33rd United States Congress
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| 33rd United States Congress | |||
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| Duration: March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1855 | |||
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| President of the Senate: | William R. King (Mar 1853-Apr 1853) Vacant (1853-1855) |
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| President pro tempore: | David R. Atchison Lewis Cass Jesse D. Bright |
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| Speaker of the House: | Linn Boyd | ||
| Members: | 62 Senators 234 Representatives 7 Non-voting members |
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| Senate Majority: | Democratic | ||
| House Majority: | Democratic | ||
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| Special: March 4, 1853 – April 11, 1853 1st: December 5, 1853 – August 7, 1854 2nd: December 4, 1854 – March 4, 1855 |
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The Thirty-third 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, 1853 to March 3, 1855, during the first two years of the administration of U.S. President Franklin Pierce. During this session, the Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed, an act that soon led to the creation of the Republican Party. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Seventh Census of the United States in 1850. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.
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[edit] Major events
- March 4, 1853 Franklin Pierce became President of the United States
- April 18, 1853: Vice President William R. King died
[edit] Major legislation
- May 30, 1854 - Kansas-Nebraska Act, ch. 59, 10 Stat. 277
[edit] Territories organized
- May 30, 1854 - Kansas Territory was organized.
- May 30, 1854 - Nebraska Territory was organized.
[edit] Party summary
The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this Congress, and includes members from vacancies and newly admitted states, when they were first seated. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section.
[edit] Senate
- Democratic (D): 38 (majority)
- Whig (W): 22
- Free Soil (FS): 2
TOTAL members: 62
[edit] House of Representatives
- Democratic (D): 157 (majority)
- Whig (W): 71
- Free Soil (FS): 4
- Independent Democratic (ID): 1
- Independent (I): 1
TOTAL members: 234
[edit] Leadership
[edit] Senate
- Vice President of the United States (President of the Senate):
- William R. King, Democratic of Alabama, died April 18, 1853; vacant thereafter.
- President pro tempore of the Senate:
- David R. Atchison, Democratic of Missouri, elected March 4, 1853
- Lewis Cass, Democratic of Michigan, elected December 4, 1854
- Jesse D. Bright, Democratic of Indiana, elected December 5, 1854
[edit] House of Representatives
[edit] Members
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.
[edit] Senate
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 in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1856; Class 2 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1858; and Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1854.
[edit] House of Representatives
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.
- See also: Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives
- See also: Category:United States congressional delegations by state
[edit] Changes in membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.
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[edit] Officers
[edit] Senate
- Secretary of the Senate: Asbury Dickens of North Carolina
- Sergeant at Arms:
- Robert Beale of Virginia, elected December 9, 1845
- Dunning R. McNair of Pennsylvania, elected March 17, 1853
- Chaplain
- Clement M. Butler, Episcopalian, elected January 9, 1850
- Henry Slicer, Methodist, elected December 7, 1853
[edit] House of Representatives
- Clerk: John W. Forney of Pennsylvania elected December 5, 1853
- Sergeant at Arms: Adam J. Glossbrenner of Pennsylvania, elected December 5, 1853
- Doorkeeper: Zadock W. McKnew of Maryland, elected December 5, 1853
- Postmaster: John M. Johnson of Virginia, elected December 5, 1853
- Chaplain: William H. Milburn, Methodist, elected December 5, 1853
[edit] References
- ^ Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
- 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
- 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
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