30th United States Congress
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The Thirtieth 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, 1847 to March 3, 1849, during the last two years of the administration of President
James K. Polk
. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives
was based on the Sixth Census of the United States in 1840
. The Senate had a Democratic
majority, and the House had a Whig
majority. It was the only Congress in which Abraham Lincoln
served.
The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.
(D). Samuel W. Inge
(D). George S. Houston
(D). Williamson R. W. Cobb
(D). Franklin W. Bowdon
(D)
(D)
(W). Samuel D. Hubbard
(W). John A. Rockwell
(W). Truman Smith
(W)
(W)
(D). John W. Jones
(W). Hugh A. Haralson
(D). John H. Lumpkin
(D). Howell Cobb
(D). Alexander Stephens
(W). Robert Toombs
(W)
(ID). John A. McClernand
(D). Orlando B. Ficklin
(D). John Wentworth
(D). William A. Richardson
(D), from December 6, 1847. Thomas J. Turner
(D). Abraham Lincoln
(W)
(W). Thomas J. Henley
(D). John L. Robinson
(D). Caleb B. Smith
(W). William W. Wick
(D). George G. Dunn
(W). Richard W. Thompson
(W). John Pettit
(D). Charles W. Cathcart
(D). William Rockhill
(D)
(D). Shepherd Leffler
(D)
(D). Beverly L. Clarke
(D). Samuel Peyton
(D). Aylette Buckner
(W). John B. Thompson
(W). Green Adams
(W). W. Garnett Duncan
(W). Charles S. Morehead
(W). Richard French
(D). John P. Gaines
(W)
(D). Bannon G. Thibodeaux
(W). John H. Harmanson
(D). Isaac E. Morse
(D)
(D). Asa W. H. Clapp
(D). Hiram Belcher
(W). Franklin Clark
(D). Ephraim K. Smart
(D). James S. Wiley
(D). Hezekiah Williams
(D)
(W). J. Dixon Roman
(W). Thomas W. Ligon
(D). Robert M. McLane
(D). Alexander Evans
(W). John W. Crisfield
(W)
(W). Daniel P. King
(W). Amos Abbott
(W). John G. Palfrey
(W). Charles Hudson
(W). George Ashmun
(W). Julius Rockwell
(W). John Quincy Adams
(W), until February 23, 1848
(D). Edward Bradley
(D), until August 5, 1847
(D). Winfield S. Featherston
(D). Patrick W. Tompkins
(W). Albert G. Brown
(D)
(D). John Jameson (D). James S. Green
(D). Willard P. Hall
(D). John S. Phelps
(D)
(I). Charles H. Peaslee
(D). James Wilson
(W). James H. Johnson
(D)
(W). William A. Newell
(W). Joseph E. Edsall
(D). John Van Dyke
(W). Dudley S. Gregory
(W)
(D). Henry C. Murphy
(D). Henry Nicoll
(D). William B. Maclay
(D). Frederick A. Tallmadge
(W). David S. Jackson
(D), until April 19, 1848
(W). Nathaniel Boyden
(W). Daniel M. Barringer
(W). Augustine H. Shepperd
(W). Abraham W. Venable
(D). John R. J. Daniel
(D). James I. McKay
(D). Richard S. Donnell
(W). David Outlaw
(W)
(D). David Fisher
(W). Robert C. Schenck
(W). Richard S. Canby
(W). William Sawyer
(D). Rodolphus Dickinson
(D). Jonathan D. Morris
(D). John L. Taylor
(W). Thomas O. Edwards
(W). Daniel Duncan
(W). John K. Miller
(D). Samuel F. Vinton
(W). Thomas Ritchey
(D). Nathan Evans (W). William Kennon, Jr.
(D). John D. Cummins
(D). George Fries
(D). Samuel Lahm
(D). John Crowell
(W). Joshua R. Giddings
(W). Joseph M. Root
(W)
(A
). Joseph R. Ingersoll
(W). Charles Brown
(D). Charles J. Ingersoll
(D). John Freedley
(W). John W. Hornbeck
(W), until January 16, 1848
(W). Benjamin B. Thurston (D)
(D), until April 3, 1848
(D). William M. Cocke
(W). John H. Crozier
(W). Hugh L. W. Hill
(D). George W. Jones
(D). James H. Thomas
(D). Meredith P. Gentry
(W). Washington Barrow
(W). Lucien B. Chase
(D). Frederick P. Stanton
(D). William T. Haskell
(W)
(D). Timothy Pilsbury
(D)
(W). Jacob Collamer
(W). George P. Marsh
(W). Lucius B. Peck (D)
(D). George Dromgoole
(D), until April 27, 1847
(D), from June 8, 1848. Mason C. Darling
(D), from June 8, 1848
|-
| Tennessee
(2)
| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Failure to elect
| | John Bell
(W
)
| Elected November 22, 1847
|-
| Iowa
(2)
| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Iowa admitted to the Union at end of previous congress
| | George W. Jones
(D
)
| Elected December 7, 1848
|-
| Iowa
(3)
| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Iowa admitted to the Union at end of previous congress
| | Augustus C. Dodge
(D
)
| Elected December 7, 1848
|-
| Mississippi
(1)
| | Jesse Speight
(D
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died May 1, 1847
| | Jefferson Davis
(D
)
| Elected August 10, 1847
|-
| Connecticut
(1)
| | Jabez W. Huntington
(W
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died November 1, 1847
| | Roger S. Baldwin
(W
)
| Elected November 11, 1847
|-
| Maine
(1)
| | John Fairfield
(D
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died December 24, 1847
| | Wyman B. S. Moor (D
)
| Appointed January 5, 1848
|-
| Georgia
(3)
| | Walter T. Colquitt
(D
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned February 4, 1848
| | Herschel V. Johnson
(D
)
| Elected February 4, 1848
|-
| Arkansas
(3)
| | Ambrose H. Sevier
(D
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned March 15, 1848
| | Solon Borland
(D
)
| Elected March 30, 1848
|-
| Arkansas
(2)
| | Chester Ashley
(D
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died April 29, 1848
| | William K. Sebastian (D
)
| Elected May 12, 1848
|-
| Wisconsin
(1)
| colspan=2 style="font-size:80%" | Wisconsin admitted to the Union May 29, 1848 and remained vacant until June 8, 1848
| | Henry Dodge
(D
)
| Elected June 8, 1848
|-
| Wisconsin
(3)
| colspan=2 style="font-size:80%" | Wisconsin admitted to the Union May 29, 1848 and remained vacant until June 8, 1848
| | Isaac P. Walker
(D
)
| Elected June 8, 1848
|-
| Michigan
(1)
| | Lewis Cass
(D
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned May 29, 1848 to run for President of the United States
| | Thomas Fitzgerald (D
)
| Elected June 8, 1848
|-
| Maine
(1)
| | Wyman B. S. Moor (D
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Successor elected June 7, 1848
| | Hannibal Hamlin
(D
)
| Elected June 7, 1848
|-
| Kentucky
(3)
| | John J. Crittenden
(W
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned June 12, 1848 to run for Governor of Kentucky
| | Thomas Metcalfe (W
)
| Elected June 23, 1848
|-
| Alabama
(3)
| | Arthur P. Bagby
(D
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned June 16, 1848 after being appointed Minister to Russia
| | William R. King
(D
)
| Elected July 1, 1848
|-
| Alabama
(2)
| | Dixon H. Lewis
(D
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died October 25, 1848
| | Benjamin Fitzpatrick
(D
)
| Elected November 25, 1848
|-
| Delaware
(1)
| | John M. Clayton
(W
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned February 23, 1849 after being appointed United States Secretary of State
| | John Wales
(W
)
| Elected February 23, 1849
|}
|-
|
| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Rep. Stephen A. Douglas
resigned at end of previous congress
| | William A. Richardson
(D
)
| Seated December 6, 1847
|-
|
| | George Dromgoole
(D
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died April 27, 1847
| | Richard K. Meade
(D
)
| Seated August 5, 1847
|-
|
| | Edward Bradley
(D
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died August 5, 1847
| | Charles E. Stuart
(D
)
| Seated December 6, 1847
|-
|
| | John W. Hornbeck
(W
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died January 16, 1848
| | Samuel A. Bridges
(D
)
| Seated March 6, 1848
|-
|
| | John Quincy Adams
(W
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died February 23, 1848
| | Horace Mann
(W
)
| Seated April 3, 1848
|-
|
| | John M. Holley
(W
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died March 8, 1848
| | Esbon Blackmar
(W
)
| Seated December 4, 1848
|-
|
| | James A. Black
(D
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died April 3, 1848
| | Daniel Wallace (D
)
| Seated June 12, 1848
|-
|
| | David S. Jackson
(D
)
| style="font-size:80%" | James Monroe contested seat after which the House declared the seat vacant April 19, 1848
| | Horace Greeley
(W
)
| Seated December 4, 1848
|-
|
| colspan=2 style="font-size:80%" | Wisconsin admitted into the Union May 29, 1848 and seat remained vacant until June 8, 1848
| | William P. Lynde
(D
)
| Seated June 8, 1848
|-
|
| colspan=2 style="font-size:80%" | Wisconsin admitted into the Union May 29, 1848 and seat remained vacant until June 8, 1848
| | Mason C. Darling
(D
)
| Seated June 8, 1848
|-
|
| | John H. Tweedy
(W
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Was disqualified May 29, 1848 after the portion of territory he resided in achieved statehood
| Henry H. Sibley
| Seated October 30, 1848
|-
|
| | Alexander D. Sims
(D
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died November 22, 1848
| | John McQueen
(D
)
| Seated February 12, 1849
|}
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
and the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
. It met in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
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from March 4, 1847 to March 3, 1849, during the last two years of the administration of President
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....
James K. Polk
James K. Polk
James Knox Polk was the 11th President of the United States . Polk was born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. He later lived in and represented Tennessee. A Democrat, Polk served as the 17th Speaker of the House of Representatives and the 12th Governor of Tennessee...
. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
was based on the Sixth Census of the United States in 1840
United States Census, 1840
The United States Census of 1840 was the sixth census of the United States. Conducted by the Bureau of the Census on June 1, 1840, it determined the resident population of the United States to be 17,069,453 — an increase of 32.7 percent over the 12,866,020 persons enumerated during the 1830...
. The Senate had a Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
majority, and the House had a Whig
Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
majority. It was the only Congress in which Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and...
served.
Major events
- July 1, 1847: United States issued its first postage stamps
- January 24, 1848: Gold found at Sutter's MillSutter's MillSutter's Mill was a sawmill owned by 19th century pioneer John Sutter in partnership with James W. Marshall. It was located in Coloma, California, at the bank of the South Fork American River...
, beginning the California Gold RushCalifornia Gold RushThe California Gold Rush began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. The first to hear confirmed information of the gold rush were the people in Oregon, the Sandwich Islands , and Latin America, who were the first to start flocking to... - January 31, 1848: Washington MonumentWashington MonumentThe Washington Monument is an obelisk near the west end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate the first U.S. president, General George Washington...
established - July 19, 1848: Seneca Falls ConventionSeneca Falls ConventionThe Seneca Falls Convention was an early and influential women's rights convention held in Seneca Falls, New York, July 19–20, 1848. It was organized by local New York women upon the occasion of a visit by Boston-based Lucretia Mott, a Quaker famous for her speaking ability, a skill rarely...
- November 7 , 1848: U.S. presidential election, 1848: Whig Zachary TaylorZachary TaylorZachary Taylor was the 12th President of the United States and an American military leader. Initially uninterested in politics, Taylor nonetheless ran as a Whig in the 1848 presidential election, defeating Lewis Cass...
defeated Lewis CassLewis CassLewis Cass was an American military officer and politician. During his long political career, Cass served as a governor of the Michigan Territory, an American ambassador, a U.S. Senator representing Michigan, and co-founder as well as first Masonic Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Michigan...
in the first US presidential election held in every state on the same day. - 1846–1848: Mexican-American War
Major legislation
- March 3, 1849: United States Department of the InteriorUnited States Department of the InteriorThe United States Department of the Interior is the United States federal executive department of the U.S. government responsible for the management and conservation of most federal land and natural resources, and the administration of programs relating to Native Americans, Alaska Natives, Native...
established, sess. 2, ch. 108, - March 3, 1849: Gold Coinage ActGold Coinage ActThe Coinage Act of 1849 or the Gold Coinage Act was an act of the United States Congress which allowed for the minting of two new denominations of gold coins, the gold dollar and the gold $20 or double eagle. It further defined the variances which were permissible in UnitedStates gold coinage...
, sess. 2, ch. 109,
Treaty
- February 2, 1848: Treaty of Guadalupe HidalgoTreaty of Guadalupe HidalgoThe Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is the peace treaty, largely dictated by the United States to the interim government of a militarily occupied Mexico City, that ended the Mexican-American War on February 2, 1848...
signed, ended the Mexican–American WarMexican–American WarThe Mexican–American War, also known as the First American Intervention, the Mexican War, or the U.S.–Mexican War, was an armed conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S...
and ceding to the United States virtually all of what is today the southwest of that country.
States admitted and territories established
- May 29, 1848: WisconsinWisconsinWisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
admitted as the 30th U.S. state, sess. 1, ch. 50, - August 14, 1848: Oregon TerritoryOregon TerritoryThe Territory of Oregon was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from August 14, 1848, until February 14, 1859, when the southwestern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Oregon. Originally claimed by several countries , the region was...
was formed from territory ceded by Great Britain and others. - March 3, 1849: Minnesota TerritoryMinnesota TerritoryThe Territory of Minnesota was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from March 3, 1849, until May 11, 1858, when the eastern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Minnesota.-History:...
formed from the Wisconsin TerritoryWisconsin TerritoryThe Territory of Wisconsin was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 3, 1836, until May 29, 1848, when an eastern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Wisconsin...
, sess. 2, ch. 121,
Senate
During this congress, two Senate seats were added for the new state of Wisconsin.| Affiliation | Party | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... (D) |
Independent Democratic (ID) |
Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... (W) |
Other | Vacant | ||
| End of previous Congress 29th United States Congress -House of Representatives:During this congress, two House seats were added for each of the new states of Texas and Iowa.-Leadership:-Senate:* President: George M. Dallas * President pro tempore: Willie P. Mangum... |
31 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 56 | 2 |
| Begin | 34 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 55 | 3 |
| End | 36 | 23 | 60 | 0 | ||
| Final voting share | 60.0% | 1.7% | 38.3% | 0.0% | ||
| Beginning of next Congress 31st United States Congress The Thirty-first 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, 1849 to March 3, 1851, during the last 17 months... |
32 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 59 | 1 |
House of Representatives
During this congress, one House seat was added for the new state of Wisconsin.| Affiliation | Party | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Know Nothing The Know Nothing was a movement by the nativist American political faction of the 1840s and 1850s. It was empowered by popular fears that the country was being overwhelmed by German and Irish Catholic immigrants, who were often regarded as hostile to Anglo-Saxon Protestant values and controlled by... (Know-nothing) (A) |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... (D) |
Independent Democratic (ID) |
Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... (W) |
Independent (I) |
Vacant | ||
| End of previous Congress 29th United States Congress -House of Representatives:During this congress, two House seats were added for each of the new states of Texas and Iowa.-Leadership:-Senate:* President: George M. Dallas * President pro tempore: Willie P. Mangum... |
12 | 137 | 0 | 77 | 0 | 226 | 2 |
| Begin | 1 | 107 | 2 | 116 | 1 | 227 | 1 |
| End | 110 | 3 | 115 | 230 | 0 | ||
| Final voting share | 0.4% | 47.8% | 1.3% | 50.0% | 0.4% | ||
| Beginning of next Congress 31st United States Congress The Thirty-first 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, 1849 to March 3, 1851, during the last 17 months... |
1 | 113 | 0 | 107 | 0 | 230 | 1 |
Leadership
Senate
- President: George M. DallasGeorge M. DallasGeorge Mifflin Dallas was a U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania and the 11th Vice President of the United States , serving under James K. Polk.-Family and early life:...
(D) - President pro temporePresident pro tempore of the United States SenateThe President pro tempore is the second-highest-ranking official of the United States Senate. The United States Constitution states that the Vice President of the United States is the President of the Senate and the highest-ranking official of the Senate despite not being a member of the body...
: David R. AtchisonDavid Rice AtchisonDavid Rice Atchison was a mid-19th century Democratic United States Senator from Missouri. He served as President pro tempore of the United States Senate for six years...
(D)
House of Representatives
- SpeakerSpeaker of the United States House of RepresentativesThe Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, or Speaker of the House, is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives...
: Robert C. WinthropRobert Charles WinthropRobert Charles Winthrop was an American lawyer and philanthropist and one time Speaker of the United States House of Representatives....
(W)
Members
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.Senate
Alabama
- Arthur P. BagbyArthur P. BagbyArthur Pendleton Bagby was the tenth Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama from 1837 to 1841. Born in Louisa County, Virginia in 1794, he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1819, practicing in Claiborne, Alabama...
(D), until June 16, 1848- William R. D. KingWilliam R. KingWilliam Rufus DeVane King was the 13th Vice President of the United States for about six weeks , and earlier a U.S. Representative from North Carolina, Minister to France, and a Senator from Alabama...
(D), from July 1, 1848
- William R. D. King
- Dixon H. LewisDixon Hall LewisDixon Hall Lewis was an American politician who served as a Representative and a Senator from Alabama.-Biography:...
(D), until October 25, 1848- Benjamin FitzpatrickBenjamin FitzpatrickBenjamin Fitzpatrick was an American politician, who served as the 11th Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama and as United States Senator from Alabama as a Democrat....
(D), from November 25, 1848
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick
Arkansas
- Ambrose H. SevierAmbrose Hundley SevierAmbrose Hundley Sevier was a Democratic member of the United States Senate from Arkansas.Ambrose Hundley Sevier was born near Greeneville, Tennessee in Greene County, Tennessee. Sevier moved to Missouri in 1820 and to Little Rock, Arkansas in 1821.In Arkansas he became clerk of the Territorial...
(D), until March 15, 1848- Solon BorlandSolon BorlandSolon Borland was a newspaperman, soldier, diplomat, Democratic United States Senator from the State of Arkansas and a Confederate officer during the American Civil War.-Early life:...
(D), from March 30, 1848
- Solon Borland
- Chester AshleyChester AshleyChester Ashley was an American politician who represented Arkansas in the U.S. Senate from 1844 until his death....
(D), until April 29, 1848- William K. SebastianWilliam King SebastianWilliam King Sebastian was an American planter, lawyer, and U.S. senator from Helena, Arkansas. He represented Arkansas as a U.S. Senator, Democrat, from 1848 to 1861....
(D), from May 12, 1848
- William K. Sebastian
Connecticut
- Jabez W. HuntingtonJabez W. HuntingtonJabez Williams Huntington was a United States Representative and Senator from Connecticut.Born in Norwich, he pursued classical studies, and graduated from Yale College in 1806. Jabez taught in the Litchfield South Farms Academy for one year, and studied law...
(W), until November 1, 1847- Roger S. BaldwinRoger Sherman BaldwinRoger Sherman Baldwin was an American lawyer involved in the Amistad case, who later became the 17th Governor of Connecticut and a United States Senator.-Early life:...
(W), from November 11, 1847
- Roger S. Baldwin
- John M. NilesJohn Milton NilesJohn Milton Niles was a lawyer, editor, author and politician from Connecticut, serving in the United States Senate and as United States Postmaster General 1840 to 1841....
(D)
Delaware
- John M. ClaytonJohn M. ClaytonJohn Middleton Clayton was an American lawyer and politician from Delaware. He was a member of the Whig Party who served in the Delaware General Assembly, and as U.S. Senator from Delaware and U.S. Secretary of State....
(W), until February 23, 1849- John WalesJohn WalesJohn Wales was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Whig Party, who served as U.S. Senator from Delaware.-Early life and family:...
(W), from February 23, 1849
- John Wales
- Presley SpruancePresley SpruancePresley Spruance was an American merchant and politician from Smyrna, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist and later the Whig Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as U.S...
(W)
Florida
- David Levy YuleeDavid Levy YuleeDavid Levy Yulee, born David Levy was an American politician and attorney from Florida, a territorial delegate to Congress, the first Jewish member of the United States Senate, and a member of the Confederate Congress during the American Civil War...
(D) - James D. Westcott, Jr.James WestcottJames Diament Westcott, Jr. was a United States Senator from Florida.-Early life and career:Westcott was born in Alexandria, Virginia where his father, James Sr., was transitioning from newspaper publisher to politician. James Jr.'s grandfather was a captain in the American Revolutionary War...
(D)
Georgia
- Walter T. ColquittWalter T. ColquittWalter Terry Colquitt was a lawyer, circuit-riding Methodist preacher, United States Representative and Senator from Georgia.-Biography:...
(D), until February 4, 1848- Herschel V. JohnsonHerschel Vespasian JohnsonHerschel Vespasian Johnson was an American politician. He was the 41st Governor of Georgia from 1853 to 1857 and the vice-presidential nominee of the Douglas wing of the Democratic Party in the 1860 US presidential election....
(D), from February 4, 1848
- Herschel V. Johnson
- John Macpherson BerrienJohn M. BerrienJohn Macpherson Berrien of Georgia was a United States Senator and Andrew Jackson's Attorney General.Born at Rocky Hill, New Jersey, to a family of Huguenot ancestry, Berrien moved with his parents to Savannah, Georgia, in 1782; was graduated from Princeton College in 1796; studied law in...
(W)
Illinois
- Sidney BreeseSidney BreeseSidney Breese was a U.S. Senator from Illinois, Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, a forefather of Illinois, and "father of the Illinois Central Railroad".-Early life:...
(D) - Stephen A. DouglasStephen A. DouglasStephen Arnold Douglas was an American politician from the western state of Illinois, and was the Northern Democratic Party nominee for President in 1860. He lost to the Republican Party's candidate, Abraham Lincoln, whom he had defeated two years earlier in a Senate contest following a famed...
(D)
Indiana
- Edward A. HanneganEdward A. HanneganEdward Allen Hannegan was a United States Representative and Senator from Indiana.-Early life and education:...
(D) - Jesse D. BrightJesse D. BrightJesse David Bright was the ninth Lieutenant Governor of Indiana and U.S. Senator from Indiana who served as President pro tempore of the Senate on three separate occasions...
(D)
Iowa
- Augustus C. DodgeAugustus C. DodgeAugustus Caesar Dodge was one of the first set of United States Senators to represent the state of Iowa after it was admitted to the Union as a state in 1846. Dodge, a Democrat, had also represented Iowa Territory in Congress as its delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from 1840 to...
(D), from December 7, 1848 - George W. JonesGeorge W. JonesGeorge Wallace Jones , a frontiersman, entrepreneur, attorney, and judge, was among the first two United States Senators to represent the state of Iowa after it was admitted to the Union in 1846...
(D), from December 7, 1848
Kentucky
- John J. CrittendenJohn J. CrittendenJohn Jordan Crittenden was a politician from the U.S. state of Kentucky. He represented the state in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate and twice served as United States Attorney General in the administrations of William Henry Harrison and Millard Fillmore...
(W), until June 12, 1848- Thomas MetcalfeThomas 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...
(W), from June 23, 1848
- Thomas Metcalfe
- Joseph R. UnderwoodJoseph R. UnderwoodJoseph Rogers Underwood was a lawyer, judge, United States Representative and Senator from Kentucky....
(W)
Louisiana
- Henry JohnsonHenry Johnson (Louisiana)Henry Johnson was the fifth Governor of Louisiana, and served as a United States Representative and as a United States Senator....
(W) - Solomon W. DownsSolomon W. DownsSolomon Weathersbee Downs was a United States Senator from Louisiana. Born in Montgomery County, Tennessee, he pursued classical studies and graduated from the Transylvania University in 1823. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1826 and commenced practice in Bayou Sara, Louisiana...
(D)
Maine
- John FairfieldJohn FairfieldJohn Fairfield was a U.S. politician from Maine.He was born in Saco, Maine and attended the Saco schools, Thornton Academy and Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. He then engaged in trade and studied law, being admitted to the bar in 1826, and practiced successfully in his native town and in...
(D), until December 24, 1847- Wyman B. S. Moor (D), from January 5, 1848 until June 7, 1848
- Hannibal HamlinHannibal HamlinHannibal Hamlin was the 15th Vice President of the United States , serving under President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War...
(D), from June 7, 1848
- James W. BradburyJames W. BradburyJames Ware Bradbury was a United States Senator from Maine.Born in Parsonsfield, Maine, he attended the common schools and Gorham Academy...
(D)
Maryland
- James PearceJames PearceJames Alfred Pearce was an American politician. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing the second district of Maryland from 1835–1839 and 1841-1843. He later served as a U.S. Senator from Maryland from 1843 until his death in 1862.Pearce was the son of Gideon Pearce...
(W) - Reverdy JohnsonReverdy JohnsonReverdy Johnson was a statesman and jurist from Maryland.-Early life:Born in Annapolis, Johnson was the son of a distinguished Maryland lawyer and politician, John Johnson . He graduated from St. John's College in 1812 and then studied law...
(W)
Massachusetts
- Daniel WebsterDaniel WebsterDaniel Webster was a leading American statesman and senator from Massachusetts during the period leading up to the Civil War. He first rose to regional prominence through his defense of New England shipping interests...
(W) - John DavisJohn Davis (Massachusetts Governor)John Davis was an American lawyer, businessman and politician.-Early life:John Davis was born in Northborough, Massachusetts...
(W)
Michigan
- Lewis CassLewis CassLewis Cass was an American military officer and politician. During his long political career, Cass served as a governor of the Michigan Territory, an American ambassador, a U.S. Senator representing Michigan, and co-founder as well as first Masonic Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Michigan...
(D), until May 29, 1848- Thomas Fitzgerald (D), from June 8, 1848
- Alpheus FelchAlpheus FelchAlpheus Felch was the fifth Governor of Michigan and U.S. Senator from Michigan.-Early life:Felch was born in Limerick, Maine. He was left an orphan at the age of three and lived with his grandfather Abijah Felch, a veteran of the American Revolutionary War...
(D)
Mississippi
- Jesse SpeightJesse SpeightJesse Speight was a North Carolina and Mississippi politician in the nineteenth century.Born in Greene County, North Carolina, Speight attended country schools as a child. He was a member of the North Carolina House of Commons in 1820, serving as Speaker of the House, and was a member of the North...
(D), until May 1, 1847- Jefferson DavisJefferson DavisJefferson Finis Davis , also known as Jeff Davis, was an American statesman and leader of the Confederacy during the American Civil War, serving as President for its entire history. He was born in Kentucky to Samuel and Jane Davis...
(D), from August 10, 1847
- Jefferson Davis
- Henry S. FooteHenry S. FooteHenry Stuart Foote was a United States Senator from Mississippi from 1847 to 1852 and Governor of Mississippi from 1852 to 1854. His emotional leadership on the Senate floor helped secure passage of the Compromise of 1850, which for a time averted a civil war in the United States.-Biography:Henry...
(D)
Missouri
- Thomas H. BentonThomas Hart Benton (senator)Thomas Hart Benton , nicknamed "Old Bullion", was a U.S. Senator from Missouri and a staunch advocate of westward expansion of the United States. He served in the Senate from 1821 to 1851, becoming the first member of that body to serve five terms...
(D) - David R. AtchisonDavid Rice AtchisonDavid Rice Atchison was a mid-19th century Democratic United States Senator from Missouri. He served as President pro tempore of the United States Senate for six years...
(D)
New Hampshire
- Charles G. AthertonCharles G. AthertonCharles Gordon Atherton was a Democratic Representative and Senator from New Hampshire.-Biography:The son of Charles Humphrey Atherton and Mary Ann Toppan-Atherton, Charles G. Atherton was born in Amherst, New Hampshire on 4 July 1804...
(D) - John P. HaleJohn P. HaleJohn Parker Hale was an American politician and lawyer from New Hampshire. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1843 to 1845 and in the United States Senate from 1847 to 1853 and again from 1855 to 1865. He was the first senator to make a stand against slavery...
(ID)
New Jersey
- Jacob W. MillerJacob W. MillerJacob Welsh Miller was a United States Senator from New Jersey.-Biography:Born in German Valley, New Jersey , he attended the public schools, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1823, and practiced in Morristown...
(W) - William L. DaytonWilliam L. DaytonWilliam Lewis Dayton was an American politician.A distant relation of U.S. House Speaker and U.S. Constitution signatory Jonathan Dayton, he was born in Basking Ridge, New Jersey to farmer Joel Dayton and his wife...
(W)
New York
- Daniel S. DickinsonDaniel S. DickinsonDaniel Stevens Dickinson was a New York politician, most notable as a United States Senator from 1844 to 1851.-Biography:...
(D) - John A. DixJohn Adams DixJohn Adams Dix was an American politician from New York. He served as Secretary of the Treasury, U.S. Senator, and the 24th Governor of New York. He was also a Union major general during the Civil War.-Early life and career:...
(D)
North Carolina
- Willie P. MangumWillie Person MangumWillie Person Mangum was a U.S. Senator from the state of North Carolina between 1831 and 1836 and between 1840 and 1853. He was one of the founders and leading members of the Whig party, and was a candidate for President on a Whig ticket in 1836.Mangum was born in Durham County, North Carolina...
(W) - George E. BadgerGeorge Edmund BadgerGeorge Edmund Badger was a Whig U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina.Badger was born on April 17, 1795 in New Bern, North Carolina. Following a partial college education at Yale University, he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1814...
(W)
Ohio
- William AllenWilliam Allen (governor)William Allen was an Democratic Representative, Senator and 31st Governor of Ohio. He moved to the U.S. state of Ohio after his parents died, residing in Chillicothe, Ohio....
(D) - Thomas CorwinThomas CorwinThomas Corwin , also known as Tom Corwin and The Wagon Boy, was a politician from the state of Ohio who served as a prosecuting attorney, a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, the United States House of Representatives, and the United States Senate, and as the 15th Governor of Ohio 20th...
(W)
Pennsylvania
- Daniel SturgeonDaniel SturgeonDaniel Sturgeon was an American physician, banker and Democratic party politician from Uniontown, Pennsylvania. He served in both houses of the state legislature and represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate....
(D) - Simon CameronSimon CameronSimon Cameron was an American politician who served as United States Secretary of War for Abraham Lincoln at the start of the American Civil War. After making his fortune in railways and banking, he turned to a life of politics. He became a U.S. senator in 1845 for the state of Pennsylvania,...
(D)
Rhode Island
- Albert C. GreeneAlbert C. GreeneAlbert Collins Greene was a United States Senator from Rhode Island.-Biography:He was born in East Greenwich, the son of Perry Greene, a brother of American Revolutionary War General Nathanael Greene. He graduated from Kent Academy, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1812, and commenced...
(W) - John H. ClarkeJohn Hopkins ClarkeJohn Hopkins Clarke was a United States Senator from Rhode Island. Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, he moved to Providence where he studied under a private teacher. He graduated from Brown University in 1809, studied law, admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Providence in 1812...
(W)
South Carolina
- John C. CalhounJohn C. CalhounJohn Caldwell Calhoun was a leading politician and political theorist from South Carolina during the first half of the 19th century. Calhoun eloquently spoke out on every issue of his day, but often changed positions. Calhoun began his political career as a nationalist, modernizer, and proponent...
(D) - Andrew ButlerAndrew ButlerAndrew Pickens Butler was an United States Senator and one of the authors of the Kansas-Nebraska Act.-Biography:...
(D)
Tennessee
- Hopkins L. TurneyHopkins L. TurneyHopkins Lacy Turney was a Democratic U.S. Representative and United States Senator from Tennessee.-Biography:...
(D) - John BellJohn Bell (Tennessee politician)John Bell was a U.S. politician, attorney, and plantation owner. A wealthy slaveholder from Tennessee, Bell served in the United States Congress in both the House of Representatives and Senate. He began his career as a Democrat, he eventually fell out with Andrew Jackson and became a Whig...
(W), from November 22, 1847
Texas
- Samuel HoustonSam HoustonSamuel Houston, known as Sam Houston , was a 19th-century American statesman, politician, and soldier. He was born in Timber Ridge in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, of Scots-Irish descent. Houston became a key figure in the history of Texas and was elected as the first and third President of...
(D) - Thomas J. RuskThomas Jefferson RuskThomas Jefferson Rusk was an early political and military leader of the Republic of Texas, serving as its first Secretary of War as well as a general at the Battle of San Jacinto. He was later a U.S. politician and served as a Senator from Texas from 1846 until his suicide...
(D)
Vermont
- Samuel S. PhelpsSamuel S. PhelpsSamuel Shethar Phelps was a United States Senator from Vermont. He was a member of the Whig Party.Phelps was born in Litchfield, Connecticut. He studied at Yale University and served as a military paymaster during the War of 1812. He then settled in Middlebury, Vermont and became a lawyer, soon...
(W) - William UphamWilliam UphamWilliam Upham was a United States Senator from Vermont.-Biography:William Upham was born in Leicester, Massachusetts to Samuel Upham and Martha Upham. He moved with his father to Montpelier, Vermont in 1802...
(W)
Virginia
- James M. Mason (D)
- Robert M. T. HunterRobert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter-References:* Patrick, Rembert W. . Jefferson Davis and His Cabinet. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press. pp. 90–101.-External links:* – A speech by R. M. T. Hunter before the U.S. House of Representatives, May 8th, 1846...
(D)
Wisconsin
- Henry DodgeHenry DodgeHenry Dodge was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, Territorial Governor of Wisconsin and a veteran of the Black Hawk War. His son was Augustus C. Dodge with whom he served in the U.S. Senate, the first, and so far only, father-son pair to serve concurrently....
(D), from June 8, 1848 - Isaac P. WalkerIsaac P. WalkerIsaac Pigeon Walker was an American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin.Walker was born in Virginia and moved with his family to Illinois in 1825. He practiced law in Springfield, Illinois, and served one term in the Illinois House of Representatives. He moved to Wisconsin in...
(D), from June 8, 1848
House of Representatives
Alabama
. John Gayle (W). Henry W. Hilliard (W). Sampson W. HarrisSampson Willis Harris
Sampson Willis Harris was an American politician and lawyer in the states of Georgia and Alabama.Harris was born in Elbert County, Georgia. He graduated from the University of Georgia in Athens in 1828, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1830...
(D). Samuel W. Inge
Samuel Williams Inge
Samuel Williams Inge was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Alabama. He was born on February 22, 1817 in Warren County, North Carolina. He moved to Greene County, Alabama, attended the public schools, and studied law...
(D). George S. Houston
George S. Houston
George Smith Houston was an American Democratic politician who was the 24th Governor of Alabama from 1874 to 1878....
(D). Williamson R. W. Cobb
Williamson Robert Winfield Cobb
Williamson Robert Winfield Cobb was an American politician who served the state of Alabama in the U.S. House of Representatives between 1847 and 1861. He was born in Rhea County, Tennessee on June 8, 1807 to David Cobb and Martha Bryant. He moved with his father, David Cobb, in 1809 to Bellefonte,...
(D). Franklin W. Bowdon
Franklin Welsh Bowdon
Franklin Welsh Bowdon was an Alabama congressman .Bowdon was born in Chester District, South Carolina, graduated from the University of Alabama in 1836, studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Talladega, Alabama...
(D)
Arkansas
. Robert W. JohnsonRobert Ward Johnson
Robert Ward Johnson was a Democratic United States Senator and Confederate States Senator from the State of Arkansas....
(D)
Connecticut
. James DixonJames Dixon
James Dixon was a United States Representative and Senator from Connecticut.-Biography:Born in Enfield, Connecticut, Dixon pursued preparatory studies, and graduated from Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts in 1834, where he had been a charter member of The Kappa Alpha Society. He was...
(W). Samuel D. Hubbard
Samuel Dickinson Hubbard
Samuel Dickinson Hubbard was born in Middletown, Connecticut. He pursued classical studies at Yale College and graduated in 1819. He practiced law from 1823 to 1837...
(W). John A. Rockwell
John A. Rockwell
John Arnold Rockwell was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.Born in Norwich, Connecticut, Rockwell attended the common schools....
(W). Truman Smith
Truman Smith
Truman Smith was a politician, lawyer and judge from Connecticut. He was the nephew of Nathaniel Smith and Nathan Smith....
(W)
Florida
. Edward C. CabellEdward Carrington Cabell
Edward Carrington Cabell was the first US Representative from Florida.Born in Richmond, Virginia; attended Washington College , Lexington, Virginia in 1832 and 1833 and Reynolds' Classical Academy in 1833 and 1834; was graduated from the University of Virginia at Charlottesville, Virginia in 1836;...
(W)
Georgia
. Thomas B. King (W). Alfred Iverson, Sr.Alfred Iverson, Sr.
Alfred Iverson, Sr. was a United States Representative and Senator from Georgia. Born in Liberty County, he attended private schools and graduated from the College of New Jersey in 1820. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1822 and commenced practice in Clinton, Georgia...
(D). John W. Jones
John William Jones
John William Jones was an American politician and physician who served in the United States Congress.-Biography:...
