The 32nd 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, 1851, to March 4, 1853, during the last two years of

Millard Fillmore Millard Fillmore (January 7, 1800 – March 8, 1874) was the 13th president of the United States, serving from 1850 to 1853. He was the last president to be a member of the Whig Party while in the White House, and the last to be neither a De ...

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. The apportionment of seats in the

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was based on the

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. Both chambers had a Democratic majority. It was one of the least active Congresses, forwarding only 74 bills that were signed by the

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

Major events

* March 20, 1852:

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published. * July 1, 1852:

Henry Clay Henry Clay (April 12, 1777June 29, 1852) was an American lawyer and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the United States Senate, U.S. Senate and United States House of Representatives, House of Representatives. He was the seventh Spea ...

was the first to

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in the

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. * November 2, 1852:

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: Democrat

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defeated Whig

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Major legislation

* March 2, 1853: An act providing for administering the oath of office to William R. King, Vice President elect of the United States of America. Sess. 2, Ch. 93,

Territories organized

* March 2, 1853:

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was formed from

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Party summary

Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

Senate

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: Vacant (since the ascension of

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on July 9, 1850) * President pro tempore: William R. King (D), until December 20, 1852 ** David R. Atchison (D), from December 20, 1852

House of Representatives

* Speaker:

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Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class and representatives by district.

Senate

Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began with this Congress, facing re-election in 1856; Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, facing re-election in 1852; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, facing re-election in 1854.

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.

Jeremiah Clemens Jeremiah Clemens (December 28, 1814 – May 21, 1865) was a United States senator and novelist from Alabama. A Southern Unionist, he opposed the secession of Alabama from the Union in 1861 but briefly served in the Confederate Army. He was the a ...

(D) : 3. William R. King (D), until December 20, 1852 ::

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), from January 14, 1853

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

: 2. William K. Sebastian (D) : 3. Solon Borland (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. John B. Weller (D), from January 30, 1852 : 3. William M. Gwin (D)

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

: 1.

Isaac Toucey Isaac Toucey (November 15, 1792July 30, 1869) was an American politician who served as a U.S. senator, U.S. Secretary of the Navy, U.S. Attorney General and the 33rd Governor of Connecticut. Biography Born in Newtown, Connecticut, Toucey p ...

(D), from May 12, 1852 : 3. Truman Smith (W)

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

: 1. James A. Bayard Jr. (D) : 2. Presley Spruance (W)

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

: 1.

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

(D) : 3. Jackson Morton (W)

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. John Macpherson Berrien (W), until May 28, 1852 :: Robert M. Charlton (D), from May 31, 1852 : 3. William C. Dawson (W)

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. James Shields (D)

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

: 1. Jesse D. Bright (D) : 3.

James Whitcomb James Whitcomb (December 1, 1795 – October 4, 1852) was a United States senator and the List of governors of Indiana, eighth governor of Indiana. As governor during the Mexican–American War, he oversaw the formation and deployment of the st ...

(D), until October 4, 1852 :: Charles W. Cathcart (D), from December 6, 1852, until January 18, 1853 :: John Pettit (D), from January 18, 1853

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

: 2. George Wallace Jones (D) : 3. Augustus C. Dodge (D)

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. Joseph R. Underwood (W) : 3.

(W), until June 29, 1852 :: David Meriwether (D), from July 6, 1852, until August 31, 1852 :: Archibald Dixon (W), from September 1, 1852

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

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

: 1.

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

(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 borders the states of Virginia to its south, West Virginia to its west, Pennsylvania to its north, and Delaware to its east ...

: 1. Thomas Pratt (W) : 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 ...

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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 ...

(FS), from April 24, 1851 : 2. John Davis (W)

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.

Lewis Cass Lewis Cass (October 9, 1782June 17, 1866) was a United States Army officer and politician. He represented Michigan in the United States Senate and served in the Cabinets of two U.S. Presidents, Andrew Jackson and James Buchanan. He was also the 1 ...

(D) : 2.

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

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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 September 23, 1851 :: John J. McRae (D), from December 1, 1851, until March 17, 1852 :: Stephen Adams (D), from March 17, 1852 : 2. Henry S. Foote (D), until January 8, 1852 :: Walker Brooke (W), from February 18, 1852

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. Henry S. Geyer (W) : 3. David R. Atchison (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 (FS) : 3. Moses Norris Jr. (D)

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.

Robert F. Stockton Robert Field Stockton (August 20, 1795 – October 7, 1866) was a United States Navy commodore, notable in the capture of California during the Mexican–American War. He was a naval innovator and an early advocate for a propeller-driven, steam- ...

(D), until January 1, 1853 : 2. Jacob W. Miller (W)

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.

Hamilton Fish Hamilton Fish (August 3, 1808September 7, 1893) was an American statesman who served as the sixteenth governor of New York from 1849 to 1850, a United States senator from New York from 1851 to 1857, and the 26th U.S. secretary of state from ...

(W), from March 19, 1851 : 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 ...

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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. Willie P. Mangum (W) : 3. George E. Badger (W)

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.

(W), from March 15, 1851 : 3.

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 from 1864 to his death in 1873. Chase served as the 23rd governor of Ohio from 1856 to 1860, r ...

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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. Richard Brodhead (D) : 3. James Cooper (W)

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. Charles T. James (D) : 2. John H. Clarke (W)

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.

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

(D), until May 7, 1852 :: William F. De Saussure (D), from May 10, 1852 : 3. Andrew Butler (D)

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. James C. Jones (W) : 2. John Bell (W)

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

: 1. Thomas J. Rusk (D) : 2. Samuel Houston (D)

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

: 1.

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

(W) : 3. William Upham (W), until January 14, 1853 :: Samuel S. Phelps (W), from January 17, 1853

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 ...

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

: 1.

Henry Dodge Moses Henry Dodge (October 12, 1782 – June 19, 1867) was an American politician and military officer who was Democratic member to the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, Territorial Governor of Wisconsin and a veteran of the Bla ...

(D) : 3. Isaac P. Walker (D) 32nd United States Congress Senators

House of Representatives

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

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

: .

John Bragg John Bragg may refer to: * John Bragg (politician) (1806–1878), United States politician * John Bragg (businessman) (born 1940), Canadian businessman * John Bragg (climber), United States rock climber and alpine climber * Johnny Bragg (1925� ...

(D) : . James Abercrombie (W) : . Sampson W. Harris (D) : . William R. Smith (U) : . George S. Houston (D) : . Williamson R. W. Cobb (D) : . Alexander White (W)

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 ...

: . 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 ...

Both representatives were elected statewide on a

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

. : . Edward C. Marshall (D) : . Joseph W. McCorkle (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. ...

: . Charles Chapman (W) : . Colin M. Ingersoll (D) : . Chauncey F. Cleveland (D) : . Origen S. Seymour (D)

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

: . George Read Riddle (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 ...

: . Edward C. Cabell (W)

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 ...

: . Joseph W. Jackson (SR) : . James Johnson (U) : . David J. Bailey (SR) : . Charles Murphey (U) : . Elijah W. Chastain (U) : . Junius Hillyer (U) : .

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

(U) : . Robert A. Toombs (U)

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 ...

: . William H. Bissell (D) : . Willis Allen (D) : . Orlando B. Ficklin (D) : . Richard S. Molony (D) : . William A. Richardson (D) : . Thompson Campbell (D) : . Richard Yates (W)

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

: . James Lockhart (D) : . Cyrus L. Dunham (D) : . John L. Robinson (D) : . Samuel W. Parker (W) : .

Thomas A. Hendricks Thomas Andrews Hendricks (September 7, 1819 – November 25, 1885) was an American politician and lawyer from Indiana who served as the 16th governor of Indiana from 1873 to 1877 and the 21st vice president of the United States from March until ...

(D) : . Willis A. Gorman (D) : . John G. Davis (D) : . Daniel Mace (D) : . Graham N. Fitch (D) : . Samuel Brenton (W)

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 ...

: . Bernhart Henn (D) : . Lincoln Clark (D)

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 ...

: .

(D) : . Benjamin E. Grey (W) : . Presley Ewing (W) : . William T. Ward (W) : . James W. Stone (D) : . Addison White (W) : . Humphrey Marshall (W), until August 4, 1852 :: William Preston (W), from December 6, 1852 : . John C. Breckinridge (D) : . John C. Mason (D) : . Richard H. Stanton (D)

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

: . Louis St. Martin (D) : . J. Aristide Landry (W) : . Alexander G. Penn (D) : . John Moore (W)

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 ...

: . Moses MacDonald (D) : . John Appleton (D) : . Robert Goodenow (W) : . Charles Andrews (D), until April 30, 1852 :: Isaac Reed (W), from June 25, 1852 : . Ephraim K. Smart (D) : . Israel Washburn Jr. (W) : . Thomas J. D. Fuller (D)

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 ...

: . Richard Bowie (W) : . William T. Hamilton (D) : . Edward Hammond (D) : . Thomas Yates Walsh (W) : . Alexander Evans (W) : . Joseph S. Cottman (IW)

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 ...

: . William Appleton (W) : . Robert Rantoul Jr. (D), until August 7, 1852 :: Francis B. Fay (W), from December 13, 1852 : . James H. Duncan (W) : .

Benjamin Thompson Colonel (United Kingdom), Colonel Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford, Fellow of the Royal Society, FRS (26 March 175321 August 1814), was an American-born British military officer, scientist and inventor. Born in Woburn, Massachusetts, he sup ...

(W), until September 24, 1852 :: Lorenzo Sabine (W), from December 13, 1852 : . Charles Allen (FS) : . George T. Davis (W) : .

John Z. Goodrich John Zacheus Goodrich (September 27, 1804 – April 19, 1885) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives and the 24th lieutenant governor of Massachusetts. He was born in Sheffield, Massachuse ...

(W) : .

Horace Mann Horace Mann (May 4, 1796August 2, 1859) was an American educational reformer, slavery abolitionist and Whig Party (United States), Whig politician known for his commitment to promoting public education, he is thus also known as ''The Father of A ...

(FS) : . Orin Fowler (W), until September 3, 1852 :: Edward P. Little (D), from December 13, 1852 : . Zeno Scudder (W)

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, ...

: . Ebenezer J. Penniman (W) : . Charles E. Stuart (D) : . James L. Conger (W)

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 ...

: . Benjamin D. Nabers (U) : . John A. Wilcox (U) : . John D. Freeman (U) : .

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 ...

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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 ...

: . John F. Darby (W) : . Gilchrist Porter (W) : . John G. Miller (W) : . Willard P. Hall (D) : . John S. Phelps (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 ...

: . Amos Tuck (W) : . Charles H. Peaslee (D) : . Jared Perkins (W) : . Harry Hibbard (D)

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 ...

: . Nathan T. Stratton (D) : . Charles Skelton (D) : . Isaac Wildrick (D) : . George H. Brown (W) : . Rodman M. Price (D)

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

: . John G. Floyd (D) : . Obadiah Bowne (W) : . Emanuel B. Hart (D) : . John Haws (W) : . George Briggs (W) : . James Brooks (W) : . Abraham P. Stephens (D) : .

Gilbert Dean Gilbert Dean (August 14, 1819 – October 12, 1870) was an American lawyer and politician who was a U.S. Representative from New York from 1851 to 1854. Life Dean was born on August 14, 1819, in Pleasant Valley, Dutchess County, New York. He wa ...

(D) : . William Murray (D) : . Marius Schoonmaker (W) : . Josiah Sutherland (D) : . David L. Seymour (D) : . John L. Schoolcraft (W) : . John H. Boyd (W) : . Joseph Russell (D) : . John Wells (W) : . Alexander H. Buell (D), until January 29, 1853 : . Preston King (D) : . Willard Ives (D) : . Timothy Jenkins (D) : . William W. Snow (D) : . Henry Bennett (W) : . Leander Babcock (D) : . Daniel T. Jones (D) : . Thomas Y. Howe Jr. (D) : . Henry S. Walbridge (W) : . William A. Sackett (W) : . Abraham M. Schermerhorn (W) : . Jerediah Horsford (W) : . Reuben Robie (D) : . Frederick S. Martin (W) : . Solomon G. Haven (W) : . Augustus P. Hascall (W) : . Lorenzo Burrows (W)

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 ...

: . Thomas L. Clingman (W) : . Joseph P. Caldwell (W) : . Alfred Dockery (W) : . James T. Morehead (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 David Outlaw (September 14, 1806 – October 22, 1868) was a Whig Party (United States), Whig United States House of Representatives, U.S. Congressman representing the Albemarle district of North Carolina between 1847 and 1853. Born near Windsor ...

(W)

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 ...

: . David T. Disney (D) : .

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

(W) : . Hiram Bell (W) : . Benjamin Stanton (W) : . Alfred P. Edgerton (D) : . Frederick W. Green (D) : . Nelson Barrere (W) : . John L. Taylor (W) : . Edson B. Olds (D) : . Charles Sweetser (D) : . George H. Busby (D) : . John Welch (W) : . James M. Gaylord (D) : . Alexander Harper (W) : . William F. Hunter (W) : . John Johnson ( ID) : . Joseph Cable (D) : . David K. Cartter (D) : . Eben Newton (W) : . Joshua R. Giddings (FS) : . Norton S. Townshend (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 ...

: . Thomas B. Florence (D) : . Joseph R. Chandler (W) : . Henry D. Moore (W) : . John Robbins Jr. (D) : . John McNair (D) : . Thomas Ross (D) : . John A. Morrison (D) : .

Thaddeus Stevens Thaddeus Stevens (April 4, 1792August 11, 1868) was an American politician and lawyer who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, being one of the leaders of the Radical Republican faction of the Histo ...

(W) : . J. Glancey Jones (D) : . Milo M. Dimmick (D) : . Henry M. Fuller (W) : . Galusha A. Grow (D) : . James Gamble (D) : . Thomas M. Bibighaus (W) : . William H. Kurtz (D) : . James X. McLanahan (D) : . Andrew Parker (D) : .

John L. Dawson John Littleton Dawson (February7, 1813September18, 1870) was a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Early life and education Dawson was born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, and gr ...

(D) : . Joseph H. Kuhns (W) : . John Allison (W) : . Thomas M. Howe (W) : . John W. Howe (W) : . Carlton B. Curtis (D) : . Alfred Gilmore (D)

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

: . George G. King (W) : . Benjamin B. Thurston (D)

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

: . Daniel Wallace (D) : . James L. Orr (D) : . Joseph A. Woodward (D) : . John McQueen (D) : . Armistead Burt (D) : . William Aiken Jr. (D) : . William F. Colcock (D)

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 ...

: .

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) : . Albert G. Watkins (W) : . William M. Churchwell (D) : . John H. Savage (D) : . George W.Jones (D) : . William H. Polk (ID) : . Meredith P. Gentry (W) : . William Cullom (W) : . Isham G. Harris (D) : . Frederick P. Stanton (D) : . Christopher H. Williams (W)

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 ...

: . Richardson A. Scurry (D) : . Volney E. Howard (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 ...

: . Ahiman L. Miner (W) : . William Hebard (W) : . James Meacham (W) : . Thomas Bartlett Jr. (D)

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 ...

: . John S. Millson (D) : . Richard K. Meade (D) : . Thomas H. Averett (D) : . Thomas S. Bocock (D) : . Paulus Powell (D) : . John Caskie (D) : . Thomas H. Bayly (D) : . Alexander Holladay (D) : . James F. Strother (W) : . Charles J. Faulkner Sr. (W) : .

John Letcher John Letcher (March 29, 1813January 26, 1884) was an American lawyer, journalist, and politician. He served as a Representative in the United States Congress, was the 34th Governor of Virginia during the American Civil War, and later served in ...

(D) : . Henry A. Edmundson (D) : . LaFayette McMullen (D) : . James M. H. Beale (D) : . George W. Thompson (D), until July 30, 1852 :: Sherrard Clemens (D), from December 6, 1852

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

: . Charles Durkee (FS) : . Ben C. Eastman (D) : . James D. Doty (ID)

Non-voting members

: . Henry H. Sibley : . Richard H. Weightman (D) : .

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) : . John M. Bernhisel 32 us house membership

Changes in membership

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

Senate

* Replacements: 8 ** Democrats (D): 1 seat net gain ** Whigs (W): 1 seat net loss * Deaths: 3 * Resignations: 6 * Interim appointments: 3 *Total seats with changes: 13 , - ,

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) , Vacant , Failure to elect.
The winner was elected late on March 15, 1851, on the 37th ballot over the incumbent appointee.
Successor was elected March 15, 1851. , ,

(W) , Elected March 15, 1851 , - ,

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) , Vacant , Failure to elect.
Successor was elected March 19, 1851. , ,

(W) , Elected March 19, 1851 , - ,

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) , Vacant , Failure to elect.
Successor was elected April 24, 1851. , ,

(FS) , Elected April 24, 1851 , - ,

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) , Vacant , Failure to elect.
Successor was elected January 30, 1852. , , John B. Weller (D) , Elected January 30, 1852 , - ,

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) , Vacant , Failure to elect.
Successor was elected May 12, 1852. , ,

(D) , Seated May 12, 1852 , - ,

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) , ,

(D) , Resigned September 23, 1851, to run for

Governor of Mississippi The governor of Mississippi is the head of government of Mississippi and the commander-in-chief of the U.S. state, state's Mississippi National Guard, military forces. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, and the power to either appro ...

.
Successor appointed December 1, 1851. , , John J. McRae (D) , Appointed December 1, 1851 , - ,

(2) , , Henry S. Foote (D) , Resigned January 8, 1852, to become

.
Successor elected February 18, 1852. , , Walker Brooke (W) , Elected February 18, 1852 , - ,

(1) , , John J. McRae (D) , Appointee was replaced by an elected successor.
Successor elected March 17, 1852. , , Stephen Adams (D) , Elected March 17, 1852 , - ,

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) , ,

(D) , Resigned May 7, 1852.
Successor appointed May 10, 1852, and elected sometime thereafter to finish the term. , , William F. De Saussure (D) , Appointed May 10, 1852 , - ,

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) , , John M. Berrien (W) , Resigned May 28, 1852.
Successor appointed May 31, 1852, to finish the term. , , Robert M. Charlton (D) , Appointed May 31, 1852 , - ,

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 ...

(3) , ,

(W) , Died June 29, 1852.
Successor appointed July 6, 1852. , , David Meriwether (D) , Appointed July 6, 1852 , - ,

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 ...

(3) , ,

(D) , Died October 4, 1852.
Successor appointed December 6, 1852. , , Charles W. Cathcart (D) , Appointed December 6, 1852 , - ,

(3) , , David Meriwether (D) , Appointee was replaced by an elected successor.
Successor elected September 1, 1852. , , Archibald Dixon (W) , Elected September 1, 1852 , - ,

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) , , William R. King (D) , Resigned December 20, 1852, due to ill health, having recently being elected

Vice President of the United States The vice president of the United States (VPOTUS) is the second-highest ranking office in the Executive branch of the United States government, executive branch of the U.S. federal government, after the president of the United States, and ranks f ...

Successor appointed January 14, 1853, and elected December 12, 1853 thereafter to finish the term. , ,

(D) , Appointed January 14, 1853 , - ,

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) , ,

(D) , Resigned January 1, 1853, to become president of the Delaware and Raritan Canal Company.
Successor was not elected until the next Congress. , Vacant , Not filled this term , - ,

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 ...

(3) , , William Upham (W) , Died January 14, 1853.
Successor appointed January 17, 1853, to continue the term. , , Samuel S. Phelps (W) , Appointed January 17, 1853 , - ,

(3) , , Charles W. Cathcart (D) , Appointee was replaced by an elected successor.
Successor elected January 18, 1853. , , John Pettit (D) , Elected January 18, 1853

House of Representatives

* Replacements: 6 ** Democrats (D): 1 seat net loss ** Whigs (W): 1 seat net gain * Deaths: 2 * Resignations: 5 *Total seats with changes: 7 , - , , , Charles Andrews (D) , Died April 30, 1852 , , Isaac Reed (W) , Seated June 25, 1852 , - , , , George W. Thompson (D) , Resigned July 30, 1852, after being appointed judge of the Circuit Court of Virginia , , Sherrard Clemens (D) , Seated December 6, 1852 , - , , , Humphrey Marshall (W) , Resigned August 4, 1852, after being appointed Minister to China , , William Preston (W) , Seated December 6, 1852 , - , , , Robert Rantoul Jr. (D) , Died August 7, 1852 , , Francis B. Fay (W) , Seated December 13, 1852 , - , , , Orin Fowler (W) , Died September 3, 1852 , , Edward P. Little (D) , Seated December 13, 1852 , - , , ,

(W) , Died September 24, 1852 , , Lorenzo Sabine (W) , Seated December 13, 1852 , - , , , Alexander H. Buell (D) , Died January 29, 1853 , Vacant , Not filled this term

Committees

Lists of committees and their party leaders.

Senate

Agriculture Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created ...

(Chairman: Pierre Soule) * Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman: Augustus Dodge) * Claims (Chairman: Richard Brodhead) *

Commerce Commerce is the organized Complex system, system of activities, functions, procedures and institutions that directly or indirectly contribute to the smooth, unhindered large-scale exchange (distribution through Financial transaction, transactiona ...

(Chairman:

) * Contested Election of 1850 (Chairman: N/A) * Distributing Public Revenue Among the States (Select) *

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

(Chairman: James Shields) * Emigrant Route and Telegraphic Line to California (Select) * Ether Discovery (Select) *

Finance Finance refers to monetary resources and to the study and Academic discipline, discipline of money, currency, assets and Liability (financial accounting), liabilities. As a subject of study, is a field of Business administration, Business Admin ...

(Chairman: Robert M.T. Hunter) *

Foreign Relations Foreign policy, also known as external policy, is the set of strategies and actions a State (polity), state employs in its interactions with other states, unions, and international entities. It encompasses a wide range of objectives, includ ...

(Chairman: James M. Mason) * French Spoilations (Select) * Indian Affairs (Chairman: David R. Atchison) *

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

(Chairman: Andrew P. Butler) *

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

(Chairman: William K. Sebastian) *

Library A library is a collection of Book, books, and possibly other Document, materials and Media (communication), media, that is accessible for use by its members and members of allied institutions. Libraries provide physical (hard copies) or electron ...

(Chairman:

) * Mexican Boundary (Select) * Mexican Boundary Commission (Select) * Mexican Claims Commission (Select) *

Military Affairs Military science is the study of military processes, institutions, and behavior, along with the study of warfare, and the theory and application of organized coercive force. It is mainly focused on theory, method, and practice of producing mi ...

(Chairman: James Shields) *

Militia A militia ( ) is a military or paramilitary force that comprises civilian members, as opposed to a professional standing army of regular, full-time military personnel. Militias may be raised in times of need to support regular troops or se ...

(Chairman:

Sam Houston Samuel Houston (, ; March 2, 1793 – July 26, 1863) was an American general and statesman who played a prominent 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 indi ...

) * Naval Affairs (Chairman: William M. Gwin) * Ordnance and War Ships (Select) * Patents and the Patent Office (Chairman: Moses Norris Jr. and Charles T. James) *

Pensions A pension (; ) is a fund into which amounts are paid regularly during an individual's working career, and from which periodic payments are made to support the person's retirement from work. A pension may be either a "defined benefit plan", wher ...

(Chairman: George Wallace Jones) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Thomas J. Rusk) *

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

(Chairman:

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

) *

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

(Chairman:

) * Purchase of Catlin's Collection of Indian Scenes (Select) *

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

(Chairman: James W. Bradbury) * Revolutionary Claims (Chairman: Issac P. Walker) * Roads and Canals (Chairman: Jesse D. Bright) * Tariff Regulation (Select) *

Territories A territory is an area of land, sea, or space, belonging or connected to a particular country, person, or animal. In international politics, a territory is usually a geographic area which has not been granted the powers of self-government, ...

(Chairman:

) * Seventh Census (Select) * Whole

House of Representatives

* Accounts (Chairman: John C. Mason) *

(Chairman: John G. Floyd) * Bounty Land Act of 1850 (Select) * Bounty Land Bill (Chairman: Cyrus L. Dunham) * Claims (Chairman: John Reeves Jones Daniel) *

(Chairman: David L. Seymour) *

(Chairman: Orlando B. Ficklin) *

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

(Chairman: William S. Ashe) *

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

(Chairman: Edward Hammond) * Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman: Fayette McMullen) * Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman: Alexander G. Penn) * Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman: Charles E. Stuart) * Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman: Benjamin B. Thurston) * Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman: Milo M. Dimmick) * Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman: Thomas Bartlett Jr.) *

Foreign Affairs ''Foreign Affairs'' is an American magazine of international relations and foreign policy of the United States, U.S. foreign policy published by the Council on Foreign Relations, a nonprofit organization, nonprofit, nonpartisan, membership or ...

(Chairman: Thomas H. Bayly) * Indian Affairs (Chairman: Robert W. Johnson) * Invalid Pensions (Chairman: Isham G. Harris) *

(Chairman: James X. McLanahan) *

(Chairman: James M.H. Beale) * Mileage (Chairman:

) *

(Chairman: William H. Bissell) *

(Chairman: Charles H. Peaslee) * Naval Affairs (Chairman: Frederick P. Stanton) *

Patents A patent is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention for a limited period of time in exchange for publishing an sufficiency of disclosure, enabling discl ...

(Chairman: David K. Cartter) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Edson B. Olds) * Private Land Claims (Chairman: Timothy Jenkins) * Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Richard H. Stanton) * Public Expenditures (Chairman: Charles Sweetser) *

(Chairman: Willard P. Hall) * Revisal and Unfinished Business (Chairman: Williamson R. W. Cobb) * Revolutionary Claims (Chairman: Moses Macdonald) * Revolutionary Pensions (Chairman: John S. Millson) * Roads and Canals (Chairman: John L. Robinson) *

Rules Rule or ruling may refer to: Human activity * The exercise of political or personal control by someone with authority or power * Business rule, a rule pertaining to the structure or behavior internal to a business * School rule, a rule tha ...

(Chairman: Willard P. Hall) * Standards of Official Conduct *

(Chairman: William A. Richardson) * Ways and Means (Chairman: George S. Houston) * Whole

Joint committees

* Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Rep. Isaac Wildrick) * The Library (Chairman: Joseph R. Chandler) *

(Chairman: Willis A. Gorman)

Caucuses

Senate Democratic Caucus The Democratic Caucus of the United States Senate, sometimes referred to as the Democratic Conference, is the formal organization of all senators who are part of the Democratic Party in the United States Senate. For the makeup of the 119th Co ...

House Democratic Caucus The House Democratic Caucus is a congressional caucus composed of all Democratic representatives in the United States House of Representatives, voting and non-voting, and is responsible for nominating and electing the Democratic Party leadersh ...

Employees

Legislative branch agency directors

Architect of the Capitol The Architect of the Capitol is the Federal government of the United States, federal Government agency, agency responsible for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capitol Complex. It is an agency of t ...

: Thomas U. Walter, appointed June 11, 1851 *

Librarian of Congress The librarian of Congress is the head of the Library of Congress, appointed by the president of the United States with the advice and consent of the United States Senate, for a term of ten years. The librarian of Congress also appoints and overs ...

John Silva Meehan John Silva Meehan (February 6, 1790 – April 24, 1863) was an American publisher, printer, and newspaper editor. He served as the librarian of Congress from 1829 to 1861. Born in New York City, Meehan worked as a printer in his youth. He brie ...

Senate

Chaplain A chaplain is, traditionally, a cleric (such as a minister, priest, pastor, rabbi, purohit, or imam), or a lay representative of a religious tradition, attached to a secular institution (such as a hospital, prison, military unit, intellige ...

: Clement M. Butler (

Episcopalian Anglicanism, also known as Episcopalianism in some countries, is a Western Christian tradition which developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protes ...

) *

Secretary A secretary, administrative assistant, executive assistant, personal secretary, or other similar titles is an individual whose work consists of supporting management, including executives, using a variety of project management, program evalu ...

: Asbury Dickins *

Sergeant at Arms A serjeant-at-arms or sergeant-at-arms is an officer appointed by a deliberative body, usually a legislature, to keep order during its meetings. The word "serjeant" is derived from the Latin , which means "servant". Historically, serjeants-at-a ...

: Robert Beale

House of Representatives

: Ralph Randolph Gurley (

Presbyterian Presbyterianism is a historically Reformed Protestant tradition named for its form of church government by representative assemblies of elders, known as "presbyters". Though other Reformed churches are structurally similar, the word ''Pr ...

), until December 1, 1851 ** Lyttleton Morgan (

Methodist Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a Protestant Christianity, Christian Christian tradition, tradition whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley. George Whitefield and John's brother ...

), elected December 1, 1851 ** James Gallagher (

), elected December 6, 1852 *

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

: Richard M. Young, until December 1, 1851 ** John W. Forney, from December 1, 1851 * Doorkeeper: Zadock W. McKnew * Reading Clerks: *

: Adam J. Glossbrenner *

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

: John M. Johnson

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Statutes at Large, 1789-1875

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

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