3 thoughts on “In 1861 Ten Senators Were Expelled From Congress for Supporting Insurrection and Conspiracy

  1. Year Name Chamber Party State Reason Notes
    1797 William Blount Senate Democratic-Republican Tennessee Expelled for treason and conspiracy to incite a rebellion of Creek and Cherokee to aid the British in conquering the Spanish territory of West Florida.
    1861 James M. Mason Senate Democratic Virginia Expelled for supporting the Confederate rebellion in 1861 and 1862.
    1861 Robert M. T. Hunter Senate Democratic Virginia
    1861 Thomas L. Clingman Senate Democratic North Carolina
    1861 Thomas Bragg Senate Democratic North Carolina
    1861 James Chesnut, Jr. Senate Democratic South Carolina
    1861 Alfred O. P. Nicholson Senate Democratic Tennessee
    1861 William K. Sebastian Senate Democratic Arkansas Posthumously reversed.
    1861 Charles B. Mitchel Senate Democratic Arkansas
    1861 John Hemphill Senate Democratic Texas
    1861 Louis Wigfall Senate Democratic Texas
    1861 John C. Breckinridge Senate Democratic Kentucky Former Vice President and 1860 presidential candidate.
    1862 Trusten Polk Senate Democratic Missouri
    1862 Waldo P. Johnson Senate Democratic Missouri
    1862 Jesse D. Bright Senate Democratic Indiana

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