28th United States Congress - State Delegations
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The Twenty-eighth 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, 1843 to March 3, 1845, during the last two years of the administration of U.S. President John Tyler.
The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Sixth Census of the United States in 1840. The Senate had a Whig majority, and the House had a Democratic majority.
This article supplements the main article with a list of the members by state delegation.
- Main article: 28th United States Congress
- See also: 28th United States Congress - Membership Changes
- See also: 28th United States Congress - Political Parties
- See also: United States House election, 1842
[edit] Dates of sessions
- First session: December 4, 1843 - June 17, 1844
- Second session: December 2, 1844 - March 3, 1845 — a lame duck session
Previous congress: 27th Congress
Next congress: 29th 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
- William R.D. King (1786-1853), Democratic …resigned April 14, 1844.
- Dixon H. Lewis (1802-1848), Democratic …appointed to fill vacancy, April 22, 1844, subsequently elected.
- House of Representatives (7 seats)
- James E. Belser (1805-1859), Democratic
- Reuben Chapman (1799-1882), Democratic
- James Dellet (1788-1848), Whig
- George S. Houston (1811-1879), Democratic
- Dixon H. Lewis (1802-1848), Democratic …resigned April 22, 1844.
- Felix G. McConnell (1809-1846), Democratic
- William W. Payne (1807-1874), Democratic
- William L. Yancey (1814-1863), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 2, 1844.
[edit] Arkansas
- Senate
- Chester Ashley (1790-1848), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, November 8, 1844.
- William S. Fulton (1795-1844), Democratic …died August 15, 1844.
- Ambrose H. Sevier (1801-1848), Democratic
- House of Representatives (1 seat)
- Edward Cross (1798-1887), Democratic
[edit] Connecticut
- Senate
- Jabez W. Huntington (1788-1847), Whig
- John M. Niles (1787-1856), Democratic
- House of Representatives (4 seats)
- George S. Catlin (1808-1851), Democratic
- Thomas H. Seymour (1807-1868), Democratic
- Samuel Simons (1792-1847), Democratic
- John Stewart (1795-1860), Democratic
[edit] Delaware
- Senate
- Richard H. Bayard (1796-1868), Whig
- Thomas Clayton (1777-1854), Whig
- House of Representatives (1 seat)
- George B. Rodney (1803-1883), Whig
[edit] Georgia
- Senate
- John M. Berrien (1781-1856), Whig
- Walter T. Colquitt (1799-1855), Democratic
- House of Representatives (8 seats)
- Edward J. Black (1806-1846), Democratic
- Absalom H. Chappell (1801-1878), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 4, 1843.
- Duncan L. Clinch (1787-1849), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated February 15, 1844.
- Howell Cobb (1815-1868), Democratic
- Mark A. Cooper (1800-1885), Democratic …resigned April 14, 1844.
- Hugh A. Haralson (1805-1854), Democratic
- John B. Lamar (1812-1862), Democratic …resigned July 29, 1843, before Congress assembled.
- John H. Lumpkin (1812-1860), Democratic
- John Millen (1804-1843), Democratic …died October 15, 1843, before Congress assembled.
- Alexander H. Stephens (1812-1883), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 4, 1843.
- William H. Stiles (1808-1865), Democratic
[edit] Illinois
- Senate
- Sidney Breese (1800-1878), Democratic
- Samuel McRoberts (1799-1843), Democratic …died March 27, 1843.
- James Semple (1798-1866), Democratic …appointed to fill vacancy, August 16, 1843, subsequently elected.
- House of Representatives (7 seats)
- Stephen A. Douglas (1813-1861), Democratic
- Orlando B. Ficklin (1808-1886), Democratic
- John J. Hardin (1810-1847), Whig
- 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
- Edward A. Hannegan (1807-1859), Democratic
- Albert S. White (1803-1864), Whig
- House of Representatives (10 seats)
- William J. Brown (1805-1857), Democratic
- John W. Davis (1799-1859), Democratic
- Thomas J. Henley (1810-1865), Democratic
- Andrew Kennedy (1810-1847), Democratic
- Robert D. Owen (1801-1877), Democratic
- John Pettit (1807-1877), Democratic
- Samuel C. Sample (1796-1855), Whig
- Caleb B. Smith (1808-1864), Whig
- Thomas Smith (1799-1876), Democratic
- Joseph A. Wright (1810-1867), Democratic
[edit] Kentucky
- Senate
- John J. Crittenden (1786-1863), Whig
- James T. Morehead (1797-1854), Whig
- House of Representatives (10 seats)
- Linn Boyd (1800-1859), Democratic
- George A. Caldwell (1814-1866), Democratic
- Garrett Davis (1801-1872), Whig
- Richard French (1792-1854), Democratic
- Willis Green ( - ), Whig
- Henry Grider (1796-1866), Whig
- James W. Stone (1813-1854), Democratic
- William P. Thomasson (1797-1882), Whig
- John W. Tibbatts (1802-1852), Democratic
- John White (1802-1845), Whig
[edit] Louisiana
- Senate
- Alexander Barrow (1801-1846), Whig
- Henry Johnson (1783-1864), Whig …elected to fill vacancy in class, February 12, 1844.
- House of Representatives (4 seats)
- Pierre J.B.E. Bossier (1797-1844), Democratic …died April 24, 1844.
- John B. Dawson (1798-1845), Democratic
- Alcée L. La Branche (1806-1861), Democratic
- Isaac E. Morse (1809-1866), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 2, 1844.
- John Slidell (1793-1871), Democratic
[edit] Maine
- Senate
- George Evans (1797-1867), Whig
- John Fairfield (1797-1847), Democratic
- House of Representatives (7 seats)
- Shepard Cary (1805-1866), Democratic …seated May 10, 1844.
- Robert P. Dunlap (1794-1859), Democratic
- Hannibal Hamlin (1809-1891), Democratic
- Joshua Herrick (1793-1874), Democratic
- Freeman H. Morse (1807-1891), Whig
- Luther Severance (1797-1855), Whig
- Benjamin White (1790-1860), Democratic …seated December 2, 1844.
[edit] Maryland
- Senate
- William D. Merrick (1793-1857), Whig
- James A. Pearce (1805-1862), Whig
- House of Representatives (6 seats)
- Francis Brengle (1807-1846), Whig
- John M.S. Causin (1811-1861), Whig
- John P. Kennedy (1795-1870), Whig
- Jacob A. Preston (1796-1868), Whig
- Thomas A. Spence (1810-1877), Whig
- John Wethered (1809-1888), Whig
[edit] Massachusetts
- Senate
- Isaac C. Bates (1779-1845), Whig
- Rufus Choate (1799-1859), Whig
- House of Representatives (10 seats)
- Amos Abbott (1786-1868), Whig
- John Quincy Adams (1767-1848), Whig
- Osmyn Baker (1800-1875), Whig
- Barker Burnell (1798-1843), Whig …died June 15, 1843, before Congress assembled.
- Joseph Grinnell (1788-1885), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 7, 1843.
- Charles Hudson (1795-1881), Whig
- Daniel P. King (1801-1850), Whig
- William Parmenter (1789-1866), Democratic
- Julius Rockwell (1805-1888), Whig
- Henry Williams (1805-1887), Democratic
- Robert C. Winthrop (1809-1894), Whig
[edit] Michigan
- Senate
- Augustus S. Porter (1798-1872), Whig
- William Woodbridge (1780-1861), Whig
- House of Representatives (3 seats)
- James B. Hunt (1799-1857), Democratic
- Lucius Lyon (1800-1851), Democratic
- Robert McClelland (1807-1880), Democratic
[edit] Mississippi
- Senate
- John Henderson (1797-1857), Whig
- Robert J. Walker (1801-1869), Democratic
- House of Representatives (4 seats)
- William H. Hammett (1799-1861), Democratic
- Robert W. Roberts (1784-1865), Democratic
- Jacob Thompson (1810-1885), Democratic
- Tilghman M. Tucker (1802-1859), Democratic
[edit] Missouri
- Senate
- David R. Atchison (1807-1886), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 4, 1844.
- Thomas Hart Benton (1782-1858), Democratic
- Lewis F. Linn (1796-1843), Democratic …died October 3, 1843.
- House of Representatives (5 seats)
- Gustavus M. Bower (1790-1864), Democratic
- James B. Bowlin (1804-1874), Democratic
- James M. Hughes (1809-1861), Democratic
- John Jameson (1802-1857), Democratic
- James H. Relfe (1791-1863), Democratic
[edit] New Hampshire
- Senate
- Charles G. Atherton (1804-1853), Democratic
- Levi Woodbury (1789-1851), Democratic
- House of Representatives (4 seats)
- Edmund Burke (1809-1882), Democratic
- John P. Hale (1806-1873), Democratic
- Moses Norris, Jr. (1799-1855), Democratic
- John R. Reding (1805-1892), Democratic
[edit] New Jersey
- Senate
- William L. Dayton (1807-1864), Whig
- Jacob W. Miller (1800-1862), Whig
- House of Representatives (5 seats)
- Lucius Q.C. Elmer (1793-1883), Democratic
- Isaac G. Farlee (1787-1855), Democratic
- Littleton Kirkpatrick (1797-1859), Democratic
- George Sykes (1802-1880), Democratic
- William Wright (1794-1866), Whig
[edit] New York
- Senate
- Daniel S. Dickinson (1800-1866), Democratic …appointed to fill vacancy, November 30, 1844.
- Henry A. Foster (1800-1889), Democratic …appointed to fill vacancy, November 30, 1844.
- Nathaniel P. Tallmadge (1795-1864), Whig …resigned June 17, 1844.
- Silas Wright, Jr. (1795-1847), Democratic …resigned November 26, 1844.
- House of Representatives (34 seats)
- Joseph H. Anderson (1800-1870), Democratic
- Daniel D. Barnard (1797-1861), Whig
- Samuel Beardsley (1790-1860), Democratic …resigned March 6, 1844.
- Charles S. Benton (1810-1882), Democratic
- Levi D. Carpenter (1802-1856), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 2, 1844.
- Charles H. Carroll (1794-1865), Whig
- Jeremiah E. Cary (1803-1888), Democratic
- James G. Clinton (1804-1849), Democratic
- Amasa Dana (1792-1867), Democratic
- Richard D. Davis (1799-1871), Democratic
- Chesselden Ellis (1808-1854), Democratic
- Hamilton Fish (1808-1893), Whig
- Byram Green (1786-1865), Democratic
- William S. Hubbell (1801-1873), Democratic
- Orville Hungerford (1790-1851), Democratic
- Washington Hunt (1811-1867), Whig
- Preston King (1806-1865), Democratic
- Moses G. Leonard (1809-1899), Democratic
- William B. Maclay (1812-1882), Democratic
- William A. Moseley (1798-1873), Whig
- Henry C. Murphy (1810-1882), Democratic
- Thomas J. Patterson (1808c- ), Whig
- Jonas P. Phoenix (1788-1859), Whig
- Zadock Pratt (1790-1871), Democratic
- Smith M. Purdy (1796-1870), Democratic
- George O. Rathbun (1803-1870), Democratic
- Orville Robinson (1801-1882), Democratic
- Charles Rogers (1800-1874), Whig
- Jeremiah Russell (1786-1867), Democratic
- David L. Seymour (1803-1867), Democratic
- Albert Smith (1805-1870), Whig
- Lemuel Stetson (1804-1868), Democratic
- Selah B. Strong (1792-1872), Democratic
- Asher Tyler (1798-1875), Whig
- Horace Wheaton (1803-1882), Democratic
[edit] North Carolina
- Senate
- William H. Haywood, Jr. (1801-1852), Democratic
- Willie P. Mangum (1792-1861), Whig
- House of Representatives (9 seats)
- Archibald H. Arrington (1809-1872), Democratic
- Daniel M. Barringer (1806-1873), Whig
- Thomas L. Clingman (1812-1897), Whig
- John R.J. Daniel (1802-1868), Democratic
- Edmund Deberry (1787-1859), Whig
- James I. McKay (1793-1853), Democratic
- Kenneth Rayner (1808-1884), Whig
- David S. Reid (1813-1891), Democratic
- Romulus M. Saunders (1791-1867), Democratic
[edit] Ohio
- Senate
- William Allen (1803-1879), Democratic
- Benjamin Tappan (1773-1857), Democratic
- House of Representatives (21 seats)
- Henry R. Brinkerhoff (1787-1844), Democratic …died April 30, 1844.
- Jacob Brinkerhoff (1810-1880), Democratic
- Ezra Dean (1795-1872), Democratic
- Alexander Duncan (1788-1853), Democratic
- Elias Florence (1797-1880), Whig
- Joshua R. Giddings (1795-1864), Whig
- Edward S. Hamlin (1808-1894), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 2, 1844.
- Alexander Harper (1786-1860), Whig
- Perley B. Johnson (1798-1870), Whig
- James Mathews (1805-1887), Democratic
- William C. McCauslen (1796-1863), Democratic
- Joseph J. McDowell (1800-1877), Democratic
- Heman A. Moore (1809-1844), Democratic …died April 3, 1844.
- Joseph Morris (1795-1854), Democratic
- Emery D. Potter (1804-1896), Democratic
- Robert C. Schenck (1809-1890), Whig
- Henry St. John (1783-1869), Democratic
- Alfred P. Stone (1813-1865), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 2, 1844.
- Daniel R. Tilden (1804-1890), Whig
- Joseph Vance (1786-1852), Whig
- John I. Vanmeter (1798-1875), Whig
- Samuel F. Vinton (1792-1862), Whig
- John B. Weller (1812-1875), Democratic
[edit] Pennsylvania
- Senate
- James Buchanan (1791-1868), Democratic
- Daniel Sturgeon (1789-1878), Democratic
- House of Representatives (24 seats)
- Benjamin A. Bidlack (1804-1849), Democratic
- James Black (1793-1872), Democratic
- Richard Brodhead (1811-1863), Democratic
- Jeremiah Brown (1785-1858), Whig
- Joseph Buffington (1803-1872), Whig
- Cornelius Darragh (1809-1854), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated March 26, 1844.
- John Dickey (1794-1853), Whig
- Henry D. Foster (1808-1880), Democratic
- Henry Frick (1795-1844), Whig …died March 1, 1844.
- George Fuller (1802-1888), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 2, 1844.
- Samuel Hays (1783-1868), Democratic
- Charles J. Ingersoll (1782-1862), Democratic
- Joseph R. Ingersoll (1786-1868), Whig
- James Irvin (1800-1862), Whig
- Michael H. Jenks (1795-1867), Whig
- Abraham R. McIlvaine (1804-1863), Whig
- Edward J. Morris (1815-1881), Whig
- Henry Nes (1799-1850), Independent Democratic
- James Pollock (1810-1890), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated April 23, 1844.
- Alexander Ramsey (1815-1903), Whig
- Almon H. Read (1790-1844), Democratic …died June 3, 1844.
- Charles M. Reed (1803-1871), Whig
- John Ritter (1779-1851), Democratic
- John T. Smith ( - ), Democratic
- Andrew Stewart (1791-1872), Whig
- William Wilkins (1779-1865), Democratic …resigned February 14, 1844.
- Jacob S. Yost (1801-1872), Democratic
[edit] Rhode Island
- Senate
- John B. Francis (1791-1864), Law and Order …elected to fill vacancy, January 25, 1844.
- James F. Simmons (1795-1864), Whig
- William Sprague (1799-1856), Whig …resigned January 17, 1844.
- House of Representatives (2 seats)
- Henry Y. Cranston (1789-1864), Law and Order
- Elisha R. Potter (1811-1882), Law and Order
[edit] South Carolina
- Senate
- Daniel E. Huger (1779-1854), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy from preceding Congress, March 4, 1843, resigned March 3, 1845.
- George McDuffie (1790-1851), Democratic
- House of Representatives (7 seats)
- James A. Black (1793-1848), Democratic
- Armistead Burt (1802-1883), Democratic
- John Campbell ( -1845), Democratic
- Isaac E. Holmes (1796-1867), Democratic
- Robert B. Rhett (1800-1876), Democratic
- Richard F. Simpson (1798-1882), Democratic
- Robert B. Smith (1800-1876), Democratic
- Joseph A. Woodward (1806-1885), Democratic
[edit] Tennessee
- Senate
- Ephraim H. Foster (1794-1854), Whig …elected to fill vacancy in class, October 17, 1843.
- Spencer Jarnagin (1792-1853), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, October 17, 1843.
- House of Representatives (11 seats)
- John B. Ashe (1810-1857), Whig
- Julius W. Blackwell (1797c- ), Democratic
- Aaron V. Brown (1795-1859), Democratic
- Milton Brown (1804-1883), Whig
- Alvan Cullom (1797-1877), Democratic
- David W. Dickinson (1808-1845), Whig
- Andrew Johnson (1808-1875), Democratic
- Cave Johnson (1793-1866), Democratic
- George W. Jones (1806-1884), Democratic
- Joseph H. Peyton (1808-1845), Whig
- William T. Senter (1801-1848), Whig
[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
- William C. Rives (1793-1868), Whig
- House of Representatives (15 seats)
- Archibald Atkinson (1792-1872), Democratic
- Thomas H. Bayly (1810-1856), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated May 6, 1844.
- Augustus A. Chapman (1803-1876), Democratic
- Samuel Chilton (1804-1867), Whig
- Walter Coles (1790-1857), Democratic
- George C. Dromgoole (1797-1847), Democratic
- Thomas W. Gilmer (1802-1844), Democratic …resigned February 16, 1844.
- William L. Goggin (1807-1870), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated May 10, 1844.
- George W. Hopkins (1804-1861), Democratic
- Edmund W. Hubard (1806-1878), Democratic
- John W. Jones (1791-1848), Democratic
- William Lucas (1800-1877), Democratic
- Willoughby Newton (1802-1874), Whig
- Lewis Steenrod (1810-1862), Democratic
- George W. Summers (1804-1868), Whig
- William Taylor (1788-1846), Democratic
- Henry A. Wise (1806-1876), Democratic …resigned February 12, 1844.
[edit] Delegates
- Florida Territory
- David L. Yulee (1810-1886), Democratic …granted statehood March 3, 1845.
- Iowa Territory
- Augustus C. Dodge (1812-1883), Democratic
- Wisconsin Territory
- Henry Dodge (1782-1867), 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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