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The '''Twenty-eighth United States [[U.S. Congress|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 [[President of the United States| U.S. President]] [[John Tyler]].  
The '''Twenty-eighth United States [[U.S. Congress|Congress]]''' was a meeting of the legislative branch of the [[United States of America]] 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 [[President of the United States of America| U.S. President]] [[John Tyler]].  


The apportionment of seats in this [[United States House of Representatives| House of Representatives]] was based on the Sixth Census of the United States in 1840. The Senate had a [[Whig Party (United States)| Whig]] majority, and the House had a [[Democratic Party (United States)| Democratic]] majority.
The apportionment of seats in this [[United States House of Representatives| House of Representatives]] was based on the Sixth Census of the United States in 1840. The Senate had a [[Whig Party (United States)| Whig]] majority, and the House had a [[Democratic Party (United States)| Democratic]] majority.


==Dates of sessions==
===Dates of sessions===
March 4, 1843 - March 3, 1845
March 4, 1843 - March 3, 1845
*First session: December 4, 1843 - June 17, 1844.
*First session: December 4, 1843 - June 17, 1844.
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*'''Next congress:''' [[29th United States Congress |''29th Congress'']]
*'''Next congress:''' [[29th United States Congress |''29th Congress'']]


==Party summary==
===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.
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.
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'''Senate (54 seats)'''
{|width=65%
|-
|-valign=top
! Party
|
! Members
:'''Senate'''
! Notes
*[[Whig Party (United States)| Whig '' (W) '']]: 29 ''(majority)''
|
*[[Democratic Party (United States)| Democratic '' (D) '']]: 23
|[[Whig Party (United States)| Whig '' (W) '']
*vacant: 2
| 29
'''TOTAL members: 54'''
| Majority
|
|-  
:'''House of Representatives'''
|[[Democratic Party (United States)| Democratic '' (D) '']]
*[[Democratic Party (United States)| Democratic '' (D) '']]: 147 ''(majority)''
| 23
*[[Whig Party (United States)| Whig '' (W) '']]: 72
*[[Law and Order Party of Rhode Island| Law and Order '' (LO) '']]: 2
*Independent Democrat: 1
*Independent Whig: 1
*vacant: 1
'''TOTAL members: 224'''
|}
 
===Leadership===
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*[[President of the United States Senate| President]]: Vacant
*[[President pro tempore of the United States Senate| President ''pro tempore'']]: [[Willie P. Mangum]], ''[[Whig Party (United States)| Whig]]'' of [[North Carolina]], elected December 4, 1843.
:'''House of Representatives'''
*[[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives| Speaker]]: [[John Winston Jones| John W. Jones]], ''[[Democratic Party (United States)| Democratic]]'' of [[Virginia]], elected December 4, 1843.
|}
 
===Major events===
Events of 1843, 1844 & 1845
 
===Major legislation===
List of United States federal legislation in the 28th Congress
*March 3, 1845 -- [[Florida]] was admitted as a state into the Union.
 
===Membership highlights by chamber===
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.
 
====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.
 
{|width=100% 
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|   
|   
|-   
:'''Alabama''' 
|Vacant
*2: [[William R. King| William R. D. King]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
| 2  
*: [[Dixon Hall Lewis| Dixon H. Lewis]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*3: [[Arthur P. Bagby]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
 
:'''Arkansas''' 
*2: [[William Savin Fulton| William S. Fulton]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*: [[Chester Ashley]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*3: [[Ambrose Hundley Sevier| Ambrose H. Sevier]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
 
:'''Connecticut''' 
*1: [[Jabez W. Huntington]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*3: [[John Milton Niles| John M. Niles]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
 
:'''Delaware''' 
*1: [[Richard H. Bayard]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*2: [[Thomas Clayton]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
 
:'''Florida'''
*1: vacant
*2: vacant
 
:'''Georgia''' 
*2: [[John M. Berrien| John Mcpherson Berrien]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*3: [[Walter T. Colquitt]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
 
:'''Illinois''' 
*2: [[Samuel McRoberts]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*: [[James Semple]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*3: [[Sidney Breese]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
 
:'''Indiana''' 
*1: [[Albert White (U.S. Senator)| Albert S. White]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*3: [[Edward A. Hannegan]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
 
:'''Kentucky''' 
*2: [[James Turner Morehead (Kentucky)| James T. Morehead]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*3: [[John J. Crittenden]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
:'''Louisiana''' 
*2: [[Alexander Barrow]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*3: [[Henry Johnson (Louisiana)|Henry Johnson]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
 
:'''Maine''' 
*2: [[George Evans (politician)| George Evans]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*1: [[John Fairfield]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
 
:'''Maryland''' 
*1: [[William Duhurst Merrick| William D. Merrick]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*3: [[James Pearce| James A. Pearce]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
 
:'''Massachusetts''' 
*2: [[Isaac C. Bates]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*1: [[Rufus Choate]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
 
:'''Michigan''' 
*1: [[Augustus Seymour Porter| Augustus S. Porter]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*2: [[William Woodbridge]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
 
:'''Mississippi''' 
*2: [[Robert J. Walker]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*1: [[John Henderson (Mississippi politician)| John Henderson]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
 
:'''Missouri''' 
*1: [[Thomas Hart Benton (senator)| Thomas H. Benton]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*3: [[Lewis F. Linn]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*: [[David Rice Atchison| David R. Atchison]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
 
:'''New Hampshire''' 
*2: [[Levi Woodbury]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*3: [[Charles G. Atherton]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
 
:'''New Jersey''' 
*2: [[Jacob W. Miller]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*1: [[William L. Dayton]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
:'''New York''' 
*3: [[Silas Wright| Silas Wright, Jr.]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*: [[Henry A. Foster]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*: [[John Adams Dix| John A. Dix]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*1: [[Nathaniel P. Tallmadge]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*: [[Daniel S. Dickinson]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
:'''North Carolina''' 
*2: [[Willie Person Mangum| Willie P. Mangum]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*3: [[William Henry Haywood, Jr.| William H. Haywood, Jr.]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
 
:'''Ohio''' 
*3: [[William Allen (governor)| William Allen]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*1: [[Benjamin Tappan]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
 
:'''Pennsylvania''' 
*3: [[James Buchanan]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*1: [[Daniel Sturgeon]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
 
:'''Rhode Island''' 
*2: [[James F. Simmons]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*1: [[William Sprague (1799-1856)| William Sprague]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*: [[John Brown Francis| John B. Francis]] ''([[Law and Order Party of Rhode Island|LO]])''
 
:'''South Carolina''' 
*3: [[George McDuffie]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*2: [[Daniel Elliott Huger| Daniel E. Huger]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
    
:'''Tennessee''' 
*1: [[Ephraim H. Foster]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*2: [[Spencer Jarnagin]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
 
:'''Vermont''' 
*1: [[Samuel S. Phelps]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*3: [[William Upham]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
 
:'''Virginia''' 
*1: [[William Cabell Rives| William C. Rives]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*2: [[William S. Archer]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
|}
 
====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.
 
{|width=100% 
|-valign=top 
|   
|   
|}  
:'''Alabama''' 
*1: [[James Dellet]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*2: [[James E. Belser]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*3: [[Dixon Hall Lewis|Dixon H. Lewis]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*: [[William Lowndes Yancey|William L. Yancey]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*4: [[William W. Payne]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*5: [[George S. Houston]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*6: [[Reuben Chapman]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*7: [[Felix G. McConnell]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
 
:'''Arkansas''' 
*A/L: [[Edward Cross (politician)|Edward Cross]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
 
:'''Connecticut''' 
*1: [[Thomas H. Seymour]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*2: [[John Stewart (Connecticut)|John Stewart]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*3: [[George S. Catlin]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*4: [[Samuel Simons]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
 
:'''Delaware'''  
*A/L: [[George B. Rodney]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''


{| class="wikitable"
:'''Florida'''
'''House of Representatives (224 seats)'''
*A/L: vacant
|-
 
! Party
:'''Georgia'''  <ref> All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.</ref> 
! Members
*A/L: [[Edward Junius Black|Edward J. Black]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
! Notes
*A/L: [[Howell Cobb]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
|-    
*A/L: [[Mark Anthony Cooper|Mark A. Cooper]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
|[[Democratic Party (United States)| Democratic '' (D) '']]
*: [[Alexander Stephens|Alexander H. Stephens]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
| 147
*A/L: [[Hugh A. Haralson]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
| Majority
*A/L: [[John Basil Lamar|John B. Lamar]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
|-    
*: [[Absalom Harris Chappell|Absalom H. Chappell]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
|[[Whig Party (United States)| Whig '' (W) '']]
*A/L: [[John Henry Lumpkin|John H. Lumpkin]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
| 72
*A/L: [[John Millen]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*: [[Duncan Lamont Clinch|Duncan L. Clinch]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*A/L: [[William Henry Stiles|William H. Stiles]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
    
:'''Illinois''' 
*1: [[Robert Smith (Illinois)|Robert Smith]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*2: [[John Alexander McClernand|John A. McClernand]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*3: [[Orlando B. Ficklin]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*4: [[John Wentworth (mayor)|John Wentworth]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*5: [[Stephen A. Douglas]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*6: [[Joseph P. Hoge]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*7: [[John J. Hardin]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
    
:'''Indiana''' 
*1: [[Robert Dale Owen|Robert D. Owen]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*2: [[Thomas J. Henley]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*3: [[Thomas Smith (Indiana congressman)|Thomas Smith]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*4: [[Caleb Blood Smith|Caleb B. Smith]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*5: [[William J. Brown (Indiana)|William J. Brown]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*6: [[John Wesley Davis|John W. Davis]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*7: [[Joseph A. Wright]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*8: [[John Pettit]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*9: [[Samuel C. Sample]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*10: [[Andrew Kennedy (politician)|Andrew Kennedy]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
 
:'''Kentucky''' 
*1: [[Linn Boyd]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*2: [[Willis Green]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*3: [[Henry Grider]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*4: [[George Caldwell|George A. Caldwell]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*5: [[James W. Stone]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*6: [[John White (Kentucky politician)|John White]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*7: [[William P. Thomasson]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*8: [[Garrett Davis]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*9: [[Richard French]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*10: [[John W. Tibbatts]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
 
:'''Louisiana''' 
*1: [[John Slidell]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*2: [[Alcée Louis la Branche|Alcée L. La Branche]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*3: [[John Bennett Dawson|John B. Dawson]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*4: [[Pierre Bossier|Pierre E. J. B. Bossier]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*: [[Isaac Edward Morse|Isaac E. Morse]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
 
:'''Maine''' 
*1: [[Joshua Herrick]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*2: [[Robert P. Dunlap]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*3: [[Luther Severance]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*4: [[Freeman H. Morse]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*5: [[Benjamin White]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*6: [[Hannibal Hamlin]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*7: [[Shepard Cary]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
 
:'''Maryland''' 
*1: [[John Causin|John M. S. Causin]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*2: [[Francis Brengle]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*3: [[John Wethered]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*4: [[John P. Kennedy]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*5: [[Jacob A. Preston]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*6: [[Thomas Ara Spence|Thomas A. Spence]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
|   
|   
|-    
:'''Massachusetts''' 
|[[Law and Order Party of Rhode Island| Law and Order '' (LO) '']
*1: [[Robert Charles Winthrop|Robert C. Winthrop]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
| 2  
*2: [[Daniel P. King]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*3: [[Amos Abbott]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*4: [[William Parmenter]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*5: [[Charles Hudson (Massachusetts)|Charles Hudson]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*6: [[Osmyn Baker]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*7: [[Julius Rockwell]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*8: [[John Quincy Adams]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*9: [[Henry Williams (Massachusetts)|Henry Williams]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*10: [[Barker Burnell]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*: [[Joseph Grinnell (politician)|Joseph Grinnell]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
 
:'''Michigan''' 
*1: [[Robert McClelland (American politician)|Robert McClelland]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*2: [[Lucius Lyon]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*3: [[James B. Hunt]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
 
:'''Mississippi'''  <ref> All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.</ref>
*A/L: [[William H. Hammett]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*A/L: [[Robert W. Roberts]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*A/L: [[Jacob Thompson]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*A/L: [[Tilghman Tucker|Tilghman M. Tucker]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
 
:'''Missouri'''  <ref> All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.</ref>
*A/L: [[Gustavus M. Bower]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*A/L: [[James B. Bowlin]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*A/L: [[James M. Hughes]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*A/L: [[John Jameson]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*A/L: [[James H. Relfe]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
 
:'''New Hampshire'''  <ref> All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.</ref>
*A/L: [[Edmund Burke (congressman)|Edmund Burke]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*A/L: [[John P. Hale]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*A/L: [[Moses Norris Jr.|Moses Norris, Jr.]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*A/L: [[John R. Reding]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
 
:'''New Jersey'''    
*1: [[Lucius Elmer|Lucius Q. C. Elmer]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*2: [[George Sykes (politician)|George Sykes]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*3: [[Isaac G. Farlee]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*4: [[Littleton Kirkpatrick]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*5: [[William Wright (politician)|William Wright]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|IW]])''
 
:'''New York''' 
*1: [[Selah B. Strong]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*2: [[Henry Cruse Murphy|Henry C. Murphy]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*3: [[J. Phillips Phoenix]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*4: [[William B. Maclay]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*5: [[Moses G. Leonard]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*6: [[Hamilton Fish]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*7: [[Joseph H. Anderson]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*8: [[Richard D. Davis]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*9: [[James G. Clinton]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*10: [[Jeremiah Russell]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*11: [[Zadock Pratt]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*12: [[David L. Seymour]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*13: [[Daniel D. Barnard]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*14: [[Charles Rogers (politician)|Charles Rogers]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*15: [[Lemuel Stetson]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*16: [[Chesselden Ellis]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*17: [[Charles S. Benton]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*18: [[Preston King]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*19: [[Orville Hungerford]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*20: [[Samuel Beardsley]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*: [[Levi D. Carpenter]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*21: [[Jeremiah E. Cary]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*22: [[Smith M. Purdy]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*23: [[Orville Robinson]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*24: [[Horace Wheaton]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*25: [[George O. Rathbun]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*26: [[Amasa Dana]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*27: [[Byram Green]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*28: [[Thomas J. Patterson (politician)|Thomas J. Patterson]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*29: [[Charles H. Carroll]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*30: [[William Spring Hubbell|William S. Hubbell]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*31: [[Asher Tyler]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*32: [[William A. Moseley]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*33: [[Albert Smith (New York)|Albert Smith]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*34: [[Washington Hunt]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
 
:'''North Carolina''' 
*1: [[Thomas Lanier Clingman|Thomas L. Clingman]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*2: [[Daniel Moreau Barringer|Daniel M. Barringer]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*3: [[David Settle Reid|David S. Reid]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*4: [[Edmund Deberry]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*5: [[Romulus Mitchell Saunders|Romulus M. Saunders]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*6: [[James Iver McKay|James I. McKay]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*7: [[John Reeves Jones Daniel|John R. J. Daniel]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*8: [[Archibald Hunter Arrington|Archibald H. Arrington]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*9: [[Kenneth Rayner]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
|   
|   
|-   
:'''Ohio''' 
|Independent Democrat
*1: [[Alexander Duncan (politician)|Alexander Duncan]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
| 1
*2: [[John B. Weller]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*3: [[Robert C. Schenck]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*4: [[Joseph Vance]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*5: [[Emery D. Potter]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*6: [[Henry St. John (representative)|Henry St. John]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*7: [[Joseph J. McDowell]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*8: [[John I. Vanmeter]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*9: [[Elias Florence]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*10: [[Heman Allen Moore]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*: [[Alfred P. Stone]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*11: [[Jacob Brinkerhoff]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*12: [[Samuel Finley Vinton|Samuel F. Vinton]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*13: [[Perley B. Johnson]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*14: [[Alexander Harper]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*15: [[Joseph Morris (Ohio politician)|Joseph Morris]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*16: [[James Mathews (representative)|James Mathews]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*17: [[William C. McCauslen]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*18: [[Ezra Dean]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*19: [[Daniel R. Tilden]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*20: [[Joshua Reed Giddings|Joshua R. Giddings]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*21: [[Henry R. Brinkerhoff]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*: [[Edward S. Hamlin]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
 
:'''Pennsylvania''' 
*1: [[Edward Joy Morris]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*2: [[Joseph Reed Ingersoll|Joseph R. Ingersoll]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*3: [[John T. Smith (congressman)|John T. Smith]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*4: [[Charles Jared Ingersoll|Charles J. Ingersoll]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*5: [[Jacob Senewell Yost|Jacob S. Yost]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*6: [[Michael Hutchinson Jenks|Michael H. Jenks]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*7: [[Abraham Robinson McIlvaine|Abraham R. McIlvaine]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*8: [[Jeremiah Brown]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*9: [[John Ritter (congressman)|John Ritter]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*10: [[Richard Brodhead]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*11: [[Benjamin Alden Bidlack|Benjamin A. Bidlack]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*12: [[Almon Heath Read|Almon H. Read]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*: [[George Fuller (congressman)|George Fuller]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*13: [[Henry Frick]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*: [[James Pollock]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*14: [[Alexander Ramsey]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*15: [[Henry Nes]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|ID]])''
*16: [[James Black (congressman)|James Black]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*17: [[James Irvin]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*18: [[Andrew Stewart (1791-1872)|Andrew Stewart]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*19: [[Henry Donnel Foster|Henry D. Foster]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*20: [[John Dickey]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*21: [[William Wilkins (U.S. politician)|William Wilkins]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*: [[Cornelius Darragh]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*22: [[Samuel Hays]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*23: [[Charles Manning Reed|Charles M. Reed]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*24: [[Joseph Buffington (congressman)|Joseph Buffington]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
 
:'''Rhode Island''' 
*1: [[Henry Y. Cranston]] ''([[Law and Order Party of Rhode Island|LO]])''
*2: [[Elisha R. Potter]] ''([[Law and Order Party of Rhode Island|LO]])''
 
:'''South Carolina'''    
*1: [[James A. Black]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*2: [[Richard F. Simpson]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*3: [[Joseph A. Woodward]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*4: [[John Campbell (1795–1845)|John Campbell]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*5: [[Armistead Burt]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*6: [[Isaac E. Holmes]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*7: [[Robert Rhett|R. Barnwell Rhett]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
 
:'''Tennessee''' 
*1: [[Andrew Johnson]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*2: [[William Tandy Senter|William T. Senter]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*3: [[Julius W. Blackwell]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*4: [[Alvan Cullom]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*5: [[George Washington Jones (Tennessee politician)|George W. Jones]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*6: [[Aaron V. Brown]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*7: [[David W. Dickinson]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*8: [[Joseph Hopkins Peyton|Joseph H. Peyton]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*9: [[Cave Johnson]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*10: [[John Baptista Ashe (representative)|John B. Ashe]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*11: [[Milton Brown (representative)|Milton Brown]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
 
:'''Vermont''' 
*1: [[Solomon Foot]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*2: [[Jacob Collamer]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*3: [[George Perkins Marsh|George P. Marsh]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*4: [[Paul Dillingham, Jr.]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
 
:'''Virginia''' 
*1: [[Archibald Atkinson]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*2: [[George Dromgoole|George C. Dromgoole]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*3: [[Walter Coles]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*4: [[Edmund W. Hubard]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*5: [[Thomas Walker Gilmer|Thomas W. Gilmer]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*: [[William L. Goggin]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*6: [[John Winston Jones|John W. Jones]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*7: [[Henry A. Wise]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*: [[Thomas H. Bayly]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*8: [[Willoughby Newton]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*9: [[Samuel Chilton]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*10: [[William Lucas (politician)|William Lucas]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*11: [[William Taylor (congressman)|William Taylor]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*12: [[Augustus A. Chapman]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*13: [[George Washington Hopkins|George W. Hopkins]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
*14: [[George W. Summers]] ''([[Whig Party (United States)|W]])''
*15: [[Lewis Steenrod]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
|}
 
====Delegates==== 
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:'''Florida Territory''' 
|Independent Whig
*A/L: [[David Levy Yulee]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
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:'''Iowa Territory''' 
*A/L: [[Augustus C. Dodge]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
|   
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:'''Wisconsin Territory''' 
*A/L: [[Henry Dodge]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])''
|}   
|}   


==Leadership==
=== Membership detail by state===
===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.
*[[President of the United States Senate| President]]: Vacant
*[[President pro tempore of the United States Senate| President ''pro tempore'']]: [[Willie P. Mangum]], ''[[Whig Party (United States)| Whig]]'' of [[North Carolina]], elected December 4, 1843.
===House of Representatives===
*[[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives| Speaker]]: [[John Winston Jones| John W. Jones]], ''[[Democratic Party (United States)| Democratic]]'' of [[Virginia]], elected December 4, 1843.


==Major legislation==
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.  
List of United States federal legislation in the 28th Congress
*March 3, 1845 -- [[Florida (U.S. state)|Florida]] was admitted as a state into the Union.
==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.
===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.
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.
The list below is arranged by state, then by chamber. Senators are shown in order of seniority, House members in district order.
{|width=100% 
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====Alabama====
:'''Senate'''   
*2: [[William R. King| William R. D. King]] (1786-1853), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' …resigned April 14, 1844.
*: [[Dixon Hall Lewis| Dixon H. Lewis]] (1802-1848), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' …appointed to fill vacancy, April 22, 1844, subsequently elected.
*3: [[Arthur P. Bagby]] (1794-1858), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
:'''House of Representatives'''  ''(7 seats)''   
*1: [[James Dellet]] (1788-1848), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*2: [[James E. Belser]] (1805-1859), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*3: [[Dixon Hall Lewis| Dixon H. Lewis]] (1802-1848), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' …resigned April 22, 1844.
*: [[William Lowndes Yancey| William L. Yancey]] (1814-1863), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 2, 1844.
*4: [[William W. Payne]] (1807-1874), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*5: [[George S. Houston]] (1811-1879), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*6: [[Reuben Chapman]] (1799-1882), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*7: [[Felix G. McConnell]] (1809-1846), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
   
====Arkansas====
:'''Senate'''   
*2: [[William Savin Fulton| William S. Fulton]] (1795-1844), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' …died August 15, 1844.
*: [[Chester Ashley]] (1790-1848), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' …elected to fill vacancy, November 8, 1844.
*3: [[Ambrose Hundley Sevier| Ambrose H. Sevier]] (1801-1848), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
:'''House of Representatives'''  ''(1 seat)''   
*A/L: [[Edward Cross (politician)| Edward Cross]] (1798-1887), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
   
====Connecticut====
:'''Senate'''   
*1: [[Jabez W. Huntington]] (1788-1847), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*3: [[John Milton Niles| John M. Niles]] (1787-1856), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
:'''House of Representatives'''  ''(4 seats)''   
*1: [[Thomas H. Seymour]] (1807-1868), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*2: [[John Stewart (Connecticut)| John Stewart]] (1795-1860), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*3: [[George S. Catlin]] (1808-1851), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*4: [[Samuel Simons]] (1792-1847), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
   
====Delaware====
:'''Senate'''   
*1: [[Richard H. Bayard]] (1796-1868), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*2: [[Thomas Clayton]] (1777-1854), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
:'''House of Representatives'''  ''(1 seat)''   
*A/L: [[George B. Rodney]] (1803-1883), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
   
====Georgia====
:'''Senate'''   
*2: [[John M. Berrien| John Mcpherson Berrien]] (1781-1856), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*3: [[Walter T. Colquitt]] (1799-1855), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
:'''House of Representatives'''  ''(8 seats)'' <ref> All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.</ref>   
*A/L: [[Edward Junius Black| Edward J. Black]] (1806-1846), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*A/L: [[Howell Cobb]] (1815-1868), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*A/L: [[Mark Anthony Cooper| Mark A. Cooper]] (1800-1885), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' …resigned April 14, 1844.
*: [[Alexander Stephens| Alexander H. Stephens]] (1812-1883), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 4, 1843.
*A/L: [[Hugh A. Haralson]] (1805-1854), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*A/L: [[John Basil Lamar| John B. Lamar]] (1812-1862), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' …resigned July 29, 1843, before Congress assembled.
*: [[Absalom Harris Chappell| Absalom H. Chappell]] (1801-1878), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 4, 1843.
*A/L: [[John Henry Lumpkin| John H. Lumpkin]] (1812-1860), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*A/L: [[John Millen]] (1804-1843), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' …died October 15, 1843, before Congress assembled.
*: [[Duncan Lamont Clinch| Duncan L. Clinch]] (1787-1849), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' …elected to fill vacancy, seated February 15, 1844.
*A/L: [[William Henry Stiles| William H. Stiles]] (1808-1865), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
   
====Illinois====
:'''Senate'''   
*2: [[Samuel McRoberts]] (1799-1843), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' …died March 27, 1843.
*: [[James Semple]] (1798-1866), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' …appointed to fill vacancy, August 16, 1843, subsequently elected.
*3: [[Sidney Breese]] (1800-1878), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
:'''House of Representatives'''  ''(7 seats)''   
*1: [[Robert Smith (Illinois)| Robert Smith]] (1802-1867), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*2: [[John Alexander McClernand| John A. McClernand]] (1812-1900), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*3: [[Orlando B. Ficklin]] (1808-1886), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*4: [[John Wentworth (mayor)| John Wentworth]] (1815-1888), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*5: [[Stephen A. Douglas]] (1813-1861), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*6: [[Joseph P. Hoge]] (1810-1891), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*7: [[John J. Hardin]] (1810-1847), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
   
====Indiana====
:'''Senate'''   
*1: [[Albert White (U.S. Senator)| Albert S. White]] (1803-1864), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*3: [[Edward A. Hannegan]] (1807-1859), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
:'''House of Representatives'''  ''(10 seats)''   
*1: [[Robert Dale Owen| Robert D. Owen]] (1801-1877), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*2: [[Thomas J. Henley]] (1810-1865), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*3: [[Thomas Smith (Indiana congressman)| Thomas Smith]] (1799-1876), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*4: [[Caleb Blood Smith| Caleb B. Smith]] (1808-1864), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*5: [[William J. Brown (Indiana)| William J. Brown]] (1805-1857), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*6: [[John Wesley Davis| John W. Davis]] (1799-1859), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*7: [[Joseph A. Wright]] (1810-1867), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*8: [[John Pettit]] (1807-1877), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*9: [[Samuel C. Sample]] (1796-1855), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*10: [[Andrew Kennedy (politician)| Andrew Kennedy]] (1810-1847), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
   
====Kentucky====
:'''Senate'''   
*2: [[James Turner Morehead (Kentucky)| James T. Morehead]] (1797-1854), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*3: [[John J. Crittenden]] (1786-1863), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
:'''House of Representatives'''  ''(10 seats)''   
*1: [[Linn Boyd]] (1800-1859), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*2: [[Willis Green]] ( - ), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*3: [[Henry Grider]] (1796-1866), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*4: [[George Caldwell| George A. Caldwell]] (1814-1866), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*5: [[James W. Stone]] (1813-1854), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*6: [[John White (Kentucky politician)| John White]] (1802-1845), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*7: [[William P. Thomasson]] (1797-1882), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*8: [[Garrett Davis]] (1801-1872), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*9: [[Richard French]] (1792-1854), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*10: [[John W. Tibbatts]] (1802-1852), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
   
====Louisiana====
:'''Senate'''   
*2: [[Alexander Barrow]] (1801-1846), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*3: [[Henry Johnson (Louisiana)| Henry Johnson]] (1783-1864), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' …elected to fill vacancy in class, February 12, 1844.
:'''House of Representatives'''  ''(4 seats)''   
*1: [[John Slidell]] (1793-1871), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*2: [[Alcée Louis la Branche| Alcée L. La Branche]] (1806-1861), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*3: [[John Bennett Dawson| John B. Dawson]] (1798-1845), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*4: [[Pierre Bossier| Pierre E. J. B. Bossier]] (1797-1844), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' …died April 24, 1844.
*: [[Isaac Edward Morse|  Isaac E. Morse]] (1809-1866), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 2, 1844.
   
====Maine====
:'''Senate'''   
*2: [[George Evans (politician)| George Evans]] (1797-1867), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*1: [[John Fairfield]] (1797-1847), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
:'''House of Representatives'''  ''(7 seats)''   
*1: [[Joshua Herrick]] (1793-1874), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*2: [[Robert P. Dunlap]] (1794-1859), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*3: [[Luther Severance]] (1797-1855), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*4: [[Freeman H. Morse]] (1807-1891), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*5: [[Benjamin White]] (1790-1860), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' …seated December 2, 1844.
*6: [[Hannibal Hamlin]] (1809-1891), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*7: [[Shepard Cary]] (1805-1866), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' …seated May 10, 1844.
   
====Maryland====
:'''Senate'''   
*1: [[William Duhurst Merrick| William D. Merrick]] (1793-1857), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*3: [[James Pearce| James A. Pearce]] (1805-1862), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
:'''House of Representatives'''  ''(6 seats)''   
*1: [[John Causin| John M. S. Causin]] (1811-1861), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*2: [[Francis Brengle]] (1807-1846), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*3: [[John Wethered]] (1809-1888), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*4: [[John P. Kennedy]] (1795-1870), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*5: [[Jacob A. Preston]] (1796-1868), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*6: [[Thomas Ara Spence| Thomas A. Spence]] (1810-1877), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
   
====Massachusetts====
:'''Senate'''   
*2: [[Isaac C. Bates]] (1779-1845), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*1: [[Rufus Choate]] (1799-1859), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
:'''House of Representatives'''  ''(10 seats)''   
*1: [[Robert Charles Winthrop| Robert C. Winthrop]] (1809-1894), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*2: [[Daniel P. King]] (1801-1850), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*3: [[Amos Abbott]] (1786-1868), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*4: [[William Parmenter]] (1789-1866), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*5: [[Charles Hudson (Massachusetts)| Charles Hudson]] (1795-1881), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*6: [[Osmyn Baker]] (1800-1875), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*7: [[Julius Rockwell]] (1805-1888), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*8: [[John Quincy Adams]] (1767-1848), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*9: [[Henry Williams (Massachusetts)| Henry Williams]] (1805-1887), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*10: [[Barker Burnell]] (1798-1843), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' …died June 15, 1843, before Congress assembled.
*: [[Joseph Grinnell (politician)| Joseph Grinnell]] (1788-1885), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 7, 1843.
   
====Michigan====
:'''Senate'''   
*1: [[Augustus Seymour Porter| Augustus S. Porter]] (1798-1872), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*2: [[William Woodbridge]] (1780-1861), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
:'''House of Representatives'''  ''(3 seats)''   
*1: [[Robert McClelland (American politician)| Robert McClelland]] (1807-1880), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*2: [[Lucius Lyon]] (1800-1851), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*3: [[James B. Hunt]] (1799-1857), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
   
====Mississippi====
:'''Senate'''   
*2: [[Robert J. Walker]] (1801-1869), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*1: [[John Henderson (Mississippi politician)| John Henderson]] (1797-1857), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
:'''House of Representatives'''  ''(4 seats)'' <ref> All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.</ref>   
*A/L: [[William H. Hammett]] (1799-1861), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*A/L: [[Robert W. Roberts]] (1784-1865), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*A/L: [[Jacob Thompson]] (1810-1885), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*A/L: [[Tilghman Tucker| Tilghman M. Tucker]] (1802-1859), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
   
====Missouri====
:'''Senate'''   
*1: [[Thomas Hart Benton (senator)| Thomas H. Benton]] (1782-1858), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*3: [[Lewis F. Linn]] (1796-1843), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' …died October 3, 1843.
*: [[David Rice Atchison| David R. Atchison]] (1807-1886), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 4, 1844.
:'''House of Representatives'''  ''(5 seats)'' <ref> All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.</ref>   
*A/L: [[Gustavus M. Bower]] (1790-1864), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*A/L: [[James B. Bowlin]] (1804-1874), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*A/L: [[James M. Hughes]] (1809-1861), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*A/L: [[John Jameson]] (1802-1857), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*A/L: [[James H. Relfe]] (1791-1863), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
   
====New Hampshire====
:'''Senate'''   
*2: [[Levi Woodbury]] (1789-1851), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*3: [[Charles G. Atherton]] (1804-1853), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
:'''House of Representatives'''  ''(4 seats)'' <ref> All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket:</ref>   
*A/L: [[Edmund Burke (congressman)| Edmund Burke]] (1809-1882), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*A/L: [[John P. Hale]] (1806-1873), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*A/L: [[Moses Norris Jr.| Moses Norris, Jr.]] (1799-1855), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*A/L: [[John R. Reding]] (1805-1892), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
   
====New Jersey====
:'''Senate'''   
*2: [[Jacob W. Miller]] (1800-1862), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*1: [[William L. Dayton]] (1807-1864), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
:'''House of Representatives'''  ''(5 seats)''   
*1: [[Lucius Elmer| Lucius Q. C. Elmer]] (1793-1883), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*2: [[George Sykes (politician)| George Sykes]] (1802-1880), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*3: [[Isaac G. Farlee]] (1787-1855), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*4: [[Littleton Kirkpatrick]] (1797-1859), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*5: [[William Wright (politician)| William Wright]] (1794-1866), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Independent Whig]]'' 
   
====New York====
:'''Senate'''   
*3: [[Silas Wright| Silas Wright, Jr.]] (1795-1847), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' …resigned November 26, 1844.
*: [[Henry A. Foster]] (1800-1889), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' …appointed to fill vacancy, November 30, 1844.
*: [[John Adams Dix| John A. Dix]] (1798-1879), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' …elected to fill vacancy, January 18, 1844.
*1: [[Nathaniel P. Tallmadge]] (1795-1864), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' …resigned June 17, 1844.
*: [[Daniel S. Dickinson]] (1800-1866), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' …appointed to fill vacancy, November 30, 1844.
:'''House of Representatives'''  ''(34 seats)''   
*1: [[Selah B. Strong]] (1792-1872), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*2: [[Henry Cruse Murphy| Henry C. Murphy]] (1810-1882), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*3: [[J. Phillips Phoenix]] (1788-1859), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*4: [[William B. Maclay]] (1812-1882), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*5: [[Moses G. Leonard]] (1809-1899), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*6: [[Hamilton Fish]] (1808-1893), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*7: [[Joseph H. Anderson]] (1800-1870), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*8: [[Richard D. Davis]] (1799-1871), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*9: [[James G. Clinton]] (1804-1849), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*10: [[Jeremiah Russell]] (1786-1867), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*11: [[Zadock Pratt]] (1790-1871), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*12: [[David L. Seymour]] (1803-1867), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*13: [[Daniel D. Barnard]] (1797-1861), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*14: [[Charles Rogers (politician)| Charles Rogers]] (1800-1874), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*15: [[Lemuel Stetson]] (1804-1868), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*16: [[Chesselden Ellis]] (1808-1854), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*17: [[Charles S. Benton]] (1810-1882), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*18: [[Preston King]] (1806-1865), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*19: [[Orville Hungerford]] (1790-1851), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*20: [[Samuel Beardsley]] (1790-1860), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' …resigned March 6, 1844.
*: [[Levi D. Carpenter]] (1802-1856), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 2, 1844.
*21: [[Jeremiah E. Cary]] (1803-1888), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*22: [[Smith M. Purdy]] (1796-1870), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*23: [[Orville Robinson]] (1801-1882), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*24: [[Horace Wheaton]] (1803-1882), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*25: [[George O. Rathbun]] (1803-1870), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*26: [[Amasa Dana]] (1792-1867), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*27: [[Byram Green]] (1786-1865), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*28: [[Thomas J. Patterson (politician)| Thomas J. Patterson]] (1808c- ), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*29: [[Charles H. Carroll]] (1794-1865), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*30: [[William Spring Hubbell| William S. Hubbell]] (1801-1873), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*31: [[Asher Tyler]] (1798-1875), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*32: [[William A. Moseley]] (1798-1873), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*33: [[Albert Smith (New York)| Albert Smith]] (1805-1870), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*34: [[Washington Hunt]] (1811-1867), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
   
====North Carolina====
:'''Senate'''   
*2: [[Willie Person Mangum| Willie P. Mangum]] (1792-1861), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*3: [[William Henry Haywood, Jr.| William H. Haywood, Jr.]] (1801-1852), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
:'''House of Representatives'''  ''(9 seats)''   
*1: [[Thomas Lanier Clingman| Thomas L. Clingman]] (1812-1897), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*2: [[Daniel Moreau Barringer| Daniel M. Barringer]] (1806-1873), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*3: [[David Settle Reid| David S. Reid]] (1813-1891), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*4: [[Edmund Deberry]] (1787-1859), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*5: [[Romulus Mitchell Saunders| Romulus M. Saunders]] (1791-1867), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*6: [[James Iver McKay| James I. McKay]] (1793-1853), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*7: [[John Reeves Jones Daniel| John R. J. Daniel]] (1802-1868), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*8: [[Archibald Hunter Arrington| Archibald H. Arrington]] (1809-1872), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*9: [[Kenneth Rayner]] (1808-1884), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
   
====Ohio====
:'''Senate'''   
*3: [[William Allen (governor)| William Allen]] (1803-1879), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*1: [[Benjamin Tappan]] (1773-1857), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
:'''House of Representatives'''  ''(21 seats)''   
*1: [[Alexander Duncan (politician)| Alexander Duncan]] (1788-1853), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*2: [[John B. Weller]] (1812-1875), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*3: [[Robert C. Schenck]] (1809-1890), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*4: [[Joseph Vance]] (1786-1852), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*5: [[Emery D. Potter]] (1804-1896), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*6: [[Henry St. John (representative)| Henry St. John]] (1783-1869), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*7: [[Joseph J. McDowell]] (1800-1877), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*8: [[John I. Vanmeter]] (1798-1875), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*9: [[Elias Florence]] (1797-1880), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*10: [[Heman Allen Moore]] (1809-1844), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' …died April 3, 1844.
*: [[Alfred P. Stone]] (1813-1865), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 2, 1844.
*11: [[Jacob Brinkerhoff]] (1810-1880), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*12: [[Samuel Finley Vinton| Samuel F. Vinton]] (1792-1862), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*13: [[Perley B. Johnson]] (1798-1870), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*14: [[Alexander Harper]] (1786-1860), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*15: [[Joseph Morris (Ohio politician)| Joseph Morris]] (1795-1854), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*16: [[James Mathews (representative)| James Mathews]] (1805-1887), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*17: [[William C. McCauslen]] (1796-1863), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*18: [[Ezra Dean]] (1795-1872), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*19: [[Daniel R. Tilden]] (1804-1890), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*20: [[Joshua Reed Giddings| Joshua R. Giddings]] (1795-1864), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*21: [[Henry R. Brinkerhoff]] (1787-1844), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' …died April 30, 1844.
*: [[Edward S. Hamlin]] (1808-1894), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 2, 1844.
   
====Pennsylvania====
:'''Senate'''   
*3: [[James Buchanan]] (1791-1868), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*1: [[Daniel Sturgeon]] (1789-1878), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
:'''House of Representatives'''  ''(24 seats)''   
*1: [[Edward Joy Morris]] (1815-1881), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*2: [[Joseph Reed Ingersoll| Joseph R. Ingersoll]] (1786-1868), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*3: [[John T. Smith (congressman)| John T. Smith]] ( - ), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*4: [[Charles Jared Ingersoll| Charles J. Ingersoll]] (1782-1862), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*5: [[Jacob Senewell Yost| Jacob S. Yost]] (1801-1872), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*6: [[Michael Hutchinson Jenks| Michael H. Jenks]] (1795-1867), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*7: [[Abraham Robinson McIlvaine| Abraham R. McIlvaine]] (1804-1863), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*8: [[Jeremiah Brown]] (1785-1858), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*9: [[John Ritter (congressman)| John Ritter]] (1779-1851), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*10: [[Richard Brodhead]] (1811-1863), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*11: [[Benjamin Alden Bidlack| Benjamin A. Bidlack]] (1804-1849), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*12: [[Almon Heath Read| Almon H. Read]] (1790-1844), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' …died June 3, 1844.
*: [[George Fuller (congressman)| George Fuller]] (1802-1888), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 2, 1844.
*13: [[Henry Frick]] (1795-1844), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' …died March 1, 1844.
*: [[James Pollock]] (1810-1890), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' …elected to fill vacancy, seated April 23, 1844.
*14: [[Alexander Ramsey]] (1815-1903), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*15: [[Henry Nes]] (1799-1850), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Independent Democratic]]'' 
*16: [[James Black (congressman)| James Black]] (1793-1872), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*17: [[James Irvin]] (1800-1862), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*18: [[Andrew Stewart (1791-1872)|Andrew Stewart]] (1791-1872), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*19: [[Henry Donnel Foster| Henry D. Foster]] (1808-1880), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*20: [[John Dickey]] (1794-1853), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*21: [[William Wilkins (U.S. politician)| William Wilkins]] (1779-1865), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' …resigned February 14, 1844.
*: [[Cornelius Darragh]] (1809-1854), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' …elected to fill vacancy, seated March 26, 1844.
*22: [[Samuel Hays]] (1783-1868), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*23: [[Charles Manning Reed| Charles M. Reed]] (1803-1871), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*24: [[Joseph Buffington (congressman)| Joseph Buffington]] (1803-1872), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
   
====Rhode Island====
:'''Senate'''   
*2: [[James F. Simmons]] (1795-1864), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*1: [[William Sprague (1799-1856)| William Sprague]] (1799-1856), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' …resigned January 17, 1844.
*: [[John Brown Francis| John B. Francis]] (1791-1864), ''[[Law and Order Party of Rhode Island|Law and Order]]'' …elected to fill vacancy, January 25, 1844.
:'''House of Representatives'''  ''(2 seats)''   
*1: [[Henry Y. Cranston]] (1789-1864), ''[[Law and Order Party of Rhode Island|Law and Order]]'' 
*2: [[Elisha R. Potter]] (1811-1882), ''[[Law and Order Party of Rhode Island|Law and Order]]'' 
   
====South Carolina====
:'''Senate'''   
*3: [[George McDuffie]] (1790-1851), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*2: [[Daniel Elliott Huger| Daniel E. Huger]] (1779-1854), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' …elected to fill vacancy from preceding Congress, March 4, 1843, resigned March 3, 1844.
:'''House of Representatives'''  ''(7 seats)''   
*1: [[James A. Black]] (1793-1848), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*2: [[Richard F. Simpson]] (1798-1882), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*3: [[Joseph A. Woodward]] (1806-1885), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*4: [[John Campbell (1795–1845)| John Campbell]] (1795-1845), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*5: [[Armistead Burt]] (1802-1883), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*6: [[Isaac E. Holmes]] (1796-1867), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*7: [[Robert Rhett| R. Barnwell Rhett]] (1800-1876), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
   
====Tennessee====
:'''Senate'''   
*1: [[Ephraim H. Foster]] (1794-1854), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' …elected to fill vacancy in class, October 17, 1843.
*2: [[Spencer Jarnagin]] (1792-1853), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' …elected to fill vacancy, October 17, 1843.
:'''House of Representatives'''  ''(11 seats)''   
*1: [[Andrew Johnson]] (1808-1875), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*2: [[William Tandy Senter| William T. Senter]] (1801-1848), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*3: [[Julius W. Blackwell]] (1797c- ), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*4: [[Alvan Cullom]] (1797-1877), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*5: [[George Washington Jones (Tennessee politician)| George W. Jones]] (1806-1884), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*6: [[Aaron V. Brown]] (1795-1859), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*7: [[David W. Dickinson]] (1808-1845), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*8: [[Joseph Hopkins Peyton| Joseph H. Peyton]] (1808-1845), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*9: [[Cave Johnson]] (1793-1866), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*10: [[John Baptista Ashe (representative)| John B. Ashe]] (1810-1857), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*11: [[Milton Brown (representative)| Milton Brown]] (1804-1883), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
   
====Vermont====
:'''Senate'''   
*1: [[Samuel S. Phelps]] (1793-1855), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*3: [[William Upham]] (1792-1853), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
:'''House of Representatives'''  ''(4 seats)''   
*1: [[Solomon Foot]] (1802-1866), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*2: [[Jacob Collamer]] (1791-1865), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*3: [[George Perkins Marsh| George P. Marsh]] (1801-1882), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*4: [[Paul Dillingham, Jr.]] (1799-1891), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
   
====Virginia====
:'''Senate'''   
*1: [[William Cabell Rives| William C. Rives]] (1793-1868), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*2: [[William S. Archer]] (1789-1855), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
:'''House of Representatives'''  ''(15 seats)''   
*1: [[Archibald Atkinson]] (1792-1872), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*2: [[George Dromgoole| George C. Dromgoole]] (1797-1847), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*3: [[Walter Coles]] (1790-1857), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*4: [[Edmund W. Hubard]] (1806-1878), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*5: [[Thomas Walker Gilmer| Thomas W. Gilmer]] (1802-1844), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' …resigned February 16, 1844.
*: [[William L. Goggin]] (1807-1870), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' …elected to fill vacancy, seated May 10, 1844.
*6: [[John Winston Jones|John W. Jones]] (1791-1848), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*7: [[Henry A. Wise]] (1806-1876), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' …resigned February 12, 1844.
*: [[Thomas H. Bayly]] (1810-1856), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' …elected to fill vacancy, seated May 6, 1844.
*8: [[Willoughby Newton]] (1802-1874), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*9: [[Samuel Chilton]] (1804-1867), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*10: [[William Lucas (politician)| William Lucas]] (1800-1877), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*11: [[William Taylor (congressman)| William Taylor]] (1788-1846), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*12: [[Augustus A. Chapman]] (1803-1876), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*13: [[George Washington Hopkins| George W. Hopkins]] (1804-1861), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
*14: [[George W. Summers]] (1804-1868), ''[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]'' 
*15: [[Lewis Steenrod]] (1810-1862), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]''
|}
 
====Delegates====   
{|width=100% 
|-valign=top 
:'''Florida Territory'''   
*A/L: [[David Levy Yulee]] (1810-1886), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' …granted statehood March 3, 1844.
:'''Iowa Territory'''   
*A/L: [[Augustus C. Dodge]] (1812-1883), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
:'''Wisconsin Territory'''   
*A/L: [[Henry Dodge]] (1782-1867), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'' 
|}


===Membership detail by Chamber/Party===
===Membership detail by Chamber/Party===
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:'''A-F'''     
:'''A-F'''     
* [[William Allen (governor)| William Allen]], ''[[Ohio]]''   
* [[William Allen (governor)| William Allen]], ''[[Ohio]]''   
* [[Chester Ashley]], ''[[Arkansas (U.S. state)]]''  
* [[Chester Ashley]], ''[[Arkansas]]''  
* [[David Rice Atchison| David R. Atchison]], ''[[Missouri]]''  
* [[David Rice Atchison| David R. Atchison]], ''[[Missouri]]''  
* [[Charles G. Atherton]], ''[[New Hampshire]]''   
* [[Charles G. Atherton]], ''[[New Hampshire]]''   
* [[Arthur P. Bagby]], ''[[Alabama (U.S. state)]]''   
* [[Arthur P. Bagby]], ''[[Alabama]]''   
* [[Thomas Hart Benton (senator)| Thomas H. Benton]], ''[[Missouri]]''   
* [[Thomas Hart Benton (senator)| Thomas H. Benton]], ''[[Missouri]]''   
* [[Sidney Breese]], ''[[Illinois]]''   
* [[Sidney Breese]], ''[[Illinois]]''   
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* [[John Fairfield]], ''[[Maine]]''   
* [[John Fairfield]], ''[[Maine]]''   
* [[Henry A. Foster]], ''[[New York]]''
* [[Henry A. Foster]], ''[[New York]]''
* [[William Savin Fulton| William S. Fulton]], ''[[Arkansas (U.S. state)]]''  
* [[William Savin Fulton| William S. Fulton]], ''[[Arkansas]]''  
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:'''G-R'''     
:'''G-R'''     
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* [[William Henry Haywood, Jr.| William H. Haywood, Jr.]], ''[[North Carolina]]''   
* [[William Henry Haywood, Jr.| William H. Haywood, Jr.]], ''[[North Carolina]]''   
* [[Daniel Elliott Huger| Daniel E. Huger]], ''[[South Carolina]]''  
* [[Daniel Elliott Huger| Daniel E. Huger]], ''[[South Carolina]]''  
* [[William R. King| William R. D. King]], ''[[Alabama (U.S. state)]]''  
* [[William R. King| William R. D. King]], ''[[Alabama]]''  
* [[Dixon Hall Lewis| Dixon H. Lewis]], ''[[Alabama (U.S. state)]]''  
* [[Dixon Hall Lewis| Dixon H. Lewis]], ''[[Alabama]]''  
* [[Lewis F. Linn]], ''[[Missouri]]''  
* [[Lewis F. Linn]], ''[[Missouri]]''  
* [[George McDuffie]], ''[[South Carolina]]''   
* [[George McDuffie]], ''[[South Carolina]]''   
* [[Samuel McRoberts]], ''[[Illinois]]''  
* [[Samuel McRoberts]], ''[[Illinois]]''  
* [[John Milton Niles| John M. Niles]], ''[[Connecticut (U.S. state)|Connecticut]]''   
* [[John Milton Niles| John M. Niles]], ''[[Connecticut]]''   
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|
:'''S-Z'''     
:'''S-Z'''     
* [[James Semple]], ''[[Illinois]]''  
* [[James Semple]], ''[[Illinois]]''  
* [[Ambrose Hundley Sevier| Ambrose H. Sevier]], ''[[Arkansas (U.S. state)]]''   
* [[Ambrose Hundley Sevier| Ambrose H. Sevier]], ''[[Arkansas]]''   
* [[Daniel Sturgeon]], ''[[Pennsylvania]]''   
* [[Daniel Sturgeon]], ''[[Pennsylvania]]''   
* [[Benjamin Tappan]], ''[[Ohio]]''   
* [[Benjamin Tappan]], ''[[Ohio]]''   
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* [[Alexander Barrow]], ''[[Louisiana]]''   
* [[Alexander Barrow]], ''[[Louisiana]]''   
* [[Isaac C. Bates]], ''[[Massachusetts]]''   
* [[Isaac C. Bates]], ''[[Massachusetts]]''   
* [[Richard H. Bayard]], ''[[Delaware (U.S. state)|Delaware]]''   
* [[Richard H. Bayard]], ''[[Delaware]]''   
* [[John M. Berrien| John Mcpherson Berrien]], ''[[Georgia]]''   
* [[John M. Berrien| John Mcpherson Berrien]], ''[[Georgia]]''   
* [[Rufus Choate]], ''[[Massachusetts]]''   
* [[Rufus Choate]], ''[[Massachusetts]]''   
* [[Thomas Clayton]], ''[[Delaware (U.S. state)|Delaware]]''   
* [[Thomas Clayton]], ''[[Delaware]]''   
* [[John J. Crittenden]], ''[[Kentucky]]''   
* [[John J. Crittenden]], ''[[Kentucky]]''   
* [[William L. Dayton]], ''[[New Jersey]]''   
* [[William L. Dayton]], ''[[New Jersey]]''   
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:'''G-R'''     
:'''G-R'''     
* [[John Henderson (Mississippi politician)| John Henderson]], ''[[Mississippi]]''   
* [[John Henderson (Mississippi politician)| John Henderson]], ''[[Mississippi]]''   
* [[Jabez W. Huntington]], ''[[Connecticut (U.S. state)|Connecticut]]''   
* [[Jabez W. Huntington]], ''[[Connecticut]]''   
* [[Spencer Jarnagin]], ''[[Tennessee]]''  
* [[Spencer Jarnagin]], ''[[Tennessee]]''  
* [[Henry Johnson (Louisiana)| Henry Johnson]], ''[[Louisiana]]''
* [[Henry Johnson (Louisiana)| Henry Johnson]], ''[[Louisiana]]''
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* [[Thomas H. Bayly]], ''[[Virginia]]'' .
* [[Thomas H. Bayly]], ''[[Virginia]]'' .
* [[Samuel Beardsley]], ''[[New York]]'' .
* [[Samuel Beardsley]], ''[[New York]]'' .
* [[James E. Belser]], ''[[Alabama (U.S. state)]]''   
* [[James E. Belser]], ''[[Alabama]]''   
* [[Charles S. Benton]], ''[[New York]]''   
* [[Charles S. Benton]], ''[[New York]]''   
* [[Benjamin Alden Bidlack| Benjamin A. Bidlack]], ''[[Pennsylvania]]''   
* [[Benjamin Alden Bidlack| Benjamin A. Bidlack]], ''[[Pennsylvania]]''   
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* [[Jeremiah E. Cary]], ''[[New York]]''   
* [[Jeremiah E. Cary]], ''[[New York]]''   
* [[Shepard Cary]], ''[[Maine]]'' .
* [[Shepard Cary]], ''[[Maine]]'' .
* [[George S. Catlin]], ''[[Connecticut (U.S. state)|Connecticut]]''   
* [[George S. Catlin]], ''[[Connecticut]]''   
* Augustus A. Chapman]], ''[[Virginia]]''   
* Augustus A. Chapman]], ''[[Virginia]]''   
* [[Reuben Chapman]], ''[[Alabama (U.S. state)]]''   
* [[Reuben Chapman]], ''[[Alabama]]''   
* [[James G. Clinton]], ''[[New York]]''   
* [[James G. Clinton]], ''[[New York]]''   
* [[Howell Cobb]], ''[[Georgia]]''   
* [[Howell Cobb]], ''[[Georgia]]''   
* [[Walter Coles]], ''[[Virginia]]''   
* [[Walter Coles]], ''[[Virginia]]''   
* [[Mark Anthony Cooper| Mark A. Cooper]], ''[[Georgia]]''  
* [[Mark Anthony Cooper| Mark A. Cooper]], ''[[Georgia]]''  
* [[Edward Cross (politician)|Edward Cross]], ''[[Arkansas (U.S. state)]]''   
* [[Edward Cross (politician)|Edward Cross]], ''[[Arkansas]]''   
* [[Alvan Cullom]], ''[[Tennessee]]''   
* [[Alvan Cullom]], ''[[Tennessee]]''   
:'''D-E-F'''     
:'''D-E-F'''     
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* [[Isaac E. Holmes]], ''[[South Carolina]]''   
* [[Isaac E. Holmes]], ''[[South Carolina]]''   
* [[George Washington Hopkins| George W. Hopkins]], ''[[Virginia]]''   
* [[George Washington Hopkins| George W. Hopkins]], ''[[Virginia]]''   
* [[George S. Houston]], ''[[Alabama (U.S. state)]]''   
* [[George S. Houston]], ''[[Alabama]]''   
* [[Edmund W. Hubard]], ''[[Virginia]]''   
* [[Edmund W. Hubard]], ''[[Virginia]]''   
* [[William Spring Hubbell| William S. Hubbell]], ''[[New York]]''   
* [[William Spring Hubbell| William S. Hubbell]], ''[[New York]]''   
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* [[John Basil Lamar| John B. Lamar]], ''[[Georgia]]''  
* [[John Basil Lamar| John B. Lamar]], ''[[Georgia]]''  
* [[Moses G. Leonard]], ''[[New York]]''   
* [[Moses G. Leonard]], ''[[New York]]''   
* [[Dixon Hall Lewis| Dixon H. Lewis]], ''[[Alabama (U.S. state)]]''  
* [[Dixon Hall Lewis| Dixon H. Lewis]], ''[[Alabama]]''  
* [[William Lucas (politician)| William Lucas]], ''[[Virginia]]''   
* [[William Lucas (politician)| William Lucas]], ''[[Virginia]]''   
* [[John Henry Lumpkin| John H. Lumpkin]],
* [[John Henry Lumpkin| John H. Lumpkin]],
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* [[Robert McClelland (American politician)|Robert McClelland]] , ''[[Michigan]]''   
* [[Robert McClelland (American politician)|Robert McClelland]] , ''[[Michigan]]''   
* [[John Alexander McClernand| John A. McClernand]], ''[[Illinois]]''   
* [[John Alexander McClernand| John A. McClernand]], ''[[Illinois]]''   
* [[Felix G. McConnell]], ''[[Alabama (U.S. state)]]''   
* [[Felix G. McConnell]], ''[[Alabama]]''   
* [[Joseph J. McDowell]], ''[[Ohio]]''   
* [[Joseph J. McDowell]], ''[[Ohio]]''   
* [[James Iver McKay| James I. McKay]], ''[[North Carolina]]''   
* [[James Iver McKay| James I. McKay]], ''[[North Carolina]]''   
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:'''P-Q-R'''     
:'''P-Q-R'''     
* [[William Parmenter]], ''[[Massachusetts]]''   
* [[William Parmenter]], ''[[Massachusetts]]''   
* [[William W. Payne]], ''[[Alabama (U.S. state)]]''   
* [[William W. Payne]], ''[[Alabama]]''   
* [[John Pettit]], ''[[Indiana]]''   
* [[John Pettit]], ''[[Indiana]]''   
* [[Emery D. Potter]], ''[[Ohio]]''   
* [[Emery D. Potter]], ''[[Ohio]]''   
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* [[Romulus Mitchell Saunders| Romulus M. Saunders]], ''[[North Carolina]]''   
* [[Romulus Mitchell Saunders| Romulus M. Saunders]], ''[[North Carolina]]''   
* [[David L. Seymour]], ''[[New York]]''   
* [[David L. Seymour]], ''[[New York]]''   
* [[Thomas H. Seymour]], ''[[Connecticut (U.S. state)|Connecticut]]''   
* [[Thomas H. Seymour]], ''[[Connecticut]]''   
* [[Samuel Simons]], ''[[Connecticut (U.S. state)|Connecticut]]''   
* [[Samuel Simons]], ''[[Connecticut]]''   
* [[Richard F. Simpson]], ''[[South Carolina]]''   
* [[Richard F. Simpson]], ''[[South Carolina]]''   
* [[John Slidell]], ''[[Louisiana]]''   
* [[John Slidell]], ''[[Louisiana]]''   
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* [[Lewis Steenrod]], ''[[Virginia]]''   
* [[Lewis Steenrod]], ''[[Virginia]]''   
* [[Lemuel Stetson]], ''[[New York]]''   
* [[Lemuel Stetson]], ''[[New York]]''   
* [[John Stewart (Connecticut)| John Stewart]], ''[[Connecticut (U.S. state)|Connecticut]]''   
* [[John Stewart (Connecticut)| John Stewart]], ''[[Connecticut]]''   
* [[William Henry Stiles| William H. Stiles]], ''[[Georgia]]''   
* [[William Henry Stiles| William H. Stiles]], ''[[Georgia]]''   
* [[Alfred P. Stone]], ''[[Ohio]]''
* [[Alfred P. Stone]], ''[[Ohio]]''
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* [[Joseph A. Woodward]], ''[[South Carolina]]''   
* [[Joseph A. Woodward]], ''[[South Carolina]]''   
* [[Joseph A. Wright]], ''[[Indiana]]''   
* [[Joseph A. Wright]], ''[[Indiana]]''   
* [[William Lowndes Yancey| William L. Yancey]], ''[[Alabama (U.S. state)]]''  
* [[William Lowndes Yancey| William L. Yancey]], ''[[Alabama]]''  
* [[Jacob Senewell Yost| Jacob S. Yost]], ''[[Pennsylvania]]''   
* [[Jacob Senewell Yost| Jacob S. Yost]], ''[[Pennsylvania]]''   
|}
|}
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* [[Garrett Davis]], ''[[Kentucky]]''   
* [[Garrett Davis]], ''[[Kentucky]]''   
* [[Edmund Deberry]], ''[[North Carolina]]''   
* [[Edmund Deberry]], ''[[North Carolina]]''   
* [[James Dellet]], ''[[Alabama (U.S. state)]]''   
* [[James Dellet]], ''[[Alabama]]''   
* [[John Dickey]], ''[[Pennsylvania]]''   
* [[John Dickey]], ''[[Pennsylvania]]''   
* [[David W. Dickinson]], ''[[Tennessee]]''   
* [[David W. Dickinson]], ''[[Tennessee]]''   
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* [[Charles Manning Reed| Charles M. Reed]], ''[[Pennsylvania]]''   
* [[Charles Manning Reed| Charles M. Reed]], ''[[Pennsylvania]]''   
* [[Julius Rockwell]], ''[[Massachusetts]]''   
* [[Julius Rockwell]], ''[[Massachusetts]]''   
* [[George B. Rodney]], ''[[Delaware (U.S. state)|Delaware]]''   
* [[George B. Rodney]], ''[[Delaware]]''   
* [[Charles Rogers (politician)|Charles Rogers]], ''[[New York]]''   
* [[Charles Rogers (politician)|Charles Rogers]], ''[[New York]]''   
:'''S-T-U-V'''     
:'''S-T-U-V'''     
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** [[Newton Lane]] of [[Kentucky]], elected December 6, 1843.
** [[Newton Lane]] of [[Kentucky]], elected December 6, 1843.
*[[Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives| Doorkeeper of the House]]:  
*[[Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives| Doorkeeper of the House]]:  
** [[Jesse E. Dow]] of [[Connecticut (U.S. state)|Connecticut]], elected December 6, 1843.
** [[Jesse E. Dow]] of [[Connecticut]], elected December 6, 1843.
*[[Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives| Postmaster of the House]]:  
*[[Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives| Postmaster of the House]]:  
** [[John M. Johnson]] of [[Virginia]], elected January 4, 1844.
** [[John M. Johnson]] of [[Virginia]], elected January 4, 1844.
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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 U.S. President John Tyler.

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.

Dates of sessions

March 4, 1843 - March 3, 1845

  • First session: December 4, 1843 - June 17, 1844.
  • Second session: December 2, 1844 - March 3, 1845.
  • Previous congress: 27th Congress
  • Next congress: 29th Congress

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.

Senate

TOTAL members: 54

House of Representatives

TOTAL members: 224

Leadership

House of Representatives

Major events

Events of 1843, 1844 & 1845

Major legislation

List of United States federal legislation in the 28th Congress

  • March 3, 1845 -- Florida was admitted as a state into the Union.

Membership highlights by chamber

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

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.

Alabama
Arkansas
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
  • 1: vacant
  • 2: vacant
Georgia
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Mississippi
Missouri
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee
Vermont
Virginia

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.

Alabama
Arkansas
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
  • A/L: vacant
Georgia [1]
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Mississippi [2]
Missouri [3]
New Hampshire [4]
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee
Vermont
Virginia

Delegates

Florida Territory
Iowa Territory
Wisconsin Territory

Membership detail by state

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.

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.

The list below is arranged by state, then by chamber. Senators are shown in order of seniority, House members in district order.

Alabama

Senate
House of Representatives (7 seats)

Arkansas

Senate
House of Representatives (1 seat)

Connecticut

Senate
House of Representatives (4 seats)

Delaware

Senate
House of Representatives (1 seat)

Georgia

Senate
House of Representatives (8 seats) [5]

Illinois

Senate
House of Representatives (7 seats)

Indiana

Senate
House of Representatives (10 seats)

Kentucky

Senate
House of Representatives (10 seats)

Louisiana

Senate
House of Representatives (4 seats)

Maine

Senate
House of Representatives (7 seats)

Maryland

Senate
House of Representatives (6 seats)

Massachusetts

Senate
House of Representatives (10 seats)

Michigan

Senate
House of Representatives (3 seats)

Mississippi

Senate
House of Representatives (4 seats) [6]

Missouri

Senate
House of Representatives (5 seats) [7]

New Hampshire

Senate
House of Representatives (4 seats) [8]

New Jersey

Senate
House of Representatives (5 seats)

New York

Senate
House of Representatives (34 seats)

North Carolina

Senate
House of Representatives (9 seats)

Ohio

Senate
House of Representatives (21 seats)

Pennsylvania

Senate
House of Representatives (24 seats)

Rhode Island

Senate
House of Representatives (2 seats)

South Carolina

Senate
House of Representatives (7 seats)

Tennessee

Senate
House of Representatives (11 seats)

Vermont

Senate
House of Representatives (4 seats)

Virginia

Senate
House of Representatives (15 seats)

Delegates

Florida Territory
Iowa Territory
Wisconsin Territory

Membership detail by Chamber/Party

The list below is arranged by chamber, then by political party. Members are shown in alphabetical order.

Senate

Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six year terms with each Congress.

Democratic
A-F
G-R
S-Z
Whig
A-F
G-R
S-Z
Law and Order

House of Representatives

Members of the House of Representatives were elected by popular vote, variously to single member districts or at-large.

Democratic
A-B-C
D-E-F
G-H-I
J-K-L
M-N-O
P-Q-R
S-T-U-V
W-X-Y-Z
Whig
A-B-C
D-E-F
G-H-I
J-K-L
M-N-O
P-Q-R
S-T-U-V
W-X-Y-Z
Independent Democratic
Independent Whig
Law and Order

Membership Changes

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

Senate
House of Representatives
  • replacements: 14
  • deaths: 7
  • resignations: 7
  • contested election: 0
  • Total seats with changes: 16

Officers

Senate
House of Representatives

Notes

  1. All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
  2. All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
  3. All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
  4. All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
  5. All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
  6. All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
  7. All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
  8. All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket: