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Rep. Littleton Dennis

Former Representative for Maryland’s 1st District

Dennis was the representative for Maryland’s 1st congressional district and was an Anti Jacksonian. He served from 1833 to 1835.

Legislators who enslaved Black people

Dennis was among more than 1,800 legislators who enslaved Black people. The Washington Post compiled the first database of slaveholding members of Congress by examining thousands of pages of census records and historical documents. Dennis was one of them.

Voting Record

Missed Votes

From Dec 1833 to Jun 1834, Dennis missed 12 of 71 roll call votes, which is 16.9%. This is on par with the median of 18.2% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Jun 1834. The chart below reports missed votes over time.

We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses, major life events, and running for higher office.

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Primary Sources

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