The 51st United States Congress, referred to by some critics as the Billion Dollar Congress, was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the

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and the

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. It met in

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

, from March 4, 1889, to March 4, 1891, during the first two years of

Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Harrison (August 20, 1833March 13, 1901) was the 23rd president of the United States, serving from 1889 to 1893. He was a member of the Harrison family of Virginia—a grandson of the ninth president, William Henry Harrison, and a ...

presidency A presidency is an administration or the executive, the collective administrative and governmental entity that exists around an office of president of a state or nation. Although often the executive branch of government, and often personified b ...

. The apportionment of seats in this

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was based on the

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maintained their majority in the Senate, and won the majority in the House. With Benjamin Harrison being sworn in as president on March 4, 1889, this gave the Republicans an overall federal government

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for the first time since the 43rd Congress in 1873–1875.

Major events

* March 4, 1889:

became

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* December 29, 1890:

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Major legislation

It was responsible for a number of pieces of landmark legislation, many of which asserted the authority of the

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. Emboldened by their success in the elections of 1888, the Republicans enacted virtually their entire platform during their first 303-day session, including a measure that provided

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veterans with generous pensions and expanded the list of eligible recipients to include noncombatants and the children of veterans.

Grover Cleveland Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18, 1837June 24, 1908) was the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, serving from 1885 to 1889 and from 1893 to 1897. He was the first U.S. president to serve nonconsecutive terms and the first Hist ...

had vetoed a similar bill in 1887. It was criticized as the "Billion Dollar Congress'" for its lavish spending and, for this reason it incited drastic reversals in public support that led to Cleveland's reelection in 1892. Other important legislation passed into law by the Congress included the

McKinley tariff The Tariff Act of 1890, commonly called the McKinley Tariff, was an act of the United States Congress framed by then-Representative William McKinley, that became law on October 1, 1890. The tariff raised the average duty on imports to almost 50% ...

, authored by Representative, and future President,

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 ...

; the

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, which prohibited business combinations that restricted trade; and the

Sherman Silver Purchase Act The Sherman Silver Purchase Act was a United States federal law enacted on July 14, 1890, which increased the amount of silver the government was required to purchase on a recurrent monthly basis to 4.5 million ounces, roughly the entirety of the ...

, which required the U.S. government to mint

silver Silver is a chemical element; it has Symbol (chemistry), symbol Ag () and atomic number 47. A soft, whitish-gray, lustrous transition metal, it exhibits the highest electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, and reflectivity of any metal. ...

. The last two were concessions to Western farmer interests in exchange for support of the tariff and would become central tenets of the

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later in the decade. They were authored by Senator

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

. The Fifty-first Congress was also responsible for passing the

Land Revision Act of 1891 The General Revision Act (sometimes Land Revision Act) of 1891, also known as the Forest Reserve Act of 1891, was a federal law signed in 1891 by President Benjamin Harrison. The Act reversed previous policy initiatives, such as the Timber Cultu ...

, which created the

national forests National Forest may refer to: * National forest or state forest, a forest administered or protected by a sovereign state ** National forest (Brazil) ** National forest (France) ** National forest (United States) ** State Forests (Poland) ** The N ...

. Harrison authorized America's first forest reserve in

Yellowstone Yellowstone National Park is a List of national parks of the United States, national park of the United States located in the northwest corner of Wyoming, with small portions extending into Montana and Idaho. It was established by the 42nd U ...

Wyoming Wyoming ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States, Western United States. It borders Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho t ...

, the same year. Other bills were discussed but failed to pass, including two significant pieces of legislation focused on ensuring African Americans the right to vote.

Henry Cabot Lodge Henry Cabot Lodge (May 12, 1850November 9, 1924) was an American politician, historian, lawyer, and statesman from Massachusetts. A member of the History of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served in the United States ...

States admitted and territories organized

* November 2, 1889:

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

and

South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux language, Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state, state in the West North Central states, North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Dakota people, Dakota Sioux ...

were admitted as the 39th and 40th states. * November 8, 1889:

Montana Montana ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota to the east, South Dakota to the southeast, Wyoming to the south, an ...

was admitted as the 41st state. * November 11, 1889:

Washington Washington most commonly refers to: * George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States * Washington (state), a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A ...

was admitted as the 42nd state. * May 2, 1890:

Oklahoma Territory The Territory of Oklahoma was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 2, 1890, until November 16, 1907, when it was joined with the Indian Territory under a new constitution and admitted to the Union as ...

was organized. * July 3, 1890:

Idaho Idaho ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain states, Mountain West subregions of the Western United States. It borders Montana and Wyoming to the east, Nevada and Utah to the south, and Washington (state), ...

was admitted as the 43rd state. * July 10, 1890:

was admitted as the 44th state.

Party summary

The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of this Congress. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section. Six new states were admitted during this Congress, and their senators and representatives were elected throughout the Congress.

Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

Levi Morton - Brady-Handy portrait - standard crop

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 ...

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 ...

(R) * President pro tempore: John J. Ingalls (R), elected March 7, 1889 **

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

(R), elected March 2, 1891 *

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 ...

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 ...

* Democratic Caucus Chairman:

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

, until May 3, 1890 **

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

, afterwards

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 ...

: Thomas B. Reed (R) *

: Thomas J. Henderson * Democratic Caucus Chairman:

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

* Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman:

James T. Jones James Taylor Jones (July 20, 1832 – February 15, 1895) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama. Biography Born in Richmond, Virginia, Jones moved with his family to Marengo County, Alabama, in 1834. He pursued classical studies and gra ...

Members

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

Senate

Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1892; Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1894; and Class 3 meant their term ended in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1890.

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

(D) : 3.

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)

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. James H. Berry (D) : 3.

James K. Jones James Kimbrough Jones (September 29, 1839June 1, 1908) was a Confederate Army veteran, plantation owner, lawyer, US congressional representative, United States senator and chairman of the Democratic National Committee from Arkansas. He was a De ...

(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.

George Hearst George Hearst (September 3, 1820 – February 28, 1891) was an American businessman, politician, and patriarch of the Hearst family, Hearst business dynasty. After growing up on a small farm in Missouri, he founded many mining operations a ...

(D), until February 28, 1891 : 3.

Leland Stanford Amasa Leland Stanford (March 9, 1824June 21, 1893) was an American attorney, industrialist, philanthropist, and Republican Party (United States), Republican Party politician from Watervliet, New York. He served as the eighth governor of Calif ...

(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 ...

: 2. Edward O. Wolcott (R) : 3.

Henry M. Teller Henry Moore Teller (May 23, 1830February 23, 1914) was an American politician from Colorado, serving as a U.S. senator between 1876–1882 and 1885–1909, also serving as Secretary of the Interior between 1882 and 1885. He strongly opposed the ...

(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.

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) : 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. George Gray (D) : 2. Anthony Higgins (R)

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.

Samuel Pasco Samuel Pasco (June 28, 1834March 13, 1917) was an American politician and Confederate soldier who served as a U.S. Senator from Florida. He is the only Confederate private ever elected to the U.S. Senate. Biography Pasco was born in London, Engl ...

(D) : 3.

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

(D)

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the 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.

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

(D) : 3. Joseph E. Brown (D)

Idaho Idaho ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain states, Mountain West subregions of the Western United States. It borders Montana and Wyoming to the east, Nevada and Utah to the south, and Washington (state), ...

: 2.

George L. Shoup George Laird Shoup (June 15, 1836December 21, 1904) was an American politician who served as the first governor of Idaho, in addition to its last territorial governor. He served several months after statehood in 1890 and then became one of the s ...

(R), from December 18, 1890 : 3.

William J. McConnell William John McConnell (September 18, 1839March 30, 1925) was the List of Governors of Idaho, third governor of Idaho from 1893 until 1897. He had previously represented the new state as one of its first United States Senate, United States Senato ...

(R), from December 18, 1890

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. Shelby M. Cullom (R) : 3. Charles B. Farwell (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.

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

(D) : 3.

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

(D)

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

: 2.

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

(R) : 3.

William B. Allison 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 ...

(R)

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

: 2.

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.

(D), until May 3, 1890 ::

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), from May 26, 1890 : 3. Joseph C. S. Blackburn (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.

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) : 3.

James B. Eustis James Biddle Eustis (August 27, 1834September 9, 1899) was a United States senator from Louisiana who served as President Cleveland's ambassador to France. Early life Born in New Orleans, he was the son of George Eustis (1796–1858) and Cla ...

(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.

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

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

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

(D) : 3. Ephraim K. Wilson II (D), until February 24, 1891

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

(R)

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.

Francis B. Stockbridge Francis Brown Stockbridge (April 9, 1826April 30, 1894) was a U.S. Senator in the U.S. state, state of Michigan. Biography Stockbridge was born in Bath, Maine, the son of a physician, Dr. John Stockbridge, and attended the common schools there ...

(R) : 2.

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

(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.

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

(R) : 2.

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

(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 ...

: 1. James Z. George (D) : 2.

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

(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)

Montana Montana ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota to the east, South Dakota to the southeast, Wyoming to the south, an ...

: 1. Wilbur F. Sanders (R), from January 1, 1890 : 2.

Thomas C. Power Thomas Charles Power (May 22, 1839February 16, 1923) was a United States Republican Party, Republican senator from Montana and an American businessman. Early life, education, and career Born near Dubuque, Iowa, on May 22, 1839, Power attended ...

(R), from January 2, 1890

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 S. Paddock (R) : 2.

(R)

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

: 1.

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

(R) : 3. 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. Gilman Marston (R), until June 18, 1889 :: William E. Chandler (R), from June 18, 1889 : 3.

(R)

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

: 1. Rufus Blodgett (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. Frank Hiscock (R) : 3. William M. Evarts (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)

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

: 1.

Lyman R. Casey Lyman Rufus Casey Jr. (May 6, 1837January 26, 1914) was a United States senator from North Dakota. Early life On May 6, 1837, Casey was born as Lyman Rufus Casey Jr. in York, New York. In 1853, Casey moved with his parents to Ypsilanti, Mich ...

(R), from November 25, 1889 : 3. Gilbert A. Pierce (R), from November 25, 1889

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.

(R) : 3. Henry B. Payne (D)

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.

Joseph N. Dolph Joseph Norton Dolph (October 19, 1835March 10, 1897) was an American politician and attorney in the state of Oregon. A native of the state of New York (state), New York, he immigrated to Oregon over the Oregon Trail and settled in Portland, Oreg ...

(R) : 3.

John H. Mitchell John Hipple Mitchell (born John Mitchell Hipple; June 23, 1835December 8, 1905) was an American lawyer, politician. He served as a United States Republican Party, Republican United States Senate, United States Senator from Oregon on three occasi ...

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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 ...

: 1. Matthew S. Quay (R) : 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 ...

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

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Jonathan Chace Jonathan Chace (July 22, 1829June 30, 1917) was a United States representative and United States Senate, Senator from Rhode Island. Biography Born at Fall River, Massachusetts, the son of Harvey Chace and the grandson of Oliver Chace. In 1854, ...

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

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

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

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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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South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux language, Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state, state in the West North Central states, North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Dakota people, Dakota Sioux ...

: 2. Richard F. Pettigrew (R), from November 2, 1889 : 3.

Gideon C. Moody Gideon Curtis Moody (October 16, 1832March 17, 1904) was an attorney and politician, elected in 1889 as a Republican United States Senator from South Dakota. He served two years. He also had served five years as an associate justice of the Dakota ...

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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 ...

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William B. Bate William Brimage Bate (October 7, 1826March 9, 1905) was a planter and slaveholder, Confederate officer, and politician in Tennessee. After the Reconstruction era, he served as the 23rd governor of Tennessee from 1883 to 1887. He was elected to th ...

(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 ...

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John H. Reagan John Henninger Reagan (October 8, 1818March 6, 1905) was an American politician from Texas. A Democrat, Reagan resigned from the U.S. House of Representatives when Texas declared secession from the United States and joined the Confederate St ...

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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 ...

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

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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 ...

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John W. Daniel John Warwick Daniel (September 5, 1842 – June 29, 1910) was an American lawyer, author, and Democratic politician from Lynchburg, Virginia. Daniel served in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly and both houses of the United States Con ...

(D) : 2. John S. Barbour Jr. (D)

Washington Washington most commonly refers to: * George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States * Washington (state), a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A ...

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John B. Allen John Beard Allen (May 18, 1845January 28, 1903) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Washington from 1889 to 1893. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the United States represent ...

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

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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. Charles J. Faulkner Jr. (D) : 2. John E. Kenna (D)

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

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

(R) : 3. John C. Spooner (R)

Wyoming Wyoming ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States, Western United States. It borders Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho t ...

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Francis E. Warren Francis Emroy Warren (June 20, 1844November 24, 1929) was an American politician of the Republican Party best known for his years in the United States Senate representing Wyoming and being the first Governor of Wyoming. A soldier in the Union ...

(R), from November 24, 1890 : 2. Joseph M. Carey (R), from November 15, 1890 51st United States Congress Senators

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

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Richard H. Clarke Richard Henry Clarke (February 9, 1843 – September 26, 1906) was a politician and U.S. Representative from Alabama. Biography Born in Dayton, Alabama, Clarke attended Green Springs Academy. He graduated from the University of Alabama at Tusc ...

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

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Louis W. Turpin Louis Washington Turpin (February 22, 1849 – February 3, 1903) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama. Born in Charlottesville, Virginia, When his parents both died, he moved to Alabama with his sister and settled in Perry County in 1858. ...

(D), until June 4, 1890 :: John V. McDuffie (R), from June 4, 1890 : . James E. Cobb (D) : . John H. Bankhead (D) : .

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. ...

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

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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 ...

: . William H. Cate (D), until March 5, 1890 :: Lewis P. Featherstone (L), from March 5, 1890 : .

Clifton R. Breckinridge Clifton Rodes Breckinridge (November 22, 1846 – December 3, 1932) was an American politician who served as a Democratic Party alderman, U.S. representative, diplomat, and businessman. He also served in both the Confederate States Army and Conf ...

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(D), from November 4, 1890 : . Thomas C. McRae (D) : . John H. Rogers (D) : . Samuel W. Peel (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 ...

: . John J. De Haven (R), until October 1, 1890 ::

Thomas J. Geary Thomas J. Geary (January 18, 1854 – July 6, 1929) was a U.S. Representative from California from 1890 to 1895. Biography Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Geary moved with his parents to San Francisco, California, in April 1863. He attende ...

(D), from December 9, 1890 : . Marion Biggs (D) : .

Joseph McKenna Joseph McKenna (August 10, 1843 – November 21, 1926) was an American politician who served in all three branches of the Government of the United States, U.S. federal government as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, as U.S. Attorne ...

(R) : . William W. Morrow (R) : . Thomas J. Clunie (D) : . William Vandever (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 ...

: . Hosea Townsend (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. ...

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Washington F. Willcox Washington Frederick Willcox (August 22, 1834 – March 8, 1909) was an American businessman and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Connecticut from 1889 to 1893. Biography Born in Killingworth, Connecticut, Willcox ...

(D) : . Charles A. Russell (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 ...

: . John B. Penington (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 ...

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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 ...

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Robert Bullock Robert Bullock (December 8, 1828 – July 27, 1905) was an American lawyer, judge, state legislator, and United States representative from Florida. He was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Early li ...

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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 ...

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Rufus E. Lester Rufus Ezekiel Lester (December 12, 1837 – June 16, 1906) was a U.S. Representative from Georgia. Born near Waynesboro, Georgia, Lester graduated from Mercer University, Macon, Georgia, in 1857. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in Sa ...

(D) : . Henry G. Turner (D) : . Charles F. Crisp (D) : . Thomas W. Grimes (D) : . John D. Stewart (D) : . James H. Blount (D) : .

Judson C. Clements Judson Claudius Clements (February 12, 1846 – June 18, 1917) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. For a quarter century a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission, Clements ...

(D) : . Henry H. Carlton (D) : . Allen D. Candler (D) : . George T. Barnes (D)

Idaho Idaho ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain states, Mountain West subregions of the Western United States. It borders Montana and Wyoming to the east, Nevada and Utah to the south, and Washington (state), ...

: . Willis Sweet (R), from October 1, 1890

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

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Abner Taylor Abner Taylor (January 19, 1829 – April 13, 1903) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Bangor, Maine, Taylor moved with his parents to Champaign County, Ohio, in 1832, thence to Fort Dodge, Iowa, and subsequently to Chicago, Illin ...

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Frank Lawler Frank Lawler (June 25, 1842 – January 17, 1896) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Illinois. Biography Born in Rochester, New York, Lawler attended public schools. He moved with his parents to Chicago, ...

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George E. Adams George Everett Adams (June 18, 1840 – October 5, 1917) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Early years Adams was born in Keene, New Hampshire, on June 18, 1840, son of Benjamin F. Adams and Louisa Redington, grandson of Benjamin Ada ...

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Albert J. Hopkins Albert Jarvis Hopkins (August 15, 1846August 23, 1922) was a Congressman and U.S. Senator from Illinois. Biography Hopkins was born near Cortland, Illinois on August 15, 1846. He was admitted to the bar in 1871 and practiced in Aurora. He mar ...

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

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Philip S. Post Philip Sidney Post (March 19, 1833 – January 6, 1895) was an American diplomat, politician, and decorated Army officer. He served as a United States Representative from Illinois for eight years, from 1887 to 1895. During the American Civil War, ...

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Scott Wike Scott Wike (April 6, 1834 – January 15, 1901) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Meadville, Pennsylvania, Wike moved with his parents to Quincy, Illinois, in 1838 and to Pike County in 1844. He graduated from Lombard Universi ...

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William M. Springer William McKendree Springer (May 30, 1836 – December 4, 1903) was an American attorney and politician who represented Illinois in the United States House of Representatives and served on the United States Court for the Indian Territory. Ear ...

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

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

(R) : . George W. Fithian (D) : . Edward Lane (D) : .

William S. Forman William St. John Forman (January 20, 1847 – June 10, 1908) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Early life Born in Natchez, Mississippi, Forman moved with his father to Nashville, Washington County, Illinois, in 1851. He attended the p ...

(D) : . Richard W. Townshend (D), until March 9, 1889 :: James R. Williams (D), from December 2, 1889 : . George Washington Smith (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 ...

: . William F. Parrett (D) : . John H. O'Neall (D) : . Jason B. Brown (D) : .

(D) : . George W. Cooper (D) : . Thomas M. Browne (R) : . William D. Bynum (D) : .

Elijah V. Brookshire Elijah Voorhees Brookshire (August 15, 1856 – April 14, 1936) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1889 to 1895. Early life Born near Ladoga, Indiana, Brookshire attended the ...

(D) : . Joseph B. Cheadle (R) : . William D. Owen (R) : .

Augustus N. Martin Augustus Newton Martin (March 23, 1847 – July 11, 1901) was an American lawyer, educator, and veteran of the Civil War who served three terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1889 to 1895. Biography Born near Whitestown, Connoquen ...

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Charles A. O. McClellan Charles A. O. McClellan (May 25, 1835 – January 31, 1898) was an American banker, lawyer, and jurist who served four terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1889 to 1893. Biography Born in Ashland, Ohio, McClellan moved to Auburn, ...

(D) : . Benjamin F. Shively (D)

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

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John H. Gear John Henry Gear (April 7, 1825 – July 14, 1900) served as the 11th Governor of Iowa, a United States representative and a member of the United States Senate. Early Life Born in Ithaca, New York, to Protestant minister E. G. Gear, he attended ...

(R) : . Walter I. Hayes (D) : . David B. Henderson (R) : .

Joseph H. Sweney Joseph Henry Sweney (October 2, 1845 – November 11, 1918) was a one-term Republican Party (United States), Republican United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Iowa's 4th congressional district in northeastern Iowa. Born ...

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Daniel Kerr Daniel Alan Kerr (born 16 May 1983) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). He played 220 games for the club between 2001 and 2013, as a hard-running inside midfield ...

(R) : . John F. Lacey (R) : . Edwin H. Conger (R), until October 3, 1890 :: Edward R. Hays (R), from November 4, 1890 : . James P. Flick (R) : . Joseph R. Reed (R) : .

Jonathan P. Dolliver Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver (February 6, 1858October 15, 1910) was a Republican orator, U.S. Representative, then U.S. Senator from Iowa at the turn of the 20th century.Thomas Richard Ross, ''Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver: A Study in Political Inte ...

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

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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 ...

: . Edmund N. Morrill (R) : . Edward H. Funston (R) : . Bishop W. Perkins (R) : . Thomas Ryan (R), until April 4, 1889 ::

Harrison Kelley Harrison Kelley (May 12, 1836 – July 24, 1897) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas. Born William Henry Harrison Kelley in Montgomery Township, Ohio, Kelley attended the common schools. He moved to Coffey County, Kansas, in March 1858. Duri ...

(R), from December 2, 1889 : . John A. Anderson (R) : . Erastus J. Turner (R) : .

Samuel R. Peters Samuel Ritter Peters (August 16, 1842 – April 21, 1910) was a lawyer, newspaper editor, and United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Kansas. Born in Walnut Township, near Circleville, Ohio, Peters attended the com ...

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

: . William J. Stone (D) : . William T. Ellis (D) : . Isaac H. Goodnight (D) : . Alexander B. Montgomery (D) : . Asher G. Caruth (D) : .

(D), until May 26, 1890 :: William W. Dickerson (D), from June 21, 1890 : . William C. P. Breckinridge (D) : .

James B. McCreary James Bennett McCreary (July 8, 1838 – October 8, 1918) was an American lawyer and politician from Kentucky. He represented the state in both houses of the U.S. Congress and served as its 27th and 37th governor. Shortly after graduating ...

(D) : . Thomas H. Paynter (D) : . John H. Wilson (R) : . Hugh F. Finley (R)

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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Theodore S. Wilkinson Theodore Stark "Ping" Wilkinson (December 22, 1888 – February 21, 1946) was a vice admiral of the United States Navy during World War II. He also received the Medal of Honor for his actions in Veracruz, Mexico. Early life and career After ...

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Hamilton D. Coleman Hamilton Dudley Coleman (May 12, 1845 – March 16, 1926) was a businessman and politician who served one term between 1889 and 1891 in the United States House of Representatives representing Louisiana's 2nd congressional district (New Orlea ...

(R) : . Edward J. Gay (D), until May 30, 1889 :: Andrew Price (D), from December 2, 1889 : . Newton C. Blanchard (D) : . Charles J. Boatner (D) : . Samuel M. 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) : .

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

(R) : . Seth L. Milliken (R) : .

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

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Maryland Maryland ( ) is a 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 ...

: . Charles H. Gibson (D) : .

Herman Stump Herman Stump Jr. (August 8, 1837 – January 9, 1917) was an American politician and lawyer. He is most notable for his service in the Maryland Senate and as a member of the United States House of Representatives. Early life Herman Stump Jr. wa ...

(D) : . Henry W. Rusk (D) : . Henry J. Stockbridge Jr. (R) : .

Barnes Compton Barnes Compton (November 16, 1830 – December 2, 1898) was a Representative of the fifth congressional district of Maryland and a Treasurer of Maryland. Early life Barnes Compton was born on November 16, 1830, in Port Tobacco, Charles Count ...

(D), until March 20, 1890 :: Sydney E. Mudd (R), from March 20, 1890 : . Louis E. McComas (R)

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 ...

: . Charles S. Randall (R) : .

Elijah A. Morse Elijah Adams Morse (May 25, 1841 – June 5, 1898) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Born in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, Morse moved to Massachusetts with his parents, who settled in Boston in 1852. He attended the publ ...

(R) : . John F. Andrew (D) : . Joseph H. O'Neil (D) : .

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

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(R) : . William Cogswell (R) : . Frederic T. Greenhalge (R) : . John W. Candler (R) : .

Joseph H. Walker Joseph Henry Walker (December 21, 1829 – April 3, 1907) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Worcester, Massachusetts. Early life He was born in Boston on December 21, 1829. He moved with his parents to Hopkint ...

(R) : . Rodney Wallace (R) : . Francis W. Rockwell (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, ...

: . J. Logan Chipman (D) : . Edward P. Allen (R) : . James O'Donnell (R) : .

Julius C. Burrows Julius Caesar Burrows (January 9, 1837November 16, 1915) was a U.S. Representative and a U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan. Early life and education Burrows was born in North East, Pennsylvania, and moved then with his parents to Ashta ...

(R) : . Charles E. Belknap (R) : . Mark S. Brewer (R) : .

Justin R. Whiting Justin Rice Whiting (February 18, 1847 – January 31, 1903) was a politician and businessman from the U.S. state of Michigan. Whiting was born in Bath (village), New York, Bath, New York, and moved to Michigan in 1849 with his parents, who ...

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Aaron T. Bliss Aaron Thomas Bliss (May 22, 1837 – September 16, 1906) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative and the 25th governor of Michigan, and was from Saginaw, Michigan, Saginaw. Bliss Township, Michigan, Bliss Township was nam ...

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Byron M. Cutcheon Byron Mac Cutcheon (May 11, 1836 – April 12, 1908) was an American Civil War officer, Medal of Honor recipient and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Early life Cutcheon was born in Pembroke, New Hampshire May 11, 1836 but his parents ...

(R) : . Frank W. Wheeler (R) : . Samuel M. Stephenson (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) : . John Lind (R) : . Darwin S. Hall (R) : . Samuel P. Snider (R) : . Solomon G. Comstock (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 ...

: . John M. Allen (D) : .

James B. Morgan James Bright Morgan (March 14, 1833 – June 18, 1892) was an American lawyer, politician, and Confederate Civil War veteran who served three terms as a U.S. Representative from Mississippi 1885 to 1891. After leaving Congress, he returned to his ...

(D) : . Thomas C. Catchings (D) : . Clarke Lewis (D) : . Chapman L. Anderson (D) : . Thomas R. Stockdale (D) : . Charles E. Hooker (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 ...

: . William H. Hatch (D) : .

Charles H. Mansur Charles Harley Mansur (March 6, 1835 – April 16, 1895) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mansur attended Lawrence Academy, Groton, Massachusetts. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in Richmon ...

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Alexander M. Dockery Alexander Monroe Dockery (February 11, 1845 – December 26, 1926) was an American physician and politician who served as the 30th governor of Missouri from 1901 to 1905. A Democrat, he was a member of the United States House of Representa ...

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Robert P. C. Wilson Robert Patterson Clark Wilson (August 8, 1834 – December 21, 1916) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born in Boonville, Missouri, Wilson moved with his parents to Platte County. He attended William Jewell College, Liberty, Missouri, a ...

(D), from December 2, 1889 : . John C. Tarsney (D) : . John T. Heard (D) : . Richard H. Norton (D) : .

Frederick G. Niedringhaus Frederick Gottlieb Niedringhaus (October 21, 1837 – November 25, 1922) was a German-born American businessman and politician. He served as a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Early life Niedringhaus was born on October 21, 1837, in Lübbecke ...

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Nathan Frank Nathan Frank (February 23, 1852April 5, 1931) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born in Peoria, Illinois, Frank attended the public schools of Peoria and St. Louis and Washington University in St. Louis. He graduated from Harvard Law Scho ...

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William M. Kinsey William Medcalf Kinsey (October 28, 1846 – June 20, 1931) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born in Mount Pleasant, Ohio, Kinsey attended Hopedale Academy, Harrison County, Ohio, and Monmouth College, Illinois. He became a resident of ...

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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) : . William J. Stone (D) : . William H. Wade (R) : . James P. Walker (D), until July 19, 1890 ::

Robert H. Whitelaw Robert Henry Whitelaw (January 30, 1854 – July 27, 1937) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born on a farm near Lloyds, Virginia, Whitelaw moved with his father to Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, in 1856. He returned to Essex County, Vi ...

(D), from November 4, 1890

Montana Montana ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota to the east, South Dakota to the southeast, Wyoming to the south, an ...

: . Thomas H. Carter (R), from November 8, 1889

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 ...

: . William J. Connell (R) : . James Laird (R), until August 17, 1889 ::

Gilbert L. Laws Gilbert Lafayette Laws (March 11, 1838 – April 25, 1907) was an American politician, newspaper publisher and businessman. He served as the Secretary of State of Nebraska, Nebraska Secretary of State and as a member of the United States House of ...

(R), from December 2, 1889 : . George W. E. Dorsey (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 ...

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Horace F. Bartine Horace Franklin Bartine (March 21, 1848 – August 27, 1918) was a United States representative from Nevada. Biography Bartine was born in New York City on March 21, 1848, and his family moved to New Jersey in 1858. He attended the local school ...

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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 ...

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Alonzo Nute Alonzo Nute (February 12, 1826 – December 24, 1892) was a United States representative from New Hampshire. He was born in Milton, New Hampshire where he attended the common schools. He moved to Natick, Massachusetts in 1842 but returned to Ne ...

(R) : . Orren C. Moore (R)

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

: . Christopher A. Bergen (R) : .

James Buchanan James Buchanan Jr. ( ; April 23, 1791June 1, 1868) was the 15th president of the United States, serving from 1857 to 1861. He also served as the United States Secretary of State, secretary of state from 1845 to 1849 and represented Pennsylvan ...

(R) : . Jacob A. Geissenhainer (D) : . Samuel Fowler (D) : . Charles D. Beckwith (R) : . Herman Lehlbach (R) : . William McAdoo (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 * ...

: . James W. Covert (D) : . Felix Campbell (D) : .

William C. Wallace William Copeland Wallace (May 21, 1856 – September 4, 1901) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Wallace graduated from Adelphi Academy, Brooklyn, New York, in 1873, from Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conne ...

(R) : . John M. Clancy (D) : .

Thomas F. Magner Thomas Francis Magner (March 8, 1860 – December 22, 1945) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1889 to 1895. He was an uncle of John Francis Carew. Biography Born in ...

(D) : . Frank T. Fitzgerald (D), until November 4, 1889 :: Charles H. Turner (D), from December 9, 1889 : .

Edward J. Dunphy Edward John Dunphy (May 12, 1856 – July 29, 1926) of New York City was a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York from 1889 to 1895. He was a Democrat. Biography Edward J. Dunphy was born in New York City on May ...

(D) : . John H. McCarthy (D), until January 14, 1891, vacant thereafter : .

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), until September 10, 1889 :: Amos J. Cummings (D), from November 5, 1889 : .

Francis B. Spinola Francis Barretto Spinola (March 19, 1821 – April 14, 1891) was an American politician and military leader often considered to have been the first Italian AmericanMultiple sources: * * * * to be elected to the United States House of Represe ...

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John Quinn John or Jack Quinn may refer to: Politicians and lawyers *John Quinn (advocate) (1954–2022), Attorney General of the Isle of Man *John Quinn (collector) (1870–1924), lawyer, collector of manuscripts and paintings, friend of T. S. Eliot and Ezr ...

(D) : . Roswell P. Flower (D) : . Ashbel P. Fitch (D) : .

William G. Stahlnecker William Griggs Stahlnecker (June 20, 1849 – March 26, 1902) was an American lawyer and politician who served four terms as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1885 to 1893. Biography Born in Auburn, New York, Stahlnecker moved with his p ...

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Moses D. Stivers Moses Dunning Stivers (December 30, 1828 – February 2, 1895) was an American businessman and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1889 to 1891. Biography Born in the Beemerville section Wantage Township ...

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

(R) : . Charles J. Knapp (R) : .

John A. Quackenbush John Adam Quackenbush (October 15, 1828 – May 11, 1908) was a U.S. Republican politician from New York. Biography John A. Quackenbush was born in Schaghticoke, New York on October 15, 1828. He was educated locally, graduated from Stillwater ...

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Charles Tracey Charles Tracey (May 27, 1847 – March 24, 1905) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Biography Born in Albany, New York, Tracey graduated from The Albany Academy in 1866. He served in the Papal Zouaves at Rome, Italy between 1867 and 187 ...

(D) : . John Sanford (R) : . John H. Moffitt (R) : . Frederick Lansing (R) : .

James S. Sherman James Schoolcraft Sherman (October 24, 1855 – October 30, 1912) was the 27th vice president of the United States, serving from 1909 until his death in 1912, under President William Howard Taft. A member of the Republican Party (United States), ...

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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 ...

(R), until April 1, 1890 :: John S. Pindar (D), from November 4, 1890 : .

James J. Belden James Jerome Belden (September 30, 1825 – January 1, 1904) was an American politician and a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from New York (state), New York. Biography Born in Fabius, New York, Belden was the son of ...

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Milton De Lano Milton De Lano (August 11, 1844 – January 2, 1922) was an American businessman and United States representative from New York. Born in Wampsville, he attended the common schools and settled in Canastota, New York, where he engaged in mercanti ...

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Newton W. Nutting Newton Wright Nutting (October 22, 1840 – October 15, 1889) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Nutting was born in 1840 in West Monroe, New York. He pursued an academic course, studying law and was admitted to the bar. He commenced ...

(R), until October 15, 1889 :: Sereno E. Payne (R), from December 2, 1889 : . Thomas S. Flood (R) : .

John Raines John Raines (May 6, 1840 – December 16, 1909) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He authored the 1896 Raines Law, which prohibited liquor sales on Sundays, except in hotels, which had the unintended consequence of fostering p ...

(R) : . Charles S. Baker (R) : . John G. Sawyer (R) : . John M. Farquhar (R) : . John McClure Wiley (D) : . William G. Laidlaw (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 ...

: . Thomas G. Skinner (D) : . Henry P. Cheatham (R) : . Charles W. McClammy (D) : . Benjamin H. Bunn (D) : . John M. Brower (R) : .

Alfred Rowland Alfred Rowland (February 9, 1844 – August 2, 1898) was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina. Born in Lumberton, North Carolina, Rowland attended the common schools in the area. He entered the Confederate States Army in May, 1861 and ser ...

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John S. Henderson John Steele Henderson (January 6, 1846 – October 9, 1916) was a Representative for North Carolina in the United States House of Representatives. Biography Born near Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina in 1846, the son of Archibald and ...

(D) : . William H. H. Cowles (D) : . Hamilton G. Ewart (R)

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

: . Henry C. Hansbrough (R), from November 2, 1889

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) : . John A. Caldwell (R) : . Elihu S. Williams (R) : . Samuel S. Yoder (D) : . George E. Seney (D) : .

Melvin M. Boothman Melvin Morella Boothman (October 16, 1846 – March 5, 1904) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio. Born near Bryan, Ohio, Boothman attended the public schools. He engaged in agricultural pursuits. Enlisted in Company H, Thirty-eighth Regiment, O ...

(R) : . Henry L. Morey (R) : .

Robert P. Kennedy Robert Patterson Kennedy (January 23, 1840 – May 6, 1918) was a U.S. representative from Ohio from 1886 to 1891. He was also an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Biography Born in Bellefontaine, Ohio, Kennedy attended t ...

(R) : . William C. Cooper (R) : . William E. Haynes (D) : . Albert C. Thompson (R) : .

Jacob J. Pugsley Jacob Joseph Pugsley (January 25, 1838 – February 5, 1920) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1887 to 1891. Biography Born in Dutchess Co ...

(R) : . Joseph H. Outhwaite (D) : . Charles P. Wickham (R) : . Charles H. Grosvenor (R) : .

James W. Owens James W. Owens is an American economist and manufacturing executive. He is the former chairman and chief executive officer of Caterpillar Inc., the world's largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines ...

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

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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) : . Martin L. Smyser (R) : . Theodore E. Burton (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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Binger Hermann Binger Hermann (February 19, 1843 – April 15, 1926) was an American attorney and politician in Oregon. A native of Maryland, he immigrated to the Oregon Territory with his parents as part of the Baltimore Colony. Hermann served in both houses o ...

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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) : .

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), until April 13, 1890 ::

Richard Vaux Richard Vaux (December 19, 1816 – March 22, 1895) was an American politician who served as a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district from 1890 to 1891 ...

(D), from May 20, 1890 : .

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), until January 9, 1890 :: John E. Reyburn (R), from February 18, 1890 : . Alfred C. Harmer (R) : .

Smedley Darlington Smedley Darlington (December 24, 1827 – June 24, 1899) was an American politician who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district from 1887 to 1891. Biography Darlington ...

(R) : . Robert M. Yardley (R) : . William Mutchler (D) : .

David B. Brunner David B. Brunner (March 7, 1835 – November 29, 1903) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography David B. Brunner was born in Amity, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and learned the c ...

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Marriott Brosius Marriott Henry Brosius (March 7, 1843 – March 16, 1901) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Education and military service Marriott Brosius was born in Colerain Township, Lancaster County, Pennsyl ...

(R) : . Joseph A. Scranton (R) : . Edwin S. Osborne (R) : .

James B. Reilly James Bernard Reilly (August 12, 1845 – May 14, 1924) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. James B. Reilly was born in Pinedale, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools and was graduated from ...

(D) : . John W. Rife (R) : .

Myron B. Wright Myron Benjamin Wright (June 12, 1847 – November 13, 1894) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Myron B. Wright (brother of Charles Frederick Wright) was born at Forest Lake, Pennsylvania. He att ...

(R) : . Henry C. McCormick (R) : .

Charles R. Buckalew Charles Rollin Buckalew (December 28, 1821May 19, 1899) was an American lawyer, diplomat, and Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politician from Pennsylvania. He represented the state for one term in the United States Senate, wher ...

(D) : . Louis E. Atkinson (R) : . Levi Maish (D) : .

Edward Scull Edward Scull (February 5, 1818 – July 10, 1900) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district from 1887 to 1889 and 20th con ...

(R) : . Samuel A. Craig (R) : .

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

(R) : . Thomas M. Bayne (R) : . Joseph W. Ray (R) : . Charles C. Townsend (R) : . William C. Culbertson (R) : . Lewis F. Watson (R), until August 25, 1890 :: Charles W. Stone (R), from November 4, 1890 : . James Kerr (D)

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 ...

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Henry J. Spooner Henry Joshua Spooner (August 6, 1839 – February 9, 1918) was a United States representative from Rhode Island. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Spooner attended the common schools and graduated from Brown University in 1860. During his u ...

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

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Samuel Dibble Samuel Dibble (September 16, 1837 – September 16, 1913) was a lawyer, educator and Confederate Civil War veteran who served several terms as U.S. Representative from South Carolina during the 1880s. Birth and childhood Samuel Dibble was bor ...

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George D. Tillman George Dionysius Tillman (August 21, 1826 – February 2, 1902) was a Democratic politician from South Carolina. He was a state representative, state senator, and U.S. Representative. He was the brother of Governor Benjamin Ryan Tillman, an ...

(D) : . James S. Cothran (D) : . William H. Perry (D) : . John J. Hemphill (D) : .

George W. Dargan George William Dargan (May 11, 1841 – June 29, 1898) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina, great-grandson of Lemuel Benton. Biography Born at Sleepy Hollow, near Darlington, South Carolina, Dargan attended the schools of his nati ...

(D) : . William Elliott (D), until September 23, 1890 ::

Thomas E. Miller Thomas Ezekiel Miller (June 17, 1849 – April 8, 1938) was an American educator, lawyer and politician. After being elected as a state legislator in South Carolina, he was one of only five African Americans elected to Congress from the Sou ...

(R), from September 24, 1890

South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux language, Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state, state in the West North Central states, North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Dakota people, Dakota Sioux ...

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Oscar S. Gifford Oscar Sherman Gifford (October 20, 1842 – January 16, 1913) was an American lawyer of Canton, South Dakota. He served six years in the United States House of Representatives, first as the non-voting delegate from the Dakota Territory, then as ...

(R), from November 2, 1889 : .

John A. Pickler John Alfred Pickler (January 24, 1844 - June 13, 1910) was an American politician. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives. Biography Pickler was born in Salem, Indiana, and moved to Davis County, Iowa, in his youth. ...

(R), from November 2, 1889

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 ...

: . Alfred A. Taylor (R) : . Leonidas C. Houk (R) : .

Henry Clay Evans Henry Clay Evans (June 18, 1843 – December 12, 1921) was an American politician and businessman who represented Tennessee's 3rd district in the United States House of Representatives from 1889 to 1891, and was twice a candidate for Governor of ...

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

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James D. Richardson James Daniel Richardson (March 10, 1843 – July 24, 1914) was an American politician and a Democrat from Tennessee for Tennessee's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1885 through 1905. Early life and ...

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Joseph E. Washington Joseph Edwin Washington (November 10, 1851 – August 28, 1915) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 6th congressional district of Tennessee. Early life Washington was born on November 10 ...

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Washington C. Whitthorne Washington Curran Whitthorne (April 19, 1825September 21, 1891) was a Tennessee attorney, Democratic politician, and an Adjutant General in the Confederate Army. Early life and career Whitthorne was born near Petersburg, Tennessee in Marsha ...

(D) : . Benjamin A. Enloe (D) : . Rice A. Pierce (D) : .

James Phelan Jr. James Phelan Jr. (December 7, 1856 – January 30, 1891) was a nineteenth-century lawyer and politician from Tennessee. He served as a United States Congressman from Tennessee, representing the tenth district. Biography Phelan was born in Aberde ...

(D), until January 30, 1891, vacant thereafter

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 ...

: . Charles Stewart (D) : . William H. Martin (D) : . Constantine B. Kilgore (D) : . David B. Culberson (D) : .

Silas Hare Silas Hare (November 13, 1827 – November 26, 1908) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative The United States House of Representatives is a chamber of the bicameral United States Congress; i ...

(D) : . Joseph Abbott (D) : . William H. Crain (D) : . Littleton W. Moore (D) : . Roger Q. Mills (D) : . Joseph D. Sayers (D) : . Samuel W. T. Lanham (D)

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 ...

: . John W. Stewart (R) : .

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

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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 ...

: . Thomas H. B. Browne (R) : . George E. Bowden (R) : . George D. Wise (D), until April 10, 1890 ::

Edmund Waddill Jr. Edmund Waddill Jr. (May 22, 1855 – April 9, 1931) was Virginia lawyer and Republican politician who became a United States representative from Virginia's 3rd congressional district, as well as served as both a trial and appellate judge. Befor ...

(R), from April 12, 1890 : . Edward C. Venable (D), until September 23, 1890 :: John M. Langston (R), from September 23, 1890 : . Posey G. Lester (D) : . Paul C. Edmunds (D) : . Charles T. O'Ferrall (D) : . William H. F. Lee (D) : . John A. Buchanan (D) : . Henry St. George Tucker III (D)

Washington Washington most commonly refers to: * George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States * Washington (state), a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A ...

: . John L. Wilson (R), from November 20, 1889

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

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John O. Pendleton John Overton Pendleton (July 4, 1851 – December 24, 1916) was a U.S. Representative from West Virginia. Biography Pendleton was born in Wellsburg, West Virginia (then part of Virginia), the son of Confederate veteran Joseph H. Pendleton and Mar ...

(D), until February 26, 1890 :: George W. Atkinson (R), from February 26, 1890 : . William L. Wilson (D) : . John D. Alderson (D) : .

James M. Jackson James Monroe Jackson (December 3, 1825 – February 14, 1901) was a lawyer and Democratic politician from West Virginia who served as a United States Representative in the 51st United States Congress. Early and family life Jackson was bor ...

(D), until February 3, 1890 :: Charles B. Smith (R), from February 3, 1890

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

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Lucien B. Caswell Lucien Bonaparte Caswell (November 27, 1827April 26, 1919) was an American lawyer and Republican politician. He served 14 years in the United States House of Representatives between 1875 and 1891, representing parts of southeast Wisconsin. Bi ...

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Charles Barwig Charles Barwig (March 19, 1837February 15, 1912) was a German American immigrant, businessman, and Democratic politician. He served three terms in the United States House of Representatives, representing the east-central part of Wisconsin. Bi ...

(D) : . Robert M. La Follette Sr. (R) : . Isaac W. Van Schaick (R) : . George H. Brickner (D) : .

Charles B. Clark Charles Benjamin Clark (August 24, 1844 – September 10, 1891) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Wisconsin and one of the founders of the Kimberly-Clark Corporation in Neenah, Wisconsin, Neenah with John A. K ...

(R) : . Ormsby B. Thomas (R) : . Nils P. Haugen (R) : .

Myron H. McCord Myron Hawley McCord (November 26, 1840 – April 27, 1908) was an American politician, businessman, and military officer. He began his career in Wisconsin where he held a number of elected offices before representing Wisconsin's 9th district in ...

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Wyoming Wyoming ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States, Western United States. It borders Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho t ...

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Clarence D. Clark Clarence Don Clark (April 16, 1851November 18, 1930) was an American teacher, lawyer, and politician from New York. He participated in the constitutional convention for Wyoming's statehood and was that state's first congressman. He served as bo ...

(R), from December 1, 1890

Non-voting members

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Marcus A. Smith Marcus Aurelius Smith (January 24, 1851 – April 7, 1924) was an American attorney and politician who served eight terms as Arizona Territorial Delegate to Congress and as one of the first two Senators from Arizona. As a Delegate, he was a ...

(D) : . George A. Mathews (R), until November 2, 1889 : .

Fred Dubois Fred Thomas Dubois (May 29, 1851February 14, 1930) was an American politician from Idaho who served two terms in the United States Senate. He was best known for his opposition to the gold standard and his efforts to disenfranchise Mormon voters. ...

(R), until July 3, 1890 : . Thomas H. Carter (R), until November 7, 1889 : . Antonio Joseph (D) : .

David A. Harvey David Archibald Harvey (March 20, 1845 – May 24, 1916) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Oklahoma Territory and the first person to represent Oklahoma at the federal level. Early life Harvey was born in Stewiacke ...

(R), from November 4, 1890 : . John T. Caine (D) : .

(R), until November 11, 1889 : . Joseph M. Carey (R), until July 10, 1890 51 us house membership

Changes in membership

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

Senate

* Replacements: 3 ** Democratic: no net change ** Republican: no net change ** Liberal Republican: 1-seat net loss * Deaths: 3 * Resignations: 2 * Interim appointments: 1 * Seats of newly admitted states: 12 *Total seats with changes: 17

House of Representatives

* Replacements: 16 ** Democratic: 2-seat net gain ** Republican: 2-seat net loss * Deaths: 11 * Resignations: 6 * Contested election:8 * Seats of newly admitted states: 7 *Total seats with changes: 33

Committees

Senate

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

; Ranking Member: William M. Evarts) * Agriculture and Forestry (Chairman: Algernon S. Paddock; Ranking Member: James Z. George) * Appropriations (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Francis M. Cockrell) * Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman: John P. Jones; Ranking Member: Zebulon B. Vance) * Canadian Relations (Select) (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) *

Census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: James H. Berry) * Civil Service and Retrenchment (Chairman: Edward O. Wolcott; Ranking Member:

) * Claims (Chairman: John C. Spooner; Ranking Member:

) * Coast Defenses (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John R. McPherson) *

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

(Chairman: William P. Frye; Ranking Member: Matt W. Ransom) * Distributing Public Revenue Among the States (Select) *

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

(Chairman: John J. Ingalls; Ranking Member: Isham G. Harris) * Education and Labor (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: James Z. George) * Engrossed Bills (Chairman: Francis M. Cockrell; Ranking Member: Shelby M. Cullom) * Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Charles B. Farwell; Ranking Member: Wilbur F. Sanders) *

Epidemic Diseases An epidemic (from Greek ἐπί ''epi'' "upon or above" and δῆμος ''demos'' "people") is the rapid spread of disease to a large number of hosts in a given population within a short period of time. For example, in meningococcal infections, ...

(Chairman: Isham G. Harris; Ranking Member:

) * Establish a University in the United States (Select) (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Isham G. Harris) * Examine the Several Branches in the Civil Service (Chairman: Anthony Higgins; Ranking Member: George Gray) * Executive Departments Methods (Select) *

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

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) *

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

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Five Civilized Tribes of Indians (Select) (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: J. Donald Cameron) *

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

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) *

Immigration Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not usual residents or where they do not possess nationality in order to settle as Permanent residency, permanent residents. Commuting, Commuter ...

(Chairman: William E. Chandler; Ranking Member: John R. McPherson) *

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

(Chairman: Henry L. Dawes; Ranking Member:

) *

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

(Chairman: Shelby M. Cullom; Ranking Member: Isham G. Harris) * Irrigation and Reclamation of Arid Lands (Select) (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) *

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:

) *

Library A library is a collection of Book, books, and possibly other Document, materials and Media (communication), media, that is accessible for use by its members and members of allied institutions. Libraries provide physical (hard copies) or electron ...

(Chairman: William M. Evarts; Ranking Member:

) *

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

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) *

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

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Francis M. Cockrell) * Mines and Mining (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Mississippi River and its Tributaries (Select) (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Naval Affairs (Chairman: J. Donald Cameron; Ranking Member: John R. McPherson) * Nicaraguan Claims (Select) (Chairman:

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

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Organization, Conduct and Expeditures of the Executive Departments, Organization, Conduct and Expeditures of the Executive Departments (Chairman: Frank Hiscock; Ranking Member: Francis M. Cockrell) * United States Senate Committee on Patents, Patents (Chairman: Henry M. Teller; Ranking Member: George Gray) * United States Senate Committee on Pensions, Pensions (Chairman: Cushman K. Davis; Ranking Member: Gilbert A. Pierce) * United States Senate Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Nathan F. Dixon III, Nathan F. Dixon) * United States Senate Select Committee on Potomac River Front, Potomac River Front (Select) (Chairman: John R. McPherson; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Private Land Claims, Private Land Claims (Chairman: Matt W. Ransom; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections, Privileges and Elections (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Zebulon B. Vance) * United States Senate Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: George G. Vest) * United States Senate Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Richard F. Pettigrew) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Quadro-Centennial, Quadrocentennial (Select) (Chairman: Frank Hiscock; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Railroads, Railroads (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Joseph E. Brown) * United States Senate Committee on Revision of the Laws, Revision of the Laws (Chairman: James F. Wilson; Ranking Member: Ephraim King Wilson II, Ephraim K. Wilson) * United States Senate Committee on Revolutionary Claims, Revolutionary Claims (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Rules, Rules (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Isham G. Harris) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Senate Administrative Services, Senate Administrative Services (Select) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Tariff Regulation, Tariff Regulation (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Territories, Territories (Chairman: Orville H. Platt; Ranking Member: Gilbert A. Pierce) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Transportation and Sale of Meat Products, Transportation and Sale of Meat Products (Select) (Chairman: George G. Vest; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Transportation Routes to the Seaboard, Transportation Routes to the Seaboard (Chairman: Matthew S. Quay; Ranking Member:

) * Committee of the whole, Whole * United States Senate Select Committee on Woman Suffrage, Woman Suffrage (Select) (Chairman: Zebulon B. Vance; Ranking Member: Charles B. Farwell)

House of Representatives

* United States House Committee on Accounts, Accounts (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Solomon G. Comstock) * United States House Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Chairman: Edward H. Funston; Ranking Member: William H. Hatch) * United States House Select Committee on Alcoholic Liquor Traffic, Alcoholic Liquor Traffic (Select) * United States House Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chairman: Joseph G. Cannon; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Banking and Currency, Banking and Currency (Chairman: George W.E. Dorsey; Ranking Member: Joseph R. Reed) * United States House Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman: William G. Laidlaw; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Coinage, Weights and Measures, Coinage, Weights and Measures (Chairman: Charles P. Wickham; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Commerce, Commerce (Chairman: Charles S. Baker; Ranking Member: Henry Stockbridge Jr.) * United States House Committee on the Disposition of Executive Papers, Disposition of Executive Papers * United States House Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John J. Hemphill) * United States House Committee on Education, Education (Chairman: James O'Donnell; Ranking Member: Henry P. Cheatham) * United States House Committee on Elections, Elections (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Solomon G. Comstock) * United States House Committee on Enrolled Bills, Enrolled Bills (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Constantine B. Kilgore) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Agriculture Department, Expenditures in the Agriculture Department (Chairman: Robert M. La Follette; Ranking Member: Edward Lane) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Interior Department, Expenditures in the Interior Department (Chairman: Nathaniel P. Banks; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Justice Department, Expenditures in the Justice Department (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John C. Tarsney) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Navy Department, Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman: John G. Sawyer; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department, Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman: John M. Brower; Ranking Member: Thomas S. Flood) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the State Department, Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman: Joseph A. Scranton; Ranking Member: Marion Biggs) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury Department, Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman: Louis E. Atkinson; Ranking Member: William Cogswell) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the War Department, Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman: Robert M. Yardley; Ranking Member: William Campbell Preston Breckinridge, William C.P. Breckinridge) * United States House Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings, Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman: Thomas S. Flood; Ranking Member: Joseph H. O'Neil) * United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman: Bishop W. Perkins; Ranking Member: John L. Wilson) * United States House Committee on Invalid Pensions, Invalid Pensions (Chairman: Edmund N. Morrill; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Joseph R. Reed) * United States House Committee on Labor, Labor (Chairman: William H. Wade; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River, Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Charles D. Beckwith) * United States House Committee on Manufactures, Manufactures (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: William D. Bynum) * United States House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, Merchant Marine and Fisheries (Chairman: John M. Farquhar; Ranking Member: Hamilton G. Ewart) * United States House Committee on Mileage, Mileage (Chairman: John Lind; Ranking Member: Thomas J. Clunie) * United States House Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Samuel P. Snider) * United States House Committee on the Militia, Militia (Chairman: David B. Henderson; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Mines and Mining, Mines and Mining (Chairman: Thomas H. Carter; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Pacific Railroads, Pacific Railroads (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: James P. Flick) * United States House Committee on Patents, Patents (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: H. Clay Evans) * United States House Committee on Pensions, Pensions (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Thomas H. B. Browne) * United States House Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman: Charles A. Russell; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Private Land Claims, Private Land Claims (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Hamilton G. Ewart) * United States House Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Henry H. Bingham; Ranking Member: James H. Blount) * United States House Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Seth L. Milliken; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman: Lewis E. Payson; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Railways and Canals, Railways and Canals (Chairman: Henry C. McCormick; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Revision of Laws, Revision of Laws (Chairman: Thomas M. Browne; Ranking Member: Frederic T. Greenhalge) * United States House Committee on Rivers and Harbors, Rivers and Harbors (Chairman: Thomas J. Henderson; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Rules, Rules (Chairman: Charles F. Crisp; Ranking Member: James H. Blount) * United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Standards of Official Conduct * United States House Committee on Territories, Territories (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: George Washington Smith (congressman), George W. Smith) * United States House Committee on War Claims, War Claims (Chairman: Ormsby B. Thomas; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Ways and Means (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John G. Carlisle) * Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives), Whole

Joint committees

* United States Congress Joint Special Committee on Conditions of Indian Tribes, Conditions of Indian Tribes (Special) * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Disposition of Executive Papers, Disposition of (Useless) Executive Papers * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Library, The Library * United States Congress Joint Committee on Printing, Printing

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: Thomas E. Benedict, until 1889 ** Francis W. Palmer, from 1889

Senate

* Chaplain of the United States Senate, Chaplain: John George Butler, John G. Butler (Lutheranism, Lutheran) * Secretary of the United States Senate, Secretary: Anson G. McCook * United States Senate Librarian, Librarian: Alonzo M. Church * Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, Sergeant at Arms: William P. Canady, until June 30, 1890 ** Edward K. Valentine, from June 30, 1890

House of Representatives

* Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, Chaplain: William H. Milburn (Methodism, Methodist) * Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk: John B. Clark Jr., until December 2, 1889 ** Edward McPherson, from December 2, 1889 * Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives, Doorkeeper: Charles E. Adams * Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives, Postmaster: James L. Wheat, resigned October 1, 1890 ** James W. Hathaway, elected December 10, 1890 * Clerk at the Speaker’s Table of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk at the Speaker’s Table: Nathaniel T. Crutchfield ** Edward F. Goodwin * Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Reading Clerks: John A. Reeve (D) and Azro J. Maxham (R) * Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Sergeant at Arms: John P. Leedom, until December 2, 1889 ** Adoniram J. Holmes, from December 2, 1889

Notes

References

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External links

Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
* * * * * {{Benjamin Harrison 51st United States Congress,