20th United States Congress - Membership Changes

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Contents 1 Dates of sessions 2 Membership Changes 2.1 Senate 2.2 House of Representatives 3 References 4 External links

The Twentieth 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, 1827 to March 3, 1829, during the last two years of the administration of U.S. President John Quincy Adams.

The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Fourth Census of the United States in 1820. Both chambers had a Jacksonian or Democratic majority.

Main article: 20th United States Congress

See also: 20th United States Congress - political parties

See also: 20th United States Congress - State Delegations

See also: United States House elections, 1826

[edit] Dates of sessions

March 4, 1827 - March 3, 1829

• First session: December 3, 1827 - May 26, 1828
• Second session: December 1, 1828 - March 3, 1829 — a lame duck session

Previous congress: 19th Congress
Next congress: 21st Congress

[edit] Membership Changes

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

Senate replacements: 6 National Republicans (NR) : no net change Democrats (D) : no net change deaths: 0 resignations: 7 interim appointments: 0 Total seats with changes: 8

House of Representatives replacements: 9 National Republicans (NR) : no net change Democrats (D) : no net change deaths: 5 resignations: 9 contested election: 1 Total seats with changes: 15

[edit] Senate

State	Outgoing Senator		Reason for Change	Successor		Successor's selection
Georgia class 2		Thomas W. Cobb Jackson Dem.-Rep.	Resignation. Senator Thomas W. Cobb resigned in 1828.		Oliver H. Prince Jackson Dem.-Rep.	elected November 7, 1828
Maine class 1		Albion K. Parris Jackson Dem.-Rep.	Resignation. Senator Albion K. Parris resigned August 26, 1828.		John Holmes Adams Dem.-Rep.	elected January 15, 1829
Massachusetts class 1		vacant	Vacancy. Vacancy in class until May 30, 1827.		Daniel Webster Adams Dem.-Rep.	elected May 30, 1827
New Jersey class 1		Ephraim Bateman Adams Dem.-Rep.	Resignation. Senator Ephraim Bateman resigned January 12, 1829.		Mahlon Dickerson Jackson Dem.-Rep.	elected February 9, 1829
New Jersey class 2		Mahlon Dickerson Jackson Dem.-Rep.	Resignation. Senator Mahlon Dickerson resigned January 30, 1829.		vacant	not filled in this Congress
New York class 1		Martin Van Buren Jackson Dem.-Rep.	Resignation. Senator Martin Van Buren resigned December 20, 1828.		Charles E. Dudley Jackson Dem.-Rep.	elected January 15, 1829
North Carolina class 3		Nathaniel Macon Jackson Dem.-Rep.	Resignation. Senator Nathaniel Macon resigned November 14, 1828.		James Iredell, Jr. Jackson Dem.-Rep.	elected December 15, 1828
Ohio class 3		William Henry Harrison Adams Dem.-Rep.	Resignation. Senator William Henry Harrison resigned May 20, 1828.		Jacob Burnet Adams Dem.-Rep.	elected December 10, 1828

[edit] House of Representatives

State	Outgoing Representative		Reason for Change	Successor		Successor's selection
Georgia 1st at large		Edward F. Tattnall Jackson Dem.-Rep.	Resignation. Representative Edward F. Tattnall resigned before Congress assembled.		George R. Gilmer Jackson Dem.-Rep.	seated December 3, 1827
Georgia 2nd at large		John Forsyth Jackson Dem.-Rep.	Resignation. Representative John Forsyth resigned November 7, 1827.		Richard Henry Wilde Jackson Dem.-Rep.	seated January 14, 1828
Kentucky 2nd		Thomas Metcalfe Adams Dem.-Rep.	Resignation. Representative Thomas Metcalfe resigned June 1, 1828.		John Chambers Adams Dem.-Rep.	seated December 1, 1828
Kentucky 11th		William S. Young Adams Dem.-Rep.	Death. Senator William S. Young died September 20, 1827, before Congress assembled.		John Calhoon Adams Dem.-Rep.
Kentucky 11th		John Calhoon Adams Dem.-Rep.	Contested election. Representative John Calhoon served until January 11, 1828.		Thomas Chilton Jackson Dem.-Rep.	seated January 11, 1828
Maine 1st		William Burleigh Adams Dem.-Rep.	Death. Representative William Burleigh died July 2, 1827, before Congress assembled.		Rufus McIntire Jackson Dem.-Rep.	seated December 3, 1827
Massachusetts 1st		Daniel Webster Adams Dem.-Rep.	Resignation. Representative Daniel Webster resigned May 30, 1827, before Congress assembled.		Benjamin Gorham Adams Dem.-Rep.	seated December 3, 1827
Mississippi at large		William Haile Jackson Dem.-Rep.	Resignation. Representative William Haile resigned September 12, 1828.		Thomas Hinds Jackson Dem.-Rep.	seated December 8, 1828
New Jersey 2nd at large		George Holcombe Jackson Dem.-Rep.	Death. Representative George Holcombe died January 14, 1828.		James F. Randolph. Adams Dem.-Rep.	seated December 1, 1828
New Jersey 5th at large		Hedge Thompson Adams Dem.-Rep.	Death. Representative Hedge Thompson died July 23, 1828.		Thomas Sinnickson Adams Dem.-Rep.	seated December 1, 1828.
New York 5th		Thomas J. Oakley Jackson Dem.-Rep.	Resignation. Representative Thomas J. Oakley resigned May 9, 1828.		Thomas Taber, II Jackson Dem.-Rep.	seated December 1, 1828.
New York 20th		Silas Wright, Jr. Jackson Dem.-Rep.	Resignation. Representative Silas Wright, Jr. resigned February 16, 1829.		vacant	not filled in this Congress
New York 29th		David E. Evans Jackson Dem.-Rep.	Resignation. Representative David E. Evans resigned May 2, 1827, before Congress assembled.		Phineas L. Tracy Adams Dem.-Rep.	seated December 3, 1827.
Ohio 6th		William Creighton, Jr. Adams Dem.-Rep.	Resignation. Representative William Creighton, Jr. resigned in 1828.		Francis S. Muhlenberg Adams Dem.-Rep.	seated December 19, 1828.
Ohio 7th		William Wilson Adams Dem.-Rep.	Death. Representative William Wilson died June 6, 1827, before Congress assembled.		William Stanbery Jackson Dem.-Rep.	seated December 3, 1827.

[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
• Senate Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress
• House Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress
• Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
• U.S. House of Representatives: House History
• U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists

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