36th United States Congress

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/36th_United_States_Congress
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:chamber gptkb:United_States_House_of_Representatives
gptkb:United_States_Senate
gptkbp:convenedDuringPresidencyOf gptkb:Presidency_of_James_Buchanan
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:endDate March 4, 1861
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:37th_United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 36th United States Congress
gptkbp:meetingPlace gptkb:United_States_Capitol
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Election_of_Abraham_Lincoln
gptkb:Secession_crisis
gptkbp:numberOfMPs 238
gptkbp:numberOfSenators 66
gptkbp:ordinalNumber 36
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:35th_United_States_Congress
gptkbp:presidentOfSenate gptkb:John_C._Breckinridge
gptkbp:senateMajorityParty gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:session First session: December 5, 1859 – June 25, 1860
Second session: December 3, 1860 – March 2, 1861
gptkbp:speakerOfTheHouse gptkb:William_Pennington
gptkbp:startDate March 4, 1859
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:35th_United_States_Congress
gptkb:Presidency_of_James_Buchanan
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7