To elect a chaplain of the house, sprole id coded 1, dewey is coded 2, tinsley is coded 5, other candidates are coded 8.

On Dec 17, 1846, the House voted 102–0. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 94–15, Others 53–3. 15 members voted against their own party.

During the 29th Congress (1845–1846), James K. Polk was president.

Yes: 102
No: 0
Did not vote: 72
Date: Dec 17, 1846

By party

Democrats94 yes · 15 no · 40 didn’t vote
Others53 yes · 3 no · 32 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

James La Fayette Cottrell D-AL voted no
William Winter Payne D-AL voted no
Franklin Welsh Bowdon D-AL voted no
John Henry Lumpkin D-GA voted no
John Preston Martin D-KY voted no
John Wooleston Tibbatts D-KY voted no
Robert Whyte Roberts D-MS voted no
David Settle Reid D-NC voted no
George Sykes D-NJ voted no
Joseph E. Edsall D-NJ voted no
Moses Mcclean D-PA voted no
William Swan Garvin D-PA voted no
William Marshall Tredway D-VA voted no
James Alexander Seddon D-VA voted no
Thomas Henry Bayly D-VA voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To elect a chaplain of the house, sprole id…: House Vote, Dec 17, 1846,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/29-H-468/to-elect-a-chaplain-of-the-house-sprole-id (accessed 2026-10-17).