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Eighteenth Congress March 4, 1823, to March 3, 1825 EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS MARCH 4, 1823, TO MARCH 3, 1825 FIRST SESSION—December 1, 1823, to May 27, 1824 SECOND SESSION—December 6, 1824, to March 3, 1825 VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES—DANIEL D. TOMPKINS, of New York PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE—JOHN GAILLARD, 1 of South Carolina SECRETARY OF THE SENATE—CHARLES CUTTS, of New Hampshire SERGEANT AT ARMS OF THE SENATE—MOUNTJOY BAYLY, of Maryland SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—HENRY CLAY, 2 of Kentucky CLERK OF THE HOUSE—MATTHEW ST. CLAIR CLARKE, 3 of Pennsylvania SERGEANT AT ARMS OF THE HOUSE—THOMAS DUNN, of Maryland; JOHN O. DUNN, 4 of District of Columbia DOORKEEPER OF THE HOUSE—BENJAMIN BIRCH, of Maryland ALABAMA GEORGIA Waller Taylor, Vincennes SENATORS SENATORS REPRESENTATIVES William R. King, Cahaba John Elliott, Sunbury Jonathan Jennings, Charlestown William Kelly, Huntsville Nicholas Ware, 8 Richmond John Test, Brookville REPRESENTATIVES Thomas W. Cobb, 9 Greensboro William Prince, 14 Princeton John McKee, Tuscaloosa REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE Gabriel Moore, Huntsville Jacob Call, 15 Princeton George W. Owen, Claiborne Joel Abbot, Washington George Cary, Appling CONNECTICUT Thomas W. Cobb, 10 Greensboro KENTUCKY 11 SENATORS Richard H. Wilde, Augusta SENATORS James Lanman, Norwich Alfred Cuthbert, Eatonton Elijah Boardman, 5 Litchfield John Forsyth, Augusta Richard M. Johnson, Great Crossings Henry W. Edwards, 6 New Haven Edward F. Tattnall, Savannah Isham Talbot, Frankfort REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE Wiley Thompson, Elberton REPRESENTATIVES Noyes Barber, Groton Samuel A. Foote, Cheshire ILLINOIS Richard A. Buckner, Greensburg Ansel Sterling, Sharon SENATORS Henry Clay, Lexington Ebenezer Stoddard, Woodstock Jesse B. Thomas, Edwardsville Robert P. Henry, Hopkinsville Gideon Tomlinson, Fairfield Ninian Edwards, 12 Edwardsville Francis Johnson, Bowling Green Lemuel Whitman, Farmington John McLean, 13 Shawneetown John T. Johnson, Georgetown Robert P. Letcher, Lancaster DELAWARE REPRESENTATIVE AT LARGE Thomas Metcalfe, Carlisle SENATORS Daniel P. Cook, Edwardsville Thomas P. Moore, Harrodsburg Nicholas Van Dyke, New Castle Philip Thompson, Yellow Banks Thomas Clayton, 7 Dover INDIANA David Trimble, Mount Sterling REPRESENTATIVE AT LARGE SENATORS David White, New Castle Louis McLane, Wilmington James Noble, Brookville Charles A. Wickliffe, Bardstown 1 Elected May 21, 1824. 7 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Caesar 11 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Thom- 2 Elected December 1, 1823. A. Rodney in preceding Congress, and took his seat Janu- as W. Cobb, and took his seat February 7, 1825. 3 Reelected December 1, 1823. ary 15, 1824. Vacancy in this class from January 29, 1823, 12 Resigned March 4, 1824, having been appointed min- 4 Elected December 6, 1824. to January 8, 1824. ister to Mexico. 5 Died October 8, 1823. 8 Died September 7, 1824. 13 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Ninian 9 6 Appointed to fill vacancy caused by death of Elijah Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Nicholas Edwards, and took his seat December 20, 1824. Ware, and took his seat December 6, 1824. 14 Died September 4, 1824. Boardman, and took his seat December 1, 1823; subse- 10 15 quently elected. Resigned December 6, 1824, having been elected Sen- Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of William ator. Prince, and took his seat December 23, 1824. [ 92 ] EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS 93 LOUISIANA MISSISSIPPI James L. Hogeboom, Castleton SENATORS SENATORS Lemuel Jenkins, Bloomingburg Samuel Lawrence, Johnsons Henry Johnson, 16 Donaldsonville Thomas H. Williams, Washington Settlement Dominique Bouligny, 17 New Orleans David Holmes, Washington Elisha Litchfield, Delphi James Brown, 18 New Orleans REPRESENTATIVE AT LARGE Henry C. Martindale, Sandy Hill Josiah S. Johnston, 19 Alexandria Christopher Rankin, Natchez Dudley Marvin, Canandaigua REPRESENTATIVES John J. Morgan, New York City William L. Brent, St. Martinsville MISSOURI John Richards, Johnsburg Henry H. Gurley, Baton Rouge SENATORS William B. Rochester, 23 Bath Edward Livingston, New Orleans David Barton, St. Louis William Woods, 24 Bath Thomas H. Benton, St. Louis Robert S. Rose, Geneva MAINE Peter Sharpe, New York City REPRESENTATIVE AT LARGE SENATORS Henry R. Storrs, Whitestown John Scott, Ste. Genevieve John Chandler, Monmouth James Strong, Hudson John Holmes, Alfred NEW HAMPSHIRE John W. Taylor, Ballston Spa REPRESENTATIVES Egbert Ten Eyck, Watertown SENATORS Albert H. Tracey, Buffalo William Burleigh, South Berwick John F. Parrott, Portsmouth Jacob Tyson, Castletown Joshua Cushman, Winslow Samuel Bell, Chester Stephen Van Rensselaer, Albany Ebenezer Herrick, Bowdoinham William W. Van Wyck, Fishkill David