The 35th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the

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

and the

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. It met in

Washington, D.C. ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, ...

from March 4, 1857, to March 4, 1859, during the first two years of James Buchanan's

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

. The apportionment of seats in the

House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entitles. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often c ...

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

Major events

* Panic of 1857 * March 4, 1857. James Buchanan became

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

* March 6, 1857:

Dred Scott v. Sandford ''Dred Scott v. Sandford'', 60 U.S. (19 How.) 393 (1857), was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that held the U.S. Constitution did not extend American citizenship to people of black African descent, enslaved or free; th ...

* July 18, 1857: Utah Expedition left

Fort Leavenworth Fort Leavenworth () is a United States Army installation located in Leavenworth County, Kansas, in the city of Leavenworth. Built in 1827, it is the second oldest active United States Army post west of Washington, D.C., and the oldest perma ...

, effectively beginning the

Utah War The Utah War (1857–1858), also known as the Utah Expedition, Utah Campaign, Buchanan's Blunder, the Mormon War, or the Mormon Rebellion was an armed confrontation between Mormon settlers in the Utah Territory and the armed forces of the US go ...

* August 21, 1858: First of the Lincoln-Douglas debates was held * March 3, 1859: Financial appropriations for the improvement and construction of lighthouses.

Major legislation

Treaties

* March 12, 1858: Treaty with the

Ponca The Ponca ( Páⁿka iyé: Páⁿka or Ppáⁿkka pronounced ) are a Midwestern Native American tribe of the Dhegihan branch of the Siouan language group. There are two federally recognized Ponca tribes: the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska and the Ponca ...

signed * April 19, 1858: Treaty with the

Yankton Sioux The Dakota (pronounced , Dakota language: ''Dakȟóta/Dakhóta'') are a Native American tribe and First Nations band government in North America. They compose two of the three main subcultures of the Sioux people, and are typically divided into ...

signed * July 29, 1858:

Harris Treaty Harris may refer to: Places Canada * Harris, Ontario * Northland Pyrite Mine (also known as Harris Mine) * Harris, Saskatchewan * Rural Municipality of Harris No. 316, Saskatchewan Scotland * Harris, Outer Hebrides (sometimes called the Isle ...

signed with Japan

States admitted

* May 11, 1858:

Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...

admitted as the 32nd state * February 14, 1859:

Oregon Oregon () is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho. T ...

admitted as the 33rd state

Party summary

Senate

During this congress, two Senate seats were added for each of the new states of

and

House of Representatives

During this congress, two House seats were added for the new state of

and one House seat was added for the new state of

Leadership

Senate

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university * President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ...

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) * President pro tempore: James M. Mason (D), March 4, 1857, only **

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

(D), elected March 14, 1857 **

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), elected December 7, 1857

House of Representatives

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: James L. Orr (D)

Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, 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 with this Congress, facing re-election in 1862; Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, facing re-election in 1858; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, facing re-election in 1860.

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 ...

: 3.

(D) : 2. Clement C. Clay Jr. (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. Robert W. Johnson (D)

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.

David C. Broderick David Colbreth Broderick (February 4, 1820 – September 16, 1859) was an attorney and politician, elected by the legislature as United States Democratic Party, Democratic United States Senate, U.S. Senator from California. Born in Washington, DC ...

(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 ...

(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 capita ...

: 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.

La Fayette S. Foster LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on Figure 8 ( ...

(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. Martin W. Bates (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 Nav ...

(D) : 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)

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) : 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)

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 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 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. James Harlan (R)

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.

John J. Crittenden John Jordan Crittenden (September 10, 1787 July 26, 1863) was an American statesman and politician from the U.S. state of Kentucky. He represented the state in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate and twice served as Unite ...

(A)

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 ...

: 2.

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 ...

(D) : 3.

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 ...

(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 ...

: 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 ...

(R) : 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 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.

Anthony Kennedy Anthony McLeod Kennedy (born July 23, 1936) is an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1988 until his retirement in 2018. He was nominated to the court in 1987 by Presid ...

(A) : 3.

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

(D)

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

: 1.

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 ...

(R) : 2.

Henry Wilson Henry Wilson (born Jeremiah Jones Colbath; February 16, 1812 – November 22, 1875) was an American politician who was the 18th vice president of the United States from 1873 until his death in 1875 and a senator from Massachusetts from 1855 to ...

(R)

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.

Zachariah Chandler Zachariah Chandler (December 10, 1813 – November 1, 1879) was an American businessman, politician, one of the founders of the Republican Party, whose radical wing he dominated as a lifelong abolitionist. He was mayor of Detroit, a four-term sena ...

(R) : 2. Charles E. Stuart (D)

Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...

: 1. Henry M. Rice (D), from May 11, 1858 (newly admitted state) : 2. James Shields (D), from May 11, 1858 (newly admitted state)

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. Jefferson Davis (D) : 2. Albert G. Brown (D)

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.

