The 37th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1861, to March 4, 1863, during the first two years of Abraham Lincoln's presidency.Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress (1774-2005)
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won the majority of both chambers, and thus full control of Congress. And with Abraham Lincoln becoming the first Republican President after being sworn in on March 4, 1861, the Republicans had their first ever overall federal government trifecta.

Major events

* March 4, 1861: Republican pluralities are seated in Senate and House, becoming governing majorities in both Houses given vacancies among Southerners. Louisiana has 2 of 4 representatives remaining. Although represented in the Confederate Congress, Missouri and Kentucky remained with full delegations in the 37th Congress. * March 4, 1861: Abraham Lincoln is inaugurated President of the United States. * April 12–14, 1861:

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, Civil War began. * April 19, 1861: Union blockade of the South begins at Fort Monroe, Virginia. * April 27, 1861: President Lincoln suspends habeas corpus from Washington, D.C., to Philadelphia and called up 75,000 militia. * May 6, 1861: Arkansas Secession Convention enacted an

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.
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. * May 23, 1861: Virginia popular referendum ratified

. 5 of 12 U.S. Representatives remained. Two senators from the " Restored Government of Virginia" replaced the two who withdrew. * June 8, 1861: Tennessee popular referendum ratified

. 3 of 10 U.S. Representatives remain. One Senator,

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, remained. * July 21, 1861: First Battle of Bull Run Union approach to Richmond is repulsed. * September 17, 1862:

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rebel invasion into Maryland is repulsed. * September 22, 1862:

Emancipation Proclamation The Emancipation Proclamation, officially Proclamation 95, was a presidential proclamation and executive order issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, during the Civil War. The Proclamation changed the legal sta ...

ordered, to begin January 1, 1863. * November 1862:

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and

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: Democrats gained 31 House seats to 31% and lost 5 Senate seats to 19%.

Two special sessions

The Senate, a continuing body, was called into special session by President Buchanan, meeting from March 4 to 28, 1861. The border states and Texas were still represented. Shortly after the Senate session adjourned, Fort Sumter was attacked. The immediate results were to draw four additional states "into the confederacy with their more Southern sisters", and Lincoln called Congress into extraordinary session on July 4, 1861. The Senate confirmed calling forth troops and raising money to suppress rebellion as authorized in the Constitution. Both Houses then duly met July 4, 1861. Seven states which would send representatives held their state elections for Representative over the months of May to June 1861. Members taking their seats had been elected before the secession crisis, during the formation of the Confederate government, and after Fort Sumter. Once assembled with a quorum in the House, Congress approved Lincoln's war powers innovations as necessary to preserve the Union. Following the July Federal defeat at First Manassas, the Crittenden Resolution asserted the reason for "the present deplorable civil war." It was meant as an address to the nation, especially to the Border States at a time of U.S. military reverses, when the war support in border state populations was virtually the only thing keeping them in the Union. Following resignations and expulsions occasioned by the outbreak of the Civil War, five states had some degree of dual representation in the U.S and the C.S. congresses. Congress accredited Members elected running in these five as Unionist (19), Democratic (6), Constitutional Unionist (1) and Republican (1). All ten Kentucky and all seven Missouri representatives were accepted. The other three states seated four of thirteen representatives from Virginia, three of ten Tennesseans, and two of four from Louisiana. The Crittenden Resolution declared the civil war "… has been forced upon the country by the disunionists of the southern States…" and it would be carried out for the supremacy of the Constitution and the preservation of the Union, and, that accomplished, "the war ought to cease". Democrats seized on this document, especially its assurances of no conquest or overthrowing domestic institutions (emancipation of slaves).

Slaves and slavery

Congressional policy and military strategy were intertwined. In the first regular March session, Republicans superseded the Crittenden Resolution, removing the prohibition against emancipation of slaves. In South Carolina, Gen. David Hunter, issued a General Order in early May 1862 freeing all slaves in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. President Lincoln quickly rescinded the order, reserving this "supposed power" to his own discretion if it were indispensable to saving the Union. Later in the same month without directly disobeying Lincoln's prohibition against emancipation, General Benjamin Butler at Fort Monroe Virginia declared slaves escaped into his lines as "

contraband Contraband (from Medieval French ''contrebande'' "smuggling") refers to any item that, relating to its nature, is illegal to be possessed or sold. It is used for goods that by their nature are considered too dangerous or offensive in the eyes o ...

of war", that is, forfeit to their rebel owners. On May 24, Congress followed General Butler's lead, and passed the

First Confiscation Act The Confiscation Act of 1861 was an act of Congress during the early months of the American Civil War permitting court proceedings for confiscation of any of property being used to support the Confederate independence effort, including slaves. T ...

in August, freeing slaves used for rebellion.McPherson, p. 57-58 In Missouri,

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, the 1856 Republican nominee for president, exceeded his authority as a General, declaring that all slaves held by rebels within his military district would be freed. Republican majorities in Congress responded on opening day of the December Session. Sen. Lyman Trumbull introduced a bill for confiscation of rebel property and emancipation for their slaves. "Acrimonious debate on confiscation proved a major preoccupation" of Congress. On March 13, 1862, Congress directed the armies of the United States to stop enforcing the Fugitive Slave Act. The next month, the Congress abolished slavery in the District of Columbia with compensation for loyal citizens. An additional Confiscation Act in July declared free all slaves held by citizens in rebellion, but it had no practical effect without addressing where the act would take effect, or how ownership was to be proved. Lincoln's preliminary Emancipation Proclamation was issued September 22, 1862. It became the principal issue before the public in the mid-term elections that year for the 38th Congress. But Republican majorities in both houses held (see 'Congress as a campaign machine' below), and the Republicans actually increased their majority in the Senate. On January 1, 1863, the war measure by executive proclamation directed the army and the navy to treat all escaped slaves as free when entering Union lines from territory still in rebellion. The measure would take effect when the escaped slave entered Union lines and loyalty of the previous owner was irrelevant. Congress passed enabling legislation to carry out the Proclamation including "Freedman's Bureau" legislation. The practical effect was a massive internal evacuation of Confederate slave labor, and augmenting Union Army teamsters, railroad crews and infantry for the duration of the Civil War.

Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War

Congress assumed watchdog responsibilities with this and other investigating committees. The principle conflict between the president and congress was found in the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War. Eight thick volumes of testimony were filled with investigations of Union defeats and contractor scandals. They were highly charged with partisan opinions "vehemently expressed" by chair Benjamin Wade of Ohio, Representative George Washington Julian of Indiana, and Zachariah Chandler of Michigan. Sen. Chandler, who had been one of McClellan's advocates promoting his spectacular rise, particularly documented criticism of McClellan's Peninsular Campaign with its circuitous maneuvering, endless entrenchment and murderous camp diseases. It led to support for his dismissal. A congressional committee could ruin a reputation, without itself having any military expertise. It would create the modern Congressional era in which generals fought wars with Congress looking over their shoulders, "and with public opinion following closely behind."

Republican Platform goals

Republican majorities in both houses, apart from pro-union Democrats, and without vacant southern delegations, were able to enact their party platform. These included the Legal Tender Act, February 20, 1862, and increases in the tariff that amounted to protective tariffs. The Homestead Act, May 20, 1862, for government lands, and the Morrill Land Grant Act, July 2, 1862, for universities promoting practical arts in agriculture and mining, had no immediate war purpose. But they would have long range effects, as would the Pacific Railroad Act, July 1, 1862, for a transcontinental railroad. Treasury innovations were driven by Secretary Salmon P. Chase and necessity of war. The

Income Tax of 1861 The Revenue Act of 1861, formally cited as Act of August 5, 1861, Chap. XLV, 12 Stat. 292', included the first U.S. Federal income tax statute (seSec.49. The Act, motivated by the need to fund the Civil War, imposed an income tax to be "levied, ...

, numerous taxes on consumer goods such as whiskey, and a national currency all began in Civil War Congresses.

Congress as election machinery

Member's floor speeches were not meant to be persuasive, but for publication in partisan newspapers. The real audience was the constituents back home. Congressional caucuses organized and funded political campaigns, publishing pamphlet versions of speeches and circulating them by the thousands free of postage on the member's franking privilege. Party congressional committees stayed in Washington during national campaigns, keeping an open flow of subsidized literature pouring back into the home districts. Nevertheless, like other Congresses in the 1850s and 1860s, this Congress would see less than half of its membership reelected. The characteristic turmoil found in the "3rd Party Period, 1855-1896" stirred political party realignment in the North even in the midst of civil war. In this Congress, failure to gain nomination and loss at the general election together accounted for a Membership turnover of 25%.

Major legislation

* August 5, 1861: Revenue Act of 1861, Sess. 1, ch. 45, * August 6, 1861: Confiscation Act of 1861, Sess. 1, ch. 60, * February 19, 1862:

Anti-Coolie Act On February 19, 1862, the 37th United States Congress passed ''An Act to Prohibit the "Coolie Trade" by American Citizens in American Vessels.'' The act, which would be called the ''Anti-Coolie Act of 1862'' in short, was passed by the California ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 24, 27, * February 25, 1862:

Legal Tender Act of 1862 The ''Legal Tender Cases'' were two 1871 United States Supreme Court cases that affirmed the constitutionality of paper money. The two cases were ''Knox v. Lee'' and '' Parker v. Davis''. The U.S. federal government had issued paper money known a ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 33, * April 16, 1862: District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act, Sess. 2, ch. 54, * May 15, 1862: An Act to Establish a Department of Agriculture, Sess. 2, ch. 72, * May 20, 1862: Homestead Act, Sess. 2, ch. 75, * June 19, 1862: An Act to secure Freedom to all persons within the Territories of the United States, Sess. 2, ch 111, * July 1, 1862: Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act, Sess. 2, ch. 126, * July 1, 1862: Revenue Act of 1862, Sess. 2, ch. 119, * July 1, 1862:

Pacific Railway Act The Pacific Railroad Acts of 1862 were a series of acts of Congress that promoted the construction of a "transcontinental railroad" (the Pacific Railroad) in the United States through authorizing the issuance of government bonds and the grants of l ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 120, * July 2, 1862: Morrill Land Grant Colleges Act, Sess. 2, ch. 130, * July 17, 1862: Militia Act of 1862, Sess. 2, ch. 201, * February 25, 1863: National Bank Act, Sess. 3, ch 58, * March 2, 1863: False Claims Act, Sess. 3, ch. 67, * March 3, 1863:

Enrollment Act The Enrollment Act of 1863 (, enacted March 3, 1863) also known as the Civil War Military Draft Act, was an Act passed by the United States Congress during the American Civil War to provide fresh manpower for the Union Army. The Act was the firs ...

, Sess. 3, ch. 75, * March 3, 1863: Habeas Corpus Suspension Act, Sess. 3, ch. 81, * March 3, 1863: Tenth Circuit Act,

States admitted and territories organized

States admitted

* December 31, 1862: West Virginia admitted, Sess. 3, ch. 6, , pending a presidential proclamation. (It became a state on June 20, 1863)

Territories organized

* July 14, 1862: Nevada– Utah boundary line moved to the east, enlarging Nevada and reducing Utah in size, Sess. 2, ch. 12, * February 24, 1863:

Arizona Territory The Territory of Arizona (also known as Arizona Territory) was a territory of the United States that existed from February 24, 1863, until February 14, 1912, when the remaining extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the state of ...

organized, Sess. 3, ch. 56, * March 3, 1863:

Idaho Territory The Territory of Idaho was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from March 3, 1863, until July 3, 1890, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as Idaho. History 1860s The territory w ...

organized, Sess. 3, ch. 117,

States in rebellion

Congress did not accept secession. Most of the Representatives and Senators from states that attempted to secede left Congress; those who took part in the rebellion were expelled. * Secessions declared during previous Congress: South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas. ** Louisiana Congressional Districts LA 1 and 2, two of its four representatives remained seated in the 37th Congress. * Secessions declared during this Congress: ** April 17, 1861: Virginia (The pro-Union Restored Government of Virginia's two senators were seated, along with duly elected Representatives for VA 1, 7, 10, 11 and 12, five of its 13 representatives in the House.) ** May 6, 1861: Arkansas ** May 20, 1861: North Carolina ** June 8, 1861: Tennessee (Sen.

and three of the ten duly elected members of the House did not recognize secession and retained their seats in TN 2, 3 and 4.) Although secessionist factions passed resolutions of secession in Missouri October 31, 1861, and in Kentucky November 20, 1861, their state delegations in the U.S. Congress remained in place, seven from Missouri and ten from Kentucky. Exile state governments resided with Confederate armies out-of-state, army-elected congressional representatives served as a solid pro-Jefferson Davis administration voting bloc in the Confederate Congress.

