The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower house of the U.S. state of Minnesota's legislature. It operates in conjunction with the Minnesota Senate,the state's upper house,to craft and pass legislation,which is then subject to approval by the governor of Minnesota.
Andrew Gregg Curtin was an American lawyer and politician. He served as the 15th governor of Pennsylvania during the American Civil War,helped defend his state during the Gettysburg Campaign,and oversaw the creation of the National Cemetery and the ceremony in which Abraham Lincoln delivered his famous Gettysburg Address.
Amos Ellmaker was a U.S. politician,attorney,and judge from Pennsylvania. He served as the Pennsylvania Attorney General and was the Anti-Masonic vice presidential candidate in the 1832 presidential election.
Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart was a Virginia lawyer and American political figure associated with several political parties. Stuart served in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly,as a U.S. Congressman (1841–1843),and as the Secretary of the Interior (1850–1853). Despite opposing Virginia's secession and holding no office after finishing his term in the Virginia Senate during the American Civil War,after the war he was denied a seat in Congress. Stuart led the Committee of Nine,which attempted to reverse the changes brought by Reconstruction. He also served as rector of the University of Virginia.
New York is a Democratic stronghold and is considered one of the "Big Three" Democratic strongholds alongside California and Illinois. The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of New York:
Lafayette Sabine Foster was an American politician and lawyer from Connecticut. He served in the United States Senate from 1855 to 1867 and was a judge on the Connecticut Supreme Court from 1870 to 1876.
John Sergeant was an American politician who represented Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives. He was the National Republican Party's vice presidential nominee in the 1832 presidential election,serving on a ticket with Senator Henry Clay.
James Cooper was an American lawyer,soldier,and politician,who served in the United States Congress.
William Wright was an American businessman and politician from New Jersey. He served as the 5th mayor of Newark and represented the state in the United States House of Representatives from 1843 to 1847 and United States Senate from 1853 to 1859 and from 1863 until his death in 1866. Though he was initially a member of the Whig Party,Wright was elected to the House as an independent Whig and ultimately served in the Senate as a member of the Democratic Party.
William Upham was an American attorney and politician from Montpelier,Vermont. He was most notable for his service as a United States senator from Vermont.
James McSherry,was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Federalist member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district from 1821 to 1823.
William Loughridge was a pioneer attorney,judge,and three-term United States Congressman from Iowa.
Alexander Kelly McClure was an American politician,newspaper editor,and writer from Pennsylvania. He served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1858 to 1859 and 1865 to 1866 as well as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 18th district in 1861 and the 4th district from 1873 to 1874. He was a prominent supporter,correspondent,and biographer of President Abraham Lincoln. He was the editor of the Franklin Repository newspaper in Chambersburg,Pennsylvania and of the Philadelphia Times. The borough of McClure,Pennsylvania,and the Alexander K. McClure School in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania,are named in his honor.
The 1848–49 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states. As these U.S. Senate elections were prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913,senators were chosen by state legislatures. Senators were elected over a wide range of time throughout 1848 and 1849,and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock. In these elections,terms were up for the senators in Class 3.
On January 15,1867,Simon Cameron was elected to the United States Senate by the Pennsylvania General Assembly for the third time;it had previously chosen him in 1845 and 1857. The legislature voted for Cameron over the incumbent,Senator Edgar Cowan,who,though a Republican,was endorsed by the Democratic legislative caucus. With the Republican Party holding a large majority in the legislature,the main battle was for its endorsement:the caucus of Republican legislators had voted for Cameron over Governor Andrew Curtin.
Benjamin Champneys was an American lawyer,politician and judge,who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives,the Pennsylvania Senate and as Pennsylvania State Attorney General.
Reuben Noble was an American politician and judge from Iowa.
