The 46th 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, 1879, to March 4, 1881, during the last two years of Rutherford Hayes's presidency. The apportionment of seats in this

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was based on the

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. The Senate had a Democratic majority, while the House of Representatives had a Democratic plurality. The Democrats were still able to control the House, however, with the help of the Independent politicians who caucused with them.

Party summary

Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

Senate

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

: William A. Wheeler (R) * President pro tempore: Allen G. Thurman (D) * Democratic Caucus Chairman: William A. Wallace *

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

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

House of Representatives

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

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

(D) * Democratic Caucus Chairman:

John Ford House John Ford House (January 9, 1827 – June 28, 1904) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 6th congressional district. Biography House was born on January 9, 1827, near Franklin, ...

: William P. Frye

Major events

* Depression of 1873–79 * March 18, 1879:

was elected in one of the most tightly fought contests for the speakership after the Civil War. Randall, who favored the protective tariff and "hard money," drew his greatest strength from northern cities and greatest opposition from the west and south. The midterm elections of 1878 had gone badly for the Democrats, with the

Greenback Party The Greenback Party (known successively as the Independent Party, the National Independent Party and the Greenback Labor Party) was an Political parties in the United States, American political party with an Competition law, anti-monopoly ideolog ...

making inroads in key districts. This emboldened Randall's opponents, who rallied to the support of Joseph Blackburn from Kentucky. In the end, Randall prevailed in the Democratic caucus to receive the nomination, with 75 votes to Blackburn's 57 and a scattering of 9 votes to three other candidates. Blackburn, in moving to make Randall's nomination unanimous, steered his supporters away from the nomination of Hendrick B. Wright, a Democrat from Pennsylvania who was nominated by the Greenbacks. In the eventual vote in the House to elect the Speaker, Randall prevailed with 144 votes, to 125 for

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

(Republican from Ohio), 13 for Wright, and one for William "Pig Iron" Kelley (Pennsylvania). * November 2, 1880: U.S. presidential election, 1880:

(R) defeated Winfield S. Hancock (D) * February 19, 1881: Kansas became the first state to prohibit alcohol.

Major legislation

Members

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

Senate

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, requiring re-election in 1880; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 1882; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring re-election in 1884.

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

: 2. John T. Morgan (D) : 3. George S. Houston (D), until December 31, 1879 :: Luke Pryor (D), January 7, 1880 - November 23, 1880 ::

James L. Pugh James Lawrence Pugh (December 12, 1820March 9, 1907) was an American politician and attorney who was a U.S. senator from Alabama from 1880 to 1897, as well as a member of the Confederate Congress during the American Civil War. Biography Pugh ...

(D), from November 24, 1880

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

: 2.

Augustus Garland Augustus Hill Garland (June 11, 1832 – January 26, 1899) was an American lawyer and Democratic Party politician from Arkansas, who initially opposed Arkansas' secession from the United States, but served in both houses of the Congress ...

(D) : 3.

James D. Walker James David Walker (December 13, 1830October 17, 1906) was an attorney and Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politician from Arkansas who represented the state in the U.S. Senate from 1879 to 1885. Two of his uncles likewise serv ...

(D)

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

: 1.

Newton Booth Newton Booth (December 30, 1825July 14, 1892) was an American entrepreneur and politician who served as the 11th governor of California from 1871 to 1875 and as U.S. Senator from California from 1875 to 1881. He was the only member of the Anti-Mo ...

(AM) : 3. James T. Farley (D)

Colorado Colorado is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States. It is one of the Mountain states, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. It is also bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas ...

: 2. Henry M. Teller (R) : 3. Nathaniel P. Hill (R)

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

: 1. William W. Eaton (D) : 3. Orville H. Platt (R)

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

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

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

: 1. Charles W. Jones (D) : 3.

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

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

: 2. Benjamin Hill (D) : 3. John B. Gordon (D), until May 26, 1880 :: Joseph E. Brown (D), from May 26, 1880

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

: 2. David Davis (I) : 3. John A. Logan (R)

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

: 1. Joseph E. McDonald (D) : 3.

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

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

: 2. Samuel J. Kirkwood (R) : 3.

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

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

: 2.

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

(R) : 3. John J. Ingalls (R)

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

: 2. James B. Beck (D) : 3. John S. Williams (D)

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

: 2.

William Pitt Kellogg William Pitt Kellogg (December 8, 1830 – August 10, 1918) was an American lawyer and Republican Party (United States), Republican Party politician who served as the governor of Louisiana from 1873 to 1877 and twice served as a United States Sen ...

(R) : 3. Benjamin F. Jonas (D)

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

: 1.

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

(R) : 2.

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

(R)

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

: 1.

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

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

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

: 1. Henry L. Dawes (R) : 2. George F. Hoar (R)

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

: 1.

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

(R), until November 1, 1879 :: Henry P. Baldwin (R), from November 17, 1879 : 2.

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

(R)

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

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

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

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

: 1.

Blanche Bruce Blanche Kelso Bruce (March 1, 1841March 17, 1898) was an American politician who represented Mississippi as a Republican in the United States Senate from 1875 to 1881. Born into slavery in Prince Edward County, Virginia, he went on to become ...

(R) : 2. Lucius Q. C. Lamar (D)

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

: 1.

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

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

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

: 1.

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

(R) : 2.

Alvin Saunders Alvin Saunders (July 12, 1817November 1, 1899) was a U.S. Senator from Nebraska, as well as the final and longest-serving governor of the Nebraska Territory, a tenure he served during most of the American Civil War. Education Saunders was bo ...

(R)

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

: 1.

William Sharon William Tang Sharon (January 9, 1821November 13, 1885) was a United States senator, banker, and business owner from Nevada who profited from the Comstock Lode. Early life Sharon was born in Smithfield, Ohio, January 9, 1821, the son of Willia ...

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

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

: 2. Edward H. Rollins (R) : 3.

Charles Bell Sir Charles Bell (12 November 177428 April 1842) was a Scottish surgeon, anatomist, physiologist, neurologist, artist, and philosophical theologian. He is noted for discovering the difference between sensory nerves and motor nerves in the ...

(R), March 13, 1879 - June 18, 1879 ::

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

(R), from June 18, 1879

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

: 1. Theodore Randolph (D) : 2. John R. McPherson (D)

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

: 1.

Francis Kernan Francis Kernan (January 14, 1816September 7, 1892) was an American lawyer and politician. A resident of New York, he was active in politics as a Democrat, and served in several elected offices, including member of the New York State Assembly, ...

(D) : 3.

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

(R)

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

: 2. Matt W. Ransom (D) : 3. Zebulon B. Vance (D)

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

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

George H. Pendleton George Hunt Pendleton (July 19, 1825November 24, 1889) was an American politician, lawyer and diplomat. He represented Ohio in both houses of Congress and was the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for Vice President of the United States in 1864. A ...

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

: 2.

La Fayette Grover La Fayette Grover (November 29, 1823May 10, 1911) was a Democratic politician and lawyer from the U.S. state of Oregon. He was the fourth Governor of Oregon, represented Oregon in the United States House of Representatives, and served one ter ...

(D) : 3.

James H. Slater James Harvey Slater (December 28, 1826January 28, 1899) was a 19th-century American lawyer and politician who served as both a United States representative and Senator from Oregon. An Illinois native, Slater also served in the Oregon Territory' ...

(D)

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

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

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

: 1.

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

(R) : 2.

(R)

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

: 2. Matthew C. Butler (D) : 3.

Wade Hampton III Wade Hampton III (March 28, 1818April 11, 1902) was an American politician from South Carolina. He was a prominent member of one of the richest families in the antebellum Southern United States, owning thousands of acres of cotton land in Sout ...

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

: 1. James E. Bailey (D) : 2. Isham G. Harris (D)

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

: 1. Samuel B. Maxey (D) : 2.

Richard Coke Richard Coke (March 18, 1829May 14, 1897) was an American lawyer and statesman from Waco, Texas. He was the 15th governor of Texas from 1874 to 1876 and was a US Senator from 1877 to 1895. His governorship is notable for reestablishing local ...

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

: 1.

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

(R) : 3.

Justin Morrill Justin may refer to: People and fictional characters * Justin (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Justin (historian), Latin historian who lived under the Roman Empire * Justin I (c. 450–527) ...

(R)

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

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

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

: 1. Frank Hereford (D) : 2.

Henry G. Davis Henry Gassaway Davis (November 16, 1823 – March 11, 1916) was an American politician and businessman who served as a United States Senator from West Virginia from 1871 to 1883. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for Vice President of the Uni ...

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

: 1. Angus Cameron (R) : 3.

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

(R), until February 24, 1881 46th United States Congress Senators

House of Representatives

The names of members are preceded by their district numbers.

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

: .

Thomas H. Herndon Thomas Hord Herndon (July 1, 1828 – March 28, 1883) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama who also served as an officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Biography Born in Erie, Greene (now Hale) County, Alabama, ...

(D) : . Hilary A. Herbert (D) : . William J. Samford (D) : . Charles M. Shelley (D) : . Thomas Williams (D) : . Burwell Lewis (D), until October 1, 1880 :: Newton N. Clements (D), from December 8, 1880 : .

William H. Forney William Henry Forney (November 9, 1823 – January 16, 1894) was an Alabama legislator, a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and U.S. Representative from Alabama from March 4, 1875 to March 3, 1893. ...

(D) : . William M. Lowe (GB)

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

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Poindexter Dunn Poindexter Dunn (November 3, 1834 – October 12, 1914) was a Confederate Army veteran and American politician who served five terms as a U.S. Representative from Arkansas from 1879 to 1889. Biography Born in Wake County, North Carolina near Rale ...

(D) : . William F. Slemons (D) : .

Jordan E. Cravens Jordan Edgar Cravens (November 7, 1830 – April 8, 1914) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Arkansas. From 1877 to 1883, he served three terms in United States Co ...

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Thomas M. Gunter Thomas Montague Gunter (September 18, 1826 – January 12, 1904) was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas. Born near McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee, Gunter pursued classical studies and was graduated from Irving College in 1850. He st ...

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

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Horace Davis Horace Davis (March 16, 1831 – July 12, 1916) was a United States representative from California. He was the son of Massachusetts Governor John Davis and the younger brother of diplomat John Chandler Bancroft Davis. Biography Davis was ...

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Horace F. Page Horace Francis Page (October 20, 1833 – August 23, 1890) was a 19th-century American lawyer and politician who represented California in the United States House of Representatives for five terms between 1873 and 1883. He is perhaps best known ...

(R) : . Campbell P. Berry (D) : .

Romualdo Pacheco José Antonio Romualdo Pacheco (October 31, 1831January 23, 1899) was a Californio statesman and diplomat. A Republican Party (United States), Republican, he is best known as the only Hispanics and Latinos in California, Hispanic person to serve ...

(R)

Colorado Colorado is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States. It is one of the Mountain states, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. It is also bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas ...

: . James B. Belford (R)

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

: .

Joseph R. Hawley Joseph Roswell Hawley (October 31, 1826March 18, 1905) was the List of Governors of Connecticut, 42nd Governor of Connecticut, a United States, U.S. politician in the Republican Party (United States), Republican and Free Soil parties, a America ...

(R) : . James Phelps (D) : . John T. Wait (R) : . Frederick Miles (R)

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

: . Edward L. Martin (D)

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

: .

Robert H. M. Davidson Robert Hamilton McWhorta Davidson (September 23, 1832 – January 18, 1908) was a U.S. Representative from Florida. Biography Born near Quincy, Florida, Davidson attended the common schools and the Quincy Academy in Quincy, Florida. He studied ...

(D) : . Noble A. Hull (D), until January 22, 1881 :: Horatio Bisbee Jr. (R), from January 22, 1881

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

: . John C. Nicholls (D) : . William E. Smith (D) : . Philip Cook (D) : .

Henry Persons Joseph "Henry" Persons (January 30, 1834 – June 17, 1910) was an American politician, lawyer and soldier. Early life Persons was born near Smarrs, Georgia, in Monroe County; however, his family moved to Talbot County, Georgia in 1836. He ...

(ID) : . Nathaniel J. Hammond (D) : . James Blount (D) : . William Felton (D) : .

Alexander H. Stephens Alexander Hamilton Stephens (February 11, 1812 – March 4, 1883) was an American politician who served as the first and only Vice President of the Confederate States of America, vice president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865, and l ...

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Emory Speer Emory Speer (September 3, 1848 – December 13, 1918) was a United States representative from Georgia and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. Youth, lineage, and family life Sp ...

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

: . William Aldrich (R) : .

George R. Davis George Davis may refer to: Entertainment *George Davis (actor) (1889–1965), Dutch-born American actor *George Davis (art director) (1914–1998), American art director *George Davis (author) (1939), American novelist *George Davis (editor) (1906 ...

(R) : . Hiram Barber Jr. (R) : . John C. Sherwin (R) : . Robert M. A. Hawk (R) : . Thomas J. Henderson (R) : .

Philip C. Hayes Philip Cornelius Hayes (February 3, 1833 – July 13, 1916) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, as well as an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Background Born in Granby, Connecticut, Hayes moved with his f ...

(R) : . Greenbury L. Fort (R) : . Thomas A. Boyd (R) : . Benjamin F. Marsh (R) : .

James W. Singleton James Washington Singleton (November 23, 1811 – April 4, 1892) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born at "Paxton," his family's estate in Frederick County, Virginia, Singleton attended Winchester ...

(D) : . William M. Springer (D) : . Adlai E. Stevenson (D) : .

Joseph G. Cannon Joseph Gurney Cannon (May 7, 1836 – November 12, 1926) was an American politician from Illinois and a leader of the Republican Party. Cannon represented parts of Illinois in the United States House of Representatives for twenty-three non ...

(R) : . Albert P. Forsythe (GB) : . William A. J. Sparks (D) : . William R. Morrison (D) : . John R. Thomas (R) : . Richard W. Townshend (D)

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

: . William Heilman (R) : . Thomas R. Cobb (D) : . George A. Bicknell (D) : . Jeptha D. New (D) : . Thomas M. Browne (R) : . William R. Myers (D) : . Gilbert De La Matyr (GB) : . Abraham J. Hostetler (D) : . Godlove S. Orth (R) : . William H. Calkins (R) : .

Calvin Cowgill Calvin Cowgill (January 7, 1819 – February 10, 1903) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1879 to 1881. Biography Born in Clinton County, ...

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Walpole G. Colerick Walpole Gillespie Colerick (August 1, 1845 – January 11, 1911) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1879 to 1883. Biography Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Colerick attended publi ...

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John Baker John Baker or Jon Baker may refer to: Military figures *John Baker (American Revolutionary War) (1731–1787), American Revolutionary War hero, for whom Baker County, Georgia was named *John Baker (general) (1936–2007), Australian Chief of the ...

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

: . Moses A. McCoid (R) : .

Hiram Price Hiram Price (January 10, 1814 – May 30, 1901) was a nineteenth-century banker, merchant, bookkeeper, bank president, railroad president, and five-term Republican congressman from Iowa's 2nd congressional district and as commissioner of I ...

(R) : . Thomas Updegraff (R) : . Nathaniel C. Deering (R) : . Rush Clark (R), until April 29, 1879 :: William G. Thompson (R), from December 1, 1879 : .

James B. Weaver James Baird Weaver (June 12, 1833 – February 6, 1912) was an American politician in Iowa who was a member of the United States House of Representatives and two-time candidate for President of the United States. He belonged to several d ...

(GB) : . Edward H. Gillette (GB) : . William F. Sapp (R) : . Cyrus C. Carpenter (R)

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

: . John A. Anderson (R) : . Dudley C. Haskell (R) : . Thomas Ryan (R)

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

: . Oscar Turner (ID) : . James A. McKenzie (D) : . John William Caldwell (D) : .

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

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John G. Carlisle John Griffin Carlisle (September 5, 1834July 31, 1910) was an American attorney and Democratic Party politician from Kentucky. He represented Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives from 1877 to 1890, serving as the 31st Speake ...

(D) : . Joseph C. S. Blackburn (D) : . Philip B. Thompson Jr. (D) : . Thomas Turner (D) : . Elijah C. Phister (D)

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

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Randall L. Gibson Randall Lee Gibson (September 10, 1832 – December 15, 1892) was an American attorney and politician, elected as a United States House of Representatives, member of the House of Representatives and List of United States Senators from Louisi ...

(D) : . E. John Ellis (D) : . Joseph H. Acklen (D) : . Joseph B. Elam (D) : . J. Floyd King (D) : . Edward W. Robertson (D)

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

: . Thomas B. Reed (R) : . William P. Frye (R) : . Stephen D. Lindsey (R) : .

George W. Ladd George Washington Ladd (September 28, 1818 – January 30, 1892) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Maine. Life history Ladd was born on September 28, 1818 to Joseph and Sarah (Hamlin) Ladd in Augusta, Main ...

(GB) : . Thompson H. Murch (GB)

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

: . Daniel M. Henry (D) : .

J. Frederick C. Talbott Joshua Frederick Cockey Talbott (July 29, 1843 – October 5, 1918) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Congressman who represented the United States House of Representatives, Maryland District 2, second Congressional district of ...

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William Kimmel William Kimmel (August 15, 1812 – December 28, 1886) was a U.S. Congressman from the third district of Maryland, serving two terms from 1877 to 1881. Kimmel was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and attended St. Mary’s College and Baltimore Colle ...

(D) : . Robert M. McLane (D) : . Eli J. Henkle (D) : .

Milton G. Urner Milton George Urner (July 29, 1839 – February 9, 1926) was a U.S. Congressman from the sixth district of Maryland, serving two terms from 1879 until 1883. Life Born in the Liberty district of Frederick County, Maryland, Urner was educ ...

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

: . William W. Crapo (R) : .

Benjamin W. Harris Benjamin Winslow Harris (November 10, 1823 – February 7, 1907) was a nineteenth-century politician, lawyer and judge from Massachusetts. He was the father of Robert Orr Harris. Born in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, Harris pursued an ...

(R) : . Walbridge A. Field (R) : .

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

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Selwyn Z. Bowman Selwyn Zadock Bowman (May 11, 1840 – September 30, 1928) was an American attorney and politician who served in several public offices, including that of the U.S. representative from Massachusetts. Bowman was born in Charlestown, Massachusetts, ...

(R) : . George B. Loring (R) : . William A. Russell (R) : .

William Claflin William Claflin (March 6, 1818 – January 5, 1905) was an American politician, industrialist, and philanthropist from Massachusetts. He served as the 27th governor of Massachusetts from 1869 to 1872 and as a member of the United States Congre ...

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

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Amasa Norcross Amasa Norcross (January 26, 1824 – April 2, 1898) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Rindge, New Hampshire, Norcross attended the common schools and Appleton Academy, New Ipswich, New Hampshire. He studied law, was adm ...

(R) : . George D. Robinson (R)

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

: . John Newberry (R) : .

Edwin Willits Edwin Willits (also Willets) (April 24, 1830 – October 22, 1896) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Willits served as prosecuting attorney of Monroe County, Michigan, Monroe County, Republican Party (United States), Republican f ...

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Jonas H. McGowan Jonas Hartzell McGowan (April 2, 1837 – July 5, 1909) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. McGowan was born in Smith Township, Ohio (then part of Columbiana County, now Mahoning County). He was the eighth of ten children of Samue ...

(R) : . Julius C. Burrows (R) : . John W. Stone (R) : . Mark S. Brewer (R) : .

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

(R), until March 3, 1881 : . Roswell G. Horr (R) : . Jay Hubbell (R)

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

: . Mark H. Dunnell (R) : . Henry Poehler (D) : . William D. Washburn (R)

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

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Henry L. Muldrow Henry Lowndes Muldrow (February 8, 1837March 1, 1905) was an American politician who served as the First Assistant Secretary of the Interior in the first Cleveland administration. Prior to this he served as U.S. Representative from Mississippi ...

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Hernando Money Hernando De Soto Money (August 26, 1839September 18, 1912) was an American politician from the state of Mississippi. Biography Money was born in Holmes County, Mississippi, the son of Peirson and Triphena Money. He was named after the Spanish ex ...

(D) : . Otho R. Singleton (D) : . Charles E. Hooker (D) : . James Chalmers (D)

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

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Martin L. Clardy Martin Linn Clardy (April 26, 1844 – July 5, 1914) was a nineteenth-century politician, lawyer and railroad executive from Missouri. Between 1879 and 1889, he served five consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. Biography Bo ...

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

(D) : . Richard G. Frost (D) : . Lowndes H. Davis (D) : .

Richard P. Bland Richard Parks Bland (August 19, 1835 – June 15, 1899) was an American politician, lawyer, and educator from Missouri. A Democrat, Bland served in the United States House of Representatives from 1873 to 1895 and from 1897 to 1899, representin ...

(D) : . James R. Waddill (D) : .

Alfred M. Lay Alfred Morrison Lay (May 20, 1836 – December 8, 1879) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Biography Born in Lewis County, Missouri, Lay moved with his parents to Benton County in 1842. He attended private schools and was graduated from ...

(D), until December 8, 1879 :: John F. Philips (D), from January 10, 1880 : . Samuel L. Sawyer (ID) : . Nicholas Ford (GB) : .

Gideon F. Rothwell Gideon Frank Rothwell (April 24, 1836 – January 18, 1894) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born near Fulton, Missouri, Rothwell graduated from the University of Missouri in Columbia. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1864, c ...

(D) : . John B. Clark Jr. (D) : . William H. Hatch (D) : . Aylett H. Buckner (D)

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

: . Edward K. Valentine (R)

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

: . Rollin M. Daggett (R)

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

: . Joshua G. Hall (R) : .

James F. Briggs James Frankland Briggs (October 23, 1827 – January 21, 1905) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire. Early life Briggs was born to John and Nancy (Frankland) Briggs, on October 23, 1827 in Bury, Lancashire, Eng ...

(R) : . Evarts Farr (R), until November 30, 1880 :: Ossian Ray (R), from January 8, 1881

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

: . George M. Robeson (R) : . Hezekiah Smith (D) : .

Miles Ross Miles Ross (April 30, 1827 – February 22, 1903) was an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politician and businessman who represented New Jersey's New Jersey's 3rd congressional district, 3rd congressional district ...

(D) : . Alvah A. Clark (D) : . Charles H. Voorhis (R) : . John L. Blake (R) : .

Lewis A. Brigham Lewis Alexander Brigham (January 2, 1831 – February 19, 1885) was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 7th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1879 to 1881. Early life ...

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

: . James W. Covert (D) : . Daniel O'Reilly (ID) : . Simeon B. Chittenden (R) : . Archibald M. Bliss (D) : .

Nicholas Muller Nicholas Muller (November 15, 1836 – December 12, 1917) was an American banker and politician who served four different stints as a United States representative from United States congressional delegations from New York, New York during the l ...

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

(D) : . Edwin Einstein (R) : . Anson G. McCook (R) : .

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

(D), until February 14, 1881 : . James O'Brien (ID) : .

Levi P. Morton Levi Parsons Morton (May 16, 1824 – May 16, 1920) was the 22nd vice president of the United States from 1889 to 1893. He also served as List of ambassadors of the United States to France, United States ambassador to France, as a United States H ...

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Waldo Hutchins Waldo Hutchins (September 30, 1822 – February 8, 1891) was a New York attorney, businessman and politician. He served in the New York State Assembly and as a Member of Congress for three terms from 1879 to 1885. Biography Born in Brooklyn, Con ...

(D), from November 4, 1879 : . John H. Ketcham (R) : . John W. Ferdon (R) : . William Lounsbery (D) : . John M. Bailey (R) : . Walter A. Wood (R) : . John Hammond (R) : . Amaziah B. James (R) : .

John H. Starin John Henry Starin (August 27, 1825March 21, 1909) was a successful entrepreneur and businessman notably in the logistics and amusement industries. In addition to serving as a U.S. representative from New York in Congress, he founded Starin's Glen ...

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David Wilber David Wilber (October 5, 1820 – April 1, 1890) was a United States representative from New York. Early life Born near Quaker Street, a hamlet in Duanesburg, New York, he moved with his parents to Milford, Otsego County, N.Y.; attended the ...

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

(R) : . Cyrus D. Prescott (R) : . Joseph Mason (R) : . Frank Hiscock (R) : . John H. Camp (R) : . Elbridge G. Lapham (R) : . Jeremiah W. Dwight (R) : . David P. Richardson (R) : .

John Van Voorhis John Van Voorhis (October 22, 1826October 20, 1905) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Early life Van Voorhis was born in 1826 in Decatur, New York. His family moved several times before settling in the town of Mendon. He st ...

(R) : . Richard Crowley (R) : . Ray V. Pierce (R), until September 18, 1880 :: Jonathan Scoville (D), from November 12, 1880 : . Henry H. Van Aernam (R)

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

: . Joseph Martin (R), until January 29, 1881 :: Jesse J. Yeates (D), from January 29, 1881 : . William H. Kitchin (D) : . Daniel Russell (GB) : .

Joseph J. Davis Joseph Jonathan Davis (April 13, 1828 – August 7, 1892) was an American lawyer and judge who represented his native North Carolina's 4th congressional district from 1875 to 1881. Biography Born near the small North Carolina town of Louisburg, ...

(D) : . Alfred M. Scales (D) : . Walter L. Steele (D) : . Robert F. Armfield (D) : . Robert B. Vance (D)

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

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Benjamin Butterworth Benjamin Butterworth (October 22, 1837 – January 16, 1898) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as a U.S. Representative from Ohio and Commissioner of Patents. Biography Butterworth was born near Maineville, Ohio, on October 22 ...

(R) : . Thomas L. Young (R) : . John A. McMahon (D) : . J. Warren Keifer (R) : .

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

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

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Frank H. Hurd Frank Hunt Hurd (December 25, 1840 – July 10, 1896) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. representative from Ohio for three nonconsecutive terms in the late 19th century. Life and career Hurd was born in Mount Vernon, Oh ...

(D) : . Ebenezer B. Finley (D) : . George L. Converse (D) : . Thomas Ewing Jr. (D) : . Henry L. Dickey (D) : . Henry S. Neal (R) : . Adoniram J. Warner (D) : .

Gibson Atherton Gibson Atherton (January 19, 1831 – November 10, 1887) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1879 to 1883. Early life He was the son of John Trueman Atherton (1799-1882) and Clarissa Ackley (1 ...

(D) : . George W. Geddes (D) : .

William McKinley William McKinley (January 29, 1843September 14, 1901) was the 25th president of the United States, serving from 1897 until Assassination of William McKinley, his assassination in 1901. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Repub ...

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James Monroe James Monroe ( ; April 28, 1758July 4, 1831) was an American Founding Father of the United States, Founding Father who served as the fifth president of the United States from 1817 to 1825. He was the last Founding Father to serve as presiden ...

(R) : . Jonathan T. Updegraff (R) : .

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

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Ezra B. Taylor Ezra Booth Taylor (July 9, 1823 – January 29, 1912) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1880 to 1893. He won election to the congressional seat that had been vacated by James Garfield after h ...

(R), from December 13, 1880 : . Amos Townsend (R)

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

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John Whiteaker John Whiteaker (May 4, 1820October 2, 1902) was an American politician, soldier, and judge. A native of Indiana, he joined the army during the Mexican–American War and then prospected during the California Gold Rush. After moving to the Oregon ...

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

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

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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) : . William Ward (R) : . William Godshalk (R) : .

Hiester Clymer Hiester Clymer (November 3, 1827 – June 12, 1884) was an American politician and white supremacist from the state of Pennsylvania. Clymer was a member of the Hiester family political dynasty and the Democratic Party. He was the nephew of Wil ...

(D) : . A. Herr Smith (R) : . Reuben Bachman (D) : .

Robert Klotz Robert Klotz (October 27, 1819 – May 1, 1895) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography Robert Klotz was born in Northampton (now Carbon) County, Pennsylvania. He attended the county's schools. ...

(D) : . Hendrick B. Wright (GB) : . John Ryon (D) : . John W. Killinger (R) : . Edward Overton Jr. (R) : . John I. Mitchell (R) : . Alexander Hamilton Coffroth, Alexander H. Coffroth (D) : . Horatio Gates Fisher, Horatio G. Fisher (R) : . Frank Eckels Beltzhoover, Frank E. Beltzhoover (D) : . Seth Hartman Yocum, Seth Yocum (GB) : . Morgan Ringland Wise, Morgan R. Wise (D) : . Russell Errett (R) : . Thomas McKee Bayne, Thomas M. Bayne (R) : . William Shadrack Shallenberger, William S. Shallenberger (R) : . Harry White (Pennsylvania politician), Harry White (R) : . Samuel Bernard Dick, Samuel Dick (R) : . James H. Osmer (R)

List of United States representatives from Rhode Island, Rhode Island

: . Nelson W. Aldrich (R) : . Latimer W. Ballou (R)

List of United States representatives from South Carolina, South Carolina

: . John S. Richardson (D) : . Michael P. O'Connor (politician), Michael P. O'Connor (D) : . D. Wyatt Aiken (D) : . John H. Evins (D) : . George D. Tillman (D)

List of United States representatives from Tennessee, Tennessee

: . Robert Love Taylor, Robert L. Taylor (D) : . Leonidas C. Houk (R) : . George Gibbs Dibrell, George G. Dibrell (D) : . Benton McMillin (D) : . John Morgan BJohn M. Bright (D) : . John Ford House, John F. House (D) : . Washington C. Whitthorne (D) : . John DeWitt Clinton Atkins, John D. C. Atkins (D) : . Charles Bryson Simonton, Charles B. Simonton (D) : . H. Casey Young (D)

List of United States representatives from Texas, Texas

: . John Henninger Reagan, John H. Reagan (D) : . David B. Culberson (D) : . Olin Wellborn (D) : . Roger Q. Mills (D) : . George Washington Jones (Texas politician), George W. Jones (GB) : . Christopher C. Upson (D), from April 15, 1879

List of United States representatives from Vermont, Vermont

: . Charles H. Joyce (R) : . James M. Tyler (R) : . Bradley Barlow (GB)

List of United States representatives from Virginia, Virginia

: . Richard L. T. Beale, Richard Lee T. Beale (D) : . John Goode (Virginia politician), John Goode Jr. (D) : . Joseph E. Johnston (D) : . Joseph Jorgensen (R) : . George Cabell (D) : . John Randolph Tucker (Virginia politician), John R. Tucker (D) : . John T. Harris (D) : . Eppa Hunton, Eppa Hutton II (D) : . James Buchanan Richmond, James Richmond (D)

List of United States representatives from West Virginia, West Virginia

: . Benjamin Wilson (congressman), Benjamin Wilson (D) : . Benjamin F. Martin (D) : . John E. Kenna (D)

List of United States representatives from Wisconsin, Wisconsin

: . Charles G. Williams (R) : . Lucien B. Caswell (R) : . George Cochrane Hazelton, George Hazelton (R) : . Peter V. Deuster (D) : . Edward S. Bragg (D) : . Gabriel Bouck (D) : . Herman L. Humphrey (R) : . Thaddeus C. Pound (R)

Non-voting delegates

: . John G. Campbell (D) : . Granville G. Bennett (R) : . George Ainslie (delegate), George Ainslie (D) : . Martin Maginnis (D) : . Mariano S. Otero (R) : . George Q. Cannon (R) : . Thomas H. Brents (R) : . Stephen Wheeler Downey, Stephen Downey (R)

Changes in membership

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

Senate

* Replacements: 4 ** Democratic: no net change ** Republican Party (United States), Republican: no net change * Deaths: 3 * Resignations: 1 * Interim appointments: 2 *Total seats with changes: 5 , - ,

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

(3) , Vacant , Legislature had failed to elect.
An interim successor was appointed March 13, 1879. , nowrap , Charles H. Bell (politician), Charles H. Bell (R) , March 13, 1879 , - ,

(3) , nowrap , Charles H. Bell (politician), Charles H. Bell (R) , Successor elected June 18, 1879, but did not begin service until June 20, 1879, for unknown reasons. , nowrap ,

(R) , June 20, 1879 , - ,

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

(1) , nowrap ,

(R) , Died November 1, 1879.
Successor appointed November 17, 1879, to continue the term.
Appointee was elected January 19, 1881, to finish the term. , nowrap , Henry P. Baldwin (R) , November 17, 1879 , - ,

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

(3) , nowrap , George S. Houston (D) , Died December 31, 1879.
Successor appointed January 7, 1880, to continue the term.
, nowrap , Luke Pryor (D) , January 7, 1880 , - ,

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

(3) , nowrap , John B. Gordon (D) , Resigned May 26, 1880, to promote building of the Georgia Pacific Railway.
Successor elected May 26, 1880. , nowrap , Joseph E. Brown (D) , May 26, 1880 , - ,

(3) , nowrap , Luke Pryor (D) , Successor elected November 23, 1880. , nowrap ,

(D) , November 24, 1880 , - ,

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

(3) , nowrap ,

(R) , Died February 24, 1881. , Vacant , Not filled this term

House of Representatives

* Replacements: 8 ** Democratic: 1 seat net gain ** Republican Party (United States), Republican: 1 seat net loss * Deaths: 4 * Resignations: 3 * Contested election: 2 *Total seats with changes: 11 , - , , Vacant , Rep. Gustav Schleicher died during previous congress , nowrap , Christopher C. Upson (D) , April 15, 1879 , - , , Vacant , Rep.-elect Alexander Smith died during previous congress , nowrap ,

(D) , November 4, 1879 , - , , nowrap , Rush Clark (R) , Died April 29, 1879 , nowrap , William G. Thompson (R) , October 14, 1879 , - , , nowrap , Alfred Morrison Lay, Alfred M. Lay (D) , Died December 8, 1879 , nowrap , John F. Philips (D) , January 10, 1880 , - , , nowrap , Ray V. Pierce (R) , Resigned September 18, 1880 , nowrap , Jonathan Scoville (D) , November 12, 1880 , - , , nowrap , Burwell Boykin Lewis, Burwell B. Lewis (D) , Resigned October 1, 1880, to accept presidency of the University of Alabama , nowrap , Newton Nash Clements, Newton N. Clements (D) , December 8, 1880 , - , , nowrap ,

(R) , Resigned November 8, 1880 , nowrap ,

(R) , December 13, 1880 , - , , nowrap , Evarts Worcester Farr, Evarts W. Farr (R) , Died November 30, 1880.
Successor 1880 New Hampshire's 3rd congressional district special elections, elected December 28, 1880. , nowrap , Ossian Ray (R) , January 8, 1881 , - , , nowrap , Noble A. Hull (D) , Lost contested election January 22, 1881 , nowrap , Horatio Bisbee Jr. (R) , January 22, 1881 , - , , nowrap , Joseph John Martin, Joseph J. Martin (R) , Lost contested election January 29, 1881 , nowrap , Jesse J. Yeates (D) , January 29, 1881 , - , , nowrap ,

(D) , Died February 14, 1881 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , nowrap ,

(R) , Resigned March 3, 1881, after being elected to the US Senate , Vacant , Not filled this term

Committees

Senate

* United States Senate Select Committee on the Additional Accommodations for the Library of Congress, Additional Accommodations for the Library of Congress (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Chairman: John W. Johnston; Ranking Member: Algernon S. Paddock) * United States Senate Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate, Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman: Benjamin H. Hill; Ranking Member: John P. Jones) * United States Senate Select Committee on Cabinet Officers on the Floor of the Senate, Cabinet Officers on the Floor of the Senate (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Civil Service, Civil Service and Retrenchment (Chairman: Matthew C. Butler; Ranking Member: Henry M. Teller) * United States Senate Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman: Francis M. Cockrell; Ranking Member: Samuel J.R. McMillan) * United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Commerce (Chairman: Matt W. Ransom; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Select Committee on Distributing Public Revenue Among the States, Distributing Public Revenue Among the States (Select) * United States Senate Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman: Isham G. Harris; Ranking Member: John J. Ingalls) * United States Senate Committee on Education and Labor, Education and Labor (Chairman: James E. Bailey; Ranking Member: Ambrose E. Burnside) * United States Senate Select Committee on Elections of 1878, Elections of 1878 (Select) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Emigration of Negroes from the South to North, Emigration of Negroes from the South to North (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Engrossed Bills, Engrossed Bills (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Robert E. Withers) * United States Senate Committee on Enrolled Bills, Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Zebulon B. Vance; Ranking Member: Edward H. Rollins) * United States Senate Select Committee on Epidemic Diseases, Epidemic Diseases (Select) (Chairman: Isham G. Harris; Ranking Member: Algernon S. Paddock) * United States Senate Select Committee to Examine the Several Branches in the Civil Service, Examine the Several Branches in the Civil Service (Chairman: George G. Vest; Ranking Member: John A. Logan) * United States Senate Committee on Finance, Finance (Chairman: Thomas F. Bayard; Ranking Member: Justin S. Morrill) * United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Foreign Relations (Chairman: William W. Eaton; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Select Committee on Freedman's Savings and Trust Company, Freedman's Savings and Trust Company (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Select Committee on Indian Territory, Indian Territory (Select) * United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: Allen G. Thurman; Ranking Member: David Davis) * United States Senate Committee on Manufactures, Manufactures (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Edward H. Rollins) * United States Senate Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman: Theodore F. Randolph; Ranking Member: Ambrose E. Burnside) * United States Senate Committee on Mines and Mining, Mines and Mining (Chairman: Frank Hereford; Ranking Member: J. Donald Cameron) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Mississippi River and its Tributaries, Mississippi River and its Tributaries (Select) (Chairman: Benjamin F. Jonas; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman: John R. McPherson; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Select Committee on Nicaraguan Claims, Nicaraguan Claims (Select) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Ordnance and War Ships, Ordnance and War Ships (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Patents, Patents (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Pensions, Pensions (Chairman: Robert E. Withers; Ranking Member: John J. Ingalls) * United States Senate Select Committee on Plueropneumonia among Animals, Plueropneumonia among Animals (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Samuel B. Maxey; Ranking Member: James B. Groome) * United States Senate Committee on Private Land Claims, Private Land Claims (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: David Davis) * United States Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections, Privileges and Elections (Chairman: Eli Saulsbury; Ranking Member: Zebulon B. Vance) * United States Senate Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman: Joseph E. McDonald; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Railroads, Railroads (Chairman: Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II; Ranking Member: Benjamin F. Jonas) * United States Senate Committee on Revision of the Laws, Revision of the Laws (Chairman: William A. Wallace; Ranking Member: George F. Hoar) * United States Senate Committee on Revolutionary Claims, Revolutionary Claims (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Charles W. Jones) * United States Senate Committee on Rules, Rules (Chairman: John Tyler Morgan; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Tariff Regulation, Tariff Regulation (Select) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Tenth Census, Tenth Census (Select) (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: David Davis) * United States Senate Committee on Territories, Territories (Chairman: Augustus H. Garland; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Select Committee on Transportation Routes to the Seaboard, Transportation Routes to the Seaboard (Select) (Chairman: James B. Beck; Ranking Member: J. Donald Cameron) * United States Senate Select Committee on Treasury Department Account Discrepancies, Treasury Department Account Discrepancies (Select) * Committee of the whole, Whole

House of Representatives

* United States House Committee on Accounts, Accounts (Chairman: Daniel M. Henry; Ranking Member: Thomas A. Boyd) * United States House Select Committee on Alcoholic Liquor Traffic, Alcoholic Liquor Traffic (Select) (Chairman: Lowndes H. Davis; Ranking Member: Mark S. Brewer) * United States House Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Chairman: James W. Covert; Ranking Member: William H. Hatch) * United States House Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chairman: John DeWitt Clinton Atkins; Ranking Member: John Harris Baker, John H. Baker) * United States House Committee on Banking and Currency, Banking and Currency (Chairman: Aylett H. Buckner; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman: John M. Bright; Ranking Member: William J. Samford) * United States House Committee on Coinage, Weights and Measures, Coinage, Weights and Measures (Chairman: Alexander H. Stephens; Ranking Member: Gilbert De La Matyr) * United States House Committee on Commerce, Commerce (Chairman: John H. Reagan; Ranking Member: Peter V. Deuster) * United States House Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman: Eppa Hunton; Ranking Member: William Heilman) * United States House Committee on Education, Education and Labor (Chairman: John Goode (Virginia politician), John Goode; Ranking Member: James H. Osmer) * United States House Committee on Elections, Elections (Chairman: William M. Springer; Ranking Member: J. Warren Keifer) * United States House Committee on Enrolled Bills, Enrolled Bills (Chairman: John E. Kenna; Ranking Member: David F. Wilber) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Interior Department, Expenditures in the Interior Department (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Gilbert De La Matyr) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Justice Department, Expenditures in the Justice Department (Chairman: James H. Blount; Ranking Member: Lowndes H. Davis) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Navy Department, Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman: Richard W. Townshend; Ranking Member: Walter A. Wood) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department, Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John L. Blake) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the State Department, Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John Stoughton Newberry, John S. Newberry) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury Department, Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Charles O'Neill) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the War Department, Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman: Joseph C. S. Blackburn; Ranking Member: Harry White (Pennsylvania politician), Harry White) * United States House Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings, Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman: Peter V. Deuster; Ranking Member: Nicholas Ford) * United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman: Alfred M. Scales; Ranking Member: Olin Wellborn) * United States House Committee on Invalid Pensions, Invalid Pensions (Chairman: Alexander H. Coffroth; Ranking Member: Robert Love Taylor, Robert L. Taylor) * United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Nathaniel J. Hammond) * United States House Committee on Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River, Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River (Chairman: Edward W. Robertson; Ranking Member: Thomas M. Bayne) * United States House Committee on Manufactures, Manufactures (Chairman: Morgan R. Wise; Ranking Member: William M. Lowe) * United States House Committee on Mileage, Mileage (Chairman: Thomas R. Cobb; Ranking Member: Simeon B. Chittenden) * United States House Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman: William A.J. Sparks; Ranking Member: Harry White (Pennsylvania politician), Harry White) * United States House Committee on the Militia, Militia (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Samuel B. Dick) * United States House Committee on Mines and Mining, Mines and Mining (Chairman: Adlai Stevenson I, Adlai E. Stevenson; Ranking Member: John I. Mitchell) * United States House Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman: Washington C. Whitthorne; Ranking Member: James O'Brien) * United States House Committee on Pacific Railroads, Pacific Railroads (Chairman: Robert Milligan McLane; Ranking Member: Olin Wellborn) * United States House Committee on Patents, Patents (Chairman: Robert B. Vance; Ranking Member: Hezekiah B. Smith) * United States House Committee on Pensions, Pensions (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: N/A) * United States House Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Hernando D. Money; Ranking Member: George Washington Jones (Texas politician), George Washington Jones) * United States House Committee on Private Land Claims, Private Land Claims (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John I. Mitchell) * United States House Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Philip Cook; Ranking Member: Thompson H. Murch) * United States House Committee on Public Expenditures, Public Expenditures (Chairman: Ebenezer B. Finley; Ranking Member: Charles H. Joyce) * United States House Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman: George L. Converse; Ranking Member: Thomas Ryan) * United States House Committee on Railways and Canals, Railways and Canals (Chairman: George C. Cabell; Ranking Member: Daniel O'Reilly) * United States House Committee on Revision of Laws, Revision of Laws (Chairman: John T. Harris; Ranking Member: William M. Lowe) * United States House Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, Revolutionary Pensions (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: George L. Converse) * United States House Select Committee on Rules, Rules (Select) (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Standards of Official Conduct * United States House Committee on Territories, Territories (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Reuben K. Bachman) * United States House Committee on War Claims, War Claims (Chairman: Edward S. Bragg; Ranking Member: Cyrus C. Carpenter) * United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Ways and Means (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives), Whole

Joint committees

* United States Congress Joint Committee on Budget Control, Budget Control * United States Congress Joint Special Committee on Conditions of Indian Tribes, Conditions of Indian Tribes (Special) * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Census, Census (Chairman: Rep.

; Vice Chairman: Rep.

) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills, Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Rep. John E. Kenna; Vice Chairman: Rep. David F. Wilber) * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Library, The Library (Chairman: Rep. George W. Geddes; Vice Chairman: Rep.

) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman: Rep. Otho R. Singleton; Vice Chairman: Rep.

)

Caucuses

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

Employees

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

* Architect of the Capitol: Edward Clark (architect), Edward Clark * Librarian of Congress: Ainsworth Rand Spofford * Public Printer of the United States: John D. Defrees

Senate

* Secretary of the United States Senate, Secretary: George C. Gorham, until March 24, 1879 ** John Christopher Burch, John C. Burch elected March 24, 1879 * United States Senate Librarian, Librarian: P. J. Pierce * Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, Sergeant at Arms: John R. French, until March 23, 1879 ** Richard J. Bright, elected March 23, 1879 * Chaplain of the United States Senate, Chaplain: Byron Sunderland (Presbyterianism, Presbyterian), until March 24, 1879 ** Joseph J. Bullock (Presbyterianism, Presbyterian), elected March 24, 1879

House of Representatives

* Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk: George M. Adams * Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Sergeant at Arms: John G. Thompson (Ohio), John G. Thompson * Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives, Doorkeeper: Charles W. Field * Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives, Postmaster: James M. Steuart * Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk at the Speaker's Table: J. Randolph Tucker Jr. ** George R. Miller (clerk), George P. Miller ** Michael Sullivan (clerk), Michael Sullivan * Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Reading Clerks: ** Thomas S. Pettit (D) ** Neill S. Brown Jr. (R) * Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, Chaplain: W.P. Harrison (Methodism, Methodist)

Notes

References

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External links

Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
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