The 32nd United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the

United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The composition and pow ...

and the

United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the Lower house, lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the United States Senate, Senate being ...

. It met in

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from March 4, 1851, to March 4, 1853, during the last two years of

Millard Fillmore Millard Fillmore (January 7, 1800March 8, 1874) was the 13th president of the United States, serving from 1850 to 1853; he was the last to be a member of the Whig Party while in the White House. A former member of the U.S. House of Represen ...

presidency A presidency is an administration or the executive, the collective administrative and governmental entity that exists around an office of president of a state or nation. Although often the executive branch of government, and often personified by a ...

. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the

1840 United States census The United States census of 1840 was the sixth census of the United States. Conducted by the Census Office on June 1, 1840, it determined the resident population of the United States to be 17,069,453 – an increase of 32.7 percent over the 12, ...

. Both chambers had a Democratic majority. It was one of the least active Congresses, forwarding only 74 bills that were signed by the

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Major events

* March 20, 1852: Uncle Tom's Cabin published. * July 1, 1852:

Henry Clay Henry Clay Sr. (April 12, 1777June 29, 1852) was an American attorney and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. He was the seventh House speaker as well as the ninth secretary of state, al ...

was the first to lie in state in the United States Capitol rotunda. * November 2, 1852:

1852 United States presidential election The 1852 United States presidential election was the 17th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 2, 1852. Democrat Franklin Pierce defeated Whig nominee General Winfield Scott. Incumbent Whig President Millard Fillmore ha ...

: Democrat

Franklin Pierce Franklin Pierce (November 23, 1804October 8, 1869) was the 14th president of the United States, serving from 1853 to 1857. He was a northern Democrat who believed that the abolitionist movement was a fundamental threat to the nation's unity ...

defeated Whig

Winfield Scott Winfield Scott (June 13, 1786May 29, 1866) was an American military commander and political candidate. He served as a general in the United States Army from 1814 to 1861, taking part in the War of 1812, the Mexican–American War, the early s ...

Major legislation

* March 2, 1853: An act providing for administering the oath of office to William R. King, Vice President elect of the United States of America. Sess. 2, Ch. 93,

Territories organized

* March 2, 1853: Washington Territory was formed from Oregon Territory.

Party summary

Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

Senate

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: Vacant (since the ascension of

U.S. President The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States ...

on July 9, 1850) *

President pro tempore A president pro tempore or speaker pro tempore is a constitutionally recognized officer of a legislative body who presides over the chamber in the absence of the normal presiding officer. The phrase ''pro tempore'' is Latin "for the time being". ...

William R. King William Rufus DeVane King (April 7, 1786 – April 18, 1853) was an American politician and diplomat. He was the 13th vice president of the United States from March 4 until his death in April 1853. Earlier he had served as a U.S. represent ...

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David R. Atchison David Rice Atchison (August 11, 1807January 26, 1886) was a mid-19th century Democratic United States Senator from Missouri. He served as President pro tempore of the United States Senate for six years. Atchison served as a major general i ...

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House of Representatives

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Linn Boyd Linn Boyd (November 22, 1800 – December 17, 1859) (also spelled "Lynn") was a prominent US politician of the 1840s and 1850s, and served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1851 to 1855. Boyd was elected to the Hou ...

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Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class and representatives by district.

Senate

Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began with this Congress, facing re-election in 1856; Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, facing re-election in 1852; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, facing re-election in 1854.

Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama (state song), Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville, Alabama, Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County, Al ...

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Jeremiah Clemens Jeremiah Clemens (December 28, 1814 – May 21, 1865) was a U.S. senator and novelist from the state of Alabama. He was elected to fill the vacancy left by the death of Dixon Hall Lewis, and served from November 30, 1849, to March 4, 1853. Cleme ...

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Benjamin Fitzpatrick Benjamin Fitzpatrick (June 30, 1802 – November 21, 1869) was the 11th Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama and a United States Senator from that state. He was a Democrat. Early life Born in Greene County, Georgia, Fitzpatrick was orphaned at ...

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Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the Osage ...

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William K. Sebastian William King Sebastian (June 12, 1812May 20, 1865) was an American politician and lawyer from Helena, Arkansas. He represented Arkansas as a U.S. Senator, Democrat, from 1848 to 1861. Sebastian withdrew from the Senate at the start of the Civil W ...

(D) : 3. Solon Borland (D)

California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...

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John B. Weller John B. Weller (February 22, 1812August 17, 1875) was the fifth governor of California from January 8, 1858 to January 9, 1860 who earlier had served as a congressman from Ohio and a U.S. senator from California, and minister to Mexico. Lif ...

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William M. Gwin William McKendree Gwin (October 9, 1805 – September 3, 1885) was an American medical doctor and politician who served in elected office in Mississippi and California. In California he shared the distinction, along with John C. Frémont, of bein ...

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Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its cap ...

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Isaac Toucey Isaac Toucey (November 15, 1792July 30, 1869) was an American politician who served as a U.S. senator, U.S. Secretary of the Navy, U.S. Attorney General and the 33rd Governor of Connecticut. Biography Born in Newtown, Connecticut, Toucey pur ...

