59th United States Congress
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The Fifty-ninth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate
and the United States House of Representatives
. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1905 to March 4, 1907, during the fifth and sixth years of Theodore Roosevelt
's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives
was based on the Twelfth Census of the United States in 1900
. Both chambers had a Republican
majority.
TOTAL: 90
TOTAL: 386
, which indicate the cycle of their election.
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(D). Ariosto A. Wiley
(D). Henry D. Clayton (D). Sydney J. Bowie
(D). J. Thomas Heflin
(D). John H. Bankhead
(D). John L. Burnett
(D). William N. Richardson
(D). Oscar W. Underwood (D)
(D). Stephen Brundidge, Jr.
(D). John C. Floyd
(D). John S. Little (D), resigned January 14, 1907. Charles C. Reid
(D). Joseph Taylor Robinson
(D). Robert M. Wallace
(D)
(R). Herschel M. Hogg
(R). Franklin E. Brooks
(R)
(R). Nehemiah D. Sperry
(R). Frank B. Brandegee
(R)
(D). Frank Clark
(D). William B. Lamar (D)
(D),died June 16, 1906
(R). James R. Mann (R). William W. Wilson (R). Charles S. Wharton
(R). Anthony Michalek
(R). William Lorimer
(R). Philip Knopf
(R). Charles McGavin
(R). Henry S. Boutell (R). George E. Foss
(R). Howard M. Snapp
(R). Charles Eugene Fuller
(R). Robert R. Hitt
(R), until September 20, 1906
(R), from May 16, 1905 - End. John C. Chaney
(R). William T. Zenor
(D). Lincoln Dixon
(D). Elias S. Holliday
(R). James E. Watson (R). Jesse Overstreet
(R). George W. Cromer
(R). Charles B. Landis
(R). Edgar D. Crumpacker
(R). Frederick Landis
(R). Newton W. Gilbert
(R),until November 6, 1906
(R). Albert F. Dawson
(R). Benjamin P. Birdsall
(R). Gilbert N. Haugen
(R). Robert G. Cousins
(R). John F. Lacey
(R). John A. T. Hull
(R). William P. Hepburn (R). Walter I. Smith
(R). James P. Conner (R). Elbert H. Hubbard
(R)
(R), until January 28, 1907, vacant thereafter. Justin De Witt Bowersock
(R). Philip P. Campbell
(R). James Monroe Miller
(R). William A. Calderhead
(R). William A. Reeder
(R). Victor Murdock
(R). Charles Frederick Scott
(R)
(D). Augustus Stanley (D). James M. Richardson
(D). David Highbaugh Smith
(D). J. Swagar Sherley
(D). Joseph L. Rhinock
(D). South Trimble
(D). George G. Gilbert
(D). Joseph B. Bennett
(R). Francis A. Hopkins
(D). Don C. Edwards
(R)
(D). Robert Charles Davey (D). Robert Foligny Broussard (D). John Thomas Watkins (D). Joseph Eugene Ransdell (D). Samuel Matthews Robertson
(D). Arsène Paulin Pujó (D)
(R). Charles E. Littlefield
(R). Edwin C. Burleigh
(R). Llewellyn Powers
(R)
(D). J. Frederick C. Talbott (D). Frank C. Wachter (R). John Gill, Jr.
(D). Sydney Emanuel Mudd I
(R). George A. Pearre (R)
(R). Frederick H. Gillett
(R). Rockwood Hoar
(R), died November 1, 1906
(R). Charles E. Townsend
(R). Washington Gardner
(R). Edward L. Hamilton
(R). William Alden Smith
(R), until February 9, 1907, vacant thereafter. Samuel W. Smith (R). Henry McMorran
(R). Joseph W. Fordney
(R). Roswell P. Bishop
(R). George A. Loud
(R). Archibald B. Darragh
(R). H. Olin Young
(R)
(R). James McCleary
(R). Charles Russell Davis
(R). Frederick Stevens (R). Loren Fletcher
(R). Clarence Buckman
(R). Andrew Volstead
(R). James Bede
(R). Halvor Steenerson
(R)
(D). Thomas Spight
(D). Benjamin G. Humphreys II
(D). Wilson S. Hill
(D). Adam M. Byrd
(D). Eaton J. Bowers
(D). Frank A. McLain
(D). John Sharp Williams
(D)
(D). William W. Rucker
(D). Frank B. Klepper
(R). Frank B. Fulkerson
(R). Edgar C. Ellis
(R). David A. De Armond
(D). John Welborn
(R). Dorsey W. Shackleford
(D). James Beauchamp Clark
(D). Richard Bartholdt
(R). John T. Hunt
(D). Ernest E. Wood
(D), served until June 23, 1906
(R), until March 4, 1905
(D)
(R)
(R). John James Gardner (R). Benjamin F. Howell (R). Ira W. Wood
(R). Charles N. Fowler
(R). Henry C. Allen
(R). Richard W. Parker
(R). William H. Wiley
(R). Marshall Van Winkle
(R). Allan L. McDermott (D)
(R). George H. Lindsay
(D). Charles T. Dunwell
(R). Charles B. Law
(R). George E. Waldo
(R). William M. Calder
(R). John J. Fitzgerald
(D). Timothy D. Sullivan (D), resigned July 27, 1906
(D). Claude Kitchin
(D). Charles Randolph Thomas (D). Edward W. Pou
(D). William Walton Kitchin
(D). Gilbert B. Patterson
(D). Robert N. Page
(D). E. Spencer Blackburn (R). Edwin Y. Webb (D). James M. Gudger, Jr.
(D)
(R). Asle Gronna
(R)
(R). Herman P. Goebel
(R). Robert M. Nevin
(R). Harvey C. Garber
(D). William Wildman Campbell
(R). Thomas E. Scroggy
(R). J. Warren Keifer
(R). Ralph D. Cole
(R). James H. Southard
(R). Henry T. Bannon
(R). Charles H. Grosvenor
(R). Edward L. Taylor, Jr.
(R). Grant E. Mouser
(R). Amos R. Webber
(R). Beman G. Dawes (R). Capell L. Weems
(R). Martin L. Smyser
(R). James Kennedy
(R). W. Aubrey Thomas (R). Jacob A. Beidler
(R). Theodore Elijah Burton (R)
(R). John N. Williamson
(R)
(R). Robert Adams, Jr. (R), died June 1, 1906
(D). Adin B. Capron
(R)
(D). Wyatt Aiken
(D). Joseph T. Johnson
(D). David E. Finley
(D). J. Edwin Ellerbe
(D). Asbury F. Lever (D)
(R). Nathan W. Hale
(R). John Austin Moon (D). Mounce G. Butler (D). William C. Houston
(D). John Wesley Gaines (D). Lemuel Phillips Padgett (D). Thetus Willrette Sims (D). Finis J. Garrett
(D). Malcolm R. Patterson
(D), resigned November 5, 1906, vacant for remainder of term
(D). Moses L. Broocks
(D). Gordon James Russell (D). Choice Boswell Randell (D). James Andrew Beall (D). Scott Field
(D). Alexander W. Gregg
(D). John M. Pinckney
(D), until April 24, 1905
(R). Kittredge Haskins
(R)
(D). Harry Lee Maynard (D). John Fletcher Lamb (D). Robert G. Southall
(D). Claude Augustus Swanson (D), resigned January 30, 1906
(R). Francis W. Cushman
(R). William E. Humphrey (R)
(R). Alston G. Dayton
(R), resigned March 16, 1905
(R)
, (D) (took office August 14, 1906). Marcus Aurelius Smith, (D). Jonah Kunio Kalanianaole. William Henry Andrews
, (R). Bird Segle McGuire
, (R). Tulio Larrinaga
, (Unionist)
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
and the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1905 to March 4, 1907, during the fifth and sixth years of Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States . He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his leadership of the Progressive Movement, as well as his "cowboy" persona and robust masculinity...
's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
was based on the Twelfth Census of the United States in 1900
United States Census, 1900
The Twelfth United States Census, conducted by the Census Office on June 1, 1900, determined the resident population of the United States to be 76,212,168, an increase of 21.0 percent over the 62,979,766 persons enumerated during the 1890 Census....
. 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 legislation
- June 8, 1906: Antiquities ActAntiquities ActThe Antiquities Act of 1906, officially An Act for the Preservation of American Antiquities , is an act passed by the United States Congress and signed into law by Theodore Roosevelt on June 8, 1906, giving the President of the United States authority to, by executive order, restrict the use of...
- June 29, 1906: Hepburn ActHepburn ActThe Hepburn Act is a 1906 United States federal law that gave the Interstate Commerce Commission the power to set maximum railroad rates. This led to the discontinuation of free passes to loyal shippers. In addition, the ICC could view the railroads' financial records, a task simplified by...
- June 30, 1906: Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906, ch. 3915,
- June 30, 1906: Meat Inspection ActMeat Inspection ActThe Federal Meat Inspection Act of 1906 was a United States Congress Act that worked to prevent adulterated or misbranded meat and meat products from being sold as food and to ensure that meat and meat products are slaughtered and processed under sanitary conditions. These requirements also apply...
- 1906: The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching chartered.
Senate
- Republican (R)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...
: 59 (majority) - Democratic (D)Democratic Party (United States)The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
: 31
TOTAL: 90
House of Representatives
- Republican (R)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...
: 251 (majority) - Democratic (D)Democratic Party (United States)The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
: 135
TOTAL: 386
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...
: Joseph G. Cannon (R)
Members
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.Senate
At this time, 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.
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. Edmund W. PettusEdmund PettusEdmund Winston Pettus , was an American lawyer, soldier, and legislator. He served as a Confederate general during the American Civil War, during which he was captured three times, as well as a U.S...
(D)
Arkansas
- 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) - 3. James P. ClarkeJames Paul ClarkeJames Paul Clarke was a United States Senator and the 18th Governor of Arkansas.James Paul Clarke was born in Yazoo City, Mississippi. Clarke attended public schools as well as Tutwilder's Academy in Greenbrier, Alabama. He graduated with a law degree at the University of Virginia in 1878...
(D)
California
- 3. George C. PerkinsGeorge Clement PerkinsGeorge Clement Perkins was a U.S. Republican politician, who was the 14th governor of California from January 8, 1880, to January 10, 1883, and a United States senator from 1893 until 1915. He also served in the California State Senate...
(R) - 1. Frank P. FlintFrank P. FlintFrank Putnam Flint was a politician and banker. He served as United States Attorney for the Southern District of California from 1897 to 1901 and as a U.S. Senator from California from 1905 until 1911, as a Republican...
(R)
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...
(D) - 2. Thomas M. PattersonThomas MacDonald PattersonThomas MacDonald Patterson was an American politician and newspaper publisher from the 1870s through the 1910s.-Biography:...
(D)
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), died April 21, 1905- Frank B. BrandegeeFrank B. BrandegeeFrank Bosworth Brandegee was a United States Representative and Senator from Connecticut.-Biography:He was born in New London, Connecticut to US Representative Augustus Brandegee....
(R), appointed May 10, 1905, subsequently elected
- Frank B. Brandegee
- 1. Morgan G. Bulkeley (R)
Delaware
- 2. J. Frank AlleeJ. Frank AlleeJames Frank Allee was an American merchant and politician from Dover, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Republican Party who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as U.S. Senator from Delaware. He was known by his middle name.-Early life and family:Allee was born in Dover,...
(R) - 1. Henry A. du PontHenry A. du PontHenry Algernon du Pont , known as "Colonel Henry", was an American soldier and politician from Winterthur, near Greenville, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a veteran of the American Civil War, and a member of the Republican Party, who served two terms as U.S...
, (R) elected June 13, 1906
Florida
- 3. Stephen MalloryStephen Mallory IIStephen Russell Mallory, Jr. was a U.S. Senator and U.S. Representative from Florida who served as a Democrat. He was the son of U.S...
(D) - 2. James P. TaliaferroJames TaliaferroJames Piper Taliaferro was a US Senator from Florida who served as a Democrat from 1899 to 1911.-Biography:...
(D)
Georgia
- 2. Augustus O. BaconAugustus Octavius BaconAugustus Octavius Bacon was a U.S. politician. He served as a Democratic Party senator from Georgia.-Biography:...
(D) - 3. Alexander S. ClayAlexander S. ClayAlexander Stephens Clay was a United States Senator from Georgia.Clay was born in Powder Springs, Georgia, and graduated from Hiwassee College in Tennessee in 1875. He was admitted to the bar in 1877 and commenced practice in Marietta, Georgia...
(D)
Idaho
- 2. Fred T. DuboisFred DuboisFred 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) - 3. Weldon B. HeyburnWeldon B. HeyburnWeldon Brinton Heyburn was a U.S. Senator from Idaho from 1903 1912. The city of Heyburn is named for him, as is Mount Heyburn.-Early life:...
