The 33rd United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the

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and the

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. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1853, to March 4, 1855, during the first two years of the

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of U.S. President Franklin Pierce. During this session, the Kansas–Nebraska Act was passed, an act that soon led to the creation of the Republican Party. The apportionment of seats in the

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was based on the Seventh Census of the United States in 1850. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.

Major events

* March 4, 1853: Franklin Pierce became 14th President of the United States * April 18, 1853: Vice President William R. King died * July 8, 1853: Commodore

Matthew C. Perry Matthew Calbraith Perry (April 10, 1794 – March 4, 1858) was a commodore of the United States Navy who commanded ships in several wars, including the War of 1812 and the Mexican–American War (1846–1848). He played a leading role in the o ...

arrived in Edo Bay with a request for a trade treaty * December 30, 1853: Gadsden Purchase: The United States bought land from Mexico to facilitate railroad building in the Southwest * March 20, 1854: Republican Party founded

Major legislation

* May 30, 1854: Kansas–Nebraska Act, ch. 59, * March 3, 1855: The

U.S. Congress The United States Congress is the legislature of the federal government of the United States. It is bicameral, composed of a lower body, the House of Representatives, and an upper body, the Senate. It meets in the U.S. Capitol in Washin ...

appropriates $30,000 to create the

U.S. Camel Corps The United States Camel Corps was a mid-19th-century experiment by the United States Army in using camels as pack animals in the Southwestern United States. Although the camels proved to be hardy and well suited to travel through the region, th ...

Treaties

* January 26, 1854:

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 Chim ...

signed * March 31, 1854:

Convention of Kanagawa The Convention of Kanagawa, also known as the Kanagawa Treaty (, ''Kanagawa Jōyaku'') or the Japan–US Treaty of Peace and Amity (, ''Nichibei Washin Jōyaku''), was a treaty signed between the United States and the Tokugawa Shogunate on March ...

signed with the Japanese government, opening the ports of Shimoda and Hakodate to American trade

Territories organized

* May 30, 1854 – Kansas Territory was organized. * May 30, 1854 –

Nebraska Territory The Territory of Nebraska was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 30, 1854, until March 1, 1867, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Nebraska. The Nebrask ...

was organized.

Party summary

Senate

House of Representatives

For the beginning of this congress, the size of the House was increased from 233 seats to 234 seats, following the 1850 United States Census (See ).

Leadership

Senate

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: William R. King (D), until April 18, 1853; vacant thereafter. * President pro tempore: David R. Atchison (D), until December 4, 1854 ** Lewis Cass (D), December 4, 1854 **

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 ...

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House of Representatives

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: Linn Boyd (D) * Democratic Caucus Chairman: Edson B. Olds

Members

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

Senate

Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 1856; Class 2 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1858; and Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1854. The United States consisted of 31 states during this Congress. :'' Skip to House of Representatives, below''

Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County , LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham , area_total_km2 = 135,765 ...

: 2. Clement C. Clay Jr. (D), from November 29, 1853 : 3. Benjamin Fitzpatrick (D)

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 O ...

: 2. William K. Sebastian (D) : 3.

Solon Borland Solon Borland (September 21, 1808 – January 1, 1864) was an American physician who served as a United States Senator from Arkansas from 1848 to 1853. In later life, he served as an officer of the Confederate States Army who commanded a cavalry ...

(D), until April 11, 1853 :: Robert W. Johnson (D), from July 6, 1853

California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...

: 1. John B. Weller (D) : 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 ...

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

: 1. Isaac Toucey (D) : 3.

Truman Smith Truman Smith (November 27, 1791 – May 3, 1884) was a Whig member of the United States Senate from Connecticut from 1849 to 1854 and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut's 4th and 5th congressional districts ...

(W), until May 24, 1854 :: Francis Gillette (FS), from May 24, 1854

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. John M. Clayton (W)

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

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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 Nav ...

(D) : 3. Jackson Morton (W)

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 ...

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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) : 3. William C. Dawson (W)

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

: 2. Stephen A. Douglas (D) : 3. James Shields (D)

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

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(D) : 3. John Pettit (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 th ...

: 2.

George Wallace Jones George Wallace Jones (April 12, 1804 – July 22, 1896) was an American frontiersman, entrepreneur, attorney, and judge, was among the first two United States Senators to represent the state of Iowa after it was admitted to the Union in 1846 ...

(D) : 3. Augustus C. Dodge (D), until February 22, 1855

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 ...

: 2. John B. Thompson (A) : 3. Archibald Dixon (W)

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

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Judah P. Benjamin Judah Philip Benjamin, QC (August 6, 1811 – May 6, 1884) was a United States senator from Louisiana, a Cabinet officer of the Confederate States and, after his escape to the United Kingdom at the end of the American Civil War, an English ba ...

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John Slidell John Slidell (1793July 9, 1871) was an American politician, lawyer, and businessman. A native of New York, Slidell moved to Louisiana as a young man and became a Representative and Senator. He was one of two Confederate diplomats captured by the ...

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

: 1.

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

(D) : 2. William Pitt Fessenden (W), from February 10, 1854

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

: 1. Thomas Pratt (W) : 3. James Pearce (W)

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Charles Sumner Charles Sumner (January 6, 1811March 11, 1874) was an American statesman and United States Senator from Massachusetts. As an academic lawyer and a powerful orator, Sumner was the leader of the anti-slavery forces in the state and a leader of th ...

(FS) : 2.

Edward Everett Edward Everett (April 11, 1794 – January 15, 1865) was an American politician, Unitarian pastor, educator, diplomat, and orator from Massachusetts. Everett, as a Whig, served as U.S. representative, U.S. senator, the 15th governor of Mass ...

(W), until June 1, 1854 :: Julius Rockwell (W), from June 3, 1854, until January 31, 1855 :: Henry Wilson (FS), from January 31, 1855

Michigan Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and ...

: 1. Lewis Cass (D) : 2. Charles E. Stuart (D)

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

: 1. Stephen Adams (D) : 2. Albert G. Brown (D), from January 7, 1854

Missouri Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas t ...

: 1. Henry S. Geyer (W) : 3. David R. Atchison (D)

New Hampshire New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the nor ...

: 2. Charles G. Atherton (D), until November 15, 1853 ::

Jared W. Williams Jared Warner Williams (December 22, 1796September 29, 1864) was an American lawyer and politician from Lancaster, New Hampshire, who was a U.S. representative, the 21st governor of New Hampshire 1847 to 1849 and a United States senator. Biogra ...

(D), from November 29, 1853, until July 15, 1854 : 3. Moses Norris Jr. (D), until January 11, 1855 ::

John S. Wells John Sullivan Wells (October 18, 1803August 1, 1860) was a United States senator from New Hampshire. Born in Durham, he attended Pembroke Academy, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1828 and practiced in Guildhall, Vermont from 1828 to 183 ...

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

: 1. John R. Thomson (D) : 2. William Wright (D)

New York

: 1. Hamilton Fish (W) : 3.

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

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

: 2. David S. Reid (D), from December 6, 1854 : 3. George E. Badger (W)

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

: 1.

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

(W) : 3. Salmon P. Chase (FS)

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

: 1. Richard Brodhead (D) : 3. James Cooper (W)

Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area and the seventh-least populous, with slightly fewer than 1.1 million residents as of 2020, but it ...

: 1. Charles T. James (D) : 2. Philip Allen (D), from July 20, 1853

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

: 2. Josiah J. Evans (D) : 3. Andrew Butler (D)

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

: 1. James C. Jones (W) : 2. John Bell (W)

Texas Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...

: 1. Thomas J. Rusk (D) : 2. Samuel Houston (D)

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

: 1. Solomon Foot (W) : 3. Samuel S. Phelps (W), until March 16, 1854 :: Lawrence Brainerd (FS), from October 14, 1854

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

: 1. James M. Mason (D) : 2. Robert M. T. Hunter (D)

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

: 1. Henry Dodge (D) : 3.

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

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House of Representatives

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

Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County , LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham , area_total_km2 = 135,765 ...

: . Philip Phillips (D) : . James Abercrombie (W) : . Sampson W. Harris (D) : . William R. Smith (D) : . George S. Houston (D) : . Williamson R. W. Cobb (D) : . James F. Dowdell (D)

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 O ...

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Alfred B. Greenwood Alfred Burton Greenwood (July 11, 1811 – October 4, 1889) was an American attorney and a politician; he was elected to the United States and Confederate congresses as a Democrat. In 1859 he was appointed under President James Buchanan a ...

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Edward A. Warren Edward Allen Warren (May 2, 1818 – July 2, 1875) was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas. Early life and education Edward Allen Warren was born in Greene County, Alabama, on May 2, 1818, to Robert H. Warren and Lydia A. Minter Warren. He re ...

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California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...

Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. : . Milton Latham (D) : .

James A. McDougall James Alexander McDougall (November 19, 1817 – September 3, 1867) was an American Lawyer, attorney and politician elected to statewide office in two U.S. states, then to the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate. ...

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

: . James T. Pratt (D) : . Colin M. Ingersoll (D) : . Nathan Belcher (D) : .

Origen S. Seymour Origen Storrs Seymour (February 9, 1804 – August 12, 1881) was a Democratic Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1850 and the Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court from 1873 to 1874. He was an unsuccessful candidate ...

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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 ...

: . George Read Riddle (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 ...

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Augustus Maxwell Augustus Emmet Maxwell (September 21, 1820 – May 5, 1903) was an American lawyer and politician. Maxwell served in a number of political positions in the State of Florida including as one of Florida's Senators to the Confederate States Cong ...

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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 ...

: . James L. Seward (D) : . Alfred H. Colquitt (D) : . David J. Bailey (D) : . William B. W. Dent (D) : . Elijah W. Chastain (D) : .

Junius Hillyer Junius Hillyer (April 23, 1807 – June 21, 1886) was an American lawyer, judge, and politician who served two terms in the United States Congress. Early years and education Junius Hillyer was born in Wilkes County, Georgia, on April 23, 180 ...

(D) : . David A. Reese (W) : .

Alexander Stephens Alexander Hamilton Stephens (February 11, 1812 – March 4, 1883) was an American politician who served as the vice president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865, and later as the 50th governor of Georgia from 1882 until his death in 1 ...

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

: . Elihu B. Washburne (W) : . John Wentworth (D) : .

Jesse O. Norton Jesse Olds Norton (December 25, 1812 – August 3, 1875) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Illinois. Biography Born in Bennington, Vermont, Norton attended Bennington Academy and was graduated from Williams ...

(W) : . James Knox (W) : . William A. Richardson (D) : . Richard Yates (W) : . James C. Allen (D) : . William H. Bissell (ID) : . Willis Allen (D)

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

: . Smith Miller (D) : .

William H. English William Hayden English (August 27, 1822 – February 7, 1896) was an American politician. He served as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1853 to 1861 and was the Democratic Party's nominee for Vice President of the United States i ...

(D) : . Cyrus L. Dunham (D) : . James H. Lane (D) : . Samuel W. Parker (W) : . Thomas A. Hendricks (D) : . John G. Davis (D) : . Daniel Mace (D) : .

Norman Eddy Norman S. Eddy (December 10, 1810 – January 28, 1872) was an American politician and military officer. Early life Norman S. Eddy was born on December 10, 1810, in Scipio, New York. He attended common schools. He graduated from Cazenovia Semina ...

(D) : . Ebenezer M. Chamberlain (D) : . Andrew J. Harlan (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 th ...

: . Bernhart Henn (D) : . John P. Cook (W)

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 ...

: . Linn Boyd (D) : . Benjamin E. Grey (W) : . Presley Ewing (W), until September 27, 1854 :: Francis Bristow (W), from December 4, 1854 : . James Chrisman (D) : . Clement S. Hill (W) : . John M. Elliott (D) : . William Preston (W) : . John C. Breckinridge (D) : . Leander Cox (W) : . Richard H. Stanton (D)

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

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William Dunbar William Dunbar (born 1459 or 1460 – died by 1530) was a Scottish makar, or court poet, active in the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. He was closely associated with the court of King James IV and produced a large body of work i ...

(D) : . Theodore G. Hunt (W) : . John Perkins Jr. (D) : . Roland Jones (D)

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

: . Moses MacDonald (D) : . Samuel Mayall (D) : . E. Wilder Farley (W) : . Samuel P. Benson (W) : . Israel Washburn Jr. (W) : . Thomas J. D. Fuller (D)

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

: . John R. Franklin (W) : . Jacob Shower (D) : .

Joshua Van Sant Joshua Van Sant (December 31, 1803 – April 8, 1884) was a United States Congressional representative from Maryland. He served as mayor of Baltimore from 1871 to 1875. Background Van Sant was born in Millington in Kent County, Maryland. He ...

(D) : . Henry May (D) : .

William T. Hamilton William Thomas Hamilton (September 8, 1820October 26, 1888), a member of the United States Democratic Party, was the 38th Governor of Maryland in the United States from 1880 to 1884. He also served in the United States Senate, representing the ...

(D) : . Augustus R. Sollers (W)

Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut Massachusett_writing_systems.html" ;"title="nowiki/> məhswatʃəwiːsət.html" ;"title="Massachusett writing systems">məhswatʃəwiːsət">Massachusett writing systems">məhswatʃəwiːsət'' En ...

: . Zeno Scudder (W), until March 4, 1854 :: Thomas D. Eliot (W), from April 17, 1854 : . Samuel L. Crocker (W) : . J. Wiley Edmands (W) : .

Samuel H. Walley Samuel Hurd Walley (August 31, 1805 – August 27, 1877) was a Massachusetts businessman and politician who served as Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and as a member of the U.S. representative from Massachusetts. Ear ...

(W) : . William Appleton (W) : . Charles W. Upham (W) : .

Nathaniel P. Banks Nathaniel Prentice (or Prentiss) Banks (January 30, 1816 – September 1, 1894) was an American politician from Massachusetts and a Union general during the Civil War. A millworker by background, Banks was prominent in local debating societies, ...

(D) : . Tappan Wentworth (W) : .

Alexander De Witt Alexander De Witt (April 2, 1798 – January 13, 1879) was a 19th-century American politician from the state of Massachusetts. Born in New Braintree, Massachusetts, De Witt worked in textile manufacturing in Oxford, Massachusetts. Active in pol ...

(FS) : . Edward Dickinson (W) : . John Z. Goodrich (W)

Michigan Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and ...

: . David Stuart (D) : . David A. Noble (D) : . Samuel Clark (D) : . Hestor L. Stevens (D)

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

: . Daniel B. Wright (D) : . William T. S. Barry (D) : . Otho R. Singleton (D) : . Wiley P. Harris (D) : .

William Barksdale William Barksdale (August 21, 1821 – July 3, 1863) was a lawyer, newspaper editor, US Representative, and Confederate general in the American Civil War. A staunch secessionist, he was mortally wounded during the Battle of Gettysburg while he ...

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Missouri Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas t ...

: . Thomas H. Benton (D) : . Alfred W. Lamb (D) : . James J. Lindley (W) : . Mordecai Oliver (W) : . John G. Miller (W) : . John S. Phelps (D) : . Samuel Caruthers (W)

New Hampshire New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the nor ...

: . George W. Kittredge (D) : . George W. Morrison (D) : . Harry Hibbard (D)

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

: . Nathan T. Stratton (D) : . Charles Skelton (D) : . Samuel Lilly (D) : . George Vail (D) : . Alexander C. M. Pennington (W)

New York

: . James Maurice (D) : . Thomas W. Cumming (D) : . Hiram Walbridge (D) : . Michael Walsh (D) : .

William M. Tweed William Magear Tweed (April 3, 1823 – April 12, 1878), often erroneously referred to as William "Marcy" Tweed (see below), and widely known as "Boss" Tweed, was an American politician most notable for being the political boss of Tammany ...

(D) : . John Wheeler (D) : . William A. Walker (D) : . Francis B. Cutting (D) : . Jared V. Peck (D) : . William Murray (D) : . Theodoric R. Westbrook (D) : . Gilbert Dean (D), until July 3, 1854 :: Isaac Teller (W), from November 7, 1854 : . Russell Sage (W) : .

Rufus W. Peckham Rufus W. Peckham (November 8, 1838 – October 24, 1909) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1895 to 1909, and is the most recent Democratic nominee approved by a Republican-majori ...

(D) : . Charles Hughes (D) : . George A. Simmons (W) : .

Bishop Perkins Bishop Perkins (September 5, 1787 in Becket, Massachusetts – November 20, 1866 in Ogdensburg, New York) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a United States representative from New York from 1853 to 1855. Biography H ...

(D) : . Peter Rowe (D) : . George W. Chase (W) : . Orsamus B. Matteson (W) : . Henry Bennett (W) : . Gerrit Smith (FS), until August 7, 1854 :: Henry C. Goodwin (W), from November 7, 1854 : .

Caleb Lyon Caleb Lyon (December 7, 1822 – September 8, 1875) was Governor of Idaho Territory from 1864 to 1865 during the last half of the American Civil War. Biography Caleb Lyon was the son of Marietta Henrietta Dupont (1788–1869) and Caleb Lyon ...

(I) : . Daniel T. Jones (D) : . Edwin B. Morgan (W) : . Andrew Oliver (D) : . John J. Taylor (D) : . George Hastings (D) : . Azariah Boody (W) until October 13, 1853 :: Davis Carpenter (W), from November 8, 1853 : . Benjamin Pringle (W) : . Thomas T. Flagler (W) : . Solomon G. Haven (W) : .

Reuben Fenton Reuben Eaton Fenton (July 4, 1819August 25, 1885) was an American merchant and politician from New York. In the mid- 19th Century, he served as a U.S. Representative, a U.S. Senator, and as Governor of New York. Early life Fenton was bor ...

(D)

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

: . Henry M. Shaw (D) : . Thomas H. Ruffin (D) : . William S. Ashe (D) : . Sion H. Rogers (W) : . John Kerr Jr. (W) : . Richard C. Puryear (W) : . F. Burton Craige (D) : . Thomas L. Clingman (D)

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

: . David T. Disney (D) : .

John Scott Harrison John Scott Harrison (October 4, 1804 – May 25, 1878) was an American farmer and politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio. He was a son of U.S. president William Henry Harrison and First Lady An ...

(W) : . Lewis D. Campbell (W) : . Matthias H. Nichols (D) : . Alfred P. Edgerton (D) : . Andrew Ellison (D) : . Aaron Harlan (W) : . Moses B. Corwin (W) : . Frederick W. Green (D) : .

John L. Taylor John Lampkin Taylor (March 7, 1805 – September 6, 1870) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Ohio for four terms from 1847 to 1855. Biography Born in Stafford County, near Fredericksburg, Virginia, Taylo ...

(W) : . Thomas Ritchey (D) : . Edson B. Olds (D) : . William D. Lindsley (D) : .

Harvey H. Johnson Harvey Hull Johnson (September 7, 1808 – February 4, 1896) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio for one term from 1853 to 1855. Biography Born in West Rutland, Vermont, Johnson attended the common schools and Middlebury Academy. He studied ...

(D) : . William R. Sapp (W) : . Edward Ball (W) : .

Wilson Shannon Wilson Shannon (February 24, 1802 – August 30, 1877) was a Democratic politician from Ohio and Kansas. He served as the 14th and 16th governor of Ohio, and was the first Ohio governor born in the state. He was the second governor of the Kansas ...

(D) : . George Bliss (D) : . Edward Wade (FS) : . Joshua R. Giddings (FS) : . Andrew Stuart (D)

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

: . Thomas B. Florence (D) : . Joseph R. Chandler (W) : . John Robbins Jr. (D) : . William H. Witte (D) : . John McNair (D) : . William Everhart (W) : . Samuel A. Bridges (D) : . Henry A. Muhlenberg (D), until January 9, 1854 :: J. Glancey Jones (D), from February 4, 1854 : . Isaac E. Hiester (W) : . Ner A. Middleswarth (W) : . Christian M. Straub (D) : . Hendrick B. Wright (D) : .

Asa Packer Asa Packer (December 29, 1805May 17, 1879) was an American businessman who pioneered railroad construction, was active in Pennsylvania politics, and founded Lehigh University. He was a conservative and religious man who reflected the image of th ...

(D) : . Galusha A. Grow (D) : . James Gamble (D) : . William H. Kurtz (D) : . Samuel L. Russell (W) : . John McCulloch (W) : .

Augustus Drum Augustus Drum (November 26, 1815 – September 15, 1858) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography Augustus Drum was born in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. He received private instruction and a ...

(D) : . John L. Dawson (D) : . David Ritchie (W) : . Thomas M. Howe (W) : . Michael C. Trout (D) : . Carlton B. Curtis (D) : . John Dick (W)

Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area and the seventh-least populous, with slightly fewer than 1.1 million residents as of 2020, but it ...

: . Thomas Davis (D) : . Benjamin B. Thurston (D)

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

: . John McQueen (D) : . William Aiken Jr. (D) : . Laurence M. Keitt (D) : .

Preston Brooks Preston Smith Brooks (August 5, 1819 – January 27, 1857) was an American politician and member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina, serving from 1853 until his resignation in July 1856 and again from August 1856 until his ...

(D) : . James L. Orr (D) : . William W. Boyce (D)

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

: .

Brookins Campbell Brookins Campbell (1808December 25, 1853) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 1st congressional district of Tennessee. Biography He was born in Washington County, Tennessee in 1808. He a ...

(D), until December 25, 1853 :: Nathaniel G. Taylor (W), from March 30, 1854 : . William M. Churchwell (D) : . Samuel A. Smith (D) : . William Cullom (W) : . Charles Ready (W) : . George W. Jones (D) : . Robert M. Bugg (W) : . Felix K. Zollicoffer (W) : . Emerson Etheridge (W) : . Frederick P. Stanton (D)

Texas Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...

: . George W. Smyth (D) : . Peter H. Bell (D)

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

: .

James Meacham James Meacham (August 16, 1810 – August 23, 1856) was an American politician, minister and professor. He served as a U.S. Representative from Vermont from 1849 until his death. Early life Meacham was born in Rutland Town, Vermont to Lew ...

(W) : .

