26th United States Congress: Difference between revisions

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Discussion

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

Democratic (D) : 30 (majority)
Whig (W) : 22

TOTAL members: 52

House of Representatives

Democratic (D) : 125 (majority)
Whig (W) : 109
Anti Masonic (AM) : 6
Conservative-Virginia (C) : 2

TOTAL members: 242

Leadership

Vice President of the United States (President of the Senate):
- Richard M. Johnson, Democratic of Kentucky
President pro tempore of the Senate:
- William R. King, Democratic of Alabama (U.S. state), elected December 2, 1839.

House of Representatives

Speaker of the House
- Robert M.T. Hunter, Democratic of Virginia, elected December 16, 1839.

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

2: William R. D. King (D)
3: Clement C. Clay (D)

Arkansas

2: William S. Fulton (D)
3: Ambrose H. Sevier (D)

Connecticut

3: Perry Smith (D)
1: Thaddeus Betts (W)
Jabez W. Huntington (W)

Delaware

1: Richard H. Bayard (W)
2: Thomas Clayton (W)

Georgia

3: Alfred Cuthbert (D)
2: Wilson Lumpkin (D)

Illinois

2: John M. Robinson (D)
3: Richard M. Young (D)

Indiana

3: Oliver H. Smith (W)
1: Albert S. White (W)

Kentucky

3: Henry Clay (W)
2: John J. Crittenden (W)

Louisiana

2: Robert C. Nicholas (D)
3: Alexander Mouton (D)

Maine

2: John Ruggles (D)
1: Reuel Williams (D)

Maryland

3: John S. Spence (W)
John L. Kerr (W)
1: William D. Merrick (W)

Massachusetts

1: Daniel Webster (W)
Rufus Choate (W)
2: John Davis (W)
Isaac C. Bates (W)

Michigan

2: John Norvell (D)
1: Augustus S. Porter (W)

Mississippi

2: Robert J. Walker (D)
1: John Henderson (W)

Missouri

1: Thomas H. Benton (D)
3: Lewis F. Linn (D)

New Hampshire

2: Henry Hubbard (D)
3: Franklin Pierce (D)

New Jersey

1: Samuel L. Southard (W)
2: Garret D. Wall (D)

New York

3: Silas Wright, Jr. (D)
1: Nathaniel P. Tallmadge (W)

North Carolina

2: Bedford Brown (D)
Willie P. Mangum (W)
3: Robert Strange (D)
William A. Graham (W)

Ohio

3: William Allen (D)
1: Benjamin Tappan (D)

Pennsylvania

3: James Buchanan (D)
1: Daniel Sturgeon (D)

Rhode Island

2: Nehemiah R. Knight (W)
1: Nathan F. Dixon (W)

South Carolina

2: John C. Calhoun (D)
3: William C. Preston (W)

Tennessee

2: Hugh Lawson White (W)
Alexander O. Anderson (D)
1: Felix Grundy (D)
Alfred O. P. Nicholson (D)

Vermont

3: Samuel Prentiss (W)
1: Samuel S. Phelps (W)

Virginia

2: William H. Roane (D)
1: William C. Rives (W)

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

A/L: Edward Cross (D)

Connecticut ^[1]

A/L: Joseph Trumbull (W)
A/L: William L. Storrs (W)
William W. Boardman (W)
A/L: Thomas W. Williams (W)
A/L: Thomas B. Osborne (W)
A/L: Truman Smith (W)
A/L: John H. Brockway (W)

Delaware

A/L: Thomas Robinson, Jr. (D)

Georgia ^[2]

A/L: Julius C. Alford (W)
A/L: Edward J. Black (W)
A/L: Walter T. Colquitt (W)
Hines Holt (W)
A/L: Mark A. Cooper (W)
A/L: William C. Dawson (W)
A/L: Richard W. Habersham (W)
A/L: Thomas Butler King (W)
A/L: Eugenius A. Nisbet (W)
A/L: Lott Warren (W)

Illinois

1: John Reynolds (D)
2: Zadok Casey (D)
3: John T. Stuart (W)

Indiana

1: George H. Proffit (W)
2: John W. Davis (D)
3: John Carr (D)
4: Thomas Smith (D)
5: James Rariden (W)
6: William W. Wick (D)
7: Tilghman A. Howard (D)
Henry S. Lane (W)

Kentucky

1: Linn Boyd (D)
2: Philip Triplett (W)
3: Joseph R. Underwood (W)
4: Sherrod Williams (W)
5: Simeon H. Anderson (W)
John B. Thompson (W)
6: Willis Green (W)
7: John Pope (W)
8: William J. Graves (W)
9: John White (W)
10: Richard Hawes (W)
11: Landaff W. Andrews (W)
12: Garrett Davis (W)
13: William O. Butler (D)

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland ^[3]

Massachusetts

1: Abbott Lawrence (W)
Robert C. Winthrop (W)
2: Leverett Saltonstall (W)
3: Caleb Cushing (W)
4: William Parmenter (D)
5: Levi Lincoln, Jr. (W)
6: James C. Alvord (W)
Osmyn Baker (W)
7: George N. Briggs (W)
8: William B. Calhoun (W)
9: William S. Hastings (W)
10: Henry Williams (D)
11: John Reed, Jr. (W)
12: John Quincy Adams (W)

Michigan

A/L: Isaac E. Crary (D)

Mississippi ^[4]

A/L: Albert G. Brown (D)
A/L: Jacob Thompson (D)

Missouri ^[5]

A/L: Albert G. Harrison (D)
John Jameson (D)
A/L: John Miller (D)

New Hampshire ^[6]

A/L: Charles G. Atherton (D)
A/L: Edmund Burke (D)
A/L: Ira A. Eastman (D)
A/L: Tristram Shaw (D)
A/L: Jared W. Williams (D)

New Jersey ^[7]

A/L: William R. Cooper (D)
A/L: Philemon Dickerson (D)
A/L: Joseph Kille (D)
A/L: Joseph F. Randolph (W)
A/L: Daniel B. Ryall (D)
A/L: Peter D. Vroom (D)

New York ^[8]

1: Thomas B. Jackson (D)
2: James De la Montanya (D)
3: Edward Curtis (W)
3: Moses H. Grinnell (W)
3: Ogden Hoffman (W)
3: James Monroe (W)
4: Gouverneur Kemble (D)
5: Charles Johnston (W)
6: Nathaniel Jones (D)
7: Rufus Palen (W)
8: John Ely (D)
8: Aaron Vanderpoel (D)
9: Hiram P. Hunt (W)
10: Daniel D. Barnard (W)
11: Anson Brown (W)
Nicholas B. Doe (W)
12: David A. Russell (W)
13: Augustus C. Hand (D)
14: John Fine (D)
15: Peter J. Wagner (W)
16: Andrew W. Doig (D)
17: David P. Brewster (D)
17: John G. Floyd (D)
18: Thomas C. Chittenden (W)
19: John H. Prentiss (D)
20: Judson Allen (D)
21: John C. Clark (W)
22: Amasa Dana (D)
22: Stephen B. Leonard (D)
23: Nehemiah H. Earll (D)
23: Edward Rogers (D)
24: Christopher Morgan (W)
25: Theron R. Strong (D)
26: Francis Granger (W)
27: Meredith Mallory (D)
28: Thomas Kempshall (W)
29: Seth M. Gates (W)
30: Luther C. Peck (W)
31: Richard P. Marvin (W)
32: Millard Fillmore (W)
33: Charles F. Mitchell (W)

