32nd United States Congress - State Delegations
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The Thirty-second United States Congress was a meeting of the United States national legislature, comprised of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC 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.
[edit] Dates of sessions
- 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 — a lame duck session
Previous congress: 31st Congress
Next congress: 33rd Congress
This article supplements the main article with a list of the members by state delegation.
- Main article: 32nd United States Congress
- See also: 32ndUnited States Congress - Membership Changes
- See also: 32nd United States Congress - Political Parties
- See also: United States House election, 1850
[edit] Members
At this time members of the Senate were elected by the legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six year terms with each Congress. The members of the House of Representatives were elected by popular vote.
The list below is arranged by state, then by chamber. Members are shown in alphabetical order.
[edit] Alabama
- Senate
- Jeremiah Clemens (1814-1865), Democratic
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick (1802-1869), Democratic …appointed to fill vacancy, January 14, 1853.
- William R.D. King (1786-1853), Democratic …resigned December 20, 1852.
- House of Representatives (7 seats)
- James Abercrombie (1795-1861), Whig
- John Bragg (1806-1878), Democratic
- Williamson R.W. Cobb (1807-1864), Democratic
- Sampson W. Harris (1809-1857), Democratic
- George S. Houston (1811-1879), Democratic
- William R. Smith (1815-1896), Unionist
- Alexander White (1816-1893), Whig
[edit] Arkansas
- Senate
- Solon Borland (1808-1864), Democratic
- William K. Sebastian (1812-1865), Democratic
- House of Representatives (1 seat)
- Robert W. Johnson (1814-1879), Democratic
[edit] California
- Senate
- William M. Gwin (1805-1885), Democratic
- John B. Weller (1812-1875), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy in class, January 30, 1852.
- House of Representatives (2 seats)
- Edward C. Marshall (1821-1893), Democratic
- Joseph W. McCorkle (1819-1884), Democratic
[edit] Connecticut
- Senate
- Truman Smith (1791-1884), Whig
- Isaac Toucey (1792-1869), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy in class, May 12, 1852.
- House of Representatives (4 seats)
- Charles Chapman (1799-1869), Whig
- Chauncey F. Cleveland (1799-1887), Democratic
- Colin M. Ingersoll (1819-1903), Democratic
- Origen S. Seymour (1804-1881), Democratic
[edit] Delaware
- Senate
- James A. Bayard, Jr. (1799-1880), Democratic
- Presley Spruance (1785-1863), Whig
- House of Representatives (1 seat)
- George R. Riddle (1817-1867), Democratic
[edit] Florida
- Senate
- Stephen R. Mallory (1813c-1873), Democratic
- Jackson Morton (1794-1874), Whig
- House of Representatives (1 seat)
- Edward C. Cabell (1816-1896), Whig
[edit] Georgia
- Senate
- John M. Berrien (1781-1856), Whig …resigned May 28, 1852.
- Robert M. Charlton (1807-1854), Democratic …appointed to fill vacancy, May 31, 1852.
- House of Representatives (8 seats) William C. Dawson (1798-1856), Whig
- David J. Bailey (1812-1897), States Rights
- Elijah W. Chastain (1813-1874), Unionist
- Junius Hillyer (1807-1886), Unionist
- Joseph W. Jackson (1796-1854), States Rights
- James Johnson (1811-1891), Unionist
- Charles Murphey (1799-1861), Unionist
- Alexander H. Stephens (1812-1883), Unionist
- Robert A. Toombs (1810-1885), Unionist
[edit] Illinois
- Senate
- Stephen A. Douglas (1813-1861), Democratic
- James Shields (1806/1810-1879), Democratic
- House of Representatives (7 seats)
- Willis Allen (1806-1859), Democratic
- William H. Bissell (1811-1860), Democratic
- Thompson Campbell (1811-1868), Democratic
- Orlando B. Ficklin (1808-1886), Democratic
- Richard S. Molony (1811-1891), Democratic
- William A. Richardson (1811-1875), Democratic
- Richard Yates (1815-1873), Whig
[edit] Indiana
- Senate
- Jesse D. Bright (1812-1875), Democratic
- 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.
