1859

Events

 * March 4:
 * John Gurley becomes a Member of the House of Representatives

Births

 * November 1:
 * George Wylie Paul Hunt - 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 7th Governor of Arizona (d. 1934)

Deaths

 * July 21:
 * John Gayle - Member of the House of Representatives (b. 1792)
 * July 30:
 * Richard D. Rush - 8th United States Secretary of the Treasury (b. 1780)