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, 182907th termDean of the House after Williams died.
Left the House in 1843.
3 Dixon H. Lewis D AL March 4, 182907th term
4 John Quincy Adams W MA-12 March 4, 183106th term
5 George N. Briggs W MA-07 March 4, 183106th term Left the House in 1843.
6 James Iver McKay D NC-05 March 4, 183106th term
7 William Slade W VT-02 November 1, 183106th term Left the House in 1843.
8 Hiland Hall W VT-01 January 1, 183306th term Left the House in 1843.
9 Zadok Casey D IL-02 March 4, 183305th term Left the House in 1843.
10 Edmund Deberry W NC-07 March 4, 1833
Previous service, 1829–1831.
06th term*
11 James Graham D NC-12 March 4, 183305th term Left the House in 1843.
12 Henry A. Wise W VA-08 March 4, 183305th term
13 Levi Lincoln Jr. W MA-05 February 17, 183405th termResigned on March 16, 1841.
14 Francis Wilkinson Pickens D SC-05 December 8, 183405th term Left the House in 1843.
15 William B. Calhoun W MA-08 March 4, 183504th term Left the House in 1843.
16 Reuben Chapman D AL March 4, 183504th term
17 Walter Coles D VA-06 March 4, 183504th term
18 Caleb Cushing W MA-03 March 4, 183504th term Left the House in 1843.
19 George W. Hopkins D VA-18 March 4, 183504th term
20 John W. Jones D VA-03 March 4, 183504th term
21 Samson Mason W OH-10 March 4, 183504th 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, 183504th term Left the House in 1843.
24 John White W KY-09 March 4, 183504th term
25 William Crosby Dawson W GA November 7, 183604th termResigned on November 13, 1841.
26 Charles G. Atherton D NH March 4, 183703rd term Left the House in 1843.
27 John Campbell D SC-03 March 4, 1837
Previous service, 1829–1831.
04th term*
28 William B. Campbell W TN-06 March 4, 183703rd term Left the House in 1843.
29 John C. Clark W NY-21 March 4, 1837
Previous service, 1827–1829.
04th term* Left the House in 1843.
30 Robert B. Cranston W RI March 4, 183703rd term Left the House in 1843.
31 Millard Fillmore W NY-32 March 4, 1837
Previous service, 1833–1835.
04th term* Left the House in 1843.
32 Patrick Gaines Goode W OH-03 March 4, 183703rd term Left the House in 1843.
33 William S. Hastings W MA-09 March 4, 183703rd termDied on June 17, 1842.
34 Thomas Henry W PA-24 March 4, 183703rd term Left the House in 1843.
35 Robert M. T. Hunter W VA-09 March 4, 183703rd termSpeaker of the House
Left the House in 1843.
36 William C. Johnson W MD-05 March 4, 1837
Previous service, 1833–1835.
04th term* Left the House in 1843.
37 Abraham McClellan D TN-02 March 4, 183703rd term Left the House in 1843.
38 John Miller D MO March 4, 183703rd term Left the House in 1843.
39 Calvary Morris W OH-06 March 4, 183703rd term Left the House in 1843.
40 Charles Ogle W PA-18 March 4, 183703rd termDied on May 10, 1841.
41 William Parmenter D MA-04 March 4, 183703rd term
42 John Pope W KY-07 March 4, 183703rd term Left the House in 1843.
43 Joseph Fitz Randolph W NJ March 4, 183703rd term Left the House in 1843.
44 Robert Rhett D SC-02 March 4, 183703rd term
45 Joseph Ridgway W OH-08 March 4, 183703rd term Left the House in 1843.
46 John Sergeant W PA-02 March 4, 1837
Previous service, 1815–1823 and 1828–1829.
08th term**Resigned on September 15, 1841.
