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

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

and the

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. It met in

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

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

's first

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. The apportionment of seats in the

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

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majority, and the House had a Democratic majority.

Major events

* March 4, 1885:

became

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* November 25, 1885: Vice President

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

died

Major legislation

* January 19, 1886: Presidential Succession Act of 1886, ch. 4, * February 3, 1887:

Electoral Count Act The Electoral Count Act of 1887 (ECA) (, later codified at Title 3, Chapter 1) was a United States federal law adding to procedures set out in the Constitution of the United States for the counting of electoral votes following a presidential ...

, ch. 90, * February 4, 1887:

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

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

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

* March 2, 1887:

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

, ch. 314, * March 3, 1887:

Tucker Act The Tucker Act (March 3, 1887, ch. 359, , ) is a federal statute of the United States by which the United States government has waived its sovereign immunity with respect to certain lawsuits. The Tucker Act may be divided into the "Big" Tucker A ...

, ch. 359, * March 3, 1887:

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

, ch. 397

Party summary

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

Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

Senate

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

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

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

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

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

(R), from February 26, 1887 *

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

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

* Democratic Caucus Chairman:

James B. Beck 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 ...

* Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman:

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

House of Representatives

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

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

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

Members

Senate

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

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

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

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

(D)

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

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

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

(D), from March 20, 1885 : 3. James K. Jones (D)

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

: 1. John F. Miller (R), until March 8, 1886 ::

George Hearst George Hearst (September 3, 1820 – February 28, 1891) was an American businessman, miner, and politician. After growing up on a small farm in Missouri, he founded many mining operations, and is known for developing and expanding the Hom ...

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

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

(R)

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

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

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

: 1.

Joseph R. Hawley 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) : 3.

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

(R)

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

: 1.

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

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

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

: 1.

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

(D) : 3.

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

(D)

Georgia 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.

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

(D) : 3.

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

(D)

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

: 2.

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

(R) : 3.

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

(R), May 19, 1885 – December 26, 1886 :: Charles B. Farwell (R), from January 19, 1887

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

: 1.

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

(R) : 3. Daniel W. Voorhees (D)

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

: 2. James F. Wilson (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 the ...

: 2.

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

(R) : 3.

(R)

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

: 2.

(D) : 3. Joseph C. S. Blackburn (D)

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

: 2. Randall L. Gibson (D) : 3. James B. Eustis (D)

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

: 1.

Eugene Hale 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 ...

(R) : 2.

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 ...

(R)

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

: 1.

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

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

: 1. Henry L. Dawes (R) : 2.

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

(R)

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

: 1.

Omar D. Conger 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) : 2.

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

(R)

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

: 1. Samuel J. R. McMillan (R) : 2.

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

(R)

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

: 1.

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

(D) : 2.

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

(D), until March 6, 1885 ::

Edward C. Walthall Edward Cary Walthall (April 4, 1831April 21, 1898) was a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and a postbellum United States Senator from Mississippi. Early life Edward C. Walthall was born in Richmond, Virgi ...

(D), from March 9, 1885

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

: 1.

Francis M. Cockrell Francis Marion Cockrell (October 1, 1834December 13, 1915) was a Confederate military commander and American politician from the state of Missouri. He served as a United States senator from Missouri for five terms. He was a prominent member o ...

(D) : 3. George G. Vest (D)

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

: 1. Charles H. Van Wyck (R) : 2. Charles F. Manderson (R)

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

: 1.

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

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

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

: 2.

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

(R), until October 8, 1886 :: Person C. Cheney (R), from November 24, 1886 : 3.

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

(R), from March 5, 1885

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

: 1.

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

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

New York

: 1.

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

(R) : 3.

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

(R)

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

: 2. Matt W. Ransom (D) : 3. Zebulon B. Vance (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.

(R) : 3.

Henry B. Payne Henry B. Payne (November 30, 1810September 9, 1896) was an American politician from Ohio. Moving to Ohio from his native New York in 1833, he quickly established himself in law and business while becoming a local leader in Democratic politics. ...

(D)

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

: 2. Joseph N. Dolph (R) : 3.

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

(R), from November 18, 1885

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

: 1.

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

(R) : 3.

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

(R)

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

: 1.

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

(R) : 2.

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

(R)

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

: 2.

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

(D) : 3.

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

(D)

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

: 1. Howell E. Jackson (D), until April 14, 1886 ::

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

(D), from April 16, 1886 : 2. Isham G. Harris (D)

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

: 1.

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

(D) : 2.

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

(D)

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

: 1.

(R) : 3. Justin S. Morrill (R)

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

: 1.

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

(RA) : 2.

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

(RA)

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

: 1.

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

(D) : 2.

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

(D)

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

: 1.

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

(R) : 3. John C. Spooner (R) 49th United States Congress Senators

House of Representatives

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

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

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

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

(D) : . Alexander C. Davidson (D) : . Thomas W. Sadler (D) : . John M. Martin (D) : . William H. Forney (D) : .

Joseph Wheeler Joseph "Fighting Joe" Wheeler (September 10, 1836 – January 25, 1906) was an American military commander and politician. He was a cavalry general in the Confederate States Army in the 1860s during the American Civil War, and then a general in ...

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

: . Poindexter Dunn (D) : . Clifton R. Breckinridge (D) : . Thomas C. McRae (D), from December 7, 1885 : .

John H. Rogers John H. Rogers is a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, representing the 12th Norfolk District since 1992, which includes all of Norwood, Massachusetts, Norwood and parts of Walpole, ...

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

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

: . Barclay Henley (D) : . James A. Louttit (R) : .

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

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

(R) : . Charles N. Felton (R) : . Henry H. Markham (R)

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

: . George G. Symes (R)

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

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

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

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

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

: . Robert H. M. Davidson (D) : . Charles Dougherty (D)

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

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

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

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

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Judson C. Clements Judson Claudius Clements (February 12, 1846 – June 18, 1917) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. For a quarter century a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission, Clements ...

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

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

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

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Frank Lawler Frank Lawler (June 25, 1842 – January 17, 1896) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Rochester, New York, Lawler attended the public schools. He moved with his parents to Chicago, Illinois in 1854. He was a news agent on a rail ...

(D) : . James H. Ward (D) : . George E. Adams (R) : . Reuben Ellwood (R), until July 1, 1885 :: Albert J. Hopkins (R), from December 7, 1885 : .

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

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

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

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

(D) : . William M. Springer (D) : . Jonathan H. Rowell (R) : .

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

(R) : . Silas Z. Landes (D) : . John R. Eden (D) : . William R. Morrison (D) : . Richard W. Townshend (D) : . John R. Thomas (R)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Edmund N. Morrill Edmund Needham Morrill (February 12, 1834 – March 14, 1909) was a U.S. Congressman from Kansas and the 13th Governor of Kansas. Biography Edmund Needham Morrill was born in Westbrook, Maine, to Rufus and Mary (Webb) Morrill. He attended the ...

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Bishop W. Perkins Bishop Walden Perkins (October 18, 1841June 20, 1894) was a United States representative and United States Senate, Senator from Kansas. Born in Rochester, Ohio, he attended the common schools and Knox College (Illinois), Knox College (Galesburg, ...

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Lewis Hanback Lewis Hanback (March 27, 1839 – September 7, 1897) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas. Born in Winchester, Illinois, Hanback attended the common schools and Cherry Grove Seminary in Knox County, Illinois, for three years. He taught school ...

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

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

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

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

(D) : . John G. Carlisle (D) : . William C. P. Breckinridge (D) : . James B. McCreary (D) : .

William H. Wadsworth William Henry Wadsworth (July 4, 1821 – April 2, 1893) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Born in Maysville, Kentucky, Wadsworth attended town and county private schools. He studied law and graduated from Augusta College, Bracken Coun ...

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

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

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

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Newton C. Blanchard Newton Crain Blanchard (January 29, 1849 – June 22, 1922) was a United States representative, U.S. senator, and the 33rd governor of Louisiana. Personal life Born in Rapides Parish in Central Louisiana, he completed academic studies, ...

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

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Nelson Dingley Jr. Nelson Dingley Jr. (February 15, 1832 – January 13, 1899) was a journalist and politician from the U.S. state of Maine. Dingley was born in Durham, Maine and attended the common schools at Unity, Maine and Waterville College (now Colby Co ...

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Seth L. Milliken Seth Llewellyn Milliken (December 12, 1831 – April 18, 1897) was a U.S. Representative from Maine. Early life Born in Montville, Maine, the son of William Milliken and Lucy P. Perrigo. Milliken attended the common schools and Waterville Col ...

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Charles A. Boutelle Charles Addison Boutelle (February 9, 1839 – May 21, 1901) was an American seaman, shipmaster, naval officer, Civil War veteran, newspaper editor, publisher, conservative Republican politician, and nine-term Representative to the U.S. Congress f ...

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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 ...

