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The 36th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the
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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, 1859, to March 4, 1861, during the third and fourth 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 ...
's
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. The apportionment of seats in the
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was based on the
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. The Senate had a Democratic majority, and the House had a Republican plurality.


Major events

* June 8, 1859:
Comstock Lode The Comstock Lode is a lode of silver ore located under the eastern slope of Mount Davidson, a peak in the Virginia Range in Virginia City, Nevada (then western Utah Territory), which was the first major discovery of silver ore in the U ...
discovered in the western
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 st ...
(present-day
Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a landlocked state in the Western United States. It borders Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the seventh-most extensive, th ...
) * August 27, 1859: First oil well was drilled in the United States, near
Titusville, Pennsylvania Titusville is a city in the far eastern corner of Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,262 at the 2020 census. Titusville is known as the birthplace of the American oil industry and for a number of years was the le ...
* October 16–18, 1859:
John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry was an effort by abolitionist John Brown, from October 16th to 18th, 1859, to initiate a slave revolt in Southern states by taking over the United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia (since 1863, We ...
* December 2, 1859
John Brown John Brown most often refers to: *John Brown (abolitionist) (1800–1859), American who led an anti-slavery raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in 1859 John Brown or Johnny Brown may also refer to: Academia * John Brown (educator) (1763–1842), Ir ...
executed. * December 5, 1859 – February 1, 1860: The election for the House speakership takes 44 ballots * April 3, 1860:
Pony Express The Pony Express was an American express mail service that used relays of horse-mounted riders between Missouri and California. It was operated by the Central Overland California and Pikes Peak Express Company. During its 18 months of opera ...
began its first run * April 23 – May 3, 1860:
Democratic National Convention The Democratic National Convention (DNC) is a series of presidential nominating conventions held every four years since 1832 by the United States Democratic Party. They have been administered by the Democratic National Committee since the 18 ...
held in
Charleston, South Carolina Charleston is the List of municipalities in South Carolina, most populous city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The city lies just south of the geographical midpoint of South Carolina's coastline on Charleston Harbor, an inlet of the Atla ...
. Unable to agree on a nominee, the delegates voted to reconvene in June. * May 9, 1860: Constitutional Union Party National Convention held in
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, nominating John Bell for president. * May 18, 1860:
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held in
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, nominating
Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th president of the United States, serving from 1861 until Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, his assassination in 1865. He led the United States through the American Civil War ...
for president. * June 18–23, 1860: Democratic Party reconvened in
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, nominating
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) ...
for president. * June 26–28, 1860: Southern Democrats held a convention in
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, nominating
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 ...
for president. * November 6, 1860:
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:
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beat
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 ...
,
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) ...
, and John Bell. * December 20, 1860:
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 ...
Secession Convention enacted an
Ordinance of Secession An Ordinance of Secession was the name given to multiple resolutions drafted and ratified in 1860 and 1861, at or near the beginning of the American Civil War, by which each seceding slave-holding Southern state or territory formally Secession in ...

Alt URL
 * January 3, 1861:
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Secession Convention voted not to secede from the Union * January 9, 1861:
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 ...
Secession Convention enacted an
Ordinance of Secession An Ordinance of Secession was the name given to multiple resolutions drafted and ratified in 1860 and 1861, at or near the beginning of the American Civil War, by which each seceding slave-holding Southern state or territory formally Secession in ...
* January 10, 1861:
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 ...
Secession Convention enacted an
Ordinance of Secession An Ordinance of Secession was the name given to multiple resolutions drafted and ratified in 1860 and 1861, at or near the beginning of the American Civil War, by which each seceding slave-holding Southern state or territory formally Secession in ...
* January 11, 1861:
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 ...
Secession Convention enacted an
Ordinance of Secession An Ordinance of Secession was the name given to multiple resolutions drafted and ratified in 1860 and 1861, at or near the beginning of the American Civil War, by which each seceding slave-holding Southern state or territory formally Secession in ...
* January 18, 1861:
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Secession Convention enacted an
Ordinance of Secession An Ordinance of Secession was the name given to multiple resolutions drafted and ratified in 1860 and 1861, at or near the beginning of the American Civil War, by which each seceding slave-holding Southern state or territory formally Secession in ...
* January 26, 1861:
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Secession Convention enacted an
Ordinance of Secession An Ordinance of Secession was the name given to multiple resolutions drafted and ratified in 1860 and 1861, at or near the beginning of the American Civil War, by which each seceding slave-holding Southern state or territory formally Secession in ...
* January 29, 1861.
Kansas Kansas ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the west. Kansas is named a ...
admitted to the Union as a free state. * February 1, 1861:
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 ...
Secession Convention enacted an
Ordinance of Secession An Ordinance of Secession was the name given to multiple resolutions drafted and ratified in 1860 and 1861, at or near the beginning of the American Civil War, by which each seceding slave-holding Southern state or territory formally Secession in ...
* February 13, 1861: Joint Session of Congress certified the election of President Abraham Lincoln and Vice President
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. * February 23, 1861: The people of
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 ...
ratified its
Ordinance of Secession An Ordinance of Secession was the name given to multiple resolutions drafted and ratified in 1860 and 1861, at or near the beginning of the American Civil War, by which each seceding slave-holding Southern state or territory formally Secession in ...
President-elect Abraham Lincoln arrived secretly in
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after an alleged assassination plot in
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.


Major legislation

* June 16, 1860: Pacific Telegraph Act of 1860, ch. 147, * March 2, 1861:
Morrill Tariff The Morrill Tariff was an increased import tariff in the United States that was adopted on March 2, 1861, during the last two days of the Presidency of James Buchanan, a Democrat. It was the twelfth of the seventeen planks in the platform of the ...
, ch. 68, * December 18, 1860 (introduced):
Crittenden Compromise The Crittenden Compromise was an unsuccessful proposal to permanently enshrine slavery in the United States Constitution, and thereby make it unconstitutional for future congresses to end slavery. It was introduced by United States Senator Jo ...
, rejected by the House of Representatives and the Senate


Constitutional amendments

* March 2, 1861: Approved an amendment to the
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that would shield "domestic institutions" of the states (which in 1861 included slavery) from the constitutional amendment process and from abolition or interference by Congress, and submitted it to the state legislatures for
ratification Ratification is a principal's legal confirmation of an act of its agent. In international law, ratification is the process by which a state declares its consent to be bound to a treaty. In the case of bilateral treaties, ratification is usuall ...
** This amendment, commonly known as the
Corwin Amendment The Corwin Amendment is a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution that has never been adopted, but owing to the absence of a ratification deadline, could theoretically still be adopted by the state legislatures. It would have shiel ...
, has not been ratified and is still pending before the states.


Treaties

* March 8, 1859:
Quinault Treaty The Quinault Treaty (also known as the Quinault River Treaty and the Treaty of Olympia) was a treaty agreement between the United States and the Native American Quinault and Quileute tribes located in the western Olympic Peninsula north of Grays ...
ratified, * March 8, 1859:
Point No Point Treaty The Point No Point Treaty was signed on January 26, 1855, at Point No Point, on the northern tip of the Kitsap Peninsula. Governor of Washington Territory, Isaac Stevens, convened the treaty council on January 25, with the S'Klallam, the Ch ...
ratified,


States admitted and territories organized

*January 29, 1861:
Kansas Kansas ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the west. Kansas is named a ...
admitted as a state, ch. 20, *February 28, 1861:
Colorado Territory The Territory of Colorado was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from February 28, 1861, until August 1, 1876, when it was admitted to the Union as the 38th State of Colorado. The territory was organized ...
organized, ch. 59, *March 2, 1861:
Nevada Territory The Territory of Nevada (N.T.) was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from March 2, 1861, until October 31, 1864, when it was admitted to the Union as the State of Nevada. Prior to the creation of the Neva ...
organized, ch. 83, *March 2, 1861:
Dakota Territory The Territory of Dakota was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from March 2, 1861, until November 2, 1889, when the final extent of the reduced territory was split and admitted to the Union as the states of ...
organized, ch. 86,


Party summary


Senate


House of Representatives


Leadership


Senate

*
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:
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:
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), until February 26, 1860 **
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 s ...
(D), June 12–26, 1860 **
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), June 26, 1860 – December 2, 1860 **
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), elected February 16, 1861


House of Representatives

*
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:
William Pennington William Pennington (May 4, 1796 – February 16, 1862) was an American politician and lawyer. He was the 13th governor of New Jersey from 1837 to 1843. He served one term in the United States House of Representatives, during which he served as ...
(R), elected February 1, 1860, after 44 rounds of balloting * Democratic Caucus Chairman: George S. Houston


Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class, and representatives are listed 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 began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1862; Class 2 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1864; and Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection 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 ...

: 2. Clement C. Clay Jr. (D), until January 21, 1861 : 3.
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), until January 21, 1861


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 William King Sebastian (June 12, 1812May 20, 1865) was an American politician, judge, and lawyer from Helena, Arkansas. He represented Arkansas as a United States Senator, from 1848 to 1861. Sebastian withdrew from the Senate at the start of the C ...
(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), until September 16, 1859 :: Henry P. Haun (D), November 3, 1859 – March 4, 1860 ::
Milton Latham Milton Slocum Latham (May 23, 1827 – March 4, 1882) was an American politician, who served as the sixth governor of California and as a U.S. representative and U.S. senator. Latham holds the distinction of having the shortest governorship in C ...
(D), from March 5, 1860 : 3.
William M. Gwin William McKendree Gwin (October 9, 1805 – September 3, 1885) was an American medical doctor and politician who served in elected office in Mississippi and California. In California he shared the distinction, along with John C. Frémont, of bein ...
(D)


Connecticut Connecticut ( ) is 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. James Asheton Bayard Jr. (November 15, 1799 – June 13, 1880) was an American lawyer and politician from Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party and served as U.S. Senator from Delaware. Early life Bayard was born in Wilmington, ...
(D) : 2.
Willard Saulsbury Sr. Willard Saulsbury Sr. (June 2, 1820 – April 6, 1892) was an American lawyer and politician from Georgetown, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, who served as Attorney General of Delaware, U.S. Senator from Delaware and Chancell ...
(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), until January 21, 1861 : 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), until January 21, 1861


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), until February 4, 1861 : 3. Alfred Iverson Sr. (D), until January 28, 1861


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 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 s ...
(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. James W. Grimes (R) : 3. James Harlan (R)


Kansas Kansas ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the west. Kansas is named a ...

: 2. Vacant from January 29, 1861 (newly admitted state) : 3. Vacant from January 29, 1861 (newly admitted state)


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. Lazarus W. Powell (D) : 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), until February 4, 1861 : 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), until February 4, 1861


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), until January 17, 1861 ::
Lot M. Morrill Lot Myrick Morrill (May 3, 1813 – January 10, 1883) was an American politician who served as the 28th governor of Maine, as a United States senator, and as U.S. secretary of the treasury under President Ulysses S. Grant. An advocate for hard ...
(R), from January 17, 1861 : 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. Kinsley S. Bingham (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 ...

: 1. Henry M. Rice (D) : 2. Morton S. Wilkinson (R)


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), until January 21, 1861 : 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), until January 12, 1861


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. Daniel Clark (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 ...

: 1. John R. Thomson (D) : 2. John C. Ten Eyck (R)


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 Preston King may refer to: * Preston King (politician) (1806–1865), American politician * Preston King (academic) Preston Theodore King (born March 3, 1936) is an American academic and African-American civil rights activist. He taught extensiv ...
(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. Thomas Bragg (D) : 3. Thomas L. Clingman (D)


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.
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 Oregon. ...
(R), from October 2, 1860 : 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)


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 ...
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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.
Henry B. Anthony Henry Bowen Anthony (April 1, 1815 – September 2, 1884) was a United States newspaperman and political figure. He served as editor and was later part owner of the ''Providence Journal''. He was the 21st Governor of Rhode Island, serving bet ...
(R)


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. James Chesnut Jr. (D), until November 10, 1860 : 3. James H. Hammond (D), until November 11, 1860


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) : 2. Alfred O. P. Nicholson (D), until March 3, 1861


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. Matthias Ward (D), until December 5, 1859 ::
Louis Wigfall Louis Trezevant Wigfall (April 21, 1816 – February 18, 1874) was an American politician who served as a Confederate States Senator from Texas from 1862 to 1865. He was among a group of leading secessionists known as Fire-Eaters, advocati ...
(D), from December 5, 1859 : 2. John Hemphill (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 ...
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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)


List of United States senators from Wisconsin, Wisconsin

: 1. James Rood Doolittle, James R. Doolittle (R) : 3. Charles Durkee (R)


House of Representatives

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


List of United States representatives from Alabama, Alabama

: . James A. Stallworth (D), until January 21, 1861 : . James L. Pugh (D), until January 21, 1861 : . David Clopton (D), until January 21, 1861 : . Sydenham Moore (D), until January 21, 1861 : . George S. Houston (D), until January 21, 1861 : . Williamson Robert Winfield Cobb, Williamson R. W. Cobb (D), until January 30, 1861 : . Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry, Jabez L. M. Curry (D), until January 21, 1861


List of United States representatives from Arkansas, Arkansas

: . Thomas C. Hindman (D) : . Albert Rust (D)


List of United States representatives from California, California

: . John Chilton Burch, John C. Burch (D) : . Charles L. Scott (D)


List of United States representatives from Connecticut, Connecticut

: . Dwight Loomis (R) : . John Woodruff (representative), John Woodruff (R) : . Alfred A. Burnham (R) : . Orris S. Ferry (R)


List of United States representatives from Delaware, Delaware

: . William G. Whiteley (D)


List of United States representatives from Florida, Florida

: . George Sydney Hawkins, George S. Hawkins (D), until January 21, 1861


List of United States representatives from Georgia, Georgia

: . Peter Early Love, Peter E. Love (D), until January 23, 1861 : . Martin Jenkins Crawford, Martin J. Crawford (D), until January 23, 1861 : . Thomas Hardeman Jr. (O), until January 23, 1861 : . Lucius Jeremiah Gartrell, Lucius J. Gartrell (D), until January 23, 1861 : . John W. H. Underwood (D), until January 23, 1861 : . James Jackson (congressman), James Jackson (D), until January 23, 1861 : . Joshua Hill (Georgian politician), Joshua Hill (O), until January 23, 1861 : . John James Jones, John J. Jones (D), until January 23, 1861


List of United States representatives from Illinois, Illinois

: . Elihu B. Washburne (R) : . John F. Farnsworth (R) : . Owen Lovejoy (R) : . William Kellogg (Illinois politician), William Kellogg (R) : . Isaac N. Morris (D) : . John Alexander McClernand, John A. McClernand (D), from November 8, 1859 : . James Carroll Robinson, James C. Robinson (D) : . Philip B. Fouke (D) : . John A. Logan (D)


List of United States representatives from Indiana, Indiana

: . William E. Niblack (D) : . William Hayden English, William H. English (D) : . William McKee Dunn (R) : . William S. Holman (D) : . David Kilgore (R) : . Albert G. Porter (R) : . John G. Davis (ALD) : . James Wilson (Indiana), James Wilson (R) : . Schuyler Colfax (R) : . Charles Case (R) : . John U. Pettit (R)


List of United States representatives from Iowa, Iowa

: . Samuel Ryan Curtis, Samuel Curtis (R) : . William Vandever (R)


List of United States representatives from Kansas, Kansas

: . Martin F. Conway (R), from January 29, 1861 (newly admitted state)


List of United States representatives from Kentucky, Kentucky

: . Henry Cornelius Burnett, Henry C. Burnett (D) : . Samuel O. Peyton (D) : . Francis Bristow (O) : . William Clayton Anderson, William C. Anderson (O) : . John Y. Brown (1835-1904), John Y. Brown (D), from December 3, 1860 : . Green Adams (O) : . Robert Mallory (O) : . William Emmet Simms, William E. Simms (D) : . Laban T. Moore (O) : . John W. Stevenson (D)


List of United States representatives from Louisiana, Louisiana

: . John Edward Bouligny, John E. Bouligny (A) : . Miles Taylor (politician), Miles Taylor (D), until February 5, 1861 : . Thomas G. Davidson (D) : . John M. Landrum (D)


List of United States representatives from Maine, Maine

: . Daniel E. Somes (R) : . John J. Perry (R) : . Ezra B. French (R) : . Freeman H. Morse (R) : . Israel Washburn Jr. (R), until January 1, 1861 :: Stephen Coburn (R), from January 2, 1861 : . Stephen Clark Foster (Maine politician), Stephen C. Foster (R)


List of United States representatives from Maryland, Maryland

: . James Augustus Stewart, James A. Stewart (D) : . Edwin Hanson Webster, Edwin H. Webster (A) : . James Morrison Harris, J. Morrison Harris (A) : . Henry Winter Davis (A) : . Jacob M. Kunkel (D) : . George Wurtz Hughes, George W. Hughes (D)


List of United States representatives from Massachusetts, Massachusetts

: . Thomas D. Eliot (R) : . James Buffington (Fall River, Massachusetts), James Buffington (R) : . Charles Francis Adams Sr., Charles F. Adams Sr. (R) : . Alexander H. Rice (R) : . Anson Burlingame (R) : . John B. Alley (R) : . Daniel W. Gooch (R) : . Charles R. Train (R) : . Eli Thayer (R) : . Charles Delano (R) : . Henry L. Dawes (R)


List of United States representatives from Michigan, Michigan

: . George B. Cooper (politician), George B. Cooper (D), until May 15, 1860 :: William Alanson Howard, William A. Howard (R), from May 15, 1860 : . Henry Waldron (R) : . Francis William Kellogg, Francis W. Kellogg (R) : . Dewitt C. Leach (R)


List of United States representatives from Minnesota, Minnesota

Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
(2 Republicans) : . Cyrus Aldrich (R) : . William Windom (politician), William Windom (R)


List of United States representatives from Mississippi, Mississippi

: . Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (II), Lucius Q. C. Lamar (D), until December 20, 1860 : . Reuben Davis (representative), Reuben Davis (D), until January 12, 1861 : . William Barksdale (D), until January 12, 1861 : . Otho R. Singleton (D), until January 12, 1861 : . John J. McRae (D), until January 12, 1861


List of United States representatives from Missouri, Missouri

: . John Richard Barret, John R. Barret (D), until June 8, 1860 :: Francis Preston Blair Jr., Francis P. Blair Jr. (R), June 8, 1860 – June 25, 1860 :: John Richard Barret, John R. Barret (D), from December 3, 1860 : . Thomas Lilbourne Anderson, Thomas L. Anderson (ID) : . John Bullock Clark, John B. Clark (D) : . James Craig (Missouri soldier), James Craig (D) : . Samuel H. Woodson (Missouri politician), Samuel H. Woodson (A) : . John S. Phelps (D) : . John W. Noell (D)


List of United States representatives from New Hampshire, New Hampshire

: . Gilman Marston (R) : . Mason Tappan (R) : . Thomas M. Edwards (R)


List of United States representatives from New Jersey, New Jersey

: . John T. Nixon (R) : . John L. N. Stratton (R) : . Garnett Adrain (ALD) : . Jetur R. Riggs (ALD) : .
William Pennington William Pennington (May 4, 1796 – February 16, 1862) was an American politician and lawyer. He was the 13th governor of New Jersey from 1837 to 1843. He served one term in the United States House of Representatives, during which he served as ...
(R)


List of United States representatives from New York, New York

: . Luther C. Carter (R) : . James Humphrey (representative), James Humphrey (R) : . Daniel Sickles (D) : . Thomas J. Barr (ID) : . William B. Maclay (D) : . John Cochrane (politician), John Cochrane (D) : . George Briggs (1805-1869), George Briggs (R) : . Horace F. Clark (ALD) : . John B. Haskin (ALD) : . Charles Van Wyck, Charles H. Van Wyck (R) : . William S. Kenyon (representative), William S. Kenyon (R) : . Charles Lewis Beale, Charles L. Beale (R) : . Abram B. Olin (R) : . John Hazard Reynolds, John H. Reynolds (ALD) : . James B. McKean (R) : . George William Palmer (New York politician), George W. Palmer (R) : . Francis E. Spinner (R) : . Clark B. Cochrane (R) : . James H. Graham (R) : . Roscoe Conkling (R) : . R. Holland Duell (R) : . M. Lindley Lee (R) : . Charles B. Hoard (R) : . Charles B. Sedgwick (R) : . Martin Butterfield (R) : . Emory B. Pottle (R) : . Alfred Wells (R) : . William Irvine (lawyer), William Irvine (R) : . Alfred Ely (R) : . Augustus Frank (R) : . Silas Mainville Burroughs (politician), Silas M. Burroughs (R), until June 3, 1860 :: Edwin R. Reynolds (R), from December 5, 1860 : . Elbridge G. Spaulding (R) : . Reuben Fenton (R)


List of United States representatives from North Carolina, North Carolina

: . William N. H. Smith (O) : . Thomas Hart Ruffin, Thomas Ruffin (D) : . Warren Winslow (D) : . Lawrence O'Bryan Branch (D) : . John Adams Gilmer, John Gilmer (O) : . James Madison Leach, James M. Leach (O) : . Francis Burton Craige, F. Burton Craige (D) : . Zebulon Baird Vance, Zebulon Vance (O)


List of United States representatives from Ohio, Ohio

: . George H. Pendleton (D) : . John A. Gurley (R) : . Clement Vallandigham (D) : . William Allen (congressman), William Allen (D) : . James Mitchell Ashley, James M. Ashley (R) : . William Howard (representative), William Howard (D) : . Thomas Corwin (R) : . Benjamin Stanton (R) : . John Carey (representative), John Carey (R) : . Carey A. Trimble (R) : . Charles D. Martin (politician), Charles D. Martin (D) : . Samuel S. Cox (D) : . John Sherman (politician), John Sherman (R) : . Cyrus Spink (R), until May 31, 1859 :: Harrison G. O. Blake (R), from October 11, 1859 : . William Helmick (R) : . Cydnor B. Tompkins (R) : . Thomas Clarke Theaker, Thomas C. Theaker (R) : . Sidney Edgerton (R) : . Edward Wade (R) : . John Hutchins (politician), John Hutchins (R) : . John Bingham (R)


List of United States representatives from Oregon, Oregon

: . Lansing Stout (D)


List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania

: . Thomas Birch Florence, Thomas B. Florence (D) : . Edward Joy Morris (R) : . John Paul Verree, John P. Verree (R) : . William Millward (R) : . John Wood (congressman), John Wood (R) : . John Hickman (Pennsylvania politician), John Hickman (ALD) : . Henry Clay Longnecker, Henry C. Longnecker (R) : . John Schwartz (ALD), until June 20, 1860 :: Jacob Kerlin McKenty, Jacob K. McKenty (D), from December 3, 1860 : . Thaddeus Stevens (R) : . John Weinland Killinger, John W. Killinger (R) : . James Hepburn Campbell, James H. Campbell (R) : . George W. Scranton (R) : . William Harrison Dimmick, William H. Dimmick (D) : . Galusha A. Grow (R) : . James Tracy Hale, James T. Hale (R) : . Benjamin Franklin Junkin, Benjamin F. Junkin (R) : . Edward McPherson (R) : . Samuel Steel Blair, Samuel S. Blair (R) : . John Covode (R) : . William Montgomery (congressman), William Montgomery (D) : . James K. Moorhead (R) : . Robert McKnight (R) : . William Stewart (congressman), William Stewart (R) : . Chapin Hall (R) : . Elijah Babbitt (R)


List of United States representatives from Rhode Island, Rhode Island

: . Christopher Robinson (Rhode Island politician), Christopher Robinson (R) : . William D. Brayton (R)


List of United States representatives from South Carolina, South Carolina

: . John McQueen (D), until December 21, 1860 : . William Porcher Miles, William P. Miles (D), until December 21, 1860 : . Laurence M. Keitt (D), until December 1860 : . Milledge Luke Bonham, Milledge L. Bonham (D), until December 21, 1860 : . John D. Ashmore (D), until December 21, 1860 : . William Waters Boyce, William W. Boyce (D), until December 21, 1860


List of United States representatives from Tennessee, Tennessee

: . Thomas Amos Rogers Nelson, Thomas A. R. Nelson (O) : . Horace Maynard (O) : . Reese Bowen Brabson, Reese B. Brabson (O) : . William Brickly Stokes, William B. Stokes (O) : . Robert H. Hatton (O) : . James Houston Thomas, James H. Thomas (D) : . John Vines WJohn V. Wright (D) : . James Minor Quarles, James M. Quarles (O) : . Emerson Etheridge (O) : . William Tecumsah Avery, William T. Avery (D)


List of United States representatives from Texas, Texas

: . John Henninger Reagan, John H. Reagan (D) : . Andrew J. Hamilton (ID)


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) : . Daniel Coleman DeJarnette Sr., Daniel C. De Jarnette (ID) : . William Goode (politician), William Goode (D), until July 3, 1859 :: Roger Atkinson Pryor, Roger A. Pryor (D), from December 7, 1859 : . Thomas S. Bocock (D) : . Shelton Leake (ID) : . William Smith (Virginia governor), William Smith (D) : . Alexander Boteler (O) : . John T. Harris (ID) : . Sherrard Clemens (D) : . Albert G. Jenkins (D) : . Henry A. Edmundson (D) : . Elbert S. Martin (ID)


List of United States representatives from Wisconsin, Wisconsin

: . John F. Potter (R) : . Cadwallader C. Washburn (R) : . Charles H. Larrabee (D)


Non-voting members

: . Marcus J. Parrott (R), until January 29, 1861 : . Experience Estabrook, until May 18, 1860 ::Samuel G. Daily (R), from May 18, 1860 : . Miguel Antonio Otero (I), Miguel A. Otero (D) : . William H. Hooper (D) : . Isaac Stevens (D)


Changes in membership

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


Senate

* Replacements: 4 ** Democratic Party (United States), Democrats (D): no net change ** Republican Party (United States), Republicans (R): no net change * Deaths: 1 * Resignations: 1 * Interim appointments: 1 * Withdrawals: 13 * Total seats with changes: 16 , - ,
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) , Vacant , Successor United States Senate special election in Oregon, 1860, elected late due to legislature's failure to elect. , ,
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 Oregon. ...
(R) , October 2, 1860 , - ,
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) , Died September 16, 1859, after taking part in a duel he participated in, which he was unlucky.
Interim successor was appointed to continue the term. , , Henry P. Haun (D) , November 3, 1859 , - ,
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) , , Matthias Ward (D) , Interim appointee lost nomination to finish the term
Successor United States Senate special election in Texas, 1859, elected December 5, 1859. , ,
Louis Wigfall Louis Trezevant Wigfall (April 21, 1816 – February 18, 1874) was an American politician who served as a Confederate States Senator from Texas from 1862 to 1865. He was among a group of leading secessionists known as Fire-Eaters, advocati ...
(D) , December 5, 1859 , - ,
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) , , Henry P. Haun (D) , Interim appointee lost election to finish the term
Successor United States Senate special election in California, 1860, elected March 5, 1860. , ,
Milton Latham Milton Slocum Latham (May 23, 1827 – March 4, 1882) was an American politician, who served as the sixth governor of California and as a U.S. representative and U.S. senator. Latham holds the distinction of having the shortest governorship in C ...
(D) , March 5, 1860 , - ,
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) , , James Chesnut Jr. (D) , Withdrew November 10, 1860. , Vacant , Not filled this Congress , - ,
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) , , James H. Hammond (D) , Withdrew November 11, 1860. , Vacant , Not filled this Congress , - ,
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 ...

(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) , Withdrew January 12, 1861. , Vacant , Not filled this Congress , - ,
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) , Resigned January 17, 1861, to become Vice President of the United States.
Successor United States Senate special election in Maine, 1861, elected January 17, 1861. , ,
Lot M. Morrill Lot Myrick Morrill (May 3, 1813 – January 10, 1883) was an American politician who served as the 28th governor of Maine, as a United States senator, and as U.S. secretary of the treasury under President Ulysses S. Grant. An advocate for hard ...
(R) , January 17, 1861 , - ,
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) , ,
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) , Withdrew January 21, 1861. , Vacant , Not filled this Congress , - ,
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 ...

(2) , , Clement Claiborne Clay, Clement C. Clay (D) , Withdrew January 21, 1861. , Vacant , Not filled this Congress , - ,
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) , Withdrew January 21, 1861. , Vacant , Not filled this Congress , - ,
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 ...

(3) , , David Levy Yulee, David L. Yulee (D) , Withdrew January 21, 1861. , Vacant , Not filled this Congress , - ,
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) , Withdrew January 21, 1861. , Vacant , Not filled this Congress , - ,
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 ...

(3) , , Alfred Iverson Sr. (D) , Withdrew January 28, 1861. , Vacant , Not filled this Congress , - ,
Kansas Kansas ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the west. Kansas is named a ...

(2) , New seat , New state admitted to the Union January 29, 1861
Senator was not elected until the next Congress. , Vacant , Not filled this Congress , - ,
Kansas Kansas ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the west. Kansas is named a ...

(3) , New seat , New state admitted to the Union January 29, 1861
Senator was not elected until the next Congress. , Vacant , Not filled this Congress , - ,
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) , Withdrew February 4, 1861. , Vacant , Not filled this Congress , - ,
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) , Withdrew February 4, 1861. , Vacant , Not filled this Congress , - ,
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 ...

(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) , Withdrew February 4, 1861. , Vacant , Not filled this Congress , - ,
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 ...

(2) , , Alfred O. P. Nicholson (D) , Withdrew March 3, 1861. , Vacant , Not filled this Congress


House of Representatives

* Replacements: 7 ** Democratic Party (United States), Democrats (D): no net change ** Republican Party (United States), Republicans (R): 1 seat net loss ** Lecompton Constitution, Anti-Lecompton Democrats (LD): 1 seat net gain * Deaths: 4 * Resignations: 3 * Contested election: 1 * Withdrawals: 28 * Total seats with changes: 41 , - , , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Vacancy in term , , John Alexander McClernand, John A. McClernand (D) , Seated November 8, 1859 , - , , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Brown could not take seat because he had not yet attained age required by the US Constitution , , John Y. Brown (1835–1904), John Y. Brown (D) , Seated December 3, 1860 , - , , , Cyrus Spink (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died May 31, 1859 , , Harrison G. O. Blake (R) , Seated October 11, 1859 , - , , , William Goode (politician), William Goode (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died July 3, 1859 , , Roger Atkinson Pryor, Roger A. Pryor (D) , Seated December 7, 1859 , - , , , George B. Cooper (politician), George B. Cooper (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Lost contested election May 15, 1860 , , Francis Preston Blair Jr., Francis P. Blair Jr. (R) , Seated May 15, 1860 , - , , Experience Estabrook , style="font-size:80%" , Lost contested election May 18, 1860 , , Samuel Gordon Daily, Samuel G. Daily (R) , Seated May 18, 1860 , - , , , Silas Mainville Burroughs Sr., Silas M. Burroughs (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died June 3, 1860 , , Edwin R. Reynolds (R) , Seated December 5, 1860 , - , , , John Richard Barret, John R. Barret (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Lost contested election June 8, 1860 , , William Alanson Howard, William A. Howard (R) , Seated June 8, 1860 , - , , , John Schwartz (ALD) , style="font-size:80%" , Died June 20, 1860 , , Jacob Kerlin McKenty, Jacob K. McKenty (D) , Seated December 3, 1860 , - , , , William Alanson Howard, William A. Howard (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned June 25, 1860 , , John Richard Barret, John R. Barret (D) , Seated December 3, 1860 , - , , , Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II, Lucius Q. C. Lamar II (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Retired December ???, 1860 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , , Laurence M. Keitt (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Retired December ???, 1860 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , , John McQueen (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Retired December 21, 1860 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , , William Porcher Miles, William P. Miles (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Retired December 21, 1860 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , , Milledge Luke Bonham, Milledge L. Bonham (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Retired December 21, 1860 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , , John D. Ashmore (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Retired December 21, 1860 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , , William Waters Boyce, William W. Boyce (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Retired December 21, 1860 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , , Israel Washburn Jr. (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 1, 1861, after being elected Governor of Maine , , Stephen Coburn (R) , Seated January 2, 1861 , - , , , Reuben Davis (representative), Reuben Davis (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Withdrew January 12, 1861 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , , William Barksdale (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Withdrew January 12, 1861 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , , Otho R. Singleton (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Withdrew January 12, 1861 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , , John J. McRae (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Withdrew January 12, 1861 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , , James Adams Stallworth, James A. Stallworth (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Withdrew January 21, 1861 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , , James L. Pugh (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Withdrew January 21, 1861 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , , David Clopton (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Withdrew January 21, 1861 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , , Sydenham Moore (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Withdrew January 21, 1861 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , , George S. Houston (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Withdrew January 21, 1861 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , , Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry, Jabez L. M. Curry (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Withdrew January 21, 1861 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , , George Sydney Hawkins, George S. Hawkins (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Withdrew January 21, 1861 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , , Peter Early Love, Peter E. Love (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Retired January 23, 1861 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , , Martin Jenkins Crawford, Martin J. Crawford (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Withdrew January 23, 1861 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , , Thomas Hardeman Jr. (O) , style="font-size:80%" , Withdrew January 23, 1861 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , , Lucius Jeremiah Gartrell, Lucius J. Gartrell (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Retired January 23, 1861 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , , John William Henderson Underwood, John W. H. Underwood (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Withdrew January 23, 1861 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , , James Jackson (congressman), James Jackson (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Retired January 23, 1861 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , , Joshua Hill (politician), Joshua Hill (O) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 23, 1861 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , , John James Jones, John J. Jones (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Withdrew January 23, 1861 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , , Marcus Junius Parrott, Marcus J. Parrott (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Kansas was admitted to the Union January 29, 1861 , colspan=2 , Seat eliminated , - , , New Seat , style="font-size:80%" , Kansas was admitted to the Union January 29, 1861 , , Martin F. Conway (R) , Seated January 29, 1861 , - , , , Williamson Robert Winfield Cobb, Williamson R. W. Cobb (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Withdrew January 30, 1861 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , , Miles Taylor (politician), Miles Taylor (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Withdrew February 5, 1861 , Vacant , Not filled this term


Committees

Lists of committees and their party leaders.


Senate

* United States Senate Select Committee on Alter and Improve Senate Chamber, Alter and Improve Senate Chamber (Select) * United States Senate Select Committee on Amendments to the Constitution, Amendments to the Constitution (Select) * United States Senate Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate, Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman:
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 ...
) * United States Senate Select Committee on Banks of the District of Columbia, Banks of the District of Columbia (Select) * United States Senate Select Committee on Circulation of Bank Notes in the District of Columbia, Circulation of Bank Notes in the District of Columbia (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman: Alfred Iverson Jr.) * United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Commerce (Chairman: Clement Claiborne Clay) * United States Senate Select Committee on Comptroller William Medill, Comptroller William Medill (Select) * 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:
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 ...
) * United States Senate Select Committee on Duties of Imports, Duties of Imports (Select) * 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 Select Committee on Harpers Ferry Invasion, Harpers Ferry Invasion (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. James Asheton Bayard Jr. (November 15, 1799 – June 13, 1880) was an American lawyer and politician from Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party and served as U.S. Senator from Delaware. Early life Bayard was born in Wilmington, ...
) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Memorial of Houmas Lands Settlers, Memorial of Houmas Lands Settlers (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman:
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 ...
) * United States Senate Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman:
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 ...
) * 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:
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 ...
) * United States Senate Committee on Pensions, Pensions (Chairman: N/A) * United States Senate Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: N/A) * United States Senate Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman: N/A) * United States Senate Select Committee on Public Printing Investigation, Public Printing Investigation (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Private Land Claims, Private Land Claims (Chairman: N/A) * United States Senate Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman: Robert W. Johnson) * United States Senate Committee on Retrenchment, Retrenchment (Chairman: N/A) * United States Senate Committee on Revolutionary Claims, Revolutionary Claims (Chairman: N/A) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Tariff Regulation, Tariff Regulation (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Territories, Territories (Chairman: N/A) * United States Senate Select Committee on Thirteen on the Disturbed Condition of the Country, Thirteen on the Disturbed Condition of the Country (Select) * Committee of the whole, Whole


House of Representatives

* United States House Committee on Accounts, Accounts (Chairman: Francis E. Spinner) * United States House Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Chairman: Martin Butterfield) * United States House Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman: John Hickman (Pennsylvania politician), John Hickman) * United States House Committee on Commerce, Commerce (Chairman: Elihu B. Washburne) * United States House Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman: Luther C. Carter) * United States House Committee on Elections, Elections (Chairman: John A. Gilmer) * United States House Committee on Engraving, Engraving (Chairman: Garnett B. Adrain) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Interior Department, Expenditures in the Interior Department (Chairman: N/A) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Navy Department, Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman: Robert H. Hatton, Robert Hatton) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department, Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman: George William Palmer (New York politician), George W. Palmer) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the State Department, Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman: James B. McKean) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury Department, Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman: Dwight Loomis) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the War Department, Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman: William Stewart (Pennsylvania politician), William Stewart) * United States House Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings, Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman: William D. Brayton) * United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs (Chairman: Thomas Corwin) * United States House Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman: Emerson Etheridge) * United States House Committee on Invalid Pensions, Invalid Pensions (Chairman: Reuben E. Fenton) * United States House Committee on Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: John Hickman (Pennsylvania politician), John Hickman) * United States House Committee on Manufactures, Manufactures (Chairman: Charles Francis Adams Sr., Charles F. Adams) * United States House Committee on Mileage, Mileage (Chairman: John D. Ashmore) * United States House Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman: Benjamin Stanton) * United States House Committee on the Militia, Militia (Chairman: Cydnor B. Tompkins) * United States House Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman: Freeman H. Morse) * United States House Committee on Patents, Patents (Chairman: William Millward) * United States House Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Schuyler Colfax) * United States House Committee on Private Land Claims, Private Land Claims (Chairman: Cadwallader C. Washburn) * United States House Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Charles R. Train) * United States House Committee on Public Expenditures, Public Expenditures (Chairman: John B. Haskin) * United States House Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman: Eli Thayer) * United States House Committee on Revisal and Unfinished Business, Revisal and Unfinished Business (Chairman: John A. Logan) * United States House Committee on Revolutionary Claims, Revolutionary Claims (Chairman: George N. Briggs) * United States House Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, Revolutionary Pensions (Chairman: John F. Potter) * United States House Committee on Roads and Canals, Roads and Canals (Chairman: Robert Mallory) * 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: Galusha A. Grow) * United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Ways and Means (Chairman: John Sherman) * Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives), Whole


Joint committees

* United States Congress Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills, Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Sen. Henry Haun then Sen.
Willard Saulsbury Sr. Willard Saulsbury Sr. (June 2, 1820 – April 6, 1892) was an American lawyer and politician from Georgetown, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, who served as Attorney General of Delaware, U.S. Senator from Delaware and Chancell ...
) * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Library, The Library (Chairman: Rep. John U. Pettit) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman: Rep. John A. Gurley) * United States Congress Joint Committee for Making Arrangements for Inaugurating Washington's Statue, Making Arrangements for Inaugurating Washington's Statue


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 (Baptist), until December 15, 1859 ** Phineas D. Gurley (Presbyterianism, Presbyterian), elected December 15, 1859 * 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

* Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk: James C. Allen, until February 3, 1860 ** John W. Forney, elected February 3, 1860 * Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, Chaplain: None * Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives, Doorkeeper: Robert B. Hackney, until February 6, 1860 ** George Marston, elected February 6, 1860 * Messenger of the United States House of Representatives, Messenger: Thaddeus Morrice * Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives, Postmaster: Josiah M. Lucas * Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Reading Clerks: * Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Sergeant at Arms: Adam J. Glossbrenner, until February 3, 1860 ** Henry William Hoffman, from February 3, 1860


See also

* 1858 United States elections (elections leading to this Congress) ** 1858–59 United States Senate elections ** 1858–59 United States House of Representatives elections * 1860 United States elections (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress) ** 1860 United States presidential election ** 1860–61 United States Senate elections ** 1860–61 United States House of Representatives elections


Notes


References


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* [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwhjlink.html#anchor2 House Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress]
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