| DIST. | COUNTIES. | NAMES OF MEMBERS. |
| 42 | Harrison, Shelby, Carroll, Crawford, Monona, Woodbury, Ida, Sac, Buena Vista, Cherokee, Plymouth, Sioux, O’Brien, Clay, Dickinson, Osceola and Buncombe | Thomas B. Neely |
Democrats, 31; Whigs, 40.
The regular session adjourned January 26, 1855. An extra session convened July 2, 1856; which adjourned on the 16th of July.
At the extra session David T. Brigham took the place of James M. Love of Lee County; and James C. Jordan was awarded the seat held by Theophilus Bryan, in the Senate.
In the House, at the extra session Lewis Kinsey took the place of Lockwood of Louisa; J. S. Richman that of Pritchard of Muscatine; J. S. Hamilton that of Damon of Lee; J. M. Anderson that of Boyles of Lee; William Beckford that of Wamsley of Jefferson; C. E. Noble that of Meacham of Jefferson; and J. W. Russell that of Tutt of the Fortieth District.
SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Convened at Iowa City, December 1, 1856.
The Senate.
| William W. Hamilton, President, Republican. |
| Charles C. Nourse, Secretary, Republican. |
| DIST. | COUNTIES. | NAMES OF MEMBERS. |
| 1 | Lee | E. S. McCulloch, William A. Thruston. |
| 2 | Lee and Van Buren | David T. Brigham. |
| 3 | Van Buren | Abner H. McCrary. |
| 4 | Des Moines | William F. Coolbaugh, Lyman Cook. |
| 5 | Davis | Henry H. Trimble. |
| 6 | Jefferson | William M. Reed. |
| 7 | Henry | Alvin Saunders. |
| 8 | Wapello | James C. Ramsey. |
| 9 | Monroe, Lucas and Clarke | Dan Anderson. |
| 10 | Appanoose, Wayne and Decatur | John W. Warner. |
| 11 | Fremont, Mills, Page, Taylor, Montgomery, Ringgold, Adams and Union | Samuel Dale. |
| 12 | Pottawattamie, Harrison, Shelby, Woodbury, Monona, Audubon, Crawford, Calhoun, Sac, Ida, Cherokee, Buena Vista, Pocahontas, Palo Alto, Emmet, Clay, Dickinson, Osceola, O’Brien, Plymouth, Sioux and Buncombe | James D. Test. |
| 13 | Louisa | H. T. Cleaver. |
| 14 | Washington | Charles Foster. |
| 15 | Keokuk | James L. Hogin. |
| 16 | Mahaska | William Loughridge. |
| 17 | Marion | Jairus E. Neal. |
| 18 | Warren, Madison, Adair and Cass | M. L. McPherson. |
| 19 | Muscatine | George W. Wilkinson. |
| 20 | Johnson and Iowa | Samuel J. Kirkwood. |
| 21 | Scott | Nicholas J. Rusch. |
| 22 | Cedar | Jonathan W. Cattell. |
| 23 | Clinton | Julius J. Matthews. |
| 24 | Linn | William G. Thompson. |
| 25 | Linn, Benton, Black Hawk, and Buchanan | George McCoy. |
| 26 | Poweshiek, Jasper, Marshall and Tama | Josiah B. Grinnell. |
| 27 | Polk, Dallas and Guthrie | James Jordan. |
