18th United States Congress
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 and the United States House of Representatives
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. It met in Washington, D.C.
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 from March 4, 1823 to March 3, 1825, during the seventh and eighth years of James Monroe
James Monroe
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's presidency
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. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives
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 was based on the Fourth Census of the United States in 1820
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. Both chambers had a Democratic-Republican majority.

Major events

  • August 1823: Arikara War
    Arikara War
    The Arikara War took place in August of 1823 between the United States and the Arikara native Americans near the Missouri River, in present-day South Dakota. Arikara warriors had previously attacked a trapping expedition traveling on the river. The United States responded with forces of 230...

     fought between the Arikara
    Arikara
    Arikara are a group of Native Americans in North Dakota...

     nation and the United States, the first American military conflict with the Plains Indians
    Plains Indians
    The Plains Indians are the Indigenous peoples who live on the plains and rolling hills of the Great Plains of North America. Their colorful equestrian culture and resistance to White domination have made the Plains Indians an archetype in literature and art for American Indians everywhere.Plains...

    .
  • December 2, 1823: Monroe Doctrine
    Monroe Doctrine
    The Monroe Doctrine is a policy of the United States introduced on December 2, 1823. It stated that further efforts by European nations to colonize land or interfere with states in North or South America would be viewed as acts of aggression requiring U.S. intervention...

    : President James Monroe
    James Monroe
    James Monroe was the fifth President of the United States . Monroe was the last president who was a Founding Father of the United States, and the last president from the Virginia dynasty and the Republican Generation...

     delivered a speech to the Congress, announcing a new policy of forbidding European interference in the Americas
    Americas
    The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...

     and establishing American neutrality in future European conflicts.
  • February 9, 1825, The House of Representatives elected 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...

     President of the United States
    President of the United States
    The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....


Major legislation

  • January 7, 1824: Tariff of 1824
    Tariff of 1824
    The Tariff of 1824 , was a protective tariff in the United States designed to protect American industry in the face of cheaper British commodities, especially iron products, wool and cotton textiles, and agricultural goods...

    , Sess. 1, ch.4,

Party summary

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

Senate

Affiliation Party Total
Democratic-Republican
Democratic-Republican Party (United States)
The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along...

Federalist
Federalist Party (United States)
The Federalist Party was the first American political party, from the early 1790s to 1816, the era of the First Party System, with remnants lasting into the 1820s. The Federalists controlled the federal government until 1801...

Vacant
Adams-Clay
(A-DR)
Crawford
(C-DR)
Jackson
(J-DR)
Adams-Clay
(A-F)
Crawford
(C-F)
Jackson
(J-F)
End of previous congress
17th United States Congress
The Seventeenth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1821 to March 3, 1823, during the fifth and sixth...

43 4 47 1
Begin 11 20 11 4 0 0 46 2
End 12 5 48 0
Final voting share 89.6% 10.4%
Beginning of next congress
19th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:-Leadership:- Senate :* President: John C. Calhoun * President pro tempore: John Gaillard , until December 4, 1825** Nathaniel Macon , from May 20, 1826- House of Representatives :* Speaker: John W. Taylor -Members:...

Jacksonian: 25 45 3
Adams: 20

House of Representatives

Affiliation Party Total
Democratic-Republican
Democratic-Republican Party (United States)
The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along...

Federalist
Federalist Party (United States)
The Federalist Party was the first American political party, from the early 1790s to 1816, the era of the First Party System, with remnants lasting into the 1820s. The Federalists controlled the federal government until 1801...

Vacant
Adams-Clay
(A-DR)
Crawford
(C-DR)
Jackson
(J-DR)
Adams-Clay
(A-F)
Crawford
(C-F)
Jackson
(J-F)
End of previous congress
17th United States Congress
The Seventeenth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1821 to March 3, 1823, during the fifth and sixth...

154 31 185 2
Begin 71 53 64 15 2 7 212 1
End 72 213 0
Final voting share 88.7% 11.3%
Beginning of next congress
19th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:-Leadership:- Senate :* President: John C. Calhoun * President pro tempore: John Gaillard , until December 4, 1825** Nathaniel Macon , from May 20, 1826- House of Representatives :* Speaker: John W. Taylor -Members:...

Jacksonian: 104 213 0
Adams: 109

Leadership

Senate

  • President: Daniel D. Tompkins
    Daniel D. Tompkins
    Daniel D. Tompkins was an entrepreneur, jurist, Congressman, the fourth Governor of New York , and the sixth Vice President of the United States .-Name:...

     (DR)
  • 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...

    : John Gaillard
    John Gaillard
    John Gaillard was a U.S. Senator from South Carolina.Gaillard was born in St. Stephen's district, South Carolina on September 5, 1765. He was of Huguenot descent. He was elected to the United States Senate in place of Pierce Butler, who resigned, and served from January 31, 1805 until his death....

     (DR)

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...

    : Henry Clay
    Henry Clay
    Henry Clay, Sr. , was a lawyer, politician and skilled orator who represented Kentucky separately in both the Senate and in the House of Representatives...

     (DR)

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 in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1826; Class 2 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1828; and Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1824.

Alabama 

  • 2. William R. King
    William R. King
    William Rufus DeVane King was the 13th Vice President of the United States for about six weeks , and earlier a U.S. Representative from North Carolina, Minister to France, and a Senator from Alabama...

     (J-DR)
  • 3. William Kelly
    William Kelly (senator)
    William Kelly was an American politician, who served as the Democratic-Republican U.S. senator from the state of Alabama from December 12, 1822 to 1825. He was originally elected to fill the remainder of John Williams Walker's term, who resigned.-Political life:After serving as a U.S...

     (J-DR)

Connecticut 

  • 3. James Lanman
    James Lanman
    James Lanman was an American lawyer and politician from Connecticut who served in the United States Senate.-Early life and education:...

     (C-DR)
  • 1. Elijah Boardman
    Elijah Boardman
    Elijah Boardman was a United States Senator from Connecticut. Born to a noted and politically connected Connecticut family, he served in the United States Army before becoming a noted merchant and businessman. Becoming involved in property and land ownership in Connecticut and Ohio, he founded the...

     (J-DR), until August 18, 1823
    • Henry W. Edwards
      Henry W. Edwards
      Henry Waggaman Edwards was the 27th and 29th Governor of the U.S. state of Connecticut.He was born in New Haven, Connecticut, the son of Pierpont Edwards...

       (J-DR), from October 8, 1823

Delaware 

  • 2. Nicholas Van Dyke (A-F)
  • 1. 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...

     (A-F), from January 8, 1824

Georgia 

  • 3. John Elliott
    John Elliott (Georgia)
    John Elliott was a United States Senator from Georgia, serving from 1819 to 1825.Elliott graduated from Yale University in 1794 and returned to Georgia to practice law...

     (C-DR)
  • 2. Nicholas Ware
    Nicholas Ware
    Nicholas Ware was a United States Senator from Georgia.Ware was born in Caroline County, Virginia and later moved with his parents to Edgefield, South Carolina and a few years later to Augusta, Georgia. He received a thorough English education and studied medicine, and studied law in Augusta as...

     (C-DR), until September 7, 1824
    • Thomas W. Cobb
      Thomas W. Cobb
      Thomas Willis Cobb was a United States Representative and Senator from Georgia.-Biography:Born in Columbia County, Georgia, he pursued preparatory studies, and studied law. He was admitted to the bar and practiced in Lexington, Georgia...

       (C-DR), from December 6, 1824

Illinois 

  • 2. Jesse B. Thomas
    Jesse B. Thomas
    Jesse Burgess Thomas was born in Shepherdstown, Virginia . He served as a delegate from the Indiana Territory to the tenth Congress and later served as one of Illinois's first two Senators.- Biography :...

     (C-DR)
  • 3. Ninian Edwards
    Ninian Edwards
    Ninian Edwards was a founding political figure of the state of Illinois. He served as the first and only governor of the Illinois Territory from 1809 to 1818, as one of the first two United States Senators from Illinois from 1818 to 1824, and as the third Governor of Illinois from 1826 to 1830...

     (A-DR), until March 4, 1824
    • John McLean
      John McLean (Illinois politician)
      John McLean was a United States Representative and a Senator from Illinois.Born near Guilford Court House , Guilford County, North Carolina, February 4, 1791, McLean moved with his parents to Logan County, Kentucky in 1795. He moved to Illinois Territory in 1815...

       (C-DR), from November 23, 1824

Indiana 

  • 1. James Noble
    James Noble
    James Noble was the first U.S. Senator from the U.S. state of Indiana.Noble was born near Berryville, Virginia and moved with his parents to Campbell County, Kentucky when he was 10...

     (C-DR)
  • 3. Waller Taylor
    Waller Taylor
    Waller Taylor was an American military commander and politician.-Biography:Taylor was born in Lunenburg County, Virginia where he spent his entire childhood. He studied law and served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1800 to 1802.In 1804 he moved to Vincennes, Indiana and practiced law...

     (A-DR)

Kentucky 

  • 2. Richard M. Johnson
    Richard Mentor Johnson
    Richard Mentor Johnson was the ninth Vice President of the United States, serving in the administration of Martin Van Buren . He was the only vice-president ever elected by the United States Senate under the provisions of the Twelfth Amendment. Johnson also represented Kentucky in the U.S...

     (J-DR)
  • 3. Isham Talbot
    Isham Talbot
    Isham Talbot was a United States Senator from Kentucky.Born in Bedford County, Virginia, Isham Talbot Junior moved with his parents to Harrodsburg, Kentucky in about 1784. He was admitted to the bar, and began his legal practice in Versailles, Kentucky...

