27th United States Congress - political parties

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The Twenty-seventh 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, 1841 to March 3, 1843, during the administration of U.S. President William Henry Harrison the first two years of the administration of his successor, U.S. President John Tyler.

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 Whig majority.

This article supplements the main article with a list of the members by political party.

Main article: 27th United States Congress
See also: 27th United States Congress - State Delegations
See also: United States House elections, 1840

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

[edit] Dates of sessions

March 4, 1841 - March 3, 1843

Previous congress: 26th Congress
Next congress: 28th Congress

[edit] Party summary

Senate

TOTAL members: 52
House of Representatives
  • Democratic: 98
  • Whig: 142 (majority)
  • Independent Democrat: 1
  • Independent: 1

TOTAL members: 242

[edit] Senate

Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six year terms with each Congress.

[edit] Democratic

A-F
G-L
M-R
S-Z

[edit] Whig

A-F
G-L
M-R
S-Z

[edit] House of Representatives

Members of the House of Representatives were elected by popular vote, variously to single member districts or at-large.

[edit] Democratic

A-B-C
D-E-F
G-H-I
J-K-L
M-N-O
P-Q-R
S-T-U-V
W-X-Y-Z

[edit] Whig

A-B-C
D-E-F
G-H-I
J-K-L
M-N-O
P-Q-R
S-T-U-V
W-X-Y-Z

[edit] Independent Democratic

[edit] Independent Whig

[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. 

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