House of Representatives

During this congress, two House seats were added for each of the new states of Texas and Iowa.

Leadership

Senate

• President: George M. Dallas
  George M. Dallas
  George Mifflin Dallas was a U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania and the 11th Vice President of the United States , serving under James K. Polk.-Family and early life:...
  
   (D)
• President pro tempore
  President pro tempore of the United States Senate
  The 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...
  
  : Willie P. Mangum (W)
  • Ambrose Hundley Sevier
    Ambrose 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...
    
     (D), elected December 27, 1845
  • David R. Atchison
    David Rice Atchison
    David Rice Atchison was a mid-19th century Democratic United States Senator from Missouri. He served as President pro tempore of the United States Senate for six years...
    
     (D), elected August 8, 1846

House of Representatives

• Speaker
  Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
  The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, or Speaker of the House, is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives...
  
  : John W. Davis
  John Wesley Davis
  John Wesley Davis was a doctor and a prominent U.S. politician during the 1840s.-Early life and education:...
  
   (D)

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 numbers

Classes 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 1850; Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1846; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1848.

Alabama

• 3. Arthur P. Bagby
  Arthur P. Bagby
  Arthur Pendleton Bagby was the tenth Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama from 1837 to 1841. Born in Louisa County, Virginia in 1794, he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1819, practicing in Claiborne, Alabama...
  
   (D)
• 2. Dixon H. Lewis
  Dixon Hall Lewis
  Dixon Hall Lewis was an American politician who served as a Representative and a Senator from Alabama.-Biography:...
  
   (D)

Arkansas

• 3. Ambrose H. Sevier
  Ambrose 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...
  
   (D)
• 2. Chester Ashley
  Chester Ashley
  Chester Ashley was an American politician who represented Arkansas in the U.S. Senate from 1844 until his death....
  
   (D)

Connecticut

• 1. 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...
  
   (W)
• 3. John M. Niles
  John Milton Niles
  John Milton Niles was a lawyer, editor, author and politician from Connecticut, serving in the United States Senate and as United States Postmaster General 1840 to 1841....
  
   (D)

Delaware

• 2. Thomas Clayton
  Thomas Clayton
  Thomas Clayton was an American lawyer and politician from Dover in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist Party and later the Whig Party. He served in the Delaware General Assembly, as Attorney General of Delaware, as Secretary of State of Delaware, as Chief Justice of the...
  
   (W)
• 1. John M. Clayton
  John M. Clayton
  John 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....
  
   (W)

Florida

• 1. David Levy Yulee
  David Levy Yulee
  David Levy Yulee, born David Levy was an American politician and attorney from Florida, a territorial delegate to Congress, the first Jewish member of the United States Senate, and a member of the Confederate Congress during the American Civil War...
  
   (D), from July 1, 1845
• 3. James Westcott
  James Westcott
  James Diament Westcott, Jr. was a United States Senator from Florida.-Early life and career:Westcott was born in Alexandria, Virginia where his father, James Sr., was transitioning from newspaper publisher to politician. James Jr.'s grandfather was a captain in the American Revolutionary War...
  
   (D), from July 1, 1845

Georgia

• 2. John MacPherson Berrien
  John M. Berrien
  John Macpherson Berrien of Georgia was a United States Senator and Andrew Jackson's Attorney General.Born at Rocky Hill, New Jersey, to a family of Huguenot ancestry, Berrien moved with his parents to Savannah, Georgia, in 1782; was graduated from Princeton College in 1796; studied law in...
  
   (W)
• 3. Walter T. Colquitt
  Walter T. Colquitt
  Walter Terry Colquitt was a lawyer, circuit-riding Methodist preacher, United States Representative and Senator from Georgia.-Biography:...
  
   (D)

Illinois

• 3. Sidney Breese
  Sidney Breese
  Sidney Breese was a U.S. Senator from Illinois, Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, a forefather of Illinois, and "father of the Illinois Central Railroad".-Early life:...
  
   (D)
• 2. James Semple
  James Semple
  James Semple was a United States Senator from Illinois.Born in Green County, Kentucky, he had some private education as well as public schooling before enlisting in the Army in 1814 and being an ensign in the Kentucky Militia in 1816. He moved to Edwardsville, Illinois, in 1818 and to Chariton,...
  
   (D)

Indiana

• 3. Edward A. Hannegan
  Edward A. Hannegan
  Edward Allen Hannegan was a United States Representative and Senator from Indiana.-Early life and education:...
  
   (D)
• 1. Jesse D. Bright
  Jesse D. Bright
  Jesse David Bright was the ninth Lieutenant Governor of Indiana and U.S. Senator from Indiana who served as President pro tempore of the Senate on three separate occasions...
  
   (D)

Iowa

• 2. Vacant after being admitted to the Union December 28, 1846
• 3. Vacant after being admitted to the Union December 28, 1846

Kentucky

• 2. James T. Morehead
  James Turner Morehead (Kentucky)
  James Turner Morehead was a United States Senator and the 12th Governor of Kentucky. He was the first native-born Kentuckian to hold the governorship of the state...
  
   (W)
• 3. John J. Crittenden
  John J. Crittenden
  John Jordan Crittenden was a politician from the U.S. state of Kentucky. He represented the state in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate and twice served as United States Attorney General in the administrations of William Henry Harrison and Millard Fillmore...
  
   (W)

Louisiana

• 2. Alexander Barrow
  Alexander Barrow
  Alexander Barrow I was a lawyer and United States Senator from Louisiana. He was a member of the Whig Party...
  
   (W), until December 29, 1846
  • Pierre Soulé
    Pierre Soulé
    Pierre Soulé was a U.S. politician and diplomat from Louisiana during the mid-19th century. He is best known for his role in writing the Ostend Manifesto, which was written in 1854 as part of an attempt to annex Cuba to the United States...
    
     (D), from January 21, 1847
• 3. 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....
  
   (W)

Maine

• 2. George Evans (W)
• 1. John Fairfield
  John Fairfield
  John Fairfield was a U.S. politician from Maine.He was born in Saco, Maine and attended the Saco schools, Thornton Academy and Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. He then engaged in trade and studied law, being admitted to the bar in 1826, and practiced successfully in his native town and in...
  
   (D)

Maryland

• 3. James Pearce
  James Pearce
  James Alfred Pearce was an American politician. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing the second district of Maryland from 1835–1839 and 1841-1843. He later served as a U.S. Senator from Maryland from 1843 until his death in 1862.Pearce was the son of Gideon Pearce...
  
   (W)
• 1. Reverdy Johnson
  Reverdy Johnson
  Reverdy Johnson was a statesman and jurist from Maryland.-Early life:Born in Annapolis, Johnson was the son of a distinguished Maryland lawyer and politician, John Johnson . He graduated from St. John's College in 1812 and then studied law...
  
   (W)

Massachusetts

• 2. Isaac C. Bates
  Isaac C. Bates
  Isaac Chapman Bates was an American politician from Massachusetts.He was born in Granville, Massachusetts, and graduated from Yale College in 1802...
  
   (W), until March 16, 1845
  • John Davis
    John Davis (Massachusetts Governor)
    John Davis was an American lawyer, businessman and politician.-Early life:John Davis was born in Northborough, Massachusetts...
    
     (W), from March 24, 1845
• 1. Daniel Webster
  Daniel Webster
  Daniel 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...
  
   (W)

Michigan

• 2. William Woodbridge
  William Woodbridge
  William Woodbridge was a U.S. statesman in the states of Ohio and Michigan and in the Michigan Territory prior to statehood...
  
   (W)
• 1. Lewis Cass
  Lewis Cass
  Lewis Cass was an American military officer and politician. During his long political career, Cass served as a governor of the Michigan Territory, an American ambassador, a U.S. Senator representing Michigan, and co-founder as well as first Masonic Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Michigan...
  
   (D)

Mississippi

• 2. Robert J. Walker
  Robert J. Walker
  Robert John Walker was an American economist and statesman.- Early life and education :Born in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, the son of a judge. He lived in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania from 1806 to 1814, where his father was presiding judge of the judicial district. Walker was educated at the...
  
   (D), until March 5, 1845
  • Joseph W. Chalmers
    Joseph W. Chalmers
    Joseph Williams Chalmers was a United States Senator from Mississippi. Born in Halifax County, Virginia, he studied law in the University of Virginia at Charlottesville, and in Richmond. He was admitted to the bar and practiced, and moved to Jackson, Tennessee in 1835 and to Holly Springs,...
    
     (D), from November 3, 1845
• 1. 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...
  
   (D)

Missouri

• 1. Thomas H. Benton
  Thomas 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...
  
   (D)
• 3. David R. Atchison
  David Rice Atchison
  David Rice Atchison was a mid-19th century Democratic United States Senator from Missouri. He served as President pro tempore of the United States Senate for six years...
  
   (D)

New Hampshire

• 2. Levi Woodbury
  Levi Woodbury
  Levi Woodbury was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, a U.S. Senator, Governor of New Hampshire and cabinet member in three administrations. He was the first Justice to have attended law school....
  
   (D), until November 20, 1845
  • Benning W. Jenness
    Benning W. Jenness
    Benning Wentworth Jenness was a United States Senator from New Hampshire.Born in Deerfield, he attended Bradford Academy, Massachusetts and engaged in mercantile pursuits in Strafford, New Hampshire from 1826 to 1856. He held several local offices and was a member of the New Hampshire House of...
    
     (D), from December 1, 1845 until June 13, 1846
  • Joseph Cilley
    Joseph Cilley (senator)
    Joseph Cilley was a United States Senator from New Hampshire.Cilley was born in Nottingham, New Hampshire, the son of Greenleaf Cilley and his wife Jane Nealy. He was also the grandson of Revolutionary War officer Joseph Cilley after whom he was named. He was the nephew of Bradbury Cilley and...
    
     (L), from June 13, 1846
• 3. Charles G. Atherton
  Charles G. Atherton
  Charles Gordon Atherton was a Democratic Representative and Senator from New Hampshire.-Biography:The son of Charles Humphrey Atherton and Mary Ann Toppan-Atherton, Charles G. Atherton was born in Amherst, New Hampshire on 4 July 1804...
  
   (D)

New Jersey

• 2. Jacob W. Miller
  Jacob W. Miller
  Jacob Welsh Miller was a United States Senator from New Jersey.-Biography:Born in German Valley, New Jersey , he attended the public schools, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1823, and practiced in Morristown...
  
   (W)
• 1. William L. Dayton
  William L. Dayton
  William Lewis Dayton was an American politician.A distant relation of U.S. House Speaker and U.S. Constitution signatory Jonathan Dayton, he was born in Basking Ridge, New Jersey to farmer Joel Dayton and his wife...
  
   (W)

New York

• 1. Daniel S. Dickinson
  Daniel S. Dickinson
  Daniel Stevens Dickinson was a New York politician, most notable as a United States Senator from 1844 to 1851.-Biography:...
  