47 Edward Stanly W NC-03 March 4, 183703rd term Left the House in 1843.
48 Joseph L. Tillinghast W RI March 4, 183703rd term Left the House in 1843.
49 George Washington Toland W PA-02 March 4, 183703rd term Left the House in 1843.
50 Hopkins L. Turney D TN-05 March 4, 183703rd term Left the House in 1843.
51 Christopher Harris Williams W TN-13 March 4, 183703rd term Left the House in 1843.
52 Joseph Lanier Williams W TN-03 March 4, 183703rd term Left the House in 1843.
53 George May Keim D PA-09 March 17, 183803rd term Left the House in 1843.
54 Linn Banks D VA-13 April 28, 183803rd termResigned on December 6, 1841.
55 Joshua R. Giddings W OH-16 December 3, 183803rd termResigned on March 22, 1842.
Return to the House on December 5, 1842.
56 Leverett Saltonstall I W MA-02 December 5, 183803rd term Left the House in 1843.
57 Julius Caesar Alford W GA March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1837.
03rd term*Resigned on October 1, 1841.
58 Landaff Andrews W KY-11 March 4, 183902nd term Left the House in 1843.
59 Daniel D. Barnard W NY-10 March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1827–1829.
03rd term*
60 John Botts W VA-11 March 4, 183902nd term Left the House in 1843.
61 Linn Boyd D KY-01 March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1835–1837.
03rd term*
62 David P. Brewster D NY-17 March 4, 183902nd term Left the House in 1843.
63 John H. Brockway W CT-06 March 4, 183902nd term Left the House in 1843.
64 Aaron V. Brown D TN-10 March 4, 183902nd term
65 Edmund Burke D NH March 4, 183902nd term
66 Sampson H. Butler D SC-04 March 4, 183902nd termResigned on September 27, 1842.
67 William Orlando Butler D KY-13 March 4, 183902nd term Left the House in 1843.
68 Thomas C. Chittenden W NY-18 March 4, 183902nd term Left the House in 1843.
69 Nathan Clifford D ME-01 March 4, 183902nd term Left the House in 1843.
70 James Cooper W PA-12 March 4, 183902nd term Left the House in 1843.
71 Edward Cross D AR March 4, 183902nd term
72 Garrett Davis W KY-12 March 4, 183902nd term
73 William Doan D OH-05 March 4, 183902nd term Left the House in 1843.
74 Andrew W. Doig D NY-16 March 4, 183902nd term Left the House in 1843.
75 Ira Allen Eastman D NH March 4, 183902nd term Left the House in 1843.
76 John Edwards W PA-04 March 4, 183902nd term Left the House in 1843.
77 John G. Floyd D NY-17 March 4, 183902nd term Left the House in 1843.
78 Joseph Fornance D PA-05 March 4, 183902nd term Left the House in 1843.
79 Seth M. Gates W NY-29 March 4, 183902nd term Left the House in 1843.
80 Meredith P. Gentry W TN-08 March 4, 183902nd term Left the House in 1843.
81 James Gerry W PA-11 March 4, 183902nd term Left the House in 1843.
82 Francis Granger W NY-26 March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1835–1837.
03rd term*Resigned on March 5, 1841.
83 Willis Green W KY-06 March 4, 183902nd term
84 William L. Goggin W VA-07 March 4, 183902nd term Left the House in 1843.
85 Richard W. Habersham W GA March 4, 183902nd termDied on December 2, 1842.
86 John Hastings D OH-17 March 4, 183902nd term Left the House in 1843.
87 Enos Hook D PA-20 March 4, 183902nd termResigned on April 18, 1841.
88 Hiram P. Hunt W NY-09 March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1835–1837.
03rd term* Left the House in 1843.
