The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this congress. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section.
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, facing re-election in 1832; Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, facing re-election in 1828; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, facing re-election in 1830.
^ ab When seated or oath administered, not necessarily when service began.
Referencesedit
Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
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Congressional Directory for the 1st Session of the 20th Congress.
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The 20th 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 1827 to March 4 1829 during the third and fourth years of John Quincy Adams s presidency The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1820 United States census Both chambers had a Jacksonian majority 20th United States Congress19th 21stUnited States Capitol 1827 March 4 1827 March 4 1829Members48 senators213 representatives3 non voting delegatesSenate majorityJacksonianSenate PresidentJohn C Calhoun J House majorityJacksonianHouse SpeakerAndrew Stevenson J Sessions1st December 3 1827 May 26 18282nd December 1 1828 March 3 1829 Contents 1 Major events 2 Major legislation 3 Party summary 3 1 Senate 3 2 House of Representatives 4 Leadership 4 1 Senate 4 2 House of Representatives 5 Members 5 1 Senate 5 1 1 Alabama 5 1 2 Connecticut 5 1 3 Delaware 5 1 4 Georgia 5 1 5 Illinois 5 1 6 Indiana 5 1 7 Kentucky 5 1 8 Louisiana 5 1 9 Maine 5 1 10 Maryland 5 1 11 Massachusetts 5 1 12 Mississippi 5 1 13 Missouri 5 1 14 New Hampshire 5 1 15 New Jersey 5 1 16 New York 5 1 17 North Carolina 5 1 18 Ohio 5 1 19 Pennsylvania 5 1 20 Rhode Island 5 1 21 South Carolina 5 1 22 Tennessee 5 1 23 Vermont 5 1 24 Virginia 5 2 House of Representatives 5 2 1 Alabama 5 2 2 Connecticut 5 2 3 Delaware 5 2 4 Georgia 5 2 5 Illinois 5 2 6 Indiana 5 2 7 Kentucky 5 2 8 Louisiana 5 2 9 Maine 5 2 10 Maryland 5 2 11 Massachusetts 5 2 12 Mississippi 5 2 13 Missouri 5 2 14 New Hampshire 5 2 15 New Jersey 5 2 16 New York 5 2 17 North Carolina 5 2 18 Ohio 5 2 19 Pennsylvania 5 2 20 Rhode Island 5 2 21 South Carolina 5 2 22 Tennessee 5 2 23 Vermont 5 2 24 Virginia 5 2 25 Non voting members 6 Changes in membership 6 1 Senate 6 2 House of Representatives 7 Committees 7 1 Senate 7 2 House of Representatives 7 3 Joint committees 8 Employees 8 1 Legislative branch agency directors 8 2 Senate 8 3 House of Representatives 9 See also 10 Notes 11 References 12 External linksMajor events editMain articles 1827 in the United States 1828 in the United States and 1829 in the United States December 3 1828 U S presidential election 1828 Challenger Andrew Jackson beat incumbent John Quincy Adams and was elected President of the United StatesMajor legislation editMain article List of United States federal legislation 20th United States Congress May 24 1828 Tariff of Abominations ch 111 4 Stat 308Party summary editThe count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this congress Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the Changes in membership section Senate edit Party shading shows control Total VacantNationalRepublican NR Jacksonian J End of previous congress23 25 48 0Begin20 27 47 1End2126Final voting share44 7 55 3 Beginning of next congress22 26 48 0House of Representatives edit Party shading shows control Total VacantNationalRepublican NR Jacksonian J OtherEnd of previous congress111 102 0 213 0Begin99 113 0 212 1EndFinal voting share46 7 53 3 0 0 Beginning of next congress71 136 4 a 211 2Leadership edit nbsp President of the Senate John C Calhoun nbsp Senate President pro tempore Samuel Smith nbsp Speaker Andrew Stevenson Senate edit President John C Calhoun J President pro tempore Samuel Smith J House of Representatives edit Speaker Andrew Stevenson J Members editThis list is arranged by chamber then by state Senators are listed by class and members of the House are listed by district Skip to House of Representatives belowSenate edit 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 facing re election in 1832 Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress facing re election in 1828 and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress facing re election in 1830 Alabama edit 2 William R King J 3 John McKinley J Connecticut edit 1 Samuel A Foot NR 3 Calvin Willey NR Delaware edit 1 Louis McLane J 2 Henry M Ridgely J Georgia edit 2 Thomas W Cobb J until November 7 1828 Oliver H Prince J from November 7 1828 dd 3 John Macpherson Berrien J Illinois edit 2 Jesse B Thomas NR 3 Elias K Kane J Indiana edit 1 James Noble NR 3 William Hendricks NR Kentucky edit 2 Richard M Johnson J 3 John Rowan J Louisiana edit 2 Dominique J Bouligny NR 3 Josiah S Johnston NR Maine edit 1 Albion K Parris J until August 26 1828 John Holmes NR from January 15 1829 dd 2 John Chandler J Maryland edit 1 Samuel Smith J 3 Ezekiel F Chambers NR Massachusetts edit 1 Daniel Webster NR from June 8 1827 2 Nathaniel Silsbee NR Mississippi edit 1 Powhatan Ellis J 2 Thomas H Williams J Missouri edit 1 Thomas H Benton J 3 David Barton NR New Hampshire edit 2 Samuel Bell NR 3 Levi Woodbury J New Jersey edit 1 Ephraim Bateman NR until January 12 1829 Mahlon Dickerson J from January 30 1829 dd 2 Mahlon Dickerson J until January 30 1829 vacant thereafterNew York edit 1 Martin Van Buren J until December 20 1828 Charles E Dudley J from January 15 1829 dd 3 Nathan Sanford NR North Carolina edit 2 John Branch J 3 Nathaniel Macon J until November 14 1828 James Iredell Jr J from December 15 1828 dd Ohio edit 1 Benjamin Ruggles NR 3 William Henry Harrison NR until May 20 1828 Jacob Burnet NR from December 10 1828 dd Pennsylvania edit 1 Isaac D Barnard J 3 William Marks NR Rhode Island edit 1 Asher Robbins NR 2 Nehemiah R Knight NR South Carolina edit 2 Robert Y Hayne J 3 William Smith J Tennessee edit 1 John H Eaton J 2 Hugh Lawson White J Vermont edit 1 Horatio Seymour NR 3 Dudley Chase NR Virginia edit 1 John Tyler J 2 Littleton W Tazewell J nbsp Senators party membership by state at the opening of the 20th Congress in March 1827 2 Jacksonians 1 Jacksonian and 1 Anti Jacksonian 2 Anti Jacksonians House of Representatives edit The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers Alabama edit 1 Gabriel Moore J 2 John McKee J 3 George W Owen J Connecticut edit All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket At large John Baldwin NR At large Noyes Barber NR At large Ralph I Ingersoll NR At large Orange Merwin NR At large Elisha Phelps NR At large David Plant NR Delaware edit At large Kensey Johns Jr NR from October 2 1827Georgia edit Two representatives replacing those who had resigned were elected statewide on a general ticket 1 Edward F Tattnall J until sometime in 1827 George R Gilmer J from October 1 1827 dd 2 John Forsyth J until November 7 1827 Richard Henry Wilde J from November 17 1827 dd 3 Wiley Thompson J 4 Wilson Lumpkin J 5 Charles E Haynes J 6 Tomlinson Fort J 7 John Floyd J Illinois edit At large Joseph Duncan J Indiana edit 1 Thomas H Blake NR 2 Jonathan Jennings NR 3 Oliver H Smith J Kentucky edit 1 Henry Daniel J 2 Thomas Metcalfe NR until June 1 1828 John Chambers NR from December 1 1828 dd 3 James Clark NR 4 Robert P Letcher NR 5 Robert L McHatton J 6 Joseph Lecompte J 7 Thomas P Moore J 8 Richard A Buckner NR 9 Charles A Wickliffe J 10 Joel Yancey J 11 William S Young NR until September 20 1827 John Calhoon NR November 5 1827 November 7 1827 Thomas Chilton J from December 22 1827 dd 12 Chittenden Lyon J Louisiana edit 1 Edward Livingston J 2 Henry H Gurley NR 3 William L Brent NR Maine edit 1 William Burleigh NR until July 2 1827 Rufus McIntire J from September 10 1827 dd 2 John Anderson J 3 Joseph F Wingate NR 4 Peleg Sprague NR 5 James W Ripley J 6 Jeremiah O Brien NR 7 Samuel Butman NR Maryland edit The 5th district was a plural district with two representatives 1 Clement Dorsey NR 2 John C Weems J 3 George C Washington NR 4 Michael C Sprigg J 5 John Barney NR 5 Peter Little NR 6 Levin Gale J 7 John L Kerr NR 8 Ephraim K Wilson NR Massachusetts edit 1 Daniel Webster NR until May 30 1827 Benjamin Gorham NR from July 23 1827 dd 2 Benjamin W Crowninshield NR 3 John Varnum NR 4 Edward Everett NR 5 John Davis NR 6 John Locke NR 7 Samuel C Allen NR 8 Isaac C Bates NR 9 Henry W Dwight NR 10 John Bailey NR 11 Joseph Richardson NR 12 James L Hodges NR 13 John Reed Jr NR Mississippi edit At large