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

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

and the

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

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

administration Administration may refer to: Management of organizations * Management, the act of directing people towards accomplishing a goal ** Administrative assistant, Administrative Assistant, traditionally known as a Secretary, or also known as an admini ...

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

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

. During this session, the

Kansas–Nebraska Act The Kansas–Nebraska Act of 1854 () was a territorial organic act that created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska. It was drafted by Democratic Senator Stephen A. Douglas, passed by the 33rd United States Congress, and signed into law by ...

was passed, an act that soon led to the creation of the Republican Party. 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

* March 4, 1853:

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 is a bay located in the southern Kantō region of Japan, and spans the coasts of Tokyo, Kanagawa Prefecture, and Chiba Prefecture. Tokyo Bay is connected to the Pacific Ocean by the Uraga Channel. The Tokyo Bay region is both the most populous ...

with a request for a trade treaty * December 30, 1853:

Gadsden Purchase The Gadsden Purchase ( es, region=MX, la Venta de La Mesilla "The Sale of La Mesilla") is a region of present-day southern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico that the United States acquired from Mexico by the Treaty of Mesilla, which took effe ...

: 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:

, 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 Bicameralism, bicameral, composed of a lower body, the United States House of Representatives, House of Representatives, and an upper body, ...

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 The Territory of Kansas was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 30, 1854, until January 29, 1861, when the eastern portion of the territory was admitted to the United States, Union as the Slave and ...

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 Nebraska ...

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

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 ful ...

: William R. King (D), until April 18, 1853; vacant thereafter. *

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

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

(D), until December 4, 1854 **

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

(D), 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 ...

(D), from December 5, 1854

House of Representatives

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

(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 (state song), Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville, Alabama, Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County, Al ...

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

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

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

: 2.

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

(D) : 3.

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

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

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

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

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

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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 Francis Gillette (December 14, 1807 – September 30, 1879) was a politician from Connecticut, USA. He was the father of actor and playwright William Gillette and politician and editor Edward H. Gillette. Gillette was born in Old Windsor, ...

(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 ...

: 1.

Stephen Mallory Stephen Russell Mallory (1812 – November 9, 1873) was a Democratic senator from Florida from 1851 to the secession of his home state and the outbreak of the American Civil War. For much of that period, he was chairman of the Committee on Na ...

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

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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 ...

: 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. William C. Dawson (W)

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

: 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. 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 ...

: 1.

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

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

: 2.

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

(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 to ...

: 2. John B. Thompson (A) : 3.

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

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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 ...

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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 ...

(W) : 3. Pierre Soulé (D), until April 11, 1853 ::

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 th ...

(D), from December 5, 1853

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

: 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 ...

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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 ...

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

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

: 1.

Charles Sumner 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 ...

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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 Massa ...

(W), until June 1, 1854 ::

Julius Rockwell Julius Rockwell (April 26, 1805May 19, 1888) was a United States politician from Massachusetts, and the father of Francis Williams Rockwell. Rockwell was born in Colebrook, Connecticut and educated at private schools and then Yale, where he st ...

(W), from June 3, 1854, until January 31, 1855 ::

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 ...

(FS), from January 31, 1855

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

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

: 1. Henry S. Geyer (W) : 3.

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

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Charles G. Atherton Charles Gordon Atherton (July 4, 1804November 15, 1853) was an American politician and lawyer from New Hampshire. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives from 1837 to 1843. He was elected to the United States Senate from 184 ...

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

(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 ...

(D), from January 16, 1855

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

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

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

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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), 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 ...

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

(W) : 3.

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

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

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

(D) : 3. James Cooper (W)

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

: 1. Charles T. James (D) : 2. 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 = ...

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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) : 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 ...

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

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

(W) : 2. John Bell (W)

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

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

(D) : 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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

(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 (state song), Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville, Alabama, Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County, Al ...

: . 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 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.

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

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

Both representatives were elected statewide on a

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

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

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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 cap ...

: . 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 Alfred Holt Colquitt (April 20, 1824March 26, 1894) was an American lawyer, preacher, soldier, and politician. Elected as the List of Governors of Georgia, 49th Governor of Georgia (1877–1882), he was one of numerous Democrats elected to offi ...

