The 78th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the

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

and the

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

. It met in

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

, from January 3, 1943, to January 3, 1945, during the last two 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

1940 United States census The 1940 United States census, conducted by the United States Census Bureau, Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 132,164,569, an increase of 7.6 percent over the 1930 United States Census, 1930 population ...

. Both chambers had a Democratic majority - albeit greatly reduced from the 77th Congress, with the Democrats losing their

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 ...

in the House and Senate. Along with

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 ...

, the Democrats maintained an overall federal government

trifecta Trifecta A trifecta is a parimutuel bet placed on a horse race in which the bettor must predict which horses will finish first, second, and third, in the exact order. Known as a trifecta in the US and Australia, this is known as a tricast in ...

Major events

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

continued (1941–1945) * June 6, 1944:

Battle of Normandy Operation Overlord was the codename for the Battle of Normandy, the Allied operation that launched the successful liberation of German-occupied Western Europe during World War II. The operation was launched on 6 June 1944 (D-Day) with the N ...

* November 7, 1944:

General elections A general election is an electoral process to choose most or all members of a governing body at the same time. They are distinct from by-elections, which fill individual seats that have become vacant between general elections. General elections ...

: ** President Roosevelt was re-elected to a fourth term. ** Senate Democrats kept their majority despite 1-seat net loss. ** House Democrats increased their majority with a 20-seat net gain.

Major legislation

* December 17, 1943:

Magnuson Act Magnuson Act most commonly refers to the following legislation named after Warren Magnuson: * Chinese Exclusion Repeal Act, a 1943 United States federal law that repealed the Chinese Exclusion Act The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was a Unit ...

(Chinese Exclusion Repeal Act of 1943), Sess. 1, ch. 344, * February 3, 1944: Mustering-out Payment Act, Sess. 2, , * June 6, 1944:

Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 The G.I. Bill, formally the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, was a law that provided a range of benefits for some of the returning World War II veterans (commonly referred to as G.I.s). The original G.I. Bill expired in 1956, but the te ...

(G.I. Bill), Sess. 2, ch. 268, , * June 27, 1944: Veterans' Preference Act, Sess. 2, ch. 287, , * July 1, 1944:

Public Health Service Act The Public Health Service Act is a Law of the United States, United States federal law enacted in 1944. The full act is codified in Title 42 of the United States Code (The Public Health and Welfare), Chapter 6A (United States Public Health Servi ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 373, *Contract Settlement Act of 1944, , Sess. 2, an act to provide for the settlement of claims arising from terminated war contracts * December 22, 1944: Pick-Sloan Flood Control Act, Sess. 2, ch. 665, ,

Party summary

Senate

House of Representatives

Leaders

Senate

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) * President pro tempore:

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

* Democratic Caucus Secretary: Francis T. Maloney

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 ...

, until February 25, 1944 ** Wallace H. White Jr., after February 25, 1944 *

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

: No Republican whips were appointed from 1935 to 1944 since only 17 Republicans were in the Senate following the landslide reelection of President

in 1936. Accordingly, the minutes of the Republican Conference for the period state: "On motion of Senator Hastings, duly seconded and carried, it was agreed that no Assistant Leader or Whip be elected but that the chairman be authorized to appoint Senators from time to time to assist him in taking charge of the interests of the minority." A note attached to the conference minutes added: "The chairman of the conference, Senator McNary, apparently appointed Senator Austin of Vermont as assistant leader in 1943 and 1944, until the conference adopted Rules of Organization." *

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., until February 25, 1944 **

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 ...

(from February 25, 1944) * 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 ...

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Majority (Democratic) leadership

* Majority Leader: John W. McCormack *

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 ...

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: Harry R. Sheppard * Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Patrick H. Drewry

Minority (Republican) leadership

* Minority Leader: Joseph W. Martin Jr. *

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 ...

, until May 13, 1943 ** Leslie C. Arends, from May 13, 1943 *

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: Charles A. Halleck

Members

Senate

Senators are popularly elected statewide every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election, In this Congress, Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, facing re-election in 1944; Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, facing re-election in 1946; and Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, facing re-election in 1948.

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.

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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 ...

: 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 ...

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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 ...

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

: 2.

John L. McClellan John Little McClellan (February 25, 1896 – November 28, 1977) was an American lawyer and segregationist politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a U.S. Representative (1935–1939) and a U.S. Senator (1943–1977) from ...

(D) : 3.

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

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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 ...

: 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 ...

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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 ...

: 2. Edwin C. Johnson (D) : 3.

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 ...

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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. C. Douglass Buck (R)

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

: 1.

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

(D) : 3.

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

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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 ...

: 2.

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

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

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

: 2.

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

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

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

: 1.

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 ( ...

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Samuel D. Jackson Samuel Dillon Jackson (May 28, 1895March 8, 1951) was an American attorney and politician from Indiana. He was the Attorney General of Indiana from 1940 to 1941, and briefly served as a United States Senator in 1944. Early life Jackson was born ...

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William E. Jenner William Ezra Jenner (July 21, 1908 – March 9, 1985) was an American lawyer and politician from the state of Indiana. A Republican, Jenner was an Indiana state senator from 1934 to 1942, and a U.S. senator from 1944 to 1945 and again from 1 ...

(R), from November 14, 1944

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.

George A. Wilson George Allison Wilson (April 1, 1884 – September 8, 1953) was an American politician and lawyer. He was a United States Senate, United States Senator and List of Governors of Iowa, 28th Governor of Iowa. Personal background Born on a farm ne ...

(R) : 3.

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

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

: 2.

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

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

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

: 2.

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 ...

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

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

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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 ...

: 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 ...

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Sinclair Weeks Charles Sinclair Weeks (June 15, 1893February 7, 1972), better known as Sinclair Weeks, was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Massachusetts in 1944 and as United States Secretary of Commerce from 1953 until 1958 ...

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Leverett Saltonstall Leverett Atholville Saltonstall (September 1, 1892June 17, 1979) was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts. He served three two-year terms as the List of Governors of Massachusetts, 55th Governor of Massachusetts, and for more th ...

(R), from December 19, 1944

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. Homer S. Ferguson (R)

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

: 1.

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)

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.

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 ...

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

: 1.

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

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

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

: 1.

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. Kenneth S. Wherry (R)

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

: 1.

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) : 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), until November 22, 1943 :: Arthur Walsh (D), November 26, 1943 – December 7, 1944 ::

Howard Alexander Smith Howard Alexander Smith (January 30, 1880October 27, 1966) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Republican Party, Smith served as a United States Senator from New Jersey from 1944 to 1959. Early life and education H. Alexander ...

(R), from December 7, 1944 : 2. Albert W. Hawkes (R)

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 ...

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

(D) : 2.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

: 1.

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 ...

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

: 1.

(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. Edward H. Moore (R) : 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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Guy Cordon Guy F. Cordon (April 24, 1890June 8, 1969) was an American author, politician and lawyer from the state of Oregon. A native of Texas, he served in the Army during World War I and later was the district attorney of Douglas County in Southern Orego ...

(R), from March 4, 1944 : 3. Rufus C. Holman (R)

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

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

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

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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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Wilton E. Hall Wilton Earle Hall (March 11, 1901February 25, 1980) was a United States senator from South Carolina. Born in Starr, South Carolina, Hall attended public school and then Furman University in ( Greenville). He founded a morning newspaper in Ander ...

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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. Harlan J. Bushfield (R) : 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.

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 ...

(D), until November 13, 1944 :: Warren G. Magnuson (D), from December 14, 1944

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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Chapman Revercomb William Chapman Revercomb (July 20, 1895October 6, 1979) was an American politician and lawyer. A Republican, he served two separate terms in the United States Senate representing the state of West Virginia. Life and career Revercomb was born i ...

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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.

Edward V. Robertson Edward Vivian Robertson (May 27, 1881April 15, 1963) was a British-born American politician who served as a member of the United States Senate for Wyoming from 1943 to 1949. Early life Born in Cardiff, Wales, he served in the Third Battalion ...

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

: . Frank W. Boykin (D) : .

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

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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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George W. Andrews George William Andrews (December 12, 1906 – December 25, 1971) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from Alabama, and the husband of Elizabeth B. Andrews. Andrews is known for objecting to the Supreme Court decisions banning ...

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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) : . Carter Manasco (D) : . John J. Sparkman (D) : . John P. Newsome (D)

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

: . John R. Murdock (D) : . Richard F. Harless (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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J. William Fulbright James William Fulbright (April 9, 1905 – February 9, 1995) was an American politician, academic, and statesman who represented Arkansas in the United States Senate from 1945 until his resignation in 1974. , Fulbright is the longest-serving chair ...

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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 ...

(D) : . Brooks Hays (D) : . William F. Norrell (D) : .

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), until May 13, 1943 ::

Clair Engle Clair Engle (September 21, 1911July 30, 1964) was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from California from 1959 until his death in 1964. A member of the Democratic Party, he is best remembered for participating in the ...

(D), from August 31, 1943 : . J. Leroy Johnson (R) : .

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) : . George E. Outland (D) : .

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 ...

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Norris Poulson Charles Norris Poulson (July 23, 1895 – September 25, 1982) was an American politician who represented Southern California in public office at the local, state, and federal levels. He served as the 36th Mayor of Los Angeles from 1953 to 1961, a ...

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

(D) : . Will Rogers Jr. (D), until May 23, 1944 : .

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 ...

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William Ward Johnson William Ward Johnson (March 9, 1892 – June 8, 1963) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from California from 1941 to 1945. Biography Born in Brighton, Washington County, Iowa, Johnson atten ...

