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THIRTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS MARCH 4, 1861, TO MARCH 3, 1863

FIRST SESSION—July 4, 1861, to August 6, 1861 SECOND SESSION—December 2, 1861, to July 17, 1862 THIRD SESSION—December 1, 1862, to March 3, 1863 SPECIAL SESSION OF THE SENATE—March 4, 1861, to March 28, 1861

VICE PRESIDENT OF THE —, of Maine PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE—, 1 of SECRETARY OF THE SENATE—ASBURY DICKINS, of North Carolina; JOHN W. FORNEY, 2 of SERGEANT AT ARMS OF THE SENATE—DUNNING MCNAIR, of Pennsylvania; GEORGE T. BROWN, 3 of

SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—GALUSHA A. GROW, 4 of Pennsylvania CLERK OF THE HOUSE—JOHN W. FORNEY, of Pennsylvania; EMERSON ETHERIDGE, 5 of Tennessee SERGEANT AT ARMS OF THE HOUSE—HENRY W. HOFFMAN, of Maryland; EDWARD BALL, 6 of DOORKEEPER OF THE HOUSE—IRA GOODNOW, of Vermont

ALABAMA Vacant REPRESENTATIVE AT LARGE SENATORS SENATORS 7 Vacant Clement C. Clay, Jr., Huntsville Lafayette S. Foster, Norwich Vacant , Hartford REPRESENTATIVES GEORGIA REPRESENTATIVES SENATORS Vacant Dwight Loomis, Rockville Robert Toombs, 14 Washington ARKANSAS 8 James E. English, New Haven Vacant SENATORS Alfred A. Burnham, Windham REPRESENTATIVES William K. Sebastian, 9 Helena George C. Woodruff, Litchfield Vacant 9 Charles B. Mitchel, Little Rock ILLINOIS REPRESENTATIVES DELAWARE SENATORS Vacant SENATORS Stephen A. Douglas, 15 Chicago James A. Bayard, Wilmington CALIFORNIA Orville H. Browning, 16 Quincy Willard Saulsbury, Georgetown William A. Richardson, 17 Quincy SENATORS REPRESENTATIVE AT LARGE Lynn Trumbull, Alton Milton S. Latham, Sacramento George P. Fisher, Dover REPRESENTATIVES James A. McDougall, Elihu B. Washburne, Galena 10 REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE FLORIDA Isaac N. Arnold, Chicago Frederick F. Low, 11 San Francisco Owen Lovejoy, Princeton Aaron A. Sargent, 12 Nevada City SENATORS William Kellogg, Canton Timothy G. Phelps, 12 San Mateo Stephen R. Mallory, 13 Pensacola William A. Richardson, 18 Quincy

1 Elected March 23, 1861; July 18, 1861; January 15, 9 Expelled by resolution of July 11, 1861. The resolution 13 Seat declared vacant by resolution of March 14, 1861. 1862; March 31, 1862; June 19, 1862; and February 18, with its preamble was revoked and annulled, so far as 14 Seat declared vacant by resolution of March 14, 1861. 1863. Mr. Sebastian was concerned, by resolution of the Senate 15 Died June 3, 1861. 2 Elected July 15, 1861; William Hickey (chief clerk) was of March 3, 1877. 16 Appointed to fill vacancy caused by death of Stephen appointed acting secretary March 22, 1861, ‘‘to serve dur- 10 Elected September 4, 1861. A. Douglas, and took his seat July 4, 1861. 11 ing present infirmity of the secretary.’’ Presented credentials and claimed a seat as a third 17 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Stephen 3 Elected July 6, 1861. representative from the State December 2, 1861; declared 4 A. Douglas, and took his seat January 30, 1863. Elected July 4, 1861. not entitled to a seat by resolution of May 6, 1862; upon 18 5 Elected July 4, 1861. approval of the act of June 2, 1862, allowing the State Resigned January 29, 1863, having been elected Sen- 6 Elected July 5, 1861. of California an additional representative, and took his ator. 7 Seat declared vacant by resolution of March 14, 1861. seat June 3, 1862. 8 Seceded from the Union May 8, 1861. 12 Took his seat December 2, 1861.

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John A. McClernand, 19 Springfield , 32 Paris , Natick 20 Anthony L. Knapp, Jerseyville REPRESENTATIVES REPRESENTATIVES James C. Robinson, Marshall Henry C. Burnett, 33 Cadiz Thomas D. Eliot, New Bedford Philip B. Fouke, Belleville Samuel L. Casey, 34 Caseyville James Buffinton, Fall River 21 35 John A. Logan, Benton James S. Jackson, Hopkinsville Charles F. Adams, 44 Quincy 22 36 William J. Allen, Marion George H. Yeaman, Owensboro Benjamin F. Thomas, 45 Boston , Bowling Green , Greensburg Alexander H. Rice, Boston INDIANA 46 Charles A. Wickcliffe, Bardstown William Appleton, Boston 47 SENATORS George W. Dunlap, Lancaster , Boston Jesse D. Bright, 23 Jeffersonville , La Grange John B. Alley, Lynn Joseph A. Wright, 24 Indianapolis John J. Crittenden, Frankfort Daniel W. Gooch, Melrose 25 William H. Wadsworth, Maysville Charles R. Train, Framingham David Turpie, Indianapolis 48 Henry S. Lane, Crawfordsville John W. Menzies, Covington Goldsmith F. Bailey, Fitchburg , 49 North Brookfield REPRESENTATIVES , Northampton John Law, Evansville SENATORS Henry L. Dawes, North Adams James A. Cravens, Hardinsburg Judah P. Benjamin, 37 W. McKee Dunn, Madison Vacant MICHIGAN William S. Holman, Aurora REPRESENTATIVES SENATORS George W. Julian, Centerville Benjamin F. Flanders, 38 New Orleans , Detroit Albert G. Porter, Indianapolis Michael Hahn, 39 New Orleans Kinsley S. Bingham, 50 Oak Grove Daniel W. Voorhees, Terre Haute Jacob M. Howard, 51 Detroit Albert S. White, Stockwell MAINE REPRESENTATIVES , South Bend SENATORS William Mitchell, Kendallville William Pitt Fessenden, Portland Bradley F. Granger, Ann Arbor John P. C. Shanks, Jay Court House Lot M. Morrill, Augusta Fernando C. Beaman, Adrian REPRESENTATIVES Francis W. Kellogg, Grand Rapids Rowland E. Trowbridge, Birmingham IOWA John N. Goodwin, South Berwick Charles W. Walton, 40 Auburn SENATORS Thomas A. D. Fessenden, 41 Auburn James Harlan, Mount Pleasant Samuel C. Fessenden, Rockland SENATORS James W. Grimes, Burlington Anson P. Morrill, Readfield Henry M. Rice, St. Paul REPRESENTATIVES John H. Rice, Foxcroft Morton S. Wilkinson, Mankato Frederick A. Pike, Calais Samuel R. Curtis, 26 Keokuk REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE James F. Wilson, 27 Fairfield MARYLAND , 28 Wm. Vandever, Dubuque SENATORS , Winona James A. Pearce, 42 Chestertown Thomas H. Hicks, 43 Cambridge MISSISSIPPI SENATORS SENATORS Anthony Kennedy, Ellicotts Mills 52 Samuel C. Pomeroy, 29 Atchison REPRESENTATIVES Albert G. Brown, Terry 52 James H. Lane, 30 Lawrence John W. Crisfield, Princess Anne Jefferson Davis, Hurricane Edwin H. Webster, Bel Air REPRESENTATIVES REPRESENTATIVE AT LARGE Cornelius L. L. Leary, Baltimore Vacant Martin F. Conway, Lawrence Henry May, Baltimore Francis Thomas, Frankville Charles B. Calvert, Bladensburg MISSOURI SENATORS SENATORS Trusten Polk, 53 St. Louis Lazarus W. Powell, Henderson SENATORS John B. Henderson, 54 Louisiana John C. Breckinridge, 31 Lexington , Boston Waldo Porter Johnson, 55 Osceola

19 Resigned October 28, 1861. 30 Took his seat July 4, 1861; term to expire, as deter- 42 Died December 20, 1862. 20 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of John mined by lot, March 3, 1865. Election unsuccessfully con- 43 Appointed to fill vacancy caused by death of James A. McClernand, and took his seat December 12, 1861. tested by Frederick P. Stanton. A. Pearce, and took his seat January 14, 1863. 21 Resigned April 2, 1862. 31 Expelled by resolution of December 4, 1861. 44 Resigned May 1, 1861, having been appointed min- 22 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of John 32 Elected to fill vacancy caused by expulsion of John ister to England. A. Logan, and took his seat June 2, 1862. C. Breckinridge, and took his seat December 23, 1861. 45 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of 23 Expelled February 5, 1862. 33 Expelled by resolution of December 3, 1861. Charles F. Adams, and took his seat July 4, 1861. 24 Appointed to fill vacancy caused by expulsion of Jesse 34 Elected to fill vacancy caused by expulsion of Henry 46 Resigned September 27, 1861. D. Bright, and took his seat June 2, 1862. C. Burnett, and took his seat March 10, 1862. 47 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Wil- 25 Elected to fill vacancy caused by expulsion of Jesse 35 Resigned December 13, 1861, to enter the liam Appleton, and took his seat December 2, 1861. D. Bright, and took his seat January 22, 1863. (Killed at the battle of Perryville, Ky., October 8, 1862). 48 Died May 8, 1862. 26 Resigned August 4, 1861. 36 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of James S. 49 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Goldsmith 27 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Sam- Jackson, and took his seat December 1, 1862. F. Bailey, and took his seat December 1, 1862. uel R. Curtis, and took his seat December 2, 1861. 37 Seat declared vacant by resolution of March 14, 1861. 50 Died October 5, 1861. 28 Took his seat July 4, 1861; election contested by Le 38 Credentials presented December 19, 1862; declared 51 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Kinsley Grand Byington. By resolution of January 20, 1863, House entitled to his seat by resolution of February 17, 1863, S. Bingham, and took his seat January 17, 1862. declared contestee had not been entitled to a seat since and took his seat February 23, 1863. 52 Did not attend during this Congress; seat declared September 24, 1861, the day he was mustered into the 39 Credentials presented December 22, 1862; declared vacant by resolution of March 14, 1861. military service of the United States as a of volun- entitled to his seat by resolution of February 17, 1863, 53 Expelled by resolution of January 10, 1862. teers. Case of contestant remained undisposed of at close and took his seat the same day. 54 Appointed to fill vacancy caused by expulsion of of the Congress. 40 Resigned May 26, 1862. Trusten Polk, and took his seat January 29, 1862; subse- 29 Took his seat July 4, 1861; term to expire, as deter- 41 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of quently elected. mined by lot, March 3, 1867. Charles W. Walton, and took his seat December 1, 1862. 55 Expelled by resolution of January 10, 1862. 164 Biographical Directory

