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Membership
of
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25th
Congress
of
the
United
States |
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March
4,
1837
to
March
3,
1839 |
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First
Session:
September
4,
1837
to
October
16,
1837 |
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Second
Session:
December
4,
1837
to
July
9,
1838 |
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Third
Session:
December
3,
1838
to
March
3,
1839 |
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Special
Session
of
the
Senate:
March
4,
1837
to
March
10,
1837 |
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Vice
President
of
the
United
States: |
Richard
M.
Johnson
(Kentucky) |
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President
Pro
Tempore
of
the
Senate: |
William
R.
King
(Alabama) |
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Secretary
of
the
Senate: |
Asbury Dickins
(North
Carolina) |
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Sergeant
At
Arms
of
the
Senate:
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John Shackford
(New
Hampshire)
Stephen Haight
(New
York),
from
September
4,
1837 |
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Speaker
of
the
House
of
Representatives: |
James
K.
Polk
(Tennessee) |
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Clerk
of
the
House: |
Walter
S.
Franklin
(Pennsylvania)
Hugh
A.
Garland
(Virginia),
from
December
3,
1838 |
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Sergeant
At
Arms
of
the
House: |
Roderick
Dorsey
(Maryland) |
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Doorkeeper
of
the
House: |
Overton
Carr
(Maryland) |
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Mississippi
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Senators
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John
Black
(resigned
January
22,
1838) |
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Robert J. Walker |
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James
Fisher
Trotter
(appointed
to
fill
the
vacancy
caused
by
the
resignation
of
John
Black;
served
from
January
22,
1838;
resigned
July
10,
1838) |
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Thomas
Hickman
Williams
(appointed
and
subsequently
elected
to
fill
the
vacancy
caused
by
the
resignation
of
James
Trotter;
served
from
November
12,
1838) |
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Representatives At Large |
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John F. H. Claiborne (seat declared vacant February 5, 1838) |
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Seargent S. Prentiss (elected
to fill the vacancy caused by the voiding of the election of John F. H.
Claiborne; served from May 30, 1838) |
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Samuel J. Gholson (seat declared vacant February 5, 1838) |
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Thomas J. Word (elected to fill the vacancy caused by the voiding of
the election of Samuel J. Gholson; served from May 30, 1838) |
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Wisconsin
Territory |
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Delegate |
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George
W.
Jones
(succeeded
January
14,
1839
by
James
D.
Doty,
who
contested
the
election) |
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James
D.
Doty
(successfully
contested
the
election
of
George
W.
Jones;
served
from
January
14,
1839) |
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