79th United States Congress
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The Seventy-ninth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States
federal government, composed of the United States Senate
and the United States House of Representatives
. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1945 to January 3, 1947, during the last months of Franklin D. Roosevelt
's presidency
, and the first two years of Harry S. Truman
's presidency. The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives
was based on the Sixteenth Census of the United States in 1940
. Both chambers had a Democratic
majority.
TOTAL members: 96
TOTAL members: 435
, which indicate the cycle of their election.
(D). George M. Grant
(D). George W. Andrews
(D). Sam Hobbs
(D). Albert Rains
(D). Pete Jarman
(D). Carter Manasco
(D). John J. Sparkman (D), until November 5, 1946, vacant thereafter. Luther Patrick
(D)
(D). Richard F. Harless
(D)
(D). Wilbur D. Mills (D). James William Trimble
(D). William Fadjo Cravens
(D). Brooks Hays
(D). William F. Norrell
(D). Oren Harris
(D)
(D). Clair Engle
(D). J. Leroy Johnson (R). Franck R. Havenner
(D). Richard J. Welch
(R). George P. Miller (D). John H. Tolan
(D). Jack Z. Anderson
(R). Bertrand W. Gearhart
(R). Alfred J. Elliott
(D). George E. Outland
(D). Jerry Voorhis
(D). Ned R. Healy
(D). Helen G. Douglas (D). Gordon L. McDonough
(R). Ellis E. Patterson
(D). Cecil R. King
(D). Clyde Doyle
(D). Chet Holifield (D). John Carl Hinshaw
(R). Harry R. Sheppard
(D). John Joseph Phillips
(R). Edouard V. M. Izac (D)
(R). William S. Hill
(R). J. Edgar Chenoweth (R). Robert F. Rockwell
(R)
(D). Herman P. Kopplemann
(D). Chase G. Woodhouse
(D). James P. Geelan
(D). Clare B. Luce (R). Joseph E. Talbot
(R)
(D)
(D). Emory H. Price
(D). Robert L. F. Sikes
(D). Pat Cannon
(D). Joe Hendricks
(D). Dwight L. Rogers
(D)
(D). Edward E. Cox
(D). Stephen Pace
(D). A. Sidney Camp (D). Robert Ramspeck
(D), resigned December 31, 1945
(D). Henry C. Dworshak (R), until November 5, 1946, vacant thereafter
(D). Edward A. Kelly
(D). Martin Gorski
(D). Adolph J. Sabath
(D). Thomas Joseph O'Brien (D). William W. Link
(D). Thomas S. Gordon
(D). Alexander J. Resa
(D). Ralph E. Church
(R). Chauncey W. Reed
(R). Noah M. Mason
(R). Leo E. Allen
(R). Anton J. Johnson
(R). Robert B. Chiperfield
(R). Everett M. Dirksen (R). Leslie C. Arends (R). Jessie Sumner
(R). Rolla C. McMillen
(R). Sid Simpson
(R). George Evan Howell
(R). Melvin Price (D). Charles W. Vursell
(R). James V. Heidinger
(R), until March 22, 1945
(D). Charles A. Halleck
(R). Robert A. Grant
(R). George W. Gillie
(R). Forest A. Harness (R). Noble J. Johnson
(R). Gerald W. Landis
(R). Charles M. LaFollette (R). Earl Wilson
(R). Raymond S. Springer
(R). Louis Ludlow
(D)
(R). Henry O. Talle
(R). John W. Gwynne
(R). Karl M. LeCompte (R). Paul H. Cunningham (R). James I. Dolliver
(R). Ben F. Jensen
(R). Charles B. Hoeven
(R)
(R). Thomas Daniel Winter
(R). Edward Herbert Rees
(R). Clifford R. Hope
(R). Frank Carlson
(R)
(D). Emmet O'Neal
(D). Frank Chelf
(D). Brent Spence
(D). Virgil Chapman
(D). Andrew J. May
(D). Joe B. Bates
(D). John M. Robsion
(R)
(D). James Domengeaux (D). Overton Brooks
(D). Charles E. McKenzie
(D). James H. Morrison
(D). Henry D. Larcade, Jr.
(D). A. Leonard Allen
(D)
(R). Margaret Chase Smith
(R). Frank Fellows
(R)
(D). H. Streett Baldwin (D). Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr.
(D). George Hyde Fallon (D). Lansdale G. Sasscer (D). J. Glenn Beall (R)
(R). Charles Clason (R). Philip Philbin (D). Pehr G. Holmes
(R). Edith Nourse Rogers
(R). George J. Bates
(R). Thomas J. Lane
(D). Angier L. Goodwin (R). Charles L. Gifford
(R). Christian Herter
(R). James Michael Curley
(D). John W. McCormack (D). Richard B. Wigglesworth (R). Joseph W. Martin, Jr. (R)
(D). Earl C. Michener
(R). Paul W. Shafer
(R). Clare E. Hoffman (R). Bartel J. Jonkman
(R). William W. Blackney
(R). Jesse P. Wolcott
(R). Fred L. Crawford
(R). Albert J. Engel
(R). Roy O. Woodruff
(R). Fred Bradley
(R). Frank Eugene Hook
(D). George D. O'Brien
(D). Louis C. Rabaut
(D). John D. Dingell, Sr.
(D). John Lesinski, Sr.
(D). George A. Dondero (R)
(R).William Gallagher (DFL), died August 13, 1946.Frank Starkey
(DFL).Walter Judd
(R).Harold Knutson
(R).H. Carl Andersen (R).William Pittenger (R).Harold Hagen
(R)
(D). Jamie L. Whitten
(D). William M. Whittington (D). Thomas G. Abernethy (D). W. Arthur Winstead
(D). William M. Colmer
(D). Dan R. McGehee
(D)
(R). Max Schwabe
(R). William C. Cole
(R). C. Jasper Bell
(D). Roger C. Slaughter
(D). Marion T. Bennett (R). Dewey Short (R). A.S.J. Carnahan (D). Clarence Cannon
(D). Orville Zimmerman
(D). John B. Sullivan
(D). Walter C. Ploeser
(R). John J. Cochran
(D)
(D). James F. O'Connor
(D), died January 15, 1945
(R). Arthur L. Miller
(R)
(R)
(R). T. Millet Hand
(R). James C. Auchincloss
(R). D. Lane Powers
(R), resigned August 30, 1945
(D)
(R). Leonard W. Hall
(R). Henry J. Latham
(R). William B. Barry (D), died October 20, 1946, vacant to end of term. James A. Roe
(D). James J. Delaney (D). John J. Delaney
(D). Joseph L. Pfeifer
(D). Eugene J. Keogh (D). Andrew L. Somers (D). James J. Heffernan
(D). John J. Rooney
(D). Donald L. O'Toole
(D). Leo F. Rayfiel
(D). Emanuel Celler
(D). Ellsworth B. Buck
(R). Joseph C. Baldwin
(R). Vito Marcantonio
(AL). Samuel Dickstein
(D), resigned December 30, 1945
(D). Graham A. Barden (D). Harold D. Cooley
(D). John Hamlin Folger
(D). Carl T. Durham
(D). J. Bayard Clark
(D). William O. Burgin
(D), died April 11, 1946
(Nonpartisan Republican). Charles R. Robertson
(R)
(R). Charles H. Elston
(R). William E. Hess
(R). Edward J. Gardner
(D). Robert Franklin Jones
(R). Cliff Clevenger
(R). Edward O. McCowen (R). Clarence J. Brown
(R). Frederick C. Smith (R). Homer A. Ramey
(R). Thomas A. Jenkins
(R). Walter E. Brehm
(R). John M. Vorys
(R). Alvin F. Weichel
(R). Walter B. Huber
(D). Percy W. Griffiths
(R). William R. Thom
(D). J. Harry McGregor
(R). Earl R. Lewis
(R). Michael J. Kirwan
(D). Michael A. Feighan
(D). Robert Crosser
(D). Frances P. Bolton
(R)
(R). William G. Stigler
(D). Paul Stewart
(D). Lyle Boren
(D). A. S. Mike Monroney
(D). Jed Johnson (D). Victor Wickersham
(D). Ross Rizley
(R)
(R), died November 12, 1945
(D). William T. Granahan
(D). Michael J. Bradley
(D). John E. Sheridan
(D). William J. Green, Jr.
(D). Herbert J. McGlinchey
(D). James Wolfenden
(R). Charles L. Gerlach
(R). J. Roland Kinzer
(R). John W. Murphy
(D), resigned July 17, 1946
(D). John E. Fogarty
(D)
(D). John J. Riley
(D). Butler B. Hare
(D). Joseph R. Bryson
(D). James P. Richards
(D). John L. McMillan
(D)
(R). John Jennings, Jr. (R). C. Estes Kefauver (D). Albert A. Gore Sr. (D). Harold Earthman
(D). J. Percy Priest (D). W. Wirt Courtney
(D). Tom J. Murray
(D). Jere Cooper
(D). Clifford Davis
(D)
(D). Jesse M. Combs
(D). Lindley Beckworth
(D). Sam Rayburn
(D). Hatton W. Sumners
(D). Luther A. Johnson (D), until July 17, 1946
(D). J. W. Robinson
(D)
(D). Dave E. Satterfield, Jr.
(D), resigned February 15, 1945
(D). Charles R. Savage
(D). Hal Holmes
(R). Walt Horan
(R). John M. Coffee
(D)
(D). Jennings Randolph
(D). Cleveland M. Bailey
(D). Hubert S. Ellis
(R). John Kee
(D). E. H. Hedrick
(D)
(R). Robert K. Henry (R), until November 20, 1946, vacant thereafter. William H. Stevenson
(R). Thaddeus Wasielewski
(D). Andrew J. Biemiller (D). Frank B. Keefe (R). Reid F. Murray
(R). John W. Byrnes
(R). Merlin Hull
(Progressive
). Alvin E. O'Konski (R)
(D): Joseph Rider Farrington
(R): Carlos Peña Romulo (Lib), until July 4, 1946: Jesús T. Piñero Jiménez
, (PPD), until September 2, 1946
| Massachusetts
(2)
| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Sen. Sinclair Weeks
resigned in previous congress. Saltonstall delayed taking seat in order to finish term as Governor of Massachusetts
.
| nowrap | Leverett Saltonstall
(R)
| January 4, 1945
|-
| Washington
(1)
| nowrap | Monrad Wallgren
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 9, 1945 after being elected Governor of Washington.
Successor was appointed to serve until a special election, which he subsequently lost.
| nowrap | Hugh Mitchell
(D)
| January 10, 1945
|-
| Connecticut
(1)
| nowrap | Francis T. Maloney
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died January 16, 1945.
Successor was appointed to serve until a special election.
| nowrap | Thomas C. Hart
(R)
| February 15, 1945
|-
| Missouri
(1)
| nowrap | Harry S. Truman
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 17, 1945 after being elected Vice President of the United States
.
Successor was appointed to serve until the next election.
| nowrap | Frank P. Briggs
(D)
| January 18, 1945
|-
| North Dakota
(3)
| nowrap | John Moses
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died March 3, 1945.
Successor was appointed to serve until a special election, which he subsequently won.
| nowrap | Milton Young
(R)
| March 12, 1945
|-
| Nevada
(1)
| nowrap | James G. Scrugham
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died June 23, 1945.
Successor was appointed to serve until the next election.
| nowrap | Edward P. Carville
(D)
| July 25, 1945
|-
| California
(1)
| nowrap | Hiram Johnson
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died August 6, 1945.
Successor was appointed to serve until a special election, which he subsequently won.
| nowrap | William F. Knowland
(R)
| August 26, 1945
|-
| Ohio
(1)
| nowrap | Harold H. Burton
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned September 30, 1945 after being appointed an Associate Justice
of the Supreme Court of the United States
.
Successor was appointed to serve until a special election.
| nowrap | James W. Huffman
(D)
| October 8, 1945
|-
| Kentucky
(2)
| nowrap | Happy Chandler
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 1, 1945 after becoming Commissioner of Major League Baseball
.
Successor was appointed to serve until a special election.
| nowrap | William A. Stanfill
(R)
| November 19, 1945
|-
| Idaho
(2)
| nowrap | John W. Thomas
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died November 10, 1945.
Successor was appointed to serve until a special election, which he subsequently lost.
| nowrap | Charles C. Gossett
(D)
| November 17, 1945
|-
| Virginia
(2)
| nowrap | Carter Glass
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died May 28, 1946.
Successor was appointed to serve until a special election.
| nowrap | Thomas G. Burch
(D)
| May 31, 1946
|-
| Alabama
(2)
| nowrap | John H. Bankhead II
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died June 12, 1946.
Successor was appointed to serve until a special election.
| nowrap | George R. Swift
(D)
| June 15, 1946
|-
| Vermont
(1)
| nowrap | Warren Austin
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned August 2, 1946 after being appointed United States representative on the United Nations Security Council
.
Successor was appointed to serve until the next election.
| nowrap | Ralph Flanders
(R)
| November 1, 1946
|-
| Florida
(1)
| nowrap | Charles O. Andrews
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died September 18, 1946.
Successor was elected to finish term.
| nowrap | Spessard Holland
(D)
| September 25, 1946
|-
| Alabama
(2)
| nowrap | George R. Swift
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 5, 1946.
Successor was elected to finish term.
| nowrap | John Sparkman
(D)
| November 6, 1946
|-
| Connecticut
(1)
| nowrap | Thomas C. Hart
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 5, 1946.
Successor was elected to finish term.
| nowrap | Raymond E. Baldwin
(R)
| December 27, 1946
|-
| Kentucky
(2)
| nowrap | William A. Stanfill
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 5, 1946. Successor was elected to finish term
| nowrap | John S. Cooper (R)
| November 6, 1946
|-
| Ohio
(1)
| nowrap | James W. Huffman
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 5, 1946. Successor was elected to finish term.
| nowrap | Kingsley A. Taft
(R)
| November 6, 1946
|-
| Virginia
(2)
| nowrap | Thomas G. Burch
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 5, 1946.
Successor was elected to finish term.
| nowrap | Absalom W. Robertson
(D)
| November 6, 1946
|-
| Idaho
(2)
| nowrap | Charles C. Gossett
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 6, 1946.
Successor was elected to finish term.
| nowrap | Henry Dworshak
(R)
| November 6, 1946
|-
| North Carolina
(2)
| nowrap | Josiah Bailey (D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died December 15, 1946.
Successor was appointed to serve until a special election, which he subsequently lost.
| nowrap | William B. Umstead
(D)
| December 18, 1946
|-
| Washington
(1)
| nowrap | Hugh Mitchell
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 25, 1946. Successor was elected to finish term.
| nowrap | Harry P. Cain
(R)
| December 26, 1946
|}
|
| nowrap| James F. O'Connor
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died January 15, 1945
| nowrap | Wesley A. D'Ewart
(R)
| June 5, 1945
|-
|
| nowrap| Dave E. Satterfield, Jr.
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned February 15, 1945 to become general counsel and executive director of the Life Insurance Association of America
| nowrap | J. Vaughan Gary
(D)
| March 6, 1945
|-
|
| nowrap| James V. Heidinger
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died March 22, 1945
| nowrap | Roy Clippinger
(R)
| November 6, 1945
|-
|
| nowrap| Clinton P. Anderson
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned June 30, 1945 after being appointed Secretary of Agriculture
| Vacant
| Not filled this term
|-
|
| nowrap| D. Lane Powers
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned August 30, 1945 to become a member of the Public Utilities Commission of New Jersey
| nowrap | Frank A. Mathews, Jr.
(R)
| November 6, 1945
|-
|
| nowrap| James W. Mott
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died November 12, 1945
| nowrap | A. Walter Norblad
(R)
| January 18, 1946
|-
|
| nowrap| Joseph W. Ervin
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died December 25, 1945
| nowrap | Sam Ervin
(D)
| January 22, 1946
|-
|
| nowrap| Samuel Dickstein
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 30, 1945
| nowrap | Arthur G. Klein
(D)
| February 19, 1946
|-
|
| nowrap| Robert Ramspeck
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 31, 1945 to become executive vice-president of the Air Transport Association
| nowrap | Helen D. Mankin
(D)
| February 12, 1946
|-
|
| nowrap| Samuel A. Weiss
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 7, 1946 after being elected judge of Common Pleas in Allegheny County, Pennylvania
| nowrap | Frank Buchanan
(D)
| May 21, 1946
|-
|
| nowrap| J. Buell Snyder
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died February 24, 1946
| nowrap | Carl H. Hoffman
(R)
| May 21, 1946
|-
|
| nowrap| William O. Burgin
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned April 11, 1946
| nowrap | Eliza Jane Pratt
(D)
| May 25, 1946
|-
|
| nowrap| Thomas G. Burch
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned May 31, 1946 after being appointed to the US Senate
| nowrap | Thomas B. Stanley
(D)
| November 5, 1946
|-
|
| nowrap| Luther A. Johnson (D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned July 17, 1946 after becoming judge of the United States Tax Court
| nowrap | Olin E. Teague
(D)
| August 24, 1946
|-
|
| nowrap| [John W. Murphy]] (D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned July 17, 1946 to become judge of the US District Court for the Midddle District of Pennsylvnia
| nowrap | James P. Scoblick
(R)
| November 5, 1946
|-
|
| nowrap| William Gallagher (DFL)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died August 13, 1946
| Vacant
| Not filled this term
|-
|
| Jesús T. Piñero
(PPD)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned September 2, 1946 after being appointed Governor of Puerto Rico
| Antonio Fernós-Isern
(PPD)
| September 11, 1946
|-
|
| nowrap| Clinton P. Anderson
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died October 20, 1946
| Vacant
| Not filled this term
|-
|
| nowrap| John Sparkman
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 5, 1946 after being elected to the US Senate
| Vacant
| Not filled this term
|-
|
| nowrap| Henry Dworshak
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 5, 1946 after being elected to the US Senate
| Vacant
| Not filled this term
|-
|
| nowrap| Absalom W. Robertson
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 5, 1946 after being elected to the US Senate
| nowrap | Burr Harrison
(D)
| November 5, 1946
|-
|
| nowrap| Robert K. Henry
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died November 20, 1946
| Vacant
| Not filled this term
|}
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federal government, composed of the United States Senate
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. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1945 to January 3, 1947, during the last months of Franklin D. Roosevelt
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's presidency
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, and the first two years of Harry S. Truman
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's presidency. The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives
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was based on the Sixteenth Census of the United States in 1940
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The Sixteenth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 132,164,569, an increase of 7.3 percent over the 1930 population of 123,202,624 persons. The census date was April 1, 1940...
. Both chambers had a Democratic
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Major events
- April 12, 1945: President Franklin Roosevelt died. Harry S. TrumanHarry S. TrumanHarry S. Truman was the 33rd President of the United States . As President Franklin D. Roosevelt's third vice president and the 34th Vice President of the United States , he succeeded to the presidency on April 12, 1945, when President Roosevelt died less than three months after beginning his...
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. - September 2, 1945: World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
ended - November 6, 1946: United States Senate elections, 1946, United States House of Representatives elections, 1946: Republicans gained control of both houses.
- January 3, 1947: Proceedings of the U.S. Congress were televised for the first time
Major legislation
- March 9, 1945: McCarran-Ferguson ActMcCarran-Ferguson ActThe McCarran–Ferguson Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1011-1015, is a United States federal law that exempts the business of insurance from most federal regulation, including federal anti-trust laws to a limited extent. The McCarran–Ferguson Act was passed by Congress in 1945 after the Supreme Court ruled in...
- July 31, 1945: Bretton Woods Agreements Act,
- July 31, 1945: Export-Import Bank Act of 1945
- December 20, 1945: United Nations Participation ActUnited Nations Participation ActUnited Nations Participation Act of 1945 dealt with the process of United States joining the newly created United Nations and related bodies of the United Nations....
- December 28, 1945: War Brides ActWar Brides ActThe War Brides Act was enacted in 1945 to allow spouses and adopted children of United States military personnel to enter the U.S. after World War II. The law temporarily lifted the ban on Asian immigration and the quotas on European immigration that had been established by the Immigration Act of...
- February 18, 1946: Rescission Act of 1946Rescission Act of 1946-Summary:Service before July 1, 1946, in the organized military forces of the Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, while such forces were in the service of the Armed Forces of the United States pursuant to the military order of the President dated July 26, 1941, including among such...
, - February 20, 1946: Employment ActEmployment ActThe Employment Act of 1946 ch. 33, section 2, 60 Stat. 23, codified as , is a United States federal law. Its main purpose was to lay the responsibility of economic stability of inflation and unemployment onto the federal government...
, , ch. 33, - May 13, 1946: Federal Airport Act,
- June 4, 1946: Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, ch. 281,
- June 11, 1946: Administrative Procedure ActAdministrative Procedure ActThe Administrative Procedure Act , , is the United States federal law that governs the way in which administrative agencies of the federal government of the United States may propose and establish regulations. The APA also sets up a process for the United States federal courts to directly review...
, ch. 324, - July 2, 1946: Luce-Celler Act of 1946
- July 3, 1946: Hobbs Anti-Racketeering ActHobbs ActThe Hobbs Act, named after Congressman Sam Hobbs and codified at , is a U.S. federal law that prohibits actual or attempted robbery or extortion affecting interstate or foreign commerce. Section 1951 also proscribes conspiracy to commit robbery or extortion without reference to the conspiracy...
, ch. 537, - July 5, 1946: Lanham Trademark Act of 1946Lanham ActThe Lanham Act is a piece of legislation that contains the federal statutes of trademark law in the United States. The Act prohibits a number of activities, including trademark infringement, trademark dilution, and false advertising.-History:Named for Representative Fritz G...
- August 1, 1946: United States Atomic Energy Act of 1946, ch. 724,
- August 2, 1946: Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946
- August 2, 1946: Federal Tort Claims ActFederal Tort Claims ActThe Federal Tort Claims Act or "FTCA", , is a statute enacted by the United States Congress in 1948. "Federal Tort Claims Act" was also previously the official short title passed by the Seventy-ninth Congress on August 2, 1946 as Title IV of the Legislative Reorganization Act, 60 Stat...
, ch. 753, title IV, - August 2, 1946: Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act of 1946
- August 13, 1946: Foreign Service Act, ch. 957, titles I–X,
- August 13, 1946: Hospital Survey and Construction Act (Hill-Burton Act), , ch. 958,
- August 14, 1946: Farmers Home Administration Act, ch. 964,
Treaties ratified
- December 4, 1945: Senate approved the entry of the United States into the United Nations (by a vote of 65–7)
- July 4, 1946: The United States ratified the Treaty of ManilaTreaty of Manila (1946)The Treaty of Manila is a treaty of general relations signed on July 4, 1946 in Manila, capital of the Philippines. Parties to the treaty were the governments of the United States and the Republic of the Philippines...
, which gave independence to The PhilippinesPhilippinesThe Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
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...
: 57 (majority) - 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...
: 38 - Progressive (P)Progressive Party (United States, 1924)The Progressive Party of 1924 was a new party created as a vehicle for Robert M. La Follette, Sr. to run for president in the 1924 election. It did not run candidates for other offices, and it disappeared after the election except in Wisconsin. Its name resembles the 1912 Progressive Party, which...
: 1
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...
: 242 (majority) - 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...
: 191 - Progressive (P)Progressive Party (United States, 1924)The Progressive Party of 1924 was a new party created as a vehicle for Robert M. La Follette, Sr. to run for president in the 1924 election. It did not run candidates for other offices, and it disappeared after the election except in Wisconsin. Its name resembles the 1912 Progressive Party, which...
: 1 - Labor (AL)American Labor PartyThe American Labor Party was a political party in the United States established in 1936 which was active almost exclusively in the state of New York. The organization was founded by labor leaders and former members of the Socialist Party who had established themselves as the Social Democratic...
: 1
TOTAL members: 435
Senate
- President:
- Henry A. WallaceHenry A. WallaceHenry Agard Wallace was the 33rd Vice President of the United States , the Secretary of Agriculture , and the Secretary of Commerce . In the 1948 presidential election, Wallace was the nominee of the Progressive Party.-Early life:Henry A...
(D), until - January 20, 1945 - Harry S. TrumanHarry S. TrumanHarry S. Truman was the 33rd President of the United States . As President Franklin D. Roosevelt's third vice president and the 34th Vice President of the United States , he succeeded to the presidency on April 12, 1945, when President Roosevelt died less than three months after beginning his...
(D), January 20, 1945 – April 12, 1945; thereafter vacant
- Henry A. Wallace
- President Pro TemporePresident pro tempore of the United States SenateThe President pro tempore is the second-highest-ranking official of the United States Senate. The United States Constitution states that the Vice President of the United States is the President of the Senate and the highest-ranking official of the Senate despite not being a member of the body...
: 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) - Majority leader:Alben William Barkley (D)
- Minority leader: Wallace H. White Jr. (R, acting)
- Majority whip: Lister Hill (D)
- Minority whip: Kenneth Wherry (R), elected 1944
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...
: Sam RayburnSam RayburnSamuel 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) - Majority leader: John William McCormackJohn William McCormackJohn William McCormack was an American politician from Boston, Massachusetts.McCormack served as a member of United States House of Representatives from 1928 until he retired from political life in 1971...
(D) - Minority leaderMinority leader of the United States House of RepresentativesThe House Minority Leader is one of the party leaders of the United States House of Representatives. This title is currently held by Democratic Representative Nancy Pelosi of California....
: Joseph William Martin, Jr.Joseph William Martin, Jr.Joseph William Martin, Jr. was a Republican Congressman and Speaker of the House from North Attleborough, Massachusetts. He was notably the only Republican to serve as Speaker between 1931 and 1995....
(R) - Majority whip: John J. Sparkman (D)
- Minority whip: Leslie C. Arends (R)
Senate
Senators are popularly elected statewide every two years, with one-third beginning new six year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbersClasses of United States Senators
The three classes of United States Senators are currently made up of 33 or 34 Senate seats. The purpose of the classes is to determine which Senate seats will be up for election in a given year. The three groups are staggered so that one of them is up for election every two years.A senator's...
, which indicate the cycle of their election.
Alabama
- 2. John H. Bankhead IIJohn H. Bankhead IIJohn Hollis Bankhead II was a U.S. senator from the state of Alabama. Like his father, John H. Bankhead, he was elected three times to the Senate, and like his father, he died in office....
(D), until June 12, 1946- George R. SwiftGeorge R. SwiftGeorge Robinson Swift was a U.S. senator from the state of Alabama. He was appointed to fill the term left by the death of John H. Bankhead, II and served in the Senate from June 15 to November 5, 1946, when a successor, John J. Sparkman, was elected. Swift was in the lumber business...
(D), June 15, 1946 - November 5, 1946 - John J. Sparkman (D), from November 6, 1946
- George R. Swift
- 3. Joseph Lister Hill (D)
Arizona
- 1. Ernest W. McFarland (D)
- 3. Carl Hayden (D)
Arkansas
- 3. J. William FulbrightJ. William FulbrightJames William Fulbright was a United States Senator representing Arkansas from 1945 to 1975.Fulbright was a Southern Democrat and a staunch multilateralist who supported the creation of the United Nations and the longest serving chairman in the history of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee...
(D) - 2. John Little McClellanJohn Little McClellanJohn Little McClellan was a Democratic Party politician from Arkansas. He represented Arkansas in the United States Senate from 1943 until 1977. He also earlier represented Arkansas in the United States House of Representatives.-Early life:McClellan was born in Sheridan, Grant County, Arkansas...
(D)
California
- 1. Hiram Warren Johnson (R), until August 6, 1945
- William F. KnowlandWilliam F. KnowlandWilliam Fife Knowland was a United States politician, newspaperman, and Republican Party leader. He was a U.S. Senator representing California from 1945 to 1959. He served as Senate Majority Leader from 1953-1955, and as Minority Leader from 1955-1959. He was defeated in his 1958 run for...
(R), from August 26, 1945
- William F. Knowland
- 3. Sheridan DowneySheridan DowneySheridan Downey was a lawyer and a Democratic U.S. Senator from California from 1939 to 1950.-Early life:...
(D)
Colorado
- 3. Eugene D. Millikin (R)
- 2. Edwin Carl Johnson (D)
Connecticut
- 3. Brien McMahonBrien McMahonBrien McMahon, born James O'Brien McMahon was an American lawyer and politician who served in the United States Senate from 1945 to 1952...
(D) - 1. Francis Thomas Maloney (D), until January 16, 1945
- Thomas C. HartThomas C. HartThomas Charles Hart was an admiral of the United States Navy, whose service extended from the Spanish-American War through World War II. Following his retirement from the Navy, he served briefly as a United States Senator from Connecticut.-Life and career:Hart was born in Genesee County, Michigan...
(R), February 15, 1945 - November 5, 1946 - Raymond E. BaldwinRaymond E. BaldwinRaymond Earl Baldwin was a United States Senator, the 72nd and 74th Governor of Connecticut.-Biography:Born in Rye, New York, he moved to Middletown, Connecticut in 1903 and attended the public schools. He graduated from Wesleyan University in Middletown in 1916, and entered Yale University...
(R), from December 27, 1946
- Thomas C. Hart
Delaware
- 2. C. Douglass BuckC. Douglass BuckClayton Douglass Buck was an American engineer and politician from New Castle Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware. He was a veteran of World War I and a member of the Republican Party, who served two terms as Governor and one term as U. S. Senator from Delaware...
(R) - 1. James M. TunnellJames M. TunnellJames Miller Tunnell was an American teacher, lawyer and politician from Georgetown, in Sussex County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, and served as U.S. Senator from Delaware.-Early life and family:...
(D)
Florida
- 1. Charles Oscar Andrews (D), until September 18, 1946
- Spessard HollandSpessard HollandSpessard Lindsey Holland was an American lawyer, politician and elected officeholder. He was the 28th Governor of Florida from 1941 until 1945, during World War II. After finishing his term as governor, he was a United States Senator from Florida from 1946 until 1971...
(D), from September 25, 1946
- Spessard Holland
- 3. Claude Denson Pepper (D)
Georgia
- 2. Walter Franklin George (D)
- 3. Richard Brevard Russell (D)
Idaho
- 2. John W. ThomasJohn W. ThomasJohn W. Thomas was an American Politician. A Republican, he served on two occasions as a United States Senator from Idaho, both times appointed after his predecessor died in office.-Early life:...
(R), until November 10, 1945- Charles C. GossettCharles C. GossettCharles Clinton Gossett was the 20th Governor of Idaho and United States Senator from Idaho.-Biography:...
(D), November 17, 1945 - November 6, 1946 - Henry DworshakHenry DworshakHenry Clarence Dworshak was a Republican United States Representative and a United States Senator from Idaho....
(R), from November 6, 1946
- Charles C. Gossett
- 3. Glen H. TaylorGlen H. TaylorGlen Hearst Taylor was an American politician, businessman and United States Senator from Idaho. He was the vice presidential candidate on the Progressive Party ticket in the 1948 election. Taylor was otherwise a member of the Idaho Democratic Party...
(D)
Illinois
- 3. Scott W. LucasScott W. LucasScott Wike Lucas was a two-term Democratic United States Senator from Illinois, and the United States Senate Majority Leader from 1948 to 1950....
(D) - 2. Charles W. BrooksCharles W. BrooksCharles Wayland Brooks was a Republican U.S. Senator from Illinois from 1940 to 1949.He was born in West Bureau, Illinois and during World War I Brooks served as a first lieutenant in the United States Marines from 1917 to 1919; while in combat he was wounded several times.Wayland Brooks ran for...
(R)
Indiana
- 1. Raymond E. WillisRaymond E. WillisRaymond Eugene Willis was a United States Senator from Indiana. Born in Waterloo, Indiana, he attended the public schools and graduated from Wabash College in 1896. He learned the printer's trade in Waterloo and moved to Angola, Indiana and engaged in the newspaper publishing business in 1898...
(R) - 3. Homer E. CapehartHomer E. CapehartHomer Earl Capehart , American business innovator and politician, was born in Algiers, Indiana, in Pike County. During the First World War, he served as a Sergeant in the United States Army Supply Corps, but was never sent overseas.-Business career:Capehart attained fame as the father of the...
(R)
Iowa
- 3. Bourke B. HickenlooperBourke B. HickenlooperBourke Blakemore Hickenlooper , was a Republican politician from the US state of Iowa. He was lieutenant governor from 1939 to 1943 and then the 29th Governor of Iowa from 1943 to 1945...
(R) - 2. George A. WilsonGeorge A. WilsonGeorge Allison Wilson was a United States Senator and 28th Governor of Iowa.-Personal background:Born on a farm near Menlo, Iowa, Wilson attended rural schools, and Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa. He graduated from the University of Iowa College of Law at Iowa City in 1907, and was admitted to...
(R)
Kansas
- 2. 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) - 3. Clyde M. ReedClyde M. ReedClyde Martin Reed was an American politician from Kansas who served as both the 24th Governor of Kansas and U.S. Senator from that state....
(R)
Kentucky
- 3. Alben William Barkley (D)
- 2. Happy ChandlerHappy ChandlerAlbert Benjamin "Happy" Chandler, Sr. was a politician from the US state of Kentucky. He represented the state in the U.S. Senate and served as its 44th and 49th governor. Aside from his political positions, he also served as the second Commissioner of Major League Baseball from 1945 to 1951 and...
(D), until November 1, 1945- William A. StanfillWilliam A. StanfillWilliam Abner Stanfill was briefly a member of the United States Senate from Kentucky.Stanfill attended Union College and received a law degree from the University of Kentucky in 1912. He practiced law in Barbourville, Kentucky and Hazard, Kentucky...
(R), November 19, 1945 - November 5, 1946 - John Sherman Cooper (R), from November 6, 1946
- William A. Stanfill
Louisiana
- 2. Allen Joseph Ellender (D)
- 3. John Holmes Overton (D)
Maine
- 1. Ralph Owen Brewster (R)
- 2. 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)
Maryland
- 1. George Lovic Radcliffe (D)
- 3. Millard Evelyn Tydings (D)
Massachusetts
- 2. Leverett SaltonstallLeverett SaltonstallLeverett A. Saltonstall was an American Republican politician who served as the 55th Governor of Massachusetts and as a United States Senator .-Biography:...
(R), from January 4, 1945 - 1. David Ignatius Walsh (D)
Michigan
- 2. Homer Ferguson (R)
- 1. Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg (R)
Minnesota
- 2. Joseph H. BallJoseph H. BallJoseph Hurst Ball wasa newspaper reporter who became a United States Senator at the age of 35, as the result of an accident. When Minnesota's U.S. Senator Ernest Lundeen was killed in a plane crash on August 31, 1940, Ball was the surprise appointment to fill the unexpired term...
(R) - 1. Henrik ShipsteadHenrik ShipsteadHenrik Shipstead was an American politician. He served in the United States Senate from March 4, 1923, to January 3, 1947, from the state of Minnesota in the 68th, 69th, 70th, 71st, 72nd, 73rd, 74th, 75th, 76th, 77th, 78th, and 79th Congresses...
(R)
Mississippi
- 1. Theodore Gilmore Bilbo (D)
- 2. James O. Eastland (D)
Missouri
- 3. Forrest C. DonnellForrest C. DonnellForrest C. Donnell was a United States Senator and the 40th Governor of Missouri. He was a Republican.-Early life:Donnell was born in Quitman, Missouri....
(R) - 1. Harry S. TrumanHarry S. TrumanHarry S. Truman was the 33rd President of the United States . As President Franklin D. Roosevelt's third vice president and the 34th Vice President of the United States , he succeeded to the presidency on April 12, 1945, when President Roosevelt died less than three months after beginning his...
(D), until January 17, 1945- Frank P. BriggsFrank P. BriggsFrank Parks Briggs was a United States Senator from Missouri. Born in Armstrong, Missouri, he attended Armstrong and Fayette schools and Central College at Fayette from 1911 to 1914. He graduated from the University of Missouri in Columbia in 1915, engaged in the newspaper business that year, and...
(D), from January 18, 1945
- Frank P. Briggs
Montana
- 2. James Edward MurrayJames Edward MurrayJames Edward Murray was a United States Senator from Montana, and a liberal leader of the Democratic Party. He served in the United States Senate from 1934 until 1961....
(D) - 1. Burton Kendall Wheeler (D)
Nebraska
- 1. Hugh A. ButlerHugh A. ButlerHugh Alfred Butler was a Nebraska Republican politician.He was born on a farm near Missouri Valley, Iowa on February 28, 1878. He graduated from Doane College at Crete, Nebraska in 1900. he became a construction engineer with the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad from 1900 to 1908...
(R) - 2. Kenneth S. WherryKenneth S. WherryKenneth Spicer Wherry was a Republican United States Senator from Nebraska.-Early life:He was born in Liberty, Gage County, Nebraska. He graduated from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, where he was a member of Beta Theta Pi, in 1914...
(R)
Nevada
- 3. Patrick Anthony Mccarran (D)
- 1. James G. ScrughamJames G. ScrughamJames Graves Scrugham was an American politician. He was a Representative, a Senator, and the 14th Governor of the U.S. state of Nevada. He was a member of the Democratic Party.-Biography:...
(D), until June 23, 1945- Edward P. CarvilleEdward P. CarvilleEdward Peter Carville was an American politician. He was the 18th Governor of Nevada and a Senator from Nevada. He was a member of the Democratic Party.-Biography:...
(D), from July 25, 1945
- Edward P. Carville
New Hampshire
- 2. Styles BridgesStyles BridgesHenry Styles Bridges was an American teacher, editor, and Republican Party politician from Concord, New Hampshire. He served one term as 63rd Governor of New Hampshire before a twenty-four year career in the United States Senate.Bridges was born in West Pembroke, Maine. He attended the public...
(R) - 3. Charles W. TobeyCharles W. TobeyCharles William Tobey was an American politician, who was a Governor of New Hampshire and a United States senator, was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, the son of William Tobey, an accountant, and Ellen Hall Parker Tobey. His father had moved to Massachusetts from Maine in the 1860s. Charles Tobey...
(R)
New Jersey
- 1. H. Alexander Smith (R)
- 2. Albert W. HawkesAlbert W. HawkesAlbert Wahl Hawkes was a United States Senator from New Jersey.-Studies:He was born in Chicago on November 20, 1878. He attended the public schools and graduated from Chicago College of Law in 1900, gaining admission to the bar the same year...
(R)
New Mexico
- 1. Dennis Wyatt Chavez (D)
- 2. Carl Atwood Hatch (D)
New York
- 1. James Michael Mead (D)
- 3. Robert Ferdinand Wagner (D)
North Carolina
- 2. Josiah William BaileyJosiah William BaileyJosiah William Bailey was a Democratic U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina between 1931 and 1946. Born in Warrenton, NC, he grew up in Raleigh and graduated from Wake Forest College...
(D), until December 15, 1946- William B. UmsteadWilliam B. UmsteadWilliam Bradley Umstead was an American Senator and the 63rd Governor of the state of North Carolina from 1953 to 1954.-Biography:Umstead was born in the northern Durham County town of Bahama in 1895...
(D), from December 18, 1946
- William B. Umstead
- 3. Clyde Roark Hoey (D)
North Dakota
- 1. William LangerWilliam LangerWilliam "Wild Bill" Langer was a prominent US politician from North Dakota. Langer is one of the most colorful characters in North Dakota history, most famously bouncing back from a scandal that forced him out of the governor's office and into prison. He served as the 17th and 21st Governor of...
(R) - 3. John MosesJohn MosesJohn Moses was the 22nd Governor of North Dakota from 1939 to 1945, and served in the United States Senate in 1945 until his death that year.-Biography:...
(D), until March 3, 1945- Milton YoungMilton YoungMilton Ruben Young was a United States politician, most notable for representing North Dakota in the United States Senate from 1945 until 1981. At the time of his retirement, he was the most senior Republican in the Senate....
(R), from March 12, 1945
- Milton Young
Ohio
- 3. Robert TaftRobert TaftRobert Alphonso Taft , of the Taft political family of Cincinnati, was a Republican United States Senator and a prominent conservative statesman...
(R) - 1. Harold H. Burton (R), until September 30, 1945
- James W. HuffmanJames W. HuffmanJames Wylie Huffman was a Democratic Party politician from Ohio. He represented Ohio in the United States Senate from 1945 until 1946....
(D), October 8, 1945 - November 5, 1946 - Kingsley A. TaftKingsley A. TaftKingsley Arter Taft was an American politician and distant relative of Ohio's more famous Taft family. He served as chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court and also served briefly as a United States Senator. Kingsley's father, Frederick Lovett Taft, II was also a noted figure in the Ohio legal...
(R), from November 6, 1946
- James W. Huffman
Oklahoma
- 2. Edward H. MooreEdward H. MooreEdward Hall Moore was a United States Senator from Oklahoma. Born on a farm near Maryville, Missouri, he attended the public schools and Chillicothe Normal School. He taught school in Nodaway, Atchinson, and Jackson Counties, and graduated from the Kansas City School of Law in 1900...
(R) - 3. Elmer Thomas (D)
Oregon
- 3. Wayne L. Morse (R)
- 2. Guy CordonGuy CordonGuy F. Cordon was a U.S. politician and lawyer from the state of Oregon. A native of Texas, he served in the Army during World War I and later was the district attorney of Douglas County in Southern Oregon...
(R)
Pennsylvania
- 3. Francis J. MyersFrancis J. MyersFrancis John Myers was an American teacher, lawyer, and Democratic Party politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A graduate of the St. Joseph's University and Temple University School of Law, He represented Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives, and then in the United States Senate...
(D) - 1. Joseph F. GuffeyJoseph F. GuffeyJoseph Frank Guffey was an American business executive and Democratic Party politician from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate from 1935 until 1947.-Early life:...
(D)
Rhode Island
- 1. Peter Goelet Gerry (D)
- 2. Theodore Francis Green (D)
South Carolina
- 2. Burnet R. MaybankBurnet R. MaybankBurnet Rhett Maybank was a U.S. Senator, the 99th Governor of South Carolina, and Mayor of Charleston, South Carolina. Maybank was the direct descendant of six former South Carolinian governors. He was the first governor from Charleston since the Civil War...
(D) - 3. Olin D. JohnstonOlin D. JohnstonOlin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston was a Democratic Party politician from the US state of South Carolina. He served as the 98th Governor of South Carolina, 1935–1939 and 1943–1945, and represented the state in the United States Senate from 1945 until his death in 1965.-Early Life, Military Involvement,...
(D)
South Dakota
- 2. Harlan J. BushfieldHarlan J. BushfieldHarlan John Bushfield was a politician from South Dakota. He was born in Atlantic, Iowa in 1882. He moved with his family to South Dakota in 1883, and attended the public schools in Miller, South Dakota. He graduated from Dakota Wesleyan University in 1901, and from the University of Minnesota Law...
(R) - 3. J. Chandler Gurney (R)
Tennessee
- 1. Kenneth D. McKellar (D)
- 2. Arthur Thomas Stewart (D)
Texas
- 1. Thomas Terry Connally (D)
- 2. W. Lee O'DanielW. Lee O'DanielWilbert Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel, , was a conservative Democratic Party politician from Texas, who came to prominence by hosting a popular radio program. Known for his populist appeal, Pappy O'Daniel was the governor of Texas and later its junior U.S. Senator. He is also the only person ever to have...
(D)
Utah
- 1. Abe Murdock (D)
- 3. Elbert Duncan Thomas (D)
Vermont
- 1. Warren Robinson Austin (R), until August 2, 1946
- Ralph FlandersRalph FlandersRalph Edward Flanders was an American mechanical engineer, industrialist and Republican U.S. Senator from the state of Vermont. He grew up on subsistence farms in Vermont and Rhode Island, became an apprentice first as a machinist, then as a draftsman, before training as a mechanical engineer...
(R), from November 1, 1946
- Ralph Flanders
- 3. George AikenGeorge AikenGeorge David Aiken was an American politician from Vermont. A Republican, he served as the 64th Governor of Vermont from 1937 to 1941 and as a U.S. Senator from 1941 to 1975...
(R)
Virginia
- 1. Harry Flood Byrd (D)
- 2. 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), until May 28, 1946- Thomas G. BurchThomas G. BurchThomas Granville Burch was an American farmer, tobacco manufacturer, and politician from Martinsville, Virginia. He represented Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1931 until 1946. In 1946 he served as a U.S...
(D), May 31, 1946 - November 5, 1946 - Absalom Willis RobertsonAbsalom Willis RobertsonAbsalom Willis Robertson was an American lawyer and Democratic Party politician from Lexington, Virginia. Also known as A. Willis Robertson, he represented Virginia in both the U.S...
(D), from November 6, 1946
- Thomas G. Burch
Washington
- 3. Warren G. MagnusonWarren G. MagnusonWarren Grant "Maggie" Magnuson was a United States Senator of the Democratic Party from Washington from 1944 until 1981. Upon leaving the Senate, he was the most senior member of the body...
(D) - 1. Monrad WallgrenMonrad WallgrenMonrad Charles Wallgren , an American politician, served as the 13th Governor of Washington from 1945 to 1949, as well as representing that state in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate....
(D), until January 9, 1945- Hugh MitchellHugh MitchellHugh Burnton Mitchell , an American politician, served as a member of the United States Senate from 1945 to 1946 and as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1949 to 1953. He represented the state of Washington...
(D), January 10, 1945 - December 25, 1946 - Harry P. CainHarry P. CainHarry Pulliam Cain was a United States Senator from Washington who served as a Republican from 1946 to 1953. Today, Cain is mainly remembered for his very conservative and often highly controversial views as a member of the Senate, and as a friend and supporter of Senator Joseph McCarthy, but...
(R), from December 26, 1946
- Hugh Mitchell
West Virginia
- 1. Harley M. KilgoreHarley M. KilgoreHarley Martin Kilgore was a United States Senator from West Virginia.Born in Brown, West Virginia, he attended the public schools and graduated from the law department of West Virginia University at Morgantown in 1914 and was admitted to the bar the same year.He taught school in Hancock, West...
(D) - 2. W. Chapman Revercomb (R)
Wisconsin
- 3. Alexander WileyAlexander WileyAlexander Wiley was a member of the Republican Party who served four terms in the United States Senate for the state of Wisconsin from 1939 to 1963. When he left the Senate, he was its most senior Republican member.-Biography:...
(R) - 1. Robert M. La Follette, Jr.Robert M. La Follette, Jr.Robert Marion "Young Bob" La Follette, Jr. was an American senator from Wisconsin from 1925 to 1947, the son of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., the brother of Philip La Follette, and Fola La Follette, whose husband was the playwright George Middleton.- Early life:La Follette was born in Madison,...
(ProgressiveProgressive Party (United States, 1924)The Progressive Party of 1924 was a new party created as a vehicle for Robert M. La Follette, Sr. to run for president in the 1924 election. It did not run candidates for other offices, and it disappeared after the election except in Wisconsin. Its name resembles the 1912 Progressive Party, which...
)
Wyoming
- 1. Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney (D)
- 2. Edward V. RobertsonEdward V. RobertsonEdward Vivian Robertson was a United States Senator from Wyoming.Born in Cardiff, Wales, he served in the Third Battalion of the Welsh Regiment during the Second Boer War from 1899 to 1902. He then engaged in mechanical and electric power engineering from 1902 to 1912. Robertson emigrated to the...
(R)
House of Representatives
The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.Alabama
. Frank W. BoykinFrank W. Boykin
Frank William Boykin, Sr. served as a Democratic Congressman in Alabama's 1st congressional district from 1935-1963....
(D). George M. Grant
George M. Grant
George McInvale Grant was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Alabama.Grant was born in Louisville, Alabama. He obtained a law degree from University of Alabama in 1922...
(D). George W. Andrews
George W. Andrews
For the Canadian politician see George William Andrews George William Andrews was a U.S...
(D). Sam Hobbs
Sam Hobbs
Samuel Francis Hobbs was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born in Selma, Alabama, Hobbs attended the public schools, Callaway's Preparatory School, Marion Military Institute, and Vanderbilt University at Nashville, Tennessee, graduating from the law department of the University of Alabama at...
(D). Albert Rains
Albert Rains
Albert McKinley Rains was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born in Grove Oak, Alabama, Rains attended the public schools, Snead Seminary, Boaz, Alabama, State Teachers College , Jacksonville, Alabama, and the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa.He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1928 and...
(D). Pete Jarman
Pete Jarman
Peterson Bryant Jarman was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.-Early life:Born in Greensboro, Alabama, Jarman attended the public schools, the Normal College, Livingston, Alabama, and Southern University, Greensboro, Alabama...
(D). Carter Manasco
Carter Manasco
Carter Manasco was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born in Townley, Alabama, Manasco attended the public schools and Howard College, Birmingham, Alabama. He graduated from the University of Alabama School of Law, LL.B., 1927 and J.D. 1929. He was admitted to the bar the same year and began...
(D). John J. Sparkman (D), until November 5, 1946, vacant thereafter. Luther Patrick
Luther Patrick
Luther Patrick was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born near Decatur, Alabama, Patrick attended the public schools, Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge, and Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana....
(D)
Arizona
. John R. MurdockJohn R. Murdock
John Robert Murdock was a U.S. Representative from Arizona.Born in Homestead near Lewistown, Missouri, Murdock attended the public schools....
(D). Richard F. Harless
Richard F. Harless
Richard Fielding Harless was a U.S. Representative from Arizona.Born in Kelsey, Texas, Harless moved to Thatcher, Arizona, in 1917 and attended the grade and high schools.He graduated from University of Arizona in 1928....
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Arkansas
. Ezekiel C. GathingsEzekiel C. Gathings
Ezekiel Candler Gathings was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas.Born in Prairie, Mississippi, Gathings attended the public schools and the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa. He was graduated from the law department of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville in 1929...
(D). Wilbur D. Mills (D). James William Trimble
James William Trimble
James William Trimble was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Arkansas, having served from 1945-1967. He was the first Democrat in Arkansas since Reconstruction to lose a congressional race to a Republican...
(D). William Fadjo Cravens
William Fadjo Cravens
William Fadjo Cravens was a United States Congressman . He was born on February 15, 1899 in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was the son of Arkansas Congressman William B. Cravens. William Fadjo Cravens attended the University of Arkansas and the University of Pittsburgh; he also attended Washington & Lee...
(D). Brooks Hays
Brooks Hays
Lawrence Brooks Hays was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Arkansas....
(D). William F. Norrell
William F. Norrell
William Frank Norrell was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas, husband of Catherine Dorris Norrell.Born in Milo, Arkansas, Norrell attended the public schools, the Arkansas Agricultural and Mechanical College of Monticello, the College of the Ozarks in Clarksville, Arkansas, and law school at the...
(D). Oren Harris
Oren Harris
Oren Harris was a U.S. Representative and United States District Court Judge from Arkansas.-Background:Born in Belton, Arkansas, Harris attended public schools in Prescott, Arkansas....
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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). Clair Engle
Clair Engle
Clair Engle was an American politician of the Democratic Party and a United States Senator from California.- Early years :Engle was born in Bakersfield...
(D). J. Leroy Johnson (R). Franck R. Havenner
Franck R. Havenner
Franck Roberts Havenner was a six term United States Representative from California's 4th congressional district beginning in 1936. He is a graduate from Columbian College...
(D). Richard J. Welch
Richard J. Welch
Richard Joseph Welch was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in Monroe County, New York, Welch was educated in the public schools.He moved to California in early boyhood and settled in San Francisco....
(R). George P. Miller (D). John H. Tolan
John H. Tolan
John Harvey Tolan was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in St. Peter, Nicollet County, Minnesota, Tolan attended the public schools.He moved to Anaconda, Montana, in 1897....
(D). Jack Z. Anderson
Jack Z. Anderson
John Zuinglius Anderson was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in Oakland, California, Anderson moved with his parents to Santa Cruz, California, the same year, and to San Jose, California, in 1913, attended the public schools.He was graduated from San Jose High School in 1923.He moved to...
(R). Bertrand W. Gearhart
Bertrand W. Gearhart
Bertrand Wesley "Bud" Gearhart was an American lawyer and politician. Gearhart, a Republican, served as the United States Representative for California's 9th congressional district from 1935 to 1949.-Background:...
(R). Alfred J. Elliott
Alfred J. Elliott
Alfred James Elliott was a Democratic Representative from California.He was born in Guinda, California and moved with his parents to Winters, California, in 1901, and to Tulare, California, in 1910, where he resided until his death in 1973. He worked as a farmer and livestock breeder and was the...
(D). George E. Outland
George E. Outland
George Elmer Outland was a Democratic United States Congressman from California.-Biography:George Elmer Outland was born in Santa Paula, Ventura County, California, on October 8, 1906. He attended public schools and Whittier College in California, where he received an A.B., in 1928. He received...
(D). Jerry Voorhis
Jerry Voorhis
Horace Jeremiah "Jerry" Voorhis was a Democratic politician from California. He served five terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1937 to 1947, representing the 12th Congressional district in Los Angeles County...
(D). Ned R. Healy
Ned R. Healy
Not to be confused with Don R. Healy, Los Angeles labor leader of the 1940s and 1950s.Ned Romeyn Healy , who went by Ned R. Healy, was a member of the Los Angeles, California, City Council in 1943 and 1944 and a member of Congress from 1945 to 1947.-Biography:Healy was born August 9, 1905, in...
(D). Helen G. Douglas (D). Gordon L. McDonough
Gordon L. McDonough
Gordon Leo McDonough was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in Buffalo, New York, McDonough moved with his parents to Emporium, Pennsylvania, in 1898.He attended the public schools....
(R). Ellis E. Patterson
Ellis E. Patterson
Ellis Ellwood Patterson was a one-term Democratic California congressman. Born in Yuba City, California, he served as representative between 1945 and 1947. Patterson also served in the California State Assembly. He was also the 33rd Lieutenant Governor of California, 1939-43.-External links:*...
(D). Cecil R. King
Cecil R. King
Cecil Rhodes King was an American businessman and politician. King, a Democrat, served as the first member of the United States House of Representatives from California's 17th congressional district for fourteen terms, serving from August 1942 to January 1969...
(D). Clyde Doyle
Clyde Doyle
Clyde Gilman Doyle was a United States Representative from California. He was born in Oakland, Alameda County, California. He attended public schools in Oakland, Seattle, Washington, Los Angeles and Long Beach, California. He graduated from the College of Law of the University of Southern...
(D). Chet Holifield (D). John Carl Hinshaw
John Carl Hinshaw
John Carl Hinshaw was a United States Representative from California. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, son of William Wade and Anna Williams Hinshaw. He attended the public schools and Valparaiso University...
(R). Harry R. Sheppard
Harry R. Sheppard
Harry Richard Sheppard was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in Mobile, Alabama, Sheppard attended the public schools.He studied law.He was employed in transportation department of the Santa Fe Railroad....
(D). John Joseph Phillips
John J. Phillips
John Phillips was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California.John Philips was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He moved to St. David, Pennsylvania, in 1891. He graduated from Haverford College in 1910. During the First World War, he served in the Adjutant General’s Office...
(R). Edouard V. M. Izac (D)
Colorado
. Dean M. GillespieDean M. Gillespie
Dean Milton Gillespie was a U.S. Representative from Colorado.Born in Salina, Kansas, Gillespie attended the public schools and Salina Normal University....
(R). William S. Hill
William S. Hill
William Silas Hill was a U.S. Representative from Colorado.Born in Kelly, Kansas, Hill attended the public schools, Kansas State Normal at Emporia, and Colorado State College of Agriculture at Fort Collins....
(R). J. Edgar Chenoweth (R). Robert F. Rockwell
Robert F. Rockwell
Robert Fay Rockwell was a U.S. Representative from Colorado.Born in Cortland, New York, Rockwell attended the public schools of New York State, the Hill School, Pottstown, Pennsylvania, and Princeton University.He moved to Paonia, Colorado, in 1907 and engaged in cattle raising and fruit...
(R)
Connecticut
. Joseph F. RyterJoseph F. Ryter
Joseph Francis Ryter was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Ryter attended the parochial schools and St...
(D). Herman P. Kopplemann
Herman P. Kopplemann
Herman Paul Kopplemann was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.Born in Odessa, Russia, Kopplemann immigrated to the United States in 1882 with his parents, who settled in Hartford, Connecticut. He attended the grade and high schools. He engaged as publishers' agent for newspapers and magazines...
(D). Chase G. Woodhouse
Chase G. Woodhouse
Chase Going Woodhouse was an educator and Congresswoman from the Second Congressional District in Connecticut. She was the second woman elected to Congress from Connecticut, and the first elected as a Democrat.Woodhouse graduated from Science Hill School, Shelbyville, Kentucky, 1908...
(D). James P. Geelan
James P. Geelan
James Patrick Geelan was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Geelan attended the public schools of New Haven, Connecticut, and was graduated from St...
(D). Clare B. Luce (R). Joseph E. Talbot
Joseph E. Talbot
Joseph Edward Talbot was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.Born in Naugatuck, Connecticut, Talbot attended the public schools. He was graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, in 1922 and from Yale Law School in 1925. He was admitted to the bar in 1925 and commenced practice...
(R)
Delaware
. Philip A. TraynorPhilip A. Traynor
Dr. Philip Andrew Traynor was an American dentist and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party and served two terms as U.S. Representative from Delaware....
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Florida
. J. Hardin PetersonJ. Hardin Peterson
James Hardin Peterson was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Peterson was born in Batesburg, South Carolina. His family moved to Lakeland, Florida, in 1903, and he attended the public schools there. Peterson graduated from the University of Florida College of Law in 1914...
(D). Emory H. Price
Emory H. Price
Emory Hilliard Price was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Born in Bostwick, Florida, Price attended the public schools of Duval County, Florida. He was graduated from Jacksonville Law College in 1936. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Jacksonville, Florida...
(D). Robert L. F. Sikes
Robert L. F. Sikes
Robert Lee Fulton Sikes was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Born in Isabella, near Sylvester, Georgia, Sikes attended the public schools....
(D). Pat Cannon
Pat Cannon
Pat Cannon was a United States Representative from Florida. His full name was Arthur Patrick Cannon. He was born in Powder Springs, Georgia. Later, he moved to Laurens County, South Carolina where he attended the public schools...
