24th United States Congress

The 24th 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 1830 United States census. Both chambers had a Jacksonian majority.

Tensions with France
Throughout 1835, relations between the United States and France reached an all-time low. Andrew Jackson had America's ambassador to France travel aboard a gunboat and after negotiations broke down had the American ambassador recalled back to the United States and forced the French ambassador to leave. President Jackson and the French government traded threats and insults throughout the duration of the year. In this conflict, President Jackson got support from many members of the House of Representatives.

In late November 1835, Linn Boyd, Albert G. Hawes, Richard M. Johnson, John E. Coffee, Seaton Grantland, Charles Eaton Haynes, Jabez Young Jackson, George Welshman Owens, Thomas Glascock, William Schley, Reuben Chapman, Joshua L. Martin, Joab Lawler, Jesse Atherton Bynum, Jesse Speight, James Iver McKay, Micajah Thomas Hawkins, William Montgomery, Henry William Connor and James Rogers (congressman) all put in writing that if President Jackson were to formally declare war on France he would have their full support. Shortly after this when the government of the United Kingdom sought to intervene, the same twenty Congressmen signed a letter stating that they welcomed the "wholesome and moderating influence" of British Prime Minister William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, British foreign secretary Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston and the British Secretary of State for War and the Colonies Charles Grant, 1st Baron Glenelg, who the letter referred to as "our thoughtful cousins." The same document referred to the France's leader Louis Philippe I as "dastardly and pusinallimous."

Senators Bedford Brown, Robert J. Walker, Felix Grundy, John Pendleton King and Alfred Cuthbert all wrote to President Jackson saying that they felt the same way as the aforementioned twenty members of the house "with respects to our relations with Britain and France" and "any potential war" that might break out between the United States and France. In a series of popular outbursts in July 1836, effigies of Louis Philippe I were burnt in Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi.

In October 1836, it became known the French were "backing down," celebrations that were "overtly triumphant" and "distinctly anti-French" were held throughout Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi during the last two weeks of October 1836.

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: United States 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, Richard Mentor Johnson, thereby denying victory to any vice presidential candidate.
 * December 4, 1836: Whig Party held its first national convention, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
 * December 15, 1836: 1836 U.S. Patent Office fire
 * February 8, 1837: Richard Mentor Johnson defeated Francis Granger to win the (first and to date only) contingent election for Vice President of the United States.

Major legislation

 * July 4, 1836: Patent Act of 1836,
 * Mar 3, 1837: Eighth and Ninth Circuits Act of 1837,

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

 * June 15, 1836: Arkansas admitted as the 25th state
 * July 3, 1836: Wisconsin Territory established; approved April 20, 1836
 * January 26, 1837: Michigan admitted as the 26th state ; contingently approved June 15, 1836

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
During this congress two Senate seats were added for each of the new states of Arkansas and Michigan.

House of Representatives
During this congress one House seat was added for each of the new states of Arkansas and Michigan.

Senate

 * President: Martin Van Buren (J)
 * President pro tempore: William R. King (J)

House of Representatives

 * Speaker: James K. Polk (J)

Members
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class, and representatives are listed by district.


 * Skip to House of Representatives, below

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 re-election in 1838; Class 2 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1840; and Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1836.

Alabama

 * 2. William R. King (J)
 * 3. Gabriel Moore (NR)

Arkansas

 * 2. William S. Fulton (J), from September 18, 1836 (newly admitted state)
 * 3. Ambrose H. Sevier (J), from September 18, 1836 (newly admitted state)

Connecticut

 * 1. Nathan Smith (NR), until December 6, 1835
 * John M. Niles (J), from December 21, 1835
 * 3. Gideon Tomlinson (NR)

Delaware

 * 1. Arnold Naudain (NR), until June 16, 1836
 * Richard H. Bayard (NR), from June 17, 1836
 * 2. John M. Clayton (NR), until December 29, 1836
 * Thomas Clayton (NR), from January 9, 1837

Georgia

 * 2. John P. King (J)
 * 3. Alfred Cuthbert (J)

Illinois

 * 2. John M. Robinson (J)
 * 3. Elias K. Kane (J), until December 12, 1835
 * William L. D. Ewing (J), from December 30, 1835

Indiana

 * 1. John Tipton (J)
 * 3. William Hendricks (NR)

Kentucky

 * 2. John J. Crittenden (NR)
 * 3. Henry Clay (NR)

Louisiana

 * 2. Robert C. Nicholas (J), from January 13, 1836
 * 3. Alexander Porter (NR), until January 5, 1837
 * Alexander Mouton (J), from January 12, 1837

Maine

 * 1. Ether Shepley (J), until March 3, 1836
 * Judah Dana (J), from December 7, 1836
 * 2. John Ruggles (J)

