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27th United States Congress

January 23, 2023

"27th Congress" redirects here. For the Soviet congress, see 27th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

The 27th 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. between March 4, 1841, and March 4, 1843, during the one-month administration of U.S. President William Henry Harrison and the first two years of the presidency of his successor, John Tyler. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Fifth Census of the United States in 1830. Both chambers had a Whig majority.

27th United States Congress
26th ←
→ 28th
March 4, 1841 – March 4, 1843
Members52 senators
242 representatives
3 non-voting delegates
Senate majorityWhig
Senate PresidentJohn Tyler (W)[a]
(until April 4, 1841)
Vacant
(from April 4, 1841)
House majorityWhig
House SpeakerJohn White (W)
Sessions
Special: March 4, 1841 – March 15, 1841
1st: May 31, 1841 – September 13, 1841
2nd: December 6, 1841 – August 31, 1842
3rd: December 5, 1842 – March 3, 1843 (lame duck)

Major events

Main articles: 1841 in the United States, 1842 in the United States, and 1843 in the United States

Major legislation

Main article: Major legislation: 27th United States Congress

Treaties

  • August 9, 1842: Webster-Ashburton Treaty signed, establishing the United States–Canada border east of the Rocky Mountains.

Party summary

Senate

Party
(shading shows control) 		Total Vacant
Democratic
(D) 		Whig
(W)
End of previous congress 29 23 52 0
Begin 22 29 51 1
End 20 493
Final voting share 40.8% 59.2%
Beginning of next congress 22 26 48 4

House of Representatives

Party
(shading shows control) 		Total Vacant
Democratic
(D) 		Independent
Democratic
(ID)		Whig
(W)		Other
End of previous congress 124 0 111 2[b] 237 0
Begin 98 1 142 0 241 1
End 101 139
Final voting share 41.9% 0.4% 57.7% 0.0%
Beginning of next congress 147 1 72 3[c] 223 0

Leadership

 
President of the Senate
John Tyler

Senate

House of Representatives

Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and representatives are listed by district.

Skip to House of Representatives, below

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 in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 1844; Class 2 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1846; and Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1842.

House of Representatives

Changes in membership

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

Senate

  • Replacements: 9
  • Deaths: 2
  • Resignations: 8
  • Interim appointments: 0
  • Vacancy: 1
  • Total seats with changes: 10
See 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[e]
Alabama
(3) 		Clement C. Clay (D) Resigned November 15, 1841 Arthur P. Bagby (D) Elected November 24, 1841
Rhode Island
(1) 		Nathan F. Dixon (W) Died January 29, 1842 William Sprague (W) Elected February 18, 1842
Tennessee
(1) 		Alfred O. P. Nicholson (D) Resigned February 7, 1842 Vacant Not filled this term
New Hampshire
(3) 		Franklin Pierce (D) Resigned February 28, 1842 Leonard Wilcox (D) Appointed March 1, 1842, and subsequently elected
Louisiana
(3) 		Alexandre Mouton (D) Resigned March 1, 1842, after being elected Governor of Louisiana Charles M. Conrad (W) Appointed April 14, 1842
Kentucky
(3) 		Henry Clay (W) Resigned March 31, 1842 John J. Crittenden (W) Appointed March 31, 1842, and subsequently elected
Vermont
(3) 		Samuel Prentiss (W) Resigned April 11, 1842, to become judge of the U.S. District Court of Vermont Samuel C. Crafts (W) Appointed April 23, 1842, and subsequently elected
New Jersey
(1) 		Samuel L. Southard (W) Died June 26, 1842 William L. Dayton (W) Appointed July 2, 1842
South Carolina
(3) 		William C. Preston (W) Resigned November 29, 1842 George McDuffie (D) Elected December 23, 1842
Maine
(1) 		Reuel Williams (D) Resigned February 15, 1843 Vacant Not filled this term

House of Representatives

  • Replacements: 17
  • Deaths: 8
  • Resignations: 12
  • Contested election: 1
  • Total seats with changes: 20
Main 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[e]
Maine 4th Vacant Rep. George Evans resigned in previous congress David Bronson (W) Seated May 31, 1841
New York 26th Francis Granger (W) Resigned March 5, 1841, after being appointed United States Postmaster General John Greig (W) Seated May 21, 1841
Massachusetts 5th Levi Lincoln Jr. (W) Resigned March 16, 1841, after being appointed Collector of the port of Boston Charles Hudson (W) Seated May 3, 1841
Pennsylvania 20th Enos Hook (D) Resigned April 18, 1841 Henry W. Beeson (D) Seated May 31, 1841
Pennsylvania 18th Charles Ogle (W) Died May 10, 1841 Henry Black (W) Seated June 28, 1841
Pennsylvania 2nd John Sergeant (W) Resigned September 15, 1841 Joseph R. Ingersoll (W) Seated October 12, 1841
New York 26th John Greig (W) Resigned September 25, 1841 Francis Granger (W) Seated November 27, 1841
Georgia at-large Julius C. Alford (W) Resigned October 1, 1841 Edward J. Black (D) Seated January 3, 1842
Georgia at-large Eugenius A. Nisbet (W) Resigned October 12, 1841 Mark A. Cooper (D) Seated January 3, 1842
Georgia at-large William C. Dawson (W) Resigned November 13, 1841 Walter T. Colquitt (D) Seated January 3, 1842
Pennsylvania 18th Henry Black (W) Died November 28, 1841 James M. Russell (W) Seated December 21, 1841
Virginia 13th Linn Banks (D) Lost contested election December 6, 1841 William Smith (D) Seated December 6, 1841
Pennsylvania 17th Davis Dimock Jr. (D) Died January 13, 1842 Almon H. Read (D) Seated March 18, 1842
North Carolina 13th Lewis Williams (W) Died February 23, 1842 Anderson Mitchell (W) Seated April 27, 1842
Ohio 16th Joshua R. Giddings (W) Resigned March 22, 1842, after vote of his censure and re-elected to same seat Joshua R. Giddings (W) Seated December 5, 1842
Pennsylvania 21st Joseph Lawrence (W) Died April 17, 1842 Thomas M. T. McKennan (W) Seated May 30, 1842
Massachusetts 1st Robert C. Winthrop (W) Resigned May 25, 1842 Nathan Appleton (W) Seated June 9, 1842
Massachusetts 9th William S. Hastings (W) Died June 17, 1842 Vacant Not filled this Congress
South Carolina 4th Sampson H. Butler (D) Resigned September 27, 1842 Samuel W. Trotti (D) Seated December 17, 1842
Massachusetts 1st Nathan Appleton (W) Resigned September 28, 1842 Robert C. Winthrop (W) Seated November 29, 1842
Georgia at-large Richard W. Habersham (W) Died December 2, 1842 George W. Crawford (W) Seated January 7, 1843
Maryland 3rd James W. Williams (D) Died December 2, 1842 Charles S. Sewall (D) Seated January 2, 1843

Committees

Lists of committees and their party leaders.

Senate

House of Representatives

Joint committees

Employees

Senate

House of Representatives

See also

Notes

  1. ^ U.S. Vice President Tyler's term as President of the Senate ended on April 4, 1841 when he ascended to the presidency. President pro tempore Samuel L. Southard acted his duties as the president of the Senate until he retired on May 31, 1842 due to health reasons, and Willie P. Mangum took over to act his duties until at the end of Congress.
  2. ^ Conservative
  3. ^ Law and Order
    & Independent Whig
  4. ^ Robert M. T. Hunter is sometimes called a "States' Rights Whig".
  5. ^ a b When seated or oath administered, not necessarily when service began.

References

  • 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.

External links

  • Statutes at Large, 1789-1875
  • Senate Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress
  • House Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress
  • U.S. House of Representatives: House History
  • U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists
  • Congressional Directory for the 27th Congress, 1st Session. 1841.

