24th United States Congress
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| 24th United States Congress | |||
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| Duration: March 4, 1835 – March 4, 1837 | |||
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| Senate President: | Martin Van Buren | ||
| Senate Pres. pro tem: | William R. King | ||
| House Speaker: | James K. Polk | ||
| Members: | 52 Senators 242 Representatives 3 Non-voting members | ||
| Senate Majority: | Jacksonian | ||
| House Majority: | Jacksonian | ||
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| 1st: December 7, 1835 – July 4, 1836 2nd: December 5, 1836 – March 3, 1837 | |||
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The Twenty-fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1835 to March 4, 1837, during the seventh and eighth years of Andrew Jackson's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Fifth Census of the United States in 1830. Both chambers had a Jacksonian majority.
Major events
- December 28, 1835: The Second Seminole War began. Seminole fighter Osceola and his warriors attack government agent Thompson outside Fort King in central Florida.
- 1835: Toledo War fought between Ohio and Michigan Territory over the city of Toledo and the Toledo Strip.
- February 3, 1836: United States Whig Party held its first convention in Albany, New York.
- February 23, 1836: Siege of the Alamo began in San Antonio, Texas.
- July 11, 1836: President Andrew Jackson issued the Specie Circular, beginning the failure of the land speculation economy that would lead to the Panic of 1837.
- July 13, 1836: U.S. patent #1 was granted after filing 9,957 unnumbered patents.
- November 3 - December 7, 1836: 1836 presidential election: Martin Van Buren defeated William Henry Harrison, but Virginia's electors refused to vote for Van Buren's running mate, thereby denying victory to any Vice Presidential candidate.
- December 4, 1836: Whig Party held its first national convention, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
- December 15, 1836: The U.S. Patent Office (USPTO) burned in Washington, DC.
- February 8, 1837: Richard Mentor Johnson became the first and (so far) only Vice President of the United States elected by the United States Senate.
Major legislation
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Treaties
- December 29, 1835: Treaty of New Echota signed, ceding all the lands of the Cherokee east of the Mississippi to the United States
States admitted and territories formed
- April 20, 1836: Wisconsin Territory was formed from the Michigan Territory
- June 15, 1836: Arkansas was admitted as the 25th state.
- January 26, 1837: Michigan was admitted as the 26th state.
Party summary
Senate
During this congress two Senate seats were added for each of the new states of Arkansas and Michigan.
| Party (Shading shows control) |
Total | Vacant | |||
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| Anti- Jacksonian (AJ) |
Jacksonian (J) | Nullifier (N) | |||
| End of the previous congress | 26 | 20 | 2 | 48 | 0 |
| Begin | 24 | 21 | 2 | 47 | 1 |
| End | 19 | 31 | 52 | 0 | |
| Final voting share | 36.5% | 59.6% | 3.8% | ||
| Beginning of the next congress |
(Whig) 19 |
(Democratic) 33 |
0 | 52 | 0 |
House of Representatives
During this congress one House seat was added for each of the new states of Arkansas and Michigan.
| Party (Shading shows control) |
Total | Vacant | ||||
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| Anti- Jacksonian (AJ) |
Anti- Masonic (AM) | Jacksonian (J) | Nullifier (N) | |||
| End of the previous congress | 64 | 26 | 141 | 8 | 239 | 1 |
| Begin | 75 | 16 | 140 | 7 | 238 | 2 |
| End | 80 | 15 | 139 | 241 | 1 | |
| Final voting share | 33.2% | 6.2% | 57.7% | 2.9% | ||
| Beginning of the next congress |
(Whig) 101 |
7 | (Democratic) 128 |
6 | 242 | 0 |
Leadership
President of the Senate
Martin Van Buren
Martin Van Buren
Senate
House of Representatives
- Speaker: James K. Polk (J)
Members
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.
See also: United States Senate elections, 1834
Senate
President pro tempore
William R. King
William R. King
Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1838; Class 2 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1840; and Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1836.
House of Representatives
Speaker of the House
James K. Polk
James K. Polk
The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.
Changes in membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.
Senate
- Replacements: 11
- Anti-Jacksonians: 5-seat net loss
- Jacksonians: 10-seat net gain
- Deaths: 3
- Resignations: 8
- Interim appointments: 0
- Seats of newly admitted states: 4
- Total seats with changes: 16
| State (class) |
Vacator | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's formal installation |
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| Louisiana (2) |
Vacant | Elected to fill vacancy of Senator-elect Charles E.A. Gayarre, who resigned on account of ill-health | Robert C. Nicholas (J) | January 13, 1836 |
| Connecticut (1) |
Nathan Smith (AJ) | Died December 6, 1835 | John M. Niles (J) | Appointed December 21, 1835, subsequently elected. |
| Illinois (3) |
Elias Kane (J) | Died December 12, 1835 | William Lee D. Ewing (J) | Appointed December 30, 1835 |
| Virginia (1) |
John Tyler (AJ) | Resigned February 29, 1836 | William C. Rives (J) | Elected March 4, 1836 |
| Maine (1) |
Ether Shepley (J) | Resigned March 3, 1836 | Judah Dana (J) | Appointed December 7, 1836 |
| New Hampshire (3) |
Isaac Hill (J) | Resigned May 30, 1836 to become Governor of New Hampshire | John Page (J) | Elected June 8, 1836 |
| Delaware (1) |
Arnold Naudain (AJ) | Resigned June 16, 1836 | Richard H. Bayard (AJ) | Elected June 17, 1836 |
| Virginia (2) |
Benjamin W. Leigh (AJ) | Resigned July 4, 1836 | Richard E. Parker (J) | Elected December 12, 1836 |
| Arkansas (2) |
New seats | Arkansas was admitted to the Union. | William S. Fulton (J) | Elected September 18, 1836 |
| Arkansas (3) |
Ambrose H. Sevier (J) | |||
| Maryland (3) |
Robert H. Goldsborough (AJ) | Died October 5, 1836 | John S. Spence (AJ) | Elected December 31, 1836 |
| North Carolina (3) |
Willie P. Mangum (AJ) | Resigned November 26, 1836 | Robert Strange (J) | Elected December 5, 1836 |
| Delaware (2) |
John M. Clayton (AJ) | Resigned December 29, 1836 | Thomas Clayton (AJ) | Elected January 9, 1837 |
| Louisiana (3) |
Alexander Porter (AJ) | Resigned January 5, 1837 due to ill health | Alexandre Mouton (J) | Elected January 12, 1837 |
| Michigan (1) |
New seats | Michigan was admitted to the Union. | Lucius Lyon (J) | Elected January 26, 1837 |
| Michigan (2) |
John Norvell (J) |
House of Representatives
- Replacements: 17
- Anti-Jacksonians: 5-seat net gain
- Anti-Masonics: 1-seat net loss
- Jacksonians: 2-seat net loss
- Nullifiers: No net change
- Deaths: 5
- Resignations: 12
- Contested election: 0
- Seats of newly admitted states: 2
- Total seats with changes: 24
| District | Vacator | Reason for change | Successor | Date successor seated |
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| South Carolina 6th | Vacant | Rep. Warren R. Davis died during previous congress | Waddy Thompson, Jr. (AJ) | Seated September 10, 1835 |
| Georgia At-large | Vacant | Rep. James M. Wayne resigned in previous congress | Jabez Y. Jackson (J) | Seated October 5, 1835 |
| New York 3rd | Vacant | Rep. Campbell P. White resigned in previous congress | Gideon Lee (J) | Seated November 4, 1835 |
| Georgia At-large | William Schley (J) | Resigned July 1, 1835 after being nominated for Governor of Georgia | Jesse F. Cleveland (J) | Seated October 5, 1835 |
| Georgia At-large | James C. Terrell (J) | Resigned July 8, 1835 due to ill health | Hopkins Holsey (J) | Seated October 5, 1835 |
| Georgia At-large | John W. A. Sanford (J) | Resigned July 25, 1835 to assist in the Cherokee Indian removal | Thomas Glascock (J) | Seated October 5, 1835 |
| Connecticut At-large | Zalmon Wildman (J) | Died December 10, 1835 | Thomas T. Whittlesey (J) | Seated April 29, 1836 |
| Pennsylvania 24th | John Banks (AM) | Resigned sometime in 1836 | John J. Pearson (AJ) | Seated December 5, 1836 |
| South Carolina 4th | James H. Hammond (N) | Resigned February 26, 1836 because of ill health | Franklin H. Elmore (N) | Seated December 10, 1836 |
| New York 17th | Samuel Beardsley (J) | Resigned March 29, 1836 | Rutger B. Miller (J) | Seated November 9, 1836 |
| North Carolina 12th | James Graham (AJ) | Seat declared vacant March 29, 1836 | James Graham (AJ | Seated December 5, 1836 |
| South Carolina 8th | Richard I. Manning (J) | Died May 1, 1836 | John P. Richardson (J) | Seated December 19, 1836 |
| Arkansas Territory At-large |
Ambrose H. Sevier (J) | Seat was eliminated when Arkansas achieved statehood June 15, 1836 | ||
| Connecticut At-large | Andrew T. Judson (J) | Resigned July 4, 1836 after being appointed to seat on the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut | Orrin Holt (J) | Seated December 5, 1836 |
| Mississippi At-large | David Dickson (AJ) | Died July 31, 1836 | Samuel J. Gholson (J) | Seated December 1, 1836 |
| Arkansas At-large |
Vacant | Arkansas was admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836 | Archibald Yell (J) | Seated August 1, 1836 |
| Georgia At-large | George W. Towns (J) | Resigned September 1, 1836 | Julius C. Alford (AJ) | Seated January 2, 1837 |
| New York 30th | Philo C. Fuller (AJ) | Resigned September 2, 1836 | John Young (AJ) | Seated November 9, 1836 |
| Georgia At-large | John E. Coffee (J) | Died September 25, 1836 | William C. Dawson (AJ) | Seated November 7, 1836 |
| Pennsylvania 13th | Jesse Miller (J) | Resigned October 30, 1836 | James Black (J) | Seated December 5, 1836 |
| New Jersey At-large | Philemon Dickerson (J) | Resigned November 3, 1836 after being chosen Governor of New Jersey | William Chetwood (AJ) | Seated December 5, 1836 |
| Indiana 6th | George L. Kinnard (J) | Died November 26, 1836 | William Herod (AJ) | Seated January 25, 1837 |
| Virginia 2nd | John Y. Mason (J) | Resigned January 11, 1837 | Vacant | Not filled this congress |
| Michigan Territory At-large |
George W. Jones (J) | Seat was eliminated when Michigan achieved statehood January 26, 1837 | ||
| Michigan At-large |
Vacant | Michigan was admitted to the Union on January 26, 1837 | Isaac E. Crary (J) | Seated January 26, 1837 |
| Wisconsin Territory At-large |
Vacant | Wisconsin Territory was organized on April 3, 1836 | George W. Jones (J) | Seated January 26, 1837 |
Employees
Senate
- Chaplain: Edward Y. Higbee (Episcopalian), elected December 23, 1835
- John R. Goodman (Episcopalian), elected December 28, 1836
- Secretary: Walter Lowrie until December 11, 1836
- Asbury Dickens, elected December 12, 1836
- Sergeant at Arms: John Shackford
House of Representatives
- Chaplain: Thomas H. Stockton (Methodist), elected December 7, 1835
- Oliver C. Comstock (Baptist), elected December 5, 1836
- Clerk: Walter S. Franklin
- Doorkeeper: Overton Carr
- Sergeant at Arms: Roderick Dorsey, elected December 15, 1835
- Postmaster: William J. McCormick
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.
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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