37th United States Congress - State Delegations

The Thirty-seventh 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 1861 to March 3 1863, during the first two years of the first administration of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.

The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Sixth Census of the United States in 1850. Both chambers had a Republican majority.

This article supplements the main article with a list of the members by state delegation.

:"See also: 37th United States Congress - political parties":"See also: United States House elections, 1860"

Dates of sessions

March 4 1861 - March 3 1863
*Special session of the Senate: March 4 1861 – March 28 1861
*First session: July 4 1861 – August 6 1861
*Second session: December 2 1861 - July 17 1862
*Third session: December 1 1862 - March 3 1863 — a lame duck sessionPrevious congress: 36th Congress
Next congress: 38th 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 ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1862; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1864; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1866.

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
*2: vacant …seat declared vacant, March 14 1861, state having seceded.
*3: vacant :House of Representatives "(7 seats)"
* all seats vacant

Arkansas

:Senate
*2: William K. Sebastian (1812-1865), "Democratic" ...expelled by resolution of July 11 1861, state having seceded.
*3: Charles B. Mitchel (1815-1864), "Democratic" ...expelled by resolution of July 11 1861, state having seceded.:House of Representatives "(2 seats)"
* all seats vacant

California

:Senate
*1: Milton S. Latham (1827-1882), "Democratic"
*3: James A. McDougall (1817-1867), "Democratic" :House of Representatives "(3 seats)" [ all representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket]
*ushr|California|AL|A/L: Frederick F. Low (1828-1894), "Republican" ...elected to fill vacancy, seated June 3 1862.
*ushr|California|AL|A/L: Timothy G. Phelps (1824-1899), "Republican" ...elected to fill vacancy, seated December 2 1861.
*ushr|California|AL|A/L: Aaron A. Sargent (1827-1887), "Republican" ...elected to fill vacancy, seated December 2 1861.

Connecticut

Delaware

:Senate
*1: James A. Bayard, Jr. (1799-1880), "Democratic"
*2: Willard Saulsbury, Sr. (1820-1892), "Democratic" :House of Representatives "(1 seat)"
*ushr|Delaware|AL|A/L: George P. Fisher (1817-1899), "Unionist"

Florida

:Senate
*1: vacant …seat declared vacant, March 14 1861, state having seceded.
*3: vacant :House of Representatives "(1 seat)"
* all seats vacant

Georgia

:Senate
*2: vacant …seat declared vacant, March 14 1861, state having seceded.
*3: vacant :House of Representatives "(8 seats)"
* all seats vacant

Illinois

:Senate
*2: Stephen A. Douglas (1813-1861), "Democratic" ...died June 3 1861.
*: Orville H. Browning (1806-1881), "Republican" ...appointed to fill vacancy, June 26 1861.
*: William A. Richardson (1811-1875), "Democratic" ...elected to fill vacancy, January 12 1863.
*3: Lyman Trumbull (1813-1896), "Republican" :House of Representatives "(9 seats)"
*ushr|Illinois|1|1: Elihu B. Washburne (1816-1887), "Republican"
*ushr|Illinois|2|2: Isaac N. Arnold (1815-1884), "Republican"
*ushr|Illinois|3|3: Owen Lovejoy (1811-1864), "Republican"
*ushr|Illinois|4|4: William Kellogg (1814-1872), "Republican"
*ushr|Illinois|5|5: William A. Richardson (1811-1875), "Democratic" ...resigned January 29 1863.
*ushr|Illinois|6|6: John A. McClernand (1812-1900), "Democratic" ...resigned October 28 1861.
*: Anthony L. Knapp (1828-1881), "Democratic" ...elected to fill vacancy, seated December 12 1861.
*ushr|Illinois|7|7: James C. Robinson (1823-1886), "Democratic"
*ushr|Illinois|8|8: Philip B. Fouke (1818-1876), "Democratic"
*ushr|Illinois|9|9: John A. Logan (1826-1886), "Democratic" ...resigned April 2 1862.
*: William J. Allen (1829-1901), "Democratic" ...elected to fill vacancy, seated June 2 1862.

Indiana

Iowa

:Senate
*3: James Harlan (1820-1899), "Republican"
*2: James W. Grimes (1816-1872), "Republican" :House of Representatives "(2 seats)"
*ushr|Iowa|1|1: Samuel R. Curtis (1805-1866), "Republican" ...resigned August 4 1861.
*: James F. Wilson (1828-1895), "Republican" ...elected to fill vacancy, seated December 2 1861.
*ushr|Iowa|2|2: William Vandever (1817-1893), "Republican" ...contested election, served until September 24 1861, seat declared vacant.

