The 41st 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, 1869, to March 4, 1871, during the first two years of Ulysses S. Grant's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the

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was based on the 1860 United States census. Both chambers had a Republican majority.

Major events

* March 4, 1869:

Ulysses Grant Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant; April 27, 1822July 23, 1885) was the 18th president of the United States, serving from 1869 to 1877. In 1865, as commanding general, Grant led the Union Army to victory in the American Civil War ...

became

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* March 4, 1869:

Carl Schurz Carl Christian Schurz (; March 2, 1829 – May 14, 1906) was a German-American revolutionary and an American statesman, journalist, and reformer. He migrated to the United States after the German revolutions of 1848–1849 and became a prominent ...

R-Missouri became the first

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to serve in the

* May 10, 1869:

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marked the completion of the

First transcontinental railroad America's first transcontinental railroad (known originally as the "Pacific Railroad" and later as the "Overland Route (Union Pacific Railroad), Overland Route") was a continuous railroad line built between 1863 and 1869 that connected the exis ...

Promontory, Utah Promontory is an area of high ground in Box Elder County, Utah, United States, 32 mi (51 km) west of Brigham City and 66 mi (106 km) northwest of Salt Lake City. Rising to an elevation of 4,902 feet (1,494 m) above s ...

* December 10, 1869:

Wyoming Territory The Territory of Wyoming was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 25, 1868, until July 10, 1890, when it was admitted to the Union as the State of Wyoming. Cheyenne was the territorial capital. The ...

gave women the right to vote, one of the first such laws in the world * February 12, 1870:

Utah Territory The Territory of Utah was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from September 9, 1850, until January 4, 1896, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Utah, the 45th st ...

gave women the right to vote * February 25, 1870: Senator

Hiram Rhodes Revels Hiram Rhodes Revels (September 27, 1827Different sources list his birth year as either 1827 or 1822. – January 16, 1901) was an American Republican politician, minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and college administrator. Bo ...

became the first African American in the U.S. Congress

Major legislation

* March 18, 1869:

Public Credit Act of 1869 The Public Credit Act of 1869 in the USA states that bondholders who purchased bonds to help finance the Civil War (1861 – 1865) would be paid back in gold. The act was signed on March 18, 1869, and was mainly supported by the Republican P ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 1, * April 10, 1869:

Judiciary Act of 1869 The Judiciary Act of 1869 (41st Congress, Sess. 1, ch. 22, , enacted April 10, 1869), formally An Act to amend the Judicial System of the United States and is sometimes called the Circuit Judges Act of 1869. It provided that the Supreme Court of ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 22, * May 31, 1870:

Enforcement Act of 1870 The Enforcement Act of 1870, also known as the Civil Rights Act of 1870 or First Ku Klux Klan Act, or Force Act (41st Congress, Sess. 2, ch. 114, , enacted May 31, 1870, effective 1871), is a United States federal law that empowers the Presiden ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 114, * June 22, 1870: An Act to establish the

Department of Justice A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice, is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 150, * June 29, 1870: An Act to reorganize the

Marine Hospital Service The Marine Hospital Service was an organization of Marine Hospitals dedicated to the care of ill and disabled seamen in the United States Merchant Marine, the U.S. Coast Guard and other federal beneficiaries. The Marine Hospital Service evolved ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 169, * July 12, 1870:

Currency Act of 1870 The Currency Act of 1870 (41st Congress, Sess. 2, ch. 252, , enacted July 12, 1870) maintained greenbacks issued during the American Civil War at their existing level, about $356 million, neither contracting them nor issuing more. It replaced $45 ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 252, * July 14, 1870:

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, Sess. 2, ch. 256, * February 21, 1871:

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, Sess. 3, ch. 62, ,

Constitutional amendments

* February 3, 1870: Fifteenth Amendment was ratified by the requisite number of states (then 28) to become part of the Constitution

States readmitted

* January 26, 1870: Virginia rejoined the Union * February 23, 1870: Mississippi rejoined the Union * March 30, 1870: Texas rejoined the Union * July 15, 1870: Georgia rejoined the Union, the last former Confederate state to be readmitted

Party summary

The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this Congress, and includes members from vacancies and newly admitted states, when they were first seated. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section. During this Congress,

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States ...

Mississippi Mississippi ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Alabama to the east, the Gulf of Mexico to the south, Louisiana to the s ...

Texas Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the we ...

, and

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States Georgia may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Georgia (name), a list of pe ...

were readmitted to representation.

Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

Senate

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...

Schuyler Colfax Schuyler Colfax Jr. ( ; March 23, 1823January 13, 1885) was an American journalist, businessman, and politician who served as the 17th vice president of the United States from 1869 to 1873, and prior to that as the 25th Speaker of the United Sta ...

(R) * President pro tempore:

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

(R)

House of Representatives

Speaker Speaker most commonly refers to: * Speaker, a person who produces speech * Loudspeaker, a device that produces sound ** Computer speakers Speaker, Speakers, or The Speaker may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * "Speaker" (song), by David ...

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

(R) *

Republican Conference Chairman The Senate Republican Conference is the formal organization of the Republican senators in the United States Senate. Over the last century, the mission of the conference has expanded and been shaped as a means of informing the media of the opin ...

: Robert C. Schenck and

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

* Democratic Caucus Chairman:

William E. Niblack William Ellis Niblack (May 19, 1822 – May 7, 1893) was a politician and judge who served as a U.S. Representative from Indiana, a judge on the Indiana Supreme Court, and a member of both the Indiana Senate and the Indiana House of Representa ...

and

Samuel J. Randall Samuel Jackson Randall (October 10, 1828April 13, 1890) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who represented the Queen Village, Society Hill, and Northern Liberties neighborhoods of Philadelphia from 1863 to 1890 and served as the 44t ...

Members

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

Senate

Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, "Class 1" meant their term began in this Congress, facing re-election in 1874; "Class 2" meant their term ended in this Congress, facing re-election in 1870; and "Class 3" meant their term began in the last Congress, facing re-election in 1872.

Alabama Alabama ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South, Deep Southern regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gu ...

: 2.

Willard Warner Willard Warner (September 4, 1826 – November 23, 1906) was a brevet brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was a U.S. senator from the state of Alabama after the war. Early life and career Warner was born in ...

(R) : 3.

George E. Spencer George Eliphaz Spencer (November 1, 1836 – February 19, 1893) was an American politician and a U.S. senator from the state of Alabama who also served as an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Biography Born in Champion, ...

(R)

Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the West South Central region of the Southern United States. It borders Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, Texas to the southwest, and Oklahoma ...

: 2. Alexander McDonald (R) : 3.

Benjamin F. Rice Benjamin Franklin Rice (May 26, 1828 – January 19, 1905) was a Republican Party (United States), Republican politician from Arkansas, among several states, who represented that state in the United States Senate during the Reconstruction Era ...

(R)

California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...

: 1.

Eugene Casserly Eugene Casserly (November 13, 1820June 14, 1883) was an Irish-born American journalist, lawyer, and politician. He was the son of scholar Patrick S. Casserly, and he served in the United States Senate from California. Biography Eugene Casserl ...

(D) : 3.

Cornelius Cole Cornelius Cole (September 17, 1822 – November 3, 1924) was an American politician who served a single term in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican Party (United States), Republican representing California from 1863 to 1865 ...

(R)

Connecticut Connecticut ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. ...

: 1. William A. Buckingham (R) : 3. Orris S. Ferry (R)

Delaware Delaware ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic states, South Atlantic regions of the United States. It borders Maryland to its south and west, Pennsylvania to its north, New Jersey ...

: 1. Thomas F. Bayard (D) : 2.

Willard Saulsbury Sr. Willard Saulsbury Sr. (June 2, 1820 – April 6, 1892) was an American lawyer and politician from Georgetown, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, who served as Attorney General of Delaware, U.S. Senator from Delaware and Chancell ...

(D)

Florida Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic ...

: 1.

Abijah Gilbert Abijah Gilbert (June 18, 1806November 23, 1881) was an American politician who served one term as a United States Senator from Florida, from 1869 to 1875. Early life and career Born in Gilbertsville, New York, Gilbert attended Gilbertsville A ...

(R) : 3. Thomas W. Osborn (R)

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States Georgia may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Georgia (name), a list of pe ...

: 2. Homer V. M. Miller (D), from February 24, 1871 : 3.

Joshua Hill Joshua or Josh Hill may refer to: * Joshua Hill (baseball) (born 1983), Australian baseball player * Joshua Hill (Pitcairn Island leader) (1773–c. 1844), American adventurer * Joshua Hill (politician) (1812–1891), American politician * Jos ...

(R), from February 1, 1871

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...

: 2. Richard Yates (R) : 3.

Lyman Trumbull Lyman Trumbull (October 12, 1813 – June 25, 1896) was an American lawyer, judge, and politician who represented the state of Illinois in the United States Senate from 1855 to 1873. Trumbull was a leading abolitionist attorney and key polit ...

(R)

Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...

: 1. Daniel D. Pratt (R) : 3. Oliver P. Morton (R)

Iowa Iowa ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the upper Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west; Wisconsin to the northeast, Ill ...

: 2. James W. Grimes (R), until December 6, 1869 :: James B. Howell (R), from January 18, 1870 : 3. James Harlan (R)

Kansas Kansas ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the west. Kansas is named a ...

: 2.

Edmund G. Ross Edmund Gibson Ross (December 7, 1826May 8, 1907) was an American politician who represented Kansas after the American Civil War and was later governor of the New Mexico Territory. His vote against convicting President Andrew Johnson of "high cri ...

(R) : 3. Samuel C. Pomeroy (R)

Kentucky Kentucky (, ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the ...

: 2.

Thomas C. McCreery Thomas Clay McCreery (December 12, 1816July 10, 1890) was an American politician who was a Democratic U.S. Senator from Kentucky from 1868 to 1871 and again from 1873 to 1879. Biography Born at Yelvington, Kentucky, McCreery graduated fro ...

(D) : 3.

Garrett Davis Garrett Davis (September 10, 1801 – September 22, 1872) was an American attorney and politician who represented Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives from 1839 to 1847 and the United States Senate from 1861 to his death. Earl ...

(D)

Louisiana Louisiana ( ; ; ) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It borders Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, and Mississippi to the east. Of the 50 U.S. states, it ranks 31st in area and 25 ...

: 2. John S. Harris (R) : 3. William P. Kellogg (R)

Maine Maine ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeasternmost state in the Contiguous United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Provinces and ...

: 1.

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

(R) : 2. William P. Fessenden (R), until September 8, 1869 ::

Lot M. Morrill Lot Myrick Morrill (May 3, 1813 – January 10, 1883) was an American politician who served as the 28th governor of Maine, as a United States senator, and as U.S. secretary of the treasury under President Ulysses S. Grant. An advocate for hard ...

(R), from October 30, 1869

Maryland Maryland ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It borders the states of Virginia to its south, West Virginia to its west, Pennsylvania to its north, and Delaware to its east ...

: 1. William T. Hamilton (D) : 3.

George Vickers George Vickers (November 19, 1801October 8, 1879), a Democratic Party (United States), Democrat, was a United States Senate, United States Senator from Maryland, serving from 1868 to 1873. He cast the deciding vote in the Senate that saved Presi ...

(D)

Massachusetts Massachusetts ( ; ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine to its east, Connecticut and Rhode ...

: 1.

Charles Sumner Charles Sumner (January 6, 1811March 11, 1874) was an American lawyer and statesman who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1851 until his death in 1874. Before and during the American Civil War, he was a leading American ...

(R) : 2.

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

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Michigan Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, ...

: 1.

Zachariah Chandler Zachariah Chandler (December 10, 1813 – November 1, 1879) was an American businessman, politician, and one of the founders of the Republican Party, whose radical wing he dominated as a lifelong abolitionist. He was mayor of Detroit, a four-ter ...

(R) : 2.

Jacob M. Howard Jacob Merritt Howard (July 10, 1805 – April 2, 1871) was an American attorney and politician. He was most notable for his service as a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan, and his political career spanned the Ame ...

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Minnesota Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...

: 1.

Alexander Ramsey Alexander Ramsey (September 8, 1815 April 22, 1903) was an American politician, who became the first Minnesota Territorial Governor and later became a U.S. Senator. He served as a Whig and Republican over a variety of offices between the 18 ...

(R) : 2. Daniel S. Norton (R), until July 14, 1870 ::

William Windom William Windom may refer to: * William Windom (politician) (1827–1891), U.S. representative from Minnesota * William Windom (actor) (1923–2012), his great-grandson, American actor See also * William Windham (disambiguation) {{hndis, Wi ...

(R), July 15, 1870 – January 22, 1871 :: Ozora P. Stearns (R), from January 22, 1871

Mississippi Mississippi ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Alabama to the east, the Gulf of Mexico to the south, Louisiana to the s ...

: 1.

Adelbert Ames Adelbert Ames (October 31, 1835 – April 13, 1933) was an American sailor, soldier, businessman and politician who served with distinction as a Union Army general during the American Civil War. A Radical Republican, he was military governor ...

(R), from February 23, 1870 : 2.

Hiram R. Revels Hiram Rhodes Revels (September 27, 1827Different sources list his birth year as either 1827 or 1822. – January 16, 1901) was an American Republican politician, minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and college administrator. Bo ...

(R), from February 23, 1870

Missouri Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it border ...

: 1.

(R) : 3. Charles D. Drake (R), until December 19, 1870 :: Daniel T. Jewett (R), December 19, 1870 – January 20, 1871 :: Francis P. Blair Jr. (D), from January 20, 1871

Nebraska Nebraska ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Ka ...

: 1. Thomas Tipton (R) : 2. John M. Thayer (R)

Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a landlocked state in the Western United States. It borders Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the seventh-most extensive, th ...

: 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 County, ...

(R) : 3. James W. Nye (R)

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

: 2. Aaron H. Cragin (R) : 3. James W. Patterson (R)

New Jersey New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeas ...

: 1.

John P. Stockton John Potter Stockton (August 2, 1826January 22, 1900) was a New Jersey politician who served in the United States Senate as a Democrat. He was New Jersey Attorney General for twenty years (1877 to 1897), and served as United States Minister to ...

(D) : 2. Alexander G. Cattell (R)

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

: 1.

Reuben E. Fenton Reuben Eaton Fenton (July 4, 1819August 25, 1885) was an American merchant and politician from New York. In the mid-19th century, he served as a U.S. Representative, a U.S. Senator, and as Governor of New York. Early life Fenton was born near ...

(R) : 3.

Roscoe Conkling Roscoe Conkling (October 30, 1829April 18, 1888) was an American lawyer and Republican Party (United States), Republican politician who represented New York (state), New York in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Se ...

(R)

North Carolina North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia (U.S. stat ...

: 2. Joseph C. Abbott (R) : 3.

John Pool John Pool (June 16, 1826August 16, 1884) was a Republican U.S. Senator from the state of North Carolina between 1868 and 1873. He was also the uncle of Congressman Walter Freshwater Pool. He was born in Pasquotank County, North Carolina near ...

(R)

Ohio Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...

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

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

(R)

Oregon Oregon ( , ) is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is a part of the Western U.S., with the Columbia River delineating much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while t ...

: 2. George H. Williams (R) : 3. Henry W. Corbett (R)

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions o ...

: 1. John Scott (R) : 3.

Simon Cameron Simon Cameron (March 8, 1799June 26, 1889) was an American businessman and politician who represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate and served as United States Secretary of War under President Abraham Lincoln at the start of the Ameri ...

(R)

Rhode Island Rhode Island ( ) is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Connecticut to its west; Massachusetts to its north and east; and the Atlantic Ocean to its south via Rhode Island Sound and Block Is ...

: 1.

William Sprague IV William Sprague IV (September 12, 1830September 11, 1915) was the 27th Governor of Rhode Island from 1860 to 1863, and U.S. Senator from 1863 to 1875. He participated in the First Battle of Bull Run during the American Civil War while he was a ...

(R) : 2.

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South Carolina South Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders North Carolina to the north and northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and Georgia (U.S. state), Georg ...

: 2.

Thomas J. Robertson Thomas James Robertson (August 3, 1823October 13, 1897) was a United States senator from South Carolina. Born near Winnsboro, he completed preparatory studies and graduated from South Carolina College (now the University of South Carolina) at ...

(R) : 3. Frederick A. Sawyer (R)

Tennessee Tennessee (, ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina t ...

: 1.

William G. Brownlow William Gannaway "Parson" Brownlow (August 29, 1805April 29, 1877) was an American newspaper publisher, Methodist minister, book author, prisoner of war, lecturer, and politician who served as the 17th governor of Tennessee from 1865 to 1869 and ...

(R) : 2. Joseph S. Fowler (R)

Texas Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the we ...

: 1.

James W. Flanagan James Winright Flanagan (September 5, 1805September 28, 1887) was an American merchant, lawyer, and farmer from Henderson, Texas. Although never officially inaugurated, he briefly served as the lieutenant governor of Texas in 1870, before leavin ...

(R), from March 30, 1870 : 2.

Morgan C. Hamilton Morgan Calvin Hamilton (February 25, 1809 – November 21, 1893) was an American merchant, politician from Alabama and Texas, and brother of Andrew Jackson Hamilton. Both men were unusual as Unionists in Texas during the American Civil War. E ...

(R), from March 31, 1870

Vermont Vermont () is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, New York (state), New York to the west, and the Provinces and territories of Ca ...

: 1.

George F. Edmunds George Franklin Edmunds (February 1, 1828February 27, 1919) was an American attorney and Republican politician who represented the state of Vermont in the United States Senate from 1866 to 1891. He was a candidate for the Republican president ...

(R) : 3.

Justin S. Morrill Justin Smith Morrill (April 14, 1810December 28, 1898) was an American politician and entrepreneur who represented Vermont in the United States House of Representatives (1855–1867) and United States Senate (1867–1898). He is most widely reme ...

(R)

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States ...

: 2. John W. Johnston (D), from January 26, 1870 : 1.

John F. Lewis John Francis Lewis (March 1, 1818September 2, 1895) was an American planter and politician from Rockingham County, Virginia. He represented Rockingham County as a Whig during the Virginia Secession Convention of 1861 and refused to sign the fina ...

(R), from January 26, 1870

West Virginia West Virginia is a mountainous U.S. state, state in the Southern United States, Southern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.The United States Census Bureau, Census Bureau and the Association of American ...

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Arthur I. Boreman Arthur Ingram Boreman (July 24, 1823April 19, 1896) was an American lawyer, politician and judge who helped found the U.S. state of West Virginia. Raised in Tyler County, West Virginia, he served as the state's first governor, and a United St ...

(R) : 2. Waitman T. Willey (R)

Wisconsin Wisconsin ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States. It borders Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michig ...

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Matthew H. Carpenter Matthew Hale Carpenter (born Decatur Merritt Hammond Carpenter; – ) was an American lawyer, politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He represented Wisconsin for eight years as a United States senator, from 1869 to 1875 and again from 1879 unti ...

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Alabama Alabama ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South, Deep Southern regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gu ...

: . Alfred E. Buck (R) : . Charles W. Buckley (R) : . Robert S. Heflin (R) : .

Charles Hays ''For the public official in Idaho see Charles Marshall Hays'' Charles Hays (February 2, 1834 – June 24, 1879) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama. Biography Hays was born at "Hays Mount," in Greene County, Alabama near Boligee wher ...

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Peter M. Dox Peter Myndert Dox (September 11, 1813 – April 2, 1891) was an American politician who served the state of Alabama in the U.S. House of Representatives between 1869 and 1873. Early life Dox was born in Geneva, Ontario County, New York on Septemb ...

(D) : . William C. Sherrod (D)

Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the West South Central region of the Southern United States. It borders Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, Texas to the southwest, and Oklahoma ...

: . Logan H. Roots (R) : . Anthony A. C. Rogers (D) : . Thomas Boles (R)

California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...

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

(R) : . James A. Johnson (D)

Connecticut Connecticut ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. ...

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Julius L. Strong Julius Levi Strong (November 8, 1828 – September 7, 1872) was an American politician from Connecticut who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1869 to 1872. Early life and education Strong was born i ...

(R) : . Stephen W. Kellogg (R) : . Henry H. Starkweather (R) : . William H. Barnum (D)

Delaware Delaware ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic states, South Atlantic regions of the United States. It borders Maryland to its south and west, Pennsylvania to its north, New Jersey ...

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Benjamin T. Biggs Benjamin Thomas Biggs (October 1, 1821 – December 25, 1893) was an American politician from Middletown in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a veteran of the Mexican–American War and a member of the Democratic Party, who served as U.S. R ...

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Florida Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic ...

: . Charles M. Hamilton (R)

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States Georgia may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Georgia (name), a list of pe ...

: . William W. Paine (D), from December 22, 1870 : .

Richard H. Whiteley Richard Henry Whiteley (December 22, 1830 – September 26, 1890) was a U.S. representative and U.S. senator-elect from Georgia. He is the only Republican to ever hold the 2nd congressional district from Georgia. Biography Born in County Kild ...

(R), from December 22, 1870 : . Marion Bethune (R), from December 22, 1870 : . Jefferson F. Long (R), from January 16, 1871 : . Stephen A. Corker (D), from January 24, 1871 : .

William P. Price William Pierce Price (January 29, 1835 – November 4, 1908) was a politician who served in the United States House of Representatives. Price was born in Dahlonega, Georgia. Early life and education Price was born to William Pierce Price Sr., ...

(D), from December 22, 1870 : . Pierce M. B. Young (D), from December 22, 1870

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...

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Norman B. Judd Norman Buel Judd (January 10, 1815 – November 11, 1878) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, and the grandfather of U.S. Representative Norman Judd Gould of New York. Born January 10, 1815, in Rome, New York, son of Norman Judd and Cat ...

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John F. Farnsworth John Franklin Farnsworth (March 27, 1820 – July 14, 1897) was a seven-term United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Illinois (1857-1861, 1863-1873) and a Colonel (United States), colonel in the Union Army during the Am ...

(R) : . Elihu B. Washburne (R), until March 6, 1869 :: Horatio C. Burchard (R), from December 6, 1869 : . John B. Hawley (R) : . Ebon C. Ingersoll (R) : . Burton C. Cook (R) : . Jesse H. Moore (R) : .

Shelby M. Cullom Shelby Moore Cullom (November 22, 1829 – January 28, 1914) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives, the United States Senate and as the 17th Governor of Illinois. He was Illinois's longest serving s ...

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Thompson W. McNeely Thompson Ware McNeely (October 5, 1835 – July 23, 1921) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Jacksonville, Illinois, Mcneely attended the public schools and Jubilee College in Peoria, Illinois. He graduated from Lombard College ...

(D) : . Albert G. Burr (D) : .

Samuel S. Marshall Samuel Scott Marshall (March 12, 1821 – July 26, 1890) was an American politician and attorney who served a total of seven terms as a U.S. representative from Illinois. He was a member of the Democratic Party. Early life and education Born n ...

(D) : . John B. Hay (R) : . John M. Crebs (D) : . John A. Logan (R), until March 3, 1871

Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...

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(D) : . Michael C. Kerr (D) : .

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

(D) : . George W. Julian (R) : . John Coburn (R) : .

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

(D) : . Godlove S. Orth (R) : . James N. Tyner (R) : .

John P. C. Shanks John Peter Cleaver Shanks (June 17, 1826 – January 23, 1901) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1867 to 1875 and an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Biography Born in Martinsburg, Virginia (now West Virg ...

(R) : . William Williams (R) : .

Jasper Packard Jasper Packard (February 1, 1832 – December 13, 1899) was an American attorney, Civil War veteran, and politician who, from 1869 to 1875, served three terms as a member of the United States House of Representatives for Indiana's at-large cong ...

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Iowa Iowa ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the upper Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west; Wisconsin to the northeast, Ill ...

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

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William Smyth William Smyth (or Smith) ( – 2 January 1514) was Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield from 1493 to 1496 and then Bishop of Lincoln until his death. He held political offices, the most important being Lord President of the Council of Wales and ...

(R), until September 30, 1870 :: William P. Wolf (R), from December 6, 1870 : .

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 t ...

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William Loughridge William Loughridge (July 11, 1827 – September 26, 1889) was a pioneer attorney, judge, and three-term United States Congressman from Iowa. He was born in Youngstown, Ohio, where he attended the common schools. After studying law, he was ad ...

(R) : . Francis W. Palmer (R) : . Charles Pomeroy (R)

Kansas Kansas ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the west. Kansas is named a ...

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Sidney Clarke Sidney Clarke (October 16, 1831 – June 18, 1909) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas, a Kansas state speaker of the house, and an Oklahoma territorial legislator. He was a part of the Oklahoma statehood movement. Early life Born in Southbri ...

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Kentucky Kentucky (, ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the ...

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William N. Sweeney William Northcut Sweeney (May 5, 1832 – April 21, 1895) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Born in Liberty, Kentucky, Sweeney attended the common schools and Bethany College. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1853 and commen ...

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Jacob Golladay Jacob Shall Golladay (January 19, 1819 – May 20, 1887) was a 19th-century politician from Kentucky. He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives and Senate, followed by two terms as a United States representative for the 3rd congression ...

(D), until February 28, 1870 :: Joseph H. Lewis (D), from May 10, 1870 : .

J. Proctor Knott James Proctor Knott (August 29, 1830 – June 18, 1911) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky and served as the 29th Governor of Kentucky from 1883 to 1887. Born in Kentucky, he moved to Missouri in 1850 and began his political career the ...

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Boyd Winchester Boyd Winchester (September 23, 1836 – May 18, 1923) was a United States representative from Kentucky. He was born in Ascension Parish, Louisiana. He pursued preparatory studies and then attended Centre College in Danville, Kentucky and the Uni ...

(D) : . Thomas L. Jones (D) : .

James B. Beck James Burnie Beck (February 13, 1822May 3, 1890) was a Scottish-American United States Representative and Senator from Kentucky. Life Born in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, Beck migrated to the United States in 1838 and settled in Wyoming County, ...

(D) : . George M. Adams (D) : . John M. Rice (D)

Louisiana Louisiana ( ; ; ) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It borders Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, and Mississippi to the east. Of the 50 U.S. states, it ranks 31st in area and 25 ...

: . J. Hale Sypher (R), from November 7, 1870 : . Lionel A. Sheldon (R) : . Chester B. Darrall (R) : . Joseph P. Newsham (R), from May 23, 1870 : . Frank Morey (R)

Maine Maine ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeasternmost state in the Contiguous United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Provinces and ...

: . John Lynch (R) : .

Samuel P. Morrill Samuel Plummer Morrill (February 11, 1816 – August 4, 1892) was a nineteenth-century politician and minister from Maine. Born in Chesterville, Massachusetts (now in Maine), Morrill attended common schools as a child and later attended F ...

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(R) : . John A. Peters (R) : .

Eugene Hale Eugene Hale (June 9, 1836October 27, 1918) was an American politician who was a Republican Party (United States), Republican United States Senator from Maine. Biography Born in Turner, Maine, he was educated in local schools and at Maine's Hebr ...

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Maryland Maryland ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It borders the states of Virginia to its south, West Virginia to its west, Pennsylvania to its north, and Delaware to its east ...

: . Samuel Hambleton (D) : . Stevenson Archer (D) : .

Thomas Swann Thomas Swann (February 3, 1809 – July 24, 1883) was an American lawyer and politician who also was President of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad as it completed track to Wheeling and gained access to the Ohio River Valley. Initially a Know-Not ...

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Patrick Hamill Patrick Hamill (April 28, 1817 – January 15, 1895) was a U.S. Congressman from the fourth district of Maryland, serving one term from 1869 to 1871. Hamill attended the common schools in Westernport, Maryland, and engaged in the real estate b ...

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Frederick Stone Frederick Stone (February 7, 1820 – October 17, 1899) was a lawyer who served two terms as a U.S. Congressman from the fifth district of Maryland from 1867 to 1871. Education and career Stone was born in Leonardtown, Maryland, and grad ...

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Massachusetts Massachusetts ( ; ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine to its east, Connecticut and Rhode ...

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James Buffington James Lawrence Buffington (May 15, 1922, Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania – July 20, 1981, Englewood, New Jersey) was an American jazz, studio, and classical hornist. Buffington was a busy studio and jazz player on the French horn. He was an auto ...

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Oakes Ames Oakes Ames (January 10, 1804 – May 8, 1873) was an American businessman, investor, and politician. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts. As a congressman, he is credited by many historians as being ...

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Ginery Twichell Ginery Twichell (August 26, 1811 – July 23, 1883) was president of the Boston and Worcester Railroad in the 1860s, the Republican Representative for Massachusetts for three consecutive terms and the sixth president of the Atchison, Tope ...

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Samuel Hooper Samuel Hooper (February 3, 1808 – February 14, 1875) was a businessman and member of Congress from Massachusetts. Early life Hooper was born in Marblehead, Massachusetts. His father, Robert Hooper, was a shipping merchant and later served a ...

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Benjamin F. Butler Benjamin Franklin Butler (November 5, 1818 – January 11, 1893) was an American major general of the Union Army, politician, lawyer, and businessman from Massachusetts. Born in New Hampshire and raised in Lowell, Massachusetts, Butler was a ...

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George S. Boutwell George Sewall Boutwell (January 28, 1818 – February 27, 1905) was an American politician, lawyer, and statesman from Massachusetts. He served as Secretary of the Treasury under President Ulysses S. Grant, the 20th governor of Massachusetts, a ...

(R), until March 12, 1869 :: George M. Brooks (R), from November 2, 1869 : .

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

(R) : . William B. Washburn (R) : .

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

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Michigan Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, ...

: . Fernando C. Beaman (R) : .

William L. Stoughton William Lewis Stoughton (March 20, 1827 – June 6, 1888) was a politician and soldier from U.S. state of Michigan who served in the United States Congress, as well as serving as an officer and brigade commander in the Union Army during the Amer ...

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Austin Blair Austin Blair (February 8, 1818 – August 6, 1894) was a politician who served as the 13th governor of Michigan during the American Civil War and in Michigan's House of Representatives and Senate as well as the U.S. Senate. He was known a ...

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Thomas W. Ferry Thomas White Ferry (June 10, 1827October 13, 1896), or T. W. Ferry, represented Michigan in the United States House of Representatives and then in the United States Senate. Ferry served as president pro tempore of the Senate during the 44th an ...

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Omar D. Conger Omar Dwight Conger (April 1, 1818July 11, 1898) was a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan. Conger was born in Cooperstown, New York, son of the Rev. Enoch Conger and Esther (West) Conger. The Conger family moved ...

(R) : . Randolph Strickland (R)

Minnesota Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...

: . Morton S. Wilkinson (R) : .

Eugene M. Wilson Eugene McLanahan Wilson (December 25, 1833 – April 10, 1890) was an American lawyer and Democratic Party (United States), Democratic politician who served in various legal and political offices in Minnesota including as a United States Hou ...

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Mississippi Mississippi ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Alabama to the east, the Gulf of Mexico to the south, Louisiana to the s ...

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George E. Harris George Emrick Harris (January 6, 1827 – March 19, 1911) was an American lawyer, Civil War veteran and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Mississippi from 1870 to 1873. Early life George Emrick Harris was born on Jan ...

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Joseph L. Morphis Joseph Lewis Morphis (April 17, 1831 – July 29, 1913) was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi. Born near Pocahontas, McNairy County, Tennessee, Morphis pursued elementary studies. He engaged in planting. He served as a member of the Mis ...

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Henry W. Barry Henry W. Barry (April 1840 – June 7, 1875) was a Union army officer during the American Civil War, reaching the rank of Brevet Brigadier General. He commanded a regiment of United States Colored Troops. After the war, he became an attorney a ...

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George C. McKee George Colin McKee (October 2, 1837 – November 17, 1890) was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi. A lawyer in Illinois, he served with the Union army during the Civil War and afterwards settled in Vicksburg, Mississippi. A Republican, he was ...

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Legrand W. Perce Legrand (or ''Le Grand'') Winfield Perce (June 19, 1836 – March 16, 1911) was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi. Born in Buffalo, New York, Perce completed preparatory studies. He attended Genesee College in Lima, New York, and graduated ...

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Missouri Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it border ...

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Erastus Wells Erastus Wells (December 2, 1823 – October 2, 1893) was a 19th-century politician and businessman from Missouri. Wells was born in Jefferson County, New York, and was the only son of Otis Wells, a descendant of Hugh Welles, an early colonis ...

(D) : . Gustavus A. Finkelnburg (R) : . James R. McCormick (D) : . Sempronius H. Boyd (R) : .

Samuel S. Burdett Samuel Swinfin Burdett (February 21, 1836 – September 24, 1914) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Missouri. Biography He was born on February 21, 1836, in The Old Manse, Broughton Astley, bordering Sutton ...

(R) : . Robert T. Van Horn (R) : . Joel F. Asper (R) : .

John F. Benjamin John Forbes Benjamin (January 23, 1817 – March 8, 1877) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born in Cicero, New York, Benjamin attended the public schools. He moved to Texas in 1845 and to Missour ...

(R) : . David P. Dyer (R)

Nebraska Nebraska ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Ka ...

: . John Taffe (R)

Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a landlocked state in the Western United States. It borders Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the seventh-most extensive, th ...

: . Thomas Fitch (R)

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

: . Jacob H. Ela (R) : . Aaron F. Stevens (R) : . Jacob Benton (R)

New Jersey New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeas ...

: . William Moore (R) : . Charles Haight (D) : . John T. Bird (D) : . John Hill (R) : .

Orestes Cleveland Orestes Cleveland (March 2, 1829 – March 30, 1896) was an American manufacturer and Democratic Party politician who represented for two terms from 1869 to 1871, and served two separate stints as Mayor of Jersey City. Early life and car ...

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

: . Henry A. Reeves (D) : . John G. Schumaker (D) : . Henry W. Slocum (D) : . John Fox (D) : .

John Morrissey John Morrissey (February 12, 1831 – May 1, 1878), also known as Old Smoke, was an Irish American politician, bare-knuckle boxing champion, and criminal. He became a bare-knuckle boxer, challenging and defeated "Yankee Sullivan", who w ...

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

(D) : . Hervey C. Calkin (D) : . James Brooks (D) : .

Fernando Wood Fernando Wood (June 14, 1812 – February 13, 1881) was an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politician, merchant, and real estate investor who served as the 73rd and 75th Mayor of New York, Mayor of New York City. ...

(D) : . Clarkson N. Potter (D) : . George W. Greene (D), until February 17, 1870 :: Charles H. Van Wyck (R), from February 17, 1870 : .

John H. Ketcham John Henry Ketcham (December 21, 1832 – November 4, 1906) was an American politician and military officer who was a United States representative from New York for over 33 years from 1877 to 1893 and from 1897 to 1906. He also served as a ...

(R) : . John A. Griswold (D) : . Stephen L. Mayham (D) : . Adolphus H. Tanner (R) : .

Orange Ferriss Orange Ferriss (November 26, 1814 – April 11, 1894) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Born at Glens Falls, New York, Ferriss completed preparatory studies. He attended the University of Vermont at Burlington, where he was a founding me ...

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William A. Wheeler William Almon Wheeler (June 30, 1819June 4, 1887) was an American politician and attorney who served as the 19th vice president of the United States from 1877 to 1881 under President Rutherford B. Hayes. A member of the Republican Party, he pr ...

(R) : . Stephen Sanford (R) : . Charles Knapp (R) : . Addison H. Laflin (R) : .

Alexander H. Bailey Alexander Hamilton Bailey (August 14, 1817 – April 20, 1874) was an American politician, a United States representative and judge from New York. Biography Bailey was born in Minisink, New York, Orange County, New York on August 14, 1817. He ...

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John C. Churchill John Charles Churchill (January 17, 1821 – June 4, 1905) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life John C. Churchill was born in Mooers, New York on January 17, 1821. He attended the Burr Seminary, Manchester, Vermont, and ...

(R) : . Dennis McCarthy (R) : . George W. Cowles (R) : .

William H. Kelsey William Henry Kelsey (October 2, 1812 – April 20, 1879) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Born in Smyrna, New York, Kelsey attended the common schools. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1843 and commenced practice in Geneseo, ...

(R) : . Giles W. Hotchkiss (R) : . Hamilton Ward Sr. (R) : . Noah Davis (R), until July 15, 1870 :: Charles H. Holmes (R), from December 6, 1870 : .

John Fisher John Fisher (c. 19 October 1469 – 22 June 1535) was an English Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Rochester from 1504 to 1535 and as chancellor of the University of Cambridge. He is honoured as a martyr and saint by the Catholic Chu ...

(R) : . David S. Bennett (R) : .

Porter Sheldon Porter Sheldon (September 29, 1831 – August 15, 1908) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from New York. Early life Born in Victor, New York, Sheldon completed preparatory studies, studied law, and was admitted to the bar ...

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North Carolina North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia (U.S. stat ...

: . Clinton L. Cobb (R) : .

David Heaton David Heaton (March 10, 1823 – June 25, 1870) was an American attorney and politician, a US representative from North Carolina. He earlier was elected to the state senates of Ohio and Minnesota. Early life and education Heaton was born in Hami ...

(R), until June 25, 1870 :: Joseph Dixon (R), from December 5, 1870 : . Oliver H. Dockery (R) : . John T. Deweese (R), until February 28, 1870 :: John Manning Jr. (D), from December 7, 1870 : . Israel G. Lash (R) : .

Francis E. Shober Francis Edwin Shober (March 12, 1831 – May 29, 1896) was an American politician who served as United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from North Carolina, secretary of the United States Senate, county judge, and a member o ...

(D) : . Alexander H. Jones (R)

Ohio Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...

: . Peter W. Strader (D) : . Job E. Stevenson (R) : . Robert C. Schenck (R), until January 5, 1871 : . William Lawrence (R) : . William Mungen (D) : . John A. Smith (R) : . James J. Winans (R) : . John Beatty (R) : . Edward F. Dickinson (D) : . Truman H. Hoag (D), until February 5, 1870 :: Erasmus D. Peck (R), from April 23, 1870 : . John T. Wilson (R) : .

Philadelph Van Trump Philadelph Van Trump (November 15, 1810 – July 31, 1874) was an American politician who served three terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1867 to 1873. Biography Born in Lancaster, Ohio, Van Trump attended a public school. He learn ...

(D) : . George W. Morgan (D) : . Martin Welker (R) : . Eliakim H. Moore (R) : .

John Bingham John Armor Bingham (January 21, 1815 – March 19, 1900) was an American politician who served as a Republican representative from Ohio and as the United States ambassador to Japan. In his time as a congressman, Bingham served as both assis ...

(R) : . Jacob A. Ambler (R) : . William H. Upson (R) : .

James A. Garfield James Abram Garfield (November 19, 1831 – September 19, 1881) was the 20th president of the United States, serving from March 1881 until his death in September that year after being shot two months earlier. A preacher, lawyer, and Civi ...

(R)

Oregon Oregon ( , ) is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is a part of the Western U.S., with the Columbia River delineating much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while t ...

: . Joseph S. Smith (D)

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions o ...

: .

(D) : . Charles O'Neill (R) : . John Moffet (D), until April 9, 1869 :: Leonard Myers (R), from April 9, 1869 : .

William D. Kelley William Darrah Kelley (April 12, 1814 – January 9, 1890) was an American politician from Philadelphia who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district from 1861 to 1890. ...

(R) : .

John R. Reading John Roberts Reading (November 1, 1826 – February 14, 1886) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography Born in Somerton, Philadelphia on November 1, 1826, Reading completed preparatory st ...

(D), until April 13, 1870 ::

Caleb N. Taylor Caleb Newbold Taylor (July 27, 1813 – November 15, 1887) was an American politician who served two terms as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania from 1867 to 1871, Early life Caleb Newbold Taylor was ...

(R), from April 13, 1870 : . John D. Stiles (D) : . Washington Townsend (R) : . J. Lawrence Getz (D) : .

Oliver J. Dickey Oliver James Dickey (April 6, 1823 – April 21, 1876) was a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography Oliver J. Dickey (son of John Dickey (U.S. politician), John Dicke ...

(R) : . Henry L. Cake (R) : . Daniel M. Van Auken (D) : . George W. Woodward (D) : .

Ulysses Mercur Ulysses Mercur (August 12, 1818 – June 6, 1887) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania and chief justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Early life and education Ulysses Mercur was born in Towanda ...

(R) : .

John B. Packer John Black Packer (March 21, 1824 – July 7, 1891) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography John B. Packer was born in Sunbury, Pennsylvania on March 21, 1824. Initially a private student, he l ...

(R) : . Richard J. Haldeman (D) : .

John Cessna John Cessna (June 29, 1821 – December 13, 1893) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Early life and education Cessna was born in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and Hal ...

(R) : .

Daniel J. Morrell Daniel Johnson Morrell (August 8, 1821 – August 19, 1885) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Early life Morrell was born in North Berwick, York County, Maine. He attended public schools. Afterwar ...

(R) : . William H. Armstrong (R) : . Glenni W. Scofield (R) : . Calvin W. Gilfillan (R) : .

John Covode John Covode (March 17, 1808 – January 11, 1871) was an American businessman and abolitionist politician. He served three terms in the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Early life Covode was born in Fairfield Towns ...

(R), February 9, 1870 – January 11, 1871 : . James S. Negley (R) : . Darwin Phelps (R) : . Joseph B. Donley (R)

Rhode Island Rhode Island ( ) is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Connecticut to its west; Massachusetts to its north and east; and the Atlantic Ocean to its south via Rhode Island Sound and Block Is ...

: . Thomas A. Jenckes (R) : . Nathan F. Dixon Jr. (R)

South Carolina South Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders North Carolina to the north and northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and Georgia (U.S. state), Georg ...

: . B. Frank Whittemore (R), until February 24, 1870 ::

Joseph Rainey Joseph Hayne Rainey (June 21, 1832 – August 1, 1887) was an American politician. He was the first black person to serve in the United States House of Representatives and the second black person (after Hiram Revels) to serve in the United Stat ...

(R), from December 12, 1870 : . Christopher C. Bowen (R) : .

Solomon L. Hoge Solomon Lafayette Hoge (July 11, 1836 – February 23, 1909) was a lawyer, soldier, judge and politician in Ohio and South Carolina. Hoge was born in Pickrelltown, Ohio, and he received his early childhood education at the public schools in ...

(R), from April 8, 1869 : . Alexander S. Wallace (R), from May 27, 1870

Tennessee Tennessee (, ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina t ...

: . Roderick R. Butler (R) : .

Horace Maynard Horace Maynard (August 30, 1814 – May 3, 1882) was an American educator, attorney, politician and diplomat active primarily in the second half of the 19th century. Initially elected to the House of Representatives from Tennessee's 2nd Cong ...

(R) : . William B. Stokes (R) : .

Lewis Tillman Lewis Tillman (August 18, 1816 – May 3, 1886) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 4th congressional district of Tennessee. Biography Tillman was born near Shelbyville, Tennessee i ...

(R) : . William F. Prosser (R) : . Samuel M. Arnell (R) : . Isaac R. Hawkins (R) : . William J. Smith (R)

Texas Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the we ...

: . George W. Whitmore (R), from March 30, 1870 : .

John C. Conner John Coggswell Conner (October 14, 1842 – December 10, 1873) was a U.S. Representative from Texas. Biography Born in Noblesville, Indiana, Conner attended the Noblesville public schools and Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana. He was a ...

(D), from March 31, 1870 : . William T. Clark (R), from March 31, 1870 : .

Edward Degener Edward Degener (October 20, 1809 – September 11, 1890) was a German-born American politician. He was a Republican U.S. Representative from Texas during the Reconstruction era. Originally from Germany, Degener moved to the United States ...

(R), from March 31, 1870

Vermont Vermont () is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, New York (state), New York to the west, and the Provinces and territories of Ca ...

: . Charles W. Willard (R) : . Luke P. Poland (R) : . Worthington C. Smith (R)

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States ...

: .

Richard S. Ayer Richard Small Ayer (October 9, 1829 – December 14, 1896) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia. Early and family life Born in Montville, Maine, Ayer attended the common schools. Career Ayer farmed and worked as a merchant for several years ...

(R), from January 31, 1870 : .

James H. Platt Jr. James Henry Platt Jr. (July 13, 1837 – August 13, 1894) was an American physician, politician and businessman. After participating in the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1868, Platt represented Virginia's 2nd congressional district in th ...

(R), from January 26, 1870 : . Charles H. Porter (R), from January 26, 1870 : .

George Booker George William Booker (December 5, 1821 – June 4, 1883) was a nineteenth-century American politician, farmer and lawyer from Henry County, Virginia who was a Unionist during the American Civil War, then served in various local offices du ...

(C), from January 26, 1870 : .

Robert Ridgway Robert Ridgway (July 2, 1850 – March 25, 1929) was an American ornithologist specializing in systematics. He was appointed in 1880 by Spencer Fullerton Baird, secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, to be the first full-time curator of birds ...

(C), from January 27, 1870 – October 16, 1870 :: Richard T. W. Duke (C), from November 8, 1870 : . William Milnes Jr. (C), from January 27, 1870 : . Lewis McKenzie (C), from January 31, 1870 : .

James K. Gibson James King Gibson (February 18, 1812 – March 30, 1879) was a nineteenth-century American politician, merchant, sheriff and banker from Virginia. He served one term in the United States House of Representatives. Early life James King Gibs ...

(C), from January 28, 1870

West Virginia West Virginia is a mountainous U.S. state, state in the Southern United States, Southern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.The United States Census Bureau, Census Bureau and the Association of American ...

: . Isaac H. Duval (R) : . James C. McGrew (R) : . John Witcher (R)

Wisconsin Wisconsin ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States. It borders Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michig ...

: . Halbert E. Paine (R) : . Benjamin F. Hopkins (R), until January 1, 1870 ::

David Atwood David Atwood (December 15, 1815 – December 11, 1889) was a nineteenth-century American politician, publisher, editor and printer from Wisconsin. He represented Wisconsin's 2nd Congressional District in the United States House of Represent ...

(R), from February 23, 1870 : .

Amasa Cobb Amasa Cobb (September 27, 1823July 5, 1905) was an Americans, American politician and judge. He was the 6th and 9th Chief Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court and the 5th Mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska. Earlier in his life, he was a United States ...

(R) : . Charles A. Eldredge (D) : .

Philetus Sawyer Philetus Sawyer (September 22, 1816March 29, 1900) was an American businessman, Republican politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was a United States Senator from Wisconsin for twelve years (1881–1893) and served ten years in the U.S. ...

(R) : .

Cadwallader C. Washburn Cadwallader Colden Washburn (April 22, 1818May 14, 1882) was an American businessman, politician, and soldier who founded a mill that later became General Mills. A member of the Washburn family of Maine, he was a U.S. representative and governo ...

(R)

Non-voting members

: . Richard C. McCormick (D) : . Allen A. Bradford (R) : .

Solomon L. Spink Solomon Lewis Spink (March 20, 1831 – September 22, 1881) was an American lawyer who served as a delegate for the Dakota Territory in the United States House of Representatives. Solomon was born in Whitehall, Washington County, New York, and w ...

(R) : .

Jacob K. Shafer Jacob K. Shafer (December 26, 1823 – November 22, 1876) was a Delegate from Idaho Territory. Born near Broadway, Virginia, Shafer was graduated from Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia, in 1843. And from the law school of L.P. ...

(D) : .

James M. Cavanaugh James Michael Cavanaugh (July 4, 1823 – October 30, 1879) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Minnesota and a delegate from the Territory of Montana. He was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, July 4, 1 ...

(D) : . J. Francisco Chaves (R) : . William H. Hooper (D) : .

Selucius Garfielde Selucius Garfielde (December 8, 1822 – April 13, 1883) was an American lawyer and politician who was a Delegate (United States Congress), Delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the Territory of Washington for two terms, ser ...

(R) : . Stephen F. Nuckolls (D), from December 6, 1869 41 us house membership

Changes in membership

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

Senate

* Replacements: 6 ** Democratic: 1 seat net gain ** Republican: 1 seat net loss * Deaths: 2 * Resignations:2 * Interim appointments: 2 * Seats of newly re-admitted states: 8 *Total seats with changes: 14 , - ,

(1) , rowspan=2 , Vacant , rowspan=2 , Virginia re-admitted to the Union , nowrap ,

(R) , rowspan=2 , January 26, 1870 , - ,

(2) , nowrap , John W. Johnston (D) , - ,

(1) , rowspan=2 , Vacant , rowspan=2 , Mississippi re-admitted to the Union , nowrap ,

(R) , rowspan=2 , February 23, 1870 , - ,

(2) , nowrap , Hiram R Revels (R) , - ,

(1) , rowspan=2 , Vacant , rowspan=2 , Texas re-admitted to the Union , nowrap ,

(R) , March 30, 1870 , - ,

(2) , nowrap ,

(R) , March 31, 1870 , - ,

(3) , rowspan=2 , Vacant , rowspan=2 , Georgia re-admitted to the Union , nowrap ,

(R) , February 1, 1871 , - ,

(2) , nowrap , Homer V. M. Miller (D) , February 28, 1871 , - ,

Maine Maine ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeasternmost state in the Contiguous United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Provinces and ...

(2) , nowrap , William P. Fessenden (R) , Died September 8, 1869.
Successor appointed October 30, 1869.
Successor was subsequently elected January 19, 1870 to finish the term. , nowrap ,

(R) , October 30, 1869 , - ,

Iowa Iowa ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the upper Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west; Wisconsin to the northeast, Ill ...

(2) , nowrap , James W. Grimes (R) , Resigned December 6, 1869, because of failing health.
Successor elected January 18, 1870. , nowrap , James B. Howell (R) , January 18, 1870 , - ,

Minnesota Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...

(2) , nowrap , Daniel S. Norton (R) , Died July 14, 1870.
Successor appointed July 15, 1870. , nowrap ,

(R) , July 15, 1870 , - ,

Missouri Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it border ...

(3) , nowrap , Charles D. Drake (R) , Resigned December 19, 1870, after being appointed chief justice of the

United States Court of Claims The Court of Claims was a federal court that heard claims against the United States government. It was established in 1855, renamed in 1948 to the United States Court of Claims (), and abolished in 1982. Then, its jurisdiction was assumed by the n ...

.
Successor appointed December 19, 1870. , nowrap , Daniel T. Jewett (R) , December 19, 1870 , - ,

(3) , nowrap , Daniel T. Jewett (R) , Interim appointee retired.
Successor elected January 20, 1871. , nowrap , Francis P. Blair Jr. (D) , January 20, 1871 , - ,

(2) , nowrap ,

(R) , Successor elected January 22, 1871. , nowrap , Ozora P. Stearns (R) , January 22, 1871

House of Representatives

* Replacements: 14 ** Democratic: 3 seat net loss ** Republican: 3 seat net gain ** Conservative Party of Virginia: no net change * Deaths: 6 * Resignations: 6 * Contested election: 8 * Seats of newly re-admitted states: 17 *Total seats with changes: 44 , - , , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Contested election with J.P. Reed. Reed was never seated. House declared Hoge entitled to seat. , nowrap ,

(R) , April 8, 1869 , - , , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Territory organized in previous congress and remained vacant until December 6, 1869 , nowrap , Stephen F. Nuckolls (D) , December 6, 1869 , - , , rowspan=8 , Vacant , rowspan=8 style="font-size:80%" , Virginia re-admitted into the Union , nowrap ,

(R) , rowspan=3 , January 26, 1870 , - , , nowrap , Charles H. Porter (R) , - , , nowrap ,

(R) , rowspan=2 , January 31, 1870 , - , , nowrap , Lewis McKenzie (C) , - , , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Contested election with Henry D. Foster. House declared neither was entitled to seat. House then declared Covode duly elected February 9, 1870 , nowrap ,

(R) , February 9, 1870 , - , , rowspan=5 , Vacant , rowspan=5 style="font-size:80%" , Mississippi re-admitted into the Union , nowrap ,

(R) , rowspan=5 , February 23, 1870 , - , , nowrap ,

(R) , - , , nowrap ,

(R) , - , , rowspan=4 , Vacant , rowspan=4 style="font-size:80%" , Texas re-admitted into the Union , nowrap , George W. Whitmore (R) , March 30, 1870 , - , , nowrap ,

(D) , rowspan=3 , March 31, 1870 , - , , nowrap , William T. Clark (R) , - , , nowrap ,

(R) , - , , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Contested election with Michael Ryan. House declared neither was entitled to seat. Elected to seat thus caused , nowrap , Joseph P. Newsham (R) , May 23, 1870 , - , , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Contested election with William D. Simpson. Simpson was never seated. House declared Wallace entitled to seat. , nowrap , Alexander S. Wallace (R) , May 27, 1870 , - , , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Contested election with Louis St. Martin. House declared neither was entitled to seat. Elected to seat thus caused , nowrap , J. Hale Sypher (R) , November 7, 1870 , - , , rowspan=7 , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Vacancy caused by House declaring Joseph W. Clift not entitled to seat , nowrap , William W. Paine (D) , rowspan=7 , December 22, 1870 , - , , style="font-size:80%" , Vacancy caused by House declaring

Nelson Tift Nelson Tift (July 23, 1810 – November 21, 1891) was an American jurist, businessman, sailor, and politician who is best known for founding the city of Albany, Georgia. Biography Tift was born in Groton, Connecticut. Early in his life he beca ...

not entitled to seat , nowrap ,

(R) , - , , style="font-size:80%" , Vacancy caused by House declaring William P. Edwards not entitled to seat , nowrap , Marion Bethune (R) , - , , style="font-size:80%" , Vacancy caused by House declaring Samuel F. Gove not entitled to seat , nowrap , Jefferson F. Long (R) , - , , style="font-size:80%" , Vacancy caused by House declaring Charles H. Prince not entitled to seat , nowrap , Stephen A. Corker (D) , - , , style="font-size:80%" , Failure to elect , nowrap ,

(D) , - , , style="font-size:80%" , Vacancy caused by House declaring Pierce M. B. Young not entitled to seat. He was subsequently elected to fill the vacancy thus caused , nowrap , Pierce M. B. Young (D) , - , , nowrap , Elihu B. Washburne (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned March 6, 1869, after being appointed

United States Secretary of State The United States secretary of state (SecState) is a member of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States and the head of the U.S. Department of State. The secretary of state serves as the principal advisor to the ...

, nowrap , Horatio C. Burchard (R) , December 6, 1869 , - , , nowrap ,

(R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned March 12, 1869, after being appointed

United States Secretary of the Treasury The United States secretary of the treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, and is the chief financial officer of the federal government of the United States. The secretary of the treasury serves as the principal a ...

, nowrap , George M. Brooks (R) , November 2, 1869 , - , , nowrap , John Moffet (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Lost contested election April 9, 1869 , nowrap , Leonard Myers (R) , April 9, 1869 , - , , nowrap , Benjamin F. Hopkins (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died January 1, 1870 , nowrap ,

(R) , February 23, 1870 , - , , nowrap , Truman H. Hoag (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died February 5, 1870 , nowrap , Erasmus D. Peck (R) , April 23, 1870 , - , , nowrap , George W. Greene (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Lost contested election February 17, 1870 , nowrap ,

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

(R) , February 17, 1870 , - , , nowrap , Benjamin F. Whittemore (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned February 24, 1870, pending an investigation of certain appointments to the US Military and Naval Academies , nowrap ,

(R) , December 12, 1870 , - , , nowrap ,

(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned February 28, 1870 , nowrap , Joseph H. Lewis (D) , May 10, 1870 , - , , nowrap , John T. Deweese (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned February 28, 1870, pending an investigation of certain appointments to the US Military and Naval Academies , nowrap , John Manning Jr. (D) , December 7, 1870 , - , , nowrap ,

(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Lost contested election April 13, 1870 , nowrap ,

(R) , April 13, 1870 , - , , nowrap ,

(R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died June 25, 1870 , nowrap , Joseph Dixon (R) , December 5, 1870 , - , , nowrap , Noah Davis (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned July 15, 1870, before being appointed

U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York The United States attorney for the Southern District of New York is the chief federal law enforcement officer in eight contiguous New York counties: the counties (coextensive boroughs of New York City) of New York (Manhattan) and Bronx, and th ...

, nowrap , Charles H. Holmes (R) , December 6, 1870 , - , , nowrap ,

(R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died September 30, 1870 , nowrap , William P. Wolf (R) , December 6, 1870 , - , , nowrap ,

(C) , style="font-size:80%" , Died October 16, 1870 , nowrap , Richard T. W. Duke (C) , November 8, 1870 , - , , nowrap , Robert C. Schenck (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 5, 1871, after being appointed U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom , Vacant , Not filled this Congress , - , , nowrap ,

(R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died January 11, 1871 , Vacant , Not filled this Congress , - , , nowrap , John A. Logan (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned at end of congress March 3, 1871, after being elected to the

US Senate The United States Senate is a chamber of the bicameral United States Congress; it is the upper house, with the U.S. House of Representatives being the lower house. Together, the Senate and House have the authority under Article One of the ...

for the following term , Vacant , Not filled this Congress , - , , nowrap ,

(R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned at end of congress March 3, 1871, after being elected to the

for the following term , Vacant , Not filled this Congress

Committees

Senate

Agriculture Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created ...

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Appropriations (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman: Orris S. Ferry; Ranking Member:

) * Claims (Chairman: Timothy O. Howe; Ranking Member:

) *

Commerce Commerce is the organized Complex system, system of activities, functions, procedures and institutions that directly or indirectly contribute to the smooth, unhindered large-scale exchange (distribution through Financial transaction, transactiona ...

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Distributing Public Revenue Among the States (Select) *

District of Columbia Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and Federal district of the United States, federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from ...

(Chairman: James W. Patterson; Ranking Member: John S. Harris) *

Education Education is the transmission of knowledge and skills and the development of character traits. Formal education occurs within a structured institutional framework, such as public schools, following a curriculum. Non-formal education als ...

(Chairman: Frederick A. Sawyer; Ranking Member: Henry W. Corbett) * Engrossed Bills (Chairman: William A. Buckingham; Ranking Member: Daniel S. Norton) *

Finance Finance refers to monetary resources and to the study and Academic discipline, discipline of money, currency, assets and Liability (financial accounting), liabilities. As a subject of study, is a field of Business administration, Business Admin ...

