24th United States Congress

24th United States Congress
	; ; 23rd ←; → 25th; ;
	; ; United States Capitol (1827);
March 4, 1835 – March 4, 1837
Senate President	; Martin Van Buren (J)
Senate President pro tem	; William R. King (J)
House Speaker	; James K. Polk (J)
Members	52 senators; 242 members of the House; 3 non-voting delegates
Senate Majority	Jacksonian
House Majority	Jacksonian
Sessions
	; 1st: December 7, 1835 – July 4, 1836; 2nd: December 5, 1836 – March 3, 1837

The Twenty-fourth 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 Fifth Census of the United States in 1830. Both chambers had a Jacksonian majority.

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7 Members
- 7.1 Senate
  - 7.1.1 Alabama
  - 7.1.2 Arkansas
  - 7.1.3 Connecticut
  - 7.1.4 Delaware
  - 7.1.5 Georgia
  - 7.1.6 Illinois
  - 7.1.7 Indiana
  - 7.1.8 Kentucky
  - 7.1.9 Louisiana
  - 7.1.10 Maine
  - 7.1.11 Maryland
  - 7.1.12 Massachusetts
  - 7.1.13 Michigan
  - 7.1.14 Mississippi
  - 7.1.15 Missouri
  - 7.1.16 New Hampshire
  - 7.1.17 New Jersey
  - 7.1.18 New York
  - 7.1.19 North Carolina
  - 7.1.20 Ohio
  - 7.1.21 Pennsylvania
  - 7.1.22 Rhode Island
  - 7.1.23 South Carolina
  - 7.1.24 Tennessee
  - 7.1.25 Vermont
  - 7.1.26 Virginia
- 7.2 House of Representatives
  - 7.2.1 Alabama
  - 7.2.2 Arkansas
  - 7.2.3 Connecticut
  - 7.2.4 Delaware
  - 7.2.5 Georgia
  - 7.2.6 Illinois
  - 7.2.7 Indiana
  - 7.2.8 Kentucky
  - 7.2.9 Louisiana
  - 7.2.10 Maine
  - 7.2.11 Maryland
  - 7.2.12 Massachusetts
  - 7.2.13 Michigan
  - 7.2.14 Mississippi
  - 7.2.15 Missouri
  - 7.2.16 New Hampshire
  - 7.2.17 New Jersey
  - 7.2.18 New York
  - 7.2.19 North Carolina
  - 7.2.20 Ohio
  - 7.2.21 Pennsylvania
  - 7.2.22 Rhode Island
  - 7.2.23 South Carolina
  - 7.2.24 Tennessee
  - 7.2.25 Vermont
  - 7.2.26 Virginia
  - 7.2.27 Non-voting members

8 Changes in membership
- 8.1 Senate
- 8.2 House of Representatives

9 Committees
- 9.1 Senate
- 9.2 House of Representatives
- 9.3 Joint committees

10 Employees
- 10.1 Senate
- 10.2 House of Representatives

11 See also

12 References

13 External links

Major events[edit]

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: U.S. 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, thereby denying victory to any Vice Presidential candidate.

December 4, 1836: Whig Party held its first national convention, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

December 15, 1836: The U.S. Patent Office (USPTO) burned in Washington, DC.

February 8, 1837: Richard Mentor Johnson became the first and only Vice President of the United States elected by the United States Senate.^[1] The Senate was required to choose between Richard Johnson and Francis Granger as the next vice-president. Johnson was elected easily in a single ballot by 33 to 16:^[2]

for Richard M. Johnson Democratic	for Francis Granger Whig
Anti-Jacksonians: John Black of Mississippi William Hendricks of Indiana Gabriel Moore of Alabama Jacksonians: Thomas Hart Benton of Missouri Bedford Brown of North Carolina James Buchanan of Pennsylvania Alfred Cuthbert of Georgia Judah Dana of Maine William Lee Davidson Ewing of Illinois William Savin Fulton of Arkansas Felix Grundy of Tennessee Henry Hubbard of New Hampshire William Rufus de Vane King of Alabama John Pendleton King of Georgia Lewis Fields Linn of Missouri Lucius Lyon of Michigan Samuel McKean of Pennsylvania Thomas Morris of Ohio Alexander Mouton of Louisiana Robert Carter Nicholas of Louisiana John Milton Niles of Connecticut John Norvell of Michigan John Page of New Hampshire Richard Elliott Parker of Virginia William Cabell Rives of Virginia John McCracken Robinson of Illinois John Ruggles of Maine Ambrose Hundley Sevier of Arkansas Robert Strange of North Carolina Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge of New York John Tipton of Indiana Robert John Walker of Mississippi Silas Wright, Jr. of New York	Anti-Jacksonians: Richard Henry Bayard of Delaware Henry Clay of Kentucky Thomas Clayton of Delaware John Jordan Crittenden of Kentucky John Davis of Massachusetts Thomas Ewing of Ohio Joseph Kent of Maryland Nehemiah Rice Knight of Rhode Island Samuel Prentiss of Vermont Asher Robbins of Rhode Island Samuel Lewis Southard of New Jersey John Selby Spence of Maryland Benjamin Swift of Vermont Gideon Tomlinson of Connecticut Daniel Webster of Massachusetts Jacksonians: Garret Dorset Wall of New Jersey

Major legislation[edit]

[Data unknown/missing.]

Treaties[edit]

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[edit]

June 15, 1836: Arkansas admitted as the 25th state 5 Stat. 50

January 26, 1837: Michigan admitted as the 26th state 5 Stat. 144; contingently approved June 15, 1836 5 Stat. 49

July 3, 1837: Wisconsin Territory established; approved April 20, 1836 5 Stat. 10

Party summary[edit]

Senate[edit]

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

	Party (shading shows control)			Total	Vacant

	Anti- Jacksonian (AJ)	Jacksonian (J)	Nullifier (N)
End of the previous congress	26	20	2	48	0

Begin	24	21	2	47	1
End	19	31	2	52	0
Final voting share	7001365000000000000♠36.5%	7001596000000000000♠59.6%	7000380000000000000♠3.8%

Beginning of the next congress	19 (Whig)	33 (Democratic)	0	52	0

House of Representatives[edit]

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

	Party (shading shows control)					Total	Vacant

	Anti- Jacksonian (AJ)	Anti- Masonic (AM)	Jacksonian (J)	Nullifier (N)	States' Rights (SR)
End of the previous congress	64	26	141	8	0	239	1

Begin	75	16	140	7	0	238	2
End	79	15	139	7	1	241	1
Final voting share	7001328009999900000♠32.8%	7000620000000000000♠6.2%	7001577000000000000♠57.7%	7000290000000000000♠2.9%	6999400000000000000♠0.4%

Beginning of the next congress	100 (as Whigs)	7	121 (as Democrats)	6	0	234	0

Leadership[edit]

President of the Senate
Martin Van Buren

President pro tempore
William R. King

Senate[edit]

President: Martin Van Buren (J)

President pro tempore: William R. King (J)

House of Representatives[edit]

Speaker: James K. Polk (J)

Members[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

2. William R. D. King (J)

3. Gabriel Moore (AJ)

Arkansas[edit]

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[edit]

1. Nathan Smith (AJ), until December 6, 1835
- John M. Niles (J), from December 21, 1835

3. Gideon Tomlinson (AJ)

Delaware[edit]

1. Arnold Naudain (AJ), until June 16, 1836
- Richard H. Bayard (AJ), from June 17, 1836

2. John M. Clayton (AJ), until December 29, 1836
- Thomas Clayton (AJ), from January 9, 1837

Georgia[edit]

2. John P. King (J)

3. Alfred Cuthbert (J)

Illinois[edit]

2. John M. Robinson (J)

3. Elias K. Kane (J), until December 12, 1835
- William L. D. Ewing (J), from December 30, 1835

Indiana[edit]

1. John Tipton (J)

3. William Hendricks (AJ)

Kentucky[edit]

2. John J. Crittenden (AJ)

3. Henry Clay (AJ)

Louisiana[edit]

2. Robert C. Nicholas (J), from January 13, 1836

3. Alexander Porter (AJ), until January 5, 1837
- Alexander Mouton (J), from January 12, 1837

Maine[edit]

1. Ether Shepley (J), until March 3, 1836
- Judah Dana (J), from December 7, 1836

2. John Ruggles (J)

Maryland[edit]

1. Joseph Kent (AJ)

3. Robert H. Goldsborough (AJ), until October 5, 1836
- John S. Spence (AJ), from December 31, 1836

Massachusetts[edit]

1. Daniel Webster (AJ)

2. John Davis (AJ)

Michigan[edit]

1. Lucius Lyon (J), from January 26, 1837 (newly admitted state)

2. John Norvell (J), from January 26, 1837 (newly admitted state)

Mississippi[edit]

1. John Black (AJ)

2. Robert J. Walker (J)

Missouri[edit]

1. Thomas H. Benton (J)

3. Lewis F. Linn (J)

New Hampshire[edit]

2. Henry Hubbard (J)

3. Isaac Hill (J), until May 30, 1836
- John Page (J), from June 8, 1836

New Jersey[edit]

1. Samuel L. Southard (AJ)

2. Garret D. Wall (J)

New York[edit]

1. Nathaniel P. Tallmadge (J)

3. Silas Wright, Jr. (J)

North Carolina[edit]

2. Bedford Brown (J)

3. Willie P. Mangum (AJ), until November 26, 1836
- Robert Strange (J), from December 5, 1836

Ohio[edit]

1. Thomas Morris (J)

3. Thomas Ewing (AJ)

Pennsylvania[edit]

1. Samuel McKean (J)

3. James Buchanan (J)

Rhode Island[edit]

1. Asher Robbins (AJ)

2. Nehemiah R. Knight (AJ)

South Carolina[edit]

2. John C. Calhoun (N)

3. William C. Preston (N)

Tennessee[edit]

1. Felix Grundy (J)

2. Hugh Lawson White (AJ)

Vermont[edit]

1. Benjamin Swift (AJ)

3. Samuel Prentiss (AJ)

Virginia[edit]

1. John Tyler (AJ), until February 29, 1836
- William C. Rives (J), from March 4, 1836

2. Benjamin W. Leigh (AJ), until July 4, 1836
- Richard E. Parker (J), from December 12, 1836

House of Representatives[edit]

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

Alabama[edit]

1. Reuben Chapman (J)

2. Joshua L. Martin (J)

3. Joab Lawler (J)

4. Dixon H. Lewis (N)

5. Francis S. Lyon (AJ)

Arkansas[edit]

At-large. Archibald Yell (J), from August 1, 1836 (newly admitted state)

Connecticut[edit]

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.

At-large. Elisha Haley (J)

At-large. Samuel Ingham (J)

At-large. Andrew T. Judson (J), until July 4, 1836
- Orrin Holt (J), from December 5, 1836

At-large. Lancelot Phelps (J)

At-large. Isaac Toucey (J)

At-large. Zalmon Wildman (J), until December 10, 1835
- Thomas T. Whittlesey (J), from April 29, 1836

Delaware[edit]

At-large. John J. Milligan (AJ)

Georgia[edit]

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.

At-large. John E. Coffee (J), until September 25, 1836
- William C. Dawson (SR), from November 7, 1836

At-large. Seaton Grantland (J)

At-large. Charles E. Haynes (J)

At-large. Jabez Y. Jackson (J), from October 5, 1835

At-large. George W. Owens (J)

At-large. John W. A. Sanford (J), until July 25, 1835
- Thomas Glascock (J), from October 5, 1835

At-large. William Schley (J), until July 1, 1835
- Jesse F. Cleveland (J), from October 5, 1835

At-large. James C. Terrell (J), until July 8, 1835
- Hopkins Holsey (J), from October 5, 1835

At-large. George W. B. Towns (J), until September 1, 1836
- Julius C. Alford (AJ), from January 2, 1837

Illinois[edit]

1. John Reynolds (J)

2. Zadok Casey (J)

3. William L. May (J)

Indiana[edit]

1. Ratliff Boon (J)

2. John W. Davis (J)

3. John Carr (J)

4. Amos Lane (J)

5. Johnathan McCarty (AJ)

6. George L. Kinnard (J), until November 26, 1836
- William Herod (AJ), from January 25, 1837

7. Edward A. Hannegan (J)

Kentucky[edit]

1. Linn Boyd (J)

2. Albert G. Hawes (J)

3. Joseph R. Underwood (AJ)

4. Sherrod Williams (AJ)

5. James Harlan (AJ)

6. John Calhoon (AJ)

7. Benjamin Hardin (AJ)

8. William J. Graves (AJ)

9. John White (AJ)

10. Chilton Allan (AJ)

11. Richard French (J)

12. John Chambers (AJ)

13. Richard M. Johnson (J)

Louisiana[edit]

1. Henry Johnson (AJ)

2. Eleazar W. Ripley (J)

3. Rice Garland (AJ)

Maine[edit]

1. John Fairfield (J)

2. Francis O. J. Smith (J)

3. Jeremiah Bailey (AJ)

4. George Evans (AJ)

5. Moses Mason, Jr. (J)

6. Leonard Jarvis (J)

7. Joseph Hall (J)

8. Gorham Parks (J)

Maryland[edit]

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

1. John N. Steele (AJ)

2. James A. Pearce (AJ)

3. James Turner (J)

4. Benjamin C. Howard (J)

4. Isaac McKim (J)

5. George C. Washington (AJ)

6. Francis Thomas (J)

7. Daniel Jenifer (AJ)

Massachusetts[edit]

1. Abbott Lawrence (AJ)

2. Stephen C. Phillips (AJ)

3. Caleb Cushing (AJ)

4. Samuel Hoar (AJ)

5. Levi Lincoln, Jr. (AJ)

6. George J. Grennell, Jr. (AJ)

7. George N. Briggs (AJ)

8. William B. Calhoun (AJ)

9. William Jackson (AM)

10. Nathaniel B. Borden (J)

11. John Reed, Jr. (AM)

12. John Quincy Adams (AM)

Michigan[edit]

At-large. Isaac E. Crary (J), from January 26, 1837 (newly admitted state)

Mississippi[edit]

Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.

At-large. John F. H. Claiborne (J)

At-large. David Dickson (AJ), until July 31, 1836
- Samuel J. Gholson (J), from December 1, 1836

Missouri[edit]

Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.

At-large. William H. Ashley (AJ)

At-large. Albert G. Harrison (J)

New Hampshire[edit]

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.

At-large. Benning M. Bean (J)

At-large. Robert Burns (J)

At-large. Samuel Cushman (J)

At-large. Franklin Pierce (J)

At-large. Joseph Weeks (J)

New Jersey[edit]

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.

At-large. Philemon Dickerson (J), until November 3, 1836
- William Chetwood (AJ), from December 5, 1836

At-large. Samuel Fowler (J)

At-large. Thomas Lee (J)

At-large. James Parker (J)

At-large. Ferdinand S. Schenck (J)

At-large. William N. Shinn (J)

New York[edit]

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

1. Abel Huntington (J)

2. Samuel Barton (J)

3. Churchill C. Cambreleng (J)

3. Campbell P. White (J), until October 2, 1835
- Gideon Lee (J), from November 4, 1835

3. John McKeon (J)

3. Ely Moore (J)

4. Aaron Ward (J)

5. Abraham Bockee (J)

6. John W. Brown (J)

7. Nicholas Sickles (J)

8. Valentine Efner (J)

8. Aaron Vanderpoel (J)

9. Hiram P. Hunt (AJ)

10. Gerrit Y. Lansing (J)

11. John Cramer (J)

12. David A. Russell (AJ)

13. Dudley Farlin (J)

14. Ransom H. Gillet (J)

15. Matthias J. Bovee (J)

16. Abijah Mann, Jr. (J)

17. Samuel Beardsley (J), until March 29, 1836
- Rutger B. Miller (J), from November 9, 1836

17. Joel Turrill (J)

18. Daniel Wardwell (J)

19. Sherman Page (J)

20. William Seymour (J)

21. William Mason (J)

22. Stephen B. Leonard (J)

22. Joseph Reynolds (J)

23. William K. Fuller (J)

23. William Taylor (J)

24. Ulysses F. Doubleday (J)

25. Graham H. Chapin (J)

26. Francis Granger (AJ)

27. Joshua Lee (J)

28. Timothy Childs (AJ)

29. George W. Lay (AJ)

30. Philo C. Fuller (AJ), until September 2, 1836
- John Young (AJ), from November 9, 1836

31. Abner Hazeltine (AJ)

32. Thomas C. Love (AJ)

33. Gideon Hard (AJ)

North Carolina[edit]

1. William B. Shepard (AJ)

2. Jesse A. Bynum (J)

3. Ebenezer Pettigrew (AJ)

4. Jesse Speight (J)

5. James I. McKay (J)

6. Micajah T. Hawkins (J)

7. Edmund Deberry (AJ)

8. William Montgomery (J)

9. Augustine H. Shepperd (AJ)

10. Abraham Rencher (AJ)

11. Henry W. Connor (J)

12. James Graham (AJ), until March 29, 1836, and from December 5, 1836

13. Lewis Williams (AJ)

Ohio[edit]

1. Bellamy Storer (AJ)

2. Taylor Webster (J)

3. Joseph H. Crane (AJ)

4. Thomas Corwin (AJ)

5. Thomas L. Hamer (J)

6. Samuel F. Vinton (AJ)

7. William K. Bond (AJ)

8. Jeremiah McLene (J)

9. John Chaney (J)

10. Samson Mason (AJ)

11. William Kennon, Sr. (J)

12. Elias Howell (AJ)

13. David Spangler (AJ)

14. William Patterson (J)

15. Jonathan Sloane (AM)

16. Elisha Whittlesey (AJ)

17. John Thomson (J)

18. Benjamin Jones (J)

19. Daniel Kilgore (J)

Pennsylvania[edit]

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

1. Joel B. Sutherland (J)

2. James Harper (AJ)

2. Joseph R. Ingersoll (AJ)

3. Michael W. Ash (J)

4. Edward Darlington (AM)

4. William Hiester (AM)

4. David Potts, Jr. (AM)

5. Jacob Fry, Jr. (J)

6. Mathias Morris (AJ)

7. David D. Wagener (J)

8. Edward B. Hubley (J)

9. Henry A. P. Muhlenberg (J)

10. William Clark (AM)

11. Henry Logan (J)

12. George Chambers (AM)

13. Jesse Miller (J), until October 30, 1836
- James Black (J), from December 5, 1836

14. Joseph Henderson (J)

15. Andrew Beaumont (J)

16. Joseph B. Anthony (J)

17. John Laporte (J)

18. Job Mann (J)

19. John J. Klingensmith, Jr. (J)

20. Andrew Buchanan (J)

21. Thomas M. T. McKennan (AM)

22. Harmar Denny (AM)

23. Samuel S. Harrison (J)

24. John Banks (AM), until March 31, 1836
- John J. Pearson (AJ), from December 5, 1836

25. John Galbraith (J)

Rhode Island[edit]

Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.

At-large. Dutee J. Pearce (AM)

At-large. William Sprague (AM)

South Carolina[edit]

1. Henry L. Pinckney (N)

2. William J. Grayson (N)

3. Robert B. Campbell (N)

4. James H. Hammond (N), until February 26, 1836
- Franklin H. Elmore (N), from December 10, 1836

5. Francis W. Pickens (N)

6. Waddy Thompson, Jr. (AJ), from September 10, 1835

7. James Rogers (J)

8. Richard I. Manning (J), until May 1, 1836
- John P. Richardson (J), from December 19, 1836

9. John K. Griffin (N)

Tennessee[edit]

1. William B. Carter (AJ)

2. Samuel Bunch (AJ)

3. Luke Lea (AJ)

4. James I. Standifer (AJ)

5. John B. Forester (AJ)

6. Balie Peyton (AJ)

7. John Bell (AJ)

8. Abram P. Maury (AJ)

9. James K. Polk (J)

10. Ebenezer J. Shields (AJ)

11. Cave Johnson (J)

12. Adam Huntsman (J)

13. William C. Dunlap (J)

Vermont[edit]

1. Hiland Hall (AJ)

2. William Slade (AM)

3. Horace Everett (AJ)

4. Heman Allen (AJ)

5. Henry F. Janes (AM)

Virginia[edit]

1. George Loyall (J)

2. John Y. Mason (J), until January 11, 1837

3. John W. Jones (J)

4. George C. Dromgoole (J)

5. James W. Bouldin (J)

6. Walter Coles (J)

7. Nathaniel H. Claiborne (AJ)

8. Henry A. Wise (J)

9. John Roane (J)

10. John Taliaferro (AJ)

11. John Robertson (AJ)

12. James Garland (J)

13. John M. Patton (J)

14. Charles F. Mercer (AJ)

15. Edward Lucas (J)

16. James M. H. Beale (J)

17. Robert Craig (J)

18. George W. Hopkins (J)

19. William McComas (AJ)

20. Joseph Johnson (J)

21. William S. Morgan (J)

Non-voting members[edit]

Arkansas Territory. Ambrose H. Sevier (J), until June 15, 1836

Florida Territory. Joseph M. White (J)

Michigan Territory. George Wallace Jones (J), until January 26, 1837

Wisconsin Territory. George Wallace Jones (J), from January 26, 1837

Speaker of the House
James K. Polk

Changes in membership[edit]

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

Senate[edit]

Replacements: 11
- Anti-Jacksonians: 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

State (class)	Vacator	Reason for change	Successor	Date of successor's formal installation
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
Connecticut (1)	Nathan Smith (AJ)	Died December 6, 1835 Successor eas elected December 21, 1835.	John M. Niles (J)	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
Virginia (1)	John Tyler (AJ)	Resigned February 29, 1836 Successor was elected March 4, 1836.	William C. Rives (J)	March 4, 1836
Maine (1)	Ether Shepley (J)	Resigned March 3, 1836 Successor was appointed December 7, 1836.	Judah Dana (J)	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
Delaware (1)	Arnold Naudain (AJ)	Resigned June 16, 1836 Successor was elected June 17, 1836.	Richard H. Bayard (AJ)	June 17, 1836
Virginia (2)	Benjamin W. Leigh (AJ)	Resigned July 4, 1836 Successor was elected December 12, 1836.	Richard E. Parker (J)	December 12, 1836
Arkansas (2)	New seats	Arkansas was admitted to the Union. Its new Senators were elected September 18, 1836.	William S. Fulton (J)	September 18, 1836.
Arkansas (3)	New seats		Ambrose H. Sevier (J)	September 18, 1836.
Maryland (3)	Robert H. Goldsborough (AJ)	Died October 5, 1836 Successor was elected December 31, 1836.	John S. Spence (AJ)	December 31, 1836
North Carolina (3)	Willie P. Mangum (AJ)	Resigned November 26, 1836 Successor was elected December 5, 1836.	Robert Strange (J)	December 5, 1836
Delaware (2)	John M. Clayton (AJ)	Resigned December 29, 1836 Successor was elected January 9, 1837.	Thomas Clayton (AJ)	January 9, 1837
Louisiana (3)	Alexander Porter (AJ)	Resigned January 5, 1837, due to ill health. Successor was elected January 12, 1837.	Alexandre Mouton (J)	January 12, 1837
Michigan (1)	New seats	Michigan was admitted to the Union. Its new Senators were elected January 6, 1837.	Lucius Lyon (J)	January 26, 1837.
Michigan (2)	New seats		John Norvell (J)	January 26, 1837.

House of Representatives[edit]

Replacements: 18
- Anti-Jacksonians: 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

District	Vacator	Reason for change	Successor	Date of successor's formal installation
South Carolina 6th	Vacant	Rep. Warren R. Davis died during previous congress	Waddy Thompson, Jr. (AJ)	Seated September 10, 1835
Georgia At-large	Vacant	Rep. James M. Wayne resigned in previous congress	Jabez Y. Jackson (J)	Seated October 5, 1835
Georgia At-large	William Schley (J)	Resigned July 1, 1835, after being nominated for Governor of Georgia	Jesse F. Cleveland (J)	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
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
New York 3rd	Campbell P. White (J)	Resigned October 2, 1835	Gideon Lee (J)	Seated November 4, 1835
Connecticut At-large	Zalmon Wildman (J)	Died December 10, 1835	Thomas T. Whittlesey (J)	Seated April 29, 1836
South Carolina 4th	James H. Hammond (N)	Resigned February 26, 1836, because of ill health	Franklin H. Elmore (N)	Seated December 10, 1836
New York 17th	Samuel Beardsley (J)	Resigned March 29, 1836	Rutger B. Miller (J)	Seated November 9, 1836
North Carolina 12th	James Graham (AJ)	Seat declared vacant March 29, 1836	James Graham (AJ	Seated December 5, 1836
Pennsylvania 24th	John Banks (AM)	Resigned March 31, 1836	John J. Pearson (AJ)	Seated December 5, 1836
South Carolina 8th	Richard I. Manning (J)	Died May 1, 1836	John P. Richardson (J)	Seated December 19, 1836
Arkansas Territory At-large	Ambrose H. Sevier (J)	Seat was eliminated when Arkansas achieved statehood June 15, 1836
Connecticut At-large	Andrew T. Judson (J)	Resigned July 4, 1836, after being appointed to seat on the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut	Orrin Holt (J)	Seated December 5, 1836
Mississippi At-large	David Dickson (AJ)	Died July 31, 1836	Samuel J. Gholson (J)	Seated December 1, 1836
Arkansas At-large	Vacant	Arkansas was admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836	Archibald Yell (J)	Seated August 1, 1836
Georgia At-large	George W. Towns (J)	Resigned September 1, 1836	Julius C. Alford (AJ)	Seated January 2, 1837
New York 30th	Philo C. Fuller (AJ)	Resigned September 2, 1836	John Young (AJ)	Seated November 9, 1836
Georgia At-large	John E. Coffee (J)	Died September 25, 1836	William C. Dawson (AJ)	Seated November 7, 1836
Pennsylvania 13th	Jesse Miller (J)	Resigned October 30, 1836	James Black (J)	Seated December 5, 1836
New Jersey At-large	Philemon Dickerson (J)	Resigned November 3, 1836, after being chosen Governor of New Jersey	William Chetwood (AJ)	Seated December 5, 1836
Indiana 6th	George L. Kinnard (J)	Died November 26, 1836	William Herod (AJ)	Seated January 25, 1837
Virginia 2nd	John Y. Mason (J)	Resigned January 11, 1837	Vacant	Not filled this congress
Michigan Territory At-large	George Wallace Jones (J)	Seat was eliminated when Michigan achieved statehood January 26, 1837
Michigan At-large	Vacant	Michigan was admitted to the Union on January 26, 1837	Isaac E. Crary (J)	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

Committees[edit]

Lists of committees and their party leaders.

Senate[edit]

Agriculture

Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate

Claims

Commerce

Constitution of the State of Arkansas (Select)

Distributing Public Revenue Among the States (Select)

District of Columbia

Finance

Foreign Relations

Incendiary Publications (Select)

Indian Affairs

Judiciary

Letter from Mr. Poindexter (Select)

Manufactures

Mileage of Members of Congress (Select)

Military Affairs

Militia

Naval Affairs

Ohio-Michigan Boundary (Select)

Patent Office (Select)

Pensions

Post Office and Post Roads

Private Land Claims

Public Lands

Purchasing Boyd Reilly's Gas Apparatus (Select)

Revolutionary Claims

Roads and Canals

Sale of Public Lands (Select)

Tariff Regulation (Select)

Whole

House of Representatives[edit]

Accounts

Agriculture

Amendment to the Constitution (Select)

Banks of the District of Columbia (Select)

Claims

Commerce

District of Columbia

Elections

Expenditures in the Navy Department

Expenditures in the Post Office Department

Expenditures in the State Department

Expenditures in the Treasury Department

Expenditures in the War Department

Expenditures on Public Buildings

Foreign Affairs

Indian Affairs

Invalid Pensions

Manufactures

Military Affairs

Militia

Naval Affairs

Post Office and Post Roads

Public Expenditures

Public Lands

Revisal and Unfinished Business

Revolutionary Claims

Roads and Canals

Rules (Select)

Standards of Official Conduct

Territories

Ways and Means

Whole

Joint committees[edit]

Enrolled Bills

Employees[edit]

Librarian of Congress: John Silva Meehan

Senate[edit]

Chaplain: Edward Y. Higbee (Episcopalian), elected December 23, 1835
- John R. Goodman (Episcopalian), elected December 28, 1836

Secretary: Walter Lowrie until December 11, 1836
- Asbury Dickens, elected December 12, 1836

Sergeant at Arms: John Shackford

House of Representatives[edit]

Chaplain: 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: Roderick Dorsey, elected December 15, 1835

Reading Clerks: [Data unknown/missing.]

Postmaster: William J. McCormick

References[edit]

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Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.

Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.

External links[edit]

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

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24th United States Congress
23rd ← → 25th
United States Capitol (1827)
March 4, 1835 – March 4, 1837
Senate President	Martin Van Buren (J)
Senate President pro tem	William R. King (J)
House Speaker	James K. Polk (J)
Members	52 senators 242 members of the House 3 non-voting delegates
Senate Majority	Jacksonian
House Majority	Jacksonian
Sessions
1st: December 7, 1835 – July 4, 1836 2nd: December 5, 1836 – March 3, 1837