32nd United States Congress



The Thirty-second 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, 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.

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
 * 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.

Leadership

 * Senate


 * Vice President of the United States (President of the Senate):
 * vacant
 * President pro tempore of the Senate:
 * William R. King, Democratic of Alabama, elected March 4, 1851
 * David R. Atchison, Democratic of Missouri, elected December 20, 1852
 * House of Representatives


 * Speaker of the House
 * Linn Boyd, Democratic of Kentucky, elected December 1, 1851

Major events
Events of 1851, 1852 and 1853

Major legislation
List of United States federal legislation in the 32nd Congress
 * March 2, 1853 - Washington Territory was formed from Oregon Territory.

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 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.

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 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.

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: William R. D. King (1786-1853), Democratic …resigned December 20, 1852
 * Benjamin Fitzpatrick (1802-1869), Democratic …appointed to fill vacancy, January 14, 1853
 * 2: Jeremiah Clemens (1814-1865), Democratic
 * House of Representatives (7 seats)


 * 1: John Bragg (1806-1878), Democratic
 * 2: James Abercrombie (1795-1861), Whig
 * 3: Sampson W. Harris (1809-1857), Democratic
 * 4: William R. Smith (1815-1896), Unionist
 * 5: George S. Houston (1811-1879), Democratic
 * 6: Williamson R. W. Cobb (1807-1864), Democratic
 * 7: Alexander White (1816-1893), Whig

Arkansas

 * Senate


 * 2: William K. Sebastian (1812-1865), Democratic
 * 3: Solon Borland (1808-1864), Democratic
 * House of Representatives (1 seat)


 * A/L: Robert W. Johnson (1814-1879), Democratic

California

 * Senate


 * 3: William M. Gwin (1805-1885), Democratic
 * 1: John B. Weller (1812-1875), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy in class, January 30, 1852
 * House of Representatives (2 seats)


 * A/L: Edward C. Marshall (1821-1893), Democratic
 * A/L: Joseph W. McCorkle (1819-1884), Democratic

Connecticut

 * Senate


 * 3: Truman Smith (1791-1884), Whig
 * 1: Isaac Toucey (1792-1869), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy in class, May 12, 1852
 * House of Representatives (4 seats)


 * 1: Charles Chapman (1799-1869), Whig
 * 2: Colin M. Ingersoll (1819-1903), Democratic
 * 3: Chauncey F. Cleveland (1799-1887), Democratic
 * 4: Origen S. Seymour (1804-1881), Democratic

Delaware

 * Senate


 * 2: Presley Spruance (1785-1863), Whig
 * 1: James A. Bayard, Jr. (1799-1880), Democratic
 * House of Representatives (1 seat)


 * A/L: George Read Riddle (1817-1867), Democratic

Florida

 * Senate


 * 3: Jackson Morton (1794-1874), Whig
 * 1: Stephen R. Mallory (1813c-1873), Democratic
 * House of Representatives (1 seat)


 * A/L: Edward C. Cabell (1816-1896), Whig

Georgia

 * Senate


 * 2: John Mcpherson Berrien (1781-1856), Whig …resigned May 28, 1852
 * Robert M. Charlton (1807-1854), Democratic …appointed to fill vacancy, May 31, 1852
 * 3: William C. Dawson (1798-1856), Whig
 * House of Representatives (8 seats)


 * 1: Joseph W. Jackson (1796-1854), States Rights
 * 2: James Johnson (1811-1891), Unionist
 * 3: David J. Bailey (1812-1897), States Rights
 * 4: Charles Murphey (1799-1861), Unionist
 * 5: Elijah W. Chastain (1813-1874), Unionist
 * 6: Junius Hillyer (1807-1886), Unionist
 * 7: Alexander H. Stephens (1812-1883), Unionist
 * 8: Robert A. Toombs (1810-1885), Unionist

