The 43rd United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the

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and the

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. It met in

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from March 4, 1873, to March 4, 1875, during the fifth and sixth years of Ulysses S. Grant's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the

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was based on the Ninth Census of the United States in 1870. Both chambers had a

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majority. This is the last time Republicans held a 2/3rds majority in the Senate.

Major events

* September 18, 1873: New York stock market crash triggered the

Panic of 1873 The Panic of 1873 was a financial crisis that triggered an economic depression in Europe and North America that lasted from 1873 to 1877 or 1879 in France and in Britain. In Britain, the Panic started two decades of stagnation known as the ...

, part of the

Long Depression The Long Depression was a worldwide price and economic recession, beginning in 1873 and running either through March 1879, or 1896, depending on the metrics used. It was most severe in Europe and the United States, which had been experiencing st ...

* November 4, 1874:

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-Democrats regained control of the U.S. House of Representatives for the first time since 1860 * November 25, 1874:

United States Greenback Party The Greenback Party (known successively as the Independent Party, the National Independent Party and the Greenback Labor Party) was an American political party with an anti-monopoly ideology which was active between 1874 and 1889. The party ran ...

established as a political party, made primarily of farmers financially hurt by the

Major legislation

* June 22, 1874:

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* June 23, 1874:

Poland Act The Poland Act (18 Stat. 253) of 1874 was an act of the US Congress that sought to facilitate prosecutions under the Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act by eliminating the control members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) exert ...

, * January 14, 1875:

Specie Payment Resumption Act The Specie Payment Resumption Act of January 14, 1875 was a law in the United States that restored the nation to the gold standard through the redemption of previously-unbacked United States Notes and reversed inflationary government policies promot ...

ch. 15, * March 1, 1875: Civil Rights Act of 1875, (Butler-Sumner Act) * March 3, 1875: Tariff of 1875 * March 3, 1875:

Page Act of 1875 The Page Act of 1875 (Sect. 141, 18 Stat. 477, 3 March 1875) was the first restrictive federal immigration law in the United States, which effectively prohibited the entry of Chinese women, marking the end of open borders. Seven years later, th ...

Treaties

*March 18, 1874: Hawaii signed a treaty with the United States granting exclusive trading rights.

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

Before this Congress, the 1870 United States Census and resulting reapportionment changed the size of the House to 292 members.

Leadership

Senate

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

(R) * President pro tempore: Matthew H. Carpenter (R) ** Henry B. Anthony (R), elected January 25, 1875.

House of Representatives

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

: James G. Blaine (R) * Republican Conference Chairman: Horace Maynard * Democratic Caucus Chairman: William E. Niblack

Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class and Members of the House 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 ended with this Congress, facing re-election in 1874; class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, facing re-election in 1876; and class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, facing re-election in 1878.

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 = 135,765 ...

: 2. George Goldthwaite (D) : 3.

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

(R)

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

: 2.

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

(R) : 3. Stephen W. Dorsey (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 Eugene Casserly (November 13, 1820June 14, 1883) was an Irish-born American journalist, lawyer, and politician. He was the son of scholar Patrick S. Casserly, and he served in the United States Senate from California. Biography Eugene Casserl ...

(D), until November 29, 1873 :: John S. Hager (D), from December 23, 1873 : 3. Aaron A. Sargent (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 capita ...

: 1. William A. Buckingham (R), until February 5, 1875 :: William W. Eaton (D), from February 5, 1875 : 3. Orris S. Ferry (LR)

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 Democrat, he served three terms as United States Senator from Delaware and made three unsuccessful bids ...

(D) : 2. Eli M. Saulsbury (D)

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

: 1.

Abijah Gilbert Abijah Gilbert (June 18, 1806November 23, 1881) was a United States Senator from Florida. Born in Gilbertsville, New York, Gilbert attended Gilbertsville Academy and entered Hamilton College (in Clinton, New York) in 1822 as a member of the cl ...

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

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

: 2. Thomas M. Norwood (D) : 3. John B. Gordon (D)

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

: 2.

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

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

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

: 1.

Daniel D. Pratt Daniel Darwin Pratt (October 26, 1813 – June 17, 1877) was a United States senator from Indiana. Born in Palermo, Maine, he moved to New York with his parents, who settled in Fenner. He attended the public schools and Cazenovia Seminar ...

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

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

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

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

(R)

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

: 2.

Alexander Caldwell Alexander Caldwell (March 1, 1830May 19, 1917) was a U.S. Senator from Kansas. Early years Born in Drakes Ferry, Pennsylvania, he attended public schools, and in 1847 enlisted as a private to serve in the Mexican–American War. He moved to C ...

(R), until March 24, 1873 ::

Robert Crozier Robert Crozier (October 13, 1827October 2, 1895) was an attorney, judge and politician from Kansas. A Republican, he was most notable for his service as Chief Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court (1864–1867) and United States Senator from Kan ...

(R), November 24, 1873 - February 12, 1874 :: James M. Harvey (R), from February 12, 1874 : 3.

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

(R)

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

: 2.

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

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

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

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

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 ...

: 1.

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

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

William T. Hamilton William Thomas Hamilton (September 8, 1820October 26, 1888), a member of the United States Democratic Party, was the 38th Governor of Maryland in the United States from 1880 to 1884. He also served in the United States Senate, representing the ...

