The 45th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the

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and the

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. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1877, to March 4, 1879, during the first two years of Rutherford Hayes's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the

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was based on the Ninth Census of the United States in 1870. The Senate had a

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majority, and the House had a Democratic majority. The 45th Congress remained politically divided between a Democratic House and Republican Senate. President Hayes vetoed an Army appropriations bill from the House which would have ended Reconstruction and prohibited the use of federal troops to protect polling stations in the former Confederacy. Striking back, Congress overrode another of Hayes’s vetoes and enacted the Bland-Allison Act that required the purchase and coining of silver. Congress also approved a generous increase in pension eligibility for Northern Civil War veterans.

Major events

* March 4, 1877:

Rutherford B. Hayes Rutherford Birchard Hayes (; October 4, 1822 – January 17, 1893) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 19th president of the United States from 1877 to 1881, after serving in the U.S. House of Representatives and as governo ...

became

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Major legislation

* February 28, 1878: Bland–Allison Act (Coinage Act (Silver Dollar)), Sess. 2, ch. 20, * April 29, 1878:

National Quarantine Act of 1878 National Quarantine Act of 1878 established quarantine regulations for foreign nautical vessels pursuing entrance into United States maritime ports. The United States statute declared it to be an unlawful pursuit for international vessels departing ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 66, * June 3, 1878:

Timber and Stone Act The Timber and Stone Act of 1878 in the United States sold Western timberland for $2.50 per acre ($618/km2) in 160 acre (0.6 km2) blocks. Land that was deemed "unfit for farming" was sold to those who might want to "timber and stone" (logging and ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 151, * June 18, 1878:

Posse Comitatus Act The Posse Comitatus Act is a United States federal law (, original at ) signed on June 18, 1878, by President Rutherford B. Hayes which limits the powers of the federal government in the use of federal military personnel to enforce domestic p ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 263, §15,

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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William A. Wheeler William Almon Wheeler (June 30, 1819June 4, 1887) was an American politician and attorney. He served as a United States representative from New York from 1861 to 1863 and 1869 to 1877, and the 19th vice president of the United States from 1877 t ...

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: Thomas W. Ferry (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 Caucus Chairman: William A. Wallace

House of Representatives

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

(D) * Democratic Caucus Chairman: Hiester Clymer * Republican Conference Chairman:

Eugene Hale Eugene Hale (June 9, 1836October 27, 1918) was a Republican United States Senator from Maine. Biography Born in Turner, Maine, he was educated in local schools and at Maine's Hebron Academy. He was admitted to the bar in 1857 and served for n ...

* Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman:

Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn (October 1, 1838September 12, 1918) was a Democratic Representative and Senator from Kentucky. Blackburn, a skilled and spirited orator, was also a prominent trial lawyer known for his skill at swaying juries. Biog ...

Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and representatives are listed by district.

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 the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1880; Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1882; and Class 3 meant their term ended in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1878. :'' Skip to House of Representatives, below''

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

: 2. John T. Morgan (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 ...

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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 O ...

: 2. Augustus H. Garland (D) : 3. Stephen W. Dorsey (R)

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

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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

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Aaron A. Sargent Aaron Augustus Sargent (September 28, 1827 – August 14, 1887) was an American journalist, lawyer, politician and diplomat. In 1878, Sargent historically introduced what would later become the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, giv ...

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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 the ...

: 2. Henry M. Teller (R) : 3.

Jerome B. Chaffee Jerome Bunty Chaffee (April 17, 1825 – March 9, 1886) was an American entrepreneur and United States Senator from Colorado. Chaffee County, Colorado is named after him. Biography He was born in Cambria, New York. He moved to Adrian, Michigan ...

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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 (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the ...

: 1. William W. Eaton (D) : 3.

William H. Barnum William Henry Barnum (September 17, 1818 – April 30, 1889) was an American politician, serving as a state representative, congressman, U.S. senator, and finally as chairman of the Democratic National Committee. He was also known as "Seven Mu ...

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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 ...

: 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 ...

: 1. Charles W. Jones (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 ...

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Benjamin H. Hill Benjamin Harvey Hill (September 14, 1823 – August 16, 1882) was a politician whose career spanned state and national politics, and the Civil War. He served in the Georgia legislature in both houses. Although he had opposed secession, he st ...

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

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

: 2. David Davis (I) : 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 ...

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Joseph E. McDonald Joseph Ewing McDonald (August 29, 1819 – June 21, 1891) was an American politician who served as a United States representative and Senator from Indiana. He also served as Indiana's 2nd Attorney General and unsuccessfully sought the Demo ...

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Daniel W. Voorhees Daniel Wolsey Voorhees (September 26, 1827April 10, 1897) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senator from Indiana from 1877 to 1897. He was the leader of the Democratic Party and an anti-war Copperhead during th ...

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

: 2. Samuel J. Kirkwood (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 ...

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Kansas Kansas () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its Capital city, capital is Topeka, Kansas, Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita, Kansas, Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebras ...

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Preston B. Plumb Preston Bierce Plumb (October 12, 1837December 20, 1891) was a United States senator from Kansas, as well as an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Biography Born in Delaware County, Ohio, at 9 his family removed to Marys ...

(R) : 3. John J. Ingalls (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 ...

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James B. Beck James Burnie Beck (February 13, 1822May 3, 1890) was a Scottish-American slave owner, white supremacist, and United States Representative and Senator from Kentucky. Life Born in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, Beck immigrated to the United States in ...

(D) : 3. Thomas C. McCreery (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 bord ...

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William Pitt Kellogg William Pitt Kellogg (December 8, 1830 – August 10, 1918) was an American lawyer and Republican Party politician who served as a United States Senator from 1868 to 1872 and from 1877 to 1883 and as the Governor of Louisiana from 1873 to 1877 du ...

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James B. Eustis James Biddle Eustis (August 27, 1834September 9, 1899) was a United States senator from Louisiana who served as President Cleveland's ambassador to France. Early life Born in New Orleans, he was the son of George Eustis (1796–1858) and Cla ...

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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 nor ...

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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 Republic ...

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

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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 t ...

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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)

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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 stimul ...

(R) : 2. George F. Hoar (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 t ...

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Isaac P. Christiancy Isaac Peckham Christiancy (March 12, 1812September 8, 1890) was chief justice of the Michigan State Supreme Court and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan. Christiancy was born near Johnstown, New York in what is now Bleecker, New York to p ...

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Zachariah Chandler Zachariah Chandler (December 10, 1813 – November 1, 1879) was an American businessman, politician, one of the founders of the Republican Party, whose radical wing he dominated as a lifelong abolitionist. He was mayor of Detroit, a four-term sen ...

(R), from February 22, 1879 : 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 t ...

: 1. Samuel J. R. McMillan (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 ...

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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 ...

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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. Lucius Q. C. Lamar (D)

Missouri Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas t ...

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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 ...

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Lewis V. Bogy Lewis Vital Bogy (April 9, 1813September 20, 1877) was a United States senator from Missouri. Born in Ste. Geneviève, he attended the public schools, was employed as clerk in a mercantile establishment, studied law in Illinois, graduated from ...

(D), until September 20, 1877 :: David H. Armstrong (D), September 29, 1877 - January 26, 1879 :: James Shields (D), from January 27, 1879

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 sout ...

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Algernon Paddock Algernon Sidney Paddock (November 9, 1830October 17, 1897) was an American politician who was a Republican secretary of Nebraska Territory and U.S. Senator from Nebraska after statehood. Biography Paddock was born in Glens Falls, New York. His ...

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Alvin Saunders Alvin Saunders (July 12, 1817November 1, 1899) was a U.S. Senator from Nebraska, as well as the final and longest-serving governor of the Nebraska Territory, a tenure he served during most of the American Civil War. Education Saunders was bo ...

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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 ...

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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. Edward H. Rollins (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 ...

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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 Delawa ...

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

John R. McPherson John RhodericIn a letter dated March 4, 1887, McPherson states that the "R" in his name is "nothing except a designation" and does not stand for Rhoderic. McPherson (May 9, 1833October 8, 1897) was an American businessman, inventor, and Democr ...

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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 * '' ...

: 1. Francis Kernan (D) : 3.

Roscoe Conkling Roscoe Conkling (October 30, 1829April 18, 1888) was an American lawyer and Republican politician who represented New York in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. He is remembered today as the leader of the ...

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North Carolina North Carolina () is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 28th largest and List of states and territories of the United ...

: 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 ...

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

: 1. Allen G. Thurman (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 ...

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Stanley Matthews Sir Stanley Matthews, CBE (1 February 1915 – 23 February 2000) was an English footballer who played as an outside right. Often regarded as one of the greatest players of the British game, he is the only player to have been knighted while sti ...

(R), from March 21, 1877

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 ...

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La Fayette Grover La Fayette Grover (November 29, 1823May 10, 1911) was a Democratic politician and lawyer from the U.S. state of Oregon. He was the fourth Governor of Oregon, represented Oregon in the United States House of Representatives, and served one ter ...

(D) : 3. John H. Mitchell (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), until March 12, 1877 :: J. Donald Cameron (R), from March 20, 1877

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 ...

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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 ...

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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 = ...

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Matthew Butler Matthew Calbraith Butler (March 8, 1836April 14, 1909) was a Confederate soldier, an American military commander and attorney and politician from South Carolina. He served as a major general in the Confederate States Army during the American Ci ...

(D) : 3. John J. Patterson (R)

Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 36th-largest by ...

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James E. Bailey James Edmund Bailey (August 15, 1822December 29, 1885) was an American Democratic United States Senator from Tennessee from 1877 to 1881. Early life and education Bailey was born in Montgomery County, Tennessee. He attended the Clarksville Ac ...

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Isham G. Harris Isham Green Harris (February 10, 1818July 8, 1897) was an American politician who served as the 16th governor of Tennessee from 1857 to 1862, and as a U.S. senator from 1877 until his death. He was the state's first governor from West Tennessee. ...

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Texas Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...

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

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Richard Coke Richard Coke (March 18, 1829May 14, 1897) was an American lawyer and statesman from Waco, Texas. He was the 15th governor of Texas from 1874 to 1876 and was a US Senator from 1877 to 1895. His governorship is notable for reestablishing local ...

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Vermont Vermont () is a U.S. state, 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 (state), New York to the west, and the Provin ...

: 1. George F. Edmunds (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 are ...

: 1. Robert E. Withers (D) : 2. John W. Johnston (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 ...

: 1. Frank Hereford (D) : 2.

Henry G. Davis Henry Gassaway Davis (November 16, 1823 – March 11, 1916) was a millionaire and Senator from West Virginia. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for Vice President of the United States in 1904. Born on a farm in Howard County, Maryland, he be ...

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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 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 ...

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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" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County , LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham , area_total_km2 = 135,7 ...

: . James T. Jones (D) : .

Hilary A. Herbert Hilary Abner Herbert (March 12, 1834 – March 6, 1919) was Secretary of the Navy in the second administration of President Grover Cleveland. He also served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Alabama. Biography ...

(D) : . Jeremiah N. Williams (D) : .

Charles M. Shelley Charles Miller Shelley (December 28, 1833 – January 20, 1907) was a Brigadier General (CSA), brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and a late Reconstruction era of the United States, Reconstructio ...

(D) : . Robert F. Ligon (D) : . Goldsmith W. Hewitt (D) : . William H. Forney (D) : .

William W. Garth William Willis Garth (October 28, 1828 – February 25, 1912) was an American politician. He served as a representative of the Alabama's 8th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives between March 4, 1877, and March 3, 1879. ...

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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 O ...

: . Lucien C. Gause (D) : . William F. Slemons (D) : . Jordan E. Cravens (ID) : .

Thomas M. Gunter Thomas Montague Gunter (September 18, 1826 – January 12, 1904) was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas. Born near McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee, Gunter pursued classical studies and was graduated from Irving College in 1850. He s ...

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

: . Horace Davis (R) : .

Horace F. Page Horace Francis Page (October 20, 1833 – August 23, 1890) was an American lawyer and politician who represented California in the United States House of Representatives for five terms between 1873 and 1883. He is perhaps best known for the Page ...

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John K. Luttrell John King Luttrell (June 27, 1831 – October 4, 1893) was an American miner, lawyer and politician who served three terms as a U.S. Representative from California from 1873 to 1879. Early life and career Born near Knoxville, Tennessee, Lutt ...

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Romualdo Pacheco José Antonio Romualdo Pacheco (October 31, 1831January 23, 1899) was a Californio statesman and diplomat. A Republican, he is best known as the only Hispanic person to serve as Governor of California since the American Conquest of California, ...

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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 the ...

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Thomas M. Patterson Thomas MacDonald Patterson (November 4, 1839 – July 23, 1916) was an American politician and newspaper publisher who served as a member of the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives from Colorado. Early life Patters ...

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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 (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the ...

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John T. Wait John Turner Wait (August 27, 1811 – April 21, 1899) was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut. Biography Born in New London, Connecticut, Wait moved with his mother to Norwich, Connecticut. He attended the common schools and Trinity ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

: . Robert H. M. Davidson (D) : . Horatio Bisbee Jr. (R), until February 20, 1879 :: Jesse J. Finley (D), from February 20, 1879

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 ...

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Julian Hartridge Julian Hartridge (September 9, 1829 – January 8, 1879) was an American politician. Early years and education Hartridge was born in Savannah, Georgia on September 9, 1829, where attended Chatham Academy and Montpelier Institute. Hartridge gra ...

(D), until January 8, 1879 :: William B. Fleming (D), from February 10, 1879 : . William E. Smith (D) : . Philip Cook (D) : .

Henry R. Harris Henry Richard Harris (February 2, 1828 – October 15, 1909) was a U.S. Representative from Georgia. Born in Sparta, Georgia, Harris moved to Greenville, Georgia, in 1833. He attended an academy in Mount Zion, Georgia, and was graduated fro ...

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James H. Blount James Henderson Blount (September 12, 1837 – March 8, 1903) was an American statesman, soldier and congressman from Georgia. He opposed the annexation of Hawaii in 1893 in his investigation into the American involvement in the political revolut ...

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Alexander H. Stephens Alexander Hamilton Stephens (February 11, 1812 – March 4, 1883) was an American politician who served as the vice president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865, and later as the 50th governor of Georgia from 1882 until his death in ...

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

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Lorenzo Brentano Lorenzo Brentano (November 4, 1813 – September 18, 1891) was a German revolutionary and journalist who served as President of the Free State of Baden during the 1849 Baden Revolution. Following the failure of the revolutions, he and many ...

(R) : . William Lathrop (R) : . Horatio C. Burchard (R) : . Thomas J. Henderson (R) : .

Philip C. Hayes Philip Cornelius Hayes (February 3, 1833 – July 13, 1916) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Illinois, as well as an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Background Born in Granb ...

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Greenbury L. Fort Greenbury Lafayette Fort (October 17, 1825 – January 13, 1883) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Illinois. Biography Born in French Grant, Ohio, Fort moved with his parents to Marshall County, Illinois, in ...

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William M. Springer William McKendree Springer (May 30, 1836 – December 4, 1903) was a United States Representative from Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan ...

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Joseph G. Cannon Joseph Gurney Cannon (May 7, 1836 – November 12, 1926) was an American politician from Illinois and leader of the Republican Party. Cannon served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1903 to 1911, and many consi ...

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William A. J. Sparks William Andrew Jackson Sparks (November 19, 1828 – May 7, 1904) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born near New Albany, Indiana, Sparks moved with his parents to Illinois in 1836. He attended the public schools and graduated from McKen ...

(D) : . William R. Morrison (D) : . William Hartzell (D) : . Richard W. Townshend (D)

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

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Thomas R. Cobb Thomas Reed Cobb (July 2, 1828 – June 23, 1892) was an American lawyer and politician who served five terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1877 to 1887. Biography Born in Springville, Lawrence County, Indiana, Cobb attended Indi ...

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Thomas M. Browne Thomas McLelland Browne (April 19, 1829 – July 17, 1891) was an American attorney and politician who served as a U.S. representative for Indiana's 5th and 6th congressional district. Early life and education Born in New Paris, Ohio, Brown ...

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Milton S. Robinson Milton Stapp Robinson (April 20, 1832 – July 28, 1892) was an Indiana lawyer, politician, judge, and soldier. He was a brigade commander in the Union Army during the American Civil War and a reconstruction era U.S. Representative, serving ...

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Michael D. White Michael Doherty White (September 8, 1827 – February 6, 1917) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1877 to 1879. Biography Born in Clark County, Ohio, White moved with his ...

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William H. Calkins William Henry Calkins (February 18, 1842 – January 29, 1894) was an American lawyer and Civil War veteran who served four terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1881 to 1884. Early career Born in Pike County, Ohio, Calkins studied ...

(R) : . James L. Evans (R) : . Andrew H. Hamilton (D) : . John Baker (R)

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

: . Joseph C. Stone (R) : . Hiram Price (R) : . Theodore W. Burdick (R) : .

Nathaniel C. Deering Nathaniel Cobb Deering (September 2, 1827 – December 11, 1887) was a three-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 4th congressional district, then in northeastern Iowa. Born in Denmark, Maine to James and Elizabeth Prentiss Deering," ...

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Rush Clark Rush Clark (October 1, 1834 – April 29, 1879) was a nineteenth-century politician and lawyer from Iowa, who died on the floor of Congress in 1879. Biography Born in Schellsburg, Pennsylvania, Clark attended common schools and a local aca ...

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Ezekiel S. Sampson Ezekiel Silas Sampson (December 6, 1831 – October 7, 1892) was a lawyer, prosecutor, Civil War officer, judge, and two-term Republican Congressman from Iowa's 6th congressional district. Early life Born in Huron County, Ohio, Sampson move ...

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Henry J. B. Cummings Henry Johnson Brodhead Cummings (May 21, 1831 – April 16, 1909) was an American lawyer, Civil War officer, editor and publisher, and one-term Republican congressman from Iowa's 7th Congressional District. Early life Born in Newton, New ...

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William F. Sapp William Fletcher Sapp (November 20, 1824 – November 22, 1890) was a United States Attorney and later a Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 8th congressional district. He was a nephew of William R. Sapp, who represented a U.S. House dis ...

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Kansas Kansas () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its Capital city, capital is Topeka, Kansas, Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita, Kansas, Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebras ...

: . William A. Phillips (R) : . Dudley C. Haskell (R) : . Thomas Ryan (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 ...

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Andrew Boone Andrew Rechmond Boone (April 4, 1831 – January 26, 1886) was a United States representative from Kentucky. He was born in Davidson County, Tennessee and moved with his parents to Mayfield, Kentucky in 1833. He attended the public schools. Late ...

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James A. McKenzie James Andrew McKenzie (August 1, 1840 – June 25, 1904) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky and uncle of John McKenzie Moss. Born in Bennettstown, Kentucky, McKenzie attended the common schools of Christian County and Centre College, D ...

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Albert S. Willis Albert Shelby Willis (January 22, 1843 – January 6, 1897) was a United States Representative from Kentucky and a Minister to Hawaii. Life Born in Shelbyville, Kentucky, Willis attended the common schools and graduated from the Louisvill ...

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John G. Carlisle John Griffin Carlisle (September 5, 1834July 31, 1910) was an American politician from the commonwealth of Kentucky and was a member of the Democratic Party. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives seven times, first in ...

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Joseph C. S. Blackburn Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn (October 1, 1838September 12, 1918) was a Democratic Representative and Senator from Kentucky. Blackburn, a skilled and spirited orator, was also a prominent trial lawyer known for his skill at swaying juries. Biog ...

(D) : . Milton J. Durham (D) : . Thomas Turner (D) : . John B. Clarke (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 bord ...

: . Randall L. Gibson (D) : . E. John Ellis (D) : . Chester B. Darrall (R), until February 20, 1878 :: Joseph H. Acklen (D), from February 20, 1878 : . Joseph B. Elam (D) : .

John E. Leonard John Edwards Leonard (September 22, 1845 – March 15, 1878) was a United States representative from Louisiana. He was the grandnephew of John Edwards (Pennsylvania politician), John Edwards, who also served in Congress. He was born in Fairville, ...

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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 ...

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William P. Frye William Pierce Frye (September 2, 1830 – August 8, 1911) was an American politician from Maine. A member of the Republican Party, Frye spent most of his political career as a legislator, serving in the Maine House of Representatives and the ...

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Llewellyn Powers Llewellyn Powers (October 14, 1836July 28, 1908) was a U.S. Representative from Maine and the 44th Governor of Maine. Biography Born in Pittsfield, Maine, Powers attended the common schools of Pittsfield and St. Albans Academy. He graduate ...

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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 ...

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Thomas Swann Thomas Swann (February 3, 1809 – July 24, 1883) was an American lawyer and Politics of the United States, politician who also was President of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad as it completed track to Wheeling, West Virginia, Wheeling and gaine ...

