Congressional Profile

Total Membership:

186 Representatives

4 Delegates

Party Divisions:*

160 Jeffersonian Republicans

26 Federalists

*Party division totals are based on election day results.

Leadership & Officers

Speaker of the House:

Henry Clay (D-Kentucky) Resigned on October 28, 1820.

John W. Taylor (D-New York)

Clerk of the House:

Thomas Dougherty

Doorkeeper:

Thomas Claxton

Sergeant at Arms:

Thomas Dunn

Chaplain of the House:

Rev. Burgess Allison - Baptist

Rev. John Nicholson Campbell - Presbyterian

To view complete lists of individuals who have served in these leadership and official positions since the 1st Congress, return to House History.