Senate roll call 387 · 27th Congress · Apr 22, 1842
To consent to the nomination of j. Washington tyler, of penn., to be commissary of purchases of the army.
On Apr 22, 1842, the Senate voted 11–29. Result: failed. By party: Others 7–16, Democrats 4–13. 4 members voted against their own party.
During the 27th Congress (1841–1842), John Tyler was president.
- Yes
- 11
- No
- 29
- Did not vote
- 19
- Date
- Apr 22, 1842
By party
- Democrats4 yes · 13 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Others7 yes · 16 no · 11 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA voted yes
- Samuel Mcroberts D-IL voted yes
- Robert John Walker D-MS voted yes
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Samuel Mcroberts D-IL
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- George Evans O-ME
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- William Sprague O-RI
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
How each senator voted: No
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Charles Magill Conrad O-LA
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- John Henderson O-MS
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Leonard Wilcox D-NH
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- James Buchanan D-PA
- William Segar Archer O-VA
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
Did not vote
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Henry Clay O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- Samuel Chandler Crafts O-VT
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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