Party summary

Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

Senate

* President: Hannibal Hamlin (R) *

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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 ...

(R) *

Republican Conference Chairman The Senate Republican Conference is the formal organization of the Republican Senators in the United States Senate, who currently number 50. Over the last century, the mission of the conference has expanded and been shaped as a means of informin ...

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 ...

House of Representatives

* Speaker:

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(R)

Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class, and representatives by district. :'' Skip to House of Representatives, below''

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 ended with this Congress, facing re-election in 1862; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, facing re-election in 1864; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, facing re-election in 1866.

Alabama

: 2. Vacant : 3. Vacant

Arkansas

: 2.

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), until July 11, 1861, vacant thereafter : 3.

Charles B. Mitchel Charles Burton Mitchel (September 19, 1815 – September 20, 1864) was an American politician who served as a Confederate States senator from Arkansas from February 18, 1862 until his death in 1864. A member of the Democratic Party, he represe ...

(D), until July 11, 1861, vacant thereafter

California

: 1.

Milton S. Latham Milton Slocum Latham (May 23, 1827 – March 4, 1882) was an American politician, who served as the sixth governor of California and as a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator. Latham holds the distinction of having the shortest governorship in ...

(D) : 3. James A. McDougall (D)

Connecticut

: 1.

James Dixon James Dixon (August 5, 1814 – March 27, 1873) was a United States representative and United States Senator, Senator from Connecticut. Biography Dixon, son of William & Mary (Field) Dixon, was born August 5, 1814 in Enfield, Connecticut, ...

(R) : 3. Lafayette S. Foster (R)

Delaware

: 1.

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 ...

(D) : 2. Willard Saulsbury Sr. (D)

Florida

: 1. Vacant : 3. Vacant

Georgia

: 2. Vacant : 3. Vacant

Illinois

: 2. Stephen A. Douglas (D), until June 3, 1861 ::

Orville H. Browning Orville Hickman Browning (February 10, 1806 – August 10, 1881) was an attorney in Illinois and a politician who was active in the Whig Party (United States), Whig and Republican Party (United States), Republican Parties. He is notable fo ...

(R), June 26, 1861 – January 12, 1863 ::

William A. Richardson William Anthony Richardson (August 27, 1795 – April 20, 1856) was an early California entrepreneur, influential in the development of Yerba Buena, the forerunner of the city of San Francisco. Richardson was the first to receive a land gran ...

(D), from January 12, 1863 : 3. Lyman Trumbull (R)

Indiana

: 1. Jesse D. Bright (D), until February 5, 1862 :: Joseph A. Wright (U), February 24, 1862 – January 14, 1863 :: David Turpie (D), from January 14, 1863 : 3. Henry S. Lane (R)

Iowa

: 2.

James W. Grimes James Wilson Grimes (October 20, 1816 – February 7, 1872) was an American politician, serving as the third Governor of Iowa and a United States Senator from Iowa. Biography Born in Deering, New Hampshire, Grimes graduated from Hampton Acad ...

(R) : 3. James Harlan (R)

Kansas

: 2. James H. Lane (R), from April 4, 1861 : 3.

Samuel C. Pomeroy Samuel Clarke Pomeroy (January 3, 1816 – August 27, 1891) was a United States senator from Kansas in the mid-19th century. He served in the United States Senate during the American Civil War. Pomeroy also served in the Massachusetts House of ...

(R), from April 4, 1861

Kentucky

: 2.

Lazarus W. Powell Lazarus Whitehead Powell (October 6, 1812 – July 3, 1867) was the 19th Governor of Kentucky, serving from 1851 to 1855. He was later elected to represent Kentucky in the U.S. Senate from 1859 to 1865. The reforms enacted during Powell's term ...

(D) : 3. John C. Breckinridge (D), until December 4, 1861 :: Garrett Davis (U), from December 23, 1861

Louisiana

: 2. Vacant : 3. Vacant

Maine

: 1.

Lot M. Morrill Lot Myrick Morrill (May 3, 1813January 10, 1883) was an American statesman and accomplished politician who served as the 28th Governor of Maine, as a United States Senator, and as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury under President Ulysses S. Grant ...

(R) : 2.

William P. Fessenden William Pitt Fessenden (October 16, 1806September 8, 1869) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Maine. Fessenden was a Whig (later a Republican) and member of the Fessenden political family. He served in the United States House o ...

(R)

Maryland

: 1. Anthony Kennedy (U) : 3. James Pearce (D), until December 20, 1862 ::

Thomas H. Hicks Thomas Holliday Hicks (September 2, 1798February 14, 1865) was a politician in the divided border-state of Maryland during the American Civil War. As governor, opposing the Democrats, his views accurately reflected the conflicting local loyalt ...

(U), from December 29, 1862

Massachusetts

: 1. Charles Sumner (R) : 2. Henry Wilson (R)

Michigan

: 1. Zachariah Chandler (R) : 2.

Kinsley S. Bingham Kinsley Scott Bingham (December 16, 1808October 5, 1861) was a U.S. Representative, a U.S. Senator, and the 11th governor of Michigan. Early life in New York Bingham (whose first name is sometimes spelled ''Kingsley'') was born to the farmer f ...

(R), until October 5, 1861 ::

Jacob M. Howard Jacob Merritt Howard (July 10, 1805 – April 2, 1871) was an American attorney and politician. He was most notable for his service as a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan, and his political career spanned the Amer ...

(R), from January 17, 1862

Minnesota

: 1.

Henry M. Rice Henry Mower Rice (November 29, 1816January 15, 1894) was a fur trader and an American politician prominent in the statehood of Minnesota. Early life Henry Rice was born on November 29, 1816, in Waitsfield, Vermont to Edmund Rice and Ellen (D ...

(D) : 2. Morton S. Wilkinson (R)

Mississippi

: 1. Vacant : 2. Vacant

Missouri

: 1.

Trusten Polk Trusten W. Polk (May 29, 1811April 16, 1876) served as the 12th Governor of Missouri in 1857 and U.S. Senator from 1857 to 1862. Biography Polk was born in Bridgeville, Delaware. A Democrat, he was elected Governor of Missouri in 1856 and ser ...

(D), until January 10, 1862 :: John B. Henderson (U), from January 17, 1862 : 3.

Waldo P. Johnson Waldo Porter Johnson (born September 16, 1817August 14, 1885) was an American politician who served as a Confederate States Senator from Missouri from 1863 to 1865. Biography Born in Bridgeport, Virginia (present-day West Virginia), Waldo Porte ...

(D), March 17, 1861 – January 10, 1862 :: Robert Wilson (U), from January 17, 1862

New Hampshire

: 2.

(R) : 3. Daniel Clark (R)

New Jersey

: 1. John R. Thomson (D), until September 12, 1862 ::

Richard S. Field Richard Stockton Field (December 31, 1803 – May 25, 1870) was an Attorney General of New Jersey, a United States senator from New Jersey and a United States federal judge, United States district judge of the United States District Court for the ...

(R), November 21, 1862 – January 14, 1863 ::

James W. Wall James Walter Wall (May 26, 1820June 9, 1872) was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from New Jersey in 1863, a leader of the Peace movement during the American Civil War. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the son o ...

(D), from January 14, 1863 : 2.

John C. Ten Eyck John Conover Ten Eyck (March 12, 1814August 24, 1879) was a United States Senator from New Jersey from 1859 to 1865, during the American Civil War. He was a member of the Republican Party. Early life John Ten Eyck was born in Freehold Township, ...

(R)

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.

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(R) : 3.

Ira Harris Ira Harris (May 31, 1802December 2, 1875) was an American jurist and senator from New York. He was also a friend of Abraham Lincoln. Life Ira Harris was born in Charleston, New York on May 31, 1802. He grew up on a farm, and graduated from Unio ...

(R)

North Carolina

: 2. Thomas Bragg (D), until March 6, 1861, vacant thereafter : 3.

Thomas L. Clingman Thomas Lanier Clingman (July 27, 1812November 3, 1897), known as the "Prince of Politicians," was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1843 to 1845 and from 1847 to 1858, and U.S. senator from the state of North ...

(D), until March 28, 1861, vacant thereafter

Ohio

: 1.

Benjamin F. 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.

(R) : 3. Salmon P. Chase (R), until March 7, 1861 :: John Sherman (R), from March 21, 1861

Oregon

: 2. Edward D. Baker (R), until October 21, 1861 :: Benjamin Stark (D), October 29, 1861 – September 12, 1862 ::

Benjamin F. Harding Benjamin Franklin Harding (January 4, 1823June 16, 1899) was an American attorney and politician born in Pennsylvania. He held political offices in the Oregon Territory and later served as a United States senator from the state of Oregon. Early ...

(D), from September 12, 1862 : 3. James W. Nesmith (D)

Pennsylvania

: 1. Simon Cameron (R), until March 4, 1861 :: David Wilmot (R), from March 14, 1861 : 3.

Edgar Cowan Edgar Cowan (September 19, 1815August 31, 1885) was an American lawyer and Republican politician from Greensburg, Pennsylvania. He represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate during the American Civil War. A native of Sewickley Townshi ...

(R)

Rhode Island

: 1.

James F. Simmons James Fowler Simmons (September 10, 1795July 10, 1864) was a businessman and politician from Rhode Island who twice served as a United States senator, first as a Whig and then as a Republican. He is notable for having the Senate consider expel ...

(R), until August 15, 1862 :: Samuel G. Arnold (R), from December 1, 1862 : 2.

Henry B. Anthony Henry Bowen Anthony (April 1, 1815 – September 2, 1884) was a United States newspaperman and political figure. He served as editor and was later part owner of the ''Providence Journal''. He was the 21st Governor of Rhode Island, serving betwee ...

(R)

South Carolina

: 2. Vacant : 3. Vacant

Tennessee

: 1.

(D), until March 4, 1862, vacant thereafter : 2. Vacant

Texas

: 1.

Louis T. Wigfall Louis Trezevant Wigfall (April 21, 1816 – February 18, 1874) was an American politician who served as a Confederate States Senator from Texas from 1862 to 1865. He was among a group of leading secessionists known as Fire-Eaters, advocatin ...

(D), until March 23, 1861, vacant thereafter : 2. John Hemphill (D), until July 11, 1861, vacant thereafter

Vermont

: 1.

(R) : 3.

Jacob Collamer Jacob Collamer (January 8, 1791 – November 9, 1865) was an American politician from Vermont. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives, as Postmaster General in the cabinet of President Zachary Taylor, and as a U.S. Senator. Born in Tr ...

(R)

Virginia

: 1.

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 ...

(D), until March 28, 1861 :: Waitman T. Willey (U), from July 9, 1861 : 2.

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 ...

(D), until March 28, 1861 ::

John S. Carlile John Snyder Carlile (December 16, 1817October 24, 1878) was an Americans, American merchant, lawyer, slaveowner and politician, including a United States senator. A strong supporter of the Union (American Civil War), Union cause during the Ameri ...

(U), from July 9, 1861

Wisconsin

: 1.

James R. Doolittle James Rood Doolittle (January 3, 1815July 27, 1897) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin from March 4, 1857, to March 4, 1869. He was a strong supporter of President President most commonly refers to: *Pres ...

(R) : 3.