- James Whitcomb (1795-1852), Democratic …died October 4, 1852.
- House of Representatives (10 seats)
- Samuel Brenton (1810-1857), Whig
- John G. Davis (1810-1866), Democratic
- Cyrus L. Dunham (1817-1877), Democratic
- Graham N. Fitch (1809-1892), Democratic
- Willis A. Gorman (1816-1876), Democratic
- Thomas A. Hendricks (1819-1885), Democratic
- James Lockhart (1806-1857), Democratic
- Daniel Mace (1811-1867), Democratic
- Samuel W. Parker (1805-1859), Whig
- John L. Robinson (1813-1860), Democratic
[edit] Iowa
- Senate
- Augustus C. Dodge (1812-1883), Democratic
- George W. Jones (1804-1896), Democratic
- House of Representatives (2 seats)
- Lincoln Clark (1800-1886), Democratic
- Bernhart Henn (1817-1865), Democratic
[edit] Kentucky
- Senate
- Henry Clay (1777-1852), Whig …died June 29, 1852.
- Archibald Dixon (1802-1876), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, September 1, 1852.
- David Meriwether (1800-1893), Democratic …appointed to fill vacancy, July 6, 1852.
- Joseph R. Underwood (1791-1876), Whig
- House of Representatives (10 seats)
- Linn Boyd (1800-1859), Democratic
- John C. Breckinridge (1821-1875), Democratic
- Presley U. Ewing (1822-1854), Whig
- Benjamin E. Grey ( - ), Whig
- Humphrey Marshall (1812-1872), Whig …resigned August 4, 1852.
- John C. Mason (1802-1865), Democratic
- William Preston (1816-1887), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 6, 1852.
- Richard H. Stanton (1812-1891), Democratic
- James W. Stone (1813-1854), Democratic
- William T. Ward (1808-1878), Whig
- Addison White (1824-1909), Whig
[edit] Louisiana
- Senate
- Solomon W. Downs (1801-1854), Democratic
- Pierre Soulé (1801-1870), Democratic
- House of Representatives (4 seats)
- Joseph A. Landry (1817-1881), Whig
- John Moore (1788-1867), Whig
- Alexander G. Penn (1799-1866), Democratic
- Louis St. Martin (1820-1893), Democratic
[edit] Maine
- Senate
- James W. Bradbury (1802-1901), Democratic
- Hannibal Hamlin (1809-1891), Democratic
- House of Representatives (7 seats)
- Charles Andrews (1814-1852), Democratic …died April 30, 1852.
- John Appleton (1815-1864), Democratic
- Thomas J.D. Fuller (1808-1876), Democratic
- Robert Goodenow (1800-1874), Whig
- Moses MacDonald (1815-1869), Democratic
- Isaac Reed (1809-1887), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated June 25, 1852.
- Ephraim K. Smart (1813-1872), Democratic
- Israel Washburn, Jr. (1813-1883), Whig
[edit] Maryland
- Senate
- James A. Pearce (1805-1862), Whig
- Thomas G. Pratt (1804-1869), Whig
- House of Representatives (6 seats)
- Richard J. Bowie (1807-1881), Whig
- Joseph S. Cottman (1803-1863), Independent Whig
- Alexander Evans (1818-1888), Whig
- William T. Hamilton (1820-1888), Democratic
- Edward Hammond (1812-1882), Democratic
- Thomas Y. Walsh (1809-1865), Whig
[edit] Massachusetts
- Senate
- John Davis (1787-1854), Whig
- John Davis (1787-1854), Whig
- Charles Sumner (1811-1874), Free Soil …elected to fill vacancy in class, April 23, 1851.
- House of Representatives (10 seats)
- Willis Allen (1797-1869), Free Soil
- William Appleton (1786-1862), Whig
- George T. Davis (1810-1877), Whig
- James H. Duncan (1793-1869), Whig
- Francis B. Fay (1793-1876), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 29, 1852.
- Orin Fowler (1791-1852), Whig …died September 3, 1852.
- John Z. Goodrich (1804-1885), Whig
- Edward P. Little (1791-1875), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 30, 1852.
