29th United States Congress - State Delegations

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Contents 1 Dates of sessions 2 Members 2.1 Alabama 2.2 Arkansas 2.3 Connecticut 2.4 Delaware 2.5 Florida 2.6 Georgia 2.7 Illinois 2.8 Indiana 2.9 Iowa 2.10 Kentucky 2.11 Louisiana 2.12 Maine 2.13 Maryland 2.14 Massachusetts 2.15 Michigan 2.16 Mississippi 2.17 Missouri 2.18 New Hampshire 2.19 New Jersey 2.20 New York 2.21 North Carolina 2.22 Ohio 2.23 Pennsylvania 2.24 Rhode Island 2.25 South Carolina 2.26 Tennessee 2.27 Texas 2.28 Vermont 2.29 Virginia 3 Delegates 4 References 5 External links

The Twenty-ninth United States Congress was a meeting of the United States national legislature, comprised of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1845 to March 3, 1847, during the first two years of the administration of U.S. President James K. Polk.

The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Sixth Census of the United States in 1840. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.

This article supplements the main article with a list of the members by state delegation.

Main article: 29th United States Congress

See also: 29th United States Congress - Membership Changes

See also: 29th United States Congress - Political Parties

See also: United States House election, 1844

[edit] Dates of sessions

March 4, 1845 - March 3, 1847

• Special session of the Senate: March 4, 1845 - March 20, 1845
• First session: December 1, 1845 - August 10, 1846
• Second session: December 7, 1846 - March 3, 1847 — a lame duck session

Previous congress: 28th Congress
Next congress: 30th Congress

[edit] Members

At this time members of the Senate were elected by the legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six year terms with each Congress. The members of the House of Representatives were elected by popular vote.

The list below is arranged by state, then by chamber. Members are shown in alphabetical order.

[edit] Alabama

Senate

• Arthur P. Bagby (1794-1858), Democratic
• Dixon H. Lewis (1802-1848), Democratic

House of Representatives (7 seats)

• Franklin W. Bowdon (1817-1857), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 7, 1846.
• Reuben Chapman (1799-1882), Democratic
• James L. Cottrell (1808-1885), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 7, 1846.
• Edmund S. Dargan (1805-1879), Democratic
• Henry W. Hilliard (1808-1892), Whig
• George S. Houston (1811-1879), Democratic
• Felix G. McConnell (1809-1846), Democratic …died September 10, 1846.
• William W. Payne (1807-1874), Democratic
• William L. Yancey (1814-1863), Democratic …resigned September 1, 1846.

[edit] Arkansas

Senate

• Chester Ashley (1790-1848), Democratic
• Ambrose H. Sevier (1801-1848), Democratic

House of Representatives (1 seat)

• Thomas W. Newton (1804-1853), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated February 6, 1847.
• Archibald Yell (1797-1847), Democratic …resigned July 1, 1846.

[edit] Connecticut

Senate

• Jabez W. Huntington (1788-1847), Whig
• John M. Niles (1787-1856), Democratic

House of Representatives (4 seats)

• James Dixon (1814-1873), Whig
• Samuel D. Hubbard (1799-1855), Whig
• John A. Rockwell (1803-1861), Whig
• Truman Smith (1791-1884), Whig

[edit] Delaware

Senate

• John M. Clayton (1796-1856), Whig
• Thomas Clayton (1777-1854), Whig

House of Representatives (1 seat)

• John W. Houston (1814-1896), Whig

[edit] Florida

Senate

• James D. Westcott, Jr. (1802-1880), Democratic …newly admitted state, seated July 1, 1845.
• David L. Yulee (1810-1886), Democratic …newly admitted state, seated July 1, 1845.

House of Representatives (1 seat)

• William H. Brockenbrough (1812-1850), Democratic …contested election, seated January 24, 1846.
• Edward C. Cabell (1816-1896), Whig …contested election, served until January 24, 1846.

[edit] Georgia

Senate

• John M. Berrien (1781-1856), Whig …resigned May 1845, elected to fill vacancy, seated November 14, 1845.
• Walter T. Colquitt (1799-1855), Democratic

House of Representatives (8 seats)

• Howell Cobb (1815-1868), Democratic
• Hugh A. Haralson (1805-1854), Democratic
• Seaborn Jones (1788-1864), Democratic
• Thomas B. King (1800-1864), Whig
• John H. Lumpkin (1812-1860), Democratic
• Alexander H. Stephens (1812-1883), Whig
• Robert A. Toombs (1810-1885), Whig
• George W.B. Towns (1801-1854), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated January 27, 1846.

[edit] Illinois

Senate

• Sidney Breese (1800-1878), Democratic
• James Semple (1798-1866), Democratic

House of Representatives (7 seats)

• Edward D. Baker (1811-1861), Whig …resigned December 30, 1846.
• Stephen A. Douglas (1813-1861), Democratic
• Orlando B. Ficklin (1808-1886), Democratic
• John Henry (1800-1882), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated February 5, 1847.
• Joseph P. Hoge (1810-1891), Democratic
• John A. McClernand (1812-1900), Democratic
• Robert Smith (1802-1867), Democratic
• John Wentworth (1815-1888), Democratic

[edit] Indiana

Senate

• Jesse D. Bright (1812-1875), Democratic
• Edward A. Hannegan (1807-1859), Democratic

House of Representatives (10 seats)

• Charles W. Cathcart (1809-1888), Democratic
• John W. Davis (1799-1859), Democratic
• Thomas J. Henley (1810-1865), Democratic
• Andrew Kennedy (1810-1847), Democratic
• Edward W. McGaughey (1817-1852), Whig
• Robert D. Owen (1801-1877), Democratic
• John Pettit (1807-1877), Democratic
• Caleb B. Smith (1808-1864), Whig
• Thomas Smith (1799-1876), Democratic
• William W. Wick (1796-1868), Democratic

[edit] Iowa

Senate

• vacant
• vacant

House of Representatives (2 seats)

• Serranus C. Hastings (1813-1893), Democratic …newly admitted state, seated December 29, 1846.
• Shepherd Leffler (1811-1879), Democratic …newly admitted state, seated December 29, 1846.

[edit] Kentucky

Senate

• John J. Crittenden (1786-1863), Whig
• James T. Morehead (1797-1854), Whig

House of Representatives (10 seats)

• Joshua F. Bell (1811-1870), Whig
• Linn Boyd (1800-1859), Democratic
• Garrett Davis (1801-1872), Whig
• Henry Grider (1796-1866), Whig
• John P. Martin (1811-1862), Democratic
• John H. McHenry (1797-1871), Whig
• William P. Thomasson (1797-1882), Whig
• John W. Tibbatts (1802-1852), Democratic
• Andrew A. Trumbo (1797-1871), Whig
• Bryan R. Young (1800-1882), Whig

[edit] Louisiana

Senate

• Alexander Barrow (1801-1846), Whig …died December 29, 1846.
• Henry Johnson (1783-1864), Whig
• Pierre Soulé (1801-1870), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, January 21, 1847.

House of Representatives (4 seats)

• John H. Harmanson (1803-1850), Democratic
• Emile La Sére (1802-1882), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated January 29, 1846.
• Isaac E. Morse (1809-1866), Democratic
• John Slidell (1793-1871), Democratic …resigned November 10, 1845.
• Bannon G. Thibodeaux (1812-1866), Whig

[edit] Maine

Senate

• George Evans (1797-1867), Whig
• John Fairfield (1797-1847), Democratic

House of Representatives (7 seats)

• Robert P. Dunlap (1794-1859), Democratic
• Hannibal Hamlin (1809-1891), Democratic
• John D. McCrate (1802-1879), Democratic
• Cullen Sawtelle (1805-1887), Democratic
• John F. Scamman (1786-1858), Democratic
• Luther Severance (1797-1855), Whig
• Hezekiah Williams (1798-1856), Democratic

[edit] Maryland

Senate

• Reverdy Johnson (1796-1876), Whig
• James A. Pearce (1805-1862), Whig

House of Representatives (6 seats)

• John G. Chapman (1798-1856), Whig
• Albert Constable (1805-1855), Democratic
• William F. Giles (1807-1879), Democratic
• Thomas W. Ligon (1810-1881), Democratic
• Edward H.C. Long (1808-1865), Whig
• Thomas J. Perry (1807-1871), Democratic

[edit] Massachusetts

Senate

• Isaac C. Bates (1779-1845), Whig …died March 16, 1845.
• John Davis (1787-1854), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, March 24, 1845.

