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Español29TH UNITED STATES CONGRESS
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The 'Twenty-ninth 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 1845 to March 3 1847, during the first two years of the administration of U.S. President James K. Polk.
The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Sixth Census of the United States in 1840. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.
| Contents |
| Dates of sessions |
| Party summary |
| Leadership |
| Major events |
| Major legislation |
| Members |
| Senate |
| House of Representatives |
| Delegates |
| Changes in membership |
| Officers |
| Notes |
| References |
| External links |
Dates of sessions
March 4 1845 - March 3 1847
★ Special session of the Senate: March 4 1845 - March 20 1845
★ First session: December 1 1845 - August 10 1846
★ Second session: December 7 1846 - March 3 1847 — a lame duck session
Previous congress: ''28th Congress''
Next congress: ''30th Congress''
Party summary
Florida, Texas and Iowa were newly admitted to the Union and first represented as states in this Congress.
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.
| :'Senate' ★ Democratic '' (D) '': 34 ''(majority)'' ★ Whig '' (W) '': 22 ★ vacant: 2'TOTAL members: 58' | :'House of Representatives' ★ Democratic '' (D) '': 142 ''(majority)'' ★ Whig '' (W) '': 79 ★ American '' (A) '': 6 ★ vacant: 1'TOTAL members: 228' |
Leadership
:'Senate'
★ Vice President of the United States ''(President of the Senate)'':
★
★ George M. Dallas, ''Democrat'' of Pennsylvania
★ President ''pro tempore'' of the Senate:
★
★ Willie P. Mangum, ''Whig'' of North Carolina, elected December 4 1845
★
★ Ambrose Hundley Sevier, ''Democratic'' of Arkansas, elected December 27 1845
★
★ David R. Atchison, ''Democratic'' of Missouri, elected August 8 1846
:'House of Representatives'
★ Speaker of the House
★
★ John W. Davis, ''Democratic'' of Indiana, elected December 1 1845
Major events
:''Main article: Events of 1845; Events of 1846; Events of 1847''
★ March 4 1845 James K. Polk became President of the United States
Major legislation
:''Main article: List of United States federal legislation in the 29th Congress
★ December 29 1845 Texas was admitted as a state into the Union. It was formerly the Republic of Texas.
★ July 30 1846 - Walker tariff, ch. 74,
★ December 28 1846 Iowa was admitted as a state into the Union.
Members
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.
:''See also: 29th United States Congress - political parties''
:''See also: 29th United States Congress - State Delegations''
:''See also: United States House elections, 1844''
Senate
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 1850; Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1846; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1848.
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| :'Alabama' ★ 3: Arthur P. Bagby ''(D)'' ★ 2: Dixon H. Lewis ''(D)'' :'Arkansas' ★ 3: Ambrose H. Sevier ''(D)'' ★ 2: Chester Ashley ''(D)'' :'Connecticut' ★ 1: Jabez W. Huntington ''(W)'' ★ 3: John M. Niles ''(D)'' :'Delaware' ★ 2: Thomas Clayton ''(W)'' ★ 1: John M. Clayton ''(W)'' :'Florida' ★ 1: David Levy Yulee ''(D)'' ★ 3: James D. Westcott, Jr. ''(D)'' :'Georgia' ★ 2: John Mcpherson Berrien ''(W)'' ★ 3: Walter T. Colquitt ''(D)'' :'Illinois' ★ 3: Sidney Breese ''(D)'' ★ 2: James Semple ''(D)'' :'Indiana' ★ 3: Edward A. Hannegan ''(D)'' ★ 1: Jesse D. Bright ''(D)'' :'Iowa' ★ vacant ★ vacant :'Kentucky' ★ 2: James T. Morehead ''(W)'' ★ 3: John J. Crittenden ''(W)'' :'Louisiana' ★ 2: Alexander Barrow ''(W)'' ★ : Pierre Soulé ''(D)'' ★ 3: Henry Johnson ''(W)'' | :'Maine' ★ 2: George Evans ''(W)'' ★ 1: John Fairfield ''(D)'' :'Maryland' ★ 3: James A. Pearce ''(W)'' ★ 1: Reverdy Johnson ''(W)'' :'Massachusetts' ★ 2: Isaac C. Bates ''(W)'' ★ : John Davis ''(W)'' ★ 1: Daniel Webster ''(W)'' :'Michigan' ★ 2: William Woodbridge ''(W)'' ★ 1: Lewis Cass ''(D)'' :'Mississippi' ★ 2: Robert J. Walker ''(D)'' ★ : Joseph W. Chalmers ''(D)'' ★ 1: Jesse Speight ''(D)'' :'Missouri' ★ 1: Thomas H. Benton ''(D)'' ★ 3: David R. Atchison ''(D)'' :'New Hampshire' ★ 2: Levi Woodbury ''(D)'' ★ : Benning W. Jenness ''(D)'' ★ : Joseph Cilley ''(Liberty)'' ★ 3: Charles G. Atherton ''(D)'' :'New Jersey' ★ 2: Jacob W. Miller ''(W)'' ★ 1: William L. Dayton ''(W)'' :'New York' ★ 1: Daniel S. Dickinson ''(D)'' ★ 3: John A. Dix ''(D)'' | :'North Carolina' ★ 2: Willie P. Mangum ''(W)'' ★ 3: William H. Haywood, Jr. ''(D)'' ★ : George E. Badger ''(W)'' :'Ohio' ★ 3: William Allen ''(D)'' ★ 1: Thomas Corwin ''(W)'' :'Pennsylvania' ★ 3: James Buchanan ''(D)'' ★ : Simon Cameron ''(D)'' ★ 1: Daniel Sturgeon ''(D)'' :'Rhode Island' ★ 2: James F. Simmons ''(W)'' ★ 1: Albert C. Greene ''(W)'' :'South Carolina' ★ 3: George McDuffie ''(D)'' ★ : Andrew P. Butler ''(D)'' ★ 2: John C. Calhoun ''(D)'' :'Tennessee' ★ 2: Spencer Jarnagin ''(W)'' ★ 1: Hopkins L. Turney ''(D)'' :'Texas' ★ 2: Samuel Houston ''(D)'' ★ 1: Thomas J. Rusk ''(D)'' :'Vermont' ★ 1: Samuel S. Phelps ''(W)'' ★ 3: William Upham ''(W)'' :'Virginia' ★ 2: William S. Archer ''(W)'' ★ 1: Isaac S. Pennybacker ''(D)'' ★ : James M. Mason ''(D)'' |  President ''pro tempore'' Ambrose H. Sevier  President ''pro tempore'' David R. Atchison |
House of Representatives
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.
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Changes in membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.
| :'Senate' ★ replacements: 8 ★ ★ Democrats '' (D) '': no net change ★ ★ Whigs '' (W) '': no net change ★ deaths: 3 ★ resignations: 6 ★ interim appointments: 1 ★ seats of newly admitted states: 4 ★ 'Total seats with changes: 14' | :'House of Representatives' ★ replacements: 12 ★ ★ Democrats '' (D) '': 1 seat net gain ★ ★ Whigs '' (W) '': 1seat net loss ★ deaths: 5 ★ resignations: 6 ★ contested election: 1 ★ seats of newly admitted states: 4 ★ 'Total seats with changes: 17' |
Officers
| :'Senate' ★ Secretary of the Senate: ★ ★ Asbury Dickens of North Carolina elected December 12 1836 ★ Sergeant at Arms of the Senate: ★ ★ Edward Dyer of Maryland, elected March 8 1841, died September 8 1845 ★ ★ Robert Beale of Virginia, elected December 9 1845 ★ Chaplain of the Senate ★ ★ The Rev. Septimus Tustin, ''Presbyterian'', elected June 12 1841 ★ ★ The Rev. Henry Slicer, ''Methodist'', elected December 16 1846 | :'House of Representatives' ★ Clerk of the House: ★ ★ Benjamin B. French of New Hampshire, elected December 2 1845 ★ Sergeant at Arms of the House: ★ ★ Newton Lane of Kentucky, elected December 2 1845 ★ Doorkeeper of the House: ★ ★ Cornelius C. Whitney of District of Columbia, elected December 2 1845 ★ Postmaster of the House: ★ ★ John M. Johnson of Virginia, elected December 2 1845 ★ Chaplain of the House ★ ★ The Rev. William H. Milburn, ''Methodist'', elected December 1 1845 ★ ★ The Rev. William T.S. Sprole, ''Presbyterian'', elected December 7 1846 |
Notes
1. Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
2. All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
3. all representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket
4. All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
References
★ The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress, , Kenneth C., Martis, Macmillan Publishing Company, 1989,
★ The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts, , Kenneth C., Martis, Macmillan Publishing Company, 1982,
External links
★ 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
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