51st United States Congress
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The Fifty-first United States Congress, referred to by some critics as the Billion Dollar 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, 1889 to March 4, 1891, during the first two years of the administration of U.S. President
Benjamin Harrison
.
The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives
was based on the Tenth Census of the United States in 1880
. Both chambers had a Republican
majority.
.
Emboldened by their success in the elections of 1888, the Republicans enacted virtually their entire platform during their first 303-day session, including a measure that provided American Civil War
veterans with generous pensions and expanded the list of eligible recipients to include noncombatants and the children of veterans. Grover Cleveland
had vetoed a similar bill in 1887. It was criticized as the "Billion Dollar Congress'" for its lavish spending and, for this reason it incited drastic reversals in public support that led to Cleveland's reelection in 1892
.
Other important legislation passed into law by the Congress included the McKinley tariff
, authored by Representative, and future President, William McKinley
; the Sherman Antitrust Act
, which prohibited business combinations that restricted trade; and the Sherman Silver Purchase Act
, which required the U.S. government to mint silver
. The last two were concessions to Western farmer interests in exchange for support of the tariff and would become central tenets of the Populist Party
later in the decade. They were authored by Senator John Sherman
.
The Fifty-first Congress was also responsible for passing the Land Revision Act of 1891
, which created the national forests. Harrison authorized America's first forest reserve in Yellowstone
, Wyoming
, the same year.
Other bills were discussed but failed to pass, including two significant pieces of legislation focused on ensuring African Americans the right to vote. Henry Cabot Lodge
sponsored a so-called Force Bill
that would have established federal supervision of Congressional elections so as to prevent the disfranchisement of southern blacks. Henry W. Blair
sponsored the Blair Education Bill, which advocated the use of federal aid for education in order to frustrate southern whites employing literacy tests to prevent blacks from registering to vote.
TOTAL members: 88
TOTAL members: 332
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.
, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1892; Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1894; and Class 3 meant their term ended in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1890.
The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.
(D). Hilary A. Herbert
(D). William C. Oates
(D). Louis W. Turpin
(D)
(D)
(R)
(R). Washington F. Willcox
(D). Charles A. Russell (R). Frederick Miles
(R)
(D)
(D). Robert Bullock
(D)
(D). Henry G. Turner
(D). Charles F. Crisp
(D). Thomas W. Grimes
(D). John D. Stewart
(D). James H. Blount
(D). Judson C. Clements
(D). Henry H. Carlton
(D). Allen D. Candler
(D). George T. Barnes
(D)
(R), from October 1, 1890
(R). Frank Lawler
(D). William E. Mason
(R). George E. Adams
(R). Albert J. Hopkins
(R). Robert R. Hitt
(R). Thomas J. Henderson
(R). Charles A. Hill
(R). Lewis E. Payson
(R). Philip S. Post
(R). William H. Gest
(R). Scott Wike
(D). William M. Springer
(D). Jonathan H. Rowell
(R). Joseph G. Cannon
(R). George W. Fithian
(D). Edward Lane
(D). William S. Forman
(D). Richard W. Townshend
(D)
(D). John H. O'Neall
(D). Jason B. Brown
(D). William S. Holman
(D). George W. Cooper
(D). Thomas M. Browne
(R). William D. Bynum
(D). Elijah V. Brookshire
(D). Joseph B. Cheadle
(R). William D. Owen
(R). Augustus N. Martin
(D). Charles A. O. McClellan
(D). Benjamin F. Shively
(D)
(R). Walter I. Hayes
(D). David B. Henderson
(R). Joseph H. Sweney (R). Daniel Kerr
(R). John F. Lacey
(R). Edwin H. Conger
(R)
(R). Edward H. Funston
(R). Bishop W. Perkins
(R). Thomas Ryan
(R)
(D). William T. Ellis
(D). Isaac H. Goodnight
(D). Alexander B. Montgomery
(D). Asher G. Caruth
(D). John G. Carlisle
(D)
(D). Hamilton D. Coleman
(R). Edward J. Gay
(D)
(R). Nelson Dingley, Jr.
(R). Seth L. Milliken
(R). Charles A. Boutelle
(R)
(D). Henry W. Rusk
(D). Henry J. Stockbridge, Jr.
(R). Barnes Compton
(D)
(R). Elijah A. Morse
(R). John F. Andrew
(D). Joseph H. O'Neil
(D). Nathaniel P. Banks
(R). Henry Cabot Lodge
(R). William Cogswell
(R). Frederic T. Greenhalge
(R). John W. Candler
(R). Joseph H. Walker
(R). Rodney Wallace
(R). Francis W. Rockwell
(R)
(D). Edward P. Allen
(R). James O'Donnell
(R). Julius C. Burrows
(R). Charles E. Belknap
(R). Mark S. Brewer
(R). Justin R. Whiting
(D). Aaron T. Bliss
(R). Byron M. Cutcheon
(R). Frank W. Wheeler
(R). Samuel M. Stephenson
(R)
(R). Darwin S. Hall
(R). Samuel P. Snider
(R). Solomon G. Comstock
(R)
(D). James B. Morgan
(D). Thomas C. Catchings
(D). Clarke Lewis
(D). Chapman L. Anderson
(D). Thomas R. Stockdale
(D). Charles E. Hooker
(D)
(D). Charles H. Mansur
(D). Alexander M. Dockery
(D). Robert P. C. Wilson (D), from December 2, 1889. John C. Tarsney
(D). John T. Heard
(D). Richard H. Norton (D). Frederick G. Niedringhaus
(R). Nathan Frank
(R). William M. Kinsey (R). Richard P. Bland
(D). William J. Stone
(D). William H. Wade
(R). James P. Walker
(D)
(R), from November 8, 1889
(R). James Laird
(R)
(R). Orren C. Moore
(R)
(R). James Buchanan
(R). Jacob A. Geissenhainer
(D). Samuel Fowler
(D). Charles D. Beckwith
(R). Herman Lehlbach
(R). William McAdoo
(D)
(D). Felix Campbell
(D). William C. Wallace
(R). John M. Clancy
(D). Thomas F. Magner
(D). Frank T. Fitzgerald
(D)
(R). Charles W. McClammy
(D). Benjamin H. Bunn
(D). John M. Brower
(R). Alfred Rowland
(D). John S. Henderson
(D). William H. H. Cowles (D). Hamilton G. Ewart
(R)
(R), from November 2, 1889
(R). John A. Caldwell
(R). Elihu S. Williams
(R). Samuel S. Yoder
(D). George E. Seney
(D). Melvin M. Boothman
(R). Henry L. Morey
(R). Robert P. Kennedy
(R). William C. Cooper
(R). William E. Haynes
(D). Albert C. Thompson
(R). Jacob J. Pugsley
(R). Joseph H. Outhwaite
(D). Charles P. Wickham
(R). Charles H. Grosvenor
(R). James W. Owens
(D). Joseph D. Taylor
(R). William McKinley, Jr.
(R). Ezra B. Taylor
(R). Martin L. Smyser
(R). Theodore E. Burton
(R)
(R). Charles O'Neill (R). Samuel J. Randall
(D)
(R). Warren O. Arnold
(R)
(D). George D. Tillman
(D). James S. Cothran
(D). William H. Perry
(D). John J. Hemphill
(D). George W. Dargan
(D). William Elliott
(D)
.. Oscar S. Gifford
(R), from November 2, 1889. John A. Pickler
(R), from November 2, 1889
(R). Leonidas C. Houk
(R). H. Clay Evans
(R). Benton McMillin
(D). James D. Richardson
(D). Joseph E. Washington
(D). Washington C. Whitthorne
(D). Benjamin A. Enloe
(D). Rice A. Pierce
(D). James Phelan, Jr.
(D), died January 30, 1891, vacant thereafter
(D). William H. Martin
(D). Constantine B. Kilgore
(D). David B. Culberson
(D). Silas Hare
(D). Joseph Abbott
(D). William H. Crain
(D). Littleton W. Moore
(D). Roger Q. Mills
(D). Joseph D. Sayers
(D). Samuel W. T. Lanham
(D)
(R). William W. Grout
(R)
(R). George E. Bowden
(R). George D. Wise
(D)
(R), from November 20, 1889
(D)
(R). Charles Barwig
(D). Robert M. La Follette, Sr.
(R). Isaac W. Van Schaick
(R). George H. Brickner
(D). Charles B. Clark
(R). Ormsby B. Thomas
(R). Nils P. Haugen
(R). Myron H. McCord
(R)
(R), from December 1, 1890
(D). George A. Mathews
(R), until November 2, 1889. Fred T. Dubois
(R), until July 3, 1890, when statehood achieved. Thomas H. Carter
(R), until November 7, 1889 when statehood achieved. Antonio Joseph (D). David A. Harvey (R), from November 4, 1890. John T. Caine
(D). John B. Allen
(R), until November 11, 1889. Joseph M. Carey
(R), until July 10, 1890 when statehood achieved
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, 1889 to March 4, 1891, during the first two years of the administration of U.S. President
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
Benjamin Harrison
Benjamin Harrison
Benjamin 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...
.
The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
was based on the 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...
. Both chambers 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.
Major events
- March 4, 1889 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...
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....
Major legislation
It was responsible for a number of pieces of landmark legislation, many of which asserted the authority of the federal governmentFederal government of the United States
The federal government of the United States is the national government of the constitutional republic of fifty states that is the United States of America. The federal government comprises three distinct branches of government: a legislative, an executive and a judiciary. These branches and...
.
