37th United States Congress
Senate

37th United States Congress

Section Title: Senate
Table Section Text: None

State (class)	Vacator	Reason for change	Successor	Date of successor's formal installation

Missouri (3)	Vacant	Did not take seat until after Congress commenced.	Waldo P. Johnson (D)	March 17, 1861

Kansas (2)	Vacant	Election not recognized by US Senate.	James H. Lane (R)	April 4, 1861

Kansas (3)	Vacant	Election not recognized by the Senate.	Samuel C. Pomeroy (R)	April 4, 1861

Pennsylvania (1)	Simon Cameron (R)	Resigned March 4, 1861, to become Secretary of War. Successor was elected.	David Wilmot (R)	March 14, 1861

North Carolina (2)	Thomas Bragg (D)	Withdrew March 6, 1861; expelled later in 1861.	Vacant thereafter

Ohio (3)	Salmon P. Chase (R)	Resigned March 7, 1861, to become Secretary of the Treasury. Successor was elected.	John Sherman (R)	March 21, 1861

Texas (1)	Louis T. Wigfall (D)	Withdrew March 23, 1861.	Vacant thereafter

North Carolina (3)	Thomas L. Clingman (D)	Withdrew March 28, 1861; expelled later in 1861.	Vacant thereafter

Virginia (2)	Robert M. T. Hunter (D)	Withdrew March 28, 1861, and later expelled for support of the rebellion. Successor was elected.	John S. Carlile (U)	July 9, 1861

Virginia (1)	James M. Mason (D)	Expelled March 28, 1861, for supporting the rebellion. Successor was elected.	Waitman T. Willey (U)	July 9, 1861

Illinois (2)	Stephen A. Douglas (D)	Died June 3, 1861. Successor was appointed.	Orville H. Browning (R)	June 26, 1861

Texas (2)	John Hemphill (D)	Expelled sometime in July 1861.	Vacant thereafter

Illinois (2)	Orville H. Browning (R)	Interim appointee lost election to finish the term. Successor elected January 12, 1863.	William A. Richardson (D)	January 30, 1863

Arkansas (2)	William K. Sebastian (D)	Expelled July 11, 1861.	Vacant thereafter

Arkansas (3)	Charles B. Mitchel (D)	Expelled July 11, 1861.	Vacant thereafter

Michigan (2)	Kinsley S. Bingham (R)	Died October 5, 1861. Successor was elected.	Jacob M. Howard (R)	January 17, 1862

Oregon (2)	Edward D. Baker (R)	Killed at Battle of Ball's Bluff October 21, 1861. Successor was appointed.	Benjamin Stark (D)	October 29, 1861

Kentucky (3)	John C. Breckinridge (D)	Expelled December 4, 1861, for supporting the rebellion. Successor was elected.	Garrett Davis (U)	December 23, 1861

Missouri (1)	Trusten Polk (D)	Expelled January 10, 1862, for supporting the rebellion. Successor was appointed.	John B. Henderson (U)	January 17, 1862

Missouri (3)	Waldo P. Johnson (D)	Expelled January 10, 1862, for disloyalty to the government. Successor was appointed.	Robert Wilson (U)	January 17, 1862

Indiana (1)	Jesse D. Bright (D)	Expelled February 5, 1862, on charges of disloyalty. Successor was appointed.	Joseph A. Wright (U)	February 24, 1862

Tennessee (1)	Andrew Johnson (D)	Resigned March 4, 1862.	Vacant thereafter

Rhode Island (1)	James F. Simmons (R)	Resigned August 15, 1862. Successor was elected.	Samuel G. Arnold (R)	December 1, 1862

New Jersey (1)	John R. Thomson (D)	Died September 12, 1862. Successor was appointed.	Richard S. Field (R)	November 21, 1862

Oregon (2)	Benjamin Stark (D)	Retired September 12, 1862, upon election of a successor.	Benjamin F. Harding (D)	September 12, 1862

Maryland (3)	James Pearce (D)	Died December 20, 1862. Successor was appointed.	Thomas H. Hicks (U)	December 29, 1862

Indiana (1)	Joseph A. Wright (U)	Retired January 14, 1863, upon election of a successor.	David Turpie (D)	January 14, 1863

New Jersey (1)	Richard S. Field (R)	Retired January 14, 1863, upon election of a successor.	James W. Wall (D)	January 14, 1863

Sentence(s)

Jesse D. Bright (D) was until February 5, 1862, succeeded by Joseph A. Wright (U) from February 24, 1862 and David Turpie (D) succeeded Joseph A. Wright (U), in January 14, 1863.

final_sentence: Jesse D. Bright (D) was until February 5, 1862, succeeded by Joseph A. Wright (U) from February 24, 1862 and David Turpie (D) succeeded Joseph A. Wright (U), in January 14, 1863.