William Haile J until September 12 1828 Thomas Hinds J from October 21 1828 dd Missouri edit At large Edward Bates NR New Hampshire edit All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket At large David Barker Jr NR At large Ichabod Bartlett NR At large Titus Brown NR At large Jonathan Harvey J At large Joseph Healy NR At large Thomas Whipple Jr NR New Jersey edit All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket At large Lewis Condict NR At large George Holcombe J until January 14 1828 James F Randolph NR from December 1 1828 dd At large Isaac Pierson NR At large Samuel Swan NR At large Hedge Thompson NR until July 23 1828 Thomas Sinnickson NR from December 1 1828 dd At large Ebenezer Tucker NR New York edit There were three plural districts the 20th amp 26th had two representatives each and the 3rd had three representatives 1 Silas Wood NR 2 John J Wood J 3 Churchill C Cambreleng J 3 Jeromus Johnson J 3 Gulian C Verplanck J 4 Aaron Ward NR 5 Thomas J Oakley J until May 9 1828 Thomas Taber II J from November 5 1828 dd 6 John Hallock Jr J 7 George O Belden J 8 James Strong NR 9 John D Dickinson NR 10 Stephen Van Rensselaer NR 11 Selah R Hobbie J 12 John I De Graff J 13 Samuel Chase NR 14 Henry R Storrs NR 15 Michael Hoffman J 16 Henry Markell NR 17 John W Taylor NR 18 Henry C Martindale NR 19 Richard Keese J 20 Rudolph Bunner J 20 Silas Wright Jr J until February 16 1829 vacant thereafter 21 John C Clark J 22 John G Stower J 23 Jonas Earll Jr J 24 Nathaniel Garrow J 25 David Woodcock NR 26 Dudley Marvin NR 26 John Maynard NR 27 Daniel D Barnard NR 28 John Magee J 29 David E Evans J until May 2 1827 Phineas L Tracy NR from November 5 1827 dd 30 Daniel G Garnsey J North Carolina edit 1 Lemuel Sawyer J 2 Willis Alston J 3 Thomas H Hall J 4 John H Bryan NR 5 Gabriel Holmes J 6 Daniel Turner J 7 John Culpepper NR 8 Daniel L Barringer J 9 Augustine H Shepperd J 10 John Long NR 11 Henry W Connor J 12 Samuel P Carson J 13 Lewis Williams NR Ohio edit 1 James Findlay J 2 John Woods NR 3 William McLean NR 4 Joseph Vance NR 5 William Russell J 6 William Creighton Jr NR until sometime in 1828 Francis S Muhlenberg NR from December 19 1828 dd 7 Samuel F Vinton NR 8 William Wilson NR until June 6 1827 William Stanbery J from October 9 1827 dd 9 Philemon Beecher NR 10 John Davenport NR 11 John C Wright NR 12 John Sloane NR 13 Elisha Whittlesey NR 14 Mordecai Bartley NR Pennsylvania edit There were six plural districts the 7th 8th 11th amp 16th had two representatives each and the 4th amp 9th had three representatives each 1 Joel B Sutherland J 2 John Sergeant NR 3 Daniel H Miller J 4 Samuel Anderson NR 4 James Buchanan J 4 Charles Miner NR 5 John B Sterigere J 6 Innis Green J 7 William Addams J 7 Joseph Fry Jr J 8 Samuel D Ingham J 8 George Wolf J 9 George Kremer J 9 Samuel McKean J 9 Espy Van Horne J 10 Adam King J 11 William Ramsey J 11 James Wilson NR 12 John Mitchell J 13 Chauncey Forward J 14 Andrew Stewart NR 15 Joseph Lawrence NR 16 Robert Orr Jr J 16 James S Stevenson J 17 Richard Coulter J 18 Stephen Barlow J Rhode Island edit Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket At large Tristam Burges NR At large Dutee J Pearce NR South Carolina edit 1 William Drayton J 2 James Hamilton Jr J 3 Thomas R Mitchell J 4 William D Martin J 5 George McDuffie J 6 Warren R Davis J 7 William T Nuckolls J 8 John Carter J 9 Starling Tucker J Tennessee edit 1 John Blair J 2 Pryor Lea J 3 James C Mitchell J 4 Jacob C Isacks J 5 Robert Desha J 6 James K Polk J 7 John Bell J 8 John H Marable J 9 Davy Crockett J Vermont edit 1 Jonathan Hunt NR 2 Rollin C Mallary NR 3 George E Wales NR 4 Benjamin Swift NR 5 Daniel A A Buck NR Virginia edit 1 Thomas Newton Jr NR 2 James Trezvant J 3 William S Archer J 4 Mark Alexander J 5 John Randolph J 6 Thomas Davenport J 7 Nathaniel H Claiborne J 8 Burwell Bassett J 9 Andrew Stevenson J 10 William C Rives J 11 Philip P Barbour J 12 John Roane J 13 John Taliaferro NR 14 Charles F Mercer NR 15 John S Barbour J 16 William Armstrong NR 17 Robert Allen J 18 Isaac Leffler NR 19 William McCoy J 20 John Floyd J 21 Lewis Maxwell NR 22 Alexander Smyth J Non voting members edit Arkansas Territory Henry W Conway until November 9 1827 Ambrose H Sevier from February 13 1828 dd Florida Territory Joseph M White Michigan Territory Austin E Wing NR Changes in membership editThe count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress Senate edit Replacements 6 National Republican NR no net change Jacksonian J no net change Deaths 0 Resignations 7 Interim appointments 0 Total seats with changes 8See also List of special elections to the United States Senate Senate changes State class Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date of successor s formal installation b Massachusetts 1 Vacant Seat remained vacant because legislature had failed to elect Winner was elected June 8 1827 Daniel Webster NR Installed December 17 1827Ohio 3 William Henry Harrison NR Resigned May 20 1828 to become U S Minister Plenipotentiary to Gran Colombia A special election was held December 10 1828 Jacob Burnet NR Installed December 10 1828Maine 1 Albion K Parris J Resigned August 26 1828 after being appointed to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court A special election was held January 15 1829 John Holmes NR Installed January 15 1829Georgia 2 Thomas W Cobb J Resigned before November 7 1828 A special election was held November 7 1828 Oliver H Prince J Installed November 7 1828North Carolina 3 Nathaniel Macon J Resigned November 14 1828 A special election was held December 15 1828 James Iredell Jr J Installed December 15 1828New York 1 Martin Van Buren J Resigned December 20 1828 to become Governor of New York A special election was held January 15 1829 Charles E Dudley J Installed January 15 1829New Jersey 1 Ephraim Bateman NR Resigned January 12 1829 due to failing health A special election was held January 30 1829 Mahlon Dickerson J Installed January 30 1829New Jersey 2 Mahlon Dickerson J Resigned January 30 1829 after being elected to New Jersey s Class 1 U S Senate seat Vacant Not filled in this CongressHouse of Representatives edit Replacements 9 National Republican NR 1 seat net loss Jacksonian J 1 seat net gain Deaths 5 Resignations 9 Contested election 1 Total seats with changes 15Main article List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives House changes District Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date of successor s formal installation b Georgia s 1st Edward F Tattnall J Resigned some time in 1827 before the assembling of Congress George R Gilmer J Seated October 1 1827Delaware at large Vacant Louis McLane J resigned despite winning reelection in 1826 after being elected to the US Senate Kensey Johns Jr NR Seated October 2 1827New York s 29th David E Evans J Resigned May 2 1827 Phineas L Tracy NR Seated November 5 1827Massachusetts s 1st Daniel Webster NR Resigned May 30 1827 to run for the US Senate Benjamin Gorham NR Seated July 23 1827Ohio s 8th William Wilson NR Died June 6 1827 William Stanbery J Seated October 9 1827Maine s 1st William Burleigh NR Died July 2 1827 Rufus McIntire J Seated September 10 1827Kentucky s 11th William S Young NR Died September 20 1827 John Calhoon NR Seated November 5 1827Kentucky s 11th John Calhoon NR Resigned November 7 1827 to avoid an election dispute Thomas Chilton J Seated December 22 1827Georgia s 2nd John Forsyth J Resigned November 7 1827 after being elected Governor of Georgia Richard H Wilde J Seated November 17 1827Arkansas Territory at large Henry W Conway Died November 9 1827 Ambrose H Sevier Seated February 13 1828New Jersey at large George Holcombe J Died January 14 1828 James F Randolph NR Seated December 1 1828New York s 5th Thomas J Oakley J Resigned May 9 1828 after being appointed judge of the Superior Court of New York City Thomas Taber II J Seated November 5 1828Kentucky s 2nd Thomas Metcalfe NR Resigned June 1 1828 after being elected Governor of Kentucky John Chambers NR Seated December 1 1828New Jersey at large Hedge Thompson NR Died July 23 1828 Thomas Sinnickson NR Seated December 1 1828Mississippi at large William Haile J Resigned September 12 1828 Thomas Hinds J Seated October 21 1828Ohio s 6th William Creighton Jr NR Resigned before December 19 1828 after being nominated as a judge to district court Francis S Muhlenberg NR Seated December 19 1828New York s 20th Silas Wright J Resigned February 16 1829 Vacant Not filled this CongressCommittees editLists of committees and their party