georgia, McDuffie's extraordinary intellect was noticed while clerking at a store in Augusta, Georgia...
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Nullifier Party
The Nullifier Party was a short-lived political party based in South Carolina in the 1830s. Started by John C. Calhoun, it was a states' rights party that supported the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, holding that States could nullify federal laws within their borders...
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| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned some time in 1834.
| | Francis W. Pickens
Francis Wilkinson Pickens
Francis Wilkinson Pickens was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 69th Governor of South Carolina when the state seceded from the United States during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:...
(N
Nullifier Party
The Nullifier Party was a short-lived political party based in South Carolina in the 1830s. Started by John C. Calhoun, it was a states' rights party that supported the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, holding that States could nullify federal laws within their borders...
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| Seated December 8, 1834
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| | Henry A. Bullard (AJ)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 4, 1834 after being appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court of Louisiana
| | Rice Garland
Rice Garland
Rice Garland was a United States Representative from Louisiana.Garland was born in Lynchburg, Virginia and he pursued a basic education, studied law and was admitted to the bar and commenced the practice of law. He moved to Opelousas, Louisiana in 1820 and continued the practice of his profession...
(AJ)
| Seated April 28, 1834
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| | John Davis
John Davis (Massachusetts Governor)
John Davis was an American lawyer, businessman and politician.-Early life:John Davis was born in Northborough, Massachusetts...
(AJ)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 14, 1834 after being elected Governor of Massachusetts
Governor of Massachusetts
The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the executive magistrate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States. The current governor is Democrat Deval Patrick.-Constitutional role:...
| | Levi Lincoln
Levi Lincoln, Jr.
Levi Lincoln, Jr. was an American lawyer and politician from Worcester, Massachusetts. He was the 13th Governor of Massachusetts and represented the state in the U.S. Congress...
(AJ)
| Seated March 5, 1834
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| | Thomas T. Bouldin (J)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died February 11, 1834
| | James W. Bouldin (J)
| Seated March 28, 1834
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| | Robert T. Lytle
Robert Todd Lytle
Robert Todd Lytle was a politician who represented Ohio in the United States House of Representatives from 1833 to 1835....
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| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned March 10, 1834
| | Robert T. Lytle
Robert Todd Lytle
Robert Todd Lytle was a politician who represented Ohio in the United States House of Representatives from 1833 to 1835....
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| Re-seated December 27, 1834
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| | James Blair
James Blair (South Carolina)
James Blair was a United States Representative from South Carolina. He was born in the Waxhaw settlement, Lancaster County, South Carolina to Sarah Douglass and William Blair...
(J)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died April 1, 1834
| | Richard I. Manning
Richard Irvine Manning I
Richard Irvine Manning I was the 50th Governor of South Carolina from 1824 to 1826 and was later a Representative in the United States Congress.-Early life and career:...
(J)
| Seated December 8, 1834
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| | Littleton P. Dennis
Littleton Purnell Dennis
Littleton Purnell Dennis was an American politician.Born at "Beverly" in Worcester County, Maryland, Dennis attended Washington Academy of Somerset County, Maryland, and graduated from Yale College in 1803. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice...
(J)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died April 14, 1834
| | John N. Steele
John Nevett Steele
John Nevett Steele was an American politician.Born in Weston, Maryland, Steele resided on an estate called "Indian Town" near Vienna, Maryland, where he completed preparatory studies. He later studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1819, and commenced practice in Dorchester County, Maryland...
(J)
| Seated June 9, 1834
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| | Samuel A. Foot
Samuel A. Foot
Samuel Augustus Foot was the 28th Governor of Connecticut as well as a United States Representative and Senator. Born in Cheshire, Connecticut, he graduated from Yale College in 1797, and attended the Litchfield Law School...
(AJ)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned May 9, 1834 after becoming Governor of Connecticut
| | Ebenezer Jackson, Jr.
Ebenezer Jackson, Jr.
Ebenezer Jackson, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.Born in Savannah, Georgia, Jackson pursued academic studies.He was graduated from St...
(AJ)
| Seated December 1, 1834
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| | Cornelius V. Lawrence (J)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned May 14, 1834 after becoming Mayor of New York City
Mayor of New York City
The Mayor of the City of New York is head of the executive branch of New York City's government. The mayor's office administers all city services, public property, police and fire protection, most public agencies, and enforces all city and state laws within New York City.The budget overseen by the...
. This was a plural district with 4 representatives.
| | John J. Morgan
John J. Morgan
John Jordan Morgan was an American politician from New York-Life:Morgan attended the public schools....
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| Seated December 1, 1834
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| | Andrew Stevenson
Andrew Stevenson
Andrew Stevenson was a Democratic politician in the United States. Educated at the College of William and Mary, he married three times. His second wife, Sarah Coles, was a cousin of Dolley Madison and sister of Edward Coles, a governor of Illinois...
