35th United States Congress
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The 35th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate
and the United States House of Representatives
. It met in Washington, D.C.
from March 4, 1857 to March 3, 1859, during the first two years of James Buchanan
's presidency
. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives
was based on the Seventh Census of the United States in 1850
. Both chambers had a Democratic
majority.
, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1862; Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1858; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1860.
(D). George S. Houston
(D). Williamson R. W. Cobb
(D). Jabez L. M. Curry
(D)
(D). Edward A. Warren
(D)
.. Joseph C. McKibbin
(D). Charles L. Scott
(D)
(R). Samuel Arnold
(D). Sidney Dean
(R). William D. Bishop
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D). Martin J. Crawford
(D). Robert P. Trippe
(A). Lucius J. Gartrell
(D). Augustus R. Wright
(D). James Jackson
(D). Joshua Hill
(A). Alexander Stephens
(D)
(R). John F. Farnsworth
(R). Owen Lovejoy
(R). William Kellogg
(R). Isaac N. Morris
(D). Thomas L. Harris
(D), until November 24, 1858
(D), until September 7, 1857
(R). Timothy Davis
(R)
(D). Samuel O. Peyton (D). Warner L. Underwood (A). Albert G. Talbott
(D). Joshua Jewitt (D). John M. Elliott
(D). Humphrey Marshall
(A). James B. Clay
(D). John C. Mason (D). John W. Stevenson
(D)
(A). Miles Taylor
(D). Thomas G. Davidson
(D). John M. Sandidge
(D)
(R). Charles J. Gilman
(R). Nehemiah Abbott
(R). Freeman H. Morse
(R). Israel Washburn, Jr.
(R). Stephen C. Foster (R)
(D). James B. Ricaud
(A). J. Morrison Harris
(A). Henry Winter Davis
(A). Jacob M. Kunkel (D). Thomas F. Bowie
(D)
(R). James Buffinton
(R). William S. Damrell
(R). Linus B. Comins
(R). Anson Burlingame
(R). Timothy Davis
(R). Nathaniel P. Banks
(R), until December 24, 1857
(R). Henry Waldron
(R). David S. Walbridge
(R). De Witt C. Leach
(R)
.. James M. Cavanaugh (D), from May 11, 1858. William W. Phelps
(D), from May 11, 1858
(D). Reuben Davis
(D). William Barksdale
(D). Otho R. Singleton
(D). John A. Quitman
(D), until July 17, 1858
(R). Thomas L. Anderson
(A). John B. Clark
(D), from December 7, 1857. James Craig
(D). Samuel H. Woodson
(A). John S. Phelps
(D). Samuel Caruthers
(D)
(R). Aaron H. Cragin
(R)
(R). George R. Robbins
(R). Garnett Adrain
(D). John Huyler
(D). Jacob R. Wortendyke
(D)
(D). George Taylor (D). Daniel Sickles
(D). John Kelly
(D), until December 25, 1858
(D). Thomas H. Ruffin
(D). Warren Winslow
(D). Lawrence O'Bryan Branch
(D). John A. Gilmer
(A). Alfred M. Scales
(D). F. Burton Craige
(D). Thomas L. Clingman
(D), until May 7, 1858
(D). William S. Groesbeck
(D). Lewis D. Campbell
(R), until May 25, 1858
(D), from February 14, 1859
(D). Edward Joy Morris
(R). James Landy
(D). Henry M. Phillips
(D). Owen Jones
(D). John Hickman
(D). Henry Chapman (D). J. Glancey Jones
(D), until October 30, 1858
(D). William P. Miles
(D). Laurence M. Keitt
(D). Milledge L. Bonham
(D). James L. Orr
(D). William W. Boyce
(D)
(D). Horace Maynard
(A). Samuel A. Smith
(D). John H. Savage
(D). Charles Ready
(A). George W. Jones
(D). John V. Wright
(D). Felix Zollicoffer
(A). John D. C. Atkins
(D). William T. Avery
(D)
(D). Guy M. Bryan
(D)
(R). Homer E. Royce
(R)
(D). William Goode
(D). Thomas S. Bocock (D). Paulus Powell
(D). William Smith (D). Charles J. Faulkner
(D). John Letcher
(D). Sherrard Clemens
(D). Albert G. Jenkins
(D). Henry A. Edmundson
(D). George W. Hopkins
(D)
(R). Cadwallader C. Washburn
(R). Charles Billinghurst
(R)
(D). Miguel A. Otero
(D). Joseph Lane
(D), until February 14, 1859. John M. Bernhisel. Isaac Stevens
(D)
|-
| Tennessee
(1)
| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Vacancy in term
| | Andrew Johnson
(D
)
| October 8, 1857
|-
| South Carolina
(3)
| | Andrew Butler
(D
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died May 25, 1857
| | James H. Hammond
(D
)
| December 7, 1857
|-
| New Hampshire
(3)
| | James Bell
(R
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died May 26, 1857
| | Daniel Clark
(R
)
| June 27, 1857
|-
| Texas
(1)
| | Thomas J. Rusk
(D
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died July 29, 1857
| | J. Pinckney Henderson
(D
)
| November 9, 1857
|-
| North Carolina
(3)
| | Asa Biggs
(D
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned May 5, 1858 after being appointed judge of US District Court of NC
| | Thomas L. Clingman
(D
)
| May 7, 1858
|-
| South Carolina
(2)
| | Josiah J. Evans
(D
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died May 6, 1858
| | Arthur P. Hayne
(D
)
| May 11, 1858
|-
| Minnesota
(1)
| New seat
| style="font-size:80%" | Minnesota admitted to the Union May 11, 1858
| | Henry M. Rice (D
)
| May 11, 1858
|-
| Minnesota
(2)
| New seat
| style="font-size:80%" | Minnesota admitted to the Union May 11, 1858
| | James Shields
(D
)
| May 11, 1858
|-
| Texas
(1)
| | J. Pinckney Henderson
(D
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died June 4, 1858
| | Matthias Ward
(D
)
| September 27, 1858
|-
| South Carolina
(2)
| | Arthur P. Hayne
(D
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Successor elected December 2, 1858
| | James Chesnut, Jr.
(D
)
| December 3, 1858
|-
| Oregon
(2)
| New seat
| style="font-size:80%" | Oregon admitted to the Union February 14, 1859
| | Delazon Smith
(D
)
| February 14, 1859
|-
| Oregon
(3)
| New seat
| style="font-size:80%" | Oregon admitted to the Union February 14, 1859
| | Joseph Lane
(D
)
| February 14, 1859
|}
|-
|
| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Rep. James S. Green
was elected to this term but resigned after being elected in turn to the US Senate
| | John B. Clark
(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
|-
|
| | Nathaniel P. Banks (R
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 24, 1857 after being elected Governor of Massachusetts
| | 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 US Senate
| | 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
|-
|
| | Lewis D. Campbell
(R
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Lost contested election May 25, 1858
| | Clement Vallandigham
(D
)
| Seated May 25, 1858
|-
|
| | John A. Quitman
(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
|-
|
| | Joseph Lane
(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
| | La Fayette Grover
(D
)
| Seated February 14, 1859
|}
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
and the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
. It met in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
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from March 4, 1857 to March 3, 1859, during the first two years of James Buchanan
James Buchanan
James Buchanan, Jr. was the 15th President of the United States . He is the only president from Pennsylvania, the only president who remained a lifelong bachelor and the last to be born in the 18th century....
's presidency
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
was based on the Seventh Census of the United States in 1850
United States Census, 1850
The United States Census of 1850 was the seventh census of the United States. Conducted by the Bureau of the Census on June 1, 1850, it determined the resident population of the United States to be 23,191,876 — an increase of 35.9 percent over the 17,069,453 persons enumerated during the 1840...
. Both chambers had a Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
majority.
Major events
- March 4, 1857. James BuchananJames BuchananJames Buchanan, Jr. was the 15th President of the United States . He is the only president from Pennsylvania, the only president who remained a lifelong bachelor and the last to be born in the 18th century....
became President of the United StatesPresident of the United StatesThe President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces.... - March 6, 1857: Dred Scott v. SandfordDred Scott v. SandfordDred Scott v. Sandford, , also known as the Dred Scott Decision, was a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that people of African descent brought into the United States and held as slaves were not protected by the Constitution and could never be U.S...
- July 18, 1857: Utah Expedition left Fort LeavenworthFort LeavenworthFort Leavenworth is a United States Army facility located in Leavenworth County, Kansas, immediately north of the city of Leavenworth in the upper northeast portion of the state. It is the oldest active United States Army post west of Washington, D.C. and has been in operation for over 180 years...
, effectively beginning the Utah WarUtah WarThe Utah War, also known as the Utah Expedition, Buchanan's Blunder, the Mormon War, or the Mormon Rebellion was an armed confrontation between LDS settlers in the Utah Territory and the armed forces of the United States government. The confrontation lasted from May 1857 until July 1858...
Treaties
- April 19, 1858: Treaty with the Yankton Sioux signed
- July 29, 1858: Harris Treaty signed with Japan
- August 21, 1858: First of the Lincoln-Douglas debates was held
States admitted
- May 11, 1858: MinnesotaMinnesotaMinnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
admitted as the 32nd state - February 14, 1859: OregonOregonOregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
admitted as the 33rd state
Senate
During this congress, two Senate seats were added for each of the new states of Minnesota and Oregon.House of Representatives
During this congress, two House seats were added for the new state of Minnesota and one House seat was added for the new state of Oregon.| Affiliation | Party | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American (A) |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... (D) |
Independent Democratic (ID) |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... (R) |
Other | Vacant | |||
| End of previous Congress 34th United States Congress The Thirty-fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1855 to March 4, 1857, during the last two years... |
51 | 79 | 0 | 1 | 100 |
230 | 4 | |
| Begin | 14 | 114 | 0 | 105 | 0 | 233 | 1 | |
| End | 15 | 116 | 1 | 237 | 0 | |||
| Final voting share | 6.3% | 49.4% | 44.3% | 0.0% | ||||
| Beginning of next Congress 36th United States Congress The Thirty-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1859 to March 4, 1861, during the third and fourth... |
9 | 82 | 6 | 113 | 24 |
234 | 2 | |
Leadership
Senate
- President (President of the Senate): John C. BreckinridgeJohn C. BreckinridgeJohn Cabell Breckinridge was an American lawyer and politician. He served as a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Kentucky and was the 14th Vice President of the United States , to date the youngest vice president in U.S...
(D) - President pro tempore of the SenatePresident pro tempore of the United States SenateThe President pro tempore is the second-highest-ranking official of the United States Senate. The United States Constitution states that the Vice President of the United States is the President of the Senate and the highest-ranking official of the Senate despite not being a member of the body...
: James M. MasonJames M. MasonJames Murray Mason was a United States Representative and United States Senator from Virginia. He was a grandson of George Mason and represented the Confederate States of America as appointed commissioner of the Confederacy to the United Kingdom and France between 1861 and 1865 during the American...
(D)- Thomas J. Rusk (D), elected March 14, 1857
- Benjamin FitzpatrickBenjamin FitzpatrickBenjamin Fitzpatrick was an American politician, who served as the 11th Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama and as United States Senator from Alabama as a Democrat....
(D), elected December 7, 1857
House of Representatives
- Speaker of the HouseSpeaker of the United States House of RepresentativesThe Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, or Speaker of the House, is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives...
. 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 numbersClasses of United States Senators
The three classes of United States Senators are currently made up of 33 or 34 Senate seats. The purpose of the classes is to determine which Senate seats will be up for election in a given year. The three groups are staggered so that one of them is up for election every two years.A senator's...
, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1862; Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1858; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1860.
Alabama
- 3. Benjamin FitzpatrickBenjamin FitzpatrickBenjamin Fitzpatrick was an American politician, who served as the 11th Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama and as United States Senator from Alabama as a Democrat....
