26th United States Congress
Changes in membership -- House of Representatives
Table:
District	Vacator	Reason for change	Successor	Date of successor 's formal installation

Indiana 7th	Vacant	Rep-elect Howard presented credentials August 5 , 1839	Tilghman Howard ( D )	Seated August 5 , 1839

Missouri At-large	Albert G. Harrison ( D )	Died September 7 , 1839	John Jameson ( D )	Seated December 12 , 1839

Massachusetts 6th	James C. Alvord ( W )	Died September 27 , 1839	Osmyn Baker ( W )	Seated January 14 , 1840

Pennsylvania 14th	William W. Potter ( D )	Died October 28 , 1839	George McCulloch ( D )	Seated November 20 , 1839

Virginia 14th	Charles F. Mercer ( W )	Resigned December 26 , 1839	William M. McCarty ( W )	Seated January 25 , 1840

Ohio 4th	Thomas Corwin ( W )	Resigned May 30 , 1840 , having become a candidate for Governor of Ohio	Jeremiah Morrow ( W )	Seated October 13 , 1840

Connecticut 2nd	William L. Storrs ( W )	Resigned some time in June , 1840	William W. Boardman ( W )	Seated December 7 , 1840

New York 11th	Anson Brown ( W )	Died June 14 , 1840	Nicholas B. Doe ( W )	Seated December 7 , 1840

Indiana 7th	Tilghman Howard ( D )	Resigned July 1 , 1840	Henry S. Lane ( W )	Seated August 3 , 1840

Georgia At-large	Walter T. Colquitt ( W )	Resigned July 21 , 1840	Hines Holt ( W )	Seated February 1 , 1841

Louisiana 3rd	Rice Garland ( W )	Resigned July 21 , 1840 , to accept appointment as judge of Louisiana Supreme Court	John Moore ( W )	Seated December 17 , 1840

Pennsylvania 22nd	Richard Biddle ( AM )	Resigned July 21 , 1840	Henry M. Brackenridge ( W )	Seated October 13 , 1840

Kentucky 5th	Simeon H. Anderson ( W )	Died August 11 , 1840	John B. Thompson ( W )	Seated December 7 , 1840

Massachusetts 1st	Abbott Lawrence ( W )	Resigned September 18 , 1840	Robert C. Winthrop ( W )	Seated November 9 , 1840

Pennsylvania 13th	William S. Ramsey ( D )	Died October 17 , 1840	Charles McClure ( D )	Seated December 7 , 1840

Iowa Territory At-large	William W. Chapman ( D )	Term expired by law October 27 , 1840	Augustus C. Dodge ( D )	Seated October 28 , 1840

Virginia 1st	Joel Holleman ( D )	Resigned in December 1840	Francis Mallory ( W )	Seated December 28 , 1840

Maine 4th	George Evans ( W )	Resigned March 3 , 1841 , after being elected to the US Senate	Vacant	Not filled this term

