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The 36th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the
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federal government, consisting of the
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and the
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. It met in
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from March 4, 1859, to March 4, 1861, during the third and fourth years of
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's
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. The apportionment of seats in the
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was based on the Seventh Census of the United States in 1850. The Senate had a Democratic majority, and the House had a
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plurality.


Major events

* June 8, 1859:
Comstock Lode The Comstock Lode is a lode of silver ore located under the eastern slope of Mount Davidson, a peak in the Virginia Range in Virginia City, Nevada (then western Utah Territory), which was the first major discovery of silver ore in the United ...
discovered in the western
Utah Territory The Territory of Utah was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from September 9, 1850, until January 4, 1896, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Utah, the 45th state. ...
(present-day
Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. N ...
) * August 27, 1859: First oil well was drilled in the United States, near
Titusville, Pennsylvania Titusville is a city in the far eastern corner of Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,601 at the 2010 census and an estimated 5,158 in 2019. Titusville is known as the birthplace of the American oil industry and for ...
* October 16–18, 1859:
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* December 2, 1859
John Brown John Brown most often refers to: *John Brown (abolitionist) (1800–1859), American who led an anti-slavery raid in Harpers Ferry, Virginia in 1859 John Brown or Johnny Brown may also refer to: Academia * John Brown (educator) (1763–1842), Ir ...
executed. * April 3, 1860:
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began its first run * April 23 – May 3, 1860:
Democratic National Convention The Democratic National Convention (DNC) is a series of presidential nominating conventions held every four years since 1832 by the United States Democratic Party. They have been administered by the Democratic National Committee since the 1852 ...
held in
Charleston, South Carolina Charleston is the largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina, the county seat of Charleston County, and the principal city in the Charleston–North Charleston metropolitan area. The city lies just south of the geographical midpoint o ...
. Unable to agree on a nominee, the delegates voted to reconvene in June. * May 9, 1860: Constitutional Union Party National Convention held in
Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the List of municipalities in Maryland, most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, and List of United States cities by popula ...
, nominating John Bell for president. * May 18, 1860:
Republican National Convention The Republican National Convention (RNC) is a series of presidential nominating conventions held every four years since 1856 by the United States Republican Party. They are administered by the Republican National Committee. The goal of the Repu ...
held in
Chicago, Illinois (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...
, nominating
Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln ( ; February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. Lincoln led the nation thro ...
for president. * June 18–23, 1860:
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reconvened in
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, nominating
Stephen A. Douglas Stephen Arnold Douglas (April 23, 1813 – June 3, 1861) was an American politician and lawyer from Illinois. A senator, he was one of two nominees of the badly split Democratic Party for president in the 1860 presidential election, which wa ...
for president. * June 26–28, 1860: Southern Democrats held a convention in
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, nominating
John C. Breckinridge John Cabell Breckinridge (January 16, 1821 – May 17, 1875) was an American lawyer, politician, and soldier. He represented Kentucky in both houses of Congress and became the 14th and youngest-ever vice president of the United States. Serving ...
for president. * November 6, 1860:
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:
Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln ( ; February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. Lincoln led the nation thro ...
beat
John C. Breckinridge John Cabell Breckinridge (January 16, 1821 – May 17, 1875) was an American lawyer, politician, and soldier. He represented Kentucky in both houses of Congress and became the 14th and youngest-ever vice president of the United States. Serving ...
,
Stephen A. Douglas Stephen Arnold Douglas (April 23, 1813 – June 3, 1861) was an American politician and lawyer from Illinois. A senator, he was one of two nominees of the badly split Democratic Party for president in the 1860 presidential election, which wa ...
, and John Bell. * December 20, 1860:
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Secession Convention enacted an
Ordinance of Secession An Ordinance of Secession was the name given to multiple resolutions drafted and ratified in 1860 and 1861, at or near the beginning of the Civil War, by which each seceding Southern state or territory formally declared secession from the United ...

Alt URL
 * January 3, 1861:
Delaware Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent Del ...
Secession Convention voted not to secede from the Union * January 9, 1861:
Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...
Secession Convention enacted an
Ordinance of Secession An Ordinance of Secession was the name given to multiple resolutions drafted and ratified in 1860 and 1861, at or near the beginning of the Civil War, by which each seceding Southern state or territory formally declared secession from the United ...
* January 10, 1861:
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Secession Convention enacted an
Ordinance of Secession An Ordinance of Secession was the name given to multiple resolutions drafted and ratified in 1860 and 1861, at or near the beginning of the Civil War, by which each seceding Southern state or territory formally declared secession from the United ...
* January 11, 1861:
Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama (state song), Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville, Alabama, Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County, Al ...
Secession Convention enacted an
Ordinance of Secession An Ordinance of Secession was the name given to multiple resolutions drafted and ratified in 1860 and 1861, at or near the beginning of the Civil War, by which each seceding Southern state or territory formally declared secession from the United ...
* January 18, 1861:
Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...
Secession Convention enacted an
Ordinance of Secession An Ordinance of Secession was the name given to multiple resolutions drafted and ratified in 1860 and 1861, at or near the beginning of the Civil War, by which each seceding Southern state or territory formally declared secession from the United ...
* January 26, 1861:
Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...
Secession Convention enacted an
Ordinance of Secession An Ordinance of Secession was the name given to multiple resolutions drafted and ratified in 1860 and 1861, at or near the beginning of the Civil War, by which each seceding Southern state or territory formally declared secession from the United ...
* January 29, 1861.
Kansas Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the ...
admitted to the Union as a free state. * February 1, 1861:
Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...
Secession Convention enacted an
Ordinance of Secession An Ordinance of Secession was the name given to multiple resolutions drafted and ratified in 1860 and 1861, at or near the beginning of the Civil War, by which each seceding Southern state or territory formally declared secession from the United ...
* February 13th, 1861: Joint Session of Congress certified the November 1860 election of President Abraham Lincoln and Vice President Hamlin url=https://history.house.gov/Historical-Highlights/1851-1900/1861_02_13_Joint_Session_Electoral_Votes/ * February 23, 1861: The people of
Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...
ratified its
Ordinance of Secession An Ordinance of Secession was the name given to multiple resolutions drafted and ratified in 1860 and 1861, at or near the beginning of the Civil War, by which each seceding Southern state or territory formally declared secession from the United ...
President-elect Abraham Lincoln arrived secretly in
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after an alleged assassination plot in
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.


Major legislation

* June 16, 1860:
Pacific Telegraph Act of 1860 The Pacific Telegraph Act of 1860 (also known as "An Act to Facilitate Communication between the Atlantic and Pacific States by Electric Telegraph"), was an Act of Congress that authorized the U.S. Treasury to fund the construction of a telegraph li ...
, ch. 147, * March 2, 1861: Morrill Tariff, ch. 68, * December 18, 1860 (introduced):
Crittenden Compromise The Crittenden Compromise was an unsuccessful proposal to permanently enshrine slavery in the United States Constitution, and thereby make it unconstitutional for future congresses to end slavery. It was introduced by United States Senator Joh ...
, rejected by the House of Representatives and the Senate


Constitutional amendments

* March 2, 1861: Approved an amendment to the
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that would shield "domestic institutions" of the states (which in 1861 included slavery) from the constitutional amendment process and from abolition or interference by Congress, and submitted it to the
state legislatures A state legislature is a legislative branch or body of a political subdivision in a federal system. Two federations literally use the term "state legislature": * The legislative branches of each of the fifty state governments of the United Stat ...
for
ratification Ratification is a principal's approval of an act of its agent that lacked the authority to bind the principal legally. Ratification defines the international act in which a state indicates its consent to be bound to a treaty if the parties inten ...
** This amendment, commonly known as the
Corwin Amendment The Corwin Amendment was a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution that was never adopted. It would shield "domestic institutions" of the states from the federal constitutional amendment process and from abolition or interference by ...
, has not been ratified and is still pending before the states.


Treaties

* March 8, 1859:
Quinault Treaty The Quinault Treaty (also known as the Quinault River Treaty and the Treaty of Olympia) was a treaty agreement between the United States and the Native American Quinault and Quileute tribes located in the western Olympic Peninsula north of Grays ...
ratified, * March 8, 1859:
Point No Point Treaty The Point No Point Treaty was signed on January 26, 1855, at Point No Point, on the northern tip of the Kitsap Peninsula. Governor of Washington Territory, Isaac Stevens, convened the treaty council on January 25, with the S'Klallam, the Chima ...
ratified,


States admitted and territories organized

*January 29, 1861:
Kansas Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the ...
admitted as a state, ch. 20, *February 28, 1861:
Colorado Territory The Territory of Colorado was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from February 28, 1861, until August 1, 1876, when it was admitted to the Union as the State of Colorado. The territory was organized in the w ...
organized, ch. 59, *March 2, 1861:
Nevada Territory The Territory of Nevada (N.T.) was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from March 2, 1861, until October 31, 1864, when it was admitted to the Union as the State of Nevada. Prior to the creation of the Nevada T ...
organized, ch. 83, *March 2, 1861:
Dakota Territory The Territory of Dakota was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from March 2, 1861, until November 2, 1889, when the final extent of the reduced territory was split and admitted to the Union as the states of No ...
organized, ch. 86,


Party summary


Senate


House of Representatives


Leadership


Senate

*
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:
John C. Breckinridge John Cabell Breckinridge (January 16, 1821 – May 17, 1875) was an American lawyer, politician, and soldier. He represented Kentucky in both houses of Congress and became the 14th and youngest-ever vice president of the United States. Serving ...
(D) *
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:
Benjamin Fitzpatrick Benjamin Fitzpatrick (June 30, 1802 – November 21, 1869) was the 11th Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama and a United States Senator from that state. He was a Democrat. Early life Born in Greene County, Georgia, Fitzpatrick was orphaned at ...
(D), until February 26, 1860 **
Jesse D. Bright Jesse David Bright (December 18, 1812 – May 20, 1875) was the ninth Lieutenant Governor of Indiana and U.S. Senator from Indiana who served as President pro tempore of the Senate on three occasions. He was the only senator from a Northern sta ...
(D), June 12–13, 1860 **
Benjamin Fitzpatrick Benjamin Fitzpatrick (June 30, 1802 – November 21, 1869) was the 11th Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama and a United States Senator from that state. He was a Democrat. Early life Born in Greene County, Georgia, Fitzpatrick was orphaned at ...
(D), June 26, 1860 – December 2, 1860 **
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), elected February 16, 1861


House of Representatives

*
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:
William Pennington William Pennington (May 4, 1796 – February 16, 1862) was an American politician and lawyer. He was the 13th governor of New Jersey from 1837 to 1843. He served one term in the United States House of Representatives, during which he served as ...
(R), elected February 1, 1860 * Democratic Caucus Chairman: George S. Houston


Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class, and representatives are listed 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 began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1862; Class 2 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1864; and Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1860.


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

: 2. Clement C. Clay Jr. (D), until January 21, 1861 : 3.
Benjamin Fitzpatrick Benjamin Fitzpatrick (June 30, 1802 – November 21, 1869) was the 11th Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama and a United States Senator from that state. He was a Democrat. Early life Born in Greene County, Georgia, Fitzpatrick was orphaned at ...
(D), until January 21, 1861


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

: 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) : 3. Robert W. Johnson (D)


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

: 1.
David C. Broderick David Colbreth Broderick (February 4, 1820 – September 16, 1859) was an attorney and politician, elected by the legislature as Democratic U.S. Senator from California. Born in Washington, DC, to Irish immigrant parents, he lived in New York un ...
(D), until September 16, 1859 ::
Henry P. Haun Henry Peter Haun (January 18, 1815 – June 6, 1860) was a California Judge, farmer, and U.S. Senator from California. He was appointed by Governor John B. Weller to serve out Senator David C. Broderick's term following his predecessor's death in ...
(D), November 3, 1859 – March 4, 1860 ::
Milton 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), from March 5, 1860 : 3.
William M. Gwin William McKendree Gwin (October 9, 1805 – September 3, 1885) was an American medical doctor and politician who served in elected office in Mississippi and California. In California he shared the distinction, along with John C. Frémont, of bein ...
(D)


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

: 1.
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 Lafayette Sabine Foster (November 22, 1806 – September 19, 1880) was a nineteenth-century American politician and lawyer from Connecticut. He served in the United States Senate from 1855 to 1867 and was a judge on the Connecticut Supreme C ...
(R)


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

: 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) : 2.
Willard Saulsbury Sr. Willard Saulsbury Sr. (June 2, 1820 – April 6, 1892) was an American lawyer and politician from Georgetown, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, who served as Attorney General of Delaware, U.S. Senator from Delaware and Chance ...
(D)


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

: 1.
Stephen Mallory Stephen Russell Mallory (1812 – November 9, 1873) was a Democratic senator from Florida from 1851 to the secession of his home state and the outbreak of the American Civil War. For much of that period, he was chairman of the Committee on Na ...
(D), until January 21, 1861 : 3.
David Levy Yulee David Levy Yulee (born David Levy; June 12, 1810 – October 10, 1886) was an American politician and attorney. Born on the island of St. Thomas, then under British control, he was of Sephardic Jewish ancestry: His father was a Sephardi from Mo ...
(D), until January 21, 1861


Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

: 2.
Robert Toombs Robert Augustus Toombs (July 2, 1810 – December 15, 1885) was an American politician from Georgia, who was an important figure in the formation of the Confederacy. From a privileged background as a wealthy planter and slaveholder, Toomb ...
(D), until February 4, 1861 : 3.
Alfred Iverson Sr. Alfred Iverson Sr. (December 3, 1798March 4, 1873) was a United States representative and United States Senate, Senator from Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. Early life Born in Liberty County, Georgia, Liberty County, he attended private schools a ...
(D), until January 28, 1861


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

: 2.
Stephen A. Douglas Stephen Arnold Douglas (April 23, 1813 – June 3, 1861) was an American politician and lawyer from Illinois. A senator, he was one of two nominees of the badly split Democratic Party for president in the 1860 presidential election, which wa ...
(D) : 3.
Lyman Trumbull Lyman Trumbull (October 12, 1813 – June 25, 1896) was a lawyer, judge, and United States Senator from Illinois and the co-author of the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Born in Colchester, Connecticut, Trumbull esta ...
(R)


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

: 1.
Jesse D. Bright Jesse David Bright (December 18, 1812 – May 20, 1875) was the ninth Lieutenant Governor of Indiana and U.S. Senator from Indiana who served as President pro tempore of the Senate on three occasions. He was the only senator from a Northern sta ...
(D) : 3.
Graham N. Fitch Graham Newell Fitch (December 5, 1809November 29, 1892) was a United States representative and senator from Indiana, as well as a brigade commander in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Early life and career Born in Le Roy, New Y ...
(D)


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

: 2.
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 Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the ...

: 2. Vacant from January 29, 1861 (newly admitted state) : 3. Vacant from January 29, 1861 (newly admitted state)


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

: 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 J. Crittenden (A)


Louisiana

: 2. Judah P. Benjamin (D), until February 4, 1861 : 3. John Slidell (D), until February 4, 1861


Maine

: 1. Hannibal Hamlin (R), until January 17, 1861 ::
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), from January 17, 1861 : 2.
William Pitt 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 (A) : 3. James Pearce (D)


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)


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.
Jefferson Davis Jefferson F. Davis (June 3, 1808December 6, 1889) was an American politician who served as the president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865. He represented Mississippi in the United States Senate and the House of Representatives as a ...
(D), until January 21, 1861 : 2.
Albert G. Brown Albert Gallatin Brown (May 31, 1813June 12, 1880) was Governor of Mississippi from 1844 to 1848 and a Democratic United States Senator from Mississippi from 1854 to 1861, when he withdrew during secession. Early life He was born to Joseph and ...
(D), until January 12, 1861


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) : 3.
James S. Green James Stephen Green (February 28, 1817January 19, 1870) was a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic United States Representative and United States Senate, Senator from Missouri. Early life and education Born near Rectortown, Virginia, ...
(D)


New Hampshire

: 2.
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 ...
(R) : 3. Daniel Clark (R)


New Jersey

: 1. John R. Thomson (D) : 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.
Preston King Preston King may refer to: * Preston King (politician) (1806–1865), American politician * Preston King (academic) (born 1936), American academic * Preston King (mayor) Dr Preston King (1862-1943) was the Mayor of Bath in 1913 and 1917–18. ...
(R) : 3. William H. Seward (R)


North Carolina

: 2. Thomas Bragg (D) : 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)


Ohio

: 1. Benjamin Wade (R) : 3. George E. Pugh (D)


Oregon

: 2. Edward D. Baker (R), from October 2, 1860 : 3. Joseph Lane (D)


Pennsylvania

: 1. Simon Cameron (R) : 3.
William Bigler William Bigler (January 1, 1814August 9, 1880) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democrat as the 12th Governor of Pennsylvania from 1852 to 1855 and as a member of the United States Senate for Pennsylvania from 1856 ...
(D)


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) : 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. James Chesnut Jr. (D), until November 10, 1860 : 3. James H. Hammond (D), until November 11, 1860


Tennessee

: 1.
Andrew Johnson Andrew Johnson (December 29, 1808July 31, 1875) was the 17th president of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869. He assumed the presidency as he was vice president at the time of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Johnson was a Dem ...
(D) : 2.
Alfred O. P. Nicholson Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson (August 31, 1808March 23, 1876), was a lawyer, newspaper editor, banker, and politician from Tennessee. A Democrat, he was twice a US Senator from that state. Biography Nicholson was born near Franklin, Tennessee, in ...
(D), until March 3, 1861


Texas

: 1. Matthias Ward (D), until December 5, 1859 :: Louis Wigfall (D), from December 5, 1859 : 2. John Hemphill (D)


Vermont

: 1.
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) : 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) : 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)


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. Charles Durkee (R)


House of Representatives

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


Alabama

: .
James A. Stallworth James Adams Stallworth (April 7, 1822 – August 31, 1861) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Alabama. Born in Evergreen, Conecuh County, Alabama, Evergreen, Alabama, Stallworth attended Old Field Piney Wo ...
(D), until January 21, 1861 : .
James L. Pugh James Lawrence Pugh (December 12, 1820March 9, 1907) was a U.S. senator from Alabama, as well as a member of the Confederate Congress during the American Civil War. Biography Pugh was born in Burke County, Georgia, and moved to Alabama in 18 ...
(D), until January 21, 1861 : .
David Clopton David Clopton (September 29, 1820 – February 5, 1892) was a prominent Alabama politician. Biography Clopton was born in Putnam County, Georgia near Milledgeville, Ga., on September 29, 1820. He attended the county schools and Edenton Academy ...
(D), until January 21, 1861 : .
Sydenham Moore Sydenham Moore (May 25, 1817 – August 20, 1862) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama. Early life Born in Rutherford County, Tennessee, Moore pursued classical studies. He attended the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa 1833-1836. He stud ...
(D), until January 21, 1861 : . George S. Houston (D), until January 21, 1861 : .
Williamson R. W. Cobb Williamson Robert Winfield Cobb (June 8, 1807 – November 1, 1864) was an American politician who served the state of Alabama in the U.S. House of Representatives between 1847 and 1861. Biography He was born in Rhea County, Tennessee on June ...
(D), until January 30, 1861 : . Jabez L. M. Curry (D), until January 21, 1861


Arkansas

: .
Thomas C. Hindman Thomas Carmichael Hindman Jr. (January 28, 1828 – September 28, 1868) was an American lawyer, politician, and a senior officer of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Born in Knoxville, Tennessee, he later moved to Miss ...
(D) : . Albert Rust (D)


California

: . John C. Burch (D) : .
Charles L. Scott Charles Lewis Scott (January 23, 1827 – April 30, 1899) was an American lawyer, politician, and Civil War veteran. He served two terms in the United States House of Representatives as a Democrat from California from 1857 to 1861. Biogra ...
(D)


Connecticut

: .
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 ...
(R) : . John Woodruff (R) : .
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) : .
Orris S. Ferry Orris Sanford Ferry (August 15, 1823 – November 21, 1875) was a Republican American lawyer and politician from Connecticut who served in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. He was also a brigadier general ...
(R)


Delaware

: .
William G. Whiteley William Gustavus Whiteley (August 7, 1819 – April 23, 1886) was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as ...
(D)


Florida

: . George S. Hawkins (D), until January 21, 1861


Georgia

: . Peter E. Love (D), until January 23, 1861 : . Martin J. Crawford (D), until January 23, 1861 : . Thomas Hardeman Jr. (O), until January 23, 1861 : .
Lucius J. Gartrell Lucius Jeremiah Gartrell (January 7, 1821 – April 7, 1891) was an American politician and lawyer, as well as general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Early life and education Gartrell was born near Washingt ...
(D), until January 23, 1861 : . John W. H. Underwood (D), until January 23, 1861 : . James Jackson (D), until January 23, 1861 : .
Joshua Hill Joshua or Josh Hill may refer to: * Joshua Hill (baseball) (born 1983), Australian baseball player * Joshua Hill (Pitcairn Island leader) (1773–c. 1844), American adventurer * Joshua Hill (politician) (1812–1891), American politician * Josh ...
(O), until January 23, 1861 : . John J. Jones (D), until January 23, 1861


Illinois

: . Elihu B. Washburne (R) : .
John F. Farnsworth John Franklin Farnsworth (March 27, 1820 – July 14, 1897) was a seven-term U.S. Representative from Illinois (1857-1861, 1863-1873) and a colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He commanded brigades in the Cavalry Corps fro ...
(R) : . Owen Lovejoy (R) : . William Kellogg (R) : .
Isaac N. Morris Isaac Newton Morris (January 22, 1812 – October 29, 1879) was a United States Representative from Illinois, son of Thomas Morris and brother of Jonathan David Morris. Biography Isaac N. Morris was born in Bethel, Ohio. Morris attended Miam ...
(D) : . John A. McClernand (D), from November 8, 1859 : . 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)


Indiana

: .
William E. Niblack William Ellis Niblack (May 19, 1822 – May 7, 1893) was a politician and judge who served as a U.S. Representative from Indiana, a judge on the Indiana Supreme Court, and a member of both the Indiana Senate and the Indiana House of Representat ...
(D) : . William H. English (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 ...
(D) : .
David Kilgore David Kilgore (April 3, 1804 – January 22, 1879) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1857 to 1861. Early life and career Born in Harrison County, Kentucky, Kilg ...
(R) : .
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 ...
(R) : .
John G. Davis John Givan Davis (October 10, 1810 – January 18, 1866) was an American farmer and politician who served four terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana in the mid- 19th Century. Early life Born near Flemingsburg, Kentucky, Davis moved to In ...
(ALD) : . James Wilson (R) : . Schuyler Colfax (R) : .
Charles Case Charles Case (December 21, 1817 – June 30, 1883) was an American lawyer who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1857 to 1861, Biography Case was born in Austinburg, Ohio; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commen ...
(R) : .
John U. Pettit John Upfold Pettit (September 11, 1820 – March 21, 1881) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1855 to 1861. Biography Born in Fabi ...
(R)


Iowa

: . Samuel Curtis (R) : . William Vandever (R)


Kansas

: . Martin F. Conway (R), from January 29, 1861 (newly admitted state)


Kentucky

: .
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) : .
Samuel O. Peyton Samuel Oldham Peyton (January 8, 1804 – January 4, 1870) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Born in Bullitt County, Kentucky, Peyton completed preparatory studies. He was graduated from the medica ...
(D) : .
Francis Bristow Francis Marion Bristow (August 11, 1804 – June 10, 1864) was a United States representative from Kentucky and businessman. He was born in Clark County, Kentucky. He pursued preparatory studies and studied law. He was admitted to the bar and co ...
(O) : . William C. Anderson (O) : . John Y. Brown (D), from December 3, 1860 : . Green Adams (O) : .
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 ...
(O) : .
William E. Simms William E. Simms (born William Elliott Simms; January 2, 1822 – June 25, 1898) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.''The Kentucky Encyclopedia'' gives the name as "Elliott" He also served as a commissioner for the Confederate government o ...
(D) : .
Laban T. Moore Laban Theodore Moore (January 13, 1829 – November 9, 1892) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Born in Wayne County, Virginia (now West Virginia), near Louisa, Kentucky, Moore attended Marshall Academy now Marshall University in Virginia ...
(O) : . John W. Stevenson (D)


Louisiana

: . John E. Bouligny (A) : . Miles Taylor (D), until February 5, 1861 : .
Thomas G. Davidson Thomas Green Davidson (August 3, 1805September 11, 1883) was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Louisiana. Shortly after Louisiana seceded from the Union in January 1861, Davidson vacated his seat. Life and career Born at Coles Creek, ...
(D) : .
John M. Landrum John Morgan Landrum (July 3, 1815October 7, 1861) was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Louisiana serving in the 36th Congress. Shortly after Louisiana seceded from the Union in January 1861, Landrum vacated his seat. Life and career Born i ...
(D)


Maine

: .
Daniel E. Somes Daniel Eton Somes (May 20, 1815 – February 13, 1888) was a United States representative from Maine. Early life Daniel Eton Somes was born in Meredith, New Hampshire (now Laconia) on May 20, 1815. He received an academic education, then m ...
(R) : .
John J. Perry John Jasiel Perry (August 2, 1811 – May 2, 1897) was a U.S. Representative from Maine. Born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Perry moved with his parents to Hebron (now Oxford), Maine, in 1812. He attended the common schools and Maine Wesleyan ...
(R) : .
Ezra B. French Ezra Bartlett French (September 23, 1810 – April 24, 1880) was a United States representative from Maine. He was born in Landaff, New Hampshire where he attended the common schools and pursued an academic course. Later, he studied law in ...
(R) : .
Freeman H. Morse Freeman Harlow Morse (February 18, 1807 – February 5, 1891) was a United States representative from Maine. Early life and education He was born in Bath, Massachusetts (now in Maine) on February 18, 1807. He attended private schools and the ...
(R) : .
Israel Washburn Jr. Israel Washburn Jr. (June 6, 1813 – May 12, 1883) was a United States political figure who was the Governor of Maine from 1861 to 1863. Originally a member of the Whig Party, he later became a founding member of the Republican Party. In 184 ...
(R), until January 1, 1861 ::
Stephen Coburn Stephen Coburn (November 11, 1817 – July 4, 1882) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Maine. He was brother to Maine Governor Abner Coburn and the father of Louise Helen Coburn, the founder of Sigma Ka ...
(R), from January 2, 1861 : .
Stephen C. Foster Stephen Collins Foster (July 4, 1826January 13, 1864), known also as "the father of American music", was an American composer known primarily for his parlour and minstrel music during the Romantic period. He wrote more than 200 songs, inclu ...
(R)


Maryland

: . James A. Stewart (D) : .
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 ...
(A) : .
J. Morrison Harris James Morrison Harris (November 20, 1817 – July 16, 1898) was a United States House of Representatives, Representative from the United States House of Representatives, Maryland District 3, third district of Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Mar ...
(A) : .
Henry Winter Davis Henry Winter Davis (August 16, 1817December 30, 1865) was a United States Representative from the 4th and 3rd congressional districts of Maryland, well known as one of the Radical Republicans during the Civil War. He was the driving force behin ...
(A) : .
Jacob M. Kunkel Jacob Michael Kunkel (July 13, 1822 – April 7, 1870) was a US House of Representatives, US Representative from Maryland. Born in Frederick, Maryland, Kunkel attended the Frederick Academy for Boys and graduated from the University of Virginia ...
(D) : .
George W. Hughes George Wurtz Hughes (September 30, 1806 – September 3, 1870) was a U.S. Representative from the 6th Congressional district of Maryland. Born in Elmira, New York, Hughes received a liberal schooling. He attended the United States Militar ...
(D)


Massachusetts

: .
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) : .
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) : . Anson Burlingame (R) : .
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) : . Eli Thayer (R) : .
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

: . George B. Cooper (D), until May 15, 1860 :: William A. Howard (R), from May 15, 1860 : .
Henry Waldron Henry Waldron (October 11, 1819 – September 13, 1880) was an American politician and a United States Representative from the U.S. state of Michigan. Early life Waldron was born in Albany, New York, attended Albany Academy, and graduated from Ru ...
(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) : . Dewitt C. Leach (R)


Minnesota

Both 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 ...
.
(2 Republicans) : . Cyrus Aldrich (R) : . William Windom (R)


Mississippi

: .
Lucius Q. C. Lamar Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II (September 17, 1825January 23, 1893) was an American politician, diplomat, and jurist. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Mississippi in both houses of Congress, served as the United States Sec ...
(D), until December 20, 1860 : .
Reuben Davis Reuben Davis may refer to: * Reuben Davis (American football) (born 1965), American football player * Reuben Davis (representative) (1813–1890), United States representative See also

* Reuben Davis House, Aberdeen, Mississippi * Reuben Davie ...
(D), until January 12, 1861 : . William Barksdale (D), until January 12, 1861 : .
Otho R. Singleton Otho Robards Singleton (October 14, 1814 – January 11, 1889) was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi and a member of the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War. Born near Nicholasville, Kentucky, Singleton attended th ...
(D), until January 12, 1861 : .
John J. McRae John Jones McRae (January 10, 1815May 31, 1868) was an American politician in Mississippi. A United States Democratic Party, Democrat, He also represented Mississippi in the United States Senate in 1851 and 1852, in the U.S. Congress in the 35th ...
(D), until January 12, 1861


Missouri

: . John R. Barret (D), until June 8, 1860 ::
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), June 8, 1860 – June 25, 1860 :: John R. Barret (D), from December 3, 1860 : . Thomas L. Anderson (ID) : .
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) : .
James Craig James or Jim Craig may refer to: Entertainment * James Humbert Craig (1877–1944), Irish painter * James Craig (actor) (1912–1985), American actor * James Craig (''General Hospital''), fictional character on television, a.k.a. Jerry Jacks * ...
(D) : . Samuel H. Woodson (A) : .
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) : .
Mason Tappan Mason Weare Tappan (October 20, 1817 – October 25, 1886) was a New Hampshire state representative, a U.S. congressman from 1855 to 1861, a colonel during the American Civil War and the New Hampshire Attorney General. He was born in Newpor ...
(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

: .
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) : . Garnett Adrain (ALD) : .
Jetur R. Riggs Jetur Rose Riggs (June 20, 1809 – November 5, 1869) was an American Anti-Lecompton Democrat who represented in the U.S. representative for one term from 1859 to 1861. Early life and career Born near Drakesville (now known as the Ledgewood ...
(ALD) : .
William Pennington William Pennington (May 4, 1796 – February 16, 1862) was an American politician and lawyer. He was the 13th governor of New Jersey from 1837 to 1843. He served one term in the United States House of Representatives, during which he served as ...
(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 * '' ...

: . Luther C. Carter (R) : . James Humphrey (R) : .
Daniel Sickles Daniel Edgar Sickles (October 20, 1819May 3, 1914) was an American politician, soldier, and diplomat. Born to a wealthy family in New York City, Sickles was involved in a number of scandals, most notably the 1859 homicide of his wife's lover, U. ...
(D) : .
Thomas J. Barr Thomas Jefferson Barr (1812 – March 27, 1881) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from New York, serving one term from 1859 to 1861. Biography Born in New York City, New York in 1812, Barr attended the public schools. Career ...
(ID) : . William B. Maclay (D) : . John Cochrane (D) : . George Briggs (R) : .
Horace F. Clark Horace Francis Clark (November 29, 1815 – June 19, 1873) was an American politician and railroad executive who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1857 to 1861. Biography Clark was born in Southbury, Connecticut o ...
(ALD) : .
John B. Haskin John Bussing Haskin (August 27, 1821 – September 18, 1895) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1857 to 1861. Biography Born in Fordham, Bronx, New York, Haskin attended t ...
(ALD) : .
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) : . William S. Kenyon (R) : . Charles L. Beale (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) : . John H. Reynolds (ALD) : .
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) : . George W. Palmer (R) : .
Francis E. Spinner Francis Elias Spinner (January 21, 1802 – December 31, 1890) was an American politician from New York. He served as Treasurer of the United States from 1861 to 1875, and was the first administrator in the federal government to employ women for ...
(R) : .
Clark B. Cochrane Clark Betton Cochrane (May 31, 1815 – March 5, 1867) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from New York. Born in New Boston, New Hampshire, Cochrane moved to Montgomery County, New York. He was graduated from Uni ...
(R) : . James H. Graham (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) : . M. Lindley Lee (R) : .
Charles B. Hoard Charles Brooks Hoard (June 5, 1805 – November 20, 1886) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Biography Born in Springfield, Vermont, Hoard attended the public schools. He moved to Antwerp, New York, where he trained as a clerk, watch rep ...
(R) : . Charles B. Sedgwick (R) : .
Martin Butterfield Martin Butterfield (December 8, 1790 – August 6, 1866) was a farmer and businessman from Palmyra, New York. He was most notable for his service as a United States Representative from 1859 to 1861. Biography Butterfield was born in Westmorelan ...
(R) : .
Emory B. Pottle Emory Bemsley Pottle (July 4, 1815 – April 18, 1891) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Born in Naples, New York, Pottle pursued classical studies at Penn Yan (New York) Academy. He studied law with the firm of Sibley & Worden in Ca ...
(R) : . Alfred Wells (R) : . William Irvine (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) : . Silas M. Burroughs (R), until June 3, 1860 ::
Edwin R. Reynolds Edwin Ruthvin Reynolds (February 16, 1816 – July 4, 1908) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Biography Born in Fort Ann, New York, he was son of Linus J. Reynolds (1790-1838) and Alice (Baker) Reynolds. Linus Reynolds was the editor ...
(R), from December 5, 1860 : .
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

: .
William N. H. Smith William Nathan Harrell Smith (September 24, 1812 – November 14, 1889) was a United States Representative from North Carolina, and a chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. Biography William N. H. Smith was born in Murfreesboro, North ...
(O) : .
Thomas Ruffin Thomas Ruffin (1787–1870) was an American jurist and justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court from 1829 to 1852 and again from 1858 to 1859. He was chief justice of that Court from 1833 to 1852. Biography Thomas Ruffin was born on November ...
(D) : . Warren Winslow (D) : . Lawrence O'Bryan Branch (D) : . John Gilmer (O) : . James M. Leach (O) : . F. Burton Craige (D) : .
Zebulon Vance Zebulon Baird Vance (May 13, 1830 – April 14, 1894) was the 37th and 43rd governor of North Carolina, a U.S. Senator from North Carolina, and a Confederate officer during the American Civil War. A prolific writer and noted public speak ...
(O)


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) : . William Howard (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) : . Benjamin Stanton (R) : . John Carey (R) : .
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) : . Charles D. Martin (D) : .
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) : .
Cyrus Spink Cyrus Spink (March 24, 1793 – May 31, 1859) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Ohio for three month in 1859 prior to his death in office. Biography Born in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, Spink moved to ...
(R), until May 31, 1859 ::
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), from October 11, 1859 : .
William Helmick William Helmick (September 6, 1817 – March 31, 1888) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1859 to 1861. Biography Born near Canton, Ohio, Helmick attended the public schools and ...
(R) : .
Cydnor B. Tompkins Cydnor Bailey Tompkins (November 8, 1810 – July 23, 1862) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1857 to 1861. He was the father of Emmett Tompkins. Biography Born near St. Clairsvi ...
(R) : . Thomas C. Theaker (R) : .
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) : .
Edward Wade Edward Wade (November 22, 1802 – August 13, 1866) was an American lawyer and politician who served four terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1853 to 1861. He was the brother of Benjamin Franklin Wade. Biography Born in West Springfi ...
(R) : . John Hutchins (R) : . John Bingham (R)


Oregon

: .
Lansing Stout Lansing Stout (March 27, 1828 – March 4, 1871) was an American politician and lawyer. He was the second person elected to the United States House of Representatives from the state of Oregon. A New York native, he also served in both the Calif ...
(D)


Pennsylvania

: . Thomas B. Florence (D) : . Edward Joy Morris (R) : .
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 Millward William Millward (June 30, 1822 – November 28, 1871) was an Opposition Party and Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania Biography Millward was born in the old district of Northern Liberties in Phi ...
(R) : . John Wood (R) : . John Hickman (ALD) : . Henry C. Longnecker (R) : .
John Schwartz John Schwartz (October 27, 1793 – June 20, 1860) was an Anti-Lecompton Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania from 1859 to 1860. Biography Schwartz was born in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania t ...
(ALD), until June 20, 1860 :: Jacob K. McKenty (D), from December 3, 1860 : . 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) : .
William H. Dimmick William Harrison Dimmick (December 20, 1815 – August 2, 1861) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 13th congressi ...
(D) : .
Galusha A. Grow Galusha Aaron Grow (August 31, 1823 – March 31, 1907) was an American politician, lawyer, writer and businessman, who served as 24th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1861 to 1863. Elected as a Democrat in the 1850 congressiona ...
(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) : . Benjamin F. Junkin (R) : . 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) : . William Montgomery (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) : . William Stewart (R) : .
Chapin Hall Chapin Hall (July 12, 1816 – September 12, 1879) was a Republican United States Representative from Pennsylvania. He served as Representative from 1859 until 1861. Biographer Chapin Hall was born in Busti, New York. He attended the c ...
(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

: . Christopher Robinson (R) : .
William D. Brayton William Daniel Brayton (November 6, 1815 – June 30, 1887) was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island. Born in Warwick, Rhode Island, Brayton attended Kent Academy in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. Brayton spent two years in Brown University ...
(R)


South Carolina

: .
John McQueen John McQueen (February 9, 1804 – August 30, 1867) was an American lawyer and politician. He was U.S. Representative from South Carolina and a member of the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War. Early life and educatio ...
(D), until December 21, 1860 : . William P. Miles (D), until December 21, 1860 : .
Laurence M. Keitt Laurence Massillon Keitt (October 4, 1824 – June 2, 1864) was an American planter, lawyer, politician, and soldier from South Carolina. During his tenure in the United States House of Representatives, he was included in several lists of Fire- ...
(D), until December 1860 : .
Milledge L. Bonham Milledge Luke Bonham (December 25, 1813August 27, 1890) was an American politician and Congressman. He was later the 70th Governor of South Carolina from 1862 until 1864, and a Confederate General during the American Civil War. Early life and ...
(D), until December 21, 1860 : .
John D. Ashmore John Durant Ashmore (August 18, 1819 – December 5, 1871) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina, and a cousin of Robert T. Ashmore. Early life and education Born in Greenville District, South Carolina, Ashmore attended the common scho ...
(D), until December 21, 1860 : . William W. Boyce (D), until December 21, 1860


Tennessee

: . Thomas A. R. Nelson (O) : .
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 ...
(O) : . Reese B. Brabson (O) : .
William B. Stokes William Brickly Stokes (September 9, 1814 – March 14, 1897) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee. He also served as colonel of the 5th Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry d ...
(O) : .
Robert H. Hatton Robert Hopkins Hatton (November 2, 1826 – May 31, 1862) was a lawyer and politician from Tennessee. He was a state legislator and United States House of Representatives, US Representative, and a Confederate States Army, Confederate gene ...
(O) : .
James H. Thomas James Houston Thomas (September 22, 1808 – August 4, 1876) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 6th congressional district. Biography Thomas was born in Iredell County, North Car ...
(D) : . John V. Wright (D) : . James M. Quarles (O) : . Emerson Etheridge (O) : . William T. Avery (D)


Texas

: .
John H. Reagan John Henninger Reagan (October 8, 1818March 6, 1905) was an American politician from Texas. A Democrat, Reagan resigned from the U.S. House of Representatives when Texas seceded from the Union and joined the Confederate States of America. He s ...
(D) : .
Andrew J. Hamilton Andrew Jackson Hamilton (January 28, 1815 – April 11, 1875) was an American politician during the third quarter of the 19th century. He was a lawyer, state representative, military governor of Texas, as well as the 11th Governor of Texas during ...
(ID)


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) : . Homer E. Royce (R)


Virginia

: .
Muscoe R. H. Garnett Muscoe Russell Hunter Garnett (July 25, 1821 – February 14, 1864), was a nineteenth-century politician and lawyer from Virginia. Early life Garnett was born on his family’s "Elmwood (Loretto, Virginia), Elmwood" estate located near Loretto ...
(D) : .
John S. Millson John Singleton Millson (October 1, 1808 – March 1, 1874) was an American lawyer and politician who served six consecutive terms as a U.S. Representative from Virginia from 1849 to 1861. Biography Born in Norfolk, Virginia, Millson purs ...
(D) : . Daniel C. De Jarnette (ID) : . William Goode (D), until July 3, 1859 :: Roger A. Pryor (D), from December 7, 1859 : .
Thomas S. Bocock Thomas Salem Bocock (May 18, 1815 – August 5, 1891) was a Confederate politician and lawyer from Virginia. After serving as an antebellum United States Congressman, he was the speaker of the Confederate States House of Representatives durin ...
(D) : .
Shelton Leake Shelton Farrar Leake (November 30, 1812 – March 4, 1884) was a nineteenth-century politician, lawyer and teacher from Virginia. He served as Virginia’s first lieutenant governor from 1852 to 1856. He also served two non-consecutive terms ...
(ID) : . William Smith (D) : .
Alexander Boteler Alexander Robinson Boteler (May 16, 1815 – May 8, 1892) was a nineteenth-century planter turned businessman, as well as artist, writer, lawyer, Confederate States of America, Confederate officer, philanthropist and politician from Shepherdstown ...
(O) : .
John T. Harris John Thomas Harris (May 8, 1823 – October 14, 1899) was a nineteenth-century politician, lawyer and judge from Virginia. He was often referred to after the American Civil War as "Judge Harris", even after his election to Congress. He was ...
(ID) : .
Sherrard Clemens Sherrard Clemens (April 28, 1820 – June 30, 1881) was a nineteenth-century politician and lawyer from Virginia and Missouri. He was a cousin to author Samuel L. Clemens (a.k.a. Mark Twain). The unincorporated community of Sherrard in Mars ...
(D) : .
Albert G. Jenkins Albert Gallatin Jenkins (November 10, 1830 – May 21, 1864) was a Virginia attorney, planter, slaveholder, politician and soldier from what would become West Virginia during the American Civil War. He served in the United States Congress and ...
(D) : .
Henry A. Edmundson Henry Alonzo Edmundson (June 14, 1814 – December 16, 1890) was a nineteenth-century Virginia lawyer, congressman, farmer, slaveowner and Confederate officer. Early and family life Born in Blacksburg, Virginia on either June 8 or 14 and ...
(D) : .
Elbert S. Martin Elbert Sevier Martin (ca. 1829 – September 3, 1876) was a nineteenth-century Congressman and newspaper publisher from Virginia. He was the brother of John Preston Martin. Biography Born near Jonesville, Virginia, Martin attended the publi ...
(ID)