(D) - 2. Clement C. Clay, Jr.Clement Claiborne ClayClement Claiborne Clay was a U.S. senator from the state of Alabama from 1853 to 1861, and a C.S.A. senator from the Alabama from 1861 to 1863...
(D)
Arkansas
- 2. William K. SebastianWilliam King SebastianWilliam King Sebastian was an American planter, lawyer, and U.S. senator from Helena, Arkansas. He represented Arkansas as a U.S. Senator, Democrat, from 1848 to 1861....
(D) - 3. Robert W. JohnsonRobert Ward JohnsonRobert Ward Johnson was a Democratic United States Senator and Confederate States Senator from the State of Arkansas....
(D)
California
- 3. William M. GwinWilliam M. GwinWilliam McKendree Gwin was an American medical doctor and politician.Born near Gallatin, Tennessee, his father, the Reverend James Gwin, was a pioneer Methodist minister under the Rev. William McKendree, his son's namesake. Rev. James Gwin also served as a soldier on the frontier under General...
(D) - 1. David C. BroderickDavid C. BroderickDavid Colbreth Broderick was a Democratic U.S. Senator from California. He was a first cousin of Andrew Kennedy and Case Broderick.-Early life and education:...
(D)
Connecticut
- 3. La Fayette S. FosterLafayette S. FosterLafayette Sabine Foster was a nineteenth-century American politician and lawyer from Connecticut...
(R) - 1. James DixonJames DixonJames Dixon was a United States Representative and Senator from Connecticut.-Biography:Born in Enfield, Connecticut, Dixon pursued preparatory studies, and graduated from Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts in 1834, where he had been a charter member of The Kappa Alpha Society. He was...
(R)
Delaware
- 1. James A. Bayard, Jr.James A. Bayard, Jr.James Asheton Bayard, Jr. was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, who served as U.S. Senator from Delaware.-Early life and family:...
(D) - 2. Martin W. BatesMartin W. BatesMartin Waltham Bates was a lawyer and politician from Dover, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist Party, and then the Democratic Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as U.S. Senator from Delaware.-Early life and family:Bates was born in Salisbury, Connecticut...
(D)
Florida
- 1. Stephen MalloryStephen MalloryStephen Russell Mallory served in the United States Senate as, Senator from Florida from 1850 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 Naval Affairs...
(D) - 3. David Levy YuleeDavid Levy YuleeDavid Levy Yulee, born David Levy was an American politician and attorney from Florida, a territorial delegate to Congress, the first Jewish member of the United States Senate, and a member of the Confederate Congress during the American Civil War...
(D)
Georgia
- 2. Robert ToombsRobert ToombsRobert Augustus Toombs was an American political leader, United States Senator from Georgia, 1st Secretary of State of the Confederacy, and a Confederate general in the Civil War.-Early life:...
(D) - 3. Alfred Iverson, Sr.Alfred Iverson, Sr.Alfred Iverson, Sr. was a United States Representative and Senator from Georgia. Born in Liberty County, he attended private schools and graduated from the College of New Jersey in 1820. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1822 and commenced practice in Clinton, Georgia...
(D)
Illinois
- 2. Stephen A. DouglasStephen A. DouglasStephen Arnold Douglas was an American politician from the western state of Illinois, and was the Northern Democratic Party nominee for President in 1860. He lost to the Republican Party's candidate, Abraham Lincoln, whom he had defeated two years earlier in a Senate contest following a famed...
(D) - 3. Lyman TrumbullLyman TrumbullLyman Trumbull was a United States Senator from Illinois during the American Civil War, and co-author of the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.-Education and early career:...
(R)
Indiana
- 1. Jesse D. BrightJesse D. BrightJesse David Bright was the ninth Lieutenant Governor of Indiana and U.S. Senator from Indiana who served as President pro tempore of the Senate on three separate occasions...
(D) - 3. Graham N. FitchGraham N. FitchGraham Newell Fitch 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:...
(D)
Iowa
- 2. George W. JonesGeorge W. JonesGeorge Wallace Jones , a 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 HarlanJames Harlan (senator)James Harlan was a member of the United States Senate and a U.S. Cabinet Secretary.-Biography:Harlan represented the state of Iowa in the United States Senate as a member of the Free Soil Party in 1855. In 1857 the Senate declared the seat vacant because of irregularities in the legislative...
(R)
Kentucky
- 2. John B. ThompsonJohn Burton ThompsonJohn Burton Thompson was a United States Representative and Senator from Kentucky.Born near Harrodsburg, Kentucky, Thompson completed preparatory studies and studied law. He was admitted to the bar and practiced in Harrodsburg, becoming the Commonwealth's Attorney...
(A) - 3. John J. CrittendenJohn J. CrittendenJohn Jordan Crittenden was a politician from the U.S. state of Kentucky. He represented the state in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate and twice served as United States Attorney General in the administrations of William Henry Harrison and Millard Fillmore...
(A)
Louisiana
- 2. Judah P. BenjaminJudah P. BenjaminJudah Philip Benjamin was an American politician and lawyer. Born a British subject in the West Indies, he moved to the United States with his parents and became a citizen. He later became a citizen of the Confederate States of America. After the collapse of the Confederacy, Benjamin moved to...
(D) - 3. John SlidellJohn SlidellJohn Slidell was an American politician, lawyer and businessman. A native of New York, Slidell moved to Louisiana as a young man and became a staunch defender of southern rights as a U.S. Representative and Senator...
(D)
Maine
- 2. William Pitt FessendenWilliam P. FessendenWilliam Pitt Fessenden was an American politician from the U.S. state of Maine.Fessenden was a Whig and member of the Fessenden political family...
(R) - 1. Hannibal HamlinHannibal HamlinHannibal Hamlin was the 15th Vice President of the United States , serving under President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War...
(R)
Maryland
- 3. James PearceJames PearceJames Alfred Pearce was an American politician. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing the second district of Maryland from 1835–1839 and 1841-1843. He later served as a U.S. Senator from Maryland from 1843 until his death in 1862.Pearce was the son of Gideon Pearce...
(D) - 1. Anthony KennedyAnthony Kennedy (Maryland)Anthony Kennedy was a United States Senator from Maryland, serving from 1857 to 1863. He was the brother of United States Secretary of the Navy John P. Kennedy....
(A)
Massachusetts
- 1. Charles SumnerCharles SumnerCharles Sumner was an American politician and senator from Massachusetts. An academic lawyer and a powerful orator, Sumner was the leader of the antislavery forces in Massachusetts and a leader of the Radical Republicans in the United States Senate during the American Civil War and Reconstruction,...
(R) - 2. Henry WilsonHenry WilsonHenry Wilson was the 18th Vice President of the United States and a Senator from Massachusetts...
(R)
Michigan
- 2. Charles E. StuartCharles E. StuartCharles Edward Stuart was a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan.-Biography:Stuart was born in New York, either near Waterloo, New York, or in Columbia County. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1832, and commenced practice in Waterloo...
(D) - 1. Zachariah ChandlerZachariah ChandlerZachariah Chandler was Mayor of Detroit , a four-term U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan , and Secretary of the Interior under U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant .-Family:...
(R)
Minnesota
- 1. Henry M. Rice (D), from May 11, 1858
- 2. James ShieldsJames ShieldsJames Shields was an American politician and United States Army officer who was born in Altmore, County Tyrone, Ireland. Shields, a Democrat, is the only person in United States history to serve as a U.S. Senator for three different states...
(D), from May 11, 1858
Mississippi
- 2. Albert G. BrownAlbert G. BrownAlbert Gallatin Brown was Governor of Mississippi from 1844 to 1848 and a United States Senator from Mississippi from 1854 through 1861. Brown attended Mississippi College. He was a Democrat....
(D) - 1. Jefferson DavisJefferson DavisJefferson Finis Davis , also known as Jeff Davis, was an American statesman and leader of the Confederacy during the American Civil War, serving as President for its entire history. He was born in Kentucky to Samuel and Jane Davis...
(D)
Missouri
- 3. James S. GreenJames S. GreenJames Stephen Green was a United States Representative and Senator from Missouri.-Early life and education:...
(D) - 1. Trusten PolkTrusten PolkTrusten Polk served as both the 12th Governor of Missouri in 1857 and U.S. Senator from 1857 to 1862.-Biography:...
(D)
New Hampshire
- 3. James BellJames Bell (New Hampshire)James Bell was a United States Senator from New Hampshire from 1855 until his death in 1857. He was the son of Samuel Bell, the uncle of Samuel Newell Bell and the cousin of Charles Henry Bell....
(R), until May 26, 1857- Daniel ClarkDaniel Clark (New Hampshire)Daniel Clark was an American politician who served in the New Hampshire legislature and the United States Senate....
(R), from June 27, 1857
- Daniel Clark
- 2. John P. HaleJohn P. HaleJohn Parker Hale was an American politician and lawyer from New Hampshire. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1843 to 1845 and in the United States Senate from 1847 to 1853 and again from 1855 to 1865. He was the first senator to make a stand against slavery...
(R)
New Jersey
- 1. John R. ThomsonJohn Renshaw ThomsonJohn Renshaw Thomson was an American merchant and politician from New Jersey.-Life:Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he attended the common schools in Princeton, New Jersey, and the College of New Jersey . In 1817, he went to China and became a merchant in Canton where he was United States...
(D) - 2. William WrightWilliam Wright (politician)William Wright was an American politician who served as Mayor of Newark, New Jersey, represented as a Whig in the United States House of Representatives from 1843 to 1847, and represented New Jersey in the United States Senate as a Democrat from 1853 to 1859, and again from 1863 until his...
(D)
New York
- 3. William H. SewardWilliam H. SewardWilliam Henry Seward, Sr. was the 12th Governor of New York, United States Senator and the United States Secretary of State under Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson...
(R) - 1. Preston KingPreston KingPreston King was a United States Representative and Senator from New York.- Biography :Born in Ogdensburg, New York, he pursued classical studies and graduated from Union College in 1827, where he was an early member of The Kappa Alpha Society. He studied law and was admitted to the bar. He...
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North Carolina
- 2. David S. ReidDavid Settle ReidDavid Settle Reid was the 32nd Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1851 to 1854 and a U.S. Senator from December 1854 to March 1859. His uncle was Congressman Thomas Settle, and his brother was Hugh Kearns Reid....
(D) - 3. Asa BiggsAsa BiggsAsa Biggs was a North Carolina politician who held a number of positions. He was a U.S. Representative, a U.S. Senator, and federal judge....
(D), until May 5, 1858- Thomas L. ClingmanThomas Lanier ClingmanThomas Lanier Clingman , known as the "Prince of Politicians," was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1843 to 1845 and from 1847 to 1858, and U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina between 1858 and 1861...
(D), from May 7, 1858
- Thomas L. Clingman
Ohio
- 1. Benjamin WadeBenjamin WadeBenjamin Franklin "Bluff" Wade was a U.S. lawyer and United States Senator. In the Senate, he was associated with the Radical Republicans of that time.-Early life:...
(R) - 3. George E. PughGeorge E. PughGeorge Ellis Pugh was a Democratic politician from Ohio. He served in the U.S. Senate.Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Pugh attended Miami University. He began practicing law in 1843, later serving as a Captain in the 4th Ohio Regiment in the Mexican-American War...
(D)
Oregon
- 3. Joseph LaneJoseph LaneJoseph Lane was an American general during the Mexican-American War and a United States Senator from Oregon.-Early life:...
(D), from February 14, 1859 - 2. Delazon SmithDelazon SmithDelazon Smith 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 , making his term among the shortest on record in the Senate...
(D), from February 14, 1859
Pennsylvania
- 3. William BiglerWilliam BiglerWilliam Bigler was the 12th Governor of Pennsylvania from 1852 to 1855, and later a U.S. Senator for the Democratic Party....
(D) - 1. Simon CameronSimon CameronSimon Cameron was an American politician who served as United States Secretary of War for Abraham Lincoln at the start of the American Civil War. After making his fortune in railways and banking, he turned to a life of politics. He became a U.S. senator in 1845 for the state of Pennsylvania,...
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Rhode Island
- 2. Philip AllenPhilip Allen (Rhode Island)Philip Allen was an American politician. He was the 22nd Governor of Rhode Island and a United States Senator ....
(D) - 1. James F. SimmonsJames F. SimmonsJames Fowler Simmons was a United States Senator from Rhode Island. Born on a farm near Little Compton, he attended a private school in Newport and moved to Providence in 1812. He was employed in various manufacturing concerns in Rhode Island and Massachusetts and engaged in the manufacture of...
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South Carolina
- 3. Andrew ButlerAndrew ButlerAndrew Pickens Butler was an United States Senator and one of the authors of the Kansas-Nebraska Act.-Biography:...
(D), until May 25, 1857- James H. HammondJames Henry HammondJames Henry Hammond was a politician from South Carolina. He served as a United States Representative from 1835 to 1836, the 60th Governor of South Carolina from 1842 to 1844, and United States Senator from 1857 to 1860...
(D), from December 7, 1857
- James H. Hammond
- 2. Josiah J. EvansJosiah J. EvansJosiah James Evans 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 Carolina. He was a lawyer and judge for many years before becoming a Senator. He died in...
(D), until May 6, 1858- Arthur P. HayneArthur P. HayneArthur Peronneau Hayne was a United States Senator from South Carolina who belonged to the Democratic Party.-Biography:...
(D), May 11, 1858 - December 2, 1858 - James Chesnut, Jr.James Chesnut, Jr.James Chesnut, Jr. of Camden, South Carolina, was a planter, lawyer, United States Senator, a signatory of the Constitution of the Confederate States of America, and a Confederate States Army general...
(D), from December 3, 1858
- Arthur P. Hayne
Tennessee
- 2. John BellJohn Bell (Tennessee politician)John Bell was a U.S. politician, attorney, and plantation owner. A wealthy slaveholder from Tennessee, Bell served in the United States Congress in both the House of Representatives and Senate. He began his career as a Democrat, he eventually fell out with Andrew Jackson and became a Whig...
(A) - 1. Andrew JohnsonAndrew JohnsonAndrew Johnson was the 17th President of the United States . As Vice-President of the United States in 1865, he succeeded Abraham Lincoln following the latter's assassination. Johnson then presided over the initial and contentious Reconstruction era of the United States following the American...
(D), from October 8, 1857
Texas
- 2. Samuel HoustonSam HoustonSamuel Houston, known as Sam Houston , was a 19th-century American statesman, politician, and soldier. He was born in Timber Ridge in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, of Scots-Irish descent. Houston became a key figure in the history of Texas and was elected as the first and third President of...
(A) - 1. Thomas J. RuskThomas Jefferson RuskThomas Jefferson Rusk 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 U.S. politician and served as a Senator from Texas from 1846 until his suicide...
(D), until July 29, 1857- J. Pinckney HendersonJames Pinckney HendersonJames Pinckney Henderson was a United States and Republic of Texas lawyer, politician, soldier, and the first Governor of the State of Texas....
(D), November 9, 1857 - June 4, 1858 - Matthias WardMatthias WardMatthias Ward was a lawyer and United States Senator from Texas.Born in Elbert County, Georgia, Ward was raised in Alabama. In 1836 he settled in Bowie, Texas, moving to Clarksville, Texas in 1845 and later to Jefferson, Texas.Ward served in the Congress of the Republic of Texas and later in the...
(D), from September 27, 1858
- J. Pinckney Henderson
Vermont
- 1. Solomon FootSolomon FootSolomon Foot was a Vermont lawyer, state representative and later senator who spent more than 25 years in elected office. He graduated from Middlebury College in 1826 and was admitted to the bar in 1831. He served as a state representative briefly in 1833, and also from 1836 to 1838...
(R) - 3. Jacob CollamerJacob CollamerJacob Collamer was an American politician from Vermont.-Biography:Jacob Collamer was born in Troy, New York. He graduated from the University of Vermont at Burlington, served in the War of 1812, studied law in St. Albans, Vermont, was admitted to the bar in 1813, and served as an officer in a...
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Virginia
- 1. James M. Mason (D)
- 2. Robert M. T. HunterRobert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter-References:* Patrick, Rembert W. . Jefferson Davis and His Cabinet. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press. pp. 90–101.-External links:* – A speech by R. M. T. Hunter before the U.S. House of Representatives, May 8th, 1846...
(D)
Wisconsin
- 3. Charles DurkeeCharles DurkeeCharles Durkee was an American politician and a Congressman and Senator from Wisconsin.-Early life:Durkee was born in Royalton, Vermont. He became a merchant and moved to Wisconsin in 1836...
(R) - 1. James R. DoolittleJames Rood DoolittleJames Rood Doolittle was an American politician who served as a senator from the state of Wisconsin from March 4, 1857, to March 4, 1869. He was a strong supporter of President Abraham Lincoln's administration during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:Born in Hampton, New York,...
(R)
House of Representatives
The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.Alabama
. James A. Stallworth (D). Eli S. Shorter (D). James F. Dowdell (D). Sydenham MooreSydenham Moore
Sydenham Moore was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born in Rutherford County, Tennessee, Moore pursued classical studies.He attended the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa 1833-1836.He studied law....
(D). George S. Houston
George S. Houston
George Smith Houston was an American Democratic politician who was the 24th Governor of Alabama from 1874 to 1878....
(D). Williamson R. W. Cobb
Williamson Robert Winfield Cobb
Williamson Robert Winfield Cobb was an American politician who served the state of Alabama in the U.S. House of Representatives between 1847 and 1861. He was born in Rhea County, Tennessee on June 8, 1807 to David Cobb and Martha Bryant. He moved with his father, David Cobb, in 1809 to Bellefonte,...
(D). Jabez L. M. Curry
Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry
Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry was a lawyer, soldier, U.S. Congressman, college professor and administrator, diplomat, and officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:...
(D)
Arkansas
. Alfred B. GreenwoodAlfred B. Greenwood
Alfred Burton Greenwood was an 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 as Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and resigned when Arkansas seceded from the Union in 1861.-Career:He...
(D). Edward A. Warren
Edward A. Warren
Edward Allen Warren was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas.Born near Eutaw, Alabama, Warren completed preparatory studies.He studied law....
(D)
California
Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticketGeneral ticket
General ticket representation is a term used to describe a particular method of electing members of a multi-member state delegation to the United States House of Representatives...
.. Joseph C. McKibbin
Joseph C. McKibbin
Joseph Chambers McKibbin was a California Democratic politician.McKibbin was born 1824 in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.He received a common-school education then attended Princeton College 1840-1842....
(D). Charles L. Scott
Charles L. Scott
Charles Lewis Scott is a former American Democratic politician from California.-Biography:Charles L. Scott was born January 23, 1827 in Richmond, Virginia. His father was Robert G. Scott, well known attorney and politition of Richmond VA who was born in McIntosh Co. GA and died in AL. His mother...
(D)
Connecticut
. Ezra Clark, Jr.Ezra Clark, Jr.
Ezra Clark, Jr. 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....
(R). Samuel Arnold
Samuel Arnold (Connecticut)
Samuel Arnold was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.Born in Haddam, Connecticut, Arnold attended the local academy at Plainfield, Connecticut, and Westfield Academy, Massachusetts....
(D). Sidney Dean
Sidney Dean
Sidney Dean was a United States Representative from Connecticut. He was born in Glastonbury, Connecticut where he attended the common schools and Wilbraham and Suffield Academies. He was a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church from 1843 to 1853, when he retired from the ministry because of...
(R). William D. Bishop
William D. Bishop
William Darius Bishop was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.Born in Bloomfield, New Jersey, Bishop pursued preparatory studies.He graduated from Yale College in 1849.He studied law....
(D)
Delaware
. William G. WhiteleyWilliam G. Whiteley
William Gustavus Whiteley 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 U. S...
(D)
Florida
. George S. HawkinsGeorge Sydney Hawkins
George Sydney Hawkins was a US Representative from Florida.Born in Kingston, Ulster County, New York; attended the common schools and was graduated from Columbia University, New York City; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced; moved to Florida and settled in Pensacola, Florida;...
(D)
Georgia
. James L. SewardJames Lindsay Seward
James Lindsay Seward was an American politician and lawyer.Born in Dublin, Georgia in 1813, Seward moved with his family to Thomas County, Georgia, in 1826...
(D). Martin J. Crawford
Martin Jenkins Crawford
Martin Jenkins Crawford was an antebellum U.S. Representative and a representative to the Provisional Confederate Congress during the American Civil War from the state of Georgia.-Biography:...
(D). Robert P. Trippe
Robert Pleasant Trippe
Robert Pleasant Trippe was an American politician, lawyer and jurist from the state of Georgia.-Biography:...
(A). Lucius J. Gartrell
Lucius Jeremiah Gartrell
Lucius Jeremiah Gartrell was an American politician and lawyer, as well as general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:Gartrell was born near Washington, Georgia...
(D). Augustus R. Wright
Augustus Romaldus Wright
Augustus Romaldus Wright was an American politician and lawyer, as well as an officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:...
(D). James Jackson
James Jackson (congressman)
James Jackson was a United States Representative from Georgia, a judge advocate in the American Civil War, and a chief justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia. Jackson was also a trustee of the University of Georgia...
(D). Joshua Hill
Joshua Hill (Georgian politician)
Joshua Hill was a United States Senator from the State of Georgia. He was born in South Carolina but later moved to Georgia and became a lawyer. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives from Georgia in 1857 as a member of the American Party . He was reelected in 1859...
(A). Alexander Stephens
Alexander Stephens
Alexander Hamilton Stephens was an American politician from Georgia. He was Vice President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. He also served as a U.S...
(D)
Illinois
. Elihu B. WashburneElihu B. Washburne
Elihu Benjamin Washburne was one of seven brothers who played a prominent role in the early formation of the United States Republican Party...
(R). John F. Farnsworth
John F. Farnsworth
John Franklin Farnsworth was a seven-term U.S. Representative from Illinois and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:...
(R). Owen Lovejoy
Owen Lovejoy
Owen Lovejoy was an American lawyer, Congregational minister, abolitionist, and Republican congressman from Illinois. He was also a "conductor" on the Underground Railroad...
(R). William Kellogg
William Kellogg (Illinois)
William Kellogg was a U.S. Representative from Illinois and chief justice of the Nebraska Territory.Born in Kelloggsville, Ohio, Kellogg attended the public schools.He studied law....
(R). Isaac N. Morris
Isaac N. Morris
Isaac Newton Morris was a United States Representative from Illinois, son of Thomas Morris and brother of Jonathan David Morris.Born in Bethel, Ohio, Morris attended Miami University, Oxford, Ohio....
(D). Thomas L. Harris
Thomas L. Harris
Thomas Langrell Harris was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.-Early life:Born in Norwich, Connecticut, Harris pursued classical studies and was graduated from Washington College, Hartford, Connecticut, in 1841 where he studied law.-Early career:He was admitted to the bar in 1842 and commenced...
(D), until November 24, 1858
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- Charles D. HodgesCharles D. HodgesCharles Drury Hodges was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Queen Anne, Maryland, Hodges attended the public schools and was graduated from Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, in 1829....
(D), from January 4, 1859. Aaron ShawAaron Shaw (representative)Aaron Shaw was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born near Goshen, New York, Shaw attended Montgomery Academy, New York. He studied law in Goshen. He was admitted to the bar in 1833 and commenced practice in Lawrenceville, Illinois...
(D). Robert SmithRobert Smith (Illinois)Robert Smith was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, nephew of Jeremiah Smith and Samuel Smith of New Hampshire....
(D). Samuel S. MarshallSamuel S. MarshallSamuel Scott Marshall was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born near Shawneetown, Illinois, Marshall attended public and private schools in McLeansboro, Illinois, and Cumberland College, Kentucky.He studied law....
(D)
- Charles D. Hodges
Indiana
. James LockhartJames Lockhart (Indiana)
James Lockhart was a United States Representative from Indiana. He was born in Auburn, New York were he attended the public schools. Later, he moved to Ithaca, New York about 1826 and operated a woolen mill. He moved to Indiana in 1832 and studied law...
(D), until September 7, 1857
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- William E. NiblackWilliam E. NiblackWilliam Ellis Niblack was a U.S. Representative from Indiana, cousin of Silas Leslie Niblack. Born in Dubois County, Indiana, Niblack attended the country schools and Indiana University at Bloomington....
(D), from December 7, 1857. William H. EnglishWilliam Hayden EnglishWilliam Hayden English was an American politician from Indiana.William English was most famous for his role in the passage of the infamous, pro-slavery Lecompton Constitution of Kansas in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1858...
(D). James HughesJames Hughes (representative)James Hughes was a United States Representative from Indiana. He was born in Baltimore County, Maryland. He attended the common schools and Indiana University at Bloomington, Indiana. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1842, and commenced practice in Indiana.Hughes served in the...
(D). James B. FoleyJames B. FoleyJames Bradford Foley was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born near Dover, Kentucky, Foley received a limited schooling.He was employed on a flatboat on the Mississippi River in 1823....
(D). David KilgoreDavid KilgoreDavid Kilgore was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Harrison County, Kentucky, Kilgore moved with his father to Franklin County, Indiana, in 1819.He attended the common schools.He studied law....
(R). James M. GreggJames M. GreggJames Madison Gregg was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Patrick County, Virginia, Gregg attended the public schools.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1830 and began practice in Danville, Indiana....
(D). John G. DavisJohn G. DavisJohn Givan Davis was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.-Early life:Born near Flemingsburg, Kentucky, Davis moved to Indiana with his parents, who settled in Rockville, Parke County, in 1819. He attended the country schools and engaged in agricultural pursuits...
(D). James Wilson (R). Schuyler ColfaxSchuyler ColfaxSchuyler Colfax, Jr. was a United States Representative from Indiana , Speaker of the House of Representatives , and the 17th Vice President of the United States . To date, he is one of only two Americans to have served as both House speaker and vice president.President Ulysses S...
(R). Samuel BrentonSamuel BrentonSamuel Brenton was a U.S. Representative from Indiana; born in Gallatin County, Kentucky. Attended the public schools; was ordained to the Methodist ministry in 1830 and served as a minister; located at Danville, Indiana., in 1834 because of ill health, and studied law; member of the Indiana...
(R), until March 29, 1857 - Charles CaseCharles CaseCharles Case was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.-Biography:Case was born in Austinburg, Ohio; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Fort Wayne, Indiana.; elected as a Republican to the Thirty-fifth United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of...
(R), from December 7, 1857. John U. PettitJohn U. PettitJohn Upfold Pettit was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Fabius, New York, Pettit attended Hamilton College in Clinton, New York, and was graduated from Union College, Schenectady, New York, in 1839....
(R)
- William E. Niblack
Iowa
. Samuel CurtisSamuel Curtis
Samuel Ryan Curtis was an American military officer, and one of the first Republicans elected to Congress. He was most famous for his role as a Union Army general the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War.-Biography:Born near Champlain, New York, Curtis graduated from the United...
(R). Timothy Davis
Timothy Davis (Iowa)
Brandi Swan , a lawyer, was a one-term U.S. Representative from Iowa's 2nd congressional district. He was the only Iowa congressman born before 1800....
(R)
Kentucky
. Henry C. BurnettHenry Cornelius Burnett
Henry Cornelius Burnett was a U.S. Representative from the state of Kentucky and a Confederate States Senator. A lawyer by profession, Burnett had held only one public office—circuit court clerk—before being elected to Congress. He represented Kentucky's 1st congressional district during the...
(D). Samuel O. Peyton (D). Warner L. Underwood (A). Albert G. Talbott
Albert G. Talbott
Albert Gallatin Talbott was a United States Representative from Kentucky and the uncle of William Clayton Anderson. He was born near Paris, Kentucky and he moved with his parents to Clark County, Kentucky in 1813 and to Jessamine County, Kentucky in 1818...
(D). Joshua Jewitt (D). John M. Elliott
John Milton Elliott
John Milton Elliott was an American lawyer and politician from Prestonsburg, Kentucky. He represented Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives from 1853 until 1857 and served in the First Confederate Congress during the American Civil War.-Life and career:Elliott was born in Scott...
(D). Humphrey Marshall
Humphrey Marshall (general)
Humphrey Marshall was a four-term antebellum United States Congressman and a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army and a Confederate Congressman during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:...
(A). James B. Clay
James Brown Clay
James Brown Clay was a Democratic Party member of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky....
(D). John C. Mason (D). John W. Stevenson
John W. Stevenson
John White Stevenson was a U.S. Representative, the 18th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, the 25th Governor of Kentucky and U.S. Senator. His father, Andrew Stevenson, had served as Speaker of the House and minister to Great Britain...
(D)
Louisiana
. George Eustis, Jr.George Eustis Jr.
George Eustis, Jr. was an American lawyer and politician.-Biography:He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on September 28, 1828, the eldest son of George Eustis, Sr. and Clarice Allain. His father was a lawyer who served as a Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court. His brother, James Biddle...
(A). Miles Taylor
Miles Taylor
Miles Taylor was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana. He served three terms as a Democrat....
(D). Thomas G. Davidson
Thomas G. Davidson
Thomas Green Davidson was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana.Born at Coles Creek, Mississippi, Davidson completed preparatory studies.He studied law....
(D). John M. Sandidge
John M. Sandidge
John Milton Sandidge was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana.Born near Carnesville, Georgia, Sandidge moved to Louisiana and became a planter.He served as colonel in the Mexican War....
(D)
Maine
. John M. WoodJohn M. Wood
John M. Wood was a U.S. Representative from Maine.Born in Minisink, New York, Wood attended the common schools. He engaged in railroad construction in New Jersey and moved to Portland, Maine, in 1846. He was one of the contractors in the construction of the Atlantic & St. Lawrence Railroad, and he...
(R). Charles J. Gilman
Charles J. Gilman
Charles Jervis Gilman was a U.S. Representative from Maine, grandnephew of John Taylor Gilman and Nicholas Gilman....
(R). Nehemiah Abbott
Nehemiah Abbott
Nehemiah Abbott 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, Maine....
(R). Freeman H. Morse
Freeman H. Morse
Freeman Harlow Morse was a United States Representative from Maine. He was born in Bath on February 18, 1807. He attended private schools and the academy in Bath. He engaged in business as a carver of figureheads for ships....
(R). Israel Washburn, Jr.
Israel Washburn, Jr.
Israel Washburn, Jr. was a United States political figure. Originally a member of the Whig Party, he later became a founding member of the Republican Party....
(R). Stephen C. Foster (R)
Maryland
. James A. StewartJames Augustus Stewart
James Augustus Stewart was an American politician and jurist.Stewart was born at "Tobacco Stick" in Dorchester County, Maryland, and attended the local school. He went on to study law in Baltimore, Maryland, was admitted to the bar in 1829, and commenced practice in Cambridge, Maryland...
(D). James B. Ricaud
James Barroll Ricaud
James Barroll Ricaud was an American politician.Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Ricaud attended the common schools and graduated from Washington College of Chestertown, Maryland, in 1828. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1829, and commenced practice in Chestertown...
(A). J. Morrison Harris
James Morrison Harris
James Morrison Harris was a Representative from the third district of Maryland.Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Harris was educated at private institutions in the city. He then entered Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania in 1833 where he studied law...
(A). Henry Winter Davis
Henry Winter Davis
Henry Winter Davis was a United States Representative from the 4th and 3rd congressional districts of Maryland, well known as one of the Radical Republicans during the Civil War.-Early life and career:...
(A). Jacob M. Kunkel (D). Thomas F. Bowie
Thomas Fielder Bowie
Thomas Fielder Bowie was an American politician.Born in Nottingham, Maryland near Queen Anne, in Prince George's County, Maryland Bowie attended Charlotte Hall Academy in St. Mary's County, Maryland and Princeton College. In 1826, Bowie was elected to the New York Alpha of Phi Beta Kappa...
(D)
Massachusetts
. Robert B. HallRobert Bernard Hall
Robert Bernard Hall was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts. He was born in Boston on January 28, 1812. He entered the Boston Latin School, studied theology in New Haven, Connecticut, and was ordained to the ministry, first as a Congregationalist and then as...
(R). James Buffinton
James Buffinton
James Buffington was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts. He was born in Fall River on March 16, 1817. He attended the common schools, and Friends College in Providence, Rhode Island. He studied medicine but never practiced, then engaged in mercantile...
(R). William S. Damrell
William S. Damrell
William Shapleigh Damrell was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts. He was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on November 29, 1809. He attended public schools, learned the art of printing and became the proprietor of a large printing establishment in Boston...
(R). Linus B. Comins
Linus B. Comins
Linus Bacon Comins 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 life:...
(R). Anson Burlingame
Anson Burlingame
Anson Burlingame wasan American lawyer, legislator, and diplomat, born in New Berlin, Chenango County, New York. In 1823 his parents took him to Ohio, and about ten years afterwards to Michigan...
(R). Timothy Davis
Timothy Davis (Massachusetts)
Timothy Davis was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts.Davis was born in Gloucester, Massachusetts and attended the public schools...
(R). Nathaniel P. Banks
Nathaniel Prentice Banks
Nathaniel Prentice Banks was an American politician and soldier, served as the 24th Governor of Massachusetts, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and as a Union general during the American Civil War....
(R), until December 24, 1857
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- Daniel W. GoochDaniel W. GoochDaniel Wheelwright Gooch was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. Gooch, the son of John and Olive Gooch, was born in Wells, Maine on January 8, 1820. He attended the public schools, Phillips Academy, and graduated from Dartmouth College...
(R), from January 31, 1858. Chauncey L. KnappChauncey L. KnappChauncey Langdon Knapp was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.-Biography:Chauncey Langdon Knapp was born in Berlin, Vermont, February 26, 1809. He finished school, learned the art of printing, and engaged in newspaper work in Montpelier, Vermont. For a number of years, he was co-proprietor...
(R). Eli ThayerEli ThayerEli Thayer was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1857 to 1861. Thayer was born in Mendon, Massachusetts. He graduated from Worcester Academy in 1840, from Brown University in 1845, and in 1848 founded Oread Institute, a school for young women in Worcester, Massachusetts...
(R). Calvin C. ChaffeeCalvin C. ChaffeeCalvin Clifford Chaffee was an American doctor and politician. He was an outspoken opponent of slavery....
(R). Henry L. DawesHenry L. DawesHenry Laurens Dawes was a Republican United States Senator and United States Representative, notable for the Dawes Act.-Biography:...
(R)
- Daniel W. Gooch
Michigan
. William A. HowardWilliam Alanson Howard
William Alanson Howard served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Michigan from March 4, 1855 to March 3, 1859 and from May 15, 1860 to March 3, 1861. Howard was the Governor of the Dakota Territory from 1878 to 1880.-Biography:William Howard was born at Hinesburg,...
(R). Henry Waldron
Henry Waldron
Henry Waldron was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Waldron was born in Albany, New York. He attended Albany Academy and graduated from Rutgers College in New Brunswick, New Jersey in 1836. He moved to Michigan in 1837 and was employed as a civil engineer in railroad work...
(R). David S. Walbridge
David S. Walbridge
David Safford Walbridge 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 and agricultural pursuits at Geneseo from 1820 to 1826 and at Jamestown from 1826 to 1842...
(R). De Witt C. Leach
Dewitt C. Leach
Dewitt Clinton Leach, was a politician and newspaperman from the U.S. state of Michigan.Leach was born in Clarence, New York, and moved with his parents to Genesee County, Michigan, in early youth. He attended the common schools, taught school, and located in Lansing in 1841. He was editor of the...
