The 48th 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

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from March 4, 1883, to March 4, 1885, during the last two years of the

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Chester A. Arthur Chester Alan Arthur (October 5, 1829 – November 18, 1886) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 21st president of the United States from 1881 to 1885. He previously served as the 20th vice president under President James A ...

. The apportionment of seats in the

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was based on the Tenth Census of the United States in 1880. The Senate had a

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majority, and the House had a Democratic majority.

Major events

* September 5, 1883: Mary F. Hoyt became the first woman appointed to the U.S. federal civil service (and the second person appointed by examination (in which she came top) instituted under the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act) when she became a clerk in the Bank Redemption Agency of the Department of the Treasury. * October 15, 1883: The

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declared part of the

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unconstitutional, as the Court allowed private individuals and corporations to discriminate based on

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. * November 18, 1883: U.S. and

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railroad 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 tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

s instituted 5 standard continental

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s, ending the confusion of thousands of local times. * August 10, 1884: An

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measuring 5.5 (based on the felt area) affected a very large portion of the eastern United States. The shock had a maximum

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of VII (''Very strong''). Chimneys were toppled in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania. Property damage was severe in

Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...

and

Amityville Amityville () is a village near the Town of Babylon in Suffolk County, on the South Shore of Long Island, in New York. The population was 9,523 at the 2010 census. History Huntington settlers first visited the Amityville area in 1653 due ...

in New York. * October 6, 1884: The

United States Naval War College The Naval War College (NWC or NAVWARCOL) is the staff college and "Home of Thought" for the United States Navy at Naval Station Newport in Newport, Rhode Island. The NWC educates and develops leaders, supports defining the future Navy and associat ...

was established in

Newport, Rhode Island Newport is an American seaside city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island. It is located in Narragansett Bay, approximately southeast of Providence, Rhode Island, Providence, south of Fall River, Massachusetts, south of Boston, ...

. * October 22, 1884:

International Meridian Conference The International Meridian Conference was a conference held in October 1884 in Washington, D.C., in the United States, to determine a prime meridian for international use. The conference was held at the request of U.S. President Chester A. Art ...

fixed the

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as the world's prime meridian. * November 4, 1884:

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: Democratic Governor of

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 * '' ...

Grover Cleveland Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18, 1837June 24, 1908) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States from 1885 to 1889 and from 1893 to 1897. Cleveland is the only president in American ...

defeated

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

in a very close contest to win the first of his non-consecutive terms. * December 6: 1884: The

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was completed.

Major legislation

Territories organized

*May 17, 1884:

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was organized.

Party summary

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

Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

Senate

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

: Vacant.

Chester Arthur Chester Alan Arthur (October 5, 1829 – November 18, 1886) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 21st president of the United States from 1881 to 1885. He previously served as the 20th U.S. vice president, vice president un ...

(R), the most recent Senate President, had become

on the death of his predecessor September 19, 1881, leaving the office vacant through the end of this Congress. *

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

(R) *

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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 ...

* Democratic Caucus Chairman:

George H. Pendleton George Hunt Pendleton (July 19, 1825November 24, 1889) was an American politician and lawyer. He represented Ohio in both houses of United States Congress, Congress and was the unsuccessful History of the United States Democratic Party, Democratic ...

House of Representatives

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: John G. Carlisle (D) * Democratic Caucus Chairman:

George W. Geddes George Washington Geddes (July 16, 1824 – November 9, 1892) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served as a U.S. representative from Ohio for four terms from 1879 to 1887. Early life and career Born in Mount Vernon, Ohio, Gedd ...

Joseph Gurney 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 consid ...

* Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman:

William Rosecrans William Starke Rosecrans (September 6, 1819March 11, 1898) was an American inventor, coal-oil company executive, diplomat, politician, and U.S. Army officer. He gained fame for his role as a Union general during the American Civil War. He was t ...

Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. :'' Skip to House of Representatives, below''

Senate

Senators are listed by their states and Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election.

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

: 2. John T. Morgan (D) : 3.

James L. Pugh James Lawrence Pugh (December 12, 1820March 9, 1907) was a U.S. senator from Alabama, as well as a member of the Confederate Congress during the American Civil War. Biography Pugh was born in Burke County, Georgia, and moved to Alabama in 18 ...

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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 Osage ...

: 2. Augustus H. Garland (D) : 3.

James D. Walker James David Walker (December 13, 1830October 17, 1906) was an attorney and Democratic Party politician from Arkansas who represented the state in the U.S. Senate from 1879 to 1885. Two of his uncles likewise served in congress, as Finis McLean se ...

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

: 1. John F. Miller (R) : 3.

James T. Farley James Thompson Farley (August 6, 1829January 22, 1886) was a United States Senator from California. Early life He was born in Albemarle County, Virginia, and moved to Missouri at an early age. Drawn by the discovery of gold and hastened by a du ...

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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 t ...

: 2. Thomas M. Bowen (R) : 3.

Nathaniel P. Hill Nathaniel Peter Hill (February 18, 1832 – May 22, 1900) was a professor at Brown University, a mining executive and engineer, and a politician, including serving in the United States Senate. Originally from the state of New York, he came t ...

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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 to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its cap ...

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Joseph R. Hawley Joseph Roswell Hawley (October 31, 1826March 18, 1905) was the 42nd Governor of Connecticut, a U.S. politician in the Republican and Free Soil parties, a Civil War general, and a journalist and newspaper editor. He served two terms in the Unit ...

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Orville H. Platt Orville Hitchcock Platt (July 19, 1827 – April 21, 1905) was a United States senator from Connecticut. Platt was a prominent conservative Republican and by the 1890s he became one of the "big four" key Republicans who largely controlled the ma ...

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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 Del ...

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

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

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

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Wilkinson Call Wilkinson Call (January 9, 1834August 24, 1910) was an American lawyer and politician who represented Florida in the United States Senate from 1879 to 1897. Biography Wilkinson Call, nephew of Territorial Governor of Florida Richard K. Call a ...

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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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Alfred H. Colquitt Alfred Holt Colquitt (April 20, 1824March 26, 1894) was an American lawyer, preacher, soldier, and politician. Elected as the List of Governors of Georgia, 49th Governor of Georgia (1877–1882), he was one of numerous Democrats elected to offi ...

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Joseph E. Brown Joseph Emerson Brown (April 15, 1821 – November 30, 1894), often referred to as Joe Brown, was an American attorney and politician, serving as the 42nd Governor of Georgia from 1857 to 1865, the only governor to serve four terms. He also se ...

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

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Shelby M. Cullom Shelby Moore Cullom (November 22, 1829 – January 28, 1914) was a U.S. political figure, serving in various offices, including the United States House of Representatives, the United States Senate and the 17th Governor of Illinois. Life and ca ...

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

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

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Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Harrison (August 20, 1833March 13, 1901) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 23rd president of the United States from 1889 to 1893. He was a member of the Harrison family of Virginia–a grandson of the ninth pr ...

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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 Senate, United States Senator from Indiana from 1877 to 1897. He was the leader of the History of the United States Dem ...

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

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

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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 t ...

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

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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 Marysv ...

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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 ...

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

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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. John S. Williams (D)

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

: 2. Randall L. Gibson (D) : 3.

Benjamin F. Jonas Benjamin Franklin Jonas (July 19, 1834December 21, 1911) was a Democratic U.S. Senator from Louisiana and an officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He was the third Jew to serve in the Senate. Jonas was also the ...

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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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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 nin ...

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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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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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Arthur Pue Gorman Arthur Pue Gorman (March 11, 1839June 4, 1906) was an American politician. He was leader of the Gorman-Rasin organization with Isaac Freeman Rasin that controlled the Maryland Democratic Party from the late 1870s until his death in 1906. Gorman ...

(D) : 3. James B. Groome (D)

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

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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 stimula ...

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George F. Hoar George Frisbie Hoar (August 29, 1826 – September 30, 1904) was an American attorney and politician who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1877 to 1904. He belonged to an extended family that became politically prominen ...

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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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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. He p ...

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Thomas W. Palmer Thomas Witherell Palmer (January 25, 1830 – June 1, 1913) was a U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan. He is considered to be one of the most significant figures in the history of Detroit, Michigan. Palmer was born in Detroit, where his m ...

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Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...

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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 ...

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Dwight M. Sabin Dwight May Sabin (April 25, 1843December 22, 1902) was an American politician who served as U.S. Senator from Minnesota and in the Minnesota Legislature. He is known for the business ventures of Seymour, Sabin & Co. and the Northwestern Car Com ...

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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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James Z. George James Zachariah George (October 20, 1826August 14, 1897) was an American lawyer, writer, U.S. politician, Confederate politician, and military officer. He was known as Mississippi's "Great Commoner". He was also a slave owner. Biography James ...

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

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

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Francis 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 ...

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George G. Vest George Graham Vest (December 6, 1830August 9, 1904) was a U.S. politician. Born in Frankfort, Kentucky, he was known for his skills in oration and debate. Vest, a lawyer as well as a politician, served as a Missouri Congressman, a Confederate ...

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

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Charles F. Manderson Charles Frederick Manderson (February 9, 1837September 28, 1911) was a United States senator from Nebraska from 1883 to 1895. Biography Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he attended school there and then moved to Canton, Ohio, in 1856, where h ...

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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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James G. Fair James Graham Fair (December 3, 1831December 28, 1894) was an Irish immigrant to the United States who became a highly successful mining engineer and businessman. His investments in silver mines in Nevada made him a millionaire, and he was one o ...

(D) : 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 ...

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Austin F. Pike Austin Franklin Pike (October 16, 1819October 8, 1886) was a United States representative and Senator from New Hampshire. Born in Hebron, New Hampshire, he pursued an academic course, studied law, and was admitted to the bar of Merrimack Count ...

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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 ...

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William J. Sewell William Joyce Sewell (December 6, 1835 – December 27, 1901) was an Irish-American Republican Party (US), Republican Party politician, merchant, and military officer who served as a U.S. Senator from New Jersey for two non-consecutive term ...

(R) : 2. John R. McPherson (D)

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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Warner Miller Warner Miller (August 12, 1838March 21, 1918) was an American businessman and politician from Herkimer, New York. A Republican, he was most notable for his service as a U.S. Representative (1879-1881) and United States Senator (1881-1887). A nat ...

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Elbridge G. Lapham Elbridge Gerry Lapham (October 18, 1814January 8, 1890) was a U.S. Senator from New York from 1881–1885. Life Lapham attended the public schools and the Canandaigua Academy. He studied civil engineering and law and was admitted to the ba ...

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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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Zebulon B. Vance Zebulon Baird Vance (May 13, 1830 – April 14, 1894) was the 37th and 43rd governor of North Carolina, a U.S. Senator from North Carolina, and a Confederate officer during the American Civil War. A prolific writer and noted public speake ...

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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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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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Joseph N. Dolph Joseph Norton Dolph (October 19, 1835March 10, 1897) was an American politician and attorney in the state of Oregon. A native of the state of New York (state), New York, he immigrated to Oregon over the Oregon Trail and settled in Portland, Oreg ...

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James H. Slater James Harvey Slater (December 28, 1826January 28, 1899) was a United States representative and Senator from Oregon. An Illinois native, Slater also served in the Oregon Territory's Legislature, then later the Oregon State Legislature, and was ...

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

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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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J. Donald Cameron James Donald Cameron (May 14, 1833 – August 30, 1918) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as Secretary of War under President Ulysses S. Grant and in the United States Senate for nearly twenty years. In May, 1876 Cameron was ...

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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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Nelson W. Aldrich Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich (/ ˈɑldɹɪt͡ʃ/; November 6, 1841 – April 16, 1915) was a prominent American politician and a leader of the Republican Party in the United States Senate, where he represented Rhode Island from 1881 to 1911. By the 1 ...

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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 ...

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Jonathan Chace Jonathan Chace (July 22, 1829June 30, 1917) was a United States representative and Senator from Rhode Island. Biography Born at Fall River, Massachusetts, the son of Harvey Chace and the grandson of Oliver Chace. In 1854, he married Jane C. Moo ...

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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 C. 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 ...

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Wade Hampton III Wade Hampton III (March 28, 1818April 11, 1902) was an American military officer who served the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War and later a politician from South Carolina. He came from a wealthy planter family, and ...

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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 ...

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Howell E. Jackson Howell Edmunds Jackson (April 8, 1832 – August 8, 1895) was an American attorney, politician, and jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1893 until his death in 1895. His brief tenure on the Su ...

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

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

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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 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 ...

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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 ...

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William Mahone William Mahone (December 1, 1826October 8, 1895) was an American civil engineer, railroad executive, Confederate States Army general, and Virginia politician. As a young man, Mahone was prominent in the building of Virginia's roads and railroa ...

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Harrison H. Riddleberger Harrison Holt Riddleberger (October 4, 1843January 24, 1890) was a Virginia lawyer, newspaper editor and politician from Shenandoah County. A Confederate States Army officer who at various times aligned with the Conservative Party of Virginia ...

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

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Johnson N. Camden Johnson Newlon Camden (March 6, 1828 – April 25, 1908) was a prominent oilman, industrialist, banker, railroad tycoon, and politician who was estimated to have $25 million at the time of his unexpected death. Although both of his attempts to b ...

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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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Philetus Sawyer Philetus Sawyer (September 22, 1816March 29, 1900) was a United States senator from Wisconsin for twelve years (1881–1893). He also represented Wisconsin for ten years in the United States House of Representatives (1865–1875), and he ...

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Thomas H. Herndon Thomas Hord Herndon (July 1, 1828 – March 28, 1883) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Alabama who also served as an officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Biography Born in E ...

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James T. Jones James Taylor Jones (July 20, 1832 – February 15, 1895) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama. Biography Born in Richmond, Virginia, Jones moved with his family to Marengo County, Alabama, in 1834. He pursued classical studies and gr ...

