Senate roll call 803 · 27th Congress · Mar 3, 1843
To consent to the nomination of henry a. Wise to be envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the United States to the court of his majesty the king o
On Mar 3, 1843, the Senate voted 12–24 (S 100). Result: failed. By party: Others 4–21, Democrats 8–3. 3 members voted against their own party.
During the 27th Congress (1841–1842), John Tyler was president.
- Yes
- 12
- No
- 24
- Did not vote
- 23
- Date
- Mar 3, 1843
By party
- Democrats8 yes · 3 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Others4 yes · 21 no · 9 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL voted no
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO voted no
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- George Evans O-ME
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- James Buchanan D-PA
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Segar Archer O-VA
How each senator voted: No
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Charles Magill Conrad O-LA
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- John Henderson O-MS
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- William Sprague O-RI
- Samuel Chandler Crafts O-VT
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
Did not vote
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Samuel Mcroberts D-IL
- Henry Clay O-KY
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Leonard Wilcox D-NH
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- William Allen D-OH
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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