The 31st United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the

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and the

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. It met in

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from March 4, 1849, to March 4, 1851, during the 16 months of the

Zachary Taylor Zachary Taylor (November 24, 1784 – July 9, 1850) was an American military leader who served as the 12th president of the United States from 1849 until his death in 1850. Taylor was a career officer in the United States Army, rising to th ...

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and the first eight months of the

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

Millard Fillmore Millard Fillmore (January 7, 1800March 8, 1874) was the 13th president of the United States, serving from 1850 to 1853; he was the last to be a member of the Whig Party while in the White House. A former member of the U.S. House of Represen ...

's. The apportionment of seats in this

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was based on the Sixth Census of the United States in 1840. The Senate had a Democratic majority, while there was a Democratic plurality in the House.

Major events

* March 4, 1849:

became

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

* June, 1849: Relations with France broke down as the French ambassador Guillaume-Tell de La Vallée Poussin engaged in "insulting and confrontational" behavior towards President Taylor, shortly after this a row erupted with France over reparations which France owed the United States. The President of France

Napoleon III Napoleon III (Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte; 20 April 18089 January 1873) was the first President of France (as Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte) from 1848 to 1852 and the last monarch of France as Emperor of the French from 1852 to 1870. A nephew ...

made this worse by making remarks that led to several members of congress openly condemning him. A group of Senators consisting of John Macpherson Berrien, William C. Dawson,

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

, William R. King, James M. Mason,

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

Jesse D. Bright Jesse David Bright (December 18, 1812 – May 20, 1875) was the ninth Lieutenant Governor of Indiana and U.S. Senator from Indiana who served as President pro tempore of the Senate on three occasions. He was the only senator from a Northern sta ...

James Whitcomb James Whitcomb (December 1, 1795 – October 4, 1852) was a Democratic United States senator and the eighth governor of Indiana. As governor during the Mexican–American War, he oversaw the formation and deployment of the state's levies. He l ...

Thomas Corwin Thomas Corwin (July 29, 1794 – December 18, 1865), also known as Tom Corwin, The Wagon Boy, and Black Tom was a politician from the state of Ohio. He represented Ohio in both houses of Congress and served as the 15th governor of Ohio and the ...

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

, Joseph R. Underwood and

Henry Clay Henry Clay Sr. (April 12, 1777June 29, 1852) was an American attorney and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. He was the seventh House speaker as well as the ninth secretary of state, al ...

, as well as a group of Representatives from the House consisting of

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

, James L. Johnson, Finis E. McLean, George Caldwell , John B. Thompson,

Daniel Breck Daniel Breck (February 12, 1788 – February 4, 1871) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky. Daniel Breck (brother of Samuel Breck) was born in Topsfield, Massachusetts. He graduated from Dartmouth College in Hanover, ...

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

, Charles S. Morehead, John C. Mason, Richard H. Stanton, Thomas B. King, Marshall J. Wellborn, Allen F. Owen, Hugh A. Haralson, Thomas C. Hackett,

Howell Cobb Howell Cobb (September 7, 1815 – October 9, 1868) was an American and later Confederate political figure. A southern Democrat, Cobb was a five-term member of the United States House of Representatives and the speaker of the House from 184 ...

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

Robert Toombs Robert Augustus Toombs (July 2, 1810 – December 15, 1885) was an American politician from Georgia, who was an important figure in the formation of the Confederacy. From a privileged background as a wealthy planter and slaveholder, Toomb ...

John S. Millson John Singleton Millson (October 1, 1808 – March 1, 1874) was an American lawyer and politician who served six consecutive terms as a U.S. Representative from Virginia from 1849 to 1861. Biography Born in Norfolk, Virginia, Millson purs ...

Richard K. Meade Richard Kidder Meade, Jr. (July 29, 1803 – April 20, 1862) was Virginia lawyer, plantation owner and politician who served in the Virginia Senate and in the United States House of Representatives, as well as U.S. minister to Brazil under ...

, Thomas H. Averett, Thomas S. Bocock, Paulus Powell,

James Seddon James Alexander Seddon (July 13, 1815 – August 19, 1880) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a Representative in the U.S. Congress, as a member of the Democratic Party. He was appointed Confederate States Secretar ...

, Thomas H. Bayly,

Alexander Holladay Alexander Richmond Holladay (September 18, 1811 – January 29, 1877) was a 19th-century politician and lawyer from Virginia. Early life and background Born on the Prospect Hill plantation, Belmont, in Spotsylvania County (now in Mineral, Vir ...

Jeremiah Morton Jeremiah Morton (September 3, 1799 – November 28, 1878) was a nineteenth-century politician, lawyer, physician and architect from Virginia. He was a younger brother of Florida senator Jackson Morton. Early and family life Born in Frederic ...

, Richard Parker,

James McDowell James McDowell (October 13, 1795 – August 24, 1851) was the 29th Governor of Virginia from 1843 to 1846 and was a U.S. Congressman from 1846 to 1851. Biography McDowell was born at "Cherry Grove," near Rockbridge County, Virginia, on ...

, Henry A. Edmundson, LaFayette McMullen,

James M. H. Beale James Madison Hite Beale (February 7, 1786 – August 2, 1866) was a slave owner and U.S. Representative from Virginia. Biography Born in Mount Airy, Virginia, Beale pursued preparatory studies. He engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served ...

Alexander Newman Alexander Newman (October 5, 1804 – September 8, 1849) was a politician from Virginia. Born near Orange, Virginia, Newman had pursued in an academic course. He was married twice, first to Anne Maria Burwell née Brooke on February 21, 1826, ...

Nathaniel Albertson Nathaniel Albertson (June 10, 1800 – December 16, 1863) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1849 to 1851. Biography Born in Fairfax, Virginia, Albertson moved to Salem, Indiana, and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as membe ...

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

John L. Robinson John Larne Robinson (May 3, 1813 – March 21, 1860) was an American politician who served three terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1847 to 1853. Biography Born near Maysville, Kentucky, Robinson attended the public schools. He ...

George W. Julian George Washington Julian (May 5, 1817 – July 7, 1899) was a politician, lawyer, and writer from Indiana who served in the United States House of Representatives during the 19th century. A leading opponent of slavery, Julian was the Free Soi ...

, William J. Brown,

Willis A. Gorman Willis Arnold Gorman (January 12, 1816 – May 20, 1876) was an American lawyer, soldier, politician, and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Biography Gorman was born near Flemingsburg, Kentucky. He was the only child of D ...

, Edward W. McGaughey, Joseph E. McDonald,

Graham N. Fitch Graham Newell Fitch (December 5, 1809November 29, 1892) was a United States representative and senator from Indiana, as well as a brigade commander in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Early life and career Born in Le Roy, New Y ...

, Andrew J. Harlan,

David T. Disney David Tiernan Disney (August 25, 1803 – March 14, 1857) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio for three terms from 1849 to 1855. He also served as Speaker of both the Ohio State Senate and the Ohio House of Representatives. Early life and care ...

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

Robert C. Schenck Robert Cumming Schenck (October 4, 1809 – March 23, 1890) was a Union Army general in the American Civil War, and American diplomatic representative to Brazil and the United Kingdom. He was at both battles of Bull Run and took part in Jack ...

, Moses B. Corwin, Emery D. Potter,

Jonathan D. Morris Jonathan David Morris (October 8, 1804 – May 16, 1875) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a two-term U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1847 to 1851. He was the son of Thomas Morris and brother of Isaac N. Morris. Early li ...

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

, Edson B. Olds, Charles Sweetser, John K. Miller,

Samuel F. Vinton Samuel Finley Vinton (September 25, 1792 – May 11, 1862) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio from March 4, 1823 to March 3, 1837 and again from March 4, 1843 to March 3, 1851. Biography Born in South Hadley, ...

, William A. Whittlesey, Nathan Evans, William F. Hunter,

Moses Hoagland Moses Hoagland (June 19, 1812 – April 16, 1865) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1849 to 1851, Biography Born near Baltimore, Maryland, ...

Joseph Cable Joseph Cable (April 17, 1801 – May 1, 1880) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Ohio for two terms from 1849 to 1853. He was the great-grandfather of Congressma ...

David K. Cartter David Kellogg Cartter (June 22, 1812 – April 16, 1887) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served as a United States representative from Ohio, Minister Resident of the United States to Bolivia and United States federal judge, Chie ...

, John Crowell, Joshua R. Giddings and Joseph M. Root all condemned France's President Napoleon III on the floor of the House and Senate, and put in writing that they expressed "solidarity" with President Taylor in his diplomatic clash with the French. This breakdown in relations with France was considered a potential diplomatic disaster in France, and it only calmed down when the French ambassador was removed and replaced by his own government. President Taylor refused to budge, and remained openly hostile to the French, however, his Vice President

was outspokenly sympathetic to the French, causing the French ambassador to remark "we have in this country (the United States) a president who hates France and Vice President who loves France. Our interests are with Fillmore." Before being removed the French ambassador wrote "With this President, this Congress and this Senate, the United States is a hostile country to us." * December 22, 1849:

is elected Speaker after sixty-three ballots, the second-longest election for the position ever held. * March 7, 1850: Senator

Daniel Webster Daniel Webster (January 18, 1782 – October 24, 1852) was an American lawyer and statesman who represented New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the U.S. Congress and served as the U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents William Henry Harrison, ...

gave his "Seventh of March" speech in which he endorsed the

Compromise of 1850 The Compromise of 1850 was a package of five separate bills passed by the United States Congress in September 1850 that defused a political confrontation between slave and free states on the status of territories acquired in the Mexican–Am ...

to prevent a possible civil war * May 22, 1850: Senate votes 42-11 in favor of ratifying the

Clayton–Bulwer Treaty The Clayton–Bulwer Treaty was a treaty signed in 1850 between the United States and the United Kingdom. The treaty was negotiated by John M. Clayton and Sir Henry Bulwer, amidst growing tensions between the two nations over Central America, a ...

after the motion to do so was put forth by William R. King of

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

. The results of the vote were celebrated in Britain.Mediation of the Honduran-Guatemalan Boundary Question: Held Under the Good Offices of the Department of State, 1918-1919 ... by United States. Department of State U.S. Government Printing Office, 1919 pg. 211 * July 9, 1850: President Taylor died and Vice President

became President.

Major legislation

*September 9, 1850:

, sess. 1, chs. 48-51, - *September 18, 1850:

Fugitive Slave Act A fugitive (or runaway) is a person who is fleeing from custody, whether it be from jail, a government arrest, government or non-government questioning, vigilante violence, or outraged private individuals. A fugitive from justice, also kno ...

, sess. 1, ch. 60, *September 20, 1850: "An Act to suppress the Slave Trade in the District of Columbia," sess. 1, ch. 63, *September 29, 1850:

Donation Land Claim Act The Donation Land Claim Act of 1850, sometimes known as the Donation Land Act, was a statute enacted by the United States Congress in late 1850, intended to promote homestead settlements in the Oregon Territory. It followed the Distribution-Pre ...

, sess. 1, ch. 76,

States admitted and territories organized

*September 9, 1850 — As part of the

: **

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

's borders were changed, ch. 49, **

New Mexico Territory The Territory of New Mexico was an organized incorporated territory of the United States from September 9, 1850, until January 6, 1912. It was created from the U.S. provisional government of New Mexico, as a result of ''Santa Fe de Nuevo México ...

was organized, ch. 49, **

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

was admitted as a state, ch. 50, **

Utah Territory The Territory of Utah was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from September 9, 1850, until January 4, 1896, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Utah, the 45th state. ...

was organized, ch. 51,

Party summary

Senate

During this Congress, two Senate seats were added for the new state of California.

House of Representatives

During this Congress, two House seats were added for the new state of California.

Leadership

Millard Fillmore by Brady Studio 1855-65-crop

Senate

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

( W), until July 9, 1850; vacant thereafter. * President pro tempore: David Atchison (D), until May 5, 1850 ** William R. King (D), from May 6, 1850

House of Representatives

Speaker Speaker may refer to: Society and politics * Speaker (politics), the presiding officer in a legislative assembly * Public speaker, one who gives a speech or lecture * A person producing speech: the producer of a given utterance, especially: ** I ...

(D) * Democratic Caucus Chairman: James Thompson

Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class, and representatives by district. :'' Skip to House of Representatives, below''

Senate

Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term ended with this Congress, facing re-election in 1850; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, facing re-election in 1852; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, facing re-election in 1854.

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

: 2.

(D), until November 30, 1849 ::

Jeremiah Clemens Jeremiah Clemens (December 28, 1814 – May 21, 1865) was a U.S. senator and novelist from the state of Alabama. He was elected to fill the vacancy left by the death of Dixon Hall Lewis, and served from November 30, 1849, to March 4, 1853. Cleme ...

(D), from November 30, 1849 : 3. William R. King (D)

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

: 2.

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

(D) : 3.

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

(D)

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

: 1.

John C. Frémont John Charles Frémont or Fremont (January 21, 1813July 13, 1890) was an American explorer, military officer, and politician. He was a U.S. Senator from California and was the first Republican nominee for president of the United States in 1856 ...

(D), from September 10, 1850 (newly admitted state) : 3.

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

(D), from September 10, 1850 (newly admitted state)

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

: 1. Roger S. Baldwin (W) : 3.

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

(W)

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

: 1.

John Wales John Wales (July 31, 1783 – December 3, 1863) was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Whig Party who served as U.S. Senator from Delaware. Early life and family Wales was ...

(W) : 2.

Presley Spruance Presley Spruance (September 11, 1785 – February 13, 1863) was an American merchant and politician from Smyrna, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist and later the Whig Party, who served in the Delaware General Asse ...

(W)

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

: 1.

David Levy Yulee David Levy Yulee (born David Levy; June 12, 1810 – October 10, 1886) was an American politician and attorney. Born on the island of St. Thomas, then under British control, he was of Sephardic Jewish ancestry: His father was a Sephardi from Mo ...

(D) : 3.

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

(W)

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

: 2. John Macpherson Berrien (W) : 3. William C. Dawson (W)

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

: 2.

Stephen A. Douglas Stephen Arnold Douglas (April 23, 1813 – June 3, 1861) was an American politician and lawyer from Illinois. A senator, he was one of two nominees of the badly split Democratic Party for president in the 1860 presidential election, which wa ...

(D) : 3. James Shields (D), until March 6, 1849 :: James Shields (D), from December 3, 1849

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

: 1.

(D) : 3.

(D)

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

: 2.

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

(D) : 3.

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

(D)

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

: 2. Joseph R. Underwood (W) : 3.

(W)

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

: 2. Solomon W. Downs (D) : 3. Pierre Soulé (D)

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

: 1.

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

(D) : 2. James W. Bradbury (D)

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

: 1.

Reverdy Johnson Reverdy Johnson (May 21, 1796February 10, 1876) was a statesman and jurist from Maryland. He gained fame as a defense attorney, defending notables such as Sandford of the Dred Scott case, Maj. Gen. Fitz John Porter at his court-martial, and Mary ...

(W), until March 7, 1849 :: David Stewart (W), from December 6, 1849, until January 12, 1850 :: Thomas Pratt (W), from January 12, 1850 : 3.

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

(W)

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

: 1.

(W), until July 22, 1850 :: Robert C. Winthrop (W), from July 30, 1850, until February 1, 1851 :: Robert Rantoul Jr. (D), from February 1, 1851 : 2. John Davis (W)

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

: 1. Lewis Cass (D) : 2.

Alpheus Felch Alpheus Felch (September 28, 1804June 13, 1896) was the fifth governor of Michigan and U.S. Senator from Michigan. Early life Felch was born in Limerick (in modern-day Maine, then a part of Massachusetts). He was left an orphan at the age of th ...

(D)

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

: 1.

Jefferson Davis Jefferson F. Davis (June 3, 1808December 6, 1889) was an American politician who served as the president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865. He represented Mississippi in the United States Senate and the House of Representatives as a ...

(D) : 2.

Henry S. Foote Henry Stuart Foote (February 28, 1804May 19, 1880) was a United States Senator from Mississippi and the chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations from 1847 to 1852. He was a Unionist Governor of Mississippi from 1852 to ...

(D)

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

: 1. Thomas H. Benton (D) : 3.

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

(D)

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

: 2. John P. Hale (FS) : 3.

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

(D)

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

: 1.

William L. Dayton William Lewis Dayton (February 17, 1807 – December 1, 1864) was an American politician, active first in the Whig Party and later in the Republican Party. In the 1856 presidential election, he became the first Republican vice-presidential ...

(W) : 2.

Jacob W. Miller Jacob Welsh Miller (August 29, 1800September 30, 1862) was a United States senator from New Jersey. Early life In 1800, Miller was born in German Valley, New Jersey (in Washington Township, Morris County), United States, North America. He att ...

(W)

New York

: 1. Daniel S. Dickinson (D) : 3.

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

(W)

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

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Willie P. Mangum Willie Person Mangum (; May 10, 1792September 7, 1861) was an American politician and planter who served as U.S. Senator from the state of North Carolina between 1831 and 1836 and between 1840 and 1853. He was one of the founders and leading memb ...

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

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Thomas Ewing Thomas Ewing Sr. (December 28, 1789October 26, 1871) was a National Republican and Whig politician from Ohio. He served in the U.S. Senate as well as serving as the secretary of the treasury and the first secretary of the interior. He is als ...

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

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Daniel Sturgeon Daniel Sturgeon (October 27, 1789July 3, 1878) was an American physician, banker and Democratic party politician from Uniontown, Pennsylvania. He served in both houses of the state legislature and represented Pennsylvania in the United States ...

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

: 1. Albert C. Greene (W) : 2. John H. Clarke (W)

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

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Franklin H. Elmore Franklin Harper Elmore (October 15, 1799May 29, 1850) was a United States representative and Senator from South Carolina. Biography Born in Laurens District, the son of John Archer Elmore, he graduated from the South Carolina College at Co ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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William Upham William Upham (August 5, 1792January 14, 1853) was an American attorney and politician from Montpelier, Vermont. He was most notable for his service as a United States senator from Vermont. A native of Leicester, Massachusetts, Upham was rai ...

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

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

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

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

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

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William J. Alston William Jeffreys Alston (December 31, 1800 – June 10, 1876) was an American slave owner, politician and a United States representative from Alabama. Biography Alston was born near Petersburg in what is now Elbert County, Georgia, to Nathanie ...

(W) : . Henry W. Hilliard (W) : . Sampson W. Harris (D) : . Samuel W. Inge (D) : . David Hubbard (D) : . Williamson R. W. Cobb (D) : . Franklin W. Bowdon (D)

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

: . Robert W. Johnson (D)

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

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

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Walter Booth Walter Booth (December 8, 1791 – April 30, 1870) was a Major General, manufacturing Entrepreneur, and United States representative from Connecticut. History Walter was born in Woodbridge, Connecticut. He attended the common schools and sett ...

(FS) : . Chauncey F. Cleveland (D) : . Thomas B. Butler (W)

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

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

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

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Thomas Butler King Thomas Butler King I (August 27, 1800 – May 10, 1864) was an American politician from the state of Georgia. Late in life, King spent ten years in the newly admitted state of California and twice attempted to become a senator from that state. ...

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

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

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John A. McClernand John Alexander McClernand (May 30, 1812 – September 20, 1900) was an American lawyer and politician, and a Union Army general in the American Civil War. He was a prominent Democratic politician in Illinois and a member of the United States H ...

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Timothy R. Young Timothy Roberts Young (November 19, 1811 – May 12, 1898) was an American attorney, farmer, and politician. He served as a U.S. Representative from Illinois in the late 1840s and early 1850s. Early life and career Born in Dover, New Hampshire, ...

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Edward D. Baker Edward Dickinson Baker (February 24, 1811October 21, 1861) was an American politician, lawyer, and US army officer. In his political career, Baker served in the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois and later as a U.S. Senator from Orego ...

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

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

: . William Thompson (D), until June 29, 1850 :: Daniel F. Miller (W), from December 20, 1850 : .

Shepherd Leffler Shepherd Leffler (April 24, 1811 – September 7, 1879) was one of the two original U.S. Representatives to represent Iowa when the state was first admitted to the Union. Elected as a Democrat in 1846, Leffler went on to represent Iowa's 2nd co ...

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

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

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Emile La Sére Emile La Sére (1802 – August 14, 1882) was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the first district in the state of Louisiana. He served three terms as a Democrat. Le Sére was born on Santo Domingo. He served as a maj ...

(D) : . Charles M. Conrad (W), until August 17, 1850 :: Henry A. Bullard (W), from December 5, 1850 : .

John H. Harmanson John Henry Harmanson (January 15, 1803 – October 24, 1850) was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana. Born in Norfolk, Virginia, Harmanson pursued classical studies and was graduated from Jefferson College, Washington, Mississippi. He moved to ...

(D), until October 24, 1850 :: Alexander G. Penn (D), from December 30, 1850 : . Isaac E. Morse (D)

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

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Nathaniel Littlefield Nathaniel Littlefield (September 20, 1804 – August 15, 1882) was a United States representative from Maine. Biography Nathaniel Swett Littlefield was born in Wells, Massachusetts (now in Maine) on September 20, 1804. He attended the common ...

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Rufus K. Goodenow Rufus King Goodenow (April 24, 1790 – March 24, 1863) was a United States representative from Maine. Born in Henniker, New Hampshire, he moved with his parents to Brownfield, Maine in 1802. He received limited schooling, subsequently engage ...

