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Español36TH UNITED STATES CONGRESS
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The 'Thirty-sixth 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 1859 to March 3 1861, during the last two years of the administration of U.S. President James Buchanan.
The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Seventh Census of the United States in 1850. The Senate had a Democratic majority, and the House had a Republican 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 1859 - March 3 1861
★ Special session of the Senate: March 4 1859 - March 10 1859
★ First session: December 5 1859 - June 25 1860
★ Special session of the Senate: June 26 1860 - June 28 1860
★ Second session: December 3 1860 - March 3 1861 — a lame duck session
Previous congress: ''35th Congress''
Next congress: ''37th Congress''
Party summary
Kansas was newly admitted to the Union and first represented as a state in this Congress. South Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Georgia, and Texas seceded from the Union during this Congress.
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) '': 38 ''(majority)'' ★ Republican '' (R) '': 26 ★ American (A): 2 ★ vacant: 2'TOTAL members: 66' | :'House of Representatives' ★ Democratic '' (D) '': 83 ★ Republican '' (R) '': 116 ''(majority)'' ★ American: 5 ★ Anti-Lecompton Democratic '' (LD) '': 8 ★ Independent Democratic '' (ID) '': 7 ★ Independent Opposition '' (O) '': 19'TOTAL members: 238' |
Leadership
:'Senate'
★ Vice President of the United States ''(President of the Senate)'':
★
★ John C. Breckinridge, ''Democrat'' of Kentucky
★ President ''pro tempore'' of the Senate:
★
★ Benjamin Fitzpatrick, ''Democrat'' of Alabama, elected March 9 1859
★
★ Jesse D. Bright, ''Democrat'' of Indiana, elected June 12 1860
★
★ Benjamin Fitzpatrick, ''Democrat'' of Alabama, elected June 26 1860
★
★ Solomon Foot, ''Democrat'' of Vermont, elected February 16 1861
:'House of Representatives'
★ Speaker of the House
★
★ William Pennington, ''Republican'' of New Jersey, elected February 1 1860
Major events
:''Main article: Events of 1859; Events of 1860; Events of 1861''
Major legislation
:''Main article: List of United States federal legislation in the 36th Congress
★ January 29 1861 Kansas was admitted as a state into the Union.
★ February 28 1861 Colorado Territory was organized.
★ March 2 1861 - Morrill tariff, ch. 68,
★ March 2 1861 Dakota Territory was organized.
★ March 2 1861 Nevada Territory was organized.
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: 36th United States Congress - political parties''
:''See also: 36th United States Congress - State Delegations''
:''See also: United States House elections, 1858''
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.
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:''See also:
| :'Alabama' ★ 3: Benjamin Fitzpatrick ''(D)'' ★ 2: Clement C. Clay, Jr. ''(D)'' :'Arkansas' ★ 2: William K. Sebastian ''(D)'' ★ 3: Robert W. Johnson ''(D)'' :'California' ★ 3: William M. Gwin ''(D)'' ★ 1: David C. Broderick ''(D)'' ★ : Henry P. Haun ''(D)'' ★ : Milton S. Latham ''(D)'' :'Connecticut' ★ 3: La Fayette S. Foster ''(R)'' ★ 1: James Dixon ''(R)'' :'Delaware' ★ 1: James A. Bayard, Jr. ''(D)'' ★ 2: Willard Saulsbury, Sr. ''(D)'' :'Florida' ★ 1: Stephen R. Mallory ''(D)'' ★ 3: David Levy Yulee ''(D)'' :'Georgia' ★ 2: Robert A. Toombs ''(D)'' ★ 3: Alfred Iverson, Sr. ''(D)'' :'Illinois' ★ 2: Stephen A. Douglas ''(D)'' ★ 3: Lyman Trumbull ''(R)'' :'Indiana' ★ 1: Jesse D. Bright ''(D)'' ★ 3: Graham N. Fitch ''(D)'' :'Iowa' ★ 3: James Harlan ''(R)'' ★ 2: James W. Grimes ''(R)'' :'Kentucky' ★ 3: John J. Crittenden ''(A)'' ★ 2: Lazarus W. Powell ''(D)'' | :'Louisiana' ★ 2: Judah P. Benjamin ''(D)'' ★ 3: John Slidell ''(D)'' :'Maine' ★ 2: William Pitt Fessenden ''(R)'' ★ 1: Hannibal Hamlin ''(R)'' ★ : Lot M. Morrill ''(R)'' :'Maryland' ★ 3: James A. Pearce ''(D)'' ★ 1: Anthony Kennedy ''(A)'' :'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' ★ 2: Albert G. Brown ''(D)'' ★ 1: Jefferson Davis ''(D)'' :'Missouri' ★ 3: James S. Green ''(D)'' ★ 1: Trusten Polk ''(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' ★ 3: William H. Seward ''(R)'' ★ 1: Preston King ''(R)'' | :'North Carolina' ★ 3: Thomas L. Clingman ''(D)'' ★ 2: Thomas Bragg ''(D)'' :'Ohio' ★ 1: Benjamin F. Wade ''(R)'' ★ 3: George E. Pugh ''(D)'' :'Oregon' ★ 3: Joseph Lane ''(D)'' ★ 2: Edward D. Baker ''(R)'' :'Pennsylvania' ★ 3: William Bigler ''(D)'' ★ 1: Simon Cameron ''(R)'' :'Rhode Island' ★ 1: James F. Simmons ''(R)'' ★ 2: Henry B. Anthony ''(R)'' :'South Carolina' ★ 3: James H. Hammond ''(D)'' ★ 2: James Chesnut, Jr. ''(D)'' :'Tennessee' ★ 1: Andrew Johnson ''(D)'' ★ 2: Alfred O. P. Nicholson ''(D)'' :'Texas' ★ 1: Matthias Ward ''(D)'' ★ : Louis T. Wigfall ''(D)'' ★ 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' ★ 3: Charles Durkee ''(R)'' ★ 1: James R. Doolittle ''(R)'' |  President ''pro tempore'' Benjamin Fitzpatrick  President ''pro tempore'' Solomon Foot |
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: 3 ★ ★ Democrats '' (D) '': no net change ★ ★ Republicans '' (R) '': no net change ★ deaths: 1 ★ resignations: 1 ★ interim appointments: 1 ★ withdrawals: 13 ★ 'Total seats with changes: 17' | :'House of Representatives' ★ replacements: 7 ★ ★ Democrats '' (D) '': no net change ★ ★ Republicans '' (R) '': 1 seat net loss ★ ★ Anti-Lecompton Democrats '' (LD) '': 1 seat net gain ★ deaths: 4 ★ resignations: 3 ★ contested election: 1 ★ withdrawals: 28 ★ 'Total seats with changes: 41' |
Officers
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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