     (A-DR)

Louisiana 

  • 2. 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....

     (A-DR), until May 27, 1824
    • Dominique J. Bouligny
      Charles Dominique Joseph Bouligny
      Charles Dominique Joseph Bouligny was a lawyer and U.S. Senator from Louisiana. He was the uncle of John Edward Bouligny....

       (A-DR), from November 19, 1824
  • 3. James Brown
    James Brown (Senator)
    James Brown was a lawyer, U.S. Senator from Louisiana and Minister to France. He was the brother of John Brown, the cousin of John Breckinridge, James Breckinridge and Francis Preston, the brother-in-law of Henry Clay, the uncle of James Brown Clay, Henry Clay, Jr., John Morrison Clay, the great...

     (A-DR), until December 10, 1823
    • Josiah S. Johnston
      Josiah S. Johnston
      Josiah Stoddard Johnston was a United States Representative and Senator from Louisiana. Born in Salisbury, Connecticut, he moved with his father to Kentucky in 1788, and went to Connecticut to attend primary school...

       (A-DR), from January 15, 1824

Maine 

  • 2. John Chandler
    John Chandler
    John Chandler was an American politician and soldier of Maine. The political career of Chandler, a Democratic-Republican, was interspersed with his involvement in the state militia during both the American Revolutionary War and War of 1812.Chandler was born in Epping, New Hampshire, the brother of...

     (C-DR)
  • 1. John Holmes
    John Holmes (U.S. politician)
    John Holmes was an American politician. Holmes, a National Republican, served as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts and was one of the first two U.S. Senators from Maine. Holmes was noted for his involvement in the Treaty of Ghent.-Early life and education:Holmes was born in Kingston,...

     (C-DR)

Maryland 

  • 3. Edward Lloyd
    Edward Lloyd (Governor of Maryland)
    Edward Lloyd V served as the 13th Governor of Maryland from 1809 to 1811, and as a United States Senator from Maryland between 1819 and 1826. He also served as a U.S...

     (C-DR)
  • 1. Samuel Smith
    Samuel Smith (Maryland)
    Samuel Smith was a United States Senator and Representative from Maryland, a mayor of Baltimore, Maryland, and a general in the Maryland militia. He was the brother of cabinet secretary Robert Smith.-Biography:...

     (C-DR)

Massachusetts 

  • 1. Elijah H. Mills
    Elijah H. Mills
    Elijah Hunt Mills was an American politician from Massachusetts.Mills was born in Chesterfield, Massachusetts. He was educated by private tutors and graduated from Williams College in 1797. Mills studied law, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in Northampton, Massachusetts...

     (A-F)
  • 2. James Lloyd
    James Lloyd (Massachusetts)
    James Lloyd was a Federalist United States Senator from Massachusetts during the early years of the United States....

     (A-F)

Mississippi 

  • 2. Thomas H. Williams
    Thomas Hill Williams
    Thomas Hill Williams was a senator from Mississippi. Born in North Carolina, he completed preparatory studies, studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced. He was register of the land office for the Territory of Mississippi in 1805, secretary of the Territory in 1805, and Acting Governor in...

     (J-DR)
  • 1. David Holmes
    David Holmes (politician)
    David Holmes was the last governor of the Mississippi Territory and the first governor of the State of Mississippi.-Career:...

     (J-DR)


Missouri 

  • 3. David Barton
    David Barton
    David Barton is an American evangelical Christian minister, conservative activist and author. He founded WallBuilders, a Texas-based organization with a goal of exposing the claimed US constitutional separation of church and state as a myth...

     (A-DR)
  • 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...

     (J-DR)

New Hampshire 

  • 3. John F. Parrott
    John Fabyan Parrott
    John Fabyan Parrott was a United States Representative and a Senator from New Hampshire.He was born in Portsmouth to John Parrott, a merchant and ship captain, and his wife Deborah Parker. He followed his fathers line of work and began trading in Europe and the Caribbean, something which stopped...

     (A-DR)
  • 2. Samuel Bell
    Samuel Bell
    Samuel Bell was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 14th Governor of New Hampshire from 1819 to 1823, and as the United States Senator for New Hampshire from 1823 to 1835...

     (A-DR)

New Jersey 

  • 2. Mahlon Dickerson
    Mahlon Dickerson
    Mahlon Dickerson was an American judge and politician. He was elected Governor of New Jersey as well as United States Senator from that state. He was twice appointed Secretary of the Navy - under Presidents Andrew Jackson and Martin van Buren...

     (C-DR)
  • 1. Joseph McIlvaine
    Joseph McIlvaine
    Joseph McIlvaine was a United States Senator from New Jersey from 1823 until his death.-Early life and career:McIlvaine was born in Bristol, Pennsylvania to Col. Joseph Mcllvaine and Catherine Swan...

     (A-DR), from November 12, 1823

New York 

  • 3. Rufus King
    Rufus King
    Rufus King was an American lawyer, politician, and diplomat. He was a delegate for Massachusetts to the Continental Congress. He also attended the Constitutional Convention and was one of the signers of the United States Constitution on September 17, 1787, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...

     (A-F)
  • 1. Martin Van Buren
    Martin Van Buren
    Martin Van Buren was the eighth President of the United States . Before his presidency, he was the eighth Vice President and the tenth Secretary of State, under Andrew Jackson ....

     (C-DR)

North Carolina 

  • 3. Nathaniel Macon
    Nathaniel Macon
    Nathaniel Macon was a spokesman for the Old Republican faction of the Democratic-Republican Party that wanted to strictly limit the United States federal government. Macon was born near Warrenton, North Carolina, and attended the College of New Jersey and served briefly in the American...

     (C-DR)
  • 2. John Branch
    John Branch
    John Branch, Jr. served as U.S. Senator, Secretary of the Navy, the 19th Governor of the state of North Carolina, and was the sixth and last territorial governor of Florida....

     (C-DR)

Ohio 

  • 1. Benjamin Ruggles
    Benjamin Ruggles
    Benjamin Ruggles was a National Republican and Whig politician from Ohio. He served in the U.S. Senate.Born in Abington, Windham County, Connecticut, Ruggles moved to Marietta, Ohio to practice law in 1807. He moved to St. Clairsville, Ohio in 1810. He married in Connecticut in 1812. His first...

     (C-DR)
  • 3. Ethan Allen Brown
    Ethan Allen Brown
    Ethan Allen Brown was a Democratic-Republican politician. He served as the seventh Governor of Ohio.Brown was born in Darien, Connecticut to a Revolutionary War veteran. He moved near Cincinnati, Ohio in 1803. He was appointed to the Ohio Supreme Court in 1810 and was re-elected in 1817...

     (A-DR)

Pennsylvania 

  • 3. Walter Lowrie
    Walter Lowrie
    Walter Lowrie was a teacher, farmer, and politician from Butler County, Pennsylvania. He served in both houses in the state legislature and represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate...

     (C-DR)
  • 1. William Findlay (J-DR)

Rhode Island 

  • 2. Nehemiah R. Knight
    Nehemiah R. Knight
    Nehemiah Rice Knight was a United States Senator from Rhode Island. Born in Cranston, he attended the common schools. In 1802 he was a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives; he moved to Providence and was clerk of the Court of Common Pleas from 1805 to 1811 and clerk of the circuit...

     (C-DR)
  • 1. James De Wolf
    James De Wolf
    James DeWolf , nicknamed "Captain Jim", was a United States Senator from Rhode Island, a long-time state legislator and a successful Privateer during the war of 1812.-Biography:...

     (C-DR)

South Carolina 

  • 3. John Gaillard
    John Gaillard
    John Gaillard was a U.S. Senator from South Carolina.Gaillard was born in St. Stephen's district, South Carolina on September 5, 1765. He was of Huguenot descent. He was elected to the United States Senate in place of Pierce Butler, who resigned, and served from January 31, 1805 until his death....

     (C-DR)
  • 2. Robert Y. Hayne
    Robert Y. Hayne
    Robert Young Hayne was an American political leader.-Early life:Born in St. Pauls Parish, Colleton District, South Carolina, Hayne studied law in the office of Langdon Cheves in Charleston, South Carolina, and in November 1812 was admitted to the bar there, soon obtaining a large practice...

     (J-DR)

Tennessee 

  • 1. John H. Eaton (J-DR)
  • 2. Andrew Jackson
    Andrew Jackson
    Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States . Based in frontier Tennessee, Jackson was a politician and army general who defeated the Creek Indians at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend , and the British at the Battle of New Orleans...

     (J-DR)

Vermont 

  • 3. William A. Palmer
    William A. Palmer
    William Adams Palmer was an American politician. Palmer graduated from the University of Vermont with a degree in Law. He was admitted to the bar and began to practice Law in Chelsea, Vermont. Held numerous positions in Vermont and was a judge of the State supreme court of Vermont 1816-1818...

     (A-DR)
  • 1. Horatio Seymour
    Horatio Seymour (Vermont)
    Horatio Seymour was a United States Senator from Vermont. He was the uncle of Origen S. Seymour and the great-uncle of Origen's son Edward W. Seymour....

     (A-DR)

Virginia 

  • 1. James Barbour
    James Barbour
    James Barbour was an American lawyer, amember and speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates, the 18th Governor of Virginia, the first Governor to reside in the current Virginia Governor's Mansion, a U.S. Senator from 1814–1825, and the United States Secretary of War from 1825-1828.Barbour was a...

     (C-DR)
  • 2. John Taylor
    John Taylor of Caroline
    John Taylor usually called John Taylor of Caroline was a politician and writer. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates and in the United States Senate . He wrote several books on politics and agriculture...