MISSOURI—Continued Edward Haight, West Chester , 72 Mansfield Charles H. Van Wyck, Bloomingburg Samuel T. Worcester, 73 Norwalk SENATORS—Continued John B. Steele, Kingston Harrison G. Blake, Medina Robert Wilson, 56 St. Joseph Stephen Baker, Poughkeepsie Robert H. Nugen, Newcomerstown REPRESENTATIVES Abram B. Olin, Troy William P. Cutler, Constitution Francis P. Blair, Jr., 57 St. Louis Erastus Corning, Albany James R. Morris, Woodsfield James S. Rollins, Columbia James B. McKean, Saratoga Springs Sidney Edgerton, Tallmadge Elijah H. Norton, Platte City William A. Wheeler, Malone Albert G. Riddle, John W. Noell, Perryville Sacrates N. Sherman, Ogdensburg John Hutchins, Warren John S. Phelps, Springfield Chauncey Vibbard, Schenectady John A. Bingham, Cadiz John W. Reid, 58 Jefferson City Richard Franchot, Schenectady Thomas L. Price, 59 Jefferson City , Utica John B. Clark, 60 Fayette R. Holland Duell, Cortland SENATORS William A. Hall, 61 Huntsville William E. Lansing, Chittenango Edward D. Baker, 74 Oregon City Ambrose W. Clark, Watertown Benjamin Stark, 75 Portland Charles B. Sedgwick, Syracuse Benjamin F. Harding, 76 Salem Theodore M. Pomeroy, Auburn SENATORS James W. Nesmith, Salem Jacob P. Chamberlain, Seneca Falls REPRESENTATIVE AT LARGE John P. Hale, Dover Alexander S. Diven, Elmira 77 Daniel Clark, Manchester Andrew J. Thayer, Corvallis Robert B. Van Valkenburg, Bath George K. Shiel, 78 Salem REPRESENTATIVES Alfred Ely, Rochester Gilman Marston, Exeter Augustus Frank, Warsaw PENNSYLVANIA Edward H. Rollins, Concord Burt Van Horn, Newfane SENATORS Thomas M. Edwards, Keene Elbridge G. Spaulding, Buffalo , 79 Harrisburg Reuben E. Fenton, Frewsburg , 80 Towanda NEW JERSEY NORTH CAROLINA 65 Edgar Cowan, Greensburg SENATORS REPRESENTATIVES SENATORS John R. Thomson, 62 Princeton 81 Thomas L. Clingman, 66 Asheville William E. Lehman, Philadelphia Richard S. Field, 63 Princeton 82 Thomas Bragg, 67 Raleigh E. Joy Morris, Philadelphia James W. Wall, 64 Burlington Charles J. Biddle, 83 Philadelphia REPRESENTATIVES John C. Ten Eyck, Mount Holly John P. Verree, 84 Philadelphia REPRESENTATIVES Vacant William D. Kelley, Philadelphia John T. Nixon, Bridgeton William Morris Davis, Milestown OHIO John Hickman, West Chester John L. N. Stratton, Mount Holly SENATORS William G. Steele, Somerville Thomas B. Cooper, 85 Coopersburg Benjamin F. Wade, Jefferson John D. Stiles, 86 Allentown George T. Cobb, Morristown 68 Nehemiah Perry, Newark Salmon P. Chase, Cincinnati Sydenham E. Ancona, Reading John Sherman, 69 Mansfield , Lancaster REPRESENTATIVES John W. Killinger, Lebanon George H. Pendleton, Cincinnati James H. Campbell, Pottsville SENATORS John A. Gurley, Cincinnati George W. Scranton, 87 Scranton Preston King, Ogdensburg Clement L. Vallandigham, Dayton Hendrick B. Wright, 88 Wilkes-Barre Ira Harris, Albany , Greenville Philip Johnson, Easton REPRESENTATIVES James M. Ashley, Toledo Galusha A. Grow, Glenwood Edward H. Smith, Smithtown Chilton A. White, Georgetown James T. Hale, Bellefonte Moses F. Odell, , 70 Lebanon Joseph Bailey, Newport Benjamin Wood, Richard A. Harrison, 71 London Edward McPherson, Gettysburg James E. Kerrigan, New York City Samuel Shellabarger, Springfield Samuel S. Blair, Hollidaysburg William Wall, Brooklyn Warren P. Noble, Tiffin John Covode, Lockport Station Frederick A. Conkling, New York City Carey A. Trimble, Chillicothe Jesse Lazear, Waynesburg Elijah Ward, New York City Valentine B. Horton, Pomeroy James K. Moorhead, Pittsburgh Isaac C. Delaplaine, New York City Samuel S. Cox, Columbus Robert McKnight, Pittsburgh

