The 40th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1867, to March 4, 1869, during the third and fourth years of

Andrew Johnson Andrew Johnson (December 29, 1808July 31, 1875) was the 17th president of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869. He assumed the presidency as he was vice president at the time of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Johnson was a Dem ...

's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Eighth Census of the United States in 1860. Both chambers had a Republican majority. In the Senate, the Republicans had the largest majority a party has ever held.

Major events

* March 30, 1867: Alaska Purchase * February 24, 1868: Impeachment of Andrew Johnson * May 16, 1868: President Johnson acquitted * May 26, 1868: President Johnson acquitted again * November 3, 1868:

1868 presidential election The following elections occurred in the year 1868. North America United States * 1868 New York state election * 1868 South Carolina gubernatorial election * United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1868 * 1868 and 1869 Un ...

: Ulysses S. Grant (R) defeated Horatio Seymour (D) * December 25, 1868: President Johnson granted unconditional pardons to all Civil War rebels * January 20, 1869:

Elizabeth Cady Stanton Elizabeth Cady Stanton (November 12, 1815 – October 26, 1902) was an American writer and activist who was a leader of the women's rights movement in the U.S. during the mid- to late-19th century. She was the main force behind the 1848 Seneca ...

was the first woman to testify before Congress

Major legislation

* Three Military Reconstruction Acts, continued: ** March 23, 1867, ch. 6, ** July 19, 1867, ch. 30, ** March 11, 1868, ch. 25, *July 27, 1868: Expatriation Act of 1868, ch. 249,

Constitutional amendments

* July 10, 1868:

Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution The Fourteenth Amendment (Amendment XIV) to the United States Constitution was adopted on July 9, 1868, as one of the Reconstruction Amendments. Often considered as one of the most consequential amendments, it addresses citizenship rights and ...

declared ratified * February 26, 1869: Approved an amendment to the Constitution prohibiting the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's " race, color, or previous condition of servitude", and submitted it to the

state legislatures A state legislature is a legislative branch or body of a political subdivision in a federal system. Two federations literally use the term "state legislature": * The legislative branches of each of the fifty state governments of the United Stat ...

for ratification ** Amendment was later ratified on February 3, 1870, becoming the

Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution The Fifteenth Amendment (Amendment XV) to the United States Constitution prohibits the federal government and each state from denying or abridging a citizen's right to vote "on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude." It was ...

Treaty

* April 29, 1868: Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868), , signed * February 16, 1869: Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868) ratified

Territories organized

*July 25, 1868: Wyoming Territory organized,State of Wyoming web site, "CHRONOLOGY-Some Events in Wyoming History"
/ref> Sess. 2, ch. 135,

Party summary

The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this Congress, and includes members from vacancies and newly admitted states, when they were first seated. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section. During this Congress, Arkansas, Florida, Alabama, North Carolina, Louisiana, and South Carolina were readmitted to representation in both the Senate and the House. Georgia was readmitted with representation in the House only.

Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

Senate

* President: Vacant *

President pro tempore A president pro tempore or speaker pro tempore is a constitutionally recognized officer of a legislative body who presides over the chamber in the absence of the normal presiding officer. The phrase ''pro tempore'' is Latin "for the time being". ...

: Benjamin Wade (R) * 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 ...

* Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: James Rood Doolittle

House of Representatives

* Speaker: Schuyler Colfax (R), until March 3, 1869 ** Theodore M. Pomeroy (R), elected March 3, 1869. Served for 1 day.

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 ended with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1868 or 1869; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 1870 or 1871; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring re-election in 1872 or 1873.

Alabama

: 2.

Willard Warner Willard Warner (September 4, 1826 – November 23, 1906) was a brevet brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was a U.S. senator from the state of Alabama after the war. Early life and career Warner was born in Gra ...

(R), from July 13, 1868 : 3. George E. Spencer (R), from July 13, 1868

Arkansas

: 2. Alexander McDonald (R), from June 22, 1868 : 3.

Benjamin F. Rice Benjamin Franklin Rice (May 26, 1828 – January 19, 1905) was a Republican politician from Arkansas, among several states, who represented that state in the United States Senate during the Reconstruction years from 1868 to 1873. Biography R ...

(R), from June 23, 1868

California

: 1. John Conness (R) : 3. Cornelius Cole (R)

Connecticut

: 1. James Dixon (R) : 3.

Orris S. Ferry Orris Sanford Ferry (August 15, 1823 – November 21, 1875) was a Republican American lawyer and politician from Connecticut who served in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. He was also a brigadier general ...

(R)

Delaware

: 1. George R. Riddle (D), until March 29, 1867 ::

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), from April 11, 1867 : 2. Willard Saulsbury Sr. (D)

Florida

: 1. Adonijah Welch (R), from June 17, 1868 : 3.

Thomas W. Osborn Thomas Ward Osborn (March 9, 1833December 18, 1898) was a Union Army officer, freedmen bureau official, 1868 Florida Constitutional Convention delegate, state senator, and United States Senator representing Florida. Early life Osborn was born in ...

(R), from June 25, 1868

Georgia

: 2. Vacant : 3. Vacant

Illinois

: 2. Richard Yates (R) : 3. Lyman Trumbull (R)

Indiana

: 1. Thomas A. Hendricks (D) : 3. Oliver H. P. T. Morton (R)

Iowa

: 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

: 2. Edmund G. Ross (R) : 3. Samuel C. Pomeroy (R)

Kentucky

: 2. James Guthrie (D), until February 7, 1868 ::

Thomas C. McCreery Thomas Clay McCreery (December 12, 1816July 10, 1890) was a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic United States Senate, U.S. Senator from Kentucky. Born at Yelvington, Kentucky, McCreery graduated from Centre College, in Danville, Kentu ...

(D), from February 19, 1868 : 3. Garrett Davis (D)

Louisiana

: 2. John S. Harris (R), from July 8, 1868 : 3. William Pitt Kellogg (R), from July 9, 1868

Maine

: 1. Lot M. Morrill (R) : 2. William Pitt Fessenden (R)

Maryland

: 1. Reverdy Johnson (D), until July 10, 1868 :: William Pinkney Whyte (D), from July 13, 1868 : 3.

George Vickers George Vickers (November 19, 1801October 8, 1879), a Democrat, was a United States Senator from Maryland, serving from 1868 to 1873. He cast the deciding vote in the Senate that saved U.S. President Andrew Johnson from impeachment. Vickers also ...

(D), from March 7, 1868

Massachusetts

: 1. Charles Sumner (R) : 2. Henry Wilson (R)

Michigan

: 1. Zachariah Chandler (R) : 2.

Jacob M. Howard Jacob Merritt Howard (July 10, 1805 – April 2, 1871) was an American attorney and politician. He was most notable for his service as a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan, and his political career spanned the Amer ...

(R)

Minnesota

: 1. Alexander Ramsey (R) : 2.

Daniel S. Norton Daniel Sheldon Norton (April 12, 1829July 13, 1870) was an American lawyer and politician who served in the Minnesota State Senate and as a U.S. Senator from Minnesota. Life and career Norton was born in Mount Vernon, Ohio to Daniel Sheldon an ...

(R)

Mississippi

: 1. Vacant : 2. Vacant

Missouri

: 1. John B. Henderson (R) : 3.

Charles D. Drake Charles Daniel Drake (April 11, 1811 – April 1, 1892) was a United States senator from Missouri and Chief Justice of the Court of Claims. Charles Drake was successively a Whig, a Know Nothing, and a Democrat. Education and career Born o ...

(R)

Nebraska

: 1. Thomas Tipton (R) : 2. John M. Thayer (R)

Nevada

: 1. William M. Stewart (R) : 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)

New Hampshire

: 2. Aaron H. Cragin (R) : 3. James W. Patterson (R)

New Jersey

: 1. Frederick T. Frelinghuysen (R) : 2. Alexander G. Cattell (R)

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...

: 1.

Edwin D. Morgan Edwin Denison Morgan (February 8, 1811February 14, 1883) was the 21st governor of New York from 1859 to 1862 and served in the United States Senate from 1863 to 1869. He was the first and longest-serving chairman of the Republican National Comm ...

(R) : 3. Roscoe Conkling (R)

North Carolina

: 2.

Joseph C. Abbott Joseph Carter Abbott (July 15, 1825October 8, 1881) was a Union Army colonel during the American Civil War who was awarded the grade of brevet brigadier general of volunteers and a Republican United States Senator from the state of North Carolin ...

(R), from July 14, 1868 : 3. John Pool (R), from July 14, 1868

Ohio

: 1. Benjamin Wade (R) : 3. John Sherman (R)

Oregon

: 2. George H. Williams (R) : 3.

Henry W. Corbett Henry Winslow Corbett (February 18, 1827March 31, 1903) was an American businessman, politician, civic benefactor, and philanthropist in the state of Oregon. A native of Massachusetts, he spent his early life in the East and New York (state), ...

(R)

Pennsylvania

: 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. Simon Cameron (R)

Rhode Island

: 1. William Sprague (R) : 2.

(R)

South Carolina

: 2.

Thomas J. Robertson Thomas James Robertson (August 3, 1823October 13, 1897) was a United States senator from South Carolina. Born near Winnsboro, he completed preparatory studies and graduated from South Carolina College (now the University of South Carolina) at ...

(R), from July 15, 1868 : 3.

Frederick A. Sawyer Frederick Adolphus Sawyer (December 12, 1822July 31, 1891) was a United States senator from South Carolina. Born in Bolton, Massachusetts, he attended the public schools, graduated from Harvard University in 1844, taught school in New England f ...

(R), from July 16, 1868

Tennessee

: 1.

David T. Patterson David Trotter Patterson (February 28, 1818November 3, 1891) was a United States Senator from Tennessee at the beginning of the Reconstruction period. A staunch Union supporter (as were most of his fellow East Tennesseans), he was elected by the ...

(D) : 2.

Joseph S. Fowler Joseph Smith Fowler (August 31, 1820April 1, 1902) was an American attorney and politician. As a resident of Tennessee, he was notable for his support of the Union during the American Civil War. Fowler served as state comptroller during the mili ...

(R)

Texas

: 1. Vacant : 2. Vacant

Vermont

: 1.

George F. Edmunds George Franklin Edmunds (February 1, 1828February 27, 1919) was a Republican U.S. Senator from Vermont. Before entering the U.S. Senate, he served in a number of high-profile positions, including Speaker of the Vermont House of Representative ...

(R) : 3.

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 ...

(R)

Virginia

: 1. Vacant : 2. Vacant

West Virginia

: 1. Peter G. Van Winkle (R) : 2. Waitman T. Willey (R)

Wisconsin

: 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

The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.

Alabama

: .

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 ...

(R), from July 22, 1868 : .