Andrew Tracy Andrew Tracy (December 15, 1797 – October 28, 1868) was an American politician, teacher and lawyer. He served as a U.S. Representative from Vermont. Early life Tracy was born in Hartford, Vermont, to James Tracy and Mercy Richmond Tracy. He ...

(W) : . Alvah Sabin (W)

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

: . Thomas H. Bayly (D) : . John S. Millson (D) : . John Caskie (D) : . William Goode (D) : . Thomas S. Bocock (D) : . Paulus Powell (D) : . William Smith (D) : . Charles J. Faulkner (D) : .

John Letcher John Letcher (March 29, 1813January 26, 1884) was an American lawyer, journalist, and politician. He served as a Representative in the United States Congress, was the 34th Governor of Virginia during the American Civil War, and later served in ...

(D) : . Zedekiah Kidwell (D) : . John F. Snodgrass (D), until June 5, 1854 :: Charles S. Lewis (D), from December 4, 1854 : . Henry A. Edmundson (D) : . LaFayette McMullen (D)

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

: .

Daniel Wells Jr. Daniel Wells, Jr., (July 16, 1808March 18, 1902) was an American railroad businessman, Democratic politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He served two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives (1853–1857), representing Wisconsin. Biograp ...

(D) : . Ben C. Eastman (D) : . John B. Macy (D)

Non-voting members

: . John W. Whitfield (D), from December 20, 1854 : . Henry M. Rice (D) : . Napoleon B. Giddings (D), from January 5, 1855 : . José Manuel Gallegos (D) : .

Joseph Lane Joseph "Joe" Lane (December 14, 1801 – April 19, 1881) was an American politician and soldier. He was a state legislator representing Evansville, Indiana, and then served in the Mexican–American War, becoming a general. President James K. ...

(D) : . John M. Bernhisel : . Columbia Lancaster (D), from April 12, 1854 33 us house membership

Changes in membership

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

Senate

* Replacements: 7 ** Democratic Party (United States), Democrats (D): 2 seat net gain ** Whig Party (United States), Whigs (W): 2 seat net loss ** Free Soil Party, Free Soilers (FS): 2 seat net gain ** Know Nothing Party, Know Nothing (A): 1 seat net gain * Deaths: 2 * Resignations: 4 * Interim appointments: 1 * Total seats with changes: 13 , - ,

Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area and the seventh-least populous, with slightly fewer than 1.1 million residents as of 2020, but it ...

(2) , Vacant , Failure to elect.
Successor was elected July 20, 1853. , , Philip Allen (Rhode Island politician), Philip Allen (D) , July 20, 1853 , - ,

Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County , LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham , area_total_km2 = 135,765 ...

(2) , Vacant , Failure to elect.
Successor elected November 29, 1853. , , Clement Claiborne Clay, Clement C. Clay (D) , November 29, 1853 , - ,

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 ...

(2) , Vacant , Failure to elect.
Successor elected January 7, 1854. , , Albert G. Brown (D) , January 7, 1854 , - ,

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

(2) , Vacant , Failure to elect.
Successor was elected February 10, 1854. , , William P. Fessenden (W) , February 10, 1854 , - ,

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

(2) , Vacant , Failure to elect.
Successor was elected December 6, 1854. , , David Settle Reid, David Reid (D) , December 6, 1854 , - ,

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 O ...

(3) , ,

(D) , Resigned April 11, 1853, after being appointed United States Ambassador to Nicaragua, U.S. Minister to Nicaragua and other Central American Republics.
Successor appointed July 6, 1853. , , Robert W. Johnson (D) , July 6, 1853 , - ,

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 ...

(3) , , Pierre Soulé (D) , Resigned April 11, 1853, after being appointed United States Ambassador to Spain, U.S. Minister to Spain.
Successor elected December 5, 1853. , ,

(D) , December 5, 1853 , - ,

New Hampshire New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the nor ...

(2) , , Charles G. Atherton (D) , Died November 15, 1853. , ,

(D) , November 29, 1853 , - ,

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

(3) , , Samuel S. Phelps (W) , Senate declared not entitled to seat March 16, 1854.
Successor elected October 14, 1854. , , Lawrence Brainerd (W) , October 14, 1854 , - ,

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 capita ...

(3) , ,

(W) , Resigned May 24, 1854.
Successor was elected May 24, 1854. , , Francis Gillette (W) , May 24, 1854 , - ,

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(W) , Resigned June 1, 1854
Successor was appointed to serve until a new successor was elected. , , Julius Rockwell (W) , June 3, 1854 , - ,

(2) , ,

(D) , Resigned August 4, 1854. , Vacant , Not filled this term , - ,

(3) , , Moses Norris Jr. (D) , Died January 11, 1855.
Successor appointed January 16, 1855, to finish the term. , ,

(D) , January 16, 1855 , - ,

(2) , , Julius Rockwell (W) , Successor elected January 31, 1855. , , Henry Wilson (A) , January 31, 1855 , - ,

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 th ...

