27th United States Congress
| 27th United States Congress | |
|---|---|
26th ← → 28th | |
United States Capitol (1846) | |
March 4, 1841 – March 4, 1843 | |
| Members | 52 senators 242 representatives 3 non-voting delegates |
| Senate majority | Whig |
| Senate President | John Tyler (W) (until April 4, 1841) Vacant (from April 4, 1841) |
| House majority | Whig |
| House Speaker | John White (W) |
| Sessions | |
| Special: March 4, 1841 – March 15, 1841 1st: May 31, 1841 – September 13, 1841 2nd: December 6, 1841 – August 31, 1842 3rd: December 5, 1842 – March 3, 1843 (lame duck) | |
The 27th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C., between March 4, 1841, and March 4, 1843, during the one-month presidency of William Henry Harrison and the first two years of the presidency of his successor, John Tyler. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1830 United States census. Both chambers had a Whig majority, making the 27th Congress the only Whig-controlled Congress of the Second Party System.