North Carolina

Ohio

1: Alexander Duncan (D)
2: John B. Weller (D)
3: Patrick G. Goode (W)
4: Thomas Corwin (W)
Jeremiah Morrow (W)
5: William Doan (D)
6: Calvary Morris (W)
7: William K. Bond (W)
8: Joseph Ridgway (W)
9: William Medill (D)
10: Samson Mason (W)
11: Isaac Parrish (D)
12: Jonathan Taylor (D)
13: Daniel P. Leadbetter (D)
14: George Sweeny (D)
15: John W. Allen (W)
16: Joshua R. Giddings (W)
17: John Hastings (D)
18: David A. Starkweather (D)
19: Henry Swearingen (D)

Pennsylvania ^[9]

1: Lemuel Paynter (D)
2: John Sergeant (W)
2: George W. Toland (W)
3: Charles Naylor (W)
4: Edward Davies (AM)
4: John Edwards (AM)
4: Francis James (AM)
5: Joseph Fornance (D)
6: John Davis (D)
7: David D. Wagener (D)
8: Peter Newhard (D)
9: George M. Keim (D)
10: William Simonton (W)
11: James Gerry (D)
12: James Cooper (W)
13: William S. Ramsey (D)
Charles McClure (D)
14: William W. Potter (D)
George McCulloch (D)
15: David Petrikin (D)
16: Robert H. Hammond (D)
17: Samuel W. Morris (D)
18: Charles Ogle (AM)
19: Albert G. Marchand (D)
20: Enos Hook (D)
21: Isaac Leet (D)
22: Richard Biddle (AM)
Henry M. Brackenridge (W)
23: William Beatty (D)
24: Thomas Henry (AM)
25: John Galbraith (D)

Rhode Island ^[10]

A/L: Robert B. Cranston (W)
A/L: Joseph L. Tillinghast (W)

South Carolina

Tennessee

Vermont

1: Hiland Hall (W)
2: William Slade (W)
3: Horace Everett (W)
4: John Smith (D)
5: Isaac Fletcher (D)

Virginia

1: Joel Holleman (D)
Francis Mallory (W)
2: Francis E. Rives (D)
3: John W. Jones (D)
4: George C. Dromgoole (D)
5: John Hill (W)
6: Walter Coles (D)
7: William L. Goggin (W)
8: Henry A. Wise (W)
9: Robert M. T. Hunter (W)
10: John Taliaferro (W)
11: John M. Botts (W)
12: James Garland (C)
13: Linn Banks (D)
14: Charles F. Mercer (W)
William M. McCarty (W)
15: William Lucas (D)
16: Green B. Samuels (D)
17: Robert Craig (D)
18: George W. Hopkins (C)
19: Andrew Beirne (D)
20: Joseph Johnson (D)
21: Lewis Steenrod (D)

Delegates

Florida Territory

A/L: Charles Downing

Iowa Territory

A/L: William W. Chapman (D)
A/L: Augustus C. Dodge (D)

Wisconsin Territory

A/L: James D. Doty (D)

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

2: William R. D. King (1786-1853), Democratic
3: Clement C. Clay (1789-1866), Democratic

House of Representatives (5 seats)

1: Reuben Chapman (1799-1882), Democratic
2: David Hubbard (1792-1874), Democratic
3: George W. Crabb (1804-1846), Whig
4: Dixon H. Lewis (1802-1848), Democratic
5: James Dellet (1788-1848), Whig

Arkansas

Senate

2: William S. Fulton (1795-1844), Democratic
3: Ambrose H. Sevier (1801-1848), Democratic

House of Representatives (1 seat)

A/L: Edward Cross (1798-1887), Democratic

Connecticut

Senate

3: Perry Smith (1783-1852), Democratic
1: Thaddeus Betts (1789-1840), Whig …died April 7, 1840.
Jabez W. Huntington (1788-1847), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, May 4, 1840.

House of Representatives (6 seats) ^[11]

A/L: Joseph Trumbull (1782-1861), Whig
A/L: William L. Storrs (1795-1861), Whig …resigned in June 1840.
William W. Boardman (1794-1871), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 7, 1840.
A/L: Thomas W. Williams (1789-1874), Whig
A/L: Thomas B. Osborne (1798-1869), Whig
A/L: Truman Smith (1791-1884), Whig
A/L: John H. Brockway (1801-1870), Whig

Delaware

Senate

1: Richard H. Bayard (1796-1868), Whig …resigned September 19, 1839, elected to fill vacancy, January 12, 1840.
2: Thomas Clayton (1777-1854), Whig

House of Representatives (1 seat)

A/L: Thomas Robinson, Jr. (1800-1843), Democratic

Georgia

Senate

3: Alfred Cuthbert (1785-1856), Democratic
2: Wilson Lumpkin (1783-1870), Democratic

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

2: John M. Robinson (1794-1843), Democratic
3: Richard M. Young (1798-1861), Democratic

House of Representatives (3 seats)

1: John Reynolds (1788-1865), Democratic
2: Zadok Casey (1796-1862), Democratic
3: John T. Stuart (1807-1885), Whig

Indiana

Senate

3: Oliver H. Smith (1794-1859), Whig
1: Albert S. White (1803-1864), Whig

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

3: Henry Clay (1777-1852), Whig
2: John J. Crittenden (1786-1863), Whig

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

2: Robert C. Nicholas (1793-1857), Democratic
3: Alexander Mouton (1804-1885), Democratic

House of Representatives (3 seats)

1: Edward D. White (1795-1847), Whig
2: Thomas W. Chinn (1791-1852), Whig
3: Rice Garland (1795c-1861), Whig …resigned July 21, 1840.
John Moore (1788-1867), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 17, 1840.

Maine

Senate

2: John Ruggles (1789-1874), Democratic
1: Reuel Williams (1783-1862), Democratic

House of Representatives (8 seats)

1: Nathan Clifford (1803-1881), Democratic
2: Albert Smith (1793-1867), Democratic
3: Benjamin Randall (1789-1859), Whig
4: George Evans (1797-1867), Whig
5: Virgil D. Parris (1807-1874), Democratic
6: Hugh J. Anderson (1801-1881), Democratic
7: Joshua A. Lowell (1801-1874), Democratic
8: Thomas Davee (1797-1841), Democratic

Maryland

Senate

3: John S. Spence (1788-1840), Whig …died October 24, 1840.
John L. Kerr (1780-1844), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, January 5, 1840.
1: William D. Merrick (1793-1857), Whig

House of Representatives (8 seats) ^[13]

1: John Dennis (1807-1859), Whig
2: Philip F. Thomas (1810-1890), Democratic
3: John T. H. Worthington (1788-1849), Democratic
4: James Carroll (1791-1873), Democratic
4: Solomon Hillen, Jr. (1810-1873), Democratic
5: William Cost Johnson (1806-1860), Whig
6: Francis Thomas (1799-1876), Democratic
7: Daniel Jenifer (1791-1855), Whig

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

2: John Norvell (1789-1850), Democratic
1: Augustus S. Porter (1798-1872), Whig …elected to fill vacancy in class, January 20, 1840.

House of Representatives (1 seat)

A/L: Isaac E. Crary (1804-1854), Democratic

Mississippi

Senate

2: Robert J. Walker (1801-1869), Democratic
1: John Henderson (1797-1857), Whig

House of Representatives (2 seats) ^[14]

A/L: Albert G. Brown (1813-1880), Democratic
A/L: Jacob Thompson (1810-1885), Democratic

Missouri

Senate

1: Thomas H. Benton (1782-1858), Democratic
3: Lewis F. Linn (1796-1843), Democratic

House of Representatives (2 seats) ^[15]

A/L: Albert G. Harrison (1800-1839), Democratic …died September 7, 1839.
John Jameson (1802-1857), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 12, 1839.
A/L: John Miller (1781-1846), Democratic

New Hampshire

Senate

2: Henry Hubbard (1784-1857), Democratic
3: Franklin Pierce (1804-1869), Democratic

House of Representatives (5 seats) ^[16]