89 Isaac E. Holmes D SC-01 March 4, 183902nd term
90 Francis James W PA-04 March 4, 183902nd term Left the House in 1843.
91 Cave Johnson D TN-11 March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1829–1837.
06th term*
92 Thomas Butler King W GA March 4, 183902nd term Left the House in 1843.
93 Joshua A. Lowell D ME-07 March 4, 183902nd term Left the House in 1843.
94 Albert Gallatin Marchand D PA-19 March 4, 183902nd term Left the House in 1843.
95 William Medill D OH-09 March 4, 183902nd term Left the House in 1843.
96 Christopher Morgan W NY-24 March 4, 183902nd term Left the House in 1843.
97 Peter Newhard D PA-08 March 4, 183902nd term Left the House in 1843.
98 Eugenius Aristides Nisbet W GA March 4, 183902nd termResigned on October 12, 1841.
99 Thomas Burr Osborne W CT-04 March 4, 183902nd term Left the House in 1843.
100 George H. Proffit W IN-01 March 4, 183902nd term Left the House in 1843.
101 Benjamin Randall W ME-03 March 4, 183902nd term Left the House in 1843.
102 Kenneth Rayner W NC-01 March 4, 183902nd term
103 John Reynolds D IL-01 March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1834–1837.
04th term* Left the House in 1843.
104 James Rogers D SC-07 March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1835–1837.
03rd term* Left the House in 1843.
105 Tristram Shaw D NH March 4, 183902nd term Left the House in 1843.
106 William Simonton W PA-10 March 4, 183902nd term Left the House in 1843.
107 Truman Smith W CT-05 March 4, 183902nd term Left the House in 1843.
108 Thomas De Lage Sumter D SC-08 March 4, 183902nd term Left the House in 1843.
109 George Sweeny D OH-14 March 4, 183902nd term Left the House in 1843.
110 Lewis Steenrod D VA-21 March 4, 183902nd term
111 John T. Stuart W IL-03 March 4, 183902nd term Left the House in 1843.
112 Jacob Thompson D MS March 4, 183902nd term
113 Philip Triplett W KY-02 March 4, 183902nd term Left the House in 1843.
114 Joseph Trumbull W CT-01 March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1834–1835.
03rd term* Left the House in 1843.
115 Lott Warren W GA March 4, 183902nd term Left the House in 1843.
116 Harvey Magee Watterson D TN-09 March 4, 183902nd term Left the House in 1843.
117 John B. Weller D OH-02 March 4, 183902nd term
118 Edward Douglass White, Sr. W LA-01 March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1829–1834.
05th term* Left the House in 1843.
119 Thomas W. Williams W CT-03 March 4, 183902nd term Left the House in 1843.
120 Osmyn Baker W MA-06 January 14, 184002nd term
121 Henry S. Lane W IN-07 August 3, 184002nd term Left the House in 1843.
122 Jeremiah Morrow W OH-04 October 13, 1840
Previous service, 1803–1813.
08th term* Left the House in 1843.
123 Robert Charles Winthrop W MA-01 November 9, 184002nd termResigned on May 25, 1842.
Returned to the House on November 29, 1842.
124 William Whiting Boardman W CT-02 December 7, 184002nd term Left the House in 1843.
125 John B. Thompson W KY-05 December 7, 184002nd term Left the House in 1843.
126 John Moore W LA-03 December 17, 184002nd term Left the House in 1843.
127 Francis Mallory W VA-01 December 28, 1840
Previous service, 1837–1839.
03rd term* Left the House in 1843.
128 Elisha Hunt Allen W ME-08 March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
129 Sherlock James Andrews W OH-15 March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
130 Thomas Dickens Arnold W TN-01 March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1831–1833.
02nd term* Left the House in 1843.
131 Archibald H. Arrington D NC-06 March 4, 184101st term
132 John Bancker Aycrigg W NJ March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1837–1839.
02nd term* Left the House in 1843.
133 Alfred Babcock W NY-33 March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
134 Richard W. Barton W VA-15 March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
135 Benjamin A. Bidlack D PA-15 March 4, 184101st term
136 Victory Birdseye W NY-23 March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1815–1817.
02nd term* Left the House in 1843.
137 Bernard Blair W NY-12 March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
138 Nathaniel B. Borden W MA-10 March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1835–1839.
03rd term* Left the House in 1843.
139 Samuel S. Bowne D NY-19 March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
140 Charles Brown D PA-01 March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
141 Jeremiah Brown W PA-04 March 4, 184101st term
142 Milton Brown W TN-12 March 4, 184101st term
143 Barker Burnell W MA-11 March 4, 184101st term
144 William Butler W SC-06 March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
145 Greene Washington Caldwell D NC-11 March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
146 Patrick C. Caldwell D SC-09 March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
147 Thomas Jefferson Campbell W TN-04 March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
148 Robert L. Caruthers W TN-07 March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
149 George B. Cary D VA-02 March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
150 Timothy Childs W NY-28 March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1829–1831 and 1835–1839.
04th term** Left the House in 1843.
151 Staley N. Clarke W NY-31 March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
152 James G. Clinton D NY-06 March 4, 184101st term
153 Benjamin S. Cowen W OH-11 March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
154 James H. Cravens W IN-04 March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
155 John Reeves Jones Daniel D NC-02 March 4, 184101st term
156 Richard D. Davis D NY-05 March 4, 184101st term
157 John B. Dawson D LA-02 March 4, 184101st term
158 Ezra Dean D OH-18 March 4, 184101st term
159 Davis Dimock Jr. D PA-17 March 4, 184101st termDied on January 13, 1842.
160 John C. Edwards D MO March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
161 Joseph Egbert D NY-02 March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
162 Charles G. Ferris D NY-03 March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1834–1835.
02nd term* Left the House in 1843.
163 William P. Fessenden W ME-02 March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
164 Charles A. Floyd D NY-01 March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
165 A. Lawrence Foster W NY-23 March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
166 Thomas Flournoy Foster W GA March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1829–1835.
04th term* Left the House in 1843.
167 Roger Lawson Gamble W GA March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1833–1835.
02nd term* Left the House in 1843.
168 Thomas Walker Gilmer W VA-12 March 4, 184101st term
169 William Goode D VA-04 March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
170 Samuel Gordon D NY-20 March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
171 Amos Gustine D PA-13 March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
172 William M. Gwin D MS March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
173 William Halstead W NJ March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1837–1839.
02nd term* Left the House in 1843.
174 William Alexander Harris D VA-16 March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
175 Samuel Lewis Hays D VA-20 March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
176 Jacob Houck Jr. D NY-08 March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
177 George S. Houston D AL March 4, 184101st term
178 Jacob M. Howard W MI March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
179 Edmund Hubard D VA-05 March 4, 184101st term
180 Charles J. Ingersoll D PA-03 March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1813–1815.
02nd term*
181 James Irvin W PA-14 March 4, 184101st term
182 William W. Irwin W PA-22 March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
183 William Jack D PA-23 March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
184 Isaac Dashiell Jones W MD-01 March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
185 Andrew Kennedy D IN-05 March 4, 184101st term
186 John P. Kennedy W MD-04 March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1838–1839.
02nd term*
187 Joseph Lawrence W PA-21 March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1825–1829.
03rd term*Died on April 17, 1842.
188 Archibald L. Linn W NY-11 March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
189 Nathaniel Littlefield D ME-05 March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
190 Alfred Marshall D ME-06 March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
191 Thomas Francis Marshall W KY-10 March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
192 John Thomson Mason Jr. D MD-06 March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
193 James Mathews D OH-13 March 4, 184101st term
194 Joshua Mathiot W OH-12 March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
195 John Mattocks W VT-05 March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1821–1823 and 1825–1827.
03rd term** Left the House in 1843.
196 John Patterson Bryan Maxwell W NJ March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1837–1839.
02nd term* Left the House in 1843.
197 John Maynard W NY-25 March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1827–1829.
02nd term* Left the House in 1843.
198 John McKeon D NY-03 March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1835–1837.
02nd term* Left the House in 1843.
199 Robert McClellan D NY-08 March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1837–1839.
02nd term* Left the House in 1843.
200 James Archibald Meriwether W GA March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
201 William M. Oliver D NY-27 March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
202 Bryan Owsley W KY-04 March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
203 Samuel Partridge D NY-22 March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
204 William W. Payne D AL March 4, 184101st term
205 James Pearce W MD-02 March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1835–1839.
03rd term* Left the House in 1843.