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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 ...

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William W. Crapo William Wallace Crapo (May 16, 1830 – February 28, 1926) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts. He was elected to fill the vacancy caused by the death of James Buffinton. He served slightly more than th ...

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Benjamin Dean Benjamin Dean (August 14, 1824 – April 9, 1897) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts. Early life Born in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England, U.K., fifth child of Alice Lofthouse and Benjamin Dean, he moved ...

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Leopold Morse Leopold Morse (August 15, 1831 – December 15, 1892) was a United States representative from Massachusetts. Biography Morse was born in Wachenheim, Bavaria, in the German Confederation, the son of Charlotte (Mehlinger) and Jacob Morse. Hi ...

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Nathaniel P. Banks Nathaniel Prentice (or Prentiss) Banks (January 30, 1816 – September 1, 1894) was an American politician from Massachusetts and a Union general during the Civil War. A millworker by background, Banks was prominent in local debating societies, ...

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William Claflin William Claflin (March 6, 1818 – January 5, 1905) was an American politician, industrialist and philanthropist from Massachusetts. He served as the 27th Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1869 to 1872 and as a member of the ...

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William W. Rice William Whitney Rice (March 7, 1826 – March 1, 1896) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Deerfield, Massachusetts, Rice attended Gorham Academy, Maine, and graduated from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, in 1846. ...

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Amasa Norcross Amasa Norcross (January 26, 1824 – April 2, 1898) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Rindge, New Hampshire, Norcross attended the common schools and Appleton Academy, New Ipswich, New Hampshire. He studied law, was admitt ...

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George D. Robinson George Dexter Robinson (born George Washington Robinson; January 20, 1834 – February 22, 1896) was an American lawyer and Republican Party (United States), Republican politician from Chicopee, Massachusetts. After serving in the Massachusett ...

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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 ...

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Alpheus S. Williams Alpheus Starkey Williams (September 20, 1810 – December 21, 1878) was a lawyer, judge, journalist, U.S. Congressman, and a Union Army, Union general in the American Civil War. Early life Williams was born in Deep River, Connecticut. He gradua ...

(D), until December 21, 1878 : . Edwin Willits (R) : . Jonas H. McGowan (R) : . Edwin W. Keightley (R) : . John W. Stone (R) : . Mark S. Brewer (R) : .

Omar D. Conger Omar Dwight Conger (April 1, 1818July 11, 1898) was a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan. Conger was born in Cooperstown, New York, and moved with his father, the Rev. E. Conger, to Huron County, Ohio, in 1824. H ...

(R) : . Charles C. Ellsworth (R) : . Jay A. Hubbell (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 ...

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Mark H. Dunnell Mark Hill Dunnell (July 2, 1823 – August 9, 1904) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota from 1871 to 1883 and from 1889 to 1891. Biography Born in Buxton, Maine, Buxton, York County, Maine, York County, Maine, h ...

(R) : . Horace B. Strait (R) : . Jacob H. Stewart (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 ...

: . Henry L. Muldrow (D) : . Vannoy H. Manning (D) : . Hernando Money (D) : . Otho R. Singleton (D) : .

Charles E. Hooker Charles Edward Hooker (April 9, 1825 – January 8, 1914) was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi. Biography Charles E. Hooker Born in Union, South Carolina, Hooker was raised in Laurens District, South Carolina. He attended the common schoo ...

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

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Anthony F. Ittner Anthony Friday Ittner (October 8, 1837 – February 22, 1931) was a nineteenth-century politician and brick manufacturer from Missouri. Biography Born in Lebanon, Ohio, Ittner moved to St. Louis, Missouri with his parents in 1844 where he a ...

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Nathan Cole Nathan Cole (July 26, 1825March 4, 1904) was a nineteenth-century politician, merchant and businessman from Missouri. Biography Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Cole attended common schools as a child and later took a partial course at Shurtleff C ...

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Richard P. Bland Richard Parks Bland (August 19, 1835 – June 15, 1899) was an American politician, lawyer, and educator from Missouri. A Democrat, Bland served in the United States House of Representatives from 1873 to 1895 and from 1897 to 1899, representing ...

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Charles H. Morgan Charles Henry Morgan (July 5, 1842January 4, 1912) was an American lawyer and politician from Missouri. He represented Missouri in the United States House of Representatives for five terms spread across four decades. He also served as a Unite ...

(D) : . Thomas T. Crittenden (D) : . Benjamin J. Franklin (D) : . David Rea (D) : . Henry M. Pollard (R) : . John B. Clark Jr. (D) : .

John M. Glover John Milton Glover (June 23, 1852 – October 20, 1929) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Missouri, nephew of John Montgomery Glover. Biography Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Glover attended the public schoo ...

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Aylett H. Buckner Aylett Hawes Buckner (December 14, 1816 – February 5, 1894) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri, nephew of Aylett Hawes and cousin of Richard Hawes and Albert Gallatin Hawes. Born in Fredericksburg, Virginia, Buckner attended Georgetown ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Henry W. Blair Henry William Blair (December 6, 1834March 14, 1920) was a United States representative and Senator from New Hampshire. During the American Civil War, he was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Union Army. A Radical Republican in his earlier political ...

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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 ...

: . Clement H. Sinnickson (R) : . John H. Pugh (R) : .

Miles Ross Miles Ross (April 30, 1827 – February 22, 1903) was an American Democratic Party politician and businessman who represented New Jersey's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for four terms from 1875 to ...

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Alvah A. Clark Alvah Augustus Clark (September 13, 1840 – December 27, 1912) was an American lawyer and Democratic Party politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives for two terms in the 45th and 46th congress from 1877 to 18 ...

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Augustus A. Hardenbergh Augustus Albert Hardenbergh (May 18, 1830 in New Brunswick, New Jersey – October 5, 1889 in Jersey City, New Jersey) was an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 7th congressional district in the United States House ...

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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 * '' ...

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James W. Covert James Way Covert (September 2, 1842 – May 16, 1910) was an American lawyer and politician who served five terms as a United States representative from NYCongDel, New York from 1877 to 1881, and from 1889 to 1895 Biography Born at Oyster Bay (h ...

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Simeon B. Chittenden Simeon Baldwin Chittenden (March 29, 1814 – April 14, 1889) was a United States representative from New York. Early life Chittenden was born in Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut on March 29, 1814. He was the son of Abel Chittenden (177 ...

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Nicholas Muller Nicholas Muller (November 15, 1836 – December 12, 1917) was an American banker and politician who served four different stints as a United States representative from New York during the late 19th and early 20th century. In all, he served five ...

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Samuel S. Cox Samuel Sullivan "Sunset" Cox (September 30, 1824 – September 10, 1889) was an American Congressman and diplomat. He represented both Ohio and New York in the United States House of Representatives and served as United States Ambassador to the ...

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Anson G. McCook Anson George McCook (October 10, 1835 – December 30, 1917) was an American military and political figure who served as Union Army colonel during the Civil War. In recognition of his service, in 1866, he was nominated and confirmed for appo ...

