36th United States Congress - political parties

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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 political party.

Main article: 36th United States Congress
See also: 36th United States Congress - State Delegations
See also: United States House elections, 1858

The list below is arranged by chamber, then by political party. Members are shown in alphabetical order.

[edit] Dates of sessions

March 4, 1859 - March 3, 1861

Previous congress: 35th Congress
Next congress: 37th Congress

[edit] Party summary

Senate

TOTAL members: 66
House of Representatives

TOTAL members: 238

[edit] Senate

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

[edit] Democratic

A-F
G-L
M-R
S-Z

[edit] Republican

A-F
G-L
M-R
S-Z

[edit] American

[edit] House of Representatives

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

[edit] Democratic

A-B-C
D-E-F
G-H-I
J-K-L
M-N-O
P-Q-R
S-T-U-V
W-X-Y-Z

[edit] Republican

A-B-C
D-E-F
G-H-I
J-K-L
M-N-O
P-Q-R
S-T-U-V
W-X-Y-Z

[edit] Anti-Lecompton Democratic

A-Z

[edit] Independent

A-L
M-Z

[edit] Independent Democratic

A-Z

[edit] American

A-Z

[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. 

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