     (C-DR), until August 21, 1824
    • Littleton W. Tazewell
      Littleton Waller Tazewell
      Littleton Waller Tazewell was a U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator from and the 26th Governor of Virginia.Tazewell, son of Henry Tazewell, was born in Williamsburg, Virginia, where his grandfather Benjamin Waller was a lawyer who taught him Latin...

       (J-DR), from December 7, 1824


House of Representatives

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

Alabama 

. Gabriel Moore
Gabriel Moore
Gabriel Moore was a Democratic-Republican politician from Alabama, born in Stokes County, North Carolina. Moore's most prominent role was as fifth Governor of the US state of Alabama from 1829 to 1831; he also was the second Representative of the state of Alabama, and the first Representative of...

 (J-DR). John McKee
John McKee
John McKee was an American politician who served as the first Representative of Alabama's 2nd District from 1823 to 1829. McKee was born in Rockbridge County, Virginia , and attended Liberty Hall Academy in Lexington...

 (J-DR). George W. Owen
George Washington Owen
George Washington Owen was an American politician from Alabama who served as that state's 3rd District's Representative, and the 10th Mayor of Mobile. Owen was born in Brunswick County, Virginia in 1796, but moved to Tennessee at a young age...

 (J-DR)

Connecticut 

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket
General ticket
General ticket representation is a term used to describe a particular method of electing members of a multi-member state delegation to the United States House of Representatives...

.. Noyes Barber
Noyes Barber
Noyes Barber was a United States Representative from Connecticut. He was born in Groton. He attended the common schools and engaged in mercantile pursuits...

 (A-DR). Samuel A. Foot
Samuel A. Foot
Samuel Augustus Foot was the 28th Governor of Connecticut as well as a United States Representative and Senator. Born in Cheshire, Connecticut, he graduated from Yale College in 1797, and attended the Litchfield Law School...

e (A-DR). Ansel Sterling
Ansel Sterling
Ansel Sterling was a United States Representative from Connecticut. He was the brother of Micah Sterling who was a United States Representative from New York. He was born in Lyme, Connecticut where he attended the common schools. Later, he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1805...

 (A-DR). Ebenezer Stoddard
Ebenezer Stoddard
Ebenezer Stoddard was a United States Representative from Connecticut. He was born in Union. He attended Woodstock Academy in 1802 and in 1803, and was graduated from Brown University in 1807...

 (A-DR). Gideon Tomlinson
Gideon Tomlinson
Gideon Tomlinson was a United States Senator, United States Representative, and the 25th Governor for the state of Connecticut....

 (A-DR). Lemuel Whitman
Lemuel Whitman
Lemuel Whitman was a United States Representative from Connecticut. He was born in Farmington, Connecticut where he completed preparatory studies. He graduated from Yale College in 1800 and taught in a seminary in Bermuda in 1801. Later, he studied law and was graduated from the Litchfield Law...

 (A-DR)

Georgia 

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket
General ticket
General ticket representation is a term used to describe a particular method of electing members of a multi-member state delegation to the United States House of Representatives...

.. Joel Abbott (C-DR). George Cary
George Cary
George Cary was a United States Representative from Georgia. He was born near Allens Fresh, Charles County, Maryland. He received a classical education and studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Frederick, Maryland. He was also engaged in agricultural pursuits.Cary...

 (C-DR). Thomas W. Cobb
Thomas W. Cobb
Thomas Willis Cobb was a United States Representative and Senator from Georgia.-Biography:Born in Columbia County, Georgia, he pursued preparatory studies, and studied law. He was admitted to the bar and practiced in Lexington, Georgia...

 (C-DR), until December 6, 1824
    • Richard Henry Wilde
      Richard Henry Wilde
      Richard Henry Wilde was a United States Representative and lawyer from Georgia.-Biography:Wilde was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1789 to Richard Wilde and Mary Newitt, but came to America at age eight and moved to Augusta, Georgia, in 1802. His brother was Judge John W. Wilde, a judge of Augusta,...

       (C-DR), from February 7, 1825. Alfred Cuthbert
      Alfred Cuthbert
      Alfred Cuthbert was a United States Representative and Senator from Georgia.-Biography:Cuthbert was born in Savannah, he was instructed by private tutors and graduated from Princeton College in 1803...

       (C-DR). John Forsyth
      John Forsyth (politician)
      John Forsyth, Sr. was a 19th-century American politician from Georgia.Forsyth was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia. His father Robert Forsyth was the first U.S. Marshal to be killed in the line of duty in 1794. He was an attorney who graduated from the College of New Jersey in 1799...

       (C-DR). Edward F. Tattnall
      Edward Fenwick Tattnall
      Edward Fenwick Tattnall was an American politician, soldier and lawyer. He was the brother of Alfred Cuthbert.-Biography:...

       (C-DR). Wiley Thompson
      Wiley Thompson
      Wiley Thompson was a United States Representative from Georgia.Born in Amelia County, Virginia, Thompson moved to Elberton, Georgia, and served as a commissioner of the Elbert County Academy in 1808...

       (C-DR)

Illinois 

. Daniel P. Cook
Daniel Pope Cook
Daniel Pope Cook was a politician from the U.S. state of Illinois.He was born in Scott County, Kentucky into a branch of the prominent Pope family of Kentucky. He moved to Kaskaskia, Illinois, in 1815 and began to practice law...

 (A-DR)

Indiana 

. William Prince (J-DR), until September 8, 1824
    • Jacob Call
      Jacob Call
      Jacob Call was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Kentucky, Call was graduated from an academy in Kentucky.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar and practiced in Vincennes and Princeton, Indiana....

       (J-DR), from December 23, 1824. Jonathan Jennings
      Jonathan Jennings
      Jonathan Jennings was the first Governor of Indiana and a nine-term congressman from Indiana. Born in Readington, New Jersey, he studied law with his brother before immigrating to Indiana in 1806 where he took part in land speculation...

       (J-DR). John Test
      John Test
      John Test was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Salem, New Jersey, Test moved with his parents to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and attended the common schools....

       (J-DR)

Kentucky 

. David Trimble
David Trimble (congressman)
David Trimble was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in Frederick County, Virginia, in June 1782, Trimble graduated from the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, in 1799.He studied law...

 (A-DR). Thomas Metcalfe
Thomas Metcalfe (US politician)
Thomas Metcalfe , also known as Thomas Metcalf or as "Stonehammer", was a U.S. Representative, Senator, and the tenth Governor of Kentucky. He was the first gubernatorial candidate in the state's history to be chosen by a nominating convention rather than a caucus...

 (A-DR). Henry Clay
Henry Clay
Henry Clay, Sr. , was a lawyer, politician and skilled orator who represented Kentucky separately in both the Senate and in the House of Representatives...

 (A-DR). Robert P. Letcher
Robert P. Letcher
Robert Perkins Letcher was a politician and lawyer from the US state of Kentucky. He served as a U.S. Representative, Minister to Mexico, and the 15th Governor of Kentucky. He also served in the Kentucky General Assembly where he was Speaker of the House in 1837 and 1838. A strong supporter of the...

 (A-DR). John T. Johnson (J-DR). David White
David White (congressman)
David White was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in 1785, White completed preparatory studies.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in New Castle, Kentucky....

 (A-DR). Thomas P. Moore (J-DR). Richard A. Buckner
Richard Aylett Buckner
Richard Aylett Buckner was a United States Representative from Kentucky and the father of Aylette Buckner who was also a Representative from Kentucky. He was born in Fauquier County, Virginia and received a liberal education. He moved to Green County, Kentucky in 1803. He studied law and was...

 (A-DR). Charles A. Wickliffe
Charles A. Wickliffe
Charles Anderson Wickliffe was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. He also served as Speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives, the 14th Governor of Kentucky, and was appointed Postmaster General by President John Tyler...

 (J-DR). Francis Johnson
Francis Johnson (congressman)
Francis Johnson was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in Caroline County, Virginia, Johnson pursued preparatory studies.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar and practiced....

 (A-DR). Philip Thompson (A-DR). Robert P. Henry (J-DR)

Louisiana 

. Edward Livingston
Edward Livingston
Edward Livingston was an American jurist and statesman. He was an influential figure in the drafting of the Louisiana Civil Code of 1825, a civil code based largely on the Napoleonic Code. He represented both New York, and later Louisiana in Congress and he served as the U.S...

 (J-DR). Henry H. Gurley
Henry Hosford Gurley
Henry Hosford Gurley was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana. He served four terms in three different parties....

 (A-DR). William L. Brent
William Leigh Brent
William Leigh Brent was a U.S. Representative representing Louisiana's 3rd congressional district. Brent was born at Port Tobacco, Maryland, on 1784 February 20, the nephew of Virginia congressman Richard Brent. He studied law and was admitted to the bar of Maryland and moved to Louisiana about...

 (A-DR)

Maine 

. William Burleigh
William Burleigh
William Burleigh was a United States Representative from Maine. He was born in Northwood, New Hampshire, on October 24, 1785. He moved with his parents to Gilmanton, New Hampshire, in 1788 where he attended the common schools and taught for several years...

 (A-DR). Stephen Longfellow
Stephen Longfellow
Stephen Longfellow was a U.S. Representative from Maine.-Biography:Born in Gorham, Maine to Stephen Longfellow and Patience Young Longfellow , Longfellow graduated from Harvard University in 1798. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1801 and commenced practice in Portland, Maine...

 (A-F). Ebenezer Herrick
Ebenezer Herrick
Ebenezer Herrick was a U.S. Representative from Maine, father of Anson Herrick. Born in Lewiston, Maine , Herrick attended the common schools. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Bowdoinham, Maine. He then engaged in mercantile pursuits 1814–1818...

 (A-DR). Joshua Cushman
Joshua Cushman
Joshua Cushman was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts and from Maine. Born in Halifax, Massachusetts, Cushman served in the Continental Army from April 1, 1777, until March 1780. He was graduated from Harvard University in 1787, studied theology, was ordained to the ministry and licensed...

 (A-DR). Enoch Lincoln
Enoch Lincoln
Enoch Lincoln was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts and from Maine, son of Levi Lincoln and brother of Levi Lincoln . Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, Lincoln graduated from Harvard University in 1807.He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced the practice of his profession in...

 (A-DR). Jeremiah O'Brien (A-DR). David Kidder
David Kidder
David Kidder was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Maine.He was born on December 8, 1787 in Dresden, Lincoln County, Maine. He pursued classical studies with private tutors, studied law, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in...

 (A-DR)

Maryland 

The 5th district was a plural district with two representatives.. Raphael Neale
Raphael Neale
Raphael Neale was an American politician. Born in St. Mary's County, Maryland, Neale resided in Leonardtown and received a limited education. He was elected as a Federalist to the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Congresses, and reelected as an Adams-Clay Federalist to the Eighteenth Congress, serving...

 (A-F). Joseph Kent
Joseph Kent
Joseph Kent , a Whig, was a United States Senator from Maryland, serving from 1833 until his death in 1837...

 (A-DR). Henry R. Warfield (A-F). John Lee (J-F). Peter Little
Peter Little
Peter Little was a U.S. Representative from Maryland.Born in Petersburg, Pennsylvania, Little attended the common schools. He initially worked as a watchmaker, until he moved to Freedom, Maryland and engaged in agricultural pursuits...

 (J-DR). Isaac McKim
Isaac McKim
Isaac McKim was a U.S. Representative from Maryland, nephew of Alexander McKim.Born in Baltimore, Maryland, McKim attended the public schools, and later engaged in mercantile pursuits. He served in the War of 1812 as aide-de-camp to General Samuel Smith...

 (J-DR). George E. Mitchell
George Edward Mitchell
George Edward Mitchell was an American politician.Born at present-day Elkton, Maryland, Mitchell completed preparatory studies and graduated from the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia on June 5, 1805. He practiced medicine in Elkton from 1806 to 1812...

 (A-DR). William Hayward, Jr.
William Hayward, Jr.
William Hayward Jr. was an American politician. Born at Shipshead, near Easton, Maryland, Hayward attended Easton Academy and graduated from Princeton College in 1808. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1809, and commenced practice in Easton...

 (C-DR). John S. Spence
John S. Spence
John Selby Spence was an American politician.Born near Snow Hill, Maryland, Spence attended the common schools and graduated from the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1809 and practiced in Worcester County, Maryland...

 (A-DR)

Massachusetts 

. 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...

 (A-F). Benjamin W. Crowninshield
Benjamin Williams Crowninshield
Benjamin Williams Crowninshield served as the United States Secretary of the Navy between 1815 and 1818, during the administrations of Presidents James Madison and James Monroe.-Biography:...

 (A-DR). Jeremiah Nelson
Jeremiah Nelson
Jeremiah Nelson, was a Representative from Massachusetts.Nelson was born in Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, September 14, 1769 to Solomon and Elizabeth Nelson. He graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, in 1790...

 (A-F). Timothy Fuller
Timothy Fuller
Timothy Fuller was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.-Life and work:Fuller was born in Chilmark, Massachusetts. His father, Timothy, the first settled minister of Princeton, Mass., was third in descent, from Thomas, who emigrated from England in 1638...

 (A-DR). Jonas Sibley
Jonas Sibley
Jonas Sibley was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.He was born in Sutton, Massachusetts, and completed preparatory studies there. He was Selectman, Town moderator, and Town treasurer...

 (A-DR). John Locke
John Locke (Massachusetts)
John Locke , was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. He was born in Hopkinton, Middlesex County, and attended Andover Academy and Dartmouth College, eventually graduating from Harvard University in 1792...

 (A-DR). Samuel C. Allen
Samuel Clesson Allen
Samuel Clesson Allen was a U.S. politician from Massachusetts during the first third of the 19th century. He began his career as a member of the Federalist Party, but later became a staunch supporter of Democratic presidents Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren.Allen was born in Bernardston,...

 (A-F). Samuel Lathrop
Samuel Lathrop
Samuel Lathrop was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Born in West Springfield, Massachusetts, Lathrop pursued classical studies and graduated from Yale College in 1792.He studied law....

 (A-F). Henry W. Dwight
Henry W. Dwight
Henry Williams Dwight was a lawyer and politician who became U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.-Life:Born February 26, 1788 in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, his father was also named Henry Williams Dwight and mother was Abigail Welles...

 (A-F). John Bailey
John Bailey (Massachusetts)
John Bailey was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts.Born in Stoughton, Massachusetts . Bailey graduated from Brown University in 1807. Bailey worked as a tutor and librarian in Providence, Rhode Island from 1807 until 1814...

 (A-DR), from December 13, 1824. Aaron Hobart
Aaron Hobart
Aaron Hobart was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Abington, Massachusetts, Hobart pursued classical studies and graduated from Brown University in 1805. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Abington...

 (A-DR). Francis Baylies
Francis Baylies
Francis Baylies was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, brother of William Baylies.Born in Taunton, Massachusetts, Baylies studied law....

 (J-F). John Reed, Jr.
John Reed, Jr.
John Reed, Jr. was a Representative from Massachusetts.Reed was born in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts. He graduated from Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island in 1803, and was a tutor of languages in that institution for two years, and principal of the Bridgewater, Massachusetts Academy in...

 (A-F)

Mississippi 

. Christopher Rankin
Christopher Rankin
Christopher Rankin was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.Born in Washington County, Pennsylvania, Rankin attended preparatory studies at Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania and graduated in 1808. He then moved to Georgia where he taught a village school and studied law at the same...

 (J-DR)

Missouri 

. John Scott (A-DR)

New Hampshire 

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket
General ticket
General ticket representation is a term used to describe a particular method of electing members of a multi-member state delegation to the United States House of Representatives...

.. Ichabod Bartlett
Ichabod Bartlett
Ichabod Bartlett was a United States Representative from New Hampshire. He was born in Salisbury, New Hampshire. He received a classical education and graduated from Dartmouth College in Hanover in 1808. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1811, commencing practice in Durham...

 (A-DR). Matthew Harvey
Matthew Harvey
Matthew Harvey was a was a lawyer, politician, and long-serving United States federal judge from Hopkinton, New Hampshire....

 (A-DR). Arthur Livermore
Arthur Livermore
Arthur Livermore was a United States Representative from New Hampshire. He was the son of Samuel Livermore and brother of Edward St. Loe Livermore, both of whom served in the United States Congress. He was born in Londonderry, New Hampshire. He received classical instruction from his parents and...

 (A-DR). Aaron Matson
Aaron Matson
Aaron Matson was a United States Representative from New Hampshire. He was born in Plymouth, Massachusetts. He moved to Cheshire County, New Hampshire, where he was the county judge of probate....

 (A-DR). William Plumer, Jr.
William Plumer, Jr.
William Plumer, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire, son of William Plumer.Born in Epping, Plumer attended Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire. He graduated from Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1809, and started his career as a lawyer in private practice...

 (A-DR). Thomas Whipple, Jr.
Thomas Whipple, Jr.
Thomas Whipple, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire.Born in Lebanon, New Hampshire, Whipple completed preparatory studies, moving to Warren, New Hampshire, in 1811. He studied medicine in Haverhill and Hanover, New Hampshire, and was graduated from Dartmouth College in 1814...

 (A-DR)

New Jersey 

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket
General ticket
General ticket representation is a term used to describe a particular method of electing members of a multi-member state delegation to the United States House of Representatives...

.. George Cassedy
George Cassedy
George Cassedy was a U.S. Representative from New Jersey.Born in Hackensack, New Jersey, Cassedy attended the common schools.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1809 and commenced practice in Hackensack....

 (J-DR). Lewis Condict
Lewis Condict
Lewis Condict was a United States Representative from New Jersey. Born in Morristown, he attended the common schools, was graduated from the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1794, and commenced practice in Morristown...

 (J-DR). Daniel Garrison
Daniel Garrison
Daniel Garrison, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Lower Penns Neck Township, New Jersey near Salem, New Jersey, on April 3, 1782. He pursued an academic course and engaged in agricultural pursuits...

 (J-DR). George Holcombe
George Holcombe
George Holcombe was a United States Representative from New Jersey. Born in West Amwell George Holcombe (March 1786 – January 4, 1828) was a United States Representative from New Jersey. Born in West Amwell George Holcombe (March 1786 – January 4, 1828) was a United States Representative from New...

 (J-DR). James Matlack
James Matlack
James Matlack a Representative from New Jersey; born in Woodbury, Gloucester County, N.J., January 11, 1775; attended the common schools; interested in various business enterprises; owned slaves; justice of the peace in 1803, 1808, 1813, 1816, and 1820; surrogate in 1815; chairman of the township...

 (A-DR). Samuel Swan
Samuel Swan
Samuel Swan , was a five-term U.S. Congressman and medical doctor....

 (J-DR)

New York 

There were three plural districts, the 20th & 26th had two representatives each, the 3rd had three representatives.. Silas Wood
Silas Wood
Silas Wood was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in West Hills, near Huntington, New York, Wood pursued classical studies....

 (A-DR). Jacob Tyson
Jacob Tyson
Jacob Tyson was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:Tyson attended the common schools. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and practiced law. He was Supervisor of the Town of Castleton, Staten Island from 1811 to 1821...

 (C-DR). Churchill C. Cambreleng
Churchill C. Cambreleng
Churchill Caldom Cambreleng was an American politician from New York.-Life:...

 (C-DR). John J. Morgan
John J. Morgan
John Jordan Morgan was an American politician from New York-Life:Morgan attended the public schools....

 (J-DR). Peter Sharpe
Peter Sharpe
Peter Sharpe was an American politician who served as a United States Representative from New York.-Life:...

 (A-DR). Joel Frost
Joel Frost
Joel Frost was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:...

 (C-DR). William W. Van Wyck
William W. Van Wyck
William William Van Wyck was an American politician from New York.-Life:Born near Fishkill, New York, Van Wyck attended the public schools and Fishkill Academy.He engaged in agricultural pursuits....

 (A-DR). Hector Craig
Hector Craig
Hector Craig was an American manufacturer and politician from New York.-Life:...

 (J-DR). Lemuel Jenkins
Lemuel Jenkins
Lemuel Jenkins was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:Jenkins was born in Bloomingburgh, then Ulster County, now Sullivan County, New York, the posthumous son of Lemuel Jenkins , originally of Edgartown, Massachusetts, and his third wife Mary Jenkins...

 (C-DR). James Strong
James Strong (US politician)
James Strong was a United States Representative from New York.Strong was born in Windham, Connecticut in 1783. He graduated from the University of Vermont at Burlington, Vermont in 1806, and moved to Hudson, New York....

 (A-F). James L. Hogeboom
James L. Hogeboom
James Lawrence Hogeboom was an American merchant, lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:...

 (C-DR). Stephen Van Rensselaer
Stephen Van Rensselaer III
Stephen Van Rensselaer III was Lieutenant Governor of New York as well as a statesman, soldier, and land-owner, the heir to one of the largest estates in the New York region at the time, which made him the tenth richest American of all time, based on the ratio of his fortune to contemporary GDP...

 (A-F). Charles A. Foote (C-DR). Lewis Eaton
Lewis Eaton
Lewis Eaton was a United States Congressman from New York.-Early life:...

 (C-DR). Isaac Williams, Jr.
Isaac Williams, Jr.
Isaac Williams, Jr. was an American politician from New York.-Life:He received a limited schooling, and in 1793 moved with his father to Otsego County, New York...

 (A-DR). Henry R. Storrs
Henry R. Storrs
Henry Randolph Storrs was a U.S. Representative from New York, brother of William Lucius Storrs.Born in Middletown, Connecticut, Storrs was graduated from Yale College in 1804.He studied law....

 (A-F). John Herkimer
John Herkimer
John Herkimer was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:Herkimer was the son of George Herkimer ....

 (A-DR). John W. Cady
John W. Cady
John Watts Cady was an American lawyer and politician from New York,-Life:...

 (A-DR). John W. Taylor
John W. Taylor (politician)
John W. Taylor was an early 19th century U.S. politician from New York.-Life:He was born in 1784 in that part of the Town of Ballston, then in Albany County, New York, which was, upon the creation of Saratoga County in 1791, split off to form the Town of Charlton...

 (A-DR). Henry C. Martindale
Henry C. Martindale
Henry Clinton Martindale was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:...

 (A-F). John Richards
John Richards (US politician)
John Richards was an American politician from New York.-Life:...

 (C-DR). Ela Collins
Ela Collins
Ela Collins was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:...

 (C-DR). Egbert E. Ten Eyck
Egbert Ten Eyck
Egbert Ten Eyck was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:...

 (C-DR). Lot Clark
Lot Clark
Lot Clark was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:...

 (C-DR). Justin Dwinell
Justin Dwinell
Justin Dwinell was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:...

 (C-DR). Elisha Litchfield
Elisha Litchfield
Elisha Litchfield was an American merchant and politician from New York.-Life:...

 (C-DR). Rowland Day
Rowland Day
Rowland Day was an American merchant and politician from New York.-Life:In 1805, Day removed to Skaneateles, and in 1810 to Sempronius...

 (C-DR). Samuel Lawrence
Samuel Lawrence (congressman)
Samuel Lawrence was an American politician from New York.-Life:He was the son of Jonathan Lawrence and Ruth Lawrence...

 (A-DR). Dudley Marvin
Dudley Marvin
Dudley Marvin was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Lyme, Connecticut, Marvin attended Colchester Academy.He moved to Canandaigua, New York, in 1807 and studied law....

 (A-DR). Robert S. Rose
Robert S. Rose
Robert Selden Rose was a U.S. Representative from New York.-Marriage and family:Rose married in Virginia...

 (A-DR). Moses Hayden
Moses Hayden
Moses Hayden was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:...

 (A-DR). William B. Rochester
William B. Rochester
William Beatty Rochester was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:...

 (A-DR), until ????, 1823
    • William Woods
      William Woods (congressman)
      William Woods was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:...

       (A-DR), from November 3, 1823. Isaac Wilson (A-DR), until January 7, 1824
    • Parmenio Adams
      Parmenio Adams
      Parmenio Adams was a from New York.-Life:He was the son of Parmenio Adams and Chloe Adams...

       (A-DR), from January 7, 1824. Albert H. Tracy
      Albert H. Tracy
      Albert Haller Tracy was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:...

       (A-DR)


North Carolina 

. Alfred M. Gatlin
Alfred Moore Gatlin
Alfred Moore Gatlin was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born in Edenton, North Carolina, April 20, 1790; pursued classical studies at New Bern, North Carolina; graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1808; lawyer, private practice; elected as a Crawford...

 (C-DR). Hutchins G. Burton
Hutchins Gordon Burton
Hutchins Gordon Burton was the 22nd Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1824 to 1827. Some sources indicate that he was not affiliated with any party at the time, although he was associated, according to other sources, with the Federalist Party and later with the National Republican...

 (C-DR), until March 23, 1824
    • George Outlaw
      George Outlaw
      George Outlaw was a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina in 1825.Outlaw, born near Windsor, North Carolina in Bertie County, was educated by private teachers and in the common schools. He engaged in agricultural and mercantile pursuits and was elected to the North Carolina House of Commons for a...

       (C-DR), from January 19, 1825. Thomas H. Hall
      Thomas H. Hall
      Thomas H. Hall was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born in Prince George County, Virginia, in June 1773; studied medicine and practiced in Tarboro, North Carolina; elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Fifteenth Congress and reelected to the three succeeding Congresses ;...

       (C-DR). Richard D. Spaight, Jr.
      Richard Dobbs Spaight, Jr.
      Richard Dobbs Spaight, Jr. was the 27th Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1835 to 1836.Born in New Bern, North Carolina, Spaight was the son of North Carolina Governor Richard Dobbs Spaight...

       (C-DR). Charles Hooks
      Charles Hooks
      Charles Hooks was a United States Representative from North Carolina; born in Bertie County, North Carolina, February 20, 1768; when he was two years old his parents moved to Duplin County, North Carolina and settled on a plantation near Kenansville; became a planter; member of the State house of...

       (C-DR). Weldon N. Edwards
      Weldon Nathaniel Edwards
      Weldon Nathaniel Edwards was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born in Gaston, North Carolina, January 25, 1788; attended Warrenton Academy; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1810 and commenced practice in Warrenton, North Carolina; member of the State house of...

       (C-DR). John Culpepper
      John Culpepper
      John Culpepper was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born near Wadesboro, Anson County, N.C., in 1761; attended the public schools; became a minister in the Baptist Church; presented credentials as a Federalist Member-elect to the Tenth Congress and served from March 4, 1807,...

       (A-F). 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...

       (C-DR). Romulus M. Saunders
      Romulus Mitchell Saunders
      Romulus Mitchell Saunders was an American politician from North Carolina.Saunders was born near Milton, Caswell County, North Carolina. He was the son of William Saunders and Hannah Mitchell Saunders, attended Hyco and Caswell Academies and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill...

       (C-DR). John Long
      John Long (NC politician)
      John Long was a North Carolina politician who served four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives.Long also served one term in the North Carolina House of Commons and one term in the North Carolina Senate....

       (C-DR). Henry W. Connor
      Henry William Connor
      Henry William Connor was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born near Amelia Courthouse, Prince George County, Virginia, August 5, 1793; was graduated from South Carolina College at Columbia in 1812; served as aide-de-camp to Brig. Gen...

       (J-DR). Robert B. Vance
      Robert Brank Vance
      Robert Brank Vance was a Congressional Representative from North CarolinaHe was born on Reems Creek, near Asheville, North Carolina, in 1793; attended the common schools and Newton Academy, Asheville, N.C.; studied medicine at the medical school of Dr...

       (J-DR). Lewis Williams
      Lewis Williams
      For the Welsh rugby union player see Lewis Williams Lewis Williams was a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1815 and 1842....

       (C-DR)

Ohio 

. James W. Gazlay
James W. Gazlay
James William Gazlay was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in New York City, Gazlay moved with his parents to Dutchess County, New York, in 1789.He attended the common schools, after which he pursued an academic course....

 (J-DR). Thomas R. Ross
Thomas R. Ross
Thomas Randolph Ross was a United States Representative from Ohio.Born in New Garden Township, Pennsylvania, Ross completed preparatory studies....

 (C-DR). William McLean (A-DR). 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...

 (A-DR). John W. Campbell
John Wilson Campbell
John Wilson Campbell was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, and a United States federal judge.Born near Miller's Iron Works, Augusta County, Virginia, Campbell attended the common schools.He taught school....

