22nd United States Congress

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "redirect hatnote". Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Infobox United States Congress The 22nd 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 1820 United States census. Both chambers had a Jacksonian majority.

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Major events

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Major legislation

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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

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House of Representatives

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Leadership

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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

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House of Representatives

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Changes in membership

These counts reflect changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.

Senate

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  • Replacements: 7
    • Jacksonians: no net change
    • National Republicans: no net change
    • Nullifiers: no net change
  • Deaths: 0
  • Resignations: 7
  • Interim appointments: 1
  • Total seats with changes: 9

Template:Ordinal US Congress change |- | Indiana
(1) | Vacant | style="font-size:80%" | James Noble had died February 26, 1831, in the previous Congress.
Successor appointed August 19, 1831. | style="background-color:#FFE6B0" | Robert Hanna (NR) | Installed August 19, 1831

|- | Kentucky
(3) | Vacant | style="font-size:80%" | Legislature elected late November 10, 1831. | style="background-color:#FFE6B0" | Henry Clay (NR) | Installed November 10, 1831

|- | Louisiana
(2) | style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Edward Livingston (J) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned May 24, 1831, after being appointed U.S. Secretary of State.
Successor elected November 15, 1831. | style="background-color:#FFE6B0" | George A. Waggaman (NR) | Installed November 15, 1831

|- | Pennsylvania
(1) | style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Isaac D. Barnard (J) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 6, 1831, due to ill health.
Successor elected December 13, 1831. | style="background-color:Template:Party color" | George M. Dallas (J) | Installed December 13, 1831

|- | Indiana
(1) | style="background-color:#FFE6B0" | Robert Hanna (NR) | style="font-size:80%" | Appointee retired when elected successor qualified.
Successor elected January 3, 1832. | style="background-color:Template:Party color" | John Tipton (J) | Installed January 3, 1832

|- | Mississippi
(1) | style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Powhatan Ellis (J) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned July 16, 1832, after being appointed U.S. District Judge.
Successor appointed November 12, 1832, to finish the term. | style="background-color:Template:Party color" | John Black (J) | Installed November 12, 1832

|- | Virginia
(2) | style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Littleton Waller Tazewell (J) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned July 16, 1832.
Successor elected December 10, 1832. | style="background-color:Template:Party color" | William C. Rives (J) | Installed December 10, 1832

|- | South Carolina
(2) | style="background:Template:Party color" | Robert Y. Hayne (N) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 13, 1832, to become Governor of South Carolina.
Successor elected December 29, 1832. | style="background:Template:Party color" | John C. Calhoun (N) | Installed December 29, 1832

|- | New York
(3) | style="background-color:Template:Party color" | William L. Marcy (J) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 1, 1833, after becoming Governor of New York.
Successor elected January 14, 1833. | style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Silas Wright (J) | Installed January 4, 1833

|- | South Carolina
(3) | style="background:Template:Party color" | Stephen D. Miller (N) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned March 2, 1833, due to ill health. | Vacant | Not filled this term |}

House of Representatives

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  • Replacements: 9
    • Jacksonians: 1-seat net gain
    • National Republicans: 2-seat net loss
    • Anti-Masonics: 1-seat net gain
  • Deaths: 8
  • Resignations: 2
  • Contested election: 0
  • Total seats with changes: 11

Template:Ordinal US Congress change |- | Template:Ushr | Vacant | Vacancy in term | style="background-color:Template:Party color" | John Branch (J) | Seated May 12, 1831

|- | Template:Ushr | style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Wilson Lumpkin (J) | Resigned some time in 1831 before the convening of Congress | style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Augustin S. Clayton (J) | Seated January 21, 1832

|- | Template:Ushr | style="background-color:#FFE6B0" | Rollin C. Mallary (NR) | Died April 15, 1831 | style="background:#FFFF99" | William Slade (AM) | Seated November 1, 1831

|- | Template:Ushr | style="background-color:#FFE6B0" | Spencer D. Pettis (NR) | Died August 28, 1831 | style="background-color:#FFE6B0" | William H. Ashley (NR) | Seated October 31, 1831 |- | Template:Ushr | style="background-color:Template:Party color" | William Ramsey (J) | Died September 29, 1831 | style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Robert McCoy (J) | Seated November 22, 1831

|- | Template:Ushr | style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Robert Potter (J) | Resigned November ????, 1831 | style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Micajah T. Hawkins (J) | Seated December 15, 1831

|- | Template:Ushr | style="background-color:#FFE6B0" | Jonathan Hunt (NR) | Died May 15, 1832.
A special election was held and a new member elected January 1, 1833 on the fourth ballot. | style="background-color:#FFE6B0" | Hiland Hall (NR) | Seated January 21, 1833

|- | Template:Ushr | style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Charles C. Johnston (J) | Died June 17, 1832 | style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Joseph Draper (J) | Seated December 6, 1832

|- | Template:Ushr | style="background-color:Template:Party color" | George E. Mitchell (J) | Died June 28, 1832 | style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Charles S. Sewall (J) | Seated October 1, 1832

|- | Template:Ushr | style="background-color:#FFE6B0" | Philip Doddridge (NR) | Died November 19, 1832 | style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Joseph Johnson (J) | Seated January 21, 1833

|- | Template:Ushr | style="background-color:Template:Party color" | James Lent (J) | Died February 22, 1833 | Vacant | Not filled this Congress

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Committees

Lists of committees and their party leaders.

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Joint committees

Employees

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See also

Notes

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References

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External links

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