Senate roll call 627 · 27th Congress · Aug 20, 1842
To adopt the resolution to advise and consent to the ratification of the treaty with great britian.
On Aug 20, 1842, the Senate voted 39–9 (HR 67). Result: passed. By party: Others 29–1, Democrats 10–8. 8 members voted against their own party.
During the 27th Congress (1841–1842), John Tyler was president.
- Yes
- 39
- No
- 9
- Did not vote
- 11
- Date
- Aug 20, 1842
By party
- Democrats10 yes · 8 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Others29 yes · 1 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL voted no
- Perry Smith D-CT voted no
- Reuel Williams D-ME voted no
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO voted no
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO voted no
- William Allen D-OH voted no
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA voted no
- James Buchanan D-PA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden 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
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- John Henderson O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- William Sprague O-RI
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- William Segar Archer O-VA
- Samuel Chandler Crafts O-VT
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Charles Magill Conrad O-LA
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- William Allen D-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- James Buchanan D-PA
Did not vote
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- Samuel Mcroberts D-IL
- Henry Clay O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Leonard Wilcox D-NH
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
Cite or embed this page
Capitol Receipts, “To adopt the resolution to advise and…: Senate Vote, Aug 20, 1842,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/27-S-627/to-adopt-the-resolution-to-advise-and-consent-to (accessed 2026-10-17).