(3) , , Augustus C. Dodge (D) , Resigned February 22, 1855, after being appointed United States Ambassador to Spain, U.S. Minister to Spain. , Vacant , Not filled this term

House of Representatives

* Replacements: 7 ** Democratic Party (United States), Democrats (D): 2 seat net loss ** Whig Party (United States), Whigs (W): 3 seat net gain ** Free Soil Party, Free Soilers (FS): 1 seat net loss * Deaths: 4 * Resignations: 4 * Total seats with changes: 8 , - , , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , New seat established after Washington became a territory near the end of previous Congress. Seat was vacant until April 12, 1854. , , Columbia Lancaster (D) , Seated April 12, 1854 , - , , , Azariah Boody (W) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned on October 13, 1853 , , Davis Carpenter (W) , Seated November 8, 1853 , - , , ,

(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died December 25, 1853 , , Nathaniel G. Taylor (W) , Seated March 30, 1854 , - , , , Henry A. Muhlenberg (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died January 9, 1854 , , Jehu Glancy Jones, J. Glancy Jones (D) , Seated February 4, 1854 , - , , , Zeno Scudder (W) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned March 4, 1854 , , Thomas D. Eliot (W) , Seated April 17, 1854 , - , , New seat , style="font-size:80%" , New seat established after Kansas became a territory May 30, 1854. Seat was vacant until December 20, 1854. , , John Wilkins Whitfield, John W. Whitfield (D) , Seated December 20, 1854 , - , , New seat , style="font-size:80%" , New seat established after Nebraska became a territory May 30, 1854. Seat was vacant until January 5, 1855. , , Napoleon Bonaparte Giddings, Napoleon B. Giddings (D) , Seated December 5, 1855 , - , , , John F. Snodgrass (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died June 5, 1854 , , Charles S. Lewis (D) , Seated December 4, 1854 , - , , , Gilbert Dean (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned July 3, 1854, after being appointed justice of the New York Court of Appeals, Supreme Court of New York , , Isaac Teller (W) , Seated November 7, 1854 , - , , , Gerrit Smith (W) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned August 7, 1854 , , Henry C. Goodwin (W) , Seated November 7, 1854 , - , , , Presley Ewing (W) , style="font-size:80%" , Died September 27, 1854 , , Francis Bristow (W) , Seated December 4, 1854

Committees

List of committees and their party leaders.

Senate

* United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Chairman: Philip Allen (Rhode Island politician), Philip Allen) * United States Senate Select Committee on the American Association for the Promotion of Science, American Association for the Promotion of Science (Select) * United States Senate Select Committee on Atmospheric Telegraph Between Washington and Baltimore, Atmospheric Telegraph Between Washington and Baltimore (Select) * United States Senate Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate, Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman: Josiah J. Evans) * United States Senate Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman: Richard Brodhead) * United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Commerce (Chairman:

) * United States Senate Select Committee on Distributing Public Revenue Among the States, Distributing Public Revenue Among the States (Select) * United States Senate Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman: Moses Norris Jr.) * United States Senate Committee on Engrossed Bills, Engrossed Bills (Chairman: Benjamin Fitzpatrick) * United States Senate Committee on Finance, Finance (Chairman: Robert M.T. Hunter) * United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Foreign Relations (Chairman: James M. Mason) * United States Senate Select Committee on French Spoilations, French Spoilations (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman: William K. Sebastian) * United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: Andrew P. Butler) * United States Senate Committee on the Library, Library (Chairman: James A. Pearce) * United States Senate Select Committee on Loss of Original Papers of Mark and Richard Bean, Loss of Original Papers of Mark and Richard Bean (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Manufactures, Manufactures (Chairman:

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

) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Ordnance and War Ships, Ordnance and War Ships (Select) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Pacific Railroad, Pacific Railroad (Select) (Chairman:

) * United States Senate Committee on Patents and the Patent Office, Patents and the Patent Office (Chairman: Charles T. James) * United States Senate Committee on Pensions, Pensions (Chairman:

) * United States Senate Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Thomas J. Rusk) * United States Senate Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman: Benjamin Fitzpatrick) * United States Senate Select Committee on Private Claims Commission, Private Claims Commission (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Private Land Claims, Private Land Claims (Chairman: John Pettit) * United States Senate Select Committee on Protection of Life and Health in Passenger Ships, Protection of Life and Health in Passenger Ships (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman:

) * United States Senate Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman: Augustus Dodge) * United States Senate Committee on Retrenchment, Retrenchment (Chairman: Stephen Adams) * United States Senate Committee on Revolutionary Claims, Revolutionary Claims (Chairman:

) * United States Senate Committee on Roads and Canals, Roads and Canals (Chairman:

) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Sickness on Emigrant Ships, Sickness on Emigrant Ships (Select) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Tariff Regulation, Tariff Regulation (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Territories, Territories (Chairman: Stephen A. Douglas) * Committee of the whole, Whole

House of Representatives

* United States House Committee on Accounts, Accounts (Chairman: Carlton B. Curtis) * United States House Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Chairman: John L. Dawson) * United States House Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman: Alfred P. Edgerton) * United States House Committee on Commerce, Commerce (Chairman: Frederick P. Stanton) * United States House Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman: William T. Hamilton) * United States House Committee on Elections, Elections (Chairman: Richard H. Stanton) * United States House Committee on Engraving, Engraving (Chairman: George R. Riddle) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Navy Department, Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman: Fayette McMullen) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department, Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman: Samuel Lilly) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the State Department, Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman:

) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury Department, Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman: David Stuart) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the War Department, Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman: George W. Kittredge) * United States House Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings, Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman: Henry A. Edmundson) * United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs (Chairman: Thomas H. Bayly) * United States House Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman: James L. Orr) * United States House Committee on Invalid Pensions, Invalid Pensions (Chairman: Thomas A. Hendricks) * United States House Committee on Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: Frederick P. Stanton) * United States House Committee on Manufactures, Manufactures (Chairman: John McNair) * United States House Committee on Mileage, Mileage (Chairman: Andrew J. Harlan) * United States House Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman: William H. Bissell) * United States House Committee on the Militia, Militia (Chairman: Elijah W. Chastain) * United States House Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman: Thomas S. Bocock) * United States House Committee on Patents, Patents (Chairman: Benjamin B. Thurston) * United States House Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Edson B. Olds) * United States House Committee on Private Land Claims, Private Land Claims (Chairman:

) * United States House Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Francis B. Craige) * United States House Committee on Public Expenditures, Public Expenditures (Chairman: William H. Kurtz) * United States House Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman: David T. Disney) * United States House Committee on Revisal and Unfinished Business, Revisal and Unfinished Business (Chairman: Williamson R. W. Cobb) * United States House Committee on Revolutionary Claims, Revolutionary Claims (Chairman: Rufus W. Peckham) * United States House Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, Revolutionary Pensions (Chairman: William M. Churchwell) * United States House Committee on Roads and Canals, Roads and Canals (Chairman: Cyrus L. Dunham) * United States House Select Committee on Rules, Rules (Select) * United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Standards of Official Conduct * United States House Committee on Territories, Territories (Chairman: William A. Richardson) * United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Ways and Means (Chairman: George S. Houston) * Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives), Whole

Joint committees

* United States Congress Joint Committee on Amending the Constitution on Presidential and Vice Presidential Elections, Amending the Constitution on Presidential and Vice Presidential Elections * United States Congress Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills, Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Sen.

) * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Library, The Library (Chairman: Joseph R. Chandler) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman: William Murray) * United States Congress Joint Committee on the San Francisco Disaster, San Francisco Disaster

Caucuses

* House Democratic Caucus, Democratic (House) * Senate Democratic Caucus, Democratic (Senate)

Employees

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

* Architect of the Capitol: Thomas U. Walter * Librarian of Congress: John Silva Meehan

Senate

* Chaplain of the United States Senate, Chaplain: Clement M. Butler (Episcopal Church in the United States of America, Episcopalian), until December 7, 1853 ** Henry Slicer (Methodism, Methodist), elected December 7, 1853 * Secretary of the United States Senate, Secretary: Asbury Dickins * Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, Sergeant at Arms: Robert Beale (Sergeant at Arms), Robert Beale, until March 17, 1853 ** Dunning R. McNair, elected March 17, 1853

House of Representatives

* Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, Chaplain: William H. Milburn (Methodism, Methodist) * Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk: John W. Forney * Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives, Doorkeeper: Zadock W. McKnew * Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives, Postmaster: John M. Johnson (Postmaster), John M. Johnson * Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Reading Clerks: * Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Sergeant at Arms: Adam J. Glossbrenner

Notes

References

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External links

Statutes at Large, 1789–1875

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U.S. House of Representatives: House History

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