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Español30TH UNITED STATES CONGRESS
United States Capitol (1846)
The 'Thirtieth 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 1847 to March 3 1849, during the last 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. The Senate had a Democratic majority, and the House had a Whig 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 1847 - March 3 1849
★ First session: December 6 1847 - August 14 1848
★ Second session: December 4 1848 - March 3 1849 — a lame duck session
Previous congress: ''29th Congress''
Next congress: ''31st Congress''
Party summary
Wisconsin was newly admitted to the Union and first represented as a state 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) '': 38 ''(majority)'' ★ Whig '' (W) '': 21 ★ Independent Democratic '' (ID) '': 1'TOTAL members: 60' | :'House of Representatives' ★ Democratic '' (D) '': 110 ★ Whig '' (W) '': 116 ''(majority)'' ★ American '' (A) '': 1 ★ Independent Democratic '' (ID''): 2 ★ Independent ''(I) '': 1'TOTAL members: 230' |
Leadership
:'Senate'
★ Vice President of the United States ''(President of the Senate)'':
★
★ George M. Dallas, ''Democrat'' of Pennsylvania
★ President ''pro tempore'' of the Senate:
★
★ David R. Atchison, ''Democrat'' of Missouri, elected February 2 1848
:'House of Representatives'
★ Speaker of the House
★
★ Robert C. Winthrop, ''Whig'' of Massachusetts, elected December 6 1847
Major events
:''Main article: Events of 1847; Events of 1848; Events of 1849''
Major legislation
:''Main article: List of United States federal legislation in the 30th Congress
★ May 29 1848 Wisconsin was admitted as a state into the Union.
★ August 14 1848 - Oregon Territory was formed from territory ceded by Great Britain and others.
★ March 3 1849 - Gold Coinage Act, ch. 109,
★ March 3 1849 - Minnesota Territory was formed from the Wisconsin Territory
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: 30th United States Congress - political parties''
:''See also: 30th United States Congress - State Delegations''
:''See also: United States House elections, 1846''
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 in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1850; Class 2 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1852; and Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1848.
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| :'Alabama' ★ 3: Arthur P. Bagby ''(D)'' ★ : William R. D. King ''(D)'' ★ 2: Dixon H. Lewis ''(D)'' ★ : Benjamin Fitzpatrick ''(D)'' :'Arkansas' ★ 3: Ambrose H. Sevier ''(D)'' ★ : Solon Borland ''(D)'' ★ 2: Chester Ashley ''(D)'' ★ : William K. Sebastian ''(D)'' :'Connecticut' ★ 1: Jabez W. Huntington ''(W)'' ★ : Roger S. Baldwin ''(W)'' ★ 3: John M. Niles ''(D)'' :'Delaware' ★ 1: John M. Clayton ''(W)'' ★ : John Wales ''(W)'' ★ 2: Presley Spruance ''(W)'' :'Florida' ★ 1: David Levy Yulee ''(D)'' ★ 3: James D. Westcott, Jr. ''(D)'' :'Georgia' ★ 3: Walter T. Colquitt ''(D)'' ★ : Herschel V. Johnson ''(D)'' ★ 2: John Mcpherson Berrien ''(W)'' :'Illinois' ★ 3: Sidney Breese ''(D)'' ★ 2: Stephen A. Douglas ''(D)'' :'Indiana' ★ 3: Edward A. Hannegan ''(D)'' ★ 1: Jesse D. Bright ''(D)'' :'Iowa' ★ 3: Augustus C. Dodge ''(D)'' ★ 2: George W. Jones ''(D)'' | :'Kentucky' ★ 3: John J. Crittenden ''(W)'' ★ : Thomas Metcalfe ''(W)'' ★ 2: Joseph R. Underwood ''(W)'' :'Louisiana' ★ 3: Henry Johnson ''(W)'' ★ 2: Solomon W. Downs ''(D)'' :'Maine' ★ 1: John Fairfield ''(D)'' ★ : Wyman B. S. Moor ''(D)'' ★ : Hannibal Hamlin ''(D)'' ★ 2: James W. Bradbury ''(D)'' :'Maryland' ★ 3: James A. Pearce ''(W)'' ★ 1: Reverdy Johnson ''(W)'' :'Massachusetts' ★ 1: Daniel Webster ''(W)'' ★ 2: John Davis ''(W)'' :'Michigan' ★ 1: Lewis Cass ''(D)'' ★ : Thomas Fitzgerald ''(D)'' ★ 2: Alpheus Felch ''(D)'' :'Mississippi' ★ 1: Jesse Speight ''(D)'' ★ : Jefferson Davis ''(D)'' ★ 2: Henry S. Foote ''(D)'' :'Missouri' ★ 1: Thomas H. Benton ''(D)'' ★ 3: David R. Atchison ''(D)'' :'New Hampshire' ★ 3: Charles G. Atherton ''(D)'' ★ 2: John P. Hale ''(ID)'' :'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: George E. Badger ''(W)'' :'Ohio' ★ 3: William Allen ''(D)'' ★ 1: Thomas Corwin ''(W)'' :'Pennsylvania' ★ 1: Daniel Sturgeon ''(D)'' ★ 3: Simon Cameron ''(D)'' :'Rhode Island' ★ 1: Albert C. Greene ''(W)'' ★ 2: John H. Clarke ''(W)'' :'South Carolina' ★ 2: John C. Calhoun ''(D)'' ★ 3: Andrew P. Butler ''(D)'' :'Tennessee' ★ 1: Hopkins L. Turney ''(D)'' ★ 2: John Bell ''(W)'' :'Texas' ★ 2: Samuel Houston ''(D)'' ★ 1: Thomas J. Rusk ''(D)'' :'Vermont' ★ 1: Samuel S. Phelps ''(W)'' ★ 3: William Upham ''(W)'' :'Virginia' ★ 1: James M. Mason ''(D)'' ★ 2: Robert M. T. Hunter ''(D)'' :'Wisconsin' ★ 1: Henry Dodge ''(D)'' ★ 3: Isaac P. Walker ''(D)'' |  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: 11 ★ ★ Democrats '' (D) '': no net change ★ ★ Whigs '' (W) '': no net change ★ deaths: 5 ★ resignations: 6 ★ interim appointments: 2 ★ seats of newly admitted states: 4 ★ 'Total seats with changes: ' | :'House of Representatives' ★ replacements: 10 ★ ★ Democrats '' (D) '': no net change ★ ★ Whigs '' (W) '': no net change ★ deaths: 7 ★ resignations: 0 ★ contested election: 1 ★ seats of newly admitted states: 2 ★ 'Total seats with changes: 12' |
Officers
| :'Senate' ★ Secretary of the Senate: ★ ★ Asbury Dickens of North Carolina elected December 12 1836 ★ Sergeant at Arms of the Senate: ★ ★ Robert Beale of Virginia, elected December 9 1845 ★ Chaplain of the Senate ★ ★ The Rev. Henry Slicer, ''Methodist'', elected December 16 1846 | :'House of Representatives' ★ Clerk of the House: ★ ★ Thomas J. Campbell of Tennessee elected December 7 1847 ★ Sergeant at Arms of the House: ★ ★ Nathan Sergeant of Vermont, elected December 7 1847 ★ Doorkeeper of the House: ★ ★ Robert E. Horner of New Jersey, elected December 7 1847 ★ Postmaster of the House: ★ ★ John M. Johnson of Virginia, elected December 7 1847 ★ Chaplain of the House ★ ★ The Rev. Ralph Gurley, ''Presbyterian'', elected December 6 1847 |
Notes
1. Both 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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