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NINETEENTH CONGRESS MARCH 4, 1825, TO MARCH 3, 1827

FIRST SESSION—December 5, 1825, to May 22, 1826 SECOND SESSION—December 4, 1826, to March 3, 1827 SPECIAL SESSION OF THE SENATE—March 4, 1825, to March 9, 1825

VICE PRESIDENT OF THE —JOHN C. CALHOUN, of PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE—, 1 of South Carolina; , 2 of SECRETARY OF THE SENATE—CHARLES CUTTS, of ; WALTER LOWRIE, 3 of SERGEANT AT ARMS OF THE SENATE—MOUNTJOY BAYLY, of

SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—JOHN W. TAYLOR, 4 of CLERK OF THE HOUSE—MATTHEW ST. CLAIR CLARKE, 5 of Pennsylvania SERGEANT AT ARMS OF THE HOUSE—JOHN O. DUNN, of District of Columbia DOORKEEPER OF THE HOUSE—BENJAMIN BIRCH, of Maryland

ALABAMA Elias K. Kane, Kaskaskia SENATORS REPRESENTATIVE AT LARGE SENATORS Nicholas Van Dyke, 10 New Castle Daniel P. Cook, Edwardsville William R. King, Cahaba 11 6 , Wilmington Henry H. Chambers, Madison Henry M. Ridgely, 12 Dover INDIANA Israel Pickens, 7 Cahaba , Dover 8 SENATORS John McKinley, Huntsville REPRESENTATIVE AT LARGE James Noble, Brookville REPRESENTATIVES Louis McLane, 13 Wilmington William Hendricks, Madison John McKee, Tuscaloosa REPRESENTATIVES , Huntsville GEORGIA George W. Owen, Claiborne SENATORS , Boonville Thomas W. Cobb, Greensboro Jonathan Jennings, Charlestown John Macpherson Berrien, Savannah John Test, Brookville REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE SENATORS George Cary, Appling Henry W. Edwards, New Haven Alfred Cuthbert, Eatonton SENATORS , 9 Tolland John Forsyth, Augusta Richard M. Johnson, Great Crossings Charles E. Haynes, Sparta John Rowan, Louisville REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE James Meriwether, Athens John Baldwin, Windham Edward F. Tattnall, Savannah REPRESENTATIVES Noyes Barber, Groton Wiley Thompson, Elberton Richard A. Buckner, Greensburg Ralph I. Ingersoll, New Haven , 14 Lexington Orange Merwin, New Milford ILLINOIS James Clark, 15 Winchester Elisha Phelps, Simsbury SENATORS Robert P. Henry, 16 Hopkinsville , Fairfield Jesse B. Thomas, Edwardsville John F. Henry, 17 Hopkinsville

1 Elected March 9, 1825 (special session of the Senate). 8 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Henry Cham- 12 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Nicholas 2 Elected May 20, 1826; January 2, 1827; and March bers, and took his seat December 21, 1826. Van Dyke, and took his seat January 23, 1827. 2, 1827. 9 Elected for term commencing March 4, 1825; took his 13 Reelected to the Twentieth Congress, but resigned, 3 Elected December 12, 1825. seat December 5, 1825. James Lanman was appointed, having been elected Senator. 4 Elected December 5, 1825. but the Senate, on March 5, 1825, would not permit him 14 Resigned March 6, 1825, before Congress assembled. 15 5 Reelected December 5, 1825. to qualify; vacancy in this class from March 4, 1825, to Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Henry 6 May 4, 1825, because of recess of legislature. Clay, and took his seat December 5, 1825. Died January 24, 1826. 10 16 7 Appointed to fill vacancy caused by death of Henry Died May 21, 1826. Died August 25, 1826. 11 Appointed to fill vacancy caused by death of Nicholas 17 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Robert P. Chambers, and took his seat April 10, 1826. Van Dyke, and took his seat December 4, 1826. Henry, and took his seat December 11, 1826.

