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

United States Senate The United States Senate is a chamber of the Bicameralism, bicameral United States Congress; it is the upper house, with the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives being the lower house. Together, the Senate and ...

and the

United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is a chamber of the Bicameralism, bicameral United States Congress; it is the lower house, with the U.S. Senate being the upper house. Together, the House and Senate have the authority under Artic ...

. It met in

Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with ...

from March 4, 1857, to March 4, 1859, during the first two years of

James Buchanan James Buchanan Jr. ( ; April 23, 1791June 1, 1868) was the 15th president of the United States, serving from 1857 to 1861. He also served as the United States Secretary of State, secretary of state from 1845 to 1849 and represented Pennsylvan ...

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

. The apportionment of seats in the

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

was based on the

1850 United States census The 1850 United States census was the seventh decennial United States Census Conducted by the Census Office, 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 ...

. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.

Major events

Panic of 1857 The Panic of 1857 was a financial crisis in the United States caused by the declining international economy and over-expansion of the domestic economy. Because of the invention of the telegraph Telegraphy is the long-distance transmission ...

* March 4, 1857.

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. The president directs the Federal government of the United States#Executive branch, executive branch of the Federal government of t ...

* March 6, 1857: ''

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

'' * July 18, 1857: Utah Expedition left

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

, effectively beginning the

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

* February 6, 1858: Brawl on the floor of the House involving 50 or more representatives during the debates over the admission of Kansas as free or slave * August 21, 1858: First of the Lincoln-Douglas debates was held * March 3, 1859: Financial appropriations for the improvement and construction of lighthouses.

Major legislation

Treaties

* March 12, 1858: Treaty with the

Ponca The Ponca people are a nation primarily located in the Great Plains of North America that share a common Ponca culture, history, and language, identified with two Indigenous nations: the Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma or the Ponca Tribe of ...

signed * April 19, 1858: Treaty with the

Yankton Sioux The Dakota (pronounced , or ) are a Native American tribe and First Nations band government in North America. They compose two of the three main subcultures of the Sioux people, and are typically divided into the Eastern Dakota and the Wester ...

signed * July 29, 1858:

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

signed with Japan

States admitted

* May 11, 1858:

Minnesota Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...

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

Oregon Oregon ( , ) is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is a part of the Western U.S., with the Columbia River delineating much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while t ...

admitted as the 33rd state

Party summary

Senate

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

and

House of Representatives

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

and one House seat was added for the new state of

Leadership

Senate

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...

John C. Breckinridge John Cabell Breckinridge (January 16, 1821 – May 17, 1875) was an American politician who served as the 14th vice president of the United States, with President James Buchanan, from 1857 to 1861. Assuming office at the age of 36, Breckinrid ...

(D) * President pro tempore: James M. Mason (D), March 4, 1857, only ** Thomas J. Rusk (D), elected March 14, 1857 **

Benjamin Fitzpatrick Benjamin Fitzpatrick (June 30, 1802 – November 21, 1869) was an American politician who served as the List of Governors of Alabama, 11th Governor of Alabama and as a United States Senate, United States Senator from that state. He was a Democrat ...

(D), elected December 7, 1857

House of Representatives

Speaker Speaker most commonly refers to: * Speaker, a person who produces speech * Loudspeaker, a device that produces sound ** Computer speakers Speaker, Speakers, or The Speaker may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * "Speaker" (song), by David ...

: James L. Orr (D)

Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and representatives are listed by district.

Senate

Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began with this Congress, facing re-election in 1862; Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, facing re-election in 1858; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, facing re-election in 1860.

Alabama Alabama ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South, Deep Southern regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gu ...

: 3.

(D) : 2. Clement C. Clay Jr. (D)

Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the West South Central region of the Southern United States. It borders Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, Texas to the southwest, and Oklahoma ...

: 2. William K. Sebastian (D) : 3. Robert W. Johnson (D)

California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...

: 1. David C. Broderick (D) : 3. William M. Gwin (D)

Connecticut Connecticut ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. ...

: 1.

James Dixon James Dixon (August 5, 1814 – March 27, 1873) was a United States representative and Senator from Connecticut. Biography Dixon, son of William & Mary (Field) Dixon, was born August 5, 1814, in Enfield, Connecticut, Dixon pursued preparat ...

(R) : 3. Lafayette S. Foster (R)

Delaware Delaware ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic states, South Atlantic regions of the United States. It borders Maryland to its south and west, Pennsylvania to its north, New Jersey ...

: 1. James A. Bayard Jr. (D) : 2. Martin W. Bates (D)

Florida Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic ...

: 1.

Stephen Mallory Stephen Russell Mallory (1812 – November 9, 1873) was an American politician who was a United States Senator from Florida from 1851 to the secession of his home state and the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861. For much of that perio ...

(D) : 3.

David Levy Yulee David Levy Yulee (born David Levy; June 12, 1810 – October 10, 1886) was an American politician and attorney who served as the senator from Florida immediately before the American Civil War. He also founded the Florida Railroad Company and ser ...

(D)

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States Georgia may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Georgia (name), a list of pe ...

: 2.

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

(D) : 3. Alfred Iverson Sr. (D)

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...

: 2.

Stephen A. Douglas Stephen Arnold Douglas (né Douglass; April 23, 1813 – June 3, 1861) was an American politician and lawyer from Illinois. As a United States Senate, U.S. senator, he was one of two nominees of the badly split Democratic Party (United States) ...

(D) : 3.

Lyman Trumbull Lyman Trumbull (October 12, 1813 – June 25, 1896) was an American lawyer, judge, and politician who represented the state of Illinois in the United States Senate from 1855 to 1873. Trumbull was a leading abolitionist attorney and key polit ...

(R)

Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...

: 1. Jesse D. Bright (D) : 3. Graham N. Fitch (D)

Iowa Iowa ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the upper Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west; Wisconsin to the northeast, Ill ...

: 2. George Wallace Jones (D) : 3. James Harlan (R)

Kentucky Kentucky (, ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the ...

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

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

(A)

Louisiana Louisiana ( ; ; ) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It borders Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, and Mississippi to the east. Of the 50 U.S. states, it ranks 31st in area and 25 ...

: 2. Judah P. Benjamin (D) : 3.

John Slidell John Slidell (1793July 9, 1871) was an American politician, lawyer, slaveholder, and businessman. Database at A native of New York, Slidell moved to Louisiana as a young man. He was a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, U.S. House ...

(D)

Maine Maine ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeasternmost state in the Contiguous United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Provinces and ...

: 1.

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

(R) : 2.

William Pitt Fessenden William Pitt Fessenden (October 16, 1806September 8, 1869) was a politician from Maine, United States. He was a Whig (later a Republican) and member of the Fessenden political family. He served in the United States House of Representatives a ...

(R)

Maryland Maryland ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It borders the states of Virginia to its south, West Virginia to its west, Pennsylvania to its north, and Delaware to its east ...

: 1.

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

(A) : 3.

James A. Pearce James, Jim or Jimmy Pearce may refer to: Politics * James Pearce (American politician) (1805–1862), American senator from Maryland * James Pearce (South Australian politician) (1825–1904), House of Assembly and Legislative Council member *Jim P ...

(D)

Massachusetts Massachusetts ( ; ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine to its east, Connecticut and Rhode ...

: 1.

Charles Sumner Charles Sumner (January 6, 1811March 11, 1874) was an American lawyer and statesman who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1851 until his death in 1874. Before and during the American Civil War, he was a leading American ...

(R) : 2.

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

(R)

Michigan Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, ...

: 1.

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

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

Minnesota Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...

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

Mississippi Mississippi ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Alabama to the east, the Gulf of Mexico to the south, Louisiana to the s ...

: 1.

Jefferson Davis Jefferson F. Davis (June 3, 1808December 6, 1889) was an American politician who served as the only President of the Confederate States of America, president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865. He represented Mississippi in the Unite ...

(D) : 2.

Albert G. Brown Albert Gallatin Brown (May 31, 1813June 12, 1880) was Governor of Mississippi from 1844 to 1848 and a United States Democratic Party, Democratic United States Senator from Mississippi from 1854 to 1861, when he withdrew during secession. Early ...

(D)

Missouri Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') 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 border ...

: 1. Trusten Polk (D) : 3. James S. Green (D)

New Hampshire New Hampshire ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders 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 John Parker Hale (March 31, 1806November 19, 1873) 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 fro ...

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

New Jersey New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeas ...

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

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

: 1. Preston King (R) : 3.

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

(R)

North Carolina North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia (U.S. stat ...

: 2. David S. Reid (D) : 3.

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

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

Ohio Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...

: 1.

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

(R) : 3. George E. Pugh (D)

Oregon Oregon ( , ) is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is a part of the Western U.S., with the Columbia River delineating much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while t ...

: 2.

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

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

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

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

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions o ...

: 1.

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

(R) : 3.

William Bigler William Bigler (January 1, 1814August 9, 1880) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democrat as the 12th governor of Pennsylvania from 1852 to 1855 and as a member of the United States Senate for Pennsylvania from 1856 t ...

(D)

Rhode Island Rhode Island ( ) is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Connecticut to its west; Massachusetts to its north and east; and the Atlantic Ocean to its south via Rhode Island Sound and Block Is ...

: 1. James F. Simmons (R) : 2. Philip Allen (D)

South Carolina South Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders North Carolina to the north and northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and Georgia (U.S. state), Georg ...

: 2. Josiah J. Evans (D), until May 6, 1858 ::

Arthur P. Hayne Arthur Peronneau Hayne (March 12, 1788Some sources cite 1790 as a birth year.January 7, 1867) was a United States senator from South Carolina who belonged to the Democratic Party. Biography Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Charleston, March 1 ...

(D), from May 11, 1858, until December 2, 1858 :: James Chesnut Jr. (D), from December 3, 1858 : 3.

Andrew Butler Andrew Pickens Butler (November 18, 1796May 25, 1857) was an American lawyer, slaveholder, and United States senator from South Carolina who authored the Kansas-Nebraska Act with Senator Stephen Douglas of Illinois. Database at In 1856, abo ...

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

Tennessee Tennessee (, ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina t ...

: 1.

Andrew Johnson Andrew Johnson (December 29, 1808July 31, 1875) was the 17th president of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869. The 16th vice president, he assumed the presidency following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Johnson was a South ...

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

Texas Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the we ...

: 1. Thomas J. Rusk (D), until July 29, 1857 :: J. Pinckney Henderson (D), November 9, 1857 - June 4, 1858 :: Matthias Ward (D), from September 27, 1858 : 2. Samuel Houston (D)

Vermont Vermont () is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, New York (state), New York to the west, and the Provinces and territories of Ca ...

: 1.

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

(R) : 3.

Jacob Collamer Jacob Collamer (January 8, 1791 – November 9, 1865) was an American politician from Vermont. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives, as Postmaster General in the cabinet of President Zachary Taylor, and as a U.S. Senator. Born i ...

(R)

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States ...

: 1. James M. Mason (D) : 2.

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

(D)

Wisconsin Wisconsin ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States. It borders Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michig ...

: 1.

James R. Doolittle James Rood Doolittle Sr. (January 3, 1815July 27, 1897) was an American lawyer, politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He represented Wisconsin for 12 years as a United States senator, from March 4, 1857, to March 4, 1869. During h ...

(R) : 3. Charles Durkee (R) 35th United States Congress Senators

House of Representatives

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

Alabama Alabama ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South, Deep Southern regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gu ...

: .

James A. Stallworth James Adams Stallworth (April 7, 1822 – August 31, 1861) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama. Born in Evergreen, Alabama, Stallworth attended Old Field Piney Woods Schools. He engaged as a planter. He studied law. He was admitted to t ...

(D) : . Eli S. Shorter (D) : . James F. Dowdell (D) : . Sydenham Moore (D) : . George S. Houston (D) : . Williamson R. W. Cobb (D) : . Jabez L. M. Curry (D)

Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the West South Central region of the Southern United States. It borders Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, Texas to the southwest, and Oklahoma ...

: . Alfred B. Greenwood (D) : .

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

(D)

California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...

: .United States representatives were elected statewide on a

general ticket The general ticket or party block voting (PBV), is a type of block voting in which voters opt for a party or a team of candidates, and the highest-polling party/team becomes the winner and receives 100% of the seats for this multi-member distric ...

. Joseph C. McKibbin (D) : .

Charles L. Scott Charles Lewis Scott (January 23, 1827 – April 30, 1899) was an American lawyer, politician, and Civil War veteran. He served two terms in the United States House of Representatives as a Democrat from California from 1857 to 1861. Biogr ...

(D)

Connecticut Connecticut ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. ...

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

Delaware Delaware ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic states, South Atlantic regions of the United States. It borders Maryland to its south and west, Pennsylvania to its north, New Jersey ...

: . William G. Whiteley (D)

Florida Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic ...

: . George S. Hawkins (D)

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States Georgia may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Georgia (name), a list of pe ...

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

Joshua Hill Joshua or Josh Hill may refer to: * Joshua Hill (baseball) (born 1983), Australian baseball player * Joshua Hill (Pitcairn Island leader) (1773–c. 1844), American adventurer * Joshua Hill (politician) (1812–1891), American politician * Jos ...

(A) : .

Alexander H. Stephens Alexander Hamilton Stephens (February 11, 1812 – March 4, 1883) was an American politician who served as the first and only Vice President of the Confederate States of America, vice president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865, and l ...

(D)

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...

: . Elihu B. Washburne (R) : .

John F. Farnsworth John Franklin Farnsworth (March 27, 1820 – July 14, 1897) was a seven-term United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Illinois (1857-1861, 1863-1873) and a Colonel (United States), colonel in the Union Army during the Am ...

(R) : .

Owen Lovejoy Owen Lovejoy (January 6, 1811 – March 25, 1864) was an American lawyer, Congregational minister, Abolitionism in the United States, abolitionist, and Republican United States Congress, congressman from Illinois. He was also a "conductor ...

(R) : . William Kellogg (R) : . Isaac N. Morris (D) : .

Thomas L. Harris Thomas Langrell Harris (October 29, 1816 – November 24, 1858) was an American lawyer who was a soldier in the United States Army and U.S. Representative from Illinois in the mid-19th century. Harris was decorated for bravery at the Battle ...

(D), until November 24, 1858 :: Charles D. Hodges (D), from January 4, 1859 : . Aaron Shaw (D) : . Robert Smith (D) : . Samuel S. Marshall (D)

Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...

: . James Lockhart (D), until September 7, 1857 ::

William E. Niblack William Ellis Niblack (May 19, 1822 – May 7, 1893) was a politician and judge who served as a U.S. Representative from Indiana, a judge on the Indiana Supreme Court, and a member of both the Indiana Senate and the Indiana House of Representa ...

(D), from December 7, 1857 : .

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

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

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 Queb ...

(R) : .

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

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

Iowa Iowa ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the upper Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west; Wisconsin to the northeast, Ill ...

: .

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

(R) : . Timothy Davis (R)

Kentucky Kentucky (, ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the ...

: . Henry C. Burnett (D) : . Samuel O. Peyton (D) : . Warner L. Underwood (A) : . Albert G. Talbott (D) : . Joshua Jewett (D) : . John M. Elliott (D) : . Humphrey Marshall (A) : . James B. Clay (D) : . John C. Mason (D) : . John W. Stevenson (D)

Louisiana Louisiana ( ; ; ) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It borders Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, and Mississippi to the east. Of the 50 U.S. states, it ranks 31st in area and 25 ...

: . George Eustis Jr. (A) : . Miles Taylor (D) : .

Thomas G. Davidson Thomas Green Davidson (August 3, 1805September 11, 1883) was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Louisiana. Shortly after Louisiana seceded from the Union in January 1861, Davidson vacated his seat. Life and career Born at Coles Creek, M ...

(D) : . John M. Sandidge (D)

Maine Maine ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeasternmost state in the Contiguous United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Provinces and ...

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

Freeman H. Morse Freeman Harlow Morse (February 18, 1807 – February 5, 1891) was a United States representative from Maine. Early life and education He was born in Bath, Massachusetts (now in Maine) on February 18, 1807. He attended private schools and the ...

(R) : . Israel Washburn Jr. (R) : . Stephen C. Foster (R)

Maryland Maryland ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It borders the states of Virginia to its south, West Virginia to its west, Pennsylvania to its north, and Delaware to its east ...

: . James A. Stewart (D) : . James B. Ricaud (A) : .

J. Morrison Harris James Morrison Harris (November 20, 1817 – July 16, 1898) 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 ...

(A) : .

Henry Winter Davis Henry Winter Davis (August 16, 1817December 30, 1865) 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. He was the driving force behi ...

(A) : . Jacob M. Kunkel (D) : . Thomas F. Bowie (D)

Massachusetts Massachusetts ( ; ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine to its east, Connecticut and Rhode ...

: . Robert B. Hall (R) : .

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

(R) : . William S. Damrell (R) : . Linus B. Comins (R) : .

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

(R) : . Timothy Davis (R) : .

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

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

Eli Thayer Eli Thayer (June 11, 1819 – April 15, 1899) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1857 to 1861. He was born in Mendon, Massachusetts. He graduated from Worcester Academy in 1840, from Brown University in 1 ...

(R) : . Calvin C. Chaffee (R) : . Henry L. Dawes (R)

Michigan Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, ...

: . William A. Howard (R) : .

