List of United States representatives in the 27th Congress

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This is a complete list of United States representatives during the 27th United States Congress listed by seniority.

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As a historical article, the districts and party affiliations listed reflect those during the 27th Congress (March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843). Seats and party affiliations on similar lists for other congresses will be different for certain members. [1]

Seniority depends on the date on which members were sworn into office. Since many members are sworn in on the same day, subsequent ranking is based on previous congressional service of the individual and then by alphabetical order by the last name of the representative.

Committee chairmanship in the House is often associated with seniority. However, party leadership is typically not associated with seniority.

Note: The "*" indicates that the representative/delegate may have served one or more non-consecutive terms while in the House of Representatives of the United States Congress.

U.S. House seniority list

U.S. House seniority
RankRepresentativePartyDistrictSeniority date
(previous service, if any)
No. of term(s)Notes
1 Lewis Williams W NC-13 March 4, 181514th termDean of the House
Died on February 23, 1842.
2 Horace Everett W VT-03 March 4, 18297th termDean of the House after Williams died.
Left the House in 1843.
3 Dixon H. Lewis D AL March 4, 18297th term
4 John Quincy Adams W MA-12 March 4, 18316th term
5 George N. Briggs W MA-07 March 4, 18316th term Left the House in 1843.
6 James Iver McKay D NC-05 March 4, 18316th term
7 William Slade W VT-02 November 1, 18316th term Left the House in 1843.
8 Hiland Hall W VT-01 January 1, 18336th term Left the House in 1843.
9 Zadok Casey D IL-02 March 4, 18335th term Left the House in 1843.
10 Edmund Deberry W NC-07 March 4, 1833
Previous service, 1829–1831.
6th term*
11 James Graham D NC-12 March 4, 18335th term Left the House in 1843.
12 Henry A. Wise W VA-08 March 4, 18335th term
13 Levi Lincoln Jr. W MA-05 February 17, 18345th termResigned on March 16, 1841.
14 Francis Wilkinson Pickens D SC-05 December 8, 18345th term Left the House in 1843.
15 William B. Calhoun W MA-08 March 4, 18354th term Left the House in 1843.
16 Reuben Chapman D AL March 4, 18354th term
17 Walter Coles D VA-06 March 4, 18354th term
18 Caleb Cushing W MA-03 March 4, 18354th term Left the House in 1843.
19 George W. Hopkins D VA-18 March 4, 18354th term
20 John W. Jones D VA-03 March 4, 18354th term
21 Samson Mason W OH-10 March 4, 18354th term Left the House in 1843.
22 John Taliaferro W VA-10 March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1801–1803, 1811–1813 and 1824–1831.
10th term*** Left the House in 1843.
23 Joseph R. Underwood W KY-03 March 4, 18354th term Left the House in 1843.
24 John White W KY-09 March 4, 18354th term
25 William Crosby Dawson W GA November 7, 18364th termResigned on November 13, 1841.
26 Charles G. Atherton D NH March 4, 18373rd term Left the House in 1843.
27 John Campbell D SC-03 March 4, 1837
Previous service, 1829–1831.
4th term*
28 William B. Campbell W TN-06 March 4, 18373rd term Left the House in 1843.
29 John C. Clark W NY-21 March 4, 1837
Previous service, 1827–1829.
4th term* Left the House in 1843.
30 Robert B. Cranston W RI March 4, 18373rd term Left the House in 1843.
31 Millard Fillmore W NY-32 March 4, 1837
Previous service, 1833–1835.
4th term* Left the House in 1843.
32 Patrick Gaines Goode W OH-03 March 4, 18373rd term Left the House in 1843.
33 William S. Hastings W MA-09 March 4, 18373rd termDied on June 17, 1842.
34 Thomas Henry W PA-24 March 4, 18373rd term Left the House in 1843.
35 Robert M. T. Hunter W VA-09 March 4, 18373rd termSpeaker of the House
Left the House in 1843.
36 William C. Johnson W MD-05 March 4, 1837
Previous service, 1833–1835.
4th term* Left the House in 1843.
37 Abraham McClellan D TN-02 March 4, 18373rd term Left the House in 1843.
38 John Miller D MO March 4, 18373rd term Left the House in 1843.
39 Calvary Morris W OH-06 March 4, 18373rd term Left the House in 1843.
40 Charles Ogle W PA-18 March 4, 18373rd termDied on May 10, 1841.
41 William Parmenter D MA-04 March 4, 18373rd term
42 John Pope W KY-07 March 4, 18373rd term Left the House in 1843.
43 Joseph Fitz Randolph W NJ March 4, 18373rd term Left the House in 1843.
44 Robert Rhett D SC-02 March 4, 18373rd term
45 Joseph Ridgway W OH-08 March 4, 18373rd term Left the House in 1843.
46 John Sergeant W PA-02 March 4, 1837
Previous service, 1815–1823 and 1828–1829.
8th term**Resigned on September 15, 1841.
47 Edward Stanly W NC-03 March 4, 18373rd term Left the House in 1843.
48 Joseph L. Tillinghast W RI March 4, 18373rd term Left the House in 1843.
49 George Washington Toland W PA-02 March 4, 18373rd term Left the House in 1843.
50 Hopkins L. Turney D TN-05 March 4, 18373rd term Left the House in 1843.
51 Christopher Harris Williams W TN-13 March 4, 18373rd term Left the House in 1843.
52 Joseph Lanier Williams W TN-03 March 4, 18373rd term Left the House in 1843.
53 George May Keim D PA-09 March 17, 18383rd term Left the House in 1843.
54 Linn Banks D VA-13 April 28, 18383rd termResigned on December 6, 1841.
55 Joshua R. Giddings W OH-16 December 3, 18383rd termResigned on March 22, 1842.
Return to the House on December 5, 1842.
56 Leverett Saltonstall I W MA-02 December 5, 18383rd term Left the House in 1843.
57 Julius Caesar Alford W GA March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1837.
3rd term*Resigned on October 1, 1841.
58 Landaff Andrews W KY-11 March 4, 18392nd term Left the House in 1843.
59 Daniel D. Barnard W NY-10 March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1827–1829.
3rd term*
60 John Botts W VA-11 March 4, 18392nd term Left the House in 1843.
61 Linn Boyd D KY-01 March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1835–1837.
3rd term*
62 David P. Brewster D NY-17 March 4, 18392nd term Left the House in 1843.
63 John H. Brockway W CT-06 March 4, 18392nd term Left the House in 1843.
64 Aaron V. Brown D TN-10 March 4, 18392nd term
65 Edmund Burke D NH March 4, 18392nd term
66 Sampson H. Butler D SC-04 March 4, 18392nd termResigned on September 27, 1842.
67 William Orlando Butler D KY-13 March 4, 18392nd term Left the House in 1843.
68 Thomas C. Chittenden W NY-18 March 4, 18392nd term Left the House in 1843.
69 Nathan Clifford D ME-01 March 4, 18392nd term Left the House in 1843.
70 James Cooper W PA-12 March 4, 18392nd term Left the House in 1843.
71 Edward Cross D AR March 4, 18392nd term
72 Garrett Davis W KY-12 March 4, 18392nd term
73 William Doan D OH-05 March 4, 18392nd term Left the House in 1843.
74 Andrew W. Doig D NY-16 March 4, 18392nd term Left the House in 1843.
75 Ira Allen Eastman D NH March 4, 18392nd term Left the House in 1843.
76 John Edwards W PA-04 March 4, 18392nd term Left the House in 1843.
77 John G. Floyd D NY-17 March 4, 18392nd term Left the House in 1843.
78 Joseph Fornance D PA-05 March 4, 18392nd term Left the House in 1843.
79 Seth M. Gates W NY-29 March 4, 18392nd term Left the House in 1843.
80 Meredith P. Gentry W TN-08 March 4, 18392nd term Left the House in 1843.
81 James Gerry W PA-11 March 4, 18392nd term Left the House in 1843.
82 Francis Granger W NY-26 March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1835–1837.
3rd term*Resigned on March 5, 1841.
83 Willis Green W KY-06 March 4, 18392nd term
84 William L. Goggin W VA-07 March 4, 18392nd term Left the House in 1843.
85 Richard W. Habersham W GA March 4, 18392nd termDied on December 2, 1842.
86 John Hastings D OH-17 March 4, 18392nd term Left the House in 1843.
87 Enos Hook D PA-20 March 4, 18392nd termResigned on April 18, 1841.
88 Hiram P. Hunt W NY-09 March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1835–1837.
3rd term* Left the House in 1843.
89 Isaac E. Holmes D SC-01 March 4, 18392nd term
90 Francis James W PA-04 March 4, 18392nd term Left the House in 1843.
91 Cave Johnson D TN-11 March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1829–1837.
6th term*
92 Thomas Butler King W GA March 4, 18392nd term Left the House in 1843.
93 Joshua A. Lowell D ME-07 March 4, 18392nd term Left the House in 1843.
94 Albert Gallatin Marchand D PA-19 March 4, 18392nd term Left the House in 1843.
95 William Medill D OH-09 March 4, 18392nd term Left the House in 1843.
96 Christopher Morgan W NY-24 March 4, 18392nd term Left the House in 1843.
97 Peter Newhard D PA-08 March 4, 18392nd term Left the House in 1843.
98 Eugenius Aristides Nisbet W GA March 4, 18392nd termResigned on October 12, 1841.
99 Thomas Burr Osborne W CT-04 March 4, 18392nd term Left the House in 1843.
100 George H. Proffit W IN-01 March 4, 18392nd term Left the House in 1843.
101 Benjamin Randall W ME-03 March 4, 18392nd term Left the House in 1843.
102 Kenneth Rayner W NC-01 March 4, 18392nd term
103 John Reynolds D IL-01 March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1834–1837.
4th term* Left the House in 1843.
104 James Rogers D SC-07 March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1835–1837.
3rd term* Left the House in 1843.
105 Tristram Shaw D NH March 4, 18392nd term Left the House in 1843.
106 William Simonton W PA-10 March 4, 18392nd term Left the House in 1843.
107 Truman Smith W CT-05 March 4, 18392nd term Left the House in 1843.