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) *

Foreign Relations Foreign policy, also known as external policy, is the set of strategies and actions a State (polity), state employs in its interactions with other states, unions, and international entities. It encompasses a wide range of objectives, includ ...

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Oliver P. Morton) *

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 Native Americans and A ...

(Chairman: James Harlan; Ranking Member: William A. Buckingham) *

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:

) *

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 the secondary sector of the economy. The term may refer ...

(Chairman: Oliver P. Morton; Ranking Member:

) * Memorial of Davis Hatch (Select) * Military Affairs and the Militia (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John M. Thayer) * Mines and Mining (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Mississippi River Levee System (Select) * Naval Affairs (Chairman: Aaron H. Cragin; Ranking Member: Charles D. Drake) * Ordnance and War Ships (Select) * Outrages in Southern States (Select) *

Pacific Railroad The Pacific Railroad (not to be confused with Union Pacific Railroad) was a railroad based in Missouri. It was a predecessor of both the Missouri Pacific Railroad and St. Louis-San Francisco Railway. The Pacific was chartered by Missouri in 184 ...

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Charles D. Drake) *

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

(Chairman: Waitman T. Willey; Ranking Member: Thomas W. Osborn) *

Pensions A pension (; ) is a fund into which amounts are paid regularly during an individual's working career, and from which periodic payments are made to support the person's retirement from work. A pension may be either a "defined benefit plan", wher ...

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Private Land Claims (Chairman: George H. Williams; Ranking Member: William P. Kellogg) * Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Adolphus H. Tanner) *

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 (Commonwealth realms). The system of tenure of public land, and the terminology used, varies between countries. ...

(Chairman: Samuel C. Pomeroy; Ranking Member:

) * Removal of Political Disabilities (Select) (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Orris S. Ferry) *

Retrenchment Retrenchment (, an old form of ''retranchement'', from ''retrancher'', to cut down, cut short) is an act of cutting down or reduction, particularly of public expenditure. Political usage The word is familiar in its most general sense from the mot ...

(Chairman: John S. Harris; Ranking Member:

) * Revision of the Laws (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Revolutionary Claims (Chairman: Richard Yates; Ranking Member:

) *

Rules Rule or ruling may refer to: Human activity * The exercise of political or personal control by someone with authority or power * Business rule, a rule pertaining to the structure or behavior internal to a business * School rule, a rule tha ...

(Select) * Tariff Regulation (Select) *

Territories A territory is an area of land, sea, or space, belonging or connected to a particular country, person, or animal. In international politics, a territory is usually a geographic area which has not been granted the powers of self-government, ...

(Chairman: James W. Nye; Ranking Member:

) * Traffic with Rebels in Texas (Select) * Whole

House of Representatives

* Accounts (Chairman: Henry L. Cake; Ranking Member:

) *

(Chairman: John T. Wilson; Ranking Member: Jacob Benton) * Appropriations (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Banking and Currency (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Claims (Chairman: William B. Washburn; Ranking Member: Jacob H. Ela) * Coinage, Weights and Measures (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Noah Davis) *

(Chairman: Nathan F. Dixon; Ranking Member: David S. Bennett) *

(Chairman: Burton C. Cook; Ranking Member: Charles M. Hamilton) * Education and Labor (Chairman: Samuel M. Arnell; Ranking Member:

) *

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

(Chairman: Halbert E. Paine; Ranking Member: Job E. Stevenson) * Expenditures in the Interior Department (Chairman: Jacob H. Ela; Ranking Member: Peter W. Strader) * Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman: John Lynch; Ranking Member:

) * Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman: William Moore; Ranking Member:

) * Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John D. Stiles) * Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman: William Williams; Ranking Member: Clinton L. Cobb) * Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Truman H. Hoag) * Freedmen's Affairs (Chairman: Oliver H. Dockery; Ranking Member: John B. Hawley) *

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

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Charles W. Willard) *

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John T. Deweese) * Invalid Pensions (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Christopher C. Bowen) *

(Chairman: John A. Bingham; Ranking Member:

) *

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: William H. Upson) * Mileage (Chairman: Isaac R. Hawkins; Ranking Member: Job E. Stevenson) *

Military Affairs Military science is the study of military processes, institutions, and behavior, along with the study of warfare, and the theory and application of organized coercive force. It is mainly focused on theory, method, and practice of producing mi ...

(Chairman: John A. Logan; Ranking Member: John S. Witcher) *

Militia A militia ( ) is a military or paramilitary force that comprises civilian members, as opposed to a professional standing army of regular, full-time military personnel. Militias may be raised in times of need to support regular troops or se ...

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Eliakim H. Moore) * Mines and Mining (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Isaac H. Duval) * Naval Affairs (Chairman: Glenni W. Scofield; Ranking Member:

) * Pacific Railroads (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Logan H. Roots) *

(Chairman: Thomas A. Jenckes; Ranking Member: James A. Johnson) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: James N. Tyner) * Private Land Claims (Chairman:

Godlove Stein Orth Godlove Stein Orth (April 22, 1817 – December 16, 1882) was a United States representative from Indiana and an acting Lieutenant Governor of Indiana. Biography Of German ancestry, he was born near Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, on ...

; Ranking Member:

) * Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: John Beatty) *

Public Expenditures Government spending or expenditure includes all government consumption, investment, and transfer payments. In national income accounting, the acquisition by governments of goods and services for current use, to directly satisfy the individual or ...

(Chairman: John Coburn) *

(Chairman: George W. Julian; Ranking Member: James J. Winans) * Railways and Canals (Chairman: Ebon C. Ingersoll; Ranking Member: William F. Prosser) * Revision of Laws (Chairman: Luke P. Poland; Ranking Member:

) * Revolutionary Claims (Chairman: Sempronius H. Boyd; Ranking Member: Alexander H. Jones) * Revolutionary Pensions and War of 1812 (Chairman: Charles W. Willard; Ranking Member: Roderick R. Butler) *

(Select) (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Standards of Official Conduct *

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Eliakim H. Moore) *

Ways and Means A ways and means committee is a government body that is charged with reviewing and making recommendations for government budgets. Because the raising of revenue is vital to carrying out governmental operations, such a committee is tasked with fi ...

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: James Brooks) * Whole

Joint committees

* Conditions of Indian Tribes (Special) * Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Rep. John Beatty; Vice Chairman: Rep. Joseph C. Abbott) * The Library (Chairman: Rep. John A. Peters; Vice Chairman: Rep. George A. Woodward) *

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

(Chairman: Rep. Addison H. Laflin; Vice Chairman: Rep. William Mungen) *

(Chairman: Rep. Martin Welker; Vice Chairman: Rep. Thomas A. Jenckes)

Caucuses

* Democratic (House) * Democratic (Senate)

Employees

Legislative branch agency directors

Architect of the Capitol The Architect of the Capitol is the Federal government of the United States, federal Government agency, agency responsible for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capitol Complex. It is an agency of t ...

: Edward Clark *

Librarian of Congress The librarian of Congress is the head of the Library of Congress, appointed by the president of the United States with the advice and consent of the United States Senate, for a term of ten years. The librarian of Congress also appoints and overs ...

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

Senate

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

John P. Newman John Philip Newman (1 September 1826 – 5 July 1899) was an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1888. Birth and family Newman was born in New York City to John and Mary Newman. His father was of Germans, German desce ...

(

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

) *

Secretary A secretary, administrative assistant, executive assistant, personal secretary, or other similar titles is an individual whose work consists of supporting management, including executives, using a variety of project management, program evalu ...

: George C. Gorham *

Sergeant at Arms A serjeant-at-arms or sergeant-at-arms is an officer appointed by a deliberative body, usually a legislature, to keep order during its meetings. The word "serjeant" is derived from the Latin , which means "servant". Historically, serjeants-at-a ...

: George T. Brown, until March 22, 1869 **

John R. French John Robert French (May 28, 1819 – October 2, 1890) was an American publisher, editor and Republican politician. He served as a Congressional Representative from North Carolina, as Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate and as a ...

, elected March 22, 1869

House of Representatives

: John G. Butler (

Presbyterian Presbyterianism is a historically Reformed Protestant tradition named for its form of church government by representative assemblies of elders, known as "presbyters". Though other Reformed churches are structurally similar, the word ''Pr ...

) *

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

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

* Clerk at the Speaker's Table: John M. Barclay * Doorkeeper: Otis S. Buxton *

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

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

* Reading Clerks:

Charles N. Clisbee Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was " ...

(D) and

William K. Mehaffey William is a masculine given name of Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman conquest in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is ...

(R) *

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

Notes

References

Bibliography

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External links

Statutes at Large, 1789-1875

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