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Fernando Wood Fernando Wood (February 14, 1812 – February 13, 1881) was an American Democratic Party politician, merchant, and real estate investor who served as the 73rd and 75th Mayor of New York City. He also represented the city for several terms in ...

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Abram S. Hewitt Abram Stevens Hewitt (July 31, 1822January 18, 1903) was an American politician, educator, ironmaking industrialist, and lawyer who was mayor of New York City for two years from 1887–1888. He also twice served as a U.S. Congressman from an ...

(D) : . Benjamin A. Willis (D) : . Clarkson N. Potter (D) : . John H. Ketcham (R) : . George M. Beebe (D) : . Stephen L. Mayham (D) : .

Terence J. Quinn Terence John Quinn (October 16, 1836 – June 18, 1878) was an American American Civil War, Civil War veteran, businessman, and politician who served part of one term as a United States representative from New York (state), New York from 1877 to ...

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Martin I. Townsend Martin Ingham Townsend (February 6, 1810 – March 8, 1903) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Early life Townsend was born on February 6, 1810, in Hancock, Massachusetts. He was one of four children born to Nathaniel Townsen ...

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Amaziah B. James Amaziah Bailey James (July 1, 1812 in Stephentown, Rensselaer County, New York – July 6, 1883 in Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life His family removed to Sweden, New York in ...

(R) : . John H. Starin (R) : . Solomon Bundy (R) : . George A. Bagley (R) : .

William J. Bacon William Johnson Bacon (February 18, 1803 – July 3, 1889) was an American politician and a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from New York. Early life Bacon was born on February 18, 1803, in Williamstown, Massachusett ...

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Frank Hiscock Frank Hiscock (September 6, 1834June 18, 1914) was a U.S. Representative and Senator from New York. He served in the United States Congress from 1877 to 1893. Hiscock was a native of Pompey, New York, and graduated from Pompey Academy. Af ...

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John H. Camp John Henry Camp (April 4, 1840 – October 12, 1892) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Born in Ithaca, New York, Camp attended the common schools, and was graduated from the Albany Law School in 1860. He was admitted to the bar the same ...

(R) : . Elbridge G. Lapham (R) : . Jeremiah W. Dwight (R) : .

John N. Hungerford John Newton Hungerford (December 31, 1825 – April 2, 1883) was a banker, philanthropist, and a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from New York (state), New York. Although he had no children, one of his focuses in l ...

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Charles B. Benedict Charles Brewster Benedict (February 7, 1828 – October 3, 1901) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from New York (state), New York from 1877 to 1879. Biogr ...

(D) : . Daniel N. Lockwood (D) : . George W. Patterson (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 ...

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Alfred M. Waddell Alfred Moore Waddell (September 16, 1834 – March 17, 1912) was an American politician and white supremacist. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a U.S. representative from North Carolina between 1871 and 1879 and as mayor of Wilmi ...

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Joseph J. Davis Joseph Jonathan Davis (April 13, 1828 – August 7, 1892) was an American lawyer and judge who represented his native North Carolina's 4th congressional district from 1875 to 1881. Biography Born near the small North Carolina town of Louisburg, N ...

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Alfred M. Scales Alfred Moore Scales (November 26, 1827 – February 9, 1892) was a North Carolina state legislator, Confederate States Army, Confederate General officer, general in the American Civil War, and the List of Governors of North Carolina, 45th G ...

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Walter L. Steele Walter Leak Steele (April 18, 1823 – October 16, 1891) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1877 and 1881. Born near Rockingham, North Carolina, Rockingham in Richmond County, North Carol ...

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William M. Robbins William McKendree Robbins (October 26, 1828 – May 5, 1905) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from North Carolina. Born in the old homestead near Trinity, North Carolina, Robbins pursued classical studies. H ...

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Robert B. Vance Robert Brank Vance (April 24, 1828 – November 28, 1899), nephew of the earlier Congressman Robert Brank Vance (1793–1827) and brother of Zebulon B. Vance, was a North Carolina Democratic politician who served as a member of the U.S. House ...

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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 ...

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Milton Sayler Milton Sayler (November 4, 1831 – November 17, 1892) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a three-term U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1873 to 1879. He was a cousin of Henry B. Sayler, who served in the U.S. Congress, re ...

(D) : . Henry B. Banning (D) : . Mills Gardner (R) : .

John A. McMahon John A. McMahon (February 19, 1833 – March 8, 1923) was a three-term United States House of Representatives, United States Representative from Ohio from 1875 to 1881. He was the nephew of Clement Vallandigham, another Representative from Oh ...

(D) : . Americus V. Rice (D) : .

Jacob D. Cox Jacob Dolson Cox, Jr. (October 27, 1828August 4, 1900), was a statesman, lawyer, Union Army general during the American Civil War, Republican politician from Ohio, Liberal Republican Party founder, educator, author, and recognized microbiologist ...

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Henry L. Dickey Henry Luther Dickey (October 29, 1832 – May 23, 1910) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Ohio for two terms from 1877 to 1881. Biography Born in South Salem, Ohio, Dickey moved with his parents to Washingto ...

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J. Warren Keifer Joseph Warren Keifer (January 30, 1836 – April 22, 1932) was a major general during the Spanish–American War and a prominent U.S. politician during the 1880s. He served in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican from Ohio f ...

(R) : . John S. Jones (R) : . Charles Foster (R) : . Henry S. Neal (R) : . Thomas Ewing Jr. (D) : .

Milton I. Southard Milton Isaiah Southard (October 20, 1836 – May 4, 1905) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio. Born in Hanover, Ohio, Southard completed preparatory studies. He graduated from the Denison University, Granville, Ohio where he studied law. He was ...

(D) : . Ebenezer B. Finley (D) : .

Nelson H. Van Vorhes Nelson Holmes Van Vorhes (January 23, 1822 – December 4, 1882) was an American newspaperman and politician who served two terms as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1875 to 1879. Biography Born in Wa ...

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Lorenzo Danford Lorenzo Dow Danford (October 18, 1829 – June 19, 1899) was an American lawyer and politician who served five terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1873 to 1879 and again from 1895 to 1899. Biography Born in Washington Township, Belmon ...

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William McKinley William McKinley (January 29, 1843September 14, 1901) was the 25th president of the United States, serving from 1897 until his assassination in 1901. As a politician he led a realignment that made his Republican Party largely dominant in ...

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James Monroe James Monroe ( ; April 28, 1758July 4, 1831) was an American statesman, lawyer, diplomat, and Founding Father who served as the fifth president of the United States from 1817 to 1825. A member of the Democratic-Republican Party, Monroe was ...

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James A. Garfield James Abram Garfield (November 19, 1831 – September 19, 1881) was the 20th president of the United States, serving from March 4, 1881 until his death six months latertwo months after he was shot by an assassin. A lawyer and Civil War gene ...

(R) : . Amos Townsend (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 ...

: . Richard Williams (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, ...

: . Chapman Freeman (R) : . Charles O'Neill (R) : .

(D) : . William D. Kelley (R) : . Alfred C. Harmer (R) : . William Ward (R) : . I. Newton Evans (R) : . Hiester Clymer (D) : . A. Herr Smith (R) : . Samuel A. Bridges (D) : . Francis D. Collins (D) : . Hendrick B. Wright (D) : . James B. Reilly (D) : . John W. Killinger (R) : .

Edward Overton Jr. Edward Overton Jr. (February 4, 1836 – September 18, 1903) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography Overton was born in Towanda, Pennsylvania. He attended Susquehanna Collegiate Institute ...

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John I. Mitchell John Inscho Mitchell (July 28, 1838August 20, 1907) was an American lawyer, jurist, and Republican party politician from Tioga County, Pennsylvania. He served in the state legislature and represented Pennsylvania in both the U.S. House and Se ...

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Jacob M. Campbell Jacob Miller Campbell (November 20, 1821 – September 27, 1888) was a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. He also served as an officer and, later on, served more roles ...

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William Stenger William Shearer Stenger (February 13, 1840 – March 29, 1918) was an American Democratic Party politician. William S. Stenger was born in Fort Loudon, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Franklin & Marshall College in Lancas ...

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Levi Maish Levi Maish (November 22, 1837 – February 26, 1899) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Early life Levi Maish was born in Conewago Township, York County, Pennsylvania. He attended the common school ...

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Levi A. Mackey Levi Augustus Mackey (November 25, 1819 – February 8, 1889) was a United States representative from Pennsylvania. Mackey was born in White Deer Township, Pennsylvania, White Deer Township, Union County, Pennsylvania. In 1837, he graduated f ...

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Jacob Turney Jacob Turney (February 18, 1825 – October 4, 1891) was an American lawyer and politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district from 1875 to 187 ...

(D) : . Russell Errett (R) : . Thomas M. Bayne (R) : . William S. Shallenberger (R) : . Harry White (R) : . John M. Thompson (R) : . Lewis F. Watson (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 ...

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Benjamin T. Eames Benjamin Tucker Eames (June 4, 1818 – October 6, 1901) was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island. Born in Dedham, Massachusetts, Eames attended the common schools of Providence, Rhode Island, and academies in Massachusetts and Connecticut. ...

(R) : . Latimer W. Ballou (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 = ...

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Joseph Rainey Joseph Hayne Rainey (June 21, 1832 – August 1, 1887) was an American politician. He was the first black person to serve in the United States House of Representatives and the second black person (after Hiram Revels) to serve in the United States ...

(R) : . Richard H. Cain (R) : .

D. Wyatt Aiken David Wyatt Aiken (March 17, 1828 – April 6, 1887) was a slave owner, Confederate States Army, Confederate army officer during the American Civil War and a Reconstruction era of the United States, postbellum five-term United States Congres ...

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John H. Evins John Hamilton Evins (July 18, 1830 – October 20, 1884) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina. Born in Spartanburg District, South Carolina, Evins attended the common schools and was graduated from South Carolina College at Columbia ...

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Robert Smalls Robert Smalls (April 5, 1839 – February 23, 1915) was an American politician, publisher, businessman, and maritime pilot. Born into slavery in Beaufort, South Carolina, he freed himself, his crew, and their families during the American Civil W ...

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

: . James H. Randolph (R) : . Jacob M. Thornburgh (R) : . George G. Dibrell (D) : . Haywood Y. Riddle (D) : . John M. Bright (D) : . John F. House (D) : .

Washington C. Whitthorne Washington Curran Whitthorne (April 19, 1825September 21, 1891) was a Tennessee Lawyer, attorney, United States Democratic Party, Democratic politician, and an Adjutant General in the Confederate Army. Early life and career Whitthorne was born ...

(D) : . John D. C. Atkins (D) : . William P. Caldwell (D) : . H. Casey Young (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 ...

: . John H. Reagan (D) : .

David B. Culberson David Browning Culberson (September 29, 1830 – May 7, 1900) was a Confederate soldier, a Democratic U.S. Representative from Texas and Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. Early years Culberson was born in Troup County, Georgia, on Se ...

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James W. Throckmorton James Webb Throckmorton (February 1, 1825April 21, 1894) was an American politician who served as the 12th governor of Texas from 1866 to 1867 during the early days of Reconstruction. He was a United States Congressman from Texas from 1875 to ...

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Roger Q. Mills Roger Quarles Mills (March 30, 1832September 2, 1911) was an American lawyer and politician. During the American Civil War, he served as an officer in the Confederate States Army. Later, he served in the US Congress, first as a representative a ...

(D) : . Dewitt C. Giddings (D) : . Gustave Schleicher (D), until January 10, 1879

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 ...

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

: . Beverly B. Douglas (D), until December 22, 1878 :: Richard Lee T. Beale (D), from January 23, 1879 : .

John Goode Jr. John Goode Jr. (May 27, 1829 – July 14, 1909) was a Virginia attorney and Democratic politician. He served in both the United States Congress and the Confederate Congress, and was a colonel in the Confederate Army. He was Solicitor Gener ...

(D) : . Gilbert C. Walker (D) : . Joseph Jorgensen (R) : .

George Cabell George Craighead Cabell (January 25, 1836 – June 23, 1906) was a nineteenth-century congressman, lawyer and editor from Virginia. Early and family life Born in Danville, Virginia, Cabell attended Danville Academy and later the University ...

(D) : . John R. Tucker (D) : .

John T. Harris John Thomas Harris (May 8, 1823 – October 14, 1899) was a nineteenth-century politician, lawyer and judge from Virginia. He was often referred to after the American Civil War as "Judge Harris", even after his election to Congress. He was ...

(D) : . Eppa Hutton, II (D) : . Auburn Pridemore (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 ...

: . Benjamin Wilson (D) : . Benjamin F. Martin (D) : .

John E. Kenna John Edward Kenna (April 10, 1848January 11, 1893) was an American politician who was a Senator from West Virginia from 1883 until his death. Biography Kenna was born in Kanawha County, Virginia (now West Virginia, near the city of St. Albans) ...

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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 ...

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Charles G. Williams Charles Grandison Williams (October 18, 1829March 30, 1892) was an American lawyer and Republican politician. He represented the state of Wisconsin for ten years in the United States House of Representatives, from 1873 to 1883, and was chairman ...

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Lucien B. Caswell Lucien Bonaparte Caswell (November 27, 1827April 26, 1919) was an American lawyer and Republican politician. He served 14 years in the United States House of Representatives between 1875 and 1891, representing parts of southeast Wisconsin. Biog ...

(R) : . George C. Hazelton (R) : . William P. Lynde (D) : .

Edward S. Bragg Edward Stuyvesant Bragg (February 20, 1827June 20, 1912) was an American politician, lawyer, soldier, and diplomat. He was an accomplished Union Army officer in the American Civil War and served four terms in the United States House of Represent ...

(D) : . Gabriel Bouck (D) : . Herman L. Humphrey (R) : . Thaddeus C. Pound (R)

Non-voting members

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Hiram S. Stevens Hiram Sanford Stevens (March 20, 1832 – March 22, 1893) was an American businessman and politician. He served two terms as Arizona Territory's Delegate (United States Congress), delegate in the United States House of Representatives and three t ...

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Jefferson P. Kidder Jefferson Parish Kidder (June 4, 1815 – October 2, 1883) was an American lawyer and jurist. He served as the non-voting delegate from the Dakota Territory to the United States House of Representatives. Kidder was the only Democratic lieutenant ...

(R) : . Stephen S. Fenn (D) : .

Martin Maginnis Martin Maginnis (October 27, 1841 – March 27, 1919) was a nineteenth-century politician, soldier, publisher, editor and miner from Minnesota and the Montana Territory. Origins and early life Maginnis was born in 1841 on his family's farm ...

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Trinidad Romero Trinidad Romero (June 15, 1835 – August 28, 1918) was an American politician and rancher who was the Delegate to United States Congress from the Territory of New Mexico. Trinidad Romero was born in Santa Fe, Santa Fe County (then a pa ...

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George Q. Cannon George Quayle Cannon (January 11, 1827 – April 12, 1901) was an early member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), and served in the First Presidency under four successive pr ...

(R) : . Orange Jacobs (R) : . William W. Corlett (R) Samuel J

Changes in membership

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

Senate

* Replacements: 5 ** Democratic: 1 seat net gain **

: 1 seat net loss * Deaths: 2 * Resignations: 3 * Interim appointments: 1 * Contested elections: 0 * Total seats with changes: 5 , - ,

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

(3) , nowrap ,

(R) , Resigned March 8, 1877 to become

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

.
Successor

elected Elected may refer to: * "Elected" (song), by Alice Cooper, 1973 * ''Elected'' (EP), by Ayreon, 2008 *The Elected, an American indie rock band See also *Election An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population ...

March 21, 1877. , nowrap ,

(R) , March 21, 1877 , - ,

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, ...

(3) , nowrap ,

(R) , Resigned March 12, 1877.
Successor

March 20, 1877. , nowrap , J. Donald Cameron (R) , March 20, 1877 , - ,

Missouri Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas t ...

(3) , nowrap ,

(D) , Died September 20, 1877.
Successor was appointed September 29, 1877, to continue the term. , nowrap , David H. Armstrong (D) , September 29, 1877 , - ,

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 ...

(3) , nowrap ,

Oliver P. Morton Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton (August 4, 1823 – November 1, 1877), commonly known as Oliver P. Morton, was a U.S. Republican Party politician from Indiana. He served as the 14th governor (the first native-born) of Indiana during the Amer ...

(R) , Died November 1, 1877.
Successor

January 31, 1879. , nowrap ,

(D) , November 6, 1877 , - ,

(3) , nowrap , David H. Armstrong (D) , Interim appointee retired.
Successor

January 26, 1879. , nowrap , James Shields (D) , January 27, 1879 , - ,

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 t ...

(1) , nowrap ,

(R) , Resigned February 10, 1879 due to ill health.
Successor

February 22, 1879. , nowrap ,

(R) , February 22, 1879

House of Representatives

* Replacements: 10 ** Democratic: 5 seat net gain **

: 5 seat net loss * Deaths: 7 * Resignations: 1 * Contested election: 5 * Total seats with changes: 13 , - , , Vacant , Rep.

Benjamin Harvey Hill Benjamin Harvey Hill (September 14, 1823 – August 16, 1882) was a politician whose career spanned state and national politics, and the Civil War. He served in the Georgia legislature in both houses. Although he had opposed secession, he st ...

resigned in previous congress , nowrap , Hiram P. Bell (D) , March 13, 1877 , - , , nowrap , James B. Belford (R) , Lost contested election December 13, 1877 , nowrap ,

(D) , December 13, 1877 , - , , nowrap ,

(R) , Lost contested election February 7, 1878 , nowrap , Peter D. Wigginton (D) , February 7, 1878 , - , , nowrap , Chester B. Darrall (R) , Lost contested election February 20, 1878 , nowrap , Joseph H. Acklen (D) , February 20, 1878 , - , , nowrap ,

(R) , Died March 15, 1878 , nowrap ,

J. Smith Young John Smith Young (November 4, 1834 – October 11, 1916) was an American lawyer who served briefly as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana from 1878 to 1879. Early life John Smith Young is the sixth of thirteen children ...

(D) , November 5, 1878 , - , , nowrap , Walbridge A. Field (R) , Lost contested election March 28, 1878 , nowrap ,

(D) , March 28, 1878 , - , , nowrap ,

(D) , Died June 18, 1878 , nowrap , John M. Bailey (R) , November 5, 1878 , - , , nowrap , Frank Welch (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died September 4, 1878 , nowrap , Thomas J. Majors (R) , November 5, 1878 , - , , nowrap ,

(D) , Died December 21, 1878 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , nowrap , Beverly B. Douglas (D) , Died December 22, 1878 , nowrap ,

Richard L. T. Beale Richard Lee Turberville Beale (May 22, 1819 – April 21, 1893) was a lawyer, three-term United States Congressman from the Commonwealth of Virginia, and a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Early ...

(D) , January 23, 1879 , - , , nowrap ,

(D) , Died January 8, 1879 , nowrap , William B. Fleming (D) , February 10, 1879 , - , , nowrap ,

Gustav Schleicher Gustav Schleicher (sometimes spelled Gustave) (November 19, 1823 – January 10, 1879) was a German-born Democratic United States Representative from Texas. He was an engineer who served briefly in the Texas legislature, and was a veteran ...

(D) , Died January 10, 1879 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , nowrap , Horatio Bisbee Jr. (R) , Lost contested election February 20, 1879 , nowrap , Jesse J. Finley (D) , February 20, 1879

Committees

Senate

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

(Chairman:

Algernon S. Paddock Algernon Sidney Paddock (November 9, 1830October 17, 1897) was an American politician who was a Republican secretary of Nebraska Territory and U.S. Senator from Nebraska after statehood. Biography Paddock was born in Glens Falls, New York. His f ...

; Ranking Member:

) * Appropriations (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman: John P. Jones; Ranking Member: George R. Dennis) * Civil Service and Retrenchment (Chairman: Henry M. Teller; Ranking Member: Thomas C. McCreery) *

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 * A righ ...

(Chairman:

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 ...

; Ranking Member:

Francis M. 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 ...

) *

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

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John B. Gordon) * Distributing Public Revenue Among the States (Select) *

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

(Chairman:

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 ...

; Ranking Member:

) * Education and Labor (Chairman:

Ambrose E. 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 ...

; Ranking Member: John B. Gordon) * Elections of 1878 (Select) * Engrossed Bills (Chairman:

Thomas F. Bayard Thomas Francis Bayard (October 29, 1828 – September 28, 1898) was an American lawyer, politician and diplomat from Wilmington, Delaware. A Democratic Party (United States), Democrat, he served three terms as United States Senate, United States ...

; Ranking Member:

) * Epidemic Diseases (Select) * Examine the Several Branches in the Civil Service (Select) (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: Justin S. Morrill; Ranking Member:

) *

Foreign Relations A state's foreign policy or external policy (as opposed to internal or domestic policy) is its objectives and activities in relation to its interactions with other states, unions, and other political entities, whether bilaterally or through mu ...

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Thomas C. McCreery) * Hot Springs (Arkansas) Commission (Special) *

Indian Affairs The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), also known as Indian Affairs (IA), is a United States federal agency within the Department of the Interior. It is responsible for implementing federal laws and policies related to American Indians and Al ...

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Thomas C. McCreery) *

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

(Chairman: George F. Edmunds; Ranking Member: David Davis) * Late Presidential Election Louisiana *

Manufactures Manufacturing is the creation or production of goods with the help of equipment, labor, machines, tools, and chemical or biological processing or formulation. It is the essence of secondary sector of the economy. The term may refer to a rang ...

(Chairman: Edward H. Rollins; Ranking Member: John W. Johnston) * Mexican Relations (Select) *

Military Affairs ''The Journal of Military History'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering the military history of all times and places. It is the official journal of the Society for Military History. The journal was established in 1937 and the ed ...

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Theodore F. Randolph) * Mines and Mining (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Frank Hereford) * Mississippi River Levee System (Select) (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Naval Affairs (Chairman: Aaron A. Sargent; Ranking Member: William P. Whyte) * Ordnance and War Ships (Select) *

Patents A patent is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention for a limited period of time in exchange for publishing an enabling disclosure of the invention."A p ...

(Chairman:

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

; Ranking Member: Francis Kernan) *

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:

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 ...

; Ranking Member: Robert E. Withers) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Thomas W. Ferry; Ranking Member:

) * Private Land Claims (Chairman: Allen G. Thurman; Ranking Member:

) * Privileges and Elections (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) *

Public Lands In all modern states, a portion of land is held by central or local governments. This is called public land, state land, or Crown land (Australia, and Canada). The system of tenure of public land, and the terminology used, varies between countrie ...

(Chairman: Richard J. Oglesby; Ranking Member:

) *

Railroads Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in Track (rail transport), tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the ...

(Chairman: John H. Mitchell; Ranking Member:

) * Revision of the Laws (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: William A. Wallace) * Revolutionary Claims (Chairman: John W. Johnston; Ranking Member:

) *

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

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Tariff Regulation (Select) * Tenth Census (Select) (Chairman: Justin S. Morrill; Ranking Member: N/A) *

Territories A territory is an area of land, sea, or space, particularly belonging or connected to a country, person, or animal. In international politics, a territory is usually either the total area from which a state may extract power resources or a ...

(Chairman: John J. Patterson; Ranking Member: Augustus H. Garland) * Transportation Routes to the Seaboard (Select) (Chairman: Angus Cameron; Ranking Member: N/A) * Treasury Department Account Discrepancies (Select) (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Whole

House of Representatives

* Accounts (Chairman: Charles B. Roberts; Ranking Member:

) *

(Chairman: Augustus W. Cutler; Ranking Member:

) * Appropriations (Chairman: John DeWitt Clinton Atkins; Ranking Member: Milton J. Durham) * Banking and Currency (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

Elizur K. Hart Elizur Kirke Hart (April 8, 1841 – February 18, 1893) was an American banker and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1877 to 1879. Biography Born in Albion, New York, to Elizur Hart and Loraine F ...

) *

(Chairman: John M. Bright; Ranking Member: Daniel N. Lockwood) * Coinage, Weights and Measures (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John B. Clarke) *

(Chairman: John H. Reagan; Ranking Member:

) *

(Chairman:

then Joseph C.S. Blackburn; Ranking Member: Gabriel Bouck) * Education and Labor (Chairman: John Goode; Ranking Member: Van H. Manning) *

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

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: E. John Ellis) * Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Andrew H. Hamilton; Ranking Member:

) * Expenditures in the Interior Department (Chairman: William A.J. Sparks; Ranking Member: Edwin Willits) * Expenditures in the Justice Department (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman: Benjamin A. Willis; Ranking Member: Jay A. Hubbell) * Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman: Jeremiah N. Williams; Ranking Member: Curtis H. Brogden) * Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman: William M. Springer; Ranking Member: Thomas M. Bayne) * Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman: Joseph C. S. Blackburn; Ranking Member:

) * Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman: William P. Lynde; Ranking Member: William S. Stenger) *

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(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Benjamin Wilson) *

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: George M. Beebe) * Invalid Pensions (Chairman: Americus V. Rice; Ranking Member: Clement H. Sinnickson) *

(Chairman: J. Proctor Knott; Ranking Member:

) * Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River *

(Chairman: Hendrick B. Wright; Ranking Member: Robert F. Ligon) * Mileage (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) *

(Chairman: Henry B. Banning; Ranking Member:

) *

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(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Thomas Turner) * Mines and Mining (Chairman: George M. Beebe; Ranking Member:

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) * Mississippi Levees (Chairman: Edward W. Robertson; Ranking Member: Benjamin F. Martin) * Naval Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Benjamin W. Harris) * Pacific Railroads (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Charles O'Neill) *

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Augustus W. Cutler) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

then

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) * Private Land Claims (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Dudley C. Denison) * Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Philip Cook; Ranking Member:

) * Public Expenditures (Chairman: Robert A. Hatcher; Ranking Member: Robert H.M. Davidson) *

(Chairman: William R. Morrison; Ranking Member: William E. Smith) * Railways and Canals (Chairman: George C. Cabell; Ranking Member:

) * Revision of Laws (Chairman: William Walsh; Ranking Member: Walbridge A. Field) *

(Select) (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Revolutionary Pensions (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: William Kimmel) * Standards of Official Conduct *

(Chairman: Benjamin J. Franklin; Ranking Member: George A. Bagley) * War Claims (Chairman: John R. Eden; Ranking Member: S. Addison Oliver) * Ways and Means (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: James Phelps) * Whole

Joint committees

* Conditions of Indian Tribes (Special) * Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Rep. Andrew H. Hamilton; Vice Chairman: Rep.

) * The Library (Chairman: Rep.

; Vice Chairman: Rep.

) *

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(Chairman: Rep. Otho R. Singleton; Vice Chairman: Rep. Latimer W. Ballou) * Reorganization of the Army * Transfer of the Indian Bureau

Caucuses

* Democratic (House) * Democratic (Senate)

Employees

Legislative branch agency directors

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: Edward Clark * Librarian of Congress:

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Senate

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: Byron Sunderland (

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) *

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: George F. Dawson *

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: John R. French

House of Representatives

: I.L. Townsend (

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), until October 15, 1877 ** John Poise (

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), until December 3, 1877 **

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(

), elected December 3, 1877 *

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George M. Adams George Madison Adams (December 20, 1837 – April 6, 1920) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky, nephew of Green Adams, and slaveowner. Early years Adams was born in Barbourville, Knox County, Kentucky, on December 20, 1837. He received ...

* Clerk at the Speaker’s Table: William H. Scudder ** J. Randolph Tucker Jr. * Doorkeeper: John W. Polk, elected October 17, 1877 **

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, elected April 8, 1878 *

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: James M. Steuart * Reading Clerks:

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(D) and Neill S. Brown Jr. (R) *

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