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The 25th 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, 1837, to March 4, 1839, during the first two years of Martin Van Buren 's presidency .
The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1830 United States census . Both houses of congress had a Democratic majority.
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Territories organized 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.
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Leadership File:Richard Mentor Johnson A29919.jpg President of the SenateRichard M. Johnson Senate House of Representatives Members This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class, and representatives by district.
Skip to House of Representatives , belowSenate 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, ending in 1839; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, ending in 1841; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, ending in 1843.
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Template:Party stripe 2. William R. King (D)Template:Party stripe 3. John McKinley (D), until April 22, 1837
Template:Party stripe Clement C. Clay (D), from June 19, 1837Template:Party stripe 2. William S. Fulton (D)Template:Party stripe 3. Ambrose H. Sevier (D)Template:Party stripe 1. John M. Niles (D)Template:Party stripe 3. Perry Smith (D)Template:Party stripe 1. Richard H. Bayard (W)Template:Party stripe 2. Thomas Clayton (W)Template:Party stripe 2. John P. King (D), until November 1, 1837
Template:Party stripe Wilson Lumpkin (D), from November 22, 1837Template:Party stripe 3. Alfred Cuthbert (D)Template:Party stripe 2. John M. Robinson (D)Template:Party stripe 3. Richard M. Young (D)Template:Party stripe 1. John Tipton (D)Template:Party stripe 3. Oliver H. Smith (W)Template:Party stripe 2. John J. Crittenden (W)Template:Party stripe 3. Henry Clay (W)Template:Party stripe 2. Robert C. Nicholas (D)Template:Party stripe 3. Alexander Mouton (D)Template:Party stripe 1. Reuel Williams (D)Template:Party stripe 2. John Ruggles (D)Template:Party stripe 1. Joseph Kent (W), until November 24, 1837
Template:Party stripe William D. Merrick (W), from January 4, 1838Template:Party stripe 3. John S. Spence (W)Template:Party stripe 1. Daniel Webster (W)Template:Party stripe 2. John Davis (W)Template:Party stripe 1. Lucius Lyon (D)Template:Party stripe 2. John Norvell (D)
Template:Party stripe 1. John Black (W), until January 22, 1838
Template:Party stripe James F. Trotter (D), from January 22, 1838, until July 10, 1838Template:Party stripe Thomas Hickman Williams (D), from November 12, 1838Template:Party stripe 2. Robert J. Walker (D)Template:Party stripe 1. Thomas H. Benton (D)Template:Party stripe 3. Lewis F. Linn (D)Template:Party stripe 2. Henry Hubbard (D)Template:Party stripe 3. Franklin Pierce (D)Template:Party stripe 1. Samuel L. Southard (W)Template:Party stripe 2. Garret D. Wall (D)Template:Party stripe 1. Nathaniel P. Tallmadge (D)Template:Party stripe 3. Silas Wright Jr. (D)Template:Party stripe 2. Bedford Brown (D)Template:Party stripe 3. Robert Strange (D)Template:Party stripe 1. Thomas Morris (D)Template:Party stripe 3. William Allen (D)Template:Party stripe 1. Samuel McKean (D)Template:Party stripe 3. James Buchanan (D)Template:Party stripe 1. Asher Robbins (W)Template:Party stripe 2. Nehemiah R. Knight (W)Template:Party stripe 2. John C. Calhoun (D)Template:Party stripe 3. William C. Preston (W)Template:Party stripe 1. Felix Grundy (D), until July 4, 1838
Template:Party stripe Ephraim H. Foster (W), from September 17, 1838 – March 3, 1839Template:Party stripe 2. Hugh Lawson White (W)Template:Party stripe 1. Benjamin Swift (W)Template:Party stripe 3. Samuel Prentiss (W)Template:Party stripe 1. William C. Rives (D)Template:Party stripe 2. Richard E. Parker (D), until March 4, 1837
Template:Party stripe William H. Roane (D), from March 14, 1837
File:25th United States Congress Senators.svg Senators' party membership by state at the opening of the 25th Congress in March 1837. <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> 2 Democrats
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File:William Rufus DeVane King 1839 portrait.jpg President pro temporeWilliam R. King
House of Representatives The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.
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Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Reuben Chapman (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Joshua L. Martin (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Joab Lawler (W), until May 8, 1838
Template:Party stripe George W. Crabb (W), from September 4, 1838Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Dixon H. Lewis (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Francis S. Lyon (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Archibald Yell (D)All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket .
Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Isaac Toucey (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Samuel Ingham (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Elisha Haley (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Thomas T. Whittlesey (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Lancelot Phelps (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Orrin Holt (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . John J. Milligan (W)All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket .
Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Jesse F. Cleveland (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . William C. Dawson (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Thomas Glascock (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Seaton Grantland (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Charles E. Haynes (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Hopkins Holsey (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Jabez Y. Jackson (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . George W. Owens (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . George W. B. Towns (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Adam W. Snyder (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Zadok Casey (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . William L. May (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Ratliff Boon (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . John Ewing (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . William Graham (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . George H. Dunn (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . James Rariden (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . William Herod (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Albert S. White (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . John L. Murray (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Edward Rumsey (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Joseph R. Underwood (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Sherrod Williams (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . James Harlan (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . John Calhoon (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . John Pope (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . William J. Graves (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . John White (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Richard Hawes (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Richard H. Menefee (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . John Chambers (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . William W. Southgate (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Henry Johnson (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Eleazar W. Ripley (D), until March 2, 1839Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Rice Garland (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . John Fairfield (D), until December 24, 1838Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Francis O. J. Smith (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Jonathan Cilley (D), until February 24, 1838
Template:Party stripe Edward Robinson (W), from April 28, 1838Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . George Evans (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Timothy J. Carter (D), until March 14, 1838
Template:Party stripe Virgil D. Parris (D), from May 29, 1838Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Hugh J. Anderson (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Joseph C. Noyes (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Thomas Davee (D)The 4th district was a plural district with two representatives.
Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . John Dennis (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . James A. Pearce (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . John T. H. Worthington (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Benjamin C. Howard (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Isaac McKim (D), until April 1, 1838
Template:Party stripe John P. Kennedy (W), from April 25, 1838Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . William Cost Johnson (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Francis Thomas (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Daniel Jenifer (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Richard Fletcher (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Stephen C. Phillips (W), until September 28, 1838
Template:Party stripe Leverett Saltonstall I (W), from December 25, 1838Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Caleb Cushing (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . William Parmenter (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Levi Lincoln Jr. (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . George Grennell Jr. (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . George N. Briggs (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . William B. Calhoun (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . William S. Hastings (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Nathaniel B. Borden (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . John Reed Jr. (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . John Quincy Adams (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Isaac E. Crary (D)Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket .
Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . John F. H. Claiborne (D), from July 18, 1837, until February 5, 1838
Template:Party stripe Seargent S. Prentiss (W), from May 30, 1838Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Samuel J. Gholson (D), from July 18, 1837, until February 5, 1838
Template:Party stripe Thomas J. Word (W), from May 30, 1838Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket .
Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Albert G. Harrison (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . John Miller (D)All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket .
Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Charles G. Atherton (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Samuel Cushman (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . James Farrington (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Joseph Weeks (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Jared W. Williams (D)All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket .
Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . John B. Aycrigg (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . William Halstead (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . John P. B. Maxwell (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Joseph F. Randolph (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Charles C. Stratton (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Thomas Jones Yorke (W)There were four plural districts, the 8th, 17th, 22nd & 23rd had two representatives each, the 3rd had four representatives.
Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Thomas B. Jackson (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Abraham Vanderveer (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Churchill C. Cambreleng (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Edward Curtis (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Ogden Hoffman (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Ely Moore (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Gouverneur Kemble (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Obadiah Titus (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Nathaniel Jones (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . John C. Brodhead (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Robert McClellan (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Zadock Pratt (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Henry Vail (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Albert Gallup (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . John I. De Graff (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . David A. Russell (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . John Palmer (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . James B. Spencer (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . John Edwards (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Arphaxed Loomis (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Henry A. Foster (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Abraham P. Grant (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Isaac H. Bronson (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . John H. Prentiss (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Amasa J. Parker (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . John C. Clark (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Andrew D. W. Bruyn (D), until July 27, 1838
Template:Party stripe Cyrus Beers (D), from December 3, 1838Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Hiram Gray (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Bennet Bicknell (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . William Taylor (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . William H. Noble (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Samuel Birdsall (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Mark H. Sibley (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . John T. Andrews (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Timothy Childs (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . William Patterson (W), until August 14, 1838
Template:Party stripe Harvey Putnam (W), from November 7, 1838Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Luther C. Peck (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Richard P. Marvin (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Millard Fillmore (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Charles F. Mitchell (W)
Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Samuel T. Sawyer (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Jesse A. Bynum (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Edward Stanly (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Charles B. Shepard (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . James I. McKay (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Micajah T. Hawkins (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Edmund Deberry (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . William Montgomery (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Augustine H. Shepperd (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Abraham Rencher (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Henry W. Connor (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . James Graham (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Lewis Williams (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Alexander Duncan (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Taylor Webster (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Patrick G. Goode (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Thomas Corwin (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Thomas L. Hamer (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Calvary Morris (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . William K. Bond (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Joseph Ridgway (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . John Chaney (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Samson Mason (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . James Alexander Jr. (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Alexander Harper (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Daniel P. Leadbetter (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . William H. Hunter (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . John W. Allen (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Elisha Whittlesey (W), until July 9, 1838
Template:Party stripe Joshua R. Giddings (W), from December 3, 1838Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Andrew W. Loomis (W), until October 20, 1837
Template:Party stripe Charles D. Coffin (W), from December 20, 1837Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Matthias Shepler (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Daniel Kilgore (D), until July 4, 1838
Template:Party stripe Henry Swearingen (D), from December 3, 1838There were two plural districts, the 2nd had two representatives, the 4th had three representatives.
Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Lemuel Paynter (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . John Sergeant (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . George W. Toland (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Francis J. Harper (D), until March 18, 1837
Template:Party stripe Charles Naylor (W), from June 29, 1837Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Edward Darlington (AM)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Edward Davies (AM)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . David Potts Jr. (AM)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Jacob Fry Jr. (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Mathias Morris (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . David D. Wagener (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Edward B. Hubley (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Henry A. P. Muhlenberg (D), until February 9, 1838
Template:Party stripe George M. Keim (D), from March 17, 1838Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Luther Reily (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Henry Logan (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Daniel Sheffer (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Charles McClure (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . William W. Potter (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . David Petrikin (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Robert H. Hammond (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Samuel W. Morris (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Charles Ogle (AM)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . John J. Klingensmith Jr. (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Andrew Buchanan (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Thomas M. T. McKennan (AM)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Richard Biddle (AM)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . William Beatty (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Thomas Henry (AM)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Arnold Plumer (D)Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket .
Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Robert B. Cranston (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Joseph L. Tillinghast (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Hugh S. Legaré (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Robert Rhett (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . John Campbell (N)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Franklin H. Elmore (States Rights D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Francis W. Pickens (N)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Waddy Thompson Jr. (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . William K. Clowney (N)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . John P. Richardson (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . John K. Griffin (N)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . William B. Carter (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Abraham McClellan (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Joseph L. Williams (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . James I. Standifer (W), until August 20, 1837
Template:Party stripe William Stone (W), from September 14, 1837Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Hopkins L. Turney (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . William B. Campbell (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . John Bell (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Abram P. Maury (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . James K. Polk (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Ebenezer J. Shields (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Richard Cheatham (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . John W. Crockett (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Christopher H. Williams (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Hiland Hall (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . William Slade (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Horace Everett (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Heman Allen (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Isaac Fletcher (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Francis Mallory (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Francis E. Rives (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . John W. Jones (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . George C. Dromgoole (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . James W. Bouldin (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Walter Coles (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Archibald Stuart (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Henry A. Wise (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Robert M. T. Hunter (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . John Taliaferro (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . John Robertson (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . James Garland (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . John M. Patton (D), until April 7, 1838
Template:Party stripe Linn Banks (D), from April 28, 1838Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Charles F. Mercer (W)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . James M. Mason (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Isaac S. Pennybacker (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Robert Craig (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . George W. Hopkins (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Andrew Beirne (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . Joseph Johnson (D)Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . William S. Morgan (D)Non-voting members Template:Ushr . Charles Downing Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . William W. Chapman (D), from September 10, 1838Template:Party stripe Template:Ushr . George Wallace Jones (D), until January 14, 1839
Template:Party stripe James D. Doty (D), from January 14, 1839
File:25 us house membership.png House seats by party holding plurality in state <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> 80+% to 100% Democratic
<templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> Up to 60% Whig
<templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> 60+% to 80% Democratic
<templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> 60+% to 80% Whig
<templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> Up to 60% Democratic
<templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> 80+% to 100% Whig
File:Polkpolk.jpg Speaker of the HouseJames Polk
Changes in membership The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.
Senate Replacements: 6
Democrats: no net change
Whigs: no net change
Deaths: 1
Resignations: 6
Total seats with changes: 7 Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". Template:Ordinal US Congress change
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| Virginia Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading " | Richard E. Parker (D)
| Resigned March 4, 1837, after accepting a seat on the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
| style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading " | William H. Roane (D)
| Elected March 14, 1837
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| Alabama Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading " | John McKinley (D)
| Resigned April 22, 1837, after being appointed Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court
| style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading " | Clement C. Clay (D)
| Elected June 19, 1837
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| Georgia Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading " | John P. King (D)
| Resigned November 1, 1837
| style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading " | Wilson Lumpkin (D)
| Elected November 22, 1837
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| Maryland Template:Party color " | Joseph Kent (W)
| Died November 24, 1837
| style="background-color:Template:Party color " | William D. Merrick (W)
| Elected January 4, 1838
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| Mississippi Template:Party color " | John Black (W)
| Resigned January 22, 1838
| style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading " | James F. Trotter (D)
| Appointed January 22, 1838
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| Tennessee Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading " | Felix Grundy (D)
| Resigned July 4, 1838, after being appointed United States Attorney General
| style="background-color:Template:Party color " | Ephraim H. Foster (W)
| Elected September 17, 1838
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| Mississippi Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading " | James F. Trotter (D)
| Resigned July 10, 1838
| style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading " | Thomas H. Williams (D)
| Appointed November 12, 1838, and subsequently elected
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| Tennessee Template:Party color " | Ephraim H. Foster (W)
| Resigned March 3, 1839 before start of new Congress under orders of state legislature.
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House of Representatives Replacements: 16
Democrats: 5-seat net loss
Whigs: 5-seat net gain
Deaths: 9
Resignations: 6
Contested election:1
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| Rep-elect Claiborne presented credentials July 18, 1837
| style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading " | John F. H. Claiborne (D)
| Seated July 18, 1837
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| Rep-elect Gholson presented credentials July 18, 1837
| style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading " | Samuel J. Gholson (D)
| Seated July 18, 1837
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| style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading " | Francis J. Harper (D)
| Died March 18, 1837
| style="background-color:Template:Party color " | Charles Naylor (W)
| Seated June 29, 1837
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| style="background-color:Template:Party color " | James I. Standifer (W)
| Died August 20, 1837
| style="background-color:Template:Party color " | William Stone (W)
| Seated September 14, 1837
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| style="background-color:Template:Party color " | Elisha Whittlesey (W)
| Resigned October 20, 1837
| style="background-color:Template:Party color " | Charles D. Coffin (W)
| Seated December 20, 1837
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| style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading " | John F. H. Claiborne (D)
| Seat declared vacant February 5, 1838
| style="background-color:Template:Party color " | Seargent S. Prentiss (W)
| Seated May 30, 1838
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| style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading " | Samuel J. Gholson (D)
| Seat declared vacant February 5, 1838
| style="background-color:Template:Party color " | Thomas J. Word (W)
| Seated May 30, 1838
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| style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading " | Henry A. P. Muhlenberg (D)
| Resigned February 9, 1838, after being appointed Minister to Austrian Empire
| style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading " | George M. Keim (D)
| Seated March 17, 1838
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| style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading " | Jonathan Cilley (D)
| Killed in a duel February 24, 1838, by Rep. William J. Graves
| style="background-color:Template:Party color " | Edward Robinson (W)
| Seated April 28, 1838
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| style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading " | Timothy J. Carter (D)
| Died March 14, 1838
| style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading " | Virgil D. Parris (D)
| Seated May 29, 1838
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| style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading " | Isaac McKim (D)
| Died April 1, 1838
| style="background-color:Template:Party color " | John P. Kennedy (W)
| Seated April 25, 1838
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| style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading " | John M. Patton (D)
| Resigned April 7, 1838
| style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading " | Linn Banks (D)
| Seated April 28, 1838
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| style="background-color:Template:Party color " | Joab Lawler (W)
| Died May 8, 1838
| style="background-color:Template:Party color " | George W. Crabb (W)
| Seated October 5, 1835
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| style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading " | Daniel Kilgore (D)
| Resigned July 4, 1838
| style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading " | Henry Swearingen (D)
| Seated December 3, 1838
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| style="background-color:Template:Party color " | Elisha Whittlesey (W)
| Resigned July 9, 1838
| style="background-color:Template:Party color " | Joshua R. Giddings (W)
| Seated December 3, 1838
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| style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading " | Andrew D. Bruyn (D)
| Died July 27, 1838
| style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading " | Cyrus Beers (D)
| Seated December 3, 1838
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| style="background-color:Template:Party color " | William Patterson (W)
| Died August 14, 1838
| style="background-color:Template:Party color " | Harvey Putnam (W)
| Seated November 7, 1838
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| Iowa Territory seated its first delegate September 10, 1838
| style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading " | George Wallace Jones (D)
| Seated September 10, 1838
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| style="background-color:Template:Party color " | Stephen C. Phillips (W)
| Seat declared vacant September 28, 1838
| style="background-color:Template:Party color " | Leverett Saltonstall (W)
| Seated December 15, 1838
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| style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading " | John Fairfield (D)
| Resigned December 24, 1838, after being elected Governor of Maine
| Vacant
| Not filled this congress
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| style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading " | George Wallace Jones (D)
| Lost contested election January 14, 1839
| style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading " | James D. Doty (D)
| Seated January 14, 1839
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| style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading " | Eleazar W. Ripley (D)
| Died March 2, 1839
| Vacant
| Not filled this congress
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