18th United States Congress
Senate
Deaths: 3 Resignations: 3 Vacancy: 2 Total seats with changes: 8

18th United States Congress

Section Title: Senate
Table Section Text: Deaths: 3 Resignations: 3 Vacancy: 2 Total seats with changes: 8

State (class)	Vacator	Reason for change	Successor	Date of successor's formal installation

New Jersey (1)	Vacant	Samuel L. Southard resigned at end of previous Congress. Successor elected November 12, 1823.	Joseph McIlvaine (A-DR)	November 12, 1823

Delaware (2)	Vacant	Legislature had failed to elect. Incumbent was re-elected late January 7, 1824.	Nicholas Van Dyke (A-F)	January 7, 1824

Delaware (1)	Vacant	Caesar A. Rodney resigned in previous term. Successor elected January 8, 1824.	Thomas Clayton (A-F)	January 8, 1824

Connecticut (1)	Elijah Boardman (J-DR)	Died August 18, 1823. Successor appointed October 8, 1823, and later elected May 5, 1824.	Henry W. Edwards (J-DR)	October 8, 1823

Louisiana (3)	James Brown (A-DR)	Resigned December 10, 1823, after being appointed Minister to France. Successor appointed January 15, 1824.	Josiah S. Johnston (A-DR)	January 15, 1824

Illinois (3)	Ninian Edwards (A-DR)	Resigned March 4, 1824, after being appointed Minister to Mexico. Successor elected December 6, 1824.	John McLean (C-DR)	December 6, 1824

Louisiana (2)	Henry Johnson (A-DR)	Resigned May 27, 1824, to run for Governor of Louisiana. Successor elected November 19, 1824.	Dominique J. Bouligny (A-DR)	November 19, 1824

Virginia (2)	John Taylor (C-DR)	Died August 21, 1824. Successor elected December 7, 1824.	Littleton W. Tazewell (J-DR)	December 7, 1824

Georgia (2)	Nicholas Ware (C-DR)	Died September 7, 1824. Successor elected December 6, 1824.	Thomas W. Cobb (C-DR)	December 6, 1824

Sentence(s)

On May 27, 1824, Henry Johnson (A-DR) resigned from office and on November 19, 1824, Dominique J. Bouligny (A-DR) was formally sworn in.

final_sentence: On May 27, 1824, Henry Johnson (A-DR) resigned from office and on November 19, 1824, Dominique J. Bouligny (A-DR) was formally sworn in.