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TWENTY-FOURTH CONGRESS MARCH 4, 1835, TO MARCH 3, 1837 FIRST SESSION—December 7, 1835, to July 4, 1836 SECOND SESSION—December 5, 1836, to March 3, 1837 VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES—MARTIN VAN BUREN, of New York PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE—WILLIAM R. KING, 1 of Alabama SECRETARY OF THE SENATE—WALTER LOWRIE, 2 of Pennsylvania; ASBURY DICKINS, 3 of North Carolina SERGEANT AT ARMS OF THE SENATE—JOHN SHACKFORD, of New Hampshire SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—JAMES K. POLK, 4 of Tennessee CLERK OF THE HOUSE—WALTER S. FRANKLIN, 5 of Pennsylvania SERGEANT AT ARMS OF THE HOUSE—THOMAS B. RANDOLPH, of Virginia; RODERICK DORSEY, 6 of Maryland DOORKEEPER OF THE HOUSE—OVERTON CARR, of Maryland ALABAMA Nathan Smith, 11 New Haven GEORGIA 12 SENATORS John M. Niles, Hartford SENATORS William R. King, Selma REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE John P. King, Augusta Alfred Cuthbert, Monticello Gabriel Moore, Huntsville Elisha Haley, Mystic REPRESENTATIVES Andrew T. Judson, 13 Canterbury REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE 21 Orrin Holt, 14 Willington George W. B. Towns, Talbotton Reuben Chapman, Somerville 22 Joshua L. Martin, Athens Samuel Ingham, Saybrook Julius C. Alford, Lagrange William Schley, 23 Augusta Joab Lawler, Mardisville Lancelot Phelps, Hitchcockville Jesse F. Cleveland, 24 Decatur Dixon H. Lewis, Lowndesboro Isaac Toucey, Hartford 25 15 John Coffee, Jacksonville Francis S. Lyon, Demopolis Zalmon Wildman, Danbury William C. Dawson, 26 Greensboro 16 Thomas T. Whittlesey, Danbury John W. A. Sanford, 27 Milledgeville 7 ARKANSAS Thomas Glascock, 28 Augusta SENATORS DELAWARE Seaton Grantland, Milledgeville William S. Fulton, 8 Little Rock Charles E. Haynes, Sparta Ambrose H. Sevier, 9 Lake Port SENATORS James C. Terrell, 29 Carnesville 17 Hopkins Holsey, 30 Hamilton REPRESENTATIVE AT LARGE John M. Clayton, Dover Thomas Clayton, 18 New Castle Jabez Y. Jackson, 31 Clarkesville Archibald Yell, 10 Fayetteville Arnold Naudain, 19 Wilmington George W. Owens, Savannah Richard H. Bayard, 20 Wilmington CONNECTICUT ILLINOIS SENATORS REPRESENTATIVE AT LARGE SENATORS Gideon Tomlinson, Fairfield John J. Milligan, Wilmington Elias K. Kane, 32 Kaskaskia 1 Elected July 1, 1836; January 28, 1837. 12 Appointed to fill vacancy caused by death of Nathan 23 Resigned July 1, 1835. 2 Reelected December 15, 1835; resigned December 5, Smith, and took his seat December 21, 1835; subsequently 24 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Wil- 1836. elected. liam Schley, and took his seat December 7, 1835. 3 Elected December 12, 1836; Lewis H. Machen, the 13 Resigned July 4, 1836. 25 Died September 25, 1836. 14 principal clerk, was appointed on December 5, 1836, to Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of An- 26 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of John Coffee, drew T. Judson, and took his seat December 5, 1836. act in the interim. 15 and took his seat December 26, 1836. 4 Died December 10, 1835. 27 Elected December 7, 1835. 16 Resigned July 25, 1835. 5 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Zalmon 28 Reelected December 7, 1835. Wildman, and took his seat April 29, 1836. Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of John 6 Elected December 15, 1835. 17 Resigned December 29, 1836. W. A. Sanford, and took his seat December 7, 1835. 7 Admitted as a State into the Union June 15, 1836. 18 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of John 29 Resigned July 8, 1835. 8 Took his seat December 5, 1836; term to expire, as M. Clayton, and took his seat January 19, 1837. 30 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of James determined by lot, March 3, 1841. 19 Resigned June 16, 1836. C. Terrell, and took his seat December 7, 1835. 9 Took his seat December 5, 1836; term to expire, as 20 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Arnold 31 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of James determined by lot, March 3, 1837. Naudain, and took his seat June 20, 1836. M. Wayne in preceding Congress, and took his seat De- 10 Took his seat December 5, 1836. 