A/L: Charles G. Atherton (1804-1853), Democratic
A/L: Edmund Burke (1809-1882), Democratic
A/L: Ira A. Eastman (1809-1881), Democratic
A/L: Tristram Shaw (1786-1843), Democratic
A/L: Jared W. Williams (1796-1864), Democratic

New Jersey

Senate

1: Samuel L. Southard (1787-1842), Whig
2: Garret D. Wall (1783-1850), Democratic

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

3: Silas Wright, Jr. (1795-1847), Democratic
1: Nathaniel P. Tallmadge (1795-1864), Whig

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

2: Bedford Brown (1795-1870), Democratic …resigned November 16, 1840.
Willie P. Mangum (1792-1861), Whig …elected to fill vacancy November 25, 1840.
3: Robert Strange (1796-1854), Democratic …resigned November 16, 1840.
William A. Graham (1804-1875), Whig …elected to fill vacancy November 25, 1840.

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

3: William Allen (1803-1879), Democratic
1: Benjamin Tappan (1773-1857), Democratic

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

3: James Buchanan (1791-1868), Democratic
1: Daniel Sturgeon (1789-1878), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy in class, January 14, 1840.

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

2: Nehemiah R. Knight (1780-1854), Whig
1: Nathan F. Dixon (1774-1842), Whig

House of Representatives (2 seats) ^[20]

A/L: Robert B. Cranston (1791-1873), Whig
A/L: Joseph L. Tillinghast (1791-1844), Whig

South Carolina

Senate

2: John C. Calhoun (1782-1850), Democratic
3: William C. Preston (1794-1860), Whig

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

3: Samuel Prentiss (1782-1857), Whig
1: Samuel S. Phelps (1793-1855), Whig

House of Representatives (5 seats)

1: Hiland Hall (1795-1885), Whig
2: William Slade (1786-1859), Whig
3: Horace Everett (1779-1851), Whig
4: John Smith (1789-1858), Democratic
5: Isaac Fletcher (1784-1842), Democratic

Virginia

Senate

2: William H. Roane (1787-1845), Democratic
1: William C. Rives (1793-1868), Whig …elected to fill vacancy in class, January 18, 1841.

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

Delegates

Florida Territory

A/L: Charles Downing ( -1845)

Iowa Territory

A/L: William W. Chapman (1808-1892), Democratic …served until October 27, 1840.
A/L: Augustus C. Dodge (1812-1883), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 8, 1840.

Wisconsin Territory

A/L: James D. Doty (1799-1865), Democratic

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.

Democratic

A-F

William Allen, Ohio
Alexander O. Anderson, Tennessee
Thomas H. Benton, Missouri
Bedford Brown, North Carolina (U.S. state)
James Buchanan, Pennsylvania
John C. Calhoun, South Carolina
Clement C. Clay, Alabama (U.S. state)
Alfred Cuthbert, Georgia
William S. Fulton, Arkansas (U.S. state)

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

S-Z

Ambrose H. Sevier, Arkansas (U.S. state)
Perry Smith , Connecticut
Robert Strange, North Carolina (U.S. state)
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)

Whig

A-F

G-R

William A. Graham, North Carolina (U.S. state)
John Henderson, Mississippi
Jabez W. Huntington, Connecticut
John L. Kerr, Maryland
Nehemiah R. Knight, Rhode Island
Willie P. Mangum, North Carolina (U.S. state)
William D. Merrick, Maryland
Samuel S. Phelps, Vermont
Augustus S. Porter, Michigan
Samuel Prentiss, Vermont
William C. Preston, South Carolina
William C. Rives, Virginia

S-Z

House of Representatives

Members of the House of Representatives were elected by popular vote, variously to single member districts or at-large.

