The 54th 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

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from March 4, 1895, to March 4, 1897, during the last two years of

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's second presidency. The apportionment of seats in the

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was based on the Eleventh Census of the United States in 1890. The House had a

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majority, and the Republicans were the largest party in the Senate.

Major events

Major legislation

* May 21, 1896: Oil Pipe Line Act, ch. 212, ( et seq.) * May 22, 1896: Condemned Cannon Act, * May 28, 1896: United States Commissioners Act, * June 1, 1896: Married Women's Rights Act (District of Columbia), * June 6, 1896: Filled Cheese Act, * January 13, 1897: Stock Reservoir Act, , ( et seq.) * March 2, 1897:

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, , ( et seq.)

States admitted

* January 4, 1896:

Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...

was admitted with 45th state.

Party summary

This count 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

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: Adlai E. Stevenson (D) * President pro tempore:

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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Majority (Republican) leadership

* Republican Conference Chairman:

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Minority (Democratic) leadership

* Democratic Caucus Chairman: Arthur P. Gorman

House of Representatives

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: Thomas B. Reed (R)

Majority (Republican) leadership

* Republican Conference Chairman: Charles H. Grosvenor * Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: Joseph W. Babcock

Minority (Democratic) leadership

* Democratic Caucus Chairman:

David B. Culberson David Browning Culberson (September 29, 1830 – May 7, 1900) was a Confederate soldier, a Democratic U.S. Representative from Texas and Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. Early years Culberson was born in Troup County, Georgia, on Se ...

* Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Charles James Faulkner

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 the last Congress, requiring re-election in 1898; Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring re-election in 1900; and Class 3 meant their term ended in this Congress, requiring re-election in 1896.

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 = 135,765 ...

: 2. John T. Morgan (D) : 3. James L. Pugh (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. James H. Berry (D) : 3. James K. Jones (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. Stephen M. White (D) : 3. George C. Perkins (R)

Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, 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 wes ...

: 2. Edward O. Wolcott (R) : 3. Henry M. Teller (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 to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capita ...

: 1.

Joseph R. Hawley Joseph Roswell Hawley (October 31, 1826March 18, 1905) was the 42nd Governor of Connecticut, a U.S. politician in the Republican and Free Soil parties, a Civil War general, and a journalist and newspaper editor. He served two terms in the U ...

(R) : 3. Orville H. Platt (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 Del ...

: 1. George Gray (D) : 2. Richard R. Kenney (D), from January 19, 1897

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 to ...

: 1. Samuel Pasco (D) : 3. Wilkinson Call (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.

Augustus O. Bacon Augustus Octavius Bacon (October 20, 1839February 14, 1914) was a Confederate soldier, segregationist, and U.S. politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a U.S. Senator from Georgia, becoming the first Senator to be directly ele ...

(D) : 3. John B. Gordon (D)

Idaho Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyomi ...

: 2. George L. Shoup (R) : 3. Fred T. Dubois (R)

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 Rockf ...

: 2.

Shelby M. Cullom Shelby Moore Cullom (November 22, 1829 – January 28, 1914) was a U.S. political figure, serving in various offices, including the United States House of Representatives, the United States Senate and the 17th Governor of Illinois. Life and ca ...

(R) : 3. John McAuley Palmer (D)

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 s ...

: 1.

David Turpie David Battle Turpie (July 8, 1828 – April 21, 1909) was an American politician who served as a Senator from Indiana from 1887 until 1899; he also served as Chairman of the Senate Democratic Caucus from 1898 to 1899 during the last year of his ...

(D) : 3. Daniel W. Voorhees (D)

Iowa Iowa () is a state in the 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: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to th ...

: 2. John H. Gear (R) : 3.

William B. Allison William Boyd Allison (March 2, 1829 – August 4, 1908) was an American politician. An early leader of the Iowa Republican Party, he represented northeastern Iowa in the United States House of Representatives before representing his state in th ...

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Kansas Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to th ...

: 2.

Lucien Baker Lucien Baker (June 8, 1846June 21, 1907) was a United States senator from Kansas. Baker was born near Cleveland, Ohio and moved with his parents to Morenci, Michigan. There he attended the public schools and graduated from Adrian College A ...

(R) : 3.

William A. Peffer William Alfred Peffer (September 10, 1831October 6, 1912) was a United States Senate, United States Senator from Kansas, notable for being the first of six Populist Party (United States), Populists (two of whom, more than any other state, were fr ...

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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. William Lindsay (D) : 3. Joseph C. S. Blackburn (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 borde ...

: 2.

Donelson Caffery Donelson Caffery (September 10, 1835December 30, 1906) was an American politician from the state of Louisiana, a soldier in the American Civil War, and a sugar plantation owner. Biography Caffery was born in Franklin, Louisiana, the seat of S ...

(D) : 3.

Newton C. Blanchard Newton Crain Blanchard (January 29, 1849 – June 22, 1922) was a United States representative, U.S. senator, and the 33rd governor of Louisiana. Personal life Born in Rapides Parish in Central Louisiana, he completed academic studies, ...

(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 ...

: 1.

Eugene Hale Eugene Hale (June 9, 1836October 27, 1918) was a Republican United States Senator from Maine. Biography Born in Turner, Maine, he was educated in local schools and at Maine's Hebron Academy. He was admitted to the bar in 1857 and served for n ...

(R) : 2.

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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 to ...

: 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. Charles H. Gibson (D)

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Henry Cabot Lodge Henry Cabot Lodge (May 12, 1850 November 9, 1924) was an American Republican politician, historian, and statesman from Massachusetts. He served in the United States Senate from 1893 to 1924 and is best known for his positions on foreign policy. ...

(R) : 2.

George F. Hoar George Frisbie Hoar (August 29, 1826 – September 30, 1904) was an American attorney and politician who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1877 to 1904. He belonged to an extended family that became politically prominen ...

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Michigan Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and ...

: 1. Julius C. Burrows (R) : 2.

James McMillan James (or Jim or Jimmy) McMillan or MacMillan may refer to: Sportspeople * James McMillan (footballer, born c. 1866) (c. 1866–?), played for Sunderland * James McMillan (footballer, born 1869) (1869–1937), played for Scotland,Everton and St ...

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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 to ...

: 1.

Cushman K. Davis Cushman Kellogg Davis (June 16, 1838November 27, 1900) was an American Republican politician who served as the seventh Governor of Minnesota and as a U.S. Senator from Minnesota. Early life and American Civil War Davis was born in Henderson, Ne ...

(R) : 2.

Knute Nelson Knute Nelson (born Knud Evanger; February 2, 1843 – April 28, 1923) was an American attorney and politician active in Wisconsin and Minnesota. A Republican, he served in state and national positions: he was elected to the Wisconsin and Minnesot ...

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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 ...

: 1.

James Z. George James Zachariah George (October 20, 1826August 14, 1897) was an American lawyer, writer, U.S. politician, Confederate politician, and military officer. He was known as Mississippi's "Great Commoner". He was also a slave owner. Biography James ...

(D) : 2.

Edward C. Walthall Edward Cary Walthall (April 4, 1831April 21, 1898) was a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and a postbellum United States Senator from Mississippi. Early life Edward C. Walthall was born in Richmond, Virgi ...

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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 ...

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

Montana Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columb ...

: 1. Lee Mantle (R) : 2. Thomas H. Carter (R)

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. William V. Allen (P) : 2. John M. Thurston (R)

Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a state in the 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. Nevada is the 7th-most extensive, ...

: 1.

William M. Stewart William Morris Stewart (August 9, 1827April 23, 1909) was an American lawyer and politician. In 1964, he was inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Personal Stewart was born in Wayne Count ...

(S) : 3. John P. Jones (S)

New Hampshire New Hampshire is a 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 to the nor ...

: 2. William E. Chandler (R) : 3. Jacob H. Gallinger (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 Delaware ...

: 1. James Smith Jr. (D) : 2.

William J. Sewell William Joyce Sewell (December 6, 1835 – December 27, 1901) was an Irish-American Republican Party (US), Republican Party politician, merchant, and military officer who served as a U.S. Senator from New Jersey for two non-consecutive term ...

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New York

: 1. Edward Murphy Jr. (D) : 3.

David B. Hill David Bennett Hill (August 29, 1843October 20, 1910) was an American politician from New York who was the 29th Governor of New York from 1885 to 1891 and represented New York in the United States Senate from 1892 to 1897. In 1892, he made an u ...

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North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and ...

: 2.

Marion Butler Marion Butler (May 20, 1863June 3, 1938) was an American politician, farmer, and lawyer. He represented North Carolina in the United States Senate for one term, serving between 1895 and 1901. At the time, he was a leader of the North Carolina P ...

(P) : 3. Jeter C. Pritchard (R)

North Dakota North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minnesota to the east, So ...

: 1. William N. Roach (D) : 3. Henry C. Hansbrough (R)

Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...

: 1.

(R) : 3. Calvin S. Brice (D)

Oregon Oregon () is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho. T ...

: 2. George W. McBride (R) : 3.

John H. Mitchell John Hipple Mitchell, also known as John Mitchell Hipple, John H. Mitchell, or J. H. Mitchell (June 22, 1835December 8, 1905) was an American lawyer, politician, and convicted criminal. He served as a Republican United States Senator from Oregon ...

(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.

Matthew S. Quay Matthew Stanley "Matt" Quay (September 30, 1833May 28, 1904) was an American politician of the Republican Party who represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate from 1887 until 1899 and from 1901 until his death in 1904. Quay's control o ...

(R) : 3. J. Donald Cameron (R)

Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area and the seventh-least populous, with slightly fewer than 1.1 million residents as of 2020, but it ...

: 1.

Nelson W. Aldrich Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich (/ ˈɑldɹɪt͡ʃ/; November 6, 1841 – April 16, 1915) was a prominent American politician and a leader of the Republican Party in the United States Senate, where he represented Rhode Island from 1881 to 1911. By the 1 ...

(R) : 2.

George P. Wetmore George Peabody Wetmore (August 2, 1846September 11, 1921) was an American politician who was the 37th Governor of, and a Senator from, Rhode Island. Early life George Peabody Wetmore was born in London, England, during a visit of his parents ...

(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 = ...

: 2.

Benjamin R. Tillman Benjamin Ryan Tillman (August 11, 1847 – July 3, 1918) was an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as governor of South Carolina from 1890 to 1894, and as a United States Senator from 1895 until his death in 1918. A whi ...

(D) : 3. John L. M. Irby (D)

South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux Native American tribes, who comprise a large porti ...

: 2.

Richard F. Pettigrew Richard Franklin Pettigrew (July 23, 1848October 5, 1926) was an American lawyer, surveyor, and land developer. He represented the Dakota Territory in the U.S. Congress and, after the Dakotas were admitted as States, he was the first U.S. Senato ...

(R) : 3. James H. Kyle (P)

Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...

: 1. William B. Bate (D) : 2. Isham G. Harris (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. Roger Q. Mills (D) : 2. Horace Chilton (D)

Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...

: 1.

Frank J. Cannon Frank Jenne Cannon (January 25, 1859July 25, 1933) was the first United States Senator from Utah, who served from 1896 to 1899. Early life Born in Salt Lake City, Cannon was the eldest child of Sarah Jenne Cannon and George Q. Cannon. His fathe ...

(R), from January 22, 1896 : 3.

Arthur Brown Arthur Brown may refer to: Entertainment * Arthur William Brown (1881–1966), Canadian commercial artist * H. Arthur Brown (1906–1992), American orchestral conductor * Arthur Brown (musician) (born 1942), English rock singer * Arthur Brown, ak ...

(R), from January 22, 1896

Vermont Vermont () is a 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 to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to ...

: 1.

Redfield Proctor Redfield Proctor (June 1, 1831March 4, 1908) was a U.S. politician of the Republican Party. He served as the 37th governor of Vermont from 1878 to 1880, as Secretary of War from 1889 to 1891, and as a United States Senator for Vermont from 189 ...

(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 ar ...

: 1. John W. Daniel (D) : 2. Thomas S. Martin (D)

Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States A metonym for the federal government of the United States Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...

: 1. John L. Wilson (R) : 3.

Watson C. Squire Watson Carvosso Squire (May 18, 1838June 7, 1926) was an American Civil War veteran, twelfth governor of Washington Territory, and United States Senator from the state of Washington. Biography Born in Cape Vincent, New York, Squire attended the p ...

(R)

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 B ...

: 1. Charles J. Faulkner (D) : 2. Stephen B. Elkins (R)

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. John L. Mitchell (D) : 3.

William F. Vilas William Freeman Vilas (July 9, 1840August 27, 1908) was an American lawyer, politician, and United States Senator. In the U.S. Senate, he represented the state of Wisconsin for one term, from 1891 to 1897. As a prominent Bourbon Democrat, he wa ...

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Wyoming Wyoming () is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to the s ...

: 1. Clarence D. Clark (R) : 2. Francis E. Warren (R) 54th United States Congress Senators

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 = 135,765 ...

: . Richard H. Clarke (D) : .

Jesse F. Stallings Jesse Francis Stallings (April 4, 1856 – March 18, 1928) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama. Born near Manningham, Alabama, to Reuben Stallings and Lucinda Ferguson. Stallings completed preparatory studies and was graduated from the Un ...

(D) : . George P. Harrison (D) : . Gaston A. Robbins (D), until March 13, 1896 :: William F. Aldrich (R), from March 13, 1896 : . James E. Cobb (D), until April 21, 1896 :: Albert T. Goodwyn (P), from April 22, 1896 : . John H. Bankhead (D) : . Milford W. Howard (P) : .

Joseph Wheeler Joseph "Fighting Joe" Wheeler (September 10, 1836 – January 25, 1906) was an American military commander and politician. He was a cavalry general in the Confederate States Army in the 1860s during the American Civil War, and then a general in ...

(D) : .

Oscar Underwood Oscar Wilder Underwood (May 6, 1862 – January 25, 1929) was an American lawyer and politician from Alabama, and also a candidate for President of the United States in 1912 and 1924. He was the first formally designated floor leader in the Unit ...

(D), until June 9, 1896 ::

Truman H. Aldrich Truman Heminway Aldrich (October 17, 1848 – April 28, 1932) was a civil engineer, a mining company executive, and a paleontologist, and briefly served in the United States House of Representatives and as Postmaster of Birmingham. He is the so ...

(R), from June 9, 1896

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 ...

: .

Philip D. McCulloch Jr. Philip Doddridge McCulloch Jr. (June 23, 1851 – November 26, 1928) was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas. Born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, McCulloch moved with his parents to Trenton, Tennessee, where he attended private schools and And ...

(D) : . John S. Little (D) : . Thomas C. McRae (D) : . William L. Terry (D) : . Hugh A. Dinsmore (D) : . Robert Neill (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 ...

: . John A. Barham (R) : . Grove L. Johnson (R) : .

Samuel G. Hilborn Samuel Greeley Hilborn (December 9, 1834 – April 19, 1899) was a U.S. Representative from California in the late 19th Century. Early life Born in Minot, Androscoggin (then Cumberland) County, Maine, Hilborn attended the common schools, He ...

(R) : .

James G. Maguire James George Maguire (February 22, 1853 – June 20, 1920) was an American politician and Georgist who served three terms as a U.S. Representative from California from 1893 to 1899. Early life and education Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Ma ...

(D) : . Eugene F. Loud (R) : . James McLachlan (R) : . William W. Bowers (R)

Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, 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 wes ...

: . John F. Shafroth (R) : . John C. Bell (P)

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 to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capita ...

: . E. Stevens Henry (R) : .

Nehemiah D. Sperry Nehemiah Day Sperry (July 10, 1827 – November 13, 1911) was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut. Biography Born in Woodbridge, Connecticut, Sperry was the third of six children of Enoch Sperry and Mary Atlanta (nee Sperry) Sperry. His eld ...

(R) : . Charles A. Russell (R) : . Ebenezer J. Hill (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 Del ...

: . Jonathan S. Willis (R)

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 to ...

: . Stephen M. Sparkman (D) : . Charles M. Cooper (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 ...

: . Rufus E. Lester (D) : . Benjamin E. Russell (D) : .

Charles F. Crisp Charles Frederick Crisp (January 29, 1845 – October 23, 1896) was a United States political figure. A Democrat, he was elected as a congressman from Georgia in 1882, and served until his death in 1896. From 1890 until his death, he led the De ...

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Charles R. Crisp Charles Robert Crisp (October 19, 1870 – February 7, 1937) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, son of Charles Frederick Crisp. Life Born in Ellaville, Georgia, Crisp atte ...

(D), from December 19, 1896 : . Charles L. Moses (D) : .

Leonidas F. Livingston Leonidas Felix Livingston (April 3, 1832 – February 11, 1912) was a U.S. Representative from Georgia. Early life and political involvement Born near Covington, Georgia, Livingston attended the common schools, and engaged in agricultur ...

(D) : . Charles L. Bartlett (D) : . John W. Maddox (D) : . Thomas G. Lawson (D) : .

Farish C. Tate Farish Carter Tate (November 20, 1856 – February 7, 1922) was an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for Georgia's 9th congressional district from 1893 to 1905.he owned 355 s ...

(D) : . James C. C. Black (D), until March 4, 1895 :: James C. C. Black (D), from October 2, 1895 : . Henry G. Turner (D)

Idaho Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyomi ...

: . Edgar Wilson (R)

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 Rockf ...

: . J. Frank Aldrich (R) : . William Lorimer (R) : .

Lawrence E. McGann Lawrence Edward McGann (February 2, 1852 – July 22, 1928), born in Dooghcloon, near Attymon, County Galway, Ireland, was a U.S. Representative from Illinois from 1891 to 1895. He was a Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_ma ...

(D), until December 27, 1895 :: Hugh R. Belknap (R), from December 27, 1895 : . Charles W. Woodman (R) : . George E. White (R) : . Edward D. Cooke (R) : .

George E. Foss George Edmund Foss (July 2, 1863 – March 15, 1936) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. He was a brother of Eugene Noble Foss. Life and career Foss was born on July 2, 1863, in Berkshire, Vermont. He was a brother of Eugene Noble ...

(R) : . Albert J. Hopkins (R) : .

Robert R. Hitt Robert Roberts Hitt (January 16, 1834 – September 20, 1906) was an American diplomat and Republican politician from Illinois. He served briefly as assistant secretary of state in the short-lived administration of James A. Garfield but r ...

(R) : . George W. Prince (R), from December 2, 1895 : .

Walter Reeves Walter Reeves (September 25, 1848 – April 9, 1909) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Biography Walter Reeves was born near Brownsville, Pennsylvania on September 25, 1948. He moved with his parents to Illinois in 1856, where they se ...

(R) : . Joseph G. Cannon (R) : . Vespasian Warner (R) : .

Joseph V. Graff Joseph Verdi Graff (July 1, 1854 – November 10, 1921) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Terre Haute, Indiana, Graff was graduated from the Terre Haute High School, and attended Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana, one yea ...

(R) : . Benjamin F. Marsh (R) : . Finis E. Downing (D), until June 5, 1896 :: John I. Rinaker (R), from June 5, 1896 : .

James A. Connolly James Austin Connolly (March 8, 1843 – December 15, 1914) was an American lawyer, American Civil War, Civil War veteran, and politician who served two terms as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Illinois from 1 ...

(R) : . Frederick Remann (R), until July 14, 1895 :: William F. L. Hadley (R), from December 2, 1895 : . Benson Wood (R) : .

Orlando Burrell Orlando Burrell (July 26, 1826 – June 7, 1921) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois for one term from 1895 to 1897. Life and career Born in Newton, Pennsylvania, Burrell moved with his parents to White County, Illinois, in 1834. He atten ...

(R) : . Everett J. Murphy (R) : . George Washington Smith (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 s ...

: . James A. Hemenway (R) : . Alexander M. Hardy (R) : . Robert J. Tracewell (R) : . James E. Watson (R) : .

Jesse Overstreet Jesse E. Overstreet (December 14, 1859 – May 27, 1910) was an American lawyer and politician who served seven terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1895 to 1909. In 1900, Overstreet introduced the legislation that was ultimatel ...

(R) : . Henry U. Johnson (R) : . Charles L. Henry (R) : . George W. Faris (R) : . J. Frank Hanly (R) : . Jethro A. Hatch (R) : .

George W. Steele George Washington Steele (December 13, 1839July 12, 1922) was an American lawyer, soldier, and politician who twice served as a Representative for Indiana, from 1881 to 1889 and again from 1895 to 1903. Steele was also the first governor of Ok ...

(R) : . Jacob D. Leighty (R) : .

Lemuel W. Royse Lemuel Willard Royse (January 19, 1847 – December 18, 1946) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1895 to 1899. Biography Born near Pierceton, Indiana, Royse attended ...

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Iowa Iowa () is a state in the 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: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to th ...

: . Samuel M. Clark (R) : . George M. Curtis (R) : .

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

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Thomas Updegraff Thomas Updegraff (April 3, 1834 – October 4, 1910) was an American attorney, politician, and five-term Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from northeastern Iowa. His two periods of service were separated by ten years out ...

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Robert G. Cousins Robert Gordon Cousins (January 31, 1859 – June 20, 1933) was an eight-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 5th congressional district. He represented the Cedar Rapids, Iowa, area for the last eight years of the 19th century and t ...

(R) : . John F. Lacey (R) : . John A. T. Hull (R) : .

William P. Hepburn William Peters Hepburn (November 4, 1833 – February 7, 1916) was an American Civil War officer and an eleven-term Republican Party (United States), Republican Member of Congress, congressman from Iowa's now-obsolete Iowa's 8th congressional d ...

(R) : . Alva L. Hager (R) : . Jonathan P. Dolliver (R) : . George D. Perkins (R)

Kansas Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to th ...

: . Case Broderick (R) : . Orrin L. Miller (R) : . Snyder S. Kirkpatrick (R) : .

Charles Curtis Charles Curtis (January 25, 1860 – February 8, 1936) was an American attorney and Republican politician from Kansas who served as the 31st vice president of the United States from 1929 to 1933 under Herbert Hoover. He had served as the Sena ...

(R) : . William A. Calderhead (R) : . William Baker (P) : . Chester I. Long (R) : . Richard W. Blue (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 ...

: . John K. Hendrick (D) : . John D. Clardy (D) : .

W. Godfrey Hunter Whiteside Godfrey Hunter (December 25, 1841 – November 2, 1917) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Early life Born near Belfast, Ireland, Hunter completed preparatory studies. He immigrated to the United States in 1858 and settled in ...

(R) : . John W. Lewis (R) : . Walter Evans (R) : .

Albert S. Berry Albert Seaton Berry (May 13, 1836 – January 6, 1908) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Biography Born in Fairfield (now Dayton, Kentucky, Dayton), Campbell County, Kentucky, Berry attended the ...

(D) : . William C. Owens (D) : . James B. McCreary (D) : . Samuel J. Pugh (R) : . Joseph M. Kendall (D), until February 18, 1897 :: Nathan T. Hopkins (R), from February 18, 1897 : . David G. Colson (R)

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 borde ...

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Adolph Meyer Adolph Meyer (October 19, 1842 – March 8, 1908) was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana. He served nine terms as a Democrat from 1891 until his death in office in 1908. Biography Meyer was bo ...

(D) : . Charles F. Buck (D) : . Andrew Price (D) : . Henry W. Ogden (D) : . Charles J. Boatner (D), until March 20, 1896 :: Charles J. Boatner (D), from June 10, 1896 : .

Samuel M. Robertson Samuel Matthews Robertson (January 1, 1852 – December 24, 1911) was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana, son of Edward White Robertson. Born in Plaquemine, Iberville Parish, Louisiana, Robertson attended Magruder's Collegiate Institute ...

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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 ...

: . Thomas B. Reed (R) : .

Nelson Dingley Jr. Nelson Dingley Jr. (February 15, 1832 – January 13, 1899) was a journalist and politician from the U.S. state of Maine. Dingley was born in Durham, Maine and attended the common schools at Unity, Maine and Waterville College (now Colby Co ...

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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 ...

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Charles A. Boutelle Charles Addison Boutelle (February 9, 1839 – May 21, 1901) was an American seaman, shipmaster, naval officer, Civil War veteran, newspaper editor, publisher, conservative Republican politician, and nine-term Representative to the U.S. Congress f ...

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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 to ...

: . Joshua W. Miles (D) : . William B. Baker (R) : . Henry W. Rusk (D) : . John K. Cowen (D) : . Charles E. Coffin (R) : . George L. Wellington (R)

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: . Ashley B. Wright (R) : . Frederick H. Gillett (R) : . Joseph H. Walker (R) : . Lewis D. Apsley (R) : . William S. Knox (R) : . William Cogswell (R), until May 22, 1895 :: William H. Moody (R), from November 5, 1895 : . William E. Barrett (R) : . Samuel W. McCall (R) : .

John F. Fitzgerald John Francis "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald (February 11, 1863 – October 2, 1950) was an American Democratic politician from Boston, Massachusetts. He served as a U.S. Representative and Mayor of Boston. He also made unsuccessful runs for the United ...

(D) : . Harrison H. Atwood (R) : . William F. Draper (R) : . Elijah A. Morse (R) : .

John Simpkins John Simpkins (June 27, 1862 – March 27, 1898) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, Simpkins attended the public schools of Yarmouth and St. Mark's School, Southboro, Massachusetts. He gra ...

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Michigan Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and ...

: . John B. Corliss (R) : .

George Spalding George Spalding (November 12, 1836 – September 13, 1915) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Biography Spalding was born in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland and immigrated to the United States in 1843 with his parents. The sett ...

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Alfred Milnes Alfred Milnes (May 28, 1844 – January 15, 1916) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Early life Milnes was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. His parents, Henry and Mary Ann (née Amyss) Milnes joined the LDS Church and left ...

(R), from December 2, 1895 : . Henry F. Thomas (R) : . William Alden Smith (R) : . David D. Aitken (R) : . Horace G. Snover (R) : .

William S. Linton William Seelye Linton (February 4, 1856 – November 22, 1927) was an American politician from Michigan. Early life Linton was born in St. Clair, Michigan and moved with his parents to Saginaw in 1859, where he attended the public schools. ...

(R) : . Roswell P. Bishop (R) : . Rousseau O. Crump (R) : . John Avery (R) : . Samuel M. Stephenson (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 to ...

: . James Albertus Tawney (R) : . James T. McCleary (R) : . Joel Heatwole (R) : . Andrew R. Kiefer (R) : . Loren Fletcher (R) : . Charles A. Towne (R) : .

Frank Eddy Frank Marion Eddy (April 1, 1856 – January 13, 1929) was a United States representative from Minnesota's 7th congressional district. Eddy was born in Pleasant Grove Township, Minnesota before moving to Iowa in 1860 with his family. They ...

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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 ...

: . John M. Allen (D) : .

John C. Kyle John Curtis Kyle (July 17, 1851 – July 6, 1913) was an American attorney and Democratic Party (United States), Democratic politician from Mississippi during the late 19th century. He was most notable for his service as mayor of Sardis, Mississip ...

(D) : . Thomas C. Catchings (D) : . Hernando D. Money (D) : .

John Sharp Williams John Sharp Williams (July 30, 1854September 27, 1932) was a prominent American politician in the United States Democratic Party, Democratic Party from the 1890s through the 1920s, and served as the Minority Leader of the United States House of Re ...

(D) : . Walter McKennon Denny (D) : . James G. Spencer (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 ...

: . Charles N. Clark (R) : . Uriel S. Hall (D) : . Alexander M. Dockery (D) : . George C. Crowther (R) : . John C. Tarsney (D), until February 27, 1896 ::

Robert T. Van Horn Robert Thompson Van Horn (May 19, 1824 – January 3, 1916) was an American lawyer, the owner and publisher of '' The Kansas City Enterprise'', the 6th mayor of Kansas City, Missouri during parts of the Civil War, a member of the Missouri General ...

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David A. De Armond David Albaugh De Armond (March 18, 1844 – November 23, 1909) was a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic United States House of Representatives, Representative representing Missouri's 12th congressional district from March 4, 1891 unti ...

(D) : . John P. Tracey (R) : . Joel D. Hubbard (R) : . William M. Treloar (R) : .

Richard Bartholdt Richard Bartholdt (November 2, 1855 – March 19, 1932) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born in Schleiz, Germany, Bartholdt attended the public schools and Schleiz College (Gymnasium). He emigrated to the United States in April 1872 an ...

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Charles F. Joy Charles Frederick Joy (December 11, 1849 – April 13, 1921) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Missouri. Biography Born in Jacksonville, Illinois on December 11, 1849, Joy attended the public schools. H ...

(R) : . Seth W. Cobb (D) : . John H. Raney (R) : . Norman A. Mozley (R) : . Charles G. Burton (R)

Montana Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columb ...

: . Charles S. Hartman (R)

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 ...

: . Jesse B. Strode (R) : . David H. Mercer (R) : . George D. Meiklejohn (R) : . Eugene J. Hainer (R) : . William E. Andrews (R) : . Omer M. Kem (P)

Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a state in the 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. Nevada is the 7th-most extensive, ...

: . Francis G. Newlands (S)

New Hampshire New Hampshire is a 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 to the nor ...

: . Cyrus A. Sulloway (R) : . Henry M. Baker (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 Delaware ...

: . Henry C. Loudenslager (R) : . John J. Gardner (R) : . Benjamin F. Howell (R) : .

Mahlon Pitney Mahlon R. Pitney IV (February 5, 1858 – December 9, 1924) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives for two terms from 1895 to 1899. He later served as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Suprem ...

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James F. Stewart James Fleming Stewart (June 15, 1851 in Paterson, New Jersey – January 21, 1904 in Paterson, New Jersey) was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Represent ...

(R) : . Richard Wayne Parker (R) : . Thomas McEwan Jr. (R) : . Charles N. Fowler (R)

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: . Richard Cunningham McCormick (R) : . Denis M. Hurley (R) : .

Francis H. Wilson Francis Henry Wilson (February 11, 1844 – September 25, 1910) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Born in Clinton, New York, Wilson lived in Utica, New York, until ten years of age, when he moved with his parents to the Westmoreland f ...

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Israel F. Fischer Israel Frederick Fischer (August 17, 1858 – March 16, 1940) was a United States representative from New York, a judge and Presiding Judge of the United States Customs Court and a member and President of the Board of General Appraisers. Educ ...

(R) : . Charles G. Bennett (R) : . James R. Howe (R) : . Franklin Bartlett (D) : . James J. Walsh (D), until June 2, 1896 :: John M. Mitchell (R), from June 2, 1896 : . Henry C. Miner (D) : .

Amos J. Cummings Amos Jay Cummings (May 15, 1841 – May 2, 1902) was an American newspaperman, American Civil War, Civil War veteran, and politician who served as a United States House of Representatives, United States Representative from New York (state), New ...

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William Sulzer William Sulzer (March 18, 1863 – November 6, 1941) was an American lawyer and politician, nicknamed Plain Bill Sulzer. He was the 39th Governor of New York and a long-serving congressman from the same state. Sulzer was the first, and to date ...

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George B. McClellan Jr. George Brinton McClellan Jr. (November 23, 1865November 30, 1940), was an American statesman, author, historian, and educator. The son of the American Civil War general and presidential candidate George B. McClellan, he was the 93rd Mayor of Ne ...

(D) : . Richard C. Shannon (R) : . Lemuel E. Quigg (R) : . Philip B. Low (R) : . Benjamin L. Fairchild (R) : . Benjamin Odell (R) : . Jacob LeFever (R) : . Frank S. Black (R), until January 7, 1897 : .

George N. Southwick George Newell Southwick (March 7, 1863 – October 17, 1912) was an American journalist and politician from Albany, New York. A Republican, he was most notable for his service as a U.S. Representative from 1895 to 1911. Early life George N. Sou ...

(R) : . David F. Wilber (R) : . Newton M. Curtis (R) : . Wallace T. Foote Jr. (R) : . Charles A. Chickering (R) : . James S. Sherman (R) : . George W. Ray (R) : . Theodore L. Poole (R) : . Sereno E. Payne (R) : . Charles W. Gillet (R) : . James W. Wadsworth (R) : .

Henry C. Brewster Henry Colvin Brewster (September 7, 1845 – January 29, 1928) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from New York. Early life Born in Rochester, New York, Brewster was the son of Simon Latham and Editha Chloe Colvin Brewster. ...

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Rowland B. Mahany Rowland Blennerhassett Mahany (September 28, 1864 – May 2, 1937) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Born in Buffalo, New York, Mahany attended the public schools, Hobart College, Geneva, New York, and Union College, Schenectady, New Y ...

(R) : . Charles Daniels (R) : . Warren B. Hooker (R)

North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and ...

: . Harry Skinner (P) : . Frederick A. Woodard (D) : . John G. Shaw (D) : .

William F. Strowd William Franklin Strowd (December 7, 1832 – December 12, 1911) was an American farmer and Confederate States Army, Confederate American Civil War veteran who served two terms as a Populist Party (United States), Populist United States House of ...

(P) : . Thomas Settle III (R) : . James A. Lockhart (D), until June 5, 1896 :: Charles H. Martin (P), from June 5, 1896 : . Alonzo C. Shuford (P) : . Romulus Z. Linney (R) : .

Richmond Pearson Richmond Mumford Pearson, Jr. (January 26, 1852 – September 12, 1923) was an American diplomat and member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina. Biography Richmond Mumford Pearson, Jr. was born 26 January 1852 at Richmond ...

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North Dakota North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minnesota to the east, So ...

: . Martin N. Johnson (R)

Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...

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Charles P. Taft Charles Phelps Taft (December 21, 1843 – December 31, 1929) was an American lawyer and politician who served as editor of the ''Cincinnati Times-Star'' and owned both the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs baseball teams. From 1895 to 1897, ...

(R) : . Jacob H. Bromwell (R) : . Paul J. Sorg (D) : . Fernando C. Layton (D) : . Francis B. De Witt (R) : . George W. Hulick (R) : . George W. Wilson (R) : . Luther M. Strong (R) : . James H. Southard (R) : . Lucien J. Fenton (R) : . Charles H. Grosvenor (R) : .

David K. Watson David Kemper Watson (June 18, 1849 – September 28, 1918) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1895 to 1897. Biography Born near London, Ohio, Watson was graduated from Dickinson C ...

(R) : . Stephen R. Harris (R) : . Winfield S. Kerr (R) : . Henry C. Van Voorhis (R) : .

Lorenzo Danford Lorenzo Dow Danford (October 18, 1829 – June 19, 1899) was an American lawyer and politician who served five terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1873 to 1879 and again from 1895 to 1899. Biography Born in Washington Township, Belmon ...

(R) : . Addison S. McClure (R) : . Robert W. Tayler (R) : .

Stephen A. Northway Stephen Asa Northway (June 19, 1833 – September 8, 1898) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1893 to 1898. Early life Born in Christian Hollow, New York, Northway moved with his parents ...

(R) : . Clifton B. Beach (R) : . Theodore E. Burton (R)

Oregon Oregon () is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho. T ...

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Binger Hermann Binger Hermann (February 19, 1843 – April 15, 1926) was an American attorney and politician in Oregon. A native of Maryland, he immigrated to the Oregon Territory with his parents as part of the Baltimore Colony. Hermann would serve in both ...

(R) : . William R. Ellis (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, ...

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Henry H. Bingham Henry Harrison Bingham (December 4, 1841 – March 22, 1912) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district from 1879 to 1912. He w ...

(R) : . Robert Adams Jr. (R) : . Frederick Halterman (R) : . John E. Reyburn (R) : . Alfred C. Harmer (R) : . John B. Robinson (R) : . Irving P. Wanger (R) : . Joseph J. Hart (D) : . Constantine J. Erdman (D) : . Marriott Brosius (R) : .

Joseph A. Scranton Joseph Augustine Scranton (July 26, 1838 – October 12, 1908) was a Republican politician who represented Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives from 1881 to 1883, 1885 to 1887, 1889 to 1891, and 1893 to 1897. Life and ...

(R) : . John Leisenring (R) : .

Charles N. Brumm Charles Napoleon Brumm (June 9, 1838 – January 11, 1917) was a Greenbacker and a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Early life and education Charles N. Brumm was born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. He ...

(R) : . Ephraim M. Woomer (R) : . James H. Codding (R), from November 5, 1895 : . Fred C. Leonard (R) : . Monroe H. Kulp (R) : . Thaddeus M. Mahon (R) : . James A. Stahle (R) : . Josiah D. Hicks (R) : . Daniel B. Heiner (R) : .

John Dalzell John Dalzell (April 19, 1845 – October 2, 1927) was an American attorney and Republican politician who represented his hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1887–1913. During the presidency of The ...

(R) : . William A. Stone (R) : . Ernest F. Acheson (R) : . Thomas W. Phillips (R) : . Matthew Griswold (R) : . Charles W. Stone (R) : . William C. Arnold (R) : . Galusha A. Grow (R) : .

George F. Huff George Franklin Huff (July 16, 1842 – April 18, 1912) was a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography George F. Huff was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania. He atte ...

(R)

Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area and the seventh-least populous, with slightly fewer than 1.1 million residents as of 2020, but it ...

: .

Melville Bull Melville Bull (September 29, 1854 – July 5, 1909) was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island. Born in Newport, Rhode Island, Bull attended Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire, and graduated from Harvard University in 1877. He ...

(R) : . Warren O. Arnold (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 = ...

: . William Elliott (D), until June 4, 1896 :: George W. Murray (R), from June 4, 1896 : .

William J. Talbert William Jasper Talbert (October 6, 1846 – February 5, 1931) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from South Carolina. Early life Born near Edgefield, South Carolina, Edgefield County, South Carolina, in Talbert ...

(D) : . Asbury C. Latimer (D) : . Stanyarne Wilson (D) : . Thomas J. Strait (D) : . John L. McLaurin (D) : .

J. William Stokes James William Stokes (December 12, 1853 – July 6, 1901) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina. Born near Orangeburg, South Carolina, Stokes attended the common schools and was graduated from Washington and Lee University, Lexing ...

(D), until June 1, 1896 ::

(D), from November 3, 1896

South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux Native American tribes, who comprise a large porti ...

Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
(2 Republicans) : . Robert J. Gamble (R) : . John A. Pickler (R)

Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...

: . William C. Anderson (R) : . Henry R. Gibson (R) : . Foster V. Brown (R) : .

Benton McMillin Benton McMillin (September 11, 1845 – January 8, 1933) was an American politician and diplomat. He served as the 27th governor of Tennessee from 1899 to 1903, and represented Tennessee's 4th district in the United States House of Representativ ...

(D) : . James D. Richardson (D) : . Joseph E. Washington (D) : . Nicholas N. Cox (D) : . John E. McCall (R) : . James C. McDearmon (D) : . Josiah Patterson (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 ...

: . Joseph C. Hutcheson (D) : .

Samuel B. Cooper Samuel Bronson Cooper (May 30, 1850 – August 21, 1918) was a United States representative from Texas and a Member of the Board of General Appraisers. Education and career Born on May 30, 1850, near Eddyville in Caldwell County, Kentucky, C ...

(D) : . Charles H. Yoakum (D) : .

(D) : .

Joseph W. Bailey Joseph Weldon Bailey, Sr. (October 6, 1862April 13, 1929), was a United States senator, United States Representative, lawyer, and Bourbon Democrat who was famous for his speeches extolling conservative causes, such as opposition to woman suffrag ...

(D) : . Joseph Abbott (D) : . George C. Pendleton (D) : . Charles K. Bell (D) : . Joseph D. Sayers (D) : .

Miles Crowley Miles Crowley (February 22, 1859 – September 22, 1921) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Texas. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Crowley attended the common schools. He was employed as a longshoreman, movi ...

(D) : . William H. Crain (D), until February 10, 1896 :: Rudolph Kleberg (D), from April 7, 1896 : .

George H. Noonan George Henry Noonan (August 20, 1828 – August 17, 1907) was a U.S. Representative from Texas who was born in Newark, New Jersey. He was the first Republican congressman from Texas to be elected after the end of Reconstruction. Prior to his elec ...

(R) : . Jeremiah V. Cockrell (D)

Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...

: . Clarence E. Allen (R), from January 4, 1896

Vermont Vermont () is a 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 to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to ...

: . H. Henry Powers (R) : .

William W. Grout William Wallace Grout (May 24, 1836October 7, 1902) was an American politician and lawyer. He served as a U.S. Representative from Vermont. Biography Grout was born in Compton in Lower Canada (now Quebec), the son of Josiah and Sophronia (Aye ...

(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 ar ...

: . William A. Jones (D) : . D. Gardiner Tyler (D) : . Tazewell Ellett (D) : . William R. McKenney (D), until May 2, 1896 :: Robert T. Thorp (R), from May 2, 1896 : . Claude A. Swanson (D) : . Peter J. Otey (D) : . Smith S. Turner (D) : . Elisha E. Meredith (D) : .

James A. Walker James Alexander Walker (August 27, 1832 – October 21, 1901) was a Virginia lawyer, politician, and Confederate general during the American Civil War, later serving as a United States Congressman for two terms. He earned the nickname "Ston ...

(R) : .

Henry St. George Tucker III Henry St. George Tucker III (April 5, 1853 – July 23, 1932) was a representative from the Commonwealth of Virginia to the United States House of Representatives, professor of law, and president of the American Bar Association. Early and fami ...

(D)

Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States A metonym for the federal government of the United States Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...

Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
(2 Republicans) : . William H. Doolittle (R) : . Samuel C. Hyde (R)

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 B ...

: . Blackburn B. Dovener (R) : . Alston G. Dayton (R) : . James H. Huling (R) : . Warren Miller (R)

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 ...

: . Henry Allen Cooper (R) : .

Edward Sauerhering Edward Sauerhering (June 24, 1864 – March 1, 1924) was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin. Biography Born in Mayville, Wisconsin on June 24, 1864, Sauerhering attended the public schools. He graduated from the Chicago College of Pharmacy ...

(R) : . Joseph W. Babcock (R) : .

Theobald Otjen Theobald Otjen (October 27, 1851 – April 11, 1924) was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin. Theobald was born to German immigrants John Conrad and Dorothea (Schreiner) Otjen, in west China township in St. Clair County, Michigan and atte ...

(R) : . Samuel S. Barney (R) : . Samuel A. Cook (R) : . Michael Griffin (R) : . Edward S. Minor (R) : . Alexander Stewart (R) : . John J. Jenkins (R)

Wyoming Wyoming () is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to the s ...

: . Franklin W. Mondell (R)

Non-voting members

: .

Nathan O. Murphy Nathan Oakes Murphy (October 14, 1849 – August 22, 1908) was the tenth and fourteenth Governor of Arizona Territory. As well as the territory's delegate to the House of Representatives. Born in Jefferson, Maine to Benjamin F. Murphy and Lucy ...

(R) : . Thomas B. Catron (R) : . Dennis T. Flynn (R) : .

(R), until January 4, 1896 54 us house membership

Changes in membership

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

Senate

Two seats were added when Utah was admitted and one seat was filled late. , - , nowrap ,

(1) , New seat , State was admitted to the Union , nowrap ,

(R) , January 22, 1896 , New seat , nowrap ,

(1) , State was admitted to the Union , nowrap ,

(R) , January 22, 1896 , - , nowrap ,

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 Del ...

(2) , Vacant , Legislature had failed to elect.
A successor was eventually elected , nowrap , Richard R. Kenney
(D) , January 19, 1897

House of Representatives

There were 4 deaths, 2 resignations, 13 election challenges, 1 new seat, and 4 seats vacant from the previous Congress. Democrats had a 10-seat net loss; Republicans had a 12-seat net gain; and Populists had a 2-seat net gain. , - , , Vacant , Representative-elect Andrew J. Campbell died before the start of Congress.
New member

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November 5, 1895. , nowrap ,

(D) , November 5, 1895 , - , , Vacant , Philip S. Post (R) was re-elected, but died before this Congress.
New member

December 2, 1895. , nowrap , George W. Prince (R) , December 2, 1895 , - , , Vacant , Julius C. Burrows (R) was re-elected, but resigned in the previous Congress to serve in the Senate.
New member

December 2, 1895. , nowrap ,

(R) , December 2, 1895 , - , , Vacant , Rep-elect Myron B. Wright died in office. New member

November 5, 1895. , nowrap , James H. Codding (R) , November 5, 1895 , - , , ,

(R) , Seat eliminated January 4, 1896 upon statehood. , colspan=2 , Seat eliminated , - , , New seat , State was admitted to the Union.
New member

November 5, 1895. , nowrap , Clarence E. Allen (R) , January 4, 1896 , - , , nowrap , James C. C. Black (D) , Resigned March 4, 1895.
Incumbent was subsequently re-elected October 2, 1895. , nowrap , James C. C. Black (D) , October 2, 1895 , - , , nowrap , William Cogswell (R) , Died May 22, 1895.
New member

November 5, 1895. , nowrap , William H. Moody (R) , November 5, 1895 , - , , nowrap , Frederick Remann (R) , Died July 14, 1895.
New member

December 2, 1895. , nowrap , William F. L. Hadley (R) , December 2, 1895 , - , , nowrap ,

(D) , Election was successfully challenged December 27, 1895. , nowrap , Hugh R. Belknap (R) , December 27, 1895 , - , , nowrap , William H. Crain (D) , Died February 10, 1896.
New member

April 7, 1896. , nowrap , Rudolph Kleberg (D) , April 7, 1896 , - , , nowrap , John C. Tarsney (D) , Election was successfully challenged February 27, 1896. , nowrap ,

(R) , February 27, 1896 , - , , nowrap , Gaston A. Robbins (D) , Election was successfully challenged March 13, 1896. , nowrap , William F. Aldrich (R) , March 13, 1896 , - , , nowrap , William R. McKenney (D) , Election was successfully challenged May 2, 1896. , nowrap , Robert T. Thorp (R) , May 2, 1896 , - , , nowrap , Charles J. Boatner (D) , Election was challenged and declared vacant March 20, 1896.
Incumbent was subsequently

June 10, 1896. , nowrap , Charles J. Boatner (D) , June 10, 1896 , - , , nowrap , James E. Cobb (D) , Election was successfully challenged April 21, 1896. , nowrap , Albert T. Goodwyn (P) , April 22, 1896 , - , , nowrap ,

(D) , Seat declared vacant June 1, 1896.
Incumbent was subsequently

November 3, 1896. , nowrap ,

(D) , November 3, 1896 , - , , nowrap , James J. Walsh (D) , Election was successfully challenged June 2, 1896. , nowrap , John M. Mitchell (R) , June 2, 1896 , - , , nowrap , William Elliott (D) , Election was successfully challenged June 4, 1896. , nowrap , George W. Murray (R) , June 4, 1896 , - , , nowrap , Finis E. Downing (D) , Election was successfully challenged June 5, 1896. , nowrap , John I. Rinaker (R) , June 5, 1896 , - , , nowrap , James A. Lockhart (D) , Election was successfully challenged June 5, 1896. , nowrap , Charles H. Martin (P) , June 5, 1896 , - , , nowrap , Oscar W. Underwood (D) , Election was successfully challenged June 9, 1896. , nowrap ,

(R) , June 9, 1896 , - , , nowrap ,

(D) , Died October 23, 1896.
New member

December 19, 1896. , nowrap ,

(D) , December 19, 1896 , - , , , Frank S. Black (R) , Resigned January 7, 1897. , colspan=2 , Vacant until next Congress , - , , nowrap , Joseph M. Kendall (D) , Election was successfully challenged February 18, 1897. , nowrap , Nathan T. Hopkins (R) , February 18, 1897

Committees

Senate

* Additional Accommodations for the Library of Congress (Select) (Chairman: Daniel W. Voorhees; Ranking Member:

) * Agriculture and Forestry (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Appropriations (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Francis M. Cockrell) * Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman: John P. Jones; Ranking Member: James K. Jones) * Canadian Relations (Chairman: Thomas H. Carter; Ranking Member: Edward Murphy Jr.) *

Census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses in ...

(Chairman: William E. Chandler; Ranking Member:

) * Civil Service and Retrenchment (Chairman: Jeter C. Pritchard; Ranking Member: John B. Gordon) *

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 righ ...

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Samuel Pasco) * Coast Defenses (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John B. Gordon) *

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, nation ...

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: George G. Vest) * Corporations Organized in the District of Columbia (Chairman: James K. Jones; Ranking Member: Isham G. Harris) * 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, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, ...

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Isham G. Harris) * Education and Labor (Chairman: George L. Shoup; Ranking Member:

) * Engrossed Bills (Chairman: Francis M. Cockrell; Ranking Member:

) * Enrolled Bills (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Epidemic Diseases (Chairman: George G. Vest; Ranking Member: Jacob H. Gallinger) * Establish a University in the United States (Select) * Examine the Several Branches in the Civil Service (Chairman: James H. Kyle; Ranking Member: George Gray) * Finance (Chairman: Justin S. Morrill; Ranking Member: Daniel W. Voorhees) * Fisheries (Chairman: George C. Perkins; Ranking Member: Wilkinson Call) * Five Civilized Tribes of Indians (Select) (Chairman: George Gray; Ranking Member: Orville H. Platt) *

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:

; Ranking Member:

John Tyler Morgan John Tyler Morgan (June 20, 1824 – June 11, 1907) was an American politician was served as a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and later was elected for six terms as the U.S. Senator (1877–1907) ...

) * Forest Reservations (Select) (Chairman: William V. Allen) *

Geological Survey A geological survey is the systematic investigation of the geology beneath a given piece of ground for the purpose of creating a geological map or model. Geological surveying employs techniques from the traditional walk-over survey, studying outc ...

(Select) (Chairman: Stephen B. Elkins; Ranking Member:

) *

Immigration Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not natives or where they do not possess citizenship in order to settle as permanent residents or naturalized citizens. Commuters, tourists, a ...

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) *

Indian Affairs The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), also known as Indian Affairs (IA), is a United States federal agency within the Department of the Interior. It is responsible for implementing federal laws and policies related to American Indians and Al ...

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: William V. Allen) * Indian Depredations (Chairman: John L. Wilson; Ranking Member: William Lindsay) * International Expositions (Select) (Chairman: John M. Thurston; Ranking Member: George G. Vest) *

Interstate Commerce The Commerce Clause describes an enumerated power listed in the United States Constitution ( Article I, Section 8, Clause 3). The clause states that the United States Congress shall have power "to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and amo ...

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Arthur P. Gorman) * Irrigation and Reclamation of Arid Lands (Chairman: Francis E. Warren; Ranking Member: Stephen M. White) *

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:

; Ranking Member: James L. Pugh) *

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 vir ...

(Chairman: Henry C. Hansbrough; Ranking Member: Daniel W. Voorhees) *

Manufactures Manufacturing is the creation or production of goods with the help of equipment, labor, machines, tools, and chemical or biological processing or formulation. It is the essence of secondary sector of the economy. The term may refer to a rang ...

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Charles H. Gibson) *

Military Affairs ''The Journal of Military History'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering the military history of all times and places. It is the official journal of the Society for Military History. The journal was established in 1937 and the ed ...

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: William B. Bate) * Mines and Mining (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: William B. Bate) * Mississippi River and its Tributaries (Select) (Chairman:

) *

National Banks In banking, the term national bank carries several meanings: * a bank owned by the state * an ordinary private bank which operates nationally (as opposed to regionally or locally or even internationally) * in the United States, an ordinary p ...

(Select) (Chairman: Lee Mantle; Ranking Member: John L. Mitchell) * Naval Affairs (Chairman: J. Donald Cameron; Ranking Member:

Joseph Clay Stiles 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 ...

) *

Nicaragua Canal The Nicaraguan Canal ( es, Canal de Nicaragua), formally the Nicaraguan Canal and Development Project (also referred to as the Nicaragua Grand Canal, or the Grand Interoceanic Canal) was a proposed shipping route through Nicaragua to connect th ...

(Select) (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Organization, Conduct and Expenditures of the Executive Departments (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: James Smith Jr.) * Pacific Railroads (Chairman: John H. Gear; Ranking Member: Calvin S. Brice) * Patents (Chairman: Orville H. Platt; Ranking Member: Wilkinson Call) * Pensions (Chairman: Jacob H. Gallinger; Ranking Member: John M. Palmer) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Edward O. Wolcott; Ranking Member:

) * Potomac River Front (Select) (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) *

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: Arthur P. Gorman) * Private Land Claims (Chairman: Isham G. Harris; Ranking Member:

) * Privileges and Elections (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: George Gray) * Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: George G. Vest) * Public Health and National Quarantine (Chairman: George S. Vest) *

Public Lands In all modern states, a portion of land is held by central or local governments. This is called public land, state land, or Crown land (Australia, and Canada). The system of tenure of public land, and the terminology used, varies between countrie ...

(Chairman: Fred T. Dubois; Ranking Member: William V. Allen) *

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: Clarence D. Clark; Ranking Member: James H. Berry) * Revision of the Laws (Chairman: Julius C. Burrows; Ranking Member: John W. Daniel) * Revolutionary Claims (Chairman: James L. Pugh; Ranking Member: J. Donald Cameron) *

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:

; Ranking Member:

) * Tariff Regulation (Select) *

Tennessee Centennial Exposition The Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition was an exposition held in Nashville from May 1 – October 31, 1897 in what is now Centennial Park. A year late, it celebrated the 100th anniversary of Tennessee's entry into the union in 17 ...

(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:

; Ranking Member:

) * Transportation and Sale of Meat Products (Select) (Chairman: Joseph C.S. Blackburn; Ranking Member:

) * Transportation Routes to the Seaboard (Chairman: George W. McBride; Ranking Member: John L. M. Irby) * Trespassers upon Indian Lands (Select) (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: William N. Roach) * Whole *

Woman Suffrage Women's suffrage is the right of women to vote in elections. Beginning in the start of the 18th century, some people sought to change voting laws to allow women to vote. Liberal political parties would go on to grant women the right to vot ...

(Chairman: Wilkinson Call; Ranking Member:

) (Select)

House of Representatives

* Accounts (Chairman: J. Frank Aldrich; Ranking Member:

) *

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 t ...