 (J-DR). Duncan McArthur
Duncan McArthur
right|thumb|350pxDuncan McArthur was a Federalist and National Republican politician from Ohio. He served as the 11th Governor of Ohio....

 (A-DR). 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....

 (A-DR). William Wilson (C-DR). Philemon Beecher
Philemon Beecher
Philemon Beecher was an attorney and legislator who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio.Philemon Beecher was born in Oxford, Connecticut, the son of Abraham Beecher and Desire Tolles...

 (A-DR). John Patterson (A-DR). John C. Wright (A-DR). John Sloane
John Sloane
John Sloane was a U.S. Representative from Ohio and later the Treasurer of the United States.Born in York, Pennsylvania, Sloane moved to Ohio in early youth.He completed preparatory studies....

 (A-DR). Elisha Whittlesey
Elisha Whittlesey
Elisha Whittlesey was a lawyer, civil servant and U.S. Representative from Ohio.-Biography:Born in Washington, Connecticut, Whittlesey moved with his parents in early youth to Salisbury, Connecticut...

 (A-DR). Mordecai Bartley
Mordecai Bartley
Mordecai Bartley was a Whig politician from Ohio. He served as the 18th Governor of Ohio. Bartley succeeded his son, Thomas W. Bartley as governor, one of only a few instances of this happening in the United States in high offices.Bartley was born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania...

 (A-DR)

Pennsylvania 

There were six plural districts, the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th & 10th had two representatives each, the 1st had four representatives.. Samuel Breck (A-F). Joseph Hemphill
Joseph Hemphill
Joseph Hemphill was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Hemphill was born in Thornbury Township, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1791. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1793 and commenced practice in West...

 (J-F). Daniel H. Miller
Daniel H. Miller
Daniel H. Miller was a Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Daniel H. Miller was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His birth date is unknown....

 (J-DR). James Buchanan
James Buchanan
James Buchanan, Jr. was the 15th President of the United States . He is the only president from Pennsylvania, the only president who remained a lifelong bachelor and the last to be born in the 18th century....

 (J-F). Samuel Edwards
Samuel Edwards
Samuel "Faith" Edwards was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Samuel Edwards was born in Chester Township, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1806 and commenced practice in Chester...

 (J-F). Isaac Wayne
Isaac Wayne
Isaac Wayne was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, son of General "Mad" Anthony Wayne, and grandson of Isaac Wayne....

 (J-F). Philip S. Markley
Philip Swenk Markley
Philip Swenk Markley was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Philip Swenk Markley was born in Skippack, Pennsylvania, near Norristown. He located in Norristown, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1810 and commenced practice in Norristown...

 (J-DR). Robert Harris
Robert Harris (Pennsylvania)
Robert Harris was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Robert Harris was born at Harris Ferry, Pennsylvania...

 (J-DR). Daniel Udree
Daniel Udree
Daniel Udree was a Democratic-Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....

 (J-DR). Henry Wilson
Henry Wilson (Pennsylvania)
Henry Wilson was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Henry Wilson was born in Dauphin, Pennsylvania. He completed preparatory studies, studied law in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was admitted to the bar December 21, 1812, and commenced practice in Allentown, Pennsylvania...

 (J-DR). Samuel D. Ingham
Samuel D. Ingham
Samuel Delucenna Ingham was a U.S. Congressman and U.S. Treasury Secretary under President Andrew Jackson.-Early life and education:...

 (J-DR). Thomas J. Rogers
Thomas Jones Rogers
Thomas Jones Rogers was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Thomas J. Rogers was born in Waterford, Ireland. He immigrated to the United States in 1784 with his parents, who settled in Easton, Pennsylvania...

 (J-DR), until April 20, 1824
    • George Wolf
      George Wolf
      George Wolf was the seventh Governor of Pennsylvania from 1829 to 1835.Wolf was born in Allen Township, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1799 and commenced practice in Easton, Pennsylvania. He served as postmaster of Easton in 1802 and 1803...

       (J-DR), from December 9, 1824. William Cox Ellis
      William Cox Ellis
      William Cox Ellis was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.William Cox Ellis was born in Fort Muncy, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools, and graduated from the Friends’ School near Pennsdale, Pennsylvania, in 1803...

       (J-F). George Kremer
      George Kremer
      George Kremer was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.George Kremer was born in Middletown, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania...

       (J-DR). Samuel McKean
      Samuel McKean
      Samuel McKean was an American merchant and politician from Burlington, Pennsylvania. He served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1815 to 1819. He was in the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1829 to 1830....

       (J-DR). James S. Mitchell
      James S. Mitchell
      James S. Mitchell was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Mitchell was born near Rossville, Pennsylvania, in 1784...

       (J-DR). John Findlay (J-DR). James Wilson
      James Wilson (Pennsylvania)
      James Wilson was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.James Wilson was born in Millerstown, Pennsylvania . He attended the common schools and learned the trade of cabinetmaker. He engaged in mercantile pursuits and also interested in the real estate business...

       (J-DR). John Brown
      John Brown (Pennsylvania)
      John Brown was an American mill owner and statesman from Lewistown, Pennsylvania. He represented Pennsylvania in the U.S. Congress from 1821 to 1825. He moved to North Carolina in 1827, and died in Buncombe County on October 12, 1845. He is buried in the Riverside Cemetery in Asheville, North...

       (J-DR). John Tod
      John Tod
      John Tod was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.John Tod was born in Hartford, Connecticut. He attended the common schools and Yale College. He moved to Bedford, Pennsylvania, in 1800, and taught school while studying law. He was admitted to the bar in 1803 and...

       (J-DR), until ????, 1824
    • Alexander Thomson
      Alexander Thomson (congressman)
      Alexander Thomson was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Alexander Thomson was born in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. He apprenticed as a sickle maker. He moved to Bedford, Pennsylvania, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1816 and commenced practice in...

       (J-DR), from December 6, 1824. 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...

       (J-DR). Thomas Patterson (J-DR). James Allison, Jr.
      James Allison, Jr.
      James Allison, Jr. was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.James Allison, Jr. was born near Elkton, Maryland. He moved with his parents to Washington County, Pennsylvania, in 1774. At seventeen years of age he enrolled in the school of David Johnson of Beaver,...

       (J-DR). Walter Forward
      Walter Forward
      Walter Forward was an American lawyer and politician. He was the brother of Chauncey Forward.-Biography:...

       (J-DR). George Plumer
      George Plumer
      George Plumer was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.George Plumer was born near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...

       (J-DR). Patrick Farrelly
      Patrick Farrelly
      Patrick Farrelly was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Patrick Farrelly was born in Ireland. He immigrated to the United States in 1798. He studied law, was admitted to the bar July 11, 1803, and commenced practice in Meadville, Pennsylvania...

       (J-DR)

Rhode Island 

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket
General ticket
General ticket representation is a term used to describe a particular method of electing members of a multi-member state delegation to the United States House of Representatives...

.. Job Durfee
Job Durfee
Job Durfee was a politician and jurist from Rhode Island. Born at Tiverton, he graduated from Brown University in 1813 and was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Tiverton...

 (A-DR). Samuel Eddy
Samuel Eddy
Samuel Eddy was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island. Born in Johnston, Rhode Island, near Providence, Eddy completed preparatory studies. He graduated from Brown University in 1787. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1790 and practiced a short time in Providence...

 (A-DR)

South Carolina 

. Joel R. Poinsett
Joel Roberts Poinsett
Joel Roberts Poinsett was a physician, botanist and American statesman. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives, the first United States Minister to Mexico , a U.S...

 (J-DR). James Hamilton, Jr. (J-DR). Robert B. Campbell
Robert B. Campbell
Robert Blair Campbell was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina, brother of John Campbell, also of South Carolina.Born in Marlboro County, South Carolina, Campbell was educated by a private tutor....

 (J-DR). Andrew R. Govan
Andrew R. Govan
Andrew Robison Govan was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born in Orange Parish, Orangeburg District, South Carolina, Govan pursued classical studies at a private school in Willington, South Carolina, and was graduated from South Carolina College at Columbia in 1813.He served as member of...

 (J-DR). 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...

 (J-DR). John Wilson (J-DR). Joseph Gist
Joseph Gist
Joseph Gist was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born near the mouth of Fair Forest Creek, Union District, South Carolina, Gist moved to Charleston with his parents in 1788.He attended the common schools....

 (J-DR). John Carter (J-DR). Starling Tucker
Starling Tucker
Starling Tucker was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina. Born in Halifax County, North Carolina, Tucker moved to Mountain Shoals , South Carolina. He received a limited education....

 (J-DR)

Tennessee 

. John Blair
John Blair (Tennessee)
John Blair was an American politician who represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:...

 (J-DR). John Cocke
John Alexander Cocke
John Alexander Cocke was an American politician who represented Tennessee as a member of the United States House of Representatives. He was born in Brunswick, Nottoway County, Virginia in 1772. He moved with his parents to Tennessee, where he attended the public schools...

 (J-DR). James I. Standifer
James Israel Standifer
James Israel Standifer was an American politician that represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives. He was born in Virginia, probably in 1782. He attended the common schools and graduated from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. He was elected to the Eighteenth...

 (J-DR). Jacob C. Isacks
Jacob C. Isacks
Jacob C. Isacks was an American politician that represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:He was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, and he moved to Winchester, Tennessee...

 (J-DR). Robert Allen
Robert Allen (Tennessee)
Robert Allen was an American merchant and politician from Carthage, Tennessee. He represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives from 1819 until 1827.-Biography:...

 (J-DR). James T. Sandford
James T. Sandford
You may have been looking for the article on James T. Sanford.James T. Sanford was an American politician who represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:...

 (J-DR). 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...

 (J-DR). James B. Reynolds
James B. Reynolds
James B. Reynolds was an American politician that represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives. He was born in County Antrim, Ireland in 1779. He attended the common schools and immigrated to the United States in 1798. In 1804 he settled in Clarksville, Tennessee and studied...

 (J-DR). Adam R. Alexander
Adam Rankin Alexander
Adam Rankin Alexander was an American politician that represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives. He was born in Rockbridge County, Virginia on November 1, 1781. He became a member of the Tennessee Senate in 1817...

 (J-DR)

Vermont 

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket
General ticket
General ticket representation is a term used to describe a particular method of electing members of a multi-member state delegation to the United States House of Representatives...

.. Rollin C. Mallary (A-DR). William C. Bradley (A-DR). Charles Rich
Charles Rich
Charles Rich was a United States Representative from Vermont. He was born in Warwick, Massachusetts. He received a limited schooling and moved to Shoreham, Vermont in 1787....

 (A-DR), until October 15, 1824
    • Henry Olin
      Henry Olin
      Henry Olin was the nephew of Gideon Olin and a United States politician and US representative from Vermont.Born in Shaftsbury, Vermont on May 7, 1768, he studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced as a lawyer...

       (A-DR), from December 13, 1824. Daniel A. A. Buck
      Daniel Azro Ashley Buck
      Daniel Azro Ashley Buck U.S. Representative from VermontSon of Daniel Buck, born in Norwich, Vermont, April 19, 1789; moved with his parents to Chelsea; was graduated from Middlebury College in 1807 and from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1808; commissioned a lieutenant in the...

       (A-DR). Samuel C. Crafts
      Samuel C. Crafts
      Samuel Chandler Crafts was a United States Representative, Senator and the 12th Governor of Vermont.Born in Woodstock, Connecticut, he graduated from Harvard College in 1790 and moved in 1791 to Vermont with his father, who founded the town of Craftsbury...

       (A-DR)

Virginia 

. Thomas Newton, Jr.
Thomas Newton, Jr.
Thomas Newton, Jr. was an American politician. He was born in Norfolk, Virginia.Newton was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1796 to 1799. He served as a Democratic-Republican in the United States House of Representatives from March 4, 1801 to March 9, 1830.-External links:*...

 (A-DR). Arthur Smith (C-DR). 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....

 (C-DR). Mark Alexander
Mark Alexander (politician)
Mark Alexander, politician was a nineteenth-century lawyer from Virginia.Born on a plantation near Boydton, Virginia, Alexander attended the public schools as a child and graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1811. He studied law and was admitted to the bar, commencing practice in...

 (C-DR). John Randolph
John Randolph of Roanoke
John Randolph , known as John Randolph of Roanoke, was a planter and a Congressman from Virginia, serving in the House of Representatives , the Senate , and also as Minister to Russia...

 (C-DR). George Tucker (C-DR). Jabez Leftwich
Jabez Leftwich
Jabez Leftwich was an American politician who served the state of Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives between 1821 and 1825. He was born in Bedford County, Virginia near Liberty on September 22, 1765. Between 1801 and 1809, he served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates...

 (C-DR). Burwell Bassett
Burwell Bassett
Burwell Bassett, Jr. was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1787 to 1789, and the Virginia Senate from 1794 to 1805.-Biography:...

 (C-DR). Andrew Stevenson
Andrew Stevenson
Andrew Stevenson was a Democratic politician in the United States. Educated at the College of William and Mary, he married three times. His second wife, Sarah Coles, was a cousin of Dolley Madison and sister of Edward Coles, a governor of Illinois...

 (C-DR). William C. Rives
William Cabell Rives
William Cabell Rives was an American lawyer, politician and diplomat from Albemarle County, Virginia. He represented Virginia as a Jackson Democrat in both the U.S. House and Senate and also served as the U.S. minister to France....

 (C-DR). Philip P. Barbour
Philip Pendleton Barbour
Philip Pendleton Barbour was a U.S. Congressman from Virginia and an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. He was also the brother of Virginia governor and U.S. Secretary of War James Barbour as well as the first cousin of John S. Barbour and first cousin, once removed of John S...

 (C-DR). Robert S. Garnett
Robert S. Garnett (congressman)
Robert Selden Garnett was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia. He was the brother of James M. Garnett and the first cousin of Charles F. Mercer....

 (C-DR). William Lee Ball
William Lee Ball
William Lee Ball was a nineteenth century politician from Virginia.-Biography:Born in Lancaster County, Virginia, Ball received a liberal schooling as a child. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1805 to 1806 and again from 1810 to 1814...

 (C-DR), until February 29, 1824
    • John Taliaferro
      John Taliaferro
      John Taliaferro was a nineteenth-century politician, lawyer and librarian from Virginia.-Early life and education:Born on "Hays" near Fredericksburg, Virginia, Taliaferro attended the common schools as a child...

       (C-DR), from March 24, 1824. Charles F. Mercer
      Charles F. Mercer
      Charles Fenton Mercer was a nineteenth century politician, U.S. Congressman, and lawyer from Loudoun County, Virginia....

       (C-DR). John S. Barbour
      John S. Barbour
      John Strode Barbour, Sr. was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia. He was the father of John Strode Barbour, Jr...

       (C-DR). James Stephenson
      James Stephenson (congressman)
      James Stephenson was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Stephenson moved to Martinsburg, Virginia .Volunteer rifleman under General St...

       (C-F). Jared Williams
      Jared Williams (Virginia)
      Jared Williams was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Montgomery County, Maryland, Williams pursued classical studies. He engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1812 to 1817.Williams was elected to the Sixteenth, Seventeenth, and...

       (C-DR). 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...

       (J-DR). William McCoy
      William McCoy (congressman)
      William McCoy was an 18th and 19th century politician from Virginia.Born near Warrenton, Virginia, McCoy was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1798 to 1804 and was a delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention in 1829 and 1830...

       (C-DR). John Floyd
      John Floyd (Virginia politician)
      John Floyd was a Virginia politician and soldier. He represented Virginia in the United States House of Representatives and later served as the 25th Governor of Virginia....

       (C-DR). William Smith
      William Smith (congressman)
      William Smith was an eighteenth and nineteenth century congressman from Virginia.Born in Chesterfield, Virginia, Smith completed preparatory studies and was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates in 1782...

       (C-DR). Alexander Smyth
      Alexander Smyth
      Alexander Smyth was an American lawyer, soldier, and politician from Virginia, who served in the United States House of Representatives and as a general during the War of 1812.-Biography:...

       (C-DR)

Non-voting members

. Henry W. Conway
Henry Wharton Conway
Henry Wharton Conway was a delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the Arkansas Territory....

. Richard K. Call
Richard K. Call
Richard Keith Call was the third and fifth territorial governor of Florida.Named after his uncle, a Revolutionary War hero, he was born in Pittsfield, Prince George County, Virginia. In 1813 he left school to take part in the Creek War. He came favorably to the attention of General Andrew Jackson,...

. Gabriel Richard
Gabriel Richard
Father Gabriel Richard was a French Roman Catholic priest who became a Delegate from Michigan Territory to the U.S. House of Representatives....



Changes in membership

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

Senate

  • deaths: 3
  • resignations: 3
  • vacancy: 2
  • Total seats with changes: 8

|-
| New Jersey
(1)
| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Samuel L. Southard
Samuel L. Southard
Samuel Lewis Southard was a prominent U.S. statesman of the early 19th century, serving as a U.S. Senator, Secretary of the Navy, and the 10th Governor of New Jersey.-History:...

 resigned at end of previous Congress
| | Joseph McIlvaine
Joseph McIlvaine
Joseph McIlvaine was a United States Senator from New Jersey from 1823 until his death.-Early life and career:McIlvaine was born in Bristol, Pennsylvania to Col. Joseph Mcllvaine and Catherine Swan...

 (A-DR)
| Elected November 12, 1823
|-
| Delaware
(1)
| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Caesar A. Rodney
Caesar A. Rodney
Caesar Augustus Rodney was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic-Republican Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly, as well as a U.S. Representative from Delaware, U.S. Senator from Delaware, U.S. Attorney...

 resigned in previous term
| | 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...

 (A-F)
| Elected January 8, 1824
|-
| Connecticut
(1)
| | Elijah Boardman
Elijah Boardman
Elijah Boardman was a United States Senator from Connecticut. Born to a noted and politically connected Connecticut family, he served in the United States Army before becoming a noted merchant and businessman. Becoming involved in property and land ownership in Connecticut and Ohio, he founded the...

 (J-DR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died August 18, 1823
| | Henry W. Edwards
Henry W. Edwards
Henry Waggaman Edwards was the 27th and 29th Governor of the U.S. state of Connecticut.He was born in New Haven, Connecticut, the son of Pierpont Edwards...

 (J-DR)
| Elected October 8, 1823
|-
| Louisiana
(3)
| | James Brown (A-DR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 10, 1823 after being appointed Minister to France
United States Ambassador to France
This article is about the United States Ambassador to France. There has been a United States Ambassador to France since the American Revolution. The United States sent its first envoys to France in 1776, towards the end of the four-centuries-old Bourbon dynasty...


| | Josiah S. Johnston
Josiah S. Johnston
Josiah Stoddard Johnston was a United States Representative and Senator from Louisiana. Born in Salisbury, Connecticut, he moved with his father to Kentucky in 1788, and went to Connecticut to attend primary school...

