19th United States Congress

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.

19th United States Congress
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March 4, 1825 – March 4, 1827
Members48 senators
213 representatives
3 non-voting delegates
Senate majorityJackson Men
Senate PresidentJohn C. Calhoun (DR)
House majorityAnti-Jackson
House SpeakerJohn W. Taylor (NR)
Sessions
Special: March 4, 1825 – March 9, 1825
1st: December 5, 1825 – May 22, 1826
2nd: December 4, 1826 – March 3, 1827

Major events edit

Major legislation edit

Treaties signed edit

Party summary edit

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 edit

Party
(shading shows control)
TotalVacant
Anti-
Jacksonian

(A)
Jacksonian
(J)
Other
End of previous congress16[a]12[b]20[c]480
Begin2025045 3
End 22 26 480
Final voting share 45.8% 54.2% 0.0%
Beginning of next congress20271480

House of Representatives edit

Party
(shading shows control)
TotalVacant
Anti-
Jacksonian

(A)
Jacksonian
(J)
Other
End of previous congress87[d]71[e]55[f]2130
Begin1071060213 0
End 109 104
Final voting share 51.2% 48.8% 0.0%
Beginning of next congress10211002121

Leadership edit

President of the Senate
John C. Calhoun
Speaker of the House
John W. Taylor

Senate edit

House of Representatives edit

Members edit

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.

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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 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.

House of Representatives edit

Changes in membership edit

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

Senate edit

Senate changes
State
(class)
Vacated byReason for changeSuccessorDate of successor's
formal installation[g]
New Hampshire
(3)
VacantSeat remained vacantLevi Woodbury (J)Installed March 16, 1825
Connecticut
(3)
VacantSeat remained vacantCalvin Willey (A)Installed May 4, 1825
New York
(3)
VacantSeat remained vacantNathan 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 WarJohn Randolph (J)Appointed December 26, 1825
Mississippi
(1)
David Holmes (J)Resigned September 25, 1825, after being elected Governor of MississippiPowhatan Ellis (J)Appointed September 28, 1825
Tennessee
(2)
Andrew Jackson (J)Resigned October 14, 1825Hugh Lawson White (J)Installed October 28, 1825
Rhode Island
(1)
James De Wolf (A)Resigned October 31, 1825Asher Robbins (A)Appointed October 31, 1825
Maryland
(3)
Edward Lloyd (J)Resigned January 14, 1826, after being elected to the Maryland State SenateEzekiel F. Chambers (A)Elected January 24, 1826
Alabama
(3)
Henry H. Chambers (J)Died January 24, 1826Israel Pickens (J)Appointed February 17, 1826
Mississippi
(1)
Powhatan Ellis (J)Successor elected January 28, 1826Thomas B. Reed (J)Installed January 28, 1826
South Carolina
(3)
John Gaillard (J)Died February 26, 1826William Harper (J)Appointed March 8, 1826
Delaware
(2)
Nicholas Van Dyke (A)Died May 21, 1826Daniel Rodney (A)Appointed November 8, 1826
Massachusetts
(2)
James Lloyd (A)Resigned May 23, 1826Nathaniel Silsbee (A)Installed May 31, 1826
New Jersey
(1)
Joseph McIlvaine (A)Died August 19, 1826Ephraim Bateman(A)Installed November 10, 1826
Alabama
(3)
Israel Pickens (J)Successor elected November 27, 1826John McKinley (J)Installed November 27, 1826
South Carolina
(3)
William Harper (J)Successor elected November 29, 1826William Smith (J)Installed November 29, 1826
Delaware
(2)
Daniel Rodney (A)Resigned January 12, 1827, after successor was electedHenry M. Ridgely (J)Installed January 23, 1827

House of Representatives edit

  • 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
House changes
DistrictVacated byReason for changeSuccessorDate of successor's
formal installation[g]
Kentucky
3rd
Henry Clay (A)Resigned March 6, 1825, after being appointed US Secretary of StateJames Clark (A)Seated August 1, 1825
South Carolina
1st
Joel R. Poinsett (J)Resigned March 7, 1825, after being appointed Minister to MexicoWilliam Drayton (J)Seated May 17, 1825
Pennsylvania
16th
James Allison Jr. (J)Resigned August 26, 1825 before the assembling of CongressRobert Orr Jr. (J)Seated October 11, 1825
New York
20th
Egbert Ten Eyck (J)Lost contested election December 15, 1825Daniel Hugunin Jr. (A)Seated December 15, 1825
Virginia
5th
John Randolph (J)Resigned December 26, 1825, after being appointed to the US SenateGeorge W. Crump (J)Seated January 21, 1826
Maryland
2nd
Joseph Kent (A)Resigned January 6, 1826, after being elected Governor of MarylandJohn C. Weems (J)Seated February 1, 1826
Pennsylvania
18th
Patrick Farrelly (J)Died January 12, 1826Thomas H. Sill (A)Seated March 14, 1826
Mississippi
at-large
Christopher Rankin (J)Died March 14, 1826William Haile (J)Seated July 10, 1826
North Carolina
8th
Willie P. Mangum (J)Resigned March 18, 1826Daniel L. Barringer (J)Seated December 4, 1826
Pennsylvania
13th
Alexander Thomson (J)Resigned May 1, 1826Chauncey Forward (J)Seated December 4, 1826
Ohio
10th
David Jennings (A)Resigned May 25, 1826Thomas Shannon (A)Seated December 4, 1826
Kentucky
5th
James Johnson (J)Died August 13, 1826Robert L. McHatton (J)Seated December 7, 1826
Pennsylvania
7th
Henry Wilson (J)Died August 14, 1826Jacob Krebs (J)Seated December 4, 1826
Kentucky
12th
Robert P. Henry (J)Died August 25, 1826John F. Henry (A)Seated December 11, 1826
Maine
5th
Enoch Lincoln (A)Resigned before September 11, 1826James W. Ripley (J)Seated September 11, 1826
Pennsylvania
2nd
Joseph Hemphill (J)Resigned before October 10, 1826Thomas Kittera (A)Seated October 10, 1826

Committees edit

Lists of committees and their party leaders.

Senate edit

House of Representatives edit

Joint committees edit

Employees edit

Legislative branch agency directors edit

Senate edit

House of Representatives edit

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Adams & Clay factions
  2. ^ Jackson faction
  3. ^ Crawford faction
  4. ^ Adams & Clay factions
  5. ^ Jackson faction
  6. ^ Crawford faction
  7. ^ a b When seated or oath administered, not necessarily when service began.

References edit

  • 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