44th United States Congress
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The Forty-fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate
and the United States House of Representatives
. It met in Washington, D.C.
from March 4, 1875 to March 4, 1877, during the seventh and eighth years of Ulysses S. Grant
's presidency
. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives
was based on the Ninth Census of the United States in 1870
. The Senate had a Republican
majority, and the House had a Democratic
majority.
During this Congress, two Senate seats and one House seat were added for the new state, Colorado.
, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1880; Class 2 meant their term ended in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1876; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1878.
The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.
(R). Jeremiah N. Williams (D). Taul Bradford
(D). Charles Hays
(R). John H. Caldwell
(D). Goldsmith W. Hewitt
(D). William H. Forney
(D). Burwell B. Lewis
(D)
(D). William F. Slemons
(D). William W. Wilshire
(D). Thomas M. Gunter
(D)
(D). Horace F. Page
(R). John K. Luttrell
(D). Peter D. Wigginton
(D)
(R), from October 3, 1876
(D). James Phelps
(D). Henry H. Starkweather
(R), until January 28, 1876
(D)
(R). Josiah T. Walls
(R), until April 19, 1876
(D). William E. Smith
(D). Philip Cook
(D). Henry R. Harris
(D). Milton A. Candler
(D). James H. Blount
(D). William H. Felton
(ID). Alexander Stephens
(D). Benjamin H. Hill
(D), May 5, 1875 - March 3, 1877
(D). Carter H. Harrison
(D). Charles B. Farwell
(R), until May 6, 1876
(D). James D. Williams
(D), until December 1, 1876
(R). John Q. Tufts
(R). Lucien L. Ainsworth (D). Henry O. Pratt (R). James Wilson
(R). Ezekiel S. Sampson
(R). John A. Kasson
(R). James W. McDill
(R). S. Addison Oliver
(R)
(R). John R. Goodin
(D). William R. Brown
(R)
(D). John Y. Brown
(D). Charles W. Milliken
(D). J. Proctor Knott
(D). Edward Y. Parsons
(D), until July 8, 1876
(D). E. John Ellis
(D). Chester B. Darrall
(R). William M. Levy
(D). Frank Morey
(R), until June 8, 1876
(R). William P. Frye
(R). James G. Blaine
(R), until July 10, 1876
(D). William J. O'Brien
(D). Thomas Swann
(D). Eli J. Henkle
(D). William Walsh
(D)
(R), until March 7, 1875
(D). Henry Waldron
(R). George Willard
(R). Allen Potter
(D). William B. Williams
(R). George H. Durand
(D). Omar D. Conger
(R). Nathan B. Bradley
(R). Jay A. Hubbell
(R)
(R)
(D). G. Wiley Wells
(IR). Hernando Money
(D). Otho R. Singleton
(D). Charles E. Hooker
(D). John R. Lynch
(R)
(D). Erastus Wells
(D). William H. Stone (D). Robert A. Hatcher
(D). Richard P. Bland
(D). Charles H. Morgan (D). John F. Philips (D). Benjamin J. Franklin (D). David Rea
(D). Rezin A. De Bolt
(D). John B. Clark, Jr.
(D). John M. Glover (D). Aylett H. Buckner (D)
(R)
(R). Samuel A. Dobbins
(R). Miles Ross
(D). Robert Hamilton
(D). Augustus W. Cutler
(D). Frederick H. Teese (D). Augustus A. Hardenbergh (D)
(D). John G. Schumaker
(D). Simeon B. Chittenden
(IR). Archibald M. Bliss
(D). Edwin R. Meade
(D). Samuel S. Cox
(D). Smith Ely, Jr.
(D), until December 11, 1876
(D). John A. Hyman
(R). Alfred M. Waddell
(D). Joseph J. Davis
(D). Alfred M. Scales
(D). Thomas S. Ashe
(D). William M. Robbins
(D). Robert B. Vance
(D)
(D). Henry B. Banning
(D). John S. Savage
(D). John A. McMahon
(D). Americus V. Rice
(D). Frank H. Hurd
(D). Lawrence T. Neal
(D). William Lawrence
(R). Earley F. Poppleton
(D). Charles Foster (R). John L. Vance
(D). Ansel T. Walling
(D). Milton I. Southard
(D). Jacob P. Cowan (D). Nelson H. Van Vorhes
(R). Lorenzo Danford
(R). Laurin D. Woodworth
(R). James Monroe
(R). James A. Garfield (R). Henry B. Payne
(D)
(R). Charles O'Neill (R). Samuel J. Randall
(D). William D. Kelley
(R). John Robbins, Jr.
(D). Washington Townsend
(R). Alan Wood, Jr.
(R). Hiester Clymer
(D). A. Herr Smith
(R). William Mutchler
(D). Francis D. Collins
(D). Winthrop W. Ketcham (R), until July 19, 1876
(R). Latimer W. Ballou (R)
(R). Edmund W. M. Mackey
(IR), until July 19, 1876
(D). Jacob M. Thornburgh
(R). George G. Dibrell
(D). Samuel M. Fite
(D), until October 23, 1875
(D). David B. Culberson
(D). James W. Throckmorton
(D). Roger Q. Mills
(D). John Hancock
(D). Gustave Schleicher (D)
(IR). George W. Hendee (R)
(D). John Goode, Jr.
(D). Gilbert C. Walker
(D). William H. H. Stowell
(R). George Cabell
(D). John R. Tucker (D). John T. Harris
(D). Eppa Hutton, II
(D). William Terry (D)
(D). Charles J. Faulkner
(D). Frank Hereford
(D), until January 31, 1877
(R). Lucien B. Caswell
(R). Henry S. Magoon
(R). William P. Lynde
(D). Samuel D. Burchard
(D). Alanson M. Kimball
(R). Jeremiah M. Rusk
(R). George W. Cate
(D)
(R). Thomas W. Bennett
(I), until June 23, 1876
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| Louisiana (3)
| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Vacancy caused by the Senate in declining to seat rival claimants William L. McMillen
and P. B. S. Pinchback
. Successor was elected.
| nowrap | James B. Eustis
(D)
| January 10, 1876
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| Tennessee (1)
| nowrap | Andrew Johnson
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died July 31, 1875. An interim successor was appointed.
| nowrap | David M. Key
(D)
| August 18, 1875
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| Connecticut (3)
| nowrap | Orris S. Ferry
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died November 21, 1875. An interim successor was appointed.
| nowrap | James E. English
(D)
| November 27, 1875
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| Connecticut (3)
| nowrap | James E. English
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Successor elected May 17, 1876
| nowrap | William H. Barnum
(D)
| May 18, 1876
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| Maine (2)
| nowrap | Lot M. Morrill
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned July 7, 1876 after being appointed United States Secretary of the Treasury
| nowrap | James G. Blaine
(R)
| July 10, 1876
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| West Virginia (1)
| nowrap | Allen T. Caperton
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died July 26, 1876
| nowrap | Samuel Price
(D)
| August 26, 1876
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| Colorado (2)
| rowspan=2 | New seats
| rowspan=2 style="font-size:80%" | Colorado admitted to the Union August 1, 1876. Seats remained vacant until November 15, 1876
| nowrap | Henry M. Teller (R)
| rowspan=2 | November 15, 1876
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| Colorado (3)
| nowrap | Jerome B. Chaffee
(R)
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| Tennessee (1)
| nowrap | David M. Key
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Successor elected January 19, 1877
| nowrap | James E. Bailey
(D)
| January 19, 1877
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| West Virginia (1)
| nowrap | Samuel Price
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Successor elected January 26, 1877
| nowrap | Frank Hereford
(D)
| January 31, 1877
|}
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| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Rep-elect Garnett McMillan
died before taking seat
| nowrap | Benjamin H. Hill
(D)
| May 5, 1875
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| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Rep. Samuel F. Hersey
died during previous congress
| nowrap | Harris M. Plaisted
(R)
| September 13, 1875
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| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Rep.-elect Augustus F. Allen
died died before taking seat
| nowrap | Nelson I. Norton
(R)
| December 6, 1875
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| nowrap | James Buffington (R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died March 7, 1875
| nowrap | William W. Crapo
(R)
| November 2, 1875
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| nowrap | George A. La Dow
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died May 1, 1875
| nowrap | Lafayette Lane
(D)
| October 25, 1875
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| nowrap | Samuel M. Fite
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died October 23, 1875
| nowrap | Haywood Y. Riddle
(D)
| December 14, 1875
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| nowrap | Henry H. Starkweather
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died January 28, 1876
| nowrap | John T. Wait
(R)
| April 12, 1876
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| nowrap | Josiah T. Walls
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Lost contested election April 19, 1876
| nowrap | Jesse J. Finley
(D)
| April 19, 1876
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| nowrap | Charles B. Farwell
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Lost contested election May 6, 1876
| nowrap | John V. Le Moyne
(D)
| May 6, 1876
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| nowrap | William H. Barnum
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned May 18, 1876 after being elected to the US Senate
| nowrap | Levi Warner
(D)
| December 4, 1876
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| nowrap | Frank Morey
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Lost contested election June 8, 1876
| nowrap | William B. Spencer
(D)
| June 8, 1876
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| nowrap | Thomas W. Bennett)
(I)
| style="font-size:80%" | Lost contested election June 23, 1876
| nowrap | Stephen S. Fenn
(D)
| June 23, 1876
|-
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| nowrap | James G. Blaine
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned July 10, 1876 after being appointed to the US Senate
| nowrap | Edwin Flye
(R)
| December 4, 1876
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| nowrap | Edward Y. Parsons
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died July 18, 1876
| nowrap | Henry Watterson
(D)
| August 12, 1876
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| nowrap | Winthrop W. Ketcham (R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned July 19, 1876 after being appointed judge to the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
| nowrap | William H. Stanton (D)
| November 7, 1876
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| nowrap | Edmund W. M. Mackey
(IR)
| style="font-size:80%" |Seat declared vacant July 19, 1876
| nowrap | Charles W. Buttz
(R)
| November 7, 1876
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| nowrap | Rufus S. Frost
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Lost contested election July 28, 1876
| nowrap | Josiah G. Abbott
(D)
| July 28, 1876
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| nowrap | Thomas M. Patterson (D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Colorado admitted to the Union August 1, 1876
| colspan=2 | Statehood achieved
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| New seat
| style="font-size:80%" | Colorado admitted to the Union August 1, 1876. Seat remained vacant until October 3, 1876.
| nowrap | James B. Belford
(R)
| October 3, 1876
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| nowrap | Michael C. Kerr
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died August 19, 1876
| nowrap | Nathan T. Carr
(D)
| December 15, 1876
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| nowrap | James D. Williams
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 1, 1876 after being elected Governor of Indiana
| nowrap | Andrew Humphreys
(D)
| December 5, 1876
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| nowrap | Smith Ely, Jr.
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 11, 1876
| nowrap | David D. Field II (D)
| January 11, 1877
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| nowrap | William B. Spencer
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 8, 1877 to become an associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court
| Vacant
| Not filled this term
|-
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| nowrap | Frank Hereford
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 31, 1877 after being elected to the US Senate
| Vacant
| Not filled this term
|-
|
| nowrap | Benjamin H. Hill
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned March 3, 1877 after being elected to the US Senate
| 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, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
from March 4, 1875 to March 4, 1877, during the seventh and eighth years of Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States as well as military commander during the Civil War and post-war Reconstruction periods. Under Grant's command, the Union Army defeated the Confederate military and ended the Confederate States of America...
's presidency
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
was based on the Ninth Census of the United States in 1870
United States Census, 1870
The United State Census of 1870 was the ninth United States Census. Conducted by the Census Bureau in June 1870, the 1870 Census was the first census to provide detailed information on the black population, only years after the culmination of the Civil War when slaves were granted freedom. The...
. The Senate had a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
majority, and the House 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, 1875: Vice President Henry WilsonHenry WilsonHenry Wilson was the 18th Vice President of the United States and a Senator from Massachusetts...
died from a stroke - June 25, 1876: Custer's Last Stand at the Battle of Little Bighorn
- July 4, 1876: United States Centennial
- November 7, 1876: United States general elections, 1876, including the disputed Presidential election of 1876, later settled with the Compromise of 1877Compromise of 1877The Compromise of 1877, also known as the Corrupt Bargain, refers to a purported informal, unwritten deal that settled the disputed 1876 U.S. Presidential election and ended Congressional Reconstruction. Through it, Republican Rutherford B. Hayes was awarded the White House over Democrat Samuel J...
which ended Reconstruction.
Major legislation
- March 3, 1877: Desert Land ActDesert Land ActThe Desert Land Act was passed by the United States Congress on March 3, 1877 to encourage and promote the economic development of the arid and semiarid public lands of the Western states...
, ch. 107,
Party summary
The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this Congress, and includes members from vacancies and newly admitted states, when they were first seated. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section.During this Congress, two Senate seats and one House seat were added for the new state, Colorado.
Senate
| Affiliation | Party | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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... (D) |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... (R) |
Independent Republican Independent Republican (United States) Independent Republican is a term occasionally adopted by members of Congress in the United States to refer to their party affiliation and is also used for those on the state level who are Republicans but do not affiliate with the national Republican Party.... (IR) |
Other | Vacant | ||
| End of previous congress 43rd United States Congress The Forty-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1873 to March 4, 1875, during the fifth and sixth... |
20 | 51 | 0 | 2 |
73 | 1 |
| Begin | 26 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 1 |
| End | 28 | 45 | 76 | 0 | ||
| Final voting share | 36.8% | 63.2% | 0.0% | |||
| Beginning of the next congress 45th United States Congress -House of Representatives:-Leadership:-Senate:*President: William A. Wheeler *President pro tempore: Thomas W. Ferry -House of Representatives:*Speaker: Samuel J. Randall -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state... |
33 | 42 | 0 | 1 |
76 | 0 |
House of Representatives
| Affiliation | Party | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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... (D) |
Independent Democratic (ID) |
Independent Republican Independent Republican (United States) Independent Republican is a term occasionally adopted by members of Congress in the United States to refer to their party affiliation and is also used for those on the state level who are Republicans but do not affiliate with the national Republican Party.... (IR) |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... (R) |
Independent (I) |
Other | Vacant | ||
| End of previous congress 43rd United States Congress The Forty-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1873 to March 4, 1875, during the fifth and sixth... |
95 | 7 | 0 | 199 | 0 | 4 |
290 | 2 |
| Begin | 177 | 1 | 3 | 101 | 4 | 0 | 287 | 5 |
| End | 182 | 100 | 292 | 2 | ||||
| Final voting share | 62.8% | 35.8% | 1.4% | 0.% | ||||
| Beginning of the next congress 45th United States Congress -House of Representatives:-Leadership:-Senate:*President: William A. Wheeler *President pro tempore: Thomas W. Ferry -House of Representatives:*Speaker: Samuel J. Randall -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state... |
144 | 2 | 0 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 292 | 1 |
Leadership
Senate
- President: Henry WilsonHenry WilsonHenry Wilson was the 18th Vice President of the United States and a Senator from Massachusetts...
