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Republican Conference of the United States House of Representatives
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| Chairman | State | Congress | Dates |
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| Justin S. Morrill | Vermont | 38th–39th | 1863–1867 |
| N/A | 40th | 1867–1869 | |
| Robert C. Schenck Robert C. Schenck Robert Cumming Schenck was a Union Army general in the American Civil War, and American diplomatic representative to Brazil and the United Kingdom. He was at both battles of Bull Run and took part in the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1862, and the Battle of Cross Keys... / Nathaniel P. Banks | OH MA | 41st 41st | 1869–1871 1869–1871 |
| Austin Blair Austin Blair Austin Blair , also known as the Civil War Governor, was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan... | MI | 42nd | 1871–1873 |
| Horace Maynard Horace Maynard Horace Maynard was an American educator, attorney, politician and diplomat active primarily in the second half of the 19th century... | TN | 43rd | 1873–1875 |
| George W. McCrary George W. McCrary George Washington McCrary was a four-term Republican Congressman from Iowa's 1st congressional district, a United States Secretary of War in the cabinet of President Rutherford B. Hayes, and a federal circuit judge.... | IA | 44th | 1875–1877 |
| Eugene Hale Eugene Hale Eugene Hale was a Republican United States Senator from Maine.Born at Turner, Maine, he was educated in local schools and at Maine's Hebron Academy. He was admitted to the bar in 1857 and served for nine years as prosecuting attorney for Hancock County, Maine. He was elected to the Maine... | ME | 45th | 1877–1879 |
| William P. Frye William P. Frye William Pierce Frye was an American politician from the U.S. state of Maine. Frye spent most of his political career as a legislator, serving in the Maine House of Representatives and U.S. House of Representatives before being elected to the U.S. Senate, where he served for 30 years and died in... | ME | 46th | 1879–1881 |
| George M. Robeson George M. Robeson George Maxwell Robeson was an American Republican Party politician and lawyer from New Jersey who served as a Union army general during the American Civil War, and then as Secretary of the Navy during the Grant administration. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1879 to... | NJ | 47th | 1881–1883 |
| Joseph G. Cannon | IL | 48th–50th | 1883–1889 |
| Thomas J. Henderson Thomas J. Henderson (politician) Thomas Jefferson Henderson was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Brownsville, Tennessee, Henderson moved with his parents to Illinois at the age of eleven. He served as clerk of the Board of Commissioners of Stark County, Illinois from 1847 to 1849. and as clerk of the court of Stark... | IL | 51st–53rd | 1889–1895 |
| Charles H. Grosvenor Charles H. Grosvenor Charles Henry Grosvenor was a multiple-term U.S. Representative from Ohio, as well as a brigade commander in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:... | OH | 54th–55th | 1895–1899 |
| Joseph G. Cannon | IL | 56th–57th | 1899–1903 |
| William P. Hepburn | IA | 58th–60th | 1903–1909 |
| Frank D. Currier Frank Dunklee Currier Frank Dunklee Currier was a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire.Born in Canaan, New Hampshire, Currier attended the common schools, then Kimball Union Academy in Meriden, New Hampshire, and Doctor Hixon's School in Lowell, Massachusetts... | NH | 61st–62nd | 1909–1913 |
| William S. Greene William S. Greene William Stedman Greene was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Tremont, Illinois, Greene moved with his parents to Fall River, Massachusetts in 1844.... | MA | 63rd–65th | 1913–1919 |
| Horace M. Towner | IA | 66th–67th | 1919–1923 |
| Sydney Anderson Sydney Anderson Sydney Anderson was a Representative from Minnesota; born in Zumbrota, Minnesota, Goodhue County, Minnesota; attended the common schools; was graduated from high school in 1899; attended Highland Park College, Des Moines, Iowa, and the University of Minnesota at Minneapolis; studied law; was... | MN | 68th | 1923–1925 |
| Willis C. Hawley Willis C. Hawley Willis Chatman Hawley was an American politician and educator in the state of Oregon. A native of the state, he would serve as president of Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, where he earned his undergraduate and law degrees before entering politics... | OR | 69th–72nd | 1925–1933 |
| Robert Luce Robert Luce Robert Luce was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Auburn, Maine, Luce attended the public schools of Auburn and Lewiston, Maine, and Somerville, Massachusetts... | MA | 73rd | 1933–1935 |
| Frederick R. Lehlbach Frederick R. Lehlbach Frederick Reimold Lehlbach was an American lawyer and politician. As a Republican, Lehlbach served as the U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 10th congressional district from 1915 to 1933 and as the representative from New Jersey's 12th congressional district from 1933 to 1937. Lehlbach was also... | NJ | 74th | 1935–1937 |
| Roy Woodruff | MI | 75th–81st | 1937–1951 |
| Clifford Hope | KS | 82nd–84th | 1951–1957 |
| Charles Hoeven | IA | 85th–87th | 1957–1963 |
| 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... | MI | 88th | 1963–1965 |
| Melvin Laird | WI | 89th–90th | 1965–1969 |
| 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... | IL | 91st–95th | 1969–1979 |
| 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... | OH | 96th | 1979–1981 |
| Jack Kemp Jack Kemp Jack French Kemp was an American politician and a collegiate and professional football player. A Republican, he served as Housing Secretary in the administration of President George H. W. Bush from 1989 to 1993, having previously served nine terms as a congressman for Western New York's 31st... | NY | 97th–99th | 1981–1987 |
| Dick Cheney Dick Cheney Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney served as the 46th Vice President of the United States , under George W. Bush.... | WY | 100th | 1987–1989 |
| Jerry Lewis Jerry Lewis (politician) Charles Jeremy Lewis is the U.S. Representative for , and previously the 40th, 35th and 37th, serving since 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party. He is a former chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, serving in the role during the 109th Congress.-Early life, education, and... | CA | 101st–102nd | 1989–1993 |
| Richard Armey | TX | 103rd | 1993–1995 |
| John Boehner John Boehner John Andrew Boehner is the 61st and current Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party, he is the U.S. Representative from , serving since 1991... | OH | 104th–105th | 1995–1999 |
| J.C. Watts J.C. Watts Julius Caesar "J. C." Watts, Jr. is an American politician from Oklahoma who was a college football quarterback for the Oklahoma Sooners and professionally in the Canadian Football League. Watts served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003 as a Republican, representing the 4th... | OK | 106th–107th | 1999–2003 |
| Deborah Pryce Deborah Pryce Deborah D. Pryce is an American politician from Ohio and former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for Ohio's 15th congressional district, which includes the western half of Columbus and the surrounding suburbs.She is divorced from Randy Walker and now lives in Upper... | OH | 108th–109th | 2003–2007 |
| Adam Putnam Adam Putnam Adam H. Putnam is the current Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2001 until 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life, education and career:... | FL | 110th | 2007–2009 |
| Mike Pence Mike Pence Michael Richard "Mike" Pence is the U.S. Representative for Indiana's , and previously the , serving since 2001. The 6th district covers much of Eastern Indiana. He is a member of the Republican Party.... | IN | 111th | 2009–2011 |
| Jeb Hensarling Jeb Hensarling Jeb Hensarling has been the Republican congressman representing Texas' 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2003.-Early life:... | TX | 112th | 2011–present |