Emboldened by their success in the elections of 1888, the Republicans enacted virtually their entire platform during their first 303-day session, including a measure that provided American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
veterans with generous pensions and expanded the list of eligible recipients to include noncombatants and the children of veterans. 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...
had vetoed a similar bill in 1887. It was criticized as the "Billion Dollar Congress'" for its lavish spending and, for this reason it incited drastic reversals in public support that led to Cleveland's reelection in 1892
United States presidential election, 1892
In the United States presidential election of 1892, former President Grover Cleveland ran for re-election against the incumbent President Benjamin Harrison, who was also running for re-election. Cleveland defeated Harrison, thus becoming the only person in American history to be elected to a...
.
Other important legislation passed into law by the Congress included the McKinley tariff
McKinley Tariff
The Tariff Act of 1890, commonly called the McKinley Tariff, was an act framed by Representative William McKinley that became law on October 1, 1890. The tariff raised the average duty on imports to almost fifty percent, an act designed to protect domestic industries from foreign competition...
, authored by Representative, and future President, William McKinley
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...
; the Sherman Antitrust Act
Sherman Antitrust Act
The Sherman Antitrust Act requires the United States federal government to investigate and pursue trusts, companies, and organizations suspected of violating the Act. It was the first Federal statute to limit cartels and monopolies, and today still forms the basis for most antitrust litigation by...
, which prohibited business combinations that restricted trade; and the Sherman Silver Purchase Act
Sherman Silver Purchase Act
The Sherman Silver Purchase Act was enacted on July 14, 1890 as a United States federal law. It was named after its author, Senator John Sherman, an Ohio Republican, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee...
, which required the U.S. government to mint silver
Silver
Silver is a metallic chemical element with the chemical symbol Ag and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it has the highest electrical conductivity of any element and the highest thermal conductivity of any metal...
. The last two were concessions to Western farmer interests in exchange for support of the tariff and would become central tenets of the Populist Party
Populist Party (United States)
The People's Party, also known as the "Populists", was a short-lived political party in the United States established in 1891. It was most important in 1892-96, then rapidly faded away...
later in the decade. They were authored by Senator John Sherman
John 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...
.
The Fifty-first Congress was also responsible for passing the Land Revision Act of 1891
Land Revision Act of 1891
The U.S. Land Revision Act of 1891 gave the president the authority to "set aside and reserve...any part of the public lands wholly or partly covered with timber or undergrowth, whether of commercial value or not." However, it did not explicitly authorize the use or development of resources on the...
, which created the national forests. Harrison authorized America's first forest reserve in Yellowstone
Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park, established by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872, is a national park located primarily in the U.S. state of Wyoming, although it also extends into Montana and Idaho...
, Wyoming
Wyoming
Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High...
, the same year.
Other bills were discussed but failed to pass, including two significant pieces of legislation focused on ensuring African Americans the right to vote. Henry Cabot Lodge
Henry Cabot Lodge
Henry Cabot "Slim" Lodge was an American Republican Senator and historian from Massachusetts. He had the role of Senate Majority leader. He is best known for his positions on Meek policy, especially his battle with President Woodrow Wilson in 1919 over the Treaty of Versailles...
sponsored a so-called Force Bill
Force Bill
The United States Force Bill, formally titled "An Act further to provide for the collection of duties on imports", 4 Stat. 632 , enacted by the 22nd U.S. Congress, consists of eight sections expanding Presidential power...
that would have established federal supervision of Congressional elections so as to prevent the disfranchisement of southern blacks. Henry W. Blair
Henry W. Blair
Henry William Blair was a United States Representative and Senator from New Hampshire. Born in Campton, he attended the common schools and private academies, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1859 and commenced practice in Plymouth...
sponsored the Blair Education Bill, which advocated the use of federal aid for education in order to frustrate southern whites employing literacy tests to prevent blacks from registering to vote.
- June 27, 1890: Dependent Pension Act
- July 2, 1890: Sherman Antitrust ActSherman Antitrust ActThe Sherman Antitrust Act requires the United States federal government to investigate and pursue trusts, companies, and organizations suspected of violating the Act. It was the first Federal statute to limit cartels and monopolies, and today still forms the basis for most antitrust litigation by...
, ch. 647, - July 14, 1890: Sherman Silver Purchase ActSherman Silver Purchase ActThe Sherman Silver Purchase Act was enacted on July 14, 1890 as a United States federal law. It was named after its author, Senator John Sherman, an Ohio Republican, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee...
, ch. 708, - August 30, 1890: Morrill Land-Grant Colleges ActMorrill Land-Grant Colleges ActThe Morrill Land-Grant Acts are United States statutes that allowed for the creation of land-grant colleges, including the Morrill Act of 1862 and the Morrill Act of 1890 -Passage of original bill:...
- October 1, 1890: McKinley TariffMcKinley TariffThe Tariff Act of 1890, commonly called the McKinley Tariff, was an act framed by Representative William McKinley that became law on October 1, 1890. The tariff raised the average duty on imports to almost fifty percent, an act designed to protect domestic industries from foreign competition...
, ch. 1244, - March 3, 1891: Forest Reserve Act of 1891Forest Reserve Act of 1891The Forest Reserve Act of 1891 is a law that allowed the President of the United States to set aside forest reserves from the land in the public domain. Passed by the United States Congress under Benjamin Harrison's administration...
- March 3, 1891: Land Revision Act of 1891Land Revision Act of 1891The U.S. Land Revision Act of 1891 gave the president the authority to "set aside and reserve...any part of the public lands wholly or partly covered with timber or undergrowth, whether of commercial value or not." However, it did not explicitly authorize the use or development of resources on the...
- March 3, 1891: Immigration Act of 1891
- March 3, 1891: Merchant Marine Act of 1891
States admitted and territories organized
- November 2, 1889: North DakotaNorth DakotaNorth Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, along the Canadian border. The state is bordered by Canada to the north, Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south and Montana to the west. North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area in the U.S....
and South DakotaSouth DakotaSouth Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...
were admitted as the 39th and 40th states. - November 8, 1889: MontanaMontanaMontana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
was admitted as the 41st state. - November 11, 1889: Washington was admitted as the 42nd state.
- May 2, 1890: Oklahoma TerritoryOklahoma TerritoryThe Territory of Oklahoma was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 2, 1890, until November 16, 1907, when it was joined with the Indian Territory under a new constitution and admitted to the Union as the State of Oklahoma.-Organization:Oklahoma Territory's...
was organized. - July 3, 1890: IdahoIdahoIdaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....
was admitted as the 43rd state. - July 10, 1890: WyomingWyomingWyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High...
was admitted as the 44th state.
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
- 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...
: 51 (majority) - 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...
: 37
TOTAL members: 88
House of Representatives
- 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...
: 179 (majority) - 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...
: 152 - Labor: 1
TOTAL members: 332
Leadership
Senate
- President: Levi P. MortonLevi P. MortonLevi Parsons Morton was a Representative from New York and the 22nd Vice President of the United States . He also later served as the 31st Governor of New York.-Biography:...
(R) - 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 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), first elected March 7, 1889 - 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...
(R), elected March 2, 1891
- 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...
: Thomas B. ReedThomas Brackett ReedThomas 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)
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 began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1892; Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1894; and Class 3 meant their term ended 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
- 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) - 2. James H. BerryJames Henderson BerryJames Henderson Berry was a United States Senator and served as the 14th Governor of the State of Arkansas....
(D)
California
- 3. Leland StanfordLeland StanfordAmasa Leland Stanford was an American tycoon, industrialist, robber baron, politician and founder of Stanford University.-Early years:...
(R) - 1. 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), until February 28, 1891, vacant thereafter
Colorado
- 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) - 2. Edward O. WolcottEdward Oliver WolcottEdward Oliver Wolcott was a prominent American politician during the 1890s, who served for 12 years as a Senator from the state of Colorado....
(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. 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) - 2. Anthony HigginsAnthony HigginsAnthony C. Higgins was a lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a veteran of the Civil War and a member of the Republican, who served as United States Senator from Delaware....
(R)
Florida
- 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) - 1. Samuel PascoSamuel PascoSamuel Pasco was a United States Senator from Florida.-Biography:Born in London, England, he moved to the United States with his family as a child and settled in Charlestown, Massachusetts. Pasco attended Harvard University and then moved to Florida in 1859...
(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)
Idaho
- 2. George L. ShoupGeorge Laird ShoupGeorge Laird Shoup was the first Governor of Idaho, serving a short time after statehood in 1890 before becoming one of the state's first United States Senators....
(R), from December 18, 1890 - 3. William J. McConnellWilliam J. McConnellWilliam John McConnell was the third Governor of Idaho from 1893 until 1897. Prior to that he represented Idaho as one of its first United States Senators after statehood.-Early years:...
(R), from December 18, 1890
Illinois
- 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) - 3. 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. ...
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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. David TurpieDavid TurpieDavid Battle Turpie was an American politician.Turpie was born in Hamilton County, Ohio. He grew up in Ohio and graduated from Kenyon College in 1848. He studied law and moved to Logansport, Indiana where he set up a law practice...
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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...
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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)- 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)
- John G. Carlisle
- 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...
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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...
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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...
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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), died February 24, 1891, vacant thereafter
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...
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Michigan
- 1. Francis B. StockbridgeFrancis B. StockbridgeFrancis Brown Stockbridge was a U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan.Stockbridge was born in Bath, Maine and attended the common schools. He clerked at a wholesale house in Boston 1843-1847. He moved to Chicago and opened a lumber yard. He then moved to Saugatuck, Michigan in 1851 and engaged...
(R) - 2. James McMillanJames McMillan (Senator)James McMillan was a U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan.-Biography:McMillan was born in Hamilton, Ontario to William and Grace McMillan, both Scottish natives...
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Minnesota
- 1. Cushman K. Davis (R)
- 2. William D. WashburnWilliam D. WashburnWilliam Drew Washburn was an American politician. He served in both the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate as a Republican from Minnesota. Three of his seven brothers became politicians: Elihu B. Washburne, Cadwallader C. Washburn, and Israel Washburn, Jr...
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Mississippi
- 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) - 2. 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:...
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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...
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Montana
- 2. Thomas C. PowerThomas Charles PowerThomas Charles Power was a Republican senator from Montana and businessman. He was born near Dubuque, Iowa on May 22, 1839. He attended public school and graduated from Sinsinawa College with a degree in engineering. He then worked as a surveyor in Dakota until 1860...
(R), from January 2, 1890 - 1. Wilbur F. SandersWilbur F. SandersWilbur Fiske Sanders was a United States Senator from Montana, a skilled lawyer and played a prominent role in the state's development.- Biography :...
(R), from January 1, 1890
Nebraska
- 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...
(R) - 1. Algernon S. PaddockAlgernon PaddockAlgernon Sidney Paddock was an American politician who served as a Republican secretary of Nebraska Territory and U.S. Senator from Nebraska after statehood.-Biography:...
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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. William M. StewartWilliam M. StewartWilliam Morris Stewart was an American lawyer and politician.-Biography:Stewart was born in Wayne County, New York. As a child he moved with his parents to Trumbull County, Ohio. As a young man he was a mathematics teacher in Ohio. In 1849 he began attending Yale University but left in 1850 to...
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New Hampshire
- 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...
(R) - 2. Gilman MarstonGilman MarstonGilman Marston was a United States Representative, Senator, and United States Army general from New Hampshire.-Early life:...
(R)- William E. ChandlerWilliam E. ChandlerWilliam Eaton Chandler was a lawyer who served as United States Secretary of the Navy and as a U.S. Senator from New Hampshire.-Early life:...
(R)
- William E. Chandler
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. Rufus BlodgettRufus BlodgettRufus Blodgett was a US Senator from New Jersey and Superintendent of the New York & Long Branch Railroad for 25 years.-Biography:...
(D)
New York
- 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...
(R) - 1. 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...
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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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North Dakota
- 1. Lyman R. CaseyLyman R. CaseyLyman Rufus Casey was a United States Senator from North Dakota. Born in York, New York, he moved with his parents to Ypsilanti, Michigan in 1853. He received a classical education and engaged in the hardware business for many years; in 1882, he moved to Carrington, Foster County, Territory of...
(R), from November 25, 1889 - 3. Gilbert A. PierceGilbert A. PierceGilbert Ashville Pierce was an author, journalist, playwright, and a member of the Indiana state legislature, the eighth Governor of Dakota Territory, and representative for North Dakota in the United States Senate....
(R), from November 21, 1889
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....
(D)
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. Matthew S. QuayMatthew QuayMatthew Stanley Quay was an immensely powerful Pennsylvania political boss; "kingmaker" . "Boss" Quay's political principles and actions stood in contrast to an unusually attractive personality...
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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....
(R)- Nathan F. Dixon, IIINathan F. Dixon, IIINathan Fellows Dixon, III was a United States Representative and Senator from Rhode Island. Born in Westerly, he attended the common schools of Westerly and Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts...
(R)
- Nathan F. Dixon, III
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 Hampton, IIIWade 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...
(D)
South Dakota
- 2. Richard F. PettigrewRichard F. PettigrewRichard Franklin Pettigrew was an American lawyer, surveyor, and land developer. He represented the Dakota Territory in the U.S. Congress and, after the Dakotas were admitted as States, he was the first U.S. Senator from South Dakota.-Biography:Pettigrew was born in Ludlow, Windsor County,...
(R), from November 2, 1889 - 3. Gideon C. MoodyGideon C. MoodyGideon Curtis Moody was an American Senator from South Dakota.-Biography:Born in Cortland, New York, he attended the common schools and pursued an academic course. He studied law in Syracuse, New York and in 1852 moved to Indiana, gaining admission to the bar in 1853. He was appointed prosecuting...
(R), from November 2, 1889
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. William B. BateWilliam B. BateWilliam Brimage Bate was the governor of Tennessee from 1883 to 1887 and subsequently a United States Senator from Tennessee from 1887 until his death...
(D)
Texas
- 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...
(D) - 1. John H. ReaganJohn Henninger ReaganJohn 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)
Vermont
- 1. George F. EdmundsGeorge F. EdmundsGeorge Franklin Edmunds was a Republican U.S. Senator from Vermont from 1866 to 1891.Born in Richmond, Vermont, Edmunds attended common schools and was privately tutored as a child. After being admitted to the bar in 1849, he started a law practice in Burlington, Vermont...
(R) - 3. Justin S. MorrillJustin Smith MorrillJustin Smith Morrill was a Representative and a Senator from Vermont, most widely remembered today for the Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act that established federal funding for establishing many of the United States' public colleges and universities...
(R)
Virginia
- 1. John W. DanielJohn W. DanielJohn 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) - 2. 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)
Washington
- 1. John B. AllenJohn B. AllenJohn Beard Allen was an American politician from the state of Washington. He was a Republican.-Biography:Allen was born in Crawfordsville, Indiana. He served as a private in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He earned a law degree from the University of Michigan and passed the bar in...
(R), from November 20, 1889 - 3. Watson C. SquireWatson C. SquireWatson Carvosso Squire was a United States Senator from Washington.-Biography:Born in Cape Vincent, New York, he attended the public schools, Falley Seminary and Fairfield Seminary . He graduated from Wesleyan University in 1859 and was principal of the Moravia Institute...
(R), from November 20, 1889
West Virginia
- 2. John E. KennaJohn E. KennaJohn Edward Kenna was an American politician who was a Senator from West Virginia from 1883 until his death....
(D) - 1. Charles J. FaulknerCharles James FaulknerCharles James Faulkner was a United States Senator from West Virginia and the son of Charles James Faulkner, a U.S. Representative from Virginia and West Virginia. Born on the family estate, "Boydville," near Martinsburg, Virginia , he accompanied his father, who was U.S...
(D)
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:...
(R)
Wyoming
- 2. Joseph M. CareyJoseph M. CareyJoseph 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:...
(R), from November 15, 1890 - 1. Francis E. WarrenFrancis E. WarrenFrancis Emroy Warren was an American politician of the Republican Party best known for his years in the United States Senate representing Wyoming.-Early life and military service:...
(R), from November 18, 1890
House of Representatives
Alabama
. Richard H. ClarkeRichard Henry Clarke
Richard Henry Clarke was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born in Dayton, Alabama, Clarke attended Green Springs Academy and was graduated from the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa in July 1861....
(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). Louis W. Turpin
Louis Washington Turpin
Louis Washington Turpin was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born in Charlottesville, Virginia, TurpinHis parents having died he moved to Alabama with his sister and settled in Perry County in 1858.Self-educated....
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- John V. McDuffie (R). James E. CobbJames E. CobbJames Edward Cobb was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born in Thomaston, Georgia, Cobb attended the public schools, and was graduated from Emory College, Oxford, Georgia, in June 1856.He studied law....
(D). John H. BankheadJohn H. BankheadJohn Hollis Bankhead was a U.S. senator from the state of Alabama.-Biography:He was born on September 13, 1842. He was appointed, then elected, to serve out the remainder of the term left by the death of John Tyler Morgan, and was later re-elected twice. He served in the Senate from June 18, 1907...
(D). William H. ForneyWilliam H. ForneyWilliam 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 WheelerJoseph WheelerJoseph 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...
(D)
- John V. McDuffie (R). James E. Cobb
Arkansas
. William H. CateWilliam H. Cate
William Henderson Cate was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas.Cate was born near Murfreesboro, Tennessee and attended the common schools, as well as an academy at Abingdon, Virginia. He ultimately graduated from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in 1857 and then taught school in the south...
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- Lewis P. FeatherstoneLewis P. FeatherstoneLewis Porter Featherstone was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas.Born in Oxford, Mississippi, Featherstone attended the common schools and Cumberland School of Law at Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tennessee....
(L). Clifton R. BreckinridgeClifton R. BreckinridgeClifton 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),until September 5, 1890 - Clifton R. BreckinridgeClifton R. BreckinridgeClifton 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), from November 4,1890. Thomas C. McRaeThomas Chipman McRaeThomas 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). John H. RogersJohn 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. PeelSamuel W. PeelSamuel 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....
(D)
- Lewis P. Featherstone
California
. John J. De HavenJohn J. De Haven
John Jefferson De Haven was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, De Haven moved to California in 1853 with his parents, who settled in Humboldt County....
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- Thomas J. GearyThomas J. GearyThomas J. Geary was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Geary moved with his parents to San Francisco, California, in April 1863.He attended the public schools.He studied law at St...
(D). Marion BiggsMarion BiggsMarion Biggs was a United States Representative from California. He was born near Curryville, Pike County, Missouri. He attended the common schools. He moved to California in 1850. He returned to Missouri and was elected sheriff of Monroe County in 1852 and was reelected in 1854...
(D). Joseph McKennaJoseph McKennaJoseph 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. MorrowWilliam W. MorrowWilliam 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). Thomas J. ClunieThomas J. ClunieThomas Jefferson Clunie was a U.S. Representative from California.Clunie was born in St. John's, Newfoundland on March 25, 1852. Clunie moved in with his parents after they were on a visit from Massachusetts. Clunie moved with his parents to California in 1854...
(D). William Vandever (R)
- Thomas J. Geary
Connecticut
. William E. SimondsWilliam E. Simonds
William Edgar Simonds was a United States Representative from Connecticut and a recipient of the U.S. military's highest award, the Medal of Honor, for his actions as a soldier in the American Civil War....
(R). Washington F. Willcox
Washington F. Willcox
Washington Frederick Willcox was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.Born in Killingworth, Connecticut, Willcox prepared for college at a private school, Madison Academy, and Hopkins Grammar School, New Haven....
(D). Charles A. Russell (R). Frederick Miles
Frederick Miles
Frederick Miles was a United States Representative from Connecticut. He was born in Goshen, Connecticut where he attended the common schools and pursued an academic course...
(R)
Delaware
. John B. PeningtonJohn B. Penington
John Brown Penington was an American lawyer and politician, from Dover, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, who served as Attorney General of Delaware and two terms as U. S...
(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). Robert Bullock
Robert Bullock
Robert Bullock was a United States Representative from Florida and a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army. He was born in Greenville, North Carolina where he attended the common schools. He moved to Fort King, Florida in 1844 which was then a United States Government post, near the...
(D)
Georgia
. Rufus E. LesterRufus E. Lester
Rufus Ezekiel Lester was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.Born near Waynesboro, Georgia, Lester was graduated from Mercer University, Macon, Georgia, in 1857.He studied law....
(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). Thomas W. Grimes
Thomas Wingfield Grimes
Thomas Wingfield Grimes was an American politician and lawyer.-Biography:Grimes was born in Columbus, Georgia...
(D). John D. Stewart
John D. Stewart
John David Stewart was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.Born near Fayetteville, Georgia, Stewart attended the common schools and Marshall College, Griffin, Georgia.He taught school two years in Griffin, Georgia....
(D). James H. Blount
James Henderson Blount
James Henderson Blount was an American statesman, soldier and congressman from Georgia. He opposed the annexation of Hawaii in 1893 in his investigation into the alleged American involvement in the political revolution in the Kingdom of Hawai'i...
(D). 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). Henry H. Carlton
Henry Hull Carlton
Henry Hull Carlton was an American politician, medical doctor, journalist and soldier.-Biography:Carlton was born in Athens, Georgia in 1835...
(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:...
(D)
Idaho
. Willis SweetWillis Sweet
Willis Sweet was the first United States Representative from Idaho. Sweet served as a Republican in the House from 1890 to 1895, representing the state at-large....
(R), from October 1, 1890
Illinois
. Abner TaylorAbner Taylor
Abner Taylor was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Bangor, Maine, Taylor moved with his parents to Champaign County, Ohio in 1832, thence to Fort Dodge, Iowa, and subsequently to Chicago, Illinois in 1860. He engaged in extensive contracting, building, and mercantile pursuits, and...
(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). William E. Mason
William E. Mason
William Ernest Mason was a U.S. Representative and Senator from Illinois.Mason was born in Franklinville, New York. His family moved to Bentonsport, Iowa when he was 8. He attended Birmingham College. After graduating, he taught at Bentonsport Academy, which he had previously attended...
(R). 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). Albert J. Hopkins
Albert J. Hopkins
Albert 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. Hitt
Robert R. Hitt
Robert Roberts Hitt was an Assistant Secretary of State and later a member of the United States House of Representatives....
(R). Thomas J. Henderson
Thomas J. Henderson (politician)
Thomas Jefferson Henderson was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Brownsville, Tennessee, Henderson moved with his parents to Illinois at the age of eleven. He served as clerk of the Board of Commissioners of Stark County, Illinois from 1847 to 1849. and as clerk of the court of Stark...
(R). Charles A. Hill
Charles A. Hill
Charles Augustus Hill was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Truxton, New York, Hill attended the common schools and a select school at Griffins Mills. He taught school in Hamburg, New York, and Will County, Illinois. He attended Bell's Commercial College, Chicago, in 1856. He studied...
(R). Lewis E. Payson
Lewis E. Payson
Lewis 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). Philip S. Post
Philip S. Post
Philip Sidney Post was an American diplomat, politician, and decorated Army officer. He served as a United States Representative from Illinois for eight years, from 1887 to 1895. During the American Civil War, he was a Union Army general and earned the Medal of Honor.-Biography:Born in Florida,...
(R). William H. Gest
William H. Gest
William Harrison Gest was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Jacksonville, Illinois, Gest moved with his parents to Rock Island in 1842.He was graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, in 1860....
(R). Scott Wike
Scott Wike
Scott Wike was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Meadville, Pennsylvania, Wike moved with his parents to Quincy, Illinois, in 1838 and to Pike County in 1844....
(D). William M. Springer
William McKendree Springer
William 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. Rowell
Jonathan H. Rowell
Jonathan 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. Cannon
Joseph Gurney Cannon
Joseph 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). George W. Fithian
George W. Fithian
George Washington Fithian was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born near Willow Hill, Illinois to Glover Fithian and Mary Ann Catt, Fithian attended the common schools....
(D). Edward Lane
Edward Lane
Edward Lane was a representative from Illinois; born in Cleveland, Ohio, March 27, 1842; moved to Illinois in May 1858 with his parents, who settled in Hillsboro, Montgomery County; attended the common schools and was graduated from Hillsboro Academy; taught school for several years; studied law;...
(D). William S. Forman
William St. John Forman
William St. John Forman was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.-Early life:Born in Natchez, Mississippi, Forman moved with his father to Nashville, Washington County, Illinois, in 1851. He attended the public schools, and Washington Seminary, Richview, Illinois...
(D). Richard W. Townshend
Richard W. Townshend
Richard 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....
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- James R. WilliamsJames R. WilliamsJames Robert Williams was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Carmi, Illinois, Williams attended the common schools....
(D). George Washington SmithGeorge Washington Smith (congressman)George Washington Smith was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Putnam County, Ohio, Smith moved with his father to Wayne County, Illinois, in 1850.Learned the blacksmith trade....
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- James R. Williams
Indiana
. William F. ParrettWilliam F. Parrett
William Fletcher Parrett was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born near Blairsville, Indiana, Parrett attended the public schools and the Indiana Asbury University at Greencastle.He studied law....
(D). John H. O'Neall
John H. O'Neall
John Henry O'Neall was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Newberry, South Carolina, O'Neall was left an orphan when eight years of age and was reared by his grandfather, who resided in Daviess County, Indiana....
(D). Jason B. Brown
Jason B. Brown
Jason Brevoort Brown was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Dillsboro, Indiana, Brown attended the common schools and Wilmington Academy, Dearborn County, Indiana....
(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). George W. Cooper
George W. Cooper
George William Cooper was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born near Columbus, Indiana, Cooper attended the country schools, and was graduated in the academic and law courses from the Indiana University at Bloomington in 1872.He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Columbus,...
(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). Elijah V. Brookshire
Elijah V. Brookshire
Elijah Voorhees Brookshire was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.-Early life:Born near Ladoga, Indiana, Brookshire attended the common schools, and was graduated from Central Indiana Normal College at Ladoga in August 1878....
(D). Joseph B. Cheadle
Joseph B. Cheadle
Joseph Bonaparte Cheadle was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Perrysville, Indiana, Cheadle attended the common schools....
(R). 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). Augustus N. Martin
Augustus N. Martin
Augustus Newton Martin was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.-Biography:Born near Whitestown, Pennsylvania, Martin attended the common schools and Witherspoon Institute, Butler, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Eastman College, Poughkeepsie, New York, in February 1867...
(D). Charles A. O. McClellan
Charles A. O. McClellan
Charles A. O. McClellan was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Ashland, Ohio, McClellan moved to Auburn, Indiana, in 1856.He attended the public schools.He studied law in Auburn and Waterloo, Indiana....
(D). Benjamin F. Shively
Benjamin F. Shively
Benjamin Franklin Shively was a United States Representative and Senator from Indiana. Born near Osceola, Indiana, attended the common schools and the Northern Indiana Normal School at Valparaiso. He taught school from 1874 to 1880, engaged in journalism from 1880 to 1884, and was secretary of the...
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Iowa
. John H. GearJohn H. Gear
John Henry Gear was the 11th Governor of Iowa, United States Representative, and Senator.-Biography:Born in Ithaca, New York, he attended the common schools and moved to Galena, Illinois in 1836, to Fort Snelling, Iowa, in 1838, and to Burlington in 1843, where he engaged in mercantile pursuits...
(R). Walter I. Hayes
Walter I. Hayes
Walter Ingalls Hayes was a four-term Democratic U.S. Representative from Iowa's 2nd congressional district during the Gilded Age....
(D). David B. Henderson
David 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). Joseph H. Sweney (R). Daniel Kerr
Daniel Kerr (politician)
Daniel Kerr was a two-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 5th congressional district in the 1880s, who later switched parties....
(R). John F. Lacey
John F. Lacey
John Fletcher Lacey was an eight-term Republican United States congressman from Iowa's 6th congressional district. He was also the author of the Lacey Act of 1900, which made it a crime to ship illegal game across state lines, and the Lacey Act of 1907, which further regulated the handling of...
(R). 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...
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- Edward R. HaysEdward R. HaysEdward Retilla Hays was a nineteenth century politician, soldier, and lawyer from Ohio and Iowa, who briefly represented Iowa's 7th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives.-Biography:...
(R). James P. Flick (R). Joseph R. Reed (R). Jonathan P. DolliverJonathan P. DolliverJonathan Prentiss Dolliver was a Republican orator, U.S. Representative, then U.S. Senator from Iowa at the turn of the 20th century...
(R). Isaac S. StrubleIsaac S. StrubleIsaac 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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- Edward R. Hays
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...
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- Harrison KelleyHarrison KelleyHarrison Kelley was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.Born in Montgomery Township, Ohio, Kelley attended the common schools.He moved to Coffey County, Kansas, in March 1858....
(R). John A. AndersonJohn Alexander AndersonJohn Alexander Anderson was a six-term U.S. Congressman from Kansas , and the second President of Kansas State Agricultural College ....
(R). Erastus J. TurnerErastus J. TurnerErastus Johnson Turner was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.Born in Lockport, Pennsylvania, Turner attended college in Henry, Illinois, in 1859 and 1860.He moved to Bloomfield, Iowa, in 1860....