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Cullen Sawtelle Cullen Sawtelle (September 25, 1805 – November 10, 1887) was an American attorney and politician from Maine. He was most notable for his service as a U.S. Representative from 1845 to 1847 and 1849 to 1851. Biography Sawtelle was born in Norr ...

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

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

(D) : . Edward Hammond (D) : . Robert M. McLane (D) : . Alexander Evans (W) : . John B. Kerr (W)

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

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Daniel P. King Daniel Putnam King (January 8, 1801 – July 25, 1850) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Early life and education Born in South Danvers, Massachusetts, now Peabody, Massachusetts King pursued classical studies, graduated from Harvard ...

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George Ashmun George Ashmun (December 25, 1804 – July 16, 1870) was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts. Ashmun was born in Blandford, Massachusetts to Eli P. Ashmun and Lucy Hooker. He graduated from Yale in 1823 and wa ...

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

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Horace Mann Horace Mann (May 4, 1796August 2, 1859) was an American educational reformer, slavery abolitionist and Whig politician known for his commitment to promoting public education. In 1848, after public service as Secretary of the Massachusetts Sta ...

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Orin Fowler Orin Fowler (July 29, 1791 – September 3, 1852) was a U.S. Representative and anti-smoking activist from Massachusetts. Biography Born in Lebanon, Connecticut, Fowler pursued classical studies and attended Williams College, Williamstown, M ...

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Joseph Grinnell Joseph Grinnell (February 27, 1877 – May 29, 1939) was an American field biologist and zoologist. He made extensive studies of the fauna of California, and is credited with introducing a method of recording precise field observations known as ...

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

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Kinsley S. Bingham Kinsley Scott Bingham (December 16, 1808October 5, 1861) was a U.S. Representative, a U.S. Senator, and the 11th governor of Michigan. Early life in New York Bingham (whose first name is sometimes spelled ''Kingsley'') was born to the farmer f ...

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

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Jacob Thompson Jacob Thompson (May 15, 1810 – March 24, 1885) was the United States Secretary of the Interior, who resigned on the outbreak of the American Civil War and became the Inspector General of the Confederate States Army. In 1864, Jefferson Davis ...

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Winfield S. Featherston Winfield Scott Featherston "Old Swet" (August 8, 1820 – May 28, 1891) was an antebellum two-term U.S. Representative from Mississippi and a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He was later a state ...

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William McWillie William McWillie (November 17, 1795 – March 3, 1869) was the twenty-second governor of Mississippi from 1857 to 1859. He was a Democrat. McWillie was the last Governor of Mississippi prior to the outbreak of the American Civil War. Biograph ...

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

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James B. Bowlin James Butler Bowlin (January 16, 1804 – July 19, 1874) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born in Spotsylvania County, Virginia near Fredericksburg, Bowlin took an apprenticeship to a trade but abandoned it to teach at a school. He rec ...

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William V. Bay William Van Ness Bay (November 23, 1818 – February 10, 1894) was an American attorney and judge from Missouri. He was most notable for serving as United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Missouri from 1849 to 1851, and ...

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

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Willard P. Hall William Willard Preble Hall (May 9, 1820November 2, 1882) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as the List of governors of Missouri, 17th Governor of Missouri from 1864 to 1865 during the last years of the American Civil War. Early y ...

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

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Amos Tuck Amos Tuck (August 2, 1810 – December 11, 1879) was an American attorney and politician in New Hampshire and a founder of the Republican Party. Early life and education Born in Parsonsfield, Maine, August 2, 1810, the son of John Tuck, a s ...

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

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

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

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Andrew K. Hay Andrew Kessler Hay (January 19, 1809 – February 7, 1881) was an American Whig Party (United States), Whig and Republican Party (United States), Republican politician who represented New Jersey's New Jersey's 1st congressional district, 1st con ...

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John A. King John Alsop King (January 3, 1788July 7, 1867) was an American politician who was Governor of New York from 1857 to 1858. Life John Alsop King was born in the area now encompassed by New York City on January 3, 1788, to U.S. Senator Rufus King ...

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Thomas McKissock Thomas McKissock (April 17, 1790 – June 26, 1866) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Born in Montgomery, New York, McKissock studied medicine and law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Newburgh, New York. He was appoin ...

(W) : . Herman D. Gould (W) : . Peter H. Silvester (W) : . Gideon Reynolds (W) : . John L. Schoolcraft (W) : . George R. Andrews (W) : . John R. Thurman (W) : . Hugh White (W) : . Henry P. Alexander (W) : . Preston King (FS) : .

Charles E. Clarke Charles Ezra Clarke (April 8, 1790 – December 29, 1863) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Biography Clarke was born in Saybrook, Connecticut on April 8, 1790. He completed preparatory studies and graduated from Yale College in 180 ...

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

(W) : . Hiram Walden (D) : . Henry Bennett (W) : . William Duer (W) : .

Daniel Gott Daniel Gott (July 10, 1794 – July 6, 1864) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. representative for New York's 24th congressional district from 1847 to 1851. Early life and education Born in Hebron, Connecticut, Gott at ...

(W) : . Harmon S. Conger (W) : . William T. Jackson (W) : . William A. Sackett (W) : . Abraham M. Schermerhorn (W) : . Robert L. Rose (W) : . David Rumsey Jr. (W) : . Elijah Risley (W) : . Elbridge G. Spaulding (W) : .

