36th United States Congress - State Delegations
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 Sixth Census of the United States in 1850. The Senate had a Democratic majority, and the House had a Republican majority.
This article supplements the main article with a list of the members by state delegation.
- Main article: 36th United States Congress
- See also: 36th United States Congress - political parties
- See also: United States House elections, 1858
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
Members
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.
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 …seceded state, withdrew January 21 1861.
- 2: Clement C. Clay, Jr. (1816-1882), Democratic …seceded state, withdrew January 21 1861.
- House of Representatives (7 seats)
: James A. Stallworth (1822-1861), Democratic …seceded state, withdrew January 21 1861.
: James L. Pugh (1820-1907), Democratic …seceded state, withdrew January 21 1861.
: David Clopton (1820-1892), Democratic …seceded state, withdrew January 21 1861.
: Sydenham Moore (1817-1862), Democratic …seceded state, withdrew January 21 1861.
: George S. Houston (1811-1879), Democratic …seceded state, withdrew January 21 1861.
: Williamson R. W. Cobb (1807-1864), Democratic …seceded state, withdrew January 30 1861.
: Jabez L. M. Curry (1825-1903), Democratic …seceded state, withdrew January 21 1861.
Arkansas
- Senate
- 2: William K. Sebastian (1812-1865), Democratic
- 3: Robert W. Johnson (1814-1879), Democratic
- House of Representatives (2 seats)
: Thomas C. Hindman (1828-1868), Democratic
: Albert Rust ( -1870), Democratic
California
- Senate
- 3: William M. Gwin (1805-1885), Democratic
- 1: David C. Broderick (1820-1859), Democratic …died September 16 1859.
- Henry P. Haun (1815-1860), Democratic …appointed to fill vacancy, November 3 1859.
- Milton S. Latham (1827-1882), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, March 5 1860.
- House of Representatives (2 seats)
: John C. Burch (1826-1885), Democratic
: 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)
: Dwight Loomis (1821-1903), Republican
: John Woodruff (1826-1868), Republican
: Alfred A. Burnham (1819-1879), Republican
: Orris S. Ferry (1823-1875), Republican
Delaware
- Senate
- 1: James A. Bayard, Jr. (1799-1880), Democratic
- 2: Willard Saulsbury, Sr. (1820-1892), Democratic
- House of Representatives (1 seat)
: William G. Whiteley (1819-1886), Democratic
Florida
- Senate
- 1: Stephen R. Mallory (1813c-1873), Democratic …seceded state, withdrew January 21 1861.
- 3: David Levy Yulee (1810-1886), Democratic …seceded state, withdrew January 21 1861.
- House of Representatives (1 seat)
: George S. Hawkins (1808-1878), Democratic …seceded state, withdrew January 21 1861.
Georgia
- Senate
- 2: Robert A. Toombs (1810-1885), Democratic …seceded state, withdrew January 21 1861.
- 3: Alfred Iverson, Sr. (1798-1873), Democratic …seceded state, withdrew January 28 1861.
- House of Representatives (8 seats)
: Peter E. Love (1818-1866), Democratic …seceded state, withdrew January 23 1861.
: Martin J. Crawford (1820-1883), Democratic …seceded state, withdrew January 23 1861.
: Thomas Hardeman, Jr. (1825-1891), Independent …seceded state, withdrew January 23 1861.
: Lucius J. Gartrell (1821-1891), Democratic …seceded state, withdrew January 23 1861.
: John W. H. Underwood (1816-1888), Democratic …seceded state, withdrew January 23 1861.
: James Jackson (1819-1887), Democratic …seceded state, withdrew January 23 1861.
: Joshua Hill (1812-1891), Independent …resigned January 23 1861.
: John J. Jones (1824-1898), Democratic …seceded state, withdrew January 23 1861.
Illinois
- Senate
- 2: Stephen A. Douglas (1813-1861), Democratic
- 3: Lyman Trumbull (1813-1896), Republican
- House of Representatives (9 seats)
: Elihu B. Washburne (1816-1887), Republican
: John F. Farnsworth (1820-1897), Republican
: Owen Lovejoy (1811-1864), Republican
: William Kellogg (1814-1872), Republican
: Isaac N. Morris (1812-1879), Democratic
: Thomas L. Harris (1816-1858), Democratic …died November 24 1858.
: John A. McClernand (1812-1900), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy from preceding Congress, seated December 5 1859.