: . Charles H. Gibson (D) : . Frank T. Shaw (D) : . William H. Cole (D), until July 8, 1886 :: Henry W. Rusk (D), from November 2, 1886 : . John V. L. Findlay (D) : .

Barnes Compton Barnes Compton (November 16, 1830 – December 2, 1898) was a Representative of the fifth congressional district of Maryland and a Treasurer of Maryland. Early life Barnes Compton was born on November 16, 1830 in Port Tobacco, Charles Count ...

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Louis E. McComas Louis Emory McComas (October 28, 1846 – November 10, 1907) was an American attorney, politician, and jurist who served as a member of both branches of the United States Congress and as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the District o ...

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

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John D. Long John Davis Long (October 27, 1838 – August 28, 1915) was an American lawyer, politician, and writer from Massachusetts. He was the List of Governors of Massachusetts, 32nd Governor of Massachusetts, serving from 1880 to 1883. He later served a ...

(R) : . Ambrose A. Ranney (R) : . Patrick A. Collins (D) : . Edward D. Hayden (R) : . Henry B. Lovering (D) : . Eben F. Stone (R) : . Charles H. Allen (R) : . Frederick D. Ely (R) : .

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

(R) : . William Whiting (R) : . Francis W. Rockwell (R)

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

: . William C. Maybury (D) : . Nathaniel B. Eldredge (D) : . James O'Donnell (R) : . Julius C. Burrows (R) : . Charles C. Comstock (D) : . Edwin B. Winans (D) : .

Ezra C. Carleton Ezra Child Carleton (September 6, 1838 – July 24, 1911) was a U.S. Representative from the 7th district of Michigan. Carleton was born in St. Clair, Michigan, where he attended the common schools and graduated from the Port Huron High Scho ...

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Byron M. Cutcheon Byron Mac Cutcheon (May 11, 1836 – April 12, 1908) was an American Civil War officer, Medal of Honor recipient and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Early life Cutcheon was born in Pembroke, New Hampshire May 11, 1836 but his parents ...

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Spencer O. Fisher Spencer Oliver Fisher (February 3, 1843 – June 1, 1919), was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Fisher was born in Camden, Michigan, where he attended the public schools. He also attended Albion College and Hillsdale College. ...

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Seth C. Moffatt Seth Crittenden Moffatt (August 10, 1841 – December 22, 1887) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Moffatt was born in Battle Creek, Michigan, attended the common schools, and graduated from the law department of the University of ...

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

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Milo White Milo White (August 17, 1830 – May 18, 1913) was an American businessman and politician who served as a United States representative from Minnesota. Early life White was born in Fletcher, Vermont, on August 17, 1830. He attended local school ...

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Knute Nelson Knute Nelson (born Knud Evanger; February 2, 1843 – April 28, 1923) was an American attorney and politician active in Wisconsin and Minnesota. A Republican, he served in state and national positions: he was elected to the Wisconsin and Minnesot ...

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

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

: . William H. Hatch (D) : . John B. Hale (D) : . Alexander M. Dockery (D) : . James N. Burnes (D) : . William Warner (R) : .

John T. Heard John Taddeus Heard (October 29, 1840 – January 27, 1927) was a Democratic Representative representing Missouri from March 4, 1885, to March 3, 1895. Heard was born in Georgetown, Missouri, in Pettis County, Missouri. He graduated from the Un ...

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John E. Hutton John Edward Hutton (March 28, 1828 – December 28, 1893) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born in Polk County, Tennessee, Hutton moved with his parents to Troy, Missouri, in 1831. He attended the ...

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

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

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William H. Wade William Henry Wade (November 3, 1835 – January 13, 1911) was an American politician. He was a soldier in the Union Army and a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Early life Wade was born near Springfield, in Clark County, Ohio on November 3, ...

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

: . Archibald J. Weaver (R) : . James Laird (R) : . George W. E. Dorsey (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 ...

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William Woodburn William Woodburn (April 14, 1838 – January 15, 1915) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Nevada. He immigrated with his parents to the United States in 1849. He attended St. Charles Colleg ...

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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 ...

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

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James Buchanan James Buchanan Jr. ( ; April 23, 1791June 1, 1868) was an American lawyer, diplomat and politician who served as the 15th president of the United States from 1857 to 1861. He previously served as secretary of state from 1845 to 1849 and repr ...

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James N. Pidcock James Nelson Pidcock (February 8, 1836 – December 17, 1899) was an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives for two terms from 1885 to 1889. Early lif ...

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Herman Lehlbach Herman Lehlbach (July 3, 1845January 11, 1904) was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 6th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for three terms from 1885 to 1891. He was the unc ...

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Perry Belmont Perry Belmont (December 28, 1851 – May 25, 1947) was an American politician and diplomat. He served four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1881 to 1888. Early life and education Belmont was born on December 28, 1851, in New York ...

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Felix Campbell Felix Campbell (February 28, 1829 – November 8, 1902) was an American businessman and politician who served four terms as a United States representative from New York from 1883 to 1891. Biography Born in Brooklyn, he attended the common sch ...

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Peter P. Mahoney Peter Paul Mahoney (June 25, 1848 – March 27, 1889), of Brooklyn, New York, was an American businessman and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1885 to 1889. He was a Democrat. Biography Mahoney was ...

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

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

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Joseph Pulitzer Joseph Pulitzer ( ; born Pulitzer József, ; April 10, 1847 – October 29, 1911) was a Hungarian-American politician and newspaper publisher of the ''St. Louis Post-Dispatch'' and the ''New York World''. He became a leading national figure in ...

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

(D), until December 30, 1886 : . Truman A. Merriman (D) : . Abraham Dowdney (D), until December 10, 1886 : . Egbert L. Viele (D) : .

William G. Stahlnecker William Griggs Stahlnecker (June 20, 1849 – March 26, 1902) was an American lawyer and politician who served four terms as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from New York (state), New York from 1885 to 1893. Biogra ...

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Lewis Beach Lewis Beach (March 30, 1835 – August 10, 1886) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from New York representing two different congressional districts, the fourteenth and the fifteenth. In all, he served three terms in office bef ...

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Henry Bacon Henry Bacon (November 28, 1866February 16, 1924) was an American Beaux-Arts architect who is best remembered for the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. (built 1915–1922), which was his final project. Education and early career Henr ...

(D), from December 6, 1886 : . John H. Ketcham (R) : . James G. Lindsley (R) : . Henry G. Burleigh (R) : . John Swinburne (R) : . George West (R) : .

Frederick A. Johnson Frederick Avery Johnson (January 2, 1833 – July 17, 1893) was an American politician and banker who served a U.S. Representative from New York from 1883 to 1887. He was a member of the Republican Party and a resident of Glens Falls, New York. ...

(R) : . Abraham X. Parker (R) : . John T. Spriggs (D) : . John S. Pindar (D) : .

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

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Stephen C. Millard Stephen Columbus Millard (January 14, 1841 – June 21, 1914) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Born in Stamford, Vermont, Millard attended Powers Institute and graduated from Williams College in 1865. He attended Harvard Law School. He ...

(R) : . Sereno E. Payne (R) : . John Arnot Jr. (D), until November 20, 1886 : . Ira Davenport (R) : . Charles S. Baker (R) : .

John G. Sawyer John Gilbert Sawyer (June 5, 1825 – September 5, 1898) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from New York (state), New York. Background Born in Brandon, Vermont on June 5, 1825, Sawyer was the eldest of seven ...

(R) : . John M. Farquhar (R) : . John B. Weber (R) : . Walter L. Sessions (R)

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

: . Thomas G. Skinner (D) : .

James E. O'Hara James Edward O'Hara (February 26, 1844 – September 15, 1905) was an American politician and attorney who in 1882, after Reconstruction, was the second African American to be elected to Congress from North Carolina.Wharton J. Green (D) : .

William Ruffin Cox William Ruffin Cox (March 11, 1831/1832December 26, 1919) was an American soldier and politician from the state of North Carolina. He was a brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, a three-term member of the United Stat ...

(D) : . James W. Reid (D), until December 31, 1886 : . Risden T. Bennett (D) : . John S. Henderson (D) : . William H. H. Cowles (D) : . Thomas D. Johnston (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 ...

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Benjamin Butterworth Benjamin Butterworth (October 22, 1837 – January 16, 1898) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as a U.S. Representative from Ohio and Commissioner of Patents. Biography Butterworth was born near Maineville, Ohio, on October 22, ...

(R) : . Charles E. Brown (R) : .

James E. Campbell James Edwin Campbell (July 7, 1843 – December 18, 1924) was an American attorney and Democratic politician from Ohio. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1884 to 1889 and as the 38th governor of Ohio from 1890 to 18 ...

(D) : . Charles M. Anderson (D) : . Benjamin Le Fevre (D) : .

William D. Hill William David Hill (October 1, 1833 – December 26, 1906) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio. Early life and career Born in Nelson County, Virginia, Hill attended the country schools and Antioch College. He moved to Springfield, Ohio, and p ...

(D) : . George E. Seney (D) : . John Little (R) : . William C. Cooper (R) : . Jacob Romeis (R) : .

William W. Ellsberry William Wallace Ellsberry (December 18, 1833 – September 7, 1894) was an American physician and politician and a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Ohio for one term from 1885 to 1887. Early life and career Born ...

(D) : . Albert C. Thompson (R) : . Joseph H. Outhwaite (D) : . Charles H. Grosvenor (R) : .

Beriah Wilkins Beriah may refer to: *Beriah (biblical figure), several biblical figures *Beri'ah Beri'ah (Hebrew: בְּרִיאָה), Briyah, or B'ri'ah (also known as ''Olam Beriah'', עוֹלָם בְּרִיאָה in Hebrew, literally "the World of Creation") ...

(D) : . George W. Geddes (D) : .

Adoniram J. Warner Adoniram Judson Warner (January 13, 1834 – August 12, 1910) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio and an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Biography Born in Wales, New York (near Buffalo, New York), Warner moved with hi ...

(D) : . Isaac H. Taylor (R) : . Ezra B. Taylor (R) : .

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

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Martin A. Foran Martin Ambrose Foran (November 11, 1844 – June 28, 1921) was an American lawyer, jurist, politician, and Civil War veteran who served as a U.S. Representative from Ohio for three terms from 1883 to 1889. Early life and education Foran was ...

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

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Binger Hermann Binger Hermann (February 19, 1843 – April 15, 1926) was an American attorney and politician in Oregon. A native of Maryland, he immigrated to the Oregon Territory with his parents as part of the Baltimore Colony. Hermann would serve in both ...

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

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Henry H. Bingham Henry Harrison Bingham (December 4, 1841 – March 22, 1912) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district from 1879 to 1912. He w ...

(R) : . Charles O'Neill (R) : . Samuel J. Randall (D) : . William D. Kelley (R) : . Alfred C. Harmer (R) : . James B. Everhart (R) : . I. Newton Evans (R) : .

Daniel Ermentrout Daniel Ermentrout (January 24, 1837 – September 17, 1899) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district from 1881 to 1889 and ...

(D) : . John A. Hiestand (R) : . William H. Sowden (D) : . John B. Storm (D) : .

Joseph A. Scranton Joseph Augustine Scranton (July 26, 1838 – October 12, 1908) was a Republican politician who represented Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives from 1881 to 1883, 1885 to 1887, 1889 to 1891, and 1893 to 1897. Life and ...

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Charles N. Brumm Charles Napoleon Brumm (June 9, 1838 – January 11, 1917) was a Greenbacker and a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Early life and education Charles N. Brumm was born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. He ...

(R) : . Franklin Bound (R) : . Frank C. Bunnell (R) : . William W. Brown (R) : .

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

(R) : . Louis E. Atkinson (R) : . John A. Swope (D), from November 3, 1885 : .

Andrew G. Curtin Andrew Gregg Curtin (April 22, 1815/1817October 7, 1894) was a U.S. lawyer and politician. He served as the Governor of Pennsylvania during the Civil War, helped defend his state during the Gettysburg Campaign, and led organization of the cr ...

(D) : . Charles E. Boyle (D) : .

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) : . Thomas M. Bayne (R) : . Oscar L. Jackson (R) : . Alexander C. White (R) : . George W. Fleeger (R) : .

William L. Scott William Lloyd Scott (July 1, 1915February 14, 1997) was an American Republican politician from the Commonwealth of Virginia. He served in both the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate. He was the first Republican elec ...

(D) : . Edwin S. Osborne (R)

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

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Henry J. Spooner Henry Joshua Spooner (August 6, 1839 – February 9, 1918), was a United States representative from Rhode Island. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Spooner attended the common schools and graduated from Brown University in 1860. During his ...

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

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 = ...

: . Samuel Dibble (D) : . George D. Tillman (D) : .

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

(D) : . William H. Perry (D) : . John J. Hemphill (D) : . George W. Dargan (D) : .

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

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

: . Augustus H. Pettibone (R) : .

Leonidas C. Houk Leonidas Campbell Houk (June 8, 1836 – May 25, 1891) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 2nd congressional district of Tennessee. Between 1878 and 1891, Houk was elected to seven con ...

(R) : . John R. Neal (D) : .

Benton McMillin Benton McMillin (September 11, 1845 – January 8, 1933) was an American politician and diplomat. He served as the 27th governor of Tennessee from 1899 to 1903, and represented Tennessee's 4th district in the United States House of Representati ...

(D) : . James D. Richardson (D) : . Andrew J. Caldwell (D) : . John G. Ballentine (D) : . John M. Taylor (D) : .

Presley T. Glass Presley Thornton Glass (October 18, 1824 – October 9, 1902) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 9th congressional district of Tennessee. Biography Glass was born on October 18, 1824 ...

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Zachary Taylor Zachary Taylor (November 24, 1784 – July 9, 1850) was an American military leader who served as the 12th president of the United States from 1849 until his death in 1850. Taylor was a career officer in the United States Army, rising to th ...

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

: . Charles Stewart (D) : . John H. Reagan (D) : .

James H. Jones James Henry Jones may refer to: * James H. Jones (Texas politician) (1830–1904), U.S. Representative from Texas. * James H. Jones (North Carolina politician) (died 1921), coachman and confidential courier for Jefferson Davis and later a local ...

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

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

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Olin Wellborn Olin Wellborn (June 18, 1843 – December 6, 1921) was a United States representative from Texas and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. Education and career Born on June ...

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William H. Crain William Henry Crain (November 25, 1848 – February 10, 1896) was a U.S. Representative from Texas. Born in Galveston, Texas, Crain attended the Christian Brothers' School, New York City, until the age of fourteen, and graduated from St. F ...

(D) : . James F. Miller (D) : .

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

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Joseph D. Sayers Joseph Draper Sayers (September 23, 1841 – May 15, 1929) was the 22nd Governor of Texas from 1899 to 1903. During Sayers's term, the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 demolished that city. Early years Joseph Sayers was born September 23, 1841 ...

(D) : . Samuel W. T. Lanham (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 ...

: . John W. Stewart (R) : .

William W. Grout William Wallace Grout (May 24, 1836October 7, 1902) was an American politician and lawyer. He served as a U.S. Representative from Vermont. Biography Grout was born in Compton in Lower Canada (now Quebec), the son of Josiah and Sophronia (Aye ...

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

: . Thomas Croxton (D) : .

Harry Libbey Harrison 'Harry' Libbey (November 22, 1843 – September 30, 1913) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia's 2nd congressional district. Biography Born in Wakefield, New Hampshire, Libbey attended the common schools. He moved to Virginia an ...

(RA) : . George D. Wise (D) : . James D. Brady (R) : .

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

(D) : . John W. Daniel (D) : . Charles T. O'Ferrall (D) : . John S. Barbour Jr. (D) : . Connally F. Trigg (D) : . John R. Tucker (D)

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

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Nathan Goff Nathan Goff Jr. (February 9, 1843 – April 23, 1920) was a United States representative from West Virginia, a Union Army officer, the 28th United States Secretary of the Navy during President Rutherford B. Hayes administration, a United States ...

(R) : . William L. Wilson (D) : . Charles P. Snyder (D) : .

Eustace Gibson Eustace Gibson (October 4, 1842 – December 10, 1900) was a Democratic politician and lawyer in the Commonwealth of Virginia, who served in the Confederate Army and in the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1868. He moved to the State of ...

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

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

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

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Robert M. La Follette Robert Marion "Fighting Bob" La Follette Sr. (June 14, 1855June 18, 1925), was an American lawyer and politician. He represented Wisconsin in both chambers of Congress and served as the 20th Governor of Wisconsin. A Republican for most of his ...

(R) : . Isaac W. Van Schaick (R) : .

Joseph Rankin Joseph Rankin (September 25, 1833January 24, 1886) was an American businessman and Democratic politician. He was elected to two terms as U.S. Representative for Wisconsin's 5th congressional district, but died during his second term. Earlier i ...

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Thomas R. Hudd Thomas Richard Hudd (October 1, 1835 – June 22, 1896) was an American lawyer from Wisconsin who represented that state for two terms in the United States House of Representatives, as well as serving in both houses of that state's legislature a ...

(D), from March 8, 1886 : . Richard W. Guenther (R) : .

Ormsby B. Thomas Ormsby Brunson Thomas (August 21, 1832October 24, 1904) was an American lawyer, Republican politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives for three terms (1885–1891), representing Wisconsi ...

(R) : . William T. Price (R), until December 6, 1886 :: Hugh H. Price (R), from January 18, 1887 : .

Isaac Stephenson Isaac Stephenson (June 18, 1829March 15, 1918) was an American politician of the Republican Party who represented Wisconsin as both a United States representative and a United States senator. He was born in the community of Yorkton, near Fr ...

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Curtis C. Bean Curtis Coe "C. C." Bean (January 4, 1828 – February 1, 1904) was an American businessman and politician. Politically he served one term as Arizona Territory's Congressional delegate as well as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives ...

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Oscar S. Gifford Oscar Sherman Gifford (October 20, 1842 – January 16, 1913) was an American lawyer of Canton, South Dakota. He served six years in the United States House of Representatives, first as the non-voting delegate from the Dakota Territory, then as ...

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

Joseph Toole Joseph Kemp Toole (May 12, 1851 – March 11, 1929) was a Democratic politician from Montana. He served as the first and fourth Governor of Montana. Biography Toole was born in Savannah, Missouri and attended public school in St. Joseph, Mis ...

(D) : . Antonio Joseph (D) : . John T. Caine (D) : . Charles S. Voorhees (D) : . Joseph M. Carey (R) John Griffin Carlisle, Brady-Handy photo portrait, ca1870-1880

Changes in membership

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

Senate

* Replacements: 7 ** Democratic: 1 seat net gain **

: 1 seat net loss ** Liberal Republican: 1 seat net loss * Deaths: 3 * Resignations: 6 * Interim appointments: 1 *Total seats with changes: 9

House of Representatives

* Replacements: 11 ** Democratic: 2 seat net gain **

: 2 seat net loss * Deaths: 8 * Resignations: 7 * Contested election: 1 *Total seats with changes: 16

Committees

Senate

* Additional Accommodations for the Library of Congress (Select) (Chairman: Daniel W. Voorhees; Ranking Member: Justin S. Morrill) * Agriculture and Forestry (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Appropriations (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman: John P. Jones; Ranking Member: Zebulon B. Vance) * Civil Service and Retrenchment (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Daniel W. Voorhees) *

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:

; Ranking Member: Howell E. Jackson) * Coast Defenses (Chairman: Joseph N. Dolph; Ranking Member:

) *

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: Samuel J.R. McMillan; Ranking Member: Matt W. Ransom) * Compensation of Members of Congress (Select) * 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:

; Ranking Member: Isham G. Harris) * Education and Labor (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Engrossed Bills (Chairman: Eli Saulsbury; Ranking Member:

) * Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Thomas M. Bowen; Ranking Member:

) * Epidemic Diseases (Select) (Chairman: Isham G. Harris; Ranking Member: John C. Spooner) * Examine the Several Branches in the Civil Service (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Executive Departments Methods (Select) * Expenditures of Public Money (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) *

Finance Finance is the study and discipline of money, currency and capital assets. It is related to, but not synonymous with economics, the study of production, distribution, and consumption of money, assets, goods and services (the discipline of fina ...

(Chairman: Justin S. Morrill; Ranking Member: Daniel W. Voorhees) *

Fisheries Fishery can mean either the enterprise of raising or harvesting fish and other aquatic life; or more commonly, the site where such enterprise takes place ( a.k.a. fishing ground). Commercial fisheries include wild fisheries and fish farms, both ...

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John T. Morgan) *

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

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John T. Morgan) *

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: Henry L. Dawes; Ranking Member:

) * Indian Traders (Select) *

Interstate Commerce The Commerce Clause describes an enumerated power listed in the United States Constitution ( Article I, Section 8, Clause 3). The clause states that the United States Congress shall have power "to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and amo ...

(Select) (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: N/A) *

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:

; Ranking Member:

) *

Library A library is a collection of materials, books or media that are accessible for use and not just for display purposes. A library provides physical (hard copies) or digital access (soft copies) materials, and may be a physical location or a vir ...

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Daniel W. Voorhees) *

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:

) *

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: Charles F. Manderson) * Mines and Mining (Chairman: Henry M. Teller; Ranking Member:

) * Mississippi River and its Tributaries (Select) (Chairman: Charles H. Van Wyck; Ranking Member:

) * Naval Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John R. McPherson) * Nicaraguan Claims (Select) (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Ordnance and War Ships (Select) (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) *

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

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) *

Pensions A pension (, from Latin ''pensiō'', "payment") is a fund into which a sum of money is added during an employee's employment years and from which payments are drawn to support the person's retirement from work in the form of periodic payments ...

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Howell E. Jackson) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Potomac River Front (Select) *

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 ea ...

(Chairman: Charles F. Manderson; Ranking Member: Arthur P. Gorman) * Private Land Claims (Chairman: Matt W. Ransom; Ranking Member:

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

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

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

; Ranking Member:

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

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

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

; Ranking Member: Isham G. Harris) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Tariff Regulation, Tariff Regulation (Select) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Tenth Census, Tenth Census (Select) (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

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

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

; Ranking Member: Randall L. Gibson) * Committee of the whole, Whole * United States Senate Select Committee on Woman Suffrage, Woman Suffrage (Select) (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

)

House of Representatives

* United States House Committee on Accounts, Accounts (Chairman: John T. Spriggs; Ranking Member: George E. Adams) * United States House Select Committee on Admission to the Floor, Admission to the Floor (Select) * United States House Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Chairman: William H. Hatch; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Select Committee on Alcoholic Liquor Traffic, Alcoholic Liquor Traffic (Select) (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Truman A. Merriman) * United States House Select Committee on American Ship building, American Ship building (Select) (Chairman: Poindexter Dunn; Ranking Member: Charles C. Comstock) * United States House Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chairman: Samuel J. Randall; Ranking Member: William L. Wilson) * United States House Committee on Banking and Currency, Banking and Currency (Chairman: James F. Miller; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman: William M. Springer; Ranking Member: William H. Sowden) * United States House Committee on Coinage, Weights and Measures, Coinage, Weights and Measures (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: William D. Bynum) * United States House Committee on Commerce, Commerce (Chairman: John H. Reagan; Ranking Member: Alfred B. Irion) * United States House Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman: John S. Barbour; Ranking Member:

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

; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Elections, Elections (Chairman: Henry G. Turner; Ranking Member: Benton J. Hall) * United States House Committee on Enrolled Bills, Enrolled Bills (Chairman: William H. Neece; Ranking Member: Adoniram J. Holmes) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Interior Department, Expenditures in the Interior Department (Chairman: James B. Weaver; Ranking Member:

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

; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Navy Department, Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman: John M. Taylor; Ranking Member: Jonathan H. Rowell) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department, Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the State Department, Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman: Risden T. Bennett; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury Department, Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman: Robert Lowry (Indiana politician), Robert Lowry; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the War Department, Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman: Thomas A. Robertson; Ranking Member:

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

; Ranking Member: Augustus H. Pettibone) * United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: James H. Ward) * United States House Committee on Invalid Pensions, Invalid Pensions (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John S. Pindar) * United States House Committee on Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: John R. Tucker; Ranking Member: Risden T. Bennett) * United States House Committee on Labor, Labor (Chairman: John J. O'Neill; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River, Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River (Chairman: J. Floyd King; Ranking Member: William Dawson) * United States House Committee on Manufactures, Manufactures (Chairman: George D. Wise; Ranking Member: John S. Pindar) * United States House Committee on Mileage, Mileage (Chairman: John H. Rogers; Ranking Member: Ambrose A. Ranney) * United States House Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Charles M. Anderson) * United States House Committee on the Militia, Militia (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Mines and Mining, Mines and Mining (Chairman: Martin L. Clardy; Ranking Member: Frederick G. Barry) * United States House Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman: Hilary A. Herbert; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Pacific Railroads, Pacific Railroads (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: James D. Richardson) * United States House Committee on Patents, Patents (Chairman: Charles L. Mitchell; Ranking Member: William H.H. Cowles) * United States House Committee on Pensions, Pensions (Chairman: Nathaniel B. Eldredge; Ranking Member:

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

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

) * United States House Committee on Revision of Laws, Revision of Laws (Chairman:

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

; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Rules, Rules (Chairman: John G. Carlisle; Ranking Member: Thomas B. Reed) * United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Standards of Official Conduct * United States House Committee on Territories, Territories (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: William Dawson) * United States House Committee on War Claims, War Claims (Chairman: George W. Geddes; Ranking Member: James W. Reid) * United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Ways and Means (Chairman: William R. Morrison; Ranking Member: William Campbell Preston Breckinridge, William C.P. Breckinridge) * Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives), Whole

Joint committees

* United States Congress Joint Special Committee on Conditions of Indian Tribes, Conditions of Indian Tribes (Special) * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Library, The Library (Chairman: Otho R. Singleton; Vice Chairman: Charles O'Neill) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Printing, Printing * United States Congress Joint Committee on Scientific Bureaus, Scientific Bureaus

Caucuses

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

Employees

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

* Architect of the Capitol: Edward Clark (architect), Edward Clark * Librarian of Congress: Ainsworth Rand Spofford * Public Printer of the United States: Sterling P. Rounds, until 1886 ** Thomas E. Benedict, starting 1886

Senate

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

House of Representatives

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

Notes

References

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External links

Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress

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