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 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. John P. Hale (R) : 3. James Bell (R), until May 26, 1857 :: Daniel Clark (R), from June 27, 1857

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. Preston King (R) : 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 ...

(R)

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 David Settle Reid (April 19, 1813 – June 19, 1891) was the List of Governors of North Carolina, 32nd Governor of North Carolina, governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1851 to 1854 and a U.S. Senator from December 1854 to March 1859 ...

(D) : 3.

Asa Biggs Asa Biggs (February 4, 1811 – March 6, 1878) was an American attorney, politician, and jurist who served as a member of both chambers of the United States Congress and as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for ...

(D), until May 5, 1858 :: Thomas L. Clingman (D), from May 7, 1858

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.

(R) : 3.

George E. Pugh George Ellis Pugh (November 28, 1822July 19, 1876) was a United States Democratic Party, Democratic politician from Ohio. He served in the United States Senate, U.S. Senate from 1855 to 1861. Early life Pugh was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was ...

(D)

Oregon Oregon () is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho. T ...

: 2.

Delazon Smith Delazon Smith (October 5, 1816November 19, 1860) was a Democratic Party politician who briefly represented the state of Oregon in the U.S. Senate in 1859. He served for less than one month (February 14 to March 3), making his term among the short ...

(D), from February 14, 1859 (newly admitted state) : 3.

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), from February 14, 1859 (newly admitted state)

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.

Simon Cameron Simon Cameron (March 8, 1799June 26, 1889) was an American businessman and politician who represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate and served as United States Secretary of War under President Abraham Lincoln at the start of the Americ ...

(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 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. James F. Simmons (R) : 2. Philip Allen (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 = ...

: 2.

Josiah J. Evans Josiah James Evans (November 27, 1786May 6, 1858) was a United States Senator from South Carolina from 1853 to 1858. Evans was born in Marlborough district in South Carolina and lived most of his life there and in Darlington district, South Car ...

(D), until May 6, 1858 :: Arthur P. Hayne (D), from May 11, 1858, until December 2, 1858 ::

James Chesnut Jr. James Chesnut Jr. (January 18, 1815 – February 1, 1885) was an American lawyer and politician, and a Confederate functionary. Chesnut, a lawyer prominent in South Carolina state politics, served as a Democratic United States Senator, sena ...

(D), from December 3, 1858 : 3.

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

(D), until May 25, 1857 :: James H. Hammond (D), from December 7, 1857

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. Andrew Johnson (D), from October 8, 1857 : 2. John Bell (A)

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.

(D), until July 29, 1857 :: J. Pinckney Henderson (D), November 9, 1857 - June 4, 1858 ::

Matthias Ward Matthias Ward (October 13, 1805 – October 5, 1861) was a lawyer and United States Senator from Texas. Early life Matthias Ward was born on October 13, 1805, in Elbert County, Georgia. Ward was raised in Madison County, Alabama. He attended an ...

(D), from September 27, 1858 : 2.

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

(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 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 (R)

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 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 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. James R. Doolittle (R) : 3.

Charles Durkee Charles H. Durkee (December 10, 1805January 14, 1870) was an American pioneer, Congressman, and United States Senator from Wisconsin. He was one of the founders of Kenosha, Wisconsin, and was a Governor of the Utah Territory in the last five ye ...

(R)

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 ...

: . James A. Stallworth (D) : .

Eli S. Shorter Eli Sims Shorter (March 15, 1823 – April 29, 1879) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama. Born in Monticello, Georgia, Shorter attended the common schools and was graduated in law from Yale College in 1844. He was admitted to the bar and ...

(D) : .

James F. Dowdell James Ferguson Dowdell (November 26, 1818 – September 6, 1871) was the second President of the East Alabama College, now known as Auburn University, from 1868 to 1870, and a U.S. Representative from Alabama.

(D) : . Sydenham Moore (D) : . George S. Houston (D) : . Williamson R. W. Cobb (D) : . Jabez L. M. Curry (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 ...

: .

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 ...

(D) : .

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 ...

(D)

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 ...

: .United States representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. Joseph C. McKibbin (D) : . Charles L. Scott (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 capita ...

: .

Ezra Clark Jr. Ezra Clark Jr. (September 12, 1813 – September 26, 1896) was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut. Born in Brattleboro, Vermont, Clark moved with his parents to Hartford, Connecticut, in 1819. He attended the public schools. He engaged ...

(R) : . Samuel Arnold (D) : . Sidney Dean (R) : . William D. Bishop (D)

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 ...

: .

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 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 ...

: . George S. Hawkins (D)

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) : . Martin J. Crawford (D) : . Robert P. Trippe (A) : . Lucius J. Gartrell (D) : . Augustus R. Wright (D) : . James Jackson (D) : . Joshua Hill (A) : .

Alexander H. 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 ...

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Elihu B. Washburne Elihu Benjamin Washburne (September 23, 1816 – October 22, 1887) was an Americans, American politician and diplomat. A member of the Washburn family, which played a prominent role in the early formation of the Republican Party (United States), ...

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Owen Lovejoy Owen Lovejoy (January 6, 1811 – March 25, 1864) was an American lawyer, Congregational minister, abolitionist, and Republican congressman from Illinois. He was also a "conductor" on the Underground Railroad. After his brother Elijah Lo ...

(R) : . William Kellogg (R) : . Isaac N. Morris (D) : . Thomas L. Harris (D), until November 24, 1858 :: Charles D. Hodges (D), from January 4, 1859 : . Aaron Shaw (D) : . Robert Smith (D) : .

Samuel S. Marshall Samuel Scott Marshall (March 12, 1821 – July 26, 1890) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Illinois. Early life and education Born near Shawneetown, Illinois, Marshall attended public and private schools i ...

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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 ...

: . James Lockhart (D), until September 7, 1857 :: William E. Niblack (D), from December 7, 1857 : .

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) : . James Hughes (D) : . James B. Foley (D) : . David Kilgore (R) : . James M. Gregg (D) : .

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 ...

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James Wilson James Wilson may refer to: Politicians and government officials Canada *James Wilson (Upper Canada politician) (1770–1847), English-born farmer and political figure in Upper Canada * James Crocket Wilson (1841–1899), Canadian MP from Quebe ...

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

(R) : . Samuel Brenton (R), until March 29, 1857 :: Charles Case (R), from December 7, 1857 : . John U. Pettit (R)

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 ...

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Samuel Curtis Samuel Curtis (born in Walworth, Surrey on 29 August 1779-died at La Chaire, Rozel Bay, Jersey, on 6 January 1860

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

: . Henry C. Burnett (D) : . Samuel O. Peyton (D) : . Warner L. Underwood (A) : . Albert G. Talbott (D) : . Joshua Jewett (D) : . John M. Elliott (D) : .

Humphrey Marshall Humphrey Marshall may refer to: *Humphry Marshall (1722–1801), botanist *Humphrey Marshall (general) (1812–1872), Confederate general in the American Civil War *Humphrey Marshall (politician) Humphrey Marshall (1760 – July 3, 1841) wa ...

(A) : . James B. Clay (D) : . John C. Mason (D) : .

John W. Stevenson John White Stevenson (May 4, 1812August 10, 1886) was the List of Governors of Kentucky, 25th governor of Kentucky and represented the state in both houses of the United States Congress, U.S. Congress. The son of former Speaker of the United St ...

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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 ...

: . George Eustis Jr. (A) : . Miles Taylor (D) : . Thomas G. Davidson (D) : .

John M. Sandidge John Milton Sandidge (January 7, 1817 – March 30, 1890) was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana. Biography Born near Carnesville, Georgia, Sandidge moved to Louisiana and became a planter. He served as colonel in the Mexican War. He served ...

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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 ...

: . John M. Wood (R) : . Charles J. Gilman (R) : .

Nehemiah Abbott Nehemiah Abbott (March 29, 1804 – July 26, 1877) was a United States representative from Maine. He was born in Sidney, studied law at the Litchfield, Connecticut Law School, was admitted to the bar in 1836 and began his practice at Calais, ...

(R) : . Freeman H. Morse (R) : . Israel Washburn Jr. (R) : . Stephen C. Foster (R)

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 ...

: . James A. Stewart (D) : . James B. Ricaud (A) : . J. Morrison Harris (A) : . Henry Winter Davis (A) : . Jacob M. Kunkel (D) : . Thomas F. Bowie (D)

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James Buffington James Lawrence Buffington (born May 15, 1922, Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania; died July 20, 1981, Englewood, New Jersey) was an Americans, American jazz, studio, and classical French horn, hornist. Buffington was a busy studio and jazz player on ...

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Linus B. Comins Linus Bacon Comins (November 29, 1817 – October 14, 1892) was a Massachusetts politician who served as Mayor of Roxbury, Massachusetts and as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts from 1855 to 1859. Early ...

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Anson Burlingame Anson Burlingame (November 14, 1820 – February 23, 1870) was an American lawyer, Republican/American Party legislator, diplomat, and abolitionist. As diplomat, he served as the U.S. minister to China (1862–1867) and then as China's envoy to ...

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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, ...

(R), until December 24, 1857 :: Daniel W. Gooch (R), from January 31, 1858 : . Chauncey L. Knapp (R) : .

Eli Thayer Eli Thayer (June 11, 1819 – April 15, 1899) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1857 to 1861. He was born in Mendon, Massachusetts. He graduated from Worcester Academy in 1840, from Brown University in 1845, and in ...