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) : . Cadwallader C. Washburn (R) : .
Charles H. Larrabee Charles Hathaway Larrabee (November 9, 1820January 20, 1883) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician from Dodge County, Wisconsin. He served one term in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Wisconsin's 3rd congressional dist ...
(D)


Non-voting members

: .
Marcus J. Parrott Marcus Junius Parrott (October 27, 1828 – October 4, 1879) was a delegate to Congress from the Kansas Territory from 1857 until 1861. Biography Parrott was born in Hamburg, South Carolina, on October 27, 1828. He attended the local schools, a ...
(R), until January 29, 1861 : . Experience Estabrook, until May 18, 1860 ::
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), from May 18, 1860 : . Miguel A. Otero (D) : .
William H. Hooper William Henry Hooper (December 25, 1813 – December 30, 1882) was a U.S. Congressional delegate from the Territory of Utah, United States. Born in Cambridge, Maryland, Hooper attended the common schools. He engaged in mercantile pursuits and ...
(D) : . Isaac Stevens (D)


Changes in membership

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


Senate

* Replacements: 4 ** Democrats (D): no net change ** Republicans (R): no net change * Deaths: 1 * Resignations: 1 * Interim appointments: 1 * Withdrawals: 13 * Total seats with changes: 16 , - , Oregon
(2) , Vacant , Successor elected late due to legislature's failure to elect. , , Edward D. Baker (R) , October 2, 1860 , - ,
California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...

(1) , ,
David C. Broderick David Colbreth Broderick (February 4, 1820 – September 16, 1859) was an attorney and politician, elected by the legislature as Democratic U.S. Senator from California. Born in Washington, DC, to Irish immigrant parents, he lived in New York un ...
(D) , Died September 16, 1859, after taking part in a duel he participated in, which he was unlucky.
Interim successor was appointed to continue the term. , ,
Henry P. Haun Henry Peter Haun (January 18, 1815 – June 6, 1860) was a California Judge, farmer, and U.S. Senator from California. He was appointed by Governor John B. Weller to serve out Senator David C. Broderick's term following his predecessor's death in ...
(D) , November 3, 1859 , - , Texas
(1) , , Matthias Ward (D) , Interim appointee lost nomination to finish the term
Successor elected December 5, 1859. , , Louis Wigfall (D) , December 5, 1859 , - ,
California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...

(1) , ,
Henry P. Haun Henry Peter Haun (January 18, 1815 – June 6, 1860) was a California Judge, farmer, and U.S. Senator from California. He was appointed by Governor John B. Weller to serve out Senator David C. Broderick's term following his predecessor's death in ...
(D) , Interim appointee lost election to finish the term
Successor elected March 5, 1860. , ,
Milton 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) , March 5, 1860 , - , South Carolina
(2) , , James Chesnut Jr. (D) , Withdrew November 10, 1860. , Vacant , Not filled this Congress , - , South Carolina
(3) , , James H. Hammond (D) , Withdrew November 11, 1860. , Vacant , Not filled this Congress , - , Mississippi
(2) , ,
Albert G. Brown Albert Gallatin Brown (May 31, 1813June 12, 1880) was Governor of Mississippi from 1844 to 1848 and a Democratic United States Senator from Mississippi from 1854 to 1861, when he withdrew during secession. Early life He was born to Joseph and ...
(D) , Withdrew January 12, 1861. , Vacant , Not filled this Congress , - , Maine
(1) , , Hannibal Hamlin (R) , Resigned January 17, 1861, to become Vice President of the United States.
Successor elected January 17, 1861. , ,
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) , January 17, 1861 , - ,
Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama (state song), Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville, Alabama, Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County, Al ...

(3) , ,
Benjamin Fitzpatrick Benjamin Fitzpatrick (June 30, 1802 – November 21, 1869) was the 11th Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama and a United States Senator from that state. He was a Democrat. Early life Born in Greene County, Georgia, Fitzpatrick was orphaned at ...
(D) , Withdrew January 21, 1861. , Vacant , Not filled this Congress , - ,
Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama (state song), Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville, Alabama, Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County, Al ...

(2) , , Clement C. Clay (D) , Withdrew January 21, 1861. , Vacant , Not filled this Congress , - ,
Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...

(1) , ,
Stephen Mallory Stephen Russell Mallory (1812 – November 9, 1873) was a Democratic senator from Florida from 1851 to the secession of his home state and the outbreak of the American Civil War. For much of that period, he was chairman of the Committee on Na ...
(D) , Withdrew January 21, 1861. , Vacant , Not filled this Congress , - ,
Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...

(3) , ,
David L. Yulee David Levy Yulee (born David Levy; June 12, 1810 – October 10, 1886) was an American politician and attorney. Born on the island of St. Thomas, then under British control, he was of Sephardic Jewish ancestry: His father was a Sephardi from Mo ...
(D) , Withdrew January 21, 1861. , Vacant , Not filled this Congress , - , Mississippi
(1) , ,
Jefferson Davis Jefferson F. Davis (June 3, 1808December 6, 1889) was an American politician who served as the president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865. He represented Mississippi in the United States Senate and the House of Representatives as a ...
(D) , Withdrew January 21, 1861. , Vacant , Not filled this Congress , - ,
Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

(3) , ,
Alfred Iverson Sr. Alfred Iverson Sr. (December 3, 1798March 4, 1873) was a United States representative and United States Senate, Senator from Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. Early life Born in Liberty County, Georgia, Liberty County, he attended private schools a ...
(D) , Withdrew January 28, 1861. , Vacant , Not filled this Congress , - ,
Kansas Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the ...

(2) , New seat , New state admitted to the Union January 29, 1861
Senator was not elected until the next Congress. , Vacant , Not filled this Congress , - ,
Kansas Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the ...

(3) , New seat , New state admitted to the Union January 29, 1861
Senator was not elected until the next Congress. , Vacant , Not filled this Congress , - ,
Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

(2) , ,
Robert Toombs Robert Augustus Toombs (July 2, 1810 – December 15, 1885) was an American politician from Georgia, who was an important figure in the formation of the Confederacy. From a privileged background as a wealthy planter and slaveholder, Toomb ...
(D) , Withdrew February 4, 1861. , Vacant , Not filled this Congress , - , Louisiana
(2) , , Judah P. Benjamin (D) , Withdrew February 4, 1861. , Vacant , Not filled this Congress , - , Louisiana
(3) , , John Slidell (D) , Withdrew February 4, 1861. , Vacant , Not filled this Congress , - , Tennessee
(2) , ,
Alfred O. P. Nicholson Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson (August 31, 1808March 23, 1876), was a lawyer, newspaper editor, banker, and politician from Tennessee. A Democrat, he was twice a US Senator from that state. Biography Nicholson was born near Franklin, Tennessee, in ...
(D) , Withdrew March 3, 1861. , Vacant , Not filled this Congress