: James C. Robinson (1823-1886), Democratic
: Philip B. Fouke (1818-1876), Democratic
: John A. Logan (1826-1886), Democratic
Indiana
- Senate
- 1: Jesse D. Bright (1812-1875), Democratic
- 3: Graham N. Fitch (1809-1892), Democratic
- House of Representatives (11 seats)
: William E. Niblack (1822-1893), Democratic
: William H. English (1822-1896), Democratic
: William McKee Dunn (1814-1887), Republican
: William S. Holman (1822-1897), Democratic
: David Kilgore (1804-1879), Republican
: Albert G. Porter (1824-1897), Republican
: John G. Davis (1810-1866), Anti-Lecompton Democratic
: James Wilson (1825-1867), Republican
: Schuyler Colfax (1823-1885), Republican
: Charles Case (1817-1883), Republican
: John U. Pettit (1820-1881), Republican
Iowa
- Senate
- 3: James Harlan (1820-1899), Republican
- 2: James W. Grimes (1816-1872), Republican
- House of Representatives (2 seats)
: Samuel R. Curtis (1805-1866), Republican
: William Vandever (1817-1893), Republican
Kansas
- Senate
- vacant
- vacant
- House of Representatives (1 seat)
: Martin F. Conway (1827-1882), Republican …newly admitted state, seated January 30 1861.
Kentucky
- Senate
- 3: John J. Crittenden (1786-1863), American
- 2: Lazarus W. Powell (1812-1867), Democratic
- House of Representatives (10 seats)
: Henry C. Burnett (1825-1866), Democratic
: Samuel O. Peyton (1804-1870), Democratic
: Francis M. Bristow (1804-1864), Independent
: William C. Anderson (1826-1861), Independent
: John Y. Brown (1835-1904), Democratic
: Green Adams (1812-1884), Independent
: Robert Mallory (1815-1885), Independent
: William E. Simms (1822-1898), Democratic
: Laban T. Moore (1829-1892), Independent
: John W. Stevenson (1812-1886), Democratic
Louisiana
- Senate
- 2: Judah P. Benjamin (1811-1884), Democratic …seceded state, withdrew February 4 1861.
- 3: John Slidell (1793-1871), Democratic …seceded state, withdrew February 4 1861.
- House of Representatives (4 seats)
: John E. Bouligny (1824-1864), American
: Miles Taylor (1805-1873), Democratic …seceded state, withdrew February 5 1861.
: Thomas G. Davidson (1805-1883), Democratic …seceded state, did not occupy seat after February 5 1861.
: John M. Landrum (1815-1861), Democratic …seceded state, did not occupy seat after February 5 1861.
Maine
- Senate
- 2: William Pitt Fessenden (1806-1869), Republican
- 1: Hannibal Hamlin (1809-1891), Republican …resigned January 17 1861.
- Lot M. Morrill (1813-1883), Republican …elected to fill vacancy, January 17 1861.
- House of Representatives (6 seats)
: Daniel E. Somes (1815-1888), Republican
: John J. Perry (1811-1897), Republican
: Ezra B. French (1810-1880), Republican
: Freeman H. Morse (1807-1891), Republican
: Israel Washburn, Jr. (1813-1883), Republican
- Stephen Coburn (1817-1882), Republican …elected to fill vacancy, seated January 2 1861.
: 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)
: James A. Stewart (1808-1879), Democratic
: Edwin H. Webster (1829-1893), American
: J. Morrison Harris (1817-1898), American
: Henry Winter Davis (1817-1865), American
: Jacob M. Kunkel (1822-1870), Democratic
: George W. Hughes (1806-1870), Democratic
Massachusetts
- Senate
- 1: Charles Sumner (1811-1874), Republican
- 2: Henry Wilson (1812-1875), Republican
- House of Representatives (11 seats)
: Thomas D. Eliot (1808-1870), Republican
: James Buffinton (1817-1875), Republican
: Charles F. Adams, Sr. (1807-1886), Republican
: Alexander H. Rice (1818-1895), Republican
: Anson Burlingame (1820-1870), Republican
: John B. Alley (1817-1896), Republican
: Daniel W. Gooch (1820-1891), Republican
: Charles R. Train (1817-1885), Republican
: Eli Thayer (1819-1899), Republican
: Charles Delano (1820-1883), Republican
: Henry L. Dawes (1816-1903), Republican
Michigan
- Senate
- 1: Zachariah Chandler (1813-1879), Republican
- 2: Kinsley S. Bingham (1808-1861), Republican
- House of Representatives (4 seats)
: George B. Cooper (1808-1866), Democratic …contested election, served until May 15 1860.