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Indiana 's 7th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana . Based in the heart of the state , the district encompasses most of Marion County and Indianapolis , except for the north side , which is represented by the 5th District . The district is currently represented by Democrat André Carson , who won a special election in 2008 to succeed his grandmother Julia Carson following her death in 2007 . The district is one of three to be represented by a Muslim in the United States ( the others being Michigan 's 13th , represented by Rashida Tlaib , and Minnesota 's 5th , represented by Ilhan Omar ) . This district has not elected a Republican since the 2000 election when it covered a completely different area of the state , and is considered a safe Democratic seat .
Tilghman Ashurst Howard ( November 14 , 1797 - August 16 , 1844 ) was an American lawyer , politician , and diplomat from Indiana . He was born near Easley , South Carolina . He moved to Knoxville , Tennessee , in 1816 and was admitted to the bar there in 1818 . In 1830 , he moved to Bloomington , Indiana , and in 1833 to Rockville , Indiana . President Andrew Jackson appointed him US Attorney for Indiana , and he served as such from 1833 to 1839 . In 1838 , he sought , unsuccessfully , to be elected to the U.S. Senate . He was elected to the United States House of Representatives on August 5 , 1839 , and served until he resigned on July 1 , 1840 . In 1841 , Tilghman unsuccessfully defended the blacksmith Noah Beauchamp against a murder charge . Beauchamp was convicted and executed in Parke County , Indiana . He sought election as Governor of Indiana in 1840 and as United States Senator in 1843 but was unsuccessful . He was appointed chargé d'affaires to the Republic of Texas on June 11 , 1844 , and presented his credentials on August 2 , 1844 ; he served all of two weeks before his untimely death in Washington-on-the-Brazos , Texas , at the age of 46 . Tilghman Howard is buried in Rockville , Indiana .
The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States , along with its main rival , the Republican Party . Tracing its heritage back to Thomas Jefferson and James Madison 's Democratic-Republican Party , the modern-day Democratic Party was founded around 1828 by supporters of Andrew Jackson , making it the world 's oldest active political party . In its early years , the Party supported limited government , state sovereignty and opposed banks and the abolition of slavery . Since Franklin D. Roosevelt and his New Deal coalition in the 1930s , the Democratic Party has promoted a social liberal platform . Well into the 20th century , the party had conservative pro-business and Southern conservative-populist wings ; following the New Deal , however , the conservative wing of the party largely withered outside the South . The New Deal Coalition of 1932-1964 attracted strong support from voters of recent European extraction - many of whom were Catholics based in the cities . After the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 , the core bases of the two parties shifted , with the Southern states becoming more reliably Republican in presidential politics and the Northeastern states becoming more reliably Democratic . The once-powerful labor union element became smaller and less supportive after the 1970s . White evangelicals and Southerners have become heavily Republican at the state and local levels since the 1990s . People living in urban areas , women , college graduates , sexual and gender minorities , millennials , and black , Latino , Jewish , Muslim and Asian Americans tend to support the Democratic Party . The Democratic Party 's philosophy of modern liberalism advocates social and economic equality , along with the welfare state . It seeks to provide government regulation in the economy .
From the state 's creation August 10 , 1821 until the end of the 29th United States Congress ( in 1847 ) , and also for the 73rd Congress ( 1933-1935 ) , Missouri elected its members of the United States House of Representatives at-large statewide on a general ticket .
Albert Galliton Harrison ( June 26 , 1800 - September 7 , 1839 ) was a three-term United States Representative from Missouri . Born in Mount Sterling , Kentucky , Harrison graduated from Transylvania University , Lexington , Kentucky , in 1820 . He was then admitted to the bar and began his law practice in Mount Sterling . Seven years later , he moved to Fulton , Missouri . Harrison served as member of the Board of Visitors to the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1828 , and from 1829 to 1835 was a member of the commission to settle land titles growing out of Spanish grants . In 1832 , he was elected as a Jacksonian Democratic Representative to the Twenty-fourth Congress ( March 4 , 1835 - March 3 , 1837 ) . Harrison was re-elected as a Democratic Representative to the Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth Congresses ( March 4 , 1837 - September 7 , 1839 ) . Albert G. Harrison died six months into his third term in Fulton , Missouri at the age of 39 in 1839 . His remains were interred in the Congressional Cemetery , Washington , D.C .
John Jameson ( March 6 , 1802 - January 24 , 1857 ) was an American farmer , lawyer , and politician from Fulton , Missouri . He represented Missouri in the U.S. House of Representatives . Jameson was born in Mount Sterling , Kentucky in Montgomery County , Kentucky on March 6 , 1802 . He attended the common schools , moved to Callaway County , Missouri in 1825 , studied law , was admitted to the bar in 1826 and commenced practice in Fulton , Missouri . He served as a captain in the militia during the Black Hawk War . He held several local offices , including : member of the Missouri House of Representatives from 1830 to 1836 ; and Speaker of the House from 1834 to 1836 . Jameson was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-sixth Congress , filling the vacancy caused by the death of Albert G. Harrison , and serving from December 12 , 1839 to March 3 , 1841 . He was not a candidate for renomination in 1840 . In 1842 Jameson was again elected to the U.S. House , serving the Twenty-eighth Congress ( March 4 , 1843 - March 3 , 1845 ) . He was not a candidate for renomination in 1844 . Jameson was elected to the Thirtieth Congress ( March 4 , 1847 - March 3 , 1849 ) . He was not a candidate for renomination in 1848 .
Massachusetts 's 6th congressional district is located in northeastern Massachusetts . It contains most of Essex County , including the North Shore and Cape Ann . It is represented by Seth Moulton , who has represented the district since January 2015 . The shape of the district went through minor changes effective from the elections of 2012 after Massachusetts congressional redistricting to reflect the 2010 census . The towns of Tewksbury and Billerica were added , along with a small portion of the town of Andover .
James Church Alvord ( April 14 , 1808 - September 27 , 1839 ) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts . Born in Greenwich , Massachusetts , Alvord completed preparatory studies and was graduated from Dartmouth College , Hanover , New Hampshire , in 1827 . He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1830 , commencing the practice of his profession in Greenfield , Massachusetts . He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1837 . He served in the State senate in 1838 . Alvord was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-sixth Congress and served from March 4 , 1839 , until his death in Greenfield , Massachusetts , on September 27 , 1839 , before the Congress assembled . He was interred in Federal Street Cemetery .
The Whig Party was a political party active in the middle of the 19th century in the United States of America . Alongside the Democratic Party , it was one of the two major parties in the United States during the late 1830s , the 1840s , and the early 1850s , part of the Second Party System . Four U.S. presidents were affiliated with the Whig party for at least part of their respective terms . Other influential party leaders include Henry Clay , Daniel Webster , William Seward , John J. Crittenden , and Truman Smith . The Whigs emerged in the 1830s in opposition to President Andrew Jackson , pulling together former members of the National Republican Party , the Anti-Masonic Party , and disaffected Democrats . The Whigs had some links to the defunct Federalist Party , but the Whig Party was not a direct successor to that party and many Whig leaders , including Clay , had aligned with the rival Democratic-Republican Party . In the 1836 presidential election , four different Whig candidates received electoral votes , but the party failed to defeat Jackson 's chosen successor , Martin Van Buren . Whig nominee William Henry Harrison unseated Van Buren in the 1840 presidential election , but died just one month into his term . Harrison 's successor , John Tyler , was expelled from the party in 1841 after clashing with Clay and other Whig Party leaders over economic policies such as the re-establishment of a national bank . Clay won his party 's nomination in the 1844 presidential election but was defeated by Democrat James K. Polk , who subsequently presided over the Mexican-American War . Whig nominee Zachary Taylor won the 1848 presidential election , but Taylor died in 1850 and was succeeded by Millard Fillmore . Fillmore , Clay , Daniel Webster , and Democrat Stephen A. Douglas led the passage of the Compromise of 1850 , which helped to defuse sectional tensions in the aftermath of the Mexican-American War .
Osmyn Baker ( May 18 , 1800 - February 9 , 1875 ) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts . Born in Amherst , Massachusetts , Baker attended Amherst Academy . He was graduated from Yale College in 1822 . He studied law at Northampton Law School . He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Amherst in 1825 . He served as member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 1833 , 1834 , 1836 , and 1837 . County commissioner of Hampshire County , Massachusetts 1834-1837 . Baker was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of James C. Alvord . Baker was reelected to the Twenty-seventh and Twenty-eighth Congresses and served from January 14 , 1840 , to March 3 , 1845 . He served as chairman of the Committee on Accounts ( Twenty-seventh Congress ) . He was not a candidate for renomination in 1844 . He resumed the practice of law at Northampton in 1845 .
Pennsylvania 's 14th congressional district is located in the southwestern part of the state and includes all of Fayette County , Greene County , and Washington County , as well as the western part of Westmoreland County . It is represented by Republican Guy Reschenthaler . Prior to 2018 , the 14th district included the entire city of Pittsburgh and parts of surrounding suburbs . The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania redrew the district in February 2018 after ruling the previous map unconstitutional . The 14th and 18th districts swapped names and had their boundaries adjusted for the 2018 elections and representation thereafter .
William Wilson Potter ( December 18 , 1792 - October 28 , 1839 ) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania . William W. Potter was born at Potters Mills , Pennsylvania . He completed preparatory studies in Bellefonte , Pennsylvania , and graduated from Dickinson College in Carlisle , Pennsylvania . He studied law , was admitted to the bar in 1814 and practiced his profession . Potter was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth Congresses and served until his death , before the assembling of the Twenty-sixth Congress , in Bellefonte . Interment in Union Cemetery in Bellefonte .
George McCulloch ( February 22 , 1792 - April 6 , 1861 ) was an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania . George McCulloch was born in Maysville , Kentucky . Upon the death of his parents , he was sent to Cumberland County , Pennsylvania , where he was reared by relatives . He became an ironmaster , with extensive iron interests in Centre County , Pennsylvania . He was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 17th district from 1835 to 1836 . He was one of the proprietors of Hannah Furnace from 1836 to 1850 . McCulloch was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William W. Potter . He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1842 . He retired from political life and active business pursuits with residence in Lewistown , Pennsylvania . He died in Port Royal , Pennsylvania . Interment in Church Hill Cemetery , southwest of Port Royal , Pennsylvania .
Virginia Congressional District 14 is an obsolete congressional district . It was eliminated in 1853 after the 1850 U.S. Census . Its last Congressman was James M. H. Beale .
Charles Fenton Mercer ( June 16 , 1778 - May 4 , 1858 ) was a nineteenth-century politician , U.S . Congressman , and lawyer from Loudoun County , Virginia .
William Mason McCarty ( ca . 1789 - December 20 , 1863 ) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia ; Acting Governor for Governor William Pope Duval .
Ohio 's 4th congressional district spans sections of the northeast , central , and southwest areas of the state . Its nickname , the duck district , refers to its geographical shape being similar to a duck . Designed to separate population centers , the district zig-zags west and south from Cleveland 's suburbs to Mercer County on the Indiana border . The largest city in the district is Lima . It also includes Oberlin , home of Oberlin College . It is currently represented by Republican Jim Jordan , who has represented the district since 2007 .
Thomas Corwin ( July 29 , 1794 - December 18 , 1865 ) , also known as Tom Corwin , The Wagon Boy , and Black Tom was a politician from the state of Ohio . He represented Ohio in both houses of Congress and served as the 15th Governor of Ohio and the 20th Secretary of the Treasury . After affiliating with the Whig Party , he joined the Republican Party in the 1850s . Corwin is best known for his sponsorship of the proposed Corwin Amendment , which was presented in an unsuccessful attempt to avoid the oncoming American Civil War . Corwin was born in Bourbon County , Kentucky , but he grew up in Lebanon , Ohio . After serving as a wagon boy in the War of 1812 , he established a legal practice in Lebanon . He became a prosecuting attorney and won election to the Ohio House of Representatives . He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1830 to 1840 , resigning from Congress to take office as Ohio 's governor . He was defeated for re-election in 1842 but was elected by the state legislature to the United States Senate in 1844 . As a Senator , he became a prominent opponent of the Mexican-American War . He resigned from the Senate to become Secretary of the Treasury under President Millard Fillmore . Corwin returned to the United States House of Representatives in 1859 .
The governor of the State of Ohio is the head of the executive branch of the government of Ohio and the commander-in-chief of the U.S. state 's military forces . The officeholder has a duty to enforce state laws , the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Ohio General Assembly , the power to convene the legislature and the power to grant pardons , except in cases of treason and impeachment . There have been 63 governors of Ohio , serving 69 distinct terms . The longest term was held by Jim Rhodes , who was elected four times and served just under sixteen years in two non-consecutive periods of two terms each ( 1963-1971 and 1975-1983 ) . The shortest terms were held by John William Brown and Nancy Hollister , who each served for only 11 days after the governors preceding them resigned in order to begin the terms to which they had been elected in the United States Senate ; the shortest-serving elected governor was John M. Pattison , who died in office five months into his term . The current governor is Republican Mike DeWine , who took office on January 14 , 2019 .
Jeremiah Morrow ( October 6 , 1771 - March 22 , 1852 ) was a Democratic-Republican Party politician from Ohio . He served as the ninth Governor of Ohio , and the last Democratic-Republican to do so .
Connecticut 's 2nd Congressional District is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Connecticut . Located in the eastern part of the state , the district includes all of New London County , Tolland County , and Windham County , along with parts of Hartford , Middlesex , and New Haven counties . Principal cities include : Enfield , Norwich , New London , and Groton . The district is currently represented by Democrat Joe Courtney .
William Lucius Storrs ( March 25 , 1795 - June 25 , 1861 ) was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut , brother of Henry Randolph Storrs . Born in Middletown , Connecticut , Storrs was graduated from Yale College in 1814 . He studied law and was admitted to the bar in Whitestown , New York , in 1817 . He returned to Connecticut the same year and commenced practice in Middletown . He served as a member of the state house of representatives 1827-1829 and again in 1834 . He served as speaker in 1834 . Storrs was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-first and Twenty-second Congresses ( March 4 , 1829-March 3 , 1833 ) . He was not a candidate for renomination in 1832 . Storrs was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-sixth Congress and served from March 1839 until his resignation in June 1840 . He was appointed associate judge of the Connecticut Supreme Court in 1840 and promoted to chief justice in 1856 , in which capacity he served until his death . Professor of law in the Wesleyan University at Middletown 1841-1846 . Professor of law at Yale College in 1846 and 1847 .
William Whiting Boardman ( October 10 , 1794 - August 27 , 1871 ) was a politician and United States Representative from Connecticut .
New York 's 11th congressional district is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in New York City . The 11th district includes all of Staten Island and parts of southern Brooklyn , including the neighborhoods of Bay Ridge , Bath Beach , Dyker Heights , south western Gravesend , western Sheepshead Bay , and parts of southern Bensonhurst . Politically , it is the most conservative district in New York City , the only district in the city which leans towards the Republican Party in national elections , and until 2018 , it was the only district covering part of the city to be represented by a Republican . Following the 2018 election , the Republicans were left without House representation in New York City for only the second time since the 1930s . The district has significant Italian-American , Jewish , Irish-American , and Russian-American , populations . From 2003 to 2013 , the 11th district was located entirely in Brooklyn and had a majority African-American population . Most of the territory located within the old 11th district is now located in New York 's 9th congressional district . Prior to 2013 , most of the territory currently located in the 11th district had been located in New York 's 13th congressional district . The 11th district was the subject of The Colbert Report 's Better Know a District segment on December 15 , 2005 and September 4 , 2012 . The 11th District is currently represented by Democrat Max Rose .
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Nicholas Bartlett Doe ( June 16 , 1786 - December 6 , 1856 ) was a U.S. Representative from New York .
Henry Smith Lane ( February 24 , 1811 - June 19 , 1881 ) was a United States Representative , Senator , and the 13th Governor of Indiana ; he was by design the shortest-serving Governor of Indiana , having made plans to resign the office should his party take control of the Indiana General Assembly and elect him to the United States Senate . He held that office for only two days , and was known for his opposition to slavery . A Whig until the party collapsed , he supported compromise with the south . He became an early leader in the Republican Party starting in 1856 serving as the president of the first party convention , delivering its keynote address , and was influential in the nomination of Abraham Lincoln . With the repeal of the Missouri Compromise , he became a full-fledged abolitionist , and in the Senate he was a pro-Union advocate and a strong supporter of the war effort to end the rebellion .
From 1793 to 1827 and again from 1829 to 1845 , Georgia elected all its Representatives in Congress from a single multi-member at-large congressional district .
Walter Terry Colquitt ( December 27 , 1799 - May 7 , 1855 ) was a lawyer , circuit-riding Methodist preacher , and politician . Born in Virginia , he later moved with his family to Georgia , where he grew up . He graduated from Princeton College , read the law , and passed the bar . Later he was elected as United States Representative , and then by the Georgia state legislature as US Senator from the state .
Hines Holt ( April 27 , 1805 - November 4 , 1865 ) was a lawyer , state legislator , and United States Representative from Georgia .
Louisiana 's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Louisiana . The district covers the southwestern and south central portion of the state , ranging from the Texas border to the Atchafalaya River . The district is currently represented by Republican Clay Higgins , a former sheriff 's deputy from Point Barre known for his controversial Crime Stoppers videos . He won the December 10th runoff against public service commissioner Scott Angelle to replace Charles Boustany .
Rice Garland ( c. 1795 - 1861 ) was a United States Representative from Louisiana . Garland was born in Lynchburg , Virginia , and he pursued a basic education , studied law and was admitted to the bar and commenced the practice of law . He moved to Opelousas , Louisiana , in 1820 and continued the practice of his profession . Garland was elected from the Louisiana 's 3rd congressional district as an Anti-Jacksonian in 1833 to the Twenty-third Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Henry Adams Bullard . He was reelected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress and as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth Congresses , in which he served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of War . Garland served in Congress from April 28 , 1834 , to July 21 , 1840 , when he resigned to accept an appointment as judge of the Supreme Court of Louisiana , in which capacity he served , with residence in New Orleans until 1846 . In 1846 , he moved to Brownsville , Texas , and continued the practice of law until his death in that city in 1861 ; He was buried in a cemetery at Brownsville .
The Supreme Court of Louisiana is the highest court and court of last resort in the U.S. state of Louisiana . The modern Supreme Court , composed of seven justices , meets in the French Quarter of New Orleans . The Supreme Court , and Louisiana state law , are historically based in the colonial governments of France and Spain during the 18th century . The current Supreme Court traces its roots back to these beginnings .
John Moore ( 1788-1867 ) was an American statesman and planter from Louisiana . He served in the U.S. Congress from 1840 to 1843 and again from 1851 to 1853 . He was a lifelong member of the Whig Party . Moore was born in 1788 in Berkeley County , Virginia ( now in West Virginia ) . He moved to Franklin , Louisiana , and was elected to the state House of Representatives for St. Mary Parish in 1825 . He held that seat until 1834 . He was first elected to the U.S. Congress to replace Rice Garland and took his seat on December 17 , 1840 . He was re-elected in the general election and served until March 3 , 1843 . Moore moved to Iberia Parish and married Mary Weeks , widow of the builder of the plantation Shadows-on-the-Teche . He was elected to the U.S. Congress again in 1850 , serving a single term in 1851-1853 ; he was the last Whig elected to Congress from Louisiana . In 1861 Moore was a delegate to the Louisiana secession convention . He died in Franklin , Louisiana on June 17 , 1867 and was buried on his estate .
Pennsylvania 's 22nd congressional district was one of Pennsylvania 's districts of the United States House of Representatives .
Richard Biddle ( March 25 , 1796 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania - July 6 , 1847 in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania ) was an American author and politician . Richard Biddle received a classical education , graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1811 , and was admitted to the bar , practicing law in Pittsburgh . He went to England in 1827 , and remained three years , publishing while there a critical Review of Captain Basil Hall 's Travels in North America . He also published A Memoir of Sebastian Cabot , with a Review of the History of Maritime Discovery ( London , 1831 ) . Biddle was twice elected to Congress , as an Anti-Mason , serving from March 4 , 1837 , until his resignation on July 21 , 1840 . Richard Biddle was the brother of American financier Nicholas Biddle , nephew of Congressman Edward Biddle and uncle of Congressman Charles John Biddle .
The Anti-Masonic Party , also known as the Anti-Masonic Movement , was the first third party in the United States . It strongly opposed Freemasonry as a single-issue party and later aspired to become a major party by expanding its platform to take positions on other issues . After emerging as a political force in the late 1820s , most of the Anti-Masonic Party 's members joined the Whig Party in the 1830s and the party disappeared after 1838 . The party was founded in the aftermath of the disappearance of William Morgan , a former Mason who had ultimately become a prominent critic of the Masonic organization . Many believed that the Masons had murdered Morgan for speaking out against Masonry and subsequently many churches and other groups condemned Masonry . As many Masons were prominent businessmen and politicians , the backlash against the Masons was also a form of anti-elitism . Mass opposition to Masonry eventually coalesced into a political party . Before and during the presidency of John Quincy Adams , there was a period of political realignment . The Anti-Masons emerged as an important third-party alternative to Andrew Jackson 's Democrats and Adams 's National Republicans . In New York , the Anti-Masons supplanted the National Republicans as the primary opposition to the Democrats . After experiencing unexpected success in the 1828 elections , the Anti-Masons began to adopt positions on other issues , most notably support for internal improvements and a protective tariff . Several Anti-Masons , including William A. Palmer and Joseph Ritner , won election to prominent positions .
Henry Marie Brackenridge ( 1786-1871 ) was an American writer , lawyer , judge , superintendent and first federal forester ) and Congressman from Pennsylvania . He was born the son of the writer and judge Hugh Henry Brackenridge in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania on May 11 , 1786 . Educated by his father and private tutors , he attended a French academy at Ste . Genevieve , Louisiana ( now Missouri ) . He studied law and was admitted to the Pennsylvania bar in 1806 , then practiced in Somerset , Pennsylvania . He moved to St. Louis , Missouri , where he was a lawyer and journalist . In 1811 Brackenridge was the first recorded tourist to present-day South Dakota , hosted by fur trader Manuel Lisa . Henry was appointed deputy attorney general of the Territory of Orleans ( Louisiana ) , and district judge of Louisiana in 1812 . He played an intelligence role during the War of 1812 , and in 1814 published a history of the war . In 1817 he was appointed secretary of a mission to South America . He was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1818 . Brackenridge in 1821 entered the diplomatic service of General Andrew Jackson , who was the new commissioner of Florida .
Kentucky 's 5th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Kentucky . Located in the heart of Appalachia in Southeastern Kentucky , the rural district is the second most impoverished district in the nation and , as of the 2010 U.S. Census , has the highest percentage of White Americans in the nation . Within the district are the economic leading cities of Pikeville , Prestonsburg , Middlesboro , Hazard , Jackson , Morehead , London , and Somerset . The 5th congressional district is one of the few ancestrally Republican regions south of the Ohio River . Much of the region now in the district strongly supported the Union in the Civil War , and identified with the Republicans after hostilities ceased . Much of the eastern portion of the district was once part of the disbanded 7th congressional district , long a Democratic stronghold . The 7th was disbanded in 1992 after the 1990 census showed that the state 's population no longer merited seven districts . Geographically , the district consists of flat land areas to the west , to Appalachia highland mountains to the east and southeast . To the north to northeast of the district are rolling hills that end at the Ohio River . The district is represented by Republican Harold D. Hal Rogers , the dean of the Kentucky delegation . Rogers serves in various leadership positions in the U.S. House of Representatives .
Simeon H. Anderson ( March 2 , 1802 - August 11 , 1840 ) was a United States Representative from Kentucky . Anderson was the father of William Clayton Anderson who also served as a Representative from Kentucky . He was born near Lancaster , Kentucky , where he pursued preparatory studies . In addition , he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1823 and commenced practice in Lancaster , Kentucky . Anderson was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives 1828 , 1829 , 1832 , and 1836-1838 . He was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-sixth Congress and served from March 4 , 1839 , until his death near Lancaster , Kentucky , in 1840 . He was buried in the Anderson family cemetery , with a cenotaph at the Congressional Cemetery .
John Burton Thompson ( December 14 , 1810 - January 7 , 1874 ) was a United States Representative and Senator from Kentucky .
Massachusetts 's 1st congressional district is located in western and central Massachusetts . The largest Massachusetts district in area , it covers about one-third of the state and is more rural than the rest . It has the state 's highest point , Mount Greylock . The district includes the cities of Springfield , West Springfield , Pittsfield , Holyoke , and Westfield . The shape of the district underwent some changes effective from the elections of 2012 , after Massachusetts congressional redistricting to reflect the 2010 census . The entire Springfield area is included in the new 1st district , and the Worcester County areas of the old 1st district were split between the new 2nd and 3rd districts . Richard Neal , a Democrat from Springfield , represents the district .
Abbott Lawrence ( December 16 , 1792 , Groton , Massachusetts - August 18 , 1855 ) was a prominent American businessman , politician , and philanthropist . He founded Lawrence , Massachusetts .
Robert Charles Winthrop ( May 12 , 1809 - November 16 , 1894 ) was an American lawyer and philanthropist and one time Speaker of the United States House of Representatives . He was a descendant of John Winthrop .
The 13th Congressional District of Pennsylvania is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania . The district contains all of Blair County , Huntingdon County , Bedford County , Fulton County , Franklin County , and Adams County . It also includes most of Somerset County , and parts of Westmoreland County , Cambria County , and Cumberland County . Republican John Joyce has represented the district since 2019 . Prior to February 2018 , the district was located in southeastern Pennsylvania , covering eastern Montgomery County and Northeast Philadelphia . The district traditionally included most of Montgomery County , but was redrawn in 2002 to include part of Philadelphia , and altered again in 2012 . The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania redrew the district in February 2018 after ruling the previous map unconstitutional . The old 13th district became the 4th district , and what was the ninth district in the southwest part of the state was modified and redesignated the 13th district , for the 2018 elections and representation thereafter . The district had long been a Republican stronghold , like many suburban districts in the Northeast . However , the brand of Republicanism in this district was a moderate one , and the district ( like the Philadelphia suburbs as a whole ) became friendlier to Democrats during the 1990s as the national party veered to the right . The district has not voted Republican for President since 1988 . In 1992 , the district elected its first Democratic representative in 86 years , Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky .
William Sterrett Ramsey ( June 12 , 1810 - October 17 , 1840 ) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania . William S. Ramsey was born in Carlisle , Pennsylvania . He pursued classical studies in the United States and Europe , and served as attaché of the American Legation in London . Ramsey was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-sixth Congress and served until his death before the commencement of the Twenty-seventh Congress , to which he had been reelected . He died in Baltimore , Maryland , in 1840 . Interment in Ashland Cemetery in Carlisle , Pennsylvania .
Charles McClure ( 1804 - January 10 , 1846 ) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania . Charles McClure was born on Willow Grove farm , near Carlisle , Pennsylvania . He graduated from Dickinson College in Carlisle in 1824 . He studied law , was admitted to the bar in 1826 and practiced . He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1835 . McClure was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth Congress . He was elected to the Twenty-sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William S. Ramsey . He served as secretary of state of Pennsylvania from 1843 to 1845 , and was active in promoting the public-school system of Pennsylvania . He died in Allegheny , Pennsylvania , in 1846 , and is interred in Allegheny Cemetery in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania .
Iowa Territory 's at-large congressional district is an obsolete congressional district that encompassed the area of the Iowa Territory , which was split off from the Wisconsin Territory in 1838 . After Iowa 's admission to the Union as the 29th state by act of Congress on December 28 , 1846 , this district was dissolved and replaced by Iowa 's at-large congressional district .
William Williams Chapman ( August 11 , 1808 - October 18 , 1892 ) was an American politician and lawyer in Oregon and Iowa . He was born and raised in Virginia . He served as a United States Attorney in Iowa when it was part of the Michigan and Wisconsin territories , and then represented the Iowa Territory in the United States House of Representatives . He later immigrated to the Oregon Country , where he served in the Oregon Territorial Legislature . After settling in Portland , he helped to found The Oregonian newspaper and promoted economic interests in the city . He also was involved with building Canyon Road near Portland , and fought in the Rogue River War in Oregon . In later years , he served in the Oregon Legislative Assembly and promoted the expansion of railroads from Portland . Chapman Square , a park in downtown Portland , is named for him and was built on land he sold to the city .
Augustus Caesar Dodge ( January 2 , 1812 - November 20 , 1883 ) was one of the first set of United States Senators to represent the state of Iowa after it was admitted to the Union as a state in 1846 . Dodge , a Democrat , had also represented Iowa Territory in Congress as its delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from 1840 to 1846 . He was born in what is now Ste . Genevieve , Missouri ( then in Louisiana Territory ) . Self-educated , he moved to Illinois in 1827 , settled in Galena , and was employed there in various capacities in his father 's lead mines . He served in the Black Hawk War and other Indian wars . In 1837 , he moved to what is now Burlington , Iowa ( then in Wisconsin Territory ) , where he served as register of the land office until 1840 .
Virginia 's first congressional district is a United States congressional district in the commonwealth of Virginia . It is a district with many upper middle class people in the Northern portion of the district and rural middle class people in the southern . Virginian politicians now sometimes refer to it as America 's First District since during the 20th century it included Jamestown , the first permanent English settlement in the New World . However , Jamestown Island and the historic settlement were redistricted to the 2nd congressional district in 2017.Moreover , in the 18th and early 19th century , it comprised northwestern Virginia ( that became Frederick County , Virginia as well as the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia after the American Civil War ) . For years , the first district also included the other two points of the Historic Triangle-Williamsburg , the longtime capital of the colony , and Yorktown , where the decisive battle of the Revolutionary War was fought . The district continues to include major military installations , and has been represented by Republican Rob Wittman since 2007 .
Joel Holleman ( October 1 , 1799 - August 5 , 1844 ) was an American politician and lawyer from Virginia . A Democrat , he served in the United States House of Representatives and as Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates .
Francis Mallory ( December 12 , 1807 - March 26 , 1860 ) was an American naval officer , physician , politician , and railroad executive .
Maine 's 4th congressional district was a congressional district in Maine . It was created in 1821 after Maine achieved statehood in 1820 due to the result of the ratification of the Missouri Compromise . It was eliminated in 1933 after the 1930 U.S. Census . Its last congressman was Donald F. Snow .
George Evans ( January 12 , 1797 - April 6 , 1867 ) was an American politician from the state of Maine . He was a member of the United States Whig Party .
The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress , which , along with the United States House of Representatives - the lower chamber - constitutes the legislature of the United States . The Senate chamber is located in the north wing of the Capitol Building , in Washington , D.C . The composition and powers of the Senate are established by Article One of the United States Constitution . The Senate is composed of senators , each of whom represents a single state in its entirety . Each state , regardless of its population size , is equally represented by two senators who serve staggered terms of six years . There being at present 50 states in the Union , there are currently 100 senators . From 1789 to 1913 , senators were appointed by legislatures of the states they represented ; they are now elected by popular vote , following the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913 . As the upper chamber of Congress , the Senate has several powers of advice and consent which are unique to it . These include the approval of treaties , and the confirmation of Cabinet secretaries , Supreme Court justices , federal judges , flag officers , regulatory officials , ambassadors , other federal executive officials and other federal uniformed officers . In addition to these , in cases wherein no candidate receives a majority of electors for vice president , the duty falls to the Senate to elect one of the top two recipients of electors for that office . Furthermore , the Senate has the responsibility of conducting the trials of those impeached by the House . The Senate is widely considered both a more deliberative and more prestigious body than the House of Representatives due to its longer terms , smaller size , and statewide constituencies , which historically led to a more collegial and less partisan atmosphere .