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

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: 1.

Charles Sumner Charles Sumner (January 6, 1811March 11, 1874) was an American statesman and United States Senator from Massachusetts. As an academic lawyer and a powerful orator, Sumner was the leader of the anti-slavery forces in the state and a leader of th ...

(LR), until March 11, 1874 :: William B. Washburn (R), from April 17, 1874 : 2. George S. Boutwell (R), from March 17, 1873

Michigan Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and ...

: 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 sena ...

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

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

: 1.

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

(R)

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

: 1.

Adelbert Ames Adelbert Ames (October 31, 1835 – April 13, 1933) was an American sailor, soldier, and politician who served with distinction as a Union Army general during the American Civil War. A Radical Republican, he was military governor, U.S. Senat ...

(R), until January 10, 1874 ::

Henry R. Pease Henry Roberts Pease (February 19, 1835January 2, 1907) was an American lawyer, educator, and politician who served as a United States senator for Mississippi from 1874 to 1875. He also served as the state's first superintendent of education and ...

(R), from February 3, 1874 : 2. James L. Alcorn (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 ...

: 1. Carl Schurz (R) : 3. Lewis V. Bogy (D)

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

(R)

Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a state in the 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. Nevada is the 7th-most extensive, ...

: 1.

William M. Stewart William Morris Stewart (August 9, 1827April 23, 1909) was an American lawyer and politician. In 1964, he was inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Personal Stewart was born in Wayne Count ...

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

New Hampshire New Hampshire is a 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 to the nor ...

: 2.

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

(R) : 3.

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

(R)

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

: 1. John P. Stockton (D) : 2.

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

(R)

New York

: 1.

Reuben Fenton Reuben Eaton Fenton (July 4, 1819August 25, 1885) was an American merchant and politician from New York. In the mid- 19th Century, he served as a U.S. Representative, a U.S. Senator, and as Governor of New York. Early life Fenton was bor ...

(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 ...

(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 ...

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

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

(D)

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

: 1. Allen G. Thurman (D) : 3.

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

(R)

Oregon Oregon () is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho. T ...

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

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

(R)

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

: 1. John Scott (R) : 3.

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

(R)

Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area and the seventh-least populous, with slightly fewer than 1.1 million residents as of 2020, but it ...

: 1. William Sprague (R) : 2. Henry B. Anthony (R)

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

: 2.

Thomas J. Robertson Thomas James Robertson (August 3, 1823October 13, 1897) was a United States senator from South Carolina. Born near Winnsboro, he completed preparatory studies and graduated from South Carolina College (now the University of South Carolina) at ...

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

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

: 1. William G. Brownlow (R) : 2. Henry Cooper (D)

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

( LR)

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

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

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

: 1. John F. Lewis (R) : 2. John W. Johnston (D)

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

: 1. Arthur I. Boreman (R) : 2. Henry G. Davis (D)

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

: 1. Matthew H. Carpenter (R) : 3. Timothy O. Howe (R) 43rd United States Congress Senators

House of Representatives

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

Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County , LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham , area_total_km2 = 135,765 ...

: . Frederick G. Bromberg (LR) : . James T. Rapier (R) : . Charles Pelham (R) : .

Charles Hays ''For the public official in Idaho see Charles Marshall Hays'' Charles Hays (February 2, 1834 – June 24, 1879) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Alabama. Biography Hays was born at "Hays Mount," in G ...

(R) : . John H. Caldwell (D) : . Joseph H. Sloss (D) : . Charles C. Sheats (R) : . Alexander White (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 ...

: . Asa Hodges (R) : . Oliver P. Snyder (R) : . William W. Wilshire (R), until June 16, 1874 ::

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

(D), from June 16, 1874 : . William J. Hynes (LR)

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 ...

: . Charles Clayton (R) : .

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

(R) : .

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

(D) : . Sherman O. Houghton (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 capita ...

: .

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

(R) : . Stephen W. Kellogg (R) : . Henry H. Starkweather (R) : . William H. Barnum (D)

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

: .

James R. Lofland James Rush Lofland (November 2, 1823 – February 10, 1894) was an American lawyer and politician from Milford, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Republican Party, who served as U. S. Representative from Delaware. Early life ...

(R)

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 ...

: . Josiah T. Walls (R) : . William J. Purman (R), until January 25, 1875

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 ...

: . Morgan Rawls (D), until March 24, 1874 :: Andrew Sloan (R), from March 24, 1874 : . Richard H. Whiteley (R) : . Philip Cook (D) : .

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

(D) : . James C. Freeman (R) : . James H. Blount (D) : . Pierce M. B. Young (D) : .

Alexander H. Stephens Alexander Hamilton Stephens (February 11, 1812 – March 4, 1883) was an American politician who served as the vice president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865, and later as the 50th governor of Georgia from 1882 until his death in 1 ...

(D), from December 1, 1873 : . Hiram P. Bell (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 Rockf ...

: . John B. Rice (R), until December 17, 1874 :: Bernard G. Caulfield (D), from February 1, 1875 : . Jasper D. Ward (R) : . Charles B. Farwell (R) : . Stephen A. Hurlbut (R) : .

