The 44th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the

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and the

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. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1875, to March 4, 1877, during the seventh and eighth years of Ulysses S. Grant's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the

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was based on the Ninth Census of the United States in 1870. For the first time since the

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, the House had a Democratic majority. The Senate maintained a Republican majority.

Major events

* November 22, 1875: Vice President

Henry Wilson Henry Wilson (born Jeremiah Jones Colbath; February 16, 1812 – November 22, 1875) was an American politician who was the 18th vice president of the United States from 1873 until his death in 1875 and a senator from Massachusetts from 1855 ...

died from a stroke * June 25, 1876:

Custer's Last Stand The Battle of the Little Bighorn, known to the Lakota and other Plains Indians as the Battle of the Greasy Grass, and also commonly referred to as Custer's Last Stand, was an armed engagement between combined forces of the Lakota Sioux, Nor ...

at the Battle of Little Bighorn * July 4, 1876: United States Centennial * November 7, 1876:

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, including the disputed

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, later settled with the

Compromise of 1877 The Compromise of 1877, also known as the Wormley Agreement or the Bargain of 1877, was an unwritten deal, informally arranged among members of the United States Congress, to settle the intensely disputed 1876 presidential election between Ruth ...

which ended

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Major legislation

* January 29, 1877: Electoral Commission Act, ch. 37, * March 3, 1877:

Desert Land Act The Desert Land Act is a United States federal law which was passed by the United States Congress on March 3, 1877, to encourage and promote the economic development of the arid and semiarid public lands within certain states of the Western states ...

, ch. 107,

State admitted

* August 1, 1876:

Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the ...

admitted as the 38th state

Party summary

The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this Congress, and includes members from vacancies and newly admitted states, when they were first seated. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section. During this Congress, two Senate seats and one House seat were added for the new state, Colorado.

Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

Senate

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university * President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ...

(R), until November 22, 1875; vacant thereafter. *

President pro tempore A president pro tempore or speaker pro tempore is a constitutionally recognized officer of a legislative body who presides over the chamber in the absence of the normal presiding officer. The phrase '' pro tempore'' is Latin "for the time being". ...

: Thomas W. Ferry (R), from March 9, 1875 * Republican Conference Chairman:

Henry B. Anthony Henry Bowen Anthony (April 1, 1815 – September 2, 1884) was a United States newspaperman and political figure. He served as editor and was later part owner of the ''Providence Journal''. He was the 21st Governor of Rhode Island, serving betwee ...

* Democratic Caucus Chairman: John W. Stevenson

House of Representatives

Speaker Speaker may refer to: Society and politics * Speaker (politics), the presiding officer in a legislative assembly * Public speaker, one who gives a speech or lecture * A person producing speech: the producer of a given utterance, especially: ** In ...

: Michael C. Kerr (D), until August 19, 1876 (died) **

Samuel J. Randall Samuel Jackson Randall (October 10, 1828April 13, 1890) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who represented the Queen Village, Society Hill, and Northern Liberties neighborhoods of Philadelphia from 1863 to 1890 and served as the 29th ...

(D), elected December 4, 1876 * Democratic Caucus Chairman: Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II * Republican Conference Chairman:

George W. McCrary George Washington McCrary (August 29, 1835 – June 23, 1890) was a United States representative from Iowa, the 33rd United States Secretary of War and a United States circuit judge of the United States Circuit Courts for the Eighth Circuit. Ed ...

Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class, and representatives are listed by district. :'' Skip to House of Representatives, below''

Senate

Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began in this Congress, facing re-election in 1880; Class 2 meant their term ended in this Congress, facing re-election in 1876; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, facing re-election in 1878.

Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = " Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County , LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham , area_total_km2 = 135,7 ...

: 2. George Goldthwaite (D) : 3. George E. Spencer (R)

Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the O ...

: 2. Powell Clayton (R) : 3. Stephen W. Dorsey (R)

California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...

: 1.

Newton Booth Newton Booth (December 30, 1825July 14, 1892) was an American entrepreneur and politician. Early life Born to Hannah (née Pitts) of North Carolina and Beebe Booth

(AM) : 3.

Aaron A. Sargent Aaron Augustus Sargent (September 28, 1827 – August 14, 1887) was an American journalist, lawyer, politician and diplomat. In 1878, Sargent historically introduced what would later become the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, giv ...

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Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the ...

: 2. Henry M. Teller (R), from November 15, 1876 : 3.

Jerome B. Chaffee Jerome Bunty Chaffee (April 17, 1825 – March 9, 1886) was an American entrepreneur and United States Senator from Colorado. Chaffee County, Colorado is named after him. Biography He was born in Cambria, New York. He moved to Adrian, Michigan ...

(R), from November 15, 1876

Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the ...

: 1. William W. Eaton (D) : 3.

Orris S. Ferry Orris Sanford Ferry (August 15, 1823 – November 21, 1875) was a Republican American lawyer and politician from Connecticut who served in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. He was also a brigadier gener ...

(R), until November 21, 1875 :: James E. English (D), November 27, 1875 – May 17, 1876 ::

William H. Barnum William Henry Barnum (September 17, 1818 – April 30, 1889) was an American politician, serving as a state representative, congressman, U.S. senator, and finally as chairman of the Democratic National Committee. He was also known as "Seven Mu ...

(D), from May 18, 1876

Delaware Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent ...

: 1. Thomas F. Bayard Sr. (D) : 2. Eli M. Saulsbury (D)

Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and ...

: 1. Charles W. Jones (D) : 3. Simon B. Conover (R)

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

: 2. Thomas M. Norwood (D) : 3. John B. Gordon (D)

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rock ...

: 2. John A. Logan (R) : 3. Richard J. Oglesby (R)

Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th ...

: 1.

Joseph E. McDonald Joseph Ewing McDonald (August 29, 1819 – June 21, 1891) was an American politician who served as a United States representative and Senator from Indiana. He also served as Indiana's 2nd Attorney General and unsuccessfully sought the Demo ...

(D) : 3. Oliver H. P. T. Morton (R)

Iowa Iowa () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wiscon ...

: 2.

George G. Wright George Grover Wright (March 24, 1820January 11, 1896) was a pioneer lawyer, Iowa Supreme Court justice, law professor, and Republican United States Senator from Iowa. Born in Bloomington, Indiana, he attended private schools and graduated from In ...

(R) : 3. William B. Allison (R)

Kansas Kansas () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its Capital city, capital is Topeka, Kansas, Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita, Kansas, Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebras ...

: 2. James M. Harvey (R) : 3. John J. Ingalls (R)

Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia ...

: 2. John W. Stevenson (D) : 3. Thomas C. McCreery (D)

Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is bord ...

: 2. J. Rodman West (R) : 3.

James B. Eustis James Biddle Eustis (August 27, 1834September 9, 1899) was a United States senator from Louisiana who served as President Cleveland's ambassador to France. Early life Born in New Orleans, he was the son of George Eustis (1796–1858) and Cla ...

(D), from January 12, 1876

Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and nor ...

: 1.

Hannibal Hamlin Hannibal Hamlin (August 27, 1809 – July 4, 1891) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 15th vice president of the United States from 1861 to 1865, during President Abraham Lincoln's first term. He was the first Republic ...

(R) : 2. Lot M. Morrill (R), until July 7, 1876 ::

James G. Blaine James Gillespie Blaine (January 31, 1830January 27, 1893) was an American statesman and Republican politician who represented Maine in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1863 to 1876, serving as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representati ...

