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| *[[Vice President of the United States]] ''(President of the Senate)'': | | *[[Vice President of the United States]] ''(President of the Senate)'': |
| ** [[Richard Mentor Johnson| Richard M. Johnson]], ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' of [[Kentucky]] | | ** [[Richard Mentor Johnson| Richard M. Johnson]], ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' of [[Kentucky (U.S. state)|Kentucky]] |
| *[[President pro tempore of the United States Senate| President ''pro tempore'' of the Senate]]: | | *[[President pro tempore of the United States Senate| President ''pro tempore'' of the Senate]]: |
| ** [[William R. King]], ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' of [[Alabama (U.S. state)]], elected December 2, 1839. | | ** [[William R. King]], ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' of [[Alabama (U.S. state)]], elected December 2, 1839. |
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| * [[Thaddeus Betts]], ''[[Connecticut (U.S. state)|Connecticut]]'' | | * [[Thaddeus Betts]], ''[[Connecticut (U.S. state)|Connecticut]]'' |
| * [[Rufus Choate]], ''[[Massachusetts]]'' | | * [[Rufus Choate]], ''[[Massachusetts]]'' |
| * [[Henry Clay]], ''[[Kentucky]]'' | | * [[Henry Clay]], ''[[Kentucky (U.S. state)|Kentucky]]'' |
| * [[Thomas Clayton]], ''[[Delaware (U.S. state)|Delaware]]'' | | * [[Thomas Clayton]], ''[[Delaware (U.S. state)|Delaware]]'' |
| * [[John J. Crittenden]], ''[[Kentucky]]'' | | * [[John J. Crittenden]], ''[[Kentucky (U.S. state)|Kentucky]]'' |
| * [[John Davis (Massachusetts Governor)| John Davis]], ''[[Massachusetts]]'' | | * [[John Davis (Massachusetts Governor)| John Davis]], ''[[Massachusetts]]'' |
| * [[Nathan F. Dixon (1774-1842)| Nathan F. Dixon]], ''[[Rhode Island]]'' | | * [[Nathan F. Dixon (1774-1842)| Nathan F. Dixon]], ''[[Rhode Island]]'' |
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| * [[Andrew Beirne]], ''[[Virginia]]'' | | * [[Andrew Beirne]], ''[[Virginia]]'' |
| * [[Julius W. Blackwell]], ''[[Tennessee (U.S. state)|Tennessee]]'' | | * [[Julius W. Blackwell]], ''[[Tennessee (U.S. state)|Tennessee]]'' |
| * [[Linn Boyd]], ''[[Kentucky]]'' | | * [[Linn Boyd]], ''[[Kentucky (U.S. state)|Kentucky]]'' |
| * [[David P. Brewster]], ''[[New York (disambiguation)|New York]]'' | | * [[David P. Brewster]], ''[[New York (disambiguation)|New York]]'' |
| * [[Aaron V. Brown]], ''[[Tennessee (U.S. state)|Tennessee]]'' | | * [[Aaron V. Brown]], ''[[Tennessee (U.S. state)|Tennessee]]'' |
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| * [[Edmund Burke (congressman)| Edmund Burke]], ''[[New Hampshire]]'' | | * [[Edmund Burke (congressman)| Edmund Burke]], ''[[New Hampshire]]'' |
| * [[Sampson H. Butler]], ''[[South Carolina]]'' | | * [[Sampson H. Butler]], ''[[South Carolina]]'' |
| * [[William Orlando Butler| William O. Butler]], ''[[Kentucky]]'' | | * [[William Orlando Butler| William O. Butler]], ''[[Kentucky (U.S. state)|Kentucky]]'' |
| * [[Jesse Atherton Bynum| Jesse A. Bynum]], ''[[North Carolina]]'' | | * [[Jesse Atherton Bynum| Jesse A. Bynum]], ''[[North Carolina]]'' |
| * [[John Campbell (1795–1845)| John Campbell]], ''[[South Carolina]]'' | | * [[John Campbell (1795–1845)| John Campbell]], ''[[South Carolina]]'' |
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| * [[John W. Allen]], ''[[Ohio]]'' | | * [[John W. Allen]], ''[[Ohio]]'' |
| * [[James C. Alvord]], ''[[Massachusetts]]'' | | * [[James C. Alvord]], ''[[Massachusetts]]'' |
| * [[Simeon H. Anderson]], ''[[Kentucky]]'' | | * [[Simeon H. Anderson]], ''[[Kentucky (U.S. state)|Kentucky]]'' |
| * [[Landaff Andrews| Landaff W. Andrews]], ''[[Kentucky]]'' | | * [[Landaff Andrews| Landaff W. Andrews]], ''[[Kentucky (U.S. state)|Kentucky]]'' |
| * [[Osmyn Baker]], ''[[Massachusetts]]'' | | * [[Osmyn Baker]], ''[[Massachusetts]]'' |
| * [[Daniel D. Barnard]] ''[[New York (disambiguation)|New York]]'' | | * [[Daniel D. Barnard]] ''[[New York (disambiguation)|New York]]'' |
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| * [[Caleb Cushing]], ''[[Massachusetts]]'' | | * [[Caleb Cushing]], ''[[Massachusetts]]'' |
| :'''D-E-F''' | | :'''D-E-F''' |
| * [[Garrett Davis]], ''[[Kentucky]]'' | | * [[Garrett Davis]], ''[[Kentucky (U.S. state)|Kentucky]]'' |
| * [[William Crosby Dawson| William C. Dawson]], ''[[Georgia]]'' | | * [[William Crosby Dawson| William C. Dawson]], ''[[Georgia]]'' |
| * [[Edmund Deberry]], ''[[North Carolina]]'' | | * [[Edmund Deberry]], ''[[North Carolina]]'' |