Maryland

 * 1. Joseph Kent (NR)
 * 3. Robert H. Goldsborough (NR), until October 5, 1836
 * John S. Spence (NR), from December 31, 1836

Massachusetts

 * 1. Daniel Webster (NR)
 * 2. John Davis (NR)

Michigan

 * 1. Lucius Lyon (J), from January 26, 1837 (newly admitted state)
 * 2. John Norvell (J), from January 26, 1837 (newly admitted state)

Mississippi

 * 1. John Black (NR)
 * 2. Robert J. Walker (J)

Missouri

 * 1. Thomas H. Benton (J)
 * 3. Lewis F. Linn (J)

New Hampshire

 * 2. Henry Hubbard (J)
 * 3. Isaac Hill (J), until May 30, 1836
 * John Page (J), from June 8, 1836

New Jersey

 * 1. Samuel L. Southard (NR)
 * 2. Garret D. Wall (J)

New York

 * 1. Nathaniel P. Tallmadge (J)
 * 3. Silas Wright Jr. (J)

North Carolina

 * 2. Bedford Brown (J)
 * 3. Willie P. Mangum (NR), until November 26, 1836
 * Robert Strange (J), from December 5, 1836

Ohio

 * 1. Thomas Morris (J)
 * 3. Thomas Ewing (NR)

Pennsylvania

 * 1. Samuel McKean (J)
 * 3. James Buchanan (J)

Rhode Island

 * 1. Asher Robbins (NR)
 * 2. Nehemiah R. Knight (NR)

South Carolina

 * 2. John C. Calhoun (N)
 * 3. William C. Preston (N)

Tennessee

 * 1. Felix Grundy (J)
 * 2. Hugh Lawson White (NR)

Vermont

 * 1. Benjamin Swift (NR)
 * 3. Samuel Prentiss (NR)

Virginia

 * 1. John Tyler (NR), until February 29, 1836
 * William C. Rives (J), from March 4, 1836
 * 2. Benjamin W. Leigh (NR), until July 4, 1836
 * Richard E. Parker (J), from December 12, 1836



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

Alabama

 * Alabama's 1st congressional district. Reuben Chapman (J)
 * Alabama's 2nd congressional district. Joshua L. Martin (J)
 * Alabama's 3rd congressional district. Joab Lawler (J)
 * Alabama's 4th congressional district. Dixon H. Lewis (N)
 * Alabama's 5th congressional district. Francis S. Lyon (NR)

Arkansas

 * Arkansas's at-large congressional district. Archibald Yell (J), from August 1, 1836 (newly admitted state)

Connecticut
All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
 * Connecticut's at-large congressional district. Elisha Haley (J)
 * Connecticut's at-large congressional district. Samuel Ingham (J)
 * Connecticut's at-large congressional district. Andrew T. Judson (J), until July 4, 1836
 * Orrin Holt (J), from December 5, 1836
 * Connecticut's at-large congressional district. Lancelot Phelps (J)
 * Connecticut's at-large congressional district. Isaac Toucey (J)
 * Connecticut's at-large congressional district. Zalmon Wildman (J), until December 10, 1835
 * Thomas T. Whittlesey (J), from April 29, 1836

Delaware

 * Delaware's at-large congressional district. John J. Milligan (NR)

Georgia
All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
 * Georgia's at-large congressional district. John E. Coffee (J), until September 25, 1836
 * William C. Dawson (SR), from November 7, 1836
 * Georgia's at-large congressional district. Seaton Grantland (J)
 * Georgia's at-large congressional district. Charles E. Haynes (J)
 * Georgia's at-large congressional district. Jabez Y. Jackson (J), from October 5, 1835
 * Georgia's at-large congressional district. George W. Owens (J)
 * Georgia's at-large congressional district. John W. A. Sanford (J), until July 25, 1835
 * Thomas Glascock (J), from October 5, 1835
 * Georgia's at-large congressional district. William Schley (J), until July 1, 1835
 * Jesse F. Cleveland (J), from October 5, 1835
 * Georgia's at-large congressional district. James C. Terrell (J), until July 8, 1835
 * Hopkins Holsey (J), from October 5, 1835
 * Georgia's at-large congressional district. George W. B. Towns (J), until September 1, 1836
 * Julius C. Alford (NR), from January 2, 1837

Illinois

 * Illinois's 1st congressional district. John Reynolds (J)
 * Illinois's 2nd congressional district. Zadok Casey (J)
 * Illinois's 3rd congressional district. William L. May (J)

Indiana

 * Indiana's 1st congressional district. Ratliff Boon (J)
 * Indiana's 2nd congressional district. John W. Davis (J)
 * Indiana's 3rd congressional district. John Carr (J)
 * Indiana's 4th congressional district. Amos Lane (J)
 * Indiana's 5th congressional district. Johnathan McCarty (NR)
 * Indiana's 6th congressional district. George L. Kinnard (J), until November 26, 1836
 * William Herod (NR), from January 25, 1837
 * Indiana's 7th congressional district. Edward A. Hannegan (J)

