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35th United States Congress
The Thirty-fifth 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 1857 to March 3 1859, during the first 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. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.
Dates of sessions
March 4 1857 - March 3 1859- Special session of the Senate: March 4 1857 - March 14 1857
- First session: December 7 1857 - June 14 1858
- Special session of the Senate: June 15 1858 - June 16 1858
- Second session: December 6 1858 - March 3 1859 — a lame duck session
Previous congress: 34th Congress
Next congress: 36th Congress
Party summary
Minnesota and Oregon were newly admitted to the Union and first represented as states in 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.
TOTAL members: 66 |
TOTAL members: 237 |
Leadership
- Senate
- Vice President of the United States (President of the Senate):
- President pro tempore of the Senate:
- James M. Mason, Democratic of Virginia, elected March 4 1857
- Thomas J. Rusk, Democratic of Texas, elected March 14 1857
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick, Democratic of Alabama, elected December 7 1857
- House of Representatives
- Speaker of the House
- James L. Orr, Democratic of South Carolina, elected December 7 1857
Major events
- Main article: Events of 1857; Events of 1858; Events of 1859
Major legislation
- May 11 1858 Minnesota was admitted as a state into the Union.
- February 14 1859 Oregon was admitted as a state into the Union.
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: United States House elections, 1856
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 1862; Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1858; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1860.- See also: United States Senators
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.
- ''See also: United States Congressional Delegations by state
Changes in membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.
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Officers
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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.
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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