108 Thomas De Lage Sumter D SC-08 March 4, 18392nd term Left the House in 1843.
109 George Sweeny D OH-14 March 4, 18392nd term Left the House in 1843.
110 Lewis Steenrod D VA-21 March 4, 18392nd term
111 John T. Stuart W IL-03 March 4, 18392nd term Left the House in 1843.
112 Jacob Thompson D MS March 4, 18392nd term
113 Philip Triplett W KY-02 March 4, 18392nd term Left the House in 1843.
114 Joseph Trumbull W CT-01 March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1834–1835.
3rd term* Left the House in 1843.
115 Lott Warren W GA March 4, 18392nd term Left the House in 1843.
116 Harvey Magee Watterson D TN-09 March 4, 18392nd term Left the House in 1843.
117 John B. Weller D OH-02 March 4, 18392nd term
118 Edward Douglass White, Sr. W LA-01 March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1829–1834.
5th term* Left the House in 1843.
119 Thomas W. Williams W CT-03 March 4, 18392nd term Left the House in 1843.
120 Osmyn Baker W MA-06 January 14, 18402nd term
121 Henry S. Lane W IN-07 August 3, 18402nd term Left the House in 1843.
122 Jeremiah Morrow W OH-04 October 13, 1840
Previous service, 1803–1813.
8th term* Left the House in 1843.
123 Robert Charles Winthrop W MA-01 November 9, 18402nd termResigned on May 25, 1842.
Returned to the House on November 29, 1842.
124 William Whiting Boardman W CT-02 December 7, 18402nd term Left the House in 1843.
125 John B. Thompson W KY-05 December 7, 18402nd term Left the House in 1843.
126 John Moore W LA-03 December 17, 18402nd term Left the House in 1843.
127 Francis Mallory W VA-01 December 28, 1840
Previous service, 1837–1839.
3rd term* Left the House in 1843.
128 Elisha Hunt Allen W ME-08 March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
129 Sherlock James Andrews W OH-15 March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
130 Thomas Dickens Arnold W TN-01 March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1831–1833.
2nd term* Left the House in 1843.
131 Archibald H. Arrington D NC-06 March 4, 18411st term
132 John Bancker Aycrigg W NJ March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1837–1839.
2nd term* Left the House in 1843.
133 Alfred Babcock W NY-33 March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
134 Richard W. Barton W VA-15 March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
135 Benjamin A. Bidlack D PA-15 March 4, 18411st term
136 Victory Birdseye W NY-23 March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1815–1817.
2nd term* Left the House in 1843.
137 Bernard Blair W NY-12 March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
138 Nathaniel B. Borden W MA-10 March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1835–1839.
3rd term* Left the House in 1843.
139 Samuel S. Bowne D NY-19 March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
140 Charles Brown D PA-01 March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
141 Jeremiah Brown W PA-04 March 4, 18411st term
142 Milton Brown W TN-12 March 4, 18411st term
143 Barker Burnell W MA-11 March 4, 18411st term
144 William Butler W SC-06 March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
145 Greene Washington Caldwell D NC-11 March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
146 Patrick C. Caldwell D SC-09 March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
147 Thomas Jefferson Campbell W TN-04 March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
148 Robert L. Caruthers W TN-07 March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
149 George B. Cary D VA-02 March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
150 Timothy Childs W NY-28 March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1829–1831 and 1835–1839.
4th term** Left the House in 1843.
151 Staley N. Clarke W NY-31 March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
152 James G. Clinton D NY-06 March 4, 18411st term
153 Benjamin S. Cowen W OH-11 March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
154 James H. Cravens W IN-04 March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
155 John Reeves Jones Daniel D NC-02 March 4, 18411st term
156 Richard D. Davis D NY-05 March 4, 18411st term
157 John B. Dawson D LA-02 March 4, 18411st term
158 Ezra Dean D OH-18 March 4, 18411st term
159 Davis Dimock Jr. D PA-17 March 4, 18411st termDied on January 13, 1842.
160 John C. Edwards D MO March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
161 Joseph Egbert D NY-02 March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
162 Charles G. Ferris D NY-03 March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1834–1835.
2nd term* Left the House in 1843.
163 William P. Fessenden W ME-02 March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
