The 43rd 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, 1873, to March 4, 1875, during the fifth and sixth years of Ulysses S. Grant's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the

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was based on the Ninth Census of the United States in 1870. Both chambers had a Republican majority. This is the last time Republicans held a 2/3rds majority in the Senate.

Major events

* September 18, 1873: New York stock market crash triggered the

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, part of the

Long Depression The Long Depression was a worldwide price and economic recession, beginning in 1873 and running either through March 1879, or 1896, depending on the metrics used. It was most severe in Europe and the United States, which had been experiencing str ...

* November 4, 1874: United States House of Representatives elections, 1874 -Democrats regained control of the U.S. House of Representatives for the first time since 1860 * November 25, 1874:

United States Greenback Party The Greenback Party (known successively as the Independent Party, the National Independent Party and the Greenback Labor Party) was an American political party with an anti-monopoly ideology which was active between 1874 and 1889. The party ran ...

established as a political party, made primarily of farmers financially hurt by the

Major legislation

* June 22, 1874:

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* June 23, 1874: Poland Act, * January 14, 1875:

Specie Payment Resumption Act The Specie Payment Resumption Act of January 14, 1875 was a law in the United States that restored the nation to the gold standard through the redemption of previously-unbacked United States Notes and reversed inflationary government policies promo ...

ch. 15, * March 1, 1875:

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

, (Butler-Sumner Act) * March 3, 1875: Tariff of 1875 * March 3, 1875:

Page Act of 1875 The Page Act of 1875 (Sect. 141, 18 Stat. 477, 3 March 1875) was the first restrictive federal immigration law in the United States, which effectively prohibited the entry of Chinese women, marking the end of open borders. Seven years later, the ...

Treaties

*March 18, 1874: Hawaii signed a treaty with the United States granting exclusive trading rights.

Party summary

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

Senate

House of Representatives

Before this Congress, the

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and resulting reapportionment changed the size of the House to 292 members.

Leadership

Senate

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

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

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

Matthew H. Carpenter Matthew Hale Carpenter (born Decatur Merritt Hammond Carpenter; December 22, 1824 – February 24, 1881) was an American attorney and U.S. Senator representing the state of Wisconsin. He served in the Senate from 1869 to 1875 and again from 1879 ...

(R) ** Henry B. Anthony (R), elected January 25, 1875.

House of Representatives

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

: James G. Blaine (R) *

Republican Conference Chairman The Senate Republican Conference is the formal organization of the Republican Senators in the United States Senate, who currently number 50. Over the last century, the mission of the conference has expanded and been shaped as a means of informi ...

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 ...

* Democratic Caucus Chairman: William E. Niblack

Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class and Members of the House 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 ended with this Congress, facing re-election in 1874; class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, facing re-election in 1876; and class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, facing re-election in 1878.

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

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

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

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Powell Clayton Powell Foulk Clayton (August 7, 1833August 25, 1914) was an American politician, diplomat, and businessman who served as the 9th governor of Arkansas from 1868 to 1871, as a Republican member of the U.S. Senate for Arkansas from 1871 to 1877 ...

(R) : 3. Stephen W. Dorsey (R)

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

: 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 Casserly ...

(D), until November 29, 1873 :: John S. Hager (D), from December 23, 1873 : 3. Aaron A. Sargent (R)

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

: 1. William A. Buckingham (R), until February 5, 1875 :: William W. Eaton (D), from February 5, 1875 : 3. Orris S. Ferry (LR)

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

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

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

: 1. Abijah Gilbert (R) : 3. Simon B. Conover (R)

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

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Thomas M. Norwood Thomas Manson Norwood (April 26, 1830June 19, 1913) was a United States senator and Representative from Georgia. Early years and education Born in Talbot County, Georgia, he pursued an academic course, and graduated from Emory College in 18 ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

: 2. George G. Wright (R) : 3. William B. Allison (R)

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

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Alexander Caldwell Alexander Caldwell (March 1, 1830May 19, 1917) was a U.S. Senator from Kansas. Early years Born in Drakes Ferry, Pennsylvania, he attended public schools, and in 1847 enlisted as a private to serve in the Mexican–American War. He moved to ...

(R), until March 24, 1873 ::

Robert Crozier Robert Crozier (October 13, 1827October 2, 1895) was an attorney, judge and politician from Kansas. A Republican, he was most notable for his service as Chief Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court (1864–1867) and United States Senator from Ka ...

(R), November 24, 1873 - February 12, 1874 :: James M. Harvey (R), from February 12, 1874 : 3. John J. Ingalls (R)

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

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

Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a U.S. state, state in the Deep South and South Central United States, South Central regions of the United States. It is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 20th-smal ...

: 2.

J. Rodman West Joseph Rodman West (September 19, 1822 – October 31, 1898), also known as J. Rodman West, was a United States senator from Louisiana, a Union general in the United States Army during and after the American Civil War and the chief executiv ...

(R) : 3: vacant

Maine Maine () is a U.S. state, state in the New England and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Provinces and territories of Canad ...

: 1.

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

(R) : 2. Lot M. Morrill (R)

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

: 1. William T. Hamilton (D) : 3. George R. Dennis (D)

Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...

: 1.

Charles Sumner Charles Sumner (January 6, 1811March 11, 1874) was an American statesman and United States Senator from Massachusetts. As an academic lawyer and a powerful orator, Sumner was the leader of the anti-slavery forces in the state and a leader of th ...

(LR), until March 11, 1874 :: William B. Washburn (R), from April 17, 1874 : 2. George S. Boutwell (R), from March 17, 1873

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

: 1. Zachariah Chandler (R) : 2.

Thomas W. Ferry Thomas White Ferry (June 10, 1827October 13, 1896), or T.W. Ferry, was a U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, and acting Vice President of the United States from the State of Michigan. Except for President Gerald Ford, no Michigan politician has ...

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Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minne ...

: 1.

Alexander Ramsey Alexander Ramsey (September 8, 1815 April 22, 1903) was an American politician. He served as a Whig and Republican over a variety of offices between the 1840s and the 1880s. He was the first Minnesota Territorial Governor. Early years and f ...

(R) : 2.

William Windom William Windom (May 10, 1827January 29, 1891) was an American politician from Minnesota. He served as U.S. Representative from 1859 to 1869, and as U.S. Senator from 1870 to January 1871, from March 1871 to March 1881, and from November 1881 ...

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

: 1.

Adelbert Ames Adelbert Ames (October 31, 1835 – April 13, 1933) was an American sailor, soldier, and politician who served with distinction as a Union Army general during the American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – M ...

(R), until January 10, 1874 :: Henry R. Pease (R), from February 3, 1874 : 2.

James L. Alcorn James Lusk Alcorn (November 4, 1816December 19, 1894) was a governor, and U.S. senator during the Reconstruction era in Mississippi. A Moderate Republican and Whiggish scalawag,Sansing, David G. (July 10, 2017)James Lusk Alcorn ''Mississippi E ...

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Missouri Missouri 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 is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ...

: 1.

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

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

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

: 1. Thomas Tipton (R) : 2.

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

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Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a state in the Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the 7th-most extensive, ...

: 1. William M. Stewart (R) : 3. John P. Jones (R)

New Hampshire New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the nor ...

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

Bainbridge Wadleigh Bainbridge Wadleigh (January 4, 1831January 24, 1891) was a United States senator from New Hampshire. Born in Bradford, he attended the common schools and Kimball Union Academy ( Meriden, New Hampshire). He studied law, was admitted to the bar ...

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New Jersey New Jersey is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York (state), New York; on the ea ...

: 1. John P. Stockton (D) : 2.

Frederick T. Frelinghuysen Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen (August 4, 1817May 20, 1885) was an American lawyer and politician from New Jersey who served as a U.S. Senator and later as United States Secretary of State under President Chester A. Arthur. Early life and ...

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

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Reuben 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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

John Sherman John Sherman (May 10, 1823October 22, 1900) was an United States, American politician from Ohio throughout the American Civil War, Civil War and into the late nineteenth century. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Par ...

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

: 2.

James K. Kelly James Kerr Kelly (February 16, 1819September 15, 1903) was an American politician born in Pennsylvania. He was a United States senator for Oregon from 1871 to 1877, and later Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. Prior to his election to the ...

(D) : 3. John H. Mitchell (R)

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

: 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 ...

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

: 1. William Sprague (R) : 2. Henry B. Anthony (R)

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

: 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. John J. Patterson (R)

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

: 1. William G. Brownlow (R) : 2.

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

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Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...

: 1. James W. Flanagan (R) : 2. Morgan C. Hamilton ( LR)

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

: 1.

George F. Edmunds George Franklin Edmunds (February 1, 1828February 27, 1919) was a Republican U.S. Senator from Vermont. Before entering the U.S. Senate, he served in a number of high-profile positions, including Speaker of the Vermont House of Representative ...

(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 remem ...

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

: 1.

John F. Lewis John Francis Lewis (March 1, 1818September 2, 1895) was an American planter and politician from Rockingham County, Virginia. He served two terms as the ninth and 14th Lieutenant Governor of Virginia and represented Virginia as a Republican in t ...

(R) : 2. John W. Johnston (D)

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

: 1.

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, Tyler County, West Virginia, he served as the state's List ...

(R) : 2. Henry G. Davis (D)

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

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

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House of Representatives

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

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

: . Frederick G. Bromberg (LR) : . James T. Rapier (R) : . Charles Pelham (R) : . Charles Hays (R) : .

John H. Caldwell John Homer Caldwell (born November 28, 1928) is a retired American nordic skier who competed in the 1952 Winter Olympics, then became a cross-country ski coach and authority on cross-country skiing. He wrote a series of books that helped popula ...

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Joseph H. Sloss Joseph Humphrey Sloss (October 12, 1826 – January 27, 1911) was an American politician who served the state of Alabama in the U.S. House of Representatives between 1871 and 1875. He was born in Somerville, Morgan County, Alabama on October ...

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Charles C. Sheats Charles Christopher Sheats (April 10, 1839 – May 27, 1904) was an attorney and politician, elected as a U.S. Representative from Alabama. He previously had served as the consul to Elsinore, Denmark, as the United States worked to expand trade ...

(R) : . Alexander White (R)

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

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Asa Hodges Asa Hodges (January 22, 1822 – June 6, 1900) was an American U.S. Representative for Arkansas's 1st congressional district, with service from 1873 to 1875. Born near Moulton in Lawrence County in northern Alabama, Hodges moved to Marion ...

(R) : . Oliver P. Snyder (R) : . William W. Wilshire (R), until June 16, 1874 :: Thomas M. Gunter (D), from June 16, 1874 : . William J. Hynes (LR)

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

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Charles Clayton Charles Clayton (October 5, 1825 – October 4, 1885) was a United States representative from California. He was born in Derbyshire, England. He was the Alcalde of Santa Clara, California from 1849 to 1850. He was a miller and founded the Santa ...

(R) : . Horace F. Page (R) : .

John K. Luttrell John King Luttrell (June 27, 1831 – October 4, 1893) was an American miner, lawyer and politician who served three terms as a U.S. Representative from California from 1873 to 1879. Early life and career Born near Knoxville, Tennessee, Luttr ...

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Sherman O. Houghton Sherman Otis Houghton (April 10, 1828 – August 31, 1914) was an American politician from California. He also married, in succession, two survivors of the Donner Party. Biography Early life and education Houghton was born in New York City, o ...

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

: . Joseph R. Hawley (R) : .

Stephen W. Kellogg Stephen Wright Kellogg (b. Shelburne, Massachusetts, April 5, 1822 – d. Waterbury, Connecticut, January 27, 1904) was an American politician, attorney, military officer and judge.http://www.cslib.org/memorials/kelloggs.htm He worked on his f ...

(R) : . Henry H. Starkweather (R) : . William H. Barnum (D)

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

: . James R. Lofland (R)

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

: . Josiah T. Walls (R) : . William J. Purman (R), until January 25, 1875

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

: . Morgan Rawls (D), until March 24, 1874 :: Andrew Sloan (R), from March 24, 1874 : . Richard H. Whiteley (R) : . Philip Cook (D) : .

Henry R. Harris Henry Richard Harris (February 2, 1828 – October 15, 1909) was a U.S. Representative from Georgia. Born in Sparta, Georgia, Harris moved to Greenville, Georgia, in 1833. He attended an academy in Mount Zion, Georgia, and was graduated from ...

(D) : . James C. Freeman (R) : .

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

(D) : . Pierce M. B. Young (D) : . Alexander H. Stephens (D), from December 1, 1873 : . Hiram P. Bell (D)

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

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Jasper D. Ward Jasper Delos Ward (February 1, 1829 – August 6, 1902) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. He is also the great great grandfather of Congressman Mike Ward (American politician), D-KY 3 (Louisville), 1995-1997. Born in Java, Wyoming Coun ...

(R) : . Charles B. Farwell (R) : . Stephen A. Hurlbut (R) : . Horatio C. Burchard (R) : . John B. Hawley (R) : .

Franklin Corwin Franklin Corwin (January 12, 1818 – June 15, 1879) was a United States representative from Illinois. Born in Lebanon, Ohio, he attended private schools, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1839, practicing in Wilmington, Ohio. He ser ...

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Granville Barrere Granville Barrere (July 11, 1829 – January 13, 1889) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, nephew of Nelson Barrere. Born in New Market, near Hillsboro, Ohio, Barrere attended the common schools and Augusta College, Augusta, Kentuck ...

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William H. Ray William Henry Ray (December 14, 1812 – January 25, 1881) was an American politician. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois. Biography Born on December 14, 1812 in Amenia, New York. Ray moved t ...

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John McNulta John McNulta (November 9, 1837 – February 22, 1900) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Biography Born in New York City, McNulta pursued an academic course and visited the West Indies and Europe. He moved to Attica, Indiana, in 1853 a ...

(R) : . Joseph G. Cannon (R) : . John R. Eden (D) : . James S. Martin (R) : . William R. Morrison (D) : .

Isaac Clements Isaac Clements (March 31, 1837 – May 31, 1909) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Biography Born near Brookville, Indiana, Clements attended the common schools. He was graduated from the Indiana Asbury College (now De Pauw University ...

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

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Simeon K. Wolfe Simeon Kalfius Wolfe (February 14, 1824 – November 18, 1888) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1873 to 1875. Biography Born near Georgetown, Indiana, Wolfe attended Floyd ...

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Jeremiah M. Wilson Jeremiah Morrow Wilson (November 25, 1828 – September 24, 1901) was an American educator, lawyer, jurist, and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1871 to 1875. Biography Born near Lebanon, Ohio, Wilson ...

(R) : . John Coburn (R) : . Morton C. Hunter (R) : .

Thomas J. Cason Thomas Jefferson Cason (September 13, 1828 – July 10, 1901) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1873 to 1877. Early life and career Born near Brownsville, Indiana, Cason moved t ...

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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 Virgi ...

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Henry B. Sayler Henry Benton Sayler (March 31, 1836 – June 18, 1900) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1873 to 1875. He was a cousin of Milton Sayler, who also served in the U.S. House of ...

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

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

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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. Ed ...

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Aylett R. Cotton Aylett Rains Cotton (November 29, 1826 – October 30, 1912) was an American politician, lawyer, judge, educator and miner active in Iowa and Northern California. Early life and education Born in Austintown, Ohio, Cotton attended local publ ...

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Henry O. Pratt Henry Otis Pratt (February 11, 1838 – May 22, 1931) was an American lawyer, Methodist Episcopal minister, and two-term Republican U.S. representative from Iowa's 4th congressional district. Early life and education Born in Dover-Foxcroft, M ...

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James Wilson James Wilson may refer to: Politicians and government officials Canada * James Wilson (Upper Canada politician) (1770–1847), English-born farmer and political figure in Upper Canada *James Crocket Wilson (1841–1899), Canadian MP from Quebe ...

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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 ...

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Jackson Orr Jackson Orr (September 21, 1832 – March 15, 1926) was a lawyer, Civil War officer, businessman, and two-term Republican U.S. Representative from western Iowa. Continuing westward, he spent the last five decades of his life in Colorado. Born at ...

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

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Stephen A. Cobb Stephen Alonzo Cobb (June 17, 1833 – August 24, 1878) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas. Born in Madison, Maine, Cobb attended the common schools. He moved with his father to Minnesota in 1850, where Stephen found work in the lumber busine ...

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David P. Lowe David Perley Lowe (August 22, 1823 – April 10, 1882) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a representative from Kansas from 1871 to 1875. Biography He graduated from the Cincinnati Law College in 1851 and was admi ...

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

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Edward Crossland Edward Crossland (June 30, 1827 – September 11, 1881) was a Confederate army officer in the American Civil War and later a United States representative from Kentucky. He commanded a brigade of cavalry in the Western Theater and served ...

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Charles W. Milliken Charles William Milliken (August 15, 1827 – October 16, 1915) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Born near Murray, Kentucky, Milliken moved with his parents to Simpson County, Kentucky, in 1829 and settled near Franklin. He pursued prepa ...

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Elisha D. Standiford Elisha David Standiford (December 28, 1831 – July 26, 1887) was a United States representative from Kentucky. He was born near Louisville, Kentucky. He attended the common schools and St. Mary's College, near Lebanon, Kentucky. He graduate ...

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James B. Beck James Burnie Beck (February 13, 1822May 3, 1890) was a Scottish-American slave owner, white supremacist, and United States Representative and Senator from Kentucky. Life Born in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, Beck immigrated to the United States in 1 ...

(D) : . Milton J. Durham (D) : . George M. Adams (D) : .

John D. Young John Duncan Young (September 22, 1823 – December 26, 1910) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Born in Owingsville, Kentucky, Young attended the common schools. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1854 and practiced in Owi ...

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Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a U.S. state, state in the Deep South and South Central United States, South Central regions of the United States. It is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 20th-smal ...

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Lionel A. Sheldon Lionel Allen Sheldon (August 30, 1828 – January 17, 1917) was appointed a brigadier general in the Ohio militia in 1858 by Governor Salmon P Chase and served as an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. A U.S. Representative ...

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Chester B. Darrall Chester Bidwell Darrall (June 24, 1842January 1, 1908) was an American Republican Congressman from Louisiana during the latter half of the 19th Century. Early life and military service He was born near Addison, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, a ...

(R) : . George L. Smith (R), from November 24, 1873 : . Frank Morey (R) : . George A. Sheridan (LR)

Maine Maine () is a U.S. state, state in the New England and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Provinces and territories of Canad ...

: . John H. Burleigh (R) : . William P. Frye (R) : . James G. Blaine (R) : . Samuel F. Hersey (R), until February 3, 1875 : .

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

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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 shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; ...

: . Ephraim K. Wilson II (D) : . Stevenson Archer (D) : . William J. O'Brien (D) : .

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

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William Albert William Julian Albert (August 4, 1816 – March 29, 1879) was a U.S. Congressman from the fifth district of Maryland, serving from 1873 to 1875. Early life William Julian Albert was born on August 4, 1816, in Baltimore, Maryland to a family o ...

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Lloyd Lowndes Jr. Lloyd Lowndes Jr. (February 21, 1845 – January 8, 1905), a member of the United States Republican Party, was an American attorney and politician, the 43rd Governor of Maryland from 1896 to 1900 and a member of the U.S. House of Repres ...

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Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...

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James Buffington James Lawrence Buffington (born May 15, 1922, Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania; died 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 ...

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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 ...

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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 is best ...

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John M. S. Williams John McKeown Snow Williams (August 13, 1818 – March 19, 1886) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts. Biography Born in Richmond, Virginia, Williams moved to Boston, Massachusetts. He attended the public ...

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Alvah Crocker Alvah Crocker (October 14, 1801 – December 26, 1874) was an American manufacturer and railroad promoter. He served in the Massachusetts General Court and was U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Biography Born in Leominster, Massachusetts ...

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Charles A. Stevens Charles Abbot Stevens (August 9, 1816 – April 7, 1892) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, brother of Moses Tyler Stevens and cousin of Isaac Ingalls Stevens. Biography Born in North Andover (then a part of Andover), Essex County ...

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

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

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Moses W. Field Moses Wheelock Field (February 10, 1828 – March 14, 1889) was a businessman and politician. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from the U.S. state of Michigan, and was instrumental in organizing the Indepe ...

(R) : . Henry Waldron (R) : . George Willard (R) : . Julius C. Burrows (R) : .

Wilder D. Foster Wilder De Ayr Foster (January 8, 1819 – September 20, 1873) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Biography Foster was born in Orange County, New York where he attended the common schools. He moved to Michigan in 1837, and engaged ...

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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, and moved with his father, the Rev. E. Conger, to Huron County, Ohio, in 1824. He ...

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Jay A. Hubbell Jay Abel Hubbell (September 15, 1829 – October 13, 1900) was a politician and judge from the U.S. state of Michigan, who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Hubbell was born in Avon (now Rochester Hills), Mic ...

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Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minne ...

: . Mark H. Dunnell (R) : . Horace B. Strait (R) : . John T. Averill (R)

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

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Albert R. Howe Albert Richards Howe (January 1, 1840June 1, 1884) was an American businessman and politician. He represented Mississippi in the U.S. House of Representatives and served in the Mississippi House of Representatives. Early life Howe was born in B ...

(R) : . Henry W. Barry (R) : . Jason Niles (R) : . George C. McKee (R) : . John R. Lynch (R)

Missouri Missouri 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 is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ...

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Edwin O. Stanard Edwin Obed Stanard (January 5, 1832 – March 11, 1914) was a nineteenth-century politician, businessman and teacher from Missouri. Biography Born in Newport, New Hampshire, Stanard moved to Iowa Territory with his parents in 1836, completed p ...

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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 ...

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Robert A. Hatcher Robert Anthony Hatcher (February 24, 1819 – December 4, 1886) was a prominent Missouri politician and Democrat who served in the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War. He then spent three terms in the United States House ...

(D) : . Richard P. Bland (D) : . Harrison E. Havens (R) : . Thomas T. Crittenden (D) : .

Abram Comingo Abram Comingo (January 9, 1820 – November 10, 1889) was a Democratic Representative representing Missouri from March 4, 1871 – March 4, 1875. He was a slaveholder. Comingo was born near Harrodsburg, Kentucky in Mercer County, Kentucky ...

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Ira B. Hyde Ira Barnes Hyde (January 18, 1838 – December 6, 1926) was a Representative from Missouri. He was a Republican. Hyde was born in Guilford, New York in 1838. He served in the army during the Civil War, and was a representative between 1873 and ...

(R) : . John B. Clark Jr. (D) : . John M. Glover (D) : . Aylett H. Buckner (D)

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

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

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Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a state in the Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the 7th-most extensive, ...

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New Hampshire New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the nor ...

: . William B. Small (R) : . Austin F. Pike (R) : . Hosea W. Parker (D)

New Jersey New Jersey is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York (state), New York; on the ea ...

: . John W. Hazelton (R) : . Samuel A. Dobbins (R) : .

Amos Clark Jr. Amos Clark Jr. (November 8, 1828 – October 31, 1912) was an American Republican Party (United States), Republican Party politician and businessman who represented New Jersey's New Jersey's 3rd congressional district, 3rd congressional distri ...

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Marcus L. Ward Marcus Ward may refer to: * Marcus Ward & Co., British publishing company *Marcus Lawrence Ward Marcus Lawrence Ward (November 9, 1812 – April 25, 1884) was an American Republican Party politician, who served as the 21st governor of New Jersey ...

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Isaac W. Scudder Isaac Williamson Scudder (1816 – September 10, 1881) was a U.S. Representative from New Jersey for one term from 1873 to 1875. Early life and education Born in Elizabethtown (now Elizabeth, New Jersey), Scudder completed preparatory studies. ...

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

: . Henry J. Scudder (R) : . John G. Schumaker (D) : . Stewart L. Woodford (R), until July 1, 1874 :: Simeon B. Chittenden (IR), from November 3, 1874 : .

Philip S. Crooke Philip Schuyler Crooke (March 2, 1810 – March 17, 1881) was a United States representative from New York. Born in Poughkeepsie, he graduated from Dutchess Academy, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1831, and commenced practice in B ...

(R) : . William R. Roberts (D) : . James Brooks (D), until April 30, 1873 :: Samuel S. Cox (D), from November 4, 1873 : . Thomas J. Creamer (D) : . John D. Lawson (R) : .

David B. Mellish David Batcheller Mellish (January 2, 1831 – May 23, 1874) was a businessman, journalist, and public official from Oxford, Massachusetts. He became a resident of New York City, and won election to Congress in 1872. He was serving his firs ...

(R), until May 23, 1874 :: Richard Schell (D), from December 7, 1874 : . Fernando Wood (D) : . Clarkson N. Potter (D) : .

Charles St. John Charles St. John (October 8, 1818 – July 6, 1891) was a representative in the US House of Representatives from New York. Biography St. John was born on October 8, 1818, in Mount Hope, New York. He attended the common schools and Goshen and N ...

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John O. Whitehouse John Osborne Whitehouse (July 19, 1817 – August 24, 1881) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Biography John O. Whitehouse was born in Rochester, New Hampshire on July 19, 1817. He received a common-school education and moved to New Yor ...

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Eli Perry Eli Perry (December 25, 1799 – May 17, 1881) was an American and businessman from Albany, New York. He became wealthy as the operator of a successful meatpacking enterprise, and later invested in several other ventures. Perry was most notable f ...

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James S. Smart James Stevenson Smart (June 14, 1842 – September 17, 1903) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Early life Born in Baltimore, Maryland on June 14, 1842, Smart moved with his parents to Coila, part of Cambridge, Washington County, New York ...

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Henry H. Hathorn Henry Harrison Hathorn (November 28, 1813 – February 20, 1887) was a businessman and Republican U.S. Representative from New York. Personal Born in Greenfield, New York, Hathorn attended the common schools and was graduated from the public sc ...

(R) : . David Wilber (R) : . Clinton L. Merriam (R) : . Ellis H. Roberts (R) : . William E. Lansing (R) : . R. Holland Duell (R) : . Clinton D. MacDougall (R) : .

William H. Lamport William Henry Lamport (May 27, 1811 – July 21, 1891) was a U.S. representative from New York. Born in Brunswick, New York, Lamport moved with his parents to Gorham, New York, in 1826. He attended the public schools. He engaged in agricultural ...

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Freeman Clarke Freeman Clarke (March 22, 1809 – June 24, 1887) was a U.S. Representative from New York during the American Civil War. Born in Troy, New York, Clarke went into business for himself at the age of fifteen. He began his financial career as cash ...

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

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Walter L. Sessions Walter Loomis Sessions (October 4, 1820 in Brandon, Rutland County, Vermont – May 27, 1896 in Panama, Chautauqua County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life The family removed to Chautauqua County. He attended ...

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Lyman Tremain Lyman Tremain (June 14, 1819, in Durham, Greene County, New York – November 30, 1878, in New York City) was a jurist and politician from New York. Biography He was admitted to the bar in 1840 and practiced in Durham, where he was elected t ...

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

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Alfred M. Waddell Alfred Moore Waddell (September 16, 1834 – March 17, 1912) was an American politician and white supremacist. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a U.S. representative from North Carolina between 1871 and 1879 and as mayor of W ...

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

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Henry B. Banning Henry Blackstone Banning (November 10, 1836 – December 10, 1881) was a lawyer and three-term U.S. Representative from Ohio, as well as an infantry officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Early life and career Born in Bann ...

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John Q. Smith John Quincy Smith (November 5, 1824 – December 30, 1901) was an American farmer, politician and legislator from Ohio. He served in the United States House of Representatives for one term from 1873 to 1875, as well as commissioner of Indian A ...

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Lewis B. Gunckel Lewis B. Gunckel (October 15, 1826 – October 3, 1903) was an attorney, politician, advocate for Civil War disabled soldiers and their families, commissioner and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio. Heritage and ...

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Lawrence T. Neal Lawrence Talbot Neal (September 22, 1844 – November 2, 1905) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1873 to 1877. Early career Born in Parkersburg, Virginia (now West Virginia), Nea ...

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William E. Finck William Edward Finck (September 1, 1822 – January 25, 1901) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio. Born in Somerset, Ohio, Finck attended the public schools and St. Joseph's College (Ohio). He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1843 ...

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William P. Sprague William Peter Sprague (May 21, 1827 – March 3, 1899) was a businessman, banker, politician, and a two-term U.S. Representative from Ohio, serving from 1871 to 1875. Biography Sprague was born near Malta in Morgan County, Ohio, and attend ...

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

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

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James A. Garfield James Abram Garfield (November 19, 1831 – September 19, 1881) was the 20th president of the United States, serving from March 4, 1881 until his death six months latertwo months after he was shot by an assassin. A lawyer and Civil War gene ...

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

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

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

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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) : . Alfred C. Harmer (R) : .

James S. Biery James Soloman Biery (March 2, 1839 – December 3, 1904) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. James S. Biery was born on a farm in Venango County, Pennsylvania near Emlenton. He attended district sc ...

(R) : . Washington Townsend (R) : . Hiester Clymer (D) : . A. Herr Smith (R) : . John W. Killinger (R) : . John B. Storm (D) : .

Lazarus D. Shoemaker Lazarus Denison Shoemaker (November 5, 1819 – September 11, 1893), also known as L.D. Shoemaker, was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 12th congress ...

(R) : . James D. Strawbridge (R) : . John B. Packer (R) : .

John A. Magee John Alexander Magee (October 14, 1827 – November 18, 1903) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. John A. Magee was born in Landisburg, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and was graduated ...

(D) : . John Cessna (R) : . R. Milton Speer (D) : . Sobieski Ross (R) : .

Carlton B. Curtis Carlton Brandaga Curtis (December 17, 1811 – March 17, 1883) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 23rd congressional district from 1851 to 18 ...

(R) : . Hiram L. Richmond (R) : . Alexander W. Taylor (R) : . James S. Negley (R) : . Ebenezer McJunkin (R), until January 1, 1875 :: John M. Thompson (R), from January 5, 1875 : .

William S. Moore William Sutton Moore (November 18, 1822 – December 30, 1877) was an American lawyer, newspaper editor, and politician from Washington, Pennsylvania. A Republican, he was most notable for his service as a member of the United States House of Rep ...

(R) : . Charles Albright (R) : . Glenni W. Scofield (R) : .

Lemuel Todd Lemuel Todd (July 29, 1817 – May 12, 1891) was an American politician who served as an Oppositionist member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district from 1855 to 1857 and as a Republican member of ...

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

: . Benjamin T. Eames (R) : .

