Senate roll call 523 · 27th Congress · Jul 12, 1842
To consent to the nomination of william milford, to be collectior of customs at cleveland, district of cuyohoga, ohio, in the place of g. B. Merwin, removed.
On Jul 12, 1842, the Senate voted 27–11. Result: passed. By party: Others 21–1, Democrats 6–10. 6 members voted against their own party.
During the 27th Congress (1841–1842), John Tyler was president.
- Yes
- 27
- No
- 11
- Did not vote
- 21
- Date
- Jul 12, 1842
By party
- Democrats6 yes · 10 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others21 yes · 1 no · 12 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL voted yes
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR voted yes
- Robert John Walker D-MS voted yes
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA voted yes
- James Buchanan D-PA voted yes
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Charles Magill Conrad 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
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- James Buchanan D-PA
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Leonard Wilcox D-NH
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
Did not vote
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Samuel Mcroberts D-IL
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- John Henderson O-MS
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- 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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