56 Appointed to fill vacancy caused by expulsion of Waldo 67 Withdrew March 8, 1861; expelled by resolution of 78 Successfully contested the election of Andrew J. P. Johnson, and took his seat January 24, 1862. July 11, 1861. Thayer, and took his seat July 30, 1861. 57 Resigned in July, 1862. 68 Resigned March 6, 1861, having been appointed Sec- 79 Resigned March 4, 1861, having been appointed Sec- 58 Did not occupy his seat after August 3, 1861; expelled retary of the Treasury. retary of War. 69 by resolution of December 2, 1861. Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Salm- 80 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Simon 59 Elected to fill vacancy caused by expulsion of John on P. Chase, and took his seat March 23, 1861. 70 Cameron, and took his seat March 18, 1861. W. Reid, and took his seat January 21, 1862. Resigned March 12, 1861, having been appointed min- 81 60 Election unsuccessfully contested by John M. Butler. Expelled by resolution of July 13, 1861, never having ister to Mexico. 82 qualified. 71 Elected to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Resigned June 8, 1861, having been appointed min- 61 Elected to fill vacancy caused by expulsion of John Thomas Corwin, and took his seat July 4, 1861. ister resident to Turkey. B. Clark, and took his seat January 20, 1862. 72 Resigned March 21, 1861, having been elected Sen- 83 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of E. 62 Died September 12, 1862. ator. Joy Morris, and took his seat December 2, 1861. 63 Appointed to fill vacancy caused by death of John 73 Elected to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of 84 Election unsuccessfully contested by . R. Thomson, and took his seat December 1, 1862. John Sherman, and took his seat July 4, 1861. 85 Died April 4, 1862. 64 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of John R. 74 Died October 21, 1861. 86 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Thomas Thomson, and took his seat January 21, 1863. 75 Appointed to fill vacancy caused by death of Edward B. Cooper, and took his seat June 3, 1862. 65 Seceded from the Union May 21, 1861. Charles Henry D. Baker, and took his seat February 27, 1862. 87 Died March 24, 1861. 76 Foster claimed the right to represent the first congres- Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Edward 88 Elected to fill vacancy caused by the death of George sional district. D. Baker, and took his seat December 1, 1862. W. Scranton, and took his seat July 4, 1861. 66 Withdrew March 11, 1861; expelled by resolution of 77 Served until July 30, 1861; succeeded by George K. July 11, 1861. Shiel who contested his election. THIRTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS 165

John W. Wallace, New Castle VERMONT TERRITORY OF John Patton, Curwinsville COLORADO 113 Elijah Babbitt, Erie SENATORS Solomon Foot, Rutland DELEGATE RHODE ISLAND , Woodstock Hiram P. Bennett, 114 Denver SENATORS REPRESENTATIVES James F. Simmons, 89 Providence E. P. Walton, Montpelier TERRITORY OF DAKOTA 115 Samuel G. Arnold, 90 Providence Justin S. Morrill, Strafford DELEGATE Henry B. Anthony, Providence Portus Baxter, Derby Line 116 REPRESENTATIVES John B. S. Todd, Fort Randall William P. Sheffield, Newport VIRGINIA 100 George H. Browne, Providence SENATORS TERRITORY OF NEBRASKA 101 DELEGATE SOUTH CAROLINA James M. Mason, Winchester Waitman T. Willey, 102 Morgantown Samuel G. Daily, 117 Peru SENATORS Robert M. T. Hunter, 103 Lloyds 91 James Chesnut, Jr., Camden John S. Carlile, 104 Wheeling 118 Vacant TERRITORY OF NEVADA REPRESENTATIVES 105 REPRESENTATIVES DELEGATE 106 Vacant Joseph E. Segar, Elizabeth City John Cradlebaugh, 119 Carson City Charles H. Upton, 107 Falls Church 108 TENNESSEE 92 Lewis McKenzie, Alexandria TERRITORY OF NEW SENATORS William G. Brown, Kingwood John S. Carlile, 109 Wheeling MEXICO , 93 Greeneville Jacob B. Blair, 110 Parkersburg DELEGATE Alfred O. P. Nicholson, 94 Columbia Kellian V. Whaley, Ceredo REPRESENTATIVES John S. Watts, Santa Fe George W. Bridges, 95 Athens Andrew J. Clements, 96 Lafayette TERRITORY OF 97 SENATORS , Knoxville DELEGATE James R. Doolittle, Racine TEXAS Timothy O. Howe, Green Gay John M. Bernhisel, Salt Lake City SENATORS REPRESENTATIVES TERRITORY OF John Hemphill, 98 Austin John F. Potter, East Troy WASHINGTON Louis T. Wigfall, 99 Marshall Luther Hanchett, 111 Plover REPRESENTATIVES Walter D. McIndoe, 112 Wausau DELEGATE Vacant A. Scott Sloan, Beaver Dam William H. Wallace, Steilacoom

