The 76th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the

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and the

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. It met in

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, from January 3, 1939, to January 3, 1941, during the seventh and eighth years of Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the

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was based on the

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. Both chambers had a Democratic majority - holding a

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in the Senate, but a greatly reduced majority in the House, thus losing the supermajority there. With

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Roosevelt Roosevelt most often refers to two American presidents: * Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919, president 1901–1909), 26th president of the United States * Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945, president 1933–death), 32nd president of the United State ...

, the Democrats maintained an overall federal government

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. The 76th is also the most recent Congress to have held a third session. Senate Chaplain delivers prayer 1939

Major events

* April 9, 1939: African-American singer

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performs before 75,000 people at the

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, after having been denied the use both of

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by the

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, and of a public high school by the federally controlled

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. * August 2, 1939:

Leo Szilard Leo Szilard (; ; born Leó Spitz; February 11, 1898 – May 30, 1964) was a Hungarian-born physicist, biologist and inventor who made numerous important discoveries in nuclear physics and the biological sciences. He conceived the nuclear ...

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to President

Franklin Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882April 12, 1945), also known as FDR, was the 32nd president of the United States, serving from 1933 until his death in 1945. He is the longest-serving U.S. president, and the only one to have served ...

about developing the

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using

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. This led to the creation of the

Manhattan Project The Manhattan Project was a research and development program undertaken during World War II to produce the first nuclear weapons. It was led by the United States in collaboration with the United Kingdom and Canada. From 1942 to 1946, the ...

. * September 5, 1939:

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

: The United States declares its neutrality in the war. * November 4, 1939: World War II: President Roosevelt ordered the

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to implement the

Neutrality Act of 1939 Neutral or neutrality may refer to: Mathematics and natural science Biology * Neutral organisms, in ecology, those that obey the unified neutral theory of biodiversity Chemistry and physics * Neutralization (chemistry), a chemical reaction in ...

, allowing cash-and-carry purchases of

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s to non-belligerent nations. * November 15, 1939: President Roosevelt laid the cornerstone of the

Jefferson Memorial The Jefferson Memorial is a national memorial in Washington, D.C., built in honor of Thomas Jefferson, the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence, a central intellectual force behind the American Revolution, a fou ...

. * April 1, 1940:

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was also the census date for the 16th U.S. Census. * May 16, 1940: World War II: President Roosevelt, addressed a joint session of

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, asking for an extraordinary credit of approximately $900 million to finance construction of at least 50,000 airplanes per year. * June 5, 1940: World War II: The

passes bill S4025 which allows the Department of Defense to sell outdated equipment to belligerents in wartime. In practice this allows the Roosevelt administration to sell certain navy vessels to Great Britain. The vote is watched closely by both the

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of European mainland, the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...

and

Nazi Germany Nazi Germany, officially known as the German Reich and later the Greater German Reich, was the German Reich, German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country, transforming it into a Totalit ...

. The Nazis hope that the bill does not pass, the British hope that it will. The bill passes 67-18 in the

. * June 10, 1940: World War II: President Roosevelt denounced Italy's actions with his "Stab in the Back" speech during the graduation ceremonies of the

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. * July 10, 1940: World War II: The

votes to confirm Frank Knox as Secretary of the Navy. The British hope he will be confirmed as he was openly sympathetic to them. Islationist Senators such as

Burton K. Wheeler Burton Kendall Wheeler (February 27, 1882January 6, 1975) was an attorney and an American politician of the Democratic Party in Montana, which he represented as a United States senator from 1923 until 1947. Born in Massachusetts, Wheeler bega ...

and Ellison D. Smith vote against the confirmation. * August 4, 1940: World War II: Gen.

John J. Pershing General of the Armies John Joseph Pershing (September 13, 1860 – July 15, 1948), nicknamed "Black Jack", was an American army general, educator, and founder of the Pershing Rifles. He served as the commander of the American Expeditionary For ...

, in a nationwide radio broadcast, urges all-out aid to

Britain Britain most often refers to: * Great Britain, a large island comprising the countries of England, Scotland and Wales * The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a sovereign state in Europe comprising Great Britain and the north-eas ...

in order to defend the Americas, while

Charles Lindbergh Charles Augustus Lindbergh (February 4, 1902 – August 26, 1974) was an American aviator, military officer, and author. On May 20–21, 1927, he made the first nonstop flight from New York (state), New York to Paris, a distance of . His aircra ...

speaks to an

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rally at

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. *September, 1940: The Army's 45th Infantry Division (previously a National Guard Division in

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

, and

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 ...

), was activated and ordered into federal service for 1 year, to engage in a training program in Ft. Sill and

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 ...

, prior to serving in World War II. * September 2, 1940: World War II: An agreement between America and

Great Britain Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-west coast of continental Europe, consisting of the countries England, Scotland, and Wales. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the List of European ...

was announced to the effect that 50 U.S. destroyers needed for escort work would be transferred to Great Britain. In return, America gained 99-year leases on British bases in the

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and

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. * September 26, 1940: World War II: The United States imposed a total

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on all scrap metal shipments to

Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...

. * October 16, 1940: The draft registration of approximately 16 million men began in the United States. * October 29, 1940: The

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lottery was held in

* November 5, 1940: U.S. presidential election, 1940: Democratic incumbent

Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882April 12, 1945), also known as FDR, was the 32nd president of the United States, serving from 1933 until his death in 1945. He is the longest-serving U.S. president, and the only one to have served ...

defeated Republican challenger

Wendell Willkie Wendell Lewis Willkie (born Lewis Wendell Willkie; February 18, 1892 – October 8, 1944) was an American lawyer, corporate executive and the 1940 History of the Republican Party (United States), Republican nominee for president. Willkie appeale ...

and became the United States's first and only third-term president. * November 12, 1940: Case of Hansberry v. Lee, , decided, allowing a racially

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to be lifted. * December 17, 1940: President Roosevelt, at his regular press conference, first outlined his plan to send aid to Great Britain that will become known as

Lend-Lease Lend-Lease, formally the Lend-Lease Act and introduced as An Act to Promote the Defense of the United States (),3,000 Hurricanes and >4,000 other aircraft) * 28 naval vessels: ** 1 Battleship. (HMS Royal Sovereign (05), HMS Royal Sovereign) * ...

. * December 29, 1940:

, in a

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to the nation, declared that the United States must become "the great arsenal of democracy." * January 13, 1941: All persons born in

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after this day were declared U.S. citizens by birth, through federal law . * January 20, 1941: Chief Justice

Charles Evans Hughes Charles Evans Hughes (April 11, 1862 – August 27, 1948) was an American politician, academic, and jurist who served as the 11th chief justice of the United States from 1930 to 1941. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican ...

swore in President Roosevelt for a third term. * January 27, 1941: World War II: U.S. Ambassador to Japan

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passed on to

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 ...

a rumor overheard at a diplomatic reception about a planned surprise attack upon

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. * February 4, 1941: World War II: The

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(USO) was created to entertain American troops.

Hearings

* January 23, 1941: Aviator

testified before the Congress and recommends that the United States negotiate a

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pact with

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Major legislation

* April 3, 1939:

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, , * August 2, 1939:

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("Hatch Political Activity Act", "An Act to Prevent Pernicious Political Activities"), ch. 410, * November 4, 1939:

, ("

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"), ch. 2, * June 29, 1940:

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(Smith Act), 3d sess. ch. 439, * August 22, 1940: Act of August 22, 1940, ch. 686, , (including

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) * September 16, 1940:

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Party summary

Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

Senate

John N. 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) * President pro tempore:

Key Pittman Key Denson Pittman (September 19, 1872 – November 10, 1940) was a United States senator from Nevada and a member of the Democratic Party, serving eventually as president pro tempore as well as chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee. ...

(D), until November 10, 1940 (died) ** William H. King (D), from November 19, 1940

Majority (Democratic) leadership

* Majority Leader: Alben W. Barkley *

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Sherman Minton Sherman "Shay" Minton (October 20, 1890 – April 9, 1965) was an American politician and jurist who served as a U.S. senator from Indiana and later became an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States; he was a member of the ...

* Democratic Caucus Secretary: Joshua B. Lee

Minority (Republican) leadership

* Minority Leader: Charles McNary *

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: Frederick Hale * National Senatorial Committee Chair: John G. Townsend Jr.

House of Representatives

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: William B. Bankhead (D), until September 15, 1940 (died) **

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), from September 16, 1940

Majority (Democratic) leadership

* Majority Leader:

, until September 16, 1940 ** John W. McCormack, from September 16, 1940 * Democratic Whip:

Patrick J. Boland Patrick Joseph Boland (January 6, 1880 – May 18, 1942) was an American tradesman and politician who served six terms as a United States representative for Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district, Pennsylvania 11th District. Early life and ...

* Democratic Caucus Chairman: John W. McCormack, until September 16, 1940 * Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Patrick H. Drewry

Minority (Republican) leadership

* Minority Leader:

Joseph William Martin Jr. Joseph William Martin Jr. (November 3, 1884 – March 6, 1968) was an American Republican politician who served as the 44th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1947 to 1949 and 1953 to 1955. He represented a House district ...

* Republican Whip:

Harry Lane Englebright Harry Lane Englebright (January 2, 1884 – May 13, 1943) was a U.S. political figure. He represented California's 2nd congressional district from 1926 to 1943, and was the House Minority Whip from 1933 to 1943. Englebright was born in Nevada C ...

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 ...

Roy O. Woodruff Roy Orchard Woodruff (March 14, 1876 – February 12, 1953) was a politician and soldier from the U.S. state of Michigan. Woodruff was born of English and Scottish ancestry to Charles Woodruff and Electa A. (Wallace) Woodruff in Eaton Rapids, Mi ...

* Republican Campaign Committee Chairman:

J. William Ditter John William Ditter Sr. (September 5, 1888 – November 21, 1943) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography John William Ditter Sr. was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on September 5, 1888. He ...

Members

Senate

Senators were popularly elected statewide every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election, In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1940; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1942; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1944.

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 II John Hollis Bankhead II (July 8, 1872 – June 12, 1946) was a U.S. senator from the state of Alabama. Like his father, John H. Bankhead, he was elected three times to the Senate, and like his father, he died in office. He served in the Senate ...

(D) : 3.

J. Lister Hill Joseph Lister Hill (December 27, 1894 – December 20, 1984) was an American attorney and Democratic Party politician who represented Alabama in the United States House of Representatives from 1923 to 1938 and the United States Senate from 1938 ...

(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 ...

: 1. Henry F. Ashurst (D) : 3.

Carl Hayden Carl Trumbull Hayden (October 2, 1877 – January 25, 1972) was an American politician. Representing Arizona in the United States Senate from 1927 to 1969, he was the first U.S. Senator to serve seven terms. Serving as the state's first Represe ...

(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. John E. Miller (D) : 3.

Hattie Caraway Hattie Ophelia Wyatt Caraway (February 1, 1878 – December 21, 1950) was an American politician who was United States Senator from Arkansas from 1931 to 1945. She was the first woman elected to the Senate, the first woman to serve a full term as ...

(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. Hiram W. Johnson (R) : 3.

Sheridan Downey Sheridan Downey (March 11, 1884 – October 25, 1961) was an American lawyer and a Democratic politician from Wyoming and California. In 1934, he ran for lieutenant governor of California as Upton Sinclair's running mate in the " End Poverty ...

(D)

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

: 2.

Edwin C. Johnson Edwin Carl Johnson (January 1, 1884 – May 30, 1970) was an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as both governor of and U.S. senator from the state of Colorado. Background Johnson was born in Scandia in Republic County i ...

(D) : 3. Alva B. Adams (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.

Francis T. Maloney Francis Thomas Maloney (March 31, 1894January 16, 1945) was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut from 1933 to 1935 and a U.S. Senator from Connecticut from 1935 to 1945. He was a Democrat. Early life Maloney was born in Meriden, Connecticut, ...

(D) : 3.

John A. Danaher John Anthony Danaher (January 9, 1899 – September 22, 1990) was a United States senator from Connecticut, and a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Danaher narrowly defeated i ...

(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. John G. Townsend Jr. (R) : 2.

James H. Hughes (January 14, 1867 – August 29, 1953) James H. Hughes was an American lawyer and politician from Dover, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party who served as U.S. Senator from Delaware. Early life and family Hughes ...

(D)

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

: 1.

Charles O. Andrews Charles Oscar Andrews (March 7, 1877September 18, 1946) was a United States Democratic Party, Democratic Party politician who represented Florida in the United States Senate from 1936 until 1946. Early life Charles O. Andrews was born in Ponce ...

(D) : 3.

Claude Pepper Claude Denson Pepper (September 8, 1900 – May 30, 1989) was an American politician of the Democratic Party. He represented Florida in the United States Senate from 1936 to 1951, and the Miami area in the United States House of Representatives ...

(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.

Richard Russell Jr. Richard Brevard Russell Jr. (November 2, 1897 – January 21, 1971) was an American politician. A Southern Democrat, he served as the 66th Governor of Georgia from 1931 to 1933 before serving in the United States Senate for almost 40 years, f ...

(D) : 3. Walter F. George (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 Edgar Borah (R), until January 19, 1940 ::

John Thomas John Thomas is the name of: Politics United Kingdom * John Thomas (c. 1490–1540/42), British Member of Parliament for Truro * John Thomas (c. 1531–1581/90), British Member of Parliament for Mitchell * John Thomas (British politician) (1 ...

(R), from January 27, 1940 : 3. D. Worth Clark (D)

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 James Hamilton Lewis (May 18, 1863 – April 9, 1939) was an American attorney and politician. Sometimes referred to as J. Ham Lewis or Ham Lewis, he represented Washington in the United States House of Representatives, and Illinois in the Unite ...

(D), until April 9, 1939 ::

James M. Slattery James Michael Slattery (July 29, 1878 – August 28, 1948) was a United States senator from Illinois. Born in Chicago, he attended parochial schools and St. Ignatius College (now known as Loyola University Chicago). He was employed as a secre ...

(D), April 14, 1939 – November 21, 1940 :: Charles W. Brooks (R), from November 22, 1940 : 3.

Scott W. Lucas Scott Wike Lucas (February 19, 1892 – February 22, 1968) was an American attorney and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives (1935–1939) and the U.S. Senate (1939–1951 ...

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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.

(D) : 3.

Frederick Van Nuys Frederick Van Nuys (April 16, 1874 – January 25, 1944) was a United States senator from Indiana. Born in Falmouth, he attended the public schools and graduated from Earlham College (Richmond, Indiana) in 1898 and from Indiana Law School ( ...

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

: 2. Clyde L. Herring (D) : 3.

Guy M. Gillette Guy Mark Gillette (February 3, 1879March 3, 1973) was an American politician and lawyer who served as a Democratic U.S. Representative (1933–1936) and Senator (1936–1945; 1949–1955) from Iowa. Throughout his Senate service, Gillette was ...

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

: 2.

Arthur Capper Arthur Capper (July 14, 1865 – December 19, 1951) was an American politician from Kansas. He was the List of governors of Kansas, 20th governor of Kansas (the first to have been born in the state) from 1915 to 1919 and a United States senator ...

(R) : 3. Clyde M. Reed (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.

Marvel M. Logan Marvel Mills Logan (January 7, 1874October 3, 1939) was an American politician and attorney who served as a member of the United States Senate from Kentucky. Early life and education Logan was born on a farm near Brownsville, Kentucky. He taug ...

(D), until October 3, 1939 ::

Happy Chandler Albert Benjamin "Happy" Chandler Sr. (July 14, 1898 – June 15, 1991) was an American politician from Kentucky. He represented Kentucky in the U.S. Senate and served as its List of Governors of Kentucky, 44th and 49th governor. Aside from his ...

(D), from October 10, 1939 : 3.

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 ...

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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. Allen J. Ellender (D) : 3. James H. Overton (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. Frederick Hale (R) : 2.

Wallace H. White Jr. Wallace Humphrey White Jr. (August 6, 1877March 31, 1952) was an American politician and Republican leader in the United States Congress from 1917 until 1949. White was from the U.S. state of Maine and served in the U.S. House of Representati ...

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

: 1.

George L. P. Radcliffe George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe (August 22, 1877July 29, 1974) was a Democratic Party member of the United States Senate who represented Maryland from 1935 to 1947. Background Radcliffe was born on a farm at Lloyds, near Cambridge, Maryland. He ...

(D) : 3.

Millard Tydings Millard Evelyn Tydings (April 6, 1890February 9, 1961) was an American attorney, author, soldier, state legislator, and served as a Democratic Representative and Senator in the United States Congress from Maryland, serving in the House from 1 ...

(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.

David I. Walsh David Ignatius Walsh (November 11, 1872June 11, 1947) was an American politician from Massachusetts. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the state's 46th governor before winning election to several terms in the United States Senate, b ...

(D) : 2.

Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (July 5, 1902 – February 27, 1985) was an American diplomat and politician who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate and served as United States Ambassador to the United Nations in the administration of Pre ...

(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.

Arthur H. Vandenberg Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg Sr. (March 22, 1884April 18, 1951) was an American politician who served as a United States senator from Michigan from 1928 to 1951. A member of the Republican Party, he participated in the creation of the United Nati ...

(R) : 2.

Prentiss M. Brown Prentiss Marsh Brown (June 18, 1889December 19, 1973) was an American lawyer and politician who served three full and one partial term as a Democratic U.S. Representative and Senator from the state of Michigan from 1936 to 1943. Biography Br ...

(D)

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.

Henrik Shipstead Henrik Shipstead (January 8, 1881June 26, 1960) was Norwegian-American dentist and politician who served in the United States Senate from 1923 to 1947, representing the state of Minnesota. He served first as a member of the Minnesota Farmer-Labor ...

(FL) : 2.

Ernest Lundeen Ernest Lundeen (August 4, 1878August 31, 1940) was an American lawyer and politician who represented Minnesota in the United States House of Representatives from 1917 to 1919 and 1933 to 1937, and in the United States Senate from 1937 until his ...

(FL), until August 31, 1940 ::

Joseph H. Ball Joseph Hurst Ball (November 3, 1905December 18, 1993) was an American journalist, politician and businessman. Ball served as a Republican senator from Minnesota from 1940 to 1949. He was a conservative in domestic policy and a leading foe of la ...

(R), from October 14, 1940

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. Theodore G. Bilbo (D) : 2.

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 ...

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

: 1.

Harry S. Truman Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953. As the 34th vice president in 1945, he assumed the presidency upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt that year. Subsequen ...

(D) : 3.

Bennett Champ Clark Joel Bennett Clark (January 8, 1890 – July 13, 1954), better known as Bennett Champ Clark, was a Democratic United States senator from Missouri from 1933 until 1945, and was later a circuit judge of the District of Columbia Circuit. He was ...

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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.

(D) : 2. James E. Murray (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.

Edward R. Burke Edward Raymond Burke (November 28, 1880November 4, 1968) was an American Democratic Party politician. Burke moved to Sparta, Wisconsin with his parents and then Beloit, Wisconsin, where he went to Beloit College. Burke graduated in 1906, m ...

(D) : 2.

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

(I)

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.

(D), until November 10, 1940 :: Berkeley L. Bunker (D), from November 27, 1940 : 3. Patrick A. McCarran (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.

Styles Bridges Henry Styles Bridges (September 9, 1898November 26, 1961) was an American teacher, editor, and Republican Party politician from Concord, New Hampshire. He served one term as the 63rd governor of New Hampshire before a twenty-four-year career ...

(R) : 3. Charles W. Tobey (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.

William Warren Barbour William Warren Barbour (July 31, 1888November 22, 1943) was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey in the United States Senate from 1931 to 1937 and again from 1938 until his death in office in 1943. He was also a bus ...

(R) : 2.

William H. Smathers William Howell Smathers (January 7, 1891September 24, 1955) was a Democratic United States Senator from New Jersey, serving from 1937 to 1943. Biography Smathers was born on January 7, 1891, on a plantation near Waynesville, North Carolina. He a ...

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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.

Dennis Chávez Dionisio "Dennis" Chávez (April 8, 1888November 18, 1962) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1931 to 1935, and in the United States Senate from 1935 to 1962. He was the first Hispanic person ...

(D) : 2.

Carl Hatch Carl Atwood Hatch (November 27, 1889 – September 15, 1963) was a United States senator from New Mexico and later was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico. Education and career Hatch ...

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

: 1. James M. Mead (D) : 3.

Robert F. Wagner Robert Ferdinand Wagner I (June 8, 1877May 4, 1953) was a German-born American attorney and Democratic Party politician who represented the state of New York in the United States Senate from 1927 to 1949. Born in Prussia, Wagner immigrated ...

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

: 2. Josiah William Bailey (D) : 3. Robert R. Reynolds (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.

Lynn Frazier Lynn Joseph Frazier (December 21, 1874January 11, 1947) was an American educator and politician who served as the 12th governor of North Dakota from 1917 until being 1921 North Dakota gubernatorial recall election, recalled in 1921 and later serv ...

(R-NPL) : 3.

Gerald Nye Gerald Prentice Nye (December 19, 1892 – July 17, 1971) was an American politician who represented North Dakota in the United States Senate from 1925 to 1945. Nye rose to national fame in the 1930s as chair of the Special Committee on Investig ...

(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. A. Victor Donahey (D) : 3.

Robert A. Taft Robert Alphonso Taft Sr. (September 8, 1889 – July 31, 1953) was an American politician, lawyer, and scion of the Republican Party's Taft family. Taft represented Ohio in the United States Senate, briefly served as Senate majority le ...

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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 ...

: 2. Joshua B. Lee (D) : 3.

Elmer Thomas John William Elmer Thomas (September 8, 1876 – September 19, 1965) was a native of Indiana who moved to Oklahoma Territory in 1901, where he practiced law in Lawton. After statehood, he was elected to the first state senate, representing the L ...

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

: 2.

Charles L. McNary Charles Linza McNary (June 12, 1874February 25, 1944) was an American Republican politician from Oregon. He served in the U.S. Senate from 1917 to 1944 and was Senate Minority Leader from 1933 to 1944. In the Senate, McNary helped to pass leg ...

(R) : 3. Rufus C. Holman (R)

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

: 1. Joseph F. Guffey (D) : 3. James J. Davis (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.

Peter G. Gerry Peter Goelet Gerry (September 18, 1879 – October 31, 1957) was an American lawyer and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives and later, as a U.S. Senator from Rhode Island. He is the only U.S. Senator in American hi ...

(D) : 2. Theodore F. Green (D)

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.

James F. Byrnes James Francis Byrnes ( ; May 2, 1882 – April 9, 1972) was an American judge and politician from South Carolina. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the U.S. Congress and on the U.S. Supreme Court, as well as in the executive branch ...

(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. William J. Bulow (D) : 3.

John Chandler Gurney John Chandler "Chan" Gurney (May 21, 1896March 9, 1985) was an American businessman and politician from South Dakota. A Republican, he was most notable for his service as a U.S. Senator from 1939 to 1951. Early life Gurney was born in Yankton, ...

(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.

Kenneth D. McKellar Kenneth Douglas McKellar (January 29, 1869 – October 25, 1957) was an American politician from Tennessee who served as a United States Representative from 1911 until 1917 and as a United States Senator from 1917 until 1953. A Democrat, he ser ...

(D) : 2. Tom Stewart (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. Thomas T. Connally (D) : 2.

Morris Sheppard John Morris Sheppard (May 28, 1875April 9, 1941) was a Democratic United States Congressman and United States Senator from Texas. He authored the Eighteenth Amendment (Prohibition) and introduced it in the Senate, and is referred to as "the f ...

(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. William H. King (D) : 3.

Elbert D. Thomas Elbert Duncan Thomas (June 17, 1883February 11, 1953) was a United States Democratic Party, Democratic Party politician from Utah. He represented Utah in the United States Senate from 1933 until 1951. He served as the Chair of the Senate Educati ...

(D)

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

: 1.

Warren Austin Warren Robinson Austin (November 12, 1877 – December 25, 1962) was an American politician and diplomat who served as United States Senator from Vermont and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. A native of Highgate Center, Vermont, Austin wa ...

(R) : 3.

Ernest Willard Gibson Ernest Willard Gibson (December 29, 1871June 20, 1940) was an American politician and lawyer from Vermont. A Republican, he served in both the United States House of Representatives (1923–1933) and United States Senate (1933–1940). A nat ...

(R), until June 20, 1940 ::

Ernest W. Gibson Jr. Ernest William Gibson Jr. (March 6, 1901 – November 4, 1969) was an American attorney, politician, and judge. He served briefly as an appointed United States Senator, as the 67th governor of Vermont, and as a federal judge. Born in Brattlebo ...

(R), from June 24, 1940

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. Harry F. Byrd (D) : 2.

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)

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.

Lewis B. Schwellenbach Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach (September 20, 1894 – June 10, 1948) was a United States senator from Washington, a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington and the 5th United States S ...

(D), until December 16, 1940 ::

Monrad Wallgren Monrad Charles Wallgren (April 17, 1891September 18, 1961) was an American politician who served as the 13th governor of Washington from 1945 to 1949, as well as representing that state in the United States House of Representatives and the United ...

(D), from December 19, 1940 : 3.

Homer Bone Homer Truett Bone (January 25, 1883 – March 11, 1970) was an American attorney and politician in Washington state, where he settled in Tacoma, Washington, Tacoma as a youth with his family from Indiana. He ran as a candidate for a variety of par ...

(D)

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

: 1. Rush D. Holt Sr. (D) : 2.

Matthew M. Neely Matthew Mansfield Neely (November 9, 1874January 18, 1958) was an American Democratic politician from West Virginia. He is the only West Virginian to serve in both houses of the United States Congress and as the 21st governor of West Virginia. H ...

(D)

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

: 1.

Robert M. La Follette Jr. Robert Marion La Follette Jr. (February 6, 1895 – February 24, 1953) was an American politician who served as United States senator from Wisconsin from 1925 to 1947. A member of the La Follette family, he was often referred to by the nickname ...

(P) : 3.

Alexander Wiley Alexander Wiley (May 26, 1884 – October 26, 1967) was an American politician who served four terms in the United States Senate for the state of Wisconsin from 1939 to 1963. When he left the Senate, he was its most senior Republican member. ...

(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. Joseph C. O'Mahoney (D) : 2. Henry H. Schwartz (D) 76th United States Congress Senators

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

: . Frank W. Boykin (D) : .

George M. Grant George McInvale Grant (July 11, 1897 – November 4, 1982) was an American lawyer, military veteran, and politician who served 14 terms as a Democratic Representative from Alabama from 1938 to 1965. Early life George McInvale Grant was born ...

(D) : .

Henry B. Steagall Henry Bascom Steagall (May 19, 1873 – November 22, 1943) was a United States representative from Alabama. He was chairman of the Committee on Banking and Currency and in 1933, he co-sponsored the Glass–Steagall Act with Carter Glass, an ...

(D) : .

Sam Hobbs Samuel Francis Hobbs (October 5, 1887 – May 31, 1952) was a United States Representative from Alabama. Biography Born in Selma, Alabama, Hobbs attended the public schools, Callaway's Preparatory School, Marion (Alabama) Military Institut ...

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Joe Starnes Joe Starnes (March 31, 1895 – January 9, 1962) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama. Early life Joe Starnes was born on March 31, 1895, in Guntersville, Alabama, and attended the public schools. Career He taught school in Marshall Cou ...

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Pete Jarman Peterson Bryant ″Pete″ Jarman (October 31, 1892 – February 17, 1955) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama. Early life Born in Greensboro, Alabama, Jarman attended the public schools, the Normal College, Livingston, Alabama, and Souther ...

(D) : . William B. Bankhead (D), until September 15, 1940 ::

Zadoc L. Weatherford Zadoc Lorenzo Weatherford (February 4, 1888 – May 21, 1983) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama for the Democratic Party. Born on a farm in Marion County, Alabama, near Vina, Franklin County, Weatherford attended the public schools. He e ...

(D). from November 5, 1940 : . John J. Sparkman (D) : .

Luther Patrick Luther Patrick (January 23, 1894 – May 26, 1957) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama. Early life Born near Decatur, Alabama, Patrick attended the local public schools, Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge, and Purdue University, Lafa ...

(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 ...

: . John R. Murdock (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 ...

: . Ezekiel C. Gathings (D) : .

Wilbur Mills Wilbur Daigh Mills (May 24, 1909 – May 2, 1992) was an American Democratic politician and lawyer who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1939 until his retirement in 1977. As chairman of the House Ways and Means Co ...

(D) : .

Clyde T. Ellis Clyde Taylor Ellis (December 21, 1908 – February 9, 1980) was an American educator, lawyer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Arkansas from 1939 to 1943. Biography Born on a farm near Garfield, Arkansas, Ellis wa ...

(D) : . William B. Cravens (D), until January 13, 1939 ::

William Fadjo Cravens William Fadjo Cravens (February 15, 1899 – April 16, 1974) was an American politician and a United States Congressman from 1939 until 1949. Biography Cravens was born on February 15, 1899, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, the son of Arkansas Congressma ...

(D), from September 12, 1939 : . David D. Terry (D) : . William F. Norrell (D) : . Wade H. Kitchens (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 ...

: . Clarence F. Lea (D) : . Harry L. Englebright (R) : . Frank H. Buck (D) : . Franck R. Havenner (P) : .

Richard J. Welch Richard Joseph Welch (February 13, 1869 – September 10, 1949) was an American county clerk and politician. He sat in the United States House of Representatives for 12 terms from 1926 to 1949, serving a district in San Francisco, California. B ...

(R) : .

Albert E. Carter Albert Edward Carter (July 5, 1881 – August 8, 1964) was an American lawyer and politician who served ten terms as a Republican United States Representative from California from 1925 to 1945. Early life and career Carter was born in Lemo ...

(R) : . John H. Tolan (D) : . Jack Z. Anderson (R) : . Bertrand W. Gearhart (R) : .

Alfred J. Elliott Alfred James Elliott (June 1, 1895 – January 17, 1973) was an American farmer, newspaperman and politician who served six terms as a Democratic Representative from California from 1937 to 1949. Early life and career He was born in Guinda ...

(D) : .

John Carl Hinshaw John Carl Williams Hinshaw (July 28, 1894 – August 5, 1956) was an American businessman and politician who served nine terms as a United States representative from California from 1939 to 1956. Biography He was born in Chicago, Illinois, in ...

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Jerry Voorhis Horace Jeremiah "Jerry" Voorhis (April 6, 1901 – September 11, 1984) was an American politician and educator from California who served five terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1937 to 1947. A Democratic Party (Unit ...

(D) : . Charles Kramer (D) : . Thomas F. Ford (D) : .

John M. Costello John Martin Costello (January 15, 1903 – August 28, 1976) was an American lawyer and politician who served five terms as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from California from 1935 to 1945. Early life and career ...

(D) : . Leland M. Ford (R) : . Lee E. Geyer (D) : . Thomas M. Eaton (R), until September 16, 1939 : .

Harry R. Sheppard Harry Richard Sheppard (January 10, 1885 – April 28, 1969) was an American businessman and politician who served 14 terms as a U.S. representative from California, from 1937 to 1965. Biography Born in Mobile, Alabama, Sheppard attended public ...

(D) : .

Edouard V. M. Izac Edouard Victor Michel Izac (December 18, 1891 – January 18, 1990) was a lieutenant in the United States Navy during World War I and a Medal of Honor recipient. From 1937 to 1947, he served five terms as a U.S. House Representative from Calif ...

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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 ...

: . Lawrence Lewis (D) : . Fred N. Cummings (D) : . John A. Martin (D), until December 23, 1939 ::

William E. Burney William Evans Burney (September 11, 1893 – January 29, 1969) was an American businessman and politician who briefly served as a Democratic U.S. Representative from Colorado from 1940 to 1941. He was elected to fill the vacancy created by the ...

(D), from November 5, 1940 : . Edward T. Taylor (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. ...

: .

William J. Miller William Jennings Miller (March 12, 1899 – November 22, 1950) was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut. Biography Born in North Andover, Massachusetts to Canadian-born Catherine (née Stewart) and Scottish-born James B. Miller, Miller at ...

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Thomas R. Ball Thomas Raymond Ball (February 12, 1896 – June 16, 1943) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Connecticut. Early life Born in New York City, Ball attended the public schools, Anglo-Saxon School in Paris, France, ...

(R) : . James A. Shanley (D) : . Albert E. Austin (R) : .

J. Joseph Smith John Joseph Smith (January 25, 1904 – February 16, 1980) was an American lawyer, a United States representative from Connecticut, a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and a United States dis ...

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B. J. Monkiewicz Boleslaus Joseph Monkiewicz (August 8, 1898 – July 2, 1971) was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut. Born in Syracuse, New York, Monkiewicz moved with his parents to New Britain, Connecticut, in 1899. He attended the public schools and wa ...

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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 ...

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George S. Williams George Short Williams (October 21, 1877 – November 22, 1961) was an American office administrator and politician from Millsboro in Sussex County, Delaware. A member of the Republican Party, Williams served as U.S. Representative from Delawar ...

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

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J. Hardin Peterson James Hardin Peterson (February 11, 1894 – March 28, 1978) was a U.S. Representative from Florida. Early life and career Peterson was born in Batesburg, South Carolina. His family moved to Lakeland, Florida, in 1903, and he attended the publi ...

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Robert A. Green Robert Alexis (Lex) Green (February 10, 1892 – February 9, 1973) was an American educator, lawyer, jurist, and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Florida from 1925 to 1944. Early life and career Green was born near Lake Butle ...

(D) : . Millard F. Caldwell (D) : . Pat Cannon (D) : .

Joe Hendricks Joseph Edward Hendricks (September 24, 1903 – October 20, 1974) was an American lawyer and politician who served six terms as a United States representative from Florida from 1937 to 1949. Early life and career Joe Hendricks was born at Lak ...

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

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Hugh Peterson Hugh Peterson (August 21, 1898 – October 3, 1961) was a U.S. political figure and lawyer from the state of Georgia. Life Peterson was born near Ailey, Georgia in 1898 and attended the Brewton–Parker Institute in Mount Vernon, Georgia a ...

(D) : . Edward E. Cox (D) : . Stephen Pace (D) : . Emmett M. Owen (D), until June 21, 1939 ::

Albert Sidney Camp Albert Sidney Camp (July 26, 1892 – July 24, 1954) was an American politician, educator and lawyer. Biography Camp was born in Moreland, Georgia. The Camp family was a colonial family with ancestors arriving in the American colonies during ...

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Robert Ramspeck Robert C. Word Ramspeck (September 5, 1890 – September 10, 1972) was an American politician and businessman who served nine terms in the United States House of Representatives from Georgia. Biography Ramspeck was born in Decatur, Georgia. ...

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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) : . Malcolm C. Tarver (D) : .

W. Benjamin Gibbs Willis Benjamin Gibbs (April 15, 1889 – August 7, 1940) was a U.S. Representative from Georgia, husband of Florence Reville Gibbs. Life Born in Dupont, Georgia, Gibbs attended the public schools and Mercer University, Macon, Georgia. H ...

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Florence R. Gibbs Florence Gibbs (née Reville; April 4, 1890 – August 19, 1964) was a Democratic congresswoman. Elected in special election to replace her deceased husband, she became the first woman to represent Georgia in the United States House of Repres ...

(D), from October 1, 1940 : . B. Frank Whelchel (D) : .

Paul Brown Paul Eugene Brown (September 7, 1908 – August 5, 1991) was an American American football, football coach and executive in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC), the National Football League (NFL), and the American Football League (AFL). ...

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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), ...

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Henry Dworshak Henry Clarence Dworshak Jr. (August 29, 1894July 23, 1962) was a United States senator and congressman from Idaho. Originally from Minnesota, he was a Republican from Burley, and served over 22 years in the House and Senate. Early years Born i ...

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

: . Arthur W. Mitchell (D) : . Raymond S. McKeough (D) : . Edward A. Kelly (D) : .

Harry P. Beam Harry Peter Beam (November 23, 1892 – December 31, 1967) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Illinois from 1931 to 1942. Early life and career Born in Peoria, Illinois, Beam moved with his parents to Chicago, ...

(D) : . Adolph J. Sabath (D) : . A. F. Maciejewski (D) : .

Leonard W. Schuetz Leonard William Schuetz (November 16, 1887 – February 13, 1944) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Schuetz was born in Posen, Germany (later Poland), November 16, 1887. In 1888 he immigrated to the United States with his father, who se ...

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Leo Kocialkowski Leo Paul Kocialkowski (August 16, 1882 – September 27, 1958) was an American politician who served five terms as a Democratic U.S. Representative from Illinois from 1933 to 1943. Biography Kocialkowski was born in Chicago, Illinois, the so ...

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James McAndrews James McAndrews (October 22, 1862 – August 31, 1942) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, McAndrews attended the common schools. He moved to Chicago, Illinois, and engaged in business, serving as buildi ...

(D) : . Ralph E. Church (R) : . Chauncey W. Reed (R) : . Noah M. Mason (R) : . Leo E. Allen (R) : . Anton J. Johnson (R) : . Robert B. Chiperfield (R) : .

Everett M. Dirksen Everett McKinley Dirksen (January 4, 1896 – September 7, 1969) was an American politician. A Republican, he represented Illinois in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. As Senate Minority Leader from 1959 u ...

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Jessie Sumner Jessie Sumner (July 17, 1898 – August 10, 1994) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Milford, Illinois, Sumner attended the public schools. She graduated from Girton School, Winnetka, Illinois, in 1916 and Smith College, Northamp ...

(R) : . William H. Wheat (R) : . James M. Barnes (D) : .

Frank W. Fries Frank William Fries (May 1, 1893 – July 17, 1980) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Hornsby, Cahokia Township, Macoupin County, Illinois, Fries moved with his parents to Gillespie, Illinois, in 1904. He attended the public schoo ...

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Edwin M. Schaefer Edwin Martin Schaefer (May 14, 1887 – November 8, 1950) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, Schaefer attended the public schools, Western Military Aca ...

(D) : . Laurence F. Arnold (D) : . Claude V. Parsons (D) : . Kent E. Keller (D) : . John C. Martin (D) : .

Thomas V. Smith Thomas Vernor Smith (April 26, 1890 – May 24, 1964), who wrote under the byline T. V. Smith, was an American philosopher, scholar, and politician from Illinois, as well as an officer in the United States Army. Biography Smith was born in ...

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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 ...

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William T. Schulte William Theodore Schulte (August 19, 1890 – December 7, 1966) was an American politician who served five terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1933 to 1943. Biography Born in St. Bernard Township, Platte County, Nebraska, Schult ...

(D) : . Charles A. Halleck (R) : . Robert A. Grant (R) : . George W. Gillie (R) : .

Forest Harness Forest Arthur Harness (June 24, 1895 – July 29, 1974) was an American lawyer, World War I veteran, and politician who served five terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1939 to 1949. Biography Born in Kokomo, Indiana, Harness atten ...

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Noble J. Johnson Noble Jacob Johnson (August 23, 1887 – March 17, 1968) was a United States representative from Indiana and an Associate Judge and Chief Judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals. Education and career Born in Terre Haute, ...

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Gerald W. Landis Gerald Wayne Landis (February 23, 1895 – September 6, 1971) was an American educator and politician who served five terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1939 to 1949. Biography Born in Bloomfield, Indiana, Landis attended the pub ...

(R) : . John W. Boehne Jr. (D) : . Eugene B. Crowe (D) : . Raymond S. Springer (R) : . William H. Larrabee (D) : .

Louis Ludlow Louis Leon Ludlow (June 24, 1873 – November 28, 1950) was a Democratic Indiana congressman; he proposed a constitutional amendment early in 1938 requiring a national referendum on any U.S. declaration of war except in cases of direct att ...

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

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Thomas E. Martin Thomas Ellsworth Martin (January 18, 1893June 27, 1971) was an American politician who served as a United States House of Representatives, United States Representative (1939–1955) and United States Senate, Senator (1955–1961) from Iowa. A Re ...

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William S. Jacobsen William Sebastian Jacobsen (January 15, 1887 – April 10, 1955) was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Iowa's 2nd congressional district who served three terms from 1937 to 1943. He was the son of his predecessor, Bernhard M. Jacobsen who h ...

(D) : . John W. Gwynne (R) : . Henry O. Talle (R) : . Karl M. LeCompte (R) : .

Cassius C. Dowell Cassius Clay Dowell (February 29, 1864 – February 4, 1940) was a Republican United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Iowa. He served from 1915 to 1935, and again from 1937 until his death in 1940, with the interregnum c ...

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Robert K. Goodwin Robert Kingman Goodwin (May 23, 1905 – February 21, 1983) was a Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa from a March 1940 special election until the end of his term in January 1941. Born in Des Moines, Iowa, Goodwin attended the public schoo ...

(R), from March 5, 1940 : . Ben F. Jensen (R) : . Fred C. Gilchrist (R) : . Vincent F. Harrington (D)

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

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Ulysses S. Guyer Ulysses Samuel Guyer (December 13, 1868 – June 5, 1943) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas. Born near Paw Paw, Illinois, Guyer attended the public schools, Lane University at Lecompton, Kansas, and the University of Kansas School of Law at ...

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Thomas Daniel Winter Thomas Daniel Winter (July 7, 1896 – November 7, 1951) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas. Born in Columbus, Kansas, Winter attended the public and high schools. During the First World War served as a private in the United States Army Air ...

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Edward Herbert Rees Edward Herbert Rees (June 3, 1886 – October 25, 1969) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas. Born on a farm near Emporia, Kansas, his father and maternal grandparents were all born in Wales. Rees attended the public schools and the Kansas St ...

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Frank Carlson Frank Carlson (January 23, 1893May 30, 1987) was an American politician who served as the 30th governor of Kansas, Kansas State representative, United States representative, and United States senator from Kansas. Carlson is the only Kansan to ...

(R) : . Clifford R. Hope (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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Noble J. Gregory Noble Jones Gregory (August 30, 1897 – September 26, 1971) was a Democrat who represented Kentucky for eleven terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1937 to 1959. Biography Gregory was born and raised in Mayfield, Kentucky. ...

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Emmet O'Neal Emmet O'Neal (September 23, 1853 – September 7, 1922) was an American Democratic politician and lawyer who was the 34th Governor of Alabama from 1911 to 1915. He was a reformer in the progressive mold and is best known for securing the com ...

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Edward W. Creal Edward Wester Creal (November 20, 1883 – October 13, 1943) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Born in a log house in LaRue County, Kentucky near Mount Sherman, Kentucky, Creal attended the public schools of Hart and LaRue Counties, Kent ...

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Brent Spence Brent Spence (December 24, 1874 – September 18, 1967), was an American politician. He was a long time Democratic Congressman, attorney, and banker from Northern Kentucky. Spence was born in Newport, Kentucky to Philip and Virginia (Berry) ...

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Virgil Chapman Virgil Munday Chapman (March 15, 1895March 8, 1951) was an American attorney and Democratic politician who represented Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives and in the United States Senate. Chapman was born in Middleton, Kentu ...

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Andrew J. May Andrew Jackson May (June 24, 1875 – September 6, 1959) was a Kentucky attorney, an influential New Deal-era politician, and chairman of the House Military Affairs Committee during World War II, famous for his role as chief architect of the Peac ...

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Joe B. Bates Joseph Bengal Bates (October 29, 1893 – September 10, 1965) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Born in Kentucky, Bates attended the public schools and the Mountain Training School at Hindman, Kentucky. He graduated from Eastern Kentucky ...

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John M. Robsion John Marshall Robsion (January 2, 1873February 17, 1948), a Republican, represented Kentucky in both the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. Robsion was born in Berlin, Kentucky. He attended National Northern ...

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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 ...

: . Joachim O. Fernández (D) : . Paul H. Maloney (D), until December 15, 1940 : .

Robert L. Mouton Robert Louis Mouton (October 20, 1892 – November 26, 1956) was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana. Born in Duchamp in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, Mouton moved with his parents to Lafayette, where he attended public schools. He gradu ...

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Overton Brooks Thomas Overton Brooks (December 21, 1897 – September 16, 1961) was a Democratic U.S. representative from the Shreveport-based Fourth Congressional District of northwestern Louisiana, having served for a quarter century beginning on Janua ...

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Newt V. Mills Newt Virgus Mills (September 27, 1899 – May 15, 1996) was an American educator, businessman, and politician who served three terms as a U.S. Representative in the first half of the 20th century for Louisiana's 5th congressional district, b ...

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John K. Griffith John Keller Griffith (October 16, 1882 – September 25, 1942) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Louisiana's 6th congressional district. Born in Baton Rouge, he earned a college degree from Louisiana State Univers ...

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A. Leonard Allen Asa Leonard Allen (January 5, 1891 – January 5, 1969) was an educator, attorney, and member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Louisiana. He served eight terms as a Democrat from 1937 to 1953, having represented ...

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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 ...

: . James C. Oliver (R) : .

Clyde H. Smith Clyde Harold Smith (June 9, 1876 – April 8, 1940) was a United States representative from Maine. Life and career Born on a farm near Harmony, Maine, he moved with his parents to Hartland, Maine in 1891. He attended the rural schools and ...

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Margaret Chase Smith Margaret Madeline Chase Smith (née Chase; December 14, 1897 – May 29, 1995) was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, she served as a U.S. representative (1940–1949) and a U.S. senator (1949–1973) from Maine. She was th ...

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Ralph Owen Brewster Ralph Owen Brewster (February 22, 1888 – December 25, 1961) was an American politician from Maine. Brewster, a Republican, served as the 54th governor of Maine from 1925 to 1929, in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1935 to 1941 and in t ...

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

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David Jenkins Ward David Jenkins Ward (September 17, 1871 – February 18, 1961), a Democrat, was a U.S. Congressman. Ward was born in Salisbury, Maryland, and attended the public schools. He served as a farmer, lumberjack, merchant, and in the real estate ...

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William P. Cole Jr. William Purington Cole Jr. (May 11, 1889 – September 22, 1957) was an American jurist and politician. From 1927 to 1929 and from 1931 to 1942, Cole was a United States representative who represented the United States House of Representatives, ...

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Thomas D'Alesandro Jr. Thomas Ludwig John D'Alesandro Jr. (August 1, 1903 – August 23, 1987) was an American politician who served as the 41st List of mayors of Baltimore, mayor of Baltimore from 1947 to 1959. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Demo ...

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Ambrose J. Kennedy Ambrose Jerome Kennedy (January 6, 1893 – August 29, 1950) was a U.S. Representative from Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Kennedy attended parochial schools, Calvert Hall College, and Polytechnic Institute. He was the son of Ambrose J. ...

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Lansdale G. Sasscer Lansdale Ghiselin Sasscer (September 30, 1893 – November 5, 1964) represented the fifth district of the state of Maryland in the United States House of Representatives for seven terms from 1939 to 1953. Sasscer was born in Upper Marlboro, ...

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William D. Byron William Devereux Byron II (May 15, 1895 – February 27, 1941), a Democrat, was a U.S. Congressman who represented the 6th congressional district of Maryland from January 3, 1939, to February 27, 1941. After his death in an airplane crash ...

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

: . Allen T. Treadway (R) : . Charles Clason (R) : .

Joseph E. Casey Joseph Edward Casey (December 27, 1898 – September 1, 1980) was a United States representative from Massachusetts. Born in Clinton, he attended the public schools, served as a private in the United States Army at Fort Lee, Virginia, in 1918 ...

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Edith Nourse Rogers Edith Rogers (née Nourse; March 19, 1881 – September 10, 1960) was an American social welfare Volunteering, volunteer and politician who served as a Republican in the United States Congress. She was the first woman elected to Congress fro ...

(R) : . George J. Bates (R) : . Lawrence J. Connery (D) : . Arthur D. Healey (D) : .

Robert Luce Robert Luce (December 2, 1862 – April 7, 1946) was a United States representative from Massachusetts. Biography Born in Auburn, Maine, Luce attended the public schools of Auburn and Lewiston, Maine, and Somerville, Massachusetts. He gra ...

(R) : . George H. Tinkham (R) : . Thomas A. Flaherty (D) : . John W. McCormack (D) : . Richard B. Wigglesworth (R) : . Joseph W. Martin Jr. (R) : .

Charles L. Gifford Charles Laceille Gifford (March 15, 1871 – August 23, 1947) was a United States representative from Massachusetts He was born in Cotuit on March 15, 1871. Through his father he was a descendant of Robert Pike, George Phillips, Richard S ...

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

: . Rudolph G. Tenerowicz (D) : . Earl C. Michener (R) : .

Paul W. Shafer Paul Werntz Shafer (April 27, 1893 – August 17, 1954) was a politician and judge from Michigan. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1937 until his death. Biography Shafer was born in Elkhart, Indiana, on A ...

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Clare E. Hoffman Clare Eugene Hoffman (September 10, 1875 – November 3, 1967) was a United States representative from Michigan's 4th congressional district. Background Hoffman was born in Vicksburg, Union County, Pennsylvania, where he attended the public sc ...

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Bartel J. Jonkman Bartel John Jonkman (April 28, 1884 – June 13, 1955) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Jonkman was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he attended the public schools. He was of Dutch descent. He graduated from the law depar ...

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William W. Blackney William Wallace Blackney (August 28, 1876 – March 14, 1963) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He served eight terms in the United States House of Representatives. Early life and education Blackney was born in Clio, Michigan, ...

(R) : . Jesse P. Wolcott (R) : .

Fred L. Crawford Fred Lewis Crawford (May 5, 1888 – April 13, 1957) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Crawford was born in Dublin, Texas, and attended local public schools. He went to business college at Peniel (now part of Greenville, Texas), a ...

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Fred Bradley Frederick Bradley may refer to: * Frederick Henry Bradley (1876–1943), English recipient of the Victoria Cross * Frederick Gordon Bradley (1886–1966), Canadian and Dominion of Newfoundland politician * Frederick Van Ness Bradley (1898–1947), A ...

(R) : . Frank Hook (D) : . Clarence J. McLeod (R) : . Louis C. Rabaut (D) : .

John D. Dingell Sr. John David Dingell Sr. ( ; February 2, 1894 – September 19, 1955) was an American politician who represented Michigan's 15th congressional district from 1933 to 1955. He was a member of the Democratic Party. He was the father of the longest- ...

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John Lesinski Sr. John Lesinski Sr. (January 3, 1885 – May 27, 1950) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He was the father of John Lesinski Jr., who succeeded him in the United States House of Representatives. Early life Lesinski was born in Erie, ...

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George A. Dondero George Anthony Dondero (December 16, 1883 – January 29, 1968) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan. Background Dondero was born on a farm in Greenfield Township, Michigan, which has since become part o ...

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

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August H. Andresen August Herman Andresen (October 11, 1890 – January 14, 1958) was an American lawyer and politician from Minnesota. He served in the U.S. Congress as a Republican for thirty-one years. Background August Herman Andresen was born in Newark, Ill ...

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Elmer Ryan Elmer James Ryan (May 26, 1907 – February 1, 1958) was a United States representative from Minnesota. Early life and education He was born in Rosemount, Dakota County, Minnesota, May 26, 1907. He attended the public schools, was graduated fro ...

(D) : . John G. Alexander (R) : .

Melvin Maas Melvin Joseph Maas (May 14, 1898 – April 13, 1964) was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota and decorated Major general (United States), Major General of the United States Marine Corps Reserve during World War II. Early years Melvin Joseph ...

(R) : . Oscar Youngdahl (R) : .

Harold Knutson Harold Knutson (October 20, 1880 – August 21, 1953) was an American politician and journalist who represented Minnesota in the United States House of Representatives from 1917 to 1949 as a member of the Republican Party. From 1919 to 1923 ...

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Herman Carl Andersen Herman Carl Andersen (January 27, 1897 – July 26, 1978) was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota. Background Herman Carl Andersen was born in Newcastle, Washington. He was the son of Charles Carl Andersen (1858-1940?) and Lorena Nielson (1 ...

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William Pittenger William Pittenger (January 31, 1840 – April 24, 1904) was an American soldier during the American Civil War. A member of the Union Army, he was one of the first recipients of the Medal of Honor. Biography The son of Thomas and Mary Mills Pitt ...

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Rich T. Buckler Richard Thompson Buckler (October 27, 1865 – January 23, 1950) was a Representative from Minnesota. He was born on a farm near Oakland, Coles County, Illinois. He attended the public schools and engaged in agricultural pursuits in Coles C ...

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

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John E. Rankin John Elliott Rankin (March 29, 1882 – November 26, 1960) was a Democratic politician from Mississippi who served sixteen terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1921 to 1953. He was co-author of the bill for the Tennessee Valley ...

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Wall Doxey Wall Doxey (August 8, 1892March 2, 1962) was an American politician from Holly Springs, Mississippi. A Democrat, he served in the United States House of Representatives from 1929 to 1941 and the United States Senate from 1941 to 1943. Early l ...

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William M. Whittington William Madison Whittington (May 4, 1878 – August 20, 1962) was an American politician from Mississippi. Whittington was a Representative to the 69th United States Congress in 1925, and the twelve succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1925 – Janu ...

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Aaron L. Ford Aaron Lane Ford (December 21, 1903 – July 8, 1983) was an American lawyer and politician who served four terms as a U.S. Representative from Mississippi from 1935 to 1943. Biography Born in Potts Camp, Mississippi, Ford attended public ...

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Ross A. Collins Ross Alexander Collins (April 25, 1880 – July 14, 1968) was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi. Born in Collinsville, Mississippi, Collins attended the public schools of Meridian, Mississippi, and Mississippi Agricultural and Mech ...

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William M. Colmer William Meyers Colmer (February 11, 1890 – September 9, 1980) was an American politician from Mississippi. Colmer was born in Moss Point, Mississippi, and attended Millsaps College. He served in the military during World War I. Colmer was ele ...

(D) : . Dan R. McGehee (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 ...

: . Milton A. Romjue (D) : . William L. Nelson (D) : . Richard M. Duncan (D) : . C. Jasper Bell (D) : . Joseph B. Shannon (D) : . Reuben T. Wood (D) : .

Dewey Short Dewey Jackson Short (April 7, 1898 – November 19, 1979) was an American politician from Missouri. He was US Representative for 12 terms (1929–1931, 1935–1957). A member of the Republican Party, he was a staunch opponent of President Frank ...

(R) : . Clyde Williams (D) : .

Clarence Cannon Clarence Andrew Cannon (April 11, 1879 – May 12, 1964) was a Democratic Congressman from Missouri serving from 1923 until his death in Washington, D.C. in 1964. He was a notable parliamentarian and chaired the U.S. House Committee on Appropr ...

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Orville Zimmerman Orville Zimmerman (December 31, 1880 – April 7, 1948) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born on a farm near Glenallen in Bollinger County, Missouri, Zimmerman attended the public schools and Mayfield-Smith Academy in Marble Hill, Misso ...

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Thomas C. Hennings Jr. Thomas Carey Hennings Jr. (June 25, 1903September 13, 1960) was an United States of America, American political figure from Missouri. He was a United States Democratic Party, Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives (from 1 ...

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Charles Arthur Anderson Charles Arthur Anderson (September 26, 1899 – April 26, 1977) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Anderson attended the public schools. He graduated from St. Charles Military Academy in 1916 and from the law ...

(D) : . John J. Cochran (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 ...

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Jacob Thorkelson Jacob Thorkelson (September 24, 1876 – November 20, 1945) was a Norwegian Americans, Norwegian-born American politician who served as the United States House of Representatives, representative from Montana's 1st congressional district from Janu ...

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James F. O'Connor James Francis O'Connor (May 7, 1878 – January 15, 1945) was a U.S. Representative from Montana. Biography O'Connor was born on a farm near California Junction, Iowa, and attended grade school and normal school in Iowa. He graduated from the ...

(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 ...

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George H. Heinke George Henry Heinke (July 22, 1882 – January 2, 1940) was a Nebraska Republican politician. Early life He was born on a farm on July 22, 1882, near Dunbar, Nebraska, and moved in 1889 to Douglas, Nebraska, in 1891 to San Angelo, Texas, and i ...

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John Hyde Sweet John Hyde Sweet (usually referred to as J. Hyde Sweet) (September 1, 1880 – April 4, 1964) was an American newspaper publisher Republican Party politician. He was most notable for his brief service as a member of the United States House of Re ...

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Charles F. McLaughlin Charles Francis McLaughlin (June 19, 1887 – February 5, 1976) was an American politician and judge who was a U.S. Representative from Nebraska from 1935 to 1943 and a district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbi ...

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Karl Stefan Karl Stefan (March 1, 1884 – October 2, 1951) was a Czech-American politician, newspaper editor, publisher, and radio commentator from Nebraska. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Nebraska's 3rd congressional district in the U. ...

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Carl Curtis Carl Thomas Curtis (March 15, 1905 – January 24, 2000) was an American attorney and politician from the U.S. state of Nebraska. He served as a Republican in the United States House of Representatives (1939–1954) and later the United States Se ...

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Harry B. Coffee Harry Buffington Coffee (March 16, 1890 – October 3, 1972) was an American Democratic Party politician. Born near Harrison, Nebraska on March 16, 1890, a son of Samuel Buffington Coffee and May Elizabeth Tisdale. Harry graduated from the ...

(D)

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

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James G. Scrugham James Graves Scrugham (January 19, 1880 – June 23, 1945) was an American politician. He was a United States House of Representatives, Representative, a United States Senate, Senator, and the List of governors of Nevada, 14th Governor of the U.S ...

(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 ...

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Arthur B. Jenks Arthur Byron Jenks (October 15, 1866 – December 14, 1947) was a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire. Born in West Dennis, Massachusetts, Jenks attended public schools. He was employed as a shoe worker in 1881. He engaged in the shoe man ...

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Foster Waterman Stearns Foster Waterman Stearns (July 29, 1881 – June 4, 1956) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from New Hampshire. Biography Born in Hull, Massachusetts, Stearns attended public schools. He graduated from Amherst Coll ...

(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 ...

: . Charles A. Wolverton (R) : .

Walter S. Jeffries Walter Sooy Jeffries (October 16, 1893, Atlantic City, New Jersey – October 11, 1954, Margate City, New Jersey) was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of ...

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William H. Sutphin William Halstead Sutphin (August 30, 1887 – October 14, 1972) was an American military officer, businessman, and Democratic Party politician who represented for six terms from 1931 to 1943. Early life and career He was born on August 30, ...

(D) : . D. Lane Powers (R) : .

Charles A. Eaton Charles Aubrey Eaton (March 29, 1868January 23, 1953) was a Canadian-born American Baptist clergyman, journalist, and Republican politician who represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives from 1925 to 1953. His district ...

(R) : . Donald H. McLean (R) : . J. Parnell Thomas (R) : . George N. Seger (R), until August 26, 1940 : . Frank C. Osmers Jr. (R) : . Fred A. Hartley Jr. (R) : . Albert L. Vreeland (R) : . Robert Kean (R) : . Mary T. Norton (D) : . Edward J. Hart (D)

List of United States representatives from New Mexico, New Mexico

: . John J. Dempsey (D)

List of United States representatives from New York, New York

: . Leonard W. Hall (R) : . William B. Barry (D) : . Joseph L. Pfeifer (D) : . Thomas H. Cullen (D) : . Marcellus H. Evans (D) : . Andrew L. Somers (D) : . John J. Delaney (D) : . Donald L. O'Toole (D) : . Eugene J. Keogh (D) : . Emanuel Celler (D) : . James A. O'Leary (D) : . Samuel Dickstein (congressman), Samuel Dickstein (D) : . Christopher D. Sullivan (D) : . William I. Sirovich (D), until December 17, 1939 :: Morris Michael Edelstein (D), from February 6, 1940 : . Michael J. Kennedy (politician), Michael J. Kennedy (D) : . James H. Fay (D) : . Bruce F. Barton (R) : . Martin J. Kennedy (D) : . Sol Bloom (D) : . Vito Marcantonio (AL) : . Joseph A. Gavagan (D) : . Edward W. Curley (D), until January 6, 1940 :: Walter A. Lynch (D), from February 20, 1940 : . Charles A. Buckley (D) : . James M. Fitzpatrick (D) : . Ralph A. Gamble (R) : . Hamilton Fish III (R) : . Lewis K. Rockefeller (R) : . William T. Byrne (D) : . E. Harold Cluett (R) : . Frank Crowther (R) : . Wallace E. Pierce (R), until January 3, 1940 :: Clarence E. Kilburn (R), from February 13, 1940 : . Francis D. Culkin (R) : . Fred J. Douglas (R) : . Bert Lord (R), until May 24, 1939 :: Edwin Arthur Hall (R), from November 7, 1939 : . Clarence E. Hancock (R) : . John Taber (R) : . W. Sterling Cole (R) : . Joseph J. O'Brien (R) : . James W. Wadsworth Jr. (R) : . Walter G. Andrews (R) : . J. Francis Harter (R) : . Pius Schwert (D) : . Daniel A. Reed (politician), Daniel A. Reed (R) : . Matthew J. Merritt (D) : . Caroline O'Day (D)

List of United States representatives from North Carolina, North Carolina

: . Lindsay C. Warren (D), until October 31, 1940 :: Herbert Covington Bonner (D), from November 5, 1940 : . John H. Kerr (D) : . Graham A. Barden (D) : . Harold D. Cooley (D) : . Alonzo D. Folger (D) : . Carl T. Durham (D) : . J. Bayard Clark (D) : . William O. Burgin (D) : . Robert L. Doughton (D) : . Alfred L. Bulwinkle (D) : . Zebulon Weaver (D)

List of United States representatives from North Dakota, North Dakota

: . William Lemke (R-NPL) : . Usher L. Burdick (R-NPL)

List of United States representatives from Ohio, Ohio

: . Charles H. Elston (R) : . William E. Hess (R) : . Harry N. Routzohn (R) : . Robert Franklin Jones (R) : . Cliff Clevenger (R) : . James G. Polk (D) : . Clarence J. Brown (R) : . Frederick Cleveland Smith (R) : . John F. Hunter (D) : . Thomas A. Jenkins (R) : . Harold K. Claypool (D) : . John M. Vorys (R) : . Dudley A. White (R) : . Dow W. Harter (D) : . Robert T. Secrest (D) : . James Seccombe (R) : . William A. Ashbrook (D), until January 1, 1940 :: J. Harry McGregor (R), from February 27, 1940 : . Earl R. Lewis (R) : . Michael J. Kirwan (D) : . Martin L. Sweeney (D) : . Robert Crosser (D) : . Chester C. Bolton (R), until October 29, 1939 :: Frances P. Bolton (R), from February 27, 1940 : . George H. Bender (R) : . L. L. Marshall (R)

List of United States representatives from Oklahoma, Oklahoma

: . Wesley E. Disney (D) : . John Conover Nichols (D) : . Wilburn Cartwright (D) : . Lyle Boren (D) : . A. S. Mike Monroney (D) : . Jed Johnson (politician), Jed J. Johnson (D) : . Sam C. Massingale (D) : . Phil Ferguson (D) : . Will Rogers (Oklahoma politician), Will Rogers (D)

List of United States representatives from Oregon, Oregon

: . James W. Mott (R) : . Walter M. Pierce (D) : . Homer D. Angell (R)

List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania

: . Leon Sacks (D) : . James P. McGranery (D) : . Michael J. Bradley (politician), Michael J. Bradley (D) : . J. Burrwood Daly (D), until March 12, 1939 :: John E. Sheridan (politician), John E. Sheridan (D), from November 7, 1939 : . Fred C. Gartner (R) : . Francis J. Myers (D) : . George P. Darrow (R) : . James Wolfenden (R) : . Charles L. Gerlach (R) : . J. Roland Kinzer (R) : .

(D) : . J. Harold Flannery (D) : . Ivor D. Fenton (R) : . Guy L. Moser (D) : . Albert G. Rutherford (R) : . Robert F. Rich (R) : .

(R) : . Richard M. Simpson (R) : . John C. Kunkel (R) : . Benjamin Jarrett (R) : . Francis E. Walter (D) : . Chester H. Gross (R) : . James E. Van Zandt (R) : . J. Buell Snyder (D) : . Charles I. Faddis (D) : . Louis E. Graham (R) : . Harve Tibbott (R) : . Robert G. Allen (D) : . Robert L. Rodgers (R) : . Robert J. Corbett (R) : . John McDowell (Pennsylvania politician), John McDowell (R) : . Herman P. Eberharter (D) : . Joseph A. McArdle (D) : . Matthew A. Dunn (D)

List of United States representatives from Rhode Island, Rhode Island

: . Charles Risk (R) : . Harry Sandager (R)

List of United States representatives from South Carolina, South Carolina

: . Thomas S. McMillan (D), until September 29, 1939 :: Clara Gooding McMillan (D), from November 7, 1939 : . Hampton P. Fulmer (D) : . Butler B. Hare (D) : . Joseph R. Bryson (D) : . James P. Richards (D) : . John L. McMillan (D)

List of United States representatives from South Dakota, South Dakota

: . Karl E. Mundt (R) : . Francis Case (R)

List of United States representatives from Tennessee, Tennessee

: . B. Carroll Reece (R) : . J. Will Taylor (R), until November 14, 1939 :: John Jennings Jr. (R), from December 30, 1939 : . Samuel D. McReynolds (D), until July 11, 1939 :: Estes Kefauver (D), from September 13, 1939 : . Albert Gore Sr. (D) : . Jo Byrns Jr. (D) : . Clarence W. Turner (D), until March 23, 1939 :: W. Wirt Courtney (D), from May 11, 1939 : . Herron C. Pearson (D) : . Jere Cooper (D) : . Walter Chandler (D), until January 2, 1940 :: Clifford Davis (politician), Clifford Davis (D), from February 15, 1940

List of United States representatives from Texas, Texas

: . Wright Patman (D) : . Martin Dies Jr. (D) : . Lindley Beckworth (D) : .

(D) : . Hatton W. Sumners (D) : . Luther Alexander Johnson (D) : . Nat Patton (D) : . Albert Thomas (American politician), Albert Thomas (D) : . Joseph J. Mansfield (D) : . Lyndon B. Johnson (D) : . William R. Poage (D) : . Fritz G. Lanham (D) : . Ed Gossett (D) : . Richard M. Kleberg (D) : . Milton H. West (D) : . R. Ewing Thomason (D) : . Clyde L. Garrett (D) : . John Marvin Jones (D), until November 20, 1940 : . George H. Mahon (D) : . Paul J. Kilday (D) : . Charles L. South (D)

List of United States representatives from Utah, Utah

: . Abe Murdock (D) : . J. W. Robinson (D)

List of United States representatives from Vermont, Vermont

: . Charles A. Plumley (R)

List of United States representatives from Virginia, Virginia

: . S. Otis Bland (D) : . Colgate Darden, Colgate W. Darden Jr. (D) : . Dave E. Satterfield Jr. (D) : . Patrick H. Drewry (D) : . Thomas G. Burch (D) : . Clifton A. Woodrum (D) : . A. Willis Robertson (D) : . Howard W. Smith (D) : . John W. Flannagan Jr. (D)

List of United States representatives from Washington, Washington

: . Warren G. Magnuson (D) : . Monrad C. Wallgren (D), until December 19, 1940 : . Martin F. Smith (D) : . Knute Hill (D) : . Charles H. Leavy (D) : . John M. Coffee (D)

List of United States representatives from West Virginia, West Virginia

: . A. C. Schiffler (R) : . Jennings Randolph (D) : . Andrew Edmiston Jr. (D) : . George William Johnson (congressman), George W. Johnson (D) : . John Kee (D) : . Joe L. Smith (D)

List of United States representatives from Wisconsin, Wisconsin

: . Stephen Bolles (R) : . Charles Hawks Jr. (R) : . Harry W. Griswold (R), until July 4, 1939 : . John C. Schafer (R) : . Lewis D. Thill (R) : . Frank Bateman Keefe (R) : . Reid F. Murray (R) : . Joshua L. Johns (R) : . Merlin Hull (P) : . Bernard J. Gehrmann (P)

List of United States representatives from Wyoming, Wyoming

: . Frank O. Horton (R)

Non-voting members

: . Anthony Dimond, Anthony J. Dimond (D) : . Samuel Wilder King (R) : . Joaquin Miguel Elizalde (I) : . Santiago Iglesias Pantín (Coalitionist), until December 5, 1939 :: Bolívar Pagán (Resident Commissioner) (Socialist Party (Puerto Rico), Soc.), from December 26, 1939

Changes in membership

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

Senate

, - ,

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) , nowrap , J. Hamilton Lewis (D) , Died April 9, 1939.
Successor appointed April 14, 1939, to continue the term. , nowrap ,

(D) , April 14, 1939 , - ,

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) , nowrap , M. M. Logan (D) , Died October 3, 1939.
Successor appointed October 10, 1939, to continue the term.
Successor United States Senate special election in Kentucky, 1940, elected November 5, 1940, to finish the term. , nowrap ,

(D) , October 10, 1939 , - ,

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) , nowrap , William Borah, William E. Borah (R) , Died January 19, 1940.
Successor appointed January 27, 1940, to continue the term.
Successor United States Senate special election in Idaho, 1940, elected November 5, 1940, to finish the term. , nowrap ,

(R) , January 27, 1940 , - ,

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 ...

(3) , nowrap , Ernest Willard Gibson, Ernest W. Gibson (R) , Died June 20, 1940.
Successor appointed June 24, 1940, to continue the term. , nowrap ,

(R) , June 24, 1940 , - ,

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 ...

(2) , nowrap ,

(FL) , Died August 31, 1940.
Successor appointed October 14, 1940, to continue the term.
Successor lost election to finish the term. , nowrap ,

(R) , October 14, 1940 , - ,

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) , nowrap ,

(D) , Died November 10, 1940.
Successor appointed November 27, 1940, to continue finish the term, also appointed to serve in the next term. , nowrap , Berkeley L. Bunker (D) , November 27, 1940 , - ,

(2) , nowrap ,

(D) , Interim appointee lost election November 21, 1940, to finish the term. , nowrap , Charles W. Brooks (R) , November 22, 1940 , - ,

(1) , nowrap ,

(D) , Resigned December 16, 1940, to become judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington.
Successor appointed December 19, 1940, to finish the term. , nowrap ,

(D) , December 19, 1940

House of Representatives

, - , , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Rep. Stephen Warfield Gambrill, Stephen W. Gambrill died in previous Congress , , Lansdale Sasscer (D) , February 3, 1939 , - , , , William B. Cravens (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died January 13, 1939 , , William Fadjo Cravens, William F. Cravens (D) , September 12, 1939 , - , , , J. Burrwood Daly (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died March 12, 1939 , , John E. Sheridan (politician), John E. Sheridan (D) , November 7, 1939 , - , , , Clarence W. Turner (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died March 23, 1939 , , W. Wirt Courtney (D) , May 11, 1939 , - , , , Thomas Alan Goldsborough, Thomas A. Goldsborough (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned April 5, 1939, after being appointed associate justice of the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia , , David Jenkins Ward, David J. Ward (D) , June 8, 1939 , - , , , Bert Lord (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died May 24, 1939 , , Edwin Arthur Hall, Edwin A. Hall (R) , November 7, 1939 , - , , , Emmett Marshall Owen, Emmett M. Owen (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died June 21, 1939 , , Albert Sidney Camp, A. Sidney Camp (D) , August 1, 1939 , - , , , Harry W. Griswold (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died July 4, 1939 , colspan=2 , Vacant until the next Congress , - , , , Sam D. McReynolds (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died July 11, 1939 , , Estes Kefauver (D) , September 13, 1939 , - , , , Thomas M. Eaton (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died September 16, 1939 , colspan=2 , Vacant until the next Congress , - , , , Thomas S. McMillan (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died September 29, 1939 , , Clara G. McMillan (D) , November 7, 1939 , - , , , Chester C. Bolton (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died October 29, 1939 , , Frances P. Bolton (R) , February 27, 1940 , - , , , J. Will Taylor (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died November 14, 1939 , , John Jennings (American politician), John Jennings Jr. (R) , December 30, 1939 , - , , Santiago Iglesias (Coalitionist) , style="font-size:80%" , Died December 5, 1939 , Bolívar Pagán (Socialist) , December 26, 1939 , - , , , John A. Martin (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died December 23, 1939 , ,

(D) , November 5, 1940 , - , , , Carl E. Mapes (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died December 12, 1939 , ,

(R) , February 19, 1940 , - , , , William I. Sirovich (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died December 17, 1939 , , Morris Michael Edelstein, Morris M. Edelstein (D) , February 6, 1940 , - , , , William A. Ashbrook (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died January 1, 1940 , , J. Harry McGregor (R) , February 27, 1940 , - , , ,

(R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died January 2, 1940 , , John Hyde Sweet, John H. Sweet (R) , April 19, 1940 , - , , , Walter Chandler, Clift Chandler (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 2, 1940, after being elected Mayor of Memphis , , Clifford Davis (politician), Clifford Davis (D) , February 15, 1940 , - , , , Wallace E. Pierce (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died January 3, 1940 , , Clarence E. Kilburn (R) , February 13, 1940 , - , , , Edward W. Curley (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died January 6, 1940 , , Walter A. Lynch (D) , February 20, 1940 , - , , ,

(R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died February 4, 1940 , ,

(R) , March 5, 1940 , - , , , Clyde H. Smith, Clyde Smith (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died April 8, 1940 , ,

(R) , June 3, 1940 , - , , ,

(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died August 7, 1940 , , Florence Reville Gibbs (D) , October 1, 1940 , - , , , George N. Seger (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died August 26, 1940 , colspan=2 , Vacant until the next Congress , - , , , William B. Bankhead (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died September 15, 1940 , ,

(D) , November 5, 1940 , - , , , Lindsay Carter Warren, Lindsay C. Warren (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned October 31, 1940, after being appointed Comptroller General of the United States , , Herbert Covington Bonner, Herbert C. Bonner (D) , November 5, 1940 , - , , , John Marvin Jones (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned November 20, 1940, to become judge of the United States Court of Claims , colspan=2 , Vacant until the next Congress , - , , , Paul H. Maloney (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 15, 1940, to become Collector of Internal Revenue for New Orleans District , colspan=2 , Vacant until the next Congress , - , , ,

(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 19, 1940, after being appointed to the US Senate having already been elected. , colspan=2 , Vacant until the next Congress , - , , ,

(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1940, to become candidate for Circuit attorney of St. Louis , colspan=2 , Vacant until the next Congress

Committees

Senate

* United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture and Forestry (Chairman: Ellison D. Smith; Ranking Member: George W. Norris) * United States Senate Special Committee on Aquatic Life, Aquatic Life (Special) * United States Senate Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Frederick Hale (U.S. senator), Frederick Hale) * United States Senate Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate, Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John G. Townsend Jr.) * United States Senate Committee on Banking and Currency, Banking and Currency (Chairman: Robert F. Wagner; Ranking Member: John G. Townsend Jr.) * United States Senate Special Committee on Campaign Expenditures Investigation, Campaign Expenditures Investigation (Special) (Chairman:

) * United States Senate Committee on Civil Service, Civil Service (Chairman: William J. Bulow; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Special Committee on Civil Service Laws, Civil Service Laws (Special) * United States Senate Special Committee on the Civil Service System, Civil Service System (Special) * United States Senate Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman: Edward R. Burke; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Commerce (Chairman: Josiah W. Bailey; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Special Committee on Court Reorganization and Judicial Procedure, Court Reorganization and Judicial Procedure (Special) * United States Senate Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman: William H. King; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Education and Labor, Education and Labor (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: William E. Borah then

) ** United States Senate Education and Labor Subcommittee on Investigation Violations of Free Speech and the Rights of Labor, Investigation Violations of Free Speech and the Rights of Labor * United States Senate Committee on Enrolled Bills, Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Hattie W. Caraway; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Expenditures in Executive Departments, Expenditures in Executive Departments (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: James J. Davis) * United States Senate Committee on Finance, Finance (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Foreign Relations (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: William E. Borah then Hiram W. Johnson) * United States Senate Select Committee on Government Organization, Government Organization (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Immigration, Immigration (Chairman: Richard B. Russell; Ranking Member: Hiram W. Johnson) * United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Lynn J. Frazier) * United States Senate Committee on Interoceanic Canals, Interoceanic Canals (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Interstate Commerce, Interstate Commerce (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Irrigation on Arid Lands, Irrigation and Reclamation (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: Henry F. Ashurst; Ranking Member: William E. Borah then George W. Norris) * United States Senate Committee on the Library, Library (Chairman: Alben W. Barkley; Ranking Member: Ernest Willard Gibson, Ernest W. Gibson then

) * United States Senate Committee on Manufactures, Manufactures (Chairman: John H. Overton; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Warren R. Austin) * United States Senate Committee on Mines and Mining, Mines and Mining (Chairman: Joseph F. Guffey; Ranking Member: Lynn J. Frazier) * United States Senate Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Frederick Hale (U.S. senator), Frederick Hale) * United States Senate Committee on Patents, Patents (Chairman: Homer T. Bone; Ranking Member: George W. Norris) * United States Senate Committee on Pensions, Pensions (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Lynn J. Frazier) * United States Senate Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Kenneth McKellar (politician), Kenneth McKellar; Ranking Member: Lynn J. Frazier) * United States Senate Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections, Privileges and Elections (Chairman: Walter F. George; Ranking Member: Warren R. Austin) * United States Senate Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Tom Connally; Ranking Member: Frederick Hale (U.S. senator), Frederick Hale) * United States Senate Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands and Surveys (Chairman: Alva B. Adams; Ranking Member: Gerald P. Nye) * United States Senate Committee on Rules, Rules (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Frederick Hale (U.S. senator), Frederick Hale) * United States Senate Special Committee on Senatorial Campaign Expenditures, Senatorial Campaign Expenditures (Special) * United States Senate Special Committee on Small Business Enterprises, Small Business Enterprises (Special) * United States Senate Special Committee on the Taxation of Government Securities and Salaries, Taxation of Government Securities and Salaries (Special) * United States Senate Committee on Territories, Territories and Insular Affairs (Chairman: Millard E. Tydings; Ranking Member: Gerald P. Nye) * United States Senate Select Committee on Unemployment and Relief, Unemployment and Relief (Select) * Committee of the whole, Whole * United States Senate Special Committee on Wildlife Resources, Wildlife Resources (Special) (Chairman: Vacant; Ranking Member: Vacant) * United States Senate Special Committee on Wool Production, Wool Production (Special) (Chairman: Alva B. Adams)

House of Representatives

* United States House Committee on Accounts, Accounts (Chairman: Lindsay C. Warren; Ranking Member: James Wolfenden) * United States House Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Chairman: J. Marvin Jones; Ranking Member: Clifford R. Hope) * United States House Special Committee on the Anthracite Emergency Program, Anthracite Emergency Program (Special) * United States House Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chairman: Edward T. Taylor; Ranking Member: John Taber) * United States House Committee on Banking and Currency, Banking and Currency (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Jesse P. Wolcott) * United States House Committee on the Census, Census (Chairman: Matthew A. Dunn; Ranking Member: J. Roland Kinzer) * United States House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, Civil Service (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

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

; Ranking Member: Ulysses S. Guyer) * United States House Committee on Coinage, Weights and Measures, Coinage, Weights and Measures (Chairman: Andrew Somers; Ranking Member: Clarence E. Hancock) * United States House Select Committee on Conservation of Wildlife Resources, Conservation of Wildlife Resources (Select) (Chairman: A. Willis Robertson) * United States House Committee on the Disposition of Executive Papers, Disposition of Executive Papers (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Bertrand W. Gearhart) * United States House Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman: Jennings Randolph; Ranking Member: Everett Dirksen) * United States House Committee on Education, Education (Chairman: William H. Larrabee; Ranking Member: George Anthony Dondero, George A. Dondero) * 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: Caroline O'Day; Ranking Member: George H. Tinkham) * United States House Committee on Elections, Elections No.#1 (Chairman: Milton West; Ranking Member: Clarence E. Hancock) * United States House Committee on Elections, Elections No.#2 (Chairman: Joseph A. Gavagan; Ranking Member: Ulysses S. Guyer) * United States House Committee on Elections, Elections No.#3 (Chairman: John H. Kerr; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Enrolled Bills, Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Claude Parsons; Ranking Member: Charles Aubrey Eaton) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments, Expenditures in the Executive Departments (Chairman: John J. Cochran; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Flood Control, Flood Control (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs (Chairman: Sol Bloom; Ranking Member: Hamilton Fish III) * United States House Select Committee on Government Organization, Government Organization (Select) (Chairman: N/A) * United States House Committee on Immigration and Naturalization, Immigration and Naturalization (Chairman: Samuel Dickstein (congressman), Samuel Dickstein; Ranking Member: J. Will Taylor) * United States House Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman: Will Rogers; Ranking Member: Fred C. Gilchrist) * United States House Committee on Insular Affairs, Insular Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Chairman: Clarence F. Lea; Ranking Member: Carl E. Mapes) * United States House Committee on Invalid Pensions, Invalid Pensions (Chairman: John Lesinski Sr., John Lesinski; Ranking Member: Owen Brewster) * United States House Select Committee to Investigate Interstate Migration of Destitute Citizens, Investigate Interstate Migration of Destitute Citizens (Select) (Chairman: N/A) * United States House Special Committee to Investigate the National Labor Relations Board, Investigate the National Labor Relations Board (Special) (Chairman: N/A) * United States House Committee on Irrigation of Arid Lands, Irrigation and Reclamation (Chairman: Compton I. White; Ranking Member: Fred A. Hartley Jr.) * United States House Committee on Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: Hatton W. Sumners; Ranking Member: Ulysses S. Guyer) * United States House Committee on Labor, Labor (Chairman: Mary Teresa Norton; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on the Library, Library (Chairman: Kent E. Keller; Ranking Member: Allen T. Treadway) * United States House Committee on Memorials, Memorials (Chairman: Alfred Bulwinkle; Ranking Member: Frank Crowther) * United States House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, Merchant Marine and Fisheries (Chairman: S. Otis Bland; Ranking Member:

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

; Ranking Member: Walter G. Andrews) * United States House Committee on Mines and Mining, Mines and Mining (Chairman: Joe L. Smith; Ranking Member:

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

; Ranking Member: Melvin J. Maas) * United States House Committee on Patents, Patents (Chairman: Charles Kramer; Ranking Member: Fred A. Hartley Jr.) * United States House Committee on Pensions, Pensions (Chairman: N/A; Ranking Member: N/A) * United States House Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: N/A; Ranking Member: Fred A. Hartley Jr.) * United States House Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman: N/A; Ranking Member: Robert F. Rich) * United States House Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Fritz G. Lanham; Ranking Member: J. Will Taylor) * United States House Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman: Rene L. DeRouen; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Revision of Laws, Revision of Laws (Chairman: Eugene J. Keogh; Ranking Member: Jesse P. Wolcott) * United States House Committee on Rivers and Harbors, Rivers and Harbors (Chairman: Joseph J. Mansfield; Ranking Member: George N. Seger) * United States House Committee on Roads, Roads (Chairman: Wilburn Cartwright; Ranking Member: Jesse P. Wolcott) * United States House Committee on Rules, Rules (Chairman: Adolph J. Sabath; Ranking Member: Joseph W. Martin Jr.) * United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Standards of Official Conduct * United States House Committee on Territories, Territories (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on War Claims, War Claims (Chairman: Reuben T. Wood; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Ways and Means (Chairman: Robert L. Doughton; Ranking Member: Allen T. Treadway) * United States House Committee on World War Veterans' Legislation, World War Veterans' Legislation (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

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

Joint committees

* United States Congress Joint Special Committee on Conditions of Indian Tribes, Conditions of Indian Tribes (Special) * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Disposition of Executive Papers, Disposition of (Useless) Executive Papers * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Eradication of the Mediterranean Fruit Fly, Eradication of the Mediterranean Fruit Fly * United States Congress Joint Committee on Forestry, Forestry * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Library, The Library (Chairman: Sen. Alben W. Barkley) * United States Congress Joint Committee on to Investigate Phosphate Resource of the United States, To Investigate Phosphate Resource of the United States (Chairman: N/A; Vice Chairman: Rep.

) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman: N/A; Vice Chairman: Sen.

) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Taxation, Taxation (Chairman: Rep. Robert L. Doughton; Vice Chairman: Sen.

) * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Tennessee Valley Authority, Tennessee Valley Authority (Chairman: Sen. A. Victor Donahey; Vice Chairman: N/A)

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: David Lynn (architect), David Lynn *Attending Physician of the United States Congress: George Calver *Comptroller General of the United States: vacant, until April 11, 1939 ** Fred H. Brown, April 11, 1939 - June 19, 1940 ** vacant, June 19, 1940 - November 1, 1940 ** Lindsay C. Warren, from November 1, 1940 *Librarian of Congress: Herbert Putnam, until 1939 ** Archibald MacLeish, from 1939 *Public Printer of the United States: Augustus E. Giegengack

Senate

*Chaplain of the United States Senate, Chaplain: ZeBarney Thorne Phillips (Episcopal Church (United States), Episcopal) *Parliamentarian of the United States Senate, Parliamentarian: Charles L. Watkins, Charles Watkins * Secretary for the Majority of the United States Senate, Secretary for the Majority: Leslie Biffle * Secretary for the Minority of the United States Senate, Secretary for the Minority: Carl A. Loeffler *Secretary of the United States Senate, Secretary: Edwin A. Halsey *United States Senate Librarian, Librarian: Ruskin McArdle *Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, Sergeant at Arms: Chesley W. Jurney

House of Representatives

*Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, Chaplain: James Shera Montgomery (Methodist) *Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk: South Trimble *Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives, Parliamentarian: Lewis Deschler *Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives, Postmaster: Finis E. Scott *Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives, Doorkeeper: Joseph J. Sinnott *Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Reading Clerks: Roger M. Calloway (D) and Alney E. Chaffee (R) *Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Sergeant at Arms: Kenneth Romney