TWENTY-NINTH CONGRESS MARCH 4, 1845, TO MARCH 3, 1847

FIRST SESSION—December 1, 1845, to August 10, 1846 SECOND SESSION—December 7, 1846, to March 3, 1847 SPECIAL SESSION OF THE SENATE—March 4, 1845, to March 20, 1845

VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES—GEORGE M. DALLAS, of Pennsylvania PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE—AMBROSE H. SEVIER, 1 of Arkansas; DAVID R. ATCHISON, 2 of Missouri Missouri SECRETARY OF THE SENATE—ASBURY DICKINS, 3 of North Carolina SERGEANT AT ARMS OF THE SENATE—EDWARD DYER, 4 of Maryland; ROBERT BEALE, 5 of Virginia

SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—JOHN W. DAVIS, 6 of Indiana CLERK OF THE HOUSE—BENJAMIN B. FRENCH, 7 of New Hampshire SERGEANT AT ARMS OF THE HOUSE—NEWTON LANE, of Kentucky DOORKEEPER OF THE HOUSE—CORNELIUS S. WHITNEY, of District of Columbia

ALABAMA Chester Ashley, Little Rock FLORIDA 14 REPRESENTATIVE AT LARGE SENATORS SENATORS Archibald Yell, 12 Fayetteville David Levy Yulee, 15 St. Augustine Arthur P. Bagby, Tuscaloosa Thomas W. Newton, 13 Little Rock James D. Westcott, Jr., 16 Tallahassee Dixon H. Lewis, Lowndesboro CONNECTICUT REPRESENTATIVE AT LARGE Edward C. Cabell, 17 Tallahassee REPRESENTATIVES SENATORS William H. Brockenbrough, 18 Reuben Chapman, Somerville Jabez W. Huntington, Norwich Tallahassee Edmund S. Dargan, Mobile John M. Niles, Hartford Henry W. Hilliard, Montgomery REPRESENTATIVES GEORGIA George S. Houston, Athens James Dixon, Hartford SENATORS Felix G. McConnell, 8 Talladega Samuel D. Hubbard, Middletown John Macpherson Berrien, 19 Savannah Franklin W. Bowdon, 9 Talladega John A. Rockwell, Norwich Walter T. Colquitt, Columbus William W. Payne, Gainesville Truman Smith, Litchfield William L. Yancey, 10 Wetumpka REPRESENTATIVES James L. F. Cottrell, 11 Hayneville DELAWARE Howell Cobb, Athens Hugh A. Haralson, Lagrange SENATORS Seaborn Jones, Columbus ARKANSAS Thomas Clayton, New Castle Thomas Butler King, Frederica John M. Clayton, New Castle John H. Lumpkin, Rome SENATORS REPRESENTATIVE AT LARGE George W. B. Towns, 20 Talbotton Ambrose H. Sevier, Lake Port John W. Houston, Georgetown Alexander H. Stephens, Crawfordville

1 Served as President pro tempore one day, December 11 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Wil- 16 Took his seat December 1, 1845; term to expire, as 27, 1845, under designation by the Vice President. liam L. Yancey, and took his seat December 7, 1846. determined by lot, March 3, 1849. 2 Elected August 8, 1846; January 11, 1847; March 3, 12 Resigned July 1, 1846, having been appointed colonel 17 Served until January 24, 1846; succeeded by William 1847. in the Army in Mexico. H. Brockenbrough, who contested his election. 13 3 Reelected December 9, 1845. Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Archi- 18 Successfully contested the election of Edward C. 4 Died September 8, 1845. bald Yell, and took his seat February 6, 1847. Cabell, and took his seat January 24, 1846. 14 Admitted as a State into the Union March 3, 1845, 5 Elected December 9, 1845. 19 Resigned in May, 1845, to accept a judicial appoint- 6 the last day of the preceding Congress. Elected December 1, 1845. 15 Took his seat December 1, 1845; term to expire, as ment in Georgia; was reelected to fill vacancy caused by 7 Reelected December 2, 1845. determined by lot, March 3, 1851. Presented credentials his own resignation, and took his seat December 8, 1845. 8 Died September 10, 1846. as ‘‘David Levy,’’ but on January 12, 1846, in conformity 20 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Rep- 9 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Felix G. with an act of the Florida Legislature, the Senate ordered resentative-elect Washington Poe on March 4, 1845, before McConnell, and took his seat December 7, 1846. the surname ‘‘Yulee’’ added to his name on the official the beginning of the congressional term, and took his seat 10 Resigned September 1, 1846. records. January 27, 1846.

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Robert Toombs, Washington LOUISIANA Lewis Cass, Detroit SENATORS ILLINOIS REPRESENTATIVES Alexander Barrow, 27 Baton Rouge John S. Chipman, Centerville SENATORS Pierre Soule´, 28 New Orleans James B. Hunt, Pontiac Sidney Breese, Carlyle Henry Johnson, New River Robert McClelland, Monroe James Semple, Alton REPRESENTATIVES REPRESENTATIVES John H. Harmanson, Simmsport MISSISSIPPI Edward D. Baker, 21 Springfield Isaac E. Morse, St. Martinville 29 John Henry, 22 Springfield John Slidell, New Orleans SENATORS 30 Stephen A. Douglas, 23 Quincy Emile La Se´re, New Orleans Robert J. Walker, 33 Madisonville Orlando B. Ficklin, Charleston Bannon G. Thibodeaux, Thibodaux Joseph W. Chalmers, 34 Holly Springs Joseph P. Hoge, Galena MAINE Jesse Speight, Plymouth John A. McClernand, Shawneetown SENATORS REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE Robert Smith, Alton Stephen Adams, Aberdeen John Wentworth, Chicago George Evans, Gardiner John Fairfield, Saco Jefferson Davis, 35 Warrenton INDIANA REPRESENTATIVES Henry T. Ellett, 36 Port Gibson Robert W. Roberts, Hillsboro SENATORS Robert P. Dunlap, Brunswick Hannibal Hamlin, Hampden Jacob Thompson, Oxford Edward A. Hannegan, Covington John D. McCrate, Wiscasset Jesse D. Bright, Madison Cullen Sawtelle, Norridgewock MISSOURI REPRESENTATIVES John F. Scammon, Saco Charles W. Cathcart, Laporte Luther Severance, Augusta SENATORS John W. Davis, Carlisle Hezekiah Williams, Castine Thomas H. Benton, St. Louis David R. Atchison, Platte City Thomas J. Henley, New Washington MARYLAND Andrew Kennedy, Muncietown REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE Edward W. McGaughey, Greencastle SENATORS James A. Pearce, Chestertown James B. Bowlin, St. Louis Robert D. Owen, New Harmony 37 Reverdy Johnson, Baltimore Sterling Price, Keytesville John Pettit, La Fayette William McDaniel, 38 Palmyra REPRESENTATIVES Caleb B. Smith, Connersville James H. Relfe, Caledonia John G. Chapman, Port Tobacco Thomas Smith, Versailles John S. Phelps, Springfield William W. Wick, Indianapolis Albert Constable, Perryville William F. Giles, Baltimore Leonard H. Sims, Springfield IOWA 24 Thomas W. Ligon, Ellicotts Mills Edward H. C. Long, Princess Anne NEW HAMPSHIRE SENATORS Thomas J. Perry, Cumberland Vacant 25 SENATORS 39 REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE MASSACHUSETTS Levi Woodbury, Portsmouth Benning W. Jenness, 40 Strafford S. Clinton Hastings, 26 Bloomington SENATORS Joseph Cilley, 41 Nottingham Shepherd Leffler, 26 Burlington Isaac C. Bates, 31 Northampton John Davis, 32 Worcester Charles G. Atherton, Nashua KENTUCKY Daniel Webster, Boston REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE SENATORS REPRESENTATIVES James H. Johnson, Bath James T. Morehead, Covington Amos Abbott, Andover Mace Moulton, Manchester John J. Crittenden, Frankfort John Quincy Adams, Quincy Moses Norris, Jr., Pittsfield George Ashmun, Springfield REPRESENTATIVES Joseph Grinnell, New Bedford Joshua F. Bell, Danville Artemas Hale, Bridgewater NEW JERSEY Linn Boyd, Cadiz Charles Hudson, Westminster SENATORS Garrett Davis, Paris Daniel P. King, South Danvers Jacob W. Miller, Morristown Henry Grider, Bowling Green Julius Rockwell, Pittsfield William L. Dayton, Trenton John P. Martin, Prestonburg Benjamin Thompson, Charlestown John H. McHenry, Hartford Robert C. Winthrop, Boston REPRESENTATIVES William P. Thomasson, Louisville Joseph E. Edsall, Hamburg John W. Tibbatts, Newport MICHIGAN James G. Hampton, Bridgeton Andrew Trumbo, Owingsville SENATORS John Runk, 42 Kingwood Bryan R. Young, Elizabethtown William Woodbridge, Detroit Samuel G. Wright, 43 Imlaystown

21 Resigned December 24, 1846, ‘‘to take effect January 29 Resigned November 10, 1845, before Congress assem- 36 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Jeffer- 15, 1847, or sooner if successor is elected’’; again resigned bled. son Davis, and took his seat January 26, 1847. December 30, 1846. 30 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of John 37 Resigned August 12, 1846, to command a cavalry regi- 22 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Ed- Slidell, and took his seat January 29, 1846. ment in the war with Mexico. ward D. Baker, and took his seat February 5, 1847. 31 Died March 16, 1845. 38 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Ster- 23 Reelected to the Thirtieth Congress, but resigned, hav- 32 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Isaac C. ling Price, and took his seat December 7, 1846. ing been elected Senator. Bates, and took his seat December 1, 1845. 39 Resigned November 20, 1845, having been appointed 24 Admitted as a State into the Union December 28, 33 Resigned March 5, 1845, having been appointed Sec- to the Supreme Court of the United States. 1846. retary of the Treasury. 40 Appointed to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Levi 25 Senators were not elected to this Congress. 34 Appointed to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Rob- Woodbury, and took his seat December 1, 1845. 26 Took his seat December 29, 1846. ert J. Walker, and took his seat December 1, 1845; subse- 41 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Levi 27 Died December 29, 1846. quently elected. Woodbury, and took his seat June 22, 1846. 28 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Alexander 35 Resigned in June, 1846, to participate in the war with 42 Election unsuccessfully contested by Isaac G. Farlee. Barrow, and took his seat February 3, 1847. Mexico. 43 Died July 30, 1845, before Congress assembled. 132 Biographical Directory

NEW JERSEY—Continued James C. Dobbin, Fayetteville John Ritter, Reading Alfred Dockery, Dockerys Store Andrew Stewart, Uniontown REPRESENTATIVES—Continued James Graham, Rutherfordton John Strohm, New Providence George Sykes, 44 Mount Holly James I. McKay, Elizabethtown James Thompson, Erie William Wright, Newark David S. Reid, Reidsville David Wilmot, Towanda Jacob S. Yost, Pottstown NEW YORK OHIO SENATORS SENATORS RHODE ISLAND Daniel S. Dickinson, Binghamton William Allen, Chillicothe SENATORS John A. Dix, Albany Thomas Corwin, Lebanon James F. Simmons, Providence Albert C. Greene, Providence REPRESENTATIVES REPRESENTATIVES REPRESENTATIVES Joseph H. Anderson, White Plains Jacob Brinkerhoff, Mansfield Lemuel H. Arnold, Wakefield Charles S. Benton, Mohawk John D. Cummins, New Philadelphia Henry Y. Cranston, Newport William W. Campbell, New York City Francis A. Cunningham, Eaton Charles H. Carroll, Groveland Center Columbus Delano, Mount Vernon SOUTH CAROLINA John F. Collin, Hillsdale James J. Faran, Cincinnati SENATORS Erastus D. Culver, Greenwich George Fries, Hanoverton George McDuffie, 51 Cherry Hill John De Mott, Lodi Joshua R. Giddings, Jefferson Andrew P. Butler, 52 Edgefield Samuel S. Ellsworth, Penn Yan Alexander Harper, Zanesville John C. Calhoun, 53 Pendleton Charles Goodyear, Schoharie Joseph J. McDowell, Hillsboro REPRESENTATIVES Samuel Gordon, Delhi Joseph Morris, Woodsfield Martin Grover, Angelica Isaac Parrish, Parrishs Mills James A. Black, Cherokee Iron Works Richard P. Herrick, 45 Greenbush Augustus L. Perrill, Lithopolis Armistead Burt, Willington Thomas C. Ripley, 46 Schaghticoke Joseph M. Root, Norwalk Isaac E. Holmes, Charleston R. Barnwell Rhett, Ashepoo Elias B. Holmes, Brockport William Sawyer, St. Marys Richard F. Simpson, Pendleton William J. Hough, Cazenovia Robert C. Schenck, Dayton Alexander D. Sims, Darlington Orville Hungerford, Waterford Henry St. John, McCutchenville Joseph A. Woodward, Winnsboro Washington Hunt, Lockport David A. Starkweather, Canton Timothy Jenkins, Oneida Castle Allen G. Thurman, Chillicothe TENNESSEE Preston King, Ogdensburg Daniel R. Tilden, Ravenna SENATORS John W. Lawrence, Flushing Joseph Vance, Urbana Spencer Jarnagin, Athens Abner Lewis, Panama Samuel F. Vinton, Gallipolis Hopkins L. Turney, Winchester William B. Maclay, New York City REPRESENTATIVES William S. Miller, New York City PENNSYLVANIA Lucien B. Chase, Clarksville William A. Moseley, Buffalo SENATORS William M. Cocke, Rutledge Archibald C. Niven, Monticello 49 James Buchanan, Lancaster John H. Crozier, Knoxville George Rathbun, Auburn 50 Simon Cameron, Middletown Alvan Cullom, Livingston Joseph Russell, Warrensburg Daniel Sturgeon, Uniontown Joseph H. Peyton, 54 Gallatin Henry I. Seaman, Richmond REPRESENTATIVES Edwin H. Ewing, 55 Nashville Albert Smith, Batavia James Black, Newport Milton Brown, Jackson Stephen Strong, Owego Meredith P. Gentry, Franklin Horace Wheaton, Pompey John Blanchard, Bellefonte Richard Brodhead, Easton Andrew Johnson, Greeneville Hugh White, Cohoes George W. Jones, Fayetteville Bradford R. Wood, Albany Joseph Buffington, Kittanning John H. Campbell, Philadelphia Barclay Martin, Columbia Thomas M. Woodruff, New York City Frederick P. Stanton, Memphis William W. Woodworth, Hyde Park Cornelius Darragh, Pittsburgh Jacob Erdman, Coopersburg TEXAS 56 NORTH CAROLINA John H. Ewing, Washington Henry D. Foster, Greensburg SENATORS SENATORS William S. Garvin, Mercer Sam Houston, 57 Raven Hill Willie P. Mangum, Red Mountain Charles J. Ingersoll, Philadelphia Thomas J. Rusk, 58 Nacogdoches William H. Haywood, Jr., 47 Raleigh Joseph R. Ingersoll, Philadelphia REPRESENTATIVES 48 George E. Badger, Raleigh Owen D. Leib, Catawissa David S. Kaufman, 59 Lowes Ferry REPRESENTATIVES Lewis C. Levin, Philadelphia Timothy Pilsbury, 60 Brazoria Daniel M. Barringer, Concord Moses McClean, Gettysburg Asa Biggs, Williamston Abraham R. McIlvaine, Brandywine VERMONT Henry S. Clark, Washington James Pollock, Milton SENATORS John R. J. Daniel, Halifax Alexander Ramsey, Harrisburg Samuel S. Phelps, Middlebury

44 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Samuel 51 Resigned August 17, 1846. 56 Admitted as a State into the Union December 29, G. Wright, and took his seat December 1, 1845. 52 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of George 1845, after compliance with certain conditions stipulated 45 Died June 20, 1846. McDuffie, and took his seat December 21, 1846; vacancy in the joint resolution approved March 1, 1845, providing 46 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Richard in this class from January 17, 1846, to December 3, 1846. for the annexation of the Republic of Texas. P. Herrick, and took his seat December 7, 1846. 53 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Daniel 57 Took his seat March 30, 1846; term to expire, as de- 47 Resigned July 25, 1846. 48 E. Huger in preceding Congress, and took his seat Decem- termined by lot, March 3, 1847. Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Wil- 58 liam H. Haywood, Jr., and took his seat December 14, ber 22, 1845; vacancy in this class from March 4, 1845, Took his seat March 26, 1846; term to expire, as de- 1846. to November 25, 1845. termined by lot, March 3, 1851. 54 59 49 Resigned March 5, 1845. Died November 12, 1845, before Congress assembled. Took his seat June 1, 1846. 50 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of James 55 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Joseph H. 60 Took his seat June 10, 1846. Buchanan, and took his seat March 17, 1845. Peyton, and took his seat January 2, 1846. TWENTY-NINTH CONGRESS 133

William Upham, Montpelier James M. Mason, 62 Winchester James A. Seddon, Richmond REPRESENTATIVES William Taylor, 63 Lexington REPRESENTATIVES Archibald Atkinson, Smithfield James McDowell, 64 Lexington Jacob Collamer, Woodstock Thomas H. Bayly, Accomac William M. Tredway, Danville Paul Dillingham, Jr., Waterbury Henry Bedinger, Charlestown Solomon Foot, Rutland William G. Brown, Kingwood TERRITORY OF IOWA 65 George P. Marsh, Burlington Augustus A. Chapman, Union George C. Dromgoole, Summit DELEGATE George W. Hopkins, Abingdon Augustus C. Dodge, 66 Burlington VIRGINIA Edmund W. Hubard, Curdsville Robert M. T. Hunter, Lloyds TERRITORY OF WISCONSIN SENATORS Joseph Johnson, Bridgeport William S. Archer, Elk Hill Shelton F. Leake, Charlottesville DELEGATE Isaac S. Pennybacker, 61 New Market John S. Pendleton, Culpeper Morgan L. Martin, Green Bay

61 Died January 12, 1847. 63 Died January 17, 1846. 65 Granted statehood December 28, 1846. 62 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Isaac S. 64 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of William 66 Served until December 28, 1846, when the Territory Pennybacker, and took his seat January 25, 1847. Taylor, and took his seat March 6, 1846. of Iowa was granted statehood.