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The 54th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1895, to March 4, 1897, during the last two years of Grover Cleveland's second presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Eleventh Census of the United States in 1890. The House had a Republican majority, and the Republicans were the largest party in the Senate.


Major events


Major legislation

* May 21, 1896: Oil Pipe Line Act, ch. 212, ( et seq.) * May 22, 1896: Condemned Cannon Act, * May 28, 1896: United States Commissioners Act, * June 1, 1896: Married Women's Rights Act (District of Columbia), * June 6, 1896: Filled Cheese Act, * January 13, 1897: Stock Reservoir Act, , ( et seq.) * March 2, 1897: Tea Importation Act, , ( et seq.)


States admitted

* January 4, 1896: Utah was admitted with 45th state.


Party summary

This count 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: Adlai E. Stevenson (D) *
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". ...
: William P. Frye (R)


Majority (Republican) leadership

*
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 ...
: John Sherman


Minority (Democratic) leadership

* Democratic Caucus Chairman:
Arthur P. 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: Thomas B. Reed (R)


Majority (Republican) leadership

*
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 ...
:
Charles H. Grosvenor Charles Henry Grosvenor (September 20, 1833 – October 30, 1917) was a multiple-term U.S. Representative from Ohio, as well as a brigade commander in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Biography Grosvenor was born in Pomfret, C ...
* Republican Campaign Committee Chairman:
Joseph W. Babcock Joseph Weeks Babcock (March 6, 1850 – April 27, 1909) was a seven-term Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin. Born in Swanton, Vermont. Babcock was the grandson of Joseph Weeks, a Congressman from Verm ...


Minority (Democratic) leadership

* Democratic Caucus Chairman: David B. Culberson * Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman:
Charles James Faulkner Charles James Faulkner (September 21, 1847January 13, 1929) was a United States senator from West Virginia. Early life Born on the family estate, "Boydville," near Martinsburg, Virginia (now West Virginia). His father was Charles James Faulk ...


Members

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


Senate

Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 1898; Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring re-election in 1900; and Class 3 meant their term ended in this Congress, requiring re-election in 1896.


Alabama

: 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

: 2.
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) : 3.
James K. Jones James Kimbrough Jones (September 29, 1839June 1, 1908) was a Confederate Army veteran, plantation owner, lawyer, US Congressional Representative, United States Senator and chairman of the Democratic National Committee from Arkansas. Biograph ...
(D)


California

: 1.
Stephen M. White Stephen Mallory White (January 19, 1853February 21, 1901) was an American attorney and politician from California. A Democratic Party (United States), Democrat, he was most notable for his service as a United States Senate, U.S. Senator from 189 ...
(D) : 3.
George C. Perkins George Clement Perkins (August 23, 1839February 26, 1923) was an American businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party, Perkins served as the 14th Governor of California from 1880 to 1883, and as United States Senator from Calif ...
(R)


Colorado

: 2.
Edward O. Wolcott Edward Oliver Wolcott (March 26, 1848 – March 1, 1905) was an American politician during the 1890s, who served for 12 years as a Senator from the state of Colorado. Early life Wolcott was born on March 26, 1848 in Longmeadow, Massachusetts. H ...
(R) : 3.
Henry M. Teller Henry Moore Teller (May 23, 1830February 23, 1914) was an American politician from Colorado, serving as a US senator between 1876–1882 and 1885–1909, also serving as Secretary of the Interior between 1882 and 1885. He strongly opposed the Daw ...
(R)


Connecticut

: 1. Joseph R. Hawley (R) : 3.
Orville H. Platt Orville Hitchcock Platt (July 19, 1827 – April 21, 1905) was a United States senator from Connecticut. Platt was a prominent conservative Republican and by the 1890s he became one of the "big four" key Republicans who largely controlled the ma ...
(R)


Delaware

: 1. George Gray (D) : 2.
Richard R. Kenney Richard Rolland Kenney (September 9, 1856 – August 14, 1931) was an American lawyer and politician from Dover, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party who was a U.S. Senator from Delaware. Early life and family Kenne ...
(D), from January 19, 1897


Florida

: 1. Samuel Pasco (D) : 3. Wilkinson Call (D)


Georgia

: 2. Augustus O. Bacon (D) : 3.
John B. Gordon John Brown Gordon () was an attorney, a slaveholding plantation owner, general in the Confederate States Army, and politician in the postwar years. By the end of the Civil War, he had become "one of Robert E. Lee's most trusted generals." Af ...
(D)


Idaho

: 2.
George L. Shoup George Laird Shoup (June 15, 1836December 21, 1904) was an American politician who served as the first governor of Idaho, in addition to its last territorial governor. He served several months after statehood in 1890 and then became one of the s ...
(R) : 3.
Fred T. Dubois Fred Thomas Dubois (May 29, 1851February 14, 1930) was a controversial American politician from Idaho who served two terms in the United States Senate. He was best known for his opposition to the gold standard and his efforts to Disfranchisement ...
(R)


