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Membership
of
the
29th
Congress
of
the
United
States |
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March
4,
1845
to
March
3,
1847 |
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First
Session:
December
1,
1845
to
August
10,
1846 |
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Second
Session:
December
7,
1846
to
March
3,
1847 |
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Special
Session
of
the
Senate:
March
4,
1845
to
March
20,
1845 |
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Vice
President
of
the
United
States: |
George
M.
Dallas
(Pennsylvania) |
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President
Pro
Tempore
of
the
Senate:
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Ambrose
H.
Sevier
(Arkansas)
David
R.
Atchison
(Missouri),
from
August
6,
1846 |
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Secretary
of
the
Senate:
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Asbury
Dickins
(North
Carolina) |
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Sergeant
At
Arms
of
the
Senate: |
Edward
Dyer
(Maryland)
Robert
Beale
(Virginia),
from
December
9,
1845 |
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Speaker
of
the
House
of
Representatives: |
John
W.
Davis
(Indiana) |
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Clerk
of
the
House: |
Benjamin
B.
French
(New
Hampshire) |
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Sergeant
At
Arms
of
the
House: |
Newton
Lane
(Kentucky) |
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Doorkeeper
of
the
House: |
Cornelius
S.
Whitney
(District
of
Columbia) |
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Florida (admitted as a state March 3, 1845)
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Senators
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David L. Yulee
(served
from
July
1,
1845) |
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James
D. Westcott
(served
from
July
1,
1845) |
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Representative At Large |
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Edward C. Cabell (served from October 6, 1845; succeeded January 24, 1846 by William Brockenbororough, who contested the election) |
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William Brockenborough (successfully contested the election of
Edward C. Cabell; served from January 24, 1846) |
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| Iowa (admitted as a
state December 28, 1846) |
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Senators |
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Representatives At Large |
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S. Clinton Hastings (served
from December 29, 1846) |
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Shepherd Leffler (served from
December 29, 1846) |
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Iowa
Territory |
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Delegate |
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Augustus
C.
Dodge
(served
until
December
28,
1846,
when
Iowa
was
admitted
as
a
State) |
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