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
 * 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.

Leadership

 * Senate


 * Vice President of the United States (President of the Senate):
 * John C. Breckinridge, Democratic of Kentucky
 * 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
Events of 1857, 1858 and 1859
 * March 4, 1857 -- James Buchanan became President of the United States

Major legislation
List of United States federal legislation in the 35th Congress
 * May 11, 1858 -- Minnesota was admitted as a state into the Union.
 * February 14, 1859 -- Oregon was admitted as a state into the Union.

Membership highlights by chamber
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.

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.

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.

Membership detail by state
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.

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.

The list below is arranged by state, then by chamber. Senators are shown in order of seniority, House members in district order.

Alabama

 * Senate


 * 3: Benjamin Fitzpatrick (1802-1869), Democratic
 * 2: Clement C. Clay, Jr. (1816-1882), Democratic
 * House of Representatives (7 seats)


 * 1: James A. Stallworth (1822-1861), Democratic
 * 2: Eli S. Shorter (1823-1879), Democratic
 * 3: James F. Dowdell (1818-1871), Democratic
 * 4: Sydenham Moore (1817-1862), Democratic
 * 5: George S. Houston (1811-1879), Democratic
 * 6: Williamson R. W. Cobb (1807-1864), Democratic
 * 7: Jabez L. M. Curry (1825-1903), Democratic

Arkansas

 * Senate


 * 2: William K. Sebastian (1812-1865), Democratic
 * 3: Robert W. Johnson (1814-1879), Democratic
 * House of Representatives (2 seats)


 * 1: Alfred B. Greenwood (1811-1889), Democratic
 * 2: Edward A. Warren (1818-1875), Democratic

California

 * Senate


 * 3: William M. Gwin (1805-1885), Democratic
 * 1: David C. Broderick (1820-1859), Democratic
 * House of Representatives (2 seats)


 * A/L: Joseph C. McKibbin (1824-1896), Democratic
 * A/L: Charles L. Scott (1827-1899), Democratic

Connecticut

 * Senate


 * 3: La Fayette S. Foster (1806-1880), Republican
 * 1: James Dixon (1814-1873), Republican
 * House of Representatives (4 seats)


 * 1: Ezra Clark, Jr. (1813-1896), Republican
 * 2: Samuel Arnold (1806-1869), Democratic
 * 3: Sidney Dean (1818-1901), Republican
 * 4: William D. Bishop (1827-1904), Democratic

Delaware

 * Senate


 * 1: James A. Bayard, Jr. (1799-1880), Democratic
 * 2: Martin W. Bates (1786-1869), Democratic
 * House of Representatives (1 seat)


 * A/L: William G. Whiteley (1819-1886), Democratic

Florida

 * Senate


 * 1: Stephen R. Mallory (1813c-1873), Democratic
 * 3: David Levy Yulee (1810-1886), Democratic
 * House of Representatives (1 seat)


 * A/L: George S. Hawkins (1808-1878), Democratic

Georgia

 * Senate


 * 2: Robert A. Toombs (1810-1885), Democratic
 * 3: Alfred Iverson, Sr. (1798-1873), Democratic
 * House of Representatives (8 seats)


 * 1: James L. Seward (1813-1886), Democratic
 * 2: Martin J. Crawford (1820-1883), Democratic
 * 3: Robert P. Trippe (1819-1900), American
 * 4: Lucius J. Gartrell (1821-1891), Democratic
 * 5: Augustus R. Wright (1813-1891), Democratic
 * 6: James Jackson (1819-1887), Democratic
 * 7: Joshua Hill (1812-1891), American
 * 8: Alexander H. Stephens (1812-1883), Democratic

Illinois

 * Senate


 * 2: Stephen A. Douglas (1813-1861), Democratic
 * 3: Lyman Trumbull (1813-1896), Democratic
 * House of Representatives (9 seats)


 * 1: Elihu B. Washburne (1816-1887), Republican
 * 2: John F. Farnsworth (1820-1897), Republican
 * 3: Owen Lovejoy (1811-1864), Republican
 * 4: William Kellogg (1814-1872), Republican
 * 5: Isaac N. Morris (1812-1879), Democratic
 * 6: Thomas L. Harris (1816-1858), Democratic …died November 24, 1858
 * Charles D. Hodges (1810-1884), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated January 20, 1859
 * 7: Aaron Shaw (1811-1887), Democratic
 * 8: Robert Smith (1802-1867), Democratic
 * 9: Samuel S. Marshall (1821-1890), Democratic

Indiana

 * Senate


 * 1: Jesse D. Bright (1812-1875), Democratic
 * 3: Graham N. Fitch (1809-1892), Democratic
 * House of Representatives (11 seats)


 * 1: James Lockhart (1806-1857), Democratic …died September 7, 1857, before Congress assembled.
 * William E. Niblack (1822-1893), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 7, 1857
 * 2: William H. English (1822-1896), Democratic
 * 3: James Hughes (1823-1873), Democratic
 * 4: James B. Foley (1807-1886), Democratic
 * 5: David Kilgore (1804-1879), Republican
 * 6: James M. Gregg (1806-1869), Democratic
 * 7: John G. Davis (1810-1866), Democratic
 * 8: James Wilson (1825-1867), Republican
 * 9: Schuyler Colfax (1823-1885), Republican
 * 10: Samuel Brenton (1810-1857), Republican …died March 29, 1857, before Congress assembled.
 * Charles Case (1817-1883), Republican …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 7, 1857
 * 11: John U. Pettit (1820-1881), Republican

Iowa

 * Senate


 * 2: George W. Jones (1804-1896), Democratic
 * 3: James Harlan (1820-1899), Republican
 * House of Representatives (2 seats)


 * 1: Samuel R. Curtis (1805-1866), Republican
 * 2: Timothy Davis (1794-1872), Republican

Kentucky

 * Senate


 * 2: John B. Thompson (1810-1874), American
 * 3: John J. Crittenden (1786-1863), American
 * House of Representatives (10 seats)


 * 1: Henry C. Burnett (1825-1866), Democratic
 * 2: Samuel O. Peyton (1804-1870), Democratic
 * 3: Warner L. Underwood (1808-1872), American
 * 4: Albert G. Talbott (1808-1887), Democratic
 * 5: Joshua H. Jewett (1815-1861), Democratic
 * 6: John M. Elliott (1820-1879), Democratic
 * 7: Humphrey Marshall (1812-1872), American
 * 8: James B. Clay (1817-1864), Democratic
 * 9: John C. Mason (1802-1865), Democratic
 * 10: John W. Stevenson (1812-1886), Democratic

Louisiana

 * Senate


 * 2: Judah P. Benjamin (1811-1884), Democratic
 * 3: John Slidell (1793-1871), Democratic
 * House of Representatives (4 seats)


 * 1: George Eustis, Jr. (1828-1872), American
 * 2: Miles Taylor (1805-1873), Democratic
 * 3: Thomas G. Davidson (1805-1883), Democratic
 * 4: John M. Sandidge (1817-1890), Democratic

Maine

 * Senate


 * 2: William Pitt Fessenden (1806-1869), Republican
 * 1: Hannibal Hamlin (1809-1891), Republican
 * House of Representatives (6 seats)


 * 1: John M. Wood (1813-1864), Republican
 * 2: Charles J. Gilman (1824-1901), Republican
 * 3: Nehemiah Abbott (1804-1877), Republican
 * 4: Freeman H. Morse (1807-1891), Republican
 * 5: Israel Washburn, Jr. (1813-1883), Republican
 * 6: Stephen C. Foster (1799-1872), Republican

Maryland

 * Senate


 * 3: James A. Pearce (1805-1862), Democratic
 * 1: Anthony Kennedy (1810-1892), American
 * House of Representatives (6 seats)


 * 1: James A. Stewart (1808-1879), Democratic
 * 2: James B. Ricaud (1808-1866), American
 * 3: J. Morrison Harris (1817-1898), American
 * 4: Henry Winter Davis (1817-1865), American
 * 5: Jacob M. Kunkel (1822-1870), Democratic
 * 6: Thomas F. Bowie (1808-1869), Democratic

Massachusetts

 * Senate


 * 1: Charles Sumner (1811-1874), Republican
 * 2: Henry Wilson (1812-1875), Republican
 * House of Representatives (11 seats)


 * 1: Robert B. Hall (1812-1868), Republican
 * 2: James Buffinton (1817-1875), Republican
 * 3: William S. Damrell (1809-1860), Republican
 * 4: Linus B. Comins (1817-1892), Republican
 * 5: Anson Burlingame (1820-1870), Republican
 * 6: Timothy Davis (1821-1888), Republican
 * 7: Nathaniel P. Banks (1816-1894), Republican …resigned December 24, 1857
 * Daniel W. Gooch (1820-1891), Republican …elected to fill vacancy, seated January 21, 1858
 * 8: Chauncey L. Knapp (1809-1898), Republican
 * 9: Eli Thayer (1819-1899), Republican
 * 10: Calvin C. Chaffee (1811-1896), Republican
 * 11: Henry L. Dawes (1816-1903), Republican

Michigan

 * Senate


 * 2: Charles E. Stuart (1810-1887), Democratic
 * 1: Zachariah Chandler (1813-1879), Republican
 * House of Representatives (4 seats)


 * 1: William A. Howard (1813-1880), Republican
 * 2: Henry Waldron (1819-1880), Republican
 * 3: David S. Walbridge (1802-1868), Republican
 * 4: De Witt C. Leach (1822-1909), Republican

Minnesota

 * Senate


 * 1: Henry M. Rice (1816-1894), Democratic …newly admitted state, seated May 12, 1858
 * 2: James Shields (1806/1810-1879), Democratic …newly admitted state, seated May 12, 1858
 * House of Representatives (2 seats)


 * A/L: James M. Cavanaugh (1823-1879), Democratic …newly admitted state, seated May 22, 1858
 * A/L: William W. Phelps (1826-1873), Democratic …newly admitted state, seated May 22, 1858

Mississippi

 * Senate


 * 2: Albert G. Brown (1813-1880), Democratic
 * 1: Jefferson Davis (1808-1889), Democratic
 * House of Representatives (5 seats)


 * 1: Lucius Q. C. Lamar (1825-1893), Democratic
 * 2: Reuben Davis (1813-1890), Democratic
 * 3: William Barksdale (1821-1863), Democratic
 * 4: Otho R. Singleton (1814-1889), Democratic
 * 5: John A. Quitman (1799-1858), Democratic …died July 17, 1858
 * John J. McRae (1815-1868), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 7, 1858

Missouri

 * Senate


 * 3: James S. Green (1817-1870), Democratic
 * 1: Trusten Polk (1811-1876), Democratic
 * House of Representatives (7 seats)


 * 1: Francis P. Blair, Jr. (1821-1875), Independent Democratic
 * 2: Thomas L. Anderson (1808-1885), American
 * 3: James S. Green (1817-1870), Democratic …resigned before Congress assembled.
 * John B. Clark (1802-1885), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 7, 1857
 * 4: James Craig (1818-1888), Democratic
 * 5: Samuel H. Woodson (1815-1881), American
 * 6: John S. Phelps (1814-1886), Democratic
 * 7: Samuel Caruthers (1820-1860), Democratic

New Hampshire

 * Senate


 * 3: James Bell (1804-1857), Republican …died May 26, 1857
 * Daniel Clark (1809-1891), Republican …elected to fill vacancy, June 27, 1857
 * 2: John P. Hale (1806-1873), Republican
 * House of Representatives (3 seats)


 * 1: James Pike (1818-1895), Republican
 * 2: Mason W. Tappan (1817-1886), Republican
 * 3: Aaron H. Cragin (1821-1898), Republican

New Jersey

 * Senate


 * 1: John R. Thomson (1800-1862), Democratic
 * 2: William Wright (1794-1866), Democratic
 * House of Representatives (5 seats)


 * 1: Isaiah D. Clawson (1822-1879), Republican
 * 2: George R. Robbins (1808-1875), Republican
 * 3: Garnett B. Adrain (1815-1878), Democratic
 * 4: John Huyler (1808-1870), Democratic
 * 5: Jacob R. Wortendyke (1818-1868), Democratic

New York

 * Senate


 * 3: William H. Seward (1801-1872), Republican
 * 1: Preston King (1806-1865), Republican
 * House of Representatives (33 seats)


 * 1: John A. Searing (1805-1876), Democratic
 * 2: George Taylor (1820-1894), Democratic
 * 3: Daniel E. Sickles (1819-1914), Democratic
 * 4: John Kelly (1822-1886), Democratic …resigned December 25, 1858
 * Thomas J. Barr (1812-1881), Independent Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated January 17, 1859
 * 5: William B. Maclay (1812-1882), Democratic
 * 6: John Cochrane (1813-1898), Democratic
 * 7: Elijah Ward (1816-1882), Democratic
 * 8: Horace F. Clark (1815-1873), Democratic
 * 9: John B. Haskin (1821-1895), Democratic
 * 10: Ambrose S. Murray (1807-1885), Republican
 * 11: William F. Russell (1812-1896), Democratic
 * 12: John Thompson (1809-1890), Republican
 * 13: Abram B. Olin (1808-1879), Republican
 * 14: Erastus Corning (1794-1872), Democratic
 * 15: Edward Dodd (1805-1891), Republican
 * 16: George W. Palmer (1818-1916), Republican
 * 17: Francis E. Spinner (1802-1890), Republican
 * 18: Clark B. Cochrane (1815-1867), Republican
 * 19: Oliver A. Morse (1815-1870), Republican
 * 20: Orsamus B. Matteson (1805-1889), Republican
 * 21: Henry Bennett (1808-1868), Republican
 * 22: Henry C. Goodwin (1824-1860), Republican
 * 23: Charles B. Hoard (1805-1886), Republican
 * 24: Amos P. Granger (1789-1866), Republican
 * 25: Edwin B. Morgan (1806-1881), Republican
 * 26: Emory B. Pottle (1815-1891), Republican
 * 27: John M. Parker (1805-1873), Republican
 * 28: William H. Kelsey (1812-1879), Republican
 * 29: Samuel G. Andrews (1796-1863), Republican
 * 30: Judson W. Sherman (1808-1881), Republican
 * 31: Silas M. Burroughs (1810-1860), Republican
 * 32: Israel T. Hatch (1808-1875), Democratic
 * 33: Reuben E. Fenton (1819-1885), Republican

North Carolina

 * Senate


 * 2: David S. Reid (1813-1891), Democratic
 * 3: Asa Biggs (1811-1878), Democratic …resigned May 5, 1858
 * Thomas L. Clingman (1812-1897), Democratic …appointed to fill vacancy, May 6, 1858
 * House of Representatives (8 seats)


 * 1: Henry M. Shaw (1819-1864), Democratic
 * 2: Thomas H. Ruffin (1820-1863), Democratic
 * 3: Warren Winslow (1810-1862), Democratic
 * 4: Lawrence O'Bryan Branch (1820-1862), Democratic
 * 5: John A. Gilmer (1805-1868), American
 * 6: Alfred M. Scales (1827-1892), Democratic
 * 7: F. Burton Craige (1811-1875), Democratic
 * 7: Thomas L. Clingman (1812-1897), Democratic …resigned May 7, 1858
 * Zebulon B. Vance (1830-1894), American …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 7, 1858

Ohio

 * Senate


 * 1: Benjamin F. Wade (1800-1878), Republican
 * 3: George E. Pugh (1822-1876), Democratic
 * House of Representatives (21 seats)


 * 1: George H. Pendleton (1825-1889), Democratic
 * 2: William S. Groesbeck (1815-1897), Democratic
 * 3: Lewis D. Campbell (1811-1882), Republican …contested election, served until May 25, 1858
 * Clement L. Vallandigham (1820-1871), Democratic …contested election, seated May 25, 1858
 * 4: Matthias H. Nichols (1824-1862), Republican
 * 5: Richard Mott (1804-1888), Republican
 * 6: Joseph R. Cockerill (1818-1875), Democratic
 * 7: Aaron Harlan (1802-1868), Republican
 * 8: Benjamin Stanton (1809-1872), Republican
 * 9: Lawrence W. Hall (1819-1863), Democratic
 * 10: Joseph Miller (1819-1862), Democratic
 * 11: Valentine B. Horton (1802-1888), Republican
 * 12: Samuel S. Cox (1824-1889), Democratic
 * 13: John Sherman (1823-1900), Republican
 * 14: Philemon Bliss (1813-1889), Republican
 * 15: Joseph Burns (1800-1875), Democratic
 * 16: Cydnor B. Tompkins (1810-1862), Republican
 * 17: William Lawrence (1814-1895), Democratic
 * 18: Benjamin F. Leiter (1813-1866), Republican
 * 19: Edward Wade (1802-1866), Republican
 * 20: Joshua R. Giddings (1795-1864), Republican
 * 21: John A. Bingham (1815-1900), Republican

Oregon

 * Senate


 * 3: Joseph Lane (1801-1881), Democratic …newly admitted state, seated February 14, 1859
 * 2: Delazon Smith (1816-1860), Democratic …newly admitted state, seated February 14, 1859
 * House of Representatives (1 seat)


 * A/L: La Fayette Grover (1823-1911), Democratic …newly admitted state, seated October 30, 1858

Pennsylvania

 * Senate


 * 3: William Bigler (1814-1880), Democratic
 * 1: Simon Cameron (1799-1889), Republican
 * House of Representatives (25 seats)


 * 1: Thomas B. Florence (1812-1875), Democratic
 * 2: Edward Joy Morris (1815-1881), Republican
 * 3: James Landy (1813-1875), Democratic
 * 4: Henry M. Phillips (1811-1884), Democratic
 * 5: Owen Jones (1819-1878), Democratic
 * 6: John Hickman (1810-1875), Democratic
 * 7: Henry Chapman (1804-1891), Democratic
 * 8: J. Glancey Jones (1811-1878), Democratic …resigned October 30, 1858
 * William H. Keim (1813-1862), Republican …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 7, 1858
 * 9: Anthony E. Roberts (1803-1885), Republican
 * 10: John C. Kunkel (1816-1870), Republican
 * 11: William L. Dewart (1821-1888), Democratic
 * 12: John G. Montgomery (1805-1857), Democratic …died April 24, 1857, before Congress assembled.
 * Paul Leidy (1813-1877), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 7, 1857
 * 13: William H. Dimmick (1815-1861), Democratic
 * 14: Galusha A. Grow (1823-1907), Republican
 * 15: Allison White (1816-1886), Democratic
 * 16: John A. Ahl (1813-1882), Democratic
 * 17: Wilson Reilly (1811-1885), Democratic
 * 18: John R. Edie (1814-1888), Republican
 * 19: John Covode (1808-1871), Republican
 * 20: William Montgomery (1818-1870), Democratic
 * 21: David Ritchie (1812-1867), Republican
 * 22: Samuel A. Purviance (1809-1882), Republican
 * 23: William Stewart (1810-1876), Republican
 * 24: James L. Gillis (1792-1881), Democratic
 * 25: John Dick (1794-1872), Republican

Rhode Island

 * Senate


 * 2: Philip Allen (1785-1865), Democratic
 * 1: James F. Simmons (1795-1864), Republican
 * House of Representatives (2 seats)


 * 1: Nathaniel B. Durfee (1812-1872), Republican
 * 2: William D. Brayton (1815-1887), Republican

South Carolina

 * Senate


 * 3: Andrew P. Butler (1796-1857), Democratic …died May 25, 1857
 * James H. Hammond (1807-1864), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, December 7, 1857
 * 2: Josiah J. Evans (1786-1858), Democratic …died May 6, 1858
 * Arthur P. Hayne (1788/1790-1867), Democratic …appointed to fill vacancy, May 11, 1858
 * James Chesnut, Jr. (1815-1885), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, December 3, 1858
 * House of Representatives (6 seats)


 * 1: John McQueen (1804-1867), Democratic
 * 2: William P. Miles (1822-1899), Democratic
 * 3: Laurence M. Keitt (1824-1864), Democratic
 * 4: Milledge L. Bonham (1813-1890), Democratic
 * 5: James L. Orr (1822-1873), Democratic
 * 6: William W. Boyce (1818-1890), Democratic

Tennessee

 * Senate


 * 2: John Bell (1797-1869), American
 * 1: Andrew Johnson (1808-1875), Democratic
 * House of Representatives (10 seats)


 * 1: Albert G. Watkins (1818-1895), Democratic
 * 2: Horace Maynard (1814-1882), American
 * 3: Samuel A. Smith (1822-1863), Democratic
 * 4: John H. Savage (1815-1904), Democratic
 * 5: Charles Ready (1802-1878), American
 * 6: George W. Jones (1806-1884), Democratic
 * 7: John V. Wright (1828-1908), Democratic
 * 8: Felix K. Zollicoffer (1812-1862), American
 * 9: John D. C. Atkins (1825-1908), Democratic
 * 10: William T. Avery (1819-1880), Democratic

Texas

 * Senate


 * 2: Samuel Houston (1793-1863), American
 * 1: Thomas J. Rusk (1803-1857), Democratic …died July 29, 1857
 * J. Pinckney Henderson (1808-1858), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, November 9, 1857, died June 4, 1858
 * Matthias Ward (1805-1861), Democratic …appointed to fill vacancy, September 17, 1858
 * House of Representatives (2 seats)


 * 1: John H. Reagan (1818-1905), Democratic
 * 2: Guy M. Bryan (1821-1901), Democratic

Vermont

 * Senate


 * 1: Solomon Foot (1802-1866), Republican
 * 3: Jacob Collamer (1791-1865), Republican
 * House of Representatives (3 seats)


 * 1: Eliakim P. Walton (1812-1890), Republican
 * 2: Justin S. Morrill (1810-1898), Republican
 * 3: Homer E. Royce (1819-1891), Republican

Virginia

 * Senate


 * 1: James M. Mason (1798-1871), Democratic
 * 2: Robert M. T. Hunter (1809-1887), Democratic
 * House of Representatives (13 seats)


 * 1: Muscoe R. H. Garnett (1821-1864), Democratic
 * 2: John S. Millson (1808-1874), Democratic
 * 3: John S. Caskie (1821-1869), Democratic
 * 4: William O. Goode (1798-1859), Democratic
 * 5: Thomas S. Bocock (1815-1891), Democratic
 * 6: Paulus Powell (1809-1874), Democratic
 * 7: William Smith (1797-1887), Democratic
 * 8: Charles J. Faulkner (1806-1884), Democratic
 * 9: John Letcher (1813-1884), Democratic
 * 10: Sherrard Clemens (1820-1881), Democratic
 * 11: Albert G. Jenkins (1830-1864), Democratic
 * 12: Henry A. Edmundson (1814-1890), Democratic
 * 13: George W. Hopkins (1804-1861), Democratic

Wisconsin

 * Senate


 * 3: Charles Durkee (1805-1870), Republican
 * 1: James R. Doolittle (1815-1897), Republican
 * House of Representatives (3 seats)


 * 1: John F. Potter (1817-1899), Republican
 * 2: Cadwallader C. Washburn (1818-1882), Republican
 * 3: Charles Billinghurst (1818-1865), Republican

Delegates

 * Kansas Territory


 * A/L: Marcus J. Parrott (1828-1879), Republican
 * Minnesota Territory


 * A/L: William W. Kingsbury (1828-1892), Democratic …newly admitted state, served until May 11, 1858
 * Nebraska Territory


 * A/L: Fenner Ferguson (1814-1859), Democratic
 * New Mexico Territory


 * A/L: Miguel A. Otero (1829-1882), Democratic
 * Oregon Territory


 * A/L: Joseph Lane (1801-1881), Democratic …newly admitted state, served until February 14, 1859
 * Utah Territory


 * A/L: John M. Bernhisel (1799-1881)
 * Washington Territory


 * A/L: Isaac I. Stevens (1818-1862), Democratic

Membership detail by Chamber/Party
The list below is arranged by chamber, then by political party. Members are shown in alphabetical order.

Senate
Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six year terms with each Congress.

House of Representatives
Members of the House of Representatives were elected by popular vote, variously to single member districts or at-large.

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