19th United States Congress

1825–1827 U.S. Congress February 2026 February 2026 19th United States Congress 18th 20th USCapitol1827A.gif 220px United States Capitol (1827) United States Congress United States March 4, 1825 March 4, 1827 Senate 48 Jackson Men President John C. Calhoun (DR) President pro tempore John Gaillard (DR)Nathaniel Macon (DR) House of Representatives 213 representatives3 non-voting delegates Anti-Jackson Speaker John W. Taylor (NR) SpecialSpecial session of the Senate. March 4, 1825 March 9, 1825 1st December 5, 1825 May 22, 1826 2nd December 4, 1826 March 3, 1827 The 19th 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, 1825, to March 4, 1827, during the first two years of John Quincy Adams's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1820 United States census. The Senate had a majority of Jackson Men, while the House had an Anti-Jackson (pro-Adams) majority. 2 Major events 1825 in the United States 1826 in the United States 1827 in the United States March 4, 1825: John Quincy Adams inaugurated as President of the United States October 26, 1825: The Erie Canal opened, providing passage from Albany, New York, to Buffalo and Lake Erie. July 4, 1826: Both Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died on the 50th Anniversary of America's Independence Major legislation List of United States federal legislation, 1789-1901#19th United States Congress February 2020 Atlantic–Gulf of Mexico Canal Survey Act (1826) School Lands Act of 1826 Treaties signed November 7, 1825: Treaty of St. Louis: 1,400 Missouri Shawnees were forcibly relocated from Missouri to Kansas January 24, 1826: Treaty of Washington between the United States government and the Creek National Council, in which they ceded much of their land in Georgia 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 19 Anti-Jacksonian A 16 Adams & Clay factions 20 22 20 Jacksonian J 12 Jackson faction 25 26 27 Other 20 Crawford faction 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 House of Representatives 19 Anti-Jacksonian A 87 Adams & Clay factions 107 109 102 Jacksonian J 71 Jackson faction 106 104 110 Other 55 Crawford faction 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Leadership 200px VP John Caldwell Calhoun.jpg President of the SenateJohn C. Calhoun 200px Portrait of John W. Taylor by Caroline L. O. Ransom.jpg Speaker of the HouseJohn W. Taylor Senate President: John C. Calhoun (J) President pro tempore: John Gaillard (J), until December 4, 1825 Nathaniel Macon (J), from May 20, 1826 House of Representatives Speaker: John W. Taylor (A) Members This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class and representatives are listed by district. (J) following a name means the member was of the Jackson faction. (A) that the person was a member of the Adams (anti-Jackson) faction. Skip to House of Representatives, below Senate List of United States senators in the 19th Congress 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, facing re-election in 1826/1827; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, facing re-election in 1828/1829; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, facing re-election in 1830/1831. Alabama Democratic-Republican (Jackson)2. William R. D. King (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)3. Henry H. Chambers (J), until January 24, 1826 Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Israel Pickens (J), February 17, 1826 – November 27, 1826 Democratic-Republican (Jackson)John McKinley (J), from November 27, 1826 Connecticut Democratic-Republican (Jackson)1. Henry W. Edwards (J) National Republican Party (US)3. Calvin Willey (A), from May 4, 1825 Delaware National Republican Party (US)1. Thomas Clayton (A) National Republican Party (US)2. Nicholas Van Dyke (A), until May 21, 1826 National Republican Party (US)Daniel Rodney (A), November 8, 1826 – January 12, 1827 Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Henry M. Ridgely (J), from January 23, 1827 Georgia Democratic-Republican (Jackson)2. Thomas W. Cobb (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)3. John Macpherson Berrien (J) Illinois National Republican Party (US)2. Jesse B. Thomas (A) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)3. Elias K. Kane (J) Indiana National Republican Party (US)1. James Noble (A) National Republican Party (US)3. William Hendricks (A) Kentucky Democratic-Republican (Jackson)2. Richard M. Johnson (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)3. John Rowan (J) Louisiana National