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United States Capitol (1846)
The 'Thirty-second United States Congress' was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprised of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4 1851 to March 3 1853, during the last two years of the administration of U.S. President Millard Fillmore.
The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Sixth Census of the United States in 1840. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.
| Contents |
| Dates of sessions |
| Party summary |
| Leadership |
| Major events |
| Major legislation |
| Members |
| Senate |
| House of Representatives |
| Delegates |
| Changes in membership |
| Officers |
| Notes |
| References |
| External links |
Dates of sessions
March 4 1851 - March 3 1853
★ Special session of the Senate: March 4 1851 - March 13 1851
★ First session: December 1 1851 - August 31 1852
★ Second session: December 6 1852 - March 3 1853 — a lame duck session
Previous congress: ''31st Congress''
Next congress: ''33rd Congress''
Party summary
The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this Congress, and includes members from vacancies and newly admitted states, when they were first seated. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section.
| :'Senate' ★ Democratic '' (D) '': 36 ''(majority)'' ★ Whig '' (W) '': 23 ★ Free Soil '' (FS) '': 3'TOTAL members: 62' | :'House of Representatives' ★ Democratic '' (D) '': 127 ''(majority)'' ★ Whig '' (W) '': 85 ★ Free Soil '' (FS) '': 4 ★ Independent Democratic '' (ID) '': 3 ★ Independent Whig '' (IW) '': 1 ★ States Rights '' (SR) '': 3 ★ Unionists '' (U) '': 10'TOTAL members: 233' |
Leadership
:'Senate'
★ Vice President of the United States ''(President of the Senate)'':
★
★ vacant
★ President ''pro tempore'' of the Senate:
★
★ William R. King, ''Democrat'' of Alabama, elected March 4 1851
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★ David R. Atchison, ''Democrat'' of Missouri, elected December 20 1852
:'House of Representatives'
★ Speaker of the House
★
★ Linn Boyd, ''Democrat'' of Kentucky, elected December 1 1851
Major events
:''Main article: Events of 1851; Events of 1852; Events of 1853''
Major legislation
:''Main article: List of United States federal legislation in the 32nd Congress
★ March 2 1853 - Washington Territory was formed from Oregon Territory.
Members
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.
:''See also: 32nd United States Congress - political parties''
:''See also: 32nd United States Congress - State Delegations''
:''See also: United States House elections, 1850''
Senate
Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1856; Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1852; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1854.
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| :'Alabama' ★ 3: William R. D. King ''(D)'' ★ : Benjamin Fitzpatrick ''(D)'' ★ 2: Jeremiah Clemens ''(D)'' :'Arkansas' ★ 2: William K. Sebastian ''(D)'' ★ 3: Solon Borland ''(D)'' :'California' ★ 3: William M. Gwin ''(D)'' ★ 1: John B. Weller ''(D)'' :'Connecticut' ★ 3: Truman Smith ''(W)'' ★ 1: Isaac Toucey ''(D)'' :'Delaware' ★ 2: Presley Spruance ''(W)'' ★ 1: James A. Bayard, Jr. ''(D)'' :'Florida' ★ 3: Jackson Morton ''(W)'' ★ 1: Stephen R. Mallory ''(D)'' :'Georgia' ★ 2: John Mcpherson Berrien ''(W)'' ★ : Robert M. Charlton ''(D)'' ★ 3: William C. Dawson ''(W)'' :'Illinois' ★ 2: Stephen A. Douglas ''(D)'' ★ 3: James Shields ''(D)'' :'Indiana' ★ 1: Jesse D. Bright ''(D)'' ★ 3: James Whitcomb ''(D)'' ★ : Charles W. Cathcart ''(D)'' ★ : John Pettit ''(D)'' :'Iowa' ★ 3: Augustus C. Dodge ''(D)'' ★ 2: George W. Jones ''(D)'' | :'Kentucky' ★ 2: Joseph R. Underwood ''(W)'' ★ 3: Henry Clay ''(W)'' ★ : David Meriwether ''(D)'' ★ : Archibald Dixon ''(W)'' :'Louisiana' ★ 2: Solomon W. Downs ''(D)'' ★ 3: Pierre Soulé ''(D)'' :'Maine' ★ 2: James W. Bradbury ''(D)'' ★ 1: Hannibal Hamlin ''(D)'' :'Maryland' ★ 3: James A. Pearce ''(W)'' ★ 1: Thomas G. Pratt ''(W)'' :'Massachusetts' ★ 2: John Davis ''(W)'' ★ 1: Charles Sumner ''(FS)'' :'Michigan' ★ 1: Lewis Cass ''(D)'' ★ 2: Alpheus Felch ''(D)'' :'Mississippi' ★ 2: Henry S. Foote ''(D)'' ★ : Walker Brooke ''(W)'' ★ 1: Jefferson Davis ''(D)'' ★ : John J. McRae ''(D)'' ★ : Stephen Adams ''(D)'' :'Missouri' ★ 3: David R. Atchison ''(D)'' ★ 1: Henry S. Geyer ''(W)'' :'New Hampshire' ★ 2: John P. Hale ''(FS)'' ★ 3: Moses Norris, Jr. ''(D)'' :'New Jersey' ★ 2: Jacob W. Miller ''(W)'' ★ 1: Robert F. Stockton ''(D)'' | :'New York' ★ 3: William H. Seward ''(W)'' ★ 1: Hamilton Fish ''(W)'' :'North Carolina' ★ 2: Willie P. Mangum ''(W)'' ★ 3: George E. Badger ''(W)'' :'Ohio' ★ 3: Salmon P. Chase ''(FS)'' ★ 1: Benjamin F. Wade ''(W)'' :'Pennsylvania' ★ 3: James Cooper ''(W)'' ★ 1: Richard Brodhead ''(D)'' :'Rhode Island' ★ 2: John H. Clarke ''(W)'' ★ 1: Charles T. James ''(D)'' :'South Carolina' ★ 3: Andrew P. Butler ''(D)'' ★ 2: R. Barnwell Rhett ''(D)'' ★ : William F. De Saussure ''(D)'' :'Tennessee' ★ 2: John Bell ''(W)'' ★ 1: James C. Jones ''(W)'' :'Texas' ★ 2: Samuel Houston ''(D)'' ★ 1: Thomas J. Rusk ''(D)'' :'Vermont' ★ 3: William Upham ''(W)'' ★ : Samuel S. Phelps ''(W)'' ★ 1: Solomon Foot ''(W)'' :'Virginia' ★ 1: James M. Mason ''(D)'' ★ 2: Robert M. T. Hunter ''(D)'' :'Wisconsin' ★ 1: Henry Dodge ''(D)'' ★ 3: Isaac P. Walker ''(D)'' |  President ''pro tempore'' William R. King  President ''pro tempore'' David R. Atchison |
House of Representatives
The names of members of the House of Representatives elected statewide on the general ticket or otherwise ''at-large,'' are preceded by an "A/L," and the names of those elected from districts, whether plural or single member, are preceded by their district numbers.
Many of the congressional district numbers are linked to articles describing the district itself. Since the boundaries of the districts have changed often and substantially, the linked article may only describe the district as it exists today, and not as it was at the time of this Congress.
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Changes in membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.
| :'Senate' ★ replacements: 8 ★ ★ Democrats '' (D) '': 1 seat net gain ★ ★ Whigs '' (W) '': 1 seat net loss ★ deaths: 3 ★ resignations: 6 ★ interim appointments: 3 ★ 'Total seats with changes: 13' | :'House of Representatives' ★ replacements: 6 ★ ★ Democrats '' (D) '': 1 seat net loss ★ ★ Whigs '' (W) '': 1 seat net gain ★ deaths: 2 ★ resignations: 5 ★ 'Total seats with changes: 7' |
Officers
| :'Senate' ★ Secretary of the Senate: ★ ★ Asbury Dickens of North Carolina elected December 12 1836 ★ Sergeant at Arms of the Senate: ★ ★ Robert Beale of Virginia, elected December 9 1845 ★ Chaplain of the Senate ★ ★ The Rev. Clement M. Butler, ''''Episcopalian'''', elected January 9 1850:'Other' ★ Architect of the Capitol: ★ ★ Thomas U. Walter, appointed June 11 1851 | :'House of Representatives' ★ Clerk of the House: ★ ★ John M. Forney of Pennsylvania elected December 1 1851 ★ Sergeant at Arms of the House: ★ ★ Adam J. Glossbrenner of Pennsylvania, elected December 1 1851 ★ Doorkeeper of the House: ★ ★ Zadock W. McKnew of Maryland, elected December 1 1851 ★ Postmaster of the House: ★ ★ John M. Johnson of Virginia, elected December 1 1851 ★ Chaplain of the House ★ ★ The Rev. Littleton F. Morgan, ''Methodist'', elected December 1 1851 ★ ★ The Rev. James Gallagher, ''Presbyterian'', elected December 6 1852 |
Notes
1. Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
References
★ The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress, , Kenneth C., Martis, Macmillan Publishing Company, 1989,
★ The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts, , Kenneth C., Martis, Macmillan Publishing Company, 1982,
External links
★ Statutes at Large, 1789-1875
★ Senate Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress
★ House Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress
★ Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
★ U.S. House of Representatives: House History
★ U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists
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