82nd United States Congress
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The Eighty-second 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, 1951 to January 3, 1953, during the last two years of the second administration of U.S. President
Harry S. Truman
.
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: 96
TOTAL: 435
, which indicate the cycle of their election.
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
(D). George M. Grant
(D). George W. Andrews
(D). Kenneth A. Roberts
(D). Albert Rains
(D). Edward deGraffenried
(D). Carl Elliott
(D). Robert E. Jones, Jr.
(D). Laurie C. Battle
(D)
(D). Harold A. Patten (D)
(D). Wilbur D. Mills (D). James William Trimble
(D). Boyd Tackett (D). Brooks Hays
(D). William F. Norrell
(D). Oren Harris
(D)
(R). Clair Engle
(D). Justin L. Johnson
(R). Franck R. Havenner
(D). John F. Shelley (D). George P. Miller (D). John J. Allen, Jr.
(R). Jack Z. Anderson
(R). Allan O. Hunter
(R). Thomas H. Werdel
(R). Ernest K. Bramblett
(R). Patrick J. Hillings
(R). C. Norris Poulson (R). Samuel W. Yorty (D). Gordon L. McDonough
(R). Donald L. Jackson
(R). Cecil R. King
(D). Clyde Doyle
(D). Chet Holifield (D). John Carl Hinshaw
(R). Harry R. Sheppard
(D). John Joseph Phillips
(R). Clinton D. McKinnon
(D)
(D). William S. Hill
(R). J. Edgar Chenoweth (R). Wayne N. Aspinall
(D)
(D). Horace Seely-Brown, Jr.
(R). John A. McGuire
(D). Albert P. Morano
(R). James T. Patterson
(R)
(D). Charles Edward Bennett
(D). Robert L. F. Sikes
(D). William C. Lantaff
(D). Albert S. Herlong, Jr.
(D). Dwight L. Rogers
(D)
(D), until December 24, 1952. Tic Forrester
(D). A. Sidney Camp (D). James C. Davis
(D). Carl Vinson
(D). Henderson L. Lanham (D). William M. Wheeler
(D). John S. Wood
(D). Paul Brown
(D)
(R). Hamer H. Budge
(R)
(R). Fred E. Busbey
(R). William E. McVey
(R). John C. Kluczynski
(D). Thomas Joseph O'Brien (D). Adolph J. Sabath
(D), until November 6, 1952. Thomas S. Gordon
(D). Sidney R. Yates
(D). Richard W. Hoffman
(R). Timothy P. Sheehan
(R). Edgar A. Jonas
(R). Marguerite S. Church
(R). Chauncey W. Reed
(R). Noah M. Mason
(R). Leo E. Allen
(R). Leslie C. Arends (R). Harold H. Velde (R). Robert B. Chiperfield
(R). Sid Simpson
(R). Peter F. Mack, Jr.
(D). William L. Springer
(R). Edward H. Jenison
(R). Charles W. Vursell
(R). Melvin Price (D). C. W. Bishop
(R)
(D). Charles A. Halleck
(R). Shepard J. Crumpacker, Jr.
(R). E. Ross Adair
(R). John V. Beamer
(R). Cecil M. Harden
(R). William G. Bray
(R). Winfield K. Denton
(D). Earl Wilson
(R). Ralph Harvey
(R). Charles B. Brownson
(R)
(R). Henry O. Talle
(R). Harold R. Gross
(R). Karl M. LeCompte (R). Paul H. Cunningham (R). James I. Dolliver
(R). Ben F. Jensen
(R). Charles B. Hoeven
(R)
(R). Myron V. George
(R). Edward Herbert Rees
(R). Clifford R. Hope
(R). Wint Smith
(R)
(D), until December 15, 1951
(D). Edwin E. Willis
(D). Overton Brooks
(D). Otto E. Passman (D). James H. Morrison
(D). Henry D. Larcade, Jr.
(D). A. Leonard Allen
(D)
(R). Charles P. Nelson
(R). Frank Fellows
(R), until August 27, 1951
(R). James P. Devereux (R). Edward Garmatz
(D). George Hyde Fallon (D). Lansdale G. Sasscer (D). J. Glenn Beall (R)
(R). Foster Furcolo
(D), until September 30, 1952. Philip Philbin (D). Harold Donohue
(D). Edith Nourse Rogers
(R). William H. Bates
(R). Thomas J. Lane
(D). Angier L. Goodwin (R). Donald W. Nicholson
(R). Christian Herter
(R). John F. Kennedy
(D). John W. McCormack (D). Richard B. Wigglesworth (R). Joseph W. Martin, Jr. (R)
(D). George Meader
(R). Paul W. Shafer
(R). Clare E. Hoffman (R). Gerald Ford
(R). William W. Blackney
(R). Jesse P. Wolcott
(R). Fred L. Crawford
(R). Ruth Thompson
(R). Roy O. Woodruff
(R). Charles E. Potter
(R), until November 4, 1952. John B. Bennett
(R). George D. O'Brien
(D). Louis C. Rabaut
(D). John D. Dingell, Sr.
(D). John Lesinski, Jr.
(D). George A. Dondero (R)
(R).Roy Wier
(DFL).Eugene McCarthy
(DFL).Walter Judd
(R).Fred Marshall
'(DFL).H. Carl Andersen (R).John Blatnik
(DFL).Harold Hagen
(R)
(D). Jamie L. Whitten
(D). Frank E. Smith
(D). Thomas G. Abernethy (D). W. Arthur Winstead
(D). William M. Colmer
(D). John B. Williams (D)
(D). Morgan M. Moulder
(D). Phil J. Welch
(D). Leonard Irving
(D). Richard Bolling (D). Orland K. Armstrong
(R). Dewey Short (R). A.S.J. Carnahan (D). Clarence Cannon
(D). Paul C. Jones
(D). John B. Sullivan
(D), until January 29, 1951
(D). Wesley A. D'Ewart
(R)
(R), until October 2, 1951
(D)
(R). T. Millet Hand
(R). James C. Auchincloss
(R). Charles R. Howell
(D). Charles A. Eaton (R). Clifford P. Case
(R). William B. Widnall
(R). Gordon Canfield
(R). Harry L. Towe
(R), until September 7, 1951
(D). Antonio M. Fernández
(D)
(D). Leonard W. Hall
(R), until December 31, 1952. Henry J. Latham
(R). L. Gary Clemente
(D). T. Vincent Quinn
(D), until December 30, 1951
(D). Graham A. Barden (D). Harold D. Cooley
(D). Richard T. Chatham (D). Carl T. Durham
(D). F. Ertel Carlyle (D). Charles B. Deane
(D). Robert L. Doughton
(D). Hamilton C. Jones
(D). Woodrow W. Jones
(D). Monroe M. Redden (D)
(R). Usher L. Burdick
(Nonpartisan Republican)
(R). Charles H. Elston
(R). William E. Hess
(R). Edward G. Breen
(D), until October 1, 1951
(R), until April 2, 1952. William G. Stigler
(D), until August 21, 1952. Carl Albert
(D). Tom Steed
(D). John Jarman
(D). Toby Morris
(D). Victor Wickersham
(D). Page Belcher
(R)
(R). Lowell Stockman
(R). Homer D. Angell
(R). Harris Ellsworth
(R)
(D). William T. Granahan
(D). Hardie Scott
(R). Earl Chudoff
(D). William J. Green, Jr.
(D). Hugh Scott
(R). Benjamin F. James
(R). Albert C. Vaughn
(R), until September 1, 1951
(D). John E. Fogarty
(D)
(D). John J. Riley
(D). W.J. Bryan Dorn (D). Joseph R. Bryson
(D). James P. Richards
(D). John L. McMillan
(D)
(R). Howard Baker, Sr.
(R). James B. Frazier Jr. (D). Albert A. Gore Sr. (D). Joe L. Evins
(D). J. Percy Priest (D). James P. Sutton (D). Tom J. Murray
(D). Jere Cooper
(D). Clifford Davis
(D)
(D). Jesse M. Combs
(D). Lindley Beckworth
(D). Sam Rayburn
(D). Joseph Franklin Wilson (D). Olin E. Teague
(D). Tom Pickett
(D), until June 30, 1952
(D). Reva Beck Bosone
(D)
(D). Porter Hardy, Jr.
(D). J. Vaughan Gary
(D). Watkins Moorman Abbitt
(D). Thomas Bahnson Stanley
(D). Clarence G. Burton
(D). Burr Harrison
(D). Howard W. Smith
(D). Thomas B. Fugate
(D)
(D). Russell V. Mack
(R). Hal Holmes
(R). Walt Horan
(R). Thor C. Tollefson
(R)
(D). Harley O. Staggers (D). Cleveland M. Bailey
(D). M. G. Burnside (D). John Kee
(D), until May 8, 1951
(R). Glenn R. Davis (R). Gardner R. Withrow
(R). Clement J. Zablocki
(D). Charles J. Kersten
(R). William K. Van Pelt (R). Reid F. Murray
(R), until April 29, 1952. John W. Byrnes
(R). Merlin Hull
(R). Alvin E. O'Konski (R)
(R)
(D). Joseph Rider Farrington
(R). Antonio Fernós Isern (PPD)
| Kentucky
(2)
| nowrap | Virgil Chapman
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died March 8, 1951
| nowrap | Thomas R. Underwood
(D)
| March 19, 1951
|-
| Michigan
(1)
| nowrap | Arthur H. Vandenberg
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died April 18, 1951.
| nowrap | Blair Moody
(D)
| April 23, 1951
|-
| Nebraska
(2)
| nowrap | Kenneth S. Wherry
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died November 29, 1951
| nowrap | Fred A. Seaton
(R)
| December 10, 1951
|-
| Connecticut
(3)
| nowrap | Brien McMahon
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died July 28, 1952.
| nowrap | William A. Purtell
(R)
| August 29, 1952
|-
| Connecticut
(3)
| nowrap | William A. Purtell
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Successor elected November 4, 1952
| nowrap | Prescott Bush
(R)
| November 5, 1952
|-
| Kentucky
(2)
| nowrap | Thomas R. Underwood
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Successor elected November 4, 1952. Lost special election to fill seat.
| nowrap | John S. Cooper (R)
| November 5, 1952
|-
| Michigan
(1)
| nowrap | Blair Moody
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Successor elected November 4, 1952. Lost special election to fill seat.
| nowrap | Charles E. Potter
(R)
| November 5, 1952
|-
| Nebraska
(2)
| nowrap | Fred A. Seaton
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Successor elected November 4, 1952
| nowrap | Dwight Griswold
(R)
| November 5, 1952
|-
| Maine
(1)
| nowrap | Owen Brewster
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 31, 1952
| Vacant
| Not filled this term
|-
| California
(3)
| nowrap | Richard Nixon
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 1, 1953 after being elected Vice President of the United States
| nowrap | Thomas Kuchel
(R)
| January 2, 1953
|}
|
| nowrap| John B. Sullivan
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died January 29, 1951
| nowrap | Claude I. Bakewell
(R)
| March 9, 1951
|-
|
| nowrap| Thomas R. Underwood
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned March 17, 1951 after being appointed to the US Senate
| nowrap | John C. Watts
(D)
| April 14, 1951
|-
|
| nowrap| Frank Buchanan
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died April 27, 1951
| nowrap | Vera Buchanan
(D)
| July 24, 1951
|-
|
| nowrap| John Kee
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died May 8, 1951
| nowrap | Elizabeth Kee
(D)
| July 17, 1951
|-
|
| nowrap| Ed Gossett
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned July 31, 1951
| nowrap | Frank N. Ikard
(D)
| September 8, 1951
|-
|
| nowrap| Wilson D. Gillette
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died August 7, 1951
| nowrap | Joseph L. Carrigg
(R)
| November 6, 1951
|-
|
| nowrap| Frank Fellows
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died August 27, 1951
| nowrap | Clifford McIntire (R)
| October 22, 1951
|-
|
| nowrap| Albert C. Vaughn
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died September 1, 1951
| nowrap | Karl C. King
(R)
| November 6, 1951
|-
|
| nowrap| Harry L. Towe (R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned September 7, 1951 after becoming Asst. Attorney General of New Jersey
| nowrap | Frank C. Osmers, Jr.
(R)
| November 6, 1951
|-
|
| nowrap| Edward G. Breen
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned October 1, 1951 due to ill health
| nowrap | Paul F. Schenck
(R)
| November 6, 1951
|-
|
| nowrap| Karl Stefan
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died October 2, 1951
| nowrap | Robert D. Harrison
(R)
| December 4, 1951
|-
|
| nowrap| John A. Whitaker
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died December 15, 1951
| nowrap | Garrett L. Withers
(D)
| August 2, 1952
|-
|
| nowrap| T. Vincent Quinn
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 30, 1951 after becoming District Attorney of Queens County
| nowrap | Robert T. Ross
(R)
| February 19, 1952
|-
|
| nowrap| William T. Byrne
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died January 27, 1952
| nowrap | Leo W. O'Brien
(D)
| April 1, 1952
|-
|
| nowrap| George B. Schwabe
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died April 2, 1952
| Vacant
| Not filled this term
|-
|
| nowrap| Reid F. Murray
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died April 29, 1952
| Vacant
| Not filled this term
|-
|
| nowrap| Tom Pickett
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned June 30, 1952 after becoming Vice-President of the National Coal Association
| nowrap | John Dowdy
(D)
| September 23, 1952
|-
|
| nowrap| William G. Stigler
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died August 21, 1952
| Vacant
| Not filled this term
|-
|
| nowrap| Foster Furcolo
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned September 30, 1952 after becoming Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts
| Vacant
| Not filled this term
|-
|
| nowrap| Charles E. Potter
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 4, 1952 after being elected to the US Senate
| Vacant
| Not filled this term
|-
|
| nowrap| Adolph J. Sabath
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died November 6, 1952
| Vacant
| Not filled this term
|-
|
| nowrap| Edward E. Cox
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died December 24, 1953
| Vacant
| Not filled this term
|-
|
| nowrap| Leonard W. Hall
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 31, 1952
| Vacant
| Not filled this term
|}
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
and the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1951 to January 3, 1953, during the last two years of the second administration of U.S. President
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
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...
.
The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
was based on the Sixteenth Census of the United States in 1940
United States Census, 1940
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
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
majority.
Major events
- March 29, 1951: Ethel and Julius Rosenberg are convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage. On April 5 they are sentenced to receive the death penalty.
- April 11, 1951: U.S. President Harry S Truman relieves General Douglas MacArthur of his Far Eastern commands.
- September 5, 1951: Treaty of San FranciscoTreaty of San FranciscoThe Treaty of Peace with Japan , between Japan and part of the Allied Powers, was officially signed by 48 nations on September 8, 1951, at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, California...
: In San Francisco, California, 48 nations sign a peace treaty with JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
to formally end the Pacific War. - October 24, 1951: U.S. President Harry Truman declares an official end to war with GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. - November 10, 1951: Direct dial coast-to-coast telephone service begins in the United States.
- December 31, 1951: The Marshall PlanMarshall PlanThe Marshall Plan was the large-scale American program to aid Europe where the United States gave monetary support to help rebuild European economies after the end of World War II in order to combat the spread of Soviet communism. The plan was in operation for four years beginning in April 1948...
expires after distributing more than $13.3 billion USD in foreign aid to rebuild EuropeEuropeEurope is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. - March 29, 1952: U.S. President Harry S. Truman announces that he will not seek reelection.
- June 19, 1952: The Special Forces are created.
- July 25, 1952: Puerto RicoPuerto RicoPuerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
became a Commonwealth of the United States, an unincorporated organized territory, with the ratification of its constitution. - November 4, 1952: United States presidential election, 1952United States presidential election, 1952The United States presidential election of 1952 took place in an era when Cold War tension between the United States and the Soviet Union was escalating rapidly. In the United States Senate, Republican Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin had become a national figure after chairing congressional...
: Republican Dwight D. EisenhowerDwight D. EisenhowerDwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States, from 1953 until 1961. He was a five-star general in the United States Army...
defeats Democrat Adlai Stevenson, and the National Security AgencyNational Security AgencyThe National Security Agency/Central Security Service is a cryptologic intelligence agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the collection and analysis of foreign communications and foreign signals intelligence, as well as protecting U.S...
is founded.
Major legislation
- October 10, 1951: Mutual Security ActMutual Security ActThe Mutual Security Act of 1951 is a United States federal law, signed on October 10, 1951 by President Harry S. Truman, which authorized nearly $7.5 billion for foreign military, economic, and technical foreign aid to American allies; the aid was aimed primarily at shoring up Western Europe, as...
, ch. 479, - June 27, 1952: Immigration and Nationality Act (McCarran-Walter Act),
- July 14, 1952: McGuire Act, ,
- July 16, 1952: Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act,
- July 16, 1952: Federal Coal Mine Safety Act Amendments of 1952,
- July 16, 1952: Wire Fraud Act of 1952,
Treaties
- March 20, 1952: Treaty of San FranciscoTreaty of San FranciscoThe Treaty of Peace with Japan , between Japan and part of the Allied Powers, was officially signed by 48 nations on September 8, 1951, at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, California...
ratified
Senate
- DemocraticDemocratic Party (United States)The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
: 48 - RepublicanRepublican Party (United States)The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
: 48
TOTAL: 96
House of Representatives
- DemocraticDemocratic Party (United States)The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
: 235 (majority) - RepublicanRepublican Party (United States)The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
: 199 - IndependentIndependent (politician)In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
: 1
TOTAL: 435
Senate
- President of the Senate: Alben W. BarkleyAlben W. BarkleyAlben William Barkley was an American politician in the Democratic Party who served as the 35th Vice President of the United States , under President Harry S. Truman....
(D) - Majority leader:
- Majority whip:
- Minority leader:
- Minority whip:
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 (Democratic) party
- Majority leader: John W. McCormack
- Majority whip: J. Percy Priest
- Democratic Caucus Chairman: Jere CooperJere CooperJere Cooper was a Democratic United States Representative from Tennessee.-Biography:Cooper was born on a farm near Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee...
Minority (Republican) party
- 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 W. Martin, Jr. - Minority whip: Leslie C. Arends
- Republican Conference Chairman: Clifford R. HopeClifford R. HopeClifford 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...
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.
AlabamaUnited States congressional delegations from AlabamaThese are tables of congressional delegations from Alabama to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:-1818 – 1819: 1 non-voting delegate:...
- 2. John J. Sparkman (D)
- 3. Joseph Lister Hill (D)
ArizonaUnited States congressional delegations from ArizonaThese are complete tables of congressional delegations from Arizona to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:-1863 – 1912: 1 non-voting delegate:-1912 – 1943: 1 seat:-1943 – 1963: 2 seats:...
- 1. Ernest W. McFarland (D)
- 3. Carl Hayden (D)
ArkansasUnited States congressional delegations from ArkansasThe followings tables present the congressional delegations from Arkansas to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:-Delegates from Arkansas Territory:- Members of the House of Representatives :...
- 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)
CaliforniaUnited States Congressional Delegations from CaliforniaThese are tables of congressional delegations from California in the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:- Mid-term changes :-United States House of Representatives:...
- 1. 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) - 3. Richard M. Nixon (R), until January 1, 1953
- Thomas H. Kuchel (R), from January 2, 1953
ColoradoUnited States Congressional Delegations from ColoradoThese are tables of congressional delegations from Colorado to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:The state of Colorado was admitted to the Union on Tuesday, August 1, 1876....
- 3. Eugene D. Millikin (R)
- 2. Edwin Carl Johnson (D)
ConnecticutUnited States Congressional Delegations from ConnecticutThese are tables of congressional delegations from Connecticut to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:-Passages:- House of Representatives :...
- 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), until July 28, 1952 - William A. PurtellWilliam A. PurtellWilliam Arthur Purtell was an American politician from Connecticut. He was a veteran of the First World War and an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for governor in 1950...
(R), August 29, 1952 – November 4, 1952 - Prescott BushPrescott BushPrescott Sheldon Bush was a Wall Street executive banker and a United States Senator, representing Connecticut from 1952 until January 1963. He was the father of George H. W. Bush and the grandfather of George W...
(R), from November 5, 1952 - 1. William Benton (D)
DelawareUnited States Congressional Delegations from DelawareThis is a chronological listing, in timeline format, of the United States Congressional Delegations from Delaware to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives....
- 2. J. Allen Frear, Jr. (D)
- 1. John J. WilliamsJohn J. Williams (senator)John James "Whispering Willie" Williams was an American businessman and politician from Millsboro, in Sussex County, Delaware. He was a member of the Republican Party, who served four terms as U.S. Senator from Delaware....
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FloridaUnited States congressional delegations from FloridaThese are tables of congressional delegations from Florida to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.Unlike many smaller states that generally have continuity in their districts when reapportioned every 10 years after the United States Census, Florida has seen a great...
- 1. 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) - 3. George SmathersGeorge SmathersGeorge Armistead Smathers was an American lawyer and politician who represented the state of Florida in the United States Senate for eighteen years, from 1951 until 1969, as a member of the Democratic Party.-Early life:...
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GeorgiaUnited States Congressional Delegations from Georgia- Historical :These are tables of congressional delegations from Georgia to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:- House of Representatives :...
- 2. Walter Franklin George (D)
- 3. Richard Brevard Russell (D)
IdahoUnited States Congressional Delegations from IdahoThese are tables of congressional delegations from Idaho to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:-Senate Passages:-Delegates from Idaho Territory:- Representatives from Idaho :-House Passages:-Key:...
- 2. Henry DworshakHenry DworshakHenry Clarence Dworshak was a Republican United States Representative and a United States Senator from Idaho....
(R) - 3. Herman WelkerHerman WelkerHerman Welker was a politician from the state of Idaho. He was a member of the Idaho Republican Party.Welker was born in Cambridge, Idaho. He was the youngest of seven children of John and Zelda Welker, who had moved from North Carolina and started a potato farm. He is the grandson of of North...
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IllinoisUnited States Congressional Delegations from IllinoisThese are tables of congressional delegations from Illinois to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:-United States House of Representatives:- 1812 – 1818: 1 Territorial delegate :...
- 3. Everett DirksenEverett DirksenEverett McKinley Dirksen was an American politician of the Republican Party. He represented Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate...
(R) - 2. Paul DouglasPaul DouglasPaul Howard Douglas was an liberal American politician and University of Chicago economist. A war hero, he was elected as a Democratic U.S. Senator from Illinois from in the 1948 landslide, serving until his defeat in 1966...
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IndianaUnited States Congressional Delegations from IndianaSince its statehood in 1816, the U.S. state of Indiana has sent congressional delegations to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. Each state elects two Senators statewide to serve for six years, and their elections are staggered to be held in two of every three...
- 1. William E. JennerWilliam E. JennerWilliam Ezra Jenner was a U.S. Republican Indiana State and U.S. Senator.Jenner was born in Marengo, Crawford County, Indiana. He graduated with a Law degree from Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington in 1930, and set up practice in Paoli, Indiana...
(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...
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IowaUnited States Congressional Delegations from IowaThese are tables of congressional delegations from Iowa to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:...
- 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. Guy M. Gillette (D)
KansasUnited States Congressional Delegations from KansasThese are tables of congressional delegations from Kansas to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. -United States Senate:- Delegates from Kansas Territory :-United States House of Representatives:-1859 - 1873: 1 seat at-large:...
- 2. Andrew F. Schoeppel (R)
- 3. Frank CarlsonFrank CarlsonFrank Carlson was an American politician who served as the 30th Governor of Kansas and United States Representative and United States Senator from Kansas.-Biography:...
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KentuckyUnited States Congressional Delegations from KentuckyThese are tables of congressional delegations from Kentucky to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:-1789 - 1792: One representative from Virginia:Until November 9, 1792, Kentucky was a part of Virginia...
- 3. Earle C. ClementsEarle C. ClementsEarle 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) - 2. Virgil ChapmanVirgil ChapmanVirgil Munday Chapman , a Democrat, represented Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives and in the United States Senate....
(D), until March 8, 1951 - Thomas R. UnderwoodThomas R. UnderwoodThomas Rust Underwood served Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives and in the United States Senate.Underwood was born in Hopkinsville, Kentucky...
(D), March 19, 1951 – November 4, 1952 - John Sherman Cooper (R), from November 5, 1952
LouisianaUnited States Congressional Delegations from LouisianaThese are tables of congressional delegations from Louisiana to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:-United States House of Representatives:-1806 - 1811: 1 non-voting delegate:...
- 2. Allen Joseph Ellender (D)
- 3. Russell B. LongRussell B. LongRussell Billiu Long was an American Democratic politician and United States Senator from Louisiana from 1948 until 1987.-Early life:...
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MaineUnited States Congressional Delegations from MaineThese are tables of congressional delegations from Maine to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. Maine became a state on March 15, 1820.-United States Senate:-House of Representatives:-List of representatives:...
- 1. Ralph Owen Brewster (R), until December 31, 1952
- 2. Margaret Chase SmithMargaret Chase SmithMargaret 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...
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MarylandUnited States Congressional Delegations from MarylandThese are tables of congressional delegations from Maryland to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:The alternating grey and white boxes indicate the duration of the actual six-year Senate terms....
- 1. Herbert O'ConorHerbert O'ConorHerbert Romulus O'Conor , a Democrat, was the 51st Governor of Maryland in the United States from 1939 to 1947. He also served in the United States Senate, representing Maryland from 1947 to 1953....
(D) - 3. John M. Butler (R)
MassachusettsUnited States Congressional Delegations from MassachusettsThese are complete tables of congressional delegations from Massachusetts to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. Eleven of the twelve members of the current delegation are Democrats and one is a Republican.-United States Senate:...
- 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) - 1. Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. was a Republican United States Senator from Massachusetts and a U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, South Vietnam, West Germany, and the Holy See . He was the Republican nominee for Vice President in the 1960 Presidential election.-Early life:Lodge was born in Nahant,...
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MichiganUnited States Congressional Delegations from MichiganThis is a complete listing of all historical congressional delegations from Michigan to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:-Delegates from Michigan Territory:-Members from Michigan:-Notes:...
- 2. Homer Ferguson (R)
- 1. Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg (R), until April 18, 1951
- Blair MoodyBlair MoodyArthur Edson Blair Moody , known as Blair Moody, was a Democratic U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan.-Early life:...
(D), April 23, 1951 – November 4, 1952 - Charles E. PotterCharles E. PotterCharles Edward Potter was a U.S. Representative and a U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan.-Early Life:...
(R), from November 5, 1952
MinnesotaUnited States Congressional Delegations from MinnesotaThese are tables of congressional delegations from Minnesota to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. Minnesota became a state on May 11, 1858.-United States Senate:- Delegates from Minnesota Territory :...
- 2. Hubert HumphreyHubert HumphreyHubert Horatio Humphrey, Jr. , served under President Lyndon B. Johnson as the 38th Vice President of the United States. Humphrey twice served as a United States Senator from Minnesota, and served as Democratic Majority Whip. He was a founder of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party and...
(DFL) - 1. Edward John ThyeEdward John ThyeEdward John Thye was an American politician. He was the 26th Governor of Minnesota and a United States Senator from Minnesota.-Background:...
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MississippiUnited States Congressional Delegations from MississippiThese are tables of congressional delegations from Mississippi to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:-United States House of Representatives:-1801 - 1817: 1 non-voting delegate:...
- 1. John C. StennisJohn C. StennisJohn Cornelius Stennis was a U.S. Senator from the state of Mississippi. He was a Democrat who served in the Senate for over 41 years, becoming its most senior member by his retirement.- Early life :...
(D) - 2. James O. Eastland (D)
MissouriUnited States Congressional Delegations from MissouriThese are tables of congressional delegations from Missouri to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. -United States Senate:-Delegates from Missouri Territory:...
- 3. Thomas C. Hennings, Jr.Thomas C. Hennings, Jr.Thomas Carey Hennings, Jr. was an American political figure from Missouri, and a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives , and the United States Senate ....
(D) - 1. James P. KemJames P. KemJames Preston Kem represented Missouri in the United States Senate from 1947 to 1953.James P. Kem was born in Macon, Missouri. He attended Blees Military Academy, then graduated from the University of Missouri in 1910, and Harvard Law School in 1913. He was admitted to the bar in 1913 and...
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MontanaUnited States congressional delegations from MontanaThese are tables of congressional delegations from Montana to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. -United States Senate:- Delegates from Montana Territory:- Members of the United States House of Representatives :...
- 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. Zales N. Ecton (R)
NebraskaUnited States Congressional Delegations from NebraskaThese are tables of congressional delegations from Nebraska to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:-Delegates from Nebraska Territory:- Members from Nebraska :-References:...
- 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), until November 29, 1951 - Fred Andrew SeatonFred Andrew SeatonFrederick Andrew Seaton was United States Secretary of the Interior during Dwight Eisenhower's administration.-Biography:Seaton was born in Washington, D.C., but grew up and attended high school in Manhattan, Kansas...
(R), December 10, 1951 – November 4, 1952 - Dwight GriswoldDwight GriswoldDwight Palmer Griswold was an American politician who served as the 25th Governor of Nebraska from 1940 to 1946 and U.S. Senator from 1952 to 1954. He was a Republican.-Biography:...
(R), from November 5, 1952
NevadaUnited States Congressional Delegations from Nevada-United States Senate:-Delegates from Nevada Territory:- Members from Nevada :- Key :...
- 3. Patrick Anthony Mccarran (D)
- 1. George W. MaloneGeorge W. MaloneGeorge Wilson Malone was an American civil engineer and Republican politician.-Biography:Malone was born in Fredonia, Kansas...
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New HampshireUnited States Congressional Delegations from New HampshireThese are tables of congressional delegations from New Hampshire to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:-United States House of Representatives:- 1789-1793: Three at-large seats:...
- 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...
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New JerseyUnited States Congressional Delegations from New JerseyThese are tables of congressional delegations from New Jersey to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. -United States Senate:-United States House of Representatives:-Sources:* *...
- 1. H. Alexander Smith (R)
- 2. Robert C. HendricksonRobert C. HendricksonRobert Clymer Hendrickson was a United States Senator from New Jersey.-Biography:Born in Woodbury, New Jersey, he attended public schools and during the First World War enlisted in the United States Army in 1918 and served overseas...
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New MexicoUnited States Congressional Delegations from New MexicoThese are tables of congressional delegations from New Mexico to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:-Passages:-Delegates from New Mexico Territory:-Members from The State of New Mexico:...
- 1. Dennis Wyatt Chavez (D)
- 2. Clinton Presba AndersonClinton Presba AndersonClinton 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...
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New YorkUnited States Congressional Delegations from New YorkThese are tables of congressional delegations from New York to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.Over the years, New York has demographically changed so that it is hard to consider each district to be a continuation of the same numbered district before...
- 1. Irving M. Ives (R)
- 3. Herbert H. LehmanHerbert H. LehmanHerbert Henry Lehman was a Democratic Party politician from New York. He was the 45th Governor of New York from 1933 to 1942, and represented New York in the United States Senate from 1950 to 1957.-Lehman Brothers:...
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North CarolinaUnited States Congressional Delegations from North CarolinaThese are tables of congressional delegations from North Carolina to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:-House of Representatives:-Key:...
- 2. Willis SmithWillis SmithWillis Smith was a Democratic U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina between 1950 and 1953.-Early life and education:Born in Virginia, he moved to North Carolina before age 2...
(D) - 3. Clyde Roark Hoey (D)
North DakotaUnited States congressional delegations from North Dakota-United States Senate:-United States House of Representatives:...
- 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. 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....
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OhioUnited States congressional delegations from OhioThese are complete tables of congressional delegations from Ohio to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:-United States House of Representatives:-1803–1813: One seat:...
- 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. John W. BrickerJohn W. BrickerJohn William Bricker was a United States Senator and the 54th Governor of Ohio. A member of the Republican Party, he was the Republican nominee for Vice President in 1944.-Early life:...
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OklahomaUnited States Congressional Delegations from OklahomaThese are tables of congressional delegations from Oklahoma to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:-Passages:-1889 - 1907: One non-voting delegate:-1907 - 1913: Five seats:...
- 2. Robert S. KerrRobert S. KerrRobert Samuel Kerr was an American businessman from Oklahoma. Kerr formed a petroleum company before turning to politics. He served as the 12th Governor of Oklahoma and was elected three times to the United States Senate...
(D) - 3. A. S. Mike MonroneyA. S. Mike MonroneyAlmer 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...
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OregonUnited States Congressional Delegations from OregonThese are tables of congressional delegations from Oregon to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:-1849 - 1859: One non-voting Delegate:-1859 - 1893: One seat:...
- 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...
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PennsylvaniaUnited States Congressional Delegations from PennsylvaniaThese are tables of congressional delegations from Pennsylvania to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:-United States House of Representatives:-1789–1793: 8 Seats:...
- 3. James H. DuffJames H. DuffJames Henderson Duff was an American lawyer and politician in the mid-20th century. He served as the 34th Governor of Pennsylvania and U.S...
(R) - 1. Edward Martin (R)
Rhode IslandUnited States Congressional Delegations from Rhode IslandThese are tables of congressional delegations from Rhode Island to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:- 1790 - 1843: At-large seat:When Rhode Island entered the Union in 1790. It had one seat...
- 1. John O. PastoreJohn O. PastoreJohn Orlando Pastore was a Rhode Island Democratic Party politician who was a United States Senator from Rhode Island and the 61st Governor of Rhode Island , and was the first Italian American to hold either position.-Early life and career:Born in Providence on March 17, 1907, he attended...
(D) - 2. Theodore Francis Green (D)
South CarolinaUnited States Congressional Delegations from South CarolinaThese are tables of congressional delegations from South Carolina to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:-United States House of Representatives:-See also:...
- 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,...
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South DakotaUnited States Congressional Delegations from South DakotaThese are tables of congressional delegations from South Dakota to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:- House of Representatives :-Key:...
- 2. Karl E. Mundt (R)
- 3. Francis H. CaseFrancis H. CaseFrancis Higbee Case was an American journalist and politician who served for 25 years as a member of the United States Congress from South Dakota. He was a Republican.-Biography:...
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TennesseeUnited States congressional delegations from TennesseeThese are tables of congressional delegations from Tennessee to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.Like some states, Tennessee has undergone too much demographic change for some districts to be seen as a continuation of the same numbered district before...
- 1. Kenneth D. McKellar (D)
- 2. C. Estes Kefauver (D)
TexasUnited States Congressional Delegations from TexasThese are tables of congressional delegations from Texas to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:-United States House of Representatives:...
- 1. Thomas Terry Connally (D)
- 2. Lyndon Johnson (D)
UtahUnited States Congressional Delegations from UtahSince Utah became a U.S. state in 1896, it has sent congressional delegations to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. Each state elects two senators to serve for six years. Before the Seventeenth Amendment took effect in 1913, senators were elected by the Utah State...
- 1. Arthur V. Watkins (R)
- 3. Wallace F. BennettWallace F. BennettWallace Foster Bennett was a Republican Senator representing the U.S. state of Utah .-Life and career:...
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VermontUnited States Congressional Delegations from VermontThese are tables of congressional delegations from Vermont to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:-1791 - 1813: Districts:-1813 - 1821: At-large :Vermont used At-large seats.-1821 - 1933: Districts:...
- 1. Ralph E. Flanders (R)
- 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...
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VirginiaUnited States Congressional Delegations from VirginiaThese are tables of congressional delegations from Virginia to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.Virginia has undergone so many demographic changes that in some cases, a district often is not a direct continuation of the same numbered district before reapportionment...
- 1. Harry Flood Byrd (D)
- 2. 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...
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WashingtonUnited States Congressional Delegations from WashingtonThese are tables of congressional delegations from the state of Washington to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:-Delegates from Washington Territory:-Members from Washington State:...
- 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. 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...
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West VirginiaUnited States Congressional Delegations from West VirginiaThese are tables of congressional delegations from West Virginia to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:- House of Representatives :-Restored Government of 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. Matthew M. NeelyMatthew M. NeelyMatthew 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...
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WisconsinUnited States Congressional Delegations from WisconsinThese are tables of congressional delegations from Wisconsin to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. -United States Senate:-Delegates from Wisconsin Territory:-Members of the United States House of Representatives :-Notes:...
- 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. Joseph McCarthyJoseph McCarthyJoseph Raymond "Joe" McCarthy was an American politician who served as a Republican U.S. Senator from the state of Wisconsin from 1947 until his death in 1957...
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WyomingUnited States Congressional Delegations from WyomingThese are tables of members from Wyoming of the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:-Delegates from Wyoming Territory:- Members from the State of Wyoming :-Notes:...
- 1. Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney (D)
- 2. Lester C. HuntLester C. HuntLester Callaway Hunt was a Democratic politician and dentist from the state of Wyoming. He served as the 19th Governor of Wyoming from 1943 to 1949 and as United States Senator from January 3, 1949 until his suicide on June 19, 1954....
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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). Kenneth A. Roberts
Kenneth A. Roberts
Kenneth Allison Roberts was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born in Piedmont, Alabama, Roberts attended the public schools and Howard College, Birmingham, Alabama. He was graduated from the University of Alabama Law School in 1935 and admitted to the bar in 1936...
(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). Edward deGraffenried
Edward deGraffenried
Edward Degraffenried was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born in Eutlw, Alabama, Degraffenried graduated from Gulf Coast Military Academy, Gulfport, Mississippi, in 1917....
(D). Carl Elliott
Carl Elliott
Carl Atwood Elliott was a U.S. Congressman from the state of Alabama. He was elected to eight consecutive terms in office, serving from January 1949 to January 1965....
(D). Robert E. Jones, Jr.
Robert E. Jones, Jr.
Robert E. Jones, Jr. was a member of the United States House of Representatives from the 8th district of Alabama. He was the last to represent that district before it was removed as a result of the 1970 United States Census. Presently there are seven U.S. House districts in Alabama.-Early...
(D). Laurie C. Battle
Laurie C. Battle
Laurie Calvin Battle was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born in Wilsonville, Alabama, Battle graduated from Deshler High School in Tuscumbia, Alabama in 1930....
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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). Harold A. Patten (D)
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). Boyd Tackett (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
. Hubert B. ScudderHubert B. Scudder
Hubert Baxter Scudder was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in Sebastopol, California, Scudder graduated from the public schools....
(R). 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). Justin L. Johnson
Justin L. Johnson
Justin Leroy Johnson was a Republican United States Congressman from California.-Biography:Born in Wausau, Wisconsin, Johnson graduated from the local high school and from University of Wisconsin–Madison; Johnson served in World War I. He then went to and graduated from University of...
(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). John F. Shelley (D). George P. Miller (D). John J. Allen, Jr.
John J. Allen, Jr.
John Joseph Allen, Jr. was the US Representative from California's 7th district from 1947 to 1959. He served as Undersecretary of Commerce for Transportation under President Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1959 to 1961, helping to lay the groundwork for the future Department of Transportation...
(R). 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). Allan O. Hunter
Allan O. Hunter
Allan Oakley Hunter was an American lawyer and politician. Hunter, a Republican, served as the United States Representative for California's 9th congressional district from 1951 to 1953 and for California's 12th congressional district from 1953 to 1955...
(R). Thomas H. Werdel
Thomas H. Werdel
Thomas Harold Werdel was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in Emery, Hanson County, South Dakota, Werdel moved with his parents to Kern County, California, in 1915. He attended the public schools and Kern County Union High School...
(R). Ernest K. Bramblett
Ernest K. Bramblett
Ernest King Bramblett was a Republican United States Congressman from California. He was elected to the U.S. House in the 1946 Republican landslide when he ousted Democratic incumbent Rep. George Outland.-Biography:...
(R). Patrick J. Hillings
Patrick J. Hillings
Patrick Jerome Hillings was a Republican U.S. Representative from California who succeeded Richard M. Nixon in Congress...
(R). C. Norris Poulson (R). Samuel W. Yorty (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). Donald L. Jackson
Donald L. Jackson
Donald Lester Jackson was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in Ipswich, Edmunds County, South Dakota, Jackson attended the public schools of South Dakota and California....
(R). 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). Clinton D. McKinnon
Clinton D. McKinnon
Clinton Dotson McKinnon was a former American Democratic politician and journalist from San Diego.McKinnon was born 1906 in Dallas, Texas to Dr. John and Tennie McKinnon. He was 12 and the only child when his father died and his mother, a nurse, raised him. He graduated from Palo Alto High School,...
(D)
Colorado
. Byron G. RogersByron G. Rogers
Byron Giles Rogers was a U.S. Representative from Colorado.-Early life:Born in Greenville, Texas, Rogers moved with his parents to Oklahoma in April 1902....
(D). 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). Wayne N. Aspinall
Wayne N. Aspinall
Wayne Norviel Aspinall was a lawyer and politician from Colorado. He is largely known for his tenure in the United States House of Representatives, serving as a Democrat from 1949-1973 from Colorado’s Fourth District. Aspinall became known for his direction of the House Interior and Insular...
(D)
Connecticut
. Antoni N. Sadlak (R). Abraham A. RibicoffAbraham A. Ribicoff
Abraham Alexander Ribicoff was an American Democratic Party politician. He served in the United States Congress, as the 80th Governor of Connecticut and as President John F. Kennedy's Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare...
(D). Horace Seely-Brown, Jr.
Horace Seely-Brown, Jr.
Horace Seely-Brown Jr. was a US Representative from Connecticut.Seely-Brown was born in Kensington, Maryland. He attended the public schools of Hoosick, New York and graduated from Hamilton College in Clinton, New York in 1929. He was a student at Yale University in 1929 and 1930...
(R). John A. McGuire
John A. McGuire
John Andrew Mcguire was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.Born in Wallingford, Connecticut, Mcguire attended the public schools. He was a student at Lyman Hall, Wallingford, in 1924, and graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, in 1928...
(D). Albert P. Morano
Albert P. Morano
Albert Paul Morano was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.Born in Paterson, New Jersey, Morano moved to Greenwich, Connecticut in 1912 and attended the public schools there. He served as member of Greenwich Board of Tax Review 1933-1935, and as chairman of the Chickahominy Town Meeting...
(R). James T. Patterson
James T. Patterson
James Thomas Patterson was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.Born in Naugatuck, Connecticut, Patterson attended the public schools....
(R)
Florida
. Chester B. McMullenChester B. McMullen
Chester Bartow McMullen was an American lawyer and politician from the state of Florida.McMullen was born in Largo, Florida to Eli and Emma Cox McMullen and attended Largo High School. His paternal grandfather, Daniel McMullen Chester Bartow McMullen (December 6, 1902 – November 3, 1953) was an...
(D). Charles Edward Bennett
Charles Edward Bennett
Charles Edward Bennett was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida from 1949 to 1993. He was a Democrat who resided in Jacksonville, Florida.-Early years:...
(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). William C. Lantaff
William C. Lantaff
William Courtland Lantaff—also known as Bill Lantaff— was a Democratic politician from Florida. He served as State court judge in Florida, 1939; member of Florida House of Representatives, 1947–50; U.S. Representative from Florida 4th District, 1951-55...
(D). Albert S. Herlong, Jr.
Albert S. Herlong, Jr.
Albert Sydney Herlong, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Herlong was born in the small community of Manistee, Alabama in 1909, and moved with his parents to Marion County, Florida in 1912. He attended the public schools of Sumter and Lake counties and graduated from Leesburg High School...
(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
. Prince H. Preston, Jr. (D). Edward E. CoxEdward 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), until December 24, 1952. Tic Forrester
Tic Forrester
Elijah Lewis Forrester was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.Born on a farm near Leesburg, Georgia, Forrester attended the Leesburg public schools.He studied law and passed the State bar examination in 1917....
(D). A. Sidney Camp (D). James C. Davis
James C. Davis
James Curran Davis was a politician from the state of Georgia.Davis was born in Franklin, Georgia. He attended Reinhardt College in Waleska, Georgia and Emory College in Oxford, Georgia. During World War I, Davis served in the United States Marine Corps...
(D). Carl Vinson
Carl Vinson
Carl Vinson was a United States Representative from Georgia. He was a Democrat and the first person to serve for more than 50 years in the United States House of Representatives...
(D). Henderson L. Lanham (D). William M. Wheeler
William M. Wheeler
William McDonald Wheeler was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.Born near Alma, Georgia, Wheeler attended the public schools and South Georgia College at Douglas, Middle Georgia College at Cochran, Georgia Teachers College at Statesboro, Georgia.LL.B, Atlanta Law School, 1966.Farmer.He was a...
(D). John S. Wood
John Stephens Wood
John 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 Brown
Paul 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)
Idaho
. John Travers WoodJohn Travers Wood
John Travers Wood was a politician from the U.S. state of Idaho, serving a single term in the House of Representatives as a Republican.-Biography:...
(R). Hamer H. Budge
Hamer H. Budge
Hamer Harold Budge was a politician of the United States.-Biography:Budge grew up in Boise, Idaho, USA and graduated from Stanford University in 1933. He graduated from University of Idaho College of Law in 1936 and was in private practice. He was a member of the Idaho House of Representatives...
(R)
Illinois
. William L. Dawson (D). Richard B. VailRichard B. Vail
Richard Bernard Vail was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Chicago, Illinois, Vail attended the public schools, the School of Commerce, the Chicago Technical College, and the John Marshall Law School. During World War I, he served in the United States Army as a lieutenant of infantry...
(R). Fred E. Busbey
Fred E. Busbey
Fred Ernst Busbey was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.-Biography:Born in Tuscola, Illinois, Busbey attended the public schools, Armour Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, and Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois...
(R). William E. McVey
William E. McVey
William Estus McVey, was a Republican member of the U.S...
(R). John C. Kluczynski
John C. Kluczynski
John Carl Kluczynski was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, representing the 5th district.Born in Chicago, Illinois, Kluczynski attended public and parochial schools, and during the First World War served overseas as a corporal with the Eighth Field Artillery in 1918 and 1919.He worked in the...
(D). Thomas Joseph O'Brien (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), until November 6, 1952. 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). Sidney R. Yates
Sidney R. Yates
Sidney Richard Yates was a politician from the state of Illinois.Yates was born in Chicago, Illinois and he graduated from the University of Chicago. He served in the United States Navy during World War II....
(D). Richard W. Hoffman
Richard W. Hoffman
Richard William Hoffman was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Chicago, Illinois, HoffmanVeteran of the First World War.He engaged in the printing and publishing business....
(R). Timothy P. Sheehan
Timothy P. Sheehan
Timothy Patrick Sheehan of Chicago was a U.S. Representative from Illinois from 1951 to 1959. He was a candidate for mayor of Chicago in 1959....
(R). Edgar A. Jonas
Edgar A. Jonas
Edgar Allan Jonas was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Mishicot, Wisconsin, Jonas attended the public schools and graduated from the Manitowoc County Normal School....
(R). Marguerite S. Church
Marguerite S. Church
Marguerite Stitt Church was a psychologist by profession who was elected to her husband Ralph E. Church's congressional seat to complete his term, following his death in office. She continued to represent Illinois' 13th congressional district as a Republican from 1951 to 1963...
(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). Leslie C. Arends (R). Harold H. Velde (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). 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). Peter F. Mack, Jr.
Peter F. Mack, Jr.
Peter Francis Mack, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Carlinville, Illinois, Mack attended the public schools and Blackburn College in Carlinville, Illinois, and St. Louis University....
(D). William L. Springer
William L. Springer
William Lee Springer was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Sullivan, Indiana, Springer attended the public schools and Sullivan and Culver Military Academy at Culver, Indiana....
(R). Edward H. Jenison
Edward H. Jenison
Edward Halsey Jenison was a U.S. Representative for three terms, Illinois State Representative for one term, and newspaper publisher of the Daily Beacon-News of Paris, Illinois for 65 years....
(R). 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). Melvin Price (D). C. W. Bishop
C. W. Bishop
Cecil 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...
(R)
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). Shepard J. Crumpacker, Jr.
Shepard J. Crumpacker, Jr.
Shepard J. Crumpacker, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Indiana, cousin of Edgar Dean Crumpacker and Maurice Edgar Crumpacker....
(R). E. Ross Adair
E. Ross Adair
Edwin Ross Adair was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Albion, Indiana, Adair attended grade and high schools in that city...
(R). John V. Beamer
John V. Beamer
John Valentine Beamer was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born on a farm in Wabash County, Indiana, Beamer attended the public schools of Roann, Indiana...
(R). Cecil M. Harden
Cecil M. Harden
Cecil Murray Harden was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Covington, Indiana, Harden graduated from the public schools of Covington in 1912. She attended Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, and became a teacher. She served as Republican National committeewoman from Indiana from...
(R). William G. Bray
William G. Bray
William Gilmer Bray was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana.Born on a farm near Mooresville, Indiana, Bray attended the public schools of Mooresville, Indiana....
(R). Winfield K. Denton
Winfield K. Denton
Winfield Kirkpatrick Denton was a U.S. Representative from Indiana, son of George Kirkpatrick Denton.Born in Evansville, Indiana, Denton attended the public schools.He attended De Pauw University, Greencastle, Indiana....
(D). 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). Ralph Harvey
Ralph Harvey
Ralph Harvey was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born on a farm near Mount Summit, Indiana, Harvey attended the public schools.He graduated from Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana, 1923.Agricultural instructor....
(R). Charles B. Brownson
Charles B. Brownson
Charles Bruce Brownson was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Jackson, Michigan, Brownson moved with his parents to Flint, Michigan, in 1916.He attended the public schools....
(R)
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). Harold R. Gross
Harold R. Gross
Harold Royce Gross was a Republican United States Representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district for thirteen terms...
(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). Myron V. George
Myron V. George
Myron Virgil George was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.Born in Erie, Kansas, George attended the grade schools and graduated from Labette County High School at Altamont, Kansas....
(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). Wint Smith
Wint Smith
Wint Smith was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.Born in Mankato, Kansas, Smith attended the public schools and was graduated from the Mankato High School....
(R)
Kentucky
. Noble J. Gregory (D). John A. WhitakerJohn A. Whitaker
John Albert Whitaker was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky, grandson of Addison James.Born in Russellville, Kentucky, Whitaker attended the public schools, Bethel College, and the University of Kentucky.He studied law....
(D), until December 15, 1951
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- Garrett L. WithersGarrett L. WithersGarrett Lee Withers , a Democrat, represented Kentucky in the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives....
(D), from August 2, 1952. Thruston B. Morton (R). Frank ChelfFrank ChelfFrank 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 SpenceBrent Spenceright|300px|thumb|Group of legislators leaves [[White House]] after asking [[Franklin Roosevelt]] for $80,000,000 for flood control in [[Ohio Valley]], March 7, 1938. front: l-r [[Joseph A. Dixon]], [[James G. Polk]], [[Eugene B. Crowe]], [[George William Johnson |G W Johnson]], [[Lawrence E....
(D). Thomas R. UnderwoodThomas R. UnderwoodThomas Rust Underwood served Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives and in the United States Senate.Underwood was born in Hopkinsville, Kentucky...
(D), until March 17, 1951 - John C. WattsJohn C. WattsJohn Clarence Watts was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in Nicholasville, Kentucky, Watts attended the public schools.He was graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1925 and from its law school in 1927....
(D), from April 14, 1951. Carl D. PerkinsCarl D. PerkinsCarl Dewey Perkins , a Democrat, was a politician and member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Kentucky.-Early years:Perkins was born in Hindman, Kentucky...
(D). Joe B. BatesJoe B. BatesJoseph 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). James S. GoldenJames S. GoldenJames Stephen Golden was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in Barbourville, Kentucky, Golden attended grade school in Barbourville and high school at Union College, Barbourville, Kentucky....
(R)
- Garrett L. Withers
Louisiana
. F. Edward Hébert (D). Hale BoggsHale Boggs
Thomas Hale Boggs Sr. , was an American Democratic politician and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Orleans, Louisiana...
(D). Edwin E. Willis
Edwin E. Willis
Edwin Edward Willis was an American politician and attorney from the U.S. state of Louisiana who was affiliated with the Long political faction. A Democrat, he served in the Louisiana State Senate during 1948 and in the United States House of Representatives from 1949 to 1969.-Early life:Willis...
(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). Otto E. Passman (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). Charles P. Nelson
Charles P. Nelson (congressman)
Charles P. "Charlie" Nelson was a member of the US House of Representatives from Maine. He was born in Waterville, Maine, in 1907. He graduated from Cony High School in Augusta, Maine and from Colby College in Waterville. Later, he attended Harvard Law School, earning his Juris Doctor, and...
(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), until August 27, 1951
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- Clifford G. McIntireClifford G. McIntireClifford Guy McIntire was a member of the US House of Representatives from Maine. He was born in Perham, Maine on May 4, 1908. After attending public schools, he was graduated from the University of Maine's College of Agriculture at Orono. in 1930....
(R), from October 22, 1951
- Clifford G. McIntire
Maryland
. Edward T. MillerEdward T. Miller
Edward Tylor Miller , a republican, was a U.S. Congressman who represented the Maryland's 1st congressional district from 1947 to 1959....
(R). James P. Devereux (R). Edward Garmatz
Edward Garmatz
Edward Alexander Garmatz , a Democrat, was a U.S. Congressman who represented the 3rd congressional district of Maryland from 1947 to 1973....
(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). Foster Furcolo
Foster Furcolo
John Foster Furcolo was a member of the Democratic Party who served as the 60th Governor of Massachusetts, a member of the United States House of Representatives, and in other government offices in Massachusetts. He was the first Italian-American governor of Massachusetts.-Life and career:Furcolo...
(D), until September 30, 1952. Philip Philbin (D). Harold Donohue
Harold Donohue
Harold Daniel Donohue was an American politician. He represented the third district and fourth district of Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives from 1947-1974....
(D). 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). William H. Bates
William H. Bates
For William Horatio Bates, the alternative eye therapist, see William Bates . For the United States Navy submarine, see .William Henry Bates was a member of the United States House of Representatives notable for his staunch support of the United States Navy.Born in Salem, Massachusetts, he...
(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). Donald W. Nicholson
Donald W. Nicholson
Donald William Nicholson was a 20th century American politician from the state of Massachusetts. Born in Wareham, Massachusetts, he attended the public schools and took college extension courses. He first worked as a salesman, then during the First World War served overseas in the United States...
(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). John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963....
(D). John W. McCormack (D). Richard B. Wigglesworth (R). Joseph W. Martin, Jr. (R)
Michigan
. Thaddeus M. MachrowiczThaddeus M. Machrowicz
Thaddeus Michael Machrowicz was a politician and judge from the U.S. state of Michigan.Machrowicz was born in Gostyń, Poland and immigrated to the United States with his parents in 1902. They settled in Chicago, Illinois, but later moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin where he attended parochial school...
(D). George Meader
George Meader
George Meader was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Meader was born in Benton Harbor, Michigan and attended the public schools of various cities in Michigan. He was a student at Ohio Wesleyan University from 1923 to 1925 and graduated from the University of Michigan, A.B. in 1927 and...
(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). Gerald Ford
Gerald Ford
Gerald Rudolph "Jerry" Ford, Jr. was the 38th President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977, and the 40th Vice President of the United States serving from 1973 to 1974...
(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). Ruth Thompson
Ruth Thompson
Ruth Thompson was a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Biography:Thompson was born in Whitehall, Michigan and attended the public schools. She graduated from Muskegon Business College of nearby Muskegon in 1905, and became a lawyer with a private practice...
(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). Charles E. Potter
Charles E. Potter
Charles Edward Potter was a U.S. Representative and a U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan.-Early Life:...
(R), until November 4, 1952. John B. Bennett
John B. Bennett
John Bonifas Bennett was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Bennett was born in Garden, Michigan, attended the public schools there and graduated from Watersmeet High School...
(R). 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, Jr.
John Lesinski, Jr.
John Lesinski, Jr. was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He was the son of John Lesinski, Sr....
(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).Roy Wier
Roy Wier
Roy William Wier was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota; born in Redfield, Spink County, South Dakota; moved with his parents in 1896 to Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota; attended the public schools and North High School; learned the telephone and electrical trade, later going into...
(DFL).Eugene McCarthy
Eugene McCarthy
Eugene Joseph "Gene" McCarthy was an American politician, poet, and a long-time member of the United States Congress from Minnesota. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1949 to 1959 and the U.S. Senate from 1959 to 1971.In the 1968 presidential election, McCarthy was the first...
(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).Fred Marshall
Fred Marshall
Fred Marshall, , was a member of the United States House of Representatives from the U.S. state of Minnesota....
'(DFL).H. Carl Andersen (R).John Blatnik
John Blatnik
John Anton Blatnik was a United States Congressman from Minnesota. He was a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party , which is affiliated with the Democratic Party....
(DFL).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). Frank E. Smith
Frank E. Smith
Frank Ellis Smith was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.Born in Sidon, Mississippi, Smith attended the public schools of Sidon and Greenwood, Mississippi....
(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). John B. Williams (D)
Missouri
. Clare MageeClare Magee
Clare Magee was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born on a farm in Putnam County near Livonia, Missouri, MageeGraduate of Unionville High School.Student in Kirksville State Teachers College in 1916....
(D). Morgan M. Moulder
Morgan M. Moulder
Morgan Moore Moulder was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born in Linn Creek, Missouri, Moulder attended the public schools of Linn Creek and Lebanon, Missouri, and the University of Missouri....
(D). Phil J. Welch
Phil J. Welch
Philip James Welch was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, Welch was educated in the public schools.He engaged in the furniture business 1916-1931.Treasurer of city of St...
(D). Leonard Irving
Leonard Irving
Theodore Leonard Irving was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, Irving moved with his parents to a farm in North Dakota.He attended the public schools of North Dakota....
(D). Richard Bolling (D). Orland K. Armstrong
Orland K. Armstrong
Orland Kay Amstrong was a Republican United States Representative from Missouri's 6th congressional district from January 3, 1951 to January 3, 1953. He did not seek re-election in 1952....
(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). Paul C. Jones
Paul C. Jones
Paul Caruthers Jones was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born in Kennett, Missouri, Jones attended the Kennett public schools. He was graduated from the University of Missouri with a B.J. degree in 1923. He served as a member of the Kennett city council from 1931 to 1933 and as mayor of...
(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), until January 29, 1951
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- Claude I. BakewellClaude I. BakewellClaude Ignatius Bakewell was a lawyer, U.S. Representative from Missouri's 11th congressional district, and U.S. Postmaster for St. Louis, Missouri.-Early life and career:...
(R), from March 9, 1951. Thomas B. CurtisThomas B. CurtisThomas Bradford Curtis was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Curtis attended the public schools of Webster Groves, Missouri. He attended Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, earning an A.B. in 1932. He was admitted to the bar in 1934 and commenced the...
(R). Frank M. KarstenFrank M. KarstenFrank Melvin Karsten was a Democratic United States Representative from Missouri.Born in San Antonio, Texas, Karsten graduated from Beaumont High School, St...
(D)
- Claude I. Bakewell
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). 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)
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), until October 2, 1951
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- Robert Dinsmore HarrisonRobert Dinsmore HarrisonRobert Dinsmore Harrison was a Nebraska Republican politician.Born on a farm near Panama, Nebraska on January 26, 1897, he graduated from Peru State College in 1926. He also graduated from University of California in 1928 and University of Nebraska in 1934. In 1918 to 1919, during World War I, he...
(R), from December 4, 1951. Arthur L. MillerArthur L. MillerArthur 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)
- Robert Dinsmore Harrison
Nevada
. Walter S. Baring, Jr.Walter S. Baring, Jr.
Walter Stephan Baring, Jr. was a United States Representative from Nevada.Baring came from a political family. His father served on the Esmarelda County Commission for a while, until he moved the family to Reno, Nevada. His father then managed a furniture store. Baring graduated from the...
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New Hampshire
. Charles Earl Merrow (R). Norris H. Cotton (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). Charles R. Howell
Charles R. Howell
Charles Robert Howell was an American Democratic Party politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1949 to 1955....
(D). Charles A. Eaton (R). Clifford P. Case
Clifford P. Case
Clifford 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). William B. Widnall
William B. Widnall
William Beck Widnall was a member of the United States House of Representatives for 24 years representing the 7th district of New Jersey as a Republican....
(R). Gordon Canfield
Gordon Canfield
Gordon 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. Towe
Harry L. Towe
Harry 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), until September 7, 1951
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- Frank C. Osmers, Jr.Frank C. Osmers, Jr.Frank C. Osmers, Jr. was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 9th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1939–1943 and again from 1951-1965.Born in Leonia, New Jersey on December 30, 1907, Osmers attended the local public schools...
(R), from November 6, 1951. Peter W. Rodino, Jr. (Dem.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...
). Hugh J. Addonizio (D). Robert W. Kean (R). Alfred D. SieminskiAlfred D. SieminskiAlfred Dennis Sieminski was an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 13th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1951-1959.-Biography:...
(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 C. Osmers, Jr.
New Mexico
. John J. DempseyJohn J. Dempsey
John Joseph Dempsey was a United States Representative from New Mexico who also served as the 13th Governor of New Mexico. He was born in White Haven, Pennsylvania where he attended grade school. Employed as a telegrapher, he held various positions with the Brooklyn Union Elevator Company...
(D). Antonio M. Fernández
Antonio 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
. Ernest GreenwoodErnest Greenwood
Ernest Greenwood was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, he attended the public schools of Halifax and the Evening Technical Institute and College. He was employed with engineering firms in Sheffield in 1905 and 1906, and Halifax from 1907 to 1910...
(D). 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), until December 31, 1952. 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). L. Gary Clemente
L. Gary Clemente
Louis Gary Clemente was a United States Representative from New York. Born in New York City, he attended St. Ann's Academy in New York City and LaSalle Military Academy in Oakdale. He received a Reserve officer's certificate at Plattsburgh in 1925 and a Reserve commission in 1929...
(D). T. Vincent Quinn
T. Vincent Quinn
Thomas Vincent Quinn of Jackson Heights, Queens was a U.S. Representative from New York from 1949 to 1951.-Career:* Fordham University Law School, graduated 1924* Assistant District Attorney, Queens County, NY, 1931-1934....
(D), until December 30, 1951
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- Robert T. Ross (R), from February 19, 1952. James J. Delaney (D). Louis B. HellerLouis B. HellerLouis Benjamin Heller was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York....
(D). Victor L. Anfuso (D). Eugene J. Keogh (D). Edna F. KellyEdna F. KellyEdna Flannery Kelly was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Kelly was born in East Hampton, New York. She graduated from Hunter College in 1928...
(D). James J. HeffernanJames J. HeffernanJames 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. RooneyJohn J. RooneyJohn 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'TooleDonald L. O'TooleDonald 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). Abraham J. MulterAbraham J. MulterAbraham Jacob Multer was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. Born in New York City, he graduated from City College of New York in 1921 and Brooklyn Law School in 1922. He served in the United States Coast Guard from 1943 until 1945...
(D). Emanuel CellerEmanuel CellerEmanuel 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). James J. MurphyJames J. MurphyJames J. Murphy was a United States Representative from New York. He was born in Brooklyn. He was educated in the public schools of Staten Island and served as a noncommissioned officer with the First New York Cavalry on the Mexican border in 1916...
(D). Frederic R. Coudert, Jr. (R). James G. DonovanJames G. DonovanJames George Donovan was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Donovan was born in Clinton, Massachusetts. He attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1916 until 1917. He served in the United States Navy during World War I. He attended...
(D). Arthur G. Klein (D). Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. (D). Jacob K. JavitsJacob K. JavitsJacob Koppel "Jack" Javits was a politician who served as United States Senator from New York from 1957 to 1981. A liberal Republican, he was originally allied with Governor Nelson Rockefeller, fellow U.S...
(R). 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). Sidney A. FineSidney A. FineSidney Asher Fine was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Fine was born in New York City. He graduated from City College of New York in 1923 and Columbia University Law School in 1926. He was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1945 until 1946...
(D). Isidore DollingerIsidore DollingerIsidore Dollinger was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from New York between 1949 and 1959.Dollinger was born in New York City. He graduated from New York University in 1925 and from New York Law School in 1928. He was admitted to the New York state bar in 1929...
(D). Charles A. BuckleyCharles A. BuckleyCharles Anthony Buckley was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York....
(D). Christopher C. McGrathChristopher C. McGrathChristopher Columbus McGrath was a United States Representative from New York. Born in New York City, he graduated from Clason Military Academy in the Bronx in 1921 and from Fordham University School of Law in 1924. He was admitted to the bar in 1927 and commenced the practice of law in New York...
(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). Katharine St. GeorgeKatharine St. GeorgeKatharine Price Collier St. George was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York, and a cousin of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.-Early life and family:...
(R). J. Ernest WhartonJ. Ernest WhartonJames Ernest Wharton was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.-Biography:...
(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), until January 27, 1952 - Leo W. O'BrienLeo W. O'BrienLeo William O'Brien was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.O'Brien was born in Buffalo, New York. He graduated from Niagara University in 1922. He was elected to Congress in 1952 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William T...
(D), from April 1, 1952. 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). William R. WilliamsWilliam R. WilliamsWilliam Robert Williams was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Williams was born in Brookfield, New York. He moved to Cassville, New York in 1891. He was a salesman with Standard Oil from 1907 until 1910. He was a member of the New York State Assembly...
(R). R. Walter RiehlmanR. Walter RiehlmanRoy Walter Riehlman was an American congressman.He was born in Otisco, New York, USA on August 26, 1899. He was a member of the board of supervisors of Onondaga County from 1938 to 1943 and county clerk for Onondaga County from 1943 to 1946. He represented New York in theHouse of Representatives...
(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). Kenneth B. Keating (R). Harold C. OstertagHarold C. OstertagHarold Charles Ostertag was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Ostertag was born in Attica, New York. He graduated from the Chamberlain Military Institute in 1915 and served in France during World War I. He worked for the New York Central Railroad from...
(R). William E. MillerWilliam E. MillerWilliam Edward "Bill" Miller was a New York politician. He was the Republican Party nominee for Vice President of the United States in the 1964 election...
(R). Edmund P. RadwanEdmund P. RadwanEdmund Patrick Radwanwas an American congressman who represented the state of New York.He was born in Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA on September 22, 1911 and attended the local public schools. He graduated from the University of Buffalo Law School in 1934...
(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)
- Robert T. Ross (R), from February 19, 1952. James J. Delaney (D). Louis B. Heller
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). Richard T. Chatham (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). F. Ertel Carlyle (D). Charles B. Deane
Charles B. Deane
Charles Bennett Deane was a member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina.-Career:Deane was born in Ansonville Township, Anson County, North Carolina on 1 November 1898. He attended Pee Dee Academy in Rockingham, North Carolina, and Trinity Park School, Durham, N.C.,...
(D). Robert L. Doughton
Robert L. Doughton
Robert Lee "Bob" Doughton , of Alleghany County, North Carolina, sometimes known as "Farmer Bob," was a member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina for 42 consecutive years...
(D). Hamilton C. Jones
Hamilton C. Jones
Hamilton Chamberlain Jones was a United States Representative from North Carolina. He was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, and attended the schools of Charlotte, Central High School in Washington, D.C., and Horners Military School in Oxford, North Carolina...
(D). Woodrow W. Jones
Woodrow W. Jones
Woodrow Wilson Jones was a United States Representative and a federal judge from North Carolina. He was born in Green Hill Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina and attended the public schools of Rutherford County...
(D). Monroe M. Redden (D)
North Dakota
. Fred G. AandahlFred G. Aandahl
Fred George Aandahl was an Republican politician from North Dakota. He served as the 23rd Governor of North Dakota from 1945 to 1951 and as a U.S. Representative from 1951 to 1953.-Biography:...
(R). Usher L. Burdick
Usher L. Burdick
Usher Lloyd Burdick was a member of the United States House of Representatives from North Dakota. He was the father of Quentin N. Burdick.-Early life and career:...
(Nonpartisan Republican)
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 G. Breen
Edward G. Breen
Edward Grimes Breen was an American politician of the Democratic party.-Biography:Ed Breen was born in the Phillips House, a fine old hotel in Dayton, Ohio. He was the son of John P...
(D), until October 1, 1951
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- Paul F. SchenckPaul F. SchenckPaul Fornshell Schenck was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Miamisburg, Ohio, his family moved to Dayton, Ohio in 1908 where he graduated from Steele High School in 1917. He received two years of college training, a student teacher at Steele from 1917 to 1919. He then worked in the...
(R), from November 6, 1951. William M. McCulloch (R). Cliff ClevengerCliff ClevengerCliff 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). James G. PolkJames G. PolkJames Gould Polk was a prominent U.S. politician of the Democratic Party during the middle of the 20th century....
(D). Clarence J. BrownClarence J. BrownClarence 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). Jackson E. Betts (R). Frazier ReamsFrazier ReamsHenry Frazier Reams Sr., generally known as Frazier Reams, was an American politician of the United States Democratic Party from Toledo, Ohio. Reams served as a U.S. Congressman from Ohio from 1951 to 1955....
(I). Thomas A. JenkinsThomas A. JenkinsThomas 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. BrehmWalter E. BrehmWalter 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. VorysJohn M. VorysJohn 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. WeichelAlvin F. WeichelAlvin 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). William H. Ayres (R). Robert T. SecrestRobert T. SecrestRobert Thompson Secrest was an American Democratic representative to the United States Congress from the state of Ohio. He served in Congress three separate times: 1933 to 1942, 1949 to 1954, and 1963 to 1966, resigning each time prior to the end of his term.-External links:*...
(D). Frank T. BowFrank T. BowFrank Townsend Bow was a noted Ohio jurist and politician who served as a Republican Congressman in the United States House of Representatives from January 3, 1951 until his death on November 13, 1972....
(R). J. Harry McGregorJ. Harry McGregorJ. 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). Wayne L. Hays (D). Michael J. KirwanMichael J. KirwanMichael 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. FeighanMichael A. FeighanMichael 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 CrosserRobert CrosserRobert 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. BoltonFrances P. BoltonFrances 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,...
(R)
- Paul F. Schenck
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), until April 2, 1952. 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), until August 21, 1952. Carl Albert
Carl Albert
Carl Bert Albert was a lawyer and a Democratic American politician from Oklahoma.Albert represented the southeastern portion of Oklahoma as a Democrat for 30 years, starting in 1947. He is best known for his service as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1977...
(D). Tom Steed
Tom Steed
Thomas Jefferson "Tom" Steed was a military veteran, newspaper editor and Democratic politician and a retired U.S. Congressman from Oklahoma. He often stated that his experience in journalism, the military and in the U.S...
(D). John Jarman
John Jarman
John Jarman was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Oklahoma for 26 years from January, 1951 to January, 1977.-Early life and career:...
(D). Toby Morris
Toby Morris
Toby Morris was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.Born in Granbury, Texas, Morris moved to what was then Comanche County, Oklahoma, in 1906 and to Walters, Oklahoma, in 1913. He attended the public schools, leaving high school in his senior year, during World War I, to enlist in the United...
(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). Page Belcher
Page Belcher
Page Henry Belcher was a Republican politician and a U.S. representative from Oklahoma.-Biography: Belcher was born in Jefferson in northern Oklahoma to George Harvey Belcher and Jessie Ray. He was educated at public schools in Jefferson, and Medford, Oklahoma...
(R)
Oregon
. A. Walter NorbladA. 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). Lowell Stockman
Lowell Stockman
Lowell Stockman was a representative from Oregon to the United States House of Representatives from 1943 to 1953.-Early life:...
(R). Homer D. Angell
Homer D. Angell
Homer Daniel Angell was a Republican U.S. congressman from Oregon.Angell was born on a farm near The Dalles, Oregon in 1875...
(R). Harris Ellsworth
Harris Ellsworth
Mathew 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)
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). Hardie Scott
Hardie Scott
Hardie Scott was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Hardie Scott, son of John Roger Kirkpatrick Scott, was born in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania...
(R). Earl Chudoff
Earl Chudoff
Earl Chudoff was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:Earl Chudoff was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in economics in 1929 and from the University of Pittsburgh School of...
(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). Hugh Scott
Hugh Scott
Hugh Doggett Scott, Jr. was a politician from Pennsylvania who served in both the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate, and who also served as Chairman of the Republican National Committee.- Early life :He was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia, on November 11, 1900...
(R). Benjamin F. James
Benjamin F. James
Benjamin Franklin James was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
(R). Albert C. Vaughn
Albert C. Vaughn
Albert Clinton Vaughn, Sr. was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....
(R), until September 1, 1951
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- Karl C. KingKarl C. KingKarl Clarence King was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Karl C. King was born in Plevna, Kansas. He attended the Kansas State Teachers College at Emporia, Kansas, Columbia University in New York City, and the Wharton School of Business.During the First...
(R), from November 6, 1951. Paul B. DaguePaul B. DaguePaul Bartram Dague was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
(R). Harry P. O'NeillHarry P. O'NeillHarry Patrick O'Neill was a Democratic United States Representative from Pennsylvania.Harry P. O'Neill was born in Dunmore, Pennsylvania. He left school at the age of ten and went to work as a slate picker in the O.S. Johnson Colliery in Dunmore...
(D). 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). George M. RhodesGeorge M. RhodesGeorge M. Rhodes was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.George M. Rhodes was born in Reading, PA. During the First World War he served in the United States Army. He worked as a printer for the Reading Eagle Co. from 1913 to 1927, and business manager for...
(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), until August 7, 1951 - Joseph L. CarriggJoseph L. CarriggJoseph Leonard Carrigg was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....
(R), from November 6, 1951. Alvin BushAlvin BushAlvin Ray Bush was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:Alvin Bush was born on a farm in Boggs Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. At the age of thirteen started work as a laborer in Pennsylvania coal mines and later was an apprentice in a...
(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). Walter M. MummaWalter M. MummaWalter Mann Mumma was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Mumma was born in Steelton. He graduated from the Pennsylvania State Forestry Academy in Mont Alto in 1911...
(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). James F. LindJames F. LindJames Francis Lind was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.James F. Lind was born in York, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the Penn State Extension School as an accountant. He served in the United States Army from 1917 to 1920, 1941 to 1946, and in 1953...
(D). James E. Van ZandtJames E. Van ZandtJames Edward Van Zandt was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
(R). Edward L. Sittler, Jr.Edward L. Sittler, Jr.Edward Lewis Sittler, Jr. was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
(R). 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). John P. SaylorJohn P. SaylorJohn Phillips Saylor was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Saylor was born in Conemaugh Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in 1929, and Dickinson School of Law in Carlisle,...
(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). Carroll D. KearnsCarroll D. KearnsCarroll Dudley Kearns was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Carroll D. Kearns was born in Youngstown, PA, and moved with his parents to New Castle, PA, in 1901. He was a student in the Army Training Corps at the University of Pittsburgh in 1918, at the...
(R). Harmar D. Denny, Jr.Harmar D. Denny, Jr.Lieutenant Colonel Harmar Denny Denny, Jr. was a pilot and Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
(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). 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), until April 27, 1951 - Vera BuchananVera BuchananVera Daerr Buchanan was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.- Biography :...
(D), from July 24, 1951
- Karl C. King
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). W.J. Bryan Dorn (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
. Harold O. Lovre (R). E. Y. Berry (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). Howard Baker, Sr.
Howard Baker, Sr.
Howard Henry Baker, Sr. was a United States Representative from Tennessee. He was a member of the Republican Party.-Biography:Baker was born in Somerset, Kentucky in 1902 to James F...
(R). James B. Frazier Jr. (D). Albert A. Gore Sr. (D). Joe L. Evins
Joe L. Evins
Joseph Landon Evins was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1947 to 1977.Evins was a native of the Blend Community of DeKalb County, Tennessee, the son of James Edgar Evins and Myrtie Goodson Evins. His father was a Tennessee state senator and a successful local businessman.Joe L...
(D). J. Percy Priest (D). James P. Sutton (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). Joseph Franklin Wilson (D). 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). Tom Pickett
Tom Pickett
Thomas 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), until June 30, 1952
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- John DowdyJohn DowdyJohn Vernard Dowdy was an American politician. Dowdy was a Democratic member of the House of Representatives from the 7th District of Texas from 1953 to 1967 and then served as a congressman from the 2nd District of Texas until 1973, when he decided to retire under indictment for bribery.According...
(D), from September 23, 1952. 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). Clark W. ThompsonClark W. ThompsonClark Wallace Thompson was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin on August 6, 1896 and moved to Oregon in 1901 with his parents, who settled in Cascade Locks. Thompson attended the common schools and the University of Oregon at Eugene. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps during the First World...
(D). W. Homer Thornberry (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). Wingate H. LucasWingate H. LucasWingate Hezekiah Lucas was a U.S. Representative from Texas.Born in Grapevine, Texas, Lucas attended the public schools, the North Texas Teachers College at Denton, the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College at Stillwater, and the Texas University at Austin. He studied law...
(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), until July 31, 1951 - Frank N. IkardFrank N. IkardFrank Neville Ikard was a United States Representative from Texas. He was born in Henrietta, Clay County, Texas and attended the public schools and the Schriener Institute, in Kerrville. He earned an A.B. at the University of Texas where he was a member of the Texas Cowboys, in 1936 as well as a...
(D), from September 8, 1951. 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). Lloyd M. Bentsen (D). Kenneth M. ReganKenneth M. ReganKenneth Mills Regan was a U.S. Representative from Texas.Born in Mount Morris, Illinois, Regan attended the public schools and Vincennes University....
(D). Omar BurlesonOmar BurlesonOmar Truman Burleson was a U.S. Representative from Texas.Born in Anson, the seat of Jones County, north of Abilene, Texas, Burleson attended the public schools and Abilene Christian College and Hardin-Simmons University, both in Abilene.Burleson graduated in 1929 from Cumberland University in...
(D). Walter E. Rogers (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)
- John Dowdy
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). Reva Beck Bosone
Reva Beck Bosone
Reva Zilpha Beck Bosone was a U.S. Representative from Utah. She was the first woman elected to Congress from Utah....
(D)
Virginia
. Edward J. Robeson, Jr.Edward J. Robeson, Jr.
Edward John Robeson, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Waynesville, North Carolina, Robeson moved from Wythe County, Virginia, with his parents to Cartersville, Georgia, in 1891....
(D). Porter Hardy, Jr.
Porter Hardy, Jr.
Porter Hardy, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Bon Air, Virginia, Hardy attended the public schools and Randolph-Macon Academy, Bedford, Virginia....
(D). 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). Watkins Moorman Abbitt
Watkins Moorman Abbitt
Watkins Moorman Abbitt was a U.S. Representative from Virginia. He was born in Lynchburg, Virginia and graduated from Appomattox Agricultural High School in Appomattox, Virginia in 1925. He earned an LL.B. from the University of Richmond in 1931 and began the practice of law in Appomattox. He...
(D). Thomas Bahnson Stanley
Thomas Bahnson Stanley
Thomas Bahnson Stanley was an American politician, manufacturer and Holstein cattle breeder.-Early life:...
(D). Clarence G. Burton
Clarence G. Burton
Clarence Godber Burton was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Burton moved with his parents to Lynchburg, Virginia, at an early age.He attended the public schools....
(D). 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). Howard W. Smith
Howard W. Smith
Howard 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). Thomas B. Fugate
Thomas B. Fugate
Thomas Bacon Fugate was a United States Representative from Virginia who served in the Eighty-first and Eighty-second Congresses. Fugate was elected to Congress as a Democrat.-References:*...
(D)
Washington
. Hugh B. Mitchell (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). Russell V. Mack
Russell V. Mack
Russell Vernon Mack born on July 13, 1891 in Hillman, Michigan, served as a member of the United States House of Representatives representing Washington State's 3rd District from 1947 to 1960. Mack moved to Aberdeen, Washington in 1895. Mack was educated at Stanford University in California, and...
(R). 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). Thor C. Tollefson
Thor C. Tollefson
Thor Carl Tollefson was a U.S. Representative from Washington.-Background:Born in Perley, Minnesota, Tollefson moved to Tacoma, Washington during 1912. He attended public schools, graduating from Lincoln High School in 1924...
(R)
West Virginia
. Robert L. RamsayRobert L. Ramsay (politician)
Robert Lincoln Ramsay was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from West Virginia. The son of a coal miner, Robert Ramsay was born in Witton Gilbert, County Durham, England. Ramsay immigrated to the United States in 1881 with his parents, who settled in New Cumberland, Hancock County, West Virginia...
(D). Harley O. Staggers (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). M. G. Burnside (D). 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), until May 8, 1951
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- Elizabeth KeeElizabeth KeeMaude Elizabeth Kee , known more generally as Elizabeth Kee, was a U.S. Democratic politician. She was the first woman elected to Congress from West Virginia.-Biography:...
(D), from July 17, 1951. E. H. HedrickE. H. HedrickErland Harold Hedrick, better known as E. H. Hedrick was an American Democratic politician from West Virginia....
(D)
- Elizabeth Kee
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). Glenn R. Davis (R). Gardner R. Withrow
Gardner R. Withrow
Gardner Robert Withrow was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1931–1939 and again from 1949–1961, when he did not seek reelection. Withrow was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and worked for the railroad and was involved in the labor union. He was a member of the Wisconsin...
(R). Clement J. Zablocki
Clement J. Zablocki
Clement John Zablocki was an American politician from the state of Wisconsin.-Career:Zablocki was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and he graduated from Marquette University. Zablocki was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate in 1942. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 1948 as a Democrat...
(D). Charles J. Kersten
Charles J. Kersten
Charles Joseph Kersten was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin .Born in Chicago, Illinois, Kersten graduated from Marquette University College of Law, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1925 and was admitted to the bar the same year.He commenced the practice of law in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1928, serving...
(R). William K. Van Pelt (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), until April 29, 1952. 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....
(R). Alvin E. O'Konski (R)
Wyoming
. William Henry HarrisonWilliam H. Harrison (Wyoming Congressman)
William Henry Harrison was an American politician who served as a Republican U.S. representative from Wyoming.-Political career:...
(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). Antonio Fernós Isern (PPD)
Senate
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| nowrap | Virgil Chapman
Virgil Chapman
Virgil Munday Chapman , a Democrat, represented Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives and in the United States Senate....
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| nowrap | Thomas R. Underwood
Thomas R. Underwood
Thomas Rust Underwood served Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives and in the United States Senate.Underwood was born in Hopkinsville, Kentucky...
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| nowrap | Arthur H. Vandenberg
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg was a Republican Senator from the U.S. state of Michigan who participated in the creation of the United Nations.-Early life and family:...
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| nowrap | Blair Moody
Blair Moody
Arthur Edson Blair Moody , known as Blair Moody, was a Democratic U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan.-Early life:...
(D)
| April 23, 1951
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| Nebraska
(2)
| nowrap | Kenneth S. Wherry
Kenneth S. Wherry
Kenneth 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)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died November 29, 1951
| nowrap | Fred A. Seaton
Fred Andrew Seaton
Frederick Andrew Seaton was United States Secretary of the Interior during Dwight Eisenhower's administration.-Biography:Seaton was born in Washington, D.C., but grew up and attended high school in Manhattan, Kansas...
(R)
| December 10, 1951
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| Connecticut
(3)
| nowrap | Brien McMahon
Brien McMahon
Brien McMahon, born James O'Brien McMahon was an American lawyer and politician who served in the United States Senate from 1945 to 1952...
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died July 28, 1952.
| nowrap | William A. Purtell
William A. Purtell
William Arthur Purtell was an American politician from Connecticut. He was a veteran of the First World War and an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for governor in 1950...
(R)
| August 29, 1952
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| Connecticut
(3)
| nowrap | William A. Purtell
William A. Purtell
William Arthur Purtell was an American politician from Connecticut. He was a veteran of the First World War and an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for governor in 1950...
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Successor elected November 4, 1952
| nowrap | Prescott Bush
Prescott Bush
Prescott Sheldon Bush was a Wall Street executive banker and a United States Senator, representing Connecticut from 1952 until January 1963. He was the father of George H. W. Bush and the grandfather of George W...
(R)
| November 5, 1952
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| Kentucky
(2)
| nowrap | Thomas R. Underwood
Thomas R. Underwood
Thomas Rust Underwood served Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives and in the United States Senate.Underwood was born in Hopkinsville, Kentucky...
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Successor elected November 4, 1952. Lost special election to fill seat.
| nowrap | John S. Cooper (R)
| November 5, 1952
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| Michigan
(1)
| nowrap | Blair Moody
Blair Moody
Arthur Edson Blair Moody , known as Blair Moody, was a Democratic U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan.-Early life:...
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Successor elected November 4, 1952. Lost special election to fill seat.
| nowrap | Charles E. Potter
Charles E. Potter
Charles Edward Potter was a U.S. Representative and a U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan.-Early Life:...
(R)
| November 5, 1952
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| Nebraska
(2)
| nowrap | Fred A. Seaton
Fred Andrew Seaton
Frederick Andrew Seaton was United States Secretary of the Interior during Dwight Eisenhower's administration.-Biography:Seaton was born in Washington, D.C., but grew up and attended high school in Manhattan, Kansas...
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Successor elected November 4, 1952
| nowrap | Dwight Griswold
Dwight Griswold
Dwight Palmer Griswold was an American politician who served as the 25th Governor of Nebraska from 1940 to 1946 and U.S. Senator from 1952 to 1954. He was a Republican.-Biography:...
(R)
| November 5, 1952
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| Maine
(1)
| nowrap | Owen Brewster
Owen Brewster
Ralph Owen Brewster was an American politician from Maine. Brewster, a Republican, was solidly conservative...
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 31, 1952
| Vacant
| Not filled this term
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| California
(3)
| nowrap | Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under...
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 1, 1953 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...
| nowrap | Thomas Kuchel
Thomas Kuchel
Thomas Henry Kuchel was a moderate Republican U.S. Senator from California. From 1959 to 1969 he was the minority whip in the Senate, where he was the co-manager on the floor for the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.-Biography:Kuchel was born in Anaheim in Orange County,...
(R)
| January 2, 1953
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House of Representatives
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| nowrap| 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)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died January 29, 1951
| nowrap | Claude I. Bakewell
Claude I. Bakewell
Claude Ignatius Bakewell was a lawyer, U.S. Representative from Missouri's 11th congressional district, and U.S. Postmaster for St. Louis, Missouri.-Early life and career:...
(R)
| March 9, 1951
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| nowrap| Thomas R. Underwood
Thomas R. Underwood
Thomas Rust Underwood served Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives and in the United States Senate.Underwood was born in Hopkinsville, Kentucky...
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned March 17, 1951 after being appointed to the US Senate
| nowrap | John C. Watts
John C. Watts
John Clarence Watts was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in Nicholasville, Kentucky, Watts attended the public schools.He was graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1925 and from its law school in 1927....
(D)
| April 14, 1951
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| 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)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died April 27, 1951
| nowrap | Vera Buchanan
Vera Buchanan
Vera Daerr Buchanan was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.- Biography :...
(D)
| July 24, 1951
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| nowrap| 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)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died May 8, 1951
| nowrap | Elizabeth Kee
Elizabeth Kee
Maude Elizabeth Kee , known more generally as Elizabeth Kee, was a U.S. Democratic politician. She was the first woman elected to Congress from West Virginia.-Biography:...
(D)
| July 17, 1951
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| nowrap| Ed Gossett
Ed Gossett
Ed 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)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned July 31, 1951
| nowrap | Frank N. Ikard
Frank N. Ikard
Frank Neville Ikard was a United States Representative from Texas. He was born in Henrietta, Clay County, Texas and attended the public schools and the Schriener Institute, in Kerrville. He earned an A.B. at the University of Texas where he was a member of the Texas Cowboys, in 1936 as well as a...
(D)
| September 8, 1951
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| nowrap| Wilson D. Gillette
Wilson D. Gillette
Wilson 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)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died August 7, 1951
| nowrap | Joseph L. Carrigg
Joseph L. Carrigg
Joseph Leonard Carrigg was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....
(R)
| November 6, 1951
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| nowrap| 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)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died August 27, 1951
| nowrap | Clifford McIntire (R)
| October 22, 1951
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| nowrap| Albert C. Vaughn
Albert C. Vaughn
Albert Clinton Vaughn, Sr. was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died September 1, 1951
| nowrap | Karl C. King
Karl C. King
Karl Clarence King was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Karl C. King was born in Plevna, Kansas. He attended the Kansas State Teachers College at Emporia, Kansas, Columbia University in New York City, and the Wharton School of Business.During the First...
(R)
| November 6, 1951
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| nowrap| Harry L. Towe (R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned September 7, 1951 after becoming Asst. Attorney General of New Jersey
| nowrap | Frank C. Osmers, Jr.
Frank C. Osmers, Jr.
Frank C. Osmers, Jr. was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 9th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1939–1943 and again from 1951-1965.Born in Leonia, New Jersey on December 30, 1907, Osmers attended the local public schools...
(R)
| November 6, 1951
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| nowrap| Edward G. Breen
Edward G. Breen
Edward Grimes Breen was an American politician of the Democratic party.-Biography:Ed Breen was born in the Phillips House, a fine old hotel in Dayton, Ohio. He was the son of John P...
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned October 1, 1951 due to ill health
| nowrap | Paul F. Schenck
Paul F. Schenck
Paul Fornshell Schenck was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Miamisburg, Ohio, his family moved to Dayton, Ohio in 1908 where he graduated from Steele High School in 1917. He received two years of college training, a student teacher at Steele from 1917 to 1919. He then worked in the...
(R)
| November 6, 1951
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| nowrap| Karl Stefan
Karl 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)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died October 2, 1951
| nowrap | Robert D. Harrison
Robert Dinsmore Harrison
Robert Dinsmore Harrison was a Nebraska Republican politician.Born on a farm near Panama, Nebraska on January 26, 1897, he graduated from Peru State College in 1926. He also graduated from University of California in 1928 and University of Nebraska in 1934. In 1918 to 1919, during World War I, he...
(R)
| December 4, 1951
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| nowrap| John A. Whitaker
John A. Whitaker
John Albert Whitaker was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky, grandson of Addison James.Born in Russellville, Kentucky, Whitaker attended the public schools, Bethel College, and the University of Kentucky.He studied law....
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died December 15, 1951
| nowrap | Garrett L. Withers
Garrett L. Withers
Garrett Lee Withers , a Democrat, represented Kentucky in the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives....
(D)
| August 2, 1952
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| nowrap| T. Vincent Quinn
T. Vincent Quinn
Thomas Vincent Quinn of Jackson Heights, Queens was a U.S. Representative from New York from 1949 to 1951.-Career:* Fordham University Law School, graduated 1924* Assistant District Attorney, Queens County, NY, 1931-1934....
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 30, 1951 after becoming District Attorney of Queens County
| nowrap | Robert T. Ross
Robert Tripp Ross
Robert Tripp Ross was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Washington, Beaufort County, North Carolina, he attended the public schools, moved to New York City in 1929, and engaged as a druggist...
(R)
| February 19, 1952
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| nowrap| William T. Byrne
William T. Byrne
William 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)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died January 27, 1952
| nowrap | Leo W. O'Brien
Leo W. O'Brien
Leo William O'Brien was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.O'Brien was born in Buffalo, New York. He graduated from Niagara University in 1922. He was elected to Congress in 1952 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William T...
(D)
| April 1, 1952
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| nowrap| George B. Schwabe
George 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)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died April 2, 1952
| Vacant
| Not filled this term
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| nowrap| 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)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died April 29, 1952
| Vacant
| Not filled this term
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| nowrap| Tom Pickett
Tom Pickett
Thomas 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)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned June 30, 1952 after becoming Vice-President of the National Coal Association
| nowrap | John Dowdy
John Dowdy
John Vernard Dowdy was an American politician. Dowdy was a Democratic member of the House of Representatives from the 7th District of Texas from 1953 to 1967 and then served as a congressman from the 2nd District of Texas until 1973, when he decided to retire under indictment for bribery.According...
(D)
| September 23, 1952
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| nowrap| 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)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died August 21, 1952
| Vacant
| Not filled this term
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| nowrap| Foster Furcolo
Foster Furcolo
John Foster Furcolo was a member of the Democratic Party who served as the 60th Governor of Massachusetts, a member of the United States House of Representatives, and in other government offices in Massachusetts. He was the first Italian-American governor of Massachusetts.-Life and career:Furcolo...
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned September 30, 1952 after becoming Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts
Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts
The Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts is an executive officer, elected state-wide every four years....
| Vacant
| Not filled this term
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| nowrap| Charles E. Potter
Charles E. Potter
Charles Edward Potter was a U.S. Representative and a U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan.-Early Life:...
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 4, 1952 after being elected to the US Senate
| Vacant
| Not filled this term
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| nowrap| 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)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died November 6, 1952
| Vacant
| Not filled this term
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| nowrap| 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)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died December 24, 1953
| Vacant
| Not filled this term
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| nowrap| 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)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 31, 1952
| Vacant
| Not filled this term
|}
House of Representatives
- ChaplainChaplain of the United States House of RepresentativesThe election of William Linn as Chaplain of the House on May 1, 1789, continued the tradition established by the Continental Congresses of each day's proceedings opening with a prayer by a chaplain. The early Chaplains alternated duties with their Senate counterparts on a weekly basis, covering the...
: Bernard BraskampBernard BraskampBernard Braskamp was a Presbyterian minister who served as the 56th Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, from 1950-1967.-Life and works:...
(Presbyterian) - 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....
: Ralph R. Roberts - DoorkeeperDoorkeeper of the United States House of RepresentativesAn appointed officer of the United States House of Representatives from 1789 to 1995, the Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives was chosen by a resolution at the opening of each United States Congress. The Office of the Doorkeeper was based on precedent from the Continental...
: William Mosley "Fishbait" Miller - 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 - 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...
: Joseph H. Callahan
See also
- Elections to this Congress:
- United States Senate elections, 1950
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1950
- Elections during this Congress:
- United States Senate elections, 1952
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1952
- United States presidential election, 1952United States presidential election, 1952The United States presidential election of 1952 took place in an era when Cold War tension between the United States and the Soviet Union was escalating rapidly. In the United States Senate, Republican Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin had become a national figure after chairing congressional...