Senate roll call 310 · 26th Congress · Feb 27, 1841
To table the nomination of john l. Sibley as U.S. Marshall for the district of massachusetts from march 3, 1841, when his present commission will expire.
On Feb 27, 1841, the Senate voted 30–13. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 10–13, Others 20–0. 10 members voted against their own party.
During the 26th Congress (1839–1840), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 30
- No
- 13
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- Feb 27, 1841
By party
- Democrats10 yes · 13 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others20 yes · 0 no · 8 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL voted yes
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA voted yes
- Reuel Williams D-ME voted yes
- Robert John Walker D-MS voted yes
- William Allen D-OH voted yes
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA voted yes
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC voted yes
- Alexander Outlaw Anderson D-TN voted yes
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN voted yes
- William Henry Roane D-VA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- John Henderson O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- William Allen D-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Alexander Outlaw Anderson D-TN
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- William Henry Roane D-VA
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
Did not vote
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Thaddeus Betts O-CT
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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