49th United States Congress
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The Forty-ninth 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, 1885 to March 4, 1887, during the first two years of Grover Cleveland
's presidency
. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives
was based on the Tenth Census of the United States in 1880
. The Senate had a Republican
majority, and the House had a Democratic
majority.
TOTAL members: 76
TOTAL members: 325
, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1886; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1888; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1890.
(D). Hilary A. Herbert
(D). William C. Oates
(D). Alexander C. Davidson
(D). Thomas W. Sadler (D). John M. Martin (D). William H. Forney
(D). Joseph Wheeler
(D)
(D). Clifton R. Breckinridge
(D). Thomas C. McRae
(D), from December 7, 1885. John H. Rogers
(D). Samuel W. Peel
(D)
(D). James A. Louttit
(R). Joseph McKenna
(R). William W. Morrow
(R). Charles N. Felton
(R). Henry H. Markham (R)
(R). Charles L. Mitchell (D). John T. Wait
(R). Edward W. Seymour (D)
(D). Charles Dougherty
(D)
(D). Henry G. Turner
(D). Charles F. Crisp
(D). Henry R. Harris
(D). Nathaniel J. Hammond
(D). James H. Blount
(D). Judson C. Clements
(D). Seaborn Reese
(D). Allen D. Candler
(D). George T. Barnes
(D)
(R). Frank Lawler
(D). James H. Ward (D). George E. Adams
(R). Reuben Ellwood
(R)
(D). Thomas R. Cobb
(D). Jonas G. Howard
(D). William S. Holman
(D). Courtland C. Matson
(D). Thomas M. Browne
(R). William D. Bynum
(D). James T. Johnston
(R). Thomas B. Ward
(D). William D. Owen
(R). George W. Steele (R). Robert Lowry
(D). George Ford
(D)
(R). William E. Fuller
(R). Benjamin T. Frederick
(D). James B. Weaver (NG
). Edwin H. Conger
(R). William P. Hepburn
(R). Joseph Lyman
(R). Adoniram J. Holmes
(R). Isaac S. Struble
(R)
(R). Edward H. Funston
(R). Bishop W. Perkins
(R). Thomas Ryan
(R). John A. Anderson
(R). Lewis Hanback
(R). Samuel R. Peters
(R)
(D). Polk Laffoon
(D). John E. Halsell (D). Thomas A. Robertson
(D). Albert S. Willis
(D). John G. Carlisle
(D). William C. P. Breckinridge
(D). James B. McCreary
(D). William H. Wadsworth
(R). William P. Taulbee
(D). Frank L. Wolford (D)
(D). Michael Hahn
(R)
(R). Nelson Dingley, Jr.
(R). Seth L. Milliken
(R). Charles A. Boutelle
(R)
(D). William H. Cole
(D)
(R). John D. Long
(R). Ambrose A. Ranney
(R). Patrick A. Collins (D). Edward D. Hayden
(R). Henry B. Lovering
(D). Eben F. Stone
(R). Charles H. Allen
(R). Frederick D. Ely
(R). William W. Rice
(R). William Whiting
(R). Francis W. Rockwell
(R)
(D). Nathaniel B. Eldredge
(D). James O'Donnell
(R). Julius C. Burrows
(R). Charles C. Comstock
(D). Edwin B. Winans (D). Ezra C. Carleton
(D). Timothy E. Tarsney
(D). Byron M. Cutcheon
(R). Spencer O. Fisher
(D). Seth C. Moffatt
(R)
(R). James B. Wakefield
(R). Horace B. Strait (R). John B. Gilfillan
(R). Knute Nelson
(R)
(D). James B. Morgan
(D). Thomas C. Catchings
(D). Frederick G. Barry
(D). Otho R. Singleton
(D). Henry S. Van Eaton (D). Ethelbert Barksdale
(D)
(D). John B. Hale (D). Alexander M. Dockery
(D). James N. Burnes
(D). William Warner
(R). John T. Heard
(D). John E. Hutton
(D). John J. O'Neill (D). John M. Glover (D). Martin L. Clardy
(D). Richard P. Bland
(D). William J. Stone
(D). William H. Wade
(R). William Dawson
(D)
(R). James Laird
(R). George W. E. Dorsey
(R)
(R)
(R). James Buchanan
(R). Robert S. Green
(D), resigned January 17, 1887, vacant for remainder of term. James N. Pidcock
(D). William W. Phelps
(R). Herman Lehlbach
(R). William McAdoo
(D)
(D). Felix Campbell
(D). Darwin R. James
(R). Peter P. Mahoney
(D). Archibald M. Bliss
(D). Nicholas Muller
(D). John J. Adams
(D). Samuel S. Cox
(D)
(R). Wharton J. Green
(D). William R. Cox
(D). James W. Reid (D), resigned December 31, 1886, vacant for remainder of term. Risden T. Bennett
(D). John S. Henderson
(D). William H. H. Cowles (D). Thomas D. Johnston
(D)
(R). Charles E. Brown
(R). James E. Campbell
(D). Charles M. Anderson
(D). Benjamin Le Fevre
(D). William D. Hill
(D). George E. Seney
(D). John Little
(R). William C. Cooper
(R). Jacob Romeis
(R). William W. Ellsberry
(D). Albert C. Thompson
(R). Joseph H. Outhwaite
(D). Charles H. Grosvenor
(R). Beriah Wilkins
(D). George W. Geddes
(D). Adoniram J. Warner
(D). Isaac H. Taylor
(R). Ezra B. Taylor
(R). William McKinley, Jr.
(R). Martin A. Foran
(D)
(R). Charles O'Neill (R). Samuel J. Randall
(D). William D. Kelley
(R). Alfred C. Harmer
(R). James B. Everhart
(R). I. Newton Evans
(R). Daniel Ermentrout
(D). John A. Hiestand
(R). William H. Sowden
(D). John B. Storm
(D). Joseph A. Scranton
(R). Charles N. Brumm
(R). Franklin Bound
(R). Frank C. Bunnell
(R). William W. Brown
(R). Jacob M. Campbell
(R). Louis E. Atkinson
(R). John A. Swope
(D), from November 3, 1885 after deceased Rep. William A. Duncan
was re-elected. Andrew G. Curtin
(D). Charles E. Boyle
(D). James S. Negley
(R). Thomas M. Bayne
(R). Oscar L. Jackson
(R). Alexander C. White
(R). George W. Fleeger
(R). William L. Scott
(D). Edwin S. Osborne
(R)
(R). William A. Pirce
(R)
(D). George D. Tillman
(D). D. Wyatt Aiken
(D). William H. Perry
(D). John J. Hemphill
(D). George W. Dargan
(D). Robert Smalls
(R)
(R). Leonidas C. Houk
(R). John R. Neal
(D). Benton McMillin
(D). James D. Richardson
(D). Andrew J. Caldwell (D). John G. Ballentine
(D). John M. Taylor
(D). Presley T. Glass
(D). Zachary Taylor
(R)
(D). John H. Reagan
(D). James H. Jones
(D). David B. Culberson
(D). James W. Throckmorton
(D). Olin Wellborn
(D). William H. Crain
(D). James F. Miller
(D). Roger Q. Mills
(D). Joseph D. Sayers
(D). Samuel W. T. Lanham
(D)
(R). William W. Grout
(R)
(D). Harry Libbey
(RD
). George D. Wise
(D). James D. Brady (R). George C. Cabell
(D). John W. Daniel
(D). Charles T. O'Ferrall (D). John S. Barbour, Jr.
(D). Connally F. Trigg (D). John R. Tucker (D)
(R). William L. Wilson
(D). Charles P. Snyder
(D). Eustace Gibson
(D)
(R). Edward S. Bragg
(D). Robert M. La Follette
(R). Isaac W. Van Schaick
(R). Joseph Rankin
(D)
(R). John Hailey
(D). Joseph Toole
(D). Antonio Joseph (D). John T. Caine
(D). Charles S. Voorhees (D). Joseph M. Carey
(R)
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, 1885 to March 4, 1887, during the first two years of Grover Cleveland
Grover Cleveland
Stephen Grover Cleveland was the 22nd and 24th president of the United States. Cleveland is the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms and therefore is the only individual to be counted twice in the numbering of the presidents...
'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 Tenth Census of the United States in 1880
United States Census, 1880
The United States Census of 1880 was the tenth United States Census conducted by the Census Bureau during June 1880. It was the first time that women were permitted to be enumerators...
. 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
- March 4, 1885: Grover ClevelandGrover ClevelandStephen Grover Cleveland was the 22nd and 24th president of the United States. Cleveland is the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms and therefore is the only individual to be counted twice in the numbering of the presidents...
became President of the United StatesPresident of the United StatesThe President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces.... - November 25, 1885: Vice President Thomas A. HendricksThomas A. HendricksThomas Andrews Hendricks was an American politician who served as a Representative and a Senator from Indiana, the 16th Governor of Indiana , and the 21st Vice President of the United States...
died
Major legislation
- January 19, 1886: Presidential Succession ActPresidential Succession ActThe Presidential Succession Act establishes the line of succession to the powers and duties of the office of President of the United States in the event that neither a President nor Vice President is able to "discharge the powers and duties of the office." The current Presidential Succession Act...
- February 4, 1887: Interstate Commerce Act
- February 8, 1887: Dawes ActDawes ActThe Dawes Act, adopted by Congress in 1887, authorized the President of the United States to survey Indian tribal land and divide the land into allotments for individual Indians. The Act was named for its sponsor, Senator Henry L. Dawes of Massachusetts. The Dawes Act was amended in 1891 and again...
- March 2, 1887: Hatch Act of 1887Hatch Act of 1887The Hatch Act of 1887 gave federal funds, initially of $15,000 each, to state land-grant colleges in order to create a series of agricultural experiment stations, as well as pass along new information, especially in the areas of soil minerals and plant growth...
- March 3, 1887: Tucker ActTucker ActThrough the Tucker Act , the United States government has waived its sovereign immunity with respect to certain lawsuits....
- March 3, 1887: Edmunds–Tucker Act
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.Senate
- DemocraticDemocratic Party (United States)The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
: 34 - 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...
: 42 (majority)
TOTAL members: 76
House of Representatives
- DemocraticDemocratic Party (United States)The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
: 182 (majority) - RepublicanRepublican Party (United States)The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
: 141 - National GreenbackUnited States Greenback PartyThe Greenback Party was an American political party with an anti-monopoly ideology that was active between 1874 and 1884. Its name referred to paper money, or "greenbacks," that had been issued during the American Civil War and afterward...
: 1 - Independent Democratic: 1
TOTAL members: 325
Senate
- President: Thomas A. HendricksThomas A. HendricksThomas Andrews Hendricks was an American politician who served as a Representative and a Senator from Indiana, the 16th Governor of Indiana , and the 21st Vice President of the United States...
(D), died November 25, 1885, 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...
: 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)- 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)
- John J. Ingalls
House of Representatives
- SpeakerSpeaker of the United States House of RepresentativesThe Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, or Speaker of the House, is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives...
: John G. CarlisleJohn Griffin CarlisleJohn Griffin Carlisle was a prominent American politician in the Democratic Party during the last quarter of the 19th century. He served as the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1883 to 1889 and as United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1893 to 1897 during the Panic...
(D)
Members
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 ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1886; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1888; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1890.
