The 48th 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, 1883, to March 4, 1885, during the last two years of the

administration Administration may refer to: Management of organizations * Management, the act of directing people towards accomplishing a goal ** Administrative Assistant, traditionally known as a Secretary, or also known as an administrative officer, admini ...

of U.S. President Chester A. Arthur. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Tenth Census of the United States in 1880. The Senate had a Republican majority, and the House had a Democratic majority.

Major events

* September 5, 1883: Mary F. Hoyt became the first woman appointed to the U.S. federal civil service (and the second person appointed by examination (in which she came top) instituted under the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act) when she became a clerk in the Bank Redemption Agency of the Department of the Treasury. * October 15, 1883: The

Supreme Court of the United States The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all U.S. Federal tribunals in the United States, federal court cases, and over Stat ...

declared part of the

Civil Rights Act of 1875 The Civil Rights Act of 1875, sometimes called the Enforcement Act or the Force Act, was a United States federal law enacted during the Reconstruction era in response to civil rights violations against African Americans. The bill was passed by the ...

unconstitutional, as the Court allowed private individuals and corporations to discriminate based on race. * November 18, 1883: U.S. and

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

railroad 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 ...

s instituted 5 standard continental

time zone A time zone is an area which observes a uniform standard time for legal, commercial and social purposes. Time zones tend to follow the boundaries between countries and their subdivisions instead of strictly following longitude, because it ...

s, ending the confusion of thousands of local times. * August 10, 1884: An

earthquake An earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor or temblor) is the shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes can range in intensity, fr ...

measuring 5.5 (based on the felt area) affected a very large portion of the eastern United States. The shock had a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (''Very strong''). Chimneys were toppled in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania. Property damage was severe in

Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of Hispa ...

and Amityville in New York. * October 6, 1884: The United States Naval War College was established in

Newport, Rhode Island Newport is an American seaside city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island. It is located in Narragansett Bay, approximately southeast of Providence, south of Fall River, Massachusetts, south of Boston, and northeast of New Yor ...

. * October 22, 1884: International Meridian Conference in Washington, D.C. fixed the

Greenwich meridian The historic prime meridian or Greenwich meridian is a geographical reference line that passes through the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, in London, England. The modern IERS Reference Meridian widely used today is based on the Greenwich m ...

as the world's prime meridian. * November 4, 1884:

1884 United States presidential election The 1884 United States presidential election was the 25th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 4, 1884. It saw the first Democrat elected President of the United States since James Buchanan in 1856, and the first Democra ...

: Democratic Governor of

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 * '' ...

Grover Cleveland Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18, 1837June 24, 1908) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States from 1885 to 1889 and from 1893 to 1897. Cleveland is the only president in American ...

defeated Republican

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 ...

in a very close contest to win the first of his non-consecutive terms. * December 6: 1884: The

Washington Monument The Washington Monument is an obelisk shaped building within the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate George Washington, once commander-in-chief of the Continental Army (1775–1784) in the American Revolutionary War and ...

was completed.

Major legislation

Territories organized

*May 17, 1884:

District of Alaska The District of Alaska was the federal government’s designation for Alaska from May 17, 1884 to August 24, 1912, when it became Alaska Territory. Previously (1867–1884) it had been known as the Department of Alaska, a military designation. ...

was organized.

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.

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 ...

: Vacant.

Chester Arthur Chester Alan Arthur (October 5, 1829 – November 18, 1886) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 21st president of the United States from 1881 to 1885. He previously served as the 20th vice president under President James ...

(R), the most recent Senate President, had become U.S. President on the death of his predecessor September 19, 1881, leaving the office vacant through the end of this Congress. *

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". ...

: George F. Edmunds (R) * Republican Conference Chairman: John Sherman * Democratic Caucus Chairman: George H. Pendleton

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 ...

John G. Carlisle John Griffin Carlisle (September 5, 1834July 31, 1910) was an American politician from the commonwealth of Kentucky and was a member of the Democratic Party. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives seven times, first in ...

(D) * Democratic Caucus Chairman: George W. Geddes * Republican Conference Chairman: Joseph Gurney Cannon * Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: William Rosecrans

Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. :'' Skip to House of Representatives, below''

Senate

Senators are listed by their states and Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election.

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. John T. Morgan (D) : 3.

James L. Pugh James Lawrence Pugh (December 12, 1820March 9, 1907) was a U.S. senator from Alabama, as well as a member of the Confederate Congress during the American Civil War. Biography Pugh was born in Burke County, Georgia, and moved to Alabama in 18 ...

(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 ...

: 2. Augustus H. Garland (D) : 3. James D. Walker (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 ...

: 1. John F. Miller (R) : 3.

James T. Farley James Thompson Farley (August 6, 1829January 22, 1886) was a United States Senator from California. Early life He was born in Albemarle County, Virginia, and moved to Missouri at an early age. Drawn by the discovery of gold and hastened by a d ...

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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.

Thomas M. Bowen Thomas Mead Bowen (October 26, 1835 – December 30, 1906) was a state legislator in Iowa and Colorado, a Union Army officer during the American Civil War, a justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court, briefly the Governor of Idaho Territory, ...

(R) : 3. Nathaniel P. Hill (R)

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. Joseph R. Hawley (R) : 3.

Orville H. Platt Orville Hitchcock Platt (July 19, 1827 – April 21, 1905) was a United States senator from Connecticut. Platt was a prominent conservative Republican and by the 1890s he became one of the "big four" key Republicans who largely controlled the m ...

(R)

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.

Wilkinson Call Wilkinson Call (January 9, 1834August 24, 1910) was an American lawyer and politician who represented Florida in the United States Senate from 1879 to 1897. Biography Wilkinson Call, nephew of Territorial Governor of Florida Richard K. Call an ...

(D)

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.

Alfred H. Colquitt Alfred Holt Colquitt (April 20, 1824March 26, 1894) was an American lawyer, preacher, soldier, and politician. Elected as the 49th Governor of Georgia (1877–1882), he was one of numerous Democrats elected to office as white conservatives too ...

(D) : 3. Joseph E. Brown (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. Shelby M. Cullom (R) : 3. John A. Logan (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.

Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Harrison (August 20, 1833March 13, 1901) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 23rd president of the United States from 1889 to 1893. He was a member of the Harrison family of Virginia–a grandson of the ninth pr ...

(R) : 3.

Daniel W. Voorhees Daniel Wolsey Voorhees (September 26, 1827April 10, 1897) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senator from Indiana from 1877 to 1897. He was the leader of the Democratic Party and an anti-war Copperhead during th ...

(D)

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.

James F. Wilson James Falconer "Jefferson Jim" Wilson (October 19, 1828April 22, 1895) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as a Republican U.S. Congressman from Iowa's 1st congressional district during the American Civil War, and later as a two- ...

(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.

Preston B. Plumb Preston Bierce Plumb (October 12, 1837December 20, 1891) was a United States senator from Kansas, as well as an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Biography Born in Delaware County, Ohio, at 9 his family removed to Marys ...

(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. James B. Beck (D) : 3. John S. Williams (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. Randall L. Gibson (D) : 3.

Benjamin F. Jonas Benjamin Franklin Jonas (July 19, 1834December 21, 1911) was a Democratic U.S. Senator from Louisiana and an officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He was the third Jew to serve in the Senate. Jonas was also the ...

(D)

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. Eugene Hale (R) : 2. William P. Frye (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 ...

: 1.

Arthur Pue Gorman Arthur Pue Gorman (March 11, 1839June 4, 1906) was an American politician. He was leader of the Gorman-Rasin organization with Isaac Freeman Rasin that controlled the Maryland Democratic Party from the late 1870s until his death in 1906. Gorman ...

(D) : 3. James B. Groome (D)

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: 1.

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 F. Hoar (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.

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) : 2. Thomas W. Palmer (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. Dwight M. Sabin (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. James Z. George (D) : 2. Lucius Q. C. Lamar (D)

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 M. Cockrell (D) : 3. George G. Vest (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 ...

: 1.

Charles H. Van Wyck Charles Henry Van Wyck (May 10, 1824October 24, 1895) was a Representative from New York, a Senator from Nebraska, and a Union Army brigadier general in the American Civil War. Early life and political career Van Wyck was born in Poughkeepsie, ...

(R) : 2.

Charles F. Manderson Charles Frederick Manderson (February 9, 1837September 28, 1911) was a United States senator from Nebraska from 1883 to 1895. Biography Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he attended school there and then moved to Canton, Ohio, in 1856, where h ...

(R)

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. James G. Fair (D) : 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.

Austin F. Pike Austin Franklin Pike (October 16, 1819October 8, 1886) was a United States representative and Senator from New Hampshire. Born in Hebron, New Hampshire, he pursued an academic course, studied law, and was admitted to the bar of Merrimack County ...

(R), from August 2, 1883 : 3. Henry W. Blair (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. William J. Sewell (R) : 2.

John R. McPherson John RhodericIn a letter dated March 4, 1887, McPherson states that the "R" in his name is "nothing except a designation" and does not stand for Rhoderic. McPherson (May 9, 1833October 8, 1897) was an American businessman, inventor, and Democr ...

(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 * '' ...

: 1.

Warner Miller Warner Miller (August 12, 1838March 21, 1918) was an American businessman and politician from Herkimer, New York. A Republican, he was most notable for his service as a U.S. Representative (1879-1881) and United States Senator (1881-1887). A na ...

(R) : 3.

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 ...

(R)

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. Zebulon 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 ...

: 1. John Sherman (R) : 3. George H. Pendleton (D)

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. Joseph N. Dolph (R) : 3. James H. Slater (D)

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.

John I. Mitchell John Inscho Mitchell (July 28, 1838August 20, 1907) was an American lawyer, jurist, and Republican party politician from Tioga County, Pennsylvania. He served in the state legislature and represented Pennsylvania in both the U.S. House and Sen ...

(R) : 3. J. Donald 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. Nelson W. Aldrich (R) : 2.

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 ...

(R), until September 2, 1884 :: William P. Sheffield (R), November 19, 1884 – January 20, 1885 :: Jonathan Chace (R), from January 20, 1885

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.

Matthew C. Butler Matthew Calbraith Butler (March 8, 1836April 14, 1909) was a Confederate soldier, an American military commander and attorney and politician from South Carolina. He served as a major general in the Confederate States Army during the American ...

(D) : 3. Wade Hampton III (D)

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. Howell E. Jackson (D) : 2.

Isham G. Harris Isham Green Harris (February 10, 1818July 8, 1897) was an American politician who served as the 16th governor of Tennessee from 1857 to 1862, and as a U.S. senator from 1877 until his death. He was the state's first governor from West Tennessee. ...

(D)

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. Richard Coke (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 ...

: 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. William Mahone (RA) : 2.

Harrison H. Riddleberger Harrison Holt Riddleberger (October 4, 1843January 24, 1890) was a Virginia lawyer, newspaper editor and politician from Shenandoah County. A Confederate States Army officer who at various times aligned with the Conservative Party of Virginia ...

(RA)

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. Johnson N. Camden (D) : 2.

John E. Kenna John Edward Kenna (April 10, 1848January 11, 1893) was an American politician who was a Senator from West Virginia from 1883 until his death. Biography Kenna was born in Kanawha County, Virginia (now West Virginia, near the city of St. Albans) ...

(D)

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. Philetus Sawyer (R) : 3. Angus Cameron (R) 48th United States Congress Senators

House of Representatives

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 ...

: . Thomas H. Herndon (D), until March 28, 1883 :: James T. Jones (D), from December 3, 1883 : .

Hilary A. Herbert Hilary Abner Herbert (March 12, 1834 – March 6, 1919) was Secretary of the Navy in the second administration of President Grover Cleveland. He also served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Alabama. Biography ...

(D) : .

William C. Oates William Calvin Oates (either November 30 or December 1, 1835September 9, 1910) was a colonel in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, the 29th Governor of Alabama from 1894 to 1896, and a brigadier general in the U.S. Ar ...

(D) : . Charles M. Shelley (D), until January 9, 1885 :: George H. Craig (R), from January 9, 1885 : . Thomas Williams (D) : . Goldsmith W. Hewitt (D) : . William H. Forney (D) : . Luke Pryor (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 ...

: . Poindexter Dunn (D) : . James K. Jones (D), until February 19, 1885 : . John H. Rogers (D) : .

Samuel W. Peel Samuel West Peel (September 13, 1831 – December 18, 1924) was an American lawyer, politician, and jurist who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1883 to 1893. Early life and education Peel was born nea ...

(D) : .

Clifton R. Breckinridge Clifton Rodes Breckinridge (November 22, 1846 – December 3, 1932) was a Democratic alderman, congressman, diplomat, businessman and veteran of the Confederate Army and Navy. He was a member of the prominent Breckinridge family, the son of ...

(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 S. Rosecrans (D) : . James H. Budd (D) : . Barclay Henley (D) : . Pleasant B. Tully (D) : . John R. Glascock (D) : . Charles A. Sumner (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)

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 ...