Democratic

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 (U.S. state)
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 (U.S. state)
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 (U.S. state)
Isaac Fletcher, Vermont
John G. Floyd, New York
Joseph Fornance, Pennsylvania

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 (U.S. state)
John Hill, North Carolina (U.S. state)
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

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 (U.S. state)
William Medill, Ohio
John Miller, Missouri
William Montgomery, North Carolina (U.S. state)
Samuel W. Morris, Pennsylvania
Peter Newhard, Pennsylvania

P-Q-R

S-T-U-V

Green B. Samuels, Virginia
Tristram Shaw, New Hampshire
Charles B. Shepard, North Carolina (U.S. state)
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

Whig

A-B-C

D-E-F

Garrett Davis, Kentucky
William C. Dawson, Georgia
Edmund Deberry, North Carolina (U.S. state)
James Dellet, Alabama (U.S. state)
John Dennis, Maryland
Nicholas B. Doe, New York
George Evans, Maine
Horace Everett, Vermont
Millard Fillmore, New York

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 (U.S. state)
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

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 (U.S. state)
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 (U.S. state)
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 (U.S. state)
Sherrod Williams, Kentucky
Thomas W. Williams , Connecticut
Robert C. Winthrop , Massachusetts
Henry A. Wise , Virginia

Anti-Masonic

A-F

G-Z

Virginia Conservative

James Garland, Virginia
George W. Hopkins, Virginia

Membership Changes

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

Senate

replacements: 8
- Democrats (D) : 1 seat net loss
- Whigs (W) : 1 seat net gain
deaths: 3
resignations: 6
interim appointments: 0
Total seats with changes: 12

House of Representatives

replacements: 15
- Democrats (D) : 2 seat net loss
- Whigs (W) : 3 seat net gain
- Anti Masonics (AM) : 1 seat net loss
deaths: 6
resignations: 9
contested election: 5
Total seats with changes: 20

Officers

Senate

Secretary of the Senate:
- Asbury Dickens of North Carolina (U.S. state), elected December 12, 1836.
Sergeant at Arms of the Senate:
- Stephen Haight of New York, elected September 4, 1837.
Chaplain of the Senate
- The Rev. George G. Cookman, Methodist, elected December 31, 1839.

House of Representatives

Clerk of the House:
- Hugh A. Garland of Virginia, elected December 21, 1839.
Sergeant at Arms of the House:
- Roderick Dorsey of Maryland, elected December 21, 1839.
Doorkeeper of the House:
- Joseph Follansbee of Massachusetts, elected December 21, 1839.
Postmaster of the House:
- William J. McCormick, elected December 21, 1839.
Chaplain of the House
- The Rev. Joshua Bates, Congregationalist, elected December 2, 1839.
- The Rev. Thomas W. Braxton, Baptist, elected December 7, 1840.

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.

[1] All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.

[2] All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.

[3] The 4th district was a plural district with two representatives.

[4] Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.

[5] Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.

[6] All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.

[7] All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.

[8] There were four plural districts, the 8th, 17th, 22nd & 23rd had two representatives each, the 3rd had four representatives.

[9] There were two plural districts, the 2nd had two representatives, the 4th had three representatives.

[10] Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.

[11] All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.

[12] All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.

[13] The 4th district was a plural district with two representatives.

[14] Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.

[15] Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.

[16] All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.

[17] All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.

[18] There were four plural districts, the 8th, 17th, 22nd & 23rd had two representatives each, the 3rd had four representatives.

[19] There were two plural districts, the 2nd had two representatives, the 4th had three representatives.

[20] Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.