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KENTUCKY—Continued James Lloyd, 26 Daniel Garrison, Salem , 27 Salem George Holcombe, Allentown REPRESENTATIVES—Continued REPRESENTATIVES Samuel Swan, Somerville Francis Johnson, Bowling Green Samuel C. Allen, Greenfield Ebenezer Tucker, Tuckerton James Johnson, 18 Great Crossings John Bailey, Milton Robert McHatton, 19 Georgetown , Taunton NEW YORK Robert P. Letcher, Lancaster Benjamin W. Crowninshield, Salem SENATORS Thomas Metcalfe, Carlisle , Albany Thomas P. Moore, Harrodsburg John Davis, Worcester , 36 Albany David Trimble, Mount Sterling Henry W. Dwight, Stockbridge Charles A. Wickliffe, Bardstown , Cambridge REPRESENTATIVES William S. Young, Elizabethtown , East Bridgewater Parmenio Adams, Batavia Joseph Lecompte, New Castle , West Springfield William G. Angel, Burlington John Locke, Ashby Henry Ashley, Catskill LOUISIANA John Reed, Yarmouth Luther Badger, Janesville SENATORS , Haverhill Churchill C. Cambreleng, New York Josiah S. Johnston, Alexandria , Boston City William Dietz, Schoharie Dominique Bouligny, New Orleans REPRESENTATIVES Nicoll Fosdick, Morristown William L. Brent, St. Martinsville SENATORS Daniel G. Garnsey, Fredonia Henry H. Gurley, Baton Rouge Thomas H. Williams, Washington John Hallock, Jr., Ridgebury , New Orleans David Holmes, 28 Washington Abraham B. Hasbrouck, Kingston Powhatan Ellis, 29 Winchester Moses Hayden, York Thomas B. Reed, 30 Natchez Michael Hoffman, Herkimer SENATORS REPRESENTATIVE AT LARGE , Ithaca , Monmouth Christopher Rankin, 31 Natchez Jeromus Johnson, John Holmes, Alfred William Haile, 32 Woodville Charles Kellogg, Kelloggsville REPRESENTATIVES William McManus, Troy MISSOURI Henry Markell, Palatine John Anderson, Portland Henry C. Martindale, Sandy Hill William Burleigh, South Berwick SENATORS Dudley Marvin, Canandaigua Ebenezer Herrick, Bowdoinham David Barton, St. Louis John Miller, Truxton David Kiddler, Norridgewock Thomas H. Benton, St. Louis Timothy H. Porter, Olean , 20 Paris REPRESENTATIVE AT LARGE Robert S. Rose, Geneva James W. Ripley, 21 Fryeburg Jeremiah O’Brien, Machias John Scott, Ste. Genevieve Henry H. Ross, Essex Peleg Sprague, Hallowell Joshua Sands, Brooklyn NEW HAMPSHIRE Henry R. Storrs, Whitestown MARYLAND SENATORS James Strong, Hudson SENATORS John W. Taylor, Ballston Spa Samuel Bell, Chester 37 22 33 Egbert Ten Eyck, Watertown Edward Lloyd, Easton , Portsmouth 38 23 Daniel Hugunin, Jr., Oswego Ezekiel F. Chambers, Chestertown REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE Samuel Smith, Stephen Van Rensselaer, Albany Ichabod Bartlett, Portsmouth Gulian C. Verplanck, New York City REPRESENTATIVES Titus Brown, Francestown Aaron Ward, Mount Pleasant John Barney, Baltimore Nehemiah Eastman, Farmington Bartow White, Fishkill Clement Dorsey, Chaptico Jonathan Harvey, Sutton Elias Whitmore, Windsor 24 Joseph Kent, Bladensburg Joseph Healy, Washington Silas Wood, Huntington John C. Weems, 25 Waterloo Thomas Whipple, Jr., Wentworth John L. Kerr, Easton NORTH CAROLINA Peter Little, Freedom NEW JERSEY SENATORS Robert N. Martin, Princess Anne SENATORS George E. Mitchell, Elkton Nathaniel Macon, Monroe George Peter, Darnestown , Succasunna , Enfield 34 Thomas C. Worthington, Frederick Joseph McIlvaine, Burlington REPRESENTATIVES 35 Ephraim Bateman, Cedarville , Hyde Park REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE John H. Bryan, New Bern SENATORS George Cassedy, Hackensack Samuel P. Carson, Pleasant Garden Elijah H. Mills, Northampton Lewis Condict, Morristown Henry W. Connor, Sherrills Ford

18 Died August 14, 1826. 25 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Joseph 33 Elected to fill vacancy in term commencing March 19 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of James John- Kent, and took his seat February 7, 1826. 4, 1825, and took his seat December 5, 1825; vacancy son, and took his seat December 7, 1826. 26 Resigned May 23, 1826. in this class from March 4, 1825, to June 15, 1825. 20 Resigned in January, 1826, having been elected gov- 27 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of James 34 Died August 19, 1826. ernor of Maine. Lloyd, and took his seat December 4, 1826. 35 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Joseph 28 21 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Enoch Resigned September 25, 1825. McIlvaine, and took his seat December 7, 1826. 29 36 Lincoln, and took his seat December 4, 1826. Appointed to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Elected to fill vacancy in term commencing March 22 David Holmes, and took his seat December 12, 1825. 4, 1825, and took his seat January 31, 1826; vacancy Resigned in January 1826. 30 23 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of David in this class from March 4, 1825, to January 14, 1826. Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Ed- Holmes, and took his seat March 11, 1826. 37 Served until December 15, 1825; succeeded by Daniel ward Lloyd, and took his seat February 22, 1826. 31 Died March 14, 1826. Hugunin, Jr., who contested his election. 24 Resigned January 6, 1826, having been elected gov- 32 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Christopher 38 Successfully contested the election of Egbert Ten ernor of Maryland. Rankin, and took his seat December 4, 1826. Eyck, and took his seat December 15, 1825. NINETEENTH CONGRESS 97