House of Representatives (10 seats) John Davis (1787-1854), Whig

• Daniel Webster (1782-1852), Whig
• Amos Abbott (1786-1868), Whig
• John Quincy Adams (1767-1848), Whig
• George Ashmun (1804-1870), Whig
• Joseph Grinnell (1788-1885), Whig
• Artemas Hale (1783-1882), Whig
• Charles Hudson (1795-1881), Whig
• Daniel P. King (1801-1850), Whig
• Julius Rockwell (1805-1888), Whig
• Benjamin Thompson (1798-1852), Whig
• Robert C. Winthrop (1809-1894), Whig

[edit] Michigan

Senate

• Lewis Cass (1782-1866), Democratic
• William Woodbridge (1780-1861), Whig

House of Representatives (3 seats)

• John S. Chipman (1800-1869), Democratic
• James B. Hunt (1799-1857), Democratic
• Robert McClelland (1807-1880), Democratic

[edit] Mississippi

Senate

• Joseph W. Chalmers (1807-1853), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, November 3, 1845.
• Jesse Speight (1795-1847), Democratic
• Robert J. Walker (1801-1869), Democratic …resigned March 5, 1845.

House of Representatives (4 seats)

• Stephen Adams (1807-1857), Democratic
• Jefferson Davis (1808-1889), Democratic …resigned June 1846.
• Henry T. Ellett (1812-1887), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated January 26, 1847.
• Robert W. Roberts (1784-1865), Democratic
• Jacob Thompson (1810-1885), Democratic

[edit] Missouri

Senate

• David R. Atchison (1807-1886), Democratic
• Thomas Hart Benton (1782-1858), Democratic

House of Representatives (5 seats)

• James B. Bowlin (1804-1874), Democratic
• William McDaniel (1801-1866), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 7, 1846.
• John S. Phelps (1814-1886), Democratic
• Sterling Price (1809-1867), Democratic …resigned August 12, 1846.
• James H. Relfe (1791-1863), Democratic
• Leonard H. Sims (1807-1886), Democratic

[edit] New Hampshire

Senate

• Charles G. Atherton (1804-1853), Democratic
• Joseph Cilley (1791-1887), (Liberty) …elected to fill vacancy, June 13, 1846.
• Benning W. Jenness (1806-1879), Democratic …appointed to fill vacancy, December 1, 1845.
• Levi Woodbury (1789-1851), Democratic …resigned November 20, 1845.

House of Representatives (4 seats)

• James H. Johnson (1802-1887), Democratic
• Mace Moulton (1796-1867), Democratic
• Moses Norris, Jr. (1799-1855), Democratic

[edit] New Jersey

Senate

• William L. Dayton (1807-1864), Whig
• Jacob W. Miller (1800-1862), Whig

House of Representatives (5 seats)

• Joseph E. Edsall (1789-1865), Democratic
• James G. Hampton (1814-1861), Whig
• John Runk (1791-1872), Whig
• George Sykes (1802-1880), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 1, 1845.
• Samuel G. Wright (1781-1845), Whig …died July 30, 1845, before Congress assembled.
• William Wright (1794-1866), Whig

[edit] New York

Senate

• Daniel S. Dickinson (1800-1866), Democratic
• John A. Dix (1798-1879), Democratic

House of Representatives (34 seats)

• Joseph H. Anderson (1800-1870), Democratic
• Charles S. Benton (1810-1882), Democratic
• William W. Campbell (1806-1881), American
• Charles H. Carroll (1794-1865), Whig
• John F. Collin (1802-1889), Democratic
• Erastus D. Culver (1803-1889), Whig
• John De Mott (1790-1870), Democratic
• Samuel S. Ellsworth (1790-1863), Democratic
• Charles Goodyear (1804-1876), Democratic
• Samuel Gordon (1802-1873), Democratic
• Martin Grover (1811-1875), Democratic
• Richard P. Herrick (1791-1846), Whig …died June 20, 1846.
• Elias B. Holmes (1807-1866), Whig
• William J. Hough (1795-1869), Democratic
• Orville Hungerford (1790-1851), Democratic
• Washington Hunt (1811-1867), Whig
• Timothy Jenkins (1799-1859), Democratic
• Preston King (1806-1865), Democratic
• John W. Lawrence (1800-1888), Democratic
• Abner Lewis ( - ), Whig
• William B. Maclay (1812-1882), Democratic
• William S. Miller (1793-1854), American
• William A. Moseley (1798-1873), Whig
• Archibald C. Niven (1803-1882), Democratic
• George O. Rathbun (1803-1870), Democratic
• Thomas C. Ripley ( - ), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 7, 1846.
• Joseph Russell ( - ), Democratic
• Henry J. Seaman (1805-1861), American
• Albert Smith (1805-1870), Whig
• Stephen Strong (1791-1866), Democratic
• Horace Wheaton (1803-1882), Democratic
• Hugh White (1798-1870), Whig
• Bradford R. Wood (1800-1889), Democratic
• Thomas M. Woodruff (1804-1855), American
• William W. Woodworth (1807-1873), Democratic

[edit] North Carolina

Senate

• George E. Badger (1795-1866), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, November 25, 1846.
• William H. Haywood, Jr. (1801-1852), Democratic …resigned July 25, 1846.
• Willie P. Mangum (1792-1861), Whig

House of Representatives (9 seats)

• Daniel M. Barringer (1806-1873), Whig
• Asa Biggs (1811-1878), Democratic
• Henry S. Clark (1809-1869), Democratic
• John R.J. Daniel (1802-1868), Democratic
• James C. Dobbin (1814-1857), Democratic
• Alfred Dockery (1797-1875), Whig
• James Graham (1793-1851), Whig
• James I. McKay (1793-1853), Democratic
• David S. Reid (1813-1891), Democratic

[edit] Ohio

Senate

• William Allen (1803-1879), Democratic
• Thomas Corwin (1794-1865), Whig

House of Representatives (21 seats)

• Jacob Brinkerhoff (1810-1880), Democratic
• John D. Cummins (1791-1849), Democratic
• Francis A. Cunningham (1804-1864), Democratic
• Columbus Delano (1809-1896), Whig
• James J. Faran (1808-1892), Democratic
• George Fries (1799-1866), Democratic
• Joshua R. Giddings (1795-1864), Whig
• Alexander Harper (1786-1860), Whig
• Joseph J. McDowell (1800-1877), Democratic
• Joseph Morris (1795-1854), Democratic
• Isaac Parrish (1804-1860), Democratic
• Augustus L. Perrill (1807-1882), Democratic
• Joseph M. Root (1807-1879), Whig
• William Sawyer (1803-1877), Democratic
• Robert C. Schenck (1809-1890), Whig
• Henry St. John (1783-1869), Democratic
• David A. Starkweather (1802-1876), Democratic
• Allen G. Thurman (1813-1895), Democratic
• Daniel R. Tilden (1804-1890), Whig
• Joseph Vance (1786-1852), Whig
• Samuel F. Vinton (1792-1862), Whig

[edit] Pennsylvania

Senate

• James Buchanan (1791-1868), Democratic …resigned March 5, 1845.
• Simon Cameron (1799-1889), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, March 13, 1845.
• Daniel Sturgeon (1789-1878), Democratic

House of Representatives (24 seats)

• James Black (1793-1872), Democratic
• John Blanchard (1787-1849), Whig
• Richard Brodhead (1811-1863), Democratic
• Joseph Buffington (1803-1872), Whig
• John H. Campbell (1800-1868), American
• Cornelius Darragh (1809-1854), Whig
• Jacob Erdman (1801-1867), Democratic
• John H. Ewing (1796-1887), Whig
• Henry D. Foster (1808-1880), Democratic
• William S. Garvin (1806-1883), Democratic
• Charles J. Ingersoll (1782-1862), Democratic
• Joseph R. Ingersoll (1786-1868), Whig
• Owen D. Leib ( -1848), Democratic
• Lewis C. Levin (1808-1860), American
• Moses McClean (1804-1870), Democratic
• Abraham R. McIlvaine (1804-1863), Whig
• James Pollock (1810-1890), Whig
• Alexander Ramsey (1815-1903), Whig
• John Ritter (1779-1851), Democratic
• Andrew Stewart (1791-1872), Whig
• John Strohm (1793-1884), Whig
• James Thompson (1806-1874), Democratic
• David Wilmot (1814-1868), Democratic
• Jacob S. Yost (1801-1872), Democratic

