Birthdays
John Greenbank
Turns 30 on this date
Hugh McCulloch
Turns 51 on this date
Eugenius Aristides Nisbet
Turns 56 on this date
Edmund Gibson Ross
Turns 33 on this date
Noah Haynes Swayne
Turns 55 on this date
Events
| Campaigns/Elections | Abraham Lincoln leaves for home after his short Kansas speaking tour | 12/07/1859 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The 36th U.S. Congress is in session in Washington, D.C. |
12/06/1859 to 06/24/1860 |
Documents
| Letter | Mrs. M. Brooks to William Still, December 7, 1859 | 12/07/1859 |
| Newspaper | San Francisco (CA) Bulletin, “Organization of the United States House of Representatives,” December 7, 1859 | 12/07/1859 |