North Carolina Delegates to the 35th U.S. Congress (1857-1859)




North Carolina Delegates to the U.S. Congress

35th U.S. Congress (1857-1859)
The 35th U.S. Congress met in two sessions: 1) December 7, 1857 to June 14, 1858; and 2) December 6, 1858 to March 3, 1859. A Special Session was convened from March 4th to March 14th in 1857.

U.S. Senators from North Carolina
Name	County From	Comments
Asa Biggs / Thomas Lanier Clingman	Martin / Buncombe	Asa Biggs resigned on May 5, 1858. Thomas Lanier Clingman as elected to replace him and he took his seat on December 6, 1858.
David Settle Reid	Rockingham	-

U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina
Name	District	County From	Comments
Lawrence O'Bryan Branch	4th	Rowan	-
Thomas Lanier Clingman / Zebulon Baird Vance	8th	Buncombe / Buncombe	Thomas Lanier Clingman resigned from the House to accept a seat in the Senate. Zebulon Baird Vance was elected to replace him and he took his seat on December 7, 1858.
Francis Burton Craige	7th	Rowan	-
John Adams Gilmer	5th	Guilford	-
Thomas Ruffin	2nd	Wayne	-
Alfred Moore Scales	6th	Rockingham	-
Henry Marchmore Shaw	1st	Currituck	-
Warren Winslow	3rd	Cumberland	-