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of his successor John Tyler The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Fifth Census of the United States in 1830 Both chambers had a Whig majority 27th United States Congress26th 28thUnited States Capitol 1846 March 4 1841 March 4 1843Members52 senators242 representatives3 non voting delegatesSenate majorityWhigSenate PresidentJohn Tyler W a until April 4 1841 Vacant from April 4 1841 House majorityWhigHouse SpeakerJohn White W SessionsSpecial March 4 1841 March 15 18411st May 31 1841 September 13 18412nd December 6 1841 August 31 18423rd December 5 1842 March 3 1843 lame duck Contents 1 Major events 2 Major legislation 3 Treaties 4 Party summary 4 1 Senate 4 2 House of Representatives 5 Leadership 5 1 Senate 5 2 House of Representatives 6 Members 6 1 Senate 6 1 1 Alabama 6 1 2 Arkansas 6 1 3 Connecticut 6 1 4 Delaware 6 1 5 Georgia 6 1 6 Illinois 6 1 7 Indiana 6 1 8 Kentucky 6 1 9 Louisiana 6 1 10 Maine 6 1 11 Maryland 6 1 12 Massachusetts 6 1 13 Michigan 6 1 14 Mississippi 6 1 15 Missouri 6 1 16 New Hampshire 6 1 17 New Jersey 6 1 18 New York 6 1 19 North Carolina 6 1 20 Ohio 6 1 21 Pennsylvania 6 1 22 Rhode Island 6 1 23 South Carolina 6 1 24 Tennessee 6 1 25 Vermont 6 1 26 Virginia 6 2 House of Representatives 6 2 1 Alabama 6 2 2 Arkansas 6 2 3 Connecticut 6 2 4 Delaware 6 2 5 Georgia 6 2 6 Illinois 6 2 7 Indiana 6 2 8 Kentucky 6 2 9 Louisiana 6 2 10 Maine 6 2 11 Maryland 6 2 12 Massachusetts 6 2 13 Michigan 6 2 14 Mississippi 6 2 15 Missouri 6 2 16 New Hampshire 6 2 17 New Jersey 6 2 18 New York 6 2 19 North Carolina 6 2 20 Ohio 6 2 21 Pennsylvania 6 2 22 Rhode Island 6 2 23 South Carolina 6 2 24 Tennessee 6 2 25 Vermont 6 2 26 Virginia 6 2 27 Non voting members 7 Changes in membership 7 1 Senate 7 2 House of Representatives 8 Committees 8 1 Senate 8 2 House of Representatives 8 3 Joint committees 9 Employees 9 1 Senate 9 2 House of Representatives 10 See also 11 Notes 12 References 13 External linksMajor events EditMain articles 1841 in the United States 1842 in the United States and 1843 in the United States March 4 1841 William Henry Harrison was inaugurated as President of the United States April 4 1841 President Harrison died and Vice President John Tyler became President August 16 1841 President Tyler s veto of a bill to re establish the Second Bank of the United States led Whig Party members to riot outside the White House in the most violent demonstration on White House grounds in U S history May 19 1842 Dorr Rebellion December 17 1842 Samuel W Trotti of South Carolina became the first Italian American to serve in Congress Major legislation EditMain article Major legislation 27th United States Congress April 19 1841 Bankruptcy Act of 1841 ch 9 5 Stat 440 September 4 1841 Preemption Act of 1841 ch 16 5 Stat 453 August 4 1842 Armed Occupation Act 5 Stat 502 August 30 1842 Tariff of 1842 Black Tariff ch 270 5 Stat 548Treaties EditAugust 9 1842 Webster Ashburton Treaty signed establishing the United States Canada border east of the Rocky Mountains Party summary EditSenate Edit Party shading shows control Total VacantDemocratic D Whig W End of previous congress29 23 52 0Begin22 29 51 1End20493Final voting share40 8 59 2 Beginning of next congress22 26 48 4House of Representatives Edit Party shading shows control Total VacantDemocratic D IndependentDemocratic ID Whig W OtherEnd of previous congress124 0 111 2 b 237 0Begin98 1 142 0 241 1End101139Final voting share41 9 0 4 57 7 0 0 Beginning of next congress147 1 72 3 c 223 0Leadership Edit President of the SenateJohn Tyler Senate Edit President John Tyler W until April 4 1841 thereafter vacant Presidents pro tempore William R King D elected March 4 1841 Samuel L Southard W elected March 11 1841 Willie P Mangum W elected May 31 1842House of Representatives Edit Speaker John D White W Members EditThis list is arranged by chamber then by state Senators are listed in order of seniority and representatives 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 in the last Congress requiring re election in 1844 Class 2 meant their term began with this Congress requiring re election in 1846 and Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress requiring re election in 1842 Alabama Edit 2 William R King D 3 Clement C Clay D until November 15 1841 Arthur P Bagby D from November 24 1841 dd Arkansas Edit 2 William Fulton D 3 Ambrose Sevier D Connecticut Edit 1 Jabez W Huntington W 3 Perry Smith D Delaware Edit 1 Richard H Bayard W 2 Thomas Clayton W Georgia Edit 2 John Berrien W 3 Alfred Cuthbert D Illinois Edit 2 Samuel McRoberts D 3 Richard M Young D Indiana Edit 1 Albert White W 3 Oliver H Smith W Kentucky Edit 2 James T Morehead W 3 Henry Clay W until March 31 1842 John J Crittenden W from March 31 1842 dd Louisiana Edit 2 Alexander Barrow W 3 Alexander Mouton D until March 1 1842 Charles Conrad W from April 14 1842 dd Maine Edit 1 Reuel Williams D until February 15 1843 2 George Evans W Maryland Edit 1 William Merrick W 3 John L Kerr W Massachusetts Edit 1 Rufus Choate W 2 Isaac C Bates W Michigan Edit 1 Augustus S Porter W 2 William Woodbridge W Mississippi Edit 1 John Henderson W 2 Robert J Walker D Missouri Edit 1 Thomas Benton D 3 Lewis F Linn D New Hampshire Edit 2 Levi Woodbury D 3 Franklin Pierce D until February 28 1842 Leonard Wilcox D from March 1 1842 dd New Jersey Edit 1 Samuel L Southard W until June 26 1842 William L Dayton W from July 2 1842 dd 2 Jacob W Miller W New York Edit 1 Nathaniel P Tallmadge W 3 Silas Wright D North Carolina Edit 2 Willie Mangum W 3 William Graham W Ohio Edit 1 Benjamin Tappan D 3 William Allen D Pennsylvania Edit 1 Daniel Sturgeon D 3 James Buchanan D Rhode Island Edit 1 Nathan Dixon W until January 29 1842 William Sprague W from February 18 1842 dd 2 James F Simmons W South Carolina Edit 2 John C Calhoun D 3 William C Preston W until November 29 1842 George McDuffie D from December 23 1842 dd Tennessee Edit 1 Alfred O P Nicholson D until February 7 1842 2 vacantVermont Edit 1 Samuel S Phelps W 3 Samuel Prentiss W until April 11 1842 Samuel C Crafts W from April 23 1842 dd Virginia Edit 1 William C Rives W 2 William S Archer W Senators party membership by state at the opening of the 27th Congress in March 1841 One of Tennessee s seats was never filled 2 Democrats 1 Democrat and 1 Whig 2 Whigs President pro tempore 1841William R King President pro tempore 1841 42Samuel L Southard President pro tempore 1842 43Willie Person Mangum House of Representatives Edit Alabama Edit All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket At large Reuben Chapman D At large George S Houston D At large Dixon H Lewis D At large William W Payne D At large Benjamin Shields D Arkansas Edit At large Edward Cross D Connecticut Edit 1 Joseph Trumbull W 2 William W Boardman W 3 Thomas W Williams W 4 Thomas B Osborne W 5 Truman Smith W 6 John H Brockway W Delaware Edit At large George B Rodney W Georgia Edit All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket At large Julius C Alford W until October 1 1841 Edward J Black D from January 3 1842 dd At large William C Dawson W until November 13 1841 Walter T Colquitt D from January 3 1842 dd At large Thomas F Foster W At large Roger L Gamble W At large Richard W Habersham W until December 2 1842 George W Crawford W from January 7 1843 dd At large Thomas Butler King W At large James Meriwether W At large Eugenius Nisbet W until October 12 1841 Mark A Cooper D from January 3 1842 dd At large Lott Warren W Illinois Edit 1 John Reynolds D 2 Zadok Casey Ind D 3 John T Stuart W Indiana Edit 1 George H Proffit W 2 Richard W Thompson W 3 Joseph L White W 4 James H Cravens W 5 Andrew Kennedy D 6 David Wallace W 7 Henry S Lane W Kentucky Edit 1 Linn Boyd D 2 