Congressional Profile

Total Membership:

240 Representatives

3 Delegates

Party Divisions:*

143 Jacksons

63 Anti-Jacksons

25 Anti-Masonics

9 Nullifiers

Member Information

• Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, (1774–2005), Official Annotated Membership Roster by State with Vacancy and Special Election Information for the 23rd Congress [PDF]
  Visit the online Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress for more information on Members.

Leadership & Officers

Speaker of the House:

John Bell (D-Tennessee)

Clerk of the House:

Walter S. Franklin

Doorkeeper:

Overton Carr

Sergeant at Arms:

John O. Dunn

Thomas B. Randolph Elected Dec. 3, 1833

Chaplain of the House:

Rev. William Hammett - Methodist

Rev. Thomas H. Stockton - Methodist

Rev. Edward Dunlap Smith - Presbyterian

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