(R)
Minnesota
Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticketGeneral ticket
General ticket representation is a term used to describe a particular method of electing members of a multi-member state delegation to the United States House of Representatives...
.. James M. Cavanaugh (D), from May 11, 1858. William W. Phelps
William Wallace Phelps
William Wallace Phelps was a Representative from Minnesota; born in Oakland County, Michigan, June 1, 1826; attended the country schools; was graduated from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1846 where he was a founding member of the Chi Psi Fraternity there; studied law; was admitted to...
(D), from May 11, 1858
Mississippi
. Lucius Q. C. LamarLucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (II)
Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar was an American politician and jurist from Mississippi. A United States Representative and Senator, he also served as United States Secretary of the Interior in the first administration of President Grover Cleveland, as well as an Associate Justice of the U.S...
(D). Reuben Davis
Reuben Davis (representative)
Reuben Davis was a United States Representative from Mississippi. He was born in Winchester, Tennessee into a family of Welsh origin and moved with his parents to Alabama about 1818. His grandfather Joseph Davis was born in Wales in 1763 and emigrated to Virginia. Reuben Davis attended the...
(D). William Barksdale
William Barksdale
William Barksdale was a lawyer, newspaper editor, U.S. Congressman, and a Confederate general in the American Civil War...
(D). Otho R. Singleton
Otho R. Singleton
Otho Robards Singleton was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi and a member of the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War....
(D). John A. Quitman
John A. Quitman
John Anthony Quitman was an American politician and soldier. He served as Governor of Mississippi from 1835 to 1836 as a Whig and again from 1850 to 1851 as a Democrat and one of the leading Fire-Eaters.-Early life:John A. Quitman studied Classics at Hartwick Seminary, graduating in 1816...
(D), until July 17, 1858
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- John J. McRaeJohn J. McRaeJohn Jones McCrae was the 21st governor of Mississippi, from 1854 to 1857. He was a Democrat. He also represented Mississippi in the United States Senate in 1851 and 1852, in the U.S. Congress in the 35th and 36th congresses, and in the Confederate Congress during the American Civil War.-External...
(D), from December 7, 1858
- John J. McRae
Missouri
. Francis P. Blair, Jr.Francis Preston Blair, Jr.
Francis Preston Blair, Jr. was an American politician and Union Army general during the American Civil War. He represented Missouri in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, and he was the Democratic Party's nominee for Vice President in 1868.-Early life and career:Blair was born in...
(R). Thomas L. Anderson
Thomas Lilbourne Anderson
Thomas Lilbourne Anderson was a practicing lawyer who served in the United States House of Representatives from Missouri....
(A). John B. Clark
John Bullock Clark
John Bullock Clark, Sr. was a member of both the United States Congress and the Confederate Congress.-Biography:...
(D), from December 7, 1857. James Craig
James Craig (Missouri)
James Craig was an American lawyer and politician from Saint Joseph, Missouri. He represented Missouri in the U.S. House from 1857 until 1861. He also served as an army Captain in the Mexican-American War....
(D). Samuel H. Woodson
Samuel H. Woodson (Missouri)
Samuel Hughes Woodson was a U.S. Representative from Missouri, son of Samuel Hughes Woodson .Born near Nicholasville, Kentucky, Woodson attended the public schools....
(A). John S. Phelps
John S. Phelps
John Smith Phelps was a politician, soldier during the American Civil War, and the 23rd Governor of Missouri.-Early life and career:...
(D). Samuel Caruthers
Samuel Caruthers
Samuel Caruthers was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born in Madison County, Missouri, Caruthers was graduated from Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tennessee.He studied law....
(D)
New Hampshire
. James Pike (R). Mason TappanMason Tappan
Mason Weare Tappan was a New Hampshire state representative, a U.S. Congressman from 1855 to 1861, a colonel during the American Civil War and the state attorney general....
(R). Aaron H. Cragin
Aaron H. Cragin
Aaron Harrison Cragin was a United States Representative and Senator from New Hampshire. Born in Weston, Vermont, he completed preparatory studies, studied law, was admitted to the bar in Albany, New York in 1847 and commenced practice in Lebanon, New Hampshire...
(R)
New Jersey
. Isaiah D. ClawsonIsaiah D. Clawson
Isaiah Dunn Clawson was an American Opposition Party / Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1855 to 1859....
(R). George R. Robbins
George R. Robbins
George Robbins Robbins was an American Opposition Party/Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1855 to 1859....
(R). Garnett Adrain
Garnett Adrain
Garnett Bowditch Adrain was an American Democratic Party politician, who was a two-term member of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey.-Life:...
(D). John Huyler
John Huyler
John Huyler was an American Democratic Party politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1857-1859.-Biography:...
(D). Jacob R. Wortendyke
Jacob R. Wortendyke
Jacob Reynier Wortendyke was an American Democratic Party politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1857 to 1859....
(D)
New York
. John A. SearingJohn A. Searing
John Alexander Searing was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in North Hempstead, New York, Searing completed preparatory studies.Sheriff of Queens County, New York from 1843 to 1846....
(D). George Taylor (D). Daniel Sickles
Daniel Sickles
Daniel Edgar Sickles was a colorful and controversial American politician, Union general in the American Civil War, and diplomat....
(D). John Kelly
John Kelly (U.S. politician)
John Kelly of New York City, known as "Honest John", was a boss of Tammany Hall and a U.S. Representative from New York from 1855 to 1858-Career:...
(D), until December 25, 1858
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- Thomas J. BarrThomas J. BarrThomas Jefferson Barr was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in New York City in 1812, Barr attended the public schools. He moved to Scotch Plains, New Jersey in 1835, and conducted a roadhouse. He returned to New York City in 1842 and served as assistant alderman of the sixth ward in 1849...
(ID), from January 7, 1859. William B. MaclayWilliam B. MaclayWilliam Brown Maclay was a United States Representative from New York. Born in New York City, he received private instruction and was graduated from the College of the City of New York in 1836...
(D). John CochraneJohn Cochrane (general)John Cochrane was an American lawyer, Union Army general and politician.-Life:He was the grandson of John Cochran, Surgeon General of the Continental Army....
(D). Elijah WardElijah WardElijah Ward was a U.S. Congressman during the American Civil War and the Reconstruction era.Ward was born in Sing Sing , New York. He pursued classical studies, engaged in commercial pursuits in New York City and at the same time attended the law department of New York University...
(D). Horace F. ClarkHorace F. ClarkHorace Francis Clark was a railroad executive and U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Southbury, Connecticut, Clark graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, in 1833...
(D). John B. HaskinJohn B. HaskinJohn Bussing Haskin was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Fordham , New York, Haskin attended the public schools.He studied law....
(D). Ambrose S. MurrayAmbrose S. MurrayAmbrose Spencer Murray was a U.S. Representative from New York, brother of William Murray.Born in Wallkill, New York, Murray attended the common schools. He was employed as a clerk in a mercantile establishment in Middletown, New York from 1824 to 1831. He moved to Goshen, New York, and engaged...
(R). William F. RussellWilliam Fiero RussellWilliam Fiero Russell was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Saugerties, New York, Russell completed preparatory studies.He engaged in mercantile pursuits and banking.Founder and president of the Saugerties Bank....
(D). John ThompsonJohn Thompson (1809-1890)John Thompson was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Rhinebeck, New York, Thompson was graduated from Union College, Schenectady, New York, and later from Yale College.He studied law....
(R). Abram B. OlinAbram B. OlinAbram Baldwin Olin was a U.S. Representative from New York, son of Gideon Olin.Born in Shaftsbury, Vermont, Olin attended the common schools, and graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, in 1835. He studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1838...
(R). Erastus CorningErastus CorningErastus Corning I , American businessman and politician, was born in Norwich, Connecticut. Corning moved to Troy, New York at the age of 13 to clerk in the hardware store of an uncle; six years later he moved to Albany, New York, where he joined the mercantile business under James Spencer...
(D). Edward DoddEdward DoddEdward Dodd was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Salem, New York, Dodd attended the public schools.He engaged in mercantile pursuits.He moved to Argyle, New York, in 1835....
(R). George W. PalmerGeorge William Palmer (New York)George William Palmer was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Hoosick, he attended the common schools, the Schodack Academy and Yale College. He studied law, was admitted to the bar about 1840 and commenced practice in Plattsburgh...
(R). Francis E. SpinnerFrancis E. SpinnerFrancis Elias Spinner was an American politician from New York. He was Treasurer of the United States from 1861 to 1875...
(R). Clark B. CochraneClark B. CochraneClark Betton Cochrane was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in New Boston, New Hampshire, Cochrane moved to Montgomery County, New York.He was graduated from Union College, Schenectady, New York, in 1841.He studied law....
(R). Oliver A. MorseOliver A. MorseOliver Andrew Morse was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Cherry Valley, New York, Morse pursued classical studies and was graduated from Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, in 1833.He studied law....
(R). Orsamus B. MattesonOrsamus B. MattesonOrsamus Benajah Matteson was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Verona, New York, Matteson attended the common schools.He studied law in Utica, New York....
(R). Henry BennettHenry Bennett (US politician)Henry Bennett was a United States Representative from New York.Bennett was born in New Lisbon, Otsego County, New York on September 29, 1808 where he attended the public schools. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1832 and commenced practice in New Berlin, Chenango County, New York...
(R). Henry C. GoodwinHenry C. GoodwinHenry Charles Goodwin was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in De Ruyter, New York, Goodwin completed preparatory studies.He studied law....
(R). Charles B. HoardCharles B. HoardCharles Brooks Hoard was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Springfield, Vermont, Hoard attended the public schools....
(R). Amos P. GrangerAmos P. GrangerAmos Phelps Granger was a U.S. Representative from New York, cousin of Francis Granger.Born in Suffield, Connecticut, Granger attended the public schools. In 1811, he moved to Manlius, New York, where he was president of the town for several years. He served as captain in the War of 1812 at...
(R). Edwin B. MorganEdwin Barber MorganEdwin Barber Morgan was an entrepreneur and politician from the Finger Lakes region of western New York. He was the first president of Wells Fargo & Company, founder of the United States Express Company, and director of American Express Company...
(R). Emory B. PottleEmory B. PottleEmory Bemsley Pottle was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Naples, New York, Pottle pursued classical studies at Penn Yan Academy.He studied law....
(R). John M. ParkerJohn Mason ParkerJohn Mason Parker was an American Congressman. He was elected to represent New York's 27th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.-References:...
(R). William H. KelseyWilliam H. KelseyWilliam Henry Kelsey was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Smyrna, New York, Kelsey attended the common schools.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1843 and commenced practice in Geneseo, New York....
(R). Samuel G. AndrewsSamuel George AndrewsSamuel George Andrews was a United States Representative from New York from 1857 to 1859 and a two term mayor of the city of Rochester from 1839 to 1840 and 1856 to 1857.-External links:...
(R). Judson W. ShermanJudson W. ShermanJudson W. Sherman was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in that State in 1808, Sherman completed preparatory studies.Held several local offices in Angelica, New York, where he resided....
(R). Silas M. BurroughsSilas Mainville Burroughs (politician)Silas Mainville Burroughs was a U.S. Representative from New York.-Biography:Born in Ovid, New York, Burroughs completed a preparatory course.Village clerk of Medina, New York, in 1835....
(R). Israel T. HatchIsrael T. HatchIsrael Thompson Hatch was a U.S. Representative from New York.-Biography:He was born in Johnstown, New York on June 30, 1808. Hatch pursued preparatory studies...
(D). Reuben FentonReuben FentonReuben Eaton Fenton was an American merchant and politician from New York.-Life:He was the son of a farmer. He was elected a colonel of the New York State Militia in 1840. He became a lumber merchant, and entered politics as a Democrat...
(R)
- Thomas J. Barr
North Carolina
. Henry M. ShawHenry Marchmore Shaw
Henry Marchmore Shaw was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina, as well as an officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He was killed in action, one of a handful of former U.S. Congressmen to perish during the conflict.Shaw was born in Newport, Rhode...
