Congressional Profile

Total Membership:

242 Representatives

4 Delegates

Party Divisions:*

143 Jacksons

75 Anti-Jacksons

16 Anti-Masonics

8 Nullifiers

*Party division totals are based on election day results.

Leadership & Officers

Speaker of the House:

James K. Polk (D-Tennessee)

Clerk of the House:

Walter S. Franklin

Doorkeeper:

Overton Carr

Sergeant at Arms:

Thomas B. Randolph

Roderick Dorsey Elected Dec. 15, 1835

Chaplain of the House:

Rev. Edward Dunlap Smith - Presbyterian

Rev. Thomas H. Stockton - Methodist

Rev. Oliver C. Comstock - Baptist

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