(R). Samuel R. PetersSamuel R. PetersSamuel 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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- Harrison Kelley
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). William T. Ellis
William Thomas Ellis
William Thomas Ellis was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.-Early life and family:William Ellis was born near Knottsville, Kentucky on July 24, 1845. He was one of two sons born Luther R. and Mary M. Ellis....
(D). Isaac H. Goodnight
Isaac Goodnight
Isaac Herschel Goodnight was a United States Representative from Kentucky.-Early life and family:Isaac Goodnight was born near Scottsville, Kentucky on January 31, 1849. He was the son of Isaac and Lucinda Goodnight...
(D). Alexander B. Montgomery
Alexander B. Montgomery
Alexander Brooks Montgomery was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born near Tip Top, Kentucky, Montgomery attended the common and private schools. He was graduated from Georgetown College in 1859 and from the Louisville Law School in 1861. He engaged in agricultural pursuits in Hardin County,...
(D). Asher G. Caruth
Asher G. Caruth
Asher Graham Caruth was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.-Early life and family:Asher G. Caruth was born in Scottsville, Kentucky on February 7, 1844...
(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...
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- William W. Dickerson (D). William C. P. BreckinridgeWilliam Campbell Preston BreckinridgeWilliam 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. McCrearyJames B. McCrearyJames 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). Thomas H. PaynterThomas H. PaynterThomas Hanson Paynter was a United States Senator and Representative from Kentucky.Born on a farm near Vanceburg, Kentucky, Paynter attended the common schools, Rand's Academy, and Centre College. There he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1872, and commenced practice in Greenup, Kentucky...
(D). John H. Wilson (R). Hugh F. FinleyHugh F. FinleyHugh Franklin Finley was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky, father of Charles Finley.Born at Tyes Ferry, Kentucky, Finley attended the common schools. He engaged in agricultural pursuits. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1859 and commenced practice in Williamsburg, Kentucky...
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- William W. Dickerson (D). William C. P. Breckinridge
Louisiana
. Theodore S. WilkinsonTheodore Stark Wilkinson (politician)
Theodore Stark Wilkinson was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana. He served two terms as a Democrat....
(D). Hamilton D. Coleman
Hamilton D. Coleman
Hamilton Dudley Coleman was a businessman and politician who served one term in the United States House of Representatives from Louisiana's 2nd congressional district, 1889-91....
(R). Edward J. Gay
Edward 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....
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- Andrew PriceAndrew PriceAndrew Price was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana.Born on Chatsworth plantation, near Franklin, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, Price attended various private schools....
(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). Charles J. BoatnerCharles J. BoatnerCharles Jahleal Boatner was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana.Born in Columbia, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, Boatner completed preparatory studies.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1870 and practiced....
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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). Herman StumpHerman Stump
Herman Stump was an American politician.Stump was born on Oakington farm in Harford County, Maryland. He pursued the study of classics and law, was admitted to the bar in 1856, and commenced practice in Bel Air, Maryland...
(D). Henry W. Rusk
Harry Welles Rusk
Harry 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). Henry J. Stockbridge, Jr.
Henry Stockbridge, Jr.
Henry Stockbridge, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Maryland.Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Stockbridge attended public and private schools and Williston Academy of Easthampton, Massachusetts. He graduated from Amherst College in 1877, where he was a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity...
(R). Barnes Compton
Barnes Compton
Barnes 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...
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- Sydney E. MuddSydney Emanuel Mudd ISydney Emanuel Mudd I was an American politician.Born at Gallant Green, in Charles County, Maryland, Mudd attended Georgetown University and graduated from St. John's College of Annapolis, Maryland, in 1878. He studied law privately and also attended the law department of the University of...
(R). 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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- Sydney E. Mudd
Massachusetts
. Charles S. RandallCharles S. Randall
Charles Sturtevant Randall was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts.Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts on February 20, 1824; died in New Bedford, Massachusetts, August 17, 1904. Randall is interred in the Rural Cemetery.-References:* -Notes:...
(R). Elijah A. Morse
Elijah A. Morse
Elijah Adams Morse was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Born in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, Morse moved to Massachusetts with his parents, who settled in Boston in 1852....
(R). John F. Andrew
John F. Andrew
John Forrester Andrew was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. He was born to John Albion Andrew and Eliza Jane Andrew in Hingham on November 26, 1850. He attended private schools, including Phillips School and Brooks School. He graduated from Harvard University in 1872 and from...
(D). Joseph H. O'Neil
Joseph H. O'Neil
Joseph Henry O'Neil was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Born in Fall River, Massachusetts, O'Neil moved with his parents to Boston in 1854.He attended the common schools....
(D). Nathaniel P. Banks
Nathaniel Prentice Banks
Nathaniel Prentice Banks was an American politician and soldier, served as the 24th Governor of Massachusetts, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and as a Union general during the American Civil War....
(R). Henry Cabot Lodge
Henry Cabot Lodge
Henry Cabot "Slim" Lodge was an American Republican Senator and historian from Massachusetts. He had the role of Senate Majority leader. He is best known for his positions on Meek policy, especially his battle with President Woodrow Wilson in 1919 over the Treaty of Versailles...
(R). William Cogswell
William Cogswell
William Cogswell was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts and a colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War who was awarded the honorary grade of brevet brigadier general, U.S. Volunteers.-Biography:...
(R). Frederic T. Greenhalge
Frederic T. Greenhalge
Frederic Thomas Greenhalge was born in Clitheroe, England and immigrated with his parents to the United States in early childhood...
(R). John W. Candler
John W. Candler
John Wilson Candler was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. He was born in Boston on February 10, 1828. He attended the Marblehead and Dummer Academies. He then became a merchant, engaged in shipping and commerce with the East and West Indies and South America. He served as a...
(R). Joseph H. Walker
Joseph H. Walker
Joseph Henry Walker was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts. He was born in Boston on December 21, 1829. He moved with his parents to Hopkinton and to Worcester. He attended the public schools and engaged in the manufacture of boots and shoes...
(R). Rodney Wallace
Rodney Wallace (politician)
Rodney Wallace was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Born in New Ipswich, New Hampshire, Wallace attended the common schools.He engaged in the manufacture of paper....
(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
. J. Logan ChipmanJohn Logan Chipman
John Logan Chipman was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan, serving as United States Representative to Congress....
(D). Edward P. Allen
Edward P. Allen
Edward Payson Allen was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Biography:Allen was born in Sharon Township, Michigan and attended the district and select schools. He graduated from the State normal school in 1864...
(R). 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 E. Belknap
Charles E. Belknap
Charles Eugene Belknap was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Belknap was born in Massena, New York and attended the common schools there...
(R). Mark S. Brewer
Mark S. Brewer
Mark Spencer Brewer was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Brewer was born in Addison Township, Michigan and attended the rural schools and Romeo and Oxford Academies. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1864 and commenced practice in Pontiac...
(R). Justin R. Whiting
Justin Rice Whiting
Justin Rice Whiting was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Whiting was born in Bath, New York, and moved to Michigan in 1849 with his parents, who settled in St. Clair, Michigan. He attended the public schools and the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor from 1863 to 1865. He worked as a...
(D). Aaron T. Bliss
Aaron T. Bliss
Aaron Thomas Bliss was a U.S. Representative from and the 25th Governor of the US state of Michigan, and was from Saginaw-Early life in New York:...
(R). Byron M. Cutcheon
Byron M. Cutcheon
-See also:*List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: A–F-References:...
(R). Frank W. Wheeler
Frank W. Wheeler
Frank Willis Wheeler was a shipbuilder and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Biography:Wheeler was born in Chaumont, New York attended the common schools. In 1864, he moved with his parents to East Saginaw, Michigan and attended the Saginaw High School and the Ypsilanti State Normal...
(R). Samuel M. Stephenson
Samuel M. Stephenson
Samuel Merritt Stephenson was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Stephenson was born in Hartland, New Brunswick, Canada and moved with his parents to Maine, and later, in 1846, to Delta County, Michigan. He engaged in lumbering and moved to Menominee, Michigan in 1858...
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Minnesota
. Mark H. Dunnell (R). John LindJohn Lind (politician)
John Lind was an American politician.-Background:Lind was born in Kånna, Kronoberg County in the Swedish province of Småland and emigrated to the United States with his parents when he was thirteen years old. He served in the Spanish-American War in 1898...
(R). Darwin S. Hall
Darwin Hall
Darwin Scott Hall was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota; born in Mound Prairie, Wheatland Township, Kenosha County, Wisconsin, January 23, 1844; moved with his parents to Waukaw, Winnebago County, in 1847, thence to Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, in 1856; attended the common schools, the local...
(R). Samuel P. Snider
Samuel Snider
Samuel Prather Snider was a Representative from Minnesota; born in Mount Gilead, Morrow County, Ohio; attended the public schools, the local high school at Mount Gilead, Ohio, and Oberlin College, Ohio; during the Civil War enlisted as a private soldier in the Sixty-fifth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer...
(R). Solomon G. Comstock
Solomon Comstock
Solomon Gilman Comstock was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota as a member of the 51st Congress of the United States of America.-Biography:...
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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). Clarke Lewis
Clarke Lewis
Clarke Lewis was a United States Representative from Mississippi. He was born in Huntsville, Alabama. He moved with his mother to Noxubee County, Mississippi in 1844 where he attended the district schools and Somerville Institute and also engaged in teaching for several years.Lewis entered the...
(D). Chapman L. Anderson
Chapman L. Anderson
Chapman Levy Anderson was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.Born near Macon, Mississippi, Anderson attended the common schools in Jackson, Mississippi, and the University of Mississippi at Oxford....
(D). Thomas R. Stockdale
T. R. Stockdale
Thomas Ringland Stockdale was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.Born near West Union Church, Pennsylvania, Stockdale graduated from Jefferson College , Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, in 1856.He moved to Pike County, Mississippi, in 1857 and taught school.He graduated from the University of...
(D). Charles E. Hooker
Charles E. Hooker
thumb|Charles E. HookerCharles Edward Hooker was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.Born in Union, South Carolina, Hooker was raised in Laurens District, South Carolina....
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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). Charles H. Mansur
Charles H. Mansur
Charles Harley Mansur was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mansur attended Lawrence Academy, Groton, Massachusetts....
(D). Alexander M. Dockery
Alexander Monroe Dockery
Alexander Monroe Dockery was a United States Representative and the 30th Governor of Missouri....
(D). Robert P. C. Wilson (D), from December 2, 1889. John C. Tarsney
John Charles Tarsney
John Charles Tarsney was a politician from the U.S. state of Missouri.One of Tarsney's most long lasting contributions was the "Tarsney Act" which permitted private architects to design federal buildings after being selected in a competition under the supervision of Supervising Architect of the...
(D). 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). Richard H. Norton (D). Frederick G. Niedringhaus
Frederick G. Niedringhaus
Frederick Gottlieb Niedringhaus was a U.S. Representative from Missouri, uncle of Henry Frederick Niedringhaus.Born in Lübbecke, Westphalia, North Germany, Niedringhaus attended the common schools....
(R). Nathan Frank
Nathan Frank
Nathan Frank was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born in Peoria, Illinois, Frank attended the public schools of Peoria and St. Louis and Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri....
(R). William M. Kinsey (R). 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). James P. Walker
James P. Walker
James Peter Walker was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born near Memphis, Tennessee, Walker attended the public schools and the boys' college at Durhamville, Tennessee....
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Montana
. Thomas H. CarterThomas Henry Carter
Thomas Henry Carter was a delegate, a United States Representative, and a U.S. Senator from Montana.-Early life:...
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Nebraska
. William J. ConnellWilliam James Connell
William James Connell was a Nebraska Republican politician.Born in Cowansville, Quebec, he immigrated with his family to Schroon Lake, New York in 1857 and then moved to Vermont in 1862. He moved to Omaha, Nebraska in 1867 and studied law...
(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...
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- Gilbert L. LawsGilbert L. LawsGilbert Lafayette Laws was a Nebraska Republican politician.-Biography:Born 1838 near Olney, Illinois, he moved to Iowa County, Wisconsin in 1845 with his parents. He attended Haskell University and Milton College and afterwards taught school. During the American Civil War he enlisted in the 5th...
(R). George W. E. DorseyGeorge Washington Emery DorseyGeorge Washington Emery Dorsey was a Representative to the United States Congress from Nebraska.-Biography:...
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- Gilbert L. Laws
New Hampshire
. Alonzo NuteAlonzo Nute
Alonzo Nute was a United States Representative from New Hampshire. He was born in Milton, New Hampshire where he attended the common schools. He moved to Natick, Massachusetts in 1842 but returned to New Hampshire in 1848 and engaged in the manufacture of boots and shoes in Farmington...
(R). Orren C. Moore
Orren C. Moore
Orren Cheney Moore was a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire.Born in New Hampton, New Hampshire, Moore attended the public schools, learned the trade of printer and became a journalist. He served as member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1863, 1864, 1875, 1876, and 1878. He...
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New Jersey
. Christopher A. BergenChristopher A. Bergen
Christopher Augustus Bergen was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1889 to 1893....
(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). Jacob A. Geissenhainer
Jacob Augustus Geissenhainer
Jacob Augustus Geissenhainer, was an American lawyer and Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1889 to 1895.-Background:...
(D). Samuel Fowler
Samuel Fowler (1851-1919)
Samuel Fowler was an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 4th congressional district in the U.S...
(D). Charles D. Beckwith
Charles D. Beckwith
Charles Dyer Beckwith was an American Republican Party politician from New Jersey who represented the 5th congressional district from 1889 to 1891.-Biography:...
(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
. James W. CovertJames W. Covert
James Way Covert was a United States Representative from New York. Born at Oyster Bay, he attended the public schools and received an academic education in Locust Valley. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1863 and commenced practice in Flushing...
(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). William C. Wallace
William C. Wallace
William Copeland Wallace was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Brooklyn, New York, Wallace graduated from Adelphi Academy, Brooklyn, New York, in 1873, from Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, in 1876, and from the law department of Columbia College , New York City, in 1878.He...
(R). John M. Clancy
John Michael Clancy
John Michael Clancy was a United States Representative from New York. Born in County Laois, Ireland, he immigrated with his parents to the United States and settled in New York City...
(D). Thomas F. Magner
Thomas F. Magner
Thomas Francis Magner was a U.S. Representative from New York, uncle of John Francis Carew.Born in Brooklyn, New York, Magner attended the public schools.He graduated from St...
(D). Frank T. Fitzgerald
Frank T. Fitzgerald
Frank Thomas Fitzgerald was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in New York City, Fitzgerald was graduated from the College of St. Francis Xavier, New York City, from St...
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- Charles H. Turner (D). Edward J. DunphyEdward J. DunphyEdward John Dunphy of New York City was a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York from 1889 to 1893. He was a Democrat.-External links:...
(D). John H. McCarthyJohn H. McCarthyJohn Henry Mccarthy was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in New York City, Mccarthy attended De La Salle Institute, Christian Brothers, and St...
(D), resigned January 14, 1891, vacant thereafter. 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) - Amos J. CummingsAmos J. CummingsAmos Jay Cummings was a United States Representative from New York and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.-Biography:...
(D). Francis B. SpinolaFrancis Barretto SpinolaFrancis Barretto Spinola was the first Portuguese American to be elected to the United States House of Representatives, serving as a representative from New York from 1887 to 1891...
(D). John QuinnJohn Quinn (politician)John Quinn of New York, born in County Tipperary, Ireland, was a U.S. Representative from New York from 1889 to 1891. At death, he was 64.- Source :...
(D). Roswell P. FlowerRoswell P. FlowerRoswell Pettibone Flower was Governor of New York from 1892 to 1894.-Biography:He was a son of Nathan Monroe Flower and Mary Ann Flower, the sixth of nine children....
(D). Ashbel P. FitchAshbel P. FitchAshbel Parmelee Fitch was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Mooers, New York, Fitch attended the public schools of New York, Williston Seminary, Easthampton, Massachusetts, the Universities of Jena and Berlin, Germany, and Columbia Law School in New York City...
(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). Moses D. StiversMoses D. StiversMoses Dunning Stivers was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born near Beemerville, New Jersey, Stivers attended common and private schools and Mount Retirement Seminary in Wantage, New Jersey....
(R). 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). Charles J. KnappCharles J. KnappCharles J. Knapp was a politician and a banker from Deposit, New York. He served in the New York State Assembly and in the United States House of Representatives. He was involved, and indicted, in the failure of the Binghamton Trust Company, the Knapp Bros. Bank, and the Outing Publishing...
(R). John A. QuackenbushJohn A. QuackenbushJohn Adam Quackenbush was a U.S. Republican politician from New York. He was born in Schaghticoke, New York. He served in the New York Assembly. He was elected as a United States Representative in 1888 and again in 1890, serving from March 4, 1889 to March 3, 1893, having lost his bid for...
(R). Charles TraceyCharles TraceyCharles Tracey was a U.S. Representative from New York.-Biography:Born in Albany, New York, Tracey was graduated from The Albany Academy in 1866.He served in the Papal Zouaves at Rome, Italy, portions of the years 1867-1870....
(D). John SanfordJohn Sanford (1851)John Sanford was an American businessman, a prominent owner/breeder of Thoroughbred racehorses, and a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York's 20th congressional district.-Early life:...
(R). John H. MoffittJohn H. MoffittJohn Henry Moffitt was a United States Representative from New York and the recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Civil War.-Biography:...
(R). Frederick LansingFrederick LansingFrederick Lansing was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Manheim, New York, Lansing attended the Little Falls Academy, New York.He studied law....
(R). James S. ShermanJames S. ShermanJames Schoolcraft Sherman was a United States Representative from New York and the 27th Vice President of the United States . He was a member of the Baldwin, Hoar, and Sherman families.-Early life:...
(R). David WilberDavid WilberDavid Wilber was a United States Representative from New York and father of congressman David F. Wilber ....
(R) - 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). James J. BeldenJames J. BeldenJames Jerome Belden was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Fabius, New York, Belden attended the common schools.He engaged in the banking business at Syracuse, New York, in 1880....
(R). Milton De LanoMilton De LanoMilton De Lano was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Wampsville, he attended the common schools and settled in Canastota, New York, where he engaged in mercantile pursuits for eight years. He was town clerk of Lenox from 1867 to 1869 and sheriff of Madison County from 1873 to...
(R). Newton W. NuttingNewton W. NuttingNewton Wright Nutting was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in West Monroe, New York, Nutting pursued an academic course.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar and practiced in Oswego, New York....
(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). Thomas S. FloodThomas S. FloodThomas Schmeck Flood was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Lodi, New York, Flood attended the common schools and Elmira Free Academy.He studied medicine, but did not practice.He engaged in the drug business....
(R). John RainesJohn RainesJohn Raines was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-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 McClure WileyJohn M. WileyJohn McClure Wiley was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Derry, Ireland, Wiley immigrated to the United States in 1850 with his parents, who settled in Erie County, New York.He attended the common schools....
(D). William G. LaidlawWilliam G. Laidlaw.William Grant Laidlaw was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born near Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland, Laidlaw immigrated to the United States in 1852 with his parents, who settled in Franklinville, New York....
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North Carolina
. Thomas G. Skinner (D). Henry P. CheathamHenry P. Cheatham
Henry Plummer Cheatham was an African American Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1889 to 1893.-Early life:...
(R). Charles W. McClammy
Charles W. McClammy
Charles Washington McClammy was a Democratic representative elected from North Carolina’s 3rd congressional district....
(D). Benjamin H. Bunn
Benjamin H. Bunn
Benjamin Hickman Bunn was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina.Born on a farm in Nash County, near Rocky Mount, North Carolina, Bunn attended the local schools....
(D). John M. Brower
John M. Brower
John Morehead Brower was a Representative from North Carolina.-Biography:...
(R). Alfred Rowland
Alfred Rowland
Alfred Rowland was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina.Born in Lumberton, North Carolina, Rowland attended the common schools....
(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). Hamilton G. Ewart
Hamilton G. Ewart
Hamilton Glover Ewart was briefly both a U.S. Representative from North Carolina and a United States federal judge.-Early life, education, and career:...
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North Dakota
. Henry C. HansbroughHenry C. Hansbrough
Henry Clay Hansbrough was a United States politician who served as the first United States Representative from North Dakota, as well as a Senator from North Dakota.-Biography:...
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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). John A. Caldwell
John A. Caldwell
John Alexander Caldwell was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Fairhaven, Ohio, Caldwell was educated in the common schools of his native county and also by private teachers.He taught school for several years....
(R). Elihu S. Williams
Elihu S. Williams
Elihu Stephen Williams was a farmer, lawyer, soldier, and politician who became a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio.-Biography:...
(R). Samuel S. Yoder
Samuel S. Yoder
Samuel S. Yoder was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.-Biography:Born in Berlin, Ohio, Yoder attended the common schools, Wooster University, and graduated from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor...
(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). Melvin M. Boothman
Melvin M. Boothman
Melvin Morella Boothman was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born near Bryan, Ohio, Boothman attended the public schools.He engaged in agricultural pursuits....
(R). Henry L. Morey
Henry Lee Morey
Henry Lee Morey was an officer in the United States Army during the American Civil War and a politician and U. S. Congressman after the war.-Early life and career:...
(R). Robert P. Kennedy
Robert P. Kennedy
Robert Patterson Kennedy was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, as well as an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:...
(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). William E. Haynes
William E. Haynes
William Elisha Haynes was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, cousin of George William Palmer.-Biography:Born in Hoosick Falls, New York, Haynes moved to Ohio with his parents, who settled in Lower Sandusky in 1839.He attended the common schools.Apprenticed as a printer.He served as clerk on a...
(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). Jacob J. Pugsley
Jacob J. Pugsley
Jacob Joseph Pugsley was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Dutchess County, New York, Pugsley moved to Ohio with his parents in 1839.He graduated from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio.He studied law....
(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 P. Wickham
Charles Preston Wickham
Charles Preston Wickham was a 19th century congressman and judge from Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio.Wickham attended the public schools, the Norwalk Academy, and the Cincinnati Law School...
(R). 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). James W. Owens
James W. Owens (congressman)
James W. Owens was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Franklin County, Indiana, Owens pursued academic studies.He was graduated from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, in 1862....
(D). Joseph D. Taylor
Joseph D. Taylor
Joseph Danner Taylor was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.-Biography:Joseph D. Taylor was born in Goshen Township, in Clermont County, Ohio...
(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). 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). Martin L. Smyser
Martin L. Smyser
Martin Luther Smyser was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born on a farm in Plain Township, Wayne County, Ohio, Smyser attended the common schools and was graduated from Wittenberg College, Springfield, Ohio, in 1870....
(R). Theodore E. Burton
Theodore E. Burton
Theodore Elijah Burton was a Republican politician from Ohio. He served in the United States House of Representatives and U.S. Senate....
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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...
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- Richard VauxRichard VauxRichard Vaux was an American politician. He was mayor of Philadelphia and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....
(D). William D. KelleyWilliam D. KelleyWilliam D. Kelley was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Kelley was a lifelong advocate of civil rights, social reform, and labor protection.-Early life:...
(R) - John E. ReyburnJohn E. ReyburnJohn Edgar Reyburn was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, and Mayor of Philadelphia....
(R). Alfred C. HarmerAlfred C. HarmerAlfred 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). Smedley DarlingtonSmedley DarlingtonSmedley Darlington was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
(R). Robert M. YardleyRobert Morris YardleyRobert Morris Yardley was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....
(R). William MutchlerWilliam MutchlerWilliam Mutchler was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
(D). David B. BrunnerDavid B. BrunnerDavid B. Brunner was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.David B. Brunner was born in Amity, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and learned the carpenter’s trade. He taught school from 1853 to 1856, during which time he studied the classics...
(D). Marriott BrosiusMarriott Henry BrosiusMarriott Henry Brosius was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Education and military service:...
(R). Joseph A. ScrantonJoseph A. ScrantonJoseph 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). Edwin S. OsborneEdwin Sylvanus OsborneEdwin Sylvanus Osborne was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
(R). James B. ReillyJames Bernard ReillyJames Bernard Reilly was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.James B. Reilly was born in Pinedale, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools and was graduated from the Bunker Hill School in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, in 1862. He studied law, was admitted...
(D). John W. RifeJohn Winebrenner RifeJohn Winebrenner Rife was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
(R). Myron B. WrightMyron Benjamin WrightMyron Benjamin Wright was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Myron B. Wright was born at Forest Lake, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and pursued an academic course...
(R). Henry C. McCormickHenry Clay McCormickHenry Clay McCormick was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Henry C. McCormick was born in Washington Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and Dickinson Seminary in Williamsport, Pennsylvania...
(R). Charles R. BuckalewCharles R. BuckalewCharles Rollin Buckalew was an American lawyer and Democratic party politician from Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. He served in the state senate and represented Pennsylvania in both the U.S. House and Senate. He was a graduate of Harford Academy, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, where he studied law...
(D). Louis E. AtkinsonLouis E. AtkinsonLouis Evans Atkinson was a physician, attorney, and a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
(R). Levi MaishLevi MaishLevi Maish was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Early life:...
(D). Edward ScullEdward ScullEdward Scull was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Edward Scull was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and pursued an academic course. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1844. He moved to Somerset, Pennsylvania, in...
(R). Samuel A. CraigSamuel Alfred CraigSamuel Alfred Craig was a Civil War soldier, attorney, and a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
(R). John DalzellJohn DalzellJohn Dalzell was a U.S. Representative from the state of Pennsylvania.-Biography:John Dalzell was born in New York City. He moved with his parents to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1847....
(R). Thomas M. BayneThomas McKee BayneThomas 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). Joseph W. RayJoseph Warren RayJoseph Warren Ray was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Joseph W. Ray was born near Nineveh, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and was graduated from Waynesburg College in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, in 1874...
(R). Charles C. TownsendCharles Champlain TownsendCharles Champlin Townsend was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
(R). William C. CulbertsonWilliam Constantine CulbertsonWilliam Constantine Culbertson was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.William C. Culbertson was born in Edinboro, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools of his native town...
(R). Lewis F. WatsonLewis Findlay WatsonLewis Findlay Watson was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Lewis Findlay Watson was born in Crawford County, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and engaged in mercantile pursuits at Titusville, Pennsylvania in 1832...
(R) - Charles W. StoneCharles Warren StoneCharles Warren Stone was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania and Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania....
(R). James KerrJames Kerr (Pennsylvania)James Kerr was a Member of the United States House of Representatives and later the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives.-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). Warren O. Arnold
Warren O. Arnold
Warren Otis Arnold was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.Born in Coventry, Rhode Island, Arnold attended the common schools.He engaged in mercantile pursuits at Coventry from 1857 to 1864....
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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). James S. Cothran
James S. Cothran
James Sproull Cothran was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for South Carolina's 3rd congressional district. He served for one term from 1887 to 1891.-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). William Elliott
William Elliott (politician)
William Elliott was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born in Beaufort, South Carolina, Elliott attended Beaufort College and Harvard University....
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- Thomas E. MillerThomas E. MillerThomas Ezekiel Miller was an American politician, educator, and lawyer. An African-American from South Carolina, he was a prominent leader in the struggle for civil rights in the American South during and after Reconstruction. He was a school commissioner, state legislator, U.S...
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South Dakota
Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticketGeneral ticket
General ticket representation is a term used to describe a particular method of electing members of a multi-member state delegation to the United States House of Representatives...
.. Oscar S. Gifford
Oscar 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), from November 2, 1889. John A. Pickler
John Pickler
John Alfred "Dingaling" Pickler was a U.S. Republican politician.Pickler studied at the University of Michigan....
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Tennessee
. Alfred A. TaylorAlfred A. Taylor
Alfred Alexander Taylor, nickname Alf Taylor , was a lawyer and politician, serving as United States Congressman from 1889–1895, and later elected the Governor of Tennessee, serving from 1921 to 1923. Notably, in 1886 he lost the gubernatorial race to his younger brother Robert, a Democrat.- Early...
(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). H. Clay Evans
H. Clay Evans
Henry Clay Evans was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee.-Biography:Born in Juniata County, Pennsylvania, Evans moved to Wisconsin in 1844, with his parents, who settled in Platteville, Grant County....
(R). 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). Joseph E. Washington
Joseph E. Washington
Joseph Edwin Washington was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 6th congressional district of Tennessee.-Biography:...
(D). Washington C. Whitthorne
Washington C. Whitthorne
Washington Curran Whitthorne was a Tennessee attorney, Democratic politician, and an Adjutant General in the Confederate Army.-Early life and career:...
(D). Benjamin A. Enloe
Benjamin A. Enloe
Benjamin Augustine Enloe was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 8th congressional district of Tennessee.-Biography:...
(D). Rice A. Pierce
Rice Alexander Pierce
Rice Alexander Pierce was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 9th congressional district of Tennessee.-Biography:...
(D). James Phelan, Jr.
James Phelan, Jr.
James Phelan, Jr. was a United States Congressman from Tennessee.-Biography:...
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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). William H. Martin
William H. Martin
William Harrison "Howdy" Martin was a Texas State Senator, U.S. Representative from Texas and veteran of the Confederate States Army who served under Robert E. Lee.-Biography:...
(D). Constantine B. Kilgore
Constantine B. Kilgore
Constantine Buckley Kilgore was a U.S. Representative from Texas.Born in Newnan, Georgia, Kilgore moved with his parents to Rusk County, Texas, in 1846.He received a common-school and academic training.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). Silas Hare
Silas Hare
Silas Hare was a U.S. Representative from Texas.-Early years:Silas Hare Sr. was born in Ross County, Ohio, to Jacob and Elizabeth Freshour Hare on November 13, 1827, and lived the first fourteen years of his life with his grandfather Daniel Hare...
(D). Joseph Abbott
Joseph Abbott (Texas politician)
Joseph "Jo" Abbott was a member of the Confederate States Army and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas.-Biography:...
(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). Littleton W. Moore
Littleton W. Moore
Littleton Wilde Moore was a U.S. Representative from Texas.Born in Marion County, Alabama, Moore moved with his parents to Mississippi in 1836.He was graduated from the University of Mississippi at Oxford in 1855....
(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...
(D)
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....
(R)
Virginia
. Thomas H. B. BrowneThomas H. B. Browne
Thomas Henry Bayly Browne was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia's 1st congressional district . He was born in Drummondtown, Accomack County, Virginia. During the American Civil War he served in the Confederate Army. After the war he became an attorney...
(R). George E. Bowden
George E. Bowden
George Edwin Bowden was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, nephew of Lemuel Jackson Bowden.Born in Williamsburg, Virginia, Bowden attended a private school.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar but never practiced....
(R). 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....
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- Edmund Waddill, Jr.Edmund Waddill, Jr.Edmund Waddill, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, and later a United States federal judge.-Early life and education:...
(R). Edward C. Venable (D) - John M. LangstonJohn Mercer LangstonJohn Mercer Langston was an American abolitionist, attorney, educator, and political activist. He was the first dean of the law school at Howard University and helped create the department. He was the first president of what is now Virginia State University. In 1888 he was the first African...
(R). Posey G. LesterPosey G. LesterPosey Green Lester was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born near the town of Floyd, Virginia, Lester attended the common schools and the Jacksonville graded school at Floyd....
(D). Paul C. EdmundsPaul C. EdmundsPaul Carrington Edmunds was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born at "Springwood," the country estate, near Halifax Court House, Virginia, Edmunds studied under a private teacher....
(D). Charles T. O'Ferrall (D). William H. F. LeeWilliam Henry Fitzhugh LeeWilliam Henry Fitzhugh Lee , known as Rooney Lee or W.H.F. Lee, was the second son of Robert E. Lee and Mary Anna Randolph Custis. He was a planter, a Confederate cavalry General in the American Civil War, and later a member of the U.S. Congress.-Early life:Lee was born at Arlington House in...
(D). John A. BuchananJohn A. BuchananJohn Alexander Buchanan was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia and a judge of the Supreme Court of Virginia.-Biography:...
(D). Henry St. George Tucker IIIHenry St. George Tucker IIIHenry St. George Tucker, III was a representative from the Commonwealth of Virginia to the United States House of Representatives, professor of law, and president of the American Bar Association. He was born to Laura and John Randolph Tucker in Winchester, Virginia, and received a B.L...
(D)
- Edmund Waddill, Jr.
Washington
. John L. WilsonJohn L. Wilson
John Lockwood Wilson was an American lawyer and politician from the U.S. states of Indiana and Washington. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate...
(R), from November 20, 1889
West Virginia
. John O. PendletonJohn O. Pendleton
John Overton Pendleton was a U.S. Representative from West Virginia.Born in Wellsburg, West Virginia , Pendleton moved with his parents to Wheeling, West Virginia , in 1851....
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- George W. AtkinsonGeorge W. AtkinsonGeorge Wesley Atkinson of Ohio County was the tenth Governor of West Virginia. He also served in the U.S. House of Representatives and was a judge on the Court of Claims.-Biography:...
(R). William L. WilsonWilliam Lyne WilsonWilliam 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). John D. AldersonJohn D. AldersonJohn D. Alderson was a lawyer and Democratic politician from West Virginia who served as a United States Representative from West Virginia. He was born at Nicholas Court House , West Virginia on November 29, 1854. He was a member of the 51st, 52nd, and 53rd United States Congresses...
(D). James M. JacksonJames M. JacksonJames M. Jackson was a lawyer and Democratic politician from West Virginia who served as a United States Representative in the 51st United States Congress.-Early life and career:...
(D) - Charles B. SmithCharles Brooks SmithCharles Brooks Smith was a U.S. Representative from West Virginia.Born in Elizabeth, Virginia , Smith attended a private school at Parkersburg....
(R)
- George W. Atkinson
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). Charles Barwig
Charles Barwig
Charles Barwig was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.Born in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, Barwig immigrated to the United States in 1845 with his parents, who settled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin....
(D). Robert M. La Follette, Sr.
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). George H. Brickner
George H. Brickner
George H. Brickner was a German-born American Democratic politician.He was born in Ansbach, Bavaria, in what is now Germany. He immigrated to the United States in 1840 with his parents, settling in Seneca County, Ohio. He attended the public schools. He moved to Cascade, Wisconsin in 1855. ...
(D). Charles B. Clark
Charles B. Clark
Charles Benjamin Clark was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.Born in Theresa, New York, Clark attended the common schools.He moved to Wisconsin in 1855 with his widowed mother, who settled in Neenah, Wisconsin....
(R). Ormsby B. Thomas
Ormsby B. Thomas
Ormsby 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). Nils P. Haugen
Nils P. Haugen
Nils Pederson Haugen was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin. He was a leading member of the Progressive Movement and a national expert on tax reform.-Background:...
(R). Myron H. McCord
Myron H. McCord
Myron Hawley McCord was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.Born in Ceres, McKean County, Pennsylvania, McCord attended Richburg Academy, New York....
(R)
Wyoming
. Clarence D. ClarkClarence D. Clark
Clarence Don Clark was a teacher, lawyer, and politician from New York who participated in the constitutional convention for Wyoming's statehood and was one of that state's first congressmen.-Biography:...
(R), from December 1, 1890
Non-voting members
. Marcus A. SmithMarcus A. Smith
Marcus Aurelius "Mark" Smith was an American Democratic politician, and one of the first two Senators from Arizona, the other being Henry F. Ashurst. He died in Washington, D.C...
(D). George A. Mathews
George A. Mathews
George Arthur Mathews was an American lawyer of Brookings, South Dakota. He was active in the government of the Dakota Territory, and was a territorial delegate to the United States House of Representatives....
(R), until November 2, 1889. Fred T. Dubois
Fred Dubois
Fred Thomas Dubois was a controversial American politician who served two terms in the United States Senate from Idaho. He was best-known for his opposition to the gold standard and his efforts to disenfranchise Mormon voters....
(R), until July 3, 1890, when statehood achieved. Thomas H. Carter
Thomas Henry Carter
Thomas Henry Carter was a delegate, a United States Representative, and a U.S. Senator from Montana.-Early life:...
(R), until November 7, 1889 when statehood achieved. Antonio Joseph (D). David A. Harvey (R), from November 4, 1890. 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). John B. Allen
John B. Allen
John Beard Allen was an American politician from the state of Washington. He was a Republican.-Biography:Allen was born in Crawfordsville, Indiana. He served as a private in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He earned a law degree from the University of Michigan and passed the bar in...
(R), until November 11, 1889. 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:...
(R), until July 10, 1890 when statehood achieved
Changes in membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.Senate
- Replacements: 3
- DemocraticDemocratic Party (United States)The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
: no net change - RepublicanRepublican Party (United States)The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
: no net change - Liberal Republican: 1-seat net loss
- Democratic
- Deaths: 3
- Resignations: 2
- Interim appointments: 1
- Seats of newly admitted states: 12
- Total seats with changes: 17
House of Representatives
- Replacements: 16
- 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: 11
- Resignations: 6
- Contested election:8
- Seats of newly admitted states: 7
- Total seats with changes: 33
Senate
- ChaplainChaplain of the United States SenateThe Chaplain of the United States Senate opens each session of the United States Senate with a prayer, and provides and coordinates religious programs and pastoral care support for Senators, their staffs, and their families. The Chaplain is appointed by a majority vote of the members of the Senate...
: 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...
) - SecretarySecretary of the United States SenateThe Secretary of the Senate is an elected officer of the United States Senate. The Secretary supervises an extensive array of offices and services to expedite the day-to-day operations of that body...
: 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
- Edward K. ValentineEdward K. ValentineEdward Kimble Valentine was a Nebraska Republican politician.-Biography:Born in Keosauqua, Iowa, he attended common schools and learned to become a printer. During the Civil War he was a member in the Union army served in the Illinois Volunteer Infantry in the Sixty-seventh Regiment...
, elected June 30, 1890
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...
) - 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....
: Edward McPhersonEdward McPhersonEdward McPherson was a prominent Pennsylvania newspaperman, attorney, and United States Congressman. As a director of the Gettysburg Battlefield Memorial Association, he effected efforts to protect portions of the Gettysburg Battlefield.-Early life and career:McPherson was born in Gettysburg,... - 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...
: Charles E. AdamsCharles E. AdamsCharles Edward Adams was an industrialist and a director of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.-Biography:... - 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...
:- James L. Wheat, resigned October 1, 1890
- James W. Hathaway
- Clerk at the Speaker’s Table:
- Nathaniel T. Crutchfield
- Edward F. Goodwin
- 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...
: Adoniram J. HolmesAdoniram J. HolmesAdoniram 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...