Timothy O. Howe Timothy Otis Howe (February 24, 1816March 25, 1883) was a member of the United States Senate for three terms, representing the state of Wisconsin from March 4, 1861, to March 3, 1879. He also served as U.S. Postmaster General under President Che ...

(R)

House of Representatives

Members of the House of Representatives are listed by their districts.

Alabama

: . Vacant : . Vacant : . Vacant : . Vacant : . Vacant : . Vacant : . Vacant

Arkansas

: . Vacant : . Vacant

California

All representatives were elected statewide on a

general ticket The general ticket, also known as party block voting (PBV) or ticket voting, is a type of block voting in which voters opt for a party, or a team's set list of candidates, and the highest-polling party/team becomes the winner. Unless specifically ...

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Frederick F. Low Frederick Ferdinand Low (June 30, 1828July 21, 1894) was an American politician and diplomat who served as the 9th Governor of California and a member of the United States House of Representatives. Early life and education Born in Frankfort ...

(R), from June 3, 1862 : .

Timothy G. Phelps Timothy Guy Phelps (December 20, 1824 – June 11, 1899) was an American politician, businessman and government official. He was the first president of the Southern Pacific Railroad from 1865 until 1868 and saw the railroad build its first track ...

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Aaron A. Sargent Aaron Augustus Sargent (September 28, 1827 – August 14, 1887) was an American journalist, lawyer, politician and diplomat. In 1878, Sargent historically introduced what would later become the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Con ...

(R)

Connecticut

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Dwight Loomis Dwight Loomis (July 27, 1821 – September 17, 1903) was an American judge and politician from Connecticut who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Connecticut's 1st congressional district from 1859 to 1863. He ...

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James E. English James Edward English (March 13, 1812 – March 2, 1890) was a United States Representative and later U.S. Senator from Connecticut, and Governor of Connecticut. Early life and education English was born in New Haven, Connecticut and atten ...

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Alfred A. Burnham Alfred Avery Burnham (March 8, 1819 – April 11, 1879) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Connecticut and as Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut. Biography Born in Windham, Connecticut, Burnham completed a pre ...

(R) : . George C. Woodruff (D)

Delaware

: . George P. Fisher (U)

Florida

: . Vacant

Georgia

: . Vacant : . Vacant : . Vacant : . Vacant : . Vacant : . Vacant : . Vacant : . Vacant

Illinois

: . Elihu B. Washburne (R) : .

Isaac N. Arnold Isaac Newton Arnold (November 30, 1815 – April 24, 1884) was an American attorney, politician, and biographer who made his career in Chicago. He served two terms in the United States House of Representatives (1860–1864) and in 1864 introduce ...

(R) : . Owen Lovejoy (R) : . William Kellogg (R) : .

(D), until January 29, 1863, vacant thereafter : . John A. McClernand (D), until October 28, 1861 ::

Anthony L. Knapp Anthony Lausett Knapp (June 14, 1828 – May 24, 1881) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, brother of Robert McCarty Knapp. Born in Middletown, New York, Knapp moved with his parents to Illinois in 1839 and settled in the city of Jersey ...

(D), from December 12, 1861 : . James C. Robinson (D) : .

Philip B. Fouke Philip Bond Fouke (January 23, 1818 – October 3, 1876) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Biography Born in Kaskaskia, Illinois, Fouke attended the public schools and became a civil engineer. He established and published the Bellev ...

(D) : . John A. Logan (D), until April 2, 1862 ::

William J. Allen William Joshua Allen (June 9, 1829 – January 26, 1901), frequently known as W. J. Allen, was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician. He served as a United States representative from Illinois and a United States district judge of the United ...

(D), from June 2, 1862

Indiana

: . John Law (D) : .

James A. Cravens James Addison Cravens (November 4, 1818 – June 20, 1893) was a nineteenth-century politician and military veteran from Indiana who served two terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1861 to 1865. He was the second cousin o ...

(D) : . William McKee Dunn (R) : .

William S. Holman William Steele Holman (September 6, 1822 – April 22, 1897) was a lawyer, judge and politician from Dearborn County, Indiana. He was a member of the Democratic Party who served as a U.S. Representative from 1859 to 1865, 1867 to 1877, 1881 ...

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George W. Julian George Washington Julian (May 5, 1817 – July 7, 1899) was a politician, lawyer, and writer from Indiana who served in the United States House of Representatives during the 19th century. A leading opponent of slavery, Julian was the Free Soi ...

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Albert G. Porter Albert Gallatin Porter (April 20, 1824 – May 3, 1897) was an American politician who served as the 19th governor of Indiana from 1881 to 1885 and as a United States Congressman from 1859 to 1863. Originally a Democrat, he joined the Republica ...

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Daniel W. Voorhees Daniel Wolsey Voorhees (September 26, 1827April 10, 1897) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senate, United States Senator from Indiana from 1877 to 1897. He was the leader of the History of the United States Dem ...

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Albert S. White Albert Smith White (October 24, 1803 – September 4, 1864) was a United States senator from Indiana, a United States representative from Indiana and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Ind ...

(R) : . Schuyler Colfax (R) : . William Mitchell (R) : .

John P. C. Shanks John Peter Cleaver Shanks (June 17, 1826 – January 23, 1901) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1867 to 1875 and an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Biography Born in Martinsburg, Virginia (now West Virgi ...

(R)

Iowa

: . Samuel Curtis (R), until August 4, 1861 ::

James F. Wilson James Falconer "Jefferson Jim" Wilson (October 19, 1828April 22, 1895) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as a Republican U.S. Congressman from Iowa's 1st congressional district during the American Civil War, and later as a two-te ...

(R), from October 8, 1861 : . William Vandever (R)

Kansas

: . Martin F. Conway (R)

Kentucky

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Henry C. Burnett Henry Cornelius Burnett (October 25, 1825 – October 1, 1866) was an American politician who served as a Confederate States senator from Kentucky from 1862 to 1865. From 1855 to 1861, Burnett served four terms in the United States House of Repr ...

(D), until December 3, 1861 :: Samuel L. Casey (U), from March 10, 1862 : . James S. Jackson (U), until December 13, 1861 ::

George H. Yeaman George Helm Yeaman (November 1, 1829 – February 23, 1908) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Kentucky, and as U.S. Ambassador to Denmark. Early life and education Yeaman was born in Hardin County, Kentucky, t ...

(U), from December 1, 1862 : . Henry Grider (U) : .

Aaron Harding Aaron Harding (February 20, 1805 – December 24, 1875) was a United States representative from Kentucky and a slaveholder. He was born near Campbellsville, in what is now Green County, where he attended rural schools. He became familiar with ...

(U) : .

Charles A. Wickliffe Charles Anderson Wickliffe (June 8, 1788 – October 31, 1869) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. He also served as Speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives, the 14th Governor of Kentucky, and was appointed Postmaster General by P ...

(U) : .

George W. Dunlap George Washington Dunlap (February 22, 1813 – June 6, 1880) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Born at Walnut Hills, near Lexington, Kentucky, Dunlap pursued preparatory studies. He was graduated from Transylvania University, Lexingt ...

(U) : .

Robert Mallory Robert Mallory (November 15, 1815 – August 11, 1885) was a nineteenth-century American politician and lawyer from Kentucky. Born in Madison Court House, Virginia, Mallory attended private schools and graduated from the University of Virg ...

(U) : . John J. Crittenden (U) : . William H. Wadsworth (U) : . John W. Menzies (U)

Louisiana

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Benjamin F. Flanders Benjamin Franklin Flanders (January 26, 1816 – March 13, 1896) was a teacher, politician and planter in New Orleans, Louisiana. In 1867, he was appointed by the military commander as the 21st Governor of Louisiana during Reconstruction, ...

(U), from December 3, 1862 : . Michael Hahn (U), from December 3, 1862 : . Vacant : . Vacant

Maine

: . John N. Goodwin (R) : .

Charles W. Walton Charles Walton may refer to: * Charles Walton (inventor) (1921–2011), first patent holder for the RFID device * Charles Walton (murder victim) (1870–1945), British murder victim * Charles A. Walton (Toronto politician), Toronto councillor * Cha ...

(R), until May 26, 1862 ::

Thomas A. D. Fessenden Thomas Amory Deblois Fessenden (January 23, 1826 – September 28, 1868) was an American politician. He was a U.S. Representative from Maine. __NOTOC__ Biography Born in Portland, Maine, he attended North Yarmouth Academy and Dartmouth Colle ...

(R), from December 1, 1862 : .

Samuel C. Fessenden Samuel Clement Fessenden (March 7, 1815 – April 18, 1882) was an American abolitionist and United States Congressman from Maine. __NOTOC__ Early life and education Born in New Gloucester, Massachusetts (now in Maine), Samuel Fessenden gradua ...

(R) : .

Anson P. Morrill Anson Peaslee Morrill (June 10, 1803 – July 4, 1887) was an American politician who served as the 24th governor of Maine from 1855 to 1856 and later as the U.S. representative from Maine's 4th congressional district from 1861 to 1863. B ...

(R) : . John H. Rice (R) : .

Frederick A. Pike Frederick Augustus Pike (December 9, 1816 – December 2, 1886) was a U.S. Representative from Maine. Biography Born in Calais, Massachusetts (now in Maine), Pike attended the common schools and the Washington Academy, East Machias, Maine. H ...

(R)

Maryland

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John W. Crisfield John Woodland Crisfield (November 8, 1806 – January 12, 1897) was a U.S. Congressman from Maryland, representing the sixth district from 1847 to 1849 and the first district from 1861 to 1863. The city of Crisfield, Maryland, is named ...

(U) : .

Edwin H. Webster Edwin Hanson Webster (March 31, 1829 – April 24, 1893) was a U.S. Congressman from Maryland, serving the second district for two terms from 1859 until 1865. Early life Edwin Hanson Webster was born on March 31, 1829, near Churchville, Maryla ...

(U) : .

Cornelius L. L. Leary Cornelius Lawrence Ludlow Leary (October 22, 1813 – March 21, 1893) was an American politician from Maryland. Leary was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and attended the public schools. He graduated from St. Mary's College of Baltimore in 183 ...

(U) : . Henry May (U) : . Francis Thomas (U) : .

Charles B. Calvert Charles Benedict Calvert (August 23, 1808 – May 12, 1864) was an American politician who was a U.S. Representative from the sixth district of Maryland, serving one term from 1861 to 1863. He was an early backer of the inventors of the ...

(U)

Massachusetts

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Thomas D. Eliot Thomas Dawes Eliot (March 20, 1808 – June 14, 1870), was a Senator and Congressman of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts, and a member of the prominent Eliot family. Life and career Eliot was born on March 20, 180 ...

(R) : . James Buffington (R) : .

Charles F. Adams Sr. Charles Francis Adams Sr. (August 18, 1807 – November 21, 1886) was an American historical editor, writer, politician, and diplomat. As United States Minister to the United Kingdom during the American Civil War, Adams was crucial to Union eff ...

(R), until May 1, 1861 :: Benjamin Thomas (U), from June 11, 1861 : .

Alexander H. Rice Alexander Hamilton Rice (August 30, 1818 – July 22, 1895) was an American politician and businessman from Massachusetts. He served as Mayor of Boston from 1856 to 1857, a U.S. Congressman during the American Civil War, and as the 30th G ...

(R) : . William Appleton (CU), until September 27, 1861 ::

Samuel Hooper Samuel Hooper (February 3, 1808 – February 14, 1875) was a businessman and member of Congress from Massachusetts. Early life Hooper was born in Marblehead, Massachusetts. His father, Robert Hooper, was a shipping merchant and later served ...

(R), from December 2, 1861 : .

John B. Alley John Bassett Alley (January 7, 1817 – January 19, 1896) was a businessman and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Early life John Alley was born on January 7, 1817, in Lynn, Massachusetts. He attended the commo ...

(R) : .

Daniel W. Gooch Daniel Wheelwright Gooch (January 8, 1820 – November 1, 1891) was a United States representative from Massachusetts. Early life and education Gooch, the son of John and Olive ( Winn) Gooch, was born in Wells, Maine, Wells in Massachus ...

