The 44th 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. ) , 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, ...

from March 4, 1875, to March 4, 1877, during the seventh and eighth years of Ulysses S. Grant's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the

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was based on the Ninth Census of the United States in 1870. For the first time since the

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 states th ...

, the House had a Democratic majority. The Senate maintained a

Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...

majority.

Major events

* November 22, 1875: Vice President

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 ...

died from a stroke * June 25, 1876:

Custer's Last Stand The Battle of the Little Bighorn, known to the Lakota and other Plains Indians as the Battle of the Greasy Grass, and also commonly referred to as Custer's Last Stand, was an armed engagement between combined forces of the Lakota Sioux, Nor ...

at the

Battle of Little Bighorn The Battle of the Little Bighorn, known to the Lakota people, Lakota and other Plains Indians as the Battle of the Greasy Grass, and also commonly referred to as Custer's Last Stand, was an armed engagement between combined forces of the Lako ...

* July 4, 1876:

United States Centennial The Centennial International Exhibition of 1876, the first official World's Fair to be held in the United States, was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from May 10 to November 10, 1876, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of th ...

* November 7, 1876:

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, including the disputed Presidential election of 1876, later settled with the Compromise of 1877 which ended

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Major legislation

* January 29, 1877:

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Act, ch. 37, * March 3, 1877:

Desert Land Act The Desert Land Act is a United States federal law which was passed by the United States Congress on March 3, 1877, to encourage and promote the economic development of the arid and semiarid public lands within certain states of the Western state ...

, ch. 107,

State admitted

* August 1, 1876:

Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of t ...

admitted as the 38th state

Party summary

The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this Congress, and includes members from vacancies and newly admitted states, when they were first seated. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section. During this Congress, two Senate seats and one House seat were added for the new state, Colorado.

Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

Senate

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(R), until November 22, 1875; vacant thereafter. *

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". ...

: Thomas W. Ferry (R), from March 9, 1875 *

Republican Conference Chairman The Senate Republican Conference is the formal organization of the Republican Senators in the United States Senate, who currently number 50. Over the last century, the mission of the conference has expanded and been shaped as a means of informin ...

: Henry B. Anthony * Democratic Caucus Chairman:

John W. Stevenson John White Stevenson (May 4, 1812August 10, 1886) was the List of Governors of Kentucky, 25th governor of Kentucky and represented the state in both houses of the United States Congress, U.S. Congress. The son of former Speaker of the United St ...

House of Representatives

Speaker Speaker may refer to: Society and politics * Speaker (politics), the presiding officer in a legislative assembly * Public speaker, one who gives a speech or lecture * A person producing speech: the producer of a given utterance, especially: ** I ...

Michael C. Kerr Michael Crawford Kerr (March 15, 1827 – August 19, 1876) of Indiana was an attorney, an American legislator, and the first Democratic speaker of the United States House of Representatives after the Civil War. Early life He was born at Titu ...

(D), until August 19, 1876 (died) ** Samuel J. Randall (D), elected December 4, 1876 * Democratic Caucus Chairman:

Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II (September 17, 1825January 23, 1893) was an American politician, diplomat, and jurist. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Mississippi in both houses of Congress, served as the United States Sec ...

: George W. McCrary

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, facing re-election in 1880; Class 2 meant their term ended in this Congress, facing re-election in 1876; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, facing re-election in 1878.

Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama (state song), Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville, Alabama, Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County, Al ...

: 2. George Goldthwaite (D) : 3.

George E. Spencer George Eliphaz Spencer (November 1, 1836 – February 19, 1893) was an American politician and a U.S. senator from the state of Alabama who also served as an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Biography Born in Champion, Ne ...

(R)

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 Osage ...

: 2.

Powell Clayton Powell Foulk Clayton (August 7, 1833August 25, 1914) was an American politician, diplomat, and businessman who served as the 9th governor of Arkansas from 1868 to 1871, as a Republican member of the U.S. Senate for Arkansas from 1871 to 1877 ...

(R) : 3.

Stephen W. Dorsey Stephen Wallace Dorsey (February 28, 1842March 20, 1916) was a Republican Party (United States), Republican politician who represented Arkansas in the United States Senate from 1873 to 1879, during the Reconstruction era in the United States, Re ...

(R)

California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...

: 1.

Newton Booth Newton Booth (December 30, 1825July 14, 1892) was an American entrepreneur and politician. Early life Born to Hannah (née Pitts) of North Carolina and Beebe Booth

(AM) : 3. Aaron A. Sargent (R)

Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of t ...

: 2. Henry M. Teller (R), from November 15, 1876 : 3. Jerome B. Chaffee (R), from November 15, 1876

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.

William W. Eaton William Wallace Eaton (October 11, 1816September 21, 1898) was a United States representative and United States senator from Connecticut. Biography Born in Tolland, Connecticut, he was educated in the common schools and by private instruction ...

(D) : 3. Orris S. Ferry (R), until November 21, 1875 :: James E. English (D), November 27, 1875 – May 17, 1876 :: William H. Barnum (D), from May 18, 1876

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 adjacent Del ...

: 1. Thomas F. Bayard Sr. (D) : 2. Eli M. Saulsbury (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, and to ...

: 1.

Charles W. Jones Charles William Jones (December 24, 1834October 11, 1897) was a United States Senator from Florida. He abandoned the seat after an apparent onset of mental illness. Early life, travel and career Jones was born in Balbriggan, Ireland. His father ...

(D) : 3. Simon B. Conover (R)

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 the ...

: 2.

Thomas M. Norwood Thomas Manson Norwood (April 26, 1830June 19, 1913) was a United States senator and Representative from Georgia. Early years and education Born in Talbot County, Georgia, he pursued an academic course, and graduated from Emory College in 1850 ...

(D) : 3. John B. Gordon (D)

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

: 2.

John A. Logan John Alexander Logan (February 9, 1826 – December 26, 1886) was an American soldier and politician. He served in the Mexican–American War and was a general in the Union Army in the American Civil War. He served the state of Illinois as a st ...

(R) : 3. Richard J. Oglesby (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 s ...

: 1.

Joseph E. McDonald Joseph Ewing McDonald (August 29, 1819 – June 21, 1891) was an United States of America, American politician who served as a United States representative and United States Senate, Senator from Indiana. He also served as Indiana's 2nd India ...

(D) : 3. Oliver H. P. T. Morton (R)

Iowa Iowa () is a state in the 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: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the ...

: 2. George G. Wright (R) : 3.

William B. Allison William Boyd Allison (March 2, 1829 – August 4, 1908) was an American politician. An early leader of the Iowa Republican Party, he represented northeastern Iowa in the United States House of Representatives before representing his state in th ...

(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 the ...

: 2. James M. Harvey (R) : 3.

John J. Ingalls John James Ingalls (December 29, 1833August 16, 1900) was an American Republican politician who served as a United States senator from Kansas. Ingalls is credited with suggesting the state motto and designing the state seal. Life and career John ...

(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 Virginia to ...

: 2.

(D) : 3.

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)

Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...

: 2. J. Rodman West (R) : 3.

James B. Eustis James Biddle Eustis (August 27, 1834September 9, 1899) was a United States senator from Louisiana who served as President Grover Cleveland, Cleveland's U.S. Ambassador to France, ambassador to France. Early life Born in New Orleans, he was the ...

(D), from January 12, 1876

Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and north ...

: 1.

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 Republican ...

(R) : 2.

Lot M. Morrill Lot Myrick Morrill (May 3, 1813January 10, 1883) was an American statesman and accomplished politician who served as the 28th Governor of Maine, as a United States Senator, and as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury under President Ulysses S. Grant ...

(R), until July 7, 1876 :: James G. Blaine (R), from July 10, 1876

Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the 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; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...

: 1.

William Pinkney Whyte William Pinkney Whyte (August 9, 1824March 17, 1908), a member of the United States Democratic Party, was a politician who served the State of Maryland as a State Delegate, the State Comptroller, a United States Senator, the 35th Governor, the ...

(D) : 3. George R. Dennis (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 ...

: 1.

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) : 2. George S. Boutwell (R)

Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...

: 1. Isaac P. Christiancy (R) : 2. Thomas W. Ferry (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 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...

: 1.

Samuel J. R. McMillan Samuel James Renwick McMillan (February 22, 1826October 3, 1897) was an American lawyer, judge and Republican politician. He served on the Minnesota District Court, the Minnesota Supreme Court and as U.S. Senator from Minnesota. Life and care ...

(R) : 2.

William Windom William Windom (May 10, 1827January 29, 1891) was an American politician from Minnesota. He served as U.S. Representative from 1859 to 1869, and as U.S. Senator from 1870 to January 1871, from March 1871 to March 1881, and from November 1881 ...

(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. Miss ...

: 1.

Blanche Bruce Blanche Kelso Bruce (March 1, 1841March 17, 1898) was born into slavery in Prince Edward County, Virginia, and went on to become a politician who represented Mississippi as a Republican in the United States Senate from 1875 to 1881. He was ...

(R) : 2.

James L. Alcorn James Lusk Alcorn (November 4, 1816December 19, 1894) was a Governor of Mississippi, governor, and United States Senate, U.S. senator during the Reconstruction era in Mississippi. A Moderate Republicans (Reconstruction era), Moderate Republican ...

(R)

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.

Francis Cockrell Francis Marion Cockrell (October 1, 1834December 13, 1915) was a Confederate military commander and American politician from the state of Missouri. He served as a United States senator from Missouri for five terms. He was a prominent member o ...

(D) : 3. Lewis V. Bogy (D)

Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the southwe ...

: 1.

Algernon Paddock Algernon Sidney Paddock (November 9, 1830October 17, 1897) was an American politician who was a United States Republican Party, Republican secretary of Nebraska Territory and U.S. Senator from Nebraska after statehood. Biography Paddock was born ...

(R) : 2.

Phineas Hitchcock Phineas Warren Hitchcock (November 30, 1831July 10, 1881) was an American Delegate and a Senator from Nebraska. Hitchcock County, Nebraska, is named after him. Early life He was born in New Lebanon, Columbia County, New York, the son of Gad ...

(R)

Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, 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. N ...

: 1.

William Sharon William Tang Sharon (January 9, 1821November 13, 1885) was a United States senator, banker, and business owner from Nevada who profited from the Comstock Lode. Early life Sharon was born in Smithfield, Ohio, January 9, 1821, the son of Willi ...

(R) : 3. John P. Jones (R)

New Hampshire New Hampshire is a U.S. state, 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 t ...

: 2.

Aaron H. Cragin Aaron Harrison Cragin (February 3, 1821May 10, 1898) was an American politician and a United States Representative and Senator from New Hampshire. Early life Born in Weston, Vermont, Cragin completed preparatory studies, studied law, was admit ...

(R) : 3.

Bainbridge Wadleigh Bainbridge Wadleigh (January 4, 1831January 24, 1891) was a United States senator from New Hampshire. Born in Bradford, he attended the common schools and Kimball Union Academy (Meriden, New Hampshire). He studied law, was admitted to the bar i ...

(R)

New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...

: 1. Theodore F. Randolph (D) : 2.

Frederick T. Frelinghuysen Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen (August 4, 1817May 20, 1885) was an American lawyer and politician from New Jersey who served as a U.S. Senator and later as United States Secretary of State under President Chester A. Arthur. Early life and e ...

(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.

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, ...

(D) : 3.

Roscoe Conkling Roscoe Conkling (October 30, 1829April 18, 1888) was an American lawyer and Republican Party (United States), Republican politician who represented New York (state), New York in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Se ...

(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 and So ...

: 2. Matt W. Ransom (D) : 3.

Augustus S. Merrimon Augustus Summerfield Merrimon (September 15, 1830November 14, 1892) was a Democratic U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina between 1873 and 1879. An attorney from Buncombe County, North Carolina, Merrimon served in the North Carolina Ho ...

(D)

Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...

: 1.

Allen G. Thurman Allen Granberry Thurman (November 13, 1813 – December 12, 1895), sometimes erroneously spelled Allan Granberry Thurman, was a United States Democratic Party, Democratic United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative, Supre ...

(D) : 3.

John Sherman John Sherman (May 10, 1823October 22, 1900) was an American politician from Ohio throughout the Civil War and into the late nineteenth century. A member of the Republican Party, he served in both houses of the U.S. Congress. He also served as ...

(R)

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

: 2. James K. Kelly (D) : 3.

