The 36th 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, 1859, to March 4, 1861, during the third and fourth years of James Buchanan's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1850 United States census. The Senate had a Democratic majority, and the House had a Republican plurality.

Major events

Major legislation

Constitutional amendments

Treaties

States admitted and territories organized

Party summary

Senate membership Begin (March 4, 1859) End (March 3, 1861)House membership Begin (March 4, 1859) End (March 3, 1861)

Senate

Party (shading shows control)TotalVacant
Know Nothing (A)Democratic (D)Republican (R)Other
End of previous congress442200660
Begin238250651
End25265315
Final voting share3.8%47.2%49.1%0.0%
Beginning of next congress0222915216

House of Representatives

Party (shading shows control)TotalVacant
Know Nothing (A)Democratic (D)Anti- Lecompton Democratic (ALD)Independent Democratic (ID)Opposition (O)Republican (R)Other
End of previous congress141300109202370
Begin583871911302352
End5971711521028
Final voting share2.4%28.1%3.3%3.3%8.1%54.8%0.0%
Beginning of next congress0440101082517862

Leadership

President of the Senate John C. Breckinridge

Senate

House of Representatives

Members

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

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Senate

Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1862; Class 2 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1864; and Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1860.

Alabama ▌2. Clement C. Clay Jr. (D), until January 21, 1861 ▌3. Benjamin Fitzpatrick (D), until January 21, 1861 Arkansas ▌2. William K. Sebastian (D) ▌3. Robert W. Johnson (D) California ▌1. David C. Broderick (D), until September 16, 1859 ▌Henry P. Haun (D), November 3, 1859 – March 4, 1860 ▌Milton Latham (D), from March 5, 1860 ▌3. William M. Gwin (D) Connecticut ▌1. James Dixon (R) ▌3. Lafayette S. Foster (R) Delaware ▌1. James A. Bayard Jr. (D) ▌2. Willard Saulsbury Sr. (D) Florida ▌1. Stephen Mallory (D), until January 21, 1861 ▌3. David Levy Yulee (D), until January 21, 1861 Georgia ▌2. Robert Toombs (D), until February 4, 1861 ▌3. Alfred Iverson Sr. (D), until January 28, 1861 Illinois ▌2. Stephen A. Douglas (D) ▌3. Lyman Trumbull (R) Indiana ▌1. Jesse D. Bright (D) ▌3. Graham N. Fitch (D) Iowa ▌2. James W. Grimes (R) ▌3. James Harlan (R) Kansas 2. Vacant from January 29, 1861 (newly admitted state) 3. Vacant from January 29, 1861 (newly admitted state) Kentucky ▌2. Lazarus W. Powell (D) ▌3. John J. Crittenden (A) Louisiana ▌2. Judah P. Benjamin (D), until February 4, 1861 ▌3. John Slidell (D), until February 4, 1861 Maine ▌1. Hannibal Hamlin (R), until January 17, 1861 ▌Lot M. Morrill (R), from January 17, 1861 ▌2. William Pitt Fessenden (R) Maryland ▌1. Anthony Kennedy (A) ▌3. James A. Pearce (D) Massachusetts ▌1. Charles Sumner (R) ▌2. Henry Wilson (R) Michigan ▌1. Zachariah Chandler (R) ▌2. Kinsley S. Bingham (R)Minnesota ▌1. Henry M. Rice (D) ▌2. Morton S. Wilkinson (R) Mississippi ▌1. Jefferson Davis (D), until January 21, 1861 ▌2. Albert G. Brown (D), until January 12, 1861 Missouri ▌1. Trusten Polk (D) ▌3. James S. Green (D) New Hampshire ▌2. John P. Hale (R) ▌3. Daniel Clark (R) New Jersey ▌1. John R. Thomson (D) ▌2. John C. Ten Eyck (R) New York ▌1. Preston King (R) ▌3. William H. Seward (R) North Carolina ▌2. Thomas Bragg (D) ▌3. Thomas L. Clingman (D) Ohio ▌1. Benjamin Wade (R) ▌3. George E. Pugh (D) Oregon ▌2. Edward D. Baker (R), from October 2, 1860 ▌3. Joseph Lane (D) Pennsylvania ▌1. Simon Cameron (R) ▌3. William Bigler (D) Rhode Island ▌1. James F. Simmons (R) ▌2. Henry B. Anthony (R) South Carolina ▌2. James Chesnut Jr. (D), until November 10, 1860 ▌3. James H. Hammond (D), until November 11, 1860 Tennessee ▌1. Andrew Johnson (D) ▌2. Alfred O. P. Nicholson (D), until March 3, 1861 Texas ▌1. Matthias Ward (D), until December 5, 1859 ▌Louis Wigfall (D), from December 5, 1859 ▌2. John Hemphill (D) Vermont ▌1. Solomon Foot (R) ▌3. Jacob Collamer (R) Virginia ▌1. James M. Mason (D) ▌2. Robert M. T. Hunter (D) Wisconsin ▌1. James R. Doolittle (R) ▌3. Charles Durkee (R)Senators' party membership by state at the opening of the 36th Congress in March 1859. The green stripes represent Know-Nothings. 2 Democrats 1 Democrat and 1 Republican 2 RepublicansPresident pro tempore Benjamin Fitzpatrick, until February 26, 1860 June 26, 1860 – December 2, 1860 President pro tempore Jesse D. Bright, June 12, 1860 – June 13, 1860 President pro tempore Solomon Foot, from February 16, 1861

House of Representatives

The names of representatives are preceded by their district numbers.

House seats by party holding plurality in state
Alabama1. James A. Stallworth (D), until January 21, 1861 ▌2. James L. Pugh (D), until January 21, 1861 ▌3. David Clopton (D), until January 21, 1861 ▌4. Sydenham Moore (D), until January 21, 1861 ▌5. George S. Houston (D), until January 21, 1861 ▌6. Williamson R. W. Cobb (D), until January 30, 1861 ▌7. Jabez L. M. Curry (D), until January 21, 1861 Arkansas1. Thomas C. Hindman (D) ▌2. Albert Rust (D) CaliforniaAt-large. John C. Burch (D) ▌At-large. Charles L. Scott (D) Connecticut1. Dwight Loomis (R) ▌2. John Woodruff (R) ▌3. Alfred A. Burnham (R) ▌4. Orris S. Ferry (R) DelawareAt-large. William G. Whiteley (D) FloridaAt-large. George S. Hawkins (D), until January 21, 1861 Georgia1. Peter E. Love (D), until January 23, 1861 ▌2. Martin J. Crawford (D), until January 23, 1861 ▌3. Thomas Hardeman Jr. (O), until January 23, 1861 ▌4. Lucius J. Gartrell (D), until January 23, 1861 ▌5. John W. H. Underwood (D), until January 23, 1861 ▌6. James Jackson (D), until January 23, 1861 ▌7. Joshua Hill (O), until January 23, 1861 ▌8. John J. Jones (D), until January 23, 1861 Illinois1. Elihu B. Washburne (R) ▌2. John F. Farnsworth (R) ▌3. Owen Lovejoy (R) ▌4. William Kellogg (R) ▌5. Isaac N. Morris (D) ▌6. John A. McClernand (D), from November 8, 1859 ▌7. James C. Robinson (D) ▌8. Philip B. Fouke (D) ▌9. John A. Logan (D) Indiana1. William E. Niblack (D) ▌2. William H. English (D) ▌3. William McKee Dunn (R) ▌4. William S. Holman (D) ▌5. David Kilgore (R) ▌6. Albert G. Porter (R) ▌7. John G. Davis (ALD) ▌8. James Wilson (R) ▌9. Schuyler Colfax (R) ▌10. Charles Case (R) ▌11. John U. Pettit (R) Iowa1. Samuel Curtis (R) ▌2. William Vandever (R) KansasAt-large. Martin F. Conway (R), from January 29, 1861 (newly admitted state) Kentucky1. Henry C. Burnett (D) ▌2. Samuel O. Peyton (D) ▌3. Francis Bristow (O) ▌4. William C. Anderson (O) ▌5. John Y. Brown (D), from December 3, 1860 ▌6. Green Adams (O) ▌7. Robert Mallory (O) ▌8. William E. Simms (D) ▌9. Laban T. Moore (O) ▌10. John W. Stevenson (D) Louisiana1. John E. Bouligny (A) ▌2. Miles Taylor (D), until February 5, 1861 ▌3. Thomas G. Davidson (D) ▌4. John M. Landrum (D) Maine1. Daniel E. Somes (R) ▌2. John J. Perry (R) ▌3. Ezra B. French (R) ▌4. Freeman H. Morse (R) ▌5. Israel Washburn Jr. (R), until January 1, 1861 ▌Stephen Coburn (R), from January 2, 1861 ▌6. Stephen C. Foster (R) Maryland1. James A. Stewart (D) ▌2. Edwin H. Webster (A) ▌3. J. Morrison Harris (A) ▌4. Henry Winter Davis (A) ▌5. Jacob M. Kunkel (D) ▌6. George W. Hughes (D) Massachusetts1. Thomas D. Eliot (R) ▌2. James Buffington (R) ▌3. Charles F. Adams Sr. (R) ▌4. Alexander H. Rice (R) ▌5. Anson Burlingame (R) ▌6. John B. Alley (R) ▌7. Daniel W. Gooch (R) ▌8. Charles R. Train (R) ▌9. Eli Thayer (R) ▌10. Charles Delano (R) ▌11. Henry L. Dawes (R) Michigan1. George B. Cooper (D), until May 15, 1860 ▌William A. Howard (R), from May 15, 1860 ▌2. Henry Waldron (R) ▌3. Francis W. Kellogg (R) ▌4. Dewitt C. Leach (R) Minnesota Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. (2 Republicans) ▌At-large. Cyrus Aldrich (R) ▌At-large. William Windom (R) Mississippi1. Lucius Q. C. Lamar (D), until December 20, 1860 ▌2. Reuben Davis (D), until January 12, 1861 ▌3. William Barksdale (D), until January 12, 1861 ▌4. Otho R. Singleton (D), until January 12, 1861 ▌5. John J. McRae (D), until January 12, 1861 Missouri1. John R. Barret (D), until June 8, 1860 ▌Francis P. Blair Jr. (R), June 8, 1860 – June 25, 1860 ▌John R. Barret (D), from December 3, 1860 ▌2. Thomas L. Anderson (ID) ▌3. John B. Clark (D) ▌4. James Craig (D) ▌5. Samuel H. Woodson (A) ▌6. John S. Phelps (D) ▌7. John W. Noell (D) New Hampshire1. Gilman Marston (R) ▌2. Mason Tappan (R) ▌3. Thomas M. Edwards (R) New Jersey1. John T. Nixon (R) ▌2. John L. N. Stratton (R) ▌3. Garnett Adrain (ALD) ▌4. Jetur R. Riggs (ALD) ▌5. William Pennington (R)New York1. Luther C. Carter (R) ▌2. James Humphrey (R) ▌3. Daniel Sickles (D) ▌4. Thomas J. Barr (ID) ▌5. William B. Maclay (D) ▌6. John Cochrane (D) ▌7. George Briggs (R) ▌8. Horace F. Clark (ALD) ▌9. John B. Haskin (ALD) ▌10. Charles H. Van Wyck (R) ▌11. William S. Kenyon (R) ▌12. Charles L. Beale (R) ▌13. Abram B. Olin (R) ▌14. John H. Reynolds (ALD) ▌15. James B. McKean (R) ▌16. George W. Palmer (R) ▌17. Francis E. Spinner (R) ▌18. Clark B. Cochrane (R) ▌19. James H. Graham (R) ▌20. Roscoe Conkling (R) ▌21. R. Holland Duell (R) ▌22. M. Lindley Lee (R) ▌23. Charles B. Hoard (R) ▌24. Charles B. Sedgwick (R) ▌25. Martin Butterfield (R) ▌26. Emory B. Pottle (R) ▌27. Alfred Wells (R) ▌28. William Irvine (R) ▌29. Alfred Ely (R) ▌30. Augustus Frank (R) ▌31. Silas M. Burroughs (R), until June 3, 1860 ▌Edwin R. Reynolds (R), from December 5, 1860 ▌32. Elbridge G. Spaulding (R) ▌33. Reuben Fenton (R) North Carolina1. William N. H. Smith (O) ▌2. Thomas Ruffin (D) ▌3. Warren Winslow (D) ▌4. Lawrence O'Bryan Branch (D) ▌5. John Gilmer (O) ▌6. James M. Leach (O) ▌7. F. Burton Craige (D) ▌8. Zebulon Vance (O) Ohio1. George H. Pendleton (D) ▌2. John A. Gurley (R) ▌3. Clement Vallandigham (D) ▌4. William Allen (D) ▌5. James M. Ashley (R) ▌6. William Howard (D) ▌7. Thomas Corwin (R) ▌8. Benjamin Stanton (R) ▌9. John Carey (R) ▌10. Carey A. Trimble (R) ▌11. Charles D. Martin (D) ▌12. Samuel S. Cox (D) ▌13. John Sherman (R) ▌14. Cyrus Spink (R), until May 31, 1859 ▌Harrison G. O. Blake (R), from October 11, 1859 ▌15. William Helmick (R) ▌16. Cydnor B. Tompkins (R) ▌17. Thomas C. Theaker (R) ▌18. Sidney Edgerton (R) ▌19. Edward Wade (R) ▌20. John Hutchins (R) ▌21. John Bingham (R) OregonAt-large. Lansing Stout (D) Pennsylvania1. Thomas B. Florence (D) ▌2. Edward Joy Morris (R) ▌3. John P. Verree (R) ▌4. William Millward (R) ▌5. John Wood (R) ▌6. John Hickman (ALD) ▌7. Henry C. Longnecker (R) ▌8. John Schwartz (ALD), until June 20, 1860 ▌Jacob K. McKenty (D), from December 3, 1860 ▌9. Thaddeus Stevens (R) ▌10. John W. Killinger (R) ▌11. James H. Campbell (R) ▌12. George W. Scranton (R) ▌13. William H. Dimmick (D) ▌14. Galusha A. Grow (R) ▌15. James T. Hale (R) ▌16. Benjamin F. Junkin (R) ▌17. Edward McPherson (R) ▌18. Samuel S. Blair (R) ▌19. John Covode (R) ▌20. William Montgomery (D) ▌21. James K. Moorhead (R) ▌22. Robert McKnight (R) ▌23. William Stewart (R) ▌24. Chapin Hall (R) ▌25. Elijah Babbitt (R) Rhode Island1. Christopher Robinson (R) ▌2. William D. Brayton (R) South Carolina1. John McQueen (D), until December 21, 1860 ▌2. William P. Miles (D), until December 21, 1860 ▌3. Laurence M. Keitt (D), until December 1860 ▌4. Milledge L. Bonham (D), until December 21, 1860 ▌5. John D. Ashmore (D), until December 21, 1860 ▌6. William W. Boyce (D), until December 21, 1860 Tennessee1. Thomas A. R. Nelson (O) ▌2. Horace Maynard (O) ▌3. Reese B. Brabson (O) ▌4. William B. Stokes (O) ▌5. Robert H. Hatton (O) ▌6. James H. Thomas (D) ▌7. John V. Wright (D) ▌8. James M. Quarles (O) ▌9. Emerson Etheridge (O) ▌10. William T. Avery (D) Texas1. John H. Reagan (D) ▌2. Andrew J. Hamilton (ID) Vermont1. Eliakim P. Walton (R) ▌2. Justin S. Morrill (R) ▌3. Homer E. Royce (R) Virginia1. Muscoe R. H. Garnett (D) ▌2. John S. Millson (D) ▌3. Daniel C. De Jarnette (ID) ▌4. William Goode (D), until July 3, 1859 ▌Roger A. Pryor (D), from December 7, 1859 ▌5. Thomas S. Bocock (D) ▌6. Shelton Leake (ID) ▌7. William Smith (D) ▌8. Alexander Boteler (O) ▌9. John T. Harris (ID) ▌10. Sherrard Clemens (D) ▌11. Albert G. Jenkins (D) ▌12. Henry A. Edmundson (D) ▌13. Elbert S. Martin (ID) Wisconsin1. John F. Potter (R) ▌2. Cadwallader C. Washburn (R) ▌3. Charles H. Larrabee (D) Non-voting members ▌Kansas Territory. Marcus J. Parrott (R), until January 29, 1861 ▌Nebraska Territory. Experience Estabrook, until May 18, 1860 ▌Samuel G. Daily (R), from May 18, 1860 ▌New Mexico Territory. Miguel A. Otero (D) ▌Utah Territory. William H. Hooper (D) ▌Washington Territory. Isaac Stevens (D)House seats by party holding plurality in state 80+% to 100% Democratic 80+% to 100% Republican 60+% to 80% Democratic 60+% to 80% Republican Up to 60% Democratic Up to 60% Republican Speaker of the House William Pennington Group photo of the U.S. House of Representatives, in 1860, during this Congress.
80+% to 100% Democratic80+% to 100% Republican
60+% to 80% Democratic60+% to 80% Republican
Up to 60% DemocraticUp to 60% Republican

Changes in membership

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

Senate

  • Replacements: 4 Democrats (D): no net change Republicans (R): no net change
  • Deaths: 1
  • Resignations: 1
  • Interim appointments: 1
  • Withdrawals: 13
  • Total seats with changes: 16
Senate changes
State (class)Vacated byReason for changeSuccessorDate of successor's formal installation
Oregon (2)VacantSuccessor elected late due to legislature's failure to elect.Edward D. Baker (R)October 2, 1860
California (1)David C. Broderick (D)Died September 16, 1859, after taking part in a duel he participated in, which he was unlucky. Interim successor was appointed to continue the term.Henry P. Haun (D)November 3, 1859
Texas (1)Matthias Ward (D)Interim appointee lost nomination to finish the term Successor elected December 5, 1859.Louis Wigfall (D)December 5, 1859
California (1)Henry P. Haun (D)Interim appointee lost election to finish the term Successor elected March 5, 1860.Milton Latham (D)March 5, 1860
South Carolina (2)James Chesnut Jr. (D)Withdrew November 10, 1860.VacantNot filled this Congress
South Carolina (3)James H. Hammond (D)Withdrew November 11, 1860.VacantNot filled this Congress
Mississippi (2)Albert G. Brown (D)Withdrew January 12, 1861.VacantNot filled this Congress
Maine (1)Hannibal Hamlin (R)Resigned January 17, 1861, to become Vice President of the United States. Successor elected January 17, 1861.Lot M. Morrill (R)January 17, 1861
Alabama (3)Benjamin Fitzpatrick (D)Withdrew January 21, 1861.VacantNot filled this Congress
Alabama (2)Clement C. Clay (D)Withdrew January 21, 1861.VacantNot filled this Congress
Florida (1)Stephen Mallory (D)Withdrew January 21, 1861.VacantNot filled this Congress
Florida (3)David L. Yulee (D)Withdrew January 21, 1861.VacantNot filled this Congress
Mississippi (1)Jefferson Davis (D)Withdrew January 21, 1861.VacantNot filled this Congress
Georgia (3)Alfred Iverson Sr. (D)Withdrew January 28, 1861.VacantNot filled this Congress
Kansas (2)New seatNew state admitted to the Union January 29, 1861 Senator was not elected until the next Congress.VacantNot filled this Congress
Kansas (3)New seatNew state admitted to the Union January 29, 1861 Senator was not elected until the next Congress.VacantNot filled this Congress
Georgia (2)Robert Toombs (D)Withdrew February 4, 1861.VacantNot filled this Congress
Louisiana (2)Judah P. Benjamin (D)Withdrew February 4, 1861.VacantNot filled this Congress
Louisiana (3)John Slidell (D)Withdrew February 4, 1861.VacantNot filled this Congress
Tennessee (2)Alfred O. P. Nicholson (D)Withdrew March 3, 1861.VacantNot filled this Congress

House of Representatives

House changes
DistrictVacated byReason for changeSuccessorDate of successor's formal installation
Illinois 6thVacantVacancy in termJohn A. McClernand (D)Seated November 8, 1859
Kentucky 5thVacantBrown could not take seat because he had not yet attained age required by the US ConstitutionJohn Y. Brown (D)Seated December 3, 1860
Ohio 14thCyrus Spink (R)Died May 31, 1859Harrison G. O. Blake (R)Seated October 11, 1859
Virginia 4thWilliam Goode (D)Died July 3, 1859Roger A. Pryor (D)Seated December 7, 1859
Michigan 1stGeorge B. Cooper (D)Lost contested election May 15, 1860Francis P. Blair Jr. (R)Seated May 15, 1860
Nebraska Territory At-largeExperience EstabrookLost contested election May 18, 1860Samuel G. Daily (R)Seated May 18, 1860
New York 31stSilas M. Burroughs (R)Died June 3, 1860Edwin R. Reynolds (R)Seated December 5, 1860
Missouri 1stJohn R. Barret (D)Lost contested election June 8, 1860William A. Howard (R)Seated June 8, 1860
Pennsylvania 8thJohn Schwartz (ALD)Died June 20, 1860Jacob K. McKenty (D)Seated December 3, 1860
Missouri 1stWilliam A. Howard (R)Resigned June 25, 1860John R. Barret (D)Seated December 3, 1860
Mississippi 1stLucius Q. C. Lamar II (D)Retired December ???, 1860VacantNot filled this term
South Carolina 3rdLaurence M. Keitt (D)Retired December ???, 1860VacantNot filled this term
South Carolina 1stJohn McQueen (D)Retired December 21, 1860VacantNot filled this term
South Carolina 2ndWilliam P. Miles (D)Retired December 21, 1860VacantNot filled this term
South Carolina 4thMilledge L. Bonham (D)Retired December 21, 1860VacantNot filled this term
South Carolina 5thJohn D. Ashmore (D)Retired December 21, 1860VacantNot filled this term
South Carolina 6thWilliam W. Boyce (D)Retired December 21, 1860VacantNot filled this term
Maine 5thIsrael Washburn Jr. (R)Resigned January 1, 1861, after being elected Governor of MaineStephen Coburn (R)Seated January 2, 1861
Mississippi 2ndReuben Davis (D)Withdrew January 12, 1861VacantNot filled this term
Mississippi 3rdWilliam Barksdale (D)Withdrew January 12, 1861VacantNot filled this term
Mississippi 4thOtho R. Singleton (D)Withdrew January 12, 1861VacantNot filled this term
Mississippi 5thJohn J. McRae (D)Withdrew January 12, 1861VacantNot filled this term
Alabama 1stJames A. Stallworth (D)Withdrew January 21, 1861VacantNot filled this term
Alabama 2ndJames L. Pugh (D)Withdrew January 21, 1861VacantNot filled this term
Alabama 3rdDavid Clopton (D)Withdrew January 21, 1861VacantNot filled this term
Alabama 4thSydenham Moore (D)Withdrew January 21, 1861VacantNot filled this term
Alabama 5thGeorge S. Houston (D)Withdrew January 21, 1861VacantNot filled this term
Alabama 7thJabez L. M. Curry (D)Withdrew January 21, 1861VacantNot filled this term
Florida At-largeGeorge S. Hawkins (D)Withdrew January 21, 1861VacantNot filled this term
Georgia 1stPeter E. Love (D)Retired January 23, 1861VacantNot filled this term
Georgia 2ndMartin J. Crawford (D)Withdrew January 23, 1861VacantNot filled this term
Georgia 3rdThomas Hardeman Jr. (O)Withdrew January 23, 1861VacantNot filled this term
Georgia 4thLucius J. Gartrell (D)Retired January 23, 1861VacantNot filled this term
Georgia 5thJohn W. H. Underwood (D)Withdrew January 23, 1861VacantNot filled this term
Georgia 6thJames Jackson (D)Retired January 23, 1861VacantNot filled this term
Georgia 7thJoshua Hill (O)Resigned January 23, 1861VacantNot filled this term
Georgia 8thJohn J. Jones (D)Withdrew January 23, 1861VacantNot filled this term
Kansas Territory At-largeMarcus J. Parrott (R)Kansas was admitted to the Union January 29, 1861Seat eliminated
Kansas At-largeNew SeatKansas was admitted to the Union January 29, 1861Martin F. Conway (R)Seated January 29, 1861
Alabama 6thWilliamson R. W. Cobb (D)Withdrew January 30, 1861VacantNot filled this term
Louisiana 2ndMiles Taylor (D)Withdrew February 5, 1861VacantNot filled this term

Committees

Lists of committees and their party leaders.

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Joint committees

Caucuses

Employees

Legislative branch agency directors

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See also

Notes

References

  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
  • Hart, Albert Bushnell; Channing, Edward, eds. (November 1893). . American History Leaflets Colonial and Constitutional. Vol. 12. New York: A. Lovell & Company. OCLC .

External links

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