(W). Hugh A. Haralson
Hugh A. Haralson
Hugh Anderson Haralson was an American farmer and lawyer from Lagrange, Georgia. He represented Georgia in the U.S. Congress from 1843 to 1851. He was the father-in-law of the famous Confederate General John Gordon....
(D). John H. Lumpkin
John Henry Lumpkin
John Henry Lumpkin was an American politician, lawyer and jurist.Lumpkin was born in Lexington, Georgia, and attended Franklin College, the initial college of the University of Georgia in Athens, for some time and then attended Yale College in 1831 and 1832...
(D). Howell Cobb
Howell Cobb
Howell Cobb was an American political figure. A Southern Democrat, Cobb was a five-term member of the United States House of Representatives and Speaker of the House from 1849 to 1851...
(D). Alexander Stephens
Alexander Stephens
Alexander Hamilton Stephens was an American politician from Georgia. He was Vice President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. He also served as a U.S...
(W). Robert Toombs
Robert Toombs
Robert Augustus Toombs was an American political leader, United States Senator from Georgia, 1st Secretary of State of the Confederacy, and a Confederate general in the Civil War.-Early life:...
(W)
Illinois
. Robert SmithRobert Smith (Illinois)
Robert Smith was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, nephew of Jeremiah Smith and Samuel Smith of New Hampshire....
(ID). John A. McClernand
John Alexander McClernand
John Alexander McClernand was an American lawyer and politician, and a Union general in the American Civil War. He was a classic case of the politician-in-uniform coming into conflict with career Army officers, graduates of the United States Military Academy. He was a prominent Democratic...
(D). Orlando B. Ficklin
Orlando B. Ficklin
Orlando Bell Ficklin was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Scott County, Kentucky, Ficklin attended the common schools. He was graduated from Transylvania Law School, Lexington, Kentucky, in 1830. He was admitted to the bar in 1830 and commenced practice in Mount Carmel, Illinois. He...
(D). John Wentworth
John Wentworth (mayor)
"Long" John Wentworth was the editor of the Chicago Democrat, a two-term mayor of Chicago, and a six-term member of the United States House of Representatives....
(D). William A. Richardson
William Alexander Richardson
William Alexander Richardson was a prominent Illinois Democrat politician before and during the American Civil War....
(D), from December 6, 1847. Thomas J. Turner
Thomas J. Turner
Thomas Johnston Turner was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Trumbull County, Ohio, Turner completed preparatory studies.He moved with his parents to Butler County, Pennsylvania, in 1825....
(D). Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and...
(W)
Indiana
. Elisha EmbreeElisha Embree
Elisha Embree was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Lincoln County, Kentucky, Embree moved to Indiana in 1811 with his father, who settled in Knox County, near where Princeton was subsequently located.He received limited schooling.He engaged in agricultural pursuits.He studied law.He was...
(W). Thomas J. Henley
Thomas J. Henley
Thomas Jefferson Henley was a U.S. Representative from Indiana, father of Barclay Henley.Born in Richmond, Indiana, Henley attended Indiana University at Bloomington.He studied law....
(D). John L. Robinson
John L. Robinson
John Larne Robinson was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born near Maysville, Kentucky, Robinson attended the public schools.He moved to Rush County, Indiana.He engaged in the mercantile business in Milroy, Indiana....
(D). Caleb B. Smith
Caleb Blood Smith
Caleb Blood Smith was an American journalist and politician, serving in the Cabinet of Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War.-Biography:...
(W). William W. Wick
William W. Wick
William Watson Wick was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.The son of Presbyterian Minister the Rev. William Wick, and his wife Elizabeth the daughter of an officer in the Continental Army; the younger Mr...
(D). George G. Dunn
George G. Dunn
George Grundy Dunn was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Washington County, Kentucky, Dunn moved to Monroe County, Indiana.He completed preparatory studies and attended the Indiana University at Bloomington....
(W). Richard W. Thompson
Richard W. Thompson
Richard Wigginton Thompson was an American politician.Thompson was born in Culpeper County, Virginia. He left Virginia in 1831 and lived briefly in Louisville, Kentucky before finally settling in Lawrence County, Indiana. There, he taught school, kept a store, and studied law at night...
(W). John Pettit
John Pettit
John Pettit was a United States Representative and Senator from Indiana.Born in Sackets Harbor, New York, he completed preparatory studies and admitted to the bar in 1831...
(D). Charles W. Cathcart
Charles W. Cathcart
Charles William Cathcart was a United States Representative and Senator from Indiana. He was born in Funchal, Madeira Island, Portugal where his father, James Leander Cathcart was the United States Consul; he travelled to Spain with his parents, attended private schools, and returned to the United...
(D). William Rockhill
William Rockhill
William Rockhill was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Burlington, New Jersey, Rockhill attended the public schools.He moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana, in 1822.He engaged in agricultural pursuits....
(D)
Iowa
. William ThompsonWilliam Thompson (Iowa)
William Thompson , a lawyer, clerk, newspaperman, longtime Army officer, and Democrat, was the first person elected to Congress from Iowa's 1st congressional district. His race for re-election in 1848 was the only Iowa U.S. House election to be revoted. After Thompson's opponent, Whig candidate...
(D). Shepherd Leffler
Shepherd Leffler
Shepherd Leffler was a one of the two original U.S. Representatives from Iowa. Elected as a Democrat just as Iowa was admitted to the Union in 1846, Leffler went on to represent Iowa's 2nd congressional district in the U.S...
(D)
Kentucky
. Linn BoydLinn Boyd
Linn Boyd was a prominent U.S. politician of the 1840s and 1850s, and served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1851 to 1855. Boyd was elected to the House as a Democrat from Kentucky from 1835 to 1837 and again from 1839 to 1855, serving seven terms in the House...
(D). Beverly L. Clarke
Beverly L. Clarke
Beverly Leonidas Clarke was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in Winterfield, Virginia, Clarke attended the common schools. He moved to Kentucky in 1823. He studied law in Franklin, Kentucky, and graduated from the Lexington Law School in 1831. He was admitted to the bar in 1833 and...
(D). Samuel Peyton
Samuel Peyton
Samuel Oldham Peyton was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in Bullitt County, Kentucky, Peyton completed preparatory studies....
(D). Aylette Buckner
Aylette Buckner
Aylette Buckner was a United States Representative from Kentucky and the son of Richard Aylett Buckner who was also a Representative from Kentucky. He was born in Greensburg, Kentucky...
(W). John B. Thompson
John Burton Thompson
John Burton Thompson was a United States Representative and Senator from Kentucky.Born near Harrodsburg, Kentucky, Thompson completed preparatory studies and studied law. He was admitted to the bar and practiced in Harrodsburg, becoming the Commonwealth's Attorney...
(W). Green Adams
Green Adams
Green Adams was a lawyer and member and functionary of the United States Congress. He was born in Barbourville, Kentucky in 1812.-Biography:...
(W). W. Garnett Duncan
Garnett Duncan
William Garnett Duncan was a United States Representative from Kentucky. He was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He completed preparatory studies and was graduated from Yale College in 1821...
(W). Charles S. Morehead
Charles S. Morehead
Charles Slaughter Morehead was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky, and served as the 20th Governor of Kentucky...
(W). Richard French
Richard French
Richard French was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born near Boonesborough, Kentucky, French attended private schools.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1820 and commenced practice in Winchester, Kentucky....
(D). John P. Gaines
John P. Gaines
John Pollard Gaines was a U.S. military and political figure. He was a Whig member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Kentucky from 1847 to 1849, and he served as Governor of the Oregon Territory from 1850 to 1853, stepping down after a turbulent term in office.-Early...
(W)
Louisiana
. Emile La SéreEmile La Sére
Emile La Sére was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the first district in the state of Louisiana. He served three terms as a Democrat....
(D). Bannon G. Thibodeaux
Bannon Goforth Thibodeaux
Bannon Goforth Thibodeaux was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana. He served two terms as a Democrat....
(W). John H. Harmanson
John H. Harmanson
John Henry Harmanson was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana.Born in Norfolk, Virginia, Harmanson pursued classical studies and was graduated from Jefferson College, Washington, Mississippi....
(D). Isaac E. Morse
Isaac Edward Morse
Isaac Edward Morse was a United States Congressman from Louisiana and Attorney General of Louisiana. He was born in Attakapas, Louisiana....
(D)
Maine
. David HammonsDavid Hammons (Maine)
David Hammons was a United States Representative from Maine. He was born in Cornish on May 12, 1808. He attended the common schools, studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Lovell. He was elected a member of the Maine State Senate, and was elected as a Democrat to the...
(D). Asa W. H. Clapp
Asa Clapp
Asa Clapp was a United States Representative from Maine. He was born in Portland on March 6, 1805. He graduated from the Norwich Military Academy in 1823. He engaged as a merchant in foreign and domestic commerce in Portland. He was elected as a Democrat to the Thirtieth Congress . He was not...
(D). Hiram Belcher
Hiram Belcher
Hiram Belcher was a United States Representative from Maine. He was born in Hallowell on February 23, 1790. He attended the rural schools and the local academy in town...
(W). Franklin Clark
Franklin Clark
Franklin Clark was a United States Representative from Maine. He was born in Wiscasset on August 2, 1801. He attended the common schools, then engaged in the lumber and shipping business there. He was elected a member of the Maine State Senate in 1847. He was elected as a Democrat to the...
(D). Ephraim K. Smart
Ephraim K. Smart
Ephriam Knight Smart was a United States Representative from Maine. He was born in Prospect on September 3, 1813. He attended the common schools, completed preparatory studies under private tutors and attended Maine Wesleyan Seminary...
(D). James S. Wiley
James S. Wiley
James Sullivan Wiley was a U.S. Representative from Maine.Born in Mercer, Maine, Wiley moved to Bethel, Maine, in 1826.He attended Gould's Academy and was graduated from Colby College, Waterville, Maine, in 1836....
(D). Hezekiah Williams
Hezekiah Williams
Hezekiah Williams was a United States Representative from Maine. He was born near Woodstock, Vermont. Pursuing higher education, he graduated from Dartmouth College, in Hanover, New Hampshire in 1820...
(D)
Maryland
. John G. ChapmanJohn Grant Chapman
John Grant Chapman was an American politician.Chapman was born in La Plata, Maryland, and was tutored at home. He attended a college in Pennsylvania in 1812 and 1813, and graduated from Yale College in 1817. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1819, and commenced practice at Port Tobacco,...
(W). J. Dixon Roman
James Dixon Roman
James Dixon Roman was an American politician.Born in Chester County, Pennsylvania, Roman attended the common schools and a private school at West Nottingham . He later moved to Cecil County, Maryland, and began to study law in Frederick...
(W). Thomas W. Ligon
Thomas Watkins Ligon
Thomas Watkins Ligon , a Democrat, was the 30th Governor of Maryland in the United States from 1854 to 1858. He also a member of the United States House of Representatives, serving Maryland's third Congressional district from 1845 until 1849...
(D). Robert M. McLane
Robert Milligan McLane
Robert Milligan McLane was an American politician, military officer, and diplomat. He served as Ambassador to Mexico, France, and China, as a member of the House of Representatives from the fourth district of Maryland, as Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, and as the 39th Governor of...
(D). Alexander Evans
Alexander Evans
Alexander Evans was a U.S. Representative from Maryland.Born in Elkton, Maryland, Evans attended the public schools and the local academy at Elkton. He was a civil engineer's assistant, and later studied law...
(W). John W. Crisfield
John W. Crisfield
John Woodland Crisfield was a U.S. Congressman from Maryland, representing the sixth district from 1847—1849 and the first district from 1861—1863. The city of Crisfield, Maryland, is named after him. Politically he was a strong supporter of Union during American Civil War, opposing...
(W)
Massachusetts
. Robert C. WinthropRobert Charles Winthrop
Robert Charles Winthrop was an American lawyer and philanthropist and one time Speaker of the United States House of Representatives....
(W). Daniel P. King
Daniel P. King
Daniel Putnam King was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Born in South Danvers, Massachusetts, now Peabody, Massachusetts King pursued classical studies and graduated from Harvard University in 1823....
(W). Amos Abbott
Amos Abbott
Amos Abbott was a United States Congressman from Massachusetts.Son of Jeduthan Abbott and Hannah Poor , he was born in Andover, Essex, MA, USA...
(W). John G. Palfrey
John G. Palfrey
John Gorham Palfrey was an American clergyman and historian who served as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. A Unitarian minister, he played a leading role in the early history of Harvard Divinity School, and he later became involved in politics as a State Representative and U.S...
