21st United States Congress - Membership Changes

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1 Dates of sessions
2 Membership Changes
- 2.1 Senate
- 2.2 House of Representatives
3 References
4 External links

The Twenty-first United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprised of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1829 to March 3, 1831, during the first two years of the first administration of U.S. President Andrew Jackson.

The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Fourth Census of the United States in 1820. Both chambers had a Jacksonian or Democratic majority.

Main article: 21st United States Congress

See also: 21st United States Congress - political parties

See also: 21st United States Congress - State Delegations

See also: United States House elections, 1828

[edit] Dates of sessions

March 4, 1829 - March 3, 1831

Special session of the Senate: March 4, 1829 – March 17, 1829
First session: December 7, 1829 - May 31, 1830
Second session: December 6, 1830 - March 3, 1831 — a lame duck session

Previous congress: 20th Congress
Next congress: 22nd Congress

[edit] Membership Changes

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

Senate

replacements: 4
- Democrats (D) : no net change
- National Republicans (NR) : no net change
deaths: 4
resignations: 4
interim appointments: 1
Total seats with changes: 7

House of Representatives

replacements: 5
- Democrats (D) : 1 seat net loss
- National Republicans (NR) : 1 seat net gain
deaths: 2
resignations: 10
contested election: 2
Total seats with changes: 15

[edit] Senate

State		Reason for Change		Successor's selection
Delaware class 1	Louis McLane Dem.	Resignation. Senator Louis McLane resigned April 16, 1829.	Arnold Naudain Nat.-Rep.	elected January 7, 1830
Georgia class 3	John Macpherson Berrien Dem.	Resignation. Senator John Macpherson Berrien resigned March 9, 1829.	John Forsyth Dem.	elected November 9, 1829
Illinois class 2	John McLean Dem.	Death. Senator John McLean died October 14, 1830.	David J. Baker Dem.	appointed November 12, 1830
Illinois class 2	David J. Baker Dem.	Interim appointment. John M. Robinson was elected to fill seat of Senator John McLean.	John M. Robinson Dem.	elected December 11, 1830
Indiana class 1	James Noble Nat.-Rep.	Death. Senator James Noble died February 26, 1831.	vacant	not filled in this Congress
Mississippi class 2	Thomas B. Reed Dem.	Death. Senator Thomas B. Reed died January 24, 1826.	Robert H. Adams Dem.	elected January 6, 1830
Mississippi class 2	Robert H. Adams Dem.	Death. Senator Robert H. Adams died July 2, 1830.	George Poindexter Dem.	appointed October 15, 1830 subsequently elected.
North Carolina class 2	John Branch Dem.	Resignation. Senator John Branch resigned March 9, 1829.	Bedford Brown Dem.	elected December 9, 1829
Tennessee class 1	John H. Eaton Dem.	Resignation. Senator John H. Eaton resigned March 9, 1829.	Felix Grundy Dem.	elected October 19, 1829

[edit] House of Representatives

State		Reason for Change		Successor's selection
Georgia 3rd at large	vacant	Vacancy. Vacancy from preceding Congress	Henry G. Lamar Dem.	seated December 7, 1829
Maine 4th	vacant	Vacancy. Vacancy from preceding Congress	George Evans Nat.-Rep.	seated December 7, 1829
Maine 5th	James W. Ripley Dem.	Resignation. Representative James W. Ripley resigned March 12, 1830.	Cornelius Holland Dem.	seated December 6, 1830
New York 6th	Hector Craig Dem.	Resignation. Representative Hector Craig resigned July 12, 1830.	Samuel W. Eager Nat.-Rep.	seated December 6, 1830
New York 20th	George Fisher Dem.	Contested election. Representative George Fisher served until February 5, 1830.	Silas Wright, Jr. Nat.-Rep.	never seated
New York 20th	Silas Wright, Jr. Nat.-Rep.	Resignation. Representative Silas Wright, Jr. resigned March 9, 1830.	Jonah Sanford Dem.	seated December 6, 1830
New York 21st	Robert Monell Dem.	Resignation. Representative Robert Monell resigned February 21, 1830.	vacant	not filled in this Congress
North Carolina 5th	Gabriel Holmes Dem.	Death. Representative Gabriel Holmes died September 26, 1829, before Congress assembled.	Edward B. Dudley Dem.	seated December 14, 1829
Ohio 11th	John M. Goodenow Dem.	Resignation. Representative John M. Goodenow resigned April 9, 1830, before Congress assembled.	Humphrey H. Leavitt Dem.	seated December 6, 1830
Pennsylvania 8th first seat	Samuel D. Ingham Dem.	Resignation. Representative Samuel D. Ingham resigned before Congress assembled.	Peter Ihrie, Jr. Dem.	seated December 7, 1829.
Pennsylvania 8th second seat	George Wolf Dem.	Resignation. Representative George Wolf resigned before Congress assembled.	Samuel A. Smith Dem.	seated December 7, 1829.
Pennsylvania 16th	William Wilkins Dem.	Resignation. Representative William Wilkins resigned before Congress assembled.	Harmar Denny Anti-Mas.	seated December 30, 1829.
Virginia 1st	Thomas Newton, Jr. Nat.-Rep.	Contested election. Representative Thomas Newton, Jr. served until March 9, 1830.	George Loyall Dem.	seated March 9, 1830.
Virginia 10th	William C. Rives Dem.	Resignation. Representative William C. Rives resigned in 1829.	William F. Gordon Dem.	seated January 25, 1830.
Virginia 11th	Philip P. Barbour Dem..	Resignation. Representative Philip P. Barbour resigned October 15, 1830.	John M. Patton Dem.	seated December 6, 1830.
Virginia 22nd	Alexander Smyth Dem.	Death. Representative Alexander Smyth died April 17, 1830.	Joseph Draper Dem.	seated December 6, 1830.

[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.