Henry Waldron Henry Waldron (October 11, 1819 – September 13, 1880) was an American politician and a United States Representative from the U.S. state of Michigan. Early life Waldron was born in Albany, New York, attended Albany Academy, and graduated from Ru ...

(R) : . David S. Walbridge (R) : . De Witt C. Leach (R)

Minnesota Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...

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

Mississippi Mississippi ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Alabama to the east, the Gulf of Mexico to the south, Louisiana to the s ...

: . Lucius Q. C. Lamar (D) : . Reuben Davis (D) : .

William Barksdale William Barksdale (August 21, 1821 – July 3, 1863) was an American lawyer, newspaper editor, U.S. Representative, and Confederate general in the American Civil War. He served four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1853 to 1861. ...

(D) : . Otho R. Singleton (D) : . John A. Quitman (D), until July 17, 1858 :: John J. McRae (D), from December 7, 1858

Missouri Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') 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 border ...

: . Francis P. Blair Jr. (R) : . Thomas L. Anderson (A) : . John B. Clark (D), from December 7, 1857 : .

James Craig James or Jim Craig may refer to: Entertainment * James Humbert Craig (1877–1944), Irish painter * James Craig (actor) (1912–1985), American actor * James Craig (''General Hospital''), fictional character on television, a.k.a. Jerry Jacks * J ...

(D) : . Samuel H. Woodson (A) : . John S. Phelps (D) : . Samuel Caruthers (D)

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

: .

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

(R) : . Mason Tappan (R) : . Aaron H. Cragin (R)

New Jersey New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeas ...

: . Isaiah D. Clawson (R) : . George R. Robbins (R) : . Garnett Adrain (D) : . John Huyler (D) : . Jacob R. Wortendyke (D)

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

: . John A. Searing (D) : . George Taylor (D) : .

Daniel Sickles Daniel Edgar Sickles (October 20, 1819May 3, 1914) was an American politician, American Civil War , Civil War veteran, and diplomat. He served in the United States House of Representatives , U.S. House of Representatives both before and after t ...

(D) : . John Kelly (D), until December 25, 1858 :: Thomas J. Barr (ID), from January 7, 1859 : . William B. Maclay (D) : . John Cochrane (D) : . Elijah Ward (D) : .

Horace F. Clark Horace Francis Clark (November 29, 1815 – June 19, 1873) was an American politician and railroad executive who served two terms as a U.S. representative from New York from 1857 to 1861. Biography Clark was born in Southbury, Connecticut o ...

(D) : . John B. Haskin (D) : . Ambrose S. Murray (R) : . William F. Russell (D) : . John Thompson (R) : . Abram B. Olin (R) : .

Erastus Corning Erastus Corning (December 14, 1794 – April 9, 1872) was an American businessman and politician from Albany, New York. A Democratic Party (United States), Democrat, he was most notable for his service as mayor of Albany, New York, mayor of Alba ...

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

Henry C. Goodwin Henry Charles Goodwin (June 25, 1824 – November 12, 1860) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Born in DeRuyter, New York, Goodwin completed preparatory studies. He studied law with Aretmas V. Bentley, was admitted to the bar in 1846 and ...

(R) : . Charles B. Hoard (R) : . Amos P. Granger (R) : .

Edwin B. Morgan Edwin Barber Morgan (May 2, 1806 – October 13, 1881) 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 ...

(R) : . Emory B. Pottle (R) : . John M. Parker (R) : . William H. Kelsey (R) : . Samuel G. Andrews (R) : . Judson W. Sherman (R) : . Silas M. Burroughs (R) : .

Israel T. Hatch Israel Thompson Hatch (June 30, 1808 – September 24, 1875) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from New York from 1857 to 1859. Biography He was born in Jo ...

(D) : .

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

(R)

North Carolina North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia (U.S. stat ...

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

Lawrence O'Bryan Branch Lawrence O'Bryan Branch (November 28, 1820 – September 17, 1862) was an American politician who served as a representative for North Carolina in the Congress of the United States, U.S. Congress and a Confederate States of America, Confedera ...

(D) : . John A. Gilmer (A) : . Alfred M. Scales (D) : .

F. Burton Craige Francis Burton Craige (March 13, 1811 – December 30, 1875) was an editor, lawyer, and U.S. representative from the south fork of the Yadkin River five miles from Salisbury, North Carolina. He was the youngest son of David and Mary Foster Craig ...

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

Ohio Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...

: .

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

(D) : . William S. Groesbeck (D) : .

Lewis D. Campbell Lewis Davis Campbell (August 9, 1811 – November 26, 1882) was an American politician as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative for Ohio. Over his political career he was elected as a Whig Party (United States), Whig, Rep ...

(R), until May 25, 1858 ::

Clement Vallandigham Clement Laird Vallandigham ( ; July 29, 1820 – June 17, 1871) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the leader of the Copperhead (politics), Copperhead faction of Opposition to the American Civil War, anti-war History of the Unit ...

(D), from May 25, 1858 : . Matthias H. Nichols (R) : . Richard Mott (R) : . Joseph R. Cockerill (D) : . Aaron Harlan (R) : . Benjamin Stanton (R) : . Lawrence W. Hall (D) : . Joseph Miller (Ohio politician), Joseph Miller (D) : . Valentine B. Horton (R) : . Samuel S. Cox (D) : . John Sherman (politician), John Sherman (R) : . Philemon Bliss (R) : . Joseph Burns (U.S. politician), Joseph Burns (D) : . Cydnor B. Tompkins (R) : . William Lawrence (35th Congress), William Lawrence (D) : . Benjamin F. Leiter (R) : . Edward Wade (R) : . Joshua Reed Giddings, Joshua R. Giddings (R) : . John Bingham (R)

List of United States representatives from Oregon, Oregon

: . La Fayette Grover (D), from February 14, 1859 (newly admitted state)

List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania

: . Thomas Birch Florence, Thomas B. Florence (D) : . Edward Joy Morris (R) : . James Landy (D) : . Henry Myer Phillips, Henry M. Phillips (D) : . Owen Jones (congressman), Owen Jones (D) : . John Hickman (Pennsylvania politician), John Hickman (D) : . Henry Chapman (American politician), Henry Chapman (D) : . Jehu Glancy Jones, J. Glancey Jones (D), until October 30, 1858 :: William High Keim, William H. Keim (R), from December 7, 1858 : . Anthony Ellmaker Roberts, Anthony E. Roberts (R) : . John C. Kunkel (R) : . William Lewis Dewart, William L. Dewart (D) : . John Gallagher Montgomery, John G. Montgomery (D), until April 24, 1857 :: Paul Leidy (D), from December 7, 1857 : . William Harrison Dimmick, William H. Dimmick (D) : . Galusha A. Grow (R) : . Allison White (D) : . John Alexander Ahl, John A. Ahl (D) : . Wilson Reilly (D) : . John Rufus Edie, John R. Edie (R) : . John Covode (R) : . William Montgomery (congressman), William Montgomery (D) : . David Ritchie (politician), David Ritchie (R) : . Samuel Anderson Purviance, Samuel A. Purviance (R) : . William Stewart (congressman), William Stewart (R) : . James Lisle Gillis, James L. Gillis (D) : . John Dick (US Congressman), John Dick (R)

List of United States representatives from Rhode Island, Rhode Island

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

List of United States representatives from South Carolina, South Carolina

: . John McQueen (D) : . William Porcher Miles, William P. Miles (D) : . Laurence M. Keitt (D) : . Milledge Luke Bonham, Milledge L. Bonham (D) : . James Lawrence Orr, James L. Orr (D) : . William Waters Boyce, William W. Boyce (D)

List of United States representatives from Tennessee, Tennessee

: . Albert Galiton Watkins, Albert G. Watkins (D) : . Horace Maynard (A) : . Samuel Axley Smith, Samuel A. Smith (D) : . John Houston Savage, John H. Savage (D) : . Charles Ready (A) : . George Washington Jones (Tennessee politician), George W. Jones (D) : . John Vines WJohn V. Wright (D) : . Felix Zollicoffer, Felix K. Zollicoffer (A) : . John DeWitt Clinton Atkins, John D. C. Atkins (D) : . William Tecumsah Avery, William T. Avery (D)

List of United States representatives from Texas, Texas

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

List of United States representatives from Vermont, Vermont

: . Eliakim P. Walton (R) : . Justin Smith Morrill, Justin S. Morrill (R) : . Homer Elihu Royce, Homer E. Royce (R)

List of United States representatives from Virginia, Virginia

: . Muscoe R. H. Garnett (D) : . John S. Millson (D) : . John Caskie (D) : . William Goode (politician), William Goode (D) : . Thomas S. Bocock (D) : . Paulus Powell (D) : . William Smith (Virginia governor), William Smith (D) : . Charles J. Faulkner, Charles J. Faulkner Sr. (D) : . John Letcher (D) : . Sherrard Clemens (D) : . Albert G. Jenkins (D) : . Henry A. Edmundson (D) : . George Washington Hopkins, George W. Hopkins (D)

List of United States representatives from Wisconsin, Wisconsin

: . John F. Potter (R) : . Cadwallader C. Washburn (R) : . Charles Billinghurst (R)

Non-voting members

: . Marcus J. Parrott (R) : . William W. Kingsbury (D), until May 11, 1858 : . Fenner Ferguson (D) : . Miguel Antonio Otero (I), Miguel A. Otero (D) : .

(D), until February 14, 1859 : . John M. Bernhisel : . Isaac Stevens (D) 35 us house membership

Changes in membership

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

Senate

* Replacements: 5 ** Democratic Party (United States), Democrats (D): no net change ** Whig Party (United States), Whigs (W): no net change ** Republican Party (United States), Republicans (R): no net change ** Know Nothing, Americans (A): no net change * Deaths: 4 * Resignations: 1 * Interim appointments: 2 * Seats of newly admitted states: 4 * Total seats with changes: 9 , - ,

Tennessee Tennessee (, ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina t ...

(1) , Vacant , Legislature had failed to elect.
Successor United States Senate special election in Tennessee, 1857, elected October 8, 1857. , ,

(D) , October 8, 1857 , - ,

South Carolina South Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders North Carolina to the north and northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and Georgia (U.S. state), Georg ...

(3) , ,

(D) , Died May 25, 1857.
Successor United States Senate special election in South Carolina, 1857, elected December 7, 1857. , , James H. Hammond (D) , December 7, 1857 , - ,

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

(3) , , James Bell (R) , Died May 26, 1857.
Successor United States Senate special election in New Hampshire, 1857, elected June 27, 1857. , , Daniel Clark (R) , June 27, 1857 , - ,

Texas Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the we ...

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

North Carolina North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia (U.S. stat ...

(3) , ,

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

(2) , , Josiah J. Evans (D) , Died May 6, 1858.
Successor appointed May 11, 1858. , ,

(D) , May 11, 1858 , - ,

(1) , ''New seat'' , Minnesota admitted to the Union May 11, 1858, and its first Senators were United States Senate elections in Minnesota, 1858, elected that day. , , Henry M. Rice (D) , May 11, 1858 , - ,

(2) , ''New seat'' , Minnesota admitted to the Union May 11, 1858, and its first Senators were United States Senate elections in Minnesota, 1858, elected that day. , , James Shields (D) , May 11, 1858 , - ,

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

(2) , ,

(D) , Interim appointee retired.
Successor United States Senate special election in South Carolina, 1858, elected December 2, 1858. , , James Chesnut Jr. (D) , December 3, 1858 , - ,

(2) , ''New seat'' , Oregon admitted to the Union February 14, 1859, and its first Senators were United States Senate elections in Oregon, 1859, elected that day. , ,

(D) , February 14, 1859 , - ,

(3) , ''New seat'' , Oregon admitted to the Union February 14, 1859, and its first Senators were United States Senate elections in Oregon, 1859, elected that day. , ,

(D) , February 14, 1859

House of Representatives

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

(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 , - , , ,

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

(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 , - , , , Jehu Glancy Jones, J. Glancy Jones (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned October 30, 1858 , , William High Keim, William H. Keim (R) , Seated December 7, 1858 , - , , ,

(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died November 24, 1858 , , Charles D. Hodges (D) , Seated January 4, 1859 , - , , , John Kelly (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 25, 1858 , , Thomas J. Barr (D) , Seated January 7, 1859 , - , , ,

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

Committees

Lists of committees and their party leaders.

Senate

* United States Senate Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate, Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman: Josiah J. Evans then William Wright) * United States Senate Select Committee on Banks of the District of Columbia, Banks of the District of Columbia (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman: Alfred Iverson Sr.) * United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Commerce (Chairman: Clement Claiborne Clay) * United States Senate Select Committee on Distributing Public Revenue Among the States, Distributing Public Revenue Among the States (Select) * United States Senate Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman:

) * United States Senate Committee on Engrossed Bills, Engrossed Bills (Chairman: William Wright) * United States Senate Committee on Finance, Finance (Chairman: Robert M.T. Hunter) * United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Foreign Relations (Chairman: James M. Mason) * United States Senate Select Committee on French Spoilations, French Spoilations (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman: William K. Sebastian) * United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: James A. Bayard Jr.) * United States Senate Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman:

) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Military Asylum near Washington, D.C., Military Asylum near Washington, D.C. (Select) * United States Senate Committee on the Militia, Militia (Chairman: N/A) * United States Senate Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman:

) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Ordnance and War Ships, Ordnance and War Ships (Select) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Pacific Railroad, Pacific Railroad (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Patents and the Patent Office, Patents and the Patent Office (Chairman: David S. Reid) * United States Senate Committee on Pensions, Pensions (Chairman: George Wallace Jones) * United States Senate Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman:

) * United States Senate Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman: Robert W. Johnson) * United States Senate Committee on Private Land Claims, Private Land Claims (Chairman: Judah P. Benjamin) * United States Senate Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Jesse D. Bright) * United States Senate Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman: Charles E. Stuart) * United States Senate Committee on Retrenchment, Retrenchment (Chairman:

) * United States Senate Committee on Revolutionary Claims, Revolutionary Claims (Chairman: Josiah J. Evans) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Tariff Regulation, Tariff Regulation (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Territories, Territories (Chairman: N/A) * Committee of the whole, Whole

House of Representatives

* United States House Committee on Accounts, Accounts (Chairman: John C. Mason) * United States House Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Chairman: William G. Whiteley) * United States House Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman: Samuel S. Marshall) * United States House Committee on Commerce, Commerce (Chairman: John Cochrane) * United States House Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman: William O. Goode) * United States House Committee on Elections, Elections (Chairman:

) * United States House Committee on Engraving, Engraving (Chairman: Garnett B. Adrain) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Navy Department, Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman: John B. Haskin) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department, Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman: Albert G. Talbott) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the State Department, Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman: Owen Jones (American politician), Owen Jones) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury Department, Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman: William Lawrence (Ohio Democrat), William Lawrence) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the War Department, Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman: Wilson Reilly) * United States House Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings, Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman: Allison White) * United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs (Chairman: Thomas L. Clingman) * United States House Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman: Alfred B. Greenwood) * United States House Committee on Invalid Pensions, Invalid Pensions (Chairman: Joshua H. Jewett) * United States House Committee on Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: George S. Houston) * United States House Committee on Manufactures, Manufactures (Chairman: William D. Bishop) * United States House Committee on Mileage, Mileage (Chairman: Robert Smith (Illinois politician), Robert Smith) * United States House Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman: John A. Quitman) * United States House Committee on the Militia, Militia (Chairman:

) * United States House Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman: Thomas S. Bocock) * United States House Committee on Patents, Patents (Chairman: James A. Stewart) * United States House Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman:

) * United States House Committee on Private Land Claims, Private Land Claims (Chairman: John M. Sandidge) * United States House Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Lawrence M. Keitt) * United States House Committee on Public Expenditures, Public Expenditures (Chairman: John M. Elliott) * United States House Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman: Williamson R. W. Cobb) * United States House Committee on Revisal and Unfinished Business, Revisal and Unfinished Business (Chairman: William L. Dewart) * United States House Committee on Revolutionary Claims, Revolutionary Claims (Chairman: Samuel S. Cox) * United States House Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, Revolutionary Pensions (Chairman: John Hickman (Pennsylvania politician), John Hickman) * United States House Committee on Roads and Canals, Roads and Canals (Chairman: George Washington Jones (Tennessee politician), George W. Jones) * United States House Select Committee on Rules, Rules (Select) * United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Standards of Official Conduct * United States House Committee on Territories, Territories (Chairman: Alexander H. Stephens) * United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Ways and Means (Chairman: Jehu Glancy Jones, J. Glancy Jones then John S. Phelps) * Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives), Whole

Joint committees

* United States Congress Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills, Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Rep.

) * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Library, The Library (Chairman: Rep. William H. Dimmick) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman: Rep. Samuel A. Smith)

Caucuses

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

Employees

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

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

Senate

* Chaplain of the United States Senate, Chaplain. Stephen P. Hill (Baptists, Baptist) * Secretary of the United States Senate, Secretary. Asbury Dickins * Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, Sergeant at Arms. Dunning R. McNair

House of Representatives

* Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, Chaplain: None * Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk: James C. Allen * Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives, Doorkeeper: Robert B. Hackney, until May 17, 1858 ** Joseph L. Wright, elected May 18, 1858 * Messenger of the United States House of Representatives, Messenger: Thaddeus Morrice * Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Sergeant at Arms: Adam J. Glossbrenner * Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives, Postmaster: Michael W. Cluskey * Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Reading Clerks:

Notes

References

;Specific citations ;General references * *

External links

Statutes at Large, 1789-1875

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

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