24th United States Congress - Membership Changes

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1 Dates of sessions
2 Membership changes
- 2.1 Senate
- 2.2 House of Representatives
3 Notes
4 References
5 External links

The Twenty-fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprised of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1835 to March 3, 1837, during the last two years of the second administration of U.S. President Andrew Jackson.

The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Fifth Census of the United States in 1830. Both chambers had a Jacksonian or Democratic majority.

Main article: 24th United States Congress

See also: 24th United States Congress - Political Parties

See also: 24th United States Congress - State Delegations

See also: United States House election, 1834

[edit] Dates of sessions

March 4, 1835 - March 3, 1837

First session: December 7, 1835 - July 4, 1836
Second session: December 5, 1836 - March 3, 1837 — a lame duck session

Previous congress: 23rd Congress
Next congress: 25th Congress

[edit] Membership changes

The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.

Senate

replacements: 11
- Democrats (D) : 5 seat net gain
- National Republicans (NR) : 5 seat net loss
deaths: 3
resignations: 8
interim appointments: 0
Total seats with changes: 16

House of Representatives

replacements: 14
- Democrats (D) : 3 seat net loss
- National Republicans (NR) : 5 seat net gain
- Anti Masonics (AM) : 1 seat net loss
- Nullifiers (N) : 1 seat net loss
deaths: 6
resignations: 14
contested election: 0
Total seats with changes: 23

[edit] Senate

State		Reason for Change		Successor's selection
Arkansas class 2	vacant	Newly admitted state. Arkansas was admitted to the union November 8, 1833.	William S. Fulton Dem.	seated September 18, 1836.
Arkansas class 3	vacant	Newly admitted state. Arkansas was admitted to the union November 8, 1833.	Ambrose H. Sevier Dem.	seated September 18, 1836.
Connecticut class 1	Nathan Smith Nat.-Rep.	Death. Representative Nathan Smith died December 6, 1835.	John M. Niles Dem.	appointed December 14, 1835, subsequently elected.
Delaware class 1	John M. Clayton Nat.-Rep.	Resignation. Senator John M. Clayton resigned December 29, 1836.	Thomas Clayton Nat.-Rep.	elected January 9, 1837
Delaware class 2	Arnold Naudain Nat.-Rep.	Resignation. Senator Arnold Naudain resigned June 16, 1836.	Richard H. Bayard Nat.-Rep.	elected June 17, 1836
Illinois class 3	Elias K. Kane Dem.	Death. Representative Elias K. Kane died December 12, 1835.	William L. D. Ewing Dem.	elected December 30, 1835
Louisiana class 2	Alexander Porter Nat.-Rep.	Resignation. Senator Alexander Porter resigned January 5, 1837.	Alexander Mouton Dem.	elected January 12, 1837
Louisiana class 3	vacant	Vacancy. Vacancy in class from preceding Congress	Robert C. Nicholas Dem.	elected January 13, 1836
Maine class 1	Ether Shepley Dem.	Resignation. Senator Ether Shepley resigned March 3, 1836.	Judah Dana Dem.	appointed December 7, 1836.
Maryland class 3	Robert H. Goldsborough Nat.-Rep.	Death. Representative Robert H. Goldsborough died October 5, 1836.	John S. Spence Nat.-Rep.	appointed December 31, 1836.
Michigan class 1	vacant	Newly admitted state. Michigan was admitted to the union January 26, 1837.	Lucius Lyon Dem.	seated January 26, 1837
Michigan class 2	vacant	Newly admitted state. Michigan was admitted to the union January 26, 1837.	John Norvell Dem.	seated January 26, 1837.
New Hampshire class 3	Isaac Hill Dem.	Resignation. Senator Isaac Hill resigned May 30, 1836.	John Page Dem.	appointed June 8, 1836.
North Carolina class 3	Willie P. Mangum Nat.-Rep.	Resignation. Senator Willie P. Mangum resigned November 26, 1836.	Robert Strange Dem.	elected December 5, 1836.
Virginia class 1	John Tyler Nat.-Rep.	Resignation. Senator John Tyler resigned February 29, 1836.	William C. Rives Dem.	elected March 4, 1836
Virginia class 2	Benjamin W. Leigh Nat.-Rep.	Resignation. Senator Benjamin W. Leigh resigned July 4, 1836.	Richard E. Parker Dem.	elected December 12, 1836

[edit] House of Representatives

State		Reason for Change		Successor's selection
Arkansas at large	vacant	Newly admitted state. Arkansas was admitted to the union November 8, 1833.	Archibald Yell Dem.	seated December 6, 1836
Connecticut 3rd at large	Andrew T. Judson Dem.	Resignation. Senator Andrew T. Judson resigned July 4, 1836.	Orrin Holt Dem.	seated December 5, 1836
Connecticut 6th at large	Zalmon Wildman Dem.	Death. Representative Zalmon Wildman died December 10, 1835.	Thomas T. Whittlesey Dem.	seated April 29, 1836
Georgia 1st at large	John E. Coffee Dem.	Death. Representative John E. Coffee died September 25, 1835.	William C. Dawson Nat.-Rep.	seated December 26, 1836
Georgia 4th at large	James M. Wayne Dem.	Resignation. Senator James M. Wayne resigned January 13, 1835.	Jabez Y. Jackson Dem.	seated December 7, 1835
Georgia 6th at large	John W. A. Sanford Dem.	Resignation. Senator John W. A. Sanford resigned July 25, 1835.	Thomas Glascock Dem.	seated December 7, 1835
Georgia 7th at large	William Schley Dem.	Resignation. Senator William Schley resigned July 1, 1835.	Jesse F. Cleveland Dem.	seated December 7, 1835
Georgia 8th at large	James C. Terrell Dem.	Resignation. Senator James C. Terrell resigned July 8, 1835.	Samuel McKean Dem.	seated December 7, 1835
Georgia 9th at large	George W. B. Towns Dem.	Resignation. Senator George W. B. Towns resigned September 1, 1836.	Julius C. Alford Nat.-Rep.	seated January 31, 1837
Indiana 6th	George L. Kinnard Dem.	Death. Representative George L. Kinnard died November 26, 1836.	William Herod Nat.-Rep.	seated January 25, 1837
Michigan at large	vacant	Newly admitted state. Michigan was admitted to the union January 26, 1837.	Isaac E. Crary Dem.	seated January 27, 1837
Mississippi 2nd at large	David Dickson Nat.-Rep.	Death. Representative David Dickson died in 1836.	Samuel J. Gholson Dem.	seated January 7, 1837
New Jersey 1st at large	Philemon Dickerson Dem.	Resignation. Senator Philemon Dickerson resigned November 3, 1836.	William Chetwood Nat.-Rep.	seated December 5, 1836
New York 3rd ^[1]	Campbell P. White Dem.	Resignation. Senator Campbell P. White resigned before Congress assembled.	Gideon Lee Dem.	seated December 7, 1835
New York 17th ^[2]	Samuel Beardsley Dem.	Resignation. Senator Samuel Beardsley resigned March 29, 1836.	Rutger B. Miller Dem.	seated December 5, 1836
New York 30th	Philo C. Fuller Nat.-Rep.	Resignation. Senator Philo C. Fuller resigned September 2, 1836.	John Young Nat.-Rep.	seated December 6, 1836
North Carolina 12th	James Graham Nat.-Rep.	Contested election. Representative James Graham served until March 29, 1836, when seat declared vacant.	James Graham Nat.-Rep.	re-seated December 5, 1836
Pennsylvania 13th	Jesse Miller Dem.	Resignation. Representative Jesse Miller resigned October 30, 1836.	James Black Dem.	seated December 5, 1836
Pennsylvania 24th	John Banks Anti-Mas.	Resignation. Representative John Banks resigned in 1836.	John J. Pearson Nat.-Rep.	seated December 5, 1836
South Carolina 4th	James H. Hammond Null.	Resignation. Senator James H. Hammond resigned February 26, 1836.	Franklin H. Elmore Null.	seated December 19, 1836
South Carolina 6th	Warren R. Davis Null.	Death. Representative Warren R. Davis died before Congress assembled.	John Davis Nat.-Rep.	not filled in this Congress
South Carolina 8th	Richard I. Manning Dem.	Death. Representative Warren R. Davis died May 1, 1836.	John P. Richardson. Dem.	seated December 19, 1836
Virginia 2nd	John Y. Mason Dem.	Resignation. Senator John Y. Mason resigned January 11, 1837.	vacant	not filled in this Congress

[edit] Notes

^ This was a plural district with 4 representatives.
^ This was a plural district with 2 representatives.

[edit] References

Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.

[edit] External links

Statutes at Large, 1789-1875 [1]
Senate Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress [2]
House Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress [3]
Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress [4]
U.S. House of Representatives: Congressional History [5]
U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists [6]

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