Alabama
- 2. John T. MorganJohn Tyler MorganJohn Tyler Morgan was a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, and a six-term U.S. senator from the state of Alabama after the war. He was a strong supporter of states rights and racial segregation through the Reconstruction era. He was an expansionist, arguing for...
(D) - 3. James L. PughJames L. PughJames Lawrence Pugh was a U.S. senator from Alabama, as well as a member of the Confederate Congress during the American Civil War.- Biography :...
(D)
Arkansas
- 2. Augustus H. GarlandAugustus Hill GarlandAugustus Hill Garland was an Arkansas lawyer and politician. He was a senator in both the United States and the Confederate States, served as 11th Governor of Arkansas and as Attorney General of the United States in the first administration of Grover Cleveland.-Early life and law career:Garland...
(D)- James H. BerryJames Henderson BerryJames Henderson Berry was a United States Senator and served as the 14th Governor of the State of Arkansas....
(D)
- James H. Berry
- 3. James K. JonesJames Kimbrough JonesJames Kimbrough Jones was a United States Senator.-Biography:Born in Marshall County, Mississippi, Jones moved with his father to Dallas County, Arkansas in 1848...
(D)
California
- 1. John F. MillerJohn Franklin Miller (California senator)John Franklin Miller was a lawyer, businessman, and general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He represented California in the United States Senate from 1881 until his death.-Early life and career:...
(R)- George HearstGeorge HearstGeorge Hearst was a wealthy American businessman and United States Senator, and the father of newspaperman William Randolph Hearst.-Early life and education:...
(D) - Abram P. WilliamsAbram P. WilliamsAbram Pease Williams was a teacher, businessman and U.S. Senator from California.-Life:Abram was born in New Portland, Maine on February 3, 1832. He attended the common schools of the time and completed a course of study at North Anson Academy from 1846 to 1848. He taught school at North Anson...
(R)
- George Hearst
- 3. Leland StanfordLeland StanfordAmasa Leland Stanford was an American tycoon, industrialist, robber baron, politician and founder of Stanford University.-Early years:...
(R)
Colorado
- 2. Thomas M. BowenThomas M. BowenThomas Mead Bowen was a United States Senator from Colorado.-Biography:Bowen was born near the present site of Burlington, Iowa, in what was then Michigan Territory. He attended the public schools and the academy at Mount Pleasant, Iowa, and studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1853 and...
(R) - 3. 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)
Connecticut
- 3. Orville H. PlattOrville H. PlattOrville Hitchcock Platt was a United States Senator from Connecticut. Born in Washington, Connecticut, he attended the common schools and graduated from The Gunnery in Washington. He studied law in Litchfield, and was admitted to the bar in 1850, commencing practice in Towanda, Pennsylvania...
(R) - 1. Joseph R. HawleyJoseph Roswell HawleyJoseph Roswell Hawley was the 42nd Governor of Connecticut, a U.S. politician in the Republican and Free Soil parties, a Civil War general, and a journalist and newspaper editor. He served two terms in the United States House of Representatives and was a four-term U.S...
(R)
Delaware
- 1. Thomas F. BayardThomas 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)- George GrayGeorge Gray (senator)George Gray was an American lawyer, judge, and politician from New Castle, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, who served as Attorney General of Delaware, U.S. Senator from Delaware and Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.-Early life and...
(D)
- George Gray
- 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
- 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) - 3. Wilkinson CallWilkinson CallWilkinson Call was a U.S. Senator from Florida who served as a Democrat from 1879 to 1897.Call was a nephew of Florida Governor Richard K. Call and cousin of Arkansas Senator James D...
(D)
Georgia
- 3. Joseph E. BrownJoseph E. BrownJoseph Emerson Brown , often referred to as Joe Brown, was the 42nd Governor of Georgia from 1857 to 1865, and a U.S. Senator from 1880 to 1891...
(D) - 2. Alfred H. ColquittAlfred H. ColquittAlfred Holt Colquitt was a lawyer, preacher, soldier, 49th Governor of Georgia and two term U.S. Senator from Georgia where he died in office. He served as an officer in the Confederate army, reaching the rank of major general....
(D)
Illinois
- 3. 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)- Charles B. FarwellCharles B. FarwellCharles 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)
- Charles B. Farwell
- 2. Shelby M. CullomShelby Moore CullomShelby Moore Cullom was a U.S. political figure, serving in various offices, including the United States House of Representatives, the United States Senate and the 17th Governor of Illinois....
(R)
Indiana
- 3. Daniel W. VoorheesDaniel W. VoorheesDaniel Wolsey Voorhees was a lawyer and United States Senator from Indiana, who was leader of the Democratic party and an anti-war Copperhead during the American Civil War.-Biography:...
(D) - 1. Benjamin HarrisonBenjamin HarrisonBenjamin Harrison was the 23rd President of the United States . Harrison, a grandson of President William Henry Harrison, was born in North Bend, Ohio, and moved to Indianapolis, Indiana at age 21, eventually becoming a prominent politician there...
(R)
Iowa
- 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) - 2. James F. WilsonJames Falconer WilsonJames Falconer "Jefferson Jim" Wilson was a lawyer, Republican U.S. Congressman from Iowa's 1st congressional district during the American Civil War, and a two-term U.S. Senator from Iowa...
(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. Preston B. Plumb (R)
Kentucky
- 2. James B. BeckJames B. BeckJames Burnie Beck was a United States Representative and Senator from Kentucky.Born in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, Beck immigrated to the United States in 1838 and settled in Wyoming County, New York. He moved to Lexington, Kentucky in 1843 and graduated from Transylvania University in 1846...
(D) - 3. 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)
Louisiana
- 2. Randall L. GibsonRandall L. Gibson-External links:*...
(D) - 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)
Maine
- 1. 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) - 2. William P. FryeWilliam P. FryeWilliam 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)
Maryland
- 1. Arthur Pue GormanArthur Pue GormanArthur Pue Gorman was a United States Senator from Maryland, serving from 1881 to 1899 and from 1903 to 1906. He also served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1869 to 1875...
(D) - 3. Ephraim K. WilsonEphraim King Wilson IIEphraim King Wilson II the son of Ephraim King Wilson, was a Congressional Representative and a Senator from Maryland....
(D)
Massachusetts
- 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) - 2. 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)
Michigan
- 1. Omar D. CongerOmar D. CongerOmar 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) - 2. Thomas W. PalmerThomas W. PalmerThomas Witherell Palmer was a U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan. He is considered to be one of the most significant figures in the history of Detroit, Michigan....
(R)
Minnesota
- 1. Samuel J. R. McMillan (R)
- 2. Dwight M. SabinDwight M. SabinDwight May Sabin was an American politician. He lived in Stillwater, Minnesota, where hh had lumber and manufacturing interests. He served as a Republican in the United States Senate from Minnesota from March 4, 1883, to March 4, 1889 in the 48th, 49th, and 50th congresses. He was not renominated...
(R)
Mississippi
- 2. 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)- Edward C. WalthallEdward C. WalthallEdward Cary Walthall was a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and a postbellum United States Senator from Mississippi.-Biography:...
(D)
- Edward C. Walthall
- 1. James Z. GeorgeJames Z. GeorgeJames Zachariah George was an American military officer, lawyer, writer, and politician. He was known as Mississippi's "Great Commoner."...
(D)
Missouri
- 1. Francis M. 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...
(D) - 3. George G. VestGeorge Graham VestGeorge Graham Vest was a U.S. politician. Born in Frankfort, Kentucky, he was known for his skills in oration and debate. Vest, a lawyer as well as a politician, served as a Missouri Congressman, a Confederate Congressman during the Civil War, and finally a US Senator...
(D)
Nebraska
- 1. Charles H. Van WyckCharles Van WyckCharles Henry Van Wyck was a Representative from New York, a Senator from Nebraska, and a Union Army Brigadier general in the American Civil War.-Early life and political career:...
(R) - 2. Charles F. MandersonCharles F. MandersonCharles Frederick Manderson was a United States Senator from Nebraska from 1883 to 1895.-Biography:Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he attended school there and then moved to Canton, Ohio, in 1856, where he studied law...
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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. James G. FairJames Graham FairJames Graham Fair was the overnight millionaire part-owner of the Comstock Lode, a United States Senator and a colorful real estate and railroad speculator.-Early life:...
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New Hampshire
- 2. Austin F. PikeAustin F. PikeAustin Franklin Pike was a United States Representative and Senator from New Hampshire. Born in Hebron, New Hampshire, he pursued an academic course, studied law, and was admitted to the bar of Merrimack County in 1845...
(R)- Person C. CheneyPerson Colby CheneyPerson Colby Cheney was a paper manufacturer, abolitionist and Republican politician from Manchester, New Hampshire. He was 43rd Governor of New Hampshire and later represented the state in the United States Senate....
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- Person C. Cheney
- 3. Henry W. BlairHenry W. BlairHenry 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...
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New Jersey
- 2. John R. McPhersonJohn R. McPhersonJohn Rhoderic McPherson was a United States Senator from New Jersey who served three terms of office, from 1877 - 1895....
(D) - 1. William J. SewellWilliam Joyce SewellWilliam Joyce Sewell was born in Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland immigrating to the United States in 1851 where he worked in the merchant industry in Chicago, Illinois before moving to Camden, New Jersey in 1860...
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New York
- 1. Warner MillerWarner MillerWarner Miller was a Representative and a United States Senator from New York.-Birth and early life:Miller was born in Hannibal, Oswego County, New York on August 12, 1838. He attended the common schools and the Charlottesville Academy...
(R) - 3. William M. EvartsWilliam M. EvartsWilliam Maxwell Evarts was an American lawyer and statesman who served as U.S. Secretary of State, U.S. Attorney General and U.S. Senator from New York...
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North Carolina
- 2. Matt W. Ransom (D)
- 3. Zebulon B. VanceZebulon Baird VanceZebulon Baird Vance was a Confederate military officer in the American Civil War, the 37th and 43rd Governor of North Carolina, and U.S. Senator...
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Ohio
- 1. 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) - 3. Henry B. PayneHenry B. PayneHenry B. Payne was a Democratic politician from Ohio. He served in both houses of the United States Congress....
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Oregon
- 2. Joseph N. DolphJoseph N. DolphJoseph Norton Dolph was an American politician and attorney in the state of Oregon. A native of the state of New York, he immigrated to Oregon over the Oregon Trail and settled in Portland where he became the state's federal district attorney...
(R) - 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...
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Pennsylvania
- 3. J. Donald CameronJ. Donald CameronJames Donald Cameron was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as Secretary of War under Ulysses S. Grant and in the United States Senate for twenty years....
(R) - 1. John I. MitchellJohn I. MitchellJohn Inscho Mitchell was an American lawyer, jurist, and Republican party politician from Tioga County, Pennsylvania. He served in the state legislature and represented Pennsylvania in both the U.S. House and Senate. He was later a judge in several state courts.-External links:* at Find A Grave...
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Rhode Island
- 1. Nelson W. AldrichNelson W. AldrichNelson Wilmarth Aldrich was a prominent American politician and a leader of the Republican Party in the Senate, where he served from 1881 to 1911....