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Calvin C. Chaffee Calvin Clifford Chaffee (August 28, 1811 – August 8, 1896) was an American doctor and politician. He was an outspoken opponent of slavery. Life and work Born in Saratoga Springs, New York, Chaffee graduated from the medical school of Mid ...

(R) : . Henry L. Dawes (R)

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 ...

: . William A. Howard (R) : . Henry Waldron (R) : .

David S. Walbridge David Safford Walbridge (July 30, 1802 – June 15, 1868) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Walbridge was born in Bennington, Vermont, where he attended the common schools. He moved to New York in 1820 and engaged in mercantile ...

(R) : . De Witt C. Leach (R)

Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...

: . James M. Cavanaugh (D), from May 11, 1858 (newly admitted state) : . William W. Phelps (D), from May 11, 1858 (newly admitted state)

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

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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 ...

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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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John A. Quitman John Anthony Quitman (September 1, 1798 – July 17, 1858) was an American lawyer, politician, and soldier. As President of the Mississippi Senate, he served one month as Acting Governor of Mississippi (from December 3, 1835, to January 7, 1836) a ...

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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 ...

: . Francis P. Blair Jr. (R) : . Thomas L. Anderson (A) : .

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), from December 7, 1857 : . James Craig (D) : . Samuel H. Woodson (A) : . John S. Phelps (D) : .

Samuel Caruthers Samuel Caruthers (October 13, 1820 – July 20, 1860) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born in Madison County, Missouri, Caruthers graduated from Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tennessee. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar an ...

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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 ...

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James Pike James Albert Pike (February 14, 1913–) was an American Episcopal bishop, accused heretic, iconoclast, prolific writer, and one of the first mainline, charismatic religious figures to appear regularly on television. Pike's outspoken, and to s ...

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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 ...

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Aaron H. Cragin Aaron Harrison Cragin (February 3, 1821May 10, 1898) was an American politician and a United States Representative and Senator from New Hampshire. Early life Born in Weston, Vermont, Cragin completed preparatory studies, studied law, was admit ...

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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 ...

: . Isaiah D. Clawson (R) : . George R. Robbins (R) : .

Garnett 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 ...

(D) : . John Huyler (D) : . Jacob R. Wortendyke (D)

New York

: . John A. Searing (D) : . George Taylor (D) : . Daniel Sickles (D) : . John Kelly (D), until December 25, 1858 :: Thomas J. Barr (ID), from January 7, 1859 : .

William B. Maclay William Brown Maclay (March 20, 1812 – February 19, 1882) was an American newspaperman, lawyer, and politician who served five terms as a United States representative from New York from 1843 to 1849, and from 1857 to 1861. Biography Born ...

(D) : . John Cochrane (D) : .

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

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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 ...

(D) : . John B. Haskin (D) : .

Ambrose S. Murray Ambrose Spencer Murray (November 27, 1807 – November 9, 1885) was an American businessman and politician from New York. He is best known for his service as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from New York. Murray w ...

(R) : . William F. Russell (D) : . John Thompson (R) : . Abram B. Olin (R) : .

Erastus Corning Erastus Corning (December 14, 1794 – April 9, 1872) was an American businessman and politician from Albany, New York. A Democrat, he was most notable for his service as mayor of Albany from 1834 to 1837, in the New York State Senate from 1842 ...

(D) : . Edward Dodd (R) : . George W. Palmer (R) : . Francis E. Spinner (R) : . Clark B. Cochrane (R) : . Oliver A. Morse (R) : .

Orsamus B. Matteson Orsamus Benajah Matteson (August 28, 1805 – December 22, 1889) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Early life Orsamus Benajah Matteson was born on August 28, 1805, in a log cabin in Verona, New York. He was one of eleven children. He att ...

(R) : . Henry Bennett (R) : . Henry C. Goodwin (R) : . Charles B. Hoard (R) : .

Amos P. Granger Amos Phelps Granger (June 3, 1789 – August 20, 1866) was a U.S. Representative from New York, cousin of Francis Granger. Early life Granger was born in Suffield, Connecticut on June 3, 1789. He was the youngest of four children born to Dr. A ...

(R) : . Edwin B. Morgan (R) : . Emory B. Pottle (R) : . John M. Parker (R) : . William H. Kelsey (R) : . Samuel G. Andrews (R) : . Judson W. Sherman (R) : . Silas M. Burroughs (R) : . Israel T. Hatch (D) : .

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 ...

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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 ...

: . Henry M. Shaw (D) : . Thomas H. Ruffin (D) : .

Warren Winslow Warren Winslow (January 1, 1810 – August 16, 1862) was the 33rd Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1854 to 1855. Although first elected to the state senate in 1854, Winslow had a spectacular rise to Democratic Party leadership ...

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Lawrence O'Bryan Branch Lawrence O'Bryan Branch (November 28, 1820 – September 17, 1862) was a North Carolina representative in the U.S. Congress and a Confederate brigadier general in the American Civil War, killed at the Battle of Antietam. Early life and ca ...

(D) : . John A. Gilmer (A) : .

Alfred M. Scales Alfred Moore Scales (November 26, 1827 – February 9, 1892) was a North Carolina state legislator, Confederate States Army, Confederate General officer, general in the American Civil War, and the List of Governors of North Carolina, 45th G ...

(D) : . F. Burton Craige (D) : . Thomas L. Clingman (D), until May 7, 1858 :: Zebulon B. Vance (D), from December 7, 1858

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

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George H. Pendleton George Hunt Pendleton (July 19, 1825November 24, 1889) was an American politician and lawyer. He represented Ohio in both houses of Congress and was the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for Vice President of the United States in 1864. After study ...

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Lewis D. Campbell Lewis Davis Campbell (August 9, 1811 – November 26, 1882) was an American politician as a U.S. Representative for Ohio. Over his political career he was elected as a Whig, Republican, Know Nothing, and Democrat. Early life Campbell was born ...

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Clement Vallandigham Clement Laird Vallandigham ( ; July 29, 1820 – June 17, 1871) was an American politician and leader of the Copperhead faction of anti-war Democrats during the American Civil War. He served two terms for Ohio's 3rd congressional district in t ...

(D), from May 25, 1858 : . Matthias H. Nichols (R) : . Richard Mott (R) : . Joseph R. Cockerill (D) : . Aaron Harlan (R) : .

Benjamin Stanton Benjamin Stanton (June 4, 1809 – June 2, 1872) was an American politician who served as the sixth lieutenant governor of Ohio from 1862 to 1864. Early life The son of Elias & Martha (Wilson) Stanton, he was born in Mount Pleasant, Ohio, Stanton ...

(R) : . Lawrence W. Hall (D) : . Joseph Miller (D) : . Valentine B. Horton (R) : .

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

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John Sherman John Sherman (May 10, 1823October 22, 1900) was an American politician from Ohio throughout the Civil War and into the late nineteenth century. A member of the Republican Party, he served in both houses of the U.S. Congress. He also served as ...

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Philemon Bliss Philemon Bliss (July 28, 1813 – August 25, 1889) was an Ohio Congressman, the first chief justice of the Supreme Court of Dakota Territory, and a Missouri Supreme Court justice. Early life and education Bliss was born in Canton, Connecticut in ...

(R) : . Joseph Burns (D) : . Cydnor B. Tompkins (R) : . William Lawrence (D) : . Benjamin F. Leiter (R) : . Edward Wade (R) : . Joshua R. Giddings (R) : .

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

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Oregon Oregon () is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho. T ...

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La Fayette Grover La Fayette Grover (November 29, 1823May 10, 1911) was a Democratic politician and lawyer from the U.S. state of Oregon. He was the fourth Governor of Oregon, represented Oregon in the United States House of Representatives, and served one ter ...

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

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Edward Joy Morris Edward Joy Morris (July 16, 1815December 31, 1881) was a Whig and Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography Morris was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and the Univ ...

(R) : . James Landy (D) : . Henry M. Phillips (D) : .

Owen Jones Owen Jones (born 8 August 1984) is a British newspaper columnist, political commentator, journalist, author, and left-wing activist. He writes a column for ''The Guardian'' and contributes to the ''New Statesman'' and '' Tribune.'' He has two ...

(D) : . John Hickman (D) : . Henry Chapman (D) : . J. Glancey Jones (D), until October 30, 1858 :: William H. Keim (R), from December 7, 1858 : . Anthony E. Roberts (R) : . John C. Kunkel (R) : .

William L. Dewart William Lewis Dewart (June 21, 1821 – April 19, 1888) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography William L. Dewart (son of Lewis Dewart) was born in Sunbury, Pennsylvania. He attended the common ...

(D) : . John G. Montgomery (D), until April 24, 1857 :: Paul Leidy (D), from December 7, 1857 : . William H. Dimmick (D) : . Galusha A. Grow (R) : .

Allison White Allison White (December 21, 1816 – April 5, 1886) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Early life and education White was born in Pine Township, near Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania. He attended the ...

(D) : . John A. Ahl (D) : . Wilson Reilly (D) : . John R. Edie (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) : . David Ritchie (R) : . Samuel A. Purviance (R) : . William Stewart (R) : . James L. Gillis (D) : . John Dick (R)

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 ...

: . Nathaniel B. Durfee (R) : . William D. Brayton (R)

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 P. Miles (D) : . Laurence M. Keitt (D) : . Milledge L. Bonham (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 ...

: . Albert G. Watkins (D) : . Horace Maynard (A) : . Samuel A. Smith (D) : . John H. Savage (D) : .

Charles Ready Charles Ready (December 22, 1802 – June 4, 1878) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 5th congressional district. Biography Ready was born in Readyville in Rutherford County, now ...

