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                        26th Congress (1839–1841)

                        Congressional Profile

                        Total Membership:

                        • 242 Representatives
                        • 3 Delegates

                        Party Divisions:*

                        • 125 Democrats
                        • 109 Whigs
                        • 6 Anti-Masonics
                        • 2 Conservatives

                        *Party division totals are based on election day results.

                        Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter/tiles/non-collection/s/speaker_hunter_2005_16_14_1.xmlCollection of the U.S. House of Representatives
                        About this object                        Virginia Representative Robert Hunter served one term as Speaker, the youngest Member ever elected to the position.

                        Congress Overview

                        The narrowly divided House failed to organize itself for more than two weeks at the start of the 26th Congress (1839–1841), as Democrats and Whigs contested the elections of five Members from New Jersey. Massachusetts RepresentativeJohn Quincy Adams presided as “chairman” of the House after the Clerk lost control of the sessions. After 11 ballots, the House elected as its Speaker the States-Rights WhigRobert M.C. Hunter of Virginia. Congress also passed the Independent Treasury bill providing President Martin Van Buren with the tools he wanted to end the economic recession.

                        Member Information

                        • Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, (1774–2005), Official Annotated Membership Roster by State with Vacancy and Special Election Information for the 26th Congress.[PDF]
                        • Learn more about the House of Representatives with aninteractive map

                        Learn more about thePeople of the People's House

                        Leadership & Officers

                        Speaker of the House:
                        Robert M.T. Hunter (R–Virginia)
                        Clerk of the House:
                        Hugh A. Garland
                        Sergeant at Arms:
                        Roderick Dorsey
                        Chaplain of the House:
                        Joshua Bates – Congregationalist
                        Thomas W. Braxton – Baptist
                        Doorkeeper:
                        Joseph Follansbee
                        Postmaster:
                        William J. McCormick

                        To view complete lists of individuals who have served in these leadership and official positions since the 1st Congress, visit thePeople section

                        Related Historical Highlights

                        The Life of Representative Dixon Hall Lewis of Alabama
                        October 25, 1848
                        Congressman Dixon Hall Lewis passed away at the National Hotel in New York City.
                          For information on the historic House Committees, please visit theCenter for Legislative Archives website (National Archives and Records Administration).
                        Office of the Historian:history@mail.house.gov
                        Office of Art & Archives, Office of the Clerk:art@mail.house.gov,archives@mail.house.gov
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                        History, Art & Archives, U.S. House of Representatives, “26th Congress (1839–1841),”https://history.house.gov/Congressional-Overview/Profiles/26th/(February 16, 2026)

                        For Additional Information

                        Office of the Historian
                        Office of Art and Archives
                        Attic, Thomas Jefferson Building
                        Washington, D.C. 20515
                        (202) 226-1300

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