20th United States Congress - State Delegations

The Twentieth 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 1827 to March 3 1829, during the last 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. Both chambers had a Jacksonian or Democratic majority.

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

Main article: 20th United States Congress
See also: 20th United States Congress - Membership Changes
See also: 20th United States Congress - political parties
See also: United States House elections, 1826

Dates of sessions

March 4 1827 - March 3 1829

  • First session: December 3 1827 - May 26 1828
  • Second session: December 1 1828 - March 3 1829 — a lame duck session

Previous congress: 19th Congress
Next congress: 21st 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 began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1832; Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1828; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1830.

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
  • 2: William R. D. King (1786-1853), ''Jackson Democratic
  • 3: John McKinley (1780-1852), ''Jackson Democratic
House of Representatives (3 seats)

  • : Gabriel Moore (1785-1845), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : John McKee (1771-1832), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : George W. Owen (1796-1837), ''Jackson Democratic

Connecticut

Senate
  • 3: Calvin Willey (1776-1858), ''Adams Republican
  • 1: Samuel A. Foote (1780-1846), ''Adams Republican
House of Representatives (6 seats)

  • : John Baldwin (1772-1850), ''Adams Republican

  • : Noyes Barber (1781-1844), ''Adams Republican

  • : Ralph I. Ingersoll (1789-1872), ''Adams Republican

  • : Orange Merwin (1777-1853), ''Adams Republican

  • : Elisha Phelps (1779-1847), ''Adams Republican

  • : David Plant (1783-1851), ''Adams Republican

Delaware

Senate
  • 2: Henry M. Ridgely (1779-1847), ''Jackson Democratic
  • 1: Louis McLane (1786-1857), ''Jackson Democratic
House of Representatives (1 seat)

  • : Kensey Johns, Jr. (1791-1857), ''Adams Republican

Georgia

Senate
  • 2: Thomas W. Cobb (1784-1830), ''Jackson Democratic …resigned in 1828.
    Oliver H. Prince (1787-1837), ''Jackson Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, November 7 1828.
  • 3: John Macpherson Berrien (1781-1856), ''Jackson Democratic
House of Representatives (7 seats)

  • : Edward F. Tattnall (1788-1832), ''Jackson Democratic …resigned before Congress assembled.

    George R. Gilmer (1790-1859), ''Jackson Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 3 1827.

  • : John Forsyth (1780-1841), ''Jackson Democratic …resigned November 7 1827.

    Richard Henry Wilde (1789-1847), ''Jackson Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated January 14 1828.

  • : Wiley Thompson (1781-1835), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : Wilson Lumpkin (1783-1870), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : Charles E. Haynes (1784-1841), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : Tomlinson Fort (1787-1859), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : John Floyd (1769-1839), ''Jackson Democratic

Illinois

Senate
  • 2: Jesse B. Thomas (1777-1853), ''Adams Republican
  • 3: Elias K. Kane (1794-1835), ''Jackson Democratic
House of Representatives (1 seat)

  • : Joseph Duncan (1794-1844), ''Jackson Democratic

Indiana

Senate
  • 1: James Noble (1785-1831), ''Adams Republican
  • 3: William Hendricks (1782-1850), ''Adams Republican
House of Representatives (3 seats)

  • : Thomas H. Blake (1792-1849), ''Adams Republican

  • : Jonathan Jennings (1784-1834), ''Adams Republican

  • : Oliver H. Smith (1794-1859), ''Jackson Democratic

Kentucky

Senate
  • 2: Richard M. Johnson (1780-1850), ''Jackson Democratic
  • 3: John Rowan (1773-1843), ''Jackson Democratic
House of Representatives (12 seats)

  • : Henry Daniel (1786-1873), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : Thomas Metcalfe (1780-1855), ''Adams Republican …resigned June 1 1828.

    John Chambers (1780-1852), ''Adams Republican …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 1 1828.