Kentucky

 * Kentucky's 1st congressional district. Linn Boyd (J)
 * Kentucky's 2nd congressional district. Albert G. Hawes (J)
 * Kentucky's 3rd congressional district. Joseph R. Underwood (NR)
 * Kentucky's 4th congressional district. Sherrod Williams (NR)
 * Kentucky's 5th congressional district. James Harlan (NR)
 * Kentucky's 6th congressional district. John Calhoon (NR)
 * Kentucky's 7th congressional district. Benjamin Hardin (NR)
 * Kentucky's 8th congressional district. William J. Graves (NR)
 * Kentucky's 9th congressional district. John White (NR)
 * Kentucky's 10th congressional district. Chilton Allan (NR)
 * Kentucky's 11th congressional district. Richard French (J)
 * Kentucky's 12th congressional district. John Chambers (NR)
 * Kentucky's 13th congressional district. Richard M. Johnson (J)

Louisiana

 * Louisiana's 1st congressional district. Henry Johnson (NR)
 * Louisiana's 2nd congressional district. Eleazar W. Ripley (J)
 * Louisiana's 3rd congressional district. Rice Garland (NR)

Maine

 * Maine's 1st congressional district. John Fairfield (J)
 * Maine's 2nd congressional district. Francis O. J. Smith (J)
 * Maine's 3rd congressional district. Jeremiah Bailey (NR)
 * Maine's 4th congressional district. George Evans (NR)
 * Maine's 5th congressional district. Moses Mason Jr. (J)
 * Maine's 6th congressional district. Leonard Jarvis (J)
 * Maine's 7th congressional district. Joseph Hall (J)
 * Maine's 8th congressional district. Gorham Parks (J)

Maryland
The 4th district was a plural district with two representatives.
 * Maryland's 1st congressional district. John N. Steele (NR)
 * Maryland's 2nd congressional district. James A. Pearce (NR)
 * Maryland's 3rd congressional district. James Turner (J)
 * Maryland's 4th congressional district. Benjamin C. Howard (J)
 * Maryland's 4th congressional district. Isaac McKim (J)
 * Maryland's 5th congressional district. George C. Washington (NR)
 * Maryland's 6th congressional district. Francis Thomas (J)
 * Maryland's 7th congressional district. Daniel Jenifer (NR)

Massachusetts

 * Massachusetts's 1st congressional district. Abbott Lawrence (NR)
 * Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district. Stephen C. Phillips (NR)
 * Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district. Caleb Cushing (NR)
 * Massachusetts's 4th congressional district. Samuel Hoar (NR)
 * Massachusetts's 5th congressional district. Levi Lincoln Jr. (NR)
 * Massachusetts's 6th congressional district. George J. Grennell Jr. (NR)
 * Massachusetts's 7th congressional district. George N. Briggs (NR)
 * Massachusetts's 8th congressional district. William B. Calhoun (NR)
 * Massachusetts's 9th congressional district. William Jackson (AM)
 * Massachusetts's 10th congressional district. Nathaniel B. Borden (J)
 * Massachusetts's 11th congressional district. John Reed Jr. (AM)
 * Massachusetts's 12th congressional district. John Quincy Adams (AM)

Michigan

 * Michigan's at-large congressional district. Isaac E. Crary (J), from January 26, 1837 (newly admitted state)

Mississippi
Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
 * Mississippi's at-large congressional district. John F. H. Claiborne (J)
 * Mississippi's at-large congressional district. David Dickson (NR), until July 31, 1836
 * Samuel J. Gholson (J), from December 1, 1836

Missouri
Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
 * Missouri's at-large congressional district. William H. Ashley (NR)
 * Missouri's at-large congressional district. Albert G. Harrison (J)

New Hampshire
All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
 * New Hampshire's at-large congressional district. Benning M. Bean (J)
 * New Hampshire's at-large congressional district. Robert Burns (J)
 * New Hampshire's at-large congressional district. Samuel Cushman (J)
 * New Hampshire's at-large congressional district. Franklin Pierce (J)
 * New Hampshire's at-large congressional district. Joseph Weeks (J)

New Jersey
All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
 * New Jersey's at-large congressional district. Philemon Dickerson (J), until November 3, 1836
 * William Chetwood (NR), from December 5, 1836
 * New Jersey's at-large congressional district. Samuel Fowler (J)
 * New Jersey's at-large congressional district. Thomas Lee (J)
 * New Jersey's at-large congressional district. James Parker (J)
 * New Jersey's at-large congressional district. Ferdinand S. Schenck (J)
 * New Jersey's at-large congressional district. William N. Shinn (J)