House of Representatives

* Replacements: 7 ** Democrats (D): no net change ** Republicans (R): 1 seat net loss ** Anti-Lecompton Democrats (LD): 1 seat net gain * Deaths: 4 * Resignations: 3 * Contested election: 1 * Withdrawals: 28 * Total seats with changes: 41 , - , , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Vacancy in term , , John A. McClernand (D) , Seated November 8, 1859 , - , , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Brown could not take seat because he had not yet attained age required by the
US Constitution The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America. It superseded the Articles of Confederation, the nation's first constitution, in 1789. Originally comprising seven articles, it delineates the nation ...
, , John Y. Brown (D) , Seated December 3, 1860 , - , , ,
Cyrus Spink Cyrus Spink (March 24, 1793 – May 31, 1859) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Ohio for three month in 1859 prior to his death in office. Biography Born in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, Spink moved to ...
(R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died May 31, 1859 , ,
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) , Seated October 11, 1859 , - , , , William Goode (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died July 3, 1859 , , Roger A. Pryor (D) , Seated December 7, 1859 , - , , , George B. Cooper (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Lost contested election May 15, 1860 , ,
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) , Seated May 15, 1860 , - , , Experience Estabrook , style="font-size:80%" , Lost contested election May 18, 1860 , ,
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) , Seated May 18, 1860 , - , , , Silas M. Burroughs (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died June 3, 1860 , ,
Edwin R. Reynolds Edwin Ruthvin Reynolds (February 16, 1816 – July 4, 1908) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Biography Born in Fort Ann, New York, he was son of Linus J. Reynolds (1790-1838) and Alice (Baker) Reynolds. Linus Reynolds was the editor ...
(R) , Seated December 5, 1860 , - , , , John R. Barret (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Lost contested election June 8, 1860 , , William A. Howard (R) , Seated June 8, 1860 , - , , ,
John Schwartz John Schwartz (October 27, 1793 – June 20, 1860) was an Anti-Lecompton Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania from 1859 to 1860. Biography Schwartz was born in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania t ...
(ALD) , style="font-size:80%" , Died June 20, 1860 , , Jacob K. McKenty (D) , Seated December 3, 1860 , - , , , William A. Howard (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned June 25, 1860 , , John R. Barret (D) , Seated December 3, 1860 , - , , , Lucius Q. C. Lamar II (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Retired December ???, 1860 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , ,
Laurence M. Keitt Laurence Massillon Keitt (October 4, 1824 – June 2, 1864) was an American planter, lawyer, politician, and soldier from South Carolina. During his tenure in the United States House of Representatives, he was included in several lists of Fire- ...
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Retired December ???, 1860 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , ,
John McQueen John McQueen (February 9, 1804 – August 30, 1867) was an American lawyer and politician. He was U.S. Representative from South Carolina and a member of the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War. Early life and educatio ...
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Retired December 21, 1860 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , , William P. Miles (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Retired December 21, 1860 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , ,
Milledge L. Bonham Milledge Luke Bonham (December 25, 1813August 27, 1890) was an American politician and Congressman. He was later the 70th Governor of South Carolina from 1862 until 1864, and a Confederate General during the American Civil War. Early life and ...
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Retired December 21, 1860 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , ,
John D. Ashmore John Durant Ashmore (August 18, 1819 – December 5, 1871) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina, and a cousin of Robert T. Ashmore. Early life and education Born in Greenville District, South Carolina, Ashmore attended the common scho ...
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Retired December 21, 1860 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , , William W. Boyce (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Retired December 21, 1860 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , ,
Israel Washburn Jr. Israel Washburn Jr. (June 6, 1813 – May 12, 1883) was a United States political figure who was the Governor of Maine from 1861 to 1863. Originally a member of the Whig Party, he later became a founding member of the Republican Party. In 184 ...
(R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 1, 1861, after being elected Governor of Maine , ,
Stephen Coburn Stephen Coburn (November 11, 1817 – July 4, 1882) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Maine. He was brother to Maine Governor Abner Coburn and the father of Louise Helen Coburn, the founder of Sigma Ka ...
(R) , Seated January 2, 1861 , - , , ,
Reuben Davis Reuben Davis may refer to: * Reuben Davis (American football) (born 1965), American football player * Reuben Davis (representative) (1813–1890), United States representative See also

* Reuben Davis House, Aberdeen, Mississippi * Reuben Davie ...
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Withdrew January 12, 1861 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , , William Barksdale (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Withdrew January 12, 1861 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , ,
Otho R. Singleton Otho Robards Singleton (October 14, 1814 – January 11, 1889) was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi and a member of the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War. Born near Nicholasville, Kentucky, Singleton attended th ...
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Withdrew January 12, 1861 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , ,
John J. McRae John Jones McRae (January 10, 1815May 31, 1868) was an American politician in Mississippi. A United States Democratic Party, Democrat, He also represented Mississippi in the United States Senate in 1851 and 1852, in the U.S. Congress in the 35th ...
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Withdrew January 12, 1861 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , ,
James A. Stallworth James Adams Stallworth (April 7, 1822 – August 31, 1861) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Alabama. Born in Evergreen, Conecuh County, Alabama, Evergreen, Alabama, Stallworth attended Old Field Piney Wo ...
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Withdrew January 21, 1861 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , ,
James L. Pugh James Lawrence Pugh (December 12, 1820March 9, 1907) was a U.S. senator from Alabama, as well as a member of the Confederate Congress during the American Civil War. Biography Pugh was born in Burke County, Georgia, and moved to Alabama in 18 ...
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Withdrew January 21, 1861 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , ,
David Clopton David Clopton (September 29, 1820 – February 5, 1892) was a prominent Alabama politician. Biography Clopton was born in Putnam County, Georgia near Milledgeville, Ga., on September 29, 1820. He attended the county schools and Edenton Academy ...
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Withdrew January 21, 1861 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , ,
Sydenham Moore Sydenham Moore (May 25, 1817 – August 20, 1862) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama. Early life Born in Rutherford County, Tennessee, Moore pursued classical studies. He attended the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa 1833-1836. He stud ...
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Withdrew January 21, 1861 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , , George S. Houston (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Withdrew January 21, 1861 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , , Jabez L. M. Curry (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Withdrew January 21, 1861 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , , George S. Hawkins (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Withdrew January 21, 1861 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , , Peter E. Love (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Retired January 23, 1861 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , , Martin J. Crawford (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Withdrew January 23, 1861 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , , Thomas Hardeman Jr. (O) , style="font-size:80%" , Withdrew January 23, 1861 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , ,
Lucius J. Gartrell Lucius Jeremiah Gartrell (January 7, 1821 – April 7, 1891) was an American politician and lawyer, as well as general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Early life and education Gartrell was born near Washingt ...
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Retired January 23, 1861 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , , John W. H. Underwood (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Withdrew January 23, 1861 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , , James Jackson (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Retired January 23, 1861 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , ,
Joshua Hill Joshua or Josh Hill may refer to: * Joshua Hill (baseball) (born 1983), Australian baseball player * Joshua Hill (Pitcairn Island leader) (1773–c. 1844), American adventurer * Joshua Hill (politician) (1812–1891), American politician * Josh ...
(O) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 23, 1861 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , , John J. Jones (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Withdrew January 23, 1861 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , ,
Marcus J. Parrott Marcus Junius Parrott (October 27, 1828 – October 4, 1879) was a delegate to Congress from the Kansas Territory from 1857 until 1861. Biography Parrott was born in Hamburg, South Carolina, on October 27, 1828. He attended the local schools, a ...
(R) , style="font-size:80%" , Kansas was admitted to the Union January 29, 1861 , colspan=2 , Seat eliminated , - , , New Seat , style="font-size:80%" , Kansas was admitted to the Union January 29, 1861 , , Martin F. Conway (R) , Seated January 29, 1861 , - , , ,
Williamson R. W. Cobb Williamson Robert Winfield Cobb (June 8, 1807 – November 1, 1864) was an American politician who served the state of Alabama in the U.S. House of Representatives between 1847 and 1861. Biography He was born in Rhea County, Tennessee on June ...
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Withdrew January 30, 1861 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , , Miles Taylor (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Withdrew February 5, 1861 , Vacant , Not filled this term


Committees

Lists of committees and their party leaders.


Senate

* Alter and Improve Senate Chamber (Select) * Amendments to the Constitution (Select) * Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman:
Andrew Johnson Andrew Johnson (December 29, 1808July 31, 1875) was the 17th president of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869. He assumed the presidency as he was vice president at the time of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Johnson was a Dem ...
) * Banks of the District of Columbia (Select) * Circulation of Bank Notes in the District of Columbia (Select) *
Claims Claim may refer to: * Claim (legal) * Claim of Right Act 1689 * Claims-based identity * Claim (philosophy) * Land claim * A ''main contention'', see conclusion of law * Patent claim * The assertion of a proposition; see Douglas N. Walton ...
(Chairman:
Alfred Iverson Jr. Alfred Iverson Jr. (February 14, 1829 – March 31, 1911) was a lawyer, an officer in the Mexican–American War, a U.S. Army cavalry officer, and a Confederate general in the American Civil War. He served in the 1862–63 campaigns of the Army of ...
) * Commerce (Chairman: Clement Claiborne Clay) * Comptroller William Medill (Select) * Distributing Public Revenue Among the States (Select) * District of Columbia (Chairman:
Albert G. Brown Albert Gallatin Brown (May 31, 1813June 12, 1880) was Governor of Mississippi from 1844 to 1848 and a Democratic United States Senator from Mississippi from 1854 to 1861, when he withdrew during secession. Early life He was born to Joseph and ...
) * Duties of Imports (Select) *
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 ...
(Chairman:
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 ...
) * Foreign Relations (Chairman:
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 ...
) * French Spoilations (Select) * Harpers Ferry Invasion (Select) * Indian Affairs (Chairman:
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 ...
) * Judiciary (Chairman:
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, ...
) * Memorial of Houmas Lands Settlers (Select) * Military Affairs (Chairman:
Jefferson Davis Jefferson F. Davis (June 3, 1808December 6, 1889) was an American politician who served as the president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865. He represented Mississippi in the United States Senate and the House of Representatives as a ...
) * Naval Affairs (Chairman:
Stephen Mallory Stephen Russell Mallory (1812 – November 9, 1873) was a Democratic senator from Florida from 1851 to the secession of his home state and the outbreak of the American Civil War. For much of that period, he was chairman of the Committee on Na ...
) * Ordnance and War Ships (Select) * Pacific Railroad (Select) * Patents and the Patent Office (Chairman:
William Bigler William Bigler (January 1, 1814August 9, 1880) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democrat as the 12th Governor of Pennsylvania from 1852 to 1855 and as a member of the United States Senate for Pennsylvania from 1856 ...
) *
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 ...
(Chairman: N/A) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: N/A) * Printing (Chairman: N/A) * Public Printing Investigation (Select) * Private Land Claims (Chairman: N/A) * Public Lands (Chairman: Robert W. Johnson) * Retrenchment (Chairman: N/A) * Revolutionary Claims (Chairman: N/A) * Tariff Regulation (Select) * Territories (Chairman: N/A) * Thirteen on the Disturbed Condition of the Country (Select) * Whole