164 Charles A. Floyd D NY-01 March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
165 A. Lawrence Foster W NY-23 March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
166 Thomas Flournoy Foster W GA March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1829–1835.
4th term* Left the House in 1843.
167 Roger Lawson Gamble W GA March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1833–1835.
2nd term* Left the House in 1843.
168 Thomas Walker Gilmer W VA-12 March 4, 18411st term
169 William Goode D VA-04 March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
170 Samuel Gordon D NY-20 March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
171 Amos Gustine D PA-13 March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
172 William M. Gwin D MS March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
173 William Halstead W NJ March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1837–1839.
2nd term* Left the House in 1843.
174 William Alexander Harris D VA-16 March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
175 Samuel Lewis Hays D VA-20 March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
176 Jacob Houck Jr. D NY-08 March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
177 George S. Houston D AL March 4, 18411st term
178 Jacob M. Howard W MI March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
179 Edmund Hubard D VA-05 March 4, 18411st term
180 Charles J. Ingersoll D PA-03 March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1813–1815.
2nd term*
181 James Irvin W PA-14 March 4, 18411st term
182 William W. Irwin W PA-22 March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
183 William Jack D PA-23 March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
184 Isaac Dashiell Jones W MD-01 March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
185 Andrew Kennedy D IN-05 March 4, 18411st term
186 John P. Kennedy W MD-04 March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1838–1839.
2nd term*
187 Joseph Lawrence W PA-21 March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1825–1829.
3rd term*Died on April 17, 1842.
188 Archibald L. Linn W NY-11 March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
189 Nathaniel Littlefield D ME-05 March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
190 Alfred Marshall D ME-06 March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
191 Thomas Francis Marshall W KY-10 March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
192 John Thomson Mason Jr. D MD-06 March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
193 James Mathews D OH-13 March 4, 18411st term
194 Joshua Mathiot W OH-12 March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
195 John Mattocks W VT-05 March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1821–1823 and 1825–1827.
3rd term** Left the House in 1843.
196 John Patterson Bryan Maxwell W NJ March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1837–1839.
2nd term* Left the House in 1843.
197 John Maynard W NY-25 March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1827–1829.
2nd term* Left the House in 1843.
198 John McKeon D NY-03 March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1835–1837.
2nd term* Left the House in 1843.
199 Robert McClellan D NY-08 March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1837–1839.
2nd term* Left the House in 1843.
200 James Archibald Meriwether W GA March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
201 William M. Oliver D NY-27 March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
202 Bryan Owsley W KY-04 March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
203 Samuel Partridge D NY-22 March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
204 William W. Payne D AL March 4, 18411st term
205 James Pearce W MD-02 March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1835–1839.
3rd term* Left the House in 1843.
206 Nathanael G. Pendleton W OH-01 March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
207 Cuthbert Powell W VA-14 March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
208 Arnold Plumer D PA-25 March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1837–1839.
2nd term* Left the House in 1843.
209 Robert Ramsey W PA-06 March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1833–1835.
2nd term* Left the House in 1843.
210 Alexander Randall W MD-04 March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
211 John Randall Reding D NH March 4, 18411st term
212 Abraham Rencher W NC-10 March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1829–1839.
6th term* Left the House in 1843.
213 Lewis Riggs D NY-22 March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