(A) : . George W. Jones (D) : . John V. Wright (D) : .

Felix K. Zollicoffer Felix Kirk Zollicoffer (May 19, 1812 – January 19, 1862) was an American newspaperman, slave owner, politician, and soldier. A three-term United States Congressman from Tennessee, an officer in the United States Army, and a Confederate States ...

(A) : . John D. C. Atkins (D) : . William T. Avery (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 ...

: . John H. Reagan (D) : . Guy M. Bryan (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 ...

: . Eliakim P. Walton (R) : . Justin S. Morrill (R) : .

Homer E. Royce Homer Elihu Royce (June 14, 1819 – April 24, 1891) was an American lawyer, politician and jurist. Early life Royce was born in Berkshire, Vermont, the son of Elihu Marvin and Sophronia (Parker) Royce. His uncle Stephen Royce who served as Ve ...

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

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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 ...

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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) : . 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) : . Sherrard Clemens (D) : . Albert G. Jenkins (D) : . Henry A. Edmundson (D) : . George W. Hopkins (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 ...

: . John F. Potter (R) : .

Cadwallader C. Washburn Cadwallader Colden Washburn (April 22, 1818May 14, 1882) was an American businessman, politician, and soldier who founded a mill that later became General Mills. A member of the Washburn family of Maine, he was a U.S. Congressman and governor o ...

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Charles Billinghurst Charles Billinghurst (July 27, 1818 – August 18, 1865) was an American politician and lawyer who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1855 to 1859, representing the 3rd congressional district of Wisconsin as a member of bot ...

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Non-voting members

: . Marcus J. Parrott (R) : . William W. Kingsbury (D), until May 11, 1858 : .

Fenner Ferguson Fenner Ferguson (April 25, 1814 – October 11, 1859) was an American attorney and politician from the Nebraska Territory. He was most notable for his service as member of the Michigan House of Representatives in 1849, chief justice of Nebraska T ...

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(D), until February 14, 1859 : . John M. Bernhisel : .

Isaac Stevens Isaac Ingalls Stevens (March 25, 1818 – September 1, 1862) was an American military officer and politician who served as governor of the Territory of Washington from 1853 to 1857, and later as its delegate to the United States House of Represe ...

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Changes in membership

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

Senate

* Replacements: 5 ** Democrats (D): no net change ** Whigs (W): no net change ** Republicans (R): no net change ** Americans (A): no net change * Deaths: 4 * Resignations: 1 * Interim appointments: 2 * Seats of newly admitted states: 4 * Total seats with changes: 9 , - ,

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

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October 8, 1857. , , Andrew Johnson (D) , October 8, 1857 , - ,

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 = ...

(3) , ,

(D) , Died May 25, 1857.
Successor

December 7, 1857. , , James H. Hammond (D) , December 7, 1857 , - ,

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 ...

(3) , , James Bell (R) , Died May 26, 1857.
Successor

June 27, 1857. , , Daniel Clark (R) , June 27, 1857 , - ,

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) , ,

(D) , Died July 29, 1857.
Successor appointed November 9, 1857. , , J. Pinckney Henderson (D) , November 9, 1857 , - ,

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 ...

(3) , ,

(D) , Resigned May 5, 1858, to become judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of North Carolina.
Successor appointed May 7, 1858.
Appointee elected November 23, 1858. , , Thomas L. Clingman (D) , May 7, 1858 , - ,

(2) , ,

(D) , Died May 6, 1858.
Successor appointed May 11, 1858. , , Arthur P. Hayne (D) , May 11, 1858 , - ,

(1) , ''New seat'' , Minnesota admitted to the Union May 11, 1858, and its first Senators were

that day. , , Henry M. Rice (D) , May 11, 1858 , - ,

(2) , ''New seat'' , Minnesota admitted to the Union May 11, 1858, and its first Senators were

that day. , , James Shields (D) , May 11, 1858 , - ,

(1) , , J. Pinckney Henderson (D) , Died June 4, 1858.
Successor appointed September 27, 1858. , ,

(D) , September 27, 1858 , - ,

(2) , , Arthur P. Hayne (D) , Interim appointee retired.
Successor

December 2, 1858. , ,

(D) , December 3, 1858 , - ,

(2) , ''New seat'' , Oregon admitted to the Union February 14, 1859, and its first Senators were

that day. , ,

(D) , February 14, 1859 , - ,

(3) , ''New seat'' , Oregon admitted to the Union February 14, 1859, and its first Senators were

that day. , ,

(D) , February 14, 1859

House of Representatives

* Replacements: 10 ** Democrats (D): 3 seat net loss ** Whigs (W): 3 seat net gain ** Republicans (R): 1 seat net gain ** Independent Democrats (ID): 1 seat net gain * Deaths: 5 * Resignations: 6 * Contested election:1 * Seats of newly admitted states: 3 * Total seats with changes: 14 , - , , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Rep.

was elected to this term but resigned after being elected in turn to the

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

, ,

(D) , Seated December 7, 1857 , - , , , Samuel Brenton (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died March 29, 1857 , , Charles Case (R) , Seated December 7, 1857 , - , , , John G. Montgomery (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died April 24, 1857 , , Paul Leidy (D) , Seated December 7, 1857 , - , , , James Lockhart (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died September 7, 1857 , , William E. Niblack (D) , Seated December 7, 1857 , - , , ,

(R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 24, 1857, after being elected

Governor of Massachusetts The governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the chief executive officer of the government of Massachusetts. The governor is the head of the state cabinet and the commander-in-chief of the commonwealth's military forces. Massachuset ...

, , Daniel W. Gooch (R) , Seated January 31, 1858 , - , , , Thomas L. Clingman (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned May 7, 1858, after being appointed to the

, , Zebulon B. Vance (D) , Seated December 7, 1858 , - , , ''New seat'' , style="font-size:80%" , Minnesota was admitted to the Union May 11, 1858 , , James M. Cavanaugh (D) , Seated May 11, 1858 , - , , , William W. Kingsbury (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Minnesota was admitted to the Union May 11, 1858 , colspan=2 , Seat eliminated , - , , ''New seat'' , style="font-size:80%" , Minnesota was admitted to the Union May 11, 1858 , , William W. Phelps (D) , Seated May 11, 1858 , - , , ,

(R) , style="font-size:80%" , Lost contested election May 25, 1858 , ,

(D) , Seated May 25, 1858 , - , , ,

(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died July 17, 1858 , , John J. McRae (D) , Seated December 7, 1858 , - , , , J. Glancy Jones (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned October 30, 1858 , , William H. Keim (R) , Seated December 7, 1858 , - , , , Thomas L. Harris (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died November 24, 1858 , , Charles D. Hodges (D) , Seated January 4, 1859 , - , , , John Kelly (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 25, 1858 , , Thomas J. Barr (D) , Seated January 7, 1859 , - , , ,

(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Oregon was admitted to the Union February 14, 1859 , colspan=2 , Seat eliminated , - , , ''New seat'' , style="font-size:80%" , Oregon was admitted to the Union February 14, 1859 , ,

(D) , Seated February 14, 1859

Committees

Lists of committees and their party leaders.

Senate

* Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman:

then William Wright) * Banks of 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 * A righ ...

(Chairman:

) *

Commerce Commerce is the large-scale organized system of activities, functions, procedures and institutions directly and indirectly related to the exchange (buying and selling) of goods and services among two or more parties within local, regional, nation ...

(Chairman:

Clement Claiborne Clay Clement Claiborne Clay (December 13, 1816 – January 3, 1882), also known as C. C. Clay Jr., was a United States Senator (Democrat) from the state of Alabama from 1853 to 1861, and a Confederate States senator from Alabama from 1862 to 1864. Hi ...

) * Distributing Public Revenue Among the States (Select) *

District of Columbia ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, ...

(Chairman: Albert G. Brown) * Engrossed Bills (Chairman: William Wright) * Finance (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 A state's foreign policy or external policy (as opposed to internal or domestic policy) is its objectives and activities in relation to its interactions with other states, unions, and other political entities, whether bilaterally or through m ...

(Chairman: James M. Mason) * French Spoilations (Select) *

Indian Affairs The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), also known as Indian Affairs (IA), is a United States federal agency within the Department of the Interior. It is responsible for implementing federal laws and policies related to American Indians and Al ...

(Chairman: William K. Sebastian) *

Judiciary The judiciary (also known as the judicial system, judicature, judicial branch, judiciative branch, and court or judiciary system) is the system of courts that adjudicates legal disputes/disagreements and interprets, defends, and applies the law ...

(Chairman:

) *

Military Affairs ''The Journal of Military History'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering the military history of all times and places. It is the official journal of the Society for Military History. The journal was established in 1937 and the ed ...

(Chairman: Jefferson Davis) * Military Asylum near Washington, D.C. (Select) *

Militia A militia () is generally an army or some other fighting organization of non-professional soldiers, citizens of a country, or subjects of a state, who may perform military service during a time of need, as opposed to a professional force of r ...

(Chairman: N/A) * Naval Affairs (Chairman:

) * Ordnance and War Ships (Select) *

Pacific Railroad The Pacific Railroad (not to be confused with Union Pacific Railroad) was a railroad based in Missouri. It was a predecessor of both the Missouri Pacific Railroad and St. Louis-San Francisco Railway. The Pacific was chartered by Missouri in 1849 ...

(Select) * Patents and the Patent Office (Chairman:

) * Pensions (Chairman:

) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman:

) *

Printing Printing is a process for mass reproducing text and images using a master form or template. The earliest non-paper products involving printing include cylinder seals and objects such as the Cyrus Cylinder and the Cylinders of Nabonidus. The ...

(Chairman: Robert W. Johnson) * Private Land Claims (Chairman:

) * Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman:

) *

Public Lands In all modern states, a portion of land is held by central or local governments. This is called public land, state land, or Crown land (Australia, and Canada). The system of tenure of public land, and the terminology used, varies between countrie ...

(Chairman: Charles E. Stuart) *

Retrenchment Retrenchment (french: retrenchment, an old form of ''retranchement'', from ''retrancher'', to cut down, cut short) is an act of cutting down or reduction, particularly of public expenditure. Political usage The word is familiar in its most general ...

(Chairman:

) * Revolutionary Claims (Chairman:

) * Tariff Regulation (Select) *

Territories A territory is an area of land, sea, or space, particularly belonging or connected to a country, person, or animal. In international politics, a territory is usually either the total area from which a state may extract power resources or a ...

(Chairman: N/A) * Whole

House of Representatives

* Accounts (Chairman: John C. Mason) *

Agriculture Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people t ...

(Chairman:

) *

(Chairman:

) *

(Chairman: John Cochrane) *

(Chairman: William O. Goode) *

Elections An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold Public administration, public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative ...

(Chairman: Thomas L. Harris) *

Engraving Engraving is the practice of incising a design onto a hard, usually flat surface by cutting grooves into it with a burin. The result may be a decorated object in itself, as when silver, gold, steel, or glass are engraved, or may provide an in ...

(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 Navy Department (Chairman: John B. Haskin) * Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman: Albert G. Talbott) * Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman:

) * Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman: William Lawrence) * Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman: Wilson Reilly) * Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman:

) * Foreign Affairs (Chairman: Thomas L. Clingman) *

(Chairman:

) * Invalid Pensions (Chairman: Joshua H. Jewett) *

(Chairman: George S. Houston) *

Manufactures Manufacturing is the creation or production of goods with the help of equipment, labor, machines, tools, and chemical or biological processing or formulation. It is the essence of secondary sector of the economy. The term may refer to a rang ...

(Chairman: William D. Bishop) * Mileage (Chairman: Robert Smith) *

(Chairman:

) *

(Chairman: Israel T. Hatch) * Naval Affairs (Chairman: Thomas S. Bocock) * Patents (Chairman: James A. Stewart) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman:

) * Private Land Claims (Chairman:

) * Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Lawrence M. Keitt) * Public Expenditures (Chairman: John M. Elliott) *

(Chairman: Williamson R. W. Cobb) * Revisal and Unfinished Business (Chairman:

) * Revolutionary Claims (Chairman:

) * Revolutionary Pensions (Chairman: John Hickman) * Roads and Canals (Chairman: George W. Jones) *

Rules Rule or ruling may refer to: Education * Royal University of Law and Economics (RULE), a university in Cambodia Human activity * The exercise of political or personal control by someone with authority or power * Business rule, a rule pert ...

(Select) * Standards of Official Conduct *

(Chairman:

) * Ways and Means (Chairman: J. Glancy Jones then John S. Phelps) * Whole

Joint committees

* Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Rep. Thomas G. Davidson) * The Library (Chairman: Rep. William H. Dimmick) *

(Chairman: Rep. Samuel A. Smith)

Caucuses

* Democratic (House) * Democratic (Senate)

Employees

Legislative branch agency directors

Architect of the Capitol The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is the federal agency responsible for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capitol Complex. It is an agency of the legislative branch of the federal government and is ...

. Thomas U. Walter * Librarian of Congress:

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. Stephen P. Hill (

Baptist Baptists form a major branch of Protestantism distinguished by baptizing professing Christian believers only ( believer's baptism), and doing so by complete immersion. Baptist churches also generally subscribe to the doctrines of soul compe ...

) *

Secretary A secretary, administrative professional, administrative assistant, executive assistant, administrative officer, administrative support specialist, clerk, military assistant, management assistant, office secretary, or personal assistant is a ...

. Asbury Dickins *

Sergeant at Arms Sergeant ( abbreviated to Sgt. and capitalized when used as a named person's title) is a rank in many uniformed organizations, principally military and policing forces. The alternative spelling, ''serjeant'', is used in The Rifles and other un ...

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

* Chaplain: None *

Clerk A clerk is a white-collar worker who conducts general office tasks, or a worker who performs similar sales-related tasks in a retail environment. The responsibilities of clerical workers commonly include record keeping, filing, staffing service ...

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 ...

* Doorkeeper: Robert B. Hackney, until May 17, 1858 ** Joseph L. Wright, elected May 18, 1858 * Messenger:

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 ...

: Adam J. Glossbrenner * Postmaster: Michael W. Cluskey * Reading Clerks:

Notes

References

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External links

Statutes at Large, 1789-1875

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