Thirty-third Congress
| 33rd United States Congress | |
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32nd ←
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United States Capitol (1846)
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| March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1855 | |
| Senate President |
William R. King (D) until April 18, 1853 Vacant from April 18, 1853 |
| Senate Pres. pro tem |
David R. Atchison (D) Lewis Cass (D) Jesse D. Bright (D) |
| House Speaker | Linn Boyd (D) |
| Members | 62 Senators 234 Representatives 7 Non-voting members |
| 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 4, 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.
For the beginning of this congress, the size of the House was increased from 233 seats to 234 seats, following the 1850 United States Census (See 9 Stat. 433).
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.
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. The United States consisted of 31 states during this Congress.
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