31st United States Congress - State Delegations
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The Thirty-first 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, 1849 to March 3, 1851, during the administration of U.S. President Zachary Taylor and the first months of the administration of his successor, U.S. President Millard Fillmore.
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: 31st United States Congress
- See also: 31st United States Congress - Membership Changes
- See also: 31st United States Congress - Political Parties
- See also: United States House election, 1848
[edit] Dates of sessions
- Special session of the Senate: March 5, 1849 - March 23, 1849
- First session: December 3, 1849 - September 30, 1850
- Second session: December 2, 1850 - March 3, 1851 — a lame duck session
Previous congress: 30th Congress
Next congress: 32nd 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
- Jeremiah Clemens (1814-1865), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy from preceding Congress, November 30, 1849.
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick (1802-1869), Democratic
- William R.D. King (1786-1853), Democratic
- House of Representatives (7 seats)
- William J. Alston (1800-1876), Whig
- Franklin W. Bowdon (1817-1857), Democratic
- Williamson R.W. Cobb (1807-1864), Democratic
- Sampson W. Harris (1809-1857), Democratic
- Henry W. Hilliard (1808-1892), Whig
- David Hubbard (1792-1874), Democratic
- Samuel W. Inge (1817-1868), Democratic
[edit] Arkansas
- Senate
- Solon Borland (1808-1864), Democratic
- William K. Sebastian (1812-1865), Democratic
- House of Representatives (1 seat)
- Robert W. Johnson (1814-1879), Democratic
[edit] California
- Senate
- John C. Frémont (1813-1890), Democratic …newly admitted state, elected September 9, 1850.
- William M. Gwin (1805-1885), Democratic …newly admitted state, elected September 9, 1850.
- House of Representatives (2 seats)
- Edward Gilbert (1819c-1852), Democratic …newly admitted state, seated September 11, 1850.
- George W. Wright (1816-1885), Independent …newly admitted state, seated September 11, 1850.
[edit] Connecticut
- Senate
- Roger S. Baldwin (1793-1863), Whig
- Truman Smith (1791-1884), Whig
- House of Representatives (4 seats)
- Walter Booth (1791-1870), Free Soil
- Thomas B. Butler (1806-1873), Whig
- Chauncey F. Cleveland (1799-1887), Democratic
- Loren P. Waldo (1802-1881), Democratic
[edit] Delaware
- Senate
- Presley Spruance (1785-1863), Whig
- John Wales (1783-1863), Whig
- House of Representatives (1 seat)
- John W. Houston (1814-1896), Whig
[edit] Florida
- Senate
- Jackson Morton (1794-1874), Whig
- David L. Yulee (1810-1886), Democratic
- House of Representatives (1 seat)
- Edward C. Cabell (1816-1896), Whig
[edit] Georgia
- Senate
- John M. Berrien (1781-1856), Whig
- William C. Dawson (1798-1856), Whig
- House of Representatives (8 seats)
- Howell Cobb (1815-1868), Democratic
- Thomas C. Hackett ( -1851), Democratic
- Hugh A. Haralson (1805-1854), Democratic
- Joseph W. Jackson (1796-1854), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, March 4, 1850.
- Thomas B. King (1800-1864), Whig …resigned in 1850.
- Allen F. Owen (1816-1865), Whig
- Alexander H. Stephens (1812-1883), Whig
- Robert A. Toombs (1810-1885), Whig
- Marshall J. Wellborn (1808-1874), Democratic
[edit] Illinois
- Senate
- Stephen A. Douglas (1813-1861), Democratic
- James Shields (1806/1810-1879), Democratic …seat declared vacant March 15, 1849, subsequently elected to fill vacancy October 27, 1849.
- House of Representatives (7 seats)
- Edward D. Baker (1811-1861), Whig
- William H. Bissell (1811-1860), Democratic
- Thomas L. Harris (1816-1858), Democratic
- John A. McClernand (1812-1900), Democratic
- William A. Richardson (1811-1875), Democratic
- John Wentworth (1815-1888), Democratic
- Timothy R. Young (1811-1898), Democratic
[edit] Indiana
- Senate
- Jesse D. Bright (1812-1875), Democratic
- James Whitcomb (1795-1852), Democratic
- House of Representatives (10 seats)
- Nathaniel Albertson (1800-1863), Democratic
- William J. Brown (1805-1857), Democratic
- Cyrus L. Dunham (1817-1877), Democratic
- Graham N. Fitch (1809-1892), Democratic
- Willis A. Gorman (1816-1876), Democratic
- Andrew J. Harlan (1815-1907), Democratic
- George W. Julian (1817-1899), Free Soil
- Joseph E. McDonald (1819-1891), Democratic
- Edward W. McGaughey (1817-1852), Whig
- John L. Robinson (1813-1860), Democratic
[edit] Iowa
- Senate
- Augustus C. Dodge (1812-1883), Democratic
- George W. Jones (1804-1896), Democratic
- House of Representatives (2 seats)
- Shepherd Leffler (1811-1879), Democratic
- Daniel F. Miller (1814-1895), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 20, 1850.
- William Thompson (1813-1897), Democratic …contested election, served until June 29, 1850.
[edit] Kentucky
- Senate
- Henry Clay (1777-1852), Whig
- Joseph R. Underwood (1791-1876), Whig
- House of Representatives (10 seats)
- Linn Boyd (1800-1859), Democratic
- Daniel Breck (1788-1871), Whig
- George A. Caldwell (1814-1866), Democratic
- James L. Johnson (1818-1877), Whig
- Humphrey Marshall (1812-1872), Whig
- John C. Mason (1802-1865), Democratic
- Finis E. McLean (1806-1881), Whig
- Charles S. Morehead (1802-1868), Whig
- Richard H. Stanton (1812-1891), Democratic
- John B. Thompson (1810-1874), Whig
[edit] Louisiana
- Senate
- Solomon W. Downs (1801-1854), Democratic
- Pierre Soulé (1801-1870), Democratic
- House of Representatives (4 seats)
- Henry A. Bullard (1788-1851), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 5, 1850.
- Charles M. Conrad (1804-1878), Whig …resigned August 17, 1850.
- John H. Harmanson (1803-1850), Democratic …died October 25, 1850.
- Emile La Sére (1802-1882), Democratic
- Isaac E. Morse (1809-1866), Democratic
- Alexander G. Penn (1799-1866), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 30, 1850.
[edit] Maine
- Senate
- James W. Bradbury (1802-1901), Democratic
- Hannibal Hamlin (1809-1891), Democratic
- House of Representatives (7 seats)
- Thomas J.D. Fuller (1808-1876), Democratic
- Elbridge Gerry (1813-1886), Democratic
- Rufus K. Goodenow (1790-1863), Whig
- Nathaniel S. Littlefield (1804-1882), Democratic
- John Otis (1801-1856), Whig
- Cullen Sawtelle (1805-1887), Democratic
- Charles Stetson (1801-1863), Democratic
[edit] Maryland
- Senate
- Reverdy Johnson (1796-1876), Whig …resigned March 7, 1849.
- James A. Pearce (1805-1862), Whig
- Thomas G. Pratt (1804-1869), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, January 12, 1850.
- David Stewart (1800-1858), Whig …appointed to fill vacancy, December 6, 1849.
- House of Representatives (6 seats)
- Richard J. Bowie (1807-1881), Whig
- Alexander Evans (1818-1888), Whig
- William T. Hamilton (1820-1888), Democratic
- Edward Hammond (1812-1882), Democratic
- John B. Kerr (1809-1878), Whig
- Robert M. McLane (1815-1898), Democratic
[edit] Massachusetts
- Senate
- John Davis (1787-1854), Whig
- Robert J. Rantoul (1805-1852), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated February 1, 1851.
- Daniel Webster (1782-1852), Whig …resigned July 22, 1850.
- Robert C. Winthrop (1809-1894), Whig …appointed to fill vacancy, July 30, 1850.
- House of Representatives (10 seats)
- Charles Allen (1797-1869), Free Soil
- George Ashmun (1804-1870), Whig
- James H. Duncan (1793-1869), Whig
- Samuel A. Eliot (1798-1862), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated August 22, 1850.
- Orin Fowler (1791-1852), Whig
- Joseph Grinnell (1788-1885), Whig
- Daniel P. King (1801-1850), Whig …died July 25, 1850.
- Horace Mann (1796-1859), Whig
- Julius Rockwell (1805-1888), Whig
[edit] Michigan
- Senate
- Lewis Cass (1782-1866), Democratic
- Alpheus Felch (1804-1896), Democratic
- House of Representatives (3 seats)
- Kinsley S. Bingham (1808-1861), Democratic
- Alexander W. Buel (1813-1868), Democratic
- William Sprague (1809-1868), Whig
[edit] Mississippi
- Senate
- Jefferson Davis (1808-1889), Democratic
- Henry S. Foote (1804-1880), Democratic
- House of Representatives (4 seats)
- Albert G. Brown (1813-1880), Democratic
- Winfield S. Featherston (1820-1891), Democratic
- William McWillie (1795-1869), 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)
- William V. Bay (1818-1894), Democratic
- James B. Bowlin (1804-1874), Democratic
- James S. Green (1817-1870), Democratic
- Willard P. Hall (1820-1882), Democratic
- John S. Phelps (1814-1886), Democratic
[edit] New Hampshire
- Senate
- John P. Hale (1806-1873), Free Soil
- Moses J. Norris (1799-1855), Democratic
- House of Representatives (4 seats)
- Harry Hibbard (1816-1872), Democratic
- George W. Morrison (1809-1888), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 2, 1850.
- Charles H. Peaslee (1804-1866), Democratic
- Amos Tuck (1810-1879), Free Soil
- James Wilson (1797-1881), Whig …resigned September 9, 1850.
[edit] New Jersey
- Senate
- William L. Dayton (1807-1864), Whig
- Jacob W. Miller (1800-1862), Whig
- House of Representatives (5 seats)
- Andrew K. Hay (1809-1881), Whig
- James G. King (1791-1853), Whig
- William A. Newell (1817-1901), Whig
- John Van Dyke (1807-1878), Whig
- Isaac Wildrick (1803-1892), Democratic
[edit] New York
- Senate
- Daniel S. Dickinson (1800-1866), Democratic
- William H. Seward (1801-1872), Whig
- House of Representatives (34 seats)
- Henry P. Alexander (1801-1867), Whig
- George R. Andrews (1808-1873), Whig
- Henry Bennett (1808-1868), Whig
- David A. Bokee (1805-1860), Whig
- George Briggs (1805-1869), Whig
- James Brooks (1810-1873), Whig
- Lorenzo Burrows (1805-1885), Whig
- Charles E. Clarke (1790-1863), Whig
- Harmon S. Conger (1816-1882), Whig
- William Duer (1805-1879), Whig
- Daniel Gott (1794-1864), Whig
- Herman D. Gould (1799-1852), Whig
- Ransom Halloway (1793c-1851), Whig
- William T. Jackson (1794-1882), Whig
- John A. King (1788-1867), Whig
- Preston King (1806-1865), Free Soil
- Orsamus B. Matteson (1805-1889), Whig
- Thomas McKissock (1790-1866), Whig
- William Nelson (1784-1869), Whig
- Jonas P. Phoenix (1788-1859), Whig
- Harvey Putnam (1793-1855), Whig
- Gideon Reynolds (1813-1896), Whig
- Elijah Risley (1787-1870), Whig
- Robert L. Rose (1804-1877), Whig
- David Rumsey (1810-1883), Whig
- William A. Sackett (1811-1895), Whig
- Abraham M. Schermerhorn (1791-1855), Whig
- John L. Schoolcraft (1804-1860), Whig
- Peter H. Silvester (1807-1882), Whig
- Elbridge G. Spaulding (1809-1897), Whig
- John R. Thurman (1814-1854), Whig
- Walter Underhill (1795-1866), Whig
- Hiram Walden (1800-1880), Democratic
- Hugh White (1798-1870), Whig
[edit] North Carolina
- Senate
- George E. Badger (1795-1866), Whig
- Willie P. Mangum (1792-1861), Whig
- House of Representatives (9 seats)
- William S. Ashe (1814-1862), Democratic
- Joseph P. Caldwell (1808-1853), Whig
- Thomas L. Clingman (1812-1897), Whig
- John R.J. Daniel (1802-1868), Democratic
- Edmund Deberry (1787-1859), Whig
- David Outlaw (1806-1868), Whig
- Augustine H. Shepperd (1792-1864), Whig
- Edward Stanly (1810-1872), Whig
- Abraham W. Venable (1799-1876), Democratic
[edit] Ohio
- Senate
- Salmon P. Chase (1808-1873), Free Soil
- Thomas Corwin (1794-1865), Whig …resigned July 20, 1850.
- Thomas Ewing (1789-1871), Whig …appointed to fill vacancy, July 20, 1850.
- House of Representatives (21 seats)
- John Bell (1796-1869), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated January 7, 1851.
- Joseph Cable (1801-1880), Democratic
- Lewis D. Campbell (1811-1882), Whig
- David K. Cartter (1812-1887), Democratic
- Moses B. Corwin (1790-1872), Whig
- John Crowell (1801-1883), Whig
- Rodolphus Dickinson (1797-1849), Democratic …died March 20, 1849.
- David T. Disney (1803-1857), Democratic
- Nathan Evans (1804-1879), Whig
- Joshua R. Giddings (1795-1864), Free Soil
- Moses Hoagland (1812-1865), Democratic
- William F. Hunter (1808-1874), Whig
- John K. Miller (1819-1863), Democratic
- Jonathan D. Morris (1804-1875), Democratic
- Edson B. Olds (1802-1869), Democratic
- Emery D. Potter (1804-1896), Democratic
- Joseph M. Root (1807-1879), Free Soil
- Robert C. Schenck (1809-1890), Whig
- Charles Sweetser (1808-1864), Democratic
- John L. Taylor (1805-1870), Whig
- Samuel F. Vinton (1792-1862), Whig
- William A. Whittlesey (1796-1866), Democratic
- Amos E. Wood (1810-1850), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 3, 1849, died November 19, 1850..
[edit] Pennsylvania
- Senate
- James Cooper (1810-1863), Whig
- Daniel Sturgeon (1789-1878), Democratic
- House of Representatives (24 seats)
- John Brisbin (1818-1880), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated January 13, 1851.
- Chester P. Butler (1798-1850), Whig …died October 5, 1850.
- Samuel Calvin (1811-1890), Whig
- Joseph Casey (1814-1879), Whig
- Joseph R. Chandler (1792-1880), Whig
- Joel B. Danner (1804-1885), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 2, 1850.
- Jesse C. Dickey (1808-1890), Whig
- Milo M. Dimmick (1811-1872), Democratic
- John Freedley (1793-1851), Whig
- Alfred Gilmore (1812-1890), Democratic
- Moses Hampton (1803-1878), Whig
- John W. Howe (1801-1873), Free Soil
- Lewis C. Levin (1808-1860), American
- Job Mann (1795-1873), Democratic
- James X. McLanahan (1809-1861), Democratic
- Henry D. Moore (1817-1887), Whig
- Henry Nes (1799-1850), Whig …died September 10, 1850.
- Andrew J. Ogle (1822-1852), Whig
- Charles W. Pitman ( -1871), Whig
- Robert R. Reed (1807-1864), Whig
- John Robbins (1808-1880), Democratic
- Thomas Ross (1806-1865), Democratic
- Thaddeus Stevens (1792-1868), Whig
- William Strong (1808-1895), Democratic
- James Thompson (1806-1874), Democratic
- David Wilmot (1814-1868), Democratic
[edit] Rhode Island
- Senate
- John H. Clarke (1789-1870), Whig
- Albert C. Greene (1792-1863), Whig
- House of Representatives (2 seats)
- Nathan F. Dixon (1812-1881), Whig
- George G. King (1807-1870), Whig
[edit] South Carolina
- Senate
- Robert W. Barnwell (1801-1882), Democratic …appointed to fill vacancy, June 4, 1850.