(R) - 2. Jonathan ChaceJonathan ChaceJonathan Chace was a United States Representative and Senator from Rhode Island. Born at Fall River, Massachusetts, he son of Harvey Chace and the grandson of Oliver Chace. In 1854, he married Jane C. Moon, and they had children: Anna H., Elizabeth M. and Susan A....
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South Carolina
- 2. Matthew C. ButlerMatthew ButlerMatthew Calbraith Butler was an American military commander and politician from South Carolina. He served as a major general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, postbellum three-term United States Senator, and a major general in the United States Army during the...
(D) - 3. Wade HamptonWade Hampton IIIWade Hampton III was a Confederate cavalry leader during the American Civil War and afterward a politician from South Carolina, serving as its 77th Governor and as a U.S...
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Tennessee
- 2. Isham G. HarrisIsham G. HarrisIsham Green Harris was an American politician. He served as Governor of Tennessee from 1857 to 1862 and as a U.S. Senator from 1877 until his death....
(D) - 1. Howell E. JacksonHowell Edmunds JacksonHowell Edmunds Jackson was an American jurist and politician. He served on the United States Supreme Court, in the U.S. Senate, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and the Tennessee House of Representatives. He authored notable opinions on the Interstate Commerce Act and the...
(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:...
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- Washington C. Whitthorne
Texas
- 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) - 2. Richard CokeRichard CokeRichard Coke was an American lawyer, farmer, and statesman from Waco, Texas. He was the 15th governor of Texas from 1874 to 1876 and represented Texas in the U.S. Senate from 1877 to 1895. His uncle was Congressman Richard Coke, Jr..Coke was born in Williamsburg, Virginia, to John and Eliza Coke...
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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...
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Virginia
- 1. William MahoneWilliam MahoneWilliam Mahone was a civil engineer, teacher, soldier, railroad executive, and a member of the Virginia General Assembly and U.S. Congress. Small of stature, he was nicknamed "Little Billy"....
(RDReadjuster PartyThe Readjuster Party was a political coalition formed in Virginia in the late 1870s during the turbulent period following the American Civil War. Readjusters aspired "to break the power of wealth and established privilege" and to promote public education, a program which attracted biracial support....
) - 2. Harrison H. RiddlebergerHarrison H. RiddlebergerHarrison Holt Riddleberger was an American lawyer, newspaper editor, and politician from Woodstock, Virginia. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates and State Senate, and was U.S. Senator from Virginia from 1883 to 1889....
(RDReadjuster PartyThe Readjuster Party was a political coalition formed in Virginia in the late 1870s during the turbulent period following the American Civil War. Readjusters aspired "to break the power of wealth and established privilege" and to promote public education, a program which attracted biracial support....
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West Virginia
- 1. Johnson N. CamdenJohnson N. CamdenJohnson Newlon Camden was a United States Senator from West Virginia. Born in Collins Settlement, Virginia , he attended school in Sutton. He was appointed as a cadet to the United States Military Academy at West Point from 1846 until 1848, when he resigned...
(D) - 2. John E. KennaJohn E. KennaJohn Edward Kenna was an American politician who was a Senator from West Virginia from 1883 until his death....
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Wisconsin
- 1. Philetus SawyerPhiletus SawyerPhiletus Sawyer was an American politician of the Republican Party who represented Wisconsin in both houses of Congress. Sawyer County, Wisconsin, is named for him....
(R) - 3. John C. SpoonerJohn Coit SpoonerJohn Coit Spooner was a Republican politician and lawyer from Wisconsin. He served in the United States Senate from 1885 to 1891 and from 1897 to 1907.-Biography:...
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House of Representatives
The names of members of the House of Representatives are listed by district.Alabama
. James T. JonesJames T. Jones
James Taylor Jones was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born in Richmond, Virginia, Jones moved with his father to Marengo County, Alabama, in 1834.He pursued classical studies....
(D). Hilary A. Herbert
Hilary A. Herbert
Hilary Abner Herbert was Secretary of the Navy under President Grover Cleveland. He also served as a member of the United States house of representatives from Alabama.-Biography:...
(D). William C. Oates
William C. Oates
William Calvin Oates was a Confederate colonel during the American Civil War, the 29th Governor of Alabama from 1894 to 1896, and a brigadier general in the U.S. Army during the Spanish–American War....
(D). Alexander C. Davidson
Alexander C. Davidson
Alexander Caldwell Davidson was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born near Charlotte, North Carolina, Davidson attended the public schools of Marengo County, Alabama, and graduated from the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa on July 11, 1848. He studied law in Mobile, Alabama, but never practiced...
(D). Thomas W. Sadler (D). John M. Martin (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). Joseph Wheeler
Joseph Wheeler
Joseph Wheeler was an American military commander and politician. He has the rare distinction of serving as a general during war time for two opposing forces: first as a noted cavalry general in the Confederate States Army in the 1860s during the American Civil War, and later as a general in the...
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Arkansas
. Poindexter DunnPoindexter Dunn
Poindexter Dunn was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas.Born near Raleigh, North Carolina, Dunn moved with his father to Limestone County, Alabama, in 1837....
(D). Clifton R. Breckinridge
Clifton R. Breckinridge
Clifton Rodes Breckinridge was a Democratic alderman, congressman, diplomat, businessman and veteran of the Confederate Army and Navy. He was a member of the prominent Breckinridge family, the son of Vice President of the United States and Confederate General John C. Breckinridge and the...
(D). Thomas C. McRae
Thomas Chipman McRae
Thomas Chipman McRae was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives and was the 26th Governor of Arkansas from 1921 to 1925.-Biography:...
(D), from December 7, 1885. John H. Rogers
John H. Rogers (Arkansas politician)
John Henry Rogers was an attorney, a federal judge and a U.S. Representative from Arkansas.Born near Roxobel, North Carolina, Rogers moved to Mississippi in 1852 with his parents, Absalom and Harriet Rogers, who settled near Madison Station. His father became a wealthy planter, owning land worth...
(D). Samuel W. Peel
Samuel W. Peel
Samuel West Peel was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas.Born near Batesville, Arkansas, Peel attended the common schools.He served as clerk of the circuit court of Carroll County, Arkansas from 1858 to 1860....
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California
. Barclay HenleyBarclay Henley
Barclay Henley was a United States Representative from California. He was born in Charlestown, Clark County, Indiana. He moved with his parents to San Francisco, California in 1853 and returned to Indiana in 1858. He attended the common schools and Hanover College. He returned to San Francisco in...
(D). James A. Louttit
James A. Louttit
James Alexander Louttit was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1849 he moved to California with his parents, who settled in Calaveras County....
(R). Joseph McKenna
Joseph McKenna
Joseph McKenna was an American politician who served in all three branches of the U.S. federal government, as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, as U.S. Attorney General and as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court...
(R). William W. Morrow
William W. Morrow
William W. Morrow was a US Representative from California from 1885–1891. Born near Milton, Wayne County, Indiana, he moved with his parents to Adams County, Illinois in 1845, attended the common schools and received private instruction. He moved to Santa Rosa, California, in 1859, taught school...
(R). Charles N. Felton
Charles N. Felton
Charles Norton Felton was a Congressman and U.S. Senator from California.-External links:...
(R). Henry H. Markham (R)
Connecticut
. John R. BuckJohn R. Buck
This article is about the U.S. Representative. For the baseball player see John Buck and for the artist see John E. Buck.John Ransom Buck was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut....
(R). Charles L. Mitchell (D). 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). Edward W. Seymour (D)
Florida
. Robert H. M. DavidsonRobert H. M. Davidson
Robert Hamilton McWhorta Davidson was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Born near Quincy, Florida, Davidson attended the common schools and the Quincy Academy in Quincy, Florida....
(D). Charles Dougherty
Charles Dougherty (Florida)
Charles Dougherty was a U.S. Democratic politician.He was born in Athens, Georgia. He moved to Florida in 1871. He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives from Florida and served from March 4, 1885 to March 3, 1889. He died in Daytona Beach, Florida.-References:*...
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Georgia
. Thomas M. NorwoodThomas M. Norwood
Thomas 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). Henry G. Turner
Henry Gray Turner
Henry Gray Turner was an American politician, teacher, jurist and soldier.-Biography:Turner was born near Henderson, North Carolina...
(D). Charles F. Crisp
Charles Frederick Crisp
Charles Frederick Crisp was a United States political figure. A Democrat, he was elected as a Congressman from Georgia in 1882, and served until his death in 1896. From 1890 until his death, he was leader of the Democratic Party in the House, as either the House Minority Leader or the Speaker of...
(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). Nathaniel J. Hammond
Nathaniel Job Hammond
Nathaniel Job Hammond was a jurist and politician from the American state of Georgia.Hammond was born in Elbert County, Georgia . He graduated from the University of Georgia in Athens with a Bachelor of Arts in 1852...
(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). Judson C. Clements
Judson C. Clements
Judson Claudius Clements was a U.S. Representative from Georgia. For a quarter century a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission, Clements served one year as its chairman. Clements had served as a member of the Confederate States Army.-Early life:Judson Clements was the son of Dr. Adam...
(D). Seaborn Reese
Seaborn Reese
Seaborn Reese was an American politician, jurist and lawyer.Reese was born in Madison, Georgia in 1846. He attended the University of Georgia in Athens but left before graduating in his senior year of 1868...
(D). Allen D. Candler
Allen D. Candler
Allen Daniel Candler was a Georgia state legislator, U.S. Representative and the 56th Governor of Georgia.-Biography:...
(D). George T. Barnes
George Thomas Barnes
George Thomas Barnes was a Georgia state legislator, military officer, and United States Representative.-Biography:...
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Illinois
. Ransom W. DunhamRansom W. Dunham
Ransom Williams Dunham was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Savoy, Massachusetts, Dunham attended the common schools and the high school in Springfield, engaged as a clerk for a life insurance company 1855-1857. He moved to Chicago in 1857. He became a grain and provision commission...
(R). Frank Lawler
Frank Lawler
Frank Lawler was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Rochester, New York, Lawler attended the public schools. He moved with his parents to Chicago, Illinois in 1854. He was a news agent on a railroad for several years and also a brakeman. He learned the trade of shipbuilder...
(D). James H. Ward (D). George E. Adams
George E. Adams
George Everett Adams was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Keene, New Hampshire, Adams moved with his parents to Chicago, Illinois, in 1853.He attended Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire....
(R). Reuben Ellwood
Reuben Ellwood
Reuben Ellwood was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Minden, New York, Ellwood attended the public schools and Cherry Valley Seminary, New York.Manufacturer of agricultural implements....
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- Albert J. HopkinsAlbert J. HopkinsAlbert Jarvis Hopkins was a Congressman and U.S. Senator from Illinois.Hopkins was born near Cortland, Illinois. He was admitted to the bar in 1871 and practiced in Aurora. He was elected to fill out the congressional term of Reuben Ellwood in 1885 and was re-elected in his own right for eight...
(R). Robert R. HittRobert R. HittRobert Roberts Hitt was an Assistant Secretary of State and later a member of the United States House of Representatives....
(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). Ralph PlumbRalph PlumbRalph Plumb was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Busti, New York, Plumb attended the common schools.He engaged in mercantile pursuits.He moved to Ohio....
(R). Lewis E. PaysonLewis E. PaysonLewis Edwin Payson was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Payson moved with his parents to Illinois in 1852.He attended the common schools and Lombard University, Galesburg, Illinois....