(D). Joe Hendricks
Joe Hendricks
Joseph Edward Hendricks was a United States Representative from Florida. He was born at Lake Butler, Florida where he attended the rural schools and Montverde School. He also attended Stetson University in De Land, Florida and graduated with an undergraduate degree in 1930 and a graduate degree...
(D). Dwight L. Rogers
Dwight L. Rogers
Dwight Laing Rogers was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Born near Reidsville, Georgia, Rogers attended the public schools and Locust Grove Institute at Locust Grove, Georgia. He graduated from the University of Georgia in 1909 and from the law department of Mercer University in Macon, Georgia...
(D)
Georgia
. Hugh PetersonHugh Peterson
Hugh Peterson was a U.S. political figure and lawyer from the state of Georgia.Peterson was born near Ailey, Georgia in 1898 and attended the Brewton Parker Institute in Mount Vernon, Georgia and the University of Georgia in Athens. He studied law, gained admission to the state bar in 1921 and...
(D). Edward E. Cox
Edward E. Cox
Edward Eugene "Eugene" or "Goober" Cox served as a U.S. Representative from Georgia for nearly twenty-eight years. A conservative Democrat who supported segregation and opposed President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's "New Deal," Cox became the most senior Democrat on the House Committee on Rules...
(D). Stephen Pace
Stephen Pace
Olin Stephen Pace was an American politician and lawyer.Pace was born near Dawson, Georgia. He attended the Georgia School of Technology and graduated from the University of Georgia School of Law in Athens in 1914 with a Bachelor of Laws degree...
(D). A. Sidney Camp (D). Robert Ramspeck
Robert Ramspeck
Robert C. Word Ramspeck was an American politician and businessman.-Biography:Ramspeck was born in Decatur, Georgia. As a young man he was a federal police officer. He was admitted to the bar in 1920. He would go on to be a Democratic congressman from Georgia from 1929 to 1945. In the period of...
(D), resigned December 31, 1945
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- Helen D. Mankin (D). Carl VinsonCarl VinsonCarl 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). Malcolm C. TarverMalcolm C. TarverMalcolm Connor Tarver was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.Born in Rural Vale, Georgia, Tarver attended the public schools.He was graduated from the law department of Mercer University, Macon, Georgia, in 1904....
(D). John S. GibsonJohn S. GibsonJohn Strickland Gibson was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.Born near Folkston, Georgia, Gibson attended the common schools....
(D). John S. WoodJohn Stephens WoodJohn Stephens Wood was an American politician from the state of Georgia, USA. He served in the United States House of Representatives, 1931–1935 and 1945–1953....
(D). Paul BrownPaul Brown (Georgia politician)Paul Brown was an American politician and lawyer.Brown was born in Hartwell, Georgia, and graduated from the University of Georgia School of Law in Athens with a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1901. He was admitted to the state bar in that year and began practicing law in Lexington, Georgia...
(D)
- Helen D. Mankin (D). Carl Vinson
Idaho
. Compton I. WhiteCompton I. White
Compton Ignatius White, Sr. was a politician from the U.S. state of Idaho, who served in the United States House of Representatives, chairing a committee.-Biography:...
(D). Henry C. Dworshak (R), until November 5, 1946, vacant thereafter
Illinois
. Emily T. Douglas (D). William L. Dawson (D). William A. RowanWilliam A. Rowan
William A. Rowan of Chicago was a U.S. Representative from Illinois from 1943 to 1947. He previously served as a member of the Chicago City Council from 1927 to 1942. He was a resident of Chicago's East Side community....
(D). Edward A. Kelly
Edward A. Kelly
Edward Austin Kelly of Chicago was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1931–43, 1945-47. He was a Democrat.-External links: Retrieved on 2008-01-21...
(D). Martin Gorski
Martin Gorski
Martin Gorski was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Poland, Gorski immigrated in 1889 to the United States with his parents, who settled in Chicago, Illinois. Gorski graduated from business college and from Chicago Law School in 1917. He was admitted to the bar in 1917 and set up a...
(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). Thomas Joseph O'Brien (D). William W. Link
William W. Link
William Walter Link was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Swiec, Poland, Link immigrated to the United States in 1897 with his parents, who settled in Chicago, Illinois....
(D). Thomas S. Gordon
Thomas S. Gordon
Thomas Sylvy Gordon was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Chicago, Illinois, Gordon attended the parochial schools and was graduated from St...
(D). Alexander J. Resa
Alexander J. Resa
Alexander John Resa was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Chicago, Illinois, Resa attended the public schools of Chicago, Illinois, and St. Joseph's College, Kirkwood, Missouri. He was graduated from the John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois, in 1911. He was admitted to the bar...
(D). Ralph E. Church
Ralph E. Church
Ralph Edwin Church , a U.S. Congressman, was born in Vermilion County, Illinois. Church, a Republican, represented the 10th and 13th Congressional districts of Illinois in the U.S. Congress. Congressman Church was also a candidate for U.S Senator in 1940...
(R). Chauncey W. Reed
Chauncey W. Reed
Chauncey William Reed was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Chauncey Reed was born in West Chicago, Illinois to William Thomas Reed and Margaret Reed...
(R). Noah M. Mason
Noah M. Mason
Noah Morgan Mason was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Mason was a representative conservative Republican in Congress who represented a rural downstate district...
(R). Leo E. Allen
Leo E. Allen
Leo Elwood Allen , American politician, was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for fourteen terms, 1933–1961, representing the 13th District of Illinois 1933–1949, and the 16th District of Illinois 1949–1961. He was born in Elizabeth, Illinois and...
(R). Anton J. Johnson
Anton J. Johnson
Anton Joseph Johnson was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Peoria, Illinois, Johnson attended the public schools and the School of Agriculture of the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri. He served as first sergeant, Fifth Infantry, Company G, Illinois National Guard from 1898...
(R). Robert B. Chiperfield
Robert B. Chiperfield
Robert Bruce Chiperfield was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, son of Burnett Mitchell Chiperfield.Born in Canton, Illinois, Chiperfield was educated in the public schools of Canton, Illinois, Washington, D.C., and at Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire.He served as a private during...
(R). Everett M. Dirksen (R). Leslie C. Arends (R). Jessie Sumner
Jessie Sumner
Jessie Sumner was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Milford, Illinois, Sumner attended the public schools....
(R). Rolla C. McMillen
Rolla C. McMillen
Rolla Coral McMillen was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born near Monticello, Illinois, McMillen attended the public schools of Monticello, Illinois , and the University of Illinois. He graduated from the University of Michigan Law School in 1906...
(R). Sid Simpson
Sid Simpson
Sidney Elmer Simpson was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, husband of Edna Oakes Simpson.Born in Carrollton, Illinois, Simpson attended the public schools and was graduated from Carrollton High School....
(R). George Evan Howell
George Evan Howell
George Evan Howell was a U.S. Representative from Illinois and judge on the United States Court of Claims.Born in Marion, Illinois, Howell attended the public schools at Villa Grove, Illinois....
(R). Melvin Price (D). Charles W. Vursell
Charles W. Vursell
Charles Wesley Vursell was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, cousin of Carl Bert Albert.Born in Salem, Illinois, Vursell attended the public schools of Marion County, Illinois.Hardware merchant in 1904....
(R). James V. Heidinger
James V. Heidinger
James Vandaveer Heidinger was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.He was born on a farm near Mount Erie, Illinois, he attended the rural schools, Northern Illinois Normal School, De Kalb, Illinois, and Valparaiso University. He taught in the rural schools of Wayne County, Illinois...
(R), until March 22, 1945
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- Roy ClippingerRoy ClippingerRoy Clippinger was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Fairfield, Illinois, Clippinger attended the public schools.Learned the printer's trade and engaged in the newspaper business....
(R), from November 6, 1945 - End. C. W. BishopC. W. BishopCecil William Bishop was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois.Bishop was born on a farm near West Vienna, Illinois. After attending the public schools, and Union Academy in Anna, Illinois, he entered the profession of tailoring. Bishop was engaged in the cleaning...
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- Roy Clippinger
Indiana
. Ray J. MaddenRay J. Madden
Ray John Madden was a United States Representative from Indiana. He was born in Waseca, Minnesota. He attended the public schools and Sacred Heart Academy in his native city. He graduated from the law department of Creighton University with an LL.B...
(D). Charles A. Halleck
Charles A. Halleck
Charles Abraham Halleck was a Republican leader of the United States House of Representatives from the second district of Indiana....
(R). Robert A. Grant
Robert A. Grant
Robert Allen Grant was a U.S. Representative from Indiana, and later a United States federal judge.Born near Bourbon, Indiana, Grant moved to Hamlet, Indiana, in 1912 and to South Bend, Indiana, in 1922....
(R). George W. Gillie
George W. Gillie
George W. Gillie was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Berwickshire, Scotland, Gillie moved to the United States with his parents, who settled in Kankakee, Illinois, in 1882 and in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in 1884....
(R). Forest A. Harness (R). Noble J. Johnson
Noble J. Johnson
Noble Jacob Johnson was a U.S. Representative from Indiana and a judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals....
(R). Gerald W. Landis
Gerald W. Landis
Gerald Wayne Landis was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Bloomfield, Indiana, Landis attended the public schools of Linton, Indiana....
(R). Charles M. LaFollette (R). Earl Wilson
Earl Wilson (politician)
Earl Wilson was a United States Representative from Indiana. He was born on a farm near Huron, Indiana and attended public schools there. He attended Purdue University and received degrees from Coyne Electrical School of Chicago, Illinois in 1928 and Indiana University of Bloomington, Indiana in...
(R). Raymond S. Springer
Raymond S. Springer
Raymond Smiley Springer was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born on a farm in Rush County, near Dunreith, Indiana, Springer attended the public schools, Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana, and Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana.He was graduated from the Indiana Law School at Indianapolis...
(R). Louis Ludlow
Louis Ludlow
Louis Leon Ludlow was a Democratic Indiana congressman; he proposed a constitutional amendment early in 1938 requiring a national referendum on any U.S. declaration of war except in cases of direct attack...
(D)
Iowa
. Thomas E. MartinThomas E. Martin
Thomas Ellsworth Martin was a United States Representative and Senator from Iowa. Martin, a Republican, served in Congress for 22 consecutive years, from January 1939 to January 1961....
(R). Henry O. Talle
Henry O. Talle
Henry Oscar Talle was an economics professor and a ten-term Republican U.S. Representative from eastern Iowa. He served in the United States Congress for twenty years from 1938 until 1958.-Background:...
(R). John W. Gwynne
John W. Gwynne
John Williams Gwynne was a seven-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district, and a Federal Trade Commission member and chairman during the Eisenhower Administration.- Personal background :...
(R). Karl M. LeCompte (R). Paul H. Cunningham (R). James I. Dolliver
James I. Dolliver
James Isaac Dolliver served six terms as a Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 6th congressional district, beginning in 1944. He was the nephew of U.S. Senator Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver of Iowa....
(R). Ben F. Jensen
Ben F. Jensen
Benton Franklin Jensen served thirteen consecutive terms as a U.S. Representative from Iowa's 7th congressional district in the southwestern corner of the state. While on the floor of the U.S...
(R). Charles B. Hoeven
Charles B. Hoeven
Charles Bernard Hoeven held elective office for forty consecutive years. He was elected or re-elected eleven times to the U.S. House of Representatives to represent districts in northern Iowa...
(R)
Kansas
. Albert McDonald Cole (R). Errett P. ScrivnerErrett P. Scrivner
Errett Power Scrivner was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.Born in Newton, Kansas, Scrivner attended the grade schools and was graduated from Manual Training High School, Kansas City, Missouri....
(R). Thomas Daniel Winter
Thomas Daniel Winter
Thomas Daniel Winter was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.Born in Columbus, Kansas, Winter attended the public and high schools.During the First World War served as a private in the United States Air Corps in 1918 and 1919....
(R). Edward Herbert Rees
Edward Herbert Rees
Edward Herbert Rees was a U.S. Representative from Kansas. Born on a farm near Emporia, Kansas, Rees attended the public schools and the Kansas State Teachers' College at Emporia...
(R). Clifford R. Hope
Clifford R. Hope
Clifford R. Hope was a U.S. Representative from Kansas. Born in Birmingham, Iowa, Hope attended public schools and Nebraska Wesleyan University, in Lincoln, Nebraska. He served during the First World War, as a second lieutenant. He served in the Kansas House of Representatives...
(R). Frank Carlson
Frank Carlson
Frank Carlson was an American politician who served as the 30th Governor of Kansas and United States Representative and United States Senator from Kansas.-Biography:...
(R)
Kentucky
. Noble J. Gregory (D). Earle C. ClementsEarle C. Clements
Earle Chester Clements was a politician from the US state of Kentucky. He represented the state in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate and was its 47th Governor, serving from 1947 to 1950...
(D). Emmet O'Neal
Emmet O'Neal (Kentucky)
Emmet O'Neal was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky and an ambassador to the Philippines. A member of the Centre College Athletic Hall of Fame, his brother was Louisville Mayor Joseph T. O'Neal.-Biography:...
(D). Frank Chelf
Frank Chelf
Frank Leslie Chelf was a United States Representative from Kentucky. He was born on a farm near Elizabethtown, Kentucky. He attended the public schools as well as Centre College at Danville, Kentucky and St. Mary’s College...
(D). Brent Spence
Brent Spence
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(D). Virgil Chapman
Virgil Chapman
Virgil Munday Chapman , a Democrat, represented Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives and in the United States Senate....
(D). Andrew J. May
Andrew J. May
Andrew Jackson May was a Kentucky attorney and influential New Deal-era politician, best known for his chairmanship of the House Military Affairs Committee during World War II, and his subsequent conviction for bribery...
(D). Joe B. Bates
Joe B. Bates
Joseph Bengal Bates was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in Republican, Kentucky, Bates attended the public schools and the Mountain Training School at Hindman, Kentucky....
(D). 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
. F. Edward Hébert (D). Paul H. MaloneyPaul H. Maloney
Paul Herbert Maloney was a member of Louisiana House of Representatives 1914-1916 was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana. He served seven terms as a Democrat....
(D). James Domengeaux (D). Overton Brooks
Overton Brooks
Thomas Overton Brooks was a Democratic U.S. representative from the Shreveport-based Fourth Congressional District of northwest Louisiana, having served for a quarter century beginning on January 3, 1937. Brooks was a nephew of U.S. Senator John Holmes Overton as well as a great-grandson of Walter...
(D). Charles E. McKenzie
Charles E. McKenzie
Charles Edgar Mckenzie was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana.Born in tiny Pelican in De Soto Parish in northwestern Louisiana, McKenzie attended the public schools of Monroe, and Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge. He volunteered for service on the Mexican border in 1916 with the...
(D). James H. Morrison
James H. Morrison
James Hobson "Jimmy" Morrison, Sr. , was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from the Sixth Congressional District of Louisiana, who served from 1943 to 1967...
(D). Henry D. Larcade, Jr.
Henry D. Larcade, Jr.
Henry Dominique Larcade, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana.Born in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, Larcade attended the public and parochial schools, Opelousas High School, Academy Immaculate Conception, and Opelousas Institute.During the First World War, Larcade served as a...
(D). A. Leonard Allen
A. Leonard Allen
Asa Leonard Allen was an educator, attorney, and member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Louisiana...
(D)
Maine
. Robert HaleRobert Hale (Maine)
Robert S. Hale was a U.S. Representative from Maine, and first cousin of U.S. Senator Frederick Hale, also of Maine....
(R). Margaret Chase Smith
Margaret Chase Smith
Margaret Chase Smith was a Republican Senator from Maine, and one of the most successful politicians in Maine history. She was the first woman to be elected to both the U.S. House and the Senate, and the first woman from Maine to serve in either. She was also the first woman to have her name...
(R). Frank Fellows
Frank Fellows (politician)
Frank Fellows was a U.S. Representative from Maine.Born in Bucksport, Maine, Fellows attended the public schools, East Maine Conference Seminary, Bucksport, Maine, and the University of Maine....
(R)
Maryland
. Dudley RoeDudley Roe
Dudley George Roe , a Democrat, was a U.S. Congressman who represented the Maryland's 1st congressional district from 1945 to 1947.Roe was born in Sudlersville, Maryland, and attended the public schools...
(D). H. Streett Baldwin (D). Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr.
Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr.
Thomas J. D'Alesandro, Jr. was an American politician who was a U.S. Representative from Maryland's 3rd congressional district and subsequently the mayor of Baltimore, Maryland...
(D). George Hyde Fallon (D). Lansdale G. Sasscer (D). J. Glenn Beall (R)
Massachusetts
. John W. HeseltonJohn W. Heselton
John Walter Heselton was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from January 3, 1945 until January 3, 1959. Heselton represented Massachusetts' first congressional district for seven consecutive terms.Heselton was born in Gardiner, Maine...
(R). Charles Clason (R). Philip Philbin (D). Pehr G. Holmes
Pehr G. Holmes
Pehr Gustaf Holmes was a United States Representative from Massachusetts.Holmes was born in Mölnbacka in Forshaga Municipality in Värmland, Sweden. In 1886 he immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in Worcester, Massachusetts. Holmes attended public schools, and engaged in...
(R). Edith Nourse Rogers
Edith Nourse Rogers
Edith Nourse Rogers was an American social welfare volunteer and politician who was one of the first women to serve in the United States Congress. She was the first woman elected to congress from Massachusetts...
(R). George J. Bates
George J. Bates
George Joseph Bates was a member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Massachusetts. Born in Salem, Massachusetts, Bates was elected Mayor of Salem in 1924 at the age of 33. He served as mayor until 1937, at which time he was sworn in as a Republican member of the House...
(R). Thomas J. Lane
Thomas J. Lane
Thomas Joseph Lane was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts from 1941 to 1963, notable for having been re-elected after serving time in federal prison....
(D). Angier L. Goodwin (R). Charles L. Gifford
Charles L. Gifford
Charles Laceille Gifford was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. He was born in Cotuit on March 15, 1871. Gifford attended the common schools, and taught in Massachusetts and Connecticut from 1890 to 1900...
(R). Christian Herter
Christian Herter
Christian Archibald Herter was an American politician and statesman; 59th governor of Massachusetts from 1953 to 1957, and United States Secretary of State from 1959 to 1961.-Early life:...
(R). James Michael Curley
James Michael Curley
James Michael Curley was an American politician famous for his four terms as mayor of Boston, Massachusetts. He also served twice in the United States House of Representatives and one term as 53rd Governor of Massachusetts.-Early life:Curley's father, Michael Curley, left Oughterard, County...
(D). John W. McCormack (D). Richard B. Wigglesworth (R). Joseph W. Martin, Jr. (R)
Michigan
. George G. SadowskiGeorge G. Sadowski
George Gregory Sadowski was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Sadowski was born in Detroit, Michigan, where he attended Ferry School. He attended high school in Foley, Alabama, and then returned to Detroit, where he graduated from Northeastern High School in 1920 and from the law...
(D). Earl C. Michener
Earl 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). Paul W. Shafer
Paul W. Shafer
Paul Werntz Shafer was a politician and judge from the U.S. state of Michigan.Shafer was born in Elkhart, Indiana and moved with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John M. Shafer, to Three Rivers, Michigan, where he attended public schools...
(R). Clare E. Hoffman (R). Bartel J. Jonkman
Bartel J. Jonkman
Bartel John Jonkman was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Jonkman was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan where he attended the public schools. He graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan in 1914, was admitted to the bar the same year, and commenced practice in Grand...
(R). William W. Blackney
William W. Blackney
William Wallace Blackney was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Blackney was born in Clio, Michigan, and attended the public schools there. He went to Olivet College, Olivet, Michigan, and Ferris School in Big Rapids. He moved to Flint, in 1904 and served as county clerk of Genesee...
(R). Jesse P. Wolcott
Jesse P. Wolcott
Jesse Paine Wolcott was a politician and soldier from the U.S. state of Michigan.Wolcott was born to William Bradford Wolcott and Lillie Betsy Wolcott in Gardner, Massachusetts and attended the common and high schools there...
(R). Fred L. Crawford
Fred L. Crawford
Fred Lewis Crawford was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Crawford was born in Dublin, Texas and attended local public schools. He went to business college at Peniel , and attended the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. He engaged in accountancy at Des Moines, Iowa, and Detroit,...
(R). Albert J. Engel
Albert J. Engel
Albert Joseph Engel was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Engel was born in New Washington, Ohio. He attended the public schools in Grand Traverse County, Michigan, and the Central YMCA College in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from the law department of Northwestern University,...
(R). Roy O. Woodruff
Roy O. Woodruff
Roy Orchard Woodruff was a politician, soldier, printer and dentist from the U.S. state of Michigan....
(R). Fred Bradley
Frederick Van Ness Bradley
Frederick Van Ness Bradley , commonly known as Fred Bradley, was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan....
(R). Frank Eugene Hook
Frank Eugene Hook
Frank Eugene Hook was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Hook was born in L'Anse, Michigan and graduated from L'Anse High School in 1912. He attended the College of Law of the University of Detroit and graduated from the law department of Valparaiso University in 1918...
(D). George D. O'Brien
George D. O'Brien
George Donoghue O’Brien was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives....
(D). Louis C. Rabaut
Louis C. Rabaut
Louis Charles Rabaut was politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He was a Democratic congressman representing Michigan's 14th congressional district from 1935 to 1947, and from 1949 to 1961...
(D). John D. Dingell, Sr.
John D. Dingell, Sr.
John David Dingell, Sr. was an American politician who represented Michigan's 15th congressional district from 1933 to 1955.-Life and career:Dingell was born in Detroit...
(D). John Lesinski, Sr.
John Lesinski, Sr.
John Lesinski, Sr. was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He was the father of John Lesinski, Jr., who took his seat in the United States House of Representatives upon his father's death....
(D). George A. Dondero (R)
Minnesota
. August H. Andresen (R).Joseph P. O'HaraJoseph P. O'Hara
Joseph Patrick O'Hara was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota.-Early life:O'Hara was born in Tipton, Cedar County, Iowa, on January 23, 1895. He attended the public schools and graduated from Spirit Lake, Iowa, High School...
(R).William Gallagher (DFL), died August 13, 1946.Frank Starkey
Frank Starkey
Frank Thomas Starkey was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota who was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Starkey began his political career as business representative of the local Milk Drivers Union from 1917 until 1933 and again in 1942 through 1944...
(DFL).Walter Judd
Walter Judd
Walter Henry Judd was an American politician best known for his battle in Congress to define the conservative position on China as all-out support for the Nationalists under Chiang Kai-sheck and opposition to the Communists under Mao...
(R).Harold Knutson
Harold Knutson
Harold 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).H. Carl Andersen (R).William Pittenger (R).Harold Hagen
Harold Hagen
Harold Christian Hagen was a Minnesota politician. He was a Farmer-Laborite and then a Republican, serving the ninth district from 1943 to 1955....
(R)
Mississippi
. John E. RankinJohn E. Rankin
John Elliott Rankin was a Democratic congressman from the U.S. State of Mississippi who supported racial segregation and, on the floor of the United States House of Representatives, voiced racist views on African Americans and Jews and even accused Albert Einstein of being a communist agitator.In...
(D). Jamie L. Whitten
Jamie L. Whitten
Jamie Lloyd Whitten was a United States Representative from Mississippi, who was of English and Swedish descent. He is the second-longest serving U.S. Representative ever and the fourth longest serving U.S. member of Congress ever.-Early life:Jamie Whitten was born in Cascilla, Mississippi...
(D). William M. Whittington (D). Thomas G. Abernethy (D). W. Arthur Winstead
W. Arthur Winstead
William Arthur Winstead was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.Born near Philadelphia, Mississippi, Winstead attended the public schools Clarke Memorial College, in Newton, Mississippi, and the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa.He graduated from Mississippi Southern College at Hattiesburg in...
(D). William M. Colmer
William M. Colmer
William Meyers Colmer was a Mississippi politician.Colmer was born in Moss Point, Mississippi, and attended Millsaps College...
(D). Dan R. McGehee
Dan R. McGehee
Daniel Rayford McGehee was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.Born in Little Springs, Mississippi, McGehee attended the public schools....
(D)
Missouri
. Samuel W. ArnoldSamuel W. Arnold
Samuel Washington Arnold was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.-Early life and career:Born on September 21, 1879 on a farm near Downing in Schuyler County, Missouri, he was the son of Cumberland Wilson Arnold and Mary Elizabeth Arnold...
(R). Max Schwabe
Max Schwabe
Max Schwabe was a U.S. Representative from Missouri, brother of George Blaine Schwabe.Born in Columbia, Missouri, Schwabe attended the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri.Insurance agent.Farmer....
(R). William C. Cole
William Clay Cole
William Clay Cole was a Republican representative from Missouri's 3rd congressional district from 1943 to 1949 and from the Missouri's 6th congressional district 1953 to 1955....
(R). C. Jasper Bell
C. Jasper Bell
Charles Jasper Bell was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born in Lake City, Colorado, Bell attended the country schools in Jackson County, Missouri, Lees Summit High School, and the University of Missouri...
(D). Roger C. Slaughter
Roger C. Slaughter
Roger Caldwell Slaughter was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born near Odessa, Missouri, Slaughter attended the public schools at Independence, Missouri....
(D). Marion T. Bennett (R). Dewey Short (R). A.S.J. Carnahan (D). Clarence Cannon
Clarence Cannon
Clarence Andrew Cannon was a Democratic Congressmember from Missouri. He was a notable parliamentarian and chaired the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations.-Biography:...
(D). Orville Zimmerman
Orville Zimmerman
Orville Zimmerman was a U.S. Democratic politician.He was born on a farm near Glenallen, Missouri. He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives from Missouri and served from January 3, 1935 until his death in Washington, D.C.-References:* at Find-A-Grave...
(D). John B. Sullivan
John B. Sullivan
John Berchmans Sullivan was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri. He was a Democrat. He was married to Leonor Kretzer Sullivan....
(D). Walter C. Ploeser
Walter C. Ploeser
Walter Christian Ploeser was a U.S. Representative from Missouri and United States Ambassador to Paraguay and Costa Rica....
(R). John J. Cochran
John J. Cochran
John Joseph Cochran was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Cochran was born in Webster Groves, Missouri and attended the public schools there. He was employed in the editorial department of various St. Louis newspapers for many years, and served as assistant to the election commissioners of St...
(D)
Montana
. Mike MansfieldMike Mansfield
Michael Joseph Mansfield was an American Democratic politician and the longest-serving Majority Leader of the United States Senate, serving from 1961 to 1977. He also served as United States Ambassador to Japan for over ten years...
(D). James F. O'Connor
James F. O'Connor
James Francis O'Connor was a U.S. Representative from Montana.He was born on a farm near California Junction, Iowa, and attended the grade schools and normal school in Iowa....
(D), died January 15, 1945
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- Wesley A. D'EwartWesley A. D'EwartWesley Abner D'Ewart was a U.S. Republican politician.He was born in Worcester, Massachusetts as the son of William John D'Ewart and Mary Elizabeth Barnard. In a special election due to the death of James F...
(R)
- Wesley A. D'Ewart
Nebraska
. Carl T. Curtis (R). Howard H. Buffett (R). Karl StefanKarl Stefan
Karl Stefan was a US State of Nebraska Republican politician.He was born on a farm in Zebrakov, Bohemia on March 1, 1884. In 1885 he moved with his parents to Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.A.. He was taught in the public schools and later a Y.M.C.A. night school...
(R). Arthur L. Miller
Arthur L. Miller
Arthur Lewis Miller was a Nebraska Republican politician.Born on a farm near Plainview, Nebraska, he graduated from the Plainview High School in 1911 and from Loyola Medical School in Chicago in 1918. He then taught rural school in Plainview from 1911 to 1913. He was a member of the United...
(R)
New Hampshire
. Charles Earl Merrow (R). Sherman AdamsSherman Adams
Llewelyn Sherman Adams was an American politician, best known as White House Chief of Staff for President Dwight D. Eisenhower, the culmination of a relatively short political career that also included a stint as Governor of New Hampshire...
(R)
New Jersey
. Charles A. WolvertonCharles A. Wolverton
Charles Anderson Wolverton was a Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for nearly 32 years, from 1927 to 1959.After receiving a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1900, Wolverton practiced...
(R). T. Millet Hand
T. Millet Hand
Thomas Millet Hand was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1945-1957.-Biography:Hand was born in Cape May, New Jersey on July 7, 1902, and attended the local public schools...
(R). James C. Auchincloss
James C. Auchincloss
James Coats Auchincloss was an American businessman and Republican Party politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1943–1965....
(R). D. Lane Powers
D. Lane Powers
David Lane Powers was an American Republican Party politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1933 to 1945....
(R), resigned August 30, 1945
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- Frank A. Mathews, Jr.Frank A. Mathews, Jr.Frank Asbury Mathews, Jr. was an American Republican Party politician from New Jersey. Mathews represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1945 to 1949....
(R). Charles A. Eaton (R). Clifford P. CaseClifford P. CaseClifford Philip Case was an American lawyer and Republican Party politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives and the State of New Jersey in the United States Senate .-Biography:Clifford P. Case was born in Franklin Park in Somerset County, New Jersey...
(R). J. Parnell ThomasJ. Parnell ThomasJohn Parnell Thomas was a stockbroker and politician. He was elected to seven terms as a U.S. Representative from New Jersey...
(R). Gordon CanfieldGordon CanfieldGordon Canfield was an American lawyer and politician. Canfield, a Republican, was first a secretary under the United States Representative for New Jersey's 8th District, George N...
(R). Harry L. ToweHarry L. ToweHarry Lancaster Towe was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 9th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1943 to 1951.Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, November 3, 1898, Towe attended the public schools of Passaic, New Jersey...
(R). Fred A. Hartley, Jr.Fred A. Hartley, Jr.Fred Allan Hartley, Jr. was an American Republican Party politician from New Jersey. Hartley served ten terms in the United States House of Representatives where he represented the New Jersey's 8th and New Jersey's 10th congressional districts...
(R). Frank SundstromFrank SundstromFrank Leander Sundstrom was an American Republican Party politician who represented from 1943 to 1949.-Biography:...
(R). Robert W. Kean (R). Mary T. Norton (D). Edward J. HartEdward J. HartEdward Joseph Hart was an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 14th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1935-1955.-Early years and education:Hart was born in Jersey City, New Jersey on March 25, 1893, where he...
(D)
- Frank A. Mathews, Jr.
New Mexico
. Clinton P. Anderson (D), until June 30, 1945, vacant thereafter. Antonio M. FernándezAntonio M. Fernández
Antonio Manuel Fernández was a United States Representative from New Mexico. He was born in Springer, New Mexico where he attended the public schools, and Highlands University, Las Vegas, New Mexico...
(D)
New York
. Edgar A. SharpEdgar A. Sharp
Edgar Allan Sharp was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Patchogue, Suffolk County, he attended the public and high schools, engaged as a clerk in the post office at Patchogue from 1898 to 1906 and served as assistant postmaster from 1906 to 1918...
(R). Leonard W. Hall
Leonard W. Hall
Leonard Wood Hall was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Oyster Bay, Nassau County, he attended the public schools and graduated from the law department of Georgetown University in 1920...
(R). Henry J. Latham
Henry J. Latham
Henry Jepson Latham was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Latham was born in Brooklyn. He graduated from Brooklyn Law School in 1931. He was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1941 until 1942. He served in the United States Navy from 1942...
(R). William B. Barry (D), died October 20, 1946, vacant to end of term. James A. Roe
James A. Roe
James A. Roe was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Roe was born in Flushing, Queens. He graduated from Cornell University in 1917 and served in the United States Army Air Corps during World War I...
(D). James J. Delaney (D). John J. Delaney
John J. Delaney
John Joseph Delaney was a United States Representative from New York.-Biography:Delaney was born in Brooklyn, he attended St. Ann's Parochial School and St. James' Academy in Brooklyn and Manhattan College. He engaged in the diamond business in 1897, was graduated from the Brooklyn Law School of St...
(D). Joseph L. Pfeifer
Joseph L. Pfeifer
Joseph Lawrence Pfeifer was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Brooklyn, he attended St. Nicholas Parochial School, St. Leonard's Academy, and St. Francis College in Brooklyn. He graduated from Long Island Medical College in 1914 and was licensed to practice the same year...
(D). Eugene J. Keogh (D). Andrew L. Somers (D). James J. Heffernan
James J. Heffernan
James J. Heffernan was born in Brooklyn, New York, November 8, 1888, died January 27, 1967. He was a U.S. Representative from New York, 1941-53. He was a Democrat.-Source:...
(D). John J. Rooney
John J. Rooney
John James Rooney was a Democratic politician from New York.Rooney was born in Brooklyn in 1903. In 1925, he graduated with a law degree from Fordham University and practiced law following his admission to the bar the next year...
(D). Donald L. O'Toole
Donald L. O'Toole
Donald Lawrence O'Toole was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Brooklyn, he attended public and parochial schools, graduated from St. James Academy in Brooklyn in 1916, and from the law department of Fordham University in 1925...
(D). Leo F. Rayfiel
Leo F. Rayfiel
Leo Frederick Rayfiel was a United States Representative from New York.-Biography:Born in New York City, Rayfiel graduated from the New York University Law School in 1908. He was admitted to the bar in 1918 and commenced practice in Brooklyn. He was the father of screenwriter David Rayfiel...
(D). Emanuel Celler
Emanuel Celler
Emanuel Celler was an American politician from New York who served in the United States House of Representatives for almost 50 years, from March 1923 to January 1973. He was a member of the Democratic Party.-Early life:...
(D). Ellsworth B. Buck
Ellsworth B. Buck
Ellsworth Brewer Buck was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Buck was born in Chicago. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1914. He was vice president of the New York City Board of Education from 1938 until 1942 and president from 1942 until 1944...
(R). Joseph C. Baldwin
Joseph C. Baldwin
Joseph Clark Baldwin was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York....
(R). Vito Marcantonio
Vito Marcantonio
Vito Anthony Marcantonio was an American lawyer and democratic socialist politician. Originally a member of the Republican Party and a supporter of Fiorello LaGuardia, he switched to the American Labor Party.-Early life:...
(AL). Samuel Dickstein
Samuel Dickstein (congressman)
Samuel Dickstein was a Democratic Congressional Representative from New York and a New York State Supreme Court Justice. He played a key role in establishing the committee that would become the House Committee on Un-American Activities, which he used to attack fascists, including Nazi...
(D), resigned December 30, 1945
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- Arthur G. KleinArthur George KleinArthur George Klein was a United States Representative from New York.He was born in New York City August 8, 1904. He attended public schools and Washington Square College of New York University at New York City...
(D). Sol BloomSol BloomSol Bloom was an entertainment and popular music entrepreneur who billed himself as "Sol Bloom, the Music Man" and served for many years in the United States House of Representatives.-Early life:...
(D). James H. TorrensJames H. TorrensJames H. Torrens was a congressman and influential New York Tammany Hall figure in the first half of the 20th century....
(D). Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., was an American politician and pastor who represented Harlem, New York City, in the United States House of Representatives . He was the first person of African-American descent elected to Congress from New York and became a powerful national politician...
(D). Walter A. LynchWalter A. LynchWalter Aloysius Lynch was an American politician from New York.-Life:He graduated from Fordham University in 1915 and Fordham University School of Law in 1918...
(D). Benjamin J. RabinBenjamin J. RabinBenjamin J. Rabin was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Rabin was born in Rochester, New York. He served in the United States Navy during World War I from May 30, 1917 until January 1919. He graduated from New York University in 1919...
(D). Charles A. BuckleyCharles A. BuckleyCharles Anthony Buckley was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York....
(D). Peter A. QuinnPeter A. QuinnPeter Anthony Quinn of New York City was a Democratic U.S. Representative from New York from 1945 to 1947 and a Justice of the New York Supreme Court from 1955 to 1974. He upset longtime F.D.R. critic Hamilton Fish III to win the seat in 1944....
(D). Ralph W. GwinnRalph W. GwinnRalph Waldo Gwinn was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Gwinn was born in Noblesville, Indiana. He graduated from DePauw University in 1905 and Columbia University Law School in 1908. He served as a special representative of the Secretary of War in the...
(R). Ralph A. GambleRalph A. GambleRalph Abernethy Gamble was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Gamble was born in Yankton, South Dakota. He graduated from Princeton University in 1909, George Washington University Law School in 1911 and from Columbia Law School in 1912. He was a member...
(R). Augustus W. BennetAugustus W. BennetAugustus Witschief Bennet was a United States Representative from New York. Born in New York City, he was a son of U.S. Representative William Stiles Bennet and attended the public schools in New York City and Washington, D.C....
(R). Jay LeFevre (R). Bernard W. KearneyBernard W. KearneyBernard William Kearney was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.-Biography:...
(R). William T. ByrneWilliam T. ByrneWilliam Thomas Byrne was a United States Representative from New York.-Biography:Born in the town of Florida, Montgomery County, New York he attended the public schools and graduated from Albany Law School, a branch of Union University, in 1904. He was admitted to the bar the same year and...
(D). Dean P. TaylorDean P. TaylorDean Park Taylor served as a United States Congressman from New York for nearly 20 years and came from a family long involved in public service to New York. Taylor was born in Troy, Rensselaer County, N.Y., on January 1, 1902, and attended the Troy public schools, Colgate University, Hamilton, N.Y...
(R). Clarence E. KilburnClarence E. KilburnClarence Evans Kilburn was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Kilburn was born in Malone, New York. He graduated from Cornell University in 1916. He served in the Twenty-Sixth Infantry, First Division during World War I. He was elected to Congress in...
(R). Hadwen C. FullerHadwen C. FullerHadwen Carlton Fuller was a United States Representative from New York.-Biography:He was born on August 28, 1895 in West Monroe, Oswego County, he attended the public schools and Central Square High School. He engaged as a bank clerk and later as assistant cashier of the First National Bank of...
(R). Clarence E. HancockClarence E. Hancock-Biography:Born February 13, 1885 in Syracuse, New York, Hancock graduated from Wesleyan University in 1906 and New York Law School in 1908.Hancock represented New York in the House of Representatives as a Republican from 1927 to 1947. When Hancock represented the 35th district from 1927 to 1945,...
(R). Edwin Arthur HallEdwin Arthur HallEdwin Arthur Hall was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Hall was born in Binghamton, New York. He attended Cornell University. He was a member of the Binghamton City Council from 1937 until 1939...
(R). John TaberJohn TaberJohn Taber was a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York....
(R). W. Sterling ColeW. Sterling ColeWilliam Sterling Cole was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Cole was born in Painted Post, New York. He graduated from Colgate University in 1925 and Albany Law School in 1929. He was elected to Congress in 1934 and served from January 3, 1935 until...
(R). George F. RogersGeorge F. RogersGeorge Frederick Rogers was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York....
(D). James W. Wadsworth, Jr. (R). Walter G. AndrewsWalter G. AndrewsWalter Gresham Andrews was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.-Biography:...
(R). Edward J. ElsaesserEdward J. ElsaesserEdward Julius Elsaesser was an American congressman who represented the state of New York. He was born in Buffalo, New York on March 10, 1904 and graduated from the law school of the University of Buffalo in 1926. He was admitted to the bar in 1927 and began practicing law in Buffalo. He served...
(R). John Cornelius ButlerJohn Cornelius ButlerJohn Cornelius Butler was an American congressman who represented the state of New York. He was born in Buffalo, New York, USA on July 2, 1887. He served as an official in various unions and was elected to the House of Representatives after the death of Pius L. Schwert created a vacancy. He...
(R). Daniel A. ReedDaniel A. Reed-External links:...
(R)
- Arthur G. Klein
North Carolina
. Herbert C. Bonner (D). John H. KerrJohn H. Kerr
John Hosea Kerr , grand-nephew of John Kerr and relative of John Kerr, Jr., was a Democratic Party member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing North Carolina from 1923 to 1953...
(D). Graham A. Barden (D). Harold D. Cooley
Harold D. Cooley
Harold Dunbar Cooley was an American politician of the Democratic Party. He represented the Fourth Congressional district of North Carolina from 1934 - 1967...
(D). John Hamlin Folger
John Hamlin Folger
John Hamlin Folger was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1941 and 1949.Born in Rockford, North Carolina, Folger attended public schools in Surry County...
(D). Carl T. Durham
Carl T. Durham
Carl Thomas Durham was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina.Born in Bingham Township, Orange County, at White Cross, North Carolina, Durham attended the public schools of Orange County, Mandale Private School, Saxapahaw, North Carolina, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel...
(D). J. Bayard Clark
J. Bayard Clark
Jerome Bayard Clark was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina.-Early life:Born on Phoebus Plantation near Elizabethtown, North Carolina, Clark attended Davidson College, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he studied law. Clark was admitted to the bar in 1906 and...
(D). William O. Burgin
William O. Burgin
William Olin Burgin was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina.Born on a farm near Marion, McDowell County, North Carolina, Burgin moved with his parents to Rutherfordton, North Carolina, where he attended the public schools and Rutherfordton Military Institute.He also attended the Law School...
(D), died April 11, 1946
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- Eliza Jane PrattEliza Jane PrattEliza Jane Pratt was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina, the first woman to represent her state in the U.S. Congress.A native of Anson County, North Carolina, Pratt worked as a newspaper editor in Troy, North Carolina before being hired as a secretary for Congressman Robert L. Doughton in...
(D). Robert L. DoughtonRobert L. DoughtonRobert 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). Joseph Wilson ErvinJoseph Wilson ErvinJoseph Wilson Ervin was a member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina.- Family background, education and early professional life :...
(D), died December 25, 1945 - Sam ErvinSam ErvinSamuel James "Sam" Ervin Jr. was a Democratic Senator from North Carolina from 1954 until 1974. A native of Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, he liked to call himself a "country lawyer", and often told humorous stories in his Southern drawl...
(D), appointed. Alfred L. BulwinkleAlfred L. BulwinkleAlfred Lee Bulwinkle was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina.Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Bulwinkle moved with his parents to Dallas, North Carolina, in 1891.He attended the common schools....
(D). 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)
- Eliza Jane Pratt
North Dakota
. William LemkeWilliam Lemke
William Frederick Lemke was a United States politician.-Life and career:He was born in Albany, Minnesota, and raised in Towner County, North Dakota, the son of Fred Lemke and Julia Anna Klier, pioneer farmers who had accumulated some of land...
(Nonpartisan Republican). Charles R. Robertson
Charles R. Robertson
Charles Raymond Robertson was a U.S. Republican politician.He was born on a farm near Madison, Wisconsin. He was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives from North Dakota and served from January 3, 1941 to January 3, 1943. He failed to be renominated to the House in...
(R)
Ohio
. George H. BenderGeorge H. Bender
George Harrison Bender was a Republican politician from Ohio. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1939 to 1947 and 1951 to 1954, and also in the U.S. Senate from 1954 to 1957.-Early life:...
(R). Charles H. Elston
Charles H. Elston
Charles Henry Elston was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, Elston attended the public schools of Marietta and Cincinnati, Ohio.Y.M.C.A...
(R). William E. Hess
William E. Hess
William Emil Hess was a Republican and a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, February 13, 1898; attended the public schools, the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Cincinnati Law School; during the First World War served in the United States Army as a private; was...
(R). Edward J. Gardner
Edward J. Gardner
Edward Joseph Gardner was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio’s third congressional district.-Biography:...
(D). Robert Franklin Jones
Robert Franklin Jones
Robert Franklin Jones was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio.Robert F. Jones was born in Cairo, Ohio. He graduated from the Lima Central High School in Lima, Ohio, in 1924 and in 1929 from Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio, with a law degree...
(R). Cliff Clevenger
Cliff Clevenger
Cliff Clevenger was a United States Representative from Ohio. He was born on a ranch near Long Pine, Brown County, Nebraska. He moved in 1895 with his parents to Lacona, Warren County, Iowa, where he attended the public schools. He engaged in the mercantile business at Marengo, Iowa, 1901-1903...
(R). Edward O. McCowen (R). Clarence J. Brown
Clarence J. Brown
Clarence J. Brown, Sr. was an American newspaper publisher who represented Ohio as a Republican in the United States House of Representatives from 1939 to 1965.-Life and career:...
(R). Frederick C. Smith (R). Homer A. Ramey
Homer A. Ramey
Homer Alonzo Ramey was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born on a farm near Sparta, South Bloomfield Township, Ohio, Ramey attended the grade and high schools....
(R). Thomas A. Jenkins
Thomas A. Jenkins
Thomas Albert Jenkins of Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio was a member of the Ohio state senate and a long-serving U.S. Representative from Ohio's 10th District...
(R). Walter E. Brehm
Walter E. Brehm
Walter Ellsworth Brehm was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Somerset, Ohio, Brehm attended the public schools, Boston University, and Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, Ohio....
(R). John M. Vorys
John M. Vorys
John Martin Vorys was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.-Early life:Born in Lancaster, Ohio, Vorys attended the public schools in Lancaster and Columbus, Ohio. During the First World War served overseas as a pilot in the famous "Yale Unit" of the United States Naval Air Service, retiring to...
(R). Alvin F. Weichel
Alvin F. Weichel
Alvin F. Weichel was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio.-Biography:Alvin F. Weichel was born in Sandusky, Ohio...
(R). Walter B. Huber
Walter B. Huber
Walter B. Huber was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Akron, Ohio, HuberAssociated with the Summit County prosecuting attorney 1936-1944....
(D). Percy W. Griffiths
Percy W. Griffiths
Percy Wilfred "Red" Griffiths was a Republican politician, coach and athlete.-Early years:After serving in the U.S. Navy during World War I, "Red" Griffiths attended Bloomsburg Normal School...
(R). William R. Thom
William R. Thom
William Richard Thom was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Canton, Ohio, Thom attended the public schools.He engaged as a newspaper reporter 1905-1909....
(D). J. Harry McGregor
J. Harry McGregor
J. Harry McGregor was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio.J. Harry McGregor was born on a farm near Unionport, Ohio. He attended the public schools, West Lafayette College, and Oberlin College...
(R). Earl R. Lewis
Earl R. Lewis
Earl Ramage Lewis was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Lamira, Ohio, Lewis attended the public and high schools. He graduated from Muskingum College in New Concord, Ohio, in 1911, and from the law department of Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, in 1914.He was admitted to the bar...
(R). Michael J. Kirwan
Michael J. Kirwan
Michael Joseph Kirwan was a United States Democrat from Ohio who served as a Representative to the United States Congress from 1937 to 1970 elected in the 19th electoral district of Ohio...
(D). Michael A. Feighan
Michael A. Feighan
Michael A. Feighan was an American politician from Lakewood, Ohio, near Cleveland. He served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, and as a Democratic Party U.S. Representative from 1943 to 1971, serving Ohio's 20th congressional district.Originally, he was recruited by national...
(D). Robert Crosser
Robert Crosser
Robert Crosser was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Crosser emigrated to the United States in 1881 with his parents and settled in Cleveland, Ohio....
(D). Frances P. Bolton
Frances P. Bolton
Frances Payne Bolton , born Frances P. Bingham, was a Republican politician from Ohio. She served in the United States House of Representatives. She was the first woman elected to Congress from Ohio. She was also the oldest woman to date to serve in the House of Representatives.Born in Cleveland,...
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Oklahoma
. George B. SchwabeGeorge B. Schwabe
George Blaine Schwabe was a Republican politician and a U.S. Congressman from Oklahoma.Schwabe was born in Arthur, Missouri in Vernon County to George Washington Schwabe and Emily Ellen Schwabe. He attended public schools in his hometown. In 1910, he graduated from the law department at the...
(R). William G. Stigler
William G. Stigler
William Grady Stigler was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.-Biography:Stigler was of on-quter Choctaw descent.Born in Stigler, Haskell County, Indian Territory , Stigler attended the public schools...
(D). Paul Stewart
Paul Stewart (politician)
Paul Stewart was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.Born in Clarksville, Arkansas, Stewart moved with his parents to Poteau, Indian Territory, in 1894 and to Red River County, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory in 1897.Self-educated.He entered the mercantile business at the age of thirteen at...
(D). Lyle Boren
Lyle Boren
Lyle Hagler Boren was a U.S. Democratic Party politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Oklahoma, serving from 1937 to 1947 and was defeated for renomination in 1946...
(D). A. S. Mike Monroney
A. S. Mike Monroney
Almer Stillwell "Mike" Monroney was a Democratic Party politician from Oklahoma.He represented Oklahoma's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1939 until 1951 and represented Oklahoma in the United States Senate from 1951 until 1969.Monroney graduated from...
(D). Jed Johnson (D). Victor Wickersham
Victor Wickersham
Victor Eugene Wickersham was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.-Early life and education:Born on a farm near Lone Rock, Arkansas, Victor Wickersham moved to Mangum, Oklahoma, with his parents in 1915...
(D). Ross Rizley
Ross Rizley
Ross Rizley was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.Ross Rizley was born on July 5, 1892 on a farm near Beaver, Oklahoma. He was educated in public schools, and taught in the rural schools of Beaver County, Oklahoma, in 1909 and 1910...
(R)
Oregon
. James W. MottJames W. Mott
James Wheaton Mott was a U.S. Representative from Oregon. A graduate of Columbia University and Willamette University's law school, he worked as a newspaper reporter, city attorney, and was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives.-Early life:Born near New Washington, Pennsylvania, Mott...
(R), died November 12, 1945
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- A. Walter NorbladA. Walter NorbladAlbin Walter Norblad, Jr., was an American attorney and Republican politician in Oregon. He represented the U.S. state of Oregon's First District from January 18, 1946 until his death in the United States House of Representatives. His father was A. W. Norblad, Sr., a one-time Governor of...
(R). Lowell StockmanLowell StockmanLowell Stockman was a representative from Oregon to the United States House of Representatives from 1943 to 1953.-Early life:...
(R). Homer D. AngellHomer D. AngellHomer Daniel Angell was a Republican U.S. congressman from Oregon.Angell was born on a farm near The Dalles, Oregon in 1875...
(R). Harris EllsworthHarris EllsworthMathew Harris Ellsworth was a Republican U.S. congressman from Oregon.-Early life:Born in Hoquiam, Washington, Ellsworth moved together with his parents to Eugene, Oregon and later to nearby Wendling, where he attended public schools. In 1922, he graduated with a journalism degree from the...
(R)
- A. Walter Norblad
Pennsylvania
. William A. BarrettWilliam A. Barrett
William Aloysius Barrett was an American politician and a member of the Democratic Party.He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated from St. Joseph's College in Philadelphia. He worked for a number of years in real estate before running for office.He was first elected to the U.S....
(D). William T. Granahan
William T. Granahan
William T. Granahan was a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, most prominently serving in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1945–47 and 1949-56.-Biography:...
(D). Michael J. Bradley
Michael J. Bradley
Michael Joseph Bradley was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania....
(D). John E. Sheridan
John E. Sheridan
John Edward Sheridan was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....
(D). William J. Green, Jr.
William J. Green, Jr.
William Joseph Green, Jr. was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.William J. Green was born in Philadelphia, PA. He graduated from St. Joseph’s Preparatory School, and attended St. Joseph’s College, Philadelphia, PA. He was engaged in business as an...
(D). Herbert J. McGlinchey
Herbert J. McGlinchey
Herbert Joseph McGlinchey was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives and the Pennsylvania Senate....
(D). James Wolfenden
James Wolfenden
James Paine Wolfenden was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.James Wolfenden was born in Cardington, Pennsylvania. He attended Friends' Central School and Penn Charter Academy in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
(R). Charles L. Gerlach
Charles L. Gerlach
Charles L. Gerlach was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Charles Lewis Gerlach was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He moved to Allentown, Pennsylvania in 1914. He was he the organizer, and later president, of a fuel and heating supply company. He was a...
(R). J. Roland Kinzer
J. Roland Kinzer
John Roland Kinzer was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.J. Roland Kinzer was born on a farm near Terre Hill, Pennsylvania in East Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania He graduated from Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in...
(R). John W. Murphy
John W. Murphy
John William Murphy was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.John W. Murphy was born in Avoca, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1926 and from the law department of the same university in...
(D), resigned July 17, 1946
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- James P. ScoblickJames P. ScoblickJames Paul Scoblick was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.James P. Scoblick was born in Archbald, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Fordham University in New York City in 1930 and took postgraduate work at Columbia University in New York City...
(R), November 5, 1946–End. Daniel J. FloodDaniel J. FloodDaniel John "Dan" Flood was a flamboyant and long-serving Democratic United States Representative from Pennsylvania. He was censured for bribery and resigned from the House in 1980.-Early life and career:...
(D). Ivor D. FentonIvor D. FentonDoctor Ivor David Fenton was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.- Early life :...
(R). Daniel K. HochDaniel K. HochDaniel Knabb Hoch was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Daniel Hoch was born on a farm near Reading, PA. He served a printing apprenticeship on a Reading newspaper and worked in various departments of the newspaper...
(D). Wilson D. GilletteWilson D. GilletteWilson Darwin Gillette was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Wilson D. Gillette was born on a farm near Sheshequin, PA. He attended Susquehanna Collegiate Institute in Towanda, PA. He was engaged in agricultural pursuits, clerked in a general store and...
(R). Robert F. RichRobert F. RichRobert Fleming Rich was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Early life and education:...
(R). Samuel K. McConnell, Jr.Samuel K. McConnell, Jr.Samuel Kerns McConnell, Jr. was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
(R). Richard M. SimpsonRichard M. SimpsonRichard Murray Simpson was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Richard Simpson was born in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh, in 1923 and from Georgetown Law School in Washington, D.C., in 1942...
(R). John C. KunkelJohn C. KunkelJohn Crain Kunkel was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. He was the grandson of John Christian Kunkel, great-grandson of John Sergeant, and great-great-grandson of Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant and Robert Whitehill.He was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania,...
(R). Leon H. GavinLeon H. GavinLeon Harry Gavin was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....
(R). Francis E. WalterFrancis E. WalterFrancis Eugene Walter was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
(D). Chester H. GrossChester H. GrossChester Heilman Gross was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....
(R). D. Emmert BrumbaughD. Emmert BrumbaughDavid Emmert Brumbaugh was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.D. Emmert Brumbaugh was born in Martinsburg, Pennsylvania. He was a student of the International Correspondence Schools of Scranton, Pennsylvania, and in 1914 he became interested in banking at...
(R). J. Buell SnyderJ. Buell SnyderJohn Buell Snyder was a Democratic Party member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.J. Buell Snyder was born on a farm in Upper Turkeyfoot Township, Pennsylvania. He attended summer sessions of Harvard University, and Columbia University in New York City...
(D), died February 24, 1946
- James P. Scoblick
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- Carl Henry HoffmanCarl Henry HoffmanCarl Henry Hoffman was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....
(R), May 21, 1946–End. Thomas E. MorganThomas E. MorganThomas Ellsworth Morgan was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Thomas E. Morgan was born in Ellsworth, PA. He graduated from Waynesburg College in 1930, the Detroit College of Medicine and Surgery in 1933, and Wayne University in Detroit, MI, in 1934...
(D). Louis E. GrahamLouis E. GrahamLouis Edward Graham was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....
(R). Harve TibbottHarve TibbottHarve Tibbott was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Harve Tibbott was born near Ebensburg, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the school of pharmacy of the University of Pittsburgh in 1906. He was engaged in the retail drug business and as a pharmacist in...
(R). Augustine B. KelleyAugustine B. KelleyAugustine Bernard Kelley was a United States Representative from Pennsylvania.Augustine B. Kelley was born in New Baltimore, Pennsylvania. He attended the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York, in 1904 and 1905. He studied mining engineering with the International Correspondence...
(D). Robert L. RodgersRobert L. RodgersRobert Lewis Rodgers was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Robert L. Rodgers was born in El Dorado, Kansas. He was raised on a farm near Jamestown, Pennsylvania. During the War with Spain, he enlisted in Company K, Fifteenth Regiment of the Pennsylvania...
(R). Howard E. CampbellHoward E. CampbellHoward Edmond Campbell was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Howard E. Campbell was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools and the University of Pittsburgh...
(R). Robert J. CorbettRobert J. CorbettRobert James Corbett was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
(R). James G. FultonJames G. FultonJames Grove Fulton was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Early life and education:James G. Fulton was born in Dormont, Pennsylvania...
(R). Herman P. EberharterHerman P. EberharterHerman Peter Eberharter was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
(D). Samuel A. WeissSamuel A. WeissSamual Arthur Weiss was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
(D), resigned January 7, 1946 - Frank BuchananFrank BuchananFrank Buchanan was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Frank Buchanan was born in the Pittsburgh suburb of McKeesport, Pennsylvania. He married future Representative Vera Daerr on January 4, 1929...
(D), May 21, 1946–End
- Carl Henry Hoffman
Rhode Island
. Aime ForandAime Forand
Aime Joseph Forand was a U.S. Democratic politician.He was born in Fall River, Massachusetts. He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives from Rhode Island in 1936 and served from January 3, 1937 to January 3, 1939, having lost his re-election campaign in 1938...
(D). John E. Fogarty
John E. Fogarty
John Edward Fogarty was a Congressman from Rhode Island for 26 years.Congressman John E. Fogarty was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1940 and served until his death on January 10, 1967 as he was being sworn in for his fourteenth consecutive term...
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South Carolina
. L. Mendel RiversL. Mendel Rivers
Lucius Mendel Rivers was a Democratic U.S. Representative from South Carolina, representing the Charleston based 1st congressional district for nearly thirty years...
(D). John J. Riley
John J. Riley
John Jacob Riley was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina, husband of Corinne Boyd Riley.Born on a farm near Orangeburg, South Carolina, Riley attended the public schools in Orangeburg County....
(D). Butler B. Hare
Butler B. Hare
Butler B. Hare was an American politician elected at the U.S. House of Representatives representing the state of South Carolina....
(D). Joseph R. Bryson
Joseph R. Bryson
Joseph Raleigh Bryson was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born in Brevard, North Carolina, Bryson moved, with his parents, to Greenville, South Carolina, in 1900.He attended the public schools....
(D). James P. Richards
James P. Richards
James Prioleau "Dick" Richards was a lawyer, judge, and Democrat U.S. Representative from South Carolina between 1933 and 1957. He later served as a special ambassador under Republican President Eisenhower....
(D). John L. McMillan
John L. McMillan
John Lanneau McMillan was a United States Representative from South Carolina. Born on a farm near Mullins, he was educated at Mullins High School, the University of North Carolina, as well as the University of South Carolina Law School and National Law School in Washington, D.C...
(D)
South Dakota
. Karl E. Mundt (R). Francis Case (R)Tennessee
. B. Carroll ReeceB. Carroll Reece
Brazilla Carroll Reece was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee.-Early life and career:Reece was born on a farm near Butler, Tennessee, one of thirteen children of John Isaac and Sarah Maples Reece...
(R). John Jennings, Jr. (R). C. Estes Kefauver (D). Albert A. Gore Sr. (D). Harold Earthman
Harold Earthman
Harold Henderson Earthman was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee.Born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Earthman attended the public schools, Webb School at Bell Buckle, Tennessee, Southern Methodist University at Dallas, Texas, and the University of Texas at Austin.During the First World War he...
(D). J. Percy Priest (D). W. Wirt Courtney
W. Wirt Courtney
William Wirt Courtney was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee.-Biography:Born in Franklin, Tennessee, Courtney was graduated from Battle Ground Academy, Franklin, Tennessee, in 1907....
(D). Tom J. Murray
Tom J. Murray
Thomas Jefferson Murray , usually known as Tom J. Murray, was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1943 to 1966.-Early life:...
(D). Jere Cooper
Jere Cooper
Jere Cooper was a Democratic United States Representative from Tennessee.-Biography:Cooper was born on a farm near Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee...
(D). Clifford Davis
Clifford Davis
Clifford Davis was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1940 to 1965.-Early life:Davis was born in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, moving to Memphis with his parents at age 14. There he completed the high school curriculum of the public schools, and in 1917 he completed law school at the...
(D)
Texas
. Wright PatmanWright Patman
John William Wright Patman was a U.S. Congressman from Texas in Texas's 1st congressional district and chair of the United States House Committee on Banking and Currency .-Early life:...
(D). Jesse M. Combs
Jesse M. Combs
Jesse Martin Combs was a U.S. Representative from Texas.Born in Center, Texas, Combs attended the public schools and graduated from Southwest Texas State Teachers College in 1912. He was admitted to the bar in 1918 and commenced practice in Kountze, Texas. He served ascounty judge of Hardin...
(D). Lindley Beckworth
Lindley Beckworth
Lindley Garrison Beckworth, Sr. was an American politician who represented Texas in the United States House of Representatives from 1939-1952 and 1957-1966....
(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). Luther A. Johnson (D), until July 17, 1946
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- Olin E. TeagueOlin E. TeagueOlin Earl "Tiger" Teague was a notable World War II veteran and Congressional representative for Texas's 6th congressional district for 32 years, from 1946 to 1978...
(D), from August 24, 1946. Tom PickettTom PickettThomas Augustus Pickett , was a United States Representative representing Texas's 7th congressional district. Born in Travis, Texas on August 14, 1906, Pickett attended the public schools of Palestine, Texas, and the University of Texas at Austin...
(D). Albert ThomasAlbert Richard ThomasThis article is about the US Congressman. For the article on the French Socialist and First Director of the International Labour Organisation see Albert Thomas ....
(D). Joseph J. MansfieldJoseph J. MansfieldJoseph 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). Lyndon B. JohnsonLyndon B. JohnsonLyndon Baines Johnson , often referred to as LBJ, was the 36th President of the United States after his service as the 37th Vice President of the United States...
(D). William R. PoageWilliam R. PoageWilliam Robert Poage was a Texas politician.Poage was born in Waco, Texas and served in the United States Navy during World War I. He served in the Texas House of Representatives from 1925 to 1929, and in the Texas Senate from 1931 to 1937.In 1936, Poage was elected to the House of Representatives...
(D). Fritz G. LanhamFritz G. LanhamFrederick 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). Ed GossettEd GossettEd Lee Gossett was a U.S. Representative from Texas.Born in a sawmill camp known as Yellow Pine, near Many, Sabine Parish, Louisiana, Gossett moved to Texas in 1908 with his parents, who settled on a farm near Henrietta, Clay County.He attended the rural schools of Clay and Garza Counties,...
(D). John E. Lyle, Jr.John E. Lyle, Jr.John Emmett Lyle, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Texas.-Early life:Born in Boyd, Texas, Lyle graduated from Wichita Falls High School, Wichita Falls, Texas....
(D). Milton H. WestMilton H. WestMilton Horace West was a seven-term Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives representing Texas's 15th congressional district from 1933 until his death in 1948.-Early life:...
(D). R. Ewing ThomasonR. Ewing ThomasonRobert Ewing Thomason was a Texas politician, a member and Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, the mayor of El Paso, a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, and a judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.Partner in a El Paso...
(D). Sam M. RussellSam M. RussellSam Morris Russell was a U.S. Representative from Texas.Born on a farm near Stephenville, Texas, Russell attended the rural schools and the John Tarleton College, Stephenville, Texas....
(D). Eugene WorleyEugene WorleyFrancis Eugene Worley was a U.S. Representative from Texas.-Biography:Born in Lone Wolf, Oklahoma, Worley moved to Shamrock, Texas, in 1922...
(D). George H. MahonGeorge H. MahonGeorge Herman Mahon was a Texas politician who served twenty-two consecutive terms as a member of the United States House of Representatives from the Lubbock-based 19th congressional district....
(D). Paul J. KildayPaul J. KildayPaul Joseph Kilday was a U.S. Representative from Texas.-Early life and education:Born in Sabinal, Kilday was the sixth child of Patrick Kilday, an immigrant from Ireland who was established as a merchant, and his Texas-born wife, Mary Tallant Kilday. Kilday moved with his parents and siblings to...
(D). O. Clark Fisher (D)
- Olin E. Teague
Utah
. Walter K. GrangerWalter K. Granger
Walter Keil Granger was a U.S. Representative from Utah.Born in St. George, Utah, Granger moved with his parents to Cedar City, Utah, in 1894. He attended the public schools and graduated from Branch Agricultural College at Cedar City, Utah in 1909...
(D). J. W. Robinson
J. W. Robinson
James William Robinson was a U.S. Representative from Utah.Born in Coalville, Utah, Robinson attended public schools...
(D)
Virginia
. S. Otis Bland (D). Ralph Hunter DaughtonRalph Hunter Daughton
Ralph Hunter Daughton was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Washington, D.C., Daughton attended public and private schools in Washington, D.C., and Prince Georges County, Maryland....
(D). Dave E. Satterfield, Jr.
Dave E. Satterfield, Jr.
Dave Edward Satterfield, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Virginia's 3rd congressional district. He took office on November 2, 1937 after a special election to fill the vacancy created by the death of Andrew J...
(D), resigned February 15, 1945
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- J. Vaughan GaryJ. Vaughan GaryJulian Vaughan Gary was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.-Biography:Born in Richmond, Virginia, Gary was a graduate of the University of Richmond . He was admitted to the bar in 1915 and commenced practice in Richmond, Virginia...
(D). 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). Thomas G. BurchThomas G. BurchThomas Granville Burch was an American farmer, tobacco manufacturer, and politician from Martinsville, Virginia. He represented Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1931 until 1946. In 1946 he served as a U.S...
(D), resigned November 5, 1946 - Thomas Bahnson StanleyThomas Bahnson StanleyThomas Bahnson Stanley was an American politician, manufacturer and Holstein cattle breeder.-Early life:...
(D). J. Lindsay Almond, Jr. (D). A. Willis Robertson (D), resigned November 5, 1946 - Burr HarrisonBurr HarrisonBurr Powell Harrison was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, son of Thomas W. Harrison.Born in Winchester, Virginia, Harrison attended the public schools, Woodberry Forest School, Virginia Military Institute, Hampden-Sydney College, and the University of Virginia.He was graduated from Georgetown...
(D). Howard W. SmithHoward W. SmithHoward Worth Smith , Democratic U.S. Representative from Virginia, was a leader of the conservative coalition who supported both racial segregation and women's rights.-Early life and education:...
(D). John W. Flannagan, Jr.John W. Flannagan, Jr.John William Flannagan, Jr. was an American politician of the Democratic Party. He represented Virginia in the United States House of Representatives from 1931 - 1949.-Reference:...
(D)
- J. Vaughan Gary
Washington
. Hugh De Lacy (D). Henry M. JacksonHenry M. Jackson
Henry Martin "Scoop" Jackson was a U.S. Congressman and Senator from the state of Washington from 1941 until his death...
(D). Charles R. Savage
Charles R. Savage
Charles Raymon Savage was a U.S. Representative from Washington.Born on a farm at La Farge, Wisconsin, Savage attended the public schools. Later, he took special courses in mechanics, building construction, business law and salesmanship...
(D). Hal Holmes
Hal Holmes
Otis Halbert Holmes was a U.S. Representative from Washington, and grandson of Dudley Chase Haskell.Born in Cresco, Iowa, Holmes moved in 1915 to Walla Walla, Washington, where he attended the public schools....
(R). Walt Horan
Walt Horan
Walter Franklin Horan , American politician, was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for ten terms from January 3, 1943 to January 3, 1965, representing the Fifth Congressional District of Washington....
(R). John M. Coffee
John M. Coffee
John Main Coffee was a U.S. Representative from Washington.Born in Tacoma, Washington, Coffee attended the public schools.He was in the University of Washington in Seattle, A.B...
(D)
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). Jennings Randolph
Jennings Randolph
Jennings Randolph was an American politician from West Virginia. He was a member of the Democratic Party and was the last surviving member of the United States Congress to have served during the first 100 days of Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration.-Early life and career:Randolph was born in...
(D). Cleveland M. Bailey
Cleveland M. Bailey
Cleveland Monroe Bailey was a U.S. Representative from West Virginia.Born on a farm near St. Marys, Pleasants County, W.Virginia, Bailey attended the public schools, and West Liberty State College, West Liberty, W.Virginia....
(D). Hubert S. Ellis
Hubert S. Ellis
Hubert Summers Ellis was a Republican United States Representative, banker and salesman from Huntington, West Virginia...
(R). John Kee
John Kee
John Kee was a U.S. Democratic politician.-Biography:He was born in Glenville, West Virginia. He attended Glenville State Normal School and West Virginia University and was admitted to the bar in 1897...
(D). E. H. Hedrick
E. H. Hedrick
Erland Harold Hedrick, better known as E. H. Hedrick was an American Democratic politician from West Virginia....
(D)
Wisconsin
. Lawrence H. SmithLawrence H. Smith
Lawrence Henry Smith was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.Born in Racine, Wisconsin, Smith attended the public schools and Milwaukee State Teachers College. He graduated from the Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1923...
(R). Robert K. Henry (R), until November 20, 1946, vacant thereafter. William H. Stevenson
William H. Stevenson
William Henry Stevenson was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin for the years 1941-1949, he served as a Republican....
(R). Thaddeus Wasielewski
Thaddeus Wasielewski
Thaddeus Wasielewski was an American politician from the state of Wisconsin.Wasielewski was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and graduated from the University of Michigan in 1927. He received his law degree from Marquette University Law School in 1931 and practiced law in Milwaukee...
(D). Andrew J. Biemiller (D). Frank B. Keefe (R). Reid F. Murray
Reid F. Murray
Reid Fred Murray was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin, businessman, and educator.Born in Ogdensburg, Wisconsin, Murray attended the public schools and Manawa High School....
(R). John W. Byrnes
John W. Byrnes
John William Byrnes was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin from 1945 until 1973, when he did not seek reelection. He also served in the Wisconsin State Senate.-External links:...
(R). Merlin Hull
Merlin Hull
Merlin Hull was a Wisconsin lawyer, a newspaper publisher, and a member of the United States House of Representatives....
(Progressive
Progressive Party (United States, 1924)
The Progressive Party of 1924 was a new party created as a vehicle for Robert M. La Follette, Sr. to run for president in the 1924 election. It did not run candidates for other offices, and it disappeared after the election except in Wisconsin. Its name resembles the 1912 Progressive Party, which...
). Alvin E. O'Konski (R)
Non-voting members
: Bob BartlettBob Bartlett
Edward Lewis "Bob" Bartlett was an American politician and a member of the Democratic Party.Bartlett was born in Seattle, Washington. After graduating from the University of Alaska in 1925, Bartlett began his career in politics...
(D): Joseph Rider Farrington
Joseph Rider Farrington
Joseph Rider Farrington was an American newspaper editor and statesman who served in the United States Congress as delegate for the Territory of Hawai'i.-Education and military career:...
(R): Carlos Peña Romulo (Lib), until July 4, 1946: Jesús T. Piñero Jiménez
Jesus T. Piñero
Jesús Toribio Piñero Jiménez was the first native Puerto Rican to be appointed governor of Puerto Rico by the Government of the United States.-Early years:...
, (PPD), until September 2, 1946
-
- Antonio Fernós-IsernAntonio Fernós-IsernDr. Antonio Fernós-Isern was the first Puerto Rican cardiologist and its longest serving resident commissioner.-Early years:...
, (PPD), from September 11, 1946
- Antonio Fernós-Isern
Senate
|-| Massachusetts
(2)
| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Sen. Sinclair Weeks
Sinclair Weeks
Charles Sinclair Weeks , better known as Sinclair Weeks, was United States Secretary of Commerce from January 21, 1953 to November 10, 1958 under Dwight D. Eisenhower...
resigned in previous congress. Saltonstall delayed taking seat in order to finish term as Governor of Massachusetts
Governor of Massachusetts
The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the executive magistrate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States. The current governor is Democrat Deval Patrick.-Constitutional role:...
.
| nowrap | Leverett Saltonstall
Leverett Saltonstall
Leverett A. Saltonstall was an American Republican politician who served as the 55th Governor of Massachusetts and as a United States Senator .-Biography:...
(R)
| January 4, 1945
|-
| Washington
(1)
| nowrap | Monrad Wallgren
Monrad Wallgren
Monrad Charles Wallgren , an American politician, served as the 13th Governor of Washington from 1945 to 1949, as well as representing that state in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate....
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 9, 1945 after being elected Governor of Washington.
Successor was appointed to serve until a special election, which he subsequently lost.
| nowrap | Hugh Mitchell
Hugh Mitchell
Hugh Burnton Mitchell , an American politician, served as a member of the United States Senate from 1945 to 1946 and as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1949 to 1953. He represented the state of Washington...
(D)
| January 10, 1945
|-
| Connecticut
(1)
| nowrap | Francis T. Maloney
Francis T. Maloney
Francis Thomas Maloney was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut from 1933 to 1935 and a U.S. Senator from Connecticut from 1935 to 1945. He was a Democrat.-Early life:...
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died January 16, 1945.
Successor was appointed to serve until a special election.
| nowrap | Thomas C. Hart
Thomas C. Hart
Thomas Charles Hart was an admiral of the United States Navy, whose service extended from the Spanish-American War through World War II. Following his retirement from the Navy, he served briefly as a United States Senator from Connecticut.-Life and career:Hart was born in Genesee County, Michigan...
(R)
| February 15, 1945
|-
| Missouri
(1)
| nowrap | Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman was the 33rd President of the United States . As President Franklin D. Roosevelt's third vice president and the 34th Vice President of the United States , he succeeded to the presidency on April 12, 1945, when President Roosevelt died less than three months after beginning his...
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 17, 1945 after being elected Vice President of the United States
Vice President of the United States
The Vice President of the United States is the holder of a public office created by the United States Constitution. The Vice President, together with the President of the United States, is indirectly elected by the people, through the Electoral College, to a four-year term...
.
Successor was appointed to serve until the next election.
| nowrap | Frank P. Briggs
Frank P. Briggs
Frank Parks Briggs was a United States Senator from Missouri. Born in Armstrong, Missouri, he attended Armstrong and Fayette schools and Central College at Fayette from 1911 to 1914. He graduated from the University of Missouri in Columbia in 1915, engaged in the newspaper business that year, and...
(D)
| January 18, 1945
|-
| North Dakota
(3)
| nowrap | John Moses
John Moses
John Moses was the 22nd Governor of North Dakota from 1939 to 1945, and served in the United States Senate in 1945 until his death that year.-Biography:...
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died March 3, 1945.
Successor was appointed to serve until a special election, which he subsequently won.
| nowrap | Milton Young
Milton Young
Milton Ruben Young was a United States politician, most notable for representing North Dakota in the United States Senate from 1945 until 1981. At the time of his retirement, he was the most senior Republican in the Senate....
(R)
| March 12, 1945
|-
| Nevada
(1)
| nowrap | James G. Scrugham
James G. Scrugham
James Graves Scrugham was an American politician. He was a Representative, a Senator, and the 14th Governor of the U.S. state of Nevada. He was a member of the Democratic Party.-Biography:...
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died June 23, 1945.
Successor was appointed to serve until the next election.
| nowrap | Edward P. Carville
Edward P. Carville
Edward Peter Carville was an American politician. He was the 18th Governor of Nevada and a Senator from Nevada. He was a member of the Democratic Party.-Biography:...
(D)
| July 25, 1945
|-
| California
(1)
| nowrap | Hiram Johnson
Hiram Johnson
Hiram Warren Johnson was a leading American progressive and later isolationist politician from California; he served as the 23rd Governor from 1911 to 1917, and as a United States Senator from 1917 to 1945.-Early life:...
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died August 6, 1945.
Successor was appointed to serve until a special election, which he subsequently won.
| nowrap | William F. Knowland
William F. Knowland
William Fife Knowland was a United States politician, newspaperman, and Republican Party leader. He was a U.S. Senator representing California from 1945 to 1959. He served as Senate Majority Leader from 1953-1955, and as Minority Leader from 1955-1959. He was defeated in his 1958 run for...
(R)
| August 26, 1945
|-
| Ohio
(1)
| nowrap | Harold H. Burton
Harold Hitz Burton
Harold Hitz Burton was an American politician and lawyer.He served as the 45th mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, as a U.S. Senator from Ohio, and as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He was known as a dispassionate jurist who prized equal justice under the law.-Biography:He...
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned September 30, 1945 after being appointed an Associate Justice
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States are the members of the Supreme Court of the United States other than the Chief Justice of the United States...
of the Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court of the United States
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all state and federal courts, and original jurisdiction over a small range of cases...
.
Successor was appointed to serve until a special election.
| nowrap | James W. Huffman
James W. Huffman
James Wylie Huffman was a Democratic Party politician from Ohio. He represented Ohio in the United States Senate from 1945 until 1946....
(D)
| October 8, 1945
|-
| Kentucky
(2)
| nowrap | Happy Chandler
Happy Chandler
Albert Benjamin "Happy" Chandler, Sr. was a politician from the US state of Kentucky. He represented the state in the U.S. Senate and served as its 44th and 49th governor. Aside from his political positions, he also served as the second Commissioner of Major League Baseball from 1945 to 1951 and...
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 1, 1945 after becoming Commissioner of Major League Baseball
Commissioner of Baseball
The Commissioner of Baseball is the chief executive of Major League Baseball and its associated minor leagues. Under the direction of the Commissioner, the Office of the Commissioner of Baseball hires and maintains the sport's umpiring crews, and negotiates marketing, labor, and television contracts...
.
Successor was appointed to serve until a special election.
| nowrap | William A. Stanfill
William A. Stanfill
William Abner Stanfill was briefly a member of the United States Senate from Kentucky.Stanfill attended Union College and received a law degree from the University of Kentucky in 1912. He practiced law in Barbourville, Kentucky and Hazard, Kentucky...
(R)
| November 19, 1945
|-
| Idaho
(2)
| nowrap | John W. Thomas
John W. Thomas
John W. Thomas was an American Politician. A Republican, he served on two occasions as a United States Senator from Idaho, both times appointed after his predecessor died in office.-Early life:...
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died November 10, 1945.
Successor was appointed to serve until a special election, which he subsequently lost.
| nowrap | Charles C. Gossett
Charles C. Gossett
Charles Clinton Gossett was the 20th Governor of Idaho and United States Senator from Idaho.-Biography:...
(D)
| November 17, 1945
|-
| Virginia
(2)
| nowrap | Carter Glass
Carter Glass
Carter 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)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died May 28, 1946.
Successor was appointed to serve until a special election.
| nowrap | Thomas G. Burch
Thomas G. Burch
Thomas Granville Burch was an American farmer, tobacco manufacturer, and politician from Martinsville, Virginia. He represented Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1931 until 1946. In 1946 he served as a U.S...
(D)
| May 31, 1946
|-
| Alabama
(2)
| nowrap | John H. Bankhead II
John H. Bankhead II
John Hollis Bankhead II was a U.S. senator from the state of Alabama. Like his father, John H. Bankhead, he was elected three times to the Senate, and like his father, he died in office....
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died June 12, 1946.
Successor was appointed to serve until a special election.
| nowrap | George R. Swift
George R. Swift
George Robinson Swift was a U.S. senator from the state of Alabama. He was appointed to fill the term left by the death of John H. Bankhead, II and served in the Senate from June 15 to November 5, 1946, when a successor, John J. Sparkman, was elected. Swift was in the lumber business...
(D)
| June 15, 1946
|-
| Vermont
(1)
| nowrap | Warren Austin
Warren Austin
Warren Robinson Austin was an American politician and statesman; among other roles, he served as Senator from Vermont....
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned August 2, 1946 after being appointed United States representative on the United Nations Security Council
United Nations Security Council
The United Nations Security Council is one of the principal organs of the United Nations and is charged with the maintenance of international peace and security. Its powers, outlined in the United Nations Charter, include the establishment of peacekeeping operations, the establishment of...
.
Successor was appointed to serve until the next election.
| nowrap | Ralph Flanders
Ralph Flanders
Ralph Edward Flanders was an American mechanical engineer, industrialist and Republican U.S. Senator from the state of Vermont. He grew up on subsistence farms in Vermont and Rhode Island, became an apprentice first as a machinist, then as a draftsman, before training as a mechanical engineer...
(R)
| November 1, 1946
|-
| Florida
(1)
| nowrap | Charles O. Andrews
Charles O. Andrews
Charles Oscar Andrews was a Democratic Party politician from Florida, who represented Florida in the United States Senate from 1936 until 1946.-Biography:...
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died September 18, 1946.
Successor was elected to finish term.
| nowrap | Spessard Holland
Spessard Holland
Spessard Lindsey Holland was an American lawyer, politician and elected officeholder. He was the 28th Governor of Florida from 1941 until 1945, during World War II. After finishing his term as governor, he was a United States Senator from Florida from 1946 until 1971...
(D)
| September 25, 1946
|-
| Alabama
(2)
| nowrap | George R. Swift
George R. Swift
George Robinson Swift was a U.S. senator from the state of Alabama. He was appointed to fill the term left by the death of John H. Bankhead, II and served in the Senate from June 15 to November 5, 1946, when a successor, John J. Sparkman, was elected. Swift was in the lumber business...
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 5, 1946.
Successor was elected to finish term.
| nowrap | John Sparkman
John Sparkman
John Jackson Sparkman was an American politician from the state of Alabama. A conservative Southern Democrat, Sparkman served in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate from 1937 until 1979. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for Vice President as Adlai Stevenson's running mate in...
(D)
| November 6, 1946
|-
| Connecticut
(1)
| nowrap | Thomas C. Hart
Thomas C. Hart
Thomas Charles Hart was an admiral of the United States Navy, whose service extended from the Spanish-American War through World War II. Following his retirement from the Navy, he served briefly as a United States Senator from Connecticut.-Life and career:Hart was born in Genesee County, Michigan...
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 5, 1946.
Successor was elected to finish term.
| nowrap | Raymond E. Baldwin
Raymond E. Baldwin
Raymond Earl Baldwin was a United States Senator, the 72nd and 74th Governor of Connecticut.-Biography:Born in Rye, New York, he moved to Middletown, Connecticut in 1903 and attended the public schools. He graduated from Wesleyan University in Middletown in 1916, and entered Yale University...
(R)
| December 27, 1946
|-
| Kentucky
(2)
| nowrap | William A. Stanfill
William A. Stanfill
William Abner Stanfill was briefly a member of the United States Senate from Kentucky.Stanfill attended Union College and received a law degree from the University of Kentucky in 1912. He practiced law in Barbourville, Kentucky and Hazard, Kentucky...
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 5, 1946. Successor was elected to finish term
| nowrap | John S. Cooper (R)
| November 6, 1946
|-
| Ohio
(1)
| nowrap | James W. Huffman
James W. Huffman
James Wylie Huffman was a Democratic Party politician from Ohio. He represented Ohio in the United States Senate from 1945 until 1946....
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 5, 1946. Successor was elected to finish term.
| nowrap | Kingsley A. Taft
Kingsley A. Taft
Kingsley Arter Taft was an American politician and distant relative of Ohio's more famous Taft family. He served as chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court and also served briefly as a United States Senator. Kingsley's father, Frederick Lovett Taft, II was also a noted figure in the Ohio legal...
(R)
| November 6, 1946
|-
| Virginia
(2)
| nowrap | Thomas G. Burch
Thomas G. Burch
Thomas Granville Burch was an American farmer, tobacco manufacturer, and politician from Martinsville, Virginia. He represented Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1931 until 1946. In 1946 he served as a U.S...
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 5, 1946.
Successor was elected to finish term.
| nowrap | Absalom W. Robertson
Absalom Willis Robertson
Absalom Willis Robertson was an American lawyer and Democratic Party politician from Lexington, Virginia. Also known as A. Willis Robertson, he represented Virginia in both the U.S...
(D)
| November 6, 1946
|-
| Idaho
(2)
| nowrap | Charles C. Gossett
Charles C. Gossett
Charles Clinton Gossett was the 20th Governor of Idaho and United States Senator from Idaho.-Biography:...
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 6, 1946.
Successor was elected to finish term.
| nowrap | Henry Dworshak
Henry Dworshak
Henry Clarence Dworshak was a Republican United States Representative and a United States Senator from Idaho....
(R)
| November 6, 1946
|-
| North Carolina
(2)
| nowrap | Josiah Bailey (D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died December 15, 1946.
Successor was appointed to serve until a special election, which he subsequently lost.
| nowrap | William B. Umstead
William B. Umstead
William Bradley Umstead was an American Senator and the 63rd Governor of the state of North Carolina from 1953 to 1954.-Biography:Umstead was born in the northern Durham County town of Bahama in 1895...
(D)
| December 18, 1946
|-
| Washington
(1)
| nowrap | Hugh Mitchell
Hugh Mitchell
Hugh Burnton Mitchell , an American politician, served as a member of the United States Senate from 1945 to 1946 and as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1949 to 1953. He represented the state of Washington...
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 25, 1946. Successor was elected to finish term.
| nowrap | Harry P. Cain
Harry P. Cain
Harry Pulliam Cain was a United States Senator from Washington who served as a Republican from 1946 to 1953. Today, Cain is mainly remembered for his very conservative and often highly controversial views as a member of the Senate, and as a friend and supporter of Senator Joseph McCarthy, but...
(R)
| December 26, 1946
|}
House of Representatives
|-|
| nowrap| James F. O'Connor
James F. O'Connor
James Francis O'Connor was a U.S. Representative from Montana.He was born on a farm near California Junction, Iowa, and attended the grade schools and normal school in Iowa....
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died January 15, 1945
| nowrap | Wesley A. D'Ewart
Wesley A. D'Ewart
Wesley Abner D'Ewart was a U.S. Republican politician.He was born in Worcester, Massachusetts as the son of William John D'Ewart and Mary Elizabeth Barnard. In a special election due to the death of James F...
(R)
| June 5, 1945
|-
|
| nowrap| Dave E. Satterfield, Jr.
Dave E. Satterfield, Jr.
Dave Edward Satterfield, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Virginia's 3rd congressional district. He took office on November 2, 1937 after a special election to fill the vacancy created by the death of Andrew J...
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned February 15, 1945 to become general counsel and executive director of the Life Insurance Association of America
| nowrap | J. Vaughan Gary
J. Vaughan Gary
Julian Vaughan Gary was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.-Biography:Born in Richmond, Virginia, Gary was a graduate of the University of Richmond . He was admitted to the bar in 1915 and commenced practice in Richmond, Virginia...
(D)
| March 6, 1945
|-
|
| nowrap| James V. Heidinger
James V. Heidinger
James Vandaveer Heidinger was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.He was born on a farm near Mount Erie, Illinois, he attended the rural schools, Northern Illinois Normal School, De Kalb, Illinois, and Valparaiso University. He taught in the rural schools of Wayne County, Illinois...
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died March 22, 1945
| nowrap | Roy Clippinger
Roy Clippinger
Roy Clippinger was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Fairfield, Illinois, Clippinger attended the public schools.Learned the printer's trade and engaged in the newspaper business....
(R)
| November 6, 1945
|-
|
| nowrap| Clinton P. Anderson
Clinton Presba Anderson
Clinton Presba Anderson was an American Democratic Party politician who served as a U.S. Congressman from New Mexico , as the United States Secretary of Agriculture , and as a U.S. Senator from New Mexico .-Early life and career:Anderson was born in Centerville, South Dakota, on October 23, 1895...
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned June 30, 1945 after being appointed Secretary of Agriculture
United States Secretary of Agriculture
The United States Secretary of Agriculture is the head of the United States Department of Agriculture. The current secretary is Tom Vilsack, who was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on 20 January 2009. The position carries similar responsibilities to those of agriculture ministers in other...
| Vacant
| Not filled this term
|-
|
| nowrap| D. Lane Powers
D. Lane Powers
David Lane Powers was an American Republican Party politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1933 to 1945....
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned August 30, 1945 to become a member of the Public Utilities Commission of New Jersey
| nowrap | Frank A. Mathews, Jr.
Frank A. Mathews, Jr.
Frank Asbury Mathews, Jr. was an American Republican Party politician from New Jersey. Mathews represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1945 to 1949....
(R)
| November 6, 1945
|-
|
| nowrap| James W. Mott
James W. Mott
James Wheaton Mott was a U.S. Representative from Oregon. A graduate of Columbia University and Willamette University's law school, he worked as a newspaper reporter, city attorney, and was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives.-Early life:Born near New Washington, Pennsylvania, Mott...
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died November 12, 1945
| nowrap | A. Walter Norblad
A. Walter Norblad
Albin Walter Norblad, Jr., was an American attorney and Republican politician in Oregon. He represented the U.S. state of Oregon's First District from January 18, 1946 until his death in the United States House of Representatives. His father was A. W. Norblad, Sr., a one-time Governor of...
(R)
| January 18, 1946
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|
| nowrap| Joseph W. Ervin
Joseph Wilson Ervin
Joseph Wilson Ervin was a member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina.- Family background, education and early professional life :...
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died December 25, 1945
| nowrap | Sam Ervin
Sam Ervin
Samuel James "Sam" Ervin Jr. was a Democratic Senator from North Carolina from 1954 until 1974. A native of Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, he liked to call himself a "country lawyer", and often told humorous stories in his Southern drawl...
(D)
| January 22, 1946
|-
|
| nowrap| Samuel Dickstein
Samuel Dickstein (congressman)
Samuel Dickstein was a Democratic Congressional Representative from New York and a New York State Supreme Court Justice. He played a key role in establishing the committee that would become the House Committee on Un-American Activities, which he used to attack fascists, including Nazi...
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 30, 1945
| nowrap | Arthur G. Klein
Arthur George Klein
Arthur George Klein was a United States Representative from New York.He was born in New York City August 8, 1904. He attended public schools and Washington Square College of New York University at New York City...
(D)
| February 19, 1946
|-
|
| nowrap| Robert Ramspeck
Robert Ramspeck
Robert C. Word Ramspeck was an American politician and businessman.-Biography:Ramspeck was born in Decatur, Georgia. As a young man he was a federal police officer. He was admitted to the bar in 1920. He would go on to be a Democratic congressman from Georgia from 1929 to 1945. In the period of...
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 31, 1945 to become executive vice-president of the Air Transport Association
| nowrap | Helen D. Mankin
Helen Douglas Mankin
Helen Douglas Mankin was an American politician; she was the second woman to represent Georgia in the United States House of Representatives....
(D)
| February 12, 1946
|-
|
| nowrap| Samuel A. Weiss
Samuel A. Weiss
Samual Arthur Weiss was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 7, 1946 after being elected judge of Common Pleas in Allegheny County, Pennylvania
| nowrap | Frank Buchanan
Frank Buchanan
Frank Buchanan was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Frank Buchanan was born in the Pittsburgh suburb of McKeesport, Pennsylvania. He married future Representative Vera Daerr on January 4, 1929...
(D)
| May 21, 1946
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|
| nowrap| J. Buell Snyder
J. Buell Snyder
John Buell Snyder was a Democratic Party member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.J. Buell Snyder was born on a farm in Upper Turkeyfoot Township, Pennsylvania. He attended summer sessions of Harvard University, and Columbia University in New York City...
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died February 24, 1946
| nowrap | Carl H. Hoffman
Carl Henry Hoffman
Carl Henry Hoffman was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....
(R)
| May 21, 1946
|-
|
| nowrap| William O. Burgin
William O. Burgin
William Olin Burgin was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina.Born on a farm near Marion, McDowell County, North Carolina, Burgin moved with his parents to Rutherfordton, North Carolina, where he attended the public schools and Rutherfordton Military Institute.He also attended the Law School...
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned April 11, 1946
| nowrap | Eliza Jane Pratt
Eliza Jane Pratt
Eliza Jane Pratt was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina, the first woman to represent her state in the U.S. Congress.A native of Anson County, North Carolina, Pratt worked as a newspaper editor in Troy, North Carolina before being hired as a secretary for Congressman Robert L. Doughton in...
(D)
| May 25, 1946
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|
| nowrap| Thomas G. Burch
Thomas G. Burch
Thomas Granville Burch was an American farmer, tobacco manufacturer, and politician from Martinsville, Virginia. He represented Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1931 until 1946. In 1946 he served as a U.S...
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned May 31, 1946 after being appointed to the US Senate
| nowrap | Thomas B. Stanley
Thomas Bahnson Stanley
Thomas Bahnson Stanley was an American politician, manufacturer and Holstein cattle breeder.-Early life:...
(D)
| November 5, 1946
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|
| nowrap| Luther A. Johnson (D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned July 17, 1946 after becoming judge of the United States Tax Court
United States Tax Court
The United States Tax Court is a federal trial court of record established by Congress under Article I of the U.S. Constitution, section 8 of which provides that the Congress has the power to "constitute Tribunals inferior to the supreme Court"...
| nowrap | Olin E. Teague
Olin E. Teague
Olin Earl "Tiger" Teague was a notable World War II veteran and Congressional representative for Texas's 6th congressional district for 32 years, from 1946 to 1978...
(D)
| August 24, 1946
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|
| nowrap| [John W. Murphy]] (D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned July 17, 1946 to become judge of the US District Court for the Midddle District of Pennsylvnia
| nowrap | James P. Scoblick
James P. Scoblick
James Paul Scoblick was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.James P. Scoblick was born in Archbald, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Fordham University in New York City in 1930 and took postgraduate work at Columbia University in New York City...
(R)
| November 5, 1946
|-
|
| nowrap| William Gallagher (DFL)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died August 13, 1946
| Vacant
| Not filled this term
|-
|
| Jesús T. Piñero
Jesus T. Piñero
Jesús Toribio Piñero Jiménez was the first native Puerto Rican to be appointed governor of Puerto Rico by the Government of the United States.-Early years:...
(PPD)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned September 2, 1946 after being appointed Governor of Puerto Rico
Governor of Puerto Rico
The Governor of Puerto Rico is the Head of Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Since 1948, the Governor has been elected by the people of Puerto Rico...
| Antonio Fernós-Isern
Antonio Fernós-Isern
Dr. Antonio Fernós-Isern was the first Puerto Rican cardiologist and its longest serving resident commissioner.-Early years:...
(PPD)
| September 11, 1946
|-
|
| nowrap| Clinton P. Anderson
Clinton Presba Anderson
Clinton Presba Anderson was an American Democratic Party politician who served as a U.S. Congressman from New Mexico , as the United States Secretary of Agriculture , and as a U.S. Senator from New Mexico .-Early life and career:Anderson was born in Centerville, South Dakota, on October 23, 1895...
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died October 20, 1946
| Vacant
| Not filled this term
|-
|
| nowrap| John Sparkman
John Sparkman
John Jackson Sparkman was an American politician from the state of Alabama. A conservative Southern Democrat, Sparkman served in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate from 1937 until 1979. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for Vice President as Adlai Stevenson's running mate in...
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 5, 1946 after being elected to the US Senate
| Vacant
| Not filled this term
|-
|
| nowrap| Henry Dworshak
Henry Dworshak
Henry Clarence Dworshak was a Republican United States Representative and a United States Senator from Idaho....
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 5, 1946 after being elected to the US Senate
| Vacant
| Not filled this term
|-
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| nowrap| Absalom W. Robertson
Absalom Willis Robertson
Absalom Willis Robertson was an American lawyer and Democratic Party politician from Lexington, Virginia. Also known as A. Willis Robertson, he represented Virginia in both the U.S...
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 5, 1946 after being elected to the US Senate
| nowrap | Burr Harrison
Burr Harrison
Burr Powell Harrison was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, son of Thomas W. Harrison.Born in Winchester, Virginia, Harrison attended the public schools, Woodberry Forest School, Virginia Military Institute, Hampden-Sydney College, and the University of Virginia.He was graduated from Georgetown...
(D)
| November 5, 1946
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| nowrap| Robert K. Henry
Robert Kirkland Henry
Robert Kirkland Henry was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for Wisconsin's Second Congressional District. He was elected in 1944 and re-elected in 1946. He served from January 3, 1945 until his death on November 20, 1946. He was Wisconsin state treasurer from...
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died November 20, 1946
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House of Representatives
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: James Shera MontgomeryJames Shera MontgomeryJames Shera Montgomery was an American Methodist minister who served as the 55th Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, April 11, 1921 - January 3, 1950.-Life and works:Montgomery served as House Chaplain for 19 years...
(Methodist) - 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....
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: - ParliamentarianParliamentarian 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...
: Lewis DeschlerLewis DeschlerLewis Deschler was the first, and longest serving, Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives. He started his term on February 1, 1927 during the 70th United States Congress following the retirement of Lehr Fess... - 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...
: Finis E. Scott - Reading ClerksReading Clerk of the United States House of RepresentativesThe Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives reads bills, motions, and other papers before the House and keeps track of changes to legislation made on the floor...
: - Sergeant at ArmsSergeant at Arms of the United States House of RepresentativesThe United States House of Representatives Sergeant at Arms is an officer of the House with law enforcement, protocol, and administrative responsibilities. The Sergeant at Arms is elected at the beginning of each Congress by the membership of the chamber...
: Kenneth Romney