Charles W. Buckley Charles Waldron Buckley (February 18, 1835 – December 4, 1906) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama. Born in Unadilla, New York, Buckley attended the public schools in Unadilla and Freeport, Illinois, where his parents moved in 1846. He ...

(R), from July 21, 1868 : .

Benjamin W. Norris Benjamin White Norris (January 22, 1819 – January 26, 1873) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama. Early life and education Born in Monmouth, Maine, Norris prepared for college at Monmouth Academy, and was graduated from Waterville ...

(R), from July 21, 1868 : .

Charles W. Pierce Charles Wilson Pierce (October 7, 1823 – February 18, 1907) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama. Biography Born in Benton, New York, Pierce completed preparatory studies. He moved with his father to Sandusky, Ohio, in 1829, and from th ...

(R), from July 21, 1868 : .

John B. Callis John Benton Callis (January 3, 1828September 24, 1898) was an American businessman, politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He served as a Union Army officer during the American Civil War and was then elected as a reconstruction-era U.S. congress ...

(R), from July 21, 1868 : .

Thomas Haughey Thomas Haughey (1826 – August 5, 1869) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Haughey received a limited education. He immigrated with his father to the United States, where they settled in New York City. In 1841, h ...

(R), from July 21, 1868

Arkansas

: . Logan H. Roots (R), from June 22, 1868 : .

James M. Hinds James M. Hinds (December 5, 1833 – October 22, 1868) was the first U.S. Congressman assassinated in office. He served as member of the United States House of Representatives for Arkansas from June 24, 1868 until his assassination by the ...

(R), June 22, 1868 – October 22, 1868 ::

James T. Elliott James Thomas Elliott (April 22, 1823 – July 28, 1875) was a United States Representative for the state of Arkansas. He held the position for forty-nine days in 1869. Background Born in 1823 A native of Columbus, Georgia, Elliott att ...

(R), from January 13, 1869 : . Thomas Boles (R), from June 22, 1868

California

: .

Samuel B. Axtell Samuel Beach Axtell (October 14, 1819 – August 6, 1891) was an American jurist and politician. He is noted for serving as Chief Justice of the New Mexico Territorial Supreme Court, territorial Governor of Utah and New Mexico, and a two-term C ...

(D) : . William Higby (R) : . James A. Johnson (D)

Connecticut

: .

Richard D. Hubbard Richard Dudley Hubbard (September 7, 1818 – February 28, 1884) was a United States representative and the 48th Governor of Connecticut. Biography Born in Berlin, Connecticut, he was orphaned while young, he pursued preparatory studies at Ea ...

(D) : .

Julius Hotchkiss Julius Hotchkiss (July 11, 1810 – December 23, 1878) was a United States representative from Connecticut. He was born in Waterbury, Connecticut, the son of Woodward and Polly (Castle) Hotchkiss, Prospect farmers.John R. Guevin. '' View from ...

(D) : .

Henry H. Starkweather Henry Howard Starkweather was born in Preston, Connecticut, on April 29, 1826, and died on January 28, 1876, while serving in office as a member of the United States Congress. Biography His parents were John Starkweather and Lydia (Button) Sta ...

(R) : . William H. Barnum (D)

Delaware

: . John A. Nicholson (D)

Florida

: . Charles M. Hamilton (R), from July 1, 1868

Georgia

: .

Joseph W. Clift Joseph Wales Clift (September 30, 1837 – May 2, 1908) was a U.S. Representative from Georgia representing Georgia's 1st congressional district from 1868 to 1869 upon Georgia's re-admittance to the United States after the American Civil War. ...

(R), from July 25, 1868 : . Nelson Tift (D), from July 25, 1868 : .

William P. Edwards William Posey Edwards (November 9, 1835 – June 28, 1900) was a U.S. Representative The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower ch ...

(R), from July 25, 1868 : .

Samuel F. Gove Samuel Francis Gove (March 9, 1822 – December 3, 1900) was a U.S. Representative from Georgia. Gove was born in Weymouth, Massachusetts and attended the common schools there. He moved to Georgia in 1835 with his parents, who settled in ...

(R), from July 25, 1868 : .

Charles H. Prince Charles Henry Prince (May 9, 1837 – April 3, 1912) was a U.S. Representative from Georgia. Early life Charles Henry Prince was born in Buckfield, Maine to Noah Prince and Sarah Farrar. His father was a judge and a state politician. Noah P ...

(R), from July 25, 1868 : . Vacant : .

Pierce M. B. Young Pierce Manning Butler Young (November 15, 1836 – July 6, 1896) was an American soldier, politician, diplomat, and slave owner. He was a major general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, and after the war a four-t ...

(D), from July 25, 1868

Illinois

: . Norman B. Judd (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) : .

Abner C. Harding Abner Clark Harding (February 10, 1807 – July 19, 1874) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Biography Abner C. Harding was born in East Hampton, Connecticut on February 10, 1807. He attended Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, where he ...

(R) : . Ebon C. Ingersoll (R) : .

Burton C. Cook Burton Chauncey Cook (May 11, 1819 – August 18, 1894) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Biography He was born in Pittsford, New Yorkon May 11, 1819. Cook attended the Collegiate Institute, Rochester, New York. He studied law, and in 1 ...

(R) : .

Henry P. H. Bromwell Henry Pelham Holmes Bromwell (August 26, 1823 – January 9, 1903) was an American lawyer, politician from Illinois, and prominent Freemason. He was a lawyer and judge who served as a U.S. representative from Illinois from 1865–1869 and continu ...

(R) : . Shelby M. Cullom (R) : . Lewis W. Ross (D) : . Albert G. Burr (D) : . Samuel S. Marshall (D) : .

Jehu Baker Jehu Baker (November 4, 1822 – March 1, 1903) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born near Lexington, Kentucky, Baker moved with his father to Lebanon, Illinois, in 1829. He attended the common schools and McKendree University. He stud ...

(R) : .

Green B. Raum Green Berry Raum (December 3, 1829 – December 18, 1909) was a lawyer, author, and U.S. Representative from Illinois, as well as a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He served in the Western Theater, seeing actio ...

(R) : . John A. Logan (R)

Indiana

: .

William E. Niblack William Ellis Niblack (May 19, 1822 – May 7, 1893) was a politician and judge who served as a U.S. Representative from Indiana, a judge on the Indiana Supreme Court, and a member of both the Indiana Senate and the Indiana House of Representat ...

(D) : . Michael C. Kerr (D) : . Morton C. Hunter (R) : .

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) : . John Coburn (R) : . Henry D. Washburn (R) : . Godlove S. Orth (R) : . Schuyler Colfax (R) : . William Williams (R) : .

John P. C. Shanks John Peter Cleaver Shanks (June 17, 1826 – January 23, 1901) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1867 to 1875 and an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Biography Born in Martinsburg, Virginia (now West Virgi ...

(R)

Iowa

: .

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) : .

William Loughridge William Loughridge (July 11, 1827 – September 26, 1889) was a pioneer attorney, judge, and three-term United States Congressman from Iowa. He was born in Youngstown, Ohio, where he attended the common schools. After studying law, he was ...

(R) : .

Grenville M. Dodge Grenville Mellen Dodge (April 12, 1831 – January 3, 1916) was a Union Army officer on the frontier and a pioneering figure in military intelligence during the Civil War, who served as Ulysses S. Grant's intelligence chief in the Western Thea ...

(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 ...

(R)

Kansas

: .

Sidney Clarke Sidney Clarke (October 16, 1831 – June 18, 1909) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas, a Kansas state speaker of the house, and an Oklahoma territorial legislator. He was a part of the Oklahoma statehood movement. Early life Born in Southbr ...

(R)

Kentucky

: .

Lawrence S. Trimble Lawrence Strother Trimble (August 26, 1825 – August 9, 1904) was a United States congressman from Kentucky, a Kentucky judge, and New Mexican politician and lawyer. Trimble was born in Fleming County, Kentucky to the farming family of James ...

(D) : . Vacant : . Elijah Hise (D), until May 8, 1867 ::

Jacob Golladay Jacob Shall Golladay (January 19, 1819 – May 20, 1887) was a 19th-century politician from Kentucky. He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives and Senate, followed by two terms as a United States representative for the 3rd congression ...

(D), from December 5, 1867 : .

J. Proctor Knott James Proctor Knott (August 29, 1830 – June 18, 1911) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky and served as the 29th Governor of Kentucky from 1883 to 1887. Born in Kentucky, he moved to Missouri in 1850 and began his political career the ...

(D) : .

Asa Grover Asa Porter Grover (February 18, 1819 – July 20, 1887) was a United States representative from Kentucky. He was born near Phelps, New York where he attended the common schools before moving to Kentucky in 1837. He attended Centre College in ...

(D) : .

Thomas L. Jones Thomas Laurens Jones (January 22, 1819 – June 20, 1887) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Born in White Oak, North Carolina, Jones attended private schools. He graduated from Princeton College and from the law department of Harvard Univ ...

(D) : . James B. Beck (D) : . George M. Adams (D) : . Samuel McKee (R), from June 22, 1868

Louisiana

: . J. Hale Sypher (R), from July 18, 1868 : . James Mann (D), July 18, 1868 – August 26, 1868 : .

Joseph P. Newsham Joseph Parkinson Newsham (May 24, 1837 – October 22, 1919) was a 19th-century politician, lawyer, merchant and planter from Louisiana, who served two non-consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. Biography Born in Preston, E ...

(R), from July 18, 1868 : .

Michel Vidal Michel Vidal (October 1, 1824 - October 20, 1895) was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana. Born in the city of Carcassonne, Languedoc, France, Vidal completed university-level studies in France before emigrating to the Republic of Texas. So ...

(R), from July 18, 1868 : . W. Jasper Blackburn (R), from July 18, 1868

Maine

: . John Lynch (R) : .

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 ...

(R) : .

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 A. Peters (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 ...

(R)

Maryland

: .

Hiram McCullough Hiram McCullough (September 26, 1813 – March 4, 1885) was a U.S. Congressman from Maryland who served two terms from 1865 to 1869. McCullough served in the Maryland Senate from 1845 to 1851. He also served in the Maryland House of Delegates fr ...

(D) : . Stevenson Archer (D) : . Charles E. Phelps (C) : . Francis Thomas (R) : . Frederick Stone (D)

Massachusetts

: . Thomas D. Eliot (R) : .

Oakes Ames Oakes Ames (January 10, 1804 – May 8, 1873) was an American businessman, investor, and politician. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts. As a congressman, he is credited by many historians as being ...

(R) : . Ginery Twichell (R) : .

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) : .