Philip Triplett W 3 Joseph R Underwood W 4 Bryan Owsley W 5 John B Thompson W 6 Willis Green W 7 John Pope W 8 James Sprigg W 9 John White W 10 Thomas F Marshall W 11 Landaff W Andrews W 12 Garrett Davis W 13 William O Butler D Louisiana Edit 1 Edward D White W 2 John B Dawson D 3 John Moore W Maine Edit 1 Nathan Clifford D 2 William P Fessenden W 3 Benjamin Randall W 4 David Bronson W from May 31 1841 5 Nathaniel Littlefield D 6 Alfred Marshall D 7 Joshua A Lowell D 8 Elisha Allen W Maryland Edit The 4th district was a plural district with two representatives 1 Isaac Jones W 2 James A Pearce W 3 James W Williams D until December 2 1842 Charles S Sewall D from January 2 1843 dd 4 John P Kennedy W 4 Alexander Randall W 5 William Cost Johnson W 6 John Mason D 7 Augustus R Sollers W Massachusetts Edit 1 Robert C Winthrop W until May 25 1842 Nathan Appleton W from June 9 1842 until September 28 1842 Robert C Winthrop W from November 29 1842 dd 2 Leverett Saltonstall W 3 Caleb Cushing W 4 William Parmenter D 5 Levi Lincoln Jr W until March 16 1841 Charles Hudson W from May 3 1841 dd 6 Osmyn Baker W 7 George N Briggs W 8 William B Calhoun W 9 William S Hastings W until June 17 1842 10 Nathaniel B Borden W 11 Barker Burnell W 12 John Quincy Adams W Michigan Edit At large Jacob M Howard W Mississippi Edit All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket At large William M Gwin D At large Jacob Thompson D Missouri Edit All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket At large John C Edwards D At large John Miller D New Hampshire Edit All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket At large Charles G Atherton D At large Edmund Burke D At large Ira A Eastman D At large John R Reding D At large Tristram Shaw D New Jersey Edit All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket At large John B Aycrigg W At large William Halstead W At large John P B Maxwell W At large Joseph F Randolph W At large Charles C Stratton W At large Thomas J Yorke W New York Edit There were four plural districts the 8th 17th 22nd amp 23rd had two representatives each the 3rd had four representatives 1 Charles A Floyd D 2 Joseph Egbert D 3 Charles G Ferris D 3 John McKeon D 3 James I Roosevelt D 3 Fernando Wood D 4 Aaron Ward D 5 Richard D Davis D 6 James G Clinton D 7 John Van Buren D 8 Jacob Houck Jr D 8 Robert McClellan D 9 Hiram P Hunt W 10 Daniel D Barnard W 11 Archibald L Linn W 12 Bernard Blair W 13 Thomas A Tomlinson W 14 Henry Bell Van Rensselaer W 15 John Sanford D 16 Andrew W Doig D 17 David P Brewster D 17 John G Floyd D 18 Thomas C Chittenden W 19 Samuel S Bowne D 20 Samuel Gordon D 21 John C Clark W 22 Samuel Partridge D 22 Lewis Riggs D 23 Victory Birdseye W 23 A Lawrence Foster W 24 Christopher Morgan W 25 John Maynard W 26 Francis Granger W until March 5 1841 John Greig W from May 21 1841 until September 25 1841 Francis Granger W from November 27 1841 dd 27 William M Oliver D 28 Timothy Childs W 29 Seth M Gates W 30 John Young W 31 Staley N Clarke W 32 Millard Fillmore W 33 Alfred Babcock W North Carolina Edit 1 Kenneth Rayner W 2 John R J Daniel D 3 Edward Stanly W 4 William Washington W 5 James I McKay D 6 Archibald H Arrington D 7 Edmund Deberry W 8 Romulus M Saunders D 9 Augustine H Shepperd W 10 Abraham Rencher W 11 Greene Caldwell D 12 James Graham W 13 Lewis Williams W until February 23 1842 Anderson Mitchell W from April 27 1842 dd Ohio Edit 1 Nathanael G Pendleton W 2 John B Weller D 3 Patrick Goode W 4 Jeremiah Morrow W 5 William Doan D 6 Calvary Morris W 7 William Russell W 8 Joseph Ridgway W 9 William Medill D 10 Samson Mason W 11 Benjamin S Cowen W 12 Joshua Mathiot W 13 James Mathews D 14 George Sweeny D 15 Sherlock Andrews W 16 Joshua R Giddings W until March 22 1842 and from December 5 1842 17 John Hastings D 18 Ezra Dean D 19 Samuel Stokely W Pennsylvania Edit There were two plural districts the 2nd had two representatives the 4th had three representatives 1 Charles Brown D 2 George W Toland W 2 John Sergeant W until September 15 1841 Joseph R Ingersoll W from October 12 1841 dd 3 Charles J Ingersoll D 4 Jeremiah Brown W 4 John Edwards W 4 Francis James W 5 Joseph Fornance D 6 Robert Ramsey W 7 John Westbrook D 8 Peter Newhard D 9 George M Keim D 10 William Simonton W 11 James Gerry D 12 James Cooper W 13 Amos Gustine D 14 James Irvin W 15 Benjamin A Bidlack D 16 John Snyder D 17 Davis Dimock Jr D until January 13 1842 Almon H Read D from March 18 1842 dd 18 Charles Ogle W until May 10 1841 Henry Black W from June 28 1841 until November 28 1841 James M Russell W from December 21 1841 dd 19 Albert G Marchand D 20 Enos Hook D until April 18 1841 Henry W Beeson D from May 31 1841 dd 21 Joseph Lawrence W until April 17 1842 Thomas M T McKennan W from May 30 1842 dd 22 William W Irwin W 23 William Jack D 24 Thomas Henry W 25 Arnold Plumer D Rhode Island Edit Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket At large Robert B Cranston W At large Joseph L Tillinghast W South Carolina Edit 1 Isaac E Holmes D 2 Robert Rhett D 3 John Campbell D 4 Sampson H Butler D until September 27 1842 Samuel W Trotti D from December 17 1842 dd 5 Francis W Pickens D 6 William Butler W 7 James Rogers D 8 Thomas D Sumter D 9 Patrick C Caldwell D Tennessee Edit 1 Thomas D Arnold W 2 Abraham McClellan D 3 Joseph L Williams W 4 Thomas Campbell W 5 Hopkins L Turney D 6 William B Campbell W 7 Robert L Caruthers W 8 Meredith P Gentry W 9 Harvey M Watterson D 10 Aaron V Brown D 11 Cave Johnson D 12 Milton Brown W 13 Christopher Williams W Vermont Edit 1 Hiland Hall W 2 William Slade W 3 Horace Everett W 4 Augustus Young W 5 John Mattocks W Virginia Edit 1 Francis Mallory W 2 George B Cary D 3 John W Jones D 4 William Goode D 5 Edmund W Hubard D 6 Walter Coles D 7 William L Goggin W 8 Henry A Wise W 9 Robert M T Hunter W d 10 John Taliaferro W 11 John M Botts W 12 Thomas W Gilmer W 13 Linn Banks D until December 6 1841 William Smith D from December 6 1841 dd 14 Cuthbert Powell W 15 Richard W Barton W 16 William Harris D 17 Alexander Stuart W 18 George W Hopkins D 19 George W Summers W 20 Samuel Hays D 21 Lewis Steenrod D Non voting members Edit Florida Territory David Levy Yulee D Iowa Territory Augustus C Dodge D Wisconsin Territory Henry Dodge D House seats by party holding plurality in state 80 to 100 Democratic Up to 60 Whig 60 to 80 Democratic 60 to 80 Whig Up to 60 Democratic 80 to 100 Whig Speaker of the HouseJohn WhiteChanges in membership EditThe count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress Senate Edit Replacements 9 Democrats no net change Whigs no net change Deaths 2 Resignations 8 Interim appointments 0 Vacancy 1 Total seats with changes 10See also List of special elections to the United States Senate Senate changes State class Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date of successor sformal installation e Alabama 3 Clement C Clay D Resigned November 15 1841 Arthur P Bagby D Elected November 24 1841Rhode Island 1 Nathan F Dixon W Died January 29 1842 William Sprague W Elected February 18 1842Tennessee 1 Alfred O P Nicholson D Resigned February 7 1842 Vacant Not filled this termNew Hampshire 3 Franklin Pierce D Resigned February 28 1842 Leonard Wilcox D Appointed March 1 1842 and subsequently electedLouisiana 3 Alexandre Mouton D Resigned March 1 1842 after being elected Governor of Louisiana Charles M Conrad W Appointed April 14 1842Kentucky 3 Henry Clay W Resigned March 31 1842 John J Crittenden W Appointed March 31 1842 and subsequently electedVermont 3 Samuel Prentiss W Resigned April 11 1842 to become judge of the U S District Court of Vermont Samuel C Crafts W Appointed April 23 1842 and subsequently electedNew Jersey 1 Samuel L Southard W Died June 26 1842 William L Dayton W Appointed July 