March 2, 1853: An act providing for administering the oath of office to William R. King, Vice President elect of the United States of America. Sess. 2, Ch. 93, 10 Stat. 180
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class and representatives by district.
SenateEdit
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, facing re-election in 1856; Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, facing re-election in 1852; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, facing re-election in 1854.
Failure to elect. The winner was elected late on March 15, 1851, on the 37th ballot over the incumbent appointee.[2] Successor was elected March 15, 1851.
Resigned December 20, 1852, due to ill health, having recently being elected Vice President of the United States Successor appointed January 14, 1853, and elected December 12, 1853[3] thereafter to finish the term.
^Taylor, William Alexander; Taylor, Aubrey Clarence (1899). Ohio statesmen and annals of progress: from the year 1788 to the year 1900 . State of Ohio. p. 240.
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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The 32nd 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 1851 to March 4 1853 during the last two years of Millard Fillmore s presidency The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1840 United States census Both chambers had a Democratic majority 32nd United States Congress31st 33rdUnited States Capitol 1846 March 4 1851 March 4 1853Members62 senators233 representatives4 non voting delegatesSenate majorityDemocraticSenate PresidentVacantHouse majorityDemocraticHouse SpeakerLinn Boyd D SessionsSpecial March 4 1851 March 13 18511st December 1 1851 August 31 18522nd December 6 1852 March 4 1853It was one of the least active Congresses forwarding only 74 bills that were signed by the president 1 Contents 1 Major events 2 Major legislation 3 Territories organized 4 Party summary 4 1 Senate 4 2 House of Representatives 5 Leadership 5 1 Senate 5 2 House of Representatives 6 Members 6 1 Senate 6 1 1 Alabama 6 1 2 Arkansas 6 1 3 California 6 1 4 Connecticut 6 1 5 Delaware 6 1 6 Florida 6 1 7 Georgia 6 1 8 Illinois 6 1 9 Indiana 6 1 10 Iowa 6 1 11 Kentucky 6 1 12 Louisiana 6 1 13 Maine 6 1 14 Maryland 6 1 15 Massachusetts 6 1 16 Michigan 6 1 17 Mississippi 6 1 18 Missouri 6 1 19 New Hampshire 6 1 20 New Jersey 6 1 21 New York 6 1 22 North Carolina 6 1 23 Ohio 6 1 24 Pennsylvania 6 1 25 Rhode Island 6 1 26 South Carolina 6 1 27 Tennessee 6 1 28 Texas 6 1 29 Vermont 6 1 30 Virginia 6 1 31 Wisconsin 6 2 House of Representatives 6 2 1 Alabama 6 2 2 Arkansas 6 2 3 California 6 2 4 Connecticut 6 2 5 Delaware 6 2 6 Florida 6 2 7 Georgia 6 2 8 Illinois 6 2 9 Indiana 6 2 10 Iowa 6 2 11 Kentucky 6 2 12 Louisiana 6 2 13 Maine 6 2 14 Maryland 6 2 15 Massachusetts 6 2 16 Michigan 6 2 17 Mississippi 6 2 18 Missouri 6 2 19 New Hampshire 6 2 20 New Jersey 6 2 21 New York 6 2 22 North Carolina 6 2 23 Ohio 6 2 24 Pennsylvania 6 2 25 Rhode Island 6 2 26 South Carolina 6 2 27 Tennessee 6 2 28 Texas 6 2 29 Vermont 6 2 30 Virginia 6 2 31 Wisconsin 6 2 32 Non voting members 7 Changes in membership 7 1 Senate 7 2 House of Representatives 8 Committees 8 1 Senate 8 2 House of Representatives 8 3 Joint committees 9 Caucuses 10 Employees 10 1 Legislative branch agency directors 10 2 Senate 10 3 House of Representatives 11 See also 12 Notes 13 References 14 External linksMajor events Edit nbsp Uncle Tom s Cabin was published in 1852Main articles 1851 in the United States 1852 in the United States and 1853 in the United States March 20 1852 Uncle Tom s Cabin published July 1 1852 Henry Clay was the first to lie in state in the United States Capitol rotunda November 2 1852 1852 United States presidential election Democrat Franklin Pierce defeated Whig Winfield Scott Major legislation EditMain article Major legislation 32nd United States Congress March 2 1853 An act providing for administering the oath of office to William R King Vice President elect of the United States of America Sess 2 Ch 93 10 Stat 180Territories organized EditMarch 2 1853 Washington Territory was formed from Oregon Territory Party summary EditSenate Edit Party shading shows control Total VacantDemocratic D FreeSoil FS Whig W End of previous congress36 2 24 62 0Begin34 2 21 57 5End35323611Final voting share57 4 4 9 37 7 Beginning of next congress36 3 22 61 2House of Representatives Edit Party Shading indicates majority caucus Total VacantDemocratic D Independent Democratic ID FreeSoil FS States Rights SR Unionist U Whig W Independent Whig IW OtherEnd of previous Congress 113 0 9 0 0 107 0 2 231 2Begin 127 3 4 3 10 85 1 0 233 0End 125 86 232 1Final voting share 54 7 1 3 1 3 1 3 4 3 36 8 0 4 0 0 Beginning of next Congress 158 1 3 0 0 71 0 1 234 0Leadership EditSenate presidents pro tempore nbsp William R King D until December 20 1852 nbsp David R Atchison D from December 20 1852 Senate Edit President Vacant since the ascension of Millard Fillmore to U S President on July 9 1850 President pro tempore William R King D until December 20 1852 David R Atchison D from December 20 1852House of Representatives Edit Speaker Linn Boyd D Members EditThis list is arranged by chamber then by state Senators are listed by class and representatives by district Senate Edit 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 facing re election in 1856 Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress facing re election in 1852 and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress facing re election in 1854 Alabama Edit 2 Jeremiah Clemens D 3 William R King D until December 20 1852 Benjamin Fitzpatrick D from January 14 1853 dd Arkansas Edit 2 William K Sebastian D 3 Solon Borland D California Edit 1 John B Weller D from January 30 1852 3 William M Gwin D Connecticut Edit 1 Isaac Toucey D from May 12 1852 3 Truman Smith W Delaware Edit 1 James A Bayard Jr D 2 Presley Spruance W Florida Edit 1 Stephen Mallory D 3 Jackson Morton W Georgia Edit 2 John M Berrien W until May 28 1852 Robert M Charlton D from May 31 1852 dd 3 William C Dawson W Illinois Edit 2 Stephen A Douglas D 3 James Shields D Indiana Edit 1 Jesse D Bright D 3 James Whitcomb D until October 4 1852 Charles W Cathcart D from December 6 1852 until January 18 1853 John Pettit D from January 18 1853 dd Iowa Edit 2 George Wallace Jones D 3 Augustus C Dodge D Kentucky Edit 2 Joseph R Underwood W 3 Henry Clay W until June 29 1852 David Meriwether D from July 6 1852 until August 31 1852 Archibald Dixon W from September 1 1852 dd Louisiana Edit 2 Solomon W Downs D 3 Pierre Soule D Maine Edit 1 Hannibal Hamlin D 2 James W Bradbury D Maryland Edit 1 Thomas Pratt W 3 James Pearce W Massachusetts Edit 1 Charles Sumner FS from April 24 1851 2 John Davis W Michigan Edit 1 Lewis Cass D 2 Alpheus Felch D Mississippi Edit 1 Jefferson Davis D until September 23 1851 John J McRae D from December 1 1851 until March 17 1852 Stephen Adams D from March 17 1852 dd 2 Henry S Foote D until January 8 1852 Walker Brooke W from February 18 1852 dd Missouri Edit 1 Henry S Geyer W 3 David R Atchison D New Hampshire Edit 2 John P Hale FS 3 Moses Norris Jr D New Jersey Edit 1 Robert F Stockton D until January 1 1853 2 Jacob W Miller W New York Edit 1 Hamilton Fish W from March 19 1851 3 William H Seward W North Carolina Edit 2 Willie P Mangum W 3 George E Badger W Ohio Edit 1 Benjamin Wade W from March 15 1851 3 Salmon P Chase FS Pennsylvania Edit 1 Richard Brodhead D 3 James Cooper W Rhode Island Edit 1 Charles T James D 2 John H Clarke W South Carolina Edit 2 Robert Rhett D until May 7 1852 William F De Saussure D from May 10 1852 dd 3 Andrew Butler D Tennessee Edit 1 James C Jones W 2 John Bell W Texas Edit 1 Thomas J Rusk D 2 Sam Houston D Vermont Edit 1 Solomon Foot W 3 William Upham W until January 14 1853 Samuel S Phelps W from January 17 1853 dd Virginia Edit 1 James M Mason D 2 Robert M T Hunter D Wisconsin Edit 1 Henry Dodge D 3 Isaac P Walker D nbsp Senators party membership by state at