Republican Party (US)2. Dominique J. Bouligny (A) National Republican Party (US)3. Josiah S. Johnston (A) Maine National Republican Party (US)1. John Holmes (A) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)2. John Chandler (J) Maryland Democratic-Republican (Jackson)1. Samuel Smith (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)3. Edward Lloyd (J), until January 14, 1826 National Republican Party (US)Ezekiel F. Chambers (A), from January 24, 1826 Massachusetts National Republican Party (US)1. Elijah H. Mills (A) National Republican Party (US)2. James Lloyd (A), until May 23, 1826 National Republican Party (US)Nathaniel Silsbee (A), from May 31, 1826 Mississippi Democratic-Republican (Jackson)1. David Holmes (J), until September 25, 1825 Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Powhatan Ellis (J), September 28, 1825 – January 28, 1826 Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Thomas B. Reed (J), from January 28, 1826 Democratic-Republican (Jackson)2. Thomas H. Williams (J) Missouri Democratic-Republican (Jackson)1. Thomas H. Benton (J) National Republican Party (US)3. David Barton (A) New Hampshire National Republican Party (US)2. Samuel Bell (A) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)3. Levi Woodbury (J), from March 16, 1825 New Jersey National Republican Party (US)1. Joseph McIlvaine (A), until August 19, 1826 National Republican Party (US)Ephraim Bateman (A), from November 10, 1826 Democratic-Republican (Jackson)2. Mahlon Dickerson (J) New York Democratic-Republican (Jackson)1. Martin Van Buren (J) National Republican Party (US)3. Nathan Sanford (A), from January 14, 1826 North Carolina Democratic-Republican (Jackson)2. John Branch (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)3. Nathaniel Macon (J) Ohio National Republican Party (US)1. Benjamin Ruggles (A) National Republican Party (US)3. William Henry Harrison (A) Pennsylvania Democratic-Republican (Jackson)1. William Findlay (J) National Republican Party (US)3. William Marks (A) Rhode Island National Republican Party (US)1. James DeWolf (A), until October 31, 1825 National Republican Party (US)Asher Robbins (A), from October 31, 1825 National Republican Party (US)2. Nehemiah R. Knight (A) South Carolina Democratic-Republican (Jackson)2. Robert Y. Hayne (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)3. John Gaillard (J), until February 26, 1826 Democratic-Republican (Jackson)William Harper (J), March 8, 1826 – November 29, 1826 Democratic-Republican (Jackson)William Smith (J), from November 29, 1826 Tennessee Democratic-Republican (Jackson)1. John H. Eaton (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)2. Andrew Jackson (J), until October 14, 1825 Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Hugh Lawson White (J), from October 28, 1825 Vermont National Republican Party (US)1. Horatio Seymour (A) National Republican Party (US)3. Dudley Chase (A) Virginia Democratic-Republican (Jackson)1. James Barbour (J), until March 7, 1825 Democratic-Republican (Jackson)John Randolph (J), from December 26, 1825 Democratic-Republican (Jackson)2. Littleton W. Tazewell (J) thumb|375px|Senators' party membership by state at the opening of the 19th Congress in March 1825. #0044aa 2 Jacksonians #660080 1 Jacksonian and 1 Anti-Jacksonian #aa0000 2 Anti-Jacksonians House of Representatives List of United States representatives in the 19th Congress Alabama Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Alabama 1 1. Gabriel Moore (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Alabama 2 2. John McKee (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Alabama 3 3. George W. Owen (J) Connecticut All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. National Republican Party (US)Connecticut AL At-large. John Baldwin (A) National Republican Party (US)Connecticut AL At-large. Noyes Barber (A) National Republican Party (US)Connecticut AL At-large. Ralph I. Ingersoll (A) National Republican Party (US)Connecticut AL At-large. Orange Merwin (A) National Republican Party (US)Connecticut AL At-large. Elisha Phelps (A) National Republican Party (US)Connecticut AL At-large. Gideon Tomlinson (A) Delaware Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Delaware AL At-large. Louis McLane (J) Georgia All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Georgia AL At-large. George Cary (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Georgia AL At-large. Alfred Cuthbert (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Georgia AL At-large. John Forsyth (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Georgia AL At-large. Charles E. Haynes (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Georgia AL At-large. James Meriwether (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Georgia AL At-large. Edward F. Tattnall (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Georgia AL At-large. Wiley Thompson (J) Illinois National Republican Party (US)Illinois AL At-large. Daniel P. Cook (A) Indiana Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Indiana 1 1. Ratliff Boon (J) National Republican Party (US)Indiana 2 2. Jonathan Jennings (A) National Republican Party (US)Indiana 3 3. John Test (A) Kentucky National Republican Party (US)Kentucky 1 1. David Trimble (A) National Republican Party (US)Kentucky 2 2. Thomas Metcalfe (A) National Republican Party (US)Kentucky 3 3. Henry Clay (A), until March 6, 1825 National Republican Party (US)James Clark (A), from August 1, 1825 National Republican Party (US)Kentucky 4 4. Robert P. Letcher (A) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Kentucky 5 5. James Johnson (J), until August 13, 1826 Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Robert L. McHatton (J), from December 7, 1826 Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Kentucky 6 6. Joseph Lecompte (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Kentucky 7 7. Thomas P. Moore (J) National Republican Party (US)Kentucky 8 8. Richard A. Buckner (A) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Kentucky 9 9. Charles A. Wickliffe (J) National Republican Party (US)Kentucky 10 10. Francis Johnson (A) National Republican Party (US)Kentucky 11 11. William S. Young (A) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Kentucky 12 12. Robert P. Henry (J), until August 25, 1826 National Republican Party (US)John F. Henry (A), from December 11, 1826 Louisiana Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Louisiana 1 1. Edward Livingston (J) National Republican Party (US)Louisiana 2 2. Henry H. Gurley (A) National Republican Party (US)Louisiana 3 3. William L. Brent (A) Maine National Republican Party (US)Maine 1 1. William Burleigh (A) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Maine 2 2. John Anderson (J) National Republican Party (US)Maine 3 3. Ebenezer Herrick (A) National Republican Party (US)Maine 4 4. Peleg Sprague (A) National Republican Party (US)Maine 5 5. Enoch Lincoln (A), until 1826 (before September 11, 1826, February 2020) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)James W. Ripley (J), from September 11, 1826 National Republican Party (US)Maine 6 6. Jeremiah O'Brien (A) National Republican Party (US)Maine 7 7. David Kidder (A) Maryland The 5th district was a plural district with two representatives. National Republican Party (US)Maryland 1 1. Clement Dorsey (A) National Republican Party (US)Maryland 2 2. Joseph Kent (A), until January 6, 1826 Democratic-Republican (Jackson)John C. Weems (J), from February 1, 1826 Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Maryland 3 3. George Peter (J) National Republican Party (US)Maryland 4 4. Thomas C. Worthington (A) National Republican Party (US)Maryland 5 5. John Barney (A) National Republican Party (US)Maryland 5 5. Peter Little (A) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Maryland 6 6. George E. Mitchell (J) National Republican Party (US)Maryland 7 7. John L. Kerr (A) National Republican Party (US)Maryland 8 8. Robert N. Martin (A) Massachusetts National Republican Party (US)Massachusetts 1 1. Daniel Webster (A) National Republican Party (US)Massachusetts 2 2. Benjamin W. Crowninshield (A) National Republican Party (US)Massachusetts 3 3. John Varnum (A) National Republican Party (US)Massachusetts 4 4. Edward Everett (A) National Republican Party (US)Massachusetts 5 5. John Davis (A) National Republican Party (US)Massachusetts 6 6. John Locke (A) National Republican Party (US)Massachusetts 7 7. Samuel C. Allen (A) National Republican Party (US)Massachusetts 8 8. Samuel Lathrop (A) National Republican Party (US)Massachusetts 9 9. Henry W. Dwight (A) National Republican Party (US)Massachusetts 10 10. John Bailey (A) National Republican Party (US)Massachusetts 11 11. Aaron Hobart (A) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Massachusetts 12 12. Francis Baylies (J) National Republican Party (US)Massachusetts 13 13. John Reed Jr. (A) Mississippi Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Mississippi AL At-large. Christopher Rankin (J), until March 14, 1826 Democratic-Republican (Jackson)William Haile (J), from July 10, 1826 Missouri National Republican Party (US)Missouri AL At-large. John Scott (A) New Hampshire All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. National Republican Party (US)New Hampshire AL At-large. Ichabod Bartlett (A) National Republican Party (US)New Hampshire AL At-large. Titus Brown (A) National Republican Party (US)New Hampshire AL At-large. Nehemiah Eastman (A) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)New Hampshire AL At-large. Jonathan Harvey (J) National Republican Party (US)New Hampshire AL At-large. Joseph Healy (A) National Republican Party (US)New Hampshire AL At-large. Thomas Whipple Jr. (A) New Jersey All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. Democratic-Republican (Jackson)New Jersey AL At-large. George Cassedy (J) National Republican Party (US)New Jersey AL At-large. Lewis Condict (A) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)New Jersey AL At-large. Daniel Garrison (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)New Jersey AL At-large. George Holcombe (J) National Republican Party (US)New Jersey AL At-large. Samuel Swan (A) National Republican Party (US)New Jersey AL At-large. Ebenezer Tucker (A) New York There were three plural districts: the 20th & 26th had two representatives each, the 3rd had three representatives. National Republican Party (US)New York 1 1. Silas Wood (A) National Republican Party (US)New York 2 2. Joshua Sands (A) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)New York 3 3. Churchill C. Cambreleng (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)New York 3 3. Jeromus Johnson (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)New York 3 3. Gulian C. Verplanck (J) National Republican Party (US)New York 4 4. Aaron Ward (A) National Republican Party (US)New York 5 5. Bartow White (A) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)New York 6 6. John Hallock Jr. (J) National Republican Party (US)New York 7 7. Abraham B. Hasbrouck (A) National Republican Party (US)New York 8 8. James Strong (A) National Republican Party (US)New York 9 9. William McManus (A) National Republican Party (US)New York 10 10. Stephen Van Rensselaer (A) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)New York 11 11. Henry Ashley (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)New York 12 12. William Dietz (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)New York 13 13. William G. Angel (J) National Republican Party (US)New York 14 14. Henry R. Storrs (A) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)New York 15 15. Michael Hoffman (J) National Republican Party (US)New York 16 16. Henry Markell (A) National Republican Party (US)New York 17 17. John W. Taylor (A) National Republican Party (US)New York 18 18. Henry C. Martindale (A) National Republican Party (US)New York 19 19. Henry H. Ross (A) National Republican Party (US)New York 20 20. Nicoll Fosdick (A) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)New York 20 20. Egbert Ten Eyck (J), until December 15, 1825 National Republican Party (US)Daniel Hugunin Jr. (A), from December 15, 1825 National Republican Party (US)New York 21 21. Elias Whitmore (A) National Republican Party (US)New York 22 22. John Miller (A) National Republican Party (US)New York 23 23. Luther Badger (A) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)New York 24 24. Charles Kellogg (J) National Republican Party (US)New York 25 25. Charles Humphrey (A) National Republican Party (US)New York 26 26. Dudley Marvin (A) National Republican Party (US)New York 26 26. Robert S. Rose (A) National Republican Party (US)New York 27 27. Moses Hayden (A) National Republican Party (US)New York 28 28. Timothy H. Porter (A) National Republican Party (US)New York 29 29. Parmenio Adams (A) National Republican PartyNew York 30 30. Daniel G. Garnsey (A) North Carolina Democratic-Republican (Jackson)North Carolina 1 1. Lemuel Sawyer (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)North Carolina 2 2. Willis Alston (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)North Carolina 3 3. Richard Hines (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)North Carolina 4 4. John Heritage Bryan (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)North Carolina 5 5. Gabriel Holmes (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)North Carolina 6 6. Weldon N. Edwards (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)North Carolina 7 7. Archibald McNeill (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)North Carolina 8 8. Willie P. Mangum (J), until March 18, 1826 Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Daniel L. Barringer (J), from December 4, 1826 Democratic-Republican (Jackson)North Carolina 9 9. Romulus M. Saunders (J) National Republican Party (US)North Carolina 10 10. John Long (A) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)North Carolina 11 11. Henry W. Connor (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)North Carolina 12 12. Samuel P. Carson (J) National Republican Party (US)North Carolina 13 13. Lewis Williams (A) Ohio Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Ohio 1 1. James Findlay (J) National Republican Party (US)Ohio 2 2. John Woods (A) National Republican Party (US)Ohio 3 3. William McLean (A) National Republican Party (US)Ohio 4 4. Joseph Vance (A) National Republican Party (US)Ohio 5 5. John W. Campbell (A) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Ohio 6 6. John Thomson (J) National Republican Party (US)Ohio 7 7. Samuel F. Vinton (A) National Republican Party (US)Ohio 8 8. William Wilson (A) National Republican Party (US)Ohio 9 9. Philemon Beecher (A) National Republican Party (US)Ohio 10 10. David Jennings (A), until May 25, 1826 National Republican Party (US)Thomas Shannon (A), from December 4, 1826 National Republican Party (US)Ohio 11 11. John C. Wright (A) National Republican Party (US)Ohio 12 12. John Sloane (A) National Republican Party (US)Ohio 13 13. Elisha Whittlesey (A) National Republican Party (US)Ohio 14 14. Mordecai Bartley (A) Pennsylvania There were six plural districts: the 7th, 8th, 11th & 16th had two representatives each, the 4th & 9th had three representatives each. Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Pennsylvania 1 1. John Wurts (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Pennsylvania 2 2. Joseph Hemphill (J), until 1826 (before October 10, 1826 — February 2020) National Republican Party (US)Thomas Kittera (A), from October 10, 1826 Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Pennsylvania 3 3. Daniel H. Miller (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Pennsylvania 4 4. James Buchanan (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Pennsylvania 4 4. Samuel Edwards (J) National Republican Party (US)Pennsylvania 4 4. Charles Miner (A) National Republican Party (US)Pennsylvania 5 5. Philip S. Markley (A) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Pennsylvania 6 6. Robert Harris (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Pennsylvania 7 7. William Addams (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Pennsylvania 7 7. Henry Wilson (J), until August 14, 1826 Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Jacob Krebs (J), from December 4, 1826 Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Pennsylvania 8 8. Samuel D. Ingham (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Pennsylvania 8 8. George Wolf (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Pennsylvania 9 9. George Kremer (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Pennsylvania 9 9. Samuel McKean (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Pennsylvania 9 9. Espy Van Horne (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Pennsylvania 10 10. James S. Mitchell (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Pennsylvania 11 11. John Findlay (J) National Republican Party (US)Pennsylvania 11 11. James Wilson (A) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Pennsylvania 12 12. John Mitchell (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Pennsylvania 13 13. Alexander Thomson (J), until May 1, 1826 Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Chauncey Forward (J), from December 4, 1826 Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Pennsylvania 14 14. Andrew Stewart (J) National Republican Party (US)Pennsylvania 15 15. Joseph Lawrence (A) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Pennsylvania 16 16. James Allison Jr. (J), until August 26, 1825 (before the assembling of Congress) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Robert Orr Jr. (J), from October 11, 1825 Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Pennsylvania 16 16. James S. Stevenson (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Pennsylvania 17 17. George Plumer (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Pennsylvania 18 18. Patrick Farrelly (J), until January 12, 1826 National Republican Party (US)Thomas H. Sill (A), from March 14, 1826 Rhode Island Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. National