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TWENTY-FOURTH CONGRESS MARCH 4, 1835, TO MARCH 3, 1837

FIRST SESSION—December 7, 1835, to July 4, 1836 SECOND SESSION—December 5, 1836, to March 3, 1837

VICE PRESIDENT OF THE —, of PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE—WILLIAM R. KING, 1 of Alabama SECRETARY OF THE SENATE—WALTER LOWRIE, 2 of ; ASBURY DICKENS, 3 of North Carolina SERGEANT AT ARMS OF THE SENATE—JOHN SHACKFORD, of

SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—JAMES K. POLK, 4 of Tennessee CLERK OF THE HOUSE—WALTER S. FRANKLIN, 5 of Pennsylvania SERGEANT AT ARMS OF THE HOUSE—THOMAS B. RANDOLPH, of ; RODERICK DORSEY, 6 of Maryland DOORKEEPER OF THE HOUSE—OVERTON CARR, of Maryland

ALABAMA Nathan Smith, 11 New Haven GEORGIA 12 SENATORS John M. Niles, Hartford SENATORS William R. King, Selma REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE John P. King, Augusta Alfred Cuthbert, Monticello Gabriel Moore, Huntsville Elisha Haley, Mystic REPRESENTATIVES Andrew T. Judson, 13 Canterbury REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE 21 Orrin Holt, 14 Willington George W. B. Towns, Talbotton , Somerville 22 Joshua L. Martin, Athens , Saybrook Julius C. Alford, Lagrange William Schley, 23 Augusta Joab Lawler, Mardisville Lancelot Phelps, Hitchcockville Jesse F. Cleveland, 24 Decatur Dixon H. Lewis, Lowndesboro Isaac Toucey, Hartford 25 15 John Coffee, Jacksonville Francis S. Lyon, Demopolis Zalmon Wildman, Danbury William C. Dawson, 26 Greensboro 16 Thomas T. Whittlesey, Danbury John W. A. Sanford, 27 Milledgeville 7 ARKANSAS Thomas Glascock, 28 Augusta SENATORS Seaton Grantland, Milledgeville William S. Fulton, 8 Little Rock Charles E. Haynes, Sparta Ambrose H. Sevier, 9 Lake Port SENATORS James C. Terrell, 29 Carnesville 17 Hopkins Holsey, 30 Hamilton REPRESENTATIVE AT LARGE John M. Clayton, Dover , 18 New Castle Jabez Y. Jackson, 31 Clarkesville Archibald Yell, 10 Fayetteville Arnold Naudain, 19 Wilmington George W. Owens, Savannah Richard H. Bayard, 20 Wilmington ILLINOIS SENATORS REPRESENTATIVE AT LARGE SENATORS Gideon Tomlinson, Fairfield John J. Milligan, Wilmington Elias K. Kane, 32 Kaskaskia

1 Elected July 1, 1836; January 28, 1837. 12 Appointed to fill vacancy caused by death of Nathan 23 Resigned July 1, 1835. 2 Reelected December 15, 1835; resigned December 5, Smith, and took his seat December 21, 1835; subsequently 24 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Wil- 1836. elected. liam Schley, and took his seat December 7, 1835. 3 Elected December 12, 1836; Lewis H. Machen, the 13 Resigned July 4, 1836. 25 Died September 25, 1836. 14 principal clerk, was appointed on December 5, 1836, to Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of An- 26 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of John Coffee, drew T. Judson, and took his seat December 5, 1836. act in the interim. 15 and took his seat December 26, 1836. 4 Died December 10, 1835. 27 Elected December 7, 1835. 16 Resigned July 25, 1835. 5 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Zalmon 28 Reelected December 7, 1835. Wildman, and took his seat April 29, 1836. Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of John 6 Elected December 15, 1835. 17 Resigned December 29, 1836. W. A. Sanford, and took his seat December 7, 1835. 7 Admitted as a State into the Union June 15, 1836. 18 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of John 29 Resigned July 8, 1835. 8 Took his seat December 5, 1836; term to expire, as M. Clayton, and took his seat January 19, 1837. 30 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of James determined by lot, March 3, 1841. 19 Resigned June 16, 1836. C. Terrell, and took his seat December 7, 1835. 9 Took his seat December 5, 1836; term to expire, as 20 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Arnold 31 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of James determined by lot, March 3, 1837. Naudain, and took his seat June 20, 1836. M. Wayne in preceding Congress, and took his seat De- 10 Took his seat December 5, 1836. 21 Resigned September 1, 1836. cember 7, 1835. 11 Died December 6, 1835. 22 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of George 32 Died December 12, 1835. W. B. Towns, and took his seat January 31, 1837.

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ILLINOIS—Continued Robert J. Walker, Madisonville SENATORS—Continued SENATORS REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE , 39 Saco John F. H. Claiborne, Madisonville William L. D. Ewing, 33 Vandalia , 40 Fryeburg David Dickson, 47 Jackson John M. Robinson, Carmi , Thomaston Samuel J. Gholson, 48 Athens REPRESENTATIVES REPRESENTATIVES John Reynolds, Belleville Jeremiah Bailey, Wiscasset MISSOURI Zadoc Casey, Mount Vernon George Evans, Gardiner SENATORS William L. May, Springfield , Saco Thomas H. Benton, St. Louis Joseph Hall, Camden Lewis F. Linn, Ste. Genevieve , Ellsworth Moses Mason, Jr., Bethel REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE SENATORS Gorham Parks, Bangor William H. Ashley, St. Louis Francis O. J. Smith, Portland , Madison Albert G. Harrison, Fulton John Tipton, Logansport MARYLAND NEW HAMPSHIRE SENATORS REPRESENTATIVES SENATORS 41 , Boonville Robert H. Goldsborough, Easton 49 42 , Concord John Carr, Charlestown John S. Spence, Berlin 50 Joseph Kent, Bladensburg John Page, Haverhill John W. Davis, Carlisle Henry Hubbard, Charlestown , Lawrenceburg REPRESENTATIVES REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE Johnathan McCarty, Fort Wayne John N. Steele, Vienna George L. Kinnard, 34 Indianapolis James A. Pearce, Chestertown Benning M. Bean, Moultonboro , 35 Columbus James Turner, Wiseburg Robert Burns, Plymouth Edward A. Hannegan, Covington Benjamin C. Howard, Baltimore Samuel Cushman, Portsmouth Isaac McKim, Baltimore , Hillsboro George C. Washington, Rockville Joseph Weeks, Richmond , Frederick SENATORS Daniel Jenifer, Harris Lot , Lexington SENATORS John J. Crittenden, Frankfort SENATORS Samuel L. Southard, Trenton Garret D. Wall, Burlington REPRESENTATIVES , , New Design John Davis, Worcester REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE Albert G. Hawes, Hawesville REPRESENTATIVES Philemon Dickerson, 51 Paterson Joseph R. Underwood, Bowling Green , Boston , 52 Elizabethtown , Monticello Stephen C. Phillips, Salem Samuel Fowler, Hamburg James Harlan, Harrodsburg , Newburyport Thomas Lee, Port Elizabeth , Hardinsburg Samuel Hoar, Concord James Parker, Perth Amboy , Bardstown Levi Lincoln, Worcester Ferdinand S. Schenck, Six Mile Run William J. Graves, New Castle George Grennell, Jr., Greenfield William N. Shinn, Mount Holly John White, Richmond George N. Briggs, Lanesboro , Winchester William B. Calhoun, Springfield NEW YORK William Jackson, Newton Richard French, Mount Sterling SENATORS Nathaniel B. Borden, Fall River John Chambers, Washington John Reed, Yarmouth Silas Wright, Jr., Canton Richard M. Johnson, Great Crossings , Quincy Nathaniel P. Tallmadge, Poughkeepsie REPRESENTATIVES 43 MICHIGAN Abel Huntington, East Hampton SENATORS SENATORS Samuel Barton, Richmond Lucius Lyon, 44 Bronson Alexander Porter, 36 Attakapas Churchill C. Cambreleng, New York John Norvell, 45 Detroit Alexander Mouton, 37 Vermilionville City REPRESENTATIVE AT LARGE 53 Robert C. Nicholas, 38 Donaldsonville Campbell P. White, Isaac E. Crary, 46 Marshall , 54 New York City REPRESENTATIVES John McKeon, New York City Henry Johnson, Donaldsonville MISSISSIPPI Ely Moore, New York City Eleazer W. Ripley, Jackson SENATORS Aaron Ward, Mount Pleasant Rice Garland, Opelousas John Black, Monroe Abraham Bockee, Federal Store

33 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Elias K. 39 Resigned March 3, 1836. 48 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of David Kane, and took his seat January 25, 1836. 40 Appointed to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Dickson, and took his seat January 7, 1837. 34 Died November 26, 1836. Ether Shepley, and took his seat December 21, 1836. 49 Resigned May 30, 1836, having been elected governor. 35 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of George L. 41 Died October 5, 1836. 50 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Isaac Kinnard, and took his seat January 25, 1837. 42 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Robert H. Hill, and took his seat June 13, 1836. 36 Resigned January 5, 1837. Goldsborough, and took his seat January 11, 1837. 51 Resigned November 3, 1836. 37 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Alex- 43 Admitted as a State into the Union January 26, 1837. 52 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Phi- ander Porter, and took his seat February 2, 1837. 44 Took his seat January 26, 1837; term to expire, as 38 Elected for the term beginning March 4, 1835, and determined by lot, March 3, 1839. lemon Dickerson and took his seat December 5, 1836. took his seat March 4, 1836. Charles E. A. Gayarre was 45 Took his seat January 26, 1837; term to expire, as 53 Resigned before Congress assembled. elected, but resigned owing to ill health without quali- determined by lot, March 3, 1841. 54 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Camp- fying; vacancy in this class from March 4, 1835, to Janu- 46 Took his seat January 27, 1837. bell P. White, and took his seat December 7, 1835. ary 13, 1836. 47 Died in 1836. TWENTY-FOURTH CONGRESS 113

John W. Brown, Newburgh Thomas Morris, Bethel Asher Robbins, Newport Nicholas Sickles, Kingston REPRESENTATIVES REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE Valentine Efner, Jefferson Bellamy Storer, Cincinnati Dutee J. Pearce, Newport Aaron Vanderpoel, Kinderhook Taylor Webster, Hamilton William Sprague, Natick Hiram P. Hunt, Troy Joseph H. Crane, Dayton Gerrit Y. Lansing, Albany , Lebanon John Cramer, Waterford Thomas L. Hamer, Georgetown David A. Russell, Salem Samuel F. Vinton, Gallipolis SENATORS Dudley Farlin, Warrensburg William K. Bond, Chillicothe John C. Calhoun, Fort Hill Ranson H. Gillet, Ogdensburg Jeremiah McLene, Columbus William C. Preston, Columbia Matthias J. Bovee, Amsterdam John Chaney, Courtwright Samson Mason, Springfield REPRESENTATIVES Abijah Mann, Jr., Fairfield Robert B. Campbell, Brownsville Samuel Beardsley, 55 Utica William Kennon, Sr., St. Clairsville Elias Howell, Newark William J. Grayson, Beaufort Rutger B. Miller, 56 Utica David Spangler, Coshocton John K. Griffin, Milton Joel Turrill, Oswego William Patterson, Mansfield James H. Hammond, 66 Silverton Daniel Wardwell, Mannsville Jonathan Sloane, Ravenna Franklin H. Elmore, 67 Columbia Sherman Page, Unadilla Elisha Whittlesey, Canfield Francis W. Pickens, Edgefield William Seymour, Binghamton John Thomson, New Lisbon Henry L. Pinckney, Charleston William Mason, Preston Benjamin Jones, Wooster Richard I. Manning, 68 Fulton Stephen B. Leonard, Owego Daniel Kilgore, Cadiz John P. Richardson, 69 Fulton Joseph Reynolds, Virgil John Rogers, Yorkville William K. Fuller, Chittenango PENNSYLVANIA Waddy Thompson, Jr., 70 Greenville William Taylor, Manlius SENATORS Ulysses F. Doubleday, Auburn Samuel McKean, Burlington TENNESSEE Graham H. Chapin, Lyons , Lancaster SENATORS Francis Granger, Canandaigua REPRESENTATIVES Joshua Lee, Penn Yan Joel B. Sutherland, Hugh Lawson White, Knoxville Timothy Childs, Rochester Joseph R. Ingersoll, Philadelphia Felix Grundy, Nashville George W. Lay, Batavia James Harper, Philadelphia REPRESENTATIVES Philo C. Fuller, 57 Geneseo Michael W. Ash, Philadelphia William B. Carter, Elizabethton John Young, 58 Geneseo Edward Darlington, Chester Samuel Bunch, Rutledge Abner Hazeltine, Jamestown William Hiester, New Holland Luke Lea, Campbells Station Thomas C. Love, Buffalo David Potts, Jr., Pottstown James Standifer, Mountairy Gideon Hard, Albion Jacob Fry, Jr., Trappe John B. Forester, McMinnville Mathias Morris, Doylestown Balie Peyton, Gallatin David D. Wagener, Easton NORTH CAROLINA John Bell, Nashville SENATORS Edward B. Hubley, Orwigsburg Henry A. P. Muhlenberg, Reading Abram P. Maury, Franklin Bedford Brown, Browns Store William Clark, Dauphin James K. Polk, Columbia Willie P. Mangum, 59 Red Mountain Henry Logan, Dillsburg Ebenezer J. Shields, Pulaski Robert Strange, 60 Fayetteville George Chambers, Chambersburg , Clarksville REPRESENTATIVES Jesse Miller, 62 Landisburg Adam Huntsman, Jackson William B. Shepard, Elizabeth City James Black, 63 Newport William C. Dunlap, Bolivar Jesse A. Bynum, Halifax Joseph Henderson, Browns Mills Ebenezer Pettigrew, Cool Spring Andrew Beaumont, Wilkes-Barre VERMONT Jesse Speight, Stantonsburg Joseph B. Anthony, Williamsport SENATORS John Laporte, Asylum James I. McKay, Elizabethtown Samuel Prentiss, Montpelier Micajah T. Hawkins, Warrenton Job Mann, Bedford John Klingensmith, Jr., Stewartsville Benjamin Swift, St. Albans Edmund Deberry, Lawrenceville Andrew Buchanan, Waynesburg William Montgomery, Albrights REPRESENTATIVES Thomas M. T. McKennan, Washington Hiland Hall, Bennington Augustine H. Shepperd, Germantown Harmar Denny, Pittsburgh Abraham Rencher, Pittsboro William Slade, Middlebury Samuel S. Harrison, Kittanning Horace Everett, Windsor Henry W. Connor, Sherrills Ford John Banks, 64 Mercer Heman Allen, Burlington James Graham, 61 Rutherfordton John J. Pearson, 65 Mercer Lewis Williams, Panther Creek John Galbraith, Franklin Henry F. Janes, Waterbury VIRGINIA SENATORS SENATORS SENATORS Thomas Ewing, Lancaster Nehemiah R. Knight, Providence John Tyler, 71 Gloucester

55 Resigned March 29, 1836. election, and on March 29, 1836, the seat was declared 67 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of James 56 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Sam- vacant; subsequently elected and took his seat December H. Hammond, and took his seat December 19, 1836. uel Beardsley, and took his seat December 5, 1836. 5, 1836. 68 Died May 1, 1836. 57 Resigned September 2, 1836. 62 Resigned October 30, 1836. 69 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Richard 58 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Philo 63 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Jesse I. Manning, and took his seat December 19, 1836. C. Fuller, and took his seat December 6, 1836. 70 59 Miller, and took his seat December 5, 1836. Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Representa- Resigned November 26, 1836. 64 60 Resigned in 1836. tive-elect Warren R. Davis in preceding Congress, and Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Willie 65 P. Mangum, and took his seat December 15, 1836. Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of John took his seat December 16, 1835. 71 61 Presented credentials as a Member-elect and took his Banks, and took his seat December 5, 1836. Resigned February 29, 1836. seat December 7, 1835; David Newlands contested the 66 Resigned February 26, 1836. 114 Biographical Directory

VIRGINIA—Continued George Loyall, Norfolk TERRITORY OF FLORIDA Edward Lucas, Charlestown SENATORS—Continued William McComas, Cabell DELEGATE William C. Rives, 72 Lindseys Store John Y. Mason, 75 Hicksford Joseph M. White, Monticello Benjamin W. Leigh, 73 Richmond Charles F. Mercer, Aldie Richard E. Parker, 74 Snickersville William S. Morgan, White Day REPRESENTATIVES John M. Patton, Fredericksburg MICHIGAN TERRITORY 78 James M. H. Beale, Mount Jackson John Roane, Rumford Academy James W. Bouldin, Charlotte John Robertson, Richmond DELEGATE Nathaniel H. Claiborne, Rocky Mount John Taliaferro, Fredericksburg George W. Jones, 79 Sinsinawa Mound Walter Coles, Robertsons Store Henry A. Wise, Accomac Robert Craig, Christiansburg George C. Dromgoole, Gholsonville 80 James Garland, Lovingston ARKANSAS TERRITORY 76 TERRITORY OF WISCONSIN George W. Hopkins, Lebanon DELEGATE Joseph Johnson, Bridgeport DELEGATE John W. Jones, Petersburg Ambrose H. Sevier, 77 Lake Port George W. Jones, 79 Sinsinawa Mound

72 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of John 76 Granted statehood June 15, 1836. 79 Served as a Delegate from the Michigan Territory Tyler, and took his seat March 14, 1836. 77 Served as a Delegate until June 15, 1836, when Ar- until December 5, 1836, when he became the Delegate 73 Resigned July 4, 1836. Territory was granted statehood; subsequently from the new Territory of Wisconsin. 74 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Ben- elected Senator. 80 Formed from a portion of Michigan Territory and jamin W. Leigh, and took his seat December 15, 1836. 78 A portion of this Territory was granted statehood as granted a Delegate in Congress by act of April 20, 1836. 75 Resigned January 11, 1837. the State of Michigan January 26, 1837.