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

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and the

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. It met in

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

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

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 by ...

and the first eight months of the

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

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

's. The apportionment of seats in this

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was based on the Sixth Census of the United States in 1840. The Senate had a

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majority, while there was a Democratic plurality in the House.

Major events

* March 4, 1849:

became

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

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

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

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

William R. King William Rufus DeVane King (April 7, 1786 – April 18, 1853) was an American politician and diplomat. He was the 13th vice president of the United States from March 4 until his death in April 1853. Earlier he had served as a U.S. represen ...

James M. Mason James Murray Mason (November 3, 1798April 28, 1871) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as senator from Virginia, having previously represented Frederick County, Virginia, in the Virginia House of Delegates. A grandson of George Ma ...

, Robert M. T. Hunter,

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

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

Thomas Corwin Thomas Corwin (July 29, 1794 – December 18, 1865), also known as Tom Corwin, The Wagon Boy, and Black Tom was a politician from the state of Ohio. He represented Ohio in both houses of Congress and served as the 15th governor of Ohio and the 2 ...

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

Joseph R. Underwood Joseph Rogers Underwood (October 24, 1791 – August 23, 1876) was a lawyer, judge, United States Representative and Senator from Kentucky. Early and family life Joseph Underwood was born in Goochland County, Virginia to John Underwood, ...

and

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

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

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

James L. Johnson James Leeper Johnson (October 30, 1818 – February 12, 1877) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Born near Smithland, Kentucky, Johnson attended private schools. He moved to Owensboro, Kentucky, in ...

, Finis E. McLean, George Caldwell , John B. Thompson, Daniel Breck,

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

Charles S. Morehead Charles Slaughter Morehead (July 7, 1802 – December 21, 1868) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Kentucky, and served as the List of Governors of Kentucky, 20th Governor of Kentucky. Though a member of the ...

, John C. Mason,

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

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

, Marshall J. Wellborn, Allen F. Owen, Hugh A. Haralson,

Thomas C. Hackett Thomas C. Hackett (c. 1798 – October 8, 1851) was an American politician and lawyer from the state of Georgia who served in the United States Congress. Hackett was born in Georgia. He was the solicitor general of the Cherokee circuit from 1 ...

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

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

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, Toombs ...

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

, Richard K. Meade, Thomas H. Averett,

Thomas S. Bocock Thomas Salem Bocock (May 18, 1815 – August 5, 1891) was a Confederate politician and lawyer from Virginia. After serving as an Antebellum era, antebellum United States Congressman, he was the speaker of the Congress of the Confederate State ...

Paulus Powell Paulus Powell (1809 – June 10, 1874) was a nineteenth-century politician from Virginia. Biography Born in Amherst County, Virginia, Powell attended private schools as a child and went on to attend Amherst College. He held several local of ...

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

, Thomas H. Bayly, Alexander Holladay,

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

, Richard Parker,

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

, Henry A. Edmundson, LaFayette McMullen, James M. H. Beale, Alexander Newman,

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

, Cyrus L. Dunham,

John L. Robinson John Larne Robinson (May 3, 1813 – March 21, 1860) was an American politician who served three terms as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1847 to 1853. Biography Born near Maysville, Kentucky, R ...

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

, William J. Brown,

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

Edward W. McGaughey Edward Wilson McGaughey (January 16, 1817 – August 6, 1852) was an American politician who served as U.S. Representative from Indiana. Biography McGaughey was born near Greencastle, Indiana and attended the public schools. He was the Deputy ...

Joseph E. McDonald Joseph Ewing McDonald (August 29, 1819 – June 21, 1891) was an American politician who served as a United States representative and Senator from Indiana. He also served as Indiana's 2nd Attorney General and unsuccessfully sought the Democ ...

, Graham N. Fitch,

Andrew J. Harlan Andrew Jackson Harlan (March 29, 1815 – May 19, 1907) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana and later a member of the Missouri House of Representatives. He was a cousin of Aaron Harlan. Born near Wilmington, Ohio, Harlan attended the public sc ...

, David T. Disney,

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

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

, Moses B. Corwin,

Emery D. Potter Emery Davis Potter (October 7, 1804 – February 12, 1896) was an American lawyer and politician who served two non-consecutive terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio in the mid-19th century. Biography Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Potte ...

, Jonathan D. Morris, John L. Taylor, Edson B. Olds,

Charles Sweetser Charles Sweetser (January 22, 1808 — April 14, 1864) was an American politician and lawyer who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1849 to 1853, representing the Ohio's 10th congressional district, 10th congressional distr ...

, John K. Miller,

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

William A. Whittlesey William Augustus Whittlesey (July 14, 1796 – November 6, 1866) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1849 to 1851. He was the nephew of Elisha Whittlesey. Biography Born in Danbur ...

, Nathan Evans,

William F. Hunter William Forrest Hunter (December 10, 1808 – March 30, 1874) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1849 to 1853. Early life and career Born in Alexandria, Virginia, Hunter recei ...

, Moses Hoagland,

Joseph Cable Joseph Cable (April 17, 1801 – May 1, 1880) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Ohio for two terms from 1849 to 1853. He was the great-grandfather of Congressman John Levi Cable. Life and career B ...

, David K. Cartter, John Crowell,

Joshua R. Giddings Joshua Reed Giddings (October 6, 1795 – May 27, 1864) was an American attorney, politician and a prominent opponent of slavery. He represented Northeast Ohio in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1838 to 1859. He was at first a member of ...

and

Joseph M. Root Joseph Mosley Root (October 7, 1807 – April 7, 1879) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio. Life and career The son of Joseph Root III & Tryphena Mosley he was born October 7, 1807, in Brutus, New York. Root pursued classical studies and la ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

after the motion to do so was put forth by

Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = " Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County , LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham , area_total_km2 = 135,7 ...

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

became President.

Major legislation

*September 9, 1850:

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

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

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

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

, sess. 1, ch. 76,

States admitted and territories organized

*September 9, 1850 — As part of the

: **

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

's borders were changed, ch. 49, ** New Mexico Territory was organized, ch. 49, **

California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the ...

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

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

was organized, ch. 51,

Party summary

Senate

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

House of Representatives

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

Leadership

Millard Fillmore by Brady Studio 1855-65-crop

Senate

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( W), until July 9, 1850; vacant thereafter. *

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

: David Atchison (D), until May 5, 1850 **

(D), from May 6, 1850

House of Representatives

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

(D) * Democratic Caucus Chairman: James Thompson

Members

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

Senate

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

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: 2.

(D), until November 30, 1849 ::

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

(D), from November 30, 1849 : 3.

(D)

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

: 2.

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

(D) : 3.

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

(D)

California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the ...

: 1.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(W)

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

: 1. John Wales (W) : 2.

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

(W)

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

: 1.

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

(D) : 3.

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

(W)

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

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

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

: 2.

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

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

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

: 1.

(D) : 3.

(D)

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

: 2.

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

(D) : 3. Augustus C. Dodge (D)

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

: 2.

(W) : 3.

(W)

Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a U.S. state, state in the Deep South and South Central United States, South Central regions of the United States. It is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 20th-smal ...

: 2.

Solomon W. Downs Solomon Weathersbee Downs (1801August 14, 1854) was an American attorney and politician from Louisiana. A Democratic Party (United States), Democrat, he was most notable for his service as a United States senator from 1847 to 1853. Early life Do ...

(D) : 3.

Pierre Soulé Pierre Soulé (August 31, 1801March 26, 1870) was a French-American attorney, politician, and diplomat in the mid-19th century. Serving as a U.S. senator from Louisiana from 1849 to 1853, he was nominated that year as U.S. Minister to Spain, a p ...

(D)

Maine Maine () is a U.S. state, state in the New England and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Provinces and territories of Canad ...

: 1.

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

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

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

: 1.

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

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

Thomas Pratt Thomas Pratt may refer to: * Tame Parata (1837–1917), Māori Member of Parliament in New Zealand, also known under his European name Thomas Pratt * Thomas Pratt (artist), also known as "Kneon", American comic-book artist * Thomas Pratt (Maryland ...

(W), from January 12, 1850 : 3.

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

(W)

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

: 1.

(W), until July 22, 1850 :: Robert C. Winthrop (W), from July 30, 1850, until February 1, 1851 ::

Robert Rantoul Jr. Robert Rantoul Jr. (August 13, 1805August 7, 1852) was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts. Rantoul was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1835–1839), the commission to revise the laws of Massachusetts, an ...

(D), from February 1, 1851 : 2. John Davis (W)

Michigan Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and ...

: 1.

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

(D) : 2.