Horatio C. Burchard Horatio Chapin Burchard (September 22, 1825 – May 14, 1908) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, 15th Director of the United States Mint, member of the International Statistical Institute, and father of the Consumer Price Index (CPI). ...

(R) : . John B. Hawley (R) : .

Franklin Corwin Franklin Corwin (January 12, 1818 – June 15, 1879) was a United States representative from Illinois. Born in Lebanon, Ohio, he attended private schools, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1839, practicing in Wilmington, Ohio. He ser ...

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

(R) : . Granville Barrere (R) : . William H. Ray (R) : . Robert M. Knapp (D) : . James C. Robinson (D) : . John McNulta (R) : . Joseph G. Cannon (R) : . John R. Eden (D) : . James S. Martin (R) : . William R. Morrison (D) : . Isaac Clements (R) : .

Samuel S. Marshall Samuel Scott Marshall (March 12, 1821 – July 26, 1890) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Illinois. Early life and education Born near Shawneetown, Illinois, Marshall attended public and private schools i ...

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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 ...

: . William E. Niblack (D) : . Simeon K. Wolfe (D) : . William S. Holman (D) : . Jeremiah M. Wilson (R) : . John Coburn (R) : .

Morton C. Hunter Morton Craig Hunter (February 5, 1825 – October 25, 1896) was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War who later became a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Indiana. Biography Morton Hunter was ...

(R) : . Thomas J. Cason (R) : . James N. Tyner (R) : . John P. C. Shanks (R) : . Henry B. Sayler (R) : . Jasper Packard (R) : . Godlove S. Orth (R) : . William Williams (R)

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

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Aylett R. Cotton Aylett Rains Cotton (November 29, 1826 – October 30, 1912) was an American politician, lawyer, judge, educator and miner active in Iowa and Northern California. Early life and education Born in Austintown, Ohio, Cotton attended local publ ...

(R) : . William G. Donnan (R) : . Henry O. Pratt (R) : .

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

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William Loughridge William Loughridge (July 11, 1827 – September 26, 1889) was a pioneer attorney, judge, and three-term United States Congressman from Iowa. He was born in Youngstown, Ohio, where he attended the common schools. After studying law, he was a ...

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

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Jackson Orr Jackson Orr (September 21, 1832 – March 15, 1926) was a lawyer, Civil War officer, businessman, and two-term Republican U.S. Representative from western Iowa. Continuing westward, he spent the last five decades of his life in Colorado. Born at ...

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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 th ...

: . Stephen A. Cobb (R) : . David P. Lowe (R) : . William A. Phillips (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) : . John Y. Brown (D) : . Charles W. Milliken (D) : . William B. Read (D) : . Elisha D. Standiford (D) : . William E. Arthur (D) : .

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

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Milton J. Durham Milton Jameson Durham (May 16, 1824 – February 12, 1911) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Kentucky and served as Comptroller of the Treasury, First Comptroller of the Treasury in the administration of Presi ...

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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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Effingham Lawrence Effingham Lawrence (March 2, 1820 – December 9, 1878) was an American politician known for serving for the shortest term in congressional history, serving for just one day in the U.S. House of Representatives. Biography Lawrence was bor ...

(D), from March 3, 1875 : . Lionel A. Sheldon (R) : . Chester B. Darrall (R) : . George L. Smith (R), from November 24, 1873 : . Frank Morey (R) : . George A. Sheridan (LR)

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 ...

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

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Samuel F. Hersey Samuel Freeman Hersey (April 12, 1812 – February 3, 1875) was a politician and "lumber baron" from the U.S. state of Maine. He served in the Maine State Senate and as a United States Congressman from the district which included his hometown of ...

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

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

: . Ephraim K. Wilson II (D) : . Stevenson Archer (D) : . William J. O'Brien (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-No ...

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William Albert William Julian Albert (August 4, 1816 – March 29, 1879) was a U.S. Congressman from the fifth district of Maryland, serving from 1873 to 1875. Early life William Julian Albert was born on August 4, 1816, in Baltimore, Maryland to a family ...

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James Buffington James Lawrence Buffington (born May 15, 1922, Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania; died July 20, 1981, Englewood, New Jersey) was an Americans, American jazz, studio, and classical French horn, hornist. Buffington was a busy studio and jazz player on ...

(R) : . Benjamin W. Harris (R) : . William Whiting (R), until June 29, 1873 :: Henry L. Pierce (R), from December 1, 1873 : . Samuel Hooper (R) : . Daniel W. Gooch (R) : . Benjamin F. Butler (R) : . Ebenezer R. Hoar (R) : . John M. S. Williams (R) : .

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

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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), until December 26, 1874 :: Charles A. Stevens (R), from January 27, 1875 : . Henry L. Dawes (R)

Michigan Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and ...

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Moses W. Field Moses Wheelock Field (February 10, 1828 – March 14, 1889) was a businessman and politician. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from the U.S. state of Michigan, and was instrumental in organizing the Indepen ...

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George Willard George Willard (March 20, 1824 – March 26, 1901) was a politician and newspaperman from the U.S. state of Michigan. He served two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives and was also instrumental in opening the University of Michigan to ...