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

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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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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 ...

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James Knox James Robert Knox GCC (2 March 1914 – 26 June 1983) was an Australian prelate of the Catholic Church. After years as a Vatican diplomat, he served as Archbishop of Melbourne from 1967 to 1974, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worshi ...

(W) : . William A. Richardson (D) : . Richard Yates (W) : .

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 ...

(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 ...

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Smith Miller Smith Miller (May 30, 1804 – March 21, 1872) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Indiana. Born near Charlotte, North Carolina, Miller moved to Gibson County, Indiana, with his parents who settled in Patoka in ...

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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 ...

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Cyrus L. Dunham Cyrus Livingston Dunham (January 16, 1817 – November 21, 1877) was an attorney, soldier, and prominent Indiana politician, serving most notably as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1849 to 1855. Biography Born in Dryden, New York in 1817 ...

(D) : . James H. Lane (D) : . Samuel W. Parker (W) : .

Thomas A. Hendricks Thomas Andrews Hendricks (September 7, 1819November 25, 1885) was an American politician and lawyer from Indiana who served as the 16th governor of Indiana from 1873 to 1877 and the 21st vice president of the United States from March until his ...

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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 ...

(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 the ...

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Bernhart Henn Bernhart Henn (1817 – August 30, 1865) was a pioneer lawyer and businessman, and a two-term Democratic U.S. Representative from Iowa's 1st congressional district during Iowa's first decade of statehood. Henn was born in Cherry Valley, New ...

(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 to ...

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(D) : . Benjamin E. Grey (W) : . Presley Ewing (W), until September 27, 1854 :: Francis Bristow (W), from December 4, 1854 : .

James Chrisman James Stone Chrisman (September 14, 1818 – July 29, 1881) was an Antebellum era, antebellum United States Representative from Kentucky and then a member of the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War. Chrisman was born in Monti ...

(D) : . Clement S. Hill (W) : . John M. Elliott (D) : . William Preston (W) : .

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 ...

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Richard H. Stanton Richard Henry Stanton (September 9, 1812 – March 20, 1891, born Bob Stanton) was a politician, lawyer, editor and judge from Kentucky. Born in Alexandria, DC, he completed preparatory studies, attended Alexandria Academy, studied law and ...

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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 ...

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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 in ...

(D) : . Theodore G. Hunt (W) : .

John Perkins Jr. John Perkins Jr. (July 1, 1819 – November 28, 1885) was an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from Louisiana. Biography Perkins was born on July 1, 1819, in Adams County, Mississippi, to John and Mary ( née Rives) ...

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Roland Jones Roland Jones (November 18, 1813 – February 5, 1869) was an American politician who represented Louisiana in the United States House of Representatives from 1853–1855. Jones was born in Salisbury, North Carolina where he attended private scho ...

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

: . 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 ...

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Henry May Henry May may refer to: *Henry May (American politician) (1816–1866), U.S. Representative from Maryland * Henry May (New Zealand politician) (1912–1995), New Zealand politician * Henry May (VC) (1885–1941), Scottish recipient of the Victoria C ...

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

: . Zeno Scudder (W), until March 4, 1854 ::

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

(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, ...

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Tappan Wentworth Theodore Trapplan "Tappan" Michael Wentworth (February 24, 1802 – June 12, 1875) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Biography Wentworth was born in Dover, New Hampshire, on February 24, 1802. He received a liberal schooling, and ...

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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 ...

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Edward Dickinson Edward Dickinson (January 1, 1803 – June 16, 1874) was an American politician from Massachusetts. He is also known as the father of the poet Emily Dickinson; their family home in Amherst, the Dickinson Homestead, is a museum dedicated to her. ...

(W) : . John Z. Goodrich (W)

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

: . 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 Wiley P. Harris (born Wiley Pope Harris; November 9, 1818 – December 3, 1891) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Mississippi. Biography Born on November 9, 1818, in Pike County, Mississippi, Pike County, Mi ...

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

: . Thomas H. Benton (D) : . Alfred W. Lamb (D) : . James J. Lindley (W) : .

Mordecai Oliver Mordecai Baldwin Oliver (October 22, 1819 – April 25, 1898) was an attorney and two-term U.S. Representative from Missouri from 1853 to 1857. Biography Born in Anderson County, Kentucky, Oliver attended the common schools and then studie ...

(W) : . John G. Miller (W) : . 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 U.S. state, state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...

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

Harry Hibbard Harry Hibbard (June 1, 1816 – July 28, 1872) was an American politician and a United States Representative from New Hampshire. Early life Born in Concord, Vermont, Hibbard pursued classical studies. He graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, ...

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List of United States representatives from New Jersey, New Jersey

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

List of United States representatives from New York, New York

: . James Maurice (D) : . Thomas W. Cumming (D) : . Hiram Walbridge (D) : . Michael Walsh (New York politician), Michael Walsh (D) : . William M. Tweed (D) : . John Wheeler (representative), John Wheeler (D) : . William A. Walker (D) : . Francis B. Cutting (D) : . Jared V. Peck (D) : . William Murray (New York politician), 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 Wheeler Peckham (1809–1873), Rufus W. Peckham (D) : . Charles Hughes (representative), Charles Hughes (D) : . George A. Simmons (W) : . Bishop Perkins (D) : . Peter Rowe (Politician), Peter Rowe (D) : . George W. Chase (W) : . Orsamus B. Matteson (W) : . Henry Bennett (US politician), Henry Bennett (W) : . Gerrit Smith (FS), until August 7, 1854 :: Henry C. Goodwin (W), from November 7, 1854 : . Caleb Lyon (I) : . Daniel T. Jones (politician), Daniel T. Jones (D) : . Edwin Barber Morgan, Edwin B. Morgan (W) : . Andrew Oliver (New York politician), Andrew Oliver (D) : . John J. Taylor (New York politician), John J. Taylor (D) : . George Hastings (American politician), 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 (D)

List of United States representatives from North Carolina, North Carolina

: . Henry Marchmore Shaw, Henry M. Shaw (D) : . Thomas Hart Ruffin, Thomas H. Ruffin (D) : . William Shepperd Ashe, William S. Ashe (D) : . Sion Hart Rogers, Sion H. Rogers (W) : . John Kerr Jr. (congress), John Kerr Jr. (W) : . Richard Clauselle Puryear, Richard C. Puryear (W) : . Francis Burton Craige, F. Burton Craige (D) : . Thomas Lanier Clingman, Thomas L. Clingman (D)

List of United States representatives from Ohio, Ohio

: . David T. Disney (D) : . John Scott Harrison (W) : . Lewis D. Campbell (W) : . Matthias H. Nichols (D) : . Alfred P. Edgerton (D) : . Andrew Ellison (D) : . Aaron Harlan (W) : . Moses Bledso Corwin, Moses B. Corwin (W) : . Frederick W. Green (congressman), Frederick W. Green (D) : . John L. Taylor (W) : . Thomas Ritchey (D) : . Edson B. Olds (D) : . William D. Lindsley (D) : . Harvey H. Johnson (D) : . William R. Sapp (W) : . Edward Ball (congressman), Edward Ball (W) : . Wilson Shannon (D) : . George Bliss (Congressman), George Bliss (D) : . Edward Wade (FS) : . Joshua Reed Giddings, Joshua R. Giddings (FS) : . Andrew Stuart (congressman), Andrew Stuart (D)

List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania

: . Thomas Birch Florence, Thomas B. Florence (D) : . Joseph Ripley Chandler, Joseph R. Chandler (W) : . John Robbins (congressman), John Robbins Jr. (D) : . William Henry Witte, William H. Witte (D) : . John McNair (congressman), John McNair (D) : . William Everhart (W) : . Samuel Augustus Bridges, Samuel A. Bridges (D) : . Henry Augustus Muhlenberg, Henry A. Muhlenberg (D), until January 9, 1854 :: Jehu Glancy Jones, J. Glancey Jones (D), from February 4, 1854 : . Isaac Ellmaker Hiester, Isaac E. Hiester (W) : . Ner Alexander Middleswarth, Ner A. Middleswarth (W) : . Christian Markle Straub, Christian M. Straub (D) : . Hendrick Bradley WHendrick B. Wright (D) : . Asa Packer (D) : . Galusha A. Grow (D) : . James Gamble (congressman), James Gamble (D) : . William Henry Kurtz, William H. Kurtz (D) : . Samuel Lyon Russell, Samuel L. Russell (W) : . John McCulloch (congressman), John McCulloch (W) : . Augustus Drum (D) : . John Littleton Dawson, John L. Dawson (D) : . David Ritchie (politician), David Ritchie (W) : . Thomas Marshall Howe, Thomas M. Howe (W) : . Michael Carver Trout, Michael C. Trout (D) : . Carlton Brandaga Curtis, Carlton B. Curtis (D) : . John Dick (US Congressman), John Dick (W)