the opening of the 32nd Congress in March 1851 The green stripes represent Free Soil 2 Democrats 1 Democrat and 1 Whig 2 Whigs House of Representatives Edit nbsp Directory of the U S House of Representatives 32nd Congress first sessionThe names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers Alabama Edit 1 John Bragg D 2 James Abercrombie W 3 Sampson W Harris D 4 William R Smith U 5 George S Houston D 6 Williamson R W Cobb D 7 Alexander White W Arkansas Edit At large Robert W Johnson D California Edit Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket At large Edward C Marshall D At large Joseph W McCorkle D Connecticut Edit 1 Charles Chapman W 2 Colin M Ingersoll D 3 Chauncey F Cleveland D 4 Origen S Seymour D Delaware Edit At large George Read Riddle D Florida Edit At large Edward C Cabell W Georgia Edit 1 Joseph W Jackson SR 2 James Johnson U 3 David J Bailey SR 4 Charles Murphey U 5 Elijah W Chastain U 6 Junius Hillyer U 7 Alexander H Stephens U 8 Robert A Toombs U Illinois Edit 1 William H Bissell D 2 Willis Allen D 3 Orlando B Ficklin D 4 Richard S Molony D 5 William A Richardson D 6 Thompson Campbell D 7 Richard Yates W Indiana Edit 1 James Lockhart D 2 Cyrus L Dunham D 3 John L Robinson D 4 Samuel W Parker W 5 Thomas A Hendricks D 6 Willis A Gorman D 7 John G Davis D 8 Daniel Mace D 9 Graham N Fitch D 10 Samuel Brenton W Iowa Edit 1 Bernhart Henn D 2 Lincoln Clark D Kentucky Edit 1 Linn Boyd D 2 Benjamin E Grey W 3 Presley Ewing W 4 William T Ward W 5 James W Stone D 6 Addison White W 7 Humphrey Marshall W until August 4 1852 William Preston W from December 6 1852 dd 8 John C Breckinridge D 9 John C Mason D 10 Richard H Stanton D Louisiana Edit 1 Louis St Martin D 2 J Aristide Landry W 3 Alexander G Penn D 4 John Moore W Maine Edit 1 Moses MacDonald D 2 John Appleton D 3 Robert Goodenow W 4 Charles Andrews D until April 30 1852 Isaac Reed W from June 25 1852 dd 5 Ephraim K Smart D 6 Israel Washburn Jr W 7 Thomas J D Fuller D Maryland Edit 1 Richard Bowie W 2 William T Hamilton D 3 Edward Hammond D 4 Thomas Yates Walsh W 5 Alexander Evans W 6 Joseph S Cottman IW Massachusetts Edit 1 William Appleton W 2 Robert Rantoul Jr D until August 7 1852 Francis B Fay W from December 13 1852 dd 3 James H Duncan W 4 Benjamin Thompson W until September 24 1852 Lorenzo Sabine W from December 13 1852 dd 5 Charles Allen FS 6 George T Davis W 7 John Z Goodrich W 8 Horace Mann FS 9 Orin Fowler W until September 3 1852 Edward P Little D from December 13 1852 dd 10 Zeno Scudder W Michigan Edit 1 Ebenezer J Penniman W 2 Charles E Stuart D 3 James L Conger W Mississippi Edit 1 Benjamin D Nabers U 2 John A Wilcox U 3 John D Freeman U 4 Albert G Brown SR Missouri Edit 1 John F Darby W 2 Gilchrist Porter W 3 John G Miller W 4 Willard P Hall D 5 John S Phelps D New Hampshire Edit 1 Amos Tuck W 2 Charles H Peaslee D 3 Jared Perkins W 4 Harry Hibbard D New Jersey Edit 1 Nathan T Stratton D 2 Charles Skelton D 3 Isaac Wildrick D 4 George H Brown W 5 Rodman M Price D New York Edit 1 John G Floyd D 2 Obadiah Bowne W 3 Emanuel B Hart D 4 John Haws W 5 George Briggs W 6 James Brooks W 7 Abraham P Stephens D 8 Gilbert Dean D 9 William Murray D 10 Marius Schoonmaker W 11 Josiah Sutherland D 12 David L Seymour D 13 John L Schoolcraft W 14 John H Boyd W 15 Joseph Russell D 16 John Wells W 17 Alexander H Buell D until January 29 1853 18 Preston King D 19 Willard Ives D 20 Timothy Jenkins D 21 William W Snow D 22 Henry Bennett W 23 Leander Babcock D 24 Daniel T Jones D 25 Thomas Y Howe Jr D 26 Henry S Walbridge W 27 William A Sackett W 28 Abraham M Schermerhorn W 29 Jerediah Horsford W 30 Reuben Robie D 31 Frederick S Martin W 32 Solomon G Haven W 33 Augustus P Hascall W 34 Lorenzo Burrows W North Carolina Edit 1 Thomas L Clingman W 2 Joseph P Caldwell W 3 Alfred Dockery W 4 James T Morehead W 5 Abraham W Venable D 6 John R J Daniel D 7 William S Ashe D 8 Edward Stanly W 9 David Outlaw W Ohio Edit 1 David T Disney D 2 Lewis D Campbell W 3 Hiram Bell W 4 Benjamin Stanton W 5 Alfred P Edgerton D 6 Frederick W Green D 7 Nelson Barrere W 8 John L Taylor W 9 Edson B Olds D 10 Charles Sweetser D 11 George H Busby D 12 John Welch W 13 James M Gaylord D 14 Alexander Harper W 15 William F Hunter W 16 John Johnson ID 17 Joseph Cable D 18 David K Cartter D 19 Eben Newton W 20 Joshua R Giddings FS 21 Norton S Townshend D Pennsylvania Edit 1 Thomas B Florence D 2 Joseph R Chandler W 3 Henry D Moore W 4 John Robbins Jr D 5 John McNair D 6 Thomas Ross D 7 John A Morrison D 8 Thaddeus Stevens W 9 J Glancey Jones D 10 Milo M Dimmick D 11 Henry M Fuller W 12 Galusha A Grow D 13 James Gamble D 14 Thomas M Bibighaus W 15 William H Kurtz D 16 James X McLanahan D 17 Andrew Parker D 18 John L Dawson D 19 Joseph H Kuhns W 20 John Allison W 21 Thomas M Howe W 22 John W Howe W 23 Carlton B Curtis D 24 Alfred Gilmore D Rhode Island Edit 1 George G King W 2 Benjamin B Thurston D South Carolina Edit 1 Daniel Wallace D 2 James L Orr D 3 Joseph A Woodward D 4 John McQueen D 5 Armistead Burt D 6 William Aiken Jr D 7 William F Colcock D Tennessee Edit 1 Andrew Johnson D 2 Albert G Watkins W 3 William M Churchwell D 4 John H Savage D 5 George W Jones D 6 William H Polk ID 7 Meredith P Gentry W 8 William Cullom W 9 Isham G Harris D 10 Frederick P Stanton D 11 Christopher H Williams W Texas Edit 1 Richardson A Scurry D 2 Volney E Howard D Vermont Edit 1 Ahiman L Miner W 2 William Hebard W 3 James Meacham W 4 Thomas Bartlett Jr D Virginia Edit 1 John S Millson D 2 Richard K Meade D 3 Thomas H Averett D 4 Thomas S Bocock D 5 Paulus Powell D 6 John Caskie D 7 Thomas H Bayly D 8 Alexander Holladay D 9 James F Strother W 10 Charles J Faulkner W 11 John Letcher D 12 Henry A Edmundson D 13 LaFayette McMullen D 14 James M H Beale D 15 George W Thompson D until July 30 1852 Sherrard Clemens D from December 6 1852 dd Wisconsin Edit 1 Charles Durkee FS 2 Ben C Eastman D 3 James D Doty ID Non voting members Edit Minnesota Territory Henry H Sibley New Mexico Territory Richard H Weightman D Oregon Territory Joseph Lane D Utah Territory John M Bernhisel nbsp House seats by party holding plurality in state 80 to 100 Democratic Up to 60 Whig 60 to 80 Democratic 60 to 80 Whig Up to 60 Democratic 80 to 100 Whig 60 to 80 Unionist nbsp Speaker of the House Linn BoydChanges in membership EditThe count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress Senate Edit Replacements 8 Democrats D 1 seat net gain Whigs W 1 seat net loss Deaths 3 Resignations 6 Interim appointments 3 Total seats with changes 13See also List of special elections to the United States Senate Senate changes State class Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date of successor sformal installation a Ohio 1 Vacant Failure to elect The winner was elected late on March 15 1851 on the 37th ballot over the incumbent appointee 2 Successor was elected March 15 1851 Benjamin Wade W Elected March 15 1851New York 1 Vacant Failure to elect Successor was elected March 19 1851 Hamilton Fish W Elected March 19 1851Massachusetts 1 Vacant Failure to elect Successor was elected April 24 1851 Charles Sumner FS Elected April 24 1851California 1 Vacant Failure to elect Successor was elected January 30 1852 John B Weller D Elected January 30 1852Connecticut 1 Vacant Failure to elect Successor was elected May 12 1852 Isaac Toucey D Seated May 12 1852Mississippi 1 Jefferson Davis D Resigned September 23 1851 to run for Governor of Mississippi Successor appointed December 1 1851 John J McRae D Appointed December 1 1851Mississippi 2 Henry S Foote D Resigned January 8 1852 to become Governor of Mississippi Successor elected February 18 1852 Walker Brooke W Elected February 18 1852Mississippi 1 John J McRae D Appointee was replaced by an elected successor Successor elected March 17 1852 Stephen Adams D Elected March 17 1852South Carolina 2 Robert Rhett D Resigned May 7 1852 Successor appointed May 10 1852 and elected sometime thereafter to finish the term William F De Saussure D Appointed May 10 1852Georgia 2 John M Berrien W Resigned May 28 1852 Successor appointed May 31 1852 to finish the term Robert M Charlton D Appointed May 31 1852Kentucky 3 Henry Clay W Died June 29 1852 Successor appointed July 6 1852 David Meriwether D Appointed July 6 1852Indiana 3 James Whitcomb D Died October 4 1852 Successor appointed December 6 1852 Charles W Cathcart D Appointed December 6 1852Kentucky 3 David Meriwether D Appointee was replaced by an elected successor Successor elected September 1 1852 Archibald Dixon W Elected September 1 1852Alabama 3 William R King D Resigned December 20 1852 due to ill health having recently being elected Vice President of the United StatesSuccessor appointed January 14 1853 and elected December 12 1853 3 thereafter to finish the term Benjamin Fitzpatrick D Appointed January 14 1853New Jersey 1 Robert F Stockton D Resigned January 1 1853 to become president of the Delaware and Raritan Canal Company Successor was not elected until the next Congress Vacant Not filled this termVermont 3 William Upham W Died January 14 1853 Successor appointed January 17 1853 to continue the term Samuel S Phelps W Appointed January 17 1853Indiana 3 Charles W Cathcart D Appointee was replaced by an elected successor Successor elected January 18 1853 John Pettit D Elected January 18 1853House of Representatives Edit Replacements 6 Democrats D 1 seat net loss Whigs W 1 seat net gain Deaths 2 Resignations 5 Total seats with changes 7Main article List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives House changes District Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date of successor sformal installation a Maine 4th Charles Andrews D Died April 30 1852 Isaac Reed W Seated June 25 1852Virginia 15th George W Thompson D Resigned July 30 1852 after being appointed judge of the Circuit Court of Virginia Sherrard Clemens D Seated December 6 1852Kentucky 7th Humphrey Marshall W Resigned August 4 1852 after being appointed Minister to China William Preston W Seated December 6 1852Massachusetts 2nd Robert Rantoul Jr D Died August 7 1852 Francis B Fay W Seated December 13 1852Massachusetts 9th Orin Fowler W Died September 3 1852 Edward P Little D Seated December 13 1852Massachusetts 4th Benjamin Thompson W Died September 24 1852 Lorenzo Sabine W Seated December 13 1852New York 17th Alexander H Buell D Died January 29 1853 Vacant Not filled this termCommittees EditLists of committees and their party leaders Senate Edit Agriculture Chairman Pierre Soule Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate Chairman Augustus Dodge Claims Chairman Richard Brodhead Commerce Chairman Hannibal Hamlin Contested Election of 1850 Chairman N A Distributing Public Revenue Among the States Select District of Columbia Chairman James Shields Emigrant Route and Telegraphic Line to California Select Ether Discovery Select Finance Chairman Robert M T Hunter Foreign Relations Chairman James M Mason French Spoilations Select Indian Affairs Chairman David R Atchison Judiciary Chairman Andrew P Butler Manufactures Chairman William K Sebastian Library Chairman James A Pearce Mexican Boundary Select Mexican Boundary Commission Select Mexican Claims Commission Select Military Affairs Chairman James Shields Militia Chairman Sam Houston Naval Affairs Chairman William M Gwin Ordnance and War Ships Select Patents and the Patent Office Chairman Moses Norris Jr and Charles T James Pensions Chairman George Wallace Jones Post Office and Post Roads Chairman Thomas J Rusk Printing Chairman Hannibal Hamlin Private Land Claims Chairman Solomon W Downs Public Buildings and Grounds Chairman James Whitcomb Public Lands Chairman Alpheus Felch Purchase of Catlin s Collection of Indian Scenes Select Retrenchment Chairman James W Bradbury Revolutionary Claims Chairman Issac P Walker Roads and Canals Chairman Jesse D Bright Tariff Regulation Select Territories Chairman Stephen A Douglas Seventh Census Select WholeHouse of Representatives Edit Accounts Chairman John C Mason Agriculture Chairman John G Floyd Bounty Land Act