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Wilder D. Foster Wilder De Ayr Foster (January 8, 1819 – September 20, 1873) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Biography Foster was born in Orange County, New York where he attended the common schools. He moved to Michigan in 1837, and engaged ...

(R), until September 20, 1873 :: William B. Williams (R), from December 1, 1873 : . Josiah Begole (R) : .

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

(R) : . Nathan B. Bradley (R) : . Jay A. Hubbell (R)

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

: . Mark H. Dunnell (R) : . Horace B. Strait (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 ...

: . Lucius Q. C. Lamar (D) : . Albert R. Howe (R) : . Henry W. Barry (R) : . Jason Niles (R) : .

George C. McKee George Colin McKee (October 2, 1837 – November 17, 1890) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Mississippi. Biography Born in Joliet, Illinois, Mckee attended Knox College (Illinois), Knox College and Lombard C ...

(R) : . John R. Lynch (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 ...

: . Edwin O. Stanard (R) : .

Erastus Wells Erastus Wells (December 2, 1823 – October 2, 1893) was a 19th-century politician and businessman from Missouri. Wells was born in Jefferson County, New York, and was the only son of Otis Wells, a descendant of Hugh Welles, an early colonis ...

(D) : . William H. Stone (D) : . Robert A. Hatcher (D) : . Richard P. Bland (D) : . Harrison E. Havens (R) : . Thomas T. Crittenden (D) : . Abram Comingo (D) : . Isaac C. Parker (R) : . Ira B. Hyde (R) : . John B. Clark Jr. (D) : . John M. Glover (D) : .

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

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

: . Lorenzo Crounse (R)

Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a state in the 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. Nevada is the 7th-most extensive, ...

: . Charles W. Kendall (D)

New Hampshire New Hampshire is a 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 to the nor ...

: . William B. Small (R) : . Austin F. Pike (R) : . 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 Delaware ...

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John W. Hazelton John Wright Hazelton (December 10, 1814, Mullica Hill, New Jersey – December 20, 1878, Mullica Hill), was an American Republican Party politician, who served in the United States House of Representatives, where he represented New Jersey's ...

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Samuel A. Dobbins Samuel Atkinson Dobbins (April 14, 1814 – May 26, 1886) was a Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1873 to 1877. He served as the Sheriff of Bur ...

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: . Henry J. Scudder (R) : . John G. Schumaker (D) : . Stewart L. Woodford (R), until July 1, 1874 ::

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

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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 w ...

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Thomas J. Creamer Thomas James Creamer (May 26, 1843 – August 4, 1914) was an American lawyer and politician from New York who served two non-consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1873 to 1875, and from 1901 to 1903 Life Born near Lough ...

(D) : . John D. Lawson (R) : . David B. Mellish (R), until May 23, 1874 ::

Richard Schell Richard Schell (May 15, 1810 – November 10, 1879) was an American politician who represented New York in the United States House of Representatives from 1874 to 1875. Early life Schell was born in Rhinebeck, New York on May 15, 1810. He was ...

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

(D) : . Clarkson N. Potter (D) : . Charles St. John (R) : . John O. Whitehouse (D) : . David M. De Witt (D) : . Eli Perry (D) : . James S. Smart (R) : .

Robert S. Hale Robert Safford Hale (September 24, 1822 – December 14, 1881) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Born in Chelsea, Vermont, Hale attended South Royalton (Vermont) Academy, and was graduated from the University of Vermont at Burlin ...

(R) : . William A. Wheeler (R) : . Henry H. Hathorn (R) : .

David Wilber David Wilber (October 5, 1820 – April 1, 1890) was a United States representative from New York. Early life Born near Quaker Street, a hamlet in Duanesburg, New York, he moved with his parents to Milford, Otsego County, N.Y.; attended th ...

(R) : . Clinton L. Merriam (R) : . Ellis H. Roberts (R) : . William E. Lansing (R) : . R. Holland Duell (R) : .

Clinton D. MacDougall Clinton Dugald MacDougall (June 14, 1839 – May 24, 1914) was a United States representative from New York. Life and career Born near Glasgow, Scotland, he immigrated to Canada in 1842 with his parents, who later settled in Auburn, New Yo ...

(R) : . William H. Lamport (R) : . Thomas C. Platt (R) : . H. Boardman Smith (R) : . Freeman Clarke (R) : . George G. Hoskins (R) : . Lyman K. Bass (R) : . Walter L. Sessions (R) : .

Lyman Tremain Lyman Tremain (June 14, 1819, in Durham, Greene County, New York – November 30, 1878, in New York City) was a jurist and politician from New York. Biography He was admitted to the bar in 1840 and practiced in Durham, where he was elected ...

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

: . Clinton L. Cobb (R) : . Charles R. Thomas (R) : .

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

(D) : . William A. Smith (R) : . James M. Leach (D) : . Thomas S. Ashe (D) : .

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

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

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

: . Milton Sayler (D) : . Henry B. Banning ( LR) : . John Q. Smith (R) : . Lewis B. Gunckel (R) : .

Charles N. Lamison Charles Nelson Lamison (1826April 24, 1896) was an American politician, soldier, and lawyer who was a two-term United States congressman from Ohio. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1871 to 1875. Early life and career ...

