Senate roll call 336 · 25th Congress · Feb 13, 1839
To consent to the nomination of james turney as register of the land office for lands subject to sale at galena, in the state of illinois.
On Feb 13, 1839, the Senate voted 4–26. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 4–16, Others 0–10. 4 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 4
- No
- 26
- Did not vote
- 29
- Date
- Feb 13, 1839
By party
- Democrats4 yes · 16 no · 20 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 10 no · 9 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL voted yes
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL voted yes
- Henry Hubbard D-NH voted yes
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
How each senator voted: No
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- William Allen D-OH
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Cabell Rives D-VA
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Did not vote
- John Mckinley D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John Tipton D-IN
- John Davis O-MA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- John Norvell D-MI
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- John Black O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Richard Elliott Parker D-VA
- William Henry Roane D-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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