(D), from May 12, 1852 : 3. Truman Smith (W)

Delaware Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent Del ...

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James A. Bayard Jr. James Asheton Bayard Jr. (November 15, 1799 – June 13, 1880) was an American lawyer and politician from Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party and served as U.S. Senator from Delaware. Early life Bayard was born in Wilmington, D ...

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Presley Spruance Presley Spruance (September 11, 1785 – February 13, 1863) was an American merchant and politician from Smyrna, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist and later the Whig Party, who served in the Delaware General Assem ...

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Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...

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Jackson Morton Jackson Morton (August 10, 1794 – November 20, 1874) was an American politician. A member of the Whig Party, he represented Florida as a U.S. Senator from 1849 to 1855. He also served as a Deputy from Florida to the Provisional Congress of th ...

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Georgia

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John Macpherson Berrien John Macpherson Berrien (August 23, 1781January 1, 1856) of United States senator from Georgia and Attorney General of the United States during the presidency of Andrew Jackson. Early life and education Berrien was born on August 23, 1781 at ...

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Robert M. Charlton Robert Milledge Charlton (January 19, 1807January 18, 1854) was an American politician and jurist. He served as a Senator representing Georgia from 1852 to 1853. Charlton was born in Savannah, Georgia, on January 19, 1807, to Thomas Charlton, ...

(D), from May 31, 1852 : 3. William C. Dawson (W)

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolita ...

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Stephen A. Douglas Stephen Arnold Douglas (April 23, 1813 – June 3, 1861) was an American politician and lawyer from Illinois. A senator, he was one of two nominees of the badly split Democratic Party for president in the 1860 presidential election, which wa ...

(D) : 3. James Shields (D)

Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...

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James Whitcomb James Whitcomb (December 1, 1795 – October 4, 1852) was a Democratic United States senator and the eighth governor of Indiana. As governor during the Mexican–American War, he oversaw the formation and deployment of the state's levies. He l ...

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Charles W. Cathcart Charles William Cathcart (July 24, 1809 – August 22, 1888) was a United States representative and Senator from Indiana. Biography He was born in Funchal, Madeira Island, Portugal where his father, James Leander Cathcart was the Unit ...

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John Pettit John Pettit (June 24, 1807January 17, 1877) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician. A United States Representative and Senator from Indiana, he also served in the court systems of Indiana and Kansas. Born in Sackets Harbor, New York, h ...

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Iowa Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the ...

: 2. George Wallace Jones (D) : 3.

Augustus C. Dodge Augustus Caesar Dodge (January 2, 1812November 20, 1883) was a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic delegate to the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa Territory, a U.S. minister to Spain, and o ...

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Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to ...

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Joseph R. Underwood Joseph Rogers Underwood (October 24, 1791 – August 23, 1876) was a lawyer, judge, United States Representative and Senator from Kentucky. Early and family life Joseph Underwood was born in Goochland County, Virginia to John Underwood, ...

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(W), until June 29, 1852 :: David Meriwether (D), from July 6, 1852, until August 31, 1852 ::

Archibald Dixon Archibald Dixon (April 2, 1802 – April 23, 1876) was a U.S. Senator from Kentucky. He represented the Whig Party in both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly, and was elected the 13th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky in 1844, serving unde ...

(W), from September 1, 1852

Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...

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Solomon W. Downs Solomon Weathersbee Downs (1801August 14, 1854) was an American attorney and politician from Louisiana. A Democratic Party (United States), Democrat, he was most notable for his service as a United States senator from 1847 to 1853. Early life Do ...

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Pierre Soulé Pierre Soulé (August 31, 1801March 26, 1870) was a French-American attorney, politician, and diplomat in the mid-19th century. Serving as a U.S. senator from Louisiana from 1849 to 1853, he was nominated that year as U.S. Minister to Spain, a p ...

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Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and north ...

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Hannibal Hamlin Hannibal Hamlin (August 27, 1809 – July 4, 1891) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 15th vice president of the United States from 1861 to 1865, during President Abraham Lincoln's first term. He was the first Republican ...

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James W. Bradbury James Ware Bradbury (June 10, 1802January 6, 1901) was a United States Senator from Maine. Born in Parsonsfield, Maine, he attended the common schools and Gorham Academy. After graduating from Bowdoin College in 1825, he became principal of ...

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Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...

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James A. Pearce James Alfred Pearce (December 14, 1805December 20, 1862) was an American politician. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing the second district of Maryland from 1835 to 1839 and 1841 to 1843. He later served as a ...

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Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...

: 1. Charles Sumner (FS), from April 24, 1851 : 2. John Davis (W)

Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...

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Lewis Cass Lewis Cass (October 9, 1782June 17, 1866) was an American military officer, politician, and statesman. He represented Michigan in the United States Senate and served in the Cabinets of two U.S. Presidents, Andrew Jackson and James Buchanan. He w ...

(D) : 2. Alpheus Felch (D)

Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...

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Jefferson Davis Jefferson F. Davis (June 3, 1808December 6, 1889) was an American politician who served as the president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865. He represented Mississippi in the United States Senate and the House of Representatives as a ...

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John J. McRae John Jones McRae (January 10, 1815May 31, 1868) was an American politician in Mississippi. A United States Democratic Party, Democrat, He also represented Mississippi in the United States Senate in 1851 and 1852, in the U.S. Congress in the 35th ...

(D), from December 1, 1851, until March 17, 1852 :: Stephen Adams (D), from March 17, 1852 : 2.

Henry S. Foote Henry Stuart Foote (February 28, 1804May 19, 1880) was a United States Senator from Mississippi and the chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations from 1847 to 1852. He was a Unionist Governor of Mississippi from 1852 to ...

(D), until January 8, 1852 :: Walker Brooke (W), from February 18, 1852

Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ...

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Henry S. Geyer Henry Sheffie Geyer (December 9, 1790March 5, 1859) was a politician, lawyer, and soldier from Missouri. Born in Frederick, Maryland, he was the son of John Geyer, saddler of Frederick Town. Geyer was of German descent, his father having come fro ...

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New Hampshire New Hampshire is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...

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John P. Hale John Parker Hale (March 31, 1806November 19, 1873) was an American politician and lawyer from New Hampshire. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1843 to 1845 and in the United States Senate from 1847 to 1853 and again fro ...

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Moses Norris Jr. Moses Norris Jr. (November 8, 1799January 11, 1855) was a United States representative and Senator from New Hampshire. Born in Pittsfield, he attended the public schools and the Pittsfield Academy, and graduated from Dartmouth College in 1828. ...

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New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...

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Robert F. Stockton Robert Field Stockton (August 20, 1795 – October 7, 1866) was a United States Navy commodore, notable in the capture of California during the Mexican–American War. He was a naval innovator and an early advocate for a propeller-driven, steam-p ...

(D), until January 1, 1853 : 2. Jacob W. Miller (W)

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...

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Hamilton Fish Hamilton Fish (August 3, 1808September 7, 1893) was an American politician who served as the 16th Governor of New York from 1849 to 1850, a United States Senator from New York from 1851 to 1857 and the 26th United States Secretary of State fro ...

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William H. Seward William Henry Seward (May 16, 1801 – October 10, 1872) was an American politician who served as United States Secretary of State from 1861 to 1869, and earlier served as governor of New York and as a United States Senate, United States Senat ...

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North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and So ...

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Willie P. Mangum Willie Person Mangum (; May 10, 1792September 7, 1861) was an American politician and planter who served as U.S. Senator from the state of North Carolina between 1831 and 1836 and between 1840 and 1853. He was one of the founders and leading memb ...

(W) : 3. George E. Badger (W)

Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...

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Benjamin Wade Benjamin Franklin "Bluff" Wade (October 27, 1800March 2, 1878) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senator for Ohio from 1851 to 1869. He is known for his leading role among the Radical Republicans.

(W), from March 15, 1851 : 3.

Salmon P. Chase Salmon Portland Chase (January 13, 1808May 7, 1873) was an American politician and jurist who served as the sixth chief justice of the United States. He also served as the 23rd governor of Ohio, represented Ohio in the United States Senate, a ...

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Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...

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Richard Brodhead Richard Brodhead (January 5, 1811September 16, 1863) was an American lawyer and politician from Easton, Pennsylvania. He represented Pennsylvania in both the U.S. House (1843 to 1849) and Senate (1851 to 1857). He was the father of U.S. Represe ...

(D) : 3. James Cooper (W)

Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the List of U.S. states by area, smallest U.S. state by area and the List of states and territories of the United States ...

: 1. Charles T. James (D) : 2. John H. Clarke (W)

South Carolina )''Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , Former = Province of South Carolina , seat = Columbia , LargestCity = Charleston , LargestMetro = ...

: 2. Robert Rhett (D), until May 7, 1852 ::

William F. De Saussure William Ford De Saussure (February 22, 1792March 13, 1870) was a United States senator from South Carolina. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Charleston, the son of Henry William de Saussure and Elizabeth Ford De Saussure. Legal career He g ...

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Andrew Butler Andrew Pickens Butler (November 18, 1796May 25, 1857) was a United States senator from South Carolina who authored the Kansas-Nebraska Act with Senator Stephen Douglas of Illinois. Biography Butler was a son of William Butler and Behethland ...

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Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...

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James C. Jones James ChamberlainJones's middle name is sometimes spelled "Chamberlayne." Jones (April 20, 1809 – October 29, 1859) was an American politician who served as the tenth governor of Tennessee from 1841 to 1845, and as a United States Senator from ...

(W) : 2. John Bell (W)

Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...

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Thomas J. Rusk Thomas Jefferson Rusk (December 5, 1803July 29, 1857) was an early political and military leader of the Republic of Texas, serving as its first Secretary of War as well as a general at the Battle of San Jacinto. He was later a US politician and ...

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Samuel Houston Samuel Houston (, ; March 2, 1793 – July 26, 1863) was an American general and statesman who played an important role in the Texas Revolution. He served as the first and third president of the Republic of Texas and was one of the first two ...

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Vermont Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to ...

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Solomon Foot Solomon Foot (November 19, 1802March 28, 1866) was an American politician and attorney. He held numerous offices during his career, including Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives, State's Attorney for Rutland County, member of the Un ...

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William Upham William Upham (August 5, 1792January 14, 1853) was an American attorney and politician from Montpelier, Vermont. He was most notable for his service as a United States senator from Vermont. A native of Leicester, Massachusetts, Upham was rai ...

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Samuel S. Phelps Samuel Shethar Phelps (May 13, 1793March 25, 1855) was an American lawyer and politician. He was a United States senator from Vermont, and a member of the Whig Party. Biography Phelps was born in Litchfield, Connecticut, to John Phelps (1756� ...

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Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...

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James M. Mason James Murray Mason (November 3, 1798April 28, 1871) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as senator from Virginia, having previously represented Frederick County, Virginia, in the Virginia House of Delegates. A grandson of George M ...

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Robert M. T. Hunter Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter (April 21, 1809 – July 18, 1887) was an American lawyer, politician and planter. He was a U.S. representative (1837–1843, 1845–1847), speaker of the House (1839–1841), and U.S. senator (184 ...

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Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...

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Henry Dodge Moses Henry Dodge (October 12, 1782 – June 19, 1867) was a Democratic member to the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, Territorial Governor of Wisconsin and a veteran of the Black Hawk War. His son, Augustus C. Dodge, served as a ...

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Isaac P. Walker Isaac Pigeon Walker (November 2, 1815March 29, 1872) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin. Walker was born in Virginia and moved with his family to Illinois in 1825. He practiced law in Springfield, Illinois, and ...

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House of Representatives

The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.

Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama (state song), Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville, Alabama, Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County, Al ...

: . John Bragg (D) : . James Abercrombie (W) : . Sampson W. Harris (D) : . William R. Smith (U) : . George S. Houston (D) : . Williamson Robert Winfield Cobb, Williamson R. W. Cobb (D) : . Alexander White (Alabama), Alexander White (W)

List of United States representatives from Arkansas, Arkansas

: . Robert Ward Johnson, Robert W. Johnson (D)

List of United States representatives from California, California

Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. : . Edward C. Marshall (D) : . Joseph W. McCorkle (D)

List of United States representatives from Connecticut, Connecticut

: . Charles Chapman (Connecticut politician), Charles Chapman (W) : . Colin M. Ingersoll (D) : . Chauncey Fitch Cleveland, Chauncey F. Cleveland (D) : . Origen S. Seymour (D)

List of United States representatives from Delaware, Delaware

: . George R. Riddle, George Read Riddle (D)

List of United States representatives from Florida, Florida

: . Edward Carrington Cabell, Edward C. Cabell (W)

List of United States representatives from Georgia, Georgia

: . Joseph Webber Jackson, Joseph W. Jackson (SR) : . James Johnson (Georgia politician), James Johnson (U) : . David Jackson Bailey, David J. Bailey (SR) : . Charles Murphey (U) : . Elijah Webb Chastain, Elijah W. Chastain (U) : . Junius Hillyer (U) : . Alexander Stephens, Alexander H. Stephens (U) : . Robert Toombs, Robert A. Toombs (U)

List of United States representatives from Illinois, Illinois

: . William Henry Bissell, William H. Bissell (D) : . Willis Allen (D) : . Orlando B. Ficklin (D) : . Richard S. Molony (D) : . William Alexander Richardson, William A. Richardson (D) : . Thompson Campbell (D) : . Richard Yates (19th century politician), Richard Yates (W)

List of United States representatives from Indiana, Indiana

: . James Lockhart (Indiana), James Lockhart (D) : . Cyrus L. Dunham (D) : . John L. Robinson (D) : . Samuel W. Parker (W) : . Thomas A. Hendricks (D) : . Willis A. Gorman (D) : . John G. Davis (D) : . Daniel Mace (politician), Daniel Mace (D) : . Graham N. Fitch (D) : . Samuel Brenton (W)

List of United States representatives from Iowa, Iowa

: . Bernhart Henn (D) : . Lincoln Clark (D)

List of United States representatives from Kentucky, Kentucky

: .

(D) : . Benjamin E. Grey (W) : . Presley Ewing (W) : . William Thomas Ward, William T. Ward (W) : . James W. Stone (D) : . Addison White (W) : . Humphrey Marshall (general), Humphrey Marshall (W), until August 4, 1852 :: William Preston (Kentucky soldier), William Preston (W), from December 6, 1852 : . John C. Breckinridge (D) : . John C. Mason (D) : . Richard H. Stanton (D)

List of United States representatives from Louisiana, Louisiana

: . Louis St. Martin (D) : . Joseph Aristide Landry, J. Aristide Landry (W) : . Alexander G. Penn (D) : . John Moore (Whig), John Moore (W)

List of United States representatives from Maine, Maine

: . Moses MacDonald (D) : . John Appleton (D) : . Robert Goodenow (W) : . Charles Andrews (Maine politician), Charles Andrews (D), until April 30, 1852 :: Isaac Reed (Maine), Isaac Reed (W), from June 25, 1852 : . Ephraim K. Smart (D) : . Israel Washburn Jr. (W) : . Thomas Fuller (Maine), Thomas J. D. Fuller (D)

List of United States representatives from Maryland, Maryland

: . Richard Bowie (W) : . William Thomas Hamilton, William T. Hamilton (D) : . Edward Hammond (politician), Edward Hammond (D) : . Thomas Yates Walsh (W) : . Alexander Evans (American politician), Alexander Evans (W) : . Joseph Stewart Cottman, Joseph S. Cottman (IW)

List of United States representatives from Massachusetts, Massachusetts

: . William Appleton (politician), William Appleton (W) : . Robert Rantoul Jr. (D), until August 7, 1852 :: Francis B. Fay (W), from December 13, 1852 : . James H. Duncan (W) : . Benjamin Thompson (politician), Benjamin Thompson (W), until September 24, 1852 :: Lorenzo Sabine (W), from December 13, 1852 : . Charles Allen (Massachusetts politician), Charles Allen (FS) : . George T. Davis (W) : . John Z. Goodrich (W) : . Horace Mann (FS) : . Orin Fowler (W), until September 3, 1852 :: Edward P. Little (D), from December 13, 1852 : . Zeno Scudder (W)

List of United States representatives from Michigan, Michigan

: . Ebenezer J. Penniman (W) : . Charles E. Stuart (D) : . James L. Conger (W)

List of United States representatives from Mississippi, Mississippi

: . Benjamin D. Nabers (U) : . John Allen Wilcox, John A. Wilcox (U) : . John D. Freeman (U) : . Albert G. Brown (SR)

List of United States representatives from Missouri, Missouri

: . John F. Darby (W) : . Gilchrist Porter (W) : . John Gaines Miller, John G. Miller (W) : . Willard Preble Hall, Willard P. Hall (D) : . John S. Phelps (D)

List of United States representatives from New Hampshire, New Hampshire

: . Amos Tuck (W) : . Charles H. Peaslee (D) : . Jared Perkins (W) : . Harry Hibbard (D)

List of United States representatives from New Jersey, New Jersey

: . Nathan T. Stratton (D) : . Charles Skelton (D) : . Isaac Wildrick (D) : . George H. Brown (congressman), George H. Brown (W) : . Rodman M. Price (D)

List of United States representatives from New York, New York

: . John G. Floyd (D) : . Obadiah Bowne (W) : . Emanuel B. Hart (D) : . John Henry Hobart Haws, John Haws (W) : . George Briggs (1805-1869), George Briggs (W) : . James Brooks (Whig), James Brooks (W) : . Abraham P. Stephens (D) : . Gilbert Dean (D) : . William Murray (New York politician), William Murray (D) : . Marius Schoonmaker (W) : . Josiah Sutherland (D) : . David L. Seymour (D) : . John L. Schoolcraft (W) : . John H. Boyd (politician), John H. Boyd (W) : . Joseph Russell (New York politician), Joseph Russell (D) : . John Wells (1817-1877), John Wells (W) : . Alexander H. Buell (D), until January 29, 1853 : . Preston King (politician), Preston King (D) : . Willard Ives (D) : . Timothy Jenkins (D) : . William W. Snow (D) : . Henry Bennett (US politician), Henry Bennett (W) : . Leander Babcock (D) : . Daniel T. Jones (politician), Daniel T. Jones (D) : . Thomas Y. Howe Jr. (D) : . Henry S. Walbridge (W) : . William A. Sackett (W) : . Abraham M. Schermerhorn (W) : . Jerediah Horsford (W) : . Reuben Robie (D) : . Frederick S. Martin (W) : . Solomon G. Haven (W) : . Augustus P. Hascall (W) : . Lorenzo Burrows (W)

List of United States representatives from North Carolina, North Carolina

: . Thomas Lanier Clingman, Thomas L. Clingman (W) : . Joseph Pearson Caldwell, Joseph P. Caldwell (W) : . Alfred Dockery (W) : . James Turner Morehead (North Carolina), James T. Morehead (W) : . Abraham Watkins Venable, Abraham W. Venable (D) : . John Reeves Jones Daniel, John R. J. Daniel (D) : . William Shepperd Ashe, William S. Ashe (D) : . Edward Stanly (W) : . David Outlaw (W)

List of United States representatives from Ohio, Ohio

: . David T. Disney (D) : . Lewis D. Campbell (W) : . Hiram Bell (W) : . Benjamin Stanton (W) : . Alfred P. Edgerton (D) : . Frederick W. Green (congressman), Frederick W. Green (D) : . Nelson Barrere (W) : . John L. Taylor (W) : . Edson B. Olds (D) : . Charles Sweetser (D) : . George H. Busby (D) : . John Welch (politician), John Welch (W) : . James M. Gaylord (D) : . Alexander Harper (Ohio politician), Alexander Harper (W) : . William F. Hunter (W) : . John Johnson (Ohio congressman), John Johnson (Independent Democrat, ID) : . Joseph Cable (D) : . David K. Cartter (D) : . Eben Newton (W) : . Joshua Reed Giddings, Joshua R. Giddings (FS) : . Norton Strange Townshend, Norton S. Townshend (D)

List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania

: . Thomas Birch Florence, Thomas B. Florence (D) : . Joseph Ripley Chandler, Joseph R. Chandler (W) : . Henry Dunning Moore, Henry D. Moore (W) : . John Robbins (congressman), John Robbins Jr. (D) : . John McNair (congressman), John McNair (D) : . Thomas Ross (Pennsylvania politician), Thomas Ross (D) : . John Alexander Morrison, John A. Morrison (D) : . Thaddeus Stevens (W) : . Jehu Glancy Jones, J. Glancey Jones (D) : . Milo Melankthon Dimmick, Milo M. Dimmick (D) : . Henry Mills Fuller, Henry M. Fuller (W) : . Galusha A. Grow (D) : . James Gamble (congressman), James Gamble (D) : . Thomas Marshal Bibighaus, Thomas M. Bibighaus (W) : . William Henry Kurtz, William H. Kurtz (D) : . James Xavier McLanahan, James X. McLanahan (D) : . Andrew Parker (politician), Andrew Parker (D) : . John Littleton Dawson, John L. Dawson (D) : . Joseph Henry Kuhns, Joseph H. Kuhns (W) : . John Allison (Representative), John Allison (W) : . Thomas Marshall Howe, Thomas M. Howe (W) : . John W. Howe (politician), John W. Howe (W) : . Carlton Brandaga Curtis, Carlton B. Curtis (D) : . Alfred Gilmore (D)

List of United States representatives from Rhode Island, Rhode Island

: . George Gordon King, George G. King (W) : . Benjamin B. Thurston (D)

List of United States representatives from South Carolina, South Carolina

: . Daniel Wallace (Congressman), Daniel Wallace (D) : . James Lawrence Orr, James L. Orr (D) : . Joseph A. Woodward (D) : . John McQueen (D) : . Armistead Burt (D) : . William Aiken Jr. (D) : . William F. Colcock (D)

List of United States representatives from Tennessee, Tennessee

: . Andrew Johnson (D) : . Albert Galiton Watkins, Albert G. Watkins (W) : . William Montgomery Churchwell, William M. Churchwell (D) : . John Houston Savage, John H. Savage (D) : . George Washington Jones (Tennessee politician), George W.Jones (D) : . William Hawkins Polk, William H. Polk (ID) : . Meredith Poindexter Gentry, Meredith P. Gentry (W) : . William Cullom (W) : . Isham G. Harris (D) : . Frederick Perry Stanton, Frederick P. Stanton (D) : . Christopher Harris Williams, Christopher H. Williams (W)

List of United States representatives from Texas, Texas

: . Richardson A. Scurry (D) : . Volney E. Howard (D)

List of United States representatives from Vermont, Vermont

: . Ahiman L. Miner (W) : . William Hebard (W) : . James Meacham (W) : . Thomas Bartlett Jr. (D)

List of United States representatives from Virginia, Virginia

: . John S. Millson (D) : . Richard K. Meade (D) : . Thomas H. Averett (D) : . Thomas S. Bocock (D) : . Paulus Powell (D) : . John Caskie (D) : . Thomas H. Bayly (D) : . Alexander Holladay (D) : . James F. Strother (W) : . Charles J. Faulkner, Charles J. Faulkner Sr. (W) : . John Letcher (D) : . Henry A. Edmundson (D) : . LaFayette McMullen (D) : . James M. H. Beale (D) : . George W. Thompson (politician), George W. Thompson (D), until July 30, 1852 :: Sherrard Clemens (D), from December 6, 1852

List of United States representatives from Wisconsin, Wisconsin

: . Charles Durkee (FS) : . Ben C. Eastman (D) : . James Duane Doty, James D. Doty (ID)

Non-voting members

: . Henry Hastings Sibley, Henry H. Sibley : . Richard H. Weightman (D) : . Joseph Lane (D) : . John M. Bernhisel 32 us house membership

Changes in membership

The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.

Senate

* Replacements: 8 ** Democratic Party (United States), Democrats (D): 1 seat net gain ** Whig Party (United States), Whigs (W): 1 seat net loss * Deaths: 3 * Resignations: 6 * Interim appointments: 3 *Total seats with changes: 13 , - ,

Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...

(1) , Vacant , Failure to elect.
The winner was elected late on March 15, 1851, on the 37th ballot over the incumbent appointee.
Successor was elected March 15, 1851. , ,

(W) , Elected March 15, 1851 , - ,

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...

(1) , Vacant , Failure to elect.
Successor was elected March 19, 1851. , ,

(W) , Elected March 19, 1851 , - ,

Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...

(1) , Vacant , Failure to elect.
Successor was elected April 24, 1851. , , Charles Sumner (FS) , Elected April 24, 1851 , - ,

California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...

(1) , Vacant , Failure to elect.
Successor was elected January 30, 1852. , ,

(D) , Elected January 30, 1852 , - ,

Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its cap ...

(1) , Vacant , Failure to elect.
Successor was elected May 12, 1852. , ,

(D) , Seated May 12, 1852 , - ,

Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...

(1) , ,

(D) , Resigned September 23, 1851, to run for Governor of Mississippi.
Successor appointed December 1, 1851. , ,

(D) , Appointed December 1, 1851 , - ,

(2) , ,

(D) , Resigned January 8, 1852, to become Governor of Mississippi.
Successor elected February 18, 1852. , , Walker Brooke (W) , Elected February 18, 1852 , - ,

(1) , ,

(D) , Appointee was replaced by an elected successor.
Successor elected March 17, 1852. , , Stephen Adams (D) , Elected March 17, 1852 , - ,

South Carolina )''Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , Former = Province of South Carolina , seat = Columbia , LargestCity = Charleston , LargestMetro = ...

(2) , , Robert Rhett (D) , Resigned May 7, 1852.
Successor appointed May 10, 1852, and elected sometime thereafter to finish the term. , ,

(D) , Appointed May 10, 1852 , - , Georgia
(2) , , John M. Berrien (W) , Resigned May 28, 1852.
Successor appointed May 31, 1852, to finish the term. , ,

(D) , Appointed May 31, 1852 , - ,

Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to ...

(3) , ,

(W) , Died June 29, 1852.
Successor appointed July 6, 1852. , , David Meriwether (Kentucky politician), David Meriwether (D) , Appointed July 6, 1852 , - ,

Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...

(3) , ,

(D) , Died October 4, 1852.
Successor appointed December 6, 1852. , ,

(D) , Appointed December 6, 1852 , - ,

(3) , , David Meriwether (Kentucky politician), David Meriwether (D) , Appointee was replaced by an elected successor.
Successor elected September 1, 1852. , ,

(W) , Elected September 1, 1852 , - ,

Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama (state song), Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville, Alabama, Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County, Al ...

(3) , ,

(D) , Resigned December 20, 1852, due to ill health, having recently being elected Vice President of the United States
Successor appointed January 14, 1853, and elected December 12, 1853 thereafter to finish the term. , ,

(D) , Appointed January 14, 1853 , - ,

New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...

(1) , ,

(D) , Resigned January 1, 1853, to become president of the Delaware and Raritan Canal Company.
Successor was not elected until the next Congress. , Vacant , Not filled this term , - ,

Vermont Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to ...

(3) , ,

(W) , Died January 14, 1853.
Successor appointed January 17, 1853, to continue the term. , ,

(W) , Appointed January 17, 1853 , - ,

(3) , ,

(D) , Appointee was replaced by an elected successor.
Successor elected January 18, 1853. , ,

(D) , Elected January 18, 1853

House of Representatives

* Replacements: 6 ** Democratic Party (United States), Democrats (D): 1 seat net loss ** Whig Party (United States), Whigs (W): 1 seat net gain * Deaths: 2 * Resignations: 5 *Total seats with changes: 7 , - , , , Charles Andrews (Maine politician), Charles Andrews (D) , Died April 30, 1852 , , Isaac Reed (Maine), Isaac Reed (W) , Seated June 25, 1852 , - , , , George W. Thompson (politician), George W. Thompson (D) , Resigned July 30, 1852, after being appointed judge of the Circuit Court of Virginia , , Sherrard Clemens (D) , Seated December 6, 1852 , - , , , Humphrey Marshall (general), Humphrey Marshall (W) , Resigned August 4, 1852, after being appointed United States Ambassador to China, Minister to China , , William Preston (Kentucky soldier), William Preston (W) , Seated December 6, 1852 , - , , , Robert Rantoul Jr. (D) , Died August 7, 1852 , , Francis B. Fay (W) , Seated December 13, 1852 , - , , , Orin Fowler (W) , Died September 3, 1852 , , Edward P. Little (D) , Seated December 13, 1852 , - , , , Benjamin Thompson (politician), Benjamin Thompson (W) , Died September 24, 1852 , , Lorenzo Sabine (W) , Seated December 13, 1852 , - , , , Alexander H. Buell (D) , Died January 29, 1853 , Vacant , Not filled this term

Committees

Lists of committees and their party leaders.

Senate

* United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Chairman: Pierre Soule) * United States Senate Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate, Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman: Augustus Dodge) * United States Senate Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman:

) * United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Commerce (Chairman:

) * United States Senate Committee on Contested Election of 1850, Contested Election of 1850 (Chairman: N/A) * United States Senate Select Committee on Distributing Public Revenue Among the States, Distributing Public Revenue Among the States (Select) * United States Senate Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman: James Shields (politician, born 1806), James Shields) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Emigrant Route and Telegraphic Line to California, Emigrant Route and Telegraphic Line to California (Select) * United States Senate Select Committee on Ether Discovery, Ether Discovery (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Finance, Finance (Chairman: Robert M.T. Hunter) * United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Foreign Relations (Chairman: James M. Mason) * United States Senate Select Committee on French Spoilations, French Spoilations (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman: David R. Atchison) * United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: Andrew P. Butler) * United States Senate Committee on Manufactures, Manufactures (Chairman: William K. Sebastian) * United States Senate Committee on the Library, Library (Chairman:

) * United States Senate Select Committee on Mexican Boundary, Mexican Boundary (Select) * United States Senate Select Committee on Mexican Boundary Commission, Mexican Boundary Commission (Select) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Mexican Claims Commission, Mexican Claims Commission (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman: James Shields (politician, born 1806), James Shields) * United States Senate Committee on the Militia, Militia (Chairman: Sam Houston) * United States Senate Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman:

) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Ordnance and War Ships, Ordnance and War Ships (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Patents and the Patent Office, Patents and the Patent Office (Chairman:

and Charles T. James) * United States Senate Committee on Pensions, Pensions (Chairman: George Wallace Jones) * United States Senate Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Thomas J. Rusk) * United States Senate Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman:

) * United States Senate Committee on Private Land Claims, Private Land Claims (Chairman:

) * United States Senate Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman:

) * United States Senate Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman: Alpheus Felch) * United States Senate Committee on the Purchase of Catlin's Collection of Indian Scenes, Purchase of Catlin's Collection of Indian Scenes (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Retrenchment, Retrenchment (Chairman:

) * United States Senate Committee on Revolutionary Claims, Revolutionary Claims (Chairman: Issac P. Walker) * United States Senate Committee on Roads and Canals, Roads and Canals (Chairman: Jesse D. Bright) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Tariff Regulation, Tariff Regulation (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Territories, Territories (Chairman:

) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Seventh Census, Seventh Census (Select) * Committee of the whole, Whole

House of Representatives

* United States House Committee on Accounts, Accounts (Chairman: John C. Mason) * United States House Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Chairman: John G. Floyd) * United States House Select Committee on the Bounty Land Act of 1850, Bounty Land Act of 1850 (Select) * United States House Committee on Bounty Land Bill, Bounty Land Bill (Chairman: Cyrus L. Dunham) * United States House Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman: John Reeves Jones Daniel) * United States House Committee on Commerce, Commerce (Chairman: David L. Seymour) * United States House Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman: Orlando B. Ficklin) * United States House Committee on Elections, Elections (Chairman: William S. Ashe) * United States House Committee on Engraving, Engraving (Chairman: Edward Hammond (politician), Edward Hammond) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Navy Department, Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman: Fayette McMullen) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department, Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman: Alexander G. Penn) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the State Department, Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman: Charles E. Stuart) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury Department, Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman: Benjamin B. Thurston) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the War Department, Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman: Milo M. Dimmick) * United States House Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings, Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman: Thomas Bartlett Jr.) * United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs (Chairman: Thomas Henry Bayly, Thomas H. Bayly) * United States House Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman: Robert Ward Johnson, Robert W. Johnson) * United States House Committee on Invalid Pensions, Invalid Pensions (Chairman: Isham G. Harris) * United States House Committee on Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: James X. McLanahan) * United States House Committee on Manufactures, Manufactures (Chairman: James M.H. Beale) * United States House Committee on Mileage, Mileage (Chairman: Thomas A. Hendricks) * United States House Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman: William H. Bissell) * United States House Committee on the Militia, Militia (Chairman: Charles H. Peaslee) * United States House Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman: Frederick P. Stanton) * United States House Committee on Patents, Patents (Chairman: David K. Cartter) * United States House Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Edson B. Olds) * United States House Committee on Private Land Claims, Private Land Claims (Chairman: Timothy Jenkins) * United States House Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Richard H. Stanton) * United States House Committee on Public Expenditures, Public Expenditures (Chairman: Charles Sweetser) * United States House Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman: Willard P. Hall) * United States House Committee on Revisal and Unfinished Business, Revisal and Unfinished Business (Chairman: Williamson R. W. Cobb) * United States House Committee on Revolutionary Claims, Revolutionary Claims (Chairman: Moses Macdonald) * United States House Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, Revolutionary Pensions (Chairman: John S. Millson) * United States House Committee on Roads and Canals, Roads and Canals (Chairman: John L. Robinson) * United States House Committee on Rules, Rules (Chairman: Willard P. Hall) * United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Standards of Official Conduct * United States House Committee on Territories, Territories (Chairman: William Alexander Richardson, William A. Richardson) * United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Ways and Means (Chairman: George S. Houston) * Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives), Whole

Joint committees

* United States Congress Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills, Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Rep. Isaac Wildrick) * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Library, The Library (Chairman: Joseph R. Chandler) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman: Willis A. Gorman)

Caucuses

* Senate Democratic Caucus * House Democratic Caucus

Employees

List of federal agencies in the United States#United States Congress, Legislative branch agency directors

* Architect of the Capitol: Thomas U. Walter, appointed June 11, 1851 * Librarian of Congress: John Silva Meehan

Senate

* Chaplain of the United States Senate, Chaplain: Clement M. Butler (Episcopal Church in the United States of America, Episcopalian) * Secretary of the United States Senate, Secretary: Asbury Dickins * Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, Sergeant at Arms: Robert Beale (Sergeant at Arms), Robert Beale

House of Representatives

* Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, Chaplain: Ralph Randolph Gurley (Presbyterianism, Presbyterian), until December 1, 1851 ** Lyttleton Morgan (Methodism, Methodist''), elected December 1, 1851 ** James Gallagher (US House Chaplain), James Gallagher (Presbyterianism, Presbyterian), elected December 6, 1852 * Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk: Richard M. Young, until December 1, 1851 ** John W. Forney, from December 1, 1851 * Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives, Doorkeeper: Zadock W. McKnew * Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Reading Clerks: * Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Sergeant at Arms: Adam J. Glossbrenner * Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives, Postmaster: John M. Johnson (Postmaster), John M. Johnson

Notes

References

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External links

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