(D). Thomas H. Ruffin
Thomas Hart Ruffin
Thomas Hart Ruffin was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born in Louisburg, North Carolina, September 9, 1820; attended the common schools; graduated from the University of North Carolina Law School, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1841; lawyer, private practice; circuit attorney of...
(D). Warren Winslow
Warren Winslow
Warren Winslow was the 33rd Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1854 to 1855. Winslow graduated from the University of North Carolina....
(D). Lawrence O'Bryan Branch
Lawrence O'Bryan Branch
Lawrence O'Bryan Branch 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 career:...
(D). John A. Gilmer
John Adams Gilmer
John Adams Gilmer was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina.Gilmer was born in Guilford County, North Carolina near Greensboro. His parents were Robert Shaw Gilmer and Anne Forbes. He was the brother of Confederate Maj. Gen Jeremy Francis Gilmer. Gilmer attended the public schools and...
(A). Alfred M. Scales
Alfred Moore Scales
Alfred Moore Scales was a North Carolina state legislature, Confederate general in the American Civil War and the 45th Governor of the US state of North Carolina from 1885 to 1889, and Congressman.-Early life:...
(D). F. Burton Craige
Francis Burton Craige
Francis Burton Craige was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born near Salisbury, North Carolina, March 13, 1811; attended a private school in Salisbury, and was graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1829; editor and proprietor of the Western Carolinian...
(D). Thomas L. Clingman
Thomas Lanier Clingman
Thomas Lanier Clingman , known as the "Prince of Politicians," was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1843 to 1845 and from 1847 to 1858, and U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina between 1858 and 1861...
(D), until May 7, 1858
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- Zebulon B. VanceZebulon Baird VanceZebulon Baird Vance was a Confederate military officer in the American Civil War, the 37th and 43rd Governor of North Carolina, and U.S. Senator...
(D), from December 7, 1858
- Zebulon B. Vance
Ohio
. George H. PendletonGeorge H. Pendleton
George Hunt Pendleton was a Representative and a Senator from Ohio. Nicknamed "Gentleman George" for his demeanor, he was the Democratic nominee for Vice President of the United States during the Civil War in 1864, running as a peace Democrat with war Democrat George B. McClellan; they lost to...
(D). William S. Groesbeck
William S. Groesbeck
William Slocum Groesbeck was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Kinderhook, New York, Groesbeck moved with his parents to Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1816.He attended the common schools and Augusta College....
(D). Lewis D. Campbell
Lewis D. Campbell
Lewis Davis Campbell was a U.S. Representative for Ohio. Over his successful political career he was elected as a Whig, Know-Nothing, Republican and Democrat.-Early life and career:...
(R), until May 25, 1858
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- Clement VallandighamClement VallandighamClement Laird Vallandigham was an Ohio resident of the Copperhead faction of anti-war Democrats during the American Civil War. He served two terms in the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:...
(D), from May 25, 1858. Matthias H. NicholsMatthias H. NicholsMatthias H. Nichols was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Sharptown, New Jersey, Nichols attended the common schools.Learned the trade of a printer.He moved to Ohio in 1842 and settled in Lima.He studied law....
(R). Richard MottRichard MottRichard Mott was mayor of Toledo, Ohio, and a U.S. Representative from Ohio.-Biography:Born to Quaker parents in Mamaroneck, New York, Mott attended a Quaker boarding school and seminary in Dutchess County, New York. In 1815, he moved with his parents to New York City, in 1818 became a clerk in a...
(R). Joseph R. CockerillJoseph R. CockerillJoseph Randolph Cockerill was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Loudoun County, Virginia, Cockerill moved to Scott Township, Ohio, in 1837 and settled in Youngstown.He attended the public schools.He taught school....
(D). Aaron HarlanAaron HarlanAaron Harlan was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, cousin of Andrew Jackson Harlan.Born in Warren County, Ohio, Harlan attended the public schools, and later studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Xenia, Ohio, in 1825. He served as member of the Ohio House of...
(R). Benjamin StantonBenjamin StantonBenjamin Stanton was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Mount Pleasant, Ohio, Stanton pursued academic studies, and thereafter learned the tailor's trade. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1834 and commenced practice in Bellefontaine, Ohio. He served as member of the Ohio Senate in...
(R). Lawrence W. HallLawrence W. HallLawrence Washington Hall was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Lake County, Ohio, Hall was graduated from Hudson College in 1839.He studied law....
(D). Joseph Miller (D). Valentine B. HortonValentine B. HortonValentine Baxter Horton was a U.S. Representative from Ohio during the first two years of the American Civil War.-Biography:...
(R). Samuel S. CoxSamuel S. CoxSamuel Sullivan "Sunset" Cox was an American Congressman and diplomat. He represented both Ohio and New York in the United States House of Representatives, and also served as United States Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire.Cox was the grandson of New Jersey Congressman James Cox...
(D). John ShermanJohn Sherman (politician)John Sherman, nicknamed "The Ohio Icicle" , was a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Ohio during the Civil War and into the late nineteenth century. He served as both Secretary of the Treasury and Secretary of State and was the principal author of the Sherman Antitrust Act...
(R). Philemon BlissPhilemon BlissPhilemon Bliss was an Ohio Congressman, the first chief justice of the Supreme Court of Dakota Territory, and a Missouri Supreme Court justice....
(R). Joseph Burns (D). Cydnor B. TompkinsCydnor B. TompkinsCydnor Bailey Tompkins was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, father of Emmett Tompkins.Born near St. Clairsville in Belmont County, Ohio, Tompkins moved with his parents to Morgan County in 1831 and settled near McConnelsville.He completed preparatory studies, and was graduated from the Ohio...
(R). William LawrenceWilliam Lawrence (35th Congress)William Lawrence was a member of the United States House of Representatives from the 17th District of Ohio. Lawrence was born in Washington, Guernsey County, Ohio...
(D). Benjamin F. LeiterBenjamin F. LeiterBenjamin Franklin Leiter was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer, teacher and justice of the peace from Ohio....
(R). Edward WadeEdward WadeEdward Wade was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, brother of Benjamin Franklin Wade.Born in West Springfield, Massachusetts, Wade received a limited schooling.He moved to Andover, Ohio, in 1821, where he studied law....
(R). Joshua R. GiddingsJoshua Reed GiddingsJoshua Reed Giddings was an American statesman and a prominent opponent of slavery. He represented Ohio in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1838-59. He was at first a member of the Whig Party and was later a Republican.-Life:He was born at Tioga Point, now Athens, Bradford County,...
(R). John BinghamJohn BinghamJohn Armor Bingham was a Republican congressman from Ohio, America, judge advocate in the trial of the Abraham Lincoln assassination and a prosecutor in the impeachment trials of Andrew Johnson...
(R)
- Clement Vallandigham
Oregon
. La Fayette GroverLa Fayette Grover
La Fayette Grover was a Democratic politician and lawyer from the US state of Oregon. He was the fourth Governor of Oregon, serving from 1870 to 1877...
(D), from February 14, 1859
Pennsylvania
. Thomas B. FlorenceThomas Birch Florence
Thomas Birch Florence was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Thomas B. Florence born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He learned the hatter's trade and engaged in that business in 1833. He was engaged in the newspaper business...
(D). Edward Joy Morris
Edward Joy Morris
Edward Joy Morris was a Whig and Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Morris was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia...
(R). James Landy
James Landy
James Landy was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.James Landy was born in Northern Liberties District in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools and studied law, but abandoned it later and engaged in mercantile pursuits...
(D). Henry M. Phillips
Henry Myer Phillips
Henry Myer Phillips was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Phillips was born in Philadelphia. He attended the Philadelphia schools and Franklin Institute. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1832 and commenced practice in Philadelphia...
(D). Owen Jones
Owen Jones (congressman)
Owen Jones was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
(D). John Hickman
John Hickman (congressman)
John Hickman was a Republican, Democratic and Anti-Lecompton Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Early life:...
(D). Henry Chapman (D). J. Glancey Jones
Jehu Glancy Jones
Jehu Glancy Jones was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.J. Glancy Jones was born in Caernarvon Township, Pennsylvania. He attended Kenyon College, studied theology and was ordained to the ministry of the Episcopal Church in 1835 and withdrew in 1841...
(D), until October 30, 1858
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- William H. KeimWilliam High KeimWilliam High Keim was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, as well as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:...
(R), from December 7, 1858. Anthony E. RobertsAnthony Ellmaker RobertsAnthony Ellmaker Roberts , was an American politician, member of the United States House of Representatives from 1855 to 1859, an abolitionist and close associate of Thaddeus Stevens.-Early life:...
(R). John C. KunkelJohn C. KunkelJohn Crain Kunkel was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. He was the grandson of John Christian Kunkel, great-grandson of John Sergeant, and great-great-grandson of Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant and Robert Whitehill.He was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania,...
(R). William L. DewartWilliam Lewis DewartWilliam Lewis Dewart was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.William L. Dewart was born in Sunbury, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools of Sunbury and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania...
(D). John G. MontgomeryJohn Gallagher MontgomeryJohn Gallagher Montgomery was an American lawyer from Danville, Pennsylvania. He represented Pennsylvania in the U.S. Congress briefly in 1857....
(D), until April 24, 1857 - Paul LeidyPaul LeidyPaul Leidy was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Paul Leidy was born in Hemlock Township, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and apprenticed as a tailor. He taught school in Danville, Pennsylvania, for several years...
(D), from December 7, 1857. William H. DimmickWilliam Harrison DimmickWilliam Harrison Dimmick was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.William H. Dimmick was born in Milford, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1835 and commenced practice in Bethany, Pennsylvania...
(D). Galusha A. GrowGalusha A. GrowGalusha Aaron Grow was a prominent U.S. politician, lawyer, writer and businessman, and was Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1861 to 1863. He was defeated for reelection in 1862...
(R). Allison WhiteAllison WhiteAllison White was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.White was born in Pine Township, near Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools and was graduated from Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania...
(D). John A. AhlJohn Alexander AhlJohn Alexander Ahl was a surgeon, real estate developer, paper mill and iron furnace operator, railroad executive and United States Congressman from Pennsylvania. He was born in Strasburg, Pennsylvania in 1813....
(D). Wilson ReillyWilson ReillyWilson Reilly was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.- Biography :Wilson Reilly was born in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools, and was engaged as a hatter in Waynesboro and Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to...
(D). John R. EdieJohn Rufus EdieJohn Rufus Edie was an Opposition Party and Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Early life:...
(R). John CovodeJohn CovodeJohn Covode was a United States Congressman and abolitionist.-Early life:Covode was born in West Fairfield, Pennsylvania. After serving an apprenticeship to a blacksmith, he became involved in the Westmoreland Coal Company, serving as the first president of the company in 1854...
(R). William MontgomeryWilliam Montgomery (congressman)William Montgomery was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.William Montgomery was born in Canton Township, Pennsylvania. He pursued classical studies and was graduated from Washington College in Washington, Pennsylvania, in 1839...
(D). David Ritchie (R). Samuel A. PurvianceSamuel Anderson PurvianceSamuel Anderson Purviance was a Whig, Opposition Party and Republican politician and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....
(R). William StewartWilliam Stewart (congressman)William Stewart was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....
(R). James L. GillisJames Lisle GillisJames Lisle Gillis was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.James L. Gillis was born in Hebron, New York. He attended the public schools and became a tanner. He served in the War of 1812...
(D). John DickJohn Dick (US Congressman)John Dick .He had a varied career before entering Congress, rising to Brigadier General of the Pennsylvania Militia, establishing the J&JR Dick Banking House, and serving as Pennsylvania State Court Judge. Elected to represent two different Pennsylvania Districts in the United States House of...
(R)
- William H. Keim
Rhode Island
. Nathaniel B. Durfee (R). William D. Brayton (R)South Carolina
. John McQueenJohn McQueen
John McQueen was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina and a member of the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War....