  • : James Clark (1770-1839), ''Adams Republican

  • : Robert P. Letcher (1788-1861), ''Adams Republican

  • : Robert L. McHatton (1788-1835), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : Joseph Lecompte (1797-1851), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : Thomas P. Moore (1797-1853), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : Richard A. Buckner (1763-1847), ''Adams Republican

  • : Charles A. Wickliffe (1788-1869), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : Joel Yancey (1773-1838), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : William S. Young (1790-1827), ''Adams Republican …died September 20 1827, before Congress assembled.

    John Calhoon (1797- ), ''Adams Republican …contested elected to fill vacancy, resigned.
    Thomas Chilton (1798-1854), ''Jackson Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated January 11 1828.

  • : Chittenden Lyon (1787-1842), ''Jackson Democratic

Louisiana

Senate
  • 3: Josiah S. Johnston (1784-1833), ''Adams Republican
  • 2: Dominique J. Bouligny (1773-1833), ''Adams Republican
House of Representatives (3 seats)

  • : Edward Livingston (1764-1836), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : Henry H. Gurley (1788-1833), ''Adams Republican

  • : William L. Brent (1784-1848), ''Adams Republican

Maine

Senate
  • 2: John Chandler (1762-1841), ''Jackson Democratic
  • 1: Albion K. Parris (1788-1857), ''Jackson Democratic …resigned August 26 1828.
    John Holmes (1773-1843), ''Adams Republican …elected to fill vacancy, January 15 1829.
House of Representatives (7 seats)

  • : William Burleigh (1785-1827), ''Adams Republican …died July 2 1827, before Congress assembled.

    Rufus McIntire (1784-1866), ''Jackson Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 3 1827

  • : John Anderson (1792-1853), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : Joseph F. Wingate (1786- ), ''Adams Republican

  • : Peleg Sprague (1793-1880), ''Adams Republican

  • : James W. Ripley (1786-1835), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : Jeremiah O'Brien (1778-1858), ''Adams Republican

  • : Samuel Butman (1788-1864), ''Adams Republican

Maryland

Senate
  • 1: Samuel Smith (1752-1839), ''Jackson Democratic
  • 3: Ezekiel F. Chambers (1788-1867), ''Adams Republican
House of Representatives (9 seats)

  • : Clement Dorsey (1778-1848), ''Adams Republican

  • : John C. Weems (1778-1862), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : George C. Washington (1789-1854), ''Adams Republican

  • : Michael C. Sprigg (1791-1845), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : John Barney (1785-1857), ''Adams Republican

  • : Peter Little (1775-1830), ''Adams Republican

  • : Levin Gale (1784-1834), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : John L. Kerr (1780-1844), ''Adams Republican

  • : Ephraim K. Wilson (1771-1834), ''Adams Republican

Massachusetts

Senate
  • 2: Nathaniel Silsbee (1773-1850), ''Adams Republican
  • 1: Daniel Webster (1782-1852), ''Adams Republican …elected to fill vacancy in class, May 30 1827.
House of Representatives (13 seats)

  • : Daniel Webster (1782-1852), ''Adams Republican …resigned May 30 1827, before Congress assembled.

    Benjamin Gorham (1775-1855), ''Adams Republican …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 3 1827.

  • : Benjamin W. Crowninshield (1772-1851), ''Adams Republican

  • : John Varnum (1778-1836), ''Adams Republican

  • : Edward Everett (1794-1865), ''Adams Republican

  • : John Davis (1787-1854), ''Adams Republican

  • : John Locke (1764-1855), ''Adams Republican

  • : Samuel C. Allen (1772-1842), ''Adams Republican

  • : Isaac C. Bates (1779-1845), ''Adams Republican

  • : Henry W. Dwight (1788-1845), ''Adams Republican

  • : John Bailey (1786-1835), ''Adams Republican

  • : Joseph Richardson (1778-1871), ''Adams Republican

  • : James L. Hodges (1790-1846), ''Adams Republican

  • : John Reed, Jr. (1781-1860), ''Adams Republican

Mississippi

Senate
  • 2: Thomas H. Williams (1780-1840), ''Jackson Democratic
  • 1: Powhatan Ellis (1790-1863), ''Jackson Democratic
House of Representatives (1 seat)

  • : William Haile (1797-1837), ''Jackson Democratic …resigned September 12 1828.

    Thomas Hinds (1780-1840), ''Jackson Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 8 1828.

Missouri

Senate
  • 3: David Barton (1783-1837), ''Adams Republican
  • 1: Thomas H. Benton (1782-1858), ''Jackson Democratic
House of Representatives (1 seat)

  • : Edward Bates (1793-1869), ''Adams Republican

New Hampshire

Senate
  • 2: Samuel Bell (1770-1850), ''Adams Republican
  • 3: Levi Woodbury (1789-1851), ''Jackson Democratic
House of Representatives (6 seats)

  • : David Barker, Jr. (1797-1834), ''Adams Republican

  • : Ichabod Bartlett (1786-1853), ''Adams Republican

  • : Titus Brown (1786-1849), ''Adams Republican

  • : Jonathan Harvey (1780-1859), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : Joseph Healy (1776-1861), ''Adams Republican

  • : Thomas Whipple, Jr. (1787-1835), ''Adams Republican

New Jersey

Senate
  • 2: Mahlon Dickerson (1770-1853), ''Jackson Democratic …resigned January 30 1829.
  • 1: Ephraim Bateman (1780-1829), ''Adams Republican …resigned January 12 1829.
    Mahlon Dickerson (1770-1853), ''Jackson Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, February 9 1829.
House of Representatives (6 seats)

  • : Lewis Condict (1772-1862), ''Adams Republican

  • : George Holcombe (1786-1828), ''Jackson Democratic …died January 14 1828.

    James F. Randolph (1791-1872), ''Adams Republican …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 1 1828.

  • : Isaac Pierson (1770-1833), ''Adams Republican

  • : Samuel Swan (1771-1844), ''Adams Republican

  • : Hedge Thompson (1780-1828), ''Adams Republican …died July 23 1828.

    Thomas Sinnickson (1786-1873), ''Adams Republican …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 1 1828.

  • : Ebenezer Tucker (1758-1845), ''Adams Republican

New York

Senate
  • 1: Martin Van Buren (1782-1862), ''Jackson Democratic …resigned December 20 1828.
    Charles E. Dudley (1780-1841), ''Jackson Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated January 15 1829.
  • 3: Nathan Sanford (1777-1838), ''Adams Republican
House of Representatives (34 seats)

  • : Silas Wood (1769-1847), ''Adams Republican

  • : John J. Wood (1784-1874), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : Churchill C. Cambreleng (1786-1862), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : Jeromus Johnson (1775-1846), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : Gulian C. Verplanck (1786-1870), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : Aaron Ward (1790-1867), ''Adams Republican

  • : Thomas J. Oakley (1783-1857), ''Jackson Democratic …resigned May 9 1828.

    Thomas Taber, II (1785-1862), ''Jackson Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 1 1828.

  • : John Hallock, Jr. (1783-1840), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : George O. Belden (1797-1833), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : James Strong (1783-1847), ''Adams Republican

  • : John D. Dickinson (1767-1841), ''Adams Republican

  • : Stephen Van Rensselaer (1764-1839), ''Adams Republican

  • : Selah R. Hobbie (1797-1854), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : John I. De Graff (1783-1848), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : Samuel Chase ( -1838), ''Adams Republican

  • : Henry R. Storrs (1787-1837), ''Adams Republican

  • : Michael Hoffman (1787-1848), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : Henry Markell (1792-1831), ''Adams Republican

  • : John W. Taylor (1784-1854), ''Adams Republican

  • : Henry C. Martindale (1780-1860), ''Adams Republican

  • : Richard Keese (1794-1883), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : Rudolph Bunner (1779-1837), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : Silas Wright, Jr. (1795-1847), ''Jackson Democratic …resigned February 16 1829.