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 * [[Thomas Hart Benton (senator)| Thomas H. Benton]], ''[[Missouri (U.S. state)|Missouri]]''
-* [[Bedford Brown]], ''[[North Carolina]]''
+* [[Bedford Brown]], ''[[North Carolina (U.S. state)]]''
 * [[James Buchanan]], ''[[Pennsylvania]]''
 * [[John C. Calhoun]], ''[[South Carolina]]''
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 * [[Perry Smith (U.S. Congressman)| Perry Smith]] , ''[[Connecticut (U.S. state)|Connecticut]]''
-* [[Robert Strange]], ''[[North Carolina]]''
+* [[Robert Strange]], ''[[North Carolina (U.S. state)]]''
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-* [[William Alexander Graham| William A. Graham]], ''[[North Carolina]]''
+* [[William Alexander Graham| William A. Graham]], ''[[North Carolina (U.S. state)]]''
 * [[John Henderson (Mississippi politician)| John Henderson]], ''[[Mississippi (U.S. state)|Mississippi]]''
 * [[Jabez W. Huntington]], ''[[Connecticut (U.S. state)|Connecticut]]''
 * [[John Leeds Kerr| John L. Kerr]], ''[[Maryland (U.S. state)|Maryland]]''
 * [[Nehemiah R. Knight]], ''[[Rhode Island]]''
-* [[Willie Person Mangum| Willie P. Mangum]], ''[[North Carolina]]''
+* [[Willie Person Mangum| Willie P. Mangum]], ''[[North Carolina (U.S. state)]]''
 * [[William Duhurst Merrick| William D. Merrick]], ''[[Maryland (U.S. state)|Maryland]]''
 * [[Samuel S. Phelps]], ''[[Vermont]]''
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 * [[Sampson H. Butler]], ''[[South Carolina]]''
 * [[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 (U.S. state)]]''
 * [[John Campbell (1795–1845)| John Campbell]], ''[[South Carolina]]''
 * [[John Carr (representative)| John Carr]], ''[[Indiana (U.S. state)|Indiana]]''
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 * [[Nathan Clifford]], ''[[Maine (U.S. state)|Maine]]''
 * [[Walter Coles]], ''[[Virginia]]''
-* [[Henry William Connor| Henry W. Connor]], ''[[North Carolina]]''
+* [[Henry William Connor| Henry W. Connor]], ''[[North Carolina (U.S. state)]]''
 * [[William R. Cooper]], ''[[New Jersey (U.S. state)|New Jersey]]''
 * [[Robert Craig (representative)| Robert Craig]], ''[[Virginia]]''
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 * [[John Ely (representative)| John Ely]], ''[[New York (disambiguation)|New York]]''
 * [[John Fine]], ''[[New York (disambiguation)|New York]]''
-* [[Charles Fisher (congressman)| Charles Fisher]], ''[[North Carolina]]''
+* [[Charles Fisher (congressman)| Charles Fisher]], ''[[North Carolina (U.S. state)]]''
 * [[Isaac Fletcher]], ''[[Vermont]]''
 * [[John G. Floyd]], ''[[New York (disambiguation)|New York]]''
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 * [[Albert G. Harrison]], ''[[Missouri (U.S. state)|Missouri]]''
 * [[John Hastings (representative)| John Hastings]], ''[[Ohio (U.S. state)|Ohio]]''
-* [[Micajah Thomas Hawkins| Micajah T. Hawkins]], ''[[North Carolina]]''
+* [[Micajah Thomas Hawkins| Micajah T. Hawkins]], ''[[North Carolina (U.S. state)]]''
-* [[John Hill (North Carolina politician)| John Hill]], ''[[North Carolina]]''
+* [[John Hill (North Carolina politician)| John Hill]], ''[[North Carolina (U.S. state)]]''
 * [[Solomon Hillen, Jr.]], ''[[Maryland (U.S. state)|Maryland]]''
 * [[Joel Holleman]], ''[[Virginia]]''
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 * [[Charles McClure (Pennsylvania)| Charles McClure]], ''[[Pennsylvania]]''
 * [[George McCulloch]], ''[[Pennsylvania]]''
-* [[James Iver McKay| James I. McKay]], ''[[North Carolina]]''
