The 59th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the

United States Senate The United States Senate is a chamber of the Bicameralism, bicameral United States Congress; it is the upper house, with the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives being the lower house. Together, the Senate and ...

and the

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. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1905, to March 4, 1907, during the fifth and sixth years of

Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919), also known as Teddy or T.R., was the 26th president of the United States, serving from 1901 to 1909. Roosevelt previously was involved in New York (state), New York politics, incl ...

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

. The apportionment of seats in the

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was based on the

1900 United States census The 1900 United States census, conducted by the Census Office on June 1, 1900, determined the resident population of the United States to be 76,212,168, an increase of 21.01% from the 62,979,766 persons enumerated during the 1890 census. It w ...

. Both chambers had a Republican majority.

Major events

*March 4, 1905: President

began his second (only full) term.

Major legislation

* May 28, 1906: Foreign Dredge Act of 1906 * June 8, 1906:

Antiquities Act The Antiquities Act of 1906 (, , ) is an act that was passed by the United States Congress and signed into law by Theodore Roosevelt on June 8, 1906. This law gives the president of the United States the authority to, by presidential proclam ...

* June 29, 1906:

Hepburn Act The Hepburn Act is a 1906 United States federal law that expanded the jurisdiction of the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) and gave it the power to set maximum railroad rates. This led to the discontinuation of free passes to loyal shippers. ...

* June 30, 1906:

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(Wiley Act), ch. 3915, * June 30, 1906:

Meat Inspection Act The Federal Meat Inspection Act of 1906 (FMIA) is an American law that makes it illegal to adulterate or misbrand meat and meat products being sold as food, and ensures that meat and meat products are slaughtered and processed under strictly ...

(Beveridge Act) * 1906: The

Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching (CFAT) is a U.S.-based education policy and research center. It was founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1905 and chartered in 1906 by an act of the United States Congress. Among its most not ...

chartered. * March 2, 1907:

Expatriation Act of 1907 The Expatriation Act of 1907 ( 59th Congress, 2nd session, chapter 2534, enacted March 2, 1907) was an act of the 59th United States Congress concerning retention and relinquishment of United States nationality by married women and Americans res ...

Party summary

Senate

House of Representatives

Leaders

Senate leadership

Presiding

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Charles W. Fairbanks Charles Warren Fairbanks (May 11, 1852 – June 4, 1918) was the 26th vice president of the United States under President Theodore Roosevelt serving from 1905 to 1909. A member of the Republican Party, Fairbanks was previously a senator from In ...

(R) * President pro tempore: William P. Frye (R) *

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

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

* Democratic Caucus Chair:

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

, until June 4, 1906 **

Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn (October 1, 1838September 12, 1918) was an American politician and lawyer who was a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative and United States Senate, Se ...

, afterwards * Democratic Caucus Secretary: Edward W. Carmack

House leadership

Presiding

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

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

(R)

Majority (Republican) leadership

* Majority Leader: Sereno E. Payne *

Majority Whip A whip is an official of a political party whose task is to ensure party discipline (that members of the party vote according to the party platform rather than their constituents, individual conscience or donors) in a legislature. Whips a ...

: James E. Watson * Republican Conference Chair:

William Peters Hepburn William Peters Hepburn (November 4, 1833 – February 7, 1916) was an American Civil War officer and an eleven-term Republican congressman from Iowa's now-obsolete 8th congressional district, serving from 1881 to 1887, and from 1893 to 1909. ...

Minority (Democratic) leadership

* Minority Leader:

John Sharp Williams John Sharp Williams (July 30, 1854September 27, 1932) was a prominent American politician in the Democratic Party from the 1890s through the 1920s, and served as the Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives from 1903 to 1908 ...

Minority Whip A whip is an official of a political party whose task is to ensure party discipline (that members of the party vote according to the party platform rather than their constituents, individual conscience or donors) in a legislature. Whips ...

James T. Lloyd James Tilghman Lloyd (August 28, 1857 – April 3, 1944) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri from 1897 to 1917. He served as the House minority whip between 1901 and 1909. Lloyd was born in Canton, Missouri ...

* Democratic Caucus Chairman:

Robert Lee Henry Robert Lee Henry (May 12, 1864 – July 9, 1931) was an American lawyer and politician who served ten terms as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas from 1897 to 1917. Early life Robert Lee Henry was the ...

* Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman:

James M. Griggs James Mathews Griggs (March 29, 1861 – January 5, 1910) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. Born in Lagrange, Georgia, Griggs attended the common schools and was graduated from ...

Members

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

Senate

At this time, 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 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1906; Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1908; and Class 1 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1910.

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

: 2. John T. Morgan (D) : 3. Edmund Pettus (D)

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

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

James P. Clarke James Paul Clarke (August 18, 1854 – October 1, 1916) was an American lawyer and politician from the Arkansas Delta during the Progressive Era. He served in public office over a period of almost 30 years, rising from the Arkansas General Assemb ...

(D)

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

: 1.

Frank P. Flint Frank Putnam Flint (July 15, 1862 – February 11, 1929) was a United States Senate, United States senator from California from 1905 to 1911. Early life Frank Putnam Flint was born on July 15, 1862, in North Reading, Massachusetts, to Althea L ...

(R) : 3. George C. Perkins (R)

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

: 2. Thomas M. Patterson (D) : 3. Henry M. Teller (D)

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

: 1. Morgan G. Bulkeley (R) : 3. Orville H. Platt (R), until April 21, 1905 ::

Frank B. Brandegee Frank Bosworth Brandegee (July 8, 1864October 14, 1924) was a United States representative and senator from Connecticut. Early life and education Brandegee was born in New London, Connecticut, on July 8, 1864. He was the son of Augustus Brand ...

(R), from May 10, 1905

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

: 1.

Henry A. du Pont Henry Algernon du Pont (July 30, 1838 – December 31, 1926) was an American military officer, businessman, and politician from Delaware. A member of the du Pont family, he graduated first in his class from West Point shortly after the beginn ...

, (R), from June 13, 1906 : 2.

J. Frank Allee James Frank Allee (December 2, 1857 – October 12, 1938) was an American merchant and politician from Dover, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Republican Party who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as U.S. Senator fro ...

(R)

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

: 2. James P. Taliaferro (D) : 3.

Stephen Mallory Stephen Russell Mallory (1812 – November 9, 1873) was an American politician who was a United States Senator from Florida from 1851 to the secession of his home state and the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861. For much of that perio ...

(D)

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

: 2. Augustus O. Bacon (D) : 3. Alexander S. Clay (D)

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

: 2.

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

(D) : 3. Weldon B. Heyburn (R)

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

: 2. Shelby M. Cullom (R) : 3.

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

(R)

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

: 1.

Albert J. Beveridge Albert Jeremiah Beveridge (October 6, 1862 – April 27, 1927) was an American historian and United States Senator from Indiana. He was an intellectual leader of the Progressive Era and a biographer of Chief Justice John Marshall and President Ab ...

(R) : 3. James A. Hemenway (R)

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

: 2.

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

(R) : 3.

(R)

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

: 2. Joseph R. Burton (R), until June 4, 1906 :: Alfred W. Benson (R), June 11, 1906 - January 23, 1907 ::

Charles Curtis Charles Curtis (January 25, 1860 – February 8, 1936) was the 31st vice president of the United States from 1929 to 1933 under President Herbert Hoover. He was the Senate Majority Leader from 1924 to 1929. An enrolled member of the Kaw Natio ...

(R), from January 29, 1907 : 3. Chester I. Long (R)

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

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

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

(D)

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

: 2.

Murphy J. Foster Murphy James Foster (January 12, 1849June 12, 1921) was the 31st Governor of the U.S. state of Louisiana, an office he held for two terms from 1892 to 1900. Foster supported the Louisiana Constitution of 1898, which effectively disfranchised ...

(D) : 3. Samuel D. McEnery (D)

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

: 1.

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

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

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

: 1.

Isidor Rayner Isidor Rayner (April 11, 1850November 25, 1912) was a Democratic member of the United States Senate, representing the State of Maryland from 1905 to 1912. He also represented the Fourth Congressional District of Maryland from 1887 to 1889, and ...

(D) : 3.

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

(D), until June 4, 1906 ::

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

(D), from June 8, 1906

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

: 1.

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

(R) : 2. Winthrop M. Crane (R)

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

: 1. Julius C. Burrows (R) : 2. Russell A. Alger (R), until January 24, 1907 :: William Alden Smith (R), from February 6, 1907

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

: 1. Moses E. Clapp (R) : 2.

Knute Nelson Knute Nelson (born Knud Evanger; February 2, 1843 – April 28, 1923) was a Norway, Norwegian-born United States, American attorney and politician active in Wisconsin and Minnesota. A Republican Party (United States), Republican, he served in sta ...

(R)

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

: 1. Hernando D. Money (D) : 2. Anselm J. McLaurin (D)

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

: 1. William Warner (R), from March 18, 1905 : 3. William J. Stone (D)

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

: 1. Thomas H. Carter (R) : 2. William A. Clark (D) ,

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

: 1. Elmer J. Burkett (R) : 2. Joseph H. Millard (R)

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

: 1. George S. Nixon (R) : 3. Francis G. Newlands (D)

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

: 2. Henry E. Burnham (R) : 3. Jacob H. Gallinger (R)

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

: 1. John Kean Jr. (R) : 2. John F. Dryden (R)

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

: 1. Chauncey M. Depew (R) : 3.

Thomas C. Platt Thomas Collier Platt (July 15, 1833 – March 6, 1910), also known as Tom Platt

(R)

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

: 2. Furnifold M. Simmons (D) : 3. Lee S. Overman (D)

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

: 1. Porter J. McCumber (R) : 3. Henry C. Hansbrough (R)

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

: 1.

Charles W. F. Dick Charles William Frederick Dick (November 3, 1858 – March 13, 1945) was a United States Republican Party, Republican politician from Ohio. He served in the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate, U.S. Senate. Early l ...

(R) : 3.

Joseph B. Foraker Joseph Benson Foraker (July 5, 1846 – May 10, 1917) was an American politician of the Republican Party who served as the 37th governor of Ohio from 1886 to 1890 and as a United States senator from Ohio from 1897 until 1909. Foraker was ...

(R)

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

: 2.

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

(R), until December 8, 1905 :: John M. Gearin (D), December 13, 1905 - January 23, 1907 :: Frederick W. Mulkey (R), from January 23, 1907 : 3. Charles W. Fulton (R)

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

: 1.

Philander C. Knox Philander Chase Knox (May 6, 1853October 12, 1921) was an American lawyer, bank director, statesman and Republican Party politician. He represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate from 1904 to 1909 and 1917 to 1921. He was the 44th Unit ...

(R) : 3.

Boies Penrose Boies Penrose (November 1, 1860 – December 31, 1921) was an American politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who served as a Republican member of the United States Senate for Pennsylvania from 1897 to 1921. He served as a member of th ...

(R)

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

: 1.

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. George P. Wetmore (R)

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

: 2. Benjamin R. Tillman (D) : 3. Asbury C. Latimer (D)

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

: 2.

Robert J. Gamble Robert Jackson Gamble (February 7, 1851September 22, 1924) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative and Senator from South Dakota. He was the father of Ralph A. Gamble and brother of John Rankin Gamble, members of South Dakot ...

(R) : 3. Alfred B. Kittredge (R)

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

: 1.

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

(D), until March 9, 1905 :: James B. Frazier (D), from March 21, 1905 : 2. Edward W. Carmack (D)

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

: 1.

Charles A. Culberson Charles Allen Culberson (June 10, 1855 – March 19, 1925) was an American political figure and Democrat who served as the 21st governor of Texas from 1895 to 1899, and as a United States senator from Texas from 1899 to 1923. According to one ...

(D) : 2. Joseph W. Bailey (D)

Utah Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is one of the Four Corners states, sharing a border with Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. It also borders Wyoming to the northea ...

: 1.

George Sutherland George Alexander Sutherland (March 25, 1862July 18, 1942) was a British-born American jurist and politician. He served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court between 1922 and 1938. As a member of the Republican Party, he also repre ...

(R) : 3.

Reed Smoot Reed Smoot (January 10, 1862February 9, 1941) was an American politician, businessman, and apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). A Republican who was first elected to the U.S. Senate by the Utah State Legislat ...

(R)

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

: 1.

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 189 ...

(R) : 3. William P. Dillingham (R)

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

: 1. John W. Daniel (D) : 2. Thomas S. Martin (D)

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

: 1.

Samuel H. Piles Samuel Henry Piles (December 28, 1858March 11, 1940) was an American politician, attorney, and diplomat who served as a United States senator from Washington (U.S. state), Washington. Early life Piles was born near Smithland, Kentucky, the son ...

(R) : 3.

Levi Ankeny Levi Ankeny (August 1, 1844March 29, 1921) was a Republican United States Senator from the state of Washington. He was born in Buchanan County, Missouri, near St. Joseph, but crossed the plains to Oregon in 1850 with his parents and settled in ...

(R)

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

: 1.

Nathan B. Scott Nathan Bay Scott (December 18, 1842January 2, 1924) was a United States senator from West Virginia. Biography Born near Quaker City, Ohio, he attended the common schools and engaged in mining near Colorado Springs, Colorado from 1859 to 1862. ...

(R) : 2. Stephen B. Elkins (R)

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

: 1. Robert M. La Follette Sr. (R)Robert M. La Follette was elected to the 59th Congress for the term starting March 4, 1905, but he did not assume the seat until January 2, 1906, preferring to finish his term as

Governor of Wisconsin The governor of Wisconsin is the head of government of Wisconsin and the commander-in-chief of the state's Wisconsin Army National Guard, army and Wisconsin Air National Guard, air forces. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, and the ...

. Nevertheless, his Senate service technically began March 4, 1905. : 3. John C. Spooner (R)

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

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

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

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

: . George W. Taylor (D) : . Ariosto A. Wiley (D) : . Henry D. Clayton (D) : . Sydney J. Bowie (D) : . J. Thomas Heflin (D) : . John H. Bankhead (D) : . John L. Burnett (D) : . William N. Richardson (D) : .

Oscar Underwood Oscar Wilder Underwood (May 6, 1862 – January 25, 1929) was an United States of America, American lawyer and politician from Alabama, and also a candidate for President of the United States in 1912 and 1924. He was the first formally designa ...

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

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Robert B. Macon Robert Bruce Macon (July 6, 1859 – October 9, 1925) was an American lawyer and politician who served five terms as a U.S. Representative from Arkansas from 1903 to 1913. Biography Macon was born near Trenton, Arkansas, and was left an orp ...

(D) : . Stephen Brundidge Jr. (D) : . John C. Floyd (D) : . John S. Little (D), until January 14, 1907 : . Charles C. Reid (D) : .

Joseph Taylor Robinson Joseph Taylor Robinson (August 26, 1872 – July 14, 1937) was an American politician who served as United States Senate, United States Senator from Arkansas from 1913 to 1937, serving for four years as Party leaders of the United States Senate, ...

(D) : . Robert M. Wallace (D)

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

: . James N. Gillett (R), until November 4, 1906 :: William F. Englebright (R), from November 6, 1906 : . Duncan E. McKinlay (R) : . Joseph R. Knowland (R) : .

Julius Kahn Julius Kahn may refer to: *Julius Kahn (inventor) (1874–1942), engineer of reinforced concrete *Julius Kahn (congressman) (1861–1924), United States congressman {{Hndis, Kahn, Julius ...

(R) : . Everis A. Hayes (R) : . James C. Needham (R) : . James McLachlan (R) : . Sylvester C. Smith (R)

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

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Herschel M. Hogg Herschel Millard Hogg (November 21, 1853 – August 27, 1934) was a U.S. Representative from Colorado. Early life and education Born in Youngstown, Ohio, Hogg attended the common schools. He graduated with a Bachelor's degree from Monmouth Colle ...

(R) : . Franklin E. Brooks (R)

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

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E. Stevens Henry Edward Stevens Henry (February 10, 1836 – October 10, 1921) was an American businessman and politician from Connecticut who served as a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, United S ...

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(R), until May 10, 1905 :: Edwin W. Higgins (R), from October 2, 1905 : . Ebenezer J. Hill (R) : . George L. Lilley (R)

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

: . Hiram R. Burton (R)

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

: . Stephen M. Sparkman (D) : . Frank Clark (D) : . William B. Lamar (D)

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

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

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William C. Adamson William Charles Adamson (August 13, 1854 – January 3, 1929) was a United States representative from Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, an United States federal judge, Associate Justice of the United States Customs Court and a member of the Board of ...

(D) : . Leonidas F. Livingston (D) : . Charles L. Bartlett (D) : . Gordon Lee (D) : .

William M. Howard William Marcellus Howard (December 6, 1857 – July 5, 1932) was a noted jurist and politician from the United States, American state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. Life Howard was born in Berwick, Louisiana and moved to Georgia with his ...

(D) : . Thomas Montgomery Bell (D) : . Thomas W. Hardwick (D) : . William G. Brantley (D)

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

: . Burton L. French (R)

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

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Martin B. Madden Martin Barnaby Madden (March 21, 1855 – April 27, 1928) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Illinois. He belonged to the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party. As of 2023, he is the last non-A ...

(R) : . James R. Mann (R) : . William W. Wilson (R) : .

Charles S. Wharton Charles Stuart Wharton (April 22, 1875 – September 4, 1939) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Aledo, Illinois, Wharton moved to Chicago with his parents in 1878, attending the public schools. He graduated from the law departmen ...

(R) : . Anthony Michalek (R) : . William Lorimer (R) : .

Philip Knopf Philip Knopf (November 18, 1847 – August 14, 1920) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Illinois. Biography Born near Long Grove, Illinois, Knopf attended public schools. During the American Civil War, ...

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Henry S. Boutell Henry Sherman Boutell (March 14, 1856 – March 11, 1926) was an American lawyer and diplomat. He became a Congressman from Illinois, and Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Portugal by President William Howard Taft. Biography ...

(R) : . George E. Foss (R) : . Howard M. Snapp (R) : .

Charles Eugene Fuller Charles Eugene Fuller (March 31, 1849 – June 25, 1926) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born near Belvidere, Illinois, Fuller attended the common schools. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1870 and commenced practice ...

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

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Frank O. Lowden Frank Orren Lowden (January 26, 1861 – March 20, 1943) was an American Republican Party politician who served as the 25th Governor of Illinois and as a United States Representative from Illinois. He was also a candidate for the Republican pre ...

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James McKinney James McKinney (April 14, 1852 – September 29, 1934) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Biography Born in Oquawka, Illinois, McKinney attended the public schools of Lewis County High School and was given the nickname of "Downey" from ...

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George W. Prince George Washington Prince (March 4, 1854 – September 26, 1939) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Tazewell County, Illinois, Prince attended the public schools. He was graduated from Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois, in 1878 ...

(R) : . Joseph V. Graff (R) : . John A. Sterling (R) : .

(R) : . William B. McKinley (R) : . Henry T. Rainey (D) : . Zeno J. Rives (R) : . William A. Rodenberg (R) : . Frank S. Dickson (R) : .

Pleasant T. Chapman Pleasant Thomas Chapman (October 8, 1854 – January 31, 1931) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born on a farm near Vienna, Illinois, Chapman attended the public schools, and then went to McKendree College, in Lebanon, Illinois. Chapm ...

(R) : . George Washington Smith (R)

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

: . John H. Foster (R), from May 16, 1905 : . John C. Chaney (R) : . William T. Zenor (D) : . Lincoln Dixon (D) : .

Elias S. Holliday Elias Selah Holliday (March 5, 1842 – March 13, 1936) was an American lawyer, American Civil War, Civil War veteran, and politician who served four terms as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1901 t ...

(R) : . James E. Watson (R) : . Jesse Overstreet (R) : . George W. Cromer (R) : . Charles B. Landis (R) : . Edgar D. Crumpacker (R) : .

Frederick Landis Frederick Landis (August 18, 1872 – November 15, 1934) was an American lawyer, politician, author, and newspaper editor who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1903 to 1907. He was a brother of both Charles Beary Lan ...

(R) : . Newton W. Gilbert (R), until November 6, 1906 :: Clarence C. Gilhams (R), from November 6, 1906 : . Abraham L. Brick (R)

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

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Thomas Hedge Thomas Hedge (June 24, 1844 – November 28, 1920) was a four-term Republican Party (United States), Republican United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Iowa's 1st congressional district, in southeastern Iowa. Early life ...

(R) : . Albert F. Dawson (R) : . Benjamin P. Birdsall (R) : . Gilbert N. Haugen (R) : . Robert G. Cousins (R) : . John F. Lacey (R) : . John A. T. Hull (R) : . William P. Hepburn (R) : . Walter I. Smith (R) : . James P. Conner (R) : . Elbert H. Hubbard (R)

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

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(R), until January 28, 1907 : . Justin De Witt Bowersock (R) : . Philip P. Campbell (R) : .

James Monroe Miller James Monroe Miller (May 6, 1852 – January 20, 1926) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas. Born in Three Springs, Pennsylvania, Miller attended the district school and graduated from Lycoming College, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, in 1875. ...

(R) : . William A. Calderhead (R) : . William A. Reeder (R) : .

Victor Murdock Victor Murdock (March 18, 1871 – July 8, 1945) was an American politician and newspaper editor who served as a U.S. Representative from Kansas. Life Victor Murdock was born in Burlingame, Kansas to ''Marshall Murdock'' – editor of the Osage ...

(R) : . Charles Frederick Scott (R)

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

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Augustus Stanley Augustus Owsley Stanley I (May 21, 1867 – August 12, 1958) was an American politician from Kentucky. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 38th governor of Kentucky and also represented the state in both the U.S. House of Repres ...

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J. Swagar Sherley Joseph Swagar Sherley (November 28, 1871 – February 13, 1941) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Biography Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Sherley attended public schools, graduating from the Louisv ...

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South Trimble South Trimble (April 13, 1864 – November 23, 1946) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. He was a prominent member of the famed South–Cockrell–Hargis family of Southern politicians. Biography Born near Hazel Green, Kentucky, to ...

(D) : . George G. Gilbert (D) : . Joseph B. Bennett (R) : . Francis A. Hopkins (D) : . Don C. Edwards (R)

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

: . Adolph Meyer (D) : . Robert C. Davey (D) : . Robert F. Broussard (D) : . John Thomas Watkins (D) : . Joseph E. Ransdell (D) : . Samuel M. Robertson (D) : . Arsène Paulin Pujó (D)

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

: . Amos L. Allen (R) : . Charles E. Littlefield (R) : . Edwin C. Burleigh (R) : .

Llewellyn Powers Llewellyn Powers (October 14, 1836July 28, 1908) was a U.S. Representative from Maine and the 44th governor of Maine. Biography Born in Pittsfield, Maine, Powers attended the common schools of Pittsfield and St. Albans Academy. He graduated ...

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

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

(D) : . Frank C. Wachter (R) : . John Gill Jr. (D) : . Sydney E. Mudd (R) : . George A. Pearre (R)

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

: . George P. Lawrence (R) : . Frederick H. Gillett (R) : . Rockwood Hoar (R), until November 1, 1906 :: Charles G. Washburn (R), from December 18, 1906 : .

Charles Q. Tirrell Charles Quincy Tirrell (December 10, 1844 – July 31, 1910) was a lawyer, educator, and United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Biography Born in Sharon, Massachusetts, Tirrell attended public schools and ...

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Butler Ames Butler Ames (August 22, 1871 – November 6, 1954) was an American politician, engineer, soldier and businessman. He was the son of Adelbert Ames and grandson of Benjamin Franklin Butler, both decorated generals in the Union Army during the Am ...

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Augustus P. Gardner Augustus Peabody Gardner (November 5, 1865 – January 14, 1918) was an American military officer and Republican Party politician from Massachusetts. He represented the North Shore region in the Massachusetts Senate and United States House of R ...

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Ernest W. Roberts Ernest William Roberts (November 22, 1858 – February 27, 1924) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Born in East Madison, Maine, Roberts attended the public schools in Chelsea, Massachusetts. He was graduated from Highland Milit ...

(R) : . Samuel W. McCall (R) : . John A. Keliher (D) : . William S. McNary (D) : . John Andrew Sullivan (D) : . John W. Weeks (R) : . William S. Greene (R) : .

William C. Lovering William Croad Lovering (February 25, 1835 – February 4, 1910) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Biography Born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, Lovering moved with his parents to Taunton, Massachusetts, in 1837. He attended the Cambr ...

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

: . Edwin C. Denby (R) : . Charles E. Townsend (R) : . Washington Gardner (R) : . Edward L. Hamilton (R) : . William Alden Smith (R), until February 9, 1907 : . Samuel W. Smith (R) : . Henry McMorran (R) : . Joseph W. Fordney (R) : . Roswell P. Bishop (R) : . George A. Loud (R) : .

Archibald B. Darragh Archibald Bard Darragh (December 23, 1840 – February 21, 1927) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Life and politics Bard was born in La Salle Township, Michigan, and attended the common schools and a private academy in Mon ...

(R) : . H. Olin Young (R)

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

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James Albertus Tawney James Albertus Tawney (January 3, 1855 – June 12, 1919) was an American blacksmith, machinist and U.S. politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota. He was the first House Majority Whip, holding that po ...

(R) : . James T. McCleary (R) : . Charles Russell Davis (R) : . Frederick C. Stevens (R) : . Loren Fletcher (R) : . Clarence Buckman (R) : .

Andrew Volstead Andrew John Volstead () (October 31, 1859 – January 20, 1947) was an American member of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota, 1903–1923, and a member of the Republican Party. His name is closely associated with the ...

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Halvor Steenerson Halvor Steenerson (June 30, 1852 – November 22, 1926) was an American Republican politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota's 9th congressional district from 1903 to 1923. Background Ha ...

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

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Ezekiel S. Candler Jr. Ezekiel Samuel Candler Jr. (January 18, 1862 – December 18, 1944) was an American politician and lawyer who served in the United States House of Representatives, representing the 1st congressional district of Mississippi for two decades as a De ...

(D) : . Thomas Spight (D) : . Benjamin G. Humphreys II (D) : . Wilson S. Hill (D) : . Adam M. Byrd (D) : . Eaton J. Bowers (D) : .

Frank A. McLain Frank Alexander McLain (January 29, 1852 – October 11, 1920) was an American politician and lawyer. He was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi from 1898 to 1909. Early life Frank Alexander McLain was born on January 29, 1852 near Glos ...

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

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(D) : . William W. Rucker (D) : . Frank B. Klepper (R) : . Frank B. Fulkerson (R) : . Edgar C. Ellis (R) : . David A. De Armond (D) : . John Welborn (R) : . Dorsey W. Shackleford (D) : . James Beauchamp Clark (D) : .

Richard Bartholdt Richard Bartholdt (November 2, 1855 – March 19, 1932) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born in Schleiz, Principality of Reuss-Geray, Bartholdt attended the public schools and Schleiz College (Gymnasium). He emigrated to the United Sta ...

(R) : . John T. Hunt (D) : . Ernest E. Wood (D), until June 23, 1906 :: Harry M. Coudrey (R), from June 23, 1906 : . Marion E. Rhodes (R) : . William T. Tyndall (R) : . Cassius M. Shartel (R) : . Arthur P. Murphy (R)

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

: . Joseph M. Dixon (R)

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

: . Elmer J. Burkett (R), until March 4, 1905 :: Ernest M. Pollard (R), from July 18, 1905 : . John L. Kennedy (R) : . John J. McCarthy (R) : . Edmund H. Hinshaw (R) : .

George W. Norris George William Norris (July 11, 1861September 2, 1944) was an American politician from the state of Nebraska in the Midwestern United States. He served five terms in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican, from 1903 until 191 ...

(R) : . Moses P. Kinkaid (R)

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

: . Clarence D. Van Duzer (D)

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

: . Cyrus A. Sulloway (R) : . Frank Dunklee Currier (R)

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

: . Henry C. Loudenslager (R) : . John J. Gardner (R) : . Benjamin F. Howell (R) : . Ira W. Wood (R) : . Charles N. Fowler (R) : . Henry C. Allen (R) : . Richard Wayne Parker (R) : . William H. Wiley (R) : . Marshall Van Winkle (R) : . Allan L. McDermott (D)

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

: . William W. Cocks (R) : . George H. Lindsay (D) : . Charles T. Dunwell (R) : . Charles B. Law (R) : . George E. Waldo (R) : . William M. Calder (R) : . John J. Fitzgerald (D) : . Timothy D. Sullivan (D), until July 27, 1906 :: Daniel J. Riordan (D), from November 6, 1906 : .

Henry M. Goldfogle Henry Mayer Goldfogle (May 23, 1856 – June 1, 1929) was an American lawyer and politician who served seven terms as a United States representative from NYCongDel, New York from 1901 to 1915. Biography Born in New York City, he attended t ...

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William Sulzer William Sulzer (March 18, 1863 – November 6, 1941), nicknamed Plain Bill, was an American lawyer and politician. He was the 39th governor of New York serving for 10 months in 1913, and a long-serving U.S. representative from the same state. Su ...

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William Randolph Hearst William Randolph Hearst (; April 29, 1863 – August 14, 1951) was an American newspaper publisher and politician who developed the nation's largest newspaper chain and media company, Hearst Communications. His extravagant methods of yellow jou ...

(D) : . W. Bourke Cockran (D) : . Herbert Parsons (R) : . Charles A. Towne (D) : . J. Van Vechten Olcott (R) : .

Jacob Ruppert Jacob Ruppert Jr. (August 5, 1867 – January 13, 1939) was an American brewer, businessman, National Guard colonel and politician who served for four terms representing New York in the United States House of Representatives from 1899 to 1907. ...

(D) : . William S. Bennet (R) : . Joseph A. Goulden (D) : . John E. Andrus (R) : . Thomas W. Bradley (R) : .

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

(R), until November 4, 1906 : . William H. Draper (R) : . George N. Southwick (R) : . Frank J. LeFevre (R) : . Lucius N. Littauer (R) : .

William H. Flack William Henry Flack (March 22, 1861 – February 2, 1907) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York from 1903 to 1907. Career Flack attended public schools. He became interested in lumbering and tanning. He ha ...

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

(R) : . Charles L. Knapp (R) : . Michael E. Driscoll (R) : . John W. Dwight (R) : . Sereno E. Payne (R) : . James B. Perkins (R) : . J. Sloat Fassett (R) : . James W. Wadsworth (R) : . William H. Ryan (D) : . De Alva S. Alexander (R) : .

Edward B. Vreeland Edward Butterfield Vreeland (December 7, 1856 – May 8, 1936) was an American banker, businessman, and Republican Party (United States), Republican politician who represented southern Western New York (Allegheny County, New York, Allegheny, Cha ...

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

: . John Humphrey Small (D) : . Claude Kitchin (D) : . Charles R. Thomas (D) : .

Edward W. Pou Edward William Pou (; September 9, 1863 – April 1, 1934) was an American politician, serving in the United States Congress as a representative from 1901 until his death in Washington, D.C., on April 1, 1934. From March 1933 to April 1934, he wa ...

(D) : . William W. Kitchin (D) : . Gilbert B. Patterson (D) : . Robert N. Page (D) : .

E. Spencer Blackburn Edmond Spencer Blackburn (September 22, 1868March 10, 1912) was a Republican U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1901 and 1903 and 1905 and 1907. Born near Boone, North Carolina, Blackburn attended common schools and became a lawyer. ...

(R) : . Edwin Y. Webb (D) : . James M. Gudger Jr. (D)

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

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Thomas Frank Marshall Thomas Frank Marshall (March 7, 1854 – August 20, 1921) was a U.S. Representative from North Dakota. Biography Born in Hannibal, Missouri, Marshall attended the common schools and the State normal school at Platteville, Wisconsin. He left ...

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Asle Gronna Asle Jorgenson Gronna (December 10, 1858May 4, 1922) was an American politician who served in the House of Representatives and Senate from North Dakota. He was one of six senators to vote against the United States declaration of war leading to the ...

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

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Nicholas Longworth Nicholas Longworth III (November 5, 1869 – April 9, 1931) was an American lawyer and politician who became Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. A Republican, he was elected to the Ohio Senate, where he initiated the success ...

(R) : . Herman P. Goebel (R) : . Robert M. Nevin (R) : . Harvey C. Garber (D) : .

William Wildman Campbell William Wildman Campbell (April 2, 1853 – August 13, 1927) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio. Born in Rochester, Vermont, Campbell attended the public schools, Goddard Seminary, Barre, Vermont, and Tufts College, Medford, Massachusetts. He ...

(R) : . Thomas E. Scroggy (R) : . J. Warren Keifer (R) : . Ralph D. Cole (R) : . James H. Southard (R) : .

Henry T. Bannon Henry Towne Bannon (June 5, 1867 – September 6, 1950) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio for two terms from 1905 to 1909. Life and career Bannon was the grandson of Irish immigrants, Edward and Bridget Dervin Bannon. His father, James. W. Bann ...

(R) : . Charles H. Grosvenor (R) : . Edward L. Taylor Jr. (R) : .

Grant E. Mouser Grant Earl Mouser (September 11, 1868 – May 6, 1949) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Ohio for two terms from 1905 to 1909. He was the father of Grant E. Mouser Jr., who also became a United States Congres ...

(R) : . Amos R. Webber (R) : . Beman G. Dawes (R) : . Capell L. Weems (R) : . Martin L. Smyser (R) : . James Kennedy (R) : . W. Aubrey Thomas (R) : . Jacob A. Beidler (R) : . Theodore E. Burton (R)

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

: .

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

(R) : .

John N. Williamson John Newton Williamson (November 8, 1855August 29, 1943) was an American rancher and politician in the state of Oregon. A native Oregonian, he served in both chambers of the Oregon Legislative Assembly representing Central Oregon, central and Ea ...

(R)

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

: . Henry H. Bingham (R) : .

Robert Adams Jr. Robert Adams Jr. (February 26, 1849 – June 1, 1906) was an American diplomat and politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district from 1893 to 190 ...

(R), until June 1, 1906 :: John E. Reyburn (R), from November 6, 1906 : .

George A. Castor George Albert Castor (August 6, 1855 – February 19, 1906) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania. George A. Castor was born in the Holmesburg section of the city of Philadelphia. He entered a c ...

(R), until February 19, 1906 :: J. Hampton Moore (R), from November 6, 1906 : . Reuben O. Moon (R) : . Edward D. Morrell (R) : . George D. McCreary (R) : . Thomas S. Butler (R) : . Irving P. Wanger (R) : . Henry B. Cassel (R) : . Thomas H. Dale (R) : . Henry W. Palmer (R) : . George R. Patterson (R), until March 21, 1906 :: Charles N. Brumm (R), from November 6, 1906 : . Marcus C. L. Kline (D) : . Mial E. Lilley (R) : . Elias Deemer (R) : . Edmund W. Samuel (R) : . Thaddeus M. Mahon (R) : . Marlin E. Olmsted (R) : . John M. Reynolds (R) : . Daniel F. Lafean (R) : . Solomon R. Dresser (R) : . George F. Huff (R) : . Allen F. Cooper (R) : . Ernest F. Acheson (R) : . Arthur L. Bates (R) : . Gustav A. Schneebeli (R) : . William Orlando Smith, William O. Smith (R) : . Joseph C. Sibley (R) : . William H. Graham (politician), William H. Graham (R) : . John Dalzell (R) : . James F. Burke (politician), James F. Burke (R) : . Andrew J. Barchfeld (R)

List of United States representatives from Rhode Island, Rhode Island

: . Daniel L. D. Granger (D) : . Adin B. Capron (R)

List of United States representatives from South Carolina, South Carolina

: . George S. Legare (D) : . James O. Patterson (D) : . Wyatt Aiken (D) : . Joseph T. Johnson (D) : . David E. Finley (D) : . J. Edwin Ellerbe (D) : . Asbury F. Lever (D)

List of United States representatives from South Dakota, South Dakota

: . Charles Henry Burke, Charles H. Burke (R) : . Eben Wever Martin, Eben W. Martin (R)

List of United States representatives from Tennessee, Tennessee

: . Walter P. Brownlow (R) : . Nathan W. Hale (R) : . John Austin Moon, John A. Moon (D) : . Mounce G. Butler (D) : . William C. Houston (D) : . John Wesley Gaines, John W. Gaines (D) : . Lemuel Phillips Padgett, Lemuel P. Padgett (D) : . Thetus Willrette Sims, Thetus W. Sims (D) : . Finis J. Garrett (D) : . Malcolm R. Patterson (D), until November 5, 1906

List of United States representatives from Texas, Texas

: . Morris Sheppard (D) : . Moses L. Broocks (D) : . Gordon J. Russell (D) : . Choice B. Randell (D) : . James Andrew Beall (Texas politician), James Andrew Beall (D) : . Scott Field (Texas politician), Scott Field (D) : . Alexander W. Gregg (D) : . John M. Pinckney (D), until April 24, 1905 :: John Matthew Moore, John M. Moore (D), from June 6, 1905 : . George Farmer Burgess (D) : . Albert Sidney Burleson, Albert S. Burleson (D) : . Robert L. Henry (D) : . Oscar W. Gillespie (D) : . John H. Stephens (D) : . James L. Slayden (D) : . John Nance Garner (D) : . William Robert Smith, William R. Smith (D)

List of United States representatives from Utah, Utah

: . Joseph Howell (R)

List of United States representatives from Vermont, Vermont

: . David J. Foster (R) : . Kittredge Haskins (R)

List of United States representatives from Virginia, Virginia

: . William Atkinson Jones, William A. Jones (D) : . Harry L. Maynard (D) : . John Fletcher Lamb, John Lamb (D) : . Robert G. Southall (D) : . Claude A. Swanson (D), until January 30, 1906 :: Edward W. Saunders (D), from November 6, 1906 : . Carter Glass (D) : . James Hay (politician), James Hay (D) : . John Franklin Rixey, John F. Rixey (D), until February 8, 1907 : . Campbell Slemp (R) : . Henry De Flood, Henry D. Flood (D)

List of United States representatives from Washington, Washington

: . Wesley Livsey Jones, Wesley L. Jones (R) : . Francis W. Cushman (R) : . William E. Humphrey (R)

List of United States representatives from West Virginia, West Virginia

: . Blackburn B. Dovener (R) : . Alston G. Dayton (R), until March 16, 1905 :: Thomas B. Davis (D), from June 6, 1905 : . Joseph Holt Gaines (R) : . Harry C. Woodyard (R) : . James Anthony Hughes (R)

List of United States representatives from Wisconsin, Wisconsin

: . Henry Allen Cooper (R) : . Henry Cullen Adams, Henry C. Adams (R), until July 9, 1906 :: John M. Nelson (R), from September 4, 1906 : . Joseph W. Babcock (R) : . Theobald Otjen (R) : . William H. Stafford (R) : . Charles H. Weisse (D) : . John Jacob Esch, John J. Esch (R) : . James Henry Davidson, James H. Davidson (R) : . Edward Sloman Minor, Edward S. Minor (R) : . Webster Everett Brown, Webster E. Brown (R) : . John J. Jenkins (R)

List of United States representatives from Wyoming, Wyoming

: . Franklin Wheeler Mondell, Franklin W. Mondell (R)

Non-voting members

: . Frank Hinman Waskey (D), from August 14, 1906 : . Marcus Aurelius Smith (D) : . Jonah Kunio Kalanianaole (R) : . William Henry Andrews (R) : . Bird Segle McGuire (R) : . Tulio Larrínaga (Resident Commissioner), (Unionist) 59 us house membership

Changes in membership

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

Senate

* Replacements: 8 ** Democratic Party (United States), Democratic: no net change ** Republican: no net change * Deaths: 5 * Resignations: 1 * Vacancies: 2 * Total seats with changes: 9

House of Representatives

* Replacements: 17 ** Democratic Party (United States), Democratic: no net change ** Republican: no net change * Deaths: 12 * Resignations: 11 * Contested elections: 1 * New seats: 1 * Total seats with changes: 26

Committees

Senate

* Additional Accommodations for the Library of Congress (Select) (Chairman: Thomas S. Martin) * United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture and Forestry (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Chester I. Long) * United States Senate Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Henry M. Teller) * United States Senate Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate, Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman: John Kean (New Jersey politician), John Kean; Ranking Member: Hernando D. Money) * United States Senate Committee on Canadian Relations, Canadian Relations (Chairman: Winthrop Murray Crane; Ranking Member: Benjamin R. Tillman) * United States Senate Committee on the Census, Census (Chairman: Chester I. Long; Ranking Member: Samuel D. McEnery) * United States Senate Committee on Civil Service, Civil Service and Retrenchment (Chairman: George C. Perkins; Ranking Member: Fred T. Dubois) * United States Senate Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman: Charles W. Fulton; Ranking Member: Thomas S. Martin) * United States Senate Committee on Coast and Insular Survey, Coast and Insular Survey (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John T. Morgan) * United States Senate Committee on Coast Defenses, Coast Defenses (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Charles A. Culberson) * United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Commerce (Chairman: William P. Frye; Ranking Member: James H. Berry) * United States Senate Committee on Corporations Organized in the District of Columbia, Corporations Organized in the District of Columbia (Chairman: Samuel D. McEnery; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Cuban Relations, Cuban Relations (Chairman: Henry E. Burnham; Ranking Member: Henry M. Teller) * Distributing Public Revenue Among the States (Select) * United States Senate Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman: Jacob H. Gallinger; Ranking Member: Thomas S. Martin) * United States Senate Committee on Education and Labor, Education and Labor (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John W. Daniel) * United States Senate Committee on Engrossed Bills, Engrossed Bills (Chairman: James H. Berry; Ranking Member: Alfred B. Kittredge) * United States Senate Committee on Enrolled Bills, Enrolled Bills (Chairman: John F. Dryden; Ranking Member: Murphy J. Foster Jr.) * Establish a University in the United States (Select) (Chairman: James A. Hemenway; Ranking Member: Charles A. Culberson) * Examination of Disposition of Documents (Select) (Chairman: Edmund W. Pettus) * Examine the Several Branches in the Civil Service (Chairman: Morgan G. Bulkeley; Ranking Member: Charles A. Culberson) * United States Senate Committee on Expenditures in Executive Departments, Expenditures in Executive Departments * United States Senate Committee on Finance, Finance (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John W. Daniel) * Fisheries (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Stephen R. Mallory) * United States Senate Select Committee on Five Civilized Tribes of Indians, Five Civilized Tribes of Indians (Select) (Chairman: Benjamin R. Tillman; Ranking Member: John T. Morgan) * United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Foreign Relations (Chairman: Shelby M. Cullom; Ranking Member: John T. Morgan) * United States Senate Committee on Forest Reservations and the Protection of Game, Forest Reservations and the Protection of Game (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John T. Morgan) * United States Senate Committee on Geological Survey, Geological Survey (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Hernando D. Money) * United States Senate Committee on Immigration, Immigration (Chairman: William P. Dillingham; Ranking Member: Anselm J. McLaurin) * United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman: Moses E. Clapp; Ranking Member: John T. Morgan) * United States Senate Committee on Indian Depredations, Indian Depredations (Chairman: Elmer J. Burkett; Ranking Member: Augustus O. Bacon) * United States Senate Committee on Industrial Expositions, Industrial Expositions (Chairman: William Warner (Missouri politician), William Warner; Ranking Member: John W. Daniel) * United States Senate Select Committee on Investigate the Condition of the Potomac River Front at Washington, Investigate the Condition of the Potomac River Front at Washington (Select) (Chairman: Joseph H. Millard; Ranking Member: Thomas S. Martin) * United States Senate Select Committee on Indian Territory, Indian Territory (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Interoceanic Canals, Interoceanic Canals (Chairman: Joseph H. Millard; Ranking Member: John T. Morgan) * United States Senate Committee on Interstate Commerce, Interstate Commerce (Chairman: Stephen B. Elkins; Ranking Member: Benjamin R. Tillman) * United States Senate Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation, Irrigation and Reclamation of Arid Lands (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Clarence D. Van Duzer) * United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Joseph W. Bailey) * United States Senate Committee on the Library, Library (Chairman: George P. Wetmore; Ranking Member: William A. Clark) * United States Senate Committee on Manufactures, Manufactures (Chairman: Weldon B. Heyburn; Ranking Member: Alexander S. Clay) * United States Senate Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Edmund W. Pettus) * United States Senate Committee on Mines and Mining, Mines and Mining (Chairman: Charles W. F. Dick, Charles Dick; Ranking Member: Benjamin R. Tillman) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Mississippi River and its Tributaries, Mississippi River and its Tributaries (Select) (Chairman:

) * United States Senate Select Committee on National Banks, National Banks (Select) (Chairman: George S. Nixon; Ranking Member: Samuel D. McEnery) * United States Senate Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Benjamin R. Tillman) * United States Senate Committee on Organization, Conduct and Expenditures of the Executive Departments, Organization, Conduct and Expenditures of the Executive Departments (Chairman: Thomas H. Carter; Ranking Member: Anselm J. McLaurin) * United States Senate Committee on Pacific Islands and Puerto Rico, Pacific Islands and Puerto Rico (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Stephen R. Mallory) * United States Senate Committee on Pacific Railroads, Pacific Railroads (Chairman: Russell A. Alger; Ranking Member: John T. Morgan) * United States Senate Committee on Patents, Patents (Chairman: Alfred B. Kittredge; Ranking Member: Stephen R. Mallory) * United States Senate Committee on Pensions, Pensions (Chairman: Porter J. McCumber; Ranking Member: James P. Taliaferro) * United States Senate Committee on the Philippines, Philippines (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Charles A. Culberson) * United States Senate Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Arthur P. Gorman) * United States Senate Select Committee on Potomac River Front, Potomac River Front (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman:

Thomas C. Platt Thomas Collier Platt (July 15, 1833 – March 6, 1910), also known as Tom Platt

; Ranking Member: Arthur P. Gorman) * United States Senate Committee on Private Land Claims, Private Land Claims (Chairman: Henry M. Teller; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections, Privileges and Elections (Chairman: Julius C. Burrows; Ranking Member: Edmund W. Pettus) * United States Senate Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Charles A. Culberson) * United States Senate Committee on Public Health and National Quarantine, Public Health and National Quarantine (Chairman: John Tyler Morgan; Ranking Member: John Coit Spooner) * United States Senate Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman: Henry C. Hansbrough; Ranking Member: James H. Berry) * United States Senate Committee on Railroads, Railroads (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Augustus O. Bacon) * United States Senate Committee on Revision of the Laws, Revision of the Laws (Chairman: Chauncey M. Depew; Ranking Member: John W. Daniel) * United States Senate Committee on Revolutionary Claims, Revolutionary Claims (Chairman: Alexander S. Clay; Ranking Member: Russell A. Alger) * United States Senate Committee on Rules, Rules (Chairman: John C. Spooner; Ranking Member: Henry M. Teller) * United States Senate Select Committee on Standards, Weights and Measures, Standards, Weights and Measures (Select) (Chairman: Reed Smoot; Ranking Member: William A. Clark) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Tariff Regulation, Tariff Regulation (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Territories, Territories (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Thomas M. Patterson) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Transportation and Sale of Meat Products, Transportation and Sale of Meat Products (Select) (Chairman: John W. Daniel; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Transportation Routes to the Seaboard, Transportation Routes to the Seaboard (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Edmund W. Pettus) * United States Senate Select Committee on Trespassers upon Indian Lands, Trespassers upon Indian Lands (Select) (Chairman:

) * United States Senate Select Committee on Ventilation and Acoustics, Ventilation and Acoustics (Select) (Chairman: Roswell P. Bishop; Ranking Member: David Highbaugh Smith, David H. Smith) * Committee of the whole, Whole * United States Senate Select Committee on Woman Suffrage, Woman Suffrage (Select) (Chairman: Augustus O. Bacon; Ranking Member: George P. Wetmore)

House of Representatives

* United States House Committee on Accounts, Accounts (Chairman: H. Burd Cassel; Ranking Member: Charles Lafayette Bartlett) * United States House Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Chairman: James W. Wadsworth; Ranking Member: John Lamb (congressman), John Lamb) * United States House Committee on Alcoholic Liquor Traffic, Alcoholic Liquor Traffic (Chairman: Nehemiah D. Sperry; Ranking Member: John L. Burnett) * United States House Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chairman: James A. Tawney; Ranking Member: Leonidas F. Livingston) * United States House Committee on Banking and Currency, Banking and Currency (Chairman: Charles N. Fowler; Ranking Member: Elijah B. Lewis) * United States House Committee on the Census, Census (Chairman: Edgar D. Crumpacker; Ranking Member: James Hay (politician), James Hay) * United States House Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman: James M. Miller; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Coinage, Weights and Measures, Coinage, Weights and Measures (Chairman: James H. Southard; Ranking Member: John W. Gaines) * United States House Committee on the Disposition of Executive Papers, Disposition of Executive Papers * United States House Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman: Joseph W. Babcock; Ranking Member: Thetus W. Sims) * United States House Committee on Education, Education (Chairman: George N. Southwick; Ranking Member: Edwin Y. Webb) * United States House Committee on the Election of the President, Vice President and Representatives in Congress, Election of the President, Vice President and Representatives in Congress (Chairman: Joseph H. Gaines; Ranking Member: William W. Rucker) * United States House Committee on Elections, Elections No.#1 (Chairman: James Robert Mann (Illinois politician), James Robert Mann; Ranking Member: Ollie M. James) * United States House Committee on Elections, Elections No.#2 (Chairman: Marlin E. Olmsted; Ranking Member: Joshua Frederick Cockey Talbott) * United States House Committee on Elections, Elections No.#3 (Chairman: Michael E. Driscoll; Ranking Member: Choice B. Randell) * United States House Committee on Enrolled Bills, Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Frank C. Wachter; Ranking Member: James T. Lloyd) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Agriculture Department, Expenditures in the Agriculture Department (Chairman: Charles E. Littlefield; Ranking Member: Henry D. Flood) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Commerce Department, Expenditures in the Commerce and Labor Departments (Chairman: David J. Foster; Ranking Member: Arsene P. Pujo) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Interior Department, Expenditures in the Interior Department (Chairman: Edward S. Minor; Ranking Member: Robert N. Page) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Justice Department, Expenditures in the Justice Department (Chairman: William A. Calderhead; Ranking Member: Robert N. Page) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Navy Department, Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman: Joseph W. Fordney; Ranking Member: Choice B. Randell) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department, Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman: Irving P. Wanger; Ranking Member: Carter Glass) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the State Department, Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury Department, Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman: Robert G. Cousins; Ranking Member: John Lamb (congressman), John Lamb) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the War Department, Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman: George P. Lawrence; Ranking Member: George F. Burgess) * United States House Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings, Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman: James A. Hughes; Ranking Member: John H. Small) * United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Immigration and Naturalization, Immigration and Naturalization (Chairman: Benjamin F. Howell; Ranking Member: Jacob Ruppert Jr.) * United States House Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John H. Stephens) * Industrial Arts and Expositions (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Charles L. Bartlett) * United States House Committee on Insular Affairs, Insular Affairs (Chairman: Henry Allen Cooper; Ranking Member: William Atkinson Jones, William A. Jones) * United States House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Chairman: William P. Hepburn; Ranking Member: Robert C. Davey) * United States House Committee on Invalid Pensions, Invalid Pensions (Chairman: Cyrus A. Sulloway; Ranking Member: George H. Lindsay) * United States House Committee on Irrigation of Arid Lands, Irrigation of Arid Lands (Chairman: Frank W. Mondell; Ranking Member: Clarence D. Van Duzer) * United States House Committee on Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: John J. Jenkins; Ranking Member: David A. De Armond) * United States House Committee on Labor, Labor (Chairman: John J. Gardner; Ranking Member:

) * Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Robert F. Broussard) * United States House Committee on the Library, Library (Chairman: James T. McCleary; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Manufactures, Manufactures (Chairman: Joseph C. Sibley; Ranking Member: Charles H. Weisse) * United States House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, Merchant Marine and Fisheries (Chairman: Charles H. Grosvenor; Ranking Member: Thomas Spight) * United States House Committee on Mileage, Mileage (Chairman: William A. Reeder; Ranking Member: Elijah B. Lewis) * United States House Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman: John A.T. Hull; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on the Militia, Militia (Chairman: Edward De V. Morrell; Ranking Member: Augustus O. Stanley) * United States House Committee on Mines and Mining, Mines and Mining (Chairman: Webster E. Brown; Ranking Member: Adolph Meyer) * United States House Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman: George Edmund Foss, George E. Foss; Ranking Member: Adolph Meyer) * United States House Committee on Pacific Railroads, Pacific Railroads (Chairman: Thomas S. Butler; Ranking Member: James L. Slayden) * United States House Committee on Patents, Patents (Chairman: Frank D. Currier; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Pensions, Pensions (Chairman: Henry C. Loudenslager; Ranking Member: William N. Richardson, William Richardson) * United States House Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Jesse Overstreet; Ranking Member: John A. Moon) * United States House Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman: Charles B. Landis; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Private Land Claims, Private Land Claims (Chairman: George Washington Smith (congressman), George W. Smith; Ranking Member: William Atkinson Jones, William A. Jones) * United States House Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John H. Bankhead) * United States House Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman: John F. Lacey; Ranking Member: John L. Burnett) * United States House Committee on Railways and Canals, Railways and Canals (Chairman: James H. Davidson; Ranking Member: John L. Burnett) * United States House Committee on Reform in the Civil Service, Reform in the Civil Service (Chairman: Frederick H. Gillett; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Revision of Laws, Revision of Laws (Chairman: Reuben O. Moon; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Rivers and Harbors, Rivers and Harbors (Chairman: Theodore E. Burton; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Rules, Rules (Chairman: John Dalzell; Ranking Member: John Sharp Williams, John S. Williams) * United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Standards of Official Conduct * United States House Committee on Territories, Territories (Chairman: Edward L. Hamilton; Ranking Member: John A. Moon) * United States House Committee on Ventilation and Acoustics, Ventilation and Acoustics (Chairman: Roswell P. Bishop; Ranking Member: David Highbaugh Smith, David H. Smith) * United States House Committee on War Claims, War Claims (Chairman: Thaddeus M. Mahon; Ranking Member: Thetus W. Sims) * United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Ways and Means (Chairman: Sereno E. Payne; Ranking Member: John Sharp Williams, John S. Williams) * Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives), Whole

Joint committees

* United States Congress Joint Special Committee on Conditions of Indian Tribes, Conditions of Indian Tribes (Special) * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Disposition of Executive Papers, Disposition of (Useless) Executive Papers (Chairman: Rep. Arthur L. Bates; Vice Chairman: Sen. ) * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Revision of the Laws, Revision of the Laws * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Library, The Library * United States Congress Joint Committee on Printing, Printing * United States Congress Joint Committee on Second Class Mail Matter, Second Class Mail Matter

Caucuses

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

Employees

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

*Architect of the Capitol: Elliott Woods *Librarian of Congress: Herbert Putnam *Public Printer of the United States: Francis W. Palmer, until 1905 ** Charles A. Stillings, from 1905

Senate

*Secretary of the Senate, Secretary: Charles G. Bennett *United States Senate Librarian, Librarian: Edward C. Goodwin *Sergeant at Arms of the Senate, Sergeant at Arms: Daniel M. Ransdell *Chaplain of the United States Senate, Chaplain: Edward E. Hale, The Rev. Edward E. Hale, Unitarianism, Unitarian

House of Representatives

*Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk: Alexander McDowell *Sergeant at Arms of the House, Sergeant at Arms: Henry Casson *Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives, Doorkeeper: Frank B. Lyon *Postmaster of the House, Postmaster: Joseph C. McElroy *Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk at the Speaker's Table: Asher C. Hinds *Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Reading Clerks: E.L. Sampson (D) and Dennis E. Alward (R) *Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, Chaplain: Henry N. Couden, The Rev. Henry N. Couden, Universalist

References

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