: . William W. Eaton (D) : . Charles L. Mitchell (D) : .

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) : . Edward W. Seymour (D)

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 ...

: . Charles B. Lore (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 ...

: . Robert H. M. Davidson (D) : . Horatio Bisbee Jr. (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 ...

: . John C. Nicholls (D) : . Henry G. Turner (D) : . Charles F. Crisp (D) : . Hugh Buchanan (D) : . Nathaniel J. Hammond (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) : . Judson C. Clements (D) : . Seaborn Reese (D) : .

Allen D. Candler Allen Daniel Candler (November 4, 1834 – October 26, 1910), was a Georgia state legislator, U.S. Representative and the 56th Governor of Georgia. Early life Candler was born the eldest of twelve children to Daniel Gill Candler and Nancy Caro ...

(D) : . Thomas Hardeman Jr. (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 ...

: . Ransom W. Dunham (R) : . John F. Finerty (ID) : .

George R. Davis George Davis may refer to: Entertainment *George Davis (actor) (1889–1965), Dutch-born American actor *George Davis (art director) (1914–1998), American art director * George Davis (author) (1939), American novelist * George Davis (editor) (19 ...

(R) : . George E. Adams (R) : . Reuben Ellwood (R) : . Robert R. Hitt (R) : . Thomas J. Henderson (R) : .

William Cullen William Cullen FRS FRSE FRCPE FPSG (; 15 April 17105 February 1790) was a Scottish physician, chemist and agriculturalist, and professor at the Edinburgh Medical School. Cullen was a central figure in the Scottish Enlightenment: He was ...

(R) : . Lewis E. Payson (R) : . Nicholas E. Worthington (D) : . William H. Neece (D) : . James M. Riggs (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 ...

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Jonathan H. Rowell Jonathan Harvey Rowell (February 10, 1833 – May 15, 1908) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Biography Born in Haverhill, New Hampshire, Rowell attended Rock Creek School and later graduated from Eureka College, Illinois. During the Ci ...

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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) : . Aaron Shaw (D) : . Samuel W. Moulton (D) : . William R. Morrison (D) : . Richard W. Townshend (D) : . John R. Thomas (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 ...

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Thomas R. Cobb Thomas Reed Cobb (July 2, 1828 – June 23, 1892) was an American lawyer and politician who served five terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1877 to 1887. Biography Born in Springville, Lawrence County, Indiana, Cobb attended Indi ...

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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 ...

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Thomas M. Browne Thomas McLelland Browne (April 19, 1829 – July 17, 1891) was an American attorney and politician who served as a U.S. representative for Indiana's 5th and 6th congressional district. Early life and education Born in New Paris, Ohio, Brown ...

(R) : . Stanton J. Peelle (R), until May 22, 1884 :: William E. English (D), from May 22, 1884 : . John E. Lamb (D) : . Thomas B. Ward (D) : .

Thomas J. Wood Thomas John Wood (September 25, 1823 – February 26, 1906) was a career United States Army officer. He served in the Mexican–American War and as a Union general during the American Civil War. During the Mexican–American War, Wood served on ...

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Robert Lowry Robert Lowry may refer to: * Robert Lowry (governor) (1829–1910), American politician, governor of Mississippi * Robert Lowry (hymn writer) (1826–1899), American professor of literature, Baptist minister and composer of gospel hymns * Robert ...

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Benjamin F. Shively Benjamin Franklin Shively (March 20, 1857 – March 14, 1916) was an American politician and lawyer who served as a United States Representative (1884 to 1885 and 1887 to 1893) and Senator (1909 to 1916) from Indiana. Biography Early life, ...

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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 ...

: . Moses A. McCoid (R) : . Jeremiah H. Murphy (D) : .

David B. Henderson David Bremner Henderson (March 14, 1840 – February 25, 1906), a ten-term Republican congressman from Dubuque, Iowa, was the speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1899 to 1903. He was the first congressman from west of ...

(R) : . Luman H. Weller (GB) : . James Wilson (R), until March 3, 1885 :: Benjamin T. Frederick (D), from March 3, 1885 : . Marsena E. Cutts (R), until September 1, 1883 :: John C. Cook (D), from October 9, 1883 : . John A. Kasson (R), until July 13, 1884 :: Hiram Y. Smith (R), from December 2, 1884 : . William P. Hepburn (R) : . William H. M. Pusey (D) : .

Adoniram J. Holmes Adoniram Judson Holmes (March 2, 1842 – January 21, 1902) a Republican, was the first U.S. Representative from Iowa's 10th congressional district. Early life Born in Wooster, Ohio, Holmes moved with his parents to Palmyra, Wisconsin, in 1853 ...

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Isaac S. Struble Isaac Sterling "Ike" Struble (November 3, 1843 – February 17, 1913) was an American politician who was a four-term Republican Party (United States), Republican U.S. House of Representatives, Representative of Iowa's 11th congressional dist ...

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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 ...

: . John A. Anderson (R) : . Dudley C. Haskell (R), until December 16, 1883 ::

Edward H. Funston Edward Hogue Funston (September 16, 1836 – September 10, 1911) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas. Biography Funston was born near New Carlisle, Ohio on September 16, 1836. He attended the country schools of New Carlisle, Linden Hil ...

(R), from March 21, 1884 : . Thomas Ryan (R) : . Lewis Hanback (R) : . Edmund N. Morrill (R) : . Bishop W. Perkins (R) : . Samuel R. Peters (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 ...

: . Oscar Turner (ID) : . James F. Clay (D) : . John E. Halsell (D) : . Thomas A. Robertson (D) : .

Albert S. Willis Albert Shelby Willis (January 22, 1843 – January 6, 1897) was a United States Representative from Kentucky and a Minister to Hawaii. Life Born in Shelbyville, Kentucky, Willis attended the common schools and graduated from the Louisvill ...

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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) : . Philip B. Thompson Jr. (D) : . William W. Culbertson (R) : . John D. White (R) : . Frank L. Wolford (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 ...

: . Carleton Hunt (D) : . E. John Ellis (D) : . William Pitt Kellogg (R) : . Newton C. Blanchard (D) : . J. Floyd King (D) : . Edward T. Lewis (D)

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 ...

: . Charles A. Boutelle (R) : . Nelson Dingley Jr. (R) : .

Seth L. Milliken Seth Llewellyn Milliken (December 12, 1831 – April 18, 1897) was a U.S. Representative from Maine. Early life Born in Montville, Maine, the son of William Milliken and Lucy P. Perrigo. Milliken attended the common schools and Waterville Col ...

(R) : . Thomas B. Reed (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 ...

: . George W. Covington (D) : . J. Frederick C. Talbott (D) : . Fetter S. Hoblitzell (D) : . John V. L. Findlay (D) : . Hart B. Holton (R) : .

Louis E. McComas Louis Emory McComas (October 28, 1846 – November 10, 1907) was an American attorney, politician, and jurist who served as a member of both branches of the United States Congress and as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the District o ...

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

: . Robert T. Davis (R) : . John D. Long (R) : .

Ambrose A. Ranney Ambrose Arnold Ranney (April 17, 1821 – March 5, 1899) was a Representative from Massachusetts. Early life Ambrose Arnold Ranney was born on April 17, 1821, in Townshend, Vermont. He graduated from Dartmouth College and studied law in Woodstoc ...

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Leopold Morse Leopold Morse (August 15, 1831 – December 15, 1892) was a United States representative from Massachusetts. Biography Morse was born in Wachenheim, Bavaria, in the German Confederation, the son of Charlotte (Mehlinger) and Jacob Morse. ...

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Eben F. Stone Eben Francis Stone (August 3, 1822 – January 22, 1895) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Stone was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts to Ebenezer and Fanny (Coolidge) Stone. Stone attended North Andover Academy and graduated fr ...

(R) : . William A. Russell (R) : . Theodore Lyman (IR) : .

William W. Rice William Whitney Rice (March 7, 1826 – March 1, 1896) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Deerfield, Massachusetts, Rice attended Gorham Academy, Maine, and graduated from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, in 1846. H ...

(R) : . William Whiting (R) : . George D. Robinson (R), until January 7, 1884 :: Francis W. Rockwell (R), from January 17, 1884

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 ...

: . William C. Maybury (D) : . Nathaniel B. Eldredge (D) : .

Edward S. Lacey Edward Samuel Lacey (November 26, 1835 – October 2, 1916) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan and Comptroller of the Currency from 1889 to 1892.George L. Yaple (D) : .

Julius Houseman Julius Houseman (December 8, 1832 – February 8, 1891) was an American businessman and politician who served as mayor of Grand Rapids, Michigan, as representative in the Michigan House of Representatives and as Congressman in the U.S. Hous ...

(D) : . Edwin B. Winans (D) : . Ezra C. Carleton (D) : . Roswell G. Horr (R) : . Byron M. Cutcheon (R) : . Herschel H. Hatch (R) : .

Edward Breitung Edward Breitung (November 10, 1831 – March 3, 1887) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He served one term in the United States House of Representatives from 1883 to 1885. Early life and career Breitung, the son of John M. Bre ...

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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 ...

: . Milo White (R) : . James B. Wakefield (R) : . Horace B. Strait (R) : .

William D. Washburn William Drew "W.D." Washburn, Sr. (January 14, 1831 – July 29, 1912) was an American politician. He served in both the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate as a Republican from Minnesota. Three of his seven ...

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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 ...

: . Henry L. Muldrow (D) : .

James R. Chalmers James Ronald Chalmers (January 11, 1831April 9, 1898) was an American politician and senior officer of the Confederate States Army who commanded infantry and cavalry in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. After the war, Chalmers s ...

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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 ...

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Ethelbert Barksdale Ethelbert Barksdale (January 4, 1824 – February 17, 1893) was a slave owner, a U.S. Representative from Mississippi, and a member of the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War. Biography Barksdale was born in Smyrna, Ten ...

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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 ...

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William H. Hatch William Henry Hatch (September 11, 1833 – December 23, 1896) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. He was the namesake of the Hatch Act of 1887, which established state agricultural experiment stations for the land-grant colleges. Hatch i ...

(D) : . Armstead M. Alexander (D) : . Alexander M. Dockery (D) : . James N. Burnes (D) : . Alexander Graves (D) : . John Cosgrove (D) : . Aylett H. Buckner (D) : . John J. O'Neill (D) : . James O. Broadhead (D) : . Martin L. Clardy (D) : . Richard P. Bland (D) : . Charles H. Morgan (D) : . Robert W. Fyan (D) : . Lowndes H. Davis (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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Archibald J. Weaver Archibald Jerard Weaver (April 15, 1843 – April 18, 1887) was an American Republican Party politician, best known for being the father of Governor of Nebraska Arthur J. Weaver and grandfather of Nebraska politicians Arthur J. Weaver Jr. and ...

(R) : . James Laird (R) : . Edward K. Valentine (R)

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 ...

: . George W. Cassidy (D)

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 ...

: . Martin A. Haynes (R) : . Ossian Ray (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 ...

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Thomas M. Ferrell Thomas Merrill Ferrell (June 20, 1844 – October 20, 1916) was an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for one term from 1883 to 1885. Born ...

(D) : . J. Hart Brewer (R) : . John Kean Jr. (R) : . Benjamin F. Howey (R) : . William W. Phelps (R) : . William H. F. Fiedler (D) : . William McAdoo (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 * '' ...

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Perry Belmont Perry Belmont (December 28, 1851 – May 25, 1947) was an American politician and diplomat. He served four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1881 to 1888. Early life and education Belmont was born on December 28, 1851, in New York C ...

(D) : . William E. Robinson (D) : . Darwin R. James (R) : . Felix Campbell (D) : . Nicholas Muller (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) : . William Dorsheimer (D) : . John J. Adams (D) : . John Hardy (D) : . Abram S. Hewitt (D) : . Orlando B. Potter (D) : . Waldo Hutchins (D) : . John H. Ketcham (R) : .

Lewis Beach Lewis Beach (March 30, 1835 – August 10, 1886) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from New York representing two different congressional districts, the fourteenth and the fifteenth. In all, he served three terms in office befo ...

(D) : . John H. Bagley Jr. (D) : . Thomas J. Van Alstyne (D) : . Henry G. Burleigh (R) : . Frederick A. Johnson (R) : .

Abraham X. Parker Abraham X. Parker (November 14, 1831 – August 9, 1909) was an American lawyer and politician from New York (state), New York. He was most notable for his service in the New York State Assembly (1863-1864), the New York State Senate (1867-1871), ...

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Edward Wemple Edward Wemple (October 23, 1843 in Fultonville, Montgomery County, New York – December 18, 1920 in Fultonville, Montgomery County, New York) was an American businessman and U.S. Representative from New York. Life Wemple attended the public s ...

(D) : . George W. Ray (R) : . Charles R. Skinner (R) : . John T. Spriggs (D) : . Newton W. Nutting (R) : .

Frank Hiscock Frank Hiscock (September 6, 1834June 18, 1914) was a U.S. Representative and Senator from New York. He served in the United States Congress from 1877 to 1893. Hiscock was a native of Pompey, New York, and graduated from Pompey Academy. After ...

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Sereno E. Payne Sereno Elisha Payne (June 26, 1843 – December 10, 1914) was a United States representative from New York and the first House Majority Leader, holding the office from 1899 to 1911. He was a Republican congressman from 1883 to 1887 and the ...

(R) : . James W. Wadsworth (R) : . Stephen C. Millard (R) : . John Arnot Jr. (D) : . Halbert S. Greenleaf (D) : . Robert S. Stevens (D) : . William F. Rogers (D) : .

Francis B. Brewer Francis Beattie Brewer (October 8, 1820 – July 29, 1892) was a physician and an American politician and a U.S. Representative from New York. Biography Born in Keene, New Hampshire, Brewer was the son of Ebenezer and Julia Emerson Brewer ...

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Henry W. Slocum Henry Warner Slocum, Sr. (September 24, 1827 – April 14, 1894), was a Union general during the American Civil War and later served in the United States House of Representatives from New York. During the war, he was one of the youngest major gen ...

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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 ...

: . Walter F. Pool (R), until August 25, 1883 :: Thomas G. Skinner (D), from November 20, 1883 : . James E. O'Hara (R) : . Wharton J. Green (D) : .

William Ruffin Cox William Ruffin Cox (March 11, 1831/1832December 26, 1919) was an American soldier and politician from the state of North Carolina. He was a brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, a three-term member of the United State ...

(D) : . Alfred M. Scales (D), until December 30, 1884 :: James W. Reid (D), from January 28, 1885 : . Clement Dowd (D) : .

Tyre York Tyre Glenn York (May 4, 1836 – January 28, 1916) was a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1883 and 1885. Prior to that he served in the North Carolina House of Representatives and North Carolina Senate. York, born in Rockford, North ...

(ID) : . Robert B. Vance (D) : . Risden T. Bennett (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 ...

: . John F. Follett (D) : . Isaac M. Jordan (D) : . Robert M. Murray (D) : .

Benjamin Le Fevre Benjamin Le Fevre (October 8, 1838 – March 7, 1922) was a nineteenth-century American politician and Civil War veteran from Ohio. He served four terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1879 to 1887. Biography Born near Maple ...

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William D. Hill William David Hill (October 1, 1833 – December 26, 1906) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio. Early life and career Born in Nelson County, Virginia, Hill attended the country schools and Antioch College. He moved to Springfield, Ohio, and pu ...

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James E. Campbell James Edwin Campbell (July 7, 1843 – December 18, 1924) was an American attorney and Democratic politician from Ohio. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1884 to 1889 and as the 38th governor of Ohio from 1890 to ...

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J. Warren Keifer Joseph Warren Keifer (January 30, 1836 – April 22, 1932) was a major general during the Spanish–American War and a prominent U.S. politician during the 1880s. He served in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican from Ohio ...

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James S. Robinson James Sidney Robinson (October 14, 1827 – January 14, 1892) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He served two terms in Congress from 1881 to 1885. Early life and career Born near ...

(R), until January 12, 1885 : . Frank H. Hurd (D) : . John W. McCormick (R) : .

Alphonso Hart Alphonso Hart (July 4, 1830 – December 23, 1910) was a Republican politician from the U.S. State of Ohio who was a U.S. Representative, in the Ohio State Senate, and the 11th lieutenant governor of Ohio. Biography Hart was born in Vienna Town ...

(R) : . George L. Converse (D) : . George W. Geddes (D) : .

Adoniram J. Warner Adoniram Judson Warner (January 13, 1834 – August 12, 1910) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio and an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Biography Born in Wales, New York (near Buffalo, New York), Warner moved with hi ...

(D) : . Beriah Wilkins (D) : . Joseph D. Taylor (R) : .

William McKinley William McKinley (January 29, 1843September 14, 1901) was the 25th president of the United States, serving from 1897 until his assassination in 1901. As a politician he led a realignment that made his Republican Party largely dominant in t ...

(R), until May 27, 1884 :: Jonathan H. Wallace (D), from May 27, 1884 : . Ezra B. Taylor (R) : . David R. Paige (D) : . Martin A. Foran (D)

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 ...

: . Melvin C. George (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, ...

: . Henry H. Bingham (R) : . Charles O'Neill (R) : .

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 ...

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Alfred C. Harmer Alfred Crout Harmer (August 8, 1825 – March 6, 1900) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography Harmer was born in Germantown section of Philadelphia. Began work as a shoe manufacture ...

(R) : . James B. Everhart (R) : . I. Newton Evans (R) : . Daniel Ermentrout (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) : . John B. Storm (D) : . Daniel W. Connolly (D) : . Charles N. Brumm (GB) : . Samuel F. Barr (R) : . George A. Post (D) : . William W. Brown (R) : . Jacob M. Campbell (R) : . Louis E. Atkinson (R) : . William A. Duncan (D), until November 14, 1884 :: John A. Swope (D), from December 23, 1884 : .

Andrew G. Curtin Andrew Gregg Curtin (April 22, 1815/1817October 7, 1894) was a U.S. lawyer and politician. He served as the Governor of Pennsylvania during the Civil War, helped defend his state during the Gettysburg Campaign, and led organization of the cr ...

(D) : . Charles E. Boyle (D) : . James H. Hopkins (D) : . Thomas M. Bayne (R) : . George V. Lawrence (R) : . John D. Patton (D) : . Samuel H. Miller (R) : . Samuel M. Brainerd (R) : . Mortimer F. Elliott (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 ...

: . Henry J. Spooner (R) : . Jonathan Chace (R), until January 26, 1885 ::

Nathan F. Dixon III Nathan Fellows Dixon III (August 28, 1847November 8, 1897) was a United States representative and United States Senate, Senator from Rhode Island. Early life Dixon was born in Westerly, Rhode Island on August 28, 1847. He attended the local sc ...

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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 = ...

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George D. Tillman :''This is an article about a U.S. politician. For the African-American film director, see George Tillman, Jr.'' George Dionysius Tillman (August 21, 1826 – February 2, 1902) was a Democratic politician from South Carolina. He was a state ...

(D) : . D. Wyatt Aiken (D) : . John H. Evins (D), until October 20, 1884 :: John Bratton (D), from December 8, 1884 : . John J. Hemphill (D) : . George W. Dargan (D) : . Edmund W. M. Mackey (R), until January 27, 1884 ::

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 ...

