The Green Papers: Political Party Breakdown of the 17th Congress of the United States, 1821-1823

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President	Party	Congress	United States Senate	House of Representatives
	Republican	Federalist	other	vacancies	Republican	Federalist	other
Monroe	Republican	17th 1821-1823	43^CP	4		1
17th CONGRESS- in General SENATE: 43 Republicans, 4 Federalists, 1 vacancy MISSOURI was admitted as the 24th State of the Union on 10 August 1821: as Missouri's 2 Senators were elected by the General Assembly of the State and Missouri's 1 Congressman was elected by the People within that State before the end of the odd-numbered year in which the 17th Congress took office [this being 1821], Missouri's Senators and Congressman are, therefore, counted among the members of the Senate the House of Representatives elected to that Congress. 17th CONGRESS- United States SENATE The SENATE of the 17th Congress included 1 vacancy, as follows: 1 vacancy from the State of DELAWARE, the General Assembly of the State having failed to elect someone to the Class 1 seat (term: 4 March 1821 to 3 March 1827) from that State before the end of the odd-numbered year in which the 17th Congress took office [this being 1821]. William Findlay, a Republican, was elected by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of PENNSYLVANIA to the Class 1 seat (term: 4 March 1821 to 3 March 1827) from that State on 10 December 1821, before the end of the odd-numbered year in which the 17th Congress took office [this being 1821]. Senator Findlay, therefore, is counted among the 43 Republicans elected to the Senate of the 17th Congress, notwithstanding the existence of a vacancy at the start of that Congress [4 March 1821] due to a failure of the legislature to elect. John H. Eaton, a Republican, was elected by the General Assembly of the State of TENNESSEE to the Class 1 seat (term: 4 March 1821 to 3 March 1827) from that State on 26 September 1821, before the end of the odd-numbered year in which the 17th Congress took office [this being 1821]. Senator Eaton, therefore, is counted among the 43 Republicans elected to the Senate of the 17th Congress, notwithstanding the existence of a vacancy at the start of that Congress [4 March 1821] due to a failure of the legislature to elect.

President

Party

Congress

United States Senate

House of Representatives

Republican

Federalist

other

vacancies

Republican

Federalist

other

Monroe

Republican

17th 1821-1823

43^CP

17th CONGRESS- in General

SENATE: 43 Republicans, 4 Federalists, 1 vacancy

MISSOURI was admitted as the 24th State of the Union on 10 August 1821: as Missouri's 2 Senators were elected by the General Assembly of the State and Missouri's 1 Congressman was elected by the People within that State before the end of the odd-numbered year in which the 17th Congress took office [this being 1821], Missouri's Senators and Congressman are, therefore, counted among the members of the Senate the House of Representatives elected to that Congress.

17th CONGRESS- United States SENATE

The SENATE of the 17th Congress included 1 vacancy, as follows:

1 vacancy from the State of DELAWARE, the General Assembly of the State having failed to elect someone to the Class 1 seat (term: 4 March 1821 to 3 March 1827) from that State before the end of the odd-numbered year in which the 17th Congress took office [this being 1821].

William Findlay, a Republican, was elected by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of PENNSYLVANIA to the Class 1 seat (term: 4 March 1821 to 3 March 1827) from that State on 10 December 1821, before the end of the odd-numbered year in which the 17th Congress took office [this being 1821]. Senator Findlay, therefore, is counted among the 43 Republicans elected to the Senate of the 17th Congress, notwithstanding the existence of a vacancy at the start of that Congress [4 March 1821] due to a failure of the legislature to elect.

John H. Eaton, a Republican, was elected by the General Assembly of the State of TENNESSEE to the Class 1 seat (term: 4 March 1821 to 3 March 1827) from that State on 26 September 1821, before the end of the odd-numbered year in which the 17th Congress took office [this being 1821]. Senator Eaton, therefore, is counted among the 43 Republicans elected to the Senate of the 17th Congress, notwithstanding the existence of a vacancy at the start of that Congress [4 March 1821] due to a failure of the legislature to elect.

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