TWENTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS MARCH 4, 1841, TO MARCH 3, 1843

FIRST SESSION—May 31, 1841, to September 13, 1841 SECOND SESSION—December 6, 1841, to August 31, 1842 THIRD SESSION—December 5, 1842, to March 3, 1843 SPECIAL SESSION OF THE SENATE—March 4, 1841, to March 15, 1841

VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES—JOHN TYLER, 1 of Virginia PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE—WILLIAM R. KING, 2 of Alabama; SAMUEL L. SOUTHARD, 3 of New Jersey; WILLIE P. MANGUM, 4 of North Carolina SECRETARY OF THE SENATE—ASBURY DICKINS, 5 of North Carolina SERGEANT AT ARMS OF THE SENATE—STEPHEN HAIGHT, of New York; EDWARD DYER, 6 of Maryland

SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—JOHN WHITE, 7 of Kentucky CLERK OF THE HOUSE—HUGH A. GARLAND, of Virginia; MATTHEW ST. CLAIR CLARKE, 8 of Pennsylvania SERGEANT AT ARMS OF THE HOUSE—RODERICK DORSEY, of Maryland; ELEAZOR M. TOWNSEND, 9 of Connecticut DOORKEEPER OF THE HOUSE—JOSEPH FOLLANSBEE, of Massachusetts

ALABAMA Jabez W. Huntington, Norwich John Macpherson Berrien, Savannah SENATORS REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE REPRESENTATIVES 12 William R. King, Selma Joseph Trumbull, Hartford Julius C. Alford, Lagrange 10 13 Clement C. Clay, Huntsville William W. Boardman, New Haven Edward J. Black, Jacksonboro Arthur P. Bagby, 11 Tuscaloosa William C. Dawson, 14 Greensboro Thomas W. Williams, New London 15 REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE Thomas B. Osborne, Fairfield Walter T. Colquitt, Columbus Reuben Chapman, Somerville Eugenius A. Nisbet, 16 Macon Truman Smith, Litchfield 17 George S. Houston, Athens John H. Brockway, Ellington Mark A. Cooper, Columbus Dixon H. Lewis, Lowndesboro Thomas F. Foster, Columbus William W. Payne, Gainesville Roger L. Gamble, Louisville Benjamin G. Shields, Demopolis DELAWARE Richard W. Habersham, 18 Clarkesville George W. Crawford, 19 Augusta SENATORS ARKANSAS Thomas Butler King, Waynesville Richard H. Bayard, Wilmington SENATORS James A. Meriwether, Edenton Thomas Clayton, New Castle William S. Fulton, Little Rock Lott Warren, Palmyra Ambrose H. Sevier, Lake Port REPRESENTATIVE AT LARGE ILLINOIS REPRESENTATIVE AT LARGE George B. Rodney, New Castle Edward Cross, Washington SENATORS GEORGIA Richard M. Young, Quincy CONNECTICUT Samuel McRoberts, Danville SENATORS SENATORS REPRESENTATIVES Perry Smith, New Milford Alfred Cuthbert, Monticello Zadok Casey, Mount Vernon

1 Became President upon the death of William Henry 8 Elected May 31, 1841. 15 Elected at large to fill, in part, vacancies caused by Harrison, April 4, 1841; Vice Presidency remained vacant 9 Elected June 8, 1841. resignations of Julius C. Alford, William C. Dawson, and until March 4, 1845. 10 Resigned November 15, 1841. Eugenius A. Nisbet, and took his seat February 1, 1842. 2 Elected March 4, 1841 (special session of the Senate). 11 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Clem- 16 Resigned in 1841. 3 Elected March 11, 1841 (special session of the Senate); ent C. Clay, and took his seat December 27, 1841. 17 Elected at large to fill, in part, vacancies caused by resigned as President pro tempore May 31, 1842. 12 Resigned in 1841. resignations of Julius C. Alford, William C. Dawson, and 4 Elected May 31, 1842. 13 Elected at large to fill, in part, vacancies caused by Eugenius A. Nisbet, and took his seat February 1, 1842. 5 Reelected June 7, 1841. resignations of Julius C. Alford, William C. Dawson, and 18 Died December 2, 1842. 6 Elected March 8, 1841; reelected June 7, 1841. Eugenius A. Nisbet, and took his seat March 2, 1842. 19 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Richard 7 Elected May 31, 1841. 14 Resigned November 13, 1841. W. Habersham, and took his seat February 1, 1843.