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Augustus H. Pettibone Augustus Herman Pettibone (January 21, 1835 – November 26, 1918) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 1st congressional district of Tennessee. Biography Pettibone was born in Bedford ...

(R) : . Leonidas C. Houk (R) : . George G. Dibrell (D) : . Benton McMillin (D) : . Richard Warner (D) : .

Andrew J. Caldwell Andrew Jackson Caldwell (July 22, 1837 – November 22, 1906) was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee. Biography Andrew Jackson Caldwell was born in Montevallo, Alabama on July 22, 1837. He moved with his parents to Tennessee in 1844, settl ...

(D) : . John G. Ballentine (D) : . John M. Taylor (D) : . Rice A. Pierce (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 ...

: . Charles Stewart (D) : .

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) : . James H. Jones (D) : . David B. Culberson (D) : . James W. Throckmorton (D) : . Olin Wellborn (D) : . Thomas P. Ochiltree (I) : . James F. Miller (D) : .

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) : . Samuel W. T. Lanham (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 ...

: . John W. Stewart (R) : .

Luke P. Poland Luke Potter Poland (November 1, 1815 – July 2, 1887) was a United States senator and Representative from Vermont. Biography Poland was born in Westford son of Luther and Nancy Potter Poland. He attended the common schools and Jericho Academy ...

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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 ...

: . Robert M. Mayo (RA), until March 20, 1884 :: George T. Garrison (D), from March 20, 1884 : . Harry Libbey (RA) : . George D. Wise (D) : . Benjamin S. Hooper (RA) : .

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 Paul (D), until September 5, 1883 :: Charles T. O'Ferrall (D), from May 5, 1884 : .

John S. Barbour Jr. John Strode Barbour Jr. (December 29, 1820May 14, 1892) was a slave owner, U.S. Representative and a Senator from Virginia, and fought against the United States in the Confederate Army. He took power in Virginia from the short-lived Readjuster Pa ...

(D) : .

Henry Bowen Henry Bowen (December 26, 1841 – April 29, 1915) was a Virginia lawyer, soldier and politician from Tazewell County, Virginia. After raising a unit which became the 22nd Virginia Cavalry, he fought for the Confederate States of America during ...

(RA) : . John S. Wise (RA)

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 ...

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Nathan Goff Nathan Goff Jr. (February 9, 1843 – April 23, 1920) was a United States representative from West Virginia, a Union Army officer, the 28th United States Secretary of the Navy during President Rutherford B. Hayes administration, a United Sta ...

(R) : . William L. Wilson (D) : .

(D), until March 4, 1883 :: Charles P. Snyder (D), from May 15, 1883 : . Eustace Gibson (D)

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 ...

: . John Winans (D) : . Daniel H. Sumner (D) : . Burr W. Jones (D) : . Peter V. Deuster (D) : .

Joseph Rankin Joseph Rankin (September 25, 1833January 24, 1886) was an American businessman and Democratic politician. He was elected to two terms as U.S. Representative for Wisconsin's 5th congressional district, but died during his second term. Earlier in ...

(D) : .

Richard W. Guenther Richard William Guenther (November 30, 1845April 5, 1913) was a German Americans, German American immigrant, pharmacist, and Republican Party (United States), Republican politician. He served eight years in the United States House of Representa ...

(R) : . Gilbert M. Woodward (D) : .

William T. Price William Thompson Price (June 17, 1824December 6, 1886) was an American lawyer and Republican politician. He represented Wisconsin's 8th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1883 until his death, and was su ...

(R) : .

Isaac Stephenson Isaac Stephenson (June 18, 1829March 15, 1918) was an American politician of the Republican Party who represented Wisconsin as both a United States representative and a United States senator. He was born in the community of Yorkton, near Fre ...

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Non-voting members

: .

Granville H. Oury Granville Henderson Oury (March 12, 1825 – January 11, 1891) was a nineteenth-century American politician, lawyer, judge, soldier, and miner. Early life Born in Abingdon, Virginia; Granville Henderson Oury and his family moved to Bowling Gre ...

(D) : . John B. Raymond (R) : . Theodore F. Singiser (R) : .

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) : . Tranqulino Luna (R), until March 5, 1884 :: Francisco A. Manzanares (D), from March 5, 1884 : . John T. Caine (D) : . Thomas H. Brents (R) : . Morton E. Post (D) John Griffin Carlisle, Brady-Handy photo portrait, ca1870-1880

John Griffin Carlisle, Brady-Handy photo portrait, ca1870-1880

Changes in membership

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

Senate

* Replacements: 1 ** Democratic: no net change ** Republican: 1 seat net gain ** Liberal Republican: 1 seat net loss * Deaths: 1 * Resignations: 0 * Interim appointment: 1 * Late election: 1 *Total seats with changes: 3 , - ,

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) , nowrap , Vacant , Legislature had failed to elect.
Senator elected August 2, 1883. , nowrap ,

(R) , August 2, 1883 , - ,

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 ...

(2) , nowrap ,

(R) , Incumbent died September 2, 1884.
Successor appointed November 19, 1884. , nowrap , William P. Sheffield (R) , November 19, 1884 , - ,

(2) , nowrap , William P. Sheffield (R) , Interim appointee replaced by successor elected January 20, 1885. , nowrap , Jonathan Chace (R) , January 20, 1885

House of Representatives

* Replacements: 15 ** Democratic: 1 seat net gain ** Republican: 1 seat net loss ** National Greenback: 1 seat net gain * Deaths: 9 * Resignations: 9 * Contested election: 8 *Total seats with changes: 25 , - , , Vacant , Chalmers took seat after an election contest with Van H. Manning who challenged his election , nowrap ,

(I) , June 25, 1884 , - , , nowrap ,

(D) , Resigned March 4, 1883, when elected U.S. Senator. , nowrap , Charles P. Snyder (D) , May 15, 1883 , - , , nowrap , Thomas H. Herndon (D) , Died March 28, 1883. , nowrap , James T. Jones (D) , December 3, 1883 , - , , nowrap , Marsena E. Cutts (R) , Died September 1, 1883. , nowrap , John C. Cook (D) , October 9, 1883 , - , , nowrap , John Paul (D) , Resigned September 5, 1883 to become judge of the U.S. District Court of the Western District of Virginia. The House election was subsequently contested. , nowrap , Charles T. O'Ferrall (D) , May 5, 1884 , - , , nowrap , Dudley C. Haskell (R) , Died December 16, 1883. , nowrap ,

(R) , March 21, 1884 , - , , nowrap , Walter F. Pool (R) , Died August 25, 1883. , nowrap , Thomas G. Skinner (D) , November 20, 1883 , - , , nowrap , George D. Robinson (R) , Resigned January 7, 1884 when elected Governor of Massachusetts. , nowrap , Francis W. Rockwell (R) , January 17, 1884 , - , , nowrap , Edmund W. M. Mackey (R) , Died January 27, 1884. , nowrap ,

(R) , March 18, 1884 , - , , nowrap ,

Tranquilino Luna Tranquilino Luna (February 25, 1849 – November 20, 1892) was a Delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the Territory of New Mexico. Born in Los Lunas, New Mexico, Luna attended the public schools and graduated from th ...

(R) , Lost contested election March 5, 1884. , nowrap , Francisco A. Manzanares (D) , March 5, 1884 , - , , nowrap , Robert M. Mayo (RA) , Lost contested election March 20, 1884. , nowrap , George T. Garrison (D) , March 20, 1884 , - , , nowrap , Stanton J. Peelle (R) , Lost contested election May 22, 1884. , nowrap , William E. English (D) , May 22, 1884 , - , , nowrap ,

(R) , Lost contested election May 27, 1884. , nowrap , Jonathan H. Wallace (D) , May 27, 1884 , - , , nowrap , Henry L. Morey (R) , Lost contested election June 20, 1884. , nowrap ,

(D) , June 20, 1884 , - , , nowrap , John A. Kasson (R) , Resigned July 13, 1884 to become U.S. Minister to Germany. , nowrap , Hiram Y. Smith (R) , December 2, 1884 , - , , nowrap , William H. Calkins (R) , Resigned October 20, 1884. , ,

(AM) , December 1, 1884 , - , , nowrap , John H. Evins (D) , Died October 20, 1884. , nowrap , John Bratton (D) , December 8, 1884 , - , , nowrap , William A. Duncan (D) , Died November 14, 1884. , nowrap , John A. Swope (D) , December 23, 1884 , - , , nowrap , Alfred M. Scales (D) , Resigned December 30, 1884 when elected Governor of North Carolina. , nowrap , James W. Reid (D) , January 28, 1885 , - , , nowrap , Charles M. Shelley (D) , Lost contested election January 9, 1885. , nowrap , George H. Craig (R) , January 9, 1885 , - , , nowrap ,

(R) , Resigned January 12, 1885 to become Ohio Secretary of State. , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , nowrap , Jonathan Chace (R) , Resigned January 26, 1885 when elected U.S. Senator. , nowrap ,

(R) , February 12, 1885 , - , , nowrap , James K. Jones (D) , Resigned February 19, 1885 when elected U.S. Senator. , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , nowrap , James Wilson (R) , Lost contested election March 3, 1885. , nowrap , Benjamin T. Frederick (D) , March 3, 1885

Committees

Senate

* Additional Accommodations for the Library of Congress (Select) (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Justin S. Morrill) * Agriculture and Forestry (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: James Z. George) * Appropriations (Chairman: William B. Allison; Ranking Member: James B. Beck) * Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman: John P. Jones; Ranking Member: Zebulon B. Vance) * Civil Service and Retrenchment (Chairman: Joseph R. Hawley; Ranking Member: James D. Walker) *

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: Angus Cameron; Ranking Member: Howell E. Jackson) *

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: Samuel J. R. McMillan; Ranking Member: Matt W. Ransom) * 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: John J. Ingalls; Ranking Member:

) * Education and Labor (Chairman: Henry W. Blair; Ranking Member: Richard Coke) * Engrossed Bills (Chairman:

Eli Saulsbury Eli May Saulsbury (December 29, 1817 – March 22, 1893) was an American lawyer and politician from Dover, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as U.S. Senator from Del ...

; Ranking Member: William B. Allison) * Enrolled Bills (Chairman: William J. Sewell; Ranking Member:

) * Epidemic Diseases (Select) (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: William J. Sewell) * Examine the Several Branches in the Civil Service (Select) (Chairman: Shelby M. Cullom; Ranking Member: Wade Hampton III) * Expenditures of Public Money (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: James B. Beck) *

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: Justin S. Morrill; Ranking Member:

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 ...

) *

Fisheries Fishery can mean either the enterprise of raising or harvesting fish and other aquatic life; or more commonly, the site where such enterprise takes place ( a.k.a. fishing ground). Commercial fisheries include wild fisheries and fish farms, ...

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John T. Morgan) * Foreign Relations (Chairman: John F. Miller; Ranking Member: John T. Morgan) * Indian Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Richard Coke) *

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: Augustus H. Garland) *

Library A library is a collection of materials, books or media that are accessible for use and not just for display purposes. A library provides physical (hard copies) or digital access (soft copies) materials, and may be a physical location or a vi ...

(Chairman: John Sherman; Ranking Member:

) * Manufactures (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John S. Williams) * Military Affairs (Chairman: John A. Logan; Ranking Member: Francis M. Cockrell) * Mines and Mining (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Wade Hampton III) * Mississippi River and its Tributaries (Select) (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Naval Affairs (Chairman: J. Donald Cameron; Ranking Member:

) * Nicaraguan Claims (Select) (Chairman: Samuel B. Maxey; Ranking Member: Nathaniel P. Hill) * 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:

; Ranking Member: Richard Coke) *

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:

; Ranking Member: James H. Slater) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Nathaniel P. Hill; Ranking Member: Samuel B. Maxey) * Potomac River Front (Select) *

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:

; Ranking Member: N/A) * Private Land Claims (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: George F. Edmunds) * Privileges and Elections (Chairman: George F. Hoar; Ranking Member:

) * Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: William Mahone; Ranking Member: Charles W. Jones) * Public Lands (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: James H. Slater) *

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: Philetus Sawyer; Ranking Member: Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II) * Revision of the Laws (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: George H. Pendleton) * Revolutionary Claims (Chairman: Charles W. Jones; Ranking Member:

then Samuel J.R. McMillan) * Rules (Chairman: William P. Frye; Ranking Member:

) * Sioux and Crow Indians (Select) * Steel Producing Capacity of the United States (Select) * Tariff Regulation (Select) * Tenth Census (Select) (Chairman: Eugene Hale; Ranking Member: George H. Pendleton) *

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:

; Ranking Member:

) * Transportation Routes to the Seaboard (Chairman: Nelson W. Aldrich; Ranking Member:

) * Whole * Woman Suffrage (Select) (Chairman: Francis M. Cockrell; Ranking Member: Henry W. Blair)

House of Representatives

* Accounts (Chairman: George W. Covington; Ranking Member: J. Hart Brewer) *

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:

; Ranking Member: John D. Patton) * Alcoholic Liquor Traffic (Select) (Chairman:

William D. Cox William Drought Cox (1909–1989) was an American businessman and sports executive. Early life Cox was born in 1909, growing up on Riverside Drive on Manhattan's Upper West Side. He graduated from high school at the age of 15, then attended New ...

; Ranking Member: N/A) * American Ship building (Select) * Appropriations (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: James N. Burnes) * Banking and Currency (Chairman: Aylett H. Buckner; Ranking Member: George L. Yaple) * Boynton Investigation (Select) *

(Chairman: Benton McMillin; Ranking Member: Charles P. Snyder) * Coinage, Weights and Measures (Chairman: Richard P. Bland; Ranking Member: Pleasant B. Tully) *

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) *

(Chairman:

John S. Barbour John Strode Barbour Sr. (August 8, 1790 – January 12, 1855) was a nineteenth-century slave owner, politician and lawyer from Virginia. He was the father of John S. Barbour Jr., John Strode Barbour Jr. and the first cousin of James Barbour ...

; Ranking Member: Samuel F. Barr) *

Education Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty ...

(Chairman: D. Wyatt Aiken; Ranking Member: John Winans) *

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: Henry G. Turner; Ranking Member: John J. Adams) * Enrolled Bills (Chairman: William H. Neece; Ranking Member:

) * Expenditures in the Interior Department (Chairman: Casey Young; Ranking Member: Charles N. Brumm) * Expenditures in the Justice Department (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Leonidas C. Houk) * Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman: Charles H. Morgan; Ranking Member: Stanton J. Peelle) * Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman: Thomas Hardeman; Ranking Member: Samuel F. Barr) * Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman: Lowndes H. Davis; Ranking Member:

Edward S. Lacey Edward Samuel Lacey (November 26, 1835 – October 2, 1916) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan and Comptroller of the Currency from 1889 to 1892.Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman: Philip B. Thompson; Ranking Member: Robert M. Mayo) * Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) *

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: John E. Lamb) * Indian Affairs (Chairman: Olin Wellborn; Ranking Member: Thomas G. Skinner) * Invalid Pensions (Chairman: Courtland C. Matson; Ranking Member: John H. Bagley Jr.) *

(Chairman: John R. Tucker; Ranking Member: William C. Maybury) *

Labor Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the la ...

(Chairman: James H. Hopkins; Ranking Member: Henry B. Lovering) * Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River (Chairman: J. Floyd King; Ranking Member: Barclay Henley) * Manufactures (Chairman: John H. Bagley Jr.; Ranking Member: Robert M. Murray) * Mileage (Chairman: Samuel W. Moulton; Ranking Member:

) * Military Affairs (Chairman: William S. Rosecrans; Ranking Member: William A. Duncan) *

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: Nicholas Muller; Ranking Member: John G. Ballentine) * Mines and Mining (Chairman: Richard Warner; Ranking Member: Robert S. Stevens) * Naval Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: William McAdoo) * Pacific Railroads (Chairman: George W. Cassidy; Ranking Member: George A. Post) *

(Chairman: Robert B. Vance; Ranking Member: John Winans) *

(Chairman: Goldsmith W. Hewitt; Ranking Member: Frank L. Wolford) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Hernando D. Money; Ranking Member: David R. Paige) * Private Land Claims (Chairman: Henry L. Muldrow; Ranking Member:

) * Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Strother M. Stockslager; Ranking Member: Nicholas E. Worthington) * Public Lands (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Henry S. Van Eaton) * Railways and Canals (Chairman: Robert H. M. Davidson; Ranking Member:

) * Revision of Laws (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John J. Hemphill) * Rivers and Harbors (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Rules (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Standards of Official Conduct *

(Chairman: Luke Pryor; Ranking Member: Martin A. Foran) * War Claims (Chairman: George W. Geddes; Ranking Member:

) * Ways and Means (Chairman: William R. Morrison; Ranking Member: James K. Jones) * Whole

Joint committees

* Conditions of Indian Tribes (Special) * Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Sen. William J. Sewell; Vice Chairman: Rep.

) * The Library (Chairman: Sen. John Sherman; Vice Chairman: Rep.

) *

(Chairman: Sen.

then Joseph R. Hawley; Vice Chairman: Rep.

Arthur P. Gorman Arthur Pue Gorman (March 11, 1839June 4, 1906) was an American politician. He was leader of the Gorman-Rasin organization with Isaac Freeman Rasin that controlled the Maryland Democratic Party from the late 1870s until his death in 1906. Gorman ...

) * Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Sen. William Mahone; Vice Chairman: Rep. Charles W. Jones) * Scientific Bureaus

Caucuses

* Democratic (House) * Democratic (Senate)

Employees

Legislative branch agency directors

* Architect of the Capitol: 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 ...

: Sterling P. Rounds

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 ...

: Joseph J. Bullock (

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 ...

), to December 18, 1883 ** Elias D. Huntley (

Methodist Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a group of historically related denominations of Protestant Christianity whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley. George Whitefield and John's ...

), from December 18, 1883 *

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 ...

: P. J. Pierce, to 1884 ** George M. Weston, from 1884 *

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 ...

: Francis E. Shober (Acting), to December 18, 1883 **

Anson G. McCook Anson George McCook (October 10, 1835 – December 30, 1917) was an American military and political figure who served as Union Army colonel during the Civil War. In recognition of his service, in 1866, he was nominated and confirmed for appo ...

, from December 18, 1883 * Sergeant at Arms: Richard J. Bright, to December 18, 1883 ** William P. Canady, from December 18, 1883

House of Representatives

: Frederick D. Power (

Disciples of Christ The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination in the United States and Canada. The denomination started with the Restoration Movement during the Second Great Awakening, first existing during the 19th ...

), until December 3, 1883 ** John S. Lindsay (

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 ...

), elected December 3, 1883 * Clerk: John B. Clark Jr., elected December 3, 1883 * Clerk at the Speaker's Table: Nathaniel T. Crutchfield * Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives, Doorkeeper: James G. Wintersmith, elected December 3, 1883 * Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives, Postmaster: Lycurgus Dalton, elected December 3, 1883 * Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Reading Clerks: T.O. Walker (D) and Neill S. Brown Jr. (R) * Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Sergeant at Arms: George W. Hooker, until December 4, 1883 ** John P. Leedom, until December 4, 1883

Notes

References

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External links

Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
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