89 Resigned August 15, 1862. 102 Elected to fill vacancy caused by withdrawal of James 109 Resigned July 9, 1861, having been elected Senator. 90 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of James M. Mason, and took his seat July 13, 1861. 110 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of John F. Simmons, and took his seat December 1, 1862. 103 Withdrew March 28, 1861; expelled by resolution of S. Carlile, and took his seat December 2, 1861. 91 Did not attend during this Congress; expelled by reso- July 11, 1861. 111 Died November 24, 1862. lution of July 11, 1861. 104 Elected to fill vacancy caused by withdrawal of Rob- 112 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Luther 92 Seceded from the Union June 24, 1861. ert M. T. Hunter, and took his seat July 13, 1861. Hanchett and took his seat January 26, 1863. 93 Resigned March 4, 1862, to become military governor 105 J. B. McCloud and W. W. Wing both claimed election 113 Formed from a portion of the territory ceded to the of Tennessee. from the second district, but on February 14, 1863, the United States by France by the treaty signed in Paris 94 Did not attend during this Congress; expelled by reso- House decided that neither was entitled to the seat; Chris- on April 30, 1803, and of that ceded by Mexico by the lution of July 11, 1861. topher L. Graffin presented credentials from the eighth Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo of February 2, 1848, and 95 Elected August 1, 1861, and took his seat February district, but on March 3, 1863, was declared not entitled granted a Delegate in Congress by act of February 28, 25, 1863. to seat. 1861. 96 Elected August 1, 1861; presented memorial on De- 106 Declared not entitled to his seat under first creden- 114 Took his seat December 2, 1861. cember 3, 1861, claiming seat, and by resolution of Janu- tials by resolution of February 11, 1862; subsequently 115 Formed from a portion of the territory ceded to the ary 13, 1862, was declared entitled to the same, and took elected and declared entitled to seat under second creden- United States by France by the treaty signed in Paris his seat same day. tials by resolution of May 6, 1862; qualified and took on April 30, 1803, and granted a Delegate in Congress 97 Elected August 1, 1861, and took his seat December his seat the same day. by act of March 2, 1861. 2, 1861. 107 Presented credentials of an election held May 23, 116 Took his seat December 9, 1861. 98 Did not occupy his seat after March 4, 1861; expelled 1861, and took his seat July 4, 1861; declared not entitled 117 Election unsuccessfully contested by J. Sterling Mor- by resolution of July 11, 1861. to the seat February 27, 1862. S. Ferguson Beach pre- ton. 99 Did not occupy his seat after March 23, 1861; expelled sented memorial denying right of Upton, and claiming 118 Formed from a portion of the territory ceded to the by resolution of July 11, 1861. seat under an election held October 24, 1861, but on United States by Mexico by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hi- 100 Seceded from the Union April 17, 1861. March 31, 1862, was declared not entitled to same. dalgo of February 2, 1848, and granted a Delegate in 101 Withdrew March 28, 1861; expelled by resolution of 108 Elected to fill vacancy caused by the unseating of Congress by act of March 2, 1861. July 11, 1861. Charles H. Upton, and took his seat February 16, 1863. 119 Took his seat December 2, 1861.