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The 53rd United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the
United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The composition and ...
and the
United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together the ...
. It met in
Washington, D.C. ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, ...
from March 4, 1893, to March 4, 1895, during the first two years of
Grover Cleveland Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18, 1837June 24, 1908) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States from 1885 to 1889 and from 1893 to 1897. Cleveland is the only president in American ...
's second
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 by ...
. The apportionment of seats in the
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was based on the Eleventh Census of the United States in 1890. The Democrats maintained their majority in the House (albeit reduced) and won back control of the Senate. With Grover Cleveland being sworn in on March 4, 1895 for his second stint as
President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese f ...
, this also gave the Democrats an overall federal government
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for the first time since the establishment of the Republican Party in 1854.


Party summary

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


Senate


House of Representatives


Leadership


Senate

*
President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese f ...
:
Adlai Stevenson Adlai Stevenson may refer to: * Adlai Stevenson I (1835–1914), U.S. Vice President (1893–1897) and Congressman (1879–1881) * Adlai Stevenson II (1900–1965), Governor of Illinois (1949–1953), U.S. presidential candida ...
(D) *
President pro tempore A president pro tempore or speaker pro tempore is a constitutionally recognized officer of a legislative body who presides over the chamber in the absence of the normal presiding officer. The phrase ''pro tempore'' is Latin "for the time being" ...
: Charles F. Manderson (D) ** Isham G. Harris (D), elected March 22, 1893 ** Matt Whitaker Ransom (D), elected January 7, 1895 ** Isham G. Harris (D), elected January 10, 1895 * Democratic Caucus Chairman: Arthur P. Gorman *
Republican Conference Chairman The Senate Republican Conference is the formal organization of the Republican Senators in the United States Senate, who currently number 50. Over the last century, the mission of the conference has expanded and been shaped as a means of informi ...
:
John Sherman John Sherman (May 10, 1823October 22, 1900) was an United States, American politician from Ohio throughout the American Civil War, Civil War and into the late nineteenth century. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Par ...


House of Representatives

*
Speaker Speaker may refer to: Society and politics * Speaker (politics), the presiding officer in a legislative assembly * Public speaker, one who gives a speech or lecture * A person producing speech: the producer of a given utterance, especially: ** In ...
: Charles F. Crisp (D) * Minority Leader: Thomas B. Reed (R) * Democratic Caucus Chairman: William S. Holman * Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman:
Charles James Faulkner Charles James Faulkner (September 21, 1847January 13, 1929) was a United States senator from West Virginia. Early life Born on the family estate, "Boydville," near Martinsburg, Virginia (now West Virginia). His father was Charles James Fa ...
*
Republican Conference Chairman The Senate Republican Conference is the formal organization of the Republican Senators in the United States Senate, who currently number 50. Over the last century, the mission of the conference has expanded and been shaped as a means of informi ...
: Thomas J. Henderson * Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: Joseph W. Babcock


Major events

* March 4, 1893:
Grover Cleveland Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18, 1837June 24, 1908) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States from 1885 to 1889 and from 1893 to 1897. Cleveland is the only president in American ...
became
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for a second time. * May 5, 1893:
Panic of 1893 The Panic of 1893 was an economic depression in the United States that began in 1893 and ended in 1897. It deeply affected every sector of the economy, and produced political upheaval that led to the political realignment of 1896 and the pre ...
: A crash on the
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started a depression. * November 7, 1893: Colorado women were granted the right to vote * May 1, 1894: Coxey's Army, the first significant American protest march, arrived in Washington, D.C.


Major legislation

* July 16, 1894:
Utah Enabling Act Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to ...
* August 27, 1894:
Wilson–Gorman Tariff Act The Revenue Act or Wilson-Gorman Tariff of 1894 (ch. 349, §73, , August 27, 1894) slightly reduced the United States tariff rates from the numbers set in the 1890 McKinley tariff and imposed a 2% tax on income over $4,000. It is named for W ...
* February 18, 1895: Maguire Act of 1895


Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class and Members of the House 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 this Congress, facing re-election in 1898; Class 2 meant their term ended in this Congress, facing re-election in 1894; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, facing re-election in 1896.


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

: 2. John T. Morgan (D) : 3. James L. Pugh (D)


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

: 2. James H. Berry (D) : 3. James K. Jones (D)


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

: 1. Stephen M. White (D) : 3.
Leland Stanford Amasa Leland Stanford (March 9, 1824June 21, 1893) was an American industrialist and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 8th governor of California from 1862 to 1863 and represented California in the United States Sen ...
(R), until June 21, 1893 :: George C. Perkins (R), from July 26, 1893


Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the wes ...

: 2. Edward O. Wolcott (R) : 3. Henry M. Teller (R)


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

: 1.
Joseph R. Hawley Joseph Roswell Hawley (October 31, 1826March 18, 1905) was the 42nd Governor of Connecticut, a U.S. politician in the Republican and Free Soil parties, a Civil War general, and a journalist and newspaper editor. He served two terms in the Un ...
(R) : 3. Orville H. Platt (R)


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

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


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

: 1. Samuel Pasco (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 a ...
(D)


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

: 2. Alfred H. Colquitt (D), until March 26, 1894 :: Patrick Walsh (D), from April 2, 1894 : 3. John B. Gordon (D)


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

: 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) : 3. Fred T. Dubois (R)


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

: 2. Shelby M. Cullom (R) : 3. John McAuley Palmer (D)


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

: 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 th ...
(D)


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

: 2.
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-t ...
(R) : 3. William B. Allison (R)


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

: 2. John Martin (D) : 3. William A. Peffer (P)


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

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


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

: 2.
Donelson Caffery Donelson Caffery (September 10, 1835December 30, 1906) was an American politician from the state of Louisiana, a soldier in the American Civil War, and a sugar plantation owner. Biography Caffery was born in Franklin, Louisiana, the seat of S ...
(D) : 3. Edward D. White (D), until March 12, 1894 :: Newton C. Blanchard (D), from March 12, 1894


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

: 1.
Eugene Hale Eugene Hale (June 9, 1836October 27, 1918) was a Republican United States Senator from Maine. Biography Born in Turner, Maine, he was educated in local schools and at Maine's Hebron Academy. He was admitted to the bar in 1857 and served for ni ...
(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 shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; ...

: 1.
Arthur Pue Gorman Arthur Pue Gorman (March 11, 1839June 4, 1906) was an American politician. He was leader of the Gorman-Rasin organization with Isaac Freeman Rasin that controlled the Maryland Democratic Party from the late 1870s until his death in 1906. Gorman ...
(D) : 3.
Charles H. Gibson Charles Hopper Gibson (January 19, 1842 – March 31, 1900) was a U. S. Senator from Maryland, serving from 1891–1897. He also served as a U.S. Congressman from 1885–1891. Biography Gibson was born near Centreville, Maryland, and attended ...
(D)


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

: 1.
Henry Cabot Lodge Henry Cabot Lodge (May 12, 1850 November 9, 1924) was an American Republican politician, historian, and statesman from Massachusetts. He served in the United States Senate from 1893 to 1924 and is best known for his positions on foreign policy ...
(R) : 2. George F. Hoar (R)


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

: 1.
Francis B. Stockbridge Francis Brown Stockbridge (April 9, 1826April 30, 1894) was a U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan. Stockbridge was born in Bath, Maine, the son of a physician, Dr. John Stockbridge, and attended the common schools there. He clerked at a wh ...
(R), until April 30, 1894 :: John Patton Jr. (R), from May 5, 1894, until January 14, 1895 :: Julius C. Burrows (R), from January 24, 1895 : 2. James McMillan (R)


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

: 1. Cushman K. Davis (R) : 2. William D. Washburn (R)


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

: 1. James Z. George (D) : 2. Edward C. Walthall (D), until January 24, 1894 :: Anselm J. McLaurin (D), from February 7, 1894


Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ...

: 1.
Francis M. 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 U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West List of regions of the United States#Census Bureau-designated regions and divisions, division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North ...

: 1.
Lee Mantle Lee Mantle (December 13, 1851November 18, 1934) was an American businessman and politician from Montana. A Republican, he was most notable for his service as a United States Senator from 1895 to 1899. Mantle was born in Birmingham, Englan ...
(R), from January 16, 1895 : 2. Thomas C. Power (R)


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

: 1. William V. Allen (P) : 2. Charles F. Manderson (R)


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

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


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

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


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

: 1. James Smith Jr. (D) : 2. John R. McPherson (D)


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

: 1. Edward Murphy Jr. (D) : 3. David B. Hill (D)


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

: 2. Matt W. Ransom (D) : 3. Zebulon B. Vance (D), until April 14, 1894 :: Thomas J. Jarvis (D), from April 19, 1894, until January 23, 1895 ::
Jeter C. Pritchard Jeter Connelly Pritchard (July 12, 1857 – April 10, 1921) was a lawyer, newspaperman, United States Senator and a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and of the United States Circuit Court ...
(R), from January 23, 1895


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

: 1.
William N. Roach William Nathaniel Roach (September 25, 1840September 7, 1902) was a United States senator from North Dakota. Biography Born in Washington, D.C., he attended the public schools, Gonzaga College High School and Georgetown University. He was a ...
(D) : 3. Henry C. Hansbrough (R)


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

: 1.
John Sherman John Sherman (May 10, 1823October 22, 1900) was an United States, American politician from Ohio throughout the American Civil War, Civil War and into the late nineteenth century. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Par ...
(R) : 3. Calvin S. Brice (D)


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

: 2. Joseph N. Dolph (R) : 3. John H. Mitchell (R)


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

: 1. Matthew S. Quay (R) : 3.
J. Donald Cameron James Donald Cameron (May 14, 1833 – August 30, 1918) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as Secretary of War under President Ulysses S. Grant and in the United States Senate for nearly twenty years. In May, 1876 Cameron ...
(R)


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

: 1.
Nelson W. Aldrich Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich (/ ˈɑldɹɪt͡ʃ/; November 6, 1841 – April 16, 1915) was a prominent American politician and a leader of the Republican Party in the United States Senate, where he represented Rhode Island from 1881 to 1911. By the ...
(R) : 2.
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 Ac ...
(R)


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

: 2. Matthew C. Butler (D) : 3. John L. M. Irby (D)


South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux language, Sioux: , ) is a U.S. 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 Lakota people, Lakota and Dakota peo ...

: 2. Richard F. Pettigrew (R) : 3. James H. Kyle (P)


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

: 1. William B. Bate (D) : 2. Isham G. Harris (D)


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

: 1. Roger Q. Mills (D) : 2.
Richard Coke Richard Coke (March 18, 1829May 14, 1897) was an American lawyer and statesman from Waco, Texas. He was the 15th governor of Texas from 1874 to 1876 and was a US Senator from 1877 to 1895. His governorship is notable for reestablishing local ...
(D)


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

: 1.
Redfield Proctor Redfield Proctor (June 1, 1831March 4, 1908) was a U.S. politician of the Republican Party. He served as the 37th governor of Vermont from 1878 to 1880, as Secretary of War from 1889 to 1891, and as a United States Senator for Vermont from 18 ...
(R) : 3.
Justin S. Morrill Justin Smith Morrill (April 14, 1810December 28, 1898) was an American politician and entrepreneur who represented Vermont in the United States House of Representatives (1855–1867) and United States Senate (1867–1898). He is most widely remem ...
(R)


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

: 1. John W. Daniel (D) : 2. Eppa Hunton, II (D)


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

: 1. John L. Wilson (R), from February 19, 1895 : 3.
Watson C. Squire Watson Carvosso Squire (May 18, 1838June 7, 1926) was an American Civil War veteran, twelfth governor of Washington Territory, and United States Senator from the state of Washington. Biography Born in Cape Vincent, New York, Squire attended the p ...
(R)


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

: 1. Charles J. Faulkner (D) : 2. Johnson N. Camden (D)


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

: 1.
John L. Mitchell John Lendrum Mitchell (October 19, 1842June 29, 1904) was an American politician and philanthropist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. A Democrat, he served one term each in the United States Senate (1893–1899) and House of Representatives (1891& ...
(D) : 3.
William F. Vilas William Freeman Vilas (July 9, 1840August 27, 1908) was an American lawyer, politician, and United States Senator. In the U.S. Senate, he represented the state of Wisconsin for one term, from 1891 to 1897. As a prominent Bourbon Democrat, he wa ...
(D)


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

: 1.
Clarence D. Clark Clarence Don Clark (April 16, 1851November 18, 1930) was an American teacher, lawyer, and politician from New York (state), New York. He participated in the constitutional convention (political meeting), constitutional convention for Wyoming's s ...
(R), from January 23, 1895 : 2. Joseph M. Carey (R)


House of Representatives


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

: . Richard H. Clarke (D) : . Jesse F. Stallings (D) : . William C. Oates (D), until November 5, 1894 ::
George P. Harrison George Paul Harrison (March 19, 1841 – July 17, 1922) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama. Early life and education Born at " Monteith Plantation," 12 miles from Savannah, Georgia, George Paul Harrison, attended Effingham Academy and ...
(D), from November 6, 1894 : . Gaston A. Robbins (D) : . James E. Cobb (D) : . John H. Bankhead (D) : . William H. Denson (D) : .
Joseph Wheeler Joseph "Fighting Joe" Wheeler (September 10, 1836 – January 25, 1906) was an American military commander and politician. He was a cavalry general in the Confederate States Army in the 1860s during the American Civil War, and then a general in ...
(D) : . Louis W. Turpin (D)


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

: .
Philip D. McCulloch Jr. Philip Doddridge McCulloch Jr. (June 23, 1851 – November 26, 1928) was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas. Born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, McCulloch moved with his parents to Trenton, Tennessee, where he attended private schools and And ...
(D) : . Clifton R. Breckinridge (D), until August 14, 1894 ::
John S. Little John Sebastian Little (March 15, 1851 – October 29, 1916) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives and the 21st Governor of the U.S. state of Arkansas. Biography John Sebastian "Bass" Lit ...
(D), from December 3, 1894 : . Thomas C. McRae (D) : . William L. Terry (D) : . Hugh A. Dinsmore (D) : . Robert Neill (D)


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

: . Thomas J. Geary (D) : .
Anthony Caminetti Anthony Caminetti (July 30, 1854 – November 17, 1923) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a United States representative from California from 1891 to 1895. Biography Born in Jackson, California, Caminetti was the son o ...
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Samuel G. Hilborn Samuel Greeley Hilborn (December 9, 1834 – April 19, 1899) was a U.S. Representative from California in the late 19th Century. Early life Born in Minot, Androscoggin (then Cumberland) County, Maine, Hilborn attended the common schools, Hebr ...
(R), until April 4, 1894 :: Warren B. English (D), from April 4, 1894 : . James G. Maguire (D) : . Eugene F. Loud (R) : . Marion Cannon (P) : .
William W. Bowers William Wallace Bowers (October 20, 1834 – May 2, 1917) was an American Civil War veteran politician a U.S. Representative from California from 1891 to 1897. Biography Born in Whitestown, New York, Bowers attended the common schools. He m ...
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Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the wes ...

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Lafe Pence Lafayette (Lafe) Pence (December 23, 1857 – October 22, 1923) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Colorado from 1893 to 1895. Biography Born in Columbus, Indiana, Pence attended the com ...
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Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its cap ...

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James P. Pigott James Protus Pigott (September 11, 1852 – July 1, 1919) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Connecticut from 1893 to 1895. Early life and career Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Pigott atten ...
(D) : . Charles A. Russell (R) : . Robert E. De Forest (D)


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

: . John W. Causey (D)


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

: . Stephen R. Mallory (D) : . Charles M. Cooper (D)


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

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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 S ...
(D) : . Benjamin E. Russell (D) : . Charles F. Crisp (D) : . Charles L. Moses (D) : . Leonidas F. Livingston (D) : . Thomas B. Cabaniss (D) : . John W. Maddox (D) : .
Thomas G. Lawson Thomas Graves Lawson (May 2, 1835 – April 16, 1912) was a Congressional Representative from Georgia. Early life Born near Eatonton, Georgia, Lawson attended private schools and graduated from Mercer University, Macon, Georgia, in 1855. H ...
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Farish C. Tate Farish Carter Tate (November 20, 1856 – February 7, 1922) was an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for Georgia's 9th congressional district from 1893 to 1905.he owned 355 ...
(D) : . James C. C. Black (D) : . Henry G. Turner (D)


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

: . Willis Sweet (R)


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

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Lawrence E. McGann Lawrence Edward McGann (February 2, 1852 – July 22, 1928), born in Dooghcloon, near Attymon, County Galway, Ireland, was a U.S. Representative from Illinois from 1891 to 1895. He was a Chicago Democrat Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may ...
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Julius Goldzier Julius Goldzier (January 20, 1854 – January 20, 1925) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Vienna, Austria Empire, Goldzier attended the public schools of Vienna and immigrated to the United States in 1866, where he settled i ...
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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 re ...
(R) : . Thomas J. Henderson (R) : . Robert A. Childs (R) : . Hamilton K. Wheeler (R) : . Philip S. Post (R), until January 6, 1895 : . Benjamin F. Marsh (R) : .
John J. McDannold John James McDannold (August 29, 1851 – February 3, 1904) was a Democrat and State court judge in Illinois in 1886. From 1893 to 1895, he was the U.S. representative from Illinois' 12th District. Biography McDannold was born in Mount Ster ...
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William M. Springer William McKendree Springer (May 30, 1836 – December 4, 1903) was a United States Representative from Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan ...
(D) : . Benjamin F. Funk (R) : . Joseph G. Cannon (R) : . George W. Fithian (D) : . Edward Lane (D) : . William S. Forman (D) : . James R. Williams (D) : . George Washington Smith (R) : . John C. Black (D), until January 12, 1895 : .
Andrew J. Hunter Andrew Jackson Hunter (December 17, 1831 – January 12, 1913) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Greencastle, Indiana, Hunter moved with his parents to Paris, Illinois, in 1832. He attended the common schools and Edgar Aca ...
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Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th ...

: . Arthur H. Taylor (D) : . John L. Bretz (D) : . Jason B. Brown (D) : . William S. Holman (D) : . George W. Cooper (D) : . Henry U. Johnson (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 th ...
(D) : . Daniel W. Waugh (R) : . Thomas Hammond (D) : .
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, Connoquene ...
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William F. McNagny William Forgy McNagny (April 19, 1850 – August 24, 1923) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana. Born in Tallmadge, Ohio, McNagny moved in early life to Whitley County, Indiana. He attended the public schools and Springfield Academy in South ...
(D) : . Charles G. Conn (D)


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

: . John H. Gear (R) : . Walter I. Hayes (D) : . David B. Henderson (R) : . Thomas Updegraff (R) : . Robert G. Cousins (R) : . John F. Lacey (R) : . John A. T. Hull (R) : . William P. Hepburn (R) : . Alva L. Hager (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 I ...
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George D. Perkins George Douglas Perkins (February 29, 1840 – February 3, 1914) was a longtime newspaper editor, Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 11th congressional district in the northwestern portion of the state, and a candidate for his party's ...
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Kansas Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to ...

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Case Broderick Case Broderick (September 23, 1839 – April 1, 1920) was a politician and U.S. Representative from Kansas. He was a cousin of David Colbreth Broderick, of Washington, DC; New York, and California; and Andrew Kennedy of California, who also ...
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Horace L. Moore Horace Ladd Moore (February 25, 1837 – May 1, 1914) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas. Moore was born in Mantua, Ohio and attended the common schools and the Western Reserve Eclectic Institute in Hiram, Ohio. He moved to Lawrence, Kansas ...
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Thomas J. Hudson Thomas James Hudson, O.C., (born June 12, 1961) is a Canadian genome scientist noted for his leading role in the generation of physical maps of the human and mouse genomes and also his role in the International HapMap Project whose goal is to ...
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Charles Curtis Charles Curtis (January 25, 1860 – February 8, 1936) was an American attorney and Republican politician from Kansas who served as the 31st vice president of the United States from 1929 to 1933 under Herbert Hoover. He had served as the Senat ...
(R) : . John Davis (P) : . William Baker (P) : . Jeremiah Simpson (P) : . William A. Harris (P)


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

: . William J. Stone (D) : .
William T. Ellis William Thomas Ellis (July 24, 1845 – January 8, 1925) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky, United States. Early life and family William Ellis was born near Knottsville, Kentucky, on July 24, 1845."Ellis, William Thomas". ''Biographical ...
(D) : . Isaac H. Goodnight (D) : . Alexander B. Montgomery (D) : . Asher G. Caruth (D) : .
Albert S. Berry Albert Seaton Berry (May 13, 1836 – January 6, 1908) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Biography Born in Fairfield (now Dayton), Campbell County, Kentucky, Berry attended the public schools. He graduated from Miami University, Oxfor ...
(D) : . William C. P. Breckinridge (D) : . James B. McCreary (D) : .
Thomas H. Paynter Thomas Hanson Paynter (December 9, 1851March 8, 1921) was a United States Senator and Representative from Kentucky. Born on a farm near Vanceburg, Kentucky, Paynter attended the common schools, Rand's Academy, and Centre College. There he ...
(D), until January 5, 1895 : . Marcus C. Lisle (D), until July 7, 1894 ::
William M. Beckner William Morgan Beckner (June 19, 1841 – March 14, 1910) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Born in Moorefield, Kentucky, Beckner attended the public schools, Maysville Academy, Maysville, Kentucky, and Centre College, Danville, Kentuc ...
(D), from December 3, 1894 : . Silas Adams (R)


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

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Robert C. Davey Robert Charles Davey (October 22, 1853 – December 26, 1908) was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Davey attended the public schools, and was graduated from St. Vincent's College, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, i ...
(D) : . Andrew Price (D) : . Newton C. Blanchard (D), until March 12, 1894 ::
Henry W. Ogden Henry Warren Ogden (October 21, 1842 – July 23, 1905) was a member of the United States House of Representatives for Louisiana's 4th congressional district. Biography He was born in Abingdon in Washington County in far southwestern Virgi ...
(D), from May 12, 1894 : . Charles J. Boatner (D) : . Samuel M. Robertson (D)


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

: . 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 (R)


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

: . Robert F. Brattan (D), until May 10, 1894 :: W. Laird Henry (D), from November 6, 1894 : . J. Frederick C. Talbott (D) : . Henry W. Rusk (D) : . Isidor Rayner (D) : .
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 County ...
(D), until May 15, 1894 :: Charles E. Coffin (R), from November 6, 1894 : . William M. McKaig (D)


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

: . Ashley B. Wright (R) : . Frederick H. Gillett (R) : . Joseph H. Walker (R) : . Lewis D. Apsley (R) : . Moses T. Stevens (D) : .
William Cogswell William Cogswell (August 23, 1838 – May 22, 1895) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts and a colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War who was appointed to the grade of brevet brigadier general, U.S. Volunteers. Biogra ...
(R) : . William Everett (D), from April 25, 1893 : . Samuel W. McCall (R) : . Joseph H. O'Neil (D) : . Michael J. McEttrick (ID) : . William F. Draper (R) : . Elijah A. Morse (R) : . Charles S. Randall (R)


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

: . J. Logan Chipman (D), until August 17, 1893 ::
Levi T. Griffin Levi Thomas Griffin (May 23, 1837 – March 17, 1906) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Early life Griffin, born in Clinton, Oneida County, New York, was named for his maternal grandfather, Levi Thomas of Utica, New York. He mo ...
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James S. Gorman James Sedgwick Gorman (December 28, 1850 – May 27, 1923) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Gorman was born in Lyndon Township, Michigan, near Chelsea. He attended the common schools and the Union School of Chelsea, and graduat ...
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Henry F. Thomas Henry Franklin Thomas (December 17, 1843 – April 16, 1912) was an American physician and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He served two terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1893 to 1897 Early life and education T ...
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David D. Aitken David Demerest Aitken (September 5, 1853 – May 26, 1930) was an American politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from the state of Michigan from 1893 to 1897. He also served as mayor of Flint, Michigan. Early life Aitken ...
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Justin R. Whiting Justin Rice Whiting (February 18, 1847 – January 31, 1903) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Whiting was born in Bath, New York, and moved to Michigan in 1849 with his parents, who settled in St. Clair, Michigan. He at ...
(D) : . William S. Linton (R) : .
John W. Moon John Wesley Moon (January 18, 1836 – April 5, 1898) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Moon was born in Wayne County, Michigan, near Ypsilanti, and attended the common schools. As a youth, he worked on a farm and attended scho ...
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Thomas A. E. Weadock Thomas Addis Emmet Weadock (January 1, 1850 – November 18, 1938) was a judge and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Weadock was born in Ballygarrett in County Wexford on the island of Ireland (then a part of the U.K.). He immig ...
(D) : . John Avery (R) : . Samuel M. Stephenson (R)


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

: . James Albertus Tawney (R) : . James T. McCleary (R) : . Osee M. Hall (D) : . Andrew R. Kiefer (R) : .
Loren Fletcher Loren Fletcher (April 10, 1833 – April 15, 1919) was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota. Biography He was born in Mount Vernon, Kennebec County, Maine and attended the public schools and Maine Wesleyan Seminary, Kents Hill, Maine. Fle ...
(R) : . Melvin R. Baldwin (D) : . Haldor E. Boen (P)


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

: . John M. Allen (D) : . John C. Kyle (D) : . Thomas C. Catchings (D) : . Hernando D. Money (D) : . John Sharp Williams (D) : . Thomas R. Stockdale (D) : . Charles E. Hooker (D)


Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ...

: . William H. Hatch (D) : .
Uriel S. Hall Uriel Sebree Hall (April 12, 1852 – December 30, 1932) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri, son of William Augustus Hall and nephew of Willard Preble Hall. Born near Huntsville, Missouri, Hall was tutored privately and was graduated fr ...
(D) : . Alexander M. Dockery (D) : .
Daniel D. Burnes Daniel Dee Burnes (January 4, 1851 – November 2, 1899) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born in Ringgold, Missouri, Burnes received his early schooling in Weston, Missouri. He graduated from St. ...
(D) : . John C. Tarsney (D) : .
David A. De Armond David Albaugh De Armond (March 18, 1844 – November 23, 1909) was a Democratic Representative representing Missouri's 12th congressional district from March 4, 1891 until March 3, 1893, and then Missouri's 6th congressional district from Ma ...
(D) : . John T. Heard (D) : . Richard P. Bland (D) : .
James Beauchamp Clark James Beauchamp Clark (March 7, 1850March 2, 1921) was an American politician and attorney who represented Missouri in the United States House of Representatives and served as Speaker of the House from 1911 to 1919. Born in Kentucky, he establis ...
(D) : . Richard Bartholdt (R) : . Charles F. Joy (R), until April 3, 1894 ::
John J. O'Neill John Joseph O'Neill (1889–1953), of the New York Herald Tribune, along with William L. Laurence of the New York Times. Howard Blakeslee of AP, Gobind Behari Lal of Universal Service and David Dietz of Scripps-Howard, won the 1937 Pulitzer ...
(D), from April 3, 1894 : . Seth W. Cobb (D) : .
Robert W. Fyan Robert Washington Fyan (March 11, 1835 – July 28, 1896) was a U.S. Representative and soldier from Missouri. Born in Bedford Springs, Pennsylvania, Fyan attended the common schools. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1858; commencin ...
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Charles H. Morgan Charles Henry Morgan (July 5, 1842January 4, 1912) was an American lawyer and politician from Missouri. He represented Missouri in the United States House of Representatives for five terms spread across four decades. He also served as a Unite ...
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Montana Montana () is a U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West List of regions of the United States#Census Bureau-designated regions and divisions, division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North ...

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Charles S. Hartman Charles Sampson Hartman (March 1, 1861 – August 3, 1929) was a U.S. Representative from Montana. Born in Monticello, Indiana, Hartman attended the public schools and Wabash College in Crawfordsville. He moved to Bozeman, Montana, in January ...
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Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the so ...

: . William J. Bryan (D) : . David H. Mercer (R) : .
George D. Meiklejohn George de Rue Meiklejohn (; August 26, 1857 – April 19, 1929) was an American politician who served as the fifth lieutenant governor of Nebraska under Governor John Milton Thayer and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Ne ...
(R) : . Eugene J. Hainer (R) : . William A. McKeighan (P) : . Omer M. Kem (P)


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

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

: . Henry W. Blair (R) : .
Henry M. Baker Henry Moore Baker (January 11, 1841 – May 30, 1912) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a member of the New Hampshire House and Senate, and as a member of the United States House of Representatives representing New Hampshire. ...
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New Jersey New Jersey is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York (state), New York; on the ea ...

: . Henry C. Loudenslager (R) : .
John J. Gardner John James Gardner (October 17, 1845 – February 7, 1921) was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for ten terms from 1893 to 1913, ...
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Jacob A. Geissenhainer Jacob Augustus Geissenhainer (August 28, 1839 – July 20, 1917) was an American lawyer and Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for three terms from 1 ...
(D) : . Johnston Cornish (D) : . Cornelius A. Cadmus (D) : .
Thomas D. English Thomas Dunn English (June 29, 1819 – April 1, 1902) was an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politician from New Jersey who represented the state's New Jersey's 6th congressional district, 6th congressional district in ...
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George B. Fielder George Bragg Fielder (July 24, 1842 – August 14, 1906) was an American Civil War veteran, banker, and politician who represented New Jersey's 7th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for one term from 1893–189 ...
(D) : . John T. Dunn (D)


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

: . James W. Covert (D) : . John M. Clancy (D) : . Joseph C. Hendrix (D) : .
William J. Coombs William Jerome Coombs (December 24, 1833 – January 12, 1922) was a Bourbon Democrat member of the United States House of Representatives from New York, serving two terms from 1891 to 1895. Biography Born in Jordan, New York, Coombs atte ...
(D) : . John H. Graham (D) : . Thomas F. Magner (D) : . Franklin Bartlett (D) : . Edward J. Dunphy (D) : .
Timothy J. Campbell Timothy John Campbell (January 8, 1840 – April 7, 1904) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He served four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives during the late 19th Century. Life Born in County Cavan in Ireland (then ...
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Daniel Sickles Daniel Edgar Sickles (October 20, 1819May 3, 1914) was an American politician, soldier, and diplomat. Born to a wealthy family in New York City, Sickles was involved in a number of scandals, most notably the 1859 homicide of his wife's lover, U ...
(D) : . Amos J. Cummings (D), until November 21, 1894 : . W. Bourke Cockran (D) : . J. De Witt Warner (D) : . John R. Fellows (D), until December 31, 1893 :: Lemuel E. Quigg (R), from January 30, 1894 : . Ashbel P. Fitch (D), until December 26, 1893 ::
Isidor Straus Isidor Straus (February 6, 1845 – April 15, 1912) was a Bavarian-born American Jewish businessman, politician and co-owner of Macy's department store with his brother Nathan. He also served for just over a year as a member of the United State ...
(D), from January 30, 1894 : . William Ryan (D) : . Francis Marvin (R) : . Jacob LeFever (R) : .
Charles D. Haines Charles Delemere Haines (June 9, 1856 – April 11, 1929) was an American businessman and member of the United States Congress from New York, serving one term from 1893 to 1895. Birth and early life Haines was born in Medusa, Albany County, ...
(D) : . Charles Tracey (D) : . Simon J. Schermerhorn (D) : .
Newton M. Curtis Newton Martin Curtis (May 21, 1835 – January 8, 1910) was a Union officer during the American Civil War and a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. Early life Curtis was born in De Peyster, New York. Upon ...
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John M. Wever John Madison Wever (February 24, 1847 – September 27, 1914) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Biography Wever was born in Ganges Township, Michigan. He attended the common schools and Albion College. During the Civil War he entered the ...
(R) : . Charles A. Chickering (R) : . James S. Sherman (R) : . George W. Ray (R) : . James J. Belden (R) : . Sereno E. Payne (R) : .
Charles W. Gillet Charles William Gillet (November 26, 1840 – December 31, 1908) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Biography He was born in Addison, New York on November 26, 1840. Gillet attended the public schools and the Delaware Literary Ins ...
(R) : . James W. Wadsworth (R) : .
John Van Voorhis John Van Voorhis (October 22, 1826October 20, 1905) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Early life Van Voorhis was born in 1826 in Decatur, New York. His family moved several times before settling in the town of Mendon. He ...
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Daniel N. Lockwood Daniel Newton Lockwood (June 1, 1841 – June 1, 1906) was an American lawyer, politician from New York, and the 18th District Attorney of Erie County, New York. He served a total of three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1877 to 1 ...
(D) : . Charles Daniels (R) : .
Warren B. Hooker Warren Brewster Hooker (November 24, 1856 – March 5, 1920) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Born in Perrysburg, New York, Hooker attended the public schools and Forestville Free Academy, Forestville, New York. He studied law and was ...
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North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia a ...

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William A. B. Branch William Augustus Blount Branch (February 26, 1847 in Tallahassee, Florida – November 18, 1910 in Washington, N.C.), son of Lawrence O’Bryan Branch and great-nephew of John Branch, was a Representative from North Carolina. Career Branc ...
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Benjamin F. Grady Benjamin Franklin Grady (October 10, 1831 – March 6, 1914) was a teacher, US Congressman and author from North Carolina. He represented the state's 3rd district in the U.S. Congress from 1891 to 1895. He was born near Sarecta, Duplin County, ...
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Benjamin H. Bunn Benjamin Hickman Bunn (October 19, 1844 – August 25, 1907) was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina. Born on a farm in Nash County, near Rocky Mount, North Carolina, Bunn attended the local schools. During the Civil War he enlisted in the ...
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Thomas Settle III Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (disambiguation) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the A ...
(R) : . Sydenham B. Alexander (D) : . John S. Henderson (D) : . William H. Bower (D) : . William T. Crawford (D)


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

: . Martin N. Johnson (R)


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

: . Bellamy Storer (R) : . John A. Caldwell (R), until May 4, 1894 :: Jacob H. Bromwell (R), from December 3, 1894 : .
George W. Houk George Washington Houk (September 25, 1825 – February 9, 1894) was a lawyer and politician representing Ohio in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1891 until his death in 1894. Early life and career George W. Houk was born near Mount ...
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Fernando C. Layton Fernando Coello Layton (April 11, 1847 – June 22, 1926) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. representative from Ohio for three terms from 1891 to 1897. Early life and career Born near St. Johns, Auglaize County, O ...
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Dennis D. Donovan Dennis D. Donovan (January 31, 1859 – April 21, 1941) was a 19th-century American lawyer, educator, businessman, and politician who was a U.S. Representative from Ohio for two terms, from 1891 to 1895. Biography Born near Texas, Ohio, D ...
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George W. Hulick George Washington Hulick (June 29, 1833 – August 13, 1907) was a teacher, lawyer, soldier, judge, and a two-term U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1893 to 1897. Biography Born in Batavia, Ohio, Hulick attended the public schools and gradu ...
(R) : . George W. Wilson (R) : . Luther M. Strong (R) : . Byron F. Ritchie (D) : . William H. Enochs (R), until July 13, 1893 :: Hezekiah S. Bundy (R), from December 4, 1893 : .
Charles H. Grosvenor Charles Henry Grosvenor (September 20, 1833 – October 30, 1917) was a multiple-term U.S. Representative from Ohio, as well as a brigade commander in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Biography Grosvenor was born in Pomfret, ...
(R) : . Joseph H. Outhwaite (D) : . Darius D. Hare (D) : .
Michael D. Harter Michael Daniel Harter (April 6, 1846 – February 22, 1896) was a two-term U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1891 to 1895. He was the grandson of Robert Moore. Biography Born in Canton, Ohio, Harter attended the public schools. He engaged in ...
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Henry C. Van Voorhis Henry Clay Van Voorhis (May 11, 1852 – December 12, 1927) was a United States Congressman from Muskingum Co., Ohio. Biography He was born to Daniel and Jane (Roberts) Van Voorhis in Nashport, Ohio. His father moved to Muskingum Co., Ohio ...
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Albert J. Pearson Albert Jackson Pearson (May 20, 1846 – May 15, 1905) was a soldier, attorney, judge, and two-term U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1891 to 1895. He was a veteran of the Civil War. Biography Born in Centerville, Ohio, Pearson moved with ...
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James A. D. Richards James Alexander Dudley Richards (March 22, 1845 – December 4, 1911) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Ohio for one term from 1893 to 1895. Early life and career Richards was born in Boston, Massa ...
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George P. Ikirt George Pierce Ikirt (November 3, 1852 – February 12, 1927) was an American physician and politician who served one term as a United States representative from Ohio from 1893 to 1895. Early life and education He was born near West Beaver ...
(D) : . Stephen A. Northway (R) : . William J. White (R) : . Tom L. Johnson (D)


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

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


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

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Henry H. Bingham Henry Harrison Bingham (December 4, 1841 – March 22, 1912) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district from 1879 to 1912. He ...
(R) : . Charles O'Neill (R), until November 25, 1893 :: Robert Adams Jr. (R), from December 19, 1893 : . William McAleer (D) : .
John E. Reyburn John Edgar Reyburn (February 7, 1845 – January 4, 1914) was an American politician from Ohio who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district from 1890 to 1897, Pennsylvan ...
(R) : . Alfred C. Harmer (R) : . John B. Robinson (R) : . Irving P. Wanger (R) : .
William Mutchler William Mutchler (December 21, 1831 – June 23, 1893) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography William Mutchler (father of Howard Mutchler) was born in Palmer Township, Pennsylvania. He attende ...
(D), until June 23, 1893 :: Howard Mutchler (D), from August 7, 1893 : . Constantine J. Erdman (D) : .
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, Penns ...
(R) : . Joseph A. Scranton (R) : . William H. Hines (D) : .
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) : . Ephraim M. Woomer (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 atten ...
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Edwin J. Jorden Edwin James Jorden (August 30, 1863 – September 7, 1903) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography Edwin J. Jorden was born in Spring Hill, near Towanda, Pennsylvania. He attended the common sc ...
(R), from February 23, 1895 : . Albert C. Hopkins (R) : . Simon P. Wolverton (D) : .
Thaddeus M. Mahon Thaddeus Maclay Mahon (May 21, 1840 – May 31, 1916) was a soldier, attorney, railroad executive, and a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Thaddeus M. Mahon was born in rural Green Village, Pennsylva ...
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Frank E. Beltzhoover Frank Eckels Beltzhoover (November 6, 1841 – June 2, 1923) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Frank E. Beltzhoover was born in Silver Spring Township, Pennsylvania. He attended Big Spring Academy ...
(D) : . Josiah D. Hicks (R) : . Daniel B. Heiner (R) : . John Dalzell (R) : . William A. Stone (R) : . William A. Sipe (D) : . Thomas W. Phillips (R) : . Joseph C. Sibley (D) : .
Charles W. Stone Charles Warren Stone (June 29, 1843 – August 15, 1912) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania and the second lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania. Early life Charles W. Stone was born near Groton, Massa ...
(R) : . George F. Kribbs (D) : .
Alexander McDowell Alexander McDowell (March 4, 1845 – September 30, 1913) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography Alexander McDowell was born in Franklin, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and l ...
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William Lilly William Lilly (9 June 1681) was a seventeenth century English astrologer. He is described as having been a genius at something "that modern mainstream opinion has since decided cannot be done at all" having developed his stature as the most imp ...
(R), until December 1, 1893 :: Galusha A. Grow (R), from February 26, 1894


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

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Oscar Lapham Oscar Lapham (June 29, 1837 – March 29, 1926) was an American lawyer and politician from the U.S. state of Rhode Island. He served as a member of the Rhode Island Senate and the United States House of Representatives. Early life Lapham w ...
(D) : . Charles H. Page (D), from April 5, 1893


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

: . William H. Brawley (D), until February 12, 1894 :: James F. Izlar (D), from April 12, 1894 : . William J. Talbert (D) : .
Asbury C. Latimer Asbury Churchwell Latimer (July 31, 1851February 20, 1908) was a United States representative and Senator from South Carolina. Born near Lowndesville, South Carolina, he attended the common schools, engaged in agricultural pursuits, and in 1880 ...
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George W. Shell George Washington Shell (November 13, 1831 – December 15, 1899) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina. Life Born near Laurens, South Carolina, Shell attended the common schools and Laurens Academy. He engaged in agricultural pursu ...
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Thomas J. Strait Thomas Jefferson Strait (December 25, 1846 – April 18, 1924) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina. Biography Born in Chester District, South Carolina, Strait attended the common schools of Mayesville, South Carolina Mayesville i ...
(D) : . John L. McLaurin (D) : . George W. Murray (R)


South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux language, Sioux: , ) is a U.S. 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 Lakota people, Lakota and Dakota peo ...

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

: . Alfred A. Taylor (R) : . John C. Houk (R) : . Henry C. Snodgrass (D) : .
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 Representati ...
(D) : . James D. Richardson (D) : . Joseph E. Washington (D) : . Nicholas N. Cox (D) : .
Benjamin A. Enloe Benjamin Augustine Enloe (January 18, 1848 – July 8, 1922) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 8th congressional district of Tennessee. Biography Enloe was born on January 18, 1848, in ...
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James C. McDearmon James Calvin McDearmon (June 13, 1844 – July 19, 1902) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 9th congressional district of Tennessee. Biography McDearmon was born on June 13, 1844, in ...
(D) : . Josiah Patterson (D)


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

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Joseph C. Hutcheson Joseph Chappell Hutcheson, Sr. (May 18, 1842 – May 25, 1924), was a Texas politician and a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives and the United States House of Representatives. Biography Hutcheson was born near Boydton, V ...
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Samuel B. Cooper Samuel Bronson Cooper (May 30, 1850 – August 21, 1918) was a United States representative from Texas and a Member of the Board of General Appraisers. Education and career Born on May 30, 1850, near Eddyville in Caldwell County, Kentucky, ...
(D) : . Constantine B. Kilgore (D) : . David B. Culberson (D) : . Joseph W. Bailey (D) : . Joseph Abbott (D) : .
George C. Pendleton George Cassety Pendleton (April 23, 1845 – January 19, 1913) was an American Democratic politician who was a member and Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, a Lieutenant Governor of Texas, and a U.S. Representative from the 7t ...
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Charles K. Bell Charles Keith Bell (April 18, 1853 – April 22, 1913) was an American politician who represented Texas in the United States House of Representatives from 1893-1897. He was the nephew of Reese Bowen Brabson. Bell was born in Chattanooga, Tenness ...
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Joseph D. Sayers Joseph Draper Sayers (September 23, 1841 – May 15, 1929) was the 22nd Governor of Texas from 1899 to 1903. During Sayers's term, the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 demolished that city. Early years Joseph Sayers was born September 23, 1841 ...
(D) : . Walter Gresham (D) : . William H. Crain (D) : . Thomas M. Paschal (D) : . Jeremiah V. Cockrell (D)


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

: . H. Henry Powers (R) : .
William W. Grout William Wallace Grout (May 24, 1836October 7, 1902) was an American politician and lawyer. He served as a U.S. Representative from Vermont. Biography Grout was born in Compton in Lower Canada (now Quebec), the son of Josiah and Sophronia (Ayer ...
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Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the East Coast of the United States, Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography an ...

: . William A. Jones (D) : . D. Gardiner Tyler (D) : . George D. Wise (D) : .
James F. Epes James Fletcher Epes (May 23, 1842 – August 24, 1910) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, cousin of Sidney Parham Epes. Biography Born near Blackstone, Virginia, Epes attended private schools and the University of Virginia at Charlottes ...
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Claude A. Swanson Claude Augustus Swanson (March 31, 1862July 7, 1939) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician from Virginia. He served as U.S. Representative (1893-1906), Governor of Virginia (1906-1910), and U.S. Senator from Virginia (1910-1933), befo ...
(D) : . Paul C. Edmunds (D) : . Charles T. O'Ferrall (D), until December 28, 1893 ::
Smith S. Turner Smith Spangler Turner (November 21, 1842 – April 8, 1898) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia. Biography Turner was born in Warren County, Virginia. He was a cadet at the Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia, when the Civ ...
(D), from January 30, 1894 : . Elisha E. Meredith (D) : . James W. Marshall (D) : . Henry St. George Tucker III (D)


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

Both representatives were elected at-large statewide on a
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William H. Doolittle William Hall Doolittle (November 6, 1848 – February 26, 1914) was a U.S. Representative from Washington. Doolittle was born near North East in Erie County, Pennsylvania but in 1859, he moved to Portage County, Wisconsin with his parents. H ...
(R) : . John L. Wilson (R), until February 18, 1895


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

: . John O. Pendleton (D) : . William L. Wilson (D) : . John D. Alderson (D) : .
James Capehart James Capehart (March 7, 1847 – April 28, 1921) was a businessman and political figure in the Democratic Party from West Virginia. He served as a United States Representative from West Virginia in the 52nd and 53rd Congresses. Biography Capeh ...
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Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...

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Henry Allen Cooper Henry Allen Cooper (September 8, 1850 – March 1, 1931) was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin. Early life Cooper was born in Spring Prairie, Wisconsin, son of former Free Soil Party State Representative Joel H. Cooper, a physician. I ...
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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. B ...
(D) : . Joseph W. Babcock (R) : . Peter J. Somers (D), from August 27, 1893 : .
George H. Brickner George H. Brickner (January 21, 1834 – August 12, 1904) was a German-born American Democratic politician. He was born in Ansbach, Bavaria, in what is now Germany. He immigrated to the United States in 1840 with his parents, settling in Seneca ...
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Owen A. Wells Owen Augustine Wells (February 4, 1844 – January 29, 1935) was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin. Born in Catskill, New York, Wells moved with his parents to a farm near Empire, Wisconsin, in 1850. He attended public and private schools. ...
(D) : . George B. Shaw (R), until August 27, 1894 :: Michael Griffin (R), from November 5, 1894 : .
Lyman E. Barnes Lyman Eddy Barnes (June 30, 1855January 16, 1904) was an American lawyer and politician. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin. Biography Barnes was born in Weyauwega, Wisconsin, the son of William W. Barn ...
(D) : . Thomas Lynch (D) : . Nils P. Haugen (R)


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

: . Henry A. Coffeen (D)


Delegates

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Marcus A. Smith Marcus Aurelius "Mark" 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 ...
(D) : . Antonio Joseph (D) : . Dennis T. Flynn (R) : .
Joseph L. Rawlins Joseph Lafayette Rawlins (March 28, 1850May 24, 1926) was a delegate to the U.S. Congress from Utah Territory and a Senator from Utah after statehood was achieved. Biography Rawlins was born at Millcreek in the Provisional State of Deseret ...
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Changes in membership

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


Senate

* Replacements: 6 **
Democratic Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people. *A member of a Democratic Party: **Democratic Party (United States) (D) **Democratic ...
: no net change ** Republican: no net change ** Liberal Republican: 1 seat net loss * Deaths: 4 * Resignations: 8 * Interim appointments: 2 *Total seats with changes: 12


House of Representatives

* Replacements: 22 **
Democratic Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people. *A member of a Democratic Party: **Democratic Party (United States) (D) **Democratic ...
: 2 seat net gain ** Republican: 2 seat net loss * Deaths: 11 * Resignations: 13 * Contested election: 3 *Total seats with changes: 30


Committees


Senate

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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 remem ...
; Ranking Member: Matthew C. Butler) * Agriculture and Forestry (Chairman: James Z. George; Ranking Member: James McMillan) * Appropriations (Chairman:
Francis M. 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 ...
; Ranking Member: William B. Allison) * Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman: Johnson N. Camden; Ranking Member: John P. Jones) * Bribery Attempts Investigation (Special) * Canadian Relations (Chairman: Edward Murphy Jr.; Ranking Member: George F. Hoar) *
Census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses in ...
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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 ...
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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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Commerce Commerce is the large-scale organized system of activities, functions, procedures and institutions directly and indirectly related to the exchange (buying and selling) of goods and services among two or more parties within local, regional, natio ...
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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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Donelson Caffery Donelson Caffery (September 10, 1835December 30, 1906) was an American politician from the state of Louisiana, a soldier in the American Civil War, and a sugar plantation owner. Biography Caffery was born in Franklin, Louisiana, the seat of S ...
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Eppa Hunton Eppa Hunton II (September 24, 1822October 11, 1908) was a Virginia lawyer and soldier who rose to become a brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. After the war, he served as a Democrat in both the United States ...
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Redfield Proctor Redfield Proctor (June 1, 1831March 4, 1908) was a U.S. politician of the Republican Party. He served as the 37th governor of Vermont from 1878 to 1880, as Secretary of War from 1889 to 1891, and as a United States Senator for Vermont from 18 ...
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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 th ...
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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 remem ...
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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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Francis B. Stockbridge Francis Brown Stockbridge (April 9, 1826April 30, 1894) was a U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan. Stockbridge was born in Bath, Maine, the son of a physician, Dr. John Stockbridge, and attended the common schools there. He clerked at a wh ...
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Foreign Relations A state's foreign policy or external policy (as opposed to internal or domestic policy) is its objectives and activities in relation to its interactions with other states, unions, and other political entities, whether bilaterally or through m ...
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John Tyler Morgan John Tyler Morgan (June 20, 1824 – June 11, 1907) was an American politician was served as a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and later was elected for six terms as the U.S. Senator (1877–1907) ...
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John Sherman John Sherman (May 10, 1823October 22, 1900) was an United States, American politician from Ohio throughout the American Civil War, Civil War and into the late nineteenth century. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Par ...
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Geological Survey A geological survey is the systematic investigation of the geology beneath a given piece of ground for the purpose of creating a geological map or model. Geological surveying employs techniques from the traditional walk-over survey, studying ou ...
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Immigration Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not natives or where they do not possess citizenship in order to settle as permanent residents or naturalized citizens. Commuters, tourists, a ...
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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 ...
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Interstate Commerce The Commerce Clause describes an enumerated power listed in the United States Constitution ( Article I, Section 8, Clause 3). The clause states that the United States Congress shall have power "to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and amo ...
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Library A library is a collection of materials, books or media that are accessible for use and not just for display purposes. A library provides physical (hard copies) or digital access (soft copies) materials, and may be a physical location or a vi ...
(Chairman: Roger Q. Mills; Ranking Member: Edward O. Wolcott) *
Manufactures Manufacturing is the creation or production of goods with the help of equipment, labor, machines, tools, and chemical or biological processing or formulation. It is the essence of secondary sector of the economy. The term may refer to a ran ...
(Chairman:
Charles H. Gibson Charles Hopper Gibson (January 19, 1842 – March 31, 1900) was a U. S. Senator from Maryland, serving from 1891–1897. He also served as a U.S. Congressman from 1885–1891. Biography Gibson was born near Centreville, Maryland, and attended ...
; Ranking Member: Anthony Higgins) * Military Affairs (Chairman: William B. Bate; Ranking Member:
Joseph R. Hawley Joseph Roswell Hawley (October 31, 1826March 18, 1905) was the 42nd Governor of Connecticut, a U.S. politician in the Republican and Free Soil parties, a Civil War general, and a journalist and newspaper editor. He served two terms in the Un ...
) * Mines and Mining (Chairman: William M. Stewart; Ranking Member: John P. Jones) * Mississippi River and its Tributaries (Select) (Chairman: Newton C. Blanchard; Ranking Member: William D. Washburn) * National Banks (Select) (Chairman:
John L. Mitchell John Lendrum Mitchell (October 19, 1842June 29, 1904) was an American politician and philanthropist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. A Democrat, he served one term each in the United States Senate (1893–1899) and House of Representatives (1891& ...
; Ranking Member:
J. Donald Cameron James Donald Cameron (May 14, 1833 – August 30, 1918) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as Secretary of War under President Ulysses S. Grant and in the United States Senate for nearly twenty years. In May, 1876 Cameron ...
) * Naval Affairs (Chairman: John R. McPherson; Ranking Member:
J. Donald Cameron James Donald Cameron (May 14, 1833 – August 30, 1918) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as Secretary of War under President Ulysses S. Grant and in the United States Senate for nearly twenty years. In May, 1876 Cameron ...
) * Nicaraguan Claims (Select) * Organization, Conduct and Expeditures of Executive Departments (Chairman: James Smith Jr.; Ranking Member:
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-t ...
) * Pacific Railroads (Chairman: Calvin S. Brice; Ranking Member: Cushman K. Davis) *
Patents A patent is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention for a limited period of time in exchange for publishing an enabling disclosure of the invention."A p ...
(Chairman:
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 a ...
; Ranking Member: Nathan F. Dixon) *
Pensions A pension (, from Latin ''pensiō'', "payment") is a fund into which a sum of money is added during an employee's employment years and from which payments are drawn to support the person's retirement from work in the form of periodic payments ...
(Chairman: John M. Palmer; Ranking Member:
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 ...
) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman:
William F. Vilas William Freeman Vilas (July 9, 1840August 27, 1908) was an American lawyer, politician, and United States Senator. In the U.S. Senate, he represented the state of Wisconsin for one term, from 1891 to 1897. As a prominent Bourbon Democrat, he wa ...
; Ranking Member: John H. Mitchell) * Potomac River Front (Select) (Chairman: John R. McPherson) *
Printing Printing is a process for mass reproducing text and images using a master form or template. The earliest non-paper products involving printing include cylinder seals and objects such as the Cyrus Cylinder and the Cylinders of Nabonidus. The ...
(Chairman: Arthur P. Gorman; Ranking Member: Charles F. Manderson) * Private Land Claims (Chairman:
Eugene Hale Eugene Hale (June 9, 1836October 27, 1918) was a Republican United States Senator from Maine. Biography Born in Turner, Maine, he was educated in local schools and at Maine's Hebron Academy. He was admitted to the bar in 1857 and served for ni ...
; Ranking Member: Alfred H. Colquitt) * Privileges and Elections (Chairman: George Gray; Ranking Member: George F. Hoar) * Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: George G. Vest; Ranking Member: N/A) * Public Distress (Select) * Public Lands (Chairman: James H. Berry; Ranking Member: Joseph N. Dolph) * Quadrocentennial (Select) (Chairman: Patrick Walsh; Ranking Member: William Lindsay) *
Railroads Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...
(Chairman: John Martin; Ranking Member:
Joseph R. Hawley Joseph Roswell Hawley (October 31, 1826March 18, 1905) was the 42nd Governor of Connecticut, a U.S. politician in the Republican and Free Soil parties, a Civil War general, and a journalist and newspaper editor. He served two terms in the Un ...
) * Revision of the Laws (Chairman: John W. Daniel; Ranking Member:
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-t ...
) * Revolutionary Claims (Chairman:
J. Donald Cameron James Donald Cameron (May 14, 1833 – August 30, 1918) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as Secretary of War under President Ulysses S. Grant and in the United States Senate for nearly twenty years. In May, 1876 Cameron ...
; Ranking Member:
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 ...
) *
Rules Rule or ruling may refer to: Education * Royal University of Law and Economics (RULE), a university in Cambodia Human activity * The exercise of political or personal control by someone with authority or power * Business rule, a rule pert ...
(Chairman: Joseph C.S. Blackburn; Ranking Member:
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 ...
) * Tariff Regulation (Select) *
Territories A territory is an area of land, sea, or space, particularly belonging or connected to a country, person, or animal. In international politics, a territory is usually either the total area from which a state may extract power resources or a ...
(Chairman: Charles J. Faulkner; Ranking Member: Orville H. Platt) * Transportation and Sale of Meat Products (Select) (Chairman: Orville H. Platt; Ranking Member: Jacob H. Gallinger) * Transportation Routes to the Seaboard (Chairman:
John L.M. Irby John Laurens Manning Irby (September 10, 1854December 9, 1900) was a United States senator from South Carolina. Born in Laurens, he attended Laurensville Male Academy (Lauren), Princeton College ( Princeton, New Jersey in 1870-1871, and the ...
; Ranking Member: Jacob H. Gallinger) * United States Senate Committee on Trespassers upon Indian Lands (Chairman:
William N. Roach William Nathaniel Roach (September 25, 1840September 7, 1902) was a United States senator from North Dakota. Biography Born in Washington, D.C., he attended the public schools, Gonzaga College High School and Georgetown University. He was a ...
; Ranking Member: Anthony Higgins) * Whole *
Woman Suffrage Women's suffrage is the right of women to vote in elections. Beginning in the start of the 18th century, some people sought to change voting laws to allow women to vote. Liberal political parties would go on to grant women the right to vot ...
(Select) (Chairman: George F. Hoar; Ranking Member: James Z. George)


House of Representatives

* Accounts (Chairman:
Harry Welles Rusk Harry Welles Rusk (October 17, 1852 – January 28, 1926) was a U.S. Representative from the third district of Maryland. He was also the president of the Kennard Novelty Company in Baltimore. This was the first company to commercially sell ...
; Ranking Member:
Owen A. Wells Owen Augustine Wells (February 4, 1844 – January 29, 1935) was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin. Born in Catskill, New York, Wells moved with his parents to a farm near Empire, Wisconsin, in 1850. He attended public and private schools. ...
) *
Agriculture Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled peop ...
(Chairman: William H. Hatch; Ranking Member: John S. Williams) * Alcoholic Liquor Traffic (Select) (Chairman:
Thomas Dunn English Thomas Dunn English (June 29, 1819 – April 1, 1902) was an American Democratic Party politician from New Jersey who represented the state's 6th congressional district in the House of Representatives from 1891 to 1895. He was also a published a ...
; Ranking Member: Michael J. McEttrick) * Appropriations (Chairman:
Joseph D. Sayers Joseph Draper Sayers (September 23, 1841 – May 15, 1929) was the 22nd Governor of Texas from 1899 to 1903. During Sayers's term, the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 demolished that city. Early years Joseph Sayers was born September 23, 1841 ...
; Ranking Member: James R. Williams) * Banking and Currency (Chairman:
William M. Springer William McKendree Springer (May 30, 1836 – December 4, 1903) was a United States Representative from Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan ...
; Ranking Member: James R. Williams) *
Claims Claim may refer to: * Claim (legal) * Claim of Right Act 1689 * Claims-based identity * Claim (philosophy) * Land claim * A ''main contention'', see conclusion of law * Patent claim * The assertion of a proposition; see Douglas N. Walton ...
(Chairman:
Benjamin H. Bunn Benjamin Hickman Bunn (October 19, 1844 – August 25, 1907) was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina. Born on a farm in Nash County, near Rocky Mount, North Carolina, Bunn attended the local schools. During the Civil War he enlisted in the ...
; Ranking Member: Thomas Hammond) * Coinage, Weights and Measures (Chairman: Richard P. Bland; Ranking Member: Henry A. Coffeen) * Disposition of Executive Papers (Chairman: John S. Henderson; Ranking Member: John A. Caldwell) *
District of Columbia ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan ...
(Chairman: John T. Heard; Ranking Member: Charles M. Cooper) *
Education Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty. ...
(Chairman:
Benjamin A. Enloe Benjamin Augustine Enloe (January 18, 1848 – July 8, 1922) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 8th congressional district of Tennessee. Biography Enloe was born on January 18, 1848, in ...
; Ranking Member:
Charles D. Haines Charles Delemere Haines (June 9, 1856 – April 11, 1929) was an American businessman and member of the United States Congress from New York, serving one term from 1893 to 1895. Birth and early life Haines was born in Medusa, Albany County, ...
) * Election of the President, Vice President and Representatives in Congress (Chairman: Henry St. George Tucker; Ranking Member: Jesse F. Stallings) *
Elections An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has opera ...
(Chairman: Jason B. Brown; Ranking Member: Frederick A. Woodard) * Enrolled Bills (Chairman:
Albert J. Pearson Albert Jackson Pearson (May 20, 1846 – May 15, 1905) was a soldier, attorney, judge, and two-term U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1891 to 1895. He was a veteran of the Civil War. Biography Born in Centerville, Ohio, Pearson moved with ...
; Ranking Member: Alva L. Hager) * Expenditures in the Agriculture Department (Chairman: Paul C. Edmunds; Ranking Member: Omer Madison Kem) * Expenditures in the Interior Department (Chairman: Henry G. Turner; Ranking Member:
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 ...
) * Expenditures in the Justice Department (Chairman:
Richard D. Dunphy Richard D. Dunphy (December 12, 1841 – November 23, 1904) was a Union Navy sailor in the American Civil War and a recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Battle of Mobile Bay. Military s ...
; Ranking Member: Byron F. Ritchie) * Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman:
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 Representati ...
; Ranking Member: Seth L. Milliken) * Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman:
James A.D. Richards James Alexander Dudley Richards (March 22, 1845 – December 4, 1911) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Ohio for one term from 1893 to 1895. Early life and career Richards was born in Boston, Massa ...
; Ranking Member: Ashley B. Wright) * Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman:
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 S ...
; Ranking Member:
Charles W. Stone Charles Warren Stone (June 29, 1843 – August 15, 1912) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania and the second lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania. Early life Charles W. Stone was born near Groton, Massa ...
) * Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman:
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. B ...
; Ranking Member: William A. Stone) * Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman: Alexander B. Montgomery; Ranking Member:
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 re ...
) * Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman: William H. Crain; Ranking Member:
John W. Moon John Wesley Moon (January 18, 1836 – April 5, 1898) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Moon was born in Wayne County, Michigan, near Ypsilanti, and attended the common schools. As a youth, he worked on a farm and attended scho ...
) *
Foreign Affairs ''Foreign Affairs'' is an American magazine of international relations and U.S. foreign policy published by the Council on Foreign Relations, a nonprofit, nonpartisan, membership organization and think tank specializing in U.S. foreign policy and ...
(Chairman: James B. McCreary; Ranking Member: William Everett) * Immigration and Naturalization (Chairman:
Jacob A. Geissenhainer Jacob Augustus Geissenhainer (August 28, 1839 – July 20, 1917) was an American lawyer and Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for three terms from 1 ...
; Ranking Member: James G. Maguire) * Irrigation of Arid Lands (Chairman: George W. Cooper; Ranking Member: Francis G. Newlands) *
Indian Affairs The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), also known as Indian Affairs (IA), is a United States federal agency within the Department of the Interior. It is responsible for implementing federal laws and policies related to American Indians and Al ...
(Chairman: William S. Holman; Ranking Member: William H. Bower) * Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Chairman: George D. Wise; Ranking Member: William H. Brawley) * Invalid Pensions (Chairman:
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, Connoquene ...
; Ranking Member:
George B. Fielder George Bragg Fielder (July 24, 1842 – August 14, 1906) was an American Civil War veteran, banker, and politician who represented New Jersey's 7th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for one term from 1893–189 ...
) *
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: David B. Culberson; Ranking Member: Joseph W. Bailey) *
Labor Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the labour ...
(Chairman:
Lawrence E. McGann Lawrence Edward McGann (February 2, 1852 – July 22, 1928), born in Dooghcloon, near Attymon, County Galway, Ireland, was a U.S. Representative from Illinois from 1891 to 1895. He was a Chicago Democrat Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may ...
; Ranking Member:
Lafe Pence Lafayette (Lafe) Pence (December 23, 1857 – October 22, 1923) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Colorado from 1893 to 1895. Biography Born in Columbus, Indiana, Pence attended the com ...
) * Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River (Chairman: John M. Allen; Ranking Member: Frederick A. Woodard) * United States House Committee on the Library, Library (Chairman: Franklin Bartlett; Ranking Member: Charles O'Neill) * United States House Committee on Manufactures, Manufactures (Chairman: Charles H. Page; Ranking Member: Johnston Cornish) * United States House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, Merchant Marine and Fisheries (Chairman: George W. Fithian; Ranking Member: Johnston Cornish) * United States House Committee on Mileage, Mileage (Chairman: Thomas Lynch; Ranking Member:
George C. Pendleton George Cassety Pendleton (April 23, 1845 – January 19, 1913) was an American Democratic politician who was a member and Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, a Lieutenant Governor of Texas, and a U.S. Representative from the 7t ...
) * United States House Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman: Joseph H. Outhwaite; Ranking Member:
Charles H. Morgan Charles Henry Morgan (July 5, 1842January 4, 1912) was an American lawyer and politician from Missouri. He represented Missouri in the United States House of Representatives for five terms spread across four decades. He also served as a Unite ...
) * United States House Committee on the Militia, Militia (Chairman: Adolph Meyer; Ranking Member: John C. Bell) * United States House Committee on Mines and Mining, Mines and Mining (Chairman: Thomas A.E. Weadock; Ranking Member: William A. Baker) * United States House Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman:
Jacob A. Geissenhainer Jacob Augustus Geissenhainer (August 28, 1839 – July 20, 1917) was an American lawyer and Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for three terms from 1 ...
; Ranking Member: D. Gardiner Tyler) * United States House Committee on Pacific Railroads, Pacific Railroads (Chairman: James B. Reilly; Ranking Member: Joseph C. Hendrix) * United States House Committee on Patents, Patents (Chairman: James W. Covert; Ranking Member: Robert Neill) * United States House Committee on Pensions, Pensions (Chairman: Charles L. Moses; Ranking Member: Champ Clark) * United States House Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: John S. Henderson; Ranking Member:
Claude A. Swanson Claude Augustus Swanson (March 31, 1862July 7, 1939) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician from Virginia. He served as U.S. Representative (1893-1906), Governor of Virginia (1906-1910), and U.S. Senator from Virginia (1910-1933), befo ...
) * United States House Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman: James D. Richardson; Ranking Member:
Case Broderick Case Broderick (September 23, 1839 – April 1, 1920) was a politician and U.S. Representative from Kansas. He was a cousin of David Colbreth Broderick, of Washington, DC; New York, and California; and Andrew Kennedy of California, who also ...
) * United States House Committee on Private Land Claims, Private Land Claims (Chairman: John O. Pendleton; Ranking Member: Thomas J. Hudson) * United States House Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: John H. Bankhead; Ranking Member:
Robert C. Davey Robert Charles Davey (October 22, 1853 – December 26, 1908) was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Davey attended the public schools, and was graduated from St. Vincent's College, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, i ...
) * United States House Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman: Thomas Chipman McRae; Ranking Member: Asbury C. Latimer) * United States House Committee on Railways and Canals, Railways and Canals (Chairman: Seth W. Cobb; Ranking Member: Marion Cannon) * United States House Committee on Reform in the Civil Service, Reform in the Civil Service (Chairman: Robert E. De Forest; Ranking Member: Arthur H. Taylor) * United States House Committee on Revision of Laws, Revision of Laws (Chairman: William T. Ellis; Ranking Member: John W. Maddox) * United States House Committee on Rivers and Harbors, Rivers and Harbors (Chairman: Thomas C. Catchings; Ranking Member: Philip D. McCulloch) * United States House Committee on Rules, Rules (Chairman: Charles F. Crisp; Ranking Member: Thomas B. Reed) * United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Standards of Official Conduct * United States House Committee on Territories, Territories (Chairman:
Joseph Wheeler Joseph "Fighting Joe" Wheeler (September 10, 1836 – January 25, 1906) was an American military commander and politician. He was a cavalry general in the Confederate States Army in the 1860s during the American Civil War, and then a general in ...
; Ranking Member: Haldor E. Boen) * United States House Committee on Ventilation and Acoustics, Ventilation and Acoustics (Chairman:
George W. Shell George Washington Shell (November 13, 1831 – December 15, 1899) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina. Life Born near Laurens, South Carolina, Shell attended the common schools and Laurens Academy. He engaged in agricultural pursu ...
; Ranking Member: Joseph H. Walker) * United States House Committee on War Claims, War Claims (Chairman: Frank E. Beltzhoover; Ranking Member: Byron F. Ritchie) * United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Ways and Means (Chairman: William L. Wilson; Ranking Member: William D. Bynum) * Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives), Whole


Joint committees

* United States Congress Joint Committee to Celebrate the Cenntennial of the Laying of the Capitol Cornerstone, Celebrate the Centennial of the Laying of the Capitol Cornerstone * United States Congress Joint Special Committee on Conditions of Indian Tribes, Conditions of Indian Tribes (Special) * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Dedication of Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Dedication of Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Disposition of Executive Papers, Disposition of (Useless) Executive Papers * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Ford's Theater Disaster, Ford's Theater Disaster * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Library, The Library * United States Congress Joint Committee on Printing, Printing * United States Congress Joint Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs * United States Congress Joint Committee on Naval Personnel, Naval Personnel


Caucuses

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


Employees


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

* Architect of the Capitol: Edward Clark (architect), Edward Clark * Librarian of Congress: Ainsworth Rand Spofford * Public Printer of the United States: Francis W. Palmer, until 1894 ** Thomas E. Benedict, from 1894


Senate

* Chaplain of the United States Senate, Chaplain of the Senate: William H. Millburn (Methodism, Methodist) * Secretary of the United States Senate, Secretary of the Senate: Anson G. McCook, until April 6, 1893 ** William Ruffin Cox, elected April 6, 1893 * United States Senate Librarian, Librarian of the Senate: Alonzo M. Church * Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, Sergeant at Arms of the Senate: Edward K. Valentine, until August 8, 1893 ** Richard J. Bright, elected August 8, 1893


House of Representatives

* Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, Chaplain of the House: Samuel W. Haddaway (Methodism, Methodist), elected August 7, 1893 ** Edward B. Bagby (Christians, Christian), elected December 4, 1893 * Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk of the House: James Kerr (Pennsylvania politician), James Kerr * Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives, Doorkeeper of the House: Alvin B. Hurt, elected August 7, 1893 * Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives, Postmaster of the House: Lycurgus Dalton, elected August 7, 1893 * Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Reading Clerks: Thomas S. Pettit (D) and Neill S. Brown Jr. (R) * Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk at the Speaker's Table: Charles R. Crisp * Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Sergeant at Arms of the House: Samuel S. Yoder, until August 7, 1893 ** Herman W. Snow, from August 7, 1893


See also

* United States elections, 1892 (elections leading to this Congress) ** 1892 United States presidential election ** United States Senate elections, 1892 ** United States House of Representatives elections, 1892 * United States elections, 1894 (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress) ** United States Senate elections, 1894 ** United States House of Representatives elections, 1894


References

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External links


Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
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