1st Confederate States Congress
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| Houses | Senate House of Representatives |
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| Founded | February 18, 1862 |
| Disbanded | February 18, 1864 |
| Preceded by | Provisional Congress |
| Succeeded by | 2nd |
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Virginia State Capitol Richmond, Virginia Confederate States |
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The First Confederate States Congress, consisting of the Confederate States Senate and the Confederate States House of Representatives, met from February 18, 1862, to February 18, 1864, during the first two years of Jefferson Davis's presidency, at the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond, Virginia, Confederate States.
Held February 18, 1862, through February 18, 1864, at the Virginia State Capital in Richmond, Virginia
Confederate States Senators were elected by the state legislatures, or appointed by state Governors to fill casual vacancies until the legislature elected a new Senator. It was intended that one-third of the Senate would begin new six-year terms with each Congress after the first.
Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their terms. In this Congress, all Senators were newly elected. Senators of Class 1 served a two-year term, expiring at the end of this Congress, requiring a new election for the 1864–1870 term. Class 2 Senators served what was intended to be a four-year term, due to end on the expiry of the next Congress in 1866. Class 3 Senators were meant to serve a six-year term, due to expire at the end of the Third Confederate Congress in 1868. As the Confederate Congress lasted less than four full years, the distinction between classes 2 and 3 was ultimately academic.
The members of the classes were selected by the drawing of lots, which was done during the meeting of the Senate on February 21, 1862.
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