The Green Papers: Political Party Breakdown of the 28th Congress of the United States, 1843-1845

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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	Whig	other	vacancies	Democrat	Whig	other
Tyler	Whig	28th 1843-1845	24	28^CP
28TH CONGRESS- IN GENERAL FLORIDA was admitted as the 27th State of the Union on 3 March 1845, on the last day of the 28th Congress: thus, the General Assembly of the State did not elect either of its Senators nor its Representative in Congress prior to the expiration of thst Congress; however, as the date of Florida's admission was well after the convening of the "long" session of that Congress on 4 December 1843, Florida's 2 Senators would NOT have been counted among those elected to the Senate of the 28th Congress in any event; neither would Florida's 1 Congressman have been counted among those elected to the House of Representatives in that Congress. The hitherto independent Republic of TEXAS was annexed by the United States of America on 1 March 1845 with the understanding that, as soon as was practicable, the Republic would be admitted as a State of the Union; however, as certain stipulations of the joint resolution of the 28th Congress approving the Annexation of the Republic had not been met by the Republic before the expiration of that Congress [3 March 1845], TEXAS was not immediately granted Statehood and, thus, was not entitled to representation in either house of Congress during the 28th Congress in any event. 28TH CONGRESS- SENATE Alexander Porter, a Whig, was elected by the General Assembly of the State of LOUISIANA to the Class 3 seat (term: 4 March 1843 to 3 March 1849) from that State but died before qualifying, never having entered upon the full term to which he had been elected; in addition, his successor was not elected by the General Assembly of the State until after the convening of the "long" session of the 28th Congress on 4 December 1843. Nevertheless, it is Senator Porter who clearly was the intended Senator-elect for that seat as of the start of the 28th Congress [4 March 1843] and he is, therefore, counted among the 28 Whigs elected to the Senate of that Congress. Daniel E. Huger, a Democrat, was elected by the General Assembly of the State of SOUTH CAROLINA to the Class 2 seat (term ending 3 March 1847) from that State vacated by the resignation of Senator John C. Calhoun on 3 March 1843, at the end of the preceding Congress, before the convening of the "long" session of the 28th Congress on 4 December 1843; Senator Huger, therefore, is counted among the 24 Democrats elected to the Senate of the 28th Congress, notwithstanding the existence of a vacancy at the start of that Congress [4 March 1843]. Ephraim H. Foster and Spencer Jarnagin, both Whigs, were elected on 17 October 1843 by the General Assembly of the State of TENNESSEE to fill vacancies in the Senate caused by the failure of the legislature to elect during the preceding Congress- Senator Foster being elected to the Class 1 seat (term ending 3 March 1845) from that State and Senator Jarnagin being elected to the Class 2 seat (term ending 3 March 1847), before the convening of the "long" session of the 28th Congress on 4 December 1843; Senators Foster and Jarnagin, therefore, are both counted among the 28 Whigs elected to the Senate of the 28th Congress, notwithstanding the existence of vacancies in both seats from the State of TENNESSEE at the start of that Congress [4 March 1843].

President

Party

Congress

United States Senate

House of Representatives

Democrat

Whig

other

vacancies

Democrat

Whig

other

Tyler

Whig

28th 1843-1845

28^CP

28TH CONGRESS- IN GENERAL

FLORIDA was admitted as the 27th State of the Union on 3 March 1845, on the last day of the 28th Congress: thus, the General Assembly of the State did not elect either of its Senators nor its Representative in Congress prior to the expiration of thst Congress; however, as the date of Florida's admission was well after the convening of the "long" session of that Congress on 4 December 1843, Florida's 2 Senators would NOT have been counted among those elected to the Senate of the 28th Congress in any event; neither would Florida's 1 Congressman have been counted among those elected to the House of Representatives in that Congress.

The hitherto independent Republic of TEXAS was annexed by the United States of America on 1 March 1845 with the understanding that, as soon as was practicable, the Republic would be admitted as a State of the Union; however, as certain stipulations of the joint resolution of the 28th Congress approving the Annexation of the Republic had not been met by the Republic before the expiration of that Congress [3 March 1845], TEXAS was not immediately granted Statehood and, thus, was not entitled to representation in either house of Congress during the 28th Congress in any event.

28TH CONGRESS- SENATE

Alexander Porter, a Whig, was elected by the General Assembly of the State of LOUISIANA to the Class 3 seat (term: 4 March 1843 to 3 March 1849) from that State but died before qualifying, never having entered upon the full term to which he had been elected; in addition, his successor was not elected by the General Assembly of the State until after the convening of the "long" session of the 28th Congress on 4 December 1843. Nevertheless, it is Senator Porter who clearly was the intended Senator-elect for that seat as of the start of the 28th Congress [4 March 1843] and he is, therefore, counted among the 28 Whigs elected to the Senate of that Congress.

Daniel E. Huger, a Democrat, was elected by the General Assembly of the State of SOUTH CAROLINA to the Class 2 seat (term ending 3 March 1847) from that State vacated by the resignation of Senator John C. Calhoun on 3 March 1843, at the end of the preceding Congress, before the convening of the "long" session of the 28th Congress on 4 December 1843; Senator Huger, therefore, is counted among the 24 Democrats elected to the Senate of the 28th Congress, notwithstanding the existence of a vacancy at the start of that Congress [4 March 1843].

Ephraim H. Foster and Spencer Jarnagin, both Whigs, were elected on 17 October 1843 by the General Assembly of the State of TENNESSEE to fill vacancies in the Senate caused by the failure of the legislature to elect during the preceding Congress- Senator Foster being elected to the Class 1 seat (term ending 3 March 1845) from that State and Senator Jarnagin being elected to the Class 2 seat (term ending 3 March 1847), before the convening of the "long" session of the 28th Congress on 4 December 1843; Senators Foster and Jarnagin, therefore, are both counted among the 28 Whigs elected to the Senate of the 28th Congress, notwithstanding the existence of vacancies in both seats from the State of TENNESSEE at the start of that Congress [4 March 1843].

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