48th United States Congress
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The Forty-eighth 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, 1883 to March 4, 1885, during the last two years of the administration of U.S. President
Chester A. Arthur
. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives
was based on the Tenth Census of the United States in 1880
. The Senate had a Republican
majority, and the House had a Democratic
majority.
TOTAL members: 76
TOTAL members: 325
, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1886; Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1888; and Class 3 meant their term ended in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1884.
(D)
(D). James K. Jones
(D), until February 19, 1885, vacant thereafter. John H. Rogers
(D). Samuel W. Peel
(D). Clifton R. Breckinridge
(D)
(D). James H. Budd
(D). Barclay Henley
(D). Pleasant B. Tully
(D). John R. Glascock
(D). Charles A. Sumner
(D)
(D). Charles L. Mitchell (D). John T. Wait
(R). Edward W. Seymour (D)
(D). Horatio Bisbee, Jr.
(R)
(D). Henry G. Turner
(D). Charles F. Crisp
(D). Hugh Buchanan
(D). Nathaniel J. Hammond
(D). James H. Blount
(D). Judson C. Clements
(D). Seaborn Reese
(D). Allen D. Candler
(D). Thomas Hardeman, Jr.
(D)
(R). John F. Finerty
(ID
). George R. Davis
(R). George E. Adams
(R). Reuben Ellwood
(R). Robert R. Hitt
(R). Thomas J. Henderson
(R). William Cullen
(R). Lewis E. Payson
(R). Nicholas E. Worthington
(D). William H. Neece
(D). James M. Riggs
(D). William M. Springer
(D). Jonathan H. Rowell
(R). Joseph G. Cannon
(R). Aaron Shaw
(D). Samuel W. Moulton
(D). William R. Morrison (D). Richard W. Townshend
(D). John R. Thomas
(R)
(D). Thomas R. Cobb
(D). Strother M. Stockslager
(D). William S. Holman
(D). Courtland C. Matson
(D). Thomas M. Browne
(R). Stanton J. Peelle
(R)
(R). Jeremiah H. Murphy (D). David B. Henderson
(R). Luman H. Weller
(NG
. James Wilson
(R)
(R). Dudley C. Haskell
(R)
(ID
). James F. Clay (D). John E. Halsell (D). Thomas A. Robertson
(D). Albert S. Willis
(D). John G. Carlisle
(D). Joseph C. S. Blackburn
(D). Philip B. Thompson, Jr.
(D). William W. Culbertson (R). John D. White (R). Frank L. Wolford (D)
(D). E. John Ellis
(D). William Pitt Kellogg
(R). Newton C. Blanchard
(D). J. Floyd King
(D). Edward T. Lewis
(D)
(R). Nelson Dingley, Jr.
(R). Seth L. Milliken
(R). Thomas B. Reed
(R)
(D). J. Frederick C. Talbott
(D). Fetter S. Hoblitzell
(D). John V. L. Findlay
(D). Hart B. Holton
(R). Louis E. McComas
(R)
(R). John D. Long
(R). Ambrose A. Ranney
(R). Patrick A. Collins (D). Leopold Morse
(D). Henry B. Lovering
(D). Eben F. Stone
(R). William A. Russell
(R). Theodore Lyman
(IR). William W. Rice
(R). William Whiting
(R). George D. Robinson
(R)
(D). Nathaniel B. Eldredge
(D). Edward S. Lacey
(R). George L. Yaple
(D). Julius Houseman
(D). Edwin B. Winans (D). Ezra C. Carleton
(D). Roswell G. Horr
(R). Byron M. Cutcheon
(R). Herschel H. Hatch
(R). Edward Breitung
(R)
(R). James B. Wakefield
(R). Horace B. Strait (R). William D. Washburn
(R). Knute Nelson
(R)
(D). James R. Chalmers
(I), from June 25, 1884. Elza Jeffords
(R). Hernando D. Money
(D). Otho R. Singleton
(D). Henry S. Van Eaton (D). Ethelbert Barksdale
(D)
(D). Armstead M. Alexander
(D). Alexander M. Dockery
(D). James N. Burnes
(D). Alexander Graves
(D). John Cosgrove
(D). Aylett H. Buckner (D). John J. O'Neill (D). James O. Broadhead (D). Martin L. Clardy
(D). Richard P. Bland
(D). Charles H. Morgan (D). Robert W. Fyan (D). Lowndes H. Davis
(D)
(R). James Laird
(R). Edward K. Valentine
(R)
(R)
(D). J. Hart Brewer
(R). John Kean, Jr. (R). Benjamin F. Howey
(R). William W. Phelps
(R). William H. F. Fiedler
(D). William McAdoo
(D)
(D). William E. Robinson (D). Darwin R. James
(R). Felix Campbell
(D). Nicholas Muller
(D). Samuel S. Cox
(D). William Dorsheimer
(D). John J. Adams
(D). John Hardy
(D). Abram S. Hewitt
(D). Orlando B. Potter
(D). Waldo Hutchins
(D). John H. Ketcham
(R). Lewis Beach
(D). John H. Bagley, Jr.
(D). Thomas J. Van Alstyne
(D). Henry G. Burleigh
(R). Frederick A. Johnson
(R). Abraham X. Parker
(R). Edward Wemple
(D). George W. Ray
(R). Charles R. Skinner
(R). John T. Spriggs
(D). Newton W. Nutting
(R). Frank Hiscock
(R). Sereno E. Payne
(R). James W. Wadsworth
(R). Stephen C. Millard
(R). John Arnot, Jr.
(D). Halbert S. Greenleaf
(D). Robert S. Stevens
(D). William F. Rogers
(D). Francis B. Brewer
(R). Henry W. Slocum
(D)
(R)
(D). Isaac M. Jordan
(D). Robert M. Murray
(D). Benjamin Le Fevre
(D). George E. Seney
(D). William D. Hill
(D). Henry L. Morey
(R)
(R). Charles O'Neill (R). Samuel J. Randall
(D). William D. Kelley
(R). Alfred C. Harmer
(R). James B. Everhart
(R). I. Newton Evans
(R). Daniel Ermentrout
(D). A. Herr Smith
(R). William Mutchler
(D). John B. Storm
(D). Daniel W. Connolly
(D). Charles N. Brumm
(GB
). Samuel F. Barr
(R). George A. Post
(D). William W. Brown
(R). Jacob M. Campbell
(R). Louis E. Atkinson
(R). William A. Duncan
(D)
(R). Jonathan Chace
(R)
(D). George D. Tillman
(D). D. Wyatt Aiken
(D). John H. Evins
(D)
(R). Leonidas C. Houk
(R). George G. Dibrell
(D). Benton McMillin
(D). Richard Warner
(D). Andrew J. Caldwell (D). John G. Ballentine
(D). John M. Taylor
(D). Rice A. Pierce
(D). H. Casey Young
(D)
(D). John H. Reagan
(D). James H. Jones
(D). David B. Culberson
(D). James W. Throckmorton
(D). Olin Wellborn
(D). Thomas P. Ochiltree
(I). James F. Miller
(D). Roger Q. Mills
(D). John Hancock
(D). Samuel W. T. Lanham
(D)
(R). Luke P. Poland
(R)
)
(R). William L. Wilson
(D). John E. Kenna
(D), until March 4, 1883
(D). Daniel H. Sumner
(D). Burr W. Jones
(D). Peter V. Deuster
(D). Joseph Rankin
(D). Richard W. Guenther
(R). Gilbert M. Woodward
(D). William T. Price
(R). Isaac Stephenson
(R)
(D). John B. Raymond
(R). Theodore F. Singiser (R). Martin Maginnis
(D). Tranqulino Luna
(R)
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, 1883 to March 4, 1885, during the last two years of the administration of U.S. President
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....
Chester A. Arthur
Chester A. Arthur
Chester Alan Arthur was the 21st President of the United States . Becoming President after the assassination of President James A. Garfield, Arthur struggled to overcome suspicions of his beginnings as a politician from the New York City Republican machine, succeeding at that task by embracing...
. 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 Tenth Census of the United States in 1880
United States Census, 1880
The United States Census of 1880 was the tenth United States Census conducted by the Census Bureau during June 1880. It was the first time that women were permitted to be enumerators...
. The Senate 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, and the House had a 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...
majority.
Major legislation
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
- 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...
: 36 - 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...
: 38 (majority) - ReadjusterReadjuster PartyThe Readjuster Party was a political coalition formed in Virginia in the late 1870s during the turbulent period following the American Civil War. Readjusters aspired "to break the power of wealth and established privilege" and to promote public education, a program which attracted biracial support....
: 2
TOTAL members: 76
House of Representatives
- 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...
: 196 (majority) - 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...
: 117 - ReadjusterReadjuster PartyThe Readjuster Party was a political coalition formed in Virginia in the late 1870s during the turbulent period following the American Civil War. Readjusters aspired "to break the power of wealth and established privilege" and to promote public education, a program which attracted biracial support....
: 4 - Independent Democratic: 3
- National GreenbackUnited States Greenback PartyThe Greenback Party was an American political party with an anti-monopoly ideology that was active between 1874 and 1884. Its name referred to paper money, or "greenbacks," that had been issued during the American Civil War and afterward...
: 2 - Independent Republican: 1
- Independent: 2
TOTAL members: 325
Senate
- President: Vacant
- President pro temporePresident pro tempore of the United States SenateThe President pro tempore is the second-highest-ranking official of the United States Senate. The United States Constitution states that the Vice President of the United States is the President of the Senate and the highest-ranking official of the Senate despite not being a member of the body...
: 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)
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...
: John G. CarlisleJohn Griffin CarlisleJohn Griffin Carlisle was a prominent American politician in the Democratic Party during the last quarter of the 19th century. He served as the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1883 to 1889 and as United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1893 to 1897 during the Panic...
(D)
Members
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.Senate
Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbersClasses 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 1886; Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1888; and Class 3 meant their term ended in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1884.
Alabama
- 2. John T. MorganJohn Tyler MorganJohn Tyler Morgan was a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, and a six-term U.S. senator from the state of Alabama after the war. He was a strong supporter of states rights and racial segregation through the Reconstruction era. He was an expansionist, arguing for...
(D) - 3. James L. PughJames L. PughJames Lawrence Pugh was a U.S. senator from Alabama, as well as a member of the Confederate Congress during the American Civil War.- Biography :...
(D)
Arkansas
- 2. Augustus H. GarlandAugustus Hill GarlandAugustus Hill Garland was an Arkansas lawyer and politician. He was a senator in both the United States and the Confederate States, served as 11th Governor of Arkansas and as Attorney General of the United States in the first administration of Grover Cleveland.-Early life and law career:Garland...
(D) - 3. James D. WalkerJames D. WalkerJames David Walker was a Democratic Party politician from Arkansas who represented the state in the U.S. Senate from 1879 to 1885...
(D)
California
- 3. James T. FarleyJames T. FarleyJames Thompson Farley was an American politician.He was born in Albemarle County, Virginia, and moved to Missouri and then California at an early age...
(D) - 1. John F. MillerJohn Franklin Miller (California senator)John Franklin Miller was a lawyer, businessman, and general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He represented California in the United States Senate from 1881 until his death.-Early life and career:...
(R)
Colorado
- 3. Nathaniel P. HillNathaniel P. HillNathaniel Peter Hill was a United States Senator from Colorado.-Biography:Born in Montgomery, Orange County, New York, at the Nathaniel Hill Brick House . He married Alice Hale of Providence, Rhode Island, on July 26, 1860...
(R) - 2. Thomas M. BowenThomas M. BowenThomas Mead Bowen was a United States Senator from Colorado.-Biography:Bowen was born near the present site of Burlington, Iowa, in what was then Michigan Territory. He attended the public schools and the academy at Mount Pleasant, Iowa, and studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1853 and...
(R)
Connecticut
- 3. Orville H. PlattOrville H. PlattOrville Hitchcock Platt was a United States Senator from Connecticut. Born in Washington, Connecticut, he attended the common schools and graduated from The Gunnery in Washington. He studied law in Litchfield, and was admitted to the bar in 1850, commencing practice in Towanda, Pennsylvania...
(R) - 1. 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)
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
- 1. Charles W. JonesCharles W. JonesCharles William Jones was a United States Senator from Florida. He abandoned the seat after an apparent onset of mental illness.-Early life, travel and career:...
(D) - 3. Wilkinson CallWilkinson CallWilkinson Call was a U.S. Senator from Florida who served as a Democrat from 1879 to 1897.Call was a nephew of Florida Governor Richard K. Call and cousin of Arkansas Senator James D...
(D)
Georgia
- 3. Joseph E. BrownJoseph E. BrownJoseph Emerson Brown , often referred to as Joe Brown, was the 42nd Governor of Georgia from 1857 to 1865, and a U.S. Senator from 1880 to 1891...
(D) - 2. Alfred H. ColquittAlfred H. ColquittAlfred Holt Colquitt was a lawyer, preacher, soldier, 49th Governor of Georgia and two term U.S. Senator from Georgia where he died in office. He served as an officer in the Confederate army, reaching the rank of major general....
(D)
Illinois
- 3. 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) - 2. Shelby M. CullomShelby Moore CullomShelby Moore Cullom was a U.S. political figure, serving in various offices, including the United States House of Representatives, the United States Senate and the 17th Governor of Illinois....
(R)
Indiana
- 3. Daniel W. VoorheesDaniel W. VoorheesDaniel 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) - 1. Benjamin HarrisonBenjamin HarrisonBenjamin Harrison was the 23rd President of the United States . Harrison, a grandson of President William Henry Harrison, was born in North Bend, Ohio, and moved to Indianapolis, Indiana at age 21, eventually becoming a prominent politician there...
(R)
Iowa
- 3. William B. AllisonWilliam B. AllisonWilliam Boyd Allison was an early leader of the Iowa Republican Party, who represented northeastern Iowa for four consecutive terms in the U.S. House before representing his state for six consecutive terms in the U.S. Senate...
(R) - 2. James F. WilsonJames Falconer WilsonJames Falconer "Jefferson Jim" Wilson was a lawyer, Republican U.S. Congressman from Iowa's 1st congressional district during the American Civil War, and a two-term U.S. Senator from Iowa...
(R)
Kansas
- 3. John J. IngallsJohn James IngallsJohn James Ingalls was an American politician.John James Ingalls was born in Middleton, Massachusetts, on December 29, 1833. He graduated from Williams College in 1855. Foreshadowing his later reputation as a wit, his graduation thesis, entitled Mummy Life, was a satire of college life. He studied...
(R) - 2. Preston B. Plumb (R)
Kentucky
- 2. James B. BeckJames B. BeckJames Burnie Beck was a United States Representative and Senator from Kentucky.Born in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, Beck immigrated to the United States in 1838 and settled in Wyoming County, New York. He moved to Lexington, Kentucky in 1843 and graduated from Transylvania University in 1846...
(D) - 3. John S. WilliamsJohn Stuart WilliamsJohn Stuart Williams was a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and a postbellum Democratic U.S. Senator from Kentucky.-Early life and career:...
(D)
Louisiana
- 3. Benjamin F. JonasBenjamin F. JonasBenjamin Franklin Jonas was a Democratic U.S. Senator from Louisiana and an officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He was the third Jew to serve in the Senate.-Biography:...
(D) - 2. Randall L. GibsonRandall L. Gibson-External links:*...
(D)
Maine
- 1. Eugene HaleEugene HaleEugene 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) - 2. William P. FryeWilliam P. FryeWilliam 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)
Maryland
- 3. James B. GroomeJames Black GroomeJames Black Groome , a member of the United States Democratic Party, was the 36th Governor of Maryland in the United States from 1874 to 1876...
(D) - 1. Arthur Pue GormanArthur Pue GormanArthur Pue Gorman was a United States Senator from Maryland, serving from 1881 to 1899 and from 1903 to 1906. He also served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1869 to 1875...
(D)
Massachusetts
- 1. Henry L. DawesHenry L. DawesHenry Laurens Dawes was a Republican United States Senator and United States Representative, notable for the Dawes Act.-Biography:...
(R) - 2. 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)
Michigan
- 1. Omar D. CongerOmar D. CongerOmar 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) - 2. Thomas W. PalmerThomas W. PalmerThomas Witherell Palmer was a U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan. He is considered to be one of the most significant figures in the history of Detroit, Michigan....
(R)
Minnesota
- 1. Samuel J. R. McMillan (R)
- 2. Dwight M. SabinDwight M. SabinDwight May Sabin was an American politician. He lived in Stillwater, Minnesota, where hh had lumber and manufacturing interests. He served as a Republican in the United States Senate from Minnesota from March 4, 1883, to March 4, 1889 in the 48th, 49th, and 50th congresses. He was not renominated...
(R)
Mississippi
- 2. Lucius Q. C. LamarLucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (II)Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar was an American politician and jurist from Mississippi. A United States Representative and Senator, he also served as United States Secretary of the Interior in the first administration of President Grover Cleveland, as well as an Associate Justice of the U.S...
(D) - 1. James Z. GeorgeJames Z. GeorgeJames Zachariah George was an American military officer, lawyer, writer, and politician. He was known as Mississippi's "Great Commoner."...
(D)
Missouri
- 1. Francis M. CockrellFrancis CockrellFrancis Marion Cockrell was a Confederate military commander and American politician from the state of Missouri. He served as a United States Senator from Missouri for five terms. He was a prominent member of the famed South–Cockrell–Hargis family of Southern politicians.-Early life:Cockrell was...
(D) - 3. George G. VestGeorge Graham VestGeorge Graham Vest was a U.S. politician. Born in Frankfort, Kentucky, he was known for his skills in oration and debate. Vest, a lawyer as well as a politician, served as a Missouri Congressman, a Confederate Congressman during the Civil War, and finally a US Senator...
(D)
Nebraska
- 1. Charles H. Van WyckCharles Van WyckCharles Henry Van Wyck was a Representative from New York, a Senator from Nebraska, and a Union Army Brigadier general in the American Civil War.-Early life and political career:...
(R) - 2. Charles F. MandersonCharles F. MandersonCharles Frederick Manderson was a United States Senator from Nebraska from 1883 to 1895.-Biography:Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he attended school there and then moved to Canton, Ohio, in 1856, where he studied law...
(R)
Nevada
- 3. John P. JonesJohn P. JonesJohn Percival Jones was an American politician who served for 30 years as a Republican United States Senator from Nevada. He made a fortune in silver mining and was a co-founder of the town of Santa Monica, California....
(R) - 1. James G. FairJames Graham FairJames Graham Fair was the overnight millionaire part-owner of the Comstock Lode, a United States Senator and a colorful real estate and railroad speculator.-Early life:...
(D)
New Hampshire
- 3. Henry W. BlairHenry W. BlairHenry William Blair was a United States Representative and Senator from New Hampshire. Born in Campton, he attended the common schools and private academies, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1859 and commenced practice in Plymouth...
(R) - 2. Austin F. PikeAustin F. PikeAustin Franklin Pike was a United States Representative and Senator from New Hampshire. Born in Hebron, New Hampshire, he pursued an academic course, studied law, and was admitted to the bar of Merrimack County in 1845...
(R)
New Jersey
- 2. John R. McPhersonJohn R. McPhersonJohn Rhoderic McPherson was a United States Senator from New Jersey who served three terms of office, from 1877 - 1895....
(D) - 1. William J. SewellWilliam Joyce SewellWilliam Joyce Sewell was born in Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland immigrating to the United States in 1851 where he worked in the merchant industry in Chicago, Illinois before moving to Camden, New Jersey in 1860...
(R)
New York
- 1. Warner MillerWarner MillerWarner Miller was a Representative and a United States Senator from New York.-Birth and early life:Miller was born in Hannibal, Oswego County, New York on August 12, 1838. He attended the common schools and the Charlottesville Academy...
(R) - 3. Elbridge G. LaphamElbridge G. LaphamElbridge Gerry Lapham was a U.S. Senator from New York from 1881-1885.-Life:Lapham attended the public schools and the Canandaigua Academy. He studied civil engineering and law and was admitted to the bar in 1844 and practiced in Canandaigua, New York.He was a delegate to the New York State...
(R)
North Carolina
- 2. Matt W. Ransom (D)
- 3. Zebulon B. VanceZebulon Baird VanceZebulon Baird Vance was a Confederate military officer in the American Civil War, the 37th and 43rd Governor of North Carolina, and U.S. Senator...
(D)
Ohio
- 3. George H. PendletonGeorge H. PendletonGeorge Hunt Pendleton was a Representative and a Senator from Ohio. Nicknamed "Gentleman George" for his demeanor, he was the Democratic nominee for Vice President of the United States during the Civil War in 1864, running as a peace Democrat with war Democrat George B. McClellan; they lost to...
(D) - 1. John ShermanJohn Sherman (politician)John Sherman, nicknamed "The Ohio Icicle" , was a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Ohio during the Civil War and into the late nineteenth century. He served as both Secretary of the Treasury and Secretary of State and was the principal author of the Sherman Antitrust Act...
(R)
Oregon
- 3. James H. SlaterJames H. SlaterJames Harvey Slater was a United States Representative and Senator from Oregon. An Illinois native, Slater also served in the Oregon Territory’s Legislature, then later the Oregon State Legislature, and was the owner of the Corvallis Union newspaper.-Early life:Born near Springfield, Illinois, in...
(D) - 2. Joseph N. DolphJoseph N. DolphJoseph Norton Dolph was an American politician and attorney in the state of Oregon. A native of the state of New York, he immigrated to Oregon over the Oregon Trail and settled in Portland where he became the state's federal district attorney...
(R)
Pennsylvania
- 3. J. Donald CameronJ. Donald CameronJames Donald Cameron was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as Secretary of War under Ulysses S. Grant and in the United States Senate for twenty years....
(R) - 1. John I. MitchellJohn I. MitchellJohn Inscho Mitchell was an American lawyer, jurist, and Republican party politician from Tioga County, Pennsylvania. He served in the state legislature and represented Pennsylvania in both the U.S. House and Senate. He was later a judge in several state courts.-External links:* at Find A Grave...
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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)- William P. SheffieldWilliam Paine Sheffield (1820-1907)William Paine Sheffield was a United States Representative and Senator from Rhode Island.-Biography:Born in New Shoreham , he completed preparatory studies, attended Kingston Academy, and graduated from the law department of Harvard University in 1843; he was admitted to the bar in 1844 and...
(R) - Jonathan ChaceJonathan ChaceJonathan Chace was a United States Representative and Senator from Rhode Island. Born at Fall River, Massachusetts, he son of Harvey Chace and the grandson of Oliver Chace. In 1854, he married Jane C. Moon, and they had children: Anna H., Elizabeth M. and Susan A....
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- William P. Sheffield
- 1. Nelson W. AldrichNelson W. AldrichNelson Wilmarth Aldrich was a prominent American politician and a leader of the Republican Party in the Senate, where he served from 1881 to 1911....
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South Carolina
- 2. Matthew C. ButlerMatthew ButlerMatthew Calbraith Butler was an American military commander and politician from South Carolina. He served as a major general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, postbellum three-term United States Senator, and a major general in the United States Army during the...
(D) - 3. Wade Hampton, IIIWade Hampton IIIWade Hampton III was a Confederate cavalry leader during the American Civil War and afterward a politician from South Carolina, serving as its 77th Governor and as a U.S...
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Tennessee
- 2. Isham G. HarrisIsham G. HarrisIsham Green Harris was an American politician. He served as Governor of Tennessee from 1857 to 1862 and as a U.S. Senator from 1877 until his death....
(D) - 1. Howell E. JacksonHowell Edmunds JacksonHowell Edmunds Jackson was an American jurist and politician. He served on the United States Supreme Court, in the U.S. Senate, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and the Tennessee House of Representatives. He authored notable opinions on the Interstate Commerce Act and the...
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Texas
- 1. Samuel B. MaxeySamuel B. MaxeySamuel Bell Maxey was an American soldier, lawyer, and politician from Paris, Texas, United States. He was a Major General for the Confederacy in the Civil War and later represented Texas in the U.S. Senate.-Early life:...
(D) - 2. Richard CokeRichard CokeRichard Coke was an American lawyer, farmer, and statesman from Waco, Texas. He was the 15th governor of Texas from 1874 to 1876 and represented Texas in the U.S. Senate from 1877 to 1895. His uncle was Congressman Richard Coke, Jr..Coke was born in Williamsburg, Virginia, to John and Eliza Coke...
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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...
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Virginia
- 1. William MahoneWilliam MahoneWilliam Mahone was a civil engineer, teacher, soldier, railroad executive, and a member of the Virginia General Assembly and U.S. Congress. Small of stature, he was nicknamed "Little Billy"....
(RDReadjuster PartyThe Readjuster Party was a political coalition formed in Virginia in the late 1870s during the turbulent period following the American Civil War. Readjusters aspired "to break the power of wealth and established privilege" and to promote public education, a program which attracted biracial support....
) - 2. Harrison H. RiddlebergerHarrison H. RiddlebergerHarrison Holt Riddleberger was an American lawyer, newspaper editor, and politician from Woodstock, Virginia. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates and State Senate, and was U.S. Senator from Virginia from 1883 to 1889....
(RDReadjuster PartyThe Readjuster Party was a political coalition formed in Virginia in the late 1870s during the turbulent period following the American Civil War. Readjusters aspired "to break the power of wealth and established privilege" and to promote public education, a program which attracted biracial support....
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West Virginia
- 1. Johnson N. CamdenJohnson N. CamdenJohnson Newlon Camden was a United States Senator from West Virginia. Born in Collins Settlement, Virginia , he attended school in Sutton. He was appointed as a cadet to the United States Military Academy at West Point from 1846 until 1848, when he resigned...
(D) - 2. John E. KennaJohn E. KennaJohn Edward Kenna was an American politician who was a Senator from West Virginia from 1883 until his death....
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Wisconsin
- 3. Angus CameronAngus CameronAngus Cameron was a Republican and a member of the United States Senate from Wisconsin from 1875 to 1881, when he did not seek reelection, and again from 1881 to 1885, when he was elected to succeed Matthew H. Carpenter, who died in office; he did not seek reelection in 1885...
(R) - 1. Philetus SawyerPhiletus SawyerPhiletus Sawyer was an American politician of the Republican Party who represented Wisconsin in both houses of Congress. Sawyer County, Wisconsin, is named for him....
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House of Representatives
Members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.Alabama
. Thomas H. HerndonThomas H. Herndon
Thomas Hord Herndon was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born in Erie, Greene County, Alabama, Herndon attended a private school.He graduated from the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa in 1847....
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- James T. JonesJames T. JonesJames Taylor Jones was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born in Richmond, Virginia, Jones moved with his father to Marengo County, Alabama, in 1834.He pursued classical studies....
(D). Hilary A. HerbertHilary A. HerbertHilary Abner Herbert was Secretary of the Navy under President Grover Cleveland. He also served as a member of the United States house of representatives from Alabama.-Biography:...
(D). William C. OatesWilliam C. OatesWilliam Calvin Oates was a Confederate colonel during the American Civil War, the 29th Governor of Alabama from 1894 to 1896, and a brigadier general in the U.S. Army during the Spanish–American War....
(D). Charles M. ShelleyCharles M. ShelleyCharles Miller Shelley was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army and a postbellum U.S. Representative from Alabama.-Early life:...
(D) - George H. Craig (R). Thomas WilliamsThomas Williams (Alabama)Thomas Williams was a United States Representative from Alabama.Williams was born near Richmond, Virginia. He graduated from the University of East Tennessee in Knoxville...
(D). Goldsmith W. HewittGoldsmith W. HewittGoldsmith Whitehouse Hewitt was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.-Biography:Born near Elyton , Jefferson County, Alabama, Hewitt attended the country schools....
(D). William H. ForneyWilliam H. ForneyWilliam Henry Forney was a U.S. Representative from Alabama. He was the grandson of Peter Forney and nephew of Daniel Munroe Forney and the brother of John Horace Forney.-Biography:...
(D). Luke PryorLuke PryorLuke Pryor was a U.S. senator from the state of Alabama. He was appointed to fill the Senate term left by the death of George S. Houston and served from January 7 to November 23, 1880, when a replacement was elected. Pryor was a Democrat...
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- James T. Jones
Arkansas
. Poindexter DunnPoindexter Dunn
Poindexter Dunn was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas.Born near Raleigh, North Carolina, Dunn moved with his father to Limestone County, Alabama, in 1837....
(D). James K. Jones
James Kimbrough Jones
James Kimbrough Jones was a United States Senator.-Biography:Born in Marshall County, Mississippi, Jones moved with his father to Dallas County, Arkansas in 1848...
(D), until February 19, 1885, vacant thereafter. John H. Rogers
John H. Rogers (Arkansas politician)
John Henry Rogers was an attorney, a federal judge and a U.S. Representative from Arkansas.Born near Roxobel, North Carolina, Rogers moved to Mississippi in 1852 with his parents, Absalom and Harriet Rogers, who settled near Madison Station. His father became a wealthy planter, owning land worth...
(D). Samuel W. Peel
Samuel W. Peel
Samuel West Peel was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas.Born near Batesville, Arkansas, Peel attended the common schools.He served as clerk of the circuit court of Carroll County, Arkansas from 1858 to 1860....
(D). Clifton R. Breckinridge
Clifton R. Breckinridge
Clifton Rodes Breckinridge was a Democratic alderman, congressman, diplomat, businessman and veteran of the Confederate Army and Navy. He was a member of the prominent Breckinridge family, the son of Vice President of the United States and Confederate General John C. Breckinridge and the...
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California
. William S. RosecransWilliam Rosecrans
William Starke Rosecrans was an inventor, coal-oil company executive, diplomat, politician, and United States Army officer. He gained fame for his role as a Union general during the American Civil War...
(D). James H. Budd
James Budd
James Herbert Budd was an American lawyer and Democratic politician. Involved in federal and state politics, Budd was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for the 2nd California district from 1883 to 1885, and later elected as the 19th Governor of California from 1895 until...
(D). Barclay Henley
Barclay Henley
Barclay Henley was a United States Representative from California. He was born in Charlestown, Clark County, Indiana. He moved with his parents to San Francisco, California in 1853 and returned to Indiana in 1858. He attended the common schools and Hanover College. He returned to San Francisco in...
(D). Pleasant B. Tully
Pleasant B. Tully
Pleasant Britton Tully was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in Henderson County, Tennessee, Tully moved to Arkansas with his father, who settled in Phillips County in 1838.He attended public and private schools....
(D). John R. Glascock
John R. Glascock
John Raglan Glascock was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in Panola County, Mississippi, GlascockIn 1856 moved to California with his parents, who settled in San Francisco. He attended the public schools and graduated from the University of California at Berkeley in 1865...
(D). Charles A. Sumner
Charles A. Sumner
Charles Allen Sumner was a U.S. Representative from California.-Early life:Born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, Sumner attended Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, but did not graduate....
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Connecticut
. William W. EatonWilliam W. Eaton
William Wallace Eaton was a United States Representative and United States Senator from Connecticut.-Early career:...
(D). Charles L. Mitchell (D). John T. Wait
John T. Wait
John Turner Wait was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.Born in New London, Connecticut, Wait moved with his mother to Norwich, Connecticut. He attended the common schools and Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, for two years. He engaged in mercantile pursuits...
(R). Edward W. Seymour (D)
Florida
. Robert H. M. DavidsonRobert H. M. Davidson
Robert Hamilton McWhorta Davidson was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Born near Quincy, Florida, Davidson attended the common schools and the Quincy Academy in Quincy, Florida....
(D). Horatio Bisbee, Jr.
Horatio Bisbee, Jr.
Horatio Bisbee, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Born in Canton, Maine, Bisbee attended the public schools, and was graduated from Tufts College, Medford, Massachusetts, in 1863....
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Georgia
. John C. NichollsJohn C. Nicholls
John Calhoun Nicholls was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.Born in Clinton, Georgia, Nicholls attended private schools and was graduated from the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, in 1855....
(D). Henry G. Turner
Henry Gray Turner
Henry Gray Turner was an American politician, teacher, jurist and soldier.-Biography:Turner was born near Henderson, North Carolina...
(D). Charles F. Crisp
Charles Frederick Crisp
Charles Frederick Crisp was a United States political figure. A Democrat, he was elected as a Congressman from Georgia in 1882, and served until his death in 1896. From 1890 until his death, he was leader of the Democratic Party in the House, as either the House Minority Leader or the Speaker of...
(D). Hugh Buchanan
Hugh Buchanan
Hugh Buchanan was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.Born in Argyll, Buchanan Immigrated to the United States and settled in Vermont.He attended the public schools of that State.He studied law....
(D). Nathaniel J. Hammond
Nathaniel Job Hammond
Nathaniel Job Hammond was a jurist and politician from the American state of Georgia.Hammond was born in Elbert County, Georgia . He graduated from the University of Georgia in Athens with a Bachelor of Arts in 1852...
(D). James H. Blount
James Henderson Blount
James Henderson Blount was an American statesman, soldier and congressman from Georgia. He opposed the annexation of Hawaii in 1893 in his investigation into the alleged American involvement in the political revolution in the Kingdom of Hawai'i...
(D). Judson C. Clements
Judson C. Clements
Judson Claudius Clements was a U.S. Representative from Georgia. For a quarter century a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission, Clements served one year as its chairman. Clements had served as a member of the Confederate States Army.-Early life:Judson Clements was the son of Dr. Adam...
(D). Seaborn Reese
Seaborn Reese
Seaborn Reese was an American politician, jurist and lawyer.Reese was born in Madison, Georgia in 1846. He attended the University of Georgia in Athens but left before graduating in his senior year of 1868...
(D). Allen D. Candler
Allen D. Candler
Allen Daniel Candler was a Georgia state legislator, U.S. Representative and the 56th Governor of Georgia.-Biography:...
(D). Thomas Hardeman, Jr.
Thomas Hardeman, Jr.
Thomas Hardeman, Jr. was an American politician, lawyer and soldier.-Biography:Hardeman was born in Eatonton, Georgia and graduated from Emory College in 1845. He studied and was admitted to the state bar in 1847...
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Illinois
. Ransom W. DunhamRansom W. Dunham
Ransom Williams Dunham was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Savoy, Massachusetts, Dunham attended the common schools and the high school in Springfield, engaged as a clerk for a life insurance company 1855-1857. He moved to Chicago in 1857. He became a grain and provision commission...
(R). John F. Finerty
John F. Finerty
John Frederick Finerty was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.-Biography:Born in Galway, Ireland, Finerty completed preparatory studies. He immigrated to the United States in 1864. He enlisted in the Union Army during the Civil War and served in the Ninety-ninth Regiment, New York State Militia...
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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...
). George R. Davis
George R. Davis
George Royal Davis was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.-Early life and education:Born in Palmer, Massachusetts, Davis completed classical studies at Williston Seminary, Easthampton, Massachusetts, and was graduated in 1860...
(R). George E. Adams
George E. Adams
George Everett Adams was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Keene, New Hampshire, Adams moved with his parents to Chicago, Illinois, in 1853.He attended Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire....
(R). Reuben Ellwood
Reuben Ellwood
Reuben Ellwood was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Minden, New York, Ellwood attended the public schools and Cherry Valley Seminary, New York.Manufacturer of agricultural implements....
(R). Robert R. Hitt
Robert R. Hitt
Robert Roberts Hitt was an Assistant Secretary of State and later a member of the United States House of Representatives....
(R). Thomas J. Henderson
Thomas J. Henderson (politician)
Thomas Jefferson Henderson was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Brownsville, Tennessee, Henderson moved with his parents to Illinois at the age of eleven. He served as clerk of the Board of Commissioners of Stark County, Illinois from 1847 to 1849. and as clerk of the court of Stark...
(R). William Cullen
William Cullen (Illinois)
William Cullen was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in County Donegal, Ireland, Cullen immigrated to the United States in 1832 with his parents, who settled in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania....
(R). Lewis E. Payson
Lewis E. Payson
Lewis Edwin Payson was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Payson moved with his parents to Illinois in 1852.He attended the common schools and Lombard University, Galesburg, Illinois....
(R). Nicholas E. Worthington
Nicholas E. Worthington
Nicholas Ellsworth Worthington was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Brooke County, Virginia , Worthington was graduated from Allegheny College, Meadville, Pennsylvania.He studied law....
(D). William H. Neece
William H. Neece
William Henry Neece was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born near Springfield, Sangamon County , Illinois, Neece moved with his parents to McDonough County.He attended the common schools....
(D). James M. Riggs
James M. Riggs
James Milton Riggs was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, United States.Born on a farm near Winchester, Illinois, Riggs attended the common schools and Eureka College in 1862 and 1863....
(D). William M. Springer
William McKendree Springer
William McKendree Springer was a United States Representative from Illinois.He was born near New Lebanon, Sullivan County, Indiana, May 30, 1836; moved to Jacksonville, Illinois, with his parents in 1848; attended the public schools in New Lebanon and Jacksonville and the Illinois College at...
(D). Jonathan H. Rowell
Jonathan H. Rowell
Jonathan Harvey Rowell was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Haverhill, New Hampshire, Rowell attended Rock Creek School.He graduated from Eureka College, Illinois....
(R). Joseph G. Cannon
Joseph Gurney Cannon
Joseph Gurney Cannon was a United States politician from Illinois and leader of the Republican Party. Cannon served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1903 to 1911, and historians generally consider him to be the most dominant Speaker in United States history, with such...
(R). Aaron Shaw
Aaron Shaw (representative)
Aaron Shaw was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born near Goshen, New York, Shaw attended Montgomery Academy, New York. He studied law in Goshen. He was admitted to the bar in 1833 and commenced practice in Lawrenceville, Illinois...
(D). Samuel W. Moulton
Samuel W. Moulton
Samuel Wheeler Moulton was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Wenham, Essex County, Massachusetts, Moulton was the son of William Moulton and Mary Lunt Moulton...
(D). William R. Morrison (D). Richard W. Townshend
Richard W. Townshend
Richard Wellington Townshend was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born near Upper Marlboro, Maryland, Townshend moved to Washington, D.C., in 1846.He attended public and private schools....
(D). John R. Thomas
John R. Thomas
John Robert Thomas was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Mount Vernon, Illinois, Thomas attended the common schools and Hunter Collegiate Institute, Princeton, Indiana....
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Indiana
. John J. KleinerJohn J. Kleiner
John Jay Kleiner was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in West Hanover, Pennsylvania, Kleiner moved to Medina County, Ohio, in 1850 with his parents, who settled near Wadsworth....
(D). Thomas R. Cobb
Thomas R. Cobb
Thomas Reed Cobb was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Springville, Lawrence County, Indiana, Cobb attended Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.He studied law....
(D). Strother M. Stockslager
Strother M. Stockslager
Strother Madison Stockslager was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Mauckport, Indiana, Stockslager attended the common schools, Corydon High School, and Indiana University at Bloomington.He taught school....
(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). Courtland C. Matson
Courtland C. Matson
Courtland Cushing Matson was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Brookville, Indiana, Matson was graduated from Indiana Asbury University in 1862....
(D). Thomas M. Browne
Thomas M. Browne
Thomas McLelland Browne was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in New Paris, Ohio, Browne moved to Indiana in January 1844.He attended the common schools.He moved to Winchester, Indiana, in 1848.He studied law....
(R). Stanton J. Peelle
Stanton J. Peelle
Stanton Judkins Peelle was a U.S. Representative from Indiana and chief justice of the United States Court of Claims.Born near Richmond, Indiana, Peelle attended the common schools and Winchester Seminary....
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- William E. EnglishWilliam E. EnglishWilliam Eastin English was a U.S. Representative from Indiana, son of William Hayden English.Born at Englishton Park, near Lexington, Indiana, English moved to Indianapolis in 1865.He attended public and private schools....
(D). John E. LambJohn E. LambJohn Edward Lamb was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.-Biography:Born in Terre Haute, Indiana, Lamb attended the common schools and was graduated from the Terre Haute High School. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1873, commencing practice in Terre Haute...
(D). Thomas B. WardThomas B. WardThomas Bayless Ward was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Marysville, Ohio, Ward moved with his parents to La Fayette, Indiana, in May 1836....
(D). Thomas J. WoodThomas Jefferson WoodThomas Jefferson Wood was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana....
(D). George W. Steele (R). Robert LowryRobert Lowry (Indiana)Robert Lowry was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Killyleagh, County Down, Ireland, Lowry immigrated to the United States and settled in Rochester, New York....
(D). William H. CalkinsWilliam H. CalkinsWilliam Henry Calkins was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Pike County, Ohio, Calkins studied law.He was admitted to the bar and practiced....
(R) - Benjamin F. ShivelyBenjamin F. ShivelyBenjamin Franklin Shively was a United States Representative and Senator from Indiana. Born near Osceola, Indiana, attended the common schools and the Northern Indiana Normal School at Valparaiso. He taught school from 1874 to 1880, engaged in journalism from 1880 to 1884, and was secretary of the...
(AMAnti-Monopoly PartyThe Anti-Monopoly Party was a short-lived U.S. political party that was founded as a national political party in 1884 at its convention in Chicago, which took place on May 14, 1884. Prior to this convention, however, there were Anti-Monopoly Parties operating at the state level, notably in...
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Iowa
. Moses A. McCoidMoses A. McCoid
Moses Ayers McCoid was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War and a three-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 1st congressional district in southeastern Iowa....
(R). Jeremiah H. Murphy (D). David B. Henderson
David B. Henderson
David Bremner Henderson , a ten-term Republican Congressman from Dubuque, Iowa, was the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1899 to 1903...
(R). Luman H. Weller
Luman Hamlin Weller
Luman Hamlin Weller was a United States Greenback Party member. In the 1880s, he served a single term in the United States House of Representatives as a representative of Iowa's 4th congressional district, then in rural northeastern Iowa...
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United States Greenback Party
The Greenback Party was an American political party with an anti-monopoly ideology that was active between 1874 and 1884. Its name referred to paper money, or "greenbacks," that had been issued during the American Civil War and afterward...
. James Wilson
James Wilson (U.S. politician)
James "Tama Jim" Wilson was a Scotland-born United States politician who served as United States Secretary of Agriculture for sixteen years during three presidencies, from 1897 to 1913. He holds the record as the longest-serving United States Cabinet member.-Personal background:Wilson was born in...
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- Benjamin T. FrederickBenjamin T. FrederickBenjamin Todd Frederick was a miner, businessman, real estate agent, and a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Iowa's 5th congressional district....
(D). Marsena E. CuttsMarsena E. CuttsMarsena Edgar Cutts was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer and teacher from Iowa.Born in Orwell, Vermont, Cutts attended common schools in his native village and later attended St. Lawrence Academy in Potsdam, New York. He moved to Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin in 1853 where he taught school for...
(R) - John C. CookJohn C. CookJohn Calhoun Cook was a 19th-century American politician, lawyer and judge from Iowa. He was twice elected to the U.S...
(D). John A. KassonJohn A. KassonJohn Adam Kasson was a nineteenth century lawyer, politician and diplomat from south-central Iowa. Elected to the U.S...
(R) - Hiram Y. SmithHiram Y. SmithHiram Ypsilanti Smith was a nineteenth century Republican politician, lawyer and clerk from Iowa. For three months, he represented Iowa's 7th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives, after winning election to serve out the term of John A. Kasson following Kasson's appointment...
(R). William P. HepburnWilliam Peters HepburnWilliam Peters Hepburn was an American Civil War officer and an eleven-term Republican congressman from Iowa's now-obsolete 8th congressional district, serving from 1881 to 1887, and from 1893 to 1909...
(R). William H. M. Pusey (D). Adoniram J. HolmesAdoniram J. HolmesAdoniram Judson Holmes a Republican, was the first U.S. Representative from Iowa's 10th congressional district.-Biography:Born in Wooster, Ohio, Holmes moved with his parents to Palmyra, Wisconsin, in 1853...
(R). Isaac S. StrubleIsaac S. StrubleIsaac S. Struble was a four-term Republican Representative of Iowa's 11th congressional district. Serving from 1883 to 1891, the Plymouth County resident was a noted congressional opponent of plural marriage in Utah.The member of a politically-active family, Isaac's six brothers included John T....
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Kansas
. John A. AndersonJohn Alexander Anderson
John Alexander Anderson was a six-term U.S. Congressman from Kansas , and the second President of Kansas State Agricultural College ....
(R). Dudley C. Haskell
Dudley C. Haskell
Dudley Chase Haskell was a nineteenth century politician and merchant from Kansas. He was the grandfather of Otis Halbert Holmes.-Biography:...
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- Edward H. FunstonEdward H. FunstonEdward Hogue Funston was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.-Biography:Funston was born near New Carlisle, Ohio and attended the country schools, Linden Hill Academy in Carlisle, and Marietta College....
(R). Thomas RyanThomas Ryan (congressman)Thomas Ryan was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Kansas.-Biography:Born in Oxford, New York, Ryan moved to Bradford County, Pennsylvania with his parents, attended Dickinson Seminary in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1861...
(R). Lewis HanbackLewis HanbackLewis Hanback was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.Born in Winchester, Illinois, Hanback attended the common schools and Cherry Grove Seminary in Knox County, Illinois, for three years....
(R). Edmund N. MorrillEdmund Needham MorrillEdmund Needham Morrill was a U.S. Congressman from Kansas and the 13th Governor of Kansas.Edmund Needham Morrill was born in Westbrook, Maine to Rufus and Mary Morrill. He attended the common schools at Westbrook Academy and learned the trade of tanning from his father. At the age of 23, he moved...
(R). Bishop W. PerkinsBishop W. PerkinsBishop Walden Perkins was a United States Representative and Senator from Kansas. Born in Rochester, Ohio, he attended the common schools and Knox College . He prospected for gold through California and New Mexico from 1860 to 1862 and served four years in the Union Army during the Civil War as...
(R). Samuel R. PetersSamuel R. PetersSamuel Ritter Peters was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.Born in Walnut Township, near Circleville, Ohio, Peters attended the common schools and the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware....
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- Edward H. Funston
Kentucky
. Oscar TurnerOscar Turner (1825-1896)
Oscar Turner was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky, father of Oscar Turner.Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Turner moved with his parents to Fayette County, Kentucky, in 1826.He completed preparatory studies....
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Independent Democrat
Independent Democrat is a term occasionally adopted by American politicians to refer to their party affiliation. Several elected officials, including members of Congress, have identified as " Independent Democrats."...
). James F. Clay (D). John E. Halsell (D). Thomas A. Robertson
Thomas A. Robertson
Thomas Austin Robertson was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in Hodgenville, Kentucky, Robertson pursued preparatory studies....
(D). Albert S. Willis
Albert S. Willis
Albert Shelby Willis was a United States Representative from Kentucky and a Minister to Hawaii.-Life:Born in Shelbyville, Kentucky, Willis attended the common schools, and graduated from the Louisville Male High School in 1860. He taught school for four years before graduating from the University...
(D). John G. Carlisle
John Griffin Carlisle
John Griffin Carlisle was a prominent American politician in the Democratic Party during the last quarter of the 19th century. He served as the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1883 to 1889 and as United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1893 to 1897 during the Panic...
(D). Joseph C. S. Blackburn
Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn
Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn was a Democratic Representative and Senator from Kentucky. He was the younger brother of Kentucky governor Luke P. Blackburn. Blackburn, a skilled and spirited orator, was also a prominent trial lawyer known for his skill at swaying juries.He was born near Spring...
(D). Philip B. Thompson, Jr.
Philip B. Thompson, Jr.
Philip Burton Thompson, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, Thompson attended the common schools and the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky....
(D). William W. Culbertson (R). John D. White (R). Frank L. Wolford (D)
Louisiana
. Carleton HuntCarleton Hunt
Carleton Hunt was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana. He served one term as a Democrat....
(D). E. John Ellis
E. John Ellis
Ezekiel John Ellis was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana.-Biography:Born in Covington, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, Ellis attended private schools in Covington and Clinton, Louisiana, and Centenary College of Louisiana from 1855 to 1858.He was graduated from the law department of the...
(D). William Pitt Kellogg
William P. Kellogg
William 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). Newton C. Blanchard
Newton C. Blanchard
Newton Crain Blanchard was a United States Representative, Senator, and the 33rd Governor of Louisiana. Born in Rapides Parish, he completed academic studies, studied law in Alexandria, Louisiana in 1868, and graduated from the Tulane University Law School in 1870...
(D). J. Floyd King
J. Floyd King
John Floyd King was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana, son of Thomas Butler King and nephew of Henry King.-Biography:Born on St...
(D). Edward T. Lewis
Edward T. Lewis
Edward Taylor Lewis was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Louisiana. He was born on October 26, 1834 in Opelousas, Louisiana. He attended Wesleyan University of Ohio, earning a law degree, and returning to his home state to work as an attorney. During the American Civil...
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Maine
. Charles A. BoutelleCharles A. Boutelle
Charles A. Boutelle was an American seaman, shipmaster, naval officer, Civil War veteran, newspaper editor, publisher, conservative Republican politician, and nine-term Representative to the U.S. Congress from the 4th Congressional District of Maine. He remains the second longest-serving U.S...
(R). Nelson Dingley, Jr.
Nelson Dingley, Jr.
Nelson Dingley, Jr., also known as Edward Nelson Dingley, Jr., was a journalist and politician from the U.S. state of Maine....
(R). Seth L. Milliken
Seth L. Milliken
Seth Llewellyn Milliken was a U.S. Representative from Maine.Born in Montville, Maine, Milliken attended the common schools and Waterville College.He was graduated from Union College, Schenectady, New York, in 1856....
(R). Thomas B. Reed
Thomas Brackett Reed
Thomas Brackett Reed, , occasionally ridiculed as Czar Reed, was a U.S. Representative from Maine, and Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1889–1891 and from 1895–1899...
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Maryland
. George W. CovingtonGeorge Washington Covington
George Washington Covington was an American politician.Covington was born in Berlin, Maryland, and attended the common schools as a youth. He pursued a higher education at Buckingham Academy, and later at Harvard Law School...
(D). J. Frederick C. Talbott
Joshua Frederick Cockey Talbott
Joshua Frederick Cockey "Fred" Talbott was a U.S. Congressman who represented the second Congressional district of Maryland.-Biography:...
(D). Fetter S. Hoblitzell
Fetter Schrier Hoblitzell
Fetter Schrier Hoblitzell was an American politician and Congressman from Maryland.-Biography:Born in Cumberland, Maryland, Hoblitzell attended the primary schools and graduated from the Allegany Academy of Cumberland. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1859, and commenced practice in...
(D). John V. L. Findlay
John Van Lear Findlay
John Van Lear Findlay was a U.S. Representative from Maryland.Born at Mount Tammany, near Williamsport, Maryland, Findlay was privately tutored, pursued classical studies, and graduated from Princeton College in 1858....
(D). Hart B. Holton
Hart Benton Holton
Hart Benton Holton was an American politician.Born near Elkton, Maryland, Holton attended the common schools and Hopewell Academy of Chester, Pennsylvania. He moved to Baltimore, Maryland in 1857 and taught school in Alberton, Maryland, from 1857–1873...
(R). Louis E. McComas
Louis E. McComas
Louis Emory McComas , a Republican, was a member of the U.S. Congress from the sixth district of Maryland from 1883 to 1891, and a member of the United States Senate from 1899 to 1905, each time representing the State of Maryland. His granddaughter, Katharine Byron, and great-grandson, Goodloe...
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Massachusetts
. Robert T. DavisRobert T. Davis
Robert Thompson Davis was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts.Born in County Down, Ireland on August 28, 1823; died in Fall River, Massachusetts, October 29, 1906. Davis is interred in the Oak Grove Cemetery....
(R). John D. Long
John Davis Long
John Davis Long was a U.S. political figure. He served as the 32nd Governor of Massachusetts between 1880 and 1883. He later served as the Secretary of the Navy from 1897 to 1902....
(R). Ambrose A. Ranney
Ambrose Ranney
Ambrose Arnold Ranney was a Representative from Massachusetts.Ranney was born in Townshend, Vermont. He graduated from Dartmouth College and studied law in Woodstock, Vermont in 1844. In 1848, he was admitted to the bar and practiced in Boston.Ranney was in the corporation counsel for the city...
(R). Patrick A. Collins (D). Leopold Morse
Leopold Morse
Leopold Morse, was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. He was born in Wachenheim, Germany. He attended the common schools there...
(D). Henry B. Lovering
Henry B. Lovering
Henry Bacon Lovering was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.-Early life and education:Born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Lovering attended the public schools of Lynn, Massachusetts, and was graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire.-Service in the American Civil...
(D). Eben F. Stone
Eben F. Stone
Eben Francis Stone was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Stone was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts to Ebenezer and Fanny Stone....
(R). William A. Russell
William A. Russell
William Augustus Russell was a United States Representative from Massachusetts.Russell was born in Wells River, Vermont. He pursued an academic course in Franklin, New Hampshire, Russell engaged in the manufacture of paper in Exeter, New Hampshire in 1852. He moved to Lawrence, Massachusetts in...
(R). Theodore Lyman
Theodore Lyman (Massachusetts)
Theodore Lyman III was a natural scientist, military staff officer during the American Civil War, and United States Representative from Massachusetts.-Biography:...
(IR). William W. Rice
William W. Rice
William Whitney Rice was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Born in Deerfield, Massachusetts, Rice attended Gorham Academy, Maine, and graduated from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, in 1846. He served as the preceptor of Leicester Academy, Leicester, Massachusetts from 1847 to 1851...
(R). William Whiting
William Whiting (politician)
William Whiting was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. He was born in Concord on March 3, 1813. He attended Concord Academy and graduated from Harvard University. He taught school in Plymouth and Concord. Whiting graduated from Harvard Law School in 1838. He was admitted to the...
(R). George D. Robinson
George D. Robinson
George Dexter Robinson -Biography:He was born in Lexington, Massachusetts. He attended Lexington Academy and Hopkins Classical School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and graduated from Harvard University in 1856. While at Harvard he was admitted to the Zeta Psi fraternity...
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- Francis W. RockwellFrancis W. RockwellFrancis Williams Rockwell was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, his father was Julius Rockwell, also a member of Congress....
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Michigan
. William C. MayburyWilliam C. Maybury
William Cotter Maybury was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Early life:William Maybury was born in Detroit, Michigan on November 20, 1848, the son of Thomas Maybury. He attended public schools in Detroit, graduating in 1866...
(D). Nathaniel B. Eldredge
Nathaniel B. Eldredge
Nathaniel Buel Eldredge was a physician, infantry officer, lawyer, sheriff, and ultimately a two-term Democratic congressman from the State of Michigan.-Biography:...
(D). Edward S. Lacey
Edward S. Lacey
Edward Samuel Lacey was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan and Comptroller of the Currency from 1889 to 1892.-Biography:...
(R). George L. Yaple
George L. Yaple
George Lewis Yaple was a politician and jurist from the U.S. state of Michigan.Yaple was born in Leonidas, Michigan, and moved with his parents to Mendon, Michigan, in 1857, where he attended the common schools...
(D). Julius Houseman
Julius Houseman
Julius Houseman was a U.S. businessman and politician who served as mayor of Grand Rapids, Michigan, as representative in the Michigan House of Representatives and as Congressman in the U.S. House of Representatives....
(D). Edwin B. Winans (D). Ezra C. Carleton
Ezra C. Carleton
Ezra Child Carleton was a U.S. Representative from the 7th district of Michigan.Carleton was born in St. Clair, Michigan where he attended the common schools and graduated from the Port Huron High School in 1859...
(D). Roswell G. Horr
Roswell G. Horr
Roswell Gilbert Horr was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Horr was born in Waitsfield, Vermont and moved with his parents to Lorain County, Ohio, in 1834, where he attended the public schools...
(R). Byron M. Cutcheon
Byron M. Cutcheon
-See also:*List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: A–F-References:...
(R). Herschel H. Hatch
Herschel H. Hatch
Herschel Harrison Hatch was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Hatch was born in Morrisville, New York, where he attended the common schools. He graduated from Hamilton College Law School in Clinton, New York, in 1857. He was admitted to the bar and practiced in Morrisville, 1858-1863...
(R). Edward Breitung
Edward Breitung
Edward Breitung was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Breitung, the son of John M. Breitung, a Lutheran minister, was born in the city of Schalkau in the Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen, Germany...
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Minnesota
. Milo WhiteMilo White
Milo White was a Representative from Minnesota; born in Fletcher, Franklin County, Vermont; attended the common schools and Bakersfield Academy; moved to Chatfield, Fillmore County, Minnesota in 1855 and engaged in mercantile pursuits; chairman of the board of supervisors of Chatfield upon its...
(R). James B. Wakefield
James Wakefield
James Beach Wakefield was a United States Representative from Minnesota; born in Winsted, Connecticut; attended the public schools at Westfield, Massachusetts, and Jonesville, New York; was graduated from Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut in 1846; studied law in Painesville, Lake County,...
(R). Horace B. Strait (R). William D. Washburn
William D. Washburn
William Drew Washburn was an American politician. He served in both the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate as a Republican from Minnesota. Three of his seven brothers became politicians: Elihu B. Washburne, Cadwallader C. Washburn, and Israel Washburn, Jr...
(R). Knute Nelson
Knute Nelson
Knute Nelson was an Norwegian American politician. A Republican, he served in the Wisconsin Legislature and Minnesota Legislature, in the U.S. House of Representatives, as the 12th Governor of Minnesota, and as a U.S...
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Mississippi
. Henry L. MuldrowHenry L. Muldrow
Henry Lowndes Muldrow was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.Born near Tibbee Station, Mississippi, Muldrow was graduated from the University of Mississippi at Oxford in 1857 and from the law department of the same university in 1858.He was admitted to the bar in 1859 and commenced practice in...
(D). James R. Chalmers
James Ronald Chalmers
James Ronald Chalmers was an American politician and a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Early life:...
(I), from June 25, 1884. Elza Jeffords
Elza Jeffords
Elza Jeffords was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.Born in Ironton, Ohio, Jeffords attended the common schools in Portsmouth, Ohio.He studied law....
(R). Hernando D. Money
Hernando Money
Hernando DeSoto Money was an American politician from the state of Mississippi.-Biography:Money was born in Holmes County, Mississippi. He was named after the Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto. Early in his life, he moved with his family to Carrollton, Mississippi...
(D). Otho R. Singleton
Otho R. Singleton
Otho Robards Singleton was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi and a member of the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War....
(D). Henry S. Van Eaton (D). Ethelbert Barksdale
Ethelbert Barksdale
Ethelbert Barksdale was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi, as well as a member of the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War....
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Missouri
. William H. HatchWilliam H. Hatch
William Henry Hatch was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.-Biography:Born near Georgetown, Kentucky, Hatch attended the schools of Lexington, Kentucky, where he studied law....
(D). Armstead M. Alexander
Armstead M. Alexander
Armstead Milton Alexander was a lawyer who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri....
(D). Alexander M. Dockery
Alexander Monroe Dockery
Alexander Monroe Dockery was a United States Representative and the 30th Governor of Missouri....
(D). James N. Burnes
James N. Burnes
James Nelson Burnes was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born in Marion County, Indiana, Burnes moved with his parents to Platte County, Missouri, in 1837.He attended the common schools....
(D). Alexander Graves
Alexander Graves
Alexander Graves was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born in Mount Carmel, Mississippi, Graves attended Centre College in Danville, Kentucky....
(D). John Cosgrove
John Cosgrove
John Cosgrove was a Democratic Representative representing Missouri's 6th congressional district from March 4, 1883 - March 3, 1885.Cosgrove was born near Alexandria Bay, New York in Jefferson County, New York...
(D). Aylett H. Buckner (D). John J. O'Neill (D). James O. Broadhead (D). Martin L. Clardy
Martin L. Clardy
Martin Linn Clardy was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer and railroad executive from Missouri.-Biography:...
(D). Richard P. Bland
Richard P. Bland
Richard Parks Bland , American school teacher, lawyer, and Democratic Congressman between 1873 and 1899, serving except from 1895 to 1897, when he returned to office....
(D). Charles H. Morgan (D). Robert W. Fyan (D). Lowndes H. Davis
Lowndes Henry Davis
Lowndes Henry Davis was an American politician who served the state of Missouri in the U.S. House of Representatives between 1879 and 1885. He was born on December 13, 1836 in Jackson, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. He graduated from Yale College in 1860, where he was a member of Skull and...
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Nebraska
. Archibald J. WeaverArchibald J. Weaver
Archibald Jerard Weaver was a Nebraska Republican politician, best known for being the father of Governor of Nebraska Arthur J. Weaver and grandfather of Nebraska politicians Arthur J. Weaver, Jr. and Phillip Hart Weaver....
(R). James Laird
James Laird (politician)
James Laird was a Nebraska Republican politician.Laird was born in Fowlerville, New York and moved with his parents to Hillsdale County, Michigan. He attended Adrian College and served in the Sixteenth Regiment of the Michigan Volunteer Infantry in the Army of the Potomac during the American Civil...
(R). Edward K. Valentine
Edward K. Valentine
Edward Kimble Valentine was a Nebraska Republican politician.-Biography:Born in Keosauqua, Iowa, he attended common schools and learned to become a printer. During the Civil War he was a member in the Union army served in the Illinois Volunteer Infantry in the Sixty-seventh Regiment...
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New Hampshire
. Martin A. Haynes (R). Ossian RayOssian Ray
Ossian Ray was a United States Representative from New Hampshire.-Early years:Ray was born in Hinesburg, Vermont and his family moved to Irasburg, Vermont when he was young. He attended the public schools and an academy in nearby Derby. He studied law in Irasburg and in Lancaster, New Hampshire,...
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New Jersey
. Thomas M. FerrellThomas M. Ferrell
Thomas Merrill Ferrell was an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1883 to 1885....
(D). J. Hart Brewer
J. Hart Brewer
John Hart Brewer was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1881 to 1885...
(R). John Kean, Jr. (R). Benjamin F. Howey
Benjamin Franklin Howey
Benjamin Franklin Howey was an American Republican politician who represented New Jersey's 4th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1883 to 1885.-Biography:...
(R). William W. Phelps
William Walter Phelps
William Walter Phelps , the son of John Jay Phelps, a successful New York City merchant and financier, was born in Dundaff, Pennsylvania. During his successful banking career in Manhattan, he settled in Teaneck, New Jersey, across the Hudson River...
(R). William H. F. Fiedler
William H. F. Fiedler
William Henry Frederick Fiedler was an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 6th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1883 to 1885.-Biography:Fielder was born in New York City on August 25, 1847...
(D). William McAdoo
William McAdoo (New Jersey)
William McAdoo was an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 7th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1883 to 1891, and served as New York City Police Commissioner in 1904 and 1905.-Biography:McAdoo was born in Ramelton, County Donegal,...
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New York
. Perry BelmontPerry Belmont
Perry Belmont was an American politician and diplomat.-Biography:He was born on December 28, 1851 in New York City to August Belmont. His brothers were Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont and August Belmont, Jr....
(D). William E. Robinson (D). Darwin R. James
Darwin R. James
Darwin Rush James was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Williamsburg, Massachusetts, James pursued an academic course in the Mount Pleasant Boarding School, Amherst, Massachusetts....
(R). Felix Campbell
Felix Campbell
Felix Campbell was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Brooklyn, he attended the common schools and became a manufacturer of iron pipe and a consulting engineer...
(D). Nicholas Muller
Nicholas Muller
Nicholas Muller was a United States Representative from New York.Born in Luxembourg, he attended the common schools in the city of Metz and afterward the Athénée de Luxembourg. He immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in New York City, and was employed as a railroad ticket...
(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). William Dorsheimer
William Dorsheimer
William Dorsheimer was an American lawyer, journalist and politician.-Life:...
(D). John J. Adams
John J. Adams
John Joseph Adams was a United States Congressman from New York State.Adams was born in Douglastown, New Brunswick on September 16, 1848...
(D). John Hardy
John Hardy (US politician)
John Hardy was a United States Representative from New York.Hardy was born in Scotland on September 19, 1835, he immigrated to the United States in 1839 with his parents, who settled in New York City...
(D). Abram S. Hewitt
Abram Stevens Hewitt
Abram Stevens Hewitt was a teacher, lawyer, an iron manufacturer, chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 1876 to 1877, U.S. Congressman, and a mayor of New York. He was the son-in-law of Peter Cooper , an industrialist, inventor and philanthropist...
(D). Orlando B. Potter
Orlando B. Potter
Orlando Bronson Potter was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Charlemont, Massachusetts , the son of Samuel and Sophia Rice Potter, he attended the district school, Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, and the Dane Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. MA 1867, LLD 1889...
(D). Waldo Hutchins
Waldo Hutchins (representative)
Waldo Hutchins was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Brooklyn, Connecticut, Hutchins was graduated from Amherst College in 1842.He studied law....
(D). 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). Lewis Beach
Lewis Beach
Lewis Beach was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in New York City, Beach was graduated from the Yale Law School in 1856.He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in New York....
(D). John H. Bagley, Jr.
John H. Bagley, Jr.
John Holroyd Bagley, Jr. was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Hudson, Columbia County, he attended the common schools. In 1852 he went to California and engaged in mining and other pursuits. He returned to New York and engaged in steamboating on the Hudson River...
(D). Thomas J. Van Alstyne
Thomas J. Van Alstyne
Thomas Jefferson Van Alstyne was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Richmondville, New York, Van Alstyne attended the common schools, Moravia Academy, and Hartwick Seminary, and graduated from Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, in 1848.He studied law in Albany, New York.He was...
(D). Henry G. Burleigh
Henry G. Burleigh
Henry Gordon Burleigh was a United States Representative from New York.Born in Canaan, New Hampshire, Burleigh attended the common schools. He moved to New York in 1846 with his parents, who settled in Ticonderoga. He engaged in the mining of iron ore and in the lumber, coal, and transportation...
(R). Frederick A. Johnson
Frederick A. Johnson
Frederick Avery Johnson was a United States Representative from New York.Born in Fort Edward, New York, Johnson attended the common schools and graduated from Glens Falls Academy in nearby Glens Falls, New York. He engaged in banking and in the wool business in New York City and later in banking...
(R). Abraham X. Parker
Abraham X. Parker
Abraham X. Parker was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Granville, Vermont, Parker attended the St. Lawrence Academy and the Albany Law School. He was admitted to the bar in Albany, New York, in 1854 and in 1856 commenced practice in Potsdam, New York. He served as member of the New...
(R). Edward Wemple
Edward Wemple
Edward Wemple was an American businessman and politician.-Life:...
(D). George W. Ray
George W. Ray
George Washington Ray was a United States Representative from New York.Born in Otselic, he attended the common schools and Norwich Academy. During the Civil War he was a private in Company B, Ninetieth New York Volunteers, and brigade clerk, First Brigade, First Division, Nineteenth Army Corps...
(R). Charles R. Skinner
Charles R. Skinner
Charles Rufus Skinner was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Union Square , Skinner attended the common schools and Clinton Liberal Institute.He was graduated from Mexico Academy, New York, in 1866....
(R). John T. Spriggs
John T. Spriggs
John Thomas Spriggs was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England, SpriggsImmigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in Whitesboro, New York, in 1836....
(D). Newton W. Nutting
Newton W. Nutting
Newton Wright Nutting was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in West Monroe, New York, Nutting pursued an academic course.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar and practiced in Oswego, New York....
(R). Frank Hiscock
Frank Hiscock
Frank Hiscock was a U.S. Representative and Senator from New York.-Biography:Hiscock was born in Pompey, Onondaga County, New York, September 6, 1834. He graduated from Pompey Academy and studied law...
(R). Sereno E. Payne
Sereno E. Payne
Sereno Elisha Payne was a United States Representative from New York and the first House Majority Leader, holding the office from 1899 to 1911. He was a Republican Congressman from 1883 to 1887 and then from 1889 to his death in 1914. He was chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee for 12...
(R). James W. Wadsworth
James Wolcott Wadsworth
James Wolcott Wadsworth was an American farmer, soldier and statesman.-Life:...
(R). Stephen C. Millard
Stephen C. Millard
Stephen Columbus Millard was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Stamford, Vermont, Millard attended Powers Institute and graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, in 1865....
(R). John Arnot, Jr.
John Arnot, Jr.
John Arnot, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Elmira, New York, Arnot was educated at private schools in his native city.He entered Yale College, but left before graduation to enter business....
(D). Halbert S. Greenleaf
Halbert S. Greenleaf
Halbert Stevens Greenleaf was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Guilford, Vermont, Greenleaf attended the common schools and completed an academic course....
(D). Robert S. Stevens
Robert S. Stevens
Robert Smith Stevens was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Attica, Wyoming County, New York, StevensPrepared for college under a tutor.He pursued an academic course.He studied law....
(D). William F. Rogers
William Findlay Rogers
William Findlay Rogers was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York.Rogers is probably best remembered today as the mayor and parks commissioner who hired Frederick Law Olmsted to design Buffalo's park system and its showpiece, Delaware Park...
(D). Francis B. Brewer
Francis B. Brewer
Francis Beattie Brewer was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Keene, New Hampshire, Brewer attended the Barnet, Vermont public schools, Newbury Seminary, and Kimball Union Academy in Meriden, New Hampshire...
(R). 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...
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North Carolina
. Walter F. PoolWalter F. Pool
Walter Freshwater Pool was a United States Representative from North Carolina. Born at Elm Grove, near Elizabeth City, Pasquotank County, N.C., October 10, 1850, he attended the public school conducted by his family and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In 1870 he moved with his...
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- Thomas G. Skinner (D). James E. O'HaraJames E. O'HaraJames Edward O'Hara was an African American Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1883 to 1887, representing North Carolina during part of the Reconstruction era....
(R). Wharton J. GreenWharton J. GreenWharton Jackson Green was a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina and an officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:...
(D). William R. CoxWilliam R. CoxWilliam Ruffin Cox was an American soldier and politician from the state of North Carolina. He was a brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War, a three-term member of the United States House of Representatives from 1881 to 1887, and Secretary of the United States...
(D). Alfred M. ScalesAlfred Moore ScalesAlfred Moore Scales was a North Carolina state legislature, Confederate general in the American Civil War and the 45th Governor of the US state of North Carolina from 1885 to 1889, and Congressman.-Early life:...
(D) - James W. Reid (D). Clement DowdClement DowdClement Dowd was a Democratic politician in North Carolina who served as Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina from 1869 to 1871 and as a U.S. Representative from 1881 to 1885....
(D). Tyre YorkTyre YorkTyre York was a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1883 and 1885.York, born in Rockford, North Carolina, attended common schools and then the Charleston, South Carolina Medical College...
(IDDemocratic 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...
). Robert B. VanceRobert B. VanceRobert Brank Vance , nephew of the earlier Congressman Robert Brank Vance and brother of Zebulon Baird Vance, was a North Carolina Democratic politician who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for six terms . He was chairman of the United States House Committee on Patents...
(D). Risden T. BennettRisden Tyler BennettRisden Tyler Bennett was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1883 and 1887.-Biography:...
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Ohio
. John F. FollettJohn F. Follett
John Fassett Follett was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born near Enosburg, Vermont, Follett moved to Ohio in 1837 with his parents, who settled in Licking County...
(D). Isaac M. Jordan
Isaac M. Jordan
Isaac M. Jordan was a United States Congressman born in Mifflinburg, Union County, Pennsylvania as Isaac Alfred Jordan. He served one term, elected as a Democrat to the 48th congress, in Ohio's 2nd congressional district, a strong Republican district...
(D). Robert M. Murray
Robert Maynard Murray
Robert Maynard Murray was an attorney, banker, businessman and member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio.-Biography:...
(D). Benjamin Le Fevre
Benjamin Le Fevre
Benjamin Le Fevre was a nineteenth century politician from Ohio.-Biography:Born near Maplewood, Ohio, Le Fevre attended Miami University in 1858 and 1859 and studied law in Sidney, Ohio...
(D). George E. Seney
George E. Seney
George Ebbert Seney was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer and judge from Ohio.-Biography:Born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, he was grandson of Joshua Seney, and was also descended from colonial Governor of Maryland Francis Nicholson. Seney moved to Tiffin, Ohio with his parents in 1832...
(D). William D. Hill
William D. Hill
William David Hill was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Nelson County, Virginia, Hill attended the country schools and Antioch College.He moved to Springfield, Ohio, and published the Ohio Press in 1858....
(D). Henry L. Morey
Henry Lee Morey
Henry Lee Morey was an officer in the United States Army during the American Civil War and a politician and U. S. Congressman after the war.-Early life and career:...
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- James E. CampbellJames E. CampbellJames Edwin Campbell was a Democratic politician from Ohio. He served as the 38th Governor of Ohio.Campbell was born in Middletown, Ohio where he attended the public schools and then Miami University. He served in the Union Army as a member of the Mississippi River Squadron during the Civil War...
(D). J. Warren KeiferJ. Warren KeiferJoseph Warren Keifer was a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and a prominent U.S. politician during the 1880s. He served in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican from Ohio from 1877 to 1885 and from 1905 to 1911...
(R). James S. RobinsonJames S. RobinsonJames Sidney Robinson was a U.S. Representative from Ohio and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:...
(R), until January 12, 1885. Frank H. HurdFrank H. HurdFrank Hunt Hurd was a U.S. Representative from Ohio for three separate terms.Born in Mount Vernon, Ohio, Hurd graduated from Kenyon College in nearby Gambier in 1858....
(D). John W. McCormickJohn W. McCormickJohn Watts McCormick was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born near Gallipolis, Ohio, McCormick attended Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio, and the Ohio University at Athens....
(R). Alphonso HartAlphonso HartAlphonso Hart was a Republican politician from the U.S. State of Ohio who was a U.S. Representative, in the Ohio State Senate, and Ohio Lieutenant Governor....
(R). George L. ConverseGeorge L. ConverseGeorge Leroy Converse was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Georgesville, Ohio, Converse attended the common schools and Central College, Ohio, and was graduated from Denison University, Granville, Ohio, in 1849....
(D). George W. GeddesGeorge W. GeddesGeorge Washington Geddes was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Mount Vernon, Ohio, Geddes attended the common schools.He studied law under Columbus Delano.He was admitted to the bar in July 1845 and practiced....
(D). Adoniram J. WarnerAdoniram J. WarnerAdoniram Judson Warner was a U.S. Representative from Ohio and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:...
(D). Beriah WilkinsBeriah WilkinsBeriah Wilkins was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.-Biography:Born near Richwood, Ohio, Wilkins attended the common schools of Marysville, Ohio. During the American Civil War, he enlisted as a private in Company H, One Hundred and Thirty-sixth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, May 2, 1864, and...
(D). Joseph D. TaylorJoseph D. TaylorJoseph Danner Taylor was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.-Biography:Joseph D. Taylor was born in Goshen Township, in Clermont County, Ohio...
(R). William McKinley, Jr.William McKinleyWilliam McKinley, Jr. was the 25th President of the United States . He is best known for winning fiercely fought elections, while supporting the gold standard and high tariffs; he succeeded in forging a Republican coalition that for the most part dominated national politics until the 1930s...
(R) - Jonathan H. WallaceJonathan H. WallaceJonathan Hasson Wallace was a United States Congressman from Ohio.Wallace was born in St. Clair Township, Columbiana County, Ohio. He graduated from Washington College , Washington, Pennsylvania in 1844...
(D). Ezra B. TaylorEzra B. TaylorEzra Booth Taylor was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.-Biography:Taylor was born in Nelson Township, Portage County, Ohio and attended the common and select schools and academies. He studied law and was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Portage County in 1845...
(R). David R. PaigeDavid R. PaigeDavid Raymond Paige was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Madison, Ohio, Paige attended the public schools and Western Reserve Academy, Hudson, Ohio.He was graduated from Union College, Schenectady, New York, in 1865....
(D). Martin A. ForanMartin A. ForanMartin Ambrose Foran was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Choconut Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, Foran attended the public schools and St...
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- James E. Campbell
Pennsylvania
. Henry H. BinghamHenry H. Bingham
Henry Harrison Bingham was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War, who received the United States Military's highest award for valor, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Battle of the Wilderness....
(R). Charles O'Neill (R). Samuel J. Randall
Samuel 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). 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). James B. Everhart
James Bowen Everhart
James Bowen Everhart was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
(R). I. Newton Evans
Isaac Newton Evans
Isaac Evans was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Isaac Newton Evans was born near present-day West Chester, Pennsylvania...
(R). Daniel Ermentrout
Daniel Ermentrout
Daniel Ermentrout was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Daniel Ermentrout was born in Reading, Pennsylvania. He attended Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and Elmwood Institute in Norristown, Pennsylvania...
(D). A. Herr Smith
Abraham Herr Smith
Abraham Herr Smith was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.A. Herr Smith was born near Millersville, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He attended Professor Beck’s Academy at Lititz, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Dickinson College in...
(R). William Mutchler
William Mutchler
William Mutchler was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
(D). 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). Daniel W. Connolly
Daniel W. Connolly
Daniel Ward Connolly was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Daniel Connolly was born in Cochecton, New York, and moved with his parents to Scranton, Pennsylvania, in 1849...
(D). Charles N. Brumm
Charles N. Brumm
Charles Napoleon Brumm was a Greenbacker and a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Early life and education:...
(GB
United States Greenback Party
The Greenback Party was an American political party with an anti-monopoly ideology that was active between 1874 and 1884. Its name referred to paper money, or "greenbacks," that had been issued during the American Civil War and afterward...
). Samuel F. Barr
Samuel Fleming Barr
Samuel Fleming Barr was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Samuel F. Barr was born near Coleraine, County Antrim, Ireland. He immigrated to the United States in 1831 with his parents, who settled in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania...
(R). George A. Post
George Adams Post
George Adams Post was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Early life:...
(D). William W. Brown
William Wallace Brown
William Wallace Brown was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
(R). Jacob M. Campbell
Jacob Miller Campbell
Jacob Miller Campbell was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. He also served as an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Early life:...
(R). Louis E. Atkinson
Louis E. Atkinson
Louis Evans Atkinson was a physician, attorney, and a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
(R). William A. Duncan
William Addison Duncan
William Addison Duncan was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.William A. Duncan was born in Cashtown, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools, and graduated from Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1857...
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- John A. SwopeJohn Augustus SwopeJohn Augustus Swope was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....
(D). Andrew G. CurtinAndrew Gregg CurtinAndrew Gregg Curtin was a U.S. lawyer and politician. He served as the Governor of Pennsylvania during the Civil War.-Biography:...
(D). Charles E. BoyleCharles Edmund BoyleCharles Edmund Boyle was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Charles E. Boyle was born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools, and Waynesburg College in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in December 1861...
(D). James H. HopkinsJames Herron HopkinsJames Herron Hopkins was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing the Pittsburgh area in Pennsylvania....
(D). Thomas M. BayneThomas McKee BayneThomas McKee Bayne was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:Thomas M. Bayne was born in Bellevue, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools and Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania. He studied law...
(R). George V. LawrenceGeorge Van Eman LawrenceGeorge Van Eman Lawrence was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....
(R). John D. PattonJohn Denniston PattonJohn Denniston Patton was a U.S. Representative from the state of Pennsylvania.Patton was born in Indiana, Pennsylvania and attended the public schools there. He worked in a tannery for several years and then engaged in mercantile pursuits in Indiana, Pennsylvania...
(D). Samuel H. MillerSamuel Henry MillerSamuel Henry Miller was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Samuel H. Miller was born at Coolspring, Pennsylvania . He graduated from Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, in 1860. He taught school...
(R). Samuel M. BrainerdSamuel Myron BrainerdSamuel Myron Brainerd was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Samuel M. Brainerd was born in Albion, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools, Edinboro Normal School, and University of Michigan Law School in Ann Arbor, Michigan...
(R). Mortimer F. ElliottMortimer Fitzland ElliottMortimer Fitzland Elliott was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....
(D)
- John A. Swope
Rhode Island
. Henry J. SpoonerHenry J. Spooner
Henry Joshua Spooner , was a United States Representative from Rhode Island.Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Spooner attended the common schools and graduated from Brown University in 1860. During his undergraduate career Spooner became a member of Theta Delta Chi...
(R). Jonathan Chace
Jonathan Chace
Jonathan Chace was a United States Representative and Senator from Rhode Island. Born at Fall River, Massachusetts, he son of Harvey Chace and the grandson of Oliver Chace. In 1854, he married Jane C. Moon, and they had children: Anna H., Elizabeth M. and Susan A....
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- Nathan F. Dixon, IIINathan F. Dixon, IIINathan Fellows Dixon, III was a United States Representative and Senator from Rhode Island. Born in Westerly, he attended the common schools of Westerly and Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts...
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- Nathan F. Dixon, III
South Carolina
. Samuel DibbleSamuel Dibble
Samuel Dibble was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Samuel Dibble was born in Charleston, South Carolina, son of Philander Virgil and Frances Ann Dibble. Young Dibble pursued an academic course in Bethel, Connecticut , and Charleston, South Carolina...
(D). George D. Tillman
George D. Tillman
George Dionysius Tillman was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina, brother of Benjamin Ryan Tillman.Born near Curryton, South Carolina, Tillman pursued an academic course in Penfield, Georgia, and in Greenwood, South Carolina.He attended Harvard University, but did not graduate.He studied...
(D). D. Wyatt Aiken
D. Wyatt Aiken
David Wyatt Aiken was a Confederate army officer during the American Civil War and a postbellum five-term United States Congressman from South Carolina.-Biography:...
(D). John H. Evins
John H. Evins
John Hamilton Evins was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born in Spartanburg District, South Carolina, Evins attended the common schools and was graduated from South Carolina College at Columbia in 1853....
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- John BrattonJohn BrattonJohn Bratton was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina, as well as a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War...
(D). John J. HemphillJohn J. HemphillJohn James Hemphill was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina, cousin of William Huggins Brawley, nephew of John Hemphill and great-uncle of Robert Witherspoon Hemphill....
(D). George W. DarganGeorge W. DarganGeorge William Dargan was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina, great-grandson of Lemuel Benton.Born at "Sleepy Hollow," near Darlington, South Carolina, Dargan attended the schools of his native county and the South Carolina Military Academy.He served in the Confederate States Army...
(D). Edmund W. M. MackeyEdmund William McGregor MackeyEdmund William McGregor Mackey was a United States Representative from South Carolina. Born in Charleston, he became a representative after the end of the American Civil War. As an active Republican, he was nominated to be a delegate from Charleston for the constitutional convention of South...
(IR) - Robert SmallsRobert SmallsRobert Smalls was an enslaved African American who, during and after the American Civil War, became a ship's pilot, sea captain, and politician. He freed himself and his family from slavery on May 13, 1862, by commandeering a Confederate transport ship, the Planter, to freedom in Charleston harbor...
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- John Bratton
Tennessee
. Augustus H. PettiboneAugustus Herman Pettibone
Augustus Herman Pettibone was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 1st congressional district of Tennessee.-Biography:...
(R). Leonidas C. Houk
Leonidas C. Houk
Leonidas Campbell Houk was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 2nd congressional district of Tennessee...
(R). George G. Dibrell
George Gibbs Dibrell
George Gibbs Dibrell was an American lawyer and a five-term member of the United States House of Representatives from the 3rd Congressional District of Tennessee. He also served as a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and as a railroad executive.-Biography:Dibrell...
(D). Benton McMillin
Benton McMillin
Benton McMillin was governor of the U.S. state of Tennessee from 1899 to 1903. A Democrat, he was a native of Monroe County, Kentucky and an attorney.-Biography:...
(D). Richard Warner
Richard Warner (politician)
Richard Warner was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee.Born near Chapel Hill, Tennessee, Warner attended the public schools and graduated from Cumberland School of Law at Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tennessee, in 1858. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in...
(D). Andrew J. Caldwell (D). John G. Ballentine
John Goff Ballentine
This article is about the American statesman John Goff Ballentine. For John Ballantine the Gregory Peck character in the 1945 Alfred Hitchcock movie Spellbound follow the link....
(D). John M. Taylor
John May Taylor
John May Taylor was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee.-Career:Born in Lexington, Tennessee, Taylor attended the Male Academy in Lexington and the Union University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee...
(D). Rice A. Pierce
Rice Alexander Pierce
Rice Alexander Pierce was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 9th congressional district of Tennessee.-Biography:...
(D). H. Casey Young
H. Casey Young
Hiram Casey Young was an American lawyer and politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 10th congressional district of Tennessee....
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Texas
. Charles StewartCharles Stewart (Texas politician)
Charles Stewart was a U.S. Representative from Texas.-Biography:Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Stewart moved to Texas in 1845 with his parents, who settled in Galveston. He attended the common schools, and later studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1854 and commenced the practice of law in...
(D). John H. Reagan
John Henninger Reagan
John Henninger Reagan , was a leading 19th century American politician from the U.S. state of Texas. A Democrat, Reagan resigned from the U.S. House of Representatives when Texas seceded from the Union and joined the Confederate States of America. He served in the cabinet of Jefferson Davis as...
(D). James H. Jones
James H. Jones
James Henry Jones was a U.S. Representative from Texas.Born in Shelby County, Alabama, Jones moved with his parents to Talladega County, Alabama, in early youth.He pursued an academic course.He studied law....
(D). David B. Culberson
David B. Culberson
David Browning Culberson was a Confederate soldier, a Democratic U.S. Representative from Texas and Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee.-Early years:...
(D). James W. Throckmorton
James W. Throckmorton
James Webb Throckmorton was an American politician who served as the 12th Governor of Texas from 1866 to 1867 during the early days of Reconstruction...
(D). Olin Wellborn
Olin Wellborn
Olin Wellborn was an American politician. He served in the United States House of Representatives from Texas.-Early years:...
(D). Thomas P. Ochiltree
Thomas P. Ochiltree
Thomas Peck Ochiltree was a U.S. Representative from Texas.-Biography:Born in Nacogdoches, Texas, Ochiltree attended the public schools.Volunteered in 1854 as a private in Capt. John G...
(I). James F. Miller
James Francis Miller
James Francis Miller was an American politician who represented Texas in the United States House of Representatives from 1883-1886....
(D). Roger Q. Mills
Roger Q. Mills
Roger Quarles Mills was an American politician and an officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Background:...
(D). John Hancock
John 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). Samuel W. T. Lanham
S.W.T. Lanham
Samuel Willis Tucker Lanham , was the 23rd Governor of Texas from January 20, 1903 to January 15, 1907. He was a member of the Democratic Party. Prior to winning election as Governor, he served two periods in the U.S. House of Representatives...
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Vermont
. John W. StewartJohn Wolcott Stewart
John Wolcott Stewart was an American lawyer and politician from Vermont. He served as Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives and as the 33rd Governor of Vermont before serving in the United States House of Representatives and briefly in the United States Senate.Born in Middlebury,...
(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...
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Virginia
. Robert M. Mayo (RDReadjuster Party
The Readjuster Party was a political coalition formed in Virginia in the late 1870s during the turbulent period following the American Civil War. Readjusters aspired "to break the power of wealth and established privilege" and to promote public education, a program which attracted biracial support....
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- George T. Garrison (D). Harry LibbeyHarry LibbeyHarrison 'Harry' Libbey was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Wakefield, New Hampshire, Libbey attended the common schools.He moved to Virginia and settled in Hampton in 1863....
(RDReadjuster PartyThe Readjuster Party was a political coalition formed in Virginia in the late 1870s during the turbulent period following the American Civil War. Readjusters aspired "to break the power of wealth and established privilege" and to promote public education, a program which attracted biracial support....
). George D. WiseGeorge D. WiseGeorge Douglas Wise was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, cousin of John Sergeant Wise and Richard Alsop Wise and nephew of Henry Alexander Wise....
(D). Benjamin S. Hooper (RDReadjuster PartyThe Readjuster Party was a political coalition formed in Virginia in the late 1870s during the turbulent period following the American Civil War. Readjusters aspired "to break the power of wealth and established privilege" and to promote public education, a program which attracted biracial support....
). George C. CabellGeorge CabellGeorge Craighead Cabell was a nineteenth century congressman, lawyer and editor from Virginia.Born in Danville, Virginia, Cabell attended Danville Academy and later the law department at the University of Virginia in 1857. After being admitted to the bar, he commenced practice in Danville in 1858...
(D). John R. Tucker (D). John PaulJohn Paul (1839-1901)John Paul was a U.S. Representative and federal judge from Virginia.Born in Scarborough, Ontario, John Paul attended the common schools in Bowmanville, Ontario. During the Civil War, John Paul entered the Confederate States Army and became a captain in the 1st Virginia Cavalry. He studied law at...
(D) - Charles T. O'Ferrall (D). John S. Barbour, Jr.John S. Barbour, Jr.John Strode Barbour, Jr. was a Representative and a Senator from Virginia. He is best remembered for taking power in Virginia from the short-lived Readjuster Party in the late 1880s, forming the first political machine of "Conservative Democrats", whose power was to last 80 years until the demise...
(D). Henry BowenHenry BowenHenry Bowen was a Virginia lawyer and politician from Tazewell County, Virginia. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates, as well as the U.S. House of Representatives.- Family and early life :...
(RDReadjuster PartyThe Readjuster Party was a political coalition formed in Virginia in the late 1870s during the turbulent period following the American Civil War. Readjusters aspired "to break the power of wealth and established privilege" and to promote public education, a program which attracted biracial support....
). John S. Wise (RDReadjuster PartyThe Readjuster Party was a political coalition formed in Virginia in the late 1870s during the turbulent period following the American Civil War. Readjusters aspired "to break the power of wealth and established privilege" and to promote public education, a program which attracted biracial support....
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- George T. Garrison (D). Harry Libbey
West Virginia
. Nathan GoffNathan Goff, Jr.
Nathan Goff, Jr. was a member of the United States Congress from West Virginia, who also served briefly as United States Secretary of the Navy during the Rutherford B. Hayes administration, and as a United States federal judge.-Biography:Goff was born at The Waldomore in Clarksburg, Harrison...
(R). William L. Wilson
William Lyne Wilson
William Lyne Wilson was a Bourbon Democrat politician and lawyer from West Virginia.-Biography:Born in Charles Town, Virginia , Wilson attended Charles Town Academy, graduated from Columbian College in 1860 and subsequently studied at the University of Virginia...
(D). John E. Kenna
John E. Kenna
John Edward Kenna was an American politician who was a Senator from West Virginia from 1883 until his death....
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- Charles P. SnyderCharles P. SnyderCharles Philip Snyder was a lawyer and Democratic politician from West Virginia. He was born on June 9, 1847 in Charleston, West Virginia in Kanawha County, which was then in Virginia. He served as a United States Representative in the 48th, 49th, and 50th United States Congresses. He died August...
(D), from May 15, 1883. Eustace GibsonEustace GibsonEustace Gibson was a Democratic politician from the State of West Virginia. He was Speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates and later served as the representative from the now-defunct Fourth Congressional District of West Virginia for the U.S. House of Representatives.Congressman Gibson was...
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- Charles P. Snyder
Wisconsin
. John WinansJohn Winans
John Winans was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.Born in Vernon, New Jersey, Winans studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1855.He moved to Janesville, Wisconsin, in 1857 and practiced his profession....
(D). Daniel H. Sumner
Daniel H. Sumner
Daniel Hadley Sumner was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.Born in Malone, New York, Sumner moved to Michigan in 1843 with his parents, who settled in Richland, Michigan....
(D). Burr W. Jones
Burr W. Jones
Burr W. Jones was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin from 1883 - 1885...
(D). Peter V. Deuster
Peter V. Deuster
Peter Victor Deuster was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.Born in Thum, near Aix la Chapelle, Rhenish Prussia, Deuster pursued an academic course....
(D). Joseph Rankin
Joseph Rankin
Joseph Rankin was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.Born in Passaic, New Jersey, Rankin pursued an academic course.He moved to Mishicot, Wisconsin, in 1854 and engaged in mercantile pursuits....
(D). Richard W. Guenther
Richard W. Guenther
Richard William Guenther was a Prussian-born 19th century politician and pharmacist in Wisconsin.Born in Potsdam, Province of Brandenburg, Guenther received a college education and graduated from the Royal Pharmacy in Potsdam. He immigrated to the United States in 1866, settling in New York City,...
(R). Gilbert M. Woodward
Gilbert M. Woodward
Gilbert Motier Woodward was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.-Early life:Woodward was born December 25, 1835 in Washington, D.C., and was educated in the common schools....
(D). William T. Price
William T. Price
William Thompson Price was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin, father of Hugh H. Price.Born in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, Price attended the common schools....
(R). Isaac Stephenson
Isaac Stephenson
Isaac Stephenson was an American politician of the Republican Party who represented Wisconsin as both a United States Representative and a United States Senator....
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Non-voting members
. Granville H. OuryGranville Henderson Oury
Granville Henderson Oury was a nineteenth century American politician, lawyer, judge, soldier and miner.-Early life and career:...
(D). John B. Raymond
John B. Raymond
John Baldwin Raymond was a Delegate from Dakota Territory to the United States House of Representatives. He was born in Lockport, Niagara County, New York, then moved with his parents to Tazewell County, Illinois in 1853...
(R). Theodore F. Singiser (R). Martin Maginnis
Martin Maginnis
Martin Maginnis was a nineteenth century politician, publisher, editor and miner from Minnesota and the Montana Territory.-Biography:...
(D). Tranqulino Luna
Tranqulino Luna
Tranquilino Luna was a Delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the Territory of New Mexico. Born in Los Lunas, New Mexico, Luna attended the public schools and graduated from the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri...
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- Francisco A. ManzanaresFrancisco Antonio ManzanaresFrancisco Antonio Manzanares was an United States businessman and politician.-Family background and childhood:Francisco Antonio Manzanares, son of Jose Antonio Manzanares and Maria Manuela Valdez, was born in Abiquiú, New Mexico, on January 25, 1843. Barely three years later in 1846, the...
(D). John T. CaineJohn Thomas CaineJohn Thomas Caine was a delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the Territory of Utah.Born in the parish of Patrick, Isle of Man, Caine attended the common schools in Douglas, Isle of Man....
(D). Thomas H. Brents (R). Morton E. Post (D)
- Francisco A. Manzanares
Changes in membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.Senate
- replacements: 1
- 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 - Liberal Republican: 1 seat net loss
- Democratic
- deaths: 1
- resignations: 0
- interim appointment: 1
- Total seats with changes: 1
House of Representatives
- replacements: 15
- 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...
: 1 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...
: 1 seat net loss - National GreenbackUnited States Greenback PartyThe Greenback Party was an American political party with an anti-monopoly ideology that was active between 1874 and 1884. Its name referred to paper money, or "greenbacks," that had been issued during the American Civil War and afterward...
: 1 seat net gain
- Democratic
- deaths: 9
- resignations: 9
- contested election: 8
- Total seats with changes: 25
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...
: Elias D. Huntley (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...
: Francis E. Shober (Acting), to December 18, 1883- Anson G. McCookAnson G. McCookAnson George McCook was a brevet brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, attorney, and three-term postbellum U.S. Congressman from New York...
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- Anson G. McCook
- 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...
: Richard J. Bright, to December 18, 1883- William P. Canady, from December 18, 1883
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 S. Lindsay (Episcopalian) - 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....
: John B. Clark, Jr. - Clerk at the Speaker’s TableParliamentarian of the United States House of RepresentativesThe Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives manages, supervises, and administers its Office of the Parliamentarian, which is responsible for advising presiding officers, Members, and staff on procedural questions under the U.S...
: Nathaniel T. Crutchfield - 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...
: James G. Wintersmith - 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...
: Lycurgus Dalton - 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...
: John P. LeedomJohn P. LeedomFor the Texas state senator from Dallas, see John N. Leedom.John Peter Leedom was a U.S. Representative from Ohio....