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  2. 30th United States Congress - Wikipedia

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    It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1847, to March 4, 1849, during the last two years of the administration of President James K. Polk. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1840 United States census. The Senate had a Democratic majority, and the House had a Whig majority.

  3. Joshua Fry Bell - Wikipedia

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    He did not seek reelection and served a single term in the House, March 4, 1845 – March 4, 1847. He was the Kentucky Secretary of State in 1849. Bell owned four slaves as of the 1850 census, and 14 as of the 1860 census. [1] [2] Bell was the Whig Party nominee in the 1859 Kentucky gubernatorial election.

  4. Mississippi's at-large congressional district - Wikipedia

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    March 3, 1847 Henry T. Ellett (Port Gibson) Democratic: Elected to finish Davis's term. Retired. 29th: March 4, 1847March 3, 1849 No at-large seats. Starting with the 1847 election, Mississippi elected all its representatives in districts until 1853. 31st: March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 32nd: March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 33rd: March 4 ...

  5. List of United States senators in the 30th Congress - Wikipedia

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    This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 30th United States Congress listed by seniority, from March 4, 1847, to March 3, 1849. Order of service is based on the commencement of the senator's first term.

  6. Winfield S. Featherston - Wikipedia

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    Featherston was elected as a Democrat to the Thirtieth and Thirty-first Congresses (March 4, 1847March 3, 1851). [1] [2] He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1850 to the Thirty-second Congress, being defeated by John Allen Wilcox. He returned home to Houston and resumed his law practice.

  7. 29th United States Congress - Wikipedia

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    It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1845, to March 4, 1847, during the first two years of James Polk's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1840 United States census. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.

  8. John Freedley - Wikipedia

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    Freedley's time in office began on March 4, 1847 and concluded on March 3, 1851. He was preceded by Jacob S. Yost and succeeded by John McNair. Following his tenure in Congress, Freedley opened a soapstone quarry along the Schuylkill River in Whitemarsh Township, which he operated until his death.

  9. Elisha Embree - Wikipedia

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    Embree was elected as a Whig to the Thirtieth Congress (March 4, 1847March 3, 1849). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1848 to the Thirty-first Congress. He resumed the practice of law and also interested in farming. He died in Princeton, Indiana, February 28, 1863. He is interred in Warnock Cemetery.