- Horace Mann (1796-1859), Free Soil
- Robert Rantoul, Jr. (1805-1852), Democratic …died August 7, 1852.
- Lorenzo Sabine (1803-1877), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 28, 1852.
- Zeno Scudder (1807-1857), Whig
- Benjamin Thompson (1798-1852), Whig …died September 24, 1852.
[edit] Michigan
- Senate
- Lewis Cass (1782-1866), Democratic
- Alpheus Felch (1804-1896), Democratic
- House of Representatives (3 seats)
- James L. Conger (1805-1876), Whig
- Ebenezer J. Penniman (1804-1890), Whig
- Charles E. Stuart (1810-1887), Democratic
[edit] Mississippi
- Senate
- Stephen Adams (1807-1857), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, March 17, 1852.
- Walker Brooke (1813-1869), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, February 18, 1852.
- Jefferson Davis (1808-1889), Democratic …resigned September 23, 1851.
- Henry S. Foote (1804-1880), Democratic …resigned January 8, 1852.
- John J. McRae (1815-1868), Democratic …appointed to fill vacancy, December 1, 1851.
- House of Representatives (4 seats)
- Albert G. Brown (1813-1880), States Rights
- John D. Freeman ( -1886), Unionist
- Benjamin D. Nabers (1812-1878), Unionist
- John A. Wilcox (1819-1864), Unionist
[edit] Missouri
- Senate
- David R. Atchison (1807-1886), Democratic
- Henry S. Geyer (1790-1859), Whig
- House of Representatives (5 seats)
- John F. Darby (1803-1882), Whig
- Willard P. Hall (1820-1882), Democratic
- John G. Miller (1812-1856), Whig
- John S. Phelps (1814-1886), Democratic
- Gilchrist Porter (1817-1894), Whig
[edit] New Hampshire
- Senate
- John P. Hale (1806-1873), Free Soil
- Moses Norris, Jr. (1799-1855), Democratic
- House of Representatives (4 seats)
- Harry Hibbard (1816-1872), Democratic
- Charles H. Peaslee (1804-1866), Democratic
- Jared Perkins (1793-1854), Whig
- Amos Tuck (1810-1879), Whig
[edit] New Jersey
- Senate
- Jacob W. Miller (1800-1862), Whig
- Robert F. Stockton (1795-1866), Democratic …resigned September 23, 1851.
- House of Representatives (5 seats)
- George H. Brown (1810-1865), Whig
- Rodman M. Price (1816-1894), Democratic
- Charles Skelton (1806-1879), Democratic
- Nathan T. Stratton (1813-1887), Democratic
- Isaac Wildrick (1803-1892), Democratic
[edit] New York
- Senate
- Hamilton Fish (1808-1893), Whig
- William H. Seward (1801-1872), Whig
- House of Representatives (34 seats)
- Leander Babcock (1811-1864), Democratic
- Henry Bennett (1808-1868), Whig
- Obadiah Bowne (1822-1874), Whig
- John H. Boyd (1799-1868), Whig
- George Briggs (1805-1869), Whig
- James Brooks (1810-1873), Whig
- Alexander H. Buell (1801-1853), Democratic …died January 29, 1853.
- Lorenzo Burrows (1805-1885), Whig
- Gilbert Dean (1819-1870), Democratic
- John G. Floyd (1806-1881), Democratic
- Emanuel B. Hart (1809-1897), Democratic
- Augustus P. Hascall (1800-1872), Whig
- Solomon G. Haven (1810-1861), Whig
- John H.H. Haws (1809-1858), Whig
- Jerediah Horsford (1791-1875), Whig
- Thomas Y. Howe, Jr. (1801-1860), Democratic
- Willard Ives (1806-1896), Democratic
- Timothy Jenkins (1799-1859), Democratic
- Daniel T. Jones (1800-1861), Democratic
- Preston King (1806-1865), Democratic
- Frederick S. Martin (1794-1865), Whig
- William Murray (1803-1875), Democratic
- Reuben Robie (1799-1872), Democratic
- Joseph Russell ( - ), Democratic
- William A. Sackett (1811-1895), Whig
- Abraham M. Schermerhorn (1791-1855), Whig
- John L. Schoolcraft (1804-1860), Whig
- Marius Schoonmaker (1811-1894), Whig
- David L. Seymour (1803-1867), Democratic
- William W. Snow (1812-1886), Democratic
- Abraham P. Stephens (1796-1859), Democratic
- Josiah Sutherland (1804-1887), Democratic
- Henry S. Walbridge (1801-1869), Whig
- John Wells (1817-1877), Whig
[edit] North Carolina
- Senate
- George E. Badger (1795-1866), Whig
- Willie P. Mangum (1792-1861), Whig
- House of Representatives (9 seats)
- William S. Ashe (1814-1862), Democratic
- Joseph P. Caldwell (1808-1853), Whig
- Thomas L. Clingman (1812-1897), Whig
- John R.J. Daniel (1802-1868), Democratic
- Alfred Dockery (1797-1875), Whig
- James T. Morehead (1799-1875), Whig
- David Outlaw (1806-1868), Whig
- Edward Stanly (1810-1872), Whig
- Abraham W. Venable (1799-1876), Democratic
[edit] Ohio
- Senate
- Salmon P. Chase (1808-1873), Free Soil
- Benjamin F. Wade (1800-1878), Whig …elected to fill vacancy, March 15, 1851.
- House of Representatives (21 seats)
- Nelson Barrere (1808-1883), Whig
- Hiram Bell (1808-1855), Whig
- George H. Busby (1794-1869), Democratic
- Joseph Cable (1801-1880), Democratic
- Lewis D. Campbell (1811-1882), Whig
- David K. Cartter (1812-1887), Democratic
- David T. Disney (1803-1857), Democratic
- Alfred P. Edgerton (1813-1897), Democratic
- James M. Gaylord (1811-1874), Democratic
- Joshua R. Giddings (1795-1864), Free Soil
- Frederick W. Green (1816-1879), Democratic
- Alexander Harper (1786-1860), Whig
- William F. Hunter (1808-1874), Whig
- John Johnson (1805-1867), Independent Democratic
- Eben Newton (1795-1885), Whig
- Edson B. Olds (1802-1869), Democratic
- Benjamin Stanton (1809-1872), Whig
- Charles Sweetser (1808-1864), Democratic
- John L. Taylor (1805-1870), Whig
- Norton S. Townshend (1815-1895), Democratic
- John Welch (1805-1891), Whig
[edit] Pennsylvania
- Senate
- Richard Brodhead (1811-1863), Democratic
- James Cooper (1810-1863), Whig
- House of Representatives (24 seats)
- John Allison (1812-1878), Whig
- Thomas M. Bibighaus (1817-1853), Whig
- Joseph R. Chandler (1792-1880), Whig
- Carlton B. Curtis (1811-1883), Democratic
- John L. Dawson (1813-1870), Democratic
- Milo M. Dimmick (1811-1872), Democratic
- Thomas B. Florence (1812-1875), Democratic
- Henry M. Fuller (1820-1860), Whig
- James Gamble (1809-1883), Democratic
- Alfred Gilmore (1812-1890), Democratic
- Galusha A. Grow (1823-1907), Democratic
- John W. Howe (1801-1873), Whig
- Thomas M. Howe (1808-1877), Whig
- Jehu G. Jones (1811-1878), Democratic
- Joseph H. Kuhns (1800-1883), Whig
- William H. Kurtz (1804-1868), Democratic
- James X. McLanahan (1809-1861), Democratic
- John McNair (1800-1861), Democratic
- Henry D. Moore (1817-1887), Whig
- John A. Morrison (1814-1904), Democratic
- Andrew Parker (1805-1864), Democratic
- John Robbins (1808-1880), Democratic
- Thomas Ross (1806-1865), Democratic
- Thaddeus Stevens (1792-1868), Whig
[edit] Rhode Island
- Senate
- John H. Clarke (1789-1870), Whig
- Charles T. James (1805-1862), Democratic
- House of Representatives (2 seats)
- George G. King (1807-1870), Whig
- Benjamin B. Thurston (1804-1886), Democratic
[edit] South Carolina
- Senate
- Andrew P. Butler (1796-1857), Democratic
- William F. De Saussure (1792-1870), Democratic …appointed to fill vacancy, May 24, 1852.
- Robert B. Rhett (1800-1876), Democratic …resigned May 7, 1852.
- Robert B. Smith (1800-1876), Democratic
- House of Representatives (7 seats)
- William Aiken (1806-1887), Democratic
- Armistead Burt (1802-1883), Democratic
- William F. Colcock (1804-1889), Democratic
- John McQueen (1804-1867), Democratic
- James L. Orr (1822-1873), Democratic
- Daniel Wallace (1801-1859), Democratic
- Joseph A. Woodward (1806-1885), Democratic
[edit] Tennessee
- Senate
- John Bell (1797-1869), Whig
- James C. Jones (1809-1859), Whig
- House of Representatives (11 seats)
- William M. Churchwell (1826-1862), Democratic
- William Cullom (1810-1896), Whig
- Meredith P. Gentry (1809-1866), Whig
- Isham G. Harris (1818-1897), Democratic
- Andrew Johnson (1808-1875), Democratic
- George W.Jones (1806-1884), Democratic
- William H. Polk (1815-1862), Independent Democratic
- John H. Savage (1815-1904), Democratic
- Frederick P. Stanton (1814-1894), Democratic
- Albert G. Watkins (1818-1895), Whig
- Christopher H. Williams (1798-1857), Whig
[edit] Texas
- Senate
- Samuel Houston (1793-1863), Democratic
- Thomas J. Rusk (1803-1857), Democratic
- House of Representatives (2 seats)
- Volney E. Howard (1809-1889), Democratic
- Richardson Scurry (1811-1862), Democratic
[edit] Vermont
- Senate
- Solomon Foot (1802-1866), Whig
- Samuel S. Phelps (1793-1855), Whig …appointed to fill vacancy, January 17, 1853.
- William Upham (1792-1853), Whig …died January 14, 1853.
- House of Representatives (4 seats)
- Thomas Bartlett, Jr. (1808-1876), Democratic
- William Hebard (1800-1875), Whig
- James Meacham (1810-1856), Whig
- Ahiman L. Miner (1804-1886), Whig
[edit] Virginia
- Senate
- Robert M.T. Hunter (1809-1887), Democratic
- James M. Mason (1798-1871), Democratic
- House of Representatives (15 seats)
- Thomas H. Averett (1800-1855), Democratic
- Thomas H. Bayly (1810-1856), Democratic
- James M.H. Beale (1786-1866), Democratic
- Thomas S. Bocock (1815-1891), Democratic
- John S. Caskie (1821-1869), Democratic
- Sherrard Clemens (1820-1881), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 6, 1852.
- Henry A. Edmundson (1814-1890), Democratic
- Charles J. Faulkner (1806-1884), Whig
- Alexander R. Holladay (1811-1877), Democratic
- John Letcher (1813-1884), Democratic
- Fayette McMullen (1805-1880), Democratic
- Richard K. Meade (1803-1862), Democratic
- John S. Millson (1808-1874), Democratic
- Paulus Powell (1809-1874), Democratic
- James F. Strother (1811-1860), Whig
- George W. Thompson (1806-1888), Democratic …resigned July 30, 1852.
[edit] Wisconsin
- Senate
- Henry Dodge (1782-1867), Democratic
- Isaac P. Walker (1815-1872), Democratic
- House of Representatives (2 seats)
- James D. Doty (1799-1865), Democratic
- Charles Durkee (1805-1870), Free Soil
- Ben C. Eastman (1812-1856), Democratic
[edit] Delegates
- Wisconsin Territory
- Henry H. Sibley (1811-1891),
- New Mexico Territory
- Richard H. Weightman (1816-1861), Democratic …newly created territory, seated December 1, 1851.
- Oregon Territory
- Joseph Lane (1801-1881), Democratic
- Utah Territory
- John M. Bernhisel (1799-1881), …newly created territory, seated December 1, 1851.
[edit] References
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
[edit] External links
- Statutes at Large, 1789-1875 [1]
- Senate Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress [2]
- House Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress [3]
- Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress [4]
- U.S. House of Representatives: Congressional History [5]
- U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists [6]
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