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The Twenty-third 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, 1833 to March 3, 1835, during the first two years of the second administration of U.S. President Andrew Jackson.
The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Fifth Census of the United States in 1830. The Senate had an Anti-Jacksonian or National Republican majority, and the House had a Jacksonian or Democratic majority.
- see also: 23rd Congress - state detail
Dates of sessions[edit]
March 4, 1833 - March 3, 1835
- First session: December 2, 1833 - June 30, 1834
- Second session: December 1, 1834 - March 3, 1835 — a lame duck session
Previous congress: 22nd Congress - general
Next congress: 24th Congress - general
Party summary[edit]
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.
TOTAL members: 48 |
TOTAL members: 240 |
Leadership[edit]
Vice President
Martin Van Buren
- Vice President of the United States (President of the Senate):
- President pro tempore of the Senate:
- Hugh Lawson White, National Republican of Tennessee, elected December 2, 1833
- George Poindexter, National Republican of Mississippi, elected June 28, 1834
- John Tyler, National Republican of Virginia, elected March 3, 1835
- House of Representatives
- Speaker of the House
- Andrew Stevenson, Jacksonian of Virginia, elected December 2, 1833
- Speaker of the House
- John Bell, Democratic of Tennessee, elected June 2, 1834
Major events[edit]
- Main article: Events of 1833; Events of 1834; Events of 1835
Major legislation[edit]
Membership highlights by chamber[edit]
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.
Senate[edit]
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 1838; Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1834; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1836.
- See also: Category:United States Senators
- See also: Category:United States congressional delegations by state
House of Representatives[edit]
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.
- See also: Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives
- See also: Category:United States congressional delegations by state
Changes in membership[edit]
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.
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Officers[edit]
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Notes[edit]
- ^ All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
- ^ All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
- ^ All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
- ^ All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
- ^ All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
- ^ All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
- ^ There were four plural districts, the 8th, 17th, 22nd & 23rd had two representatives each, the 3rd had four representatives.
- ^ There were two plural districts, the 2nd had two representatives, the 4th had three representatives.
- ^ Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
References[edit]
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
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External links[edit]
- Statutes at Large, 1789-1875
- Senate Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress
- House Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress
- Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
- U.S. House of Representatives: House History
- U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists