40th United States Congress
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The Fortieth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate
and the United States House of Representatives
. It met in Washington, D.C.
from March 4, 1867 to March 4, 1869, during the third and fourth years of Andrew Johnson
's U.S. Presidency
. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives
was based on the Eighth Census of the United States in 1860
. Both chambers had a Republican
majority.
During this Congress, Arkansas
, Florida
, Alabama
, North Carolina
, Louisiana
, and South Carolina
were readmitted to representation in both the Senate and the House. Georgia was readmitted with representation in the House only.
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 ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1868; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1870; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1872.
The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.
(R), from July 22, 1868. Charles W. Buckley (R), from July 21, 1868. Benjamin W. Norris (R), from July 21, 1868. Charles W. Pierce (R), from July 21, 1868. John B. Callis (R), from July 21, 1868. Thomas Haughey
(R), from July 21, 1868
(R), from June 22, 1868. James M. Hinds
(R), June 22, 1868 – October 22, 1868
(R). James A. Johnson
(D)
(D). Julius Hotchkiss
(D). Henry H. Starkweather
(R). William H. Barnum
(D)
(D)
(R), from July 1, 1868
(R), from July 25, 1868. Nelson Tift
(D), from July 25, 1868. William P. Edwards
(R), from July 25, 1868. Samuel F. Gove
(R), from July 25, 1868. Charles H. Prince
(R), from July 25, 1868. Vacant. Pierce M. B. Young
(D), from July 25, 1868
(R). John F. Farnsworth
(R). Elihu B. Washburne
(R). Abner C. Harding
(R). Ebon C. Ingersoll
(R). Burton C. Cook
(R). Henry P. H. Bromwell
(R). Shelby M. Cullom
(R). Lewis W. Ross
(D). Albert G. Burr
(D). Samuel S. Marshall
(D). Jehu Baker
(R). Green B. Raum (R). John A. Logan
(R)
(D). Michael C. Kerr
(D). Morton C. Hunter
(R). William S. Holman
(D). George W. Julian
(R). John Coburn (R). Henry D. Washburn
(R). Godlove S. Orth
(R). Schuyler Colfax
(R). William Williams
(R). John P. C. Shanks
(R)
(R). Hiram Price
(R). William B. Allison
(R). William Loughridge
(R). Grenville M. Dodge
(R). Asahel W. Hubbard
(R)
(D). Vacant. Elijah Hise
(D), until May 8, 1867
(D), July 18, 1868 – August 26, 1868. Joseph P. Newsham
(R), from July 18, 1868. Michel Vidal
(R), from July 18, 1868. W. Jasper Blackburn
(R), from July 18, 1868
(R). Sidney Perham
(R). James G. Blaine
(R). John A. Peters
(R). Frederick A. Pike
(R)
(D). Stevenson Archer
(D). Charles E. Phelps
(C). Francis Thomas
(R). Frederick Stone
(D)
(R). Oakes Ames (R). Ginery Twichell
(R). Samuel Hooper
(R). Benjamin F. Butler
(R). Nathaniel P. Banks
(R). George S. Boutwell
(R). John D. Baldwin (R). William B. Washburn
(R). Henry L. Dawes
(R)
(R). Charles Upson
(R). Austin Blair
(R). Thomas W. Ferry
(R). Rowland E. Trowbridge
(R). John F. Driggs
(R)
(R). Ignatius L. Donnelly (R)
(R). Carman A. Newcomb
(R). Thomas E. Noell
(D), until October 3, 1867
(R). Jacob Benton
(R)
(R). Charles Haight
(D). Charles Sitgreaves
(D). John Hill
(R). George A. Halsey
(R)
(D). Demas Barnes
(D). William E. Robinson (D). John Fox
(D). John Morrissey
(D). Thomas E. Stewart
(CR). John W. Chanler
(D). James Brooks
(D). Fernando Wood
(D). William H. Robertson
(R). Charles H. Van Wyck
(R). John H. Ketcham
(R). Thomas Cornell
(R). John V. L. Pruyn (D). John A. Griswold (R). Orange Ferriss
(R). Calvin T. Hulburd
(R). James M. Marvin
(R). William C. Fields
(R). Addison H. Laflin
(R). Roscoe Conkling
(R), until March 4, 1867
(R), from July 15, 1868. David Heaton
(R), from July 25, 1868. Oliver H. Dockery
(R), from July 13, 1868. John T. Deweese
(R), from July 6, 1868. Israel G. Lash
(R), from July 20, 1868. Nathaniel Boyden
(C), from July 13, 1868. Alexander H. Jones
(R), from July 6, 1868
(R). Rutherford B. Hayes
(R), until July 20, 1867
(D). Charles O'Neill (R). Leonard Myers
(R). William D. Kelley
(R). Caleb N. Taylor
(R). Benjamin M. Boyer
(D). John M. Broomall
(R). J. Lawrence Getz
(D). Thaddeus Stevens
(R), until August 11, 1868
(R). Nathan F. Dixon, Jr.
(R)
(R), from July 18, 1868. M. Simeon Corley
(R), from July 25, 1868. James H. Goss
(R), from July 18, 1868
(R). Horace Maynard
(R). William B. Stokes
(R). James Mullins (R). John Trimble (R). Samuel M. Arnell
(R). Isaac R. Hawkins
(R). David A. Nunn
(R)
(R). Luke P. Poland
(R). Worthington C. Smith (R)
(R). Bethuel Kitchen
(R). Daniel Polsley
(R)
(R). Benjamin F. Hopkins
(R). Amasa Cobb
(R). Charles A. Eldredge (D). Philetus Sawyer
(R). Cadwallader C. Washburn
(R)
(I). George M. Chilcott
(R). Walter A. Burleigh
(R). Edward D. Holbrook (D). James M. Cavanaugh (D). Charles P. Clever
(D), from September 2, 1867 - February 20, 1869
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| Delaware (1)
| nowrap | George R. Riddle
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died March 29, 1867
| nowrap | James A. Bayard, Jr.
(D)
| April 5, 1867
|-
| Kentucky (2)
| nowrap | James Guthrie (D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned February 7, 1868 because of failing health
| nowrap | Thomas C. McCreery
(D)
| February 19, 1868
|-
| Maryland (3)
| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Filled vacancy caused by action of the Senate in declining to permit Philip F. Thomas to qualify
| nowrap | George Vickers
(D)
| March 7, 1868
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| Arkansas (2)
| rowspan=2 | Vacant
| rowspan=2 style="font-size:80%" | Arkansas re-admitted to the Union
| nowrap | Alexander McDonald
(R)
| June 22, 1868
|-
| Arkansas (3)
| nowrap | Benjamin F. Rice
(R)
| June 23, 1868
|-
| Florida (3)
| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Florida re-admitted to the Union
| nowrap | Thomas W. Osborn
(R)
| June 25, 1868
|-
| Louisiana (2)
| rowspan=2 | Vacant
| rowspan=2 style="font-size:80%" | Louisiana re-admitted to the Union
| nowrap | John S. Harris
(R)
| July 8, 1868
|-
| Louisiana (3)
| nowrap | William P. Kellogg (R)
| July 9, 1868
|-
| Alabama (2)
| rowspan=2 | Vacant
| rowspan=2 style="font-size:80%" | Alabama re-admitted to the Union
| nowrap | Willard Warner
(R)
| rowspan=3 | July 13, 1868
|-
| Alabama (3)
| nowrap | George E. Spencer
(R)
|-
| Maryland (1)
| nowrap | Reverdy Johnson
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned July 10, 1868
| nowrap | William P. Whyte
(D)
|-
| North Carolina (2)
| rowspan=2 | Vacant
| rowspan=2 style="font-size:80%" | North Carolina re-admitted to the Union
| nowrap | Joseph C. Abbott
(R)
| rowspan=2 | July 14, 1868
|-
| North Carolina (3)
| nowrap | John Pool
(R)
|-
| South Carolina (2)
| rowspan=2 | Vacant
| rowspan=2 style="font-size:80%" | South Carolina re-admitted to the Union
| nowrap | Thomas J. Robertson
(R)
| July 15, 1868
|-
| South Carolina (3)
| nowrap | Frederick A. Sawyer
(R)
| July 16, 1868
|-
| Florida (1)
| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Florida re-admitted to the Union
| nowrap | Adonijah Welch
(R)
| July 17, 1868
|}
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| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Vacancy in term
| nowrap | Charles P. Clever
(D)
| September 2, 1867
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|
| rowspan=3 | Vacant
| rowspan=3 style="font-size:80%" | Arkansas re-admitted into the Union
| nowrap | Logan H. Roots
(R)
| rowspan=3 | June 22, 1868
|-
|
| nowrap | James M. Hinds
(R)
|-
|
| nowrap | Thomas Boles
(R)
|-
|
| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | John D. Young
presented credentials but failed to qualify. Election was contested by McKee.
| nowrap | Samuel McKee
(R)
| June 22, 1868
|-
|
| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Florida re-admitted into the Union
| nowrap | Charles M. Hamilton
(R)
| July 1, 1868
|-
|
| rowspan=5 | Vacant
| rowspan=5 style="font-size:80%" | North Carolina re-admitted into the Union
| nowrap | John T. Deweese
(R)
| rowspan=2 | July 6, 1868
|-
|
| nowrap | Alexander H. Jones
(R)
|-
|
| nowrap | Oliver H. Dockery
(R)
| rowspan=2 | July 13, 1868
|-
|
| Nathaniel Boyden
(C)
|-
|
| nowrap | John R. French
(R)
| July 15, 1868
|-
|
| rowspan=5 | Vacant
| rowspan=5 style="font-size:80%" | Louisiana re-admitted into the Union
| nowrap | J. Hale Sypher (R)
| rowspan=5 | July 18, 1868
|-
|
| nowrap | James Mann (D)
|-
|
| nowrap | Joseph P. Newsham
(R)
|-
|
| nowrap | Michel Vidal
(R)
|-
|
| nowrap | W. Jasper Blackburn
(R)
|-
|
| rowspan=3 | Vacant
| rowspan=3 style="font-size:80%" | South Carolina re-admitted into the Union
| nowrap | Benjamin F. Whittemore (R)
| rowspan=3 | July 18, 1868
|-
|
| nowrap | Christopher C. Bowen
(R)
|-
|
| nowrap | James H. Goss
(R)
|-
|
| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | North Carolina re-admitted into the Union
| nowrap | Israel G. Lash
(R)
| July 20, 1868
|-
|
| rowspan=6 | Vacant
| rowspan=6 style="font-size:80%" | Alabama re-admitted into the Union
| nowrap | Charles W. Buckley
(R)
| rowspan=5 | July 21, 1868
|-
|
| nowrap | Benjamin W. Norris
(R)
|-
|
| nowrap | Charles W. Pierce
(R)
|-
|
| nowrap | John B. Callis
(R)
|-
|
| nowrap | Thomas Haughey
(R)
|-
|
| nowrap | Francis W. Kellogg
(R)
| July 22, 1868
|-
|
| rowspan=6 | Vacant
| rowspan=6 style="font-size:80%" | Georgia re-admitted into the Union
| nowrap | Joseph W. Clift
(R)
| rowspan=6 | July 25, 1868
|-
|
| nowrap | Nelson Tift
(D)
|-
|
| nowrap | William P. Edwards
(R)
|-
|
| nowrap | Samuel F. Gove
(R)
|-
|
| nowrap | Charles H. Prince
(R)
|-
|
| nowrap | Pierce M. B. Young
(D)
|-
|
| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | North Carolina re-admitted into the Union
| nowrap | David Heaton
(R)
| July 25, 1868
|-
|
| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | South Carolina re-admitted into the Union
| nowrap | Manuel S. Corley
(R)
| July 25, 1868
|-
|
| nowrap | Roscoe Conkling
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned March 4, 1867 after being elected to the US Senate
| nowrap | Alexander H. Bailey
(R)
| November 30, 1867
|-
|
| nowrap | Elijah Hise
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died May 8, 1867
| nowrap | Jacob Golladay
(D)
| December 5, 1867
|-
|
| nowrap | Charles Denison
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died June 27, 1867
| nowrap | George W. Woodward
(D)
| November 21, 1867
|-
|
| nowrap | Rutherford B. Hayes
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned July 20, 1867 after being nominated Governor of Ohio
| nowrap | Samuel F. Cary
(IR)
| November 21, 1867
|-
|
| nowrap | Thomas E. Noell
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died October 3, 1867
| nowrap | James R. McCormick
(D)
| December 17, 1867
|-
|
| nowrap | Cornelius S. Hamilton
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Killed by insane son December 22, 1867
| nowrap | John Beatty (R)
| February 5, 1868
|-
|
| nowrap | Joseph W. McClurg
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned ????, 1868 after being elected Governor of Missouri
| nowrap | John H. Stover
(R)
| December 7, 1868
|-
|
| nowrap | George W. Morgan
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Lost contested election June 3, 1868
| nowrap | Columbus Delano
(R)
| June 3, 1868
|-
|
| nowrap | Thaddeus Stevens
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died August 11, 1868
| nowrap | Oliver J. Dickey
(R)
| December 7, 1868
|-
|
| nowrap | Darwin A. Finney
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died August 25, 1868
| nowrap | S. Newton Pettis
(R)
| December 7, 1868
|-
|
| nowrap | James Mann (D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died August 26, 1868
| Vacant
| Not filled this term
|-
|
| nowrap | James M. Hinds
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Assassinated October 22, 1868
| nowrap | James T. Elliott
(R)
| January 13, 1869
|-
|
| nowwap | Charles P. Clever
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Lost contested election February 20, 1869
| nowrap | J. Francisco Chaves
(R)
| February 20, 1869
|}
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
and the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
. It met in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
from March 4, 1867 to March 4, 1869, during the third and fourth years of Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson was the 17th President of the United States . As Vice-President of the United States in 1865, he succeeded Abraham Lincoln following the latter's assassination. Johnson then presided over the initial and contentious Reconstruction era of the United States following the American...
's U.S. Presidency
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
was based on the Eighth Census of the United States in 1860
United States Census, 1860
The United States Census of 1860 was the eighth Census conducted in the United States. It determined the population of the United States to be 31,443,321 — an increase of 35.4 percent over the 23,191,875 persons enumerated during the 1850 Census...
. Both chambers had a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
majority.
Major events
- March 30, 1867: Alaska PurchaseAlaska purchaseThe Alaska Purchase was the acquisition of the Alaska territory by the United States from Russia in 1867 by a treaty ratified by the Senate. The purchase, made at the initiative of United States Secretary of State William H. Seward, gained of new United States territory...
- February 24, 1868: Impeachment of Andrew JohnsonImpeachment of Andrew JohnsonThe Impeachment of Andrew Johnson, 17th President of the United States, was one of the most dramatic events in the political life of the United States during Reconstruction, and the first impeachment in history of a sitting United States president....
- May 16, 1868: President Johnson acquitted
- May 26, 1868: President Johnson acquitted again
- November 3, 1868: 1868 presidential electionUnited States presidential election, 1868The United States presidential election of 1868 was the first presidential election to take place after the American Civil War, during the period referred to as Reconstruction...
: Ulysses S. Grant (R) defeated Horatio SeymourHoratio SeymourHoratio Seymour was an American politician. He was the 18th Governor of New York from 1853 to 1854 and from 1863 to 1864. He was the Democratic Party nominee for president of the United States in the presidential election of 1868, but lost the election to Republican and former Union General of...
(D) - December 25, 1868: President Johnson granted unconditional pardons to all Civil War rebels
- January 20, 1869: Elizabeth Cady StantonElizabeth Cady StantonElizabeth Cady Stanton was an American social activist, abolitionist, and leading figure of the early woman's movement...
was the first woman to testify before Congress
Major legislation
- Reconstruction ActReconstruction ActAfter the end of the Civil War, as part of the on-going process of Reconstruction, the United States Congress passed four statutes known as Reconstruction Acts...
s, continued:- March 23, 1867, ch. 6,
- July 19, 1867, ch. 30,
- March 11, 1868, ch. 25,
Constitutional amendment
- July 28, 1868: Fourteenth AmendmentFourteenth Amendment to the United States ConstitutionThe Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was adopted on July 9, 1868, as one of the Reconstruction Amendments.Its Citizenship Clause provides a broad definition of citizenship that overruled the Dred Scott v...
ratified - February 26, 1869: Fifteenth AmendmentFifteenth Amendment to the United States ConstitutionThe Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits each government in the United States from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's "race, color, or previous condition of servitude"...
passed Congress and sent to the states for ratification
Treaty
- April 29, 1868: Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868)Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868)The Treaty of Fort Laramie was an agreement between the United States and the Oglala, Miniconjou, and Brulé bands of Lakota people, Yanktonai Dakota, and Arapaho Nation signed in 1868 at Fort Laramie in the Wyoming Territory, guaranteeing to the Lakota ownership of the Black Hills, and further...
, , signed - February 16, 1868: Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868)Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868)The Treaty of Fort Laramie was an agreement between the United States and the Oglala, Miniconjou, and Brulé bands of Lakota people, Yanktonai Dakota, and Arapaho Nation signed in 1868 at Fort Laramie in the Wyoming Territory, guaranteeing to the Lakota ownership of the Black Hills, and further...
ratified
Territories organized
- July 25, 1868: Wyoming TerritoryWyoming TerritoryThe 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...
organized
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, Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
, North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
, Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
, and South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
were readmitted to representation in both the Senate and the House. Georgia was readmitted with representation in the House only.
Senate
| Affiliation | Party | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... (D) |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... (R) |
Other | Vacant | ||
| End of previous Congress 39th United States Congress The Thirty-ninth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1865 to March 4, 1867, during the first month of... |
9 | 41 | 6 |
56 | 18 |
| Begin | 8 | 45 | 0 | 53 | 21 |
| End | 9 | 55 | 64 | 10 | |
| Final voting share | 14.1% | 85.9% | 0.0% | ||
| Beginning of the next Congress 41st United States Congress -House of Representatives:- Senate :* President : Schuyler Colfax* President pro tempore: Henry B. Anthony - House of Representatives :* Speaker: James G. Blaine -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state... |
9 | 57 | 0 | 66 | 8 |
House of Representatives
| Affiliation | Party | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... (D) |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... (R) |
Independent Republican Independent Republican (United States) Independent Republican is a term occasionally adopted by members of Congress in the United States to refer to their party affiliation and is also used for those on the state level who are Republicans but do not affiliate with the national Republican Party.... (IR) |
Conservative Republican (CR) |
(C) | Other | Vacant | ||
| End of previous Congress 39th United States Congress The Thirty-ninth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1865 to March 4, 1867, during the first month of... |
41 | 134 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
193 | 49 |
| Begin | 45 | 140 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 188 | 55 |
| End | 170 | 2 | 2 | 220 | 23 | |||
| Final voting share | 20.5% | 78.6% | 0.9% | 0.0% | ||||
| Beginning of the next Congress 41st United States Congress -House of Representatives:- Senate :* President : Schuyler Colfax* President pro tempore: Henry B. Anthony - House of Representatives :* Speaker: James G. Blaine -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state... |
65 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 215 | 28 |
Senate
- President: Vacant
- President pro temporePresident pro tempore of the United States SenateThe President pro tempore is the second-highest-ranking official of the United States Senate. The United States Constitution states that the Vice President of the United States is the President of the Senate and the highest-ranking official of the Senate despite not being a member of the body...
: Benjamin WadeBenjamin WadeBenjamin Franklin "Bluff" Wade was a U.S. lawyer and United States Senator. In the Senate, he was associated with the Radical Republicans of that time.-Early life:...
(R)
House of Representatives
- SpeakerSpeaker of the United States House of RepresentativesThe Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, or Speaker of the House, is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives...
: Schuyler ColfaxSchuyler ColfaxSchuyler Colfax, Jr. was a United States Representative from Indiana , Speaker of the House of Representatives , and the 17th Vice President of the United States . To date, he is one of only two Americans to have served as both House speaker and vice president.President Ulysses S...
(R), until March 3, 1869- Theodore M. PomeroyTheodore Medad PomeroyTheodore Medad Pomeroy was a United States politician. He served in the House of Representatives as a Republican from New York from 1861 to 1869. He also served as the Speaker of the House for about a day...
(R), elected March 3, 1869. Served for 1 day.
- Theodore M. Pomeroy
Members
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.Senate
Classes of United States Senators
The three classes of United States Senators are currently made up of 33 or 34 Senate seats. The purpose of the classes is to determine which Senate seats will be up for election in a given year. The three groups are staggered so that one of them is up for election every two years.A senator's...
, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1868; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1870; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1872.
Alabama
- 2. Willard WarnerWillard WarnerWillard Warner 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:...
(R), from July 13, 1868 - 3. George E. SpencerGeorge E. SpencerGeorge Eliphaz Spencer was a U.S. senator from the state of Alabama.Born in Champion, New York, he was educated at Montreal College in Canada. After relocating to Iowa he engaged in the study of law. During the Civil War, he enlisted as a captain on October 16, 1862. While serving on the staff of...
(R), from July 13, 1868
Arkansas
- 2. Alexander McDonaldAlexander McDonaldAlexander McDonald was a Republican politician who represented Arkansas in the U.S. Senate from 1868 to 1871.-Biography:...
(R), from June 22, 1868 - 3. Benjamin F. RiceBenjamin F. RiceBenjamin Franklin Rice was a Republican politician from Arkansas who represented the state in the U.S. Senate from 1868 to 1873.-Biography:Rice was born in East Otto, New York, on May 26, 1828; his schooling was private...
(R), from June 23, 1868
California
- 1. John ConnessJohn ConnessJohn Conness was a first-generation Irish-American businessman who served as a U.S. Senator from California during the American Civil War and the early years of Reconstruction. He introduced a bill to establish Yosemite National Park and voted to abolish slavery...
(R) - 3. Cornelius ColeCornelius ColeCornelius Cole 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 States Senate from 1867 to 1873.-Life:...
(R)
Connecticut
- 1. James DixonJames DixonJames Dixon was a United States Representative and Senator from Connecticut.-Biography:Born in Enfield, Connecticut, Dixon pursued preparatory studies, and graduated from Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts in 1834, where he had been a charter member of The Kappa Alpha Society. He was...
(R) - 3. Orris S. FerryOrris S. FerryOrris Sanford Ferry 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 General in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Early life:Ferry was born on August 15, 1823...
(R)
Delaware
- 1. George R. RiddleGeorge R. RiddleGeorge Read Riddle was an American engineer, lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party who served as U.S. Representative and as U.S...
(D), until March 29, 1867- James A. Bayard, Jr.James A. Bayard, Jr.James Asheton Bayard, Jr. was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, who served as U.S. Senator from Delaware.-Early life and family:...
(D), from April 5, 1867
- James A. Bayard, Jr.
- 2. Willard Saulsbury, Sr.Willard Saulsbury, Sr.Willard Saulsbury, Sr. was a lawyer and politician from Georgetown, in Sussex County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, who served as Attorney General of Delaware, U.S...
(D)
Florida
- 3. Thomas W. OsbornThomas W. OsbornThomas Ward Osborn was a Union Army officer and United States Senator representing Florida.-Early life:Thomas Osborn was born in Scotch Plains, New Jersey, the son of John and Amelia Osborn. He and his family moved to North Wilna, New York in 1842 where he worked on the family farm until 1854...
(R), from June 25, 1868 - 1. Adonijah WelchAdonijah WelchAdonijah Strong Welch was a United States Senator from Florida and the first president of Iowa State Agricultural College ....
(R), from July 17, 1868
Illinois
- 3. Lyman TrumbullLyman TrumbullLyman Trumbull was a United States Senator from Illinois during the American Civil War, and co-author of the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.-Education and early career:...
(R) - 2. Richard Yates (R)
Indiana
- 1. Thomas A. HendricksThomas A. HendricksThomas Andrews Hendricks was an American politician who served as a Representative and a Senator from Indiana, the 16th Governor of Indiana , and the 21st Vice President of the United States...
(D) - 3. Oliver H. P. T. MortonOliver Hazard Perry MortonOliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton , commonly known as Oliver P. Morton, was a U.S. Republican Party politician from Indiana. He served as the 14th Governor of Indiana during the American Civil War, and was a stalwart ally of President Abraham Lincoln. During the war, Morton suppressed the...
(R)
Iowa
- 2. James W. GrimesJames W. GrimesJames Wilson Grimes was an American politician, serving as the third Governor of Iowa and a United States Senator from Iowa.-Biography:...
(R) - 3. James HarlanJames Harlan (senator)James Harlan was a member of the United States Senate and a U.S. Cabinet Secretary.-Biography:Harlan represented the state of Iowa in the United States Senate as a member of the Free Soil Party in 1855. In 1857 the Senate declared the seat vacant because of irregularities in the legislative...
(R)
Kansas
- 3. Samuel C. PomeroySamuel C. PomeroySamuel Clarke Pomeroy was an American Republican Senator from Kansas in the mid-19th century, serving in the United States Senate during the American Civil War. Pomeroy served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives...
(R) - 2. Edmund G. RossEdmund G. RossEdmund Gibson Ross was a politician who represented the state of Kansas after the American Civil War and was later governor of the New Mexico Territory. His vote against convicting of President Andrew Johnson of "high crimes and misdemeanors" allowed Johnson to stay in office by the margin of one...
(R)
Kentucky
- 3. Garrett DavisGarrett DavisGarrett Davis was a U.S. Senator and Representative from Kentucky.Born in Mount Sterling, Kentucky, Garrett Davis was the brother of Amos Davis. After completing preparatory studies, Davis was employed in the office of the county clerk of Montgomery County, Kentucky, and afterward of Bourbon...
(D) - 2. James Guthrie (D), until February 7, 1868
- Thomas C. McCreeryThomas C. McCreeryThomas Clay McCreery 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 commenced practice in Frankfort, Kentucky...
(D), from February 19, 1868
- Thomas C. McCreery
Louisiana
- 2. John S. HarrisJohn S. HarrisJohn Spafford Harris was an American politician for the state of Louisiana and member of the Republican Party. Born in Truxton, New York, Harris was a delegate to the Louisiana state constitutional convention in 1868. He was a member of Louisiana State Senate in 1868 and the first Republican U.S....
(R), from July 8, 1868 - 3. William Pitt KelloggWilliam P. KelloggWilliam Pitt Kellogg was an American politician and a governor of Louisiana from 1873-1877 during Reconstruction. He was one of the most important politicians in Louisiana during and immediately after Reconstruction...
(R), from July 9, 1868
Maine
- 1. Lot M. MorrillLot M. MorrillLot Myrick Morrill was an American statesman who served as the 28th Governor of Maine, in the United States Senate and as Secretary of the Treasury....
(R) - 2. William Pitt FessendenWilliam P. FessendenWilliam Pitt Fessenden was an American politician from the U.S. state of Maine.Fessenden was a Whig and member of the Fessenden political family...
(R)
Maryland
- 1. Reverdy JohnsonReverdy JohnsonReverdy Johnson was a statesman and jurist from Maryland.-Early life:Born in Annapolis, Johnson was the son of a distinguished Maryland lawyer and politician, John Johnson . He graduated from St. John's College in 1812 and then studied law...
(D), until July 10, 1868- William Pinkney WhyteWilliam Pinkney WhyteWilliam Pinkney Whyte , a member of the United States Democratic Party, was a politician who served the State of Maryland as a State Delegate, the State Comptroller, a United States Senator, the 35th Governor, the Mayor of Baltimore, Maryland, and the State Attorney General.-Early life and...
(D), from July 13, 1868
- William Pinkney Whyte
- 3. George VickersGeorge VickersGeorge Vickers , a Democrat, was a United States Senator from Maryland, serving from 1868-1873. He also served in the Maryland State Senate....
(D), from March 7, 1868
Massachusetts
- 1. Charles SumnerCharles SumnerCharles Sumner was an American politician and senator from Massachusetts. An academic lawyer and a powerful orator, Sumner was the leader of the antislavery forces in Massachusetts and a leader of the Radical Republicans in the United States Senate during the American Civil War and Reconstruction,...
(R) - 2. Henry WilsonHenry WilsonHenry Wilson was the 18th Vice President of the United States and a Senator from Massachusetts...
(R)
Michigan
- 1. Zachariah ChandlerZachariah ChandlerZachariah Chandler was Mayor of Detroit , a four-term U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan , and Secretary of the Interior under U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant .-Family:...
(R) - 2. Jacob M. HowardJacob M. HowardJacob Merritt Howard was a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan during and after the American Civil War.-Early life:...
(R)
Minnesota
- 1. Alexander RamseyAlexander RamseyAlexander Ramsey was an American politician. He was born near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.Alexander Ramsey was elected from Pennsylvania as a Whig to the U.S. House of Representatives and served in the 28th and 29th congresses from March 4, 1843 to March 4, 1847...
(R) - 2. Daniel S. NortonDaniel S. NortonDaniel Sheldon Norton was an American politician. Norton was born in Mount Vernon, Ohio and served in the Mexican-American War. He moved to Minnesota in 1855. He served in both the Minnesota House of Representatives and the Minnesota State Senate. He was elected to the U.S...
(R)
Missouri
- 1. John B. HendersonJohn B. HendersonJohn Brooks Henderson was a United States Senator from Missouri and a co-author of the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution....
(R) - 3. Charles D. DrakeCharles D. DrakeCharles Daniel Drake was a United States Senator from Missouri. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, he attended St. Joseph's College in 1823 and 1824, and Patridge's Military Academy in 1824 and 1825; he was appointed midshipman in the United States Navy in 1825 and served four years, when he resigned...
(R)
Nebraska
- 2. John M. ThayerJohn Milton ThayerJohn Milton Thayer was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and a postbellum United States Senator from Nebraska, as well as governor of Wyoming Territory and governor of Nebraska.-Early life and career:...
(R) - 1. Thomas TiptonThomas TiptonThomas Weston Tipton was a Senator from Nebraska.-Biography:He was born in Cadiz, Ohio, and attended Allegheny College, Meadville, Pennsylvania. He pursued classical studies and graduated from Madison College, Pennsylvania, in 1840. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1844...
(R)
Nevada
- 1. William M. StewartWilliam M. StewartWilliam Morris Stewart was an American lawyer and politician.-Biography:Stewart was born in Wayne County, New York. As a child he moved with his parents to Trumbull County, Ohio. As a young man he was a mathematics teacher in Ohio. In 1849 he began attending Yale University but left in 1850 to...
(R) - 3. James W. NyeJames W. NyeJames Warren Nye was a United States Senator from Nevada.-Biography:He was born in DeRuyter, New York, he attended the common schools and Homer Academy in Homer, New York; he studied law in Troy, New York, was admitted to the bar, and practiced in Madison County.Nye was district attorney in 1839...
(R)
New Hampshire
- 2. Aaron H. CraginAaron H. CraginAaron Harrison Cragin was a United States Representative and Senator from New Hampshire. Born in Weston, Vermont, he completed preparatory studies, studied law, was admitted to the bar in Albany, New York in 1847 and commenced practice in Lebanon, New Hampshire...
(R) - 3. James W. PattersonJames W. PattersonJames Willis Patterson was a United States Representative and Senator from New Hampshire.-Biography:Born in Henniker, he pursued classical studies, graduated from Dartmouth College in 1848, and was principal of the Woodstock Academy in Connecticut for two years...
(R)
New Jersey
- 2. Alexander G. CattellAlexander G. CattellAlexander Gilmore Cattell was a United States Senator from New Jersey. Born in Salem, New Jersey, he received an academic education, and engaged in mercantile pursuits in Salem until 1846. He was elected to the New Jersey General Assembly in 1840, and served as clerk from 1842-1844...
(R) - 1. Frederick T. FrelinghuysenFrederick T. FrelinghuysenFrederick Theodore Frelinghuysen was a member of the United States Senate representing New Jersey and a United States Secretary of State.-Early life and education:...
(R)
New York
- 1. Edwin D. MorganEdwin D. MorganEdwin Denison Morgan was the 21st Governor of New York from 1859 to 1862 and served in the United States Senate from 1863 to 1869. He was the first and longest-serving chairman of the Republican National Committee...
(R) - 3. Roscoe ConklingRoscoe ConklingRoscoe Conkling was a politician from New York who served both as a member of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. He was the leader of the Stalwart faction of the Republican Party and the last person to refuse a U.S. Supreme Court appointment after he had...
(R)
North Carolina
- 2. Joseph C. AbbottJoseph Carter AbbottJoseph Carter Abbott 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 Carolina between 1868 and 1871. During his career in private life he was a lawyer,...
(R), from July 14, 1868 - 3. John PoolJohn PoolJohn Pool 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....
(R), from July 14, 1868
Ohio
- 1. Benjamin WadeBenjamin WadeBenjamin Franklin "Bluff" Wade was a U.S. lawyer and United States Senator. In the Senate, he was associated with the Radical Republicans of that time.-Early life:...
(R) - 3. John ShermanJohn Sherman (politician)John Sherman, nicknamed "The Ohio Icicle" , was a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Ohio during the Civil War and into the late nineteenth century. He served as both Secretary of the Treasury and Secretary of State and was the principal author of the Sherman Antitrust Act...
(R)
Oregon
- 2. George H. WilliamsGeorge Henry WilliamsGeorge Henry Williams was an American judge and politician. He served as Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, was the 32nd Attorney General of the United States, and served one term in the United States Senate...
(R) - 3. Henry W. CorbettHenry W. CorbettHenry Winslow Corbett was an American businessman and politician in the state of Oregon. A native of Massachusetts, he spend much of his early life in the state of New York before moving to the Oregon Territory where he continued his business interests in retail, and later transportation and banking...
(R)
Pennsylvania
- 1. Charles R. BuckalewCharles R. BuckalewCharles Rollin Buckalew was an American lawyer and Democratic party politician from Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. He served in the state senate and represented Pennsylvania in both the U.S. House and Senate. He was a graduate of Harford Academy, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, where he studied law...
(D) - 3. Simon CameronSimon CameronSimon Cameron was an American politician who served as United States Secretary of War for Abraham Lincoln at the start of the American Civil War. After making his fortune in railways and banking, he turned to a life of politics. He became a U.S. senator in 1845 for the state of Pennsylvania,...
(R)
Rhode Island
- 2. Henry B. AnthonyHenry B. AnthonyHenry Bowen Anthony was a United States newspaperman and political figure. He served as the editor and later part owner of the Providence Journal and later was the 21st Governor of Rhode Island between 1849 and 1851, as a member of the Whig Party.The son of William Anthony and Mary Kennicut...
(R) - 1. William SpragueWilliam Sprague (1830-1915)William Sprague IV was the 27th Governor of the U.S. state of Rhode Island from 1860–1863, and U.S. Senator from 1863-1875. He participated in the First Battle of Bull Run during the American Civil War.-Early years:...
(R)
South Carolina
- 2. Thomas J. RobertsonThomas J. RobertsonThomas James Robertson was a United States Senator from South Carolina. Born near Winnsboro, he completed preparatory studies and graduated from South Carolina College at Columbia in 1843...
(R), from July 15, 1868 - 3. Frederick A. SawyerFrederick A. SawyerFrederick Adolphus Sawyer was a United States Senator from South Carolina. Born in Bolton, Massachusetts, he attended the public schools, graduated from Harvard University in 1844, taught school in New England from 1844 to 1859, and took charge of the State normal school at Charleston, South...
(R), from July 16, 1868
Tennessee
- 2. Joseph S. FowlerJoseph S. FowlerJoseph Smith Fowler was a United States Senator from Tennessee from 1866 to 1871.-Biography:Fowler was born in Steubenville, Ohio. He graduated from Grove Academy in that city and subsequently from Franklin College in New Athens, Ohio in 1843. He taught school in Shelby County, Kentucky in 1844...
(R) - 1. David T. PattersonDavid T. PattersonDavid Trotter Patterson was a United States Senator from Tennessee at the beginning of the Reconstruction Period....
(D)
Vermont
- 1. George F. EdmundsGeorge F. EdmundsGeorge Franklin Edmunds was a Republican U.S. Senator from Vermont from 1866 to 1891.Born in Richmond, Vermont, Edmunds attended common schools and was privately tutored as a child. After being admitted to the bar in 1849, he started a law practice in Burlington, Vermont...
(R) - 3. Justin S. MorrillJustin Smith MorrillJustin Smith Morrill was a Representative and a Senator from Vermont, most widely remembered today for the Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act that established federal funding for establishing many of the United States' public colleges and universities...
(R)
West Virginia
- 1. Peter G. Van WinklePeter G. Van WinklePeter Godwin Van Winkle was a United States Senator from West Virginia.Born in New York City, he completed preparatory studies, studied law, and was admitted to the bar, commencing practice in Parkersburg, Virginia in 1835...
(R) - 2. Waitman T. WilleyWaitman T. WilleyWaitman Thomas Willey was an American lawyer and politician from Morgantown, West Virginia. He represented both the states of Virginia and West Virginia in the United States Senate and was one of West Virginia's first two Senators.Willey was born in 1811, in a log cabin near the present day...
(R)
Wisconsin
- 1. James R. DoolittleJames Rood DoolittleJames Rood Doolittle was an American politician who served as a senator from the state of Wisconsin from March 4, 1857, to March 4, 1869. He was a strong supporter of President Abraham Lincoln's administration during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:Born in Hampton, New York,...
(R) - 3. Timothy O. HoweTimothy O. HoweTimothy Otis Howe was a member of the United States Senate, representing the state of Wisconsin from March 4, 1861, to March 4, 1879. He also served as U.S...
(R)
House of Representatives
Alabama
. Francis W. KelloggFrancis William Kellogg
Francis William Kellogg was a U.S. Representative from the states of Michigan and Alabama.-Biography:...
(R), from July 22, 1868. Charles W. Buckley (R), from July 21, 1868. Benjamin W. Norris (R), from July 21, 1868. Charles W. Pierce (R), from July 21, 1868. John B. Callis (R), from July 21, 1868. Thomas Haughey
Thomas Haughey
Thomas Haughey was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Haughey received a limited education.Immigrated to the United States with his father, who settled in New York City....
(R), from July 21, 1868
Arkansas
. Logan H. RootsLogan H. Roots
Logan Holt Roots was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas.-Biography:Born near Tamaroa, Illinois, Roots completed preparatory studies and was graduated from the Illinois State Normal University in 1862....
(R), from June 22, 1868. James M. Hinds
James M. Hinds
James M. Hinds of Little Rock, represented Arkansas in the United States Congress from June 24, 1868 through October 22, 1868 when he was assassinated by a member of the Ku Klux Klan, namely George A. Clark, Secretary of the Democratic Committee of Monroe County, who was drunk at the time...
(R), June 22, 1868 – October 22, 1868
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- James T. ElliottJames T. ElliottJames Thomas Elliott was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas.-Early education and marriage:Elliott was born in Columbus, Georgia. He attended the common schools and studied law....
(R), from January 13, 1869. Thomas BolesThomas BolesThomas Boles was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas.Born near Clarksville, Arkansas, Boles attended the common schools and taught school for several years....
(R), from June 22, 1868
- James T. Elliott
California
. Samuel B. Axtell (D). William HigbyWilliam Higby
William Higby was a United States Representative from California. He was born in Willsboro, New York. He attended a preparatory school in Westport, New York and was graduated from the University of Vermont in Vermont in 1840. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1847 and commenced...
(R). James A. Johnson
James A. Johnson (politician)
James Augustus Johnson was a U.S. Representative from California who went on to serve as the state's 14th Lieutenant Governor.-Early life:...
(D)
Connecticut
. Richard D. HubbardRichard D. Hubbard
Richard Dudley Hubbard was a United States Representative and the 48th Governor of Connecticut. Born in Berlin, Connecticut, he was orphaned while young, he pursued preparatory studies at East Hartford and graduated from Yale College in 1839, where he was a member of Skull and Bones...
(D). Julius Hotchkiss
Julius Hotchkiss
Julius Hotchkiss was a United States Representative from Connecticut. He was born in Waterbury, Connecticut, the son of Woodward and Polly Hotchkiss, Prospect farmers. At seventeen, he taught in Prospect schools...
(D). Henry H. Starkweather
Henry H. Starkweather
Henry Howard Starkweather was born in Preston, Connecticut on April 29, 1826, and died on Jan 28, 1876 while serving in office as a member of the United States Congress....
(R). William H. Barnum
William Henry Barnum
William Henry Barnum was a United States politician, serving as a state representative, U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, and finally as chairman of the Democratic National Committee...
(D)
Delaware
. John A. NicholsonJohn A. Nicholson
John Anthony Nicholson was an American lawyer and politician from Dover, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, who served as U. S...
(D)
Florida
. Charles M. HamiltonCharles Memorial Hamilton
Charles Memorial Hamilton was a US Representative from Florida.-Biography:Born in Pine Creek Township, Clinton County, Pennsylvania; attended the public schools and was graduated from the Columbia Law School, Columbia, Pennsylvania.During the American Civil War, Hamilton entered the Union Army as...
(R), from July 1, 1868
Georgia
. Joseph W. CliftJoseph W. Clift
Joseph Wales Clift was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.Born in North Marshfield, Massachusetts, Clift attended the common schools and Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts....
(R), from July 25, 1868. Nelson Tift
Nelson Tift
Nelson Tift was an American jurist, businessman, soldier and politician from the state of Georgia.-Biography:...
(D), from July 25, 1868. William P. Edwards
William P. Edwards
William Posey Edwards was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.Born near Talbotton, Georgia, Edwards attended the common schools, and was graduated from Collinsworth Institute, Talbotton, Georgia, in 1856.He studied law....
(R), from July 25, 1868. Samuel F. Gove
Samuel F. Gove
Samuel Francis Gove was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.Born in Weymouth, Massachusetts, Gove attended the common schools.He moved to Georgia in 1835 with his parents, who settled in Twiggs County....
(R), from July 25, 1868. Charles H. Prince
Charles H. Prince
Charles Henry Prince was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.Born in Buckfield, Maine, Prince attended local schools. After school he engaged in mercantile pursuits and was appointed postmaster in 1861...
(R), from July 25, 1868. Vacant. Pierce M. B. Young
Pierce M. B. Young
Pierce Manning Butler Young was a major general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and a post-war politician, diplomat, and four-term United States Congressman from Georgia....
(D), from July 25, 1868
Illinois
. Norman B. JuddNorman B. Judd
Norman Buel Judd was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, and the grandfather of U.S. Representative Norman Judd Gould of New York....
(R). John F. Farnsworth
John F. Farnsworth
John Franklin Farnsworth was a seven-term U.S. Representative from Illinois and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:...
(R). Elihu B. Washburne
Elihu B. Washburne
Elihu Benjamin Washburne was one of seven brothers who played a prominent role in the early formation of the United States Republican Party...
(R). Abner C. Harding
Abner C. Harding
Abner Clark Harding was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.-Biography:Born in East Hampton, Connecticut, Harding attended Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, where he studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Oneida County, New York, about 1827. In 1838, he moved to...
(R). Ebon C. Ingersoll
Ebon C. Ingersoll
Ebon Clark Ingersoll was a U.S. Representative from Illinois and the brother of the politician and orator Robert G...
(R). Burton C. Cook
Burton C. Cook
Burton Chauncey Cook was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.-Biography:Born in Pittsford, New York, Cook attended the Collegiate Institute, Rochester, New York...
(R). Henry P. H. Bromwell
Henry P. H. Bromwell
Henry Pelham Holmes Bromwell was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Bromwell moved with his parents to Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1824, and thence to Cumberland, Illinois, in 1836....
(R). Shelby M. Cullom
Shelby Moore Cullom
Shelby Moore Cullom was a U.S. political figure, serving in various offices, including the United States House of Representatives, the United States Senate and the 17th Governor of Illinois....
(R). Lewis W. Ross
Lewis W. Ross
Lewis Winans Ross was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born near Seneca Falls, New York, Ross moved to Illinois and settled in Lewistown....
(D). Albert G. Burr
Albert G. Burr
Albert George Burr was a United States Representative in Congress from the state of Illinois for two terms, the 40th and 41st Congresses . He was a member of the Democratic Party....
(D). Samuel S. Marshall
Samuel S. Marshall
Samuel Scott Marshall was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born near Shawneetown, Illinois, Marshall attended public and private schools in McLeansboro, Illinois, and Cumberland College, Kentucky.He studied law....
(D). Jehu Baker
Jehu Baker
Jehu Baker was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born near Lexington, Kentucky, Baker moved with his father to Lebanon, Illinois, in 1829....
(R). Green B. Raum (R). John A. Logan
John A. Logan
John Alexander Logan was an American soldier and political leader. He served in the Mexican-American War and was a general in the Union Army in the American Civil War. He served the state of Illinois as a state senator, congressman and senator and was an unsuccessful candidate for Vice President...
(R)
Indiana
. William E. NiblackWilliam E. Niblack
William Ellis Niblack was a U.S. Representative from Indiana, cousin of Silas Leslie Niblack. Born in Dubois County, Indiana, Niblack attended the country schools and Indiana University at Bloomington....
(D). Michael C. Kerr
Michael C. Kerr
Michael Crawford Kerr was an American legislator.He was born at Titusville, Pennsylvania and educated at the Erie Academy. He graduated from Louisville University's Law School in 1851...
(D). Morton C. Hunter
Morton C. Hunter
Morton Craig Hunter was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.-Biography:Morton Hunter was born in Versailles, Indiana and knew the hardships of growing up in a pioneer home. His father John Hunter was a soldier in the War of 1812 and his Irish immigrant grandfather served in the Revolutionary war...
(R). William S. Holman
William S. Holman
William Steele Holman was a lawyer, judge and politician from Dearborn County, Indiana. He was a member of the Democratic Party who served as a U.S. Representative from 1859 to 1865, 1867 to 1877, 1881 to 1895, and 1897, spanning sixteen Congresses...
(D). George W. Julian
George Washington Julian
George Washington Julian was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer and writer who served in Congress from Indiana. He was the son-in-law of Joshua Reed Giddings.-Biography:...
(R). John Coburn (R). Henry D. Washburn
Henry D. Washburn
Henry Dana Washburn was a U.S. Representative from Indiana and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:...
(R). Godlove S. Orth
Godlove Stein Orth
Godlove Stein Orth was a U.S. House representative from Indiana and acting-Lieutenant Governor of Indiana.-Biography:...
(R). Schuyler Colfax
Schuyler Colfax
Schuyler Colfax, Jr. was a United States Representative from Indiana , Speaker of the House of Representatives , and the 17th Vice President of the United States . To date, he is one of only two Americans to have served as both House speaker and vice president.President Ulysses S...
(R). William Williams
William Williams (Indiana)
William Williams was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.-Biography:Born near Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Williams attended the common schools and received a very limited education....
(R). John P. C. Shanks
John P. C. Shanks
John Peter Cleaver Shanks was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.-Biography:Born in Martinsburg, Virginia , Shanks pursued an academic course. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1848 and commenced practice in Portland, Indiana, in 1849...
(R)
Iowa
. James F. WilsonJames Falconer Wilson
James Falconer "Jefferson Jim" Wilson was a lawyer, Republican U.S. Congressman from Iowa's 1st congressional district during the American Civil War, and a two-term U.S. Senator from Iowa...
(R). Hiram Price
Hiram Price
Hiram Price was a nineteenth-century banker, merchant, bookkeeper, bank president, railroad president, and five-term Republican congressman from Iowa's 2nd congressional district....
(R). William B. Allison
William B. Allison
William Boyd Allison was an early leader of the Iowa Republican Party, who represented northeastern Iowa for four consecutive terms in the U.S. House before representing his state for six consecutive terms in the U.S. Senate...
(R). William Loughridge
William Loughridge
William Loughridge was a pioneer attorney, judge, and three-term United States Congressman from Iowa....
(R). Grenville M. Dodge
Grenville M. Dodge
Grenville Mellen Dodge was a Union army officer on the frontier and during the Civil War, a U.S. Congressman, businessman, and railroad executive who helped construct the Transcontinental Railroad....
(R). Asahel W. Hubbard
Asahel W. Hubbard
Asahel Wheeler Hubbard was an attorney, judge, Indiana legislator, and three-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 6th congressional district during the Civil War and the first stage of the Reconstruction era. He was the father of Iowa Congressman Elbert H. Hubbard.Born in Haddam,...
(R)
Kentucky
. Lawrence S. TrimbleLawrence S. Trimble
Lawrence Strother Trimble was a United States congressman from Kentucky, a Kentucky judge, and New Mexican politician and lawyer....
(D). Vacant. Elijah Hise
Elijah Hise
Elijah Hise was a United States diplomat and U.S. Representative from the of Kentucky.Hise was born 4 July 1802 in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania before moving with his parents, Frederick and Nancy Hise, to Russellville, Kentucky when young. He completed preparatory studies and then attended...
(D), until May 8, 1867
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- Jacob GolladayJacob GolladayJacob Shall Golladay was a 19th century politician from Kentucky. He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives and Senate, followed by two terms as a United States Representative for the 3rd congressional district....
(D), from December 5, 1867. J. Proctor KnottJ. Proctor KnottJames Proctor Knott was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky and served as the 29th Governor of Kentucky from 1883 to 1887. Born in Kentucky, he moved to Missouri in 1850 and began his political career there...
(D). Asa GroverAsa GroverAsa Porter Grover was a United States Representative from Kentucky. He was born near Phelps, New York where he attended the common schools before moving to Kentucky in 1837. He attended Centre College in Danville, Kentucky and taught school in Woodford and Franklin Counties...
(D). Thomas L. Jones (D). James B. BeckJames B. BeckJames Burnie Beck was a United States Representative and Senator from Kentucky.Born in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, Beck immigrated to the United States in 1838 and settled in Wyoming County, New York. He moved to Lexington, Kentucky in 1843 and graduated from Transylvania University in 1846...
(D). George M. Adams (D). Samuel McKeeSamuel McKee (1833)Samuel McKee was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born near Mount Sterling, Kentucky, McKee attended the common schools....
(R), from June 22, 1868
- Jacob Golladay
Louisiana
. J. Hale Sypher (R), from July 18, 1868. James MannJames Mann (politician)
James Mann was an American politician. He served in the Maine legislature and was elected to the United States House of Representatives for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district, but died just five weeks into his term in Congress.Mann was a member of the Maine House of Representatives and Maine...
(D), July 18, 1868 – August 26, 1868. Joseph P. Newsham
Joseph P. Newsham
Joseph Parkinson Newsham was a 19th-century politician, lawyer, merchant and planter from Louisiana.-Biography:...
(R), from July 18, 1868. Michel Vidal
Michel Vidal
Michel Vidal was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana.Born in the city of Carcassonne, Languedoc, France, Vidal completed university-level studies in France before emigrating to the Republic of Texas. Soon after Texas became annexed to the United States, Vidal moved to the French-speaking region...
(R), from July 18, 1868. W. Jasper Blackburn
W. Jasper Blackburn
William Jasper Blackburn was an American printer and publisher who served in the United States House of Representatives from northwestern Louisiana from July 18, 1868, to March 3, 1869...
(R), from July 18, 1868
Maine
. John LynchJohn Lynch (congressman)
John Lynch was a nineteenth century politician, merchant, manufacturer and newspaper publisher from Maine....
(R). Sidney Perham
Sidney Perham
Sidney Perham was a U.S. Representative and the 33rd Governor of Maine and was an activist in the temperance movement....
(R). James G. Blaine
James G. Blaine
James Gillespie Blaine was a U.S. Representative, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, U.S. Senator from Maine, two-time Secretary of State...
(R). John A. Peters
John A. Peters (1822-1904)
John Andrew Peters was a U.S. Congressman from Maine, and the uncle of John Andrew Peters. He was also Chief Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court....
(R). Frederick A. Pike
Frederick A. Pike
Frederick Augustus Pike was a U.S. Representative from Maine.Born in Calais, Maine, Pike attended the common schools and the Washington Academy, East Machias, Maine....
(R)
Maryland
. Hiram McCulloughHiram McCullough
Hiram McCullough was a U.S. Congressman from Maryland, serving two terms from 1865—1869.Born near Elkton, Maryland, McCullough pursued an academic course at Elkton Academy and later studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1837, commencing practice in Elkton...
(D). Stevenson Archer
Stevenson Archer (1827-1898)
Stevenson Archer was a U.S. Congressman from Maryland, serving the second district for four terms in 1867–1875....
(D). Charles E. Phelps
Charles E. Phelps
Charles Edward Phelps was a colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War, later received a brevet as a brigadier general of volunteers, served as a city councilman, a U.S. Congressman from the third district of Maryland, and received the Medal of Honor...
(C). Francis Thomas
Francis Thomas
Francis Thomas was a Maryland politician who served as the 26th Governor of Maryland from 1842–1844. He also served as a United States Representative from Maryland, representing at separate times the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh districts.-Early life and career:Thomas was born in Frederick...
(R). Frederick Stone
Frederick Stone
Frederick Stone was a U.S. Congressman from the fifth district of Maryland, serving two terms from 1867—1871....
(D)
Massachusetts
. Thomas D. EliotThomas D. Eliot
Thomas Dawes Eliot, was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts. He was born in Boston on March 20, 1808. Eliot was named after his grandfather Justice Thomas Dawes of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court....
(R). Oakes Ames (R). Ginery Twichell
Ginery Twichell
Ginery Twichell was president of the Boston and Worcester Railroad in the 1860s, the Republican Representative for Massachusetts for three consecutive terms and the sixth president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.He was born on in Athol, Massachusetts. Some references list his actual...
(R). Samuel Hooper
Samuel Hooper
Samuel Hooper was a businessman and US congressman from Massachusetts, USA.Hooper was born in Marblehead, Massachusetts. He received a common school education and was employed as an agent for an importing firm and traveled extensively in foreign countries...
(R). Benjamin F. Butler
Benjamin Franklin Butler (politician)
Benjamin Franklin Butler was an American lawyer and politician who represented Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives and later served as the 33rd Governor of Massachusetts....
(R). Nathaniel P. Banks
Nathaniel Prentice Banks
Nathaniel Prentice Banks was an American politician and soldier, served as the 24th Governor of Massachusetts, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and as a Union general during the American Civil War....
(R). George S. Boutwell
George S. Boutwell
George Sewall Boutwell was an American statesman who served as Secretary of the Treasury under President Ulysses S...
(R). John D. Baldwin (R). William B. Washburn
William B. Washburn
William Barrett Washburn was an American politician from Massachusetts who served in the United States House of Representatives and as the 28th Governor of Massachusetts.-Early life:...
(R). Henry L. Dawes
Henry L. Dawes
Henry Laurens Dawes was a Republican United States Senator and United States Representative, notable for the Dawes Act.-Biography:...
(R)
Michigan
. Fernando C. BeamanFernando C. Beaman
Fernando Cortez Beaman was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan during and after the American Civil War....
(R). Charles Upson
Charles Upson
Charles Upson was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Upson was born in Southington, Connecticut to Lydia Upson and Asahel Upson . He attended the district and select schools of Southington and later taught school in Farmington from 1840 to 1842...
(R). Austin Blair
Austin Blair
Austin Blair , also known as the Civil War Governor, was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan...
(R). Thomas W. Ferry
Thomas W. Ferry
Thomas White Ferry was a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan.Ferry was born in the old Mission House on Mackinac Island. The community on Mackinac at that time included the military garrison, the main depot of John Jacob Astor's American Fur Company, and the mission....
(R). Rowland E. Trowbridge
Rowland E. Trowbridge
Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Trowbridge was born in Horseheads, New York and moved with his parents in 1821 to Oakland County, Michigan. In 1841, he graduated from Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio and engaged in agricultural pursuits...
(R). John F. Driggs
John F. Driggs
John Fletcher Driggs was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Biography:Driggs was born in Kinderhook, New York. He completed preparatory studies and moved with his parents to Tarrytown, New York, in 1825...
(R)
Minnesota
. William WindomWilliam Windom
This page is about the former United States politician. William Windom 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 to 1883...
(R). Ignatius L. Donnelly (R)
Mississippi
. Vacant. Vacant. Vacant. Vacant. VacantMissouri
. William A. PileWilliam A. Pile
William Anderson Pile was a nineteenth century politician and minister from Missouri, as well as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was Governor of New Mexico Territory from 1869 to 1871. William was one half Native American , most likely Choctaw...
(R). Carman A. Newcomb
Carman A. Newcomb
Carman Adam Newcomb was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer, judge and marshal from Iowa and Missouri.-Biography:...
(R). Thomas E. Noell
Thomas E. Noell
Thomas Estes Noell was a U.S. Representative from Missouri, son of John William Noell.Born in Perryville, Missouri, Noell attended the public schools.He studied law....
(D), until October 3, 1867
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- James R. McCormick (D), from December 17, 1867. Joseph J. GravelyJoseph J. GravelyJoseph Jackson Gravely was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer and teacher from Virginia and Missouri.-Biography:...
(R). Joseph W. McClurgJoseph W. McClurgJoseph Washington McClurg was the 19th Governor of Missouri in the decade following the American Civil War. His stepfather was William Murphy.-Biography:...
(R), until ????, 1868 - John H. Stover (R), from December 7, 1868. Robert T. Van HornRobert T. Van HornRobert Thompson Van Horn was a lawyer, the owner and publisher of the The Kansas City Enterprise, mayor of Kansas City, Missouri during the parts of the Civil War, member of the Missouri General Assembly, and representative to the Forty-seventh Congress of the United States.Born in East Mahoning...
(R). Benjamin F. LoanBenjamin F. LoanBenjamin Franklin Loan was a U.S. Representative from Missouri, as well as a Union General during the American Civil War.-Biography:...
(R). John F. BenjaminJohn F. BenjaminJohn Forbes Benjamin was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born in Cicero, New York, Benjamin attended the public schools.He moved to Texas in 1845 and to Missouri in 1848.He studied law....
(R). George W. AndersonGeorge Washington AndersonGeorge Washington Anderson was an American lawyer and politician from St. Louis, Missouri. He represented Missouri in the U.S. House from 1865 until 1869.-External links:...
(R)
- James R. McCormick (D), from December 17, 1867. Joseph J. Gravely
New Hampshire
. Jacob H. Ela (R). Aaron F. StevensAaron Fletcher Stevens
Aaron Fletcher Stevens was a brevet brigadier general during the American Civil War, as well as a two-term U.S. Congressman.-Birth and early years:...
(R). Jacob Benton
Jacob Benton
Jacob Benton was a United States Representative from New Hampshire. He was born in Waterford, Vermont where he attended the common schools, Lyndon Academy, and Randolph Academy, and was graduated from Burr and Burton Seminary at Manchester, Vermont in 1839. He taught school for several years...
(R)
New Jersey
. William MooreWilliam Moore (congressman)
William Moore , was an American Republican Party politician, who served in the United States House of Representatives, where he represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district from 1867 to 1871.Moore was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania on December 25, 1810...
(R). Charles Haight
Charles Haight
Charles Haight was a Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1867-1871....
(D). Charles Sitgreaves
Charles Sitgreaves
Charles Sitgreaves was an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 3rd congressional district from 1865 to 1869.-Biography:...
(D). John Hill
John Hill (congressman)
John Hill was an American clerk, bookkeeper, merchant and Republican Party politician who represented from 1867 to 1873, and from 1881 to 1883.-Biography:...
(R). George A. Halsey
George A. Halsey
George Armstrong Halsey was an American Republican Party politician and leather manufacturer from New Jersey, who served two non-consecutive terms representing ....
(R)
New York
. Stephen TaberStephen Taber
Stephen Taber was a United States Congress Representative from New York from 1865 to 1869.He was the son of Thomas Taber II; born in Dover, New York, March 7, 1821; completed preparatory studies; moved to Queens, New York and engaged in agricultural pursuits; member of the State assembly in 1860...
(D). Demas Barnes
Demas Barnes
Demas Barnes was a United States Representative from New York.-Accomplishments:...
(D). William E. Robinson (D). John Fox
John Fox (congressman)
John Fox was a nineteenth century politician, mechanic and merchant from New York.Born in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, Fox immigrated to the United States with his parents in 1840, settling in New York City, New York...
(D). John Morrissey
John Morrissey
John Morrissey , also known as Old Smoke, was an Irish bare-knuckle boxer and a gang member in New York in the 1850s and later became a Democratic State Senator and U.S. Congressman from New York, backed by Tammany Hall...
(D). Thomas E. Stewart
Thomas E. Stewart
Thomas Elliott Stewart was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in New York City, Stewart completed preparatory studies.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1847 and commenced practice in New York City....
(CR). John W. Chanler
John W. Chanler
John Winthrop Chanler was a prominent New York lawyer and a U.S. Representative from New York.-Life and career:...
(D). James Brooks
James Brooks (Whig)
James Brooks was a U.S. Representative from New York during the latter half of the American Civil War.He was born on November 10, 1810, in Portland, Maine. As a student, he attended public schools and then the academy at Monmouth, Maine. By the age of 16, he was teaching school, in Lewiston, Maine...
(D). Fernando Wood
Fernando Wood
Fernando Wood was an American politician of the Democratic Party and mayor of New York City; he also served as a United States Representative and as Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means in both the 45th and 46th Congress .A successful shipping merchant who became Grand Sachem of the...
(D). William H. Robertson
William H. Robertson
William Henry Robertson was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was a United States Representative from 1867 to 1869, and President pro tempore of the New York State Senate.-Life:He was the son of Henry Robertson...
(R). Charles H. Van Wyck
Charles Van Wyck
Charles Henry Van Wyck was a Representative from New York, a Senator from Nebraska, and a Union Army Brigadier general in the American Civil War.-Early life and political career:...
(R). John H. Ketcham
John H. Ketcham
John Henry Ketcham was a United States Representative from New York for over 33 years. He also served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:...
(R). Thomas Cornell
Thomas Cornell
Thomas C. Cornell , an American politician and businessman. During the American Civil War, he was commissioned as a major in the New York Militia...
(R). John V. L. Pruyn (D). John A. Griswold (R). Orange Ferriss
Orange Ferriss
Orange Ferriss was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born at Glens Falls, New York, Ferriss completed preparatory studies.He attended the University of Vermont at Burlington.He studied law....
(R). Calvin T. Hulburd
Calvin T. Hulburd
Calvin Tilden Hulburd was a United States Representative from New York during the American Civil War and Reconstruction.-Biography:...
(R). James M. Marvin
James M. Marvin
James Madison Marvin was a U.S. Representative from New York during the latter half of the American Civil War.-Biography:Born in Ballston, New York, Marvin attended the common schools....
(R). William C. Fields
William C. Fields
William Craig Fields was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in New York City, Fields attended the common schools....
(R). Addison H. Laflin
Addison H. Laflin
Addison Henry Laflin was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Lee, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, he attended the common schools, was graduated from Williams College in 1843, went to Herkimer County, New York in 1849 and became interested in paper making...
(R). Roscoe Conkling
Roscoe Conkling
Roscoe Conkling was a politician from New York who served both as a member of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. He was the leader of the Stalwart faction of the Republican Party and the last person to refuse a U.S. Supreme Court appointment after he had...
(R), until March 4, 1867
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- Alexander H. BaileyAlexander H. BaileyAlexander Hamilton Bailey was a United States Representative and judge from New York.Bailey was born in Minisink, Orange County, New York on August 14, 1817. He graduated from Princeton College in 1837, where he studied law. Bailey was admitted to the bar and commenced practice of law...
(R), from November 30, 1867. John C. ChurchillJohn C. ChurchillJohn Charles Churchill was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:...
(R). Dennis McCarthyDennis McCarthy (congressman)Dennis McCarthy was an American manufacturer and politician from New York.-Life:...
(R). Theodore M. PomeroyTheodore Medad PomeroyTheodore Medad Pomeroy was a United States politician. He served in the House of Representatives as a Republican from New York from 1861 to 1869. He also served as the Speaker of the House for about a day...
(R). William H. KelseyWilliam H. KelseyWilliam Henry Kelsey was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Smyrna, New York, Kelsey attended the common schools.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1843 and commenced practice in Geneseo, New York....
(R). William S. LincolnWilliam S. LincolnWilliam Slosson Lincoln was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Berkshire , Tioga County, New York, Lincoln attended the common schools.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar....
(R). Hamilton Ward, Sr.Hamilton Ward, Sr.Hamilton Ward, Sr. was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:...
(R). Lewis SelyeLewis SelyeLewis Selye was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Chittenango, New York, Selye attended the common schools, and learned the blacksmith trade. He moved to Rochester, New York, in 1824 and engaged in the manufacture of iron. He served as a member of the Board of Supervisors of Monroe...
(IR). Burt Van HornBurt Van HornBurt Van Horn was a United States Representative from New York during the American Civil War.-Biography:...
(R). James M. HumphreyJames M. HumphreyJames Morgan Humphrey was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Holland, New York, Humphrey attended the common schools.He studied law....
(D). Henry H. Van Aernam (R)
- Alexander H. Bailey
North Carolina
. John R. FrenchJohn R. French
John Robert French was an American Congressional Representative from North Carolina.Born in Gilmanton, New Hampshire, French received an academic education in Gilmanton and Concord, New Hampshire. He learned the printer’s trade, and worked as publisher and associate editor of the New Hampshire...
(R), from July 15, 1868. David Heaton
David Heaton
David Heaton was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, March 10, 1823 to: James Heaton and Mary Morrell ; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar; elected to the Ohio State Senate in 1855; moved to St...
(R), from July 25, 1868. Oliver H. Dockery
Oliver H. Dockery
Oliver Hart Dockery , son of Alfred Dockery, was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina....
(R), from July 13, 1868. John T. Deweese
John T. Deweese
John Thomas Deweese was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina.-Biography:Born in Van Buren, Arkansas, June 4, 1835; educated at home; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1856 and commenced practice in Henderson, Kentucky; resident of Denver, Colorado, for some years; moved to Pike...
(R), from July 6, 1868. Israel G. Lash
Israel G. Lash
Israel George Lash was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born in Bethania, North Carolina, August 18, 1810. He attended the common schools and the local academy in his native city; engaged in mercantile pursuits and subsequently became a cigar manufacturer; also engaged in...
(R), from July 20, 1868. Nathaniel Boyden
Nathaniel Boyden
Nathaniel Boyden was a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1847 and 1849 and later between 1868 to 1869....
(C), from July 13, 1868. Alexander H. Jones
Alexander H. Jones
Alexander Hamilton Jones , was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina.-Biography:He was born in Buncombe County, North Carolina, where he completed his preparatory studies. He engaged in mercantile pursuits, and enlisted in the Union Army in 1863...
(R), from July 6, 1868
Ohio
. Benjamin EgglestonBenjamin Eggleston
Benjamin Eggleston was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Corinth, New York, Eggleston completed preparatory studies. He moved with his parents to Hocking County, Ohio, in 1831. He moved to Cleveland and worked on a canal boat, later becoming an owner of boats and interested in several...
(R). Rutherford B. Hayes
Rutherford B. Hayes
Rutherford Birchard Hayes was the 19th President of the United States . As president, he oversaw the end of Reconstruction and the United States' entry into the Second Industrial Revolution...
(R), until July 20, 1867
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- Samuel F. CarySamuel Fenton CarySamuel Fenton Cary was a congressman and significant temperance movement leader in the nineteenth century. Cary became well-known nationally as a prohibitionist author and lecturer.-Life:...
(IR), from November 21, 1867. Robert C. SchenckRobert C. SchenckRobert Cumming Schenck 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 the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1862, and the Battle of Cross Keys...
(R). William LawrenceWilliam Lawrence (Ohio)William Lawrence was a Republican politician from Ohio. He was most noted for being a US Representative, and was influential in attempting to impeach Andrew Johnson, creating the United States Department of Justice, helping to create the American Red Cross, and ratifying the Geneva...
(R). William MungenWilliam MungenWilliam Mungen was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer, teacher, editor and publisher from Ohio.-Biography:...
(D). Reader W. ClarkeReader W. ClarkeReader Wright Clarke was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Bethel, Ohio, Clarke learned the art of printing.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1836 and commenced practice in Batavia, Ohio....
(R). Samuel ShellabargerSamuel Shellabarger (congressman)Samuel Shellabarger was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born near Enon, Ohio, Shellabarger attended the county schools and was graduated from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, in 1841.He studied law....
(R). Cornelius S. HamiltonCornelius S. HamiltonCornelius Springer Hamilton was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Gratiot, Ohio, Hamilton attended the common schools and Denison University.He moved with his parents to Union County in 1839....
(R), until December 22, 1867 - John BeattyJohn Beatty (congressman)John Beatty was an American banker and statesman from Ohio. He served as a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:...
(R), from February 5, 1868. Ralph P. BucklandRalph P. BucklandRalph Pomeroy Buckland was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, as well as a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and an executive of the Union Pacific Railroad following the war....
(R). James M. AshleyJames Mitchell AshleyJames Mitchell Ashley was a U.S. congressman, territorial governor and railroad president.-Early life:...
(R). John T. WilsonJohn Thomas WilsonJohn Thomas Wilson was a soldier, attorney and U.S. Representative from Ohio.-Biography:Wilson was born in the village of Bell in rural Highland County, Ohio. As a child, he received a limited schooling and did not have a higher education...
(R). Philadelph Van TrumpPhiladelph Van TrumpPhiladelph Van Trump was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Lancaster, Ohio, Van Trump attended the public schools....
(D). George W. MorganGeorge W. MorganGeorge Washington Morgan was an American soldier, lawyer, politician, and diplomat. He fought in the Texas Revolution and the Mexican-American War, and was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War...
(D), until June 3, 1868 - Columbus DelanoColumbus DelanoColumbus Delano, was a lawyer and a statesman and a member of the prominent Delano family.At the age of eight, Columbus Delano's family moved to Mount Vernon in Knox County, Ohio, a place he would call home for the rest of his life. After completing his primary education, he studied law and was...
(R), from June 3, 1868. Martin WelkerMartin WelkerMartin Welker was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.-Biography:Born in Knox County, Ohio, Welker attended the common schools.He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1840, commencing practice at Millersburg, Ohio...
(R). Tobias A. PlantsTobias A. PlantsTobias Avery Plants was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born at Sewickley, Pennsylvania, Plants apprenticed to a saddler at the age of twelve.He received a limited common school education....
(R). John BinghamJohn BinghamJohn Armor Bingham was a Republican congressman from Ohio, America, judge advocate in the trial of the Abraham Lincoln assassination and a prosecutor in the impeachment trials of Andrew Johnson...
(R). Ephraim R. EckleyEphraim R. EckleyEphraim Ralph Eckley was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.-Early life:Eckley was born near Mount Pleasant, Jefferson County, Ohio but moved with his parents to Hayesville, Ohio, in 1816...
(R). Rufus P. SpaldingRufus P. SpaldingRufus Paine Spalding was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer and judge from Ohio.-Early life:Born in West Tisbury, Massachusetts, Spalding graduated from Yale College in 1817. After graduating, Spalding began his study of law as an apprentice under Zephaniah Swift...
(R). James A. Garfield (R)
- Samuel F. Cary
Pennsylvania
. Samuel J. RandallSamuel J. Randall
Samuel Jackson Randall was a Pennsylvania politician, attorney, soldier, and a prominent Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives during the late 19th century. He served as the 33rd Speaker of the House and a contender for his party's nomination for the President of the...
(D). Charles O'Neill (R). Leonard Myers
Leonard Myers
Leonard Myers was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania during the American Civil War and the early years of Reconstruction.-Biography:...
(R). William D. Kelley
William D. Kelley
William D. Kelley was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Kelley was a lifelong advocate of civil rights, social reform, and labor protection.-Early life:...
(R). Caleb N. Taylor
Caleb Newbold Taylor
Caleb Newbold Taylor was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Early life:...
(R). Benjamin M. Boyer
Benjamin Markley Boyer
Benjamin Markley Boyer was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Benjamin M. Boyer was born in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1841. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1844 and practiced...
(D). John M. Broomall
John Martin Broomall
John Martin Broomall was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Early life:John M. Broomall was born in Upper Chichester Township, Pennsylvania...
(R). J. Lawrence Getz
James Lawrence Getz
James Lawrence Getz was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.James L. Getz was born in Reading, Pennsylvania. He pursued an academic course, and was one of the founders of the Reading Gazette in 1840...
(D). Thaddeus Stevens
Thaddeus Stevens
Thaddeus Stevens , of Pennsylvania, was a Republican leader and one of the most powerful members of the United States House of Representatives...
(R), until August 11, 1868
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- Oliver J. DickeyOliver James DickeyOliver James Dickey was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
(R), from December 7, 1868. Henry L. CakeHenry L. CakeHenry Lutz Cake was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Early life:Henry L. Cake was born near Northumberland, Pennsylvania. He attended the common and private schools...
(R). Daniel M. Van AukenDaniel Myers Van AukenDaniel Myers Van Auken was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Daniel M. Van Auken was born in Montague, New Jersey. He attended the common schools and Deckertown Academy. He graduated from Union College in Schenectady, New York, in 1852...
(D). Charles DenisonCharles DenisonCharles Denison was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Charles Denison was born in Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania. He received a liberal education, and was graduated from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in 1838...
(D), until June 27, 1867 - George W. WoodwardGeorge Washington WoodwardGeorge Washington Woodward was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.George W. Woodward was born in Bethany, Pennsylvania. He attended Geneva Seminary in Geneva, New York, and Wilkes-Barre Academy in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania...
(D), from November 21, 1867. Ulysses MercurUlysses MercurUlysses Mercur was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.-Early life and education:...
(R). George F. MillerGeorge Funston MillerGeorge Funston Miller was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.George F. Miller was born in Chillisquaque Township, Pennsylvania. He attended Kirkpatrick’s Academy in Milton, Pennsylvania...
(R). Adam J. GlossbrennerAdam John GlossbrennerAdam John Glossbrenner was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Adam J. Glossbrenner was born in Hagerstown, Maryland. He learned the art of printing, and became publisher of the Western Telegraph in Hamilton, Ohio, in 1827 and 1828. He moved to York,...
(D). William H. KoontzWilliam Henry KoontzWilliam Henry Koontz was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.William H. Koontz was born in Somerset, Pennsylvania. He completed preparatory studies, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1851 and commenced practice in Somerset. He was district attorney...
(R). Daniel J. MorrellDaniel Johnson MorrellDaniel Johnson Morrell was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Daniel J.Morrell was born in North Berwick, Maine. He moved to Philadelphia in 1836 and entered a counting room as clerk and afterward engaged in mercantile pursuits...
(R). Stephen F. WilsonStephen Fowler WilsonStephen Fowler Wilson was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Stephen F. Wilson was born in Columbia, Pennsylvania. He received an academic education, studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced. He held several local offices...
(R). Glenni W. ScofieldGlenni William ScofieldGlenni William Scofield was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Glenni W. Scofield was born in Dewittville, New York. He attended the common schools and learned the printing trade. He returned to classical study and graduated from Hamilton College in Clinton,...
(R). Darwin A. FinneyDarwin Abel FinneyDarwin Abel Finney was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Early life:...
(R), until August 25, 1868 - S. Newton PettisSolomon Newton PettisSolomon Newton Pettis was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Early life:...
(R), from December 7, 1868. John CovodeJohn CovodeJohn Covode was a United States Congressman and abolitionist.-Early life:Covode was born in West Fairfield, Pennsylvania. After serving an apprenticeship to a blacksmith, he became involved in the Westmoreland Coal Company, serving as the first president of the company in 1854...
(R). James K. MoorheadJames K. MoorheadJames Kennedy Moorhead was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
(R). Thomas WilliamsThomas Williams (Pennsylvania)Thomas Williams was a United States representative from Pennsylvania.Williams was born in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and graduated from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 1825. In 1828, he was admitted to the Pennsylvania bar and began practicing in...
(R). George V. LawrenceGeorge Van Eman LawrenceGeorge Van Eman Lawrence was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....
(R)
- Oliver J. Dickey
Rhode Island
. Thomas JenckesThomas Jenckes
Thomas Allen Jenckes was a United States Congressional representative for the State of Rhode Island. Jenckes was best known for introducing a bill that created the United States Department of Justice. President Ulysses S. Grant then signed the bill into law on June 22, 1870...
(R). Nathan F. Dixon, Jr.
Nathan F. Dixon (1812-1881)
Nathan Fellows Dixon was a United States Representative from Rhode Island. He was the son of Nathan F. Dixon, and the father of Nathan F. Dixon, III....
(R)
South Carolina
. B. Frank Whittemore (R), from July 18, 1868. Christopher C. BowenChristopher C. Bowen
Christopher Columbus Bowen was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Bowen attended the public schools.He moved to Georgia in 1850.He engaged in agricultural pursuits.He studied law....
(R), from July 18, 1868. M. Simeon Corley
Manuel S. Corley
Manuel Simeon Corley was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born in Lexington County, South Carolina, Corley was a student in Lexington Academy four years.He engaged in business in 1838....
(R), from July 25, 1868. James H. Goss
James H. Goss
James Hamilton Goss was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born in Union, South Carolina, Goss attended the common schools and the Union Male Academy.He engaged in mercantile pursuits....
(R), from July 18, 1868
Tennessee
. Roderick R. ButlerRoderick R. Butler
Roderick Randum Butler was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 1st congressional district of Tennessee.-Biography:...
(R). Horace Maynard
Horace Maynard
Horace Maynard was an American educator, attorney, politician and diplomat active primarily in the second half of the 19th century...
(R). William B. Stokes
William Brickly Stokes
William Brickly Stokes was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee. He also served as colonel of the 5th Tennessee Cavalry during the American Civil War....
(R). James Mullins (R). John Trimble (R). Samuel M. Arnell
Samuel Mayes Arnell
Samuel Mayes Arnell was an American politician who represented the 6th congressional district of Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives....
(R). Isaac R. Hawkins
Isaac Roberts Hawkins
Isaac Roberts Hawkins was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 7th congressional district.-Biography:...
(R). David A. Nunn
David Alexander Nunn
David Alexander Nunn was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee's 8th congressional district.-Biography:...
(R)
Vermont
. Frederick E. WoodbridgeFrederick E. Woodbridge
Frederick Enoch Woodbridge was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Vermont.-Biography:Born in Vergennes, Vermont, Woodbridge graduated from the University of Vermont in 1840, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1843, commencing practice in Vergennes...
(R). Luke P. Poland
Luke P. Poland
Luke Potter Poland was a United States Senator and Representative from Vermont. Born in Westford, he attended the common schools and Jericho Academy. He taught at schools and studied law, being admitted to the bar in December 1836. He practiced in Morrisville...
(R). Worthington C. Smith (R)
Virginia
. Vacant. Vacant. Vacant. Vacant. Vacant. Vacant. Vacant. VacantWest Virginia
. Chester D. HubbardChester D. Hubbard
Chester Dorman Hubbard was a U.S. Representative from West Virginia, father of Congressman William Pallister Hubbard....
(R). Bethuel Kitchen
Bethuel Kitchen
Bethuel Middleton Kitchen was a nineteenth century politician from Virginia and West Virginia.Born in Ganotown, Virginia , Kitchen attended the common schools as a child and later engaged in agricultural pursuits and stock raising...
(R). Daniel Polsley
Daniel Polsley
Daniel Haymond Polsley was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer, judge and editor from Virginia and West Virginia....
(R)
Wisconsin
. Halbert E. PaineHalbert E. Paine
Halbert Eleazer Paine was a lawyer, politician, and general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was a three-term postbellum U.S. Congressman from Wisconsin.-Biography:...
(R). Benjamin F. Hopkins
Benjamin F. Hopkins
Benjamin Franklin Hopkins was a nineteenth century politician, secretary and telegraph operator from Wisconsin....
(R). Amasa Cobb
Amasa Cobb
Amasa Cobb was a Republican Wisconsin politician and an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:...
(R). Charles A. Eldredge (D). Philetus Sawyer
Philetus Sawyer
Philetus Sawyer was an American politician of the Republican Party who represented Wisconsin in both houses of Congress. Sawyer County, Wisconsin, is named for him....
(R). Cadwallader C. Washburn
Cadwallader C. Washburn
Cadwallader Colden Washburn was an American businessman, politician, and soldier noted for founding what would later become General Mills and working in government for Wisconsin. He was born in Livermore, Maine, one of seven brothers that included Israel Washburn, Jr., Elihu B. Washburne, William D...
(R)
Non-voting members
. Coles BashfordColes Bashford
Coles Bashford was an American lawyer and politician who became the fifth Governor of Wisconsin. His one term as governor ended in a bribery scandal that forced him to leave the state, but he was later instrumental in the government of the newly formed Arizona Territory.-Early life and...
(I). George M. Chilcott
George M. Chilcott
George Miles Chilcott was a delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the Territory of Colorado, and a United States Senator from the State of Colorado....
(R). Walter A. Burleigh
Walter A. Burleigh
Walter Atwood Burleigh was an American physician, lawyer, and pioneer. He represented the Dakota Territory as a non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives....
(R). Edward D. Holbrook (D). James M. Cavanaugh (D). Charles P. Clever
Charles P. Clever
Charles P. Clever was a Delegate from the Territory of New Mexico.Born in Cologne, Prussia, Clever attended the gymnasium of Cologne and the University of Bonn....
(D), from September 2, 1867 - February 20, 1869
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- J. Francisco Chaves (R), from February 20, 1869. William H. Hooper (D). Alvan FlandersAlvan FlandersAlvan Flanders was a Delegate from the Territory of Washington.Born in Hopkinton, New Hampshire, Flanders attended the public schools, and later learned the machinist trade in Boston. He moved to Humboldt County, California, in 1851, and there engaged in the lumber business until 1858, when he...
(R)
- J. Francisco Chaves (R), from February 20, 1869. William H. Hooper (D). Alvan Flanders
Changes in membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.Senate
- replacements: 3
- DemocraticDemocratic Party (United States)The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
: 0 seat net loss - RepublicanRepublican Party (United States)The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
: 0 seat net gain
- Democratic
- deaths: 1
- resignations: 2
- interim appointments: 1
- seats from newly re-admitted states: 12
- Total seats with changes: 16
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| Delaware (1)
| nowrap | George R. Riddle
George R. Riddle
George Read Riddle was an American engineer, lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party who served as U.S. Representative and as U.S...
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died March 29, 1867
| nowrap | James A. Bayard, Jr.
James A. Bayard, Jr.
James Asheton Bayard, Jr. was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, who served as U.S. Senator from Delaware.-Early life and family:...
(D)
| April 5, 1867
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| Kentucky (2)
| nowrap | James Guthrie (D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned February 7, 1868 because of failing health
| nowrap | Thomas C. McCreery
Thomas C. McCreery
Thomas Clay McCreery 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 commenced practice in Frankfort, Kentucky...
(D)
| February 19, 1868
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| Maryland (3)
| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Filled vacancy caused by action of the Senate in declining to permit Philip F. Thomas to qualify
| nowrap | George Vickers
George Vickers
George Vickers , a Democrat, was a United States Senator from Maryland, serving from 1868-1873. He also served in the Maryland State Senate....
(D)
| March 7, 1868
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| Arkansas (2)
| rowspan=2 | Vacant
| rowspan=2 style="font-size:80%" | Arkansas re-admitted to the Union
| nowrap | Alexander McDonald
Alexander McDonald
Alexander McDonald was a Republican politician who represented Arkansas in the U.S. Senate from 1868 to 1871.-Biography:...
(R)
| June 22, 1868
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| Arkansas (3)
| nowrap | Benjamin F. Rice
Benjamin F. Rice
Benjamin Franklin Rice was a Republican politician from Arkansas who represented the state in the U.S. Senate from 1868 to 1873.-Biography:Rice was born in East Otto, New York, on May 26, 1828; his schooling was private...
(R)
| June 23, 1868
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| Florida (3)
| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Florida re-admitted to the Union
| nowrap | Thomas W. Osborn
Thomas W. Osborn
Thomas Ward Osborn was a Union Army officer and United States Senator representing Florida.-Early life:Thomas Osborn was born in Scotch Plains, New Jersey, the son of John and Amelia Osborn. He and his family moved to North Wilna, New York in 1842 where he worked on the family farm until 1854...
(R)
| June 25, 1868
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| Louisiana (2)
| rowspan=2 | Vacant
| rowspan=2 style="font-size:80%" | Louisiana re-admitted to the Union
| nowrap | John S. Harris
John S. Harris
John Spafford Harris was an American politician for the state of Louisiana and member of the Republican Party. Born in Truxton, New York, Harris was a delegate to the Louisiana state constitutional convention in 1868. He was a member of Louisiana State Senate in 1868 and the first Republican U.S....
(R)
| July 8, 1868
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| Louisiana (3)
| nowrap | William P. Kellogg (R)
| July 9, 1868
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| Alabama (2)
| rowspan=2 | Vacant
| rowspan=2 style="font-size:80%" | Alabama re-admitted to the Union
| nowrap | Willard Warner
Willard Warner
Willard Warner 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:...
(R)
| rowspan=3 | July 13, 1868
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| Alabama (3)
| nowrap | George E. Spencer
George E. Spencer
George Eliphaz Spencer was a U.S. senator from the state of Alabama.Born in Champion, New York, he was educated at Montreal College in Canada. After relocating to Iowa he engaged in the study of law. During the Civil War, he enlisted as a captain on October 16, 1862. While serving on the staff of...
(R)
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| Maryland (1)
| nowrap | Reverdy Johnson
Reverdy Johnson
Reverdy Johnson was a statesman and jurist from Maryland.-Early life:Born in Annapolis, Johnson was the son of a distinguished Maryland lawyer and politician, John Johnson . He graduated from St. John's College in 1812 and then studied law...
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned July 10, 1868
| nowrap | William P. Whyte
William Pinkney Whyte
William Pinkney Whyte , a member of the United States Democratic Party, was a politician who served the State of Maryland as a State Delegate, the State Comptroller, a United States Senator, the 35th Governor, the Mayor of Baltimore, Maryland, and the State Attorney General.-Early life and...
(D)
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| North Carolina (2)
| rowspan=2 | Vacant
| rowspan=2 style="font-size:80%" | North Carolina re-admitted to the Union
| nowrap | Joseph C. Abbott
Joseph Carter Abbott
Joseph Carter Abbott 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 Carolina between 1868 and 1871. During his career in private life he was a lawyer,...
(R)
| rowspan=2 | July 14, 1868
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| North Carolina (3)
| nowrap | John Pool
John Pool
John Pool 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....
(R)
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| South Carolina (2)
| rowspan=2 | Vacant
| rowspan=2 style="font-size:80%" | South Carolina re-admitted to the Union
| nowrap | Thomas J. Robertson
Thomas J. Robertson
Thomas James Robertson was a United States Senator from South Carolina. Born near Winnsboro, he completed preparatory studies and graduated from South Carolina College at Columbia in 1843...
(R)
| July 15, 1868
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| South Carolina (3)
| nowrap | Frederick A. Sawyer
Frederick A. Sawyer
Frederick Adolphus Sawyer was a United States Senator from South Carolina. Born in Bolton, Massachusetts, he attended the public schools, graduated from Harvard University in 1844, taught school in New England from 1844 to 1859, and took charge of the State normal school at Charleston, South...
(R)
| July 16, 1868
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| Florida (1)
| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Florida re-admitted to the Union
| nowrap | Adonijah Welch
Adonijah Welch
Adonijah Strong Welch was a United States Senator from Florida and the first president of Iowa State Agricultural College ....
(R)
| July 17, 1868
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House of Representatives
- replacements: 10
- DemocraticDemocratic Party (United States)The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
: 2 seat net loss - RepublicanRepublican Party (United States)The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
: 0 seat net gain - Independent RepublicanRepublican Party (United States)The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
: 1 seat net gain - Conservative: 0 seat net gain
- Democratic
- deaths: 8
- resignations: 3
- contested election: 3
- seats from re-admitted states: 32
- Total seats with changes: 44
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| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Vacancy in term
| nowrap | Charles P. Clever
Charles P. Clever
Charles P. Clever was a Delegate from the Territory of New Mexico.Born in Cologne, Prussia, Clever attended the gymnasium of Cologne and the University of Bonn....
(D)
| September 2, 1867
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| rowspan=3 | Vacant
| rowspan=3 style="font-size:80%" | Arkansas re-admitted into the Union
| nowrap | Logan H. Roots
Logan H. Roots
Logan Holt Roots was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas.-Biography:Born near Tamaroa, Illinois, Roots completed preparatory studies and was graduated from the Illinois State Normal University in 1862....
(R)
| rowspan=3 | June 22, 1868
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| nowrap | James M. Hinds
James M. Hinds
James M. Hinds of Little Rock, represented Arkansas in the United States Congress from June 24, 1868 through October 22, 1868 when he was assassinated by a member of the Ku Klux Klan, namely George A. Clark, Secretary of the Democratic Committee of Monroe County, who was drunk at the time...
(R)
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| nowrap | Thomas Boles
Thomas Boles
Thomas Boles was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas.Born near Clarksville, Arkansas, Boles attended the common schools and taught school for several years....
(R)
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| style="font-size:80%" | John D. Young
John Duncan Young
John Duncan Young was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in Owingsville, Kentucky, Young attended the common schools....
presented credentials but failed to qualify. Election was contested by McKee.
| nowrap | Samuel McKee
Samuel McKee (1833)
Samuel McKee was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born near Mount Sterling, Kentucky, McKee attended the common schools....
(R)
| June 22, 1868
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| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Florida re-admitted into the Union
| nowrap | Charles M. Hamilton
Charles Memorial Hamilton
Charles Memorial Hamilton was a US Representative from Florida.-Biography:Born in Pine Creek Township, Clinton County, Pennsylvania; attended the public schools and was graduated from the Columbia Law School, Columbia, Pennsylvania.During the American Civil War, Hamilton entered the Union Army as...
(R)
| July 1, 1868
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| rowspan=5 | Vacant
| rowspan=5 style="font-size:80%" | North Carolina re-admitted into the Union
| nowrap | John T. Deweese
John T. Deweese
John Thomas Deweese was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina.-Biography:Born in Van Buren, Arkansas, June 4, 1835; educated at home; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1856 and commenced practice in Henderson, Kentucky; resident of Denver, Colorado, for some years; moved to Pike...
(R)
| rowspan=2 | July 6, 1868
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| nowrap | Alexander H. Jones
Alexander H. Jones
Alexander Hamilton Jones , was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina.-Biography:He was born in Buncombe County, North Carolina, where he completed his preparatory studies. He engaged in mercantile pursuits, and enlisted in the Union Army in 1863...
(R)
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| nowrap | Oliver H. Dockery
Oliver H. Dockery
Oliver Hart Dockery , son of Alfred Dockery, was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina....
(R)
| rowspan=2 | July 13, 1868
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| Nathaniel Boyden
Nathaniel Boyden
Nathaniel Boyden was a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1847 and 1849 and later between 1868 to 1869....
(C)
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| nowrap | John R. French
John R. French
John Robert French was an American Congressional Representative from North Carolina.Born in Gilmanton, New Hampshire, French received an academic education in Gilmanton and Concord, New Hampshire. He learned the printer’s trade, and worked as publisher and associate editor of the New Hampshire...
(R)
| July 15, 1868
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| rowspan=5 | Vacant
| rowspan=5 style="font-size:80%" | Louisiana re-admitted into the Union
| nowrap | J. Hale Sypher (R)
| rowspan=5 | July 18, 1868
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| nowrap | James Mann (D)
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| nowrap | Joseph P. Newsham
Joseph P. Newsham
Joseph Parkinson Newsham was a 19th-century politician, lawyer, merchant and planter from Louisiana.-Biography:...
(R)
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| nowrap | Michel Vidal
Michel Vidal
Michel Vidal was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana.Born in the city of Carcassonne, Languedoc, France, Vidal completed university-level studies in France before emigrating to the Republic of Texas. Soon after Texas became annexed to the United States, Vidal moved to the French-speaking region...
(R)
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| nowrap | W. Jasper Blackburn
W. Jasper Blackburn
William Jasper Blackburn was an American printer and publisher who served in the United States House of Representatives from northwestern Louisiana from July 18, 1868, to March 3, 1869...
(R)
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| rowspan=3 | Vacant
| rowspan=3 style="font-size:80%" | South Carolina re-admitted into the Union
| nowrap | Benjamin F. Whittemore (R)
| rowspan=3 | July 18, 1868
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| nowrap | Christopher C. Bowen
Christopher C. Bowen
Christopher Columbus Bowen was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Bowen attended the public schools.He moved to Georgia in 1850.He engaged in agricultural pursuits.He studied law....
(R)
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| nowrap | James H. Goss
James H. Goss
James Hamilton Goss was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born in Union, South Carolina, Goss attended the common schools and the Union Male Academy.He engaged in mercantile pursuits....
(R)
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| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | North Carolina re-admitted into the Union
| nowrap | Israel G. Lash
Israel G. Lash
Israel George Lash was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born in Bethania, North Carolina, August 18, 1810. He attended the common schools and the local academy in his native city; engaged in mercantile pursuits and subsequently became a cigar manufacturer; also engaged in...
(R)
| July 20, 1868
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| rowspan=6 | Vacant
| rowspan=6 style="font-size:80%" | Alabama re-admitted into the Union
| nowrap | Charles W. Buckley
Charles Waldron Buckley
Charles Waldron Buckley was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born in Unadilla, New York, Buckley attended the public schools in Unadilla and Freeport, Illinois, where his parents moved in 1846...
(R)
| rowspan=5 | July 21, 1868
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| nowrap | Benjamin W. Norris
Benjamin White Norris
Benjamin White Norris was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.-Early life and education:Born in Monmouth, Maine, Norris prepared for college at Monmouth Academy, and was graduated from Waterville College , Maine, in 1843. He taught one term in Kents Hill Seminary.He engaged in the grocery business...
(R)
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| nowrap | Charles W. Pierce
Charles Wilson Pierce
Charles Wilson Pierce was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born in Benton, New York, Pierce completed preparatory studies....
(R)
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| nowrap | John B. Callis
John Benton Callis
John Benton Callis was a postbellum U.S. Representative from Alabama and an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:...
(R)
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| nowrap | Thomas Haughey
Thomas Haughey
Thomas Haughey was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Haughey received a limited education.Immigrated to the United States with his father, who settled in New York City....
(R)
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| nowrap | Francis W. Kellogg
Francis William Kellogg
Francis William Kellogg was a U.S. Representative from the states of Michigan and Alabama.-Biography:...
(R)
| July 22, 1868
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| rowspan=6 | Vacant
| rowspan=6 style="font-size:80%" | Georgia re-admitted into the Union
| nowrap | Joseph W. Clift
Joseph W. Clift
Joseph Wales Clift was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.Born in North Marshfield, Massachusetts, Clift attended the common schools and Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts....
(R)
| rowspan=6 | July 25, 1868
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| nowrap | Nelson Tift
Nelson Tift
Nelson Tift was an American jurist, businessman, soldier and politician from the state of Georgia.-Biography:...
(D)
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| nowrap | William P. Edwards
William P. Edwards
William Posey Edwards was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.Born near Talbotton, Georgia, Edwards attended the common schools, and was graduated from Collinsworth Institute, Talbotton, Georgia, in 1856.He studied law....
(R)
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| nowrap | Samuel F. Gove
Samuel F. Gove
Samuel Francis Gove was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.Born in Weymouth, Massachusetts, Gove attended the common schools.He moved to Georgia in 1835 with his parents, who settled in Twiggs County....
(R)
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| nowrap | Charles H. Prince
Charles H. Prince
Charles Henry Prince was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.Born in Buckfield, Maine, Prince attended local schools. After school he engaged in mercantile pursuits and was appointed postmaster in 1861...
(R)
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| nowrap | Pierce M. B. Young
Pierce M. B. Young
Pierce Manning Butler Young was a major general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and a post-war politician, diplomat, and four-term United States Congressman from Georgia....
(D)
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| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | North Carolina re-admitted into the Union
| nowrap | David Heaton
David Heaton
David Heaton was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, March 10, 1823 to: James Heaton and Mary Morrell ; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar; elected to the Ohio State Senate in 1855; moved to St...
(R)
| July 25, 1868
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| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | South Carolina re-admitted into the Union
| nowrap | Manuel S. Corley
Manuel S. Corley
Manuel Simeon Corley was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born in Lexington County, South Carolina, Corley was a student in Lexington Academy four years.He engaged in business in 1838....
(R)
| July 25, 1868
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| nowrap | Roscoe Conkling
Roscoe Conkling
Roscoe Conkling was a politician from New York who served both as a member of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. He was the leader of the Stalwart faction of the Republican Party and the last person to refuse a U.S. Supreme Court appointment after he had...
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned March 4, 1867 after being elected to the US Senate
| nowrap | Alexander H. Bailey
Alexander H. Bailey
Alexander Hamilton Bailey was a United States Representative and judge from New York.Bailey was born in Minisink, Orange County, New York on August 14, 1817. He graduated from Princeton College in 1837, where he studied law. Bailey was admitted to the bar and commenced practice of law...
(R)
| November 30, 1867
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| nowrap | Elijah Hise
Elijah Hise
Elijah Hise was a United States diplomat and U.S. Representative from the of Kentucky.Hise was born 4 July 1802 in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania before moving with his parents, Frederick and Nancy Hise, to Russellville, Kentucky when young. He completed preparatory studies and then attended...
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died May 8, 1867
| nowrap | Jacob Golladay
Jacob Golladay
Jacob Shall Golladay was a 19th century politician from Kentucky. He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives and Senate, followed by two terms as a United States Representative for the 3rd congressional district....
(D)
| December 5, 1867
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| nowrap | Charles Denison
Charles Denison
Charles Denison was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Charles Denison was born in Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania. He received a liberal education, and was graduated from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in 1838...
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died June 27, 1867
| nowrap | George W. Woodward
George Washington Woodward
George Washington Woodward was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.George W. Woodward was born in Bethany, Pennsylvania. He attended Geneva Seminary in Geneva, New York, and Wilkes-Barre Academy in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania...
(D)
| November 21, 1867
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| nowrap | Rutherford B. Hayes
Rutherford B. Hayes
Rutherford Birchard Hayes was the 19th President of the United States . As president, he oversaw the end of Reconstruction and the United States' entry into the Second Industrial Revolution...
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned July 20, 1867 after being nominated Governor of Ohio
| nowrap | Samuel F. Cary
Samuel Fenton Cary
Samuel Fenton Cary was a congressman and significant temperance movement leader in the nineteenth century. Cary became well-known nationally as a prohibitionist author and lecturer.-Life:...
(IR)
| November 21, 1867
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| nowrap | Thomas E. Noell
Thomas E. Noell
Thomas Estes Noell was a U.S. Representative from Missouri, son of John William Noell.Born in Perryville, Missouri, Noell attended the public schools.He studied law....
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died October 3, 1867
| nowrap | James R. McCormick
James Robinson McCormick
James Robinson McCormick was a United States Representative from Missouri.Born near Irondale, Washington County, Missouri, McCormick attended public schools in Washington County, Missouri. He received private instruction and entered Transylvania University, Lexington, Kentucky, as a medical student...
(D)
| December 17, 1867
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| nowrap | Cornelius S. Hamilton
Cornelius S. Hamilton
Cornelius Springer Hamilton was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Gratiot, Ohio, Hamilton attended the common schools and Denison University.He moved with his parents to Union County in 1839....
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Killed by insane son December 22, 1867
| nowrap | John Beatty (R)
| February 5, 1868
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| nowrap | Joseph W. McClurg
Joseph W. McClurg
Joseph Washington McClurg was the 19th Governor of Missouri in the decade following the American Civil War. His stepfather was William Murphy.-Biography:...
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned ????, 1868 after being elected Governor of Missouri
| nowrap | John H. Stover
John Hubler Stover
John Hubler Stover was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born in Aaronsburg, Pennsylvania, Stover completed preparatory studies at Bellefonte Academy.He studied law....
(R)
| December 7, 1868
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| nowrap | George W. Morgan
George W. Morgan
George Washington Morgan was an American soldier, lawyer, politician, and diplomat. He fought in the Texas Revolution and the Mexican-American War, and was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War...
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Lost contested election June 3, 1868
| nowrap | Columbus Delano
Columbus Delano
Columbus Delano, was a lawyer and a statesman and a member of the prominent Delano family.At the age of eight, Columbus Delano's family moved to Mount Vernon in Knox County, Ohio, a place he would call home for the rest of his life. After completing his primary education, he studied law and was...
(R)
| June 3, 1868
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| nowrap | Thaddeus Stevens
Thaddeus Stevens
Thaddeus Stevens , of Pennsylvania, was a Republican leader and one of the most powerful members of the United States House of Representatives...
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died August 11, 1868
| nowrap | Oliver J. Dickey
Oliver James Dickey
Oliver James Dickey was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
(R)
| December 7, 1868
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| nowrap | Darwin A. Finney
Darwin Abel Finney
Darwin Abel Finney was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Early life:...
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died August 25, 1868
| nowrap | S. Newton Pettis
Solomon Newton Pettis
Solomon Newton Pettis was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Early life:...
(R)
| December 7, 1868
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| nowrap | James Mann (D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died August 26, 1868
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| nowrap | James M. Hinds
James M. Hinds
James M. Hinds of Little Rock, represented Arkansas in the United States Congress from June 24, 1868 through October 22, 1868 when he was assassinated by a member of the Ku Klux Klan, namely George A. Clark, Secretary of the Democratic Committee of Monroe County, who was drunk at the time...
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Assassinated October 22, 1868
| nowrap | James T. Elliott
James T. Elliott
James Thomas Elliott was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas.-Early education and marriage:Elliott was born in Columbus, Georgia. He attended the common schools and studied law....
(R)
| January 13, 1869
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| nowwap | Charles P. Clever
Charles P. Clever
Charles P. Clever was a Delegate from the Territory of New Mexico.Born in Cologne, Prussia, Clever attended the gymnasium of Cologne and the University of Bonn....
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Lost contested election February 20, 1869
| nowrap | J. Francisco Chaves
José Francisco Chaves
José Francisco Chaves was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer and farmer from the New Mexico Territory.-Biography:...
(R)
| February 20, 1869
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Employees
- Architect of the CapitolArchitect of the CapitolThe Architect of the Capitol is the federal agency responsible for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capitol Complex, and also the head of that agency. The Architect of the Capitol is in the legislative branch and is responsible to the United States...
: Edward ClarkEdward Clark (architect)Edward Clark was an American architect who served as Architect of the Capitol from 1865 to 1902.Edward Clark was Thomas U. Walter's student, chief assistant, and successor. Prior to working with Walter, he had received training in freehand and mechanical drawing as well as engineering...
, appointed August 30, 1865
Senate
- Chaplain of the SenateChaplain of the United States SenateThe Chaplain of the United States Senate opens each session of the United States Senate with a prayer, and provides and coordinates religious programs and pastoral care support for Senators, their staffs, and their families. The Chaplain is appointed by a majority vote of the members of the Senate...
: Edgar H. Gray (BaptistBaptistBaptists comprise a group of Christian denominations and churches that subscribe to a doctrine that baptism should be performed only for professing believers , and that it must be done by immersion...
) - Secretary of the SenateSecretary of the United States SenateThe Secretary of the Senate is an elected officer of the United States Senate. The Secretary supervises an extensive array of offices and services to expedite the day-to-day operations of that body...
: John W. Forney- George C. Gorham, elected June 4, 1868
- Sergeant at Arms of the SenateSergeant at Arms of the United States SenateThe Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate is the law enforcer for the United States Senate. One of the chief roles of the Sergeant is to hold the gavel used at every session...
: George T. Brown
House of Representatives
- Chaplain of the HouseChaplain of the United States House of RepresentativesThe election of William Linn as Chaplain of the House on May 1, 1789, continued the tradition established by the Continental Congresses of each day's proceedings opening with a prayer by a chaplain. The early Chaplains alternated duties with their Senate counterparts on a weekly basis, covering the...
: Charles B. Boynton (CongregationalistCongregational churchCongregational churches are Protestant Christian churches practicing Congregationalist church governance, in which each congregation independently and autonomously runs its own affairs....
) - Clerk of the HouseClerk of the United States House of RepresentativesThe Clerk of the United States House of Representatives is an officer of the United States House of Representatives, whose primary duty is to act as the chief record-keeper for the House....
: Edward McPhersonEdward McPhersonEdward McPherson was a prominent Pennsylvania newspaperman, attorney, and United States Congressman. As a director of the Gettysburg Battlefield Memorial Association, he effected efforts to protect portions of the Gettysburg Battlefield.-Early life and career:McPherson was born in Gettysburg,... - Doorkeeper of the HouseDoorkeeper of the United States House of RepresentativesAn appointed officer of the United States House of Representatives from 1789 to 1995, the Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives was chosen by a resolution at the opening of each United States Congress. The Office of the Doorkeeper was based on precedent from the Continental...
: Charles E. Lippincott - Messenger to the Speaker: William D. Todd
- Postmaster of the HousePostmaster of the United States House of RepresentativesThe Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives was an employee of the United States Congress from 1834 to 1993.Before the creation of the office of Postmaster, mail duties were handled by workers in the office of the Doorkeeper, who were paid additional compensation...
: William S. KingWilliam S. KingColonel William Smith King was a Republican United States Representative for Minnesota from March 4, 1875 to March 3, 1877. He engaged in a variety of other activities, including journalism and surveying. King was born in Malone, New York in Franklin County where he grew up and attended the... - Sergeant at Arms of the HouseSergeant at Arms of the United States House of RepresentativesThe United States House of Representatives Sergeant at Arms is an officer of the House with law enforcement, protocol, and administrative responsibilities. The Sergeant at Arms is elected at the beginning of each Congress by the membership of the chamber...
: Nehemiah G. OrdwayNehemiah G. OrdwayNehemiah George Ordway was a New Hampshire state senator and the seventh Governor of Dakota Territory. Ordway was regarded as one of Dakota Territory's most controversial governors....