The 33rd Congress opens in Washington, DC

The Thirty-third Congress of the United States opens in Washington, D.C. Of the 234 representatives, 157 are Democrats, 71 are Whigs, four are Free Soilers, and two are independent. Democratic member Linn Boyd of Kentucky is elected Speaker of the House, returning to the position he held with the 32nd Congress. (By John Osborne)
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William Rufus Devane King (Congressional Biographical Directory)

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"King, William Rufus de Vane,” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 to Present, http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=K000217.
KING, William Rufus de Vane, a Representative from North Carolina, a Senator from Alabama, and a Vice President of the United States; born in Sampson County, N.C., April 7, 1786; attended private schools; graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1803; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1806 and commenced practice in Clinton, N.C.; member, State house of commons 1807-1809; city solicitor of Wilmington, N.C., 1810; elected to the Twelfth, Thirteenth, and Fourteenth Congresses and served from March 4, 1811, until November 4, 1816, when he resigned;
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 to Present

With the end of its second regular session, the 34th Congress of the United States finishes its term and adjourns

Speaker Nathaniel Banks gavels the ninety-three day "lame-duck" second regular session of the House of Representatives to a close, ending the term of the Thirty-fourth Congress of the United States. (By John Osborne)
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