2 1842South Carolina 3 William C Preston W Resigned November 29 1842 George McDuffie D Elected December 23 1842Maine 1 Reuel Williams D Resigned February 15 1843 Vacant Not filled this termHouse of Representatives Edit Replacements 17 Democrats 3 seat net gain Whigs 3 seat net loss Deaths 8 Resignations 12 Contested election 1 Total seats with changes 20Main article List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives House changes District Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date of successor sformal installation e Maine 4th Vacant Rep George Evans resigned in previous congress David Bronson W Seated May 31 1841New York 26th Francis Granger W Resigned March 5 1841 after being appointed United States Postmaster General John Greig W Seated May 21 1841Massachusetts 5th Levi Lincoln Jr W Resigned March 16 1841 after being appointed Collector of the port of Boston Charles Hudson W Seated May 3 1841Pennsylvania 20th Enos Hook D Resigned April 18 1841 Henry W Beeson D Seated May 31 1841Pennsylvania 18th Charles Ogle W Died May 10 1841 Henry Black W Seated June 28 1841Pennsylvania 2nd John Sergeant W Resigned September 15 1841 Joseph R Ingersoll W Seated October 12 1841New York 26th John Greig W Resigned September 25 1841 Francis Granger W Seated November 27 1841Georgia at large Julius C Alford W Resigned October 1 1841 Edward J Black D Seated January 3 1842Georgia at large Eugenius A Nisbet W Resigned October 12 1841 Mark A Cooper D Seated January 3 1842Georgia at large William C Dawson W Resigned November 13 1841 Walter T Colquitt D Seated January 3 1842Pennsylvania 18th Henry Black W Died November 28 1841 James M Russell W Seated December 21 1841Virginia 13th Linn Banks D Lost contested election December 6 1841 William Smith D Seated December 6 1841Pennsylvania 17th Davis Dimock Jr D Died January 13 1842 Almon H Read D Seated March 18 1842North Carolina 13th Lewis Williams W Died February 23 1842 Anderson Mitchell W Seated April 27 1842Ohio 16th Joshua R Giddings W Resigned March 22 1842 after vote of his censure and re elected to same seat Joshua R Giddings W Seated December 5 1842Pennsylvania 21st Joseph Lawrence W Died April 17 1842 Thomas M T McKennan W Seated May 30 1842Massachusetts 1st Robert C Winthrop W Resigned May 25 1842 Nathan Appleton W Seated June 9 1842Massachusetts 9th William S Hastings W Died June 17 1842 Vacant Not filled this CongressSouth Carolina 4th Sampson H Butler D Resigned September 27 1842 Samuel W Trotti D Seated December 17 1842Massachusetts 1st Nathan Appleton W Resigned September 28 1842 Robert C Winthrop W Seated November 29 1842Georgia at large Richard W Habersham W Died December 2 1842 George W Crawford W Seated January 7 1843Maryland 3rd James W Williams D Died December 2 1842 Charles S Sewall D Seated January 2 1843Committees EditLists of committees and their party leaders Senate Edit Agriculture Chairman Lewis F Linn Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate Chairman Albert S White then Benjamin Tappan Claims Chairman William A Graham Commerce Chairman Jabez Huntington Distributing Public Revenue Among the States Select District of Columbia Chairman Richard H Bayard Finance Chairman Clement C Clay Fiscal Corporation of the United States Select Foreign Relations Chairman William C Rives then William S Archer Indian Affairs Chairman James T Morehead then Albert White Judiciary Chairman John M Berrien Manufactures Chairman George Evans Military Affairs Chairman William C Preston then John J Crittenden Militia Chairman Samuel S Phelps Naval Affairs Chairman Willie P Mangum Patents and the Patent Office Chairman Samuel Prentiss then John Leeds Kerr then Samuel S Phelps Pensions Chairman Isaac C Bates Post Office and Post Roads Chairman John Henderson Printing Chairman N A Private Land Claims Chairman Richard H Bayard Public Buildings and Grounds Chairman Alexander Barrow Public Lands Chairman Oliver H Smith Revolutionary Claims Chairman Nathan F Dixon Roads and Canals Chairman Augustus S Porter Tariff Regulation Select WholeHouse of Representatives Edit Accounts Chairman Osmyn Baker Agriculture Chairman Edmund Deberry Apportionment of Representatives Select Claims Chairman Joshua Giddings Commerce Chairman John P Kennedy District of Columbia Chairman Joseph R Underwood Elections Chairman William Halstead Expenditures in the Navy Department Chairman James Iver McKay Expenditures in the Post Office Department Chairman Joshua A Lowell Expenditures in the State Department Chairman John Van Buren Expenditures in the Treasury Department Chairman A Lawrence Foster Expenditures in the War Department Chairman James Iver McKay Expenditures on Public Buildings Chairman Cave Johnson Foreign Affairs Chairman Caleb Cushing then John Quincy Adams Indian Affairs Chairman John Quincy Adams Invalid Pensions Chairman Calvary Morris Judiciary Chairman Daniel D Barnard Manufactures Chairman Leverett Saltonstall I Memorial of the Agricultural Bank of Mississippi Select Mileage Chairman Thomas W Williams Military Affairs Chairman William C Dawson Militia Chairman George May Keim Naval Affairs Chairman Henry A Wise Patents Chairman Thomas B Osborne Post Office and Post Roads Chairman George N Briggs Private Land Claims Chairman John Moore Public Buildings and Grounds Chairman William W Boardman Public Expenditures Chairman James Graham Public Lands Chairman William C Johnson then Jeremiah Morrow then Reuben Chapman then Jeremiah Morrow Revisal and Unfinished Business Chairman Francis James Revolutionary Claims Chairman Hiland Hall Revolutionary Pensions Chairman John Taliaferro Roads and Canals Chairman Joseph Lawrence Rules Select Standards of Official Conduct Territories Chairman Garrett Davis Ways and Means Chairman Millard Fillmore WholeJoint committees Edit Enrolled Bills Chairman Sen Augustus Porter then Sen William Sprague The Library Chairman N A Employees EditLibrarian of Congress John Silva MeehanSenate Edit Secretary Asbury Dickins Sergeant at Arms Stephen Haight until March 8 1841 Edward Dyer elected March 8 1841 Chaplain George G Cookman Methodist until June 12 1841 Septimus Tustin Presbyterian elected June 12 1841House of Representatives Edit Clerk Hugh A Garland until May 31 1841 Matthew St Clair Clarke elected May 31 1841 Sergeant at Arms Roderick Dorsey until June 8 1841 Eleazor M Townsend elected June 8 1841 Doorkeeper Joseph Follansbee Postmaster William J McCormick Chaplain John W French Episcopalian elected May 31 1841 John N Maffit Methodist elected December 6 1841 Frederick T Tiffany Episcopalian elected December 5 1842 Reading Clerks data unknown missing See also Edit1840 United States elections elections leading to this Congress 1840 United States presidential election 1840 41 United States Senate elections 1840 41 United States House of Representatives elections 1842 United States elections elections during this Congress leading to the next Congress 1842 43 United States Senate elections 1842 43 United States House of Representatives electionsNotes Edit U S Vice President Tyler s term as President of the Senate ended on April 4 1841 when he ascended to the presidency President pro tempore Samuel L Southard acted his duties as the president of the Senate until he retired on May 31 1842 due to health reasons and Willie P Mangum took over to act his duties until at the end of Congress Conservative Law and Order amp Independent Whig Robert M T Hunter is sometimes called a States Rights Whig 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 27th Congress 1st Session 1841 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 27th United States Congress amp oldid 1135022119, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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