Senate roll call 131 · 28th Congress · May 30, 1844
To consent to the nomination of arthur upshur of virginia, to be secretary of state (in place of daniel webster, resigned).
On May 30, 1844, the Senate voted 26–2. Result: passed. By party: Others 14–1, Democrats 12–1. 1 member voted against their own party.
During the 28th Congress (1843–1844), John Tyler was president.
- Yes
- 26
- No
- 2
- Did not vote
- 30
- Date
- May 30, 1844
By party
- Democrats12 yes · 1 no · 15 didn’t vote
- Others14 yes · 1 no · 15 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Dixon Hall Lewis D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Edward Allen Hannegan D-IN
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Henry Johnson O-LA
- James Alfred Pearce O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Fairfield D-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- David Rice Atchison D-MO
- William Henry Haywood Jr. D-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Charles Gordon Atherton D-NH
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- James Buchanan D-PA
- John Brown Francis O-RI
- Daniel Elliott Huger D-SC
- Spencer Jarnagin O-TN
- William Segar Archer O-VA
How each senator voted: No
- John Henderson O-MS
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
Did not vote
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Chester Ashley D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- Walter Terry Colquitt D-GA
- James Semple D-IL
- Sidney Breese D-IL
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- George Evans O-ME
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- Daniel Stevens Dickinson D-NY
- Henry Allen Foster D-NY
- John Adams Dix D-NY
- William Allen D-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- William Sprague O-RI
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
- William Upham O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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