Senate roll call 278 · 27th Congress · Sep 3, 1841
To consent to the nomination of edward brooks to be collector of customs for the district and inspector of revenue for port of detroit, michigan.
On Sep 3, 1841, the Senate voted 19–15. Result: passed. By party: Others 16–5, Democrats 3–10. 3 members voted against their own party.
During the 27th Congress (1841–1842), John Tyler was president.
- Yes
- 19
- No
- 15
- Did not vote
- 25
- Date
- Sep 3, 1841
By party
- Democrats3 yes · 10 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Others16 yes · 5 no · 13 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL voted yes
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL voted yes
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- George Evans O-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- 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
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Samuel Mcroberts D-IL
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- James Buchanan D-PA
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
Did not vote
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Charles Magill Conrad O-LA
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- John Henderson O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Leonard Wilcox D-NH
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- William Sprague O-RI
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- William Segar Archer O-VA
- Samuel Chandler Crafts O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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