Fifty-third United States Congress

Fifty-third Senate

:Vice President (President of the Senate) — Adlai E. Stevenson (Democrat, Illinois)

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:Secretary of the Senate — William Ruffin Cox

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:Sergeant at Arms — Richard J. Bright

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:Senate Chaplain — Rev. William Henry Milburn (Methodist)

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There were forty-four Democrats, thirty-eight Republicans, and three others.

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