- Andrew P. Butler (1796-1857), Democratic
- John C. Calhoun (1782-1850), Democratic …died March 31, 1850.
- Franklin H. Elmore (1799-1850), Democratic …appointed to fill vacancy, April 11, 1850, died May 29, 1850.
- Robert B. Rhett (1800-1876), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, December 18, 1850.
- Robert B. Smith (1800-1876), Democratic
- House of Representatives (7 seats)
- Armistead Burt (1802-1883), Democratic
- William F. Colcock (1804-1889), Democratic
- Isaac E. Holmes (1796-1867), Democratic
- John McQueen (1804-1867), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy from preceding Congress.
- James L. Orr (1822-1873), Democratic
- Daniel Wallace (1801-1859), Democratic
- Joseph A. Woodward (1806-1885), Democratic
[edit] Tennessee
- Senate
- John Bell (1797-1869), Whig
- Hopkins L. Turney (1797-1857), Democratic
- House of Representatives (11 seats)
- Josiah M. Anderson (1807-1861), Whig
- Andrew Ewing (1813-1864), Democratic
- Meredith P. Gentry (1809-1866), Whig
- Isham G. Harris (1818-1897), Democratic
- Andrew Johnson (1808-1875), Democratic
- George W. Jones (1806-1884), Democratic
- John H. Savage (1815-1904), Democratic
- Frederick P. Stanton (1814-1894), Democratic
- James H. Thomas (1808-1876), Democratic
- Albert G. Watkins (1818-1895), Whig
- Christopher H. Williams (1798-1857), Whig
[edit] Texas
- Senate
- Samuel Houston (1793-1863), Democratic
- Thomas J. Rusk (1803-1857), Democratic
- House of Representatives (2 seats)
- Volney E. Howard (1809-1889), Democratic
- David S. Kaufman (1813-1851), Democratic …died January 31, 1851.
[edit] Vermont
- Senate
- Samuel S. Phelps (1793-1855), Whig
- William Upham (1792-1853), Whig
- House of Representatives (4 seats)
- William Hebard (1800-1875), Whig
- William Henry (1788-1861), Whig
- George P. Marsh (1801-1882), Whig …resigned in 1849.
- James Meacham (1810-1856), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 3, 1849.
- Lucius B. Peck (1802-1866), Democratic
[edit] Virginia
- Senate
- Robert M.T. Hunter (1809-1887), Democratic
- James M. Mason (1798-1871), Democratic
- House of Representatives (15 seats)
- Thomas H. Averett (1800-1855), Democratic
- Thomas H. Bayly (1810-1856), Democratic
- James M.H. Beale (1786-1866), Democratic
- Thomas S. Bocock (1815-1891), Democratic
- Henry A. Edmundson (1814-1890), Democratic
- Thomas S. Haymond (1794-1869), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 3, 1849.
- Alexander R. Holladay (1811-1877), Democratic
- James McDowell (1795-1851), Democratic
- Fayette McMullen (1805-1880), Democratic
- Richard K. Meade (1803-1862), Democratic
- John S. Millson (1808-1874), Democratic
- Jeremiah Morton (1799-1878), Whig
- Alexander Newman (1804-1849), Democratic …died September 8, 1849.
- Richard Parker (1810-1893), Democratic
- Paulus Powell (1809-1874), Democratic
- James A. Seddon (1815-1880), Democratic
[edit] Wisconsin
- Senate
- Henry Dodge (1782-1867), Democratic
- Isaac P. Walker (1815-1872), Democratic
- House of Representatives (2 seats)
- Orsamus Cole (1819-1903), Whig
- James D. Doty (1799-1865), Democratic
- Charles Durkee (1805-1870), Free Soil
[edit] Delegates
- Wisconsin Territory
- Henry H. Sibley (1811-1891), …newly formed territory, seated December 3, 1849.
- Oregon Territory
- Samuel R. Thurston (1816-1851), Democratic …newly formed territory, seated December 3, 1849.
[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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