28th United States Congress

The 28th 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, 1843, to March 4, 1845, during the third and fourth years of John Tyler's presidency. The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the 1840 United States census. The Senate had a Whig majority, and the House had a Democratic majority.

Major events

 * May 24, 1844: The first electrical telegram was sent by Samuel F. B. Morse from the U.S. Capitol to the B&O Railroad "outer depot" in Baltimore, Maryland, saying "What hath God wrought".
 * December 4, 1844: U.S. presidential election, 1844: James K. Polk defeated Henry Clay

Major legislation

 * January 23, 1845: Presidential Election Day Act, ch. 1,
 * March 3, 1845: For the first time, Congress overrode a Presidential veto. An act relating to revenue cutters and steamers was thereby enacted as the last Act of the 28th Congress: session II, ch. 78,.

Treaties

 * July 3, 1844: Treaty of Wanghia which was signed with the Qing Empire. The treaty established five U.S. treaty ports in China with extraterritoriality and was the first unequal treaty that the country imposed on the dynasty.

States admitted

 * March 1, 1845: Resolution for the Annexation of Texas, (Admitted in the next Congress, December 29, 1845.)
 * March 3, 1845: Florida admitted, . The statute also allowed for the provisional admission of Iowa, pending a referendum in that state.  (Admitted in the next Congress, December 28, 1846.)

Senate
During this congress, two Senate seats were added for the new state of Florida.

House of Representatives
Following the 1840 United States Census, Congress reapportioned the House to include 223 seats. During this congress, one House seat was added for the new state of Florida.

Senate

 * President: Vacant
 * President pro tempore: Willie P. Mangum (W)

House of Representatives

 * Speaker: John W. Jones (D)

Members
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class, 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 1844; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1846; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1848.
 * Skip to House of Representatives, below

Alabama

 * 2. William R. King (D), until April 15, 1844
 * Dixon H. Lewis (D), from April 22, 1844
 * 3. Arthur P. Bagby (D)

Arkansas

 * 2. William S. Fulton (D), until August 15, 1844
 * Chester Ashley (D), from November 8, 1844
 * 3. Ambrose H. Sevier (D)

Connecticut

 * 1. Jabez W. Huntington (W)
 * 3. John M. Niles (D)

Delaware

 * 1. Richard H. Bayard (W)
 * 2. Thomas Clayton (W)

Florida

 * 1: Vacant from March 3, 1845 admission
 * 2: Vacant from March 3, 1845 admission

Georgia

 * 2. John MacPherson Berrien (W)
 * 3. Walter T. Colquitt (D)

Illinois

 * 2. Samuel McRoberts (D), until March 27, 1843
 * James Semple (D), from December 4, 1843
 * 3. Sidney Breese (D)

Indiana

 * 1. Albert S. White (W)
 * 3. Edward A. Hannegan (D)

Kentucky

 * 2. James T. Morehead (W)
 * 3. John J. Crittenden (W)

Louisiana

 * 2. Alexander Barrow (W)
 * 3. Alexander Porter (W), until January 13, 1844
 * Henry Johnson (W), from February 12, 1844

Maine

 * 1. John Fairfield (D), from December 4, 1843
 * 2. George Evans (W)

Maryland

 * 1. William D. Merrick (W)
 * 3. James A. Pearce (W)

Massachusetts

 * 1. Rufus Choate (W)
 * 2. Isaac C. Bates (W)

Michigan

 * 1. Augustus S. Porter (W)
 * 2. William Woodbridge (W)

Mississippi

 * 1. John Henderson (W)
 * 2. Robert J. Walker (D)

Missouri

 * 1. Thomas H. Benton (D)
 * 3. Lewis F. Linn (D), until October 3, 1843
 * David R. Atchison (D), from October 14, 1843

New Hampshire

 * 2. Levi Woodbury (D)
 * 3. Charles G. Atherton (D)

New Jersey

 * 1. William L. Dayton (W)
 * 2. Jacob W. Miller (W)

New York

 * 1. Nathaniel P. Tallmadge (W), until June 17, 1844
 * Daniel S. Dickinson (D), from November 30, 1844
 * 3. Silas Wright Jr. (D), until November 26, 1844
 * Henry A. Foster (D), November 30, 1844 – January 27, 1845
 * John A. Dix (D), from January 27, 1845

North Carolina

 * 2. Willie P. Mangum (W)
 * 3. William H. Haywood Jr. (D)

Ohio

 * 1. Benjamin Tappan (D)
 * 3. William Allen (D)

Pennsylvania

 * 1. Daniel Sturgeon (D)
 * 3. James Buchanan (D)

Rhode Island

 * 1. William Sprague III (W), until January 17, 1844
 * John B. Francis (LO), from January 25, 1844
 * 2. James F. Simmons (W)

South Carolina

 * 2. Daniel E. Huger (D), until March 3, 1845
 * 3. George McDuffie (D)

Tennessee

 * 1. Ephraim H. Foster (W), from October 17, 1843
 * 2. Spencer Jarnagin (W), from October 17, 1843

Vermont

 * 1. Samuel S. Phelps (W)
 * 3. William Upham (W)

Virginia

 * 1. William C. Rives (W)
 * 2. William S. Archer (W)





House of Representatives
Representatives are listed by their district numbers.

Alabama

 * Alabama's 1st congressional district. James Dellet (W)
 * Alabama's 2nd congressional district. James E. Belser (D)
 * Alabama's 3rd congressional district. Dixon H. Lewis (D), until April 22, 1844
 * William L. Yancey (D), from December 2, 1844
 * Alabama's 4th congressional district. William W. Payne (D)
 * Alabama's 5th congressional district. George S. Houston (D)
 * Alabama's 6th congressional district. Reuben Chapman (D)
 * Alabama's 7th congressional district. Felix G. McConnell (D)

Arkansas

 * Arkansas's at-large congressional district. Edward Cross (D)

Connecticut

 * Connecticut's 1st congressional district. Thomas H. Seymour (D)
 * Connecticut's 2nd congressional district. John Stewart (D)
 * Connecticut's 3rd congressional district. George S. Catlin (D)
 * Connecticut's 4th congressional district. Samuel Simons (D)

Delaware

 * Delaware's at-large congressional district. George B. Rodney (W)

Florida

 * Florida's at-large congressional district: Vacant from March 3, 1845 admission

Georgia
All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
 * Georgia's at-large congressional district. Edward J. Black (D)
 * Georgia's at-large congressional district. Howell Cobb (D)
 * Georgia's at-large congressional district. Mark A. Cooper (D), until June 26, 1843
 * Alexander H. Stephens (W), from October 2, 1843
 * Georgia's at-large congressional district. Hugh A. Haralson (D)
 * Georgia's at-large congressional district. John B. Lamar (D), until July 29, 1843
 * Absalom H. Chappell (W), from October 2, 1843
 * Georgia's at-large congressional district. John H. Lumpkin (D)
 * Georgia's at-large congressional district. John Millen (D), until October 15, 1843
 * Duncan L. Clinch (W), from February 15, 1844
 * Georgia's at-large congressional district. William H. Stiles (D)

Illinois

 * Illinois's 1st congressional district. Robert Smith (D)
 * Illinois's 2nd congressional district. John A. McClernand (D)
 * Illinois's 3rd congressional district. Orlando B. Ficklin (D)
 * Illinois's 4th congressional district. John Wentworth (D)
 * Illinois's 5th congressional district. Stephen A. Douglas (D)
 * Illinois's 6th congressional district. Joseph P. Hoge (D)
 * Illinois's 7th congressional district. John J. Hardin (W)

Indiana

 * Indiana's 1st congressional district. Robert D. Owen (D)
 * Indiana's 2nd congressional district. Thomas J. Henley (D)
 * Indiana's 3rd congressional district. Thomas Smith (D)
 * Indiana's 4th congressional district. Caleb B. Smith (W)
 * Indiana's 5th congressional district. William J. Brown (D)
 * Indiana's 6th congressional district. John W. Davis (D)
 * Indiana's 7th congressional district. Joseph A. Wright (D)
 * Indiana's 8th congressional district. John Pettit (D)
 * Indiana's 9th congressional district. Samuel C. Sample (W)
 * Indiana's 10th congressional district. Andrew Kennedy (D)

Kentucky

 * Kentucky's 1st congressional district. Linn Boyd (D)
 * Kentucky's 2nd congressional district. Willis Green (W)
 * Kentucky's 3rd congressional district. Henry Grider (W)
 * Kentucky's 4th congressional district. George A. Caldwell (D)
 * Kentucky's 5th congressional district. James W. Stone (D)
 * Kentucky's 6th congressional district. John White (W)
 * Kentucky's 7th congressional district. William P. Thomasson (W)
 * Kentucky's 8th congressional district. Garrett Davis (W)
 * Kentucky's 9th congressional district. Richard French (D)
 * Kentucky's 10th congressional district. John W. Tibbatts (D)

Louisiana

 * Louisiana's 1st congressional district. John Slidell (D)
 * Louisiana's 2nd congressional district. Alcée L. La Branche (D)
 * Louisiana's 3rd congressional district. John B. Dawson (D)
 * Louisiana's 4th congressional district. Pierre E. J. B. Bossier (D), until April 24, 1844
 * Isaac E. Morse (D), from December 2, 1844

Maine

 * Maine's 1st congressional district. Joshua Herrick (D)
 * Maine's 2nd congressional district. Robert P. Dunlap (D)
 * Maine's 3rd congressional district. Luther Severance (W)
 * Maine's 4th congressional district. Freeman H. Morse (W)
 * Maine's 5th congressional district. Benjamin White (D)
 * Maine's 6th congressional district. Hannibal Hamlin (D)
 * Maine's 7th congressional district. Shepard Cary (D) from May 10, 1844

Maryland

 * Maryland's 1st congressional district. John M. S. Causin (W)
 * Maryland's 2nd congressional district. Francis Brengle (W)
 * Maryland's 3rd congressional district. John Wethered (W)
 * Maryland's 4th congressional district. John P. Kennedy (W)
 * Maryland's 5th congressional district. Jacob A. Preston (W)
 * Maryland's 6th congressional district. Thomas A. Spence (W)

Massachusetts

 * Massachusetts's 1st congressional district. Robert C. Winthrop (W)
 * Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district. Daniel P. King (W)
 * Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district. Amos Abbott (W)
 * Massachusetts's 4th congressional district. William Parmenter (D)
 * Massachusetts's 5th congressional district. Charles Hudson (W)
 * Massachusetts's 6th congressional district. Osmyn Baker (W)
 * Massachusetts's 7th congressional district. Julius Rockwell (W)
 * Massachusetts's 8th congressional district. John Quincy Adams (W)
 * Massachusetts's 9th congressional district. Henry Williams (D)
 * Massachusetts's 10th congressional district. Barker Burnell (W), until June 15, 1843
 * Joseph Grinnell (W), from December 7, 1843

Michigan

 * Michigan's 1st congressional district. Robert McClelland (D)
 * Michigan's 2nd congressional district. Lucius Lyon (D)
 * Michigan's 3rd congressional district. James B. Hunt (D)

Mississippi
All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
 * Mississippi's at-large congressional district. William H. Hammett (D)
 * Mississippi's at-large congressional district. Robert W. Roberts (D)
 * Mississippi's at-large congressional district. Jacob Thompson (D)
 * Mississippi's at-large congressional district. Tilghman M. Tucker (D)

Missouri
All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
 * Missouri's at-large congressional district. Gustavus M. Bower (D)
 * Missouri's at-large congressional district. James B. Bowlin (D)
 * Missouri's at-large congressional district. James M. Hughes (D)
 * Missouri's at-large congressional district. John Jameson (D)
 * Missouri's at-large congressional district. James H. Relfe (D)

New Hampshire
All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
 * New Hampshire's at-large congressional district. Edmund Burke (D)
 * New Hampshire's at-large congressional district. John P. Hale (D)
 * New Hampshire's at-large congressional district. Moses Norris Jr. (D)
 * New Hampshire's at-large congressional district. John R. Reding (D)

New Jersey

 * New Jersey's 1st congressional district. Lucius Q. C. Elmer (D)
 * New Jersey's 2nd congressional district. George Sykes (D)
 * New Jersey's 3rd congressional district. Isaac G. Farlee (D)
 * New Jersey's 4th congressional district. Littleton Kirkpatrick (D)
 * New Jersey's 5th congressional district. William Wright (Ind. W)

New York

 * New York's 1st congressional district. Selah B. Strong (D)
 * New York's 2nd congressional district. Henry C. Murphy (D)
 * New York's 3rd congressional district. J. Phillips Phoenix (W)
 * New York's 4th congressional district. William B. Maclay (D)
 * New York's 5th congressional district. Moses G. Leonard (D)
 * New York's 6th congressional district. Hamilton Fish (W)
 * New York's 7th congressional district. Joseph H. Anderson (D)
 * New York's 8th congressional district. Richard D. Davis (D)
 * New York's 9th congressional district. James G. Clinton (D)
 * New York's 10th congressional district. Jeremiah Russell (D)
 * New York's 11th congressional district. Zadock Pratt (D)
 * New York's 12th congressional district. David L. Seymour (D)
 * New York's 13th congressional district. Daniel D. Barnard (W)
 * New York's 14th congressional district. Charles Rogers (W)
 * New York's 15th congressional district. Lemuel Stetson (D)
 * New York's 16th congressional district. Chesselden Ellis (D)
 * New York's 17th congressional district. Charles S. Benton (D)
 * New York's 18th congressional district. Preston King (D)
 * New York's 19th congressional district. Orville Hungerford (D)
 * New York's 20th congressional district. Samuel Beardsley (D), until February 29, 1844
 * Levi D. Carpenter (D), from November 5, 1844
 * New York's 21st congressional district. Jeremiah E. Cary (D)
 * New York's 22nd congressional district. Smith M. Purdy (D)
 * New York's 23rd congressional district. Orville Robinson (D)
 * New York's 24th congressional district. Horace Wheaton (D)
 * New York's 25th congressional district. George O. Rathbun (D)
 * New York's 26th congressional district. Amasa Dana (D)
 * New York's 27th congressional district. Byram Green (D)
 * New York's 28th congressional district. Thomas J. Paterson (W)
 * New York's 29th congressional district. Charles H. Carroll (W)
 * New York's 30th congressional district. William S. Hubbell (D)
 * New York's 31st congressional district. Asher Tyler (W)
 * New York's 32nd congressional district. William A. Moseley (W)
 * New York's 33rd congressional district. Albert Smith (W)
 * New York's 34th congressional district. Washington Hunt (W)

North Carolina

 * North Carolina's 1st congressional district. Thomas L. Clingman (W)
 * North Carolina's 2nd congressional district. Daniel M. Barringer (W)
 * North Carolina's 3rd congressional district. David S. Reid (D)
 * North Carolina's 4th congressional district. Edmund Deberry (W)
 * North Carolina's 5th congressional district. Romulus M. Saunders (D)
 * North Carolina's 6th congressional district. James I. McKay (D)
 * North Carolina's 7th congressional district. John R. J. Daniel (D)
 * North Carolina's 8th congressional district. Archibald H. Arrington (D)
 * North Carolina's 9th congressional district. Kenneth Rayner (W)

Ohio

 * Ohio's 1st congressional district. Alexander Duncan (D)
 * Ohio's 2nd congressional district. John B. Weller (D)
 * Ohio's 3rd congressional district. Robert C. Schenck (W)
 * Ohio's 4th congressional district. Joseph Vance (W)
 * Ohio's 5th congressional district. Emery D. Potter (D)
 * Ohio's 6th congressional district. Henry St. John (D)
 * Ohio's 7th congressional district. Joseph J. McDowell (D)
 * Ohio's 8th congressional district. John I. Vanmeter (W)
 * Ohio's 9th congressional district. Elias Florence (W)
 * Ohio's 10th congressional district. Heman Allen Moore (D), until April 3, 1844
 * Alfred P. Stone (D), from October 8, 1844
 * Ohio's 11th congressional district. Jacob Brinkerhoff (D)
 * Ohio's 12th congressional district. Samuel F. Vinton (W)
 * Ohio's 13th congressional district. Perley B. Johnson (W)
 * Ohio's 14th congressional district. Alexander Harper (W)
 * Ohio's 15th congressional district. Joseph Morris (D)
 * Ohio's 16th congressional district. James Mathews (D)
 * Ohio's 17th congressional district. William C. McCauslen (D)
 * Ohio's 18th congressional district. Ezra Dean (D)
 * Ohio's 19th congressional district. Daniel R. Tilden (W)
 * Ohio's 20th congressional district. Joshua R. Giddings (W)
 * Ohio's 21st congressional district. Henry R. Brinkerhoff (D), until April 30, 1844
 * Edward S. Hamlin (W), from October 8, 1844

Pennsylvania

 * Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district. Edward Joy Morris (W)
 * Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district. Joseph R. Ingersoll (W)
 * Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district. John T. Smith (D)
 * Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district. Charles J. Ingersoll (D)
 * Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district. Jacob S. Yost (D)
 * Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district. Michael H. Jenks (W)
 * Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district. Abraham R. McIlvaine (W)
 * Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district. Jeremiah Brown (W)
 * Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district. John Ritter (D)
 * Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district. Richard Brodhead (D)
 * Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district. Benjamin A. Bidlack (D)
 * Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district. Almon H. Read (D), until June 3, 1844
 * George Fuller (D), from December 2, 1844
 * Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district. Henry Frick (W), until March 1, 1844
 * James Pollock (W), from April 5, 1844
 * Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district. Alexander Ramsey (W)
 * Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district. Henry Nes (Ind. D)
 * Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district. James Black (D)
 * Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district. James Irvin (W)
 * Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district. Andrew Stewart (W)
 * Pennsylvania's 19th congressional district. Henry D. Foster (D)
 * Pennsylvania's 20th congressional district. John Dickey (W)
 * Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district. William Wilkins (D), until February 14, 1844
 * Cornelius Darragh (W), from March 26, 1844
 * Pennsylvania's 22nd congressional district. Samuel Hays (D)
 * Pennsylvania's 23rd congressional district. Charles M. Reed (W)
 * Pennsylvania's 24th congressional district. Joseph Buffington (W)

Rhode Island

 * Rhode Island's 1st congressional district. Henry Y. Cranston (LO)
 * Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district. Elisha R. Potter Jr. (LO)

South Carolina

 * South Carolina's 1st congressional district. James A. Black (D)
 * South Carolina's 2nd congressional district. Richard F. Simpson (D)
 * South Carolina's 3rd congressional district. Joseph A. Woodward (D)
 * South Carolina's 4th congressional district. John Campbell (D)
 * South Carolina's 5th congressional district. Armistead Burt (D)
 * South Carolina's 6th congressional district. Isaac E. Holmes (D)
 * South Carolina's 7th congressional district. Robert Rhett (D)