- William A. Howard (1813-1880), Republican …contested election, seated May 15 1860.
: Henry Waldron (1819-1880), Republican
: Francis W. Kellogg (1810-1879), Republican
: De Witt C. Leach (1822-1909), Republican
Minnesota
- Senate
- 1: Henry M. Rice (1816-1894), Democratic
- 2: Morton S. Wilkinson (1819-1894), Republican
- House of Representatives (2 seats)
: Cyrus Aldrich (1808-1871), Republican
: William Windom (1827-1891), Republican
Mississippi
- Senate
- 2: Albert G. Brown (1813-1880), Democratic …seceded state, withdrew January 12 1861.
- 1: Jefferson Davis (1808-1889), Democratic …seceded state, withdrew January 21 1861.
- House of Representatives (5 seats)
: Lucius Q. C. Lamar (1825-1893), Democratic …resigned December 1860, seat not filled in this Congress..
: Reuben Davis (1813-1890), Democratic …seceded state, withdrew January 12 1861.
: William Barksdale (1821-1863), Democratic …seceded state, withdrew January 12 1861.
: Otho R. Singleton (1814-1889), Democratic …seceded state, withdrew January 12 1861.
: John J. McRae (1815-1868), Democratic …seceded state, withdrew January 12 1861.
Missouri
- Senate
- 3: James S. Green (1817-1870), Democratic
- 1: Trusten Polk (1811-1876), Democratic
- House of Representatives (7 seats)
: John R. Barret (1825-1903), Democratic …contested election, served until June 8 1860, elected to fill vacancy, seated December 3 1860.
- Francis P. Blair, Jr. (1821-1875), Republican …contested election, seated June 8 1860, resigned June 25 1860.
- John R. Barret (1825-1903), Democratic …contested election, served until June 8 1860, elected to fill vacancy, seated December 3 1860.
: Thomas L. Anderson (1808-1885), Independent Democratic
: John B. Clark (1802-1885), Democratic
: James Craig (1818-1888), Democratic
: Samuel H. Woodson (1815-1881), American
: John S. Phelps (1814-1886), Democratic
: John W. Noell (1816-1863), Democratic
New Hampshire
- Senate
- 2: John P. Hale (1806-1873), Republican
- 3: Daniel Clark (1809-1891), Republican
- House of Representatives (3 seats)
: Gilman Marston (1811-1890), Republican
: Mason W. Tappan (1817-1886), Republican
: Thomas M. Edwards (1795-1875), Republican
New Jersey
- Senate
- 1: John R. Thomson (1800-1862), Democratic
- 2: John C. Ten Eyck (1814-1879), Republican
- House of Representatives (5 seats)
: John T. Nixon (1820-1889), Republican
: John L. N. Stratton (1817-1889), Republican
: Garnett B. Adrain (1815-1878), Anti-Lecompton Democratic
: Jetur R. Riggs (1809-1869), Anti-Lecompton Democratic
: William Pennington (1796-1862), Republican
New York
- Senate
- 3: William H. Seward (1801-1872), Republican
- 1: Preston King (1806-1865), Republican
- House of Representatives (33 seats)
: Luther C. Carter (1805-1875), Republican
: James Humphrey (1811-1866), Republican
: Daniel E. Sickles (1819-1914), Democratic
: Thomas J. Barr (1812-1881), Independent Democratic
: William B. Maclay (1812-1882), Democratic
: John Cochrane (1813-1898), Democratic
: George Briggs (1805-1869), Republican
: Horace F. Clark (1815-1873), Anti-Lecompton Democratic
: John B. Haskin (1821-1895), Anti-Lecompton Democratic
: Charles H. Van Wyck (1824-1895), Republican
: William S. Kenyon (1820-1896), Republican
: Charles L. Beale (1824-1900), Republican
: Abram B. Olin (1808-1879), Republican
: John H. Reynolds (1819-1875), Anti-Lecompton Democratic
: James B. McKean (1821-1879), Republican
: George W. Palmer (1818-1916), Republican
: Francis E. Spinner (1802-1890), Republican
: Clark B. Cochrane (1815-1867), Republican
: James H. Graham (1812-1881), Republican
: Roscoe Conkling (1829-1888), Republican
: R. Holland Duell (1824-1891), Republican
: M. Lindley Lee (1805-1876), Republican
: Charles B. Hoard (1805-1886), Republican
: Charles B. Sedgwick (1815-1883), Republican
: Martin Butterfield (1790-1866), Republican
: Emory B. Pottle (1815-1891), Republican
: Alfred Wells (1814-1867), Republican
: William Irvine (1820-1882), Republican
: Alfred Ely (1815-1892), Republican
: Augustus Frank (1826-1895), Republican
: Silas M. Burroughs (1810-1860), Republican …died June 3 1860.
- Edwin R. Reynolds (1816-1908), Republican …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 5 1860.
: Elbridge G. Spaulding (1809-1897), Republican
: Reuben E. Fenton (1819-1885), Republican
North Carolina
- Senate
- 3: Thomas L. Clingman (1812-1897), Democratic
- 2: Thomas Bragg (1810-1872), Democratic
- House of Representatives (8 seats)
: William N. H. Smith (1812-1889), Independent
: Thomas H. Ruffin (1820-1863), Democratic
: Warren Winslow (1810-1862), Democratic
: Lawrence O'Bryan Branch (1820-1862), Democratic
: John A. Gilmer (1805-1868), Independent
: James M. Leach (1815-1891), Independent
: F. Burton Craige (1811-1875), Democratic
: Zebulon B. Vance (1830-1894), Independent
Ohio
- Senate
- 1: Benjamin F. Wade (1800-1878), Republican
- 3: George E. Pugh (1822-1876), Democratic
- House of Representatives (21 seats)
: George H. Pendleton (1825-1889), Democratic
: John A. Gurley (1813-1863), Republican
: Clement L. Vallandigham (1820-1871), Democratic
: William Allen (1827-1881), Democratic
: James M. Ashley (1824-1896), Republican
: William Howard (1817-1891), Democratic
: Thomas Corwin (1794-1865), Republican
: Benjamin Stanton (1809-1872), Republican
: John Carey (1792-1875), Republican
: Carey A. Trimble (1813-1887), Republican
: Charles D. Martin (1829-1911), Democratic
: Samuel S. Cox (1824-1889), Democratic
: John Sherman (1823-1900), Republican
: Cyrus Spink (1793-1859), Republican …died May 31 1859, before Congress assembled.
- Harrison G. O. Blake (1818-1876), Republican …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 5 1859.
: William Helmick (1817-1888), Republican
: Cydnor B. Tompkins (1810-1862), Republican
: Thomas C. Theaker (1812-1883), Republican
: Sidney Edgerton (1818-1900), Republican
: Edward Wade (1802-1866), Republican
: John Hutchins (1812-1891), Republican
: John A. Bingham (1815-1900), Republican
Oregon
- Senate
- 3: Joseph Lane (1801-1881), Democratic
- 2: Edward D. Baker (1811-1861), Republican …elected to fill vacancy in class, October 2 1860.
- House of Representatives (1 seat)
: Lansing Stout (1828-1871), Democratic
Pennsylvania
- Senate
- 3: William Bigler (1814-1880), Democratic
- 1: Simon Cameron (1799-1889), Republican
- House of Representatives (25 seats)
: Thomas B. Florence (1812-1875), Democratic
: Edward Joy Morris (1815-1881), Republican
: John P. Verree (1817-1889), Republican
: William Millward (1822-1871), Republican
: John Wood (1816-1898), Republican
: John Hickman (1810-1875), Anti-Lecompton Democratic
: Henry C. Longnecker (1820-1871), Republican
: John Schwartz (1793-1860), Anti-Lecompton Democratic …died June 20 1860.
- Jacob K. McKenty (1827-1866), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 3 1860.
: Thaddeus Stevens (1792-1868), Republican
: John W. Killinger (1824-1896), Republican
: James H. Campbell (1820-1895), Republican
: George W. Scranton (1811-1861), Republican
: William H. Dimmick (1815-1861), Democratic
: Galusha A. Grow (1823-1907), Republican
: James T. Hale (1810-1865), Republican
: Benjamin F. Junkin (1822-1908), Republican
: Edward McPherson (1830-1895), Republican
: Samuel S. Blair (1821-1890), Republican
: John Covode (1808-1871), Republican
: William Montgomery (1818-1870), Democratic
: James K. Moorhead (1806-1884), Republican
: Robert McKnight (1820-1885), Republican
: William Stewart (1810-1876), Republican
: Chapin Hall (1816-1879), Republican
: Elijah Babbitt (1795-1887), Republican
Rhode Island
- Senate
- 1: James F. Simmons (1795-1864), Republican
- 2: Henry B. Anthony (1815-1884), Republican
- House of Representatives (2 seats)
: Christopher Robinson (1806-1889), Republican
: William D. Brayton (1815-1887), Republican
South Carolina
- Senate
- 3: James H. Hammond (1807-1864), Democratic …seceded state, withdrew November 11 1860.
- 2: James Chesnut, Jr. (1815-1885), Democratic …seceded state, withdrew November 10 1860.
- House of Representatives (6 seats)
: John McQueen (1804-1867), Democratic …seceded state, withdrew December 21 1860.
: William P. Miles (1822-1899), Democratic …seceded state, did not occupy seat after December 13 1860.
: Laurence M. Keitt (1824-1864), Democratic …seceded state, did not occupy seat after December 10 1860.
: Milledge L. Bonham (1813-1890), Democratic …seceded state, withdrew December 21 1860.
: John D. Ashmore (1819-1871), Democratic …seceded state, withdrew December 21 1860.
: William W. Boyce (1818-1890), Democratic …seceded state, withdrew December 21 1860.
Tennessee
- Senate
- 1: Andrew Johnson (1808-1875), Democratic
- 2: Alfred O. P. Nicholson (1808-1876), Democratic …seceded state, withdrew March 3 1861.
- House of Representatives (10 seats)
: Thomas A. R. Nelson (1812-1873), Independent
: Horace Maynard (1814-1882), Independent
: Reese B. Brabson (1817-1863), Independent
: William B. Stokes (1814-1897), Independent
: Robert H. Hatton (1826-1862), Independent
: James H. Thomas (1808-1876), Democratic
: John V. Wright (1828-1908), Democratic
: James M. Quarles (1823-1901), Independent
: Emerson Etheridge (1819-1902), Independent
: William T. Avery (1819-1880), Democratic
Texas
- Senate
- 1: Matthias Ward (1805-1861), Democratic
- Louis T. Wigfall (1816-1874), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy from preceding Congress, December 5 1859.
- 2: John Hemphill (1803-1862), Democratic
- House of Representatives (2 seats)
: John H. Reagan (1818-1905), Democratic
: Andrew J. Hamilton (1815-1875), Independent Democratic
Vermont
- Senate
- 1: Solomon Foot (1802-1866), Republican
- 3: Jacob Collamer (1791-1865), Republican
- House of Representatives (3 seats)
: Eliakim P. Walton (1812-1890), Republican
: Justin S. Morrill (1810-1898), Republican
: 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)
: Muscoe R. H. Garnett (1821-1864), Democratic
: John S. Millson (1808-1874), Democratic
: Daniel C. De Jarnette (1822-1881), Independent Democratic
: William O. Goode (1798-1859), Democratic …died July 3 1859.
- Roger A. Pryor (1828-1919), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 7 1859.
: Thomas S. Bocock (1815-1891), Democratic
: Shelton F. Leake (1812-1884), Independent Democratic
: William Smith (1797-1887), Democratic
: Alexander R. Boteler (1815-1892), Independent
: John T. Harris (1823-1899), Independent Democratic
: Sherrard Clemens (1820-1881), Democratic
: Albert G. Jenkins (1830-1864), Democratic
: Henry A. Edmundson (1814-1890), Democratic
: Elbert S. Martin (1829c-1876), Independent Democratic
Wisconsin
- Senate
- 3: Charles Durkee (1805-1870), Republican
- 1: James R. Doolittle (1815-1897), Republican
- House of Representatives (3 seats)
: John F. Potter (1817-1899), Republican
: Cadwallader C. Washburn (1818-1882), Republican …resigned January 1 1861.
: Charles H. Larrabee (1820-1883), Democratic
Delegates
- Kansas Territory
: Marcus J. Parrott (1828-1879), Republican ...newly admitted state, served until January 29 1861.
- Nebraska Territory
: Samuel G. Daily (1823-1866), Republican …contested election, seated May 18 1860.
: Experience Estabrook (1813-1894), …contested election, served until May 18 1860.
- New Mexico Territory
: Miguel A. Otero (1829-1882), Democratic
- Utah Territory
: William H. Hooper (1813-1882), Democratic
- Washington Territory
: Isaac I. Stevens (1818-1862), Democratic
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