+* [[James Iver McKay| James I. McKay]], ''[[North Carolina (U.S. state)]]''
 * [[William Medill]], ''[[Ohio (U.S. state)|Ohio]]''
 * [[John Miller (Missouri)| John Miller]], ''[[Missouri (U.S. state)|Missouri]]''
-* [[William Montgomery (North Carolina)| William Montgomery]], ''[[North Carolina]]''
+* [[William Montgomery (North Carolina)| William Montgomery]], ''[[North Carolina (U.S. state)]]''
 * [[Samuel Wells Morris| Samuel W. Morris]], ''[[Pennsylvania]]''
 * [[Peter Newhard]], ''[[Pennsylvania]]''
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 * [[Green B. Samuels]], ''[[Virginia]]''
 * [[Tristram Shaw]], ''[[New Hampshire (U.S. state)|New Hampshire]]''
-* [[Charles Biddle Shepard| Charles B. Shepard]], ''[[North Carolina]]''
+* [[Charles Biddle Shepard| Charles B. Shepard]], ''[[North Carolina (U.S. state)]]''
 * [[Albert Smith (representative)| Albert Smith]], ''[[Maine (U.S. state)|Maine]]''
 * [[John Smith (Vermont)| John Smith]], ''[[Vermont]]''
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 * [[Garrett Davis]], ''[[Kentucky (U.S. state)|Kentucky]]''
 * [[William Crosby Dawson| William C. Dawson]], ''[[Georgia]]''
-* [[Edmund Deberry]], ''[[North Carolina]]''
+* [[Edmund Deberry]], ''[[North Carolina (U.S. state)]]''
 * [[James Dellet]], ''[[Alabama (U.S. state)]]''
 * [[John Dennis (1807-1859)| John Dennis]], ''[[Maryland (U.S. state)|Maryland]]''
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 * [[William L. Goggin]], ''[[Virginia]]''
 * [[Patrick Gaines Goode| Patrick G. Goode]], ''[[Ohio (U.S. state)|Ohio]]''
-* [[James Graham (NC politician)| James Graham]], ''[[North Carolina]]''
+* [[James Graham (NC politician)| James Graham]], ''[[North Carolina (U.S. state)]]''
 * [[Francis Granger]], ''[[New York (disambiguation)|New York]]''
 * [[William J. Graves]], ''[[Kentucky (U.S. state)|Kentucky]]''
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 * [[Joseph F. Randolph]], ''[[New Jersey (U.S. state)|New Jersey]]''
 * [[James Rariden]], ''[[Indiana (U.S. state)|Indiana]]''
-* [[Kenneth Rayner]], ''[[North Carolina]]''
+* [[Kenneth Rayner]], ''[[North Carolina (U.S. state)]]''
 * [[John Reed, Jr.]], ''[[Massachusetts (U.S. state)|Massachusetts]]''
 * [[Joseph Ridgway]], ''[[Ohio (U.S. state)|Ohio]]''
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 * [[William Slade]], ''[[Vermont]]''
 * [[Truman Smith]], ''[[Connecticut (U.S. state)|Connecticut]]''
-* [[Edward Stanly]], ''[[North Carolina]]''
+* [[Edward Stanly]], ''[[North Carolina (U.S. state)]]''
 * [[William L. Storrs]], ''[[Connecticut (U.S. state)|Connecticut]]''
 * [[John T. Stuart]], ''[[Illinois (U.S. state)]]''
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 * [[Christopher Harris Williams| Christopher H. 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 (U.S. state)]]''
 * [[Sherrod Williams]], ''[[Kentucky (U.S. state)|Kentucky]]''
 * [[Thomas W. Williams]] , ''[[Connecticut (U.S. state)|Connecticut]]''
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 :'''Senate'''
 *[[Secretary of the United States Senate| Secretary of the Senate]]:
-** [[Asbury Dickens]] of [[North Carolina]], elected December 12, 1836.
+** [[Asbury Dickens]] of [[North Carolina (U.S. state)]], elected December 12, 1836.
 *[[Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate| Sergeant at Arms of the Senate]]:
 ** [[Stephen Haight]] of [[New York (disambiguation)|New York]], elected September 4, 1837.

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