List of United States representatives from Rhode Island, Rhode Island

: . Thomas Davis (Rhode Island), Thomas Davis (D) : . Benjamin B. Thurston (D)

List of United States representatives from South Carolina, South Carolina

: . John McQueen (D) : . William Aiken Jr. (D) : . Laurence M. Keitt (D) : . Preston Brooks (D) : . James Lawrence Orr, James L. Orr (D) : . William Waters Boyce, William W. Boyce (D)

List of United States representatives from Tennessee, Tennessee

: . Brookins Campbell (D), until December 25, 1853 :: Nathaniel Green Taylor, Nathaniel G. Taylor (W), from March 30, 1854 : . William Montgomery Churchwell, William M. Churchwell (D) : . Samuel Axley Smith, Samuel A. Smith (D) : . William Cullom (W) : . Charles Ready (W) : . George Washington Jones (Tennessee politician), George W. Jones (D) : . Robert Malone Bugg, Robert M. Bugg (W) : . Felix Zollicoffer, Felix K. Zollicoffer (W) : . Emerson Etheridge (W) : . Frederick Perry Stanton, Frederick P. Stanton (D)

List of United States representatives from Texas, Texas

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

List of United States representatives from Vermont, Vermont

: . James Meacham (W) : . Andrew Tracy (W) : . Alvah Sabin (W)

List of United States representatives from Virginia, Virginia

: . Thomas H. Bayly (D) : . John S. Millson (D) : . John Caskie (D) : . William Goode (politician), William Goode (D) : . Thomas S. Bocock (D) : . Paulus Powell (D) : . William "Extra Billy" Smith, William Smith (D) : . Charles J. Faulkner (D) : . John Letcher (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)

List of United States representatives from Wisconsin, Wisconsin

: . Daniel Wells Jr. (D) : . Ben C. Eastman (D) : . John B. Macy (D)

Non-voting members

: . John W. Whitfield (D), from December 20, 1854 : . Henry Mower Rice, Henry M. Rice (D) : . Napoleon B. Giddings (D), from January 5, 1855 : . José Manuel Gallegos (D) : . Joseph Lane (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 U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the List of U.S. states by area, smallest U.S. state by area and the List of states and territories of the United States ...

(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 (state song), Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville, Alabama, Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County, Al ...

(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 north ...

(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 So ...

(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 Osage ...

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

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(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 cap ...

(3) , ,

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

(W) , May 24, 1854 , - ,

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

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

(W) , June 3, 1854 , - ,

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

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

(D) , January 16, 1855 , - ,

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(W) , Successor elected January 31, 1855. , ,

(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 the ...

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(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 , - , , , Brookins Campbell (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died December 25, 1853 , , Nathaniel Green Taylor, Nathaniel G. Taylor (W) , Seated March 30, 1854 , - , , , Henry Augustus Muhlenberg, 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 , ,

(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:

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

) * 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:

) * United States Senate Committee on Engrossed Bills, Engrossed Bills (Chairman:

) * 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:

) * 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:

) * 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:

) * 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:

) * 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: Daniel Wells Jr.) * 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:

) * United States House Committee on Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: Frederick P. Stanton) * United States House Committee on Manufactures, Manufactures (Chairman: John McNair (congressman), 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:

) * 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 (New York politician), 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

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060601025644/http://www.gpoaccess.gov/serialset/cdocuments/hd108-222/index.html Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress]
U.S. House of Representatives: House History

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