Senate roll call 2 · 25th Congress · Mar 7, 1837
To consent to the nominations of benjamin k. Pierce, thomas childs, WM. M. Graham, richard b. Lee, james a. Ashby, campbell graham, WM. S. Maitland, and alfred
On Mar 7, 1837, the Senate voted 28–13. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 24–2, Others 4–11. 2 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 28
- No
- 13
- Did not vote
- 18
- Date
- Mar 7, 1837
By party
- Democrats24 yes · 2 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Others4 yes · 11 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Tipton D-IN voted no
- Samuel Mckean D-PA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Alfred Cuthbert 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
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- 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
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- William Allen D-OH
- James Buchanan D-PA
- 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
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- John Tipton D-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Did not vote
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- John Mckinley D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- John Black O-MS
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- William Henry Roane D-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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