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.
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.
- Senate
TOTAL members: 66 |
- House of Representatives
TOTAL members: 237 |
Leadership
- Senate
- House of Representatives
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: 35th United
States Congress - political parties
- See also: 35th United
States Congress - State Delegations
- 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: :Category:United States
Senators
- See also: :Category:United
States congressional delegations by state
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
|
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
|
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
|
|
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: :Category:Members
of the United States House of Representatives
- See also: :Category:United
States congressional delegations by state
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
|
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
|
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
|
Delegates
- Kansas Territory
- Minnesota Territory
- Nebraska Territory
- New Mexico Territory
- Oregon Territory
- Utah Territory
- Washington Territory
|
Changes in membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first
session of this Congress.
- Senate
- replacements: 5
- deaths: 4
- resignations: 1
- interim appointments: 2
- seats of newly admitted states: 4
- Total seats with changes: 9
|
- House of Representatives
- replacements: 10
- deaths: 5
- resignations: 6
- contested election:1
- seats of newly admitted states: 3
- Total seats with changes: 14
|
Officers
- Senate
- Other
|
- House of Representatives
|
Notes
- Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
References
External links
, elected
March 4, 1857
, elected
March 14, 1857
, elected
December 7, 1857
, elected December 7, 1857
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