31st United States Congress - State Delegations

The Thirty-first 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 1849 to March 3 1851, during the administration of U.S. President Zachary Taylor and the first months of the administration of his successor, U.S. President Millard Fillmore.

The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Sixth Census of the United States in 1840. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.

This article supplements the main article with a list of the members by state delegation.

:"Main article: 31st United States Congress":"See also: 31st United States Congress - political parties":"See also: United States House elections, 1848"

Dates of sessions

March 4 1849 - March 3 1851
*Special session of the Senate: March 5 1849 - March 23 1849
*First session: December 3 1849 - September 30 1850
*Second session: December 2 1850 - March 3 1851 — a lame duck sessionPrevious congress: "30th Congress"
Next congress: "32nd Congress"

Members

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 1850; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1852; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1854.

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

Arkansas

:Senate
*3: Solon Borland (1808-1864), "Democratic"
*2: William K. Sebastian (1812-1865), "Democratic" :House of Representatives "(1 seat)"
*ushr|Arkansas|AL|A/L: Robert W. Johnson (1814-1879), "Democratic"

California

:Senate
*3: William M. Gwin (1805-1885), "Democratic" …newly admitted state, elected September 9 1850.
*1: John C. Frémont (1813-1890), "Democratic" …newly admitted state, elected September 9 1850.:House of Representatives "(2 seats)" [ Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.]
*ushr|California|AL|A/L: Edward Gilbert (1819c-1852), "Democratic" …newly admitted state, seated September 11 1850.
*ushr|California|AL|A/L: George W. Wright (1816-1885), "Independent" …newly admitted state, seated September 11 1850.

Connecticut

Delaware

:Senate
*2: Presley Spruance (1785-1863), "Whig"
*1: John Wales (1783-1863), "Whig" :House of Representatives "(1 seat)"
*ushr|Delaware|AL|A/L: John W. Houston (1814-1896), "Whig"

Florida

:Senate
*1: David Levy Yulee (1810-1886), "Democratic"
*3: Jackson Morton (1794-1874), "Whig" :House of Representatives "(1 seat)"
*ushr|Florida|AL|A/L: Edward C. Cabell (1816-1896), "Whig"

Georgia

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

:Senate
*3: Augustus C. Dodge (1812-1883), "Democratic"
*2: George W. Jones (1804-1896), "Democratic" :House of Representatives "(2 seats)"
*ushr|Iowa|1|1: William Thompson (1813-1897), "Democratic" …contested election, served until June 29 1850.
*: Daniel F. Miller (1814-1895), "Whig" …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 20 1850.
*ushr|Iowa|2|2: Shepherd Leffler (1811-1879), "Democratic"

Kentucky

Louisiana

:Senate
*2: Solomon W. Downs (1801-1854), "Democratic"
*3: Pierre Soulé (1801-1870), "Democratic" :House of Representatives "(4 seats)"
*ushr|Louisiana|1|1: Emile La Sére (1802-1882), "Democratic"
*ushr|Louisiana|2|2: Charles M. Conrad (1804-1878), "Whig" …resigned August 17 1850.
*: Henry A. Bullard (1788-1851), "Whig" …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 5 1850.
*ushr|Louisiana|3|3: John H. Harmanson (1803-1850), "Democratic" …died October 25 1850.
*: Alexander G. Penn (1799-1866), "Democratic" …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 30 1850.
*ushr|Louisiana|4|4: Isaac E. Morse (1809-1866), "Democratic"

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Mississippi

Missouri

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New York

North Carolina

Ohio

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

outh Carolina

:Senate
*2: John C. Calhoun (1782-1850), "Democratic" …died March 31 1850.
*: Franklin H. Elmore (1799-1850), "Democratic" …appointed to fill vacancy, April 11 1850, died May 29 1850.
*: Robert W. Barnwell (1801-1882), "Democratic" …appointed to fill vacancy, June 4 1850.
*: R. Barnwell Rhett (1800-1876), "Democratic" …elected to fill vacancy, December 18 1850.
*3: Andrew P. Butler (1796-1857), "Democratic" :House of Representatives "(7 seats)"
*ushr|South Carolina|1|1: Daniel Wallace (1801-1859), "Democratic"
*ushr|South Carolina|2|2: James L. Orr (1822-1873), "Democratic"
*ushr|South Carolina|3|3: Joseph A. Woodward (1806-1885), "Democratic"
*ushr|South Carolina|4|4: Alexander D. Sims (1803-1848), "Democratic" …died November 16 1848.
*: John McQueen (1804-1867), "Democratic" …elected to fill vacancy from preceding Congress.
*ushr|South Carolina|5|5: Armistead Burt (1802-1883), "Democratic"
*ushr|South Carolina|6|6: Isaac E. Holmes (1796-1867), "Democratic"
*ushr|South Carolina|7|7: William F. Colcock (1804-1889), "Democratic"

Tennessee

Texas

Vermont

Virginia

Wisconsin

Delegates

Notes

References

External links

* [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwsllink.html Statutes at Large, 1789-1875]
* [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwsjlink.html Senate Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress]
* [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwhjlink.html#anchor2 House Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress]
* [http://www.gpoaccess.gov/serialset/cdocuments/hd108-222/index.html Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress]
* [http://clerk.house.gov/art_history/house_history/index.html U.S. House of Representatives: House History]
* [http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/reference/two_column_table/stats_and_lists.htm U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists]

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