Kansas

:Senate
*2: James H. Lane (1814-1866), "Republican" ...newly admitted state, elected April 4 1861.
*3: Samuel C. Pomeroy (1816-1891), "Republican" ...newly admitted state, elected April 4 1861.:House of Representatives "(1 seat)"
*ushr|Kansas|AL|A/L: Martin F. Conway (1827-1882), "Republican"

Kentucky

Louisiana

:Senate
*2: vacant …seat declared vacant, March 14 1861, state having seceded.
*3: vacant :House of Representatives "(4 seats)"
*ushr|Louisiana|1|1: Benjamin F. Flanders (1816-1896), "Unionist" ...credentials accepted, seated February 23 1863.
*ushr|Louisiana|2|2: Michael Hahn (1830-1886), "Unionist" ...credentials accepted, seated February 17 1863.

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

:Senate
*1: vacant …seat declared vacant, March 14 1861, state having seceded.
*2: vacant …seat declared vacant, March 14 1861, state having seceded.:House of Representatives "(5 seats)"
* all seats vacant

Missouri

:Senate
*1: Trusten Polk (1811-1876), "Democratic" ...expelled by resolution of January 10 1862.
*: John B. Henderson (1826-1913), "Unionist" ...appointed to fill vacancy, January 17 1862.
*3: Waldo Porter Johnson (1817-1885), "Democratic" ...expelled by resolution of January 10 1862.
*: Robert Wilson (1803-1870), "Unionist" ...appointed to fill vacancy, January 17 1862.:House of Representatives "(7 seats)"
*ushr|Missouri|1|1: Francis P. Blair, Jr. (1821-1875), "Republican" ...resigned July 1862.
*ushr|Missouri|2|2: James S. Rollins (1812-1888), "Constitutional Union"
*ushr|Missouri|3|3: John B. Clark (1802-1885), "Democratic" ...expelled by resolution of July 13 1861.
*: William A. Hall (1815-1888), "Democratic" ...elected to fill vacancy, seated January 20 1862.
*ushr|Missouri|4|4: Elijah H. Norton (1821-1914), "Democratic"
*ushr|Missouri|5|5: John W. Reid (1821-1881), "Democratic" ...expelled by resolution of December 2 1861.
*: Thomas L. Price (1809-1870), "Democratic" ...elected to fill vacancy, seated January 21 1862.
*ushr|Missouri|6|6: John S. Phelps (1814-1886), "Democratic"
*ushr|Missouri|7|7: John W. Noell (1816-1863), "Democratic"

New Hampshire

New Jersey

:Senate
*1: John R. Thomson (1800-1862), "Democratic" ...died September 12 1862.
*: Richard S. Field (1803-1870), "Republican" ...appointed to fill vacancy, November 21 1862.
*: James W. Wall (1820-1872), "Democratic" ...elected to fill vacancy, January 14 1863.
*2: John C. Ten Eyck (1814-1879), "Republican" :House of Representatives "(5 seats)"
*ushr|New Jersey|1|1: John T. Nixon (1820-1889), "Republican"
*ushr|New Jersey|2|2: John L. N. Stratton (1817-1889), "Republican"
*ushr|New Jersey|3|3: William G. Steele (1820-1892), "Democratic"
*ushr|New Jersey|4|4: George T. Cobb (1813-1870), "Democratic"
*ushr|New Jersey|5|5: Nehemiah Perry (1816-1881), "Democratic"

New York

North Carolina

:Senate
*3: Thomas L. Clingman (1812-1897), "Democratic" ...withdrew March 11 1861, state having seceded.
*2: Thomas Bragg (1810-1872), "Democratic" ...withdrew March 8 1861, state having seceded.:House of Representatives "(8 seats)"
* all seats vacant

Ohio

Oregon

:Senate
*2: Edward D. Baker (1811-1861), "Republican" ...died October 21 1861.
*: Benjamin Stark (1820-1898), "Democratic" ...appointed to fill vacancy, seated February 27 1862.
*: Benjamin F. Harding (1823-1899), "Democratic" ...elected to fill vacancy, September 12 1862.
*3: James W. Nesmith (1820-1885), "Democratic" :House of Representatives "(1 seat)"
*ushr|Oregon|AL|A/L: Andrew J. Thayer (1818-1873), "Democratic" ...contested election, served until July 30 1861.
*: George K. Shiel (1825-1893), "Democratic" ...contested election, seated July 30 1861.