214 George B. Rodney W DE March 4, 18411st term
215 James I. Roosevelt D NY-03 March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
216 William Russell W OH-07 March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1827–1833.
4th term* Left the House in 1843.
217 John Sanford D NY-15 March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
218 Romulus Mitchell Saunders D NC-08 March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1821–1827.
4th term*
219 Augustine Henry Shepperd W NC-09 March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1827–1839.
7th term* Left the House in 1843.
220 Benjamin G. Shields D AL March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
221 John Snyder D PA-16 March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
222 Augustus Rhodes Sollers W MD-07 March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
223 James Sprigg W KY-08 March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
224 Samuel Stokely W OH-19 March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
225 Charles C. Stratton W NJ March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1837–1839.
2nd term* Left the House in 1843.
226 Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart W VA-17 March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
227 George W. Summers W VA-19 March 4, 18411st term
228 Richard W. Thompson W IN-02 March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
229 Thomas A. Tomlinson W NY-13 March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
230 John Van Buren D NY-07 March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
231 Henry Bell Van Rensselaer W NY-14 March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
232 David Wallace W IN-06 March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
233 Aaron Ward D NY-04 March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1825–1829 and 1831–1837.
6th term** Left the House in 1843.
234 William Henry Washington W NC-04 March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
235 John Westbrook D PA-07 March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
236 Joseph L. White W IN-03 March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
237 James W. Williams D MD-03 March 4, 18411st termDied on December 2, 1842.
238 Fernando Wood D NY-03 March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
239 Thomas Jones Yorke W NJ March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1837–1839.
2nd term* Left the House in 1843.
240 Augustus Young W VT-04 March 4, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
241 John Young W NY-30 March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1836–1837.
2nd term* Left the House in 1843.
Charles Hudson W MA-05 May 3, 18411st term
John Greig W NY-26 May 21, 18411st termResigned on September 25, 1841.
Henry White Beeson D PA-20 May 31, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
David Bronson W ME-04 May 31, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
Henry Black W PA-18 June 28, 18411st termDied on November 28, 1841.
Joseph R. Ingersoll W PA-02 October 12, 1841
Previous service, 1835–1837.
2nd term*
Francis Granger W NY-26 November 27, 1841
Previous service, 1835–1837 and 1839–1841.
4th term** Left the House in 1843.
William Smith D VA-13 December 6, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
James McPherson Russell W PA-18 December 21, 18411st term Left the House in 1843.
Edward J. Black W GA January 3, 1842
Previous service, 1839–1841.
2nd term*
Walter T. Colquitt D GA January 3, 1842
Previous service, 1839–1840.
2nd term* Left the House in 1843.
Mark Anthony Cooper W GA January 3, 1842
Previous service, 1839–1841.
2nd term*
Almon H. Read D PA-17 March 18, 18421st term
Anderson Mitchell W NC-13 April 27, 18421st term Left the House in 1843.
Thomas McKean Thompson McKennan W PA-21 May 30, 1842
Previous service, 1831–1839.
5th term* Left the House in 1843.
Nathan Appleton W MA-01 June 9, 1842
Previous service, 1831–1833.
2nd term*Resigned on September 28, 1842.
Samuel W. Trotti D SC-04 December 17, 18421st term Left the House in 1843.
Charles S. Sewall D MD-03 January 2, 1843
Previous service, 1832–1833.
2nd term* Left the House in 1843.
George W. Crawford W GA January 7, 18431st term Left the House in 1843.

Delegates

RankDelegatePartyDistrictSeniority date
(previous service, if any)
No. of term(s)Notes
1 Augustus C. Dodge D IA October 28, 18402nd term
2 Henry Dodge D WI March 4, 18411st term
3 David Levy Yulee D FL March 4, 18411st term

See also

References

  1. Delegates are non-voting members and representatives are voting members of the United States House of Representatives.

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