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

(D)

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

: 1. Jefferson Davis (D) : 2. Henry S. Foote (D)

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

: 1. Thomas H. Benton (D) : 3. David R. Atchison (D)

New Hampshire New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the nor ...

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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 ...

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New Jersey New Jersey is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York (state), New York; on the ea ...

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

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

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Daniel S. Dickinson Daniel Stevens Dickinson (September 11, 1800April 12, 1866) was an American politician and lawyer, most notable as a United States senator from 1844 to 1851. Biography Born in Goshen, Connecticut, he moved with his parents to Guilford, New York ...

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

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

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George E. Badger George Edmund Badger (April 17, 1795May 11, 1866) was a slave owner and Whig U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina. Early life Badger was born on April 17, 1795, in New Bern, North Carolina. He attended Yale College (where he was a ...

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Ohio Ohio () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Of the List of states and territories of the United States, fifty U.S. states, it is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 34th-l ...

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

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

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

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Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area and the seventh-least populous, with slightly fewer than 1.1 million residents as of 2020, but i ...

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

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John C. Calhoun John Caldwell Calhoun (; March 18, 1782March 31, 1850) was an American statesman and political theorist from South Carolina who held many important positions including being the seventh vice president of the United States from 1825 to 1832. He ...

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

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

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Hopkins Lacy Turney Hopkins Lacy Turney (October 3, 1797August 1, 1857) was a Democratic U.S. Representative and United States Senator from Tennessee. Biography Turney was born in the Smith County settlement of Dixon Springs, Tennessee. As a youth, he was appre ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = " Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County , LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham , area_total_km2 = 135,7 ...

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Henry W. Hilliard Henry Washington Hilliard (August 4, 1808 – December 17, 1892) was a unionist U.S. Representative from Alabama and a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. In later life, he became a proponent of abolitioni ...

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Williamson R. W. Cobb Williamson Robert Winfield Cobb (June 8, 1807 – November 1, 1864) was an American politician who served the state of Alabama in the U.S. House of Representatives between 1847 and 1861. Biography He was born in Rhea County, Tennessee on June ...

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

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California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the ...

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George W. Wright George Washington Wright (June 4, 1816 – April 7, 1885) was a Californian politician. He was the leading vote getter in a November 1849 at-large election for California's two seats in the United States House of Representatives following Ca ...

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

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

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Chauncey F. Cleveland Chauncey Fitch Cleveland (February 16, 1799 – June 6, 1887) was an American politician, a United States representative and the 31st governor of Connecticut. Biography Born in Canterbury, Connecticut, Cleveland attended the common schools ...

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Thomas B. Butler Thomas Belden Butler (August 22, 1806 – June 8, 1873) was a Whig politician from Connecticut. He was Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court from 1870 to 1873. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Connec ...

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

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John W. Houston John Wallace Houston (May 4, 1814 – April 26, 1896) was an American lawyer and politician from Georgetown, in Sussex County, Delaware. He was a member of the Whig Party and the Democratic Party, who served as U.S. Representative from Delawa ...

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

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Edward C. Cabell Edward Carrington Cabell (February 5, 1816 – February 28, 1896) was the first U.S. Representative from Florida. Biography Born in Richmond, Virginia; attended Washington College (now Washington and Lee University), Lexington, Virginia in 183 ...

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

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

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

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Robert A. 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, Toombs ...

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

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

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

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

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Thomas L. Harris Thomas Langrell Harris (October 29, 1816 – November 24, 1858) was a soldier in the United States Army and U.S. Representative from Illinois. Harris was decorated for bravery at the Battle of Cerro Gordo during the Mexican–American War, an ...

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

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

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Daniel F. Miller Daniel Fry Miller (October 4, 1814 – December 9, 1895), a pioneer lawyer, was briefly a U.S. Representative from Iowa's 1st congressional district. He is the only person in Iowa history to successfully nullify a congressional election (and ther ...

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

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George A. Caldwell George Alfred Caldwell (October 18, 1814 – September 17, 1866) was a United States representative from Kentucky's 4th Congressional district from 1843 to 1845 and 1849 to 1851. He also served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1839 ...

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Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a U.S. state, state in the Deep South and South Central United States, South Central regions of the United States. It is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 20th-smal ...

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Charles M. Conrad Charles Magill Conrad (December 24, 1804 – February 11, 1878) was a Louisiana politician who served in the United States Senate, United States House of Representatives, and Confederate Congress. He was Secretary of War under President Mill ...

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Henry A. Bullard Henry Adams Bullard (September 9, 1788 – April 17, 1851) was a lawyer, slaveholder, and member of the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives representing the U.S. state, state of Louisiana. Database at He serv ...

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Maine Maine () is a U.S. state, state in the New England and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Provinces and territories of Canad ...

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Elbridge Gerry Elbridge Gerry (; July 17, 1744 – November 23, 1814) was an American Founding Father, merchant, politician, and diplomat who served as the fifth vice president of the United States under President James Madison from 1813 until his death in 1 ...

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

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Charles Stetson Charles Stetson (November 2, 1801 – March 27, 1863) was a United States representative from Maine, and the eldest member of a powerful Bangor political family. He was born in New Ipswich, New Hampshire, on November 2, 1801, but moved with hi ...

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

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Robert M. McLane Robert Milligan McLane (June 23, 1815 – April 16, 1898) was an American politician, military officer, and diplomat. He served as U.S. minister to Mexico, France, and China, as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 4th ...

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

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James H. Duncan James Henry Duncan (December 5, 1793 – February 8, 1869) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts. Born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, to James Duncan and his wife, Rebecca White, Duncan attended Philli ...

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

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

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

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

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

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Michigan Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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James S. Green James Stephen Green (February 28, 1817January 19, 1870) was a Democratic United States Representative and Senator from Missouri. Early life and education Born near Rectortown in Fauquier County, Virginia, he attended the common schools and m ...

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John S. Phelps John Smith Phelps (December 22, 1814November 20, 1886) was a politician and soldier during the American Civil War, and the 23rd Governor of Missouri. Early life and career John Smith Phelps, the son of Elisha Phelps, was born in Simsbury, Har ...

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New Hampshire New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the nor ...

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

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Charles H. Peaslee Charles Hazen Peaslee (February 6, 1804 – September 18, 1866) was a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire. Born in Gilmanton, New Hampshire, Peaslee attended Gilmanton Academy and was graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, in 1824. H ...

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

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George W. Morrison George Washington Morrison (October 16, 1809 – December 21, 1888) was a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire. Born in Fairlee, Vermont, Morrison attended the common schools and Thetford Academy. He engaged in teaching, then studied law, and ...

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

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New Jersey New Jersey is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York (state), New York; on the ea ...

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Isaac Wildrick Isaac Wildrick (March 3, 1803 in Frelinghuysen Township, New Jersey – March 22, 1892 in Blairstown, New Jersey) was an American Democratic Party politician, who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1849 to 1853. ...

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James G. King James Gore King (May 8, 1791 – October 3, 1853) was an American businessman and Whig Party politician who represented New Jersey's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for one term from 1849 to 1851. Earl ...

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

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David A. Bokee David Alexander Bokee (October 6, 1805 – March 15, 1860) was an American lawyer, merchant and politician from New York. Biography Born in New York City, Bokee was the son of Frederick and Rachel McKenzie Bokee and attended the public schools. ...

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J. Phillips Phoenix Jonas Phillips Phoenix (January 14, 1788 – May 4, 1859) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Early life Phoenix was born in Morristown, New Jersey on January 14, 1788 and received a limited schooling. He was the son of Daniel Phoenix ...

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Walter Underhill Walter Underhill (September 12, 1795 – August 17, 1866) was a United States representative from New York. Biography Born in New York City, he completed preparatory studies and became active with his brothers in a successful flour business whi ...

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Ransom Halloway Ransom Halloway (c. 1793 – April 6, 1851) was a United States representative from New York. Early life Halloway was born in Pawling, Dutchess County. His name is sometimes spelled "Holloway." After the deaths of their parents, Ransom a ...

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

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Herman D. Gould Herman Day Gould (January 16, 1799 – January 26, 1852) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Biography Born in Sharon, Connecticut, Gould pursued an academic course. He engaged in mercantile pursuits in Kingston Kingston may refer to: ...

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Peter H. Silvester Peter Henry Silvester (February 17, 1807 – November 29, 1882) was a U.S. Representative from New York in the 30th and 31st United States Congress. Silvester was the grandson of prominent attorney and former U.S. Congressmen, Peter Silvester ...

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Gideon Reynolds Gideon Reynolds (August 9, 1813 – July 13, 1896) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Born in Petersburg, New York, Reynolds was educated in private schools. He moved with his father to Hoosick, New York in 1836 and engaged in agricultu ...

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John L. Schoolcraft John Lawrence Schoolcraft (September 22, 1806 – June 7, 1860) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Biography John L. Schoolcraft was born in Guilderland, New York on September 22, 1806. His father died when he was three months old, and ...

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John R. Thurman John Richardson Thurman (October 6, 1814 – July 24, 1854) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Born in New York City, Thurman graduated from Columbia University in 1835. He moved to Chestertown, Warren County and engaged in agricultural ...

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Henry P. Alexander Henry Porteous Alexander (September 13, 1801 – February 22, 1867) was a Bank President, and American politician and a U.S. Representative from New York. Biography Born in Little Falls, New York, Alexander was the son of William and Catherine Ma ...

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Charles E. Clarke Charles Ezra Clarke (April 8, 1790 – December 29, 1863) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Biography Clarke was born in Saybrook, Connecticut on April 8, 1790. He completed preparatory studies and graduated from Yale College in 18 ...

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Hiram Walden Hiram Walden (August 21, 1800 – July 21, 1880) was an American businessman and politician from New York. He was most notable for his service as a United States Representative from 1849 to 1851. Biography Walden was born in Pawlet, Vermont on A ...

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Henry Bennett Henry Bennett or Bennet may refer to: * Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington (1618–1685), English statesman *Henry Bennett (U.S. politician) (1808–1874), U.S. Representative from New York *Henry Boswell Bennett (1809–1838), British officer wh ...

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

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Harmon S. Conger Harmon Sweatland Conger (April 9, 1816 – October 22, 1882) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from New York. Life and career Born in Freetown, New York, Freetown, Cortland County, New York, Conger attended the l ...

(W) : . William T. Jackson (W) : .

William A. Sackett William Augustus Sackett (November 18, 1811 – September 6, 1895) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Biography Born in Aurelius, near Auburn, New York, Sackett attended private schools and Aurora Academy. He moved to Seneca Falls in 183 ...

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Abraham M. Schermerhorn Abraham Maus Schermerhorn (December 11, 1791 – August 22, 1855) was the third mayor of Rochester, New York and a United States Representative from New York. Early life He was born in 1791 in Schenectady. He completed preparatory studies and ...

(W) : . Robert L. Rose (W) : . David Rumsey Jr. (W) : .

Elijah Risley Elijah Risley (May 7, 1787 – January 9, 1870) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Born in Connecticut, Risley completed preparatory studies before moving to Fredonia, New York, in 1807, where he engaged in mercantile pursuits. Risley ...

(W) : . Elbridge G. Spaulding (W) : .

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

(W) : . Lorenzo Burrows (W)

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

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Thomas L. Clingman Thomas Lanier Clingman (July 27, 1812November 3, 1897), known as the "Prince of Politicians," was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1843 to 1845 and from 1847 to 1858, and U.S. senator from the state of North ...

(W) : . Joseph P. Caldwell (W) : . Edmund Deberry (W) : . Augustine H. Shepperd (W) : . Abraham W. Venable (D) : . John R. J. Daniel (D) : . William S. Ashe (D) : .

Edward Stanly Edward W. Stanly (January 10, 1810 – July 12, 1872) was an American lawyer and politician. He was a North Carolina politician and orator who represented the southeastern portion of the state in the United States House of Representatives for fi ...

(W) : . David Outlaw (W)

Ohio Ohio () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Of the List of states and territories of the United States, fifty U.S. states, it is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 34th-l ...

: . David T. Disney (D) : .

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(W) : . Moses B. Corwin (W) : .

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Rodolphus Dickinson Rodolphus Dickinson (December 28, 1797 – March 20, 1849) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, father of Edward F. Dickinson. Born in Hatfield, Massachusetts, Dickinson attended the public schools and Williams College, Williamstown, Massachuse ...

(D), until March 20, 1849 :: Amos E. Wood (D), from December 3, 1849, until November 19, 1850 :: John Bell (W), from January 7, 1851 : . Jonathan D. Morris (D) : . John L. Taylor (W) : . Edson B. Olds (D) : .

(D) : . John K. Miller (D) : .

(W) : .

(D) : . Nathan Evans (W) : .

(W) : . Moses Hoagland (D) : .

(D) : . David K. Cartter (D) : . John Crowell (W) : .

(FS) : .

(FS)

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

: . Lewis C. Levin (A) : .

Joseph R. Chandler Joseph Ripley Chandler (August 22, 1792 – July 10, 1880) was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography Joseph R. Chandler was born in Kingston, Massachusetts. He was engaged in commercial work in Bosto ...

(W) : . Henry D. Moore (W) : . John Robbins Jr. (D) : . John Freedley (W) : . Thomas Ross (D) : . Jesse C. Dickey (W) : .

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

(W) : . William Strong (D) : . Milo M. Dimmick (D) : . Chester P. Butler (W), until October 5, 1850 ::

John Brisbin John Brisbin (July 13, 1818 – February 3, 1880) was an American politician, lawyer, and educator who briefly served in the United States House of Representatives in 1851, representing the 11th congressional district of Pennsylvania as a Democr ...

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

(D) : . Joseph Casey (congressman), Joseph Casey (W) : . Charles Wesley Pitman, Charles W. Pitman (W) : . Henry Nes (W), until September 10, 1850 :: Joel Buchanan Danner, Joel B. Danner (D), from December 2, 1850 : . James Xavier McLanahan, James X. McLanahan (D) : . Samuel Calvin (W) : . Andrew Jackson Ogle, Andrew J. Ogle (W) : . Job Mann (D) : . Robert Rentoul Reed, Robert R. Reed (W) : . Moses Hampton (W) : . John W. Howe (politician), John W. Howe (FS) : . James Thompson (D) : . Alfred Gilmore (D)

List of United States representatives from Rhode Island, Rhode Island

: . George Gordon King, George G. King (W) : . Nathan F. Dixon (1812-1881), Nathan F. Dixon Jr. (W)

List of United States representatives from South Carolina, South Carolina

: . Daniel Wallace (Congressman), Daniel Wallace (D) : . James Lawrence Orr, James L. Orr (D) : . Joseph A. Woodward (D) : . John McQueen (D) : . Armistead Burt (D) : . Isaac E. Holmes (D) : . William F. Colcock (D)

List of United States representatives from Tennessee, Tennessee

: . Andrew Johnson (D) : . Albert Galiton Watkins, Albert G. Watkins (W) : . Josiah M. Anderson (W) : . John Houston Savage, John H. Savage (D) : . George Washington Jones (Tennessee politician), George W. Jones (D) : . James Houston Thomas, James H. Thomas (D) : . Meredith Poindexter Gentry, Meredith P. Gentry (W) : . Andrew Ewing (D) : . Isham G. Harris (D) : . Frederick Perry Stanton, Frederick P. Stanton (D) : . Christopher Harris Williams, Christopher H. Williams (W)

List of United States representatives from Texas, Texas

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

List of United States representatives from Vermont, Vermont

: . William Henry (congressman), William Henry (W) : . William Hebard (W) : . George Perkins Marsh, George P. Marsh (W), until May 29, 1849 :: James Meacham (W), from December 3, 1849 : . Lucius B. Peck (D)

List of United States representatives from Virginia, Virginia

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(D) : . Richard K. Meade (D) : . Thomas H. Averett (D) : .

(D) : .

(D) : . James Seddon, James A. Seddon (D) : . Thomas H. Bayly (D) : . Alexander Holladay (D) : .

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

(D) : . Henry A. Edmundson (D) : . LaFayette McMullen (D) : . James M. H. Beale (D) : . Alexander Newman (D), until September 8, 1849 :: Thomas Haymond (W), from November 8, 1849

List of United States representatives from Wisconsin, Wisconsin

: . Charles Durkee (FS) : . Orasmus Cole (W) : . James Duane Doty, James D. Doty (D)

Non-voting members

: . Henry Hastings Sibley, Henry H. Sibley, from July 7, 1849 : . Samuel Thurston (D) 31 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 * Deaths: 1 * Resignations: 3 * Seats from newly admitted states: 2 * Interim appointments: 4 *Total seats with changes: 8 , - ,

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

(3) , , James Shields (D) , Senate voided election March 6, 1849, as Sen. Shields was determined not to have been a US citizen for the number of years required by the United States Constitution, Constitution.
Incumbent was re-elected October 27, 1849, having by then qualified. , , James Shields (D) , Seated December 3, 1849 , - ,

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

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(W) , Resigned March 7, 1849, having been appointed United States Attorney General , , David Stewart (W) , Appointed December 6, 1849 , - ,

(2) , ,

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

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

(1) , , David Stewart (W) , Successor elected January 12, 1850 , ,

(W) , Elected January 12, 1850 , - ,

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

(2) , ,

(D) , Died March 31, 1850 , , Franklin H. Elmore (D) , Appointed April 11, 1850 , - ,

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

Ohio Ohio () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Of the List of states and territories of the United States, fifty U.S. states, it is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 34th-l ...

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(W) , Resigned July 20, 1850, after being appointed United States Secretary of the Treasury , ,

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

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

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(W) , Resigned July 22, 1850, after being appointed United States Secretary of State again. , , Robert C. Winthrop (W) , Appointed July 30, 1850 , - ,

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

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

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

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

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

(1) , , Robert C. Winthrop (W) , Successor elected February 1, 1851 , ,

(D) , Elected February 1, 1851

House of Representatives

* Replacements: 11 ** Democratic Party (United States), Democrats (D): 2 seat net gain ** Whig Party (United States), Whigs (W): 2 seat net loss * Deaths: 8 * Resignations: 5 * Contested election:1 * Seats from newly admitted states: 2 *Total seats with changes: 16 , - , , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Seat remained vacant after territory became organized at end of previous congress , Henry Hastings Sibley, Henry H. Sibley , Seated July 7, 1849 , - , , , George Perkins Marsh (W) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned some time in 1849 , , James Meacham (W) , Seated December 3, 1849 , - , , ,

(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died March 20, 1849 , , Amos E. Wood (D) , Seated December 3, 1849 , - , , , Alexander Newman (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died September 8, 1849 , , Thomas Haymond (W) , Seated November 8, 1849 , - , , ,

(W) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned March 3, 1850 , , Joseph W. Jackson (D) , Seated March 4, 1850 , - , , , Daniel P. King (W) , style="font-size:80%" , Died July 25, 1850 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , , William Thompson (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Seat declared vacant June 29, 1850, after contested election. House ruled neither candidate entitled to seat and forced special election , ,

(W) , Seated December 20, 1850 , - , , , Robert C. Winthrop (W) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned July 30, 1850, after being appointed to the US Senate , , Samuel Atkins Eliot (politician), Samuel A. Eliot (W) , Seated August 22, 1850 , - , , ,

(W) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned August 17, 1850, after being appointed United States Secretary of War , ,

(W) , Seated December 5, 1850 , - , , ,

(W) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned September 9, 1850 , ,

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

(I) , Seated September 11, 1850 , - , , , Henry Nes (W) , style="font-size:80%" , Died September 10, 1850 , , Joel Buchanan Danner, Joel B. Danner (D) , Seated December 2, 1850 , - , , , Chester P. Butler (W) , style="font-size:80%" , Died October 5, 1850 , ,

(D) , Seated November 13, 1850 , - , , , John H. Harmanson (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died October 24, 1850 , , Alexander G. Penn (D) , Seated December 30, 1850 , - , , , Amos E. Wood (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died November 19, 1850 , , John Bell (W) , Seated January 7, 1851 , - , , , David S. Kaufman (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died January 31, 1851 , Vacant , Not filled this term

Committees

Lists of committees and their party leaders.

Senate

* United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Chairman:

) * United States Senate Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate, Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman: Augustus Dodge) * United States Senate Select Committee on California's Admission to the Union, California's Admission to the Union (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman: Moses Norris Jr.) * United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Commerce (Chairman: Clement Claiborne Clay, Clement C. Clay) * United States Senate Select Committee on Disorder in the Senate of April 17, 1850, Disorder in the Senate of April 17, 1850 (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: James M. Mason) * United States Senate Special Committee on the Eligibility of James Shields, Eligibility of James Shields (Special) * United States Senate Committee on Finance, Finance (Chairman:

then

) * United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Foreign Relations (Chairman:

then Henry S. Foote) * United States Senate Select Committee on French Spoilations, French Spoilations (Select) (Chairman:

) * United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman: David R. Atchison) * United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: Andrew P. Butler) * United States Senate Committee on Manufactures, Manufactures (Chairman: William K. Sebastian) * United States Senate Select Committee on Mexican Boundary Commission, Mexican Boundary Commission (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman: Jefferson Davis) * United States Senate Committee on the Militia, Militia (Chairman: Sam Houston) * United States Senate Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman:

) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Ordnance and War Ships, Ordnance and War Ships (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Patents and the Patent Office, Patents and the Patent Office (Chairman: David S. Reid) * United States Senate Committee on Pensions, Pensions (Chairman:

) * United States Senate Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Thomas J. Rusk) * United States Senate Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman:

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

) * United States Senate Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Robert M.T. Hunter) * United States Senate Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman:

) * United States Senate Committee on Retrenchment, Retrenchment (Chairman: James W. Bradbury) * United States Senate Committee on Revolutionary Claims, Revolutionary Claims (Chairman: Isaac P. Walker) * United States Senate Committee on Roads and Canals, Roads and Canals (Chairman:

) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Seventh Census, Seventh Census (Select) * United States Senate Select Committee on Settlement of the Slavery Question, Settlement of the Slavery Question (Select) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Tariff Regulation, Tariff Regulation (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Territories, Territories (Chairman:

) * Committee of the whole, Whole

House of Representatives

* United States House Committee on Accounts, Accounts (Chairman: Daniel P. King) * United States House Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Chairman: Nathaniel S. Littlefield) * United States House Select Committee on the Bounty Land Act of 1850, Bounty Land Act of 1850 (Select) * United States House Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman: John Reeves Jones Daniel) * United States House Committee on Commerce, Commerce (Chairman: Robert M. McLane) * United States House Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman:

) * United States House Committee on Elections, Elections (Chairman: William Strong) * United States House Committee on Engraving, Engraving (Chairman: Edward Hammond) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Navy Department, Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman: Alexander Holladay) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department, Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman: William Thompson) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the State Department, Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman: Kingsley S. Bingham) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury Department, Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman: George A. Caldwell) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the War Department, Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman: Milo M. Dimmick) * United States House Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings, Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman: James M. H. Beale) * United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs (Chairman:

) * United States House Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman: Robert W. Johnson) * United States House Committee on Invalid Pensions, Invalid Pensions (Chairman: Shepherd Leffler) * United States House Committee on Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: James Thompson) * United States House Committee on Manufactures, Manufactures (Chairman: Lucius B. Peck) * United States House Committee on Mileage, Mileage (Chairman: Graham N. Fitch) * United States House Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman: Armistead Burt) * United States House Committee on the Militia, Militia (Chairman:

) * United States House Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman: Frederick P. Stanton) * United States House Committee on Patents, Patents (Chairman:

) * 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: Isaac E. Morse) * United States House Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Franklin W. Bowdon) * United States House Committee on Public Expenditures, Public Expenditures (Chairman: Andrew Johnson) * United States House Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman: James B. Bowlin) * United States House Committee on Revisal and Unfinished Business, Revisal and Unfinished Business (Chairman: Williamson R. W. Cobb) * United States House Committee on Revolutionary Claims, Revolutionary Claims (Chairman: Cullen Sawtelle) * United States House Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, Revolutionary Pensions (Chairman: Loren P. Waldo) * United States House Committee on Roads and Canals, Roads and Canals (Chairman:

) * United States House Committee on Rules, Rules (Chairman: David S. Kaufman) * United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Standards of Official Conduct * United States House Committee on Territories, Territories (Chairman:

) * United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Ways and Means (Chairman: Thomas Henry Bayly, Thomas H. Bayly) * Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives), Whole

Joint committees

* United States Congress Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills, Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Sen. Thomas J. Rusk then Sen. George Edmund Badger, George Badger) * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Library, The Library (Chairman: N/A) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Printing, The Printing (Chairman: N/A)

Caucuses

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

Employees

* Librarian of Congress: John Silva Meehan

Senate

*Chaplain of the United States Senate, Chaplain: Henry Slicer (Methodism, Methodist), until January 9, 1850 ** Clement M. Butler (Episcopal Church in the United States of America, Episcopalian), elected January 9, 1850 *Secretary of the United States Senate, Secretary: Asbury Dickins *Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, Sergeant at Arms: Robert Beale (Sergeant at Arms), Robert Beale

House of Representatives

*Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, Chaplain: Ralph Gurley (Presbyterianism, Presbyterian) *Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk: Thomas Jefferson Campbell, Thomas J. Campbell, died April 13, 1850 ** Richard M. Young, elected April 17, 1850 *Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives, Doorkeeper: Robert E. Horner *Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives, Postmaster: John M. Johnson (Postmaster), John M. Johnson *Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Reading Clerks: *Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Sergeant at Arms: Nathan Sargent, until January 15, 1850 ** Adam J. Glossbrenner, from January 15, 1850

Notes

References

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External links

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