28th United States Congress
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| 28th United States Congress | |||
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| Duration: March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 | |||
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| President of the Senate: | Vacant | ||
| President pro tempore: | Willie P. Mangum | ||
| Speaker of the House: | John W. Jones | ||
| Members: | 54 Senators 224 Representatives 3 Non-voting members |
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| Senate Majority: | Whig | ||
| House Majority: | Democratic | ||
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| 1st: December 4, 1843 – June 17, 1844 2nd: December 2, 1844 – March 3, 1845 |
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The Twenty-eighth 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 3, 1845, during the last two years of the administration of John Tyler's presidency. The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Sixth Census of the United States in 1840. The Senate had a Whig majority, and the House had a Democratic majority.
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[edit] Party summary
The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this Congress, and includes members from vacancies and newly admitted states, when they were first seated. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section.
[edit] Senate
- Whig (W): 29 (majority)
- Democratic (D): 23
- vacant: 2
TOTAL members: 54
[edit] House of Representatives
- Democratic (D): 147 (majority)
- Whig (W): 72
- Law and Order (LO): 2
- Independent Democrat: 1
- Independent Whig: 1
- vacant: 1
TOTAL members: 224
[edit] Leadership
[edit] Senate
- President: Vacant
- President pro tempore: Willie P. Mangum, Whig of North Carolina, elected December 4, 1843
[edit] House of Representatives
- Speaker: John W. Jones, Democratic of Virginia, elected December 4, 1843
[edit] Major events
[edit] Major legislation
[edit] State admitted
- March 3, 1845 – Florida admitted
[edit] Members
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.
[edit] 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.
[edit] House of Representatives
The names of members of the House of Representatives elected statewide on the general ticket or otherwise at-large, are preceded by an "A/L," and the names of those elected from districts, whether plural or single member, are preceded by their district numbers.
Many of the congressional district numbers are linked to articles describing the district itself. Since the boundaries of the districts have changed often and substantially, the linked article may only describe the district as it exists today, and not as it was at the time of this Congress.
[edit] Changes in membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.
[edit] 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
[edit] 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
[edit] Employees
[edit] Senate
- Secretary: Asbury Dickens of North Carolina elected December 12, 1836
- Sergeant at Arms: Edward Dyer of Maryland, elected March 8, 1841
- Chaplain: Septimus Tustin, Presbyterian, elected June 12, 1841
[edit] House of Representatives
- Clerk:
- Caleb J. McNulty of Ohio, elected December 6, 1843, dismissed January 18, 1845
- Benjamin B. French of New Hampshire, elected January 18, 1845
- Sergeant at Arms:
- Newton Lane of Kentucky, elected December 6, 1843
- Doorkeeper:
- Jesse E. Dow of Connecticut, elected December 6, 1843
- Postmaster:
- John M. Johnson of Virginia, elected January 4, 1844
- Chaplain
- Isaac S. Tinsley, Baptist, elected December 4, 1843
- William M. Daily, Methodist, elected December 4, 1844
[edit] Notes
[edit] References
- 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.
[edit] 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
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