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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 ...

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William C. Oates William Calvin Oates (either November 30 or December 1, 1835September 9, 1910) was a colonel in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, the 29th Governor of Alabama from 1894 to 1896, and a brigadier general in the U.S. Arm ...

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Charles M. Shelley Charles Miller Shelley (December 28, 1833 – January 20, 1907) was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and a late Reconstruction era U.S. Representative from Alabama. Early life Shelley was bo ...

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George H. Craig George Henry Craig (December 25, 1845 – January 26, 1923) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama. Born in Cahaba, Alabama, Craig attended the Cahaba Academy. He entered the Confederate States Army as a private in Colonel Byrd's regiment, A ...

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

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William H. Forney William Henry Forney (November 9, 1823 – January 16, 1894) was an Alabama legislator, a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and U.S. Representative from Alabama from March 4, 1875 to March 3, 1893. E ...

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Luke Pryor Luke Pryor (July 5, 1820August 5, 1900) was a United States Senate, U.S. senator from the U.S. state, state of Alabama. He was appointed to fill the Senate term left by the death of George S. Houston and served from January 7 to November 23, 1880, ...

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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 Osage ...

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Poindexter Dunn Poindexter Dunn (November 3, 1834 – October 12, 1914) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from Arkansas. Biography Born in Wake County, North Carolina near Raleigh, Dunn was the son of Grey and Lydia Baucum Dunn. He moved with ...

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James K. Jones James Kimbrough Jones (September 29, 1839June 1, 1908) was a Confederate Army veteran, plantation owner, lawyer, US Congressional Representative, United States Senator and chairman of the Democratic National Committee from Arkansas. Biograph ...

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John H. Rogers John H. Rogers is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, representing the 12th Norfolk District since 1992, which includes all of Norwood and parts of Walpole. Early life and education Representative Rogers atte ...

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Samuel W. Peel Samuel West Peel (September 13, 1831 – December 18, 1924) was an American lawyer, politician, and jurist who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1883 to 1893. Early life and education Peel was born near ...

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Clifton R. Breckinridge Clifton Rodes Breckinridge (November 22, 1846 – December 3, 1932) was a Democratic alderman, congressman, diplomat, businessman and veteran of the Confederate Army and Navy. He was a member of the prominent Breckinridge family, the son o ...

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

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William S. Rosecrans William Starke Rosecrans (September 6, 1819March 11, 1898) was an American inventor, coal-oil company executive, diplomat, politician, and U.S. Army officer. He gained fame for his role as a Union general during the American Civil War. He was t ...

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Barclay Henley Barclay Henley (March 17, 1843 – February 15, 1914) was an attorney and politician who served two terms as United States Representative from California from 1883 to 1887. Biography Henley was born in Charlestown, Indiana, and was the son of ...

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Charles A. Sumner Charles Allen Sumner (August 2, 1835 – January 31, 1903) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from California from 1883 to 1885. Early life Born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, Sumner attend ...

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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 t ...

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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 to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its cap ...

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

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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 ...

(R) : . Edward W. Seymour (D)

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

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Charles B. Lore Charles Brown Lore (March 16, 1831 – March 6, 1911) was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, who served as Attorney General of Delaware and U. S. Repre ...

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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 to ...

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Robert H. M. Davidson Robert Hamilton McWhorta Davidson (September 23, 1832 – January 18, 1908) was a U.S. Representative from Florida. Biography Born near Quincy, Florida, Davidson attended the common schools and the Quincy Academy in Quincy, Florida. He studied ...

(D) : . Horatio Bisbee Jr. (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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John C. Nicholls John Calhoun Nicholls (April 25, 1834 – December 25, 1893) was a U.S. Representative from Georgia. Born in Clinton, Georgia, Nicholls attended private schools and graduated from the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, in 1855. ...

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Henry G. Turner Henry Gray Turner (March 20, 1839 – June 9, 1904) was an American politician, teacher, jurist and soldier. The Henry Gray Turner House in Quitman, Georgia is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Biography Turner was born ...

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Charles F. Crisp Charles Frederick Crisp (January 29, 1845 – October 23, 1896) was a United States political figure. A Democrat, he was elected as a congressman from Georgia in 1882, and served until his death in 1896. From 1890 until his death, he led the De ...

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Judson C. Clements Judson Claudius Clements (February 12, 1846 – June 18, 1917) was a U.S. Representative from Georgia. For a quarter century a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission, Clements served one year as its chairman. Clements had served as a sol ...

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Seaborn Reese Seaborn Reese (November 28, 1846 – March 1, 1907) was an American politician, jurist and lawyer. Life Reese was born in Madison, Georgia in 1846. He attended the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens but left before graduating in his sen ...

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Thomas Hardeman Jr. Thomas Hardeman Jr. (January 12, 1825 – March 6, 1891) was an American politician, lawyer and soldier. Early years Hardeman was born in Eatonton, Georgia and graduated from Emory College in 1845. He studied and was admitted to the stat ...

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

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Ransom W. Dunham Ransom Williams Dunham (March 21, 1838 – August 19, 1896) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Savoy, Massachusetts, Dunham attended the common schools and the high school in Springfield, engaged as a clerk for a life insurance ...

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John F. Finerty John Frederick Finerty (September 10, 1846 – June 10, 1908) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Illinois. Biography Born in Galway, Ireland, Finerty completed preparatory studies. He immigrated to the Unit ...

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George R. Davis George Davis may refer to: Entertainment *George Davis (actor) (1889–1965), Dutch-born American actor *George Davis (art director) (1914–1998), American art director * George Davis (author) (1939), American novelist *George Davis (editor) (190 ...

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Robert R. Hitt Robert Roberts Hitt (January 16, 1834 – September 20, 1906) was an American diplomat and Republican politician from Illinois. He served briefly as assistant secretary of state in the short-lived administration of James A. Garfield but res ...

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William Cullen William Cullen FRS FRSE FRCPE FPSG (; 15 April 17105 February 1790) was a Scottish physician, chemist and agriculturalist, and professor at the Edinburgh Medical School. Cullen was a central figure in the Scottish Enlightenment: He was Dav ...

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Lewis E. Payson Lewis Edwin Payson (September 17, 1840 – October 4, 1909) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Biography Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Payson moved with his parents to Illinois in 1852. He attended the common schools and Lombard Uni ...

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Nicholas E. Worthington Nicholas Ellsworth Worthington (March 30, 1836 – March 4, 1916) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Brooke County, Virginia (now West Virginia), Worthington graduated from Allegheny College ...

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William H. Neece William Henry Neece (February 26, 1831 – January 3, 1909) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born near Springfield, Sangamon County (later part of Logan County), Illinois, Neece moved with his parents to McDonough County. He attended th ...

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James M. Riggs James Milton Riggs (April 17, 1839 – November 18, 1933) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, United States. Born on a farm near Winchester, Illinois, Riggs attended the common schools and Eureka College (Illinois) in 1862 and 1863. He en ...

(D) : . William M. Springer (D) : .

Jonathan H. Rowell Jonathan Harvey Rowell (February 10, 1833 – May 15, 1908) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Biography Born in Haverhill, New Hampshire, Rowell attended Rock Creek School and later graduated from Eureka College, Illinois. During the Ci ...

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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 (United States), Republican Party. Cannon served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives ...

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Samuel W. Moulton Samuel Wheeler Moulton (January 20, 1821 – June 3, 1905) was an educator, university trustee, attorney, state legislator, and United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Illinois. Early life Samuel Wheeler Moulton was ...

(D) : . William R. Morrison (D) : .

Richard W. Townshend Richard Wellington Townshend (April 30, 1840 – March 9, 1889) was a lawyer and U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born near Upper Marlboro, Maryland, Townshend moved to Washington, D.C., in 1846. He attended public and private schools. He mov ...

(D) : . John R. Thomas (R)

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

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John J. Kleiner John Jay Kleiner (February 8, 1845 – April 8, 1911) was an American educator and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana 1883 to 1887. Biography Born in West Hanover, Pennsylvania, Kleiner moved to Medina County, ...

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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 India ...

(D) : . Strother M. Stockslager (D) : .

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

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Courtland C. Matson Courtland Cushing Matson (April 25, 1841 – September 4, 1915) was an American lawyer and Civil War veteran who served four terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1881 to 1889. Early life Courtland Cushing Matson was born on April 25 ...

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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, Brow ...

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John E. Lamb John Edward Lamb (December 26, 1852 – August 23, 1914) was an American lawyer who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1883 to 1885. Biography Born in Terre Haute, Indiana, Lamb attended the common schools and was gradu ...

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Thomas B. Ward Biography Thomas Bayless Ward (April 27, 1835 – January 1, 1892) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1883 to 1887. Born in Marysville, Ohio, Ward moved with h ...

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Thomas J. Wood Thomas John Wood (September 25, 1823 – February 26, 1906) was a career United States Army officer. He served in the Mexican–American War and as a Union (American Civil War), Union General officer, general during the American Civil War. Duri ...

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George W. Steele George Washington Steele (December 13, 1839July 12, 1922) was an American lawyer, soldier, and politician who twice served as a Representative for Indiana, from 1881 to 1889 and again from 1895 to 1903. Steele was also the first governor of Okl ...

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Robert Lowry Robert Lowry may refer to: * Robert Lowry (governor) (1829–1910), American politician, governor of Mississippi * Robert Lowry (hymn writer) (1826–1899), American professor of literature, Baptist minister and composer of gospel hymns * Robert L ...

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William H. Calkins William Henry Calkins (February 18, 1842 – January 29, 1894) was an American lawyer and American Civil War , Civil War veteran who served four terms as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1881 to 188 ...

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Benjamin F. Shively Benjamin Franklin Shively (March 20, 1857 – March 14, 1916) was an United States of America, American politician and lawyer who served as a United States Representative (1884 to 1885 and 1887 to 1893) and United States Senate, Senator (190 ...

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

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Jeremiah H. Murphy Jeremiah Henry Murphy (February 19, 1835 – December 11, 1893) was a two-term Democratic U.S. Representative from Iowa's 2nd congressional district. Born in Lowell, Massachusetts, Murphy moved with his parents to Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, ...

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David B. Henderson David Bremner Henderson (March 14, 1840 – February 25, 1906), a ten-term United States Republican Party, Republican United States House of Representatives, congressman from Dubuque, Iowa, was the speaker of the United States House of Repre ...

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James Wilson James Wilson may refer to: Politicians and government officials Canada *James Wilson (Upper Canada politician) (1770–1847), English-born farmer and political figure in Upper Canada * James Crocket Wilson (1841–1899), Canadian MP from Quebe ...

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Benjamin T. Frederick Benjamin Todd Frederick (October 5, 1834 – November 3, 1903) was an American miner, businessman, real estate agent and politician. After winning the Democratic nomination for the 1884 elections in Iowa's 5th congressional district, he was el ...

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Marsena E. Cutts Marsena Edgar Cutts (May 22, 1833 – September 1, 1883) was a nineteenth-century politician and lawyer from Iowa. A Republican, he was most notable for his service as Attorney General of Iowa from 1872 to 1877 and in the United States House ...

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John A. Kasson John Adam Kasson (January 11, 1822 – May 18, 1910) was a nineteenth-century lawyer, politician and diplomat from south-central Iowa. Elected to the U.S. House six times, he repeatedly interrupted his congressional service to serve in the D ...

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Hiram Y. Smith Hiram Ypsilanti Smith (March 22, 1843 – November 4, 1894) was a nineteenth-century Republican politician, lawyer and clerk from Iowa. For three months, he represented Iowa's 7th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives, after ...

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William P. Hepburn William Peters Hepburn (November 4, 1833 – February 7, 1916) was an American Civil War officer and an eleven-term Republican Party (United States), Republican Member of Congress, congressman from Iowa's now-obsolete Iowa's 8th congressional d ...

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William H. M. Pusey William Henry Mills Pusey (July 29, 1826 – November 15, 1900), an American banker, was a one-term Democratic U.S. Representative from Iowa's 9th congressional district in southwestern Iowa from 1883 to 1885. Born in Washington County, Pennsyl ...

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Adoniram J. Holmes Adoniram Judson Holmes (March 2, 1842 – January 21, 1902) a Republican, was the first U.S. Representative from Iowa's 10th congressional district. Early life Born in Wooster, Ohio, Holmes moved with his parents to Palmyra, Wisconsin, in 1853. ...

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Isaac S. Struble Isaac Sterling "Ike" Struble (November 3, 1843 – February 17, 1913) was an American politician who was a four-term Republican Representative of Iowa's 11th congressional district. Serving from 1883 to 1891, the Plymouth County resident ...

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List of United States representatives from Kansas, Kansas

: . John Alexander Anderson, John A. Anderson (R) : . Dudley C. Haskell (R), until December 16, 1883 :: Edward H. Funston (R), from March 21, 1884 : . Thomas Ryan (congressman), Thomas Ryan (R) : . Lewis Hanback (R) : . Edmund Needham Morrill, Edmund N. Morrill (R) : . Bishop W. Perkins (R) : . Samuel R. Peters (R)

List of United States representatives from Kentucky, Kentucky

: . Oscar Turner (1825-1896), Oscar Turner (ID) : . James F. Clay (D) : . John E. Halsell (D) : . Thomas A. Robertson (D) : . Albert S. Willis (D) : . John G. Carlisle (D) : . Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn, Joseph C. S. Blackburn (D) : . Philip B. Thompson Jr. (D) : . William W. Culbertson (R) : . John D. White (R) : . Frank L. Wolford (D)

List of United States representatives from Louisiana, Louisiana

: . Carleton Hunt (D) : . E. John Ellis (D) : . William P. Kellogg, William Pitt Kellogg (R) : . Newton C. Blanchard (D) : . J. Floyd King (D) : . Edward T. Lewis (politician), Edward T. Lewis (D)

List of United States representatives from Maine, Maine

: . Charles A. Boutelle (R) : . Nelson Dingley Jr. (R) : . Seth L. Milliken (R) : . Thomas Brackett Reed, Thomas B. Reed (R)

List of United States representatives from Maryland, Maryland

: . George Washington Covington, George W. Covington (D) : . Joshua Frederick Cockey Talbott, J. Frederick C. Talbott (D) : . Fetter Schrier Hoblitzell, Fetter S. Hoblitzell (D) : . John Van Lear Findlay, John V. L. Findlay (D) : . Hart Benton Holton, Hart B. Holton (R) : . Louis E. McComas (R)

List of United States representatives from Massachusetts, Massachusetts

: . Robert T. Davis (R) : . John Davis Long, John D. Long (R) : . Ambrose Ranney, Ambrose A. Ranney (R) : . Patrick A. Collins (D) : . Leopold Morse (D) : . Henry B. Lovering (D) : . Eben F. Stone (R) : . William A. Russell (Massachusetts politician), William A. Russell (R) : . Theodore Lyman (Massachusetts), Theodore Lyman (IR) : . William W. Rice (R) : . William Whiting II, William Whiting (R) : . George D. Robinson (R), until January 7, 1884 :: Francis W. Rockwell (politician), Francis W. Rockwell (R), from January 17, 1884

List of United States representatives from Michigan, Michigan

: . William C. Maybury (D) : . Nathaniel B. Eldredge (D) : . Edward S. Lacey (R) : . George L. Yaple (D) : . Julius Houseman (D) : . Edwin B. Winans (politician), Edwin B. Winans (D) : . Ezra C. Carleton (D) : . Roswell G. Horr (R) : . Byron M. Cutcheon (R) : . Herschel H. Hatch (R) : . Edward Breitung (R)

List of United States representatives from Minnesota, Minnesota

: . Milo White (R) : . James Wakefield, James B. Wakefield (R) : . Horace B. Strait (R) : . William D. Washburn (R) : . Knute Nelson (R)

List of United States representatives from Mississippi, Mississippi

: . Henry L. Muldrow (D) : . James Ronald Chalmers, James R. Chalmers (I), from June 25, 1884 : . Elza Jeffords (R) : . Hernando Money, Hernando D. Money (D) : . Otho R. Singleton (D) : . Henry S. Van Eaton (D) : . Ethelbert Barksdale (D)

List of United States representatives from Missouri, Missouri

: . William H. Hatch (D) : . Armstead M. Alexander (D) : . Alexander Monroe Dockery, Alexander M. Dockery (D) : . James N. Burnes (D) : . Alexander Graves (D) : . John Cosgrove (Missouri politician), John Cosgrove (D) : . Aylett H. Buckner (D) : . John Joseph O'Neill (US politician), John J. O'Neill (D) : . James O. Broadhead (D) : . Martin L. Clardy (D) : . Richard P. Bland (D) : . Charles H. Morgan (D) : . Robert W. Fyan (D) : . Lowndes Henry Davis, Lowndes H. Davis (D)

List of United States representatives from Nebraska, Nebraska

: . Archibald J. Weaver (R) : . James Laird (politician), James Laird (R) : . Edward K. Valentine (R)

List of United States representatives from Nevada, Nevada

: . George W. Cassidy (D)

List of United States representatives from New Hampshire, New Hampshire

: . Martin A. Haynes (R) : . Ossian Ray (R)

List of United States representatives from New Jersey, New Jersey

: . Thomas M. Ferrell (D) : . J. Hart Brewer (R) : . John Kean (New Jersey politician), John Kean Jr. (R) : . Benjamin Franklin Howey, Benjamin F. Howey (R) : . William Walter Phelps, William W. Phelps (R) : . William H. F. Fiedler (D) : . William McAdoo (New Jersey), William McAdoo (D)

List of United States representatives from New York, New York

: . Perry Belmont (D) : . William Erigena Robinson, William E. Robinson (D) : . Darwin R. James (R) : . Felix Campbell (D) : . Nicholas Muller (D) : . Samuel S. Cox (D) : . William Dorsheimer (D) : . John J. Adams (D) : . John Hardy (US politician), John Hardy (D) : . Abram Stevens Hewitt, Abram S. Hewitt (D) : . Orlando B. Potter (D) : . Waldo Hutchins (representative), Waldo Hutchins (D) : . John H. Ketcham (R) : . Lewis Beach (D) : . John H. Bagley Jr. (D) : . Thomas J. Van Alstyne (D) : . Henry G. Burleigh (R) : . Frederick A. Johnson (R) : . Abraham X. Parker (R) : . Edward Wemple (D) : . George W. Ray (R) : . Charles R. Skinner (R) : . John T. Spriggs (D) : . Newton W. Nutting (R) : . Frank Hiscock (R) : . Sereno E. Payne (R) : . James Wolcott Wadsworth, James W. Wadsworth (R) : . Stephen C. Millard (R) : . John Arnot Jr. (D) : . Halbert S. Greenleaf (D) : . Robert S. Stevens (politician), Robert S. Stevens (D) : . William Findlay Rogers, William F. Rogers (D) : . Francis B. Brewer (R) : . Henry Warner Slocum, Henry W. Slocum (D)

List of United States representatives from North Carolina, North Carolina

: . Walter F. Pool (R), until August 25, 1883 :: Thomas G. Skinner (D), from November 20, 1883 : . James E. O'Hara (R) : . Wharton J. Green (D) : . William Ruffin Cox (D) : . Alfred Moore Scales, Alfred M. Scales (D), until December 30, 1884 :: James W. Reid (politician), James W. Reid (D), from January 28, 1885 : . Clement Dowd (D) : . Tyre York (ID) : . Robert B. Vance (D) : . Risden Tyler Bennett, Risden T. Bennett (D)

List of United States representatives from Ohio, Ohio

: . John F. Follett (D) : . Isaac M. Jordan (D) : . Robert Maynard Murray, Robert M. Murray (D) : . Benjamin Le Fevre (D) : . George E. Seney (D) : . William D. Hill (D) : . Henry Lee Morey, Henry L. Morey (R), until June 20, 1884 :: James E. Campbell (D), from June 20, 1884 : . J. Warren Keifer (R) : . James S. Robinson (R), until January 12, 1885 : . Frank H. Hurd (D) : . John W. McCormick (R) : . Alphonso Hart (R) : . George L. Converse (D) : .

(D) : . Adoniram J. Warner (D) : . Beriah Wilkins (D) : . Joseph D. Taylor (R) : . William McKinley (R), until May 27, 1884 :: Jonathan H. Wallace (D), from May 27, 1884 : . Ezra B. Taylor (R) : . David R. Paige (D) : . Martin A. Foran (D)

List of United States representatives from Oregon, Oregon

: . Melvin C. George (R)

List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania

: . Henry H. Bingham (R) : . Charles O'Neill (Pennsylvania politician), Charles O'Neill (R) : . Samuel J. Randall (D) : . William D. Kelley (R) : . Alfred C. Harmer (R) : . James Bowen Everhart, James B. Everhart (R) : . Isaac Newton Evans, I. Newton Evans (R) : . Daniel Ermentrout (D) : . Abraham Herr Smith, A. Herr Smith (R) : . William Mutchler (D) : . John Brutzman Storm, John B. Storm (D) : . Daniel W. Connolly (D) : . Charles N. Brumm (GB) : . Samuel Fleming Barr, Samuel F. Barr (R) : . George Adams Post, George A. Post (D) : . William Wallace Brown, William W. Brown (R) : . Jacob Miller Campbell, Jacob M. Campbell (R) : . Louis E. Atkinson (R) : . William Addison Duncan, William A. Duncan (D), until November 14, 1884 :: John Augustus Swope, John A. Swope (D), from December 23, 1884 : . Andrew Gregg Curtin, Andrew G. Curtin (D) : . Charles Edmund Boyle, Charles E. Boyle (D) : . James Herron Hopkins, James H. Hopkins (D) : . Thomas McKee Bayne, Thomas M. Bayne (R) : . George Van Eman Lawrence, George V. Lawrence (R) : . John Denniston Patton, John D. Patton (D) : . Samuel Henry Miller, Samuel H. Miller (R) : . Samuel Myron Brainerd, Samuel M. Brainerd (R) : . Mortimer Fitzland Elliott, Mortimer F. Elliott (D)

List of United States representatives from Rhode Island, Rhode Island

: . Henry J. Spooner (R) : .

(R), until January 26, 1885 :: Nathan F. Dixon III (R), from February 12, 1885

List of United States representatives from South Carolina, South Carolina

: . Samuel Dibble (D) : . George D. Tillman (D) : . D. Wyatt Aiken (D) : . John H. Evins (D), until October 20, 1884 :: John Bratton (D), from December 8, 1884 : . John J. Hemphill (D) : . George W. Dargan (D) : . Edmund William McGregor Mackey, Edmund W. M. Mackey (R), until January 27, 1884 :: Robert Smalls (R), from March 18, 1884

List of United States representatives from Tennessee, Tennessee

: . Augustus Herman Pettibone, Augustus H. Pettibone (R) : . Leonidas C. Houk (R) : . George Gibbs Dibrell, George G. Dibrell (D) : . Benton McMillin (D) : . Richard Warner (politician), Richard Warner (D) : . Andrew J. Caldwell (D) : . John Goff Ballentine, John G. Ballentine (D) : . John May Taylor, John M. Taylor (D) : . Rice Alexander Pierce, Rice A. Pierce (D) : . H. Casey Young (D)

List of United States representatives from Texas, Texas

: . Charles Stewart (Texas politician), Charles Stewart (D) : . John Henninger Reagan, John H. Reagan (D) : . James H. Jones (D) : . David B. Culberson (D) : . James W. Throckmorton (D) : . Olin Wellborn (D) : . Thomas P. Ochiltree (I) : . James Francis Miller, James F. Miller (D) : . Roger Q. Mills (D) : . John Hancock (Texas politician), John Hancock (D) : . S.W.T. Lanham, Samuel W. T. Lanham (D)

List of United States representatives from Vermont, Vermont

: . John Wolcott Stewart, John W. Stewart (R) : . Luke P. Poland (R)

List of United States representatives from Virginia, Virginia

: . Robert M. Mayo (RA), until March 20, 1884 :: George T. Garrison (D), from March 20, 1884 : . Harry Libbey (RA) : . George D. Wise (politician), George D. Wise (D) : . Benjamin S. Hooper (RA) : . George Cabell (D) : . John Randolph Tucker (Virginia politician), John R. Tucker (D) : . John Paul (judge), John Paul (D), until September 5, 1883 :: Charles Triplett O'Ferrall, Charles T. O'Ferrall (D), from May 5, 1884 : . John S. Barbour Jr. (D) : . Henry Bowen (RA) : . John S. Wise (RA)

List of United States representatives from West Virginia, West Virginia

: . Nathan Goff Jr., Nathan Goff (R) : . William Lyne Wilson, William L. Wilson (D) : .

(D), until March 4, 1883 :: Charles P. Snyder (politician), Charles P. Snyder (D), from May 15, 1883 : . Eustace Gibson (D)

List of United States representatives from Wisconsin, Wisconsin

: . John Winans (D) : . Daniel H. Sumner (D) : . Burr W. Jones (D) : . Peter V. Deuster (D) : . Joseph Rankin (D) : . Richard W. Guenther (R) : . Gilbert M. Woodward (D) : . William T. Price (R) : . Isaac Stephenson (R)

Non-voting members

: . Granville Henderson Oury, Granville H. Oury (D) : . John B. Raymond (R) : . Theodore F. Singiser (R) : . Martin Maginnis (D) : . Tranqulino Luna (R), until March 5, 1884 :: Francisco Antonio Manzanares, Francisco A. Manzanares (D), from March 5, 1884 : . John Thomas Caine, John T. Caine (D) : . Thomas H. Brents (R) : . Morton E. Post (D) John Griffin Carlisle, Brady-Handy photo portrait, ca1870-1880

John Griffin Carlisle, Brady-Handy photo portrait, ca1870-1880

Changes in membership

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

Senate

* Replacements: 1 ** Democratic: no net change **

: 1 seat net gain ** Liberal Republican: 1 seat net loss * Deaths: 1 * Resignations: 0 * Interim appointment: 1 * Late election: 1 *Total seats with changes: 3 , - ,

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(2) , nowrap , Vacant , Legislature had failed to elect.
Senator elected August 2, 1883. , nowrap ,

(R) , August 2, 1883 , - ,

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(2) , nowrap ,

(R) , Incumbent died September 2, 1884.
Successor appointed November 19, 1884. , nowrap , William P. Sheffield (R) , November 19, 1884 , - ,

(2) , nowrap , William P. Sheffield (R) , Interim appointee replaced by successor elected January 20, 1885. , nowrap ,

(R) , January 20, 1885

House of Representatives

* Replacements: 15 ** Democratic: 1 seat net gain **

: 1 seat net loss ** United States Greenback Party, National Greenback: 1 seat net gain * Deaths: 9 * Resignations: 9 * Contested election: 8 *Total seats with changes: 25 , - , , Vacant , Chalmers took seat after an election contest with Van H. Manning who challenged his election , nowrap , James Ronald Chalmers, James R. Chalmers (I) , June 25, 1884 , - , , nowrap ,

(D) , Resigned March 4, 1883, when 1883 United States Senate election in West Virginia, elected U.S. Senator. , nowrap , Charles P. Snyder (politician), Charles P. Snyder (D) , May 15, 1883 , - , , nowrap ,

(D) , Died March 28, 1883. , nowrap ,

(D) , December 3, 1883 , - , , nowrap ,

(R) , Died September 1, 1883. , nowrap , John C. Cook (D) , October 9, 1883 , - , , nowrap , John Paul (judge), John Paul (D) , Resigned September 5, 1883 to become judge of the U.S. District Court of the Western District of Virginia. The House election was subsequently contested. , nowrap , Charles Triplett O'Ferrall, Charles T. O'Ferrall (D) , May 5, 1884 , - , , nowrap , Dudley C. Haskell (R) , Died December 16, 1883. , nowrap , Edward H. Funston (R) , March 21, 1884 , - , , nowrap , Walter F. Pool (R) , Died August 25, 1883. , nowrap , Thomas Gregory Skinner, Thomas G. Skinner (D) , November 20, 1883 , - , , nowrap , George D. Robinson (R) , Resigned January 7, 1884 when 1883 Massachusetts gubernatorial election, elected Governor of Massachusetts. , nowrap , Francis W. Rockwell (politician), Francis W. Rockwell (R) , January 17, 1884 , - , , nowrap , Edmund William McGregor Mackey, Edmund W. M. Mackey (R) , Died January 27, 1884. , nowrap , Robert Smalls (R) , March 18, 1884 , - , , nowrap , Tranquilino Luna (R) , Lost contested election March 5, 1884. , nowrap , Francisco Antonio Manzanares, Francisco A. Manzanares (D) , March 5, 1884 , - , , nowrap , Robert Murphy Mayo, Robert M. Mayo (RA) , Lost contested election March 20, 1884. , nowrap , George Tankard Garrison, George T. Garrison (D) , March 20, 1884 , - , , nowrap , Stanton J. Peelle (R) , Lost contested election May 22, 1884. , nowrap , William E. English (D) , May 22, 1884 , - , , nowrap , William McKinley (R) , Lost contested election May 27, 1884. , nowrap , Jonathan H. Wallace (D) , May 27, 1884 , - , , nowrap , Henry Lee Morey, Henry L. Morey (R) , Lost contested election June 20, 1884. , nowrap , James E. Campbell (D) , June 20, 1884 , - , , nowrap ,

(R) , Resigned July 13, 1884 to become United States Ambassador to Germany, U.S. Minister to Germany. , nowrap ,

(R) , December 2, 1884 , - , , nowrap ,

(R) , Resigned October 20, 1884. , ,

(AM) , December 1, 1884 , - , , nowrap , John H. Evins (D) , Died October 20, 1884. , nowrap , John Bratton (D) , December 8, 1884 , - , , nowrap , William Addison Duncan, William A. Duncan (D) , Died November 14, 1884. , nowrap , John Augustus Swope, John A. Swope (D) , December 23, 1884 , - , , nowrap , Alfred Moore Scales, Alfred M. Scales (D) , Resigned December 30, 1884 when 1884 North Carolina gubernatorial election, elected Governor of North Carolina. , nowrap , James W. Reid (politician), James W. Reid (D) , January 28, 1885 , - , , nowrap ,

(D) , Lost contested election January 9, 1885. , nowrap , George Henry Craig, George H. Craig (R) , January 9, 1885 , - , , nowrap , James S. Robinson (R) , Resigned January 12, 1885 to become Ohio Secretary of State. , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , nowrap ,

(R) , Resigned January 26, 1885 when 1885 United States Senate special election in Rhode Island, elected U.S. Senator. , nowrap , Nathan F. Dixon III (R) , February 12, 1885 , - , , nowrap ,

(D) , Resigned February 19, 1885 when 1885 United States Senate election in Arkansas, elected U.S. Senator. , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , nowrap ,

(R) , Lost contested election March 3, 1885. , nowrap ,

(D) , March 3, 1885

Committees

Senate

* United States Senate Select Committee on the Additional Accommodations for the Library of Congress, Additional Accommodations for the Library of Congress (Select) (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Justin S. Morrill) * United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture and Forestry (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate, Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman: John P. Jones; Ranking Member: Zebulon B. Vance) * United States Senate Committee on Civil Service, Civil Service and Retrenchment (Chairman: Joseph R. Hawley; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman: Angus Cameron; Ranking Member: Howell E. Jackson) * United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Commerce (Chairman: Samuel J. R. McMillan; Ranking Member: Matt W. Ransom) * United States Senate Select Committee on Distributing Public Revenue Among the States, Distributing Public Revenue Among the States (Select) * United States Senate Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman: John J. Ingalls; Ranking Member:

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

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Engrossed Bills, Engrossed Bills (Chairman: Eli Saulsbury; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Enrolled Bills, Enrolled Bills (Chairman: William J. Sewell; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Select Committee on Epidemic Diseases, Epidemic Diseases (Select) (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: William J. Sewell) * United States Senate Select Committee to Examine the Several Branches in the Civil Service, Examine the Several Branches in the Civil Service (Select) (Chairman: Shelby M. Cullom; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Expenditures of Public Money, Expenditures of Public Money (Chairman: James F. Wilson; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Finance, Finance (Chairman: Justin S. Morrill; Ranking Member: Thomas F. Bayard) * United States Senate Committee on Fisheries, Fisheries (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John T. Morgan) * United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Foreign Relations (Chairman: John Franklin Miller (senator), John F. Miller; Ranking Member: John T. Morgan) * United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

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

; Ranking Member: Augustus H. Garland) * United States Senate Committee on the Library, Library (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Manufactures, Manufactures (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John S. Williams) * United States Senate Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Francis M. Cockrell) * United States Senate Committee on Mines and Mining, Mines and Mining (Chairman: Thomas M. Bowen; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Mississippi River and its Tributaries, Mississippi River and its Tributaries (Select) (Chairman: Charles H. Van Wyck; Ranking Member:

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

; Ranking Member: John R. McPherson) * United States Senate Select Committee on Nicaraguan Claims, Nicaraguan Claims (Select) (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Ordnance and War Ships, Ordnance and War Ships (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Patents, Patents (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Pensions, Pensions (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

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

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Select Committee on Potomac River Front, Potomac River Front (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: N/A) * United States Senate Committee on Private Land Claims, Private Land Claims (Chairman: Thomas F. Bayard; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections, Privileges and Elections (Chairman: George F. Hoar; Ranking Member: Eli Saulsbury) * United States Senate Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Railroads, Railroads (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II) * United States Senate Committee on Revision of the Laws, Revision of the Laws (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Revolutionary Claims, Revolutionary Claims (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

then Samuel J.R. McMillan) * United States Senate Committee on Rules, Rules (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Select Committee on Sioux and Crow Indians, Sioux and Crow Indians (Select) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Steel Producing Capacity of the United States, Steel Producing Capacity of the United States (Select) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Tariff Regulation, Tariff Regulation (Select) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Tenth Census, Tenth Census (Select) (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Territories, Territories (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Matthew C. Butler) * United States Senate Committee on Transportation Routes to the Seaboard, Transportation Routes to the Seaboard (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Committee of the whole, Whole * United States Senate Select Committee on Woman Suffrage, Woman Suffrage (Select) (Chairman: Francis M. Cockrell; Ranking Member:

)

House of Representatives

* United States House Committee on Accounts, Accounts (Chairman: George W. Covington; Ranking Member: J. Hart Brewer) * United States House Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Chairman: William H. Hatch; Ranking Member: John D. Patton) * United States House Select Committee on Alcoholic Liquor Traffic, Alcoholic Liquor Traffic (Select) (Chairman: William D. Cox; Ranking Member: N/A) * United States House Select Committee on American Ship building, American Ship building (Select) * United States House Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chairman: Samuel J. Randall; Ranking Member: James N. Burnes) * United States House Committee on Banking and Currency, Banking and Currency (Chairman: Aylett H. Buckner; Ranking Member: George L. Yaple) * United States House Select Committee on the Boynton Investigation, Boynton Investigation (Select) * United States House Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman: Benton McMillin; Ranking Member: Charles P. Snyder (politician), Charles P. Snyder) * United States House Committee on Coinage, Weights and Measures, Coinage, Weights and Measures (Chairman: Richard P. Bland; Ranking Member: Pleasant B. Tully) * United States House Committee on Commerce, Commerce (Chairman: John H. Reagan; Ranking Member: Ethelbert Barksdale) * United States House Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman: John S. Barbour; Ranking Member: Samuel F. Barr) * United States House Committee on Education, Education (Chairman: D. Wyatt Aiken; Ranking Member: John Winans) * United States House Committee on Elections, Elections (Chairman: Henry G. Turner; Ranking Member: John J. Adams) * United States House Committee on Enrolled Bills, Enrolled Bills (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Interior Department, Expenditures in the Interior Department (Chairman: Casey Young; Ranking Member: Charles N. Brumm) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Justice Department, Expenditures in the Justice Department (Chairman: William M. Springer; Ranking Member: Henry Bowen) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Navy Department, Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman: Leopold Morse; Ranking Member: Leonidas C. Houk) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department, Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman: Charles H. Morgan; Ranking Member: Stanton J. Peelle) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the State Department, Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman: Thomas Hardeman; Ranking Member: Samuel F. Barr) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury Department, Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman: Lowndes H. Davis; Ranking Member: Edward S. Lacey) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the War Department, Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman: Philip B. Thompson; Ranking Member: Robert M. Mayo) * United States House Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings, Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman: Perry Belmont; Ranking Member: Alfred C. Harmer) * United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs (Chairman: Andrew Gregg Curtin, Andrew G. Curtin; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman: Olin Wellborn; Ranking Member: Thomas G. Skinner) * United States House Committee on Invalid Pensions, Invalid Pensions (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John H. Bagley Jr.) * United States House Committee on Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: John R. Tucker; Ranking Member: William C. Maybury) * United States House Committee on Labor, Labor (Chairman: James H. Hopkins; Ranking Member: Henry B. Lovering) * United States House Committee on Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River, Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River (Chairman: J. Floyd King; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Manufactures, Manufactures (Chairman: John H. Bagley Jr.; Ranking Member: Robert M. Murray) * United States House Committee on Mileage, Mileage (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Ambrose A. Ranney) * United States House Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman: William S. Rosecrans; Ranking Member: William A. Duncan) * United States House Committee on the Militia, Militia (Chairman: Nicholas Muller; Ranking Member: John G. Ballentine) * United States House Committee on Mines and Mining, Mines and Mining (Chairman: Richard Warner (Tennessee politician), Richard Warner; Ranking Member: Robert S. Stevens (politician), Robert S. Stevens) * United States House Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman: Samuel S. Cox; Ranking Member: William McAdoo (New Jersey), William McAdoo) * United States House Committee on Pacific Railroads, Pacific Railroads (Chairman: George W. Cassidy; Ranking Member: George A. Post) * United States House Committee on Patents, Patents (Chairman: Robert B. Vance; Ranking Member: John Winans) * United States House Committee on Pensions, Pensions (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Frank L. Wolford) * United States House Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Hernando D. Money; Ranking Member: David R. Paige) * United States House Committee on Private Land Claims, Private Land Claims (Chairman: Henry L. Muldrow; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Strother M. Stockslager; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Henry S. Van Eaton) * United States House Committee on Railways and Canals, Railways and Canals (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Edward Wemple) * United States House Committee on Revision of Laws, Revision of Laws (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John J. Hemphill) * United States House Committee on Rivers and Harbors, Rivers and Harbors (Chairman: Albert S. Willis; Ranking Member: Julius Houseman) * United States House Committee on Rules, Rules (Chairman: John G. Carlisle; Ranking Member: J. Warren Keifer) * United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Standards of Official Conduct * United States House Committee on Territories, Territories (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Martin A. Foran) * United States House Committee on War Claims, War Claims (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Thomas M. Ferrell) * United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Ways and Means (Chairman: William R. Morrison; Ranking Member: James K. Jones) * Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives), Whole

Joint committees

* United States Congress Joint Special Committee on Conditions of Indian Tribes, Conditions of Indian Tribes (Special) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills, Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Sen. William J. Sewell; Vice Chairman: Rep.

) * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Library, The Library (Chairman: Sen.

; Vice Chairman: Rep.

) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman: Sen.

then Joseph R. Hawley; Vice Chairman: Rep. Arthur P. Gorman) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Sen.

; Vice Chairman: Rep.

) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Scientific Bureaus, Scientific Bureaus

Caucuses

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

Employees

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

* Architect of the Capitol: Edward Clark (architect), Edward Clark * Librarian of Congress: Ainsworth Rand Spofford * Public Printer of the United States: Sterling P. Rounds

Senate

* Chaplain of the United States Senate, Chaplain: Joseph J. Bullock (Presbyterian), to December 18, 1883 ** Elias D. Huntley (Methodism, Methodist), from December 18, 1883 * United States Senate Librarian, Librarian: P. J. Pierce, to 1884 ** George M. Weston, from 1884 * Secretary of the United States Senate, Secretary: Francis E. Shober (Acting), to December 18, 1883 ** Anson G. McCook, from December 18, 1883 * Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, Sergeant at Arms: Richard J. Bright, to December 18, 1883 ** William P. Canady, from December 18, 1883

House of Representatives

* Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, Chaplain: Frederick D. Power (Disciples of Christ), until December 3, 1883 ** John S. Lindsay (Episcopal Church in the United States of America, Episcopalian), elected December 3, 1883 * Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk: John B. Clark Jr., elected December 3, 1883 * Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk at the Speaker's Table: Nathaniel T. Crutchfield * Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives, Doorkeeper: James G. Wintersmith, elected December 3, 1883 * Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives, Postmaster: Lycurgus Dalton, elected December 3, 1883 * Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Reading Clerks: T.O. Walker (D) and Neill S. Brown Jr. (R) * Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Sergeant at Arms: George W. Hooker, until December 4, 1883 ** John P. Leedom, until December 4, 1883

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External links

Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
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