Benjamin F. Butler Benjamin Franklin Butler (November 5, 1818 – January 11, 1893) was an American major general of the Union Army, politician, lawyer, and businessman from Massachusetts. Born in New Hampshire and raised in Lowell, Massachusetts, Butler is best ...

(R) : . Nathaniel P. Banks (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 ...

(R) : .

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 Henry Laurens Dawes (October 30, 1816February 5, 1903) was an attorney and politician, a Republican United States Senator and United States Representative from Massachusetts. He is notable for the Dawes Act (1887), which was intended to stimula ...

(R)

Michigan

: .

Fernando C. Beaman Fernando Cortez Beaman (June 28, 1814 – September 27, 1882) was a teacher, lawyer and politician from Michigan during and after the American Civil War. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives and as mayor of Adri ...

(R) : . Charles Upson (R) : . Austin Blair (R) : .

Thomas W. Ferry Thomas White Ferry (June 10, 1827October 13, 1896), or T.W. Ferry, was a U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, and acting Vice President of the United States from the State of Michigan. Except for President Gerald Ford, no Michigan politician has ...

(R) : .

Rowland E. Trowbridge Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge (June 18, 1821 – April 20, 1881) was a farmer and politician from Michigan. A United States congressman from Michigan's 4th congressional district from 1861 to 1863 and again from 1865 to 1869, he worked on agricultur ...

(R) : .

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

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

Mississippi

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Missouri

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William A. Pile William Anderson Pile (February 11, 1829July 7, 1889) was a nineteenth-century politician and minister from Missouri, as well as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was Governor of New Mexico Territory from 1869 to 18 ...

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Carman A. Newcomb Carman Adam Newcomb (July 1, 1830 – April 6, 1902) was a nineteenth-century politician, lawyer, judge and marshal from Iowa and Missouri. Life and career Born in Mercer, Pennsylvania, Newcomb completed preparatory studies and moved to Kent ...

(R) : . Thomas E. Noell (D), until October 3, 1867 ::

James R. McCormick James Robinson McCormick (August 1, 1824 – May 19, 1897) was a United States Representative from Missouri. Born near Irondale, Washington County, Missouri, McCormick attended public schools in Washington County, Missouri. He received privat ...

(D), from December 17, 1867 : .

Joseph J. Gravely Joseph Jackson Gravely (September 25, 1828 – April 28, 1872) was a nineteenth-century politician, lawyer and teacher from Virginia and Missouri. Biography Born near Leatherwood, Henry County, Virginia, Gravely attended public schools as a ...

(R) : . Joseph W. McClurg (R), until July 1868 ::

John H. Stover John Hubler Stover (April 24, 1833 – October 27, 1889) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born in Aaronsburg, Pennsylvania, Stover completed preparatory studies at Bellefonte Academy. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1857 ...

(R), from December 7, 1868 : .

Robert T. Van Horn Robert Thompson Van Horn (May 19, 1824 – January 3, 1916) was an American lawyer, the owner and publisher of '' The Kansas City Enterprise'', the 6th mayor of Kansas City, Missouri during parts of the Civil War, a member of the Missouri Genera ...

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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 ...

(R) : .

John F. Benjamin John Forbes Benjamin (January 23, 1817 – March 8, 1877) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born in Cicero, New York, Benjamin attended the public schools. He moved to Texas in 1845 and to Missouri in 1848. He studied law. He was admi ...

(R) : . George W. Anderson (R)

Nebraska

: .

John Taffe John Taffe (January 30, 1827 – March 14, 1884) was a Nebraska Republican politician. Biography He was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on January 30, 1827. He passed the bar and moved to the Nebraska Territory in 1856, becoming a member of the N ...

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Nevada

: .

Delos R. Ashley Delos Rodeyn Ashley (February 19, 1828 – July 18, 1873) was a California and Nevada politician who served as State Treasurer of California and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Nevada. Biography Ashley was born at Ark ...

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New Hampshire

: . Jacob H. Ela (R) : . Aaron F. Stevens (R) : .

Jacob Benton Jacob Benton (August 19, 1814 – September 29, 1892) was an American politician, and a United States representative from New Hampshire. Early life Born in Waterford, Vermont, Benton attended the common schools, Lyndon Academy, and Randolph Aca ...

(R)

New Jersey

: . William Moore (R) : . Charles Haight (D) : . Charles Sitgreaves (D) : . John Hill (R) : .

George A. Halsey George Armstrong Halsey (December 7, 1827 – April 1, 1894) was an American Republican Party politician and leather manufacturer from New Jersey, who served two non-consecutive terms representing . Early life and education Born in Sprin ...

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New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...

: . Stephen Taber (D) : .

Demas Barnes Demas Barnes (April 4, 1827 – May 1, 1888) was an American businessman and politician and a United States representative from New York, serving one term from 1867 to 1869. Early days Born in Gorham Township, Ontario County, New York, Barnes ...

(D) : . William E. Robinson (D) : . John Fox (D) : . John Morrissey (D) : .

Thomas E. Stewart Thomas Elliott Stewart (September 22, 1824 – January 9, 1904) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Biography Born in New York City, Stewart completed preparatory studies, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1847 and commenced practice ...

(CR) : . John W. Chanler (D) : . James Brooks (D) : . Fernando Wood (D) : .

William H. Robertson William Henry Robertson (October 10, 1823 Bedford, Westchester County, New York – December 6, 1898 Katonah, Westchester Co., NY), also known as W. H. Robertson, was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Robertson was known to hav ...

(R) : .

Charles H. Van Wyck Charles Henry Van Wyck (May 10, 1824October 24, 1895) was a Representative from New York, a Senator from Nebraska, and a Union Army brigadier general in the American Civil War. Early life and political career Van Wyck was born in Poughkeepsie, ...

(R) : .

John H. Ketcham John Henry Ketcham (December 21, 1832 – November 4, 1906) 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 John H. Ketcham was born ...

(R) : . Thomas Cornell (R) : . John V. L. Pruyn (D) : .

John A. Griswold John Ashley Griswold (November 18, 1822 – February 22, 1902) was an attorney, judge and politician from Catskill, New York. He was most notable for his service as a U.S. Representative from 1869 to 1871. Early life Griswold was born in Cai ...

(R) : .

Orange Ferriss Orange Ferriss (November 26, 1814 – April 11, 1894) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Born at Glens Falls, New York, Ferriss completed preparatory studies. He attended the University of Vermont at Burlington, where he was a founding me ...

(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 ...

(R) : .

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) : .

William C. Fields William Craig Fields (February 13, 1804 – October 27, 1882) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Born in New York City, Fields attended the common schools. He moved to Laurens, New York, in 1836 and engaged in mercantile pursuits and in ...

(R) : .

Addison H. Laflin Addison Henry Laflin (October 24, 1823 – September 24, 1878) was an American politician from New York. Life Born in Lee, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, he attended the common schools, was graduated from Williams College in 1843, went to Herk ...

(R) : . Roscoe Conkling (R), until March 4, 1867 ::

Alexander H. Bailey Alexander Hamilton Bailey (August 14, 1817 – April 20, 1874) was an American politician, a United States representative and judge from New York. Biography Bailey was born in Barton le clay, 10 mins outside of Minisink, Orange County, New York ...

(R), from November 30, 1867 : . John C. Churchill (R) : . Dennis McCarthy (R) : . Theodore M. Pomeroy (R) : .

William H. Kelsey William Henry Kelsey (October 2, 1812 – April 20, 1879) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Born in Smyrna, New York, Kelsey attended the common schools. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1843 and commenced practice in Geneseo ...

(R) : .

William S. Lincoln William Slosson Lincoln (August 13, 1813 – April 21, 1893) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from New York. Born in Berkshire (now Newark Valley), Tioga County, New York, Lincoln attended the common schoo ...

(R) : .

Hamilton Ward Sr. Hamilton Ward Sr. (July 3, 1829– December 28, 1898) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a judge on the Supreme Court of New York, the attorney general of New York, and a Republican member of the United States House of Repr ...

(R) : .

Lewis Selye Lewis Selye (July 11, 1803 – January 27, 1883) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Born in Chittenango, New York, Selye attended the common schools, and learned the blacksmith trade. He moved to Rochester, New York, in 1824 and engaged i ...

(IR) : . Burt Van Horn (R) : .

James M. Humphrey James Morgan Humphrey (September 21, 1819 – February 9, 1899) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1865 to 1869. Early life and education Born in Holland, New York, Humphrey ...

(D) : .

Henry H. Van Aernam Henry Van Aernam (March 11, 1819 – June 1, 1894) was a United States representative from New York. Early life Born in Marcellus, Onondaga County, Van Aerman pursued an academic course, and studied medicine at the Geneva and Willoughby Me ...

(R)

North Carolina

: .

John R. French John Robert French (May 28, 1819 – October 2, 1890) was an American publisher, editor and Republican Party (United States), Republican politician. He served as a United States House of Representatives, Congressional Representative from ...

(R), from July 15, 1868 : . David Heaton (R), from July 25, 1868 : .

Oliver H. Dockery Oliver Hart Dockery (August 12, 1830 near Rockingham, North Carolina – March 21, 1906), son of Alfred Dockery, was a farmer and a politician, elected as a Republican Congressional Representative from North Carolina after the Civil War. Be ...

(R), from July 13, 1868 : . John T. Deweese (R), from July 6, 1868 : . Israel G. Lash (R), from July 20, 1868 : .

Nathaniel Boyden Nathaniel Boyden (August 16, 1796 – November 20, 1873) was a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1847 and 1849 and later between 1868 and 1869. Born in Conway, Massachusetts in 1796, Boyden attended the common schools and then ...

(C), from July 13, 1868 : .

Alexander H. Jones Alexander Hamilton Jones (July 21, 1822 – January 29, 1901) was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina. Jones was born in Buncombe County, North Carolina, where he completed his preparatory studies. He engaged in mercantile pursui ...

(R), from July 6, 1868

Ohio

: .

Benjamin Eggleston Benjamin Eggleston (January 3, 1816 – February 9, 1888) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio. Life and career Born in Corinth, New York, Eggleston completed preparatory studies. He moved with his parents to Hocking County, Ohio, in 1831. He ...

(R) : . Rutherford B. Hayes (R), until July 20, 1867 :: Samuel F. Cary (IR), from November 21, 1867 : . Robert C. Schenck (R) : . William Lawrence (R) : .

William Mungen William Mungen (May 12, 1821 – September 9, 1887) was a nineteenth-century politician, lawyer, teacher, editor and publisher who served as a Representative from Ohio for two terms from 1867 to 1871. Biography Born in Baltimore, Maryland, M ...

(D) : .

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Charles P. Clever Charles P. Clever (February 23, 1830 – July 8, 1874) was a delegate from the Territory of New Mexico. He was born in Cologne, Prussia where he attended the gymnasium of Cologne and the University of Bonn. He immigrated to the United States i ...

(D) , September 2, 1867 , - , , rowspan=3 , Vacant , rowspan=3 , Arkansas re-admitted into the Union , nowrap , Logan H. Roots (R) , rowspan=3 , June 22, 1868 , - , , nowrap ,

(R) , - , , nowrap , Thomas Boles (R) , - , , Vacant ,

John D. Young John Duncan Young (September 22, 1823 – December 26, 1910) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Born in Owingsville, Kentucky, Young attended the common schools. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1854 and practiced in Owi ...

presented credentials but failed to qualify. Election was contested by McKee. , nowrap , Samuel McKee (R) , June 22, 1868 , - , , Vacant , Florida re-admitted into the Union , nowrap , Charles M. Hamilton (R) , July 1, 1868 , - , , rowspan=5 , Vacant , rowspan=5 , North Carolina re-admitted into the Union , nowrap , John T. Deweese (R) , rowspan=2 , July 6, 1868 , - , , nowrap ,

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(R) , rowspan=2 , July 13, 1868 , - , , nowrap ,

(R) , July 15, 1868 , - , , rowspan=5 , Vacant , rowspan=5 , Louisiana re-admitted into the Union , nowrap , J. Hale Sypher (R) , rowspan=5 , July 18, 1868 , - , , nowrap , James Mann (D) , - , , nowrap ,

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(R) , - , , nowrap , W. Jasper Blackburn (R) , - , , rowspan=3 , Vacant , rowspan=3 , South Carolina re-admitted into the Union , nowrap , Benjamin F. Whittemore (R) , rowspan=3 , July 18, 1868 , - , , nowrap ,

Christopher C. Bowen Christopher Columbus Bowen (January 5, 1832 – June 23, 1880) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from South Carolina. Early life Born in Providence, Rhode Island in 1832, Bowen attended the public schools. He move ...

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James H. Goss James Hamilton Goss (August 9, 1820 – October 31, 1886) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina during the Reconstruction era. Born in Union, South Carolina, Goss attended the common schools and the Union Male Academy. He engaged in m ...

(R) , - , , Vacant , North Carolina re-admitted into the Union , nowrap , Israel G. Lash (R) , July 20, 1868 , - , , rowspan=6 , Vacant , rowspan=6 , Alabama re-admitted into the Union , nowrap ,

(R) , rowspan=5 , July 21, 1868 , - , , nowrap ,

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(R) , July 22, 1868 , - , , rowspan=6 , Vacant , rowspan=6 , Georgia re-admitted into the Union , nowrap ,

(R) , rowspan=6 , July 25, 1868 , - , , nowrap , Nelson Tift (D) , - , , nowrap ,

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(D) , - , , Vacant , North Carolina re-admitted into the Union , nowrap , David Heaton (R) , July 25, 1868 , - , , Vacant , South Carolina re-admitted into the Union , nowrap ,

Manuel S. Corley Manuel Simeon Corley (February 10, 1823 – November 20, 1902) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina. Biography "Sim" Corley was born in Lexington County, South Carolina, and spent four years as a student at Lexington Academy. He engage ...

(R) , July 25, 1868 , - , , nowrap , Roscoe Conkling (R) , Resigned March 4, 1867, after being elected to the US Senate , nowrap ,

(R) , November 30, 1867 , - , , nowrap , Elijah Hise (D) , Died May 8, 1867 , nowrap ,

(D) , December 5, 1867 , - , , nowrap , Charles Denison (D) , Died June 27, 1867 , nowrap ,

George W. Woodward George Washington Woodward (March 26, 1809May 10, 1875) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. George W. Woodward was born in Bethany, Pennsylvania. He attended Geneva Seminary (now Hobart and William S ...

(D) , November 21, 1867 , - , , nowrap , Rutherford B. Hayes (R) , Resigned July 20, 1867, after being nominated

Governor of Ohio A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

, nowrap , Samuel F. Cary (IR) , November 21, 1867 , - , , nowrap , Thomas E. Noell (D) , Died October 3, 1867 , nowrap ,

(D) , December 17, 1867 , - , , nowrap ,

Cornelius S. Hamilton Cornelius Springer Hamilton (January 2, 1821 – December 22, 1867) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio. Biography Born in Gratiot, Ohio, Hamilton attended the common schools and Denison University. He moved with his parents to Union County ...

(R) , Killed by insane son December 22, 1867 , nowrap , John Beatty (R) , February 5, 1868 , - , , nowrap , George W. Morgan (D) , Lost contested election June 3, 1868 , nowrap , Columbus Delano (R) , June 3, 1868 , - , , nowrap , Joseph W. McClurg (R) , Resigned in July 1868 , nowrap ,

(R) , December 7, 1868 , - , , nowrap , Thaddeus Stevens (R) , Died August 11, 1868 , nowrap ,

Oliver J. Dickey Oliver James Dickey (April 6, 1823 – April 21, 1876) was a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography Oliver J. Dickey (son of John Dickey (U.S. politician), John Dicke ...

(R) , December 7, 1868 , - , , nowrap ,

Darwin A. Finney Darwin Asahel Finney (August 11, 1814 – August 25, 1868) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Early life Darwin Asahel Finney was born in Shrewsbury, Vermont. He attended the public schools and atte ...

(R) , Died August 25, 1868 , nowrap , S. Newton Pettis (R) , December 7, 1868 , - , , nowrap , James Mann (D) , Died August 26, 1868 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , nowrap ,

(R) , Assassinated October 22, 1868 , nowrap ,

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(D) , Lost contested election February 20, 1869 , nowrap ,

J. Francisco Chaves ''J. The Jewish News of Northern California'', formerly known as ''Jweekly'', is a weekly print newspaper in Northern California, with its online edition updated daily. It is owned and operated by San Francisco Jewish Community Publications In ...

(R) , February 20, 1869

Committees

Senate

* Agriculture (Chairman: Simon Cameron; Ranking Member:

Thomas W. Tipton Thomas Weston Tipton (August 5, 1817November 26, 1899) was a Senator from Nebraska. Biography Tipton was born in Cadiz, Ohio, and attended Allegheny College, Meadville, Pennsylvania. He pursued classical studies and graduated from Madison Co ...

) * Appropriations (Chairman: Lot M. Morrill; Ranking Member: Cornelius Cole) * Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman: Aaron H. Cragin; Ranking Member:

) *

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 ...

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Commerce (Chairman: Zachariah Chandler; Ranking Member:

) * Distributing Public Revenue Among the States (Select) * District of Columbia (Chairman: James Harlan; Ranking Member: James W. Patterson) * Education * Engrossed Bills (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) *

Finance Finance is the study and discipline of money, currency and capital assets. It is related to, but not synonymous with economics, the study of production, distribution, and consumption of money, assets, goods and services (the discipline of fina ...

(Chairman: John Sherman; Ranking Member: Alexander G. Cattell) * Foreign Relations (Chairman: Charles Sumner; Ranking Member: Oliver P. Morton) * Impeachment of President Andrew Johnson (Select) * Impeachment Trial Investigation (Select) * Indian Affairs (Chairman: John B. Henderson; Ranking Member: John M. Thayer) * Judiciary (Chairman: Lyman Trumbull; Ranking Member: Roscoe Conkling) * Manufactures (Chairman: William Sprague IV; Ranking Member: Cornelius Cole) * Military Affairs and the Militia (Chairman: Henry Wilson; Ranking Member: Oliver P. Morton) * Mines and Mining (Chairman: John Conness; Ranking Member: Richard Yates) * Naval Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Frederick T. Frelinghuysen) * Ninth Census (Select) * Ordnance and War Ships (Select) (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Pacific Railroad (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: William M. Stewart) * Patents and the Patent Office (Chairman: Waitman T. Willey; Ranking Member:

) *

Pensions A pension (, from Latin ''pensiō'', "payment") is a fund into which a sum of money is added during an employee's employment years and from which payments are drawn to support the person's retirement from work in the form of periodic payments ...

(Chairman: Peter G. Van Winkle; Ranking Member:

) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Alexander Ramsey; Ranking Member: James Harlan) * Private Land Claims (Chairman: Godlove Stein Orth; Ranking Member:

) * Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman:

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 ...

; Ranking Member:

) * Public Lands (Chairman: Samuel C. Pomeroy; Ranking Member: George H. Williams) * Representative Reform (Select) * Retrenchment (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: James W. Patterson) * Revision of the Laws (Chairman: Roscoe Conkling; Ranking Member: N/A) * Revolutionary Claims (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Rules * Tariff Regulation (Select) * Territories (Chairman: Richard Yates; Ranking Member: Alexander Ramsey) * Treasury Printing Bureau (Select) * Whole

House of Representatives

* Accounts (Chairman: John M. Broomall; Ranking Member:

) * Agriculture (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

John T. Wilson John Todd Wilson (March 7, 1914 – August 4, 1990) served as president of the University of Chicago from 1975 to 1978.K. O. Dawes. "John T. Wilson, 76, ex-chief of U. of C." ''Chicago Sun-Times''. August 8, 1990. 63. Wilson was born in Punxsut ...

) * Appropriations (Chairman: Thaddeus Stevens; Ranking Member:

) * Banking and Currency (Chairman: Theodore M. Pomeroy; Ranking Member: Norman B. Judd) *

(Chairman:

John A. Bingham John Armor Bingham (January 21, 1815 – March 19, 1900) was an American politician who served as a Republican representative from Ohio and as the United States ambassador to Japan. In his time as a congressman, Bingham served as both assist ...

; Ranking Member: Amasa Cobb) * Coinage, Weights and Measures (Chairman:

William D. Kelley William Darrah Kelley (April 12, 1814 – January 9, 1890) was an American politician from Philadelphia who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district from 1861 to 1890. He ...

; Ranking Member: John Hill) * Commerce (Chairman: Elihu B. Washburne; Ranking Member:

) * District of Columbia (Chairman: Ebon C. Ingersoll; Ranking Member: Fernando Wood) * Education and Labor (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Thomas Cornell) * Elections (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Expenditures in the Interior Department (Chairman:

Chester D. Hubbard Chester Dorman Hubbard (November 25, 1814 – August 23, 1891) was a two-term U.S. Representative from West Virginia, who previously served in the Virginia General Assembly and Virginia Secession Convention of 1861 before the American Civil War ...

; Ranking Member: Ginery Twichell) * Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman: Charles Upson; Ranking Member: Francis Thomas) * Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman:

Samuel M. Arnell Samuel Mayes Arnell (May 3, 1833 – July 20, 1903) was an American lawyer and politician who represented the 6th congressional district of Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives. He was a staunch Unionist and served as a Republ ...

; Ranking Member:

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