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ILLINOIS—Continued David Bronson, 26 Anson Jacob Thompson, Oxford Nathan Clifford, Newfield REPRESENTATIVES—Continued William P. Fessenden, Portland MISSOURI John Reynolds, Belleville Nathaniel S. Littlefield, Bridgeton SENATORS John T. Stuart, Springfield Joshua A. Lowell, 27 East Machias Thomas H. Benton, St. Louis Alfred Marshall, China INDIANA Lewis F. Linn, Ste. Genevieve Benjamin Randall, Bath REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE SENATORS Oliver H. Smith, Indianapolis MARYLAND John C. Edwards, Jefferson City John Miller, Conners Mills Albert S. White, La Fayette SENATORS REPRESENTATIVES William D. Merrick, Allens Fresh NEW HAMPSHIRE John L. Kerr, Easton George H. Proffit, Petersburg SENATORS Richard W. Thompson, Bedford REPRESENTATIVES Franklin Pierce, 35 Concord Joseph L. White, Madison Isaac D. Jones, Princess Anne Leonard Wilcox, 36 Orford James H. Cravens, Marion James A. Pearce, Chestertown Levi Woodbury, Portsmouth Andrew Kennedy, Muncietown James W. Williams, 28 Churchville David Wallace, Indianapolis Charles S. Sewall, 29 Elkton REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE Henry S. Lane, Crawfordsville John P. Kennedy, Baltimore Charles G. Atherton, Nashua Alexander Randall, Annapolis Edmund Burke, Newport KENTUCKY William Cost Johnson, Jefferson Ira A. Eastman, Gilmanton SENATORS John T. Mason, Hagerstown John R. Reding, Haverhill Henry Clay, 20 Lexington Augustus R. Sollers, Prince Frederick Tristram Shaw, Exeter John J. Crittenden, 21 Frankfort James T. Morehead, Covington MASSACHUSETTS NEW JERSEY REPRESENTATIVES SENATORS SENATORS Linn Boyd, Cadiz Isaac C. Bates, Northampton Samuel L. Southard, 37 Trenton Philip Triplett, Owensboro Rufus Choate, Boston William L. Dayton, 38 Trenton Joseph R. Underwood, Bowling Green REPRESENTATIVES Jacob W. Miller, Morristown Bryan Y. Owsley, Jamestown Robert C. Winthrop, 30 Boston REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE John B. Thompson, Harrodsburg Nathan Appleton, 31 Boston John B. Aycrigg, Pyramus Willis Green, Green Leverett Saltonstall, Salem William Halstead, Trenton John Pope, Springfield Caleb Cushing, Newburyport John P. B. Maxwell, Belvidere James C. Sprigg, Shelbyville William Parmenter, East Cambridge Joseph F. Randolph, New Brunswick John White, Richmond Levi Lincoln, 32 Worcester Charles C. Stratton, Swedesboro Thomas F. Marshall, Versailles Charles Hudson, 33 Westminster Thomas Jones Yorke, Salem Landaff W. Andrews, Flemingsburg Osmyn Baker, Amherst Garrett Davis, Paris George N. Briggs, Lanesboro NEW YORK William O. Butler, Carrollton William B. Calhoun, Springfield SENATORS William S. Hastings, 34 Mendon LOUISIANA Silas Wright, Jr., Canton Nathaniel B. Borden, Fall River Nathaniel P. Tallmadge, Poughkeepsie SENATORS Barker Burnell, Nantucket REPRESENTATIVES Alexander Mouton, 22 Vermilionville John Quincy Adams, Quincy Charles M. Conrad, 23 New Orleans Charles A. Floyd, Commack Alexander Barrow, Baton Rouge MICHIGAN Joseph Egbert, Tompkinsville John McKeon, New York City REPRESENTATIVES SENATORS James I. Roosevelt, New York City Edward D. White, Thibodaux Augustus S. Porter, Detroit William Woodbridge, Detroit Fernando Wood, New York City John B. Dawson, St. Francisville Charles G. Ferris, New York City REPRESENTATIVE AT LARGE John Moore, Franklin Aaron Ward, Mount Pleasant Jacob M. Howard, Detroit Richard D. Davis, Poughkeepsie MAINE James G. Clinton, Newburgh SENATORS MISSISSIPPI John Van Buren, Kingston Reuel Williams, 24 Augusta SENATORS Robert McClellan, Hudson John Fairfield, 25 Saco Robert J. Walker, Madisonville Jacob Houck, Jr., Schoharie George Evans, Gardiner John Henderson, Pass Christian Hiram P. Hunt, Troy REPRESENTATIVES REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE Daniel D. Barnard, Albany Elisha H. Allen, Bangor William M. Gwin, Vicksburg Archibald L. Linn, Schenectady

20 Resigned March 31, 1842. 27 Election unsuccessfully protested by sundry citizens 32 Resigned March 16, 1841, before Congress assembled, 21 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Henry of Maine. having been appointed collector of the port of Boston. Clay, and took his seat March 31, 1842. 28 Died December 2, 1842. 33 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Levi 22 Resigned March 1, 1842. 29 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of James W. Lincoln, and took his seat May 3, 1841. 23 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Alex- Williams, and took his seat January 7, 1843. 34 Died June 17, 1842. 35 ander Mouton, and took his seat April 14, 1842. 30 Resigned May 25, 1842; subsequently elected to fill Resigned February 28, 1842. 24 Resigned February 15, 1843. 36 Appointed to fill vacancy caused by resignation of 25 vacancy caused by resignation of his own successor, Na- Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Reuel than Appleton, and took his seat the second time Decem- Franklin Pierce, and took his seat March 7, 1842; subse- Williams, but did not take his seat until December 4, quently elected. ber 5, 1842. 37 1843, in the next Congress. 31 Died June 26, 1842. 26 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Rep- Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Robert 38 Appointed to fill vacancy caused by death of Samuel resentative-elect George Evans in preceding Congress, and C. Winthrop, and took his seat June 9, 1842; resigned L. Southard, and took his seat July 6, 1842; subsequently took his seat May 31, 1841. September 28, 1842. elected. TWENTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS 125

Barnard Blair, Salem Patrick G. Goode, Sidney Charles Ogle, 53 Somerset Thomas A. Tomlinson, Keeseville Jeremiah Morrow, Twentymile Stand Henry Black, 54 Somerset Henry Van B. Rensselaer, Ogdensburg William Doan, Withamsville James M. Russell, 55 Bedford John Sanford, Amsterdam Calvary Morris, Athens Andrew W. Doig, Lowville William Russell, Portsmouth RHODE ISLAND John G. Floyd, Utica Joseph Ridgway, Columbus SENATORS William Medill, Lancaster David P. Brewster, Oswego Nathan F. Dixon, 56 Westerly Samson Mason, Springfield Thomas C. Chittenden, Adams William Sprague, 57 Natick Benjamin S. Cowen, St. Clairsville Samuel S. Bowne, Cooperstown James F. Simmons, Providence Samuel Gordon, Delhi Joshua Mathiot, Newark John C. Clark, Bainbridge James Mathews, Coshocton REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE Lewis Riggs, Homer George Sweeny, Bucyrus Robert B. Cranston, Newport Samuel Partridge, Elmira Sherlock J. Andrews, Cleveland Joseph L. Tillinghast, Providence Victory Birdseye, Pompey Joshua R. Giddings, 43 Jefferson A. Lawrence Foster, Morrisville John Hastings, Salem SOUTH CAROLINA Christopher Morgan, Aurora Ezra Dean, Wooster SENATORS John Maynard, Seneca Falls Samuel Stokely, Steubenville John C. Calhoun, 58 Fort Hill Francis Granger, 39 Canandaigua William C. Preston, 59 Columbia 40 PENNSYLVANIA John Greig, Canandaigua George McDuffie, 60 Edgefield William M. Oliver, Penn Yan SENATORS REPRESENTATIVES Timothy Childs, Rochester James Buchanan, Lancaster 61 Seth M. Gates, Leroy Daniel Sturgeon, Uniontown Sampson H. Butler, Barnwell 62 John Young, Geneseo REPRESENTATIVES Samuel W. Trotti, Barnwell William Butler, Greenville Staley N. Clarke, Ellicottsville Charles Brown, Philadelphia Patrick C. Caldwell, Newberry Millard Fillmore, Buffalo John Sergeant, 44 Philadelphia John Campbell, Parnassus Alfred Babcock, Gaines Joseph R. Ingersoll, 45 Philadelphia George W. Toland, Philadelphia Isaac E. Holmes, Charleston NORTH CAROLINA Charles J. Ingersoll, Philadelphia Francis W. Pickens, Edgefield SENATORS Jeremiah Brown, Goshen R. Barnwell Rhett, Blue House James Rogers, Maybinton Willie P. Mangum, Red Mountain Francis James, West Chester Thomas D. Sumter, Stateburg William A. Graham, Hillsboro John Edwards, Ivy Mills Joseph Fornance, Norristown REPRESENTATIVES TENNESSEE Kenneth Rayner, Winton Robert Ramsey, Hartsville SENATORS John R. J. Daniel, Halifax John Westbrook, Dingmans Ferry 63 Edward Stanly, Washington Peter Newhard, Allentown Alfred O. P. Nicholson, Columbia 64 William H. Washington, New Bern George M. Keim, Reading Vacant James I. McKay, Elizabethtown William Simonton, Hummelstown REPRESENTATIVES James Gerry, Shrewsbury Archibald H. Arrington, Hilliardston Thomas D. Arnold, Greeneville James Cooper, Gettysburg Edmund Deberry, Lawrenceville Abraham McClellan, Blountville Amos Gustine, 46 Mifflintown Romulus M. Saunders, Raleigh Joseph L. Williams, Knoxville James Irvin, Milesburg Augustine H. Shepperd, Salem Thomas J. Campbell, Athens Benjamin A. Bidlack, Wilkes-Barre Abraham Rencher, Pittsboro Hopkins L. Turney, Winchester John Snyder, Selinsgrove Greene W. Caldwell, Charlotte William B. Campbell, Carthage Davis Dimock, Jr., 47 Montrose James Graham, Rutherfordton Robert L. Caruthers, Lebanon Almon H. Read, 48 Montrose Lewis Williams, 41 Panther Creek Meredith P. Gentry, Harpeth Albert G. Marchand, Greensburg Anderson Mitchell, 42 Wilkesboro Harvey M. Watterson, Shelbyville Enos Hook, 49 Waynesburg Aaron V. Brown, Pulaski OHIO Henry W. Beeson, 50 Uniontown Joseph Lawrence, 51 Washington Cave Johnson, Clarksville SENATORS Thomas M. T. McKennan, 52 Milton Brown, Jackson William Allen, Chillicothe Washington Christopher H. Williams, Lexington Benjamin Tappan, Steubenville William W. Irwin, Pittsburgh REPRESENTATIVES William Jack, Brookville VERMONT Nathanael G. Pendleton, Cincinnati Thomas Henry, Beaver SENATORS John B. Weller, Hamilton Arnold Plumer, Franklin Samuel Prentiss, 65 Montpelier

