TWENTY-THIRD CONGRESS MARCH 4, 1833, TO MARCH 3, 1835

FIRST SESSION—December 2, 1833, to June 30, 1834 SECOND SESSION—December 1, 1834, to March 3, 1835

VICE PRESIDENT OF THE —, of PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE—HUGH L. WHITE, of Tennessee; , 1 of ; , 2 of Virginia SECRETARY OF THE SENATE—WALTER LOWRIE, 3 of SERGEANT AT ARMS OF THE SENATE—MOUNTJOY BAYLY, of Maryland; JOHN SHACKFORD, 4 of New Hampshire

SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—ANDREW STEVENSON, 5 of Virginia; JOHN BELL, 6 of Tennessee CLERK OF THE HOUSE—MATTHEW ST. CLAIR CLARKE, of Pennsylvania; WALTER S. FRANKLIN, 7 of Pennsylvania SERGEANT AT ARMS OF THE HOUSE—JOHN O. DUNN, of District of Columbia; THOMAS B. RANDOLPH, 8 of Virginia DOORKEEPER OF THE HOUSE—OVERTON CARR, of Maryland

ALABAMA Ebenezer Young, Killingly Center ILLINOIS SENATORS DELAWARE SENATORS William R. King, Selma SENATORS Elias K. Kane, Kaskaskia Gabriel Moore, Huntsville John M. Clayton, Dover John M. Robinson, Carmi REPRESENTATIVES Arnold Naudain, Wilmington REPRESENTATIVES Clement C. Clay, Huntsville REPRESENTATIVE AT LARGE Zadoc Casey, Mount Vernon Dixon H. Lewis, Lowndesboro John J. Milligan, Wilmington Joseph Duncan, 20 Jacksonville John McKinley, Florence William L. May, 21 Springfield Samuel W. Mardis, Montevallo GEORGIA Charles Slade, 22 Carlyle John Murphy, Claiborne SENATORS John Reynolds, 23 Belleville CONNECTICUT George M. Troup, 15 Dublin 16 SENATORS John P. King, Augusta 17 John Forsyth, Columbus SENATORS Gideon Tomlinson, Fairfield Alfred Cuthbert, 18 Monticello Nathan Smith, New Haven , Madison REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE John Tipton, Logansport Augustin S. Clayton, Athens REPRESENTATIVES Noyes Barber, Groton John Coffee, Jacksonville William W. Ellsworth, 9 Hartford Thomas F. Foster, Greensboro , Boonville Joseph Trumbull, 10 Hartford Roger L. Gamble, Louisville John Carr, Charlestown Samuel A. Foote, 11 Cheshire George R. Gilmer, Lexington John Ewing, Vincennes Ebenezer Jackson, Jr., 12 Middletown Seaborn Jones, Columbus Edward A. Hannegan, Covington Jabez W. Huntington, 13 Litchfield William Schley, Augusta George L. Kinnard, Indianapolis Phineas Miner, 14 Litchfield James M. Wayne, 19 Savannah Amos Lane, Lawrenceburg Samuel Tweedy, Danbury Richard H. Wilde, Augusta Johnathan McCarty, Fort Wayne

1 Elected June 28, 1834. 11 Resigned May 9, 1834, having been elected governor 18 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of John 2 Elected March 3, 1835. of Connecticut. Forsyth, and took his seat January 12, 1835. 3 Reelected December 9, 1833. 12 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Sam- 19 Resigned January 13, 1835. 4 Elected December 9, 1833. uel A. Foote, and took his seat December 1, 1834. 20 Resigned September 21, 1834, having been elected 5 Reelected December 2, 1833; resigned from the House 13 Resigned August 16, 1834, having been appointed governor of Illinois. June 2, 1834; Henry Hubbard, of New Hampshire, was judge of the supreme court of errors. 21 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Joseph elected Speaker pro tempore for May 16, 1834. 14 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Jabez 6 Duncan, and took his seat December 1, 1834. Elected June 2, 1834. W. Huntington, and took his seat December 1, 1834. 22 7 Elected December 2, 1833. 15 Resigned November 8, 1833. Died July 26, 1834. 23 8 Elected December 3, 1833. 16 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of George Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Charles 9 Resigned July 8, 1834. M. Troup, and took his seat December 31, 1833. Slade, and took his seat December 1, 1834. 10 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Wil- 17 Resigned June 27, 1834, having been appointed Sec- liam W. Ellsworth, and took his seat December 1, 1834. retary of State.