[edit] Rhode Island

Senate

• Albert C. Greene (1792-1863), Whig
• James F. Simmons (1795-1864), Whig

House of Representatives (2 seats)

• Lemuel H. Arnold (1792-1852), Whig
• Henry Y. Cranston (1789-1864), Whig

[edit] South Carolina

Senate

• Andrew P. Butler (1796-1857), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, December 4, 1846.
• John C. Calhoun (1782-1850), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy in class, November 26, 1845.
• George McDuffie (1790-1851), Democratic …resigned August 17, 1846.

House of Representatives (7 seats)

• James A. Black (1793-1848), Democratic
• Armistead Burt (1802-1883), Democratic
• Isaac E. Holmes (1796-1867), Democratic
• Robert B. Rhett (1800-1876), Democratic
• Richard F. Simpson (1798-1882), Democratic
• Alexander D. Sims (1803-1848), Democratic
• Robert B. Smith (1800-1876), Democratic
• Joseph A. Woodward (1806-1885), Democratic

[edit] Tennessee

Senate

• Spencer Jarnagin (1792-1853), Whig
• Hopkins L. Turney (1797-1857), Democratic

House of Representatives (11 seats)

• Milton Brown (1804-1883), Whig
• Lucien B. Chase (1817-1864), Democratic
• William M. Cocke (1815-1896), Whig
• John H. Crozier (1812-1889), Whig
• Alvan Cullom (1797-1877), Democratic
• Edwin H. Ewing (1809-1902), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, January 2, 1846.
• Meredith P. Gentry (1809-1866), Whig
• Andrew Johnson (1808-1875), Democratic
• George W. Jones (1806-1884), Democratic
• Barclay Martin (1802-1890), Democratic
• Joseph H. Peyton (1808-1845), Whig …died November 12, 1845, before Congress assembled.
• Frederick P. Stanton (1814-1894), Democratic

[edit] Texas

Senate

• Samuel Houston (1793-1863), Democratic …newly admitted state, seated February 21, 1846.
• Thomas J. Rusk (1803-1857), Democratic …newly admitted state, seated February 21, 1846.

House of Representatives (2 seats)

• David S. Kaufman (1813-1851), Democratic …newly admitted state, seated June 1, 1846.
• Timothy Pilsbury (1789-1858), Democratic …newly admitted state, seated June 10, 1846.

[edit] Vermont

Senate

• Samuel S. Phelps (1793-1855), Whig
• William Upham (1792-1853), Whig

House of Representatives (4 seats)

• Jacob Collamer (1791-1865), Whig
• Paul Dillingham, Jr. (1799-1891), Democratic
• Solomon Foot (1802-1866), Whig
• George P. Marsh (1801-1882), Whig

[edit] Virginia

Senate

• William S. Archer (1789-1855), Whig
• James M. Mason (1798-1871), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, January 21, 1847.
• Isaac S. Pennybacker (1805-1847), Democratic …elected December 3, 1845, died January 12, 1847.

House of Representatives (15 seats)

• Archibald Atkinson (1792-1872), Democratic
• Thomas H. Bayly (1810-1856), Democratic
• Henry Bedinger (1812-1858), Democratic
• William G. Brown (1800-1884), Democratic
• Augustus A. Chapman (1803-1876), Democratic
• George C. Dromgoole (1797-1847), Democratic
• George W. Hopkins (1804-1861), Democratic
• Edmund W. Hubard (1806-1878), Democratic
• Robert M.T. Hunter (1809-1887), Democratic
• Joseph Johnson (1785-1877), Democratic
• Shelton F. Leake (1812-1884), Democratic
• James McDowell (1795-1851), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated March 6, 1846.
• John S. Pendleton (1802-1868), Whig
• James A. Seddon (1815-1880), Democratic
• William Taylor (1788-1846), Democratic …died January 17, 1846.
• William M. Tredway (1807-1891), Democratic

[edit] Delegates

Iowa Territory

• Augustus C. Dodge (1812-1883), Democratic …served until December 28, 1846.

Wisconsin Territory

• Morgan L. Martin (1805-1887), Democratic

[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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