Senate roll call 1 · 25th Congress · Mar 7, 1837
To consent to the nomination of benjamin k. Pierce and others for brevet promotions in the army.
On Mar 7, 1837, the Senate voted 32–7. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 28–0, Others 4–7.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 32
- No
- 7
- Did not vote
- 20
- Date
- Mar 7, 1837
By party
- Democrats28 yes · 0 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Others4 yes · 7 no · 8 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- Richard Elliott Parker D-VA
- William Cabell Rives D-VA
How each senator voted: No
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
Did not vote
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- John Mckinley D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John Tipton D-IN
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- John Black O-MS
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- William Henry Roane D-VA
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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