leaders Senate edit Agriculture Chairman John Branch Alabama Land Purchase Select Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate Chairman Elias Kane Claims Chairman Benjamin Ruggles Commerce Chairman Levi Woodbury Debt Imprisonment Abolition Select Distributing Public Revenue Among the States Select District of Columbia Chairman John Eaton Engrossed Bills Chairman William Marks Finance Chairman Samuel Smith Foreign Relations Chairman Nathaniel Macon then Littleton Tazewell French Spoilations Select Indian Affairs Chairman Thomas Hart Benton then Hugh Lawson White Judiciary Chairman Martin Van Buren then John M Berrien Manufactures Chairman Samuel Smith Military Affairs Chairman William Henry Harrison then Thomas Hart Benton Militia Chairman John Chandler Naval Affairs Chairman Robert Y Hayne Pensions Chairman James Noble Post Office and Post Roads Chairman Richard M Johnson Private Land Claims Chairman William Smith Public Lands Chairman David Barton Revolutionary Officers Select Roads and Canals Select Chairman William Hendricks Tariff Regulation Select Vaccination Select WholeHouse of Representatives edit Accounts Chairman Samuel C Allen Agriculture Chairman Stephen Van Rensselaer Assault on the President s Secretary Select American Colonization Society Select Claims Chairman Lewis Williams Commerce Chairman Churchill C Cambreleng District of Columbia Chairman Mark Alexander Elections Chairman John Sloane Ethics Chairman N A Expenditures in the Navy Department Chairman Peter Little Expenditures in the Post Office Department Chairman Gabriel Holmes Expenditures in the State Department Chairman John Blair Expenditures in the Treasury Department Chairman Thomas H Hall Expenditures in the War Department Chairman Charles Eaton Haynes Expenditures on Public Buildings Chairman Michael C Sprigg Foreign Affairs Chairman Edward Everett Indian Affairs Chairman William McLean Judiciary Chairman Philip P Barbour Manufactures Chairman Rollin C Mallary Military Affairs Chairman James Hamilton Jr Military Pensions Chairman Tristam Burges Naval Affairs Chairman Michael Hoffman Post Office and Post Roads Chairman Samuel D Ingham then Samuel McKean Private Land Claims Chairman Richard Aylett Buckner Public Expenditures Chairman Jeromus Johnson Public Lands Chairman Jacob C Isacks Revisal and Unfinished Business Chairman Dutee J Pearce Revolutionary Claims Chairman George Wolf Rules Select Standards of Official Conduct Territories Chairman James Strong Ways and Means Chairman George McDuffie WholeJoint committees edit Enrolled Bills The Library To Prepare a Code of Laws for the District of ColumbiaEmployees editLegislative branch agency directors edit Architect of the Capitol Charles Bulfinch Librarian of Congress George WatterstonSenate edit Chaplain William Ryland Methodist Secretary Walter Lowrie Sergeant at Arms Mountjoy BaylyHouse of Representatives edit Chaplain Reuben Post Presbyterian Clerk Matthew St Clair Clarke Doorkeeper Benjamin Birch Reading Clerks data missing Sergeant at Arms John O DunnSee also edit1826 United States elections elections leading to this Congress 1826 27 United States Senate elections 1826 27 United States House of Representatives elections 1828 United States elections elections during this Congress leading to the next Congress 1828 United States presidential election 1828 29 United States Senate elections 1828 29 United States House of Representatives electionsNotes edit Anti Masonic a b When seated or oath administered not necessarily when service began References editMartis Kenneth C 1989 The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress New York Macmillan Publishing Company Martis Kenneth C 1982 The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts New York Macmillan Publishing Company External links editStatutes at Large 1789 1875 Senate Journal First Forty three Sessions of Congress House Journal First Forty three Sessions of Congress Biographical Directory of the U S Congress U S House of Representatives House History U S Senate Statistics and Lists Congressional Directory for the 1st Session of the 20th Congress Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 20th United States Congress amp oldid 1162755763, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