(R), from July 10, 1876

Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean t ...

: 1.

William Pinkney Whyte William Pinkney Whyte (August 9, 1824March 17, 1908), a member of the United States Democratic Party, was a politician who served the State of Maryland as a State Delegate, the State Comptroller, a United States Senator, the 35th Governor, the ...

(D) : 3. George R. Dennis (D)

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Henry L. Dawes Henry Laurens Dawes (October 30, 1816February 5, 1903) was an attorney and politician, a Republican United States Senator and United States Representative from Massachusetts. He is notable for the Dawes Act (1887), which was intended to stimul ...

(R) : 2. George S. Boutwell (R)

Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and t ...

: 1.

Isaac P. Christiancy Isaac Peckham Christiancy (March 12, 1812September 8, 1890) was chief justice of the Michigan State Supreme Court and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan. Christiancy was born near Johnstown, New York in what is now Bleecker, New York to p ...

(R) : 2. Thomas W. Ferry (R)

Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over t ...

: 1. Samuel J. R. McMillan (R) : 2. William Windom (R)

Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...

: 1. Blanche Bruce (R) : 2. James L. Alcorn (R)

Missouri Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas t ...

: 1.

Francis Cockrell Francis Marion Cockrell (October 1, 1834December 13, 1915) was a Confederate military commander and American politician from the state of Missouri. He served as a United States senator from Missouri for five terms. He was a prominent member ...

(D) : 3.

Lewis V. Bogy Lewis Vital Bogy (April 9, 1813September 20, 1877) was a United States senator from Missouri. Born in Ste. Geneviève, he attended the public schools, was employed as clerk in a mercantile establishment, studied law in Illinois, graduated from ...

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Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the sout ...

: 1.

Algernon Paddock Algernon Sidney Paddock (November 9, 1830October 17, 1897) was an American politician who was a Republican secretary of Nebraska Territory and U.S. Senator from Nebraska after statehood. Biography Paddock was born in Glens Falls, New York. His ...

(R) : 2.

Phineas Hitchcock Phineas Warren Hitchcock (November 30, 1831July 10, 1881) was an American Delegate and a Senator from Nebraska. Hitchcock County, Nebraska, is named after him. Early life He was born in New Lebanon, Columbia County, New York, the son of Gad ...

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Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. N ...

: 1. William Sharon (R) : 3. John P. Jones (R)

New Hampshire New Hampshire is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...

: 2. Aaron H. Cragin (R) : 3. Bainbridge Wadleigh (R)

New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delawa ...

: 1. Theodore F. Randolph (D) : 2. Frederick T. Frelinghuysen (R)

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...

: 1. Francis Kernan (D) : 3.

Roscoe Conkling Roscoe Conkling (October 30, 1829April 18, 1888) was an American lawyer and Republican politician who represented New York in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. He is remembered today as the leader of the ...

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North Carolina North Carolina () is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 28th largest and List of states and territories of the United ...

: 2. Matt W. Ransom (D) : 3. Augustus S. Merrimon (D)

Ohio Ohio () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Of the List of states and territories of the United States, fifty U.S. states, it is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 34th-l ...

: 1. Allen G. Thurman (D) : 3.

John Sherman John Sherman (May 10, 1823October 22, 1900) was an American politician from Ohio throughout the Civil War and into the late nineteenth century. A member of the Republican Party, he served in both houses of the U.S. Congress. He also served as ...

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Oregon Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of it ...

: 2. James K. Kelly (D) : 3. John H. Mitchell (R)

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...

: 1. William A. Wallace (D) : 3. Simon Cameron (R)

Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the List of U.S. states by area, smallest U.S. state by area and the List of states and territories of the United States ...

: 1. Ambrose Burnside (R) : 2.

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South Carolina )''Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , Former = Province of South Carolina , seat = Columbia , LargestCity = Charleston , LargestMetro = ...

: 2. Thomas J. Robertson (R) : 3. John J. Patterson (R)

Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 36th-largest by ...

: 1.

Andrew Johnson Andrew Johnson (December 29, 1808July 31, 1875) was the 17th president of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869. He assumed the presidency as he was vice president at the time of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Johnson was a De ...

(D), until July 31, 1875 ::

David M. Key David McKendree Key (January 27, 1824 – February 3, 1900) was a United States senator from Tennessee, United States Postmaster General and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennesse ...

(D), August 18, 1875 – January 19, 1877 ::

James E. Bailey James Edmund Bailey (August 15, 1822December 29, 1885) was an American Democratic United States Senator from Tennessee from 1877 to 1881. Early life and education Bailey was born in Montgomery County, Tennessee. He attended the Clarksville Ac ...

(D), from January 19, 1877 : 2.

Henry Cooper Sir Henry Cooper (3 May 19341 May 2011) was a British heavyweight boxer, best remembered internationally for a 1963 fight in which he knocked down a young Cassius Clay before the fight was stopped because of a cut eye from Clay's punches. C ...

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Texas Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...

: 1. Samuel B. Maxey (D) : 2. Morgan C. Hamilton (R)

Vermont Vermont () is a U.S. state, state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York (state), New York to the west, and the Provin ...

: 1. George F. Edmunds (R) : 3. Justin S. Morrill (R)

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth are ...

: 1. Robert E. Withers (D) : 2. John W. Johnston (D)

West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the ...

: 1.

Allen T. Caperton Allen Taylor Caperton (November 21, 1810 – July 26, 1876) was an American politician who was a United States senator from the State of West Virginia in 1875–1876. He was a member of the Democratic Party. He had been in the Virginia House ...

(D), until July 26, 1876 :: Samuel Price (D), August 26, 1876 – January 26, 1877 :: Frank Hereford (D), from January 31, 1877 : 2.

Henry G. Davis Henry Gassaway Davis (November 16, 1823 – March 11, 1916) was a millionaire and Senator from West Virginia. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for Vice President of the United States in 1904. Born on a farm in Howard County, Maryland, he be ...

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Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...

: 1. Angus Cameron (R) : 3.

Timothy O. Howe Timothy Otis Howe (February 24, 1816March 25, 1883) was a member of the United States Senate for three terms, representing the state of Wisconsin from March 4, 1861, to March 3, 1879. He also served as U.S. Postmaster General under President Che ...

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House of Representatives

The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.

Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = " Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County , LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham , area_total_km2 = 135,7 ...

: .

Jeremiah Haralson Jeremiah Haralson (April 1, 1846 – 1916?), was a politician from Alabama who served as a state legislator and was among the first ten African-American United States Congressmen. Born into slavery in Columbus, Georgia, Haralson became self-educ ...

(R) : . Jeremiah N. Williams (D) : . Taul Bradford (D) : . Charles Hays (R) : . John H. Caldwell (D) : . Goldsmith W. Hewitt (D) : . William H. Forney (D) : . Burwell B. Lewis (D)

Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the O ...

: . Lucien C. Gause (D) : . William F. Slemons (D) : .

William W. Wilshire William W. Wilshire (born William Wallace Wilshire; September 8, 1830 – August 19, 1888)Arkansas CourtsA Self-Guided Tour of Justice Building Portraits(2016), p. 8. was an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for ...

(D) : . Thomas M. Gunter (D)

California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...

: . William A. Piper (D) : . Horace F. Page (R) : . John K. Luttrell (D) : . Peter D. Wigginton (D)

Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the ...

: . James B. Belford (R), from October 3, 1876 (newly admitted state)

Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the ...

: . George M. Landers (D) : . James Phelps (D) : .

Henry H. Starkweather Henry Howard Starkweather was born in Preston, Connecticut, on April 29, 1826, and died on January 28, 1876, while serving in office as a member of the United States Congress. Biography His parents were John Starkweather and Lydia (Button) Sta ...

(R), until January 28, 1876 ::

John T. Wait John Turner Wait (August 27, 1811 – April 21, 1899) was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut. Biography Born in New London, Connecticut, Wait moved with his mother to Norwich, Connecticut. He attended the common schools and Trinity ...

(R), from April 12, 1876 : .

(D), until May 18, 1876 :: Levi Warner (D), from December 4, 1876

Delaware Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent ...

: . James Williams (D)

Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and ...

: . William J. Purman (R) : .

Josiah T. Walls Josiah Thomas Walls (December 30, 1842 – May 15, 1905) was a United States congressman who served three terms in the U.S. Congress between 1871 and 1876. He was one of the first African Americans in the United States Congress elected during t ...

(R), until April 19, 1876 :: Jesse J. Finley (D), from April 19, 1876

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

: .

Julian Hartridge Julian Hartridge (September 9, 1829 – January 8, 1879) was an American politician. Early years and education Hartridge was born in Savannah, Georgia on September 9, 1829, where attended Chatham Academy and Montpelier Institute. Hartridge gra ...

(D) : . William E. Smith (D) : . Philip Cook (D) : . Henry R. Harris (D) : . Milton A. Candler (D) : .

James H. Blount James Henderson Blount (September 12, 1837 – March 8, 1903) was an American statesman, soldier and congressman from Georgia. He opposed the annexation of Hawaii in 1893 in his investigation into the American involvement in the political revolut ...

(D) : . William H. Felton (ID) : . Alexander Stephens (D) : .

Benjamin H. Hill Benjamin Harvey Hill (September 14, 1823 – August 16, 1882) was a politician whose career spanned state and national politics, and the Civil War. He served in the Georgia legislature in both houses. Although he had opposed secession, he st ...

(D), May 5, 1875 - March 3, 1877

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rock ...

: . Bernard G. Caulfield (D) : . Carter H. Harrison (D) : .

Charles B. Farwell Charles Benjamin Farwell (July 1, 1823 – September 23, 1903) was a U.S. Representative and Senator from Illinois. Early life Farwell was born in Painted Post, New York on July 1, 1823. He was a son of Henry Farwell (1795–1873) and Na ...

(R), until May 6, 1876 :: John V. Le Moyne (D), from May 6, 1876 : . Stephen A. Hurlbut (R) : . Horatio C. Burchard (R) : . Thomas J. Henderson (R) : . Alexander Campbell (I) : . Greenbury L. Fort (R) : . Richard H. Whiting (R) : . John C. Bagby (D) : . Scott Wike (D) : .

William M. Springer William McKendree Springer (May 30, 1836 – December 4, 1903) was a United States Representative from Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan ...

(D) : . Adlai E. Stevenson (D) : .

Joseph G. Cannon Joseph Gurney Cannon (May 7, 1836 – November 12, 1926) was an American politician from Illinois and leader of the Republican Party. Cannon served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1903 to 1911, and many consi ...

(R) : . John R. Eden (D) : . William A. J. Sparks (D) : . William R. Morrison (D) : . William Hartzell (D) : . William B. Anderson (I)

Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th ...

: . Benoni S. Fuller (D) : .

James D. Williams James Douglas Williams (January 16, 1808November 20, 1880), nicknamed ''Blue Jeans Bill'', was an American farmer and Democratic politician who held public office in Indiana for four decades, and was the only farmer elected as the governor of ...

(D), until December 1, 1876 :: Andrew Humphreys (D), from December 5, 1876 : . Michael C. Kerr (D), until August 19, 1876 :: Nathan T. Carr (D), from December 5, 1876 : . Jeptha D. New (D) : .

William S. Holman William Steele Holman (September 6, 1822 – April 22, 1897) was a lawyer, judge and politician from Dearborn County, Indiana. He was a member of the Democratic Party who served as a U.S. Representative from 1859 to 1865, 1867 to 1877, 1881 ...

(D) : . Milton S. Robinson (R) : . Franklin Landers (D) : . Morton C. Hunter (R) : . Thomas J. Cason (R) : . William S. Haymond (D) : . James L. Evans (R) : . Andrew H. Hamilton (D) : . John Baker (R)

Iowa Iowa () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wiscon ...

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(R) : . John Q. Tufts (R) : . Lucien L. Ainsworth (D) : . Henry O. Pratt (R) : . James Wilson (R) : . Ezekiel S. Sampson (R) : . John A. Kasson (R) : .

James W. McDill James Wilson McDill (March 4, 1834February 28, 1894) was an American lawyer, state-court judge, Republican Party (United States), Republican United States Representative and United States Senate, Senator from Iowa, state railroad commissioner, ...

(R) : . S. Addison Oliver (R)

Kansas Kansas () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its Capital city, capital is Topeka, Kansas, Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita, Kansas, Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebras ...

: . William A. Phillips (R) : . John R. Goodin (D) : . William R. Brown (R)

Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia ...

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Andrew Boone Andrew Rechmond Boone (April 4, 1831 – January 26, 1886) was a United States representative from Kentucky. He was born in Davidson County, Tennessee and moved with his parents to Mayfield, Kentucky in 1833. He attended the public schools. Late ...

(D) : . John Y. Brown (D) : . Charles W. Milliken (D) : . J. Proctor Knott (D) : . Edward Y. Parsons (D), until July 8, 1876 :: Henry Watterson (D), from August 12, 1876 : . Thomas L. Jones (D) : .

Joseph C. S. Blackburn Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn (October 1, 1838September 12, 1918) was a Democratic Representative and Senator from Kentucky. Blackburn, a skilled and spirited orator, was also a prominent trial lawyer known for his skill at swaying juries. Biog ...

(D) : . Milton J. Durham (D) : . John D. White (R) : . John B. Clarke (D)

Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is bord ...

: . Randall L. Gibson (D) : . E. John Ellis (D) : . Chester B. Darrall (R) : . William M. Levy (D) : . Frank Morey (R), until June 8, 1876 :: William B. Spencer (D) June 8, 1876 - January 8, 1877 : . Charles E. Nash (R)

Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and nor ...

: . John H. Burleigh (R) : .

William P. Frye William Pierce Frye (September 2, 1830 – August 8, 1911) was an American politician from Maine. A member of the Republican Party, Frye spent most of his political career as a legislator, serving in the Maine House of Representatives and the ...

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Edwin Flye Edwin Flye (March 4, 1817 – July 12, 1886) was an American politician, merchant, banker, bank president, and shipbuilder from Maine. Early life Born in Newcastle, Massachusetts (now in Maine), Flye attended the common schools and Li ...

(R), from December 4, 1876 : . Harris M. Plaisted (R), from September 13, 1875 : . Eugene Hale (R)

Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean t ...

: . Philip F. Thomas (D) : . Charles B. Roberts (D) : . William J. O'Brien (D) : .

Thomas Swann Thomas Swann (February 3, 1809 – July 24, 1883) was an American lawyer and politician who also was President of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad as it completed track to Wheeling and gained access to the Ohio River Valley. Initially a Know-N ...

(D) : . Eli J. Henkle (D) : . William Walsh (D)

Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut Massachusett_writing_systems.html" ;"title="nowiki/> məhswatʃəwiːsət.html" ;"title="Massachusett writing systems">məhswatʃəwiːsət">Massachusett writing systems">məhswatʃəwiːsət'' En ...

: . James Buffington (R), until March 7, 1875 :: William W. Crapo (R), from November 2, 1875 : . Benjamin W. Harris (R) : . Henry L. Pierce (R) : . Rufus S. Frost (R), until July 28, 1876 :: Josiah G. Abbott (D), from July 28, 1876 : .

Nathaniel P. Banks Nathaniel Prentice (or Prentiss) Banks (January 30, 1816 – September 1, 1894) was an American politician from Massachusetts and a Union general during the Civil War. A millworker by background, Banks was prominent in local debating societies, ...

(I) : . Charles P. Thompson (D) : . John K. Tarbox (D) : . William W. Warren (D) : . George F. Hoar (R) : . Julius H. Seelye (I) : . Chester W. Chapin (D)

Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and t ...

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Alpheus S. Williams Alpheus Starkey Williams (September 20, 1810 – December 21, 1878) was a lawyer, judge, journalist, U.S. Congressman, and a Union general in the American Civil War. Early life Williams was born in Deep River, Connecticut. He graduated from Ya ...

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Henry Waldron Henry Waldron (October 11, 1819 – September 13, 1880) was an American politician and a United States Representative from the U.S. state of Michigan. Early life Waldron was born in Albany, New York, attended Albany Academy, and graduated from R ...

(R) : . George Willard (R) : .

Allen Potter Allen Potter (October 2, 1818 – May 8, 1885) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Potter was born in Galloway (now Galway, New York) and attended the common schools. He moved to Adrian, Michigan, in 1830 and to Jonesville, Michi ...

(D) : . William B. Williams (R) : . George H. Durand (D) : .

Omar D. Conger Omar Dwight Conger (April 1, 1818July 11, 1898) was a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan. Conger was born in Cooperstown, New York, and moved with his father, the Rev. E. Conger, to Huron County, Ohio, in 1824. H ...

(R) : . Nathan B. Bradley (R) : . Jay A. Hubbell (R)

Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over t ...

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Mark H. Dunnell Mark Hill Dunnell (July 2, 1823 – August 9, 1904) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota from 1871 to 1883 and from 1889 to 1891. Biography Born in Buxton, York County, Maine, he completed preparatory studies, a ...

(R) : . Horace B. Strait (R) : .

William S. King William Smith King (December 16, 1828 – February 24, 1900) was a Republican U.S. Representative for Minnesota from March 4, 1875 to March 3, 1877. He was a journalist and businessman. He is best known for allegations of political corrup ...

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Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...

: . Lucius Q. C. Lamar (D) : . G. Wiley Wells (IR) : . Hernando Money (D) : .

Otho R. Singleton Otho Robards Singleton (October 14, 1814 – January 11, 1889) was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi and a member of the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War. Born near Nicholasville, Kentucky, Singleton attended t ...

(D) : . Charles E. Hooker (D) : .

John R. Lynch John Roy Lynch (September 10, 1847 – November 2, 1939) was an American writer, attorney, military officer, author, and Republican politician who served as Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives and represented Mississippi in ...

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Missouri Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas t ...

: . Edward C. Kehr (D) : . Erastus Wells (D) : . William H. Stone (D) : . Robert A. Hatcher (D) : . Richard P. Bland (D) : . Charles H. Morgan (D) : . John F. Philips (D) : . Benjamin J. Franklin (D) : . David Rea (D) : . Rezin A. De Bolt (D) : . John B. Clark Jr. (D) : . John M. Glover (D) : . Aylett H. Buckner (D)

Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the sout ...

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Lorenzo Crounse Lorenzo Crounse (January 27, 1834May 13, 1909) was a Nebraska Republican politician and the eighth Governor of Nebraska. Early life Born in Sharon in Schoharie County, New York, Crounse attended the New York Conference Seminary in Charl ...

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Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. N ...

: . William Woodburn (R)

New Hampshire New Hampshire is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...

: . Frank Jones (D) : . Samuel N. Bell (D) : .

Henry W. Blair Henry William Blair (December 6, 1834March 14, 1920) was a United States representative and Senator from New Hampshire. During the American Civil War, he was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Union Army. A Radical Republican in his earlier political ...

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New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delawa ...

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Clement H. Sinnickson Clement Hall Sinnickson (September 16, 1834 – July 24, 1919), was an American Republican Party politician, who served in the United States House of Representatives, where he represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district from 1875 to 18 ...

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Samuel A. Dobbins Samuel Atkinson Dobbins (April 14, 1814 – May 26, 1886) was a Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1873 to 1877. He served as the Sheriff of Bur ...

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Miles Ross Miles Ross (April 30, 1827 – February 22, 1903) was an American Democratic Party politician and businessman who represented New Jersey's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for four terms from 1875 t ...

(D) : . Robert Hamilton (D) : .

Augustus W. Cutler Augustus William Cutler (October 22, 1827 – January 1, 1897) was a 19th-century politician and lawyer from New Jersey. The great-grandson of Silas Condict, he served two terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1875 to 1 ...

(D) : . Frederick H. Teese (D) : . Augustus A. Hardenbergh (D)

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...

: . Henry B. Metcalfe (D) : .

John G. Schumaker John Godfrey Schumaker (June 27, 1826 – November 23, 1905) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a United States representative from New York from 1869 to 1871. Biography Born in Claverack, Columbia County, Schuma ...

(D) : . Simeon B. Chittenden (IR) : . Archibald M. Bliss (D) : . Edwin R. Meade (D) : .

Samuel S. Cox Samuel Sullivan "Sunset" Cox (September 30, 1824 – September 10, 1889) was an American Congressman and diplomat. He represented both Ohio and New York in the United States House of Representatives and served as United States Ambassador to the O ...

(D) : . Smith Ely Jr. (D), until December 11, 1876 :: David Dudley Field (D), from January 11, 1877 : .

Elijah Ward Elijah Ward (September 16, 1816 – February 7, 1882) was a U.S. Congressman during the American Civil War and the Reconstruction era. Early life Ward was born in Sing Sing (now Ossining), New York. He pursued classical studies at the Co ...

(D) : . Fernando Wood (D) : . Abram S. Hewitt (D) : . Benjamin A. Willis (D) : . N. Holmes Odell (D) : . John O. Whitehouse (D) : . George M. Beebe (D) : . John H. Bagley Jr. (D) : . Charles H. Adams (R) : .

Martin I. Townsend Martin Ingham Townsend (February 6, 1810 – March 8, 1903) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Early life Townsend was born on February 6, 1810, in Hancock, Massachusetts. He was one of four children born to Nathaniel Townsen ...

(R) : . Andrew Williams (R) : .

William A. Wheeler William Almon Wheeler (June 30, 1819June 4, 1887) was an American politician and attorney. He served as a United States representative from New York from 1861 to 1863 and 1869 to 1877, and the 19th vice president of the United States from 1877 t ...

(R) : . Henry H. Hathorn (R) : . Samuel F. Miller (R) : . George A. Bagley (R) : . Scott Lord (D) : . William H. Baker (R) : . Elias W. Leavenworth (R) : . Clinton D. MacDougall (R) : .

Elbridge G. Lapham Elbridge Gerry Lapham (October 18, 1814January 8, 1890) was a U.S. Senator from New York from 1881–1885. Life Lapham attended the public schools and the Canandaigua Academy. He studied civil engineering and law and was admitted to the ba ...

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Thomas C. Platt Thomas Collier Platt (July 15, 1833 – March 6, 1910), also known as Tom Platt

(R) : . Charles C. B. Walker (D) : . John M. Davy (R) : .

George G. Hoskins George Gilbert Hoskins (December 24, 1824 – June 12, 1893) was an American politician who served as the Lieutenant Governor of New York and United States Representative for the state of New York. Early life Hoskins was born in Bennington ...

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Lyman K. Bass Lyman Kidder Bass (November 13, 1836 – May 11, 1889) was an American lawyer, politician, U.S. Representative from New York, and the 16th District Attorney of Erie County, New York. Early life Born in the town of Alden, New York, Bass atten ...

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Nelson I. Norton Nelson Ira Norton (March 30, 1820 – October 28, 1887) was an American politician and a United States Representative from New York. Early life Born near Salamanca, in Great Valley, New York, Norton received a limited education and engaged in a ...

(R), from December 6, 1875

North Carolina North Carolina () is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 28th largest and List of states and territories of the United ...

: . Jesse J. Yeates (D) : . John A. Hyman (R) : . Alfred M. Waddell (D) : . Joseph J. Davis (D) : . Alfred M. Scales (D) : . Thomas S. Ashe (D) : . William M. Robbins (D) : . Robert B. Vance (D)

Ohio Ohio () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Of the List of states and territories of the United States, fifty U.S. states, it is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 34th-l ...

: . Milton Sayler (D) : . Henry B. Banning (D) : . John S. Savage (D) : . John A. McMahon (D) : . Americus V. Rice (D) : . Frank H. Hurd (D) : . Lawrence T. Neal (D) : . William Lawrence (R) : . Earley F. Poppleton (D) : . Charles Foster (R) : . John L. Vance (D) : . Ansel T. Walling (D) : . Milton I. Southard (D) : . Jacob P. Cowan (D) : . Nelson H. Van Vorhes (R) : . Lorenzo Danford (R) : . Laurin D. Woodworth (R) : .

James Monroe James Monroe ( ; April 28, 1758July 4, 1831) was an American statesman, lawyer, diplomat, and Founding Father who served as the fifth president of the United States from 1817 to 1825. A member of the Democratic-Republican Party, Monroe was ...

(R) : . James A. Garfield (R) : .

Henry B. Payne Henry B. Payne (November 30, 1810September 9, 1896) was an American politician from Ohio. Moving to Ohio from his native New York in 1833, he quickly established himself in law and business while becoming a local leader in Democratic politics. ...

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Oregon Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of it ...

: . George A. La Dow (D), until May 1, 1875 :: Lafayette Lane (D), from October 25, 1875

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...

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Chapman Freeman Chapman Freeman (October 8, 1832 – March 22, 1904) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography Chapman Freeman was born in Philadelphia. In 1851, he graduated from Central High School as a "di ...

(R) : . Charles O'Neill (R) : .

(D) : . William D. Kelley (R) : . John Robbins Jr. (D) : . Washington Townsend (R) : . Alan Wood Jr. (R) : . Hiester Clymer (D) : . A. Herr Smith (R) : .

William Mutchler William Mutchler (December 21, 1831 – June 23, 1893) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography William Mutchler (father of Howard Mutchler) was born in Palmer Township, Pennsylvania. He attend ...

(D) : . Francis D. Collins (D) : . Winthrop W. Ketcham (R), until July 19, 1876 :: William H. Stanton (D), from November 7, 1876 : . James B. Reilly (D) : . John B. Packer (R) : . Joseph Powell (D) : . Sobieski Ross (R) : . John Reilly (D) : . William Stenger (D) : . Levi Maish (D) : . Levi A. Mackey (D) : . Jacob Turney (D) : . James H. Hopkins (D) : . Alexander G. Cochran (D) : . John W. Wallace (R) : . George A. Jenks (D) : . James Sheakley (D) : . Albert G. Egbert (D)

Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the List of U.S. states by area, smallest U.S. state by area and the List of states and territories of the United States ...

: . Benjamin T. Eames (R) : . Latimer W. Ballou (R)

South Carolina )''Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , Former = Province of South Carolina , seat = Columbia , LargestCity = Charleston , LargestMetro = ...

: . Joseph Rainey (R) : . Edmund W. M. Mackey (IR), until July 19, 1876 :: Charles W. Buttz (R), from November 7, 1876 : . Solomon L. Hoge (R) : . Alexander S. Wallace (R) : .

Robert Smalls Robert Smalls (April 5, 1839 – February 23, 1915) was an American politician, publisher, businessman, and maritime pilot. Born into slavery in Beaufort, South Carolina, he freed himself, his crew, and their families during the American Civil ...

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Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 36th-largest by ...

: . William McFarland (D) : . Jacob M. Thornburgh (R) : . George G. Dibrell (D) : . Samuel M. Fite (D), until October 23, 1875 :: Haywood Y. Riddle (D), from December 4, 1875 : . John M. Bright (D) : . John F. House (D) : . Washington C. Whitthorne (D) : .

John D. C. Atkins John DeWitt Clinton Atkins (June 4, 1825 – June 2, 1908) was an American slave owner, politician and a member of both the United States House of Representatives and Confederate Congress from Tennessee. Biography Johnathan Atkins was born ...

(D) : . William P. Caldwell (D) : .

H. Casey Young Hiram Casey Young (December 14, 1828 – August 17, 1899) was an American lawyer and politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 10th congressional district of Tennessee. Biography Young was born in Tuscaloo ...

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Texas Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...

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John H. Reagan John Henninger Reagan (October 8, 1818March 6, 1905) was an American politician from Texas. A Democrat, Reagan resigned from the U.S. House of Representatives when Texas seceded from the Union and joined the Confederate States of America. H ...

(D) : . David B. Culberson (D) : .

James W. Throckmorton James Webb Throckmorton (February 1, 1825April 21, 1894) was an American politician who served as the 12th governor of Texas from 1866 to 1867 during the early days of Reconstruction. He was a United States Congressman from Texas from 1875 to ...

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Roger Q. Mills Roger Quarles Mills (March 30, 1832September 2, 1911) was an American lawyer and politician. During the American Civil War, he served as an officer in the Confederate States Army. Later, he served in the US Congress, first as a representative ...

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John Hancock John Hancock ( – October 8, 1793) was an American Founding Father, merchant, statesman, and prominent Patriot of the American Revolution. He served as president of the Second Continental Congress and was the first and third Governor o ...

(D) : . Gustave Schleicher (D)

Vermont Vermont () is a U.S. state, state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York (state), New York to the west, and the Provin ...

: . Charles H. Joyce (R) : . Dudley C. Denison (IR) : . George W. Hendee (R)

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth are ...

: . Beverly B. Douglas (D) : . John Goode Jr. (D) : .

Gilbert C. Walker Gilbert Carlton Walker (August 1, 1833 – May 11, 1885) was a United States political figure. He served as the 36th Governor of Virginia, first as a Republican provisional governor between 1869 and 1870, and again as a Democrat elected gove ...

(D) : . William H. H. Stowell (R) : .

George Cabell George Craighead Cabell (January 25, 1836 – June 23, 1906) was a nineteenth-century congressman, lawyer and editor from Virginia. Early and family life Born in Danville, Virginia, Cabell attended Danville Academy and later the Universit ...

(D) : . John R. Tucker (D) : . John T. Harris (D) : . Eppa Hutton, II (D) : . William Terry (D)

West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the ...

: . Benjamin Wilson (D) : .

Charles J. Faulkner Charles James Faulkner (July 6, 1806 – November 1, 1884) was a politician, planter, and lawyer from Berkeley County, Virginia (since 1863, West Virginia) who served in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly and as a U.S. Congressman. ...

(D) : . Frank Hereford (D), until January 31, 1877

Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...

: . Charles G. Williams (R) : . Lucien B. Caswell (R) : . Henry S. Magoon (R) : . William P. Lynde (D) : . Samuel D. Burchard (D) : . Alanson M. Kimball (R) : . Jeremiah M. Rusk (R) : . George W. Cate (D)

Non-voting members

: . Hiram S. Stevens (D) : . Thomas M. Patterson (D), until August 1, 1876 : . Jefferson P. Kidder (R) : . Thomas W. Bennett (I), until June 23, 1876 :: Stephen S. Fenn (D), from June 23, 1876 : .

Martin Maginnis Martin Maginnis (October 27, 1841 – March 27, 1919) was a nineteenth-century politician, soldier, publisher, editor and miner from Minnesota and the Montana Territory. Origins and early life Maginnis was born in 1841 on his family's farm ...

(D) : . Stephen B. Elkins (R) : . George Q. Cannon (R) : . Orange Jacobs (R) : . William R. Steele (D) Michael C

Changes in membership

The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.

Senate

* Replacements: 4 ** Democratic: 1 seat net gain ** Republican: 1 seat net loss * Deaths: 3 * Resignations: 1 * Vacancy: 1 * Interim appointments: 3 * Seats of newly admitted states: 2 *Total seats with changes: 7 , - ,

Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is bord ...

(3) , Vacant , Senate had declined to seat rival claimants William L. McMillen and P. B. S. Pinchback. Successor elected January 12, 1876. , nowrap ,

(D) , January 10, 1876 , - ,

Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 36th-largest by ...

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(D) , Died July 31, 1875.
Successor appointed August 18, 1875, to continue the term. , nowrap ,

(D) , August 18, 1875 , - ,

Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the ...

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(R) , Died November 21, 1875.
Successor appointed November 27, 1875, to continue the term. , nowrap , James E. English (D) , November 27, 1875 , - ,

(3) , nowrap , James E. English (D) , Interim appointee retired May 17, 1876 when successor elected.
Successor elected May 17, 1876. , nowrap ,

(D) , May 18, 1876 , - ,

Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and nor ...

(2) , nowrap , Lot M. Morrill (R) , Resigned July 7, 1876 to become U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.
Successor appointed July 10, 1876, to continue the term.
Interim appointee later elected January 17, 1877. , nowrap ,

(R) , July 10, 1876 , - ,

West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the ...

(1) , nowrap ,

(D) , Died July 26, 1876.
Successor appointed August 26, 1876, to continue the term. , nowrap , Samuel Price (D) , August 26, 1876 , - ,

(2) , New seat , Colorado admitted to the Union August 1, 1876.
First senator elected November 15, 1876 , nowrap , Henry M. Teller (R) , November 15, 1876 , - ,

(3) , New seat , Colorado admitted to the Union August 1, 1876.
First senator elected November 15, 1876 , nowrap ,

(R) , November 15, 1876 , - ,

(1) , nowrap ,

(D) , Interim appointee lost special election.
Successor elected January 19, 1877. , nowrap ,

(D) , January 19, 1877 , - ,

(1) , nowrap , Samuel Price (D) , Interim appointee lost special election.
Successor elected January 26, 1877, but seat remained vacant until successor qualified by resigning from the U.S. House on January 31, 1877. , nowrap , Frank Hereford (D) , January 31, 1877

House of Representatives

* Replacements: 14 ** Democratic: no net change ** Republican: no net change * Deaths: 9 * Resignations: 6 * Contested election: 5 * Seats of newly admitted states: 1 *Total seats with changes: 21 , - , , Vacant , Rep-elect Garnett McMillan died before taking seat , nowrap ,

(D) , May 5, 1875 , - , , Vacant , Rep. Samuel F. Hersey died during previous congress , nowrap , Harris M. Plaisted (R) , September 13, 1875 , - , , Vacant , Rep.-elect Augustus F. Allen died before taking seat , nowrap ,

(R) , December 6, 1875 , - , , nowrap , James Buffington (R) , Died March 7, 1875 , nowrap , William W. Crapo (R) , November 2, 1875 , - , , nowrap , George A. La Dow (D) , Died May 1, 1875 , nowrap , Lafayette Lane (D) , October 25, 1875 , - , , nowrap , Samuel M. Fite (D) , Died October 23, 1875 , nowrap , Haywood Y. Riddle (D) , December 14, 1875 , - , , nowrap ,

(R) , Died January 28, 1876 , nowrap ,

(R) , April 12, 1876 , - , , nowrap ,

(R) , Lost contested election April 19, 1876 , nowrap , Jesse J. Finley (D) , April 19, 1876 , - , , nowrap ,

(R) , Lost contested election May 6, 1876 , nowrap , John V. Le Moyne (D) , May 6, 1876 , - , , nowrap ,

(D) , Resigned May 18, 1876, after being elected to the

US Senate The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The composition and po ...

, nowrap , Levi Warner (D) , December 4, 1876 , - , , nowrap , Frank Morey (R) , Lost contested election June 8, 1876 , nowrap , William B. Spencer (D) , June 8, 1876 , - , , nowrap , Thomas W. Bennett (I) , Lost contested election June 23, 1876 , nowrap , Stephen S. Fenn (D) , June 23, 1876 , - , , nowrap ,

(R) , Resigned July 10, 1876, after being appointed to the

, nowrap ,

(R) , December 4, 1876 , - , , nowrap , Edward Y. Parsons (D) , Died July 8, 1876 , nowrap , Henry Watterson (D) , August 12, 1876 , - , , nowrap , Winthrop W. Ketcham (R) , Resigned July 19, 1876, after being appointed judge to the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania , nowrap , William H. Stanton (D) , November 7, 1876 , - , , nowrap , Edmund W. M. Mackey (IR) , style="font-size:80%" , Seat declared vacant July 19, 1876 , nowrap , Charles W. Buttz (R) , November 7, 1876 , - , , nowrap , Rufus S. Frost (R) , Lost contested election July 28, 1876 , nowrap , Josiah G. Abbott (D) , July 28, 1876 , - , , nowrap , Thomas M. Patterson (D) , Colorado admitted to the Union August 1, 1876 , colspan=2 , Statehood achieved , - , , New seat , Colorado admitted to the Union August 1, 1876. Seat remained vacant until October 3, 1876. , nowrap , James B. Belford (R) , October 3, 1876 , - , , nowrap , Michael C. Kerr (D) , Died August 19, 1876 , nowrap , Nathan T. Carr (D) , December 15, 1876 , - , , nowrap ,

(D) , Resigned December 1, 1876, after being elected

Governor of Indiana The governor of Indiana is the head of government of the State of Indiana. The governor is elected to a four-year term and is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day management of the functions of many agencies of the Indiana state governmen ...

, nowrap , Andrew Humphreys (D) , December 5, 1876 , - , , nowrap , Smith Ely Jr. (D) , Resigned December 11, 1876 , nowrap , David D. Field II (D) , January 11, 1877 , - , , nowrap , William B. Spencer (D) , Resigned January 8, 1877, to become an associate justice of the

Louisiana Supreme Court The Supreme Court of Louisiana (french: Cour suprême de Louisiane) is the highest court and court of last resort in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The modern Supreme Court, composed of seven justices, meets in the French Quarter of New Orl ...

, Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , nowrap , Frank Hereford (D) , Resigned January 31, 1877, after being elected to the

, Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , nowrap ,

(D) , Resigned March 3, 1877, after being elected to the

, Vacant , Not filled this term

Committees

Senate

Agriculture Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people ...

(Chairman: Frederick T. Frelinghuysen; Ranking Member:

) * Appropriations (Chairman: William Windom; Ranking Member: Stephen W. Dorsey) * Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman: John P. Jones; Ranking Member: George R. Dennis) * Civil Service and Retrenchment (Chairman:

Thomas F. Bayard Thomas Francis Bayard (October 29, 1828 – September 28, 1898) was an American lawyer, politician and diplomat from Wilmington, Delaware. A Democrat, he served three terms as United States Senator from Delaware and made three unsuccessful bids ...

; Ranking Member: John J. Patterson) *

Claims Claim may refer to: * Claim (legal) * Claim of Right Act 1689 * Claims-based identity * Claim (philosophy) * Land claim * A ''main contention'', see conclusion of law * Patent claim * The assertion of a proposition; see Douglas N. Walton * A ri ...

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Samuel J.R. McMillan) *

Commerce Commerce is the large-scale organized system of activities, functions, procedures and institutions directly and indirectly related to the exchange (buying and selling) of goods and services among two or more parties within local, regional, natio ...

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Samuel J.R. McMillan) * Counting the Electoral Vote (Select) * Distributing Public Revenue Among the States (Select) *

District of Columbia ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle (Washington, D.C.), Logan Circle, Jefferson Memoria ...

(Chairman: George E. Spencer; Ranking Member: Thomas J. Robertson) * Education and Labor (Chairman: John J. Patterson; Ranking Member: William Sharon) * Engrossed Bills (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Enrolled Bills * Examine the Several Branches in the Civil Service (Select) (Chairman: James M. Harvey; Ranking Member: Augustus S. Merrimon) *

Finance Finance is the study and discipline of money, currency and capital assets. It is related to, but not synonymous with economics, the study of production, distribution, and consumption of money, assets, goods and services (the discipline of f ...

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John P. Jones) *

Foreign Relations A state's foreign policy or external policy (as opposed to internal or domestic policy) is its objectives and activities in relation to its interactions with other states, unions, and other political entities, whether bilaterally or through m ...

(Chairman: Simon Cameron; Ranking Member:

) * Indian Affairs (Chairman: William B. Allison; Ranking Member: Powell Clayton) *

Judiciary The judiciary (also known as the judicial system, judicature, judicial branch, judiciative branch, and court or judiciary system) is the system of courts that adjudicates legal disputes/disagreements and interprets, defends, and applies the law ...

(Chairman: George F. Edmunds; Ranking Member:

) * Manufactures (Chairman: Thomas J. Robertson; Ranking Member: William A. Wallace) * Military Affairs (Chairman: John A. Logan; Ranking Member:

Ambrose E. Burnside Ambrose Everett Burnside (May 23, 1824 – September 13, 1881) was an American army officer and politician who became a senior Union general in the Civil War and three times Governor of Rhode Island, as well as being a successful inventor ...

) * Mines and Mining (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: William Sharon) * Mississippi River Levee System (Select) (Chairman: James L. Alcorn; Ranking Member:

) * Mississippi Election Frauds, 1876 (Chairman: George S. Boutwell; Ranking Member:

) * Naval Affairs (Chairman: Aaron H. Cragin; Ranking Member: Simon B. Conover) * Ordnance and War Ships (Select) *

Patents A patent is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention for a limited period of time in exchange for publishing an enabling disclosure of the invention."A ...

(Chairman: Bainbridge Wadleigh; Ranking Member: John W. Johnston) *

Pensions A pension (, from Latin ''pensiō'', "payment") is a fund into which a sum of money is added during an employee's employment years and from which payments are drawn to support the person's retirement from work in the form of periodic payments ...

(Chairman: John J. Ingalls; Ranking Member: Blanche Bruce) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Algernon S. Paddock) * Private Land Claims (Chairman: Allen G. Thurman; Ranking Member: George F. Edmunds) * Privileges and Elections (Chairman: Oliver P. Morton; Ranking Member: Samuel J.R. McMillan) * Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Justin S. Morrill; Ranking Member:

Newton Booth Newton Booth (December 30, 1825July 14, 1892) was an American entrepreneur and politician. Early life Born to Hannah (née Pitts) of North Carolina and Beebe Booth

) * Public Lands (Chairman: Richard J. Oglesby; Ranking Member:

Newton Booth Newton Booth (December 30, 1825July 14, 1892) was an American entrepreneur and politician. Early life Born to Hannah (née Pitts) of North Carolina and Beebe Booth

) *

Railroads Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...

(Chairman: Joseph R. West; Ranking Member: John H. Mitchell) * Revision of the Laws (Chairman: George S. Boutwell; Ranking Member:

) * Revolutionary Claims (Chairman: John W. Stevenson; Ranking Member:

) *

Rules Rule or ruling may refer to: Education * Royal University of Law and Economics (RULE), a university in Cambodia Human activity * The exercise of political or personal control by someone with authority or power * Business rule, a rule pert ...

(Chairman: Thomas W. Ferry; Ranking Member: Augustus S. Merrimon) * Tariff Regulation (Select) *

Territories A territory is an area of land, sea, or space, particularly belonging or connected to a country, person, or animal. In international politics, a territory is usually either the total area from which a state may extract power resources or a ...

(Chairman: Phineas W. Hitchcock; Ranking Member: William Sharon) * Transportation Routes to the Seaboard (Select) * Whole

House of Representatives

* Accounts (Chairman: Charles B. Roberts; Ranking Member:

) *

(Chairman: John H. Caldwell; Ranking Member: William B. Anderson) * Appropriations (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Banking and Currency (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Scott Wike) *

(Chairman: John M. Bright; Ranking Member: John F. Philips) * Coinage, Weights and Measures (Chairman:

Alexander H. Stephens Alexander Hamilton Stephens (February 11, 1812 – March 4, 1883) was an American politician who served as the vice president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865, and later as the 50th governor of Georgia from 1882 until his death in ...

; Ranking Member: Levi Maish) *

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Henry Myer Phillips) *

(Chairman: Aylett H. Buckner; Ranking Member: George Willard) * Education and Labor (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) *

Elections An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has opera ...

(Chairman: John T. Harris; Ranking Member: Earley F. Poppleton) * Enrolled Bills * Expenditures in the Interior Department (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Laurin D. Woodworth) * Expenditures in the Justice Department (Chairman: Bernard G. Caulfield; Ranking Member: Edwin R. Meade) * Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman: George M. Beebe; Ranking Member: John H. Burleigh) * Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman: William H. Stone; Ranking Member: William H.H. Stowell) * Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John W. Wallace) * Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman: John M. Bright; Ranking Member: John S. Savage) * Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman: John Robbins; Ranking Member:

) * Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman: Henry B. Metcalfe; Ranking Member: Samuel N. Bell) *

Foreign Affairs ''Foreign Affairs'' is an American magazine of international relations and U.S. foreign policy published by the Council on Foreign Relations, a nonprofit, nonpartisan, membership organization and think tank specializing in U.S. foreign policy a ...

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: William H. Forney) * Indian Affairs (Chairman: Alfred M. Scales; Ranking Member: Lafayette Lane) * Invalid Pensions (Chairman: George A. Jenks; Ranking Member: Jesse J. Yeates) *

(Chairman: J. Proctor Knott; Ranking Member: Bernard G. Caulfield) * Manufactures (Chairman: William H. Stone; Ranking Member: Samuel D. Burchard) * Mileage (Chairman: Albert G. Egbert; Ranking Member: Nathaniel H. Odell) * Military Affairs (Chairman: Henry B. Banning; Ranking Member: Augustus A. Hardenbergh) *

Militia A militia () is generally an army or some other fighting organization of non-professional soldiers, citizens of a country, or subjects of a state, who may perform military service during a time of need, as opposed to a professional force of r ...

(Chairman: Jacob P. Cowan; Ranking Member: John K. Tarbox) * Mines and Mining (Chairman: Richard P. Bland; Ranking Member: Alexander Campbell) * Mississippi Levees (Chairman: E. John Ellis; Ranking Member: James Sheakley) * Naval Affairs (Chairman: Washington C. Whitthorne; Ranking Member: John Robbins) * Pacific Railroads (Chairman: Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II; Ranking Member: John F. Philips) *

(Chairman: Robert B. Vance; Ranking Member: William E. Smith) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: John B. Clark Jr.; Ranking Member: William F. Slemons) * Private Land Claims (Chairman: Thomas M. Gunter; Ranking Member: Lucien L. Ainsworth) * Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Casey Young) * Public Expenditures (Chairman: Charles W. Milliken; Ranking Member: Alexander Campbell) * Public Lands (Chairman: Milton Sayler; Ranking Member: Lafayette Lane) * Railways and Canals (Chairman: Thomas L. Jones; Ranking Member: Levi A. Mackey) * Reform in the Civil Service (Chairman: John O. Whitehouse; Ranking Member:

) * Revision of Laws (Chairman: Milton J. Durham; Ranking Member: Milton J. Durham) * Revolutionary Pensions and War of 1812 (Chairman:

Eppa Hunton Eppa Hunton II (September 24, 1822October 11, 1908) was a Virginia lawyer and soldier who rose to become a brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. After the war, he served as a Democrat in both the United States ...

; Ranking Member:

) *

(Select) (Chairman: Michael C. Kerr; Ranking Member:

) * Standards of Official Conduct *

(Chairman: Milton I. Southard; Ranking Member: Peter D. Wigginton) * War Claims (Chairman: John R. Eden; Ranking Member: John H. Caldwell) * Ways and Means (Chairman: William R. Morrison; Ranking Member: Chester W. Chapin) * Whole

Joint committees

* Conditions of Indian Tribes (Special) * Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Rep. Henry R. Harris; Vice Chairman: Rep. Harris M. Plaisted) * Frame a Form of Government for the District of Columbia * Investigate Chinese Immigration * The Library (Chairman: Rep. Hiester Clymer; Vice Chairman: Rep.

) *

Printing Printing is a process for mass reproducing text and images using a master form or template. The earliest non-paper products involving printing include cylinder seals and objects such as the Cyrus Cylinder and the Cylinders of Nabonidus. The ...

(Chairman: Rep. John L. Vance; Vice Chairmam: Rep. Latimer W. Ballou)

Caucuses

* Democratic (House) * Democratic (Senate)

Employees

Legislative branch agency directors

Architect of the Capitol The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is the federal agency responsible for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capitol Complex. It is an agency of the legislative branch of the federal government and is ...

: Edward Clark *

Librarian of Congress The Librarian of Congress is the head of the Library of Congress, appointed by the president of the United States with the advice and consent of the United States Senate, for a term of ten years. In addition to overseeing the library, the Libra ...

Ainsworth Rand Spofford Ainsworth Rand Spofford (September 12, 1825 – August 11, 1908) was an American journalist, prolific writer and the sixth Librarian of Congress. He served as librarian from 1864 to 1897 under the administration of ten presidents. A great admir ...

Public Printer of the United States The Public Printer of the United States was the head of the United States Government Publishing Office (GPO). Pursuant to , this officer was nominated by the President of the United States and approved by the United States Senate. In December 20 ...

Almon M. Clapp Almon Mason Clapp (September 14, 1811 – April 9, 1899) was an American printer and politician, and the first person to hold the title Public Printer of the United States, from 1876 to 1877. Biography Clapp was born in Killingly, Connecticut ...

, from 1876

Senate

Chaplain A chaplain is, traditionally, a cleric (such as a minister, priest, pastor, rabbi, purohit, or imam), or a lay representative of a religious tradition, attached to a secular institution (such as a hospital, prison, military unit, intelligence ...

Byron Sunderland Byron Sunderland (November 22, 1819 – June 30, 1901) was an American Presbyterian minister, author, and Chaplain of the United States Senate during the American Civil War. Biography Sunderland was born on November 22, 1819, to Asa and Oli ...

(

Presbyterian Presbyterianism is a part of the Reformed tradition within Protestantism that broke from the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland by John Knox, who was a priest at St. Giles Cathedral (Church of Scotland). Presbyterian churches derive their n ...

) *

Librarian A librarian is a person who works professionally in a library providing access to information, and sometimes social or technical programming, or instruction on information literacy to users. The role of the librarian has changed much over time ...

: George F. Dawson *

Secretary A secretary, administrative professional, administrative assistant, executive assistant, administrative officer, administrative support specialist, clerk, military assistant, management assistant, office secretary, or personal assistant is a ...

: George C. Gorham *

Sergeant at Arms Sergeant ( abbreviated to Sgt. and capitalized when used as a named person's title) is a rank in many uniformed organizations, principally military and policing forces. The alternative spelling, ''serjeant'', is used in The Rifles and other un ...

: John R. French

House of Representatives

John George Butler John George Butler (January 28, 1826 – August 2, 1909) was a prominent Lutheran clergyman who served as Chaplain of the Senate and as Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives. Early years John George Butler was born in Cumberla ...

(

Lutheran Lutheranism is one of the largest branches of Protestantism, identifying primarily with the theology of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German monk and reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practice of the Catholic Church launched ...

), until December 6, 1875 ** I. L. Townsend (

Episcopalian Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of the ...

), from December 6, 1875 *

Clerk A clerk is a white-collar worker who conducts general office tasks, or a worker who performs similar sales-related tasks in a retail environment. The responsibilities of clerical workers commonly include record keeping, filing, staffing service ...

Edward McPherson Edward McPherson (July 31, 1830 – December 14, 1895) was an American newspaper editor and politician who served two terms in the United States House of Representatives, as well as multiple terms as the Clerk of the House of Representative ...

, until December 6, 1875 ** George M. Adams, elected December 6, 1875 * Clerk at the Speaker’s Table: William H. Scudder * Doorkeeper: Lafayette H. Fitzhugh *

Postmaster A postmaster is the head of an individual post office, responsible for all postal activities in a specific post office. When a postmaster is responsible for an entire mail distribution organization (usually sponsored by a national government), ...

: James M. Steuart * Reading Clerks: Thomas S. Pettit (D) and Neill S. Brown Jr. (R) *

Nehemiah G. Ordway Nehemiah George Ordway (November 10, 1828July 3, 1907) was an American politician who was a New Hampshire state senator and the seventh Governor of Dakota Territory. Ordway was regarded as one of Dakota Territory's most controversial governors. ...

, until December 6, 1875 ** John G. Thompson, elected December 6, 1875

Notes

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External links

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