(W). Charles Hudson
Charles Hudson (Massachusetts)
Charles Hudson was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. Hudson was born in Marlborough on November 14, 1795. He attended the common schools and later an academy, taught school, served in the War of 1812 and studied theology...
(W). George Ashmun
George Ashmun
George Ashmun was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts.Ashmun was born in Blandford, Massachusetts to Eli P. Ashmun and Lucy Hooker. He graduated from Yale in 1823 and was married to Martha E. Hall in 1828...
(W). Julius Rockwell
Julius Rockwell
Julius Rockwell was a United States politician from Massachusetts, and the father of Francis Williams Rockwell.Rockwell was born in Colebrook, Connecticut and educated at private schools and then Yale, where he studied law, graduating in 1826. He was admitted to the bar and in 1830 commenced...
(W). John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams was the sixth President of the United States . He served as an American diplomat, Senator, and Congressional representative. He was a member of the Federalist, Democratic-Republican, National Republican, and later Anti-Masonic and Whig parties. Adams was the son of former...
(W), until February 23, 1848
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- Horace MannHorace MannHorace Mann was an American education reformer, and a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1827 to 1833. He served in the Massachusetts Senate from 1834 to 1837. In 1848, after serving as Secretary of the Massachusetts State Board of Education since its creation, he was...
(W), from April 3, 1848. Artemas HaleArtemas HaleArtemas Hale was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Born in Winchendon, Massachusetts, Hale received a limited education and worked on a farm. He taught school in Hingham, Massachusetts from 1804 to 1814. He became interested in the manufacture of cotton gins in Bridgewater...
(W). Joseph GrinnellJoseph Grinnell (politician)Joseph Grinnell was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, and the brother of Moses Hicks Grinnell.Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, Grinnell completed preparatory studies....
(W)
- Horace Mann
Michigan
. Robert McClellandRobert McClelland (American politician)
Robert McClelland was a U.S. statesman, serving as U.S. Representative from Michigan, the ninth Governor of Michigan, and United States Secretary of the Interior.-Early life in Pennsylvania:...
(D). Edward Bradley
Edward Bradley (politician)
Edward Bradley was a U.S. Representative from the state of Michigan.Bradley was born in East Bloomfield, New York and attended the common schools and the local academy in Canandaigua. He was associate judge of the common pleas court of Ontario County in 1836...
(D), until August 5, 1847
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- Charles E. StuartCharles E. StuartCharles Edward Stuart was a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan.-Biography:Stuart was born in New York, either near Waterloo, New York, or in Columbia County. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1832, and commenced practice in Waterloo...
(D), from December 6, 1847. Kinsley S. BinghamKinsley S. BinghamKinsley Scott Bingham was a U.S. Representative, a U.S. Senator, and the 11th Governor of the state of Michigan.-Early life in New York:...
(D)
- Charles E. Stuart
Mississippi
. Jacob ThompsonJacob Thompson
Jacob Thompson was a lawyer and politician who served as United States Secretary of the Interior from 1857 to 1861.-Biography:...
(D). Winfield S. Featherston
Winfield S. Featherston
Winfield Scott Featherston "Old Swet" was an antebellum two-term U.S. Representative from Mississippi and a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He was later a state politician and a circuit court judge.-Early life and career:Winfield S...
(D). Patrick W. Tompkins
Patrick W. Tompkins
Patrick Watson Tompkins was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.Born in Kentucky in 1804, Tompkins received a limited education....
(W). Albert G. Brown
Albert G. Brown
Albert Gallatin Brown was Governor of Mississippi from 1844 to 1848 and a United States Senator from Mississippi from 1854 through 1861. Brown attended Mississippi College. He was a Democrat....
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Missouri
. James B. BowlinJames B. Bowlin
James Butler Bowlin was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born near Fredericksburg, Virginia, Bowlin apprenticed to a trade, but abandoned it to teach school.He received a classical education....
(D). John Jameson (D). James S. Green
James S. Green
James Stephen Green was a United States Representative and Senator from Missouri.-Early life and education:...
(D). Willard P. Hall
Willard Preble Hall
William Willard Preble Hall was an American lawyer and politician. He served as the 17th Governor of Missouri from 1864 to 1865 during last years of the American Civil War.-Early years:...
(D). John S. Phelps
John S. Phelps
John Smith Phelps was a politician, soldier during the American Civil War, and the 23rd Governor of Missouri.-Early life and career:...
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New Hampshire
. Amos TuckAmos Tuck
Amos Tuck was a political figure in New Hampshire, credited by some New Hampshire sources as a founder of the Republican Party.-Early life and education:...
(I). Charles H. Peaslee
Charles H. Peaslee
Charles Hazen Peaslee was a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire.Born in Gilmanton, New Hampshire, Peaslee attended Gilmanton Academy and was graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, in 1824. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1828, commencing practice in Concord...
(D). James Wilson
James Wilson II (New Hampshire)
James Wilson was a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire, son of James Wilson .-Life:Born in Peterborough, New Hampshire, Wilson attended New Ipswich Academy and the academies at Atkinson and Exeter...
(W). James H. Johnson
James Hutchins Johnson
James Hutchins Johnson was a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire.-Business:He owned and operated a lumber mill. He was deputy sheriff of Grafton County in 1824 and 1825...
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New Jersey
. James G. HamptonJames G. Hampton
James Giles Hampton was an American Whig Party politician who represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1845 to 1849....
(W). William A. Newell
William A. Newell
William Augustus Newell , was an American physician and politician, who was a three-term member of the United States House of Representatives, served as a Republican as the 18th Governor of New Jersey, and as Governor of the Washington Territory from 1880-1884...
(W). Joseph E. Edsall
Joseph E. Edsall
Joseph E. Edsall was an American Democratic Party politician, who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1845 to 1847, and the from 1847 to 1849.-Biography:...
(D). John Van Dyke
John Van Dyke
John Van Dyke was an American jurist and Whig Party politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1847 to 1851.-Biography:...
(W). Dudley S. Gregory
Dudley S. Gregory
Dudley Sanford Gregory was the first Mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey, and was elected as a Whig to represent in the United States House of Representatives from 1847 to 1849.-Biography:...
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New York
. Frederick W. LordFrederick W. Lord
Frederick William Lord was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, he attended Lyme Academy and was graduated from Yale College in 1821. He was a professor of mathematics in Washington College for two years and was in charge of an academy at...
(D). Henry C. Murphy
Henry Cruse Murphy
Henry Cruse Murphy was an American politician and historian, born in Brooklyn, N. Y. He graduated at Columbia College in 1830, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in Brooklyn, where he became city attorney and, in 1842, mayor. The next year he became a member of Congress...
(D). Henry Nicoll
Henry Nicoll
Henry Nicoll was a United States Representative from New York. Born in New York City, he graduated from Columbia College in 1830. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1835 and commenced practice in New York City...
(D). William B. Maclay
William B. Maclay
William Brown Maclay was a United States Representative from New York. Born in New York City, he received private instruction and was graduated from the College of the City of New York in 1836...
(D). Frederick A. Tallmadge
Frederick A. Tallmadge
Frederick Augustus Tallmadge was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was a Member of the U.S. House of Representativesfrom New York's 5th congressional district from 1847 to 1849.-Biography:...
(W). David S. Jackson
David S. Jackson
David Sherwood Jackson was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in New York City in 1813, Jackson grew up attending public schools...
(D), until April 19, 1848
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- Horace GreeleyHorace GreeleyHorace Greeley was an American newspaper editor, a founder of the Liberal Republican Party, a reformer, a politician, and an outspoken opponent of slavery...
(W), from December 4, 1848. William NelsonWilliam Nelson (congressman)William Nelson was an American lawyer and judge from Westchester County, New York. He represented New York in the U.S. Congress from 1847 to 1851....
(W). Cornelius WarrenCornelius WarrenCornelius Warren was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Phillipstown, Putnam County, he completed preparatory studies, studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced the practice of law...
(W). Daniel B. St. JohnDaniel B. St. JohnDaniel Bennett St. John was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Sharon, Connecticut, St. John engaged in mercantile pursuits and the real estate business at Monticello, New York, in 1831....
(W). Eliakim SherrillEliakim SherrillEliakim Sherrill was an antebellum United States Congressman from the state of New York and a brigade commander in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was mortally wounded during the Battle of Gettysburg defending against Pickett's Charge.-Early life:Sherrill was born in Greenville,...
(W). Peter H. SilvesterPeter H. SilvesterPeter Henry Silvester was a U.S. Representative from New York, grandson of Peter Silvester.Born in Kinderhook, New York, Silvester attended Kinderhook Academy, and was graduated from Union College, Schenectady, New York, in 1827.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1830 and practiced his...
(W). Gideon ReynoldsGideon ReynoldsGideon Reynolds was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Petersburg, New York, Reynolds was educated in private schools.He moved with his father to Hoosick in 1836 and engaged in agricultural pursuits....
(W). John I. SlingerlandJohn I. SlingerlandJohn I. Slingerland was a United States Representative from New York. He attended the public schools, engaged in agricultural pursuits, and was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1843 and 1844. He was elected as a Whig to the Thirtieth Congress, holding office from March 4, 1847 to March...
(W). Orlando KelloggOrlando KelloggOrlando Kellogg was a U.S. Representative from New York during the latter half of the American Civil War and the early days of Reconstruction.-Biography:Born in Elizabethtown, New York, Kellogg pursued an academic course....
(W). Sidney LawrenceSidney LawrenceSidney Lawrence was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Weybridge, Vermont, Lawrence moved with his parents to Moira, New York, in early childhood.He attended the common schools.He studied law....
(D). Hugh White (W). George PetrieGeorge Petrie (New York)George Petrie was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born at Little Falls, New York, Petrie attended the common schools.Petrie was elected as an Independent Democrat to the Thirtieth Congress ....
(ID). William CollinsWilliam Collins (representative)William Collins was a United States Representative from New York. He was born in Lowville on February 22, 1818. He was the son of Ela Collins, a prominent politician from the State. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice there. He served as district attorney for Lewis...
(D). Joseph MullinJoseph MullinJoseph Mullin was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:...
(W). Timothy JenkinsTimothy JenkinsTimothy Jenkins was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Barre, Massachusetts, Jenkins located in Washington County, New York, in 1817.He pursued an academic course.He studied law....
(D). George A. StarkweatherGeorge A. StarkweatherGeorge Anson Starkweather was a United States Representative from New York, his eldest son being John Converse Starkweather...
(D). Ausburn BirdsallAusburn BirdsallAusburn Birdsall was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Otego, New York, Birdsall was a lawyer in private practice. He served as district attorney of Broome County, New York....
(D). William Duer (W). Daniel GottDaniel GottDaniel Gott was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Hebron, near New London, Connecticut, Gott attended the public schools.At the age of sixteen taught school.He moved to Pompey, New York, in 1817.He studied law....
(W). Harmon S. CongerHarmon S. CongerHarmon Sweatland Conger was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Freeport, Cortland County, New York Conger attended the local academy at Cortland in 1833.He studied law....
(W). William T. LawrenceWilliam T. LawrenceWilliam Thomas Lawrence was a U.S. Representative from New York, brother of Samuel Lawrence. Born as the son of Jonathan Lawrence in New York City, William attended the common schools. He engaged in mercantile pursuits. During the War of 1812, Lawrence served in the Fourth Regiment, New York...
(W). John M. HolleyJohn M. HolleyJohn Milton Holley was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Salisbury, Connecticut, Holley was graduated from Yale College in 1822.He studied law....
(W), until March 8, 1848 - Esbon BlackmarEsbon BlackmarEsbon Blackmar was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Freehold, New York, Blackmar attended the district schools and graduated from the high school.He engaged in the general merchandise business....
(W), from December 4, 1848. Elias B. HolmesElias B. HolmesElias Bellows Holmes was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Fletcher, Vermont, Holmes attended the district schools and St...
(W). Robert L. RoseRobert L. RoseRobert Lawson Rose was a U.S. Representative from New York, son of Robert Selden Rose and son-in-law of Nathaniel Allen....
(W). David Rumsey, Jr.David Rumsey (New York)David Rumsey was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Salem, Washington County, he attended school at Auburn and Hobart College at Geneva, New York. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1831 and commenced practice in Bath...
(W). Dudley MarvinDudley MarvinDudley 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....
(W). Nathan K. HallNathan K. HallNathan Kelsey Hall was an American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and as U.S. Postmaster General.-Biography:...
(W). Harvey PutnamHarvey PutnamHarvey Putnam was a United States House of Representative from New York. Born in Brattleboro, Vermont, he attended the common schools, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1816 and commenced practice in Attica, New York in 1817...
(W). Washington HuntWashington HuntWashington Hunt was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:He moved to Lockport, New York in 1828 to study law, was admitted to the bar in 1834, and opened a law office on Market Street in 1835...
(W)
- Horace Greeley
North Carolina
. Thomas L. ClingmanThomas Lanier Clingman
Thomas Lanier Clingman , known as the "Prince of Politicians," was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1843 to 1845 and from 1847 to 1858, and U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina between 1858 and 1861...
(W). Nathaniel Boyden
Nathaniel Boyden
Nathaniel Boyden was a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1847 and 1849 and later between 1868 to 1869....
(W). Daniel M. Barringer
Daniel Moreau Barringer
Daniel Moreau Barringer was a Whig U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1843 and 1849.Born near Concord, North Carolina, in 1806, Barringer attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Graduating in 1826, he went on to study law in Hillsborough and was admitted to the bar,...
(W). Augustine H. Shepperd
Augustine Henry Shepperd
Augustine Henry Shepperd was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born in Rockford, North Carolina, February 24, 1792; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Surry County, North Carolina; member of the State house of...
(W). Abraham W. Venable
Abraham Watkins Venable
Abraham Watkins Venable was a nineteenth century US politician and lawyer from North Carolina. He was the nephew of congressman and senator Abraham Bedford Venable.-Biography:...
(D). John R. J. Daniel
John Reeves Jones Daniel
John Reeves Jones Daniel was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina.Daniel was born near Halifax, North Carolina and was instructed privately at home. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1821. After studying law, he was admitted to the North Carolina...
(D). James I. McKay
James Iver McKay
James Iver McKay was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born near Elizabethtown, North Carolina, in 1793; pursued classical studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced; appointed United States attorney for the district of North Carolina on March 6, 1817; served in...
(D). Richard S. Donnell
Richard Spaight Donnell
Richard Spaight Donnell was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born in New Bern, North Carolina; was the grandson of Richard Dobbs Spaight; attended New Bern Academy and Yale College; was graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1839; studied law; was...
(W). David Outlaw
David Outlaw
David Outlaw was a Whig U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1847 and 1853.Born near Windsor, North Carolina in 1806, Outlaw attended private schools and academies in Bertie County. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1824, studied law, and was admitted to...
(W)
Ohio
. James J. FaranJames J. Faran
James John Faran was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Faran attended the common schools, and was graduated from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, in 1831.He studied law....
(D). David Fisher
David Fisher (congressman)
David Fisher was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.-Biography:David Fisher was born in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, and moved with his parents to Point Pleasant, Ohio in 1799....
(W). Robert C. Schenck
Robert C. Schenck
Robert Cumming Schenck was a Union Army general in the American Civil War, and American diplomatic representative to Brazil and the United Kingdom. He was at both battles of Bull Run and took part in the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1862, and the Battle of Cross Keys...
(W). Richard S. Canby
Richard S. Canby
Richard Sprigg Canby was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Lebanon, Ohio, Canby completed preparatory studies.He attended Miami University, Oxford, Ohio from 1826 to 1828....
(W). William Sawyer
William Sawyer (representative)
William Sawyer was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio in 1845-1849.Sawyer was born in Montgomery County, Ohio. In 1818 he began to learn the trade of blacksmithing. He worked at this occupation in both Dayton, Ohio, and Grand Rapids, Michigan. In 1829 he settled in...
(D). Rodolphus Dickinson
Rodolphus Dickinson
Rodolphus Dickinson was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Hatfield, Massachusetts, Dickinson attended the public schools and Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts from 1818 to 1821.He studied law....
(D). Jonathan D. Morris
Jonathan D. Morris
Jonathan David Morris was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, son of Thomas Morris and brother of Isaac N. Morris.Born in Columbia, Ohio, Morris attended the public schools.He studied law....
(D). John L. Taylor
John L. Taylor
John Lampkin Taylor was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Stafford County, near Fredericksburg, Virginia, Taylor completed preparatory studies.He studied law in Washington, D.C.....
(W). Thomas O. Edwards
Thomas O. Edwards
Thomas Owen Edwards was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Williamsburg, Indiana, Edwards completed preparatory studies.He studied medicine at the University of Maryland, Baltimore....
(W). Daniel Duncan
Daniel Duncan
Daniel Duncan was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, Duncan completed preparatory studies.He attended Jefferson College, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, in 1825.He moved to Newark, Ohio, in 1828....
(W). John K. Miller
John K. Miller
John Krepps Miller was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Mount Vernon, Ohio, Miller attended the public schools....
(D). Samuel F. Vinton
Samuel Finley Vinton
Samuel Finley Vinton was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio from March 4, 1823 to March 4, 1837 and again from March 4, 1843 to March 4, 1851....
(W). Thomas Ritchey
Thomas Ritchey
Thomas Ritchey was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, Ritchey moved to Somerset, Ohio.He attended the common schools.He engaged in agricultural pursuits....
(D). Nathan Evans (W). William Kennon, Jr.
William Kennon, Jr.
William Kennon, Jr. was a lawyer, judge, and a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Carrickfergus, Ireland, Kennon immigrated to the United States in 1816 with his parents, who settled near Barnesville, Ohio. He was a first cousin of William Kennon, Sr.. He attended the common schools and...
(D). John D. Cummins
John D. Cummins
John D. Cummins was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Pennsylvania in 1791, Cummins attended the public schools, and was graduated from Jefferson College, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, in 1834.He studied law....
(D). George Fries
George Fries
George Fries was a physician and a two-term U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Pennsylvania in 1799, Fries attended the common schools. He studied medicine and commenced practice in Hanoverton, Ohio, in 1833. Fries was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth Congresses...
(D). Samuel Lahm
Samuel Lahm
Samuel Lahm was a lawyer, politician, and U.S. Representative from Ohio.He was the father of Frank Samuel Lahm, a noted expatriot and pioneer balloonist, and the grandfather of Brigadier General Frank Purdy Lahm, aerial pioneer, student of the Wright Brothers, and the first military officer to...
(D). John Crowell
John Crowell (Ohio)
John Crowell was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in East Haddam, Connecticut, Crowell moved to Ohio in 1806 with his parents, who settled in Rome, Ashtabula County.He attended the district school....
(W). Joshua R. Giddings
Joshua Reed Giddings
Joshua Reed Giddings was an American statesman and a prominent opponent of slavery. He represented Ohio in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1838-59. He was at first a member of the Whig Party and was later a Republican.-Life:He was born at Tioga Point, now Athens, Bradford County,...
(W). Joseph M. Root
Joseph M. Root
Joseph Mosley Root was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Brutus, New York, Root pursued classical studies.He studied law in Auburn, New York.He moved to Ohio in 1829....
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Pennsylvania
. Lewis C. LevinLewis Charles Levin
Lewis Charles Levin was a Philadelphia politician, prominent Know Nothing, and anti-Catholic social activist of the 1840s and 1850s. He served three terms in Congress , representing the Pennsylvania 1st District...
(A
Know Nothing
The Know Nothing was a movement by the nativist American political faction of the 1840s and 1850s. It was empowered by popular fears that the country was being overwhelmed by German and Irish Catholic immigrants, who were often regarded as hostile to Anglo-Saxon Protestant values and controlled by...
). Joseph R. Ingersoll
Joseph Reed Ingersoll
Joseph Reed Ingersoll was an American lawyer and statesman from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.In 1835 he followed his father and his older brother to represent Pennsylvania in the U.S. House....
(W). Charles Brown
Charles Brown (congressman)
Charles Brown was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Early life:...
(D). Charles J. Ingersoll
Charles Jared Ingersoll
Charles Jared Ingersoll was an American lawyer and Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania...
(D). John Freedley
John Freedley
John Freedley was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.John Freedley was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools and Norristown Academy. He served as an assistant to his father, who operated a brickyard. He studied law, was admitted to...
(W). John W. Hornbeck
John Westbrook Hornbeck
John Westbrook Hornbeck was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Westbrook Hornbeck was born in Montague, New Jersey. He graduated from Union College in Schenectady, New York, in 1827...
(W), until January 16, 1848
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- Samuel A. BridgesSamuel Augustus BridgesSamuel Augustus Bridges was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Samuel A. Bridges was born in Colchester, Connecticut. He pursued an academic course, and was graduated from Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, in 1826...
(D), from March 6, 1848. Abraham R. McIlvaineAbraham Robinson McIlvaineAbraham Robinson McIlvaine was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Abraham R. McIlvaine was born in Ridley, Pennsylvania. He engaged in agricultural pursuits in Chester County, Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1836 and...
(W). John StrohmJohn Strohm (congressman)John Strohm was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.John Strohm was born in Little Britain Township, Pennsylvania, near Centerville, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools, taught school for several years, and moved to Providence Township, Pennsylvania...
(W). William StrongWilliam Strong (judge)William Strong was an American jurist and politician. He was a justice on the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States.-Early life:...
(D). Richard BrodheadRichard BrodheadRichard Brodhead was an American lawyer and politician from Easton, Pennsylvania. He represented Pennsylvania in both the U.S. House and Senate. He was the father of U.S. Representative Jefferson Davis Brodhead....
(D). Chester P. ButlerChester Pierce ButlerChester Pierce Butler was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Chester P. Butler was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He attended Wilkes-Barre Academy and was graduated from Princeton College in 1817. He served as trustee of Wilkes-Barre Academy from 1818 to...
(W). David WilmotDavid WilmotDavid Wilmot was a U.S. political figure. He was a sponsor and eponym of the Wilmot Proviso which aimed to ban slavery in land gained from Mexico in the Mexican-American War of 1846–1848. Wilmot was a Democrat, a Free Soiler, and a Republican during his political career...
(D). James PollockJames PollockJames Pollock was the 13th Governor of the State of Pennsylvania from 1855 to 1858.- Political career :James Pollock graduated from the College of New Jersey at Princeton before setting up a law practice in his home community, in Milton, Pennsylvania...
(W). George N. EckertGeorge Nicholas EckertGeorge Nicholas Eckert was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Early life:George N. Eckert was born in Womelsdorf, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1824 and commenced practice in Reading,...
(W). Henry NesHenry NesHenry Nes was an American medical doctor and politician.-Biography:Nes was born in York, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Princeton College...
(W). Jasper E. BradyJasper Ewing BradyJasper Ewing Brady was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Jasper E. Brady was born in Sunbury, Pennsylvania. He learned the hatter's trade and taught school in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1827 and commenced practice in...
(W). John Blanchard (W). Andrew Stewart (W). Job MannJob MannJob Mann was a Jacksonian and Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Job Mann was born in Bethel Township, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and the Bedford Academy. He served as clerk to the board of county commissioners in 1816...
(D). John DickeyJohn DickeyJohn Dickey was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.John Dickey was born in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. He was appointed postmaster of Old Brighton, Pennsylvania, on April 11, 1818, and served until May 17, 1821. He served as sheriff from 1824 to 1827...
(W). Moses HamptonMoses HamptonMoses Hampton was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Moses Hampton was born in Beaver, Pennsylvania. He moved with his parents to Trumbull County, Ohio. He pursued classical studies and graduated from Washington College in Washington, Pennsylvania, in 1827...
(W). John W. FarrellyJohn Wilson FarrellyJohn Wilson Farrelly was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.John Wilson Farrelly was born in Meadville, Pennsylvania. He received a limited schooling and graduated from Allegheny College at Meadville in 1826. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1828 and...
(W). James ThompsonJames Thompson (jurist)James Thompson was a politician and jurist from Pennsylvania.Thompson was born in Middlesex Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania on October 1, 1806. After learning the printing trade, Thompson studied law...
(D). Alexander IrvinAlexander IrvinAlexander Irvin was a United States Representative from Pennsylvania. He was born in Penns Valley, Centre County, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools of the area and moved to Curwensville in 1820 and to Clearfield, Pennsylvania in 1826...
(W)
- Samuel A. Bridges
Rhode Island
. Robert B. CranstonRobert B. Cranston
Robert Bennie Cranston was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island, brother of Henry Young Cranston.Born in Newport, Rhode Island, Cranston attended the public schools....
(W). Benjamin B. Thurston (D)
South Carolina
. James A. BlackJames A. Black
James Augustus Black was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born on his father's plantation in Ninety Six District, near Abbeville, South Carolina, Black attended the common schools on his father's plantation....
(D), until April 3, 1848
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- Daniel WallaceDaniel Wallace (Congressman)Daniel Wallace was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born near Laurens, South Carolina, he moved to Union County in 1833. He was a major general of the State militia. He studied law and engaged in agricultural pursuits. After being admitted to the bar, the paracticed law in Union and...
(D), from June 12, 1848. Richard F. SimpsonRichard F. SimpsonRichard Franklin Simpson was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born in Laurens, South Carolina, Simpson was graduated from South Carolina College at Columbia in 1816....
(D). Joseph A. WoodwardJoseph A. WoodwardJoseph Addison Woodward was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina, son of William Woodward.Born in Winnsboro, South Carolina, Woodward received an academic training and was graduated from the University of South Carolina at Columbia.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar and practiced.He...
(D). Alexander D. SimsAlexander D. SimsAlexander Dromgoole Sims was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born near Randals Ordinary, Virginia, Sims was a nephew of George Coke Dromgoole. He attended the rural schools of his native county and at the age of sixteen entered the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill...
(D), until November 22, 1848 - John McQueenJohn McQueenJohn McQueen was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina and a member of the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War....
(D), from February 12, 1849. Armistead BurtArmistead BurtArmistead Burt was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born at Clouds Creek, near Edgefield, Edgefield County, South Carolina, Burt moved with his parents to Pendleton, South Carolina...
(D). Isaac E. HolmesIsaac E. HolmesIsaac Edward Holmes was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Holmes attended the common schools, received private tuition, and was graduated from Yale College in 1815.He studied law....
(D). R. Barnwell RhettRobert RhettRobert Barnwell Rhett, Sr. , was a United States secessionist politician from South Carolina.-Biography:...
(D)
- Daniel Wallace
Tennessee
. Andrew JohnsonAndrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson was the 17th President of the United States . As Vice-President of the United States in 1865, he succeeded Abraham Lincoln following the latter's assassination. Johnson then presided over the initial and contentious Reconstruction era of the United States following the American...
(D). William M. Cocke
William Michael Cocke
William Michael Cocke was an American politician who represented Tennessee's second district in the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:...
(W). John H. Crozier
John Hervey Crozier
John Hervey Crozier was an American attorney and politician active primarily in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA, during the mid-nineteenth century...
(W). Hugh L. W. Hill
Hugh Lawson White Hill
Hugh Lawson White Hill was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 4th congressional district.-Biography:...
(D). George W. Jones
George Washington Jones (Tennessee politician)
George Washington Jones was an American politician who represented Tennessee's fifth district in the United States House of Representatives. He served in the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War....
(D). James H. Thomas
James Houston Thomas
James Houston Thomas was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 6th congressional district.-Biography:...
(D). Meredith P. Gentry
Meredith Poindexter Gentry
Meredith Poindexter Gentry was an American politician who represented Tennessee's eighth and seventh districts in the United States House of Representatives. He also served in the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War.-Biography:Gentry was born in Rockingham County, North...
(W). Washington Barrow
Washington Barrow
Washington Barrow was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 8th congressional district.-Biography:...
(W). Lucien B. Chase
Lucien Bonaparte Chase
Lucien Bonaparte Chase was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 9th congressional district.-Biography:...
(D). Frederick P. Stanton
Frederick Perry Stanton
Frederick Perry Stanton was a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 10th congressional district and an interim governor of territorial Kansas. He was born in Alexandria, Virginia on December 22, 1814...
(D). William T. Haskell
William T. Haskell
William T. Haskell was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 11th congressional district. He was born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee on July 21, 1818. He was privately tutored, he attended the public schools of Murfreesboro, and he attended...
(W)
Texas
. David S. KaufmanDavid S. Kaufman
David Spangler Kaufman was a U.S. Representative from Texas. He was the first Jew elected to Congress from Texas.-Early life and education:...
(D). Timothy Pilsbury
Timothy Pilsbury
Timothy Pilsbury was a United States Representative from Texas. He was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts were he attended the common schools. He was employed in a store for about two years before he became a sailor. During the War of 1812, he commanded the privateer Yankee...
(D)
Vermont
. William HenryWilliam Henry (congressman)
William Henry was an American manufacturer and banker. He represented Vermont in the U.S. Congress from 1847 to 1851.-External links:*...
(W). Jacob Collamer
Jacob Collamer
Jacob Collamer was an American politician from Vermont.-Biography:Jacob Collamer was born in Troy, New York. He graduated from the University of Vermont at Burlington, served in the War of 1812, studied law in St. Albans, Vermont, was admitted to the bar in 1813, and served as an officer in a...
(W). George P. Marsh
George Perkins Marsh
George Perkins Marsh , an American diplomat and philologist, is considered by some to be America's first environmentalist, although "conservationist" would be more accurate...
(W). Lucius B. Peck (D)
Virginia
. Archibald AtkinsonArchibald Atkinson
Archibald Atkinson was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, Atkinson received a liberal education. He attended the law department of William and Mary College , Williamsburg, Virginia. He served during the War of 1812...
(D). George Dromgoole
George Dromgoole
George Coke Dromgoole was a nineteenth-century politician and lawyer from Virginia. He was the uncle of Alexander Dromgoole Sims....
(D), until April 27, 1847
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- Richard K. Meade (D), from August 5, 1847. Thomas S. Flournoy (W). Thomas S. Bocock (D). William L. GogginWilliam L. GogginWilliam Leftwich Goggin was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia.-Biography:Born near Bunker Hill, Virginia , Goggin attended country schools and was eventually graduated from Tucker’s Law School. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1828, commencing practice in...
(W). John BottsJohn BottsJohn Minor Botts was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia.Botts was born in Dumfries, Virginia. Both of his parents were killed in the Richmond Theatre fire on 26 December 1811, so he and his siblings were raised by relatives in Fredericksburg...
(W). Thomas H. BaylyThomas H. BaylyThomas Henry Bayly was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer and judge from Virginia. He was the son of Thomas M. Bayly.-Biography:...
(D). Richard L. T. Beale (D). John PendletonJohn PendletonJohn Strother Pendleton , nicknamed "The Lone Star", was a nineteenth century congressman, diplomat, lawyer and farmer from Virginia....
(W). Henry BedingerHenry BedingerHenry Bedinger III was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer and diplomat from Virginia. He was the nephew of George Michael Bedinger....
(D). James McDowellJames McDowellJames McDowell was a U.S. Congressman and the 29th Governor of Virginia from 1843 to 1846.McDowell was born at "Cherry Grove," near Rockbridge County, Virginia, on October 13, 1795...
(D). William B. PrestonWilliam Ballard PrestonWilliam Ballard Preston was a United States political figure. He served as the U.S. Secretary of the Navy between 1849 and 1850...
(W). Andrew S. FultonAndrew S. FultonAndrew Steele Fulton was a nineteenth century congressman, lawyer and judge from Virginia. He was the brother of John H. Fulton....
(W). Robert A. ThompsonRobert A. ThompsonRobert Augustine Thompson was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, father of Thomas Larkin Thompson.Born near Culpeper Court House, Virginia, Thompson attended a private school at Gallipolis, Ohio, and the University of Virginia at Charlottesville, Virginia.He studied law.He was admitted to the...
(D). William G. Brown, Sr.William G. Brown, Sr.William Gay Brown, Sr. was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia and West Virginia. He was the father of William G. Brown, Jr..-Biography:...
(D)
- Richard K. Meade (D), from August 5, 1847. Thomas S. Flournoy (W). Thomas S. Bocock (D). William L. Goggin
Wisconsin
. William P. LyndeWilliam Pitt Lynde
William Pitt Lynde was an American lawyer and politician from Wisconsin who served in Congress.Lynde was born in Sherburne, New York. He graduated from Yale College, in 1838, and Harvard Law School, in 1841, and was admitted to the bar. He moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, shortly thereafter...
(D), from June 8, 1848. Mason C. Darling
Mason Cook Darling
Mason Cook Darling was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.Born in Amherst, Massachusetts, Darling attended the public schools.He taught school in the State of New York.He studied medicine....
(D), from June 8, 1848
Non-voting members
. John H. Tweedy (W), until May 29, 1848-
- Henry H. SibleyHenry Hastings SibleyHenry Hastings Sibley was the first Governor of the U.S. state of Minnesota.-Early life and education:...
, from October 30, 1848
- Henry H. Sibley
Changes in membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.Senate
- Replacements: 11
- Democrats (D)Democratic Party (United States)The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
: no net change - Whigs (W)Whig Party (United States)The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
: no net change
- Democrats (D)
- Deaths: 5
- Resignations: 6
- Interim appointments: 2
- Seats of newly admitted states: 4
- Total seats with changes:
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| Tennessee
(2)
| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Failure to elect
| | John Bell
John Bell (Tennessee politician)
John Bell was a U.S. politician, attorney, and plantation owner. A wealthy slaveholder from Tennessee, Bell served in the United States Congress in both the House of Representatives and Senate. He began his career as a Democrat, he eventually fell out with Andrew Jackson and became a Whig...
(W
Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
)
| Elected November 22, 1847
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| Iowa
(2)
| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Iowa admitted to the Union at end of previous congress
| | George W. Jones
George W. Jones
George Wallace Jones , a frontiersman, entrepreneur, attorney, and judge, was among the first two United States Senators to represent the state of Iowa after it was admitted to the Union in 1846...
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| Elected December 7, 1848
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| Iowa
(3)
| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Iowa admitted to the Union at end of previous congress
| | Augustus C. Dodge
Augustus C. Dodge
Augustus Caesar Dodge was one of the first set of United States Senators to represent the state of Iowa after it was admitted to the Union as a state in 1846. Dodge, a Democrat, had also represented Iowa Territory in Congress as its delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from 1840 to...
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| Elected December 7, 1848
|-
| Mississippi
(1)
| | Jesse Speight
Jesse Speight
Jesse Speight was a North Carolina and Mississippi politician in the nineteenth century.Born in Greene County, North Carolina, Speight attended country schools as a child. He was a member of the North Carolina House of Commons in 1820, serving as Speaker of the House, and was a member of the North...
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died May 1, 1847
| | Jefferson Davis
Jefferson Davis
Jefferson Finis Davis , also known as Jeff Davis, was an American statesman and leader of the Confederacy during the American Civil War, serving as President for its entire history. He was born in Kentucky to Samuel and Jane Davis...
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| Elected August 10, 1847
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| Connecticut
(1)
| | Jabez W. Huntington
Jabez W. Huntington
Jabez Williams Huntington was a United States Representative and Senator from Connecticut.Born in Norwich, he pursued classical studies, and graduated from Yale College in 1806. Jabez taught in the Litchfield South Farms Academy for one year, and studied law...
(W
Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died November 1, 1847
| | Roger S. Baldwin
Roger Sherman Baldwin
Roger Sherman Baldwin was an American lawyer involved in the Amistad case, who later became the 17th Governor of Connecticut and a United States Senator.-Early life:...
(W
Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
)
| Elected November 11, 1847
|-
| Maine
(1)
| | John Fairfield
John Fairfield
John Fairfield was a U.S. politician from Maine.He was born in Saco, Maine and attended the Saco schools, Thornton Academy and Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. He then engaged in trade and studied law, being admitted to the bar in 1826, and practiced successfully in his native town and in...
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died December 24, 1847
| | Wyman B. S. Moor (D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| Appointed January 5, 1848
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| Georgia
(3)
| | Walter T. Colquitt
Walter T. Colquitt
Walter Terry Colquitt was a lawyer, circuit-riding Methodist preacher, United States Representative and Senator from Georgia.-Biography:...
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned February 4, 1848
| | Herschel V. Johnson
Herschel Vespasian Johnson
Herschel Vespasian Johnson was an American politician. He was the 41st Governor of Georgia from 1853 to 1857 and the vice-presidential nominee of the Douglas wing of the Democratic Party in the 1860 US presidential election....
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| Elected February 4, 1848
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| Arkansas
(3)
| | Ambrose H. Sevier
Ambrose Hundley Sevier
Ambrose Hundley Sevier was a Democratic member of the United States Senate from Arkansas.Ambrose Hundley Sevier was born near Greeneville, Tennessee in Greene County, Tennessee. Sevier moved to Missouri in 1820 and to Little Rock, Arkansas in 1821.In Arkansas he became clerk of the Territorial...
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned March 15, 1848
| | Solon Borland
Solon Borland
Solon Borland was a newspaperman, soldier, diplomat, Democratic United States Senator from the State of Arkansas and a Confederate officer during the American Civil War.-Early life:...