(R) : .

Charles R. Train Charles Russell Train (October 18, 1817 – July 28, 1885) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Biography Born in Framingham, Massachusetts, Train attended the common schools, Framingham Academy, and was graduated from Brown Universit ...

(R) : .

Goldsmith F. Bailey Goldsmith Fox Bailey (July 17, 1823 – May 8, 1862) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Born in East Westmoreland, New Hampshire, when he was three years old, his widowed mother moved with him to Fitchburg. Bailey attended the pu ...

(R), until May 8, 1862 ::

Amasa Walker Amasa Walker (May 4, 1799 – October 29, 1875) was an American economist and United States Representative. He was the father of Francis Amasa Walker. Biography He moved with his parents to North Brookfield, Massachusetts, and attended the ...

(R), from December 1, 1862 : .

Charles Delano Charles Delano (June 24, 1820 – January 23, 1883) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Born in New Braintree, Massachusetts, Delano moved with his parents to Amherst in 1833. He attended the common schools and graduated from Amher ...

(R) : .

Henry L. Dawes Henry Laurens Dawes (October 30, 1816February 5, 1903) was an attorney and politician, a Republican United States Senator and United States Representative from Massachusetts. He is notable for the Dawes Act (1887), which was intended to stimula ...

(R)

Michigan

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Bradley F. Granger Bradley Francis Granger (March 12, 1825 – November 4, 1882) was an American politician and a United States Representative from the U.S. state of Michigan. Early life Granger was born in Lowville, New York and attended the public schools. At th ...

(R) : .

Fernando C. Beaman Fernando Cortez Beaman (June 28, 1814 – September 27, 1882) was a teacher, lawyer and politician from Michigan during and after the American Civil War. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives and as mayor of Adri ...

(R) : .

Francis W. Kellogg Francis William Kellogg (May 30, 1810 – January 13, 1879) was a U.S. Representative from the states of Michigan, during the Civil War, and Alabama, during Reconstruction. Biography Kellogg was born in Worthington, Massachusetts and ...

(R) : .

Rowland E. Trowbridge Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge (June 18, 1821 – April 20, 1881) was a farmer and politician from Michigan. A United States congressman from Michigan's 4th congressional district from 1861 to 1863 and again from 1865 to 1869, he worked on agricultur ...

(R)

Minnesota

Both representatives were elected statewide on a

. : . Cyrus Aldrich (R) : . William Windom (R)

Mississippi

: . Vacant : . Vacant : . Vacant : . Vacant : . Vacant

Missouri

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Francis P. Blair Jr. Francis Preston Blair Jr. (February 19, 1821 – July 8, 1875) was a United States Senator, a United States Congressman and a Union Major General during the Civil War. He represented Missouri in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, ...

(R) : . James S. Rollins (CU) : .

John B. Clark John Bates Clark (January 26, 1847 – March 21, 1938) was an American neoclassical economist. He was one of the pioneers of the marginalist revolution and opponent to the Institutionalist school of economics, and spent most of his career as ...

(D), until July 13, 1861 ::

William A. Hall William Augustus Hall (October 15, 1815 – December 15, 1888) was an American politician who served in the US House of Representatives. He was the brother of Missouri Governor and Representative Willard Preble Hall and the father of Representa ...

(D), from January 20, 1862 : . Elijah H. Norton (D) : .

John W. Reid John William Reid (June 14, 1821 – November 22, 1881) was a lawyer, soldier, one-time slaveholder and U.S. Representative from Missouri. Early and family life Born in 1821 near Lynchburg, Virginia. Reid married twice. By his first wife h ...

(D), until August 3, 1861 ::

Thomas L. Price Thomas Lawson Price (January 19, 1809 – July 15, 1870) was a United States Representative from Missouri. Biography Born near Danville, Virginia, Price attended public schools. He moved to Missouri in 1831 and settled in Jefferson City. He co ...

(D), from January 21, 1862 : .

John S. Phelps John Smith Phelps (December 22, 1814November 20, 1886) was a politician and soldier during the American Civil War, and the 23rd Governor of Missouri. Early life and career John Smith Phelps, the son of Elisha Phelps, was born in Simsbury, Har ...

(D) : .

John W. Noell John William Noell (February 22, 1816 – March 14, 1863) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri, father of Thomas Estes Noell. Born in Bedford County, Virginia, Noell attended the rural schools there. At the age of seventeen, he settled ...

(D)

New Hampshire

: . Gilman Marston (R) : .

Edward H. Rollins Edward Henry Rollins (October 3, 1824July 31, 1889) was a United States representative and Senator from New Hampshire. Biography Born in a part of Somersworth, New Hampshire which is now Rollinsford, he attended the common schools and academ ...

(R) : .

Thomas M. Edwards Thomas McKey Edwards (December 16, 1795 – May 1, 1875) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire. Early life Born in Keene, New Hampshire, Edwards was tutored privately. He was graduated from Dartmouth College, ...

(R)

New Jersey

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John T. Nixon John Thompson Nixon (August 31, 1820 – September 28, 1889) was a United States representative from New Jersey and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Nixon was nominated by Presid ...

(R) : .

John L. N. Stratton John Leake Newbold Stratton (November 27, 1817, Mount Holly Township, New Jersey – May 17, 1889, Mount Holly Township, New Jersey) was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district for tw ...

(R) : .

William G. Steele William Gaston Steele (December 17, 1820, Somerville, New Jersey – April 22, 1892, Somerville, New Jersey) was an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 3rd congressional district from 1861 to 1865. Steele was b ...

(D) : .

George T. Cobb George Thomas Cobb (October 13, 1813 – August 12, 1870) was an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 4th congressional district for one term from 1861 to 1863. Biography Cobb was born in Morristown, New Jersey ...

(D) : .

Nehemiah Perry Nehemiah Odolphus Perry (born 16 June 1968) is a former cricketer from Jamaica who played four Tests and 21 One Day Internationals for the West Indies between 1999 and 2000. He was a member of the West Indies squad at the 1999 Cricket World Cu ...

(D)

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 * '' ...

: . Edward H. Smith (D) : . Moses F. Odell (D) : . Benjamin Wood (D) : .

James E. Kerrigan James Kerrigan (December 25, 1828 – November 1, 1899) was an American military veteran who served one term as a United States representative from New York from 1861 to 1863. Biography He was born in New York City. He completed preparatory s ...

(ID) : . William Wall (R) : .

Frederick A. Conkling Frederick Augustus Conkling (August 22, 1816 – September 18, 1891) was a United States representative from New York during the American Civil War. He was also a postbellum banker, insurance company executive, and writer. Early life Freder ...

(R) : .

Elijah Ward Elijah Ward (September 16, 1816 – February 7, 1882) was a U.S. Congressman during the American Civil War and the Reconstruction era. Early life Ward was born in Sing Sing (now Ossining), New York. He pursued classical studies at the Co ...

(D) : .

Isaac C. Delaplaine Isaac Clason Delaplaine (October 27, 1817 – July 17, 1866) was a lawyer and politician who was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from New York (state), New York during the American Civil War. Biography Born in New Y ...

(D) : .

Edward Haight Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Sax ...

(D) : .

Charles H. Van Wyck Charles Henry Van Wyck (May 10, 1824October 24, 1895) was a Representative from New York, a Senator from Nebraska, and a Union Army brigadier general in the American Civil War. Early life and political career Van Wyck was born in Poughkeepsie, ...

(R) : .

John B. Steele John Benedict Steele (March 28, 1814 – September 24, 1866) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from New York during the American Civil War. Biography ...

(D) : . Stephen Baker (R) : .

Abram B. Olin Abram Baldwin Olin (September 21, 1808 – July 7, 1879) was a United States representative from New York (state), New York and an United States federal judge, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. Early life Olin wa ...

(R) : . Erastus Corning (D) : .

James B. McKean James Bedell McKean (August 5, 1821 Hoosick, Rensselaer County, New York – January 5, 1879 Salt Lake City, Utah) was an American politician from New York and Utah. Early life He was one of the professors in Jonesville Academy for some time. ...

(R) : .

William A. Wheeler William Almon Wheeler (June 30, 1819June 4, 1887) was an American politician and attorney. He served as a United States representative from New York from 1861 to 1863 and 1869 to 1877, and the 19th vice president of the United States from 1877 t ...

(R) : . Socrates N. Sherman (R) : .

Chauncey Vibbard Chauncey Vibbard (November 11, 1811 – June 5, 1891) was an American railroad executive and a U.S. Representative from New York during the American Civil War. Early life Born in Galway, New York on November 11, 1811, Vibbard attended the commo ...

(D) : . Richard Franchot (R) : . Roscoe Conkling (R) : .

R. Holland Duell Rodolphus (sometimes Robert) Holland Duell (December 20, 1824 – February 11, 1891) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was elected to Congress and became United States Commissioner of Patents. Life Duell was born in Warren, ...

(R) : .

William E. Lansing William Esselstyne Lansing (December 29, 1821 – July 29, 1883) was a U.S. Representative from New York during the American Civil War. Biography Born in Perryville, New York, Lansing attended the common schools. He graduated from Cazenovia S ...

(R) : .

Ambrose W. Clark Ambrose Williams Clark (February 19, 1810 – October 13, 1887) was a U.S. Representative from New York, serving 1861–1865. Biography Born near Cooperstown, New York, Clark attended the public schools, was trained as a printer, and becam ...

(R) : . Charles B. Sedgwick (R) : . Theodore M. Pomeroy (R) : .

Jacob P. Chamberlain Jacob Payson Chamberlain (August 1, 1802 – October 5, 1878) was a U.S. Representative from New York during the American Civil War. Life and career Jacob P. Chamberlain was born in Dudley, Massachusetts on August 1, 1802. His family moved to wes ...

(R) : . Alexander S. Diven (R) : .

Robert B. Van Valkenburgh Robert Bruce Van Valkenburgh (September 4, 1821 – August 1, 1888) was a United States representative from New York, officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War, and subsequent US Minister Resident to Japan. Biography Born in Pratt ...

(R) : .

Alfred Ely Alfred Ely (February 15, 1815 – May 18, 1892) was a U.S. Representative from New York. He was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-sixth and Thirty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863), serving New York's 29th congressional d ...

(R) : . Augustus Frank (R) : . Burt Van Horn (R) : .

Elbridge G. Spaulding Elbridge Gerry Spaulding (February 24, 1809 – May 5, 1897) was an American lawyer, banker, and Republican Party politician. He opposed slavery and supported the idea for the first U.S. currency not backed by gold or silver, thus helping to keep ...

(R) : . Reuben Fenton (R)

North Carolina

: . Vacant : . Vacant : . Vacant : . Vacant : . Vacant : . Vacant : . Vacant : . Vacant

Ohio

: . George H. Pendleton (D) : .

John A. Gurley John Addison Gurley (December 9, 1813 – August 19, 1863) was a U.S. Congressman from Ohio during the early part of the American Civil War, serving two terms from 1859 to 1863. He was appointed as the first Governor of the Arizona Territory, ...

(R) : . Clement Vallandigham (D) : .

William Allen William Allen may refer to: Politicians United States *William Allen (congressman) (1827–1881), United States Representative from Ohio * William Allen (governor) (1803–1879), U.S. Representative, Senator, and 31st Governor of Ohio * Willia ...

(D) : . James M. Ashley (R) : .

Chilton A. White Chilton Allen White (February 6, 1826 – December 7, 1900) was an American white supremacist, lawyer, and politician. He was a Democrat and a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1861 to 1865. Early life and education Born in Georgetown, Ohio, Wh ...

(D) : .

Thomas Corwin Thomas Corwin (July 29, 1794 – December 18, 1865), also known as Tom Corwin, The Wagon Boy, and Black Tom was a politician from the state of Ohio. He represented Ohio in both houses of Congress and served as the 15th governor of Ohio and the 2 ...

