Birthdays
John Calvin Brown
Turns 32 on this date
George Huntington Browne
Turns 48 on this date
Wilmer Coffman
Turns 19 on this date
John Wesley Frazer
Turns 32 on this date
Joseph Holt
Turns 52 on this date
Charles Jones Jenkins
Turns 54 on this date
Ward Hill Lamon
Turns 31 on this date
Owen Lovejoy
Turns 48 on this date
Charles Sumner
Turns 48 on this date
Events
| Legal/Political | The Patent Office assembles an "Advisory Board for Agriculture" in Washington D.C. |
01/03/1859 to 01/11/1859 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The second session of the 35th U.S. Congress is sitting between early January and early March, 1859 |
01/05/1859 to 03/02/1859 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, "Re-election of Senator Douglas," January 6, 1859 | 01/06/1859 |