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

:Senate
*1: James F. Simmons (1795-1864), "Republican" ...resigned August 15 1862.
*: Samuel G. Arnold (1821-1880), "Republican" ...elected to fill vacancy, September 5 1862.
*2: Henry B. Anthony (1815-1884), "Republican" :House of Representatives "(2 seats)"
*ushr|Rhode Island|1|1: William P. Sheffield (1820-1907), "Union"
*ushr|Rhode Island|2|2: George H. Browne (1811-1885), "Union"

outh Carolina

:Senate
*2: James Chesnut, Jr. (1815-1885), "Democratic" ...expelled by resolution, July 11 1861, state having seceded.
*3: vacant :House of Representatives "(6 seats)"
* all seats vacant

Tennessee

:Senate
*1: Andrew Johnson (1808-1875), "Democratic" ...resigned March 4 1862.
*2: Alfred O. P. Nicholson (1808-1876), "Democratic" ...expelled by resolution of July 11 1861, state having seceded.:House of Representatives "(10 seats)"
*ushr|Tennessee|2|2: Horace Maynard (1814-1882), "Unionist" ...special election, seated December 2 1861.
*ushr|Tennessee|3|3: George W. Bridges (1825-1873), "Unionist" ...special election, seated February 25 1863.
*ushr|Tennessee|4|4: Andrew J. Clements (1832-1913), "Unionist" ...special election, seated January 13 1862.

Texas

:Senate
*2: John Hemphill (1803-1862), "Democratic" ...expelled by resolution of July 11 1861, state having seceded.
*1: Louis T. Wigfall (1816-1874), "Democratic" ...expelled by resolution of July 11 1861, state having seceded.:House of Representatives "(2 seats)"
* all seats vacant

Vermont

Virginia

:Senate
*1: James M. Mason (1798-1871), "Democratic" ...withdrew March 28 1861, state having seceded.
*: Waitman T. Willey (1811-1900), "Unionist" ...elected to fill vacancy, July 9 1861.
*2: Robert M. T. Hunter (1809-1887), "Democratic" ...withdrew March 28 1861, state having seceded.
*: John S. Carlile (1817-1878), "Unionist" ...elected to fill vacancy, July 9 1861.:House of Representatives "(13 seats)"
*ushr|Virginia|1|1: Joseph E. Segar (1804-1880), "Unionist" ...special election, seated May 6 1862.
*ushr|Virginia|7|7: Charles H. Upton (1812-1877), "Unionist" ...contested election, served until February 27 1862.
*: Lewis McKenzie (1810-1895), "Unionist" ...elected to fill vacancy, seated February 16 1863.
*ushr|Virginia|10|10: William G. Brown, Sr. (1800-1884), "Unionist"
*ushr|Virginia|11|11: John S. Carlile (1817-1878), "Unionist" ...resigned July 9 1861.
*: Jacob B. Blair (1821-1901), "Unionist" ...elected to fill vacancy, seated December 2 1861.
*ushr|Virginia|12|12: Kellian V. Whaley (1821-1876), "Unionist"

Wisconsin

:Senate
*1: James R. Doolittle (1815-1897), "Republican"
*3: Timothy O. Howe (1816-1883), "Republican" :House of Representatives "(3 seats)"
*ushr|Wisconsin|1|1: John F. Potter (1817-1899), "Republican"
*ushr|Wisconsin|2|2: Luther Hanchett (1825-1862), "Republican" ...died November 24 1862
*: Walter D. McIndoe (1819-1872), "Republican" ...elected to fill vacancy, seated January 26 1863.
*ushr|Wisconsin|3|3: A. Scott Sloan (1820-1895), "Republican"

Delegates

Notes

References

External links

* [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwsllink.html Statutes at Large, 1789-1875]
* [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwsjlink.html Senate Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress]
* [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwhjlink.html#anchor2 House Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress]
* [http://www.gpoaccess.gov/serialset/cdocuments/hd108-222/index.html Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress]
* [http://clerk.house.gov/art_history/house_history/index.html U.S. House of Representatives: House History]
* [http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/reference/two_column_table/stats_and_lists.htm U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists]

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