(R), until March 12, 1861 ::

Richard A. Harrison Richard Almgill Harrison (April 8, 1824July 30, 1904) was a nineteenth-century politician and lawyer from Ohio. Born in Thirsk, North Yorkshire, England, Harrison immigrated to the United States with his parents in 1832, settling in Ohio. He ...

(U), from July 4, 1861 : . Samuel Shellabarger (R) : . Warren P. Noble (D) : .

Carey A. Trimble Carey Allen Trimble (September 13, 1813 – May 4, 1887) was an American physician and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1859 to 1863. Biography Born in Hillsboro, Ohio, Trimble attended Pestalostian Schoo ...

(R) : .

Valentine B. Horton Valentine Baxter Horton (January 29, 1802 – January 14, 1888) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio during the first two years of the American Civil War. Biography Born in Windsor, Vermont, Horton attended the Partridge Military School and ...

(R) : .

Samuel S. Cox Samuel Sullivan "Sunset" Cox (September 30, 1824 – September 10, 1889) was an American Congressman and diplomat. He represented both Ohio and New York in the United States House of Representatives and served as United States Ambassador to the ...

(D) : . John Sherman (R), until March 21, 1861 :: Samuel T. Worcester (R), from July 4, 1861 : .

Harrison G. O. Blake Harrison Gray Otis Blake (March 17, 1818 – April 16, 1876) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio. Born in Newfane, Vermont, Blake moved to Salem, New York, and in 1830 to Guilford, Ohio. He received his education at public schools, later study ...

(R) : .

Robert H. Nugen Robert Hunter Nugen (July 16, 1809 – February 28, 1872) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1861 to 1863, during the American Civil War. Biography Born near Hallidays Cove, Washington County, Pen ...

(D) : .

William P. Cutler William Parker Cutler (July 12, 1812 – April 11, 1889) was an American railroad executive and politician who served as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Ohio for one term from 1861 to 1863. Early life and educ ...

(R) : .

James R. Morris James Remley Morris (January 10, 1819 – December 24, 1899) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Ohio during the Civil War from 1861 to 1865. He was the son of Joseph Morris, who was also a member o ...

(D) : .

Sidney Edgerton Sidney Edgerton (August 17, 1818 – July 19, 1900) was an American politician, lawyer, judge and teacher from Ohio. He served during the American Civil War, as a Squirrel Hunter. During this time, Edgerton served as a U.S. Congressman. In 186 ...

(R) : .

Albert G. Riddle Albert Gallatin Riddle (May 28, 1816 – May 15, 1902) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio. Early life Born in Monson, Massachusetts, Riddle moved with his parents to Newbury, in the Western Reserve of Ohio, in 1817. He completed preparatory ...

(R) : . John Hutchins (R) : . John Bingham (R)

Oregon

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Andrew J. Thayer Andrew Jackson Thayer (November 27, 1818 – April 28, 1873) was an attorney and Democratic Party (United States), Democratic United States Congress, U.S. congressman from Oregon. A native of New York (state), New York state, he previously wo ...

(D), until July 30, 1861 ::

George K. Shiel George Knox Shiel (1825December 12, 1893) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a Democratic U.S. congressman from Oregon from 1861 to 1863. Early life Born on the island of Ireland (the entirety of which was then part o ...

(D), from July 30, 1861

Pennsylvania

: . William E. Lehman (D) : . Edward Joy Morris (R), until June 8, 1861 :: Charles J. Biddle (D), from July 2, 1861 : .

John P. Verree John Paul Verree (March 9, 1817 – June 27, 1889) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. John Paul Verree was born at "Verree Mills," on Pennypack Creek, near what is now Fox Chase Station, Philadelp ...

(R) : .

William D. Kelley William Darrah Kelley (April 12, 1814 – January 9, 1890) was an American politician from Philadelphia who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district from 1861 to 1890. He ...

(R) : . William Morris Davis (R) : . John Hickman (R) : .

Thomas B. Cooper Thomas Buchecker Cooper (December 29, 1823 – April 4, 1862) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Thomas B. Cooper was born in Coopersburg, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools and Pennsyl ...

(D), until April 4, 1862 ::

John D. Stiles John Dodson Stiles (January 15, 1822 – October 29, 1896) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. John D. Stiles was born in Town Hill, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1 ...

(D), from June 3, 1862 : .

Sydenham E. Ancona Sydenham Elnathan Ancona (November 20, 1824 – June 20, 1913) was an American educator and politician who served three terms as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania from 1861 to 1867. Life and career ...

(D) : . Thaddeus Stevens (R) : .

John W. Killinger John Weinland Killinger (September 18, 1824 – June 30, 1896) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district from 1859 to 1863 and ...

(R) : . James H. Campbell (R) : .

George W. Scranton George Whitfield Scranton (May 11, 1811 – March 24, 1861) was an American industrialist and politician, a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania from March 4, 1859, until his death in 1861. Moving to Penns ...

(R), until March 24, 1861 ::

Hendrick B. Wright Hendrick Bradley Wright (April 24, 1808 – September 2, 1881) was a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic and United States Greenback Party, Greenback member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Early life Hendrick ...

(D), from July 4, 1861 : . Philip Johnson (D) : .

(R) : .

James T. Hale James Tracy Hale (October 14, 1810 – April 6, 1865) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography James T. Hale was born October 14, 1810, in Towanda, Pennsylvania, the son of Reuben & Wealthy Ann ( ...

(R) : . Joseph Bailey (D) : . Edward McPherson (R) : .

Samuel S. Blair Samuel Steel Blair (December 5, 1821 – December 8, 1890) was a Republican United States Representative from Pennsylvania. During the American Civil War, he called for increasingly harsh treatment against the southern states which had seced ...

(R) : .

John Covode John Covode (March 17, 1808 – January 11, 1871) was an American businessman and abolitionist politician. He served three terms in the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Early life Covode was born in Fairfield Towns ...

(R) : . Jesse Lazear (D) : . James K. Moorhead (R) : .

Robert McKnight Robert McKnight (January 20, 1820 – October 25, 1885) was an American lawyer and politician who represented Pennsylvania's 22nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1859 to 1863. Early life and educati ...

(R) : .

John W. Wallace John Winfield Wallace (December 20, 1818 – June 24, 1889) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography John Winfield Wallace was born near Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. He attended Darlington Acad ...

(R) : . John Patton (R) : .

Elijah Babbitt Elijah Babbitt (July 29, 1795 – January 9, 1887) was a Republican United States Representative from Pennsylvania. Babbitt was born in Providence, Rhode Island. He moved with his parents to New York State in 1805. He received an academi ...

(R)

Rhode Island

: . William P. Sheffield (U) : .

George H. Browne George Huntington Browne (January 6, 1818 – September 26, 1885) was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island. Born in Glocester, Rhode Island, Browne attended the public schools and was graduated from Brown University in 1840. He studied law. H ...

(U)

South Carolina

: . Vacant : . Vacant : . Vacant : . Vacant : . Vacant : . Vacant

Tennessee

: . Vacant : .

Horace Maynard Horace Maynard (August 30, 1814 – May 3, 1882) was an American educator, attorney, politician and diplomat active primarily in the second half of the 19th century. Initially elected to the House of Representatives from Tennessee's 2nd Cong ...

(U) : .

George W. Bridges George Washington Bridges (October 9, 1825 – March 16, 1873) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 3rd congressional district of Tennessee from 1861 to 1863. A Southern Unionist, h ...

(U), from February 25, 1863 : . Andrew J. Clements (U) : . Vacant : . Vacant : . Vacant : . Vacant : . Vacant : . Vacant

Texas

: . Vacant : . Vacant

Vermont

: .

Eliakim P. Walton Eliakim "E. P. Walton" Persons Walton (February 17, 1812 – December 19, 1890) was an American journalist, editor and politician. He served as a U.S. Representative from Vermont. Biography Walton was born in Montpelier, Vermont to Ezekiel Park ...

(R) : .

Justin S. Morrill Justin Smith Morrill (April 14, 1810December 28, 1898) was an American politician and entrepreneur who represented Vermont in the United States House of Representatives (1855–1867) and United States Senate (1867–1898). He is most widely remem ...

(R) : . Portus Baxter (R)

Virginia

: .

Joseph E. Segar Joseph Eggleston Segar (June 1, 1804 – April 30, 1880) was a Virginia lawyer, plantation owner and politician who was twice elected as a U.S. Representative from Virginia during the American Civil War, and as a U.S. Senator immediately fol ...

(U), from May 6, 1862''Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, (1774–2005)'',
Official Annotated Membership Roster by State with Vacancy and Special Election Information for the 37th Congress
". : . Vacant : . Vacant : . Vacant : . Vacant : . Vacant : .

Charles H. Upton Charles Horace Upton (August 23, 1812 – June 17, 1877) was a nineteenth-century politician from Massachusetts and Virginia. Biography Born in Salem, Massachusetts, Upton attended the public schools as a child and went on to graduate from ...

(U), July 4, 1861 – February 27, 1862 ::

Lewis McKenzie Lewis McKenzie (October 7, 1810 – June 28, 1895) was a nineteenth-century politician, merchant and railroad president from Virginia. Biography Born in Alexandria, Virginia, Alexandria, District of Columbia, McKenzie pursued an academic co ...

(U), from February 16, 1863 : . Vacant : . Vacant : .

William G. Brown Sr. William Gay Brown Sr. (September 25, 1800 – April 19, 1884) was a nineteenth-century politician and lawyer from Virginia, who was twice elected to the Virginia General Assembly and thrice to the U.S. House of Representatives. He also served at ...

(U) : .

(U), until July 9, 1861 ::

Jacob B. Blair Jacob Beeson Blair (April 11, 1821 – February 12, 1901) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia and from West Virginia, and later a justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Life and career Born in Parkersburg, West Virginia (then Virginia), Blair ...

(U), from December 2, 1861 : . Kellian Whaley (U) : . Vacant

Wisconsin

: .

John F. Potter John Fox Potter nicknamed "Bowie Knife Potter" (May 11, 1817May 18, 1899) was a nineteenth-century politician, lawyer and judge from Wisconsin who served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and the U.S. House of Representatives. Early and family l ...

(R) : .

Luther Hanchett Luther Hanchett (October 25, 1825 – November 24, 1862) was an American lawyer, politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He represented Wisconsin in the United States House of Representatives and was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate. Biogr ...

(R), until November 24, 1862 ::

Walter D. McIndoe Walter Duncan McIndoe (March 30, 1819August 22, 1872) was a Scottish American immigrant, lumber industrialist, and politician. A Republican, he represented Wisconsin for two terms in the United States House of Representatives (from 1863 to 186 ...

(R), from January 26, 1863 : .

A. Scott Sloan Andrew Scott Sloan (June 12, 1820April 8, 1895) was an American lawyer, Republican politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He served one term in the U.S. House of Representatives and was Wisconsin's 11th Attorney General. He also 14 years as a Wis ...

(R)

Non-voting members

: .

Hiram P. Bennet Hiram Pitt Bennet (September 2, 1826 – November 11, 1914) was a Congressional delegate from the Territory of Colorado and Colorado Secretary of State Biography Bennet was born in Carthage, Maine, and moved to Ohio with his parents, who settled ...

(R), from August 19, 1861 : .

John B. S. Todd John Blair Smith Todd (April 4, 1814 – January 5, 1872) was a Delegate from Dakota Territory to the United States House of Representatives and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Early life, education, and family T ...

(D), from December 9, 1861 : .

Samuel G. Daily Samuel Gordon Daily (1823 – August 15, 1866) was an American politician from the Nebraska Territory. He was born in Trimble County, Kentucky. Daily moved with his parents to Jefferson County, Indiana in 1824, where he attended the common schoo ...

(R) : .

John Cradlebaugh John Cradlebaugh (February 22, 1819 – February 22, 1872) was the first delegate to the United States House of Representatives from Nevada Territory. Biography Born in Circleville, Ohio, he attended the common schools; Kenyon College (in Ga ...

(I), from December 2, 1861 : .

John S. Watts John Sebrie Watts (January 19, 1816 – June 11, 1876) was an American attorney, jurist, and politician who held office in the state of Indiana and in the territory of New Mexico. Early life and education Watts was born in Boone County, Kentu ...

(R) : .

John M. Bernhisel John Milton Bernhisel (born John Martin Bernheisel) Richard S. Van Wagoner and Steven C. Walker, ''A Book of Mormons'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: Signature Books, 1982) s.v. "John M. Bernhisel". (June 23, 1799 – September 28, 1881) was an Ameri ...

(I) : .

William H. Wallace William Henson Wallace (July 19, 1811 – February 7, 1879) was an important figure in the early histories of two U.S. states, serving as governor and Congressional delegate from both Washington Territory and Idaho Territory. Biography Wallace ...

(R)

Changes in membership

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

Senate

, - , Missouri (3) , Vacant , Did not take seat until after Congress commenced. , nowrap ,

(D) , March 17, 1861 , - , Kansas (2) , Vacant , Election not recognized by US Senate. , nowrap , James H. Lane (R) , April 4, 1861 , - , Kansas (3) , Vacant , Election not recognized by the Senate. , nowrap ,

(R) , April 4, 1861 , - , Pennsylvania (1) , nowrap , Simon Cameron (R) , Resigned March 4, 1861, to become Secretary of War.
Successor was elected. , nowrap , David Wilmot (R) , March 14, 1861 , - , North Carolina (2) , nowrap , Thomas Bragg (D) , WithdrewWithdrawal" meant that these senators announced they were withdrawing from the Senate due to their states' decisions to secede from the Union. Their seats were later declared vacant by the Senate, but some seats were actually unfilled since the beginning of this Congress on March 4, 1861. March 6, 1861; expelled later in 1861. , colspan=2 , Vacant thereafter , - , Ohio (3) , nowrap , Salmon P. Chase (R) , Resigned March 7, 1861, to become Secretary of the Treasury.
Successor was elected. , nowrap , John Sherman (R) , March 21, 1861 , - , Texas (1) , nowrap ,

(D) , Withdrew March 23, 1861. , colspan=2 , Vacant thereafter , - , North Carolina (3) , nowrap ,

(D) , Withdrew March 28, 1861; expelled later in 1861. , colspan=2 , Vacant thereafter , - , Virginia (2) , nowrap ,

(D) , Withdrew March 28, 1861, and later expelled for support of the rebellion.
Successor was elected. , nowrap ,

(U) , July 9, 1861 , - , Virginia (1) , nowrap ,

(D) , Expelled March 28, 1861, for supporting the rebellion.
Successor was elected. , nowrap , Waitman T. Willey (U) , July 9, 1861 , - , Illinois (2) , nowrap , Stephen A. Douglas (D) , Died June 3, 1861.
Successor was appointed. , nowrap ,

(R) , June 26, 1861 , - , Texas (2) , nowrap , John Hemphill (D) , Expelled sometime in July 1861. , colspan=2 , Vacant thereafter , - , Illinois (2) , nowrap ,

(R) , Interim appointee lost election to finish the term.
Successor elected January 12, 1863. , nowrap ,

(D) , January 30, 1863 , - , Arkansas (2) , nowrap ,

(D) , Expelled July 11, 1861. , colspan=2 , Vacant thereafter , - , Arkansas (3) , nowrap ,

(D) , Expelled July 11, 1861. , colspan=2 , Vacant thereafter , - , Michigan (2) , nowrap ,

(R) , Died October 5, 1861.
Successor was elected. , nowrap ,

(R) , January 17, 1862 , - , Oregon (2) , nowrap , Edward D. Baker (R) , Killed at Battle of Ball's Bluff October 21, 1861.
Successor was appointed. , nowrap , Benjamin Stark (D) , October 29, 1861 , - , Kentucky (3) , nowrap , John C. Breckinridge (D) , Expelled December 4, 1861, for supporting the rebellion.
Successor was elected. , nowrap , Garrett Davis (U) , December 23, 1861 , - , Missouri (1) , nowrap ,

(D) , Expelled January 10, 1862, for supporting the rebellion.
Successor was appointed. , nowrap , John B. Henderson (U) , January 17, 1862 , - , Missouri (3) , nowrap ,

(D) , Expelled January 10, 1862, for disloyalty to the government.
Successor was appointed. , nowrap , Robert Wilson (U) , January 17, 1862 , - , Indiana (1) , nowrap , Jesse D. Bright (D) , Expelled February 5, 1862, on charges of disloyalty.
Successor was appointed. , nowrap , Joseph A. Wright (U) , February 24, 1862 , - , Tennessee (1) , nowrap ,

(D) , Resigned March 4, 1862. , colspan=2 , Vacant thereafter , - , Rhode Island (1) , nowrap ,

(R) , Resigned August 15, 1862.
Successor was elected. , nowrap , Samuel G. Arnold (R) , December 1, 1862 , - , New Jersey (1) , nowrap , John R. Thomson (D) , Died September 12, 1862.
Successor was appointed. , nowrap ,

(R) , November 21, 1862 , - , Oregon (2) , nowrap , Benjamin Stark (D) , Retired September 12, 1862, upon election of a successor. , nowrap ,

(D) , September 12, 1862 , - , Maryland (3) , nowrap , James Pearce (D) , Died December 20, 1862.
Successor was appointed. , nowrap ,

(U) , December 29, 1862 , - , Indiana (1) , nowrap , Joseph A. Wright (U) , Retired January 14, 1863, upon election of a successor. , nowrap , David Turpie (D) , January 14, 1863 , - , New Jersey (1) , nowrap ,

(R) , Retired January 14, 1863, upon election of a successor. , nowrap ,

(D) , January 14, 1863

House of Representatives

, - , , colspan=2 , New seat. , nowrap , Hiram P. Bennett (Conservative R) , August 19, 1861 , - , , colspan=2 , New seat. , nowrap ,

(I) , December 2, 1861 , - , , colspan=2 , New seat. , nowrap ,

(D) , December 9, 1861 , - , , colspan=2 , Vacant. , nowrap ,

(U) , December 3, 1862 , - , , colspan=2 , Vacant. , nowrap , Michael Hahn (U) , December 3, 1862 , - , , Vacant , Representative-elect

was arrested by Confederate troops while en route to Washington, D.C. and held prisoner before he escaped. , nowrap ,

(U) , February 25, 1863 , - , , colspan=2 , Vacant. , nowrap ,

(U) , May 6, 1862 , - , , Vacant , Low not permitted to take seat, qualified later under special act of Congress, , nowrap ,

(R) , June 3, 1862 , - , , colspan=2 , Vacant. , nowrap ,

(U) , July 4, 1861 , - , , nowrap ,

(R) , Resigned March 12, 1861, to become

Minister to Mexico Minister may refer to: * Minister (Christianity), a Christian cleric ** Minister (Catholic Church) * Minister (government), a member of government who heads a ministry (government department) ** Minister without portfolio, a member of government w ...

. , nowrap ,

(U) , July 4, 1861 , - , , nowrap , John Sherman (R) , Resigned March 12, 1861, when elected U.S. Senator. , nowrap , Samuel T. Worcester (R) , July 4, 1861 , - , , nowrap ,

(R) , Died March 24, 1861. , nowrap ,

(D) , July 4, 1861 , - , , nowrap ,

(R) , Resigned May 1, 1861, to become Ambassador to Great Britain. , nowrap , Benjamin Thomas (U) , June 11, 1861 , - , , nowrap , Edward Joy Morris (R) , Resigned June 8, 1861, to become Minister Resident to Turkey. , nowrap , Charles J. Biddle (D) , July 2, 1861 , - , , nowrap ,

(U) , Resigned July 9, 1861, to become United States Senator from the loyal faction of Virginia. , nowrap ,

(U) , December 2, 1861 , - , , nowrap , John Bullock Clark (D) , Expelled July 13, 1861, for having taken up arms against the Union. , nowrap ,

(D) , January 20, 1862 , - , , nowrap ,

(D) , Election was successfully contested July 30, 1861. , nowrap ,

(D) , July 30, 1861 , - , , nowrap ,

(D) , Withdrew August 3, 1861, and then expelled December 2, 1861, for having taken up arms against the Union. , nowrap ,

(D) , January 21, 1862 , - , , nowrap , Samuel Curtis (R) , Resigned August 4, 1861, to become colonel of the

2nd Iowa Infantry The 2nd Iowa Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Muster In The 2nd Iowa Infantry was organized at Keokuk, Iowa, and mustered into Federal service on May 28, 1861. At Keokuk, the ...

. , nowrap ,

(R) , October 8, 1861 , - , , nowrap , William Appleton (CU) , Resigned September 27, 1861, due to failing health. , nowrap ,

(R) , December 2, 1861 , - , , nowrap , John A. McClernand (D) , Resigned October 28, 1861, to accept a commission as brigadier general of volunteers for service in the Civil War. , nowrap ,

(D) , December 12, 1861 , - , , nowrap ,

(D) , Expelled December 3, 1861, for support of secession. , nowrap , Samuel L. Casey (U) , March 10, 1862 , - , , nowrap , James S. Jackson (U) , Resigned December 13, 1861, to enter the Union Army. , nowrap ,

(U) , December 1, 1862 , - , , nowrap ,

(U) , Declared not entitled to seat February 27, 1862. , nowrap ,

(U) , February 16, 1863 , - , , nowrap , John A. Logan (D) , Resigned April 2, 1862, to enter the Union Army. , nowrap ,

(D) , June 2, 1862 , - , , nowrap ,

(D) , Died April 4, 1862. , nowrap ,

(D) , June 3, 1862 , - , , nowrap ,

(R) , Died May 8, 1862. , nowrap ,

(R) , December 1, 1862 , - , , nowrap ,

(R) , Resigned May 26, 1862, to become associate justice of the

Maine Supreme Judicial Court The Maine Supreme Judicial Court is the highest court in the state of Maine's judicial system. It is composed of seven justices, who are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Maine Senate. From 1820 until 1839, justices served lifetime a ...

. , nowrap ,

(R) , December 1, 1862 , - , , nowrap ,

(R) , Died November 24, 1862. , nowrap ,

(R) , January 26, 1863 , - , , nowrap ,

(D) , Resigned January 29, 1863, after being elected to the U.S. Senate. , colspan=2 , Vacant thereafter

Committees

Senate

Standing committees of the Senate resolved, Friday, March 8, 1861

Foreign Relations

* Charles Sumner (R-Massachusetts) (Chairman) *

(R-Vermont) * James Rood Doolittle (R-Wisconsin) *

(R-New York) * Stephen A. Douglas (D-Illinois) *

(D-Missouri) * John C. Breckinridge (D-Kentucky)

Finance Finance is the study and discipline of money, currency and capital assets. It is related to, but not synonymous with economics, the study of production, distribution, and consumption of money, assets, goods and services (the discipline of fina ...

(R-Maine) (Chairman) *

(R-Rhode Island) *

(R-Vermont) *

(R-Massachusetts) *

(R-Wisconsin) *

(D-Virginia) * James Pearce (D-Maryland) * Jesse D. Bright (D-Indiana)

Commerce

* Zachariah Chandler (R-Michigan) (Chairman) *

(R-New York) *

Lot Morrill Lot Myrick Morrill (May 3, 1813January 10, 1883) was an American statesman and accomplished politician who served as the 28th Governor of Maine, as a United States Senator, and as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury under President Ulysses S. Grant. ...

(R-Maine) * Henry Wilson (R-Massachusetts) *

(D-North Carolina) * Samuel G. Arnold (R-Rhode Island) *

Willard Saulsbury Jr. Willard Saulsbury Jr. (April 17, 1861 – February 20, 1927) was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party who served as U.S. Senator from Delaware and Preside ...