Illinois

 * Senate


 * 2: Stephen A. Douglas (1813-1861), Democratic
 * 3: James Shields (1806/1810-1879), Democratic
 * House of Representatives (7 seats)


 * 1: William H. Bissell (1811-1860), Democratic
 * 2: Willis Allen (1806-1859), Democratic
 * 3: Orlando B. Ficklin (1808-1886), Democratic
 * 4: Richard S. Molony (1811-1891), Democratic
 * 5: William A. Richardson (1811-1875), Democratic
 * 6: Thompson Campbell (1811-1868), Democratic
 * 7: Richard Yates (1815-1873), Whig

Indiana

 * Senate


 * 1: Jesse D. Bright (1812-1875), Democratic
 * 3: James Whitcomb (1795-1852), Democratic …died October 4, 1852
 * Charles W. Cathcart (1809-1888), Democratic …appointed to fill vacancy, November 23, 1852
 * John Pettit (1807-1877), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, January 11, 1853
 * House of Representatives (10 seats)


 * 1: James Lockhart (1806-1857), Democratic
 * 2: Cyrus L. Dunham (1817-1877), Democratic
 * 3: John L. Robinson (1813-1860), Democratic
 * 4: Samuel W. Parker (1805-1859), Whig
 * 5: Thomas A. Hendricks (1819-1885), Democratic
 * 6: Willis A. Gorman (1816-1876), Democratic
 * 7: John G. Davis (1810-1866), Democratic
 * 8: Daniel Mace (1811-1867), Democratic
 * 9: Graham N. Fitch (1809-1892), Democratic
 * 10: Samuel Brenton (1810-1857), Whig

Iowa

 * Senate


 * 3: Augustus C. Dodge (1812-1883), Democratic
 * 2: George W. Jones (1804-1896), Democratic
 * House of Representatives (2 seats)


 * 1: Bernhart Henn (1817-1865), Democratic
 * 2: Lincoln Clark (1800-1886), Democratic

Kentucky

 * 2: Joseph R. Underwood (1791-1876), Whig
 * 3: Henry Clay (1777-1852), Whig …died June 29, 1852
 * David Meriwether (1800-1893), Democratic …appointed to fill vacancy, July 6, 1852
 * Archibald Dixon (1802-1876), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, September 1, 1852
 * House of Representatives (10 seats)


 * 1: Linn Boyd (1800-1859), Democratic
 * 2: Benjamin E. Grey ( - ), Whig
 * 3: Presley U. Ewing (1822-1854), Whig
 * 4: William T. Ward (1808-1878), Whig
 * 5: James W. Stone (1813-1854), Democratic
 * 6: Addison White (1824-1909), Whig
 * 7: Humphrey Marshall (1812-1872), Whig …resigned August 4, 1852
 * William Preston (1816-1887), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 6, 1852
 * 8: John C. Breckinridge (1821-1875), Democratic
 * 9: John C. Mason (1802-1865), Democratic
 * 10: Richard H. Stanton (1812-1891), Democratic

Louisiana

 * Senate


 * 2: Solomon W. Downs (1801-1854), Democratic
 * 3: Pierre Soulé (1801-1870), Democratic
 * House of Representatives (4 seats)


 * 1: Louis St. Martin (1820-1893), Democratic
 * 2: J. Aristide Landry (1817-1881), Whig
 * 3: Alexander G. Penn (1799-1866), Democratic
 * 4: John Moore (1788-1867), Whig

Maine

 * Senate


 * 2: James W. Bradbury (1802-1901), Democratic
 * 1: Hannibal Hamlin (1809-1891), Democratic
 * House of Representatives (7 seats)


 * 1: Moses MacDonald (1815-1869), Democratic
 * 2: John Appleton (1815-1864), Democratic
 * 3: Robert Goodenow (1800-1874), Whig
 * 4: Charles Andrews (1814-1852), Democratic …died April 30, 1852
 * Isaac Reed (1809-1887), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated June 25, 1852
 * 5: Ephraim K. Smart (1813-1872), Democratic
 * 6: Israel Washburn, Jr. (1813-1883), Whig
 * 7: Thomas J. D. Fuller (1808-1876), Democratic

Maryland

 * Senate


 * 3: James A. Pearce (1805-1862), Whig
 * 1: Thomas G. Pratt (1804-1869), Whig
 * House of Representatives (6 seats)


 * 1: Richard J. Bowie (1807-1881), Whig
 * 2: William T. Hamilton (1820-1888), Democratic
 * 3: Edward Hammond (1812-1882), Democratic
 * 4: Thomas Yates Walsh (1809-1865), Whig
 * 5: Alexander Evans (1818-1888), Whig
 * 6: Joseph S. Cottman (1803-1863), Independent Whig

Massachusetts

 * Senate


 * 2: John Davis (1787-1854), Whig
 * 1: Charles Sumner (1811-1874), Free Soil …elected to fill vacancy in class, April 23, 1851
 * House of Representatives (10 seats)


 * 1: William Appleton (1786-1862), Whig
 * 2: Robert J. Rantoul, Jr. (1805-1852), Democratic …died August 7, 1852
 * Francis B. Fay (1793-1876), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 29, 1852
 * 3: James H. Duncan (1793-1869), Whig
 * 4: Benjamin Thompson (1798-1852), Whig …died September 24, 1852
 * Lorenzo Sabine (1803-1877), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 28, 1852
 * 5: Charles Allen (1797-1869), Free Soil
 * 6: George T. Davis (1810-1877), Whig
 * 7: John Z. Goodrich (1804-1885), Whig
 * 8: Horace Mann (1796-1859), Free Soil
 * 9: Orin Fowler (1791-1852), Whig …died September 3, 1852
 * Edward P. Little (1791-1875), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 30, 1852
 * 10: Zeno Scudder (1807-1857), Whig

Michigan

 * Senate


 * 1: Lewis Cass (1782-1866), Democratic
 * 2: Alpheus Felch (1804-1896), Democratic
 * House of Representatives (3 seats)


 * 1: Ebenezer J. Penniman (1804-1890), Whig
 * 2: Charles E. Stuart (1810-1887), Democratic
 * 3: James L. Conger (1805-1876), Whig

Mississippi

 * Senate


 * 2: Henry S. Foote (1804-1880), Democratic …resigned January 8, 1852
 * Walker Brooke (1813-1869), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, February 18, 1852
 * 1: Jefferson Davis (1808-1889), Democratic …resigned September 23, 1851
 * John J. McRae (1815-1868), Democratic …appointed to fill vacancy, December 1, 1851
 * Stephen Adams (1807-1857), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, March 17, 1852
 * House of Representatives (4 seats)


 * 1: Benjamin D. Nabers (1812-1878), Unionist
 * 2: John A. Wilcox (1819-1864), Unionist
 * 3: John D. Freeman ( -1886), Unionist
 * 4: Albert G. Brown (1813-1880), States Rights

Missouri

 * Senate


 * 3: David R. Atchison (1807-1886), Democratic
 * 1: Henry S. Geyer (1790-1859), Whig
 * House of Representatives (5 seats)


 * 1: John F. Darby (1803-1882), Whig
 * 2: Gilchrist Porter (1817-1894), Whig
 * 3: John G. Miller (1812-1856), Whig
 * 4: Willard P. Hall (1820-1882), Democratic
 * 5: John S. Phelps (1814-1886), Democratic

New Hampshire

 * Senate


 * 2: John P. Hale (1806-1873), Free Soil
 * 3: Moses Norris, Jr. (1799-1855), Democratic
 * House of Representatives (4 seats)


 * 1: Amos Tuck (1810-1879), Whig
 * 2: Charles H. Peaslee (1804-1866), Democratic
 * 3: Jared Perkins (1793-1854), Whig
 * 4: Harry Hibbard (1816-1872), Democratic

New Jersey

 * Senate


 * 2: Jacob W. Miller (1800-1862), Whig
 * 1: Robert F. Stockton (1795-1866), Democratic …resigned January 10, 1853
 * House of Representatives (5 seats)


 * 1: Nathan T. Stratton (1813-1887), Democratic
 * 2: Charles Skelton (1806-1879), Democratic
 * 3: Isaac Wildrick (1803-1892), Democratic
 * 4: George H. Brown (1810-1865), Whig
 * 5: Rodman M. Price (1816-1894), Democratic

New York

 * Senate


 * 3: William H. Seward (1801-1872), Whig
 * 1: Hamilton Fish (1808-1893), Whig
 * House of Representatives (34 seats)


 * 1: John G. Floyd (1806-1881), Democratic
 * 2: Obadiah Bowne (1822-1874), Whig
 * 3: Emanuel B. Hart (1809-1897), Democratic
 * 4: J. H. Hobart Haws (1809-1858), Whig
 * 5: George Briggs (1805-1869), Whig
 * 6: James Brooks (1810-1873), Whig
 * 7: Abraham P. Stephens (1796-1859), Democratic
 * 8: Gilbert Dean (1819-1870), Democratic
 * 9: William Murray (1803-1875), Democratic
 * 10: Marius Schoonmaker (1811-1894), Whig
 * 11: Josiah Sutherland (1804-1887), Democratic
 * 12: David L. Seymour (1803-1867), Democratic
 * 13: John L. Schoolcraft (1804-1860), Whig
 * 14: John H. Boyd (1799-1868), Whig
 * 15: Joseph Russell ( - ), Democratic
 * 16: John Wells (1817-1877), Whig
 * 17: Alexander H. Buell (1801-1853), Democratic …died January 29, 1853
 * 18: Preston King (1806-1865), Democratic
 * 19: Willard Ives (1806-1896), Democratic
 * 20: Timothy Jenkins (1799-1859), Democratic
 * 21: William W. Snow (1812-1886), Democratic
 * 22: Henry Bennett (1808-1868), Whig
 * 23: Leander Babcock (1811-1864), Democratic
 * 24: Daniel T. Jones (1800-1861), Democratic
 * 25: Thomas Y. Howe, Jr. (1801-1860), Democratic
 * 26: Henry S. Walbridge (1801-1869), Whig
 * 27: William A. Sackett (1811-1895), Whig
 * 28: Abraham M. Schermerhorn (1791-1855), Whig
 * 29: Jerediah Horsford (1791-1875), Whig
 * 30: Reuben Robie (1799-1872), Democratic
 * 31: Frederick S. Martin (1794-1865), Whig
 * 32: Solomon G. Haven (1810-1861), Whig
 * 33: Augustus P. Hascall (1800-1872), Whig
 * 34: Lorenzo Burrows (1805-1885), Whig

North Carolina

 * Senate


 * 2: Willie P. Mangum (1792-1861), Whig
 * 3: George E. Badger (1795-1866), Whig
 * House of Representatives (9 seats)


 * 1: Thomas L. Clingman (1812-1897), Whig
 * 2: Joseph P. Caldwell (1808-1853), Whig
 * 3: Alfred Dockery (1797-1875), Whig
 * 4: James T. Morehead (1799-1875), Whig
 * 5: Abraham W. Venable (1799-1876), Democratic
 * 6: John R. J. Daniel (1802-1868), Democratic
 * 7: William S. Ashe (1814-1862), Democratic
 * 8: Edward Stanly (1810-1872), Whig
 * 9: David Outlaw (1806-1868), Whig

Ohio

 * Senate


 * 3: Salmon P. Chase (1808-1873), Free Soil
 * 1: Benjamin F. Wade (1800-1878), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, March 15, 1851
 * House of Representatives (21 seats)


 * 1: David T. Disney (1803-1857), Democratic
 * 2: Lewis D. Campbell (1811-1882), Whig
 * 3: Hiram Bell (1808-1855), Whig
 * 4: Benjamin Stanton (1809-1872), Whig
 * 5: Alfred P. Edgerton (1813-1897), Democratic
 * 6: Frederick W. Green (1816-1879), Democratic
 * 7: Nelson Barrere (1808-1883), Whig
 * 8: John L. Taylor (1805-1870), Whig
 * 9: Edson B. Olds (1802-1869), Democratic
 * 10: Charles Sweetser (1808-1864), Democratic
 * 11: George H. Busby (1794-1869), Democratic
 * 12: John Welch (1805-1891), Whig
 * 13: James M. Gaylord (1811-1874), Democratic
 * 14: Alexander Harper (1786-1860), Whig
 * 15: William F. Hunter (1808-1874), Whig
 * 16: John Johnson (1805-1867), Independent Democratic
 * 17: Joseph Cable (1801-1880), Democratic
 * 18: David K. Cartter (1812-1887), Democratic
 * 19: Eben Newton (1795-1885), Whig
 * 20: Joshua R. Giddings (1795-1864), Free Soil
 * 21: Norton S. Townshend (1815-1895), Democratic

Pennsylvania

 * Senate


 * 3: James Cooper (1810-1863), Whig
 * 1: Richard Brodhead (1811-1863), Democratic
 * House of Representatives (24 seats)


 * 1: Thomas B. Florence (1812-1875), Democratic
 * 2: Joseph R. Chandler (1792-1880), Whig
 * 3: Henry D. Moore (1817-1887), Whig
 * 4: John Robbins, Jr. (1808-1880), Democratic
 * 5: John McNair (1800-1861), Democratic
 * 6: Thomas Ross (1806-1865), Democratic
 * 7: John A. Morrison (1814-1904), Democratic
 * 8: Thaddeus Stevens (1792-1868), Whig
 * 9: J. Glancey Jones (1811-1878), Democratic
 * 10: Milo M. Dimmick (1811-1872), Democratic
 * 11: Henry M. Fuller (1820-1860), Whig
 * 12: Galusha A. Grow (1823-1907), Democratic
 * 13: James Gamble (1809-1883), Democratic
 * 14: Thomas M. Bibighaus (1817-1853), Whig
 * 15: William H. Kurtz (1804-1868), Democratic
 * 16: James X. McLanahan (1809-1861), Democratic
 * 17: Andrew Parker (1805-1864), Democratic
 * 18: John L. Dawson (1813-1870), Democratic
 * 19: Joseph H. Kuhns (1800-1883), Whig
 * 20: John Allison (1812-1878), Whig
 * 21: John W. Howe (1801-1873), Whig
 * 22: Thomas M. Howe (1808-1877), Whig
 * 23: Carlton B. Curtis (1811-1883), Democratic
 * 24: Alfred Gilmore (1812-1890), Democratic

Rhode Island

 * Senate


 * 2: John H. Clarke (1789-1870), Whig
 * 1: Charles T. James (1805-1862), Democratic
 * House of Representatives (2 seats)


 * 1: George G. King (1807-1870), Whig
 * 2: Benjamin B. Thurston (1804-1886), Democratic

South Carolina

 * Senate


 * 3: Andrew P. Butler (1796-1857), Democratic
 * 2: R. Barnwell Rhett (1800-1876), Democratic …resigned May 7, 1852
 * William F. De Saussure (1792-1870), Democratic …appointed to fill vacancy, May 24, 1852
 * House of Representatives (7 seats)


 * 1: Daniel Wallace (1801-1859), Democratic
 * 2: James L. Orr (1822-1873), Democratic
 * 3: Joseph A. Woodward (1806-1885), Democratic
 * 4: John McQueen (1804-1867), Democratic
 * 5: Armistead Burt (1802-1883), Democratic
 * 6: William Aiken (1806-1887), Democratic
 * 7: William F. Colcock (1804-1889), Democratic

