The Green Papers: Political Party Breakdown of the 23rd Congress of the United States, 1833-1835

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Boldface (with superscript C) numbers indicate the majority Party in each house. Red (with superscript P) numbers (boldface or not) indicate the Party of the President in any event.

President	Party	Congress	United States Senate	House of Representatives
	Democrat	National Republican	other	vacancies	Democrat	National Republican	other
Jackson	Democrat	23rd 1833-1835	31^CP	17
23RD CONGRESS- IN GENERAL By the start of the 23rd Congress (which coincided with the Second Inauguration of President Andrew Jackson on 4 March 1833), the one-time Democratic Republicans were becoming more generally known as Democrats, the name itself derived from the one-time term of derision hurled at the old (or "Jeffersonian") Republicans- with whom those who strongly supported the policies of President Jackson closely identified historically- by the Federalists back in 1796 and 1800. This Major Party has remained Democrats ever since. 23RD CONGRESS- SENATE John Black, a Democrat, was elected by the Legislature of the State of MISSISSIPPI to the Class 1 seat (term of 4 March 1833 to 3 March 1839) from that State on 22 November 1833, before the convening of the "long" session of the 23rd Congress on 2 December 1833; Senator Black, therefore, is counted among the 31 Democrats elected to the Senate of the 23rd Congress, notwithstanding the existence of a vacancy at the start of that Congress [4 March 1833] due to a failure of the legislature to elect. William C. Preston, a Democrat, was elected on 26 November 1833 by the General Assembly of the State of SOUTH CAROLINA to the Class 3 seat (term ending 3 March 1837) from that State vacated by the resignation of Senator Stephen D. Miller on 2 March 1833, during the preceding Congress, before the convening of the "long" session of the 23rd Congress on 2 December 1833; Senator Preston, therefore, is counted among the 31 Democrats elected to the Senate of the 23rd Congress, notwithstanding the existence of a vacancy at the start of that Congress [4 March 1833].

President

Party

Congress

United States Senate

House of Representatives

Democrat

National
Republican

other

vacancies

Democrat

National
Republican

other

Jackson

Democrat

23rd 1833-1835

31^CP

23RD CONGRESS- IN GENERAL

By the start of the 23rd Congress (which coincided with the Second Inauguration of President Andrew Jackson on 4 March 1833), the one-time Democratic Republicans were becoming more generally known as Democrats, the name itself derived from the one-time term of derision hurled at the old (or "Jeffersonian") Republicans- with whom those who strongly supported the policies of President Jackson closely identified historically- by the Federalists back in 1796 and 1800. This Major Party has remained Democrats ever since.

23RD CONGRESS- SENATE

John Black, a Democrat, was elected by the Legislature of the State of MISSISSIPPI to the Class 1 seat (term of 4 March 1833 to 3 March 1839) from that State on 22 November 1833, before the convening of the "long" session of the 23rd Congress on 2 December 1833; Senator Black, therefore, is counted among the 31 Democrats elected to the Senate of the 23rd Congress, notwithstanding the existence of a vacancy at the start of that Congress [4 March 1833] due to a failure of the legislature to elect.

William C. Preston, a Democrat, was elected on 26 November 1833 by the General Assembly of the State of SOUTH CAROLINA to the Class 3 seat (term ending 3 March 1837) from that State vacated by the resignation of Senator Stephen D. Miller on 2 March 1833, during the preceding Congress, before the convening of the "long" session of the 23rd Congress on 2 December 1833; Senator Preston, therefore, is counted among the 31 Democrats elected to the Senate of the 23rd Congress, notwithstanding the existence of a vacancy at the start of that Congress [4 March 1833].

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