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The Twenty-seventh United States Congress was a meeting of the United States national legislature, comprised of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1841 to March 3, 1843, during the administration of U.S. President William H. Harrison the first two years of the administration of his successor, U.S. President John Tyler. The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Fifth Census of the United States in 1830. Both chambers had a Whig majority. Dates of sessions March 4, 1841–March 3, 1843 Next congress: ''28th Congress'' Major events Main article: Events of 1841; Events of 1842; Events of 1843 Major legislation Main article: List of United States federal legislation in the 27th Congress Senate House of Representatives Leadership Senate House of Representatives Members This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Members are listed alphabetically. See also: United States House election, 1840 Senate At this time, Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1844; Class 2 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1846; and Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1842. Alabama Arkansas Connecticut Delaware Georgia Illinois Indiana Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Mississippi Missouri New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Carolina Ohio Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina Tennessee Vermont Virginia House of Representatives Alabama Arkansas Connecticut Delaware Georgia Illinois Indiana Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Mississippi Missouri New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Carolina Ohio Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina Tennessee Vermont Virginia Delegates Florida Territory Iowa Territory Wisconsin Territory Senate House of Representatives | |||||||
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