22nd United States Congress

22nd United States Congress
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March 4, 1831 – March 4, 1833
Senate President John C. Calhoun (J)
until December 28, 1832
Vacant
from December 28, 1832
Senate Pres. pro tem Samuel Smith (J)
Littleton Tazewell (J)
Hugh L. White (J)
House Speaker Andrew Stevenson (J)
Members 48 senators
213 representatives
3 non-voting delegates
Senate Majority Jacksonian
House Majority Jacksonian
Sessions
1st: December 5, 1831 – July 16, 1832
2nd: December 3, 1832 – March 2, 1833

The Twenty-second 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, 1831, to March 4, 1833, during the third and fourth years of Andrew Jackson's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Fourth Census of the United States in 1820. Both chambers had a Jacksonian majority.

Major events

Major legislation

Party summary

The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this congress. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section.

Senate

Party
(shading shows control)		 Total Vacant
Anti-
Jacksonian
(Anti-J)		 Jacksonian
(J)		Nullifier
(N)
End of the previous congress 22 25 0 47 1
Begin 20 24 2 46 2
End 23 23 1 471
Final voting share 48.9% 48.9% 2.1%
Beginning of the next congress 25 20 1 46 2

House of Representatives

Party
(shading shows control)		 Total Vacant
Anti-
Jacksonian
(Anti-J)		 Anti-
Masonic
(Anti-M)		Jacksonian
(J)		Nullifier
(N)
End of the previous congress 72 6 134 0 212 1
Begin 69 17 121 4 211 2
End 68 123 2121
Final voting share 32.1% 8.0% 58.0% 1.9%
Beginning of the next congress 62 25 144 9 240 0

Leadership

President of the Senate
John C. Calhoun

Senate

House of Representatives

Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.

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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 ended with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1832; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 1834; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring re-election in 1836.

House of Representatives

The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.

Changes in membership

The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.

Senate

  • Replacements: 7
    • Jacksonians: no net change
    • Anti-Jacksonians: no net change
    • Nullifiers: no net change
  • Deaths: 0
  • Resignations: 7
  • Interim appointments: 1
  • Total seats with changes: 9
State
(class)		 Vacator Reason for change Successor Date of successor's
formal installation
Indiana
(1)		 Vacant James Noble had died February 26, 1831, in the previous Congress.
Successor appointed August 19, 1831.		 Robert Hanna (AJ) Installed August 19, 1831
Kentucky
(3)		 Vacant Legislature elected late November 10, 1831. Henry Clay (AJ) Installed November 10, 1831
Louisiana
(2)		 Edward Livingston (J) Resigned May 24, 1831, after being appointed U.S. Secretary of State.
Successor elected November 15, 1831.		 George A. Waggaman (AJ) Installed November 15, 1831
Pennsylvania
(1)		 Isaac D. Barnard (J) Resigned December 6, 1831, due to ill health.
Successor elected December 13, 1831.		 George M. Dallas (J) Installed December 13, 1831
Indiana
(1)		 Robert Hanna (AJ) Appointee retired when elected successor qualified.
Successor elected January 3, 1832.		 John Tipton (J) Installed January 3, 1832
Mississippi
(1)		 Powhatan Ellis (J) Resigned July 16, 1832, after being appointed U.S. District Judge.
Successor appointed November 12, 1832, to finish the term.		 John Black (J) Installed November 12, 1832
Virginia
(2)		 Littleton Waller Tazewell (J) Resigned July 16, 1832.
Successor elected December 10, 1832.		 William C. Rives (J) Installed December 10, 1832
South Carolina
(2)		 Robert Y. Hayne (N) Resigned December 13, 1832, to become Governor of South Carolina.
Successor elected December 29, 1832.		 John C. Calhoun (N) Installed December 29, 1832
New York
(3)		 William L. Marcy (J) Resigned January 1, 1833, after becoming Governor of New York.
Successor elected January 14, 1833.		 Silas Wright (J) Installed January 4, 1833
South Carolina
(3)		 Stephen D. Miller (N) Resigned March 2, 1833, due to ill health. Vacant Not filled this term

House of Representatives

  • replacements: 9
    • Jacksonians: 1-seat net gain
    • Anti-Jacksonians: 2-seat net loss
    • Anti-Masonics: 1-seat net gain
  • deaths: 8
  • resignations: 2
  • contested election: 0
  • Total seats with changes: 11


District Vacator Reason for change Successor Date of successor's
formal installation
North Carolina
2nd		 Vacant Vacancy in term John Branch (J) Seated May 12, 1831
Georgia
At-large		 Wilson Lumpkin (J) Resigned some time in 1831 before the convening of Congress Augustin S. Clayton (J) Seated January 21, 1832
Vermont
2nd		 Rollin C. Mallary (AJ) Died April 15, 1831 William Slade (AM) Seated November 1, 1831
Missouri
AL		 Spencer D. Pettis (AJ) Died August 28, 1831 William H. Ashley (AJ) Seated October 31, 1831
Pennsylvania
11th		 William Ramsey (J) Died September 29, 1831 Robert McCoy (J) Seated November 22, 1831
North Carolina
6th		 Robert Potter (J) Resigned November ????, 1831 Micajah T. Hawkins (J) Seated December 15, 1831
Vermont
1st		 Jonathan Hunt (AJ) Died May 15, 1832 Hiland Hall (AJ) Seated January 1, 1833
Virginia
22nd		 Charles C. Johnston (J) Died June 17, 1832 Joseph Draper (J) Seated December 6, 1832
Maryland
6th		 George E. Mitchell (J) Died June 28, 1832 Charles S. Sewall (J) Seated October 1, 1832
Virginia
18th		 Philip Doddridge (AJ) Died November 19, 1832 Joseph Johnson (J) Seated January 21, 1833
New York
1st		 James Lent (J) Died February 22, 1833 Vacant Not filled this Congress

Committees

Lists of committees and their party leaders.

Senate

House of Representatives

Joint committees

Employees

Senate

House of Representatives

See also

References

    • Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
    • Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
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