John H. Mitchell John Hipple Mitchell, also known as John Mitchell Hipple, John H. Mitchell, or J. H. Mitchell (June 22, 1835December 8, 1905) was an American lawyer, politician, and convicted criminal. He served as a Republican United States Senator from Oregon ...

(R)

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, ...

: 1. William A. Wallace (D) : 3.

Simon Cameron Simon Cameron (March 8, 1799June 26, 1889) was an American businessman and politician who represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate and served as United States Secretary of War under President Abraham Lincoln at the start of the Americ ...

(R)

Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the List of U.S. states by area, smallest U.S. state by area and the List of states and territories of the United States ...

: 1.

Ambrose Burnside Ambrose Everett Burnside (May 23, 1824 – September 13, 1881) was an American army officer and politician who became a senior Union general in the Civil War and three times Governor of Rhode Island, as well as being a successful inventor ...

(R) : 2. Henry B. Anthony (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 = ...

: 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) : 3.

John J. Patterson John James "Honest John" Patterson (August 8, 1830September 28, 1912) was a businessman and United States Senator from South Carolina. He was a Republican. Biography Born and raised in Waterloo, a populated place in Juniata County, Pennsylvania ...

(R)

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 th ...

: 1.

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 ...

(D), until July 31, 1875 :: David M. Key (D), August 18, 1875 – January 19, 1877 ::

James E. Bailey James Edmund Bailey (August 15, 1822December 29, 1885) was an American United States Democratic Party, Democratic United States Senate, United States Senator from Tennessee from 1877 to 1881. Early life and education Bailey was born in Montgome ...

(D), from January 19, 1877 : 2.

Henry Cooper Sir Henry Cooper (3 May 19341 May 2011) was a British heavyweight boxer, best remembered internationally for a 1963 fight in which he knocked down a young Cassius Clay before the fight was stopped because of a cut eye from Clay's punches. Coo ...

(D)

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.

Samuel B. Maxey Samuel Bell Maxey (March 30, 1825August 16, 1895) was an American soldier, lawyer, and politician from Paris, Texas, Paris, Texas. He was a Brigadier General (CSA), brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War a ...

(D) : 2.

Morgan C. Hamilton Morgan Calvin Hamilton (February 25, 1809 – November 21, 1893) was an American merchant, politician from Alabama and Texas, and brother of Andrew Jackson Hamilton. Both men were unusual as Unionist (United States), Unionists in Texas during th ...

(R)

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 ...

: 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 (R)

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

: 1.

Robert E. Withers Robert Enoch Withers (September 18, 1821September 21, 1907) was an American physician, officer (armed forces), military officer, newspaperman, politician diplomat, and Freemason. He served as Lieutenant Governor of Virginia and represented Virgin ...

(D) : 2.

John W. Johnston John Warfield Johnston (September 9, 1818February 27, 1889) was an American lawyer and politician from Abingdon, Virginia. He served in the Virginia State Senate, and represented Virginia in the United States Senate when the state was readmitted ...

(D)

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 Bur ...

: 1.

Allen T. Caperton Allen Taylor Caperton (November 21, 1810 – July 26, 1876) was an American politician who was a United States senator from the State of West Virginia in 1875–1876. He was a member of the Democratic Party. He had been in the Virginia House ...

(D), until July 26, 1876 ::

Samuel Price Samuel Price (July 28, 1805February 25, 1884) was Virginia lawyer and politician, who helped to establish the state of West Virginia during the American Civil War and became Lieutenant Governor, and later a United States senator. Early and fami ...

(D), August 26, 1876 – January 26, 1877 :: Frank Hereford (D), from January 31, 1877 : 2. Henry G. Davis (D)

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. Angus Cameron (R) : 3. Timothy O. Howe (R) 44th United States Congress Senators

House of Representatives

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

Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama (state song), Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville, Alabama, Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County, Al ...

: .

Jeremiah Haralson Jeremiah Haralson (April 1, 1846 – 1916?), was a politician from Alabama who served as a state legislator and was among the first ten African-American United States Congressmen. Born into slavery in Columbus, Georgia, Haralson became self-educ ...

(R) : . Jeremiah N. Williams (D) : . Taul Bradford (D) : .

Charles Hays ''For the public official in Idaho see Charles Marshall Hays'' Charles Hays (February 2, 1834 – June 24, 1879) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama. Biography Hays was born at "Hays Mount," in Greene County, Alabama near Boligee wher ...

(R) : . John H. Caldwell (D) : .

Goldsmith W. Hewitt Goldsmith Whitehouse Hewitt (February 14, 1834 – May 27, 1895) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama. Biography Born near Elyton (now Birmingham), Jefferson County, Alabama, Hewitt attended the country schools. Entered the Confederate ...

(D) : . William H. Forney (D) : . Burwell B. Lewis (D)

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 Osage ...

: . Lucien C. Gause (D) : . William F. Slemons (D) : . William W. Wilshire (D) : . Thomas M. Gunter (D)

List of United States representatives from California, California

: . William Adam Piper, William A. Piper (D) : . Horace F. Page (R) : . John K. Luttrell (D) : . Peter D. Wigginton (D)

List of United States representatives from Colorado, Colorado

: . James B. Belford (R), from October 3, 1876 (newly admitted state)

List of United States representatives from Connecticut, Connecticut

: . George M. Landers (D) : . James Phelps (congressman), James Phelps (D) : . Henry H. Starkweather (R), until January 28, 1876 :: John T. Wait (R), from April 12, 1876 : . William H. Barnum (D), until May 18, 1876 :: Levi Warner (D), from December 4, 1876

List of United States representatives from Delaware, Delaware

: . James Williams (Delaware representative), James Williams (D)

List of United States representatives from Florida, Florida

: . William J. Purman (R) : . Josiah T. Walls (R), until April 19, 1876 :: Jesse J. Finley (D), from April 19, 1876

List of United States representatives from Georgia, Georgia

: . Julian Hartridge (D) : . William Ephraim Smith, William E. Smith (D) : . Philip Cook (general), Philip Cook (D) : . Henry R. Harris (D) : . Milton A. Candler (D) : . James Henderson Blount, James H. Blount (D) : . William Harrell Felton, William H. Felton (ID) : . Alexander Stephens (D) : . Benjamin Harvey Hill, Benjamin H. Hill (D), May 5, 1875 - March 3, 1877

List of United States representatives from Illinois, Illinois

: . Bernard G. Caulfield (D) : . Carter Harrison Sr., Carter H. Harrison (D) : . Charles B. Farwell (R), until May 6, 1876 :: John V. Le Moyne (D), from May 6, 1876 : . Stephen A. Hurlbut (R) : . Horatio C. Burchard (R) : . Thomas J. Henderson (politician), Thomas J. Henderson (R) : . Alexander Campbell (Illinois politician), Alexander Campbell (I) : . Greenbury L. Fort (R) : . Richard H. Whiting (R) : . John C. Bagby (D) : . Scott Wike (D) : . William McKendree Springer, William M. Springer (D) : . Adlai E. Stevenson I, Adlai E. Stevenson (D) : . Joseph Gurney Cannon, Joseph G. Cannon (R) : . John R. Eden (D) : . William A. J. Sparks (D) : . William Ralls Morrison, William R. Morrison (D) : . William Hartzell (D) : . William B. Anderson (I)

List of United States representatives from Indiana, Indiana

: . Benoni S. Fuller (D) : . James D. Williams (D), until December 1, 1876 :: Andrew Humphreys (D), from December 5, 1876 : .

(D), until August 19, 1876 :: Nathan T. Carr (D), from December 5, 1876 : . Jeptha D. New (D) : . William S. Holman (D) : . Milton S. Robinson (R) : . Franklin Landers (D) : . Morton C. Hunter (R) : . Thomas J. Cason (R) : . William S. Haymond (D) : . James L. Evans (R) : . Andrew H. Hamilton (Indiana), Andrew H. Hamilton (D) : . John Baker (Indiana politician), John Baker (R)

List of United States representatives from Iowa, Iowa

: . George W. McCrary (R) : . John Q. Tufts (R) : . Lucien L. Ainsworth (D) : . Henry O. Pratt (R) : . James Wilson (Secretary of Agriculture), James Wilson (R) : . Ezekiel S. Sampson (R) : . John A. Kasson (R) : . James W. McDill (R) : . S. Addison Oliver (R)

List of United States representatives from Kansas, Kansas

: . William A. Phillips (R) : . John R. Goodin (D) : . William Ripley Brown, William R. Brown (R)

List of United States representatives from Kentucky, Kentucky

: . Andrew Boone (D) : . John Y. Brown (1835-1904), John Y. Brown (D) : . Charles W. Milliken (D) : . J. Proctor Knott (D) : . Edward Y. Parsons (D), until July 8, 1876 :: Henry Watterson (D), from August 12, 1876 : . Thomas L. Jones (D) : . Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn, Joseph C. S. Blackburn (D) : . Milton J. Durham (D) : . John D. White Jr., John D. White (R) : . John B. Clarke (D)

List of United States representatives from Louisiana, Louisiana

: . Randall L. Gibson (D) : . E. John Ellis (D) : . Chester Bidwell Darrall, Chester B. Darrall (R) : . William M. Levy (D) : . Frank Morey (R), until June 8, 1876 :: William B. Spencer (D) June 8, 1876 - January 8, 1877 : . Charles E. Nash (R)

List of United States representatives from Maine, Maine

: . John H. Burleigh (R) : . William P. Frye (R) : . James G. Blaine (R), until July 10, 1876 :: Edwin Flye (R), from December 4, 1876 : . Harris M. Plaisted (R), from September 13, 1875 : . Eugene Hale (R)

List of United States representatives from Maryland, Maryland

: . Philip Francis Thomas, Philip F. Thomas (D) : . Charles Boyle Roberts, Charles B. Roberts (D) : . William J. O'Brien (politician), William J. O'Brien (D) : . Thomas Swann (D) : . Eli Jones Henkle, Eli J. Henkle (D) : . William Walsh (Maryland politician), William Walsh (D)

List of United States representatives from Massachusetts, Massachusetts

: . James Buffington (Fall River, Massachusetts), James Buffington (R), until March 7, 1875 :: William W. Crapo (R), from November 2, 1875 : . Benjamin W. Harris (R) : . Henry L. Pierce (R) : . Rufus S. Frost (R), until July 28, 1876 :: Josiah Gardner Abbott, Josiah G. Abbott (D), from July 28, 1876 : . Nathaniel Prentice Banks, Nathaniel P. Banks (I) : . Charles Perkins Thompson, Charles P. Thompson (D) : . John K. Tarbox (D) : . William W. Warren (D) : . George Frisbie Hoar, George F. Hoar (R) : . Julius Hawley Seelye, Julius H. Seelye (I) : . Chester W. Chapin (D)

List of United States representatives from Michigan, Michigan

: . Alpheus S. Williams (D) : . Henry Waldron (R) : . George Willard (R) : . Allen Potter (D) : . William B. Williams (politician), William B. Williams (R) : . George H. Durand (D) : . Omar D. Conger (R) : . Nathan B. Bradley (R) : . Jay Abel Hubbell, Jay A. Hubbell (R)

List of United States representatives from Minnesota, Minnesota

: . Mark H. Dunnell (R) : . Horace B. Strait (R) : . William S. King (R)

List of United States representatives from Mississippi, Mississippi

: . Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (II), Lucius Q. C. Lamar (D) : . Guilford Wiley Wells, G. Wiley Wells (IR) : . Hernando Money (D) : . Otho R. Singleton (D) : . Charles E. Hooker (D) : . John R. Lynch (R)

List of United States representatives from Missouri, Missouri

: . Edward C. Kehr (D) : . Erastus Wells (D) : . William Henry Stone, William H. Stone (D) : . Robert Anthony Hatcher, Robert A. Hatcher (D) : . Richard P. Bland (D) : . Charles H. Morgan (D) : . John F. Philips (D) : . Benjamin J. Franklin (D) : . David Rea (politician), David Rea (D) : . Rezin A. De Bolt (D) : . John Bullock Clark Jr., John B. Clark Jr. (D) : . John Montgomery Glover, John M. Glover (D) : . Aylett H. Buckner (D)

List of United States representatives from Nebraska, Nebraska

: . Lorenzo Crounse (R)

List of United States representatives from Nevada, Nevada

: . William Woodburn (R)

List of United States representatives from New Hampshire, New Hampshire

: . Frank Jones (politician), Frank Jones (D) : . Samuel N. Bell (D) : . Henry W. Blair (R)

List of United States representatives from New Jersey, New Jersey

: . Clement Hall Sinnickson, Clement H. Sinnickson (R) : . Samuel A. Dobbins (R) : . Miles Ross (D) : . Robert Hamilton (congressman), Robert Hamilton (D) : . Augustus W. Cutler (D) : . Frederick H. Teese (D) : . Augustus A. Hardenbergh (D)

List of United States representatives from New York, New York

: . Henry B. Metcalfe (D) : . John G. Schumaker (D) : . Simeon B. Chittenden (IR) : . Archibald Meserole Bliss, Archibald M. Bliss (D) : . Edwin R. Meade (D) : . Samuel S. Cox (D) : . Smith Ely Jr. (D), until December 11, 1876 :: David Dudley Field II, David Dudley Field (D), from January 11, 1877 : . Elijah Ward (D) : . Fernando Wood (D) : . Abram Stevens Hewitt, Abram S. Hewitt (D) : . Benjamin A. Willis (D) : . Nathaniel H. Odell, N. Holmes Odell (D) : . John O. Whitehouse (D) : . George M. Beebe (D) : . John H. Bagley Jr. (D) : . Charles H. Adams (New York politician), Charles H. Adams (R) : . Martin I. Townsend (R) : . Andrew Williams (congressman), Andrew Williams (R) : . William A. Wheeler (R) : . Henry H. Hathorn (R) : . Samuel F. Miller (US politician), Samuel F. Miller (R) : . George A. Bagley (R) : . Scott Lord (D) : . William H. Baker (R) : . Elias W. Leavenworth (R) : . Clinton D. MacDougall (R) : . Elbridge G. Lapham (R) : . Thomas C. Platt (R) : . Charles C. B. Walker (D) : . John M. Davy (R) : . George G. Hoskins (R) : . Lyman K. Bass (R) : . Nelson I. Norton (R), from December 6, 1875

List of United States representatives from North Carolina, North Carolina

: . Jesse Johnson Yeates, Jesse J. Yeates (D) : . John Adams Hyman, John A. Hyman (R) : . Alfred Moore Waddell, Alfred M. Waddell (D) : . Joseph J. Davis (D) : . Alfred Moore Scales, Alfred M. Scales (D) : . Thomas Samuel Ashe, Thomas S. Ashe (D) : . William M. Robbins (D) : . Robert B. Vance (D)

List of United States representatives from Ohio, Ohio

: . Milton Sayler (D) : . Henry B. Banning (D) : . John S. Savage (D) : . John A. McMahon (D) : . Americus V. Rice (D) : . Frank H. Hurd (D) : . Lawrence T. Neal (D) : . William Lawrence (Ohio), William Lawrence (R) : . Earley F. Poppleton (D) : . Charles Foster (Ohio politician), Charles Foster (R) : . John L. Vance (D) : . Ansel T. Walling (D) : . Milton I. Southard (D) : . Jacob P. Cowan (D) : . Nelson H. Van Vorhes (R) : . Lorenzo Danford (R) : . Laurin D. Woodworth (R) : . James Monroe (congressman), James Monroe (R) : . James A. Garfield (R) : . Henry B. Payne (D)

List of United States representatives from Oregon, Oregon

: . George A. La Dow (D), until May 1, 1875 :: Lafayette Lane (D), from October 25, 1875

List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania

: . Chapman Freeman (R) : . Charles O'Neill (Pennsylvania politician), Charles O'Neill (R) : . Samuel J. Randall (D) : . William D. Kelley (R) : . John Robbins (congressman), John Robbins Jr. (D) : . Washington Townsend (R) : . Alan Wood Jr. (R) : . Hiester Clymer (D) : . Abraham Herr Smith, A. Herr Smith (R) : . William Mutchler (D) : . Francis Dolan Collins, Francis D. Collins (D) : . Winthrop Welles Ketcham, Winthrop W. Ketcham (R), until July 19, 1876 :: William Henry Stanton (congressman), William H. Stanton (D), from November 7, 1876 : . James Bernard Reilly, James B. Reilly (D) : . John Black Packer, John B. Packer (R) : . Joseph Powell (congressman), Joseph Powell (D) : . Sobieski Ross (R) : . John Reilly (Pennsylvania politician), John Reilly (D) : . William Stenger (D) : . Levi Maish (D) : . Levi A. Mackey (D) : . Jacob Turney (D) : . James Herron Hopkins, James H. Hopkins (D) : . Alexander Gilmore Cochran, Alexander G. Cochran (D) : . John Winfield Wallace, John W. Wallace (R) : . George A. Jenks (D) : . James Sheakley (D) : . Albert Gallatin Egbert, Albert G. Egbert (D)

List of United States representatives from Rhode Island, Rhode Island

: . Benjamin T. Eames (R) : . Latimer W. Ballou (R)

List of United States representatives from South Carolina, South Carolina

: . Joseph Rainey (R) : . Edmund William McGregor Mackey, Edmund W. M. Mackey (IR), until July 19, 1876 :: Charles W. Buttz (R), from November 7, 1876 : . Solomon L. Hoge (R) : . Alexander S. Wallace (R) : . Robert Smalls (R)

List of United States representatives from Tennessee, Tennessee

: . William McFarland (Tennessee politician), William McFarland (D) : . Jacob Montgomery Thornburgh, Jacob M. Thornburgh (R) : . George Gibbs Dibrell, George G. Dibrell (D) : . Samuel McClary Fite, Samuel M. Fite (D), until October 23, 1875 :: Haywood Yancey Riddle, Haywood Y. Riddle (D), from December 4, 1875 : . John Morgan BJohn M. Bright (D) : . John Ford House, John F. House (D) : . Washington C. Whitthorne (D) : . John DeWitt Clinton Atkins, John D. C. Atkins (D) : . William Parker Caldwell, William P. Caldwell (D) : . H. Casey Young (D)

List of United States representatives from Texas, Texas

: . John Henninger Reagan, John H. Reagan (D) : . David B. Culberson (D) : . James W. Throckmorton (D) : . Roger Q. Mills (D) : . John Hancock (Texas politician), John Hancock (D) : . Gustave Schleicher (D)

List of United States representatives from Vermont, Vermont

: . Charles H. Joyce (R) : . Dudley Chase Denison, Dudley C. Denison (IR) : . George W. Hendee (R)

List of United States representatives from Virginia, Virginia

: . Beverly B. Douglas (D) : . John Goode (Virginia politician), John Goode Jr. (D) : . Gilbert Carlton Walker, Gilbert C. Walker (D) : . William H.H. Stowell, William H. H. Stowell (R) : . George Cabell (D) : . John Randolph Tucker (Virginia politician), John R. Tucker (D) : . John T. Harris (D) : . Eppa Hunton, Eppa Hutton, II (D) : . William Terry (congressman), William Terry (D)

List of United States representatives from West Virginia, West Virginia

: . Benjamin Wilson (congressman), Benjamin Wilson (D) : . Charles J. Faulkner (D) : . Frank Hereford (D), until January 31, 1877

List of United States representatives from Wisconsin, Wisconsin

: . Charles G. Williams (R) : . Lucien B. Caswell (R) : . Henry S. Magoon (R) : . William Pitt Lynde, William P. Lynde (D) : . Samuel D. Burchard (politician), Samuel D. Burchard (D) : . Alanson M. Kimball (R) : . Jeremiah McLain Rusk, Jeremiah M. Rusk (R) : . George W. Cate (D)

Non-voting members

: . Hiram S. Stevens (D) : . Thomas M. Patterson (D), until August 1, 1876 : . Jefferson P. Kidder (R) : . Thomas W. Bennett (territorial governor), Thomas W. Bennett (I), until June 23, 1876 :: Stephen S. Fenn (D), from June 23, 1876 : . Martin Maginnis (D) : . Stephen Benton Elkins, Stephen B. Elkins (R) : . George Q. Cannon (R) : . Orange Jacobs (R) : . William R. Steele (D) Michael C

Changes in membership

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

Senate

* Replacements: 4 ** Democratic: 1 seat net gain **

: 1 seat net loss * Deaths: 3 * Resignations: 1 * Vacancy: 1 * Interim appointments: 3 * Seats of newly admitted states: 2 *Total seats with changes: 7 , - ,

Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...

(3) , Vacant , Senate had declined to seat rival claimants William L. McMillen and P. B. S. Pinchback. Successor elected January 12, 1876. , nowrap ,

(D) , January 10, 1876 , - ,

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 th ...

(1) , nowrap ,

(D) , Died July 31, 1875.
Successor appointed August 18, 1875, to continue the term. , nowrap , David M. Key (D) , August 18, 1875 , - ,

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 ...

(3) , nowrap , Orris S. Ferry (R) , Died November 21, 1875.
Successor appointed November 27, 1875, to continue the term. , nowrap , James E. English (D) , November 27, 1875 , - ,

(3) , nowrap , James E. English (D) , Interim appointee retired May 17, 1876 when successor elected.
Successor elected May 17, 1876. , nowrap , William H. Barnum (D) , May 18, 1876 , - ,

Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and north ...

(2) , nowrap ,

(R) , Resigned July 7, 1876 to become U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.
Successor appointed July 10, 1876, to continue the term.
Interim appointee later elected January 17, 1877. , nowrap , James G. Blaine (R) , July 10, 1876 , - ,

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 Bur ...

(1) , nowrap ,

(D) , Died July 26, 1876.
Successor appointed August 26, 1876, to continue the term. , nowrap ,

(D) , August 26, 1876 , - ,

(2) , New seat , Colorado admitted to the Union August 1, 1876.
First senator elected November 15, 1876 , nowrap , Henry M. Teller (R) , November 15, 1876 , - ,

(3) , New seat , Colorado admitted to the Union August 1, 1876.
First senator elected November 15, 1876 , nowrap , Jerome B. Chaffee (R) , November 15, 1876 , - ,

(1) , nowrap , David M. Key (D) , Interim appointee lost special election.
Successor elected January 19, 1877. , nowrap ,

(D) , January 19, 1877 , - ,

(1) , nowrap ,

(D) , Interim appointee lost special election.
Successor elected January 26, 1877, but seat remained vacant until successor qualified by resigning from the U.S. House on January 31, 1877. , nowrap , Frank Hereford (D) , January 31, 1877

House of Representatives

* Replacements: 14 ** Democratic: no net change **

: no net change * Deaths: 9 * Resignations: 6 * Contested election: 5 * Seats of newly admitted states: 1 *Total seats with changes: 21 , - , , Vacant , Rep-elect Garnett McMillan died before taking seat , nowrap , Benjamin Harvey Hill, Benjamin H. Hill (D) , May 5, 1875 , - , , Vacant , Rep. Samuel F. Hersey died during previous congress , nowrap , Harris M. Plaisted (R) , September 13, 1875 , - , , Vacant , Rep.-elect Augustus F. Allen died before taking seat , nowrap , Nelson I. Norton (R) , December 6, 1875 , - , , nowrap , James Buffington (Fall River, Massachusetts), James Buffington (R) , Died March 7, 1875 , nowrap , William W. Crapo (R) , November 2, 1875 , - , , nowrap , George Augustus La Dow, George A. La Dow (D) , Died May 1, 1875 , nowrap , Lafayette Lane (D) , October 25, 1875 , - , , nowrap , Samuel McClary Fite, Samuel M. Fite (D) , Died October 23, 1875 , nowrap , Haywood Yancey Riddle, Haywood Y. Riddle (D) , December 14, 1875 , - , , nowrap , Henry H. Starkweather (R) , Died January 28, 1876 , nowrap , John T. Wait (R) , April 12, 1876 , - , , nowrap , Josiah T. Walls (R) , Lost contested election April 19, 1876 , nowrap , Jesse J. Finley (D) , April 19, 1876 , - , , nowrap , Charles B. Farwell (R) , Lost contested election May 6, 1876 , nowrap , John V. Le Moyne (D) , May 6, 1876 , - , , nowrap , William H. Barnum (D) , Resigned May 18, 1876, after being elected to the US Senate , nowrap , Levi Warner (D) , December 4, 1876 , - , , nowrap , Frank Morey (R) , Lost contested election June 8, 1876 , nowrap , William B. Spencer (D) , June 8, 1876 , - , , nowrap , Thomas W. Bennett (territorial governor), Thomas W. Bennett (I) , Lost contested election June 23, 1876 , nowrap , Stephen Southmyd Fenn, Stephen S. Fenn (D) , June 23, 1876 , - , , nowrap , James G. Blaine (R) , Resigned July 10, 1876, after being appointed to the US Senate , nowrap , Edwin Flye (R) , December 4, 1876 , - , , nowrap , Edward Y. Parsons (D) , Died July 8, 1876 , nowrap , Henry Watterson (D) , August 12, 1876 , - , , nowrap , Winthrop Welles Ketcham, Winthrop W. Ketcham (R) , Resigned July 19, 1876, after being appointed judge to the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania , nowrap , William Henry Stanton (congressman), William H. Stanton (D) , November 7, 1876 , - , , nowrap , Edmund William McGregor Mackey, Edmund W. M. Mackey (IR) , style="font-size:80%" , Seat declared vacant July 19, 1876 , nowrap , Charles W. Buttz (R) , November 7, 1876 , - , , nowrap , Rufus S. Frost (R) , Lost contested election July 28, 1876 , nowrap , Josiah Gardner Abbott, Josiah G. Abbott (D) , July 28, 1876 , - , , nowrap , Thomas M. Patterson (D) , Colorado admitted to the Union August 1, 1876 , colspan=2 , Statehood achieved , - , , New seat , Colorado admitted to the Union August 1, 1876. Seat remained vacant until October 3, 1876. , nowrap , James B. Belford (R) , October 3, 1876 , - , , nowrap ,

(D) , Died August 19, 1876 , nowrap , Nathan T. Carr (D) , December 15, 1876 , - , , nowrap , James D. Williams (D) , Resigned December 1, 1876, after being elected Governor of Indiana , nowrap , Andrew Humphreys (D) , December 5, 1876 , - , , nowrap , Smith Ely Jr. (D) , Resigned December 11, 1876 , nowrap , David Dudley Field II, David D. Field II (D) , January 11, 1877 , - , , nowrap , William B. Spencer (D) , Resigned January 8, 1877, to become an associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , nowrap , Frank Hereford (D) , Resigned January 31, 1877, after being elected to the US Senate , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , nowrap , Benjamin Harvey Hill, Benjamin H. Hill (D) , Resigned March 3, 1877, after being elected to the US Senate , Vacant , Not filled this term

Committees

Senate

* United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Henry G. Davis) * United States Senate Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Stephen W. Dorsey) * United States Senate Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate, Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman: John P. Jones; Ranking Member: George R. Dennis) * United States Senate Committee on Civil Service, Civil Service and Retrenchment (Chairman: Thomas F. Bayard; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman: George G. Wright; Ranking Member: Samuel J.R. McMillan) * United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Commerce (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Samuel J.R. McMillan) * United States Senate Select Committee on Counting the Electoral Vote, Counting the Electoral Vote (Select) * United States Senate Select Committee on Distributing Public Revenue Among the States, Distributing Public Revenue Among the States (Select) * United States Senate Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Education and Labor, Education and Labor (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Engrossed Bills, Engrossed Bills (Chairman: Thomas F. Bayard; Ranking Member: Henry B. Anthony) * United States Senate Committee on Enrolled Bills, Enrolled Bills * United States Senate Select Committee to Examine the Several Branches in the Civil Service, Examine the Several Branches in the Civil Service (Select) (Chairman: James M. Harvey; Ranking Member: Augustus S. Merrimon) * United States Senate Committee on Finance, Finance (Chairman: John Sherman; Ranking Member: John P. Jones) * United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Foreign Relations (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Timothy O. Howe) * United States Senate Committee on Manufactures, Manufactures (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: William A. Wallace) * United States Senate Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Ambrose E. Burnside) * United States Senate Committee on Mines and Mining, Mines and Mining (Chairman: Aaron A. Sargent; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Mississippi River Levee System, Mississippi River Levee System (Select) (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Henry Cooper (U.S. senator), Henry Cooper) * United States Senate Committee on the Mississippi Election Frauds, 1876, Mississippi Election Frauds, 1876 (Chairman: George S. Boutwell; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Simon B. Conover) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Ordnance and War Ships, Ordnance and War Ships (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Patents, Patents (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Pensions, Pensions (Chairman: John J. Ingalls; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Algernon S. Paddock) * United States Senate Committee on Private Land Claims, Private Land Claims (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections, Privileges and Elections (Chairman: Oliver P. Morton; Ranking Member: Samuel J.R. McMillan) * United States Senate Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Justin S. Morrill; Ranking Member:

Newton Booth Newton Booth (December 30, 1825July 14, 1892) was an American entrepreneur and politician. Early life Born to Hannah (née Pitts) of North Carolina and Beebe Booth

) * United States Senate Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman: Richard J. Oglesby; Ranking Member:

Newton Booth Newton Booth (December 30, 1825July 14, 1892) was an American entrepreneur and politician. Early life Born to Hannah (née Pitts) of North Carolina and Beebe Booth

) * United States Senate Committee on Railroads, Railroads (Chairman: Joseph R. West; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Revision of the Laws, Revision of the Laws (Chairman: George S. Boutwell; Ranking Member: Isaac P. Christiancy) * United States Senate Committee on Revolutionary Claims, Revolutionary Claims (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: George G. Wright) * United States Senate Committee on Rules, Rules (Chairman: Thomas W. Ferry; Ranking Member: Augustus S. Merrimon) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Tariff Regulation, Tariff Regulation (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Territories, Territories (Chairman: Phineas W. Hitchcock; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Select Committee on Transportation Routes to the Seaboard, Transportation Routes to the Seaboard (Select) * Committee of the whole, Whole

House of Representatives

* United States House Committee on Accounts, Accounts (Chairman: Charles B. Roberts; Ranking Member: George G. Hoskins) * United States House Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Chairman: John H. Caldwell; Ranking Member: William B. Anderson) * United States House Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chairman: William S. Holman; Ranking Member: Otho R. Singleton) * United States House Committee on Banking and Currency, Banking and Currency (Chairman: Samuel S. Cox; Ranking Member: Scott Wike) * United States House Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman: John M. Bright; Ranking Member: John F. Philips) * United States House Committee on Coinage, Weights and Measures, Coinage, Weights and Measures (Chairman: Alexander H. Stephens; Ranking Member: Levi Maish) * United States House Committee on Commerce, Commerce (Chairman: Elijah Ward; Ranking Member: Henry Myer Phillips) * United States House Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman: Aylett H. Buckner; Ranking Member: George Willard) * United States House Committee on Education, Education and Labor (Chairman: Gilbert C. Walker; Ranking Member: William M. Springer) * United States House Committee on Elections, Elections (Chairman: John T. Harris; Ranking Member: Earley F. Poppleton) * United States House Committee on Enrolled Bills, Enrolled Bills * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Interior Department, Expenditures in the Interior Department (Chairman: William Mutchler; Ranking Member: Laurin D. Woodworth) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Justice Department, Expenditures in the Justice Department (Chairman: Bernard G. Caulfield; Ranking Member: Edwin R. Meade) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Navy Department, Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman: George M. Beebe; Ranking Member: John H. Burleigh) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department, Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman: William Henry Stone, William H. Stone; Ranking Member: William H.H. Stowell) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the State Department, Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman: William M. Springer; Ranking Member: John W. Wallace) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury Department, Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman: John M. Bright; Ranking Member: John S. Savage) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the War Department, Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman: John Robbins (congressman), John Robbins; Ranking Member: Lyman K. Bass) * United States House Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings, Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman: Henry B. Metcalfe; Ranking Member: Samuel N. Bell) * United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs (Chairman: Thomas Swann; Ranking Member: William H. Forney) * United States House Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman: Alfred M. Scales; Ranking Member: Lafayette Lane) * United States House Committee on Invalid Pensions, Invalid Pensions (Chairman: George A. Jenks; Ranking Member: Jesse J. Yeates) * United States House Committee on Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: J. Proctor Knott; Ranking Member: Bernard G. Caulfield) * United States House Committee on Manufactures, Manufactures (Chairman: William Henry Stone, William H. Stone; Ranking Member: Samuel D. Burchard (politician), Samuel D. Burchard) * United States House Committee on Mileage, Mileage (Chairman: Albert G. Egbert; Ranking Member: Nathaniel H. Odell) * United States House Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman: Henry B. Banning; Ranking Member: Augustus A. Hardenbergh) * United States House Committee on the Militia, Militia (Chairman: Jacob P. Cowan; Ranking Member: John K. Tarbox) * United States House Committee on Mines and Mining, Mines and Mining (Chairman: Richard P. Bland; Ranking Member: Alexander Campbell (Illinois politician), Alexander Campbell) * United States House Committee on Mississippi Levees, Mississippi Levees (Chairman: E. John Ellis; Ranking Member: James Sheakley) * United States House Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman: Washington C. Whitthorne; Ranking Member: John Robbins (congressman), John Robbins) * United States House Committee on Pacific Railroads, Pacific Railroads (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John F. Philips) * United States House Committee on Patents, Patents (Chairman: Robert B. Vance; Ranking Member: William E. Smith (politician), William E. Smith) * United States House Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: John B. Clark Jr.; Ranking Member: William F. Slemons) * United States House Committee on Private Land Claims, Private Land Claims (Chairman: Thomas M. Gunter; Ranking Member: Lucien L. Ainsworth) * United States House Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: William S. Holman; Ranking Member: Casey Young) * United States House Committee on Public Expenditures, Public Expenditures (Chairman: Charles W. Milliken; Ranking Member: Alexander Campbell (Illinois politician), Alexander Campbell) * United States House Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman: Milton Sayler; Ranking Member: Lafayette Lane) * United States House Committee on Railways and Canals, Railways and Canals (Chairman: Thomas L. Jones; Ranking Member: Levi Augustus Mackey, Levi A. Mackey) * United States House Committee on Reform in the Civil Service, Reform in the Civil Service (Chairman: John O. Whitehouse; Ranking Member: Augustus W. Cutler) * United States House Committee on Revision of Laws, Revision of Laws (Chairman: Milton J. Durham; Ranking Member: Milton J. Durham) * United States House Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, Revolutionary Pensions and War of 1812 (Chairman: Eppa Hunton; Ranking Member: John G. Schumaker) * United States House Select Committee on Rules, Rules (Select) (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Samuel S. Cox) * United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Standards of Official Conduct * United States House Committee on Territories, Territories (Chairman: Milton I. Southard; Ranking Member: Peter D. Wigginton) * United States House Committee on War Claims, War Claims (Chairman: John R. Eden; Ranking Member: John H. Caldwell) * United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Ways and Means (Chairman: William Ralls Morrison, William R. Morrison; Ranking Member: Chester W. Chapin) * Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives), Whole

Joint committees

* United States Congress Joint Special Committee on Conditions of Indian Tribes, Conditions of Indian Tribes (Special) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills, Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Rep. Henry R. Harris; Vice Chairman: Rep. Harris M. Plaisted) * United States Congress Joint Committee to Frame a Form of Government for the District of Columbia, Frame a Form of Government for the District of Columbia * United States Congress Joint Committee to Investigate Chinese Immigration, Investigate Chinese Immigration * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Library, The Library (Chairman: Rep. Hiester Clymer; Vice Chairman: Rep. James Monroe (Ohio), James Monroe) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman: Rep. John L. Vance; Vice Chairmam: Rep. Latimer W. Ballou)

Caucuses

* House Democratic Caucus, Democratic (House) * Senate Democratic Caucus, Democratic (Senate)

Employees

List of federal agencies in the United States#Legislative branch, Legislative branch agency directors

*Architect of the Capitol: Edward Clark (architect), Edward Clark *Librarian of Congress: Ainsworth Rand Spofford *Public Printer of the United States: Almon M. Clapp, from 1876

Senate

*Chaplain of the United States Senate, Chaplain: Byron Sunderland (Presbyterianism, Presbyterian) *United States Senate Librarian, Librarian: George F. Dawson *Secretary of the United States Senate, Secretary: George C. Gorham *Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, Sergeant at Arms: John R. French

House of Representatives

*Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, Chaplain: John George Butler (Lutheranism, Lutheran), until December 6, 1875 ** I. L. Townsend (Episcopal Church in the United States of America, Episcopalian), from December 6, 1875 *Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk: Edward McPherson, until December 6, 1875 ** George M. Adams, elected December 6, 1875 *Clerk at the Speaker’s Table of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk at the Speaker’s Table: William H. Scudder *Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives, Doorkeeper: Lafayette H. Fitzhugh *Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives, Postmaster: James M. Steuart *Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Reading Clerks: Thomas S. Pettit (D) and Neill S. Brown Jr. (R) *Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Sergeant at Arms: Nehemiah G. Ordway, until December 6, 1875 ** John G. Thompson (House official), John G. Thompson, elected December 6, 1875

Notes

References

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External links

Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
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