32nd_United_States_Congress

32nd United States Congress

32nd United States Congress

1851-1853 U.S. Congress

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.

Quick Facts March 4, 1851 – March 4, 1853, Members ...

It was one of the least active Congresses, forwarding only 74 bills that were signed by the president.[1]

Major events

Uncle Tom's Cabin was published in 1852
Main articles: 1851 in the United States, 1852 in the United States, and 1853 in the United States

Major legislation

Main 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. 180

Territories organized

Party summary

Senate

More information Party (shading shows control), Total ...

House of Representatives

More information Party (Shading indicates majority caucus), Total ...

Leadership

Senate presidents pro tempore
William R. King (D)
(until December 20, 1852)
David R. Atchison (D)
(from December 20, 1852)

Senate

House of Representatives

Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class and representatives by district.

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 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.

House of Representatives

Directory of the U.S. House of Representatives, 32nd Congress, first session

The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.

More information House seats by party holding plurality in state ...

Changes in membership

The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.

Senate

  • Replacements: 8
  • Deaths: 3
  • Resignations: 6
  • Interim appointments: 3
  • Total seats with changes: 13
See also: List of special elections to the United States Senate
More information State (class), Vacated by ...

House of Representatives

  • Replacements: 6
  • Deaths: 2
  • Resignations: 5
  • Total seats with changes: 7
Main article: List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
More information District, Vacated by ...

Committees

Lists of committees and their party leaders.

Senate

House of Representatives

Joint committees

Caucuses

Employees

Legislative branch agency directors

Senate

House of Representatives

See also

Notes

  1. When seated or oath administered, not necessarily when service began.

References

  1. [1]
    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.
  2. [2]
    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.
  3. [3]
    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.
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