New York
There were four plural districts, the 8th, 17th, 22nd & 23rd had two representatives each, the 3rd had four representatives.
 * New York's 1st congressional district. Abel Huntington (J)
 * New York's 2nd congressional district. Samuel Barton (J)
 * New York's 3rd congressional district. Churchill C. Cambreleng (J)
 * New York's 3rd congressional district. Campbell P. White (J), until October 2, 1835
 * Gideon Lee (J), from November 4, 1835
 * New York's 3rd congressional district. John McKeon (J)
 * New York's 3rd congressional district. Ely Moore (J)
 * New York's 4th congressional district. Aaron Ward (J)
 * New York's 5th congressional district. Abraham Bockee (J)
 * New York's 6th congressional district. John W. Brown (J)
 * New York's 7th congressional district. Nicholas Sickles (J)
 * New York's 8th congressional district. Valentine Efner (J)
 * New York's 8th congressional district. Aaron Vanderpoel (J)
 * New York's 9th congressional district. Hiram P. Hunt (NR)
 * New York's 10th congressional district. Gerrit Y. Lansing (J)
 * New York's 11th congressional district. John Cramer (J)
 * New York's 12th congressional district. David A. Russell (NR)
 * New York's 13th congressional district. Dudley Farlin (J)
 * New York's 14th congressional district. Ransom H. Gillet (J)
 * New York's 15th congressional district. Matthias J. Bovee (J)
 * New York's 16th congressional district. Abijah Mann Jr. (J)
 * New York's 17th congressional district. Samuel Beardsley (J), until March 29, 1836
 * Rutger B. Miller (J), from November 9, 1836
 * New York's 17th congressional district. Joel Turrill (J)
 * New York's 18th congressional district. Daniel Wardwell (J)
 * New York's 19th congressional district. Sherman Page (J)
 * New York's 20th congressional district. William Seymour (J)
 * New York's 21st congressional district. William Mason (J)
 * New York's 22nd congressional district. Stephen B. Leonard (J)
 * New York's 22nd congressional district. Joseph Reynolds (J)
 * New York's 23rd congressional district. William K. Fuller (J)
 * New York's 23rd congressional district. William Taylor (J)
 * New York's 24th congressional district. Ulysses F. Doubleday (J)
 * New York's 25th congressional district. Graham H. Chapin (J)
 * New York's 26th congressional district. Francis Granger (NR)
 * New York's 27th congressional district. Joshua Lee (J)
 * New York's 28th congressional district. Timothy Childs (NR)
 * New York's 29th congressional district. George W. Lay (NR)
 * New York's 30th congressional district. Philo C. Fuller (NR), until September 2, 1836
 * John Young (NR), from November 9, 1836
 * New York's 31st congressional district. Abner Hazeltine (NR)
 * New York's 32nd congressional district. Thomas C. Love (NR)
 * New York's 33rd congressional district. Gideon Hard (NR)

North Carolina

 * North Carolina's 1st congressional district. William B. Shepard (NR)
 * North Carolina's 2nd congressional district. Jesse A. Bynum (J)
 * North Carolina's 3rd congressional district. Ebenezer Pettigrew (NR)
 * North Carolina's 4th congressional district. Jesse Speight (J)
 * North Carolina's 5th congressional district. James I. McKay (J)
 * North Carolina's 6th congressional district. Micajah T. Hawkins (J)
 * North Carolina's 7th congressional district. Edmund Deberry (NR)
 * North Carolina's 8th congressional district. William Montgomery (J)
 * North Carolina's 9th congressional district. Augustine H. Shepperd (NR)
 * North Carolina's 10th congressional district. Abraham Rencher (NR)
 * North Carolina's 11th congressional district. Henry W. Connor (J)
 * North Carolina's 12th congressional district. James Graham (NR), until March 29, 1836, and from December 5, 1836
 * North Carolina's 13th congressional district. Lewis Williams (NR)

Ohio

 * Ohio's 1st congressional district. Bellamy Storer (NR)
 * Ohio's 2nd congressional district. Taylor Webster (J)
 * Ohio's 3rd congressional district. Joseph H. Crane (NR)
 * Ohio's 4th congressional district. Thomas Corwin (NR)
 * Ohio's 5th congressional district. Thomas L. Hamer (J)
 * Ohio's 6th congressional district. Samuel F. Vinton (NR)
 * Ohio's 7th congressional district. William K. Bond (NR)
 * Ohio's 8th congressional district. Jeremiah McLene (J)
 * Ohio's 9th congressional district. John Chaney (J)
 * Ohio's 10th congressional district. Samson Mason (NR)
 * Ohio's 11th congressional district. William Kennon Sr. (J)
 * Ohio's 12th congressional district. Elias Howell (NR)
 * Ohio's 13th congressional district. David Spangler (NR)
 * Ohio's 14th congressional district. William Patterson (J)
 * Ohio's 15th congressional district. Jonathan Sloane (AM)
 * Ohio's 16th congressional district. Elisha Whittlesey (NR)
 * Ohio's 17th congressional district. John Thomson (J)
 * Ohio's 18th congressional district. Benjamin Jones (J)
 * Ohio's 19th congressional district. Daniel Kilgore (J)

