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Membership of the 33rd Congress of the United States |
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March 4, 1853 to
March 3, 1855 |
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First Session:
December 5, 1853 to August 7, 1854 |
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Second Session:
December 4, 1854 to March 3, 1855 |
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Special Session of
the Senate: March 4, 1853 to April 11, 1853 |
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Vice President of
the United States: |
William R. King
(Alabama) (died April 18, 1853 after taking the oath of office at
Havana, Cuba, a privilege accorded by special act of
Congress; Vice Presidency remained vacant until March 4, 1857) |
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President Pro Tempore of the Senate: |
David R. Atchison (Missouri)
Lewis Cass (Michigan), from December 4, 1854
Jesse D. Bright (Indiana), from December 5, 1854 |
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Secretary of the
Senate: |
Asbury Dickins
(North Carolina) |
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Sergeant At Arms
of the
Senate: |
Robert Beale
(Virginia)
Dunning McNair (Pennsylvania), from March 17, 1853 |
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Speaker of the
House of Representatives: |
Linn Boyd
(Kentucky) |
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Clerk of the
House: |
John W. Forney
(Pennsylvania) |
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Sergeant At Arms
of the House: |
Adam J.
Glossbrenner (Pennsylvania) |
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Doorkeeper of the
House: |
Z. W. McKnew
(Maryland) |