20th United States Congress

20th United States Congress
19th ← → 21st
United States Capitol (1827)
March 4, 1827 – March 4, 1829
Members	48 senators 213 representatives 3 non-voting delegates
Senate majority	Jacksonian
Senate President	John C. Calhoun (J)
House majority	Jacksonian
House Speaker	Andrew Stevenson (J)
Sessions
1st: December 3, 1827 – May 26, 1828 2nd: December 1, 1828 – March 3, 1829

The Twentieth 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, 1827, to March 4, 1829, during the third and fourth years of John Quincy Adams's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Fourth Census of the United States in 1820. Both chambers had a Jacksonian majority.

Major events

Main articles: 1827 in the United States, 1828 in the United States, and 1829 in the United States

• December 3, 1828: U.S. presidential election, 1828: Challenger Andrew Jackson beat incumbent John Quincy Adams and was elected President of the United States

Major legislation

Main article: List of United States federal legislation § 20th United States Congress

• May 24, 1828: Tariff of Abominations, ch. 111, 4 Stat. 308

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

	Party (shading shows control)		Total	Vacant
	Adams (A)	Jacksonian (J)
End of previous congress	23	25	48	0
Begin	20	27	47	1
End	21		48	0
Final voting share	43.8%	56.3%
Beginning of next congress	22	26	48	0

House of Representatives

	Party (shading shows control)			Total	Vacant
	Adams (A)	Jacksonian (J)	Other
End of previous congress	111	102	0	213	0
Begin	101	111	0	212	1
End	100	112
Final voting share	47.2%	52.8%	0.0%
Beginning of next congress	71	136	4	211	2

Leadership

President of the Senate
John C. Calhoun

Senate

• President: John C. Calhoun (J)
• President pro tempore: Samuel Smith (J)

House of Representatives

• Speaker: Andrew Stevenson (J)

President pro tempore
Samuel Smith

Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.

Skip to House of Representatives, below

Senate

Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1832; Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1828; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1830.

Alabama

• 2. William R. D. King (J)
• 3. John McKinley (J)

Connecticut

• 3. Calvin Willey (A)
• 1. Samuel A. Foote (A)

Delaware

• 2. Henry M. Ridgely (J)
• 1. Louis McLane (J)

Georgia

• 2. Thomas W. Cobb (J), until sometime before November 7, 1828 ([data missing])
  • Oliver H. Prince (J), from November 7, 1828
• 3. John Macpherson Berrien (J)

Illinois

• 2. Jesse B. Thomas (A)
• 3. Elias K. Kane (J)

Indiana

• 1. James Noble (A)
• 3. William Hendricks (A)

Kentucky

• 2. Richard M. Johnson (J)
• 3. John Rowan (J)

Louisiana

• 3. Josiah S. Johnston (A)
• 2. Dominique J. Bouligny (A)

Maine

• 2. John Chandler (J)
• 1. Albion K. Parris (J), until August 26, 1828
  • John Holmes (A), from January 15, 1829

Maryland

• 1. Samuel Smith (J)
• 3. Ezekiel F. Chambers (A)

Massachusetts

• 2. Nathaniel Silsbee (A)
• 1. Daniel Webster (A), from December 17, 1827

Mississippi

• 2. Thomas H. Williams (J)
• 1. Powhatan Ellis (J)

Missouri

• 3. David Barton (A)
• 1. Thomas H. Benton (J)

New Hampshire

• 2. Samuel Bell (A)
• 3. Levi Woodbury (J)

New Jersey

• 2. Mahlon Dickerson (J), until January 30, 1829, vacant thereafter
• 1. Ephraim Bateman (A), until January 12, 1829
  • Mahlon Dickerson (J), from January 30, 1829

New York

• 1. Martin Van Buren (J), until December 20, 1828
  • Charles E. Dudley (J), from January 15, 1829
• 3. Nathan Sanford (A)

North Carolina

• 3. Nathaniel Macon (J), until November 14, 1828
  • James Iredell Jr. (J), from December 15, 1828
• 2. John Branch (J)

Ohio

• 1. Benjamin Ruggles (A)
• 3. William Henry Harrison (A), until May 20, 1828
  • Jacob Burnet (A), from December 10, 1828

Pennsylvania

• 3. William Marks (A)
• 1. Isaac D. Barnard (J)

Rhode Island

• 2. Nehemiah R. Knight (A)
• 1. Asher Robbins (A)

South Carolina

• 2. Robert Y. Hayne (J)
• 3. William Smith (J)

Tennessee

• 1. John H. Eaton (J)
• 2. Hugh Lawson White (J)

Vermont

• 1. Horatio Seymour (A)
• 3. Dudley Chase (A)

Virginia

• 2. Littleton W. Tazewell (J)
• 1. John Tyler (J)

House of Representatives

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

Alabama

(3 Jacksonians)

• 1. Gabriel Moore (J)
• 2. John McKee (J)
• 3. George W. Owen (J)

Connecticut

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
(6 Adams)

• At-large. John Baldwin (A)
• At-large. Noyes Barber (A)
• At-large. Ralph I. Ingersoll (A)
• At-large. Orange Merwin (A)
• At-large. Elisha Phelps (A)
• At-large. David Plant (A)

Delaware

(1 Adams)

• At-large. Kensey Johns Jr. (A), from October 2, 1827

Georgia

Two representatives replacing those that had resigned were elected statewide on a general ticket.
(7 Jacksonians)

• 1. Edward F. Tattnall (J), until sometime in 1827
  • George R. Gilmer (J), from October 1, 1827
• 2. John Forsyth (J), until November 7, 1827
  • Richard Henry Wilde (J), from November 17, 1827
• 3. Wiley Thompson (J)
• 4. Wilson Lumpkin (J)
• 5. Charles E. Haynes (J)
• 6. Tomlinson Fort (J)
• 7. John Floyd (J)

Illinois

(1 Jacksonian)

• At-large. Joseph Duncan (J)

Indiana

(2-1 Adams)

• 1. Thomas H. Blake (A)
• 2. Jonathan Jennings (A)
• 3. Oliver H. Smith (J)

Kentucky

(7-5 Jacksonian)

• 1. Henry Daniel (J)
• 2. Thomas Metcalfe (A), until June 1, 1828
  • John Chambers (A), from December 1, 1828
• 3. James Clark (A)
• 4. Robert P. Letcher (A)
• 5. Robert L. McHatton (J)
• 6. Joseph Lecompte (J)
• 7. Thomas P. Moore (J)
• 8. Richard A. Buckner (A)
• 9. Charles A. Wickliffe (J)
• 10. Joel Yancey (J)
• 11. William S. Young (A), until September 20, 1827
  • John Calhoon (A), November 5, 1827 – November 7, 1827
  • Thomas Chilton (J), from December 22, 1827
• 12. Chittenden Lyon (J)

Louisiana

(2-1 Adams)

• 1. Edward Livingston (J)
• 2. Henry H. Gurley (A)
• 3. William L. Brent (A)

Maine

(5-2 Adams)

• 1. William Burleigh (A), until July 2, 1827
  • Rufus McIntire (J), from September 10, 1827
• 2. John Anderson (J)
• 3. Joseph F. Wingate (A)
• 4. Peleg Sprague (A)
• 5. James W. Ripley (J)
• 6. Jeremiah O'Brien (A)
• 7. Samuel Butman (A)

Maryland

The 5th district was a plural district with two representatives.
(6-3 Adams)

• 1. Clement Dorsey (A)
• 2. John C. Weems (J)
• 3. George C. Washington (A)
• 4. Michael C. Sprigg (J)
• 5. John Barney (A)
• 5. Peter Little (A)
• 6. Levin Gale (J)
• 7. John L. Kerr (A)
• 8. Ephraim K. Wilson (A)

Massachusetts

(13 Adams)

• 1. Daniel Webster (A), until May 30, 1827
  • Benjamin Gorham (A), from July 23, 1827
• 2. Benjamin W. Crowninshield (A)
• 3. John Varnum (A)
• 4. Edward Everett (A)
• 5. John Davis (A)
• 6. John Locke (A)
• 7. Samuel C. Allen (A)
• 8. Isaac C. Bates (A)
• 9. Henry W. Dwight (A)
• 10. John Bailey (A)
• 11. Joseph Richardson (A)
• 12. James L. Hodges (A)
• 13. John Reed Jr. (A)

Mississippi

(1 Jacksonian)

• At-large. William Haile (J), until September 12, 1828
  • Thomas Hinds (J), from October 21, 1828

Missouri

(1 Adams)

• At-large. Edward Bates (A)

New Hampshire

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
(5-1 Adams)

• At-large. David Barker Jr. (A)
• At-large. Ichabod Bartlett (A)
• At-large. Titus Brown (A)
• At-large. Jonathan Harvey (J)
• At-large. Joseph Healy (A)
• At-large. Thomas Whipple Jr. (A)

New Jersey

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
(5-1 Adams)

• At-large. Lewis Condict (A)
• At-large. George Holcombe (J), until January 14, 1828
  • James F. Randolph (A), from December 1, 1828
• At-large. Isaac Pierson (A)
• At-large. Samuel Swan (A)
• At-large. Hedge Thompson (A), until July 23, 1828
  • Thomas Sinnickson (A), from December 1, 1828
• At-large. Ebenezer Tucker (A)

New York

There were three plural districts, the 20th & 26th had two representatives each, the 3rd had three representatives.
(20-14 Jacksonian)

• 1. Silas Wood (A)
• 2. John J. Wood (J)
• 3. Churchill C. Cambreleng (J)
• 3. Jeromus Johnson (J)
• 3. Gulian C. Verplanck (J)
• 4. Aaron Ward (A)
• 5. Thomas J. Oakley (J), until May 9, 1828
  • Thomas Taber II (J), from November 5, 1828
• 6. John Hallock Jr. (J)
• 7. George O. Belden (J)
• 8. James Strong (A)
• 9. John D. Dickinson (A)
• 10. Stephen Van Rensselaer (A)
• 11. Selah R. Hobbie (J)
• 12. John I. De Graff (J)
• 13. Samuel Chase (A)
• 14. Henry R. Storrs (A)
• 15. Michael Hoffman (J)
• 16. Henry Markell (A)
• 17. John W. Taylor (A)
• 18. Henry C. Martindale (A)
• 19. Richard Keese (J)
• 20. Rudolph Bunner (J)
• 20. Silas Wright Jr. (J), until February 16, 1829, vacant thereafter
• 21. John C. Clark (J)
• 22. John G. Stower (J)
• 23. Jonas Earll Jr. (J)
• 24. Nathaniel Garrow (J)
• 25. David Woodcock (A)
• 26. Dudley Marvin (A)
• 26. John Maynard (A)
• 27. Daniel D. Barnard (A)
• 28. John Magee (J)
• 29. David E. Evans (J), until May 2, 1827
  • Phineas L. Tracy (A), from November 5, 1827
• 30. Daniel G. Garnsey (J)

North Carolina

(9-4 Jacksonian)

• 1. Lemuel Sawyer (J)
• 2. Willis Alston (J)
• 3. Thomas H. Hall (J)
• 4. John H. Bryan (A)
• 5. Gabriel Holmes (J)
• 6. Daniel Turner (J)
• 7. John Culpepper (A)
• 8. Daniel L. Barringer (J)
• 9. Augustine H. Shepperd (J)
• 10. John Long (A)
• 11. Henry W. Connor (J)
• 12. Samuel P. Carson (J)
• 13. Lewis Williams (A)

Ohio

• 1. James Findlay (J)
• 2. John Woods (A)
• 3. William McLean (A)
• 4. Joseph Vance (A)
• 5. William Russell (J)
• 6. William Creighton Jr. (A), until sometime in 1828
  • Francis S. Muhlenberg (A), from December 19, 1828
• 7. Samuel F. Vinton (A)
• 8. William Wilson (A), until June 6, 1827
  • William Stanbery (J), from October 9, 1827
• 9. Philemon Beecher (A)
• 10. John Davenport (A)
• 11. John C. Wright (A)
• 12. John Sloane (A)
• 13. Elisha Whittlesey (A)
• 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.
(20-6 Jacksonian)

• 1. Joel B. Sutherland (J)
• 2. John Sergeant (A)
• 3. Daniel H. Miller (J)
• 4. Samuel Anderson (A)
• 4. James Buchanan (J)
• 4. Charles Miner (A)
• 5. John B. Sterigere (J)
• 6. Innis Green (J)
• 7. William Addams (J)
• 7. Joseph Fry Jr. (J)
• 8. Samuel D. Ingham (J)
• 8. George Wolf (J)
• 9. George Kremer (J)
• 9. Samuel McKean (J)
• 9. Espy Van Horne (J)
• 10. Adam King (J)
• 11. William Ramsey (J)
• 11. James Wilson (A)
• 12. John Mitchell (J)
• 13. Chauncey Forward (J)
• 14. Andrew Stewart (A)
• 15. Joseph Lawrence (A)
• 16. Robert Orr Jr. (J)
• 16. James S. Stevenson (J)
• 17. Richard Coulter (J)
• 18. Stephen Barlow (J)

Rhode Island

Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
(2 Adams)

• At-large. Tristam Burges (A)
• At-large. Dutee J. Pearce (A)

South Carolina

(9 Jacksonians)

• 1. William Drayton (J)
• 2. James Hamilton Jr. (J)
• 3. Thomas R. Mitchell (J)
• 4. William D. Martin (J)
• 5. George McDuffie (J)
• 6. Warren R. Davis (J)
• 7. William T. Nuckolls (J)
• 8. John Carter (J)
• 9. Starling Tucker (J)

Tennessee

(9 Jacksonians)

• 1. John Blair (J)
• 2. Pryor Lea (J)
• 3. James C. Mitchell (J)
• 4. Jacob C. Isacks (J)
• 5. Robert Desha (J)
• 6. James K. Polk (J)
• 7. John Bell (J)
• 8. John H. Marable (J)
• 9. Davy Crockett (J)

Vermont

(5 Adams)

• 1. Jonathan Hunt (A)
• 2. Rollin C. Mallary (A)
• 3. George E. Wales (A)
• 4. Benjamin Swift (A)
• 5. Daniel A. A. Buck (A)

Virginia

(16-6 Jacksonian)

• 1. Thomas Newton Jr. (A)
• 2. James Trezvant (J)
• 3. William S. Archer (J)
• 4. Mark Alexander (J)
• 5. John Randolph (J)
• 6. Thomas Davenport (J)
• 7. Nathaniel H. Claiborne (J)
• 8. Burwell Bassett (J)
• 9. Andrew Stevenson (J)
• 10. William C. Rives (J)
• 11. Philip P. Barbour (J)
• 12. John Roane (J)
• 13. John Taliaferro (A)
• 14. Charles F. Mercer (A)
• 15. John S. Barbour (J)
• 16. William Armstrong (A)
• 17. Robert Allen (J)
• 18. Isaac Leffler (A)
• 19. William McCoy (J)
• 20. John Floyd (J)
• 21. Lewis Maxwell (A)
• 22. Alexander Smyth (J)

Non-voting members

(2-1 Independent)

• Arkansas Territory. Henry W. Conway, until November 9, 1827
  • Ambrose H. Sevier, from February 13, 1828
• Florida Territory. Joseph M. White
• Michigan Territory. Austin E. Wing (A)

Speaker Andrew Stevenson

Changes in membership

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

Senate

• replacements: 6
  • Adams (A): no net change
  • Jacksonian (J): no net change
• deaths: 0
• resignations: 7
• interim appointments: 0
• Total seats with changes: 8

See also: List of special elections to the United States Senate

|- | Massachusetts
(1) | Vacant | style="font-size:80%" | Seat remained vacant because legislature had failed to elect.
Winner was elected June 8, 1827. | style="background-color:#FFE6B0" | Daniel Webster (A) | Installed December 17, 1827 |- | Ohio
(3) | style="background-color:#FFE6B0" | William Henry Harrison (A) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned May 20, 1828, to become U.S. Minister Plenipotentiary to Gran Columbia.
A special election was held December 10, 1828. | style="background-color:#FFE6B0" | Jacob Burnet (A) | Installed December 10, 1828 |- | Maine
(1) | style="background-color:#DDEEFF" | Albion K. Parris (J) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned August 26, 1828, after being appointed to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.
A special election was held January 15, 1829. | style="background-color:#FFE6B0" | John Holmes (A) | Installed January 15, 1829 |- | Georgia
(2) | style="background-color:#DDEEFF" | Thomas W. Cobb (J) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned before November 7, 1828.
A special election was held November 7, 1828. | style="background-color:#DDEEFF" | Oliver H. Prince (J) | Installed November 7, 1828 |- | North Carolina
(3) | style="background-color:#DDEEFF" | Nathaniel Macon (J) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 14, 1828.
A special election was held December 15, 1828. | style="background-color:#DDEEFF" | James Iredell Jr. (J) | Installed December 15, 1828 |- | New York
(1) | style="background-color:#DDEEFF" | Martin Van Buren (J) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 20, 1828, to become Governor of New York.
A special election was held January 15, 1829. | style="background-color:#DDEEFF" | Charles E. Dudley (J) | Installed January 15, 1829 |- | New Jersey
(1) | style="background-color:#FFE6B0" | Ephraim Bateman (A) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 12, 1829, due to failing health.
A special election was held January 30, 1829. | style="background-color:#DDEEFF" | Mahlon Dickerson (J) | Installed January 30, 1829 |- | New Jersey
(2) | style="background-color:#DDEEFF" | Mahlon Dickerson (J) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 30, 1829, after being elected to New Jersey's Class 1 U.S. Senate seat. | Vacant | Not filled in this Congress |}

House of Representatives

• replacements: 9
  • Adams(A): 1-seat net loss
  • Jacksonian (J): 1-seat net gain
• deaths: 5
• resignations: 9
• contested election: 1
• Total seats with changes: 15

Main article: List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives

|- | Georgia
1st | style="background-color:#DDEEFF" | Edward F. Tattnall (J) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned some time in 1827 before the assembling of Congress | style="background-color:#DDEEFF" | George R. Gilmer (J) | Seated October 1, 1827 |- | Delaware
At-large | style="background-color:#DDEEFF" | Louis McLane (J) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned some time in 1827 before the assembling of Congress after being elected to the US Senate | style="background-color:#FFE6B0" | Kensey Johns Jr. (A) | Seated October 2, 1827 |- | New York
29th | style="background-color:#DDEEFF" | David E. Evans (J) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned May 2, 1827 | style="background-color:#FFE6B0" | Phineas L. Tracy (A) | Seated November 5, 1827 |- | Massachusetts
1st | style="background-color:#FFE6B0" | Daniel Webster (A) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned May 30, 1827, to run for the US Senate | style="background-color:#FFE6B0" | Benjamin Gorham (A) | Seated July 23, 1827 |- | Ohio
8th | style="background-color:#FFE6B0" | William Wilson (A) | style="font-size:80%" | Died June 6, 1827 | style="background-color:#DDEEFF" | William Stanbery (J) | Seated October 9, 1827 |- | Maine
1st | style="background-color:#FFE6B0" | William Burleigh (A) | style="font-size:80%" | Died July 2, 1827 | style="background-color:#DDEEFF" | Rufus McIntire (J) | Seated September 10, 1827 |- | Kentucky
11th | style="background-color:#FFE6B0" | William S. Young (A) | style="font-size:80%" | Died September 20, 1827 | style="background-color:#FFE6B0" | John Calhoon (A) | Seated November 5, 1827 |- | Kentucky
11th | style="background-color:#FFE6B0" | John Calhoon (A) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 7, 1827, to avoid an election dispute | style="background-color:#DDEEFF" | Thomas Chilton (J) | Seated December 22, 1827 |- | Georgia
2nd | style="background-color:#DDEEFF" | John Forsyth (J) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 7, 1827, after being elected Governor of Georgia | style="background-color:#DDEEFF" | Richard H. Wilde (J) | Seated November 17, 1827 |- | Arkansas Territory
At-large | Henry W. Conway | style="font-size:80%" | Died November 9, 1827 | Ambrose H. Sevier | Seated February 13, 1828 |- | New Jersey
At-large | style="background-color:#DDEEFF" | George Holcombe (J) | style="font-size:80%" | Died January 14, 1828 | style="background-color:#FFE6B0" | James F. Randolph (A) | Seated December 1, 1828 |- | New York
5th | style="background-color:#DDEEFF" | Thomas J. Oakley (J) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned May 9, 1828, after being appointed judge of the Superior Court of New York City | style="background-color:#DDEEFF" | Thomas Taber II (J) | Seated November 5, 1828 |- | Kentucky
2nd | style="background-color:#FFE6B0" | Thomas Metcalfe (A) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned June 1, 1828, after being elected Governor of Kentucky | style="background-color:#FFE6B0" | John Chambers (A) | Seated December 1, 1828 |- | New Jersey
At-large | style="background-color:#FFE6B0" | Hedge Thompson (A) | style="font-size:80%" | Died July 23, 1828 | style="background-color:#FFE6B0" | Thomas Sinnickson (A) | Seated December 1, 1828 |- | Mississippi
At-large | style="background-color:#DDEEFF" | William Haile (J) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned September 12, 1828 | style="background-color:#DDEEFF" | Thomas Hinds (J) | Seated October 21, 1828 |- | Ohio
6th | style="background-color:#FFE6B0" | William Creighton Jr. (A) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned before December 19, 1828, after being nominated as a judge to district court | style="background-color:#FFE6B0" | Francis S. Muhlenberg (A) | Seated December 19, 1828 |- | New York
20th | style="background-color:#DDEEFF" | Silas Wright (J) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned February 16, 1829 | Vacant | Not filled this Congress |}

Committees

Lists of committees and their party leaders.

Senate

• Agriculture
• Alabama Land Purchase (Select)
• Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate
• Claims
• Commerce
• Debt Imprisonment Abolition (Select)
• Distributing Public Revenue Among the States (Select)
• District of Columbia
• Finance
• Foreign Relations
• French Spoilations (Select)
• Indian Affairs
• Judiciary
• Manufactures
• Military Affairs
• Militia
• Naval Affairs
• Pensions
• Post Office and Post Roads
• Private Land Claims
• Public Lands
• Revolutionary Officers (Select)
• Roads and Canals (Select)
• Tariff Regulation (Select)
• Vaccination (Select)
• Whole

House of Representatives

• Accounts
• Agriculture
• Assault on the President's Secretary (Select)
• American Colonization Society (Select)
• Claims
• Commerce
• District of Columbia
• Elections
• Ethics
• 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
• Manufactures
• Military Affairs
• Military Pensions
• Naval Affairs
• Post Office and Post Roads
• Public Expenditures
• Public Lands
• Revisal and Unfinished Business
• Revolutionary Claims
• Rules (Select)
• Standards of Official Conduct
• Territories
• Ways and Means
• Whole

Joint committees

• Enrolled Bills
• To Prepare a Code of Laws for the District of Columbia

Employees

• Architect of the Capitol: Charles Bulfinch
• Librarian of Congress: George Watterston

Senate

• Chaplain: William Ryland (Methodist)
• Secretary: Walter Lowrie
• Sergeant at Arms: Mountjoy Bayly

House of Representatives

• Chaplain: Reuben Post (Presbyterian)
• Clerk: Matthew St. Clair Clarke
• Doorkeeper: Benjamin Birch
• Reading Clerks: [data missing]
• Sergeant at Arms: John O. Dunn

See also

• United States elections, 1826 (elections leading to this Congress)
  • United States Senate elections, 1826 and 1827
  • United States House of Representatives elections, 1826
• United States elections, 1828 (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress)
  • United States presidential election, 1828
  • United States Senate elections, 1828 and 1829
  • United States House of Representatives elections, 1828

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

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
• Congressional Directory for the 1st Session of the 20th Congress.