39 Resigned March 5, 1841, having been appointed Post- 46 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Representa- 55 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Henry master General; subsequently elected to fill vacancy tive-elect William S. Ramsey in preceding Congress, and Black, and took his seat January 3, 1842. caused by resignation of his own successor, John Greig, took his seat May 31, 1841. 56 Died January 29, 1842. and took his seat the second time December 7, 1841. 47 Died January 13, 1842. 57 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Nathan 40 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of 48 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Davis F. Dixon, and took his seat February 18, 1842. Francis Granger, and took his seat May 31, 1841; resigned Dimock, Jr., and took his seat March 18, 1842. 58 Resigned March 3, 1843. 59 September 25, 1841. 49 Resigned April 18, 1841. Resigned November 29, 1842. 60 41 Died February 23, 1842. 50 Elected to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Wil- 42 liam C. Preston, and took his seat January 3, 1843. Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Lewis Wil- Enos Hook, and took his seat May 31, 1841. 61 51 Resigned September 27, 1842. liams, and took his seat April 27, 1842. Died April 17, 1842. 62 43 52 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Samp- Resigned March 22, 1842; subsequently elected to fill Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Joseph Law- son H. Butler, and took his seat December 17, 1842. vacancy caused by his own resignation, and took his seat rence, and took his seat May 30, 1842. 63 Served until February 7, 1842; State unrepresented December 5, 1842. 53 Died May 10, 1841, before Congress assembled. for the remainder of the Congress, because of failure of 44 Resigned September 15, 1841. 54 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Charles legislature to elect. 45 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of John Ogle, and took his seat June 28, 1841; died November 64 Vacancy in this class throughout the Congress. Sergeant, and took his seat December 9, 1841. 28, 1841. 65 Resigned April 11, 1842. 126 Biographical Directory

VERMONT—Continued George B. Cary, Bethlehem George W. Summers, Kanawha John W. Jones, Petersburg Samuel L. Hayes, Stuards Creek SENATORS—Continued William O. Goode, Boydton Lewis Steenrod, Wheeling Samuel C. Crafts, 66 Craftsbury Edmund W. Hubard, Curdsville Samuel S. Phelps, Middlebury Walter Coles, Robertsons Store TERRITORY OF FLORIDA REPRESENTATIVES William L. Goggin, Otter Bridge Hiland Hall, Bennington Henry A. Wise, Accomac DELEGATE William Slade, Middlebury Robert M. T. Hunter, Lloyds David Levy (Yulee), St. Augustine Horace Everett, Windsor John Taliaferro, Fredericksburg Augustus Young, Johnson John M. Botts, Richmond TERRITORY OF IOWA John Mattocks, Peacham Thomas W. Gilmer, Charlottesville Linn Banks, 67 Madison DELEGATE VIRGINIA William Smith, 68 Culpeper Augustus C. Dodge, Burlington SENATORS Cuthbert Powell, Upperville William C. Rives, Lindseys Store Richard W. Barton, Winchester TERRITORY OF WISCONSIN William S. Archer, Elk Hill William A. Harris, Luray REPRESENTATIVES Alexander H. H. Stuart, Staunton DELEGATE Francis Mallory, Hampton George W. Hopkins, Lebanon Henry Dodge, Dodgeville

66 Appointed to fill vacancy caused by resignation of 67 Served until December 6, 1841; succeeded by William 68 Successfully contested the election of Linn Banks, and Samuel Prentiss, and took his seat April 30, 1842; subse- Smith, who contested his election. took his seat December 6, 1841. quently elected.