1848 Democratic National Committee
DEMOCRATIC PARTY'S FIRST NATIONAL ORGANISATION
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1848 Democratic National Committee was the Democratic Party's first continuing national organization with one member from each state appointed for four years at the 1848 nominating convention in Baltimore.
| State | Member | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Maine | Charles Andrews (1814â1852) | elected House of Representatives 1850 |
| New Hampshire | Richard Jenness (1802â1872) | President N.H. Senate 1850 |
| Vermont | Horace Clark | defeated Lieutenant Governor 1850 |
| Massachusetts | Benjamin F. Hallett (1797â1861) | defeated House of Representatives 1848 |
| Rhode Island | Walter S. Burges (1808â1892) | U.S. District Attorney 1845â49 |
| Connecticut | Charles A. Ingersoll (1798â1860) | U.S. District Court Judge 1853â60 |
| New York | Edwin Croswell (1797â1871) | editor Albany Argus |
| New Jersey | Edwin R. V. Wright (1812â1871) | defeated Governor 1859 |
| Pennsylvania | John W. Forney (1817â1881) | Clerk House of Representatives 1851â56 |
| Delaware | George R. Riddle (1817â1867) | elected House of Representatives 1850 |
| Maryland | Albert Constable (1805â1855) | House of Representatives 1845â47 |
| Virginia | William F. Ritchie ( â1877) | editor Richmond Enquirer |
| North Carolina | Robert Strange (1796â1854) | U.S. Senator 1836â40 |
| South Carolina | J.M.Commander | |
| Georgia | M. H. McAllister | Mayor of Savannah 1837â39 |
| Alabama | Patrick E. Britten | |
| Mississippi | John Duncan | |
| Louisiana | Emile La Sére (1802â1882) | House of Representatives 1846â51 |
| Ohio | Samuel Medary (1801â1864) | editor Ohio Statesman |
| Kentucky | John W. Stevenson (1812â1886) | House of Representatives 1857â61 |
| Indiana | Gilbert Hathaway | |
| Illinois | Murray McConnel (1798â ) | Fifth Auditor of the U.S. Treasury 1855â59 |
| Missouri | Samuel Treat (1815â1902) | U.S. District Court Judge 1857â87 |
| Arkansas | Solon Borland (1808â1864) | U.S. Senator 1848â53 |
| Michigan | John Harmon (1819â1888) | Mayor of Detroit 1852â54 |
| Florida | James T. Archer (1819â1859) | Florida Secretary of State 1845â48 |
| Texas | D. S. Kaufman (1813â1851) | House of Representatives 1846â51 |
| Iowa | James Clarke (1812â1850) | Territorial Governor 1845â46 |
| Wisconsin | Mason C. Darling (1801â1866) | House of Representatives 1848â49 |
B. F. Hallett was the Chairman and W. F. Ritchie was Secretary.[1]
