The 41st United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the

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and the

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. It met in

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from March 4, 1869, to March 4, 1871, during the first two years of Ulysses S. Grant's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the

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was based on the Eighth Census of the United States in 1860. Both chambers had a

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majority.

Major events

* March 4, 1869:

Ulysses Grant Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant ; April 27, 1822July 23, 1885) was an American military officer and politician who served as the 18th president of the United States from 1869 to 1877. As Commanding General, he led the Union Ar ...

became

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* March 4, 1869:

Carl Schurz Carl Schurz (; March 2, 1829 – May 14, 1906) was a German revolutionary and an American statesman, journalist, and reformer. He immigrated to the United States after the German revolutions of 1848–1849 and became a prominent member of the ne ...

R-Missouri became the first

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to serve in the

* May 10, 1869:

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marked the completion of the

First transcontinental railroad North America's first transcontinental railroad (known originally as the "Pacific Railroad" and later as the " Overland Route") was a continuous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 that connected the existing eastern U.S. rail netwo ...

Promontory, Utah Promontory is an area of high ground in Box Elder County, Utah, United States, 32 mi (51 km) west of Brigham City and 66 mi (106 km) northwest of Salt Lake City. Rising to an elevation of 4,902 feet (1,494 m) above se ...

* December 10, 1869:

Wyoming Territory The Territory of Wyoming was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 25, 1868, until July 10, 1890, when it was admitted to the Union as the State of Wyoming. Cheyenne was the territorial capital. The bo ...

gave women the right to vote, one of the first such laws in the world * February 12, 1870:

Utah Territory The Territory of Utah was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from September 9, 1850, until January 4, 1896, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Utah, the 45th sta ...

gave women the right to vote * February 25, 1870: Senator

Hiram Rhodes Revels Hiram Rhodes Revels (September 27, 1827Different sources list his birth year as either 1827 or 1822. – January 16, 1901) was an American Republican politician, minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and a college administrator. ...

became the first African American in the U.S. Congress

Major legislation

* March 18, 1869:

Public Credit Act of 1869 The Public Credit Act of 1869 in the USA states that bondholders who purchased bonds to help finance the Civil War (1861 – 1865) would be paid back in gold. The act was signed on March 18, 1869, and was mainly supported by the Republican Par ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 1, * April 10, 1869:

Judiciary Act of 1869 The Judiciary Act of 1869 (41st Congress, Sess. 1, ch. 22, , enacted April 10, 1869), formally An Act to amend the Judicial System of the United States and sometimes called the Circuit Judges Act of 1869, provided that the Supreme Court of the Unite ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 22, * May 31, 1870:

Enforcement Act of 1870 The Enforcement Act of 1870, also known as the Civil Rights Act of 1870 or First Ku Klux Klan Act, or Force Act (41st Congress, Sess. 2, ch. 114, , enacted May 31, 1870, effective 1871) was a United States federal law that empowered the President ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 114, * June 22, 1870: An Act to establish the

Department of Justice A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 150, * June 29, 1870: An Act to reorganize the

Marine Hospital Service The Marine Hospital Service was an organization of Marine Hospitals dedicated to the care of ill and disabled seamen in the United States Merchant Marine, the U.S. Coast Guard and other federal beneficiaries. The Marine Hospital Service evolve ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 169, * July 12, 1870:

Currency Act of 1870 The Currency Act of 1870 (41st Congress, Sess. 2, ch. 252, , enacted July 12, 1870) maintained greenbacks issued during the American Civil War at their existing level, about $356 million, neither contracting them nor issuing more. It replaced $45 m ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 252, * July 14, 1870:

Funding Act of 1870 The Funding Act of 1870 (41st Congress, Sess. 2, ch. 256, , enacted July 14, 1870) was an Act of Congress to re-fund the national debt. It allowed the exchange of high interest, short-term floating bonds bearing lower interest and terms of up to ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 256, * February 21, 1871:

District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871 The District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871 is an Act of Congress that repealed the individual charters of the cities of Washington and Georgetown and established a new territorial government for the whole District of Columbia. Though Congre ...

, Sess. 3, ch. 62, ,

Constitutional amendments

* February 3, 1870: Fifteenth Amendment was ratified by the requisite number of states (then 28) to become part of the Constitution

States readmitted

* January 26, 1870: Virginia rejoined the Union * February 23, 1870: Mississippi rejoined the Union * March 30, 1870: Texas rejoined the Union * July 15, 1870: Georgia rejoined the Union, the last former Confederate state to be readmitted

Party summary

The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this Congress, and includes members from vacancies and newly admitted states, when they were first seated. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section. During this Congress,

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the East Coast of the United States, Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography an ...

Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Mis ...

Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...

, and

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to t ...

were readmitted to representation.

Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

Senate

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Schuyler Colfax Schuyler Colfax Jr. (; March 23, 1823 – January 13, 1885) was an American journalist, businessman, and politician who served as the 17th vice president of the United States from 1869 to 1873, and prior to that as the 25th Speaker of the United ...

(R) *

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Henry B. Anthony Henry Bowen Anthony (April 1, 1815 – September 2, 1884) was a United States newspaperman and political figure. He served as editor and was later part owner of the ''Providence Journal''. He was the 21st Governor of Rhode Island, serving betwee ...

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House of Representatives

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James G. Blaine James Gillespie Blaine (January 31, 1830January 27, 1893) was an American statesman and Republican politician who represented Maine in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1863 to 1876, serving as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representati ...

(R) *

Republican Conference Chairman The Senate Republican Conference is the formal organization of the Republican Senators in the United States Senate, who currently number 50. Over the last century, the mission of the conference has expanded and been shaped as a means of informi ...

Robert C. Schenck Robert Cumming Schenck (October 4, 1809 – March 23, 1890) was a Union Army general in the American Civil War, and American diplomatic representative to Brazil and the United Kingdom. He was at both battles of Bull Run and took part in Jack ...

and

Nathaniel P. Banks Nathaniel Prentice (or Prentiss) Banks (January 30, 1816 – September 1, 1894) was an American politician from Massachusetts and a Union general during the Civil War. A millworker by background, Banks was prominent in local debating societies, ...

* Democratic Caucus Chairman: William E. Niblack and

Samuel J. Randall Samuel Jackson Randall (October 10, 1828April 13, 1890) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who represented the Queen Village, Society Hill, and Northern Liberties neighborhoods of Philadelphia from 1863 to 1890 and served as the 29th ...

Members

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

Senate

Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, "Class 1" meant their term began in this Congress, facing re-election in 1874; "Class 2" meant their term ended in this Congress, facing re-election in 1870; and "Class 3" meant their term began in the last Congress, facing re-election in 1872.

Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = " Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County , LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham , area_total_km2 = 135,7 ...

: 2.

Willard Warner Willard Warner (September 4, 1826 – November 23, 1906) was a brevet brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was a U.S. senator from the state of Alabama after the war. Early life and career Warner was born in Gra ...

(R) : 3. George E. Spencer (R)

Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the ...

: 2. Alexander McDonald (R) : 3.

Benjamin F. Rice Benjamin Franklin Rice (May 26, 1828 – January 19, 1905) was a Republican politician from Arkansas, among several states, who represented that state in the United States Senate during the Reconstruction years from 1868 to 1873. Biography ...

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California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the ...

: 1.

Eugene Casserly Eugene Casserly (November 13, 1820June 14, 1883) was an Irish-born American journalist, lawyer, and politician. He was the son of scholar Patrick S. Casserly, and he served in the United States Senate from California. Biography Eugene Casserly ...

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Cornelius Cole Cornelius Cole (September 17, 1822 – November 3, 1924) was an American politician who served a single term in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican representing California from 1863 to 1865, and another term in the United ...

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Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its cap ...

: 1. William A. Buckingham (R) : 3.

Orris S. Ferry Orris Sanford Ferry (August 15, 1823 – November 21, 1875) was a Republican American lawyer and politician from Connecticut who served in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. He was also a brigadier genera ...

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Delaware Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacen ...

: 1.

Thomas F. Bayard Thomas Francis Bayard (October 29, 1828 – September 28, 1898) was an American lawyer, politician and diplomat from Wilmington, Delaware. A Democrat, he served three terms as United States Senator from Delaware and made three unsuccessful bids f ...

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Willard Saulsbury Sr. Willard Saulsbury Sr. (June 2, 1820 – April 6, 1892) was an American lawyer and politician from Georgetown, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, who served as Attorney General of Delaware, U.S. Senator from Delaware and Chance ...

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Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, a ...

: 1.

Abijah Gilbert Abijah Gilbert (June 18, 1806November 23, 1881) was a United States Senator from Florida. Born in Gilbertsville, New York, Gilbert attended Gilbertsville Academy and entered Hamilton College (in Clinton, New York) in 1822 as a member of the cla ...

(R) : 3.

Thomas W. Osborn Thomas Ward Osborn (March 9, 1833December 18, 1898) was a Union Army officer, freedmen bureau official, 1868 Florida Constitutional Convention delegate, state senator, and United States Senator representing Florida. Early life Osborn was born in ...

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Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to t ...

: 2. Homer V. M. Miller (D), from February 24, 1871 : 3.

Joshua Hill Joshua or Josh Hill may refer to: * Joshua Hill (baseball) (born 1983), Australian baseball player * Joshua Hill (Pitcairn Island leader) (1773–c. 1844), American adventurer * Joshua Hill (politician) (1812–1891), American politician * Josh H ...

(R), from February 1, 1871

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Roc ...

: 2. Richard Yates (R) : 3.

Lyman Trumbull Lyman Trumbull (October 12, 1813 – June 25, 1896) was a lawyer, judge, and United States Senator from Illinois and the co-author of the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Born in Colchester, Connecticut, Trumbull esta ...

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Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th ...

: 1.

Daniel D. Pratt Daniel Darwin Pratt (October 26, 1813 – June 17, 1877) was a United States senator from Indiana. Born in Palermo, Maine, he moved to New York with his parents, who settled in Fenner, New York, Fenner. He attended the public schools and C ...

(R) : 3. Oliver H. P. T. Morton (R)

Iowa Iowa () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wiscon ...

: 2.

James W. Grimes James Wilson Grimes (October 20, 1816 – February 7, 1872) was an American politician, serving as the third Governor of Iowa and a United States Senator from Iowa. Biography Born in Deering, New Hampshire, Grimes graduated from Hampton Acade ...

(R), until December 6, 1869 ::

James B. Howell James Bruen Howell (July 4, 1816 - June 17, 1880) was an American lawyer, newspaper editor, and politician. The son of a Congressman from Ohio, Howell served as an appointed United States senator from Iowa for slightly over one year. Biography ...

(R), from January 18, 1870 : 3. James Harlan (R)

Kansas Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to ...

: 2.

Edmund G. Ross Edmund Gibson Ross (December 7, 1826May 8, 1907) was a politician who represented Kansas after the American Civil War and was later governor of the New Mexico Territory. His vote against convicting President Andrew Johnson of "high crimes and m ...

(R) : 3.

Samuel C. Pomeroy Samuel Clarke Pomeroy (January 3, 1816 – August 27, 1891) was a United States senator from Kansas in the mid-19th century. He served in the United States Senate during the American Civil War. Pomeroy also served in the Massachusetts House of ...

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Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virgini ...

: 2.

Thomas C. McCreery Thomas Clay McCreery (December 12, 1816July 10, 1890) was a Democratic U.S. Senator from Kentucky. Born at Yelvington, Kentucky, McCreery graduated from Centre College, in Danville, Kentucky, in 1837. He studied law, passed the bar, and comm ...

(D) : 3.

Garrett Davis Garrett Davis (September 10, 1801 – September 22, 1872) was a U.S. Senator and Representative from Kentucky. Early life Born in Mount Sterling, Kentucky, Garrett Davis was the brother of Amos Davis. After completing preparatory studies, Dav ...

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Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a U.S. state, state in the Deep South and South Central United States, South Central regions of the United States. It is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 20th-smal ...

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John S. Harris John Spafford Harris (December 18, 1825January 25, 1906) was an American politician for the state of Louisiana and member of the Republican Party. Born to a farm family in Truxton, New York, Harris was a delegate to the Louisiana state constit ...

(R) : 3.

William P. Kellogg William Pitt Kellogg (December 8, 1830 – August 10, 1918) was an American lawyer and Republican Party politician who served as a United States Senator from 1868 to 1872 and from 1877 to 1883 and as the Governor of Louisiana from 1873 to 1877 ...

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Maine Maine () is a U.S. state, state in the New England and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Provinces and territories of Canad ...

: 1.

Hannibal Hamlin Hannibal Hamlin (August 27, 1809 – July 4, 1891) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 15th vice president of the United States from 1861 to 1865, during President Abraham Lincoln's first term. He was the first Republica ...

(R) : 2.

William P. Fessenden William Pitt Fessenden (October 16, 1806September 8, 1869) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Maine. Fessenden was a Whig (later a Republican) and member of the Fessenden political family. He served in the United States House o ...

(R), until September 8, 1869 :: Lot M. Morrill (R), from October 30, 1869

Maryland Maryland ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; ...

: 1. William T. Hamilton (D) : 3. George Vickers (D)

Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...

: 1.

Charles Sumner Charles Sumner (January 6, 1811March 11, 1874) was an American statesman and United States Senator from Massachusetts. As an academic lawyer and a powerful orator, Sumner was the leader of the anti-slavery forces in the state and a leader of th ...

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Henry Wilson Henry Wilson (born Jeremiah Jones Colbath; February 16, 1812 – November 22, 1875) was an American politician who was the 18th vice president of the United States from 1873 until his death in 1875 and a senator from Massachusetts from 1855 to ...

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Michigan Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and ...

: 1.

Zachariah Chandler Zachariah Chandler (December 10, 1813 – November 1, 1879) was an American businessman, politician, one of the founders of the Republican Party, whose radical wing he dominated as a lifelong abolitionist. He was mayor of Detroit, a four-term sen ...

(R) : 2.

Jacob M. Howard Jacob Merritt Howard (July 10, 1805 – April 2, 1871) was an American attorney and politician. He was most notable for his service as a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan, and his political career spanned the Ameri ...

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Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minne ...

: 1.

Alexander Ramsey Alexander Ramsey (September 8, 1815 April 22, 1903) was an American politician. He served as a Whig and Republican over a variety of offices between the 1840s and the 1880s. He was the first Minnesota Territorial Governor. Early years and f ...

(R) : 2.

Daniel S. Norton Daniel Sheldon Norton (April 12, 1829July 13, 1870) was an American lawyer and politician who served in the Minnesota State Senate and as a U.S. Senator from Minnesota. Life and career Norton was born in Mount Vernon, Ohio to Daniel Sheldon an ...

(R), until July 13, 1870 ::

William Windom William Windom (May 10, 1827January 29, 1891) was an American politician from Minnesota. He served as U.S. Representative from 1859 to 1869, and as U.S. Senator from 1870 to January 1871, from March 1871 to March 1881, and from November 1881 ...

(R), July 15, 1870 – January 22, 1871 :: Ozora P. Stearns (R), from January 22, 1871

Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Mis ...

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Adelbert Ames Adelbert Ames (October 31, 1835 – April 13, 1933) was an American sailor, soldier, and politician who served with distinction as a Union Army general during the American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – M ...

(R), from February 23, 1870 : 2. Hiram R. Revels (R), from February 23, 1870

Missouri Missouri 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 is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ...

: 1.

(R) : 3. Charles D. Drake (R), until December 19, 1870 :: Daniel T. Jewett (R), December 19, 1870 – January 20, 1871 ::

Francis P. Blair Jr. Francis Preston Blair Jr. (February 19, 1821 – July 8, 1875) was a United States Senator, a United States Congressman and a Union Major General during the Civil War. He represented Missouri in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, ...

(D), from January 20, 1871

Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the so ...

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Thomas Tipton Thomas Weston Tipton (August 5, 1817November 26, 1899) was a Senator from Nebraska. Biography Tipton was born in Cadiz, Ohio, and attended Allegheny College, Meadville, Pennsylvania. He pursued classical studies and graduated from Madison Co ...

(R) : 2. John M. Thayer (R)

Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a state in the Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the 7th-most extensive, ...

: 1. William M. Stewart (R) : 3.

James W. Nye James Warren Nye (June 10, 1815 – December 25, 1876) was an American attorney and politician. He was most notable for his service as Governor of Nevada Territory and a United States senator from Nevada. Biography He was born in DeRuyter, ...

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New Hampshire New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the nor ...

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Aaron H. Cragin Aaron Harrison Cragin (February 3, 1821May 10, 1898) was an American politician and a United States Representative and Senator from New Hampshire. Early life Born in Weston, Vermont, Cragin completed preparatory studies, studied law, was admitte ...

(R) : 3.

James W. Patterson James Willis Patterson (July 2, 1823May 4, 1893) was an American politician and a United States representative and Senator from New Hampshire. Early life, education and family Born in Henniker, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, he was the son o ...

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New Jersey New Jersey is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York (state), New York; on the ea ...

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John P. Stockton John Potter Stockton (August 2, 1826January 22, 1900) was a New Jersey politician who served in the United States Senate as a Democrat. He was New Jersey Attorney General for twenty years (1877 to 1897), and served as United States Minister to ...

(D) : 2. Alexander G. Cattell (R)

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

: 1.

Reuben Fenton Reuben Eaton Fenton (July 4, 1819August 25, 1885) was an American merchant and politician from New York. In the mid-19th Century, he served as a U.S. Representative, a U.S. Senator, and as Governor of New York. Early life Fenton was born ...

(R) : 3.

Roscoe Conkling Roscoe Conkling (October 30, 1829April 18, 1888) was an American lawyer and Republican politician who represented New York in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. He is remembered today as the leader of the Re ...

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North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia a ...

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Joseph C. Abbott Joseph Carter Abbott (July 15, 1825October 8, 1881) was a Union Army colonel during the American Civil War who was awarded the grade of brevet brigadier general of volunteers and a Republican United States Senator from the state of North Carolin ...

(R) : 3.

John Pool John Pool (June 16, 1826August 16, 1884) was a Republican U.S. Senator from the state of North Carolina between 1868 and 1873. He was also the uncle of Congressman Walter Freshwater Pool. He was born in Pasquotank County, North Carolina near ...

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Ohio Ohio () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Of the List of states and territories of the United States, fifty U.S. states, it is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 34th-l ...

: 1.

Allen G. Thurman Allen Granberry Thurman (November 13, 1813 – December 12, 1895), sometimes erroneously spelled Allan Granberry Thurman, was a Democratic U.S. representative, Ohio Supreme Court justice, and Senator from Ohio. He was the Democratic Par ...

(D) : 3.

John Sherman John Sherman (May 10, 1823October 22, 1900) was an United States, American politician from Ohio throughout the American Civil War, Civil War and into the late nineteenth century. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Par ...

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Oregon Oregon () is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idah ...

: 2. George H. Williams (R) : 3.

Henry W. Corbett Henry Winslow Corbett (February 18, 1827March 31, 1903) was an American businessman, politician, civic benefactor, and philanthropist in the state of Oregon. A native of Massachusetts, he spent his early life in the East and New York (state), ...

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Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; (Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, Ma ...

: 1. John Scott (R) : 3.

Simon Cameron Simon Cameron (March 8, 1799June 26, 1889) was an American businessman and politician who represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate and served as United States Secretary of War under President Abraham Lincoln at the start of the Ameri ...

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List of United States senators from Rhode Island, Rhode Island

: 1. William Sprague (1830-1915), William Sprague (R) : 2.

(R)

List of United States senators from South Carolina, South Carolina

: 2. Thomas J. Robertson (R) : 3. Frederick A. Sawyer (R)

List of United States senators from Tennessee, Tennessee

: 1. William Gannaway Brownlow, William G. Brownlow (R) : 2. Joseph S. Fowler (R)

List of United States senators from Texas, Texas

: 1. James W. Flanagan (R), from March 30, 1870 : 2. Morgan C. Hamilton (R), from March 31, 1870

List of United States senators from Vermont, Vermont

: 1. George F. Edmunds (R) : 3. Justin Smith Morrill, Justin S. Morrill (R)

List of United States senators from Virginia, Virginia

: 2. John W. Johnston (D), from January 26, 1870 : 1. John F. Lewis (R), from January 26, 1870

List of United States senators from West Virginia, West Virginia

: 1. Arthur I. Boreman (R) : 2. Waitman T. Willey (R)

List of United States senators from Wisconsin, Wisconsin

: 1. Matthew H. Carpenter (R) : 3. Timothy O. Howe (R) 41st United States Congress Senators

House of Representatives

The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.

List of United States representatives from Alabama, Alabama

: . Alfred E. Buck (R) : . Charles W. Buckley (R) : . Robert Stell Heflin, Robert S. Heflin (R) : . Charles Hays (R) : . Peter M. Dox (D) : . William Crawford Sherrod, William C. Sherrod (D)

List of United States representatives from Arkansas, Arkansas

: . Logan H. Roots (R) : . Anthony A. C. Rogers (D) : . Thomas Boles (R)

List of United States representatives from California, California

: . Samuel B. Axtell (D) : . Aaron Augustus Sargent, Aaron A. Sargent (R) : . James A. Johnson (California politician), James A. Johnson (D)

List of United States representatives from Connecticut, Connecticut

: . Julius L. Strong (R) : . Stephen Wright Kellogg, Stephen W. Kellogg (R) : . Henry H. Starkweather (R) : . William Henry Barnum, William H. Barnum (D)

List of United States representatives from Delaware, Delaware

: . Benjamin T. Biggs (D)

List of United States representatives from Florida, Florida

: . Charles Memorial Hamilton, Charles M. Hamilton (R)

List of United States representatives from Georgia, Georgia

: . William W. Paine (D), from December 22, 1870 : . Richard H. Whiteley (R), from December 22, 1870 : . Marion Bethune (R), from December 22, 1870 : . Jefferson F. Long (R), from January 16, 1871 : . Stephen A. Corker (D), from January 24, 1871 : . William P. Price (D), from December 22, 1870 : . Pierce M. B. Young (D), from December 22, 1870

List of United States representatives from Illinois, Illinois

: . Norman B. Judd (R) : . John F. Farnsworth (R) : . Elihu B. Washburne (R), until March 6, 1869 :: Horatio C. Burchard (R), from December 6, 1869 : . John B. Hawley (R) : . Ebon C. Ingersoll (R) : . Burton C. Cook (R) : . Jesse H. Moore (R) : . Shelby Moore Cullom, Shelby M. Cullom (R) : . Thompson W. McNeely (D) : . Albert G. Burr (D) : . Samuel S. Marshall (D) : . John B. Hay (R) : . John M. Crebs (D) : . John A. Logan (R), until March 3, 1871

List of United States representatives from Indiana, Indiana

: . William E. Niblack (D) : . Michael C. Kerr (D) : . William S. Holman (D) : . George Washington Julian, George W. Julian (R) : . John Coburn (Indiana), John Coburn (R) : . Daniel W. Voorhees (D) : . Godlove Stein Orth, Godlove S. Orth (R) : . James Noble Tyner, James N. Tyner (R) : . John P. C. Shanks (R) : . William Williams (Indiana), William Williams (R) : . Jasper Packard (R)

List of United States representatives from Iowa, Iowa

: . George W. McCrary (R) : . William Smyth (congressman), William Smyth (R), until September 30, 1870 :: William P. Wolf (R), from December 6, 1870 : . William B. Allison (R) : . William Loughridge (R) : . Francis W. Palmer (R) : . Charles Pomeroy (R)

List of United States representatives from Kansas, Kansas

: . Sidney Clarke (R)

List of United States representatives from Kentucky, Kentucky

: . Lawrence S. Trimble (D) : . William N. Sweeney (D) : . Jacob Golladay (D), until February 28, 1870 :: Joseph Horace Lewis, Joseph H. Lewis (D), from May 10, 1870 : . J. Proctor Knott (D) : . Boyd Winchester (D) : . Thomas L. Jones (D) : . James B. Beck (D) : . George M. Adams (D) : . John McConnell Rice, John M. Rice (D)

List of United States representatives from Louisiana, Louisiana

: . J. Hale Sypher (R), from November 7, 1870 : . Lionel Allen Sheldon, Lionel A. Sheldon (R) : . Chester Bidwell Darrall, Chester B. Darrall (R) : . Joseph P. Newsham (R), from May 23, 1870 : . Frank Morey (R)

List of United States representatives from Maine, Maine

: . John Lynch (congressman), John Lynch (R) : . Samuel P. Morrill (R) : .

(R) : . John A. Peters (1822-1904), John A. Peters (R) : . Eugene Hale (R)

List of United States representatives from Maryland, Maryland

: . Samuel Hambleton (Maryland congressman), Samuel Hambleton (D) : . Stevenson Archer (1827-1898), Stevenson Archer (D) : . Thomas Swann (D) : . Patrick Hamill (D) : . Frederick Stone (D)

List of United States representatives from Massachusetts, Massachusetts

: . James Buffington (Massachusetts politician), James Buffington (R) : . Oakes Ames (R) : . Ginery Twichell (R) : . Samuel Hooper (R) : . Benjamin Butler (politician), Benjamin F. Butler (R) : . Nathaniel Prentice Banks, Nathaniel P. Banks (R) : . George S. Boutwell (R), until March 12, 1869 :: George M. Brooks (R), from November 2, 1869 : . George Frisbie Hoar, George F. Hoar (R) : . William B. Washburn (R) : . Henry L. Dawes (R)

List of United States representatives from Michigan, Michigan

: . Fernando C. Beaman (R) : . William L. Stoughton (R) : . Austin Blair (R) : . Thomas W. Ferry (R), until March 3, 1871 : . Omar D. Conger (R) : . Randolph Strickland (R)

List of United States representatives from Minnesota, Minnesota

: . Morton S. Wilkinson (R) : . Eugene McLanahan Wilson, Eugene M. Wilson (D)

List of United States representatives from Mississippi, Mississippi

: . George E. Harris (R), from February 23, 1870 : . Joseph L. Morphis (R), from February 23, 1870 : . Henry W. Barry (R), from April 8, 1870 : . George C. McKee (R), from February 23, 1870 : . Legrand W. Perce (R), from February 23, 1870

List of United States representatives from Missouri, Missouri

: . Erastus Wells (D) : . Gustavus A. Finkelnburg (R) : . James R. McCormick (D) : . Sempronius H. Boyd (R) : . Samuel S. Burdett (R) : . Robert T. Van Horn (R) : . Joel F. Asper (R) : . John F. Benjamin (R) : . David P. Dyer (R)

List of United States representatives from Nebraska, Nebraska

: . John Taffe (R)

List of United States representatives from Nevada, Nevada

: . Thomas Fitch (politician), Thomas Fitch (R)

List of United States representatives from New Hampshire, New Hampshire

: . Jacob H. Ela (R) : . Aaron Fletcher Stevens, Aaron F. Stevens (R) : . Jacob Benton (R)

List of United States representatives from New Jersey, New Jersey

: . William Moore (congressman), William Moore (R) : . Charles Haight (D) : . John T. Bird (D) : . John Hill (congressman), John Hill (R) : . Orestes Cleveland (D)

List of United States representatives from New York, New York

: . Henry A. Reeves (D) : . John G. Schumaker (D) : . Henry Warner Slocum, Henry W. Slocum (D) : . John Fox (congressman), John Fox (D) : . John Morrissey (D) : . Samuel S. Cox (D) : . Hervey C. Calkin (D) : . James Brooks (Whig), James Brooks (D) : . Fernando Wood (D) : . Clarkson Nott Potter, Clarkson N. Potter (D) : . George Woodward Greene, George W. Greene (D), until February 17, 1870 :: Charles Van Wyck, Charles H. Van Wyck (R), from February 17, 1870 : . John H. Ketcham (R) : . John A. Griswold (D) : . Stephen L. Mayham (D) : . Adolphus H. Tanner (R) : . Orange Ferriss (R) : . William A. Wheeler (R) : . Stephen Sanford (R) : . Charles Knapp (congressman), Charles Knapp (R) : . Addison H. Laflin (R) : . Alexander H. Bailey (R) : . John C. Churchill (R) : . Dennis McCarthy (congressman), Dennis McCarthy (R) : . George W. Cowles (R) : . William H. Kelsey (R) : . Giles W. Hotchkiss (R) : . Hamilton Ward Sr. (R) : . Noah Davis (judge), Noah Davis (R), until July 15, 1870 :: Charles H. Holmes (R), from December 6, 1870 : . John Fisher (American politician), John Fisher (R) : . David S. Bennett (R) : . Porter Sheldon (R)

List of United States representatives from North Carolina, North Carolina

: . Clinton L. Cobb (R) : . David Heaton (R), until June 25, 1870 :: Joseph Dixon (North Carolina politician), Joseph Dixon (R), from December 5, 1870 : . Oliver H. Dockery (R) : . John T. Deweese (R), until February 28, 1870 :: John Manning Jr. (D), from December 7, 1870 : . Israel G. Lash (R) : . Francis E. Shober (D) : . Alexander H. Jones (R)

List of United States representatives from Ohio, Ohio

: . Peter W. Strader (D) : . Job E. Stevenson (R) : .

(R), until January 5, 1871 : . William Lawrence (Ohio), William Lawrence (R) : . William Mungen (D) : . John Armstrong Smith, John A. Smith (R) : . James J. Winans (R) : . John Beatty (congressman), John Beatty (R) : . Edward F. Dickinson (D) : . Truman H. Hoag (D), until February 5, 1870 :: Erasmus D. Peck (R), from April 23, 1870 : . John Thomas Wilson, John T. Wilson (R) : . Philadelph Van Trump (D) : . George W. Morgan (D) : . Martin Welker (R) : . Eliakim H. Moore (R) : . John Bingham (R) : . Jacob A. Ambler (R) : . William H. Upson (R) : . James A. Garfield (R)

List of United States representatives from Oregon, Oregon

: . Joseph S. Smith (D)

List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania

: .

(D) : . Charles O'Neill (Pennsylvania politician), Charles O'Neill (R) : . John Moffet (politician), John Moffet (D), until April 9, 1869 :: Leonard Myers (politician), Leonard Myers (R), from April 9, 1869 : . William D. Kelley (R) : . John Roberts Reading, John R. Reading (D), until April 13, 1870 :: Caleb Newbold Taylor, Caleb N. Taylor (R), from April 13, 1870 : . John Dodson Stiles, John D. Stiles (D) : . Washington Townsend (R) : . James Lawrence Getz, J. Lawrence Getz (D) : . Oliver James Dickey, Oliver J. Dickey (R) : . Henry L. Cake (R) : . Daniel Myers Van Auken, Daniel M. Van Auken (D) : . George Washington Woodward, George W. Woodward (D) : . Ulysses Mercur (R) : . John Black Packer, John B. Packer (R) : . Richard Jacobs Haldeman, Richard J. Haldeman (D) : . John Cessna (R) : . Daniel Johnson Morrell, Daniel J. Morrell (R) : . William Hepburn Armstrong, William H. Armstrong (R) : . Glenni William Scofield, Glenni W. Scofield (R) : . Calvin Willard Gilfillan, Calvin W. Gilfillan (R) : . John Covode (R), February 9, 1870 – January 11, 1871 : . James S. Negley (R) : . Darwin Phelps (R) : . Joseph Benton Donley, Joseph B. Donley (R)

List of United States representatives from Rhode Island, Rhode Island

: . Thomas Jenckes, Thomas A. Jenckes (R) : . Nathan F. Dixon (1812-1881), Nathan F. Dixon Jr. (R)

List of United States representatives from South Carolina, South Carolina

: . B. Frank Whittemore (R), until February 24, 1870 :: Joseph Rainey (R), from December 12, 1870 : . Christopher C. Bowen (R) : . Solomon L. Hoge (R), from April 8, 1869 : . Alexander S. Wallace (R), from May 27, 1870

List of United States representatives from Tennessee, Tennessee

: . Roderick R. Butler (R) : . Horace Maynard (R) : . William Brickly Stokes, William B. Stokes (R) : . Lewis Tillman (R) : . William Farrand Prosser, William F. Prosser (R) : . Samuel Mayes Arnell, Samuel M. Arnell (R) : . Isaac Roberts Hawkins, Isaac R. Hawkins (R) : . William Jay Smith (Tennessee politician), William J. Smith (R)

List of United States representatives from Texas, Texas

: . George W. Whitmore (R), from March 30, 1870 : . John C. Conner (D), from March 31, 1870 : . William T. Clark (R), from March 31, 1870 : . Edward Degener (R), from March 31, 1870

List of United States representatives from Vermont, Vermont

: . Charles W. Willard (R) : . Luke P. Poland (R) : . Worthington C. Smith (R)

List of United States representatives from Virginia, Virginia

: . Richard S. Ayer (R), from January 31, 1870 : . James H. Platt Jr. (R), from January 26, 1870 : . Charles H. Porter (Virginia politician), Charles H. Porter (R), from January 26, 1870 : . George Booker (C), from January 26, 1870 : . Robert Ridgway (congressman), Robert Ridgway (C), from January 27, 1870 – October 16, 1870 :: Richard Thomas Walker Duke, Richard T. W. Duke (C), from November 8, 1870 : . William Milnes Jr. (C), from January 27, 1870 : . Lewis McKenzie (C), from January 31, 1870 : . James K. Gibson (C), from January 28, 1870

List of United States representatives from West Virginia, West Virginia

: . Isaac H. Duval (R) : . James McGrew, James C. McGrew (R) : . John Witcher (R)

List of United States representatives from Wisconsin, Wisconsin

: . Halbert E. Paine (R) : . Benjamin F. Hopkins (R), until January 1, 1870 :: David Atwood (R), from February 23, 1870 : . Amasa Cobb (R) : . Charles A. Eldredge (D) : . Philetus Sawyer (R) : . Cadwallader C. Washburn (R)

Non-voting members

: . Richard Cunningham McCormick, Richard C. McCormick (D) : . Allen A. Bradford (R) : . Solomon L. Spink (R) : . Jacob K. Shafer (D) : . James M. Cavanaugh (D) : . J. Francisco Chaves (R) : . William H. Hooper (D) : . Selucius Garfielde (R) : . Stephen Friel Nuckolls, Stephen F. Nuckolls (D), from December 6, 1869 41 us house membership

Changes in membership

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

Senate

* Replacements: 6 ** Democratic Party (United States), Democratic: 1 seat net gain **

: 1 seat net loss * Deaths: 2 * Resignations:2 * Interim appointments: 2 * Seats of newly re-admitted states: 8 *Total seats with changes: 14 , - , List of United States senators from Virginia, Virginia (1) , rowspan=2 , Vacant , rowspan=2 , Virginia re-admitted to the Union , nowrap , John F. Lewis (R) , rowspan=2 , January 26, 1870 , - , List of United States senators from Virginia, Virginia (2) , nowrap , John W. Johnston (D) , - ,

(1) , rowspan=2 , Vacant , rowspan=2 , Mississippi re-admitted to the Union , nowrap ,

(R) , rowspan=2 , February 23, 1870 , - ,

(2) , nowrap , Hiram Rhodes Revels, Hiram R Revels (R) , - , List of United States senators from Texas, Texas (1) , rowspan=2 , Vacant , rowspan=2 , Texas re-admitted to the Union , nowrap , James W. Flanagan (R) , March 30, 1870 , - , List of United States senators from Texas, Texas (2) , nowrap , Morgan C. Hamilton (R) , March 31, 1870 , - ,

(3) , rowspan=2 , Vacant , rowspan=2 , Georgia re-admitted to the Union , nowrap , Joshua Hill (politician), Joshua Hill (R) , February 1, 1871 , - ,

(2) , nowrap , Homer V. M. Miller (D) , February 28, 1871 , - ,

Maine Maine () is a U.S. state, state in the New England and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Provinces and territories of Canad ...

(2) , nowrap ,

(R) , Died September 8, 1869.
Successor appointed October 30, 1869.
Successor was subsequently United States Senate special election in Maine, 1870, elected January 19, 1870 to finish the term. , nowrap , Lot M. Morrill (R) , October 30, 1869 , - ,

Iowa Iowa () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wiscon ...

(2) , nowrap ,

(R) , Resigned December 6, 1869, because of failing health.
Successor United States Senate special election in Iowa, 1870, elected January 18, 1870. , nowrap ,

(R) , January 18, 1870 , - ,

Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minne ...

(2) , nowrap ,

(R) , Died July 13, 1870.
Successor appointed July 15, 1870. , nowrap ,

(R) , July 15, 1870 , - ,

Missouri Missouri 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 is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ...

(3) , nowrap , Charles D. Drake (R) , Resigned December 19, 1870, after being appointed chief justice of the United States Court of Claims.
Successor appointed December 19, 1870. , nowrap , Daniel T. Jewett (R) , December 19, 1870 , - ,

(3) , nowrap , Daniel T. Jewett (R) , Interim appointee retired.
Successor elected January 20, 1871. , nowrap ,

(D) , January 20, 1871 , - ,

(2) , nowrap ,

(R) , Successor elected January 22, 1871. , nowrap , Ozora P. Stearns (R) , January 22, 1871

House of Representatives

* Replacements: 14 ** Democratic Party (United States), Democratic: 3 seat net loss **

: 3 seat net gain ** Conservative Party of Virginia (1867), Conservative Party of Virginia: no net change * Deaths: 6 * Resignations: 6 * Contested election: 8 * Seats of newly re-admitted states: 17 *Total seats with changes: 44 , - , , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Contested election with J.P. Reed. Reed was never seated. House declared Hoge entitled to seat. , nowrap , Solomon L. Hoge (R) , April 8, 1869 , - , , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Territory organized in previous congress and remained vacant until December 6, 1869 , nowrap , Stephen Friel Nuckolls, Stephen F. Nuckolls (D) , December 6, 1869 , - , , rowspan=8 , Vacant , rowspan=8 style="font-size:80%" , Virginia re-admitted into the Union , nowrap , James H. Platt Jr. (R) , rowspan=3 , January 26, 1870 , - , , nowrap , Charles H. Porter (Virginia politician), Charles H. Porter (R) , - , , nowrap , George Booker (C) , - , , nowrap , Robert Ridgway (congressman), Robert Ridgway (C) , rowspan=2 , January 27, 1870 , - , , nowrap , William Milnes Jr. (C) , - , , nowrap , James K. Gibson (C) , January 28, 1870 , - , , nowrap , Richard S. Ayer (R) , rowspan=2 , January 31, 1870 , - , , nowrap , Lewis McKenzie (C) , - , , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Contested election with Henry D. Foster. House declared neither was entitled to seat. House then declared Covode duly elected February 9, 1870 , nowrap , John Covode (R) , February 9, 1870 , - , , rowspan=5 , Vacant , rowspan=5 style="font-size:80%" , Mississippi re-admitted into the Union , nowrap , George E. Harris (R) , rowspan=5 , February 23, 1870 , - , , nowrap , Joseph L. Morphis (R) , - , , nowrap , Henry W. Barry (R) , - , , nowrap , George C. McKee (R) , - , , nowrap , Legrand W. Perce (R) , - , , rowspan=4 , Vacant , rowspan=4 style="font-size:80%" , Texas re-admitted into the Union , nowrap , George W. Whitmore (R) , March 30, 1870 , - , , nowrap , John C. Conner (D) , rowspan=3 , March 31, 1870 , - , , nowrap , William Thomas Clark, William T. Clark (R) , - , , nowrap , Edward Degener (R) , - , , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Contested election with Michael Ryan. House declared neither was entitled to seat. Elected to seat thus caused , nowrap , Joseph P. Newsham (R) , May 23, 1870 , - , , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Contested election with William D. Simpson. Simpson was never seated. House declared Wallace entitled to seat. , nowrap , Alexander S. Wallace (R) , May 27, 1870 , - , , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Contested election with Louis St. Martin. House declared neither was entitled to seat. Elected to seat thus caused , nowrap , J. Hale Sypher (R) , November 7, 1870 , - , , rowspan=7 , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Vacancy caused by House declaring Joseph W. Clift not entitled to seat , nowrap , William W. Paine (D) , rowspan=7 , December 22, 1870 , - , , style="font-size:80%" , Vacancy caused by House declaring Nelson Tift not entitled to seat , nowrap , Richard H. Whiteley (R) , - , , style="font-size:80%" , Vacancy caused by House declaring William P. Edwards not entitled to seat , nowrap , Marion Bethune (R) , - , , style="font-size:80%" , Vacancy caused by House declaring Samuel F. Gove not entitled to seat , nowrap , Jefferson F. Long (R) , - , , style="font-size:80%" , Vacancy caused by House declaring Charles H. Prince not entitled to seat , nowrap , Stephen A. Corker (D) , - , , style="font-size:80%" , Failure to elect , nowrap , William P. Price (D) , - , , style="font-size:80%" , Vacancy caused by House declaring Pierce M. B. Young not entitled to seat. He was subsequently elected to fill the vacancy thus caused , nowrap , Pierce M. B. Young (D) , - , , nowrap , Elihu B. Washburne (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned March 6, 1869, after being appointed United States Secretary of State , nowrap , Horatio C. Burchard (R) , December 6, 1869 , - , , nowrap , George S. Boutwell (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned March 12, 1869, after being appointed United States Secretary of the Treasury , nowrap , George M. Brooks (R) , November 2, 1869 , - , , nowrap , John Moffet (politician), John Moffet (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Lost contested election April 9, 1869 , nowrap , Leonard Myers (politician), Leonard Myers (R) , April 9, 1869 , - , , nowrap , Benjamin F. Hopkins (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died January 1, 1870 , nowrap , David Atwood (R) , February 23, 1870 , - , , nowrap , Truman H. Hoag (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died February 5, 1870 , nowrap , Erasmus D. Peck (R) , April 23, 1870 , - , , nowrap , George Woodward Greene, George W. Greene (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Lost contested election February 17, 1870 , nowrap , Charles Van Wyck (R) , February 17, 1870 , - , , nowrap , Benjamin Franklin Whittemore, Benjamin F. Whittemore (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned February 24, 1870, pending an investigation of certain appointments to the US Military and Naval Academies , nowrap , Joseph Rainey (R) , December 12, 1870 , - , , nowrap , Jacob Golladay (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned February 28, 1870 , nowrap , Joseph Horace Lewis, Joseph H. Lewis (D) , May 10, 1870 , - , , nowrap , John T. Deweese (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned February 28, 1870, pending an investigation of certain appointments to the US Military and Naval Academies , nowrap , John Manning Jr. (D) , December 7, 1870 , - , , nowrap , John Roberts Reading, John R. Reading (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Lost contested election April 13, 1870 , nowrap , Caleb Newbold Taylor, Caleb N. Taylor (R) , April 13, 1870 , - , , nowrap , David Heaton (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died June 25, 1870 , nowrap , Joseph Dixon (North Carolina politician), Joseph Dixon (R) , December 5, 1870 , - , , nowrap , Noah Davis (judge), Noah Davis (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned July 15, 1870, before being appointed U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York , nowrap , Charles H. Holmes (R) , December 6, 1870 , - , , nowrap , William Smyth (congressman), William Smyth (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died September 30, 1870 , nowrap , William P. Wolf (R) , December 6, 1870 , - , , nowrap , Robert Ridgway (congressman), Robert Ridgway (C) , style="font-size:80%" , Died October 16, 1870 , nowrap , Richard Thomas Walker Duke, Richard T. W. Duke (C) , November 8, 1870 , - , , nowrap ,

(R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 5, 1871, after being appointed U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom , Vacant , Not filled this Congress , - , , nowrap , John Covode (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died January 11, 1871 , Vacant , Not filled this Congress , - , , nowrap , John A. Logan (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned at end of congress March 3, 1871, after being elected to the US Senate for the following term , Vacant , Not filled this Congress , - , , nowrap , Thomas W. Ferry (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned at end of congress March 3, 1871, after being elected to the US Senate for the following term , Vacant , Not filled this Congress

Committees

Senate

* United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chairman: Lot M. Morrill; Ranking Member: William Sprague IV) * 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:

) * United States Senate Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman: Timothy O. Howe; Ranking Member: Thomas J. Robertson) * United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Commerce (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Select Committee on Distributing Public Revenue Among the States, Distributing Public Revenue Among the States (Select) * United States Senate Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Education and Labor, Education (Chairman: Frederick A. Sawyer; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Engrossed Bills, Engrossed Bills (Chairman: William A. Buckingham; Ranking Member: Daniel S. Norton) * United States Senate Committee on Finance, Finance (Chairman: John Sherman; Ranking Member:

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

; Ranking Member: Oliver P. Morton) * United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman: James Harlan; Ranking Member: William A. Buckingham) * United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Manufactures, Manufactures (Chairman: Oliver P. Morton; Ranking Member: Arthur I. Boreman) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Memorial of Davis Hatch, Memorial of Davis Hatch (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs and the Militia (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John M. Thayer) * United States Senate Committee on Mines and Mining, Mines and Mining (Chairman: William M. Stewart; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Mississippi River Levee System, Mississippi River Levee System (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Charles D. Drake) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Ordnance and War Ships, Ordnance and War Ships (Select) * United States Senate Select Committee on Outrages in Southern States, Outrages in Southern States (Select) * United States Senate Committee on the Pacific Railroad, Pacific Railroad (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Charles D. Drake) * United States Senate Committee on Patents, Patents (Chairman: Waitman T. Willey; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Pensions, Pensions (Chairman: George F. Edmunds; Ranking Member: William G. Brownlow) * United States Senate Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Private Land Claims, Private Land Claims (Chairman: George H. Williams; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Justin S. Morrill; Ranking Member: Adolphus H. Tanner) * United States Senate Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Select Committee on Removal of Political Disabilities, Removal of Political Disabilities (Select) (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

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

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Revision of the Laws, Revision of the Laws (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Revolutionary Claims, Revolutionary Claims (Chairman: Richard Yates (politician, born 1815), Richard Yates; Ranking Member: William G. Brownlow) * United States Senate Select Committee on Rules, Rules (Select) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Tariff Regulation, Tariff Regulation (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Territories, Territories (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Select Committee on Traffic with Rebels in Texas, Traffic with Rebels in Texas (Select) * Committee of the whole, Whole

House of Representatives

* United States House Committee on Accounts, Accounts (Chairman: Henry L. Cake; Ranking Member: Aaron A. Sargent) * United States House Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Chairman: John T. Wilson; Ranking Member: Jacob Benton) * United States House Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chairman: Henry L. Dawes; Ranking Member: Aaron A. Sargent) * United States House Committee on Banking and Currency, Banking and Currency (Chairman: James A. Garfield; Ranking Member: John B. Packer) * United States House Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman: William B. Washburn; Ranking Member: Jacob H. Ela) * United States House Committee on Coinage, Weights and Measures, Coinage, Weights and Measures (Chairman: William D. Kelley; Ranking Member: Noah Davis (judge), Noah Davis) * United States House Committee on Commerce, Commerce (Chairman: Nathan F. Dixon II, Nathan F. Dixon; Ranking Member: David S. Bennett) * United States House Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman: Burton C. Cook; Ranking Member: Charles Memorial Hamilton, Charles M. Hamilton) * United States House Committee on Education, Education and Labor (Chairman: Samuel M. Arnell; Ranking Member: Samuel S. Burdett) * United States House Committee on Elections, Elections (Chairman: Halbert E. Paine; Ranking Member: Job E. Stevenson) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Interior Department, Expenditures in the Interior Department (Chairman: Jacob H. Ela; Ranking Member: Peter W. Strader) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Navy Department, Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman: John Lynch (Maine), John Lynch; Ranking Member: Patrick Hamill) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department, Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman: William Moore (congressman), William Moore; Ranking Member: John F. Benjamin) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the State Department, Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman: Alexander H. Bailey; Ranking Member: John D. Stiles) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury Department, Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman: William B. Allison; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the War Department, Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman: William Williams (Indiana politician), William Williams; Ranking Member: Clinton L. Cobb) * United States House Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings, Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman: John C. Churchill; Ranking Member: Truman H. Hoag) * United States House Committee on Freedmen's Affairs, Freedmen's Affairs (Chairman: Oliver H. Dockery; Ranking Member: John B. Hawley) * United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Charles W. Willard) * United States House Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman: Sidney Clarke; Ranking Member: John T. Deweese) * United States House Committee on Invalid Pensions, Invalid Pensions (Chairman: John F. Benjamin; Ranking Member: Christopher C. Bowen) * United States House Committee on Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: John A. Bingham; Ranking Member: Ulysses Mercur) * United States House Committee on Manufactures, Manufactures (Chairman: Daniel J. Morrell; Ranking Member: William H. Upson) * United States House Committee on Mileage, Mileage (Chairman: Isaac R. Hawkins; Ranking Member: Job E. Stevenson) * United States House Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman: John A. Logan; Ranking Member: John S. Witcher) * United States House Committee on the Militia, Militia (Chairman: John P. C. Shanks; Ranking Member: Eliakim H. Moore) * United States House Committee on Mines and Mining, Mines and Mining (Chairman: Orange Ferriss; Ranking Member: Isaac H. Duval) * United States House Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman: Glenni W. Scofield; Ranking Member: George W. McCrary) * United States House Committee on Pacific Railroads, Pacific Railroads (Chairman: William A. Wheeler; Ranking Member: Logan H. Roots) * United States House Committee on Patents, Patents (Chairman: Thomas A. Jenckes; Ranking Member: James A. Johnson (California politician), James A. Johnson) * United States House Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: John F. Farnsworth; Ranking Member: James N. Tyner) * United States House Committee on Private Land Claims, Private Land Claims (Chairman: Godlove Stein Orth; Ranking Member: Cadwallader C. Washburn) * United States House Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: John Beatty (Ohio banker), John Beatty) * United States House Committee on Public Expenditures, Public Expenditures (Chairman: John Coburn (politician), John Coburn) * United States House Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman: George W. Julian; Ranking Member: James J. Winans) * United States House Committee on Railways and Canals, Railways and Canals (Chairman: Ebon C. Ingersoll; Ranking Member: William F. Prosser) * United States House Committee on Revision of Laws, Revision of Laws (Chairman: Luke P. Poland; Ranking Member: George Frisbie Hoar, George F. Hoar) * United States House Committee on Revolutionary Claims, Revolutionary Claims (Chairman: Sempronius H. Boyd; Ranking Member: Alexander H. Jones) * United States House Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, Revolutionary Pensions and War of 1812 (Chairman: Charles W. Willard; Ranking Member: Roderick R. Butler) * United States House Select Committee on Rules, Rules (Select) (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: James A. Garfield) * United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Standards of Official Conduct * United States House Committee on Territories, Territories (Chairman: Shelby M. Cullom; Ranking Member: Eliakim H. Moore) * United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Ways and Means (Chairman: Samuel Hooper; Ranking Member: James Brooks (politician), James Brooks) * Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives), Whole

Joint committees

* United States Congress Joint Special Committee on Conditions of Indian Tribes, Conditions of Indian Tribes (Special) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills, Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Rep. John Beatty (Ohio banker), John Beatty; Vice Chairman: Rep. Joseph C. Abbott) * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Library, The Library (Chairman: Rep. John A. Peters (1822–1904), John A. Peters; Vice Chairman: Rep. George A. Woodward) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman: Rep. Addison H. Laflin; Vice Chairman: Rep. William Mungen) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Retrenchment, Retrenchment (Chairman: Rep. Martin Welker; Vice Chairman: Rep. Thomas A. Jenckes)

Caucuses

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

Employees

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

* Architect of the Capitol: Edward Clark (architect), Edward Clark * Librarian of Congress: Ainsworth Rand Spofford

Senate

* Chaplain of the United States Senate, Chaplain: John P. Newman (Methodism, Methodist) * Secretary of the United States Senate, Secretary: George C. Gorham * Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, Sergeant at Arms: George T. Brown, until March 22, 1869 ** John R. French, elected March 22, 1869

House of Representatives

* Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, Chaplain: John George Butler, John G. Butler (Presbyterianism, Presbyterian) * Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk: Edward McPherson * Clerk at the Speaker’s Table of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk at the Speaker's Table: John M. Barclay * Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives, Doorkeeper: Otis S. Buxton * Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives, Postmaster: William S. King * Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Reading Clerks: Charles N. Clisbee (D) and William K. Mehaffey (R) * Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Sergeant at Arms: Nehemiah G. Ordway

Notes

References

Bibliography

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External links

Statutes at Large, 1789-1875

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060601025644/http://www.gpoaccess.gov/serialset/cdocuments/hd108-222/index.html Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress]
U.S. House of Representatives: House History

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