66th United States Congress
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The Sixty-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprising the United States Senate
and the United States House of Representatives
. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1919 to March 4, 1921, during the last two years of Woodrow Wilson
's presidency
. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives
was based on the Thirteenth Census of the United States in 1910
. Both chambers had a Republican
majority.
in March 1919, because of a filibuster that had successfully blocked appropriations bills
needed to fund day-to-day government operations.
TOTAL members: 96
TOTAL members: 435
, from 1914 onward U.S. Senators were elected directly, instead of by state legislatures.
(D). S. Hubert Dent, Jr.
(D). Henry B. Steagall
(D). Fred L. Blackmon
(D), until February 8, 1921, vacant thereafter. J. Thomas Heflin
(D), until November 1, 1920
(D). William A. Oldfield (D). John N. Tillman
(D). Otis Wingo
(D). Henderson M. Jacoway
(D). Samuel M. Taylor
(D). William S. Goodwin
(D)
(D). John E. Raker
(D). Charles F. Curry
(R). Julius Kahn
(R). John I. Nolan
(R). John A. Elston
(R). Henry E. Barbour
(R). Hugh S. Hersman
(D). Charles H. Randall (Prohibitionist). Henry Z. Osborne
(R). William Kettner
(D)
(D). Richard P. Freeman
(R). John Q. Tilson
(R). Schuyler Merritt
(R). James P. Glynn
(R)
(D). Frank Clark
(D). John H. Smithwick
(D). William J. Sears
(D)
(D). Frank Park
(D). Charles R. Crisp
(D). William C. Wright
(D). William D. Upshaw
(D). James W. Wise
(D). Gordon Lee (congressman) (D). Charles H. Brand (D). Thomas Montgomery Bell
(D). Carl Vinson
(D). William C. Lankford (D). William W. Larsen (D)
(R). Addison T. Smith
(R)
(R). James R. Mann (R). William W. Wilson (R). John W. Rainey
(D). Adolph J. Sabath
(D). James McAndrews
(D). Niels Juul
(R). Thomas Gallagher (D). Frederick A. Britten
(R). Carl R. Chindblom
(R). Ira C. Copley (R). Charles Eugene Fuller
(R). John C. McKenzie
(R). William J. Graham
(R). Edward John King
(R). Clifford Ireland (R). Frank L. Smith
(R). Joseph G. Cannon (R). William B. McKinley
(R). Henry T. Rainey
(D). Loren E. Wheeler
(R). William A. Rodenberg
(R). Edwin B. Brooks
(R). Thomas S. Williams
(R). Edward E. Denison
(R). Richard Yates
(R). William E. Mason
(R)
(R). Oscar E. Bland
(R). James W. Dunbar
(R). John S. Benham
(R). Everett Sanders
(R). Richard N. Elliott
(R). Merrill Moores
(R). Albert H. Vestal (R). Fred S. Purnell
(R). William R. Wood
(R). Milton Kraus
(R). Louis W. Fairfield
(R). Andrew J. Hickey
(R)
(R). Harry E. Hull
(R). Burton E. Sweet
(R). Gilbert N. Haugen
(R). James W. Good (R). C. William Ramseyer
(R). Cassius C. Dowell
(R). Horace M. Towner (R). William R. Green
(R). L. J. Dickinson (R). William D. Boies
(R)
(R). Edward C. Little
(R). Philip P. Campbell
(R). Homer Hoch
(R). James G. Strong
(R). Hays B. White
(R). Jasper Napoleon Tincher (R). William A. Ayres (D)
(D). Robert Y. Thomas, Jr.
(D). Ben Johnson
(D). Charles F. Ogden
(R). Arthur B. Rouse
(D). J. Campbell Cantrill
(D). King Swope
(R), from August 1, 1919. William Jason Fields (D). John W. Langley
(R). John M. Robsion
(R)
(D), until April 28, 1919
(R). Wallace H. White, Jr.
(R). John A. Peters
(R). Ira G. Hersey
(R)
(R). Frederick N. Zihlman (R)
(R). Frederick H. Gillett
(R). Calvin D. Paige (R). Samuel E. Winslow (R). John J. Rogers (R). Willfred W. Lufkin
(R). Michael F. Phelan (D). Frederick W. Dallinger
(R). Alvan T. Fuller
(R), until January 5, 1921, vacant thereafter. John F. Fitzgerald
(D), until October 23, 1919
(R). John M. C. Smith
(R). Edward L. Hamilton
(R). Carl Mapes (R). Patrick H. Kelley
(R). Louis C. Cramton
(R). Joseph W. Fordney
(R). James C. McLaughlin
(R). Gilbert A. Currie
(R). Frank D. Scott
(R). W. Frank James
(R). Charles Archibald Nichols
(R), until April 25, 1920
(R). Franklin Ellsworth
(R). Charles Russell Davis
(R). Carl Van Dyke
(D), until May 20, 1919
(D). Hubert D. Stephens
(D). Benjamin G. Humphreys II
(D). Thomas U. Sisson
(D). William Webb Venable (D). Paul B. Johnson, Sr.
(D). Percy E. Quin (D). James W. Collier (D)
(D). William W. Rucker
(D). Joshua W. Alexander
(D), until December 15, 1919
(D). Carl W. Riddick
(R)
(R). Albert W. Jefferis
(R). Robert E. Evans
(R). Melvin O. McLaughlin
(R). William E. Andrews
(R). Moses P. Kinkaid (R)
(R). Edward Hills Wason
(R)
(R), until March 24, 1920
(R)
(R). C. Pope Caldwell
(D). John MacCrate
(R), until December 30, 1920, thereafter. Thomas H. Cullen
(D), from June 6, 1919. John B. Johnston
(D). Frederick W. Rowe
(R). James P. Maher
(D). William E. Cleary
(D). David J. O'Connell
(D). Reuben L. Haskell
(R), until December 31, 1919
(D). Claude Kitchin
(D). Samuel M. Brinson
(D). Edward W. Pou
(D). Charles M. Stedman (D). Hannibal L. Godwin (D). Leonidas D. Robinson
(D). Robert L. Doughton
(D). Edwin Y. Webb (D), until November 10, 1919
(R). George M. Young
(R). James H. Sinclair
(R)
(R). Ambrose E.B. Stephens (R). Warren Gard
(D). Benjamin F. Welty (D). Charles J. Thompson
(R). Charles C. Kearns (R). Simeon D. Fess
(R). R. Clint Cole
(R). Isaac R. Sherwood
(D). Israel M. Foster (R). Edwin D. Ricketts
(R). Clement L. Brumbaugh
(D). James T. Begg
(R). Martin L. Davey
(D). C. Ellis Moore
(R). Roscoe C. McCulloch
(R). William A. Ashbrook
(D). B. Frank Murphy
(R). John G. Cooper
(R). Charles A. Mooney
(D). John J. Babka
(D). Henry I. Emerson
(R)
(D). William W. Hastings
(D). Charles D. Carter
(D). Tom D. McKeown
(D). Joseph Bryan Thompson
(D), until September 18, 1919
(R). Nicholas J. Sinnott
(R). Clifton N. McArthur
(R)
(R). George S. Graham (R). J. Hampton Moore
(R), until January 4, 1920
(R). Walter Russell Stiness
(R). Ambrose Kennedy
(R)
(D). James F. Byrnes
(D). Fred H. Dominick (D). Samuel J. Nicholls
(D). William F. Stevenson (D). J. Willard Ragsdale
(D), until July 23, 1919
(R). Royal C. Johnson
(R). Harry L. Gandy (D)
(R). J. Will Taylor
(R). John Austin Moon (D). Cordell Hull
(D). Ewin L. Davis
(D). Joseph W. Byrns (D). Lemuel Phillips Padgett (D). Thetus Willrette Sims (D). Finis J. Garrett
(D). Hubert Fisher
(D)
(D). James Young
(D). Sam Rayburn
(D). Hatton W. Sumners
(D). Rufus Hardy
(D). Clay Stone Briggs
(D). Joe H. Eagle
(D). Joseph J. Mansfield
(D). James P. Buchanan
(D). Tom T. Connally (D). Fritz G. Lanham
(D), from April 19, 1919. Lucian W. Parrish
(D). Carlos Bee
(D). John Nance Garner
(D). Claude Benton Hudspeth
(D). Thomas L. Blanton
(D). John Marvin Jones
(D)
(D). James Henry Mays
(D)
(R). Porter H. Dale
(R)
(D). Andrew Jackson Montague
(D). Walter Allen Watson
(D), until December 24, 1919
(R). Lindley H. Hadley
(R). Albert Johnson
(R). John W. Summers
(R). J. Stanley Webster
(R)
(D). George M. Bowers
(R). Stuart F. Reed
(R). Harry C. Woodyard
(R). Wells Goodykoontz
(R). Leonard S. Echols
(R)
(R). Edward Voigt
(R). James G. Monahan
(R). John C. Kleczka (R). Victor L. Berger
(Soc.
) (House refused to seat Berger due to his conviction under the Espionage Act of 1917
). Florian Lampert
(R). John Jacob Esch (R). Edward E. Browne
(R). David G. Classon
(R). James A. Frear
(R). Adolphus P. Nelson (R)
(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, DC from March 4, 1919 to March 4, 1921, during the last two years of Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
Thomas Woodrow Wilson was the 28th President of the United States, from 1913 to 1921. A leader of the Progressive Movement, he served as President of Princeton University from 1902 to 1910, and then as the Governor of New Jersey from 1911 to 1913...
's presidency
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
was based on the Thirteenth Census of the United States in 1910
United States Census, 1910
The Thirteenth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau on April 15, 1910, determined the resident population of the United States to be 92,228,496, an increase of 21.0 percent over the 76,212,168 persons enumerated during the 1900 Census...
. Both chambers had a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
majority.
Major Legislation
- June 30, 1919: Navy Appropriations Act of 1919
- June 30, 1919: Hastings Amendment
- July 11, 1919: Anti-Lobbying Act of 1919
- July 11, 1919: Army Appropriations Act of 1919
- July 19, 1919: Sundry Civil Expenses Appropriations Act
- October 18, 1919: National Prohibition Act (Volstead Act), ch. 85,
- October 22, 1919: Underground Water Act of 1919
- October 29, 1919: National Motor Vehicle Theft Act (Dyer Act)
- November 4, 1919: Deficiency Act of 1919
- November 6, 1919: Indian Soldier Act of 1919
- December 24, 1919: Edge Act of 1919
- February 25, 1920: Oil Leasing Act of 1920
- February 25, 1920: Mineral Leasing Act of 1920Mineral Leasing Act of 1920The Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 et seq. is a United States federal law that authorizes and governs leasing of public lands for developing deposits of coal, petroleum, natural gas and other hydrocarbons, in addition to phosphates, sodium, sulphur, and potassium in the United States...
(Smoot-Sinnot Act), ch. 85, - February 25, 1920: Pipeline Rights-of-Way Act
- February 25, 1920: Sale of Water For Miscellaneous Purposes Act
- February 28, 1920: Esch-Cummins ActEsch-Cummins ActThe Esch–Cummins Act of 1920, or Railroad Transportation Act, was a United States federal law that returned railroads to private operation after World War I, with much regulation...
, , - March 9, 1920: Suits in Admiralty Act of 1920
- March 15, 1920: Military Surplus Act of 1920 (Kahn-Wadsworth Act)
- March 30, 1920: Death on the High Seas Act of 1920
- April 13, 1920: Phelen Act of 1920Phelen Act of 1920Sponsored by Sen. James D. Phelan of California, the act authorized progressive discount rates for a Federal Reserve District bank that borrowed relatively large amounts from its Reserve bank. The FED district bank had the option to enforce or deny the provision. In FED districts that accepted...
- May 1, 1920: Fuller Act of 1920
- May 10, 1920: Deportation Act of 1920
- May 18, 1920: Kinkaid Act of 1920
- May 20, 1920: Sale of Surplus Improved Public Lands Act
- May 22, 1920: Civil Service Retirement Act of 1920
- May 29, 1920: Independent Treasury Act of 1920
- June 2, 1920: Industry Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1920 (Smith-Bankhead Act)
- June 2, 1920: Civilian Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1920 (Smith-Fess Act)
- June 2, 1920: National Park Criminal Jurisdiction Act
- June 4, 1920: Defense Act of 1920 (Kahn Act)Defense Act of 1920 (Kahn Act)The Defense Act of 1920 was sponsored by Representative Julius Kahn of California. This landmark piece of legislation reorganized the military and civilian arms of the US Army to enable it to contribute its appropriate share of troops in a war emergency...
- June 5, 1920: Sills Act of 1920
- June 5, 1920: Merchant Marine Act of 1920 (Jones Act)
- June 5, 1920: Women's Bureau Act of 1920
- June 5, 1920: Ship Mortgage Act of 1920
- June 5, 1920: River and Harbors Act of 1920
- June 5, 1920: Federal Water Power Act of 1920 (Esch Act)
- January 4, 1921: War Finance Corporation Act of 1921
- March 3, 1921: Patent Act of 1921 (Nolan Act)
- March 3, 1921: Federal Water Power Act Amendment (Jones-Esch Act)
Major events
A brief special session was called by President WilsonWoodrow Wilson
Thomas Woodrow Wilson was the 28th President of the United States, from 1913 to 1921. A leader of the Progressive Movement, he served as President of Princeton University from 1902 to 1910, and then as the Governor of New Jersey from 1911 to 1913...
in March 1919, because of a filibuster that had successfully blocked appropriations bills
Appropriation bill
An appropriation bill or running bill is a legislative motion which authorizes the government to spend money. It is a bill that sets money aside for specific spending...
needed to fund day-to-day government operations.
- April 30, 1919: First wave of the 1919 United States anarchist bombings1919 United States anarchist bombingsThe 1919 United States anarchist bombings were a series of bombings and attempted bombings carried out by anarchist followers of Luigi Galleani from April through June 1919...
. - June 15, 1919: Pancho VillaPancho VillaJosé Doroteo Arango Arámbula – better known by his pseudonym Francisco Villa or its hypocorism Pancho Villa – was one of the most prominent Mexican Revolutionary generals....
attacked Ciudad JuárezCiudad JuárezCiudad Juárez , officially known today as Heroica Ciudad Juárez, but abbreviated Juárez and formerly known as El Paso del Norte, is a city and seat of the municipality of Juárez in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. Juárez's estimated population is 1.5 million people. The city lies on the Rio Grande...
. When the bullets begin to fly to the U.S. side of the border, 2 units of the U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment crossed the border and repulse Villa's forces. - August 31, 1919: American Communist Party was established
- September 22, 1919: Steel strike of 1919Steel strike of 1919The Steel Strike of 1919 was an attempt by the weakened Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers to organize the United States steel industry in the wake of World War I. The strike began on September 22, 1919, and collapsed on January 8, 1920.The AA had formed in 1876. It was a...
