42nd United States Congress
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The Forty-second 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, 1871 to March 3, 1873, during the third and fourth years of Ulysses S. Grant
'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.
Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers
, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1874; Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1876; and Class 3 meant their term ended in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1872.
The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.
(R). Charles W. Buckley (R). William A. Handley (D). Charles Hays
(R). Peter M. Dox (D). Joseph H. Sloss (D)
(D). Oliver P. Snyder
(R). John Edwards
(LR), until February 9, 1872
(R). Aaron A. Sargent
(R). John M. Coghlan
(R)
(R), until September 7, 1872
(D)
(R), until January 29, 1873
(D). Richard H. Whiteley
(R). John S. Bigby
(R). Thomas J. Speer
(R), until August 18, 1872
(R). John F. Farnsworth
(R). Horatio C. Burchard
(R). John B. Hawley
(R). Bradford N. Stevens
(D). Burton C. Cook
(R), until August 26, 1871
(D). Michael C. Kerr
(D). William S. Holman
(D). Jeremiah M. Wilson
(R). John Coburn (R). Daniel W. Voorhees
(D). Mahlon D. Manson
(D). James N. Tyner
(R). John P. C. Shanks
(R). William Williams
(R). Jasper Packard
(R)
(R). Aylett R. Cotton
(R). William G. Donnan
(R). Madison M. Walden (R). Francis W. Palmer
(R). Jackson Orr
(R)
(R)
(D). Henry D. McHenry
(D). Joseph H. Lewis
(D). William B. Read
(D). Boyd Winchester
(D). William E. Arthur (D). James B. Beck
(D). George M. Adams (D). John M. Rice
(D)
(R). Chester B. Darrall
(R). James McCleery
(R), until November 5, 1871
(R). William P. Frye
(R). James G. Blaine
(R). John A. Peters
(R). Eugene Hale
(R)
(D). Stevenson Archer
(D). Thomas Swann
(D). John Ritchie (D). William M. Merrick
(D)
(R). Oakes Ames (R). Ginery Twichell
(R). Samuel Hooper
(R). Benjamin F. Butler
(R). Nathaniel P. Banks
(R). George M. Brooks
(R), until May 13, 1872
(R). William L. Stoughton
(R). Austin Blair
(R). Wilder D. Foster
(R), from December 4, 1871. Omar D. Conger
(R). Jabez G. Sutherland
(D)
(R). Joseph L. Morphis
(R). Henry W. Barry
(R). George C. McKee
(R). Legrand W. Perce
(R)
(D). Gustavus A. Finkelnburg
(LR). James R. McCormick (D). Harrison E. Havens
(R). Samuel S. Burdett (R). Abram Comingo
(D). Isaac C. Parker (R). James G. Blair
(LR). Andrew King
(D)
(R). Samuel C. Forker
(D). John T. Bird
(D). John Hill
(R). George A. Halsey
(R)
(D). Thomas Kinsella (D). Henry W. Slocum
(D). Robert Roosevelt
(D). William R. Roberts
(D). Samuel S. Cox
(D). Smith Ely, Jr.
(D). James Brooks
(D). Fernando Wood
(D). Clarkson N. Potter
(D). Charles St. John
(R). John H. Ketcham
(R). Joseph H. Tuthill
(D). Eli Perry
(D). Joseph M. Warren
(D). John Rogers (D). William A. Wheeler
(R). John M. Carroll
(D). Elizur H. Prindle
(R). Clinton L. Merriam
(R). Ellis H. Roberts
(R). William E. Lansing
(R). R. Holland Duell
(R). John E. Seeley
(R). William H. Lamport
(R). Milo Goodrich
(R). H. Boardman Smith
(R). Freeman Clarke
(R). Seth Wakeman
(R). William Williams
(D). Walter L. Sessions
(R)
(R). Charles R. Thomas
(R). Alfred M. Waddell
(D). Sion H. Rogers
(D). James M. Leach
(D). Francis E. Shober (D). James C. Harper
(D)
(R), until ????, 1872
(D). John V. Creely
(IR). Leonard Myers
(R). William D. Kelley
(R). Alfred C. Harmer
(R). Ephraim L. Acker
(D). Washington Townsend
(R). J. Lawrence Getz
(D). Oliver J. Dickey
(R). John W. Killinger
(R). John B. Storm
(D). Lazarus D. Shoemaker
(R). Ulysses Mercur
(R), until December 2, 1872
(R). James M. Pendleton
(R)
(R). Robert C. De Large (R). Robert B. Elliott
(R). Alexander S. Wallace
(R)
(R). Horace Maynard
(R). Abraham E. Garrett
(D). John M. Bright
(D). Edward I. Golladay
(D). Washington C. Whitthorne
(D). Robert P. Caldwell
(D). William W. Vaughan
(D)
(D). John C. Conner
(D). William T. Clark (R), until May 13, 1872
(R). Luke P. Poland
(R). Worthington C. Smith (R)
(D). James H. Platt, Jr.
(R). Charles H. Porter
(R). William H. H. Stowell
(R). Richard T. W. Duke
(D). John T. Harris
(D). Elliott M. Braxton
(D). William Terry (D)
(D). James C. McGrew
(R). Frank Hereford
(D)
(D). Gerry W. Hazelton
(R). J. Allen Barber
(R). Charles A. Eldredge (D). Philetus Sawyer
(R). Jeremiah M. Rusk
(R)
(D). Jerome B. Chaffee
(R). Moses K. Armstrong
(D). Norton P. Chipman
(R), from April 21, 1871. Samuel A. Merritt (D). William H. Clagett
(R). José Manuel Gallegos
(D). William H. Hooper (D). Selucius Garfielde
(R). William T. Jones (R)
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| Georgia (2)
| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Failure to elect
| nowrap | Thomas M. Norwood
(D)
| November 14, 1871
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| Mississippi (2)
| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Delayed taking seat in order to serve as Governor of Mississippi
| nowrap | James L. Alcorn
(R)
| December 1, 1871
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| Louisiana (3)
| nowrap | William P. Kellogg (R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 1, 1872 after being elected Governor of Louisiana
| Vacant
| Not filled this term
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| Massachusetts (2)
| nowrap | Henry Wilson
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned March 3, 1873 after being elected Vice-President of the United States
| Vacant
| Not filled this term
|}
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| New seat
| style="font-size:80%" | District of Columbia's At-large district created March 4, 1871 and remained vacant until April 21, 1871
| nowrap | Norton P. Chipman
(R)
| April 21, 1871
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| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Rep. John A. Logan
resigned at the end of the previous congress after being elected to the US Senate
| nowrap | John L. Beveridge
(R)
| November 7, 1871
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| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Rep. Thomas W. Ferry
resigned at the end of the previous congress after being elected to the US Senate
| nowrap | Wilder D. Foster
(R)
| December 4, 1871
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| nowrap | Burton C. Cook
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned August 26, 1871
| nowrap | Henry Snapp
(R)
| December 4, 1871
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| nowrap | James McCleery
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died November 5, 1871
| nowrap | Alexander Boarman
(LR)
| December 3, 1872
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| nowrap | William B. Washburn
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 5, 1871 after being elected Governor of Massachusetts
| nowrap | Alvah Crocker
(R)
| January 2, 1872
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| nowrap | Aaron F. Perry
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned some time in 1872
| nowrap | Ozro J. Dodds
(D)
| August 8, 1872
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| nowrap | John Edwards
(LR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Lost contested election February 9, 1872
| nowrap | Thomas Boles
(R)
| February 9, 1872
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| nowrap | George M. Brooks
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned May 13, 1872 after becoming judge of probate for Middlesex County
| nowrap | Constantine C. Esty
(R)
| December 2, 1872
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| nowrap | William T. Clark
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Lost contested election May 13, 1872
| nowrap | Dewitt C. Giddings
(D)
| December 13, 1872
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| nowrap | Thomas J. Speer
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died August 18, 1872
| nowrap | Erasmus W. Beck
(D)
| December 2, 1872
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| nowrap | Julius L. Strong
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died September 7, 1872
| nowrap | Joseph R. Hawley
(R)
| December 2, 1872
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| nowrap | Ulysses Mercur
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 2, 1872 after becoming an assoc. justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
| nowrap | Frank C. Bunnell
(R)
| December 24, 1872
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| nowrap | John L. Beveridge
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 4, 1873 after being elected Lieutenant Governor of Illinois
| Vacant
| Not filled this term
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| nowrap | Josiah T. Walls
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Lost contested election January 29, 1873
| nowrap | Silas L. Niblack
(D)
| January 29, 1873
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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, 1871 to March 3, 1873, during the third and fourth years of Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States as well as military commander during the Civil War and post-war Reconstruction periods. Under Grant's command, the Union Army defeated the Confederate military and ended the Confederate States of America...
'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
- June 10, 1871: U.S. Marines make naval attack on the Han River forts in Korea
- March 1, 1872: Yellowstone National ParkYellowstone National ParkYellowstone National Park, established by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872, is a national park located primarily in the U.S. state of Wyoming, although it also extends into Montana and Idaho...
was established as the world's first national park
Major legislation
- April 20, 1871: Civil Rights Act of 1871Civil Rights Act of 1871The Civil Rights Act of 1871, , enacted April 20, 1871, is a federal law in force in the United States. The Act was originally enacted a few years after the American Civil War, along with the 1870 Force Act. One of the chief reasons for its passage was to protect southern blacks from the Ku Klux...
- March 1, 1872: Yellowstone National ParkYellowstone National ParkYellowstone National Park, established by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872, is a national park located primarily in the U.S. state of Wyoming, although it also extends into Montana and Idaho...
founded - May 10, 1872: General Mining Act of 1872General Mining Act of 1872The General Mining Act of 1872 is a United States federal law that authorizes and governs prospecting and mining for economic minerals, such as gold, platinum, and silver, on federal public lands...
- May 23, 1872: Amnesty Act of 1872
- June 1, 1872: Practice Conformity Act (precursor to the Rules Enabling ActRules Enabling ActThe Rules Enabling Act is an Act of Congress that gave the judicial branch the power to promulgate the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Amendments to the Act allowed for the creation of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure and other procedural court rules...
), ch. 255, - February 12, 1873: Coinage Act of 1873
- March 3, 1873: Timber Culture ActTimber Culture ActThe Timber Culture Act was a follow-up act to the Homestead Act. The Timber Culture Act was passed by Congress in 1873. The act allowed homesteaders to get another of land if they planted trees on one-fourth of the land, because the land was "almost one entire plain of grass, which is and ever...
- March 3, 1873: Comstock Act
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.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) |
Liberal Republican Liberal Republican Party (United States) The Liberal Republican Party of the United States was a political party that was organized in Cincinnati in May 1872, to oppose the reelection of President Ulysses S. Grant and his Radical Republican supporters. The party's candidate in that year's presidential election was Horace Greeley, longtime... (LR) |
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 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... |
12 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 74 | 0 |
| Begin | 16 | 1 | 55 | 0 | 72 | 2 |
| End | 17 | 54 | ||||
| Final voting share | 25.0% | 75.0% | 0.0% | |||
| Beginning of the next congress 43rd United States Congress The Forty-third 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, 1873 to March 4, 1875, during the fifth and sixth... |
19 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 72 | 2 |
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) |
Liberal Republican Liberal Republican Party (United States) The Liberal Republican Party of the United States was a political party that was organized in Cincinnati in May 1872, to oppose the reelection of President Ulysses S. Grant and his Radical Republican supporters. The party's candidate in that year's presidential election was Horace Greeley, longtime... (LR) |
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) |
Other | Vacant | ||
| End of previous 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... |
67 | 0 | 169 | 0 | 5 |
241 | 2 |
| Begin | 93 | 3 | 144 | 1 | 0 | 243 | 2 |
| End | 97 | 141 | 242 | 1 | |||
| Final voting share | 41.3% | 58.7% | 0.0% | ||||
| Beginning of the next Congress 43rd United States Congress The Forty-third 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, 1873 to March 4, 1875, during the fifth and sixth... |
91 | 4 | 189 | 0 | 6 |
290 | 2 |
Senate
- President: 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) - 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...
: 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)
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...
: James G. BlaineJames G. BlaineJames 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)
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 began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1874; Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1876; and Class 3 meant their term ended in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1872.
Alabama
- 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) - 2. George GoldthwaiteGeorge GoldthwaiteGeorge Goldthwaite was a U.S. senator from the state of Alabama. He served in the Senate from March 4, 1871 to March 4, 1877, and did not run for reelection.-External links:*...
(D)
Arkansas
- 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) - 2. Powell ClaytonPowell ClaytonPowell Clayton was an engineer, a Union Army general in the American Civil War, the first Reconstruction Governor of the State of Arkansas, and Ambassador to Mexico during the administrations of William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt.-Early life:Clayton was born in Bethel, Pennsylvania, to John...
(R)
California
- 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) - 1. Eugene CasserlyEugene CasserlyEugene Casserly was an Irish-American journalist and lawyer.The son of Patrick S. Casserly, he served in the United States Senate from California....
(D)
Connecticut
- 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) - 1. William A. BuckinghamWilliam Alfred BuckinghamWilliam Alfred Buckingham was a Republican United States Senator from Connecticut.Born in Lebanon, Connecticut, Buckingham attended the common schools and Bacon Academy in Colchester, Connecticut. He engaged in mercantile pursuits and in manufacturing. He served as the mayor of Norwich,...
(R)
Delaware
- 1. Thomas F. Bayard, Sr.Thomas F. BayardThomas Francis Bayard was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, who served three terms as U.S. Senator from Delaware, and as U.S. Secretary of State, and U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom.-Early life and family:Bayard was born in...
(D) - 2. Eli M. SaulsburyEli M. SaulsburyEli May Saulsbury was a lawyer and politician from Dover, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as U.S. Senator from Delaware....
(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) - 1. Abijah GilbertAbijah GilbertAbijah Gilbert was a United States Senator from Florida.Born in Gilbertsville, New York, Gilbert attended Gilbertsville Academy and graduated from Hamilton College in 1822. He spent 1822 to 1850 engaged in mercantile pursuits in New York City before moving to St...
(R)
Georgia
- 3. Joshua HillJoshua Hill (Georgian politician)Joshua Hill was a United States Senator from the State of Georgia. He was born in South Carolina but later moved to Georgia and became a lawyer. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives from Georgia in 1857 as a member of the American Party . He was reelected in 1859...
(R) - 2. Thomas M. NorwoodThomas M. NorwoodThomas Manson Norwood was a United States Senator and Representative and from Georgia. Born in Talbot County, Georgia, he pursued an academic course, and graduated from Emory College in 1850. He studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1852, commencing practice in Savannah...
(D), from November 14, 1871
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. John A. LoganJohn A. LoganJohn 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
- 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) - 1. Daniel D. PrattDaniel D. PrattDaniel Darwin Pratt was a United States Senator from Indiana. Born in Palermo, Maine, he moved to New York with his parents, who settled in Fenner. He attended the public schools and Cazenovia Seminary, and graduated from Hamilton College in 1831...
(R)
Iowa
- 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) - 2. George G. WrightGeorge G. WrightGeorge Grover Wright was a pioneer lawyer, Iowa Supreme Court justice, law professor, and Republican United States Senator from Iowa....
(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. Alexander CaldwellAlexander CaldwellAlexander Caldwell was a U.S. Senator from Kansas. Born at Drakes Ferry, Pennsylvania, he attended public schools, and enlisted in 1847 as a private in the Mexican-American War...
(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)- Willis B. MachenWillis Benson MachenWillis Benson Machen was a Democratic U.S. Senator from Kentucky.-Early life:Willis B. Machen was born the son of Henry and Nancy Machen on April 10, 1810 in Caldwell County, Kentucky . He attended the common schools of the area and became a farmer...
(D)
- Willis B. Machen
- 2. John W. StevensonJohn W. StevensonJohn White Stevenson was a U.S. Representative, the 18th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, the 25th Governor of Kentucky and U.S. Senator. His father, Andrew Stevenson, had served as Speaker of the House and minister to Great Britain...
(D)
Louisiana
- 3. William P. 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), until November 1, 1872 - 2. J. Rodman WestJoseph R. WestJoseph Rodman West was a United States Senator from Louisiana and a general in the United States Army during and after the American Civil War...
(R)
Maine
- 1. Hannibal HamlinHannibal HamlinHannibal Hamlin was the 15th Vice President of the United States , serving under President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War...
(R) - 2. 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)
Maryland
- 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) - 1. William T. HamiltonWilliam Thomas HamiltonWilliam Thomas Hamilton , a member of the United States Democratic Party, was the 38th Governor of Maryland in the United States from 1880 to 1884...
(D)
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), until March 3, 1873
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. Thomas W. FerryThomas W. FerryThomas 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)
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. William WindomWilliam WindomThis 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)
Mississippi
- 1. Adelbert AmesAdelbert AmesAdelbert Ames was an American sailor, soldier, and politician. He served with distinction as a Union Army general during the American Civil War. As a Radical Republican and a Carpetbagger, he was military governor, Senator and civilian governor in Reconstruction-era Mississippi...
(R) - 2. James L. AlcornJames L. AlcornJames Lusk Alcorn was a prominent American political figure in Mississippi during the 19th century. He was a leading southern white Republican or "scalawag" during Reconstruction in Mississippi, where he served as governor and U.S. Senator...
(R), from December 1, 1871
Missouri
- 1. Carl SchurzCarl SchurzCarl Christian Schurz was a German revolutionary, American statesman and reformer, and Union Army General in the American Civil War. He was also an accomplished journalist, newspaper editor and orator, who in 1869 became the first German-born American elected to the United States Senate.His wife,...
(LR) - 3. Francis P. Blair, Jr.Francis Preston Blair, Jr.Francis Preston Blair, Jr. was an American politician and Union Army general during the American Civil War. He represented Missouri in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, and he was the Democratic Party's nominee for Vice President in 1868.-Early life and career:Blair was born in...
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Nebraska
- 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) - 2. Phineas HitchcockPhineas HitchcockPhineas Warren Hitchcock was a Delegate and a Senator from Nebraska. Hitchcock County, Nebraska, is named after him.-Early life:...
(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
- 1. John P. StocktonJohn P. StocktonJohn Potter Stockton was a New Jersey politician who served in the United States Senate as a Democrat.Born in Princeton, New Jersey, Stockton was the son of Robert F. Stockton, grandson of Richard Stockton and the great-grandson of Richard Stockton , both prominent New Jersey politicians...
(D) - 2. 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
- 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) - 1. Reuben FentonReuben FentonReuben Eaton Fenton was an American merchant and politician from New York.-Life:He was the son of a farmer. He was elected a colonel of the New York State Militia in 1840. He became a lumber merchant, and entered politics as a Democrat...
(R)
North Carolina
- 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) - 2. Matt W. Ransom (D)
Ohio
- 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) - 1. Allen G. ThurmanAllen G. ThurmanAllen Granberry Thurman was a Democratic Representative and Senator from Ohio, as well as the nominee of the Democratic Party for Vice President of the United States in 1888.-Biography:...
(D)
Oregon
- 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) - 2. James K. KellyJames K. KellyJames Kerr Kelly was an American politician born in Pennsylvania. He was a United States Senator for Oregon from 1871 to 1877, and later Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court...
(D)
Pennsylvania
- 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) - 1. John ScottJohn Scott (Pennsylvania)John Scott was an American lawyer and Republican party politician. He served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate....
(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) - 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)
Tennessee
- 1. William G. BrownlowWilliam Gannaway BrownlowWilliam Gannaway "Parson" Brownlow was an American newspaper editor, minister, and politician who served as Governor of the state of Tennessee from 1865 to 1869 and as a United States Senator from Tennessee from 1869 to 1875...
(R) - 2. Henry CooperHenry Cooper (U.S. Senator)Henry Cooper was a Tennessee attorney, judge, and politician who served one term in the United States Senate, 1871-1877. He was a Democrat.-Biography:...
(D)
Texas
- 2. Morgan C. HamiltonMorgan C. HamiltonMorgan Calvin Hamilton was an American merchant, politician from Texas, and brother of Andrew Jackson Hamilton. For six years, 1839–45, he served in the war department of the Republic of Texas, first as clerk and in 1844–45 as secretary of war. One of the few Texan abolitionists, he fought for...
(R) - 1. James W. FlanaganJames W. FlanaganJames Winright Flanagan was an American merchant, lawyer, and farmer from Henderson, Texas. He served as Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 1869 and 1870, and then represented Texas in the United States Senate from 1870 to 1875.-Early life:James was born to Charles and Elizabeth Flanagan in...
(R)
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)
Virginia
- 2. John W. JohnstonJohn W. JohnstonJohn Warfield Johnston was an American lawyer and politician from Abingdon, Virginia. He served in the Virginia State Senate, and represented Virginia in the United States Senate when the state was readmitted after the American Civil War...
(D) - 1. John F. LewisJohn F. LewisJohn Francis Lewis was an American plantation owner and politician from Rockingham County, Virginia. He served two terms as Lieutenant Governor of Virginia and represented Virginia as a Republican in the United States Senate during the Reconstruction period after the Civil War.John F...
(R)
West Virginia
- 1. Arthur I. BoremanArthur I. BoremanArthur Inghram Boreman was the first Governor of the U.S. state of West Virginia and a United States Senator.-Biography:...
(R) - 2. Henry G. DavisHenry G. DavisHenry Gassaway Davis was a self-made millionaire and U.S. Senator from West Virginia. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for Vice President of the United States in 1904. His brother was U.S...
(D)
Wisconsin
- 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) - 1. Matthew H. CarpenterMatthew H. CarpenterMatthew Hale Carpenter , was a member of the Republican Party who served in the United States Senate for the state of Wisconsin from 1869–1875 and again from 1879 - 1881....
(R)
House of Representatives
Alabama
. Benjamin S. TurnerBenjamin S. Turner
Benjamin Sterling Turner was a US Congress Representative from Alabama....
(R). Charles W. Buckley (R). William A. Handley (D). Charles Hays
Charles Hays
Charles Hays was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.-Biography:Hays was born at "Hays Mount," in Greene County, Alabama near Boligee where he completed preparatory studies under private teachers....
(R). Peter M. Dox (D). Joseph H. Sloss (D)
Arkansas
. James M. HanksJames M. Hanks
James Millander Hanks was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas.Born in Helena, Arkansas, Hanks attended the public schools, the college at New Albany, Indiana, and Jackson College, Columbia, Tennessee.He studied law....
(D). Oliver P. Snyder
Oliver P. Snyder
Oliver P. Snyder was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas.Born in Missouri, Snyder completed preparatory studies.He moved to Arkansas in 1853....
(R). John Edwards
John Edwards (Arkansas)
John Edwards was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas.Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Edwards received a limited schooling.He studied law and was admitted to the bar....
(LR), until February 9, 1872
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- 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 February 9, 1872
- Thomas Boles
California
. Sherman O. HoughtonSherman Otis Houghton
Sherman Otis Houghton was an American politician from California.-Biography:He was born in New York City on April 10, 1828...
(R). Aaron A. Sargent
Aaron Augustus Sargent
Aaron Augustus Sargent was an American journalist, lawyer, politician and diplomat. He was sometimes called the "Senator for the Southern Pacific Railroad".-Biography:...
(R). John M. Coghlan
John M. Coghlan
John Maxwell Coghlan was a California Republican politician.Coghlan was born in Louisville, Kentucky and moved with his parents to Illinois in 1847, and again in 1850 to California during the California Gold Rush, where they settled in Suisun City.Coghlan studied law and was admitted to the bar...
(R)
Connecticut
. Julius L. StrongJulius L. Strong
Julius Levi Strong was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.Strong was born in Bolton, Connecticut. He attended Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, and Union College, Schenectady, New York. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1852. He served in the State senate...
(R), until September 7, 1872
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- Joseph R. HawleyJoseph Roswell HawleyJoseph Roswell Hawley was the 42nd Governor of Connecticut, a U.S. politician in the Republican and Free Soil parties, a Civil War general, and a journalist and newspaper editor. He served two terms in the United States House of Representatives and was a four-term U.S...
(R), from December 2, 1872. Stephen W. KelloggStephen Wright KelloggStephen Wright Kellogg was an American politician, attorney, and judge.He worked on his father's farm until he was twenty, in the winter attending or teaching school...
(R). Henry H. StarkweatherHenry H. StarkweatherHenry 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. BarnumWilliam Henry BarnumWilliam 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)
- Joseph R. Hawley
Delaware
. Benjamin T. BiggsBenjamin T. Biggs
Benjamin Thomas Biggs was an American farmer and politician from Middletown, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a veteran of the Mexican-American War and a member of the Democratic Party, who served as U.S...
(D)
Florida
. Josiah T. WallsJosiah T. Walls
Josiah Thomas Walls was a United States Congressman who served three separate terms in Congress between 1871 and 1876.- Early life :...
(R), until January 29, 1873
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- Silas L. NiblackSilas L. NiblackSilas Leslie Niblack was a Democratic US Representative from Florida. He was the cousin of William Ellis Niblack, US Representative from Indiana....
(D), from January 29, 1873
- Silas L. Niblack
Georgia
. Archibald T. MacIntyreArchibald T. MacIntyre
Archibald Thompson MacIntyre was an American politician and lawyer, as well as an officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:...
(D). Richard H. Whiteley
Richard H. Whiteley
Richard Henry Whiteley was a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator-elect from Georgia.-Biography:Born in County Kildare, Ireland, Whiteley immigrated to the United States in 1836 with his parents, who settled in Georgia. He received private instruction in elementary education. He engaged in...
(R). John S. Bigby
John S. Bigby
John Summerfield Bigby was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.Born near Newnan, Georgia, Bigby attended the common schools.He was graduated from Emory College, Oxford, Georgia, in 1853.He studied law....
(R). Thomas J. Speer
Thomas J. Speer
Thomas Jefferson Speer was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.Born in Monroe County, Georgia, Speer attended the common schools.He engaged in mercantile pursuits and as a planter....
(R), until August 18, 1872
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- Erasmus W. BeckErasmus W. BeckErasmus Williams Beck was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.Born in McDonough, Henry County, Georgia, Beck attended the local schools of his native county, a private school, and Mercer University, Macon, Georgia, for two years.In 1855, on account of ill health, returned to McDonough and began the...
(D), from December 2, 1872. Dudley M. Du BoseDudley M. Du BoseDudley McIver Du Bose was a lawyer, soldier, and a U.S. Representative from Georgia.-Early life:Du Bose was born in Shelby County, Tennessee. He attended the University of Mississippi at Oxford, and graduated from the Lebanon Law School in 1856...
(D). William P. PriceWilliam P. PriceWilliam Pierce Price was a politician that served in the U.S. Representative. Price was born in Dahlonega, Georgia.-Early life and education:...
(D). Pierce M. B. YoungPierce M. B. YoungPierce 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)
- Erasmus W. Beck
Illinois
. Charles B. FarwellCharles B. Farwell
Charles Benjamin Farwell was a U.S. Representative and Senator from Illinois.Farwell was born in Painted Post, New York and attended Elmira Academy before moving to Illinois in 1838. He first tried his hand at surveying and farming before moving to Chicago in 1844, when he went into banking. ...
(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). Horatio C. Burchard
Horatio C. Burchard
Horatio Chapin Burchard was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Marshall, New York, Burchard attended the public schools and private preparatory schools. He was graduated from Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, in 1850.He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1854 and commenced...
(R). John B. Hawley
John B. Hawley
John Baldwin Hawley was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Hawleyville, Connecticut, Hawley moved with his parents to Carthage, Illinois, in 1833....
(R). Bradford N. Stevens
Bradford N. Stevens
Bradford Newcomb Stevens was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Boscawen, New Hampshire, Stevens attended schools in New Hampshire and at Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, in 1835. He taught school six years in Hopkinsville, Kentucky,...
(D). 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), until August 26, 1871
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- Henry SnappHenry SnappHenry Snapp was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, father of Howard Malcolm Snapp.Born in Livonia, New York, Snapp moved with his parents to Rochester, New York, in 1825.He attended the common schools of that city....
(R), from December 4, 1871. Jesse H. Moore (R). James C. RobinsonJames Carroll RobinsonJames Carroll Robinson was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born near Paris, Illinois, Robinson moved to Clark County, Illinois, with his parents in 1825.He received a limited schooling....
(D). Thompson W. McNeelyThompson W. McNeelyThompson Ware Mcneely was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Jacksonville, Illinois, Mcneely attended the public schools and Jubilee College, Peoria, Illinois....
(D). Edward Y. RiceEdward Y. RiceEdward Young Rice was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.-Biography:Born near Russellville, Kentucky, Rice pursued classical studies.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1844....
(D). Samuel S. MarshallSamuel S. MarshallSamuel 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). John B. HayJohn B. HayJohn Breese Hay was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, Hay received a limited schooling.Learned the art of printing.He studied law....
(R). John M. CrebsJohn M. CrebsJohn Montgomery Crebs was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, as well as an officer and brigade commander in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:...
(D). John L. BeveridgeJohn Lourie BeveridgeJohn Lourie Beveridge was the 16th Governor of Illinois, serving from 1873 to 1877.- References :...
(R), November 7, 1871 – January 4, 1873
- Henry Snapp
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). 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). Jeremiah M. Wilson
Jeremiah M. Wilson
Jeremiah Morrow Wilson was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born near Lebanon, Ohio, Wilson completed preparatory studies.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar and practiced....
(R). John Coburn (R). Daniel W. Voorhees
Daniel W. Voorhees
Daniel Wolsey Voorhees was a lawyer and United States Senator from Indiana, who was leader of the Democratic party and an anti-war Copperhead during the American Civil War.-Biography:...
(D). Mahlon D. Manson
Mahlon Dickerson Manson
Mahlon Dickerson Manson was a druggist, Indiana politician, and a Union general in the American Civil War.-Biography:...
(D). James N. Tyner
James Noble Tyner
James Noble Tyner was a lawyer, U.S. Representative and United States Postmaster General from Indiana....
(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). 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). Jasper Packard
Jasper Packard
Jasper Packard was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.-Biography:Born in Austintown, Ohio, Packard moved with his parents to Indiana in 1835....
(R)
Iowa
. George W. McCraryGeorge W. McCrary
George Washington McCrary was a four-term Republican Congressman from Iowa's 1st congressional district, a United States Secretary of War in the cabinet of President Rutherford B. Hayes, and a federal circuit judge....
(R). Aylett R. Cotton
Aylett R. Cotton
Aylett Rains Cotton was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer, judge, teacher and miner from Iowa and California....
(R). William G. Donnan
William G. Donnan
William G. Donnan was a pioneer lawyer, Civil War officer, and two-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district during the administration of President Ulysses S...
(R). Madison M. Walden (R). Francis W. Palmer
Francis W. Palmer
Francis Wayland Palmer was a nineteenth-century politician, publisher, printer, editor and proprietor from New York, Iowa and Illinois.-Biography:...
(R). Jackson Orr
Jackson Orr
Jackson Orr was a lawyer, Civil War officer, businessman, and two-term Republican U.S. Representative from western Iowa...
(R)
Kansas
. David P. LoweDavid Perley Lowe
David Perley Lowe was a Representative from Kansas.He graduated from the Cincinnati Law College in 1851 and was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Cincinnati, Ohio. He moved to Mound City, Kansas in 1861 and continued the practice of law...
(R)
Kentucky
. Edward CrosslandEdward Crossland
Edward Crossland was a Confederate army officer in the American Civil War and later a United States Representative from Kentucky. He commanded a brigade of cavalry in the Western Theater and served in several battles....
(D). Henry D. McHenry
Henry D. McHenry
Henry Davis McHenry was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky, son of John Hardin McHenry.Born in Hartford, Kentucky, McHenry attended the public schools at Hartford, and was graduated from the law department of Transylvania University, Lexington, Kentucky, in 1845.He was admitted to the bar in 1845...
(D). Joseph H. Lewis
Joseph Horace Lewis
Joseph Horace Lewis was an American lawyer, military leader and politician. He served as a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, and later a U.S. Representative from Kentucky and justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals, the court of last resort in...
(D). William B. Read
William B. Read
William Brown Read was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Kentucky.Born in Hardin County, Kentucky, Read completed preparatory studies, studied law and was admitted to the bar, commencing practice in Hodgenville, Kentucky in 1849...
(D). Boyd Winchester
Boyd Winchester
Boyd Winchester was a United States Representative from Kentucky. He was born in Ascension Parish, Louisiana. He pursued preparatory studies and then attended Centre College in Danville, Kentucky and the University of Virginia at Charlottesville, Virginia...
(D). William E. Arthur (D). James B. Beck
James B. Beck
James 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). John M. Rice
John McConnell Rice
John McConnell Rice was a United States Representative from Kentucky. He was born in Prestonsburg, Kentucky were he received a limited schooling...
(D)
Louisiana
. J. Hale Sypher (R). Lionel A. SheldonLionel Allen Sheldon
Lionel Allen Sheldon was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana. He was Governor of New Mexico Territory from 1881 to 1885.-Early life:Born in Worcester, New York, Sheldon moved with his parents to Lagrange, Ohio...
(R). Chester B. Darrall
Chester Bidwell Darrall
Chester Bidwell Darrall was a Republican Congressman from Louisiana in the latter 19th Century.-Early life and military service:...
(R). James McCleery
James McCleery
James McCleery was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana.Born in Mecca Township, Trumbull County, Ohio, McCleery attended Oberlin College in 1859 and 1860.He served in the Union Army during the American Civil War...
(R), until November 5, 1871
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- Alexander BoarmanAlexander BoarmanAlexander 'Aleck' Boarman was a United States federal judge appointed to the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana and United States Congressman. He fought in the American Civil War for the Confederate States of America from 1861–1865; during the war he was...
(LR), from December 3, 1872. Frank MoreyFrank MoreyFrank Morey was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana.-Biography:Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Morey attended the public schools but moved to Illinois in 1857.-Civil War:...
(R)
- Alexander Boarman
Maine
. John LynchJohn Lynch (congressman)
John Lynch was a nineteenth century politician, merchant, manufacturer and newspaper publisher from Maine....
(R). William P. Frye
William P. Frye
William Pierce Frye was an American politician from the U.S. state of Maine. Frye spent most of his political career as a legislator, serving in the Maine House of Representatives and U.S. House of Representatives before being elected to the U.S. Senate, where he served for 30 years and died in...
(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). Eugene Hale
Eugene Hale
Eugene Hale was a Republican United States Senator from Maine.Born at Turner, Maine, he was educated in local schools and at Maine's Hebron Academy. He was admitted to the bar in 1857 and served for nine years as prosecuting attorney for Hancock County, Maine. He was elected to the Maine...
(R)
Maryland
. Samuel HambletonSamuel Hambleton (Maryland congressman)
Samuel Hambleton was an American politician.Born at "Waterloo" farm in Talbot County, Maryland, Hambleton was educated by private tutors and attended Easton Academy. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1833, and commenced practice in Easton, Maryland...
(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). Thomas Swann
Thomas Swann
Thomas Swann was an American politician. Initially a Know-Nothing, and later a Democrat, he served as mayor of Baltimore , as the 33rd Governor of Maryland , and as U.S...
(D). John Ritchie (D). William M. Merrick
William Matthew Merrick
William Matthew Merrick was a United States Circuit Court judge for the District of Columbia and congressman from the fifth district of the state of Maryland.-Early life, career, and family:...
(D)
Massachusetts
. James BuffintonJames Buffinton
James Buffington was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts. He was born in Fall River on March 16, 1817. He attended the common schools, and Friends College in Providence, Rhode Island. He studied medicine but never practiced, then engaged in mercantile...
(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 M. Brooks
George M. Brooks
George Merrick Brooks was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Born in Concord, Massachusetts, Brooks attended an academy in Concord and a boarding school at Waltham.He graduated from Harvard University in 1844....
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- Constantine C. EstyConstantine C. EstyConstantine Canaris Esty was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Born in Framingham, Massachusetts to Dexter Esty, Esty attended the local academies of Framingham and Leicester...
(R), from December 2, 1872. George F. HoarGeorge Frisbie HoarGeorge Frisbie Hoar was a prominent United States politician and United States Senator from Massachusetts. Hoar was born in Concord, Massachusetts...
(R). William B. WashburnWilliam B. WashburnWilliam 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), until December 5, 1871 - Alvah CrockerAlvah CrockerAlvah Crocker was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Born in Leominster, Massachusetts, Crocker attended the public schools and Groton Academy. He was first employed in a paper mill at Franklin, New Hampshire, in 1820...
(R), from January 2, 1872. Henry L. DawesHenry L. DawesHenry Laurens Dawes was a Republican United States Senator and United States Representative, notable for the Dawes Act.-Biography:...
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Michigan
. Henry WaldronHenry Waldron
Henry Waldron was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Waldron was born in Albany, New York. He attended Albany Academy and graduated from Rutgers College in New Brunswick, New Jersey in 1836. He moved to Michigan in 1837 and was employed as a civil engineer in railroad work...
(R). William L. Stoughton
William L. Stoughton
William Lewis Stoughton was a politician and soldier from U.S. state of Michigan who served in the United States Congress, as well as serving as a general and brigade commander in the Union Army during the American Civil War.Stoughton was born in Bangor, New York. He attended Kirtland,...
(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). Wilder D. Foster
Wilder D. Foster
Wilder De Ayr Foster was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Biography:Foster was born in Orange County, New York where he attended the common schools. He moved to Michigan in 1837, and engaged in the hardware business at Grand Rapids in 1845...
(R), from December 4, 1871. Omar D. Conger
Omar D. Conger
Omar Dwight Conger was a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the U.S. state of Michigan.Conger was born in Cooperstown, New York and moved with his father, the Rev. E. Conger, to Huron County, Ohio in 1824...
(R). Jabez G. Sutherland
Jabez G. Sutherland
Jabez Gridley Sutherland was a politician and judge from the U.S. state of Michigan.Sutherland was born in Van Buren, New York. He completed preparatory studies, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1848...
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Minnesota
. Mark H. Dunnell (R). John T. Averill (R)Mississippi
. George E. HarrisGeorge E. Harris
George Emrick Harris was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.Born in Orange County, North Carolina, Harris moved to Tennessee and thence to Mississippi.He attended the common schools.He studied law....
(R). Joseph L. Morphis
Joseph L. Morphis
Joseph Lewis Morphis was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.Born near Pocahontas, McNairy County, Tennessee, Morphis pursued elementary studies.He engaged in planting....
(R). Henry W. Barry
Henry W. Barry
Henry W. Barry was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.Born in Schoharie County, New York, Barry was self-educated.He was principal of Locust Grove Academy in Kentucky...
(R). George C. McKee
George C. McKee
George Colin Mckee was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.Born in Joliet, Illinois, Mckee attended Knox College and Lombard College, both at Galesburg, Illinois.He studied law....
(R). Legrand W. Perce
Legrand W. Perce
Legrand Winfield Perce was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.Born in Buffalo, New York, Perce completed preparatory studies....
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Missouri
. Erastus WellsErastus Wells
Erastus Wells was a nineteenth century politician and businessman from Missouri. He was the father of St. Louis Mayor Rolla Wells....
(D). Gustavus A. Finkelnburg
Gustavus A. Finkelnburg
Gustavus Adolphus Finkelnburg was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer and judge from Missouri.-Biography:Born near Cologne, Germany, Finkelnburg immigrated to the United States with his parents in 1848, settling in St. Charles, Missouri. He attended St. Charles College and graduated from...
(LR). James R. McCormick (D). Harrison E. Havens
Harrison E. Havens
Harrison Eugene Havens was an American lawyer and politician. He was born in Franklin County, Ohio and was the Republican Party Representative from Missouri for the 4th District in the 42nd United States Congress between 1871 and 1873, and for the 6th District in the 43rd United States Congress...
(R). Samuel S. Burdett (R). Abram Comingo
Abram Comingo
Abram Comingo was a Democratic Representative representing Missouri from March 4, 1871-March 3, 1875.Comingo was born near Harrodsburg, Kentucky in Mercer County, Kentucky...
(D). Isaac C. Parker (R). James G. Blair
James G. Blair
James Gorrall Blair was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.-Biography:Born near Blairville, Kentucky, Blair was self-educated, having attended the public schools only three months....
(LR). Andrew King
Andrew King (representative)
Andrew King was a member of the United States House of Representatives representing Missouri in the mid- to late 19th century. He was a member of the Democratic Party....
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New Hampshire
. Ellery A. Hibbard (D). Samuel N. Bell (D). Hosea W. Parker (D)New Jersey
. John W. HazeltonJohn W. Hazelton
John Wright Hazelton , 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 1871–1875.Hazelton was born in Mullica Hill, New Jersey on December 10, 1814...
(R). Samuel C. Forker
Samuel C. Forker
Samuel Carr Forker was a Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1871-1873.Forker was born in Mount Holly Township, New Jersey on March 16, 1821...
(D). John T. Bird
John T. Bird
John Taylor Bird was an American Democratic Party politician and businessman who represented New Jersey's 3rd congressional district from 1869 to 1873....
(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 ....
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New York
. Dwight TownsendDwight Townsend
Dwight Townsend was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in New York City, Townsend was educated at the grammar school of Columbia College, New York City.He engaged in the sugar business in the early sixties....
(D). Thomas Kinsella (D). Henry W. Slocum
Henry Warner Slocum
Henry Warner Slocum , was a Union general during the American Civil War and later served in the United States House of Representatives from New York. During the war, he was one of the youngest major generals in the Army and fought numerous major battles in the Eastern Theater and in Georgia and the...
(D). Robert Roosevelt
Robert Roosevelt
Robert Barnwell Roosevelt, also known as Robert Barnhill Roosevelt , was a sportsman, author and United States Congressman from New York .-Biography:...
(D). William R. Roberts
William R. Roberts
William Randall Roberts was a diplomat, Fenian Society member, and United States Representative from New York . Born in County Cork, Ireland, he immigrated to the United States in July 1849, received a limited schooling, and was a merchant in New York City until 1869, until he retired.In 1865,...
(D). Samuel S. Cox
Samuel S. Cox
Samuel Sullivan "Sunset" Cox was an American Congressman and diplomat. He represented both Ohio and New York in the United States House of Representatives, and also served as United States Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire.Cox was the grandson of New Jersey Congressman James Cox...
(D). Smith Ely, Jr.
Smith Ely, Jr.
Smith Ely, Jr. was a Mayor of New York City and member of the United States House of Representatives from New York....
(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). Clarkson N. Potter
Clarkson Nott Potter
Clarkson Nott Potter was an American civil engineer, then a practising lawyer in New York City, and in 1869-1875 and in 1877-1881 a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives. He was President of the American Bar Association from 1881 to 1882.-Family:Potter was the son of...
(D). Charles St. John
Charles St. John
Charles St. John was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born at Mount Hope, New York, St. John attended the common schools and Goshen and Newburgh Academies....
(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). Joseph H. Tuthill
Joseph H. Tuthill
Joseph Hasbrouck Tuthill was a U.S. Representative from New York, nephew of Selah Tuthill.Born in Blooming Grove, New York, Tuthill attended common and private schools....
(D). Eli Perry
Eli Perry
Eli Perry was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Cambridge, Washington County, New York, Perry attended the common schools.He engaged in business in Albany, New York, in 1827 and continued until 1852....
(D). Joseph M. Warren
Joseph M. Warren
Joseph Mabbett Warren was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Troy, New York, Warren attended the local schools, and in 1827 entered Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY. He graduated from the Washington College, Hartford, Connecticut, in 1834...
(D). John Rogers (D). William A. Wheeler
William A. Wheeler
William Almon Wheeler was a Representative from New York and the 19th Vice President of the United States .-Early life and career:...
(R). John M. Carroll
John M. Carroll
John Michael Carroll was a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. He was born on April 27, 1823. He graduated from Fairfield Seminary and Union College in 1846, where he was a member of The Kappa Alpha Society and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. In 1848 he was...
(D). Elizur H. Prindle
Elizur H. Prindle
Elizur H. Prindle was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Newtown, Connecticut, Prindle completed preparatory studies.He attended the local academy at Homer, New York.He studied law....
(R). Clinton L. Merriam
Clinton L. Merriam
Clinton Levi Merriam was a United States Representative from New York.Merriam was born in Leyden, Lewis County, New York on March 25, 1824...
(R). Ellis H. Roberts
Ellis H. Roberts
Ellis Henry Roberts was a United States Representative from New York and 20th Treasurer of the United States....
(R). William E. Lansing
William E. Lansing
William Esselstyne Lansing was a U.S. Representative from New York during the American Civil War.-Biography:Born in Perryville, New York, Lansing attended the common schools.He graduated from Cazenovia Seminary in 1841....
(R). R. Holland Duell
R. Holland Duell
Rodolphus Holland Duell was a United States Representative from New York during the American Civil War....
(R). John E. Seeley
John E. Seeley
John Edward Seeley was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Ovid, New York, Seeley attended Ovid Academy and was graduated from Yale College in 1835, where he was a member of Skull and Bones.He studied law....
(R). William H. Lamport
William H. Lamport
William Henry Lamport was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Brunswick, New York, Lamport moved with his parents to Gorham, Ontario County, in 1826.He attended the public schools.He engaged in agricultural pursuits....
(R). Milo Goodrich
Milo Goodrich
Milo Goodrich was a United States Representative from New York. Born in East Homer, Cortland County, he moved with his parents to Cortlandville in 1816. He attended the South Cortland district school, Cortland Academy and Oberlin College in Ohio...
(R). H. Boardman Smith
Horace B. Smith
Horace Boardman Smith was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Whitingham, Vermont, Smith pursued classical studies and was graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, in 1847.He studied law....
(R). Freeman Clarke
Freeman Clarke
Freeman Clarke was a U.S. Representative from New York during the American Civil War.Born in Troy, New York, Clarke went into business for himself at the age of fifteen. He began his financial career as cashier of the Bank of Orleans, Albion, New York...
(R). Seth Wakeman
Seth Wakeman
Seth Wakeman was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Franklin, Vermont, Wakeman attended the common schools.He moved to Batavia, New York, where he studied law....
(R). William Williams
William Williams (New York)
William Williams was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Bolton, Connecticut, Williams received a common-school education. He served as clerk in a bank in Windham, Connecticut. He moved to Sandusky, Ohio, in 1838, and to Buffalo, New York, in 1839, where he engaged in banking...
(D). Walter L. Sessions
Walter L. Sessions
Walter Loomis Sessions was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Brandon, Vermont, Sessions, as a child, was brought to Chautauqua County, New York....
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North Carolina
. Clinton L. CobbClinton L. Cobb
Clinton Levering Cobb was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina.Born in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, Cobb attended the common schools and was graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1867 and commenced practice in...
(R). Charles R. Thomas
Charles R. Thomas (1827-1891)
Charles Randolph Thomas , father of Charles R. Thomas , was a U.S. Congressional Representative from North Carolina.Thomas was born in Beaufort, NC, February 7, 1827; attended a private school in Hillsboro, N.C., and was graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1849; He...
(R). Alfred M. Waddell
Alfred Moore Waddell
Alfred Moore Waddell was a Democratic U. S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1871 and 1879 and later mayor of Wilmington, North Carolina.-Family and education:...
(D). Sion H. Rogers
Sion Hart Rogers
Sion Hart Rogers was a Congressman from and Attorney General of the U.S. state of North Carolina.-Biography:...
(D). James M. Leach
James Madison Leach
James Madison Leach was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina.Leach was born on his the family homestead, “Lansdowne”, in Randolph County, North Carolina, January 17, 1815. He attended the common schools and Caldwell Institute in Greensboro, North Carolina. He graduated from the United...
(D). Francis E. Shober (D). James C. Harper
James C. Harper
James Clarence Harper was a United States Representative in Congress from the state of North Carolina for one term . Harper was born in Pennsylvania but moved in 1840 to what would soon become Caldwell County, North Carolina...
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Ohio
. Aaron F. PerryAaron F. Perry
Aaron Fyfe Perry was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Leicester, Vermont, Perry attended the public schools and Yale Law School. He was admitted to the bar of Connecticut in 1838. He moved to Columbus, Ohio, where he was admitted to the bar in 1840 and commenced practice...
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- Ozro J. DoddsOzro J. DoddsOzro John Dodds was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Dodds attended the common schools, and Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, for four years....
(D), from August 8, 1872. Job E. StevensonJob E. StevensonJob Evans Stevenson was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Yellow Bud, Ohio, Stevenson completed preparatory studies.He studied law....
(R). Lewis D. CampbellLewis D. CampbellLewis Davis Campbell was a U.S. Representative for Ohio. Over his successful political career he was elected as a Whig, Know-Nothing, Republican and Democrat.-Early life and career:...
(D). John F. McKinneyJohn F. McKinneyJohn Franklin McKinney was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born near Piqua, Ohio, McKinney attended the country and private schools, the Piqua Academy, and the Ohio Wesleyan College, Delaware, Ohio.He studied law....
(D). Charles N. LamisonCharles N. LamisonCharles Nelson Lamison was a politician, soldier, and lawyer who was a two-term United States congressman from Ohio.-Biography:...
(D). John A. SmithJohn Armstrong SmithJohn Armstrong Smith was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Hillsboro, Ohio, Smith pursued classical studies and was graduated from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, in 1834.He studied law....
(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). 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). Charles Foster (R). Erasmus D. PeckErasmus D. PeckErasmus Darwin Peck was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Stafford, Connecticut, Peck attended the common schools of Monson, Massachusetts and graduated from the medical department of Yale College in 1829. He moved to Portage County, Ohio in 1830 and later to Perrysburg, Ohio to practice...
(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). James MonroeJames Monroe (congressman)James Monroe was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Plainfield, Connecticut, Monroe attended the common schools and Plainfield Academy.He was graduated from Oberlin College in 1846....
(R). William P. SpragueWilliam P. SpragueWilliam Peter Sprague was a businessman, banker, politician, and a two-term U.S. Representative from Ohio.Sprague was born near Malta in Morgan County, Ohio, and attended the country schools...
(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). Jacob A. AmblerJacob A. AmblerJacob A. Ambler was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Ambler attended the local schools of Allegheny City and also received private instruction....
(R). William H. UpsonWilliam H. UpsonWilliam Hanford Upson was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer and judge from Ohio.Upson was born in Worthington, Ohio. His parents were Dr. Daniel Upson and Polly Wright. He attended Tallmadge Academy, pursued in classical studies and graduated from Western Reserve College in 1842...
(R). James A. Garfield (R)
- Ozro J. Dodds
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). John V. Creely
John V. Creely
John Vaudain Creely was an Independent Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
(IR). 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). Alfred C. Harmer
Alfred C. Harmer
Alfred Crout Harmer was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Alfred C. Harmer was born in Germantown, PA. Began work as a shoe manufacturer. He became a member of the city council of Philadelphia, serving from 1856–1860 and then a recorder of deeds for...
(R). Ephraim L. Acker
Ephraim Leister Acker
Ephraim Leister Acker was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Ephraim L. Acker was born in Marlborough Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and the academy at Sumneytown, a village in Marlborough Township...
(D). Washington Townsend
Washington Townsend
Washington Townsend was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Washington Townsend was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania. He attended a private school and West Chester Academy. He was engaged as a bank teller from 1828 to 1844...
(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). Oliver J. Dickey
Oliver James Dickey
Oliver James Dickey was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
(R). John W. Killinger
John Weinland Killinger
John Weinland Killinger was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.John W. Killinger was born in Annville, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools of Annville and the Lebanon Academy in Lebanon, Pennsylvania...
(R). John B. Storm
John Brutzman Storm
John Brutzman Storm was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.John B. Storm was born in Hamilton Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools, and was graduated from Dickinson College, in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in 1861...
(D). Lazarus D. Shoemaker
Lazarus Denison Shoemaker
Lazarus Denison Shoemaker was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
(R). Ulysses Mercur
Ulysses Mercur
Ulysses 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:...
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- Frank C. BunnellFrank Charles BunnellFrank Charles Bunnell was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:Frank C. Bunnell was born in Washington Township, Pennsylvania...
(R), from December 24, 1872. John B. PackerJohn Black PackerJohn Black Packer was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.John B. Packer was born in Sunbury, Pennsylvania. He received private instructions and later attended Sunbury Academy in Sunbury, Pennsylvania...
(R). Richard J. HaldemanRichard Jacobs HaldemanRichard Jacobs Haldeman was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Richard J. Haldeman was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He pursued an academic course, and was graduated from Yale College in 1851. While at Yale, he was a member of the Skull and Bones...
(D). Benjamin F. MeyersBenjamin Franklin MeyersBenjamin Franklin Meyers was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Benjamin F. Meyers was born near New Centerville, Pennsylvania. He attended Somerset Academy and Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania...
(D). R. Milton SpeerRobert Milton SpeerRobert Milton Speer was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Robert M. Speer was born in Cassville, Pennsylvania. He attended Cassville Academy, taught school, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1859 and commenced practice in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania...
(D). Henry SherwoodHenry Sherwood (congressman)Henry Sherwood was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Henry Sherwood was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He moved with his parents to Catharine, New York, in 1817, and attended the common schools. During the Texas Revolution, Sherwood served in the Texas...
(D). 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). Samuel GriffithSamuel Griffith (congressman)Samuel Griffith was a Welsh-American political figure who represented Pennsylvania's 20th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from March 4, 1871 to March 3, 1873....
(D). Henry D. FosterHenry Donnel FosterHenry Donnel Foster was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....
(D). James S. NegleyJames S. NegleyJames Scott Negley was an American Civil War General, farmer, railroader, and U.S. Representative from the state of Pennsylvania. He played a key role in the Union victory at the Battle of Murfreesboro.-Early life:...
(R). Ebenezer McJunkinEbenezer McJunkinEbenezer McJunkin was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
(R). William McClellandWilliam McClellandWilliam McClelland was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.William McClelland was born in Mount Jackson, Pennsylvania. He attended Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania. He served in the American Civil War for four years...
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Rhode Island
. Benjamin T. EamesBenjamin T. Eames
Benjamin Tucker Eames was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.Born in Dedham, Massachusetts, Eames attended the common schools of Providence, Rhode Island, and academies in Massachusetts and Connecticut. He was employed as a bookkeeper for several years. He graduated from Yale College in...
(R). James M. Pendleton
James M. Pendleton
James Monroe Pendleton was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.Born in North Stonington, Connecticut, Pendleton attended school in North Stonington and Suffield, Connecticut....
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South Carolina
. Joseph RaineyJoseph Rainey
Joseph Hayne Rainey was the first African American to serve in the United States House of Representatives, the second black person to serve in the United States Congress Joseph Hayne Rainey (June 21, 1832 – August 1, 1887) was the first African American to serve in the United States House of...
(R). Robert C. De Large (R). Robert B. Elliott
Robert B. Elliott
Robert Brown Elliott was an African-American member of the United States House of Representatives from South Carolina, serving from 1871-1874.-Early life and education:...
(R). Alexander S. Wallace
Alexander S. Wallace
Alexander Stuart Wallace was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born near York, South Carolina, the son of an American immigrant, McCasland Wallace, born on the Atlantic Ocean in 1773, to a Scots-Irish family on their way to the port of Charleston, South Carolina, Wallace received a limited...
(R)
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). Abraham E. Garrett
Abraham Ellison Garrett
Abraham Ellison Garrett a member of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee....
(D). John M. Bright
John Morgan Bright
John Morgan Bright was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee.-Biography:Born in Fayetteville, Tennessee, Bright attended the schools of Fayetteville and Bingham's School in Hillsboro, North Carolina....
(D). Edward I. Golladay
Edward Isaac Golladay
Edward Isaac Golladay was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the |5th congressional district]] of Tennessee.-Biography:He was born in Lebanon, Tennessee in Wilson County on September 9, 1830...
(D). Washington C. Whitthorne
Washington C. Whitthorne
Washington Curran Whitthorne was a Tennessee attorney, Democratic politician, and an Adjutant General in the Confederate Army.-Early life and career:...
(D). Robert P. Caldwell
Robert Porter Caldwell
Robert Porter Caldwell was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 7th congressional district of Tennessee.-Biography:...
(D). William W. Vaughan
William Wirt Vaughan
William Wirt Vaughan was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 8th congressional district of Tennessee. He was born on July 2, 1831 in LaGuardo , Tennessee in Wilson County. He attended the common schools and graduated from Cumberland University...
(D)
Texas
. William S. HerndonWilliam S. Herndon
William Smith Herndon was a U.S. Representative from Texas.-Biography:Born in Rome, Georgia, Herndon moved to Wood County, Texas, in May 1852....
(D). John C. Conner
John C. Conner
John Coggswell Conner was a U.S. Representative from Texas.Born in Noblesville, Indiana, Conner attended the Noblesville public schools and Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana....
(D). William T. Clark (R), until May 13, 1872
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- De Witt C. Giddings (D), from May 13, 1872. John HancockJohn Hancock (Texas politician)John Hancock was U.S. judge and politician. As a member of the Texas Legislature he opposed the secession of Texas during the American Civil War...
(D)
- De Witt C. Giddings (D), from May 13, 1872. John Hancock
Vermont
. Charles W. WillardCharles W. Willard
Charles Wesley Willard was a U.S. Representative from Vermont.Born in Lyndon, Vermont, Willard was graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, in 1851. He studied law and was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Montpelier in 1853. He was Secretary of State of Vermont in...
(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
. John CritcherJohn Critcher
John Critcher was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born at Oak Grove, Virginia, Critcher attended Brent's Preparatory School....
(D). James H. Platt, Jr.
James H. Platt, Jr.
James Henry Platt, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in St. John's, Canada, Platt moved to Burlington, Vermont.He attended the common schools....
(R). Charles H. Porter
Charles H. Porter
Charles Howell Porter was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Cairo, New York, Porter completed preparatory studies.He was graduated from the law university at Albany, New York, in 1853....
(R). William H. H. Stowell
William H.H. Stowell
William Henry Harrison Stowell was a nineteenth century congressman, merchant and industrialist from Virginia, Vermont, Massachusetts, Wisconsin and Minnesota....
(R). Richard T. W. Duke
Richard Thomas Walker Duke
Richard Thomas Walker Duke, Sr. was a nineteenth century congressman and lawyer from Virginia.-Biography:...
(D). John T. Harris
John T. Harris
John Thomas Harris was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer and judge from Virginia. He was the first cousin of John Hill....
(D). Elliott M. Braxton
Elliott M. Braxton
Elliott Muse Braxton was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia. He was the great-grandson of Carter Braxton.-Biography:...
(D). William Terry (D)
West Virginia
. John J. DavisJohn J. Davis (congressman)
John James Davis was an attorney and politician in West Virginia who served as a United States Representative in Congress from that state.-Early life:...
(D). James C. McGrew
James McGrew
James Clark McGrew was an American politician, merchant, banker and hospital director from Virginia and West Virginia....
(R). Frank Hereford
Frank Hereford
Frank Hereford was a United States Representative and Senator from West Virginia. Born near Warrenton, Virginia, he completed preparatory studies and graduated from McKendree University in 1845. He studied law and was admitted to the bar and practiced...
(D)
Wisconsin
. Alexander MitchellAlexander Mitchell (politician)
Alexander Mitchell was a Scottish-born banker, railroad financier and Democratic politician in Milwaukee.He was born in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and immigrated to the United States in 1839...
(D). Gerry W. Hazelton
Gerry Whiting Hazelton
Gerry Whiting Hazelton was a Republican United States Representative from Wisconsin. Born in Chester, Rockingham County, New Hampshire he attended the common schools, Pinkerton Academy in Derry, New Hampshire, and received instruction from a private tutor. He studied law and was admitted to the...
(R). J. Allen Barber
J. Allen Barber
Joel Allen Barber was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.Barber was born in the town of Georgia, Vermont, in Franklin County. After graduating from the Georgia Academy he attended the University of Vermont in Burlington, where he studied law. Upon graduation, Barber read law with George P. Marsh...
(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). Jeremiah M. Rusk
Jeremiah McLain Rusk
Jeremiah McLain Rusk was the 15th Governor of the U.S. state of Wisconsin from 1882 to 1889 and the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture from 1889 to 1893.-Biography:...
(R)
Non-voting members
. Richard C. McCormickRichard Cunningham McCormick
Richard Cunningham McCormick, Jr. was an American politician, businessman, and journalist. He served as the second Governor of Arizona Territory, three time Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona Territory, and as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York...
(D). Jerome B. Chaffee
Jerome B. Chaffee
Jerome Bonaparte Chaffee was an entrepreneur and United States Senator from Colorado. Chaffee County, Colorado is named after him.-Biography:...
(R). Moses K. Armstrong
Moses K. Armstrong
Moses Kimball Armstrong was an American surveyor who served as a delegate from Dakota Territory to the United States House of Representatives....
(D). Norton P. Chipman
Norton P. Chipman
Norton Parker Chipman was an American Civil War army officer, military prosecutor, politician, author, and judge.-Biography:...
(R), from April 21, 1871. Samuel A. Merritt (D). William H. Clagett
William H. Clagett
William Horace Clagett was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from various places in the United States. He was the uncle of Samuel B. Pettengill....
(R). José Manuel Gallegos
José Manuel Gallegos
José Manuel Gallegos was a delegate to the US Congress from the Territory of New Mexico.Born in Abiquiú, in what is now Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, Gallegos attended parochial schools...
(D). William H. Hooper (D). Selucius Garfielde
Selucius Garfielde
Selucius Garfielde was a Delegate from the Territory of Washington.Born in Shoreham, Vermont, Garfielde moved to Gallipolis, Ohio, and later to Paris, Kentucky, where he engaged in newspaper work....
(R). William T. Jones (R)
Changes in membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.Senate
- replacements: 0
- 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...
: no net change - 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...
: no net change
- Democratic
- deaths: 0
- resignations: 2
- contested elections: 0
- Total seats with changes: 4
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| Georgia (2)
| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Failure to elect
| nowrap | Thomas M. Norwood
Thomas M. Norwood
Thomas Manson Norwood was a United States Senator and Representative and from Georgia. Born in Talbot County, Georgia, he pursued an academic course, and graduated from Emory College in 1850. He studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1852, commencing practice in Savannah...
(D)
| November 14, 1871
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| Mississippi (2)
| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Delayed taking seat in order to serve as Governor of Mississippi
| nowrap | James L. Alcorn
James L. Alcorn
James Lusk Alcorn was a prominent American political figure in Mississippi during the 19th century. He was a leading southern white Republican or "scalawag" during Reconstruction in Mississippi, where he served as governor and U.S. Senator...
(R)
| December 1, 1871
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| Louisiana (3)
| nowrap | William P. Kellogg (R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 1, 1872 after being elected Governor of Louisiana
| Vacant
| Not filled this term
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| Massachusetts (2)
| nowrap | Henry Wilson
Henry Wilson
Henry Wilson was the 18th Vice President of the United States and a Senator from Massachusetts...
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned March 3, 1873 after being elected Vice-President of the United States
| Vacant
| Not filled this term
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House of Representatives
- replacements: 11
- 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...
: 4 seat net gain - 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...
: 4 seat net loss - Liberal 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 net change
- Democratic
- deaths: 3
- resignations: 6
- contested election: 3
- Total seats with changes: 15
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| style="font-size:80%" | District of Columbia's At-large district created March 4, 1871 and remained vacant until April 21, 1871
| nowrap | Norton P. Chipman
Norton P. Chipman
Norton Parker Chipman was an American Civil War army officer, military prosecutor, politician, author, and judge.-Biography:...
(R)
| April 21, 1871
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| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Rep. 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...
resigned at the end of the previous congress after being elected to the US Senate
| nowrap | John L. Beveridge
John Lourie Beveridge
John Lourie Beveridge was the 16th Governor of Illinois, serving from 1873 to 1877.- References :...
(R)
| November 7, 1871
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| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Rep. 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....
resigned at the end of the previous congress after being elected to the US Senate
| nowrap | Wilder D. Foster
Wilder D. Foster
Wilder De Ayr Foster was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Biography:Foster was born in Orange County, New York where he attended the common schools. He moved to Michigan in 1837, and engaged in the hardware business at Grand Rapids in 1845...
(R)
| December 4, 1871
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| nowrap | 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)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned August 26, 1871
| nowrap | Henry Snapp
Henry Snapp
Henry Snapp was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, father of Howard Malcolm Snapp.Born in Livonia, New York, Snapp moved with his parents to Rochester, New York, in 1825.He attended the common schools of that city....
(R)
| December 4, 1871
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| nowrap | James McCleery
James McCleery
James McCleery was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana.Born in Mecca Township, Trumbull County, Ohio, McCleery attended Oberlin College in 1859 and 1860.He served in the Union Army during the American Civil War...
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died November 5, 1871
| nowrap | Alexander Boarman
Alexander Boarman
Alexander 'Aleck' Boarman was a United States federal judge appointed to the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana and United States Congressman. He fought in the American Civil War for the Confederate States of America from 1861–1865; during the war he was...
(LR)
| December 3, 1872
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| nowrap | 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)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 5, 1871 after being elected Governor of Massachusetts
Governor of Massachusetts
The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the executive magistrate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States. The current governor is Democrat Deval Patrick.-Constitutional role:...
| nowrap | Alvah Crocker
Alvah Crocker
Alvah Crocker was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Born in Leominster, Massachusetts, Crocker attended the public schools and Groton Academy. He was first employed in a paper mill at Franklin, New Hampshire, in 1820...
(R)
| January 2, 1872
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| nowrap | Aaron F. Perry
Aaron F. Perry
Aaron Fyfe Perry was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Leicester, Vermont, Perry attended the public schools and Yale Law School. He was admitted to the bar of Connecticut in 1838. He moved to Columbus, Ohio, where he was admitted to the bar in 1840 and commenced practice...
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned some time in 1872
| nowrap | Ozro J. Dodds
Ozro J. Dodds
Ozro John Dodds was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Dodds attended the common schools, and Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, for four years....
(D)
| August 8, 1872
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| nowrap | John Edwards
John Edwards (Arkansas)
John Edwards was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas.Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Edwards received a limited schooling.He studied law and was admitted to the bar....
(LR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Lost contested election February 9, 1872
| 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)
| February 9, 1872
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| nowrap | George M. Brooks
George M. Brooks
George Merrick Brooks was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Born in Concord, Massachusetts, Brooks attended an academy in Concord and a boarding school at Waltham.He graduated from Harvard University in 1844....
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned May 13, 1872 after becoming judge of probate for Middlesex County
Middlesex County, Massachusetts
-National protected areas:* Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge* Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge* Longfellow National Historic Site* Lowell National Historical Park* Minute Man National Historical Park* Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge...
| nowrap | Constantine C. Esty
Constantine C. Esty
Constantine Canaris Esty was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Born in Framingham, Massachusetts to Dexter Esty, Esty attended the local academies of Framingham and Leicester...
(R)
| December 2, 1872
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| nowrap | William T. Clark
William Thomas Clark
William Thomas Clark was an American soldier and politician, serving as a general in the Union army during the American Civil War and as a postbellum U.S. Congressman.-Birth and early years:...
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Lost contested election May 13, 1872
| nowrap | Dewitt C. Giddings
Dewitt Clinton Giddings
Dewitt Clinton Giddings served three non-consecutive terms in the United States House of Representatives as a representative from Texas.-Early life:...
(D)
| December 13, 1872
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| nowrap | Thomas J. Speer
Thomas J. Speer
Thomas Jefferson Speer was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.Born in Monroe County, Georgia, Speer attended the common schools.He engaged in mercantile pursuits and as a planter....
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died August 18, 1872
| nowrap | Erasmus W. Beck
Erasmus W. Beck
Erasmus Williams Beck was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.Born in McDonough, Henry County, Georgia, Beck attended the local schools of his native county, a private school, and Mercer University, Macon, Georgia, for two years.In 1855, on account of ill health, returned to McDonough and began the...
(D)
| December 2, 1872
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| nowrap | Julius L. Strong
Julius L. Strong
Julius Levi Strong was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.Strong was born in Bolton, Connecticut. He attended Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, and Union College, Schenectady, New York. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1852. He served in the State senate...
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died September 7, 1872
| nowrap | Joseph R. Hawley
Joseph Roswell Hawley
Joseph Roswell Hawley was the 42nd Governor of Connecticut, a U.S. politician in the Republican and Free Soil parties, a Civil War general, and a journalist and newspaper editor. He served two terms in the United States House of Representatives and was a four-term U.S...
(R)
| December 2, 1872
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| nowrap | Ulysses Mercur
Ulysses Mercur
Ulysses 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)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 2, 1872 after becoming an assoc. justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania is the court of last resort for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It meets in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.-History:...
| nowrap | Frank C. Bunnell
Frank Charles Bunnell
Frank Charles Bunnell was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:Frank C. Bunnell was born in Washington Township, Pennsylvania...
(R)
| December 24, 1872
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| nowrap | John L. Beveridge
John Lourie Beveridge
John Lourie Beveridge was the 16th Governor of Illinois, serving from 1873 to 1877.- References :...
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 4, 1873 after being elected Lieutenant Governor of Illinois
Lieutenant Governor of Illinois
The Lieutenant Governor of Illinois is the second highest executive of the State of Illinois. In Illinois, the lieutenant governor and governor run on a joint ticket, and are directly elected by popular vote. Candidates for lieutenant governor run separately in the primary from candidates for...
| Vacant
| Not filled this term
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| nowrap | Josiah T. Walls
Josiah T. Walls
Josiah Thomas Walls was a United States Congressman who served three separate terms in Congress between 1871 and 1876.- Early life :...
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Lost contested election January 29, 1873
| nowrap | Silas L. Niblack
Silas L. Niblack
Silas Leslie Niblack was a Democratic US Representative from Florida. He was the cousin of William Ellis Niblack, US Representative from Indiana....
(D)
| January 29, 1873
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Senate
- ChaplainChaplain 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...
: John P. Newman (MethodistMethodismMethodism is a movement of Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations, claiming a total of approximately seventy million adherents worldwide. The movement traces its roots to John Wesley's evangelistic revival movement within Anglicanism. His younger brother...
) - SecretarySecretary 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...
: George C. Gorham of MassachusettsMassachusettsThe Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010... - Sergeant at ArmsSergeant 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...
: John R. FrenchJohn R. FrenchJohn 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...
House of Representatives
- ChaplainChaplain 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...
: John G. Butler (PresbyterianPresbyterianismPresbyterianism refers to a number of Christian churches adhering to the Calvinist theological tradition within Protestantism, which are organized according to a characteristic Presbyterian polity. Presbyterian theology typically emphasizes the sovereignty of God, the authority of the Scriptures,...
) - ClerkClerk 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,... - Clerk at the Speaker’s Table: John M. Barclay
- DoorkeeperDoorkeeper 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...
: Otis S. Buxton - PostmasterPostmaster 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 ArmsSergeant 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....