   (D)
• 3. John A. Dix
  John Adams Dix
  John Adams Dix was an American politician from New York. He served as Secretary of the Treasury, U.S. Senator, and the 24th Governor of New York. He was also a Union major general during the Civil War.-Early life and career:...
  
   (D)

North Carolina

• 2. Willie P. Mangum
  Willie Person Mangum
  Willie 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...
  
   (W)
• 3. William H. Haywood, Jr.
  William Henry Haywood, Jr.
  William Henry Haywood, Jr. was a Democratic U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina between 1843 and 1846....
  
   (D), until July 25, 1846
  • George E. Badger
    George Edmund Badger
    George Edmund Badger was a Whig U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina.Badger was born on April 17, 1795 in New Bern, North Carolina. Following a partial college education at Yale University, he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1814...
    
     (W), from November 26, 1846

Ohio

• 3. 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....
  
   (D)
• 1. 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...
  
   (W)

Pennsylvania

• 3. 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....
  
   (D), until March 5, 1845
  • Simon Cameron
    Simon Cameron
    Simon Cameron was an American politician who served as United States Secretary of War for Abraham Lincoln at the start of the American Civil War. After making his fortune in railways and banking, he turned to a life of politics. He became a U.S. senator in 1845 for the state of Pennsylvania,...
    
     (D), from March 13, 1845
• 1. Daniel Sturgeon
  Daniel Sturgeon
  Daniel Sturgeon was an American physician, banker and Democratic party politician from Uniontown, Pennsylvania. He served in both houses of the state legislature and represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate....
  
   (D)

Rhode Island

• 2. James F. Simmons
  James F. Simmons
  James Fowler Simmons was a United States Senator from Rhode Island. Born on a farm near Little Compton, he attended a private school in Newport and moved to Providence in 1812. He was employed in various manufacturing concerns in Rhode Island and Massachusetts and engaged in the manufacture of...
  
   (W)
• 1. Albert C. Greene
  Albert C. Greene
  Albert Collins Greene was a United States Senator from Rhode Island.-Biography:He was born in East Greenwich, the son of Perry Greene, a brother of American Revolutionary War General Nathanael Greene. He graduated from Kent Academy, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1812, and commenced...
  
   (W)

South Carolina

• 3. 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...
  
   (D), until August 17, 1846
  • Andrew Butler
    Andrew Butler
    Andrew Pickens Butler was an United States Senator and one of the authors of the Kansas-Nebraska Act.-Biography:...
    
     (D), from December 4, 1846
• 2. John C. Calhoun
  John C. Calhoun
  John 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...
  
   (D), from November 26, 1845

Tennessee

• 2. Spencer Jarnagin
  Spencer Jarnagin
  Spencer Jarnagin was a United States Senator from Tennessee from 1843 to 1847.- Biography :Jarnagin was born in what was shortly to become Grainger County, Tennessee. He graduated from Greenville College in 1813 and after the study of law was admitted to the bar in 1817. He served in the...
  
   (W)
• 1. Hopkins L. Turney
  Hopkins L. Turney
  Hopkins Lacy Turney was a Democratic U.S. Representative and United States Senator from Tennessee.-Biography:...
  
   (D)

Texas

• 2. Samuel Houston
  Sam Houston
  Samuel Houston, known as Sam Houston , was a 19th-century American statesman, politician, and soldier. He was born in Timber Ridge in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, of Scots-Irish descent. Houston became a key figure in the history of Texas and was elected as the first and third President of...
  
   (D), from February 21, 1846
• 1. Thomas J. Rusk
  Thomas Jefferson Rusk
  Thomas Jefferson Rusk was an early political and military leader of the Republic of Texas, serving as its first Secretary of War as well as a general at the Battle of San Jacinto. He was later a U.S. politician and served as a Senator from Texas from 1846 until his suicide...
  
   (D), from February 21, 1846

Vermont

• 1. Samuel S. Phelps
  Samuel S. Phelps
  Samuel Shethar Phelps was a United States Senator from Vermont. He was a member of the Whig Party.Phelps was born in Litchfield, Connecticut. He studied at Yale University and served as a military paymaster during the War of 1812. He then settled in Middlebury, Vermont and became a lawyer, soon...
  
   (W)
• 3. William Upham
  William Upham
  William Upham was a United States Senator from Vermont.-Biography:William Upham was born in Leicester, Massachusetts to Samuel Upham and Martha Upham. He moved with his father to Montpelier, Vermont in 1802...
  
   (W)

Virginia

• 2. 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....
  
   (W)
• 1. Isaac S. Pennybacker
  Isaac S. Pennybacker
  Isaac Samuels Pennybacker was an American lawyer, federal judge, and politician from Harrisonburg, Virginia.- Early life and education :Pennybacker was born at Pine Forge, near New Market, Shenandoah County, Virginia....
  
   (D), from December 3, 1845 until January 12, 1847
  • James M. Mason (D), from January 21, 1847

House of Representatives

The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.

Alabama

. Edmund S. Dargan (D). Henry W. Hilliard (W). William L. Yancey

William Lowndes Yancey

William Lowndes Yancey was a journalist, politician, orator, diplomat and an American leader of the Southern secession movement. A member of the group known as the Fire-Eaters, Yancey was one of the most effective agitators for secession and rhetorical defenders of slavery. An early critic of...

 (D), until September 1, 1846

• • James L. Cottrell (D), from December 7, 1846. William W. Payne
    William Winter Payne
    William Winter Payne was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born at "Granville," near Warrenton, Virginia, Payne completed preparatory studies.He studied law but never practiced....
    
     (D). George S. Houston
    George S. Houston
    George Smith Houston was an American Democratic politician who was the 24th Governor of Alabama from 1874 to 1878....
    
     (D). Reuben Chapman
    Reuben Chapman
    Reuben Chapman was an American lawyer and politician. Born in 1799 in Bowling Green, Virginia, he represented Alabama in the U.S. House from 1835 to 1847 and served as the 13th Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama from 1847 to 1849. He died in Huntsville, Alabama in 1882.-External links:**...
    
     (D). Felix G. McConnell (D), until September 10, 1846
  • Franklin W. Bowdon
    Franklin Welsh Bowdon
    Franklin Welsh Bowdon was an Alabama congressman .Bowdon was born in Chester District, South Carolina, graduated from the University of Alabama in 1836, studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Talladega, Alabama...
    
     (D), from December 7, 1846

Arkansas

. Archibald Yell

Archibald Yell

Archibald Yell was a member of the United States House of Representatives, second Governor of the State of Arkansas, and a Brigadier General in the United States Army serving in the Mexican-American War.-Early life:...

 (D), until July 1, 1846

• • Thomas W. Newton
    Thomas Willoughby Newton
    Thomas Willoughby Newton was a Whig member of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Arkansas....
    
     (W), from February 6, 1847

Connecticut

. James Dixon

James Dixon

James Dixon was a United States Representative and Senator from Connecticut.-Biography:Born in Enfield, Connecticut, Dixon pursued preparatory studies, and graduated from Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts in 1834, where he had been a charter member of The Kappa Alpha Society. He was...

 (W). Samuel D. Hubbard

Samuel Dickinson Hubbard

Samuel Dickinson Hubbard was born in Middletown, Connecticut. He pursued classical studies at Yale College and graduated in 1819. He practiced law from 1823 to 1837...

 (W). John A. Rockwell

John A. Rockwell

John Arnold Rockwell was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.Born in Norwich, Connecticut, Rockwell attended the common schools....

 (W). Truman Smith

Truman Smith

Truman Smith was a politician, lawyer and judge from Connecticut. He was the nephew of Nathaniel Smith and Nathan Smith....

 (W)

Florida 

. Edward C. Cabell

Edward Carrington Cabell

Edward Carrington Cabell was the first US Representative from Florida.Born in Richmond, Virginia; attended Washington College , Lexington, Virginia in 1832 and 1833 and Reynolds' Classical Academy in 1833 and 1834; was graduated from the University of Virginia at Charlottesville, Virginia in 1836;...

 (W), from October 6, 1845 until January 24, 1846

• • William H. Brockenbrough
    William Henry Brockenbrough
    William Henry Brockenbrough was a US Representative from Florida.Born in Virginia, Brockenbrough studied law, was admitted to the bar and settled in Tallahassee, Florida. In 1837 he became a member of the State house of representatives and served in the State senate from 1840 to 1844, sitting as...
    
     (D), from January 24, 1846

Georgia

. Thomas B. King (W). 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...

 (D). George W. B. Towns

George W. Towns

George Washington Bonaparte Towns was a United States lawyer, legislator, and politician.Towns was born in Wilkes County, Georgia to Margaret George Hardwick and John Towns in 1801...

 (D), from January 5, 1846. Hugh A. Haralson

Hugh A. Haralson

Hugh Anderson Haralson was an American farmer and lawyer from Lagrange, Georgia. He represented Georgia in the U.S. Congress from 1843 to 1851. He was the father-in-law of the famous Confederate General John Gordon....

 (D). John H. Lumpkin

John Henry Lumpkin

John Henry Lumpkin was an American politician, lawyer and jurist.Lumpkin was born in Lexington, Georgia, and attended Franklin College, the initial college of the University of Georgia in Athens, for some time and then attended Yale College in 1831 and 1832...

 (D). Howell Cobb

Howell Cobb

Howell Cobb was an American political figure. A Southern Democrat, Cobb was a five-term member of the United States House of Representatives and Speaker of the House from 1849 to 1851...

 (D). Alexander H. Stephens

Alexander Stephens

Alexander Hamilton Stephens was an American politician from Georgia. He was Vice President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. He also served as a U.S...

 (W). Robert A. Toombs

Robert Toombs

Robert Augustus Toombs was an American political leader, United States Senator from Georgia, 1st Secretary of State of the Confederacy, and a Confederate general in the Civil War.-Early life:...

 (W)

Illinois

. Robert Smith

Robert Smith (Illinois)

Robert Smith was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, nephew of Jeremiah Smith and Samuel Smith of New Hampshire....

 (D). John A. McClernand

John Alexander McClernand

John Alexander McClernand was an American lawyer and politician, and a Union general in the American Civil War. He was a classic case of the politician-in-uniform coming into conflict with career Army officers, graduates of the United States Military Academy. He was a prominent Democratic...

 (D). Orlando B. Ficklin

Orlando B. Ficklin

Orlando Bell Ficklin was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Scott County, Kentucky, Ficklin attended the common schools. He was graduated from Transylvania Law School, Lexington, Kentucky, in 1830. He was admitted to the bar in 1830 and commenced practice in Mount Carmel, Illinois. He...

 (D). John Wentworth

John Wentworth (mayor)

"Long" John Wentworth was the editor of the Chicago Democrat, a two-term mayor of Chicago, and a six-term member of the United States House of Representatives....

 (D). Stephen A. Douglas

Stephen A. Douglas

Stephen Arnold Douglas was an American politician from the western state of Illinois, and was the Northern Democratic Party nominee for President in 1860. He lost to the Republican Party's candidate, Abraham Lincoln, whom he had defeated two years earlier in a Senate contest following a famed...

 (D), until March 3, 1847. Joseph P. Hoge

Joseph P. Hoge

Joseph Pendleton Hoge was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Steubenville, Ohio, Hoge attended the common schools and was graduated from Jefferson College Joseph Pendleton Hoge (December 15, 1810 - August 14, 1891) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Steubenville, Ohio, Hoge...

 (D). Edward D. Baker

Edward Dickinson Baker

Edward Dickinson Baker was an English-born American politician, lawyer, military leader. In his political career, Baker served in the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois and later as a U.S. Senator from Oregon. A long-time close friend of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, Baker served as U.S...

 (W), until January 15, 1847

• • John Henry
    John Henry (representative)
    John Henry was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born near Stanford, Kentucky, Henry attended the public schools.He served as a private in Captain Arnett's company of Illinois volunteers in the Black Hawk War....
    
     (W), from February 5, 1847

Indiana

. Robert D. Owen

Robert Dale Owen

Robert Dale Owen was a longtime exponent in his adopted United States of the socialist doctrines of his father, Robert Owen, as well as a politician in the Democratic Party.-Biography:...

 (D). Thomas J. Henley

Thomas J. Henley

Thomas Jefferson Henley was a U.S. Representative from Indiana, father of Barclay Henley.Born in Richmond, Indiana, Henley attended Indiana University at Bloomington.He studied law....

 (D). Thomas Smith

Thomas Smith (Indiana congressman)

Thomas Smith was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana.Smith was born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. In 1818, he moved to Rising Sun, Indiana, where he learned the trade of tanning. He then moved to Versailles, Indiana in 1821 and established a tanyard...

 (D). Caleb B. Smith

Caleb Blood Smith

Caleb Blood Smith was an American journalist and politician, serving in the Cabinet of Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War.-Biography:...

 (W). William W. Wick

William W. Wick

William Watson Wick was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.The son of Presbyterian Minister the Rev. William Wick, and his wife Elizabeth the daughter of an officer in the Continental Army; the younger Mr...

 (D). John W. Davis

John Wesley Davis

John Wesley Davis was a doctor and a prominent U.S. politician during the 1840s.-Early life and education:...

 (D). Edward W. McGaughey

Edward W. McGaughey

Edward Wilson McGaughey was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born near Greencastle, Indiana, McGaughey attended the public schools.Deputy clerk of Putnam County.He studied law....

 (W). John Pettit

John Pettit

John Pettit was a United States Representative and Senator from Indiana.Born in Sackets Harbor, New York, he completed preparatory studies and admitted to the bar in 1831...

 (D). Charles W. Cathcart

Charles W. Cathcart

Charles William Cathcart was a United States Representative and Senator from Indiana. He was born in Funchal, Madeira Island, Portugal where his father, James Leander Cathcart was the United States Consul; he travelled to Spain with his parents, attended private schools, and returned to the United...

 (D). Andrew Kennedy (D)

Iowa

. S. Clifton Hastings

Serranus Clinton Hastings

Serranus Clinton Hastings was a 19th-century politician and a prominent lawyer in the United States. He studied law as a young man and moved to the Iowa District in 1837 to open a law office. Iowa became a territory a year later, and he was elected a member of the House of Representatives of the...

 (D), from December 28, 1846. Shepherd Leffler

Shepherd Leffler

Shepherd Leffler was a one of the two original U.S. Representatives from Iowa. Elected as a Democrat just as Iowa was admitted to the Union in 1846, Leffler went on to represent Iowa's 2nd congressional district in the U.S...

 (D), from December 28, 1846

Kentucky

. Linn Boyd

Linn Boyd

Linn Boyd was a prominent U.S. politician of the 1840s and 1850s, and served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1851 to 1855. Boyd was elected to the House as a Democrat from Kentucky from 1835 to 1837 and again from 1839 to 1855, serving seven terms in the House...

 (D). John H. McHenry

John H. McHenry

John Hardin McHenry was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky, father of Henry Davis McHenry.Born near Springfield, Kentucky, McHenry was tutored privately.He studied law....

 (W). Henry Grider

Henry Grider

Henry Grider was a United States Representative from Kentucky. He was born in Garrard County, Kentucky. He pursued an academic course, studied law, and was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Bowling Green, Kentucky....

 (W). Joshua F. Bell

Joshua Fry Bell

Joshua Fry Bell was a Kentucky political figure.Bell was born in Danville, Kentucky, where he attended public schools and then Centre College, where he graduated in 1828...

 (W). Bryan R. Young (W). John P. Martin

John Preston Martin

John Preston Martin was a political figure in Kentucky in the early 19th century. He was born on October 11, 1811 near Jonesville, Lee County, Virginia. He moved to Prestonsburg, Floyd County, Kentucky in 1828. He served in the State House of Representatives from 1841 through 1843.Martin served in...

 (D). William P. Thomasson (W). Garrett Davis

Garrett Davis

Garrett Davis was a U.S. Senator and Representative from Kentucky.Born in Mount Sterling, Kentucky, Garrett Davis was the brother of Amos Davis. After completing preparatory studies, Davis was employed in the office of the county clerk of Montgomery County, Kentucky, and afterward of Bourbon...

 (W). Andrew A. Trumbo

Andrew Trumbo

Andrew Alkire Trumbo was a United States Representative from Kentucky. He was born in Bath County, Kentucky and attended the common schools. He was employed in the county clerk’s office. After studying law, he was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Owingsville, Kentucky in 1824...

 (W). John W. Tibbatts

John W. Tibbatts

John Wooleston Tibbatts was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Kentucky.Born in Lexington, Kentucky, Tibbatts pursued classical studies, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1826, commencing practice in Newport, Kentucky...

 (D)

Louisiana

. John Slidell

John Slidell

John Slidell was an American politician, lawyer and businessman. A native of New York, Slidell moved to Louisiana as a young man and became a staunch defender of southern rights as a U.S. Representative and Senator...

 (D), until November 10, 1845

• • Emile La Sére
    Emile La Sére
    Emile La Sére was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the first district in the state of Louisiana. He served three terms as a Democrat....
    
     (D), from January 29, 1846. Bannon G. Thibodeaux
    Bannon Goforth Thibodeaux
    Bannon Goforth Thibodeaux was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana. He served two terms as a Democrat....
    
     (W). John H. Harmanson
    John H. Harmanson
    John Henry Harmanson was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana.Born in Norfolk, Virginia, Harmanson pursued classical studies and was graduated from Jefferson College, Washington, Mississippi....
    
     (D). Isaac E. Morse
    Isaac Edward Morse
    Isaac Edward Morse was a United States Congressman from Louisiana and Attorney General of Louisiana. He was born in Attakapas, Louisiana....
    
     (D)

Maine

. John F. Scamman (D). Robert P. Dunlap

Robert P. Dunlap

Robert Pinckney Dunlap was the 11th Governor of Maine and a U.S. Representative from Maine.Born in Brunswick, Maine, Dunlap was educated by private tutors. He graduated from Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, in 1815...

 (D). Luther Severance

Luther Severance

Luther Severance was a United States Representative and diplomat from Maine.-Life:He was born in Montague, Massachusetts on October 26, 1797. He moved with his parents to Cazenovia, New York in 1799. He attended the common schools, and learned the printer's trade in Peterboro, New York.He...

 (W). John D. McCrate

John D. McCrate

John Dennis McCrate was a United States Representative from Maine. He was born in Wiscasset on October 1, 1802. He graduated from Bowdoin College in 1819. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced in Damariscotta and in Wiscasset....

 (D). Cullen Sawtelle

Cullen Sawtelle

Cullen Sawtelle was a U.S. Representative from Maine.Born in Norridgewock, Maine, Sawtelle received his early education under private tutors and was graduated from Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, in 1825....

 (D). Hannibal Hamlin

Hannibal Hamlin

Hannibal Hamlin was the 15th Vice President of the United States , serving under President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War...

 (D). Hezekiah Williams

Hezekiah Williams

Hezekiah Williams was a United States Representative from Maine. He was born near Woodstock, Vermont. Pursuing higher education, he graduated from Dartmouth College, in Hanover, New Hampshire in 1820...

 (D)

Maryland

. John G. Chapman

John Grant Chapman

John Grant Chapman was an American politician.Chapman was born in La Plata, Maryland, and was tutored at home. He attended a college in Pennsylvania in 1812 and 1813, and graduated from Yale College in 1817. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1819, and commenced practice at Port Tobacco,...

 (W). Thomas J. Perry

Thomas Johns Perry

Thomas Johns Perry was an American politician.Born in Cumberland, Maryland, Perry completed preparatory studies and also studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1828 and commenced practice in Cumberland soon thereafter...

 (D). Thomas W. Ligon

Thomas Watkins Ligon

Thomas Watkins Ligon , a Democrat, was the 30th Governor of Maryland in the United States from 1854 to 1858. He also a member of the United States House of Representatives, serving Maryland's third Congressional district from 1845 until 1849...

 (D). William F. Giles (D). Albert Constable

Albert Constable

Albert Constable was a U.S. Democratic politician and lawyer.Born near Charlestown, Maryland, Constable studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1829. He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives from Maryland and served from March 4, 1845, to March 3, 1847. He...

 (D). Edward H. C. Long

Edward Henry Carroll Long

Edward Henry Carroll Long was an American politician.Born in Princess Anne, Maryland, Long attended the common schools and graduated from Yale College in 1828. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1830, and commenced practice in Princess Anne...

 (W)

Massachusetts

. Robert C. Winthrop

Robert Charles Winthrop

Robert Charles Winthrop was an American lawyer and philanthropist and one time Speaker of the United States House of Representatives....

 (W). Daniel P. King

Daniel P. King

Daniel Putnam King was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Born in South Danvers, Massachusetts, now Peabody, Massachusetts King pursued classical studies and graduated from Harvard University in 1823....

 (W). Amos Abbott

Amos Abbott

Amos Abbott was a United States Congressman from Massachusetts.Son of Jeduthan Abbott and Hannah Poor , he was born in Andover, Essex, MA, USA...

 (W). Benjamin Thompson

Benjamin Thompson (politician)

Benjamin Thompson was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Born in Charlestown, Massachusetts, Thompson attended the public schools, and then engaged in mercantile pursuits. He served as member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 1830-1831 and 1833-1836...

 (W). Charles Hudson

Charles Hudson (Massachusetts)

Charles Hudson was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. Hudson was born in Marlborough on November 14, 1795. He attended the common schools and later an academy, taught school, served in the War of 1812 and studied theology...

 (W). George Ashmun

George Ashmun

George Ashmun was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts.Ashmun was born in Blandford, Massachusetts to Eli P. Ashmun and Lucy Hooker. He graduated from Yale in 1823 and was married to Martha E. Hall in 1828...

 (W). Julius Rockwell

Julius Rockwell

Julius Rockwell was a United States politician from Massachusetts, and the father of Francis Williams Rockwell.Rockwell was born in Colebrook, Connecticut and educated at private schools and then Yale, where he studied law, graduating in 1826. He was admitted to the bar and in 1830 commenced...

 (W). John Quincy Adams

John Quincy Adams

John 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...

 (W). Artemas Hale

Artemas Hale

Artemas Hale was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Born in Winchendon, Massachusetts, Hale received a limited education and worked on a farm. He taught school in Hingham, Massachusetts from 1804 to 1814. He became interested in the manufacture of cotton gins in Bridgewater...

 (W). Joseph Grinnell

Joseph Grinnell (politician)

Joseph Grinnell was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, and the brother of Moses Hicks Grinnell.Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, Grinnell completed preparatory studies....

 (W)

Michigan

. Robert McClelland

Robert McClelland (American politician)

Robert McClelland was a U.S. statesman, serving as U.S. Representative from Michigan, the ninth Governor of Michigan, and United States Secretary of the Interior.-Early life in Pennsylvania:...

 (D). John S. Chipman

John Smith Chipman

John Smith Chipman was a lawyer and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Chipman was born in Shoreham in Addison County, Vermont, where attended the rural schools and graduated from Middlebury College in 1823...

 (D). James B. Hunt

James B. Hunt

James Bennett Hunt was a politician and judge from the U.S. state of Michigan.Hunt was born in Demerara, British Guiana . He moved with his father to New York City in 1803. There he later pursued an academic course, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1824, and commenced practice in New York...

 (D)

Mississippi

. Stephen Adams (D). Jefferson Davis

Jefferson Davis

Jefferson Finis Davis , also known as Jeff Davis, was an American statesman and leader of the Confederacy during the American Civil War, serving as President for its entire history. He was born in Kentucky to Samuel and Jane Davis...

 (D), until June ????, 1846

• • Henry T. Ellett
    Henry T. Ellett
    Henry Thomas Ellett was a lawyer, politician, judge, and U.S. Representative from Mississippi.-Biography:...
    
     (D), from January 26, 1847. Robert W. Roberts
    Robert W. Roberts
    Robert Whyte Roberts was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.Born in Kent County, Delaware, Roberts received a liberal education.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar....
    
     (D). Jacob Thompson
    Jacob Thompson
    Jacob Thompson was a lawyer and politician who served as United States Secretary of the Interior from 1857 to 1861.-Biography:...
    
     (D)

Missouri

. James B. Bowlin

James B. Bowlin

James Butler Bowlin was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born near Fredericksburg, Virginia, Bowlin apprenticed to a trade, but abandoned it to teach school.He received a classical education....

 (D). John S. Phelps

John S. Phelps

John Smith Phelps was a politician, soldier during the American Civil War, and the 23rd Governor of Missouri.-Early life and career:...

 (D). Sterling Price

Sterling Price

Sterling Price was a lawyer, planter, and politician from the U.S. state of Missouri, who served as the 11th Governor of the state from 1853 to 1857. He also served as a United States Army brigadier general during the Mexican-American War, and a Confederate Army major general in the American Civil...

 (D), until August 12, 1846

• • William McDaniel
    William McDaniel
    William McDaniel was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.-Missouri:Born in Grayson County, Kentucky, McDaniel moved to Missouri in the late 1820s. He served as member of the State senate in 1838 and 1840. He served in the Missouri Volunteers during the Seminole War. McDaniel was elected...
    
     (D), from December 7, 1846. James H. Relfe (D). Leonard H. Sims (D)

New Hampshire

. James H. Johnson

James Hutchins Johnson

James Hutchins Johnson was a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire.-Business:He owned and operated a lumber mill. He was deputy sheriff of Grafton County in 1824 and 1825...

 (D). Mace Moulton

Mace Moulton

Mace Moulton was a United States Representative from New Hampshire. He was born in Concord, New Hampshire in 1796. He attended the public schools and served as the sheriff of Hillsborough County in 1845....

 (D). Moses Norris, Jr.

Moses Norris Jr.

Moses Norris, Jr. was a United States Representative and Senator from New Hampshire.Born in Pittsfield, he attended the public schools and the Pittsfield Academy, and graduated from Dartmouth College in 1828. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1832 and commenced practice in Barnstead...

 (D). Vacant

New Jersey

. James G. Hampton

James G. Hampton

James Giles Hampton was an American Whig Party politician who represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1845 to 1849....

 (W). Samuel G. Wright

Samuel G. Wright

Samuel Gardiner Wright was born in Wrightstown, New Jersey.In 1830 he was elected to the New Jersey Legislative Council representing Monmouth County.He was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-ninth United States Congress to represent and served from March 4, 1845, until his death near Imlaystown, New...

 (W), until July 30, 1845

• • George Sykes
    George Sykes (politician)
    George Sykes was an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1843 to 1845, and was reelected in 1845 to fill a vacancy, serving until 1847.Sykes was born in Sykesville, New Jersey on September...
    
     (D), from November 4, 1845. John Runk
    John Runk
    John Runk was an American Whig Party politician, who represented New Jersey's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1845-1847....
    
     (W). Joseph E. Edsall
    Joseph E. Edsall
    Joseph E. Edsall was an American Democratic Party politician, who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1845 to 1847, and the from 1847 to 1849.-Biography:...
    
     (D). William Wright
    William Wright (politician)
    William Wright was an American politician who served as Mayor of Newark, New Jersey, represented as a Whig in the United States House of Representatives from 1843 to 1847, and represented New Jersey in the United States Senate as a Democrat from 1853 to 1859, and again from 1863 until his...
    
     (W)

New York

. John W. Lawrence

John W. Lawrence

John Watson Lawrence was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Flushing, New York, in August 1800, Lawrence attended the local schools.He engaged as a mercantile clerk....

 (D). Henry J. Seaman

Henry J. Seaman

Henry John Seaman was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Marshland , Staten Island, New York, Seaman engaged in agricultural pursuits.Promoter of Richmond village in 1836....

 (A). William S. Miller

William S. Miller

William Starr Miller I was a U.S. Representative from New York.-Biography:Born in Wintonbury, Connecticut, Miller completed preparatory studies.He served as member of the Board of Aldermen of New York City in 1845....

 (A). William B. Maclay

William B. Maclay

William Brown Maclay was a United States Representative from New York. Born in New York City, he received private instruction and was graduated from the College of the City of New York in 1836...

 (D). Thomas M. Woodruff

Thomas M. Woodruff

Thomas M. Woodruff represented New York's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1845 to 1847.-Biography:...

 (A). William W. Campbell (A). Joseph H. Anderson

Joseph H. Anderson

Joseph Halstead Anderson was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in the town of Harrison, near White Plains, New York, Anderson attended the common schools.He engaged in agricultural pursuits....

 (D). William W. Woodworth

William W. Woodworth

William W. Woodworth was a U.S. Representative from New York, Captain in the American Civil War, and member of the Woodworth political family.-Life:...

 (D). Archibald C. Niven

Archibald C. Niven

Archibald Campbell Niven was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Newburgh, New York, Niven completed preparatory studies. He served as Surrogate of Sullivan County 1828-1840, and as adjutant general of New York in 1844.Niven was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-ninth Congress...

 (D). Samuel Gordon

Samuel Gordon (New York)

Samuel Gordon was a United States Representative from New York. He was born at Wattle's Ferry on April 28, 1802. He attended public schools, and engaged in agricultural pursuits, studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Delhi. Gordon was appointed postmaster of Delhi...

 (D). John F. Collin

John F. Collin

John Francis Collin was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Hillsdale, New York, Collin attended the common schools and Lenox Academy, Massachusetts.He engaged in agricultural pursuits....

 (D). Richard P. Herrick

Richard P. Herrick

Richard Platt Herrick was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Greenbush , Rensselaer County, New York, Herrick served as member of the State assembly in 1839....

 (W), until June 20, 1846

• • Thomas C. Ripley
    Thomas C. Ripley
    Thomas C Ripley was a United States Representative from New York. He was born in Schaghticoke. He received a limited schooling, but studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced in Harts Falls. He was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-ninth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of...
    
     (W), from December 17, 1846. Bradford R. Wood
    Bradford R. Wood
    Bradford Ripley Wood was a U.S. Representative from New York.-Early life and legal career:Born in Westport, Connecticut, Wood attended the common schools and was graduated from Union College at Schenectady, New York, in 1824. He was engaged in teaching and lecturing. He studied law at the...
    
     (D). Erastus D. Culver
    Erastus D. Culver
    Erastus Dean Culver was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Champlain in Washington County, New York, Culver was graduated from the University of Vermont at Burlington in 1826.He studied law....
    
     (W). Joseph Russell
    Joseph Russell
    Joseph Russell was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in New York and resided in Warrensburg, New York, Russell received a limited schooling.Sheriff of Warren County, November 1834-November 1837....
    
     (D). Hugh White (W). Charles S. Benton
    Charles S. Benton
    Charles Swan Benton was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:...
    
     (D). Preston King
    Preston King
    Preston King was a United States Representative and Senator from New York.- Biography :Born in Ogdensburg, New York, he pursued classical studies and graduated from Union College in 1827, where he was an early member of The Kappa Alpha Society. He studied law and was admitted to the bar. He...
    
     (D). Orville Hungerford
    Orville Hungerford
    Orville Hungerford was a two-term United States Representative for the 19th District in New York. He was also a prominent merchant, banker, industrialist, Mason and railroad president in Watertown, New York.-Early years:...
    
     (D). Timothy Jenkins
    Timothy Jenkins
    Timothy Jenkins was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Barre, Massachusetts, Jenkins located in Washington County, New York, in 1817.He pursued an academic course.He studied law....
    
     (D). Charles Goodyear (D). Stephen Strong
    Stephen Strong
    Stephen Strong was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Lebanon, Connecticut, Strong moved to New York.He attended Hamilton College, Clinton, New York.He studied law....
    
     (D). William J. Hough
    William Jervis Hough
    William Jervis Hough - was a United States Representative from Cazenovia, Madison County, New York.-Early life:...
    
     (D). Horace Wheaton
    Horace Wheaton
    Horace Wheaton was a United States Representative from New York. Born in New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut, he moved with his parents to Pompey, Onondaga County, New York in 1810. He received a limited schooling, was graduated from Pompey Academy, engaged in mercantile pursuits, and was...
    
     (D). George O. Rathbun
    George O. Rathbun
    George Oscar Rathbun was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Scipioville, near Auburn, New York, Rathbun attended the Auburn schools and was graduated from Hamilton College.He studied law....
    
     (D). Samuel S. Ellsworth
    Samuel S. Ellsworth
    Samuel Stewart Ellsworth was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Pownal, Vermont, Ellsworth attended the common schools.He moved to Penn Yan, New York, in 1819 and engaged in mercantile pursuits....
    
     (D). John De Mott
    John De Mott
    John De Mott was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Readington, New Jersey, De Mott moved to Herkimer County, New York, in 1793 with his parents, who settled in what is now the town of Lodi, Seneca County....
    
     (D). Elias B. Holmes
    Elias B. Holmes
    Elias Bellows Holmes was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Fletcher, Vermont, Holmes attended the district schools and St...
    
     (W). Charles H. Carroll
    Charles H. Carroll
    *For other men named Charles Carroll, see Charles Carroll.Charles Holker Carroll was an American planter, jurist and statesman from Groveland, New York...
    
     (W). Martin Grover
    Martin Grover
    Martin Grover was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:...
    
     (D). Abner Lewis
    Abner Lewis
    Abner Lewis was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Panama, New York, Lewis attended the public schools. He served as member of the New York State Assembly in 1838 and 1839....
    
     (W). William A. Moseley
    William A. Moseley
    William Abbott Moseley was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Whitesboro, New York, Moseley was graduated from Yale College in 1816.He studied medicine and practiced.He studied law....
    
     (W). Albert Smith
    Albert Smith (New York)
    Albert Smith was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Cooperstown, New York, Smith completed preparatory studies. He moved to Batavia, New York, where he studied law. He was admitted to the bar and practiced...
    
     (W). Washington Hunt
    Washington Hunt
    Washington Hunt was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:He moved to Lockport, New York in 1828 to study law, was admitted to the bar in 1834, and opened a law office on Market Street in 1835...
    
     (W)

North Carolina

. 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...

 (W). Daniel M. Barringer

Daniel Moreau Barringer

Daniel Moreau Barringer was a Whig U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1843 and 1849.Born near Concord, North Carolina, in 1806, Barringer attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Graduating in 1826, he went on to study law in Hillsborough and was admitted to the bar,...

 (W). David S. Reid

David Settle Reid

David Settle Reid was the 32nd Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1851 to 1854 and a U.S. Senator from December 1854 to March 1859. His uncle was Congressman Thomas Settle, and his brother was Hugh Kearns Reid....

 (D). Alfred Dockery

Alfred Dockery

Alfred Dockery was an American Congressional Representative serving both Tennessee and North Carolina. He was also a Confederate States Army Militia General in Tennessee during the American Civil War....

 (W). James C. Dobbin

James C. Dobbin

James Cochran Dobbin was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer who served as United States Secretary of the Navy from 1853 to 1857....

 (D). 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...

 (D). John R. J. Daniel

John Reeves Jones Daniel

John Reeves Jones Daniel was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina.Daniel was born near Halifax, North Carolina and was instructed privately at home. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1821. After studying law, he was admitted to the North Carolina...

 (D). Henry S. Clark

Henry Selby Clark

Henry Selby Clark was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born near Leechville, North Carolina, September 9, 1809; attended the common schools, and was graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1828; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced...

 (D). Asa Biggs

Asa Biggs

Asa Biggs was a North Carolina politician who held a number of positions. He was a U.S. Representative, a U.S. Senator, and federal judge....

 (D)

Ohio

. James J. Faran

James J. Faran

James John Faran was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Faran attended the common schools, and was graduated from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, in 1831.He studied law....

 (D). Francis A. Cunningham

Francis A. Cunningham

Francis Alanson Cunningham was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Abbeville District, South Carolina, Cunningham moved to Eaton, Ohio, in 1826.He taught school.He studied medicine and commenced practice in 1829....

 (D). Robert C. Schenck

Robert C. Schenck

Robert Cumming Schenck was a Union Army general in the American Civil War, and American diplomatic representative to Brazil and the United Kingdom. He was at both battles of Bull Run and took part in the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1862, and the Battle of Cross Keys...

 (W). 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...

 (W). William Sawyer

William Sawyer (representative)

William Sawyer was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio in 1845-1849.Sawyer was born in Montgomery County, Ohio. In 1818 he began to learn the trade of blacksmithing. He worked at this occupation in both Dayton, Ohio, and Grand Rapids, Michigan. In 1829 he settled in...

 (D). Henry St. John (D). Joseph J. McDowell

Joseph J. McDowell

Joseph Jefferson McDowell was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, son of Joseph McDowell.Born in Burke County, North Carolina, McDowell moved to Kentucky with his mother in 1805 and to Augusta County, Virginia, in 1817.He pursued preparatory studies.He engaged in agricultural pursuits.He moved to...

 (D). Allen G. Thurman

Allen G. Thurman

Allen Granberry Thurman was a Democratic Representative and Senator from Ohio, as well as the nominee of the Democratic Party for Vice President of the United States in 1888.-Biography:...

 (D). Augustus L. Perrill

Augustus L. Perrill

Augustus Leonard Perrill was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born near Moorefield, Virginia , Perrill moved to Ohio with his parents in 1816, who settled in Madison Township near Lithopolis, Ohio. He attended the local schools, and then taught school near Circleville, Ohio, and then engaged in...

 (D). Columbus Delano

Columbus Delano

Columbus Delano, was a lawyer and a statesman and a member of the prominent Delano family.At the age of eight, Columbus Delano's family moved to Mount Vernon in Knox County, Ohio, a place he would call home for the rest of his life. After completing his primary education, he studied law and was...

 (W). Jacob Brinkerhoff

Jacob Brinkerhoff

Jacob Brinkerhoff was an American jurist, Congressman, and author of the Wilmot Proviso.Brinkerhoff was born in Niles, Cayuga County, New York. He was schooled at the academy at Prattsburgh, New York, and studied law in the office of Howell and Bro...

 (D). 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....

 (W). Isaac Parrish

Isaac Parrish

Isaac Parrish was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born near St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio, in March 1804, Parrish resided in Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar and practiced....

 (D). Alexander Harper

Alexander Harper

Alexander Harper was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born near Belfast, Ireland, Harper immigrated to the United States and settled in Zanesville, Ohio. He pursued preparatory studies, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1813, and commenced practice in Zanesville. He served as member of the...

 (W). Joseph Morris

Joseph Morris (Ohio politician)

Joseph Morris was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, father of James Remley Morris.Born in Greene County, Pennsylvania, Morris attended the public schools...

 (D). John D. Cummins

John D. Cummins

John D. Cummins was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Pennsylvania in 1791, Cummins attended the public schools, and was graduated from Jefferson College, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, in 1834.He studied law....

 (D). George Fries

George Fries

George Fries was a physician and a two-term U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Pennsylvania in 1799, Fries attended the common schools. He studied medicine and commenced practice in Hanoverton, Ohio, in 1833. Fries was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth Congresses...

 (D). David A. Starkweather

David A. Starkweather

David Austin Starkweather was a U.S. Representative from Ohio and a U.S. diplomat.Starkweather was born in Preston, Connecticut on January 21, 1802. He attended school, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1825, establishing a practice in Mansfield, Ohio. He later moved to Canton, Ohio.He was a...

 (D). Daniel R. Tilden

Daniel R. Tilden

Daniel Rose Tilden was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Lebanon, Connecticut, Tilden attended the public schools.Resided several years in Virginia and South Carolina....

 (W). Joshua R. Giddings

Joshua Reed Giddings

Joshua Reed Giddings was an American statesman and a prominent opponent of slavery. He represented Ohio in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1838-59. He was at first a member of the Whig Party and was later a Republican.-Life:He was born at Tioga Point, now Athens, Bradford County,...

 (W). Joseph M. Root

Joseph M. Root

Joseph Mosley Root was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Brutus, New York, Root pursued classical studies.He studied law in Auburn, New York.He moved to Ohio in 1829....

 (W)

Pennsylvania

. Lewis C. Levin

Lewis Charles Levin

Lewis Charles Levin was a Philadelphia politician, prominent Know Nothing, and anti-Catholic social activist of the 1840s and 1850s. He served three terms in Congress , representing the Pennsylvania 1st District...

 (A). Joseph R. Ingersoll

Joseph Reed Ingersoll

Joseph Reed Ingersoll was an American lawyer and statesman from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.In 1835 he followed his father and his older brother to represent Pennsylvania in the U.S. House....

 (W). John H. Campbell

John Hull Campbell

John Hull Campbell was an American Party member in the U.S. House of Representatives from the state of Pennsylvania....

 (A). Charles J. Ingersoll

Charles Jared Ingersoll

Charles Jared Ingersoll was an American lawyer and Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania...

 (D). Jacob S. Yost

Jacob Senewell Yost

Jacob Senewell Yost was an American politician who represented Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives....

 (D). Jacob Erdman

Jacob Erdman

Jacob Erdman was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Jacob Erdman was born in Coopersburg, Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1834 to 1836.Erdman was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-ninth Congress...

 (D). Abraham R. McIlvaine

Abraham Robinson McIlvaine

Abraham Robinson McIlvaine was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Abraham R. McIlvaine was born in Ridley, Pennsylvania. He engaged in agricultural pursuits in Chester County, Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1836 and...

 (W). John Strohm

John Strohm (congressman)

John Strohm was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.John Strohm was born in Little Britain Township, Pennsylvania, near Centerville, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools, taught school for several years, and moved to Providence Township, Pennsylvania...

 (W). John Ritter

John Ritter (congressman)

John Ritter was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.John Ritter was born in Exeter, Pennsylvania. He received a limited schooling and apprenticed as a printer. He was a member of the State constitutional convention in 1836.Ritter was elected as a Democrat...

 (D). Richard Brodhead

Richard Brodhead

Richard Brodhead was an American lawyer and politician from Easton, Pennsylvania. He represented Pennsylvania in both the U.S. House and Senate. He was the father of U.S. Representative Jefferson Davis Brodhead....

 (D). Owen D. Leib

Owen D. Leib

Owen D. Leib was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Owen D. Leib was born in Pennsylvania. He studied medicine and commenced practice in Catawissa, Pennsylvania....

 (D). David Wilmot

David Wilmot

David Wilmot was a U.S. political figure. He was a sponsor and eponym of the Wilmot Proviso which aimed to ban slavery in land gained from Mexico in the Mexican-American War of 1846–1848. Wilmot was a Democrat, a Free Soiler, and a Republican during his political career...

 (D). James Pollock

James Pollock

James Pollock was the 13th Governor of the State of Pennsylvania from 1855 to 1858.- Political career :James Pollock graduated from the College of New Jersey at Princeton before setting up a law practice in his home community, in Milton, Pennsylvania...

 (W). Alexander Ramsey

Alexander Ramsey

Alexander Ramsey was an American politician. He was born near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.Alexander Ramsey was elected from Pennsylvania as a Whig to the U.S. House of Representatives and served in the 28th and 29th congresses from March 4, 1843 to March 4, 1847...

 (W). Moses McClean

Moses McClean

Moses McClean was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Moses McClean was born on his father William McLean’s farm in Carroll’s Tract...

 (D). James Black

James Black (congressman)

James Black was a Jacksonian and Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.James Black was born in Newport, Pennsylvania...

 (D). John Blanchard (W). 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...

 (W). Henry D. Foster

Henry Donnel Foster

Henry Donnel Foster was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....

 (D). John H. Ewing

John Hoge Ewing

John Hoge Ewing was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.John Hoge Ewing, son of William Porter Ewing and Mary Conwell Ewing, was born near Brownsville, Pennsylvania in 1796. In 1814, he graduated from Washington College in Washington, Pennsylvania...

 (W). Cornelius Darragh

Cornelius Darragh

Cornelius Darragh was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Cornelius Darragh was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He attended the Western University of Pennsylvania, and graduated with the class of 1826. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1829 and...

 (W). William S. Garvin

William Swan Garvin

William Swan Garvin was a Jacksonian and Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....

 (D). James Thompson

James Thompson (jurist)

James Thompson was a politician and jurist from Pennsylvania.Thompson was born in Middlesex Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania on October 1, 1806. After learning the printing trade, Thompson studied law...

 (D). Joseph Buffington

Joseph Buffington (congressman)

Joseph Buffington was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Joseph Buffington was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and Western University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He moved to Butler County, Pennsylvania, and edited a weekly...

 (W)

Rhode Island

. Henry Y. Cranston

Henry Y. Cranston

Henry Young Cranston was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island, brother of Robert B. Cranston.Born in Newport, Rhode Island, Cranston attended the public schools....

 (W). Lemuel H. Arnold

Lemuel H. Arnold

Lemuel Hastings Arnold was the 12th Governor of the State of Rhode Island, as well as a U.S. Congressman.He was born in St. Johnsbury, Vermont to Dr. Jonathan & Cynthia Arnold....

 (W)

South Carolina

. James A. Black

James A. Black

James Augustus Black was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born on his father's plantation in Ninety Six District, near Abbeville, South Carolina, Black attended the common schools on his father's plantation....

 (D). Richard F. Simpson

Richard F. Simpson

Richard Franklin Simpson was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born in Laurens, South Carolina, Simpson was graduated from South Carolina College at Columbia in 1816....

 (D). Joseph A. Woodward

Joseph A. Woodward

Joseph Addison Woodward was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina, son of William Woodward.Born in Winnsboro, South Carolina, Woodward received an academic training and was graduated from the University of South Carolina at Columbia.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar and practiced.He...

 (D). Alexander D. Sims

Alexander D. Sims

Alexander Dromgoole Sims was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born near Randals Ordinary, Virginia, Sims was a nephew of George Coke Dromgoole. He attended the rural schools of his native county and at the age of sixteen entered the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill...

 (D). Armistead Burt

Armistead Burt

Armistead Burt was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born at Clouds Creek, near Edgefield, Edgefield County, South Carolina, Burt moved with his parents to Pendleton, South Carolina...

 (D). Isaac E. Holmes

Isaac E. Holmes

Isaac Edward Holmes was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Holmes attended the common schools, received private tuition, and was graduated from Yale College in 1815.He studied law....

 (D). R. Barnwell Rhett

Robert Rhett

Robert Barnwell Rhett, Sr. , was a United States secessionist politician from South Carolina.-Biography:...

 (D)

Tennessee

. Andrew Johnson

Andrew Johnson

Andrew Johnson was the 17th President of the United States . As Vice-President of the United States in 1865, he succeeded Abraham Lincoln following the latter's assassination. Johnson then presided over the initial and contentious Reconstruction era of the United States following the American...

 (D). William M. Cocke

William Michael Cocke

William Michael Cocke was an American politician who represented Tennessee's second district in the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:...

 (W). John H. Crozier

John Hervey Crozier

John Hervey Crozier was an American attorney and politician active primarily in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA, during the mid-nineteenth century...

 (W). Alvan Cullom

Alvan Cullom

Alvan Cullom was an American politician that represented Tennessee's 4th district in the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:He was born in Monticello, Kentucky on September 4, 1797. He received a liberal schooling, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1823, and commenced practice...

 (D). George W. Jones

George Washington Jones (Tennessee politician)

George Washington Jones was an American politician who represented Tennessee's fifth district in the United States House of Representatives. He served in the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War....

 (D). Barclay Martin

Barclay Martin

Barclay Martin was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 6th congressional district. He was born in Edgefield District, South Carolina on December 17, 1802. He moved to Bourbon County, Kentucky with his parents in 1804 and to Bedford...

 (D). Meredith P. Gentry

Meredith Poindexter Gentry

Meredith Poindexter Gentry was an American politician who represented Tennessee's eighth and seventh districts in the United States House of Representatives. He also served in the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War.-Biography:Gentry was born in Rockingham County, North...

 (W). Joseph H. Peyton

Joseph Hopkins Peyton

Joseph Hopkins Peyton was an American politician who represented Tennessee's eighth district in the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:...

 (W), until November 11, 1845

• • Edwin H. Ewing
    Edwin Hickman Ewing
    Edwin Hickman Ewing was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 8th congressional district.-Biography:...
    
     (W), from ????. Lucien B. Chase
    Lucien Bonaparte Chase
    Lucien Bonaparte Chase was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 9th congressional district.-Biography:...
    
     (D). Frederick P. Stanton
    Frederick Perry Stanton
    Frederick Perry Stanton was a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 10th congressional district and an interim governor of territorial Kansas. He was born in Alexandria, Virginia on December 22, 1814...
    
     (D). Milton Brown (W)

Texas

. David S. Kaufman

David S. Kaufman

David Spangler Kaufman was a U.S. Representative from Texas. He was the first Jew elected to Congress from Texas.-Early life and education:...

 (D), from March 30, 1846. Timothy Pilsbury

Timothy Pilsbury

Timothy Pilsbury was a United States Representative from Texas. He was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts were he attended the common schools. He was employed in a store for about two years before he became a sailor. During the War of 1812, he commanded the privateer Yankee...

 (D), from March 30, 1846

Vermont

. Solomon Foot

Solomon Foot

Solomon Foot was a Vermont lawyer, state representative and later senator who spent more than 25 years in elected office. He graduated from Middlebury College in 1826 and was admitted to the bar in 1831. He served as a state representative briefly in 1833, and also from 1836 to 1838...

 (W). Jacob Collamer

Jacob Collamer

Jacob Collamer was an American politician from Vermont.-Biography:Jacob Collamer was born in Troy, New York. He graduated from the University of Vermont at Burlington, served in the War of 1812, studied law in St. Albans, Vermont, was admitted to the bar in 1813, and served as an officer in a...

 (W). George P. Marsh

George Perkins Marsh

George Perkins Marsh , an American diplomat and philologist, is considered by some to be America's first environmentalist, although "conservationist" would be more accurate...

 (W). Paul Dillingham, Jr. (D)

Virginia

. Archibald Atkinson

Archibald Atkinson

Archibald Atkinson was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, Atkinson received a liberal education. He attended the law department of William and Mary College , Williamsburg, Virginia. He served during the War of 1812...

 (D). George C. Dromgoole

George Dromgoole

George Coke Dromgoole was a nineteenth-century politician and lawyer from Virginia. He was the uncle of Alexander Dromgoole Sims....

 (D). William M. Tredway (D). Edmund W. Hubard

Edmund W. Hubard

Edmund Wilcox Hubard was a nineteenth century politician, appraiser and justice of the peace from Virginia.-Biography:...

 (D). Shelton F. Leake

Shelton Leake

Shelton Farrar Leake was a nineteenth-century politician, lawyer and teacher from Virginia.Born near Hillsboro, Virginia, Leake completed preparatory studies, taught school, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1835, commencing practice in Charlottesville, Virginia...

 (D). James A. Seddon

James Seddon

James Alexander Seddon was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms in the U.S. Congress as a member of the Democratic Party. He was appointed Confederate States Secretary of War by Jefferson Davis during the American Civil War.-Biography:Seddon was born in Falmouth, Stafford County,...

 (D). Thomas H. Bayly

Thomas H. Bayly

Thomas Henry Bayly was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer and judge from Virginia. He was the son of Thomas M. Bayly.-Biography:...

 (D). Robert M. T. Hunter

Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter

-References:* Patrick, Rembert W. . Jefferson Davis and His Cabinet. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press. pp. 90–101.-External links:* – A speech by R. M. T. Hunter before the U.S. House of Representatives, May 8th, 1846...

 (D). John S. Pendleton

John Pendleton

John Strother Pendleton , nicknamed "The Lone Star", was a nineteenth century congressman, diplomat, lawyer and farmer from Virginia....

 (W). Henry Bedinger

Henry Bedinger

Henry Bedinger III was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer and diplomat from Virginia. He was the nephew of George Michael Bedinger....

 (D). William Taylor

William Taylor (congressman)

William Taylor was a nineteenth century congressman and lawyer from Virginia.Born in Alexandria, Virginia , Taylor completed preparatory studies, studied law and was admitted to the bar, commencing practice in Staunton, Virginia...

 (D), until January 17, 1846

• • James McDowell
    James McDowell
    James McDowell was a U.S. Congressman and the 29th Governor of Virginia from 1843 to 1846.McDowell was born at "Cherry Grove," near Rockbridge County, Virginia, on October 13, 1795...
    
     (D), from March 6, 1846. Augustus A. Chapman
    Augustus A. Chapman
    Augustus Alexandria Chapman was a 19th century politician and lawyer from Virginia.-Biography:Born in Union, Virginia , Chapman studied law as a young adult. He was admitted to the bar in 1825 and commenced practice in Union...
    
     (D). George W. Hopkins
    George Washington Hopkins
    George Washington Hopkins was a nineteenth century United States politician, diplomat, lawyer, judge and teacher....
    
     (D). Joseph Johnson
    Joseph Johnson (Virginia politician)
    Joseph Johnson was a United States Representative and was the 32nd Governor of Virginia from 1852 to 1856. Born in Orange County, New York, he moved with his mother to Belvidere, New Jersey in 1791 and thence to Bridgeport, Virginia in 1801...
    
     (D). William G. Brown, Sr.
    William G. Brown, Sr.
    William Gay Brown, Sr. was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia and West Virginia. He was the father of William G. Brown, Jr..-Biography:...
    
     (D)

Non-voting members

. Augustus C. Dodge

Augustus C. Dodge

Augustus Caesar Dodge was one of the first set of United States Senators to represent the state of Iowa after it was admitted to the Union as a state in 1846. Dodge, a Democrat, had also represented Iowa Territory in Congress as its delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from 1840 to...

 (D), until December 28, 1846. Morgan L. Martin (D)

Changes in membership

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

Senate

• replacements: 8
  • Democrats (D)
    Democratic Party (United States)
    The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
    
    : no net change
  • Whigs (W)
    Whig Party (United States)
    The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
    
    : no net change
• deaths: 3
• resignations: 6
• interim appointments: 1
• seats of newly admitted states: 4
• Total seats with changes: 14

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| Florida
(1)
| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Florida admitted to the Union at end of previous congress
| | David L. Yulee

David Levy Yulee

David Levy Yulee, born David Levy was an American politician and attorney from Florida, a territorial delegate to Congress, the first Jewish member of the United States Senate, and a member of the Confederate Congress during the American Civil War...

 (D

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

)
| Elected July 1, 1845
|-
| Florida
(3)
| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Florida admitted to the Union at end of previous congress
| | James Westcott

James Westcott

James Diament Westcott, Jr. was a United States Senator from Florida.-Early life and career:Westcott was born in Alexandria, Virginia where his father, James Sr., was transitioning from newspaper publisher to politician. James Jr.'s grandfather was a captain in the American Revolutionary War...

 (D

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

)
| Elected July 1, 1845
|-
| South Carolina
(3)
| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Senator Daniel E. Huger

Daniel Elliott Huger

Daniel Elliott Huger was a United States Senator from South Carolina. Born on Limerick plantation, Berkeley County , his father was Daniel Huger, a Continental Congressman and U.S. Representative from South Carolina...

 resigned in previous congress
| | John C. Calhoun

John C. Calhoun

John 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...

 (D

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

)
| Elected November 26, 1845
|-
| Virginia
(1)
| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Failure to elect
| | Isaac S. Pennybacker

Isaac S. Pennybacker

Isaac Samuels Pennybacker was an American lawyer, federal judge, and politician from Harrisonburg, Virginia.- Early life and education :Pennybacker was born at Pine Forge, near New Market, Shenandoah County, Virginia....

 (D

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

)
| Elected December 3, 1845
|-
| Mississippi
(2)
| | Robert J. Walker

Robert J. Walker

Robert John Walker was an American economist and statesman.- Early life and education :Born in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, the son of a judge. He lived in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania from 1806 to 1814, where his father was presiding judge of the judicial district. Walker was educated at the...

 (D

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned March 5, 1845 after being appointed United States Secretary of the Treasury

United States Secretary of the Treasury

The Secretary of the Treasury of the United States is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, which is concerned with financial and monetary matters, and, until 2003, also with some issues of national security and defense. This position in the Federal Government of the United...

| | Joseph W. Chalmers

Joseph W. Chalmers

Joseph Williams Chalmers was a United States Senator from Mississippi. Born in Halifax County, Virginia, he studied law in the University of Virginia at Charlottesville, and in Richmond. He was admitted to the bar and practiced, and moved to Jackson, Tennessee in 1835 and to Holly Springs,...

 (D

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

)
| Elected November 3, 1845
|-
| Pennsylvania
(3)
| | 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....

 (D

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned March 5, 1845 after being appointed United States 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...

| | Simon Cameron

Simon Cameron

Simon Cameron was an American politician who served as United States Secretary of War for Abraham Lincoln at the start of the American Civil War. After making his fortune in railways and banking, he turned to a life of politics. He became a U.S. senator in 1845 for the state of Pennsylvania,...

 (D

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

)
| Elected March 13, 1845
|-
| Massachusetts
(2)
| | Isaac C. Bates

Isaac C. Bates

Isaac Chapman Bates was an American politician from Massachusetts.He was born in Granville, Massachusetts, and graduated from Yale College in 1802...

 (W

Whig Party (United States)

The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...

)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died March 16, 1845
| | John Davis

John Davis (Massachusetts Governor)

John Davis was an American lawyer, businessman and politician.-Early life:John Davis was born in Northborough, Massachusetts...

 (W

Whig Party (United States)

The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...

)
| Elected March 24, 1845
|-
| New Hampshire
(2)
| | Levi Woodbury

Levi Woodbury

Levi Woodbury was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, a U.S. Senator, Governor of New Hampshire and cabinet member in three administrations. He was the first Justice to have attended law school....

 (D

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 20, 1845 after being appointed Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

Supreme Court of the United States

The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all state and federal courts, and original jurisdiction over a small range of cases...

| | Benning W. Jenness

Benning W. Jenness

Benning Wentworth Jenness was a United States Senator from New Hampshire.Born in Deerfield, he attended Bradford Academy, Massachusetts and engaged in mercantile pursuits in Strafford, New Hampshire from 1826 to 1856. He held several local offices and was a member of the New Hampshire House of...

 (D

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

)
| Appointed December 1, 1845
|-
| Texas
(1)
| colspan=2 style="font-size:80%" | Texas admitted to the Union December 29, 1845 and remained vacant until February 21, 1846
| | Thomas J. Rusk

Thomas Jefferson Rusk

Thomas Jefferson Rusk was an early political and military leader of the Republic of Texas, serving as its first Secretary of War as well as a general at the Battle of San Jacinto. He was later a U.S. politician and served as a Senator from Texas from 1846 until his suicide...

 (D

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

)
| Elected February 21, 1846
|-
| Texas
(2)
| colspan=2 style="font-size:80%" | Texas admitted to the Union December 29, 1845 and remained vacant until February 21, 1846
| | Sam Houston

Sam Houston

Samuel Houston, known as Sam Houston , was a 19th-century American statesman, politician, and soldier. He was born in Timber Ridge in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, of Scots-Irish descent. Houston became a key figure in the history of Texas and was elected as the first and third President of...

 (D

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

)
| Elected February 21, 1846
|-
| New Hampshire
(2)
| | Benning W. Jenness

Benning W. Jenness

Benning Wentworth Jenness was a United States Senator from New Hampshire.Born in Deerfield, he attended Bradford Academy, Massachusetts and engaged in mercantile pursuits in Strafford, New Hampshire from 1826 to 1856. He held several local offices and was a member of the New Hampshire House of...

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Democratic Party (United States)

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| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned June 13, 1846 after successor elected
| | Joseph Cilley

Joseph Cilley (senator)

Joseph Cilley was a United States Senator from New Hampshire.Cilley was born in Nottingham, New Hampshire, the son of Greenleaf Cilley and his wife Jane Nealy. He was also the grandson of Revolutionary War officer Joseph Cilley after whom he was named. He was the nephew of Bradbury Cilley and...

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Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

)
| Elected June 13, 1846
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| North Carolina
(3)
| | William H. Haywood, Jr.

William Henry Haywood, Jr.

William Henry Haywood, Jr. was a Democratic U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina between 1843 and 1846....

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Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned July 25, 1846 after having refused to be instructed by the North Carolina state legislature on a tariff

Tariff

A tariff may be either tax on imports or exports , or a list or schedule of prices for such things as rail service, bus routes, and electrical usage ....

 question
| | George E. Badger

George Edmund Badger

George Edmund Badger was a Whig U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina.Badger was born on April 17, 1795 in New Bern, North Carolina. Following a partial college education at Yale University, he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1814...

 (W

Whig Party (United States)

The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...

)
| Elected November 25, 1846
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| South Carolina
(3)
| | 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...

 (D

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned August 17, 1846
| | Andrew Butler

Andrew Butler

Andrew Pickens Butler was an United States Senator and one of the authors of the Kansas-Nebraska Act.-Biography:...

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Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

)
| Elected December 4, 1846
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| Iowa
(2)
| colspan=2 style="font-size:80%" | Iowa admitted to the Union December 28, 1846
| Vacant
| Not filled this term
|-
| Iowa
(3)
| colspan=2 style="font-size:80%" | Iowa admitted to the Union December 28, 1846
| Vacant
| Not filled this term
|-
| Louisiana
(2)
| | Alexander Barrow

Alexander Barrow

Alexander Barrow I was a lawyer and United States Senator from Louisiana. He was a member of the Whig Party...

 (W

Whig Party (United States)

The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...

)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died December 29, 1846
| | Pierre Soulé

Pierre Soulé

Pierre Soulé was a U.S. politician and diplomat from Louisiana during the mid-19th century. He is best known for his role in writing the Ostend Manifesto, which was written in 1854 as part of an attempt to annex Cuba to the United States...

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Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

)
| Elected January 21, 1847
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| Virginia
(1)
| | Isaac S. Pennybacker

Isaac S. Pennybacker

Isaac Samuels Pennybacker was an American lawyer, federal judge, and politician from Harrisonburg, Virginia.- Early life and education :Pennybacker was born at Pine Forge, near New Market, Shenandoah County, Virginia....

 (D

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died January 12, 1847
| | James M. Mason (D

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)
| Elected January 21, 1847
|}

House of Representatives

• replacements: 12
  • Democrats (D)
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    : 1 seat net gain
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    Whig Party (United States)
    The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
    
    : 1 seat net loss
• deaths: 5
• resignations: 6
• contested election: 1
• seats of newly admitted states: 4
• Total seats with changes: 17

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| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Florida admitted to the Union at end of previous congress
| | Edward C. Cabell

Edward Carrington Cabell

Edward Carrington Cabell was the first US Representative from Florida.Born in Richmond, Virginia; attended Washington College , Lexington, Virginia in 1832 and 1833 and Reynolds' Classical Academy in 1833 and 1834; was graduated from the University of Virginia at Charlottesville, Virginia in 1836;...

 (W

Whig Party (United States)

The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...

)
| Seated October 6, 1845
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|
| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Rep-elect Washington Poe

Washington Poe

Washington Poe was an American Whig poliitician and lawyer from GeorgiaBorn in Augusta, Georgia, Poe studied law and was admitted to the Georgia bar. In 1841, he was elected mayor of Macon, Georgia. He had been solicitor-general for the Macon circuit...

 declined the seat
| | George W. Towns

George W. Towns

George Washington Bonaparte Towns was a United States lawyer, legislator, and politician.Towns was born in Wilkes County, Georgia to Margaret George Hardwick and John Towns in 1801...

 (D

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

)
| Seated January 5, 1846
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|
| colspan=2 style="font-size:80%" | Texas admitted into the Union December 29, 1845 and seat remained vacant until March 30, 1846
| | David S. Kaufman

David S. Kaufman

David Spangler Kaufman was a U.S. Representative from Texas. He was the first Jew elected to Congress from Texas.-Early life and education:...

 (D

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

)
| Seated March 30, 1846
|-
|
| colspan=2 style="font-size:80%" | Texas admitted into the Union December 29, 1845 and seat remained vacant until March 30, 1846
| | Timothy Pilsbury

Timothy Pilsbury

Timothy Pilsbury was a United States Representative from Texas. He was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts were he attended the common schools. He was employed in a store for about two years before he became a sailor. During the War of 1812, he commanded the privateer Yankee...

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Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

)
| Seated March 30, 1846
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|
| | Samuel G. Wright

Samuel G. Wright

Samuel Gardiner Wright was born in Wrightstown, New Jersey.In 1830 he was elected to the New Jersey Legislative Council representing Monmouth County.He was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-ninth United States Congress to represent and served from March 4, 1845, until his death near Imlaystown, New...

 (W

Whig Party (United States)

The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...

)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died July 30, 1845
| | George Sykes (D

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

)
| Seated November 4, 1845
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|
| | John Slidell

John Slidell

John Slidell was an American politician, lawyer and businessman. A native of New York, Slidell moved to Louisiana as a young man and became a staunch defender of southern rights as a U.S. Representative and Senator...

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Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 10, 1845 afer being appointed Minister to Mexico

United States Ambassador to Mexico

The United States has maintained diplomatic relations with Mexico since 1823, when Andrew Jackson was appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to that country. Jackson declined the appointment, however, and Joel R. Poinsett became the first U.S. envoy to Mexico in 1825. The rank...

, but government refused to accept him
| | Emile La Sére

Emile La Sére

Emile La Sére was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the first district in the state of Louisiana. He served three terms as a Democrat....

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Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

)
| Seated January 29, 1846
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|
| | Joseph H. Peyton

Joseph Hopkins Peyton

Joseph Hopkins Peyton was an American politician who represented Tennessee's eighth district in the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:...

 (W

Whig Party (United States)

The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...

)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died November 11, 1845
| | Edwin H. Ewing

Edwin Hickman Ewing

Edwin Hickman Ewing was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 8th congressional district.-Biography:...

 (W

Whig Party (United States)

The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...

)
| Seated ??????
|-
|
| | William Taylor

William Taylor (congressman)

William Taylor was a nineteenth century congressman and lawyer from Virginia.Born in Alexandria, Virginia , Taylor completed preparatory studies, studied law and was admitted to the bar, commencing practice in Staunton, Virginia...

 (D

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died January 17, 1846
| | James McDowell

James McDowell

James McDowell was a U.S. Congressman and the 29th Governor of Virginia from 1843 to 1846.McDowell was born at "Cherry Grove," near Rockbridge County, Virginia, on October 13, 1795...

 (D

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

)
| Seated March 6, 1846
|-
|
| | Edward C. Cabell

Edward Carrington Cabell

Edward Carrington Cabell was the first US Representative from Florida.Born in Richmond, Virginia; attended Washington College , Lexington, Virginia in 1832 and 1833 and Reynolds' Classical Academy in 1833 and 1834; was graduated from the University of Virginia at Charlottesville, Virginia in 1836;...

 (W

Whig Party (United States)

The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...

)
| style="font-size:80%" | Lost contested election January 24, 1846
| | William H. Brockenbrough

William Henry Brockenbrough

William Henry Brockenbrough was a US Representative from Florida.Born in Virginia, Brockenbrough studied law, was admitted to the bar and settled in Tallahassee, Florida. In 1837 he became a member of the State house of representatives and served in the State senate from 1840 to 1844, sitting as...

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Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

)
| Seated January 24, 1846
|-
|
| | Jefferson Davis

Jefferson Davis

Jefferson Finis Davis , also known as Jeff Davis, was an American statesman and leader of the Confederacy during the American Civil War, serving as President for its entire history. He was born in Kentucky to Samuel and Jane Davis...

 (D

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned some time in June, 1846 in order to take part in the Mexican War
| | Henry T. Ellett

Henry T. Ellett

Henry Thomas Ellett was a lawyer, politician, judge, and U.S. Representative from Mississippi.-Biography:...

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Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

)
| Seated January 26, 1847
|-
|
| | Richard P. Herrick

Richard P. Herrick

Richard Platt Herrick was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Greenbush , Rensselaer County, New York, Herrick served as member of the State assembly in 1839....

 (W

Whig Party (United States)

The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...

)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died June 20, 1846
| | Thomas C. Ripley

Thomas C. Ripley

Thomas C Ripley was a United States Representative from New York. He was born in Schaghticoke. He received a limited schooling, but studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced in Harts Falls. He was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-ninth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of...

 (W

Whig Party (United States)

The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...

)
| Seated December 17, 1846
|-
|
| | Archibald Yell

Archibald Yell

Archibald Yell was a member of the United States House of Representatives, second Governor of the State of Arkansas, and a Brigadier General in the United States Army serving in the Mexican-American War.-Early life:...

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Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned July 1, 1846 in order to take part in the Mexican War
| | Thomas W. Newton

Thomas Willoughby Newton

Thomas Willoughby Newton was a Whig member of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Arkansas....

 (W

Whig Party (United States)

The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...

)
| Seated February 6, 1847
|-
|
| | Sterling Price

Sterling Price

Sterling Price was a lawyer, planter, and politician from the U.S. state of Missouri, who served as the 11th Governor of the state from 1853 to 1857. He also served as a United States Army brigadier general during the Mexican-American War, and a Confederate Army major general in the American Civil...

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Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned August 12, 1846 in order to take part in the Mexican War
| | William McDaniel

William McDaniel

William McDaniel was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.-Missouri:Born in Grayson County, Kentucky, McDaniel moved to Missouri in the late 1820s. He served as member of the State senate in 1838 and 1840. He served in the Missouri Volunteers during the Seminole War. McDaniel was elected...

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Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

)
| Seated December 7, 1846
|-
|
| | William L. Yancey

William Lowndes Yancey

William Lowndes Yancey was a journalist, politician, orator, diplomat and an American leader of the Southern secession movement. A member of the group known as the Fire-Eaters, Yancey was one of the most effective agitators for secession and rhetorical defenders of slavery. An early critic of...

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Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned September 1, 1846
| | James L. Cottrell

James La Fayette Cottrell

James La Fayette Cottrell was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born near King William, Virginia, Cottrell completed preparatory studies.He studied law....

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Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

)
| Seated December 7, 1846
|-
|
| | Felix G. McConnell

Felix Grundy McConnell

Felix Grundy Mcconnell was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Mcconnell moved with his parents to Fayetteville, Tennessee, in 1811.He received a limited education and became a saddler....

 (D

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died September 10, 1846
| | Franklin W. Bowdon

Franklin Welsh Bowdon

Franklin Welsh Bowdon was an Alabama congressman .Bowdon was born in Chester District, South Carolina, graduated from the University of Alabama in 1836, studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Talladega, Alabama...

 (D

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

)
| Seated December 7, 1846
|-
|
| | Augustus C. Dodge

Augustus C. Dodge

Augustus Caesar Dodge was one of the first set of United States Senators to represent the state of Iowa after it was admitted to the Union as a state in 1846. Dodge, a Democrat, had also represented Iowa Territory in Congress as its delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from 1840 to...

 (D

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

)
| colspan=3 style="font-size:80%" | Territory was dissolved after Iowa was admitted to the Union December 28, 1846
|-
|
| colspan=2 style="font-size:80%" | Iowa admitted into the Union December 28, 1846
| | S. Clinton Hastings

Serranus Clinton Hastings

Serranus Clinton Hastings was a 19th-century politician and a prominent lawyer in the United States. He studied law as a young man and moved to the Iowa District in 1837 to open a law office. Iowa became a territory a year later, and he was elected a member of the House of Representatives of the...

 (D

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

)
| Seated December 28, 1846
|-
|
| colspan=2 style="font-size:80%" | Iowa admitted into the Union December 28, 1846
| | Shepherd Leffler

Shepherd Leffler

Shepherd Leffler was a one of the two original U.S. Representatives from Iowa. Elected as a Democrat just as Iowa was admitted to the Union in 1846, Leffler went on to represent Iowa's 2nd congressional district in the U.S...

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Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

)
| Seated December 28, 1846
|-
|
| | Edward D. Baker

Edward Dickinson Baker

Edward Dickinson Baker was an English-born American politician, lawyer, military leader. In his political career, Baker served in the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois and later as a U.S. Senator from Oregon. A long-time close friend of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, Baker served as U.S...

 (W

Whig Party (United States)

The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...

)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 15, 1847 in order to take part in the Mexican War
| | John Henry

John Henry (representative)

John Henry was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born near Stanford, Kentucky, Henry attended the public schools.He served as a private in Captain Arnett's company of Illinois volunteers in the Black Hawk War....

 (W

Whig Party (United States)

The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...

)
| Seated February 5, 1847
|-
|
| | Stephen A. Douglas

Stephen A. Douglas

Stephen Arnold Douglas was an American politician from the western state of Illinois, and was the Northern Democratic Party nominee for President in 1860. He lost to the Republican Party's candidate, Abraham Lincoln, whom he had defeated two years earlier in a Senate contest following a famed...

 (D

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned March 3, 1847 at close of congress after being elected to the US Senate
| Vacant
| Not filled this term
|}

Senate

• Chaplain
  Chaplain of the United States Senate
  The 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...
  
  :
  • Septimus Tustin
    Septimus Tustin
    Septimus Tustin was a Presbyterian clergyman who served as Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives in 1837 and as Chaplain of the United States Senate 1841-1846.- Early life :...
    
     (Presbyterian
    Presbyterianism
    Presbyterianism 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,...
    
    )
  • Henry Slicer
    Henry Slicer
    Henry Slicer was a Methodist minister who served as Chaplain of the Senate for three separate terms.-Early years:...
    
     (Methodist
    Methodism
    Methodism 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...
    
    ), elected December 16, 1846
• Secretary
  Secretary of the United States Senate
  The 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...
  
  : Asbury Dickens
• Sergeant at Arms
  Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate
  The 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...
  
  :
  • Edward Dyer
    Edward Dyer
    Sir Edward Dyer was an English courtier and poet.-Life:The son of Sir Thomas Dyer, Kt., he was born at Sharpham Park, Glastonbury, Somerset. He was educated, according to Anthony Wood, either at Balliol College, Oxford or at Broadgates Hall , and left after taking a degree...
    
    , died September 8, 1845
  • Robert Beale, elected December 9, 1845

House of Representatives

• Chaplain
  Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives
  The 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...
  
  :
  • William H. Milburn (Methodist
    Methodism
    Methodism 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...
    
    )
  • William T.S. Sprole (Presbyterian
    Presbyterianism
    Presbyterianism 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 7, 1846
• Clerk
  Clerk of the United States House of Representatives
  The 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....
  
  : Benjamin B. French
• Doorkeeper
  Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives
  An 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...
  
  : Cornelius C. Whitney
• Postmaster
  Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives
  The 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...
  
  : John M. Johnson
• Sergeant at Arms
  Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives
  The 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...
  
  : Newton Lane

External links

• Statutes at Large, 1789-1875
• Senate Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress
• House Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress
• Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
• U.S. House of Representatives: House History
• U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists