27th United States Congress

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27th United States Congress
26th   28th

United States Capitol (1846)

Duration: March 4, 1841 – March 4, 1843

Senate President: John Tyler (until April 4, 1841)
Vacant (from April 4, 1841)
Senate Pres. pro tem: William R. King
Samuel L. Southard
Willie P. Mangum
House Speaker: John White
Members: 52 Senators
242 Representatives
3 Non-voting members
Senate Majority: Whig
House Majority: Whig

Sessions
Special: March 4, 1841 – March 15, 1841
1st: May 31, 1841 – September 13, 1841
2nd: December 6, 1841 – August 31, 1842
3rd: December 5, 1842 – March 3, 1843 (lame duck)

The Twenty-seventh 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, 1841 to March 4, 1843, during the one-month administration of U.S. President William Henry Harrison and the first two years of the administration of his successor, John Tyler. 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 Whig majority.

Major events

Major legislation

Treaties

Party summary

Senate

Party
(Shading shows control)
Total Vacant
Democratic
(D)
Whig
(W)
End of the previous congress 30 20 50 0
Begin 22 29 51 1
End 20 493
Final voting share 40.8% 59.2%
Beginning of the next congress 22 26 48 4

House of Representatives

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Independent
Democratic
States Rights
Whig
Whig Other Vacant
End of previous Congress 124 0 0 111 2 242 0
Begin 97 1 1 142 0 241 1
End 100 139
Final voting share 41.5% 0.4% 0.4% 57.7% 0.0%
Beginning of next Congress 147 1 0 72 3 223 0

Leadership

President of the Senate
John Tyler

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 began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1844; Class 2 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1846; and Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1842.

Alabama

Arkansas

Connecticut

Delaware

Georgia

Illinois

Indiana

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Mississippi

Missouri

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New York

North Carolina

Ohio

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

Tennessee

Vermont

Virginia

President pro tempore, 1841
William R. King
President pro tempore, 1841-42
Samuel L. Southard
President pro tempore, 1842-43
Willie Person Mangum

House of Representatives

Alabama

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.

Arkansas

Connecticut

Delaware

Georgia

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.

Illinois

Indiana

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

The 4th district was a plural district with two representatives.

Massachusetts

Michigan

Mississippi

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.

Missouri

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.

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 four plural districts, the 8th, 17th, 22nd & 23rd had two representatives each, the 3rd had four representatives.

North Carolina

Ohio

Pennsylvania

There were two plural districts, the 2nd had two representatives, the 4th had three representatives.

Rhode Island

Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.

South Carolina

Tennessee

Vermont

Virginia

Non-voting members

Speaker of the House
John White

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
Alabama
(3)
Clement C. Clay (D) Resigned November 15, 1841 Arthur P. Bagby (D) Elected November 24, 1841
Rhode Island
(1)
Nathan F. Dixon (W) Died January 29, 1842 William Sprague (W) Elected February 18, 1842
Tennessee
(1)
Alfred O. P. Nicholson (D) Resigned February 7, 1842 Vacant Not filled this term
New Hampshire
(3)
Franklin Pierce (D) Resigned February 28, 1842 Leonard Wilcox (D) Appointed March 1, 1842 and subsequently elected
Louisiana
(3)
Alexandre Mouton (D) Resigned March 1, 1842 after being elected Governor of Louisiana Charles M. Conrad (W) Appointed April 14, 1842
Kentucky
(3)
Henry Clay (W) Resigned March 31, 1842 John J. Crittenden (W) Appointed March 31, 1842 and subsequently elected
Vermont
(3)
Samuel Prentiss (W) Resigned April 11, 1842 to become judge of the U.S. District Court of Vermont Samuel C. Crafts (W) Appointed April 23, 1842 and subsequently elected
New Jersey
(1)
Samuel L. Southard (W) Died June 26, 1842 William L. Dayton (W) Appointed July 2, 1842
South Carolina
(3)
William C. Preston (W) Resigned November 29, 1842 George McDuffie (D) Elected December 23, 1842
Maine
(1)
Reuel Williams (D) Resigned February 15, 1843 Vacant Not filled this term

House of Representatives


District Vacator Reason for change Successor Date successor
seated
Maine 4th Vacant Rep. George Evans resigned in previous congress David Bronson (W) Seated May 31, 1841
New York 26th Francis Granger (W) Resigned March 5, 1841 after being appointed United States Postmaster General John Greig (W) Seated May 21, 1841
Massachusetts 5th Levi Lincoln, Jr. (W) Resigned March 16, 1841 after being appointed Collector of the port of Boston Charles Hudson (W) Seated May 3, 1841
Pennsylvania 20th Enos Hook (D) Resigned April 18, 1841 Henry W. Beeson (D) Seated May 31, 1841
Pennsylvania 18th Charles Ogle (W) Died May 10, 1841 Henry Black (W) Seated June 28, 1841
Pennsylvania 2nd John Sergeant (W) Resigned September 15, 1841 Joseph R. Ingersoll (W) Seated October 12, 1841
New York 26th John Greig (W) Resigned September 25, 1841 Francis Granger (W) Seated November 27, 1841
Georgia At-large Julius C. Alford (W) Resigned October 1, 1841 Edward J. Black (D) Seated January 3, 1842
Georgia At-large Eugenius A. Nisbet (W) Resigned October 12, 1841 Mark A. Cooper (D) Seated January 3, 1842
Georgia At-large William C. Dawson (W) Resigned November 13, 1841 Walter T. Colquitt (D) Seated January 3, 1842
Pennsylvania 18th Henry Black (W) Died November 28, 1841 James M. Russell (W) Seated December 21, 1841
Virginia 13th Linn Banks (D) Lost contested election December 6, 1841 William Smith (D) Seated December 6, 1841
Pennsylvania 17th Davis Dimock, Jr. (D) Died January 13, 1842 Almon H. Read (D) Seated March 18, 1842
North Carolina 13th Lewis Williams (W) Died February 23, 1842 Anderson Mitchell (W) Seated April 27, 1842
Ohio 16th Joshua R. Giddings (W) Resigned March 22, 1842 after vote of his censure and re-elected to same seat Joshua R. Giddings (W) Seated December 5, 1842
Pennsylvania 21st Joseph Lawrence (W) Died April 17, 1842 Thomas M. T. McKennan (W) Seated May 30, 1842
Massachusetts 1st Robert C. Winthrop (W) Resigned May 25, 1842 Nathan Appleton (W) Seated June 9, 1842
Massachusetts 9th William S. Hastings (W) Died June 17, 1842 Vacant Not filled this Congress
South Carolina 4th Sampson H. Butler (D) Resigned September 27, 1842 Samuel W. Trotti (D) Seated December 17, 1842
Massachusetts 1st Nathan Appleton (W) Resigned September 28, 1842 Robert C. Winthrop (W) Seated November 29, 1842
Georgia At-large Richard W. Habersham (W) Died December 2, 1842 George W. Crawford (W) Seated January 7, 1843
Maryland 3rd James W. Williams (D) Died December 2, 1842 Charles S. Sewall (D) Seated January 2, 1843

Employees

Senate

House of Representatives

References

    External links

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