- October 2, 1919: President Woodrow WilsonWoodrow WilsonThomas Woodrow Wilson was the 28th President of the United States, from 1913 to 1921. A leader of the Progressive Movement, he served as President of Princeton University from 1902 to 1910, and then as the Governor of New Jersey from 1911 to 1913...
suffered a massive stroke, leaving him partially paralyzed - March 1, 1920: United States Railroad AdministrationUnited States Railroad AdministrationThe United States Railroad Administration was the name of the nationalized railroad system of the United States between 1917 and 1920. It was possibly the largest American experiment with nationalization, and was undertaken against a background of war emergency.- Background :On April 6, 1917, the...
returned control of American railroads to its constituent railroad companies - November 2, 1920: Warren G. HardingWarren G. HardingWarren Gamaliel Harding was the 29th President of the United States . A Republican from Ohio, Harding was an influential self-made newspaper publisher. He served in the Ohio Senate , as the 28th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio and as a U.S. Senator...
defeated James M. CoxJames M. CoxJames Middleton Cox was the 46th and 48th Governor of Ohio, U.S. Representative from Ohio and Democratic candidate for President of the United States in the election of 1920....
in the U.S. presidential election, 1920
Constitutional amendments
- June 4, 1919: 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution (women's suffrage) was passed by Congress
- January 16, 1920: 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution (prohibition) went into effect
- August 18, 1920: 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution (women's suffrage) was ratified
Senate
- Democratic (D)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...
: 47 - Republican (R)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...
: 49 (majority)
TOTAL members: 96
House of Representatives
- Democratic (D)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...
: 192 - Republican (R)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...
: 240 (majority) - Prohibition (Proh.): 1
- Farmer-Labor (F-L)Farmer-Labor PartyThe first modern Farmer–Labor Party in the United States emerged in Minnesota in 1918. Economic dislocation caused by American entry into World War I put agricultural prices and workers' wages into imbalance with rapidly escalating retail prices during the war years, and farmers and workers sought...
: 1
TOTAL members: 435
Senate
- President: Thomas R. MarshallThomas R. MarshallThomas Riley Marshall was an American Democratic politician who served as the 28th Vice President of the United States under Woodrow Wilson...
(D) - President pro temporePresident pro temporeA President pro tempore is a constitutionally recognized officer of a legislative body who presides over the chamber in the absence of the normal presiding officer...
: Albert B. CumminsAlbert B. CumminsAlbert Baird Cummins was the 18th Governor of Iowa, U.S. Senator and two-time presidential candidate. Cummins was perhaps the most influential leader in Iowa politics in the first quarter of the 20th century...
(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...
: Frederick H. GillettFrederick H. GillettFrederick Huntington Gillett was an American politician during the early 20th century. Frederick H. Gillett was born in Westfield, Massachusetts to Edward Bates Gillett and Lucy Fowler Gillett . He graduated from Amherst College in 1874 and Harvard Law School in 1877. He began the practice of...
(R)
Senate
Because of the 17th AmendmentSeventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution established direct election of United States Senators by popular vote. The amendment supersedes Article I, § 3, Clauses 1 and 2 of the Constitution, under which senators were elected by state legislatures...
, from 1914 onward U.S. Senators were elected directly, instead of by state legislatures.
Alabama
- John H. BankheadJohn H. BankheadJohn Hollis Bankhead was a U.S. senator from the state of Alabama.-Biography:He was born on September 13, 1842. He was appointed, then elected, to serve out the remainder of the term left by the death of John Tyler Morgan, and was later re-elected twice. He served in the Senate from June 18, 1907...
(D), until March 1, 1920- Braxton B. Comer (D), from March 5, 1920 - November 2, 1920
- J. Thomas HeflinJ. Thomas HeflinJames Thomas Heflin , nicknamed "Cotton Tom", was a leading proponent of white supremacy, most notably as a United States Senator from Alabama.-Biography:...
(D), from November 3, 1920 - End
- Oscar W. Underwood (D)
Arizona
- Henry F. AshurstHenry F. AshurstHenry Fountain Ashurst was an American Democratic politician and one of the first two Senators from Arizona. Largely self-educated, he served as a district attorney and member of the Arizona Territorial legislature before fulfilling his childhood ambition of joining the United States Senate...
(D) - Marcus A. SmithMarcus A. SmithMarcus Aurelius "Mark" Smith was an American Democratic politician, and one of the first two Senators from Arizona, the other being Henry F. Ashurst. He died in Washington, D.C...
(D)
Arkansas
- William F. KirbyWilliam F. KirbyWilliam Fosgate Kirby was a Democratic Party politician from Arkansas who represented the state in the U.S. Senate from 1916 to 1921....
(D) - Joseph T. Robinson (D)
California
- Hiram W. Johnson (R)
- James D. PhelanJames D. PhelanJames Duval Phelan was an American politician, civic leader and banker.-Early years:Phelan was born in San Francisco, the son of an Irish immigrant who became wealthy during the California Gold Rush as a trader, merchant and banker. He graduated from St...
(D)
Colorado
- Lawrence C. PhippsLawrence C. PhippsLawrence Cowle Phipps was a United States Senator representing Colorado from 1919 until 1931.Phipps was born in Amityville, Pennsylvania but grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where he joined the Carnegie Steel Company as a clerk. His uncle, Henry Phipps, was the second largest shareholder in...
(R) - Charles S. Thomas (D)
Connecticut
- Frank B. BrandegeeFrank B. BrandegeeFrank Bosworth Brandegee was a United States Representative and Senator from Connecticut.-Biography:He was born in New London, Connecticut to US Representative Augustus Brandegee....
(R) - George P. McLeanGeorge P. McLeanGeorge Payne McLean was a United States Senator from Connecticut. Born in Simsbury, he attended the common schools and studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1881 and commenced practice in Hartford. He was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1883 and 1884, and a member of...
(R)
Delaware
- L. Heisler BallL. Heisler BallDr. Lewis Heisler Ball was an American physician and politician from Mill Creek Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware, near Stanton. He was a member of the Republican Party, who served as U.S. Representative from Delaware and two terms as U.S. Senator from Delaware...
(R) - Josiah O. WolcottJosiah O. WolcottJosiah Oliver Wolcott was an American lawyer, politician and judge, from Dover, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, who served as Attorney General of Delaware, U.S...
(D)
Florida
- Duncan U. FletcherDuncan U. FletcherDuncan Upshaw Fletcher was an American lawyer and politician of the Democratic Party. Senator Fletcher was the longest serving U.S. Senator in Florida's history.-Early life and career:...
(D) - Park TrammellPark TrammellPark Monroe Trammell , an American politician of the Democratic Party, was the 21st Governor of Florida and represented Florida in the United States Senate from 1917 until 1936....
(D)
Georgia
- William J. HarrisWilliam J. HarrisWilliam Julius Harris was a United States Senator from the state of Georgia. He was a great-grandson of Charles Hooks, who had been a Representative from North Carolina, and son-in-law of Joseph Wheeler, Confederate General and Representative from Alabama.- Early life :Harris was born in Cedartown...
(D) - Hoke Smith (D)
Idaho
- William E. Borah (R)
- John F. NugentJohn F. NugentJohn Frost Nugent was a Democratic United States Senator from Idaho.Nugent attended public schools, and worked in mines in Idaho and Australia. He studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1898, commencing practice in Silver City, Idaho...
(D), until January 14, 1921- Frank R. GoodingFrank R. GoodingFrank Robert Gooding was a Republican United States Senator and the seventh Governor of Idaho. The city of Gooding and Gooding County, both in southern Idaho, are named for him....
(R), from January 15, 1921
- Frank R. Gooding
Illinois
- Joseph M. McCormickJoseph M. McCormickJoseph Medill McCormick , known as Medill, was part of the McCormick family of businessmen and politicians in Chicago...
(R) - Lawrence Y. Sherman (R)
Indiana
- Harry S. New (R)
- James E. Watson (R)
Iowa
- Albert B. CumminsAlbert B. CumminsAlbert Baird Cummins was the 18th Governor of Iowa, U.S. Senator and two-time presidential candidate. Cummins was perhaps the most influential leader in Iowa politics in the first quarter of the 20th century...
(R) - William S. KenyonWilliam Squire KenyonWilliam Squire Kenyon was a Republican U.S. Senator from Iowa, and a judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.-Background:...
(R)
Kansas
- Charles CurtisCharles CurtisCharles Curtis was a United States Representative, a longtime United States Senator from Kansas later chosen as Senate Majority Leader by his Republican colleagues, and the 31st Vice President of the United States...
(R) - Arthur CapperArthur CapperArthur Capper was an American politician from Kansas. He was the 20th Governor of Kansas from 1915 to 1919 and a United States Senator from 1919 to 1949....
(R)
Kentucky
- John C. W. Beckham (D)
- Augustus O. StanleyAugustus O. StanleyAugustus Owsley Stanley I was a politician from the US state of Kentucky. A Democrat, he served as the 38th Governor of Kentucky and also represented the state in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate...
(D), from May 19, 1919
Louisiana
- Edward J. GayEdward James Gay (1878-1952)Edward James Gay II was a United States Senator from Louisiana. Born on Union Plantation in Iberville Parish, he attended Pantops Academy the Lawrenceville School , and Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey, from which he did not graduate...
(D) - Joseph E. RansdellJoseph E. RansdellJoseph Eugene Ransdell was a United States Representative and Senator from Louisiana. Born in Alexandria, the seat of Rapides Parish in central Louisiana, Ransdell attended public schools. In 1882, he graduated from Union College in Schenectady, New York...
(D)
Maine
- Bert M. FernaldBert M. FernaldBert Manfred Fernald was a United States Senator and the 47th Governor of Maine.Born in West Poland, Maine, he attended the public schools, Hebron Academy and a business and preparatory school in Boston. He then taught school , and then engaged in the canning, dairy, and telephone businesses...
(R) - Frederick HaleFrederick HaleFrederick Hale was a politician from the U.S. state of Maine, representing the state in the United States Senate from 1917 to 1941. He was the son of Eugene Hale, the grandson of Zachariah Chandler, both also U.S. Senators, brother of diplomat Chandler Hale, and the cousin of U.S...
(R)
Maryland
- Joseph I. FranceJoseph I. FranceJoseph Irwin France was a Republican member of the United States Senate, representing the State of Maryland from 1917–1923.-Early life:...
(R) - John Walter SmithJohn Walter SmithJohn Walter Smith , a member of the United States Democratic Party, served the State of Maryland in the United States in several different positions...
(D)
Massachusetts
- Henry Cabot LodgeHenry Cabot LodgeHenry Cabot "Slim" Lodge was an American Republican Senator and historian from Massachusetts. He had the role of Senate Majority leader. He is best known for his positions on Meek policy, especially his battle with President Woodrow Wilson in 1919 over the Treaty of Versailles...
(R) - David I. WalshDavid I. WalshDavid Ignatius Walsh was a United States politician from Massachusetts. As a member of the Democratic Party, he served in the state legislature and then as Lieutenant Governor and then as the 46th Governor . His first term in the U.S...
(D)
Michigan
- Truman H. Newberry (R)
- Charles E. TownsendCharles E. TownsendCharles Elroy Townsend was a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan.Townsend was born near Concord, Michigan and attended the common schools in Concord and Jackson and the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. He taught school at Concord 1881-1886 and was Jackson County...
(R)
Minnesota
- Frank B. KelloggFrank B. KelloggFrank Billings Kellogg was an American lawyer, politician and statesman who served in the U.S. Senate and as U.S. Secretary of State. He co-authored the Kellogg-Briand Pact, for which he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 1929..- Biography :Kellogg was born in Potsdam, New York, and his family...
(R) - Knute NelsonKnute NelsonKnute 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...
(R)
Mississippi
- Byron P. Harrison (D)
- John Sharp WilliamsJohn Sharp WilliamsJohn Sharp Williams was a prominent American politician in the Democratic Party from the 1890s through the 1920s, and served as the Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives from 1903 to 1908....
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Missouri
- James A. ReedJames A. ReedJames Alexander Reed was an American Democratic Party politician from Missouri.-Biography:Reed was born on a farm in Richland County, Ohio. He moved with his family to Cedar Rapids, Iowa at the age of 3. He went to public schools and attended Coe College...
(D) - Selden P. SpencerSelden P. SpencerSelden Palmer Spencer was a United States Senator from Missouri. Born in Erie, Pennsylvania, he attended the public schools there and graduated from Yale College in 1884 and from the law school of Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1886. He was admitted to the bar, commencing...
(R)
Montana
- Henry L. MyersHenry L. MyersHenry Lee Myers was a United States Senator from Montana. Born near Boonville, Missouri, he attended private schools, Cooper Institute, and Boonville Academy. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1884, commencing practice in Boonville...
(D) - Thomas J. WalshThomas J. WalshThomas James Walsh was a lawyer and Democratic Party politician from Helena, Montana, in the United States.-Background:...
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Nebraska
- Gilbert M. Hitchcock (D)
- George W. Norris (R)
Nevada
- Charles B. HendersonCharles B. HendersonCharles Belknap Henderson was an American attorney, businessman, and politician who served as United States Senator from Nevada.-Biography:...
(D) - Key PittmanKey PittmanKey Denson Pittman was a United States Senator from Nevada. He was a Democrat.Pittman was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, in 1872 and was educated by private tutors and at the Southwestern Presbyterian University in Clarksville, Tennessee. He studied law, then later became a lawyer...
(D)
New Hampshire
- Henry W. KeyesHenry W. KeyesHenry Wilder Keyes was an American farmer, banker, and Republican politician from Haverhill, New Hampshire. Born in 1863 in Newbury, Vermont, he was raised in New Hampshire. His father was a prominent New England farmer, merchant, and railroad investor. Keyes graduated from Harvard with a B.A...
(R) - George H. MosesGeorge H. MosesGeorge Higgins Moses was a U.S. diplomat and political figure.He graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in 1887 and Dartmouth College with the class of 1890....
(R)
New Jersey
- Walter E. Edge (R)
- Joseph S. FrelinghuysenJoseph S. FrelinghuysenJoseph Sherman Frelinghuysen, Sr. represented New Jersey as a Republican in the United States Senate from 1917 to 1923.- Biography :...
(R)
New Mexico
- Albert B. FallAlbert B. FallAlbert Bacon Fall was a United States Senator from New Mexico and the Secretary of the Interior under President Warren G. Harding, infamous for his involvement in the Teapot Dome scandal.-Early life and family:...
(R) - Andrieus A. JonesAndrieus A. JonesAndrieus Aristieus Jones was a Democratic Party politician from New Mexico who represented the state in the United States Senate from 1917 until his death.-Biography:...
(D)
New York
- William M. CalderWilliam M. CalderWilliam Musgrave Calder I was an American politician from New York.-Biography:He was born in Brooklyn on March 3, 1869 to Alexander G. Calder. He trained as a carpenter, attended night classes at Cooper Union....
(R) - James W. Wadsworth, Jr. (R)
North Carolina
- Lee S. Overman (D)
- Furnifold M. Simmons (D)
North Dakota
- Asle J. Gronna (R)
- Porter J. McCumberPorter J. McCumberPorter James McCumber was a United States Senator from North Dakota. Born in Crete, Illinois, he moved with his parents to Rochester, Minnesota the same year. He attended the common schools and taught school for a few years, and graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan at...
(R)
Ohio
- Warren G. HardingWarren G. HardingWarren Gamaliel Harding was the 29th President of the United States . A Republican from Ohio, Harding was an influential self-made newspaper publisher. He served in the Ohio Senate , as the 28th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio and as a U.S. Senator...
(R), until January 13, 1921- Frank B. WillisFrank B. WillisFrank Bartlett Willis was a Republican politician from Ohio. He served as the 47th Governor of Ohio.-Biography:...
(R), from January 14, 1921
- Frank B. Willis
- Atlee PomereneAtlee PomereneAtlee Pomerene was a Democratic Party politician from Ohio. He represented Ohio in the United States Senate from 1911 until 1923.-Early life and career:...
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Oklahoma
- Thomas P. Gore (D)
- Robert L. OwenRobert L. OwenRobert Latham Owen, Jr. was one of the first two U.S. senators from Oklahoma. He served in the Senate between 1907 and 1925...
(D)
Oregon
- George E. Chamberlain (D)
- Charles L. McNaryCharles L. McNaryCharles Linza McNary was a United States Republican politician from Oregon. He served in the Senate from 1917 to 1944, and was Senate Minority Leader from 1933 to 1944. In the Senate, McNary helped to pass legislation that led to the construction of Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River, and worked...
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Pennsylvania
- Philander C. KnoxPhilander C. KnoxPhilander Chase Knox was an American lawyer and politician who served as United States Attorney General , a Senator from Pennsylvania and Secretary of State ....
(R) - Boies PenroseBoies PenroseBoies Penrose was an American lawyer and Republican politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate from 1897 until his death in 1921.-Biography:...
(R)
Rhode Island
- LeBaron B. ColtLeBaron B. ColtLeBaron Bradford Colt was a United States Senator from Rhode Island and a circuit court judge.-Biography:He was born in Dedham, Massachusetts to Christopher Colt and Theodora Goujand DeWolf Colt; his younger brother, Samuel P. Colt, was a prominent Rhode Island businessman and politician...
(R) - Peter G. GerryPeter G. GerryPeter Goelet Gerry was an American lawyer and politician. He was a U.S. Senator from Rhode Island.-Early life:...
(D)
South Carolina
- Nathaniel B. DialNathaniel B. DialNathaniel Barksdale Dial was a United States Senator from South Carolina from 1919 to 1925.Born near Laurens, he attended the common schools, Richmond College and Vanderbilt University. He studied law at the University of Virginia at Charlottesville, was admitted to the bar in 1883, and commenced...
(D) - Ellison D. SmithEllison D. SmithEllison DuRant "Cotton Ed" Smith was a Democratic Party politician from the U.S. state of South Carolina. He represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1909 until 1944....
(D)
South Dakota
- Edwin S. JohnsonEdwin S. JohnsonEdwin Stockton Johnson was a United States Senator from South Dakota.Born near Spencer, Indiana, he moved with his parents to Osceola, Iowa, in 1857 and attended the public schools...
(D) - Thomas SterlingThomas SterlingThomas Sterling was an American politician. A Republican, he served in the United States Senate from 1913 to 1925.-Early life:Sterling, , was born near Amanda, Ohio...
(R)
Tennessee
- Kenneth D. McKellar (D)
- John K. ShieldsJohn K. ShieldsJohn Knight Shields was a Democratic United States Senator from Tennessee from 1913 to 1925.-Biography:Shields was born at his family's estate "Clinchdale", near the early pioneer settlement of Bean's Station, Tennessee in Grainger County. His education as a youth was by private tutors, a sign of...
(D)
Texas
- Charles A. Culberson (D)
- Morris SheppardMorris SheppardJohn Morris Sheppard was a Democratic United States Congressman and United States Senator from Texas. He authored the Eighteenth Amendment and introduced it in the Senate, so that he is referred to as "the father of national Prohibition."-Biography:John Morris Sheppard was born in Morris County...
(D)
Utah
- William H. KingWilliam H. KingWilliam Henry King was an American lawyer, politician, and jurist from Salt Lake City, Utah. A Democrat, he represented Utah in the United States Senate from 1917 until 1941.-Life:...
(D) - Reed SmootReed Smoot (U. S. Senator)Reed Owen Smoot was a native-born Utahn who was first elected to the United States Senate from Utah in 1903, and served as a Senator until 1933...
(R)
Vermont
- William P. DillinghamWilliam P. DillinghamWilliam Paul Dillingham was an American Republican politician from the state of Vermont.-Early life:The son of Vermont Governor Paul Dillingham, William P. Dillingham was born on December 12, 1843, in Waterbury, Vermont, where he later attended the public schools...
(R), - Carroll S. PageCarroll S. PageCarroll Smalley Page was a United States Senator and the 43rd Governor of Vermont. Born in Westfield, Vermont, he attended the common schools, People's Academy in Morrisville and Lamoille Central Academy in Hyde Park. He was a dealer in raw calfskins at Hyde Park and was president and director of...
(R)
Virginia
- Claude A. SwansonClaude A. SwansonClaude Augustus Swanson was an American lawyer and Democratic Party politician from Virginia.He served seven terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, from 1893 until 1906, was the 45th Governor of Virginia from 1906 until 1910, and represented Virginia as a United States Senator from 1910 until...
(D) - Thomas S. MartinThomas S. MartinThomas Staples Martin was an American lawyer and Democratic Party politician from Charlottesville, Virginia. He represented Virginia in the United States Senate for nearly twenty-five years....
(D), until November 12, 1919- Carter GlassCarter GlassCarter Glass was a newspaper publisher and politician from Lynchburg, Virginia. He served many years in Congress as a member of the Democratic Party. As House co-sponsor, he played a central role in the development of the 1913 Glass-Owen Act that created the Federal Reserve System. Glass...
(D), from February 2, 1920
- Carter Glass
Washington
- Wesley L. Jones (R)
- Miles PoindexterMiles PoindexterMiles Poindexter was an American politician. As a Republican and later a Progressive, he served as a United States Representative and United States Senator.-Early life:Poindexter was born in Memphis, Tennessee...
(R)
West Virginia
- Davis ElkinsDavis ElkinsDavis Elkins was a United States Senator from West Virginia. Born in Washington, D.C., he attended the Lawrenceville School, Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts and Harvard University...
(R) - Howard SutherlandHoward SutherlandHoward Sutherland was an American politician. He was a Republican who represented West Virginia in both houses of the United States Congress....
(R)
Wisconsin
- Robert M. La Follette, Sr.Robert M. La Follette, Sr.Robert Marion "Fighting Bob" La Follette, Sr. , was an American Republican politician. He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, was the Governor of Wisconsin, and was also a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin...
(R) - Irvine L. Lenroot (R)
Wyoming
- John B. KendrickJohn B. KendrickJohn Benjamin Kendrick was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Wyoming.Kendrick was born near Rusk, Texas, where he attended the public schools, and then moved to Wyoming in 1879 and settled on a ranch near Sheridan, where he raised cattle.He was a member of the State...
(D) - Francis E. WarrenFrancis E. WarrenFrancis Emroy Warren was an American politician of the Republican Party best known for his years in the United States Senate representing Wyoming.-Early life and military service:...
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House of Representatives
The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.Alabama
. John McDuffieJohn McDuffie
John McDuffie was born in River Ridge, Alabama in Monroe County on September 25, 1883. He was educated by private tutors. He attended college at Southern University in Greensboro. He later attended Alabama Polytechnic Institute in Auburn, Alabama, where he in graduated in 1904...
(D). S. Hubert Dent, Jr.
S. Hubert Dent, Jr.
Stanley Hubert Dent, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born in Eufaula, Alabama, Dent attended the common schools, and was graduated from Southern University , Greensboro, Alabama, in 1886.He was graduated from the University of Virginia Law School at Charlottesville in 1889.He was...
(D). Henry B. Steagall
Henry B. Steagall
Henry Bascom Steagall was a United States Representative from Alabama. He was chairman of the Committee on Banking and Currency and in 1933 co-sponsored the Glass–Steagall Act with Carter Glass, an act that introduced banking reforms and established the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ....
(D). Fred L. Blackmon
Fred L. Blackmon
Fred Leonard Blackmon was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born at Lime Branch, Georgia, Blackmon moved with his parents to Calhoun County, Alabama, in 1883....
(D), until February 8, 1921, vacant thereafter. J. Thomas Heflin
J. Thomas Heflin
James Thomas Heflin , nicknamed "Cotton Tom", was a leading proponent of white supremacy, most notably as a United States Senator from Alabama.-Biography:...
(D), until November 1, 1920
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- William B. BowlingWilliam B. BowlingWilliam Bismarck Bowling was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born in Calhoun County, Alabama, Bowling attended the common schools, and graduated from the State normal school, Jacksonville, Alabama, in 1892....
(D), from December 14, 1920. William B. Oliver (D). John L. BurnettJohn L. BurnettJohn Lawson Burnett was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born in Cedar Bluff, Alabama, Burnett attended the common schools of the county, Wesleyan Institute, Cave Spring, Georgia, and the local high school at Gaylesville, Alabama.He studied law and was graduated from Vanderbilt University,...
(D), until May 13, 1919 - Lilius Bratton RaineyLilius Bratton RaineyLilius Bratton Rainey was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born in Dadeville, Alabama, Rainey attended the common schools.He moved to Fort Payne, Alabama....
(D), from September 30, 1919. Edward B. AlmonEdward B. AlmonEdward Berton Almon was a democratic member of the United States House of Representatives who represented northwest Alabama's 8th congressional district.- Early life :Almon was born near Moulton, Alabama in Lawrence County, April 18, 1860...
(D). George HuddlestonGeorge HuddlestonGeorge Huddleston was a U.S. Representative from Alabama, father of George Huddleston, Jr.Born on a farm near Lebanon, Tennessee, Huddleston attended the common schools....
(D). William B. BankheadWilliam B. BankheadWilliam Brockman Bankhead was an American politician from Alabama who served as U.S. Representative and Speaker of the House. He was a Democrat. Bankhead was a prominent supporter of President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal of pro-labor union legislation, thus clashing with most other southern...
(D)
- William B. Bowling
Arkansas
. Thaddeus H. CarawayThaddeus H. Caraway
Thaddeus Horatius Caraway was a Democratic Party politician from Arkansas who represented the state first in the U.S. House of Representatives and then in the U.S. Senate ....
(D). William A. Oldfield (D). John N. Tillman
John N. Tillman
John Newton Tillman was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas.Born near Springfield, Missouri, Tillman attended the common schools.He was graduated from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville in 1880.He taught school....
(D). Otis Wingo
Otis Wingo
Otis Theodore Wingo was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas, husband of Effiegene Wingo.Born in Weakley County, Tennessee, Wingo attended the public schools, Bethel College at McKenzie, Tennessee, McFerrin College at Martin, Tennessee, and Valparaiso University.He taught school.He studied law.He...
(D). Henderson M. Jacoway
Henderson M. Jacoway
Henderson Madison Jacoway was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas.Born in Dardanelle, Arkansas, Jacoway attended the common schools....
(D). Samuel M. Taylor
Samuel M. Taylor
Samuel Mitchell Taylor was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas, father of Chester W. Taylor.Born near Fulton, Mississippi, Taylor attended the public schools.He studied law....
(D). William S. Goodwin
William S. Goodwin
William Shields Goodwin was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas.Born in Warren, Arkansas, Goodwin attended the public schools, the Farmers' Academy near Duluth, Georgia, Cooledge's Preparatory School, Moore's College, Atlanta, Georgia, and the Universities of Arkansas and Mississippi.He studied...
(D)
California
. Clarence F. LeaClarence F. Lea
Clarence Frederick Lea was a U.S. Representative from California.Born near Highland Springs, California, in southwestern Lake County, Lea attended Lakeport Academy in Lakeport, and Stanford University. He obtained a degree in law from the University of Denver, in Denver, Colorado, in 1898...
(D). John E. Raker
John E. Raker
John Edward Raker, was a Democratic Party Congressional representative for California. He was usually known as John E. Raker....
(D). Charles F. Curry
Charles F. Curry
Charles Forrest Curry was a U.S. Representative from California and the father of Charles Forrest Curry, Jr.....
(R). Julius Kahn
Julius Kahn
Julius Kahn was a United States Congressman who was succeeded by his wife Florence Prag Kahn after his death. Kahn was born in Kuppenheim, in the Grand Duchy of Baden, in what would become Germany....
(R). John I. Nolan
John I. Nolan
John Ignatius Nolan was an American iron molder and politician who represented a Californian district in the United States House of Representatives.- Background :...
(R). John A. Elston
John A. Elston
John Arthur Elston was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in Woodland, California, Elston attended the public schools.He graduated from Hesperian College, Woodland, 1892....
(R). Henry E. Barbour
Henry E. Barbour
Henry Ellsworth Barbour was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence County, New York, Barbour attended the public schools of his native city, the local "Free Academy" at Ogdensburg, Union College at Schenectady, New York, and the law department of George Washington...
(R). Hugh S. Hersman
Hugh S. Hersman
Hugh Steel Hersman was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in Port Deposit, Maryland, Hersman moved to California with his parents, who settled in Berkeley in 1881.He attended the public schools in California....
(D). Charles H. Randall (Prohibitionist). Henry Z. Osborne
Henry Z. Osborne
Henry Zenas Osborne was an American Republican politician.Born in New Lebanon, New York, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives from California and served from March 4, 1917, until his death. Osborne died at age 74 in Los Angeles, California. He is interred in...
(R). William Kettner
William Kettner
William "Bill" Kettner was a former US Democratic politician from San Diego, California. He served four terms in Congress from 1913 through 1921 and is credited with bringing many U.S. Navy facilities to San Diego....
(D)
Colorado
. William Newell Vaile (R). Charles Bateman Timberlake (R). Guy Urban Hardy (R). Edward Thomas Taylor (D)Connecticut
. Augustine LonerganAugustine Lonergan
Augustine Lonergan , of Hartford, Connecticut, was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut from 1913 to 1915, 1917 to 1921, and from 1931 to 1933. He was also a U.S. Senator from Connecticut from 1933 to 1939. He was a Democrat....
(D). Richard P. Freeman
Richard P. Freeman
Richard Patrick Freeman was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.Born in New London, Connecticut, Freeman attended the public schools....
(R). John Q. Tilson
John Q. Tilson
John Quillin Tilson was a Republican politician in the United States, on both state and national levels, and a lawyer....
(R). Schuyler Merritt
Schuyler Merritt
Schuyler Merritt was a United States Representative from Connecticut. He was born in New York City, and moved with his parents to Stamford, Connecticut in 1855. Schuyler prepared for college at private schools in that city and graduated from Yale College in 1873 and from Columbia Law School, New...
(R). James P. Glynn
James P. Glynn
James Peter Glynn was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.Born in Winsted, Connecticut, Glynn attended the public schools.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1895 and commenced practice in Winsted, Connecticut....
(R)
Florida
. Herbert J. DraneHerbert J. Drane
Herbert Jackson Drane was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Born in Franklin, Kentucky, Drane attended the public schools of Louisville, Kentucky, and Brevards Academy at Franklin, Kentucky....
(D). Frank Clark
Frank Clark (politician)
Frank Clark was an American politician.He was born in Eufaula, Alabama. A Democrat, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives from Florida and served from March 4, 1905 to March 3, 1925. He died in Washington, D.C...
(D). John H. Smithwick
John H. Smithwick
John Harris Smithwick was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Smithwick was born near Orange, Georgia and attended the public schools. He graduated from Reinhardt Normal College in Waleska, Georgia in 1895 and from Cumberland School of Law at Cumberland University on Lebanon, Tennessee in 1897...
(D). William J. Sears
William J. Sears
William Joseph Sears was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Born in Smithville, Georgia, Sears moved with his parents to Ellaville, Georgia, and thence to Kissimmee, Florida, in January 1881....
(D)
Georgia
. James W. OverstreetJames W. Overstreet
James Whetstone Overstreet was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.Born on a farm near Sylvania, Georgia, Overstreet attended the rural schools and Sylvania High School....
(D). Frank Park
Frank Park
Frank Park was an American politician, educator, lawyer and jurist from the state of Georgia.Park was born in Tuskegee, Alabama in 1864 and attended the University of Georgia in Athens where he was a member of the Phi Kappa Literary Society. He taught from 1882 through 1885 then worked as a...
(D). Charles R. Crisp
Charles R. Crisp
Charles Robert Crisp was a U.S. Representative from Georgia, son of Charles Frederick Crisp.Born in Ellaville, Georgia, Crisp attended the public schools of Americus, Georgia....
(D). William C. Wright
William C. Wright
William Carter Wright was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.Born on a farm in Carroll County, Georgia, Wright moved with his parents to Newnan, Georgia, in 1869.He attended the common and high schools of Newnan....
(D). William D. Upshaw
William D. Upshaw
William David Upshaw served eight years in Congress , where he was such a strong proponent of the temperance movement that he became known as the "driest of the drys.".-Biography:...
(D). James W. Wise
James W. Wise
James Walter Wise was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.Born near McDonough, Henry County, Georgia, Wise attended the common schools.He studied law at Emory College, Oxford, Georgia....
(D). Gordon Lee (congressman) (D). Charles H. Brand (D). Thomas Montgomery Bell
Thomas Montgomery Bell
Thomas Montgomery Bell was an American politician who served as House majority whip from 1913 to 1915.Bell was born in Nacoochee Valley, near Cleveland, Georgia. He graduated from Moore’s Business University at Atlanta, then taught public school in Cleveland from 1878 to 1879. He then worked as a...
(D). Carl Vinson
Carl Vinson
Carl Vinson was a United States Representative from Georgia. He was a Democrat and the first person to serve for more than 50 years in the United States House of Representatives...
(D). William C. Lankford (D). William W. Larsen (D)
Idaho
. Burton L. FrenchBurton L. French
Burton Lee French was a United States Representative from Idaho. French served as a Republican in the House from 1903 to 1909, 1911 to 1915 and 1917 to 1933. With a combined 26 years in office, he remains the longest-serving U.S...
(R). Addison T. Smith
Addison T. Smith
Addison Taylor Smith was a United States Representative from Idaho. Smith served as a Republican in the House from 1913 to 1933....
(R)
Illinois
. Martin B. MaddenMartin B. Madden
Martin Barnaby Madden was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Wolviston, County Durham, England, Madden immigrated to the United States with his parents , and settled near Chicago, Illinois, in 1869. He attended the public schools in Chicago and was graduated from Bryant and Stratton...
(R). James R. Mann (R). William W. Wilson (R). John W. Rainey
John W. Rainey
John William Rainey was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Chicago, Illinois, Rainey attended the public schools of his native city, De La Salle Institute, and the Kent College of Law....
(D). Adolph J. Sabath
Adolph J. Sabath
Adolph Joachim Sabath was an American politician. He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Chicago, Illinois, from 1907 until his death.He immigrated to America at age 15, became active in real estate, and received his LL.B...
(D). James McAndrews
James McAndrews
James McAndrews was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, McAndrews attended the common schools. He moved to Chicago, Illinois, and engaged in business, serving as building commissioner of Chicago.McAndrews was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-seventh and...
(D). Niels Juul
Niels Juul
Niels Juul was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Randers, Denmark, Juul attended the Real School, Randers, Denmark....
(R). Thomas Gallagher (D). Frederick A. Britten
Frederick A. Britten
Frederick Albert Britten was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.-Career:Born in Chicago, Illinois, Britten attended Healds Business College, San Francisco, California. He was a Construction worker and a Business executive before his political career began. He served as member of the Chicago,...
(R). Carl R. Chindblom
Carl R. Chindblom
Carl Richard Chindblom was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Chicago, Illinois, Chindblom attended the public schools. He was graduated from Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois, in 1890 and from the Kent College of Law at Chicago in 1898...
(R). Ira C. Copley (R). Charles Eugene Fuller
Charles Eugene Fuller
Charles Eugene Fuller was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born near Belvidere, Illinois, Fuller attended the common schools.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1870 and commenced practice in Belvidere, Illinois...
(R). John C. McKenzie
John C. McKenzie
John Charles Mckenzie was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born on a farm near Elizabeth, Woodbine Township, Illinois, Mckenzie attended the common schools, and the normal school at Valparaiso, Indiana....
(R). William J. Graham
William J. Graham
William Johnson Graham was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born near New Castle, Pennsylvania, Graham moved to Illinois with his parents, who settled near Aledo, Mercer County, in 1879.He attended the public schools....
(R). Edward John King
Edward John King
Edward John King was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, King moved to Illinois with his parents, who settled in Galesburg, Knox County, in 1880....
(R). Clifford Ireland (R). Frank L. Smith
Frank L. Smith
Frank Leslie Smith was an Illinois politician. He served as a United States Congressman from 1919 to 1921. He was elected by the people of Illinois to the United States Senate in 1926, but the Senate never allowed him to take his seat.He first ran for the Republican nomination for the U.S....
(R). Joseph G. Cannon (R). William B. McKinley
William B. McKinley
William Brown McKinley was a United States Representative from the State of Illinois. He was born near Petersburg, Illinois....
(R). Henry T. Rainey
Henry T. Rainey
Henry Thomas Rainey was a prominent U.S. politician during the first third of the 20th century. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1903 to 1921 and from 1923 to his death as a Democrat from Illinois, and was its Speaker during the famous Hundred days of Franklin D...
(D). Loren E. Wheeler
Loren E. Wheeler
Loren Edgar Wheeler was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Havana, Illinois, Wheeler attended the public schools and Graylock Institute, South Williamstown, Massachusetts....
(R). William A. Rodenberg
William A. Rodenberg
William August Rodenberg was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born near Chester, Illinois, Rodenberg attended the public schools.He graduated from Central Wesleyan College, Warrenton, Missouri, in 1884....
(R). Edwin B. Brooks
Edwin B. Brooks
Edwin Bruce Brooks was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, cousin of Edmund Howard Hinshaw.Born in Newton, Illinois, Brooks attended the public schools, and was graduated from Valparaiso University in 1892.Superintendent of schools at Newman 1894-1897, at Newton 1897-1903, at Greenville...
(R). Thomas S. Williams
Thomas Sutler Williams
Thomas Sutler Williams was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Louisville, Illinois, Williams attended Willis district school, Louisville High School, and Austin College, Effingham, Illinois.He studied law....
(R). Edward E. Denison
Edward E. Denison
Edward Everett Denison was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Marion, Illinois, Denison attended the public schools....
(R). Richard Yates
Richard Yates (son)
Richard Yates, Jr. was the 22nd Governor of Illinois from 1901 to 1905. From 1919 to 1933, he served in the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois. Although he failed to receive his party's nomination in 1928 to the Seventy-first Congress, he was later appointed nominee and elected in place...
(R). William E. Mason
William E. Mason
William Ernest Mason was a U.S. Representative and Senator from Illinois.Mason was born in Franklinville, New York. His family moved to Bentonsport, Iowa when he was 8. He attended Birmingham College. After graduating, he taught at Bentonsport Academy, which he had previously attended...
(R)
Indiana
. Oscar R. LuhringOscar R. Luhring
Oscar Raymond Luhring was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Haubstadt, Indiana, Luhring attended the public schools.He was graduated in law from the University of Virginia at Charlottesville in 1900....
(R). Oscar E. Bland
Oscar E. Bland
Oscar Edward Bland was a U.S. Representative from Indiana, and a long-serving judge of the United States Court of Customs Appeals....
(R). James W. Dunbar
James W. Dunbar
James Whitson Dunbar was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in New Albany, Indiana, Dunbar attended the public schools and was graduated from New Albany High School in 1878.He engaged in mercantile pursuits....
(R). John S. Benham
John S. Benham
John Samuel Benham was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born on a farm near Benham, Indiana, Benham attended the public schools, a business college in Delaware, Ohio, and a normal school in Brookville, Indiana....
(R). Everett Sanders
Everett Sanders
Jmes Everett Sanders was an American political figure. He was Presidential secretary to President Calvin Coolidge and chairman of the Republican National Committee.-Biography:...
(R). Richard N. Elliott
Richard N. Elliott
Richard Nash Elliott was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born near Connersville, Indiana, Elliott attended the common schools.He taught school three years.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1896....
(R). Merrill Moores
Merrill Moores
Merrill Moores was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, Moores attended the public schools, Butler University, and Willamette University....
(R). Albert H. Vestal (R). Fred S. Purnell
Fred S. Purnell
Fred Sampson Purnell was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born on a farm near Veedersburg, Indiana, Purnell attended the common schools and the high school at Veedersburg....
(R). William R. Wood
William R. Wood (Indiana)
William Robert Wood was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Oxford, Indiana, Wood attended the public schools of Oxford. Then he went on to college and eventually graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan in 1882. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced...
(R). Milton Kraus
Milton Kraus
Milton Kraus was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Kokomo, Indiana, Kraus attended the common and high schools.He was graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1886....
(R). Louis W. Fairfield
Louis W. Fairfield
Louis William Fairfield was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in a log cabin near Wapakoneta, Ohio, Fairfield moved to Allen County, Ohio, in 1866 and resided on a farm near Lima.He attended the public schools....
(R). Andrew J. Hickey
Andrew J. Hickey
Andrew James Hickey was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Albion, New York, Hickey attended the public schools of his native city and Buffalo Law School...
(R)
Iowa
. Charles A. KennedyCharles A. Kennedy
Charles Augustus Kennedy was a seven-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 1st congressional district in southeastern Iowa.Born in Montrose, Iowa, Kennedy completed preparatory studies....
(R). Harry E. Hull
Harry E. Hull
Harry Edward Hull was a five-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 2nd congressional district, and Commissioner General of Immigration in the Coolidge and Hoover administrations....
(R). Burton E. Sweet
Burton E. Sweet
Burton Erwin Sweet was a four-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district, then a wide but short chain of counties in north-central and northeastern Iowa, in the shape of a monkey wrench....
(R). Gilbert N. Haugen
Gilbert N. Haugen
Gilbert Nelson Haugen was a seventeen-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 4th congressional district, then located in northeastern Iowa. For nearly five years, he was the longest-serving member of the House...
(R). James W. Good (R). C. William Ramseyer
C. William Ramseyer
Christian William Ramseyer was a nine-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 6th congressional district....
(R). Cassius C. Dowell
Cassius C. Dowell
Cassius Clay Dowell was a Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa. He served from 1915 to his death in 1940, except for a two-year period in 1935-36 resulting from a 1934 election loss....
(R). Horace M. Towner (R). William R. Green
William R. Green
William Raymond Green was a longtime Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 9th congressional district, and chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, until he resigned to accept appointment as an associate judge on the United States Court of Claims.Born in Colchester,...
(R). L. J. Dickinson (R). William D. Boies
William D. Boies
William Dayton Boies was a lawyer, trial-court judge, and five-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 11th congressional district in northwestern Iowa....
(R)
Kansas
. Daniel Read Anthony, Jr.Daniel Read Anthony, Jr.
Daniel Read Anthony, Jr. was an American Republican politician and a nephew of suffragist and political leader Susan B. Anthony .He is the son of newspaper publisher Daniel Read Anthony...
(R). Edward C. Little
Edward C. Little
Edward Campbell Little was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.Born in Newark, Ohio, Little moved to Kansas in 1866 with his parents, who settled in Olathe....
(R). Philip P. Campbell
Philip P. Campbell
Philip Pitt Campbell was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.Born in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, Campbell moved with his parents to Neosho County, Kansas, in 1867....
(R). Homer Hoch
Homer Hoch
Homer Hoch was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.Born in Marion, Kansas, Hoch graduated from Baker University, Baldwin, Kansas, in 1902....
(R). James G. Strong
James G. Strong
James George Strong was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.Born in Dwight, Illinois, Strong attended the public schools of Dwight, Illinois from 1876 to 1879, the Episcopal Mission of Greenwood Agency, S.Dak. from 1879 to 1880, the public school at St...
(R). Hays B. White
Hays B. White
Hays Baxter White was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.Born near Fairfield, Iowa, White attended the rural schools of his native county.He engaged in agricultural pursuits....
(R). Jasper Napoleon Tincher (R). William A. Ayres (D)
Kentucky
. Alben Barkley (D). David Hayes KincheloeDavid Hayes Kincheloe
David Hayes Kincheloe was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born near Sacramento, Kentucky, Kincheloe attended the public schools and was graduated from Bowling Green College, Kentucky, in 1898....
(D). Robert Y. Thomas, Jr.
Robert Y. Thomas, Jr.
Robert Young Thomas, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born near Russellville, Kentucky, Thomas attended the common schools, and was graduated from Bethel College, Russellville, Kentucky, in 1878.He studied law....
(D). Ben Johnson
Ben Johnson (politician)
Ben Johnson was an American lawyer and politician; Democrat, United States House of Representatives from 4 March 1907 to 3 March 1927....
(D). Charles F. Ogden
Charles F. Ogden
Charles Franklin Ogden was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in Charlestown, Indiana, Ogden graduated from Jeffersonville High School, Jeffersonville, Indiana....
(R). Arthur B. Rouse
Arthur B. Rouse
Arthur Blythe Rouse was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.-Early life:Born in Burlington, Kentucky, Rouse attended the public schools. He was graduated from Hanover College, Indiana, in 1896 and from the Louisville Law School in 1900...
(D). J. Campbell Cantrill
J. Campbell Cantrill
James Campbell Cantrill was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in Georgetown, Kentucky, Cantrill attended the common schools, Georgetown College, and the University of Virginia at Charlottesville....
(D). King Swope
King Swope
King Swope was a United States Representative from Kentucky. He was born in Danville, Kentucky. He attended the common schools and was graduated from Centre College, Danville, Kentucky in 1914 and from the law department of the University of Kentucky at Lexington in 1916...
(R), from August 1, 1919. William Jason Fields (D). John W. Langley
John W. Langley
John Wesley Langley was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky, husband of Katherine Gudger Langley.Born in Floyd County, Kentucky, Langley attended the common schools.He taught school for three years....
(R). John M. Robsion
John M. Robsion
John Marshall Robsion , a Republican, represented Kentucky in both the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives....
(R)
Louisiana
. Albert EstopinalAlbert Estopinal
Albert Estopinal, Sr. , was a sugar cane planter from St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, who served as a Democrat in both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature between 1876 and 1900 and in the United States House of Representatives from Louisiana's 1st congressional district from 1908 until his...
(D), until April 28, 1919
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- James O'Connor (D), from June 5, 1919. Henry Garland Dupré (D). Whitmell P. MartinWhitmell P. MartinWhitmell Pugh Martin was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana. Although he later served most of his congressional career as a Democrat, Martin was first elected as a "Bull Moose" Progressive in 1914...
(D). John Thomas Watkins (D). Riley Joseph Wilson (D). Jared Y. Sanders, Sr.Jared Y. Sanders, Sr.Jared Young Sanders, Sr. , was a journalist and attorney from Franklin, the seat of St. Mary Parish in south Louisiana, who served as his state's House Speaker , lieutenant governor , the 34th Governor , and U.S. representative...
(D). Ladislas LazaroLadislas LazaroLadislas Lazaro was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Louisiana.Born near Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, son of Alexandre Lazaro and Marie Denise Ortego...
(D). James Benjamin AswellJames Benjamin AswellJames Benjamin Aswell, Sr. , was a prominent educator and a Democratic U.S. representative from Louisiana, who served from 1913 until his death, which occurred twelve days into his tenth term.-Life and career:...
(D)
- James O'Connor (D), from June 5, 1919. Henry Garland Dupré (D). Whitmell P. Martin
Maine
. Louis B. GoodallLouis B. Goodall
Louis Bertrand Goodall was a United States Representative from Maine. He was born in Winchester, New Hampshire on September 23, 1851. He moved to Troy, New Hampshire with his parents in 1852...
(R). Wallace H. White, Jr.
Wallace H. White, Jr.
Wallace Humphrey White, Jr. was a prominent American politician and Republican leader in United States Congress from 1916 until 1949. White was from the U.S. state of Maine and served in the U.S. House of Representatives before being elected to the U.S...
(R). John A. Peters
John A. Peters (1864-1953)
John Andrew Peters was a U.S. Representative from Maine, and a nephew of John Andrew Peters.Born in Ellsworth, Maine, Peters attended public schools and graduated from Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, in 1885 where he studied law.He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Ellsworth in...
(R). Ira G. Hersey
Ira G. Hersey
Ira G. Hersey was a politician from the U.S. state of Maine, serving in the Maine House of Representatives, the Maine State Senate, and as United States Representative from Maine....
(R)
Maryland
. William N. Andrews (R). Carville D. Benson (D). Charles P. Coady (D). J. Charles Linthicum (D). Sydney Emanuel Mudd IISydney Emanuel Mudd II
Sydney Emanuel Mudd II was an American politician.Born at Gallant Green in Charles County, Maryland, Mudd attended the public schools of Charles County and the District of Columbia...
(R). Frederick N. Zihlman (R)
Massachusetts
. Allen T. TreadwayAllen T. Treadway
Allen Towner Treadway was a Massachusetts Republican who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, as a member, and President of, the Massachusetts Senate and a member of the United States House of Representatives from March 4, 1913 until January 3, 1945...
(R). Frederick H. Gillett
Frederick H. Gillett
Frederick Huntington Gillett was an American politician during the early 20th century. Frederick H. Gillett was born in Westfield, Massachusetts to Edward Bates Gillett and Lucy Fowler Gillett . He graduated from Amherst College in 1874 and Harvard Law School in 1877. He began the practice of...
(R). Calvin D. Paige (R). Samuel E. Winslow (R). John J. Rogers (R). Willfred W. Lufkin
Willfred W. Lufkin
Willfred Weymouth Lufkin was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. He was born in Essex on March 10, 1879. He attended public schools. After completing school, he was a newspaper correspondent, and a private secretary to Congressman Augustus P. Gardner...
(R). Michael F. Phelan (D). Frederick W. Dallinger
Frederick W. Dallinger
Frederick William Dallinger was an American Republican politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts....
(R). Alvan T. Fuller
Alvan T. Fuller
Alvan Tufts Fuller was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. He became one of the wealthiest men in America, with an automobile dealership which in 1920 was recognized as "the world's most successful auto dealership." He was elected a member of the Massachusetts House of...
(R), until January 5, 1921, vacant thereafter. John F. Fitzgerald
John F. Fitzgerald
John Francis "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald was an Irish-American politician and the maternal grandfather of three prominent United States politicians—President John Fitzgerald Kennedy and Senators Robert Francis Kennedy and Edward Moore Kennedy.-Early life and family:Fitzgerald was born in...
(D), until October 23, 1919
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- Peter Francis TaguePeter Francis TaguePeter Francis Tague was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Boston, Massachusetts.-Biography:Tague was a son of Peter and Mary Tague, immigrants from Ireland. His father was a cooper....
(D), from October 23, 1919. George H. TinkhamGeorge H. TinkhamGeorge Holden Tinkham was a member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Massachusetts....
(R). James A. GallivanJames A. GallivanJames Ambrose Gallivan was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. He was born in Boston on October 22, 1866. Gallivan attended the public schools, graduated from the Boston Latin School in 1884 and from Harvard University in 1888. He then engaged in newspaper work...
(D). Robert LuceRobert LuceRobert Luce was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Auburn, Maine, Luce attended the public schools of Auburn and Lewiston, Maine, and Somerville, Massachusetts...
(R). Richard Olney IIRichard Olney IIRichard Olney was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts.-Life:...
(D). William S. GreeneWilliam S. GreeneWilliam Stedman Greene was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Tremont, Illinois, Greene moved with his parents to Fall River, Massachusetts in 1844....
(R). Joseph Walsh (R)
- Peter Francis Tague
Michigan
. Frank E. Doremus (D). Earl C. MichenerEarl C. Michener
Earl Cory Michener was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Michener was born near Attica in Seneca County, Ohio. He moved with his parents to Adrian, Michigan in 1889 and attended the public schools there. During the Spanish-American War, he served in the U.S...
(R). John M. C. Smith
John M. C. Smith
John M. C. Smith was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He served as U.S. Representative from Michigan's 3rd congressional district.- Biography :...
(R). Edward L. Hamilton
Edward L. Hamilton
Edward La Rue Hamilton was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Hamilton was born in Niles Township, Michigan, where he attended grade school and graduated from the Niles High School in 1876...
(R). Carl Mapes (R). Patrick H. Kelley
Patrick H. Kelley
Patrick Henry Kelley was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He served as U.S. Representative from Michigan's 6th congressional district from 1915-1923.-Biography:...
(R). Louis C. Cramton
Louis C. Cramton
Louis Convers Cramton was a politician and jurist from the U.S. state of Michigan.Cramton was born in Hadley Township, Michigan and attended the common schools of Lapeer County. He graduated from Lapeer High School in 1893 and from the law department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in...
(R). Joseph W. Fordney
Joseph W. Fordney
Joseph Warren Fordney was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Fordney was born on a farm near Hartford City, Indiana where he attended the common schools. He moved to Saginaw, Michigan in June 1869 and engaged in the lumber industry...
(R). James C. McLaughlin
James C. McLaughlin
James Campbell McLaughlin was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.McLaughlin was born in Beardstown, Illinois. His parents, David and Isabella McLaughlin, had come from Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1851 and settled in Beardstown. The family moved to Muskegon, Michigan, in 1864, and David...
(R). Gilbert A. Currie
Gilbert A. Currie
Gilbert Archibald Currie was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Currie was born in Midland Township, Michigan, attended the district school, Midland High School, and graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1905. He was admitted to the Michigan bar...
(R). Frank D. Scott
Frank D. Scott
Frank Douglas Scott was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Scott was born of Scottish ancestry in Alpena, Michigan, attended the public schools and graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1901...
(R). W. Frank James
W. Frank James
William Francis James, more often known as W. Frank James, was a soldier and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan....
(R). Charles Archibald Nichols
Charles Archibald Nichols
Charles Archibald Nichols was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Nichols was born to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Whitney Nichols in Boyne City, Michigan, and attended the public schools. He engaged in newspaper work as reporter and criminal investigator for the Detroit Journal and the Detroit...
(R), until April 25, 1920
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- Clarence J. McLeodClarence J. McLeodClarence John McLeod was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives....
(R), elected to fill vacancy
- Clarence J. McLeod
Minnesota
. Sydney AndersonSydney Anderson
Sydney Anderson was a Representative from Minnesota; born in Zumbrota, Minnesota, Goodhue County, Minnesota; attended the common schools; was graduated from high school in 1899; attended Highland Park College, Des Moines, Iowa, and the University of Minnesota at Minneapolis; studied law; was...
(R). Franklin Ellsworth
Franklin Ellsworth
Franklin Fowler Ellsworth was a Representative from Minnesota; born in St. James, Watonwan County, Minnesota, July 10, 1879; attended the grade and high schools; enlisted as a private in Company H, Twelfth Regiment, Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, during the Spanish-American War; attended the law...
(R). Charles Russell Davis
Charles Russell Davis
Charles Russell Davis was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota.He was born in Pittsfield, Illinois but moved with his father to Le Sueur County, Minnesota in 1854, where he attended the public schools and was also instructed by private tutor. He graduated from a...
(R). Carl Van Dyke
Carl Van Dyke
Carl Chester Van Dyke, was an American soldier, lawyer and politician from Minnesota.He was born in Alexandria and attended the local public schools there. He taught primary school classes in surrounding Douglas County from 1899 to 1901. Later that year, he volunteered for the U.S...
(D), until May 20, 1919
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- Oscar KellerOscar KellerOscar Edward Keller was a Representative from Minnesota; born in Helenville, Wisconsin; attended the public schools and the University of Wisconsin–Madison; moved to Minnesota in 1901 and settled in St. Paul; employed as a billing clerk and later engaged in mercantile pursuits; member of the city...
(R), elected to fill vacancy. Walter NewtonWalter NewtonWalter Hughes Newton was a United States Representative from Minnesota; born in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota; attended the public schools and was graduated from the law department of the University of Minnesota at Minneapolis in 1905; was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced...
(R). Harold KnutsonHarold KnutsonHarold Knutson was born in Skien, in Telemark county, Norway. At the age of 6 he and his family moved to the United States initially settling in Chicago, Illinois, but later moving to Sherburne County, Minnesota. He became the editor for the St. Cloud Daily Journal-Press and later president of the...
(R). Andrew VolsteadAndrew VolsteadAndrew John Volstead was an American member of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota,1903–1923, and a member of the Republican Party. His name is closely associated with the National Prohibition Act of 1919, usually called the Volstead Act...
(R). William Leighton CarssWilliam Leighton CarssWilliam Leighton Carss, was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota; born in Pella, Marion County, Iowa and subsequently moved with his parents to Des Moines, Iowa, in 1867. There he attended the public schools, studied civil and mechanical engineering and followed that profession for a number of...
(FL). Halvor SteenersonHalvor SteenersonHalvor Steenerson was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota;-Background:Halvor Steenerson was born at Pleasant Springs near Madison Dane County, Wisconsin. He moved with his parents to Sheldon, Houston County, Minnesota, in 1853. He attended the county schools and the high school in Rushford,...
(R). Thomas D. SchallThomas D. SchallThomas David Schall was an American lawyer and politician. He served in both the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate from Minnesota. He was initially elected as a Progressive but later joined the Republican Party.Schall was born in Reed City, Michigan, and moved...
(R)
- Oscar Keller
Mississippi
. Ezekiel S. Candler, Jr.Ezekiel S. Candler, Jr.
Ezekiel Samuel Candler Jr. was a United States Representative from Mississippi. He was the nephew of Milton A. Candler and cousin of Allen Daniel Candler. He was born in Belleville, Florida. Later, he moved with his parents to Tishomingo County, Mississippi in 1870...
(D). Hubert D. Stephens
Hubert D. Stephens
Hubert Durrett Stephens was an American politician who served as a Democratic United States Senator from Mississippi from 1923 until 1935....
(D). Benjamin G. Humphreys II
Benjamin G. Humphreys II
Benjamin Grubb Humphreys was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi, father of William Y. Humphreys, and son of Benjamin G...
(D). Thomas U. Sisson
Thomas U. Sisson
Thomas Upton Sisson was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.Born near McCool, Attala County, Mississippi, Sisson moved with his father to Choctaw County, Mississippi....
(D). William Webb Venable (D). Paul B. Johnson, Sr.
Paul B. Johnson, Sr.
Paul Burney Johnson, Sr. was a judge, United States Representative and Governor of Mississippi. From 1907 to 1908 he was a judge of the city court of Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Two years later he became circuit judge of the 12th judicial district, with his tenure ending in 1919. From 1919 to 1923,...
(D). Percy E. Quin (D). James W. Collier (D)
Missouri
. Milton A. RomjueMilton A. Romjue
Milton Andrew Romjue was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.-Personal life and education:Congressman Romjue was born to Andrew Jackson Romjue & Susan E. Romjue on December 5, 1874 near Love Lake, Macon County, Missouri...
(D). William W. Rucker
William W. Rucker
William Waller Rucker was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born near Covington, Virginia, Rucker moved with his parents to western Virginia in 1861.He attended the common schools....
(D). Joshua W. Alexander
Joshua W. Alexander
Joshua Willis Alexander was United States Secretary of Commerce from December 16, 1919 - March 4, 1921 in the administration of President Woodrow Wilson...
(D), until December 15, 1919
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- Jacob L. MilliganJacob L. MilliganJacob Le Roy Milligan was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born in Richmond, Missouri, Milligan attended the public schools and the law department of the University of Missouri 1910-1914....
(D), from February 14, 1920. Charles F. BooherCharles F. BooherCharles Ferris Booher was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born on a farm near East Groveland, New York, Booher attended the common schools and the Geneseo Academy, Geneseo, New York.He taught school and studied law....
(D), until January 21, 1921, vacant thereafter. William Thomas BlandWilliam Thomas BlandWilliam Thomas Bland was a U.S. Representative from Missouri, grandson of John G. Jackson and cousin of James M...
(D). Clement C. DickinsonClement C. DickinsonClement Cabell Dickinson , also known as Clement C. Dickinson, was a Democratic Representative representing Missouri from February 1, 1910, to March 3, 1921 and fromMarch 4, 1931-January 3, 1935....
(D). Samuel C. MajorSamuel C. MajorSamuel Collier Major was a U.S. representative from Missouri.Born in Fayette, Missouri, Major attended the public schools and Central College at Fayette. He was graduated from St. James Military Academy, Macon, Missouri, in 1888...
(D). William L. NelsonWilliam L. NelsonWilliam Lester Nelson was an American farmer and politician from Columbia, Missouri. He represented Missouri as a Democrat in the United States House of Representatives for several terms: 1919-1921, 1925–1933 and 1935-1943. He is buried at the Columbia Cemetery in Columbia, Missouri.-External...
(D). Champ Clark (D), until March 2, 1921, vacant thereafter. Cleveland A. NewtonCleveland A. NewtonCleveland Alexander Newton was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born in Wright County, Missouri, Newton attended the common schools and Drury College at Springfield, Missouri....
(R). William Leo Igoe (D). Leonidas C. DyerLeonidas C. DyerLeonidas Carstarphen Dyer was an American politician, reformer, civil rights activist, and military officer who served 11 terms in the U.S. Congress as a Republican Representative from Missouri from 1911 to 1933. In 1898 enrolling in the U.S...
(R). Marion E. RhodesMarion E. RhodesMarion Edwards Rhodes was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born on a farm near Glen Allen, Missouri, Rhodes attended the public schools and Will Mayfield College....
(R). Edward D. HaysEdward D. HaysEdward Dixon Hays was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born on a farm near Oak Ridge, Missouri to John W. and Mary Jane Hays, he attended the public schools. His parents were natives of Clearfield and Elk Co., PA...
(R). Isaac V. McPhersonIsaac V. McPhersonIsaac Vanbert Mcpherson was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born near Rome, Missouri, Mcpherson moved to Bradleyville, Missouri, with his parents....
(R). Thomas L. RubeyThomas L. RubeyThomas Lewis Rubey was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born in Lebanon, Missouri, Rubey attended the common schools. He graduated from the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri in 1885 and served as Superintendent of schools of Lebanon from 1886 to 1891...
(D)
- Jacob L. Milligan
Montana
. John M. EvansJohn M. Evans
John Morgan Evans was a U.S. Democratic politician.He was born in Sedalia, Missouri. He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives from Montana and served from March 4, 1913 to March 3, 1921...
(D). Carl W. Riddick
Carl W. Riddick
Carl Wood Riddick was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the Second District of Montana, from March 1919 to March 1923 in the 66th and 67th Congresses, replacing Jeannette Rankin. In 1922 he ran unsuccessfully for election to the U.S. Senate.His son, Merrill K...
(R)
Nebraska
. C. Frank ReavisC. Frank Reavis
Charles Frank Reavis was a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Nebraska.He was born in Falls City, Nebraska on and studied law at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. He was admitted to the bar in 1892 and set up practice in Falls City...
(R). Albert W. Jefferis
Albert W. Jefferis
Albert Webb Jefferis was a Nebraska Republican politician.Born near Embreville, Pennsylvania, he attended public schools in Romansville, Pennsylvania and the West Chester Normal School for three years. He graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan, at Ann Arbor, Michigan in...
(R). Robert E. Evans
Robert E. Evans
Robert Emory Evans was a Nebraska Republican politician.Evans was born in Coalmont, Pennsylvania in 1856. He attended the Pennsylvania Normal School at Millersville, Pennsylvania and the Indiana Normal School. He worked as a machinist from 1877 to 1883...
(R). Melvin O. McLaughlin
Melvin O. McLaughlin
Melvin Orlando McLaughlin was a Nebraska Republican politician.Born in Osceola, Iowa on August 8, 1876, he moved to Nebraska in 1884. He graduated from College View High School, and graduated from the Lincoln, Nebraska Normal University and the Nebraska state Normal School at Peru. He taught...
(R). William E. Andrews
William E. Andrews
William Ezekiel Andrews was a Nebraska Republican politician.Born near Oskaloosa, Iowa on December 17, 1854, he became an orphan early in life. He worked as a farm hand to get by and graduated from Simpson College in 1874 and from Parsons College in 1875. He was elected superintendent of schools...
(R). Moses P. Kinkaid (R)
New Hampshire
. Sherman Everett BurroughsSherman Everett Burroughs
Sherman Everett Burroughs was a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire.Born in Dunbarton, New Hampshire, Burroughs attended the public schools, and was graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, in 1894. He was private secretary to Congressman Henry M. Baker from 1894 to 1897...
(R). Edward Hills Wason
Edward Hills Wason
Edward Hills Wason was a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire.Born in New Boston, New Hampshire, Wason attended public and private schools and Francestown Academy. He was graduated from the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts at Hanover in 1886 and from Boston University...
(R)
New Jersey
. William J. BrowningWilliam J. Browning
William John Browning was an American Republican party politician who represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district as a U.S. Representative from 1911, until his death in 1920....
(R), until March 24, 1920
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- Francis F. Patterson, Jr.Francis F. Patterson, Jr.Francis Ford Patterson, Jr. was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1920 to 1927....
(R), from November 2, 1920. Isaac BacharachIsaac BacharachIsaac Bacharach was an American Republican Party politician from New Jersey who represented the 2nd congressional district from 1915 to 1937....
(R). Thomas J. ScullyThomas J. ScullyThomas Joseph Scully was an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 3rd congressional district from 1911 to 1921.-Biography:...
(D). Elijah C. HutchinsonElijah C. HutchinsonElijah Cubberley Hutchinson was an American Republican Party politician who represented from 1915 to 1923....
(R). Ernest R. AckermanErnest R. AckermanErnest Robinson Ackerman was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1919 to 1931.-Early years:...
(R). John R. RamseyJohn R. RamseyJohn Rathbone Ramsey was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 6th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1917 to 1921.Ramsey was born in Wyckoff, New Jersey on April 25, 1862...
(R). Amos H. RadcliffeAmos H. RadcliffeAmos Henry Radcliffe was an American Republican politician who represented New Jersey's 7th congressional district, serving in office from March 4, 1919 to March 3, 1923.-Biography:...
(R). Cornelius A. McGlennon (D). Daniel F. MinahanDaniel F. MinahanDaniel Francis Minahan was an American Democratic Party politician from New Jersey who represented the 6th congressional district from 1919 to 1921 and again from 1923 to 1925.-Biography:...
(D). Frederick R. LehlbachFrederick R. LehlbachFrederick Reimold Lehlbach was an American lawyer and politician. As a Republican, Lehlbach served as the U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 10th congressional district from 1915 to 1933 and as the representative from New Jersey's 12th congressional district from 1933 to 1937. Lehlbach was also...
(R). John J. EaganJohn J. EaganJohn Joseph Eagan was an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 11th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1913-1921.-Biography:...
(D). James A. HamillJames A. HamillJames Alphonsus Hamill was an attorney and American Democratic Party politician. He served as U.S. Representative from New Jersey's 10th and 12th Congressional Districts.-Biography:...
(D)
- Francis F. Patterson, Jr.
New Mexico
. Benigno C. HernándezBenigno C. Hernández
Benigno Cárdenas Hernández was the first Hispanic from New Mexico to serve as a full Member of Congress since New Mexico was granted statehood....
(R)
New York
. Frederick C. HicksFrederick C. Hicks
Frederick Cocks Hicks was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Westbury, he attended the public schools, Swarthmore College, and Harvard University....
(R). C. Pope Caldwell
C. Pope Caldwell
Charles Pope Caldwell was a U.S. Representative from New York.-Biography:Born near Bastrop, Texas, Caldwell attended the public schools. He graduated from the University of Texas Law School in 1898 and from Yale Law School in 1899. He was admitted to the bar in Austin, Texas, in 1898, and later...
(D). John MacCrate
John MacCrate
John MacCrate was a lawyer, a politician, serving as a Representative from New York, and a justice of the New York Supreme Court....
(R), until December 30, 1920, thereafter. Thomas H. Cullen
Thomas H. Cullen
Thomas Henry Cullen was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Brooklyn, he attended the local parochial schools, and graduated from St. Francis College in 1880. He became engaged in the marine insurance and shipping business, and was a member of the New York State Assembly from...
(D), from June 6, 1919. John B. Johnston
John B. Johnston
John Brown Johnston was a Scottish American Democratic politician.He was born in Glasgow, Scotland. He immigrated to the United States with his parents in 1886. He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives from New York and served from March 4, 1919 to March 3,...
(D). Frederick W. Rowe
Frederick W. Rowe
Frederick William Rowe was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born at Wappingers Falls, New York, Rowe attended the common schools....
(R). James P. Maher
James P. Maher
James Paul Maher was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Brooklyn, New York, Maher was graduated from St...
(D). William E. Cleary
William E. Cleary
William Edward Cleary was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Ellenville, New York, Cleary attended the public schools and the Ellenville Academy.He moved to Brooklyn in 1879 and engaged in water transportation....
(D). David J. O'Connell
David J. O'Connell
David Joseph O'Connell was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in New York City, O'Connell attended public schools as a child. He worked in the publishing business in New York City, eventually becoming a sales manager for Funk & Wagnalls...
(D). Reuben L. Haskell
Reuben L. Haskell
Reuben Locke Haskell was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Brooklyn, New York, Haskell was graduated from Hempstead High School, Long Island, New York, in 1894....
(R), until December 31, 1919
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- Lester D. VolkLester D. VolkLester David Volk was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Brooklyn, New York, Volk attended the public and high schools. He was graduated from Long Island Medical School in 1906 and from St. Lawrence University Law School in 1911.In 1906 he engaged in the practice of medicine. He was...
(R), from November 2, 1920. Daniel J. RiordanDaniel J. RiordanDaniel Joseph Riordan of New York City was a U.S. Representative from New York from 1899 to 1901 and from 1906 to 1923. He was a Democrat and a member of Tammany Hall.-References:...
(D). Henry M. GoldfogleHenry M. GoldfogleHenry Mayer Goldfogle was a United States Representative from New York. Born in New York City, he attended the public schools and Townsend College. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1877 and commenced practice in New York City...
(D). Christopher D. SullivanChristopher D. SullivanChristopher Daniel Sullivan was a United States Representative from New York from 1917 to 1941. Born in New York City, he attended public schools, St. James Parochial School, and St. Mary's Academy in New York City...
(D). Fiorello H. LaGuardiaFiorello H. LaGuardiaFiorello Henry LaGuardia was Mayor of New York for three terms from 1934 to 1945 as a liberal Republican. Previously he was elected to Congress in 1916 and 1918, and again from 1922 through 1930. Irascible, energetic and charismatic, he craved publicity and is acclaimed as one of the three or...
(R), until December 31, 1919 - Nathan David PerlmanNathan David PerlmanNathan David Perlman was an American lawyer and politician from New York.Born in Poland, Perlman immigrated to the United States in 1891 with his mother where they settled in New York City. After attending the city's public schools he pursued higher education by attending College of the City of...
(R), from November 2, 1920. Peter J. DoolingPeter J. DoolingPeter Joseph Dooling was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in New York City, Dooling attended the public schools.He engaged in the real-estate business....
(D). Thomas F. Smith (D). Herbert C. Pell, Jr. (D). John F. CarewJohn F. CarewJohn Francis Carew was a U.S. Representative from New York, nephew of Thomas Francis Magner.Born in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York, Carew attended the public schools of Brooklyn and New York City and the College of the City of New York. He graduated from Columbia College in 1893 and from...
(D). Joseph RowanJoseph RowanJoseph Rowan was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in New York City, Rowan attended the public schools. He was graduated from Columbia College Law School in 1891. He was admitted to the bar in 1892 and commenced the practice of law in New York City.Rowan was elected as a Democrat to the...
(D). Isaac SiegelIsaac SiegelIsaac Siegel was a United States Representative from New York.He was born in New York City and attended the public schools. Siegel was graduated from New York University School of Law in 1901 and was admitted to the bar on May 26, 1902...
(R). Jerome F. DonovanJerome F. DonovanJerome Francis Donovan was a United States Representative from New York.-Biography:Donovan was born in New Haven, Connecticut on February 1, 1872...
(D). Anthony J. Griffin (D). Richard F. McKiniryRichard F. McKiniryRichard Francis Mckiniry was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in New York City, Mckiniry attended the public schools.He graduated from the College of St...
(D). James V. GanlyJames V. GanlyJames Vincent Ganly was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in New York City, Ganly attended the public schools and Packard Business College.He engaged in the oil, real estate, and automobile businesses....
(D). James W. Husted (R). Edmund PlattEdmund PlattEdmund Platt was a United States Representative from New York.Born in Poughkeepsie, he attended a private school and Riverview Academy. He graduated from Eastman Business College in Poughkeepsie and learned the printer's trade. He graduated from Harvard University in 1888 and taught school and...
(R), until June 7, 1920 - Hamilton Fish IIIHamilton Fish IIIHamilton Fish III was a soldier and politician from New York State...
(R), from November 2, 1920. Charles B. WardCharles B. WardCharles Maple Ward was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Newark, New Jersey, Ward attended the public schools and was graduated from Pennsylvania Military College at Chester in 1899....
(R). Rollin B. SanfordRollin B. SanfordRollin Brewster Sanford was a U.S. Representative from New York, great-grandson of Jonah Sanford.Born in Nicholville, St...
(R). James S. ParkerJames S. ParkerJames Southworth Parker was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, he attended the public schools and was graduated from Cornell University in 1887. He taught at St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire in 1887 and moved to...
(R). Frank CrowtherFrank CrowtherFrank Crowther was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Liverpool, England, he immigrated to the United States in 1872 with his parents, who settled in Canton, Massachusetts...
(R). Bertrand H. Snell (R). Luther W. MottLuther W. MottLuther Wright Mott was a United States Representative from New York.Born in Oswego, he attended the public schools and graduated from Harvard University in 1896. He engaged in banking in Oswego and was appointed State superintendent of banks in 1907, but resigned after five days' service...
(R). Homer P. SnyderHomer P. SnyderHomer Peter Snyder was a United States Representative from New York.Born in Amsterdam, Montgomery County, New York, he attended the common schools and was employed in various capacities in knitting mills until 1887...
(R). William H. HillWilliam Henry Hill (New York)William Henry Hill was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Plains, Pennsylvania, Hill attended the public schools.He was graduated from the high school at Binghamton, New York....
(R). Walter W. MageeWalter W. MageeWalter Warren Magee was an American congressman who represented New York. He was born in Groveland, New York, USA on May 23,1861. He graduated from Harvard University in 1889 and served on the board of supervisors ofOnondaga County from 1892 to 1893...
(R). Norman J. GouldNorman J. GouldNorman Judd Gould was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Gould was born in Seneca Falls, New York. He graduated from Cornell University in 1899, where he was a member of the Quill and Dagger society. He was a delegate to the 1908 Republican National...
(R). Alanson B. HoughtonAlanson B. HoughtonAlanson Bigelow Houghton was an American businessman, politician, and diplomat who served as a Congressman and Ambassador. He was a member of the Republican Party.-Early life and business career:...
(R). Thomas B. DunnThomas B. DunnThomas Byrne Dunn was an American businessman and politician.-Life:...
(R). Archie D. SandersArchie D. SandersArchie Dovell Sanders was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Sanders was born in Stafford, New York. He served in the New York State Assembly from 1895 until 1896. He was a delegate to the 1896 Republican National Convention and the 1924 Republican...
(R). S. Wallace DempseyS. Wallace DempseyStephen Wallace Dempsey was an American Republican politician. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York....
(R). Clarence MacGregorClarence MacGregorClarence MacGregor was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York....
(R). James M. MeadJames M. MeadJames Michael Mead represented New York in the United States Senate from 1938 until 1947.Born in Mount Morris, Livingston County, New York, Mead moved to Buffalo with his family at the age of four...
(D). Daniel A. ReedDaniel A. Reed-External links:...
(R)
- Lester D. Volk
North Carolina
. John Humphrey SmallJohn Humphrey Small
John Humphrey Small was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina.Born in Washington, North Carolina, Small attended private schools and Trinity College , Durham, North Carolina where he was a Member of the Chi Phi Fraternity. He taught school from 1876 to 1880 and studied law...
(D). Claude Kitchin
Claude Kitchin
Claude Kitchin was a U.S. Congressional Representative from North Carolina and floor leader of his party in the House during the 64th, 65th, and 67th Congresses....
(D). Samuel M. Brinson
Samuel M. Brinson
Samuel Mitchell Brinson was an American politician.Brinson was born in New Bern, Craven County, NC to William George Brinson and Kittie Elizabeth Brinson. He was the member of the United States House of Representatives for the North Carolina 3rd district from 1919 to 1922...
(D). Edward W. Pou
Edward W. Pou
Edward William Pou , was an American politician, serving in the United States Congress.Born in Tuskegee, Alabama, September 9, 1863, he moved to North Carolina with his parents in 1867, where he attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and studied law...
(D). Charles M. Stedman (D). Hannibal L. Godwin (D). Leonidas D. Robinson
Leonidas D. Robinson
Leonidas Dunlap Robinson was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina.Born in Gulledge Township, North Carolina, Robinson attended the common schools.He moved to Wadesboro in 1888.He studied law....
(D). Robert L. Doughton
Robert L. Doughton
Robert Lee "Bob" Doughton , of Alleghany County, North Carolina, sometimes known as "Farmer Bob," was a member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina for 42 consecutive years...
(D). Edwin Y. Webb (D), until November 10, 1919
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- Clyde R. HoeyClyde R. HoeyClyde Roark Hoey was a Democratic politician from North Carolina. He served in both houses of the state legislature and served briefly in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1919 to 1921. He was North Carolina's governor from 1937 to 1941. He entered the U.S...
(D), from December 16, 1919. Zebulon WeaverZebulon WeaverZebulon Weaver was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1917 and 1929 and between 1931 and 1947.-Early years and education:...
(D)
- Clyde R. Hoey
North Dakota
. John Miller BaerJohn Miller Baer
John Miller Baer was a U.S. Representative from North Dakota.Born at Black Creek, Wisconsin, Baer attended the public schools.He was graduated from Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin, in 1909....
(R). George M. Young
George M. Young
George Morley Young was a U.S. Representative from North Dakota.Born in Lakelet, Huron County, Ontario, Canada, YoungWhen a boy moved to the United States and settled in St...
(R). James H. Sinclair
James H. Sinclair
James Herbert Sinclair was a U.S. Republican politician.He was born near St. Marys, Ontario, Canada and moved to North Dakota in 1883...
(R)
Ohio
. Nicholas LongworthNicholas Longworth
Nicholas Longworth IV was a prominent American politician in the Republican Party during the first few decades of the 20th century...
(R). Ambrose E.B. Stephens (R). Warren Gard
Warren Gard
Warren Gard was an attorney, prosecutor, jurist and member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio....
(D). Benjamin F. Welty (D). Charles J. Thompson
Charles J. Thompson
Charles James Thompson was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Wapakoneta, Ohio, Thompson attended the public schools and the Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio.Learned the art of printing 1876-1879....
(R). Charles C. Kearns (R). Simeon D. Fess
Simeon D. Fess
Simeon Davison Fess was a Republican politician and educator from Ohio. He served in the United States House of Representatives and U.S. Senate.-Early life:...
(R). R. Clint Cole
R. Clint Cole
Raymond Clinton Cole was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, brother of Ralph Dayton Cole.Born in Biglick Township, near Findlay, Ohio, Cole attended the common schools and Findlay College, Findlay, Ohio....
(R). Isaac R. Sherwood
Isaac R. Sherwood
Isaac Ruth Sherwood was an American politician and newspaper editor from Toledo, Ohio, as well as an officer in the Union army during the Civil War. He served nine terms in the United States Congress, and was a noted pacifist during World War I.-Early life and career:Sherwood was born in...
(D). Israel M. Foster (R). Edwin D. Ricketts
Edwin D. Ricketts
Edwin Darlington Ricketts was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born near Maxville, Ohio, Ricketts attended the public schools.For twelve years was a teacher and superintendent of schools.He studied law....
(R). Clement L. Brumbaugh
Clement L. Brumbaugh
Clement Laird Brumbaugh was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.-Biography:Born on a farm near Pikeville, in Darke County, Ohio, Brumbaugh attended the district schools and Greenville High School in Greenville, Ohio....
(D). James T. Begg
James T. Begg
James Thomas Begg was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.-Biography:Born on a farm near Lima, Ohio, Begg attended the public and high schools of Columbus Grove, and Lima College....
(R). Martin L. Davey
Martin L. Davey
Martin Luther Davey was a Democratic politician from Ohio. He was the 53rd Governor of Ohio.-Childhood:Davey was born in Kent, Ohio in 1884. His father was John Davey, better known as the tree doctor and founder of the Davey Tree Expert Company. His mother was Bertha Reeves, the daughter of a...
(D). C. Ellis Moore
C. Ellis Moore
Charles Ellis Moore was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born near Middlebourne, Ohio, Moore attended the common schools and Mount Union College, Alliance, Ohio. He taught school in Oxford Township, Ohio...
(R). Roscoe C. McCulloch
Roscoe C. McCulloch
Roscoe Conkling McCulloch was a Republican politician from Ohio who served in the United States House of Representatives and U.S. Senate....
(R). William A. Ashbrook
William A. Ashbrook
William Albert Ashbrook was an American businessman, newspaper publisher, and Democratic politician from Ohio....
(D). B. Frank Murphy
B. Frank Murphy
Benjamin Franklin Murphy was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Steubenville, Ohio, Murphy attended the public schools. He learned the glassworker's trade, and later engaged in the retail shoe business, in banking, and in the real estate business. He served as vice president of the Peoples...
(R). John G. Cooper
John G. Cooper
John Gordon Cooper was an Anglo-American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Ohio.-Early years:...
(R). Charles A. Mooney
Charles A. Mooney
Charles Anthony Mooney was a five-term U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in St. Marys, Auglaize County, Ohio, Mooney attended the public and Jesuit schools. He was graduated from St. Marys High School in 1895, and then engaged in the local life insurance business. He moved to Cleveland, Ohio, in...
(D). John J. Babka
John J. Babka
John Joseph Babka was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Babka attended the public schools.He was graduated from the Cleveland Law School in 1908....
(D). Henry I. Emerson
Henry I. Emerson
Henry Ivory Emerson was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Litchfield, Maine, Emerson moved with his parents to Lewiston, Maine, where he attended the public schools and studied law....
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Oklahoma
. Everette B. HowardEverette B. Howard
Everette Burgess Howard was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.Born in Morgantown, Kentucky, Howard attended the public schools....
(D). William W. Hastings
William W. Hastings
William Wirt Hastings was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.Born on a farm in Benton County, Arkansas, near the Indian Territory boundary, Hastings moved with his parents to a farm at Beatties Prairie, Delaware County , Oklahoma, and attended the Cherokee tribal school.He graduated from Cherokee...
(D). Charles D. Carter
Charles D. Carter
Charles David Carter was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.Born near Boggy Depot, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory , Carter moved with his father to Mill Creek, a stage stand on the western frontier of the Chickasaw Nation, in April 1876.He attended the Indian day schools and Chickasaw Manual...
(D). Tom D. McKeown
Tom D. McKeown
Thomas Deitz Mckeown was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.Born in Blackstock, South Carolina, Mckeown attended the common schools, studied under a private tutor and attended lectures at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, in 1898.He was admitted to the bar in 1899 and began practice in...
(D). Joseph Bryan Thompson
Joseph Bryan Thompson
Joseph Bryan Thompson was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.Born near Sherman, Texas, Thompson attended the public schools, and was graduated from Savoy College in Fannin County, Texas, in 1890.He studied law....
(D), until September 18, 1919
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- John W. HarreldJohn W. HarreldJohn William Harreld was a United States Representative and Senator from Oklahoma. Harreld was the first Republican senator elected in Oklahoma and represented a shift in Oklahoma politics.-Early life and career:...
(R), elected to fill vacancy. Scott FerrisScott FerrisScott Ferris was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.Upon the admission of Oklahoma as a State into the Union, Ferris was elected as a Democrat to the 60th Congress. He was reelected to the 61st and to the six succeeding Congresses and served from November 16, 1907, until March 3, 1921...
(D). James V. McClinticJames V. McClinticJames Vernon McClintic was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.Born near Bremond, Texas, McClintic moved with his parents to Groesbeck, Texas, in 1880. He attended public schools and AddRan University in Fort Worth.McClintic accepted a position with a wholesale dry-goods company in St. Louis,...
(D). Dick Thompson MorganDick Thompson MorganDick Thompson Morgan was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.-Early life and education:Born at Prairie Creek, Indiana, Morgan attended the country schools and the Prairie Creek High School. In 1876 he received a bachelor's degree and in 1878 a master's degree both from Union Christian College,...
(R), until July 4, 1920 - Charles SwindallCharles SwindallCharles Swindall was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.-Early life:Born at College Mound, near Terrell, Texas, Swindall attended the public schools and Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee....
(R), elected to fill vacancy
- John W. Harreld
Oregon
. Willis C. HawleyWillis C. Hawley
Willis Chatman Hawley was an American politician and educator in the state of Oregon. A native of the state, he would serve as president of Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, where he earned his undergraduate and law degrees before entering politics...
(R). Nicholas J. Sinnott
Nicholas J. Sinnott
Nicholas John Sinnott was a Republican politician from the state of Oregon. He served in the Oregon State Senate, in the United States House of Representatives, and on the now defunct United States Court of Claims federal court.-Early life:...
(R). Clifton N. McArthur
Clifton N. McArthur
Clifton Nesmith McArthur was a U.S. Representative from Oregon, and grandson of Senator James Willis Nesmith. His father was a member of the Oregon Supreme Court, and Clifton twice served as Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives.-Early life:McArthur was born in The Dalles, Oregon on June...
(R)
Pennsylvania
. William S. VareWilliam S. Vare
William Scott Vare was an American construction contractor and Republican Party politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He represented Pennsylvania in the U.S House and won a contested election to the United States Senate.-Youth:Bill Vare was the youngest of three Vare brothers who were all...
(R). George S. Graham (R). J. Hampton Moore
J. Hampton Moore
Joseph Hampton Moore was Mayor of Philadelphia and a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania.-Early life and commercial work:...
(R), until January 4, 1920
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- Harry C. RansleyHarry C. RansleyHarry Clay Ransley was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....
(R), from November 2, 1920. George W. EdmondsGeorge W. EdmondsGeorge Washington Edmonds was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....
(R). Peter E. CostelloPeter E. CostelloPeter Edward Costello was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania.Peter Costello was born in Boston. He moved to Philadelphia in 1877. He engaged in various manufacturing industries and general construction work and real estate development...
(R). George P. DarrowGeorge P. DarrowGeorge Potter Darrow was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.George Darrow was born in Waterford, Connecticut. He graduated from Alfred University in Alfred, NY in 1880. He moved to Philadelphia, PA in 1888 and engaged in banking, in the manufacture of...
(R). Thomas S. ButlerThomas S. ButlerThomas Stalker Butler was a U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, serving from March 4, 1897 until his death, having been elected to the House sixteen times. Thomas S. Butler was also the father of the famous Marine Corps General Smedley D...
(R). Henry Winfield WatsonHenry Winfield WatsonHenry Winfield Watson was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Henry W. Watson was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He was educated in private schools, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1881, and commenced the practice of his profession in Philadelphia...
(R). William W. Griest (R). Patrick McLanePatrick McLanePatrick McLane was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
(D), until February 25, 1921 - John R. Farr (R), from February 25, 1921. John J. CaseyJohn J. CaseyJohn Joseph Casey was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.John J. Casey was born in Wilkes-Barre Township, Pennsylvania...
(D). John ReberJohn ReberJohn Reber was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.John Reber was born in South Manheim Township, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the Eastman Business College in Poughkeepsie, New York, in 1875. He taught school for several years and was later employed as a...
(R). Arthur G. Dewalt (D). Louis T. McFadden (R)'. Edgar R. Kiess (R). John V. Lesher (D). Benjamin K. FochtBenjamin K. FochtBenjamin K. Focht was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Benjamin K. Focht was born in New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania. He attended Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania State College at State College, Pennsylvania, and Susquehanna...
(R). Aaron S. Kreider (R). John M. Rose (R). Edward S. Brooks (R). Evan J. Jones (R). John Haden WilsonJohn Haden WilsonJohn Haden Wilson was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.John H. Wilson was born in Nashville, Tennessee. He moved with his parents to Harmony, Pennsylvania, the same year. He graduated from the Harmony Collegiate Institute, the Zelienople Academy, and...
(D), from March 4, 1919. Samuel A. Kendall (R). Henry W. Temple (R). Milton W. Shreve (R). Henry J. Steele (D). Nathan L. Strong (R). Willis J. Hulings (R). Stephen G. Porter (R). M. Clyde Kelly (R). John M. MorinJohn M. MorinJohn Mary Morin was Republican member of the U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania.-Biography:Morin was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but moved with his parents to Pittsburgh. He began working in a glass factory in 1882, and was employed in steel mills until 1885...
(R). Guy E. Campbell (D). Thomas S. Crago (R). William J. BurkeWilliam J. BurkeWilliam Joseph Burke was an American politician and businessman.-Biography:He was born in London, England of Irish parents. He was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1915 to 1918. He was a U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania from 1919 to 1923, as a member of the United States...
(R). Anderson H. Walters (R). Mahlon M. Garland (R), until November 19, 1920, vacant thereafter
- Harry C. Ransley
Rhode Island
. Clark BurdickClark Burdick
Clark Burdick was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.Born in Newport, Rhode Island, Burdick attended the public schools.He was a student at the Harvard Law School 1893-1895....
(R). Walter Russell Stiness
Walter Russell Stiness
Walter Russell Stiness was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.Born in Smithfield, Rhode Island, Stiness attended the public schools and was a student at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, in 1873 and 1874....
(R). Ambrose Kennedy
Ambrose Kennedy
Ambrose Kennedy was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.Born in Blackstone, Massachusetts, Kennedy attended the Blackstone public schools and St. Hyacinthe's College, Province of Quebec, Canada. He graduated from College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1897...
(R)
South Carolina
. Richard S. WhaleyRichard S. Whaley
Richard Smith Whaley was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina, and chief justice of the United States Court of Claims....
(D). James F. Byrnes
James F. Byrnes
James Francis Byrnes was an American statesman from the state of South Carolina. During his career, Byrnes served as a member of the House of Representatives , as a Senator , as Justice of the Supreme Court , as Secretary of State , and as the 104th Governor of South Carolina...
(D). Fred H. Dominick (D). Samuel J. Nicholls
Samuel J. Nicholls
Samuel Jones Nicholls was a United States Representative from South Carolina. He was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He attended Bingham Military Institute in Asheville, North Carolina; Wofford College, in Spartanburg, South Carolina; Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Blacksburg, Virginia;...
(D). William F. Stevenson (D). J. Willard Ragsdale
J. Willard Ragsdale
James Willard Ragsdale was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born in Timmonsville, South Carolina, Ragsdale attended the public schools....
(D), until July 23, 1919
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- Philip H. StollPhilip H. StollPhilip Henry Stoll was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born in Little Rock, Marion County, South Carolina, Stoll attended the public schools....
(D), from October 7, 1919. Asbury Francis LeverAsbury Francis LeverAsbury Francis Lever was a member of the United States House of Representatives from South Carolina.-Early life:...
(D), until August 1, 1919 - Edward C. MannEdward C. MannEdward Coke Mann was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born in Lowndesville, South Carolina, Mann attended the common schools and was graduated from The Citadel, Charleston, South Carolina, in 1901....
(D), from October 7, 1919
- Philip H. Stoll
South Dakota
. Charles A. ChristophersonCharles A. Christopherson
Charles Andrew Christopherson was a lawyer and politician in South Dakota. He was elected to the state legislature in 1912...
(R). Royal C. Johnson
Royal C. Johnson
Royal Cleaves Johnson was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from South Dakota and a highly decorated veteran of World War I. He was born in Cherokee, Iowa in 1882....
(R). Harry L. Gandy (D)
Tennessee
. Sam R. SellsSam R. Sells
Sam Riley Sells was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 1st congressional district of Tennessee.-Biography:...
(R). J. Will Taylor
J. Will Taylor
James Willis Taylor was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee.Born near Lead Mine Bend in Union County, Tennessee, Taylor attended the public schools, Holbrook Normal College, Fountain City, Tennessee, and the American Temperance University, Harriman, Tennessee.He taught school for several years.He...
(R). John Austin Moon (D). Cordell Hull
Cordell Hull
Cordell Hull was an American politician from the U.S. state of Tennessee. He is best known as the longest-serving Secretary of State, holding the position for 11 years in the administration of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt during much of World War II...
(D). Ewin L. Davis
Ewin L. Davis
Ewin Lamar Davis was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 5th congressional district of Tennessee.-Biography:...
(D). Joseph W. Byrns (D). Lemuel Phillips Padgett (D). Thetus Willrette Sims (D). Finis J. Garrett
Finis J. Garrett
Finis J. Garrett was born in Weakley County, Tennessee in 1875. He attended Bethel College and graduated in 1897. During that period he worked as an editor for local newspapers. After he went on to law and then the US Congress. In the House he served from 1905 to 1929 and from 1923 to 1929 he was...
(D). Hubert Fisher
Hubert Fisher
Hubert Frederick Fisher was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 10th congressional district of Tennessee.-Biography:...
(D)
Texas
. Eugene Black (D). John C. BoxJohn C. Box
John Calvin Box was a U.S. Representative from Texas.John Calvin Box was born on March 28, 1871 on the family farm at Hammond's Creek east of the present day Latexo community in northern Houston county east Texas which is north of the county seat ofCrockett, Texas to John Jasper Wesley Box and...
(D). James Young
James Young (congressman)
James Young was a U.S. Representative from Texas.Born in Henderson, Texas, Young attended the public schools.He was graduated from the law department of the University of Texas at Austin in July 1891....
(D). Sam Rayburn
Sam Rayburn
Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn , often called "Mr. Sam," or "Mr. Democrat," was a Democratic lawmaker from Bonham, Texas, who served as the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives for seventeen years, the longest tenure in U.S. history.- Background :Rayburn was born in Roane County, Tennessee, and...
(D). Hatton W. Sumners
Hatton W. Sumners
Hatton William Sumners was a Congressman from Texas from 1913—1947 and served as Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee.-Early life and career:...
(D). Rufus Hardy
Rufus Hardy (representative)
Rufus Hardy was a United States Representative of the Democratic Party from the state of Texas.-Early years:Hardy was born Monroe County, Mississippi to George Washington and Pauline J. Hardy...
(D). Clay Stone Briggs
Clay Stone Briggs
Clay Stone Briggs was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1919 through his death in 1933.-Early life:...
(D). Joe H. Eagle
Joe H. Eagle
Joe Henry Eagle was a U.S. Representative from Texas.Born in Tompkinsville, Kentucky, Eagle was graduated from the local high school in 1883 and obtained a teacher's certificate in 1884....
(D). Joseph J. Mansfield
Joseph J. Mansfield
Joseph Jefferson Mansfield was a member of the United States House of Representatives from the U.S. state of Texas from 1917-1947.Mansfield was born on February 9, 1861. He was born in Wayne, West Virginia. However when he was born this was still part of state of Virginia...
(D). James P. Buchanan
James P. Buchanan
James Paul Buchanan served as U.S. Representative from the 10th district of Texas from 1913 until his death on 22 February 1937. He was the chair of the Appropriations committee from 1933 on.-Legacy:...
(D). Tom T. Connally (D). Fritz G. Lanham
Fritz G. Lanham
Frederick Garland "Fritz" Lanham was a member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Texas. A Democrat, Lanham was the son of Samuel Willis Tucker Lanham, a governor of Texas and himself a member of Congress. After graduating from the University of Texas at Austin with a...
(D), from April 19, 1919. Lucian W. Parrish
Lucian W. Parrish
Lucian Walton Parrish was a U.S. Representative from Texas.Born in Sister Grove, near Van Alstyne, Texas, Parrish moved with his parents to Clay County in 1887 and settled near Joy, Texas....
(D). Carlos Bee
Carlos Bee
Carlos Bee was a U.S. Representative from Texas, great-grandson of Thomas Bee.Born in Saltillo, Mexico, where his parents had moved after the collapse of the Confederacy, Bee returned with his parents to San Antonio, Texas, in 1874.He attended the public schools and the Agricultural and Mechanical...
(D). John Nance Garner
John Nance Garner
John Nance Garner, IV , was the 32nd Vice President of the United States and the 44th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives .- Early life and family :...
(D). Claude Benton Hudspeth
Claude Benton Hudspeth
Claude Benton Hudspeth was an American rancher, lawyer, and statesman from El Paso, Texas. He represented Texas in the U.S. Congress from 1919 to 1931....
(D). Thomas L. Blanton
Thomas L. Blanton
Thomas Lindsay Blanton was a United States Representative from Texas. He was a member of the Democratic Party....
(D). John Marvin Jones
John Marvin Jones
Judge John Marvin Jones was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas and Chief Judge of the federal Court of Claims.-Biography:...
(D)
Utah
. Milton H. WellingMilton H. Welling
Milton Holmes Welling was a U.S. Representative from Utah.Born in Farmington, Utah Territory, Welling attended the common schools, the Latter-day Saints' University, and the University of Utah, the last of which he received a degree from...
(D). James Henry Mays
James Henry Mays
James Henry Mays was a U.S. Representative from Utah.Born in Morristown, Tennessee, Mays attended the district schools.He moved to Kansas in 1883 with his parents, who settled in Galena, Kansas....
(D)
Vermont
. Frank L. GreeneFrank L. Greene
Frank Lester Greene was a United States Representative and Senator from Vermont. Born in St. Albans, Vermont, he attended the public schools and was employed by the Central Vermont Railway Co. in various capacities from 1883 to 1891...
(R). Porter H. Dale
Porter H. Dale
Porter Hinman Dale was a member of both the United States House of Representatives and later the United States Senate from Vermont.-Early life and career:Dale was born in Island Pond, Vermont in 1867....
(R)
Virginia
. S. Otis Bland (D). Edward Everett HollandEdward Everett Holland
Edward Everett Holland was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born near Suffolk, Virginia, Holland attended private schools, Richmond College, and was graduated from the University of Virginia at Charlottesville.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1882 and commenced practice in Suffolk,...
(D). Andrew Jackson Montague
Andrew Jackson Montague
Andrew Jackson Montague was a U.S. politician from Virginia. He served as the 44th Governor of Virginia, from 1902 to 1906, and a Congressman from 1912 until his death in 1937...
(D). Walter Allen Watson
Walter Allen Watson
Walter Allen Watson was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.-Life:Born in Nottoway County, Virginia, Watson attended "old field" school, and graduated from Hampden-Sydney College, Virginia, in 1887....
(D), until December 24, 1919
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- Patrick H. DrewryPatrick H. DrewryPatrick Henry Drewry was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Petersburg, Virginia, Drewry attended the public schools, Petersburg High School, and McCabe's University School....
(D), from April 27, 1920. Edward W. SaundersEdward W. SaundersEdward Watts Saunders was born in Franklin County, Virginia. His primary education was received from tutors at home and at Bellevue Academy in Bedford County. From the Academy, he entered the University of Virginia. After graduation, he joined Professor F.P. Brent in conducting a classical...
(D), until February 29, 1920 - Rorer A. JamesRorer A. JamesRorer Abraham James was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born near Brosville, Virginia, James was instructed by private tutors.He attended Roanoke College....
(D), from June 1, 1920. James P. WoodsJames P. WoodsJames Pleasant Woods was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born near Roanoke, Virginia, Woods attended the common schools.He graduated from Roanoke College in 1892....
(D). Thomas W. HarrisonThomas W. HarrisonThomas Walter Harrison was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, father of Burr Powell Harrison.Born in Leesburg, Virginia, Harrison attended local academies at Leesburg, Middleburg, and Hanover....
(D). R. Walton MooreR. Walton MooreRobert Walton "Judge" Moore was a Virginia lawyer, U.S. Representative from Virginia, Assistant Secretary of State, and one of the few Virginia politicians to embrace the New Deal....
(D), from April 27, 1919. C. Bascom SlempC. Bascom SlempCampbell Bascom Slemp was an American Republican politician. He was a six-time United States congressman from Virginia's 9th congressional district from 1907 to 1922 and served as the presidential secretary to President Calvin Coolidge...
(R). Henry De Flood (D)
- Patrick H. Drewry
Washington
. John F. MillerJohn Franklin Miller (Washington representative)
John Franklin Miller , an American politician, served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1917 to 1931. He represented the First Congressional District of Washington as a Republican...
(R). Lindley H. Hadley
Lindley H. Hadley
Lindley Hoag Hadley was a U.S. Representative from Washington.Born near Sylvania, Indiana, Hadley attended the common schools of his native city, Bloomingdale Academy, and Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, Illinois.He taught school in Rockville, Indiana from 1884 to 1889.He studied...
(R). Albert Johnson
Albert Johnson (congressman)
Albert Johnson was a U.S. Representative from Washington state.Born in Springfield, Illinois, Johnson attended the schools at Atchison and Hiawatha, Kansas. He worked as a reporter on the St. Joseph Herald and the St...
(R). John W. Summers
John W. Summers
John William Summers was a U.S. Representative from Washington.Born near Valeene, Indiana, Summers attended the public schools....
(R). J. Stanley Webster
J. Stanley Webster
John Stanley Webster was a U.S. Representative from Washington.Born in Cynthiana, Kentucky, Webster attended the public schools and Smith's Classical School for Boys....
(R)
West Virginia
. Matthew M. NeelyMatthew M. Neely
Matthew Mansfield Neely was a Democratic politician from West Virginia. He is the only West Virginian to serve in both houses of the United States Congress and as the Governor of West Virginia...
(D). George M. Bowers
George M. Bowers
George Meade Bowers was an American politician who represented West Virginia in the United States House of Representatives from 1916-1923.-Biography:...
(R). Stuart F. Reed
Stuart F. Reed
Stuart Felix Reed was an American politician who represented West Virginia in the United States House of Representatives from 1917 to 1925....
(R). Harry C. Woodyard
Harry C. Woodyard
Harry Chapman Woodyard was a Republican politician from West Virginia who served as aUnited States Representative. Congressman Woodyard was born in Spencer, West Virginia, in Roane County...
(R). Wells Goodykoontz
Wells Goodykoontz
Wells Goodykoontz was a Republican politician from the U.S. state of West Virginia who served in the West Virginia Legislature representing Mingo County. He was President of the West Virginia Senate from 1917 to 1919, and a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the now-defunct 5th...
(R). Leonard S. Echols
Leonard S. Echols
Leonard Sidney Echols was an American politician who represented West Virginia in the United States House of Representatives from 1919-1923.Echols was born in Madison, West Virginia. He attended the public schools...
(R)
Wisconsin
. Clifford E. RandallClifford E. Randall
Clifford Ellsworth Randall was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.Born in Troy Center, Wisconsin, Randall attended the public schools....
(R). Edward Voigt
Edward Voigt
Edward Voigt was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.-Early life:Voight was born in Bremen, Germany. He immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1883. He was employed in law and insurance office for several years. He was graduated from law...
(R). James G. Monahan
James G. Monahan
James Gideon Monahan was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.Born at Willow Springs, near Darlington, Wisconsin, Monahan attended the common schools and was graduated from the Darlington High School in 1875....
(R). John C. Kleczka (R). Victor L. Berger
Victor L. Berger
Victor Luitpold Berger was a founding member of the Socialist Party of America and an important and influential Socialist journalist who helped establish the so-called Sewer Socialist movement. The first Socialist elected to the U.S...
(Soc.
Socialist Party of America
The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization...
) (House refused to seat Berger due to his conviction under the Espionage Act of 1917
Espionage Act of 1917
The Espionage Act of 1917 is a United States federal law passed on June 15, 1917, shortly after the U.S. entry into World War I. It has been amended numerous times over the years. It was originally found in Title 50 of the U.S. Code but is now found under Title 18, Crime...
). Florian Lampert
Florian Lampert
Florian Lampert , was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1918–1930, serving Wisconsin's 6th District.-Career:...
(R). John Jacob Esch (R). Edward E. Browne
Edward E. Browne
Edward Everts Browne was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.Born in Waupaca, Wisconsin, Browne attended the public schools and Waupaca High School....
(R). David G. Classon
David G. Classon
David Guy Classon was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.David G. Classon was born in Oconto, Wisconsin...
(R). James A. Frear
James A. Frear
James Archibald Frear was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.Born in Hudson, Wisconsin, in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, Frear attended the public schools, and Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin, in 1878....
(R). Adolphus P. Nelson (R)
Wyoming
. Franklin Wheeler MondellFranklin Wheeler Mondell
Frank Wheeler Mondell was a representative of Wyoming born in St. Louis, Missouri, and educated in the public schools. For many years he was engaged in farming, stock-raising, and railroad construction. He lived in Wyoming from 1887 onward, and served in Congress from 1895 to 1897 and then from...
(R)
Non-voting members
. Charles A. Sulzer (D), until April 28, 1919- George B. Grigsby (D), from June 3, 1920 - March 1, 1921
- James WickershamJames WickershamJames Wickersham was a district judge for Alaska, appointed by U.S. President William McKinley to the Third Judicial District in 1900. He resigned his post in 1908 and was subsequently elected as Alaska's delegate to Congress, serving until 1917 and then being re-elected in 1930...
(R), from March 1, 1921. Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole (R). Félix Córdova DávilaFélix Córdova DávilaFélix Lope María Córdova Dávila was a political leader and judge from Puerto Rico who served as Puerto Rico's fourth Resident Commissioner in Congress.-Early years:...
, Unionist. Jaime C. De VeyraJaime C. de VeyraJaime Carlos de Veyra, a Resident Commissioner from the Commonwealth of the Philippine Islands; born in Tanauan, Province of Leyte, Philippine Islands, born November 4, 1873; attended public and private schools; was graduated from the College of San Juan de Letran in Manila in 1893; studied law,...
. Teodoro R. YangcoTeodoro R. YangcoTeodoro Rafael Yangco was a Philippine businessman who became a Resident Commissioner from the Philippine Islands. Born in San Antonio, Zambales, he was the only child of Luis R. Yangco and Ramona Arguelles Corpus, widow of Tomas Corpus. Yangco attended the Ateneo de Manila University and...
, until March 3, 1920 - Isauro GabaldonIsauro GabaldonIsauro Gabaldon was a Resident Commissioner from the Philippine Islands serving from 1920 until 1929.He was born in San Isidro, Nueva Ecija, Philippines. He attended the public schools in Tebar, Spain. He studied law in the Universidad Central, in Madrid, Spain and graduated from the University of...
, from March 4, 1920
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...
- F.J. PrettymanF.J. PrettymanForrest Johnston Prettyman was a Methodist clergyman who served as Chaplain of the Senate from 1903 to 1904 and 1913 to 1921.- Early years :...
, Methodist, elected March 13, 1913. - John J. Muir, BaptistBaptistBaptists comprise a group of Christian denominations and churches that subscribe to a doctrine that baptism should be performed only for professing believers , and that it must be done by immersion...
, elected January 21, 1921.
- F.J. Prettyman
- 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...
:- James M. BakerJames M. BakerJames M. Baker is the 54th Mayor of Wilmington, Delaware. He took office in January, 2001, during a Special Meeting of the Wilmington City Council.-Early life:...
of South CarolinaSouth CarolinaSouth Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
, elected March 13, 1913. - George A. Sanderson of IllinoisIllinoisIllinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, elected May 19, 1919.
- James M. Baker
- 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...
:- Charles P. Higgins of IndianaIndianaIndiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
, elected March 13, 1913. - David S. BarryDavid S. BarryDavid Sheldon Barry, Sr. was a journalist who became the 17th Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, serving from 1919 to 1933....
of Rhode IslandRhode IslandThe state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
, elected May 19, 1919.
- Charles P. Higgins of Indiana
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...
: Henry N. CoudenHenry N. CoudenHenry N. Couden is a Universalist minister who was the 54th Chaplain of the United States Senate from December 2, 1895 to April 11, 1921. He was the only blind religious leader to serve in this position....
, Universalist, elected May 19, 1919 - 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....
: William T. Page of MarylandMarylandMaryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
, elected May 19, 1919 - 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...
: Bert W. Kennedy of MichiganMichiganMichigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
, elected May 19, 1919. - 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...
: Frank W. Collier of WisconsinWisconsinWisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
, elected May 19, 1919. - 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...
:- Clarence A. Cannon
- Lehr Fess
- Sergeant at Arms: Joseph G. Rodgers of PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaThe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, elected May 19, 1919.