House of Representatives

* Accounts (Chairman:
Francis E. Spinner Francis Elias Spinner (January 21, 1802 – December 31, 1890) was an American politician from New York. He served as Treasurer of the United States from 1861 to 1875, and was the first administrator in the federal government to employ women for ...
) * Agriculture (Chairman:
Martin Butterfield Martin Butterfield (December 8, 1790 – August 6, 1866) was a farmer and businessman from Palmyra, New York. He was most notable for his service as a United States Representative from 1859 to 1861. Biography Butterfield was born in Westmorelan ...
) *
Claims Claim may refer to: * Claim (legal) * Claim of Right Act 1689 * Claims-based identity * Claim (philosophy) * Land claim * A ''main contention'', see conclusion of law * Patent claim * The assertion of a proposition; see Douglas N. Walton ...
(Chairman: John Hickman) * Commerce (Chairman: Elihu B. Washburne) * District of Columbia (Chairman: Luther C. Carter) * Elections (Chairman:
John A. Gilmer John Adams Gilmer (November 4, 1805 – May 4, 1868) was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina. Gilmer was born in Guilford County, North Carolina near Greensboro. His parents were Robert Shaw Gilmer and Anne Forbes. He was the br ...
) * Engraving (Chairman:
Garnett B. Adrain Garnett Bowditch Adrain (December 15, 1815 in New York City – August 17, 1878 in New Brunswick, New Jersey) was an American Democratic Party politician, who was a two-term member of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey fr ...
) * Expenditures in the Interior Department (Chairman: N/A) * Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman: Robert Hatton) * Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman: George W. Palmer) * Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman:
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. ...
) * Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman:
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 ...
) * Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman: William Stewart) * Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman:
William D. Brayton William Daniel Brayton (November 6, 1815 – June 30, 1887) was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island. Born in Warwick, Rhode Island, Brayton attended Kent Academy in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. Brayton spent two years in Brown University ...
) *
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 ...
(Chairman:
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 ...
) * Indian Affairs (Chairman: Emerson Etheridge) * Invalid Pensions (Chairman:
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 ...
) * Judiciary (Chairman: John Hickman) * Manufactures (Chairman: Charles F. Adams) *
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 ...
(Chairman:
John D. Ashmore John Durant Ashmore (August 18, 1819 – December 5, 1871) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina, and a cousin of Robert T. Ashmore. Early life and education Born in Greenville District, South Carolina, Ashmore attended the common scho ...
) * Military Affairs (Chairman: Benjamin Stanton) * Militia (Chairman:
Cydnor B. Tompkins Cydnor Bailey Tompkins (November 8, 1810 – July 23, 1862) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1857 to 1861. He was the father of Emmett Tompkins. Biography Born near St. Clairsvi ...
) * Naval Affairs (Chairman:
Freeman H. Morse Freeman Harlow Morse (February 18, 1807 – February 5, 1891) was a United States representative from Maine. Early life and education He was born in Bath, Massachusetts (now in Maine) on February 18, 1807. He attended private schools and the ...
) *
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 ...
(Chairman:
William Millward William Millward (June 30, 1822 – November 28, 1871) was an Opposition Party and Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania Biography Millward was born in the old district of Northern Liberties in Phi ...
) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Schuyler Colfax) * Private Land Claims (Chairman: Cadwallader C. Washburn) * Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman:
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 ...
) * Public Expenditures (Chairman:
John B. Haskin John Bussing Haskin (August 27, 1821 – September 18, 1895) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1857 to 1861. Biography Born in Fordham, Bronx, New York, Haskin attended t ...
) * Public Lands (Chairman: Eli Thayer) * Revisal and Unfinished Business (Chairman: John A. Logan) * Revolutionary Claims (Chairman:
George N. Briggs George Nixon Briggs (April 12, 1796 – September 12, 1861) was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts. A Whig, Briggs served for twelve years in the United States House of Representatives, and served seven one-year terms as the 1 ...
) * Revolutionary Pensions (Chairman:
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 ...
) * Roads and Canals (Chairman:
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 ...
) * Rules (Select) * Standards of Official Conduct * Territories (Chairman:
Galusha A. Grow Galusha Aaron Grow (August 31, 1823 – March 31, 1907) was an American politician, lawyer, writer and businessman, who served as 24th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1861 to 1863. Elected as a Democrat in the 1850 congressiona ...
) * Ways and Means (Chairman: John Sherman) * Whole


Joint committees

* Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Sen. Henry Haun then Sen.
Willard Saulsbury Sr. Willard Saulsbury Sr. (June 2, 1820 – April 6, 1892) was an American lawyer and politician from Georgetown, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, who served as Attorney General of Delaware, U.S. Senator from Delaware and Chance ...
) * The Library (Chairman: Rep.
John U. Pettit John Upfold Pettit (September 11, 1820 – March 21, 1881) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1855 to 1861. Biography Born in Fabi ...
) * Printing (Chairman: Rep.
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, ...
) * Making Arrangements for Inaugurating Washington's Statue


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) *
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 ...
(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 Silva Meehan John Silva Meehan (6 February 1790 – 24 April 1863) was an American printer and publisher. He was the fourth Librarian of the United States Congress from 1829 to 1861. Meehan, a United States Democratic party member, was appointed Librarian of ...


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 ...
:
Stephen P. Hill Stephen P. Hill (1806–1884) was a Baptist clergyman who served as Chaplain of the Senate. Early life Stephen Prescott Hill was born in Salem, Massachusetts, on April 17, 1806. He was educated at Waterville College, Brown University (Class ...
( Baptist), until December 15, 1859 **
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), elected December 15, 1859 * 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 ...
* 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 ...


House of Representatives

* Clerk:
James C. Allen James Cameron Allen (January 29, 1822 – January 30, 1912) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Shelby County, Kentucky to Benjamin and Margaret (née Youel) Allen, the seventh of ten childre ...
, until February 3, 1860 **
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 February 3, 1860 *
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 ...
: None * Doorkeeper: Robert B. Hackney, until February 6, 1860 ** George Marston, elected February 6, 1860 *
Messenger ''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, Geoche ...
:
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), ...
: Josiah M. Lucas * Reading Clerks: * Sergeant at Arms:
Adam J. Glossbrenner Adam John Glossbrenner (August 31, 1810 – March 1, 1889) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography Adam J. Glossbrenner was born in Hagerstown, Maryland. He learned the art of printing, and be ...
, until February 3, 1860 **
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 ...
, from February 3, 1860


See also

*
United States elections, 1858 The 1858 United States elections occurred in the middle of Democratic Party (United States), Democratic President James Buchanan's term and marked the end of the transitional period between the Second Party System and the Third Party System. Memb ...
(elections leading to this Congress) ** United States Senate elections, 1858 and 1859 ** United States House of Representatives elections, 1858 and 1859 * United States elections, 1860 (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress) ** 1860 United States presidential election ** United States Senate elections, 1860 and 1861 **
United States House of Representatives elections, 1860 United may refer to: Places * United, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community * United, West Virginia, an unincorporated community Arts and entertainment Films * ''United'' (2003 film), a Norwegian film * ''United'' (2011 film), a BBC Two fi ...


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