(R), died November 22, 1875, vacant thereafter. - 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...
: Thomas W. FerryThomas W. FerryThomas White Ferry was a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan.Ferry was born in the old Mission House on Mackinac Island. The community on Mackinac at that time included the military garrison, the main depot of John Jacob Astor's American Fur Company, and the mission....
(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...
: Michael C. KerrMichael C. KerrMichael Crawford Kerr was an American legislator.He was born at Titusville, Pennsylvania and educated at the Erie Academy. He graduated from Louisville University's Law School in 1851...
(D), died August 19, 1876- Samuel J. RandallSamuel J. RandallSamuel Jackson Randall was a Pennsylvania politician, attorney, soldier, and a prominent Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives during the late 19th century. He served as the 33rd Speaker of the House and a contender for his party's nomination for the President of the...
(D), elected December 4, 1876
- Samuel J. Randall
Members
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.Senate
Senators were elected by the state legislatures 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. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1880; Class 2 meant their term ended in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1876; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1878.
Alabama
- 3. George E. SpencerGeorge E. SpencerGeorge Eliphaz Spencer was a U.S. senator from the state of Alabama.Born in Champion, New York, he was educated at Montreal College in Canada. After relocating to Iowa he engaged in the study of law. During the Civil War, he enlisted as a captain on October 16, 1862. While serving on the staff of...
(R) - 2. George GoldthwaiteGeorge GoldthwaiteGeorge Goldthwaite was a U.S. senator from the state of Alabama. He served in the Senate from March 4, 1871 to March 4, 1877, and did not run for reelection.-External links:*...
(D)
Arkansas
- 2. Powell ClaytonPowell ClaytonPowell Clayton was an engineer, a Union Army general in the American Civil War, the first Reconstruction Governor of the State of Arkansas, and Ambassador to Mexico during the administrations of William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt.-Early life:Clayton was born in Bethel, Pennsylvania, to John...
(R) - 3. Stephen W. DorseyStephen Wallace DorseyStephen Wallace Dorsey was a Senator from Arkansas.He was born in Benson, Rutland County, Vermont, February 28, 1842 and moved to Ohio and settled in Oberlin. He attended the public schools....
(R)
California
- 3. Aaron A. SargentAaron Augustus SargentAaron Augustus Sargent was an American journalist, lawyer, politician and diplomat. He was sometimes called the "Senator for the Southern Pacific Railroad".-Biography:...
(R) - 1. Newton BoothNewton BoothNewton Booth was an American politician.Born in Salem, Indiana, he attended the common schools. In 1841, his parents Beebe and Hannah Booth moved from Salem to Terre Haute, Indiana. Newton graduated from Asbury University, later renamed DePauw University, in nearby Greencastle, Indiana. He studied...
(IR)
Colorado
- 3. Jerome B. ChaffeeJerome B. ChaffeeJerome Bonaparte Chaffee was an entrepreneur and United States Senator from Colorado. Chaffee County, Colorado is named after him.-Biography:...
(R), from November 15, 1876 - 2. Henry M. TellerHenry Moore TellerHenry Moore Teller was a U.S. politician. Secretary of the Interior between 1882 and 1885.-Biography:He served in the Senate and Cabinet for over thirty years, and was connected with the Free Silver question, beginning in 1880. During that time, he did much in and out of Congress with tongue and...
(R), from November 15, 1876
Connecticut
- 3. Orris S. FerryOrris S. FerryOrris Sanford Ferry was a Republican American lawyer and politician from Connecticut who served in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. He was also a Brigadier General in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Early life:Ferry was born on August 15, 1823...
(R), until November 21, 1875- James E. EnglishJames E. EnglishJames Edward English was a United States Representative and Senator from Connecticut. He was born in New Haven and attended the common schools; later, he engaged in the lumber business, banking, and manufacturing. He was a member of the New Haven board of selectmen from 1847 to 1861, and a member...
(D), November 27, 1875 – May 17, 1876 - William H. BarnumWilliam Henry BarnumWilliam Henry Barnum was a United States politician, serving as a state representative, U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, and finally as chairman of the Democratic National Committee...
(D), from May 18, 1876
- James E. English
- 1. William W. EatonWilliam W. EatonWilliam Wallace Eaton was a United States Representative and United States Senator from Connecticut.-Early career:...
(D)
Delaware
- 1. Thomas F. Bayard, Sr.Thomas F. BayardThomas Francis Bayard was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, who served three terms as U.S. Senator from Delaware, and as U.S. Secretary of State, and U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom.-Early life and family:Bayard was born in...
(D) - 2. Eli M. SaulsburyEli M. SaulsburyEli May Saulsbury was a lawyer and politician from Dover, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as U.S. Senator from Delaware....
(D)
Florida
- 3. Simon B. ConoverSimon B. ConoverSimon Barclay Conover was a Republican Senator from Florida.-Biography:Born in Middlesex County, New Jersey, Conover attended an academy in Trenton, New Jersey. He studied medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and graduated from the medical department of the University of Nashville in 1864...
(R) - 1. Charles W. JonesCharles W. JonesCharles William Jones was a United States Senator from Florida. He abandoned the seat after an apparent onset of mental illness.-Early life, travel and career:...
(D)
Georgia
- 2. Thomas M. NorwoodThomas M. NorwoodThomas Manson Norwood was a United States Senator and Representative and from Georgia. Born in Talbot County, Georgia, he pursued an academic course, and graduated from Emory College in 1850. He studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1852, commencing practice in Savannah...
(D) - 3. John B. GordonJohn Brown GordonJohn Brown Gordon was one of Robert E. Lee's most trusted Confederate generals during the American Civil War. After the war, he was a strong opponent of Reconstruction and is thought by some to have been the titular leader of the Ku Klux Klan in Georgia during the late 1860s. A member of the...
(D)
Illinois
- 2. John A. LoganJohn A. LoganJohn Alexander Logan was an American soldier and political leader. He served in the Mexican-American War and was a general in the Union Army in the American Civil War. He served the state of Illinois as a state senator, congressman and senator and was an unsuccessful candidate for Vice President...
(R) - 3. Richard J. OglesbyRichard James OglesbyRichard James Oglesby was an Illinois statesman and U.S. Army officer. He served in the Mexican-American War and was a major general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He also served Illinois in the legislature. Near the end of the civil war, he was elected the 14th Governor of...
(R)
Indiana
- 3. Oliver H. P. T. MortonOliver Hazard Perry MortonOliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton , commonly known as Oliver P. Morton, was a U.S. Republican Party politician from Indiana. He served as the 14th Governor of Indiana during the American Civil War, and was a stalwart ally of President Abraham Lincoln. During the war, Morton suppressed the...
(R) - 1. Joseph E. McDonaldJoseph E. McDonaldJoseph Ewing McDonald was a United States Representative and Senator from Indiana. Born in Butler County, Ohio, he moved with his mother to Montgomery County, Indiana in 1826 and apprenticed to the saddler’s trade when twelve years of age in Lafayette, Indiana...
(D)
Iowa
- 2. George G. WrightGeorge G. WrightGeorge Grover Wright was a pioneer lawyer, Iowa Supreme Court justice, law professor, and Republican United States Senator from Iowa....
(R) - 3. William B. AllisonWilliam B. AllisonWilliam Boyd Allison was an early leader of the Iowa Republican Party, who represented northeastern Iowa for four consecutive terms in the U.S. House before representing his state for six consecutive terms in the U.S. Senate...
(R)
Kansas
- 3. John J. IngallsJohn James IngallsJohn James Ingalls was an American politician.John James Ingalls was born in Middleton, Massachusetts, on December 29, 1833. He graduated from Williams College in 1855. Foreshadowing his later reputation as a wit, his graduation thesis, entitled Mummy Life, was a satire of college life. He studied...
(R) - 2. James M. HarveyJames M. HarveyJames Madison Harvey was a United States Senator from Kansas and fifth Governor of Kansas.-Biography:...
(R)
Kentucky
- 2. John W. StevensonJohn W. StevensonJohn White Stevenson was a U.S. Representative, the 18th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, the 25th Governor of Kentucky and U.S. Senator. His father, Andrew Stevenson, had served as Speaker of the House and minister to Great Britain...
(D) - 3. Thomas C. McCreeryThomas C. McCreeryThomas Clay McCreery was a Democratic U.S. Senator from Kentucky.Born at Yelvington, Kentucky., McCreery graduated from Centre College, in Danville, Kentucky, in 1837. He studied law, passed the bar, and commenced practice in Frankfort, Kentucky...
(D)
Louisiana
- 2. J. Rodman WestJoseph R. WestJoseph Rodman West was a United States Senator from Louisiana and a general in the United States Army during and after the American Civil War...
(R) - 3. James B. EustisJames B. EustisJames Biddle Eustis was a United States Senator from Louisiana.-Biography:Born in New Orleans, he was the son of George Eustis and Clarice Allain. His father was a lawyer who served as a Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court...
(D), from January 12, 1876
Maine
- 1. Hannibal HamlinHannibal HamlinHannibal Hamlin was the 15th Vice President of the United States , serving under President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War...
(R) - 2. Lot M. MorrillLot M. MorrillLot Myrick Morrill was an American statesman who served as the 28th Governor of Maine, in the United States Senate and as Secretary of the Treasury....
(R), until July 7, 1876- James G. BlaineJames G. BlaineJames Gillespie Blaine was a U.S. Representative, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, U.S. Senator from Maine, two-time Secretary of State...
(R), from July 10, 1876
- James G. Blaine
Maryland
- 3. George R. DennisGeorge R. DennisGeorge Robertson Dennis , a Democrat, was a United States Senator from Maryland, serving from 1873-1879. He also served in the Maryland State Senate and the Maryland House of Delegates....
(D) - 1. William Pinkney WhyteWilliam Pinkney WhyteWilliam Pinkney Whyte , a member of the United States Democratic Party, was a politician who served the State of Maryland as a State Delegate, the State Comptroller, a United States Senator, the 35th Governor, the Mayor of Baltimore, Maryland, and the State Attorney General.-Early life and...
(D)
Massachusetts
- 2. George S. BoutwellGeorge S. BoutwellGeorge Sewall Boutwell was an American statesman who served as Secretary of the Treasury under President Ulysses S...
(R) - 1. Henry L. DawesHenry L. DawesHenry Laurens Dawes was a Republican United States Senator and United States Representative, notable for the Dawes Act.-Biography:...
(R)
Michigan
- 2. Thomas W. FerryThomas W. FerryThomas White Ferry was a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan.Ferry was born in the old Mission House on Mackinac Island. The community on Mackinac at that time included the military garrison, the main depot of John Jacob Astor's American Fur Company, and the mission....
(R) - 1. Isaac P. ChristiancyIsaac P. ChristiancyIsaac Peckham Christiancy was Chief Justice of the Michigan State Supreme Court and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan....
(R)
Minnesota
- 2. William WindomWilliam WindomThis page is about the former United States politician. William Windom was an American politician from Minnesota. He served as U.S. Representative from 1859 to 1869, and as U.S. Senator from 1870 to January 1871, from March 1871 to March 1881, and from November 1881 to 1883...
(R) - 1. Samuel J. R. McMillan (R)
Mississippi
- 2. James L. AlcornJames L. AlcornJames Lusk Alcorn was a prominent American political figure in Mississippi during the 19th century. He was a leading southern white Republican or "scalawag" during Reconstruction in Mississippi, where he served as governor and U.S. Senator...
(R) - 1. Blanche BruceBlanche BruceBlanche Kelso Bruce was a U.S. politician who represented Mississippi as a Republican in the U.S. Senate from 1875 to 1881 and was the first elected African-American senator to serve a full term. Hiram R. Revels, also of Mississippi, was the first to ever serve in the U.S...
(R)
Missouri
- 3. Lewis V. BogyLewis V. BogyLewis Vital Bogy was a United States Senator from Missouri. Born in Ste. Geneviève, he attended the public schools, was employed as clerk in a mercantile establishment, studied law in Illinois, graduated from Transylvania University Lewis Vital Bogy (April 9, 1813 September 20, 1877) was a United...
(D) - 1. Francis CockrellFrancis CockrellFrancis Marion Cockrell was a Confederate military commander and American politician from the state of Missouri. He served as a United States Senator from Missouri for five terms. He was a prominent member of the famed South–Cockrell–Hargis family of Southern politicians.-Early life:Cockrell was...
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Nebraska
- 2. Phineas HitchcockPhineas HitchcockPhineas Warren Hitchcock was a Delegate and a Senator from Nebraska. Hitchcock County, Nebraska, is named after him.-Early life:...
(R) - 1. Algernon PaddockAlgernon PaddockAlgernon Sidney Paddock was an American politician who served as a Republican secretary of Nebraska Territory and U.S. Senator from Nebraska after statehood.-Biography:...
(R)
Nevada
- 3. John P. JonesJohn P. JonesJohn Percival Jones was an American politician who served for 30 years as a Republican United States Senator from Nevada. He made a fortune in silver mining and was a co-founder of the town of Santa Monica, California....
(R) - 1. William SharonWilliam SharonWilliam Sharon was a United States Senator from Nevada who profited from the Comstock Lode.-Early life:Sharon was born in Smithfield, Ohio, January 9, 1821, the son of William Sharon and Susan Kirk. He attended Ohio University. After studying law in St. Louis, Missouri, he was admitted to the bar...
(R)
New Hampshire
- 2. Aaron H. CraginAaron H. CraginAaron Harrison Cragin was a United States Representative and Senator from New Hampshire. Born in Weston, Vermont, he completed preparatory studies, studied law, was admitted to the bar in Albany, New York in 1847 and commenced practice in Lebanon, New Hampshire...
(R) - 3. Bainbridge WadleighBainbridge WadleighBainbridge Wadleigh was a United States Senator from New Hampshire. Born in Bradford, he attended the common schools and Kimball Union Academy . He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1850 and commenced practice in Milford...
(R)
New Jersey
- 2. Frederick T. FrelinghuysenFrederick T. FrelinghuysenFrederick Theodore Frelinghuysen was a member of the United States Senate representing New Jersey and a United States Secretary of State.-Early life and education:...
(R) - 1. Theodore F. RandolphTheodore Fitz RandolphTheodore Fitz Randolph was an American Democratic Party politician, who served as the 22nd Governor of New Jersey from 1869 to 1872, and represented the state in the United States Senate for a single term, from 1875 to 1881. He was the son of US Representative James F...
(D)
New York
- 3. Roscoe ConklingRoscoe ConklingRoscoe Conkling was a politician from New York who served both as a member of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. He was the leader of the Stalwart faction of the Republican Party and the last person to refuse a U.S. Supreme Court appointment after he had...
(R) - 1. Francis KernanFrancis KernanFrancis Kernan was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was a U.S. Senator from 1875 to 1881....
(D)
North Carolina
- 2. Matt W. Ransom (D)
- 3. Augustus S. MerrimonAugustus Summerfield MerrimonAugustus Summerfield Merrimon was a Democratic U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina between 1873 and 1879....
(D)
Ohio
- 3. John ShermanJohn Sherman (politician)John Sherman, nicknamed "The Ohio Icicle" , was a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Ohio during the Civil War and into the late nineteenth century. He served as both Secretary of the Treasury and Secretary of State and was the principal author of the Sherman Antitrust Act...
(R) - 1. Allen G. ThurmanAllen G. ThurmanAllen Granberry Thurman was a Democratic Representative and Senator from Ohio, as well as the nominee of the Democratic Party for Vice President of the United States in 1888.-Biography:...
(D)
Oregon
- 2. James K. KellyJames K. KellyJames Kerr Kelly was an American politician born in Pennsylvania. He was a United States Senator for Oregon from 1871 to 1877, and later Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court...
(D) - 3. John H. MitchellJohn H. MitchellJohn Hipple Mitchell, also known as John Mitchell Hipple, John H. Mitchell, or J. H. Mitchell was a controversial American lawyer and politician, who served as a Republican United States Senator from Oregon on three occasions between 1872 and 1905...
(R)
Pennsylvania
- 3. Simon CameronSimon CameronSimon Cameron was an American politician who served as United States Secretary of War for Abraham Lincoln at the start of the American Civil War. After making his fortune in railways and banking, he turned to a life of politics. He became a U.S. senator in 1845 for the state of Pennsylvania,...
(R) - 1. William A. WallaceWilliam A. WallaceWilliam Andrew Wallace was an American lawyer and Democratic party politician from Clearfield, Pennsylvania. He served in the Pennsylvania State Senate and was its speaker in 1871. He represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate from 1875 to 1881.After his U.S. Senate service Wallace was...
(D)
Rhode Island
- 2. Henry B. AnthonyHenry B. AnthonyHenry Bowen Anthony was a United States newspaperman and political figure. He served as the editor and later part owner of the Providence Journal and later was the 21st Governor of Rhode Island between 1849 and 1851, as a member of the Whig Party.The son of William Anthony and Mary Kennicut...
(R) - 1. Ambrose BurnsideAmbrose BurnsideAmbrose Everett Burnside was an American soldier, railroad executive, inventor, industrialist, and politician from Rhode Island, serving as governor and a U.S. Senator...
(R)
South Carolina
- 2. Thomas J. RobertsonThomas J. RobertsonThomas James Robertson was a United States Senator from South Carolina. Born near Winnsboro, he completed preparatory studies and graduated from South Carolina College at Columbia in 1843...
(R) - 3. John J. PattersonJohn J. PattersonJohn James Patterson was a businessman and United States Senator from South Carolina. Born in Waterloo, Pennsylvania, he grew up there and attended the public schools, and then attended Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania...
(R)
Tennessee
- 2. Henry CooperHenry Cooper (U.S. Senator)Henry Cooper was a Tennessee attorney, judge, and politician who served one term in the United States Senate, 1871-1877. He was a Democrat.-Biography:...
(D) - 1. Andrew JohnsonAndrew JohnsonAndrew Johnson was the 17th President of the United States . As Vice-President of the United States in 1865, he succeeded Abraham Lincoln following the latter's assassination. Johnson then presided over the initial and contentious Reconstruction era of the United States following the American...
(D), until July 31, 1875- David M. KeyDavid M. KeyDavid McKendree Key was a Democratic U.S. Senator from Tennessee from 1875 to 1877 as well as the U.S. Postmaster General under President Hayes.-Biography:...
(D), August 18, 1875 – January 19, 1877 - James E. BaileyJames E. BaileyJames Edmund Bailey was a Democratic United States Senator from Tennessee from 1877 to 1881.-Biography:Bailey was born in Montgomery County, Tennessee. He attended the Clarksville Academy and the former University of Nashville. He then studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1843, starting a...
(D), from January 19, 1877
- David M. Key
Texas
- 2. Morgan C. HamiltonMorgan C. HamiltonMorgan Calvin Hamilton was an American merchant, politician from Texas, and brother of Andrew Jackson Hamilton. For six years, 1839–45, he served in the war department of the Republic of Texas, first as clerk and in 1844–45 as secretary of war. One of the few Texan abolitionists, he fought for...
(R) - 1. Samuel B. MaxeySamuel B. MaxeySamuel Bell Maxey was an American soldier, lawyer, and politician from Paris, Texas, United States. He was a Major General for the Confederacy in the Civil War and later represented Texas in the U.S. Senate.-Early life:...
(D)
Vermont
- 1. George F. EdmundsGeorge F. EdmundsGeorge Franklin Edmunds was a Republican U.S. Senator from Vermont from 1866 to 1891.Born in Richmond, Vermont, Edmunds attended common schools and was privately tutored as a child. After being admitted to the bar in 1849, he started a law practice in Burlington, Vermont...
(R) - 3. Justin S. MorrillJustin Smith MorrillJustin Smith Morrill was a Representative and a Senator from Vermont, most widely remembered today for the Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act that established federal funding for establishing many of the United States' public colleges and universities...
(R)
Virginia
- 2. John W. JohnstonJohn W. JohnstonJohn Warfield Johnston was an American lawyer and politician from Abingdon, Virginia. He served in the Virginia State Senate, and represented Virginia in the United States Senate when the state was readmitted after the American Civil War...
(D) - 1. Robert E. WithersRobert E. WithersRobert Enoch Withers was an American physician, military officer, newspaperman, politician and diplomat. He represented Virginia in the United States Senate and served as U.S. Consul in Hong Kong.-Biography:...
(D)
West Virginia
- 2. Henry G. DavisHenry G. DavisHenry Gassaway Davis was a self-made millionaire and U.S. Senator from West Virginia. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for Vice President of the United States in 1904. His brother was U.S...
(D) - 1. Allen T. CapertonAllen T. CapertonAllen Taylor Caperton was an American politician who was a United States Senator serving as a Democrat, as well as previous positions.-Early life:...
(D), until July 26, 1876- Samuel PriceSamuel PriceSamuel Price was a United States Senator from West Virginia. Born in Fauquier County, Virginia, he moved with his parents to Preston County in 1815. He received a preparatory training, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1832, commencing the practice of his profession in Nicholas and...
(D), August 26, 1876 – January 26, 1877 - Frank HerefordFrank HerefordFrank Hereford was a United States Representative and Senator from West Virginia. Born near Warrenton, Virginia, he completed preparatory studies and graduated from McKendree University in 1845. He studied law and was admitted to the bar and practiced...
(D), from January 31, 1877
- Samuel Price
Wisconsin
- 3. Timothy O. HoweTimothy O. HoweTimothy Otis Howe was a member of the United States Senate, representing the state of Wisconsin from March 4, 1861, to March 4, 1879. He also served as U.S...
(R) - 1. Angus CameronAngus CameronAngus Cameron was a Republican and a member of the United States Senate from Wisconsin from 1875 to 1881, when he did not seek reelection, and again from 1881 to 1885, when he was elected to succeed Matthew H. Carpenter, who died in office; he did not seek reelection in 1885...
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House of Representatives
Alabama
. Jeremiah HaralsonJeremiah Haralson
Jeremiah Haralson , was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama.-Early life and education:Born on a plantation near Columbus, Georgia, he was raised as a slave and was self-educated. He moved to Alabama and engaged in agricultural pursuits...
(R). Jeremiah N. Williams (D). Taul Bradford
Taul Bradford
Taul Bradford was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born in Talladega, Alabama, Bradford attended the local school. He graduated from the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa in 1854...
(D). Charles Hays
Charles Hays
Charles Hays was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.-Biography:Hays was born at "Hays Mount," in Greene County, Alabama near Boligee where he completed preparatory studies under private teachers....
(R). John H. Caldwell
John Henry Caldwell
John Henry Caldwell was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born in Huntsville, Alabama, Caldwell attended the common schools of Huntsville and Bacon College, Harrodsburg, Kentucky....
(D). Goldsmith W. Hewitt
Goldsmith W. Hewitt
Goldsmith Whitehouse Hewitt was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.-Biography:Born near Elyton , Jefferson County, Alabama, Hewitt attended the country schools....
(D). William H. Forney
William H. Forney
William Henry Forney was a U.S. Representative from Alabama. He was the grandson of Peter Forney and nephew of Daniel Munroe Forney and the brother of John Horace Forney.-Biography:...
(D). Burwell B. Lewis
Burwell Boykin Lewis
Burwell Boykin Lewis represented both Alabama's 6th congressional district and Alabama's 8th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.- Early life :...
(D)
Arkansas
. Lucien C. GauseLucien C. Gause
Lucien Coatsworth Gause was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Arkansas.-Biography:Born near Wilmington, North Carolina, Gause moved to Lauderdale County, Tennessee and studied under a private tutor...
(D). William F. Slemons
William F. Slemons
William Ferguson Slemons was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas.-Biography:Born near Dresden, Tennessee, Slemons attended Bethel College.He moved to Arkansas in 1852.He studied law....
(D). William W. Wilshire
William W. Wilshire
William Wallace Wilshire was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas.Born in Shawneetown, Illinois, Wilshire was educated in the country schools....
(D). Thomas M. Gunter
Thomas M. Gunter
Thomas Montague Gunter was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas.Born near McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee, Gunter pursued classical studies and was graduated from Irving College in 1850.He studied law....
(D)
California
. William A. PiperWilliam Adam Piper
William Adam Piper was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives from California.-Life:...
(D). Horace F. Page
Horace F. Page
Horace Francis Page was an American politician that represented a Californian district in the United States House of Representatives. He was born near Medina, Orleans County, New York. He attended public schools and Millville Academy and then taught school in La Porte County, Indiana until 1854...
(R). John K. Luttrell
John K. Luttrell
John King Luttrell was a U.S. Representative from California.Born near Knoxville, Tennessee, Luttrell attended the common schools. He moved with his parents to a farm in Alabama in 1844. He moved to Missouri in 1845 with his parents, who settled on a farm near St. Joseph. He moved to California in...
(D). Peter D. Wigginton
Peter D. Wigginton
Peter Dinwiddie Wigginton was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in Springfield, Illinois, Wigginton moved to Wisconsin with his parents in 1843....
(D)
Colorado
. James B. BelfordJames B. Belford
James Burns Belford was a U.S. Representative from Colorado, cousin of Joseph McCrum Belford.-Biography:Born in Lewistown, Pennsylvania, Belford attended the common schools and Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania....
(R), from October 3, 1876
Connecticut
. George M. LandersGeorge M. Landers
George Marcellus Landers was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.-Biography:Born in Lenox, Massachusetts, Landers attended the public schools....
(D). James Phelps
James Phelps (congressman)
James Phelps was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut, son of Lancelot Phelps.Born in Colebrook, Connecticut, Phelps attended the public schools, the Episcopal Academy, Cheshire, Connecticut, Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, and the law department of Yale College.He was admitted to the...
(D). Henry H. Starkweather
Henry H. Starkweather
Henry Howard Starkweather was born in Preston, Connecticut on April 29, 1826, and died on Jan 28, 1876 while serving in office as a member of the United States Congress....
(R), until January 28, 1876
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- John T. WaitJohn T. WaitJohn Turner Wait was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.Born in New London, Connecticut, Wait moved with his mother to Norwich, Connecticut. He attended the common schools and Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, for two years. He engaged in mercantile pursuits...
(R), from April 12, 1876. William H. BarnumWilliam Henry BarnumWilliam Henry Barnum was a United States politician, serving as a state representative, U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, and finally as chairman of the Democratic National Committee...
(D), until May 18, 1876 - Levi WarnerLevi WarnerLevi Warner was a United States Representative from Connecticut. His brother was Samuel Larkin Warner who was also a United States Representative from Connecticut. He was born in Wethersfield, Connecticut where he completed preparatory studies. Later, he attended the law department of Yale College...
(D), from December 4, 1876
- John T. Wait
Delaware
. James WilliamsJames Williams (Delaware representative)
James Williams was an American farmer and politician from Smyrna, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as U. S. Representative from Delaware....
(D)
Florida
. William J. PurmanWilliam J. Purman
William James Purman was a Republican US Representative from Florida.Born in Millheim, Centre County, Pennsylvania; attended the common schools and completed his studies at Aaronsburg Academy, Centre County, Pa.; taught school; studied law at Lock Haven, Pennsylvania; during the American Civil War...
(R). Josiah T. Walls
Josiah T. Walls
Josiah Thomas Walls was a United States Congressman who served three separate terms in Congress between 1871 and 1876.- Early life :...
(R), until April 19, 1876
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- Jesse J. FinleyJesse J. FinleyJesse Johnson Finley was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida and the mayor of Memphis, Tennessee. He was also a brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War....
(D), from April 19, 1876
- Jesse J. Finley
Georgia
. Julian HartridgeJulian Hartridge
Julian Hartridge was an American politician. He was born in Beaufort County, South Carolina and graduated from Brown University in 1848 and Harvard Law School in 1850. He was admitted to the bar in 1851 and practiced law in Savannah, Georgia...
(D). William E. Smith
William Ephraim Smith
William Ephraim Smith was a planter, lawyer, and politician from Georgia.-Biography:He was born in Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia. In 1846, he was admitted to the Georgia bar, which required a special act of the Georgia legislature due to his youth...
(D). Philip Cook
Phillip Cook
Philip Cook was a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and a postbellum member of the United States Congress.-Biography:...
(D). Henry R. Harris
Henry R. Harris
Henry Richard Harris was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.Born in Sparta, Georgia, Harris moved to Greenville, Georgia, in 1833....
(D). Milton A. Candler
Milton A. Candler
Milton Anthony Candler was an American politician and lawyer.Candler was born in Campbellton, Georgia. He graduated from the University of Georgia in Athens in 1854. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1856 and began practice in Cassville, Georgia...
(D). James H. Blount
James Henderson Blount
James Henderson Blount was an American statesman, soldier and congressman from Georgia. He opposed the annexation of Hawaii in 1893 in his investigation into the alleged American involvement in the political revolution in the Kingdom of Hawai'i...
(D). William H. Felton
William Harrell Felton
William Harrell Felton was an American politician, army surgeon, and Methodist minister. His wife was Rebecca Latimer Felton, who became the first woman to serve on the United States Senate, albeit only for one day....
(ID). Alexander Stephens
Alexander Stephens
Alexander Hamilton Stephens was an American politician from Georgia. He was Vice President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. He also served as a U.S...
(D). Benjamin H. Hill
Benjamin Harvey Hill
Benjamin Harvey Hill was a U.S. Representative, U.S. senator and a Confederate senator from the state of Georgia.-Biography:Hill was born September 14, 1823 in Hillsboro, Georgia in Jasper County...
(D), May 5, 1875 - March 3, 1877
Illinois
. Bernard G. CaulfieldBernard G. Caulfield
Bernard Gregory Caulfield was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Alexandria, Virginia, Caulfield received a classical education. He was graduated from Georgetown College, Washington, D.C. in 1848, and from the University of Pennsylvania Law School at Philadelphia in 1850...
(D). Carter H. Harrison
Carter Harrison, Sr.
Carter Henry Harrison, Sr. was an American politician who served as mayor of Chicago, Illinois from 1879 until 1887; he was subsequently elected to a fifth term in 1893 but was assassinated before completing his term. He previously served two terms in the United States House of Representatives...
(D). Charles B. Farwell
Charles B. Farwell
Charles Benjamin Farwell was a U.S. Representative and Senator from Illinois.Farwell was born in Painted Post, New York and attended Elmira Academy before moving to Illinois in 1838. He first tried his hand at surveying and farming before moving to Chicago in 1844, when he went into banking. ...
(R), until May 6, 1876
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- John V. Le MoyneJohn V. Le MoyneJohn Valcoulon Le Moyne was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Washington, Pennsylvania, Le Moyne attended the common schools. He was graduated from Washington & Jefferson College, Washington, Pennsylvania, in 1847. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,...
(D), from May 6, 1876. Stephen A. HurlbutStephen A. HurlbutStephen Augustus Hurlbut , was a politician, diplomat, and commander of the U.S. Army of the Gulf in the American Civil War.-Biography:...
(R). Horatio C. BurchardHoratio C. BurchardHoratio Chapin Burchard was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Marshall, New York, Burchard attended the public schools and private preparatory schools. He was graduated from Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, in 1850.He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1854 and commenced...
(R). Thomas J. HendersonThomas 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...
(R). Alexander CampbellAlexander Campbell (Illinois politician)Alexander Campbell was a member of the US House of Representatives.Cambell was born in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. A former ironworker, he became wealthy managing mines and steel mills. He was the first mayor of LaSalle, Illinois and in the Illinois House of Representatives before entering the...
(I). Greenbury L. FortGreenbury L. FortGreenbury Lafayette Fort was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in French Grant, Ohio, Fort moved with his parents to Marshall County, Illinois, in April 1834....
(R). Richard H. WhitingRichard H. WhitingRichard Henry Whiting was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. He was the uncle of Rep. Ira Clifton Copley, and the grandfather of composer Richard A...
(R). John C. BagbyJohn C. BagbyJohn Courts Bagby was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Glasgow, Kentucky, Bagby attended the public schools.He graduated as a civil engineer from Bacon College, Harrodsburg, Kentucky, in June 1840,...
(D). Scott WikeScott WikeScott Wike was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Meadville, Pennsylvania, Wike moved with his parents to Quincy, Illinois, in 1838 and to Pike County in 1844....
(D). William M. SpringerWilliam McKendree SpringerWilliam McKendree Springer was a United States Representative from Illinois.He was born near New Lebanon, Sullivan County, Indiana, May 30, 1836; moved to Jacksonville, Illinois, with his parents in 1848; attended the public schools in New Lebanon and Jacksonville and the Illinois College at...
(D). Adlai E. Stevenson (D). Joseph G. CannonJoseph Gurney CannonJoseph Gurney Cannon was a United States politician from Illinois and leader of the Republican Party. Cannon served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1903 to 1911, and historians generally consider him to be the most dominant Speaker in United States history, with such...
(R). John R. EdenJohn R. EdenJohn Rice Eden was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Bath County, Kentucky, Eden moved with his parents to Indiana.He attended the public schools.He studied law....
(D). William A. J. SparksWilliam A. J. SparksWilliam Andrew Jackson Sparks was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born near New Albany, Indiana, Sparks moved with his parents to Illinois in 1836.He attended the public schools.He taught school for a time...
(D). William R. Morrison (D). William HartzellWilliam HartzellWilliam Hartzell was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Hartzell was born in Canton, Ohio. He moved with his parents to Danville, Illinois, in 1840...
(D). William B. AndersonWilliam B. AndersonWilliam Black Anderson is a former member of the US House of Representatives from Illinois. Born April 2, 1830 in Mount Vernon, Illinois, he attended McKendree College and studied law. Despite being admitted to the bar, he never practiced law, instead pursuing agricultural works. From 1856-58, he...
(I)
- John V. Le Moyne
Indiana
. Benoni S. FullerBenoni S. Fuller
Benoni Stinson Fuller was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born near Boonville, Indiana, Fuller attended the common schools, and later taught school in Warrick County...
(D). James D. Williams
James D. Williams
James Douglas Williams , nicknamed Blue Jeans Bill, was a farmer and Democratic politician who held public office in Indiana for four decades, and was the only farmer elected as the Governor of Indiana, serving from 1877 to 1880...
(D), until December 1, 1876
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- Andrew HumphreysAndrew HumphreysAndrew Humphreys was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born near Knoxville, Tennessee, Humphreys moved with his parents to Owen County, Indiana, in 1829. Afterwards, he moved to Putnam County and located near Manhattan, where he attended the common schools. He moved to Greene County in 1842...
(D), from December 5, 1876. Michael C. KerrMichael C. KerrMichael Crawford Kerr was an American legislator.He was born at Titusville, Pennsylvania and educated at the Erie Academy. He graduated from Louisville University's Law School in 1851...
(D), until August 19, 1876 - Nathan T. CarrNathan T. CarrNathan Tracy Carr was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Corning, New York, Carr attended the common schools, and was graduated from Starkey Academy in 1851.He moved to Midland County, Michigan.He studied law....
(D), from December 5, 1876. Jeptha D. NewJeptha D. NewJeptha Dudley New was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Vernon, Indiana, New was graduated from Vernon Academy and Bethany College.He studied law....
(D). William S. HolmanWilliam S. HolmanWilliam Steele Holman was a lawyer, judge and politician from Dearborn County, Indiana. He was a member of the Democratic Party who served as a U.S. Representative from 1859 to 1865, 1867 to 1877, 1881 to 1895, and 1897, spanning sixteen Congresses...
(D). Milton S. RobinsonMilton S. RobinsonMilton Stapp Robinson was an Indiana lawyer, politician, judge, and soldier. He was a brigade commander in the Union Army during the American Civil War and a postbellum U.S. Representative.-Biography:...
(R). Franklin LandersFranklin LandersFranklin Landers was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born near the village of Landersdale in Morgan County, Indiana, Landers attended local schools.At the age of twenty-one he engaged in teaching school....
(D). Morton C. HunterMorton C. HunterMorton Craig Hunter was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.-Biography:Morton Hunter was born in Versailles, Indiana and knew the hardships of growing up in a pioneer home. His father John Hunter was a soldier in the War of 1812 and his Irish immigrant grandfather served in the Revolutionary war...
(R). Thomas J. CasonThomas J. CasonThomas Jefferson Cason was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born near Brownsville, Indiana, Cason moved to Boone County with his parents, who settled on a farm near Thorntown in 1832.He attended the common schools....
(R). William S. HaymondWilliam S. HaymondWilliam Summerville Haymond was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born near Clarksburg, Virginia , Haymond attended the common schools and was graduated from Bellevue Hospital Medical College, New York City.He commenced the practice of his profession at Monticello, Indiana, in 1852.During the...
(D). James L. Evans (R). Andrew H. HamiltonAndrew H. Hamilton (Indiana)Andrew Holman Hamilton was a politician from Indiana who served in the United States House of Representatives. He was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, June 7, 1834, attended the common schools and graduated from Wabash College in Crawfordsville in 1854...
(D). John H. BakerJohn Harris BakerJohn Harris Baker was a U.S. Representative from Indiana and a United States federal judge, brother of Lucien Baker.-Early years and education:...
(R)
- Andrew Humphreys
Iowa
. George W. McCraryGeorge 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....
(R). John Q. Tufts
John Q. Tufts
John Quincy Adams Tufts was an American Republican politician from Iowa and California.The son of Servetus Tufts and Emily , John Q. was born near Aurora, Indiana or Wilton, Maine , Tufts moved to Muscatine County, Iowa, with his parents in 1852...
(R). Lucien L. Ainsworth (D). Henry O. Pratt (R). James Wilson
James Wilson (U.S. politician)
James "Tama Jim" Wilson was a Scotland-born United States politician who served as United States Secretary of Agriculture for sixteen years during three presidencies, from 1897 to 1913. He holds the record as the longest-serving United States Cabinet member.-Personal background:Wilson was born in...
(R). Ezekiel S. Sampson
Ezekiel S. Sampson
Ezekiel Silas Sampson was a lawyer, prosecutor, Civil War officer, judge, and two-term Republican Congressman from Iowa's 6th congressional district....
(R). John A. Kasson
John A. Kasson
John Adam Kasson was a nineteenth century lawyer, politician and diplomat from south-central Iowa. Elected to the U.S...
(R). James W. McDill
James W. McDill
James Wilson McDill was a lawyer, state-court judge, Republican United States Representative and Senator from Iowa, state railroad commissioner, and member of the Interstate Commerce Commission....
(R). S. Addison Oliver
S. Addison Oliver
Samuel Addison Oliver was an American pioneer, lawyer, judge, and politician from western Iowa.He was born near Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, in 1834, and received a classical education at the common schools and West Alexandria Academy...
(R)
Kansas
. William A. PhillipsWilliam A. Phillips
William Addison Phillips was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.Born in Paisley, Scotland, Phillips attended the common schools of Paisley....
(R). John R. Goodin
John R. Goodin
John Randolph Goodin was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer, judge and editor from Ohio and Kansas....
(D). William R. Brown
William R. Brown
*For the architect see W.R. Brown William Ripley Brown was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.Born in Buffalo, New York, Brown studied at Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire...
(R)
Kentucky
. Andrew BooneAndrew Boone
Andrew Rechmond Boone was a United States Representative from Kentucky. He was born in Davidson County, Tennessee and moved with his parents to Mayfield, Kentucky in 1833. He attended the public schools...
(D). John Y. Brown
John Y. Brown (1835-1904)
John Young Brown was a politician from the US state of Kentucky. He represented the state in the United States House of Representatives and served as its 31st governor. Brown was elected to the House of Representatives for three non-consecutive terms, each of which was marred by controversy...
(D). Charles W. Milliken
Charles W. Milliken
Charles William Milliken was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born near Murray, Kentucky, Milliken moved with his parents to Simpson County, Kentucky, in 1829 and settled near Franklin....
(D). J. Proctor Knott
J. Proctor Knott
James Proctor Knott was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky and served as the 29th Governor of Kentucky from 1883 to 1887. Born in Kentucky, he moved to Missouri in 1850 and began his political career there...
(D). Edward Y. Parsons
Edward Y. Parsons
Edward Young Parsons was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in Middletown, Kentucky, Parsons attended the public schools at Louisville, Kentucky until age 12. He studied one year in the St. Louis High School. He returned to Louisville and graduated from the municipal university in 1861,...
(D), until July 8, 1876
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- Henry WattersonHenry WattersonHenry Watterson was a United States journalist who founded the Louisville Courier-Journal.He also served part of one term in the United States House of Representatives as a Democrat....
(D), from August 12, 1876. Thomas L. Jones (D). Joseph C. S. BlackburnJoseph Clay Stiles BlackburnJoseph Clay Stiles Blackburn was a Democratic Representative and Senator from Kentucky. He was the younger brother of Kentucky governor Luke P. Blackburn. Blackburn, a skilled and spirited orator, was also a prominent trial lawyer known for his skill at swaying juries.He was born near Spring...
(D). Milton J. DurhamMilton J. DurhamMilton Jameson Durham was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky and served as First Comptroller of the Treasury in the administration of President Grover Cleveland...
(D). John D. White (R). John B. Clarke (D)
- Henry Watterson
Louisiana
. Randall L. GibsonRandall L. Gibson
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(D). E. John Ellis
E. John Ellis
Ezekiel John Ellis was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana.-Biography:Born in Covington, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, Ellis attended private schools in Covington and Clinton, Louisiana, and Centenary College of Louisiana from 1855 to 1858.He was graduated from the law department of the...
(D). Chester B. Darrall
Chester Bidwell Darrall
Chester Bidwell Darrall was a Republican Congressman from Louisiana in the latter 19th Century.-Early life and military service:...
(R). William M. Levy
William M. Levy
William Mallory Levy was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana.Born in Isle of Wight, Virginia, Levy completed preparatory studies.He graduated from the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, in 1844....
(D). Frank Morey
Frank Morey
Frank Morey was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana.-Biography:Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Morey attended the public schools but moved to Illinois in 1857.-Civil War:...
(R), until June 8, 1876
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- William B. SpencerWilliam B. SpencerWilliam Brainerd Spencer was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana.Born on "Home Plantation," in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, Spencer received his early schooling under private tutors....
(D) June 8, 1876 - January 8, 1877. Charles E. NashCharles E. NashCharles Edmund Nash served a single two-year term in the United States House of Representatives from Louisiana....
(R)
- William B. Spencer
Maine
. John H. BurleighJohn H. Burleigh
John Holmes Burleigh was a nineteenth century politician, sailor, manufacturer and banker from Maine. He was the son of William Burleigh....
(R). 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...
(R). James G. Blaine
James G. Blaine
James Gillespie Blaine was a U.S. Representative, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, U.S. Senator from Maine, two-time Secretary of State...
(R), until July 10, 1876
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- Edwin FlyeEdwin FlyeEdwin Flye was a nineteenth-century politician, merchant, banker, bank president, and shipbuilder from Maine.-Biography:...
(R), from December 4, 1876. Harris M. PlaistedHarris M. PlaistedHarris Merrill Plaisted was an American Civil War general, U.S. Congressman, and the 38th Governor of Maine.-Biography:...
(R), from September 13, 1875. Eugene HaleEugene HaleEugene 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...
(R)
- Edwin Flye
Maryland
. Phillip F. Thomas (D). Charles B. RobertsCharles Boyle Roberts
Charles Boyle Roberts was a U.S. Congressman from Maryland, serving the second district from 1875 to 1879....
(D). William J. O'Brien
William J. O'Brien
William James O'Brien was a U.S. Congressman from the third district of Maryland, serving two terms from 1873 until 1877....
(D). Thomas Swann
Thomas Swann
Thomas Swann was an American politician. Initially a Know-Nothing, and later a Democrat, he served as mayor of Baltimore , as the 33rd Governor of Maryland , and as U.S...
(D). Eli J. Henkle
Eli Jones Henkle
Eli Jones Henkle was a U.S. Congressman from the fifth district of Maryland, serving three terms from 1875—1881....
