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== U.S. Speaker of the House of Representatives contest for the Thirty-fourth Congress ==

== U.S. Speaker of the House of Representatives contest for the Thirty-fourth Congress ==

Nathaniel Prentice Banks had the longest and one of the most bitter speakership contests on record, lasting from December 3, 1855, to February 2, 1856. It gave [[Abolition|antislavery]] congressmen important posts in the U.S. Congress for the very first time.

Nathaniel Prentice Banks had the longest and one of the most bitter speakership contests on record, lasting from December 3, 1855, to February 2, 1856 and requiring 133 ballots. It gave [[Abolition|antislavery]] congressmen important posts in the U.S. Congress for the very first time.

== Political life after serving as the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives ==

== Political life after serving as the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives ==