Senate roll call 2 · 11th Congress · Mar 7, 1809
To confirm the nomination of thomas sumpter as minister plenipotentiary to the court of rio janerio.
On Mar 7, 1809, the Senate voted 26–3. Result: passed. By party: Others 26–3.
During the 11th Congress (1809–1810), James Madison was president.
- Yes
- 26
- No
- 3
- Did not vote
- 15
- Date
- Mar 7, 1809
By party
- Others26 yes · 3 no · 15 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- Chauncey Goodrich O-CT
- James Hillhouse O-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Sr. O-DE
- Samuel White O-DE
- John Milledge O-GA
- Buckner Thruston O-KY
- John Pope O-KY
- James Lloyd O-MA
- Timothy Pickering O-MA
- Samuel Smith O-MD
- Jesse Franklin O-NC
- Nahum Parker O-NH
- Nicholas Gilman O-NH
- John Lambert O-NJ
- John Smith O-NY
- Return Jonathan Meigs Jr. O-OH
- Andrew Gregg O-PA
- Michael Leib O-PA
- Elisha Mathewson O-RI
- Francis Malbone O-RI
- John Gaillard O-SC
- Daniel Smith O-TN
- Joseph Inslee Anderson O-TN
- Richard Brent O-VA
- William Branch Giles O-VA
- Jonathan Robinson O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Philip Reed O-MD
- James Turner O-NC
- Thomas Sumter O-SC
Did not vote
- Samuel Whittlesey Dana O-CT
- Outerbridge Horsey O-DE
- Charles Tait O-GA
- William Harris Crawford O-GA
- Henry Clay O-KY
- Charles Cutts O-NH
- John Condit O-NJ
- Obadiah German O-NY
- Alexander Campbell O-OH
- Stanley Griswold O-OH
- Thomas Worthington O-OH
- Christopher Grant Champlin O-RI
- John Taylor O-SC
- Jenkin Whiteside O-TN
- Stephen Row Bradley O-VT
Other votes
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