206 Nathanael G. Pendleton W OH-01 March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
207 Cuthbert Powell W VA-14 March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
208 Arnold Plumer D PA-25 March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1837–1839.
02nd term* Left the House in 1843.
209 Robert Ramsey W PA-06 March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1833–1835.
02nd term* Left the House in 1843.
210 Alexander Randall W MD-04 March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
211 John Randall Reding D NH March 4, 184101st term
212 Abraham Rencher W NC-10 March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1829–1839.
06th term* Left the House in 1843.
213 Lewis Riggs D NY-22 March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
214 George B. Rodney W DE March 4, 184101st term
215 James I. Roosevelt D NY-03 March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
216 William Russell W OH-07 March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1827–1833.
04th term* Left the House in 1843.
217 John Sanford D NY-15 March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
218 Romulus Mitchell Saunders D NC-08 March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1821–1827.
04th term*
219 Augustine Henry Shepperd W NC-09 March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1827–1839.
07th term* Left the House in 1843.
220 Benjamin G. Shields D AL March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
221 John Snyder D PA-16 March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
222 Augustus Rhodes Sollers W MD-07 March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
223 James Sprigg W KY-08 March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
224 Samuel Stokely W OH-19 March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
225 Charles C. Stratton W NJ March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1837–1839.
02nd term* Left the House in 1843.
226 Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart W VA-17 March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
227 George W. Summers W VA-19 March 4, 184101st term
228 Richard W. Thompson W IN-02 March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
229 Thomas A. Tomlinson W NY-13 March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
230 John Van Buren D NY-07 March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
231 Henry Bell Van Rensselaer W NY-14 March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
232 David Wallace W IN-06 March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
233 Aaron Ward D NY-04 March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1825–1829 and 1831–1837.
06th term** Left the House in 1843.
234 William Henry Washington W NC-04 March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
235 John Westbrook D PA-07 March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
236 Joseph L. White W IN-03 March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
237 James W. Williams D MD-03 March 4, 184101st termDied on December 2, 1842.
238 Fernando Wood D NY-03 March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
239 Thomas Jones Yorke W NJ March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1837–1839.
02nd term* Left the House in 1843.
240 Augustus Young W VT-04 March 4, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
241 John Young W NY-30 March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1836–1837.
02nd term* Left the House in 1843.
Charles Hudson W MA-05 May 3, 184101st term
John Greig W NY-26 May 21, 184101st termResigned on September 25, 1841.
Henry White Beeson D PA-20 May 31, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
David Bronson W ME-04 May 31, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
Henry Black W PA-18 June 28, 184101st termDied on November 28, 1841.
Joseph R. Ingersoll W PA-02 October 12, 1841
Previous service, 1835–1837.
02nd term*
Francis Granger W NY-26 November 27, 1841
Previous service, 1835–1837 and 1839–1841.
04th term** Left the House in 1843.
William Smith D VA-13 December 6, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
James McPherson Russell W PA-18 December 21, 184101st term Left the House in 1843.
Edward J. Black W GA January 3, 1842
Previous service, 1839–1841.
02nd term*
Walter T. Colquitt D GA January 3, 1842
Previous service, 1839–1840.
02nd term* Left the House in 1843.
Mark Anthony Cooper W GA January 3, 1842
Previous service, 1839–1841.
02nd term*
Almon H. Read D PA-17 March 18, 184201st term
Anderson Mitchell W NC-13 April 27, 184201st term Left the House in 1843.
Thomas McKean Thompson McKennan W PA-21 May 30, 1842
Previous service, 1831–1839.
05th term* Left the House in 1843.
Nathan Appleton W MA-01 June 9, 1842
Previous service, 1831–1833.
02nd term*Resigned on September 28, 1842.
Samuel W. Trotti D SC-04 December 17, 184201st term Left the House in 1843.
Charles S. Sewall D MD-03 January 2, 1843
Previous service, 1832–1833.
02nd term* Left the House in 1843.
George W. Crawford W GA January 7, 184301st 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, 184002nd term
2 Henry Dodge D WI March 4, 184101st term
3 David Levy Yulee D FL March 4, 184101st 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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