The 38th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the

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and the

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. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1863, to March 4, 1865, during the last two years of the first

administration Administration may refer to: Management of organizations * Management, the act of directing people towards accomplishing a goal ** Administrative Assistant, traditionally known as a Secretary, or also known as an administrative officer, administ ...

of U.S. President

Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln ( ; February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. Lincoln led the nation thro ...

. The apportionment of seats in the

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was based on the Eighth Census of the United States in 1860. The

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had a Republican majority, and the

had a Republican plurality.

Major events

American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by state ...

, which had started in 1861, continued through this Congress and ended later in 1865 * January 8, 1863: Ground broken in

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, on the construction of the

First transcontinental railroad North America's first transcontinental railroad (known originally as the "Pacific Railroad" and later as the " Overland Route") was a continuous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 that connected the existing eastern U.S. rail netwo ...

in the United States * November 19, 1863:

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* November 8, 1864: President

is reelected, defeating

George McClellan George Brinton McClellan (December 3, 1826 – October 29, 1885) was an American soldier, Civil War Union general, civil engineer, railroad executive, and politician who served as the 24th governor of New Jersey. A graduate of West Point, McCl ...

Major legislation

* April 22, 1864: Coinage Act of 1864, Sess. 1, ch. 66, * June 30, 1864: Yosemite Valley Grant Act, Sess. 1, * March 3, 1865: Freedmen's Bureau, Sess. 2, ch. 90,

Major bills not enacted

* Wade–Davis Bill passed both houses July 2, 1864 but

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Constitutional amendments

* January 31, 1865: Approved an amendment to the United States Constitution abolishing

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and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime, and submitted it to the

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for

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** Amendment was later ratified on December 6, 1865, becoming the

Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution The Thirteenth Amendment (Amendment XIII) to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. The amendment was passed by the Senate on April 8, 1864, by the House of Representati ...

Treaties ratified

* February 9, 1865: Chippewa Indians,

States admitted and territories organized

States

*June 19, 1863:

West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the ...

admitted (formed from a portion of Virginia), (See also ) *October 31, 1864:

Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a state in the Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the 7th-most extensive, ...

admitted, (See also )

Territories

*May 26, 1864: Montana Territory organized, Sess. 1, ch. 95,

States in rebellion

The Confederacy fielded armies and sustained the rebellion into a second Congress, but the Union did not accept

secession Secession is the withdrawal of a group from a larger entity, especially a political entity, but also from any organization, union or military alliance. Some of the most famous and significant secessions have been: the former Soviet republics l ...

and secessionists were not eligible for Congress. Elections held in Missouri and Kentucky seated all members to the House and Senate for the 38th Congress. Elections held among Unionists in Virginia, Tennessee and Louisiana were marred by disruption resulting in turnouts that were so low compared with 1860, that Congress did not reseat the candidates with a majority of the votes cast. * In rebellion 1862–64 according to the Emancipation Proclamation were Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana (parts), Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia (parts). Tennessee was not held to be in rebellion as of the end of 1862.Emancipation Proclamation text found a
Emancipation Proclamation
"Featured Texts" online at the National Archives and Records Administration. Viewed April 14, 2014.

Party summary

The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this Congress, and includes members from vacancies and newly admitted states, when they were first seated. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section.

Senate

During this Congress, two seats were added for each of the new states of Nevada and West Virginia, thereby adding four new seats.

House of Representatives

Before this Congress, the 1860 United States Census and resulting reapportionment changed the size of the House to 241 members. During this Congress, one seat was added for the new state of Nevada, and three seats were reapportioned from Virginia to the new state of West Virginia.

Leadership

Senate

* President:

Hannibal Hamlin Hannibal Hamlin (August 27, 1809 – July 4, 1891) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 15th vice president of the United States from 1861 to 1865, during President Abraham Lincoln's first term. He was the first Republica ...

(R) * President pro tempore: Solomon Foot (R), until April 13, 1864 ** Daniel Clark (R), elected April 26, 1864

Majority (Republican) leadership

* Republican Conference Chairman:

Henry B. Anthony Henry Bowen Anthony (April 1, 1815 – September 2, 1884) was a United States newspaperman and political figure. He served as editor and was later part owner of the ''Providence Journal''. He was the 21st Governor of Rhode Island, serving betwee ...

House of Representatives

* Speaker:

Schuyler Colfax Schuyler Colfax Jr. (; March 23, 1823 – January 13, 1885) was an American journalist, businessman, and politician who served as the 17th vice president of the United States from 1869 to 1873, and prior to that as the 25th Speaker of the United ...

(R)

Majority (Republican) leadership

* Republican Conference Chairman:

Justin S. Morrill Justin Smith Morrill (April 14, 1810December 28, 1898) was an American politician and entrepreneur who represented Vermont in the United States House of Representatives (1855–1867) and United States Senate (1867–1898). He is most widely remem ...

* Chairman, Committee on Ways and Means:

Thaddeus Stevens Thaddeus Stevens (April 4, 1792August 11, 1868) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, one of the leaders of the Radical Republican faction of the Republican Party during the 1860s. A fierce opponent of sla ...

(R)

Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class, and representatives are listed by district. :'' Skip to House of Representatives, below''

Senate

Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1868; Class 2 meant their term ended in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1864; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1866.

Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = " Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County , LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham , area_total_km2 = 135,7 ...

: 2. Vacant : 3. Vacant

Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the ...

: 2. Vacant : 3. Vacant

California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the ...

: 1. John Conness (R) : 3. James A. McDougall (D)

Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its cap ...

: 1. James Dixon (R) : 3.

La Fayette S. Foster LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...

(R)

Delaware Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacen ...

: 1.

James A. Bayard Jr. James Asheton Bayard Jr. (November 15, 1799 – June 13, 1880) was an American lawyer and politician from Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party and served as U.S. Senator from Delaware. Early life Bayard was born in Wilmington, D ...

(D), until January 29, 1864 :: George R. Riddle (D), from February 2, 1864 : 2. Willard Saulsbury Sr. (D)

Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, a ...

: 1. Vacant : 3. Vacant

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to t ...

: 2. Vacant : 3. Vacant

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Roc ...

: 2.

William A. Richardson William Anthony Richardson (August 27, 1795 – April 20, 1856) was an early California entrepreneur, influential in the development of Yerba Buena, the forerunner of the city of San Francisco. Richardson was the first to receive a land gran ...

(D) : 3.

Lyman Trumbull Lyman Trumbull (October 12, 1813 – June 25, 1896) was a lawyer, judge, and United States Senator from Illinois and the co-author of the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Born in Colchester, Connecticut, Trumbull esta ...

(R)

Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th ...

: 1. Thomas A. Hendricks (D) : 3. Henry S. Lane (R)

Iowa Iowa () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wiscon ...

