88th United States Congress
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The Eighty-eighth 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, 1963 to January 3, 1965, during the last year of the administration of U.S. President
John F. Kennedy
, and the first administration of his successor, U.S. President
Lyndon Johnson. The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives
was based on the Eighteenth Census of the United States in 1960
, and the number of members was again 435 (had temporarily been 437 in order to seat one member each from recently-admitted states of Alaska and Hawaii). Both chambers had a Democratic
majority.
, which indicate the cycle of their election.
(D). George M. Grant
(D). George W. Andrews
(D). Kenneth A. Roberts
(D). Albert Rains
(D). Armistead I. Selden, Jr.
(D). Carl Elliott
(D). Robert E. Jones, Jr.
(D)
(R). Mo Udall
(D). George Frederick Senner, Jr. (D)
(D). Wilbur D. Mills (D). James William Trimble
(D). Oren Harris
(D)
(D). John E. Moss
(D). Robert L. Leggett
(D). John F. Shelley (D), until January 7, 1964
(D). Don Brotzman (R). J. Edgar Chenoweth (R). Wayne N. Aspinall
(D)
(D). William L. St. Onge (D). Robert N. Giaimo (D). Abner W. Sibal
(R). John S. Monagan
(D). Bernard F. Grabowski
(D)
(D)
(D). Charles Edward Bennett
(D). Claude Pepper
(D). Dante B. Fascell (D). Albert S. Herlong, Jr.
(D). Paul G. Rogers (D). James A. Haley
(D). Donald Ray Matthews
(D). Don Fuqua
(D). Sam M. Gibbons (D). Edward J. Gurney
(R). William C. Cramer
(R)
(D). Tic Forrester
(D). John J. Flynt, Jr. (D). Charles Weltner
(D). Carl Vinson
(D). John W. Davis
(D). J. Russell Tuten
(D). Phillip M. Landrum
(D). Robert G. Stephens, Jr. (D)
(D). Ralph R. Harding
(D)
(D). William T. Murphy
(D). Edward J. Derwinski (R). John C. Kluczynski
(D). Thomas Joseph O'Brien (D), until April 14, 1964. Roland V. Libonati
(D). Dan Rostenkowski
(D). Edward R. Finnegan (D), until December 6, 1964. Harold R. Collier
(R). Roman C. Pucinski (D). Robert McClory
(R). Donald Rumsfeld
(R). Elmer J. Hoffman
(R). Charlotte T. Reid (R). John B. Anderson
(R). Leslie C. Arends (R). Robert H. Michel
(R). Robert T. McLoskey
(R). Paul Findley
(R). Kenneth J. Gray
(D). William L. Springer
(R). George E. Shipley
(D). Melvin Price (D)
(D). Charles A. Halleck
(R). John Brademas
(D). E. Ross Adair
(R). J. Edward Roush
(D). Richard L. Roudebush
(R). William G. Bray
(R). Winfield K. Denton
(D). Earl Wilson
(R). Ralph Harvey
(R). Donald C. Bruce
(R)
(R). James E. Bromwell
(R). Harold R. Gross
(R). John Kyl (R). Neal Smith (D). Charles B. Hoeven
(R). Ben F. Jensen
(R)
(R). William Henry Avery (R). Robert Fred Ellsworth
(R). Garner E. Shriver
(R). Joe Skubitz
(R)
(D). William Huston Natcher
(D). Gene Snyder
(R). Frank Chelf
(D). Eugene Siler
(R). John C. Watts
(D). Carl D. Perkins
(D)
(D). Edwin E. Willis
(D). Joe Waggonner, Jr. (D). Otto E. Passman (D). James H. Morrison
(D). Theo A. Thompson (D). Gillis W. Long (D)
(R). Clifford G. McIntire
(R)
(R). Clarence Long
(D). Edward Garmatz
(D). George Hyde Fallon (D). Richard Lankford
(D). Charles Mathias, Jr.
(R). Samuel Friedel
(D). Carlton R. Sickles
(D)
(D). Philip Philbin (D). Harold Donohue
(D). F. Bradford Morse
(R). William H. Bates
(R). Torbert Macdonald
(D). Tip O'Neill
(D). John W. McCormack (D). Joseph William Martin, Jr.
(R). James A. Burke
(D). Hastings Keith
(R)
(D). George Meader
(R). August E. Johansen
(R). Edward Hutchinson (R). Gerald Ford
(R). Charles E. Chamberlain
(R). James G. O'Hara
(D). R. James Harvey (R). Robert P. Griffin
(R). Elford Cederberg (R). Victor A. Knox
(R). John B. Bennett
(R), until August 9, 1964. Charles C. Diggs, Jr. (D). Harold M. Ryan
(D). John Dingell
(D). John Lesinski, Jr.
(D). Martha W. Griffiths (D). William S. Broomfield (R). Neil Staebler
(D)
(R).Ancher Nelsen
(R).Clark MacGregor
(R).Joseph Karth
(DFL).Donald M. Fraser
(DFL).Alec Olson (DFL).Odin Langen (R).John Blatnik
(DFL)
(D). John B. Williams (D). W. Arthur Winstead
(D). William M. Colmer
(D)
(D). Thomas B. Curtis
(R). Leonor Sullivan
(D). William J. Randall
(D). Richard Bolling (D). William Raleigh Hull, Jr.
(D). Durward Gorham Hall
(R). Richard H. Ichord II
(D). Clarence Cannon
(D), until May 12, 1964
(D). James Franklin Battin
(R)
(R). Glenn Cunningham
(R). David T. Martin (R)
(R)
(R). Milton W. Glenn
(R). James C. Auchincloss
(R). Frank Thompson, Jr. (D). Peter Frelinghuysen, Jr.
(R). Florence P. Dwyer
(R). William B. Widnall
(R). Charles S. Joelson (D). Frank C. Osmers, Jr.
(R). Peter W. Rodino, Jr. (D). Joseph G. Minish (D). George M. Wallhauser
(R). Cornelius E. Gallagher (D). Dominick V. Daniels
(D). Edward J. Patten
(D)
(D). Joseph Montoya
(D), until November 3, 1964
(D). James R. Grover, Jr.
(R). Steven B. Derounian (R). John W. Wydler
(R). Frank J. Becker
(R). Seymour Halpern
(R). Joseph P. Addabbo (D). Benjamin S. Rosenthal (D). James J. Delaney (D). Emanuel Celler
(D). Eugene J. Keogh (D). Edna F. Kelly
(D). Abraham J. Multer
(D). John J. Rooney
(D). Hugh L. Carey (D). John M. Murphy
(D). John V. Lindsay (R). Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
(D). Leonard Farbstein
(D). William Fitts Ryan (D). James C. Healey
(D). Jacob H. Gilbert
(D). Charles A. Buckley
(D). Paul A. Fino
(R). Robert R. Barry
(R). Ogden R. Reid
(R). Katharine St. George
(R). J. Ernest Wharton
(R). Leo W. O'Brien
(D). Carleton J. King
(R). Clarence E. Kilburn
(R). Alexander Pirnie
(R). Howard W. Robison
(R). R. Walter Riehlman
(R). Samuel S. Stratton (D). Frank Horton (R). Harold C. Ostertag
(R). Charles E. Goodell (R). John R. Pillion
(R). William E. Miller
(R). Thaddeus J. Dulski
(D)
(D). David N. Henderson
(D). Harold D. Cooley
(D). Ralph James Scott
(D). Horace R. Kornegay
(D). Alton Asa Lennon
(D). Charles R. Jonas
(R). James T. Broyhill (R). Basil Whitener (D). Roy A. Taylor
(D)
(R), until July 18, 1963
(R). Paul F. Schenck
(R). William M. McCulloch (R). Delbert Latta (R). William H. Harsha (R). Clarence J. Brown
(R). Jackson E. Betts (R). Thomas L. Ashley (D). Homer E. Abele (R). Oliver P. Bolton
(R). Samuel L. Devine
(R). Charles A. Mosher (R). William H. Ayres (R). Robert T. Secrest
(D). Frank T. Bow
(R). John M. Ashbrook
(R). Wayne L. Hays (D). Michael J. Kirwan
(D). Michael A. Feighan
(D). Charles A. Vanik (D). Frances P. Bolton
(R). William E. Minshall, Jr. (R). Robert Taft, Jr.
(R)
(R). Ed Edmondson
(D). Carl Albert
(D). Tom Steed
(D). John Jarman
(D). Victor Wickersham
(D)
(R), until September 20, 1964
(D). Robert N.C. Nix, Sr.
(D). James A. Byrne
(D). Herman Toll
(D). William J. Green, Jr.
(D), until December 21, 1963
(D). John E. Fogarty
(D)
(D). Albert Watson (D). W.J. Bryan Dorn (D). Robert T. Ashmore
(D). Robert W. Hemphill
(D), until May 1, 1964
(R). E. Y. Berry (R)
(R), until January 7, 1964
(D). Jack Brooks
(D). Lindley Beckworth
(D). Ray Roberts
(D). Bruce R. Alger (R). Olin E. Teague
(D). John V. Dowdy (D). Albert Thomas
(D). Clark W. Thompson
(D). W. Homer Thornberry (D), until December 20, 1963
(R). Sherman P. Lloyd
(R)
(D). Porter Hardy, Jr.
(D). J. Vaughan Gary
(D). Watkins Moorman Abbitt
(D). William M. Tuck
(D). Richard Harding Poff
(R). John Otho Marsh, Jr.
(D). Howard W. Smith
(D). William Pat Jennings
(D). Joel T. Broyhill (R)
(R). Julia Butler Hansen
(D). Catherine Dean Barnes May (R). Walt Horan
(R). Thor C. Tollefson
(R). K. William Stinson
(R)
(R). Harley O. Staggers (D). John M. Slack, Jr.
(D). Ken Hechler
(D). Elizabeth Kee
(D)
(R). Robert Kastenmeier
(D). Vernon Wallace Thomson
(R). Clement J. Zablocki
(D). Henry S. Reuss
(D). William K. Van Pelt (R). Melvin R. Laird
(R). John W. Byrnes
(R). Lester Johnson
(D). Alvin E. O'Konski (R)
(R)
| Oklahoma
(2)
| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Appointed to fill vacancy due to death of Sen. Robert S. Kerr
in previous congress
| nowrap | J. Howard Edmondson
(D)
| January 7, 1963
|-
| Wisconsin
(3)
| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Delayed taking oath of office in order to finish term as Governor of Wisconsin
| nowrap | Gaylord Nelson
(D)
| January 8, 1963
|-
| Tennessee
(2)
| nowrap | Estes Kefauver
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died August 10, 1963
| nowrap | Herbert S. Walters (D)
| August 20, 1963
|-
| California
(1)
| nowrap | Clair Engle
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died July 30, 1964
| nowrap | Pierre Salinger
(D)
| August 4, 1964
|-
| South Carolina
(2)
| nowrap | Strom Thurmond
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Changed political parties
| nowrap | Strom Thurmond
(R)
| September 16, 1964
|-
| New Mexico
(1)
| nowrap | Edwin L. Mechem
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 3, 1964
| nowrap | Joseph Montoya
(D)
| November 4, 1964
|-
| Oklahoma
(2)
| nowrap | J. Howard Edmondson
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Successor elected November 3, 1964
| nowrap | Fred R. Harris
(D)
| November 4, 1964
|-
| Tennessee
(2)
| nowrap | Herbert S. Walters (D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Successor elected November 3, 1964
| nowrap | Ross Bass
(D)
| November 4, 1964
|-
| Minnesota
(2)
| nowrap | Hubert Humphrey
(DFL)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 29, 1964 after being elected Vice President of the United States
| nowrap | Walter Mondale
(DFL)
| December 30, 1964
|-
| California
(1)
| nowrap | Pierre Salinger
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Successor elected. Resigned December 31, 1964
| nowrap | George Murphy
(R)
| January 1, 1965
|}
|
| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Rep. Clement W. Miller
died during previous congress
| nowrap | Donald H. Clausen
(R)
| January 22, 1963
|-
|
| nowrap| Clyde Doyle
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died March 14, 1963
| nowrap | Del M. Clawson
(R)
| June 11, 1963
|-
|
| nowrap| Francis E. Walter
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died May 31, 1963
| nowrap | Fred B. Rooney
(D)
| July 30, 1963
|-
|
| nowrap| Hjalmar C. Nygaard
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died July 18, 1963
| nowrap | Mark Andrews (R)
| October 22, 1963
|-
|
| nowrap| Leon H. Gavin
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died September 15, 1963
| nowrap | Albert W. Johnson
(R)
| November 3, 1963
|-
|
| nowrap| Homer Thornberry
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 20, 1963 after being appointed as a judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
| nowrap | J. J. Pickle (D)
| December 21, 1963
|-
|
| nowrap| William J. Green, Jr.
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died December 21, 1963
| nowrap | William J. Green, III
(D)
| April 28, 1964
|-
|
| nowrap| John Shelley
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 7, 1964 after being elected Mayor of San Francisco
| nowrap | Phillip Burton
(D)
| February 18, 1964
|-
|
| nowrap| Howard Baker, Sr.
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died January 7, 1964
| nowrap | Irene Baker
(R)
| March 10, 1964
|-
|
| nowrap| Thomas J. O'Brien (D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died April 14, 1964
| Vacant
| Not filled this term
|-
|
| nowrap| Robert W. Hemphill
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned May 1, 1964 after being appointed judge of the US District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of SC
| nowrap | Thomas S. Gettys
(D)
| November 3, 1964
|-
|
| nowrap| Clarence Cannon
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died May 12, 1964
| nowrap | William L. Hungate
(D)
| November 3, 1964
|-
|
| nowrap| John B. Bennett
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died August 9, 1964
| Vacant
| Not filled this term
|-
|
| nowrap| A. Walter Norblad
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died September 20, 1964
| nowrap | Wendell Wyatt
(R)
| November 3, 1964
|-
|
| nowrap| Joseph Montoya
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 3, 1964 after being elected to the US Senate
| Vacant
| Not filled this term
|-
|
| nowrap| Ross Bass
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 3, 1964 after being elected to the US Senate
| Vacant
| Not filled this term
|-
|
| nowrap| Edward R. Finnegan
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 6, 1964 after being appointed judge for the Circuit Court of Cook County
| 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, 1963 to January 3, 1965, during the last year of the administration of U.S. President
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
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....
, and the first administration of his successor, 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....
Lyndon Johnson. 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 Eighteenth Census of the United States in 1960
United States Census, 1960
The Eighteenth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 179,323,175, an increase of 18.5 percent over the 151,325,798 persons enumerated during the 1950 Census.-Census questions:...
, and the number of members was again 435 (had temporarily been 437 in order to seat one member each from recently-admitted states of Alaska and Hawaii). 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
- November 22, 1963: Lyndon Johnson became President of the United StatesPresident of the United StatesThe 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....
on the death of President John Kennedy.
- March 30 – June 10, 1964: The longest filibuster in the history of the Senate was waged against the Civil Rights Act of 1964Civil Rights Act of 1964The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a landmark piece of legislation in the United States that outlawed major forms of discrimination against African Americans and women, including racial segregation...
, with 57 days of debate over a 73 day period. It ended when the Senate voted 71–29 to invoke clotureClotureIn parliamentary procedure, cloture is a motion or process aimed at bringing debate to a quick end. It is also called closure or, informally, a guillotine. The cloture procedure originated in the French National Assembly, from which the name is taken. Clôture is French for "ending" or "conclusion"...
, the first successful cloture motion on a civil rights bill.
- August 2–4, 1964: Gulf of Tonkin IncidentGulf of Tonkin IncidentThe Gulf of Tonkin Incident, or the USS Maddox Incident, are the names given to two incidents, one fabricated, involving North Vietnam and the United States in the waters of the Gulf of Tonkin...
Major legislation
- June 10, 1963: Equal Pay ActEqual Pay Act of 1963The Equal Pay Act of 1963 is a United States federal law amending the Fair Labor Standards Act, aimed at abolishing wage disparity based on sex . It was signed into law on June 10, 1963 by John F. Kennedy as part of his New Frontier Program...
, - October 17, 1963: Department of Defense Appropriations Act,
- October 31, 1963: Community Mental Health Centers Act, , title II, including Mental Retardation Facilities Construction Act
- December 17, 1963: Clean Air ActClean Air Act (United States)The Clean Air Act is a United States federal law enacted by Congress, and signed by President Richard Nixon on December 31, 1970 to control air pollution on a national level. It requires the Environmental Protection Agency to develop and enforce regulations to protect the general public from...
, - July 2, 1964: Civil Rights Act of 1964Civil Rights Act of 1964The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a landmark piece of legislation in the United States that outlawed major forms of discrimination against African Americans and women, including racial segregation...
, - July 9, 1964: Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964The Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 provided $375 million for large-scale urban public or private rail projects in the form of matching funds to cities and states. The Urban Mass Transportation Administration was created...
(Federal Transit Act), - August 7, 1964: Tonkin Gulf Resolution,
- August 20, 1964: Economic Opportunity Act of 1964Economic Opportunity Act of 1964Signed by Lyndon B. Johnson on August 20, 1964, the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 was central to Johnson's Great Society campaign and its War on Poverty. Implemented by the since disbanded Office of Economic Opportunity, the Act included several social programs to promote the health, education,...
, - August 31, 1964: Food Stamp Act of 1964Food Stamp Act of 1964The Food Stamp Act of 1964 provided permanent legislative authority to the Food Stamp Program, which had been administratively implemented on a pilot basis in 1962. It was later replaced and completely rewritten and revised by the food stamp provisions of the Food and Agricultural Act of 1977 The...
, - September 3, 1964: Wilderness ActWilderness ActThe Wilderness Act of 1964 was written by Howard Zahniser of The Wilderness Society. It created the legal definition of wilderness in the United States, and protected some 9 million acres of federal land. The result of a long effort to protect federal wilderness, the Wilderness Act was signed...
, - September 4, 1964: Nurse Training Act,
- 1964: Library Services and Construction ActLibrary Services and Construction ActThe Library Services and Construction Act, enacted in 1962 by the U.S. Congress, provides federal assistance to libraries in the United States for the purpose of improving or implementing library services or undertaking construction projects.-Aim:...
Party summary
Senate
House of Representatives
Senate
- President of the SenateVice President of the United StatesThe 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...
: Lyndon B. JohnsonLyndon B. JohnsonLyndon Baines Johnson , often referred to as LBJ, was the 36th President of the United States after his service as the 37th Vice President of the United States...
(D), succeeded to the U.S. PresidencyPresident of the United StatesThe 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....
on November 22, 1963; thereafter vacant - President pro temporePresident pro tempore of the United States SenateThe President pro tempore is the second-highest-ranking official of the United States Senate. The United States Constitution states that the Vice President of the United States is the President of the Senate and the highest-ranking official of the Senate despite not being a member of the body...
: Carl Hayden (D)
Majority (Democratic) leadership
- Majority LeaderParty leaders of the United States SenateThe Senate Majority and Minority Leaders are two United States Senators who are elected by the party conferences that hold the majority and the minority respectively. These leaders serve as the chief Senate spokespeople for their parties and manage and schedule the legislative and executive...
: Mike MansfieldMike MansfieldMichael 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) - Majority WhipAssistant party leaders of the United States SenateThe Assistant Majority and Minority Leaders of the United States Senate are the second-ranking members of the party leadership of the United States Senate....
: 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...
(D)
Minority (Republican) leadership
- Minority LeaderParty leaders of the United States SenateThe Senate Majority and Minority Leaders are two United States Senators who are elected by the party conferences that hold the majority and the minority respectively. These leaders serve as the chief Senate spokespeople for their parties and manage and schedule the legislative and executive...
: 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) - Minority WhipAssistant party leaders of the United States SenateThe Assistant Majority and Minority Leaders of the United States Senate are the second-ranking members of the party leadership of the United States Senate....
: Thomas KuchelThomas KuchelThomas 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)
House of Representatives
- SpeakerSpeaker of the United States House of RepresentativesThe Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, or Speaker of the House, is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives...
: John William McCormackJohn William McCormackJohn William McCormack was an American politician from Boston, Massachusetts.McCormack served as a member of United States House of Representatives from 1928 until he retired from political life in 1971...
(D)
Majority (Democratic) leadership
- Majority LeaderParty leaders of the United States House of RepresentativesParty leaders of the United States House of Representatives are elected by their respective parties in a closed-door caucus by secret ballot and are also known as floor leaders. The U.S. House of Representatives does not officially use the term "Minority Leader", although the media frequently does...
: Carl AlbertCarl AlbertCarl 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) - Majority WhipParty whips of the United States House of RepresentativesA whip in the United States House of Representatives manages his party's legislative program on the House floor. The Whip keeps track of all legislation and ensures that all party members are present when important measures are to be voted upon....
: Hale BoggsHale BoggsThomas Hale Boggs Sr. , was an American Democratic politician and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Orleans, Louisiana...
(D)
Minority (Republican) leadership
- Minority LeaderParty leaders of the United States House of RepresentativesParty leaders of the United States House of Representatives are elected by their respective parties in a closed-door caucus by secret ballot and are also known as floor leaders. The U.S. House of Representatives does not officially use the term "Minority Leader", although the media frequently does...
: Charles A. HalleckCharles A. HalleckCharles Abraham Halleck was a Republican leader of the United States House of Representatives from the second district of Indiana....
(R) - Minority WhipParty whips of the United States House of RepresentativesA whip in the United States House of Representatives manages his party's legislative program on the House floor. The Whip keeps track of all legislation and ensures that all party members are present when important measures are to be voted upon....
: Leslie C. Arends (R)
Senate
Senators are popularly elected statewide every two years, with one-third beginning new six year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbersClasses of United States Senators
The three classes of United States Senators are currently made up of 33 or 34 Senate seats. The purpose of the classes is to determine which Senate seats will be up for election in a given year. The three groups are staggered so that one of them is up for election every two years.A senator's...
, which indicate the cycle of their election.
Alabama
- 2. John J. Sparkman (D)
- 3. Joseph Lister Hill (D)
Alaska
- 2. Bob BartlettBob BartlettEdward 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) - 3. Ernest GrueningErnest GrueningErnest Henry Gruening was an American journalist and Democrat who was the Governor of the Alaska Territory from 1939 until 1953, and a United States Senator from Alaska from 1959 until 1969.-Early life:...
(D)
Arizona
- 1. Barry GoldwaterBarry GoldwaterBarry Morris Goldwater was a five-term United States Senator from Arizona and the Republican Party's nominee for President in the 1964 election. An articulate and charismatic figure during the first half of the 1960s, he was known as "Mr...
(R) - 3. Carl Hayden (D)
Arkansas
- 3. J. William FulbrightJ. William FulbrightJames William Fulbright was a United States Senator representing Arkansas from 1945 to 1975.Fulbright was a Southern Democrat and a staunch multilateralist who supported the creation of the United Nations and the longest serving chairman in the history of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee...
(D) - 2. John Little McClellanJohn Little McClellanJohn Little McClellan was a Democratic Party politician from Arkansas. He represented Arkansas in the United States Senate from 1943 until 1977. He also earlier represented Arkansas in the United States House of Representatives.-Early life:McClellan was born in Sheridan, Grant County, Arkansas...
(D)
California
- 1. Clair EngleClair EngleClair Engle was an American politician of the Democratic Party and a United States Senator from California.- Early years :Engle was born in Bakersfield...
(D), until July 30, 1964 - Pierre SalingerPierre SalingerPierre Emil George Salinger was a White House Press Secretary to U.S. Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson...
(D), from August 4, 1964 - December 31, 1964 - George Lloyd Murphy (R), from January 1, 1965
- 3. Thomas H. Kuchel (R)
Colorado
- 3. Peter H. DominickPeter H. DominickPeter Hoyt Dominick was a politician and lawyer from Colorado. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the United States Senate from 1963 to 1975. His uncle, Howard Alexander Smith, was a U.S. Senator from New Jersey from 1944 to 1959.Born in Stamford, Connecticut, Dominick graduated from St...
(R) - 2. Gordon L. AllottGordon L. AllottGordon Llewellyn Allott was a Republican American politician.Born in Pueblo, Colorado, Allott graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1927 and from its law school in 1929. He was admitted to the bar in 1929 and commenced practice in Pueblo...
(R)
Connecticut
- 3. Abraham A. RibicoffAbraham A. RibicoffAbraham 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) - 1. Thomas J. DoddThomas J. DoddThomas Joseph Dodd was a United States Senator and Representative from Connecticut, He was the first Senator censured by the US Senate since Joseph McCarthy in 1954, and was one of only six people censured by the Senate in the 20th century. He is the father of former U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd...
(D)
Delaware
- 2. J. Caleb BoggsJ. Caleb BoggsJames Caleb "Cale" Boggs was an American lawyer and politician from Claymont, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a veteran of World War II, and a member of the Republican Party, who served three terms as U.S. Representative from Delaware, two terms as Governor of Delaware, and two terms as...
(R) - 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....
(R)
Florida
- 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:...
(D)
Georgia
- 2. Herman E. Talmadge (D)
- 3. Richard Brevard Russell (D)
Hawaii
- 1. Hiram FongHiram FongHiram Leong Fong , born Yau Leong Fong , was an American businessman and politician from Hawaii. He is most notable for his service as Republican United States Senator from 1959 to 1977, and for being the first Asian American and Chinese American to be elected as such...
(R) - 2. Daniel InouyeDaniel InouyeDaniel Ken "Dan" Inouye is the senior United States Senator from Hawaii, a member of the Democratic Party, and the President pro tempore of the United States Senate making him the highest-ranking Asian American politician in American history. Inouye is the chairman of the United States Senate...
(D)
Idaho
- 2. Leonard B. JordanLeonard B. JordanLeonard Beck "Len" Jordan was the 23rd Governor of Idaho and United States Senator from Idaho.Jordan served in World War I as an Army officer. He was a sheep rancher in Hell's Canyon during the Great Depression...
(R) - 3. Frank F. Church (D)
Illinois
- 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...
(D)
Indiana
- 1. Vance HartkeVance HartkeRupert Vance Hartke was a Democratic United States Senator from Indiana from 1959 until 1977.-Early life, education, military service:...
(D) - 3. Birch E. Bayh II (D)
Iowa
- 3. Bourke B. HickenlooperBourke B. HickenlooperBourke Blakemore Hickenlooper , was a Republican politician from the US state of Iowa. He was lieutenant governor from 1939 to 1943 and then the 29th Governor of Iowa from 1943 to 1945...
(R) - 2. Jack R. Miller (R)
Kansas
- 2. James B. PearsonJames B. PearsonJames Blackwood Pearson was a United States Senator from Kansas from 1962 to 1979.-Biography:Pearson was born in 1920 in Nashville, Tennessee, the son of a Methodist minister. With his parents, he moved to Virginia in 1934 and attended public school. He went on to attend college at Duke University...
(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:...
(R)
Kentucky
- 3. Thruston B. Morton (R)
- 2. John Sherman Cooper (R)
Louisiana
- 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:...
(D)
Maine
- 1. Edmund MuskieEdmund MuskieEdmund Sixtus "Ed" Muskie was an American politician from Rumford, Maine. He served as Governor of Maine from 1955 to 1959, as a member of the United States Senate from 1959 to 1980, and as Secretary of State under Jimmy Carter from 1980 to 1981...
(D) - 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...
(R)
Maryland
- 1. James Glenn BeallJames Glenn BeallJames Glenn Beall was a Republican member of the United States Senate, representing the State of Maryland from 1953–1965. He was also a United States Congressman, representing the sixth district of Maryland from 1943–1953.-Biography:...
(R) - 3. Daniel B. Brewster (D)
Massachusetts
- 2. Leverett SaltonstallLeverett SaltonstallLeverett A. Saltonstall was an American Republican politician who served as the 55th Governor of Massachusetts and as a United States Senator .-Biography:...
(R) - 1. Ted KennedyTed KennedyEdward Moore "Ted" Kennedy was a United States Senator from Massachusetts and a member of the Democratic Party. Serving almost 47 years, he was the second most senior member of the Senate when he died and is the fourth-longest-serving senator in United States history...
(D)
Michigan
- 2. Patrick V. McNamaraPatrick V. McNamaraPatrick Vincent McNamara was a Democratic United States Senator from the state of Michigan.McNamara was born in North Weymouth, Massachusetts and attended the public schools in nearby Weymouth and the Fore River Apprentice School in Quincy. He moved to Detroit, Michigan in 1921, and became active...
(D) - 1. Philip A. Hart (D)
Minnesota
- 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), until December 29, 1964 - Walter MondaleWalter MondaleWalter Frederick "Fritz" Mondale is an American Democratic Party politician, who served as the 42nd Vice President of the United States , under President Jimmy Carter, and as a United States Senator for Minnesota...
(DFL), from December 30, 1964 - 1. Eugene McCarthyEugene McCarthyEugene 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)
Mississippi
- 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)
Missouri
- 3. Edward V. LongEdward V. LongEdward Vaughn Long was a United States Senator from Missouri and a member of the Democratic Party. He served in the United States Senate from 1960 until 1968....
(D) - 1. Stuart SymingtonStuart SymingtonWilliam Stuart Symington was a businessman and political figure from Missouri. He served as the first Secretary of the Air Force from 1947 to 1950 and was a Democratic United States Senator from Missouri from 1953 to 1976.-Education and business career:...
(D)
Montana
- 2. Lee MetcalfLee MetcalfLee Warren Metcalf was an American politician of the Democratic Party and was a United States Representative, and a United States Senator from Montana....
(D) - 1. Michael J. Mansfield (D)
Nebraska
- 1. Roman HruskaRoman HruskaRoman Lee Hruska was a Republican U.S. Senator from the state of Nebraska. Hruska was known as one of the most vocal conservatives in the United States Senate during the 1960s and 1970s.-Life and career:...
(R) - 2. Carl CurtisCarl CurtisCarl Thomas Curtis was an American politician from the U.S. state of Nebraska. He served as a Republican in the House of Representatives and later the Senate ....
(R)
Nevada
- 3. Alan BibleAlan BibleAlan Harvey Bible was a Nevada politician of the Democratic Party who served as a United States Senator from 1954 until 1974.-Biography:...
(D) - 1. Howard W. Cannon (D)
New Hampshire
- 2. Thomas J. McIntyreThomas J. McIntyreThomas James McIntyre was a U.S. senator from New Hampshire, and a member of the Democratic Party.Born in Laconia, New Hampshire, he attended the public and parochial schools of Laconia; he graduated from Manlius Military School in Manlius, New York, in 1933, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New...
(D) - 3. Norris CottonNorris CottonNorris H. Cotton was an American Republican politician from the state of New Hampshire.Norris Cotton was born on a farm in Warren, New Hampshire. He was educated at Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire and Wesleyan University in Connecticut...
(R)
New Jersey
- 1. Harrison A. Williams, Jr. (D)
- 2. Clifford P. CaseClifford P. CaseClifford Philip Case was an American lawyer and Republican Party politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives and the State of New Jersey in the United States Senate .-Biography:Clifford P. Case was born in Franklin Park in Somerset County, New Jersey...
(R)
New Mexico
- 1. Edwin L. MechemEdwin L. MechemEdwin Leard Mechem was a prominent Republican politician from New Mexico. He served as the 15th, 17th and 19th Governor of New Mexico and represented the state in the United States Senate...
(R), until November 3, 1964 - Joseph MontoyaJoseph MontoyaJoseph Manuel Montoya was a Democratic U.S. Senator for the State of New Mexico from 1964 until 1977.-Education:...
(D), from November 4, 1964 - 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...
(D)
New York
- 1. Kenneth KeatingKenneth KeatingKenneth Barnard Keating , was a United States Representative and a U.S. Senator from New York, and in later life, an appellate judge and a diplomat representing the United States as ambassador to India and later to Israel.-Life:...
(R) - 3. 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)
North Carolina
- 2. B. Everett JordanB. Everett JordanBenjamin Everett Jordan was a Democratic U.S. Senator from the state of North Carolina from 1958 until 1973. He lived most of his life in Alamance County, North Carolina....
(D) - 3. Sam ErvinSam ErvinSamuel James "Sam" Ervin Jr. was a Democratic Senator from North Carolina from 1954 until 1974. A native of Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, he liked to call himself a "country lawyer", and often told humorous stories in his Southern drawl...
(D)
North Dakota
- 1. Quentin N. BurdickQuentin N. BurdickQuentin Northrup Burdick was a United States Senator from North Dakota from August 8, 1960 until his death in 1992. Prior to that he had served in the United States House of Representatives from January 3, 1959 to August 8, 1960. He was the son of NPL North Dakota Congressman Usher L...
(D) - 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....
(R)
Ohio
- 3. Frank J. LauscheFrank J. LauscheFrank John Lausche was a Democratic politician from Ohio. He served as the 47th mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, as the 55th and 57th Governor of Ohio, and as a United States Senator from Ohio for two terms .-Biography:His family originates from Slovenia. After serving in the U.S...
(D) - 1. Stephen M. YoungStephen M. YoungStephen Marvin Young was an American politician of the Democratic Party from Ohio. He was a United States Senator from Ohio from 1958 until 1971....
(D)
Oklahoma
- 2. J. Howard EdmondsonJ. Howard EdmondsonJames Howard Edmondson was the 16th Governor of Oklahoma from 1959 to 1963. Elected at the age of 33, Edmondson is the youngest governor in the history of the state.- Biography :...
(D), from January 7, 1963 - November 3, 1964 - Fred R. HarrisFred R. HarrisFred Roy Harris is a former Democratic United States Senator from the state of Oklahoma. He served from 1964 until 1973.-Biography:...
(D), from November 4, 1964 - 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...
(D)
Oregon
- 3. Wayne L. Morse (D)
- 2. Maurine Brown NeubergerMaurine Brown NeubergerMaurine Brown Neuberger was an United States senator for the State of Oregon from November 1960 to January 1967. She was the fourth woman elected to the United States Senate and the tenth woman to serve in the body. She and her husband, Richard L. Neuberger, are regarded as the Senate's first...
(D)
Pennsylvania
- 3. Joseph S. ClarkJoseph S. ClarkJoseph Sill Clark, Jr. was a U.S. lawyer and Democratic Party politician in the mid-20th century. He served as the mayor of Philadelphia from 1952 until 1956, and as a United States Senator from Pennsylvania from 1957 until 1969...
(D) - 1. Hugh D. Scott, Jr. (R)
Rhode Island
- 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. Claiborne PellClaiborne PellClaiborne de Borda Pell was a United States Senator from Rhode Island, serving six terms from 1961 to 1997, and was best known as the sponsor of the Pell Grant, which provides financial aid funding to U.S. college students. A Democrat, he was that state's longest serving senator.-Early years:Pell...
(D)
South Carolina
- 2. Strom ThurmondStrom ThurmondJames Strom Thurmond was an American politician who served as a United States Senator. He also ran for the Presidency of the United States in 1948 as the segregationist States Rights Democratic Party candidate, receiving 2.4% of the popular vote and 39 electoral votes...
(D) to (R), September 16, 1964 - 3. Olin D. JohnstonOlin D. JohnstonOlin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston was a Democratic Party politician from the US state of South Carolina. He served as the 98th Governor of South Carolina, 1935–1939 and 1943–1945, and represented the state in the United States Senate from 1945 until his death in 1965.-Early Life, Military Involvement,...
(D)
South Dakota
- 2. Karl E. Mundt (R)
- 3. George McGovernGeorge McGovernGeorge Stanley McGovern is an historian, author, and former U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, and the Democratic Party nominee in the 1972 presidential election....
(D)
Tennessee
- 1. Albert A. Gore Sr. (D)
- 2. C. Estes Kefauver (D), until August 10, 1963
- Herbert S. Walters (D), from August 20, 1963 - November 3, 1964
- Ross BassRoss BassRoss Bass was an American florist, postmaster, Congressman, and United States Senator from Tennessee.- Background :...
(D), from November 4, 1964
Texas
- 1. Ralph YarboroughRalph YarboroughRalph Webster Yarborough was a Texas Democratic politician who served in the United States Senate and was a leader of the progressive or liberal wing of his party in his many races for statewide office...
(D) - 2. John TowerJohn TowerJohn Goodwin Tower was the first Republican United States senator from Texas since Reconstruction. He served from 1961 until his retirement in January 1985, after which time he was the chairman of the Reagan-appointed Tower Commission that investigated the Iran-Contra Affair. He was George H. W...
(R)
Utah
- 1. Frank Moss (D)
- 3. Wallace F. BennettWallace F. BennettWallace Foster Bennett was a Republican Senator representing the U.S. state of Utah .-Life and career:...
(R)
Vermont
- 1. Winston L. ProutyWinston L. ProutyWinston Lewis Prouty was a United States Representative and Senator from Vermont.Winston Lewis Prouty was born in Newport, Vermont, to Willard Robert Prouty and Margaret Prouty. The Prouty family owned and operated Prouty & Miller, a lumber and building materials company, with forests east of the...
(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...
(R)
Virginia
- 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...
(D)
Washington
- 3. Warren G. MagnusonWarren G. MagnusonWarren Grant "Maggie" Magnuson was a United States Senator of the Democratic Party from Washington from 1944 until 1981. Upon leaving the Senate, he was the most senior member of the body...
(D) - 1. Henry M. JacksonHenry M. JacksonHenry Martin "Scoop" Jackson was a U.S. Congressman and Senator from the state of Washington from 1941 until his death...
(D)
West Virginia
- 1. Robert ByrdRobert ByrdRobert Carlyle Byrd was a United States Senator from West Virginia. A member of the Democratic Party, Byrd served as a U.S. Representative from 1953 until 1959 and as a U.S. Senator from 1959 to 2010...
(D) - 2. Jennings RandolphJennings RandolphJennings Randolph was an American politician from West Virginia. He was a member of the Democratic Party and was the last surviving member of the United States Congress to have served during the first 100 days of Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration.-Early life and career:Randolph was born in...
(D)
Wisconsin
- 3. Gaylord A. Nelson (D), from January 8, 1963
- 1. William ProxmireWilliam ProxmireEdward William Proxmire was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senator from Wisconsin from 1957 to 1989.-Personal life:...
(D)
Wyoming
- 1. Gale W. McGeeGale W. McGeeGale William McGee was a United States Senator of the Democratic Party, and United States Ambassador to the Organization of American States...
(D) - 2. Milward L. SimpsonMilward L. SimpsonMilward Lee Simpson was an American politician who served as a U.S. Senator and as the 23rd Governor of Wyoming.-Life and career:...
(R)
Alabama
. George Huddleston, Jr.George Huddleston, Jr.
George Huddleston, Jr. was a Democratic Congressman from Alabama.Huddleston was born in Birmingham, Alabama. He is the son of George Huddleston, who represented the Birmingham area in Congress from 1915 to 1937...
(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). Armistead I. Selden, Jr.
Armistead I. Selden, Jr.
Armistead Inge Selden, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.-Early life and military service:Born in Greensboro, Alabama, Selden attended the public schools. He graduated from Greensboro High School in 1938 and from the University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee, in 1942...
(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)
Arizona
. John Jacob RhodesJohn Jacob Rhodes
John Jacob Rhodes, Jr. was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Republican Party, Rhodes was elected as a U.S. Representative from the state of Arizona. He was preceded in office by Democrat John Murdock, and succeeded by fellow Republican John McCain...
(R). Mo Udall
Mo Udall
Morris King "Mo" Udall was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Arizona from May 2, 1961 to May 4, 1991...
(D). George Frederick Senner, Jr. (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). 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....
(D)
California
. Don H. Clausen (R), from January 22, 1963. Harold T. JohnsonHarold T. Johnson
Harold T. "Bizz" Johnson was an American politician from California and a member of the Democratic party.-Political career:...
(D). John E. Moss
John E. Moss
John Emerson Moss was an American politician of the Democratic party, noted for his championing of the federal Freedom of Information Act through multiple sessions of the United States House of Representatives where he served from 1953 to 1978.Moss was born in Hiawatha, Carbon County, Utah, in...
(D). Robert L. Leggett
Robert L. Leggett
Robert Louis Leggett was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in Richmond, California, Leggett attended the public schools there. He served as an enlisted man in the United States Naval Air Corps from 1944 to 1946....
(D). John F. Shelley (D), until January 7, 1964
- Phillip BurtonPhillip BurtonPhillip Burton was a United States Representative from California. A Democrat, he was instrumental in creating the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Burton was one of the first members of Congress to acknowledge the need for AIDS research and introduce an AIDS bill. He was the brother of...
(D), from February 18, 1964. William S. MailliardWilliam S. MailliardWilliam S. Mailliard was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California. He was born in Belvedere, California; attended elementary and secondary schools in the San Francisco Bay Area, and the Taft School, Watertown, Connecticut, 1933–1935...
(R). Jeffery CohelanJeffery CohelanJeffery Cohelan was a United States Representative from California. He was born in San Francisco, California and attended the public schools and San Mateo Junior College. He earned his B.A. from the University of California's School of Economics...
(D). George P. Miller (D). Don EdwardsDon EdwardsWilliam Donlon Edwards is an American politician of the Democratic Party, formerly a member of the United States House of Representatives from California.-Biography:...
(D). Charles S. GubserCharles S. GubserCharles Samuel Gubser was a Republican U.S. Representative from California.Born in Gilroy, California, Gubser attended public schools. He graduated from San Jose State Junior College in 1934, the University of California in 1937, and then did two years of graduate work. He taught at Gilroy Union...
(R). Jesse A. Younger (R). Burt L. TalcottBurt L. TalcottBurt Lacklen Talcott is a former member of the United States Congress from the State of California.-Military career:Born in Billings, Montana Talcott received his degree from Stanford University in 1942, after which he enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps where he became a bomber pilot...
(R). Charles M. TeagueCharles M. TeagueCharles McKevett Teague was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in Santa Paula, California, Teague attended the public schools....
(R). John F. Baldwin, Jr.John F. Baldwin, Jr.John Finley Baldwin, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in Oakland, California, Baldwin graduated from San Ramon Valley Union High School in Danville, California, and from the University of California at Berkeley in 1935, majoring in accounting and finance.He served as assistant...
(R). John J. McFallJohn J. McFallJohn Joseph McFall was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the state of California, rising to the position of House Majority Whip.-Early life and career:...
(D). Bernice F. Sisk (D). Cecil R. KingCecil R. KingCecil 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). Harlan HagenHarlan HagenHarlan Francis Hagen was a United States Representative from California. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1953 to 1967, representing the 14th District of California....
(D). Chet Holifield (D). H. Allen SmithH. Allen Smith (representative)H. Allen Smith was a Republican representative from California.Born in Dixon, Lee County, Illinois, October 8, 1909, Smith was an F.B.I...
(R). Augustus F. HawkinsAugustus F. HawkinsAugustus Freeman "Gus" Hawkins was a prominent African American Democratic Party politician and a figure in the history of Civil Rights and organized labor. He served as the first African American from California in the United States Congress, where he sponsored the Humphrey-Hawkins Full...
(D). James C. CormanJames C. CormanJames Charles Corman was a Los Angeles City Council member from 1957 to 1961 and a Democratic Congressman from California between 1961 and 1981.-General:...
(D). Clyde DoyleClyde DoyleClyde 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), until March 14, 1963 - Del M. ClawsonDel M. ClawsonDelwin Morgan Clawson was born in Thatcher, Arizona and attended Gila College there 1933–1934. He was manager of the Mutual Housing Association of Compton, 1947–1963....
(R), from June 11, 1963. Glenard P. LipscombGlenard P. LipscombGlenard Paul Lipscomb was a United States Congressman from the state of California.Born in Jackson County, Michigan, Lipscomb moved to California with his parents in 1920, where the family settled in Los Angeles. He was educated in the Los Angeles public schools, including Belmont High School...
(R). Ronald B. CameronRonald B. CameronRonald Brooks Cameron was a U.S. Representative from California's 25th congressional district.-Biography:Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Cameron graduated from Western Reserve Academy, Hudson, Ohio, 1945....
(D). James RooseveltJames RooseveltJames Roosevelt was the oldest son of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. He was a United States Congressman, an officer in the United States Marine Corps, an aide to his father, the official Secretary to the President, a Democratic Party activist, and a businessman.-Early life:Roosevelt was...
(D). Everett G. BurkhalterEverett G. BurkhalterEverett Glen Burkhalter , who went by Everett G. Burkhalter, was a film studio electrician who turned to politics in 1941 and became a member of the California State Assembly, the Los Angeles City Council and the U.S. Congress in the middle part of the 20th century.-Biography:Burkhalter was born in...
(D). Alphonzo E. Bell, Jr.Alphonzo E. Bell, Jr.Alphonzo "Al" Bell, Jr. was an eight-term United States Representative from California, who represented Los Angeles, California's influential Westside.-Family Background & Early Life:...
(R). George Brown, Jr.George Brown, Jr.George Edward Brown, Jr. was an American politician. He was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1963 to 1971 and from 1973 to 1999, representing Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Riverside counties in California.-Background:Brown was born in Holtville, California...
(D). Edward R. RoybalEdward R. RoybalEdward Ross "Ed" Roybal was a member of the Los Angeles, California, City Council for thirteen years and of the U.S. House of Representatives for thirty years.-Biography:...
(D). Charles H. WilsonCharles H. WilsonCharles Herbert Wilson was a California Democratic politician from the Los Angeles area. He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1963 to 1981.-Early life:...
(D). Craig HosmerCraig HosmerChester Craig Hosmer was a United States Representative from California.Hosmer was born in Brea, California, in Orange County. He attended the public schools, graduated from Long Beach Polytechnic High School...
(R). Harry R. SheppardHarry R. SheppardHarry 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). Richard T. HannaRichard T. HannaRichard Thomas Hanna was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in Kemmerer, Wyoming, Hanna graduated from Pasadena Junior College, Pasadena, California. He received his B.A. and LL.B. from the University of California, Los Angeles, California. He was a lawyer in private practice...
(D). James B. UttJames B. UttJames Boyd Utt was a conservative Republican Congressman from populous Orange County, California, from 1953 to 1970.-Biography:...
(R). Bob WilsonBob Wilson (US politician)Robert Carlton "Bob" Wilson was an American politician. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives. He was a member of the Republican Party.-Biography:...
(R). Lionel Van DeerlinLionel Van DeerlinLionel Van Deerlin was an American politician who served as a Democratic United States Representative from California from 1963 to 1981, representing a San Diego area district.-Biography:...
(D). Patrick M. MartinPatrick M. MartinPatrick Minor Martin was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in Norfolk, Nebraska, Martin attended the public schools....
(R)
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). Don Brotzman (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
. Emilio Q. DaddarioEmilio Q. Daddario
Emilio Quincy Daddario was an American Democratic politician from Connecticut. He served as a member of the 86th through 91st United States Congresses.-Life and career:...
(D). William L. St. Onge (D). Robert N. Giaimo (D). Abner W. Sibal
Abner W. Sibal
Abner Woodruff Sibal was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.-Biography:Born in Ridgewood, New York, Sibal graduated from Norwalk High School in 1938. He was in the Wesleyan University, A.B., 1943, and St. John's University School of Law, LL.B., 1949...
(R). John S. Monagan
John S. Monagan
John S. Monagan was a Connecticut politician and author.Monagan graduated from Dartmouth College in 1933, where he majored in French literature and was the editor of the Dartmouth Jack-O-Lantern...
(D). Bernard F. Grabowski
Bernard F. Grabowski
Bernard Francis Grabowski is a former U.S. Representative from Connecticut.- Biography :Grabowski was born in New Haven, Connecticut, attended St. Stanislaus Parochial School, and graduated from Bristol High School in Bristol, Connecticut in 1941. He served in the United States Army from 1943 to...
(D)
Delaware
. Harris B. McDowell, Jr.Harris B. McDowell, Jr.
Harris B. McDowell, Jr. was an American farmer and politician from Middletown, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and five terms as U. S. Representative from Delaware.-Early life and family:McDowell was born near...
(D)
Florida
. Robert L. F. SikesRobert 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). 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). Claude Pepper
Claude Pepper
Claude Denson Pepper was an American politician of the Democratic Party, and a spokesman for left-liberalism and the elderly. In foreign policy he shifted from pro-Soviet in the 1940s to anti-Communist in the 1950s...
(D). Dante B. Fascell (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). Paul G. Rogers (D). James A. Haley
James A. Haley
James Andrew Haley was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Born in Jacksonville, Alabama, Haley attended the public schools and the University of Alabama. During World War I, Haley enlisted in Troop A, Second Cavalry, in April 1917 and served overseas. He was an accountant in Sarasota, Florida from...
(D). Donald Ray Matthews
Donald Ray Matthews
Donald Ray "Billy" Matthews was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Born in Micanopy, Florida, Matthews attended the public schools of Hawthorne, Florida....
(D). Don Fuqua
Don Fuqua
Don Fuqua is a U.S. Democratic politician.Fuqua graduated from the University of Florida in 1957. He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives from Florida and served from January 3, 1963 to January 3, 1987.During most of his congressional career, Fuqua maintained his...
(D). Sam M. Gibbons (D). Edward J. Gurney
Edward J. Gurney
Edward John Gurney was an American politician from Florida, where he served as a Representative and a United States Senator. He was the first Republican Senator elected from Florida since Reconstruction.-Biography:...
(R). William C. Cramer
William C. Cramer
William Cato Cramer was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Cramer was born in Denver, Colorado. He was three years old when his parents moved to St. Petersburg, Florida. He attended the public schools and St...
(R)
Georgia
. G. Elliott Hagan (D). J. L. PilcherJ. L. Pilcher
John Leonard Pilcher was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.Born on a farm near Meigs, Georgia, Pilcher attended public schools in the area....
(D). 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). John J. Flynt, Jr. (D). Charles Weltner
Charles Weltner
Charles Weltner was a politician from the U.S. state of Georgia.Weltner was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He received a bachelor's degree from Oglethorpe University in 1948. Then, in 1950, he received a law degree from Columbia Law School...
(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). John W. Davis
John W. Davis
John William Davis was an American politician, diplomat and lawyer. He served as a United States Representative from West Virginia , then as Solicitor General of the United States and US Ambassador to the UK under President Woodrow Wilson...
(D). J. Russell Tuten
J. Russell Tuten
James Russell Tuten was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.Born on a farm in Appling County, Georgia, Tuten was educated in county public schools, South Georgia College at Douglas, and Georgia Southern College at Statesboro....
(D). Phillip M. Landrum
Phillip M. Landrum
Phillip Mitchell Landrum was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Georgia.Born in Martin, Georgia, Landrum attended the public schools and Mercer University, in Macon, Georgia....
(D). Robert G. Stephens, Jr. (D)
Hawaii
. Thomas Ponce Gill (D). Spark Masayuki Matsunaga (D)Idaho
. Compton I. White, Jr.Compton I. White, Jr.
Compton Ignatius White, Jr. was a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Idaho. Most prominently, he served in the United States House of Representatives from 1963 to 1967...
(D). Ralph R. Harding
Ralph R. Harding
Ralph R. Harding was a former congressman from eastern Idaho; he served two terms as a Democrat from 1961-65....
(D)
Illinois
. William L. Dawson (D). Barratt O'HaraBarratt O'Hara
Barratt O'Hara of Chicago was the 30th Lieutenant Governor of Illinois from 1913 to 1917 and a U.S. Representative from Illinois from 1949 to 1951 and from 1953 to 1969.-External links: Retrieved on 2008-02-09...
(D). William T. Murphy
William T. Murphy
William Thomas Murphy of Chicago was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1959-1971. He was a graduate of Loyola University Chicago. He was a Democrat. Moreover, Murphy served in the First World War and was a Chicago Alderman....
(D). Edward J. Derwinski (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), until April 14, 1964. Roland V. Libonati
Roland V. Libonati
Roland Victor Libonati was a United States Representative from Illinois.Libonati was born in Chicago, Illinois. He earned an Associate of Arts degree from the Lewis Institute in 1918. During World War I, he served as a lieutenant in the United States Army...
(D). Dan Rostenkowski
Dan Rostenkowski
Daniel David "Dan" Rostenkowski was a United States Representative from Illinois, serving from 1959 to 1995. Raised in a blue-collar neighborhood on the Northwest Side of Chicago, Rostenkowski rose to become one of the most powerful legislators in Washington. He was a member of the Democratic Party...
(D). Edward R. Finnegan (D), until December 6, 1964. Harold R. Collier
Harold R. Côllier
Harold Reginald Collier was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois....
(R). Roman C. Pucinski (D). Robert McClory
Robert McClory
Robert McClory was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Riverside, Illinois, McClory attended the public schools, L'Institut Sillig, Vevey, Switzerland from 1925 to 1926, and Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire from 1926 to 1928. He graduated from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 1932...
(R). Donald Rumsfeld
Donald Rumsfeld
Donald Henry Rumsfeld is an American politician and businessman. Rumsfeld served as the 13th Secretary of Defense from 1975 to 1977 under President Gerald Ford, and as the 21st Secretary of Defense from 2001 to 2006 under President George W. Bush. He is both the youngest and the oldest person to...
(R). Elmer J. Hoffman
Elmer J. Hoffman
Elmer Joseph Hoffman was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born on a farm in Du Page County, near Wheaton, Illinois, Hoffman attended the public schools of Wheaton. He enlisted in the Artillery Corps during the First World War and served in France. After the war, he helped operate his father's...
(R). Charlotte T. Reid (R). John B. Anderson
John B. Anderson
John Bayard Anderson is a former United States Congressman and Presidential candidate from Illinois. He was a U.S. Representative from the 16th Congressional District of Illinois for ten terms from 1961 through 1981 and an Independent candidate in the 1980 presidential election. He was previously...
(R). Leslie C. Arends (R). Robert H. Michel
Robert H. Michel
Robert Henry "Bob" Michel is an American Republican Party politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives for 38 years. He represented central Illinois' 18th congressional district, and was the GOP leader in Congress, serving as Minority Leader for 14 years during an era...
(R). Robert T. McLoskey
Robert T. McLoskey
Robert Thaddeus McLoskey was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Monmouth, Illinois, McLoskey graduated from Monmouth High School, Monmouth, Illinois, 1924.B.A., Monmouth College, Monmouth, Illinois, 1928....
(R). Paul Findley
Paul Findley
Paul Findley is a former United States Representative from Illinois, representing its 20th District. A Republican, he was first elected in 1961. Findley lost his seat in 1982 to current United States Senator Dick Durbin. Findley attended Illinois College and is a member of Phi Alpha Literary Society...
(R). Kenneth J. Gray
Kenneth J. Gray
Kenneth James Gray was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in West Frankfort, Illinois, Gray attended the West Frankfort and Pope County elementary schools and graduated from Frankfort Community High School. He was owner of Gray Motors, West Frankfort, Illinois from 1942 to 1954...
(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). George E. Shipley
George E. Shipley
George Edward Shipley was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Richland County, near Olney, Illinois, Shipley attended the East Richland High School, Olney, Illinois....
(D). Melvin Price (D)
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). John Brademas
John Brademas
John Brademas is an American politician and educator originally from Indiana. He served as Majority Whip of the United States House of Representatives for the Democratic Party from 1977 to 1981 at the conclusion of a twenty-year career as a member of the United States House of Representatives...
(D). 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). J. Edward Roush
J. Edward Roush
John Edward Roush was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Barnsdall, Oklahoma, Roush graduated from Huntington High School, Huntington, Indiana, 1938.A.B., Huntington College, Huntington, Indiana, 1942....
(D). Richard L. Roudebush
Richard L. Roudebush
Richard Lowell Roudebush was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born on a farm in Hamilton County, near Noblesville, Indiana, Roudebush attended Hamilton County schools. He graduated from Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1941...
(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). Donald C. Bruce
Donald C. Bruce
Donald Cogley Bruce was a U.S. Representative from Indiana and a founder of the American Conservative Union....
(R)
Iowa
. Fred SchwengelFred Schwengel
Frederick Delbert Schwengel was a Republican U.S. Representative from southeastern Iowa.-Personal background:Born on a farm near Sheffield, Iowa, Schwengel attended the rural schools in West Fork Township and high schools in Chapin and Sheffield, Iowa...
(R). James E. Bromwell
James E. Bromwell
James Edward Bromwell was a two-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 2nd congressional district. He was elected in 1960, re-elected in 1962, and defeated in 1964....
(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). John Kyl (R). Neal Smith (D). 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). 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)
Kansas
. Bob DoleBob Dole
Robert Joseph "Bob" Dole is an American attorney and politician. Dole represented Kansas in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1996, was Gerald Ford's Vice Presidential running mate in the 1976 presidential election, and was Senate Majority Leader from 1985 to 1987 and in 1995 and 1996...
(R). William Henry Avery (R). Robert Fred Ellsworth
Robert Fred Ellsworth
Robert Fred Ellsworth was a United States' legislator and diplomat. He served as the United States Permanent Representative to NATO between 1969 and 1971...
(R). Garner E. Shriver
Garner E. Shriver
Garner E. Shriver was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.-Biography:Born in Towanda, Kansas, Shriver attended the public schools of Towanda and Wichita.He moved to Wichita, Kansas, in 1925....
(R). Joe Skubitz
Joe Skubitz
Joe Skubitz was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.Born in Frontenac, Kansas, Skubitz attended grade school in Ringo, Kansas, and high schools in Girard and Frontenac, Kansas....
(R)
Kentucky
. Frank A. StubblefieldFrank Stubblefield
Frank Albert Stubblefield , a Democrat, represented Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives.Stubblefield was born and schooled in Kentucky and attended the University of Arizona for one year in 1927...
(D). William Huston Natcher
William Huston Natcher
William Huston Natcher was a Democratic congressman, serving in the United States House of Representatives from 1953 to 1994.-Early life:...
(D). Gene Snyder
Gene Snyder
Marion Eugene Snyder was an American politician elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives from two different districts in Kentucky....
(R). Frank Chelf
Frank Chelf
Frank Leslie Chelf was a United States Representative from Kentucky. He was born on a farm near Elizabethtown, Kentucky. He attended the public schools as well as Centre College at Danville, Kentucky and St. Mary’s College...
(D). Eugene Siler
Eugene Siler
Eugene Siler was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky between 1955 and 1965. He was the only member of the House of Representatives to oppose the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution...
(R). 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). Carl D. Perkins
Carl D. Perkins
Carl 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)
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). Joe Waggonner, Jr. (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). Theo A. Thompson (D). Gillis W. Long (D)
Maine
. Stanley R. TupperStanley R. Tupper
Stanley Roger Tupper was a U.S. Representative from Maine. Born in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, Tupper was educated in Boothbay Harbor public schools, Hebron Academy, Hebron, Maine. Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont, and LaSalle Extension University, Chicago, Illinois.He served in the United...
(R). Clifford G. McIntire
Clifford G. McIntire
Clifford 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)
Maryland
. Rogers MortonRogers Morton
Rogers Clark Ballard Morton was an American politician who served as Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Commerce under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, respectively...
(R). Clarence Long
Clarence Long
Clarence Dickinson Long, PhD , known as "Doc Long", was a Democratic U.S. Congressman who represented the 2nd congressional district of Maryland from January 3, 1963 to January 3, 1985. Long became Chairman of the subcommittee on Foreign Operations of the House Appropriations Committee. In this...
(D). 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). Richard Lankford
Richard Lankford
Richard Estep Lankford represented the fifth district of the state of Maryland in the United States House of Representatives for five terms from 1955 to 1965....
(D). Charles Mathias, Jr.
Charles Mathias, Jr.
Charles McCurdy "Mac" Mathias, Jr. was a Republican member of the United States Senate, representing Maryland from 1969 to 1987...
(R). Samuel Friedel
Samuel Friedel
Samuel Nathaniel Friedel , a Democrat, was a U.S. Congressman who represented the 7th congressional district of Maryland from January 3, 1953 to January 3, 1971....
(D). Carlton R. Sickles
Carlton R. Sickles
Carlton Ralph Sickles was an American lawyer and a Congressman from .Sickles was born in Hamden, Connecticut. After graduating from Georgetown in 1943, Sickles entered the U.S. Army and served until the end of World War II. He returned home to study law and was admitted to the bar in 1948...
(D)
Massachusetts
. Silvio Conte (R). Edward BolandEdward Boland
Edward Patrick Boland was a politician from the state of Massachusetts. A Democrat, he was a representative from Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district....
(D). 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). F. Bradford Morse
F. Bradford Morse
Frank Bradford Morse was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts. He had a notable career in the United States Congress and the United Nations. On Capitol Hill he served in various capacities for nearly twenty years, the last twelve as Congressman from Lowell,...
(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). Torbert Macdonald
Torbert Macdonald
Torbert Hart Macdonald , nicknamed Torby, was a politician from Massachusetts. He served as aDemocratic member of the United States House of Representatives....
(D). Tip O'Neill
Tip O'Neill
Thomas Phillip "Tip" O'Neill, Jr. was an American politician. O'Neill was an outspoken liberal Democrat and influential member of the U.S. Congress, serving in the House of Representatives for 34 years and representing two congressional districts in Massachusetts...
(D). John W. McCormack (D). Joseph William Martin, Jr.
Joseph William Martin, Jr.
Joseph William Martin, Jr. was a Republican Congressman and Speaker of the House from North Attleborough, Massachusetts. He was notably the only Republican to serve as Speaker between 1931 and 1995....
(R). James A. Burke
James A. Burke
James Anthony Burke was a United States Representative from Massachusetts from 1959 to 1979.He was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He was educated in the Boston public schools and Lincoln Preparatory School and attended Suffolk University...
(D). Hastings Keith
Hastings Keith
Hastings Keith was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. Keith was born in Brockton, Massachusetts on November 22, 1915. He graduated from Brockton High School, Deerfield Academy, and the University of Vermont at Burlington in 1938. He performed graduate work at Harvard University...
(R)
Michigan
. Lucien N. NedziLucien N. Nedzi
Lucien Norbert Nedzi is a former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Michigan....
(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). August E. Johansen
August E. Johansen
August Edgar Johansen was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Biography:Johansen was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and attended the public schools in Battle Creek, Michigan. He attended Olivet College in 1922 and 1923, and Western Michigan College of Education in Kalamazoo in 1923...
(R). Edward Hutchinson (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). Charles E. Chamberlain
Charles E. Chamberlain
Charles Ernest Chamberlain was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Chamberlain was born in Locke Township, Michigan and after graduating from Lansing Central High School in Lansing, went on to earn a B.S. degree in 1941 from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. He earned an LL.B...
(R). James G. O'Hara
James G. O'Hara
James Grant O'Hara was a soldier and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan, serving as U.S. Representative from 1959 to 1977.-Early life:...
(D). R. James Harvey (R). Robert P. Griffin
Robert P. Griffin
Robert Paul Griffin was a U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan and Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court....
(R). Elford Cederberg (R). Victor A. Knox
Victor A. Knox
Victor Alfred Knox was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Knox was born on a farm in Chippewa County, Michigan, near Sault Ste. Marie. He attended the public schools and engaged in farming until 1943. He was the treasurer of Soo Township in 1923 and 1924, and Chippewa County supervisor,...
(R). 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), until August 9, 1964. Charles C. Diggs, Jr. (D). Harold M. Ryan
Harold M. Ryan
Harold Martin Ryan was a politician and judge from the U.S. state of Michigan.Ryan was born in Detroit, Michigan. He graduated from St. Joseph’s High School in 1929...
(D). John Dingell
John Dingell
John David Dingell, Jr. is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1955 . He is a member of the Democratic Party...
(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). Martha W. Griffiths (D). William S. Broomfield (R). Neil Staebler
Neil Staebler
Neil Oliver Staebler was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Staebler was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan and graduated from Ann Arbor High School in 1922. He received a B.A. from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1926. He served on the staff of the Office of Price Administration,...
(D)
Minnesota
. Al QuieAl Quie
Albert Harold Quie is an American politician who served as the 35th Governor of Minnesota from January 4, 1979, to January 3, 1983.-State and national government service:...
(R).Ancher Nelsen
Ancher Nelsen
Ancher Nelsen , was a politician who served as the Lieutenant Governor of the state of Minnesota.-Biography:...
(R).Clark MacGregor
Clark MacGregor
Clark MacGregor was a Republican U.S. Representative from Minnesota's 3rd Congressional District.MacGregor was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and graduated cum laude from Dartmouth College in the class of 1944 and the University of Minnesota Law School in 1946 . He was elected to the U.S...
(R).Joseph Karth
Joseph Karth
Joseph Edward Karth was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota; born in New Brighton, Ramsey County, Minnesota; he attended public schools and the University of Nebraska School of Engineering; interrupted his education during the Second World War to serve in the United States Army, with service in...
(DFL).Donald M. Fraser
Donald M. Fraser
Donald MacKay Fraser is an American politician from Minneapolis, Minnesota.-Early life:Donald Fraser played a critical role in making human rights an important part of U.S. policy. Fraser was born on 20 February 1924 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Everett and Lois Fraser. His parents were émigrés...
(DFL).Alec Olson (DFL).Odin Langen (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)
Mississippi
. Thomas G. Abernethy (D). Jamie L. WhittenJamie 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). John B. Williams (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)
Missouri
. Frank M. KarstenFrank M. Karsten
Frank Melvin Karsten was a Democratic United States Representative from Missouri.Born in San Antonio, Texas, Karsten graduated from Beaumont High School, St...
(D). Thomas B. Curtis
Thomas B. Curtis
Thomas 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). Leonor Sullivan
Leonor Sullivan
Leonor Kretzer Sullivan was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri. She was a Democrat and the first woman in Congress from Missouri....
(D). William J. Randall
William J. Randall
William J. Randall was a former member of the United States House of Representatives. He was a member of the Democratic Party from Missouri....
(D). Richard Bolling (D). William Raleigh Hull, Jr.
William Raleigh Hull, Jr.
William Raleigh Hull, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Missouri's 6th congressional district. He was born in Weston, Missouri into a prominent tobacco raising family. He was co-owner of Hull’s Tobacco Warehouse in Weston, director of First National Bank, Leavenworth, Kansas and a mayor of...
(D). Durward Gorham Hall
Durward Gorham Hall
Dr. Durward Gorham Hall was a six-term US representative from Missouri's 7th congressional district.-Biography:He was born in Cassville, Missouri on September 14, 1910 and graduated from Greenwood Laboratory School at Southwest Missouri State Teacher's College; later becoming Southwest Missouri...
(R). Richard H. Ichord II
Richard Howard Ichord Jr.
Richard Howard Ichord Jr. was a significant U.S. anti-Communist political figure. A member of the...
(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), until May 12, 1964
- William L. HungateWilliam L. HungateWilliam Leonard Hungate was a United States Representative from Missouri from November 3, 1964 to January 3, 1977, representing the Ninth Congressional District. Following his retirement from the U.S...
(D), from November 3, 1964. Paul C. JonesPaul C. JonesPaul 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)
Montana
. Arnold OlsenArnold Olsen
Arnold Olsen was a U.S. Democratic politician from the state of Montana.-Early life:He was born in Butte, Montana on December 17, 1916. He attended Butte public schools, the Montana School of Mines, 1934–1936, and graduated from the Montana State University Law School , Missoula, Montana in 1940...
(D). James Franklin Battin
James Franklin Battin
James Franklin Battin was a Republican U.S. Representative from the U.S. state of Montana, and later a United States federal judge....
(R)
Nebraska
. Ralph F. BeermannRalph F. Beermann
Ralph Frederick Beermann was a Nebraska Republican politician.Born near Dakota City, Nebraska, USA, Ralph Frederick Beermann graduated from Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa and then attended various Army specialist schools...
(R). Glenn Cunningham
Glenn Cunningham (Nebraska)
Glenn Clarence Cunningham was a Nebraska Republican politician.He was born in Omaha, Nebraska on September 10, 1912 and graduated from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 1935. He sold insurance for a while. From 1946 to 1948 he was a member of the Omaha board of education and a member of...
(R). David T. Martin (R)
New Hampshire
. Louis Crosby Wyman (R). James Colgate ClevelandJames Colgate Cleveland
James Colgate Cleveland was an American politician in the Republican party. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1963 until 1981....
(R)
New Jersey
. William T. CahillWilliam T. Cahill
William Thomas Cahill was an American Republican Party politician who served as the 46th Governor of New Jersey, from 1970 to 1974, and who represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district in the U.S...
(R). Milton W. Glenn
Milton W. Glenn
Milton Willits Glenn was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1957-1965.-Biography:Glenn attended the schools of the Atlantic City School District...
(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). Frank Thompson, Jr. (D). Peter Frelinghuysen, Jr.
Peter Frelinghuysen, Jr.
Peter Hood Ballantine Frelinghuysen II represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican from 1953 to 1975.-Biography:...
(R). Florence P. Dwyer
Florence P. Dwyer
Florence Price "Flo" Dwyer , born Florence Louise Price in Reading, Pennsylvania, was an American Republican Party politician and U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 6th and 12th Congressional Districts...
(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). Charles S. Joelson (D). 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). Peter W. Rodino, Jr. (D). Joseph G. Minish (D). George M. Wallhauser
George M. Wallhauser
George Marvin Wallhauser was an American Republican Party politician. He served as U.S. Representative from New Jersey's 12th Congressional District from 1959-1965....
(R). Cornelius E. Gallagher (D). Dominick V. Daniels
Dominick V. Daniels
Dominick Vincent Daniels was an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 14th congressional district from 1959-1977....
(D). Edward J. Patten
Edward J. Patten
Edward James Patten was an American lawyer and politician. Patten, a Democrat, represented the now-redistricted New Jersey's 15th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for seventeen years, lasting from 1963 until 1980.-Background:Patten was born and attended public...
(D)
New Mexico
. Thomas G. MorrisThomas G. Morris
Thomas Gayle Morris is a U.S. Democratic politician.He was born in Eastland County, Texas. Morris served in the New Mexico House of Representatives. He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives from New Mexico and served from January 3, 1959 to January 3, 1969. He...
(D). Joseph Montoya
Joseph Montoya
Joseph Manuel Montoya was a Democratic U.S. Senator for the State of New Mexico from 1964 until 1977.-Education:...
(D), until November 3, 1964
New York
. Otis G. PikeOtis G. Pike
Otis Grey Pike is a retired Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.-Early life:...
(D). James R. Grover, Jr.
James R. Grover, Jr.
James Russell Grover, Jr. is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.-Biography:...
(R). Steven B. Derounian (R). John W. Wydler
John W. Wydler
John Waldemar Wydler was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Wydler was born in Brooklyn. He served in the United States Army Air Corps from 1942 until 1945. He graduated from Brown University in 1947 and Harvard University Law School in 1950...
(R). Frank J. Becker
Frank J. Becker
Frank John Becker was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Becker was born in Brooklyn. During World War I, he enlisted in the United States Army on July 22, 1918 and served until September 22, 1919. He was a member of the New York State Assembly from...
(R). Seymour Halpern
Seymour Halpern
Seymour Halpern was a United States Representative from New York. He was born in New York City November 19, 1913. He graduated from Richmond Hill High School and attended Seth Low College of Columbia University from 1932 to 1934...
(R). Joseph P. Addabbo (D). Benjamin S. Rosenthal (D). James J. Delaney (D). Emanuel Celler
Emanuel Celler
Emanuel Celler was an American politician from New York who served in the United States House of Representatives for almost 50 years, from March 1923 to January 1973. He was a member of the Democratic Party.-Early life:...
(D). Eugene J. Keogh (D). Edna F. Kelly
Edna F. Kelly
Edna 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). Abraham J. Multer
Abraham J. Multer
Abraham 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). John J. Rooney
John J. Rooney
John James Rooney was a Democratic politician from New York.Rooney was born in Brooklyn in 1903. In 1925, he graduated with a law degree from Fordham University and practiced law following his admission to the bar the next year...
(D). Hugh L. Carey (D). John M. Murphy
John M. Murphy
John Michael Murphy is a former Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York.He was born in Staten Island, New York City, New York and attended La Salle Military Academy, Amherst College, and the United States Military Academy in West Point.He served in the U.S...
(D). John V. Lindsay (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). Leonard Farbstein
Leonard Farbstein
Leonard Farbstein was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives from New York City. Farbstein was born in New York City, and graduated from High School of Commerce. He attended City College of New York, Hebrew Union Teachers College, and graduated from New York University Law School, in 1924...
(D). William Fitts Ryan (D). James C. Healey
James C. Healey
James Christopher Healey was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York....
(D). Jacob H. Gilbert
Jacob H. Gilbert
Jacob H. Gilbert was a United States Representative from New York between 1960 and 1971.Gilbert was born in Bronx, N.Y., He attended the public schools and graduated from St. John’s College and from St. John's University School of Law...
(D). Charles A. Buckley
Charles A. Buckley
Charles Anthony Buckley was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York....
(D). Paul A. Fino
Paul A. Fino
Paul Albert Fino was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York....
(R). Robert R. Barry
Robert R. Barry
Robert Raymond Barry was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Barry was born in Omaha, Nebraska. He attended Hamilton College from 1933 until 1936. During World War II he worked in the office of the Undersecretary of the Navy...
(R). Ogden R. Reid
Ogden R. Reid
Ogden Rogers Reid is a former United States Representative from New York.Reid was born in New York, New York and he graduated from Deerfield Academy and Yale University. He was widely known by his nickname, "Brownie." His family owned the New York Herald Tribune and, before that the New York...
(R). Katharine St. George
Katharine St. George
Katharine 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 Wharton
J. Ernest Wharton
James Ernest Wharton was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.-Biography:...
(R). 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). Carleton J. King
Carleton J. King
Carleton James King was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.King was born in Saratoga Springs, New York. He graduated from Union College and Albany Law School in 1926. He was an assistant district attorney of Saratoga County, New York from 1942 until...
(R). Clarence E. Kilburn
Clarence E. Kilburn
Clarence 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). Alexander Pirnie
Alexander Pirnie
Alexander Pirnie was an American congressman. He was born in Pulaski, New York, USA. He received his undergraduate and law degrees from Cornell University in 1924 and 1926, where he was also a member of the Quill and Dagger society...
(R). Howard W. Robison
Howard W. Robison
Howard Winfield Robison was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York....
(R). R. Walter Riehlman
R. Walter Riehlman
Roy 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). Samuel S. Stratton (D). Frank Horton (R). Harold C. Ostertag
Harold C. Ostertag
Harold 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). Charles E. Goodell (R). John R. Pillion
John R. Pillion
John Raymond Pillion was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York....
(R). William E. Miller
William E. Miller
William 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). Thaddeus J. Dulski
Thaddeus J. Dulski
Thaddeus Joseph Dulski was an American congressman who represented the state of New York. He was born in Buffalo, New York, USA on September 27, 1915. He studied at the University of Buffalo. From 1940 to 1947 he worked for the Internal Revenue Service...
(D)
North Carolina
. Herbert C. Bonner (D). Lawrence H. FountainLawrence H. Fountain
Lawrence H. Fountain , generally known as L.H. Fountain, was a Democratic U.S. representative from North Carolina from 1953 to 1983.-Early life:...
(D). David N. Henderson
David N. Henderson
David Newton Henderson was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina.Born on a farm near Hubert, North Carolina, HendersonB.S., Wallace High School, Wallace, North Carolina, 1938....
(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). Ralph James Scott
Ralph James Scott
Ralph James Scott was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1957 and 1967.Born near Pinnacle, North Carolina in Surry County, Scott attended public schools and then Wake Forest University, where he studied law...
(D). Horace R. Kornegay
Horace R. Kornegay
Horace Robinson Kornegay was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina.Born in Asheville, North Carolina, Kornegay was educated in the public schools of Greensboro, North Carolina, graduating from Greensboro Senior High School in 1941.He attended Georgia School of Technology and graduated from...
(D). Alton Asa Lennon
Alton Asa Lennon
Alton Asa Lennon of Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C., was a Democratic U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina between 1953 and 1954, and later, a member of the U.S...
(D). Charles R. Jonas
Charles R. Jonas
Charles Raper Jonas was a U.S. representative from North Carolina for ten terms . At the time of his election in 1952, he became the first Republican to represent his state in either house of the U.S. Congress since his own father, Charles A. Jonas, and George M...
(R). James T. Broyhill (R). Basil Whitener (D). Roy A. Taylor
Roy A. Taylor
Roy Arthur Taylor was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina.Born in Vader, Washington, Taylor graduated from Asheville-Biltmore College, Asheville, North Carolina, 1929....
(D)
North Dakota
. Hjalmar Carl NygaardHjalmar Carl Nygaard
Hjalmar Carl Nygaard was a United States Representative from North Dakota, elected as a Republican to the 87th and 88th Congresses and served from January 3, 1961, until his death.-Background:...
(R), until July 18, 1963
- Mark Andrews (R), from October 22, 1963. Don L. ShortDon L. ShortDon Levingston Short was a cattle rancher and politician from Billings County, North Dakota. His career in politics reached its pinnacle when he was elected as a U.S. Representative in 1958, and was a member of the United States Congress from January 3, 1959 to January 3, 1965.-Biography:Don L...
(R)
Ohio
. Carl W. Rich (R). Donald D. ClancyDonald D. Clancy
Donald D. Clancy was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives. He represented the 2nd District of Ohio from 1961 until 1977.-Early life and education:...
(R). 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). William M. McCulloch (R). Delbert Latta (R). William H. Harsha (R). Clarence J. Brown
Clarence J. Brown
Clarence J. Brown, Sr. was an American newspaper publisher who represented Ohio as a Republican in the United States House of Representatives from 1939 to 1965.-Life and career:...
(R). Jackson E. Betts (R). Thomas L. Ashley (D). Homer E. Abele (R). Oliver P. Bolton
Oliver P. Bolton
Oliver Payne Bolton was an American politician of the Republican party who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1953–1957 and from 1963-1965. He was the son of long-serving Representative Frances P...
(R). Samuel L. Devine
Samuel L. Devine
Samuel Leeper Devine was an American politician of the Republican party who served in the United States House of Representatives as Representative of the 12th congressional district of Ohio from 3 January 1959 until 3 January 1981; he left office after being defeated by Democrat Bob Shamansky...
(R). Charles A. Mosher (R). William H. Ayres (R). Robert T. Secrest
Robert T. Secrest
Robert 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. Bow
Frank T. Bow
Frank 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). John M. Ashbrook
John M. Ashbrook
John Milan Ashbrook was an American politician of the Republican Party who served in the United States House of Representatives from Ohio from 1961 until his death. His father was William A. Ashbrook, a newspaper editor, businessman, and U.S...
(R). Wayne L. Hays (D). Michael J. Kirwan
Michael J. Kirwan
Michael Joseph Kirwan was a United States Democrat from Ohio who served as a Representative to the United States Congress from 1937 to 1970 elected in the 19th electoral district of Ohio...
(D). Michael A. Feighan
Michael A. Feighan
Michael A. Feighan was an American politician from Lakewood, Ohio, near Cleveland. He served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, and as a Democratic Party U.S. Representative from 1943 to 1971, serving Ohio's 20th congressional district.Originally, he was recruited by national...
(D). Charles A. Vanik (D). Frances P. Bolton
Frances P. Bolton
Frances Payne Bolton , born Frances P. Bingham, was a Republican politician from Ohio. She served in the United States House of Representatives. She was the first woman elected to Congress from Ohio. She was also the oldest woman to date to serve in the House of Representatives.Born in Cleveland,...
(R). William E. Minshall, Jr. (R). Robert Taft, Jr.
Robert Taft, Jr.
Robert Taft Jr. was a member of the Taft political family who served as a Republican Congressman from Ohio between 1963 and 1965, as well as between 1967 and 1971. He also served as a U.S. Senator between 1971 and 1976....
(R)
Oklahoma
. Page BelcherPage 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). Ed Edmondson
Ed Edmondson (U.S. politician)
Edmond "Ed" Augustus Edmondson was a U.S. politician from Oklahoma.-Early life:He was born and raised in Muskogee, Oklahoma, where he attended public school before going on to attend Muskogee Junior College. Upon graduation from the University of Oklahoma in 1940, he joined the Federal Bureau of...
(D). 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). 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)
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), until September 20, 1964
- Wendell WyattWendell WyattWendell Wyatt was a Republican United States Representative from Oregon's 1st congressional district who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1964 until 1975.- Life before Congress :...
(R), from November 3, 1964. Al UllmanAl UllmanAlbert Conrad "Al" Ullman , was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives who represented from 1957 to 1981...
(D). Edith GreenEdith GreenEdith Louise Starrett Green was an American politician and educator in the state of Oregon. A native of South Dakota, she was raised in Oregon and completed her education at the University of Oregon and Stanford University...
(D). Robert B. DuncanRobert B. DuncanRobert Blackford Duncan was an American politician from the state of Oregon. A Democrat, he served multiple terms in the Oregon Legislative Assembly and as a U.S. congressman from Oregon. In the Oregon House of Representatives he served as speaker for four years, and in the U.S. House he...
(D)
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). Robert N.C. Nix, Sr.
Robert N.C. Nix, Sr.
Robert Nelson Cornelius Nix, Sr. was the first African American to represent Pennsylvania in the House of Representatives. The Robert N.C...
(D). James A. Byrne
James A. Byrne
James Aloysius Byrne was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Jim Byrne was born in Philadelphia, PA. He attended St. Joseph’s College in Philadelphia. He was engaged in business as a mortician from 1937 to 1950. He was the county registrar for the Bureau...
(D). Herman Toll
Herman Toll
Herman Toll was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Toll was born in Kiev, Ukraine. He graduated from Temple University School of Law in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
(D). William J. Green, Jr.
William J. Green, Jr.
William Joseph Green, Jr. was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.William J. Green was born in Philadelphia, PA. He graduated from St. Joseph’s Preparatory School, and attended St. Joseph’s College, Philadelphia, PA. He was engaged in business as an...
(D), until December 21, 1963
- William J. Green, IIIWilliam J. Green, IIIWilliam Joseph Green, III is a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Green also served as the 94th Mayor of Philadelphia.-Youth:...
(D), from April 28, 1964. 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). William H. Milliken, Jr.William H. Milliken, Jr.William H. Milliken, Jr., August 19, 1897, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–July 4, 1969 , was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....
(R). Willard S. CurtinWillard S. CurtinWillard Sevier Curtin was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....
(R). Paul B. DaguePaul B. DaguePaul Bartram Dague was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
(R). Joseph M. McDadeJoseph M. McDadeJoseph Michael "Joe" McDade is a former member of the United States House of Representatives, having represented Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district.-Early life and career:...
(R). 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). J. Irving WhalleyJ. Irving WhalleyJohn Irving Whalley was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Early life and business activities:...
(R). Richard S. Schweiker (R). William S. MoorheadWilliam S. MoorheadWilliam Singer Moorhead was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Moorhead was born in Pittsburgh, PA, the son of prominent attorney William Singer Moorhead, Sr...
(D). Francis E. WalterFrancis E. WalterFrancis Eugene Walter was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
(D), until May 31, 1963 - Fred B. RooneyFred B. RooneyFrederick Bernard Rooney, Jr. was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....
(D), from July 30, 1963. John C. KunkelJohn C. KunkelJohn Crain Kunkel was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. He was the grandson of John Christian Kunkel, great-grandson of John Sergeant, and great-great-grandson of Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant and Robert Whitehill.He was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania,...
(R). Herman T. SchneebeliHerman T. SchneebeliHerman Theodore Schneebeli was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Herman Schneebeli was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Mercersburg Academy in 1926, Dartmouth College in 1930, and Tuck School of Administration and Finance in 1931...
(R). Robert J. CorbettRobert J. CorbettRobert James Corbett was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
(R). George Atlee GoodlingGeorge Atlee GoodlingGeorge Atlee Goodling was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.George Atlee Goodling was born in Loganville, Pennsylvania. During the First World War he served as a seaman, second class in the United States Navy from March 1918 to December 1918. He received a...
(R). Elmer J. HollandElmer J. HollandElmer Joseph Holland was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
(D). John H. DentJohn H. Dent (politician)John Herman Dent was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Early life and education:John Dent was born in Johnetta, Pennsylvania, to Samuel and Genevieve Dent...
(D). 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). Leon H. GavinLeon H. GavinLeon Harry Gavin was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....
(R), until September 15, 1963 - Albert W. JohnsonAlbert W. JohnsonAlbert Walter Johnson was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....
(R), from November 5, 1963. James D. WeaverJames D. WeaverJames Dorman Weaver was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, and a colonel in the United States Air Force before being posthumously promoted to Brigadier General....
(R). Frank M. ClarkFrank M. ClarkFrank Monroe Clark was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Early Life & Military Service:...
(D). 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). 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)
Rhode Island
. Fernand St. GermainFernand St. Germain
Fernand Joseph St. Germain is a former U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.Born in Blackstone, Massachusetts, St. Germain attended parochial schools in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. He graduated from Our Lady of Providence Seminary High School, 1945, and from Providence College, 1948...
(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...
(D)
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). Albert Watson (D). W.J. Bryan Dorn (D). Robert T. Ashmore
Robert T. Ashmore
Robert Thomas Ashmore was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina, cousin of John D. Ashmore.Born on a farm near Greenville, South Carolina, Ashmore attended the public schools of Greenville. He graduated from Furman University Law School, Greenville, South Carolina, in 1927...
(D). Robert W. Hemphill
Robert W. Hemphill
Robert Witherspoon Hemphill was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina, and later a long-serving United States federal judge. He was the great-great-nephew of Senator John Hemphill, great-nephew of John J...
(D), until May 1, 1964
- Thomas S. GettysThomas S. GettysThomas Smithwick Gettys was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born in Rock Hill, South Carolina, Gettys was educated in the Rock Hill public schools.He attended Clemson College.Erskine College, A.B., 1933....
(D), from November 3, 1964. John L. McMillanJohn L. McMillanJohn 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
. Ben ReifelBen Reifel
Benjamin "Ben" Reifel, also known as Lone Feather was a public administrator and politician of Lakota Sioux and German-American descent. He had a career with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, retiring as area administrator...
(R). E. Y. Berry (R)
Tennessee
. James H. Quillen (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), until January 7, 1964
- Irene BakerIrene BakerEdith Irene Bailey Baker was a United States Representative from Tennessee, the first woman to represent that state in the United States Congress as a member of the Republican Party...
(R), from March 10, 1964. William E. Brock III (R). Joe L. EvinsJoe L. EvinsJoseph 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). Richard H. Fulton (D). Ross BassRoss BassRoss Bass was an American florist, postmaster, Congressman, and United States Senator from Tennessee.- Background :...
(D), until November 3, 1964. Tom J. MurrayTom J. MurrayThomas Jefferson Murray , usually known as Tom J. Murray, was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1943 to 1966.-Early life:...
(D). Fats EverettFats EverettRobert Ashton "Fats" Everett was a Democratic Congressman from Tennessee from February 1, 1958 until his death.-Biography:Everett was a native of Obion County, Tennessee, being born on a farm near Union City...
(D). Clifford DavisClifford DavisClifford 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). Jack Brooks
Jack Brooks (politician)
Jack Bascom Brooks is a retired Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Texas, who served for more than 40 years in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was defeated for reelection in the 1994 election...
(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). Ray Roberts
Ray Roberts
Herbert Ray Roberts represented Texas's 4th congressional district from 1962 to 1981. Roberts was a Democrat.-Early life and education:...
(D). Bruce R. Alger (R). 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). John V. Dowdy (D). Albert Thomas
Albert Richard Thomas
This 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. Thompson
Clark W. Thompson
Clark 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), until December 20, 1963
- J. J. Pickle (D), from December 21, 1963. 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). James C. Wright, Jr. (D). Graham B. Purcell, Jr.Graham B. Purcell, Jr.Graham Boynton Purcell, Jr. was a United States Representative from Texas.Born in Archer City, Texas, Purcell attended the public schools and received his Bachelor of Science from The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas in 1946, and his LL.B...
(D). John Andrew YoungJohn Andrew YoungJohn Andrew Young was an Democratic politician from Texas who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1957 to 1979....
(D). Joe M. KilgoreJoe M. KilgoreJoe Madison Kilgore was a U.S. Representative from Texas.Born in Brown County, near Brownwood, Texas, Kilgore attended the public schools of Rising Star, Texas....
(D). Ed ForemanEd ForemanEdgar Franklin "Ed" Foreman is a motivational speaker in Dallas. He served one term representing a district in west Texas in the United States House of Representatives in 1963-65 and he served one term representing the southern district of New Mexico in Congress from 1969-71.-Early years in New...
(R). 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). Henry B. GonzalezHenry B. GonzalezHenry Barbosa González was a Democratic politician from the state of Texas. He represented Texas's 20th congressional district from 1961 to 1999.-Background:...
(D). O. Clark Fisher (D). Robert R. CaseyRobert R. CaseyRobert Randolph "Bob" Casey was a member of the United States House of Representatives. He was a Democrat from Texas.-Early life:...
(D). Joe R. PoolJoe R. PoolJoe Richard Pool was a U.S. Representative from Texas.Born in Fort Worth, Texas, Pool graduated from Oak Cliff High School Joe Richard Pool (February 18, 1911 – July 14, 1968) was a U.S. Representative from Texas.Born in Fort Worth, Texas, Pool graduated from Oak Cliff High School Joe...
(D)
Utah
. Laurence J. BurtonLaurence J. Burton
Laurence Junior Burton was a U.S. Representative from Utah.Born in Ogden, Utah, Burton graduated from Ogden High School in 1944.Enlisted in the United States Navy Air Corps and served from January 1945 to July 1946....
(R). Sherman P. Lloyd
Sherman P. Lloyd
Sherman Parkinson Lloyd was a U.S. Representative from Utah.- Biography :Lloyd was born in St. Anthony, Fremont County, Idaho, Lloyd's father was a counselor in the Stake Presidency at the time. Lloyd attended St. Anthony and Rexburg public schools. Lloyd was a member of The Church of Jesus...
(R)
Virginia
. Thomas N. DowningThomas N. Downing
Thomas Nelms Downing was a lawyer, politician, and Democratic Congressman from for nine terms.Downing was born and raised in Newport News, Virginia. He attended Newport News High School, and graduated from Virginia Military Institute in 1940...
(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). William M. Tuck
William M. Tuck
William Munford Tuck served as the 55th Governor of Virginia from 1946 to 1950 as a Democrat.He was the youngest son of Halifax County, Virginia tobacco warehouseman Robert James Tuck and Virginia Susan Fritts. Tuck graduated from the College of William and Mary, earning a teacher's certificate....
(D). Richard Harding Poff
Richard Harding Poff
Richard Harding Poff was an American politician and judge. He was first elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1952, representing Virginia's Sixth District...
(R). John Otho Marsh, Jr.
John Otho Marsh, Jr.
John Otho Marsh, Jr. served as the United States Secretary of the Army between 1981 and 1989. He also served in the United States House of Representatives from Virginia from 1963 to 1971. He graduated from Washington and Lee University, where he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity...
(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). William Pat Jennings
William Pat Jennings
William Pat Jennings was a United States Representative from Virginia. He was born on a farm in Camp in Smyth County, Virginia. He earned a B.S. degree from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Blacksburg, 1941. He entered the United States Army in July 1941 during World War II...
(D). Joel T. Broyhill (R)
Washington
. Thomas Minor Pelly (R). Alfred WestlandAlfred Westland
Alfred John "Jack" Westland was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1953 to 1965. He represented the Second Congressional District of Washington as a Republican. He was also an accomplished amateur golfer.Westland was born in Everett,...
(R). Julia Butler Hansen
Julia Butler Hansen
Julia Butler Hansen , born Julia Caroline Butler, June 14, 1907, in Portland, Oregon, USA, served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1960-1974. She represented Washington's Third Congressional District as a Democrat. She was the second woman and first Democratic woman...
(D). Catherine Dean Barnes May (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). K. William Stinson
K. William Stinson
K. William Stinson was a U.S. Representative from Washington.Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Stinson attended the public schools and Grand Rapids Junior College for two years. He graduated in 1952 from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.He entered executive training program of Westinghouse...
(R)
West Virginia
. Arch A. Moore, Jr.Arch A. Moore, Jr.
Arch Alfred Moore, Jr. was the 28th and 30th Governor of West Virginia from 1969 until 1977 and from 1985 until 1989. He was a Congressman from 1957 until entering the governor's office. He is a member of the United States Republican Party. He ran for reelection in 1988, but was defeated by...
(R). Harley O. Staggers (D). John M. Slack, Jr.
John M. Slack, Jr.
John Mark Slack, Jr. was an American politician from West Virginia. He was a Democrat.Slack was born in 1915 in Charleston, where he attended the public schools...
(D). Ken Hechler
Ken Hechler
Kenneth William Hechler is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented West Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1959 to 1977 and was West Virginia Secretary of State from 1985 to 2001....
(D). 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)
Wisconsin
. Henry C. SchadebergHenry C. Schadeberg
Henry Carl Schadeberg was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin from 1961–1965 and 1967 - 1971...
(R). Robert Kastenmeier
Robert Kastenmeier
Robert William Kastenmeier is a United States politician. He represented Wisconsin in the United States House of Representatives from 1959 to 1991, and is a member of the Democratic Party.-Education:...
(D). Vernon Wallace Thomson
Vernon Wallace Thomson
Vernon Wallace Thomson was the 34th Governor of Wisconsin from 1957 to 1959. Vernon Thomson was born in Richland Center, Wisconsin. He attended what is now Carroll University, in 1925, but graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, in 1927, where he was a member of the Chi Phi...
(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). Henry S. Reuss
Henry S. Reuss
Henry Schoellkopf Reuss was a Democrat U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.-Childhood and education:He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and grew up in that city's German section. Reuss earned his A.B. from Cornell University in 1933 and was a member of the Sphinx Head Society. He then earned his LL.B...
(D). William K. Van Pelt (R). Melvin R. Laird
Melvin R. Laird
Melvin Robert Laird is an American politician and writer. Laird was a Republican congressman who also served as Richard Nixon's Secretary of Defense from 1969 to 1973. Laird urged Nixon to maintain a policy of withdrawing US soldiers from Vietnam...
(R). John W. Byrnes
John W. Byrnes
John William Byrnes was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin from 1945 until 1973, when he did not seek reelection. He also served in the Wisconsin State Senate.-External links:...
(R). Lester Johnson
Lester Johnson
Lester Roland Johnson was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.-Biography:Born in Brandon, Wisconsin, Johnson attended the public schools and Lawrence University from 1919 to 1921....
(D). 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)
Senate
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| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Appointed to fill vacancy due to death of Sen. Robert S. Kerr
Robert S. Kerr
Robert 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...
in previous congress
| nowrap | J. Howard Edmondson
J. Howard Edmondson
James Howard Edmondson was the 16th Governor of Oklahoma from 1959 to 1963. Elected at the age of 33, Edmondson is the youngest governor in the history of the state.- Biography :...
(D)
| January 7, 1963
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| Wisconsin
(3)
| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Delayed taking oath of office in order to finish term as Governor of Wisconsin
Governor of Wisconsin
The Governor of Wisconsin is the highest executive authority in the government of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The position was first filled by Nelson Dewey on June 7, 1848, the year Wisconsin became a state...
| nowrap | Gaylord Nelson
Gaylord Nelson
Gaylord Anton Nelson was an American politician from Wisconsin who served as a United States Senator and governor. A Democrat, he was the principal founder of Earth Day.-Public service and leadership:...
(D)
| January 8, 1963
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| Tennessee
(2)
| nowrap | Estes Kefauver
Estes Kefauver
Carey Estes Kefauver July 26, 1903 – August 10, 1963) was an American politician from Tennessee. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the U.S...
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died August 10, 1963
| nowrap | Herbert S. Walters (D)
| August 20, 1963
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| California
(1)
| nowrap | 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)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died July 30, 1964
| nowrap | Pierre Salinger
Pierre Salinger
Pierre Emil George Salinger was a White House Press Secretary to U.S. Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson...
(D)
| August 4, 1964
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| South Carolina
(2)
| nowrap | Strom Thurmond
Strom Thurmond
James Strom Thurmond was an American politician who served as a United States Senator. He also ran for the Presidency of the United States in 1948 as the segregationist States Rights Democratic Party candidate, receiving 2.4% of the popular vote and 39 electoral votes...
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Changed political parties
| nowrap | Strom Thurmond
Strom Thurmond
James Strom Thurmond was an American politician who served as a United States Senator. He also ran for the Presidency of the United States in 1948 as the segregationist States Rights Democratic Party candidate, receiving 2.4% of the popular vote and 39 electoral votes...
(R)
| September 16, 1964
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| New Mexico
(1)
| nowrap | Edwin L. Mechem
Edwin L. Mechem
Edwin Leard Mechem was a prominent Republican politician from New Mexico. He served as the 15th, 17th and 19th Governor of New Mexico and represented the state in the United States Senate...
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 3, 1964
| nowrap | Joseph Montoya
Joseph Montoya
Joseph Manuel Montoya was a Democratic U.S. Senator for the State of New Mexico from 1964 until 1977.-Education:...
(D)
| November 4, 1964
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| Oklahoma
(2)
| nowrap | J. Howard Edmondson
J. Howard Edmondson
James Howard Edmondson was the 16th Governor of Oklahoma from 1959 to 1963. Elected at the age of 33, Edmondson is the youngest governor in the history of the state.- Biography :...
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Successor elected November 3, 1964
| nowrap | Fred R. Harris
Fred R. Harris
Fred Roy Harris is a former Democratic United States Senator from the state of Oklahoma. He served from 1964 until 1973.-Biography:...
(D)
| November 4, 1964
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| Tennessee
(2)
| nowrap | Herbert S. Walters (D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Successor elected November 3, 1964
| nowrap | Ross Bass
Ross Bass
Ross Bass was an American florist, postmaster, Congressman, and United States Senator from Tennessee.- Background :...
(D)
| November 4, 1964
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| Minnesota
(2)
| nowrap | Hubert Humphrey
Hubert Humphrey
Hubert 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)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 29, 1964 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 | Walter Mondale
Walter Mondale
Walter Frederick "Fritz" Mondale is an American Democratic Party politician, who served as the 42nd Vice President of the United States , under President Jimmy Carter, and as a United States Senator for Minnesota...
(DFL)
| December 30, 1964
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| California
(1)
| nowrap | Pierre Salinger
Pierre Salinger
Pierre Emil George Salinger was a White House Press Secretary to U.S. Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson...
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Successor elected. Resigned December 31, 1964
| nowrap | George Murphy
George Murphy
George Lloyd Murphy was an American dancer, actor, and politician.-Life and career:He was born in New Haven, Connecticut of Irish Catholic extraction, the son of Michael Charles "Mike" Murphy, athletic trainer and coach, and Nora Long. He was educated at Peddie School, Trinity-Pawling School, and...
(R)
| January 1, 1965
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House of Representatives
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| style="font-size:80%" | Rep. Clement W. Miller
Clement Woodnutt Miller
Clement Woodnutt Miller was a U.S. Representative from California, He was a grandson of Charles R. Miller and a nephew of Thomas W...
died during previous congress
| nowrap | Donald H. Clausen
Donald H. Clausen
Donald Holst Clausen is a former U.S. Representative from California.Born in Ferndale, California, Clausen graduated from elementary and high schools of Ferndale. He attended San José State University, California Polytechnic State University , Weber State University , and Saint Mary's College of...
(R)
| January 22, 1963
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| nowrap| 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)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died March 14, 1963
| nowrap | Del M. Clawson
Del M. Clawson
Delwin Morgan Clawson was born in Thatcher, Arizona and attended Gila College there 1933–1934. He was manager of the Mutual Housing Association of Compton, 1947–1963....
(R)
| June 11, 1963
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| nowrap| Francis E. Walter
Francis E. Walter
Francis Eugene Walter was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died May 31, 1963
| nowrap | Fred B. Rooney
Fred B. Rooney
Frederick Bernard Rooney, Jr. was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....
(D)
| July 30, 1963
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| nowrap| Hjalmar C. Nygaard
Hjalmar Carl Nygaard
Hjalmar Carl Nygaard was a United States Representative from North Dakota, elected as a Republican to the 87th and 88th Congresses and served from January 3, 1961, until his death.-Background:...
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died July 18, 1963
| nowrap | Mark Andrews (R)
| October 22, 1963
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| nowrap| Leon H. Gavin
Leon H. Gavin
Leon Harry Gavin was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died September 15, 1963
| nowrap | Albert W. Johnson
Albert W. Johnson
Albert Walter Johnson was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....
(R)
| November 3, 1963
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| nowrap| Homer Thornberry
Homer Thornberry
William Homer Thornberry was a United States Representative from the 10th congressional district of Texas from 1948 to 1963, and then was a federal judge.-Biography:...
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 20, 1963 after being appointed as a judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
The United States District Court For the Western District Of Texas is a Federal district court. The court convenes in San Antonio with divisions in Austin, Del Rio, El Paso, Midland, Pecos, and Waco. It has jurisdiction in over 50 Trans-Pecos, Permian Basin and Hill Country counties of the U.S....
| nowrap | J. J. Pickle (D)
| December 21, 1963
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| nowrap| 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)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died December 21, 1963
| nowrap | William J. Green, III
William J. Green, III
William Joseph Green, III is a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Green also served as the 94th Mayor of Philadelphia.-Youth:...
(D)
| April 28, 1964
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| nowrap| John Shelley
John Shelley
John Francis "Jack" Shelley was a U.S. politician. He served as the 35th mayor of San Francisco, from 1964 to 1968, the first Democrat elected to the office in 50 years, and the first in an unbroken line of Democratic mayors that lasts to the present .Shelley earned a law degree from the...
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 7, 1964 after being elected Mayor of San Francisco
Mayor of San Francisco
The Mayor of the City and County of San Francisco is the head of the executive branch of San Francisco's city and county government. The mayor has the duty to enforce city laws, and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, the legislative branch....
| nowrap | Phillip Burton
Phillip Burton
Phillip Burton was a United States Representative from California. A Democrat, he was instrumental in creating the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Burton was one of the first members of Congress to acknowledge the need for AIDS research and introduce an AIDS bill. He was the brother of...
(D)
| February 18, 1964
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| nowrap| 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)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died January 7, 1964
| nowrap | Irene Baker
Irene Baker
Edith Irene Bailey Baker was a United States Representative from Tennessee, the first woman to represent that state in the United States Congress as a member of the Republican Party...
(R)
| March 10, 1964
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| nowrap| Thomas J. O'Brien (D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died April 14, 1964
| Vacant
| Not filled this term
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| nowrap| Robert W. Hemphill
Robert W. Hemphill
Robert Witherspoon Hemphill was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina, and later a long-serving United States federal judge. He was the great-great-nephew of Senator John Hemphill, great-nephew of John J...
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned May 1, 1964 after being appointed judge of the US District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of SC
United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
The United States District Court for the District of South Carolina is the federal district court whose jurisdiction is the state of South Carolina...
| nowrap | Thomas S. Gettys
Thomas S. Gettys
Thomas Smithwick Gettys was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born in Rock Hill, South Carolina, Gettys was educated in the Rock Hill public schools.He attended Clemson College.Erskine College, A.B., 1933....
(D)
| November 3, 1964
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| nowrap| 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)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died May 12, 1964
| nowrap | William L. Hungate
William L. Hungate
William Leonard Hungate was a United States Representative from Missouri from November 3, 1964 to January 3, 1977, representing the Ninth Congressional District. Following his retirement from the U.S...
(D)
| November 3, 1964
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| nowrap| 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)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died August 9, 1964
| Vacant
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| nowrap| A. Walter Norblad
A. Walter Norblad
Albin Walter Norblad, Jr., was an American attorney and Republican politician in Oregon. He represented the U.S. state of Oregon's First District from January 18, 1946 until his death in the United States House of Representatives. His father was A. W. Norblad, Sr., a one-time Governor of...
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died September 20, 1964
| nowrap | Wendell Wyatt
Wendell Wyatt
Wendell Wyatt was a Republican United States Representative from Oregon's 1st congressional district who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1964 until 1975.- Life before Congress :...
(R)
| November 3, 1964
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| nowrap| Joseph Montoya
Joseph Montoya
Joseph Manuel Montoya was a Democratic U.S. Senator for the State of New Mexico from 1964 until 1977.-Education:...
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 3, 1964 after being elected to the US Senate
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| nowrap| Ross Bass
Ross Bass
Ross Bass was an American florist, postmaster, Congressman, and United States Senator from Tennessee.- Background :...
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 3, 1964 after being elected to the US Senate
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| nowrap| Edward R. Finnegan
Edward Rowan Finnegan
Edward Rowan Finnegan of Chicago was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1961 until 1964.Finnegan was born in Chicago and graduated with a BA from Loyola University Chicago and a law degree from the DePaul University School of Law in 1930. He started practicing as an attorney in 1931 and then...
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 6, 1964 after being appointed judge for the Circuit Court of Cook County
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: 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...
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: 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:...
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