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| Elected March 30, 1848
|-
| Arkansas
(2)
| | Chester Ashley
Chester Ashley
Chester Ashley was an American politician who represented Arkansas in the U.S. Senate from 1844 until his death....
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died April 29, 1848
| | William K. Sebastian (D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| Elected May 12, 1848
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| Wisconsin
(1)
| colspan=2 style="font-size:80%" | Wisconsin admitted to the Union May 29, 1848 and remained vacant until June 8, 1848
| | Henry Dodge
Henry Dodge
Henry Dodge was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, Territorial Governor of Wisconsin and a veteran of the Black Hawk War. His son was Augustus C. Dodge with whom he served in the U.S. Senate, the first, and so far only, father-son pair to serve concurrently....
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| Elected June 8, 1848
|-
| Wisconsin
(3)
| colspan=2 style="font-size:80%" | Wisconsin admitted to the Union May 29, 1848 and remained vacant until June 8, 1848
| | Isaac P. Walker
Isaac P. Walker
Isaac Pigeon Walker was an American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin.Walker was born in Virginia and moved with his family to Illinois in 1825. He practiced law in Springfield, Illinois, and served one term in the Illinois House of Representatives. He moved to Wisconsin in...
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| Elected June 8, 1848
|-
| Michigan
(1)
| | Lewis Cass
Lewis Cass
Lewis Cass was an American military officer and politician. During his long political career, Cass served as a governor of the Michigan Territory, an American ambassador, a U.S. Senator representing Michigan, and co-founder as well as first Masonic Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Michigan...
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned May 29, 1848 to run for 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....
| | Thomas Fitzgerald (D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| Elected June 8, 1848
|-
| Maine
(1)
| | Wyman B. S. Moor (D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Successor elected June 7, 1848
| | Hannibal Hamlin
Hannibal Hamlin
Hannibal Hamlin was the 15th Vice President of the United States , serving under President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War...
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| Elected June 7, 1848
|-
| Kentucky
(3)
| | John J. Crittenden
John J. Crittenden
John Jordan Crittenden was a politician from the U.S. state of Kentucky. He represented the state in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate and twice served as United States Attorney General in the administrations of William Henry Harrison and Millard Fillmore...
(W
Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned June 12, 1848 to run for Governor of Kentucky
Governor of Kentucky
The Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky is the head of the executive branch of government in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Fifty-six men and one woman have served as Governor of Kentucky. The governor's term is four years in length; since 1992, incumbents have been able to seek re-election once...
| | Thomas Metcalfe (W
Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
)
| Elected June 23, 1848
|-
| Alabama
(3)
| | Arthur P. Bagby
Arthur P. Bagby
Arthur Pendleton Bagby was the tenth Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama from 1837 to 1841. Born in Louisa County, Virginia in 1794, he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1819, practicing in Claiborne, Alabama...
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned June 16, 1848 after being appointed Minister to Russia
| | 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...
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| Elected July 1, 1848
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| Alabama
(2)
| | Dixon H. Lewis
Dixon Hall Lewis
Dixon Hall Lewis was an American politician who served as a Representative and a Senator from Alabama.-Biography:...
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died October 25, 1848
| | Benjamin Fitzpatrick
Benjamin Fitzpatrick
Benjamin Fitzpatrick was an American politician, who served as the 11th Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama and as United States Senator from Alabama as a Democrat....
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| Elected November 25, 1848
|-
| Delaware
(1)
| | John M. Clayton
John M. Clayton
John Middleton Clayton was an American lawyer and politician from Delaware. He was a member of the Whig Party who served in the Delaware General Assembly, and as U.S. Senator from Delaware and U.S. Secretary of State....
(W
Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned February 23, 1849 after being appointed United States Secretary of State
United States Secretary of State
The United States Secretary of State is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with foreign affairs. The Secretary is a member of the Cabinet and the highest-ranking cabinet secretary both in line of succession and order of precedence...
| | John Wales
John Wales
John Wales was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Whig Party, who served as U.S. Senator from Delaware.-Early life and family:...
(W
Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
)
| Elected February 23, 1849
|}
House of Representatives
- Replacements: 10
- Democrats (D)Democratic Party (United States)The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
: no net change - Whigs (W)Whig Party (United States)The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
: no net change
- Democrats (D)
- Deaths: 7
- Resignations: 0
- Contested election: 1
- Seats of newly admitted states: 2
- Total seats with changes: 12
|-
|
| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Rep. Stephen A. Douglas
Stephen A. Douglas
Stephen Arnold Douglas was an American politician from the western state of Illinois, and was the Northern Democratic Party nominee for President in 1860. He lost to the Republican Party's candidate, Abraham Lincoln, whom he had defeated two years earlier in a Senate contest following a famed...
resigned at end of previous congress
| | William A. Richardson
William Alexander Richardson
William Alexander Richardson was a prominent Illinois Democrat politician before and during the American Civil War....
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| Seated December 6, 1847
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|
| | George Dromgoole
George Dromgoole
George Coke Dromgoole was a nineteenth-century politician and lawyer from Virginia. He was the uncle of Alexander Dromgoole Sims....
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died April 27, 1847
| | Richard K. Meade
Richard Kidder Meade
Richard Kidder Meade was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born near Lawrenceville, Virginia, Meade pursued an academic course.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Petersburg, Virginia....
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| Seated August 5, 1847
|-
|
| | Edward Bradley
Edward Bradley (politician)
Edward Bradley was a U.S. Representative from the state of Michigan.Bradley was born in East Bloomfield, New York and attended the common schools and the local academy in Canandaigua. He was associate judge of the common pleas court of Ontario County in 1836...
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died August 5, 1847
| | Charles E. Stuart
Charles E. Stuart
Charles Edward Stuart was a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan.-Biography:Stuart was born in New York, either near Waterloo, New York, or in Columbia County. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1832, and commenced practice in Waterloo...
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| Seated December 6, 1847
|-
|
| | John W. Hornbeck
John Westbrook Hornbeck
John Westbrook Hornbeck was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Westbrook Hornbeck was born in Montague, New Jersey. He graduated from Union College in Schenectady, New York, in 1827...
(W
Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died January 16, 1848
| | Samuel A. Bridges
Samuel Augustus Bridges
Samuel Augustus Bridges was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Samuel A. Bridges was born in Colchester, Connecticut. He pursued an academic course, and was graduated from Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, in 1826...
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
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| Seated March 6, 1848
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| | 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...
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Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
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| style="font-size:80%" | Died February 23, 1848
| | Horace Mann
Horace Mann
Horace Mann was an American education reformer, and a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1827 to 1833. He served in the Massachusetts Senate from 1834 to 1837. In 1848, after serving as Secretary of the Massachusetts State Board of Education since its creation, he was...
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Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
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| Seated April 3, 1848
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| | John M. Holley
John M. Holley
John Milton Holley was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Salisbury, Connecticut, Holley was graduated from Yale College in 1822.He studied law....
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Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
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| style="font-size:80%" | Died March 8, 1848
| | Esbon Blackmar
Esbon Blackmar
Esbon Blackmar was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Freehold, New York, Blackmar attended the district schools and graduated from the high school.He engaged in the general merchandise business....
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Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
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| Seated December 4, 1848
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| | James A. Black
James A. Black
James Augustus Black was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born on his father's plantation in Ninety Six District, near Abbeville, South Carolina, Black attended the common schools on his father's plantation....
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Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
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| style="font-size:80%" | Died April 3, 1848
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Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
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| Seated June 12, 1848
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| | David S. Jackson
David S. Jackson
David Sherwood Jackson was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in New York City in 1813, Jackson grew up attending public schools...
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Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
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| style="font-size:80%" | James Monroe contested seat after which the House declared the seat vacant April 19, 1848
| | Horace Greeley
Horace Greeley
Horace Greeley was an American newspaper editor, a founder of the Liberal Republican Party, a reformer, a politician, and an outspoken opponent of slavery...
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Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
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| Seated December 4, 1848
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| colspan=2 style="font-size:80%" | Wisconsin admitted into the Union May 29, 1848 and seat remained vacant until June 8, 1848
| | William P. Lynde
William Pitt Lynde
William Pitt Lynde was an American lawyer and politician from Wisconsin who served in Congress.Lynde was born in Sherburne, New York. He graduated from Yale College, in 1838, and Harvard Law School, in 1841, and was admitted to the bar. He moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, shortly thereafter...
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Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
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| Seated June 8, 1848
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| colspan=2 style="font-size:80%" | Wisconsin admitted into the Union May 29, 1848 and seat remained vacant until June 8, 1848
| | Mason C. Darling
Mason Cook Darling
Mason Cook Darling was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.Born in Amherst, Massachusetts, Darling attended the public schools.He taught school in the State of New York.He studied medicine....
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Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
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| Seated June 8, 1848
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| | John H. Tweedy
John Hubbard Tweedy
John Hubbard Tweedy was a delegate to the United States Congress from Wisconsin Territory from September 1847 to June 1848 being elected from the Whig Party.-Career:Tweedy was born in Danbury, Connecticut...
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Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
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| style="font-size:80%" | Was disqualified May 29, 1848 after the portion of territory he resided in achieved statehood
| Henry H. Sibley
Henry Hastings Sibley
Henry Hastings Sibley was the first Governor of the U.S. state of Minnesota.-Early life and education:...
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| | Alexander D. Sims
Alexander D. Sims
Alexander Dromgoole Sims was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born near Randals Ordinary, Virginia, Sims was a nephew of George Coke Dromgoole. He attended the rural schools of his native county and at the age of sixteen entered the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill...
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Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
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| style="font-size:80%" | Died November 22, 1848
| | John McQueen
John McQueen
John McQueen was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina and a member of the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War....
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Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
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| Seated February 12, 1849
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Senate
- ChaplainChaplain of the United States SenateThe Chaplain of the United States Senate opens each session of the United States Senate with a prayer, and provides and coordinates religious programs and pastoral care support for Senators, their staffs, and their families. The Chaplain is appointed by a majority vote of the members of the Senate...
: Henry SlicerHenry SlicerHenry Slicer was a Methodist minister who served as Chaplain of the Senate for three separate terms.-Early years:...
(MethodistMethodismMethodism is a movement of Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations, claiming a total of approximately seventy million adherents worldwide. The movement traces its roots to John Wesley's evangelistic revival movement within Anglicanism. His younger brother...
) - SecretarySecretary of the United States SenateThe Secretary of the Senate is an elected officer of the United States Senate. The Secretary supervises an extensive array of offices and services to expedite the day-to-day operations of that body...
: Asbury Dickens - Sergeant at ArmsSergeant at Arms of the United States SenateThe Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate is the law enforcer for the United States Senate. One of the chief roles of the Sergeant is to hold the gavel used at every session...
: Robert Beale
House of Representatives
- ChaplainChaplain of the United States House of RepresentativesThe election of William Linn as Chaplain of the House on May 1, 1789, continued the tradition established by the Continental Congresses of each day's proceedings opening with a prayer by a chaplain. The early Chaplains alternated duties with their Senate counterparts on a weekly basis, covering the...
Ralph Gurley (PresbyterianPresbyterianismPresbyterianism refers to a number of Christian churches adhering to the Calvinist theological tradition within Protestantism, which are organized according to a characteristic Presbyterian polity. Presbyterian theology typically emphasizes the sovereignty of God, the authority of the Scriptures,...
) - ClerkClerk of the United States House of RepresentativesThe Clerk of the United States House of Representatives is an officer of the United States House of Representatives, whose primary duty is to act as the chief record-keeper for the House....
: Thomas J. CampbellThomas Jefferson CampbellThomas Jefferson Campbell was an American politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:He was born in Rhea County, Tennessee in 1786, and he attended the public schools. He was assistant inspector general to Major General Cole's division of the East... - DoorkeeperDoorkeeper of the United States House of RepresentativesAn appointed officer of the United States House of Representatives from 1789 to 1995, the Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives was chosen by a resolution at the opening of each United States Congress. The Office of the Doorkeeper was based on precedent from the Continental...
: Robert E. Horner - PostmasterPostmaster of the United States House of RepresentativesThe Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives was an employee of the United States Congress from 1834 to 1993.Before the creation of the office of Postmaster, mail duties were handled by workers in the office of the Doorkeeper, who were paid additional compensation...
: John M. Johnson - Sergeant at ArmsSergeant at Arms of the United States House of RepresentativesThe United States House of Representatives Sergeant at Arms is an officer of the House with law enforcement, protocol, and administrative responsibilities. The Sergeant at Arms is elected at the beginning of each Congress by the membership of the chamber...
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