of 1850 Select Bounty Land Bill Chairman Cyrus L Dunham Claims Chairman John Reeves Jones Daniel Commerce Chairman David L Seymour District of Columbia Chairman Orlando B Ficklin Elections Chairman William S Ashe Engraving Chairman Edward Hammond Expenditures in the Navy Department Chairman Fayette McMullen Expenditures in the Post Office Department Chairman Alexander G Penn Expenditures in the State Department Chairman Charles E Stuart Expenditures in the Treasury Department Chairman Benjamin B Thurston Expenditures in the War Department Chairman Milo M Dimmick Expenditures on Public Buildings Chairman Thomas Bartlett Jr Foreign Affairs Chairman Thomas H Bayly Indian Affairs Chairman Robert W Johnson Invalid Pensions Chairman Isham G Harris Judiciary Chairman James X McLanahan Manufactures Chairman James M H Beale Mileage Chairman Thomas A Hendricks Military Affairs Chairman William H Bissell Militia Chairman Charles H Peaslee Naval Affairs Chairman Frederick P Stanton Patents Chairman David K Cartter Post Office and Post Roads Chairman Edson B Olds Private Land Claims Chairman Timothy Jenkins Public Buildings and Grounds Chairman Richard H Stanton Public Expenditures Chairman Charles Sweetser Public Lands Chairman Willard P Hall Revisal and Unfinished Business Chairman Williamson R W Cobb Revolutionary Claims Chairman Moses Macdonald Revolutionary Pensions Chairman John S Millson Roads and Canals Chairman John L Robinson Rules Chairman Willard P Hall Standards of Official Conduct Territories Chairman William A Richardson Ways and Means Chairman George S Houston WholeJoint committees Edit Enrolled Bills Chairman Rep Isaac Wildrick The Library Chairman Joseph R Chandler Printing Chairman Willis A Gorman Caucuses EditSenate Democratic Caucus House Democratic CaucusEmployees EditLegislative branch agency directors Edit Architect of the Capitol Thomas U Walter appointed June 11 1851 Librarian of Congress John Silva MeehanSenate Edit Chaplain Clement M Butler Episcopalian Secretary Asbury Dickins Sergeant at Arms Robert BealeHouse of Representatives Edit Chaplain Ralph Randolph Gurley Presbyterian until December 1 1851 Lyttleton Morgan Methodist elected December 1 1851 James Gallagher Presbyterian elected December 6 1852 Clerk Richard M Young until December 1 1851 John W Forney from December 1 1851 Doorkeeper Zadock W McKnew Reading Clerks data missing Sergeant at Arms Adam J Glossbrenner Postmaster John M JohnsonSee also Edit1850 United States elections elections leading to this Congress 1850 51 United States Senate elections 1850 51 United States House of Representatives elections 1852 United States elections elections during this Congress leading to the next Congress 1852 United States presidential election 1852 53 United States Senate elections 1852 53 United States House of Representatives electionsNotes Edit a b When seated or oath administered not necessarily when service began References Edit Faris David M 2018 It s Time to Fight Dirty How Democrats Can Build a Lasting Majority in American Politics Melville House Publishing p 123 ISBN 978 1612196954 Taylor William Alexander Taylor Aubrey Clarence 1899 Ohio statesmen and annals of progress from the year 1788 to the year 1900 State of Ohio p 240 Byrd Robert C Wolff Wendy October 1 1993 The Senate 1789 1989 Historical Statistics 1789 1992 volume 4 Bicentennial ed U S Government Printing Office p 76 ISBN 9780160632563 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 External links EditStatutes at Large 1789 1875 Senate Journal First Forty three Sessions of Congress House Journal First Forty three Sessions of Congress Biographical Directory of the U S Congress U S House of Representatives House History U S Senate Statistics and Lists Congressional Directory for the 32nd Congress 1st Session Congressional Directory for the 32nd Congress 2nd Session Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 32nd United States Congress amp oldid 1162766789, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