Pennsylvania
There were two plural districts, the 2nd had two representatives, the 4th had three representatives.
 * Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district. Joel B. Sutherland (J)
 * Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district. James Harper (NR)
 * Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district. Joseph R. Ingersoll (NR)
 * Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district. Michael W. Ash (J)
 * Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district. Edward Darlington (AM)
 * Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district. William Hiester (AM)
 * Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district. David Potts Jr. (AM)
 * Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district. Jacob Fry Jr. (J)
 * Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district. Mathias Morris (NR)
 * Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district. David D. Wagener (J)
 * Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district. Edward B. Hubley (J)
 * Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district. Henry A. P. Muhlenberg (J)
 * Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district. William Clark (AM)
 * Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district. Henry Logan (J)
 * Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district. George Chambers (AM)
 * Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district. Jesse Miller (J), until October 30, 1836
 * James Black (J), from December 5, 1836
 * Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district. Joseph Henderson (J)
 * Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district. Andrew Beaumont (J)
 * Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district. Joseph B. Anthony (J)
 * Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district. John Laporte (J)
 * Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district. Job Mann (J)
 * Pennsylvania's 19th congressional district. John J. Klingensmith Jr. (J)
 * Pennsylvania's 20th congressional district. Andrew Buchanan (J)
 * Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district. Thomas M. T. McKennan (AM)
 * Pennsylvania's 22nd congressional district. Harmar Denny (AM)
 * Pennsylvania's 23rd congressional district. Samuel S. Harrison (J)
 * Pennsylvania's 24th congressional district. John Banks (AM), until March 31, 1836
 * John J. Pearson (NR), from December 5, 1836
 * Pennsylvania's 25th congressional district. John Galbraith (J)

Rhode Island
Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
 * Rhode Island's at-large congressional district. Dutee J. Pearce (AM)
 * Rhode Island's at-large congressional district. William Sprague III (AM)

South Carolina

 * South Carolina's 1st congressional district. Henry L. Pinckney (N)
 * South Carolina's 2nd congressional district. William J. Grayson (N)
 * South Carolina's 3rd congressional district. Robert B. Campbell (N)
 * South Carolina's 4th congressional district. James H. Hammond (N), until February 26, 1836
 * Franklin H. Elmore (N), from December 10, 1836
 * South Carolina's 5th congressional district. Francis W. Pickens (N)
 * South Carolina's 6th congressional district. Waddy Thompson Jr. (NR), from September 10, 1835
 * South Carolina's 7th congressional district. James Rogers (J)
 * South Carolina's 8th congressional district. Richard I. Manning (J), until May 1, 1836
 * John P. Richardson (J), from December 19, 1836
 * South Carolina's 9th congressional district. John K. Griffin (N)

Tennessee

 * Tennessee's 1st congressional district. William B. Carter (NR)
 * Tennessee's 2nd congressional district. Samuel Bunch (NR)
 * Tennessee's 3rd congressional district. Luke Lea (NR)
 * Tennessee's 4th congressional district. James I. Standifer (NR)
 * Tennessee's 5th congressional district. John B. Forester (NR)
 * Tennessee's 6th congressional district. Balie Peyton (NR)
 * Tennessee's 7th congressional district. John Bell (NR)
 * Tennessee's 8th congressional district. Abram P. Maury (NR)
 * Tennessee's 9th congressional district. James K. Polk (J)
 * Tennessee's 10th congressional district. Ebenezer J. Shields (NR)
 * Tennessee's 11th congressional district. Cave Johnson (J)
 * Tennessee's 12th congressional district. Adam Huntsman (J)
 * Tennessee's 13th congressional district. William C. Dunlap (J)

Vermont

 * Vermont's 1st congressional district. Hiland Hall (NR)
 * Vermont's 2nd congressional district. William Slade (AM)
 * Vermont's 3rd congressional district. Horace Everett (NR)
 * Vermont's 4th congressional district. Heman Allen (NR)
 * Vermont's 5th congressional district. Henry F. Janes (AM)

