21st United States Congress
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21st United States Congress

United States Capitol

Duration: March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831

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
Senate Majority: Democratic
House Majority: Democratic

Sessions
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.

Senate

TOTAL members: 48

House of Representatives

TOTAL members: 213

Leadership

President of the Senate
Vice President
John C. Calhoun
Senate
House of Representatives

Major events

Main article: Events of 1829; Events of 1830; Events of 1831

Major legislation

Main article: List of United States federal legislation in the 21st Congress

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
Alabama
Connecticut
Delaware
Georgia
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Mississippi
Missouri
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee
Vermont
Virginia
President pro tempore
Samuel Smith

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
Alabama
Connecticut 1
Delaware
Georgia 2
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland 3
Massachusetts
Mississippi
Missouri
New Hampshire 4
New Jersey 5
New York 6
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania 7
Rhode Island 8
South Carolina
Tennessee
Vermont
Virginia
Speaker of the House
Andrew Stevenson

Delegates

Arkansas Territory
Florida Territory
Michigan Territory

Changes in membership

The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.

See also: 21s