  • : John C. Clark (1793-1852), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : John G. Stower ( - ), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : Jonas Earll, Jr. (1786-1846), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : Nathaniel Garrow (1780-1841), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : David Woodcock (1785-1835), ''Adams Republican

  • : Dudley Marvin (1786-1856), ''Adams Republican

  • : John Maynard ( -1850), ''Adams Republican

  • : Daniel D. Barnard (1797-1861), ''Adams Republican

  • : John Magee (1794-1868), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : David E. Evans (1788-1850), ''Jackson Democratic …resigned May 2 1827, before Congress assembled.

    Phineas L. Tracy (1786-1876), ''Adams Republican …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 3 1827.

  • : Daniel G. Garnsey (1779-1851), ''Adams Republican

North Carolina

Senate
  • 3: Nathaniel Macon (1757-1837), ''Jackson Democratic …resigned November 14 1828.
    James Iredell, Jr. (1788-1853), ''Jackson Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, December 15 1828.
  • 2: John Branch (1782-1863), ''Jackson Democratic
House of Representatives (13 seats)

  • : Lemuel Sawyer (1777-1852), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : Willis Alston (1769-1837), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : Thomas H. Hall (1773-1853), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : John H. Bryan (1798-1870), ''Adams Republican

  • : Gabriel Holmes (1769-1829), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : Daniel Turner (1796-1860), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : John Culpepper (1761-1841), ''Adams Republican

  • : Daniel L. Barringer (1788-1852), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : Augustine H. Shepperd (1792-1864), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : John Long (1785-1857), ''Adams Republican

  • : Henry W. Connor (1793-1866), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : Samuel P. Carson (1798-1838), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : Lewis Williams (1782-1842), ''Adams Republican

Ohio

Senate
  • 1: Benjamin Ruggles (1783-1857), ''Adams Republican
  • 3: William Henry Harrison (1773-1841), ''Adams Republican …resigned May 20 1828.
    Jacob Burnet (1770-1853), ''Adams Republican …elected to fill vacancy, December 10 1828.
House of Representatives (14 seats)

  • : James Findlay (1770-1835), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : John Woods (1794-1855), ''Adams Republican

  • : William McLean (1794-1839), ''Adams Republican

  • : Joseph Vance (1786-1852), ''Adams Republican

  • : William Russell (1782-1845), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : William Creighton, Jr. (1778-1851), ''Adams Republican …resigned in 1828.

    Francis S. Muhlenberg (1795-1831), ''Adams Republican …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 19 1828.

  • : Samuel F. Vinton (1792-1862), ''Adams Republican

  • : William Wilson (1773-1827), ''Adams Republican …died June 6 1827, before Congress assembled

    William Stanbery (1788-1873), ''Jackson Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 3 1827.

  • : Philemon Beecher (1775-1839), ''Adams Republican

  • : John Davenport (1788-1855), ''Adams Republican

  • : John C. Wright (1783-1861), ''Adams Republican

  • : John Sloane (1779-1856), ''Adams Republican

  • : Elisha Whittlesey (1783-1863), ''Adams Republican

  • : Mordecai Bartley (1783-1870), ''Adams Republican

Pennsylvania

Senate
  • 3: William Marks (1778-1858), ''Adams Republican
  • 1: Isaac D. Barnard (1791-1834), ''Jackson Democratic
House of Representatives (26 seats)

  • : Joel B. Sutherland (1792-1861), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : John Sergeant (1779-1852), ''Adams Republican

  • : Daniel H. Miller ( -1846), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : Samuel Anderson (1773-1850), ''Adams Republican

  • : James Buchanan (1791-1868), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : Charles Miner (1780-1865), ''Adams Republican

  • : John B. Sterigere (1793-1852), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : Innis Green (1776-1839), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : William Addams (1777-1858), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : Joseph Fry, Jr. (1781-1860), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : Samuel D. Ingham (1779-1860), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : George Wolf (1777-1840), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : George Kremer (1775-1854), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : Samuel McKean (1787-1841), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : Espy Van Horne (1795-1829), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : Adam King (1790-1835), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : William Ramsey (1779-1831), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : James Wilson (1779-1868), ''Adams Republican

  • : John Mitchell (1781-1849), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : Chauncey Forward (1793-1839), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : Andrew Stewart (1791-1872), ''Adams Republican