Weldon N. Edwards, Warrenton James S. Mitchell, Rossville James C. Mitchell, Athens Richard Hines, Edgecombe John Mitchell, Bellefonte James K. Polk, Columbia Gabriel Holmes, Clinton George Plumer, Robbstown John Long, Longs Mills James S. Stevenson, Pittsburgh VERMONT Archibald McNeill, McNeills Store Andrew Stewart, Uniontown SENATORS Willie P. Mangum, 39 Red Mountain Alexander Thomson, 49 Bedford , Middlebury Daniel L. Barringer, 40 Raleigh Chauncey Forward, 50 Somerset Dudley Chase, Randolph Romulus M. Saunders, Milton Espy Van Horne, Williamsport REPRESENTATIVES Lemuel Sawyer, Elizabeth City , 51 Allentown William C. Bradley, Westminster , Panther Creek Jacob Krebs, 52 Orwigsburg Rollin C. Mallary, Poultney James Wilson, Fairfield John Mattocks, Peacham George Wolf, Easton Ezra Meech, Shelburn SENATORS John Wurts, George E. Wales, Hartford Benjamin Ruggles, St. Clairsville , Cincinnati REPRESENTATIVES SENATORS SENATORS Mordecai Bartley, Mansfield Nehemiah R. Knight, Providence , 62 Barboursville Philemon Beecher, Lancaster James De Wolf, 53 Bristol John Randolph, 63 Charlotte John W. Campbell, West Union Asher Robbins, 54 Newport Littleton W. Tazewell, Norfolk James Findlay, Cincinnati REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE REPRESENTATIVES David Jennings, 41 St. Clairsville Tristam Burges, Providence Mark Alexander, Lombardy Grove Thomas Shannon, 42 Barnesville Dutee J. Pearce, Newport William S. Archer, Amelia William McLean, Piqua William Armstrong, Romney John Sloane, Wooster SOUTH CAROLINA John S. Barbour, Culpeper John Thomson, Chillicothe SENATORS Burwell Bassett, Williamsburg Joseph Vance, Urbana John Gaillard, 55 Pendleton Nathaniel H. Claiborne, Rocky Mount Samuel F. Vinton, Gallipolis William Harper, 56 Charleston Thomas Davenport, Meadville Elisha Whittlesey, Canfield William Smith, 57 Charleston Benjamin Estil, Abingdon William Wilson, Newark Robert Y. Hayne, Charleston John Floyd, Newbern John Woods, Hamilton Robert S. Garnett, Lloyds REPRESENTATIVES John C. Wright, Steubenville Joseph Johnson, Bridgeport John Carter, Camden William McCoy, Franklin 58 PENNSYLVANIA Joel R. Poinsett, Charleston Charles F. Mercer, Aldie 59 SENATORS William Drayton, Charleston Thomas Newton, Jr., Norfolk William Findlay, Franklinton Joseph Gist, Pickneyville Alfred H. Powell, Winchester William Marks, Pittsburgh Andrew R. Govan, Orangeburg John Randolph, 64 Charlotte REPRESENTATIVES James Hamilton, Jr., Charleston George W. Crump, 65 Cumberland George McDuffie, Edgefield William C. Rives, Milton William Addams, Reading Thomas R. Mitchell, Georgetown 43 William Smith, Lewisburg James Allison, Jr., Beaver Starling Tucker, Mountain Shoals 44 , Richmond Robert Orr, Jr., Kittanning John Wilson, Golden Grove , Lancaster , Fredericksburg Robert Taylor, Orange Samuel Edwards, Chester TENNESSEE Patrick Farrelly, 45 Meadville James Trezvant, Jerusalem SENATORS Thomas H. Sill, 46 Erie John Findlay, Chambersburg John H. Eaton, Nashville ARKANSAS TERRITORY Robert Harris, Harrisburg , 60 Nashville DELEGATE 61 , 47 Philadelphia , Knoxville Henry W. Conway, Little Rock Thomas Kittera, 48 Philadelphia REPRESENTATIVES Samuel D. Ingham, New Hope Adam R. Alexander, Jackson TERRITORY OF , Lewisburg Robert Allen, Carthage DELEGATE Joseph Lawrence, Washington John Blair, Jonesboro Joseph M. White, Pensacola Samuel McKean, Burlington John Cocke, Rutledge Philip S. Markley, Norristown Samuel Houston, Nashville MICHIGAN TERRITORY Daniel H. Miller, Philadelphia Jacob C. Isacks, Winchester DELEGATE Charles Miner, West Chester John H. Marable, Yellow Creek Austin E. Wing, 66 Detroit

39 Resigned March 18, 1826. 50 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Alex- 59 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Joel 40 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Willie ander Thomson, and took his seat December 4, 1826. R. Poinsett, and took his seat December 5, 1825. P. Mangum, and took his seat December 4, 1826. 51 Died August 14, 1826. 60 Resigned October 14, 1825. 41 Resigned May 25, 1826. 52 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Henry Wil- 61 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of An- 42 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of David son, and took his seat December 4, 1826. drew Jackson, and took his seat December 12, 1825. Jennings, and took his seat December 4, 1826. 53 Resigned October 31, 1825. 62 Resigned March 7, 1825. 43 Resigned before Congress assembled. 54 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of James 63 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of James 44 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of James De Wolf, and took his seat December 5, 1825. Barbour, and took his seat December 26, 1825; vacancy Allison, Jr., and took his seat December 5, 1825. 55 45 Died January 12, 1826. Died February 26, 1826. in this class from March 28, 1825, to December 8, 1825. 46 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Patrick 56 Appointed to fill vacancy caused by death of John 64 Resigned effective December 26, 1825, without quali- Farrelly, and took his seat April 3, 1826. Gaillard, and took his seat March 28, 1826. fying, having been elected Senator. 47 Resigned in 1826. 57 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of John 65 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of John 48 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Joseph Gaillard, and took his seat December 7, 1826. Randolph, and took his seat February 6, 1826. Hemphill, and took his seat December 4, 1826. 58 Resigned March 7, 1825, to become minister to Mex- 66 Election unsuccessfully contested by John Biddle and 49 Resigned May 1, 1826. ico. Gabriel Richard.