Tennessee

 * Senate


 * 2: John Bell (1797-1869), Whig
 * 1: James C. Jones (1809-1859), Whig
 * House of Representatives (11 seats)


 * 1: Andrew Johnson (1808-1875), Democratic
 * 2: Albert G. Watkins (1818-1895), Whig
 * 3: William M. Churchwell (1826-1862), Democratic
 * 4: John H. Savage (1815-1904), Democratic
 * 5: George W.Jones (1806-1884), Democratic
 * 6: William H. Polk (1815-1862), Independent Democratic
 * 7: Meredith P. Gentry (1809-1866), Whig
 * 8: William Cullom (1810-1896), Whig
 * 9: Isham G. Harris (1818-1897), Democratic
 * 10: Frederick P. Stanton (1814-1894), Democratic
 * 11: Christopher H. Williams (1798-1857), Whig

Texas

 * Senate


 * 2: Samuel Houston (1793-1863), Democratic
 * 1: Thomas J. Rusk (1803-1857), Democratic
 * House of Representatives (2 seats)


 * 1: Richardson A. Scurry (1811-1862), Democratic
 * 2: Volney E. Howard (1809-1889), Democratic

Vermont

 * Senate


 * 3: William Upham (1792-1853), Whig …died January 14, 1853
 * Samuel S. Phelps (1793-1855), Whig …appointed to fill vacancy, January 17, 1853
 * 1: Solomon Foot (1802-1866), Whig
 * House of Representatives (4 seats)


 * 1: Ahiman L. Miner (1804-1886), Whig
 * 2: William Hebard (1800-1875), Whig
 * 3: James Meacham (1810-1856), Whig
 * 4: Thomas Bartlett, Jr. (1808-1876), Democratic

Virginia

 * Senate


 * 1: James M. Mason (1798-1871), Democratic
 * 2: Robert M. T. Hunter (1809-1887), Democratic
 * House of Representatives (15 seats)


 * 1: John S. Millson (1808-1874), Democratic
 * 2: Richard K. Meade (1803-1862), Democratic
 * 3: Thomas H. Averett (1800-1855), Democratic
 * 4: Thomas S. Bocock (1815-1891), Democratic
 * 5: Paulus Powell (1809-1874), Democratic
 * 6: John S. Caskie (1821-1869), Democratic
 * 7: Thomas H. Bayly (1810-1856), Democratic
 * 8: Alexander R. Holladay (1811-1877), Democratic
 * 9: James F. Strother (1811-1860), Whig
 * 10: Charles J. Faulkner (1806-1884), Whig
 * 11: John Letcher (1813-1884), Democratic
 * 12: Henry A. Edmundson (1814-1890), Democratic
 * 13: LaFayette McMullen (1805-1880), Democratic
 * 14: James M. H. Beale (1786-1866), Democratic
 * 15: George W. Thompson (1806-1888), Democratic …resigned July 30, 1852
 * Sherrard Clemens (1820-1881), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 6, 1852

Wisconsin

 * Senate


 * 1: Henry Dodge (1782-1867), Democratic
 * 3: Isaac P. Walker (1815-1872), Democratic
 * House of Representatives (2 seats)


 * 1: Charles Durkee (1805-1870), Free Soil
 * 2: Ben C. Eastman (1812-1856), Democratic
 * 3: James D. Doty (1799-1865), Democratic

Delegates

 * Minnesota Territory


 * A/L: Henry H. Sibley (1811-1891)
 * New Mexico Territory


 * A/L: Richard H. Weightman (1816-1861), Democratic …newly created territory, seated December 1, 1851
 * Oregon Territory


 * A/L: Joseph Lane (1801-1881), Democratic
 * Utah Territory


 * A/L: John M. Bernhisel (1799-1881), …newly created territory, seated December 1, 1851

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.