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25th United States Congress

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The 25th 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, 1837, to March 4, 1839, during the first two years of Martin Van Buren's presidency.

25th United States Congress
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United States Capitol (1827)
March 4, 1837 – March 4, 1839
Members52 senators
242 representatives
3 non-voting delegates
Senate majorityDemocratic
Senate PresidentRichard M. Johnson (D)
House majorityDemocratic
House SpeakerJames K. Polk (D)
Sessions
Special: March 4, 1837 – March 10, 1837
1st: September 4, 1837 – October 16, 1837
2nd: December 4, 1837 – July 9, 1838
3rd: December 3, 1838 – March 3, 1839

The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1830 United States census. Both houses of congress had a Democratic majority.

Major events

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The Modern Balaam and His Ass, an 1837 caricature placing the blame for the Panic of 1837 and the perilous state of the banking system on outgoing President Andrew Jackson, shown riding a donkey, while President Martin Van Buren comments approvingly.
Main articles: 1837 in the United States, 1838 in the United States, and 1839 in the United States

Major legislation

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Main article: Major legislation: 25th United States Congress

Territories organized

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Party summary

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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

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Party
(shading shows control)		TotalVacant
Democratic
(D)		Whig
(W)		Other
End of previous congress31[a]19[b]2[c]520
Begin3517052 0
End 16 511
Final voting share 68.6% 31.4% 0.0%
Beginning of next congress28190475

House of Representatives

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Party
(shading shows control)		TotalVacant
Anti-
Masonic
(AM)		Democratic
(D)		Nullifier
(N)		Whig
(W)		Other
End of previous congress14139[d]781[e]02411
Begin712841010240 2
End 123 106
Final voting share 2.9% 51.3% 1.7% 44.2% 0.0%
Non-voting members0200130
Beginning of next congress6124010922411

Leadership

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President of the Senate
Richard M. Johnson

Senate

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House of Representatives

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Members

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This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class, and representatives by district.

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Senate

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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, ending in 1839; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, ending in 1841; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, ending in 1843.

House of Representatives

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

Changes in membership

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

Senate

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  • Replacements: 6
    • Democrats: no net change
    • Whigs: no net change
  • Deaths: 1
  • Resignations: 6
  • Total seats with changes: 7
See also: List of special elections to the United States Senate
Senate changes
State
(class)		Vacated byReason for changeSuccessorDate of successor's
formal installation[f]
Virginia
(2)		Richard E. Parker (D)Resigned March 4, 1837, after accepting a seat on the Virginia Supreme Court of AppealsWilliam H. Roane (D)Elected March 14, 1837
Alabama
(3)		John McKinley (D)Resigned April 22, 1837, after being appointed Associate Justice of the United States Supreme CourtClement C. Clay (D)Elected June 19, 1837
Georgia
(2)		John P. King (D)Resigned November 1, 1837Wilson Lumpkin (D)Elected November 22, 1837
Maryland
(1)		Joseph Kent (W)Died November 24, 1837William D. Merrick (W)Elected January 4, 1838
Mississippi
(1)		John Black (W)Resigned January 22, 1838James F. Trotter (D)Appointed January 22, 1838
Tennessee
(1)		Felix Grundy (D)Resigned July 4, 1838, after being appointed United States Attorney GeneralEphraim H. Foster (W)Elected September 17, 1838
Mississippi
(1)		James F. Trotter (D)Resigned July 10, 1838Thomas H. Williams (D)Appointed November 12, 1838, and subsequently elected
Tennessee
(1)		Ephraim H. Foster (W)Resigned March 3, 1839 before start of new Congress under orders of state legislature.Vacant

House of Representatives

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  • Replacements: 16
    • Democrats: 5-seat net loss
    • Whigs: 5-seat net gain
  • Deaths: 9
  • Resignations: 6
  • Contested election:1
  • Total seats with changes: 20
Main article: List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
House changes
DistrictVacated byReason for changeSuccessorDate of successor's
formal installation[f]
Mississippi at-largeVacantRep-elect Claiborne presented credentials July 18, 1837John F. H. Claiborne (D)Seated July 18, 1837
Mississippi at-largeVacantRep-elect Gholson presented credentials July 18, 1837Samuel J. Gholson (D)Seated July 18, 1837
Pennsylvania 3rdFrancis J. Harper (D)Died March 18, 1837Charles Naylor (W)Seated June 29, 1837
Tennessee 4thJames I. Standifer (W)Died August 20, 1837William Stone (W)Seated September 14, 1837
Ohio 17thElisha Whittlesey (W)Resigned October 20, 1837Charles D. Coffin (W)Seated December 20, 1837
Mississippi at-largeJohn F. H. Claiborne (D)Seat declared vacant February 5, 1838Seargent S. Prentiss (W)Seated May 30, 1838
Mississippi at-largeSamuel J. Gholson (D)Seat declared vacant February 5, 1838Thomas J. Word (W)Seated May 30, 1838
Pennsylvania 9thHenry A. P. Muhlenberg (D)Resigned February 9, 1838, after being appointed Minister to Austrian EmpireGeorge M. Keim (D)Seated March 17, 1838
Maine 3rdJonathan Cilley (D)Killed in a duel February 24, 1838, by Rep. William J. GravesEdward Robinson (W)Seated April 28, 1838
Maine 5thTimothy J. Carter (D)Died March 14, 1838Virgil D. Parris (D)Seated May 29, 1838
Maryland 4thIsaac McKim (D)Died April 1, 1838John P. Kennedy (W)Seated April 25, 1838
Virginia 13thJohn M. Patton (D)Resigned April 7, 1838Linn Banks (D)Seated April 28, 1838
Alabama 3rdJoab Lawler (W)Died May 8, 1838George W. Crabb (W)Seated October 5, 1835
Ohio 19thDaniel Kilgore (D)Resigned July 4, 1838Henry Swearingen (D)Seated December 3, 1838
Ohio 16thElisha Whittlesey (W)Resigned July 9, 1838Joshua R. Giddings (W)Seated December 3, 1838
New York 22ndAndrew D. Bruyn (D)Died July 27, 1838Cyrus Beers (D)Seated December 3, 1838
New York 29thWilliam Patterson (W)Died August 14, 1838Harvey Putnam (W)Seated November 7, 1838
Iowa Territory at-largeNew seatIowa Territory seated its first delegate September 10, 1838George Wallace Jones (D)Seated September 10, 1838
Massachusetts 2ndStephen C. Phillips (W)Seat declared vacant September 28, 1838Leverett Saltonstall (W)Seated December 15, 1838
Maine 1stJohn Fairfield (D)Resigned December 24, 1838, after being elected Governor of MaineVacantNot filled this congress
Wisconsin Territory at-largeGeorge Wallace Jones (D)Lost contested election January 14, 1839James D. Doty (D)Seated January 14, 1839
Louisiana 2ndEleazar W. Ripley (D)Died March 2, 1839VacantNot filled this congress

Committees

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Lists of committees and their party leaders.

Senate

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House of Representatives

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Joint committees

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Employees

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Senate

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House of Representatives

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Jacksonians
  2. ^ Anti-Jacksonians
  3. ^ Nullifier
  4. ^ Jacksonians
  5. ^ Anti-Jacksonians
  6. ^ a b When seated or oath administered, not necessarily when service began.

References

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  1. ^ "Committee History". House Committee on Natural Resources. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  • 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.
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