Virginia

 * Virginia's 1st congressional district. George Loyall (J)
 * Virginia's 2nd congressional district. John Y. Mason (J), until January 11, 1837
 * Virginia's 3rd congressional district. John W. Jones (J)
 * Virginia's 4th congressional district. George C. Dromgoole (J)
 * Virginia's 5th congressional district. James W. Bouldin (J)
 * Virginia's 6th congressional district. Walter Coles (J)
 * Virginia's 7th congressional district. Nathaniel H. Claiborne (NR)
 * Virginia's 8th congressional district. Henry A. Wise (J)
 * Virginia's 9th congressional district. John Roane (J)
 * Virginia's 10th congressional district. John Taliaferro (NR)
 * Virginia's 11th congressional district. John Robertson (NR)
 * Virginia's 12th congressional district. James Garland (J)
 * Virginia's 13th congressional district. John M. Patton (J)
 * Virginia's 14th congressional district. Charles F. Mercer (NR)
 * Virginia's 15th congressional district. Edward Lucas (J)
 * Virginia's 16th congressional district. James M. H. Beale (J)
 * Virginia's 17th congressional district. Robert Craig (J)
 * Virginia's 18th congressional district. George W. Hopkins (J)
 * Virginia's 19th congressional district. William McComas (NR)
 * Virginia's 20th congressional district. Joseph Johnson (J)
 * Virginia's 21st congressional district. William S. Morgan (J)

Non-voting members

 * Arkansas Territory's at-large congressional district. Ambrose H. Sevier (J), until June 15, 1836
 * Florida Territory's at-large congressional district. Joseph M. White (J)
 * Michigan Territory's at-large congressional district. George Wallace Jones (J), until January 26, 1837
 * Wisconsin Territory's at-large congressional district. George Wallace Jones (J), from January 26, 1837



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

Senate

 * Replacements: 11
 * National Republicans: 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


 * Louisiana (2)
 * Vacant
 * Senator-elect Charles E.A. Gayarre had resigned on account of ill-health. Successor was elected January 13, 1836.
 * | Robert C. Nicholas (J)
 * January 13, 1836
 * January 13, 1836


 * Connecticut (1)
 * | Nathan Smith (NR)
 * Died December 6, 1835 Successor was elected December 21, 1835.
 * | John M. Niles (J)
 * December 21, 1835.
 * December 21, 1835.


 * Illinois (3)
 * | Elias Kane (J)
 * Died December 12, 1835 Successor was appointed December 30, 1835.
 * | William Lee D. Ewing (J)
 * December 30, 1835
 * December 30, 1835


 * Virginia (1)
 * | John Tyler (NR)
 * Resigned February 29, 1836 Successor was elected March 4, 1836.
 * | William C. Rives (J)
 * March 4, 1836
 * March 4, 1836


 * Maine (1)
 * | Ether Shepley (J)
 * Resigned March 3, 1836 Successor was appointed December 7, 1836.
 * | Judah Dana (J)
 * December 7, 1836
 * December 7, 1836


 * New Hampshire (3)
 * | Isaac Hill (J)
 * Resigned May 30, 1836, to become Governor of New Hampshire. Successor was elected June 8, 1836.
 * | John Page (J)
 * June 8, 1836
 * June 8, 1836


 * Delaware (1)
 * | Arnold Naudain (NR)
 * Resigned June 16, 1836 Successor was elected June 17, 1836.
 * | Richard H. Bayard (NR)
 * June 17, 1836
 * June 17, 1836


 * Virginia (2)
 * | Benjamin W. Leigh (NR)
 * Resigned July 4, 1836 Successor was elected December 12, 1836.
 * | Richard E. Parker (J)
 * December 12, 1836
 * December 12, 1836


 * Arkansas (2)
 * rowspan=2 | New seats
 * rowspan=2 | Arkansas was admitted to the Union. Its new senators were elected September 18, 1836.
 * | William S. Fulton (J)
 * September 18, 1836.
 * September 18, 1836.


 * Arkansas (3)
 * | Ambrose H. Sevier (J)
 * September 18, 1836.
 * September 18, 1836.


 * Maryland (3)
 * | Robert H. Goldsborough (NR)
 * Died October 5, 1836 Successor was elected December 31, 1836.
 * | John S. Spence (NR)
 * December 31, 1836
 * December 31, 1836


 * North Carolina (3)
 * | Willie P. Mangum (NR)
 * Resigned November 26, 1836 Successor was elected December 5, 1836.
 * | Robert Strange (J)
 * December 5, 1836
 * December 5, 1836


 * Delaware (2)
 * | John M. Clayton (NR)
 * Resigned December 29, 1836 Successor was elected January 9, 1837.
 * | Thomas Clayton (NR)
 * January 9, 1837
 * January 9, 1837


 * Louisiana (3)
 * | Alexander Porter (NR)
 * Resigned January 5, 1837, due to ill health. Successor was elected January 12, 1837.
 * | Alexandre Mouton (J)
 * January 12, 1837
 * January 12, 1837


 * Michigan (1)
 * rowspan=2 | New seats
 * rowspan=2 | Michigan was admitted to the Union. Its new senators were elected January 6, 1837.
 * | Lucius Lyon (J)
 * January 26, 1837.
 * January 26, 1837.


 * Michigan (2)
 * | John Norvell (J)
 * January 26, 1837.
 * January 26, 1837.


 * }

House of Representatives

 * Replacements: 18
 * National Republicans: 5-seat net gain
 * Anti-Masonics: 1-seat net loss
 * Jacksonians: 2-seat net loss
 * Nullifiers: No net change
 * Deaths: 5
 * Resignations: 13
 * Contested election: 0
 * Seats of newly admitted states: 2
 * Total seats with changes: 24


 * South Carolina's 6th congressional district
 * Vacant
 * Rep. Warren R. Davis died during previous congress
 * | Waddy Thompson Jr. (NR)
 * Seated September 10, 1835
 * Seated September 10, 1835


 * Georgia At-large
 * Vacant
 * Rep. James M. Wayne resigned in previous congress
 * | Jabez Y. Jackson (J)
 * Seated October 5, 1835
 * Seated October 5, 1835


 * Georgia At-large
 * | William Schley (J)
 * Resigned July 1, 1835 when nominated for Governor of Georgia.
 * | Jesse F. Cleveland (J)
 * Seated October 5, 1835
 * 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
 * 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
 * Seated October 5, 1835


 * New York's 3rd congressional district
 * | Campbell P. White (J)
 * Resigned October 2, 1835
 * | Gideon Lee (J)
 * Seated November 4, 1835
 * Seated November 4, 1835


 * Connecticut At-large
 * | Zalmon Wildman (J)
 * Died December 10, 1835
 * | Thomas T. Whittlesey (J)
 * Seated April 29, 1836
 * Seated April 29, 1836


 * South Carolina's 4th congressional district
 * | James H. Hammond (N)
 * Resigned February 26, 1836, because of ill health
 * | Franklin H. Elmore (N)
 * Seated December 10, 1836
 * Seated December 10, 1836


 * New York's 17th congressional district
 * | Samuel Beardsley (J)
 * Resigned March 29, 1836
 * | Rutger B. Miller (J)
 * Seated November 9, 1836
 * Seated November 9, 1836


 * North Carolina's 12th congressional district
 * | James Graham (NR)
 * Seat declared vacant March 29, 1836
 * | James Graham (NR)
 * Seated December 5, 1836
 * Seated December 5, 1836


 * Pennsylvania's 24th congressional district
 * | John Banks (AM)
 * Resigned March 31, 1836
 * | John J. Pearson (NR)
 * Seated December 5, 1836
 * Seated December 5, 1836


 * South Carolina's 8th congressional district
 * | Richard I. Manning (J)
 * Died May 1, 1836
 * | John P. Richardson (J)
 * Seated December 19, 1836
 * Seated December 19, 1836


 * nowrap | Arkansas Territory At-large
 * | Ambrose H. Sevier (J)
 * colspan=3 | Seat was eliminated when Arkansas achieved statehood June 15, 1836
 * colspan=3 | Seat was eliminated when Arkansas achieved statehood June 15, 1836


 * Connecticut At-large
 * | Andrew T. Judson (J)
 * Resigned July 4, 1836 to become judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.
 * | Orrin Holt (J)
 * Seated December 5, 1836
 * Seated December 5, 1836


 * Mississippi At-large
 * | David Dickson (NR)
 * Died July 31, 1836
 * | Samuel J. Gholson (J)
 * Seated December 1, 1836
 * Seated December 1, 1836


 * nowrap | Arkansas At-large
 * Vacant
 * Arkansas was admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836
 * | Archibald Yell (J)
 * Seated August 1, 1836
 * Seated August 1, 1836


 * Georgia At-large
 * | George W. Towns (J)
 * Resigned September 1, 1836
 * | Julius C. Alford (NR)
 * Seated January 2, 1837
 * Seated January 2, 1837


 * New York's 30th congressional district
 * | Philo C. Fuller (NR)
 * Resigned September 2, 1836
 * | John Young (NR)
 * Seated November 9, 1836
 * Seated November 9, 1836


 * Georgia At-large
 * | John E. Coffee (J)
 * Died September 25, 1836
 * | William C. Dawson (NR)
 * Seated November 7, 1836
 * Seated November 7, 1836


 * Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district
 * | Jesse Miller (J)
 * Resigned October 30, 1836
 * | James Black (J)
 * Seated December 5, 1836
 * Seated December 5, 1836


 * New Jersey At-large
 * | Philemon Dickerson (J)
 * Resigned November 3, 1836 to become Governor of New Jersey.
 * | William Chetwood (NR)
 * Seated December 5, 1836
 * Seated December 5, 1836


 * Indiana's 6th congressional district
 * | George L. Kinnard (J)
 * Died November 26, 1836
 * | William Herod (NR)
 * Seated January 25, 1837
 * Seated January 25, 1837


 * Virginia's 2nd congressional district
 * | John Y. Mason (J)
 * Resigned January 11, 1837
 * Vacant
 * Not filled this congress
 * Not filled this congress


 * nowrap | Michigan Territory At-large
 * | George Wallace Jones (J)
 * colspan=3 | Seat was eliminated when Michigan achieved statehood January 26, 1837
 * colspan=3 | Seat was eliminated when Michigan achieved statehood January 26, 1837


 * nowrap | Michigan At-large
 * Vacant
 * Michigan was admitted to the Union on January 26, 1837
 * | Isaac E. Crary (J)
 * Seated January 26, 1837
 * Seated January 26, 1837


 * Wisconsin Territory At-large
 * Vacant
 * Wisconsin Territory was organized on April 3, 1836
 * | George Wallace Jones (J)
 * Seated January 26, 1837
 * Seated January 26, 1837


 * }

Committees
Lists of committees and their party leaders.

