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Membership of the 35th Congress of the United States |
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March 4, 1857 to
March 3, 1859 |
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First Session:
December 7, 1857 to June 14, 1858 |
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Second Session:
December 6, 1858 to March 3, 1859 |
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Special Session of
the Senate: March 4, 1857 to March 14, 1857; June 15, 1858 to June 16,
1858 |
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Vice President of
the United States: |
John C.
Breckinridge (Kentucky) |
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President Pro Tempore of the
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James M. Mason (Virginia)
Thomas J. Rusk (Texas), from March 14, 1857
Benjamin Fitzpatrick (Alabama), from December 7, 1857 |
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Secretary of the
Senate: |
Asbury Dickens
(North Carolina) |
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Sergeant At Arms
of the Senate: |
Dunning R. McNair
(Pennsylvania) |
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Speaker of the
House of Representatives: |
James L. Orr
(South Carolina) |
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Clerk of the
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William Cullom
(Tennessee)
James C. Allen (Illinois), from December 7, 1857 |
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Sergeant At Arms
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Adam J.
Glossbrenner (Pennsylvania) |
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Doorkeeper of the
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Robert B. Hackney
(Virginia) |
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Oregon (admitted as a state February 14, 1859)
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Senators
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Joseph Lane (served from February 14, 1859) |
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Delazon Smith (served from
February 14, 1859) |
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Representative At Large
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| LaFayette Grover (served from February 15, 1859) |
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