21 Resigned September 1, 1836. cember 7, 1835. 11 Died December 6, 1835. 22 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of George 32 Died December 12, 1835. W. B. Towns, and took his seat January 31, 1837. [ 111 ] 112 Biographical Directory ILLINOIS—Continued MAINE Robert J. Walker, Madisonville SENATORS—Continued SENATORS REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE Ether Shepley, 39 Saco John F. H. Claiborne, Madisonville William L. D. Ewing, 33 Vandalia Judah Dana, 40 Fryeburg David Dickson, 47 Jackson John M. Robinson, Carmi John Ruggles, Thomaston Samuel J. Gholson, 48 Athens REPRESENTATIVES REPRESENTATIVES John Reynolds, Belleville Jeremiah Bailey, Wiscasset MISSOURI Zadok Casey, Mount Vernon George Evans, Gardiner SENATORS William L. May, Springfield John Fairfield, Saco Thomas H. Benton, St. Louis Joseph Hall, Camden Lewis F. Linn, Ste. Genevieve Leonard Jarvis, Ellsworth INDIANA Moses Mason, Jr., Bethel REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE SENATORS Gorham Parks, Bangor William H. Ashley, St. Louis Francis O. J. Smith, Portland William Hendricks, Madison Albert G. Harrison, Fulton John Tipton, Logansport MARYLAND NEW HAMPSHIRE SENATORS REPRESENTATIVES SENATORS 41 Ratliff Boon, Boonville Robert H. Goldsborough, Easton 49 42 Isaac Hill, Concord John Carr, Charlestown John S. Spence, Berlin 50 Joseph Kent, Bladensburg John Page, Haverhill John W. Davis, Carlisle Henry Hubbard, Charlestown Amos Lane, Lawrenceburg REPRESENTATIVES REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE Johnathan McCarty, Fort Wayne John N. Steele, Vienna George L. Kinnard, 34 Indianapolis James A. Pearce, Chestertown Benning M. Bean, Moultonboro William Herod, 35 Columbus James Turner, Wiseburg Robert Burns, Plymouth Edward A. Hannegan, Covington Benjamin C. Howard, Baltimore Samuel Cushman, Portsmouth Isaac McKim, Baltimore Franklin Pierce, Hillsboro George C. Washington, Rockville Joseph Weeks, Richmond KENTUCKY Francis Thomas, Frederick SENATORS Daniel Jenifer, Harris Lot NEW JERSEY Henry Clay, Lexington MASSACHUSETTS SENATORS John J. Crittenden, Frankfort SENATORS Samuel L. Southard, Trenton Garret D. Wall, Burlington REPRESENTATIVES Daniel Webster, Boston Linn Boyd, New Design John Davis, Worcester REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE Albert G. Hawes, Hawesville REPRESENTATIVES Philemon Dickerson, 51 Paterson Joseph R. Underwood, Bowling Green Abbott Lawrence, Boston William Chetwood, 52 Elizabethtown Sherrod Williams, Monticello Stephen C. Phillips, Salem Samuel Fowler, Hamburg James Harlan, Harrodsburg Caleb Cushing, Newburyport Thomas Lee, Port Elizabeth John Calhoon, Hardinsburg Samuel Hoar, Concord James Parker, Perth Amboy Benjamin Hardin, Bardstown Levi Lincoln, Worcester Ferdinand S. Schenck, Six Mile Run William J. Graves, New Castle George Grennell, Jr., Greenfield William N. Shinn, Mount Holly John White, Richmond George N. Briggs, Lanesboro Chilton Allan, Winchester William B. Calhoun, Springfield NEW YORK William Jackson, Newton Richard French, Mount Sterling SENATORS Nathaniel B. Borden, Fall River John Chambers, Washington John Reed, Yarmouth Silas Wright, Jr., Canton Richard M. Johnson, Great Crossings John Quincy Adams, Quincy Nathaniel P. Tallmadge, Poughkeepsie REPRESENTATIVES 43 LOUISIANA MICHIGAN Abel Huntington, East Hampton SENATORS SENATORS Samuel Barton, Richmond Lucius Lyon, 44 Bronson Alexander Porter, 36 Attakapas Churchill C. Cambreleng, New York John Norvell, 45 Detroit Alexander Mouton, 37 Vermilionville City REPRESENTATIVE AT LARGE 53 Robert C. Nicholas, 38 Donaldsonville Campbell P. White, New York City Isaac E. Crary, 46 Marshall Gideon Lee, 54 New York City REPRESENTATIVES John McKeon, New York City Henry Johnson, Donaldsonville MISSISSIPPI Ely Moore, New York City Eleazer W. Ripley, Jackson SENATORS Aaron Ward, Mount Pleasant Rice Garland, Opelousas John Black, Monroe Abraham Bockee, Federal Store 33 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Elias K. 39 Resigned March 3, 1836. 48 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of David Kane, and took his seat January 25, 1836. 40 Appointed to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Dickson, and took his seat January 7, 1837. 