 (A-DR)
| Elected January 15, 1824
|-
| Illinois
(3)
| | Ninian Edwards
Ninian Edwards
Ninian Edwards was a founding political figure of the state of Illinois. He served as the first and only governor of the Illinois Territory from 1809 to 1818, as one of the first two United States Senators from Illinois from 1818 to 1824, and as the third Governor of Illinois from 1826 to 1830...

 (A-DR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned March 4, 1824 after 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...


| | John McLean
John McLean (Illinois politician)
John McLean was a United States Representative and a Senator from Illinois.Born near Guilford Court House , Guilford County, North Carolina, February 4, 1791, McLean moved with his parents to Logan County, Kentucky in 1795. He moved to Illinois Territory in 1815...

 (C-DR)
| Elected December 6, 1824
|-
| Louisiana
(2)
| | 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....

 (A-DR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned May 27, 1824 to run for Governor of Louisiana
| | Dominique J. Bouligny
Charles Dominique Joseph Bouligny
Charles Dominique Joseph Bouligny was a lawyer and U.S. Senator from Louisiana. He was the uncle of John Edward Bouligny....

 (A-DR)
| Elected November 19, 1824
|-
| Virginia
(2)
| | John Taylor
John Taylor of Caroline
John Taylor usually called John Taylor of Caroline was a politician and writer. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates and in the United States Senate . He wrote several books on politics and agriculture...

 (C-DR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died August 21, 1824
| | Littleton W. Tazewell
Littleton Waller Tazewell
Littleton Waller Tazewell was a U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator from and the 26th Governor of Virginia.Tazewell, son of Henry Tazewell, was born in Williamsburg, Virginia, where his grandfather Benjamin Waller was a lawyer who taught him Latin...

 (J-DR)
| Elected December 7, 1824
|-
| Georgia
(2)
| | Nicholas Ware
Nicholas Ware
Nicholas Ware was a United States Senator from Georgia.Ware was born in Caroline County, Virginia and later moved with his parents to Edgefield, South Carolina and a few years later to Augusta, Georgia. He received a thorough English education and studied medicine, and studied law in Augusta as...

 (C-DR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died September 7, 1824
| | Thomas W. Cobb
Thomas W. Cobb
Thomas Willis Cobb was a United States Representative and Senator from Georgia.-Biography:Born in Columbia County, Georgia, he pursued preparatory studies, and studied law. He was admitted to the bar and practiced in Lexington, Georgia...

 (C-DR)
| Elected December 6, 1824
|}

House of Representatives

  • deaths: 3
  • resignations: 5
  • contested election: 2
  • Total seats with changes: 10

|-
|
| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | John Bailey
John Bailey (Massachusetts)
John Bailey was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts.Born in Stoughton, Massachusetts . Bailey graduated from Brown University in 1807. Bailey worked as a tutor and librarian in Providence, Rhode Island from 1807 until 1814...

 was declared not entitled to seat in previous election, and was elected to replace himself in special election
| | John Bailey
John Bailey (Massachusetts)
John Bailey was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts.Born in Stoughton, Massachusetts . Bailey graduated from Brown University in 1807. Bailey worked as a tutor and librarian in Providence, Rhode Island from 1807 until 1814...

 (A-DR)
| Seated December 13, 1824
|-
|
| | William B. Rochester
William B. Rochester
William Beatty Rochester was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:...

 (A-DR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned some time in 1823
| | William Woods
William Woods (congressman)
William Woods was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:...

 (A-DR)
| Seated November 3, 1823
|-
|
| | John Tod
John Tod
John Tod was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.John Tod was born in Hartford, Connecticut. He attended the common schools and Yale College. He moved to Bedford, Pennsylvania, in 1800, and taught school while studying law. He was admitted to the bar in 1803 and...

 (J-DR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned some time in 1824
| | Alexander Thomson
Alexander Thomson (congressman)
Alexander Thomson was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Alexander Thomson was born in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. He apprenticed as a sickle maker. He moved to Bedford, Pennsylvania, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1816 and commenced practice in...

 (J-DR)
| Seated December 6, 1824
|-
|
| | Isaac Wilson (A-DR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Lost contested election January 7, 1824
| | Parmenio Adams
Parmenio Adams
Parmenio Adams was a from New York.-Life:He was the son of Parmenio Adams and Chloe Adams...

 (A-DR)
| Seated January 7, 1824
|-
|
| | William Lee Ball
William Lee Ball
William Lee Ball was a nineteenth century politician from Virginia.-Biography:Born in Lancaster County, Virginia, Ball received a liberal schooling as a child. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1805 to 1806 and again from 1810 to 1814...

 (C-DR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died February 29, 1824
| | John Taliaferro
John Taliaferro
John Taliaferro was a nineteenth-century politician, lawyer and librarian from Virginia.-Early life and education:Born on "Hays" near Fredericksburg, Virginia, Taliaferro attended the common schools as a child...

 (C-DR)
| Seated March 24, 1824
|-
|
| | Hutchins G. Burton
Hutchins Gordon Burton
Hutchins Gordon Burton was the 22nd Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1824 to 1827. Some sources indicate that he was not affiliated with any party at the time, although he was associated, according to other sources, with the Federalist Party and later with the National Republican...

 (C-DR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned March 23, 1824 after being elected Governor of North Carolina
Governor of North Carolina
The Governor of North Carolina is the chief executive of the State of North Carolina, one of the U.S. states. The current governor is Bev Perdue, North Carolina's first female governor.-Powers:...


| | George Outlaw
George Outlaw
George Outlaw was a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina in 1825.Outlaw, born near Windsor, North Carolina in Bertie County, was educated by private teachers and in the common schools. He engaged in agricultural and mercantile pursuits and was elected to the North Carolina House of Commons for a...

 (C-DR)
| Seated January 19, 1825
|-
|
| | Thomas J. Rogers
Thomas Jones Rogers
Thomas Jones Rogers was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Thomas J. Rogers was born in Waterford, Ireland. He immigrated to the United States in 1784 with his parents, who settled in Easton, Pennsylvania...

 (J-DR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned April 20, 1824
| | George Wolf
George Wolf
George Wolf was the seventh Governor of Pennsylvania from 1829 to 1835.Wolf was born in Allen Township, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1799 and commenced practice in Easton, Pennsylvania. He served as postmaster of Easton in 1802 and 1803...

 (J-DR)
| Seated December 9, 1824
|-
|
| | William Prince
William Prince (Indiana)
William Prince was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Ireland in 1772, Prince immigrated to the United States in 1796 and settled in Indiana.He studied law....

 (J-DR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died September 8, 1824
| | Jacob Call
Jacob Call
Jacob Call was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Kentucky, Call was graduated from an academy in Kentucky.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar and practiced in Vincennes and Princeton, Indiana....

 (J-DR)
| Seated December 23, 1824
|-
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| | Charles Rich
Charles Rich
Charles Rich was a United States Representative from Vermont. He was born in Warwick, Massachusetts. He received a limited schooling and moved to Shoreham, Vermont in 1787....

 (A-DR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died October 15, 1824
| | Henry Olin
Henry Olin
Henry Olin was the nephew of Gideon Olin and a United States politician and US representative from Vermont.Born in Shaftsbury, Vermont on May 7, 1768, he studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced as a lawyer...

 (A-DR)
| Seated December 13, 1824
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| | Thomas W. Cobb
Thomas W. Cobb
Thomas Willis Cobb was a United States Representative and Senator from Georgia.-Biography:Born in Columbia County, Georgia, he pursued preparatory studies, and studied law. He was admitted to the bar and practiced in Lexington, Georgia...

 (C-DR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 6, 1824 after being elected to the US Senate
| | Richard H. Wilde
Richard Henry Wilde
Richard Henry Wilde was a United States Representative and lawyer from Georgia.-Biography:Wilde was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1789 to Richard Wilde and Mary Newitt, but came to America at age eight and moved to Augusta, Georgia, in 1802. His brother was Judge John W. Wilde, a judge of Augusta,...

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| Seated February 7, 1825
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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...

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    • William Staughton
      William Staughton
      William Staughton was a Baptist clergyman, educator, and music composer. He was also a Chaplain of the United States Senate and the first President of Columbian College from 1821-1827, which is the original name and oldest division of The George Washington University.Staughton was born on...

       (Baptist
      Baptist
      Baptists comprise a group of Christian denominations and churches that subscribe to a doctrine that baptism should be performed only for professing believers , and that it must be done by immersion...

      ), elected December 10, 1823
    • Charles P. McIlvaine (Episcopalian), elected December 14, 1824
  • 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...

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    • Charles Cutts
      Charles Cutts
      Charles Cutts was a United States Senator from New Hampshire. Born in Portsmouth, he graduated from Harvard University in 1789, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1795, and practiced...

       of New Hampshire
      New Hampshire
      New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...

  • 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...

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    • Mountjoy Bayly of New Hampshire
      New Hampshire
      New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...


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...

    :
    • Henry B. Bascom (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 1, 1823
    • Reuben Post
      Reuben Post
      Reuben Post was a Presbyterian clergyman who served two separate terms as Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives and also served as Chaplain of the Senate of the United States ....

       (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 6, 1824
  • 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....

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    • Matthew St. Clair Clarke
      Matthew St. Clair Clarke
      Matthew St. Clair Clarke was an American journalist, book author and politician. He was for seven terms Clerk of the United States House of Representatives.-Life:...

       of Pennsylvania
      Pennsylvania
      The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...

  • 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...

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    • Benjamin Birch of Maryland
      Maryland
      Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...

  • 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...

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    • Thomas Dunn of Maryland
      Maryland
      Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...

      , elected December 1, 1823, died
    • John O. Dunn of District of Columbia, elected December 6, 1824

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