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36th United States Congress

1859-1861 U.S. Congress From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

36th United States Congress
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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.

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Major events

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Major legislation

Constitutional amendments

Treaties

States admitted and territories organized

Party summary

Senate

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House of Representatives

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Leadership

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President of the Senate
John C. Breckinridge

Senate

House of Representatives

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Members

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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.

House of Representatives

The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.

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Changes in membership

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

Senate

  • Replacements: 4
  • Deaths: 1
  • Resignations: 1
  • Interim appointments: 1
  • Withdrawals: 13
  • Total seats with changes: 16
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House of Representatives

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Committees

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Lists of committees and their party leaders.

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Joint committees

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Caucuses

Employees

Legislative branch agency directors

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See also

Notes

  1. Special session of the Senate.
  2. Special session of the Senate.
  3. When seated or oath administered, not necessarily when service began.

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