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KENTUCKY Littleton P. Dennis, 35 Princess Anne Joseph M. Harper, Canterbury 36 SENATORS John N. Steele, Vienna Henry Hubbard, Charlestown James P. Heath, Baltimore Franklin Pierce, Hillsboro George M. Bibb, Yellow Banks , Jefferson , Lexington Issac McKim, Baltimore REPRESENTATIVES John T. Stoddert, Harris Lot SENATORS , Winchester , Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen, Newark , South Fork James Turner, Wiseburg Samuel L. Southard, Trenton , Elizabethtown , Mount Sterling REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE , Bardstown SENATORS Philemon Dickerson, Paterson Albert G. Hawes, Hawesville Samuel Fowler, Hamburg , Salem Richard M. Johnson, Great Crossings Thomas Lee, Port Elizabeth , Robert P. Letcher, 24 Lancaster James Parker, Perth Amboy James Love, Barbourville REPRESENTATIVES Ferdinand S. Schenck, Six Mile Run , Eddyville , Quincy William N. Shinn, Mount Holly Thomas A. Marshall, Paris Isaac C. Bates, Northampton Patrick H. Pope, Louisville , West Bridgewater NEW YORK , Glasgow George N. Briggs, Lanesboro SENATORS , 37 Salem Silas Wright, Jr., Canton LOUISIANA Stephen C. Phillips, 38 Salem 39 Nathaniel P. Tallmadge, Poughkeepsie SENATORS John Davis, Worcester Levi Lincoln, 40 Worcester REPRESENTATIVES Josiah S. Johnston, 25 Alexandria 26 , Charlestown John Adams, Catskill Alexander Porter, Attakapas Samuel Beardsley, Utica George A. Waggaman, New Orleans , Boston George Grennell, Jr., Greenfield Abraham Bockee, Federal Store REPRESENTATIVES William Jackson, Newton Charles Bodle, Bloomingburg Henry A. Bullard, 27 Alexandria Gayton P. Osgood, North Andover John W. Brown, Newburgh Rice Garland, 28 Opelousas John Reed, Yarmouth Churchill C. Cambreleng, New York Philemon Thomas, Baton Rouge City Edward D. White, 29 Donaldsonville MISSISSIPPI Samuel Clark, Waterloo 30 Henry Johnson, Donaldsonville SENATORS John Cramer, Waterford Rowland Day, Sempronius George Poindexter, Wilkinson John Black, 41 Monroe John Dickson, West Bloomfield SENATORS , Buffalo REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE Peleg Sprague, 31 Hallowell Philo C. Fuller, Genesco , 32 Thomaston Harry Cage, Woodville William K. Fuller, Chittenango Ether Shepley, Saco Franklin E. Plummer, Westville Ransom H. Gillet, Ogdensburg REPRESENTATIVES Nicoll Halsey, Trumansburg MISSOURI Gideon Hard, Albion George Evans, Gardiner SENATORS Joseph Hall, Camden Samuel G. Hathaway, Solon Leonard Jarvis, Ellsworth Thomas H. Benton, St. Louis Abner Hazeltine, Jamestown 42 , Damariscotta Mills Alexander Buckner, Jackson Edward Howell, Bath 43 Moses Mason, Jr., Bethel Lewis F. Linn, Ste. Genevieve Abel Huntington, East Hampton Rufus McIntire, Parsonsfield REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE Noadiah Johnson, Delhi William H. Ashley, St. Louis Gerrit Y. Lansing, Albany Gorham Parks, Bangor 44 Francis O. J. Smith, Portland John Bull, Chariton Cornelius W. Lawrence, New York City MARYLAND NEW HAMPSHIRE John J. Morgan, 45 New York City George W. Lay, Batavia SENATORS SENATORS Charles McVean, Canajoharie Ezekiel F. Chambers, 33 Chestertown Samuel Bell, Chester Abijah Mann, Jr., Fairfield Robert H. Goldsborough, 34 Easton Isaac Hill, Concord Henry C. Martindale, Sandy Hill , Bladensburg REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE Henry Mitchell, Norwich REPRESENTATIVES Benning M. Bean, Moultonboro Sherman Page, Unadilla Richard B. Carmichael, Centerville Robert Burns, Hebron Job Pierson, Schaghticoke

24 Thomas P. Moore presented credentials on December 30 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Ed- 40 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of John 2, 1833, but was not sworn pending a contest by Robert ward D. White, and took his seat December 1, 1834. Davis, and took his seat March 5, 1834. P. Letcher, and on June 2, 1834, the House ordered a 31 Resigned January 1, 1835. 41 Elected to fill vacancy in term commencing March new election, ‘‘it being impracticable for this House to 32 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Peleg 4, 1833, and took his seat December 23, 1833; vacancy determine with any certainty who is the rightful Rep- Sprague, and took his seat February 6, 1835. in this class from March 4, 1833, to November 21, 1833, resentative of this district.’’ Mr. Letcher was subsequently 33 Resigned in 1834. because of recess of legislature. 34 elected and took his seat December 1, 1834. Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Ezekiel 42 25 Died June 6, 1833. Died May 19, 1833. F. Chambers, and took his seat January 23, 1835. 43 Appointed to fill vacancy caused by death of Alexander 26 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Josiah S. 35 Died April 14, 1834. Johnston, and took his seat January 6, 1834. 36 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Littleton Buckner, and took his seat December 16, 1833; subse- 27 Resigned January 4, 1834, having been appointed P. Dennis, and took his seat June 9, 1834. quently elected. 44 judge of the supreme court of Louisiana. 37 Resigned June 30, 1834. Resigned May 14, 1834, having been elected mayor 28 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Henry 38 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Rufus of New York City. A. Bullard, and took his seat April 28, 1834. Choate, and took his seat December 1, 1834. 45 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of 29 Resigned November 15, 1834, having been elected gov- 39 Resigned January 14, 1834, having been elected gov- Cornelius W. Lawrence, and took his seat December 1, ernor of Louisiana. ernor of Massachusetts. 1834. TWENTY-THIRD CONGRESS 109

Dudley Seldon, 46 New York City , Canfield William J. Grayson, Beaufort Charles G. Ferris, 47 New York City John K. Griffin, Milton William Taylor, Manlius PENNSYLVANIA George McDuffie, 59 Willington Joel Turrill, Oswego SENATORS Francis W. Pickens, 60 Edgefield Aaron Vanderpoel, Kinderhook William Wilkins, 52 Pittsburgh Henry L. Pinckney, Charleston Isaac B. Van Houten, Clarkstown , 53 Lancaster Thomas D. Singleton, 61 Kingtree Aaron Ward, Mount Pleasant Samuel McKean, Burlington Robert B. Campbell, 62 Brownsville Daniel Wardwell, Mannsville REPRESENTATIVES Reuben Whallon, Split Rock Joseph B. Anthony, Williamsport TENNESSEE Campbell P. White, New York City John Banks, Mercer SENATORS Frederick Whittlesey, Rochester Charles A. Barnitz, York , Knoxville Andrew Beaumont, Wilkes-Barre Felix Grundy, Nashville Horace Binney, REPRESENTATIVES SENATORS George Burd, Bedford John Bell, Nashville Bedford Brown, Browns Store George Chambers, Chambersburg John Blair, Jonesboro Willie P. Mangum, Red Mountain William Clark, Dauphin Samuel Bunch, Rutledge REPRESENTATIVES Richard Coulter, Greensburg David Crockett, Crockett Daniel L. Barringer, Raleigh Edward Darlington, Chester David W. Dickinson, Murfreesboro Jesse A. Bynum, Halifax Harmar Denny, Pittsburgh William C. Dunlap, Bolivar Henry W. Connor, Sherrills Ford John Galbraith, Franklin John B. Forester, McMinnville Edmund Deberry, Lawrenceville James Harper, Philadelphia William M. Inge, Fayetteville James Graham, Rutherfordton Samuel S. Harrison, Kittanning Cave Johnson, Clarksville Thomas H. Hall, Tarboro Joseph Henderson, Browns Mills Luke Lea, Campbells Station Micajah T. Hawkins, Warrenton William Hiester, New Holland Balie Peyton, Gallatin James I. McKay, Elizabethtown Henry King, Allentown James K. Polk, Columbia Abraham Rencher, Pittsboro John Laporte, Asylum James Standifer, Mountairy William B. Shepard, Elizabeth City Thomas M. T. McKennan, Washington Augustine H. Shepperd, Germantown Joel K. Mann, Jenkintown VERMONT Jesse Miller, Landisburg , Stantonsburg SENATORS Lewis Williams, Panther Creek Henry A. P. Muhlenberg, Reading David Potts, Jr., Pottstown Samuel Prentiss, Montpelier OHIO Robert Ramsey, Hartsville Benjamin Swift, St. Albans REPRESENTATIVES SENATORS Andrew Stewart, Uniontown , Lancaster Joel B. Sutherland, Philadelphia Heman Allen, Burlington 63 Thomas Morris, Bethel David D. Wagener, Easton Benjamin F. Deming, Danville John G. Watmough, Philadelphia Henry F. Janes, 64 Waterbury REPRESENTATIVES Horace Everett, Windsor William Allen, 48 Chillicothe Hiland Hall, Bennington James M. Bell, Cambridge SENATORS William Slade, Middlebury John Chaney, Courtwright Nehemiah R. Knight, Providence , Lebanon Asher Robbins, 54 Newport VIRGINIA Joseph H. Crane, Dayton REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE SENATORS Thomas L. Hamer, Georgetown Benjamin Jones, Wooster Tristam Burges, Providence John Tyler, Gloucester 65 Humphrey H. Leavitt, 49 Steubenville Dutee J. Pearce, Newport William C. Rives, Lindseys Store 66 50 Benjamin W. Leigh, Richmond Daniel Kilgore, Cadiz SOUTH CAROLINA Robert T. Lytle, 51 Cincinnati REPRESENTATIVES Jeremiah McLene, Columbus SENATORS John J. Allen, Clarksburg Robert Mitchell, Zanesville John C. Calhoun, Fort Hill William S. Archer, Elk Hill William Patterson, Mansfield William C. Preston, 55 Columbia James M. H. Beale, New Market Jonathan Sloane, Ravenna REPRESENTATIVES John Randolph, 67 Charlotte David Spangler, Coshocton James Blair, 56 Lynchwood Thomas T. Bouldin, 68 Charlotte John Thomson, New Lisbon Richard I. Manning, 57 Fulton James W. Bouldin, 69 Charlotte Joseph Vance, Urbana William K. Clowney, Union Joseph W. Chinn, Nuttsville Samuel F. Vinton, Gallipolis Warren R. Davis, 58 Pendleton Nathaniel H. Claiborne, Rocky Mount Taylor Webster, Hamilton John M. Felder, Orangeburg Thomas Davenport, Meadville

