The 77th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the

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

and the

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. It met in

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

, from January 3, 1941, to January 3, 1943, during the ninth and tenth years of Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the

House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entities. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often ...

was based on the

1930 United States census The 1930 United States census, conducted by the Census Bureau one month from April 1, 1930, determined the resident population of the United States to be 122,775,046, an increase of 13.7 percent over the 106,021,537 persons enumerated during t ...

. Both chambers maintained a Democratic majority - with the Senate being a

supermajority A supermajority is a requirement for a proposal to gain a specified level of support which is greater than the threshold of one-half used for a simple majority. Supermajority rules in a democracy can help to prevent a majority from eroding fun ...

. With the reelection of

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...

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 ...

to a then record third term, the Democrats maintained an overall federal government

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. This was the first Congress to have more than one

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( John Garner and Henry Wallace) due to the passage of the 20th Amendment in 1933.

Major events

* January 20, 1941: President

began his third term. * December 7, 1941:

Attack on Pearl Harbor The attack on Pearl HarborAlso known as the Battle of Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Empire of Japan on the United States Pacific Fleet at Naval Station Pearl Harbor, its naval base at Pearl Harbor on Oahu, Territory of ...

* December 8, 1941:

Joint Session of Congress A joint session of the United States Congress is a gathering of members of the two chambers of the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States: the Senate and the House of Representatives. Joint sessions can be held on ...

met to hear President Roosevelt deliver his "Day of Infamy" speech * December 26, 1941:

Joint session of the United States Congress A joint session of the United States Congress is a gathering of members of the two chambers of the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States: the Senate and the House of Representatives. Joint sessions can be held on ...

met in the Senate chamber for an address by

British Prime Minister The prime minister of the United Kingdom is the head of government of the United Kingdom. The prime minister advises the sovereign on the exercise of much of the royal prerogative, chairs the Cabinet, and selects its ministers. Modern pri ...

Winston Churchill Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was a British statesman, military officer, and writer who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 (Winston Churchill in the Second World War, ...

Major legislation and resolutions

* March 11, 1941:

Lend Lease Lend-Lease, formally the Lend-Lease Act and introduced as An Act to Promote the Defense of the United States (),

Act, , Sess. 1, ch. 11, * August 18, 1941:

Flood Control Act of 1941 The Flood Control Act of 1941 was an Act of the United States Congress signed into law by US President Franklin Roosevelt that authorized civil engineering projects such as dams, levees, dikes, and other flood control measures through the United S ...

, , Sess. 1, ch. 377, * December 8, 1941: Resolution— War between United States and Japan, , Sess. 1, ch. 561, * December 11, 1941: Resolution— War between United States and Germany, , Sess. 1, ch. 564, * December 11, 1941: Resolution— War between United States and Italy, , Sess. 1, ch. 565, * January 27, 1942: Air Raid Attack Act of 1942, , Sess. 2, ch. 20, * January 30, 1942:

Emergency Price Control Act of 1942 The Emergency Price Control Act of 1942 is a United States statute imposing an economic intervention as restrictive measures to control inflationary spiraling and pricing elasticity of goods and services while providing economic efficiency In ...

, , Sess. 2, ch. 26, * June 5, 1942: Resolution— War between United States and Bulgaria, , Sess. 2, ch. 323, * June 5, 1942: Resolution— War between United States and Hungary, , Sess. 2, ch. 324, * June 5, 1942: Resolution— War between United States and Romania, , Sess. 2, ch. 325, * June 22, 1942: Resolution—

United States Flag Code The United States Flag Code establishes advisory rules for display and care of the national flag of the United States of America. It is part of Chapter 1 of Title 4 of the United States Code ( ''et seq''). Although this is a U.S. federal law, ...

, including recognition of the

Pledge of Allegiance The U.S Pledge of Allegiance is a patriotic recited verse that promises allegiance to the flag of the United States and the republic of the United States. The first version was written in 1885 by Captain George Thatcher Balch, a Union Army o ...

, , Sess. 2, ch. 435, * October 2, 1942:

Stabilization Act of 1942 The Stabilization Act of 1942 (), formally entitled "An Act to Amend the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942, to Aid in Preventing Inflation, and for Other Purposes," and sometimes referred to as the "Inflation Control Act", was an act of Congres ...

, , Sess. 2, ch. 578,

Select committees

Truman Committee The Truman Committee, formally known as the Senate Special Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program, was a United States Congressional investigative body, headed by Senator Harry S. Truman. The bipartisan special committee was for ...

(officially the United States Senate Special Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program)

Leadership

Senate

John Nance Garner John Nance Garner III (November 22, 1868 – November 7, 1967), known among his contemporaries as "Cactus Jack", was the 32nd vice president of the United States, serving from 1933 to 1941, under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. A member of the ...

(D), until January 20, 1941 **

Henry A. Wallace Henry Agard Wallace (October 7, 1888 – November 18, 1965) was the 33rd vice president of the United States, serving from 1941 to 1945, under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. He served as the 11th U.S. secretary of agriculture and the 10th U.S ...

(D), from January 20, 1941 * President pro tempore:

Pat Harrison Byron Patton "Pat" Harrison (August 29, 1881June 22, 1941) was a Mississippi politician who served as a Democrat in the United States House of Representatives from 1911 to 1919 and in the United States Senate from 1919 until his death. Early l ...

(D), until June 22, 1941 **

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), from July 10, 1941

Majority (Democratic) leadership

* Majority leader: Alben W. Barkley *

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

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 ...

* Democratic Caucus Secretary: Joshua B. Lee

Minority (Republican) leadership

* Minority leader:

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 ...

Republican Conference Secretary Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...

: Wallace H. White Jr. * National Senatorial Committee Chair: John G. Townsend Jr.

House of Representatives

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

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)

Majority (Democratic) leadership

* Majority leader:

John William McCormack John William McCormack (December 21, 1891 – November 22, 1980) was an American politician from Boston, Massachusetts. McCormack served in the United States Army during World War I, and afterwards in the Massachusetts State Senate before winnin ...

* 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 ...

, until May 18, 1942 **

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. ...

* Democratic Caucus Chairman: Richard M. Duncan * 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 * Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: J. William Ditter

Party summary

Senate

House of Representatives

Members

Senate

Senators are 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 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1942; Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1944; and Class 1 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1946. Currently, this is the last Congressional session in which the Democratic Party commanded all Senate seats from the

South South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both west and east. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþa ...

. Currently, this is the second and last Congressional session in which

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 ...

sent 3 democrats to Congress (senators Joesph C. O'Mahoney and Harry Schwartz, as well as representative at-large John J. McIntyre).

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 (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.

Ernest McFarland Ernest William McFarland (October 9, 1894 – June 8, 1984) was an American politician, jurist and, with Warren Atherton, one of the "Fathers of the G.I. Bill". He served in all three branches of government, two at the state level, one at the ...

(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), until March 31, 1941 :: G. Lloyd Spencer (D), from April 1, 1941 : 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 (D) : 3. Alva B. Adams (D), until December 1, 1941 ::

Eugene Millikin Eugene Donald Millikin (February 12, 1891July 26, 1958) was a United States senator from Colorado who served as Senate Republican Conference Chairperson from 1947 to 1956. Biography Born in Hamilton, Ohio, Millikin graduated from the law schoo ...

(R), from December 20, 1941

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 (D) : 3. John A. Danaher (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.

James M. Tunnell James Miller Tunnell (August 2, 1879 – November 14, 1957) was an American lawyer and politician from Georgetown, in Sussex County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, and served as U.S. Senator from Delaware. Early life and fa ...

(D) : 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 (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. Walter F. George (D) : 3.

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)

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. John Thomas (R) : 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. Charles W. Brooks (R) : 3. Scott W. Lucas (D)

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

: 1.

Raymond E. Willis Raymond Eugene Willis (August 11, 1875March 21, 1956) was a United States senator from Indiana. Born in Waterloo, Indiana, he attended the public schools and graduated from Wabash College in 1896. He learned the printer's trade in Waterloo and m ...

(R) : 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 ( ...

(D)

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

: 2. 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 ...

(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 ...

: 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.

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) : 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 ...

(D)

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

: 2. Allen J. Ellender (D) : 3. John 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.

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 ...

(R) : 2. Wallace H. White Jr. (R)

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

: 1. George L. P. Radcliffe (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 (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 ...

(R) : 2. Joseph H. Ball (R), until November 17, 1942 :: Arthur E. Nelson (R), from November 18, 1942

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.

(D), until June 22, 1941 ::

James Eastland James Oliver Eastland (November 28, 1904 February 19, 1986) was an American attorney, plantation owner, and politician from Mississippi. A Democrat, he served in the United States Senate in 1941 and again from 1943 until his resignation in late ...

(D), June 30, 1941 – September 28, 1941 ::

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 ...

(D), from September 29, 1941

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 ...

(D)

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

: 1.

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 ...

(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. Hugh A. Butler (R) : 2. George William Norris (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. Berkeley L. Bunker (D), until December 6, 1942 ::

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), from December 7, 1942 : 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 (D)

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

: 1.

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 ...

(D)

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

: 1. 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 ...

(D)

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.

William Langer William "Wild Bill" Langer (September 30, 1886November 8, 1959) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 17th governor of North Dakota from 1932 to 1934 and the 21st governor from 1937 to 1939. His governorship was demarcated by ...

(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.

Harold Hitz Burton Harold Hitz Burton (June 22, 1888 – October 28, 1964) was an American politician and lawyer. He served as the 45th Mayor of Cleveland, mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, as a U.S. Senator from Ohio, and as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court ...

(R) : 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 ...

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

: 1. 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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Roger C. Peace Roger Craft Peace (May 19, 1899August 20, 1968) was a United States senator from South Carolina. Born in Greenville, he attended the public schools and graduated from Furman University in 1919. He was a newspaper reporter, sports editor, editor ...

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

: 2. 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, ...

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

: 1. Kenneth McKellar (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. Tom 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 ...

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Andrew Jackson Houston Andrew Jackson Houston (June 21, 1854June 26, 1941) was an American politician who served briefly as a United States senator in 1941, appointed to temporarily fill the vacancy left by the death of longtime Senator Morris Sheppard. He was a son of ...

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W. Lee O'Daniel Wilbert Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel (March 11, 1890May 11, 1969) was an American Democratic Party politician from Texas, who came to prominence by hosting a popular radio program. Known for his populist appeal and support of Texas's business commun ...

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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 ...

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Abe Murdock Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (July 18, 1893September 15, 1979) was an American attorney and politician who served as a member of both chambers of the United States Congress for Utah. From 1947 to 1957, he served as a member of the National Labor Rel ...

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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 ...

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

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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 ...

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George Aiken George David Aiken (August 20, 1892 – November 19, 1984) was an American politician and horticulturist. A member of the Republican Party, he was the 64th governor of Vermont (1937–1941) before serving in the United States Senate for 34 ye ...

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

: 1. Harry F. Byrd (D) : 2.

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

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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 ...

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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 ...

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

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Harley M. Kilgore Harley Martin Kilgore (January 11, 1893 – February 28, 1956) was a United States senator from West Virginia. Biography He was born on January 11, 1893, in Brown, West Virginia. He was born to Quimby Hugh Kilgore and Laura Jo Kilgore. His fa ...

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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 ...

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Joseph Rosier Joseph Rosier (January 24, 1870October 7, 1951) was a United States senator from West Virginia. Born in Wilsonburg, West Virginia, he attended the public schools and graduated from Salem, West Virginia, Salem College in 1895. In 1890, Rosier was ...

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Hugh Ike Shott Hugh Ike Shott (September 3, 1866October 12, 1953) was an American newspaper editor, pioneer broadcaster, and Republican politician in the U.S. State of West Virginia. Career Shott apprenticed as a printer. He moved to the then-booming new ci ...

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

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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 ...

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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. ...

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

: 1. Joseph C. O'Mahoney (D) : 2. Henry H. Schwartz (D)

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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 (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 ...

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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) : . Walter W. Bankhead (D), until February 1, 1941 :: Carter Manasco (D), from June 24, 1941 : . 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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Oren Harris Oren Harris (December 20, 1903 – February 5, 1997) was a United States representative from Arkansas and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas and the United States District Court ...

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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), until September 17, 1942 : .

Thomas Rolph Thomas Rolph (January 17, 1885 – May 10, 1956) was a United States representative from California. He was born in San Francisco, California. His older brother, James Rolph Jr., was elected Mayor of San Francisco in 1911 and served until he ...

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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 ...

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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 (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 ...

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Cecil R. King Cecil Rhodes King (January 13, 1898 – March 17, 1974) was an American businessman and politician. King, a Democrat, served as the first member of the United States House of Representatives from California's 17th congressional district fo ...

(D), from August 25, 1942 : . William Ward Johnson (R) : . Harry R. Sheppard (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) : . William S. Hill (R) : . John Chenoweth (R) : . Edward T. Taylor (D), until September 3, 1941 :: Robert F. Rockwell (R), from December 9, 1941

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. ...

: . Herman P. Kopplemann (D) : .

William J. Fitzgerald William Joseph Fitzgerald (March 2, 1887 – May 6, 1947) was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut. Born in Norwich, Connecticut, to Irish immigrants, Fitzgerald attended St. Patrick's Parochial School in Norwich, Connecticut. He was employed ...

(D) : . James A. Shanley (D) : . Le Roy D. Downs (D) : .

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 ...

(D), until November 4, 1941 :: Joseph E. Talbot (R), from January 20, 1942 : . Lucien J. Maciora (D)

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

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Philip A. Traynor Philip Andrew Traynor (May 31, 1874 – December 5, 1962) was an American dentist and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party and served two terms as U.S. Representative from Delawa ...

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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) : . Robert L. F. Sikes (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) : .

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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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) : . John S. Gibson (D) : . 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 (D), until December 6, 1942 : . Adolph J. Sabath (D) : . A. F. Maciejewski (D), until December 8, 1942 : .

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 ...

(D) : . Charles S. Dewey (R) : . George A. Paddock (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 ...

(R) : . Leslie C. Arends (R) : .

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) : .

George Evan Howell George Evan Howell (September 21, 1905 – January 18, 1980) was a United States representative from Illinois and judge of the United States Court of Claims. Education and career Born in Marion, Illinois, Howell attended the public schools at ...

(R) : . Edwin M. Schaefer (D) : . Laurence F. Arnold (D) : . James V. Heidinger (R) : .

C. W. Bishop Cecil William Bishop (June 29, 1890 – September 21, 1971) was an American politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois for seven terms, from 1941 to 1955. Biography Bishop was born on a farm near West ...

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William Stratton William Grant Stratton (February 26, 1914 – March 2, 2001) was an American politician who served as the 32nd governor of Illinois from 1953 to 1961. Early life and career Born February 26, 1914, in Ingleside, Lake County, Illinois, the s ...

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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 (R) : . Noble J. Johnson (R) : . Gerald W. Landis (R) : . John W. Boehne Jr. (D) : . Earl Wilson (R) : . 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) : .

Paul H. Cunningham Paul Harvey Cunningham (June 15, 1890 – July 16, 1961) served nine consecutive terms as a Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa. First elected in 1940, he was re-elected eight times, and defeated in 1958. Born on a farm in Indiana Coun ...

(R) : . Ben F. Jensen (R) : . Fred C. Gilchrist (R) : . Vincent F. Harrington (D), until September 5, 1942 :: Harry E. Narey (R), from November 3, 1942

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 ...

: . William P. Lambertson (R) : . Ulysses S. Guyer (R) : . Thomas Daniel Winter (R) : .

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 ...

: . Noble J. Gregory (D) : . Beverly M. Vincent (D) : .

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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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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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 ...

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Hale Boggs Thomas Hale Boggs Sr. (February 15, 1914 – disappeared October 16, 1972; declared dead December 29, 1972) was an American Democratic Party politician and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Orleans, Louisiana. He was the H ...

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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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Jared Y. Sanders Jr. Jared Young Sanders Jr. (April 20, 1892 - November 29, 1960) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1934 to 1937 and again from 1941 to 1943. He was the son of Louisiana governor Jar ...

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Vance Plauché Vance Gabriel Plauché (August 25, 1897 – April 2, 1976) was an American attorney and politician from Louisiana. A Democrat, he served for a single term in the 77th Congress, from 1941 to 1943. Early life Plauché was born in Plaucheville, ...

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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) : .

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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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 ...

(D) : . John Ambrose Meyer (D) : . Lansdale G. Sasscer (D) : . William D. Byron (D), until February 27, 1941 ::

Katharine Byron Katharine Byron (née Edgar; October 25, 1903 – December 28, 1976), a Democrat, was a U.S. Congresswoman who represented the 6th congressional district of Maryland from May 27, 1941, to January 3, 1943. She was the first woman elected to Con ...

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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), until October 19, 1941 :: Thomas J. Lane (D), from December 30, 1941 : . Arthur D. Healey (D), until August 3, 1942 : .

Thomas H. Eliot Thomas Hopkinson Eliot (June 14, 1907 – October 14, 1991) was an American lawyer, politician, and academic who served as chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis and as a congressman in the United States House of Representatives from ...

(D) : . 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 ...

(R) : . Bartel J. Jonkman (R) : .

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 ...

(R) : . Albert J. Engel (R) : . Roy O. Woodruff (R) : .

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) : .

George D. O'Brien George Donoghue O'Brien (January 1, 1900 – October 25, 1957) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives on three separate occasions. Early life and education O'Brien was born in ...

(D) : . 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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Joseph P. O'Hara Joseph Patrick O'Hara (January 23, 1895 – March 4, 1975) was a United States Congress, U.S. Representative from Minnesota. Early life O'Hara was born in Tipton, Iowa, Tipton, Cedar County, Iowa, on January 23, 1895. He attended the public ...

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Richard Pillsbury Gale Richard Pillsbury Gale (October 30, 1900 – December 4, 1973) was an American politician and farmer who served as a U.S. Representative from Minnesota. He was a member of the Republican Party. Gale was a part of the Pilsbury family, a prominen ...

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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 ...

(R) : . Herman Carl Andersen (R) : .

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 ...

(R) : . Rich T. Buckler (FL)

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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Jamie L. Whitten Jamie Lloyd Whitten (April 18, 1910September 9, 1995) was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who represented his native state of Mississippi in the United States House of Representatives from 1941 to 1995. He was at the tim ...

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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) : . Philip A. Bennett (R), until December 7, 1942 : .

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 ...

(D) : . John B. Sullivan (D) : . Walter C. Ploeser (R) : . 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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Jeannette Rankin Jeannette Pickering Rankin (June 11, 1880 – May 18, 1973) was an American politician and women's rights advocate who became the first woman to hold federal office in the United States. She was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives as ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

: . Oren S. Copeland (R) : .

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 ...

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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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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 ...

: . Arthur B. Jenks (R) : .

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 ...

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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) : .

Elmer H. Wene Elmer Hartpence Wene (May 1, 1892 – January 25, 1957) was an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's New Jersey's 2nd congressional district, 2nd congressional district in the United St ...

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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 (R) : . Donald H. McLean (R) : .

J. Parnell Thomas John Parnell Thomas (January 16, 1895 – November 19, 1970) was an American stockbroker and politician. He was elected to seven terms as a U.S. Representative from New Jersey as a Republican, serving from 1937 to 1950. Thomas later served nin ...

(R) : . Gordon Canfield (R) : . Frank C. Osmers Jr. (R) : .

Fred A. Hartley Jr. Frederick Allan Hartley Jr. (February 22, 1902 – May 11, 1969) was an American Republican politician from New Jersey. Hartley served ten terms in the United States House of Representatives where he represented the New Jersey's 8th and New Je ...

(R) : . Albert L. Vreeland (R) : .

Robert Kean Robert Winthrop Kean (September 28, 1893 – September 21, 1980) was an American Republican Party politician from the state of New Jersey. Kean represented parts of Essex County, New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives from 1 ...

(R) : . Mary T. Norton (D) : . Edward J. Hart (D)

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

: . Clinton P. Anderson (D)

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

: . Leonard W. Hall (R) : .

William B. Barry William Bernard Barry (July 21, 1902 – October 20, 1946) was an American lawyer and politician who served six terms a United States Representative from New York from 1935 to 1946. Biography Barry was born in County Mayo, Ireland and immigrated ...

(D) : . Joseph L. Pfeifer (D) : . Thomas H. Cullen (D) : . James J. Heffernan (D) : . Andrew L. Somers (D) : . John J. Delaney (D) : . Donald L. O'Toole (D) : .

Eugene J. Keogh Eugene James Keogh (August 30, 1907 – May 26, 1989) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. He served 15 terms from 1937 to 1967. Background Keogh was born on Au ...

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Emanuel Celler Emanuel Celler (May 6, 1888 – January 15, 1981) was an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic politician from New York (state), New York who represented parts of the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens in the United Stat ...

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James A. O'Leary James Aloysius O'Leary (April 23, 1889 – March 16, 1944) was an American lawyer and businessman who served five terms as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York from 1935 to 1944. Early life and care ...

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Samuel Dickstein Samuel Dickstein (February 5, 1885 – April 22, 1954) was a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Congressional Representative from New York (state), New York (22-year tenure), a New York State Supreme Court Justice, and a Soviet Union, ...

(D) : . Louis Capozzoli (D) : .

Morris Michael Edelstein Morris Michael Edelstein (February 5, 1888 – June 4, 1941) was a Polish-born Congressional Representative and lawyer from the state of New York, serving from 1940 to 1941. Biography Edelstein was born in Meseritz (Międzyrzec Podlaski), P ...

(D), until June 4, 1941 :: Arthur George Klein (D), from July 29, 1941 : . Michael J. Kennedy (D) : . William T. Pheiffer (R) : .

Kenneth F. Simpson Kenneth Farrand Simpson (May 4, 1895 – January 25, 1941) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York for the last 22 days of his life. Early life and education Simpson was born in New York City on Ma ...

(R), until January 25, 1941 :: Joseph C. Baldwin (R), from March 11, 1941 : . Martin J. Kennedy (D) : .

Sol Bloom Sol Bloom (March 9, 1870March 7, 1949) was an American song-writer and politician from New York City who began his career as an entertainment impresario and sheet music publisher in Chicago. He served fourteen terms in the United States House of ...

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Vito Marcantonio Vito Anthony Marcantonio (December 10, 1902 – August 9, 1954) was an American lawyer and politician who served East Harlem for seven terms in the United States House of Representatives. For most of his political career, he was a member of ...

(AL) : . Joseph A. Gavagan (D) : .

Walter A. Lynch Walter Aloysius Lynch (July 7, 1894 – September 10, 1957) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. From 1940 to 1951, he served six terms in the U.S. House of Representatives as a Democrat. Early life Lynch attended Fordham Preparat ...

(D) : . Charles A. Buckley (D) : . James M. Fitzpatrick (D) : . Ralph A. Gamble (R) : .

Hamilton Fish III Hamilton Fish III (born Hamilton Stuyvesant Fish and also known as Hamilton Fish Jr.; December 7, 1888 – January 18, 1991) was an American soldier, author, and politician from New York. He represented New York's 26th congressional district ...

(R) : . Lewis K. Rockefeller (R) : . William T. Byrne (D) : . E. Harold Cluett (R) : .

Frank Crowther Frank Crowther (July 10, 1870 – July 20, 1955) was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Liverpool, England, he emigrated to the United States in 1872 with his parents, who settled in Canton, Massachusetts. He attended the p ...

(R) : . Clarence E. Kilburn (R) : . Francis D. Culkin (R) : .

Fred J. Douglas Fred James Douglas (September 14, 1869 – January 1, 1949) was a United States representative from New York. Born in Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, he moved with his parents to Little Falls, New York, in 1874. He attended the public ...

(R) : . Edwin Arthur Hall (R) : . Clarence E. Hancock (R) : .

John Taber John Taber (May 5, 1880 – November 22, 1965) was an American attorney and New York politician who represented parts of the Finger Lakes and Central New York regions in the United States House of Representatives from 1923 to 1963. Biography Ta ...

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W. Sterling Cole William Sterling Cole (April 18, 1904 – March 15, 1987) was an American politician, lawyer, and civil servant who served as the first Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) from 1957 to 1961. Before his appointment ...

(R) : . Joseph J. O'Brien (R) : .

James W. Wadsworth Jr. James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. (August 12, 1877June 21, 1952) was an American politician, a Republican from New York. He was the son of New York State Comptroller James Wolcott Wadsworth, and the grandson of Union General James S. Wadsworth. ...

(R) : . Walter G. Andrews (R) : . Alfred F. Beiter (D) : .

Pius Schwert Pius Louis Schwert (November 22, 1892 – March 11, 1941) was an American politician and professional baseball player. He played for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball and was a member of the United States House of Representatives fro ...

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John Cornelius Butler John Cornelius Butler (July 2, 1887 – August 13, 1953) was a Republican politician from New York. He was most notable for his service as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1941 to 1949 and 1951 to 1953. Biograph ...

(R), from April 22, 1941 : . Daniel A. Reed (R) : . Matthew J. Merritt (D) : . Caroline O'Day (D)

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 ...

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Herbert Covington Bonner Herbert Covington Bonner (May 16, 1891 – November 7, 1965) was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1940 and 1965. Born in Washington, North Carolina, Bonner attended school in Warrenton. He served in the United Stat ...

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Graham A. Barden Graham Arthur Barden (September 25, 1896 – January 29, 1967) was a US representative from North Carolina between 1935 and 1961 for the Democratic Party. Born in Sampson County, North Carolina in 1896, he moved to Burgaw, North Carolina at th ...

(D) : . Harold D. Cooley (D) : . Alonzo D. Folger (D), until April 30, 1941 ::

John Hamlin Folger John Hamlin Folger (December 18, 1880 – July 19, 1963) was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1941 and 1949. Born in Rockford, North Carolina, Folger attended public schools in Surry County. He graduated from Guilfo ...

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Carl T. Durham Carl Thomas Durham (August 28, 1892 – April 29, 1974) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina. Early life and education Born in Orange County, North Carolina, Durham ...

(D) : . J. Bayard Clark (D) : . William O. Burgin (D) : . Robert L. Doughton (D) : . Alfred L. Bulwinkle (D) : . Zebulon Weaver (D)

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

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Charles R. Robertson Charles Raymond Robertson (September 5, 1889February 18, 1951) was a U.S. Republican politician. Robertson was born to Scottish immigrants on a farm in Arlington, Wisconsin and attended Poynette High School. He attended Parker College in W ...

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

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

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Charles H. Elston Charles Henry Elston (August 1, 1891 – September 25, 1980) was an American lawyer and politician who served seven terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1939 to 1953. Biography Born in Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, Elston att ...

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William E. Hess William Emil Hess (February 13, 1898 – July 14, 1986) was an American lawyer and politician who served three lengthy, non-consecutive stints as a Republican and a U.S. Representative from Ohio between 1929 and 1961. Biography Born in Cincin ...

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Greg J. Holbrock Gregory John Holbrock (June 21, 1906 – September 4, 1992) was an American attorney, politician and one-term member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio from 1941 to 1943. Early life and education Holbrock was born in Hamilt ...

(D) : . Robert Franklin Jones (R) : .

Cliff Clevenger Cliff Clevenger (August 20, 1885 – December 13, 1960) was a United States representative from Ohio. He served ten terms in United States Congress, Congress from 1939 to 1959. Biography Cliff Clevenger was born on a ranch near Long Pine, Ne ...

(R) : . Jacob E. Davis (D) : .

Clarence J. Brown Clarence James Brown Sr. (July 14, 1893 – August 23, 1965) was an American politician; he represented Ohio as a Republican in the United States House of Representatives from 1939 until his death in Bethesda, Maryland in 1965. Long representi ...

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Frederick Cleveland Smith Frederick Cleveland Smith (July 29, 1884 – July 16, 1956) was an American physician and politician who served six terms as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio from 1939 to 1951. Early life and career Freder ...

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John F. Hunter John Feeney Hunter (October 19, 1896 – December 19, 1957) was an American lawyer, soldier, and three-term U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1937 to 1943. Early life and career Born in Ford City, Pennsylvania, Hunter moved with his paren ...

(D) : . Thomas A. Jenkins (R) : . Harold K. Claypool (D) : .

John M. Vorys John Martin Vorys (June 16, 1896 – August 25, 1968) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio. Early life Born in Lancaster, Ohio, Vorys attended the public schools in Lancaster and Columbus, Ohio. During the First World War served overseas as a pil ...

(R) : . Albert David Baumhart Jr. (R), until September 2, 1942 : . Dow W. Harter (D) : .

Robert T. Secrest Robert Thompson Secrest (January 22, 1904 – May 15, 1994)(18 May 1994)Robert T. Secret Dies ''The Washington Post'' was an American Democratic representative to the United States Congress from the state of Ohio. He served in Congress three s ...

(D), until August 3, 1942 : . William R. Thom (D) : .

J. Harry McGregor James Harry McGregor (September 30, 1896 – October 7, 1958) was an American World War I veteran who served nine terms as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio from 1940 to 1958. Biography James Harry McGre ...

(R) : . Lawrence E. Imhoff (D) : . Michael J. Kirwan (D) : . Martin L. Sweeney (D) : . Robert Crosser (D) : . Frances P. Bolton (R) : . George H. Bender (R) : . Stephen M. Young (D)

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), until January 17, 1941 :: Victor Wickersham (D), from April 1, 1941 : . Ross Rizley (R) : . 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) : . John E. Sheridan (politician), John E. Sheridan (D) : . Francis R. Smith (D) : . Francis J. Myers (D) : . Hugh Scott (R) : . James Wolfenden (R) : . Charles L. Gerlach (R) : . J. Roland Kinzer (R) : .

(D), until May 18, 1942 :: Veronica Grace Boland (D), from November 3, 1942 : . J. Harold Flannery (D), until January 3, 1942 :: Thomas B. Miller (R), from May 19, 1942 : . Ivor D. Fenton (R) : . Guy L. Moser (D) : . Albert G. Rutherford (R), until August 10, 1941 :: Wilson D. Gillette (R), from November 4, 1941 : . Robert F. Rich (R) : . J. William Ditter (R) : . Richard M. Simpson (R) : . John C. Kunkel (R) : . Benjamin Jarrett (R) : . Francis E. Walter (D) : . Harry L. Haines (D) : . James E. Van Zandt (R) : . J. Buell Snyder (D) : . Charles I. Faddis (D), until December 4, 1942 : . Louis E. Graham (R) : . Harve Tibbott (R) : . Augustine B. Kelley (D) : . Robert L. Rodgers (R) : . Thomas E. Scanlon (D) : . Samuel A. Weiss (D) : . Herman P. Eberharter (D) : . Joseph A. McArdle (D), until January 5, 1942 :: Elmer J. Holland (D), from May 19, 1942 : . James A. Wright (Pennsylvania politician), James A. Wright (D)

List of United States representatives from Rhode Island, Rhode Island

: . Aime Forand (D) : . John E. Fogarty (D)

List of United States representatives from South Carolina, South Carolina

: . L. Mendel Rivers (D) : . 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) : . John Jennings (American politician), John Jennings Jr. (R) : . Estes Kefauver (D) : . Albert Gore Sr. (D) : . Percy Priest (D) : . W. Wirt Courtney (D) : . Herron C. Pearson (D) : . Jere Cooper (D) : . Clifford Davis (politician), Clifford Davis (D)

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) : . Sam M. Russell (D) : . Eugene Worley (D) : . George H. Mahon (D) : . Paul J. Kilday (D) : . Charles L. South (D)

List of United States representatives from Utah, Utah

: . Walter K. Granger (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 W. Darden Jr. (D), until March 1, 1941 :: Winder R. Harris (D), from April 8, 1941 : . 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) : . Henry M. Jackson (D) : . Martin F. Smith (D) : . Knute Hill (D) : . Charles H. Leavy (D), until August 1, 1942 : . John M. Coffee (D)

List of United States representatives from West Virginia, West Virginia

: . Robert L. Ramsay (politician), Robert L. Ramsay (D) : . 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), until July 8, 1941 :: Lawrence H. Smith (R), from August 29, 1941 : . Harry Sauthoff (P) : . William H. Stevenson (R) : . Thad F. Wasielewski (D) : . 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

: . John J. McIntyre (D)

Non-voting members

: . Anthony Dimond, Anthony J. Dimond (D) : . Samuel Wilder King (R) : . Joaquín Miguel Elizalde (I) : . Bolívar Pagán (Socialist Party (Puerto Rico), Soc.) 77 us house membership

Changes in membership

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

Senate

, - ,

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 ...

(2) , nowrap ,

(D) , Resigned January 12, 1941, after being elected Governor of West Virginia.
Successor was appointed to serve until a special election, which he subsequently lost. In addition, successor took oath of office after the Senate resolved a challenge to the appointment. , nowrap ,

(D) , January 13, 1941 , - ,

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) , nowrap , John E. Miller (D) , Resigned March 31, 1941, after being appointed judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas, US District Court for the Western District of Arkansas.
Successor was appointed to finish the term. , nowrap , G. Lloyd Spencer (D) , April 1, 1941 , - ,

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 ...

(2) , nowrap ,

(D) , Died April 9, 1941.
Successor was appointed to serve until a special election. , nowrap ,

(D) , April 21, 1941 , - ,

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 ...

(2) , nowrap ,

(D) , Died June 22, 1941.
Successor was appointed to serve until a special election. , nowrap ,

(D) , June 30, 1941 , - ,

(2) , nowrap ,

(D) , Died June 26, 1941.
Successor was elected to finish term. , nowrap ,

(D) , August 4, 1941 , - ,

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) , nowrap ,

(D) , Resigned July 17, 1941, after being appointed Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Successor was appointed to serve until a special election. , nowrap , Alva M. Lumpkin (D) , July 22, 1941 , - ,

(2) , nowrap , Alva M. Lumpkin (D) , Died August 1, 1941.
Successor was appointed to serve until a special election. , nowrap ,

(D) , August 5, 1941 , - ,

(2) , nowrap ,

(D) , Appointee did not seek election to finish term.
Successor was elected September 28, 1941, to finish term. , nowrap ,

(D) , September 29, 1941 , - ,

(2) , nowrap ,

(D) , Appointee did not seek election to finish term.
Successor was elected November 4, 1941, to finish term. , nowrap , Burnet R. Maybank (D) , November 5, 1941 , - ,

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 ...

(3) , nowrap , Alva B. Adams (D) , Died December 1, 1941.
Successor was appointed to serve until the November 3, 1942, special election, which he won. , nowrap ,

(R) , December 20, 1941 , - ,

(2) , nowrap ,

(D) , Appointee lost election November 17, 1942, to finish the term.
Successor was elected to finish term. , nowrap , Hugh Ike Shott, Hugh Shott (R) , November 18, 1942 , - ,

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 , Joseph H. Ball (R) , Appointee did not seek election to finish term.
Successor was elected November 17, 1942, to finish term. , nowrap , Arthur E. Nelson (R) , November 18, 1942 , - ,

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 , Berkeley L. Bunker (D) , Appointee lost election December 7, 1942, to finish the term.
Successor was elected to finish term. , nowrap ,

(D) , December 7, 1942

House of Representatives

, - , , , Sam C. Massingale (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died January 17, 1941 , , Victor Wickersham (D) , April 1, 1941 , - , , ,

(R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died January 25, 1941 , , Joseph C. Baldwin (R) , March 11, 1941 , - , , , Walter W. Bankhead (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned February 1, 1941 , , Carter Manasco (D) , June 24, 1941 , - , , , William D. Byron (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died February 27, 1941 , ,

(D) , May 27, 1941 , - , , , Colgate Darden (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned March 1, 1941, to run for Governor of Virginia , , Winder R. Harris (D) , April 8, 1941 , - , , , Pius L. Schwert (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died March 11, 1941 , , John Cornelius Butler, John C. Butler (R) , April 22, 1941 , - , , , Alonzo D. Folger (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died April 30, 1941 , , John Hamlin Folger, John H. Folger (D) , June 14, 1941 , - , , , Morris Michael Edelstein, Morris M. Edelstein (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died June 4, 1941 , , Arthur George Klein, Arthur G. Klein (D) , July 29, 1941 , - , , , Stephen Bolles (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died July 8, 1941 , , Lawrence H. Smith (R) , August 29, 1941 , - , , , Albert G. Rutherford (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died August 10, 1941 , , Wilson D. Gillette (R) , November 4, 1941 , - , , , Edward T. Taylor (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died September 3, 1941 , , Robert F. Rockwell (R) , December 9, 1941 , - , , ,

(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned September 28, 1941, after being elected to the US Senate , ,

(D) , November 4, 1941 , - , , , Lee E. Geyer (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died October 11, 1941 , ,

(D) , August 25, 1942 , - , , , Lawrence J. Connery (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died October 19, 1941 , , Thomas J. Lane (D) , December 30, 1941 , - , , ,

(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned November 4, 1941, after being appointed judge for the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut , , Joseph E. Talbot (R) , January 20, 1942 , - , , , J. Harold Flannery (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 3, 1942, after becoming judge of common pleas for Luzerne County, PA , , Thomas B. Miller (R) , May 19, 1942 , - , , , Joseph A. McArdle (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 5, 1942, after being elected to the Pittsburgh City Council , , Elmer J. Holland (D) , May 19, 1942 , - , , ,

(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died May 18, 1942 , , Veronica Grace Boland, Veronica G. Boland (D) , November 3, 1942 , - , , , Arthur Daniel Healey, Arthur D. Healey (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned August 1, 1942, after being appointed judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington , colspan=2 , Vacant until the next Congress , - , , , Charles H. Leavy (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned August 3, 1942, after being appointed judge for the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts , colspan=2 , Vacant until the next Congress , - , , ,

(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned August 3, 1942, after accepting a commission in the U.S. Navy , colspan=2 , Vacant until the next Congress , - , , , Albert David Baumhart Jr., Albert D. Baumhart Jr. (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned September 2, 1942, after accepting a commission in the U.S. Navy , colspan=2 , Vacant until the next Congress , - , , , Vincent F. Harrington (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned September 5, 1942, after accepting a commission as major in the United States Army , , Harry E. Narey (R) , November 3, 1942 , - , , , Frank H. Buck (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died September 17, 1942 , colspan=2 , Vacant until the next Congress , - , , , William Purington Cole Jr. (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned October 26, 1942, after being appointed judge for the United States Customs Court, U.S. Customs Court , colspan=2 , Vacant until the next Congress , - , , , Charles I. Faddis (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 4, 1942, to enter the US Army , colspan=2 , Vacant until the next Congress , - , , , Harry P. Beam (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 6, 1942, after being elected judge for the municipal court of Chicago , colspan=2 , Vacant until the next Congress , - , , , A. F. Maciejewski (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 6, 1942 , colspan=2 , Vacant until the next Congress , - , , , Philip A. Bennett (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died December 7, 1942 , colspan=2 , Vacant until the next Congress , - , , ,

(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 7, 1942, after being elected to the U.S. Senate , 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 Agricultural Labor Shortages in the West, Agricultural Labor Shortages in the West (Special) * United States Senate Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Gerald P. Nye) * United States Senate Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate, Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman: Scott W. Lucas; Ranking Member: N/A) * United States Senate Committee on Banking and Currency, Banking and Currency (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Charles W. Tobey) * United States Senate Committee on Civil Service, Civil Service (Chairman: William J. Bulow; Ranking Member: Wallace H. White Jr.) * United States Senate Special Committee on Civil Service Laws, Civil Service Laws (Special) * United States Senate Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman: Prentiss M. Brown; Ranking Member:

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

) * United States Senate Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman: Pat McCarran; Ranking Member:

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

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Enrolled Bills, Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Hattie W. Caraway; Ranking Member: Clyde M. Reed) * 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: Walter F. George; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Foreign Relations (Chairman: Tom Connally; Ranking Member: Hiram W. Johnson) * Fiscal Affairs of the Government (Special) * Fuel Situation in the Middle West (Special) * [mFuels in the Areas West of the Mississippi (Special) * United States Senate Special Committee on Gasoline and Fuel Oil Shortages, Gasoline and Fuel Oil Shortages (Special) * 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:

) * United States Senate Committee on Interoceanic Canals, Interoceanic Canals (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

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

; Ranking Member: Wallace H. White Jr.) * United States Senate Special Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program, Investigate the National Defense Program (Special) * United States Senate Committee on Irrigation on Arid Lands, Irrigation and Reclamation (Chairman: John H. Bankhead II; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: George W. Norris) * United States Senate Committee on the Library, Library (Chairman: Alben W. Barkley; Ranking Member:

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

) * United States Senate Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman: Robert R. Reynolds; Ranking Member: Warren R. Austin) * United States Senate Committee on Mines and Mining, Mines and Mining (Chairman: Joseph F. Guffey; Ranking Member: James J. Davis) * United States Senate Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: James J. Davis) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Old-Age Pension System, Old-Age Pension System (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Patents, Patents (Chairman: Homer T. Bone; Ranking Member: Wallace H. White Jr.) * United States Senate Committee on Pensions, Pensions (Chairman: Henry H. Schwartz; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Kenneth McKellar; Ranking Member:

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

; Ranking Member: Chan Gurney) * United States Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections, Privileges and Elections (Chairman: Theodore F. Green; Ranking Member: Warren R. Austin) * United States Senate Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Francis T. Maloney, Francis Maloney; Ranking Member: W. Warren Barbour) * United States Senate Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands and Surveys (Chairman: Carl A. Hatch; Ranking Member: Gerald P. Nye) * United States Senate Committee on Rules, Rules (Chairman: Harry F. Byrd; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Special Committee on Senatorial Campaign Expenditures, Senatorial Campaign Expenditures (Special) (Chairman: Guy M. Gillette) * United States Senate Special Committee on Small Business Enterprises, Small Business Enterprises (Special) (Chairman: James E. Murray) * United States Senate Committee on Territories, Territories and Insular Affairs (Chairman: Millard E. Tydings; Ranking Member: Gerald P. Nye) * Committee of the whole, Whole * United States Senate Special Committee on Wildlife Resources, Wildlife Resources (Special) (Chairman:

) * 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: John J. Cochran; Ranking Member: James Wolfenden) * United States House Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Chairman: Hampton P. Fulmer; Ranking Member: Clifford R. Hope) * United States House Select Committee on Air Accidents, Air Accidents (Select) (Chairman: John Conover Nichols, Jack Nichols) * United States House Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * 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: Guy L. Moser; 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: Dan R. McGehee; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Coinage, Weights and Measures, Coinage, Weights and Measures (Chairman: Andrew Somers; Ranking Member: Chauncey W. Reed) * 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: Alfred J. Elliott; Ranking Member: Bertrand W. Gearhart) * United States House Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman: Jennings Randolph; Ranking Member: Everett M. 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: C. Jasper Bell; Ranking Member: Clarence E. Hancock) * United States House Committee on Elections, Elections No.#2 (Chairman: Joseph A. Gavagan; Ranking Member: Francis D. Culkin) * United States House Committee on Elections, Elections No.#3 (Chairman: Albert Thomas (American politician), Albert Thomas; Ranking Member: Charles A. Plumley) * United States House Committee on Enrolled Bills, Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Michael J. Kirwan; Ranking Member: Charles Aubrey Eaton) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments, Expenditures in the Executive Departments (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

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

; Ranking Member:

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

; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Immigration and Naturalization, Immigration and Naturalization (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Noah M. Mason) * 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: Charles A. Wolverton) * United States House Select Committee to Investigate National Defense Migration, Investigate National Defense Migration (Select) (Chairman: N/A; Ranking Member: N/A) * United States House Committee on Invalid Pensions, Invalid Pensions (Chairman: John Lesinski Sr., John Lesinski; Ranking Member: Robert F. Jones) * United States House Committee on Irrigation of Arid Lands, Irrigation and Reclamation (Chairman: Compton I. White; Ranking Member: Dewey Jackson Short) * 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: N/A; Ranking Member: Allen T. Treadway) * United States House Committee on Memorials, Memorials (Chairman: Harry P. Beam; Ranking Member:

) * 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:

) * United States House Committee on Pensions, Pensions (Chairman: Martin F. Smith; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Milton A. Romjue; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Fritz G. Lanham; Ranking Member: Pehr G. Holmes) * United States House Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman: Martin F. Smith; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Revision of Laws, Revision of Laws (Chairman: Milton A. Romjue; Ranking Member: Earl C. Michener) * United States House Committee on Rivers and Harbors, Rivers and Harbors (Chairman: J.W. Robinson; Ranking Member:

) * 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:

) * United States House Select Committee on Small Business, Small Business (Select) * United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Standards of Official Conduct * United States House Committee on Territories, Territories (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Lewis K. Rockefeller) * United States House Committee on War Claims, War Claims (Chairman: Joseph A. Gavagan; 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 Committee to Arrange the Inauguration for President-elect, Arrange the Inauguration for President-elect (Chairman: Sen.

) * 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 * Forestry (Chairman: Sen. John H. Bankhead II; Vice Chairman: Rep. Hampton P. Fulmer) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Government Organization (Chairman: Sen.

) * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Library, The Library (Chairman: Sen. Alben W. Barkley) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman: Sen.

; Vice Chairman: Rep.

) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Reduction of Nonessential Federal Expenditures, Reduction of Nonessential Federal Expenditures * United States Congress Joint Committee on Taxation, Taxation (Chairman: Sen.

then Rep. Robert L. Doughton; Vice Chairman: Sen. Walter F. George) * United States Congress Joint Committee on to Investigate Phosphate Resource of the United States, To Investigate Phosphate Resource of the United States (Chairman:

)

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: Lindsay C. Warren * Librarian of Congress: Archibald MacLeish * Public Printer of the United States: Augustus E. Giegengack

Senate

* Secretary of the United States Senate, Secretary: Edwin A. Halsey * United States Senate Librarian, Librarian: Ruskin McArdle * Secretary for the Majority: Leslie Biffle * Secretary for the Minority: Carl A. Loeffler * Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, Sergeant at Arms: Chesley W. Jurney * Parliamentarian of the United States Senate, Parliamentarian: Charles L. Watkins, Charles Watkins * Chaplain of the United States Senate, Chaplain: ZeBarney Thorne Phillips (Episcopal Church in the United States of America, Episcopal), until May 1942 ** Frederick Brown Harris (Methodism, Methodist), after October 10, 1942

House of Representatives

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

Notes

References

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