19th United States Congress - Membership Changes

The Nineteenth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprised of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4 1825 to March 3 1827, during the first two years of the administration of U.S. President John Quincy Adams.

The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Fourth Census of the United States in 1820. The Senate had a Jacksonian or Democratic majority, and the House had an Anti-Jacksonian or National Republican majority.

Main article: 19th United States Congress
See also: 19th United States Congress - political parties
See also: 19th United States Congress - State Delegations
See also: United States House elections, 1824

Dates of sessions

March 4 1825 - March 3 1827

  • Special session of the Senate: March 4 1825 – March 9 1825
  • First session: December 5 1825 - May 22 1826
  • Second session: December 4 1826 - March 3 1827 — a lame duck session

Previous congress: 18th Congress
Next congress: 20th Congress

Membership Changes

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

Senate
  • replacements: 7
    • National Republicans (NR): 1 seat net gain
    • Democrats (D): 1 seat net loss
  • deaths: 4
  • resignations: 6
  • interim appointments: 4
  • Total seats with changes: 13
House of Representatives
  • replacements: 11
    • National Republican (NR): 1 seat net gain
    • Democrats (D): 1 seat net loss
  • deaths: 5
  • resignations: 10
  • contested election: 1
  • Total seats with changes: 16

Senate

State

Outgoing Senator

Reason for Change

Successor

Alabama
class 3

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Henry H. Chambers
Jackson Dem.-Rep.

Death.
Senator Henry H. Chambers died January 24 1826.

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Alabama
class 3

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Israel Pickens
Jackson Dem.-Rep.

Interim appointment.
John McKinley was elected to fill seat of Senator Henry H. Chambers.

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Connecticut
class 3

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vacant

Vacancy.
Vacancy in class until May 4 1825.

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Delaware
class 2

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Nicholas Van Dyke
Adams Dem.-Rep.

Death.
Senator Nicholas Van Dyke died May 21 1826.

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Delaware
class 2

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Daniel Rodney
Adams Dem.-Rep.

Interim appointment.
Henry M. Ridgely was elected to fill seat of Senator Nicholas Van Dyke.

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Maryland
class 3

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Edward Lloyd
Jackson Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Senator Edward Lloyd resigned January 1826.

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Massachusetts
class 2

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James Lloyd
Adams Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Senator James Lloyd resigned May 23 1826.

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Mississippi
class 1

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David Holmes
Jackson Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Senator David Holmes resigned September 25 1825.

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Mississippi
class 1

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Powhatan Ellis
Jackson Dem.-Rep.

Interim appointment.
Thomas B. Reed was elected to fill seat of Senator David Holmes.

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New Hampshire
class 3

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vacant

Vacancy.
Vacancy in class until June 16 1825.

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New Jersey
class 1

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Joseph McIlvaine
Adams Dem.-Rep.

Death.
Senator Joseph McIlvaine died August 19 1826.

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New York
class 3

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vacant

Vacancy.
Vacancy in class until January 14 1826.

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Rhode Island
class 1

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James De Wolf
Adams Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Senator James De Wolf resigned October 21 1825.

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South Carolina
class 3

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John Gaillard
Jackson Dem.-Rep.

Death.
Senator John Gaillard died February 26 1826.

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South Carolina
class 3

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William Harper
Jackson Dem.-Rep.

Interim appointment.
William Smith was elected to fill seat of Senator John Gaillard.

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Tennessee
class 2

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Andrew Jackson
Jackson Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Senator Andrew Jackson resigned October 14 1825.

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Virginia
class 1

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James Barbour
Jackson Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Senator James Barbour resigned March 7 1825.

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House of Representatives

State

Outgoing Representative

Reason for Change

Successor

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Henry Clay
Adams Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative Henry Clay resigned March 6 1825, before Congress assembled..

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James Johnson
Jackson Dem.-Rep.

Death.
Senator James Johnson died August 14 1826.

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Robert P. Henry
Jackson Dem.-Rep.

Death.
Senator Robert P. Henry died August 25 1826.

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Enoch Lincoln
Adams Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative Enoch Lincoln resigned January 1826.

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Joseph Kent
Adams Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative Joseph Kent resigned January 6 1826.

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Christopher Rankin
Jackson Dem.-Rep.

Death.
Representative Christopher Rankin died March 14 1826.

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Egbert E. Ten Eyck
Jackson Dem.-Rep.

Contested election.
Representative Egbert E. Ten Eyck served until December 15 1825.

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Willie P. Mangum
Jackson Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative-elect Willie P. Mangum resigned March 18 1826.

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David Jennings
Adams Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative David Jennings resigned May 25 1826.

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Joseph Hemphill
Jackson Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative Joseph Hemphill resigned in 1826.

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Henry Wilson
Jackson Dem.-Rep.

Death.
Representative [[Henry Wilson (Pennsylvania)|Henry Wilson] died August 14 1826.

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Alexander Thomson
Jackson Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative Alexander Thomson resigned May 1 1826.

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James Allison, Jr.
Jackson Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative James Allison, Jr. resigned before Congress assembled.

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Patrick Farrelly
Jackson Dem.-Rep.

Death.
Representative Patrick Farrelly died January 12 1826.

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Joel R. Poinsett
Jackson Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative Joel R. Poinsett resigned March 7 1825.

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John Randolph
Jackson Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative John Randolph resigned December 26 1825.

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