46 Resigned July 1, 1834. 53 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Wil- 61 Died November 25, 1833, before Congress assembled. 47 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Dudley liam Wilkins, and took his seat December 15, 1834. 62 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Thomas Selden, and took his seat December 1, 1834. 54 Election unsuccessfully contested by Elisha R. Potter. D. Singleton, and took his seat February 27, 1834. 48 Election unsuccessfully contested by Duncan 55 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Ste- 63 Died July 11, 1834. McArthur. phen D. Miller in preceding Congress, and took his seat 64 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Benjamin 49 Resigned July 10, 1834, having been appointed judge December 9, 1833. F. Deming, and took his seat December 2, 1834. 56 Died April 1, 1834. 65 Resigned February 22, 1834. of the United States district court. 57 66 50 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Hum- Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of James Blair, Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Wil- and took his seat December 8, 1834. liam C. Rives, and took his seat March 5, 1834. phrey H. Leavitt, and took his seat December 1, 1834. 58 67 51 Died January 29, 1835, before the commencement of Died May 24, 1833. Resigned March 10, 1834; elected to fill vacancy the Twenty-fourth Congress, to which he had been re- 68 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of John Ran- caused by his own resignation, and took his seat December elected. dolph, and took his seat December 2, 1833; died February 27, 1834. 59 Resigned in 1834. 11, 1834, while addressing the House. 52 Resigned June 30, 1834, having been appointed min- 60 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of George 69 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Thomas ister to Russia. McDuffie, and took his seat December 8, 1834. T. Bouldin, and took his seat March 28, 1834. 110 Biographical Directory

VIRGINIA—Continued Charles F. Mercer, Aldie TERRITORY OF FLORIDA John M. Patton, Fredericksburg REPRESENTATIVES—Continued 70 Andrew Stevenson, Richmond DELEGATE John H. Fulton, Abingdon John Robertson, 71 Richmond James H. Gholson, Percivals William P. Taylor, Fredericksburg Joseph M. White, Monticello William F. Gordon, Lindseys Store Edgar C. Wilson, Morgantown George Loyall, Norfolk Henry A. Wise, Onancock Edward Lucas, Charlestown MICHIGAN TERRITORY John Y. Mason, Hicksford ARKANSAS TERRITORY DELEGATE William McComas, Greenbrier DELEGATE Samuel McDowell Moore, Lexington Ambrose H. Sevier, Little Rock Lucius Lyon, Bronson

70 Resigned June 2, 1834. 71 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of An- drew Stevenson, and took his seat December 8, 1834.