The 42nd 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 po ...

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 chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they ...

. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1871, to March 4, 1873, during the third and fourth years of Ulysses S. Grant's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Eighth Census of the United States in 1860. Both chambers had a Republican majority.

Major events

* June 10, 1871: U.S. Marines make naval attack on the Han River forts in Korea * March 1, 1872:

Yellowstone National Park Yellowstone National Park is an American national park located in the western United States, largely in the northwest corner of Wyoming and extending into Montana and Idaho. It was established by the 42nd U.S. Congress with the Yellowst ...

was established as the world's first national park * November 5, 1872:

1872 United States presidential election The 1872 United States presidential election was the 22nd quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 5, 1872. Despite a split in the Republican Party, incumbent President Ulysses S. Grant defeated Democratic-endorsed Liberal R ...

Major legislation

* April 20, 1871:

Enforcement Act of 1871 The Enforcement Act of 1871 (), also known as the Ku Klux Klan Act, Third Enforcement Act, Third Ku Klux Klan Act, Civil Rights Act of 1871, or Force Act of 1871, is an Act of the United States Congress which empowered the President to suspend t ...

* March 1, 1872:

founded * May 10, 1872:

General Mining Act of 1872 The General Mining Act of 1872 is a United States federal law that authorizes and governs prospecting and mining for economic minerals, such as gold, platinum, and silver, on federal public lands. This law, approved on May 10, 1872, codified the ...

* May 23, 1872:

Amnesty Act of 1872 The Amnesty Act of 1872 is a United States federal law passed on May 22, 1872, which removed most of the penalties imposed on former Confederates by the Fourteenth Amendment, adopted on July 9, 1868. Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment prohi ...

* June 1, 1872: Practice Conformity Act (precursor to the

Rules Enabling Act The Rules Enabling Act (ch. 651, , ) is an Act of Congress that gave the judicial branch the power to promulgate the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Amendments to the Act allowed for the creation of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure and ...

), ch. 255, * February 12, 1873:

Coinage Act of 1873 The Coinage Act of 1873 or Mint Act of 1873, was a general revision of laws relating to the Mint of the United States. By ending the right of holders of silver bullion to have it coined into standard silver dollars, while allowing holders of go ...

* March 3, 1873: Timber Culture Act * March 3, 1873:

Comstock Act The Comstock laws were a set of federal acts passed by the United States Congress under the Grant administration along with related state laws.Dennett p.9 The "parent" act (Sect. 211) was passed on March 3, 1873, as the Act for the Suppression o ...

* March 3, 1873: Salary Grab Act (so called)

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 ...

: Schuyler Colfax (R) *

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". ...

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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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 ...

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

(R) * Republican Conference Chairman: Austin Blair

Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and representatives are listed by district. :'' Skip to House of Representatives, below''

Senate

Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 1874; Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring re-election in 1876; and Class 3 meant their term ended in this Congress, requiring re-election in 1872.

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

: 2. George Goldthwaite (D) : 3. George E. Spencer (R)

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

: 2. Powell Clayton (R) : 3. Benjamin F. Rice (R)

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

: 1. Eugene Casserly (D) : 3.

Cornelius Cole Cornelius Cole (September 17, 1822 – November 3, 1924) was an American politician who served a single term in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican representing California from 1863 to 1865, and another term in the Unit ...

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

: 1. William A. Buckingham (R) : 3.

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

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

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

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

: 1. Abijah Gilbert (R) : 3. Thomas W. Osborn (R)

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

: 2. Thomas M. Norwood (D), from November 14, 1871 : 3.

Joshua Hill Joshua or Josh Hill may refer to: * Joshua Hill (baseball) (born 1983), Australian baseball player * Joshua Hill (Pitcairn Island leader) (1773–c. 1844), American adventurer * Joshua Hill (politician) (1812–1891), American politician * Josh ...

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

: 2. John A. Logan (R) : 3.

Lyman Trumbull Lyman Trumbull (October 12, 1813 – June 25, 1896) was a lawyer, judge, and United States Senator from Illinois and the co-author of the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Born in Colchester, Connecticut, Trumbull es ...

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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 ...

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

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

: 2.

George G. Wright George Grover Wright (March 24, 1820January 11, 1896) was a pioneer lawyer, Iowa Supreme Court justice, law professor, and Republican United States Senator from Iowa. Born in Bloomington, Indiana, he attended private schools and graduated from In ...

(R) : 3. James Harlan (R)

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

: 2. Alexander Caldwell (R) : 3.

Samuel C. Pomeroy Samuel Clarke Pomeroy (January 3, 1816 – August 27, 1891) was a United States senator from Kansas in the mid-19th century. He served in the United States Senate during the American Civil War. Pomeroy also served in the Massachusetts House of ...

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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 ...

: 2. John W. Stevenson (D) : 3. Garrett Davis (D), until September 22, 1872 :: Willis B. Machen (D), from September 27, 1872

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

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

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

(R), until November 1, 1872

Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and nor ...

: 1.

Hannibal Hamlin Hannibal Hamlin (August 27, 1809 – July 4, 1891) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 15th vice president of the United States from 1861 to 1865, during President Abraham Lincoln's first term. He was the first Republic ...

(R) : 2. Lot M. Morrill (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 t ...

: 1. William T. Hamilton (D) : 3.

George Vickers George Vickers (November 19, 1801October 8, 1879), a Democratic Party (United States), Democrat, was a United States Senate, United States Senator from Maryland, serving from 1868 to 1873. He cast the deciding vote in the Senate that saved Presi ...

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: 1. Charles Sumner (R) : 2.

Henry Wilson Henry Wilson (born Jeremiah Jones Colbath; February 16, 1812 – November 22, 1875) was an American politician who was the 18th vice president of the United States from 1873 until his death in 1875 and a senator from Massachusetts from 1855 ...

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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 t ...

: 1.

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

(R) : 2. Thomas W. Ferry (R)

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

: 1.

Alexander Ramsey Alexander Ramsey (September 8, 1815 April 22, 1903) was an American politician. He served as a Whig and Republican over a variety of offices between the 1840s and the 1880s. He was the first Minnesota Territorial Governor. Early years and fa ...

(R) : 2. William Windom (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. Adelbert Ames (R) : 2. James L. Alcorn (R), from December 1, 1871

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

: 1.

Carl Schurz Carl Schurz (; March 2, 1829 – May 14, 1906) was a German revolutionary and an American statesman, journalist, and reformer. He immigrated to the United States after the German revolutions of 1848–1849 and became a prominent member of the new ...

(R) : 3. Francis P. Blair Jr. (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 sout ...

: 1. Thomas Tipton (R) : 2.

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

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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 ...

: 1. William M. Stewart (R) : 3.

James W. Nye James Warren Nye (June 10, 1815 – December 25, 1876) was an American attorney and politician. He was most notable for his service as Governor of Nevada Territory and a United States senator from Nevada. Biography He was born in DeRuyter ...

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New Hampshire New Hampshire is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...

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

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

: 1.

John P. Stockton John Potter Stockton (August 2, 1826January 22, 1900) was a New Jersey politician who served in the United States Senate as a Democrat. He was New Jersey Attorney General for twenty years (1877 to 1897), and served as United States Minister to ...

(D) : 2. Frederick T. Frelinghuysen (R)

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

: 1. Reuben Fenton (R) : 3.

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

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

: 2. Matt W. Ransom (D), from January 30, 1872 : 3. John Pool (R)

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

: 1. Allen G. Thurman (D) : 3. John Sherman (R)

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

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

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

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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, ...

: 1. John Scott (R) : 3. Simon Cameron (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. William Sprague (R) : 2.

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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 = ...

: 2. Thomas J. Robertson (R) : 3. Frederick A. Sawyer (R)

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

: 1. William G. Brownlow (R) : 2.

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

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

: 1. James W. Flanagan (R) : 2. Morgan C. Hamilton (R)

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

: 1. George F. Edmunds (R) : 3. Justin S. Morrill (R)

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

: 1. John F. Lewis (R) : 2. John W. Johnston (D), from March 15, 1871

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

: 1. Arthur I. Boreman (R) : 2.

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

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

: 1.

Matthew H. Carpenter Matthew Hale Carpenter (born Decatur Merritt Hammond Carpenter; December 22, 1824 – February 24, 1881) was an American attorney and U.S. Senator representing the state of Wisconsin. He served in the Senate from 1869 to 1875 and again from 1879 ...

(R) : 3.

Timothy O. Howe Timothy Otis Howe (February 24, 1816March 25, 1883) was a member of the United States Senate for three terms, representing the state of Wisconsin from March 4, 1861, to March 3, 1879. He also served as U.S. Postmaster General under President Che ...

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House of Representatives

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

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

: . Benjamin S. Turner (R) : . Charles W. Buckley (R) : . William A. Handley (D) : . Charles Hays (R) : . Peter M. Dox (D) : . Joseph H. Sloss (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 O ...

: . James M. Hanks (D) : . Oliver P. Snyder (R) : . John Edwards (LR), until February 9, 1872 :: Thomas Boles (R), from February 9, 1872

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

: . Sherman O. Houghton (R) : .

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

(R) : . John M. Coghlan (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 (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the ...

: . Julius L. Strong (R), until September 7, 1872 :: Joseph R. Hawley (R), from December 2, 1872 : . Stephen W. Kellogg (R) : .

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

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

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

: . Benjamin T. Biggs (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 ...

: .

Josiah T. Walls Josiah Thomas Walls (December 30, 1842 – May 15, 1905) was a United States congressman who served three terms in the U.S. Congress between 1871 and 1876. He was one of the first African Americans in the United States Congress elected during t ...

(R), until January 29, 1873 :: Silas L. Niblack (D), from January 29, 1873

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 ...

: . Archibald T. MacIntyre (D) : . Richard H. Whiteley (R) : .

John S. Bigby John Summerfield Bigby (February 13, 1832 – March 28, 1898) was a Republican U.S. Representative from Georgia. Born near Newnan, Georgia, Bigby attended the common schools. He was graduated from Emory College, Oxford, Georgia, in 1853. H ...

(R) : . Thomas J. Speer (R), until August 18, 1872 ::

Erasmus W. Beck Erasmus Williams Beck (October 21, 1833 – July 22, 1898) was a slave owner and U.S. Representative from Georgia. Life Born in McDonough, Henry County, Georgia, he attended the local schools of his native county, a private school, and ...

(D), from December 2, 1872 : . Dudley M. Du Bose (D) : . William P. Price (D) : . Pierce M. B. Young (D)

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

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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 Na ...

(R) : . John F. Farnsworth (R) : . Horatio C. Burchard (R) : . John B. Hawley (R) : . Bradford N. Stevens (D) : . Burton C. Cook (R), until August 26, 1871 :: Henry Snapp (R), from December 4, 1871 : . Jesse H. Moore (R) : . James C. Robinson (D) : . Thompson W. McNeely (D) : . Edward Y. Rice (D) : . Samuel S. Marshall (D) : . John B. Hay (R) : . John M. Crebs (D) : . John L. Beveridge (R), November 7, 1871 – January 4, 1873

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 ...

: . William E. Niblack (D) : . Michael C. Kerr (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 ...

(D) : . Jeremiah M. Wilson (R) : . John Coburn (R) : .

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

(D) : . Mahlon D. Manson (D) : . James N. Tyner (R) : . John P. C. Shanks (R) : . William Williams (R) : .

Jasper Packard Jasper Packard (February 1, 1832 – December 13, 1899) was an American attorney, Civil War veteran, and politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for Indiana's at-large congressional district and Indian ...

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

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George W. McCrary George Washington McCrary (August 29, 1835 – June 23, 1890) was a United States representative from Iowa, the 33rd United States Secretary of War and a United States circuit judge of the United States Circuit Courts for the Eighth Circuit. Ed ...

(R) : . Aylett R. Cotton (R) : . William G. Donnan (R) : . Madison M. Walden (R) : .

Francis W. Palmer Francis Wayland Palmer (October 11, 1827 – December 3, 1907) was an American politician, publisher, printer, editor and proprietor from New York, Iowa and Illinois. Early life and education Born in North Manchester, Indiana, Palmer moved ...

(R) : . Jackson Orr (R)

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

: . David P. Lowe (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 ...

: . Edward Crossland (D) : .

Henry D. McHenry Henry Davis McHenry (February 27, 1826 – December 17, 1890) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky, son of John Hardin McHenry. Born in Hartford, Kentucky, McHenry attended the public schools at Hartford, and was graduated from the law depar ...

(D) : . Joseph H. Lewis (D) : . William B. Read (D) : . Boyd Winchester (D) : . William E. Arthur (D) : . James B. Beck (D) : . George M. Adams (D) : . John M. Rice (D)

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

: . J. Hale Sypher (R) : . Lionel A. Sheldon (R) : . Chester B. Darrall (R) : . James McCleery (R), until November 5, 1871 ::

Alexander Boarman Alexander "Aleck" Boarman (December 10, 1839 – August 30, 1916) was a United States representative from Louisiana and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. Previously, he served ...

(LR), from December 3, 1872 : . Frank Morey (R)

Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and nor ...

: . John Lynch (R) : . William P. Frye (R) : .

(R) : . John A. Peters (R) : . Eugene Hale (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 t ...

: . Samuel Hambleton (D) : . Stevenson Archer (D) : .

Thomas Swann Thomas Swann (February 3, 1809 – July 24, 1883) was an American lawyer and politician who also was President of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad as it completed track to Wheeling and gained access to the Ohio River Valley. Initially a Know-N ...

(D) : . John Ritchie (D) : . William M. Merrick (D)

Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut Massachusett_writing_systems.html" ;"title="nowiki/> məhswatʃəwiːsət.html" ;"title="Massachusett writing systems">məhswatʃəwiːsət">Massachusett writing systems">məhswatʃəwiːsət'' En ...

: . James Buffington (R) : .

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

(R) : .

Ginery Twichell Ginery Twichell (August 26, 1811 – July 23, 1883) was president of the Boston and Worcester Railroad in the 1860s, the Republican Party (United States), Republican United States House of Representatives, Representative for Massachusetts fo ...

(R) : . Samuel Hooper (R) : . Benjamin F. Butler (R) : .

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

(R) : . George M. Brooks (R), until May 13, 1872 ::

Constantine C. Esty Constantine Canaris Esty (December 26, 1824 – December 27, 1912) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Framingham, Massachusetts to Dexter Esty, Esty attended the local academies of Framingham and Leicester. His brother was ...

(R), from December 2, 1872 : . George F. Hoar (R) : .

William B. Washburn William Barrett Washburn (January 31, 1820 – October 5, 1887) was an American businessman and politician from Massachusetts. Washburn served several terms in the United States House of Representatives (1863–71) and as the 28th Governor of ...

(R), until December 5, 1871 ::

Alvah Crocker Alvah Crocker (October 14, 1801 – December 26, 1874) was an American manufacturer and railroad promoter. He served in the Massachusetts General Court and was U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Biography Born in Leominster, Massachusetts ...

(R), from January 2, 1872 : .

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

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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 t ...

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Henry Waldron Henry Waldron (October 11, 1819 – September 13, 1880) was an American politician and a United States Representative from the U.S. state of Michigan. Early life Waldron was born in Albany, New York, attended Albany Academy, and graduated from R ...

(R) : . William L. Stoughton (R) : . Austin Blair (R) : . Wilder D. Foster (R), from December 4, 1871 : .

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

(R) : . Jabez G. Sutherland (D)

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

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

(R) : . John T. Averill (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 ...

: . George E. Harris (R) : . Joseph L. Morphis (R) : . Henry W. Barry (R) : . George C. McKee (R) : . Legrand W. Perce (R)

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

: . Erastus Wells (D) : . Gustavus A. Finkelnburg (LR) : . James R. McCormick (D) : . Harrison E. Havens (R) : . Samuel S. Burdett (R) : . Abram Comingo (D) : .

Isaac C. Parker Isaac Charles Parker (October 15, 1838 – November 17, 1896), also known as “Hanging Judge” Parker, was an American politician and jurist. He served as a United States representative from Missouri and was appointed as the first United Stat ...

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James G. Blair James Gorrall Blair (January 1, 1825 – March 1, 1904) was an American slave owner, lawyer, and politician who served one term as aU.S. Representative from Missouri from 1871 to 1873. Early life Born near Blairville, now Cynthiana, Kentucky, ...

(LR) : . Andrew King (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 sout ...

: . John Taffe (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 ...

: . Charles W. Kendall (D)

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 ...

: . Ellery A. Hibbard (D) : . Samuel N. Bell (D) : . Hosea W. Parker (D)

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

: . John W. Hazelton (R) : .

Samuel C. Forker Samuel Carr Forker (March 16, 1821 – February 10, 1900) was a Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for one term from 1871 to 1873. Early life and ...

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John T. Bird John Taylor Bird (August 16, 1829, Bloomsbury, New Jersey – May 6, 1911, Trenton, New Jersey) was an American politician and businessman who represented New Jersey's 3rd congressional district for two terms from 1869 to 1873. Early li ...

(D) : . John Hill (R) : .

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

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

: . Dwight Townsend (D) : . Thomas Kinsella (D) : .

Henry W. Slocum Henry Warner Slocum, Sr. (September 24, 1827 – April 14, 1894), was a Union general during the American Civil War and later served in the United States House of Representatives from New York. During the war, he was one of the youngest major gen ...

(D) : . Robert Roosevelt (D) : .

William R. Roberts William Randall Roberts (February 6, 1830 – August 9, 1897) was a Fenian Brotherhood member, United States Representative from New York (1871–1875), and a United States Ambassador to Chile. Roberts, an Irish immigrant who became a we ...

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

(D) : . Smith Ely Jr. (D) : . James Brooks (D) : . Fernando Wood (D) : . Clarkson N. Potter (D) : . Charles St. John (R) : . John H. Ketcham (R) : . Joseph H. Tuthill (D) : . Eli Perry (D) : .

Joseph M. Warren Joseph Mabbett Warren (January 28, 1813 – September 10, 1896) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Born in Troy, New York, Warren attended the local schools, and in 1827 entered Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY. He graduated ...

(D) : . John Rogers (D) : .

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

(R) : . John M. Carroll (D) : . Elizur H. Prindle (R) : .

Clinton L. Merriam Clinton Levi Merriam (March 25, 1824 – February 18, 1900) was a United States representative from New York. Merriam was born in Leyden, Lewis County, New York on March 25, 1824. He attended the common schools and Copenhagen Academy, Copen ...

(R) : . Ellis H. Roberts (R) : . William E. Lansing (R) : . R. Holland Duell (R) : . John E. Seeley (R) : .

William H. Lamport William Henry Lamport (May 27, 1811 – July 21, 1891) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative from New York. Born in Brunswick, New York, Lamport moved with his parents to Gorham, New York, in 1826. He attended the pub ...

(R) : .

Milo Goodrich Milo Goodrich (January 3, 1814 – April 15, 1881) was a United States Representative from New York. Born in East Homer, Cortland County, he moved with his parents to Cortlandville in 1816. He attended the South Cortland district school, Cortla ...

(R) : . H. Boardman Smith (R) : .

Freeman Clarke Freeman Clarke (March 22, 1809 – June 24, 1887) was a U.S. Representative The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the ...

(R) : .

Seth Wakeman Seth Wakeman (January 15, 1811 – January 4, 1880) was an American attorney and politician from Batavia, New York. Initially a Whig, and later a Republican, he was most notable for his service in the New York State Assembly from 1856 to 1857 a ...

(R) : . William Williams (D) : .

Walter L. Sessions Walter Loomis Sessions (October 4, 1820 in Brandon, Rutland County, Vermont – May 27, 1896 in Panama, Chautauqua County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life The family removed to Chautauqua County. He attended ...

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

: . Clinton L. Cobb (R) : . Charles R. Thomas (R) : . Alfred M. Waddell (D) : . Sion H. Rogers (D) : . James M. Leach (D) : . Francis E. Shober (D) : . James C. Harper (D)

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

: . Aaron F. Perry (R), until July 14, 1872 :: Ozro J. Dodds (D), from October 9, 1872 : . Job E. Stevenson (R) : . Lewis D. Campbell (D) : . John F. McKinney (D) : . Charles N. Lamison (D) : . John A. Smith (R) : .

Samuel Shellabarger Samuel Shellabarger (18 May 1888 – 21 March 1954) was an American educator and author of both scholarly works and best-selling historical novels. Born 18 May 1888 in Washington, D.C., Shellabarger was orphaned in infancy, upon the death of bot ...

(R) : . John Beatty (R) : . Charles Foster (R) : .

Erasmus D. Peck Erasmus Darwin Peck (September 16, 1808 – December 25, 1876) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1870 to 1873. Biography Born in Stafford, Connecticut, Peck attended the common schools of Monson, Massachusetts and graduated from the medi ...

(R) : . John T. Wilson (R) : . Philadelph Van Trump (D) : .

George W. Morgan George Washington Morgan (September 20, 1820 – July 26, 1893) was an American soldier, lawyer, politician, and diplomat. He fought in the Texas Revolution and the Mexican–American War, and was a general in the Union Army during the Americ ...

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

(R) : . William P. Sprague (R) : .

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

(R) : . Jacob A. Ambler (R) : . William H. Upson (R) : . James A. Garfield (R)

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

: . James H. Slater (D)

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

(D) : . John V. Creely (IR) : . Leonard Myers (R) : . William D. Kelley (R) : .

Alfred C. Harmer Alfred Crout Harmer (August 8, 1825 – March 6, 1900) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography Harmer was born in Germantown section of Philadelphia. Began work as a shoe manufacture ...

(R) : . Ephraim L. Acker (D) : . Washington Townsend (R) : . J. Lawrence Getz (D) : . Oliver J. Dickey (R) : . John W. Killinger (R) : . John B. Storm (D) : . Lazarus D. Shoemaker (R) : . Ulysses Mercur (R), until December 2, 1872 :: Frank C. Bunnell (R), from December 24, 1872 : . John B. Packer (R) : . Richard J. Haldeman (D) : . Benjamin F. Meyers (D) : . R. Milton Speer (D) : .

Henry Sherwood Henry Sherwood, (1807 – July 7, 1855) was a lawyer and Tory politician in the Province of Canada. He was involved in provincial and municipal politics. Born into a Loyalist family in Brockville in Augusta Township, Upper Canada, he studi ...

(D) : . Glenni W. Scofield (R) : . Samuel Griffith (D) : . Henry D. Foster (D) : . James S. Negley (R) : . Ebenezer McJunkin (R) : . William McClelland (D)

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 ...

: . Benjamin T. Eames (R) : . James M. Pendleton (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 = ...

: . Joseph Rainey (R) : . Robert C. De Large (R), until January 24, 1873; vacant thereafter : . Robert B. Elliott (R) : . Alexander S. Wallace (R)

List of United States representatives from Tennessee, Tennessee

: . Roderick R. Butler (R) : . Horace Maynard (R) : . Abraham Ellison Garrett, Abraham E. Garrett (D) : . John Morgan BJohn M. Bright (D) : . Edward Isaac Golladay, Edward I. Golladay (D) : . Washington C. Whitthorne (D) : . Robert Porter Caldwell, Robert P. Caldwell (D) : . William Wirt Vaughan, William W. Vaughan (D)

List of United States representatives from Texas, Texas

: . William S. Herndon (D) : . John C. Conner (D) : . William T. Clark (R), until May 13, 1872 :: Dewitt Clinton Giddings, Dewitt C. Giddings (D), from May 13, 1872 : . John Hancock (Texas politician), John Hancock (D)

List of United States representatives from Vermont, Vermont

: . Charles W. Willard (R) : . Luke P. Poland (R) : . Worthington C. Smith (R)

List of United States representatives from Virginia, Virginia

: . John Critcher (D) : . James H. Platt Jr. (R) : . Charles H. Porter (Virginia politician), Charles H. Porter (R) : . William H.H. Stowell, William H. H. Stowell (R) : . Richard Thomas Walker Duke, Richard T. W. Duke (D) : . John T. Harris (D) : . Elliott M. Braxton (D) : . William Terry (congressman), William Terry (D)

List of United States representatives from West Virginia, West Virginia

: . John J. Davis (congressman), John J. Davis (D) : . James McGrew, James C. McGrew (R) : . Frank Hereford (politician), Frank Hereford (D)

List of United States representatives from Wisconsin, Wisconsin

: . Alexander Mitchell (Wisconsin politician), Alexander Mitchell (D) : . Gerry Whiting Hazelton, Gerry W. Hazelton (R) : . J. Allen Barber (R) : . Charles A. Eldredge (D) : . Philetus Sawyer (R) : . Jeremiah McLain Rusk, Jeremiah M. Rusk (R)

Non-voting members

: . Richard Cunningham McCormick, Richard C. McCormick (D) : . Jerome B. Chaffee (R) : . Moses K. Armstrong (D) : . Norton P. Chipman (R), from April 21, 1871 : . Samuel A. Merritt (D) : . William H. Clagett (R) : . José Manuel Gallegos (D) : . William H. Hooper (D) : . Selucius Garfielde (R) : . William T. Jones (R) 42 us house membership

Changes in membership

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

Senate

* Replacements: 0 ** Democratic Party (United States), Democratic: no net change ** Republican: no net change * Deaths: 0 * Resignations: 2 * Contested elections: 0 *Total seats with changes: 4 , - ,

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

(2) , Vacant , Legislature had failed to elect.
Previous incumbent United States Senate election in Virginia, 1871, re-elected March 15, 1871. , nowrap , John W. Johnston (D) , March 15, 1871 , - ,

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

(2) , Vacant , Foster Blodgett presented credentials as Senator-elect, but the Senate declared him not elected.
Successor United States Senate special election in Georgia, 1871, elected November 14, 1871. , nowrap , Thomas M. Norwood (D) , November 14, 1871 , - ,

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 ...

(2) , Vacant , Delayed taking seat in order to serve as Governor of Mississippi , nowrap , James L. Alcorn (R) , December 1, 1871 , - ,

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

(2) , Vacant , Legislature had failed to elect.
Successor United States Senate special election in North Carolina, 1872, elected January 30, 1872. , , Matt W. Ransom (D) , January 30, 1872 , - ,

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 ...

(3) , nowrap , Garrett Davis (D) , Died September 22, 1872.
Successor appointed September 27, 1872.
Appointee was later elected January 21, 1873, to finish the term. , , Willis B. Machen (D) , September 27, 1872 , - ,

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

(3) , nowrap , William Pitt Kellogg, William P. Kellogg (R) , Resigned November 1, 1872, after being elected Governor of Louisiana , Vacant , Not filled this Congress , - ,

Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut Massachusett_writing_systems.html" ;"title="nowiki/> məhswatʃəwiːsət.html" ;"title="Massachusett writing systems">məhswatʃəwiːsət">Massachusett writing systems">məhswatʃəwiːsət'' En ...

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(R) , Resigned March 3, 1873, after being 1872 United States presidential election, elected U.S. Vice President , Vacant , Not filled this Congress

House of Representatives

* Replacements: 11 ** Democratic Party (United States), Democratic: 4 seat net gain ** Republican: 4 seat net loss ** Republican Party (United States), Liberal Republican: 0 net change * Deaths: 3 * Resignations: 6 * Contested election: 4 *Total seats with changes: 16 , - , , New seat , style="font-size:80%" , District of Columbia's At-large district created March 4, 1871, and remained vacant until April 21, 1871 , nowrap , Norton P. Chipman (R) , April 21, 1871 , - , , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Rep. John A. Logan resigned at the end of the previous congress after being elected to the US Senate , nowrap , John L. Beveridge (R) , November 7, 1871 , - , , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Rep. Thomas W. Ferry resigned at the end of the previous congress after being elected to the US Senate , nowrap , Wilder D. Foster (R) , December 4, 1871 , - , , nowrap , Burton C. Cook (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned August 26, 1871 , nowrap , Henry Snapp (R) , December 4, 1871 , - , , nowrap , James McCleery (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died November 5, 1871 , nowrap ,

(LR) , December 3, 1872 , - , , nowrap ,

(R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 5, 1871, after being elected Governor of Massachusetts , nowrap ,

(R) , January 2, 1872 , - , , nowrap , John Edwards (LR) , style="font-size:80%" , Lost contested election February 9, 1872 , nowrap , Thomas Boles (R) , February 9, 1872 , - , , nowrap , George M. Brooks (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned May 13, 1872, after becoming judge of probate for Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Middlesex County , nowrap ,

(R) , December 2, 1872 , - , , nowrap , William Thomas Clark, William T. Clark (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Lost contested election May 13, 1872 , nowrap , Dewitt Clinton Giddings, Dewitt C. Giddings (D) , December 13, 1872 , - , , nowrap , Aaron F. Perry (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned July 14, 1872 , nowrap , Ozro J. Dodds (D) , October 9, 1872 , - , , nowrap , Thomas J. Speer (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died August 18, 1872 , nowrap ,

(D) , December 2, 1872 , - , , nowrap , Julius L. Strong (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died September 7, 1872 , nowrap , Joseph R. Hawley (R) , December 2, 1872 , - , , nowrap , Ulysses Mercur (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 2, 1872, after becoming an assoc. justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania , nowrap , Frank C. Bunnell (R) , December 24, 1872 , - , , nowrap , John L. Beveridge (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 4, 1873, after being elected Lieutenant Governor of Illinois , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , nowrap , Robert C. De Large (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Seat declared vacant January 24, 1873, after election was contested by Christopher C. Bowen , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , nowrap ,

(R) , style="font-size:80%" , Lost contested election January 29, 1873 , nowrap , Silas L. Niblack (D) , January 29, 1873

Committees

Senate

* United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Chairman: Frederick T. Frelinghuysen; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chairman: Lot M. Morrill; Ranking Member: William Windom) * United States Senate Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate, Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Eli Saulsbury) * United States Senate Committee on Civil Service, Civil Service and Retrenchment (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: N/A) * United States Senate Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman: John Scott (Pennsylvania politician, born 1824), John Scott; Ranking Member: Arthur I. Boreman) * United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Commerce (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: William A. Buckingham) * 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 F. Lewis; Ranking Member: Frederick A. Sawyer) * United States Senate Committee on Education and Labor, Education and Labor (Chairman: James W. Flanagan; Ranking Member: James W. Patterson) * United States Senate Committee on Engrossed Bills, Engrossed Bills (Chairman: Thomas F. Bayard; Ranking Member: Thomas M. Norwood) * United States Senate Committee on Finance, Finance (Chairman: John Sherman; Ranking Member: Adelbert Ames) * United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Foreign Relations (Chairman: Simon Cameron; Ranking Member:

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

) * United States Senate Committee on Investigation and Retrenchment, Investigation and Retrenchment (Chairman: William A. Buckingham; Ranking Member; William M. Stewart) * United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: George F. Edmunds; Ranking Member: Frederick T. Frelinghuysen) * United States Senate Committee on Manufactures, Manufactures (Chairman: Thomas J. Robertson; Ranking Member: Abijah Gilbert) * United States Senate Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman: John A. Logan; Ranking Member: John A. Logan) * United States Senate Committee on Mines and Mining, Mines and Mining (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Alexander Caldwell) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Mississippi River Levee System, Mississippi River Levee System (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman: Aaron H. Cragin; Ranking Member: Thomas W. Ferry) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Ordnance and War Ships, Ordnance and War Ships (Select) * United States Senate Select Committee on Outrages in Southern States, Outrages in Southern States (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Pacific Railroad, Pacific Railroad (Chairman: William M. Stewart; Ranking Member:

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

; Ranking Member: William Windom) * United States Senate Committee on Pensions, Pensions (Chairman: Daniel D. Pratt; Ranking Member: Morgan C. Hamilton) * United States Senate Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Private Land Claims, Private Land Claims (Chairman: Allen G. Thurman; Ranking Member: Thomas F. Bayard) * United States Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections, Privileges and Elections (Chairman: Oliver P. Morton; Ranking Member: Joshua Hill (politician), Joshua Hill) * United States Senate Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Justin S. Morrill; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman: William Sprague IV, William Sprague; Ranking Member: William Windom) * United States Senate Committee on Railroads, Railroads (Chairman: William M. Stewart; Ranking Member: N/A) * United States Senate Select Committee on Removal of Political Disabilities, Removal of Political Disabilities (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Retrenchment, Retrenchment * 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: William G. Brownlow; Ranking Member: Joshua Hill (politician), Joshua Hill) * United States Senate Select Committee on Rules, Rules (Select) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Tariff Regulation, Tariff Regulation (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Territories, Territories (Chairman: Arthur I. Boreman; Ranking Member: Phineas W. Hitchcock) * United States Senate Select Committee on Transportation Routes to the Seaboard, Transportation Routes to the Seaboard (Select) * Committee of the whole, Whole

House of Representatives

* United States House Committee on Accounts, Accounts (Chairman: James Buffington; Ranking Member: Stevenson Archer (1827–1898), Stevenson Archer) * United States House Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Chairman: Charles Hays; Ranking Member: John W. Hazelton) * United States House Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chairman: James A. Garfield; Ranking Member: Eugene Hale) * United States House Select Committee on Alabama Affairs, Alabama Affairs (Select) * United States House Select Committee on Arkansas Affairs, Arkansas Affairs (Select) * United States House Committee on Banking and Currency, Banking and Currency (Chairman: Horace Maynard; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman: John B. Hawley; Ranking Member: William P. Frye) * United States House Committee on Coinage, Weights and Measures, Coinage, Weights and Measures (Chairman: Samuel Hooper; Ranking Member: John Critcher) * United States House Committee on Commerce, Commerce (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: James S. Negley) * United States House Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Aylett R. Cotton) * United States House Committee on Education, Education and Labor (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Robert B. Elliott) * United States House Committee on Elections, Elections (Chairman: Horace B. Smith; Ranking Member: Benjamin T. Eames) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Interior Department, Expenditures in the Interior Department (Chairman: Jackson Orr; Ranking Member: George M. Adams) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Justice Department, Expenditures in the Justice Department (Chairman: James B. Sener; Ranking Member: N/A) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Navy Department, Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman: Julius C. Burrows; Ranking Member: Benjamin T. Biggs) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department, Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman: Henry W. Barry; Ranking Member:

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

; Ranking Member: John Rogers (New York politician), John Rogers) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury Department, Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman: J. Hale Sypher; Ranking Member: William H. Barnum) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the War Department, Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman: William Williams (Indiana politician), William Williams; Ranking Member: Ephraim L. Acker) * United States House Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings, Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman: R. Holland Duell; Ranking Member: Fernando Wood) * United States House Committee on Freedmen's Affairs, Freedmen's Affairs (Chairman: Clinton L. Cobb; Ranking Member: Joseph H. Rainey) * United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs (Chairman: Godlove Stein Orth; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman: John T. Averill; Ranking Member: John Cummins Edwards, John C. Edwards) * United States House Committee on Invalid Pensions, Invalid Pensions (Chairman: Jeremiah McLain Rusk; Ranking Member: Benjamin S. Turner) * United States House Committee on Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: Benjamin F. Butler; Ranking Member:

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

; Ranking Member: John M. Rice) * United States House Committee on Mileage, Mileage (Chairman: Hezekiah S. Bundy; Ranking Member: Edward I. Golladay) * United States House Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman: John Coburn (politician), John Coburn; Ranking Member: George E. Harris) * United States House Committee on the Militia, Militia (Chairman: Roderick R. Butler; Ranking Member: John C. Conner) * United States House Committee on Mines and Mining, Mines and Mining (Chairman: David P. Lowe; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman: Glenni W. Scofield; Ranking Member: John M. Coghlan) * United States House Committee on Pacific Railroads, Pacific Railroads (Chairman: Philetus Sawyer; Ranking Member: John T. Averill) * United States House Committee on Patents, Patents (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: John B. Packer; Ranking Member: Charles H. Porter (Virginia politician), Charles H. Porter) * United States House Committee on Private Land Claims, Private Land Claims (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: J. Allen Barber) * United States House Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: James H. Platt Jr.; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Public Expenditures, Public Expenditures (Chairman: Harrison E. Havens; Ranking Member: Thomas Kinsella) * United States House Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman: Washington Townsend; Ranking Member: Jeremiah M. Rusk) * United States House Committee on Railways and Canals, Railways and Canals (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Charles St. John * United States House Committee on Reform on Civil Service, Reform on Civil Service (Chairman: Stephen W. Kellogg; Ranking Member: N/A) * United States House Committee on Revision of Laws, Revision of Laws (Chairman: Luke P. Poland; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Revolutionary Claims, Revolution Claims (Chairman: Alexander S. Wallace; Ranking Member: Abram Comingo) * United States House Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, Revolutionary Pensions and War of 1812 (Chairman: Lazarus D. Shoemaker; Ranking Member: John M. Rice) * United States House Select Committee on Rules, Rules (Select) (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Standards of Official Conduct * United States House Committee on Territories, Territories (Chairman: George C. McKee; Ranking Member: Lazarus D. Shoemaker) * United States House Committee on War Claims, War Claims (Chairman: William Lawrence (Ohio Republican), William Lawrence; Ranking Member: N/A) * United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Ways and Means (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Horatio C. Burchard) * Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives), Whole

Joint committees

* United States Congress Joint Special Committee on Conditions of Indian Tribes, Conditions of Indian Tribes (Special) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills, Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Rep. Chester B. Darrall; Vice Chairman: Rep.

) * United States Congress Joint Committee to Inquire into the Affairs of the District of Columbia, Inquire into the Affairs of the District of Columbia (Select) (Chairman: Rep. Jeremiah M. Wilson; Vice Chairman: N/A) * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Library, The Library (Chairman: Rep. William P. Frye; Vice Chairman: Rep. Lewis D. Campbell) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman: Rep. William G. Donnan; Vice Chairman: Rep. William P. Price)

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

Senate

*Chaplain of the United States Senate, Chaplain: John P. Newman (Methodism, Methodist) *United States Senate Librarian, Librarian: George S. Wagner, from 1871 * Secretary of the United States Senate, Secretary: George C. Gorham *Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, Sergeant at Arms: John R. French

House of Representatives

*Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, Chaplain: John George Butler, John G. Butler (Presbyterianism, Presbyterian) *Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk: Edward McPherson *Clerk at the Speaker’s Table of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk at the Speaker's Table: John M. Barclay *Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives, Doorkeeper: Otis S. Buxton *Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives, Postmaster: William S. King *Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Reading Clerks: Charles N. Clisbee (D) and William K. Mehaffey (R) *Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Sergeant at Arms: Nehemiah G. Ordway

Notes

References

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External links

Statutes at Large, 1789-1875
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U.S. House of Representatives: House History
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