The Green Papers: Political Party Breakdown of the 30th Congress of the United States, 1847-1849

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President	Party	Congress	United States Senate	House of Representatives
	Democrat	Whig	other	vacancies	Democrat	Whig	other
Polk	Democrat	30th 1847-1849	33^CP	23
30TH CONGRESS- IN GENERAL WISCONSIN was admitted as the 30th State of the Union on 29 May 1848: as this was after the convening of the "long" session of the 30th Congress on 6 December 1847, Wisconsin's 2 Senators are NOT counted among those elected to the Senate of the 30th Congress; neither are Wisconsin's 2 Congressmen counted among those elected to the House of Representatives in that Congress. Although IOWA had been admitted to the Union as a State during the preceding Congress and both of Iowa's Representatives to the 30th Congress had been duly elected by the People within the respective Congressional Districts of that State before the convening of the "long" session of that Congress on 6 December 1847 and are, therefore, counted among the members of the House of Representatives elected to that Congress, neither of Iowa's first two Senators were to be elected by the General Assembly of the State until 7 December 1848, well after the convening of the aforementioned "long" session of the 30th Congress; thus, the Senators from this State are NOT counted among those elected to the Senate of the that Congress. 30TH CONGRESS- SENATE The General Assembly of the State of GEORGIA delayed re-electing Senator John M. Berrien, a Whig (whose previous term in the Senate had expired 3 March 1847), to the Class 2 seat (term: 4 March 1847 to 3 March 1853) from that State until 13 November 1847, before the convening of the "long" session of the 30th Congress on 6 December 1847. Senator Berrien, therefore, is counted among the 23 Whigs elected to the Senate of the 30th Congress, notwithstanding the existence of a vacancy at the start of that Congress [4 March 1847] due to the failure of the legislature to elect. John Bell, a Whig, was elected by the General Assembly of the State of TENNESSEE to the Class 2 seat (term: 4 March 1847 to 3 March 1853) from that State on 22 November 1847, before the convening of the "long" session of the 30th Congress on 6 December 1847; Senator Bell, therefore, is counted among the 23 Whigs elected to the Senate of the 30th Congress, notwithstanding the existence of a vacancy at the start of that Congress [4 March 1847] due to a failure of the legislature to elect.

President

Party

Congress

United States Senate

House of Representatives

Democrat

Whig

other

vacancies

Democrat

Whig

other

Polk

Democrat

30th 1847-1849

33^CP

30TH CONGRESS- IN GENERAL

WISCONSIN was admitted as the 30th State of the Union on 29 May 1848: as this was after the convening of the "long" session of the 30th Congress on 6 December 1847, Wisconsin's 2 Senators are NOT counted among those elected to the Senate of the 30th Congress; neither are Wisconsin's 2 Congressmen counted among those elected to the House of Representatives in that Congress.

Although IOWA had been admitted to the Union as a State during the preceding Congress and both of Iowa's Representatives to the 30th Congress had been duly elected by the People within the respective Congressional Districts of that State before the convening of the "long" session of that Congress on 6 December 1847 and are, therefore, counted among the members of the House of Representatives elected to that Congress, neither of Iowa's first two Senators were to be elected by the General Assembly of the State until 7 December 1848, well after the convening of the aforementioned "long" session of the 30th Congress; thus, the Senators from this State are NOT counted among those elected to the Senate of the that Congress.

30TH CONGRESS- SENATE

The General Assembly of the State of GEORGIA delayed re-electing Senator John M. Berrien, a Whig (whose previous term in the Senate had expired 3 March 1847), to the Class 2 seat (term: 4 March 1847 to 3 March 1853) from that State until 13 November 1847, before the convening of the "long" session of the 30th Congress on 6 December 1847. Senator Berrien, therefore, is counted among the 23 Whigs elected to the Senate of the 30th Congress, notwithstanding the existence of a vacancy at the start of that Congress [4 March 1847] due to the failure of the legislature to elect.

John Bell, a Whig, was elected by the General Assembly of the State of TENNESSEE to the Class 2 seat (term: 4 March 1847 to 3 March 1853) from that State on 22 November 1847, before the convening of the "long" session of the 30th Congress on 6 December 1847; Senator Bell, therefore, is counted among the 23 Whigs elected to the Senate of the 30th Congress, notwithstanding the existence of a vacancy at the start of that Congress [4 March 1847] due to a failure of the legislature to elect.

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