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| * [[James Graham (NC politician)| James Graham]], ''[[North Carolina]]'' | | * [[James Graham (NC politician)| James Graham]], ''[[North Carolina]]'' |
| * [[Francis Granger]], ''[[New York (disambiguation)|New York]]'' | | * [[Francis Granger]], ''[[New York (disambiguation)|New York]]'' |
| * [[William J. Graves]], ''[[Kentucky]]'' | | * [[William J. Graves]], ''[[Kentucky (U.S. state)|Kentucky]]'' |
| * [[Willis Green]], ''[[Kentucky]]'' | | * [[Willis Green]], ''[[Kentucky (U.S. state)|Kentucky]]'' |
| * [[Moses H. Grinnell]], ''[[New York (disambiguation)|New York]]'' | | * [[Moses H. Grinnell]], ''[[New York (disambiguation)|New York]]'' |
| * [[Richard W. Habersham]], ''[[Georgia]]'' | | * [[Richard W. Habersham]], ''[[Georgia]]'' |
| * [[Hiland Hall]], ''[[Vermont]]'' | | * [[Hiland Hall]], ''[[Vermont]]'' |
| * [[William Soden Hastings| William S. Hastings]], ''[[Massachusetts]]'' | | * [[William Soden Hastings| William S. Hastings]], ''[[Massachusetts]]'' |
| * [[Richard Hawes]], ''[[Kentucky]]'' | | * [[Richard Hawes]], ''[[Kentucky (U.S. state)|Kentucky]]'' |
| * [[John Hill (Virginia politician)| John Hill]], ''[[Virginia]]'' | | * [[John Hill (Virginia politician)| John Hill]], ''[[Virginia]]'' |
| * [[Josiah Ogden Hoffman]], ''[[New York (disambiguation)|New York]]'' | | * [[Josiah Ogden Hoffman]], ''[[New York (disambiguation)|New York]]'' |
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| * [[Rufus Palen]], ''[[New York (disambiguation)|New York]]'' | | * [[Rufus Palen]], ''[[New York (disambiguation)|New York]]'' |
| * [[Luther C. Peck]], ''[[New York (disambiguation)|New York]]'' | | * [[Luther C. Peck]], ''[[New York (disambiguation)|New York]]'' |
| * [[John Pope (politician)| John Pope]], ''[[Kentucky]]'' | | * [[John Pope (politician)| John Pope]], ''[[Kentucky (U.S. state)|Kentucky]]'' |
| * [[George H. Proffit]], ''[[Indiana (U.S. state)|Indiana]]'' | | * [[George H. Proffit]], ''[[Indiana (U.S. state)|Indiana]]'' |
| * [[Benjamin Randall (Maine)| Benjamin Randall]], ''[[Maine]]'' | | * [[Benjamin Randall (Maine)| Benjamin Randall]], ''[[Maine]]'' |
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| * [[John T. Stuart]], ''[[Illinois (U.S. state)]]'' | | * [[John T. Stuart]], ''[[Illinois (U.S. state)]]'' |
| * [[John Taliaferro]], ''[[Virginia]]'' | | * [[John Taliaferro]], ''[[Virginia]]'' |
| * [[John Burton Thompson| John B. Thompson]], ''[[Kentucky]]'' | | * [[John Burton Thompson| John B. Thompson]], ''[[Kentucky (U.S. state)|Kentucky]]'' |
| * [[Waddy Thompson, Jr.]], ''[[South Carolina]]'' | | * [[Waddy Thompson, Jr.]], ''[[South Carolina]]'' |
| * [[Joseph L. Tillinghast]], ''[[Rhode Island]]'' | | * [[Joseph L. Tillinghast]], ''[[Rhode Island]]'' |
| * [[George Washington Toland| George W. Toland]], ''[[Pennsylvania]]'' | | * [[George Washington Toland| George W. Toland]], ''[[Pennsylvania]]'' |
| * [[Philip Triplett]], ''[[Kentucky]]'' | | * [[Philip Triplett]], ''[[Kentucky (U.S. state)|Kentucky]]'' |
| * [[Joseph Trumbull (governor)| Joseph Trumbull]], ''[[Connecticut (U.S. state)|Connecticut]]'' | | * [[Joseph Trumbull (governor)| Joseph Trumbull]], ''[[Connecticut (U.S. state)|Connecticut]]'' |
| * [[Joseph R. Underwood]] , ''[[Kentucky]]'' | | * [[Joseph R. Underwood]] , ''[[Kentucky (U.S. state)|Kentucky]]'' |
| :'''W-X-Y-Z''' | | :'''W-X-Y-Z''' |
| * [[Peter Joseph Wagner| Peter J. Wagner]], ''[[New York (disambiguation)|New York]]'' | | * [[Peter Joseph Wagner| Peter J. Wagner]], ''[[New York (disambiguation)|New York]]'' |
| * [[Lott Warren]] , ''[[Georgia]]'' | | * [[Lott Warren]] , ''[[Georgia]]'' |
| * [[Edward Douglass White Sr.| Edward D. White]], ''[[Louisiana]]'' | | * [[Edward Douglass White Sr.| Edward D. White]], ''[[Louisiana]]'' |
| * [[John White (Kentucky politician)| John White]], ''[[Kentucky]]'' | | * [[John White (Kentucky politician)| John White]], ''[[Kentucky (U.S. state)|Kentucky]]'' |
| * [[Christopher Harris Williams| Christopher H. Williams]], ''[[Tennessee (U.S. state)|Tennessee]]'' | | * [[Christopher Harris Williams| Christopher H. Williams]], ''[[Tennessee (U.S. state)|Tennessee]]'' |
| * [[Joseph Lanier Williams| Joseph L. Williams]] , ''[[Tennessee (U.S. state)|Tennessee]]'' | | * [[Joseph Lanier Williams| Joseph L. Williams]] , ''[[Tennessee (U.S. state)|Tennessee]]'' |
| * [[Lewis Williams]] , ''[[North Carolina]]'' | | * [[Lewis Williams]] , ''[[North Carolina]]'' |
| * [[Sherrod Williams]], ''[[Kentucky]]'' | | * [[Sherrod Williams]], ''[[Kentucky (U.S. state)|Kentucky]]'' |
| * [[Thomas W. Williams]] , ''[[Connecticut (U.S. state)|Connecticut]]'' | | * [[Thomas W. Williams]] , ''[[Connecticut (U.S. state)|Connecticut]]'' |
| * [[Robert Charles Winthrop| Robert C. Winthrop]] , ''[[Massachusetts]]'' | | * [[Robert Charles Winthrop| Robert C. Winthrop]] , ''[[Massachusetts]]'' |
The Twenty-sixth 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, 1839 to March 3, 1841, during the last two years of the administration of U.S. President Martin Van Buren.
The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Fifth Census of the United States in 1830. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.
Dates of sessions
March 4, 1839 - March 3, 1841
- First session: December 2, 1839 - July 21, 1840.
- Second session: December 7, 1840 - March 3, 1841.
- Previous congress: 25th Congress
- Next congress: 27th Congress
Party summary
The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this Congress, and includes members from vacancies and newly admitted states, when they were first seated. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section.
- Senate
TOTAL members: 52
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- House of Representatives
TOTAL members: 242
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Leadership
Major events
Events of 1839, 1840 & 1841
Major legislation
List of United States federal legislation in the 26th Congress
Membership highlights by chamber
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.
Senate
Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1844; Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1840; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1842.
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
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- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
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- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Vermont
- Virginia
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House of Representatives
The names of members of the House of Representatives elected statewide on the general ticket or otherwise at-large, are preceded by an "A/L," and the names of those elected from districts, whether plural or single member, are preceded by their district numbers.
Many of the congressional district numbers are linked to articles describing the district itself. Since the boundaries of the districts have changed often and substantially, the linked article may only describe the district as it exists today, and not as it was at the time of this Congress.
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Connecticut [1]
- Delaware
- Georgia [2]
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland [3]
- Massachusetts
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- Michigan
- Mississippi [4]
- Missouri [5]
- New Hampshire [6]
- New Jersey [7]
- New York [8]
- North Carolina
- Ohio
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- Pennsylvania [9]
- Rhode Island [10]
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Vermont
- Virginia
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Delegates
- Florida Territory
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- Iowa Territory
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- Wisconsin Territory
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Membership detail by state
Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1844; Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1840; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1842.
The names of members of the House of Representatives elected statewide on the general ticket or otherwise at-large, are preceded by an "A/L," and the names of those elected from districts, whether plural or single member, are preceded by their district numbers.
Many of the congressional district numbers are linked to articles describing the district itself. Since the boundaries of the districts have changed often and substantially, the linked article may only describe the district as it exists today, and not as it was at the time of this Congress.
The list below is arranged by state, then by chamber. Senators are shown in order of seniority, House members in district order.
Alabama
- Senate
- House of Representatives (5 seats)
Arkansas
- Senate
- House of Representatives (1 seat)
Connecticut
- Senate
- House of Representatives (6 seats) [11]
Delaware
- Senate
- House of Representatives (1 seat)
Georgia
- Senate
- House of Representatives (9 seats) [12]
- A/L: Julius C. Alford (1799-1863), Whig
- A/L: Edward J. Black (1806-1846), Whig
- A/L: Walter T. Colquitt (1799-1855), Whig …resigned July 21, 1840.
- Hines Holt (1805-1865), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated February 1, 1840.
- A/L: Mark A. Cooper (1800-1885), Whig
- A/L: William C. Dawson (1798-1856), Whig
- A/L: Richard W. Habersham (1786-1842), Whig
- A/L: Thomas Butler King (1800-1864), Whig
- A/L: Eugenius A. Nisbet (1803-1871), Whig
- A/L: Lott Warren (1797-1861), Whig
Illinois
- Senate
- House of Representatives (3 seats)
Indiana
- Senate
- House of Representatives (7 seats)
- 1: George H. Proffit (1807-1847), Whig
- 2: John W. Davis (1799-1859), Democratic
- 3: John Carr (1793-1845), Democratic
- 4: Thomas Smith (1799-1876), Democratic
- 5: James Rariden (1795-1856), Whig
- 6: William W. Wick (1796-1868), Democratic
- 7: Tilghman A. Howard (1797-1844), Democratic …resigned August 1, 1840.
- Henry S. Lane (1811-1881), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 7, 1840.
Kentucky
- Senate
- House of Representatives (13 seats)
- 1: Linn Boyd (1800-1859), Democratic
- 2: Philip Triplett (1799-1852), Whig
- 3: Joseph R. Underwood (1791-1876), Whig
- 4: Sherrod Williams (1804- ), Whig
- 5: Simeon H. Anderson (1802-1840), Whig …died August 11, 1840.
- John B. Thompson (1810-1874), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 7, 1840.
- 6: Willis Green ( - ), Whig
- 7: John Pope (1770-1845), Whig
- 8: William J. Graves (1805-1848), Whig
- 9: John White (1802-1845), Whig
- 10: Richard Hawes (1797-1877), Whig
- 11: Landaff W. Andrews (1803-1887), Whig
- 12: Garrett Davis (1801-1872), Whig
- 13: William O. Butler (1791-1880), Democratic
Louisiana
- Senate
- House of Representatives (3 seats)
Maine
- Senate
- House of Representatives (8 seats)
Maryland
- Senate
- House of Representatives (8 seats) [13]
Massachusetts
- Senate
- 1: Daniel Webster (1782-1852), Whig …resigned February 22, 1840.
- Rufus Choate (1799-1859), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, February 23, 1840.
- 2: John Davis (1787-1854), Whig …resigned January 5, 1841.
- Isaac C. Bates (1779-1845), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, January 13, 1841.
- House of Representatives (12 seats)
- 1: Abbott Lawrence (1792-1855), Whig …resigned September 18, 1840.
- Robert C. Winthrop (1809-1894), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 7, 1840.
- 2: Leverett Saltonstall (1783-1845), Whig
- 3: Caleb Cushing (1800-1879), Whig
- 4: William Parmenter (1789-1866), Democratic
- 5: Levi Lincoln, Jr. (1782-1868), Whig
- 6: James C. Alvord (1808-1839), Whig …died September 27, 1839, before Congress assembled.
- Osmyn Baker (1800-1875), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated January 14, 1840.
- 7: George N. Briggs (1796-1861), Whig
- 8: William B. Calhoun (1796-1865), Whig
- 9: William S. Hastings (1798-1842), Whig
- 10: Henry Williams (1805-1887), Democratic
- 11: John Reed, Jr. (1781-1860), Whig
- 12: John Quincy Adams (1767-1848), Whig
Michigan
- Senate
- House of Representatives (1 seat)
Mississippi
- Senate
- House of Representatives (2 seats) [14]
Missouri
- Senate
- House of Representatives (2 seats) [15]
New Hampshire
- Senate
- House of Representatives (5 seats) [16]
New Jersey
- Senate
- House of Representatives (6 seats) [17]
- A/L: William R. Cooper (1793-1856), Democratic …contested election, seated March 10, 1840.
- A/L: Philemon Dickerson (1788-1862), Democratic …contested election, seated March 10, 1840.
- A/L: Joseph Kille (1790-1865), Democratic …contested election, seated March 10, 1840.
- A/L: Joseph F. Randolph (1803-1873), Whig
- A/L: Daniel B. Ryall (1798-1864), Democratic …contested election, seated March 10, 1840.
- A/L: Peter D. Vroom (1791-1873), Democratic …contested election, seated March 10, 1840.
New York
- Senate
- House of Representatives (40 seats) [18]
- 1: Thomas B. Jackson (1797-1881), Democratic
- 2: James De la Montanya (1798-1849), Democratic
- 3: Edward Curtis (1801-1856), Whig
- 3: Moses H. Grinnell (1803-1877), Whig
- 3: Josiah Ogden Hoffman (1793-1856), Whig
- 3: James Monroe (1799-1870), Whig
- 4: Gouverneur Kemble (1786-1875), Democratic
- 5: Charles Johnston (1793-1845), Whig
- 6: Nathaniel Jones (1788-1866), Democratic
- 7: Rufus Palen (1807-1844), Whig
- 8: John Ely (1774-1849), Democratic
- 8: Aaron Vanderpoel (1799-1870), Democratic
- 9: Hiram P. Hunt (1796-1865), Whig
- 10: Daniel D. Barnard (1797-1861), Whig
- 11: Anson Brown (1800-1840), Whig …died June 14, 1840.
- Nicholas B. Doe (1786-1856), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 7, 1840.
- 12: David A. Russell (1780-1861), Whig
- 13: Augustus C. Hand (1803-1878), Democratic
- 14: John Fine (1794-1867), Democratic
- 15: Peter J. Wagner (1795-1884), Whig
- 16: Andrew W. Doig (1799-1875), Democratic
- 17: David P. Brewster (1801-1876), Democratic
- 17: John G. Floyd (1806-1881), Democratic
- 18: Thomas C. Chittenden (1788-1866), Whig
- 19: John H. Prentiss (1784-1861), Democratic
- 20: Judson Allen (1797-1880), Democratic
- 21: John C. Clark (1793-1852), Whig
- 22: Amasa Dana (1792-1867), Democratic
- 22: Stephen B. Leonard (1793-1876), Democratic
- 23: Nehemiah H. Earll (1787-1872), Democratic
- 23: Edward Rogers (1787-1857), Democratic
- 24: Christopher Morgan (1808-1877), Whig
- 25: Theron R. Strong (1802-1873), Democratic
- 26: Francis Granger (1792-1868), Whig
- 27: Meredith Mallory ( - ), Democratic
- 28: Thomas Kempshall (1796c-1865), Whig
- 29: Seth M. Gates (1800-1877), Whig
- 30: Luther C. Peck (1800-1876), Whig
- 31: Richard P. Marvin (1803-1892), Whig
- 32: Millard Fillmore (1800-1874), Whig
- 33: Charles F. Mitchell (1808c- ), Whig
North Carolina
- Senate
- House of Representatives (13 seats)
- 1: Kenneth Rayner (1808-1884), Whig
- 2: Jesse A. Bynum (1797-1868), Democratic
- 3: Edward Stanly (1810-1872), Whig
- 4: Charles B. Shepard (1808-1843), Democratic
- 5: James I. McKay (1793-1853), Democratic
- 6: Micajah T. Hawkins (1790-1858), Democratic
- 7: Edmund Deberry (1787-1859), Whig
- 8: William Montgomery (1789-1844), Democratic
- 9: John Hill (1797-1861), Democratic
- 10: Charles Fisher (1789-1849), Democratic
- 11: Henry W. Connor (1793-1866), Democratic
- 12: James Graham (1793-1851), Whig
- 13: Lewis Williams (1782-1842), Whig
Ohio
- Senate
- House of Representatives (19 seats)
- 1: Alexander Duncan (1788-1853), Democratic
- 2: John B. Weller (1812-1875), Democratic
- 3: Patrick G. Goode (1798-1862), Whig
- 4: Thomas Corwin (1794-1865), Whig …resigned May 30, 1840.
- Jeremiah Morrow (1771-1852), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 7, 1840.
- 5: William Doan (1792-1847), Democratic
- 6: Calvary Morris (1798-1871), Whig
- 7: William K. Bond (1792-1864), Whig
- 8: Joseph Ridgway (1783-1861), Whig
- 9: William Medill (1802-1865), Democratic
- 10: Samson Mason (1793-1869), Whig
- 11: Isaac Parrish (1804-1860), Democratic
- 12: Jonathan Taylor (1796-1848), Democratic
- 13: Daniel P. Leadbetter (1797-1870), Democratic
- 14: George Sweeny (1796-1877), Democratic
- 15: John W. Allen (1802-1887), Whig
- 16: Joshua R. Giddings (1795-1864), Whig
- 17: John Hastings (1778-1854), Democratic
- 18: David A. Starkweather (1802-1876), Democratic
- 19: Henry Swearingen (1792c-1849), Democratic
Pennsylvania
- Senate
- House of Representatives (28 seats) [19]
- 1: Lemuel Paynter (1788-1863), Democratic
- 2: John Sergeant (1779-1852), Whig
- 2: George W. Toland (1796-1869), Whig
- 3: Charles Naylor (1806-1872), Whig
- 4: Edward Davies (1779-1853), Anti-Masonic
- 4: John Edwards (1786-1843), Anti-Masonic
- 4: Francis James (1799-1886), Anti-Masonic
- 5: Joseph Fornance (1804-1852), Democratic
- 6: John Davis (1788-1878), Democratic
- 7: David D. Wagener (1792-1860), Democratic
- 8: Peter Newhard (1783-1860), Democratic
- 9: George M. Keim (1805-1861), Democratic
- 10: William Simonton (1788-1846), Whig
- 11: James Gerry (1796-1873), Democratic
- 12: James Cooper (1810-1863), Whig
- 13: William S. Ramsey (1810-1840), Democratic …died October 17, 1840.
- Charles McClure (1804-1846), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 7, 1840.
- 14: William W. Potter (1792-1839), Democratic …died October 28, 1839, before Congress assembled.
- George McCulloch (1792-1861), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 2, 1839.
- 15: David Petrikin (1788-1847), Democratic
- 16: Robert H. Hammond (1791-1847), Democratic
- 17: Samuel W. Morris (1786-1847), Democratic
- 18: Charles Ogle (1798-1841), Anti-Masonic
- 19: Albert G. Marchand (1811-1848), Democratic
- 20: Enos Hook (1804-1841), Democratic
- 21: Isaac Leet (1801-1844), Democratic
- 22: Richard Biddle (1796-1847), Anti-Masonic …resigned in 1840.
- Henry M. Brackenridge (1786-1871), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 10, 1840.
- 23: William Beatty (1787-1851), Democratic
- 24: Thomas Henry (1779-1849), Anti-Masonic
- 25: John Galbraith (1794-1860), Democratic
Rhode Island
- Senate
- House of Representatives (2 seats) [20]
South Carolina
- Senate
- House of Representatives (9 seats)
- 1: Isaac E. Holmes (1796-1867), Democratic
- 2: R. Barnwell Rhett (1800-1876), Democratic
- 3: John Campbell ( -1845), Democratic
- 4: Sampson H. Butler (1803-1848), Democratic
- 5: Francis W. Pickens (1805-1869), Democratic
- 6: Waddy Thompson, Jr. (1798-1868), Whig
- 7: James Rogers (1795-1873), Democratic
- 8: Thomas D. Sumter (1809-1874), Democratic
- 9: John K. Griffin (1789-1841), Democratic
Tennessee
- Senate
- 2: Hugh Lawson White (1773-1840), Whig …resigned January 13, 1840.
- Alexander O. Anderson (1794-1869), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy January 27, 1840.
- 1: Felix Grundy (1777-1840), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy in class, December 14, 1839, died December 19, 1840.
- Alfred O. P. Nicholson (1808-1876), Democratic …appointed to fill vacancy December 25, 1840.
- House of Representatives (13 seats)
- 1: William B. Carter (1792-1848), Whig
- 2: Abraham McClellan (1789-1866), Democratic
- 3: Joseph L. Williams (1810-1865), Whig
- 4: Julius W. Blackwell (1797c- ), Democratic
- 5: Hopkins L. Turney (1797-1857), Democratic
- 6: William B. Campbell (1807-1867), Whig
- 7: John Bell (1797-1869), Whig
- 8: Meredith P. Gentry (1809-1866), Whig
- 9: Harvey M. Watterson (1811-1891), Democratic
- 10: Aaron V. Brown (1795-1859), Democratic
- 11: Cave Johnson (1793-1866), Democratic
- 12: John W. Crockett (1807-1852), Whig
- 13: Christopher H. Williams (1798-1857), Whig
Vermont
- Senate
- House of Representatives (5 seats)
Virginia
- Senate
- House of Representatives (21 seats)
- 1: Joel Holleman (1799-1844), Democratic …resigned in 1840.
- Francis Mallory (1807-1860), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated January 7, 1841.
- 2: Francis E. Rives (1792-1861), Democratic
- 3: John W. Jones (1791-1848), Democratic
- 4: George C. Dromgoole (1797-1847), Democratic
- 5: John Hill (1800-1880), Whig
- 6: Walter Coles (1790-1857), Democratic
- 7: William L. Goggin (1807-1870), Whig
- 8: Henry A. Wise (1806-1876), Whig
- 9: Robert M. T. Hunter (1809-1887), Whig
- 10: John Taliaferro (1768-1852), Whig
- 11: John M. Botts (1802-1869), Whig
- 12: James Garland (1791-1885), Conservative
- 13: Linn Banks (1784-1842), Democratic
- 14: Charles F. Mercer (1778-1858), Whig …resigned December 26, 1839.
- William M. McCarty (1789c-1863), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 26, 1839.
- 15: William Lucas (1800-1877), Democratic
- 16: Green B. Samuels (1806-1859), Democratic
- 17: Robert Craig (1792-1852), Democratic
- 18: George W. Hopkins (1804-1861), Conservative
- 19: Andrew Beirne (1771-1845), Democratic
- 20: Joseph Johnson (1785-1877), Democratic
- 21: Lewis Steenrod (1810-1862), Democratic
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Delegates
- Florida Territory
- Iowa Territory
- Wisconsin Territory
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Membership detail by Chamber/Party
The list below is arranged by chamber, then by political party. Members are shown in alphabetical order.
Senate
Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six year terms with each Congress.
- A-F
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- G-R
- Felix Grundy, Tennessee
- Henry Hubbard, New Hampshire
- William R. D. King, Alabama (U.S. state)
- Lewis F. Linn, Missouri
- Wilson Lumpkin, Georgia
- Alexander Mouton, Louisiana
- Robert C. Nicholas, Louisiana
- Alfred O. P. Nicholson, Tennessee
- John Norvell, Michigan
- Franklin Pierce, New Hampshire
- William H. Roane, Virginia
- John M. Robinson, Illinois (U.S. state)
- John Ruggles, Maine
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- S-Z
- Ambrose H. Sevier, Arkansas (U.S. state)
- Perry Smith , Connecticut
- Robert Strange, North Carolina
- Daniel Sturgeon, Pennsylvania
- Benjamin Tappan, Ohio
- Robert J. Walker, Mississippi
- Garret D. Wall, New Jersey
- Reuel Williams, Maine
- Silas Wright, Jr., New York
- Richard M. Young, Illinois (U.S. state)
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- A-F
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- G-R
- William A. Graham, North Carolina
- John Henderson, Mississippi
- Jabez W. Huntington, Connecticut
- John L. Kerr, Maryland
- Nehemiah R. Knight, Rhode Island
- Willie P. Mangum, North Carolina
- William D. Merrick, Maryland
- Samuel S. Phelps, Vermont
- Augustus S. Porter, Michigan
- Samuel Prentiss, Vermont
- William C. Preston, South Carolina
- William C. Rives, Virginia
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- S-Z
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House of Representatives
Members of the House of Representatives were elected by popular vote, variously to single member districts or at-large.
- A-B-C
- Judson Allen, New York
- Hugh J. Anderson, Maine
- Charles G. Atherton, New Hampshire
- Linn Banks, Virginia
- William Beatty, Pennsylvania
- Andrew Beirne, Virginia
- Julius W. Blackwell, Tennessee
- Linn Boyd, Kentucky
- David P. Brewster, New York
- Aaron V. Brown, Tennessee
- Albert G. Brown, Mississippi
- Edmund Burke, New Hampshire
- Sampson H. Butler, South Carolina
- William O. Butler, Kentucky
- Jesse A. Bynum, North Carolina
- John Campbell, South Carolina
- John Carr, Indiana
- James Carroll, Maryland
- Zadok Casey, Illinois (U.S. state)
- Reuben Chapman, Alabama (U.S. state)
- Nathan Clifford, Maine
- Walter Coles, Virginia
- Henry W. Connor, North Carolina
- William R. Cooper, New Jersey
- Robert Craig, Virginia
- Isaac E. Crary, Michigan
- Edward Cross, Arkansas (U.S. state)
- D-E-F
- Amasa Dana, New York
- Thomas Davee, Maine
- John Davis, Pennsylvania
- John W. Davis, Indiana
- James De la Montanya, New York
- Philemon Dickerson, New Jersey
- William Doan, Ohio
- Andrew W. Doig, New York
- George C. Dromgoole, Virginia
- Alexander Duncan, Ohio
- Nehemiah H. Earll, New York
- Ira A. Eastman, New Hampshire
- John Ely, New York
- John Fine, New York
- Charles Fisher, North Carolina
- Isaac Fletcher, Vermont
- John G. Floyd, New York
- Joseph Fornance, Pennsylvania
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- G-H-I
- John Galbraith, Pennsylvania
- James Gerry, Pennsylvania
- John K. Griffin, South Carolina
- Robert H. Hammond, Pennsylvania
- Augustus C. Hand, New York
- Albert G. Harrison, Missouri
- John Hastings, Ohio
- Micajah T. Hawkins, North Carolina
- John Hill, North Carolina
- Solomon Hillen, Jr., Maryland
- Joel Holleman, Virginia
- Isaac E. Holmes, South Carolina
- Enos Hook, Pennsylvania
- Tilghman A. Howard, Indiana
- David Hubbard, Alabama (U.S. state)
- J-K-L
- Thomas B. Jackson, New York
- John Jameson, Missouri
- Cave Johnson, Tennessee
- Joseph Johnson, Virginia
- John W. Jones, Virginia
- Nathaniel Jones, New York
- George M. Keim, Pennsylvania
- Gouverneur Kemble, New York
- Joseph Kille, New Jersey
- Daniel P. Leadbetter, Ohio
- Isaac Leet, Pennsylvania
- Stephen B. Leonard, New York
- Dixon H. Lewis, Alabama (U.S. state)
- Joshua A. Lowell , Maine
- William Lucas Virginia
- M-N-O
- Meredith Mallory, New York
- Albert G. Marchand, Pennsylvania
- Abraham McClellan, Tennessee
- Charles McClure, Pennsylvania
- George McCulloch, Pennsylvania
- James I. McKay, North Carolina
- William Medill, Ohio
- John Miller, Missouri
- William Montgomery, North Carolina
- Samuel W. Morris, Pennsylvania
- Peter Newhard, Pennsylvania
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- P-Q-R
- William Parmenter, Massachusetts
- Virgil D. Parris, Maine
- Isaac Parrish, Ohio
- Lemuel Paynter, Pennsylvania
- David Petrikin, Pennsylvania
- Francis W. Pickens, South Carolina
- William W. Potter, Pennsylvania
- John H. Prentiss, New York
- William S. Ramsey, Pennsylvania
- John Reynolds, Illinois (U.S. state)
- R. Barnwell Rhett, South Carolina
- Francis E. Rives, Virginia
- Thomas Robinson, Jr., Delaware
- Edward Rogers, New York
- James Rogers, South Carolina
- Daniel B. Ryall, New Jersey
- S-T-U-V
- Green B. Samuels, Virginia
- Tristram Shaw, New Hampshire
- Charles B. Shepard, North Carolina
- Albert Smith, Maine
- John Smith, Vermont
- Thomas Smith, Indiana
- David A. Starkweather, Ohio
- Lewis Steenrod, Virginia
- Theron R. Strong, New York
- Thomas D. Sumter, South Carolina
- Henry Swearingen, Ohio
- George Sweeny, Ohio
- Jonathan Taylor, Ohio
- Francis Thomas, Maryland
- Phillip F. Thomas, Maryland
- Jacob Thompson, Mississippi
- Hopkins L. Turney, Tennessee
- Aaron Vanderpoel, New York
- Peter D. Vroom, New Jersey
- W-X-Y-Z
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- A-B-C
- John Quincy Adams, Massachusetts
- Julius C. Alford, Georgia
- John W. Allen, Ohio
- James C. Alvord, Massachusetts
- Simeon H. Anderson, Kentucky
- Landaff W. Andrews, Kentucky
- Osmyn Baker, Massachusetts
- Daniel D. Barnard New York
- John Bell, Tennessee
- Edward J. Black Georgia
- William W. Boardman, Connecticut
- William K. Bond, Ohio
- John M. Botts, Virginia
- Henry M. Brackenridge, Pennsylvania
- George N. Briggs, Massachusetts
- John H. Brockway, Connecticut
- Anson Brown, New York
- William B. Calhoun, Massachusetts
- William B. Campbell, Tennessee
- William B. Carter, Tennessee
- Thomas W. Chinn, Louisiana
- Thomas C. Chittenden, New York
- John C. Clark, New York
- Walter T. Colquitt, Georgia
- James Cooper, Pennsylvania
- Mark A. Cooper, Georgia
- Thomas Corwin, Ohio
- George W. Crabb, Alabama (U.S. state)
- Robert B. Cranston, Rhode Island
- John W. Crockett, Tennessee
- Edward Curtis, New York
- Caleb Cushing, Massachusetts
- D-E-F
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- G-H-I
- Rice Garland, Louisiana
- Seth M. Gates, New York
- Meredith P. Gentry, Tennessee
- Joshua R. Giddings, Ohio
- William L. Goggin, Virginia
- Patrick G. Goode, Ohio
- James Graham, North Carolina
- Francis Granger, New York
- William J. Graves, Kentucky
- Willis Green, Kentucky
- Moses H. Grinnell, New York
- Richard W. Habersham, Georgia
- Hiland Hall, Vermont
- William S. Hastings, Massachusetts
- Richard Hawes, Kentucky
- John Hill, Virginia
- Josiah Ogden Hoffman, New York
- Hines Holt, Georgia
- Hiram P. Hunt , New York
- Robert M. T. Hunter, Virginia
- J-K-L
- M-N-O
- Francis Mallory, Virginia
- Richard P. Marvin, New York
- Samson Mason, Ohio
- William M. McCarty, Virginia
- Charles F. Mercer, Virginia
- Charles F. Mitchell, New York
- James Monroe, New York
- John Moore, Louisiana
- Christopher Morgan, New York
- Calvary Morris, Ohio
- Jeremiah Morrow, Ohio
- Charles Naylor, Pennsylvania
- Eugenius A. Nisbet, Georgia
- Thomas B. Osborne, Connecticut
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- P-Q-R
- Rufus Palen, New York
- Luther C. Peck, New York
- John Pope, Kentucky
- George H. Proffit, Indiana
- Benjamin Randall, Maine
- Joseph F. Randolph, New Jersey
- James Rariden, Indiana
- Kenneth Rayner, North Carolina
- John Reed, Jr., Massachusetts
- Joseph Ridgway, Ohio
- David A. Russell, New York
- S-T-U-V
- Leverett Saltonstall, Massachusetts
- John Sergeant, Pennsylvania
- William Simonton, Pennsylvania
- William Slade, Vermont
- Truman Smith, Connecticut
- Edward Stanly, North Carolina
- William L. Storrs, Connecticut
- John T. Stuart, Illinois (U.S. state)
- John Taliaferro, Virginia
- John B. Thompson, Kentucky
- Waddy Thompson, Jr., South Carolina
- Joseph L. Tillinghast, Rhode Island
- George W. Toland, Pennsylvania
- Philip Triplett, Kentucky
- Joseph Trumbull, Connecticut
- Joseph R. Underwood , Kentucky
- W-X-Y-Z
- Peter J. Wagner, New York
- Lott Warren , Georgia
- Edward D. White, Louisiana
- John White, Kentucky
- Christopher H. Williams, Tennessee
- Joseph L. Williams , Tennessee
- Lewis Williams , North Carolina
- Sherrod Williams, Kentucky
- Thomas W. Williams , Connecticut
- Robert C. Winthrop , Massachusetts
- Henry A. Wise , Virginia
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Virginia Conservative
Membership Changes
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.
- Senate
- replacements: 8
- deaths: 3
- resignations: 6
- interim appointments: 0
- Total seats with changes: 12
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- House of Representatives
- replacements: 15
- deaths: 6
- resignations: 9
- contested election: 5
- Total seats with changes: 20
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Officers
- Senate
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- House of Representatives
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Notes
- ↑ All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
- ↑ All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
- ↑ The 4th district was a plural district with two representatives.
- ↑ Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
- ↑ Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
- ↑ All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
- ↑ All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
- ↑ There were four plural districts, the 8th, 17th, 22nd & 23rd had two representatives each, the 3rd had four representatives.
- ↑ There were two plural districts, the 2nd had two representatives, the 4th had three representatives.
- ↑ Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
- ↑ All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
- ↑ All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
- ↑ The 4th district was a plural district with two representatives.
- ↑ Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
- ↑ Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
- ↑ All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
- ↑ All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
- ↑ There were four plural districts, the 8th, 17th, 22nd & 23rd had two representatives each, the 3rd had four representatives.
- ↑ There were two plural districts, the 2nd had two representatives, the 4th had three representatives.
- ↑ Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
