Andrew Johnson of Tennessee. He had his reward by becoming the Vice Presidential candidate on the ticket with Lincoln in 1864, replacing Hannibal Hamlin, who was Vice President during Lincoln's first term. Johnson became President when Lincoln was murdered.
William K. Sebastian from the state of Arkansas. Although one of the names in the expulsion order at the beginning of the Civil War, He was fulling accredited later.
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Tennessee Senator Andrew Johnson and Texas Governor Sam Houston
Senator Hiram Rhodes Revels was the first African American to serve in the US Congress and in the US Senate representing Mississippi from 23 February 1870 until 3 March 1871. He was a minister, Civil War Union Army Chaplain who served at Vicksburg and a college president well known as an orator and a champion of Civil Rights.
The South Carolina Congressman and senator who spoke for the South before and during the Civil War was John C. Calhoun. Calhoun was a strong advocate for states' rights and slavery, and his ideas greatly influenced the southern perspective leading up to the war. He was known for his passionate speeches and defense of the South's interests.
He was the only Southern Senator left in the Senate.
Senator Charles Sumner (MA) and Congressman Thaddeus Stevens (PA)
William K. Sebastian from the state of Arkansas. Although one of the names in the expulsion order at the beginning of the Civil War, He was fulling accredited later.
Senator Steadman favors civil unions and is a sponsor of the bill. He is an openly gay man. On January 23, 2013, as chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, he presided over a vote on the Civil Unions Bill (Senate Bill 11) in which it was passed (3-1) to the Senate Appropriations Committee. UPDATE: Senator Steadman voted in favor of the bill which passed the senate 21-14 on February 11, 2013.
Civil rights activist Rosa Parks did not serve in the United States Senate.
On January 23, 2013, in the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senator Lundberg voted against the Civil Unions Bill (Senate Bill 11) after having proposed an amendment to the bill allowing child placement agencies to discriminate against couples in a civil union. The bill nonetheless passed (3-2). UPDATE: Senator Lundberg voted against the bill which nonetheless passed the senate 21-14 on February 11, 2013.
During the Civil War, Congress took advantage of the absence of southerners in the House and Senate to do all of the following, except
Senator Strom Thurmond tried to prevent the passage of the civil rights act of 1957 by filibuster.
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Julius Caesar was never a senator. He fought a civil war against the forces of the senate and won. When he became the ruler of Rome he turned the senate into an instrument for his power. He replaced senators who died when they fought in the civil war with his supporters. He also increased the size of the senate from 600 to 900 and filled the new seats with his supporters.