22nd United States Congress

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22nd United States Congress
21st   23rd

United States Capitol (1827)

Duration: March 4, 1831 – March 4, 1833

Senate President: John C. Calhoun (until December 28, 1832)
Vacant (from December 28, 1832)
Senate Pres. pro tem: Samuel Smith
Littleton Tazewell
Hugh L. White
House Speaker: Andrew Stevenson
Members: 48 Senators
213 Representatives
3 Non-voting members
Senate Majority: Jacksonian
House Majority: Jacksonian

Sessions
1st: December 5, 1831 – July 16, 1832
2nd: December 3, 1832 – March 2, 1833

The Twenty-second 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, 1831 to March 4, 1833, during the third and fourth years of Andrew Jackson's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Fourth Census of the United States in 1820. Both chambers had a Jacksonian majority.

Major events

Major legislation

Party summary

The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this congress. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section.

Senate

Party
(Shading shows control)
Total Vacant
Anti-
Jacksonian

(Anti-J)
Jacksonian
(J)
Nullifier
(N)
End of the previous congress 22 25 0 47 1
Begin 21 24 2 47 1
End 23 23 1
Final voting share 48.9% 48.9% 2.1%
Beginning of the next congress 25 20 1 46 2

House of Representatives

Party
(Shading shows control)
Total Vacant
Anti-
Jacksonian

(Anti-J)
Anti-
Masonic

(Anti-M)
Jacksonian
(J)
Nullifier
(N)
End of the previous congress 72 6 134 0 212 1
Begin 69 17 121 4 211 2
End 68 123 2121
Final voting share 32.1% 8.0% 58.0% 1.9%
Beginning of the next congress 62 25 144 9 240 0

Leadership

President of the Senate
John C. Calhoun

Senate

House of Representatives

Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.

Senate

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 ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1832; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1834; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1836.

Alabama

Connecticut

Delaware

Georgia

Illinois

Indiana

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Mississippi

Missouri

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New York

North Carolina

Ohio

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

Tennessee

Vermont

Virginia

President pro tempore
Samuel Smith
President pro tempore
Hugh Lawson White

House of Representatives

The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.

Alabama

Connecticut

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.

Delaware

Georgia

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.

Illinois

Indiana

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

The 5th district was a plural district with two representatives.

Massachusetts

Mississippi

Missouri

New Hampshire

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.

New Jersey

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.

New York

There were three plural districts, the 20th & 26th had two representatives each, the 3rd had three representatives.

North Carolina

Ohio

Pennsylvania

There were six plural districts, the 7th, 8th, 11th & 16th had two representatives each, the 4th & 9th had three representatives each.

Rhode Island

Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.

South Carolina

Tennessee

Vermont

Virginia

Non-voting members

Speaker of the House
Andrew Stevenson

Changes in membership

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

Senate

State
(class)
Vacator Reason for change Successor Date of successor's
formal installation
Indiana
(1)
Vacant James Noble had died February 26, 1831, in the previous Congress.
Successor appointed August 19, 1831.
Robert Hanna (AJ) Installed August 19, 1831
Kentucky
(3)
Vacant Legislature elected late November 10, 1831. Henry Clay (AJ) Installed November 10, 1831
Louisiana
(2)
Edward Livingston (J) Resigned May 24, 1831 after being appointed U.S. Secretary of State.
Successor elected November 15, 1831.
George A. Waggaman (AJ) Installed November 15, 1831
Pennsylvania
(1)
Isaac D. Barnard (J) Resigned December 6, 1831 due to ill health.
Successor elected December 13, 1831.
George M. Dallas (J) Installed December 13, 1831
Indiana
(1)
Robert Hanna (AJ) Appointee retired when elected successor qualified.
Successor elected January 3, 1832.
John Tipton (J) Installed January 3, 1832
Mississippi
(1)
Powhatan Ellis (J) Resigned July 16, 1832 after being appointed U.S. District Judge.
Successor appointed November 12, 1832 to finish the term.
John Black (J) Installed November 12, 1832
Virginia
(2)
Littleton Waller Tazewell (J) Resigned July 16, 1832.
Successor elected December 10, 1832.
William C. Rives (J) Installed December 10, 1832
South Carolina
(2)
Robert Y. Hayne (N) Resigned December 13, 1832 to become Governor of South Carolina.
Successor elected December 29, 1832.
John C. Calhoun (N) Installed December 29, 1832
New York
(3)
William L. Marcy (J) Resigned January 1, 1833 after becoming Governor of New York.
Successor elected January 14, 1833.
Silas Wright (J) Installed January 4, 1833
South Carolina
(3)
Stephen D. Miller (N) Resigned March 2, 1833 due to ill health. Vacant Not filled this term

House of Representatives


District Vacator Reason for change Successor Date successor
seated
North Carolina
2nd
Vacant Vacancy in term John Branch (J) Seated May 12, 1831
Georgia
At-large
Wilson Lumpkin (J) Resigned some time in 1831 before the convening of Congress Augustin S. Clayton (J) Seated January 21, 1832
Vermont
2nd
Rollin C. Mallary (AJ) Died April 15, 1831 William Slade (AM) Seated November 1, 1831
Missouri
AL
Spencer D. Pettis (AJ) Died August 28, 1831 William H. Ashley (AJ) Seated October 31, 1831
Pennsylvania
11th
William Ramsey (J) Died September 29, 1831 Robert McCoy (J) Seated November 22, 1831
North Carolina
6th
Robert Potter (J) Resigned November ????, 1831 Micajah T. Hawkins (J) Seated December 15, 1831
Vermont
1st
Jonathan Hunt (AJ) Died May 15, 1832 Hiland Hall (AJ) Seated January 1, 1833
Virginia
22nd
Charles C. Johnston (J) Died June 17, 1832 Joseph Draper (J) Seated December 6, 1832
Maryland
6th
George E. Mitchell (J) Died June 28, 1832 Charles S. Sewall (J) Seated October 1, 1832
Virginia
18th
Philip Doddridge (AJ) Died November 19, 1832 Joseph Johnson (J) Seated January 21, 1833
New York
1st
James Lent (J) Died February 22, 1833 Vacant Not filled this Congress

Employees

Senate

House of Representatives

See also

References

    External links

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