: 2.

James W. Grimes James Wilson Grimes (October 20, 1816 – February 7, 1872) was an American politician, serving as the third Governor of Iowa and a United States Senator from Iowa. Biography Born in Deering, New Hampshire, Grimes graduated from Hampton Acad ...

(R) : 3. James Harlan (R)

Kansas Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to ...

: 2. James H. Lane (R) : 3. Samuel C. Pomeroy (R)

Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virgini ...

: 2.

Lazarus W. Powell Lazarus Whitehead Powell (October 6, 1812 – July 3, 1867) was the 19th Governor of Kentucky, serving from 1851 to 1855. He was later elected to represent Kentucky in the U.S. Senate from 1859 to 1865. The reforms enacted during Powell's term ...

(D) : 3. Garrett Davis (U)

Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a U.S. state, state in the Deep South and South Central United States, South Central regions of the United States. It is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 20th-smal ...

: 2. Vacant : 3. Vacant

Maine Maine () is a U.S. state, state in the New England and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Provinces and territories of Canad ...

: 1. Lot M. Morrill (R) : 2.

William P. Fessenden William Pitt Fessenden (October 16, 1806September 8, 1869) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Maine. Fessenden was a Whig (later a Republican) and member of the Fessenden political family. He served in the United States House o ...

(R), until July 1, 1864 ::

Nathan A. Farwell Nathan Allen Farwell (February 24, 1812December 9, 1893) was a politician, businessman and United States Senator from Maine. Life and career Born in Unity, Maine, he attended the common schools, and then taught school 1832–33. He moved to Eas ...

(R), from October 27, 1864

Maryland Maryland ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; ...

: 1. Reverdy Johnson (U) : 3.

Thomas H. Hicks Thomas Holliday Hicks (September 2, 1798February 14, 1865) was a politician in the divided border-state of Maryland during the American Civil War. As governor, opposing the Democrats, his views accurately reflected the conflicting local loyalt ...

(UU), until February 14, 1865

Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...

: 1.

Charles Sumner Charles Sumner (January 6, 1811March 11, 1874) was an American statesman and United States Senator from Massachusetts. As an academic lawyer and a powerful orator, Sumner was the leader of the anti-slavery forces in the state and a leader of th ...

(R) : 2.

Henry Wilson Henry Wilson (born Jeremiah Jones Colbath; February 16, 1812 – November 22, 1875) was an American politician who was the 18th vice president of the United States from 1873 until his death in 1875 and a senator from Massachusetts from 1855 to ...

(R)

Michigan Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and ...

: 1. Zachariah Chandler (R) : 2. Jacob M. Howard (R)

Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minne ...

: 1. Alexander Ramsey (R) : 2. Morton S. Wilkinson (R)

Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Mis ...

: 1. Vacant : 2. Vacant

Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ...

: 1. John B. Henderson (UU) : 3. Robert Wilson (UU), until November 13, 1863 :: B. Gratz Brown (UU), from November 13, 1863

Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a state in the Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the 7th-most extensive, ...

: 1. William M. Stewart (R), from February 1, 1865 (newly admitted state) : 3.

James W. Nye James Warren Nye (June 10, 1815 – December 25, 1876) was an American attorney and politician. He was most notable for his service as Governor of Nevada Territory and a United States senator from Nevada. Biography He was born in DeRuyter, N ...

(R), from February 1, 1865 (newly admitted state)

New Hampshire New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the nor ...

: 2.

John P. Hale John Parker Hale (March 31, 1806November 19, 1873) was an American politician and lawyer from New Hampshire. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1843 to 1845 and in the United States Senate from 1847 to 1853 and again fro ...

(R) : 3. Daniel Clark (R)

New Jersey New Jersey is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York (state), New York; on the ea ...

: 1. William Wright (D) : 2.

John C. Ten Eyck John Conover Ten Eyck (March 12, 1814August 24, 1879) was a United States Senator from New Jersey from 1859 to 1865, during the American Civil War. He was a member of the Republican Party. Early life John Ten Eyck was born in Freehold Township, ...

(R)

New York

: 1. Edwin D. Morgan (R) : 3. Ira Harris (R)

North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia a ...

: 2. Vacant : 3. Vacant

Ohio Ohio () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Of the List of states and territories of the United States, fifty U.S. states, it is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 34th-l ...

: 1. Benjamin Wade (R) : 3.

John Sherman John Sherman (May 10, 1823October 22, 1900) was an United States, American politician from Ohio throughout the American Civil War, Civil War and into the late nineteenth century. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Par ...

(R)

Oregon Oregon () is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idah ...

: 2. Benjamin F. Harding (D) : 3. James W. Nesmith (D)

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; (Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, Ma ...

: 1.

Charles R. Buckalew Charles Rollin Buckalew (December 28, 1821May 19, 1899) was an American lawyer, diplomat, and Democratic Party politician from Pennsylvania. He represented the state for one term in the United States Senate, where he was an advocate for proportio ...

(D) : 3.

Edgar Cowan Edgar Cowan (September 19, 1815August 31, 1885) was an American lawyer and Republican politician from Greensburg, Pennsylvania. He represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate during the American Civil War. A native of Sewickley Townshi ...

(R)

Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area and the seventh-least populous, with slightly fewer than 1.1 million residents as of 2020, but i ...

: 1. William Sprague (R) : 2.

(R)

South Carolina )'' Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = "Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , Former = Province of South Carolina , seat = Columbia , LargestCity = Charleston , LargestMetro = G ...

: 2. Vacant : 3. Vacant

Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to ...

: 1. Vacant : 2. Vacant

Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...

: 1. Vacant : 2. Vacant

Vermont Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the ...

: 1. Solomon Foot (R) : 3.

Jacob Collamer Jacob Collamer (January 8, 1791 – November 9, 1865) was an American politician from Vermont. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives, as Postmaster General in the cabinet of President Zachary Taylor, and as a U.S. Senator. Born in Tr ...

(R)

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the East Coast of the United States, Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography an ...

: 1. Lemuel J. Bowden (U), died January 2, 1864, vacant thereafter : 2. John S. Carlile (U)

West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the ...

: 1. Peter G. Van Winkle (UU), from August 4, 1863 (newly admitted state) : 2. Waitman T. Willey (UU), from August 4, 1863 (newly admitted state)

Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...

: 1. James R. Doolittle (R) : 3.

Timothy O. Howe Timothy Otis Howe (February 24, 1816March 25, 1883) was a member of the United States Senate for three terms, representing the state of Wisconsin from March 4, 1861, to March 3, 1879. He also served as U.S. Postmaster General under President Che ...

(R)

House of Representatives

Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = " Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County , LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham , area_total_km2 = 135,7 ...

: . Vacant : . Vacant : . Vacant : . Vacant : . Vacant : . Vacant

Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the ...

: . Vacant : . Vacant : . Vacant

California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the ...

All representatives were elected statewide on a

general ticket The general ticket, also known as party block voting (PBV) or ticket voting, is a type of block voting in which voters opt for a party, or a team's set list of candidates, and the highest-polling party/team becomes the winner. Unless specifically ...

. : . Cornelius Cole (R) : . William Higby (R) : .

Thomas B. Shannon Thomas Bowles Shannon (September 21, 1827 – February 21, 1897) was a California merchant and politician who served as member of the California State Assembly and the U.S. House of Representatives for California. Early life Shannon was born ...

(R)

Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its cap ...

: . Henry C. Deming (R) : . James E. English (D) : . Augustus Brandegee (R) : . John H. Hubbard (R)

Delaware Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacen ...

: . William Temple (D), until May 28, 1863 ::

Nathaniel B. Smithers Nathaniel Barratt Smithers (October 8, 1818 – January 16, 1896) was an American lawyer and politician from Dover, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Republican Party, who served as U.S. Representative from Delaware. Early l ...

(UU), from December 7, 1863

Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, a ...

: . Vacant

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to t ...

: . Vacant : . Vacant : . Vacant : . Vacant : . Vacant : . Vacant : . Vacant

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Roc ...

: . Isaac N. Arnold (R) : .

John F. Farnsworth John Franklin Farnsworth (March 27, 1820 – July 14, 1897) was a seven-term U.S. Representative from Illinois (1857-1861, 1863-1873) and a colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He commanded brigades in the Cavalry Corps fro ...

(R) : . Elihu B. Washburne (R) : .

Charles M. Harris Charles Murray Harris (April 10, 1821 – September 20, 1896) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Munfordville, Kentucky, Harris attended the common schools. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar. He moved to Illinois and ...

(D) : . Owen Lovejoy (R), until March 25, 1864 :: Ebon C. Ingersoll (R), from May 20, 1864 : . Jesse O. Norton (R) : .

John R. Eden John Rice Eden (February 1, 1826 – June 9, 1909) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Bath County, Kentucky, Eden moved with his parents to Indiana. He attended public schools, and later studied law. He was admitted to the b ...

(D) : . John T. Stuart (D) : . Lewis W. Ross (D) : . Anthony L. Knapp (D) : . James C. Robinson (D) : . William R. Morrison (D) : . William J. Allen (D) : . James C. Allen (D)

Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th ...

: . John Law (D) : .

James A. Cravens James Addison Cravens (November 4, 1818 – June 20, 1893) was a nineteenth-century politician and military veteran from Indiana who served two terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1861 to 1865. He was the second cousin o ...

(D) : . Henry W. Harrington (D) : .

William S. Holman William Steele Holman (September 6, 1822 – April 22, 1897) was a lawyer, judge and politician from Dearborn County, Indiana. He was a member of the Democratic Party who served as a U.S. Representative from 1859 to 1865, 1867 to 1877, 1881 ...

(D) : .

George W. Julian George Washington Julian (May 5, 1817 – July 7, 1899) was a politician, lawyer, and writer from Indiana who served in the United States House of Representatives during the 19th century. A leading opponent of slavery, Julian was the Free Soi ...

(R) : . Ebenezer Dumont (R) : .

Daniel W. Voorhees Daniel Wolsey Voorhees (September 26, 1827April 10, 1897) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senate, United States Senator from Indiana from 1877 to 1897. He was the leader of the History of the United States Dem ...

(D) : . Godlove S. Orth (R) : .

(R) : .

Joseph K. Edgerton Joseph Ketchum Edgerton (February 16, 1818 – August 25, 1893) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1863 to 1865. Early life and career Born in Vergennes, Vermont, Edgerton at ...

(D) : . James F. McDowell (D)

Iowa Iowa () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wiscon ...

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James F. Wilson James Falconer "Jefferson Jim" Wilson (October 19, 1828April 22, 1895) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as a Republican U.S. Congressman from Iowa's 1st congressional district during the American Civil War, and later as a two-te ...

(R) : . Hiram Price (R) : . William B. Allison (R) : .

Josiah B. Grinnell Josiah Bushnell Grinnell (December 22, 1821 – March 31, 1891) was a U.S. Congressman from Iowa's 4th congressional district, an ordained Congregational minister, founder of Grinnell, Iowa and benefactor of Grinnell College. Grinnell was bor ...

(R) : . John A. Kasson (R) : .

Asahel W. Hubbard Asahel Wheeler Hubbard (January 19, 1819 – September 22, 1879) was an American attorney, businessman, politician, and jurist who served as the U.S. representative for Iowa's 6th congressional district from 1863 to 1869. Early life and educat ...

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Kansas Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to ...

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A. Carter Wilder Abel Carter Wilder (March 18, 1828 – December 22, 1875) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas. Biography Born in Mendon, Massachusetts, Wilder completed preparatory studies and engaged in mercantile pursuits. He moved to Rochester, New ...

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Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virgini ...

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Lucien Anderson Lucien Anderson (June 23, 1824 – October 18, 1898) was a pro-Unionist slave owner and United States Representative from Kentucky. Biography Anderson was born near Mayfield, Kentucky. The spelling of his first name is disputed; his official Con ...

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George H. Yeaman George Helm Yeaman (November 1, 1829 – February 23, 1908) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Kentucky, and as U.S. Ambassador to Denmark. Early life and education Yeaman was born in Hardin County, Kentucky, t ...

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Henry Grider Henry Grider (July 16, 1796 – September 7, 1866) was a United States representative from Kentucky. He was born in Garrard County, Kentucky. He pursued an academic course, studied law, and was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Bo ...

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Aaron Harding Aaron Harding (February 20, 1805 – December 24, 1875) was a United States representative from Kentucky and a slaveholder. He was born near Campbellsville, in what is now Green County, where he attended rural schools. He became familiar with ...

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Robert Mallory Robert Mallory (November 15, 1815 – August 11, 1885) was a nineteenth-century American politician and lawyer from Kentucky. Born in Madison Court House, Virginia, Mallory attended private schools and graduated from the University of Virg ...

(U) : . Green C. Smith (UU) : . Brutus J. Clay (U) : .

William H. Randall William Harrison Randall (July 15, 1812 – August 1, 1881) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Born near Richmond, Kentucky, Randall completed preparatory studies. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in ...

(UU) : . William H. Wadsworth (U)

Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a U.S. state, state in the Deep South and South Central United States, South Central regions of the United States. It is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 20th-smal ...

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Maine Maine () is a U.S. state, state in the New England and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Provinces and territories of Canad ...

: . Lorenzo D.M. Sweat (D) : .

Sidney Perham Sidney Perham (March 27, 1819 – April 9, 1907) was a U.S. Representative and the 33rd Governor of Maine and was an activist in the temperance movement. Biography Born in Woodstock (in modern-day Maine, then a part of Massachusetts) to Joe ...

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James G. Blaine James Gillespie Blaine (January 31, 1830January 27, 1893) was an American statesman and Republican politician who represented Maine in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1863 to 1876, serving as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representative ...

(R) : . John H. Rice (R) : .

Frederick A. Pike Frederick Augustus Pike (December 9, 1816 – December 2, 1886) was a U.S. Representative from Maine. Biography Born in Calais, Massachusetts (now in Maine), Pike attended the common schools and the Washington Academy, East Machias, Maine. H ...

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Maryland Maryland ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; ...

: . John A. J. Creswell (UU) : .

Edwin H. Webster Edwin Hanson Webster (March 31, 1829 – April 24, 1893) was a U.S. Congressman from Maryland, serving the second district for two terms from 1859 until 1865. Early life Edwin Hanson Webster was born on March 31, 1829, near Churchville, Maryla ...

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Henry Winter Davis Henry Winter Davis (August 16, 1817December 30, 1865) was a United States Representative from the 4th and 3rd congressional districts of Maryland, well known as one of the Radical Republicans during the Civil War. He was the driving force behin ...

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Francis Thomas Francis Thomas (February 3, 1799 – January 22, 1876) was an American politician who served as the 26th Governor of Maryland from 1842 to 1845. He also served as a United States Representative from Maryland, representing at separate times the ...

(UU) : . Benjamin G. Harris (D)

Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...

: . Thomas D. Eliot (R) : . Oakes Ames (R) : .

Alexander H. Rice Alexander Hamilton Rice (August 30, 1818 – July 22, 1895) was an American politician and businessman from Massachusetts. He served as Mayor of Boston from 1856 to 1857, a U.S. Congressman during the American Civil War, and as the 30th G ...

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Samuel Hooper Samuel Hooper (February 3, 1808 – February 14, 1875) was a businessman and member of Congress from Massachusetts. Early life Hooper was born in Marblehead, Massachusetts. His father, Robert Hooper, was a shipping merchant and later served ...

(R) : . John B. Alley (R) : . Daniel W. Gooch (R) : .

George S. Boutwell George Sewall Boutwell (January 28, 1818 – February 27, 1905) was an American politician, lawyer, and statesman from Massachusetts. He served as Secretary of the Treasury under U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant, the 20th Governor of Massachuse ...

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John D. Baldwin John Denison Baldwin (September 28, 1809 – July 8, 1883) was an American politician, Congregationalist minister, newspaper editor, and popular anthropological writer. He was a member of the Connecticut State House of Representatives and lat ...

(R) : . William B. Washburn (R) : . Henry L. Dawes (R)

Michigan Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and ...

: . Fernando C. Beaman (R) : . Charles Upson (R) : . John W. Longyear (R) : .

Francis W. Kellogg Francis William Kellogg (May 30, 1810 – January 13, 1879) was a U.S. Representative from the states of Michigan, during the Civil War, and Alabama, during Reconstruction. Biography Kellogg was born in Worthington, Massachusetts and ...

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Augustus C. Baldwin Augustus Carpenter Baldwin (December 24, 1817 – January 21, 1903) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Baldwin was born in Salina (now Syracuse, New York) and attended the public schools. He moved to Oakland County, Michigan, ...

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John F. Driggs John Fletcher Driggs (March 8, 1813 – December 17, 1877) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Driggs was born in Kinderhook, New York. He completed preparatory studies and moved with his parents to Tarrytown, New York, in 1825 ...

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Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minne ...

: . William Windom (R) : . Ignatius L. Donnelly (R)

Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Mis ...

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Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ...

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Francis P. Blair Jr. Francis Preston Blair Jr. (February 19, 1821 – July 8, 1875) was a United States Senator, a United States Congressman and a Union Major General during the Civil War. He represented Missouri in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, ...

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Samuel Knox Samuel Knox (March 21, 1815 – March 7, 1905) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born in Blandford, Massachusetts, Knox attended the common schools, graduated in 1836 from Williams College ( Williamstown, Massachusetts) and then earn ...

(UU), from June 10, 1864 : . Henry T. Blow (UU) : .

John W. Noell John William Noell (February 22, 1816 – March 14, 1863) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri, father of Thomas Estes Noell. Born in Bedford County, Virginia, Noell attended the rural schools there. At the age of seventeen, he settled ...

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John G. Scott John Guier Scott (December 26, 1819 – May 16, 1892) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Scott completed preparatory studies. He was graduated from Bethlehem ...

(D), from December 7, 1863 : . Sempronius H. Boyd (UU) : . Joseph W. McClurg (UU) : . Austin A. King (U) : .

Benjamin F. Loan Benjamin Franklin Loan (October 4, 1819 – March 30, 1881) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri, as well as a Missouri State Militia general in service to the Union during the American Civil War. Biography Benjamin F. Loan was born in ...

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William A. Hall William Augustus Hall (October 15, 1815 – December 15, 1888) was an American politician who served in the US House of Representatives. He was the brother of Missouri Governor and Representative Willard Preble Hall and the father of Representa ...

(U) : . James S. Rollins (U)

Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a state in the Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the 7th-most extensive, ...

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Henry G. Worthington Henry Gaither Worthington (February 9, 1828 – July 29, 1909) was an American lawyer, politician and diplomat. He was notable for serving as the first United States Representative from Nevada. He served near the end of the American Civil W ...

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New Hampshire New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the nor ...

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Daniel Marcy Daniel Marcy (November 7, 1809 – November 3, 1893) was a United States representative from New Hampshire. He was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire where he attended the common schools. Becoming a sailor, he followed the sea and later engaged ...

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Edward H. Rollins Edward Henry Rollins (October 3, 1824July 31, 1889) was a United States representative and Senator from New Hampshire. Biography Born in a part of Somersworth, New Hampshire which is now Rollinsford, he attended the common schools and acad ...

(R) : . James W. Patterson (R)

New Jersey New Jersey is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York (state), New York; on the ea ...

: . John F. Starr (R) : . George Middleton (D) : .

William G. Steele William Gaston Steele (December 17, 1820, Somerville, New Jersey – April 22, 1892, Somerville, New Jersey) was an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 3rd congressional district from 1861 to 1865. Steele was b ...

(D) : . Andrew J. Rogers (D) : .

Nehemiah Perry Nehemiah Odolphus Perry (born 16 June 1968) is a former cricketer from Jamaica who played four Tests and 21 One Day Internationals for the West Indies between 1999 and 2000. He was a member of the West Indies squad at the 1999 Cricket World Cu ...

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New York

: . Henry G. Stebbins (D), until October 24, 1864 :: Dwight Townsend (D), from December 5, 1864 : . Martin Kalbfleisch (D) : . Moses F. Odell (D) : . Benjamin Wood (D) : . Fernando Wood (D) : .

Elijah Ward Elijah Ward (September 16, 1816 – February 7, 1882) was a U.S. Congressman during the American Civil War and the Reconstruction era. Early life Ward was born in Sing Sing (now Ossining), New York. He pursued classical studies at the ...

(D) : . John W. Chanler (D) : . James Brooks (D) : .

Anson Herrick Anson Herrick (January 21, 1812 – February 6, 1868) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from New York during the latter half of the American Civil War. A newspaperman by trade, he served a single term in Unite ...

(D) : . William Radford (D) : . Charles H. Winfield (D) : . Homer A. Nelson (D) : .

John B. Steele John Benedict Steele (March 28, 1814 – September 24, 1866) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from New York during the American Civil War. Biography ...

(D) : . Erastus Corning (D), until October 5, 1863 :: John V. L. Pruyn (D), from December 7, 1863 : . John Augustus Griswold (D) : . Orlando Kellogg (R) : .

Calvin T. Hulburd Calvin Tilden Hulburd (June 5, 1809 – October 25, 1897) was a United States representative from New York during the American Civil War and Reconstruction. Early life Born in Stockholm, New York, he completed preparatory studies and graduated ...

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James M. Marvin James Madison Marvin (February 27, 1809 – April 25, 1901) was a businessman and United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from New York during the latter half of the American Civil War. Early life Marvin was born in Ballston ...

(R) : . Samuel F. Miller (R) : .

Ambrose W. Clark Ambrose Williams Clark (February 19, 1810 – October 13, 1887) was a U.S. Representative from New York, serving 1861–1865. Biography Born near Cooperstown, New York, Clark attended the public schools, was trained as a printer, and becam ...

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Francis Kernan Francis Kernan (January 14, 1816September 7, 1892) was an American lawyer and politician. A resident of New York, he was active in politics as a Democrat, and served in several elected offices, including member of the New York State Assembly, m ...

(D) : . DeWitt C. Littlejohn (R) : . Thomas T. Davis (R) : . Theodore M. Pomeroy (R) : . Daniel Morris (R) : .

Giles W. Hotchkiss Giles Waldo Hotchkiss (October 25, 1815 – July 5, 1878) was a U.S. Representative from New York during the American Civil War. Biography Born in Windsor, New York, Hotchkiss attended the common schools, Windsor Academy, and Oxford Academy. ...

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Robert B. Van Valkenburgh Robert Bruce Van Valkenburgh (September 4, 1821 – August 1, 1888) was a United States representative from New York, officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War, and subsequent US Minister Resident to Japan. Biography Born in Pratt ...

(R) : . Freeman Clarke (R) : . Augustus Frank (R) : .

John Ganson John Ganson (January 1, 1818 – September 28, 1874) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1863 to 1865. Biography Born in Le Roy, New York, Ganson attended the public schools and Le ...

(D) : . Reuben E. Fenton (R), until December 20, 1864

North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia a ...

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Ohio Ohio () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Of the List of states and territories of the United States, fifty U.S. states, it is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 34th-l ...

: . George H. Pendleton (D) : .

Alexander Long Alexander Long (December 24, 1816 – November 28, 1886) was a Democratic United States Congressman who served in Congress from March 4, 1863, to March 3, 1865. During the Civil War, Long was a prominent "Copperhead", a member of the peace move ...

(D) : . Robert C. Schenck (R) : .

John F. McKinney John Franklin McKinney (April 12, 1827 – June 13, 1903) was an American lawyer and politician who served two non-consecutive terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1863 to 1865 and again from 1871 to 1873. Early life and career Bo ...

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Francis C. Le Blond Francis Celeste Le Blond (February 14, 1821 – November 9, 1902) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio from 1863 to 1867. Biography Francis Celeste ...

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Chilton A. White Chilton Allen White (February 6, 1826 – December 7, 1900) was an American white supremacist, lawyer, and politician. He was a Democrat and a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1861 to 1865. Early life and education Born in Georgetown, Ohio, Wh ...

(D) : . Samuel S. Cox (D) : . William Johnston (D) : .

Warren P. Noble Warren Perry Noble (June 14, 1820 – July 9, 1903) was an American educator, lawyer, and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1861 to 1865. Early life and career Noble was born in Luzerne County, Pennsyl ...

(D) : . James M. Ashley (R) : .

Wells A. Hutchins Wells Andrews Hutchins (October 8, 1818 – January 25, 1895) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Ohio during the American Civil War. Early life and education Born in Hartford, Ohio, Hutchins was a ...

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William E. Finck William Edward Finck (September 1, 1822 – January 25, 1901) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio. Born in Somerset, Ohio, Finck attended the public schools and St. Joseph's College (Ohio). He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1843 ...

(D) : . John O'Neill (D) : . George Bliss (D) : .

James R. Morris James Remley Morris (January 10, 1819 – December 24, 1899) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Ohio during the Civil War from 1861 to 1865. He was the son of Joseph Morris, who was also a member o ...

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Joseph W. White Joseph Worthington White (October 2, 1822 – August 6, 1892) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1863 to 1865. Biography Born in Cambridge, Ohio, White attended the common sch ...

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Ephraim R. Eckley Ephraim Ralph Eckley (December 9, 1811 – March 27, 1908) was an American Civil War veteran and three-term U.S. Representative from Ohio, serving from 1863 to 1869. Early life Eckley was born near Mount Pleasant, Jefferson County, Ohio, but mo ...

(R) : . Rufus P. Spalding (R) : . James A. Garfield (R)

Oregon Oregon () is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idah ...

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John R. McBride John Rogers McBride (August 22, 1832 – July 20, 1904) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a Republican Party (United States), Republican United States Congress, U.S. congressman from Oregon from 1863 to 1865. Earl ...

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Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; (Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, Ma ...

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Samuel J. Randall Samuel Jackson Randall (October 10, 1828April 13, 1890) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who represented the Queen Village, Society Hill, and Northern Liberties neighborhoods of Philadelphia from 1863 to 1890 and served as the 29th ...

(D) : . Charles O'Neill (R) : . Leonard Myers (R) : . William D. Kelley (R) : .

M. Russell Thayer Martin Russell Thayer (January 27, 1819 – October 14, 1906) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. His grandnephew was John B. Thayer, who died on the sinking of the RMS ''Titanic ...

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John D. Stiles John Dodson Stiles (January 15, 1822 – October 29, 1896) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. John D. Stiles was born in Town Hill, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1 ...

(D) : . John M. Broomall (R) : .

Sydenham E. Ancona Sydenham Elnathan Ancona (November 20, 1824 – June 20, 1913) was an American educator and politician who served three terms as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania from 1861 to 1867. Life and career ...

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(R) : . Myer Strouse (D) : .

Philip Johnson Philip Cortelyou Johnson (July 8, 1906 – January 25, 2005) was an American architect best known for his works of modern and postmodern architecture. Among his best-known designs are his modernist Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut; the p ...

(D) : . Charles Denison (D) : . Henry W. Tracy (IR) : . William H. Miller (D) : . Joseph Bailey (D) : .

Alexander H. Coffroth Alexander Hamilton Coffroth (May 18, 1828 – September 2, 1906) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Life and career Alexander H. Coffroth was born in Somerset, Pennsylvania. He attended the publi ...

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Archibald McAllister Archibald McAllister (October 12, 1813 – July 18, 1883) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Early life and education Archibald McAllister (grandson of John Andre Hanna, and the paternal nephew of the ...

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James T. Hale James Tracy Hale (October 14, 1810 – April 6, 1865) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography James T. Hale was born October 14, 1810, in Towanda, Pennsylvania, the son of Reuben & Wealthy Ann ( ...

(IR) : . Glenni W. Scofield (R) : . Amos Myers (R) : .

John L. Dawson John Littleton Dawson (February7, 1813September18, 1870) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Early life and education Dawson was born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, and grew up in Brownsville, Pennsylv ...

(D) : . James K. Moorhead (R) : . Thomas Williams (R) : . Jesse Lazear (D)

Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area and the seventh-least populous, with slightly fewer than 1.1 million residents as of 2020, but i ...

: . Thomas A. Jenckes (R) : . Nathan F. Dixon Jr. (R)

South Carolina )'' Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = "Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , Former = Province of South Carolina , seat = Columbia , LargestCity = Charleston , LargestMetro = G ...

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Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to ...

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Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...

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Vermont Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the ...

: . Frederick E. Woodbridge (R) : .

(R) : . Portus Baxter (R)

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the East Coast of the United States, Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography an ...

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West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the ...

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Jacob B. Blair Jacob Beeson Blair (April 11, 1821 – February 12, 1901) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia and from West Virginia, and later a justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Life and career Born in Parkersburg, West Virginia (then Virginia), Blair ...

(UU), from December 7, 1863 (newly admitted state) : . William G. Brown Sr. (UU), from December 7, 1863 (newly admitted state) : . Kellian Whaley (UU), from December 7, 1863 (newly admitted state)

Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...

: . James S. Brown (D) : .

Ithamar C. Sloan Ithamar Conkey Sloan (May 9, 1822December 24, 1898) was an American educator, lawyer, and politician. A Republican, he served two terms in the United States House of Representatives, representing Wisconsin. He was the brother of Andrew Scott Sl ...

(R) : . Amasa Cobb (R) : .

Charles A. Eldredge Charles Augustus Eldredge (February 27, 1820October 26, 1896) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician. He served six terms in the United States House of Representatives (1863–1875), representing eastern Wisconsin. Biography Bo ...

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Ezra Wheeler Ezra Wheeler (December 23, 1820 – September 19, 1871) was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin. Born in Chenango County, New York, Wheeler received a liberal preparatory schooling and graduated from Union College, Schenectady, New York, in ...

(D) : . Walter D. McIndoe (R)

Non-voting members

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Charles D. Poston Charles Debrille Poston (April 20, 1825 – June 24, 1902) was an American explorer, prospector, author, politician, and civil servant. He is referred to as the "Father of Arizona" due to his efforts lobbying for creation of the territory. ...

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Hiram P. Bennet Hiram Pitt Bennet (September 2, 1826 – November 11, 1914) was a Congressional delegate from the Territory of Colorado and Colorado Secretary of State Biography Bennet was born in Carthage, Maine, and moved to Ohio with his parents, who settled ...

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William Jayne William A. Jayne (October 8, 1826March 20, 1916) was an American politician and physician. He served as Governor of the Dakota Territory and as the territory's delegate to the United States House of Representatives during the American Civil Wa ...

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John B. S. Todd John Blair Smith Todd (April 4, 1814 – January 5, 1872) was a Delegate from Dakota Territory to the United States House of Representatives and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Early life, education, and family T ...

(D), from June 17, 1864 : . William H. Wallace (R), from February 1, 1864 : . Samuel McLean (D), from January 6, 1865 : .

Samuel G. Daily Samuel Gordon Daily (1823 – August 15, 1866) was an American politician from the Nebraska Territory. He was born in Trimble County, Kentucky. Daily moved with his parents to Jefferson County, Indiana in 1824, where he attended the common schoo ...

(R) : . Gordon N. Mott (R), until October 31, 1864 : .

Francisco Perea Francisco Perea (January 9, 1830 – May 21, 1913) was an American businessman and politician, serving first in the House of the New Mexico Territory after the area's acquisition by the United States following the Mexican–American War. He was a ...

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John F. Kinney John Fitch Kinney (April 2, 1816 – August 16, 1902) was a prominent American attorney, judge, and Democratic politician. He served as Justice of the Supreme Court of Iowa, twice as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Territory of Utah ...

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George E. Cole George Edward Cole (December 23, 1826 – December 3, 1906) was an American politician. He is remembered as the 6th Governor and 5th Delegate from the Territory of Washington. Biography Early years George Edward Cole was born December 23, 1826, ...

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Schuyler Colfax, photo portrait seated, c1855-1865

Changes in membership

The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.

Senate

* Replacements: 2 **

Democratic Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people. *A member of a Democratic Party: **Democratic Party (United States) (D) **Democratic ...

: no net change ** Republican: no net change ** Unionist: no net change ** Unconditional Union: no net change * Deaths: 1 * Resignations: 2 * Interim appointments: 1 * Seats of newly admitted states: 4 *Total seats with changes: 4 , - ,

(1) , New seat , West Virginia admitted to the Union June 19, 1863.
Its first Senators were elected August 4, 1863. , nowrap , Peter G. Van Winkle (UU) , August 4, 1863 , - ,

(2) , New seat , West Virginia admitted to the Union June 19, 1863.
Its first Senators were elected August 4, 1863. , nowrap , Waitman T. Willey (UU) , August 4, 1863 , - ,

Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ...

(3) , nowrap , Robert Wilson (UU) , Successor elected for Sen. Waldo P. Johnson November 13, 1863. , nowrap , B. Gratz Brown (UU) , November 13, 1863 , - ,

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the East Coast of the United States, Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography an ...

(1) , nowrap , Lemuel J. Bowden (U) , Died January 2, 1864. , Vacant , Not filled this Congress , - ,

Delaware Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacen ...

(1) , nowrap ,

(D) , Resigned January 29, 1864, for unknown reasons.
Successor elected January 29, 1864. , nowrap , George R. Riddle (D) , February 2, 1864 , - ,

Maine Maine () is a U.S. state, state in the New England and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Provinces and territories of Canad ...

(2) , nowrap ,

(R) , Resigned July 1, 1864, to become

U.S. Secretary of the Treasury The United States secretary of the treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, and is the chief financial officer of the federal government of the United States. The secretary of the treasury serves as the principal a ...

.
Successor appointed October 27, 1864, to finish the term. , nowrap ,

(R) , October 27, 1864 , - ,

(1) , New seat , Nevada admitted to the Union October 31, 1864.
Its first Senators were elected February 1, 1865. , nowrap , William M. Stewart (R) , February 1, 1865 , - ,

(3) , New seat , Nevada admitted to the Union October 31, 1864.
Its first Senators were elected February 1, 1865. , nowrap ,

(R) , February 1, 1865 , - ,

Maryland Maryland ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; ...

(3) , nowrap ,

(UU) , Died February 14, 1865. , Vacant , Not filled this Congress.

House of Representatives

* Replacements: 6 **

: no net change ** Republican: no net change ** Unionist: no net change ** Unconditional Union: no net change * Deaths: 3 * Resignations: 3 * Contested election: 1 * Seats of newly admitted seats: 4 *Total seats with changes: 7 , - , , Vacant , Territory organized in previous congress.
Seat remained vacant until December 5, 1864. , nowrap ,

(R) , December 5, 1864 , - , , nowrap ,

(UU) , Died March 14, 1863. , nowrap ,

(D) , December 7, 1863 , - , , nowrap , William Temple (D) , Died May 28, 1863. , nowrap ,

(UU) , December 7, 1863 , - , , nowrap , Erastus Corning (D) , Resigned October 5, 1863. , nowrap , John V. L. Pruyn (D) , December 7, 1863 , - , , New State , West Virginia admitted to the Union June 19, 1863.
Seat remained vacant until December 7, 1863. , nowrap ,

(UU) , December 7, 1863 , - , , New State , West Virginia admitted to the Union June 19, 1863.
Seat remained vacant until December 7, 1863. , nowrap , William G. Brown Sr. (UU) , December 7, 1863 , - , , New State , West Virginia admitted to the Union June 19, 1863.
Seat remained vacant until December 7, 1863. , nowrap , Kellian Whaley (UU) , December 7, 1863 , - , , New Territory , Territory organized February 1, 1864. , nowrap , William H. Wallace (R) , February 1, 1864 , - , , nowrap , Owen Lovejoy (R) , Died March 25, 1864. , nowrap , Ebon C. Ingersoll (R) , May 20, 1864 , - , , New Territory , Territory organized May 26, 1864.
Seat remained vacant until January 6, 1865. , nowrap , Samuel McLean (D) , January 6, 1865 , - , , nowrap ,

(R) , Lost contested election June 10, 1864 , nowrap ,

(UU) , June 10, 1864 , - , , nowrap ,

, Lost contested election June 17, 1864 , nowrap ,

(D) , June 17, 1864 , - , , nowrap , Henry G. Stebbins (D) , Resigned October 24, 1864. , nowrap , Dwight Townsend (D) , December 5, 1864 , - , , nowrap , Gordon N. Mott (R) , Nevada achieved statehood October 31, 1864 , colspan=2 , District eliminated , - , , New State , Nevada admitted to the Union October 31, 1864. , nowrap ,

(R) , October 31, 1864 , - , , nowrap ,

Reuben Fenton Reuben Eaton Fenton (July 4, 1819August 25, 1885) was an American merchant and politician from New York. In the mid-19th Century, he served as a U.S. Representative, a U.S. Senator, and as Governor of New York. Early life Fenton was born ...

(R) , Resigned December 20, 1864, after being elected Governor of New York. , Vacant , Not filled this Congress

Committees

Senate

Agriculture Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled peop ...

(

, Chair) * Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate ( James Dixon, Chair) *

Claims Claim may refer to: * Claim (legal) * Claim of Right Act 1689 * Claims-based identity * Claim (philosophy) * Land claim * A ''main contention'', see conclusion of law * Patent claim * The assertion of a proposition; see Douglas N. Walton ...

( Daniel Clark, Chair) *

Commerce Commerce is the large-scale organized system of activities, functions, procedures and institutions directly and indirectly related to the exchange (buying and selling) of goods and services among two or more parties within local, regional, natio ...

( Zachariah Chandler, Chair) * Distributing Public Revenue Among the States (Select) *

District of Columbia ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan ...

(

, Chair) * Engrossed Bills ( Henry S. Lane, Chair) * Finance (

, Chair) * Foreign Relations (

, Chair) * Indian Affairs ( James Rood Doolittle, Chair) *

Judiciary The judiciary (also known as the judicial system, judicature, judicial branch, judiciative branch, and court or judiciary system) is the system of courts that adjudicates legal disputes/disagreements and interprets, defends, and applies the law ...

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, Chair) * Manufactures ( Zachariah Chandler, Chair) * Military Affairs (

, Chair) * Naval Affairs (

, Chair) * Naval Supplies (Select) * Ordnance and War Ships (Select) * Overland Mail Service (Select) * Pacific Railroad (Select) ( Jacob M. Howard, Chair) * Patents and the Patent Office (

, Chair) * Pensions (

, Chair) * Post Office and Post Roads (

, Chair) * Private Land Claims ( Ira Harris, Chair) * Public Buildings and Grounds ( Solomon Foot, Chair) * Public Lands ( James Harlan, Chair) * Retrenchment (N/A, Chair) * Revolutionary Claims ( Morton S. Wilkinson, Chair) * Slavery and the Treatment of Freedmen (Select) * Tariff Regulation (Select) * Territories (

Benjamin F. Wade Benjamin Franklin "Bluff" Wade (October 27, 1800March 2, 1878) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senator for Ohio from 1851 to 1869. He is known for his leading role among the Radical Republicans.

, Chair) * Whole

House of Representatives

* Accounts (

, Chair) *

( Brutus J. Clay, Chair) * Banking and Currency (N/A, Chair) * Bankrupt Law (Select) *

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, Chair) *

( Elihu B. Washburne, Chair) *

( Owen Lovejoy, Chair) *

Elections An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has opera ...

( Henry L. Dawes, Chair) * Expenditures in the Interior Department (

, Chair) * Expenditures in the Navy Department ( Portus Baxter, Chair) * Expenditures in the Post Office Department ( Theodore M. Pomeroy, Chair) * Expenditures in the State Department (

, Chair) * Expenditures in the Treasury Department ( Amos Myers, Chair) * Expenditures in the War Department ( Henry C. Deming, Chair) * Expenditures on Public Buildings ( John W. Longyear, Chair) *

Foreign Affairs ''Foreign Affairs'' is an American magazine of international relations and U.S. foreign policy published by the Council on Foreign Relations, a nonprofit, nonpartisan, membership organization and think tank specializing in U.S. foreign policy and ...

(

, Chair) * Indian Affairs ( William Windom, Chair) * Invalid Pensions (

Kellian V. Whaley Kellian Van Rensalear Whaley (May 6, 1821 – May 20, 1876) was a nineteenth-century lumberman and congressman from Virginia before the American Civil War and West Virginia after the state's creation. During the Civil War, Whaley was major of ...

, Chair) *

(

, Chair) * Manufactures ( James K. Moorhead, Chair) *

Mileage Mileage is a distance measured in miles. Motor vehicles * Distance traveled, typically as measured by an odometer, optionally from a milestone (''UK'') * Fuel economy in automobiles, typically in miles per gallon (mpg) (''US'') * Business mileage ...

( James C. Robinson, Chair) * Military Affairs ( Robert C. Schenck, Chair) *

Militia A militia () is generally an army or some other fighting organization of non- professional soldiers, citizens of a country, or subjects of a state, who may perform military service during a time of need, as opposed to a professional force of r ...

(

, Chair) * Naval Affairs (

, Chair) * Patents ( Thomas A. Jenckes, Chair) * Post Office and Post Roads ( John B. Alley, Chair) * Private Land Claims (

, Chair) * Public Buildings and Grounds ( John H. Rice, Chair) * Public Expenditures (

, Chair) * Public Lands (

, Chair) * Revisal and Unfinished Business ( Sempronius H. Boyd, Chair) * Revolutionary Claims ( Hiram Price, Chair) * Revolutionary Pensions ( Dewitt C. Littlejohn, Chair) * Roads and Canals ( Isaac N. Arnold, Chair) *

Rules Rule or ruling may refer to: Education * Royal University of Law and Economics (RULE), a university in Cambodia Human activity * The exercise of political or personal control by someone with authority or power * Business rule, a rule pert ...

(Select) * Standards of Official Conduct * Territories ( James M. Ashley, Chair) * Ways and Means (

, Chair) * Whole

Joint appointments

* Conditions of Indian Tribes (Special) * Conduct of the War * Enrolled Bills (Sen. Timothy Howe, Chair) * The Library (Sen.

, Chair) *

Printing Printing is a process for mass reproducing text and images using a master form or template. The earliest non-paper products involving printing include cylinder seals and objects such as the Cyrus Cylinder and the Cylinders of Nabonidus. The ...

(Sen.

, Chair) * Senate Chamber and the Hall of the House of the Representatives

Caucuses

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Employees

Legislative branch agency directors

Architect of the Capitol The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is the federal agency responsible for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capitol Complex. It is an agency of the legislative branch of the federal government and i ...

Thomas U. Walter Thomas Ustick Walter (September 4, 1804 – October 30, 1887) was an American architect of German descent, the dean of American architecture between the 1820 death of Benjamin Latrobe and the emergence of H.H. Richardson in the 1870s. He was ...

* Librarian of Congress: John Gould Stephenson, until 1864 ** Ainsworth Rand Spofford, from 1864

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Chaplain A chaplain is, traditionally, a cleric (such as a minister, priest, pastor, rabbi, purohit, or imam), or a lay representative of a religious tradition, attached to a secular institution (such as a hospital, prison, military unit, intellige ...

Byron Sunderland Byron Sunderland (November 22, 1819 – June 30, 1901) was an American Presbyterian minister, author, and Chaplain of the United States Senate during the American Civil War. Biography Sunderland was born on November 22, 1819, to Asa and Oliv ...

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Presbyterian Presbyterianism is a part of the Reformed tradition within Protestantism that broke from the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland by John Knox, who was a priest at St. Giles Cathedral (Church of Scotland). Presbyterian churches derive their na ...

), until May 11, 1864 ** Thomas Bowman (

Methodist Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a group of historically related Christian denomination, denominations of Protestantism, Protestant Christianity whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John W ...

), elected May 11, 1864 *

Secretary A secretary, administrative professional, administrative assistant, executive assistant, administrative officer, administrative support specialist, clerk, military assistant, management assistant, office secretary, or personal assistant is a ...

: John W. Forney * Sergeant at Arms: George T. Brown

House of Representatives

: William H. Channing (

Unitarian Unitarian or Unitarianism may refer to: Christian and Christian-derived theologies A Unitarian is a follower of, or a member of an organisation that follows, any of several theologies referred to as Unitarianism: * Unitarianism (1565–present ...

) * Clerk: Emerson Etheridge, until December 7, 1863 ** Edward McPherson, from December 7, 1863 * Doorkeeper:

Ira Goodnow Ira or IRA may refer to: * Ira (name), a Hebrew, Sanskrit, Russian or Finnish language personal name * Ira (surname), a rare Estonian and some other language family name * Iran, UNDP code IRA Law *Indian Reorganization Act of 1934, US, on status ...

Messenger ''MESSENGER'' was a NASA robotic space probe that orbited the planet Mercury between 2011 and 2015, studying Mercury's chemical composition, geology, and magnetic field. The name is a backronym for "Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geoch ...

Thaddeus Morrice Thaddeus (Latin ''Thaddaeus'', Ancient Greek Θαδδαῖος ''Thaddaĩos'', from Aramaic תדי ''Ṯaday'') is a male given name. As of the 1990 Census, ''Thaddeus'' was the 611th most popular male name in the United States, while ''Thad'', ...

William D. Todd William is a masculine given name of Norman French origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conques ...

Postmaster A postmaster is the head of an individual post office, responsible for all postal activities in a specific post office. When a postmaster is responsible for an entire mail distribution organization (usually sponsored by a national government), ...

William S. King William Smith King (December 16, 1828 – February 24, 1900) was a Republican Party (United States), Republican United States Representative, U.S. Representative for Minnesota from March 4, 1875 to March 3, 1877. He was a journalist and bu ...

* Reading Clerks: * Sergeant at Arms: Edward Ball, until December 7, 1863 **

Nehemiah G. Ordway Nehemiah George Ordway (November 10, 1828July 3, 1907) was an American politician who was a New Hampshire state senator and the seventh Governor of Dakota Territory. Ordway was regarded as one of Dakota Territory's most controversial governors. ...

, from December 7, 1863

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External links

Statutes at Large, 1789–1875

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U.S. House of Representatives: House History

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