(Chairman: James W. Wadsworth; Ranking Member: Horace G. Snover) * Alcoholic Liquor Traffic (Chairman: Elijah A. Morse; Ranking Member: Jonathan S. Willis) * Appropriations (Chairman: Joseph G. Cannon; Ranking Member: James A. Hemenway) * Banking and Currency (Chairman: Joseph H. Walker; Ranking Member: Ebenezer J. Hill) *

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: David G. Colson) * Coinage, Weights and Measures (Chairman: Charles W. Stone; Ranking Member: Benjamin L. Fairchild) * Disposition of Executive Papers *

(Chairman: Joseph W. Babcock; Ranking Member: George L. Wellington) *

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: Galusha A. Grow; Ranking Member:

) * Election of the President, Vice President and Representatives in Congress (Chairman: Newton Martin Curtis; Ranking Member: John B. Corliss) * Elections No.#1 (Chairman: Charles Daniels; Ranking Member: Romulus Z. Linney) * Elections No.#2 (Chairman: Henry U. Johnson; Ranking Member: Chester I. Long) * Elections No.#3 (Chairman: Samuel W. McCall; Ranking Member: James H. Codding) * Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Alva L. Hager; Ranking Member: Benjamin E. Russell) * Expenditures in the Agriculture Department (Chairman: Charles W. Gillet; Ranking Member: Uriel S. Hall) * Expenditures in the Interior Department (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Expenditures in the Justice Department(Chairman: William R. Ellis; Ranking Member:

Henry Gray Turner Henry Gray Turner (March 20, 1839 – June 9, 1904) was an American politician, teacher, jurist and soldier. The Henry Gray Turner House in Quitman, Georgia is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Biography Turner was born ...

) * Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman: Henry F. Thomas; Ranking Member: Smith S. Turner) * Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Henry W. Ogden) * Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman: Lemuel E. Quigg; Ranking Member: Rufus E. Lester) * Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman: Charles H. Grosvenor; Ranking Member:

) * Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Jeremiah V. Cockrell) * Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman: Thomas Settle; Ranking Member: Oscar W. Underwood) * Foreign Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Immigration and Naturalization (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Irrigation of Arid Lands (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Samuel C. Hyde) *

(Chairman: James S. Sherman; Ranking Member: George E. White) * Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John B. Corliss) * Invalid Pensions (Chairman: John A. Pickler; Ranking Member: William E. Andrews) *

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Foster V. Brown) *

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: Thomas W. Phillips; Ranking Member: Paul J. Sorg) * Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River (Chairman: George W. Ray; Ranking Member:

) *

(Chairman: Alfred C. Harmer; Ranking Member:

) *

(Chairman: Lewis D. Apsley; Ranking Member: Monroe H. Kulp) * Merchant Marine and Fisheries (Chairman: Sereno E. Payne; Ranking Member: Edward S. Minor) * Mileage (Chairman: Ashley B. Wright; Ranking Member: George C. Pendleton) *

(Chairman: John A.T. Hull; Ranking Member: Lucien J. Fenton) *

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: Benjamin F. Marsh; Ranking Member: Richard W. Parker) * Mines and Mining (Chairman: David D. Aitken; Ranking Member: Frank M. Eddy) * Naval Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Alston G. Dayton) * Pacific Railroads (Chairman: H. Henry Powers; Ranking Member: George W. Faris) * Patents (Chairman: William F. Draper; Ranking Member: Winfield S. Kerr) * Pensions (Chairman: Henry C. Loudenslager; Ranking Member: Alexander M. Hardy) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Eugene F. Loud; Ranking Member: Orrin L. Miller) * United States House Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman: George D. Perkins; Ranking Member: James D. Richardson) * United States House Committee on Private Land Claims, Private Land Claims (Chairman: George Washington Smith (congressman), George W. Smith; Ranking Member: Benjamin F. Howell) * United States House Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Samuel C. Hyde) * United States House Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman: John F. Lacey; Ranking Member: John Franklin Shafroth, John F. Shafroth) * United States House Committee on Railways and Canals, Railways and Canals (Chairman: Charles A. Chickering; Ranking Member: Thomas McEwan Jr.) * United States House Committee on Reform in the Civil Service, Reform in the Civil Service (Chairman: Marriott Brosius; Ranking Member: James McLachlan) * United States House Committee on Revision of Laws, Revision of Laws (Chairman: William W. Bowers; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Rivers and Harbors, Rivers and Harbors (Chairman: Warren B. Hooker; Ranking Member: Blackburn B. Dovener) * United States House Committee on Rules, Rules (Chairman: Thomas B. Reed; Ranking Member: Charles F. Crisp) * United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Standards of Official Conduct * United States House Committee on Territories, Territories (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Philip B. Low) * United States House Committee on Ventilation and Acoustics, Ventilation and Acoustics (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Harry Skinner) * United States House Committee on War Claims, War Claims (Chairman: Thaddeus M. Mahon; Ranking Member: Samuel Pugh) * United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Ways and Means (Chairman: Nelson Dingley; Ranking Member: Walter Evans (American politician), Walter Evans) * Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives), Whole

Joint committees

* United States Congress Joint Select Committee on Alcohol in the Arts, Alcohol in the Arts (Select) * United States Congress Joint Special Committee on Conditions of Indian Tribes, Conditions of Indian Tribes (Special) * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Disposition of Executive Papers, Disposition of (Useless) Executive Papers * United States Congress Joint Committee to Investigate Charities and Reformatory Institutions in the District of Columbia, Investigate Charities and Reformatory Institutions in the District of Columbia * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Library, The Library * United States Congress Joint Committee on Printing, Printing * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Ford's Theater Disaster, Ford's Theater Disaster

Caucuses

* House Democratic Caucus, Democratic (House) * Senate Democratic Caucus, Democratic (Senate)

Employees

List of federal agencies in the United States#Legislative branch, Legislative branch agency directors

* Architect of the Capitol: Edward Clark (architect), Edward Clark * Librarian of Congress: Ainsworth Rand Spofford * Public Printer of the United States: Thomas E. Benedict

Senate

* Chaplain of the United States Senate, Chaplain: William H. Millburn (Methodism, Methodist) * Secretary of the United States Senate, Secretary: William Ruffin Cox * United States Senate Librarian, Librarian: Alonzo M. Church * Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, Sergeant at Arms: Richard J. Bright

House of Representatives

* Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, Chaplain: Edward P. Bagby (Disciples of Christ), until December 2, 1895 ** Henry N. Couden (Universalist Church of America, Universalist), elected December 2, 1895 * Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk: James Kerr (Pennsylvania politician), James Kerr, until December 2, 1895 ** Alexander McDowell, from December 2, 1895 * Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk at the Speaker's Table: Asher C. Hinds * Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives, Doorkeeper: William J. Glenn, elected December 2, 1895 * Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives, Postmaster: Joseph C. McElroy, elected December 2, 1895 * Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Reading Clerks: E.L. Sampson (D) and R.S. Hatcher (R) * Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Sergeant at Arms: Herman W. Snow, until December 2, 1895 ** Benjamin F. Russell, from December 2, 1895

References

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External links

Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress

* * * * * {{USCongresses 54th United States Congress,

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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 = 135,765 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, 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 wes ...

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 to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capita ...

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 Del ...

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 to ...

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 ...

Idaho Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyomi ...

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 Rockf ...

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 s ...

Iowa Iowa () is a state in the 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: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to th ...

Kansas Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to th ...

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 ...

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 borde ...

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 ...

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 to ...

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Michigan Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and ...

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 to ...

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 ...

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 ...

Montana Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columb ...

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 ...

Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a state in the 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. Nevada is the 7th-most extensive, ...

New Hampshire New Hampshire is a 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 to the nor ...

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 Delaware ...

New York

North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and ...

North Dakota North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minnesota to the east, So ...

Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...

Oregon Oregon () is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho. T ...

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, ...

Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area and the seventh-least populous, with slightly fewer than 1.1 million residents as of 2020, but it ...

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 = ...

South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux Native American tribes, who comprise a large porti ...

Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...

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 ...

Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...

Vermont Vermont () is a 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 to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to ...

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 ar ...

Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...

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 B ...

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 ...

Wyoming Wyoming () is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to the s ...

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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 = 135,765 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, 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 wes ...

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 to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capita ...

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 Del ...

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 to ...

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 ...

Idaho Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyomi ...

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 Rockf ...

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 s ...

Iowa Iowa () is a state in the 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: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to th ...

Kansas Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to th ...

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 ...

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 borde ...

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 ...

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 to ...

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

Michigan Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and ...

Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States A metonym for the federal government of the United States Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...

Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States A metonym for the federal government of the United States Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...