The
Thirty-second United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the
United States SenateThe United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
and the
United States House of RepresentativesThe United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
. It met in
Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
from March 4, 1851 to March 3, 1853, during the third and fourth years of
Millard FillmoreMillard Fillmore was the 13th President of the United States and the last member of the Whig Party to hold the office of president...
's
presidencyThe President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
. The apportionment of seats in the
House of RepresentativesThe United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
was based on the
Sixth Census of the United States in 1840The United States Census of 1840 was the sixth census of the United States. Conducted by the Bureau of the Census on June 1, 1840, it determined the resident population of the United States to be 17,069,453 — an increase of 32.7 percent over the 12,866,020 persons enumerated during the 1830...
. Both chambers had a
DemocraticThe Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
majority.
Major events
- March 20, 1852: Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Published in 1852, the novel "helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War", according to Will Kaufman....
published
- July 1, 1852: Henry Clay
Henry Clay, Sr. , was a lawyer, politician and skilled orator who represented Kentucky separately in both the Senate and in the House of Representatives...
was the first to lie in state in the United States Capitol rotundaThe United States Capitol rotunda is the central rotunda of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.. Located below the Capitol dome, it is the tallest part of the Capitol and has been described as its "symbolic and physical heart."...
- November 2, 1852: U.S. presidential election, 1852: Democrat Franklin Pierce
Franklin Pierce was the 14th President of the United States and is the only President from New Hampshire. Pierce was a Democrat and a "doughface" who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate. Pierce took part in the Mexican-American War and became a brigadier general in the Army...
defeated Whig Winfield ScottWinfield Scott was a United States Army general, and unsuccessful presidential candidate of the Whig Party in 1852....
Major legislation
Territories organized
- March 2, 1853: Washington Territory
The Territory of Washington was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from February 8, 1853, until November 11, 1889, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Washington....
was formed from Oregon TerritoryThe Territory of Oregon was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from August 14, 1848, until February 14, 1859, when the southwestern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Oregon. Originally claimed by several countries , the region was...
.
Senate
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| Democratic The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
(D) |
Free Soil
(FS) |
WhigThe Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
(W) |
Other |
Vacant |
End of previous CongressThe Thirty-first United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1849 to March 3, 1851, during the last 17 months...
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36 |
2 |
24 |
0 |
62 |
0 |
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| Begin |
33 |
4 |
22 |
0 |
60 |
3 |
| End |
35 |
23 |
61 |
1 |
| Final voting share |
55.7% |
6.6% |
37.7% |
0.0% |
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Beginning of next CongressThe Thirty-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1853 to March 3, 1855, during the first two years...
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36 |
3 |
22 |
0 |
60 |
2 |
House of Representatives
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| Democratic The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
(D) |
Independent
Democratic
(ID) |
Free Soil
(FS) |
States RightsThe States' Rights Democratic Party was a short-lived segregationist political party in the United States in 1948...
(SR) |
Unionist The Union Party was a fusion political party conceived by Republicans in 1861 to combine people of all political affiliations into a single movement committed to the preservation of the Union and to war. Republicans wanted to project an image of wartime nonpartisanship and they also expected to...
(U) |
WhigThe Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
(W) |
Independent
Whig
(IW) |
Other |
Vacant |
End of previous CongressThe Thirty-first United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1849 to March 3, 1851, during the last 17 months...
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113 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
107 |
0 |
2 |
231 |
2 |
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| Begin |
128 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
10 |
85 |
1 |
0 |
233 |
0 |
| End |
126 |
86 |
232 |
1 |
| Final voting share |
54.3% |
1.3% |
1.3% |
1.3% |
4.3% |
37.1% |
0.4% |
0.0% |
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Beginning of next CongressThe Thirty-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1853 to March 3, 1855, during the first two years...
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71 |
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234 |
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Leadership
Senate
- President: Vacant
- President pro tempore
The President pro tempore is the second-highest-ranking official of the United States Senate. The United States Constitution states that the Vice President of the United States is the President of the Senate and the highest-ranking official of the Senate despite not being a member of the body...
: William R. KingWilliam Rufus DeVane King was the 13th Vice President of the United States for about six weeks , and earlier a U.S. Representative from North Carolina, Minister to France, and a Senator from Alabama...
(D)
- David R. Atchison
David Rice Atchison was a mid-19th century Democratic United States Senator from Missouri. He served as President pro tempore of the United States Senate for six years...
(D), elected December 20, 1852
House of Representatives
- Speaker
The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, or Speaker of the House, is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives...
: Linn BoydLinn Boyd was a prominent U.S. 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 House as a Democrat from Kentucky from 1835 to 1837 and again from 1839 to 1855, serving seven terms in the House...
(D)
Members
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.
Senate
Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are
Senate class numbersThe three classes of United States Senators are currently made up of 33 or 34 Senate seats. The purpose of the classes is to determine which Senate seats will be up for election in a given year. The three groups are staggered so that one of them is up for election every two years.A senator's...
, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1856; Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1852; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1854.
- 3. William R. D. King
William Rufus DeVane King was the 13th Vice President of the United States for about six weeks , and earlier a U.S. Representative from North Carolina, Minister to France, and a Senator from Alabama...
(D), until December 20, 1852
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick
Benjamin Fitzpatrick was an American politician, who served as the 11th Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama and as United States Senator from Alabama as a Democrat....
(D), from January 14, 1853
- 2. Jeremiah Clemens
Jeremiah Clemens 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 3, 1853...
(D)
- 3. Solon Borland
Solon Borland was a newspaperman, soldier, diplomat, Democratic United States Senator from the State of Arkansas and a Confederate officer during the American Civil War.-Early life:...
(D)
- 2. William K. Sebastian
William King Sebastian was an American planter, lawyer, and U.S. senator from Helena, Arkansas. He represented Arkansas as a U.S. Senator, Democrat, from 1848 to 1861....
(D)
- 3. William M. Gwin
William McKendree Gwin was an American medical doctor and politician.Born near Gallatin, Tennessee, his father, the Reverend James Gwin, was a pioneer Methodist minister under the Rev. William McKendree, his son's namesake. Rev. James Gwin also served as a soldier on the frontier under General...
(D)
- 1. John B. Weller
John B. Weller was the fifth Governor of California from January 8, 1858 to January 9, 1860 and a Congressman from Ohio, U.S. senator from California, and minister to Mexico.-Life:...
(D), from January 30, 1852
- 3. Truman Smith
Truman Smith was a politician, lawyer and judge from Connecticut. He was the nephew of Nathaniel Smith and Nathan Smith....
(W)
- 1. Isaac Toucey
Isaac Toucey was an American statesman who served as a U.S. Senator, Secretary of the Navy, Attorney General of the United States and the 18th Governor of Connecticut....
(D), from May 12, 1852
- 2. Presley Spruance
Presley Spruance 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 Assembly and as U.S...
(W)
- 1. James A. Bayard, Jr.
James Asheton Bayard, Jr. was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, who served as U.S. Senator from Delaware.-Early life and family:...
(D)
- 3. Jackson Morton
Jackson Morton was an antebellum United States Senator from Florida and then a member of the Congress of the Confederate States during the American Civil War.-Early life:...
(W)
- 1. Stephen R. Mallory
Stephen Russell Mallory served in the United States Senate as, Senator from Florida from 1850 to the secession of his home state and the outbreak of the American Civil War. For much of that period, he was chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs...
(D)
- 2. John Macpherson Berrien
John Macpherson Berrien of Georgia was a United States Senator and Andrew Jackson's Attorney General.Born at Rocky Hill, New Jersey, to a family of Huguenot ancestry, Berrien moved with his parents to Savannah, Georgia, in 1782; was graduated from Princeton College in 1796; studied law in...
(W), until May 28, 1852
- Robert M. Charlton
Robert Milledge Charlton was an American politician and jurist. He served as a Senator representing Georgia from 1852 to 1853....
(D), from May 31, 1852
- 3. William C. Dawson
William Crosby Dawson was a lawyer, judge, politician, and soldier from Georgia.-Early life, education and legal career:...
(W)
- 2. Stephen A. Douglas
Stephen Arnold Douglas was an American politician from the western state of Illinois, and was the Northern Democratic Party nominee for President in 1860. He lost to the Republican Party's candidate, Abraham Lincoln, whom he had defeated two years earlier in a Senate contest following a famed...
(D)
- 3. James Shields
James Shields was an American politician and United States Army officer who was born in Altmore, County Tyrone, Ireland. Shields, a Democrat, is the only person in United States history to serve as a U.S. Senator for three different states...
(D)
- 1. Jesse D. Bright
Jesse David Bright was the ninth Lieutenant Governor of Indiana and U.S. Senator from Indiana who served as President pro tempore of the Senate on three separate occasions...
(D)
- 3. James Whitcomb
James Whitcomb 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...
(D), until October 4, 1852
- Charles W. Cathcart
Charles William Cathcart was a United States Representative and Senator from Indiana. He was born in Funchal, Madeira Island, Portugal where his father, James Leander Cathcart was the United States Consul; he travelled to Spain with his parents, attended private schools, and returned to the United...
(D), from December 6, 1852 until January 18, 1853
- John Pettit
John Pettit was a United States Representative and Senator from Indiana.Born in Sackets Harbor, New York, he completed preparatory studies and admitted to the bar in 1831...
(D), from January 18, 1853
- 3. Augustus C. Dodge
Augustus Caesar Dodge was one of the first set of United States Senators to represent the state of Iowa after it was admitted to the Union as a state in 1846. Dodge, a Democrat, had also represented Iowa Territory in Congress as its delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from 1840 to...
(D)
- 2. George W. Jones
George Wallace Jones , a 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)
- 2. Joseph R. Underwood
Joseph Rogers Underwood was a lawyer, judge, United States Representative and Senator from Kentucky....
(W)
- 3. Henry Clay
Henry Clay, Sr. , was a lawyer, politician and skilled orator who represented Kentucky separately in both the Senate and in the House of Representatives...
(W), until June 29, 1852
- David Meriwether
David Meriwether was a United States Senator from Kentucky and Governor of New Mexico Territory.Born in Louisa County, Virginia, Meriwether moved with his parents to Jefferson County, Kentucky, in 1803. He attended the common schools and engaged in fur trading in 1818 near what is now Council...
(D), from July 6, 1852 until August 31, 1852
- Archibald Dixon
Archibald Dixon was a U.S. Senator from Kentucky. He represented the Whig Party in both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly, and was elected the 12th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky in 1844, serving under Governor William Owsley. In 1851, the Whigs nominated him for governor, but he lost to...
(W), from September 1, 1852
- 2. Solomon W. Downs
Solomon Weathersbee Downs was a United States Senator from Louisiana. Born in Montgomery County, Tennessee, he pursued classical studies and graduated from the Transylvania University in 1823. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1826 and commenced practice in Bayou Sara, Louisiana...
(D)
- 3. Pierre Soulé
Pierre Soulé was a U.S. politician and diplomat from Louisiana during the mid-19th century. He is best known for his role in writing the Ostend Manifesto, which was written in 1854 as part of an attempt to annex Cuba to the United States...
(D)
- 2. James W. Bradbury
James Ware Bradbury was a United States Senator from Maine.Born in Parsonsfield, Maine, he attended the common schools and Gorham Academy...
(D)
- 1. Hannibal Hamlin
Hannibal Hamlin was the 15th Vice President of the United States , serving under President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War...
(D)
- 3. James A. Pearce
James Alfred Pearce was an American politician. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing the second district of Maryland from 1835–1839 and 1841-1843. He later served as a U.S. Senator from Maryland from 1843 until his death in 1862.Pearce was the son of Gideon Pearce...
(W)
- 1. Thomas G. Pratt
Thomas George Pratt was a lawyer and politician from Annapolis, Maryland. He was the 27th Governor of Maryland from 1845 to 1848 and a U.S. Senator from 1850 to 1857.-Early life and career:...
(W)
- 2. John Davis
John Davis was an American lawyer, businessman and politician.-Early life:John Davis was born in Northborough, Massachusetts...
(W)
- 1. Charles Sumner
Charles Sumner was an American politician and senator from Massachusetts. An academic lawyer and a powerful orator, Sumner was the leader of the antislavery forces in Massachusetts and a leader of the Radical Republicans in the United States Senate during the American Civil War and Reconstruction,...
(FS)
- 1. Lewis Cass
Lewis Cass was an American military officer and politician. During his long political career, Cass served as a governor of the Michigan Territory, an American ambassador, a U.S. Senator representing Michigan, and co-founder as well as first Masonic Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Michigan...
(D)
- 2. Alpheus Felch
Alpheus Felch was the fifth Governor of Michigan and U.S. Senator from Michigan.-Early life:Felch was born in Limerick, Maine. He was left an orphan at the age of three and lived with his grandfather Abijah Felch, a veteran of the American Revolutionary War...
(D)
- 2. Henry S. Foote
Henry Stuart Foote was a United States Senator from Mississippi from 1847 to 1852 and Governor of Mississippi from 1852 to 1854. His emotional leadership on the Senate floor helped secure passage of the Compromise of 1850, which for a time averted a civil war in the United States.-Biography:Henry...
(D), until January 8, 1852
- Walker Brooke
Walker Brooke was a United States Senator from Mississippi.Born at Page Brooke, Clarke County, Virginia, he was the son of Humphrey Brooke and Sarah Walker Page. He attended the public schools in Richmond, Virginia and Georgetown, D.C...
(W), from February 18, 1852
- 1. Jefferson Davis
Jefferson Finis Davis , also known as Jeff Davis, was an American statesman and leader of the Confederacy during the American Civil War, serving as President for its entire history. He was born in Kentucky to Samuel and Jane Davis...
(D), until September 23, 1851
- John J. McRae
John Jones McCrae was the 21st governor of Mississippi, from 1854 to 1857. He was a Democrat. He also represented Mississippi in the United States Senate in 1851 and 1852, in the U.S. Congress in the 35th and 36th congresses, and in the Confederate Congress during the American Civil War.-External...
(D), from December 1, 1851 until March 17, 1852
- Stephen Adams (D), from March 17, 1852
- 3. David R. Atchison
David Rice Atchison was a mid-19th century Democratic United States Senator from Missouri. He served as President pro tempore of the United States Senate for six years...
(D)
- 1. Henry S. Geyer
Henry Sheffie Geyer was a politician, lawyer, and soldier from Missouri. Born in Frederick, Maryland, he was instructed privately, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1811 and practiced law in Frederick...
(W)
- 2. John P. Hale
John Parker Hale 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 from 1855 to 1865. He was the first senator to make a stand against slavery...
(FS)
- 3. Moses Norris, Jr.
Moses Norris, Jr. was a United States Representative and Senator from New Hampshire.Born in Pittsfield, he attended the public schools and the Pittsfield Academy, and graduated from Dartmouth College in 1828. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1832 and commenced practice in Barnstead...
(D)
- 2. Jacob W. Miller
Jacob Welsh Miller was a United States Senator from New Jersey.-Biography:Born in German Valley, New Jersey , he attended the public schools, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1823, and practiced in Morristown...
(W)
- 1. Robert F. Stockton
Robert Field Stockton was a United States naval 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-powered navy. Stockton was from a notable political family and also served as a U.S...
(D), until January 1, 1853
- 3. William H. Seward
William Henry Seward, Sr. was the 12th Governor of New York, United States Senator and the United States Secretary of State under Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson...
(W)
- 1. Hamilton Fish
Hamilton Fish was an American statesman and politician who served as the 16th Governor of New York, United States Senator and United States Secretary of State. Fish has been considered one of the best Secretary of States in the United States history; known for his judiciousness and reform efforts...
(W)
- 2. Willie P. Mangum
Willie Person Mangum was a U.S. Senator from the state of North Carolina between 1831 and 1836 and between 1840 and 1853. He was one of the founders and leading members of the Whig party, and was a candidate for President on a Whig ticket in 1836.Mangum was born in Durham County, North Carolina...
(W)
- 3. George E. Badger
George Edmund Badger was a Whig U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina.Badger was born on April 17, 1795 in New Bern, North Carolina. Following a partial college education at Yale University, he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1814...
(W)
- 3. Salmon P. Chase
Salmon Portland Chase was an American politician and jurist who served as U.S. Senator from Ohio and the 23rd Governor of Ohio; as U.S. Treasury Secretary under President Abraham Lincoln; and as the sixth Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court.Chase was one of the most prominent members...
(FS)
- 1. Benjamin F. Wade
Benjamin Franklin "Bluff" Wade was a U.S. lawyer and United States Senator. In the Senate, he was associated with the Radical Republicans of that time.-Early life:...
(W), from March 15, 1851
- 3. James Cooper
James Cooper was an American lawyer, soldier, and politician, who served in the United States Congress.Cooper lived much of his life in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. He served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and was its Speaker for a year. He represented Pennsylvania in both the United...
(W)
- 1. Richard Brodhead
Richard Brodhead was an American lawyer and politician from Easton, Pennsylvania. He represented Pennsylvania in both the U.S. House and Senate. He was the father of U.S. Representative Jefferson Davis Brodhead....
(D)
- 2. John H. Clarke
John Hopkins Clarke was a United States Senator from Rhode Island. Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, he moved to Providence where he studied under a private teacher. He graduated from Brown University in 1809, studied law, admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Providence in 1812...
(W)
- 1. Charles T. James
Charles Tillinghast James famous consulting mechanical engineer, early proponent of the steam mill, and a United States Democratic Senator from the state of Rhode Island from 1851 to 1857.-Education and Early Experience:...
(D)
- 3. Andrew P. Butler
Andrew Pickens Butler was an United States Senator and one of the authors of the Kansas-Nebraska Act.-Biography:...
(D)
- 2. R. Barnwell Rhett
Robert Barnwell Rhett, Sr. , was a United States secessionist politician from South Carolina.-Biography:...
(D), until May 7, 1852
- William F. De Saussure
William Ford De Saussure was a United States Senator from South Carolina. Born in Charleston, the son of Henry William de Saussure and Elizabeth Ford De Saussure. He graduated from Harvard University in 1810, studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced in Charleston and Columbia...
(D), from May 10, 1852
- 2. John Bell
John Bell was a U.S. politician, attorney, and plantation owner. A wealthy slaveholder from Tennessee, Bell served in the United States Congress in both the House of Representatives and Senate. He began his career as a Democrat, he eventually fell out with Andrew Jackson and became a Whig...
(W)
- 1. James C. Jones
James Chamberlain Jones was the Governor of Tennessee from 1841 to 1845, and a United States Senator from that state from 1851 to 1857...
(W)
- 2. Samuel Houston
Samuel Houston, known as Sam Houston , was a 19th-century American statesman, politician, and soldier. He was born in Timber Ridge in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, of Scots-Irish descent. Houston became a key figure in the history of Texas and was elected as the first and third President of...
(D)
- 1. Thomas J. Rusk
Thomas Jefferson Rusk 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 U.S. politician and served as a Senator from Texas from 1846 until his suicide...
(D)
- 3. William Upham
William Upham was a United States Senator from Vermont.-Biography:William Upham was born in Leicester, Massachusetts to Samuel Upham and Martha Upham. He moved with his father to Montpelier, Vermont in 1802...
(W), until January 14, 1853
- Samuel S. Phelps
Samuel Shethar Phelps was a United States Senator from Vermont. He was a member of the Whig Party.Phelps was born in Litchfield, Connecticut. He studied at Yale University and served as a military paymaster during the War of 1812. He then settled in Middlebury, Vermont and became a lawyer, soon...
(W), from January 17, 1853
- 1. Solomon Foot
Solomon Foot was a Vermont lawyer, state representative and later senator who spent more than 25 years in elected office. He graduated from Middlebury College in 1826 and was admitted to the bar in 1831. He served as a state representative briefly in 1833, and also from 1836 to 1838...
(W)
- 1. James M. Mason (D)
- 2. Robert M. T. Hunter
-References:* Patrick, Rembert W. . Jefferson Davis and His Cabinet. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press. pp. 90–101.-External links:* – A speech by R. M. T. Hunter before the U.S. House of Representatives, May 8th, 1846...
(D)
- 1. Henry Dodge
Henry Dodge was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, Territorial Governor of Wisconsin and a veteran of the Black Hawk War. His son was Augustus C. Dodge with whom he served in the U.S. Senate, the first, and so far only, father-son pair to serve concurrently....
(D)
- 3. Isaac P. Walker
Isaac Pigeon Walker was an American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin.Walker was born in Virginia and moved with his family to Illinois in 1825. He practiced law in Springfield, Illinois, and served one term in the Illinois House of Representatives. He moved to Wisconsin in...
(D)
House of Representatives
The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.
.
John BraggJohn Bragg was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born near Warrenton, North Carolina, Bragg attended the local academy at Warrenton, and was graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1824....
(D).
James AbercrombieJames Abercrombie was an American politician. He was born in Hancock County, Georgia in 1792. He moved to Alabama in the early 1810s and settled first in Monroe County, now called Dallas County, Alabama, and then in Montgomery County, Alabama.During the War of 1812, he served as a corporal in Maj....
(W).
Sampson W. HarrisSampson Willis Harris was an American politician and lawyer in the states of Georgia and Alabama.Harris was born in Elbert County, Georgia. He graduated from the University of Georgia in Athens in 1828, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1830...
(D).
William R. SmithWilliam Robert Smith was a United States representative from Texas and a United States federal judge.Born in Smith County, Texas, Smith graduated from the Sam Houston Normal Institute in Huntsville, Texas in 1883. He read law in 1885 and was admitted to the Texas bar, beginning the practice of law...
(U).
George S. HoustonGeorge Smith Houston was an American Democratic politician who was the 24th Governor of Alabama from 1874 to 1878....
(D).
Williamson R. W. CobbWilliamson Robert Winfield Cobb was an American politician who served the state of Alabama in the U.S. House of Representatives between 1847 and 1861. He was born in Rhea County, Tennessee on June 8, 1807 to David Cobb and Martha Bryant. He moved with his father, David Cobb, in 1809 to Bellefonte,...
(D).
Alexander WhiteAlexander White was an American lawyer from Alabama, who represented Alabama in the U.S Congress as a Whig , and as a Republican ....
(W)
.
Robert W. JohnsonRobert Ward Johnson was a Democratic United States Senator and Confederate States Senator from the State of Arkansas....
(D)
Both representatives were elected statewide on a
general ticketGeneral ticket representation is a term used to describe a particular method of electing members of a multi-member state delegation to the United States House of Representatives...
..
Edward C. MarshallEdward Colston Marshall was a Democratic congressman from California's 1st district. He served as California attorney general from 1883 to 1887.-External links:...
(D).
Joseph W. McCorkleJoseph Walker McCorkle was a California congressman. He served as representative for the second district .-External links:*...
(D)
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Charles ChapmanCharles Chapman was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.Born in Newtown, Connecticut, USA, Chapman pursued academic studies.He studied law at the Litchfield Law School....
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Colin M. IngersollColin Macrae Ingersoll was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut, son of Ralph Isaacs Ingersoll.Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Ingersoll pursued academic studies and later attended Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut....
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Chauncey F. ClevelandChauncey Fitch Cleveland was a United States Representative and the 31st Governor of Connecticut. Born in Canterbury, Connecticut, he attended the common schools and taught school from the age of fifteen to twenty. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1819 and commenced practice in Hampton...
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Origen S. SeymourOrigen Storrs Seymour was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut, father of Edward Woodruff Seymour and nephew of Horatio Seymour....
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George Read RiddleGeorge Read Riddle was an American engineer, lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party who served as U.S. Representative and as U.S...
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Edward C. CabellEdward Carrington Cabell was the first US Representative from Florida.Born in Richmond, Virginia; attended Washington College , Lexington, Virginia in 1832 and 1833 and Reynolds' Classical Academy in 1833 and 1834; was graduated from the University of Virginia at Charlottesville, Virginia in 1836;...
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Joseph W. JacksonJoseph Webber Jackson was an American politician and lawyer from the state of Georgia who served in the United States Congress....
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James JohnsonJames Johnson was a U.S. Representative from Georgia and served as the 43rd Governor of Georgia between June and October 1865.-Biography:...
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David J. BaileyDavid Jackson Bailey was an American politician, lawyer and soldier who served in the United States Congress.-Early life and career:...
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Charles MurpheyCharles Murphey was an American lawyer and politician from the state of Georgia. He was born in Anderson, South Carolina....
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Elijah W. ChastainElijah Webb Chastain was an American politician, soldier and lawyer.-Biography:Chastain was born near Pickens, South Carolina, in 1813. His family moved to moved to Habersham, Georgia, in 1821. During the Seminole Wars, he served as a captain and a colonel...
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Junius HillyerJunius Hillyer was an American politician and lawyer who served two terms in the United States Congress.Hillyer was born in Wilkes County, Georgia...
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Alexander H. StephensAlexander Hamilton Stephens was an American politician from Georgia. He was Vice President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. He also served as a U.S...
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Robert A. ToombsRobert Augustus Toombs was an American political leader, United States Senator from Georgia, 1st Secretary of State of the Confederacy, and a Confederate general in the Civil War.-Early life:...
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William H. BissellWilliam Henry Bissell was the 11th Governor of the U.S. state of Illinois from 1857 until his death. He was one of the first successful Republican Party candidates, winning the election of 1856 just two years after the founding of his party.Bissell was born in Hartwick, Otsego County, New York...
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Willis AllenWillis Allen was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, and the father of William J. Allen.Born near Roanoke, Virginia, Allen attended the common schools. He taught school. He moved to Tennessee and settled in Wilson County. He moved to Franklin County, Illinois in 1830 and engaged in agricultural...
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Orlando B. FicklinOrlando Bell Ficklin was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Scott County, Kentucky, Ficklin attended the common schools. He was graduated from Transylvania Law School, Lexington, Kentucky, in 1830. He was admitted to the bar in 1830 and commenced practice in Mount Carmel, Illinois. He...
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Richard S. MolonyRichard Sheppard Molony was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Northfield, New Hampshire, Molony studied medicine. He graduated from Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire, in 1838 and commenced the practice of his profession in Belvidere, Illinois...
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William A. RichardsonWilliam Alexander Richardson was a prominent Illinois Democrat politician before and during the American Civil War....
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Thompson CampbellThompson Campbell was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.-Life:Born in Ireland, Campbell immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in Chester County, Pennsylvania. He attended public schools, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
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James LockhartJames Lockhart was a United States Representative from Indiana. He was born in Auburn, New York were he attended the public schools. Later, he moved to Ithaca, New York about 1826 and operated a woolen mill. He moved to Indiana in 1832 and studied law...
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Cyrus L. DunhamCyrus Livingston Dunham was an attorney, soldier, and prominent Indiana politician, serving most notably as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1849 to 1855.-Biography:...
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John L. RobinsonJohn Larne Robinson was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born near Maysville, Kentucky, Robinson attended the public schools.He moved to Rush County, Indiana.He engaged in the mercantile business in Milroy, Indiana....
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Samuel W. ParkerSamuel Wilson Parker was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born near Watertown, New York, Parker pursued academic studies.He was graduated from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, in 1828.He studied law....
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Thomas A. HendricksThomas Andrews Hendricks was an American politician who served as a Representative and a Senator from Indiana, the 16th Governor of Indiana , and the 21st Vice President of the United States...
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Willis A. GormanWillis Arnold Gorman was an American lawyer, soldier, politician, and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:...
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John G. DavisJohn Givan Davis was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.-Early life:Born near Flemingsburg, Kentucky, Davis moved to Indiana with his parents, who settled in Rockville, Parke County, in 1819. He attended the country schools and engaged in agricultural pursuits...
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Daniel MaceDaniel Mace was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Pickaway County, Ohio, Mace attended the public schools.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1835 and practiced in LaFayette, Indiana....
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Graham N. FitchGraham Newell Fitch was a United States Representative and Senator from Indiana, as well as a brigade commander in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:...
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Samuel BrentonSamuel Brenton was a U.S. Representative from Indiana; born in Gallatin County, Kentucky. Attended the public schools; was ordained to the Methodist ministry in 1830 and served as a minister; located at Danville, Indiana., in 1834 because of ill health, and studied law; member of the Indiana...
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Bernhart HennBernhart Henn was a pioneer lawyer and businessman, and a two-term Democratic U.S. Representative from Iowa's 1st congressional district during Iowa's first decade of statehood....
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Lincoln ClarkLincoln Clark was a lawyer and one-term Democratic U.S. Representative from Iowa's 2nd congressional district. His life began and ended in the same small town in western Massachusetts, but included service in every branch of Alabama state government, the U.S...
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Linn BoydLinn Boyd was a prominent U.S. 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 House as a Democrat from Kentucky from 1835 to 1837 and again from 1839 to 1855, serving seven terms in the House...
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Benjamin E. GreyBenjamin Edwards Grey was a 19th century U.S. Representative from Kentucky, grandson of Benjamin Edwards.Born at "Shiloh," near Bardstown, Kentucky, Grey pursued an academic course. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and began practice in Hopkinsville, Kentucky...
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Presley U. EwingPresley Underwood Ewing was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in Russellville, Kentucky, Ewing attended the public schools.He completed preparatory studies....
(W). William T. Ward (W).
James W. StoneJames W. Stone was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in Taylorsville, Kentucky, Stone attended the common schools.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar and practiced.Held several local offices....
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Addison WhiteAddison White was an American politician who served the state of Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives between 1851 and 1853. He was a cousin of Kentucky Congressman John White.-Biography:...
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Humphrey MarshallHumphrey Marshall was a four-term antebellum United States Congressman and a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army and a Confederate Congressman during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:...
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William Preston was an American lawyer, politician, and ambassador. He also was a brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:...
(W), from December 6, 1852. John C. BreckinridgeJohn Cabell Breckinridge was an American lawyer and politician. He served as a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Kentucky and was the 14th Vice President of the United States , to date the youngest vice president in U.S...
(D). John C. Mason (D). Richard H. StantonRichard Henry Stanton was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer, editor and judge from Kentucky....
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Louis St. MartinLouis St. Martin was a Louisiana politician.He first was elected to the Louisiana state house of representatives in 1840. However he then held a federal appointment for much of the mid-1840s. He was a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives 1846-1850.In 1850 he was elected a member of the...
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J. Aristide LandryFor the Canadian politician see Joseph Landry Joseph Aristide Landry was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana. He served one term as a Whig....
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Alexander G. PennAlexander Gordon Penn was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana.Born near Stella, Virginia, Penn moved with his parents to Lexington, Kentucky; he then completed preparatory studies and attended Emory and Henry College, Marion, Virginia. Later he moved to the parish of St. Tammany, Louisiana, in...
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John MooreJohn Moore was an American statesman and planter from Louisiana. He served in the U.S. Congress from 1840 to 1843 and again from 1851 to 1853. He was a lifelong member of the Whig Party....
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Moses MacDonaldMoses Macdonald was a United States Representative from Maine. He was born in Limerick, Maine, where he received an academic education. Later, he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1837, and commenced practice in Biddeford, Maine in 1837.Macdonald was a member of the Maine House of...
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John AppletonJohn Appleton was born in Beverly, Massachusetts and raised in Cumberland County, Maine, USA. He graduated from Bowdoin College in 1834, also studied at Cambridge Law School, and was admitted to the Cumberland County bar in 1837, commencing practice in Portland, Maine.He also did editorial work on...
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Robert GoodenowRobert Goodenow was a U.S. Representative from Maine, brother of Rufus King Goodenow.Born in Henniker, New Hampshire, Goodenow moved with his parents to Brownfield, Maine, in 1802....
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Charles AndrewsCharles Andrews was a United States Representative from Maine. He was born in Paris, Maine on February 11, 1814. He attended the district school and graduated from Hebron Academy....
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Isaac Reed was a United States Representative from Maine. He was born in Waldoboro on August 22, 1809. He prepared for college at Bloomfield Academy, but by preference became a merchant-ship builder. He also engaged in banking....
(W), from June 25, 1852. Ephraim K. SmartEphriam Knight Smart was a United States Representative from Maine. He was born in Prospect on September 3, 1813. He attended the common schools, completed preparatory studies under private tutors and attended Maine Wesleyan Seminary...
(D). Israel Washburn, Jr.Israel Washburn, Jr. was a United States political figure. Originally a member of the Whig Party, he later became a founding member of the Republican Party....
(W). Thomas J. D. FullerThomas James Duncan Fuller was a United States Representative from Maine. He was born in Hardwick, Vermont on March 17, 1808. He attended the common schools....
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Richard J. BowieRichard Johns Bowie was an American politician and jurist.Born in Georgetown, Washington, D. C., Bowie attended the public schools and Brookville Academy. He studied law and graduated from the Georgetown Law School in 1826, commencing practice soon thereafter in the District...
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William T. HamiltonWilliam Thomas Hamilton , a member of the United States Democratic Party, was the 38th Governor of Maryland in the United States from 1880 to 1884...
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Edward HammondEdward Hammond was a U.S. Democratic politician.Hammond was born at "Font Hill" near Ellicott City, Maryland. He attended the common schools, Rockhill Academy, and later graduated from Yale College in 1830...
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Thomas Yates WalshThomas Yates Walsh was a U.S. Representative from Maryland.Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Walsh completed preparatory studies and attended St. Mary's College at Baltimore . He studied law, was admitted to the bar on July 30, 1832, and commenced practice in Baltimore...
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Alexander EvansAlexander Evans was a U.S. Representative from Maryland.Born in Elkton, Maryland, Evans attended the public schools and the local academy at Elkton. He was a civil engineer's assistant, and later studied law...
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Joseph S. CottmanJoseph Stewart Cottman was an American politician.Born near Allen in Somerset County, Maryland, Cottman completed preparatory studies, attended Princeton College in 1821, and Yale College in 1822 and 1823. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1826, and commenced practice in Princess Anne,...
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. William Appleton (W).
Robert J. Rantoul, Jr.Robert Rantoul, Jr. was an American politician from Massachusetts.He was born in Beverly, Massachusetts. He attended the common schools and Phillips Andover Academy and graduated from Harvard University in 1826...
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- Francis B. Fay
Francis Ball Fay was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Born in Southboro, Massachusetts, Fay received a limited education.He engaged in mercantile pursuits....
(W), from December 13, 1852. James H. DuncanJames Henry Duncan was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts.Born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, he attended Phillips Exeter Academy, and graduated from Harvard University in 1812...
(W). Benjamin ThompsonBenjamin Thompson was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Born in Charlestown, Massachusetts, Thompson attended the public schools, and then engaged in mercantile pursuits. He served as member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 1830-1831 and 1833-1836...
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- Lorenzo Sabine
Lorenzo Sabine was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Born in New Concord , New Hampshire, Sabine moved to Boston, Massachusetts, with his parents in 1811 and to Hampden, Maine, in 1814....
(W), from December 13, 1852. Charles AllenCharles Allen , was a United States Representative from Massachusetts.He was born in Worcester, Massachusetts on August 9, 1797; he attended the Leicester Academy and Yale College and studied law...
(FS). George T. DavisGeorge Thomas Davis was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.-Early life and education:George Davis was born in Sandwich, Massachusetts...
(W). John Z. GoodrichJohn Zacheus Goodrich was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives and Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts. He was born in Sheffield, Massachusetts on September 27, 1804. He attended the common schools and Lenox Academy...
(W). Horace MannHorace Mann was an American education reformer, and a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1827 to 1833. He served in the Massachusetts Senate from 1834 to 1837. In 1848, after serving as Secretary of the Massachusetts State Board of Education since its creation, he was...
(FS). Orin FowlerOrin Fowler was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Born in Lebanon, Connecticut, Fowler pursued classical studies and attended Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts.He was graduated from Yale College in 1814....
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- Edward P. Little
Edward Preble Little was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts. He was born in Marshfield on November 7, 1791. He attended public schools. At the age of nine he was on the U.S. frigate Boston with his father, Capt...
(D), from December 13, 1852. Zeno ScudderZeno Scudder was the son of Deacon Josiah and Hannah Scudder. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts. He was born in Osterville, Massachusetts on August 18, 1807. He wanted to follow the sea, but a paralysis of his right leg made that impossible...
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Ebenezer J. PennimanEbenezer Jenckes Penniman was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Penniman was born in Lansingburgh, New York. He attended the common schools, apprenticed as a printer, and moved to New York City in 1822. Later, he moved to Orwell, Vermont, where he engaged in business as a dry-goods...
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Charles E. StuartCharles Edward Stuart was a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan.-Biography:Stuart was born in New York, either near Waterloo, New York, or in Columbia County. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1832, and commenced practice in Waterloo...
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James L. CongerJames Lockwood Conger was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Conger was born in Trenton, New Jersey and moved with his parents to New York in 1809...
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Benjamin D. NabersBenjamin Duke Nabers was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.-Biography:Born in Franklin, Tennessee, Nabers attended the common schools.He moved to Hickory Flat, Mississippi.He engaged as a commission merchant....
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John A. WilcoxJohn Allen Wilcox was a politician from Mississippi and Texas who served in the United States House of Representatives in the early 1850s and then in the Confederate Congress during the American Civil War.-Biography:...
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John D. FreemanJohn D. Freeman was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.Born in Cooperstown, New York, Freeman attended the common schools.He moved to Mississippi and located in Grand Gulf.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar and practiced....
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Albert G. BrownAlbert Gallatin Brown was Governor of Mississippi from 1844 to 1848 and a United States Senator from Mississippi from 1854 through 1861. Brown attended Mississippi College. He was a Democrat....
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. John F. Darby (W).
Gilchrist PorterGilchrist Porter was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born in Windsor, near Fredericksburg, Virginia, Porter received a limited schooling.He studied law....
(W). John G. Miller (W).
Willard P. HallWilliam Willard Preble Hall was an American lawyer and politician. He served as the 17th Governor of Missouri from 1864 to 1865 during last years of the American Civil War.-Early years:...
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John S. PhelpsJohn Smith Phelps was a politician, soldier during the American Civil War, and the 23rd Governor of Missouri.-Early life and career:...
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Amos TuckAmos Tuck was a political figure in New Hampshire, credited by some New Hampshire sources as a founder of the Republican Party.-Early life and education:...
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Charles H. PeasleeCharles Hazen Peaslee 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. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1828, commencing practice in Concord...
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Jared PerkinsJared Perkins was a United States Representative from New Hampshire. He was born in Unity, New Hampshire and attended the common schools of Unity and Claremont. He studied theology and was ordained as a minister in 1824, serving for thirty years.Perkins served as a New Hampshire councilor 1846-1848...
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Harry HibbardHarry Hibbard was a United States Representative from New Hampshire. He was born in Concord, Vermont where he pursued classical studies. He graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire in 1835 where he studied law...
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Nathan T. StrattonNathan Taylor Stratton was an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1851 to 1855....
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Charles SkeltonCharles Skelton was an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1851 to 1855....
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Isaac WildrickIsaac Wildrick was an American Democratic Party politician, who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1849 to 1853....
(D). George H. Brown (W).
Rodman M. PriceRodman McCamley Price was an American Democratic Party politician, who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1851–1853, and served as the 17th Governor of New Jersey, from 1854 to 1857.-Biography:...
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John G. FloydJohn Gelston Floyd was a U.S. Representative from New York, grandson of William Floyd.Born in Mastic, near Moriches, Long Island, New York, Floyd attended the common schools, and was graduated from Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, in 1824.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1825 and...
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Obadiah BowneObadiah Bowne was a United States Representative from New York. Born on Staten Island, he attended private schools, and was a student at Princeton College from 1838 to 1840. He held several local offices, and was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-second Congress...
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Emanuel B. HartEmanuel Bernard Hart was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in New York City, Hart attended the public schools and prepared for college.He engaged in mercantile pursuits.He served as colonel in the militia....
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J. H. Hobart HawsJohn Henry Hobart Haws was a United States Representative from New York. Born in New York City in 1809, he graduated from Columbia College of Columbia University in 1827; he studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice....
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George BriggsGeorge Briggs was a United States Representative from New York. Born near Broadalbin, Fulton County, he moved to Vermont in 1812 with his parents, who settled in Bennington...
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James BrooksJames Brooks was a U.S. Representative from New York during the latter half of the American Civil War.He was born on November 10, 1810, in Portland, Maine. As a student, he attended public schools and then the academy at Monmouth, Maine. By the age of 16, he was teaching school, in Lewiston, Maine...
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Abraham P. StephensAbraham P. Stephens was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born near New City, New York, Stephens was a Justice of the Peace....
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Gilbert DeanGilbert Dean was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:...
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William MurrayWilliam Murray was a United States Representative from New York. He was born near Middletown. He attended the common schools, and was employed as a clerk in mercantile establishments in Middletown, and later in New York City. He subsequently engaged in mercantile pursuits. He was the brother of...
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Marius SchoonmakerMarius Schoonmaker was a United States Representative from New York.-Biography:Born in Kingston, Ulster County, he attended the common schools and graduated from Yale College in 1830. He was admitted to the bar in 1833 and commenced practice in Kingston...
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Josiah SutherlandJosiah Sutherland was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:...
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David L. SeymourDavid Lowrey Seymour was a U.S. Representative from New York.-Life:He was born on December 2, 1803 in Wethersfield, Connecticut....
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John L. SchoolcraftJohn Lawrence Schoolcraft was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Albany, New York, Schoolcraft received a limited schooling.He engaged in mercantile pursuits....
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John H. BoydJohn Huggins Boyd was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Salem, New York, Boyd attended the common schools, and was graduated from Washington Academy, Salem, New York, in 1818.He studied law....
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Joseph RussellJoseph Russell was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in New York and resided in Warrensburg, New York, Russell received a limited schooling.Sheriff of Warren County, November 1834-November 1837....
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John WellsJohn Wells was a United States Representative from New York. He was born in Johnstown on July 1, 1817. He attended Johnstown Academy, and graduated from Union College in 1835. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in Palmyra...
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Alexander H. BuellAlexander Hamilton Buell was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Fairfield, New York, Buell attended the district schools and Fairfield Academy. He engaged in mercantile pursuits in Fairfield, and maintained general stores in other cities...
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Preston KingPreston King was a United States Representative and Senator from New York.- Biography :Born in Ogdensburg, New York, he pursued classical studies and graduated from Union College in 1827, where he was an early member of The Kappa Alpha Society. He studied law and was admitted to the bar. He...
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Willard IvesWillard Ives was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Watertown, New York, Ives attended the common schools, also Belleville Academy, and Lowville Academy....
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Timothy JenkinsTimothy Jenkins was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Barre, Massachusetts, Jenkins located in Washington County, New York, in 1817.He pursued an academic course.He studied law....
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William W. SnowWilliam W. Snow was a United States Representative from New York.Snow was born in Heath, Franklin County, Massachusetts on April 27, 1812...
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Henry BennettHenry Bennett was a United States Representative from New York.Bennett was born in New Lisbon, Otsego County, New York on September 29, 1808 where he attended the public schools. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1832 and commenced practice in New Berlin, Chenango County, New York...
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Leander BabcockLeander Babcock was a Democratic United States Representative for the 23rd district of New York. He was born in Paris, New York in 1811. Babcock first attended Hamilton College and then transferred to Union College where he was a member of The Kappa Alpha Society and was elected to Phi Beta...
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Daniel T. JonesDaniel Terryll Jones was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Hebron, Connecticut, Jones received a liberal schooling. He was graduated from the medical department of Yale College in 1826 and began the practice of his profession in Amboy, New York...
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Thomas Y. Howe, Jr.Thomas Y. Howe, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Auburn, New York, Howe completed preparatory studies. He served as inspector of Auburn Prison 1834–1838...
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Henry S. WalbridgeHenry Sanford Walbridge was a U.S. Representative from New York and a cousin of Hiram Walbridge.Born in Norwich, Connecticut, Walbridge attended school in Bennington, Vermont. He moved to Ithaca, New York in 1820. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Ithaca...
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William A. SackettWilliam Augustus Sackett 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, New York, in 1831....
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Abraham M. SchermerhornAbraham Maus Schermerhorn was the third mayor of Rochester, New York and a United States Representative from New York....
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Jerediah HorsfordJerediah Horsford was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Charlotte, Vermont, Horsford attended the common schools.He engaged in agricultural pursuits.He served during the War of 1812....
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Reuben RobieReuben Robie was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Corinth, Vermont, Robie attended the common schools.At the age of twenty moved to Bath, New York.He engaged in mercantile pursuits in 1822....
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Frederick S. MartinFrederick Stanley Martin was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Rutland County, Vermont, Martin went to New Hartford, New York, in 1804 and attended the local schools....
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Solomon G. HavenSolomon George Haven was a U.S. Representative from New York and Mayor of the City of Buffalo, New York, serving in 1846–1847.-Biography:He was born in Guilford, New York on November 27, 1810...
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Augustus P. HascallAugustus Porter Hascall was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Hinsdale, Massachusetts, Hascall moved to Le Roy, New York, in 1815. He attended public and private schools. He engaged in surveying. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Le Roy, New York...
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Lorenzo BurrowsLorenzo Burrows was an American merchant, banker and politician.-Life:...
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Thomas L. ClingmanThomas Lanier Clingman , 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 Carolina between 1858 and 1861...
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Joseph P. CaldwellJoseph Pearson Caldwell was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born near Olin, North Carolina, March 5, 1808; attended Bethany Academy, near Statesville, North Carolina; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Statesville, N.C.; served in the State senate in...
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Alfred DockeryAlfred Dockery was an American Congressional Representative serving both Tennessee and North Carolina. He was also a Confederate States Army Militia General in Tennessee during the American Civil War....
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James T. MoreheadJames Turner Morehead was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born in Rockingham County, North Carolina, January 11, 1799; attended the common schools; was graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1819; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced...
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Abraham W. VenableAbraham Watkins Venable was a nineteenth century US politician and lawyer from North Carolina. He was the nephew of congressman and senator Abraham Bedford Venable.-Biography:...
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John R. J. DanielJohn Reeves Jones Daniel was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina.Daniel was born near Halifax, North Carolina and was instructed privately at home. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1821. After studying law, he was admitted to the North Carolina...
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William S. AsheWilliam Shepperd Ashe was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1849 and 1855.-Biography:...
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Edward StanlyEdward W. Stanly was a North Carolina politician and orator who represented the southeastern portion of the State in the U.S. House for five terms. In 1857, Stanly ran for Governor of California but lost to John B. Weller. Politicians of the mid-nineteenth century remarked that Stanly bore a...
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David OutlawDavid Outlaw was a Whig U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1847 and 1853.Born near Windsor, North Carolina in 1806, Outlaw attended private schools and academies in Bertie County. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1824, studied law, and was admitted to...
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David T. DisneyDavid Tiernan Disney was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Disney moved with his parents to Ohio in 1807.He attended the common schools.He studied law....
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Lewis D. CampbellLewis Davis Campbell was a U.S. Representative for Ohio. Over his successful political career he was elected as a Whig, Know-Nothing, Republican and Democrat.-Early life and career:...
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Hiram BellHiram Bell was a U.S. Representative from the Ohio's Third Congressional District of Ohio.Bell was born in Salem , Vermont, and attended the public schools of his native town. In 1826, his parents moved the family to Hamilton, Ohio. There he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1829, when he...
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Benjamin StantonBenjamin Stanton was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Mount Pleasant, Ohio, Stanton pursued academic studies, and thereafter learned the tailor's trade. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1834 and commenced practice in Bellefontaine, Ohio. He served as member of the Ohio Senate in...
(W). Alfred P. Edgerton (D).
Frederick W. GreenFrederick William Green was a lawyer, newspaperman, and a two-term U.S. Representative from Ohio.-Biography:...
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Nelson BarrereNelson Barrere was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, uncle of Granville Barrere.Born in New Market, near Hillsboro, Ohio, Barrere attended the common schools, and Hillsboro High School in 1827....
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John L. TaylorJohn Lampkin Taylor was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Stafford County, near Fredericksburg, Virginia, Taylor completed preparatory studies.He studied law in Washington, D.C.....
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Edson B. OldsEdson Baldwin Olds was a three-term U.S. Representative from Ohio. During the American Civil War, he was a leading member of the Peace Democrats. He was the great-grandfather of United States Army Air Forces Maj. Gen. Robert Olds, and the great-great grandfather of United States Air Force Brig. Gen...
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Charles SweetserCharles Sweetser was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Dummerston, Vermont, Sweetser moved with his parents to Delaware, Ohio, in 1817.He attended the public schools.He engaged in mercantile pursuits.He studied law....
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George H. BusbyGeorge Henry Busby was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Davistown, Pennsylvania, Busby attended the public schools.He moved to Ohio in 1810 with his father, who settled in Royalton, Fairfield County....
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John WelchJohn Welch was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.-Biography:Born near New Athens, Ohio, Welch received a liberal schooling and was graduated from Franklin College....
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James M. GaylordJames Madison Gaylord was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Zanesville, Ohio, Gaylord moved to McConnelsville, Ohio, in 1818.He attended the common schools and the Ohio University at Athens.He studied law....
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Alexander HarperAlexander Harper was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born near Belfast, Ireland, Harper immigrated to the United States and settled in Zanesville, Ohio. He pursued preparatory studies, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1813, and commenced practice in Zanesville. He served as member of the...
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William F. HunterWilliam Forrest Hunter was a lawyer and U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Alexandria, Virginia, Hunter received a common-school training. He studied law and was admitted to the bar. He commenced practice in Woodsfield, Ohio.Hunter was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-first and Thirty-second...
(W). John Johnson (
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Joseph CableJoseph Cable was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, great-grandfather of John Levi Cable.Born in Jefferson County, then in the Territory Northwest of the River Ohio , Cable attended the public schools. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Jefferson County...
(D). David K. Cartter (D).
Eben NewtonEben Newton was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Goshen, Connecticut, Newton attended the common schools. He moved to Portage County, Ohio, in 1814 and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He subsequently studied law. Newton was admitted to the bar in 1823 and commenced practice in Canfield,...
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Joshua R. GiddingsJoshua Reed Giddings was an American statesman and a prominent opponent of slavery. He represented Ohio in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1838-59. He was at first a member of the Whig Party and was later a Republican.-Life:He was born at Tioga Point, now Athens, Bradford County,...
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Norton S. TownshendNorton Strange Townshend was a United States Representative from Ohio.-Biography:Born in Clay Coton, Northamptonshire , in 1830 he migrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in Avon, Ohio...
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Thomas B. FlorenceThomas Birch Florence was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Thomas B. Florence born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He learned the hatter's trade and engaged in that business in 1833. He was engaged in the newspaper business...
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Joseph R. ChandlerJoseph Ripley Chandler 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 Boston, Massachusetts, and moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1815...
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Henry D. MooreHenry Dunning Moore was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Henry D. Moore was born in Goshen, New York. He moved with his parents to New York City in 1828. He attended the public schools and engaged in the tailoring business...
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John Robbins, Jr.John Robbins was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.John Robbins was born in Bustleton, Pennsylvania, , near Lower Dublin Township, Pennsylvania. He was a student at the Gunmere Academy in Burlington, New Jersey. He moved to Philadelphia in 1836 and...
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John McNairJohn Alexander McNair was a teacher and congressman representing Pennsylvania's fifth district.Born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, he taught school and worked as principal of Loller Academy in Hatboro, Pennsylvania in 1825. He established a boys school in the village of Abington, Pennsylvania...
(D). Thomas Ross (D).
John A. MorrisonJohn Alexander Morrison was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.John A. Morrison was born in Colerain Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania...
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Thaddeus StevensThaddeus Stevens , of Pennsylvania, was a Republican leader and one of the most powerful members of the United States House of Representatives...
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J. Glancey JonesJehu Glancy Jones was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.J. Glancy Jones was born in Caernarvon Township, Pennsylvania. He attended Kenyon College, studied theology and was ordained to the ministry of the Episcopal Church in 1835 and withdrew in 1841...
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Milo M. DimmickMilo Melankthon Dimmick was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Milo Melankthon Dimmick was born in Milford, Pennsylvania...
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Henry M. FullerHenry Mills Fuller was a Whig and Opposition Party member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....
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Galusha A. GrowGalusha Aaron Grow was a prominent U.S. politician, lawyer, writer and businessman, and was Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1861 to 1863. He was defeated for reelection in 1862...
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James GambleJames Gamble was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.James Gamble was born in Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and Jersey Shore Academy. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in December 1833 and commenced practice in Jersey Shore...
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Thomas M. BibighausThomas Marshal Bibighaus was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Thomas M. Bibighaus was born in Philadelphia. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1839 and commenced practice in Lebanon, Pennsylvania.He was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-second Congress...
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William H. KurtzWilliam Henry Kurtz was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.William H. Kurtz was born in York, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and the York County Academy at York. He studied law, was admitted to the bar on January 7, 1828, and commenced...
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James X. McLanahanJames Xavier McLanahan was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.James X. McLanahan was born near Greencastle, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in 1827...
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Andrew ParkerAndrew Parker was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Andrew Parker was born in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and graduated from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in 1824...
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John L. DawsonJohn Littleton Dawson was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Dawson was born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania and grew up in Brownsville, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Washington College with a degree in law, was granted admission to the bar in 1835, and ran a...
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Joseph H. KuhnsJoseph Henry Kuhns was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Joseph H. Kuhns born near Greensburg, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Washington College in Washington, Pennsylvania, in 1820...
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John AllisonJohn Allison was an American politician, most notably serving in the U.S. House as a Representative of Pennsylvania during the 1850s....
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Thomas M. HoweThomas Marshall Howe was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Thomas M. Howe was born in Williamstown, Vermont. He moved with his parents to Bloomfield, Ohio, in 1817. He attended private schools and was graduated from Warren Academy in Warren, Ohio...
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John W. HoweJohn W. Howe was a Free Soil and Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Howe was born in Maine in 1801. He studied law and was admitted to the bar. He moved to Smethport, Pennsylvania, and then to Franklin, Pennsylvania, in 1829 and commenced the practice of law...
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Carlton B. CurtisCarlton Brandaga Curtis was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Early life:...
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Alfred GilmoreAlfred Gilmore was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Alfred Gilmore was born in Butler, Pennsylvania. He was graduated from Washington College in Washington, Pennsylvania, in 1833...
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George G. KingGeorge Gordon King was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.Born in Newport, Rhode Island, King pursued classical studies in Newport and in Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts....
(W). Benjamin B. Thurston (D)
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Daniel WallaceDaniel Wallace was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born near Laurens, South Carolina, he moved to Union County in 1833. He was a major general of the State militia. He studied law and engaged in agricultural pursuits. After being admitted to the bar, the paracticed law in Union and...
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James L. OrrJames Lawrence Orr was an American politician who served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives in the United States Congress...
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Joseph A. WoodwardJoseph Addison Woodward was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina, son of William Woodward.Born in Winnsboro, South Carolina, Woodward received an academic training and was graduated from the University of South Carolina at Columbia.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar and practiced.He...
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John McQueenJohn McQueen was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina and a member of the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War....
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Armistead BurtArmistead Burt was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born at Clouds Creek, near Edgefield, Edgefield County, South Carolina, Burt moved with his parents to Pendleton, South Carolina...
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William AikenWilliam Aiken, Jr. was the 61st Governor of South Carolina. He served from 1844 to 1846.He was the son of William Aiken, the first president of the pioneering South Carolina Canal and Rail Road Company. Unfortunately, William Sr. was killed in a Charleston carriage accident and never saw his...
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William F. ColcockWilliam Ferguson Colcock was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born in Beaufort, South Carolina, Colcock attended Hulburt's School, Charleston, South Carolina, and was graduated from South Carolina College at Columbia in 1823.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1825 and commenced...
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Andrew JohnsonAndrew Johnson was the 17th President of the United States . As Vice-President of the United States in 1865, he succeeded Abraham Lincoln following the latter's assassination. Johnson then presided over the initial and contentious Reconstruction era of the United States following the American...
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Albert G. WatkinsAlbert Galiton Watkins was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:He was born near Jefferson City, Tennessee on May 5, 1818. He graduated from Holston College in Tennessee and studied law. He was admitted to the bar and began private practice at...
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William M. ChurchwellWilliam Montgomery Churchwell was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:He was born near Knoxville, Tennessee in Knox County on February 20, 1826. He attended private schools and Emory and Henry College in Emory, Virginia from 1840 to 1843. He...
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John H. SavageJohn Houston Savage was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 4th congressional district of Tennessee. He was born in McMinnville, Tennessee on October 9, 1815. He attended the common schools and served as a private in the Seminole War. He studied...
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George W.JonesGeorge Washington Jones was an American politician who represented Tennessee's fifth district in the United States House of Representatives. He served in the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War....
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William H. PolkWilliam Hawkins Polk was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 6th congressional district of Tennessee. He was the brother of President James Polk, who had represented the same district when he had served in the United States...
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Meredith P. GentryMeredith Poindexter Gentry was an American politician who represented Tennessee's eighth and seventh districts in the United States House of Representatives. He also served in the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War.-Biography:Gentry was born in Rockingham County, North...
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William CullomWilliam Cullom was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives. He was born on June 4, 1810 near Monticello, Kentucky in Wayne County. He attended the public schools and studied law in Lexington, Kentucky. He was admitted to the bar, and he practiced in the...
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Isham G. HarrisIsham Green Harris was an American politician. He served as Governor of Tennessee from 1857 to 1862 and as a U.S. Senator from 1877 until his death....
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Frederick P. StantonFrederick Perry Stanton was a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 10th congressional district and an interim governor of territorial Kansas. He was born in Alexandria, Virginia on December 22, 1814...
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Christopher H. WilliamsChristopher Harris Williams was an American politician who represented Tennessee's thirteenth and eleventh districts in the United States House of Representatives. He was born near Hillsborough, North Carolina on December 18, 1798. He pursued an academic course and attended the University of North...
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Richardson A. ScurryRichardson A. Scurry was a Texas politician and a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives...
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Volney E. HowardVolney Erskine Howard was an American lawyer, statesman, and jurist.-Career:Howard commenced law practice in Brandon, Mississippi...
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. Ahiman L. Miner (W).
William HebardWilliam Hebard was a United States Representative from Vermont. He was born in Windham, Connecticut. He attended the common schools and the Orange County Grammar School in Randolph, Vermont. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1827 and commenced practice in East Randolph, Vermont...
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James MeachamJames Meacham was a United States Representative from Vermont. He was born in Rutland, Vermont. He graduated from Middlebury College in 1832 and taught in the seminary at Castleton, Vermont. In addition, he attended the local academy at St. Albans, Vermont and attended Andover Theological...
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Thomas Bartlett, Jr.Thomas Bartlett, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Vermont.Born in Sutton, Vermont, Bartlett attended the common schools.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1833 and commenced practice in Groton, Vermont....
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. John S. Millson (D). Richard K. Meade (D).
Thomas H. AverettThomas Hamlet Averett was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born near Halifax, Virginia, Averett attended the common schools.He served as a drummer boy in the War of 1812.He studied medicine....
(D). Thomas S. Bocock (D).
Paulus PowellPaulus Powell was a nineteenth century politician from Virginia.Born in Amherst County, Virginia, Powell attended private schools as a child and went on to attend Amherst College. He held several local offices and was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1843 to 1849...
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John S. CaskieJohn Samuels Caskie was a nineteenth century congressman, lawyer and judge from Virginia.Born in Richmond, Virginia, Caskie graduated from the University of Virginia in 1842, studied law and was admitted to the bar in around 1842, commencing practice in Richmond...
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Thomas H. BaylyThomas Henry Bayly was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer and judge from Virginia. He was the son of Thomas M. Bayly.-Biography:...
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Alexander R. HolladayAlexander Richmond Holladay was a 19th century politician and lawyer from Virginia.-Early life and background:...
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James F. StrotherJames French Strother was a nineteenth-century American politician and lawyer from Virginia. He was the son of George Strother and grandfather of another named James French Strother....
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Charles J. FaulknerCharles James Faulkner was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia and West Virginia. He was the father of Charles James Faulkner....
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John LetcherJohn Letcher 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 the Virginia General Assembly...
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Henry A. EdmundsonHenry Alonzo Edmundson was a nineteenth century congressman and lawyer from Virginia.-Early life:Born in Blacksburg, Virginia, Edmundson attended private schools as a child and went on to graduate from Georgetown University...
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LaFayette McMullenLaFayette "Fayette" McMullen was a 19th century politician, driver, teamster and banker from the U.S. state of Virginia and Washington Territory....
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James M. H. BealeJames Madison Hite Beale was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Mount Airy, Virginia, Beale pursued preparatory studies.He engaged in agricultural pursuits....
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George W. ThompsonGeorge Western Thompson was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer and judge from Virginia, West Virginia and Ohio....
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Sherrard Clemens was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia and Missouri. He was a cousin to author Samuel L. Clemens ....
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Charles DurkeeCharles Durkee was an American politician and a Congressman and Senator from Wisconsin.-Early life:Durkee was born in Royalton, Vermont. He became a merchant and moved to Wisconsin in 1836...
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Ben C. EastmanBen C. Eastman was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.Born in Strong, Maine, Eastman attended the public schools.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1840 and practiced in Green Bay, Wisconsin....
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James D. DotyJames Duane Doty was a land speculator and politician in the United States who played a large role in the development of Wisconsin and Utah Territory.-Legal career:...
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Henry H. SibleyHenry Hastings Sibley was the first Governor of the U.S. state of Minnesota.-Early life and education:...
. Richard H. Weightman (D).
Joseph LaneJoseph Lane was an American general during the Mexican-American War and a United States Senator from Oregon.-Early life:...
(D). John M. Bernhisel
Changes in membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.
Senate
- replacements: 8
- Democrats (D)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
: 1 seat net gain
- Whigs (W)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
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- deaths: 3
- resignations: 6
- interim appointments: 3
- Total seats with changes: 13
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Benjamin WadeBenjamin Franklin "Bluff" Wade was a U.S. lawyer and United States Senator. In the Senate, he was associated with the Radical Republicans of that time.-Early life:...
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John B. WellerJohn B. Weller was the fifth Governor of California from January 8, 1858 to January 9, 1860 and a Congressman from Ohio, U.S. senator from California, and minister to Mexico.-Life:...
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Isaac TouceyIsaac Toucey was an American statesman who served as a U.S. Senator, Secretary of the Navy, Attorney General of the United States and the 18th Governor of Connecticut....
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| Seated May 12, 1852
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Mississippi(1)
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Jefferson DavisJefferson Finis Davis , also known as Jeff Davis, was an American statesman and leader of the Confederacy during the American Civil War, serving as President for its entire history. He was born in Kentucky to Samuel and Jane Davis...
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| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned September 23, 1851 to run for Governor of Mississippi
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John J. McRaeJohn Jones McCrae was the 21st governor of Mississippi, from 1854 to 1857. He was a Democrat. He also represented Mississippi in the United States Senate in 1851 and 1852, in the U.S. Congress in the 35th and 36th congresses, and in the Confederate Congress during the American Civil War.-External...
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| Appointed December 1, 1851
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Henry S. FooteHenry Stuart Foote was a United States Senator from Mississippi from 1847 to 1852 and Governor of Mississippi from 1852 to 1854. His emotional leadership on the Senate floor helped secure passage of the Compromise of 1850, which for a time averted a civil war in the United States.-Biography:Henry...
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| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 8, 1852 to become Governor of Mississippi
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Walker BrookeWalker Brooke was a United States Senator from Mississippi.Born at Page Brooke, Clarke County, Virginia, he was the son of Humphrey Brooke and Sarah Walker Page. He attended the public schools in Richmond, Virginia and Georgetown, D.C...
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| Elected February 18, 1852
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Mississippi(1)
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John J. McRaeJohn Jones McCrae was the 21st governor of Mississippi, from 1854 to 1857. He was a Democrat. He also represented Mississippi in the United States Senate in 1851 and 1852, in the U.S. Congress in the 35th and 36th congresses, and in the Confederate Congress during the American Civil War.-External...
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| style="font-size:80%" | Successor elected March 17, 1852
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| Elected March 17, 1852
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South Carolina(2)
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Robert RhettRobert Barnwell Rhett, Sr. , was a United States secessionist politician from South Carolina.-Biography:...
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| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned May 7, 1852
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William F. De SaussureWilliam Ford De Saussure was a United States Senator from South Carolina. Born in Charleston, the son of Henry William de Saussure and Elizabeth Ford De Saussure. He graduated from Harvard University in 1810, studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced in Charleston and Columbia...
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| Appointed May 10, 1852
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Georgia(2)
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John M. BerrienJohn Macpherson Berrien of Georgia was a United States Senator and Andrew Jackson's Attorney General.Born at Rocky Hill, New Jersey, to a family of Huguenot ancestry, Berrien moved with his parents to Savannah, Georgia, in 1782; was graduated from Princeton College in 1796; studied law in...
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| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned May 28, 1852
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Robert M. CharltonRobert Milledge Charlton was an American politician and jurist. He served as a Senator representing Georgia from 1852 to 1853....
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| Elected May 31, 1852
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Kentucky(3)
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Henry ClayHenry Clay, Sr. , was a lawyer, politician and skilled orator who represented Kentucky separately in both the Senate and in the House of Representatives...
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| style="font-size:80%" | Died June 29, 1852
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| Appointed July 6, 1852
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James WhitcombJames Whitcomb 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...
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| style="font-size:80%" | Died October 4, 1852
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Charles W. CathcartCharles William Cathcart was a United States Representative and Senator from Indiana. He was born in Funchal, Madeira Island, Portugal where his father, James Leander Cathcart was the United States Consul; he travelled to Spain with his parents, attended private schools, and returned to the United...
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| Appointed December 6, 1852
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Kentucky(3)
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Archibald DixonArchibald Dixon was a U.S. Senator from Kentucky. He represented the Whig Party in both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly, and was elected the 12th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky in 1844, serving under Governor William Owsley. In 1851, the Whigs nominated him for governor, but he lost to...
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| Elected September 1, 1852
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Alabama(3)
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William R. KingWilliam Rufus DeVane King was the 13th Vice President of the United States for about six weeks , and earlier a U.S. Representative from North Carolina, Minister to France, and a Senator from Alabama...
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| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 20, 1852 due to ill health
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Benjamin FitzpatrickBenjamin Fitzpatrick was an American politician, who served as the 11th Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama and as United States Senator from Alabama as a Democrat....
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Robert F. StocktonRobert Field Stockton was a United States naval 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-powered navy. Stockton was from a notable political family and also served as a U.S...
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| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 1, 1853
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William UphamWilliam Upham was a United States Senator from Vermont.-Biography:William Upham was born in Leicester, Massachusetts to Samuel Upham and Martha Upham. He moved with his father to Montpelier, Vermont in 1802...
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Samuel S. PhelpsSamuel Shethar Phelps was a United States Senator from Vermont. He was a member of the Whig Party.Phelps was born in Litchfield, Connecticut. He studied at Yale University and served as a military paymaster during the War of 1812. He then settled in Middlebury, Vermont and became a lawyer, soon...
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Charles W. CathcartCharles William Cathcart was a United States Representative and Senator from Indiana. He was born in Funchal, Madeira Island, Portugal where his father, James Leander Cathcart was the United States Consul; he travelled to Spain with his parents, attended private schools, and returned to the United...
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John PettitJohn Pettit was a United States Representative and Senator from Indiana.Born in Sackets Harbor, New York, he completed preparatory studies and admitted to the bar in 1831...
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House of Representatives
- replacements: 6
- Democrats (D)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
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- Whigs (W)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
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- deaths: 2
- resignations: 5
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Charles AndrewsCharles Andrews was a United States Representative from Maine. He was born in Paris, Maine on February 11, 1814. He attended the district school and graduated from Hebron Academy....
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Isaac ReedIsaac Reed was a United States Representative from Maine. He was born in Waldoboro on August 22, 1809. He prepared for college at Bloomfield Academy, but by preference became a merchant-ship builder. He also engaged in banking....
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George W. ThompsonGeorge Western Thompson was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer and judge from Virginia, West Virginia and Ohio....
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| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned July 30, 1852 after being appointed judge of the Circuit Court of Virginia
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Sherrard ClemensSherrard Clemens was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia and Missouri. He was a cousin to author Samuel L. Clemens ....
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Humphrey MarshallHumphrey Marshall was a four-term antebellum United States Congressman and a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army and a Confederate Congressman during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:...
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Minister to ChinaThe United States Ambassador to China is the chief American diplomat to People's Republic of China . The United States has sent diplomatic representatives to China since 1844, when Caleb Cushing, as Commissioner, negotiated the Treaty of Wanghia. Commissioners represented the United States in...
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William PrestonWilliam Preston was an American lawyer, politician, and ambassador. He also was a brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:...
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Robert Rantoul, Jr.Robert Rantoul, Jr. was an American politician from Massachusetts.He was born in Beverly, Massachusetts. He attended the common schools and Phillips Andover Academy and graduated from Harvard University in 1826...
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Francis B. FayFrancis Ball Fay was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Born in Southboro, Massachusetts, Fay received a limited education.He engaged in mercantile pursuits....
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Orin FowlerOrin Fowler was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Born in Lebanon, Connecticut, Fowler pursued classical studies and attended Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts.He was graduated from Yale College in 1814....
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Edward P. LittleEdward Preble Little was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts. He was born in Marshfield on November 7, 1791. He attended public schools. At the age of nine he was on the U.S. frigate Boston with his father, Capt...
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Benjamin ThompsonBenjamin Thompson was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Born in Charlestown, Massachusetts, Thompson attended the public schools, and then engaged in mercantile pursuits. He served as member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 1830-1831 and 1833-1836...
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Lorenzo SabineLorenzo Sabine was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Born in New Concord , New Hampshire, Sabine moved to Boston, Massachusetts, with his parents in 1811 and to Hampden, Maine, in 1814....
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Alexander H. BuellAlexander Hamilton Buell was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Fairfield, New York, Buell attended the district schools and Fairfield Academy. He engaged in mercantile pursuits in Fairfield, and maintained general stores in other cities...
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Senate
- Chaplain
The Chaplain of the United States Senate opens each session of the United States Senate with a prayer, and provides and coordinates religious programs and pastoral care support for Senators, their staffs, and their families. The Chaplain is appointed by a majority vote of the members of the Senate...
: Clement M. Butler (Episcopalian)
- Secretary
The Secretary of the Senate is an elected officer of the United States Senate. The Secretary supervises an extensive array of offices and services to expedite the day-to-day operations of that body...
: Asbury Dickens elected December 12, 1836
- Sergeant at Arms
The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate is the law enforcer for the United States Senate. One of the chief roles of the Sergeant is to hold the gavel used at every session...
: Robert Beale, elected December 9, 1845
House of Representatives
- Chaplain
The election of William Linn as Chaplain of the House on May 1, 1789, continued the tradition established by the Continental Congresses of each day's proceedings opening with a prayer by a chaplain. The early Chaplains alternated duties with their Senate counterparts on a weekly basis, covering the...
: Littleton F. Morgan (MethodistMethodism is a movement of Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations, claiming a total of approximately seventy million adherents worldwide. The movement traces its roots to John Wesley's evangelistic revival movement within Anglicanism. His younger brother...
), elected December 1, 1851
- James Gallagher
James Gallagher, a Presbyterian, was the Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives in 1852....
(PresbyterianPresbyterianism refers to a number of Christian churches adhering to the Calvinist theological tradition within Protestantism, which are organized according to a characteristic Presbyterian polity. Presbyterian theology typically emphasizes the sovereignty of God, the authority of the Scriptures,...
), elected December 6, 1852
- Clerk
The Clerk of the United States House of Representatives is an officer of the United States House of Representatives, whose primary duty is to act as the chief record-keeper for the House....
: John W. Forney
- Doorkeeper
An appointed officer of the United States House of Representatives from 1789 to 1995, the Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives was chosen by a resolution at the opening of each United States Congress. The Office of the Doorkeeper was based on precedent from the Continental...
: Zadock W. McKnew
- Sergeant at Arms
The United States House of Representatives Sergeant at Arms is an officer of the House with law enforcement, protocol, and administrative responsibilities. The Sergeant at Arms is elected at the beginning of each Congress by the membership of the chamber...
: Adam J. Glossbrenner
- Postmaster
The Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives was an employee of the United States Congress from 1834 to 1993.Before the creation of the office of Postmaster, mail duties were handled by workers in the office of the Doorkeeper, who were paid additional compensation...
: John M. Johnson
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