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| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned June 2, 1834
| | John Robertson (AJ)
| Seated December 8, 1834
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| | Rufus Choate
Rufus Choate
Rufus Choate , American lawyer and orator, was born in Ipswich, Massachusetts, a descendant of an English family which settled in Massachusetts in 1643. His first cousin, physician George Choate, was the father of George C. S. Choate and Joseph Hodges Choate...
(AJ)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned June 30, 1834
| | Stephen C. Phillips
Stephen C. Phillips
Stephen Clarendon Phillips was a Representative from Massachusetts.Phillips was born in Salem, Massachusetts, to Stephen and Dorcas Phillips, he graduated from Harvard University in 1819. Phillips' engaged in mercantile pursuits in Salem, and was a member of the Massachusetts House of...
(AJ)
| Seated December 1, 1834
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| | Dudley Selden
Dudley Selden
Dudley Selden was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:He was a son of Joseph Dudley Selden and Ethelinda Colt . He married Mary Augusta Packard , and had a daughter Maria Louisa Selden who married William Rogers Morgan.Selden graduated from Union College, Schenectady, New York,...
(J)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned July 1, 1834. This was a plural district with 4 representatives.
| | Charles G. Ferris
Charles G. Ferris
Charles Goadsby Ferris was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born at "The Homestead," Throgs Neck, the Bronx, New York, Ferris received a limited education.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar and practiced in New York City....
(J)
| Seated December 1, 1834
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| | William W. Ellsworth
William W. Ellsworth
William Wolcott Ellsworth was a Yale-educated attorney who served as the 30th Governor of Connecticut, a three-term United States Congressman, a Justice on the State Supreme Court, and who twice turned down nomination to the state's United States Senate seat...
(AJ)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned July 8, 1834
| | Joseph Trumbull
Joseph Trumbull (governor)
Joseph Trumbull was a U.S. lawyer, banker, and politician from Connecticut. He represented Connecticut in the U.S. Congress and served as the 20th Governor of Connecticut.-Family:...
(AJ)
| Seated December 1, 1834
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| | Humphrey H. Leavitt
Humphrey H. Leavitt
Humphrey Howe Leavitt was an Ohio attorney and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Ohio and as a United States District Court judge.- History :...
(J)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned July 10, 1834 after becoming judge of the US District Court of Ohio
| | Daniel Kilgore
Daniel Kilgore
Daniel Kilgore was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born at Kings Creek, Virginia , Kilgore received a liberal schooling.He moved to Cadiz, Ohio, and served as member of the Ohio Senate from 1828 to 1832....
(J)
| Seated December 1, 1834
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| | Benjamin F. Deming
Benjamin F. Deming
Benjamin F. Deming was a U.S. Representative from Vermont.Born in Danville, Vermont, Deming pursued an academic course. He engaged in mercantile pursuits. He served as member of the Governor's council 1827–1832...
(AM
Anti-Masonic Party
The Anti-Masonic Party was the first "third party" in the United States. It strongly opposed Freemasonry and was founded as a single-issue party aspiring to become a major party....
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| style="font-size:80%" | Died July 11, 1834
| | Henry F. Janes (AM
Anti-Masonic Party
The Anti-Masonic Party was the first "third party" in the United States. It strongly opposed Freemasonry and was founded as a single-issue party aspiring to become a major party....
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| Seated December 2, 1834
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| | Charles Slade
Charles Slade
Charles Slade was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in England, Slade immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in Alexandria, Virginia. He attended the public schools. He moved to Carlyle, Illinois. He engaged in mercantile pursuits. He held several local offices...
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| style="font-size:80%" | Died July 26, 1834
| | John Reynolds
John Reynolds (U.S. politician)
John Reynolds was a United States politician from the state of Illinois. He was one of the original four justices of the Illinois Supreme Court, 1818–1825, a member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1826–1830, 1846–1848, and 1852–1854 , and the 4th Illinois Governor from 1830–1834...
(J)
| Seated December 1, 1834
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| | Jabez W. Huntington
Jabez W. Huntington
Jabez Williams Huntington was a United States Representative and Senator from Connecticut.Born in Norwich, he pursued classical studies, and graduated from Yale College in 1806. Jabez taught in the Litchfield South Farms Academy for one year, and studied law...
(AJ)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned August 16, 1834 after being appointed judge of the Connecticut Supreme Court of Errors
| | Phineas Miner
Phineas Miner
Phineas Miner was a United States Representative from Connecticut. He was born in Winchester, Connecticut where he completed preparatory studies. Later, he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1797. He commenced his practice in Winchester.Miner was elected justice of the peace in 1809...