(D). William Walsh
William Walsh (Maryland)
William Walsh was a U.S. Congressman from the sixth district of Maryland, serving two terms from 1875 until 1879....
(D)
Massachusetts
. James BuffintonJames Buffinton
James Buffington was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts. He was born in Fall River on March 16, 1817. He attended the common schools, and Friends College in Providence, Rhode Island. He studied medicine but never practiced, then engaged in mercantile...
(R), until March 7, 1875
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- William W. CrapoWilliam W. CrapoWilliam Wallace Crapo was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts. He was elected to fill the vacancy caused by the death of James Buffinton. He served slightly more than three terms in congress from November 2, 1875 to March 3, 1883Born in Dartmouth,...
(R), from November 2, 1875. Benjamin W. HarrisBenjamin W. HarrisBenjamin Winslow Harris was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer and judge from Massachusetts. He was the father of Robert Orr Harris....
(R). Henry L. PierceHenry L. PierceHenry Lillie Pierce was a United States Representative fromMassachusetts. He was born in Stoughton on August 23, 1825. He pursued...
(R). Rufus S. FrostRufus S. FrostRufus Smith Frost was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Born in Marlborough, New Hampshire to Joseph Frost and Lucy Frost...
(R), until July 28, 1876 - Josiah G. AbbottJosiah Gardner AbbottJosiah Gardner Abbott was an American politician who served in the Massachusetts General Court and as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts....
(D), from July 28, 1876. Nathaniel P. BanksNathaniel Prentice BanksNathaniel Prentice Banks was an American politician and soldier, served as the 24th Governor of Massachusetts, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and as a Union general during the American Civil War....
(I). Charles P. ThompsonCharles Perkins ThompsonCharles Perkins Thompson was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts. He was born in Braintree on July 30, 1827. He attended public schools, the Hollis Institute, and Amherst College...
(D). John K. TarboxJohn K. TarboxJohn Kemble Tarbox was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.-Early life and education:Tarbox was born in that part of Methuen, Massachusetts that became incorporated into Lawrence, Massachusetts, Tarbox pursued classical studies, engaged in newspaper work, studied law and was admitted to the...
(D). William W. WarrenWilliam W. WarrenWilliam Wirt Warren was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Born in Brighton , Massachusetts, Warren pursued classical studies, and was graduated from Harvard University in 1856.He studied law....
(D). George F. HoarGeorge Frisbie HoarGeorge Frisbie Hoar was a prominent United States politician and United States Senator from Massachusetts. Hoar was born in Concord, Massachusetts...
(R). Julius H. SeelyeJulius Hawley SeelyeJulius Hawley Seelye was a missionary, author, United States Representative, and former president of Amherst College. The system of Latin Honors in use at many universities worldwide is said to have been created by him....
(I). Chester W. ChapinChester W. ChapinChester William Chapin was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Chester W. Chapin was born in Ludlow, Massachusetts, the youngest son of Ephriam and Mary [Smith] Chapin; six generations removed from the family's pilgrim immigrant Deacon Samuel Chapin attending common schools and Westfield...
(D)
- William W. Crapo
Michigan
. Alpheus S. WilliamsAlpheus S. Williams
Alpheus Starkey Williams was a lawyer, judge, journalist, U.S. Congressman, and a Union general in the American Civil War.-Early life:...
(D). Henry Waldron
Henry Waldron
Henry Waldron was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Waldron was born in Albany, New York. He attended Albany Academy and graduated from Rutgers College in New Brunswick, New Jersey in 1836. He moved to Michigan in 1837 and was employed as a civil engineer in railroad work...
(R). George Willard
George Willard
George Willard was a politician and newspaperman from the U.S. state of Michigan. He served two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives and was also instrumental in opening the University of Michigan to women.- Biography :...
(R). Allen Potter
Allen Potter
Allen Potter was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Potter was born in Galloway and attended the common schools. He moved to Adrian, Michigan in 1830 and to Jonesville, Michigan in 1838 where he learned the trade of tinsmith...
(D). William B. Williams
William B. Williams (politician)
William Brewster Williams was a politician and judge from the U.S. State of Michigan.Williams was born in Pittsford, New York. He attended the common schools, received an academic education, and graduated from the State and National Law School, Ballston Spa, New York in 1851...
(R). George H. Durand
George H. Durand
George Harman Durand was a politician, jurist, and attorney from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Early life:Durand was born in Cobleskill, New York. He attended the common schools and Genesee Wesleyan Seminary at Lima, New York...
(D). Omar D. Conger
Omar D. Conger
Omar Dwight Conger was a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the U.S. state of Michigan.Conger was born in Cooperstown, New York and moved with his father, the Rev. E. Conger, to Huron County, Ohio in 1824...
(R). Nathan B. Bradley
Nathan B. Bradley
Nathan Ball Bradley was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Bradley was born in Lee, Massachusetts and moved with his parents to Lorain County, Ohio, in 1835 where he attended the common schools. He moved to Wisconsin in 1849 and was employed in a sawmill in the pine region...
(R). Jay A. Hubbell
Jay Abel Hubbell
Jay Abel Hubbell was a politician and judge from the U.S. state of Michigan, who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives....
(R)
Minnesota
. Mark H. Dunnell (R). Horace B. Strait (R). William S. KingWilliam S. King
Colonel William Smith King was a Republican United States Representative for Minnesota from March 4, 1875 to March 3, 1877. He engaged in a variety of other activities, including journalism and surveying. King was born in Malone, New York in Franklin County where he grew up and attended the...
(R)
Mississippi
. Lucius Q. C. LamarLucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (II)
Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar was an American politician and jurist from Mississippi. A United States Representative and Senator, he also served as United States Secretary of the Interior in the first administration of President Grover Cleveland, as well as an Associate Justice of the U.S...
(D). G. Wiley Wells
Guilford Wiley Wells
Guilford Wiley Wells was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.Born in Conesus Center, New York, Wells attended the Genesee Wesleyan Seminary and College, Lima, New York....
(IR). Hernando Money
Hernando Money
Hernando DeSoto Money was an American politician from the state of Mississippi.-Biography:Money was born in Holmes County, Mississippi. He was named after the Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto. Early in his life, he moved with his family to Carrollton, Mississippi...
(D). Otho R. Singleton
Otho R. Singleton
Otho Robards Singleton was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi and a member of the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War....
(D). Charles E. Hooker
Charles E. Hooker
thumb|Charles E. HookerCharles Edward Hooker was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.Born in Union, South Carolina, Hooker was raised in Laurens District, South Carolina....
(D). John R. Lynch
John R. Lynch
John Roy Lynch was the first African-American Speaker of the House in Mississippi. He was also one of the first African-Americans elected to the U.S House of Representatives during Reconstruction, the period in United States history after the Civil War.-Biography:Lynch was born a slave near...
(R)
Missouri
. Edward C. KehrEdward C. Kehr
Edward Charles Kehr was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Missouri.Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Kehr pursued in an academic course, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1858, commencing practice in St. Louis...
(D). Erastus Wells
Erastus Wells
Erastus Wells was a nineteenth century politician and businessman from Missouri. He was the father of St. Louis Mayor Rolla Wells....
(D). William H. Stone (D). Robert A. Hatcher
Robert Anthony Hatcher
Robert Anthony Hatcher was a prominent Missouri politician who served in the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War and then spent three terms in the United States House of Representatives after the war during Reconstruction.-Biography:Hatcher was born in Buckingham County,...
(D). Richard P. Bland
Richard P. Bland
Richard Parks Bland , American school teacher, lawyer, and Democratic Congressman between 1873 and 1899, serving except from 1895 to 1897, when he returned to office....
(D). Charles H. Morgan (D). John F. Philips (D). Benjamin J. Franklin (D). David Rea
David Rea
David Rea was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born near New Marion, Indiana, Rea attended the common schools.He moved to Missouri with his parents, who settled in Andrew County in 1842....
(D). Rezin A. De Bolt
Rezin A. De Bolt
Rezin A. De Bolt was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born near Basil, Ohio, De Bolt attended the common schools.He was employed as a tanner.He studied law....
(D). John B. Clark, Jr.
John Bullock Clark, Jr.
John Bullock Clark, Jr. was a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and a postbellum five-term U.S. Congressman from Missouri.-Biography:...
(D). John M. Glover (D). Aylett H. Buckner (D)
New Hampshire
. Frank Jones (D). Samuel N. Bell (D). Henry W. BlairHenry W. Blair
Henry William Blair was a United States Representative and Senator from New Hampshire. Born in Campton, he attended the common schools and private academies, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1859 and commenced practice in Plymouth...
(R)
New Jersey
. Clement H. SinnicksonClement Hall Sinnickson
Clement Hall Sinnickson , was an American Republican Party politician, who served in the United States House of Representatives, where he represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district from 1875–1879...
(R). Samuel A. Dobbins
Samuel A. Dobbins
Samuel Atkinson Dobbins was a Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1873-1877....
(R). Miles Ross
Miles Ross
Miles Ross was an American Democratic Party politician and businessman who represented New Jersey's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1875 to 1883.-Biography:...
(D). Robert Hamilton
Robert Hamilton (congressman)
Robert Hamilton was an American lawyer, bank president and Democratic Party politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1873-1877....
(D). Augustus W. Cutler
Augustus W. Cutler
Augustus William Cutler was a 19th century politician and lawyer from New Jersey. He was the great-grandson of Silas Condict.-Biography:...
(D). Frederick H. Teese (D). Augustus A. Hardenbergh (D)
New York
. Henry B. MetcalfeHenry B. Metcalfe
Henry Bleecker Metcalfe was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Albany, New York, Metcalfe moved to New York City in 1811 and to Richmond County in 1816.He studied law....
(D). John G. Schumaker
John G. Schumaker
John Godfrey Schumaker was a United States Representative from New York.Born in Claverack, Columbia County, Schumaker completed preparatory studies in the Lenox Academy in Massachusetts. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in 1847...
(D). Simeon B. Chittenden
Simeon B. Chittenden
Simeon Baldwin Chittenden was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, he attended Guilford Academy and from 1829 to 1842 engaged in mercantile pursuits in New Haven...
(IR). Archibald M. Bliss
Archibald Meserole Bliss
Archibald Meserole Bliss was a member of the United States House of Representatives.Bliss was born in Brooklyn, New York City and attended the common schools. Between 1864 and 1867 he was an alderman of Brooklyn and served as president of the board of aldermen in 1866...
(D). Edwin R. Meade
Edwin R. Meade
Edwin Ruthven Meade was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Norwich, New York, Meade pursued an academic course. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1858 and commenced practice in Norwich, New York...
(D). Samuel S. Cox
Samuel S. Cox
Samuel Sullivan "Sunset" Cox was an American Congressman and diplomat. He represented both Ohio and New York in the United States House of Representatives, and also served as United States Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire.Cox was the grandson of New Jersey Congressman James Cox...
(D). Smith Ely, Jr.
Smith Ely, Jr.
Smith Ely, Jr. was a Mayor of New York City and member of the United States House of Representatives from New York....
(D), until December 11, 1876
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- David Dudley Field (D), from January 11, 1877. Elijah WardElijah WardElijah Ward was a U.S. Congressman during the American Civil War and the Reconstruction era.Ward was born in Sing Sing , New York. He pursued classical studies, engaged in commercial pursuits in New York City and at the same time attended the law department of New York University...
(D). Fernando WoodFernando WoodFernando Wood was an American politician of the Democratic Party and mayor of New York City; he also served as a United States Representative and as Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means in both the 45th and 46th Congress .A successful shipping merchant who became Grand Sachem of the...
(D). Abram S. HewittAbram Stevens HewittAbram Stevens Hewitt was a teacher, lawyer, an iron manufacturer, chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 1876 to 1877, U.S. Congressman, and a mayor of New York. He was the son-in-law of Peter Cooper , an industrialist, inventor and philanthropist...
(D). Benjamin A. WillisBenjamin A. WillisBenjamin Albertson Willis was a U.S. Representative from New York.-Biography:Born in Roslyn, New York, the eldest son of Charles Willis and Abigail Albertson, Willis was graduated from Union College in 1861. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1862 and commenced practice in New York City...
(D). N. Holmes OdellNathaniel H. OdellNathaniel Holmes Odell was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Greenburgh, near Tarrytown, New York, Odell attended private schools.He engaged in the steamboat business on the North River....
(D). John O. WhitehouseJohn O. WhitehouseJohn Osborne Whitehouse was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Rochester, New Hampshire, Whitehouse received a common-school education....
(D). George M. BeebeGeorge M. BeebeGeorge Monroe Beebe was a U.S. Representative from New York.-Biography:Born in New Vernon, New York, Beebe attended the common schools, and Walkill Academy, Middletown, New York....
(D). John H. Bagley, Jr.John H. Bagley, Jr.John Holroyd Bagley, Jr. was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Hudson, Columbia County, he attended the common schools. In 1852 he went to California and engaged in mining and other pursuits. He returned to New York and engaged in steamboating on the Hudson River...
(D). Charles H. AdamsCharles H. AdamsCharles Henry Adams was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Coxsackie, he attended the public schools, studied law, was admitted to the bar about 1845 and commenced practice in New York City. He moved to Cohoes in 1850 and in 1851 was appointed with rank of colonel to Governor...
(R). Martin I. TownsendMartin I. TownsendMartin Ingham Townsend was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:...
(R). Andrew WilliamsAndrew Williams (congressman)Andrew Williams was a nineteenth century politician, manufacturer, merchant and miner from New York....
(R). William A. WheelerWilliam A. WheelerWilliam Almon Wheeler was a Representative from New York and the 19th Vice President of the United States .-Early life and career:...
(R). Henry H. HathornHenry H. HathornHenry Harrison Hathorn was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Greenfield, New York, Hathorn attended the common schools and was graduated from the public schools of Greenfield....
(R). Samuel F. MillerSamuel F. Miller (US politician)Samuel Franklin Miller was a United States Representative from New York during the latter half of the American Civil War.Miller was born in Franklin, Delaware County, New York on 27 May 1827...
(R). George A. BagleyGeorge A. BagleyGeorge Augustus Bagley was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Watertown, Jefferson County, he received an academic training, studied law, was admitted to the New York bar in 1847 and commenced practice in Watertown...
(R). Scott LordScott LordScott Lord was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Nelson, New York, Lord attended the common schools and the local academies at Morrisville and Geneseo.He studied law....
(D). William H. BakerWilliam H. BakerWilliam Henry Baker was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Lenox, New York, Baker moved with his parents to Oswego County in 1829.He attended the common schools and Red Creek and Mexico Academies....
(R). Elias W. LeavenworthElias W. LeavenworthElias Warner Leavenworth was an American lawyer and politician.-Education:He attended the Hudson Academy and graduated from Yale College in 1824...
(R). Clinton D. MacDougallClinton D. MacDougallClinton Dugald MacDougall was a United States Representative from New York.-Biography:Born near Glasgow, Scotland, he immigrated to Canada in 1842 with his parents, who later settled in Auburn, New York. He pursued an academic course, studied law, and engaged in banking from 1856 to 1869...
(R). Elbridge G. LaphamElbridge G. LaphamElbridge Gerry Lapham was a U.S. Senator from New York from 1881-1885.-Life:Lapham attended the public schools and the Canandaigua Academy. He studied civil engineering and law and was admitted to the bar in 1844 and practiced in Canandaigua, New York.He was a delegate to the New York State...
(R). Thomas C. PlattThomas C. PlattThomas Collier Platt was a two-term member of the U.S. House of Representatives and a three-term U.S. Senator from New York in the years 1881 and 1897-1909 — is best known as the "political boss" of the Republican Party in New York State in the late 19th Century and early 20th Century...
(R). Charles C. B. WalkerCharles C. B. WalkerCharles Christopher Brainerd Walker was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Drewsville, New Hampshire, near Bellows Falls, Vermont, Walker completed preparatory studies. He moved to Corning, New York, in 1848. He was Postmaster of Corning 1856-1860, as well as a contractor engaging in the...
(D). John M. DavyJohn M. DavyJohn Madison Davy was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Davy moved to New York with his parents, who settled near Rochester, Monroe County, in 1835....
(R). George G. Hoskins (R). Lyman K. BassLyman K. BassLyman Kidder Bass was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in the town of Alden, New York, Bass attended the common schools and was graduated from Union College, Schenectady, New York, in 1856.He studied law....
(R).Nelson I. NortonNelson I. NortonNelson Ira Norton was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born near Salamanca, in Great Valley, New York, Norton received a limited education.He engaged in agricultural pursuits....
(R), from December 6, 1875
- David Dudley Field (D), from January 11, 1877. Elijah Ward
North Carolina
. Jesse J. YeatesJesse Johnson Yeates
Jesse Johnson Yeates was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1875 and 1881.Born in Hertford County, North Carolina, near Murfreesboro, Yeates attended private schools and then Emory and Henry College in Virginia. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1855, practicing...
(D). John A. Hyman
John Adams Hyman
John Adams Hyman was a Republican U.S. Congressman from North Carolina from 1875 to 1877.Born a slave near Warrenton, North Carolina, Hyman was sold to a new master in Alabama in 1861 after it was discovered that he was attempting to educate himself...
(R). Alfred M. Waddell
Alfred Moore Waddell
Alfred Moore Waddell was a Democratic U. S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1871 and 1879 and later mayor of Wilmington, North Carolina.-Family and education:...
(D). Joseph J. Davis
Joseph J. Davis
Joseph Jonathan Davis was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer and judge from North Carolina.-Biography:...
(D). Alfred M. Scales
Alfred Moore Scales
Alfred Moore Scales was a North Carolina state legislature, Confederate general in the American Civil War and the 45th Governor of the US state of North Carolina from 1885 to 1889, and Congressman.-Early life:...
(D). Thomas S. Ashe
Thomas Samuel Ashe
Thomas Samuel Ashe was a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1873 and 1877. He had previously served in the Confederate Congress.-Early years:...
(D). William M. Robbins
William M. Robbins
William McKendree Robbins was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina.Born in the old homestead near Trinity, North Carolina, Robbins pursued classical studies....
(D). Robert B. Vance
Robert B. Vance
Robert Brank Vance , nephew of the earlier Congressman Robert Brank Vance and brother of Zebulon Baird Vance, was a North Carolina Democratic politician who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for six terms . He was chairman of the United States House Committee on Patents...
(D)
Ohio
. Milton SaylerMilton Sayler
Milton Sayler was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, cousin of Henry B. Sayler.Born in Lewisburg, Ohio, Sayler attended the public schools....
(D). Henry B. Banning
Henry B. Banning
Henry Blackstone Banning was a lawyer and three-term U.S. Representative from Ohio, as well as an infantry officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:...
(D). John S. Savage
John S. Savage
John Simpson Savage was a school teacher, attorney, and member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio....
(D). John A. McMahon
John A. McMahon
John A. McMahon was a United States Representative from Ohio. He was the nephew of Clement Vallandigham, another Representative from Ohio....
(D). Americus V. Rice
Americus V. Rice
Americus Vespucius Rice was a nineteenth century politician, banker, and businessman from Ohio. He served in the Union Army during the American Civil War and was promoted to brigadier general at the end of the war....
(D). Frank H. Hurd
Frank H. Hurd
Frank Hunt Hurd was a U.S. Representative from Ohio for three separate terms.Born in Mount Vernon, Ohio, Hurd graduated from Kenyon College in nearby Gambier in 1858....
(D). Lawrence T. Neal
Lawrence T. Neal
Lawrence Talbot Neal was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Parkersburg, Virginia , Neal pursued classical studies.He moved to Chillicothe, Ohio, in 1864.He studied law....
(D). William Lawrence
William Lawrence (Ohio)
William Lawrence was a Republican politician from Ohio. He was most noted for being a US Representative, and was influential in attempting to impeach Andrew Johnson, creating the United States Department of Justice, helping to create the American Red Cross, and ratifying the Geneva...
(R). Earley F. Poppleton
Earley F. Poppleton
Earley Franklin Poppleton was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Bellville, Ohio, Poppleton pursued classical studies.He was educated at the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware.He studied law....
(D). Charles Foster (R). John L. Vance
John L. Vance
John Luther Vance was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.-Biography:Vance was born in Gallipolis, Ohio and attended the public schools and Gallia Academy, Ohio....
(D). Ansel T. Walling
Ansel T. Walling
Ansel Tracy Walling was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Otsego County, New York, Walling moved to Erie County, Pennsylvania, where he attended a local academy. He studied medicine and practiced a short time, and then learned the art of printing. He moved to Ohio in 1843 and engaged in...
(D). Milton I. Southard
Milton I. Southard
Milton Isaiah Southard was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Hanover, Ohio, Southard completed preparatory studies.He was graduated from the Denison University, Granville, Ohio.He studied law....
(D). Jacob P. Cowan (D). Nelson H. Van Vorhes
Nelson H. Van Vorhes
Nelson Holmes Van Vorhes was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.-Biography:Born in Washington County, Pennsylvania, Van Vorhes moved to Athens County, Ohio, in 1832 and engaged in agricultural pursuits....
(R). Lorenzo Danford
Lorenzo Danford
Lorenzo Danford was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Washington Township, Ohio, Danford attended the common schools and a college at Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, for two years.He studied law....
(R). Laurin D. Woodworth
Laurin D. Woodworth
Laurin Dewey Woodworth was a U.S. Representative from Ohio and member of the Woodworth political family.-Education:...
(R). James Monroe
James Monroe (congressman)
James Monroe was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Plainfield, Connecticut, Monroe attended the common schools and Plainfield Academy.He was graduated from Oberlin College in 1846....
(R). James A. Garfield (R). Henry B. Payne
Henry B. Payne
Henry B. Payne was a Democratic politician from Ohio. He served in both houses of the United States Congress....
(D)
Oregon
. George A. La Dow (D),until May 1, 1875-
- Lafayette LaneLafayette LaneLafayette Lane was a Representative from the U.S. state of Oregon. He was the son of Oregon Senator Joseph Lane and an uncle of future Oregon Senator Harry Lane.-Early life:...
(D), from October 25, 1875
- Lafayette Lane
Pennsylvania
. Chapman FreemanChapman Freeman
Chapman Freeman was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, who was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
(R). Charles O'Neill (R). Samuel J. Randall
Samuel J. Randall
Samuel Jackson Randall was a Pennsylvania politician, attorney, soldier, and a prominent Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives during the late 19th century. He served as the 33rd Speaker of the House and a contender for his party's nomination for the President of the...
(D). William D. Kelley
William D. Kelley
William D. Kelley was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Kelley was a lifelong advocate of civil rights, social reform, and labor protection.-Early life:...
(R). John Robbins, Jr.
John Robbins (congressman)
John Robbins was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.John Robbins was born in Bustleton, Pennsylvania, , near Lower Dublin Township, Pennsylvania. He was a student at the Gunmere Academy in Burlington, New Jersey. He moved to Philadelphia in 1836 and...
(D). Washington Townsend
Washington Townsend
Washington Townsend was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Washington Townsend was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania. He attended a private school and West Chester Academy. He was engaged as a bank teller from 1828 to 1844...
(R). Alan Wood, Jr.
Alan Wood, Jr.
Alan Wood, Jr. was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Alan Wood, Jr. was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended private schools and was employed in his father's mill at Delaware Iron Works, near Wilmington, Delaware...
(R). Hiester Clymer
Hiester Clymer
Hiester Clymer was an American political leader from the state of Pennsylvania. Clymer was a member of the Hiester family political dynasty. He was the nephew of William Muhlenberg Hiester and the cousin of Isaac Ellmaker Hiester....
(D). A. Herr Smith
Abraham Herr Smith
Abraham Herr Smith was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.A. Herr Smith was born near Millersville, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He attended Professor Beck’s Academy at Lititz, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Dickinson College in...
(R). William Mutchler
William Mutchler
William Mutchler was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
(D). Francis D. Collins
Francis Dolan Collins
Francis Dolan Collins was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....
(D). Winthrop W. Ketcham (R), until July 19, 1876
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- William H. Stanton (D), from November 7, 1876. James B. ReillyJames Bernard ReillyJames Bernard Reilly was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.James B. Reilly was born in Pinedale, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools and was graduated from the Bunker Hill School in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, in 1862. He studied law, was admitted...
(D). John B. PackerJohn Black PackerJohn Black Packer was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.John B. Packer was born in Sunbury, Pennsylvania. He received private instructions and later attended Sunbury Academy in Sunbury, Pennsylvania...
(R). Joseph PowellJoseph Powell (congressman)Joseph Powell was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Joseph Powell was born in Towanda, Pennsylvania. He completed preparatory studies and engaged in mercantile pursuits. He was president of the First National Bank of Towanda from 1870 to 1889.Powell was...
(D). Sobieski RossSobieski RossSobieski Ross was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Sobieski Ross was born in Coudersport, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and Coudersport Academy. He engaged in civil engineering and the real estate business. He was also interested in...
(R). John ReillyJohn Reilly (Pennsylvania)John Reilly was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.John Reilly was born in Abnerville, Pennsylvania. He received home instruction and attended the public schools. He entered the service of the Pennsylvania Railroad, on April 10, 1854. He was appointed...
(D). William StengerWilliam StengerWilliam Shearer Stenger was an American Democratic Party politician.William S. Stenger was born in Fort Loudon, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Class of 1858, where he was a Charter Member of the Zeta Chapter of the Chi Phi...
(D). Levi MaishLevi MaishLevi Maish was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Early life:...
(D). Levi A. MackeyLevi A. MackeyLevi Augustus Mackey was a United States Representative from Pennsylvania.Mackey was born in White Deer Township, Union County, Pennsylvania...
(D). Jacob TurneyJacob TurneyJacob Turney was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Jacob Turney was born in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. He completed preparatory studies and attended Greensburg Academy. He apprenticed as a printer, then studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1849 and...
(D). James H. HopkinsJames Herron HopkinsJames Herron Hopkins was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing the Pittsburgh area in Pennsylvania....
(D). Alexander G. CochranAlexander Gilmore CochranAlexander Gilmore Cochran was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Alexander Gilmore Cochran was born in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania . He attended private and public schools of that city, Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, and Columbia Law School in...
(D). John W. WallaceJohn Winfield WallaceJohn Winfield Wallace was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
(R). George A. JenksGeorge A. JenksGeorge A. Jenks was a politician from Pennsylvania and Solicitor General.Jenks was born in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania on March 25, 1836. He proceeded to graduate from Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, in 1858. He was a member of Phi Kappa Psi...
(D). James SheakleyJames SheakleyJames Sheakley was an American Democratic politician who was the Governor of the District of Alaska from 1893 to 1897. He was also a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania from 1875 to 1877....
(D). Albert G. EgbertAlbert Gallatin EgbertAlbert Gallatin Egbert was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
(D)
- William H. Stanton (D), from November 7, 1876. James B. Reilly
Rhode Island
. Benjamin T. EamesBenjamin T. Eames
Benjamin Tucker Eames was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.Born in Dedham, Massachusetts, Eames attended the common schools of Providence, Rhode Island, and academies in Massachusetts and Connecticut. He was employed as a bookkeeper for several years. He graduated from Yale College in...
(R). Latimer W. Ballou (R)
South Carolina
. Joseph RaineyJoseph Rainey
Joseph Hayne Rainey was the first African American to serve in the United States House of Representatives, the second black person to serve in the United States Congress Joseph Hayne Rainey (June 21, 1832 – August 1, 1887) was the first African American to serve in the United States House of...
(R). Edmund W. M. Mackey
Edmund William McGregor Mackey
Edmund William McGregor Mackey was a United States Representative from South Carolina. Born in Charleston, he became a representative after the end of the American Civil War. As an active Republican, he was nominated to be a delegate from Charleston for the constitutional convention of South...
(IR), until July 19, 1876
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- Charles W. ButtzCharles W. ButtzCharles Wilson Buttz was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, Buttz moved with his parents to White Township, New Jersey, in 1839. He went on to study law in Belvidere, New Jersey, and was admitted to the bar in 1863...
(R), from November 7, 1876. Solomon L. HogeSolomon L. HogeSolomon Lafayette Hoge was a lawyer, soldier, judge and politician in Ohio and South Carolina.Hoge was born in Pickrelltown, Ohio, and he received his early childhood education at the public schools in the nearby city of Bellefontaine...
(R). Alexander S. WallaceAlexander S. WallaceAlexander Stuart Wallace was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born near York, South Carolina, the son of an American immigrant, McCasland Wallace, born on the Atlantic Ocean in 1773, to a Scots-Irish family on their way to the port of Charleston, South Carolina, Wallace received a limited...
(R). Robert SmallsRobert SmallsRobert Smalls was an enslaved African American who, during and after the American Civil War, became a ship's pilot, sea captain, and politician. He freed himself and his family from slavery on May 13, 1862, by commandeering a Confederate transport ship, the Planter, to freedom in Charleston harbor...
(R)
- Charles W. Buttz
Tennessee
. William McFarlandWilliam McFarland
William McFarland was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 1st congressional district of Tennessee. He was born on September 15, 1821 at Springvale Farm near Morristown, Tennessee in Jefferson County. He attended the common schools and Tusculum...
(D). Jacob M. Thornburgh
Jacob Montgomery Thornburgh
Jacob Montgomery Thornburgh was an American attorney and politician who represented Tennessee's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1873 to 1879...
(R). George G. Dibrell
George Gibbs Dibrell
George Gibbs Dibrell was an American lawyer and a five-term member of the United States House of Representatives from the 3rd Congressional District of Tennessee. He also served as a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and as a railroad executive.-Biography:Dibrell...
(D). Samuel M. Fite
Samuel McClary Fite
Samuel McClary Fite was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 4th congressional district. He was a presidential elector on the Whig ticket in 1852.-Biography:...
(D), until October 23, 1875
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- Haywood Y. RiddleHaywood Yancey RiddleHaywood Yancey Riddle was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 4th congressional district of Tennessee. He was born on June 20, 1834 in Van Buren, Tennessee in Hardeman County. He completed preparatory studies and graduated from Union University...
(D), from December 4, 1875. John M. BrightJohn Morgan BrightJohn Morgan Bright was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee.-Biography:Born in Fayetteville, Tennessee, Bright attended the schools of Fayetteville and Bingham's School in Hillsboro, North Carolina....
(D). John F. HouseJohn Ford HouseJohn Ford House was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 6th congressional district.-Biography:...
(D). Washington C. WhitthorneWashington C. WhitthorneWashington Curran Whitthorne was a Tennessee attorney, Democratic politician, and an Adjutant General in the Confederate Army.-Early life and career:...
(D). John D. C. AtkinsJohn DeWitt Clinton AtkinsJohn DeWitt Clinton Atkins was an American politician and a member of both the United States House of Representatives and Confederate Congress from Tennessee.-Biography:...
(D). William P. CaldwellWilliam Parker CaldwellWilliam Parker Caldwell was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 9th congressional district of Tennessee.-Biography:...
(D). H. Casey YoungH. Casey YoungHiram Casey Young was an American lawyer and politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 10th congressional district of Tennessee....
(D)
- Haywood Y. Riddle
Texas
. John H. ReaganJohn Henninger Reagan
John Henninger Reagan , was a leading 19th century American politician from the U.S. state of Texas. A Democrat, Reagan resigned from the U.S. House of Representatives when Texas seceded from the Union and joined the Confederate States of America. He served in the cabinet of Jefferson Davis as...
(D). David B. Culberson
David B. Culberson
David Browning Culberson was a Confederate soldier, a Democratic U.S. Representative from Texas and Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee.-Early years:...
(D). James W. Throckmorton
James W. Throckmorton
James Webb Throckmorton was an American politician who served as the 12th Governor of Texas from 1866 to 1867 during the early days of Reconstruction...
(D). Roger Q. Mills
Roger Q. Mills
Roger Quarles Mills was an American politician and an officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Background:...
(D). John Hancock
John Hancock (Texas politician)
John Hancock was U.S. judge and politician. As a member of the Texas Legislature he opposed the secession of Texas during the American Civil War...
(D). Gustave Schleicher (D)
Vermont
. Charles H. Joyce (R). Dudley C. DenisonDudley Chase Denison
Dudley Chase Denison was a United States Congressman from Vermont.He was born in Royalton, Vermont, attended Royalton Academy, graduated from the University of Vermont in 1840, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1845 and commenced practice in Royalton. He was a member of the Vermont State...
(IR). George W. Hendee (R)
Virginia
. Beverly B. DouglasBeverly B. Douglas
Beverly Browne Douglas was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born at Providence Forge, Virginia, Douglas attended Rumford Academy in King William County, the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, Yale College, and the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.Upon his return to the United...
(D). John Goode, Jr.
John Goode
John Goode, Jr. was a prominent Virginia Democratic politician who served in the Confederate Congress during the American Civil War and then was a three-term postbellum United States Congressman, as well as the acting Solicitor General of the United States.-Biography:Goode was born in Bedford...
(D). Gilbert C. Walker
Gilbert Carlton Walker
Gilbert Carlton Walker was a United States political figure. He served as the 36th Governor of Virginia, first as a Republican provisional governor between 1869 and 1870, and again as a Democratic elected governor from 1870 to 1874.Walker was born in South Gibson, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania....
(D). William H. H. Stowell
William H.H. Stowell
William Henry Harrison Stowell was a nineteenth century congressman, merchant and industrialist from Virginia, Vermont, Massachusetts, Wisconsin and Minnesota....
(R). George Cabell
George Cabell
George Craighead Cabell was a nineteenth century congressman, lawyer and editor from Virginia.Born in Danville, Virginia, Cabell attended Danville Academy and later the law department at the University of Virginia in 1857. After being admitted to the bar, he commenced practice in Danville in 1858...
(D). John R. Tucker (D). John T. Harris
John T. Harris
John Thomas Harris was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer and judge from Virginia. He was the first cousin of John Hill....
(D). Eppa Hutton, II
Eppa Hunton
Eppa Hunton II was a U.S. Representative and Senator from Virginia and a brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.-Early years:...
(D). William Terry (D)
West Virginia
. Benjamin WilsonBenjamin Wilson (congressman)
Benjamin Wilson was a Democratic politician who served as a United States Representative from West Virginia. He was born in Wilsonburg, Virginia in Harrison County...
(D). Charles J. Faulkner
Charles J. Faulkner
Charles James Faulkner was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia and West Virginia. He was the father of Charles James Faulkner....
(D). Frank Hereford
Frank Hereford
Frank Hereford was a United States Representative and Senator from West Virginia. Born near Warrenton, Virginia, he completed preparatory studies and graduated from McKendree University in 1845. He studied law and was admitted to the bar and practiced...
(D), until January 31, 1877
Wisconsin
. Charles G. WilliamsCharles G. Williams
Charles Grandison Williams was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.Born in Royalton, New York, Williams pursued an academic course and studied law in Rochester, New York....
(R). Lucien B. Caswell
Lucien B. Caswell
Lucien Bonaparte Caswell was an American politician.Born in Swanton, Vermont, he moved with his family to frontier Wisconsin in 1836 and settled along the Rock River, just south of Lake Koshkonong. Caswell attended Milton Academy and Beloit College, studying law...
(R). Henry S. Magoon
Henry S. Magoon
Henry Sterling Magoon was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.Born in Monticello, Magoon attended the Rock River Seminary, Mount Morris, Illinois, and was graduated from the Western Military College, Drennon, Kentucky, in 1853.He studied law in the Montrose Law School, Frankfort, Kentucky.He was...
(R). William P. Lynde
William Pitt Lynde
William Pitt Lynde was an American lawyer and politician from Wisconsin who served in Congress.Lynde was born in Sherburne, New York. He graduated from Yale College, in 1838, and Harvard Law School, in 1841, and was admitted to the bar. He moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, shortly thereafter...
(D). Samuel D. Burchard
Samuel D. Burchard
Samuel Dickinson Burchard was a nineteenth century politician and manufacturer from Wisconsin.Born in Leyden, New York, Burchard moved to Beaver Dam, Wisconsin with his father in 1845, attended Madison University and engaged in the manufacturing of wool in Beaver Dam...
(D). Alanson M. Kimball
Alanson M. Kimball
Alanson Mellen Kimball was born on March 12, 1827 in Buxton, Maine, in York County, Maine and was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin. He moved to Wisconsin in 1852 and engaged in agricultural and mercantile pursuits, later serving in the Wisconsin State Senate in...
(R). Jeremiah M. Rusk
Jeremiah McLain Rusk
Jeremiah McLain Rusk was the 15th Governor of the U.S. state of Wisconsin from 1882 to 1889 and the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture from 1889 to 1893.-Biography:...
(R). George W. Cate
George W. Cate
George Washington Cate was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.Born in Montpelier, Vermont, Cate attended the common schools.He studied law and was admitted to the bar at Montpelier in April 1844....
(D)
Non-voting members
. Hiram S. Stevens (D). Thomas M. Patterson (D), until August 1, 1876. Jefferson P. KidderJefferson P. Kidder
Jefferson Parish Kidder was an American lawyer and jurist. He served as the non-voting delegate from the Dakota Territory to the United States House of Representatives. Kidder was born in Braintree, Orange County, Vermont, and studied law at Montpelier. He was admitted to the bar in 1839 and...
(R). Thomas W. Bennett
Thomas W. Bennett (territorial governor)
Thomas Warren Bennett was governor of Idaho Territory from 1871 to 1875. He also served as a Congressional delegate from the territory from March 4, 1875 to June 23, 1876...
(I), until June 23, 1876
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- Stephen S. Fenn (D), from June 23, 1876. Martin MaginnisMartin MaginnisMartin Maginnis was a nineteenth century politician, publisher, editor and miner from Minnesota and the Montana Territory.-Biography:...
(D). Stephen B. ElkinsStephen Benton ElkinsStephen Benton Elkins was an American industrialist and political figure. He served as the Secretary of War between 1891 and 1893...
(R). George Q. CannonGeorge Q. CannonGeorge Quayle Cannon was an early member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and served in the First Presidency under four successive presidents of the church: Brigham Young, John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, and Lorenzo Snow...
(R). Orange JacobsOrange JacobsOrange Jacobs was a Delegate from the Territory of Washington.Born near Geneseo, New York, Jacobs moved with his parents to Michigan Territory in 1831....
(R). William R. Steele (D)
- Stephen S. Fenn (D), from June 23, 1876. Martin Maginnis
Changes in membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.Senate
- replacements: 4
- DemocraticDemocratic Party (United States)The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
: 1 seat net gain - RepublicanRepublican Party (United States)The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
: 1 seat net loss
- Democratic
- deaths: 3
- resignations: 1
- vacancy: 1
- interim appointments: 3
- seats of newly admitted states: 2
- Total seats with changes: 7
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| Louisiana (3)
| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Vacancy caused by the Senate in declining to seat rival claimants William L. McMillen
William L. McMillen
Dr. William Linn McMillen was an American surgeon, army general, farmer and legislator.-Biography:Born in Hillsboro, Ohio, and educated there, he graduated from Starling Medical College in 1852, and practiced medicine in Ohio until July 1862. McMillen served as a surgeon with the Russian Army in...
and P. B. S. Pinchback
P. B. S. Pinchback
Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback was the first non-white and first person of African American descent to become governor of a U.S. state...
. Successor was elected.
| nowrap | James B. Eustis
James B. Eustis
James Biddle Eustis was a United States Senator from Louisiana.-Biography:Born in New Orleans, he was the son of George Eustis and Clarice Allain. His father was a lawyer who served as a Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court...
(D)
| January 10, 1876
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| Tennessee (1)
| nowrap | Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson was the 17th President of the United States . As Vice-President of the United States in 1865, he succeeded Abraham Lincoln following the latter's assassination. Johnson then presided over the initial and contentious Reconstruction era of the United States following the American...
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died July 31, 1875. An interim successor was appointed.
| nowrap | David M. Key
David M. Key
David McKendree Key was a Democratic U.S. Senator from Tennessee from 1875 to 1877 as well as the U.S. Postmaster General under President Hayes.-Biography:...
(D)
| August 18, 1875
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| Connecticut (3)
| nowrap | Orris S. Ferry
Orris S. Ferry
Orris Sanford Ferry was a Republican American lawyer and politician from Connecticut who served in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. He was also a Brigadier General in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Early life:Ferry was born on August 15, 1823...
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died November 21, 1875. An interim successor was appointed.
| nowrap | James E. English
James E. English
James Edward English was a United States Representative and Senator from Connecticut. He was born in New Haven and attended the common schools; later, he engaged in the lumber business, banking, and manufacturing. He was a member of the New Haven board of selectmen from 1847 to 1861, and a member...
(D)
| November 27, 1875
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| Connecticut (3)
| nowrap | James E. English
James E. English
James Edward English was a United States Representative and Senator from Connecticut. He was born in New Haven and attended the common schools; later, he engaged in the lumber business, banking, and manufacturing. He was a member of the New Haven board of selectmen from 1847 to 1861, and a member...
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Successor elected May 17, 1876
| nowrap | William H. Barnum
William Henry Barnum
William Henry Barnum was a United States politician, serving as a state representative, U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, and finally as chairman of the Democratic National Committee...
(D)
| May 18, 1876
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| Maine (2)
| nowrap | Lot M. Morrill
Lot M. Morrill
Lot Myrick Morrill was an American statesman who served as the 28th Governor of Maine, in the United States Senate and as Secretary of the Treasury....
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned July 7, 1876 after being appointed United States Secretary of the Treasury
United States Secretary of the Treasury
The Secretary of the Treasury of the United States is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, which is concerned with financial and monetary matters, and, until 2003, also with some issues of national security and defense. This position in the Federal Government of the United...
| nowrap | James G. Blaine
James G. Blaine
James Gillespie Blaine was a U.S. Representative, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, U.S. Senator from Maine, two-time Secretary of State...
(R)
| July 10, 1876
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| West Virginia (1)
| nowrap | Allen T. Caperton
Allen T. Caperton
Allen Taylor Caperton was an American politician who was a United States Senator serving as a Democrat, as well as previous positions.-Early life:...
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died July 26, 1876
| nowrap | Samuel Price
Samuel Price
Samuel Price was a United States Senator from West Virginia. Born in Fauquier County, Virginia, he moved with his parents to Preston County in 1815. He received a preparatory training, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1832, commencing the practice of his profession in Nicholas and...
(D)
| August 26, 1876
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| Colorado (2)
| rowspan=2 | New seats
| rowspan=2 style="font-size:80%" | Colorado admitted to the Union August 1, 1876. Seats remained vacant until November 15, 1876
| nowrap | Henry M. Teller (R)
| rowspan=2 | November 15, 1876
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| Colorado (3)
| nowrap | Jerome B. Chaffee
Jerome B. Chaffee
Jerome Bonaparte Chaffee was an entrepreneur and United States Senator from Colorado. Chaffee County, Colorado is named after him.-Biography:...
(R)
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| Tennessee (1)
| nowrap | David M. Key
David M. Key
David McKendree Key was a Democratic U.S. Senator from Tennessee from 1875 to 1877 as well as the U.S. Postmaster General under President Hayes.-Biography:...
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Successor elected January 19, 1877
| nowrap | James E. Bailey
James E. Bailey
James Edmund Bailey was a Democratic United States Senator from Tennessee from 1877 to 1881.-Biography:Bailey was born in Montgomery County, Tennessee. He attended the Clarksville Academy and the former University of Nashville. He then studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1843, starting a...
(D)
| January 19, 1877
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| West Virginia (1)
| nowrap | Samuel Price
Samuel Price
Samuel Price was a United States Senator from West Virginia. Born in Fauquier County, Virginia, he moved with his parents to Preston County in 1815. He received a preparatory training, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1832, commencing the practice of his profession in Nicholas and...
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Successor elected January 26, 1877
| nowrap | Frank Hereford
Frank Hereford
Frank Hereford was a United States Representative and Senator from West Virginia. Born near Warrenton, Virginia, he completed preparatory studies and graduated from McKendree University in 1845. He studied law and was admitted to the bar and practiced...
(D)
| January 31, 1877
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House of Representatives
- replacements: 14
- DemocraticDemocratic Party (United States)The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
: no net change - RepublicanRepublican Party (United States)The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
: no net change
- Democratic
- deaths: 9
- resignations: 6
- contested election: 5
- seats of newly admitted states: 1
- Total seats with changes: 21
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| style="font-size:80%" | Rep-elect Garnett McMillan
Garnett McMillan
Garnett McMillan was a 19th century politician from the U.S. state of Georgia.A son of Colonel Robert McMillan, an Irish immigrant from Antrim who raised a company of infantry at Clarkesville, Georgia that would become Co. K of the 24th Georgia Regiment of Volunteers. Young Garnett served as a Lt...
died before taking seat
| nowrap | Benjamin H. Hill
Benjamin Harvey Hill
Benjamin Harvey Hill was a U.S. Representative, U.S. senator and a Confederate senator from the state of Georgia.-Biography:Hill was born September 14, 1823 in Hillsboro, Georgia in Jasper County...
(D)
| May 5, 1875
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| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Rep. Samuel F. Hersey
Samuel F. Hersey
Samuel Freeman Hersey was a politician and "lumber baron" from the U.S. state of Maine. He served in the Maine State Senate and as a United States Congressman from the district which included his home-town of Bangor....
died during previous congress
| nowrap | Harris M. Plaisted
Harris M. Plaisted
Harris Merrill Plaisted was an American Civil War general, U.S. Congressman, and the 38th Governor of Maine.-Biography:...
(R)
| September 13, 1875
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| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Rep.-elect Augustus F. Allen
Augustus F. Allen
Augustus Franklin Allen was elected as a member of the United States Congress from New York's 33rd congressional district in 1874. Allen died before he was able to take office....
died died before taking seat
| nowrap | Nelson I. Norton
Nelson I. Norton
Nelson Ira Norton was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born near Salamanca, in Great Valley, New York, Norton received a limited education.He engaged in agricultural pursuits....
(R)
| December 6, 1875
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| nowrap | James Buffington (R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died March 7, 1875
| nowrap | William W. Crapo
William W. Crapo
William Wallace Crapo was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts. He was elected to fill the vacancy caused by the death of James Buffinton. He served slightly more than three terms in congress from November 2, 1875 to March 3, 1883Born in Dartmouth,...
(R)
| November 2, 1875
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| nowrap | George A. La Dow
George Augustus La Dow
George Augustus La Dow was a U.S. Representative from Oregon. Elected as a Democrat due to a split among Republicans, La Dow died before Congress assembled.-Early life:...
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died May 1, 1875
| nowrap | Lafayette Lane
Lafayette Lane
Lafayette Lane was a Representative from the U.S. state of Oregon. He was the son of Oregon Senator Joseph Lane and an uncle of future Oregon Senator Harry Lane.-Early life:...
(D)
| October 25, 1875
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| nowrap | Samuel M. Fite
Samuel McClary Fite
Samuel McClary Fite was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 4th congressional district. He was a presidential elector on the Whig ticket in 1852.-Biography:...
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died October 23, 1875
| nowrap | Haywood Y. Riddle
Haywood Yancey Riddle
Haywood Yancey Riddle was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 4th congressional district of Tennessee. He was born on June 20, 1834 in Van Buren, Tennessee in Hardeman County. He completed preparatory studies and graduated from Union University...
(D)
| December 14, 1875
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| nowrap | Henry H. Starkweather
Henry H. Starkweather
Henry Howard Starkweather was born in Preston, Connecticut on April 29, 1826, and died on Jan 28, 1876 while serving in office as a member of the United States Congress....
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died January 28, 1876
| nowrap | John T. Wait
John T. Wait
John Turner Wait was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.Born in New London, Connecticut, Wait moved with his mother to Norwich, Connecticut. He attended the common schools and Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, for two years. He engaged in mercantile pursuits...
(R)
| April 12, 1876
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| nowrap | Josiah T. Walls
Josiah T. Walls
Josiah Thomas Walls was a United States Congressman who served three separate terms in Congress between 1871 and 1876.- Early life :...
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Lost contested election April 19, 1876
| nowrap | Jesse J. Finley
Jesse J. Finley
Jesse Johnson Finley was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida and the mayor of Memphis, Tennessee. He was also a brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War....
(D)
| April 19, 1876
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| nowrap | Charles B. Farwell
Charles B. Farwell
Charles Benjamin Farwell was a U.S. Representative and Senator from Illinois.Farwell was born in Painted Post, New York and attended Elmira Academy before moving to Illinois in 1838. He first tried his hand at surveying and farming before moving to Chicago in 1844, when he went into banking. ...
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Lost contested election May 6, 1876
| nowrap | John V. Le Moyne
John V. Le Moyne
John Valcoulon Le Moyne was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Washington, Pennsylvania, Le Moyne attended the common schools. He was graduated from Washington & Jefferson College, Washington, Pennsylvania, in 1847. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,...
(D)
| May 6, 1876
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| nowrap | William H. Barnum
William Henry Barnum
William Henry Barnum was a United States politician, serving as a state representative, U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, and finally as chairman of the Democratic National Committee...
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned May 18, 1876 after being elected to the US Senate
| nowrap | Levi Warner
Levi Warner
Levi Warner was a United States Representative from Connecticut. His brother was Samuel Larkin Warner who was also a United States Representative from Connecticut. He was born in Wethersfield, Connecticut where he completed preparatory studies. Later, he attended the law department of Yale College...
(D)
| December 4, 1876
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| nowrap | Frank Morey
Frank Morey
Frank Morey was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana.-Biography:Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Morey attended the public schools but moved to Illinois in 1857.-Civil War:...
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Lost contested election June 8, 1876
| nowrap | William B. Spencer
William B. Spencer
William Brainerd Spencer was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana.Born on "Home Plantation," in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, Spencer received his early schooling under private tutors....
(D)
| June 8, 1876
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| nowrap | Thomas W. Bennett)
Thomas W. Bennett (territorial governor)
Thomas Warren Bennett was governor of Idaho Territory from 1871 to 1875. He also served as a Congressional delegate from the territory from March 4, 1875 to June 23, 1876...
(I)
| style="font-size:80%" | Lost contested election June 23, 1876
| nowrap | Stephen S. Fenn
Stephen Southmyd Fenn
Stephen Southmyd Fenn was a Delegate from Idaho Territory.Born in Watertown, Connecticut, Fenn moved with his parents to Niagara County, New York, in 1824.He attended the public schools....
(D)
| June 23, 1876
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| nowrap | James G. Blaine
James G. Blaine
James Gillespie Blaine was a U.S. Representative, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, U.S. Senator from Maine, two-time Secretary of State...
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned July 10, 1876 after being appointed to the US Senate
| nowrap | Edwin Flye
Edwin Flye
Edwin Flye was a nineteenth-century politician, merchant, banker, bank president, and shipbuilder from Maine.-Biography:...
(R)
| December 4, 1876
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| nowrap | Edward Y. Parsons
Edward Y. Parsons
Edward Young Parsons was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in Middletown, Kentucky, Parsons attended the public schools at Louisville, Kentucky until age 12. He studied one year in the St. Louis High School. He returned to Louisville and graduated from the municipal university in 1861,...
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died July 18, 1876
| nowrap | Henry Watterson
Henry Watterson
Henry Watterson was a United States journalist who founded the Louisville Courier-Journal.He also served part of one term in the United States House of Representatives as a Democrat....
(D)
| August 12, 1876
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| nowrap | Winthrop W. Ketcham (R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned July 19, 1876 after being appointed judge to the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
The United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania sits in Pittsburgh, Erie, and Johnstown, Pennsylvania. It is composed of ten judges as authorized by federal law. The Honorable Judge Gary L. Lancaster is currently Chief Judge of the Western Pennsylvania District...
| nowrap | William H. Stanton (D)
| November 7, 1876
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| nowrap | Edmund W. M. Mackey
Edmund William McGregor Mackey
Edmund William McGregor Mackey was a United States Representative from South Carolina. Born in Charleston, he became a representative after the end of the American Civil War. As an active Republican, he was nominated to be a delegate from Charleston for the constitutional convention of South...
(IR)
| style="font-size:80%" |Seat declared vacant July 19, 1876
| nowrap | Charles W. Buttz
Charles W. Buttz
Charles Wilson Buttz was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, Buttz moved with his parents to White Township, New Jersey, in 1839. He went on to study law in Belvidere, New Jersey, and was admitted to the bar in 1863...
(R)
| November 7, 1876
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| nowrap | Rufus S. Frost
Rufus S. Frost
Rufus Smith Frost was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Born in Marlborough, New Hampshire to Joseph Frost and Lucy Frost...
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Lost contested election July 28, 1876
| nowrap | Josiah G. Abbott
Josiah Gardner Abbott
Josiah Gardner Abbott was an American politician who served in the Massachusetts General Court and as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts....
(D)
| July 28, 1876
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| nowrap | Thomas M. Patterson (D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Colorado admitted to the Union August 1, 1876
| colspan=2 | Statehood achieved
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| New seat
| style="font-size:80%" | Colorado admitted to the Union August 1, 1876. Seat remained vacant until October 3, 1876.
| nowrap | James B. Belford
James B. Belford
James Burns Belford was a U.S. Representative from Colorado, cousin of Joseph McCrum Belford.-Biography:Born in Lewistown, Pennsylvania, Belford attended the common schools and Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania....
(R)
| October 3, 1876
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| nowrap | Michael C. Kerr
Michael C. Kerr
Michael Crawford Kerr was an American legislator.He was born at Titusville, Pennsylvania and educated at the Erie Academy. He graduated from Louisville University's Law School in 1851...
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died August 19, 1876
| nowrap | Nathan T. Carr
Nathan T. Carr
Nathan Tracy Carr was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Corning, New York, Carr attended the common schools, and was graduated from Starkey Academy in 1851.He moved to Midland County, Michigan.He studied law....
(D)
| December 15, 1876
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| nowrap | James D. Williams
James D. Williams
James Douglas Williams , nicknamed Blue Jeans Bill, was a farmer and Democratic politician who held public office in Indiana for four decades, and was the only farmer elected as the Governor of Indiana, serving from 1877 to 1880...
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 1, 1876 after being elected Governor of Indiana
Governor of Indiana
The Governor of Indiana is the chief executive of the state of Indiana. The governor is elected to a four-year term, and responsible for overseeing the day-to-day management of the functions of many agencies of the Indiana state government. The governor also shares power with other statewide...
| nowrap | Andrew Humphreys
Andrew Humphreys
Andrew Humphreys was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born near Knoxville, Tennessee, Humphreys moved with his parents to Owen County, Indiana, in 1829. Afterwards, he moved to Putnam County and located near Manhattan, where he attended the common schools. He moved to Greene County in 1842...
(D)
| December 5, 1876
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| nowrap | Smith Ely, Jr.
Smith Ely, Jr.
Smith Ely, Jr. was a Mayor of New York City and member of the United States House of Representatives from New York....
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 11, 1876
| nowrap | David D. Field II (D)
| January 11, 1877
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| nowrap | William B. Spencer
William B. Spencer
William Brainerd Spencer was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana.Born on "Home Plantation," in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, Spencer received his early schooling under private tutors....
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 8, 1877 to become an associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court
Louisiana Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of Louisiana is the highest court and court of last resort in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The modern Supreme Court, composed of seven justices, meets in the French Quarter of New Orleans....
| Vacant
| Not filled this term
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| nowrap | Frank Hereford
Frank Hereford
Frank Hereford was a United States Representative and Senator from West Virginia. Born near Warrenton, Virginia, he completed preparatory studies and graduated from McKendree University in 1845. He studied law and was admitted to the bar and practiced...
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 31, 1877 after being elected to the US Senate
| Vacant
| Not filled this term
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| nowrap | Benjamin H. Hill
Benjamin Harvey Hill
Benjamin Harvey Hill was a U.S. Representative, U.S. senator and a Confederate senator from the state of Georgia.-Biography:Hill was born September 14, 1823 in Hillsboro, Georgia in Jasper County...
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned March 3, 1877 after being elected to the US Senate
| Vacant
| Not filled this term
|}
Senate
- ChaplainChaplain of the United States SenateThe Chaplain of the United States Senate opens each session of the United States Senate with a prayer, and provides and coordinates religious programs and pastoral care support for Senators, their staffs, and their families. The Chaplain is appointed by a majority vote of the members of the Senate...
: Byron SunderlandByron SunderlandByron Sunderland was an American Presbyterian minister and served as a Chaplain of the United States Senate during the American Civil War.-Biography:...
(PresbyterianPresbyterianismPresbyterianism refers to a number of Christian churches adhering to the Calvinist theological tradition within Protestantism, which are organized according to a characteristic Presbyterian polity. Presbyterian theology typically emphasizes the sovereignty of God, the authority of the Scriptures,...
) - SecretarySecretary of the United States SenateThe Secretary of the Senate is an elected officer of the United States Senate. The Secretary supervises an extensive array of offices and services to expedite the day-to-day operations of that body...
: George C. Gorham - Sergeant at Arms of the SenateSergeant at Arms of the United States SenateThe Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate is the law enforcer for the United States Senate. One of the chief roles of the Sergeant is to hold the gavel used at every session...
:- John R. FrenchJohn R. FrenchJohn Robert French was an American Congressional Representative from North Carolina.Born in Gilmanton, New Hampshire, French received an academic education in Gilmanton and Concord, New Hampshire. He learned the printer’s trade, and worked as publisher and associate editor of the New Hampshire...
- John R. French
House of Representatives
- ChaplainChaplain of the United States House of RepresentativesThe election of William Linn as Chaplain of the House on May 1, 1789, continued the tradition established by the Continental Congresses of each day's proceedings opening with a prayer by a chaplain. The early Chaplains alternated duties with their Senate counterparts on a weekly basis, covering the...
: S. L. Townsend (Episcopalian) - ClerkClerk of the United States House of RepresentativesThe Clerk of the United States House of Representatives is an officer of the United States House of Representatives, whose primary duty is to act as the chief record-keeper for the House....
: George M. Adams - Clerk at the Speaker’s Table: William H. Scudder
- 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...
: Lafayette H. Fitzhugh - Postmaster of the HousePostmaster of the United States House of RepresentativesThe Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives was an employee of the United States Congress from 1834 to 1993.Before the creation of the office of Postmaster, mail duties were handled by workers in the office of the Doorkeeper, who were paid additional compensation...
: James M. Steuart - Sergeant at ArmsSergeant at Arms of the United States House of RepresentativesThe United States House of Representatives Sergeant at Arms is an officer of the House with law enforcement, protocol, and administrative responsibilities. The Sergeant at Arms is elected at the beginning of each Congress by the membership of the chamber...
: John G. Thompson