(D). William P. Miles
William Porcher Miles
William Porcher Miles was among the ardent States' Rights advocates, supporters of slavery, and Southern secessionists who came to be known as the "Fire-Eaters." Born in South Carolina, he showed little early interest in politics and his early career included the study of law and a tenure as a...
(D). Laurence M. Keitt
Laurence M. Keitt
Laurence Massillon Keitt was a South Carolina politician who served as a United States Congressman. He is included in several lists of Fire-Eaters—men who adamantly urged the secession of southern states from the United States, and who resisted measures of compromise and reconciliation,...
(D). Milledge L. Bonham
Milledge Luke Bonham
Milledge Luke Bonham was an American politician and Congressman who served as the 70th Governor of South Carolina from 1862 until 1864. He was a Confederate General during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:...
(D). James L. Orr
James Lawrence Orr
James Lawrence Orr was an American politician who served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives in the United States Congress...
(D). William W. Boyce
William Waters Boyce
William Waters Boyce was an attorney, South Carolina state politician, and a U.S. Congressman. He was also a prominent Confederate States of America politician during the American Civil War....
(D)
Tennessee
. Albert G. WatkinsAlbert Galiton Watkins
Albert Galiton Watkins was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:He was born near Jefferson City, Tennessee on May 5, 1818. He graduated from Holston College in Tennessee and studied law. He was admitted to the bar and began private practice at...
(D). Horace Maynard
Horace Maynard
Horace Maynard was an American educator, attorney, politician and diplomat active primarily in the second half of the 19th century...
(A). Samuel A. Smith
Samuel Axley Smith
Samuel Axley Smith was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 3rd congressional district of Tennessee. He was born in Monroe County, Tennessee on June 26, 1822. He received a limited education, taught school, and studied law. He was admitted to the...
(D). John H. Savage
John Houston Savage
John Houston Savage was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 4th congressional district of Tennessee. He was born in McMinnville, Tennessee on October 9, 1815. He attended the common schools and served as a private in the Seminole War. He studied...
(D). Charles Ready
Charles Ready
Charles Ready was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 5th congressional district. He was born in Readyville in Rutherford County, now called Cannon County, on December 22, 1802. He attended the common schools and graduated from...
(A). George W. Jones
George Washington Jones (Tennessee politician)
George Washington Jones was an American politician who represented Tennessee's fifth district in the United States House of Representatives. He served in the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War....
(D). John V. Wright
John Vines Wright
John Vines Wright was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 7th congressional district of Tennessee.-Biography:Wright was born in Purdy, Tennessee, in McNairy County...
(D). Felix Zollicoffer
Felix Zollicoffer
Felix Kirk Zollicoffer was a newspaperman, three-term United States Congressman from Tennessee, officer in the United States Army, and a Confederate brigadier general during the American Civil War...
(A). John D. C. Atkins
John DeWitt Clinton Atkins
John DeWitt Clinton Atkins was an American politician and a member of both the United States House of Representatives and Confederate Congress from Tennessee.-Biography:...
(D). William T. Avery
William Tecumsah Avery
William Tecumsah Avery was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 10th congressional district of Tennessee. He was born in Hardeman County, Tennessee on November 11, 1819...
(D)
Texas
. John H. ReaganJohn Henninger Reagan
John Henninger Reagan , was a leading 19th century American politician from the U.S. state of Texas. A Democrat, Reagan resigned from the U.S. House of Representatives when Texas seceded from the Union and joined the Confederate States of America. He served in the cabinet of Jefferson Davis as...
(D). Guy M. Bryan
Guy M. Bryan
Guy Morrison Bryan was a U.S. Representative from Texas.Born in Herculaneum, Missouri, Bryan moved to the Mexican State of Texas in 1831 with his parents, who settled near San Felipe....
(D)
Vermont
. Eliakim P. Walton (R). Justin S. MorrillJustin Smith Morrill
Justin Smith Morrill was a Representative and a Senator from Vermont, most widely remembered today for the Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act that established federal funding for establishing many of the United States' public colleges and universities...
(R). Homer E. Royce
Homer Elihu Royce
Homer Elihu Royce was an American lawyer, politician and jurist.-Early life:Royce was born in Berkshire, Vermont, the son of Elihu Marvin and Sophronia Royce. He was educated in the district schools and at academies in St. Albans and Enosburgh. He studied law with Thomas Childs, was admitted to...
(R)
Virginia
. Muscoe R. H. Garnett (D). John S. Millson (D). John CaskieJohn Caskie
John Samuels Caskie was a nineteenth century congressman, lawyer and judge from Virginia.Born in Richmond, Virginia, Caskie graduated from the University of Virginia in 1842, studied law and was admitted to the bar in around 1842, commencing practice in Richmond...
(D). William Goode
William Goode
William Osborne Goode was a nineteenth century American politician and lawyer from Virginia.-Personal life:...
(D). Thomas S. Bocock (D). Paulus Powell
Paulus Powell
Paulus Powell was a nineteenth century politician from Virginia.Born in Amherst County, Virginia, Powell attended private schools as a child and went on to attend Amherst College. He held several local offices and was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1843 to 1849...
(D). William Smith (D). Charles J. Faulkner
Charles J. Faulkner
Charles James Faulkner was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia and West Virginia. He was the father of Charles James Faulkner....
(D). John Letcher
John Letcher
John Letcher 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 the Virginia General Assembly...
(D). Sherrard Clemens
Sherrard Clemens
Sherrard Clemens was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia and Missouri. He was a cousin to author Samuel L. Clemens ....
(D). Albert G. Jenkins
Albert G. Jenkins
Albert Gallatin Jenkins was an attorney, planter, representative to the United States Congress and First Confederate Congress, and a Confederate brigadier general during the American Civil War...
(D). Henry A. Edmundson
Henry A. Edmundson
Henry Alonzo Edmundson was a nineteenth century congressman and lawyer from Virginia.-Early life:Born in Blacksburg, Virginia, Edmundson attended private schools as a child and went on to graduate from Georgetown University...
(D). George W. Hopkins
George Washington Hopkins
George Washington Hopkins was a nineteenth century United States politician, diplomat, lawyer, judge and teacher....
(D)
Wisconsin
. John F. PotterJohn F. Potter
John Fox Potter nicknamed "Bowie Knife Potter" was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer and judge from Wisconsin.-Biography:...
(R). Cadwallader C. Washburn
Cadwallader C. Washburn
Cadwallader Colden Washburn was an American businessman, politician, and soldier noted for founding what would later become General Mills and working in government for Wisconsin. He was born in Livermore, Maine, one of seven brothers that included Israel Washburn, Jr., Elihu B. Washburne, William D...
(R). Charles Billinghurst
Charles Billinghurst
Charles Billinghurst was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.Born in Brighton, New York, Billinghurst attended the common schools.He studied law....
(R)
Non-voting members
. Marcus J. Parrott (R). William W. Kingsbury (D), until May 11, 1858. Fenner FergusonFenner Ferguson
Fenner Ferguson was a Delegate from the Territory of Nebraska, US. He was born in Nassau, New York, on April 25, 1814, attended the common schools; studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1840, and commenced practice in Albany, New York...
(D). Miguel A. Otero
Miguel Antonio Otero (I)
Miguel Antonio Otero was a prominent Spanish politician of the New Mexico Territory and instrumental in the economic development of the territory.- Early life :...
(D). Joseph Lane
Joseph Lane
Joseph Lane was an American general during the Mexican-American War and a United States Senator from Oregon.-Early life:...
(D), until February 14, 1859. John M. Bernhisel. Isaac Stevens
Isaac Stevens
Isaac Ingalls Stevens was the first governor of Washington Territory, a United States Congressman, and a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War until his death at the Battle of Chantilly...
(D)
Changes in membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.Senate
- replacements: 5
- Democrats (D)Democratic Party (United States)The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
: no net change - Whigs (W)Whig Party (United States)The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
: no net change - Republicans (R)Republican Party (United States)The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
: no net change - Americans (A)Know NothingThe Know Nothing was a movement by the nativist American political faction of the 1840s and 1850s. It was empowered by popular fears that the country was being overwhelmed by German and Irish Catholic immigrants, who were often regarded as hostile to Anglo-Saxon Protestant values and controlled by...
: no net change
- Democrats (D)
- deaths: 4
- resignations: 1
- interim appointments: 2
- seats of newly admitted states: 4
- Total seats with changes: 9
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| Tennessee
(1)
| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Vacancy in term
| | Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson was the 17th President of the United States . As Vice-President of the United States in 1865, he succeeded Abraham Lincoln following the latter's assassination. Johnson then presided over the initial and contentious Reconstruction era of the United States following the American...
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| October 8, 1857
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| South Carolina
(3)
| | Andrew Butler
Andrew Butler
Andrew Pickens Butler was an United States Senator and one of the authors of the Kansas-Nebraska Act.-Biography:...
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died May 25, 1857
| | James H. Hammond
James Henry Hammond
James Henry Hammond was a politician from South Carolina. He served as a United States Representative from 1835 to 1836, the 60th Governor of South Carolina from 1842 to 1844, and United States Senator from 1857 to 1860...
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| December 7, 1857
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| New Hampshire
(3)
| | James Bell
James Bell (New Hampshire)
James Bell was a United States Senator from New Hampshire from 1855 until his death in 1857. He was the son of Samuel Bell, the uncle of Samuel Newell Bell and the cousin of Charles Henry Bell....
(R
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died May 26, 1857
| | Daniel Clark
Daniel Clark (New Hampshire)
Daniel Clark was an American politician who served in the New Hampshire legislature and the United States Senate....
(R
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
)
| June 27, 1857
|-
| Texas
(1)
| | Thomas J. Rusk
Thomas Jefferson Rusk
Thomas Jefferson Rusk 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 U.S. politician and served as a Senator from Texas from 1846 until his suicide...
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died July 29, 1857
| | J. Pinckney Henderson
James Pinckney Henderson
James Pinckney Henderson was a United States and Republic of Texas lawyer, politician, soldier, and the first Governor of the State of Texas....
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| November 9, 1857
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| North Carolina
(3)
| | Asa Biggs
Asa Biggs
Asa Biggs was a North Carolina politician who held a number of positions. He was a U.S. Representative, a U.S. Senator, and federal judge....
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned May 5, 1858 after being appointed judge of US District Court of NC
| | Thomas L. Clingman
Thomas Lanier Clingman
Thomas Lanier Clingman , known as the "Prince of Politicians," was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1843 to 1845 and from 1847 to 1858, and U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina between 1858 and 1861...
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| May 7, 1858
|-
| South Carolina
(2)
| | Josiah J. Evans
Josiah J. Evans
Josiah James Evans 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 Carolina. He was a lawyer and judge for many years before becoming a Senator. He died in...
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died May 6, 1858
| | Arthur P. Hayne
Arthur P. Hayne
Arthur Peronneau Hayne was a United States Senator from South Carolina who belonged to the Democratic Party.-Biography:...
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| May 11, 1858
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| Minnesota
(1)
| New seat
| style="font-size:80%" | Minnesota admitted to the Union May 11, 1858
| | Henry M. Rice (D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| May 11, 1858
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| Minnesota
(2)
| New seat
| style="font-size:80%" | Minnesota admitted to the Union May 11, 1858
| | James Shields
James Shields
James Shields was an American politician and United States Army officer who was born in Altmore, County Tyrone, Ireland. Shields, a Democrat, is the only person in United States history to serve as a U.S. Senator for three different states...
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| May 11, 1858
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| Texas
(1)
| | J. Pinckney Henderson
James Pinckney Henderson
James Pinckney Henderson was a United States and Republic of Texas lawyer, politician, soldier, and the first Governor of the State of Texas....
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died June 4, 1858
| | Matthias Ward
Matthias Ward
Matthias Ward was a lawyer and United States Senator from Texas.Born in Elbert County, Georgia, Ward was raised in Alabama. In 1836 he settled in Bowie, Texas, moving to Clarksville, Texas in 1845 and later to Jefferson, Texas.Ward served in the Congress of the Republic of Texas and later in the...
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| September 27, 1858
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| South Carolina
(2)
| | Arthur P. Hayne
Arthur P. Hayne
Arthur Peronneau Hayne was a United States Senator from South Carolina who belonged to the Democratic Party.-Biography:...
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Successor elected December 2, 1858
| | James Chesnut, Jr.
James Chesnut, Jr.
James Chesnut, Jr. of Camden, South Carolina, was a planter, lawyer, United States Senator, a signatory of the Constitution of the Confederate States of America, and a Confederate States Army general...
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| December 3, 1858
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| Oregon
(2)
| New seat
| style="font-size:80%" | Oregon admitted to the Union February 14, 1859
| | Delazon Smith
Delazon Smith
Delazon Smith 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 , making his term among the shortest on record in the Senate...
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| February 14, 1859
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| Oregon
(3)
| New seat
| style="font-size:80%" | Oregon admitted to the Union February 14, 1859
| | Joseph Lane
Joseph Lane
Joseph Lane was an American general during the Mexican-American War and a United States Senator from Oregon.-Early life:...
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| February 14, 1859
|}
House of Representatives
- replacements: 10
- Democrats (D)Democratic Party (United States)The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
: 3 seat net loss - Whigs (W)Whig Party (United States)The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
: 3 seat net gain - Republicans (R)Republican Party (United States)The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
: 1 seat net gain - Independent Democrats (ID)Independent DemocratIndependent Democrat is a term occasionally adopted by American politicians to refer to their party affiliation. Several elected officials, including members of Congress, have identified as " Independent Democrats."...
: 1 seat net gain
- Democrats (D)
- deaths: 5
- resignations: 6
- contested election:1
- seats of newly admitted states: 3
- Total seats with changes: 14
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|
| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Rep. James S. Green
James S. Green
James Stephen Green was a United States Representative and Senator from Missouri.-Early life and education:...
was elected to this term but resigned after being elected in turn to the US Senate
| | John B. Clark
John Bullock Clark
John Bullock Clark, Sr. was a member of both the United States Congress and the Confederate Congress.-Biography:...
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| Seated December 7, 1857
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|
| | Samuel Brenton
Samuel Brenton
Samuel Brenton was a U.S. Representative from Indiana; born in Gallatin County, Kentucky. Attended the public schools; was ordained to the Methodist ministry in 1830 and served as a minister; located at Danville, Indiana., in 1834 because of ill health, and studied law; member of the Indiana...
(R
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died March 29, 1857
| | Charles Case
Charles Case
Charles Case was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.-Biography:Case was born in Austinburg, Ohio; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Fort Wayne, Indiana.; elected as a Republican to the Thirty-fifth United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of...
(R
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
)
| Seated December 7, 1857
|-
|
| | John G. Montgomery
John Gallagher Montgomery
John Gallagher Montgomery was an American lawyer from Danville, Pennsylvania. He represented Pennsylvania in the U.S. Congress briefly in 1857....
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died April 24, 1857
| | Paul Leidy
Paul Leidy
Paul Leidy was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Paul Leidy was born in Hemlock Township, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and apprenticed as a tailor. He taught school in Danville, Pennsylvania, for several years...
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| Seated December 7, 1857
|-
|
| | James Lockhart
James Lockhart (Indiana)
James Lockhart was a United States Representative from Indiana. He was born in Auburn, New York were he attended the public schools. Later, he moved to Ithaca, New York about 1826 and operated a woolen mill. He moved to Indiana in 1832 and studied law...
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died September 7, 1857
| | William E. Niblack
William E. Niblack
William Ellis Niblack was a U.S. Representative from Indiana, cousin of Silas Leslie Niblack. Born in Dubois County, Indiana, Niblack attended the country schools and Indiana University at Bloomington....
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| Seated December 7, 1857
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|
| | Nathaniel P. Banks (R
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 24, 1857 after being elected Governor of Massachusetts
Governor of Massachusetts
The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the executive magistrate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States. The current governor is Democrat Deval Patrick.-Constitutional role:...
| | Daniel W. Gooch
Daniel W. Gooch
Daniel Wheelwright Gooch was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. Gooch, the son of John and Olive Gooch, was born in Wells, Maine on January 8, 1820. He attended the public schools, Phillips Academy, and graduated from Dartmouth College...
(R
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
)
| Seated January 31, 1858
|-
|
| | Thomas L. Clingman
Thomas Lanier Clingman
Thomas Lanier Clingman , known as the "Prince of Politicians," was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1843 to 1845 and from 1847 to 1858, and U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina between 1858 and 1861...
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned May 7, 1858 after being appointed to the US Senate
| | Zebulon B. Vance
Zebulon Baird Vance
Zebulon Baird Vance was a Confederate military officer in the American Civil War, the 37th and 43rd Governor of North Carolina, and U.S. Senator...
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| Seated December 7, 1858
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|
| New seat
| style="font-size:80%" | Minnesota was admitted to the Union May 11, 1858
| | James M. Cavanaugh (D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| Seated May 11, 1858
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|
| | William W. Kingsbury (D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Minnesota was admitted to the Union May 11, 1858
| colspan=2 | Seat eliminated
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|
| New seat
| style="font-size:80%" | Minnesota was admitted to the Union May 11, 1858
| | William W. Phelps
William Wallace Phelps
William Wallace Phelps was a Representative from Minnesota; born in Oakland County, Michigan, June 1, 1826; attended the country schools; was graduated from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1846 where he was a founding member of the Chi Psi Fraternity there; studied law; was admitted to...
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| Seated May 11, 1858
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|
| | Lewis D. Campbell
Lewis D. Campbell
Lewis Davis Campbell was a U.S. Representative for Ohio. Over his successful political career he was elected as a Whig, Know-Nothing, Republican and Democrat.-Early life and career:...
(R
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Lost contested election May 25, 1858
| | Clement Vallandigham
Clement Vallandigham
Clement Laird Vallandigham was an Ohio resident of the Copperhead faction of anti-war Democrats during the American Civil War. He served two terms in the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:...
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| Seated May 25, 1858
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|
| | John A. Quitman
John A. Quitman
John Anthony Quitman was an American politician and soldier. He served as Governor of Mississippi from 1835 to 1836 as a Whig and again from 1850 to 1851 as a Democrat and one of the leading Fire-Eaters.-Early life:John A. Quitman studied Classics at Hartwick Seminary, graduating in 1816...
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died July 17, 1858
| | John J. McRae
John J. McRae
John Jones McCrae was the 21st governor of Mississippi, from 1854 to 1857. He was a Democrat. He also represented Mississippi in the United States Senate in 1851 and 1852, in the U.S. Congress in the 35th and 36th congresses, and in the Confederate Congress during the American Civil War.-External...
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
)
| Seated December 7, 1858
|-
|
| | J. Glancy Jones
Jehu Glancy Jones
Jehu Glancy Jones was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.J. Glancy Jones was born in Caernarvon Township, Pennsylvania. He attended Kenyon College, studied theology and was ordained to the ministry of the Episcopal Church in 1835 and withdrew in 1841...
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
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| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned October 30, 1858
| | William H. Keim
William High Keim
William High Keim was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, as well as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:...
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Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
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| Seated December 7, 1858
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| | Thomas L. Harris
Thomas L. Harris
Thomas Langrell Harris was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.-Early life:Born in Norwich, Connecticut, Harris pursued classical studies and was graduated from Washington College, Hartford, Connecticut, in 1841 where he studied law.-Early career:He was admitted to the bar in 1842 and commenced...
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Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
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| style="font-size:80%" | Died November 24, 1858
| | Charles D. Hodges
Charles D. Hodges
Charles Drury Hodges was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Queen Anne, Maryland, Hodges attended the public schools and was graduated from Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, in 1829....
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Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
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| Seated January 4, 1859
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| | John Kelly
John Kelly (U.S. politician)
John Kelly of New York City, known as "Honest John", was a boss of Tammany Hall and a U.S. Representative from New York from 1855 to 1858-Career:...
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Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
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| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 25, 1858
| | Thomas J. Barr
Thomas J. Barr
Thomas Jefferson Barr was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in New York City in 1812, Barr attended the public schools. He moved to Scotch Plains, New Jersey in 1835, and conducted a roadhouse. He returned to New York City in 1842 and served as assistant alderman of the sixth ward in 1849...
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Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
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| Seated January 7, 1859
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| | Joseph Lane
Joseph Lane
Joseph Lane was an American general during the Mexican-American War and a United States Senator from Oregon.-Early life:...
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
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| style="font-size:80%" | Oregon was admitted to the Union February 14, 1859
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| style="font-size:80%" | Oregon was admitted to the Union February 14, 1859
| | La Fayette Grover
La Fayette Grover
La Fayette Grover was a Democratic politician and lawyer from the US state of Oregon. He was the fourth Governor of Oregon, serving from 1870 to 1877...
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Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
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| Seated February 14, 1859
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Senate
- ChaplainChaplain of the United States SenateThe Chaplain of the United States Senate opens each session of the United States Senate with a prayer, and provides and coordinates religious programs and pastoral care support for Senators, their staffs, and their families. The Chaplain is appointed by a majority vote of the members of the Senate...
: Stephen P. HillStephen P. HillStephen P. Hill was a Baptist clergyman who served as Chaplain of the Senate- Early life :Stephen Prescott Hill was born in Salem, Massachusetts, on April 17, 1806. He was educated at Waterville College, Brown University and Newton Theological Seminary . He was ordained on April 2, 1832...
(BaptistBaptistBaptists comprise a group of Christian denominations and churches that subscribe to a doctrine that baptism should be performed only for professing believers , and that it must be done by immersion...
) - SecretarySecretary of the United States SenateThe Secretary of the Senate is an elected officer of the United States Senate. The Secretary supervises an extensive array of offices and services to expedite the day-to-day operations of that body...
. Asbury Dickens elected December 12, 1836 - Sergeant at ArmsSergeant at Arms of the United States SenateThe Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate is the law enforcer for the United States Senate. One of the chief roles of the Sergeant is to hold the gavel used at every session...
. Dunning R. McNair
House of Representatives
- ChaplainChaplain of the United States House of RepresentativesThe election of William Linn as Chaplain of the House on May 1, 1789, continued the tradition established by the Continental Congresses of each day's proceedings opening with a prayer by a chaplain. The early Chaplains alternated duties with their Senate counterparts on a weekly basis, covering the...
. William H. Milburn (MethodistMethodismMethodism is a movement of Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations, claiming a total of approximately seventy million adherents worldwide. The movement traces its roots to John Wesley's evangelistic revival movement within Anglicanism. His younger brother...
) - ClerkClerk of the United States House of RepresentativesThe Clerk of the United States House of Representatives is an officer of the United States House of Representatives, whose primary duty is to act as the chief record-keeper for the House....
: James C. AllenJames C. AllenJames Cameron Allen was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Shelby County, Kentucky, Allen attended the public schools.He moved to Indiana in 1830.He studied law.... - DoorkeeperDoorkeeper of the United States House of RepresentativesAn appointed officer of the United States House of Representatives from 1789 to 1995, the Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives was chosen by a resolution at the opening of each United States Congress. The Office of the Doorkeeper was based on precedent from the Continental...
. Robert B. Hackney - Messenger. Thaddeus Morrice
- Sergeant at ArmsSergeant at Arms of the United States House of RepresentativesThe United States House of Representatives Sergeant at Arms is an officer of the House with law enforcement, protocol, and administrative responsibilities. The Sergeant at Arms is elected at the beginning of each Congress by the membership of the chamber...
. Adam J. Glossbrenner - PostmasterPostmaster of the United States House of RepresentativesThe Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives was an employee of the United States Congress from 1834 to 1993.Before the creation of the office of Postmaster, mail duties were handled by workers in the office of the Doorkeeper, who were paid additional compensation...
. Michael W. Cluskey