Senate roll call 319 · 27th Congress · Sep 13, 1841
To consent to the nomination of robert w alston as collector of customs for the district, and inspector of the revenue for the port, of ST. Mark's, in the terri
On Sep 13, 1841, the Senate voted 12–18. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 0–15, Others 12–3.
During the 27th Congress (1841–1842), John Tyler was president.
- Yes
- 12
- No
- 18
- Did not vote
- 29
- Date
- Sep 13, 1841
By party
- Democrats0 yes · 15 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Others12 yes · 3 no · 19 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- John Henderson O-MS
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Samuel Mcroberts D-IL
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
Did not vote
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Henry Clay O-KY
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Charles Magill Conrad O-LA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- George Evans O-ME
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Leonard Wilcox D-NH
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- William Sprague O-RI
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- William Segar Archer O-VA
- Samuel Chandler Crafts O-VT
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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