34 Died November 26, 1836. Ether Shepley, and took his seat December 21, 1836. 49 Resigned May 30, 1836, having been elected governor. 35 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of George L. 41 Died October 5, 1836. 50 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Isaac Kinnard, and took his seat January 25, 1837. 42 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Robert H. Hill, and took his seat June 13, 1836. 36 Resigned January 5, 1837. Goldsborough, and took his seat January 11, 1837. 51 Resigned November 3, 1836. 37 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Alex- 43 Admitted as a State into the Union January 26, 1837. 52 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Phi- ander Porter, and took his seat February 2, 1837. 44 Took his seat January 26, 1837; term to expire, as 38 Elected for the term beginning March 4, 1835, and determined by lot, March 3, 1839. lemon Dickerson and took his seat December 5, 1836. took his seat March 4, 1836. Charles E. A. Gayarre was 45 Took his seat January 26, 1837; term to expire, as 53 Resigned before Congress assembled. elected, but resigned owing to ill health without quali- determined by lot, March 3, 1841. 54 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Camp- fying; vacancy in this class from March 4, 1835, to Janu- 46 Took his seat January 27, 1837. bell P. White, and took his seat December 7, 1835. ary 13, 1836. 47 Died in 1836. TWENTY-FOURTH CONGRESS 113 John W. Brown, Newburgh Thomas Morris, Bethel Asher Robbins, Newport Nicholas Sickles, Kingston REPRESENTATIVES REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE Valentine Efner, Jefferson Bellamy Storer, Cincinnati Dutee J. Pearce, Newport Aaron Vanderpoel, Kinderhook Taylor Webster, Hamilton William Sprague, Natick Hiram P. Hunt, Troy Joseph H. Crane, Dayton Gerrit Y. Lansing, Albany Thomas Corwin, Lebanon SOUTH CAROLINA John Cramer, Waterford Thomas L. Hamer, Georgetown David A. Russell, Salem Samuel F. Vinton, Gallipolis SENATORS Dudley Farlin, Warrensburg William K. Bond, Chillicothe John C. Calhoun, Fort Hill Ranson H. Gillet, Ogdensburg Jeremiah McLene, Columbus William C.
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  • CHAIRMEN of SENATE STANDING COMMITTEES [Table 5-3] 1789–Present

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    CHAIRMEN OF SENATE STANDING COMMITTEES [Table 5-3] 1789–present INTRODUCTION The following is a list of chairmen of all standing Senate committees, as well as the chairmen of select and joint committees that were precursors to Senate committees. (Other special and select committees of the twentieth century appear in Table 5-4.) Current standing committees are highlighted in yellow. The names of chairmen were taken from the Congressional Directory from 1816–1991. Four standing committees were founded before 1816. They were the Joint Committee on ENROLLED BILLS (established 1789), the joint Committee on the LIBRARY (established 1806), the Committee to AUDIT AND CONTROL THE CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE (established 1807), and the Committee on ENGROSSED BILLS (established 1810). The names of the chairmen of these committees for the years before 1816 were taken from the Annals of Congress. This list also enumerates the dates of establishment and termination of each committee. These dates were taken from Walter Stubbs, Congressional Committees, 1789–1982: A Checklist (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1985). There were eleven committees for which the dates of existence listed in Congressional Committees, 1789–1982 did not match the dates the committees were listed in the Congressional Directory. The committees are: ENGROSSED BILLS, ENROLLED BILLS, EXAMINE THE SEVERAL BRANCHES OF THE CIVIL SERVICE, Joint Committee on the LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, LIBRARY, PENSIONS, PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS, RETRENCHMENT, REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS, ROADS AND CANALS, and the Select Committee to Revise the RULES of the Senate. For these committees, the dates are listed according to Congressional Committees, 1789– 1982, with a note next to the dates detailing the discrepancy.