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unusual facts about 37th Congress



Ball's Bluff Battlefield and National Cemetery

At the opening of the second session of the 37th Congress in December, the eulogies for the late senator went on for days.

Frederick Low

Low presented credentials as a Republican Member-elect to the 37th Congress but was not permitted to take his seat until a special act of Congress was passed.

Henry Cornelius Burnett

Burnett took his seat in the 37th Congress; sources make no mention of his making good on his threat not to take the oath of office.

Samuel Hooper

Upon the resignation of congressman William Appleton in the United States House of Representatives, Hooper was elected to fill his seat, representing Massachusetts's fifth district in the 37th Congress.

Stephen Coburn

The election for the 37th Congress had actually been held in September of the previous year, so he could not be re-elected.

United States House of Representatives election in Florida, 1860

The election to the United States House of Representatives in Florida for the 37th Congress was held October 1, 1860 at the same time as the election for Governor.

United States House Select Committee on Government Contracts

The Committee on Government Contracts was a select committee of the United States House of Representatives from 1861 to 1863 during the 37th Congress.

United States presidential election, 1860

Secessionists threw their support behind Breckinridge in an attempt to either force the anti-Republican candidates to coordinate their electoral votes, or throw the election into the House, where the selection of President would be made by the Representatives elected in 1858, before the Republican majorities in both House and Senate achieved in 1860 were seated in the new 37th Congress.


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R. Holland Duell

Duell was elected as a Republican to the 36th and 37th United States Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1859 to March 3, 1863; during the 37th Congress he was Chairman of the Committee on Revolutionary Claims.