Republican Party (US)Rhode Island AL At-large. Tristam Burges (A) National Republican Party (US)Rhode Island AL At-large. Dutee J. Pearce (A) South Carolina Democratic-Republican (Jackson)South Carolina 1 1. Joel R. Poinsett (J), until March 7, 1825 Democratic-Republican (Jackson)William Drayton (J), from May 17, 1825 Democratic-Republican (Jackson)South Carolina 2 2. James Hamilton Jr. (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)South Carolina 3 3. Thomas R. Mitchell (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)South Carolina 4 4. Andrew R. Govan (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)South Carolina 5 5. George McDuffie (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)South Carolina 6 6. John Wilson (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)South Carolina 7 7. Joseph Gist (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)South Carolina 8 8. John Carter (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)South Carolina 9 9. Starling Tucker (J) Tennessee Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Tennessee 1 1. John Blair (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Tennessee 2 2. John Cocke (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Tennessee 3 3. James C. Mitchell (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Tennessee 4 4. Jacob C. Isacks (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Tennessee 5 5. Robert Allen (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Tennessee 6 6. James K. Polk (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Tennessee 7 7. Samuel Houston (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Tennessee 8 8. John H. Marable (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Tennessee 9 9. Adam R. Alexander (J) Vermont National Republican Party (US)Vermont 1 1. William C. Bradley (A) National Republican Party (US)Vermont 2 2. Rollin C. Mallary (A) National Republican Party (US)Vermont 3 3. George E. Wales (A) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Vermont 4 4. Ezra Meech (J) National Republican Party (US)Vermont 5 5. John Mattocks (A) Virginia National Republican Party (US)Virginia 1 1. Thomas Newton Jr. (A) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Virginia 2 2. James Trezvant (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Virginia 3 3. William S. Archer (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Virginia 4 4. Mark Alexander (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Virginia 5 5. John Randolph (J), until December 26, 1825 Democratic-Republican (Jackson)George W. Crump (J), from January 21, 1826 Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Virginia 6 6. Thomas Davenport (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Virginia 7 7. Nathaniel H. Claiborne (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Virginia 8 8. Burwell Bassett (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Virginia 9 9. Andrew Stevenson (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Virginia 10 10. William C. Rives (J) National Republican Party (US)Virginia 11 11. Robert Taylor (A) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Virginia 12 12. Robert S. Garnett (J) National Republican Party (US)Virginia 13 13. John Taliaferro (A) National Republican Party (US)Virginia 14 14. Charles F. Mercer (A) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Virginia 15 15. John S. Barbour (J) National Republican Party (US)Virginia 16 16. William Armstrong (A) National Republican Party (US)Virginia 17 17. Alfred H. Powell (A) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Virginia 18 18. Joseph Johnson (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Virginia 19 19. William McCoy (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Virginia 20 20. John Floyd (J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Virginia 21 21. William Smith (J) National Republican Party (US)Virginia 22 22. Benjamin Estil (A) Non-voting members Arkansas Territory AL Arkansas Territory. Henry W. Conway Florida Territory AL Florida Territory. Joseph M. White Michigan Territory AL Michigan Territory. Austin E. Wing Changes in membership This count reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress. Senate Replacements: 7 Anti-Jacksonian (A): 3-seat net gain Jacksonian (J): no net change Deaths: 4 Resignations: 6 Interim appointments: 4 Total seats with changes: 13 List of special elections to the United States Senate Senate |- | New Hampshire(3) | Vacant | Seat remained vacant | | Levi Woodbury (J) | Installed March 16, 1825 |- | Connecticut(3) | Vacant | Seat remained vacant | | Calvin Willey (A) | Installed May 4, 1825 |- | New York(3) | Vacant | Seat remained vacant | | Nathan Sanford (A) | Installed January 14, 1826, after resigning as Chancellor of New York |- | Virginia(1) | | James Barbour (J) | Resigned March 7, 1825, after being appointed US Secretary of War | | John Randolph (J) | Appointed December 26, 1825 |- | Mississippi(1) | | David Holmes (J) | Resigned September 25, 1825, after being elected Governor of Mississippi | | Powhatan Ellis (J) | Appointed September 28, 1825 |- | Tennessee(2) | | Andrew Jackson (J) | Resigned October 14, 1825 | | Hugh Lawson White (J) | Installed October 28, 1825 |- | Rhode Island(1) | | James De Wolf (A) | Resigned October 31, 1825 | | Asher Robbins (A) | Appointed October 31, 1825 |- | Maryland(3) | | Edward Lloyd (J) | Resigned January 14, 1826, after being elected to the Maryland State Senate | | Ezekiel F. Chambers (A) | Elected January 24, 1826 |- | Alabama(3) | | Henry H. Chambers (J) | Died January 24, 1826 | | Israel Pickens (J) | Appointed February 17, 1826 |- | Mississippi(1) | | Powhatan Ellis (J) | Successor elected January 28, 1826 | | Thomas B. Reed (J) | Installed January 28, 1826 |- | South Carolina(3) | | John Gaillard (J) | Died February 26, 1826 | | William Harper (J) | Appointed March 8, 1826 |- | Delaware(2) | | Nicholas Van Dyke (A) | Died May 21, 1826 | | Daniel Rodney (A) | Appointed November 8, 1826 |- | Massachusetts(2) | | James Lloyd (A) | Resigned May 23, 1826 | | Nathaniel Silsbee (A) | Installed May 31, 1826 |- | New Jersey(1) | | Joseph McIlvaine (A) | Died August 19, 1826 | | Ephraim Bateman(A) | Installed November 10, 1826 |- | Alabama(3) | | Israel Pickens (J) | Successor elected November 27, 1826 | | John McKinley (J) | Installed November 27, 1826 |- | South Carolina(3) | | William Harper (J) | Successor elected November 29, 1826 | | William Smith (J) | Installed November 29, 1826 |- | Delaware(2) | | Daniel Rodney (A) | Resigned January 12, 1827, after successor was elected | | Henry M. Ridgely (J) | Installed January 23, 1827 |} House of Representatives Replacements: 11 Anti-Jackson: 1 seat net gain Jackson: 1 seat net loss Deaths: 5 Resignations: 10 Contested election: 1 Total seats with changes: 16 List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives House |- | Kentucky 3 Kentucky3rd | | Henry Clay (A) | Resigned March 6, 1825, after being appointed US Secretary of State | | James Clark (A) | Seated August 1, 1825 |- | South Carolina 1 South Carolina1st | | Joel R. Poinsett (J) | Resigned March 7, 1825, after being appointed Minister to Mexico | | William Drayton (J) | Seated May 17, 1825 |- | Pennsylvania 16 Pennsylvania16th | | James Allison Jr. (J) | Resigned August 26, 1825 before the assembling of Congress | | Robert Orr Jr. (J) | Seated October 11, 1825 |- | New York 20 New York20th | | Egbert Ten Eyck (J) | Lost contested election December 15, 1825 | | Daniel Hugunin Jr. (A) | Seated December 15, 1825 |- | Virginia 5 Virginia5th | | John Randolph (J) | Resigned December 26, 1825, after being appointed to the US Senate | | George W. Crump (J) | Seated January 21, 1826 |- | Maryland 2 Maryland2nd | | Joseph Kent (A) | Resigned January 6, 1826, after being elected Governor of Maryland | | John C. Weems (J) | Seated February 1, 1826 |- | Pennsylvania 18 Pennsylvania18th | | Patrick Farrelly (J) | Died January 12, 1826 | | Thomas H. Sill (A) | Seated March 14, 1826 |- | Mississippi AL Mississippiat-large | | Christopher Rankin (J) | Died March 14, 1826 | | William Haile (J) | Seated July 10, 1826 |- | North Carolina 8 North Carolina8th | | Willie P. Mangum (J) | Resigned March 18, 1826 | | Daniel L. Barringer (J) | Seated December 4, 1826 |- | Pennsylvania 13 Pennsylvania13th | | Alexander Thomson (J) | Resigned May 1, 1826 | | Chauncey Forward (J) | Seated December 4, 1826 |- | Ohio 10 Ohio10th | | David Jennings (A) | Resigned May 25, 1826 | | Thomas Shannon (A) | Seated December 4, 1826 |- | Kentucky 5 Kentucky5th | | James Johnson (J) | Died August 13, 1826 | | Robert L. McHatton (J) | Seated December 7, 1826 |- | Pennsylvania 7 Pennsylvania7th | | Henry Wilson (J) | Died August 14, 1826 | | Jacob Krebs (J) | Seated December 4, 1826 |- | Kentucky 12 Kentucky12th | | Robert P. Henry (J) | Died August 25, 1826 | | John F. Henry (A) | Seated December 11, 1826 |- | Maine 5 Maine5th | | Enoch Lincoln (A) | Resigned before September 11, 1826 | | James W. Ripley (J) | Seated September 11, 1826 |- | Pennsylvania 2 Pennsylvania2nd | | Joseph Hemphill (J) | Resigned before October 10, 1826 | | Thomas Kittera (A) | Seated October 10, 1826 |} Committees Lists of committees and their party leaders. Senate Agriculture (Chairman: William Findlay then Calvin Willey) Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman: Horatio Seymour then Elias Kane) Bankruptcy (Select) Claims (Chairman: Benjamin Ruggles) Commerce (Chairman: James Lloyd then Josiah S. Johnston) Debt Imprisonment Abolition (Select) Distributing Public Revenue Among the States (Select) District of Columbia (Chairman: Edward Lloyd then Ezekiel F. Chambers) Engrossed Bills (Chairman: William Marks) Finance (Chairman: Samuel Smith) Foreign Relations (Chairman: Nathaniel Macon then Littleton Tazewell) French Spoilations (Select) Georgia and the Creek Indians (Select) Indian Affairs (Chairman: Thomas Hart Benton) Judiciary (Chairman: Martin Van Buren) Manufactures (Chairman: Mahlon Dickerson) Military Affairs (Chairman: William Henry Harrison) Militia (Chairman: John Chandler) Naval Affairs (Chairman: Robert Y. Hayne) Pensions (Chairman: James Noble) Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Richard M. Johnson) Private Land Claims (Chairman: William South) Public Lands (Chairman: David Barton) Roads and Canals (Select) (Chairman: William Hendricks) Tariff Regulation (Select) Whole House of Representatives Accounts (Chairman: Samuel C. Allen) Agriculture (Chairman: Stephen Van Rensselaer) American Colonization Society (Select) Apportionment of Representatives (Select) Bills of Exchange (Select) Claims (Chairman: Lewis Williams) Commerce (Chairman: Thomas Newton Jr. then Gideon Tomlinson) District of Columbia (Chairman: Mark Alexander) Elections (Chairman: John Sloane) Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman: Jeremiah O'Brien) Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman: William Wilson) Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman: John Bailey) Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman: William Burleigh) Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman: John Mattocks) Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman: Joseph Johnson) Foreign Affairs (Chairman: John Forsyth) Indian Affairs (Chairman: John Cocke) Judiciary (Chairman: Daniel Webster) Manufactures (Chairman: Rollin C. Mallary) Military Affairs (Chairman: James Hamilton Jr.) Military Pensions (Chairman: Tristram Burges) Naval Affairs (Chairman: Henry R. Storrs) Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Samuel D. Ingham) Public Expenditures (Chairman: Weldon N. Edwards) Public Lands (Chairman: Christopher Rankin then John Scott) Revisal and Unfinished Business (Chairman: Thomas P. Moore) Revolutionary Claims (Chairman: Robert Allen) Rules (Select) Standards of Official Conduct Territories (Chairman: James Strong) Ways and Means (Chairman: Louis McLane) Whole Joint committees Enrolled Bills The Library Police and Preservation of the Capital Employees Legislative branch agency directors Architect of the Capitol: Charles Bulfinch Librarian of Congress: George Watterston Senate Chaplain: Charles P. McIlvaine (Episcopal), until December 12, 1825 William Staughton (Baptist), elected December 12, 1825 William Ryland (Methodist), elected December 8, 1826 Secretary: Charles Cutts, until December 12, 1825 Walter Lowrie, elected December 12, 1825 Sergeant at Arms: Mountjoy Bayly House of Representatives Chaplain: Reuben Post (Presbyterian) Clerk: Matthew St. Clair Clarke Doorkeeper: Benjamin Birch Sergeant at Arms: John O. Dunn See also 1824 United States elections (elections leading to this Congress) 1824 United States presidential election 1824–25 United States Senate elections 1824–25 United States House of Representatives elections 1826 United States elections (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress) 1826–27 United States Senate elections 1826–27 United States House of Representatives elections Notes References The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress Martis Kenneth C. 1989 Macmillan Publishing Company New York The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts Martis Kenneth C. 1982 Macmillan Publishing Company New York External links Statutes at Large, 1789-1875 Senate Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress House Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress U.S. House of Representatives: House History U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists