The 49th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the

United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The composition and pow ...

and the

United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the Lower house, lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the United States Senate, Senate being ...

. It met in

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

from March 4, 1885, to March 4, 1887, during the first two years of

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 ...

's first

presidency A presidency is an administration or the executive, the collective administrative and governmental entity that exists around an office of president of a state or nation. Although often the executive branch of government, and often personified by a ...

. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Tenth Census of the United States in 1880. The Senate had a Republican majority, and the House had a Democratic majority.

Major events

* March 4, 1885:

became

President of the United States The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United Stat ...

* November 25, 1885: Vice President

Thomas A. Hendricks Thomas Andrews Hendricks (September 7, 1819November 25, 1885) was an American politician and lawyer from Indiana who served as the 16th governor of Indiana from 1873 to 1877 and the 21st vice president of the United States from March until his ...

died

Major legislation

* January 19, 1886:

Presidential Succession Act of 1886 The United States Presidential Succession Act is a federal statute establishing the presidential line of succession. Article II, Section 1, Clause 6 of the United States Constitution authorizes Congress to enact such a statute: Congress has e ...

, ch. 4, * February 3, 1887: Electoral Count Act, ch. 90, * February 4, 1887:

Interstate Commerce Act The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 is a United States federal law that was designed to regulate the railroad industry, particularly its monopolistic practices. The Act required that railroad rates be "reasonable and just," but did not empower ...

, ch. 104, * February 8, 1887: Indian General Allotment Act ("Dawes Act"), ch. 119, * March 2, 1887:

Agricultural Experiment Stations Act of 1887 Agricultural Experiment Stations Act of 1887 is a United States federal statute establishing agricultural research by the governance of the United States land-grant colleges as enacted by the Land-Grant Agricultural and Mechanical College Act of ...

* March 2, 1887:

Hatch Act of 1887 The Hatch Act of 1887 (ch. 314, , enacted 1887-03-02, et seq.) gave federal funds, initially of $15,000 each, to state land-grant colleges in order to create a series of agricultural experiment stations, as well as pass along new information, es ...

, ch. 314, * March 3, 1887: Tucker Act, ch. 359, * March 3, 1887:

Edmunds–Tucker Act The Edmunds–Tucker Act of 1887 was an Act of Congress that focused on restricting some practices of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). An amendment to the earlier Edmunds Act, it was passed in response to the dispute ...

, ch. 397

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

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(D), until November 25, 1885; vacant thereafter *

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

: John Sherman (R), December 7, 1885 – February 26, 1887 **

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

(R), from February 26, 1887 *

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

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 ...

* Democratic Caucus Chairman: James B. Beck * Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman:

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 ...

House of Representatives

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

John G. Carlisle John Griffin Carlisle (September 5, 1834July 31, 1910) was an American politician from the commonwealth of Kentucky and was a member of the Democratic Party. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives seven times, first in 1 ...

(D) * Minority Leader: Thomas B. Reed * Democratic Caucus Chairman: John Randolph Tucker *

: Joseph Gurney Cannon

Members

Senate

Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1886; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1888; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1890.

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 ...

(D)

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

: 2. Augustus H. Garland (D), until March 6, 1885 ::

James H. Berry James Henderson Berry (May 15, 1841 – January 30, 1913) was a United States Senator and served as the 14th governor of Arkansas. Early life James Henderson Berry was born in Jackson County, Alabama, to Isabella Jane (née Orr) and James McF ...

(D), from March 20, 1885 : 3.

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 ...

(D)

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), until March 8, 1886 :: George Hearst (D), March 23 – August 4, 1886 :: Abram P. Williams (R), from August 4, 1886 : 3.

Leland Stanford Amasa Leland Stanford (March 9, 1824June 21, 1893) was an American industrialist and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 8th governor of California from 1862 to 1863 and represented California in the United States Se ...

(R)

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

: 2.

Thomas M. Bowen Thomas Mead Bowen (October 26, 1835 – December 30, 1906) was a state legislator in Iowa and Colorado, a Union Army officer during the American Civil War, a justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court, briefly the Governor of Idaho Territory, ...

(R) : 3.

Henry M. Teller Henry Moore Teller (May 23, 1830February 23, 1914) was an American politician from Colorado, serving as a US senator between 1876–1882 and 1885–1909, also serving as Secretary of the Interior between 1882 and 1885. He strongly opposed the Daw ...

(R)

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

: 1. Joseph R. Hawley (R) : 3.

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 ...

(R)

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

: 1.

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

(D), until March 6, 1885 :: George Gray (D), from March 18, 1885 : 2.

Eli M. Saulsbury Eli May Saulsbury (December 29, 1817 – March 22, 1893) was an American lawyer and politician from Dover, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as U.S. Senator from Del ...

(D)

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

: 1.

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

(D) : 3.

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 ...

(D)

Georgia

: 2.

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 ...

(D) : 3.

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 ...

(D)

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

: 2. Shelby M. Cullom (R) : 3.

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 ...

(R), May 19, 1885 – December 26, 1886 ::

Charles B. Farwell Charles Benjamin Farwell (July 1, 1823 – September 23, 1903) was a U.S. Representative and Senator from Illinois. Early life Farwell was born in Painted Post, New York on July 1, 1823. He was a son of Henry Farwell (1795–1873) and ...

(R), from January 19, 1887

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

: 1. Benjamin Harrison (R) : 3.

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

(D)

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

: 2.

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

(R) : 3. William B. Allison (R)

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

: 2.

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 ...

(R) : 3.

(R)

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

: 2. James B. Beck (D) : 3.

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

(D)

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 Randall Lee Gibson (September 10, 1832 – December 15, 1892) was an attorney and politician, elected as a member of the House of Representatives and U.S. Senator from Louisiana. He served as a brigadier general in the Confederate States Ar ...

(D) : 3.

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

(D)

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

: 1. Eugene Hale (R) : 2. William P. Frye (R)

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

: 1.

(D) : 3. Ephraim K. Wilson (D)

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

: 1.

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

(R) : 2.

George 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 ...

(R)

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

: 1. Omar D. Conger (R) : 2.

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 ...

(R)

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

: 1.

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

(R) : 2. Dwight M. Sabin (R)

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

: 1. James Z. George (D) : 2.

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 ...

(D), until March 6, 1885 :: Edward C. Walthall (D), from March 9, 1885

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

: 1.

Francis 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 ...

(D) : 3.

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 ...

(D)

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

: 1.

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

(R) : 2.

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 ...

(R)

Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. N ...

: 1. James G. Fair (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 ...

: 2.

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 ...

(R), until October 8, 1886 :: Person C. Cheney (R), from November 24, 1886 : 3. Henry W. Blair (R), from March 5, 1885

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

: 1. William J. Sewell (R) : 2.

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

(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 * '' ...

: 1.

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 ...

(R) : 3.

William M. Evarts William Maxwell Evarts (February 6, 1818February 28, 1901) was an American lawyer and statesman from New York who served as U.S. Secretary of State, U.S. Attorney General and U.S. Senator from New York. He was renowned for his skills as a litiga ...

(R)

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

: 2.

Matt W. Ransom Matthew Whitaker Ransom (October 8, 1826October 8, 1904) was a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and a Democratic U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina between 1872 and 1895. Early life and antebellum ...

(D) : 3.

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 ...

(D)

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

: 1. John Sherman (R) : 3. Henry B. Payne (D)

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

: 2.

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 ...

(R) : 3.

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

(R), from November 18, 1885

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

: 1.

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 Senat ...

(R) : 3.

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 ...

(R)

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

: 1. Nelson W. Aldrich (R) : 2. Jonathan Chace (R)

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

: 2.

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 ...

(D) : 3.

Wade Hampton Wade Hampton may refer to the following people: People *Wade Hampton I (1752–1835), American soldier in Revolutionary War and War of 1812 and U.S. congressman *Wade Hampton II (1791–1858), American plantation owner and soldier in War of 1812 *W ...

(D)

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

: 1.

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 ...

(D), until April 14, 1886 ::

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

(D), from April 16, 1886 : 2.

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. ...

(D)

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

: 1. Samuel B. Maxey (D) : 2. Richard Coke (D)

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

: 1.

(R) : 3.

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

(R)

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

: 1. William Mahone (RA) : 2.

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 ...

(RA)

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

: 1. Johnson N. Camden (D) : 2.

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) ...

(D)

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

: 1.

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 ...

(R) : 3.

John C. Spooner John Coit Spooner (January 6, 1843June 11, 1919) was a politician and lawyer from Wisconsin. He served in the United States Senate from 1885 to 1891 and from 1897 to 1907. A Republican, by the 1890s, he was one of the "Big Four" key Republicans ...

(R)

House of Representatives

The names of members of the House of Representatives are listed by district.

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 ...

: .

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 ...

(D) : .

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

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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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Alexander C. Davidson Alexander Caldwell Davidson (December 26, 1826 – November 6, 1897) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama. Born near Charlotte, North Carolina, Davidson attended the public schools of Marengo County, Alabama, and graduated from the Universi ...

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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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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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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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Thomas C. McRae Thomas Chipman McRae (December 21, 1851June 2, 1929) was an American attorney and politician from Arkansas. He served as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives (1885 to 1903) and the 26th Governor of Arkansas, from 1 ...

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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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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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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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James A. Louttit James Alexander Louttit (October 16, 1848 – July 26, 1906) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from California from 1885 to 1887. Biography Born in New ...

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Joseph McKenna Joseph McKenna (August 10, 1843 – November 21, 1926) was an American politician who served in all three branches of the U.S. federal government, as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, as U.S. Attorney General and as an Associate J ...

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William W. Morrow William W. Morrow (July 15, 1843 – July 24, 1929) was a United States representative from California, a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California and a United States Circuit Judge ...

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Charles N. Felton Charles Norton Felton (January 1, 1832September 13, 1914) was an American banker and politician who served as a Congressman (1885 to 1889) and U.S. Senator (1891 to 1893) from California in the late 19th Century, in addition to co-founding th ...

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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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George G. Symes George Gifford Symes (April 28, 1840November 3, 1893) was an American lawyer, Republican politician, and pioneer of Wisconsin, Montana, and Colorado. He was a member of congress, representing Colorado's at-large district during the 49th and 5 ...

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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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John R. Buck John Ransom Buck (December 6, 1835 – February 6, 1917) was a U.S. representative from Connecticut. Pre-congressional years Buck was born in Glastonbury, Connecticut, to Halsey and Sarah Anne Buck. He attended Wilbraham Academy and Wesleyan U ...

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Charles L. Mitchell Charles Le Moyne Mitchell (August 6, 1844 – March 1, 1890) was an American businessman and politician who served four terms as a U.S. Representative from Connecticut from 1875 to 1883. Biography Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Mitchell was ...

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

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Edward W. Seymour Edward Woodruff Seymour (August 30, 1832 – October 16, 1892) was a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut, son of Origen S. Seymour, Origen Storrs Seymour, great-nephe ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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

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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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Allen D. Candler Allen Daniel Candler (November 4, 1834 – October 26, 1910), was a Georgia state legislator, U.S. Representative and the 56th Governor of Georgia. Early life Candler was born the eldest of twelve children to Daniel Gill Candler and Nancy Caro ...

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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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James H. Ward Commander James Harmon Ward (September 25, 1806 – June 27, 1861) was the first officer of the United States Navy who was killed during the American Civil War. Biography Born at Hartford, Connecticut, Ward received his early educational tr ...

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Reuben Ellwood Reuben Ellwood (February 21, 1821 – July 1, 1885) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Biography Reuben Ellwood was born in Minden, New York on February 21, 1821, to Abraham and Sarah Ellwood. He attended public schools in New York be ...

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Albert J. Hopkins Albert Jarvis Hopkins (August 15, 1846August 23, 1922) was a U.S. House of Representatives, Congressman and United States Senate, U.S. Senator from Illinois. Biography Hopkins was born near Cortland, Illinois on August 15, 1846. He was admitte ...

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Ralph Plumb Ralph Plumb (March 29, 1816 – April 8, 1903) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Biography Ralph Plumb was born in Busti, New York on March 29, 1816. He attended the common schools. He engaged in mercantile pursuits, and moved to Ohio. ...

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

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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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Silas Z. Landes Silas Zephaniah Landes (May 15, 1842 – May 23, 1910) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Augusta County, Virginia, Landes attended the public schools. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar by the Supreme Court of Illinoi ...

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

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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 ...

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John R. Thomas John Robert Thomas, Sr. (October 11, 1846 – January 19, 1914), also known as J. R. Thomas,January 20, 1914Seven are Slain in Prison Battle.''The New York Times''. Retrieved March 9, 2022. was a U.S. representative from Illinois. He was later a ...

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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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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 ...

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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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William D. Bynum William Dallas Bynum (June 26, 1846 – October 21, 1927) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1885 to 1895. Bynum was born near Newberry, Indiana. Although he lived for some time in Washington D.C., he was a lifelong Hoosier. He was educ ...

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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 his ...

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William D. Owen William Dale Owen (his middle name is given as "Dunn" in some references) (September 6, 1846 – date of death unknown) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana. Before serving in Congress he was a clergyman, attorney, newspaper editor, and the a ...

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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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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 Republican congressman from Dubuque, Iowa, was the speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1899 to 1903. He was the first congressman from west of ...

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William E. Fuller William Elijah Fuller (March 30, 1846 – April 23, 1918), was an attorney, and a two-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 4th congressional district in northeastern Iowa during the 1880s. Born in Howard, Pennsylvania, Fuller moved ...

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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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James B. Weaver James Baird Weaver (June 12, 1833 – February 6, 1912) was a member of the United States House of Representatives and two-time candidate for President of the United States. Born in Ohio, he moved to Iowa as a boy when his family claimed a ...

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Edwin H. Conger Edwin Hurd Conger (March 7, 1843 – May 18, 1907) was an American Civil War soldier, lawyer, banker, Iowa congressman, and United States diplomat. As the United States' minister to China during the Boxer Rebellion, Conger, his family, and ...

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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 congressman from Iowa's now-obsolete 8th congressional district, serving from 1881 to 1887, and from 1893 to 1909. ...

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Joseph Lyman Joseph Lyman (September 13, 1840 – July 9, 1890) was a Civil War soldier, lawyer, and judge. In the 1880s, he was a two-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 9th congressional district in southwestern Iowa. Biography Lyman was b ...

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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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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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Edward H. Funston Edward Hogue Funston (September 16, 1836 – September 10, 1911) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Kansas. Biography Funston was born near New Carlisle, Ohio on September 16, 1836. He attended the count ...

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Samuel R. Peters Samuel Ritter Peters (August 16, 1842 – April 21, 1910) was a lawyer, newspaper editor, and U.S. Representative from Kansas. Born in Walnut Township, near Circleville, Ohio, Peters attended the common schools and the Ohio Wesleyan Unive ...

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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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William J. Stone William Joel Stone (May 7, 1848April 14, 1918) was a Democratic politician from Missouri who represented his state in the United States House of Representatives from 1885 to 1891, and in the U.S. Senate from 1903 until his death; he also served ...

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Polk Laffoon James Knox Polk Laffoon (October 24, 1844 – October 22, 1906) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Born near Madisonville, Kentucky, Laffoon attended the local schools. In September 1861, during the Civil War, he enlisted in the Confeder ...

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Thomas A. Robertson Thomas Austin Robertson (September 9, 1848 – July 18, 1892) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Born in Hodgenville, Kentucky, Robertson pursued preparatory studies. He was graduated from Cecilian College and afterwards from the law dep ...

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

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James B. McCreary James Bennett McCreary (July 8, 1838 – October 8, 1918) was an American lawyer and politician from Kentucky. He represented the state in both houses of the U.S. Congress and served as its 27th and 37th governor. Shortly after graduating ...

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William P. Taulbee William Preston Taulbee (October 22, 1851 – March 11, 1890) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Early life and education Taulbee was a son of William Harrison Taulbee (1824–1905) and his wif ...

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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 ...

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Louis St. Martin Louis St. Martin (May 17, 1820 – February 9, 1893) was an American politician from Louisiana. He first was elected to the Louisiana state house of representatives in 1840. However, he then held a federal appointment for much of the mid-1840s. ...

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Michael Hahn George Michael Decker Hahn (November 24, 1830 – March 15, 1886), was an attorney, politician, publisher and planter in New Orleans, Louisiana. He served twice in Congress during two widely separated periods, elected first as a Unionist Democr ...

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J. Floyd King John Floyd King (April 20, 1842 – May 8, 1915) was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana. Biography King was born on St. Simons Island, off the coast of Georgia on April 20, 1842, to Georgia Congressman Thomas Butler King. He was the nephew of ...

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List of United States representatives from Maine, Maine

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

List of United States representatives from Maryland, Maryland

: . Charles Hopper Gibson, Charles H. Gibson (D) : . Frank Thomas Shaw, Frank T. Shaw (D) : . William Hinson Cole, William H. Cole (D), until July 8, 1886 :: Harry Welles Rusk, Henry W. Rusk (D), from November 2, 1886 : . John Van Lear Findlay, John V. L. Findlay (D) : . Barnes Compton (D) : . 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) : . Edward D. Hayden (R) : . Henry B. Lovering (D) : . Eben F. Stone (R) : . Charles Herbert Allen, Charles H. Allen (R) : . Frederick D. Ely (R) : . William W. Rice (R) : . William Whiting II, William Whiting (R) : . Francis W. Rockwell (politician), Francis W. Rockwell (R)

List of United States representatives from Michigan, Michigan

: . William C. Maybury (D) : . Nathaniel B. Eldredge (D) : . James O'Donnell (politician), James O'Donnell (R) : . Julius C. Burrows (R) : . Charles C. Comstock (D) : . Edwin B. Winans (politician), Edwin B. Winans (D) : . Ezra C. Carleton (D) : . Timothy E. Tarsney (D) : . Byron M. Cutcheon (R) : . Spencer O. Fisher (D) : . Seth C. Moffatt (R)

List of United States representatives from Minnesota, Minnesota

: . Milo White (R) : . James Wakefield, James B. Wakefield (R) : . Horace B. Strait (R) : . John Gilfillan, John B. Gilfillan (R) : . Knute Nelson (R)

List of United States representatives from Mississippi, Mississippi

: . John Mills Allen, John M. Allen (D) : . James B. Morgan (D) : . Thomas C. Catchings (D) : . Frederick G. Barry (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) : . John B. Hale (D) : . Alexander Monroe Dockery, Alexander M. Dockery (D) : . James N. Burnes (D) : . William Warner (Missouri), William Warner (R) : . John T. Heard (D) : . John E. Hutton (D) : . John Joseph O'Neill (US politician), John J. O'Neill (D) : . John M. Glover (D) : . Martin L. Clardy (D) : . Richard P. Bland (D) : . William J. Stone (D) : . William H. Wade (R) : . William Dawson (Missouri politician), William Dawson (D)

List of United States representatives from Nebraska, Nebraska

: . Archibald J. Weaver (R) : . James Laird (politician), James Laird (R) : . George Washington Emery Dorsey, George W. E. Dorsey (R)

List of United States representatives from Nevada, Nevada

: . William Woodburn (R)

List of United States representatives from New Hampshire, New Hampshire

: . Martin A. Haynes (R) : . Jacob Harold Gallinger, Jacob H. Gallinger (R)

List of United States representatives from New Jersey, New Jersey

: . George Hires (R) : . James Buchanan (New Jersey politician), James Buchanan (R) : . Robert Stockton Green, Robert S. Green (D), until January 17, 1887 : . James N. Pidcock (D) : . William Walter Phelps, William W. Phelps (R) : . Herman Lehlbach (R) : . William McAdoo (New Jersey), William McAdoo (D)

List of United States representatives from New York, New York

: . Perry Belmont (D) : . Felix Campbell (D) : . Darwin R. James (R) : . Peter P. Mahoney (D) : . Archibald Meserole Bliss, Archibald M. Bliss (D) : . Nicholas Muller (D) : . John J. Adams (D) : . Samuel S. Cox (D), until May 20, 1885 :: Timothy J. Campbell (D), from November 3, 1885 : . Joseph Pulitzer (D), until April 10, 1886 :: Samuel S. Cox (D), from November 2, 1886 : . Abram Stevens Hewitt, Abram S. Hewitt (D), until December 30, 1886 : . Truman A. Merriman (D) : . Abraham Dowdney (D), until December 10, 1886 : . Egbert Ludovicus Viele, Egbert L. Viele (D) : . William G. Stahlnecker (D) : . Lewis Beach (D), until August 10, 1886 :: Henry Bacon (New York), Henry Bacon (D), from December 6, 1886 : . John H. Ketcham (R) : . James G. Lindsley (R) : . Henry G. Burleigh (R) : . John Swinburne (New York politician), John Swinburne (R) : . George West (American politician), George West (R) : . Frederick A. Johnson (R) : . Abraham X. Parker (R) : . John T. Spriggs (D) : . John S. Pindar (D) : . Frank Hiscock (R) : . Stephen C. Millard (R) : . Sereno E. Payne (R) : . John Arnot Jr. (D), until November 20, 1886 : . Ira Davenport (New York), Ira Davenport (R) : . Charles S. Baker (R) : . John G. Sawyer (R) : . John M. Farquhar (R) : . John B. Weber (R) : . Walter L. Sessions (R)

List of United States representatives from North Carolina, North Carolina

: . Thomas G. Skinner (D) : . James E. O'Hara (R) : . Wharton J. Green (D) : . William Ruffin Cox (D) : . James W. Reid (politician), James W. Reid (D), until December 31, 1886 : . Risden Tyler Bennett, Risden T. Bennett (D) : . John S. Henderson (D) : . William H. H. Cowles (D) : . Thomas D. Johnston (D)

List of United States representatives from Ohio, Ohio

: . Benjamin Butterworth (R) : . Charles Elwood Brown, Charles E. Brown (R) : . James E. Campbell (D) : . Charles Marley Anderson, Charles M. Anderson (D) : . Benjamin Le Fevre (D) : . William D. Hill (D) : . George E. Seney (D) : . John Little (congressman), John Little (R) : . William C. Cooper (politician), William C. Cooper (R) : . Jacob Romeis (R) : . William W. Ellsberry (D) : . Albert C. Thompson (R) : . Joseph H. Outhwaite (D) : . Charles H. Grosvenor (R) : . Beriah Wilkins (D) : . George W. Geddes (D) : . Adoniram J. Warner (D) : . Isaac H. Taylor (R) : . Ezra B. Taylor (R) : . William McKinley (R) : . Martin A. Foran (D)

List of United States representatives from Oregon, Oregon

: . Binger Hermann (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) : . John Andrew Hiestand, John A. Hiestand (R) : . William Henry Sowden, William H. Sowden (D) : . John Brutzman Storm, John B. Storm (D) : . Joseph A. Scranton (R) : . Charles N. Brumm (R) : . Franklin Bound (R) : . Frank Charles Bunnell, Frank C. Bunnell (R) : . William Wallace Brown, William W. Brown (R) : . Jacob Miller Campbell, Jacob M. Campbell (R) : . Louis E. Atkinson (R) : . John Augustus Swope, John A. Swope (D), from November 3, 1885 : . Andrew Gregg Curtin, Andrew G. Curtin (D) : . Charles Edmund Boyle, Charles E. Boyle (D) : . James S. Negley (R) : . Thomas McKee Bayne, Thomas M. Bayne (R) : . Oscar Lawrence Jackson, Oscar L. Jackson (R) : . Alexander Colwell White, Alexander C. White (R) : . George Washington Fleeger, George W. Fleeger (R) : . William Lawrence Scott, William L. Scott (D) : . Edwin Sylvanus Osborne, Edwin S. Osborne (R)

List of United States representatives from Rhode Island, Rhode Island

: . Henry J. Spooner (R) : . William A. Pirce (R), until January 25, 1887 :: Charles H. Page (D), from February 21, 1887

List of United States representatives from South Carolina, South Carolina

: . Samuel Dibble (D) : . George D. Tillman (D) : . D. Wyatt Aiken (D) : . William H. Perry (South Carolina politician), William H. Perry (D) : . John J. Hemphill (D) : . George W. Dargan (D) : . Robert Smalls (R)

List of United States representatives from Tennessee, Tennessee

: . Augustus Herman Pettibone, Augustus H. Pettibone (R) : . Leonidas C. Houk (R) : . John R. Neal (D) : . Benton McMillin (D) : . James D. Richardson (D) : . Andrew J. Caldwell (D) : . John Goff Ballentine, John G. Ballentine (D) : . John May Taylor, John M. Taylor (D) : . Presley T. Glass (D) : . Zachary Taylor (Tennessee politician), Zachary Taylor (R)

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) : . William H. Crain (D) : . James Francis Miller, James F. Miller (D) : . Roger Q. Mills (D) : . Joseph D. Sayers (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) : . William W. Grout (R)

List of United States representatives from Virginia, Virginia

: . Thomas Croxton (D) : . Harry Libbey (RA) : . George D. Wise (politician), George D. Wise (D) : . James D. Brady (R) : . George Cabell (D) : . John W. Daniel (D) : . Charles Triplett O'Ferrall, Charles T. O'Ferrall (D) : . John S. Barbour Jr. (D) : . Connally F. Trigg (D) : . John Randolph Tucker (Virginia politician), John R. Tucker (D)

List of United States representatives from West Virginia, West Virginia

: . Nathan Goff Jr., Nathan Goff (R) : . William Lyne Wilson, William L. Wilson (D) : . Charles P. Snyder (politician), Charles P. Snyder (D) : . Eustace Gibson (D)

List of United States representatives from Wisconsin, Wisconsin

: . Lucien B. Caswell (R) : . Edward S. Bragg (D) : . Robert M. La Follette Sr., Robert M. La Follette (R) : . Isaac W. Van Schaick (R) : . Joseph Rankin (D), until January 24, 1886 :: Thomas R. Hudd (D), from March 8, 1886 : . Richard W. Guenther (R) : . Ormsby B. Thomas (R) : . William T. Price (R), until December 6, 1886 :: Hugh H. Price (R), from January 18, 1887 : . Isaac Stephenson (R)

Non-voting members

: . Curtis C. Bean (R) : . Oscar S. Gifford (R) : . John Hailey (D) : . Joseph Toole (D) : . Antonio Joseph (U.S. politician), Antonio Joseph (D) : . John Thomas Caine, John T. Caine (D) : . Charles S. Voorhees (D) : . Joseph M. Carey (R) 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: 7 ** Democratic: 1 seat net gain ** Republican: 1 seat net loss ** Liberal Republican: 1 seat net loss * Deaths: 3 * Resignations: 6 * Interim appointments: 1 *Total seats with changes: 9

House of Representatives

* Replacements: 11 ** Democratic: 2 seat net gain ** Republican: 2 seat net loss * Deaths: 8 * Resignations: 7 * Contested election: 1 *Total seats with changes: 16

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: James Z. George) * United States Senate Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chairman: William B. Allison; 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:

; Ranking Member: Howell E. Jackson) * United States Senate Committee on Coast Defenses, Coast Defenses (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Samuel B. Maxey) * United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Commerce (Chairman: Samuel J.R. McMillan; Ranking Member: Matt W. Ransom) * United States Senate Select Committee on Compensation of Members of Congress, Compensation of Members of Congress (Select) * United States Senate Select Committee on Distributing Public Revenue Among the States, Distributing Public Revenue Among the States (Select) * United States Senate Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman: John J. Ingalls; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Education and Labor, Education and Labor (Chairman: Henry W. Blair; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Engrossed Bills, Engrossed Bills (Chairman: Eli Saulsbury; Ranking Member: William B. Allison) * United States Senate Committee on Enrolled Bills, Enrolled Bills (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

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

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee to Examine the Several Branches in the Civil Service, Examine the Several Branches in the Civil Service (Chairman: Dwight M. Sabin; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Executive Departments Methods, Executive Departments Methods (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Expenditures of Public Money, Expenditures of Public Money (Chairman: Shelby M. Cullom; Ranking Member: James B. Beck) * United States Senate Committee on Finance, Finance (Chairman: Justin S. Morrill; Ranking Member:

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

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

; Ranking Member: Samuel B. Maxey) * United States Senate Select Committee on Indian Traders, Indian Traders (Select) * United States Senate Select Committee on Interstate Commerce, Interstate Commerce (Select) (Chairman: Shelby M. Cullom; Ranking Member: N/A) * United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

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

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

; Ranking Member:

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

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Mines and Mining, Mines and Mining (Chairman: Henry M. Teller; 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: Francis M. Cockrell) * United States Senate Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Select Committee on Nicaraguan Claims, Nicaraguan Claims (Select) (Chairman: Samuel B. Maxey; Ranking Member: Benjamin Harrison) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Ordnance and War Ships, Ordnance and War Ships (Select) (Chairman: Joseph R. Hawley; Ranking Member: Johnson N. Camden) * United States Senate Committee on Patents, Patents (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Johnson N. Camden) * United States Senate Committee on Pensions, Pensions (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Howell E. Jackson) * United States Senate Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Omar D. Conger; Ranking Member: Samuel B. Maxey) * United States Senate Select Committee on Potomac River Front, Potomac River Front (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Arthur P. Gorman) * United States Senate Committee on Private Land Claims, Private Land Claims (Chairman: Matt W. Ransom; 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: William Mahone; Ranking Member: John T. Morgan) * United States Senate Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John T. Morgan) * United States Senate Committee on Railroads, Railroads (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Revision of the Laws, Revision of the Laws (Chairman: James F. Wilson; Ranking Member:

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

; Ranking Member: Samuel J.R. McMillan) * United States Senate Committee on Rules, Rules (Chairman: William P. Frye; Ranking Member:

) * 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: Eugene Hale; Ranking Member: Richard Coke) * United States Senate Committee on Territories, Territories (Chairman: Benjamin Harrison; Ranking Member: Matthew C. Butler) * United States Senate Committee on Transportation Routes to the Seaboard, Transportation Routes to the Seaboard (Chairman: Nelson W. Aldrich; 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: John T. Spriggs; Ranking Member: George E. Adams) * United States House Select Committee on Admission to the Floor, Admission to the Floor (Select) * United States House Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Chairman: William H. Hatch; Ranking Member: Presley T. Glass) * United States House Select Committee on Alcoholic Liquor Traffic, Alcoholic Liquor Traffic (Select) (Chairman: James E. Campbell; Ranking Member: Truman A. Merriman) * United States House Select Committee on American Ship building, American Ship building (Select) (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Charles C. Comstock) * United States House Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chairman: Samuel J. Randall; Ranking Member: William Lyne Wilson, William L. Wilson) * United States House Committee on Banking and Currency, Banking and Currency (Chairman: James F. Miller; Ranking Member: John E. Hutton) * United States House Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman: William M. Springer; Ranking Member: William H. Sowden) * United States House Committee on Coinage, Weights and Measures, Coinage, Weights and Measures (Chairman: Richard P. Bland; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Commerce, Commerce (Chairman: John H. Reagan; Ranking Member: Alfred B. Irion) * United States House Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman: John S. Barbour; Ranking Member: John T. Heard) * United States House Committee on Education, Education (Chairman: D. Wyatt Aiken; Ranking Member: Peter P. Mahoney) * United States House Committee on Elections, Elections (Chairman: Henry G. Turner; Ranking Member: Benton J. Hall) * 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:

; Ranking Member: Charles N. Brumm) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Justice Department, Expenditures in the Justice Department (Chairman: Eustace Gibson; Ranking Member: Seth L. Milliken) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Navy Department, Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman: John May Taylor, John M. Taylor; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department, Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman: Seaborn Reese; Ranking Member: Zachary Taylor (Tennessee politician), Zachary Taylor) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the State Department, Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman: Risden T. Bennett; Ranking Member: Joseph A. Scranton) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury Department, Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman: Robert Lowry (Indiana politician), Robert Lowry; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the War Department, Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Frederick A. Johnson) * United States House Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings, Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman: Lewis Beach; Ranking Member: Augustus H. Pettibone) * United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs (Chairman: Perry Belmont; Ranking Member: William H. Crain) * United States House Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman: Olin Wellborn; Ranking Member: James H. Ward) * United States House Committee on Invalid Pensions, Invalid Pensions (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John S. Pindar) * United States House Committee on Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: John R. Tucker; Ranking Member: Risden T. Bennett) * United States House Committee on Labor, Labor (Chairman: John J. O'Neill; Ranking Member: William H. Crain) * United States House Committee on Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River, Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: William Dawson (Missouri politician), William Dawson) * United States House Committee on Manufactures, Manufactures (Chairman: George D. Wise (politician), George D. Wise; Ranking Member: John S. Pindar) * United States House Committee on Mileage, Mileage (Chairman: John H. Rogers; Ranking Member: Ambrose A. Ranney) * United States House Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman: Edward S. Bragg; Ranking Member: Charles Marley Anderson, Charles M. Anderson) * United States House Committee on the Militia, Militia (Chairman: Nicholas Muller; Ranking Member: Barnes Compton) * United States House Committee on Mines and Mining, Mines and Mining (Chairman: Martin L. Clardy; Ranking Member: Frederick G. Barry) * United States House Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Joseph D. Sayers) * United States House Committee on Pacific Railroads, Pacific Railroads (Chairman: James W. Throckmorton; Ranking Member: James D. Richardson) * United States House Committee on Patents, Patents (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: William H.H. Cowles) * United States House Committee on Pensions, Pensions (Chairman: Nathaniel B. Eldredge; Ranking Member: John E. Hutton) * United States House Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: James H. Blount; Ranking Member: Frederick G. Barry) * United States House Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman: Ethelbert Barksdale; Ranking Member: John M. Farquhar) * United States House Committee on Private Land Claims, Private Land Claims (Chairman: John E. Halsell; Ranking Member: Robert S. Green) * United States House Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Samuel Dibble; Ranking Member: Thomas D. Johnston) * United States House Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Thomas Chipman McRae) * United States House Committee on Railways and Canals, Railways and Canals (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: James N. Pidcock) * United States House Committee on Revision of Laws, Revision of Laws (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John B. Hale) * United States House Committee on Rivers and Harbors, Rivers and Harbors (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John M. Glover) * United States House Committee on Rules, Rules (Chairman: John G. Carlisle; Ranking Member: Thomas B. Reed) * United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Standards of Official Conduct * United States House Committee on Territories, Territories (Chairman: William D. Hill; Ranking Member: William Dawson (Missouri politician), William Dawson) * United States House Committee on War Claims, War Claims (Chairman: George W. Geddes; Ranking Member: James W. Reid (politician), James W. Reid) * United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Ways and Means (Chairman: William R. Morrison; Ranking Member: William Campbell Preston Breckinridge, William C.P. Breckinridge) * 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 the Library, The Library (Chairman: Otho R. Singleton; Vice Chairman: Charles O'Neill (Pennsylvania politician), Charles O'Neill) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Printing, Printing * 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, until 1886 ** Thomas E. Benedict, starting 1886

Senate

*Secretary of the United States Senate, Secretary: Anson G. McCook *United States Senate Librarian, Librarian: George M. Weston *Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, Sergeant at Arms: William P. Canady *Chaplain of the United States Senate, Chaplain: Elias D. Huntley, Methodism, ''Methodist'', until March 15, 1886 ** John George Butler, John G. Butler, Lutheranism, ''Lutheran'', elected March 15, 1886

House of Representatives

*Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, Chaplain: John Summerfield Lindsay (Episcopalian), until December 7, 1885 ** William H. Milburn (Methodism, Methodist), elected December 7, 1885 *Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives, Doorkeeper: Samuel Donelson, elected December 7, 1885 *Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk: John B. Clark Jr. *Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk at the Speaker's Table: Nathaniel T. Crutchfield *Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives, Postmaster: Lycurgus Dalton *Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Reading Clerks: Thomas S. Pettit (D) and Neill S. Brown Jr. (R) *Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Sergeant at Arms: John P. Leedom

Notes

References

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External links

Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress

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