Confederate Senate

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Confederate_Senate
GPTKB entity
Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:legislative_body
gptkbp:constitution gptkb:Constitution_of_the_Confederate_States
gptkbp:country gptkb:Confederate_States_of_America
gptkbp:disbanded 1865
gptkbp:electionMethod chosen by state legislatures
gptkbp:established 1861
gptkbp:firstSession February 1862
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Confederate Senate
gptkbp:lastSession March 1865
gptkbp:legislature bicameral
gptkbp:lowerAward gptkb:Confederate_House_of_Representatives
gptkbp:meetingPlace gptkb:Richmond,_Virginia
gptkbp:membersRepresented gptkb:Confederate_States
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Alexander_H._Stephens
gptkb:William_Lowndes_Yancey
gptkb:Robert_M._T._Hunter
gptkb:Herschel_V._Johnson
gptkbp:numberOfMembers 26
gptkbp:numberOfSessions 4
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Confederate_States_Congress
gptkbp:presidingOfficerTitle gptkb:President_of_the_Senate
gptkbp:successor none
gptkbp:termLength 6 years
gptkbp:upperHouse gptkb:Confederate_States_Congress
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Confederate_Congress
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5