Senate

 * Agriculture (Chairman: Bedford Brown then John Page)
 * Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman: Samuel McKean)
 * Claims (Chairman: Arnold Naudain then Henry Hubbard)
 * Commerce (Chairman: Robert Henry Goldsborough then John Davis)
 * Constitution of the State of Arkansas (Select)
 * Distributing Public Revenue Among the States (Select)
 * District of Columbia (Chairman: John Tyler then Joseph Kent)
 * Engrossed Bills (Chairman: Ether Shepley then Thomas Morris)
 * Finance (Chairman: Daniel Webster then Silas Wright)
 * Foreign Relations (Chairman: Henry Clay then James Buchanan)
 * Incendiary Publications (Select)
 * Indian Affairs (Chairman: Hugh Lawson White then Ambrose Sevier)
 * Judiciary (Chairman: John M. Clayton then Felix Grundy)
 * Letter from Mr. Poindexter (Select)
 * Manufactures (Chairman: Nehemiah Knight)
 * Mileage of Members of Congress (Select)
 * Military Affairs (Chairman: Thomas Hart Benton)
 * Militia (Chairman: John M. Robinson)
 * Naval Affairs (Chairman: Samuel Southard then William C. Rives)
 * Ohio-Michigan Boundary (Select)
 * Patent Office (Select)
 * Pensions (Chairman: Gideon Tomlinson)
 * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Felix Grundy)
 * Private Land Claims (Chairman: John Black then Lewis Linn)
 * Public Lands (Chairman: Thomas Ewing then Robert J. Walker)
 * Purchasing Boyd Reilly's Gas Apparatus (Select) (Chairman: N/A)
 * Revolutionary Claims (Chairman: Gabriel Moore then Bedford Brown)
 * Roads and Canals (Chairman: William Hendricks)
 * Sale of Public Lands (Select)
 * Tariff Regulation (Select)
 * Whole

House of Representatives

 * Accounts (Chairman: N/A)
 * Agriculture (Chairman: Abraham Bockee)
 * Amendment to the Constitution (Select)
 * Banks of the District of Columbia (Select)
 * Claims (Chairman: N/A)
 * Commerce (Chairman: N/A)
 * District of Columbia (Chairman: N/A)
 * Elections (Chairman: N/A)
 * Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman: N/A)
 * Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman: N/A)
 * Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman: N/A)
 * Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman: N/A)
 * Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman: N/A)
 * Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman: N/A)
 * Foreign Affairs (Chairman: Benjamin C. Howard)
 * Indian Affairs (Chairman: N/A)
 * Invalid Pensions (Chairman: N/A)
 * Judiciary (Chairman: Samuel Beardsley then Francis Thomas)
 * Manufactures (Chairman: N/A)
 * Military Affairs (Chairman: N/A)
 * Militia (Chairman: N/A)
 * Naval Affairs (Chairman: N/A)
 * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: N/A)
 * Public Expenditures (Chairman: N/A)
 * Public Lands (Chairman: Ratliff Boon)
 * Revisal and Unfinished Business (Chairman: N/A)
 * Revolutionary Claims (Chairman: N/A)
 * Roads and Canals (Chairman: N/A)
 * Rules (Select)
 * Standards of Official Conduct
 * Territories (Chairman: N/A)
 * Ways and Means (Chairman: Churchill C. Cambreleng)
 * Whole

Joint committees

 * Enrolled Bills
 * The Library

Employees

 * Librarian of Congress: John Silva Meehan

Senate

 * Chaplain: Frederick Winslow Hatch (Episcopalian), until December 23, 1835
 * Edward Y. Higbee (Episcopalian), elected December 23, 1835
 * John R. Goodman (Episcopalian), elected December 28, 1836
 * Secretary: Walter Lowrie until December 11, 1836
 * Asbury Dickins, elected December 12, 1836
 * Sergeant at Arms: John Shackford

House of Representatives

 * Chaplain: Edward Dunlap Smith (Presbyterian), until December 7, 1835
 * 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: Thomas B. Randolph, until December 15, 1835
 * Roderick Dorsey, elected December 15, 1835
 * Reading Clerks:
 * Postmaster: William J. McCormick