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Isaac R. Sherwood Isaac Ruth Sherwood (August 13, 1835 – October 15, 1925) was an American politician and newspaper editor from Toledo, Ohio, as well as an officer in the Union army during the Civil War. He served nine terms in the United States Congress, ...

(R) : . Lawrence T. Neal (D) : . William Lawrence (R) : . James W. Robinson (R) : . Charles Foster (R) : . Hezekiah S. Bundy (R) : . Hugh J. Jewett (D), until June 23, 1874 :: William E. Finck (D), from December 7, 1874 : .

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

(D) : . John Berry (D) : . William P. Sprague (R) : .

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

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

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

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Oregon Oregon () is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho. T ...

: . Joseph G. Wilson (R), until July 2, 1873 ::

James W. Nesmith James Willis Nesmith (July 23, 1820 – June 17, 1885) was an American politician and lawyer from Oregon. Born in New Brunswick to American parents, he grew up in New Hampshire and Maine. A Democrat, he moved to Oregon Country in 1843 where he ...

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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, ...

: . Samuel J. Randall (D) : . Charles O'Neill (R) : . Leonard Myers (R) : . William D. Kelley (R) : . Alfred C. Harmer (R) : . James S. Biery (R) : . Washington Townsend (R) : .

Hiester Clymer Hiester Clymer (November 3, 1827 – June 12, 1884) was an American political leader from the state of Pennsylvania. Clymer was a member of the Hiester family political dynasty and the Democratic Party. He was the nephew of William Muhlenberg H ...

(D) : . A. Herr Smith (R) : . John W. Killinger (R) : . John B. Storm (D) : . Lazarus D. Shoemaker (R) : . James D. Strawbridge (R) : . John B. Packer (R) : . John A. Magee (D) : . John Cessna (R) : . R. Milton Speer (D) : .

Sobieski Ross Sobieski Ross (May 16, 1828 – October 24, 1877) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Sobieski Ross was born in Coudersport, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and Coudersport Academy. ...

(R) : . Carlton B. Curtis (R) : . Hiram L. Richmond (R) : . Alexander W. Taylor (R) : .

James S. Negley James Scott Negley (December 22, 1826 – August 7, 1901) was an American Civil War General, farmer, railroader, and U.S. Representative from the state of Pennsylvania. He played a key role in the Union victory at the Battle of Stones River. ...

(R) : . Ebenezer McJunkin (R), until January 1, 1875 :: John M. Thompson (R), from January 5, 1875 : . William S. Moore (R) : .

Charles Albright Charles Frederick Albright (August 10, 1933 – August 22, 2020) also known as the Eyeball Killer, was an American murderer from Texas who was convicted of killing one woman and suspected of killing two others in 1991. He was incarcerated in th ...

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Glenni W. Scofield Glenni William Scofield (March 11, 1817 – August 30, 1891) was a United States representative from Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania State Representative, Pennsylvania State Senator, Register of the Treasury and a judge of the Court of Claims. Educ ...

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Lemuel Todd Lemuel Todd (July 29, 1817 – May 12, 1891) was an American politician who served as an Oppositionist member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district from 1855 to 1857 and as a Republican member of t ...

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Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area and the seventh-least populous, with slightly fewer than 1.1 million residents as of 2020, but it ...

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

(R) : . 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 = ...

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

(R) : . Alonzo J. Ransier (R) : . Robert B. Elliott (R), until November 1, 1874 ::

Lewis C. Carpenter Lewis Cass Carpenter (February 20, 1836 – March 6, 1908) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina. Born in Putnam, Connecticut, Carpenter attended public schools before moving to New Jersey, where he taught school. He was appointed St ...

(R), from November 3, 1874 : . Alexander S. Wallace (R) : . Richard H. Cain (R)

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

: . Roderick R. Butler (R) : . Jacob M. Thornburgh (R) : .

William Crutchfield William Crutchfield (November 16, 1824 – January 24, 1890) was an American politician who represented the 3rd congressional district of Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives for one term (1873–1875). He also served ...

(R) : . John M. Bright (D) : . Horace Harrison (R) : . Washington C. Whitthorne (D) : . John D. C. Atkins (D) : . David A. Nunn (R) : .

Barbour Lewis Barbour Lewis (January 5, 1818 – July 15, 1893) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 9th congressional district. Biography Lewis was born in Alburgh, Vermont on January 5, 1818. ...

(R) : . Horace Maynard (R)

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 ...

: . William S. Herndon (D) : . William P. McLean (D) : . De Witt C. Giddings (D) : .

John Hancock John Hancock ( – October 8, 1793) was an American Founding Father, merchant, statesman, and prominent Patriot of the American Revolution. He served as president of the Second Continental Congress and was the first and third Governor of t ...

(D) : . Roger Q. Mills (D) : . Asa H. Willie (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 ...

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Luke P. Poland Luke Potter Poland (November 1, 1815 – July 2, 1887) was a United States senator and Representative from Vermont. Biography Poland was born in Westford son of Luther and Nancy Potter Poland. He attended the common schools and Jericho Academy ...

(R) : . George W. Hendee (R)

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

: . James B. Sener (R) : .

