Confederate States Congress

Confederate States Congress
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Senate, House of Representatives
Leadership
President of the Senate	Alexander Stephens
President pro tempore	Robert Hunter
President pro tempore ad interim	William Graham
Speaker of the House	Thomas Bocock
Speaker pro tempore	William Parish Chilton
Seats	135 26 Senators 109 Representatives
Meeting place
State Capitol Richmond, Virginia

The Congress of the Confederate States was the legislative body of the Confederate States of America. It existed during the American Civil War from 1861 to 1865. Like the United States Congress, the Confederate Congress consisted of two parts. The upper house was the Senate. It was made up of two senators from each state who were chosen by their state legislatures. The lower house was called the House of Representatives. Its members were elected by the citizens of the individual states.