(D-North Carolina) *

(D-Tennsessee)

Military Affairs and Militia

* Henry Wilson (R-Massachusetts) (Chairman) *

(R-New York) * Edward D. Baker (R-Oregon) * Henry S. Lane (R-Indiana) * James H. Lane (R-Kansas) *

(R-Minnesota) *

(D-California) * John Breckinridge (D-Kentucky) *

(R-Michigan)

Naval Affairs

(R-New Hampshire) (Chairman) *

(R-Iowa) *

(R-Vermont) *

(R-New Hampshire) *

John Renshaw Thomson John Renshaw Thomson (September 25, 1800September 12, 1862) was an American merchant and politician from New Jersey. Life Thomson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Edward Thomson (1771-1853) and Ann Renshaw (1773-1842). His fath ...

(R-New Jersey) * Anthony Kennedy (U-Maryland) * Richard Stockton Field (R-New Jersey) * John Sherman (D-Ohio)

Judiciary

* Lyman Trumbull (R-Ohio) (Chairman) * Lafayette S. Foster (R-Connecticut) *

(R-New Jersey) *

(R-Michigan) *

(R-New York) *

(R-Pennsylvania) *

(D-Delaware) *

(D-Kentucky) *

(D-North Carolina)

Post Offices and Post Roads

(R-Vermont) (Chairman) *

(R-Connecticut) * Benjamin Wade (R-Connecticut) * Lyman Trumbull (R-Illinois) *

(D-Minnesota) * Jesse D. Bright (D-Indiana) *

(D-California)

Public Lands

* James Harlan (R-Iowa) (Chairman) *

(R-Michigan) * Daniel Clark (R-New Hampshire) * Morton S. Wilkinson (R-Minnesota) *

(D-Tennsessee) * Joseph A. Wright (U-Indiana) *

(D-Oregon) * Thomas Bragg (D-North Carolina) *

(R-Kansas) *

(U-Virginia)

Private Land Claims

(R-New York) (Chairman) *

(R-New York) * Charles Sumner (R-New York) *

(D-Missouri) *

(D-Delaware) *

(D-Minnesota) * Daniel Clark (R-New Hampshire)

Indian Affairs

* James Rood Doolittle (R-Wisconsin) (Chairman) * Edward D. Baker (D-Oregon) *

(D-Pennsylvania) *

(R-New Jersey) *

(D-Arkansas) *

(D-Minnesota) * James W. Nesmith (D-Oregon)

Pensions A pension (, from Latin ''pensiō'', "payment") is a fund into which a sum of money is added during an employee's employment years and from which payments are drawn to support the person's retirement from work in the form of periodic payments ...

* Lafayette S. Foster (R-Michigan) (Chairman) *

(R-Minnesota) * Henry S. Lane (R-Indiana) *

(R-Rhode Island) * Willard Saulsbury Sr. (D-Delaware) *

(R-Kansas) * Waitman T. Willey (U-Virginia)

Revolutionary Claims

(R-New York) (Chairman) * Zachariah Chandler (R-Michigan) * Morton S. Wilkinson (D-Minnesota) *

(R-New Hampshire) * James W. Nesmith (D-Oregon)

Claims

* Daniel Clark (R-New Hampshire) (Chairman) *

(R-Rhode Island) *

(R-Wisconsin) *

(R-Pennsylvania) * Thomas Bragg (D-North Carolina) *

(D-Missouri) *

(R-Kansas) * Richard Stockton Field (R-New Jersey) * David Wilmot (R-Pennsylvania) *

(D-California)

District of Columbia

(R-Iowa) (Chairman) *

(R-Rhode Island) *

(R-Maine) *

(R-Ohio) * Anthony Kennedy (U-Maryland) *

(D-North Carolina) * John B. Henderson (D-Missouri)

Patents and Patent Office

(R-Rhode Island) (Chairman) * Charles Sumner (R-Massachusetts) * James Rood Doolittle (R-Wisconsin) *

(R-Pennsylvania) * John R. Thomson (D-New Jersey) *

(D-Arkansas) * Willard Saulsbury Sr. (D-Delaware) * Richard Stockton Field (R-New Jersey)

Public Buildings and Grounds

(R-Vermont) (Chairman) *

(R-Connecticut) * Zachariah Chandler (R-Michigan) * Jesse D. Bright (D-Indiana) * Anthony Kennedy (U-Maryland) * John B. Henderson (D-Missouri)

Territories

James Mitchell Ashley James Mitchell Ashley (November 14, 1824September 16, 1896) was an American politician and abolitionist. A member of the Republican Party, Ashley served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio during the American ...

(R-Ohio) (Chairman) * Morton S. Wilkinson (R-Minnesota) *

(R-Pennsylvania) *

(R-New Hampshire) * Stephen A. Douglas (D-Illinois) *

(D-Arkansas) * Thomas Bragg (D-North Carolina) *

(U-Virginia) * Orville Hickman Browning (R-Illinois) *

(D-Tennessee) *

(R-Kansas)

Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate

(R-Connecticut) (Chairman) * Daniel Clark (R-New Hampshire) *

(D-Tennessee) *

(D-Oregon)

Printing

(R-Rhode Island) (Chairman) * James Harlan (R-Iowa) *

(D-Kentucky)

Engrossed Bills

* James H. Lane (R-Kansas) (Chairman) *

(R-Maryland) * Samuel G. Arnold (R-Rhode Island) *

(D-Arkansas)

Enrolled Bills

(R-Michigan) (Chairman) * Edward D. Baker (R-Oregon) * Waitman T. Willey (U-Virginia) * Willard Saulsbury Sr. (D-Delaware)

The Library

* James Pearce (D-Maryland) (Chairman) *

(R-Vermont) *

(R-Maine)

Order in the Galleries (Select)

(R-Rhode Island) * James Murray Mason (D-Virginia) *

(R-Ohio)

House of Representatives

Members by committee assignments,

Congressional Globe The ''Congressional Record'' is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress, published by the United States Government Publishing Office and issued when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record Inde ...

, as published July 8, 1861 Spellings conform to those found in the Congressional Biographical Dictionary. Unless otherwise noted, all committees listed are Standing, as found at the Library of Congress

Accounts

James Buffinton James Buffington (March 16, 1817 – March 7, 1875) (also known as "''Buffinton''") was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts. He was born in Fall River on March 16, 1817. He attended the common schools, and ...

(R-Massachusetts) (Chairman) *

(R-New Hampshire) * William E. Lehman (D-Pennsylvania) * Samuel T. Worcester (R-Ohio) *

(U-Kentucky)

Agriculture

* Owen Lovejoy (R-Illinois) *

(R-Connecticut) *

(U-Maryland) * Edward H. Smith (R-New York) *

(R-New York) *

John P.C. Shanks John Peter Cleaver Shanks (June 17, 1826 – January 23, 1901) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1867 to 1875 and an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Biography Born in Martinsburg, Virginia (now West ...

(R-Indiana) * Joseph Bailey (D-Pennsylvania) * Samuel T. Worcester (R-Ohio) * Cyrus Aldrich (R-Minnesota)

Claims

Reuben E. Fenton Reuben Eaton Fenton (July 4, 1819August 25, 1885) was an American merchant and politician from New York (state), New York. In the mid-19th Century, he served as a United States House of Representatives , U.S. Representative, a United States Sen ...

(R-New York) *

Eliakim Persons Walton Eliakim "E. P. Walton" Persons Walton (February 17, 1812 – December 19, 1890) was an American journalist, editor and politician. He served as a U.S. Representative from Vermont. Biography Walton was born in Montpelier, Vermont to Ezekiel Park ...

(R-Vermont) *

(D-Indiana) * John Hutchins (R-Ohio) *

(R-Pennsylvania) *

(D-Missouri) *

(R-New York) *

(U-Maryland) *

(R-Pennsylvania)

Commerce

* Elihu B. Washburne (R-Illinois) (Chairman) *

(R-Massachusetts) *

(D-New York) *

(R-New Jersey) *

(R-Pennsylvania) *

(R-Ohio) * James S. Rollins (CU-Missouri) *

(U-Maryland) * William P. Sheffield (R-Rhode Island)

Confiscation of Rebel Property (Select)

:''Listed in Library of Congress summary, but not in Congressional Globe of July 22, 1861''

District of Columbia

* James M. Ashley (R-Ohio) *

(U-Maryland) * Richard Franchot (R-Ohio) *

(R-New Hampshire) * William Morris Davis (R-Pennsylvania) *

(U-Virginia)

Elections

(R-Massachusetts) (Chairman) * James H. Campbell (R-Pennsylvania) *

(D-Indiana) *

(R-New York) *

(R-Connecticut) * Portus Baxter (R-Vermont) *

(D-Rhode Island) * John W. Menzies (D-Vermont)

Emancipation

:''Listed in Library of Congress summary, but not in Congressional Globe of July 22, 1861''

Expenditures in the State Department

(R-New York) (Chairman) * James C. Robinson (D-Illinois) *

(R-New Jersey) * William Vandever (R-Iowa) *

(U-Virginia)

Expenditures in the Treasury Department

* Moses F. Odell (D-New York) (Chairman) * James H. Campbell (R-Pennsylvania) *

John A. Bingham John Armor Bingham (January 21, 1815 – March 19, 1900) was an American politician who served as a Republican representative from Ohio and as the United States ambassador to Japan. In his time as a congressman, Bingham served as both assist ...

(R-Ohio) *

(R-Massachusetts) *

(D-New Jersey)

Expenditures in the War Department

(R-New York) *

Samuel R. Curtis Samuel Ryan Curtis (February 3, 1805 – December 26, 1866) was an American military officer and one of the first Republicans elected to Congress. He was most famous for his role as a Union Army general in the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the ...

(R-Iowa) *

(D-New York) * William Mitchell (R-Indiana) * James S. Rollins (CU-Maryland)

Expenditures in the Post Office Department

(R-Pennsylvania) (Chairman) *

(U-Kentucky) *

(R-Ohio) *

(R-Michigan) * Edward H. Smith (D-New York)

Expenditures in the Interior Department

(D-Ohio) (Chairman) * Martin F. Conway (R-Kansas) * Socrates N. Sherman (R-New York) * Samuel Shellabarger (R-Ohio) *

(D-Pennsylvania)

Finance Finance is the study and discipline of money, currency and capital assets. It is related to, but not synonymous with economics, the study of production, distribution, and consumption of money, assets, goods and services (the discipline of fina ...

:''Listed in Library of Congress summary, but not in Congressional Globe of July 22, 1861''

Foreign Affairs ''Foreign Affairs'' is an American magazine of international relations and U.S. foreign policy published by the Council on Foreign Relations, a nonprofit, nonpartisan, membership organization and think tank specializing in U.S. foreign policy and ...

:Also known as Foreign Relations * John J. Crittenden (U-Kentucky) *

(R-Massachusetts) *

(D-Ohio) *

(R-Indiana) *

(R-Pennsylvania) *

(R-Pennsylvania) * Francis Thomas (R-Maryland) * Theodore M. Pomeroy (R-New York) * George P. Fisher (R-Delaware)

Indian Affairs

* Cyrus Aldrich (R-Minnesota) (Chairman) *

(R-New Hampshire) *

(U-Kentucky) * Martin F. Conway (R-Kansas) * William Mitchell (R-Indiana) * Moses F. Odell (D-New York) *

(R-New York) * John Patton (R-Pennsylvania) *

(D-Oregon)

Invalid Pensions

(R-New York) (Chairman) * Socrates N. Sherman (R-New York) * John A. Logan (R-Illinois) *

(U-Ohio) *

(R-Ohio) *

Kellian V. Whaley Kellian Van Rensalear Whaley (May 6, 1821 – May 20, 1876) was a nineteenth-century lumberman and congressman from Virginia before the American Civil War and West Virginia after the state's creation. During the Civil War, Whaley was major of ...

(U-Virginia) * John N. Goodwin (D-Maine) * Benjamin Wood (D-New York) *

(D-New Jersey)

Judiciary

(R-Indiana) *

(U-Virginia) * Benjamin F. Thomas (U-Massachusetts) * Henry May (U-Maryland) * Alexander S. Diven (R-New York)

Lake and River Defences

:''Listed in Library of Congress summary, but not in Congressional Globe of July 22, 1861''

Manufactures

:''Listed in the Congressional Globe, but not listed in the Library of Congress summary page'' * John Hutchins (R-Ohio) (Chairman) * James K. Moorhead (R-Pennsylvania) *

(R-New York) *

(R-Massachusetts) *

(R-Indiana) *

(R-New York) *

(R-Illinois) *

(D-Pennsylvania) *

William G. Brown William Gay Brown Sr. (September 25, 1800 – April 19, 1884) was a nineteenth-century politician and lawyer from Virginia, who was twice elected to the Virginia General Assembly and thrice to the U.S. House of Representatives. He also served a ...

(D-Virginia)

Mileage Mileage is a distance measured in miles. Motor vehicles * Distance traveled, typically as measured by an odometer, optionally from a milestone (''UK'') * Fuel economy in automobiles, typically in miles per gallon (mpg) (''US'') * Business mileage ...

:''Listed in the Congressional Globe, but not listed in the Library of Congress summary page'' * James C. Robinson (D-Illinois) (Chairman) *

(R-Pennsylvania) * Augustus Frank (R-New York) * Henry Grider (R-Kentucky) * Benjamin Wood (D-New York)

Military Affairs

:Also known as Military *

(R-Missouri) (Chairman) *

(D-Illinois) *

(R-Massachusetts) *

(R-New York) *

(D-Ohio) * Gilman Marston (R-New Hampshire) *

(R-Massachusetts) * James S. Jackson (U-Kentucky)

Military Railroad

:''Listed in Library of Congress summary, but not in Congressional Globe of July 22, 1861''

Militia

:Also known as Military Affairs and the Militia * Robert B. Van Valkenburg (R-New York) (Chairman) *

William M. Dunn William McKee Dunn (December 12, 1814 – July 24, 1887) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana and the Judge Advocate General of the United States Army. Early life and career William McKee Dunn was born December 12, 1814, in Hanover in the Terr ...

(R-Indiana) *

(D-Indiana) *

(D-Republican) * Charles J. Biddle (D-Pennsylvania) *

(U-Ohio) *

(D-Virginia) *

(R-Ohio) * John N. Goodwin (R-Maine)

Naval Affairs

* Charles B. Sedgwick (R-New York) (Chairman) *

(R-Massachusetts) *

(R-Illinois) * James K. Moorhead (R-Massachusetts) *

(R-Connecticut) *

(R-Pennsylvania) *

(R-Maine) *

(R-New York) * William H. Wadsworth (R-Kentucky)

Niagara Ship Canal (Select)

:''Listed in Library of Congress summary, but not in Congressional Globe of July 22, 1861'' * Burt Van Horn, Chairman (R-New York)

Pacific Railroad

:''Listed in Library of Congress summary, but not in Congressional Globe of July 22, 1861''

Patents A patent is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention for a limited period of time in exchange for publishing an enabling disclosure of the invention."A p ...

:Also known as Patents and Patent Office *

(R-New York) (Chairman) * John H. Rice (R-Maine) * Stephen Baker (R-New York) * Philip Johnson (R-Pennsylvania) * Warren P. Noble (D-Ohio)

Pensions A pension (, from Latin ''pensiō'', "payment") is a fund into which a sum of money is added during an employee's employment years and from which payments are drawn to support the person's retirement from work in the form of periodic payments ...

:''Listed in Library of Congress summary, but not in Congressional Globe of July 22, 1861''

Post Offices and Post Roads

Schuler Colfax Schuyler Colfax Jr. (; March 23, 1823 – January 13, 1885) was an American journalist, businessman, and politician who served as the 17th vice president of the United States from 1869 to 1873, and prior to that as the 25th speaker of the Hous ...

(R-Indiana) (Chairman) *

(R-Massachusetts) *

(U-Kentucky) *

(R-Maine) * William Windom (R-Minnesota) *

Harrison G. Blake Harrison Gray Otis Blake (March 17, 1818 – April 16, 1876) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio. Born in Newfane, Vermont, Blake moved to Salem, New York, and in 1830 to Guilford, Ohio. He received his education at public schools, later stud ...

(R-Ohio) *

(D-New York) *

(R-Michigan) * Elijah H. Norton (R-Missouri)

Printing

:Also known as Joint Committee on Printing *

(R-Vermont) *

(R-New York) * Joseph Bailey (D-Pennsylvania)

Private Land Claims

(D-Missouri) *

(R-Wisconsin) * Burt Van Horn (R-New York) *

(R-Indiana) *

(R-Maine) * Samuel Shellabarger (R-Ohio) * Jesse Lazear (D-Pennsylvania)

Public Lands

(R-Wisconsin) (Chairman) *

(R-Pennsylvania) * Clement L. Vallandingham (D-Ohio) *

(R-Indiana) *

(R-Ohio) * William Vandever (R-Iowa) *

(R-Alabama) *

(R-Maryland) * George C. Woodruff (D-Connecticut)

Public Buildings and Grounds

(R-Massachusetts) (Chairman) * Owen Lovejoy (R-Illinois) *

(D-New York) *

(R-Pennsylvania) *

(D-Ohio)

Public Expenditures

(R-Pennsylvania) (Chairman) *

(R-New Hampshire) *

(D-New York) *

(R-Massachusetts) * William Windom (R-Minnesota) *

(U-Maryland) *

(R-Indiana) *

(R-Wisconsin) *

(D-Ohio)

Revised and Unfinished Business

:''Listed in the Congressional Globe, but not listed in the Library of Congress summary page'' * John A. Logan (D-Illinois) *

(R-Pennsylvania) * John W. Menzies (U-Kentucky) *

(R-Maine) *

(D-New York)

Revolutionary Claims

(R-New York) (Chairman) *

(R-Ohio) *

(D-Pennsylvania) * John H. Rice (R-Maine) * William Wall (R-New York) *

(D-New Jersey) * Henry Grider (R-Kentucky) *

(R-Ohio) *

(R-Maine)

Revolutionary Pensions

(R-New York) (Chairman) *

(R-Pennsylvania) *

(U-Virginia) *

(R-Wisconsin) * William M. Davis (R-Pennsylvania) *

(D-New York) *

(R-Michigan) * John Law (D-Indiana) *

(D-New Jersey)

Roads and Canals

(U-Kentucky) (Chairman) *

(R-Ohio) *

(R-Pennsylvania) * Burt Van Horn (R-New York) *

(R-Illinois) *

(D-Ohio) * Stephen Baker (R-New York) * Philip Johnson (D-Pennsylvania) *

(R-Michigan)

State of the Union The State of the Union Address (sometimes abbreviated to SOTU) is an annual message delivered by the president of the United States to a joint session of the United States Congress near the beginning of each calendar year on the current conditio ...

:''Listed in Library of Congress summary, but not in Congressional Globe of July 22, 1861''

Territories

* James M. Ashley (R-Ohio) (Chairman) *

(R-New York) *

(D-Indiana) * William Kellogg (R-Illinois) *

(R-Michigan) *

(D-Missouri) *

(R-Wisconsin) *

(R-Massachusetts) *

(D-Kentucky)

Ways and Means

* Thaddeus Stevens (R-Pennsylvania) (Chairman) *

(R-Vermont) *

(D-Missouri) *

(R-New York) * William Appleton (R-Massachusetts) * Erastus Corning (D-New York) *

(R-Ohio) * John A. McClernand (D-Illinois) *

(R-New Jersey)

Joint committees

Enrolled Bills

* Rep.

(R-Michigan) * Rep.

(D-New Jersey)

The Library

* Rep. Edward McPherson (R-Pennsylvania) * Rep. Augustus Frank (R-New York) * Rep. John Law (D-Indiana)

Caucuses

Democratic Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people. *A member of a Democratic Party: **Democratic Party (United States) (D) **Democratic ...

(House) *

(Senate)

Employees

Legislative branch agency directors

* Architect of the Capitol:

Thomas U. Walter Thomas Ustick Walter (September 4, 1804 – October 30, 1887) was an American architect of German descent, the dean of American architecture between the 1820 death of Benjamin Latrobe and the emergence of H.H. Richardson in the 1870s. He was ...

Librarian of Congress The Librarian of Congress is the head of the Library of Congress, appointed by the president of the United States with the advice and consent of the United States Senate, for a term of ten years. In addition to overseeing the library, the Libra ...

: John Gould Stephenson

Senate

Chaplain A chaplain is, traditionally, a cleric (such as a Minister (Christianity), minister, priest, pastor, rabbi, purohit, or imam), or a laity, lay representative of a religious tradition, attached to a secularity, secular institution (such as a hosp ...

Phineas D. Gurley Phineas Densmore Gurley (November 12, 1816 – September 30, 1868) was Chaplain of the United States Senate and pastor of New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C. Early life Gurley was born in Hamilton, New York, on November 1 ...

( Presbyterian), until July 10, 1861 **

Byron Sunderland Byron Sunderland (November 22, 1819 – June 30, 1901) was an American Presbyterian minister, author, and Chaplain of the United States Senate during the American Civil War. Biography Sunderland was born on November 22, 1819, to Asa and Oliv ...

( Presbyterian), elected July 10, 1861 * Secretary:

Asbury Dickins Asbury Dickins (1780–1861) was a United States government official who served as Secretary of the United States Senate from 1836 until shortly before his death in 1861. Originally from North Carolina, Dickins worked as a publisher and a boo ...

, until July 10, 1861 **

John W. Forney John Weiss Forney (30 September 1817 – 9 December 1881) was an American newspaper publisher and politician. He was clerk of the United States House of Representatives from 1851 through 1856, and again from 1860 through 1861. He was thereafter se ...

, elected July 15, 1861 ** William Hickey (Chief Clerk) appointed "Acting Secretary", March 22, 1861 * Sergeant at Arms:

Dunning R. McNair Dunning Robert McNair (April 2, 1797 – March 16, 1875) was the Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate from March 17, 1853, to July 6, 1861. Biography Dunning R. McNair was born in what would become Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, on April 2, 17 ...

, until July 6, 1861 ** George T. Brown, elected July 6, 1861

House of Representatives

: Thomas H. Stockton ( Methodist), elected July 6, 1861 * Clerk:

, until July 4, 1861 ** Emerson Etheridge, elected July 4, 1861 * Doorkeeper:

Ira Goodnow Ira or IRA may refer to: * Ira (name), a Hebrew, Sanskrit, Russian or Finnish language personal name * Ira (surname), a rare Estonian and some other language family name * Iran, UNDP code IRA Law *Indian Reorganization Act of 1934, US, on status ...

Messenger to the Speaker ''MESSENGER'' was a NASA robotic space probe that orbited the planet Mercury between 2011 and 2015, studying Mercury's chemical composition, geology, and magnetic field. The name is a backronym for "Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemi ...

Thaddeus Morrice Thaddeus (Latin ''Thaddaeus'', Ancient Greek Θαδδαῖος ''Thaddaĩos'', from Aramaic תדי ''Ṯaday'') is a male given name. As of the 1990 United States census, 1990 Census, ''Thaddeus'' was the 611th most popular male name in the Unit ...

Postmaster A postmaster is the head of an individual post office, responsible for all postal activities in a specific post office. When a postmaster is responsible for an entire mail distribution organization (usually sponsored by a national government), ...

William S. King William Smith King (December 16, 1828 – February 24, 1900) was a Republican Party (United States), Republican United States Representative, U.S. Representative for Minnesota from March 4, 1875 to March 3, 1877. He was a journalist and bu ...

* Reading Clerks: * Sergeant at Arms:

Henry William Hoffman Henry William Hoffman (November 10, 1825 – July 28, 1895) was a U.S. Representative from Maryland. Born in Cumberland, Maryland, Hoffman attended the public schools and Allegany County Academy. He graduated from Jefferson College (now Washing ...

, until July 5, 1861 ** Edward Ball, elected July 5, 1861

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