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46 unusual facts about 31st United States Congress


Alpheus Felch

He served in the 30th, 31st and 32nd Congresses, from March 4, 1847, to March 4, 1853.

Amos E. Wood

Wood was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-first Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Rodolphus Dickinson and served from December 3, 1849, until his death in Fort Wayne, Indiana, November 19, 1850.

Andrew K. Hay

Hay was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-first Congress, serving in office from March 4, 1849 to March 3, 1851, but declined to be a candidate for renomination to the Thirty-second Congress.

Archibald Atkinson

He was not a candidate for renomination in 1848 to the Thirty-first Congress.

Benjamin Babock Thurston

He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1849 to the Thirty-first Congress.

Chester Pierce Butler

Butler was elected as a Whig to the Thirtieth and Thirty-first Congresses and served until his death in Philadelphia in 1850.

Columbia Lancaster

He was an unsuccessful candidate for Delegate to the Thirty-first Congress from Oregon before the separation of the Territories of Washington and Oregon.

Cyrus L. Dunham

Cyrus Livingston Dunham then successfully ran for Congress, being elected to the Thirty-first, Thirty-second, and Thirty-third Congresses (March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1855) as a Democrat.

Daniel F. Miller

Thus, from December 20, 1850, to March 3, 1851, he was the First District's duly elected member of the Thirty-first Congress.

Daniel P. King

King served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings (Twenty-eighth Congress), Committee on Accounts (Twenty-ninth through Thirty-first Congresses), Committee on Revolutionary Claims (Thirtieth Congress).

David A. Bokee

He was elected as a Whig to the 31st United States Congress, hiolding office from March 4, 1849, to March 3, 1851.

David Outlaw

In 1844, he was a delegate to the Whig National Convention, and was elected as a Whig to the 30th, 31st, and 32nd U.S. Congress (March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1853).

Edmund Deberry

He did not run in 1844 but was elected to one final term in the 31st Congress (March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851) after which he retired from politics.

Edward Gilbert

He was elected in November 1849 at-large as one of California's first two Representatives in the 31st Congress he was seated on September 11, 1850 and served until March 3, 1851.

Elijah Risley

Risley was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-first Congress on March 4, 1849, and served until March 3, 1851.

Elisha Embree

He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1848 to the Thirty-first Congress.

Four Corners Monument

The border between the two territories was congressionally defined as the 37th parallel north by the 31st United States Congress.

George W. Morrison

Morrison was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-first Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of James Wilson and served from October 8, 1850, to March 3, 1851.

George Washington Wright

He was the leading vote getter in a November 1849 at-large election for California's first two Representatives in the 31st United States Congress serving from September 11, 1850, to March 3, 1851.

Harmon S. Conger

He was elected as a Whig to the Thirtieth and Thirty-first Congresses, serving from March 4, 1847 to March 3, 1851.

Harvey Putnam

He was elected as a Whig to the 30th and 31st United States Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1847 to March 3, 1851.

Henry Nes

Nes served in the 31st United States Congress from March until September 1850, when he died in office.

Henry Washington Hilliard

Hilliard was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-ninth, Thirtieth, and Thirty-first Congresses (March 4, 1845-March 3, 1851) but he was not a candidate for renomination in 1850.

Isaac Wildrick

Wildrick was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-first and Thirty-second Congresses, serving in office from March 4, 1849, to March 3, 1853, but was not a candidate for renomination in 1852.

James Meacham

Meacham was elected as a Whig candidate to the 31st United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of George P. Marsh.

James S. Green

He was a delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1845 and was elected as a Democrat to the 30th and 31st Congresses, serving from March 4, 1847 to March 4, 1851.

Joel Buchanan Danner

Danner was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-first Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Henry Nes.

John A. King

King was elected as a Whig to the 31st United States Congress, holding office from March 4, 1849, to March 3, 1851.

John Brisbin

Brisbin was elected as a Democrat to the thirty-first Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative Chester P. Butler.

John McQueen

31st Congresses to fill the vacancies caused by the death of Alexander D. Sims.

John Millson

Millson was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-first and to the five succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1861).

Jonathan D. Morris

He was reelected to the Thirty-first Congress and served from March 4, 1847, to March 3, 1851.

Joseph Cable

Cable was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-first and Thirty-second Congresses (March 4, 1849-March 3, 1853), while living in Carroll County.

Joseph M. Root

He was reelected to the Thirtieth Congress and reelected as a Free-Soil candidate to the Thirty-first Congress (March 4, 1845-March 3, 1851).

Joseph Webber Jackson

Jackson was elected to the United States House of Representatives as a Democrat to fill remainder of the term for the seat left vacant in Georgia's 1st congressional district in the 31st United States Congress by the resignation of Thomas B. King in 1850.

Orin Fowler

Fowler was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-first and Thirty-second Congresses and served from March 4, 1849, until his death in Washington, D.C., September 3, 1852.

Pete Jarman

He served in the Alabama National Guard as inspector general with rank of major 1922-1924, and as division inspector of the Thirty-first Infantry Division with rank of lieutenant colonel 1924-1940.

Richard Kidder Meade

He was reelected to the Thirty-first and Thirty-second Congresses and served from August 5, 1847, to March 3, 1853.

Robert L. Rose

He held several local offices, and then was elected as a Whig to the Thirtieth and Thirty-first Congresses (March 4, 1847-March 3, 1851).

Rodolphus Dickinson

Dickinson was elected as a Democrat to the Thirtieth and Thirty-first Congresses and served from March 4, 1847, until his death in Washington, D.C., on March 20, 1849.

Sampson Willis Harris

Harris was then elected in 1846 to represent Alabama's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives during the 30th United States Congress and was reelected to three additional terms (31st, 32nd and 33rd Congresses) in that seat from March 4, 1847, until March 3, 1855.

Samuel W. Parker

He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1849 to the Thirty-first Congress.

Shepherd Leffler

In 1848, he defeated Whig (and future Republican) candidate Timothy Davis, then served in the Thirty-first Congress.

Thomas Flournoy

He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1848 to the Thirty-first Congress and for election in 1850 to the Thirty-second Congress.

William McComas

He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1848 to the Thirty-first Congress.

Winfield S. Featherston

Featherston was elected as a Democrat to the Thirtieth and Thirty-first Congresses (March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851).