James M. Pendleton James Monroe Pendleton (January 10, 1822 – February 16, 1889) was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island. Biography Born in North Stonington, Connecticut, Pendleton attended school in North Stonington and Suffield, Connecticut. He moved to W ...

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

: .

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 State ...

(R) : . Alonzo J. Ransier (R) : . Robert B. Elliott (R), until November 1, 1874 ::

Lewis C. Carpenter Lewis Cass Carpenter (February 20, 1836 – March 6, 1908) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina. Born in Putnam, Connecticut, Carpenter attended public schools before moving to New Jersey, where he taught school. He was appointed Sta ...

(R), from November 3, 1874 : . Alexander S. Wallace (R) : .

Richard H. Cain Richard Harvey Cain (April 12, 1825 – January 18, 1887) was a minister, abolitionist, and United States Representative from South Carolina from 1873 to 1875 and 1877 to 1879. After the American Civil War, he was appointed by Bishop Daniel Pa ...

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

: . Roderick R. Butler (R) : . Jacob M. Thornburgh (R) : . William Crutchfield (R) : . John M. Bright (D) : .

Horace Harrison Horace Harrison Harrison (August 7, 1829 – December 20, 1885) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 5th congressional district of Tennessee. He was the last Republican to serve as rep ...

(R) : . Washington C. Whitthorne (D) : . John D. C. Atkins (D) : . David A. Nunn (R) : . Barbour Lewis (R) : .

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Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...

: .

William S. Herndon William Smith Herndon (November 27, 1835 – October 11, 1903) was a U.S. Representative from Texas. Biography Herndon was born in Rome, Georgia, and moved to Wood County, Texas, in May 1852. He attended the common schools and graduated from ...

(D) : . William P. McLean (D) : .

De Witt C. Giddings Dewitt Clinton Giddings (July 18, 1827 – August 19, 1903) served three non-consecutive terms in the United States House of Representatives as a representative from Texas. Early life Dewitt Clinton Giddings was born July 18, 1827, in Susqueh ...

(D) : .

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

(D) : . Roger Q. Mills (D) : .

Asa H. Willie Asa Hoxie Willie (October 11, 1829 – March 16, 1899) was a United States representative representing Texas and chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court. During the Civil War, he served as a major in the Confederate Army. Willie was elected ...

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

: . Charles W. Willard (R) : . Luke P. Poland (R) : .

George W. Hendee George Whitman Hendee (November 30, 1832 – December 6, 1906) was a Vermont lawyer, banker, and politician who served as President of the Vermont State Senate, the 27th lieutenant governor, 32nd governor of Vermont, and a U.S. Representative. ...

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

: .

James B. Sener James Beverley Sener (May 18, 1837 – November 18, 1903) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia and the third Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Wyoming Territory. Biography Born in Fredericksburg, Virginia, Sener attended privat ...

(R) : . James H. Platt Jr. (R) : . J. Ambler Smith (R) : .

William H. H. Stowell William Henry Harrison Stowell (July 26, 1840 – April 27, 1922) was a 19th-century congressman, merchant and industrialist from Virginia, Vermont, Massachusetts, Wisconsin and Minnesota. Biography Born in Windsor, Vermont, Stowell atte ...

(R) : . Alexander Davis (D), until March 5, 1874 :: Christopher Thomas (R), from March 5, 1874 : . Thomas Whitehead (D) : . John T. Harris (D) : . Eppa Hunton, II (D) : . Rees Bowen (D)

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

: . John J. Davis (ID) : .

John Hagans John Marshall Hagans (August 13, 1838June 17, 1900) was a nineteenth-century politician, lawyer and judge from Virginia and West Virginia. Born in Brandonville, Virginia (now West Virginia), Hagans attended the public schools as a child, studi ...

(R) : . Frank Hereford (D)

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

: . Charles G. Williams (R) : . Gerry W. Hazelton (R) : . J. Allen Barber (R) : . Alexander Mitchell (D) : . Charles A. Eldredge (D) : .

Philetus Sawyer Philetus Sawyer (September 22, 1816March 29, 1900) was a United States senator from Wisconsin for twelve years (1881–1893). He also represented Wisconsin for ten years in the United States House of Representatives (1865–1875), and he ...

(R) : .

Jeremiah M. Rusk Jeremiah McLain Rusk (June 17, 1830November 21, 1893) was an American Republican politician. He was the second United States secretary of agriculture (1889–1893) and the 15th governor of Wisconsin (1882–1889), and served three terms ...

(R) : . Alexander S. McDill (R)

Non-voting members

: .

Richard C. McCormick Richard Cunningham McCormick, Jr. (May 23, 1832June 2, 1901) was an American politician, businessman and journalist. He was the second Governor of Arizona Territory, three times delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona Territory ...

(NU) : .

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

(R) : .

Moses K. Armstrong Moses Kimball Armstrong (September 19, 1832 – January 11, 1906) was an American surveyor who served as a delegate from Dakota Territory to the United States House of Representatives. Life Armstrong was born in Milan, Erie County, Ohio. He att ...

(D) : . Norton P. Chipman (R) : . John Hailey (D) : . Martin Maginnis (D) : . Stephen B. Elkins (R) : . George Q. Cannon (R) : .

Obadiah B. McFadden Obadiah Benton McFadden (November 18, 1815 – June 25, 1875) was an American attorney and politician in the Pacific Northwest. He was the 8th justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, temporarily serving on the court to replace Matthew Deady. A Penns ...

(D) : .

William R. Steele William Randolph Steele (July 24, 1842 – November 30, 1901) was a Delegate from the Territory of Wyoming. Born in New York City, Steele received an academic education. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and practiced. During the Civi ...

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Changes in membership

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

Senate

* Replacements: 5 **

Democratic Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people. *A member of a Democratic Party: **Democratic Party (United States) (D) **Democratic ...

: 1 seat net gain ** Republican: no net change ** Liberal Republican: 1 seat net loss * Deaths: 3 * Resignations: 3 * Interim appointments: 1 * Vacancy: 1 *Total seats with changes: 7 , - ,

Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...

(2) , Vacant ,

resigned in previous congress after becoming

Vice President of the United States The vice president of the United States (VPOTUS) is the second-highest officer in the executive branch of the U.S. federal government, after the president of the United States, and ranks first in the presidential line of succession. The vice p ...

.
Successor elected March 17, 1873. , nowrap , George S. Boutwell (R) , March 17, 1873 , - ,

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

(1) , nowrap ,

(R) , Resigned March 17, 1873, after being elected

Governor of Mississippi A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

.
Successor elected February 3, 1874. , nowrap , Henry R. Pease (R) , February 3, 1874 , - ,

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

(2) , nowrap ,

(R) , Resigned March 24, 1873.
Successor appointed November 24, 1873. , nowrap ,

(R) , November 24, 1873 , - ,

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

(1) , nowrap ,

(D) , Resigned November 29, 1873.
Successor elected December 23, 1873. , nowrap , John S. Hager (D) , December 23, 1873 , - ,

(2) , nowrap ,

(R) , Interim appointee retired when successor elected February 2, 1874. , nowrap , James M. Harvey (R) , February 2, 1874 , - ,

(1) , nowrap ,

(LR) , Died March 11, 1874.
Successor elected April 17, 1874. , nowrap , William B. Washburn (R) , April 17, 1874 , - ,

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

(1) , nowrap , William A. Buckingham (R) , Died February 5, 1875.
Successor appointed February 5, 1875, having already been elected to the next tern. , nowrap , William W. Eaton (D) , February 5, 1875

House of Representatives

* Replacements: 15 **

: 3 seat net gain ** Republican: 4 seat net loss ** Liberal Republican: 1 seat net gain * Deaths: 8 * Resignations: 5 * Contested election: 4 *Total seats with changes: 19 , - , , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Rep-elect Samuel Peters died before taking seat , nowrap , George L. Smith (R) , November 24, 1873 , - , , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Rep-elect Ambrose R. Wright died before taking seat , nowrap , Alexander H. Stephens (D) , December 1, 1873 , - , , nowrap , James Brooks (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died April 30, 1873 , nowrap , Samuel S. Cox (D) , November 4, 1873 , - , , nowrap , William Whiting (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died June 29, 1873 , nowrap , Henry L. Pierce (R) , December 1, 1873 , - , , nowrap , Joseph G. Wilson (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died July 2, 1873 , nowrap ,

James Nesmith James Willis Nesmith (July 23, 1820 – June 17, 1885) was an American politician and lawyer from Oregon. Born in New Brunswick to American parents, he grew up in New Hampshire and Maine. A Democrat, he moved to Oregon Country in 1843 where he ...

(D) , December 1, 1873 , - , , nowrap ,

(R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died September 20, 1873 , nowrap , William B. Williams (R) , December 1, 1873 , - , , nowrap , Alexander Davis (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Lost contested election March 5, 1874 , nowrap , Christopher Thomas (R) , March 5, 1874 , - , , nowrap , Morgan Rawls (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Lost contested election March 24, 1874 , nowrap , Andrew Sloan (R) , March 24, 1874 , - , , nowrap ,

(R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died May 23, 1874 , nowrap , Richard Schell (D) , December 7, 1874 , - , , nowrap , William W. Wilshire (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Lost contested election June 16, 1874 , nowrap , Thomas M. Gunter (D) , June 16, 1874 , - , , nowrap , Hugh J. Jewett (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned June 23, 1874, after becoming President of the

Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in the northeastern United States, originally connecting New York City — more specifically Jersey City, New Jersey, where Erie's Pavonia Terminal, long demolished, used to stand — with Lake ...

, nowrap ,

(D) , December 7, 1874 , - , , nowrap , Stewart L. Woodford (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned July 1, 1874 , nowrap , Simeon B. Chittenden (IR) , November 3, 1874 , - , , nowrap , Robert B. Elliott (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned November 1, 1874 , nowrap ,

(R) , November 3, 1874 , - , , nowrap , John B. Rice (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died December 17, 1874 , nowrap , Bernard G. Caulfield (D) , February 1, 1875 , - , , nowrap ,

(R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died December 26, 1874 , nowrap ,

(R) , January 27, 1875 , - , , nowrap , Ebenezer McJunkin (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 1, 1875 , nowrap , John M. Thompson (R) , January 5, 1875 , - , , nowrap , William J. Purman (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 25, 1875 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , nowrap , Samuel F. Hersey (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died February 3, 1875 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , nowrap , J. Hale Sypher (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Lost contested election March 3, 1875 , nowrap , Effingham Lawrence (D) , March 3, 1875

Committees

Senate

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

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: George R. Dennis) * Appropriations (Chairman: Lot M. Morrill; Ranking Member: William B. Allison) * Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: George R. Dennis) * Civil Service and Retrenchment (Chairman: George G. Wright; Ranking Member:

) *

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

(Chairman: John Scott; Ranking Member: George S. Boutwell) *

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

(Chairman: Zachariah Chandler; Ranking Member: George S. Boutwell) * Distributing Public Revenue Among the States (Select) *

District of Columbia ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan ...

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John P. Jones) * Education and Labor (Chairman: James W. Flanagan; Ranking Member: Oliver P. Morton) * Engrossed Bills (Chairman: Thomas F. Bayard; Ranking Member:

) * Finance (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) *

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

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) *

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

(Chairman: William A. Buckingham; Ranking Member: John J. Ingalls) *

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: George G. Wright) *

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

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Reuben E. Fenton) * Military Affairs (Chairman: John A. Logan; Ranking Member:

) * Mines and Mining (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: George Goldthwaite) * Mississippi River Levee System (Select) * Naval Affairs (Chairman: Aaron H. Cragin; Ranking Member: Simon B. Conover) * Ordnance and War Ships (Select) * Outrages in Southern States (Select) *

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

(Chairman: Orris S. Ferry; Ranking Member: William T. Hamilton) *

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

(Chairman: Daniel D. Pratt; Ranking Member: Morgan C. Hamilton) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John P. Jones) * Private Land Claims (Chairman: Allen G. Thurman; Ranking Member: Thomas F. Bayard) * Privileges and Elections (Chairman: Oliver P. Morton; Ranking Member: John H. Mitchell) * Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John J. Patterson) * Public Lands (Chairman: William Sprague; Ranking Member:

) *

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

(Chairman: William M. Stewart; Ranking Member:

) * Removal of Political Disabilities (Select) *

Retrenchment Retrenchment (french: 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 ...

* Revision of the Laws (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Revolutionary Claims (Chairman: William G. Brownlow; Ranking Member: John W. Johnston) *

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

(Select) * Tariff Regulation (Select) *

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

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John J. Patterson) * Transportation Routes to the Seaboard (Select) (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John H. Mitchell) * Whole

House of Representatives

* Accounts (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Alexander S. Wallace) *

(Chairman: Charles Hays; Ranking Member: Sobieski Ross) * Appropriations (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: James N. Tyner) * Alabama Affairs (Select) * Arkansas Affairs (Select) * Banking and Currency (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

Jay Abel Hubbell Jay Abel Hubbell (September 15, 1829 – October 13, 1900) was a politician and judge from the U.S. state of Michigan, who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Hubbell was born in Avon (now Rochester Hills), Michig ...

) *

(Chairman: John B. Hawley; Ranking Member: Julius C. Burrows) * Coinage, Weights and Measures (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Horace B. Strait) *

(Chairman: William A. Wheeler; Ranking Member: Richard C. Parsons) *

(Chairman: Alfred C. Harmer; Ranking Member: Charles Pelham) * Education and Labor (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Alexander S. McDill) *

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

(Chairman: Horace B. Smith; Ranking Member:

Horace H. Harrison Horace Harrison Harrison (August 7, 1829 – December 20, 1885) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 5th congressional district of Tennessee. He was the last Republican to serve as rep ...

) * Expenditures in the Interior Department (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: James C. Robinson) * Expenditures in the Justice Department (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Robert M. Speer) * Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman: Julius C. Burrows; Ranking Member:

) * Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman: Henry W. Barry; Ranking Member: Pierce M. B. Young) * Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: William R. Morrison) * Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman: J. Hale Sypher; Ranking Member: John G. Schumaker) * Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman: William Williams; Ranking Member: John M. Bright) * Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman: R. Holland Duell; Ranking Member:

) * Freedmen's Affairs (Chairman: Clinton L. Cobb; Ranking Member: J. Allen Barber) *

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

(Chairman: Godlove Stein Orth; Ranking Member:

William J. Albert William Julian Albert (August 4, 1816 – March 29, 1879) was a U.S. Congressman from the fifth district of Maryland, serving from 1873 to 1875. Early life William Julian Albert was born on August 4, 1816, in Baltimore, Maryland to a family o ...

) *

(Chairman: John T. Averill; Ranking Member: John D. Lawson) * Invalid Pensions (Chairman: Jeremiah McLain Rusk; Ranking Member: William B. Small) *

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Alexander White) *

(Chairman: Charles B. Farwell; Ranking Member: Laurin D. Woodworth) *

Mileage Mileage is a distance measured in miles. Motor vehicles * Distance traveled, typically as measured by an odometer, optionally from a milestone (''UK'') * Fuel economy in automobiles, typically in miles per gallon (mpg) (''US'') * Business mileage ...

(Chairman: Hezekiah S. Bundy; Ranking Member: James W. Nesmith) * Military Affairs (Chairman: John Coburn; Ranking Member: Clinton D. MacDougall) *

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

(Chairman: Roderick R. Butler; Ranking Member: Josiah T. Walls) * Mines and Mining (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Christopher C. Sheats) * Naval Affairs (Chairman: Glenni W. Scofield; Ranking Member: John H. Burleigh) * Pacific Railroads (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: James W. McDill) *

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: John B. Packer; Ranking Member:

) * Private Land Claims (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: James C. Freeman) * Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: James H. Platt Jr.; Ranking Member:

) * Public Expenditures (Chairman: Harrison E. Havens; Ranking Member: Josiah W. Begole) * Public Lands (Chairman: Washington Townsend; Ranking Member: William A. Phillips) * Railways and Canals (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Alexander W. Taylor) * Reform on Civil Service (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: James D. Strawbridge) * Revision of Laws (Chairman: Luke P. Poland; Ranking Member:

) * Revolutionary Pensions and War of 1812 (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: William Crutchfield) *

(Select) (Chairman: James G. Blaine; Ranking Member: Samuel S. Cox) * Standards of Official Conduct *

(Chairman: George C. McKee; Ranking Member: Greenbury L. Fort) * War Claims (Chairman: William Lawrence; Ranking Member: Abraham H. Smith) * Ways and Means (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Whole

Joint committees

* Conditions of Indian Tribes (Special) * Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Rep.

; Vice Chairman: Rep.

) * Inquire into the Affairs of the District of Columbia (Select) (Chairman: Rep.

; Vice Chairman: Rep. Hugh J. Jewett) * The Library (Chairman: Rep. William P. Frye; Vice Chairman: Rep. Hiester Clymer) *

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. William G. Donnan; Vice Chairman: Rep.

)

Caucuses

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Employees

Legislative branch agency directors

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

: Edward Clark *

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

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

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 (

Methodist Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a group of historically related Christian denomination, denominations of Protestantism, Protestant Christianity whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John W ...

), until December 8, 1873 ** Byron Sunderland (

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

), elected December 8, 1873 *

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

: George S. Wagner *

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

: George C. Gorham *

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

: John R. French

House of Representatives

: John G. Butler (

) *

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

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

* Clerk at the Speaker’s Table:

John M. Barclay John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second E ...

* Doorkeeper:

Otis S. Buxton Otis may refer to: Arts and entertainment Characters * Otis (Superman), in the films ''Superman'' and ''Superman II'' and related DC Comics media ** Otis Graves, in the TV series ''Supergirl'' * Otis (''The Walking Dead''), in the Image Comics ...

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), ...

Henry Sherwood Henry Sherwood, (1807 – July 7, 1855) was a lawyer and Tory politician in the Province of Canada. He was involved in provincial and municipal politics. Born into a Loyalist family in Brockville in Augusta Township, Upper Canada, he s ...

, elected December 1, 1873 * Reading Clerks: Charles N. Clisbee (D) and

William K. Mehaffey William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Engl ...

(R) *

: Nehemiah G. Ordway

Notes

References

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External links

Statutes at Large, 1789-1875
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20060601025644/http://www.gpoaccess.gov/serialset/cdocuments/hd108-222/index.html Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congressbr>U.S. House of Representatives: House History
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