(AJ)
| Seated December 1, 1834
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| | Joseph Duncan
Joseph Duncan (politician)
Joseph Duncan was a U.S. politician. He served as the sixth Governor of Illinois from 1834 to 1838. He was a Democrat and a two-term U.S. Representative....
(J)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned September 21, 1834 after being elected Governor of Illinois
Governor of Illinois
The Governor of Illinois is the chief executive of the State of Illinois and the various agencies and departments over which the officer has jurisdiction, as prescribed in the state constitution. It is a directly elected position, votes being cast by popular suffrage of residents of the state....
| | William L. May
William L. May
William L. May was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Kentucky, May attended the common schools. He moved to Edwardsville, Illinois, and afterward to Jacksonville...
(J)
| Seated December 1, 1834
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| | Edward D. White (AJ)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 15, 1834 to become Governor of Louisiana
| | Henry Johnson
Henry Johnson (Louisiana)
Henry Johnson was the fifth Governor of Louisiana, and served as a United States Representative and as a United States Senator....
(AJ)
| Seated December 1, 1834
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| | James M. Wayne
James Moore Wayne
James Moore Wayne was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States and was a United States Representative from Georgia.-Biography:...
(J)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 13, 1835 after being appointed an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court
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| | Warren R. Davis
Warren R. Davis
Warren Ransom Davis was an American attorney and Representative from South Carolina's 6th congressional district from 1827-35....
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Nullifier Party
The Nullifier Party was a short-lived political party based in South Carolina in the 1830s. Started by John C. Calhoun, it was a states' rights party that supported the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, holding that States could nullify federal laws within their borders...
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| style="font-size:80%" | Died January 29, 1835
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Senate
- SecretarySecretary of the United States SenateThe Secretary of the Senate is an elected officer of the United States Senate. The Secretary supervises an extensive array of offices and services to expedite the day-to-day operations of that body...
: Walter LowrieWalter LowrieWalter Lowrie was a teacher, farmer, and politician from Butler County, Pennsylvania. He served in both houses in the state legislature and represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate... - Sergeant at ArmsSergeant at Arms of the United States SenateThe Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate is the law enforcer for the United States Senate. One of the chief roles of the Sergeant is to hold the gavel used at every session...
: Mountjoy Bayly, until December 9, 1833- John Shackford, elected December 9, 1833
- ChaplainChaplain of the United States SenateThe Chaplain of the United States Senate opens each session of the United States Senate with a prayer, and provides and coordinates religious programs and pastoral care support for Senators, their staffs, and their families. The Chaplain is appointed by a majority vote of the members of the Senate...
: Frederick W. Hatch (Episcopalian)
House of Representatives
- ClerkClerk of the United States House of RepresentativesThe Clerk of the United States House of Representatives is an officer of the United States House of Representatives, whose primary duty is to act as the chief record-keeper for the House....
: Walter S. FranklinWalter S. FranklinWalter S. Franklin was a politician from Pennsylvania who was the seventh Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1833 until his death in 1838.... - Sergeant at ArmsSergeant at Arms of the United States House of RepresentativesThe United States House of Representatives Sergeant at Arms is an officer of the House with law enforcement, protocol, and administrative responsibilities. The Sergeant at Arms is elected at the beginning of each Congress by the membership of the chamber...
: Thomas B. Randolph - DoorkeeperDoorkeeper of the United States House of RepresentativesAn appointed officer of the United States House of Representatives from 1789 to 1995, the Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives was chosen by a resolution at the opening of each United States Congress. The Office of the Doorkeeper was based on precedent from the Continental...
: Overton Carr - PostmasterPostmaster of the United States House of RepresentativesThe Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives was an employee of the United States Congress from 1834 to 1993.Before the creation of the office of Postmaster, mail duties were handled by workers in the office of the Doorkeeper, who were paid additional compensation...
: William J. McCormick - ChaplainChaplain of the United States House of RepresentativesThe election of William Linn as Chaplain of the House on May 1, 1789, continued the tradition established by the Continental Congresses of each day's proceedings opening with a prayer by a chaplain. The early Chaplains alternated duties with their Senate counterparts on a weekly basis, covering the...
: Thomas H. Stockton (MethodistMethodismMethodism is a movement of Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations, claiming a total of approximately seventy million adherents worldwide. The movement traces its roots to John Wesley's evangelistic revival movement within Anglicanism. His younger brother...
)- Edward D. Smith (PresbyterianPresbyterianismPresbyterianism refers to a number of Christian churches adhering to the Calvinist theological tradition within Protestantism, which are organized according to a characteristic Presbyterian polity. Presbyterian theology typically emphasizes the sovereignty of God, the authority of the Scriptures,...
), elected December 1, 1834
- Edward D. Smith (Presbyterian