(R)
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. Albert J. HopkinsAlbert J. HopkinsAlbert Jarvis Hopkins was a Congressman and U.S. Senator from Illinois.Hopkins was born near Cortland, Illinois. He was admitted to the bar in 1871 and practiced in Aurora. He was elected to fill out the congressional term of Reuben Ellwood in 1885 and was re-elected in his own right for eight...
(R)
Indiana
- 1. Albert J. BeveridgeAlbert J. BeveridgeAlbert Jeremiah Beveridge was an American historian and United States Senator from Indiana.-Early years:Albert J. Beveridge was born October 6, 1862 in Highland County, Ohio and his parents moved to Indiana soon after his birth, and his boyhood was one of hard work...
(R) - 3. James A. HemenwayJames A. HemenwayJames Alexander Hemenway was a United States Representative and Senator from Indiana. Born in Boonville, Indiana, he attended the common schools, studied law, and was admitted to the bar, commencing practice in Boonville in 1885...
(R)
Iowa
- 3. William B. AllisonWilliam B. AllisonWilliam Boyd Allison was an early leader of the Iowa Republican Party, who represented northeastern Iowa for four consecutive terms in the U.S. House before representing his state for six consecutive terms in the U.S. Senate...
(R) - 2. 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)
Kansas
- 2. Joseph R. BurtonJoseph R. BurtonJoseph Ralph Burton was a lawyer and United States Senator from the state of Kansas.- Early life :Burton was born and reared on his father's farm near Mitchell, Indiana. His father, Allen C. Burton, was descended from English ancestors, who came to America to escape the reign of Cromwell in the...
(R), until June 4, 1906- Alfred W. BensonAlfred W. BensonAlfred Washburn Benson was a United States Senator from Kansas.Born in Poland, Chautauqua County, New York, he moved to Jamestown, New York in 1860, and attended Jamestown and Randolph Academies...
(R), from June 11, 1906 - January 23, 1907 - Charles CurtisCharles CurtisCharles Curtis was a United States Representative, a longtime United States Senator from Kansas later chosen as Senate Majority Leader by his Republican colleagues, and the 31st Vice President of the United States...
(R), from January 29, 1907
- Alfred W. Benson
- 3. Chester I. LongChester I. LongChester Isaiah Long was a United States Representative and Senator from Kansas. Born in Greenwood Township, Pennsylvania, he moved with his parents to Daviess County, Missouri, in 1865 and to Paola, Kansas, in 1879. He attended the country schools and graduated from the normal school at Paola in...
(R)
Kentucky
- 2. Joseph C. S. BlackburnJoseph Clay Stiles BlackburnJoseph Clay Stiles Blackburn was a Democratic Representative and Senator from Kentucky. He was the younger brother of Kentucky governor Luke P. Blackburn. Blackburn, a skilled and spirited orator, was also a prominent trial lawyer known for his skill at swaying juries.He was born near Spring...
(D) - 3. 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)
Louisiana
- 3. Samuel D. McEnerySamuel D. McEnerySamuel Douglas McEnery served as the 30th Governor of Louisiana from 1881 until 1888, and as a United States Senator from 1897 until 1910....
(D) - 2. Murphy J. FosterMurphy J. FosterMurphy James Foster, Sr. , was a Louisiana politician who served two terms as the 31st Governor of Louisiana from 1892 to 1900.Early and personal life...
(D)
Maine
- 1. Eugene HaleEugene HaleEugene Hale was a Republican United States Senator from Maine.Born at Turner, Maine, he was educated in local schools and at Maine's Hebron Academy. He was admitted to the bar in 1857 and served for nine years as prosecuting attorney for Hancock County, Maine. He was elected to the Maine...
(R) - 2. William P. FryeWilliam P. FryeWilliam Pierce Frye was an American politician from the U.S. state of Maine. Frye spent most of his political career as a legislator, serving in the Maine House of Representatives and U.S. House of Representatives before being elected to the U.S. Senate, where he served for 30 years and died in...
(R)
Maryland
- 3. Arthur P. 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), died June 4, 1906- William P. WhyteWilliam Pinkney WhyteWilliam Pinkney Whyte , a member of the United States Democratic Party, was a politician who served the State of Maryland as a State Delegate, the State Comptroller, a United States Senator, the 35th Governor, the Mayor of Baltimore, Maryland, and the State Attorney General.-Early life and...
(D), appointed June 8, 1906
- William P. Whyte
- 1. Isidor RaynerIsidor RaynerIsidor Rayner was a Democratic member of the United States Senate, representing the State of Maryland from 1905-1912. He also represented the Fourth Congressional District of Maryland from 1887 to 1889, and 1891 to 1895....
(D)
Massachusetts
- 1. Henry Cabot LodgeHenry Cabot LodgeHenry 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) - 2: Winthrop M. CraneWinthrop M. CraneWinthrop Murray Crane was a U.S. political figure. He served as the 40th Governor of Massachusetts between 1900 and 1903. He also served as a United States Senator from Massachusetts from 1904 until 1913...
(R)
Michigan
- 1. Julius C. BurrowsJulius C. BurrowsJulius Caesar Burrows was a U.S. Representative and a U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan.-Early life and education:...
(R) - 2. Russell A. AlgerRussell A. AlgerRussell Alexander Alger was the 20th Governor and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan and also U.S. Secretary of War during the Presidential administration of William McKinley...
(R), died January 24, 1907- William A. SmithWilliam Alden SmithWilliam Alden Smith was a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan.-Early career:Smith was born in Dowagiac, Michigan and attended the common schools. He moved with his parents to Grand Rapids in 1872, where he attended school, sold popcorn, and was a newsboy and messenger boy...
(R), elected February 6, 1907
- William A. Smith
Minnesota
- 2. Knute NelsonKnute NelsonKnute Nelson was an Norwegian American politician. A Republican, he served in the Wisconsin Legislature and Minnesota Legislature, in the U.S. House of Representatives, as the 12th Governor of Minnesota, and as a U.S...
(R) - 1. Moses E. ClappMoses E. ClappMoses Edwin Clapp was an American lawyer and politician.He served as the Minnesota Attorney General from 1887 until 1893. In 1900, he entered the special election for Minnesota's seat in the United States Senate that was made vacant by the death of Cushman Davis. He won that election, and was...
(R)
Mississippi
- 1. Hernando D. MoneyHernando MoneyHernando DeSoto Money was an American politician from the state of Mississippi.-Biography:Money was born in Holmes County, Mississippi. He was named after the Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto. Early in his life, he moved with his family to Carrollton, Mississippi...
(D) - 2. Anselm J. McLaurin (D)
Missouri
- 3. William J. StoneWilliam J. StoneWilliam 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) - 1. William WarnerWilliam Warner (Missouri)William Warner was an American lawyer and politician from Kansas City, Missouri. He represented Missouri in both the U.S. House and Senate. He was mayor of Kansas City in 1871-72....
(R), from March 18, 1905
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Montana
- 2. William A. ClarkWilliam Andrews ClarkWilliam Andrews Clark, Sr. was an American politician and entrepreneur, involved with mining, banking, and railroads.-Biography:...
(D) - 1. Thomas H. CarterThomas Henry CarterThomas Henry Carter was a delegate, a United States Representative, and a U.S. Senator from Montana.-Early life:...
(R)
Nebraska
- 2. Joseph H. MillardJoseph MillardJoseph Hopkins Millard was a Senator from Nebraska.Millard was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He moved to Iowa with his parents, who settled near Sabula, Iowa. He attended the district school and clerked in a store; Millard moved to Omaha, Nebraska, in 1856 and engaged in the land business...
(R) - 1. Elmer J. BurkettElmer BurkettElmer Jacob Burkett was a Representative and a Senator from Nebraska.Burkett was born on a farm near Glenwood, Iowa. He attended the public schools and graduated from Tabor College in 1890 and from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Law in 1893...
(R)
Nevada
- 3. Francis G. NewlandsFrancis G. NewlandsFrancis Griffith Newlands was a United States Representative and Senator from Nevada.-Early life:Newlands was born in Natchez, Mississippi, on August 28, 1846...
(D) - 1. George S. NixonGeorge S. NixonGeorge Stuart Nixon was a United States Senator from Nevada.He was born in Placer County, California. He went to work for a railroad company and studied telegraphy. Later, he was transferred in 1881 to Nevada and organized and became cashier of a bank at Winnemucca, Nevada...
(R)
New Hampshire
- 3. Jacob H. GallingerJacob Harold GallingerJacob Harold Gallinger , was a United States Senator from New Hampshire who served as President pro tempore of the Senate in 1912 and 1913.-Biography:...
(R) - 2. Henry E. BurnhamHenry E. BurnhamHenry Eben Burnham was a United States Senator from New Hampshire. Born in Dunbarton, New Hampshire, he attended the public schools and Kimball Union Academy. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1865, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1868 and commenced practice in Manchester...
(R)
New Jersey
- 1. John KeanJohn Kean (New Jersey)John Kean was an American lawyer, banker and Republican Party politician from Elizabeth, New Jersey. He represented New Jersey in the U.S. Senate from 1899 to 1911 and served two separate terms in the United States House of Representatives, from 1883 to 1885, and from 1887 to 1889...
(R) - 2. John F. DrydenJohn F. DrydenJohn Fairfield Dryden was president of the Prudential Insurance Company and a United States Senator from New Jersey. He was known as the "father of industrial insurance".-Biography:...
(R)
New York
- 3. Thomas C. PlattThomas C. PlattThomas Collier Platt was a two-term member of the U.S. House of Representatives and a three-term U.S. Senator from New York in the years 1881 and 1897-1909 — is best known as the "political boss" of the Republican Party in New York State in the late 19th Century and early 20th Century...
(R) - 1. Chauncey M. DepewChauncey DepewChauncey Mitchell Depew was an attorney for Cornelius Vanderbilt's railroad interests, president of the New York Central Railroad System, and a United States Senator from New York from 1899 to 1911.- Biography:...
(R)
North Carolina
- 2. Furnifold M. SimmonsFurnifold McLendel SimmonsFurnifold McLendel Simmons was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1887 to 1889 and U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina between 1901 and 1931. He served as chairman of the powerful Committee on Finance from 1913 - 1919...
(D) - 3. Lee S. OvermanLee Slater OvermanLee Slater Overman was a Democratic U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina between 1903 and 1930. He was born in Salisbury, N.C., the son of William H. and Mary E. Slater Overman. He attended Trinity College , Class of 1874, where he was a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity...
(D)
North Dakota
- 3. Henry C. HansbroughHenry C. HansbroughHenry 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:...
(R) - 1. Porter J. McCumberPorter J. McCumberPorter James McCumber was a United States Senator from North Dakota. Born in Crete, Illinois, he moved with his parents to Rochester, Minnesota the same year. He attended the common schools and taught school for a few years, and graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan at...
(R)
Ohio
- 3. Joseph B. ForakerJoseph B. ForakerJoseph Benson Foraker was a Republican politician from Ohio. He served as the 37th Governor of Ohio from 1886 to 1890.-Early life:...
(R) - 1: Charles W. F. DickCharles W. F. DickCharles William Frederick Dick was a Republican politician from Ohio. He served in the United States House of Representatives and U.S. Senate.-Biography:...
(R)
Oregon
- 2. John H. MitchellJohn H. MitchellJohn Hipple Mitchell, also known as John Mitchell Hipple, John H. Mitchell, or J. H. Mitchell was a controversial American lawyer and politician, who served as a Republican United States Senator from Oregon on three occasions between 1872 and 1905...
(R), died December 8, 1905- John M. GearinJohn M. GearinJohn McDermeid Gearin was an American politician and attorney from the state of Oregon. A native of the eastern portion of the state, he represented Portland on the western side of the state in the Oregon House of Representatives...
(D), appointed December 13, 1905, served until January 23, 1907 - Frederick W. MulkeyFrederick W. MulkeyFrederick William Mulkey was an American attorney and politician from the state of Oregon. A native of Portland, he began his political career on the Portland City Council, serving one year as its president. A Republican, he twice served as a United States Senator from Oregon, filling terms...
(R), elected January 23, 1907
- John M. Gearin
- 3. Charles W. FultonCharles William FultonCharles William Fulton was an American lawyer and politician in the state of Oregon. A native of Ohio, he grew up in Iowa and Nebraska before settling in Astoria, Oregon...
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Pennsylvania
- 3. Boies PenroseBoies PenroseBoies Penrose was an American lawyer and Republican politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate from 1897 until his death in 1921.-Biography:...
(R) - 1. Philander C. KnoxPhilander C. KnoxPhilander Chase Knox was an American lawyer and politician who served as United States Attorney General , a Senator from Pennsylvania and Secretary of State ....
(R)
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. George P. WetmoreGeorge P. WetmoreGeorge Peabody Wetmore was the 37th Governor and a United States Senator from Rhode Island.-Early life:George Peabody Wetmore was born in London, England, during a visit of his parents abroad. His father was William Shepard Wetmore, a wealthy Yankee trader. George Wetmore received his early...
(R)
South Carolina
- 2. Benjamin R. TillmanBenjamin TillmanBenjamin Ryan Tillman was an American politician who served as the 84th Governor of South Carolina, from 1890 to 1894, and as a United States Senator, from 1895 until his death in office. Tillman's views were a matter of national controversy.Tillman was a member of the Democratic Party...
(D) - 3. Asbury C. LatimerAsbury LatimerAsbury Churchwell Latimer was a United States Representative and Senator from South Carolina. Born near Lowndesville, South Carolina, he attended the common schools, engaged in agricultural pursuits, and in 1880 moved to Belton, South Carolina and devoted his time to farming.Latimer was elected as...
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South Dakota
- 2. Robert J. GambleRobert J. GambleRobert Jackson Gamble was a U.S. Representative and Senator from South Dakota. He was the father of Ralph Abernethy Gamble and brother of John Rankin Gamble....
(R) - 3. Alfred B. KittredgeAlfred B. KittredgeAlfred Beard Kittredge was a United States Senator from South Dakota. Born in Nelson, New Hampshire, he attended the public schools and graduated from Yale College in 1882 and from the Yale Law School in 1885...
(R)
Tennessee
- 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), died March 9, 1905- James B. FrazierJames B. FrazierJames Beriah Frazier was Governor of Tennessee from 1903 to 1905 and subsequently a United States Senator from Tennessee from 1905 to 1911.-Biography:...
(D), appointed March 21, 1905
- James B. Frazier
- 2. Edward W. CarmackEdward W. CarmackEdward Ward Carmack was an attorney, newspaperman, and political figure who served as a U.S. Senator from Tennessee from 1901 to 1907....
(D)
Texas
- 1. Charles A. CulbersonCharles Allen CulbersonCharles Allen Culberson was an American political figure and Democrat who served as the 21st Governor of Texas from 18951899, and as a United States Senator from Texas from 18991923....
(D) - 2. Joseph W. BaileyJoseph Weldon BaileyJoseph Weldon Bailey, Sr. was a United States Senator, United States Representative, lawyer, and a Populist political figure. He served as a Congressional Representative between 1891 and 1901, and as the House minority leader from 1897 until 1899...
(D)
Utah
- 3. Reed SmootReed Smoot (U. S. Senator)Reed Owen Smoot was a native-born Utahn who was first elected to the United States Senate from Utah in 1903, and served as a Senator until 1933...
(R) - 1. George SutherlandGeorge SutherlandAlexander George Sutherland was an English-born U.S. jurist and political figure. One of four appointments to the Supreme Court by President Warren G. Harding, he served as an Associate Justice of the U.S...
(R)
Vermont
- 1. Redfield ProctorRedfield ProctorRedfield Proctor was a U.S. politician of the Republican Party. He served as the 37th Governor of Vermont from 1878 to 1880, as Secretary of War from 1889 to 1891, and as a United States Senator for Vermont from 1891 to 1908....
(R) - 3. William P. DillinghamWilliam P. DillinghamWilliam Paul Dillingham was an American Republican politician from the state of Vermont.-Early life:The son of Vermont Governor Paul Dillingham, William P. Dillingham was born on December 12, 1843, in Waterbury, Vermont, where he later attended the public schools...
(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. Thomas S. Martin (D)
Washington
- 3. Levi AnkenyLevi AnkenyLevi Ankeny was a Republican United States Senator from the state of Washington.He was born in Buchanan County, Missouri near St. Joseph, but crossed the plains to Oregon in 1850 with his parents and settled in Portland...
(R) - 1. Samuel H. PilesSamuel H. PilesSamuel Henry Piles was a United States Senator from Washington. Born near Smithland, Kentucky, he attended private schools there, and studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Snohomish, Territory of Washington in 1883. He moved to Spokane in 1886 and later in the same year...
(R)
West Virginia
- 2. Stephen B. ElkinsStephen Benton ElkinsStephen Benton Elkins was an American industrialist and political figure. He served as the Secretary of War between 1891 and 1893...
(R) - 1. Nathan B. ScottNathan B. ScottNathan Bay Scott was a United States Senator from West Virginia.-Biography:Born near Quaker City, Ohio, he attended the common schools and engaged in mining near Colorado Springs, Colorado from 1859 to 1862...
(R)
Wisconsin
- 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) - 1. 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) took office January 2, 1906
Wyoming
- 1. Clarence D. ClarkClarence D. ClarkClarence 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) - 2. 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)
House of Representatives
Alabama
. George W. TaylorGeorge W. Taylor
George Washington Taylor was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born on "Roselawn" plantation near Montgomery, Alabama, Taylor attended private schools....
(D). Ariosto A. Wiley
Ariosto A. Wiley
Ariosto Appling Wiley was a U.S. Representative from Alabama, brother of Oliver Cicero Wiley.-Early life:Born in Clayton, Alabama, Wiley moved with his parents to Troy, Alabama. He attended the common schools and was graduated from Emory and Henry College, Emory, Virginia, in 1870...
(D). Henry D. Clayton (D). Sydney J. Bowie
Sydney J. Bowie
Sydney Johnston Bowie was a U.S. Representative from Alabama, nephew of Franklin Welsh Bowdon.Born in Talladega, Alabama, Bowie attended private schools, and was graduated from the law department of the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa in 1885.He was admitted to the bar June 1, 1885, and...
(D). J. Thomas Heflin
J. Thomas Heflin
James Thomas Heflin , nicknamed "Cotton Tom", was a leading proponent of white supremacy, most notably as a United States Senator from Alabama.-Biography:...
(D). John H. Bankhead
John H. Bankhead
John 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). John L. Burnett
John L. Burnett
John Lawson Burnett was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born in Cedar Bluff, Alabama, Burnett attended the common schools of the county, Wesleyan Institute, Cave Spring, Georgia, and the local high school at Gaylesville, Alabama.He studied law and was graduated from Vanderbilt University,...
(D). William N. Richardson
William N. Richardson
William Richardson was an American politician and lawyer. Born in Athens, Limestone County, Alabama to William Richardson and Anne Davis, Richardson served in the Civil War, fighting for the Confederacy.-Civil War:...
(D). Oscar W. Underwood (D)
Arkansas
. Robert B. MaconRobert B. Macon
Robert Bruce Macon was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas.Born near Trenton, Arkansas, Macon was left an orphan at the age of nine.He attended the public schools and studied at home.He engaged in agricultural pursuits....
(D). Stephen Brundidge, Jr.
Stephen Brundidge, Jr.
Stephen Brundidge, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas.Born in Searcy, Arkansas, Brundidge was educated by private tutors and in the public schools in his native city.He studied law....
(D). John C. Floyd
John C. Floyd
John Charles Floyd was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas.Born in Sparta, Tennessee, Floyd moved to Benton County, Arkansas, in 1869 with his parents, who settled near Bentonville....
(D). John S. Little (D), resigned January 14, 1907. Charles C. Reid
Charles C. Reid
Charles Chester Reid was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas.Born in Clarksville, Arkansas, Reid attended the public schools and the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 1883-1885....
(D). Joseph Taylor Robinson
Joseph Taylor Robinson
Joseph Taylor Robinson was an American politician from Arkansas, of the Democratic Party. He was a state representative, U.S. Representative, 23rd Governor of Arkansas, U.S...
(D). Robert M. Wallace
Robert M. Wallace
Robert Minor Wallace was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas.Born in New London, Arkansas, Wallace attended the common schools, and was graduated from Arizona Seminary, Arizona, Louisiana, in 1876.He studied law....
(D)
California
. James N. Gillett (R)-
- William F. EnglebrightWilliam F. EnglebrightWilliam Fellows Englebright was a U.S. Representative from California, father of Harry Lane Englebright.Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, Englebright moved with his parents to Vallejo, California....
(R). Duncan E. McKinlayDuncan E. McKinlayDuncan E. McKinlay was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in Orillia, Ontario, Canada, McKinlay attended the common schools....
(R). Joseph R. KnowlandJoseph R. KnowlandJoseph Russell Knowland was an American politician and newspaper publisher. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from California and was owner, editor and publisher of the Oakland Tribune. He was the father of United States Senator William F...
(R). Julius KahnJulius KahnJulius Kahn was a United States Congressman who was succeeded by his wife Florence Prag Kahn after his death. Kahn was born in Kuppenheim, in the Grand Duchy of Baden, in what would become Germany....
(R). Everis A. HayesEveris A. HayesEveris Anson Hayes was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in Waterloo, Wisconsin, Hayes attended the public schools....
(R). James C. NeedhamJames C. NeedhamJames Carson Needham was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in a covered wagon at Carson City, Nevada, James Needham arrived as a babe in arms with his parents at Mayfield, Santa Clara, California, October 1, 1864....
(R). James McLachlanJames McLachlanJames McLachlan was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in Argyllshire, Scotland, McLachlan immigrated to the United States in 1855 with his parents, who settled in Tompkins County, New York....
(R). Sylvester C. SmithSylvester C. SmithSylvester Clark Smith was a U.S. Representative from California.Born near Mount Pleasant, Iowa, Smith attended the district schools and Howe's Academy at Mount Pleasant.He taught school in Winfield, Iowa....
(R)
- William F. Englebright
Colorado
. Robert W. BonyngeRobert W. Bonynge
Robert William Bonynge was a U.S. Representative from Colorado.Born in New York City, Bonynge attended public schools....
(R). Herschel M. Hogg
Herschel M. Hogg
Herschel Millard Hogg was a U.S. Representative from Colorado.Born in Youngstown, Ohio, Hogg attended the common schools and graduated from Monmouth College, Monmouth, Illinois, in June 1876.He studied law....
(R). Franklin E. Brooks
Franklin E. Brooks
Franklin Eli Brooks was a U.S. Representative from Colorado.Born in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, Brooks attended the public schools....
(R)
Connecticut
. E. Stevens HenryE. Stevens Henry
Edward Stevens Henry was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.Born in the town of Gill, Massachusetts, Henry moved to Rockville, Connecticut.He attended the public schools.He engaged in the dry-goods business....
(R). Nehemiah D. Sperry
Nehemiah D. Sperry
Nehemiah Day Sperry was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.Born in Woodbridge, Connecticut, Sperry attended the common schools and a private school in New Haven....
(R). Frank B. Brandegee
Frank B. Brandegee
Frank Bosworth Brandegee was a United States Representative and Senator from Connecticut.-Biography:He was born in New London, Connecticut to US Representative Augustus Brandegee....
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- Edwin W. HigginsEdwin W. HigginsEdwin Werter Higgins was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.Born in Clinton, Connecticut, Higgins attended Norwich Free Academy.He was graduated from Yale Law School in 1897....
(R). Ebenezer J. HillEbenezer J. HillEbenezer J. Hill was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.Born in Redding, Connecticut, Hill attended the public schools, Center Academy, and Yale College in 1865 and 1866....
(R). George L. LilleyGeorge L. LilleyGeorge Leavens Lilley was a United States Representative and the 48th Governor of Connecticut.Born in Oxford, Massachusetts, he attended the common schools of Oxford, the Worcester High School, and Worcester Technical Institute...
(R)
- Edwin W. Higgins
Florida
. Stephen M. SparkmanStephen M. Sparkman
Stephen Milancthon Sparkman was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Born on a farm in Hernando County, Florida, Sparkman attended the common schools.He taught school 1867-1870.He studied law....
(D). Frank Clark
Frank Clark (politician)
Frank Clark was an American politician.He was born in Eufaula, Alabama. A Democrat, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives from Florida and served from March 4, 1905 to March 3, 1925. He died in Washington, D.C...
(D). William B. Lamar (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),died June 16, 1906
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- James W. OverstreetJames W. OverstreetJames Whetstone Overstreet was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.Born on a farm near Sylvania, Georgia, Overstreet attended the rural schools and Sylvania High School....
(D). James M. GriggsJames M. GriggsJames Mathews Griggs was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.Born in Lagrange, Georgia, Griggs attended the common schools and was graduated from the Peabody Normal College, Nashville, Tennessee, in 1881....
(D). Elijah B. LewisElijah B. LewisElijah Banks Lewis was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.Born in Coney, Crisp County, Georgia, Lewis attended the common schools of Dooly and Macon Counties, Spalding Seminary, Spalding, Georgia, and a business school in Macon, Georgia.He moved to Montezuma, Georgia, in 1871 and engaged in...
(D). William C. AdamsonWilliam C. AdamsonWilliam Charles Adamson was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.Born in Bowdon, Georgia, Adamson attended the common schools.He was graduated from Bowdon College in 1874.He studied law....
(D). Leonidas F. LivingstonLeonidas F. LivingstonLeonidas Felix Livingston was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.Born near Covington, Georgia, Livingston attended the common schools.He engaged in agricultural pursuits....
(D). Charles L. BartlettCharles Lafayette BartlettCharles Lafayette Bartlett was a U.S. political figure, a Democrat, a US Congressman from Georgia.Bartlett was born in Monticello, Georgia. He graduated in 1870 with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Georgia in Athens. While at UGA, he was a member of the Phi Kappa Literary Society...
(D). Gordon Lee (congressman) (D). William M. Howard (D). Thomas M. BellThomas Montgomery BellThomas Montgomery Bell was an American politician who served as House majority whip from 1913 to 1915.Bell was born in Nacoochee Valley, near Cleveland, Georgia. He graduated from Moore’s Business University at Atlanta, then taught public school in Cleveland from 1878 to 1879. He then worked as a...
(D). Thomas W. HardwickThomas W. HardwickThomas William Hardwick was an American politician from the U.S. state of Georgia.Hardwick was born in Thomasville, Georgia. He graduated from Mercer University with a bachelor of arts degree in 1892 and received a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Georgia in 1893...
(D). William G. Brantley (D)
- James W. Overstreet
Illinois
. Martin B. MaddenMartin B. Madden
Martin Barnaby Madden was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Wolviston, County Durham, England, Madden immigrated to the United States with his parents , and settled near Chicago, Illinois, in 1869. He attended the public schools in Chicago and was graduated from Bryant and Stratton...
(R). James R. Mann (R). William W. Wilson (R). Charles S. Wharton
Charles S. Wharton
Charles Stuart Wharton was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Aledo, Illinois, Wharton moved to Chicago with his parents in 1878, attending the public schools. He graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1896. He was admitted to the bar in 1896 and...
(R). Anthony Michalek
Anthony Michalek
Anthony Michalek was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Michalek was born in Radvánov, Bohemia, and immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in Chicago, Illinois in 1878...
(R). William Lorimer
William Lorimer (politician)
William Lorimer was a U.S. Representative from the State of Illinois. He subsequently served in the United States Senate and was known as the "Blond Boss" in Chicago. In 1912, however, the Senate held Lorimer's election invalid due to the use of corrupt methods and practices including...
(R). Philip Knopf
Philip Knopf
Philip Knopf was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born near Long Grove, Illinois, Knopf attended the public schools....
(R). Charles McGavin
Charles McGavin
Charles McGavin was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Riverton, Illinois, McGavin attended the common schools in Springfield and the high school in Mount Olive, Illinois. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1897 and practiced two years in Springfield. He moved to Chicago in...
(R). Henry S. Boutell (R). George E. Foss
George E. Foss
George Edmund Foss was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. He was a brother of Eugene Noble Foss.-Biography:Born in West Berkshire, Vermont, Foss attended the common schools, and graduated from Harvard University in 1885....
(R). Howard M. Snapp
Howard M. Snapp
Howard Malcolm Snapp was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, son of Henry Snapp.Born in Joliet, Illinois, Snapp attended the Eastern Avenue school and Forest University in Chicago, Illinois from 1872 to 1875....
(R). Charles Eugene Fuller
Charles Eugene Fuller
Charles Eugene Fuller was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born near Belvidere, Illinois, Fuller attended the common schools.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1870 and commenced practice in Belvidere, Illinois...
(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), until September 20, 1906
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- Frank O. LowdenFrank Orren LowdenFrank Orren Lowden was a Republican Party politician from Illinois, who served as the 25th Governor of Illinois and as a United States Representatives from Illinois...
(R), November 6, 1906 - End. Benjamin F. MarshBenjamin F. MarshBenjamin Franklin Marsh was a U.S. Representative from Illinois in the late 19th century to early 20th century. He was also a lawyer, soldier, agriculture manager, stock raiser, and Illinois State Railroad and Warehouse Commissioner....
(R), until June 2, 1905 - James McKinneyJames McKinneyJames McKinney was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Oquawka, Illinois, McKinney attended the public schools and was graduated from Monmouth College in 1874....
(R), November 7, 1905 - End. George W. PrinceGeorge W. PrinceGeorge Washington Prince was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Tazewell County, Illinois, Prince attended the public schools.He was graduated from Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois, in 1878.He studied law....
(R). Joseph V. GraffJoseph V. GraffJoseph Verdi Graff was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Terre Haute, Indiana, Graff was graduated from the Terre Haute High School, and attended Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana, one year....
(R). John A. SterlingJohn A. SterlingJohn Allen Sterling was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, and brother of Thomas Sterling.-Biography:...
(R). Joseph G. Cannon (R). William B. McKinleyWilliam B. McKinleyWilliam Brown McKinley was a United States Representative from the State of Illinois. He was born near Petersburg, Illinois....
(R). Henry T. RaineyHenry T. RaineyHenry Thomas Rainey was a prominent U.S. politician during the first third of the 20th century. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1903 to 1921 and from 1923 to his death as a Democrat from Illinois, and was its Speaker during the famous Hundred days of Franklin D...
(D). Zeno J. RivesZeno J. RivesZeno John Rives was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born near Greenfield, Indiana, Rives moved with his parents to Litchfield, Illinois, in 1880.He attended the public schools.He studied law....
(R). William A. RodenbergWilliam A. RodenbergWilliam August Rodenberg was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born near Chester, Illinois, Rodenberg attended the public schools.He graduated from Central Wesleyan College, Warrenton, Missouri, in 1884....
(R). Frank S. DicksonFrank S. DicksonFrank Stoddard Dickson was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Hillsboro, Illinois, Dickson attended the public schools and was graduated from the high school at Decatur, Illinois, in 1896....
(R). Pleasant T. ChapmanPleasant T. ChapmanPleasant Thomas Chapman was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born on a farm near Vienna, Illinois, Chapman attended the public schools, and then went to McKendree College, in Lebanon, Illinois...
(R). George W. 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....
(R)
- Frank O. Lowden
Indiana
. John H. FosterJohn H. Foster
John Hopkins Foster was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Evansville, Indiana, Foster attended the common schools of his native city and was graduated from Indiana University at Bloomington in 1882 and from the law department of Columbian University , Washington, D.C., in 1884.He was...
(R), from May 16, 1905 - End. John C. Chaney
John C. Chaney
John Crawford Chaney was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born near Lisbon, Ohio, Chaney, in 1854, moved to Lafayette Township, Indiana, with his parents, who settled on a farm near Fort Wayne....
(R). William T. Zenor
William T. Zenor
William Taylor Zenor was a United States Representative from Indiana.He was born near Corydon, Indiana and attended the common schools and the James G. May Seminary. He also studied law in New Albany, Indiana and was admitted to the bar in 1870 and commenced practice in Corydon...
(D). Lincoln Dixon
Lincoln Dixon
Lincoln Dixon was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Vernon, Indiana, Dixon attended Vernon Academy, and graduated from Indiana University at Bloomington as an oboe performance major in 1880....
(D). Elias S. Holliday
Elias S. Holliday
Elias Selah Holliday was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Aurora, Indiana, Holliday spent the early part of his life on farms in Indiana, Missouri, and Iowa....
(R). James E. Watson (R). Jesse Overstreet
Jesse Overstreet
Jesse E. Overstreet was a U.S. Representative from Indiana. In 1900, Overstreet introduced the legislation that was ultimately passed as the Gold Standard Act....
(R). George W. Cromer
George W. Cromer
George Washington Cromer was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born near Anderson, Indiana, Cromer attended the common schools and Wittenberg College, Springfield, Ohio. He studied law and graduated from the Indiana University at Bloomington in 1882. He became editor of the Muncie Times in 1883...
(R). Charles B. Landis
Charles B. Landis
Charles Beary Landis was a U.S. Representative from Indiana, brother of Congressman Frederick Landis and Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis....
(R). Edgar D. Crumpacker
Edgar D. Crumpacker
Edgar Dean Crumpacker was a U.S. Representative from Indiana, father of Maurice Edgar Crumpacker and cousin of Shepard J...
(R). Frederick Landis
Frederick Landis
Frederick Landis was a U.S. Representative from Indiana, brother of Charles Beary Landis and baseball commissioner Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis....
(R). Newton W. Gilbert
Newton W. Gilbert
Newton Whiting Gilbert was a politician from Indiana. He was the 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, member of the Indiana State Senate, a representative in the United States House of Representatives, and Acting Governor-General of the Philippines from September 1, 1913 to October 6, 1913.-Notes:...
(R),until November 6, 1906
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- Clarence C. GilhamsClarence C. GilhamsClarence Chauncey Gilhams was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Brighton, Indiana, Gilhams attended the common local schools and Indiana State University at Terre Haute, Indiana and became a school teacher. He was employed as a salesman...
(R),from November 6, 1906 - End. Abraham L. BrickAbraham L. BrickAbraham Lincoln Brick was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born on his father's farm, near South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, Brick attended the common schools and was graduated from the South Bend High School...
(R)
- Clarence C. Gilhams
Iowa
. Thomas HedgeThomas Hedge
Thomas Hedge was a four-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 1st congressional district, in southeastern Iowa.Born in Burlington, Iowa Territory, Hedge attended the common schools and Denmark Academy....
(R). Albert F. Dawson
Albert F. Dawson
Albert Foster Dawson was a three-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 2nd congressional district....
(R). Benjamin P. Birdsall
Benjamin P. Birdsall
Benjamin Pixley Birdsall was a three-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district during the first decade of the 20th century....
(R). Gilbert N. Haugen
Gilbert N. Haugen
Gilbert Nelson Haugen was a seventeen-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 4th congressional district, then located in northeastern Iowa. For nearly five years, he was the longest-serving member of the House...
(R). Robert G. Cousins
Robert G. Cousins
Robert Gordon Cousins was an eight-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 5th congressional district...
(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). John A. T. Hull
John A. T. Hull
John Albert Tiffin Hull was a ten-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 7th congressional district...
(R). William P. Hepburn (R). Walter I. Smith
Walter I. Smith
Walter Inglewood Smith was a Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 9th congressional district, and a federal appellate judge with U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit....
(R). James P. Conner (R). Elbert H. Hubbard
Elbert H. Hubbard
Elbert Hamilton Hubbard , a second-generation congressman, was a four-term Republican U.S. Representative from the now-obsolete 11th congressional district in northwestern Iowa....
(R)
Kansas
. Charles CurtisCharles Curtis
Charles Curtis was a United States Representative, a longtime United States Senator from Kansas later chosen as Senate Majority Leader by his Republican colleagues, and the 31st Vice President of the United States...
(R), until January 28, 1907, vacant thereafter. Justin De Witt Bowersock
Justin De Witt Bowersock
Justin De Witt Bowersock was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.Born near Columbiana, Ohio, Bowersock moved to Iowa City, Iowa, in 1860 and engaged in mercantile pursuits and grain shipping....
(R). Philip P. Campbell
Philip P. Campbell
Philip Pitt Campbell was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.Born in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, Campbell moved with his parents to Neosho County, Kansas, in 1867....
(R). James Monroe Miller
James Monroe Miller
James Monroe Miller was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.Born at Three Springs, Pennsylvania, Miller attended the district school and was graduated from Dickinson Seminary, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, in 1875....
(R). William A. Calderhead
William A. Calderhead
William Alexander Calderhead was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.Born on a farm near Lexington in Perry County, Ohio, Calderhead received private schooling and also attended the common schools and Franklin College, New Athens, Ohio.During the Civil War enlisted in August 1862 as a private in...
(R). William A. Reeder
William A. Reeder
William Augustus Reeder was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.Born near Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, Reeder moved with his parents to Ipava, Illinois, in 1853.He attended the public schools....
(R). Victor Murdock
Victor Murdock
Victor Murdock was a U.S. Republican politician and newspaper editor.He was born in Burlingame, Kansas. He was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives from Kansas to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Chester I. Long and served from May 26, 1903 to March...
(R). Charles Frederick Scott
Charles Frederick Scott
Charles Frederick Scott was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.Born near Iola, Kansas, Scott attended the common schools.He was graduated from the University of Kansas at Lawrence in 1881....
(R)
Kentucky
. Ollie M. JamesOllie M. James
Ollie Murray James , a Democrat, represented Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate.-Biography:...
(D). Augustus Stanley (D). James M. Richardson
James M. Richardson
James Montgomery Richardson was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in Mobile, Alabama, Richardson moved to Glasgow, Kentucky, in early youth and resided with his uncle.He attended the common schools....
(D). David Highbaugh Smith
David Highbaugh Smith
David Highbaugh Smith was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born near Hammonville, Hart County, Kentucky, Smith attended the public schools and the colleges at Horse Cave, Leitchfield, and Hartford, Kentucky....
(D). J. Swagar Sherley
J. Swagar Sherley
Joseph Swagar Sherley was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Sherley attended public schools, graduating from the Louisville High School in 1889 and from the law department of the University of Virginia at Charlottesville in 1891.He was admitted to the bar the same...
(D). Joseph L. Rhinock
Joseph L. Rhinock
Joseph Lafayette Rhinock was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in Owenton, Kentucky, Rhinock moved to Covington, Kentucky.He attended the Covington public schools.He engaged in the oil-refining business....
(D). South Trimble
South Trimble
South Trimble was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. He was a prominent member of the famed South–Cockrell–Hargis family of Southern politicians.-Biography:...
(D). George G. Gilbert
George G. Gilbert
George Gilmore Gilbert was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky, father of Ralph Waldo Emerson Gilbert.Born in Taylorsville, Kentucky, Gilbert attended the common schools, Cecilian College in 1868 and 1869, and Lyndland Institute in Kentucky.He taught school.He was graduated from the law department...
(D). Joseph B. Bennett
Joseph B. Bennett
Joseph Bentley Bennett was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in Greenup County, Kentucky, Bennett attended the common schools and Greenup Academy, Greenup, Kentucky.He taught in the public schools.He studied law....
(R). Francis A. Hopkins
Francis A. Hopkins
Francis Alexander Hopkins was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in Jeffersonville, Virginia, Hopkins attended the public schools and the Tazewell High School.He studied law....
(D). Don C. Edwards
Don C. Edwards
Don Calvin Edwards was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in Moulton, Iowa, Edwards moved to Erie, Kansas, with his parents in 1869....
(R)
Louisiana
. Adolph MeyerAdolph Meyer
Adolph Meyer was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana. He served nine terms as a Democrat from 1891 until his death in office in 1908.-Biography:...
(D). Robert Charles Davey (D). Robert Foligny Broussard (D). John Thomas Watkins (D). Joseph Eugene Ransdell (D). Samuel Matthews Robertson
Samuel Matthews Robertson
Samuel Matthews Robertson was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana, son of Edward White Robertson.Born in Plaquemine, Iberville Parish, Louisiana, Robertson attended Magruder's Collegiate Institute, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and studied law at Louisiana State University, graduating in 1874...
(D). Arsène Paulin Pujó (D)
Maine
. Amos L. AllenAmos L. Allen
Amos Lawrence Allen was a U.S. Representative from Maine.Born in Waterboro, Maine, Allen attended the common schools, Whitestown Seminary, Whitestown, New York, and was graduated from Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, in 1860. He studied law at Columbian Law School, Washington, D.C....
(R). Charles E. Littlefield
Charles E. Littlefield
Charles Edgar Littlefield was a United States Representative from Maine. He was born in Lebanon, Maine on June 21, 1851. He attended the common schools and Foxcroft Academy. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced in Rockland...
(R). Edwin C. Burleigh
Edwin C. Burleigh
Edwin Chick Burleigh was an American politician from the state of Maine.Born in Linneus, Maine he attended the common schools and Houlton Academy before becoming a teacher himself. He also worked as a surveyor and farmer before entering government...
(R). Llewellyn Powers
Llewellyn Powers
Llewellyn Powers was a U.S. Representative from Maine and the 44th Governor of Maine.Born in Pittsfield, Maine, Powers attended the common schools of Pittsfield and St...
(R)
Maryland
. Thomas A. SmithThomas A. Smith
Thomas A. Smith is the founder and former president of Seismic Micro-Technology , an international provider of software systems for seismic interpretation in the oil and gas industry, incorporated in 1984. Shortly after, he launched the Kingdom seismic interpretation software...
(D). J. Frederick C. Talbott (D). Frank C. Wachter (R). John Gill, Jr.
John Gill, Jr.
John Gill Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Maryland.Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Gill attended Hampden-Sydney College of Virginia, and also graduated from the University of Maryland at Baltimore in 1870. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1871, and commenced practice in Baltimore,...
(D). Sydney Emanuel Mudd I
Sydney Emanuel Mudd I
Sydney 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). George A. Pearre (R)
Massachusetts
. George P. LawrenceGeorge P. Lawrence
George Pelton Lawrence was a United States Representative from Massachusetts.Born in Adams, Massachusetts, Lawrence graduated from Drury Academy in 1876 and from Amherst College in 1880. He studied law at the Columbia Law School, was admitted to the bar in 1883 and commenced practice in North Adams...
(R). Frederick H. Gillett
Frederick H. Gillett
Frederick Huntington Gillett was an American politician during the early 20th century. Frederick H. Gillett was born in Westfield, Massachusetts to Edward Bates Gillett and Lucy Fowler Gillett . He graduated from Amherst College in 1874 and Harvard Law School in 1877. He began the practice of...
(R). Rockwood Hoar
Rockwood Hoar
Rockwood Hoar was a Representative from Massachusetts, the son of Massachusetts US Senator George Frisbie Hoar.Hoar was born in Worcester, Massachusetts and graduated from Harvard University in 1876...
(R), died November 1, 1906
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- Charles G. WashburnCharles G. WashburnCharles Grenfill Washburn was a Member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts. He was born in Worcester on January 28, 1857. Washburn graduated from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 1875 and from Harvard University in 1880. He studied law, and was admitted to the...
(R). Charles Q. TirrellCharles Q. TirrellCharles Quincy Tirrell was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Born in Sharon, Massachusetts, Tirrell attended the common schools and studied law at Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, where he graduated in 1866. He served as principal of Peacham Academy for one year and of the high...
(R). Butler AmesButler AmesButler Ames was an American politician, engineer, soldier and businessman. He was the son of Adelbert Ames and grandson of Benjamin Franklin Butler, both decorated generals in the Union Army during the American Civil War....
(R). Augustus P. GardnerAugustus P. GardnerAugustus Peabody Gardner was a Representative from Massachusetts. Gardner was the son-in-law of Henry Cabot Lodge.-Life and career:...
(R). Ernest W. RobertsErnest W. RobertsErnest William Roberts was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Born in East Madison, Maine, Roberts attended the public schools in Chelsea, Massachusetts....
(R). Samuel W. McCallSamuel W. McCallSamuel Walker McCall was a member of the United States House of Representatives, and the 47th Governor of Massachusetts...
(R). John A. Keliher (D). William S. McNaryWilliam S. McNaryWilliam Sarsfield McNary was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.-Early years:McNary was born in Abington, Massachusetts, McNary attended the public schools of Abington and graduated from the Boston English High School....
(D). John Andrew SullivanJohn Andrew SullivanJohn Andrew Sullivan was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Sullivan attended the common and high schools.He was graduated from the Boston University Law School in 1896....
(D). John W. WeeksJohn W. WeeksJohn Wingate Weeks was an American politician in the Republican Party. He served as a United States Representative for Massachusetts from 1905 to 1913, as a United States Senator from 1913 to 1919, and as Secretary of War from 1921 to 1925.-Life and career:Weeks was born and raised in Lancaster,...
(R). William S. GreeneWilliam S. GreeneWilliam Stedman Greene was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Tremont, Illinois, Greene moved with his parents to Fall River, Massachusetts in 1844....
(R). William C. LoveringWilliam C. LoveringWilliam Croad Lovering was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.-Biography:Born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, Lovering moved with his parents to Taunton, Massachusetts, in 1837....
(R)
- Charles G. Washburn
Michigan
. Edwin C. DenbyEdwin C. Denby
Edwin Denby was an American lawyer and politician who served as Secretary of the Navy in the administrations of Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge from 1921 to 1924. He also played a notable role in the infamous Teapot Dome scandal which took place during the Harding presidency. He was the son...
(R). Charles E. Townsend
Charles E. Townsend
Charles Elroy Townsend was a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan.Townsend was born near Concord, Michigan and attended the common schools in Concord and Jackson and the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. He taught school at Concord 1881-1886 and was Jackson County...
(R). Washington Gardner
Washington Gardner
Washington Gardner was a lawyer, minister, politician and Civil War veteran from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Biography:...
(R). Edward L. Hamilton
Edward L. Hamilton
Edward La Rue Hamilton was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Hamilton was born in Niles Township, Michigan, where he attended grade school and graduated from the Niles High School in 1876...
(R). William Alden Smith
William Alden Smith
William Alden Smith was a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan.-Early career:Smith was born in Dowagiac, Michigan and attended the common schools. He moved with his parents to Grand Rapids in 1872, where he attended school, sold popcorn, and was a newsboy and messenger boy...
(R), until February 9, 1907, vacant thereafter. Samuel W. Smith (R). Henry McMorran
Henry McMorran
Henry Gordon McMorran was an American Republican politician and businessman.He served five terms in the U.S. Congress as a U.S...
(R). Joseph W. Fordney
Joseph W. Fordney
Joseph Warren Fordney was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Fordney was born on a farm near Hartford City, Indiana where he attended the common schools. He moved to Saginaw, Michigan in June 1869 and engaged in the lumber industry...
(R). Roswell P. Bishop
Roswell P. Bishop
Roswell Peter Bishop was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Biography:Bishop was born in Sidney, New York, and attended Unadilla Academy, Cooperstown Seminary and Walton Academy, all in Upstate New York, after which he taught school for several years.During the American Civil War, he...
(R). George A. Loud
George A. Loud
George Alvin Loud was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Loud was born in Bainbridge Township, Geauga County, Ohio, and moved with his parents to Massachusetts in 1856 and then to Au Sable, Michigan, in 1866...
(R). Archibald B. Darragh
Archibald B. Darragh
Archibald Bard Darragh was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Biography:Bard was born in La Salle Township, Michigan, and attended the common schools and a private academy in Monroe. He entered the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1857 and pursued a classical course for two years...
(R). H. Olin Young
H. Olin Young
Horace Olin Young was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Young was born in New Albion, New York and attended the common schools and high school of New Albion, New York...
(R)
Minnesota
. James Albertus TawneyJames Albertus Tawney
James Albertus Tawney was a blacksmith, machinist and U.S. politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota. He was the first House Majority Whip, holding that position from 1899 to 1905....
(R). James McCleary
James McCleary
James Thompson McCleary was a United States Representative from Minnesota. Born in Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada, he was educated at Ingersoll High School and McGill University...
(R). Charles Russell Davis
Charles Russell Davis
Charles Russell Davis was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota.He was born in Pittsfield, Illinois but moved with his father to Le Sueur County, Minnesota in 1854, where he attended the public schools and was also instructed by private tutor. He graduated from a...
(R). Frederick Stevens (R). Loren Fletcher
Loren Fletcher
Loren Fletcher was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota; born in Mount Vernon, Kennebec County, Maine; he attended the public schools and Maine Wesleyan Seminary, Kents Hill, Maine; moved to Bangor in 1853; was a stonecutter, clerk in a store, and an employee of a lumber company; moved to...
(R). Clarence Buckman
Clarence Buckman
Clarence Bennett Buckman, a Representative from Minnesota; born in Doylestown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania; attended the public and normal schools; moved to Minnesota in 1872 and settled in what is now known as Buckman; engaged in agricultural pursuits and in the lumber business; appointed justice...
(R). Andrew Volstead
Andrew Volstead
Andrew John Volstead was an American member of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota,1903–1923, and a member of the Republican Party. His name is closely associated with the National Prohibition Act of 1919, usually called the Volstead Act...
(R). James Bede
James Bede
James Adam Bede was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota.Born on a farm in Eaton Township, Lorain County, Ohio, he attended the public schools of Ohio, Oberlin College, and Tabor College in Tabor, Iowa, and read law while learning the printing trade...
(R). Halvor Steenerson
Halvor Steenerson
Halvor Steenerson was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota;-Background:Halvor Steenerson was born at Pleasant Springs near Madison Dane County, Wisconsin. He moved with his parents to Sheldon, Houston County, Minnesota, in 1853. He attended the county schools and the high school in Rushford,...
(R)
Mississippi
. Ezekiel S. Candler, Jr.Ezekiel S. Candler, Jr.
Ezekiel Samuel Candler Jr. was a United States Representative from Mississippi. He was the nephew of Milton A. Candler and cousin of Allen Daniel Candler. He was born in Belleville, Florida. Later, he moved with his parents to Tishomingo County, Mississippi in 1870...
(D). Thomas Spight
Thomas Spight
Thomas Spight was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.Born near Ripley, Mississippi, Spight attended the common schools, Ripley Academy, Purdy College, and the La Grange Synodical College....
(D). Benjamin G. Humphreys II
Benjamin G. Humphreys II
Benjamin Grubb Humphreys was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi, father of William Y. Humphreys, and son of Benjamin G...
(D). Wilson S. Hill
Wilson S. Hill
Wilson Shedric Hill was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.Born near Lodi, Mississippi, Hill attended the common schools and the University of Mississippi at Oxford....
(D). Adam M. Byrd
Adam M. Byrd
Adam Monroe Byrd was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.Born in Sumter County, Alabama, Byrd moved to Neshoba County, Mississippi.He attended the common schools and Cooper Institute in Daleville....
(D). Eaton J. Bowers
Eaton J. Bowers
Eaton Jackson Bowers was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.Born in Canton, Mississippi, Bowers attended the public schools, and Mississippi Military Institute at Pass Christian.He studied law....
(D). Frank A. McLain
Frank A. McLain
Frank Alexander McLain was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.Born near Gloster in Amite County, Mississippi, McLain attended the public schools, and was graduated from the University of Mississippi at Oxford in 1874.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Liberty,...
(D). John Sharp Williams
John Sharp Williams
John Sharp Williams was a prominent American politician in the Democratic Party from the 1890s through the 1920s, and served as the Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives from 1903 to 1908....
(D)
Missouri
. James Tilghman LloydJames Tilghman Lloyd
James Tilghman Lloyd was a U.S. political figure and a Representative from Missouri from 1897 to 1917. He served as the House minority whip between 1901 and 1908.-External links:...
(D). William W. Rucker
William W. Rucker
William Waller Rucker was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born near Covington, Virginia, Rucker moved with his parents to western Virginia in 1861.He attended the common schools....
(D). Frank B. Klepper
Frank B. Klepper
Frank B. Klepper was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born in St. John, Putnam County, Missouri, Klepper moved with his parents to Mirabile, Missouri, where he remained for ten years, and attended the common schools....
(R). Frank B. Fulkerson
Frank B. Fulkerson
Frank Ballard Fulkerson was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born near Edinburg, Missouri, Fulkerson moved with his parents to a farm near Higginsville, Missouri....
(R). Edgar C. Ellis
Edgar C. Ellis
Edgar Clarence Ellis was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born in Vermontville, Michigan, Ellis attended Olivet College, and was graduated from Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota, in 1881....
(R). David A. De Armond
David A. De Armond
David Albaugh De Armond was a Democratic Representative representing Missouri's 12th congressional district from March 4, 1891 until March 3, 1893, and then Missouri's 6th congressional district from March 4, 1893- until dying in office in 1909.He was born in Blair County, Pennsylvania, attended...
(D). John Welborn
John Welborn (representative)
John Welborn was an American politician who represented Missouri in the United States House of Representatives from 1905-1907....
(R). Dorsey W. Shackleford
Dorsey W. Shackleford
Dorsey William Shackleford was a United States Representative from Missouri.Born near Sweet Springs, Missouri, Shackleford attended public schools and William Jewell College, Liberty, Missouri.He taught school 1877-1879....
(D). James Beauchamp Clark
James Beauchamp Clark
James Beauchamp Clark best known as Champ Clark was a prominent American politician in the Democratic Party from the 1890s until his death. A Representative of Missouri from 1893 to 1895 and from 1897 to 1921, he served as the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1911 to 1919...
(D). Richard Bartholdt
Richard Bartholdt
Richard Bartholdt was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born in Schleiz, Germany, Bartholdt attended the public schools and Schleiz College ....
(R). John T. Hunt
John T. Hunt
John Thomas Hunt was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Hunt attended the common schools.In his youth was a professional ball player and umpire....
(D). Ernest E. Wood
Ernest E. Wood
Ernest Edward Wood was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born in Chico, California, Wood attended the public schools and was graduated from the Stockton High School in 1892. He was appointed as a cadet to the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1893 and remained two years...
(D), served until June 23, 1906
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- Harry M. CoudreyHarry M. CoudreyHarry Marcy Coudrey was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born in Brunswick, Missouri, Coudrey moved with his parents to St. Louis, Missouri, in 1878....
(R), won contested election. Marion E. RhodesMarion E. RhodesMarion Edwards Rhodes was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born on a farm near Glen Allen, Missouri, Rhodes attended the public schools and Will Mayfield College....
(R). William T. TyndallWilliam T. TyndallWilliam Thomas Tyndall was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born in Sparta, Missouri, Tyndall attended the public schools, Henderson Academy at Sparta, and Sparta Academy.He engaged in teaching at Sparta 1884-1895....
(R). Cassius M. ShartelCassius M. ShartelCassius McLean Shartel was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, Shartel moved with his parents to Knox County, Missouri, and resided there until 1873....
(R). Arthur P. MurphyArthur P. MurphyArthur Phillips Murphy was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born in Hancock, Missouri, Murphy attended the public schools of Pulaski County and the School of Mines and Metallurgy at Rolla, Missouri....
(R)
- Harry M. Coudrey
Nebraska
. Elmer BurkettElmer Burkett
Elmer Jacob Burkett was a Representative and a Senator from Nebraska.Burkett was born on a farm near Glenwood, Iowa. He attended the public schools and graduated from Tabor College in 1890 and from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Law in 1893...
(R), until March 4, 1905
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- Ernest M. PollardErnest M. PollardErnest Mark Pollard was a Nebraska Republican politician.He was born in Nehawka, Nebraska on April 15, 1869 and graduated from University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1893. He farmed near Nehawka until he was elected to the Nebraska State house of representatives in 1896...
(R), from July 18, 1905. John L. KennedyJohn L. KennedyJohn Lauderdale Kennedy was a Nebraska Republican politician.Born in Ayrshire, Scotland on October 27, 1854, he immigrated in 1874 to the United States and settled and farmed in LaSalle County, Illinois. He attended Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois in 1879 and then graduated from the law...
(R). John J McCarthyJohn McCarthy (Nebraska)John Jay McCarthy was a Nebraska Republican politician.Born in Stoughton, Wisconsin on July 19, 1857, he attended Albion Academy. He moved to David City, Nebraska in 1879 and to Dixon County, Nebraska in 1882. He was admitted to the bar in 1884 and set up practice in Emerson, Nebraska.He was...
(R). Edmund H. HinshawEdmund H. HinshawEdmund Howard Hinshaw was a Nebraska republican politician.Born in Greensboro, Indiana on December 8, 1860, he graduated from Butler College in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1885. He moved to Fairbury, Nebraska in 1887 and was superintendent of the public schools until 1888 while he studied law...
(R). George W. Norris (R). Moses P. Kinkaid (R)
- Ernest M. Pollard
Nevada
. Clarence D. Van DuzerClarence D. Van Duzer
Clarence Dunn Van Duzer was a United States Representative from Nevada.-References:...
(D)
New Hampshire
. Cyrus Adams Sulloway (R). Frank Dunklee CurrierFrank Dunklee Currier
Frank Dunklee Currier was a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire.Born in Canaan, New Hampshire, Currier attended the common schools, then Kimball Union Academy in Meriden, New Hampshire, and Doctor Hixon's School in Lowell, Massachusetts...
(R)
New Jersey
. Henry C. LoudenslagerHenry C. Loudenslager
Henry Clay Loudenslager was an American Republican Party politician from New Jersey who represented the 1st congressional district from 1893 to 1911.-Biography:...
(R). John James Gardner (R). Benjamin F. Howell (R). Ira W. Wood
Ira W. Wood
Ira Wells Wood was an American Republican Party politician who represented from 1904 to 1913....
(R). Charles N. Fowler
Charles N. Fowler
Charles Newell Fowler was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 8th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1895 to 1903, and the 5th district from 1903 to 1911.Fowler was born in Lena, Illinois on November 2, 1852...
(R). Henry C. Allen
Henry C. Allen
Henry Crosby Allen was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 6th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1905 to 1907....
(R). Richard W. Parker
Richard W. Parker
Richard Wayne Parker was an American Republican Party politician from New Jersey who represented the 6th congressional district from 1895 to 1903, the 7th district from 1903 to 1911, and the 9th district from 1914 to 1919 and again from 1921 to 1923,...
(R). William H. Wiley
William H. Wiley
William Halsted Wiley , was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 8th congressional district from 1903 to 1907 and from 1909 to 1911, and was also a co-founder and former president of the publishing company John Wiley & Sons.-Education:Wiley was born in New York City...
(R). Marshall Van Winkle
Marshall Van Winkle
Marshall Van Winkle was a U.S. Representative from New Jersey, grandnephew of Peter G. Van Winkle.-Biography:Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, Van Winkle attended the public schools.He studied law....
(R). Allan L. McDermott (D)
New York
. William W. CocksWilliam W. Cocks
William Willets Cocks was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Old Westbury, Long Island, he attended private schools and Swarthmore College. He engaged in agricultural pursuits and was elected commissioner of highways of the Town of North Hempstead in 1894...
(R). George H. Lindsay
George H. Lindsay
George Henry Lindsay was a United States Representative from New York. Born in New York City, he moved with his parents to Brooklyn in 1843. He attended the public schools and engaged in the real estate and investment business. He was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1882 to 1886 and...
(D). Charles T. Dunwell
Charles T. Dunwell
Charles Tappan Dunwell was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Newark, New York, Dunwell moved with his parents to Lyons, New York, in 1854.He attended the Lyons Union School....
(R). Charles B. Law
Charles B. Law
Charles Blakeslee Law was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Hannibal, New York, Law attended the public schools....
(R). George E. Waldo
George E. Waldo
George Ernest Waldo was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Brooklyn, New York, Waldo attended the public schools of Scotland, Connecticut, and Brooklyn, New York, Doctor Fitch's Academy, South Windham, Connecticut, Natchaug High School, Willimantic, Connecticut, and studied two years in...
(R). William M. Calder
William M. Calder
William Musgrave Calder I was an American politician from New York.-Biography:He was born in Brooklyn on March 3, 1869 to Alexander G. Calder. He trained as a carpenter, attended night classes at Cooper Union....
(R). John J. Fitzgerald
John J. Fitzgerald
John Joseph Fitzgerald was a United States Representative from New York.-Biography:Born in Brooklyn, he attended the public schools, La Salle Military Academy , and graduated from Manhattan College in 1891...
(D). Timothy D. Sullivan (D), resigned July 27, 1906
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- Daniel J. RiordanDaniel J. RiordanDaniel Joseph Riordan of New York City was a U.S. Representative from New York from 1899 to 1901 and from 1906 to 1923. He was a Democrat and a member of Tammany Hall.-References:...
(D). Henry M. GoldfogleHenry M. GoldfogleHenry Mayer Goldfogle was a United States Representative from New York. Born in New York City, he attended the public schools and Townsend College. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1877 and commenced practice in New York City...
(D). William SulzerWilliam SulzerWilliam Sulzer was an American lawyer and politician, nicknamed Plain Bill Sulzer. He was the 39th Governor of New York and a long-serving congressman from the same state. He was the first and so far only New York Governor to be impeached...
(D). William Randolph HearstWilliam Randolph HearstWilliam Randolph Hearst was an American business magnate and leading newspaper publisher. Hearst entered the publishing business in 1887, after taking control of The San Francisco Examiner from his father...
(D). W. Bourke Cockran (D). Herbert ParsonsHerbert ParsonsHerbert Parsons was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in New York City, Parsons attended private schools in New York City, St...
(R). Charles A. TowneCharles A. TowneCharles Arnette Towne was an American politician. Born near Pontiac, Michigan, he graduated from the University of Michigan and served in the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota as a Republican in the 54th congress and from New York as a Democrat in the 59th congress.Towne also...
(D). J. Van Vechten OlcottJ. Van Vechten OlcottJacob Van Vechten Olcott was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in New York City, Olcott attended the public schools and the College of the City of New York....
(R). Jacob Ruppert, Jr. (D). William S. BennetWilliam S. BennetWilliam Stiles Bennet was a U.S. Representative from New York, father of Augustus Witschief Bennet.-Biography:Born in Port Jervis, New York, Bennet attended the common schools....
(R). Joseph A. GouldenJoseph A. GouldenJoseph Aloysius Goulden , son of Aaron Goulden who originated from England, was a U.S. Representative from New York....
(D). John E. Andrus (R). Thomas W. BradleyThomas W. BradleyThomas Wilson Bradley 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 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), died November 4, 1906, vacant to end. William H. DraperWilliam Henry Draper (Congressman)William Henry Draper was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives representing New York state from March 4, 1901 to March 3, 1913....
(R). George N. SouthwickGeorge N. SouthwickGeorge Newell Southwick was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Albany, New York, Southwick attended private and public schools....
(R). Frank J. LeFevreFrank J. LeFevreFrank Jacob Le Fevre was a U.S. Representative from New York, son of Jacob Le Fever.Born in New Paltz, New York, Le Fevre attended the public schools and the New Paltz Normal School.He became engaged in banking....
(R). Lucius N. LittauerLucius N. Littauer-External links:...
(R). William H. FlackWilliam H. FlackWilliam Henry Flack was a U.S. Representative from New York.-Career:Flack attended public schools. He became interested in lumbering and tanning. He had some family members in Indiana West of the downtown area known as Flackville...
(R), died February 2, 1907, vacant to end. 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). Charles L. KnappCharles L. KnappCharles Luman Knapp was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born on a farm near Harrisburg, New York, Knapp attended the rural schools, Lowville Academy, and Irving Institute, Tarrytown, New York....
(R). Michael E. DriscollMichael E. DriscollMichael Edward Driscoll was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Syracuse, New York, Driscoll moved with his parents to the town of Camillus, Onondaga County, in 1852....
(R). John W. Dwight (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). James B. Perkins (R). J. Sloat Fassett (R). James Wolcott WadsworthJames Wolcott WadsworthJames Wolcott Wadsworth was an American farmer, soldier and statesman.-Life:...
(R). William H. RyanWilliam H. RyanWilliam Henry Ryan was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, Ryan moved to Buffalo, New York, with his parents in 1866.He attended the grade and high schools....
(D). De Alva S. AlexanderDe Alva S. AlexanderDe Alva Stanwood Alexander was an American journalist, lawyer, historian, and member of the United States House of Representatives....
(R). Edward B. VreelandEdward B. VreelandEdward Butterfield Vreeland was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Cuba, Allegany County, New York, he graduated from Friendship Academy in 1877. In 1869 he moved to Salamanca and was superintendent of the public schools there from 1877 to 1882. He studied law and was admitted...
(R)
- Daniel J. Riordan
North Carolina
. John Humphrey SmallJohn Humphrey Small
John Humphrey Small was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina.Born in Washington, North Carolina, Small attended private schools and Trinity College , Durham, North Carolina where he was a Member of the Chi Phi Fraternity. He taught school from 1876 to 1880 and studied law...
(D). Claude Kitchin
Claude Kitchin
Claude Kitchin was a U.S. Congressional Representative from North Carolina and floor leader of his party in the House during the 64th, 65th, and 67th Congresses....
(D). Charles Randolph Thomas (D). Edward W. Pou
Edward W. Pou
Edward William Pou , was an American politician, serving in the United States Congress.Born in Tuskegee, Alabama, September 9, 1863, he moved to North Carolina with his parents in 1867, where he attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and studied law...
(D). William Walton Kitchin
William Walton Kitchin
William Walton Kitchin was the 52nd Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1909 to 1913.-Early Life and Family:...
(D). Gilbert B. Patterson
Gilbert B. Patterson
Gilbert Brown Patterson was a member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina....
(D). Robert N. Page
Robert N. Page
Robert Newton Page was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina.Born in Cary, North Carolina, Page attended the Cary High School and Bingham Military School in Mebane, North Carolina....
(D). E. Spencer Blackburn (R). Edwin Y. Webb (D). James M. Gudger, Jr.
James M. Gudger, Jr.
thumb|James M Gudger, Jr. ca1912James Madison Gudger, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina, father of Katherine Gudger Langley....
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North Dakota
. Thomas Frank MarshallThomas Frank Marshall
Thomas Frank Marshall was a U.S. Representative from North Dakota.-Biography:Born in Hannibal, Missouri, Marshall attended the common schools and the State normal school at Platteville, Wisconsin....
(R). Asle Gronna
Asle Gronna
Asle Jorgenson Gronna was an American Senator from North Dakota, and one of the six to vote against the United States declaration of war leading to the First World War. Gronna was a Republican who reflected the attitudes of his region - progressive and isolationist...
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Ohio
. Nicholas LongworthNicholas Longworth
Nicholas Longworth IV was a prominent American politician in the Republican Party during the first few decades of the 20th century...
(R). Herman P. Goebel
Herman P. Goebel
Herman Philip Goebel was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Goebel attended the public schools.He was employed as a messenger boy for a law firm.He was graduated from the Cincinnati Law School in 1872....
(R). Robert M. Nevin
Robert M. Nevin
Robert Murphy Nevin was an attorney and member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio.Robert M. Nevin was born in Danville, Ohio, the son of Robert and Frances E. Nevin. His father was a merchant and the first postmaster in Highland County, Ohio...
(R). Harvey C. Garber
Harvey C. Garber
Harvey Cable Garber was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Harvey C. Garber was born in Hill Grove, Ohio on July 6, 1866. Garber moved to Greenville, Ohio, with his parents in 1872, where he attended public schools. He was later Manager of the Western Union Telegraph Co., and was Superintendent of...
(D). William Wildman Campbell
William Wildman Campbell
William Wildman Campbell was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Rochester, Vermont, Campbell attended the public schools, Goddard Seminary, Barre, Vermont, and Tufts College, Medford, Massachusetts.He studied law....
(R). Thomas E. Scroggy
Thomas E. Scroggy
Thomas Edmund Scroggy was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.-Biography:Born in Harveysburg, Ohio, Scroggy attended the public schools.He engaged in manufacturing....
(R). J. Warren Keifer
J. Warren Keifer
Joseph Warren Keifer was a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and a prominent U.S. politician during the 1880s. He served in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican from Ohio from 1877 to 1885 and from 1905 to 1911...
(R). Ralph D. Cole
Ralph D. Cole
Ralph Dayton Cole was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, brother of Raymond Clinton Cole.Born in Vanlue, Ohio, Cole attended the common schools.He was graduated from Findlay College of Findlay, Ohio in 1896....
(R). James H. Southard
James H. Southard
James Harding Southard was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born near Toledo, Ohio, in Washington Township, Lucas County, Ohio, Southard attended the public schools and was graduated from Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, in 1874.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1877 and commenced...
(R). Henry T. Bannon
Henry T. Bannon
Henry Towne Bannon was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born near Portsmouth, Ohio, Bannon attended the public schools of Portsmouth, Ohio State University at Columbus in 1885 and 1886, and was graduated from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1889.He studied law.He was admitted to the Ohio...
(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). Edward L. Taylor, Jr.
Edward L. Taylor, Jr.
Edward Livingston Taylor, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Columbus, Ohio, Taylor attended the public schools and was graduated from the Columbus High School.He studied law....
(R). Grant E. Mouser
Grant E. Mouser
Grant Earl Mouser was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, father of Grant E. Mouser, Jr.Born in LaRue, Ohio, Mouser attended the LaRue Union Schools and Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio....
(R). Amos R. Webber
Amos R. Webber
Amos Richard Webber was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Hinckley, Ohio, Webber attended the public schools of Hinckley and was graduated from Baldwin University, Berea, Ohio, in 1876. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1876 and commenced practice in Elyria, Ohio. He served as...
(R). Beman G. Dawes (R). Capell L. Weems
Capell L. Weems
Capell Lane Weems was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Whigville, Ohio, Weems attended the common schools and normal academy, Caldwell, Ohio. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1883 and commenced practice in Caldwell.Weems was elected prosecuting attorney of Noble County in 1884...
(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). James Kennedy
James Kennedy (congressman)
James Kennedy was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Lowellville, Ohio, Kennedy prepared for college at Poland Union Seminary, in Ohio, and graduated from Westminster College, New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, in 1876. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in March 1879...
(R). W. Aubrey Thomas (R). Jacob A. Beidler
Jacob A. Beidler
Jacob Atlee Beidler was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Tredyffrin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, Beidler attended the country schools, and Locke's Seminary, Norristown, Pennsylvania....
(R). Theodore Elijah Burton (R)
Oregon
. Binger HermannBinger Hermann
Binger Hermann was an American attorney and politician in Oregon. A native of Maryland, he immigrated to the Oregon Territory with his parents as part of the Baltimore Colony. Hermann would serve in both houses of the Oregon Legislative Assembly and as a Republican in the United States Congress...
(R). John N. Williamson
John N. Williamson
John Newton Williamson was an American rancher and politician in the state of Oregon. A native Oregonian, he served in both chambers of the Oregon Legislative Assembly representing central and eastern Oregon in the late 19th century...
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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). Robert Adams, Jr. (R), died June 1, 1906
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- 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). George A. CastorGeorge A. CastorGeorge Albert Castor was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania....
(R), died February 19, 1906 - J. Hampton MooreJ. Hampton MooreJoseph Hampton Moore was Mayor of Philadelphia and a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania.-Early life and commercial work:...
(R). Reuben O. MoonReuben O. MoonReuben Osborne Moon was Republican member of the U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania.Moon was born in Jobstown, New Jersey. He graduated from the National School of Oratory, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1874. He became a professor in the National School of Oratory, and engaged in lecturing...
(R). Edward de Veaux MorrellEdward de Veaux MorrellEdward de Veaux Morrell was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Morrell was born in Newport, Rhode Island. He attended private schools and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia, where he was a member of St. Anthony Hall, in 1885...
(R). George D. McCreary (R). Thomas S. ButlerThomas S. ButlerThomas Stalker Butler was a U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, serving from March 4, 1897 until his death, having been elected to the House sixteen times. Thomas S. Butler was also the father of the famous Marine Corps General Smedley D...
(R). Irving P. Wanger (R). Henry B. Cassel (R). Thomas H. Dale (R). Henry W. Palmer (R). George R. Patterson (R) - Charles N. BrummCharles N. BrummCharles Napoleon Brumm was a Greenbacker and a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Early life and education:...
(R). Marcus C.L. KlineMarcus C.L. KlineMarcus Charles Lawrence Kline was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....
(D). Mial E. Lilley (R). Elias DeemerElias DeemerElias Deemer was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Elias Deemer was born near Durham, Pennsylvania. He was engaged in mercantile pursuits in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania and in Philadelphia in 1860...
(R). Edmund W. Samuel (R). Thaddeus M. Mahon(R). Marlin E. Olmsted (R). John M. Reynolds (R). Daniel F. Lafean (R). Solomon R. Dresser (R). George F. Huff (R). Allen F. Cooper (R). Ernest F. AchesonErnest F. AchesonErnest Francis Acheson was a newspaper editor and a representative to the United States House of Representatives. He was born in Washington, Pennsylvania in 1855. He attended the public schools there, and then went on Washington and Jefferson College in 1875.He was admitted to the bar in 1877...
(R). Arthur L. Bates (R). Gustav A. SchneebeliGustav A. SchneebeliGustav Adolphus Schneebeli was a U.S. Representative from the state of Pennsylvania.Schneebeli was born in Neusalz, Prussian Silesia. He immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He attended the Moravian Parochial School. They later moved to...
(R). William O. SmithWilliam Orlando SmithWilliam Orlando Smith was a U.S. Representative from the state of Pennsylvania.William O. Smith was born in Reynoldsville, Pennsylvania. He learned the printing trade, and worked as publisher of the Reynoldsville Herald from 1876 to 1879. He worked in the Government Printing Office in...
(R). Joseph C. SibleyJoseph C. SibleyJoseph Crocker Sibley was a U.S. Representative from the state of Pennsylvania.Joseph C. Sibley was born in Friendship, New York. In 1859 he moved with his parents to Boston, New York. He attended the county schools and the local academies at Springville and Friendship. He taught school and...
(R). William H. Graham (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). James F. BurkeJames F. BurkeJames Francis Burke was Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania.-Early life:...
(R). Andrew J. Barchfeld (R)
- John E. Reyburn
Rhode Island
. Daniel L. D. GrangerDaniel L. D. Granger
Daniel Larned Davis Granger was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Granger attended the common schools....
(D). Adin B. Capron
Adin B. Capron
Adin Ballou Capron was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.-Early life and military career:Born in Mendon, Massachusetts, Capron attended the Woonsocket High School and Westbrook Seminary, near Portland, Maine. He settled in Stillwater, Rhode Island, and engaged in milling and dealing in grain...
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South Carolina
. George S. Legare (D). James O'H. PattersonJames O'H. Patterson
James O'Hanlan Patterson was a United States Representative from South Carolina. He was born in Barnwell, South Carolina. He attended private schools in town and also in Augusta, Georgia...
(D). Wyatt Aiken
Wyatt Aiken
Wyatt Aiken was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for South Carolina's 3rd congressional district. He served for six terms from 1903 to 1917.-Biography:...
(D). Joseph T. Johnson
Joseph T. Johnson
Joseph Travis Johnson was a United States Representative and federal judge from South Carolina. He was born in Brewerton, South Carolina. He attended the common schools and was graduated from Erskine College, Due West, South Carolina in 1879. He received an LL.B. from Vanderbilt University in...
(D). David E. Finley
David E. Finley
David E. Finley was a United States Representative from South Carolina. He was born in Trenton, Arkansas. He attended the public schools of Rock Hill, South Carolina and Ebenezer, South Carolina and was graduated from the law department of South Carolina College at Columbia, South Carolina in 1885...
(D). J. Edwin Ellerbe
J. Edwin Ellerbe
James Edwin Ellerbe was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born in Sellers, South Carolina, Ellerbe attended Pine Hill Academy and the University of South Carolina at Columbia....
(D). Asbury F. Lever (D)
South Dakota
. Charles Henry Burke (R). Eben Wever Martin (R)Tennessee
. Walter P. BrownlowWalter P. Brownlow
Walter P. Brownlow served Tennessee's First Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1896 until 1910. Amazingly, a century after his service, the legacy established by Brownlow's Congressional work remains important in the First District...
(R). Nathan W. Hale
Nathan W. Hale
Nathan Wesley Hale was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 2nd congressional district of Tennessee.-Biography:...
(R). John Austin Moon (D). Mounce G. Butler (D). William C. Houston
William C. Houston
William Cannon Houston was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 5th congressional district of Tennessee.-Biography:...
(D). John Wesley Gaines (D). Lemuel Phillips Padgett (D). Thetus Willrette Sims (D). Finis J. Garrett
Finis J. Garrett
Finis J. Garrett was born in Weakley County, Tennessee in 1875. He attended Bethel College and graduated in 1897. During that period he worked as an editor for local newspapers. After he went on to law and then the US Congress. In the House he served from 1905 to 1929 and from 1923 to 1929 he was...
(D). Malcolm R. Patterson
Malcolm R. Patterson
Malcolm Rice Patterson was the governor of the U.S. state of Tennessee from 1907 to 1911.-Biography:A native of Somerville, Alabama, Patterson was a son of Colonel Josiah Patterson, a distinguished Confederate cavalry officer and a United States Representative for Tennessee, and his wife Josephine...
(D), resigned November 5, 1906, vacant for remainder of term
Texas
. John Levi SheppardJohn Levi Sheppard
John Levi Sheppard was an American lawyer, judge, and legislator. Sheppard was elected to two terms as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives for the Fourth Congressional District of Texas...
(D). Moses L. Broocks
Moses L. Broocks
Moses Lycurgus Broocks was a U.S. Representative from Texas.Born near San Augustine, Texas, Broocks attended the common schools....
(D). Gordon James Russell (D). Choice Boswell Randell (D). James Andrew Beall (D). Scott Field
Scott Field (Texas politician)
Scott Field was an American politician who represented Texas in the United States House of Representatives from 1903-1907.-Biography:Field was born in Canton, Mississippi...
(D). Alexander W. Gregg
Alexander W. Gregg
Alexander White Gregg was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives between 1903 and 1919.-Early life:...
(D). John M. Pinckney
John M. Pinckney
John McPherson Pinckney was a United States Representative from Texas.Born in Grimes County, Texas, near the town of Hempstead, Waller County, Pinckney attended public schools and was privately instructed...
(D), until April 24, 1905
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- John M. MooreJohn M. MooreJohn Matthew Moore was an American rancher and statesman from Texas who served in the United States House of Representatives from District 8 from 1905 to 1913....
(D), from ???, 1905. George Farmer BurgessGeorge Farmer BurgessGeorge Farmer Burgess was a U.S. Representative from Texas.-Biography:Born in Wharton, Texas, Burgess attended the common schools....
(D). Albert Sidney Burleson (D). Robert L. HenryRobert L. HenryRobert Lee Henry was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas from 1897 to 1917 .-Early life:...
(D). Oscar W. GillespieOscar W. GillespieOscar William Gillespie was a U.S. House Representative for the state of Texas.Born near Quitman, Mississippi, Gillespie attended private schools and was graduated from Mansfield College, Texas in 1885. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1886 and commenced his law practice in Fort...
(D). John Hall StephensJohn Hall StephensJohn Hall Stephens was a U.S. Representative from Texas.Born in Shelby County, Texas, Stephens attended the common schools in Mansfield, Texas....
(D). James L. Slayden (D). John Nance GarnerJohn Nance GarnerJohn Nance Garner, IV , was the 32nd Vice President of the United States and the 44th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives .- Early life and family :...
(D). William R. SmithWilliam Robert SmithWilliam Robert Smith was a United States representative from Texas and a United States federal judge.Born in Smith County, Texas, Smith graduated from the Sam Houston Normal Institute in Huntsville, Texas in 1883. He read law in 1885 and was admitted to the Texas bar, beginning the practice of law...
(D)
- John M. Moore
Vermont
. David J. FosterDavid J. Foster
David Johnson Foster was a U.S. Representative from Vermont.Born in Barnet, Vermont, Foster attended the public schools of his native city and was graduated from the St...
(R). Kittredge Haskins
Kittredge Haskins
Kittredge Haskins was a Vermont lawyer and politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives.Born in Dover, Vermont, Haskins attended the public schools and received instruction from a private tutor....
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Virginia
. William Atkinson JonesWilliam Atkinson Jones
William Atkinson Jones was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1891 to 1918.Jones was born in Warsaw, Virginia, and graduated from the law department of the University of Virginia in 1870...
(D). Harry Lee Maynard (D). John Fletcher Lamb (D). Robert G. Southall
Robert G. Southall
Robert Goode Southall , was an American politician and lawyer, noteworthy as the U.S. Representative from Virginia....
(D). Claude Augustus Swanson (D), resigned January 30, 1906
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- Edward W. SaundersEdward W. SaundersEdward Watts Saunders was born in Franklin County, Virginia. His primary education was received from tutors at home and at Bellevue Academy in Bedford County. From the Academy, he entered the University of Virginia. After graduation, he joined Professor F.P. Brent in conducting a classical...
(D). Carter GlassCarter GlassCarter Glass was a newspaper publisher and politician from Lynchburg, Virginia. He served many years in Congress as a member of the Democratic Party. As House co-sponsor, he played a central role in the development of the 1913 Glass-Owen Act that created the Federal Reserve System. Glass...
(D). James Hay (D). John Franklin RixeyJohn Franklin RixeyJohn Franklin Rixey was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from Virginia's 8th congressional district from 1897 to 1907....
(D), died February 8, 1907, vacant to end. Campbell SlempCampbell SlempCampbell Slemp , was an American Republican politician, and a United States Representative from the 9th District of Virginia from 1903 to 1907, during the 58th, 59th, and 60th Congresses....
(R). Henry De Flood (D)
- Edward W. Saunders
Washington
. Wesley Livsey JonesWesley Livsey Jones
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(R). Francis W. Cushman
Francis W. Cushman
Francis Wellington Cushman was a U.S. Representative from Washington.Born in Brighton, Washington County, Iowa, Cushman attended the public schools in Brighton and Pleasant Plain Academy in Pleasant Plain, Iowa....
(R). William E. Humphrey (R)
West Virginia
. Blackburn B. DovenerBlackburn B. Dovener
Blackburn Barrett Dovener was a Republican politician from West Virginia who served as a United States Representative. Dovener was born in Tays Valley, West Virginia, in Cabell County. on April 20, 1842. He served as a member of the 54th, 55th, 56th, 57th, 58th and 59th United States Congresses...
(R). Alston G. Dayton
Alston G. Dayton
Alston Gordon Dayton was a Republican politician from West Virginia who served as a United States Representative, and later as a United States federal judge....
(R), resigned March 16, 1905
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- Thomas B. Davis (D). Joseph Holt Gaines (R). Harry C. WoodyardHarry C. WoodyardHarry Chapman Woodyard was a Republican politician from West Virginia who served as aUnited States Representative. Congressman Woodyard was born in Spencer, West Virginia, in Roane County...
(R). James Anthony Hughes (R)
- Thomas B. Davis (D). Joseph Holt Gaines (R). Harry C. Woodyard
Wisconsin
. Henry Allen Cooper (R). Henry C. Adams (R), died July 9, 1906-
- John M. NelsonJohn M. NelsonJohn Mandt Nelson was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.Born in Burke, Wisconsin, Nelson attended the public schools and was graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1892....
(R). Joseph W. BabcockJoseph W. BabcockJoseph Weeks Babcock was a seven-term Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin....
(R). Theobald Johnston Otjen (R). William H. StaffordWilliam H. StaffordWilliam Henry Stafford was a U.S. Republican politician.He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin and served from March 4, 1903 to March 3, 1911. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1910...
(R). Charles H. WeisseCharles H. WeisseCharles Herman Weisse was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.Born near Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, Weisse attended the public schools and St...
(D). John Jacob Esch (R). James Henry Davidson (R). Edward Sloman Minor (R). Webster Everett Brown (R). John J. JenkinsJohn J. JenkinsJohn James Jenkins was a Republican U.S. Representative from Wisconsin from 1895 to 1909.Born in Weymouth, England, Jenkins emigrated with his parents to the United States in 1852, where they settled in Baraboo, Wisconsin. During the American Civil War, Jenkins served as a private with the 6th...
(R)
- John M. Nelson
Wyoming
. Franklin Wheeler MondellFranklin Wheeler Mondell
Frank Wheeler Mondell was a representative of Wyoming born in St. Louis, Missouri, and educated in the public schools. For many years he was engaged in farming, stock-raising, and railroad construction. He lived in Wyoming from 1887 onward, and served in Congress from 1895 to 1897 and then from...
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Non-voting members
. Frank Hinman WaskeyFrank Hinman Waskey
Frank Hinman Waskey was a delegate from the District of Alaska to the United States House of Representatives. He was born on April 20, 1875 in Lake City, Minnesota in Wabasha County. He attended the public schools of Minneapolis, moved to Alaska in February 1898, and settled in Nome. He engaged in...
, (D) (took office August 14, 1906). Marcus Aurelius Smith, (D). Jonah Kunio Kalanianaole. William Henry Andrews
William Henry Andrews
William Henry "Bull" Andrews was an American politician who served as a Republican representative in the Pennsylvania General Assembly and as a delegate from the New Mexico Territory....
, (R). Bird Segle McGuire
Bird Segle McGuire
Bird Segle McGuire was a Delegate and a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma, and a cousin of William Neville.- Early life :...
, (R). Tulio Larrinaga
Tulio Larrinaga
Tulio Larrinaga was a Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico.Born in Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico, Larrinaga attended the Seminario Consiliar of San Ildefonso at San Juan, Puerto Rico...
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Senate
- Secretary of the Senate: Charles G. Bennett of New York, elected February 1, 1900.
- Sergeant at Arms of the Senate: Daniel M. Ransdell of IndianaIndianaIndiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
, elected February 1, 1900. - Chaplain of the SenateChaplain 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...
- The Rev. Edward E. Hale, UnitarianUnitarianismUnitarianism is a Christian theological movement, named for its understanding of God as one person, in direct contrast to Trinitarianism which defines God as three persons coexisting consubstantially as one in being....
, elected December 14, 1903.
- The Rev. Edward E. Hale, Unitarian
House of Representatives
- Clerk of the HouseClerk 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....
: Alexander McDowellAlexander McDowellAlexander McDowell was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
of PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaThe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, elected December 4, 1905. - Sergeant at Arms of the House: Henry CassonHenry CassonHenry Casson was the Secretary of State for Wisconsin from 1895 until 1899. In 1899, at the start of the 56th United States Congress, he was selected by the Republican majority to serve as Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives...
of WisconsinWisconsinWisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
, elected December 4, 1905. - Doorkeeper of the House: Frank B. Lyon of New York, elected December 4, 1905.
- Postmaster of the House: Joseph McElroyJoseph McElroyJoseph McElroy is an American novelist, short story writer, and essayist.McElroy grew up in Brooklyn Heights, NY, a neighborhood that features prominently in much of his fiction. He received his B.A. from Williams College in 1951 and his M.A. from Columbia University in 1952...
of OhioOhioOhio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, elected December 4, 1905. - Clerk at the Speaker’s TableParliamentarian of the United States House of RepresentativesThe Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives manages, supervises, and administers its Office of the Parliamentarian, which is responsible for advising presiding officers, Members, and staff on procedural questions under the U.S...
: Asher C. HindsAsher C. HindsAsher Crosby Hinds was a United States Representative from Maine. He attended the public schools and Coburn Classical Institute.... - 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...
: The Rev. Henry N. CoudenHenry N. CoudenHenry N. Couden is a Universalist minister who was the 54th Chaplain of the United States Senate from December 2, 1895 to April 11, 1921. He was the only blind religious leader to serve in this position....
, Universalist, elected December 4, 1905.