(R). Nicholas E. WorthingtonNicholas E. WorthingtonNicholas Ellsworth Worthington was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Brooke County, Virginia , Worthington was graduated from Allegheny College, Meadville, Pennsylvania.He studied law....
(D). William H. NeeceWilliam H. NeeceWilliam Henry Neece was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born near Springfield, Sangamon County , Illinois, Neece moved with his parents to McDonough County.He attended the common schools....
(D). James M. RiggsJames M. RiggsJames Milton Riggs was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, United States.Born on a farm near Winchester, Illinois, Riggs attended the common schools and Eureka College in 1862 and 1863....
(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). Jonathan H. RowellJonathan H. RowellJonathan Harvey Rowell was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Haverhill, New Hampshire, Rowell attended Rock Creek School.He graduated from Eureka College, Illinois....
(R). 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). Silas Z. LandesSilas Z. LandesSilas Zephaniah Landes was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Augusta County, Virginia, Landes attended the public schools.He studied law....
(D). 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 R. Morrison (D). Richard W. TownshendRichard W. TownshendRichard Wellington Townshend was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born near Upper Marlboro, Maryland, Townshend moved to Washington, D.C., in 1846.He attended public and private schools....
(D). John R. ThomasJohn R. ThomasJohn Robert Thomas was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Mount Vernon, Illinois, Thomas attended the common schools and Hunter Collegiate Institute, Princeton, Indiana....
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- Albert J. Hopkins
Indiana
. John J. KleinerJohn J. Kleiner
John Jay Kleiner was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in West Hanover, Pennsylvania, Kleiner moved to Medina County, Ohio, in 1850 with his parents, who settled near Wadsworth....
(D). Thomas R. Cobb
Thomas R. Cobb
Thomas Reed Cobb was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Springville, Lawrence County, Indiana, Cobb attended Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.He studied law....
(D). Jonas G. Howard
Jonas G. Howard
Jonas George Howard was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born on a farm near New Albany, Indiana, Howard attended private school, Indiana Asbury College , Greencastle, Indiana, and Louisville Law School.He was graduated from the law department of Indiana University at Bloomington in 1851.He was...
(D). William S. Holman
William S. Holman
William 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). Courtland C. Matson
Courtland C. Matson
Courtland Cushing Matson was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Brookville, Indiana, Matson was graduated from Indiana Asbury University in 1862....
(D). Thomas M. Browne
Thomas M. Browne
Thomas McLelland Browne was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in New Paris, Ohio, Browne moved to Indiana in January 1844.He attended the common schools.He moved to Winchester, Indiana, in 1848.He studied law....
(R). William D. Bynum
William D. Bynum
William Dallas Bynum was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Bynum was born near Newberry, Indiana. Although he lived for some time in Washington D.C., he was a lifelong Hoosier...
(D). James T. Johnston
James T. Johnston
James Thomas Johnston was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.-Biography:Born near Greencastle, Indiana, Johnston attended the common schools.He studied law....
(R). Thomas B. Ward
Thomas B. Ward
Thomas Bayless Ward was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Marysville, Ohio, Ward moved with his parents to La Fayette, Indiana, in May 1836....
(D). William D. Owen
William D. Owen
William Dale Owen was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Bloomington, Indiana, Owen attended Indiana University at Bloomington in 1865 and entered upon the study of law...
(R). George W. Steele (R). Robert Lowry
Robert Lowry (Indiana)
Robert Lowry was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Killyleagh, County Down, Ireland, Lowry immigrated to the United States and settled in Rochester, New York....
(D). George Ford
George Ford
George Ford was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, Ford attended the common schools.He engaged in the cooper's trade in early youth....
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Iowa
. Benton J. Hall (D). Jeremiah H. Murphy (D). David B. HendersonDavid B. Henderson
David Bremner Henderson , a ten-term Republican Congressman from Dubuque, Iowa, was the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1899 to 1903...
(R). William E. Fuller
William E. Fuller
William Elijah Fuller , was an attorney, and a two-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 4th congressional district in northeastern Iowa during the 1880s....
(R). Benjamin T. Frederick
Benjamin T. Frederick
Benjamin Todd Frederick was a miner, businessman, real estate agent, and a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Iowa's 5th congressional district....
(D). James B. Weaver (NG
United States Greenback Party
The Greenback Party was an American political party with an anti-monopoly ideology that was active between 1874 and 1884. Its name referred to paper money, or "greenbacks," that had been issued during the American Civil War and afterward...
). Edwin H. Conger
Edwin H. Conger
Edwin Hurd Conger was an Civil War soldier, lawyer, banker, Iowa congressman, and United States diplomat. As the United States' minister to China during the Boxer Rebellion, Conger, his family, and other western diplomatic legations were under siege in Beijing until rescued by the China Relief...
(R). William P. Hepburn
William Peters Hepburn
William Peters Hepburn was an American Civil War officer and an eleven-term Republican congressman from Iowa's now-obsolete 8th congressional district, serving from 1881 to 1887, and from 1893 to 1909...
(R). Joseph Lyman
Joseph Lyman
Joseph Lyman was a Civil War soldier, lawyer, and judge. In the 1880s, he was a two-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 9th congressional district in southwestern Iowa.-Biography:...
(R). Adoniram J. Holmes
Adoniram J. Holmes
Adoniram Judson Holmes a Republican, was the first U.S. Representative from Iowa's 10th congressional district.-Biography:Born in Wooster, Ohio, Holmes moved with his parents to Palmyra, Wisconsin, in 1853...
(R). Isaac S. Struble
Isaac S. Struble
Isaac S. Struble was a four-term Republican Representative of Iowa's 11th congressional district. Serving from 1883 to 1891, the Plymouth County resident was a noted congressional opponent of plural marriage in Utah.The member of a politically-active family, Isaac's six brothers included John T....
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Kansas
. Edmund N. MorrillEdmund Needham Morrill
Edmund Needham Morrill was a U.S. Congressman from Kansas and the 13th Governor of Kansas.Edmund Needham Morrill was born in Westbrook, Maine to Rufus and Mary Morrill. He attended the common schools at Westbrook Academy and learned the trade of tanning from his father. At the age of 23, he moved...
(R). Edward H. Funston
Edward H. Funston
Edward Hogue Funston was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.-Biography:Funston was born near New Carlisle, Ohio and attended the country schools, Linden Hill Academy in Carlisle, and Marietta College....
(R). Bishop W. Perkins
Bishop W. Perkins
Bishop Walden Perkins was a United States Representative and Senator from Kansas. Born in Rochester, Ohio, he attended the common schools and Knox College . He prospected for gold through California and New Mexico from 1860 to 1862 and served four years in the Union Army during the Civil War as...
(R). Thomas Ryan
Thomas Ryan (congressman)
Thomas Ryan was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Kansas.-Biography:Born in Oxford, New York, Ryan moved to Bradford County, Pennsylvania with his parents, attended Dickinson Seminary in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1861...
(R). John A. Anderson
John Alexander Anderson
John Alexander Anderson was a six-term U.S. Congressman from Kansas , and the second President of Kansas State Agricultural College ....
(R). Lewis Hanback
Lewis Hanback
Lewis Hanback was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.Born in Winchester, Illinois, Hanback attended the common schools and Cherry Grove Seminary in Knox County, Illinois, for three years....
(R). Samuel R. Peters
Samuel R. Peters
Samuel Ritter Peters was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.Born in Walnut Township, near Circleville, Ohio, Peters attended the common schools and the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware....
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Kentucky
. William J. StoneWilliam Johnson Stone
William Johnson Stone was an US Representative from Kentucky.He was born in Kuttawa, Caldwell County, Kentucky on June 26, 1841. He attended the common schools and Q.M. Tyler’s Collegiate Institute in Cadiz, Trigg County. Stone studied law. During the American Civil War he served as captain in...
(D). Polk Laffoon
Polk Laffoon
James Knox Polk Laffoon was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born near Madisonville, Kentucky, Laffoon attended the local schools. In September 1861, during the Civil War, he enlisted the Confederate States Army in Company F, 8th Kentucky Infantry, at the age of 17...
(D). John E. Halsell (D). Thomas A. Robertson
Thomas A. Robertson
Thomas Austin Robertson was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in Hodgenville, Kentucky, Robertson pursued preparatory studies....
(D). Albert S. Willis
Albert S. Willis
Albert Shelby Willis was a United States Representative from Kentucky and a Minister to Hawaii.-Life:Born in Shelbyville, Kentucky, Willis attended the common schools, and graduated from the Louisville Male High School in 1860. He taught school for four years before graduating from the University...
(D). John G. Carlisle
John Griffin Carlisle
John Griffin Carlisle was a prominent American politician in the Democratic Party during the last quarter of the 19th century. He served as the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1883 to 1889 and as United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1893 to 1897 during the Panic...
(D). William C. P. Breckinridge
William Campbell Preston Breckinridge
William Campbell Preston Breckinridge was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Kentucky, a Member of the Masonic Lodge, and a Member of the Knights Templar. He was the first cousin of Vice President of the United States John C. Breckinridge.He was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and graduated from...
(D). James B. McCreary
James B. McCreary
James Bennett McCreary was a lawyer and politician from the US state of Kentucky. He represented the state in both houses of the U.S. Congress and served as its 27th and 37th governor...
(D). William H. Wadsworth
William H. Wadsworth
William Henry Wadsworth was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in Maysville, Kentucky, Wadsworth attended town and county private schools....
(R). William P. Taulbee
William P. Taulbee
William Preston Taulbee was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Taulbee was a son of William Harrison Taulbee and his wife, Mary Ann Wilson...
(D). Frank L. Wolford (D)
Louisiana
. Louis St. MartinLouis St. Martin
Louis St. Martin was a Louisiana politician.He first was elected to the Louisiana state house of representatives in 1840. However he then held a federal appointment for much of the mid-1840s. He was a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives 1846-1850.In 1850 he was elected a member of the...
(D). Michael Hahn
Michael Hahn
George Michael Hahn was the 19th Governor of Louisiana, Congressman, United States Senator during Reconstruction and after.-Early life:...
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- Nathaniel D. WallaceNathaniel D. WallaceNathaniel Dick Wallace was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana.Born in Columbia, Tennessee, Wallace attended the common schools, and was graduated from Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, in 1865....
(D). Edward J. GayEdward James Gay (1816-1889)Edward J. Gay was a financier and member of United States Congress. He was born at Liberty, Bedford County, Virginia, in the United States. Gay is grandfather of Edward James Gay, who also served in the U.S. Congress....
(D). Newton C. BlanchardNewton C. BlanchardNewton Crain Blanchard was a United States Representative, Senator, and the 33rd Governor of Louisiana. Born in Rapides Parish, he completed academic studies, studied law in Alexandria, Louisiana in 1868, and graduated from the Tulane University Law School in 1870...
(D). J. Floyd KingJ. Floyd KingJohn Floyd King was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana, son of Thomas Butler King and nephew of Henry King.-Biography:Born on St...
(D). Alfred B. Irion (D)
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Maine
. Thomas B. ReedThomas Brackett Reed
Thomas Brackett Reed, , occasionally ridiculed as Czar Reed, was a U.S. Representative from Maine, and Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1889–1891 and from 1895–1899...
(R). Nelson Dingley, Jr.
Nelson Dingley, Jr.
Nelson Dingley, Jr., also known as Edward Nelson Dingley, Jr., was a journalist and politician from the U.S. state of Maine....
(R). Seth L. Milliken
Seth L. Milliken
Seth Llewellyn Milliken was a U.S. Representative from Maine.Born in Montville, Maine, Milliken attended the common schools and Waterville College.He was graduated from Union College, Schenectady, New York, in 1856....
(R). Charles A. Boutelle
Charles A. Boutelle
Charles A. Boutelle was an American seaman, shipmaster, naval officer, Civil War veteran, newspaper editor, publisher, conservative Republican politician, and nine-term Representative to the U.S. Congress from the 4th Congressional District of Maine. He remains the second longest-serving U.S...
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Maryland
. Charles H. Gibson (D). Frank T. ShawFrank Thomas Shaw
Frank Thomas Shaw was an American politician.Shaw was born in Woodsboro, Maryland, and attended the common schools. He graduated from the medical department of the University of Maryland, Baltimore in 1864 and practiced medicine in Uniontown, Maryland, until November 1873...
(D). William H. Cole
William Hinson Cole
William Hinson Cole was an American politician and Congressman from Maryland.-Biography:Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Cole attended private school and studied medicine and law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Baltimore in 1857...
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- Henry W. RuskHarry Welles RuskHarry Welles Rusk was a U.S. Representative from the third district of Maryland. He was also the president of the Kennard Novelty Company in Baltimore, Maryland. This was the first company to commercially sell Ouija boards in 1890.Rusk was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and attended private school...
(D). John V. L. FindlayJohn Van Lear FindlayJohn Van Lear Findlay was a U.S. Representative from Maryland.Born at Mount Tammany, near Williamsport, Maryland, Findlay was privately tutored, pursued classical studies, and graduated from Princeton College in 1858....
(D). Barnes ComptonBarnes ComptonBarnes Compton was a wealthy planter who became a politician at the state level before the Civil War. He was appointed as Maryland State Treasurer, serving 1872-1885. He was elected to the US House of Representatives from the fifth congressional district of Maryland...
(D). Louis E. McComasLouis E. McComasLouis Emory McComas , a Republican, was a member of the U.S. Congress from the sixth district of Maryland from 1883 to 1891, and a member of the United States Senate from 1899 to 1905, each time representing the State of Maryland. His granddaughter, Katharine Byron, and great-grandson, Goodloe...
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Massachusetts
. Robert T. DavisRobert T. Davis
Robert Thompson Davis was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts.Born in County Down, Ireland on August 28, 1823; died in Fall River, Massachusetts, October 29, 1906. Davis is interred in the Oak Grove Cemetery....
(R). John D. Long
John Davis Long
John Davis Long was a U.S. political figure. He served as the 32nd Governor of Massachusetts between 1880 and 1883. He later served as the Secretary of the Navy from 1897 to 1902....
(R). Ambrose A. Ranney
Ambrose Ranney
Ambrose Arnold Ranney was a Representative from Massachusetts.Ranney was born in Townshend, Vermont. He graduated from Dartmouth College and studied law in Woodstock, Vermont in 1844. In 1848, he was admitted to the bar and practiced in Boston.Ranney was in the corporation counsel for the city...
(R). Patrick A. Collins (D). Edward D. Hayden
Edward D. Hayden
Edward Daniel Hayden was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Hayden attended the Lawrence Academy, Groton, Massachusetts, and graduated from Harvard University in 1854....
(R). Henry B. Lovering
Henry B. Lovering
Henry Bacon Lovering was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.-Early life and education:Born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Lovering attended the public schools of Lynn, Massachusetts, and was graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire.-Service in the American Civil...
(D). Eben F. Stone
Eben F. Stone
Eben Francis Stone was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Stone was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts to Ebenezer and Fanny Stone....
(R). Charles H. Allen
Charles Herbert Allen
Charles Herbert Allen was an American politician and businessman. His positions included serving in the United States House of Representatives and as governor of Puerto Rico.-Early life:...
(R). Frederick D. Ely
Frederick D. Ely
Frederick David Ely was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. He was born in Wrentham, Massachusetts....
(R). William W. Rice
William W. Rice
William Whitney Rice was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Born in Deerfield, Massachusetts, Rice attended Gorham Academy, Maine, and graduated from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, in 1846. He served as the preceptor of Leicester Academy, Leicester, Massachusetts from 1847 to 1851...
(R). William Whiting
William Whiting (politician)
William Whiting was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. He was born in Concord on March 3, 1813. He attended Concord Academy and graduated from Harvard University. He taught school in Plymouth and Concord. Whiting graduated from Harvard Law School in 1838. He was admitted to the...
(R). Francis W. Rockwell
Francis W. Rockwell
Francis Williams Rockwell was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, his father was Julius Rockwell, also a member of Congress....
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Michigan
. William C. MayburyWilliam C. Maybury
William Cotter Maybury was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Early life:William Maybury was born in Detroit, Michigan on November 20, 1848, the son of Thomas Maybury. He attended public schools in Detroit, graduating in 1866...
(D). Nathaniel B. Eldredge
Nathaniel B. Eldredge
Nathaniel Buel Eldredge was a physician, infantry officer, lawyer, sheriff, and ultimately a two-term Democratic congressman from the State of Michigan.-Biography:...
(D). James O'Donnell
James O'Donnell (politician)
James O’Donnell was a politician from the U.S. State of Michigan.-Biography:O’Donnell was born in Norwalk, Connecticut and moved to Jackson, Michigan with his parents in 1848. He pursued preparatory studies and learned the printing trade...
(R). Julius C. Burrows
Julius C. Burrows
Julius Caesar Burrows was a U.S. Representative and a U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan.-Early life and education:...
(R). Charles C. Comstock
Charles C. Comstock
Charles Carter Comstock was a businessman and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Family and early life:...
(D). Edwin B. Winans (D). Ezra C. Carleton
Ezra C. Carleton
Ezra Child Carleton was a U.S. Representative from the 7th district of Michigan.Carleton was born in St. Clair, Michigan where he attended the common schools and graduated from the Port Huron High School in 1859...
(D). Timothy E. Tarsney
Timothy E. Tarsney
Timothy Edward Tarsney was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Tarsney was born in Ransom, Michigan and attended the common and high schools. He worked on the Government roads in Tennessee until the close of the Civil War...
(D). Byron M. Cutcheon
Byron M. Cutcheon
-See also:*List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: A–F-References:...
(R). Spencer O. Fisher
Spencer O. Fisher
Spencer Oliver Fisher , was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Biography:Fisher was born in Camden, Michigan, where he attended the public schools. He also attended Albion College and Hillsdale College. He engaged in lumbering and banking in West Bay City, where he was mayor, 1881-1884...
(D). Seth C. Moffatt
Seth C. Moffatt
Seth Crittenden Moffatt was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Moffatt was born in Battle Creek, Michigan, attended the common schools, and graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1863. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Traverse...
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Minnesota
. Milo WhiteMilo White
Milo White was a Representative from Minnesota; born in Fletcher, Franklin County, Vermont; attended the common schools and Bakersfield Academy; moved to Chatfield, Fillmore County, Minnesota in 1855 and engaged in mercantile pursuits; chairman of the board of supervisors of Chatfield upon its...
(R). James B. Wakefield
James Wakefield
James Beach Wakefield was a United States Representative from Minnesota; born in Winsted, Connecticut; attended the public schools at Westfield, Massachusetts, and Jonesville, New York; was graduated from Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut in 1846; studied law in Painesville, Lake County,...
(R). Horace B. Strait (R). John B. Gilfillan
John Gilfillan
John Bachop Gilfillan, known as J.B., was a Minnesota politician and lawyer active in the late 19th century. Gilfillan was born on February 11, 1835 in Caledonia County, Vermont. He attended school there, first Caledonia County Grammar School and then Caledonia County Academy, until 1855, when he...
(R). Knute Nelson
Knute Nelson
Knute Nelson was an Norwegian American politician. A Republican, he served in the Wisconsin Legislature and Minnesota Legislature, in the U.S. House of Representatives, as the 12th Governor of Minnesota, and as a U.S...
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Mississippi
. John M. AllenJohn Mills Allen
John Mills Allen was a Representative from Mississippi; born in Tishomingo County, Miss., July 8, 1846; he attended the common schools during the Civil War enlisted as a private in the Confederate Army and served throughout the war...
(D). James B. Morgan
James B. Morgan
James Bright Morgan was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.He was born near Fayetteville, Tennessee and moved with his parents to De Soto County, Mississippi in 1840, settling in Hernando...
(D). Thomas C. Catchings
Thomas C. Catchings
Thomas Clendinen Catchings was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.-Biography:Born near Brownsville, Mississippi, Catchings was tutored at home....
(D). Frederick G. Barry
Frederick G. Barry
Frederick George Barry was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.Born in Woodbury, Tennessee, Barry received a limited education.He served as a private in Company E, Eighth Confederate Cavalry, Col. William B...
(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). Henry S. Van Eaton (D). Ethelbert Barksdale
Ethelbert Barksdale
Ethelbert Barksdale was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi, as well as a member of the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War....
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Missouri
. William H. HatchWilliam H. Hatch
William Henry Hatch was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.-Biography:Born near Georgetown, Kentucky, Hatch attended the schools of Lexington, Kentucky, where he studied law....
(D). John B. Hale (D). Alexander M. Dockery
Alexander Monroe Dockery
Alexander Monroe Dockery was a United States Representative and the 30th Governor of Missouri....
(D). James N. Burnes
James N. Burnes
James Nelson Burnes was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born in Marion County, Indiana, Burnes moved with his parents to Platte County, Missouri, in 1837.He attended the common schools....
(D). William Warner
William Warner (Missouri)
William Warner was an American lawyer and politician from Kansas City, Missouri. He represented Missouri in both the U.S. House and Senate. He was mayor of Kansas City in 1871-72....
(R). John T. Heard
John T. Heard
John Taddeus Heard was a Democrat Representative representing Missouri from March 4, 1885-March 3, 1895.Heard was born in Georgetown, Missouri in Pettis County, Missouri. He graduated from the University of Missouri in 1860. He was admitted to the bar in 1862 and practiced law in Sedalia, Missouri...
(D). John E. Hutton
John E. Hutton
John Edward Hutton was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born in Polk County, Tennessee, Hutton moved with his parents to Troy, Missouri, in 1831.He attended the common schools....
(D). John J. O'Neill (D). John M. Glover (D). Martin L. Clardy
Martin L. Clardy
Martin Linn Clardy was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer and railroad executive from Missouri.-Biography:...
(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). William J. Stone
William J. Stone
William Joel Stone was a Democratic politician from Missouri who represented his state in the United States House of Representatives from 1885 to 1891, and in the U.S...
(D). William H. Wade
William H. Wade
William Henry Wade was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born near Springfield, Ohio, Wade attended the common schools, Grove Academy, and Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio.He engaged in agricultural pursuits....
(R). William Dawson
William Dawson (Missouri)
William Dawson was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born in New Madrid, Missouri, Dawson was graduated from Christian Brothers' College in St. Louis, Missouri in 1869....
