36th Congress of the United States

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/36th_Congress_of_the_United_States
GPTKB entity
Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:cabinet_member December 5, 1859
gptkbp:closed March 4, 1861
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 36th Congress of the United States
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Stephen_A._Douglas
gptkb:Galusha_A._Grow
gptkb:James_H._Lane
gptkb:James_R._Doolittle
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Morrill_Land-Grant_Acts
gptkb:Homestead_Act
gptkb:Pacific_Railway_Act
gptkbp:location gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:William_Pennington
gptkb:Stephen_A._Douglas
gptkb:William_Henry_Seward
gptkb:Galusha_A._Grow
gptkb:Charles_Sumner
gptkb:James_H._Lane
gptkb:Lyman_Trumbull
gptkb:Benjamin_Wade
gptkb:James_R._Doolittle
gptkb:John_A._Bingham
gptkb:Thaddeus_Stevens
gptkbp:notable_speakers gptkb:William_Pennington
gptkbp:number_of_members gptkb:232
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:35th_Congress_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:president gptkb:James_Buchanan
gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkb:Benjamin_Wade
gptkbp:session gptkb:1st_session
gptkb:2nd_session
2
March 4, 1861
December 3, 1860
December 5, 1859
July 17, 1860
gptkbp:significant_event gptkb:Civil_War
gptkb:Election_of_1860
Debate over slavery
Secession of Southern States
gptkbp:succeeded_by gptkb:37th_Congress_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:36th_United_States_Congress
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4