Senate roll call 521 · 27th Congress · Jul 11, 1842
To consent to the nomination of amos s. Tryon, to be collector of customs for the district of niagara, n. Y., in place of seymour scovell, whose commission has
On Jul 11, 1842, the Senate voted 20–15. Result: passed. By party: Others 14–7, Democrats 6–8. 6 members voted against their own party.
During the 27th Congress (1841–1842), John Tyler was president.
- Yes
- 20
- No
- 15
- Did not vote
- 24
- Date
- Jul 11, 1842
By party
- Democrats6 yes · 8 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Others14 yes · 7 no · 13 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL voted yes
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR voted yes
- William Savin Fulton D-AR voted yes
- Robert John Walker D-MS voted yes
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA voted yes
- James Buchanan D-PA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- James Buchanan D-PA
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- William Segar Archer O-VA
- Samuel Chandler Crafts O-VT
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Charles Magill Conrad O-LA
- George Evans O-ME
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
Did not vote
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- Samuel Mcroberts D-IL
- Henry Clay O-KY
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- John Henderson O-MS
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Leonard Wilcox D-NH
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- William Sprague O-RI
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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