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Nebraska
. Archibald J. WeaverArchibald J. Weaver
Archibald Jerard Weaver was a Nebraska Republican politician, best known for being the father of Governor of Nebraska Arthur J. Weaver and grandfather of Nebraska politicians Arthur J. Weaver, Jr. and Phillip Hart Weaver....
(R). James Laird
James Laird (politician)
James Laird was a Nebraska Republican politician.Laird was born in Fowlerville, New York and moved with his parents to Hillsdale County, Michigan. He attended Adrian College and served in the Sixteenth Regiment of the Michigan Volunteer Infantry in the Army of the Potomac during the American Civil...
(R). George W. E. Dorsey
George Washington Emery Dorsey
George Washington Emery Dorsey was a Representative to the United States Congress from Nebraska.-Biography:...
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New Hampshire
. Martin A. Haynes (R). Jacob H. GallingerJacob Harold Gallinger
Jacob Harold Gallinger , was a United States Senator from New Hampshire who served as President pro tempore of the Senate in 1912 and 1913.-Biography:...
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New Jersey
. George HiresGeorge Hires
George Hires was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1885 to 1889....
(R). James Buchanan
James Buchanan (New Jersey)
James Buchanan was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1885 to 1893....
(R). Robert S. Green
Robert Stockton Green
Robert Stockton Green was an American Democratic Party politician, who served as the 27th Governor of New Jersey from 1887–1890.-Biography:...
(D), resigned January 17, 1887, vacant for remainder of term. James N. Pidcock
James N. Pidcock
James Nelson Pidcock was an American Democratic Party politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1885 to 1889. He was a cousin of Alvah A...
(D). William W. Phelps
William Walter Phelps
William Walter Phelps , the son of John Jay Phelps, a successful New York City merchant and financier, was born in Dundaff, Pennsylvania. During his successful banking career in Manhattan, he settled in Teaneck, New Jersey, across the Hudson River...
(R). Herman Lehlbach
Herman Lehlbach
Herman Lehlbach was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 6th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1885 to 1889. He was uncle of Frederick R...
(R). William McAdoo
William McAdoo (New Jersey)
William McAdoo was an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 7th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1883 to 1891, and served as New York City Police Commissioner in 1904 and 1905.-Biography:McAdoo was born in Ramelton, County Donegal,...
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New York
. Perry BelmontPerry Belmont
Perry Belmont was an American politician and diplomat.-Biography:He was born on December 28, 1851 in New York City to August Belmont. His brothers were Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont and August Belmont, Jr....
(D). Felix Campbell
Felix Campbell
Felix Campbell was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Brooklyn, he attended the common schools and became a manufacturer of iron pipe and a consulting engineer...
(D). Darwin R. James
Darwin R. James
Darwin Rush James was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Williamsburg, Massachusetts, James pursued an academic course in the Mount Pleasant Boarding School, Amherst, Massachusetts....
(R). Peter P. Mahoney
Peter P. Mahoney
Peter Paul Mahoney , of Brooklyn, New York, was a U.S. Representative from New York from 1885 to 1889. He was a Democrat....
(D). 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). Nicholas Muller
Nicholas Muller
Nicholas Muller was a United States Representative from New York.Born in Luxembourg, he attended the common schools in the city of Metz and afterward the Athénée de Luxembourg. He immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in New York City, and was employed as a railroad ticket...
(D). John J. Adams
John J. Adams
John Joseph Adams was a United States Congressman from New York State.Adams was born in Douglastown, New Brunswick on September 16, 1848...
(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...
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- Timothy J. CampbellTimothy J. CampbellTimothy John Campbell , of New York City, born in County Cavan, Ireland, was a U.S. Representative from New York from 1885 to 1889 and 1891 to 1895. He was a Democrat.Campbell earned a touch of immortality of an attributed nature...
(D). Joseph PulitzerJoseph PulitzerJoseph Pulitzer April 10, 1847 – October 29, 1911), born Politzer József, was a Hungarian-American newspaper publisher of the St. Louis Post Dispatch and the New York World. Pulitzer introduced the techniques of "new journalism" to the newspapers he acquired in the 1880s and became a leading...
(D) - Samuel S. CoxSamuel S. CoxSamuel 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). 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), resigned December 30, 1886, vacant for remainder of term. Truman A. MerrimanTruman A. MerrimanTruman Adams Merriman was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Auburn, New York, Merriman attended the Auburn Academy and was graduated from Hobart College, Geneva, New York, in 1861....
(D). Abraham DowdneyAbraham DowdneyAbraham Dowdney was a United States Representative from New York, as well as an officer in the Union army during the American Civil War.-Biography:...
(D) - William Bourke CockranWilliam Bourke CockranWilliam Bourke Cockran , commonly known as Bourke Cockran, was a United States Representative from New York and a noted political orator.-Biography:...
(D). Egbert L. Viele (D). William G. StahlneckerWilliam G. StahlneckerWilliam Griggs Stahlnecker was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Auburn, New York, Stahlnecker moved with his parents to Brooklyn and later to New York City....
(D). Lewis BeachLewis BeachLewis Beach was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in New York City, Beach was graduated from the Yale Law School in 1856.He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in New York....
(D) - Henry BaconHenry Bacon (New York)Henry Bacon was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Brooklyn, New York, Bacon attended the Mount Pleasant Academy in Sing Sing, the Episcopal Academy in Cheshire, Connecticut, and was graduated from Union College in 1865.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1866 and commenced...
(D). John H. KetchamJohn H. KetchamJohn Henry Ketcham was a United States Representative from New York for over 33 years. He also served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:...
(R). James G. LindsleyJames G. LindsleyJames Girard Lindsley was a U.S. Representative from New York.-Biography:Born in Orange, New Jersey, Lindsley attended the public schools, Ransom's Military Academy, and Pierson's Orange Classical School....
(R). Henry G. BurleighHenry G. BurleighHenry Gordon Burleigh was a United States Representative from New York.Born in Canaan, New Hampshire, Burleigh attended the common schools. He moved to New York in 1846 with his parents, who settled in Ticonderoga. He engaged in the mining of iron ore and in the lumber, coal, and transportation...
(R). John SwinburneJohn Swinburne (New York)John Swinburne was an American physician and Republican congressman from New York who served as a medical officer from 1861 to 1864, during the Civil War and as a member of American Ambulance Corps at the Siege of Paris in 1870–71...
(R). George WestGeorge WestGeorge West was a U.S. Representative from New York. Born in Bradninch, England, West attended the common schools. West immigrated to the United States in February 1849 and settled at Ballston Spa, New York...
(R). Frederick A. JohnsonFrederick A. JohnsonFrederick Avery Johnson was a United States Representative from New York.Born in Fort Edward, New York, Johnson attended the common schools and graduated from Glens Falls Academy in nearby Glens Falls, New York. He engaged in banking and in the wool business in New York City and later in banking...
(R). Abraham X. ParkerAbraham X. ParkerAbraham X. Parker was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Granville, Vermont, Parker attended the St. Lawrence Academy and the Albany Law School. He was admitted to the bar in Albany, New York, in 1854 and in 1856 commenced practice in Potsdam, New York. He served as member of the New...
(R). John T. SpriggsJohn T. SpriggsJohn Thomas Spriggs was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England, SpriggsImmigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in Whitesboro, New York, in 1836....
(D). John S. PindarJohn S. PindarJohn Sigsbee Pindar was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Sharon, New York, Pindar attended the common schools and Richmondville Seminary.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1865....
(D). Frank HiscockFrank HiscockFrank Hiscock was a U.S. Representative and Senator from New York.-Biography:Hiscock was born in Pompey, Onondaga County, New York, September 6, 1834. He graduated from Pompey Academy and studied law...
(R). Stephen C. MillardStephen C. MillardStephen Columbus Millard was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Stamford, Vermont, Millard attended Powers Institute and graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, in 1865....
(R). Sereno E. PayneSereno E. PayneSereno Elisha Payne was a United States Representative from New York and the first House Majority Leader, holding the office from 1899 to 1911. He was a Republican Congressman from 1883 to 1887 and then from 1889 to his death in 1914. He was chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee for 12...
(R). John Arnot, Jr.John Arnot, Jr.John Arnot, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Elmira, New York, Arnot was educated at private schools in his native city.He entered Yale College, but left before graduation to enter business....
(D), died November 20, 1886, vacant for remainder of term. Ira DavenportIra Davenport (New York)Ira Davenport was an American politician.-Life:...
(R). Charles S. BakerCharles S. BakerCharles Simeon Baker was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Churchville, New York, Baker attended the common schools, Cary Collegiate Institute of Oakfield, and the New York Seminary at Lima....
(R). John G. SawyerJohn G. SawyerJohn Gilbert Sawyer was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Brandon, Vermont, Sawyer attended the common schools and Millville Academy.He moved to Albion, New York, in 1845....
(R). John M. FarquharJohn M. FarquharJohn McCreath Farquhar was a United States Representative from New York and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.-Biography:...
(R). John B. WeberJohn B. WeberJohn Baptiste Weber was a U.S. Representative from New York.-Early life:John Weber was born at his parents cottage on Oak Street in Buffalo, New York. His parents, Philippe Jacob Weber and Mary Anne Weber , had emigrated to the United States in 1833 from Leutenheim, Alsace and settled in Buffalo...
(R). Walter L. SessionsWalter L. SessionsWalter Loomis Sessions was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Brandon, Vermont, Sessions, as a child, was brought to Chautauqua County, New York....
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North Carolina
. Thomas G. Skinner (D). James E. O'HaraJames E. O'Hara
James Edward O'Hara was an African American Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1883 to 1887, representing North Carolina during part of the Reconstruction era....
(R). Wharton J. Green
Wharton J. Green
Wharton Jackson Green was a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina and an officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:...
(D). William R. Cox
William R. Cox
William Ruffin Cox was an American soldier and politician from the state of North Carolina. He was a brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War, a three-term member of the United States House of Representatives from 1881 to 1887, and Secretary of the United States...
(D). James W. Reid (D), resigned December 31, 1886, vacant for remainder of term. Risden T. Bennett
Risden Tyler Bennett
Risden Tyler Bennett was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1883 and 1887.-Biography:...
(D). John S. Henderson
John S. Henderson
John Steele Henderson was a Representative for North Carolina in the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:...
(D). William H. H. Cowles (D). Thomas D. Johnston
Thomas D. Johnston
Thomas Dillard Johnston was a Representative from North Carolina.Born in Waynesville, Haywood County, North Carolina, April 1, 1840; attended the common schools and Col...
(D)
Ohio
. Benjamin ButterworthBenjamin Butterworth
Benjamin Butterworth was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Benjamin Butterworth was born near Maineville, Ohio, on October 22, 1837...
(R). Charles E. Brown
Charles Elwood Brown
Charles Elwood Brown was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Brown attended the common schools and Greenfield Academy, and was graduated from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, in 1854....
(R). James E. Campbell
James E. Campbell
James Edwin Campbell was a Democratic politician from Ohio. He served as the 38th Governor of Ohio.Campbell was born in Middletown, Ohio where he attended the public schools and then Miami University. He served in the Union Army as a member of the Mississippi River Squadron during the Civil War...
(D). Charles M. Anderson
Charles Marley Anderson
Charles Marley Anderson was an American Civil War veteran and a United States Representative from the Fourth District of the U.S...
(D). Benjamin Le Fevre
Benjamin Le Fevre
Benjamin Le Fevre was a nineteenth century politician from Ohio.-Biography:Born near Maplewood, Ohio, Le Fevre attended Miami University in 1858 and 1859 and studied law in Sidney, Ohio...
(D). William D. Hill
William D. Hill
William David Hill was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Nelson County, Virginia, Hill attended the country schools and Antioch College.He moved to Springfield, Ohio, and published the Ohio Press in 1858....
(D). George E. Seney
George E. Seney
George Ebbert Seney was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer and judge from Ohio.-Biography:Born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, he was grandson of Joshua Seney, and was also descended from colonial Governor of Maryland Francis Nicholson. Seney moved to Tiffin, Ohio with his parents in 1832...
(D). John Little
John Little (congressman)
John Little was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born near Grape Grove, Ross Township, Greene County, Ohio, Little attended the common schools.He was graduated from Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio, in 1862....
(R). William C. Cooper
William C. Cooper
William Craig Cooper was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Mount Vernon, Ohio, Cooper attended the public schools and Mount Vernon Academy.He studied law....
(R). Jacob Romeis
Jacob Romeis
Jacob Romeis was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Weisenbach, Bavaria, Germany, Romeis attended the village schools....
(R). William W. Ellsberry
William W. Ellsberry
William Wallace Ellsberry was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in New Hope, Ohio, Ellsberry attended the public schools of Brown County and a private academy in Clermont County.He taught school two years....
(D). Albert C. Thompson
Albert C. Thompson
Albert Clifton Thompson was a lawyer, soldier, judge, and three-term U.S. Representative from Ohio.-Biography:...
(R). Joseph H. Outhwaite
Joseph H. Outhwaite
Joseph Hodson Outhwaite was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Outhwaite attended the public schools of Zanesville, Ohio.He taught in the high school of that city 1862-1864....
(D). Charles H. Grosvenor
Charles H. Grosvenor
Charles Henry Grosvenor was a multiple-term U.S. Representative from Ohio, as well as a brigade commander in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:...
(R). Beriah Wilkins
Beriah Wilkins
Beriah Wilkins was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.-Biography:Born near Richwood, Ohio, Wilkins attended the common schools of Marysville, Ohio. During the American Civil War, he enlisted as a private in Company H, One Hundred and Thirty-sixth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, May 2, 1864, and...
(D). George W. Geddes
George W. Geddes
George Washington Geddes was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Mount Vernon, Ohio, Geddes attended the common schools.He studied law under Columbus Delano.He was admitted to the bar in July 1845 and practiced....
(D). Adoniram J. Warner
Adoniram J. Warner
Adoniram Judson Warner was a U.S. Representative from Ohio and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:...
(D). Isaac H. Taylor
Isaac H. Taylor
Isaac Hamilton Taylor was a lawyer, judge, and single-term U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born near New Harrisburg , Carroll County, Ohio, Taylor attended the common schools and completed an academic course. He then studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1867, subsequently commencing practice...
(R). Ezra B. Taylor
Ezra B. Taylor
Ezra Booth Taylor was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.-Biography:Taylor was born in Nelson Township, Portage County, Ohio and attended the common and select schools and academies. He studied law and was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Portage County in 1845...
(R). William McKinley, Jr.
William McKinley
William McKinley, Jr. was the 25th President of the United States . He is best known for winning fiercely fought elections, while supporting the gold standard and high tariffs; he succeeded in forging a Republican coalition that for the most part dominated national politics until the 1930s...
(R). Martin A. Foran
Martin A. Foran
Martin Ambrose Foran was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Choconut Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, Foran attended the public schools and St...
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Pennsylvania
. Henry H. BinghamHenry H. Bingham
Henry Harrison Bingham was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War, who received the United States Military's highest award for valor, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Battle of the Wilderness....
(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). Alfred C. Harmer
Alfred C. Harmer
Alfred Crout Harmer was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Alfred C. Harmer was born in Germantown, PA. Began work as a shoe manufacturer. He became a member of the city council of Philadelphia, serving from 1856–1860 and then a recorder of deeds for...
(R). James B. Everhart
James Bowen Everhart
James Bowen Everhart was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
(R). I. Newton Evans
Isaac Newton Evans
Isaac Evans was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Isaac Newton Evans was born near present-day West Chester, Pennsylvania...
(R). Daniel Ermentrout
Daniel Ermentrout
Daniel Ermentrout was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Daniel Ermentrout was born in Reading, Pennsylvania. He attended Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and Elmwood Institute in Norristown, Pennsylvania...
(D). John A. Hiestand
John Andrew Hiestand
John Andrew Hiestand was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.John A. Hiestand was born in East Donegal Township, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools, an academy in Marietta, Pennsylvania, and Pennsylvania College at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania...
(R). William H. Sowden
William Henry Sowden
William Henry Sowden was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
(D). John B. Storm
John Brutzman Storm
John Brutzman Storm was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.John B. Storm was born in Hamilton Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools, and was graduated from Dickinson College, in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in 1861...
(D). Joseph A. Scranton
Joseph A. Scranton
Joseph Augustine Scranton was a Republican politician who represented Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives from 1881 to 1883, 1885 to 1887, 1889 to 1891, and 1893 to 1897....
(R). Charles N. Brumm
Charles N. Brumm
Charles Napoleon Brumm was a Greenbacker and a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Early life and education:...
(R). Franklin Bound
Franklin Bound
Franklin Bound was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:Franklin Bound was born in Milton, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and old Milton Academy. He studied law at Easton, Pennsylvania, was admitted to the bar in 1853 and commenced...
(R). Frank C. Bunnell
Frank Charles Bunnell
Frank Charles Bunnell was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:Frank C. Bunnell was born in Washington Township, Pennsylvania...
(R). William W. Brown
William Wallace Brown
William Wallace Brown was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
(R). Jacob M. Campbell
Jacob Miller Campbell
Jacob Miller Campbell was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. He also served as an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Early life:...
(R). Louis E. Atkinson
Louis E. Atkinson
Louis Evans Atkinson was a physician, attorney, and a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
(R). John A. Swope
John Augustus Swope
John Augustus Swope was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....
(D), from November 3, 1885 after deceased Rep. William A. Duncan
William Addison Duncan
William Addison Duncan was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.William A. Duncan was born in Cashtown, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools, and graduated from Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1857...
was re-elected. Andrew G. Curtin
Andrew Gregg Curtin
Andrew Gregg Curtin was a U.S. lawyer and politician. He served as the Governor of Pennsylvania during the Civil War.-Biography:...
(D). Charles E. Boyle
Charles Edmund Boyle
Charles Edmund Boyle was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Charles E. Boyle was born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools, and Waynesburg College in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in December 1861...
(D). James S. Negley
James S. Negley
James Scott Negley was an American Civil War General, farmer, railroader, and U.S. Representative from the state of Pennsylvania. He played a key role in the Union victory at the Battle of Murfreesboro.-Early life:...
(R). Thomas M. Bayne
Thomas McKee Bayne
Thomas McKee Bayne was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:Thomas M. Bayne was born in Bellevue, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools and Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania. He studied law...
(R). Oscar L. Jackson
Oscar Lawrence Jackson
Oscar Lawrence Jackson was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania and the commander of an Ohio infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:...
(R). Alexander C. White
Alexander Colwell White
Alexander Colwell White was an American teacher and lawyer from Brookville, Pennsylvania. He represented Pennsylvania in the U.S. House from 1885 to 1887.-Biography:...
(R). George W. Fleeger
George Washington Fleeger
George Washington Fleeger was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:George W. Fleeger was born in Concord Township, Pennsylvania...
(R). William L. Scott
William Lawrence Scott
William Lawrence Scott was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. His body is buried at Erie Cemetery.-Family:...
(D). Edwin S. Osborne
Edwin Sylvanus Osborne
Edwin Sylvanus Osborne was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
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Rhode Island
. Henry J. SpoonerHenry J. Spooner
Henry Joshua Spooner , was a United States Representative from Rhode Island.Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Spooner attended the common schools and graduated from Brown University in 1860. During his undergraduate career Spooner became a member of Theta Delta Chi...
(R). William A. Pirce
William A. Pirce
William Almy Pirce was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.Born in Hope, Rhode Island, Pirce attended the common schools and Smithville Seminary . For ten years, he was a manager of his father's cotton mill's store and countingroom in Simmons Upper Village, Rhode Island...
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- Charles H. PageCharles H. PageCharles Harrison Page was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.Born in Gloucester, Rhode Island, Page attended public schools. During the Civil War Page enlisted in the Union Army as a private at the age of nineteen in Company A, Twelfth Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry, and was...
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- Charles H. Page
South Carolina
. Samuel DibbleSamuel Dibble
Samuel Dibble was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Samuel Dibble was born in Charleston, South Carolina, son of Philander Virgil and Frances Ann Dibble. Young Dibble pursued an academic course in Bethel, Connecticut , and Charleston, South Carolina...
(D). George D. Tillman
George D. Tillman
George Dionysius Tillman was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina, brother of Benjamin Ryan Tillman.Born near Curryton, South Carolina, Tillman pursued an academic course in Penfield, Georgia, and in Greenwood, South Carolina.He attended Harvard University, but did not graduate.He studied...
(D). D. Wyatt Aiken
D. Wyatt Aiken
David Wyatt Aiken was a Confederate army officer during the American Civil War and a postbellum five-term United States Congressman from South Carolina.-Biography:...
(D). William H. Perry
William H. Perry
William Hayne Perry was a United States Representative from South Carolina. He was born in Greenville, South Carolina, where he attended Greenville Academy, and graduated from Furman University at Greenville in 1857...
(D). John J. Hemphill
John J. Hemphill
John James Hemphill was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina, cousin of William Huggins Brawley, nephew of John Hemphill and great-uncle of Robert Witherspoon Hemphill....
(D). George W. Dargan
George W. Dargan
George William Dargan was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina, great-grandson of Lemuel Benton.Born at "Sleepy Hollow," near Darlington, South Carolina, Dargan attended the schools of his native county and the South Carolina Military Academy.He served in the Confederate States Army...
(D). Robert Smalls
Robert Smalls
Robert 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...
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Tennessee
. Augustus H. PettiboneAugustus Herman Pettibone
Augustus Herman Pettibone was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 1st congressional district of Tennessee.-Biography:...
(R). Leonidas C. Houk
Leonidas C. Houk
Leonidas Campbell Houk was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 2nd congressional district of Tennessee...
(R). John R. Neal
John R. Neal
John Randolph Neal was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 3rd congressional district.-Biography:...
(D). Benton McMillin
Benton McMillin
Benton McMillin was governor of the U.S. state of Tennessee from 1899 to 1903. A Democrat, he was a native of Monroe County, Kentucky and an attorney.-Biography:...
(D). James D. Richardson
James D. Richardson
James Daniel Richardson was an American politician and a Democrat from Tennessee. Richardson represented Tennessee's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1885 through 1905. He was among the earliest U.S...
(D). Andrew J. Caldwell (D). John G. Ballentine
John Goff Ballentine
This article is about the American statesman John Goff Ballentine. For John Ballantine the Gregory Peck character in the 1945 Alfred Hitchcock movie Spellbound follow the link....
(D). John M. Taylor
John May Taylor
John May Taylor was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee.-Career:Born in Lexington, Tennessee, Taylor attended the Male Academy in Lexington and the Union University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee...
(D). Presley T. Glass
Presley T. Glass
Presley Thornton Glass was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 10th congressional district of Tennessee.-Biography:...
(D). Zachary Taylor
Zachary Taylor (Tennessee)
Zachary Taylor was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee.Born near Brownsville, Tennessee, Taylor attended J.I...
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Texas
. Charles StewartCharles Stewart (Texas politician)
Charles Stewart was a U.S. Representative from Texas.-Biography:Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Stewart moved to Texas in 1845 with his parents, who settled in Galveston. He attended the common schools, and later studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1854 and commenced the practice of law in...
(D). John H. Reagan
John 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). James H. Jones
James H. Jones
James Henry Jones was a U.S. Representative from Texas.Born in Shelby County, Alabama, Jones moved with his parents to Talladega County, Alabama, in early youth.He pursued an academic course.He studied law....
(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). Olin Wellborn
Olin Wellborn
Olin Wellborn was an American politician. He served in the United States House of Representatives from Texas.-Early years:...
(D). William H. Crain
William H. Crain
William Henry Crain was a U.S. Representative from Texas.Born in Galveston, Texas, Crain attended the Christian Brothers' School, New York City, until the age of fourteen, and was graduated from St. Francis Xavier's College, New York City, in 1867. He returned to Texas and lived on a ranch for...
(D). James F. Miller
James Francis Miller
James Francis Miller was an American politician who represented Texas in the United States House of Representatives from 1883-1886....
(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). Joseph D. Sayers
Joseph D. Sayers
Joseph Draper Sayers was the 22nd Governor of Texas from 1899 to 1903. During Sayers's term, the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 demolished that city.- Early years :...
(D). Samuel W. T. Lanham
S.W.T. Lanham
Samuel Willis Tucker Lanham , was the 23rd Governor of Texas from January 20, 1903 to January 15, 1907. He was a member of the Democratic Party. Prior to winning election as Governor, he served two periods in the U.S. House of Representatives...
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Vermont
. John W. StewartJohn Wolcott Stewart
John Wolcott Stewart was an American lawyer and politician from Vermont. He served as Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives and as the 33rd Governor of Vermont before serving in the United States House of Representatives and briefly in the United States Senate.Born in Middlebury,...
(R). William W. Grout
William W. Grout
William Wallace Grout was a U.S. Representative from Vermont.-Biography:Born in Compton, Province of Quebec, Grout pursued an academic course and graduated from the Poughkeepsie Law School in 1857....
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Virginia
. Thomas CroxtonThomas Croxton
Thomas Croxton was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Tappahannock, Virginia, Croxton attended primary school there and, later, the Tappahannock and Rappahannock Academies. He graduated from the law department of the University of Virginia at Charlottesville in 1842; admitted to the bar,...
(D). Harry Libbey
Harry Libbey
Harrison 'Harry' Libbey was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Wakefield, New Hampshire, Libbey attended the common schools.He moved to Virginia and settled in Hampton in 1863....
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Readjuster Party
The Readjuster Party was a political coalition formed in Virginia in the late 1870s during the turbulent period following the American Civil War. Readjusters aspired "to break the power of wealth and established privilege" and to promote public education, a program which attracted biracial support....
). George D. Wise
George D. Wise
George Douglas Wise was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, cousin of John Sergeant Wise and Richard Alsop Wise and nephew of Henry Alexander Wise....
(D). James D. Brady (R). George C. 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 W. Daniel
John W. Daniel
John Warwick Daniel was an American lawyer, author, and Democratic politician from Lynchburg, Virginia. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates and represented Virginia in both the U.S. House and then five terms in the Senate...
(D). Charles T. O'Ferrall (D). John S. Barbour, Jr.
John S. Barbour, Jr.
John Strode Barbour, Jr. was a Representative and a Senator from Virginia. He is best remembered for taking power in Virginia from the short-lived Readjuster Party in the late 1880s, forming the first political machine of "Conservative Democrats", whose power was to last 80 years until the demise...
(D). Connally F. Trigg (D). John R. Tucker (D)
West Virginia
. Nathan GoffNathan Goff, Jr.
Nathan Goff, Jr. was a member of the United States Congress from West Virginia, who also served briefly as United States Secretary of the Navy during the Rutherford B. Hayes administration, and as a United States federal judge.-Biography:Goff was born at The Waldomore in Clarksburg, Harrison...
(R). William L. Wilson
William Lyne Wilson
William Lyne Wilson was a Bourbon Democrat politician and lawyer from West Virginia.-Biography:Born in Charles Town, Virginia , Wilson attended Charles Town Academy, graduated from Columbian College in 1860 and subsequently studied at the University of Virginia...
(D). Charles P. Snyder
Charles P. Snyder
Charles Philip Snyder was a lawyer and Democratic politician from West Virginia. He was born on June 9, 1847 in Charleston, West Virginia in Kanawha County, which was then in Virginia. He served as a United States Representative in the 48th, 49th, and 50th United States Congresses. He died August...
(D). Eustace Gibson
Eustace Gibson
Eustace Gibson was a Democratic politician from the State of West Virginia. He was Speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates and later served as the representative from the now-defunct Fourth Congressional District of West Virginia for the U.S. House of Representatives.Congressman Gibson was...
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Wisconsin
. Lucien B. CaswellLucien 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). Edward S. Bragg
Edward S. Bragg
Edward Stuyvesant Bragg was a Democratic politician, lawyer and Union Army general from Wisconsin. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1877 to 1883 and from 1885 to 1887 and subsequently served as a foreign diplomat.-Early life and career:Born in Unadilla, New York, Bragg attended...
(D). Robert M. La Follette
Robert M. La Follette, Sr.
Robert Marion "Fighting Bob" La Follette, Sr. , was an American Republican politician. He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, was the Governor of Wisconsin, and was also a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin...
(R). Isaac W. Van Schaick
Isaac W. Van Schaick
Isaac Whitbeck Van Schaick was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin. He was the uncle of Aaron Van Schaick Cochrane.-Early life:Van Schaick was born in Coxsackie, New York on 7 December 1817...
(R). Joseph Rankin
Joseph Rankin
Joseph Rankin was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.Born in Passaic, New Jersey, Rankin pursued an academic course.He moved to Mishicot, Wisconsin, in 1854 and engaged in mercantile pursuits....
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- Thomas R. HuddThomas R. HuddThomas Richard Hudd was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.Born in Buffalo, New York, Hudd moved with his mother to Chicago, Illinois, in 1842 and to Appleton, Wisconsin, in 1853....
(D). Richard W. GuentherRichard W. GuentherRichard William Guenther was a Prussian-born 19th century politician and pharmacist in Wisconsin.Born in Potsdam, Province of Brandenburg, Guenther received a college education and graduated from the Royal Pharmacy in Potsdam. He immigrated to the United States in 1866, settling in New York City,...
(R). Ormsby B. ThomasOrmsby B. ThomasOrmsby Brunson Thomas was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.-Early life:Thomas was born in Sandgate, Vermont, and he moved with his parents to Wisconsin in 1836. He attended the common schools and Burr Seminary, Manchester, Vermont. He was graduated from the State and National Law School in...
(R). William T. PriceWilliam T. PriceWilliam Thompson Price was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin, father of Hugh H. Price.Born in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, Price attended the common schools....
(R) - Hugh H. PriceHugh H. PriceHugh Hiram Price was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin, son of William T. Price.Born at Black River Falls, Wisconsin, Price attended the grade and high schools, and the University of Wisconsin–Madison....
(R). Isaac StephensonIsaac StephensonIsaac Stephenson was an American politician of the Republican Party who represented Wisconsin as both a United States Representative and a United States Senator....
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- Thomas R. Hudd
Non-voting members
. Curtis C. Bean (R). Oscar S. GiffordOscar S. Gifford
Oscar Sherman Gifford was an American lawyer of Canton, South Dakota. He served six years in the United States House of Representatives, first as the non-voting delegate from the Dakota Territory, then as a full member of the House from South Dakota.Oscar was born in Watertown, Jefferson County,...
(R). John Hailey
John Hailey
John Hailey was a Congressional Delegate from Idaho Territory.He was born in Smith County, Tennessee, and attended the public schools. Of Scottish ancestry, his grandfather, Philip Hailey, and his father, John Hailey, were both natives of Virginia...
(D). Joseph Toole
Joseph Toole
Joseph Kemp Toole was an American politician from Montana.He attended public school in St. Joseph, Missouri, and the Western Military Institute in New Castle, Kentucky. He moved to Helena, Montana in 1870; studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1871 and commenced practice in Helena...
(D). Antonio Joseph (D). John T. Caine
John Thomas Caine
John Thomas Caine was a delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the Territory of Utah.Born in the parish of Patrick, Isle of Man, Caine attended the common schools in Douglas, Isle of Man....
(D). Charles S. Voorhees (D). Joseph M. Carey
Joseph M. Carey
Joseph Maull Carey was a lawyer, rancher, judge, and politician, who spent most of his political career in Wyoming before and after it achieved statehood.-Biography:...
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Changes in membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.Senate
- replacements: 7
- 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 - Liberal Republican: 1 seat net loss
- Democratic
- deaths: 3
- resignations: 6
- interim appointments: 1
- Total seats with changes: 9
House of Representatives
- replacements: 11
- 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...
: 2 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...
: 2 seat net loss
- Democratic
- deaths: 8
- resignations: 7
- contested election: 1
- Total seats with changes: 17
Senate
- Secretary of the SenateSecretary 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...
: Anson G. McCookAnson G. McCookAnson George McCook was a brevet brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, attorney, and three-term postbellum U.S. Congressman from New York... - Sergeant at ArmsSergeant 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...
: William P. Canady - 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...
:- Elias D. Huntley, MethodistMethodismMethodism is a movement of Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations, claiming a total of approximately seventy million adherents worldwide. The movement traces its roots to John Wesley's evangelistic revival movement within Anglicanism. His younger brother...
, elected December 18, 1883 - John G. Butler, LutheranLutheranismLutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the theology of Martin Luther, a German reformer. Luther's efforts to reform the theology and practice of the church launched the Protestant Reformation...
, elected March 15, 1886
- Elias D. Huntley, Methodist
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...
: William H. Milburn (MethodistMethodismMethodism is a movement of Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations, claiming a total of approximately seventy million adherents worldwide. The movement traces its roots to John Wesley's evangelistic revival movement within Anglicanism. His younger brother...
) - 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...
: Samuel Donelson - 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....
: John B. Clark, Jr. - Clerk at the Speaker’s TableParliamentarian of the United States House of RepresentativesThe Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives manages, supervises, and administers its Office of the Parliamentarian, which is responsible for advising presiding officers, Members, and staff on procedural questions under the U.S...
: Nathaniel T. Crutchfield - PostmasterPostmaster of the United States House of RepresentativesThe Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives was an employee of the United States Congress from 1834 to 1993.Before the creation of the office of Postmaster, mail duties were handled by workers in the office of the Doorkeeper, who were paid additional compensation...
: Lycurgus Dalton - 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 P. LeedomJohn P. LeedomFor the Texas state senator from Dallas, see John N. Leedom.John Peter Leedom was a U.S. Representative from Ohio....