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The 63rd 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
United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is a chamber of the Bicameralism, bicameral United States Congress; it is the lower house, with the U.S. Senate being the upper house. Together, the House and Senate have the authority under Artic ...
. It met in
Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with ...
from March 4, 1913, to March 4, 1915, during the first two years of
Woodrow Wilson Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856February 3, 1924) was the 28th president of the United States, serving from 1913 to 1921. He was the only History of the Democratic Party (United States), Democrat to serve as president during the Prog ...
's
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
House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entities. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often ...
was based on the
1910 United States census The 1910 United States census, conducted by the Census Bureau on April 15, 1910, determined the resident population of the United States to be 92,228,496, an increase of 21 percent over the 76,212,168 persons enumerated during the 1900 census ...
. The Democrats had greatly increased their majority in the House, and won control of the Senate, giving them full control of Congress for the first time since the 53rd Congress in 1893. With Woodrow Wilson being sworn in 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: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...
on March 4, 1913, this gave the Democrats an overall federal
government trifecta A government trifecta is a political situation in which the same political party controls the Executive (government), executive branch and both chambers of the legislative branch in countries that have a Bicameralism, bicameral legislature and a ...
- also for the first time since the 53rd Congress.


Major events

*March 4, 1913:
Woodrow Wilson Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856February 3, 1924) was the 28th president of the United States, serving from 1913 to 1921. He was the only History of the Democratic Party (United States), Democrat to serve as president during the Prog ...
became President of the United States. *March 9, 1914: The Senate adopted a rule forbidding smoking on the floor of the Senate because Senator Ben Tillman, recovering from a stroke, found the smoke irritating. * July 28, 1914:
World War I World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...
began in Europe * August 15, 1914: The
Panama Canal The Panama Canal () is an artificial waterway in Panama that connects the Caribbean Sea with the Pacific Ocean. It cuts across the narrowest point of the Isthmus of Panama, and is a Channel (geography), conduit for maritime trade between th ...
was inaugurated * August 19, 1914: President
Woodrow Wilson Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856February 3, 1924) was the 28th president of the United States, serving from 1913 to 1921. He was the only History of the Democratic Party (United States), Democrat to serve as president during the Prog ...
declared strict U.S. neutrality * November 1914: United States House of Representatives elections, 1914 and United States Senate elections, 1914 * November 16, 1914:
Federal Reserve Bank A Federal Reserve Bank is a regional bank of the Federal Reserve System, the central banking system of the United States. There are twelve in total, one for each of the twelve Federal Reserve Districts that were created by the Federal Reserve A ...
opened


Major legislation

* May 27, 1913: Kern Resolution * July 9, 1913: Saboth Act * July 15, 1913: Newlands Labor Act * October 3, 1913:
Revenue Act of 1913 The Revenue Act of 1913, also known as the Tariff Act of 1913, Underwood Tariff or the Underwood–Simmons Act (ch. 16, ), re-established a federal income tax in the United States and substantially lowered tariff rates. The act was sponsored by R ...
(Federal Income Tax), including
Underwood Tariff The Revenue Act of 1913, also known as the Tariff Act of 1913, Underwood Tariff or the Underwood–Simmons Act (ch. 16, ), re-established a federal income tax in the United States and substantially lowered tariffs in United States history, tariff ...
* October 22, 1913: Urgent Deficiencies Act * December 19, 1913:
Raker Act The Raker Act was an act of the United States Congress that permitted building of the O'Shaughnessy Dam and flooding of Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park, California. It is named for John E. Raker, its chief sponsor. The Act, passed ...
* December 23, 1913:
Federal Reserve Act The Federal Reserve Act was passed by the 63rd United States Congress and signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson on December 23, 1913. The law created the Federal Reserve System, the central banking system of the United States. After Dem ...
, ch. 6, , , ''et seq.'' * May 8, 1914: Smith–Lever Act, ch. 79, , * June 24, 1914:
Cutter Service Act Cutter Service Act, 1914 is a United States federal statute authorizing the construction of two revenue Cutter (boat), cutter vessels as related to medical and surgical relief for American Seamanship, vessel crews engaged in the deep-sea fisherie ...
* June 30, 1914: Cooperative Funds Act * July 17, 1914: Agricultural Entry Act * July 18, 1914: Aviation Service Act * July 21, 1914: Borland Amendment * August 13, 1914: Smith–Hayden Act * August 15, 1914: Sponge Act * August 18, 1914: Cotton Futures Act of 1914 * August 18, 1914: Foreign Ship Registry Act * August 22, 1914: Glacier National Park Act of 1914 * September 2, 1914: War Risk Insurance Act (Rayburn Act) * September 26, 1914:
Federal Trade Commission Act The Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914 is a United States federal law which established the Federal Trade Commission. The Act was signed into law by US President Woodrow Wilson in 1914 and outlaws unfair methods of competition and unfair acts ...
, ch. 311, 38 Stat. 717, * October 2, 1914:
River and Harbors Act of 1914 A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of ...
* October 15, 1914:
Clayton Antitrust Act The Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914 (, codified at , ), is a part of United States antitrust law with the goal of adding further substance to the U.S. antitrust law regime; the Clayton Act seeks to prevent anticompetitive practices in their inci ...
, ch. 323, 38 Stat. 730, , ''et seq.'' * October 22, 1914: Emergency Internal Revenue Tax Act * December 17, 1914:
Harrison Narcotics Tax Act The Harrison Narcotics Tax Act (Ch. 1, ) was a United States federal law that regulated and taxed the production, importation, and distribution of opiates and coca products. The act was proposed by Representative Francis Burton Harrison of Ne ...
* January 28, 1915: Coast Guard Act * March 4, 1915: Merchant Marine Act of 1915 * March 4, 1915: River and Harbors Act of 1915 * March 4, 1915: Standard Barrel Act For Fruits, Vegetables, and Dry Commodities * March 4, 1915: Federal Boiler Inspection Act * March 4, 1915: Uniform Bill of Lading Act * March 4, 1915:
Occupancy Permits Act The Occupancy Permits Act was passed on March 4, 1915, by the 63rd United States Congress. It allowed the U.S. Forest Service to issue to cabin permits at "reasonable rates" to individuals who had had their property taken through eminent domain. P ...


Constitutional amendments

* April 8, 1913:
Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution The Seventeenth Amendment (Amendment XVII) to the United States Constitution established the direct election of United States Senate, United States senators in each state. The amendment supersedes Article One of the United States Constitution# ...
, establishing the popular election of United States senators by the people of the states, was
ratified Ratification is a principal's legal confirmation of an act of its agent. In international law, ratification is the process by which a state declares its consent to be bound to a treaty. In the case of bilateral treaties, ratification is usuall ...
by the requisite number of states (then 36) to become part of the Constitution


Party summary


Senate


House of Representatives


Leadership


Senate leadership


Presiding

*
President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...
: Thomas R. Marshall (D) * President pro tempore: James P. Clarke (D) * Majority Whip: J. Hamilton Lewis (D) *
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 W. Wadsworth Jr. (R) until March 4;
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) starting March 4 * Democratic Caucus Chairman: John W. Kern *
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 ...
: Jacob Harold Gallinger * Democratic Caucus Secretary: Willard Saulsbury Jr. *
Republican Conference Secretary Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
: William Squire Kenyon


House leadership


Presiding

* Speaker:
Champ Clark James Beauchamp Clark (March 7, 1850March 2, 1921) was an American politician and attorney who served as the 36th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1911 to 1919. He was the only Democrat to serve as speaker during the P ...
(D)


Majority (Democratic) leadership

* Majority Leader:
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 ...
* Majority Whip: Thomas M. Bell * Democratic Caucus Chairman: A. Mitchell Palmer * Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Frank Ellsworth Doremus


Minority (Republican) leadership

* Minority Leader: James R. Mann *
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 ...
: Charles H. Burke *
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 S. Greene * Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: Frank P. Woods


Members

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Senate

Most senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. A few senators were elected directly by the residents of the state. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election, In this Congress, Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1914; Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1916; and Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1918.


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 H. Bankhead (D) : 3. Joseph F. Johnston (D), until August 8, 1913 :: Frank White (D), from May 11, 1914


Arizona Arizona is a U.S. state, state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States, sharing the Four Corners region of the western United States with Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. It also borders Nevada to the nort ...

: 1. Henry F. Ashurst (D) : 3. Marcus A. Smith (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.
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) : 3. James P. Clarke (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. John D. Works (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. John F. Shafroth (D) : 3. Charles S. Thomas (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. George P. McLean (R) : 3.
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)


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 (R) : 2. Willard Saulsbury Jr. (D)


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

: 1. Nathan P. Bryan (D) : 3. Duncan U. Fletcher (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), until February 14, 1914 :: William S. West (D), March 2, 1914 – November 3, 1914 :: Thomas W. Hardwick (D), from November 4, 1914 : 3. Hoke Smith (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. William E. Borah (R) : 3. James H. Brady (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. James Hamilton Lewis (D), from March 26, 1913 : 3. Lawrence Y. Sherman (R), from March 26, 1913


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. John W. Kern (D) : 3. Benjamin F. Shively (D)


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

: 2. William S. Kenyon (R) : 3. Albert B. Cummins (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. William H. Thompson (D) : 3. Joseph L. Bristow (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. Ollie M. James (D) : 3.
William O. Bradley William O'Connell Bradley (March 18, 1847May 23, 1914) was an American politician from the state of Kentucky. He served as the 32nd Governor of Kentucky and was later elected by the state legislature as a U.S. senator from that state. The fir ...
(R), until May 23, 1914 :: Johnson N. Camden Jr. (D), from June 16, 1914


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. Joseph E. Ransdell (D) : 3. John Thornton (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. Charles Fletcher Johnson (D) : 2. Edwin C. Burleigh (R)


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

: 1. William P. Jackson (R), until January 28, 1914 :: Blair Lee (D), from January 28, 1914 : 3. John W. Smith (D)


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

: 1.
Henry 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. John W. Weeks (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. Charles E. Townsend (R) : 2. William Alden Smith (R)


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

: 1. 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. John Sharp Williams (D) : 2. James K. Vardaman (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. James A. Reed (D) : 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. Henry L. Myers (D) : 2. Thomas J. Walsh (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. Gilbert M. Hitchcock (D) : 2. George W. Norris (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. Key Pittman (D) : 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 F. Hollis (D), from March 13, 1913 : 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. James E. Martine (D) : 2. William Hughes (D)


New Mexico New Mexico is a state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States. It is one of the Mountain States of the southern Rocky Mountains, sharing the Four Corners region with Utah, Colorado, and Arizona. It also ...

: 1. Thomas B. Catron (R) : 2.
Albert B. Fall Albert Bacon Fall (November 26, 1861November 30, 1944) was a United States senator from New Mexico and United States Secretary of the Interior, Secretary of the Interior under President of the United States, President Warren G. Harding who becam ...
(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.
James A. O'Gorman James Aloysius O'Gorman (May 5, 1860 – May 17, 1943) was an American attorney, judge, and politician from New York (state), New York. A Democratic Party (United States), Democrat, he is most notable for his service as a United States Senator f ...
(D) : 3. Elihu A. Root (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. Asle Gronna (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.
Atlee Pomerene Atlee Pomerene (December 6, 1863 – November 12, 1937) was an American Democratic Party politician and lawyer from Ohio. He served as Lieutenant Governor of Ohio for a few months in 1911 and then represented Ohio in the United States Senate from ...
(D) : 3. Theodore E. Burton (R)


Oklahoma Oklahoma ( ; Choctaw language, Choctaw: , ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Texas to the south and west, Kansas to the north, Missouri to the northea ...

: 2. Robert L. Owen (D) : 3. Thomas P. Gore (D)


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

: 2. Harry Lane (D) : 3. George E. Chamberlain (D)


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

: 1. George T. Oliver (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. Henry F. Lippitt (R) : 2. LeBaron B. Colt (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. Ellison D. Smith (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. Thomas Sterling (R) : 3. Coe I. Crawford (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. Luke Lea (D) : 2. John K. Shields (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 (D) : 2. Morris Sheppard (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 (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. Carroll S. Page (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. Claude A. Swanson (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.
Miles Poindexter Miles Poindexter (April 22, 1868September 21, 1946) was an American lawyer and politician. As a Republican Party (United States), Republican and briefly a Progressive Party 1912 (United States), Progressive, he served one term as a United States ...
(Prog.) : 3. Wesley L. Jones (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. William E. Chilton (D) : 2. Nathan Goff (R), from April 1, 1913


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) : 3.
Isaac Stephenson Isaac Stephenson (June 18, 1829March 15, 1918) was an American businessman, Republican politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He represented Wisconsin as a United States senator from 1907 to 1915, and served three terms in the U.S. House of Represe ...
(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 ...

: 1. Clarence D. Clark (R) : 2.
Francis E. Warren Francis Emroy Warren (June 20, 1844November 24, 1929) was an American politician of the Republican Party best known for his years in the United States Senate representing Wyoming and being the first Governor of Wyoming. A soldier in the Union ...
(R)


House of Representatives


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) : . S. Hubert Dent Jr. (D) : . Henry D. Clayton (D), until May 25, 1914 :: William Oscar Mulkey (D), from June 29, 1914 : . Fred L. Blackmon (D) : . J. Thomas Heflin (D) : . Richmond P. Hobson (D) : . John L. Burnett (D) : . William N. Richardson (D), until March 31, 1914 :: Christopher Columbus Harris (D), from May 11, 1914 : .
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 ...
(D) : : John Abercrombie (D)


Arizona Arizona is a U.S. state, state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States, sharing the Four Corners region of the western United States with Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. It also borders Nevada to the nort ...

: : Carl Hayden (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 ...

: . Thaddeus H. Caraway (D) : . William A. Oldfield (D) : . John C. Floyd (D) : . Otis Wingo (D) : . Henderson M. Jacoway (D) : . Samuel M. Taylor (D) : . William S. Goodwin (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 ...

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William Kent William Kent (c. 1685 – 12 April 1748) was an English architect, landscape architect, painter and furniture designer of the early 18th century. He began his career as a painter, and became Principal Painter in Ordinary or court painter, b ...
(I) : . John E. Raker (D) : . Charles F. Curry (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) : . John I. Nolan (R) : . Joseph R. Knowland (R) : . Denver S. Church (D) : . Everis A. Hayes (R) : . Charles W. Bell (Prog.) : . William Stephens (Prog.) : . William Kettner (D)


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

: . George John Kindel (D) : . Harry Hunter Seldomridge (D) : : Edward T. Taylor (D) : : Edward Keating (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. ...

: . Augustine Lonergan (D) : . Bryan F. Mahan (D) : . Thomas L. Reilly (D) : . Jeremiah Donovan (D) : . William Kennedy (D)


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 ...

: : Franklin Brockson (D)


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

: . Stephen M. Sparkman (D) : . Frank Clark (D) : . Emmett Wilson (D) : :
Claude L'Engle Claude L'Engle (October 19, 1868 – November 6, 1919) was a United States representative from Florida for one term from 1913 to 1915. Early life He was born in Jacksonville, Florida, where he attended the public schools and Duval High School ...
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Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States Georgia may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Georgia (name), a list of pe ...

: . Charles G. Edwards (D) : . Seaborn Roddenbery (D), until September 25, 1913 :: Frank Park (D), from November 4, 1913 : . Charles R. Crisp (D) : . William C. Adamson (D) : . William S. Howard (D) : . Charles L. Bartlett (D) : . Gordon Lee (D) : . Samuel J. Tribble (D) : . Thomas Montgomery Bell (D) : . Thomas W. Hardwick (D), until November 2, 1914 ::
Carl Vinson Carl Vinson (November 18, 1883 – June 1, 1981) was an American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives for over 50 years and was influential in the 20th century expansion of the U.S. Navy. He was a member of the Democrati ...
(D), from November 3, 1914 : . John R. Walker (D) : . Dudley M. Hughes (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), ...

: : Addison T. Smith (R) : : 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) : . George E. Gorman (D) : . James T. McDermott (D), until July 21, 1914 : . Adolph J. Sabath (D) : . James McAndrews (D) : . Frank Buchanan (D) : . Thomas Gallagher (D) : . Frederick A. Britten (R) : . Charles M. Thomson (Prog.) : . Ira C. Copley (R) : . William H. Hinebaugh (Prog.) : . John C. McKenzie (R) : . Clyde H. Tavenner (D) : . Stephen A. Hoxworth (D) : . Claude U. Stone (D) : . Louis Fitzhenry (D) : . Frank T. O'Hair (D) : . Charles M. Borchers (D) : . Henry T. Rainey (D) : . James M. Graham (D) : . William N. Baltz (D) : . Martin D. Foster (D) : . H. Robert Fowler (D) : . Robert P. Hill (D) : : Lawrence B. Stringer (D) : : William E. Williams (D)


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

: . Charles Lieb (D) : . William A. Cullop (D) : . William E. Cox (D) : . Lincoln Dixon (D) : . Ralph Wilbur Moss (D) : . Finly H. Gray (D) : . Charles A. Korbly (D) : . John A. M. Adair (D) : . Martin A. Morrison (D) : . John B. Peterson (D) : . George W. Rauch (D) : . Cyrus Cline (D) : . Henry A. Barnhart (D)


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

: . Charles A. Kennedy (R) : . Irvin S. Pepper (D), until December 22, 1913 :: Henry Vollmer (D), from February 10, 1914 : . Maurice Connolly (D) : . Gilbert N. Haugen (R) : . James W. Good (R) : . Sanford Kirkpatrick (D) : . Solomon F. Prouty (R) : . Horace M. Towner (R) : . William R. Green (R) : . Frank P. Woods (R) : . George Cromwell Scott (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 ...

: . Daniel Read Anthony Jr. (R) : . Joseph Taggart (D) : . Philip P. Campbell (R) : . Dudley Doolittle (D) : . Guy T. Helvering (D) : . John R. Connelly (D) : . George A. Neeley (D) : . Victor Murdock (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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Alben Barkley Alben William Barkley (; November 24, 1877 – April 30, 1956) was the 35th vice president of the United States serving from 1949 to 1953 under President Harry S. Truman. In 1905, he was elected to local offices and in 1912 as a U.S. rep ...
(D) : . Augustus Stanley (D) : .
Robert Y. Thomas Jr. Robert Young Thomas Jr. (July 13, 1855 – September 3, 1925) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Born near Russellville, Kentucky, Thomas attended the common schools, and was graduated from Bethel College, Russellville, Kentucky, in 187 ...
(D) : . Ben Johnson (D) : . J. Swagar Sherley (D) : . Arthur B. Rouse (D) : . J. Campbell Cantrill (D) : . Harvey Helm (D) : . William Jason Fields (D) : . John W. Langley (R) : . Caleb Powers (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 ...

: . Albert Estopinal (D) : . Henry Garland Dupré (D) : . Robert F. Broussard (D) : . John Thomas Watkins (D) : . James Walter Elder (D) : . Lewis Lovering Morgan (D) : . Ladislas Lazaro (D) : . James Benjamin Aswell (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 ...

: . Asher C. Hinds (R) : . Daniel J. McGillicuddy (D) : .
Forrest Goodwin Forrest Goodwin (June 14, 1862 – May 28, 1913) was a United States representative from Maine. He was born in Skowhegan, Maine and attended the common schools, graduated from Skowhegan High School and Bloomfield Academy. He also graduated fr ...
(R), until May 28, 1913 :: John A. Peters (R), from September 9, 1913 : . Frank E. Guernsey (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 ...

: . J. Harry Covington (D), until September 30, 1914 :: Jesse D. Price (D), from November 3, 1914 : . J. Frederick C. Talbott (D) : . George Konig (D), until May 31, 1913 :: Charles P. Coady (D), from November 4, 1913 : . J. Charles Linthicum (D) : . Frank Owens Smith (D) : . David J. Lewis (D)


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

: . Allen T. Treadway (R) : . Frederick H. Gillett (R) : . William H. Wilder (R), until September 11, 1913 :: Calvin D. Paige (R), from November 4, 1913 : . Samuel E. Winslow (R) : . John J. Rogers (R) : . Augustus P. Gardner (R) : . Michael F. Phelan (D) : . Frederick S. Deitrick (D) : . Ernest W. Roberts (R) : . William F. Murray (D), until September 28, 1914 : . Andrew J. Peters (D), until August 15, 1914 : . James Michael Curley (D), until February 4, 1914 ::
James A. Gallivan James Ambrose Gallivan (October 22, 1866 – April 3, 1928) was a United States representative from Massachusetts. Biography Gallivan was born in Boston, Massachusetts, Boston on October 22, 1866. He attended the public schools, graduated from ...
(D), from April 7, 1914 : . John W. Weeks (R), until March 4, 1913 :: John J. Mitchell (D), from April 15, 1913 : . Edward Gilmore (D) : . William S. Greene (R) : . Thomas Chandler Thacher (D)


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, ...

: . Frank E. Doremus (D) : . Samuel Beakes (D) : . John M. C. Smith (R) : . Edward L. Hamilton (R) : . Carl Mapes (R) : . Samuel W. Smith (R) : . Louis C. Cramton (R) : . Joseph W. Fordney (R) : . James C. McLaughlin (R) : . Roy O. Woodruff (Prog.) : . Francis O. Lindquist (R) : . H. Olin Young (R), until May 16, 1913 :: William Josiah MacDonald (Prog.), from August 26, 1913 : : Patrick H. Kelley (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 ...

: . Sydney Anderson (R) : . Winfield Scott Hammond (D), until January 6, 1915 : . Charles Russell Davis (R) : . Frederick C. Stevens (R) : . George Ross Smith (R) : . Charles August Lindbergh (R) : . Andrew Volstead (R) : . Clarence B. Miller (R) : .
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 ...
(R) : . James Manahan (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 ...

: . Ezekiel S. Candler Jr. (D) : . Hubert D. Stephens (D) : . Benjamin G. Humphreys II (D) : . Thomas U. Sisson (D) : . Samuel Andrew Witherspoon (D) : .
Pat Harrison Byron Patton "Pat" Harrison (August 29, 1881June 22, 1941) was a Mississippi politician who served as a Democrat in the United States House of Representatives from 1911 to 1919 and in the United States Senate from 1919 until his death. Early l ...
(D) : . Percy E. Quin (D) : . James W. Collier (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 ...

: . James T. Lloyd (D) : . William W. Rucker (D) : . Joshua Willis Alexander (D) : . Charles F. Booher (D) : . William Patterson Borland (D) : . Clement C. Dickinson (D) : . Courtney W. Hamlin (D) : . Dorsey W. Shackleford (D) : . James Beauchamp Clark (D) : . Richard Bartholdt (R) : . William Leo Igoe (D) : . Leonidas C. Dyer (R), until June 19, 1914 :: Michael Joseph Gill (D), from June 19, 1914 : . Walter Lewis Hensley (D) : . Joseph J. Russell (D) : . Perl D. Decker (D) : . Thomas L. Rubey (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 ...

: : John M. Evans (D) : : Tom Stout (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 ...

: . John A. Maguire (D) : . Charles O. Lobeck (D) : . Dan V. Stephens (D) : . Charles Henry Sloan (R) : . Silas Reynolds Barton (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 ...

: : Edwin E. Roberts (R)


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

: . Eugene Elliott Reed (D) : . Raymond Bartlett Stevens (D)


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 ...

: . William J. Browning (R) : . J. Thompson Baker (D) : . Thomas J. Scully (D) : . Allan B. Walsh (D) : . William E. Tuttle Jr. (D) : . Lewis J. Martin (D), until May 5, 1913 :: Archibald C. Hart (D), from July 22, 1913 : . Robert G. Bremner (D), until February 5, 1914 :: Dow H. Drukker (R), from April 7, 1914 : . Eugene F. Kinkead (D), until February 4, 1915 : . Walter I. McCoy (D), until October 3, 1914 :: Richard Wayne Parker (R), from December 1, 1914 : . Edward W. Townsend (D) : . John J. Eagan (D) : . James A. Hamill (D)


New Mexico New Mexico is a state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States. It is one of the Mountain States of the southern Rocky Mountains, sharing the Four Corners region with Utah, Colorado, and Arizona. It also ...

: : Harvey B. Fergusson (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 * ...

: . Lathrop Brown (D) : . Denis O'Leary (D), until December 31, 1914 : . Frank E. Wilson (D) : . Harry H. Dale (D) : . James P. Maher (D) : . William M. Calder (R) : . John J. Fitzgerald (D) : . Daniel J. Griffin (D) : . James H. O'Brien (D) : . Herman A. Metz (D) : . Daniel J. Riordan (D) : . Henry M. Goldfogle (D) : . Timothy D. Sullivan (D), until August 31, 1913 :: George W. Loft (D), from November 4, 1913 : . Jefferson M. Levy (D) : . Michael F. Conry (D) : . Peter J. Dooling (D) : . John F. Carew (D) : . Thomas G. Patten (D) : . Walter M. Chandler (Prog.) : . Francis B. Harrison (D), until September 1, 1913 :: Jacob A. Cantor (D), from November 4, 1913 : . Henry George Jr. (D) : . Henry Bruckner (D) : . Joseph A. Goulden (D) : . Woodson R. Oglesby (D) : . Benjamin I. Taylor (D) : . Edmund Platt (R) : .
George McClellan George Brinton McClellan (December 3, 1826 – October 29, 1885) was an American military officer and politician who served as the 24th governor of New Jersey and as Commanding General of the United States Army from November 1861 to March 186 ...
(D) : . Peter G. Ten Eyck (D) : . James S. Parker (R) : . Samuel Wallin (R) : . Edwin A. Merritt (R), until December 4, 1914 : . Luther W. Mott (R) : . Charles A. Talcott (D) : .
George W. Fairchild George Winthrop Fairchild (May 6, 1854 – December 31, 1924), was a six-term Republican United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from New York (state), New York. Prior to joining congress, he was a businessman and investor, be ...
(R) : . John R. Clancy (D) : . Sereno E. Payne (R), until December 10, 1914 : . Edwin S. Underhill (D) : . Thomas B. Dunn (R) : . Henry G. Danforth (R) : . Robert H. Gittins (D) : . Charles B. Smith (D) : . Daniel A. Driscoll (D) : . Charles M. Hamilton (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 ...

: . John Humphrey Small (D) : . Claude Kitchin (D) : . John M. Faison (D) : . Edward W. Pou (D) : . Charles M. Stedman (D) : . Hannibal L. Godwin (D) : . Robert N. Page (D) : . Robert L. Doughton (D) : . 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 ...

: . Henry Thomas Helgesen (R) : . George M. Young (R) : . Patrick Daniel Norton (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 ...

: . Stanley E. Bowdle (D) : . Alfred G. Allen (D) : . Warren Gard (D) : . J. Henry Goeke (D) : . Timothy T. Ansberry (D), until January 9, 1915 : . Simeon D. Fess (R) : . James D. Post (D) : . Frank B. Willis (R), until January 9, 1915 : . Isaac R. Sherwood (D) : . Robert M. Switzer (R) : . Horatio C. Claypool (D) : . Clement L. Brumbaugh (D) : . John A. Key (D) : . William G. Sharp (D), until July 23, 1914 : . George White (D) : . William B. Francis (D) : . William A. Ashbrook (D) : . John J. Whitacre (D) : . Elsworth R. Bathrick (D) : . William Gordon (D) : .
Robert J. Bulkley Robert Johns Bulkley (October 8, 1880July 21, 1965) was an American attorney and politician from Ohio. A United States Democratic Party, Democrat, he served in the United States House of Representatives, and in the United States Senate from 1930 ...
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Robert Crosser Robert Crosser (June 7, 1874 – June 3, 1957) was an American lawyer and politician who served 19 terms as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Ohio. He remains the longest-serving member of the United States Hous ...
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Oklahoma Oklahoma ( ; Choctaw language, Choctaw: , ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Texas to the south and west, Kansas to the north, Missouri to the northea ...

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Bird Segle McGuire Bird Segle McGuire (October 13, 1865 – November 9, 1930) was an American politician, a Delegate and the last U.S. Representative from Oklahoma Territory. After statehood, he was elected as an Oklahoma member of Congress, where he served four ...
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Dick Thompson Morgan Dick Thompson Morgan (December 6, 1853 – July 4, 1920) was an American educator, lawyer and politician who served six terms as a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma from 1909 to 1920. Early life and education Born at Prairie Creek, Indiana, ...
(R) : . James S. Davenport (D) : .
Charles D. Carter Charles David Carter (August 16, 1868 – April 9, 1929) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 4th congressional district, Oklahoma's 4th and Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district, 3 ...
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Scott Ferris Scott Ferris (November 3, 1877 – June 8, 1945) was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma. Early life Ferris was born in Neosho, Missouri to Scott and Annie M. Ferris.
(D) : : William H. Murray (D) : : Joseph Bryan Thompson (D) : : Claude Weaver (D)


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

: . Willis C. Hawley (R) : . Nicholas J. Sinnott (R) : . Walter Lafferty (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 ...

: . William S. Vare (R) : . George S. Graham (R) : . J. Hampton Moore (R) : . George W. Edmonds (R) : . Michael Donohoe (D) : . J. Washington Logue (D) : . Thomas S. Butler (R) : . Robert E. Difenderfer (D) : . William W. Griest (R) : .
John R. Farr John Richard Farr (July 18, 1857 – December 11, 1933) was a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography John R. Farr was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and attend ...
(R) : . John J. Casey (D) : . Robert Emmett Lee (D) : . John H. Rothermel (D) : . William D. B. Ainey (R) : . Edgar R. Kiess (R) : . John V. Lesher (D) : . Franklin L. Dershem (D) : . Aaron S. Kreider (R) : . Warren W. Bailey (D) : . Andrew R. Brodbeck (D) : . Charles E. Patton (R) : . Abraham L. Keister (R) : . Wooda N. Carr (D) : . Henry W. Temple (Prog.) : . Milton W. Shreve (R) : . A. Mitchell Palmer (D) : . J. N. Langham (R) : . Willis J. Hulings (Prog.) : . Stephen G. Porter (R) : . M. Clyde Kelly (R) : . James F. Burke (R) : . Andrew J. Barchfeld (R) : : Fred E. Lewis (R) : : John M. Morin (R) : : Anderson H. Walters (R) : : Arthur R. Rupley (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 ...

: . George Francis O'Shaunessy (D) : . Peter G. Gerry (D) : . Ambrose Kennedy (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 ...

: . Richard S. Whaley (D), from April 29, 1913 : . James F. Byrnes (D) : . Wyatt Aiken (D) : . Joseph T. Johnson (D) : . David E. Finley (D) : . J. Willard Ragsdale (D) : . Asbury F. Lever (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 ...

: . Charles H. Dillon (R) : . Charles H. Burke (R) : . Eben W. Martin (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 ...

: . Sam R. Sells (R) : . Richard W. Austin (R) : . John A. Moon (D) : .
Cordell Hull Cordell Hull (October 2, 1871July 23, 1955) was an American politician from Tennessee and the longest-serving U.S. Secretary of State, holding the position for 11 years (1933–1944) in the administration of President Franklin Delano Roosevel ...
(D) : . William C. Houston (D) : . Joseph W. Byrns (D) : . Lemuel P. Padgett (D) : .
Thetus W. Sims Thetus Willrette Sims (April 25, 1852 – December 17, 1939) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the Tennessee's 8th congressional district, 8th congressional district of Tennessee. Biogra ...
(D) : . Finis J. Garrett (D) : . Kenneth McKellar (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 ...

: . Horace Worth Vaughan (D) : . Martin Dies (D) : . James Young (D) : .
Sam Rayburn Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn (January 6, 1882 – November 16, 1961) was an American politician who served as the 43rd speaker of the United States House of Representatives. He was a three-time House speaker, former House majority leader, two-time ...
(D) : . James Andrew Beall (D) : . Rufus Hardy (D) : . Alexander W. Gregg (D) : . Joe H. Eagle (D) : . George Farmer Burgess (D) : . Albert S. Burleson (D), until March 6, 1913 :: James P. Buchanan (D), from April 15, 1913 : . Robert L. Henry (D) : . Oscar Callaway (D) : . John H. Stephens (D) : . James L. Slayden (D) : .
John Nance Garner John Nance Garner III (November 22, 1868 – November 7, 1967), known among his contemporaries as "Cactus Jack", was the 32nd vice president of the United States, serving from 1933 to 1941, under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. A member of the ...
(D) : . William R. Smith (D) : : Daniel E. Garrett (D) : : Hatton W. Sumners (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 ...

: : Joseph Howell (R) : : Jacob Johnson (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 ...

: . Frank L. Greene (R) : . Frank Plumley (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 ...

: . William A. Jones (D) : . Edward Everett Holland (D) : . Andrew Jackson Montague (D) : . Walter Allen Watson (D) : . Edward W. Saunders (D) : .
Carter Glass Carter Glass (January 4, 1858 – May 28, 1946) was an American newspaper publisher and Democratic Party (United States), Democratic politician from Lynchburg, Virginia, Lynchburg, Virginia. He represented Virginia in both houses of United Stat ...
(D) : .
James Hay James Hay may refer to: * James Hay (bishop) (died 1538), Scottish abbot and bishop * James Hay, 7th Lord Hay of Yester (1564–1609), Scottish landowner and courtier * James Hay, 1st Earl of Carlisle (c.1580–1636), British noble * James Hay, 2nd ...
(D) : . Charles Creighton Carlin (D) : . C. Bascom Slemp (R) : . Henry D. Flood (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 ...

: . William E. Humphrey (R) : . Albert Johnson (R) : . William Leroy La Follette (R) : : James W. Bryan (Prog.) : : Jacob Falconer (Prog.)


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 ...

: . John W. Davis (D), until August 29, 1913 :: Matthew M. Neely (D), from October 14, 1913 : . William Gay Brown Jr. (D) : . Samuel B. Avis (R) : . Hunter H. Moss Jr. (R) : . James Anthony Hughes (R) : :
Howard Sutherland Howard Sutherland (September 8, 1865March 12, 1950) was an American politician. He was a United States Republican Party, Republican who represented West Virginia in both houses of the United States Congress. Sutherland was born near Kirkwood, Mis ...
(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 ...

: . Henry Allen Cooper (R) : . Michael Edmund Burke (D) : . John M. Nelson (R) : . William J. Cary (R) : . William H. Stafford (R) : . Michael K. Reilly (D) : . John J. Esch (R) : . Edward E. Browne (R) : . Thomas Frank Konop (D) : . James A. Frear (R) : . Irvine L. Lenroot (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 ...

: : Franklin Wheeler Mondell (R)


Non-voting members

: . James Wickersham (R) : . Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole (R) : . Manuel Earnshaw (Ind.) : .
Manuel L. Quezon Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina (, , , ; 19 August 1878 – 1 August 1944), also known by his initials MLQ, was a Filipino people, Filipino lawyer, statesman, soldier, and politician who was president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1 ...
( Nac.) : . Luis Muñoz Rivera (Unionist)


Changes in membership

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


Senate

* Replacements: 3 ** Democratic: 2 seat net gain ** Republican: 2 seat net loss * Deaths: 3 * Resignations: 3 * Vacancies: 3 * Total seats with changes: 9


House of Representatives

* Replacements: 20 ** Democratic: 1 seat gain ** Republican: 2 seat loss ** Progressive: 1 seat gain * Deaths: 11 * Resignations: 19 * Contested elections: 2 * Total seats with changes: 15


Committees


Senate

* Additional Accommodations for the Library of Congress (Select) (Chairman:
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 ...
; Ranking Member: William J. Stone) * Agriculture and Forestry (Chairman: Thomas P. Gore; Ranking Member:
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 ...
) * Appropriations (Chairman: Thomas S. Martin; Ranking Member:
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 ...
) * Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman: John S. Williams; Ranking Member: William P. Dillingham) * Banking and Currency (Chairman: Robert L. Owen; Ranking Member:
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 ...
) * Canadian Relations (Chairman: John K. Shields; Ranking Member: George T. Oliver) *
Census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...
(Chairman: William E. Chilton; Ranking Member:
Robert M. La Follette Robert Marion La Follette Sr. (June 14, 1855June 18, 1925), nicknamed "Fighting Bob," was an American lawyer and politician. He represented Wisconsin in both chambers of Congress and served as the 20th governor of Wisconsin from 1901 to 1906. ...
) * Civil Service and Retrenchment (Chairman:
Atlee Pomerene Atlee Pomerene (December 6, 1863 – November 12, 1937) was an American Democratic Party politician and lawyer from Ohio. He served as Lieutenant Governor of Ohio for a few months in 1911 and then represented Ohio in the United States Senate from ...
; Ranking Member: Albert B. Cummins) * Claims (Chairman: Nathan P. Bryan; Ranking Member: Coe I. Crawford) * Coast and Insular Survey (Chairman: Willard Saulsbury; Ranking Member: Charles E. Townsend) * Coast Defenses (Chairman: James E. Martine; Ranking Member: Henry A. du Pont) * United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Commerce (Chairman: James P. Clarke; Ranking Member:
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 ...
) * United States Senate Committee on Conservation of National Resources, Conservation of National Resources (Chairman: James K. Vardaman; Ranking Member: Clarence D. Clark) * United States Senate Committee on Corporations Organized in the District of Columbia, Corporations Organized in the District of Columbia (Chairman:
Robert M. La Follette Robert Marion La Follette Sr. (June 14, 1855June 18, 1925), nicknamed "Fighting Bob," was an American lawyer and politician. He represented Wisconsin in both chambers of Congress and served as the 20th governor of Wisconsin from 1901 to 1906. ...
; Ranking Member: William J. Stone) * United States Senate Committee on Cuban Relations, Cuban Relations (Chairman: Joseph L. Bristow then
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 ...
; Ranking Member: N/A) * United States Senate Committee on Disposition of Useless Papers in the Executive Departments, Disposition of Useless Papers in the Executive Departments (Chairman: Carroll S. Page; Ranking Member: Harry Lane) * United States Senate Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman: John W. Smith; Ranking Member: William P. Dillingham) * United States Senate Committee on Education and Labor, Education and Labor (Chairman: Hoke Smith; Ranking Member: William E. Borah) * United States Senate Committee on Engrossed Bills, Engrossed Bills (Chairman:
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 ...
; Ranking Member: Furnifold M. Simmons) * United States Senate Committee on Enrolled Bills, Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Henry F. Hollis; Ranking Member:
Isaac Stephenson Isaac Stephenson (June 18, 1829March 15, 1918) was an American businessman, Republican politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He represented Wisconsin as a United States senator from 1907 to 1915, and served three terms in the U.S. House of Represe ...
) * United States Senate Select Committee to Establish a University in the United States, Establish a University in the United States (Select) (Chairman: William P. Dillingham; Ranking Member: Lee S. Overman) * United States Senate Committee to Examine the Several Branches in the Civil Service, Examine the Several Branches in the Civil Service (Chairman: William Alden Smith, William A. Smith; Ranking Member: Luke Lea (American politician, born 1879), Luke Lea) * United States Senate Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Agriculture, Expenditures in the Department of Agriculture (Chairman: Morris Sheppard; Ranking Member: Henry F. Lippitt) * United States Senate Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Commerce, Expenditures in the Department of Commerce and Labor (Chairman: William H. Thompson; Ranking Member:
Albert B. Fall Albert Bacon Fall (November 26, 1861November 30, 1944) was a United States senator from New Mexico and United States Secretary of the Interior, Secretary of the Interior under President of the United States, President Warren G. Harding who becam ...
) * United States Senate Committee on Expenditures in the Interior Department, Expenditures in the Interior Department (Chairman: Reed Smoot; Ranking Member: Claude A. Swanson) * United States Senate Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Justice, Expenditures in the Department of Justice (Chairman:
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 ...
; Ranking Member: Key Pittman) * United States Senate Committee on Expenditures in the Navy Department, Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman: William Hughes; Ranking Member: Asle Gronna) * United States Senate Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department, Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman: Blair Lee; Ranking Member: Joseph L. Bristow) * United States Senate Committee on Expenditures in the Department of State, Expenditures in the Department of State (Chairman: J. Hamilton Lewis; Ranking Member: William Purnell Jackson, William P. Jackson) * United States Senate Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury Department, Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman: Joseph T. Robinson; Ranking Member: Theodore E. Burton) * United States Senate Committee on Expenditures in the War Department, Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman:
Miles Poindexter Miles Poindexter (April 22, 1868September 21, 1946) was an American lawyer and politician. As a Republican Party (United States), Republican and briefly a Progressive Party 1912 (United States), Progressive, he served one term as a United States ...
; Ranking Member: Harry Lane) * United States Senate Committee on Finance, Finance (Chairman: Furnifold M. Simmons; Ranking Member:
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 ...
) * United States Senate Committee on Fisheries, Fisheries (Chairman: John R. Thornton; Ranking Member: John D. Works) * United States Senate Committee on the Five Civilized Tribes of Indians, Five Civilized Tribes of Indians (Chairman:
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 ...
; Ranking Member: Benjamin R. Tillman) * United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Foreign Relations (Chairman: Augustus O. Bacon; Ranking Member:
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 ...
) * United States Senate Committee on Forest Reservations and the Protection of Game, Forest Reservations and the Protection of Game (Chairman: Harry Lane; Ranking Member: George P. McLean) * United States Senate Committee on Geological Survey, Geological Survey (Chairman: Clarence D. Clark; Ranking Member: John W. Kern) * United States Senate Committee on Immigration, Immigration (Chairman: Ellison D. Smith; Ranking Member:
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 ...
) * United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman: William J. Stone; Ranking Member: Moses E. Clapp) * United States Senate Committee on Indian Depredations, Indian Depredations (Chairman: William E. Borah; Ranking Member: Claude A. Swanson) * United States Senate Committee on Industrial Expositions, Industrial Expositions (Chairman: Henry F. Ashurst; Ranking Member: Elihu Root) * United States Senate Committee on Interoceanic Canals, Interoceanic Canals (Chairman:
James A. O'Gorman James Aloysius O'Gorman (May 5, 1860 – May 17, 1943) was an American attorney, judge, and politician from New York (state), New York. A Democratic Party (United States), Democrat, he is most notable for his service as a United States Senator f ...
; Ranking Member:
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 ...
) * United States Senate Committee on Interstate Commerce, Interstate Commerce (Chairman: Francis G. Newlands; Ranking Member: Moses E. Clapp) * United States Senate Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation, Irrigation and Reclamation of Arid Lands (Chairman: Marcus A. Smith; Ranking Member: Wesley L. Jones) * United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: Charles A. Culberson; Ranking Member: Clarence D. Clark) * United States Senate Committee on the Library, Library (Chairman: Luke Lea (American politician, born 1879), Luke Lea; Ranking Member: George T. Oliver) * United States Senate Committee on Manufactures, Manufactures (Chairman: James A. Reed; Ranking Member: George T. Oliver) * United States Senate Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman: George E. Chamberlain; Ranking Member: Henry A. du Pont) * United States Senate Committee on Mines and Mining, Mines and Mining (Chairman: Thomas J. Walsh; Ranking Member:
Miles Poindexter Miles Poindexter (April 22, 1868September 21, 1946) was an American lawyer and politician. As a Republican Party (United States), Republican and briefly a Progressive Party 1912 (United States), Progressive, he served one term as a United States ...
) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Mississippi River and its Tributaries, Mississippi River and its Tributaries (Select) (Chairman: Albert B. Cummins; Ranking Member: John Sharp Williams) * United States Senate Committee on National Banks, National Banks (Chairman: Charles F. Johnson; Ranking Member: James H. Brady) * United States Senate Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman: Benjamin R. Tillman; Ranking Member: George C. Perkins) * United States Senate Committee on Pacific Islands and Puerto Rico, Pacific Islands and Puerto Rico (Chairman: John F. Shafroth; Ranking Member:
Miles Poindexter Miles Poindexter (April 22, 1868September 21, 1946) was an American lawyer and politician. As a Republican Party (United States), Republican and briefly a Progressive Party 1912 (United States), Progressive, he served one term as a United States ...
) * United States Senate Committee on Pacific Railroads, Pacific Railroads (Chairman:
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 ...
; Ranking Member: Benjamin F. Shively) * United States Senate Committee on Patents, Patents (Chairman: Ollie M. James; Ranking Member: Benjamin R. Tillman) * United States Senate Committee on Pensions, Pensions (Chairman: Benjamin F. Shively; Ranking Member: Porter J. McCumber) * United States Senate Committee on the Philippines, Philippines (Chairman: Gilbert M. Hitchcock; Ranking Member: Joseph L. Bristow) * United States Senate Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: John H. Bankhead; Ranking Member:
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 ...
) * United States Senate Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman: Duncan U. Fletcher; Ranking Member: Reed Smoot) * United States Senate Committee on Private Land Claims, Private Land Claims (Chairman:
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 ...
; Ranking Member: Augustus O. Bacon) * United States Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections, Privileges and Elections (Chairman: John W. Kern; Ranking Member: William P. Dillingham) * United States Senate Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Claude A. Swanson) * United States Senate Committee on Public Health and National Quarantine, Public Health and National Quarantine (Chairman: Joseph E. Ransdell; Ranking Member: Reed Smoot) * United States Senate Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman: Henry L. Myers; Ranking Member: Reed Smoot) * United States Senate Committee on Railroads, Railroads (Chairman: George C. Perkins; Ranking Member: James P. Clarke) * United States Senate Committee on Revision of the Laws, Revision of the Laws (Chairman: Joseph T. Robinson; Ranking Member:
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 ...
) * United States Senate Committee on Revolutionary Claims, Revolutionary Claims (Chairman:
William O. Bradley William O'Connell Bradley (March 18, 1847May 23, 1914) was an American politician from the state of Kentucky. He served as the 32nd Governor of Kentucky and was later elected by the state legislature as a U.S. senator from that state. The fir ...
; Ranking Member: Francis G. Newlands) * United States Senate Committee on Rules, Rules (Chairman: Lee S. Overman; Ranking Member:
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 ...
) * United States Senate Committee on Standards, Weights and Measures, Standards, Weights and Measures (Chairman: Moses E. Clapp; Ranking Member: John H. Bankhead) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Tariff Regulation, Tariff Regulation (Select) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Telepost, Telepost (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Territories, Territories (Chairman: Key Pittman; Ranking Member:
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 ...
) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Transportation and Sale of Meat Products, Transportation and Sale of Meat Products (Select) (Chairman: Henry A. du Pont; Ranking Member: Henry F. Hollis) * United States Senate Committee on Transportation Routes to the Seaboard, Transportation Routes to the Seaboard (Chairman: Porter J. McCumber; Ranking Member: Morris Sheppard) * United States Senate Select Committee on Trespassers upon Indian Lands, Trespassers upon Indian Lands (Select) (Chairman:
Isaac Stephenson Isaac Stephenson (June 18, 1829March 15, 1918) was an American businessman, Republican politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He represented Wisconsin as a United States senator from 1907 to 1915, and served three terms in the U.S. House of Represe ...
; Ranking Member: John W. Smith) * Committee of the whole, Whole * United States Senate Committee on Woman Suffrage, Woman Suffrage (Chairman: Charles S. Thomas; Ranking Member:
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 ...
)


House of Representatives

* United States House Committee on Accounts, Accounts (Chairman: James T. Lloyd; Ranking Member: James A. Hughes) * United States House Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Chairman: Asbury F. Lever; Ranking Member: Gilbert N. Haugen) * United States House Committee on Alcoholic Liquor Traffic, Alcoholic Liquor Traffic (Chairman: Adolph J. Sabath; Ranking Member: Andrew J. Barchfeld) * United States House Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chairman: John J. Fitzgerald; Ranking Member: Frederick H. Gillett) * United States House Committee on Banking and Currency, Banking and Currency (Chairman:
Carter Glass Carter Glass (January 4, 1858 – May 28, 1946) was an American newspaper publisher and Democratic Party (United States), Democratic politician from Lynchburg, Virginia, Lynchburg, Virginia. He represented Virginia in both houses of United Stat ...
; Ranking Member: Everis A. Hayes) * United States House Committee on the Census, Census (Chairman: Harvey Helm; Ranking Member: Asher C. Hinds) * United States House Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman: Edward W. Pou; Ranking Member: Luther W. Mott) * United States House Committee on Coinage, Weights and Measures, Coinage, Weights and Measures (Chairman: Thomas W. Hardwick; Ranking Member: Luther W. Mott) * United States House Committee on the Disposition of Executive Papers, Disposition of Executive Papers (Chairman: Joshua Frederick Cockey Talbott, J. Frederick Cockey Talbott; Ranking Member: Patrick H. Kelley) * United States House Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman: Ben Johnson; Ranking Member: William J. Cary) * United States House Committee on Education, Education (Chairman: Dudley M. Hughes; Ranking Member: James F. Burke) * 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: William W. Rucker; Ranking Member: William D. B. Ainey) * United States House Committee on Elections, Elections No.#1 (Chairman: James D. Post; Ranking Member: Burton L. French) * United States House Committee on Elections, Elections No.#2 (Chairman: James A. Hammil; Ranking Member: William H. Stafford) * United States House Committee on Elections, Elections No.#3 (Chairman: Henry M. Goldfogle; Ranking Member: John C. McKenzie) * United States House Committee on Enrolled Bills, Enrolled Bills (Chairman: William A. Ashbrook; Ranking Member: Simeon D. Fess) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Agriculture Department, Expenditures in the Agriculture Department (Chairman: Robert L. Doughton; Ranking Member: Charles H. Sloan) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Commerce Department, Expenditures in the Commerce Department (Chairman: John H. Rothermel; Ranking Member:
Bird Segle McGuire Bird Segle McGuire (October 13, 1865 – November 9, 1930) was an American politician, a Delegate and the last U.S. Representative from Oklahoma Territory. After statehood, he was elected as an Oklahoma member of Congress, where he served four ...
) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Interior Department, Expenditures in the Interior Department (Chairman: James M. Graham; Ranking Member: Franklin W. Mondell) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Justice Department, Expenditures in the Justice Department (Chairman: Robert F. Broussard; Ranking Member: Stephen G. Porter) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Labor Department, Expenditures in the Labor Department (Chairman: James P. Maher; Ranking Member:
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 ...
) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Navy Department, Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman: Rufus Hardy; Ranking Member: John W. Langley) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department, Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman: N/A; Ranking Member: Daniel R. Anthony Jr.) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the State Department, Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman: Courtney W. Hamlin; Ranking Member: Willis C. Hawley) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury Department, Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman: Charles O. Lobeck; Ranking Member:
Dick Thompson Morgan Dick Thompson Morgan (December 6, 1853 – July 4, 1920) was an American educator, lawyer and politician who served six terms as a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma from 1909 to 1920. Early life and education Born at Prairie Creek, Indiana, ...
) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the War Department, Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman: John A.M. Adair; Ranking Member: Ernest W. Roberts) * United States House Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings, Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman: Thomas F. Konop; Ranking Member: John J. Esch) * United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs (Chairman: Henry D. Flood; Ranking Member: Henry Allen Cooper) * United States House Committee on Immigration and Naturalization, Immigration and Naturalization (Chairman: John L. Burnett; Ranking Member: Augustus P. Gardner) * United States House Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman: John H. Stephens; Ranking Member: Charles H. Burke) * United States House Committee on Industrial Arts and Expositions, Industrial Arts and Expositions (Chairman: Edwin S. Underhill; Ranking Member: Frank P. Woods) * United States House Committee on Insular Affairs, Insular Affairs (Chairman: William A. Jones; Ranking Member: Horace M. Towner) * United States House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Chairman: William C. Adamson; Ranking Member: Frederick C. Stevens) * United States House Committee on Invalid Pensions, Invalid Pensions (Chairman: Isaac R. Sherwood; Ranking Member: J.N. Langham) * United States House Committee on Irrigation of Arid Lands, Irrigation of Arid Lands (Chairman: William R. Smith; Ranking Member: Moses P. Kinkaid) * United States House Committee on Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: Henry De Lamar Clayton Jr., Henry De Lamar Clayton; Ranking Member: Andrew J. Volstead) * United States House Committee on Labor, Labor (Chairman: David J. Lewis; Ranking Member: John M. C. Smith) * United States House Committee on the Library, Library (Chairman: James L. Slayden; Ranking Member: Richard Bartholdt) * United States House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, Merchant Marine and Fisheries (Chairman: Joshua W. Alexander; Ranking Member: William S. Greene) * United States House Committee on Mileage, Mileage (Chairman: Warren W. Bailey; Ranking Member: Charles A. Kennedy) * United States House Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman:
James Hay James Hay may refer to: * James Hay (bishop) (died 1538), Scottish abbot and bishop * James Hay, 7th Lord Hay of Yester (1564–1609), Scottish landowner and courtier * James Hay, 1st Earl of Carlisle (c.1580–1636), British noble * James Hay, 2nd ...
; Ranking Member:
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 ...
) * United States House Committee on Mines and Mining, Mines and Mining (Chairman: Martin D. Foster; Ranking Member: Joseph Howell) * United States House Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman: Lemuel P. Padgett; Ranking Member: Thomas S. Butler) * United States House Committee on Patents, Patents (Chairman: William A. Oldfield; Ranking Member: Hunter H. Moss Jr.) * United States House Committee on Pensions, Pensions (Chairman: John A. Key; Ranking Member: Sam R. Sells) * United States House Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: John A. Moon; Ranking Member: Samuel W. Smith) * United States House Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman: Henry A. Barnhart; Ranking Member: Edgar R. Kiess) * United States House Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Henry A. Barnhart; Ranking Member: Richard W. Austin) * United States House Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman: Frank Clark; Ranking Member: Irvine L. Lenroot) * United States House Committee on Railways and Canals, Railways and Canals (Chairman: Martin Dies; Ranking Member: William L. La Follette) * United States House Committee on Reform in the Civil Service, Reform in the Civil Service (Chairman: Hannibal L. Godwin; Ranking Member: George Cromwell Scott, George C. Scott) * United States House Committee on Revision of Laws, Revision of Laws (Chairman: John T. Watkins; Ranking Member: Edwin A. Merritt) * United States House Committee on Rivers and Harbors, Rivers and Harbors (Chairman: Stephen M. Sparkman; Ranking Member: William E. Humphrey) * United States House Committee on Roads, Roads (Chairman: Dorsey W. Shackleford; Ranking Member: C. Bascom Slemp) * United States House Committee on Rules, Rules (Chairman: Robert L. Henry; Ranking Member: Philip P. Campbell) * United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Standards of Official Conduct * United States House Committee on Territories, Territories (Chairman: William C. Houston; Ranking Member: Frank E. Guernsey) * United States House Committee on War Claims, War Claims (Chairman: Alexander W. Gregg; Ranking Member: Frank Plumley) * United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Ways and Means (Chairman:
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; Ranking Member: Sereno E. Payne) * Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives), Whole


Joint committees

* Armor Plant Costs (Special) * United States Congress Joint Special Committee on Conditions of Indian Tribes, Conditions of Indian Tribes (Special) * Federal Aid in Construction of Post Roads (Chairman: Sen. Jonathan Bourne Jr. (politician), Jonathan Bourne Jr.; Vice Chairman: Rep. Dorsey W. Shackleford) * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Disposition of Executive Papers, Disposition of (Useless) Executive Papers * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Library, The Library (Chairman: Sen. John Sharp Williams) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Interstate Commerce, Interstate Commerce (Chairman: Sen. Francis G. Newlands) * United States Congress Joint Committee to Investigate the General Parcel Post, Investigate the General Parcel Post (Chairman: Sen. Joseph L. Bristow; Vice Chairman: Rep. David E. Finley) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman: Sen. Duncan U. Fletcher) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Postage on Second-Class Mail Matter and Compensation for Transportation of Mail, Postage on 2nd Class Mail Matter and Compensation for Transportation of Mail (Chairman: Sen. Jonathan Bourne Jr. (politician), Jonathan Bourne Jr.) * Rural Credits (Chairman: Rep.
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) * Second Class Mail Matter and Compensation for Rail Mail Service


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: Samuel B. Donnelly, until 1913 ** Cornelius Ford, from 1913


Senate

*Secretary of the United States Senate, Secretary: Charles G. Bennett, until March 13, 1913. **James Marion Baker, James M. Baker, elected March 13, 1913. *E. Livingston Cornelius, elected December 10, 1912 **Charles P. Higgins, elected March 13, 1913 *Chaplain of the United States Senate, Chaplain: Edward Everett Hale, Unitarianism, Unitarian, until March 13, 1913 ** F.J. Prettyman, Methodist, elected March 13, 1913.


House of Representatives

*Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk: South Trimble *Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Sergeant at Arms: Charles F. Riddell, until April 7, 1913 ** Robert B. Gordon, from April 7, 1913 *Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives, Doorkeeper: Joseph J. Sinnott *Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives, Postmaster: William M. Dunbar *Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk at the Speaker's Table: Bennett C. Clark *Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Reading Clerks: Patrick Joseph Haltigan (D) and H. Martin Williams (R) *Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, Chaplain: Henry N. Couden, Universalist


See also

* 1912 United States elections (elections leading to this Congress) ** 1912 United States presidential election ** 1912–13 United States Senate elections ** 1912 United States House of Representatives elections * 1914 United States elections (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress) ** 1914 United States Senate elections ** 1914 United States House of Representatives elections


References

* * * * * * * * * * * {{USCongresses 63rd United States Congress,