▁March ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 8 4 5 ▁ ▁| - ▁| ▁Massachusetts ( 2 ) ▁| ▁ ▁| ▁Isaac ▁C . ▁B ates ▁( W ) ▁| ▁D ied ▁March ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 8 4 5 ▁| ▁ ▁| ▁John ▁Davis ▁( W ) ▁| ▁Elect ed ▁March ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 8 4 5 ▁ ▁| - ▁| ▁Georgia ( 2 ) ▁| ▁ ▁| ▁John ▁M . ▁Ber rien ▁( W ) ▁| ▁Res igned ▁May , ▁ 1 8 4 5 ▁when ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁Georgia ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁| ▁ ▁| ▁John ▁M . ▁Ber rien ▁( W ) ▁| ▁Elect ed ▁November ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 8 4 5 ▁ ▁| - ▁| ▁New ▁Ham pshire ( 2 ) ▁| ▁ ▁| ▁Le vi ▁Wood bury ▁( D ) ▁| ▁Res igned ▁November ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 8 4 5 , ▁to ▁become ▁Associ ate ▁Justice ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁| ▁ ▁| ▁Ben ning ▁W . ▁Jenn ess ▁( D ) ▁| ▁App oint ed ▁December ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 4 5 ▁ ▁| - ▁| ▁Texas ( 1 ) ▁| ▁col span = 2 ▁| ▁Texas ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁Union ▁December ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 8 4 5 , ▁and ▁remained ▁vac ant ▁until ▁February ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 8 4 6 ▁| ▁ ▁| ▁Thomas ▁J . ▁Rus k ▁( D ) ▁| ▁Elect