Tennessee

 * Tennessee's 1st congressional district. Andrew Johnson (D)
 * Tennessee's 2nd congressional district. William T. Senter (W)
 * Tennessee's 3rd congressional district. Julius W. Blackwell (D)
 * Tennessee's 4th congressional district. Alvan Cullom (D)
 * Tennessee's 5th congressional district. George W. Jones (D)
 * Tennessee's 6th congressional district. Aaron V. Brown (D)
 * Tennessee's 7th congressional district. David W. Dickinson (W)
 * Tennessee's 8th congressional district. Joseph H. Peyton (W)
 * Tennessee's 9th congressional district. Cave Johnson (D)
 * Tennessee's 10th congressional district. John B. Ashe (W)
 * Tennessee's 11th congressional district. Milton Brown (W)

Vermont

 * Vermont's 1st congressional district. Solomon Foot (W)
 * Vermont's 2nd congressional district. Jacob Collamer (W)
 * Vermont's 3rd congressional district. George P. Marsh (W)
 * Vermont's 4th congressional district. Paul Dillingham Jr. (D)

Virginia

 * Virginia's 1st congressional district. Archibald Atkinson (D)
 * Virginia's 2nd congressional district. George C. Dromgoole (D)
 * Virginia's 3rd congressional district. Walter Coles (D)
 * Virginia's 4th congressional district. Edmund W. Hubard (D)
 * Virginia's 5th congressional district. Thomas W. Gilmer (D), until February 16, 1844
 * William L. Goggin (W), from April 25, 1844
 * Virginia's 6th congressional district. John W. Jones (D)
 * Virginia's 7th congressional district. Henry A. Wise (D), until February 12, 1844
 * Thomas H. Bayly (D), from May 6, 1844
 * Virginia's 8th congressional district. Willoughby Newton (W)
 * Virginia's 9th congressional district. Samuel Chilton (W)
 * Virginia's 10th congressional district. William Lucas (D)
 * Virginia's 11th congressional district. William Taylor (D)
 * Virginia's 12th congressional district. Augustus A. Chapman (D)
 * Virginia's 13th congressional district. George W. Hopkins (D)
 * Virginia's 14th congressional district. George W. Summers (W)
 * Virginia's 15th congressional district. Lewis Steenrod (D)

Non-voting members

 * Florida Territory's at-large congressional district. David Levy Yulee (D), until March 3, 1845
 * Iowa Territory's at-large congressional district. Augustus C. Dodge (D)
 * Wisconsin Territory's at-large congressional district. Henry Dodge (D)

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

Senate

 * Replacements: 7
 * Democrats (D): no net change
 * Whigs (W): 1 seat net loss
 * Law and Order (LO): 1 seat net gain
 * Deaths: 3
 * Resignations: 5
 * Interim appointments: 1
 * Total seats with changes: 10


 * Tennessee (1)
 * Vacant
 * Senator Alfred O. P. Nicholson (D) resigned in 26th Congress. Successor elected October 17, 1843.
 * | Ephraim H. Foster (W)
 * Elected October 17, 1843
 * Elected October 17, 1843


 * Tennessee (2)
 * Vacant
 * Failure to elect. Successor elected October 17, 1843.
 * | Spencer Jarnagin (W)
 * Elected October 17, 1843
 * Elected October 17, 1843


 * Maine (1)
 * Vacant
 * Senator Reuel Williams (D) resigned in previous congress. Successor elected December 4, 1843.
 * | John Fairfield (D)
 * Elected December 4, 1843
 * Elected December 4, 1843


 * Louisiana (3)
 * | Alexander Porter (W)
 * Elected but, due to ill health, never took his seat. Incumbent died January 13, 1844. Successor elected February 12, 1844.
 * | Henry Johnson (W)
 * Elected February 12, 1844
 * Elected February 12, 1844


 * Illinois (2)
 * | Samuel McRoberts (D)
 * Died March 27, 1843. Successor appointed December 4, 1843, to continue the term until an election. Appointee was later elected, on an unknown date.
 * | James Semple (D)
 * Seated December 4, 1843
 * Seated December 4, 1843


 * Missouri (3)
 * | Lewis F. Linn (D)
 * Died October 3, 1843. Successor appointed October 14, 1843, to continue the term until an election. Appointee was later elected, on an unknown date in 1843.
 * | David R. Atchison (D)
 * Seated October 14, 1843
 * Seated October 14, 1843


 * Rhode Island (1)
 * | William Sprague (W)
 * Resigned January 17, 1844. Successor elected January 25, 1844.
 * | John B. Francis (LO)
 * Seated January 25, 1844
 * Seated January 25, 1844


 * Alabama (2)
 * | William R. King (D)
 * Resigned April 15, 1844, after being appointed U.S. Minister to France. Successor appointed April 22, 1844, to finish the term.
 * | Dixon H. Lewis (D)
 * Seated April 22, 1844
 * Seated April 22, 1844


 * New York (1)
 * | Nathaniel P. Tallmadge (W)
 * Resigned June 17, 1844, after being appointed Governor of Wisconsin Territory. Successor was appointed November 30, 1945. Appointee was later elected January 18, 1845.
 * | Daniel S. Dickinson (D)
 * Seated December 9, 1844
 * Seated December 9, 1844


 * Arkansas (2)
 * | William S. Fulton (D)
 * Died August 15, 1844. Successor elected November 8, 1844.
 * | Chester Ashley (D)
 * Seated November 8, 1844
 * Seated November 8, 1844


 * New York (3)
 * | Silas Wright (D)
 * Resigned November 26, 1844, after being elected Governor of New York. Successor appointed November 30, 1945.
 * | Henry A. Foster (D)
 * Seated December 9, 1844
 * Seated December 9, 1844


 * New York (3)
 * | Henry A. Foster (D)
 * Appointee was not nominated for election. Successor elected January 18, 1845.
 * | John A. Dix (D)
 * Seated January 27, 1845
 * Seated January 27, 1845


 * South Carolina (2)
 * | Daniel E. Huger (D)
 * Resigned March 3, 1845
 * Vacant
 * Not filled this term
 * Not filled this term


 * Florida (1)
 * colspan=2 | New state: Florida admitted to the Union March 3, 1845. First Senator wasn't elected until the next Congress.
 * Vacant
 * Not filled this term
 * Not filled this term


 * Florida (2)
 * colspan=2 | New state: Florida admitted to the Union March 3, 1845. First Senator wasn't elected until the next Congress.
 * Vacant
 * Not filled this term
 * Not filled this term


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House of Representatives

 * Replacements: 14
 * Democrats (D): 6 seat net loss
 * Whigs (W): 6 seat net gain
 * Deaths: 7
 * Resignations: 7
 * Contested election: 0
 * Total seats with changes: 16


 * Massachusetts's 10th congressional district
 * | Barker Burnell (W)
 * style="font-size:80%" | Died June 15, 1843
 * | Joseph Grinnell (W)
 * Seated December 7, 1843
 * Georgia's at-large congressional district
 * | Mark A. Cooper (D)
 * style="font-size:80%" | Resigned June 26, 1843, to become candidate for Governor of Georgia
 * | Alexander H. Stephens (W)
 * Seated October 2, 1843
 * Georgia's at-large congressional district
 * | John B. Lamar (D)
 * style="font-size:80%" | Resigned July 29, 1843
 * | Absalom H. Chappell (W)
 * Seated October 2, 1843
 * Georgia's at-large congressional district
 * | John Millen (D)
 * style="font-size:80%" | Died October 15, 1843
 * | Duncan L. Clinch (W)
 * Seated February 15, 1844
 * Virginia's 7th congressional district
 * | Henry A. Wise (D)
 * style="font-size:80%" | Resigned February 12, 1844, after being appointed Minister to Brazil
 * | Thomas H. Bayly (D)
 * Seated May 6, 1844
 * Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district
 * | William Wilkens (D)
 * style="font-size:80%" | Resigned February 14, 1844, after being appointed United States Secretary of War
 * | Cornelius Darragh (W)
 * Seated March 26, 1844
 * Virginia's 5th congressional district
 * | Thomas W. Gilmer (D)
 * style="font-size:80%" | Resigned February 16, 1844, after being appointed United States Secretary of the Navy
 * | William L. Goggin (W)
 * Seated April 25, 1844
 * Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district
 * | Henry Frick (W)
 * style="font-size:80%" | Died March 1, 1844
 * | James Pollock (W)
 * Seated April 5, 1844
 * Ohio's 10th congressional district
 * | Heman A. Moore (D)
 * style="font-size:80%" | Died April 3, 1844
 * | Alfred P. Stone (D)
 * Seated October 8, 1844
 * Alabama's 3rd congressional district
 * | Dixon H. Lewis (D)
 * style="font-size:80%" | Resigned April 22, 1844, after being appointed US Senator
 * | William L. Yancey (D)
 * Seated December 2, 1844
 * Louisiana's 4th congressional district
 * | Pierre Bossier (D)
 * style="font-size:80%" | Died April 24, 1844
 * | Isaac E. Morse (D)
 * Seated December 2, 1844
 * New York's 20th congressional district
 * | Samuel Beardsley (D)
 * style="font-size:80%" | Resigned February 29, 1844, after being appointed associate judge of New York Supreme Court
 * | Levi D. Carpenter (D)
 * Seated November 5, 1844
 * Ohio's 21st congressional district
 * | Henry R. Brinkerhoff (D)
 * style="font-size:80%" | Died April 30, 1844
 * | Edward S. Hamlin (W)
 * Seated October 8, 1844
 * Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district
 * | Almon H. Read (D)
 * style="font-size:80%" | Died June 3, 1844
 * | George Fuller (D)
 * Seated December 2, 1844
 * Florida Territory's at-large congressional district
 * | David L. Yulee (D)
 * colspan=3 style="font-size:80%" | Seat was eliminated when Florida achieved statehood March 3, 1845
 * nowrap | Florida's at-large congressional district
 * colspan=2 style="font-size:80%" | Florida was admitted to the Union on March 3, 1845
 * Vacant
 * Not filled this term
 * }
 * Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district
 * | Almon H. Read (D)
 * style="font-size:80%" | Died June 3, 1844
 * | George Fuller (D)
 * Seated December 2, 1844
 * Florida Territory's at-large congressional district
 * | David L. Yulee (D)
 * colspan=3 style="font-size:80%" | Seat was eliminated when Florida achieved statehood March 3, 1845
 * nowrap | Florida's at-large congressional district
 * colspan=2 style="font-size:80%" | Florida was admitted to the Union on March 3, 1845
 * Vacant
 * Not filled this term
 * }
 * Vacant
 * Not filled this term
 * }

Committees
Lists of committees and their party leaders.

Joint committees

 * Enrolled Bills
 * The Library
 * Smithsonian Bequest

Employees

 * Librarian of Congress: John Silva Meehan

Senate

 * Chaplain: Septimus Tustin (Presbyterian)
 * Secretary: Asbury Dickins
 * Sergeant at Arms: Edward Dyer

House of Representatives

 * Chaplain: Isaac S. Tinsley (Baptist), elected December 16, 1843
 * William M. Daily (Methodist), from December 4, 1844
 * Clerk: Matthew St. Clair Clarke, until December 7, 1843
 * Caleb J. McNulty, elected December 7, 1843
 * Benjamin B. French, elected January 18, 1845
 * Doorkeeper: Jesse E. Dow, elected December 7, 1843
 * Postmaster: William J. McCormick, until January 4, 1844
 * John M. Johnson, from January 4, 1844
 * Reading Clerks:
 * Sergeant at Arms: Eleazor M. Townsend, until December 8, 1843
 * Newton Lane, from December 8, 1843