21st Congress
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| Duration: March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831 | |||
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| President of the Senate: | John C. Calhoun | ||
| President pro tempore: | Samuel Smith | ||
| Speaker of the House: | Andrew Stevenson | ||
| Members: | 48 Senators 213 Representatives 3 Non-voting members |
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| Senate Majority: | Democratic | ||
| House Majority: | Democratic | ||
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| 1st: December 7, 1829 – May 31, 1830 2nd: December 6, 1830 – March 3, 1831 |
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The Twenty-first 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, 1829 to March 3, 1831, during the first two years of the first administration of U.S. President Andrew Jackson.
The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Fourth Census of the United States in 1820. Both chambers had a Jacksonian or Democratic majority.
Dates of sessions
March 4, 1829 - March 3, 1831
- Special session of the Senate: March 4, 1829 – March 17, 1829
- First session: December 7, 1829 - May 31, 1830
- Second session: December 6, 1830 - March 3, 1831 — a lame duck session
Previous congress: 20th Congress
Next congress: 22nd Congress
Party summary
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.
TOTAL members: 48 |
TOTAL members: 213 |
Leadership
- Senate
- Vice President of the United States (President of the Senate):
- President pro tempore of the Senate:
- Samuel Smith, Democratic of Maryland, first elected March 13, 1829
- House of Representatives
- Speaker of the House
- Andrew Stevenson, Democratic of Virginia, elected December 7, 1829
Major events
- Main article: Events of 1829; Events of 1830; Events of 1831
- March 4, 1829 Andrew Jackson became President of the United States
Major legislation
- May 28, 1830 - Indian Removal Act, ch. 148, 4 Stat. 411
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: 21st United States Congress - political parties
- See also: 21st United States Congress - State Delegations
- See also: United States House elections, 1828
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 1832; Class 2 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1834; and Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1830.
- See also: Category:United States Senators
- See also: Category:United States Congressional Delegations by state
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.
- See also: Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives
- See also: Category:United States Congressional Delegations by state
Changes in membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.
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Officers
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Notes
- ^ All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
- ^ All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
- ^ The 5th district was a plural district with two representatives.
- ^ All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
- ^ All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
- ^ There were three plural districts, the 20th & 26th had two representatives each, the 3rd had three representatives.
- ^ There were six plural districts, the 7th, 8th, 11th & 16th had two representatives each, the 4th & 9th had three representatives each.
- ^ Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
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.
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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