  • : Joseph Lawrence (1786-1842), ''Adams Republican

  • : Robert Orr, Jr. (1786-1876), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : James S. Stevenson (1780-1831), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : Richard Coulter (1788-1852), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : Stephen Barlow (1779-1845), ''Jackson Democratic

Rhode Island

Senate
  • 2: Nehemiah R. Knight (1780-1854), ''Adams Republican
  • 1: Asher Robbins (1757-1845), ''Adams Republican
House of Representatives (2 seats)

  • : Tristam Burges (1770-1853), ''Adams Republican

  • : Dutee J. Pearce (1789-1849), ''Adams Republican

South Carolina

Senate
  • 2: Robert Y. Hayne (1791-1839), ''Jackson Democratic
  • 3: William Smith (1762-1840), ''Jackson Democratic
House of Representatives (9 seats)

  • : William Drayton (1776-1846), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : James Hamilton, Jr. (1786-1857), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : Thomas R. Mitchell (1783-1837), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : William D. Martin (1789-1833), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : George McDuffie (1790-1851), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : Warren R. Davis (1793-1835), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : William T. Nuckolls (1801-1855), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : John Carter (1792-1850), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : Starling Tucker (1770-1834), ''Jackson Democratic

Tennessee

Senate
  • 1: John H. Eaton (1790-1856), ''Jackson Democratic
  • 2: Hugh Lawson White (1773-1840), ''Jackson Democratic
House of Representatives (9 seats)

  • : John Blair (1790-1863), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : Pryor Lea (1794-1879), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : James C. Mitchell (1786-1843), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : Jacob C. Isacks ( - ), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : Robert Desha (1791-1849), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : James K. Polk (1795-1849), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : John Bell (1797-1869), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : John H. Marable (1786-1844), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : David Crockett (1786-1836), ''Jackson Democratic

Vermont

Senate
  • 1: Horatio Seymour (1778-1857), ''Adams Republican
  • 3: Dudley Chase (1771-1846), ''Adams Republican
House of Representatives (5 seats)

  • : Jonathan Hunt (1787-1832), ''Adams Republican

  • : Rollin C. Mallary (1784-1831), ''Adams Republican

  • : George E. Wales (1792-1860), ''Adams Republican

  • : Benjamin Swift (1781-1847), ''Adams Republican

  • : Daniel A. A. Buck (1789-1841), ''Adams Republican

Virginia

Senate
  • 2: Littleton W. Tazewell (1774-1860), ''Jackson Democratic
  • 1: John Tyler (1790-1862), ''Jackson Democratic
House of Representatives (22 seats)

  • : Thomas Newton, Jr. (1768-1847), ''Adams Republican

  • : James Trezvant ( -1841), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : William S. Archer (1789-1855), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : Mark Alexander (1792-1883), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : John Randolph (1773-1833), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : Thomas Davenport ( -1838), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : Nathaniel H. Claiborne (1777-1859), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : Burwell Bassett (1764-1841), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : Andrew Stevenson (1784-1857), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : William C. Rives (1793-1868), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : Philip P. Barbour (1783-1841), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : John Roane (1766-1838), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : John Taliaferro (1768-1852), ''Adams Republican

  • : Charles F. Mercer (1778-1858), ''Adams Republican

  • : John S. Barbour (1790-1855), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : William Armstrong (1782-1865), ''Adams Republican

  • : Robert Allen (1794-1859), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : Isaac Leffler (1788-1866), ''Adams Republican

  • : William McCoy ( -1864), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : John Floyd (1783-1837), ''Jackson Democratic

  • : Lewis Maxwell (1790-1862), ''Adams Republican

  • : Alexander Smyth (1765-1830), ''Jackson Democratic

Delegates

Arkansas Territory

  • : Henry W. Conway (1793-1827), ''Jackson Democratic …died November 9 1827, before Congress assembled.

    Ambrose H. Sevier (1801-1848), ''Jackson Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated February 13 1828.
Florida Territory

  • : Joseph M. White (1781-1839),

Michigan Territory

  • : Austin E. Wing (1792-1849), ''Adams Republican