Harvey Putnam Harvey Putnam (January 5, 1793 – September 20, 1855) was an American lawyer and politician. He was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives, and served in the New York Senate. Early life Putnam was born in Brattleboro, Windham Cou ...

(W) : . Lorenzo Burrows (W)

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

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Edmund Deberry Edmund Deberry (August 14, 1787 – December 12, 1859) was a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina, from 1829 to 1831, from 1833 to 1845 and from 1849 to 1851. Born in Lawrenceville, North Carolina in Montgomery County, Deberry attended school ...

(W) : . Augustine H. Shepperd (W) : . Abraham W. Venable (D) : . John R. J. Daniel (D) : . William S. Ashe (D) : . Edward Stanly (W) : .

David Outlaw David Outlaw (September 14, 1806 – October 22, 1868) was a Whig U.S. Congressman representing the Albemarle district of North Carolina between 1847 and 1853. Born near Windsor, North Carolina in 1806, Outlaw attended private schools and acade ...

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

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

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John Freedley John Freedley (May 22, 1793 – December 8, 1851) was an American politician, lawyer, and businessman who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1847 to 1851, representing the Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district, 5th congr ...

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Thaddeus Stevens Thaddeus Stevens (April 4, 1792August 11, 1868) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, one of the leaders of the Radical Republican faction of the Republican Party during the 1860s. A fierce opponent of sla ...

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David Wilmot David Wilmot (January 20, 1814 – March 16, 1868) was an American politician and judge. He served as Representative and a Senator for Pennsylvania and as a judge of the Court of Claims. He is best known for being the prime sponsor and epon ...

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Henry Nes Henry Nes (May 20, 1799 – September 10, 1850) was an American medical doctor and politician. Biography Nes was born in York, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Princeton College (the New Jersey institution which changed its name to Princeton Univ ...

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James X. McLanahan James Xavier McLanahan (May 17, 1809December 16, 1861) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 16th congressional ...

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Job Mann Job Mann (March 31, 1795 – October 8, 1873) was a Jacksonian and Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Job Mann was born in Bethel Township, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and the Bedford ...

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Moses Hampton Moses Hampton (October 28, 1803 – June 27, 1878) was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography Moses Hampton was born in Beaver, Pennsylvania. He moved with his parents to Trumbull County, Ohio. He pu ...

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

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

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William F. Colcock William Ferguson Colcock (November 5, 1804 – June 13, 1889) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina. Born in Beaufort, South Carolina, Colcock attended Hulburt's School, Charleston, South Carolina, and was graduated from South Carolina ...

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

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Andrew Johnson Andrew Johnson (December 29, 1808July 31, 1875) was the 17th president of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869. He assumed the presidency as he was vice president at the time of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Johnson was a Dem ...

(D) : . Albert G. Watkins (W) : . Josiah M. Anderson (W) : . John H. Savage (D) : . George W. Jones (D) : . James H. Thomas (D) : . Meredith P. Gentry (W) : . Andrew Ewing (D) : . Isham G. Harris (D) : .

Frederick P. Stanton Frederick Perry Stanton (December 22, 1814 – June 4, 1894) was an American lawyer and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 10th congressional district and as Secretary (and at times acting gov ...

(D) : . Christopher H. Williams (W)

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

: . David S. Kaufman (D), until January 31, 1851 : . Volney E. Howard (D)

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

: . William Henry (W) : .

William Hebard William Hebard (November 29, 1800October 20, 1875) was an American attorney and politician from Vermont. He served in several elected offices, and was most notable for representing Vermont in the United States House of Representatives for two te ...

(W) : . George P. Marsh (W), until May 29, 1849 ::

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

(W), from December 3, 1849 : . Lucius B. Peck (D)

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

: .

(D) : .

(D) : . Thomas H. Averett (D) : . Thomas S. Bocock (D) : . Paulus Powell (D) : .

James A. Seddon James Alexander Seddon (July 13, 1815 – August 19, 1880) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a Representative in the U.S. Congress, as a member of the Democratic Party. He was appointed Confederate States Secre ...

(D) : . Thomas H. Bayly (D) : .

(D) : .

(W) : . Richard Parker (D) : .

(D) : . Henry A. Edmundson (D) : . LaFayette McMullen (D) : .

(D) : .

(D), until September 8, 1849 :: Thomas Haymond (W), from November 8, 1849

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

: .

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

(FS) : .

Orasmus Cole Orsamus R. Cole (August 23, 1819May 5, 1903) was an American lawyer and judge. He served as the 6th Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, and, until 2013, was the longest-serving justice in the Court's history, with nearly 37 years on th ...

(W) : . James D. Doty (D)

Non-voting members

: . Henry H. Sibley, from July 7, 1849 : .

Samuel Thurston Samuel Royal Thurston (April 15, 1816 – April 9, 1851) was an American pioneer, lawyer and politician. He was the first delegate from the Oregon Territory to the United States Congress and was instrumental in the passage of the Donation Land Cla ...

(D)

Changes in membership

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

Senate

* Replacements: 5 ** Democrats (D): no net change ** Whigs (W): no net change * Deaths: 1 * Resignations: 3 * Seats from newly admitted states: 2 * Interim appointments: 4 *Total seats with changes: 8 , - ,

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

(3) , , James Shields (D) , Senate voided election March 6, 1849, as Sen. Shields was determined not to have been a US citizen for the number of years required by the

Constitution A constitution is the aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organisation or other type of Legal entity, entity and commonly determine how that entity is to be governed. When ...

.
Incumbent was re-elected October 27, 1849, having by then qualified. , , James Shields (D) , Seated December 3, 1849 , - ,

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

(1) , ,

(W) , Resigned March 7, 1849, having been appointed

United States Attorney General The United States attorney general (AG) is the head of the United States Department of Justice, and is the chief law enforcement officer of the federal government of the United States. The attorney general serves as the principal advisor to the p ...

, , David Stewart (W) , Appointed December 6, 1849 , - ,

(2) , ,

(D) , Sen. Dixon Lewis successor elected November 30, 1849 , ,

(D) , Elected November 30, 1849 , - ,

(1) , , David Stewart (W) , Successor elected January 12, 1850 , , Thomas Pratt (W) , Elected January 12, 1850 , - ,

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

(2) , , John C. Calhoun (D) , Died March 31, 1850 , ,

(D) , Appointed April 11, 1850 , - ,

(2) , ,

(D) , Died May 29, 1850 , , Robert W. Barnwell (D) , Appointed June 4, 1850 , - ,

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

(1) , ,

(W) , Resigned July 20, 1850, after being appointed

United States Secretary of the Treasury The United States secretary of the treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, and is the chief financial officer of the federal government of the United States. The secretary of the treasury serves as the principal a ...

, ,

(W) , Appointed July 20, 1850 , - ,

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

(1) , ,

(W) , Resigned July 22, 1850, after being appointed

United States Secretary of State The United States secretary of state is a member of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States and the head of the U.S. Department of State. The office holder is one of the highest ranking members of the president's Ca ...

again. , , Robert C. Winthrop (W) , Appointed July 30, 1850 , - ,

(1) , New state , California admitted to the Union September 9, 1850.
The first Senator was elected September 10, 1850. , ,

(D) , Elected September 10, 1850 , - ,

(3) , New state , California admitted to the Union September 9, 1850.
The first Senator was elected September 10, 1850. , ,

(D) , Elected September 10, 1850 , - ,

(2) , , Robert W. Barnwell (D) , Successor elected December 18, 1850 , ,

Robert Rhett Robert Barnwell Rhett (born Robert Barnwell Smith; December 21, 1800September 14, 1876) was an American politician who served as a deputy from South Carolina to the Provisional Confederate States Congress from 1861 to 1862, a member of the US H ...

(D) , Elected December 18, 1850 , - ,

(1) , , Robert C. Winthrop (W) , Successor elected February 1, 1851 , , Robert Rantoul Jr. (D) , Elected February 1, 1851

House of Representatives

* Replacements: 11 ** Democrats (D): 2 seat net gain ** Whigs (W): 2 seat net loss * Deaths: 8 * Resignations: 5 * Contested election:1 * Seats from newly admitted states: 2 *Total seats with changes: 16 , - , , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Seat remained vacant after territory became organized at end of previous congress , Henry H. Sibley , Seated July 7, 1849 , - , , ,

George Perkins Marsh George Perkins Marsh (March 15, 1801July 23, 1882), an American diplomat and philologist, is considered by some to be America's first environmentalist and by recognizing the irreversible impact of man's actions on the earth, a precursor to the ...

(W) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned some time in 1849 , ,

(W) , Seated December 3, 1849 , - , , , Rodolphus Dickinson (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died March 20, 1849 , , Amos E. Wood (D) , Seated December 3, 1849 , - , , ,

(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died September 8, 1849 , , Thomas Haymond (W) , Seated November 8, 1849 , - , , , Thomas B. King (W) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned March 3, 1850 , , Joseph W. Jackson (D) , Seated March 4, 1850 , - , , ,

(W) , style="font-size:80%" , Died July 25, 1850 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , , William Thompson (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Seat declared vacant June 29, 1850, after contested election. House ruled neither candidate entitled to seat and forced special election , , Daniel F. Miller (W) , Seated December 20, 1850 , - , , , Robert C. Winthrop (W) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned July 30, 1850, after being appointed to the

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

, , Samuel A. Eliot (W) , Seated August 22, 1850 , - , , , Charles M. Conrad (W) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned August 17, 1850, after being appointed

United States Secretary of War The secretary of war was a member of the President of the United States, U.S. president's United States Cabinet, Cabinet, beginning with George Washington's Presidency of George Washington, administration. A similar position, called either "Se ...

, , Henry A. Bullard (W) , Seated December 5, 1850 , - , , ,

(W) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned September 9, 1850 , , George W. Morrison (D) , Seated October 8, 1850 , - , , colspan=2 style="font-size:80%" , California admitted into the Union September 9, 1850, and seat remained vacant until September 11, 1850 , , Edward Gilbert (D) , Seated September 11, 1850 , - , , colspan=2 style="font-size:80%" , California admitted into the Union September 9, 1850, and seat remained vacant until September 11, 1850 , , George W. Wright (I) , Seated September 11, 1850 , - , , ,

(W) , style="font-size:80%" , Died September 10, 1850 , , Joel B. Danner (D) , Seated December 2, 1850 , - , , , Chester P. Butler (W) , style="font-size:80%" , Died October 5, 1850 , , John Brisbin (D) , Seated November 13, 1850 , - , , ,

(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died October 24, 1850 , , Alexander G. Penn (D) , Seated December 30, 1850 , - , , , Amos E. Wood (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died November 19, 1850 , , John Bell (W) , Seated January 7, 1851 , - , , , David S. Kaufman (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died January 31, 1851 , Vacant , Not filled this term

Committees

Lists of committees and their party leaders.

Senate

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

(Chairman:

) * Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman: Augustus Dodge) * California's Admission to the Union (Select) *

Claims Claim may refer to: * Claim (legal) * Claim of Right Act 1689 * Claims-based identity * Claim (philosophy) * Land claim * A ''main contention'', see conclusion of law * Patent claim * The assertion of a proposition; see Douglas N. Walton * A righ ...

(Chairman:

) *

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

(Chairman: Clement C. Clay) * Disorder in the Senate of April 17, 1850 (Select) * Distributing Public Revenue Among the States (Select) *

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

(Chairman: James M. Mason) * Eligibility of James Shields (Special) *

Finance Finance is the study and discipline of money, currency and capital assets. It is related to, but not synonymous with economics, the study of production, distribution, and consumption of money, assets, goods and services (the discipline of fina ...

(Chairman: Daniel S. Dickinson then

) *

Foreign Relations A state's foreign policy or external policy (as opposed to internal or domestic policy) is its objectives and activities in relation to its interactions with other states, unions, and other political entities, whether bilaterally or through m ...

(Chairman: William R. King then

) * French Spoilations (Select) (Chairman:

) *

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

(Chairman:

) *

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

(Chairman:

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

) *

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

(Chairman:

) * Mexican Boundary Commission (Select) *

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

(Chairman:

) *

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

(Chairman:

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

) * Naval Affairs (Chairman:

) * Ordnance and War Ships (Select) * Patents and the Patent Office (Chairman:

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

) * Pensions (Chairman:

) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman:

) *

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

(Chairman:

) * Private Land Claims (Chairman: Solomon W. Downs) * Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman:

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

) *

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

(Chairman:

) *

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

(Chairman: James W. Bradbury) * Revolutionary Claims (Chairman:

) * Roads and Canals (Chairman:

) * Seventh Census (Select) * Settlement of the Slavery Question (Select) * Tariff Regulation (Select) *

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

(Chairman:

) * Whole

House of Representatives

* Accounts (Chairman:

) *

(Chairman: Nathaniel S. Littlefield) * Bounty Land Act of 1850 (Select) *

(Chairman:

John Reeves Jones Daniel John Reeves Jones Daniel (January 13, 1802 – June 22, 1868) was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina. Daniel was born near Halifax, North Carolina and was instructed privately at home. He graduated from the University of North C ...

) *

(Chairman: Robert M. McLane) *

(Chairman: Albert G. Brown) *

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

(Chairman: William Strong) *

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

(Chairman: Edward Hammond) * Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman:

) * Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman: William Thompson) * Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman:

Kingsley S. Bingham Kinsley Scott Bingham (December 16, 1808October 5, 1861) was a United States Representative, U.S. Representative, a United States Senator, U.S. Senator, and the 11th governor of Michigan. Early life in New York Bingham (whose first name is somet ...

) * Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman: George A. Caldwell) * Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman: Milo M. Dimmick) * Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman:

) * Foreign Affairs (Chairman:

) *

(Chairman: Robert W. Johnson) * Invalid Pensions (Chairman:

) *

(Chairman: James Thompson) *

(Chairman: Lucius B. Peck) * Mileage (Chairman:

) *

(Chairman: Armistead Burt) *

(Chairman: Charles H. Peaslee) * Naval Affairs (Chairman:

) * Patents (Chairman: Hiram Walden) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Emery D. Potter) * Private Land Claims (Chairman: Isaac E. Morse) * Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Franklin W. Bowdon) * Public Expenditures (Chairman:

) *

(Chairman:

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

) * Revolutionary Pensions (Chairman: Loren P. Waldo) * Roads and Canals (Chairman:

) *

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

(Chairman: David S. Kaufman) * Standards of Official Conduct *

(Chairman:

) * Ways and Means (Chairman: Thomas H. Bayly) * Whole

Joint committees

* Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Sen.

then Sen. George Badger) * The Library (Chairman: N/A) * The Printing (Chairman: N/A)

Caucuses

* Democratic (House) * Democratic (Senate)

Employees

* Librarian of Congress:

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

Senate

Chaplain A chaplain is, traditionally, a cleric (such as a Minister (Christianity), minister, priest, pastor, rabbi, purohit, or imam), or a laity, lay representative of a religious tradition, attached to a secularity, secular institution (such as a hosp ...

: Henry Slicer (

Methodist Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a group of historically related denominations of Protestant Christianity whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley. George Whitefield and John's b ...

), until January 9, 1850 ** Clement M. Butler ( Episcopalian), elected January 9, 1850 *

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

: Asbury Dickins *

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

: Robert Beale

House of Representatives

: Ralph Gurley (

Presbyterian Presbyterianism is a part of the Reformed tradition within Protestantism that broke from the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland by John Knox, who was a priest at St. Giles Cathedral (Church of Scotland). Presbyterian churches derive their nam ...

) *

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

: Thomas J. Campbell, died April 13, 1850 ** Richard M. Young, elected April 17, 1850 * Doorkeeper:

Robert E. Horner The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

Postmaster A postmaster is the head of an individual post office, responsible for all postal activities in a specific post office. When a postmaster is responsible for an entire mail distribution organization (usually sponsored by a national government), ...

: John M. Johnson * Reading Clerks: *

: Nathan Sargent, until January 15, 1850 ** Adam J. Glossbrenner, from January 15, 1850

Notes

References

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External links

Statutes at Large, 1789-1875

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