James H. Platt Jr. James Henry Platt Jr. (July 13, 1837 – August 13, 1894) was an American physician, politician and businessman. After participating in the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1868, Platt represented Virginia's 2nd congressional district in th ...

(R) : . J. Ambler Smith (R) : . William H. H. Stowell (R) : . Alexander Davis (D), until March 5, 1874 :: Christopher Thomas (R), from March 5, 1874 : . Thomas Whitehead (D) : . John T. Harris (D) : . Eppa Hunton, II (D) : . Rees Bowen (D)

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

: . John J. Davis (ID) : . John Hagans (R) : . Frank Hereford (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 ...

: . Charles G. Williams (R) : . Gerry W. Hazelton (R) : .

J. Allen Barber Joel Allen Barber (January 17, 1809 – June 28, 1881) was an American lawyer and politician. He served two terms in the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district, he was the 15th Speaker of the Wisco ...

(R) : . Alexander Mitchell (D) : . Charles A. Eldredge (D) : .

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) : . Jeremiah M. Rusk (R) : . Alexander S. McDill (R)

Non-voting members

: . Richard C. McCormick (NU) : . Jerome B. Chaffee (R) : . Moses K. Armstrong (D) : .

Norton P. Chipman Norton Parker Chipman (March 7, 1834 – February 1, 1924) was an American Civil War army officer, military prosecutor, politician, author, and judge. Biography Early years Born in Milford Center, Ohio, to Vermont-natives Norman and Sarah Wilson ...

(R) : . John Hailey (D) : .

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

(D) : . Stephen B. Elkins (R) : . George Q. Cannon (R) : . Obadiah B. McFadden (D) : . William R. Steele (D) 43 us house membership

Changes in membership

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

Senate

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

: no net change ** Liberal Republican: 1 seat net loss * Deaths: 3 * Resignations: 3 * Interim appointments: 1 * Vacancy: 1 *Total seats with changes: 7 , - ,

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(2) , Vacant ,

resigned in previous congress after becoming

Vice President of the United States The vice president of the United States (VPOTUS) is the second-highest officer in the executive branch of the U.S. federal government, after the president of the United States, and ranks first in the presidential line of succession. The vice ...

.
Successor

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

March 17, 1873. , nowrap , George S. Boutwell (R) , March 17, 1873 , - ,

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) , nowrap ,

(R) , Resigned March 17, 1873, after being elected

Governor of Mississippi A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

.
Successor

February 3, 1874. , nowrap ,

(R) , February 3, 1874 , - ,

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 th ...

(2) , nowrap ,

(R) , Resigned March 24, 1873.
Successor appointed November 24, 1873. , nowrap ,

(R) , November 24, 1873 , - ,

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) , nowrap ,

(D) , Resigned November 29, 1873.
Successor

December 23, 1873. , nowrap , John S. Hager (D) , December 23, 1873 , - ,

(2) , nowrap ,

(R) , Interim appointee retired when successor

February 2, 1874. , nowrap , James M. Harvey (R) , February 2, 1874 , - ,

(1) , nowrap ,

(LR) , Died March 11, 1874.
Successor

April 17, 1874. , nowrap , William B. Washburn (R) , April 17, 1874 , - ,

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 capita ...

(1) , nowrap , William A. Buckingham (R) , Died February 5, 1875.
Successor appointed February 5, 1875, having already been

to the next tern. , nowrap , William W. Eaton (D) , February 5, 1875

House of Representatives

* Replacements: 15 ** Democratic: 3 seat net gain **

: 4 seat net loss ** Liberal Republican: 1 seat net gain * Deaths: 8 * Resignations: 5 * Contested election: 4 *Total seats with changes: 19 , - , , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Rep-elect Samuel Peters died before taking seat , nowrap , George L. Smith (R) , November 24, 1873 , - , , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Rep-elect Ambrose R. Wright died before taking seat , nowrap ,

(D) , December 1, 1873 , - , , nowrap , James Brooks (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died April 30, 1873 , nowrap , Samuel S. Cox (D) , November 4, 1873 , - , , nowrap , William Whiting (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died June 29, 1873 , nowrap , Henry L. Pierce (R) , December 1, 1873 , - , , nowrap , Joseph G. Wilson (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died July 2, 1873 , nowrap , James Nesmith (D) , December 1, 1873 , - , , nowrap ,

(R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died September 20, 1873 , nowrap , William B. Williams (R) , December 1, 1873 , - , , nowrap , Alexander Davis (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Lost contested election March 5, 1874 , nowrap , Christopher Thomas (R) , March 5, 1874 , - , , nowrap , Morgan Rawls (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Lost contested election March 24, 1874 , nowrap , Andrew Sloan (R) , March 24, 1874 , - , , nowrap , David B. Mellish (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died May 23, 1874 , nowrap ,

(D) , December 7, 1874 , - , , nowrap , William W. Wilshire (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Lost contested election June 16, 1874 , nowrap ,

(D) , June 16, 1874 , - , , nowrap , Hugh J. Jewett (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned June 23, 1874, after becoming President of the

Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in the northeastern United States, originally connecting New York City — more specifically Jersey City, New Jersey, where Erie's Pavonia Terminal, long demolished, used to stand — with Lake Er ...

, nowrap , William E. Finck (D) , December 7, 1874 , - , , nowrap , Stewart L. Woodford (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned July 1, 1874 , nowrap ,

(IR) , November 3, 1874 , - , , nowrap , Robert B. Elliott (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned November 1, 1874 , nowrap ,

(R) , November 3, 1874 , - , , nowrap , John B. Rice (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died December 17, 1874 , nowrap , Bernard G. Caulfield (D) , February 1, 1875 , - , , nowrap ,

(R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died December 26, 1874 , nowrap , Charles A. Stevens (R) , January 27, 1875 , - , , nowrap , Ebenezer McJunkin (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 1, 1875 , nowrap , John M. Thompson (R) , January 5, 1875 , - , , nowrap , William J. Purman (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 25, 1875 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , nowrap ,

(R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died February 3, 1875 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , nowrap , J. Hale Sypher (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Lost contested election March 3, 1875 , nowrap ,

(D) , March 3, 1875

Committees

Senate

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

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: George R. Dennis) * Appropriations (Chairman: Lot M. Morrill; Ranking Member:

) * Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman: Matthew H. Carpenter; Ranking Member: George R. Dennis) * Civil Service and Retrenchment (Chairman: George G. Wright; Ranking Member: Timothy O. Howe) *

Claims Claim may refer to: * Claim (legal) * Claim of Right Act 1689 * Claims-based identity * Claim (philosophy) * Land claim * A ''main contention'', see conclusion of law * Patent claim * The assertion of a proposition; see Douglas N. Walton * A righ ...

(Chairman: John Scott; Ranking Member: George S. Boutwell) *

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

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: George S. Boutwell) * Distributing Public Revenue Among the States (Select) *

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

(Chairman: John F. Lewis; Ranking Member: John P. Jones) * Education and Labor (Chairman: James W. Flanagan; Ranking Member:

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

) * Engrossed Bills (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Henry Cooper) * Finance (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Thomas W. Ferry) *

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

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) *

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

(Chairman: William A. Buckingham; Ranking Member:

) *

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

(Chairman: George F. Edmunds; Ranking Member: George G. Wright) *

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

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Reuben E. Fenton) *

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

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Mines and Mining (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: George Goldthwaite) * Mississippi River Levee System (Select) * Naval Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Simon B. Conover) * Ordnance and War Ships (Select) * Outrages in Southern States (Select) * Patents (Chairman: Orris S. Ferry; Ranking Member:

) * Pensions (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman:

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

) * Privileges and Elections (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Justin S. Morrill; Ranking Member: John J. Patterson) *

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

(Chairman: William Sprague; Ranking Member:

) *

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

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Timothy O. Howe) * Removal of Political Disabilities (Select) *

Retrenchment Retrenchment (french: retrenchment, an old form of ''retranchement'', from ''retrancher'', to cut down, cut short) is an act of cutting down or reduction, particularly of public expenditure. Political usage The word is familiar in its most general ...

* Revision of the Laws (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: James L. Alcorn) * Revolutionary Claims (Chairman: William G. Brownlow; Ranking Member: John W. Johnston) *

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

(Select) * Tariff Regulation (Select) *

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

(Chairman: Arthur I. Boreman; Ranking Member: John J. Patterson) * Transportation Routes to the Seaboard (Select) (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Whole

House of Representatives

* Accounts (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Alexander S. Wallace) *

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Appropriations (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: James N. Tyner) * Alabama Affairs (Select) * Arkansas Affairs (Select) * Banking and Currency (Chairman: Horace Maynard; Ranking Member: Jay Abel Hubbell) *

(Chairman: John B. Hawley; Ranking Member: Julius C. Burrows) * Coinage, Weights and Measures (Chairman: Samuel Hooper; Ranking Member: Horace B. Strait) *

(Chairman: William A. Wheeler; Ranking Member: Richard C. Parsons) *

(Chairman: Alfred C. Harmer; Ranking Member: Charles Pelham) * Education and Labor (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Alexander S. McDill) *

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

(Chairman: Horace B. Smith; Ranking Member: Horace H. Harrison) * Expenditures in the Interior Department (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: James C. Robinson) * Expenditures in the Justice Department (Chairman: James B. Sener; Ranking Member: Robert M. Speer) * Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman: Julius C. Burrows; Ranking Member: John A. Magee) * Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman: Henry W. Barry; Ranking Member: Pierce M. B. Young) * Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman: Jasper Packard; Ranking Member: William R. Morrison) * Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman: J. Hale Sypher; Ranking Member: John G. Schumaker) * Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman: William Williams; Ranking Member: John M. Bright) * Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman: R. Holland Duell; Ranking Member: Henry O. Pratt) * Freedmen's Affairs (Chairman: Clinton L. Cobb; Ranking Member:

) * Foreign Affairs (Chairman:

Godlove Stein Orth Godlove Stein Orth (April 22, 1817 – December 16, 1882) was a United States representative from Indiana and an acting Lieutenant Governor of Indiana. Biography Of German ancestry, he was born near Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, on ...

; Ranking Member: William J. Albert) *

(Chairman: John T. Averill; Ranking Member: John D. Lawson) * Invalid Pensions (Chairman:

Jeremiah McLain Rusk Jeremiah McLain Rusk (June 17, 1830November 21, 1893) was an American Republican politician. He was the 2nd United States Secretary of Agriculture (1889–1893) and the 15th Governor of Wisconsin (1882–1889), and served three terms in ...

; Ranking Member: William B. Small) *

(Chairman: Benjamin F. Butler; Ranking Member: Alexander White) *

(Chairman: Charles B. Farwell; Ranking Member: Laurin D. Woodworth) * Mileage (Chairman: Hezekiah S. Bundy; Ranking Member:

) *

(Chairman: John Coburn; Ranking Member:

) *

Militia A militia () is generally an army or some other fighting organization of non-professional soldiers, citizens of a country, or subjects of a state, who may perform military service during a time of need, as opposed to a professional force of r ...

(Chairman: Roderick R. Butler; Ranking Member: Josiah T. Walls) * Mines and Mining (Chairman: David P. Lowe; Ranking Member: Christopher C. Sheats) * Naval Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John H. Burleigh) * Pacific Railroads (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: James W. McDill) * Patents (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Henry B. Sayler) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: John B. Packer; Ranking Member: Stephen A. Cobb) * Private Land Claims (Chairman: Jasper Packard; Ranking Member: James C. Freeman) * Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Lloyd Lowndes Jr.) * Public Expenditures (Chairman: Harrison E. Havens; Ranking Member: Josiah W. Begole) *

(Chairman: Washington Townsend; Ranking Member: William A. Phillips) * Railways and Canals (Chairman: George W. McCrary; Ranking Member: Alexander W. Taylor) * Reform on Civil Service (Chairman: Stephen W. Kellogg; Ranking Member: James D. Strawbridge) * Revision of Laws (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: William S. Moore) * Revolutionary Pensions and War of 1812 (Chairman: Lazarus D. Shoemaker; Ranking Member:

) *

(Select) (Chairman: James G. Blaine; Ranking Member: Samuel S. Cox) * Standards of Official Conduct *

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * War Claims (Chairman: William Lawrence; Ranking Member: Abraham H. Smith) * Ways and Means (Chairman: Henry L. Dawes; Ranking Member: Lionel A. Sheldon) * Whole

Joint committees

* Conditions of Indian Tribes (Special) * Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Rep. Chester B. Darrall; Vice Chairman: Rep.

) * Inquire into the Affairs of the District of Columbia (Select) (Chairman: Rep. Jeremiah M. Wilson; Vice Chairman: Rep. Hugh J. Jewett) * The Library (Chairman: Rep.

; Vice Chairman: Rep.

) *

Printing Printing is a process for mass reproducing text and images using a master form or template. The earliest non-paper products involving printing include cylinder seals and objects such as the Cyrus Cylinder and the Cylinders of Nabonidus. The ...

(Chairman: Rep. William G. Donnan; Vice Chairman: Rep.

)

Caucuses

* Democratic (House) * Democratic (Senate)

Employees

Legislative branch agency directors

Architect of the Capitol The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is the federal agency responsible for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capitol Complex. It is an agency of the legislative branch of the federal government and is ...

: Edward Clark * Librarian of Congress: Ainsworth Rand Spofford

Senate

* Chaplain: John P. Newman (

Methodist Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a group of historically related denominations of Protestant Christianity whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley. George Whitefield and John's ...

), until December 8, 1873 ** Byron Sunderland (

Presbyterian Presbyterianism is a part of the Reformed tradition within Protestantism that broke from the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland by John Knox, who was a priest at St. Giles Cathedral (Church of Scotland). Presbyterian churches derive their nam ...

), elected December 8, 1873 *

Librarian A librarian is a person who works professionally in a library providing access to information, and sometimes social or technical programming, or instruction on information literacy to users. The role of the librarian has changed much over time ...

: George S. Wagner *

Secretary A secretary, administrative professional, administrative assistant, executive assistant, administrative officer, administrative support specialist, clerk, military assistant, management assistant, office secretary, or personal assistant is a ...

George C. Gorham George Congdon Gorham (July 5, 1832 – February 11, 1909) was a Republican California politician, newspaper editor, and author. Gorham ran in 1867 under the Republican ticket in the Californian gubernatorial race. He lost, however, to Democra ...

Sergeant at Arms Sergeant ( abbreviated to Sgt. and capitalized when used as a named person's title) is a rank in many uniformed organizations, principally military and policing forces. The alternative spelling, ''serjeant'', is used in The Rifles and other un ...

: John R. French

House of Representatives

* Chaplain: John G. Butler (

) *

Clerk A clerk is a white-collar worker who conducts general office tasks, or a worker who performs similar sales-related tasks in a retail environment. The responsibilities of clerical workers commonly include record keeping, filing, staffing service ...

Edward McPherson Edward McPherson (July 31, 1830 – December 14, 1895) was an American newspaper editor and politician who served two terms in the United States House of Representatives, as well as multiple terms as the Clerk of the House of Representative ...

* Clerk at the Speaker’s Table: John M. Barclay * Doorkeeper: Otis S. Buxton * Postmaster: Henry Sherwood, elected December 1, 1873 * Reading Clerks:

Charles N. Clisbee Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "f ...

(D) and William K. Mehaffey (R) *

: Nehemiah G. Ordway

Notes

References

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External links

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