(R) : . Chester E. Holifield (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 ...

(R) : . Harry R. Sheppard (D) : . John R. Phillips (R) : .

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), until December 9, 1943 :: Dean M. Gillespie (R), from March 7, 1944 : . William S. Hill (R) : . John Chenoweth (R) : .

Robert F. Rockwell Robert Fay Rockwell (February 11, 1886 – September 29, 1950) was a U.S. Representative from Colorado for four terms from 1941 to 1949. He served in the Colorado Senate and House of Representatives. He was also Lieutenant Governor of Colo ...

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

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

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Ranulf Compton Ranulf Compton (September 16, 1878, Poe, Indiana – January 26, 1974) was a United States representative from Connecticut. He also served as commander of the 327th (345th) Tank Battalion in George S. Patton's 304th (1st Provisional) Tank Briga ...

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Clare Boothe Luce Clare Boothe Luce (; March 10, 1903 – October 9, 1987) was an American writer, politician, diplomat, and public conservative figure. A versatile author, she is best known for her 1936 hit play '' The Women'', which had an all-female cast. He ...

(R) : . Joseph E. Talbot (R) : .

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

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

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Earle D. Willey Earle Dukes Willey (July 21, 1889 – March 17, 1950) was an American lawyer and politician from Dover, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Republican Party, and served as U.S. Representative from Delaware. Early life and family W ...

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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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Emory H. Price Emory Hilliard Price (December 3, 1899 – February 11, 1976) was a U.S. Representative from Florida. Biography Born in Bostwick, Florida, Price attended the public schools of Duval County, Florida. He graduated from Jacksonville (Florida) Law ...

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Robert L. F. Sikes Robert Lee Fulton Sikes (June 3, 1906September 28, 1994) was an American politician of the Democratic Party who represented the Florida Panhandle in the United States House of Representatives from 1941 to 1979, with a brief break in 1944 and 194 ...

(D), until October 19, 1944 : . 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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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 ...

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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 ...

: . William L. Dawson (D) : . William A. Rowan (D) : . Fred E. Busbey (R) : .

Martin Gorski Martin Gorski (October 30, 1886 – December 4, 1949) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1943 to 1949, representing Illinois. Early life and career Born in Poland, Gorski immigrated in ...

(D) : . Adolph J. Sabath (D) : . Thomas J. O'Brien (D) : .

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

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Thomas S. Gordon Thomas Sylvy Gordon (December 17, 1893 – January 22, 1959) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Chicago, Illinois Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and ...

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

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

(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), until January 16, 1944 ::

Rolla C. McMillen Rolla Coral McMillen (October 5, 1880 – May 6, 1961) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born near Monticello, Illinois, McMillen attended the public schools of Monticello, Illinois ( Monticello High School), and the University of Illin ...

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Sid Simpson Sidney Elmer Simpson (September 20, 1894 – October 26, 1958) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Illinois from 1943 to 1958. He was a member of the Republican Party. Born in Carrollton, Illinois, Simpson at ...

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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) : . Calvin D. Johnson (R) : . Charles W. Vursell (R) : . 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 ...

(R) : . Stephen A. Day (R)

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

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

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

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

(R) : . Gerald W. Landis (R) : . Charles M. La Follette (R) : . Earl Wilson (R) : . Raymond S. Springer (R) : .

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 ...

(R) : . Henry O. Talle (R) : . John W. Gwynne (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) : . Fred C. Gilchrist (R) : . Ben F. Jensen (R) : .

Charles B. Hoeven Charles Bernard Hoeven (March 30, 1895 – November 9, 1980) was an American politician. Elected to represent districts in northern Iowa for eleven terms, from the 78th United States Congress, Seventy-eighth to 88th United States Congress, E ...

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

: . William P. Lambertson (R) : . Ulysses S. Guyer (R), until June 5, 1943 :: Errett P. Scrivner (R), from September 14, 1943 : . 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 ...

(R) : . Clifford R. Hope (R) : .

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 ...

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

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

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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 ...

: . F. Edward Hébert (D) : . Paul H. Maloney (D) : . James R. Domengeaux (D), until April 15, 1944 :: . James R. Domengeaux (D), from November 7, 1944 : .

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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Charles E. McKenzie Charles Edgar Mckenzie (October 3, 1896 – June 7, 1956) was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana's 5th congressional district, based in the northeastern quadrant of his state, for two terms from 1943 to 1947. Biography Born in tiny Peli ...

(D) : . James H. Morrison (D) : . Henry D. Larcade Jr. (D) : . A. Leonard Allen (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 ...

: . Robert Hale (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 ...

(R) : . Frank Fellows (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 ...

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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 ...

(D) : . Harry Streett Baldwin (D) : .

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

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Daniel Ellison Daniel Ellison (February 14, 1886 – August 20, 1960) was a U.S. Representative from Maryland. Born in Russian Empire, Ellison was brought to the United States by his parents as an infant. He attended the public schools of Baltimore, Maryland, ...

(R) : . Lansdale G. Sasscer (D) : . James Glenn Beall (R)

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

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

Philip J. Philbin Philip Joseph Philbin (May 29, 1898 – June 14, 1972) was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts. He was born in Clinton, Massachusetts, where he attended the public and high schools. From 1917 until 1919, during the First World ...

(D) : . Pehr G. Holmes (R) : .

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) : .

Thomas J. Lane Thomas Joseph Lane (July 6, 1898 – June 14, 1994) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts from 1941 to 1963, notable for having been re-elected after serving time in federal prison. Lane was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts on July 6, 1898 ...

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Angier Goodwin Angier Louis Goodwin (January 30, 1881 – June 20, 1975) was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. Goodwin graduated from Colby College in 1902, and from Harvard Law School three years later. He was admitted to the Maine bar that ...

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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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Christian Herter Christian Archibald Herter (March 28, 1895December 30, 1966) was an American diplomat and Republican politician who was the 59th governor of Massachusetts from 1953 to 1957 and United States Secretary of State from 1959 to 1961. He served as p ...

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James Michael Curley James Michael Curley (November 20, 1874 – November 12, 1958) was an American Democratic politician from Boston, Massachusetts. He served four terms as mayor of Boston between 1914 and 1955. Curley ran for mayor in every election for which he ...

(D) : . John W. McCormack (D) : . Richard B. Wigglesworth (R) : . Joseph W. Martin Jr. (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, ...

: . George G. Sadowski (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 ...

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John B. Bennett John Bonifas Bennett (January 10, 1904 – August 9, 1964) was an American lawyer and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1947 to 1964. Early life and education Bennett was bo ...

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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) : . Walter Judd (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 ...

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Harold Hagen Harold Christian Hagen (November 10, 1901 – March 19, 1957) was a Minnesota politician. He was a Farmer–Laborite and then a Republican, serving the ninth district from 1943 to 1955. Born in Crookston, Minnesota, he was Lutheran of N ...

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

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

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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 ...

(D) : . Thomas Abernethy (D) : . W. Arthur Winstead (D) : .

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 ...

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Samuel W. Arnold Samuel Washington (Wat) Arnold (September 21, 1879 – December 18, 1961) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Early life and career Born on September 21, 1879, on a farm near Downing in Schuyler County, Missouri, he was the son of Cumberla ...

(R) : . Max Schwabe (R) : . William Clay Cole (R) : . C. Jasper Bell (D) : . Roger C. Slaughter (D) : . Marion T. Bennett (R), from January 12, 1943 : .

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) : . William P. Elmer (R) : .

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) : . Louis E. Miller (R) : . 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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Mike Mansfield Michael Joseph Mansfield (March 16, 1903 – October 5, 2001) was an American Democratic Party politician and diplomat who represented Montana in the United States House of Representatives from 1943 to 1953 and United States Senate from 1953 t ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

(R) : . Howard Buffett (R) : .

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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Arthur L. Miller Arthur Lewis Miller (May 24, 1892 – March 16, 1967) was a Nebraska United States Republican Party, Republican politician. Born on a farm near Plainview, Nebraska, he graduated from the Plainview High School in 1911. He then taught rural schoo ...

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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 ...

: . Maurice J. Sullivan (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 ...

: . Chester Earl Merrow (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 ...

(D) : . James C. Auchincloss (R) : . D. Lane Powers (R) : . Charles A. Eaton (R) : .

Donald H. McLean Donald Holman McLean (March 18, 1884, Paterson, New Jersey – August 19, 1975, Burlington, Vermont) was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 6th congressional district in the United States House of Representat ...

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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) : .

Harry L. Towe Harry Lancaster Towe (November 3, 1898 in Jersey City, New Jersey – February 4, 1991 in Tenafly, New Jersey) was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 9th congressional district in the United States House of Re ...

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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 ...

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Frank Sundstrom Frank Leander Sundstrom (January 5, 1901 – May 23, 1980) was an American Republican Party politician who represented for three terms from 1943 to 1949. Early life and education Born in Massena, New York on January 5, 1901, to a Swedish imm ...

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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)

List of United States representatives from New Mexico, New Mexico

: . Clinton P. Anderson (D) : . Antonio M. Fernández (D)

List of United States representatives from New York, New York

: . Leonard W. Hall (R) : . William Bernard Barry, William B. Barry (D) : . Joseph L. Pfeifer (D) : . Thomas H. Cullen (D), until March 1, 1944 :: John J. Rooney (politician), John J. Rooney (D), from June 6, 1944 : . James J. Heffernan (D) : . Andrew L. Somers (D) : . John J. Delaney (D) : . Donald L. O'Toole (D) : . Eugene J. Keogh (D) : . Emanuel Celler (D) : . James A. O'Leary (D), until March 16, 1944 :: Ellsworth B. Buck (R), from June 6, 1944 : . Samuel Dickstein (congressman), Samuel Dickstein (D) : . Louis Capozzoli (D) : . Arthur George Klein (D) : . Thomas F. Burchill (D) : . James H. Fay (D) : . Joseph C. Baldwin (R) : . Martin J. Kennedy (D) : . Sol Bloom (D) : . Vito Marcantonio (AL) : . Joseph A. Gavagan (D), until December 30, 1943 :: James H. Torrens (D), from February 29, 1944 : . Walter A. Lynch (D) : . Charles A. Buckley (D) : . James M. Fitzpatrick (D) : . Ralph A. Gamble (R) : . Hamilton Fish III (R) : . Jay Le Fevre (R) : . William T. Byrne (D) : . Dean P. Taylor (R) : . Bernard W. Kearney (R) : . Clarence E. Kilburn (R) : . Francis D. Culkin (R), until August 4, 1943 :: Hadwen C. Fuller (R), from November 2, 1943 : . Fred J. Douglas (R) : . Edwin Arthur Hall (R) : . Clarence E. Hancock (R) : . John Taber (R) : . W. Sterling Cole (R) : . Joseph J. O'Brien (R) : . James W. Wadsworth Jr. (R) : . Walter G. Andrews (R) : . Joseph Mruk (R) : . John Cornelius Butler (R) : . Daniel A. Reed (politician), Daniel A. Reed (R) : . Matthew J. Merritt (D) : . Winifred C. Stanley (R)

List of United States representatives from North Carolina, North Carolina

: . Herbert Covington Bonner (D) : . John H. Kerr (D) : . Graham A. Barden (D) : . Harold D. Cooley (D) : . John Hamlin Folger (D) : . Carl T. Durham (D) : . J. Bayard Clark (D) : . William O. Burgin (D) : . Robert L. Doughton (D) : . Cameron A. Morrison (D) : . Alfred L. Bulwinkle (D) : . Zebulon Weaver (D)

List of United States representatives from North Dakota, North Dakota

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

List of United States representatives from Ohio, Ohio

: . Charles H. Elston (R) : . William E. Hess (R) : . Harry P. Jeffrey (R) : . Robert Franklin Jones (R) : . Cliff Clevenger (R) : . Edward O. McCowen (R) : . Clarence J. Brown (R) : . Frederick Cleveland Smith (R) : . Homer A. Ramey (R) : . Thomas A. Jenkins (R) : . Walter E. Brehm (R) : . John M. Vorys (R) : . Alvin F. Weichel (R) : . Edmund Rowe (R) : . Percy W. Griffiths (R) : . Henderson H. Carson (R) : . J. Harry McGregor (R) : . Earl R. Lewis (R) : . Michael J. Kirwan (D) : . Michael A. Feighan (D) : . Robert Crosser (D) : . Frances P. Bolton (R) : . George H. Bender (R)

List of United States representatives from Oklahoma, Oklahoma

: . Wesley E. Disney (D) : . John Conover Nichols (D), until July 3, 1943 :: William G. Stigler (D), from March 28, 1944 : . Paul Stewart (politician), Paul Stewart (D) : . Lyle Boren (D) : . A. S. Mike Monroney (D) : . Jed Johnson (Oklahoma politician), Jed J. Johnson (D) : . Victor Wickersham (D) : . Ross Rizley (R)

List of United States representatives from Oregon, Oregon

: . James W. Mott (R) : . Lowell Stockman (R) : . Homer D. Angell (R) : . Harris Ellsworth (R)

List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania

: . James A. Gallagher (R) : . James P. McGranery (D), until November 17, 1943 :: Joseph Marmaduke Pratt (R), from January 18, 1944 : . Michael J. Bradley (politician), Michael J. Bradley (D) : . John E. Sheridan (politician), John E. Sheridan (D) : . C. Frederick Pracht (R) : . Francis J. Myers (D) : . Hugh Scott (R) : . James Wolfenden (R) : . Charles L. Gerlach (R) : . J. Roland Kinzer (R) : . John W. Murphy (Pennsylvania politician), John W. Murphy (D) : . Thomas B. Miller (R) : . Ivor D. Fenton (R) : . Daniel K. Hoch (D) : . Wilson D. Gillette (R) : . Thomas E. Scanlon (D) : . J. William Ditter (R), until November 21, 1943 :: Samuel K. McConnell Jr. (R), from January 18, 1944 : . Richard M. Simpson (R) : . John C. Kunkel (R) : . Leon H. Gavin (R) : . Francis E. Walter (D) : . Chester H. Gross (R) : . James E. Van Zandt (R), until September 24, 1943 :: D. Emmert Brumbaugh (R), from November 2, 1943 : . J. Buell Snyder (D) : . Grant Furlong (D) : . Louis E. Graham (R) : . Harve Tibbott (R) : . Augustine B. Kelley (D) : . Robert L. Rodgers (R) : . Samuel A. Weiss (D) : . Herman P. Eberharter (D) : . James A. Wright (Pennsylvania politician), James A. Wright (D) : . William I. Troutman (R), until January 2, 1945

List of United States representatives from Rhode Island, Rhode Island

: . Aime Forand (D) : . John E. Fogarty (D), until December 7, 1944

List of United States representatives from South Carolina, South Carolina

: . L. Mendel Rivers (D) : . Hampton P. Fulmer (D), until October 19, 1944 :: Willa L. Fulmer (D), from November 7, 1944 : . 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 H. Case, 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), until December 4, 1944 : . Jim Nance McCord (D) : . Percy Priest (D) : . W. Wirt Courtney (D) : . Tom J. Murray (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) : . O. C. Fisher (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) : . Winder R. Harris (D), until September 15, 1944 :: Ralph Hunter Daughton (D), from November 7, 1944 : . 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), until December 14, 1944 : . Henry M. Jackson (D) : . Fred B. Norman (R) : . Hal Holmes (R) : . Walt Horan (R) : . John M. Coffee (D)

List of United States representatives from West Virginia, West Virginia

: . A. C. Schiffler (R) : . Jennings Randolph (D) : . Edward G. Rohrbough (R) : . Hubert S. Ellis (R) : . John Kee (D) : . Joe L. Smith (D)

List of United States representatives from Wisconsin, Wisconsin

: . Lawrence H. Smith (R) : . Harry Sauthoff (P) : . William H. Stevenson (R) : . Thad F. Wasielewski (D) : . Howard J. McMurray (D) : . Frank Bateman Keefe (R) : . Reid F. Murray (R) : . LaVern Dilweg (D) : . Merlin Hull (P) : . Alvin O'Konski (R)

List of United States representatives from Wyoming, Wyoming

: . Frank A. Barrett (R)

Non-voting members

: . Anthony Dimond (D) : . Joseph Rider Farrington (R) : . Joaquín Miguel Elizalde (I), until August 9, 1944 :: Carlos P. Romulo (Liberal Party (Philippines), Lib.), from August 10, 1944 : . Bolívar Pagán (Socialist Party (Puerto Rico), Socialist) 78 us house membership

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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 ...

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(R) , Died November 22, 1943.
Successor was appointed until an election. , nowrap , Arthur Walsh (D) , November 26, 1943 , - ,

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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(D) , Died January 25, 1944.
Successor was appointed until an election. , nowrap ,

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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 ...

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(R) , Resigned February 3, 1944, to go on active duty in the US Army.
Successor was appointed until a special election. , nowrap ,

(R) , February 8, 1944 , - ,

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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(R) , Died February 25, 1944.
Successor was appointed and subsequently won special election , nowrap ,

(R) , March 4, 1944 , - ,

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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(D) , Resigned November 13, 1944, to become Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.
Successor was appointed to finish the term, having just been elected to the next term. , nowrap , Warren Magnuson (D) , December 14, 1944 , - ,

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(D) , Appointee was not a candidate to finish the term.
Successor was elected. , nowrap ,

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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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(1) , nowrap , Arthur Walsh (D) , Appointee was not a candidate to finish the term.
Successor was elected. , nowrap ,

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Successor was elected.
Successor chose not to take the seat until the next Congress, but was nevertheless duly elected and qualified. , nowrap ,

(R) , January 4, 1945

House of Representatives

, - , , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Rep. Philip Allen Bennett, Philip A. Bennett died in previous Congress , , Marion T. Bennett (R) , January 12, 1943 , - , , , Harry L. Englebright (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died May 13, 1943 , ,

(D) , August 31, 1943 , - , , , U. S. Guyer, Ulysses S. Guyer (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died June 5, 1943 , , Errett P. Scrivner (R) , September 14, 1943 , - , , , John Conover Nichols, John C. Nichols (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned July 3, 1943, to become vice-president of Transcontinental and Western Air. , , William G. Stigler (D) , March 28, 1944 , - , , , Francis D. Culkin (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died August 4, 1943 , , Hadwen C. Fuller (R) , November 2, 1943 , - , , , James E. Van Zandt (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned September 24, 1943, after being called to active duty in the US Armed Forces. , , D. Emmert Brumbaugh (R) , November 2, 1943 , - , , ,

(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died October 13, 1943 , , Chester O. Carrier (R) , November 30, 1943 , - , , , James P. McGranery (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned November 17, 1943, after being appointed an United States Assistant Attorney General, Assistant Attorney General , , Joseph Marmaduke Pratt (R) , rowspan=2 , January 18, 1944 , - , , , J. William Ditter (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died November 21, 1943 , , Samuel K. McConnell Jr. (R) , - , , ,

(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died November 22, 1943 , ,

(D) , March 14, 1944 , - , , , Lawrence Lewis (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died December 9, 1943 , , Dean M. Gillespie (R) , March 7, 1944 , - , , , Joseph A. Gavagan (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 30, 1943, after being elected a justice of the New York Supreme Court , , James H. Torrens (D) , February 29, 1944 , - , , , William H. Wheat (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died January 16, 1944 , ,

(R) , June 13, 1944 , - , , ,

(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died February 13, 1944 , colspan=2 , Vacant until the next Congress , - , , , Thomas H. Cullen (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died March 1, 1944 , , John J. Rooney (politician), John J. Rooney (D) , June 6, 1944 , - , , , James A. O'Leary (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died March 16, 1944 , , Ellsworth B. Buck (R) , June 6, 1944 , - , , , James Domengeaux (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned April 15, 1944, to join US Armed Forces , , James Domengeaux (D) , Re-elected to fill his own vacancy November 7, 1944 , - , , ,

(FL) , style="font-size:80%" , Changed parties April 15, 1944, after Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party, Minnesota Farmer–Labor and Minnesota Democratic Party, Democratic parties merged to become the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) , , Harold Hagen (R) , April 15, 1944 , - , , , Will Rogers Jr. (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned May 23, 1944, to enter the US Army , colspan=2 , Vacant until the next Congress , - , , Joaquín Miguel Elizalde , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned August 9, 1944, to become a member of the war cabinet of President Manuel L. Quezon , Carlos P. Romulo , August 10, 1944 , - , , , Winder R. Harris (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned September 15, 1944 , , Ralph Hunter Daughton (D) , November 7, 1944 , - , , ,

(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned October 19, 1944, to enter the U.S. Army , colspan=2 , Vacant until the next Congress , - , , , Hampton P. Fulmer (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died October 19, 1944 , , Willa L. Fulmer (D) , November 7, 1944 , - , , ,

(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned November 25, 1944, to enter the United States Navy , colspan=2 , Vacant until the next Congress , - , , , Albert Gore Sr. (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 4, 1944, to enter the United States Army , colspan=2 , Vacant until the next Congress , - , , , John E. Fogarty (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 7, 1944, to enter the United States Navy , colspan=2 , Vacant until the next Congress , - , , , Warren Magnuson (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 14, 1944, when appointed U.S. Senator , colspan=2 , Vacant until the next Congress , - , , , William I. Troutman (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 2, 1945 , colspan=2 , Vacant until the next Congress

Committees

Senate

* United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture and Forestry (Chairman: Ellison D. Smith; Ranking Member:

then

) * 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:

; Ranking Member: Charles W. Tobey) * United States Senate Committee on Banking and Currency, Banking and Currency (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Charles W. Tobey) * United States Senate Special Committee on Campaign Expenditures Investigation, 1944, Campaign Expenditures Investigation, 1944 (Special) (Chairman: Theodore F. Green) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Centralization of Heavy Industry in the United States, Centralization of Heavy Industry in the United States (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Civil Service, Civil Service (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Special Committee on Civil Service Laws, Civil Service Laws (Special) * United States Senate Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman: Allen J. Ellender; 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 Education and Labor Subcommittee on Wartime Health and Education, Wartime Health and Education * 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) * United States Senate Special Committee on Fuel Situation in the Middle West, Fuel Situation in the Middle West (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 Committee on Irrigation on Arid Lands, Irrigation and Reclamation (Chairman: John H. Bankhead II; Ranking Member:

then Hiram W. Johnson) * United States Senate Special Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program, Investigate the National Defense Program (Special) * United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: Pat McCarran; Ranking Member: Warren R. Austin) * United States Senate Committee on the Library, Library (Chairman: Alben W. Barkley; Ranking Member:

then Owen Brewster) * 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 Committee on Patents, Patents (Chairman: Homer T. Bone; Ranking Member: Wallace H. White) * United States Senate Committee on Pensions, Pensions (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Special Committee on Petroleum Resources, Petroleum Resources (Special) * United States Senate Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Kenneth McKellar; Ranking Member: James J. Davis) * United States Senate Special Committee on Post-War Economic Policy and Planning, Post-War Economic Policy and Planning (Special) (Chairman: Walter F. George) * United States Senate Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * 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: Ernest W. McFarland) * 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: Joseph C. O'Mahoney)

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 Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John Taber) * United States House Committee on Banking and Currency, Banking and Currency (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Jesse P. Wolcott) * United States House Committee on the Census, Census (Chairman: A. Leonard Allen; 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:

) * United States House Committee on Education, Education (Chairman: Graham A. Barden; 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: Eugene Worley; Ranking Member: Ralph A. Gamble) * 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: Ed Gossett; Ranking Member: Francis D. Culkin then Stephen A. Day) * United States House Committee on Elections, Elections No.#3 (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Charles A. Plumley) * United States House Committee on Enrolled Bills, Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Arthur G. Klein; Ranking Member: Charles Aubrey Eaton) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments, Expenditures in the Executive Departments (Chairman: Carter Manasco; Ranking Member:

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

; Ranking Member:

then Charles R. Clason) * United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs (Chairman: Sol Bloom; Ranking Member: Charles Aubrey Eaton) * United States House Committee on Immigration and Naturalization, Immigration and Naturalization (Chairman: Samuel Dickstein (congressman), Samuel Dickstein; Ranking Member: Noah M. Mason) * United States House Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Fred C. Gilchrist) * United States House Committee on Insular Affairs, Insular Affairs (Chairman: C. Jasper Bell; 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 Committee on Labor, Labor (Chairman: Mary Teresa Norton; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Memorials, Memorials (Chairman: John R. Murdock; Ranking Member: Allen T. Treadway) * 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 Invalid Pensions, Invalid Pensions (Chairman: John Lesinski Sr., John Lesinski; Ranking Member: Robert A. Grant) * United States House Select Committee to Investigate Acts of Executive Agencies Beyond their Scope of Authority, Investigate Acts of Executive Agencies Beyond their Scope of Authority (Select) (Chairman: N/A) * United States House Select Committee to Investigate the Federal Communications Commission, Investigate the Federal Communications Commission (Select) (Chairman: Edward E. Cox) * 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 then Clarence E. Hancock)fairs (Chairman:

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

then

) * United States House Select Committee to Investigate the Seizure of Montgomery Ward and Company, Investigate the Seizure of Montgomery Ward and Company (Select) (Chairman: N/A) * United States House Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Melvin J. Maas) * United States House Committee on Patents, Patents (Chairman: Frank W. Boykin; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Pensions, Pensions (Chairman: Charles A. Buckley; Ranking Member: Fred J. Douglas) * United States House Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Thomas G. Burch; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Select Committee on Post-War Military Policy, Post-War Military Policy (Select) (Chairman: Clifton A. Woodrum) * United States House Special Committee on Post-War Economic Policy and Planning, Post-War Economic Policy and Planning (Special) (Chairman: N/A; Ranking Member: N/A) * United States House Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: N/A) * 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:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Revision of Laws, Revision of Laws (Chairman: Eugene J. Keogh; Ranking Member: Earl C. Michener) * United States House Committee on Rivers and Harbors, Rivers and Harbors (Chairman: Joseph J. Mansfield; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Roads, Roads (Chairman: J.W. Robinson; Ranking Member: Jesse P. Wolcott) * United States House Committee on Rules, Rules (Chairman: Adolph J. Sabath; Ranking Member: Hamilton Fish III) * United States House Select Committee on Small Business, Small Business (Select) (Chairman: Wright Patman; Ranking Member: Usher L. Burdick) * United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Standards of Official Conduct * United States House Committee on Territories, Territories (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Usher L. Burdick) * United States House Committee on War Claims, War Claims (Chairman: Edward J. Hart; 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 Commemorate the Centennial of the Telegraph, Commemorate the Centennial of the Telegraph * 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 Library, The Library (Chairman: Sen. Alben W. Barkley) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Reduction of Nonessential Federal Expenditures, Reduction of Nonessential Federal Expenditures (Chairman: Sen. Harry F. Byrd; Vice Chairman: Rep. Robert L. Doughton) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Organization of Congress, Organization of Congress * United States Congress Joint Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman: Sen.

; Vice Chairman: Rep.

) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Selective Service Deferments, Selective Service Deferments * United States Congress Joint Committee on Taxation, Taxation (Chairman: Sen. Walter F. George; Vice Chairman: Rep. Robert L. Doughton)

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, until 1944 * Public Printer of the United States: Augustus E. Giegengack

Senate

* Chaplain of the United States Senate, Chaplain: Frederick Brown Harris (Methodist) * Parliamentarian of the United States Senate, Parliamentarian: Charles L. Watkins, Charles Watkins * Secretary of the United States Senate, Secretary: Edwin A. Halsey * United States Senate Librarian, Librarian: Ruskin McArdle * Secretary for the Majority of the United States Senate, Secretary for the Majority: Leslie Biffle * Secretary for the Minority of the United States Senate, Secretary for the Minority: Carl A. Loeffler * Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, Sergeant at Arms: Chesley W. Jurney, until January 31, 1943 ** Wall Doxey, from February 1, 1943

House of Representatives

* Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, Chaplain: James Shera Montgomery (Methodist) * Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk: South Trimble * Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives, Doorkeeper: Joseph J. Sinnott, until January 27, 1943 ** Ralph R. Roberts (politician), Ralph R. Roberts, from February 5, 1943 * Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives, Parliamentarian: Lewis Deschler * Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives, Postmaster: Finis E. Scott * Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Reading Clerks: George J. Maurer (D) and Alney E. Chaffee (R) * Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Sergeant at Arms: Kenneth Romney

Notes

References

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