Kidder, Norridgewock REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE Isaac Williams, Jr., Cooperstown Enoch Lincoln, Paris Ichabod Bartlett, Portsmouth Isaac Wilson, 25 Middlebury Stephen Longfellow, Portland Matthew Harvey, Hopkinton Parmenio Adams, 26 Batavia Jeremiah O’Brien, Machias Arthur Livermore, Plymouth Aaron Matson, Stoddard Silas Wood, Huntington MARYLAND William Plumer, Jr., Epping Thomas Whipple, Jr., Wentworth NORTH CAROLINA SENATORS SENATORS Edward Lloyd, Easton Nathan Macon, Monroe Samuel Smith, Baltimore NEW JERSEY SENATORS John Branch, Enfield REPRESENTATIVES Mahlon Dickerson, Succasunna REPRESENTATIVES William Heyward, Jr., Easton 27 Joseph McIlvaine, 22 Burlington Hutchins G. Burton, Halifax Joseph Kent, Bladensburg George Outlaw, 28 Windsor REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE John Lee, Petersville Henry W. Connor, Sherrills Ford Peter Little, Freedom George Cassedy, Hackensack John Culpepper, Lawrenceville Isaac McKim, 20 Baltimore Lewis Condict, Morristown Weldon N. Edwards, Warrenton George E. Mitchell, Elkton Daniel Garrison, Salem Alfred M. Gatlin, Edenton Raphael Neale, Leonardtown George Holcombe, Allentown Thomas H. Hall, Tarboro John S. Spence, Poplartown James Matlack, Woodbury Charles Hooks, Dublin Henry R. Warfield, Middleburg Samuel Swan, Somerville John Long, Longs Mills Willie P. Mangum, Red Mountain MASSACHUSETTS NEW YORK Romulus M. Saunders, Milton SENATORS SENATORS Richard D. Spaight, Jr., New Bern Elijah H. Mills, Northampton Rufus King, New York City Robert B. Vance, Nashville James Lloyd, Boston Martin Van Buren, Albany Lewis Williams, Panther Creek REPRESENTATIVES REPRESENTATIVES OHIO Samuel C. Allen, Greenfield John W. Cady, Johnstown John Bailey, 21 Canton Churchill C. Cambreleng, New York SENATORS Francis Baylies, Taunton City Benjamin Ruggles, St. Clairsville Benjamin W. Crowninshield, Salem Lot Clark, Norwich Ethan Allen Brown, Cincinnati Henry W. Dwight, Stockbridge Ela Collins, Lowville REPRESENTATIVES Timothy Fuller, Boston Hector Craig, Chester Mordecai Bartley, Mansfield Aaron Hobart, Hanover Rowland Day, Simpronius Philemon Beecher, Lancaster Samuel Lathrop, West Springfield Justin Dwinell, Cazenovia John W. Campbell, West Union John Locke, Ashby Lewis Eaton, Schoharie Bridge John W. Gazlay, Cincinnati Jeremiah Nelson, Newburyport Charles A. Foote, Delhi Duncan McArthur, Chillicothe John Reed, Yarmouth Joel Frost, Carmel William McLean, Piqua Jonas Sibley, Worcester Moses Hayden, York John Patterson, St. Clairsville Daniel Webster, Boston John Herkimer, Danube Thomas R. Ross, Lebanon 16 Resigned May 27, 1824. 21 By resolution of March 18, 1824, was declared not 25 Served until January 7, 1824; succeeded by Parmenio 17 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Henry entitled to seat; subsequently elected, and took his seat Adams, who contested his election. Johnson, and took his seat December 21, 1824. December 13, 1824. 26 Successfully contested the election of Isaac Wilson, 18 Resigned December 10, 1823, having been appointed 22 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Sam- and took his seat January 7, 1824. minister to France. uel L. Southard in preceding Congress, and took his seat 27 Resigned March 23, 1824. 19 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of James December 1, 1823. 28 23 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Hutch- Brown, and took his seat March 12, 1824. Resigned before Congress assembled. ins G. Burton, and took his seat January 19, 1825. 20 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Rep- 24 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Wil- resentative-elect Samuel Smith in preceding Congress. liam B. Rochester, and took his seat December 1, 1823. 94 Biographical Directory OHIO—Continued James De Wolf, Bristol Charles Rich, 33 Shoreham Henry Olin, 34 Salisbury REPRESENTATIVES—Continued REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE Job Durfee, Tiverton John Sloane, Wooster Samuel Eddy, Providence VIRGINIA Joseph Vance, Urbana Samuel F. Vinton, Gallipolis SENATORS Elisha Whittlesey, Canfield SOUTH CAROLINA James Barbour, Barboursville William Wilson, Newark SENATORS John Taylor, 35 Port Royal John C. Wright, Steubenville John Gaillard, Pendleton Littleton W. Tazewell, 36 Norfolk Robert Y. Hayne, Charleston REPRESENTATIVES PENNSYLVANIA REPRESENTATIVES Mark Alexander, Lombardy Grove SENATORS Robert B. Campbell, Brownsville William S. Archer, Amelia Walter Lowrie, Butler John Carter, Camden John S. Barbour, Culpeper William Findlay, Franklinton Joseph Gist, Pinckneyville Philip P. Barbour, Lucketsville REPRESENTATIVES Andrew R. Govan, Orangeburg Burwell Bassett, Williamsburg James Allison, Jr., Beaver James Hamilton, Jr., Charleston John Floyd, Newbern Samuel Breck, Philadelphia George McDuffie, Edgefield Robert S. Garnett, Lloyds John Brown, Lewistown Joel R. Poinsett, Charleston Joseph Johnson, Bridgeport James Buchanan, Lancaster
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