31st United States Congress
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The 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 of the Zachary Taylor
presidency
and the first months of Millard Fillmore
's. The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives
was based on the Sixth Census of the United States in 1840
. The Senate had a Democratic
majority, while there was a Democratic plurality in the House.
Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers
, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1850; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1852; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1854.
The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.
(W). Henry W. Hilliard (W). Sampson W. Harris
(D). Samuel W. Inge
(D). David Hubbard
(D). Williamson R. W. Cobb
(D). Franklin W. Bowdon
(D)
(D)
.. Edward Gilbert
(D), from September 11, 1850. George W. Wright
(I), from September 11, 1850
(D). Walter Booth
(FS). Chauncey F. Cleveland
(D). Thomas B. Butler
(W)
(W)
(D). John A. McClernand
(D). Timothy R. Young
(D). John Wentworth
(D). William A. Richardson
(D). Edward D. Baker
(W). Thomas L. Harris
(D)
(D). Cyrus L. Dunham
(D). John L. Robinson
(D). George W. Julian
(FS). William J. Brown
(D). Willis A. Gorman
(D). Edward W. McGaughey
(W). Joseph E. McDonald
(D). Graham N. Fitch
(D). Andrew J. Harlan
(D)
(D), until June 29, 1850
(D). James L. Johnson (W). Finis E. McLean
(W). George Caldwell
(D). John B. Thompson
(W). Daniel Breck
(W). Humphrey Marshall
(W). Charles S. Morehead
(W). John C. Mason (D). Richard H. Stanton
(D)
(D). Charles M. Conrad
(W), until August 17, 1850
(D). Nathaniel Littlefield
(D). John Otis
(W). Rufus K. Goodenow
(W). Cullen Sawtelle
(D). Charles Stetson
(D). Thomas J. D. Fuller
(D)
(W). William T. Hamilton
(D). Edward Hammond
(D). Robert M. McLane
(D). Alexander Evans
(W). John B. Kerr
(W)
(W), until July 30, 1850
(D). William Sprague
(W). Kinsley S. Bingham
(D)
(D). Winfield S. Featherston
(D). William McWillie
(D). Albert G. Brown
(D)
(D). William V. Bay (D). James S. Green
(D). Willard P. Hall
(D). John S. Phelps
(D)
(FS). Charles H. Peaslee
(D). James Wilson
(W), until September 9, 1850
(W). William A. Newell
(W). Isaac Wildrick
(D). John Van Dyke
(W). James G. King
(W)
(W). David A. Bokee
(W). J. Phillips Phoenix
(W). Walter Underhill
(W). George Briggs
(W). James Brooks
(W). William Nelson
(W). Ransom Halloway
(W). Thomas McKissock
(W). Herman D. Gould
(W). Peter H. Silvester
(W). Gideon Reynolds
(W). John L. Schoolcraft
(W). George R. Andrews
(W). John R. Thurman
(W). Hugh White (W). Henry P. Alexander
(W). Preston King
(FS). Charles E. Clarke
(W). Orsamus B. Matteson
(W). Hiram Walden
(D). Henry Bennett
(W). William Duer
(W). Daniel Gott
(W). Harmon S. Conger
(W). William T. Jackson
(W). William A. Sackett
(W). Abraham M. Schermerhorn
(W). Robert L. Rose
(W). David Rumsey, Jr.
(W). Elijah Risley
(W). Elbridge G. Spaulding
(W). Harvey Putnam
(W). Lorenzo Burrows
(W)
(W). Joseph P. Caldwell
(W). Edmund Deberry
(W). Augustine H. Shepperd
(W). Abraham W. Venable
(D). John R. J. Daniel
(D). William S. Ashe
(D). Edward Stanly
(W). David Outlaw
(W)
(D). Lewis D. Campbell
(W). Robert C. Schenck
(W). Moses B. Corwin
(W). Emery D. Potter
(D). Rodolphus Dickinson
(D), until March 20, 1849
(A
). Joseph R. Chandler
(W). Henry D. Moore
(W). John Robbins, Jr.
(D). John Freedley
(W). Thomas Ross (D). Jesse C. Dickey
(W). Thaddeus Stevens
(W). William Strong
(D). Milo M. Dimmick
(D). Chester P. Butler
(W), until October 5, 1850
(W). Nathan F. Dixon, Jr.
(W)
(D). James L. Orr
(D). Joseph A. Woodward
(D). John McQueen
(D). Armistead Burt
(D). Isaac E. Holmes
(D). William F. Colcock
(D)
(D). Albert G. Watkins
(W). Josiah M. Anderson
(W). John H. Savage
(D). George W. Jones
(D). James H. Thomas
(D). Meredith P. Gentry
(W). Andrew Ewing
(D). Isham G. Harris
(D). Frederick P. Stanton
(D). Christopher H. Williams
(W)
(D), until January 31, 1851. Volney E. Howard
(D)
(W). William Hebard
(W). George P. Marsh
(W), until ????, 1849
(D). Thomas S. Bocock (D). Paulus Powell
(D). James Seddon
(D). Thomas H. Bayly
(D). Alexander Holladay
(D). Jeremiah Morton
(W). Richard Parker (D). James McDowell
(D). Henry A. Edmundson
(D). LaFayette McMullen
(D). James M. H. Beale
(D). Alexander Newman
(D), until September 8, 1849
(FS). Orsamus Cole
(W). James D. Doty
(D)
, from July 7, 1849. Samuel Thurston (D)
|-
| Illinois
(3)
| | James Shields
(D
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Senate voided election March 6, 1849 as Sen. Shields was determined not to have been a US citizen for the number of years required by the Constitution
| | James Shields
(D
)
| Elected December 3, 1849
|-
| Maryland
(1)
| | Reverdy Johnson
(W
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned March 7, 1849 having been appointed United States Attorney General
| | David Stewart
(W
)
| Appointed December 6, 1849
|-
| Alabama
(2)
| | Benjamin Fitzpatrick
(D
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Sen. Dixon Lewis successor elected November 30, 1849
| | Jeremiah Clemens
(D
)
| Elected November 30, 1849
|-
| Maryland
(1)
| | David Stewart
(W
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Successor elected January 12, 1850
| | Thomas Pratt
(W
)
| Elected January 12, 1850
|-
| South Carolina
(2)
| | John C. Calhoun
(D
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died March 31, 1850
| | Franklin H. Elmore
(D
)
| Appointed April 11, 1850
|-
| South Carolina
(2)
| | Franklin H. Elmore
(D
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died May 29, 1850
| | Robert W. Barnwell
(D
)
| Appointed June 4, 1850
|-
| Ohio
(1)
| | Thomas Corwin
(W
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned July 20, 1850 after being appointed United States Secretary of the Treasury
| | Thomas Ewing
(W
)
| Elected July 20, 1850
|-
| Massachusetts
(1)
| | Daniel Webster
(W
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned July 22, 1850 after being appointed United States Secretary of State
| | Robert C. Winthrop
(W
)
| Appointed July 30, 1850
|-
| California
(1)
| colspan=2 style="font-size:80%" | California admitted to the Union September 9, 1850 and remained vacant until September 10, 1850
| | John C. Frémont
(D
)
| Elected September 10, 1850
|-
| California
(3)
| colspan=2 style="font-size:80%" | California admitted to the Union September 9, 1850 and remained vacant until September 10, 1850
| | William M. Gwin
(D
)
| Elected September 10, 1850
|-
| South Carolina
(2)
| | Robert W. Barnwell
(D
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Successor elected December 18, 1850
| | Robert Rhett
(D
)
| Elected December 18, 1850
|-
| Massachusetts
(1)
| | Robert C. Winthrop
(W
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Successor elected February 1, 1851
| | Robert Rantoul, Jr.
(W
)
| Elected February 1, 1851
|}
|-
|
| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Seat remained vacant after territory became organized at end of previous congress
| Henry H. Sibley
| Seated July 7, 1849
|-
|
| | George Perkins Marsh
(W
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned some time in 1849
| | James Meacham
(W
)
| Seated December 3, 1849
|-
|
| | Rodolphus Dickinson
(D
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died March 20, 1849
| | Amos E. Wood
(D
)
| Seated December 3, 1849
|-
|
| | Alexander Newman
(D
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died September 8, 1849
| | Thomas Haymond
(W
)
| Seated November 8, 1849
|-
|
| | Thomas B. King (W
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned some time in 1850
| | Joseph W. Jackson
(D
)
| Seated March 4, 1850
|-
|
| | William Thompson
(D
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Seat declared vacant June 29, 1850 after contested election. House ruled neither candidate entitled to seat and forced special election
| | Daniel F. Miller
(W
)
| Seated December 20, 1850
|-
|
| | Robert C. Winthrop
(W
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned July 30, 1850 after being appointed to the US Senate
| | Samuel A. Eliot
(W
)
| Seated August 22, 1850
|-
|
| | Charles M. Conrad
(W
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned August 17, 1850 after being appointed United States Secretary of War
| | Henry A. Bullard
(W
)
| Seated December 5, 1850
|-
|
| | James Wilson
(W
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned September 9, 1850
| | George W. Morrison
(D
)
| Seated October 8, 1850
|-
|
| colspan=2 style="font-size:80%" | California admitted into the Union September 9, 1850 and seat remained vacant until September 11, 1850
| | Edward Gilbert
(D
)
| Seated September 11, 1850
|-
|
| colspan=2 style="font-size:80%" | California admitted into the Union September 9, 1850 and seat remained vacant until September 11, 1850
| | George W. Wright
(I
)
| Seated September 11, 1850
|-
|
| | Henry Nes
(W
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died September 10, 1850
| | Joel B. Danner
(D
)
| Seated December 2, 1850
|-
|
| | Chester P. Butler
(W
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died October 5, 1850
| | John Brisbin
(D
)
| Seated November 13, 1850
|-
|
| | John H. Harmanson
(D
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died October 24, 1850
| | Alexander G. Penn
(D
)
| Seated December 30, 1850
|-
|
| | Amos E. Wood
(D
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died November 19, 1850
| | John Bell
(W
)
| Seated January 7, 1851
|-
|
| | David S. Kaufman
(D
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died December 31, 1851
| Vacant
| Not filled this term
|}
United States Senate
The 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 Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The 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.
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, 1849 to March 3, 1851, during the last 17 months of the Zachary Taylor
Zachary Taylor
Zachary Taylor was the 12th President of the United States and an American military leader. Initially uninterested in politics, Taylor nonetheless ran as a Whig in the 1848 presidential election, defeating Lewis Cass...
presidency
President of the United States
The 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....
and the first months of Millard Fillmore
Millard Fillmore
Millard Fillmore was the 13th President of the United States and the last member of the Whig Party to hold the office of president...
's. The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The 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 1840
United States Census, 1840
The 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...
. The Senate had a Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
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...
majority, while there was a Democratic plurality in the House.
Major events
- March 4, 1849: Zachary TaylorZachary TaylorZachary Taylor was the 12th President of the United States and an American military leader. Initially uninterested in politics, Taylor nonetheless ran as a Whig in the 1848 presidential election, defeating Lewis Cass...
became President of the United StatesPresident of the United StatesThe 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.... - March 7, 1850: Senator Daniel WebsterDaniel WebsterDaniel Webster was a leading American statesman and senator from Massachusetts during the period leading up to the Civil War. He first rose to regional prominence through his defense of New England shipping interests...
gave his "Seventh of March" speech in which he endorsed the Compromise of 1850Compromise of 1850The Compromise of 1850 was a package of five bills, passed in September 1850, which defused a four-year confrontation between the slave states of the South and the free states of the North regarding the status of territories acquired during the Mexican-American War...
to prevent a possible civil war - July 9, 1850: Taylor died and Millard FillmoreMillard FillmoreMillard Fillmore was the 13th President of the United States and the last member of the Whig Party to hold the office of president...
became President.
Major legislation
- September 9, 1850: Compromise of 1850Compromise of 1850The Compromise of 1850 was a package of five bills, passed in September 1850, which defused a four-year confrontation between the slave states of the South and the free states of the North regarding the status of territories acquired during the Mexican-American War...
, sess. 1, chs. 48-51, - - September 18, 1850: Fugitive Slave Act, sess. 1, ch. 60,
- September 29, 1850: Donation Land Claim ActDonation Land Claim ActThe Donation Land Claim Act of 1850 was a statute enacted by the United States Congress intended to promote homestead settlement in the Oregon Territory in the Pacific Northwest...
, sess. 1, ch. 76,
States admitted and territories organized
- September 9, 1850 — As part of the Compromise of 1850Compromise of 1850The Compromise of 1850 was a package of five bills, passed in September 1850, which defused a four-year confrontation between the slave states of the South and the free states of the North regarding the status of territories acquired during the Mexican-American War...
:- TexasTexasTexas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
's borders were changed, ch. 48, - New Mexico TerritoryNew Mexico Territorythumb|right|240px|Proposed boundaries for State of New Mexico, 1850The Territory of New Mexico was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from September 9, 1850, until January 6, 1912, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of...
was organized, ch. 49, - CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
was admitted as a state into the Union, ch. 50, - Utah TerritoryUtah TerritoryThe Territory of Utah was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from September 9, 1850, until January 4, 1896, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Utah....
was organized, ch. 51,
- Texas
Senate
During this Congress, two Senate seats were added for the new state of California.| Affiliation | Party | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Democratic Party (United States) 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) |
Whig Whig Party (United States) 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... (W) |
Other | Vacant | ||
| End of previous Congress 30th United States Congress The Thirtieth 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, 1847 to March 3, 1849, during the last two years of... |
36 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 60 | 0 |
| Begin | 32 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 59 | 1 |
| End | 36 | 24 | 62 | 0 | ||
| Final voting share | 58.1% | 3.2% | 38.7% | 0.0% | ||
| Beginning of next Congress 32nd United States Congress The Thirty-second 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, 1851 to March 3, 1853, during the third and... |
34 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 60 | 2 |
House of Representatives
During this Congress, two House seats were added for the new state of California.| Affiliation | Party | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Know Nothing The Know Nothing was a movement by the nativist American political faction of the 1840s and 1850s. It was empowered by popular fears that the country was being overwhelmed by German and Irish Catholic immigrants, who were often regarded as hostile to Anglo-Saxon Protestant values and controlled by... (Know-nothing) (A) |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) 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) |
Whig Whig Party (United States) 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... (W) |
Independent (I) |
Other | Vacant | ||
| End of previous Congress 30th United States Congress The Thirtieth 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, 1847 to March 3, 1849, during the last two years of... |
1 | 111 | 0 | 114 | 1 | 2 | 229 | 1 |
| Begin | 1 | 113 | 9 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 230 | 1 |
| End | 1 | 231 | 2 | |||||
| Final voting share | 0.4% | 48.9% | 3.9% | 46.3% | 0.4% | 0.0% | ||
| Beginning of next Congress 32nd United States Congress The Thirty-second 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, 1851 to March 3, 1853, during the third and... |
0 | 128 | 3 | 85 | 0 | 17 | 233 | 0 |
Leadership
Senate
- President: Millard FillmoreMillard FillmoreMillard Fillmore was the 13th President of the United States and the last member of the Whig Party to hold the office of president...
(WWhig Party (United States)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...
), until July 9, 1850; vacant thereafter. - President pro temporePresident pro tempore of the United States SenateThe 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...
: David AtchisonDavid Rice AtchisonDavid 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), until May 5, 1850- William R. KingWilliam 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), May 6, 1850 – End
- William R. King
House of Representatives
- SpeakerSpeaker of the United States House of RepresentativesThe Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, or Speaker of the House, is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives...
: Howell CobbHowell CobbHowell Cobb was an American political figure. A Southern Democrat, Cobb was a five-term member of the United States House of Representatives and Speaker of the House from 1849 to 1851...
(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
Classes of United States Senators
The 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 ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1850; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1852; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1854.
Alabama
- 3. William R. D. KingWilliam 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) - 2. Benjamin FitzpatrickBenjamin 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....
(D), until November 30, 1849- Jeremiah ClemensJeremiah ClemensJeremiah 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), from November 30, 1849
- Jeremiah Clemens
Arkansas
- 3. Solon BorlandSolon BorlandSolon 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. SebastianWilliam King SebastianWilliam 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)
California
- 3. William M. GwinWilliam M. GwinWilliam 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), from September 10, 1850 - 1. John C. FrémontJohn C. FrémontJohn Charles Frémont , was an American military officer, explorer, and the first candidate of the anti-slavery Republican Party for the office of President of the United States. During the 1840s, that era's penny press accorded Frémont the sobriquet The Pathfinder...
(D), from September 10, 1850
Connecticut
- 1. Roger S. BaldwinRoger Sherman BaldwinRoger Sherman Baldwin was an American lawyer involved in the Amistad case, who later became the 17th Governor of Connecticut and a United States Senator.-Early life:...
(W) - 3. Truman SmithTruman SmithTruman Smith was a politician, lawyer and judge from Connecticut. He was the nephew of Nathaniel Smith and Nathan Smith....
(W)
Delaware
- 2. Presley SpruancePresley SpruancePresley 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. John WalesJohn WalesJohn Wales was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Whig Party, who served as U.S. Senator from Delaware.-Early life and family:...
(W)
Florida
- 1. David Levy YuleeDavid Levy YuleeDavid Levy Yulee, born David Levy was an American politician and attorney from Florida, a territorial delegate to Congress, the first Jewish member of the United States Senate, and a member of the Confederate Congress during the American Civil War...
(D) - 3. Jackson MortonJackson MortonJackson 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)
Georgia
- 2. John Macpherson BerrienJohn 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...
(W) - 3. William C. DawsonWilliam Crosby DawsonWilliam Crosby Dawson was a lawyer, judge, politician, and soldier from Georgia.-Early life, education and legal career:...
(W)
Illinois
- 2. Stephen A. DouglasStephen A. DouglasStephen 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 ShieldsJames ShieldsJames 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), until March 6, 1849- James ShieldsJames ShieldsJames 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), from December 3, 1849
- James Shields
Indiana
- 1. Jesse D. BrightJesse D. BrightJesse 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 WhitcombJames 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...
(D)
Iowa
- 3. Augustus C. DodgeAugustus C. DodgeAugustus 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. JonesGeorge W. JonesGeorge 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)
Kentucky
- 2. Joseph R. UnderwoodJoseph R. UnderwoodJoseph Rogers Underwood was a lawyer, judge, United States Representative and Senator from Kentucky....
(W) - 3. Henry ClayHenry ClayHenry Clay, Sr. , was a lawyer, politician and skilled orator who represented Kentucky separately in both the Senate and in the House of Representatives...
(W)
Louisiana
- 2. Solomon W. DownsSolomon W. DownsSolomon 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 SouléPierre SouléPierre 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)
Maine
- 2. James W. BradburyJames W. BradburyJames Ware Bradbury was a United States Senator from Maine.Born in Parsonsfield, Maine, he attended the common schools and Gorham Academy...
(D) - 1. Hannibal HamlinHannibal HamlinHannibal Hamlin was the 15th Vice President of the United States , serving under President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War...
(D)
Maryland
- 3. James PearceJames PearceJames 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. Reverdy JohnsonReverdy JohnsonReverdy Johnson was a statesman and jurist from Maryland.-Early life:Born in Annapolis, Johnson was the son of a distinguished Maryland lawyer and politician, John Johnson . He graduated from St. John's College in 1812 and then studied law...
(W), until March 7, 1849- David StewartDavid Stewart (Maryland)David Stewart was an American Senator.Stewart was born in Baltimore, Maryland, completed preparatory studies, and attended the College of New Jersey . He graduated from Union College of Schenectady, New York in 1819...
(W), from December 6, 1849 until December 12, 1850 - Thomas PrattThomas PrattThomas 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), from December 12, 1850
- David Stewart
Massachusetts
- 1. Daniel WebsterDaniel WebsterDaniel Webster was a leading American statesman and senator from Massachusetts during the period leading up to the Civil War. He first rose to regional prominence through his defense of New England shipping interests...
(W), until July 22, 1850- Robert C. WinthropRobert Charles WinthropRobert Charles Winthrop was an American lawyer and philanthropist and one time Speaker of the United States House of Representatives....
(W), from July 30, 1850 until February 1, 1851 - Robert J. Rantoul, Jr.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...
(D), from February 1, 1851
- Robert C. Winthrop
- 2. John DavisJohn Davis (Massachusetts Governor)John Davis was an American lawyer, businessman and politician.-Early life:John Davis was born in Northborough, Massachusetts...
(W)
Michigan
- 1. Lewis CassLewis CassLewis 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 FelchAlpheus FelchAlpheus 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)
Mississippi
- 2. Henry S. FooteHenry 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...
(D) - 1. Jefferson DavisJefferson 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...
(D)
Missouri
- 1. Thomas H. BentonThomas Hart Benton (senator)Thomas Hart Benton , nicknamed "Old Bullion", was a U.S. Senator from Missouri and a staunch advocate of westward expansion of the United States. He served in the Senate from 1821 to 1851, becoming the first member of that body to serve five terms...
(D) - 3. David R. AtchisonDavid Rice AtchisonDavid 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)
New Hampshire
- 2. John P. HaleJohn P. HaleJohn 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.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)
New Jersey
- 2. Jacob W. MillerJacob W. MillerJacob 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. William L. DaytonWilliam L. DaytonWilliam Lewis Dayton was an American politician.A distant relation of U.S. House Speaker and U.S. Constitution signatory Jonathan Dayton, he was born in Basking Ridge, New Jersey to farmer Joel Dayton and his wife...
(W)
New York
- 1. Daniel S. DickinsonDaniel S. DickinsonDaniel Stevens Dickinson was a New York politician, most notable as a United States Senator from 1844 to 1851.-Biography:...
(D) - 3. William H. SewardWilliam H. SewardWilliam 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)
North Carolina
- 2. Willie P. MangumWillie Person MangumWillie 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. BadgerGeorge Edmund BadgerGeorge 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)
Ohio
- 1. Thomas CorwinThomas CorwinThomas Corwin , also known as Tom Corwin and The Wagon Boy, was a politician from the state of Ohio who served as a prosecuting attorney, a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, the United States House of Representatives, and the United States Senate, and as the 15th Governor of Ohio 20th...
(W), until July 20, 1850- Thomas EwingThomas EwingThomas Ewing, Sr. was a National Republican and Whig politician from Ohio. He served in the U.S. Senate as well as serving as the Secretary of the Treasury and the first Secretary of the Interior.-Biography:...
(W), from July 20, 1850
- Thomas Ewing
- 3. Salmon P. ChaseSalmon P. ChaseSalmon 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)
Pennsylvania
- 1. Daniel SturgeonDaniel SturgeonDaniel Sturgeon was an American physician, banker and Democratic party politician from Uniontown, Pennsylvania. He served in both houses of the state legislature and represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate....
(D) - 3. James CooperJames Cooper (Pennsylvania)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)
Rhode Island
- 1. Albert C. GreeneAlbert C. GreeneAlbert Collins Greene was a United States Senator from Rhode Island.-Biography:He was born in East Greenwich, the son of Perry Greene, a brother of American Revolutionary War General Nathanael Greene. He graduated from Kent Academy, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1812, and commenced...
(W) - 2. John H. ClarkeJohn Hopkins ClarkeJohn 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)
South Carolina
- 2. John C. CalhounJohn C. CalhounJohn Caldwell Calhoun was a leading politician and political theorist from South Carolina during the first half of the 19th century. Calhoun eloquently spoke out on every issue of his day, but often changed positions. Calhoun began his political career as a nationalist, modernizer, and proponent...
(D), until March 31, 1850- Franklin H. ElmoreFranklin H. ElmoreFranklin Harper Elmore was a United States Representative and Senator. Born in Laurens District, he graduated from the South Carolina College at Columbia in 1819, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1821 and commenced practice in Walterboro...
(D), from April 11, 1850 until May 29, 1850 - Robert W. BarnwellRobert Woodward BarnwellRobert Woodward Barnwell was an American planter, lawyer, and educator from South Carolina who served as a Senator in both the United States Senate and that of the Confederate States of America.-Biography:...
(D), from June 4, 1850 until December 18, 1850 - R. Barnwell RhettRobert RhettRobert Barnwell Rhett, Sr. , was a United States secessionist politician from South Carolina.-Biography:...
(D), from December 18, 1850
- Franklin H. Elmore
- 3. Andrew ButlerAndrew ButlerAndrew Pickens Butler was an United States Senator and one of the authors of the Kansas-Nebraska Act.-Biography:...
(D)
Tennessee
- 1. Hopkins L. TurneyHopkins L. TurneyHopkins Lacy Turney was a Democratic U.S. Representative and United States Senator from Tennessee.-Biography:...
(D) - 2. John BellJohn Bell (Tennessee politician)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)
Texas
- 2. Samuel HoustonSam HoustonSamuel 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. RuskThomas Jefferson RuskThomas 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)
Vermont
- 1. Samuel S. PhelpsSamuel 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...
(W) - 3. William UphamWilliam 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...
(W)
Virginia
- 1. James M. Mason (D)
- 2. Robert M. T. HunterRobert Mercer Taliaferro 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)
Wisconsin
- 1. Henry DodgeHenry DodgeHenry 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. WalkerIsaac P. WalkerIsaac 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
Alabama
. William J. AlstonWilliam J. Alston
William Jeffreys Alston was an American attorney, politician, and planter from Alabama. Originally a Whig and later a Democrat, he served several terms as a county judge, multiple terms as an Alabama senator and representative, and one term as a United States Representative.-Early life:William J...
(W). Henry W. Hilliard (W). Sampson W. Harris
Sampson Willis Harris
Sampson 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). Samuel W. Inge
Samuel Williams Inge
Samuel Williams Inge was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Alabama. He was born on February 22, 1817 in Warren County, North Carolina. He moved to Greene County, Alabama, attended the public schools, and studied law...
(D). David Hubbard
David Hubbard
David Hubbard was a U.S. Representative from Alabama, cousin of Samuel Houston.Born near the town of Old Liberty , Bedford County, Virginia, Hubbard attended the county schools and an academy....
(D). Williamson R. W. Cobb
Williamson Robert Winfield Cobb
Williamson 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). Franklin W. Bowdon
Franklin Welsh Bowdon
Franklin Welsh Bowdon was an Alabama congressman .Bowdon was born in Chester District, South Carolina, graduated from the University of Alabama in 1836, studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Talladega, Alabama...
(D)
Arkansas
. Robert W. JohnsonRobert Ward Johnson
Robert Ward Johnson was a Democratic United States Senator and Confederate States Senator from the State of Arkansas....
(D)
California
Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticketGeneral ticket
General 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 Gilbert
Edward Gilbert
Edward Gilbert was a Democratic California Politician. He was elected in November 1849 at-large as one of California's first two Representatives in the 31st Congress he was seated on September 11, 1850 and served until March 3, 1851. A newspaper editor after his service in Congress, he was killed...
(D), from September 11, 1850. George W. Wright
George Washington Wright
George Washington Wright was a Californian politician. He was the leading vote getter in a November 1849 at-large election for California's first two Representatives in the 31st United States Congress serving from September 11, 1850, to March 3, 1851.-External links:...
(I), from September 11, 1850
Connecticut
. Loren P. WaldoLoren P. Waldo
Loren Pinckney Waldo was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.Born in Canterbury, Connecticut, Waldo attended the common schools.He became a teacher and engaged in agricultural pursuits....
(D). Walter Booth
Walter Booth
Walter Booth was a United States Representative from Connecticut. He was born in Woodbridge, Connecticut. He attended the common schools and settled in Meriden and engaged in manufacturing....
(FS). Chauncey F. Cleveland
Chauncey Fitch Cleveland
Chauncey 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...
(D). Thomas B. Butler
Thomas B. Butler
Thomas Belden Butler was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.Born in Wethersfield, Connecticut, Butler attended the common schools....
(W)
Florida
. Edward C. CabellEdward Carrington Cabell
Edward 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;...
(W)
Georgia
. Thomas B. King (W), until ????, 1850-
- Joseph W. JacksonJoseph Webber JacksonJoseph Webber Jackson was an American politician and lawyer from the state of Georgia who served in the United States Congress....
(D), from March 4, 1850. Marshall J. WellbornMarshall Johnson WellbornMarshall Johnson Wellborn was an American politician, lawyer and jurist.Born near Eatonton, Georgia in 1808 and attended the University of Georgia in Athens. He studied law and was admitted to the state bar in 1826. He began praciticing law in Columbus, Georgia, and was elected to the Georgia...
(D). Allen F. OwenAllen Ferdinand OwenAllen Ferdinand Owen was an American politician and lawyer who served in the United States Congress.Owen was born near the Yadkin River in Wilkes County, North Carolina. He graduated from Franklin College at the University of Georgia in Athens where he was a member of the Phi Kappa Literary Society...
(W). Hugh A. HaralsonHugh A. HaralsonHugh Anderson Haralson was an American farmer and lawyer from Lagrange, Georgia. He represented Georgia in the U.S. Congress from 1843 to 1851. He was the father-in-law of the famous Confederate General John Gordon....
(D). Thomas C. HackettThomas C. HackettThomas C. Hackett was an American politician and lawyer from the state of Georgia who served in the United States Congress....
(D). Howell CobbHowell CobbHowell Cobb was an American political figure. A Southern Democrat, Cobb was a five-term member of the United States House of Representatives and Speaker of the House from 1849 to 1851...
(D). Alexander StephensAlexander 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...
(W). Robert ToombsRobert 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:...
(W)
- Joseph W. Jackson
Illinois
. William H. BissellWilliam Henry Bissell
William 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...
(D). John A. McClernand
John Alexander McClernand
John Alexander McClernand was an American lawyer and politician, and a Union general in the American Civil War. He was a classic case of the politician-in-uniform coming into conflict with career Army officers, graduates of the United States Military Academy. He was a prominent Democratic...
(D). Timothy R. Young
Timothy R. Young
Timothy Roberts Young was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Dover, New Hampshire, Young completed preparatory studies. He attended Phillips Exeter Academy and was graduated from Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, in 1835. He studied law in Dover, New Hampshire, and was admitted to the bar...
(D). John Wentworth
John Wentworth (mayor)
"Long" John Wentworth was the editor of the Chicago Democrat, a two-term mayor of Chicago, and a six-term member of the United States House of Representatives....
(D). William A. Richardson
William Alexander Richardson
William Alexander Richardson was a prominent Illinois Democrat politician before and during the American Civil War....
(D). Edward D. Baker
Edward Dickinson Baker
Edward Dickinson Baker was an English-born American politician, lawyer, military leader. In his political career, Baker served in the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois and later as a U.S. Senator from Oregon. A long-time close friend of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, Baker served as U.S...
(W). Thomas L. Harris
Thomas L. Harris
Thomas Langrell Harris was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.-Early life:Born in Norwich, Connecticut, Harris pursued classical studies and was graduated from Washington College, Hartford, Connecticut, in 1841 where he studied law.-Early career:He was admitted to the bar in 1842 and commenced...
(D)
Indiana
. Nathaniel AlbertsonNathaniel Albertson
Nathaniel Albertson was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Fairfax, Virginia, Albertson moved to Salem, Washington County, Indiana, and engaged in agricultural pursuits....
(D). Cyrus L. Dunham
Cyrus L. Dunham
Cyrus 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:...
(D). John L. Robinson
John L. Robinson
John 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....
(D). George W. Julian
George Washington Julian
George Washington Julian was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer and writer who served in Congress from Indiana. He was the son-in-law of Joshua Reed Giddings.-Biography:...
(FS). William J. Brown
William J. Brown (Indiana)
William John Brown was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.-Early life:Born near Washington, Kentucky, Brown moved to Clermont County, Ohio, in 1808 with his parents, who settled near New Richmond. He attended the common schools and Franklin Academy in Clermont County...
(D). Willis A. Gorman
Willis A. Gorman
Willis Arnold Gorman was an American lawyer, soldier, politician, and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:...
(D). Edward W. McGaughey
Edward W. McGaughey
Edward Wilson McGaughey was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born near Greencastle, Indiana, McGaughey attended the public schools.Deputy clerk of Putnam County.He studied law....
(W). Joseph E. McDonald
Joseph E. McDonald
Joseph Ewing McDonald was a United States Representative and Senator from Indiana. Born in Butler County, Ohio, he moved with his mother to Montgomery County, Indiana in 1826 and apprenticed to the saddler’s trade when twelve years of age in Lafayette, Indiana...
(D). Graham N. Fitch
Graham N. Fitch
Graham 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:...
(D). Andrew J. Harlan
Andrew J. Harlan
Andrew Jackson Harlan was a U.S. Representative from Indiana, cousin of Aaron Harlan.Born near Wilmington, Ohio, Harlan attended the public schools. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1839 and commenced practice in Richmond, Indiana. He moved to Marion, Indiana, in 1839...
(D)
Iowa
. William ThompsonWilliam Thompson (Iowa)
William Thompson , a lawyer, clerk, newspaperman, longtime Army officer, and Democrat, was the first person elected to Congress from Iowa's 1st congressional district. His race for re-election in 1848 was the only Iowa U.S. House election to be revoted. After Thompson's opponent, Whig candidate...
(D), until June 29, 1850
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- Daniel F. MillerDaniel F. MillerDaniel Fry Miller , a pioneer lawyer, was briefly a U.S. Representative from Iowa's 1st congressional district...
(W), from December 20, 1850
- Daniel F. Miller
Kentucky
. Linn BoydLinn Boyd
Linn 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). James L. Johnson (W). Finis E. McLean
Finis McLean
Finis Ewing McLean was a United States Representative from Kentucky. He was the brother of John McLean and uncle of James David Walker. Born near Russellville, Kentucky, he attended the country schools and Lebanon Academy in Logan County, Kentucky. Later, he studied law, was admitted to the bar,...
(W). George Caldwell
George Caldwell
For the Louisiana contractor, see George A. Caldwell.George Alfred Caldwell was a United States Representative from Kentucky. He was born in Columbia, Kentucky where he attended the common schools...
(D). John B. Thompson
John Burton Thompson
John Burton Thompson was a United States Representative and Senator from Kentucky.Born near Harrodsburg, Kentucky, Thompson completed preparatory studies and studied law. He was admitted to the bar and practiced in Harrodsburg, becoming the Commonwealth's Attorney...
(W). Daniel Breck
Daniel Breck
Daniel Breck was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky.Daniel Breck was born in Topsfield, Massachusetts. He graduated from Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, in 1812. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1814 and commenced practice in Richmond, Kentucky,...
(W). Humphrey Marshall
Humphrey Marshall (general)
Humphrey 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:...
(W). Charles S. Morehead
Charles S. Morehead
Charles Slaughter Morehead was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky, and served as the 20th Governor of Kentucky...
(W). John C. Mason (D). Richard H. Stanton
Richard H. Stanton
Richard Henry Stanton was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer, editor and judge from Kentucky....
(D)
Louisiana
. Emile La SéreEmile La Sére
Emile La Sére was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the first district in the state of Louisiana. He served three terms as a Democrat....
(D). Charles M. Conrad
Charles Magill Conrad
Charles Magill Conrad was a Louisiana politician who served in the United States Senate, United States House of Representatives, and Confederate Congress...
(W), until August 17, 1850
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- Henry A. BullardHenry Adams BullardHenry Adams Bullard was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana. He served two terms as a Democrat and one as a Whig....
(W), from December 5, 1850. John H. HarmansonJohn H. HarmansonJohn Henry Harmanson was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana.Born in Norfolk, Virginia, Harmanson pursued classical studies and was graduated from Jefferson College, Washington, Mississippi....
(D), until October 24, 1850 - Alexander G. PennAlexander 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...
(D), from December 30, 1850. Isaac E. MorseIsaac Edward MorseIsaac Edward Morse was a United States Congressman from Louisiana and Attorney General of Louisiana. He was born in Attakapas, Louisiana....
(D)
- Henry A. Bullard
Maine
. Elbridge GerryElbridge Gerry (Maine)
Elbridge Gerry was an American lawyer, who served as a U.S. Congressman from Maine from 1849 to 1851.Gerry was born on December 6, 1813 in Waterford, Maine and was a grandson of former U.S. Vice-President Elbridge Gerry...
(D). Nathaniel Littlefield
Nathaniel Littlefield
Nathaniel Swett Littlefield was a United States Representative from Maine. He was born in Wells on September 20, 1804. He attended the common schools, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1827 and commenced practice in Bridgton, where he also served as postmaster from 1827-1841...
(D). John Otis
John Otis (Maine)
John Otis was a U.S. Representative from Maine.Born in Leeds, Maine, Otis attended the common schools, and was graduated from Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, in 1823.He studied law....
(W). Rufus K. Goodenow
Rufus K. Goodenow
Rufus King Goodenow was a United States Representative from Maine. Born in Henniker, New Hampshire on April 24, 1790, he moved with his parents to Brownfield, Maine in 1802. He received limited schooling, subsequently engaged in agricultural pursuits...
(W). Cullen Sawtelle
Cullen Sawtelle
Cullen Sawtelle was a U.S. Representative from Maine.Born in Norridgewock, Maine, Sawtelle received his early education under private tutors and was graduated from Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, in 1825....
(D). Charles Stetson
Charles Stetson
Charles Stetson was a United States Representative from Maine, and the eldest member of a powerful Bangor political family. He was born in New Ipswich, New Hampshire on November 2, 1801, but moved with his parents to Hampden, Maine in 1802. His father Simeon Stetson kept a store and a sawmill,...
(D). Thomas J. D. Fuller
Thomas Fuller (Maine)
Thomas 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....
(D)
Maryland
. Richard BowieRichard Bowie
Richard 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...
(W). William T. Hamilton
William Thomas Hamilton
William Thomas Hamilton , a member of the United States Democratic Party, was the 38th Governor of Maryland in the United States from 1880 to 1884...
(D). Edward Hammond
Edward Hammond (politician)
Edward 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...
(D). Robert M. McLane
Robert Milligan McLane
Robert Milligan McLane was an American politician, military officer, and diplomat. He served as Ambassador to Mexico, France, and China, as a member of the House of Representatives from the fourth district of Maryland, as Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, and as the 39th Governor of...
(D). Alexander Evans
Alexander Evans
Alexander 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...
(W). John B. Kerr
John Bozman Kerr
John Bozman Kerr was a U.S. Congressman, representing the sixth district of the state of Maryland from 1849 until 1851....
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Massachusetts
. Robert C. WinthropRobert Charles Winthrop
Robert Charles Winthrop was an American lawyer and philanthropist and one time Speaker of the United States House of Representatives....
(W), until July 30, 1850
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- Samuel A. EliotSamuel Atkins Eliot (politician)Samuel Atkins Eliot , was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts....
(W), from August 22, 1850. Daniel P. KingDaniel P. KingDaniel Putnam King was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Born in South Danvers, Massachusetts, now Peabody, Massachusetts King pursued classical studies and graduated from Harvard University in 1823....
(W). James H. DuncanJames 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): vacant. Charles AllenCharles Allen (Massachusetts politician)Charles 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 AshmunGeorge AshmunGeorge Ashmun was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts.Ashmun was born in Blandford, Massachusetts to Eli P. Ashmun and Lucy Hooker. He graduated from Yale in 1823 and was married to Martha E. Hall in 1828...
(W). Julius RockwellJulius RockwellJulius Rockwell was a United States politician from Massachusetts, and the father of Francis Williams Rockwell.Rockwell was born in Colebrook, Connecticut and educated at private schools and then Yale, where he studied law, graduating in 1826. He was admitted to the bar and in 1830 commenced...
(W). Horace MannHorace 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...
(W). Orin FowlerOrin 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....
(W). Joseph GrinnellJoseph Grinnell (politician)Joseph Grinnell was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, and the brother of Moses Hicks Grinnell.Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, Grinnell completed preparatory studies....
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- Samuel A. Eliot
Michigan
. Alexander W. BuelAlexander W. Buel
Alexander Woodruff Buel was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Buel was born in Castleton, Vermont and exhibited precocious intellectual abilities...
(D). William Sprague
William Sprague (1809-1868)
William Sprague was a minister and politician in the U.S. state of Michigan.Sprague was born in Providence, Rhode Island, a distant cousin of William Sprague, Governor of Rhode Island. He attended the public schools there, moved to Michigan, and settled in Kalamazoo, where he studied theology and...
(W). Kinsley S. Bingham
Kinsley S. Bingham
Kinsley Scott Bingham was a U.S. Representative, a U.S. Senator, and the 11th Governor of the state of Michigan.-Early life in New York:...
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Mississippi
. Jacob ThompsonJacob Thompson
Jacob Thompson was a lawyer and politician who served as United States Secretary of the Interior from 1857 to 1861.-Biography:...
(D). Winfield S. Featherston
Winfield S. Featherston
Winfield Scott Featherston "Old Swet" was an antebellum two-term U.S. Representative from Mississippi and a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He was later a state politician and a circuit court judge.-Early life and career:Winfield S...
(D). William McWillie
William McWillie
William McWillie was the twenty-second governor of Mississippi from 1857 to 1859. He was a Democrat. McWillie was the last governor of Mississippi prior to the outbreak of the American Civil War.-Biography:...
(D). Albert G. Brown
Albert G. Brown
Albert 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....
(D)
Missouri
. James B. BowlinJames B. Bowlin
James Butler Bowlin was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born near Fredericksburg, Virginia, Bowlin apprenticed to a trade, but abandoned it to teach school.He received a classical education....
(D). William V. Bay (D). James S. Green
James S. Green
James Stephen Green was a United States Representative and Senator from Missouri.-Early life and education:...
(D). Willard P. Hall
Willard Preble Hall
William 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:...
(D). John S. Phelps
John S. Phelps
John Smith Phelps was a politician, soldier during the American Civil War, and the 23rd Governor of Missouri.-Early life and career:...
(D)
New Hampshire
. Amos TuckAmos Tuck
Amos 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:...
(FS). Charles H. Peaslee
Charles H. Peaslee
Charles 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...
(D). James Wilson
James Wilson II (New Hampshire)
James Wilson was a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire, son of James Wilson .-Life:Born in Peterborough, New Hampshire, Wilson attended New Ipswich Academy and the academies at Atkinson and Exeter...
(W), until September 9, 1850
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- George W. MorrisonGeorge W. MorrisonGeorge Washington Morrison was a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire.Born in Fairlee, Vermont, Morrison attended the common schools and Thetford Academy. He engaged in teaching, then studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1835, commencing practice in Manchester, New Hampshire in 1836...
(D), until October 8, 1850. Harry HibbardHarry 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...
(D)
- George W. Morrison
New Jersey
. Andrew K. HayAndrew K. Hay
Andrew Kessler Hay was an American Whig Party politician who represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1849 to 1851....
(W). William A. Newell
William A. Newell
William Augustus Newell , was an American physician and politician, who was a three-term member of the United States House of Representatives, served as a Republican as the 18th Governor of New Jersey, and as Governor of the Washington Territory from 1880-1884...
(W). Isaac Wildrick
Isaac Wildrick
Isaac Wildrick was an American Democratic Party politician, who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1849 to 1853....
(D). John Van Dyke
John Van Dyke
John Van Dyke was an American jurist and Whig Party politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1847 to 1851.-Biography:...
(W). James G. King
James G. King
James Gore King was an American businessman and Whig Party politician who represented New Jersey's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1849 to 1851...
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New York
. John A. KingJohn Alsop King
John Alsop King was an American politician who served as governor of New York.He was born in the area now encompassed by New York City on 3 January 1788 and was educated at Harrow School in England...
(W). David A. Bokee
David A. Bokee
David Alexander Bokee was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in New York City, Bokee attended the public schools.He engaged in mercantile pursuits.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar and practiced....
(W). J. Phillips Phoenix
Jonas P. Phoenix
Jonas Phillips Phoenix was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Morristown, New Jersey, Phoenix received a limited schooling.He became a merchant in New York City.Alderman of the first ward in 1840, 1842, and 1847....
(W). Walter Underhill
Walter Underhill
Walter Underhill was a United States Representative from New York. Born in New York City, he completed preparatory studies, was trustee of the New York House of Refuge, and was treasurer of New York City for several years...
(W). George Briggs
George Briggs (1805-1869)
George 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...
(W). James Brooks
James Brooks (Whig)
James 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...
(W). William Nelson
William Nelson (congressman)
William Nelson was an American lawyer and judge from Westchester County, New York. He represented New York in the U.S. Congress from 1847 to 1851....
(W). Ransom Halloway
Ransom Halloway
Ransom Halloway was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Beekman, Dutchess County, he engaged in agricultural pursuits and was brigade paymaster of the New York Militia in 1818....
(W). Thomas McKissock
Thomas McKissock
Thomas Mckissock was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Montgomery, New York, Mckissock studied medicine and law.He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Newburgh, New York....
(W). Herman D. Gould
Herman D. Gould
Herman Day Gould was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Sharon, Connecticut, Gould pursued an academic course.He engaged in mercantile pursuits.He served as president of the Delhi National Bank 1839–1849....
(W). Peter H. Silvester
Peter H. Silvester
Peter Henry Silvester was a U.S. Representative from New York, grandson of Peter Silvester.Born in Kinderhook, New York, Silvester attended Kinderhook Academy, and was graduated from Union College, Schenectady, New York, in 1827.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1830 and practiced his...
(W). Gideon Reynolds
Gideon Reynolds
Gideon Reynolds was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Petersburg, New York, Reynolds was educated in private schools.He moved with his father to Hoosick in 1836 and engaged in agricultural pursuits....
(W). John L. Schoolcraft
John L. Schoolcraft
John 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....
(W). George R. Andrews
George R. Andrews
George Rex Andrews was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Ticonderoga, New York, Andrews attended the common schools and was graduated from the Albany Law School....
(W). John R. Thurman
John R. Thurman
John Richardson Thurman was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in New York City, Thurman was graduated from Columbia College in 1835....
(W). Hugh White (W). Henry P. Alexander
Henry P. Alexander
Henry Porteous Alexander was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Little Falls, New York, Alexander attended the public schools.He engaged in mercantile pursuits in Little Falls.He also engaged in banking....
(W). Preston King
Preston King
Preston 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...
(FS). Charles E. Clarke
Charles E. Clarke
Charles Ezra Clarke was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Saybrook, Connecticut, Clarke completed preparatory studies and was graduated from Yale College in 1809.He studied law....
(W). Orsamus B. Matteson
Orsamus B. Matteson
Orsamus Benajah Matteson was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Verona, New York, Matteson attended the common schools.He studied law in Utica, New York....
(W). Hiram Walden
Hiram Walden
Hiram Walden was a United States Representative from New York.Walden was born in Pawlet, Vermont on August 21, 1800, where he attended the district schools. He moved to Berne, New York in 1818 and to what became known as Waldenville, in the Town of Wright, Schoharie County, New York in 1821...
(D). Henry Bennett
Henry Bennett (US politician)
Henry 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...
(W). William Duer
William Duer (1805-1879)
William Duer was an American lawyer and statesman from New York City. He represented New York in the United States House of Representatives for two terms . He was grandson of Continental Congressman William Duer and great-grandson of General William Alexander, Lord Stirling.-External links:*...
(W). Daniel Gott
Daniel Gott
Daniel Gott was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Hebron, near New London, Connecticut, Gott attended the public schools.At the age of sixteen taught school.He moved to Pompey, New York, in 1817.He studied law....
(W). Harmon S. Conger
Harmon S. Conger
Harmon Sweatland Conger was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Freeport, Cortland County, New York Conger attended the local academy at Cortland in 1833.He studied law....
(W). William T. Jackson
William Terry Jackson
William Terry Jackson was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Chester, New York, Jackson attended the common schools and later studied surveying....
(W). William A. Sackett
William A. Sackett
William 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....
(W). Abraham M. Schermerhorn
Abraham M. Schermerhorn
Abraham Maus Schermerhorn was the third mayor of Rochester, New York and a United States Representative from New York....
(W). Robert L. Rose
Robert L. Rose
Robert Lawson Rose was a U.S. Representative from New York, son of Robert Selden Rose and son-in-law of Nathaniel Allen....
(W). David Rumsey, Jr.
David Rumsey (New York)
David Rumsey was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Salem, Washington County, he attended school at Auburn and Hobart College at Geneva, New York. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1831 and commenced practice in Bath...
(W). Elijah Risley
Elijah Risley
Elijah Risley was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Connecticut, Risley completed preparatory studies before moving to Fredonia, New York, in 1807, where he engaged in mercantile pursuits...
(W). Elbridge G. Spaulding
Elbridge G. Spaulding
Elbridge Gerry Spaulding Elbridge Gerry Spaulding Elbridge Gerry Spaulding (February 24, 1809 - May 5, 1897 was an American lawyer, banker, and politician. He supported the idea for the first U.S...
(W). Harvey Putnam
Harvey Putnam
Harvey Putnam was a United States House of Representative from New York. Born in Brattleboro, Vermont, he attended the common schools, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1816 and commenced practice in Attica, New York in 1817...
(W). Lorenzo Burrows
Lorenzo Burrows
Lorenzo Burrows was an American merchant, banker and politician.-Life:...
(W)
North Carolina
. Thomas L. ClingmanThomas Lanier Clingman
Thomas 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...
(W). Joseph P. Caldwell
Joseph Pearson Caldwell
Joseph 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...
(W). Edmund Deberry
Edmund Deberry
Edmund Deberry was a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina, from 1829 to 1831, from 1833 to 1845 and from 1849 to 1851....
(W). Augustine H. Shepperd
Augustine Henry Shepperd
Augustine Henry Shepperd was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born in Rockford, North Carolina, February 24, 1792; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Surry County, North Carolina; member of the State house of...
(W). Abraham W. Venable
Abraham Watkins Venable
Abraham 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:...
(D). John R. J. Daniel
John Reeves Jones Daniel
John 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...
(D). William S. Ashe
William Shepperd Ashe
William Shepperd Ashe was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1849 and 1855.-Biography:...
(D). Edward Stanly
Edward Stanly
Edward 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...
(W). David Outlaw
David Outlaw
David 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...
(W)
Ohio
. David T. DisneyDavid T. Disney
David 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....
(D). Lewis D. Campbell
Lewis D. Campbell
Lewis 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:...
(W). Robert C. Schenck
Robert C. Schenck
Robert Cumming Schenck was a Union Army general in the American Civil War, and American diplomatic representative to Brazil and the United Kingdom. He was at both battles of Bull Run and took part in the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1862, and the Battle of Cross Keys...
(W). Moses B. Corwin
Moses Bledso Corwin
Moses Bledso Corwin was a United States Representative from Ohio.Born in Bourbon County, Kentucky, he spent the early part of his life on a farm, and attended the rural schools...
(W). Emery D. Potter
Emery D. Potter
Emery Davis Potter was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Potter attended the district school and the academy in Herkimer County, New York....
(D). Rodolphus Dickinson
Rodolphus Dickinson
Rodolphus Dickinson was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Hatfield, Massachusetts, Dickinson attended the public schools and Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts from 1818 to 1821.He studied law....
(D), until March 20, 1849
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- Amos E. WoodAmos E. WoodAmos Eastman Wood was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Ellisburg, New York, Wood attended the common schools. He moved to Sandusky County, Ohio, in 1833 and engaged in agricultural pursuits...
(D), from December 3, 1849 until November 19, 1850 - John BellJohn Bell (Ohio politician)John Bell was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Pennsboro, Pennsylvania, Bell received a limited education. He moved to Ohio in 1810 with his parents, who settled in Greene County, near Xenia. He moved to Lower Sandusky in 1823 and served as mayor in 1830...
(W), from January 7, 1851. Jonathan D. MorrisJonathan D. MorrisJonathan David Morris was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, son of Thomas Morris and brother of Isaac N. Morris.Born in Columbia, Ohio, Morris attended the public schools.He studied law....
(D). John L. TaylorJohn 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.....
(W). Edson B. OldsEdson 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...
(D). Charles SweetserCharles 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....
(D). John K. MillerJohn K. MillerJohn Krepps Miller was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Mount Vernon, Ohio, Miller attended the public schools....
(D). Samuel F. VintonSamuel Finley VintonSamuel Finley Vinton was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio from March 4, 1823 to March 4, 1837 and again from March 4, 1843 to March 4, 1851....
(W). William A. WhittleseyWilliam A. WhittleseyWilliam Augustus Whittlesey was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, nephew of Elisha Whittlesey.Born in Danbury, Connecticut, Whittlesey attended the common schools and was graduated from Yale College in 1816....
(D). Nathan Evans (W). William F. HunterWilliam 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). Moses HoaglandMoses HoaglandMoses Hoagland was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born near Baltimore, Maryland, Hoagland attended the local public schools. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1842, commencing practice in Millersburg, Ohio...
(D). Joseph CableJoseph 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). John CrowellJohn Crowell (Ohio)John Crowell was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in East Haddam, Connecticut, Crowell moved to Ohio in 1806 with his parents, who settled in Rome, Ashtabula County.He attended the district school....
(W). Joshua R. GiddingsJoshua Reed 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,...
(FS). Joseph M. RootJoseph M. RootJoseph Mosley Root was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Brutus, New York, Root pursued classical studies.He studied law in Auburn, New York.He moved to Ohio in 1829....
(FS)
- Amos E. Wood
Pennsylvania
. Lewis C. LevinLewis Charles Levin
Lewis Charles Levin was a Philadelphia politician, prominent Know Nothing, and anti-Catholic social activist of the 1840s and 1850s. He served three terms in Congress , representing the Pennsylvania 1st District...
(A
Know Nothing
The Know Nothing was a movement by the nativist American political faction of the 1840s and 1850s. It was empowered by popular fears that the country was being overwhelmed by German and Irish Catholic immigrants, who were often regarded as hostile to Anglo-Saxon Protestant values and controlled by...
). Joseph R. Chandler
Joseph Ripley Chandler
Joseph 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...
(W). Henry D. Moore
Henry Dunning Moore
Henry 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...
(W). John Robbins, Jr.
John Robbins (congressman)
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...
(D). John Freedley
John Freedley
John Freedley was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.John Freedley was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools and Norristown Academy. He served as an assistant to his father, who operated a brickyard. He studied law, was admitted to...
(W). Thomas Ross (D). Jesse C. Dickey
Jesse Column Dickey
Jesse Column Dickey was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
(W). Thaddeus Stevens
Thaddeus Stevens
Thaddeus Stevens , of Pennsylvania, was a Republican leader and one of the most powerful members of the United States House of Representatives...
(W). William Strong
William Strong (judge)
William Strong was an American jurist and politician. He was a justice on the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States.-Early life:...
(D). Milo M. Dimmick
Milo Melankthon Dimmick
Milo Melankthon Dimmick was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Milo Melankthon Dimmick was born in Milford, Pennsylvania...
(D). Chester P. Butler
Chester Pierce Butler
Chester Pierce Butler was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Chester P. Butler was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He attended Wilkes-Barre Academy and was graduated from Princeton College in 1817. He served as trustee of Wilkes-Barre Academy from 1818 to...
(W), until October 5, 1850
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- John BrisbinJohn BrisbinJohn Brisbin was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.John Brisbin was born in Sherburne, New York...
(D), from November 13, 1850. David WilmotDavid WilmotDavid Wilmot was a U.S. political figure. He was a sponsor and eponym of the Wilmot Proviso which aimed to ban slavery in land gained from Mexico in the Mexican-American War of 1846–1848. Wilmot was a Democrat, a Free Soiler, and a Republican during his political career...
(D). Joseph CaseyJoseph Casey (congressman)Joseph Casey was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Joseph Casey was born at Ringgold Manor, Maryland. He studied law in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, was admitted to the bar in 1838 and commenced practice in Bloomfield, Pennsylvania...
(W). Charles W. PitmanCharles Wesley PitmanCharles Wesley Pitman was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Charles Wesley Pitman was born in New Jersey. He graduated from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in 1838...
(W). Henry NesHenry NesHenry Nes was an American medical doctor and politician.-Biography:Nes was born in York, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Princeton College...
(W), until September 10, 1850 - Joel B. DannerJoel Buchanan DannerJoel Buchanan Danner was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Joel B. Danner was born in Liberty, Maryland. He engaged in the hardware business and carriage building at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania...
(D), from December 2, 1850. James X. McLanahanJames Xavier 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...
(D). Samuel CalvinSamuel CalvinSamuel Calvin was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:Samuel Calvin was born in Washingtonville, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and Milton Academy...
(W). Andrew J. OgleAndrew Jackson OgleAndrew Jackson Ogle was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Andrew J. Ogle was born in Somerset, Pennsylvania. He attended Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1843 and commenced practice in Somerset...
(W). Job MannJob MannJob Mann was a Jacksonian and Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Job Mann was born in Bethel Township, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and the Bedford Academy. He served as clerk to the board of county commissioners in 1816...
(D). Robert R. ReedRobert Rentoul ReedRobert Rentoul Reed was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Robert R. Reed was born in Washington, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Washington and Jefferson College in Washington in 1824 and from the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania in 1829...
(W). Moses HamptonMoses HamptonMoses Hampton was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Moses Hampton was born in Beaver, Pennsylvania. He moved with his parents to Trumbull County, Ohio. He pursued classical studies and graduated from Washington College in Washington, Pennsylvania, in 1827...
(W). John W. HoweJohn 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...
(FS). James ThompsonJames Thompson (jurist)James Thompson was a politician and jurist from Pennsylvania.Thompson was born in Middlesex Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania on October 1, 1806. After learning the printing trade, Thompson studied law...
(D). Alfred GilmoreAlfred 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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- John Brisbin
Rhode Island
. George G. KingGeorge Gordon King
George 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). Nathan F. Dixon, Jr.
Nathan F. Dixon (1812-1881)
Nathan Fellows Dixon was a United States Representative from Rhode Island. He was the son of Nathan F. Dixon, and the father of Nathan F. Dixon, III....
(W)
South Carolina
. Daniel WallaceDaniel Wallace (Congressman)
Daniel 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...
(D). James L. Orr
James Lawrence Orr
James Lawrence Orr was an American politician who served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives in the United States Congress...
(D). Joseph A. Woodward
Joseph A. Woodward
Joseph 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...
(D). John McQueen
John McQueen
John McQueen was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina and a member of the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War....
(D). Armistead Burt
Armistead Burt
Armistead 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...
(D). Isaac E. Holmes
Isaac E. Holmes
Isaac Edward Holmes was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Holmes attended the common schools, received private tuition, and was graduated from Yale College in 1815.He studied law....
(D). William F. Colcock
William F. Colcock
William 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...
(D)
Tennessee
. Andrew JohnsonAndrew Johnson
Andrew 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...
(D). Albert G. Watkins
Albert Galiton Watkins
Albert 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...
(W). Josiah M. Anderson
Josiah M. Anderson
Josiah McNair Anderson was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 3rd congressional district. He was born near Pikeville, Tennessee in Bledsoe County on November 29, 1807...
(W). John H. Savage
John Houston Savage
John 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...
(D). George W. Jones
George Washington Jones (Tennessee politician)
George 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....
(D). James H. Thomas
James Houston Thomas
James Houston Thomas was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 6th congressional district.-Biography:...
(D). Meredith P. Gentry
Meredith Poindexter Gentry
Meredith 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...
(W). Andrew Ewing
Andrew Ewing
Andrew Ewing was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 8th congressional district of Tennessee.-Birography:...
(D). Isham G. Harris
Isham G. Harris
Isham 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....
(D). Frederick P. Stanton
Frederick Perry Stanton
Frederick 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...
(D). Christopher H. Williams
Christopher Harris Williams
Christopher 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...
(W)
Texas
. David S. KaufmanDavid S. Kaufman
David Spangler Kaufman was a U.S. Representative from Texas. He was the first Jew elected to Congress from Texas.-Early life and education:...
(D), until January 31, 1851. Volney E. Howard
Volney E. Howard
Volney Erskine Howard was an American lawyer, statesman, and jurist.-Career:Howard commenced law practice in Brandon, Mississippi...
(D)
Vermont
. William HenryWilliam Henry (congressman)
William Henry was an American manufacturer and banker. He represented Vermont in the U.S. Congress from 1847 to 1851.-External links:*...
(W). William Hebard
William Hebard
William 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...
(W). George P. Marsh
George Perkins Marsh
George Perkins Marsh , an American diplomat and philologist, is considered by some to be America's first environmentalist, although "conservationist" would be more accurate...
(W), until ????, 1849
-
- James MeachamJames 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...
(W), from December 3, 1849. Lucius B. Peck (D)
- James Meacham
Virginia
. John S. Millson (D). Richard K. Meade (D). Thomas H. AverettThomas H. Averett
Thomas 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 Powell
Paulus Powell
Paulus 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...
(D). James Seddon
James Seddon
James Alexander Seddon was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms in the U.S. Congress as a member of the Democratic Party. He was appointed Confederate States Secretary of War by Jefferson Davis during the American Civil War.-Biography:Seddon was born in Falmouth, Stafford County,...
(D). Thomas H. Bayly
Thomas H. Bayly
Thomas Henry Bayly was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer and judge from Virginia. He was the son of Thomas M. Bayly.-Biography:...
(D). Alexander Holladay
Alexander Holladay
Alexander Richmond Holladay was a 19th century politician and lawyer from Virginia.-Early life and background:...
(D). Jeremiah Morton
Jeremiah Morton
Jeremiah Morton was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia. He was the younger brother of Florida senator Jackson Morton....
(W). Richard Parker (D). James McDowell
James McDowell
James McDowell was a U.S. Congressman and the 29th Governor of Virginia from 1843 to 1846.McDowell was born at "Cherry Grove," near Rockbridge County, Virginia, on October 13, 1795...
(D). Henry A. Edmundson
Henry A. Edmundson
Henry 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...
(D). LaFayette McMullen
LaFayette McMullen
LaFayette "Fayette" McMullen was a 19th century politician, driver, teamster and banker from the U.S. state of Virginia and Washington Territory....
(D). James M. H. Beale
James M. H. Beale
James Madison Hite Beale was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Mount Airy, Virginia, Beale pursued preparatory studies.He engaged in agricultural pursuits....
(D). Alexander Newman
Alexander Newman
Alexander Newman was a nineteenth century politician from Virginia.Born near Orange, Virginia, Newman had pursued in an academic course. He held several local offices before serving in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1836 to 1838 and in the Virginia Senate from 1841 to 1846...
(D), until September 8, 1849
-
- Thomas HaymondThomas HaymondThomas Sherwood Haymond was a nineteenth century congressman and lawyer from Virginia.-Biography:Born near Fairmont, Virginia , Haymond attended private schools as a child and went on to attend the College of William and Mary...
(W), from November 8, 1849
- Thomas Haymond
Wisconsin
. Charles DurkeeCharles Durkee
Charles 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...
(FS). Orsamus Cole
Orsamus Cole
Orsamus Cole was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.Born in Cazenovia, New York, Cole attended the common schools and graduated from Union College, Schenectady, New York, in 1843.He studied law....
(W). James D. Doty
James Duane Doty
James 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:...
(D)
Non-voting members
. Henry H. SibleyHenry Hastings Sibley
Henry Hastings Sibley was the first Governor of the U.S. state of Minnesota.-Early life and education:...
, from July 7, 1849. Samuel Thurston (D)
Changes in membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.Senate
- replacements: 5
- Democrats (D)Democratic Party (United States)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...
: no net change - Whigs (W)Whig Party (United States)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...
: no net change
- Democrats (D)
- deaths: 1
- resignations: 3
- seats from newly admitted states: 2
- interim appointments: 4
- Total seats with changes: 8
|-
| Illinois
(3)
| | James Shields
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
Democratic Party (United States)
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...
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Senate voided election March 6, 1849 as Sen. Shields was determined not to have been a US citizen for the number of years required by the Constitution
United States Constitution
The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America. It is the framework for the organization of the United States government and for the relationship of the federal government with the states, citizens, and all people within the United States.The first three...
| | James Shields
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
Democratic Party (United States)
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...
)
| Elected December 3, 1849
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| Maryland
(1)
| | Reverdy Johnson
Reverdy Johnson
Reverdy Johnson was a statesman and jurist from Maryland.-Early life:Born in Annapolis, Johnson was the son of a distinguished Maryland lawyer and politician, John Johnson . He graduated from St. John's College in 1812 and then studied law...
(W
Whig Party (United States)
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...
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned March 7, 1849 having been appointed United States Attorney General
United States Attorney General
The United States Attorney General is the head of the United States Department of Justice concerned with legal affairs and is the chief law enforcement officer of the United States government. The attorney general is considered to be the chief lawyer of the U.S. government...
| | David Stewart
David Stewart (Maryland)
David Stewart was an American Senator.Stewart was born in Baltimore, Maryland, completed preparatory studies, and attended the College of New Jersey . He graduated from Union College of Schenectady, New York in 1819...
(W
Whig Party (United States)
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...
)
| Appointed December 6, 1849
|-
| Alabama
(2)
| | Benjamin Fitzpatrick
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
Democratic Party (United States)
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...
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Sen. Dixon Lewis successor elected November 30, 1849
| | Jeremiah Clemens
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
Democratic Party (United States)
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...
)
| Elected November 30, 1849
|-
| Maryland
(1)
| | David Stewart
David Stewart (Maryland)
David Stewart was an American Senator.Stewart was born in Baltimore, Maryland, completed preparatory studies, and attended the College of New Jersey . He graduated from Union College of Schenectady, New York in 1819...
(W
Whig Party (United States)
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...
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Successor elected January 12, 1850
| | Thomas Pratt
Thomas 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
Whig Party (United States)
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...
)
| Elected January 12, 1850
|-
| South Carolina
(2)
| | John C. Calhoun
John C. Calhoun
John Caldwell Calhoun was a leading politician and political theorist from South Carolina during the first half of the 19th century. Calhoun eloquently spoke out on every issue of his day, but often changed positions. Calhoun began his political career as a nationalist, modernizer, and proponent...
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
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...
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died March 31, 1850
| | Franklin H. Elmore
Franklin H. Elmore
Franklin Harper Elmore was a United States Representative and Senator. Born in Laurens District, he graduated from the South Carolina College at Columbia in 1819, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1821 and commenced practice in Walterboro...
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
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...
)
| Appointed April 11, 1850
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| South Carolina
(2)
| | Franklin H. Elmore
Franklin H. Elmore
Franklin Harper Elmore was a United States Representative and Senator. Born in Laurens District, he graduated from the South Carolina College at Columbia in 1819, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1821 and commenced practice in Walterboro...
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
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...
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died May 29, 1850
| | Robert W. Barnwell
Robert Woodward Barnwell
Robert Woodward Barnwell was an American planter, lawyer, and educator from South Carolina who served as a Senator in both the United States Senate and that of the Confederate States of America.-Biography:...
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
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...
)
| Appointed June 4, 1850
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| Ohio
(1)
| | Thomas Corwin
Thomas Corwin
Thomas Corwin , also known as Tom Corwin and The Wagon Boy, was a politician from the state of Ohio who served as a prosecuting attorney, a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, the United States House of Representatives, and the United States Senate, and as the 15th Governor of Ohio 20th...
(W
Whig Party (United States)
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...
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned July 20, 1850 after being appointed United States Secretary of the Treasury
United States Secretary of the Treasury
The Secretary of the Treasury of the United States is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, which is concerned with financial and monetary matters, and, until 2003, also with some issues of national security and defense. This position in the Federal Government of the United...
| | Thomas Ewing
Thomas Ewing
Thomas Ewing, Sr. was a National Republican and Whig politician from Ohio. He served in the U.S. Senate as well as serving as the Secretary of the Treasury and the first Secretary of the Interior.-Biography:...
(W
Whig Party (United States)
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...
)
| Elected July 20, 1850
|-
| Massachusetts
(1)
| | Daniel Webster
Daniel Webster
Daniel Webster was a leading American statesman and senator from Massachusetts during the period leading up to the Civil War. He first rose to regional prominence through his defense of New England shipping interests...
(W
Whig Party (United States)
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...
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned July 22, 1850 after being appointed United States Secretary of State
United States Secretary of State
The United States Secretary of State is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with foreign affairs. The Secretary is a member of the Cabinet and the highest-ranking cabinet secretary both in line of succession and order of precedence...
| | Robert C. Winthrop
Robert Charles Winthrop
Robert Charles Winthrop was an American lawyer and philanthropist and one time Speaker of the United States House of Representatives....
(W
Whig Party (United States)
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...
)
| Appointed July 30, 1850
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| California
(1)
| colspan=2 style="font-size:80%" | California admitted to the Union September 9, 1850 and remained vacant until September 10, 1850
| | John C. Frémont
John C. Frémont
John Charles Frémont , was an American military officer, explorer, and the first candidate of the anti-slavery Republican Party for the office of President of the United States. During the 1840s, that era's penny press accorded Frémont the sobriquet The Pathfinder...
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
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...
)
| Elected September 10, 1850
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| California
(3)
| colspan=2 style="font-size:80%" | California admitted to the Union September 9, 1850 and remained vacant until September 10, 1850
| | William M. Gwin
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
Democratic Party (United States)
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...
)
| Elected September 10, 1850
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| South Carolina
(2)
| | Robert W. Barnwell
Robert Woodward Barnwell
Robert Woodward Barnwell was an American planter, lawyer, and educator from South Carolina who served as a Senator in both the United States Senate and that of the Confederate States of America.-Biography:...
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
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...
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Successor elected December 18, 1850
| | Robert Rhett
Robert Rhett
Robert Barnwell Rhett, Sr. , was a United States secessionist politician from South Carolina.-Biography:...
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
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...
)
| Elected December 18, 1850
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| Massachusetts
(1)
| | Robert C. Winthrop
Robert Charles Winthrop
Robert Charles Winthrop was an American lawyer and philanthropist and one time Speaker of the United States House of Representatives....
(W
Whig Party (United States)
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...
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Successor elected February 1, 1851
| | Robert Rantoul, Jr.
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...
(W
Whig Party (United States)
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...
)
| Elected February 1, 1851
|}
House of Representatives
- replacements: 11
- Democrats (D)Democratic Party (United States)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...
: 2 seat net gain - Whigs (W)Whig Party (United States)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...
: 2 seat net loss
- Democrats (D)
- deaths: 8
- resignations: 5
- contested election:1
- seats from newly admitted states: 2
- Total seats with changes: 16
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| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Seat remained vacant after territory became organized at end of previous congress
| Henry H. Sibley
Henry Hastings Sibley
Henry Hastings Sibley was the first Governor of the U.S. state of Minnesota.-Early life and education:...
| Seated July 7, 1849
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|
| | George Perkins Marsh
George Perkins Marsh
George Perkins Marsh , an American diplomat and philologist, is considered by some to be America's first environmentalist, although "conservationist" would be more accurate...
(W
Whig Party (United States)
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...
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned some time in 1849
| | James Meacham
James Meacham
James 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...
(W
Whig Party (United States)
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...
)
| Seated December 3, 1849
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|
| | Rodolphus Dickinson
Rodolphus Dickinson
Rodolphus Dickinson was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Hatfield, Massachusetts, Dickinson attended the public schools and Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts from 1818 to 1821.He studied law....
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
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...
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died March 20, 1849
| | Amos E. Wood
Amos E. Wood
Amos Eastman Wood was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Ellisburg, New York, Wood attended the common schools. He moved to Sandusky County, Ohio, in 1833 and engaged in agricultural pursuits...
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
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...
)
| Seated December 3, 1849
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|
| | Alexander Newman
Alexander Newman
Alexander Newman was a nineteenth century politician from Virginia.Born near Orange, Virginia, Newman had pursued in an academic course. He held several local offices before serving in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1836 to 1838 and in the Virginia Senate from 1841 to 1846...
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
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...
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died September 8, 1849
| | Thomas Haymond
Thomas Haymond
Thomas Sherwood Haymond was a nineteenth century congressman and lawyer from Virginia.-Biography:Born near Fairmont, Virginia , Haymond attended private schools as a child and went on to attend the College of William and Mary...
(W
Whig Party (United States)
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...
)
| Seated November 8, 1849
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|
| | Thomas B. King (W
Whig Party (United States)
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...
)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned some time in 1850
| | Joseph W. Jackson
Joseph Webber Jackson
Joseph Webber Jackson was an American politician and lawyer from the state of Georgia who served in the United States Congress....
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Democratic Party (United States)
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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| Seated March 4, 1850
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| | William Thompson
William Thompson (Iowa)
William Thompson , a lawyer, clerk, newspaperman, longtime Army officer, and Democrat, was the first person elected to Congress from Iowa's 1st congressional district. His race for re-election in 1848 was the only Iowa U.S. House election to be revoted. After Thompson's opponent, Whig candidate...
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Democratic Party (United States)
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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| style="font-size:80%" | Seat declared vacant June 29, 1850 after contested election. House ruled neither candidate entitled to seat and forced special election
| | Daniel F. Miller
Daniel F. Miller
Daniel Fry Miller , a pioneer lawyer, was briefly a U.S. Representative from Iowa's 1st congressional district...
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Whig Party (United States)
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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| Seated December 20, 1850
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| | Robert C. Winthrop
Robert Charles Winthrop
Robert Charles Winthrop was an American lawyer and philanthropist and one time Speaker of the United States House of Representatives....
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Whig Party (United States)
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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| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned July 30, 1850 after being appointed to the US Senate
| | Samuel A. Eliot
Samuel Atkins Eliot (politician)
Samuel Atkins Eliot , was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts....
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Whig Party (United States)
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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| Seated August 22, 1850
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| | Charles M. Conrad
Charles Magill Conrad
Charles Magill Conrad was a Louisiana politician who served in the United States Senate, United States House of Representatives, and Confederate Congress...
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Whig Party (United States)
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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| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned August 17, 1850 after being appointed United States Secretary of War
United States Secretary of War
The Secretary of War was a member of the United States President's Cabinet, beginning with George Washington's administration. A similar position, called either "Secretary at War" or "Secretary of War," was appointed to serve the Congress of the Confederation under the Articles of Confederation...
| | Henry A. Bullard
Henry Adams Bullard
Henry Adams Bullard was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana. He served two terms as a Democrat and one as a Whig....
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Whig Party (United States)
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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| Seated December 5, 1850
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| | James Wilson
James Wilson II (New Hampshire)
James Wilson was a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire, son of James Wilson .-Life:Born in Peterborough, New Hampshire, Wilson attended New Ipswich Academy and the academies at Atkinson and Exeter...
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Whig Party (United States)
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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| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned September 9, 1850
| | George W. Morrison
George W. Morrison
George Washington Morrison was a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire.Born in Fairlee, Vermont, Morrison attended the common schools and Thetford Academy. He engaged in teaching, then studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1835, commencing practice in Manchester, New Hampshire in 1836...
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Democratic Party (United States)
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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| Seated October 8, 1850
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| colspan=2 style="font-size:80%" | California admitted into the Union September 9, 1850 and seat remained vacant until September 11, 1850
| | Edward Gilbert
Edward Gilbert
Edward Gilbert was a Democratic California Politician. He was elected in November 1849 at-large as one of California's first two Representatives in the 31st Congress he was seated on September 11, 1850 and served until March 3, 1851. A newspaper editor after his service in Congress, he was killed...
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Democratic Party (United States)
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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| Seated September 11, 1850
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| colspan=2 style="font-size:80%" | California admitted into the Union September 9, 1850 and seat remained vacant until September 11, 1850
| | George W. Wright
George Washington Wright
George Washington Wright was a Californian politician. He was the leading vote getter in a November 1849 at-large election for California's first two Representatives in the 31st United States Congress serving from September 11, 1850, to March 3, 1851.-External links:...
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Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
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| Seated September 11, 1850
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| | Henry Nes
Henry Nes
Henry Nes was an American medical doctor and politician.-Biography:Nes was born in York, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Princeton College...
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Whig Party (United States)
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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| style="font-size:80%" | Died September 10, 1850
| | Joel B. Danner
Joel Buchanan Danner
Joel Buchanan Danner was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Joel B. Danner was born in Liberty, Maryland. He engaged in the hardware business and carriage building at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania...
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Democratic Party (United States)
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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| Seated December 2, 1850
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| | Chester P. Butler
Chester Pierce Butler
Chester Pierce Butler was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Chester P. Butler was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He attended Wilkes-Barre Academy and was graduated from Princeton College in 1817. He served as trustee of Wilkes-Barre Academy from 1818 to...
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Whig Party (United States)
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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| style="font-size:80%" | Died October 5, 1850
| | John Brisbin
John Brisbin
John Brisbin was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.John Brisbin was born in Sherburne, New York...
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Democratic Party (United States)
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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| Seated November 13, 1850
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| | John H. Harmanson
John H. Harmanson
John Henry Harmanson was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana.Born in Norfolk, Virginia, Harmanson pursued classical studies and was graduated from Jefferson College, Washington, Mississippi....
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Democratic Party (United States)
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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| style="font-size:80%" | Died October 24, 1850
| | Alexander G. Penn
Alexander G. Penn
Alexander 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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Democratic Party (United States)
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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| Seated December 30, 1850
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| | Amos E. Wood
Amos E. Wood
Amos Eastman Wood was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Ellisburg, New York, Wood attended the common schools. He moved to Sandusky County, Ohio, in 1833 and engaged in agricultural pursuits...
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Democratic Party (United States)
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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| style="font-size:80%" | Died November 19, 1850
| | John Bell
John Bell (Ohio politician)
John Bell was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Pennsboro, Pennsylvania, Bell received a limited education. He moved to Ohio in 1810 with his parents, who settled in Greene County, near Xenia. He moved to Lower Sandusky in 1823 and served as mayor in 1830...
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Whig Party (United States)
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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| Seated January 7, 1851
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| | David S. Kaufman
David S. Kaufman
David Spangler Kaufman was a U.S. Representative from Texas. He was the first Jew elected to Congress from Texas.-Early life and education:...
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Democratic Party (United States)
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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| style="font-size:80%" | Died December 31, 1851
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Senate
- ChaplainChaplain of the United States SenateThe 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...
: Henry SlicerHenry SlicerHenry Slicer was a Methodist minister who served as Chaplain of the Senate for three separate terms.-Early years:...
(MethodistMethodismMethodism 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...
)- Clement M. Butler (Episcopalian), elected January 9, 1850
- SecretarySecretary of the United States SenateThe 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 - Sergeant at ArmsSergeant at Arms of the United States SenateThe 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
House of Representatives
- ChaplainChaplain of the United States House of RepresentativesThe 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...
: Ralph Gurley (PresbyterianPresbyterianismPresbyterianism 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,...
) - ClerkClerk of the United States House of RepresentativesThe 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....
: Thomas J. CampbellThomas Jefferson CampbellThomas Jefferson Campbell was an American politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:He was born in Rhea County, Tennessee in 1786, and he attended the public schools. He was assistant inspector general to Major General Cole's division of the East...
, died April 13, 1850- Richard M. YoungRichard M. YoungRichard Montgomery Young was a U.S. Senator from Illinois.Young was born in Fayette County, Kentucky and was admitted to the bar in 1814. In 1817, he moved his law practices to Jonesboro, Illinois and was appointed a Captain in the State Militia. He served in the Illinois state house from...
, elected April 17, 1850
- Richard M. Young
- DoorkeeperDoorkeeper of the United States House of RepresentativesAn 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...
: Robert E. Horner - PostmasterPostmaster of the United States House of RepresentativesThe 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 - Sergeant at ArmsSergeant at Arms of the United States House of RepresentativesThe 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