Illinois

: 2. Shelby M. Cullom (R) : 3. John McAuley Palmer (D)


Indiana

: 1. David Turpie (D) : 3.
Daniel W. Voorhees Daniel Wolsey Voorhees (September 26, 1827April 10, 1897) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senate, United States Senator from Indiana from 1877 to 1897. He was the leader of the History of the United States Dem ...
(D)


Iowa

: 2.
John H. Gear John Henry Gear (April 7, 1825 – July 14, 1900) served as the 11th Governor of Iowa, a United States representative and a member of the United States Senate. Biography Born in Ithaca, New York, he attended the common schools and moved to Gal ...
(R) : 3. William B. Allison (R)


Kansas

: 2.
Lucien Baker Lucien Baker (June 8, 1846June 21, 1907) was a United States senator from Kansas. Baker was born near Cleveland, Ohio and moved with his parents to Morenci, Michigan. There he attended the public schools and graduated from Adrian College and ...
(R) : 3. William A. Peffer (P)


Kentucky

: 2. William Lindsay (D) : 3.
Joseph C. S. Blackburn Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn (October 1, 1838September 12, 1918) was a Democratic Representative and Senator from Kentucky. Blackburn, a skilled and spirited orator, was also a prominent trial lawyer known for his skill at swaying juries. Biog ...
(D)


Louisiana

: 2. Donelson Caffery (D) : 3. Newton C. Blanchard (D)


Maine

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


Maryland

: 1. Arthur Pue Gorman (D) : 3.
Charles H. Gibson Charles Hopper Gibson (January 19, 1842 – March 31, 1900) was a U. S. Senator from Maryland, serving from 1891–1897. He also served as a U.S. Congressman from 1885–1891. Biography Gibson was born near Centreville, Maryland, and attended ...
(D)


Massachusetts

: 1. Henry Cabot Lodge (R) : 2. George F. Hoar (R)


Michigan

: 1.
Julius C. Burrows Julius Caesar Burrows (January 9, 1837November 16, 1915) was a U.S. Representative and a U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan. Early life and education Burrows was born in North East, Pennsylvania and moved then with his parents to Ashtabu ...
(R) : 2. James McMillan (R)


Minnesota

: 1. Cushman K. Davis (R) : 2. Knute Nelson (R)


Mississippi

: 1. James Z. George (D) : 2. Edward C. Walthall (D)


Missouri

: 1.
Francis M. Cockrell Francis Marion Cockrell (October 1, 1834December 13, 1915) was a Confederate military commander and American politician from the state of Missouri. He served as a United States senator from Missouri for five terms. He was a prominent member o ...
(D) : 3.
George G. Vest George Graham Vest (December 6, 1830August 9, 1904) was a U.S. politician. Born in Frankfort, Kentucky, he was known for his skills in oration and debate. Vest, a lawyer as well as a politician, served as a Missouri Congressman, a Confederate ...
(D)


Montana

: 1. Lee Mantle (R) : 2.
Thomas H. Carter Thomas Henry Carter (October 30, 1854September 17, 1911) was an American politician, who served as territorial delegate, a United States representative, and a U.S. Senator from Montana. Carter was born in Junior Furnace, Ohio, on October 30, 1 ...
(R)


Nebraska

: 1.
William V. Allen William Vincent Allen (January 28, 1847January 12, 1924) was an American jurist and twice a United States Senate, U.S. Senator from Nebraska. Early life Allen was born in Midway, Ohio. He moved with his parents to Iowa in 1857, where he attend ...
(P) : 2.
John M. Thurston John Mellen Thurston (August 21, 1847August 9, 1916) was a United States Senator from Nebraska. Thurston was born in Montpelier, Vermont, the son of Daniel Sylvester Thurston and Ruth (née Mellen). He moved with his parents to Madison, Wisc ...
(R)


Nevada

: 1. William M. Stewart (S) : 3. John P. Jones (S)


New Hampshire

: 2.
William E. Chandler William Eaton Chandler (December 28, 1835November 30, 1917), also known as Bill Chandler, was a lawyer who served as United States Secretary of the Navy and as a U.S. Senator from New Hampshire. In the 1880s, he was a member of the Republican "H ...
(R) : 3.
Jacob H. Gallinger Jacob Harold Gallinger (March 28, 1837 – August 17, 1918), was a United States senator from New Hampshire who served as President pro tempore of the Senate in 1912 and 1913. Early life and career Jacob Harold Gallinger was born in Cornwall, O ...
(R)


New Jersey

: 1.
James Smith Jr. James Smith Jr. (June 12, 1851April 1, 1927) was a newspaper publisher and U.S. Senator from New Jersey. A leader of the Irish Catholic community, he was the Democratic party boss who sponsored Woodrow Wilson to the governorship in 1910. Bio ...
(D) : 2. William J. Sewell (R)


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

: 1.
Edward Murphy Jr. Edward Murphy Jr. (December 15, 1836August 3, 1911) was a businessman and politician from Troy, New York. A Democrat, he served as mayor of Troy, New York (1875–1883), chairman of the New York State Democratic Committee (1888–1894), and a ...
(D) : 3. David B. Hill (D)


North Carolina

: 2. Marion Butler (P) : 3.
Jeter C. Pritchard Jeter Connelly Pritchard (July 12, 1857 – April 10, 1921) was a lawyer, newspaperman, United States Senator and a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and of the United States Circuit Court ...
(R)


North Dakota

: 1.
William N. Roach William Nathaniel Roach (September 25, 1840September 7, 1902) was a United States senator from North Dakota. Biography Born in Washington, D.C., he attended the public schools, Gonzaga College High School and Georgetown University. He was a ...
(D) : 3.
Henry C. Hansbrough Henry Clay Hansbrough (January 30, 1848November 16, 1933) was a United States politician who served as the first United States Representative from North Dakota, as well as a Senator from North Dakota. Biography Henry Clay Hansbrough was born ...
(R)


Ohio

: 1. John Sherman (R) : 3.
Calvin S. Brice Calvin Stewart Brice (September 17, 1845 – December 15, 1898) was an American businessman and Democratic politician from Ohio. He is best remembered for his single term in the United States Senate, his role as chairman of the Democratic Natio ...
(D)


Oregon

: 2.
George W. McBride George Wycliffe McBride (March 13, 1854June 18, 1911) was an American politician and businessman from the U.S. state of Oregon. An Oregon native, he served in the Oregon Legislative Assembly as Speaker of the House and as Oregon Secretary of St ...
(R) : 3. John H. Mitchell (R)


Pennsylvania

: 1. Matthew S. Quay (R) : 3. J. Donald Cameron (R)


Rhode Island

: 1. Nelson W. Aldrich (R) : 2.
George P. Wetmore George Peabody Wetmore (August 2, 1846September 11, 1921) was an American politician who was the 37th Governor of, and a Senator from, Rhode Island. Early life George Peabody Wetmore was born in London, England, during a visit of his parent ...
(R)


South Carolina

: 2. Benjamin R. Tillman (D) : 3.
John L. M. Irby John Laurens Manning Irby (September 10, 1854December 9, 1900) was a United States senator from South Carolina. Born in Laurens, he attended Laurensville Male Academy (Lauren), Princeton College (Princeton, New Jersey in 1870-1871, and the Uni ...
(D)


South Dakota

: 2. Richard F. Pettigrew (R) : 3.
James H. Kyle James Henderson Kyle (February 24, 1854July 1, 1901) was an American politician. One of the most successful members of the Populist Party (United States), Populist Party, he served for 10 years as a member of the United States Senate from South ...
(P)


Tennessee

: 1.
William B. Bate William Brimage Bate (October 7, 1826March 9, 1905) was a planter and slaveholder, Confederate officer, and politician in Tennessee. After the Reconstruction era, he served as the 23rd governor of Tennessee from 1883 to 1887. He was elected to th ...
(D) : 2.
Isham G. Harris Isham Green Harris (February 10, 1818July 8, 1897) was an American politician who served as the 16th governor of Tennessee from 1857 to 1862, and as a U.S. senator from 1877 until his death. He was the state's first governor from West Tennessee. ...
(D)


Texas

: 1.
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 ...
(D) : 2.
Horace Chilton Horace Chilton (December 29, 1853 – June 12, 1932) was a printer, lawyer, and Democratic United States Senator from Texas. Biography Chilton - a grandson of Thomas Chilton - was born near Tyler, Texas, and by age 18 was publishing the ...
(D)


Utah

: 1.
Frank J. Cannon Frank Jenne Cannon (January 25, 1859July 25, 1933) was the first United States Senator from Utah, who served from 1896 to 1899. Early life Born in Salt Lake City, Cannon was the eldest child of Sarah Jenne Cannon and George Q. Cannon. His father ...
(R), from January 22, 1896 : 3. Arthur Brown (R), from January 22, 1896


Vermont

: 1. Redfield Proctor (R) : 3.
Justin S. Morrill Justin Smith Morrill (April 14, 1810December 28, 1898) was an American politician and entrepreneur who represented Vermont in the United States House of Representatives (1855–1867) and United States Senate (1867–1898). He is most widely remem ...
(R)


Virginia

: 1.
John W. Daniel John Warwick Daniel (September 5, 1842June 29, 1910) was an American lawyer, author, and Democratic politician from Lynchburg, Virginia who promoted the Lost Cause of the Confederacy. Daniel served in both houses of the Virginia General Assem ...
(D) : 2.
Thomas S. Martin Thomas Staples Martin (July 29, 1847November 12, 1919) was an American lawyer and Democratic Party politician from Albemarle County, Virginia, who founded a political organization that held power in Virginia for decades (later becoming known as t ...
(D)


Washington

: 1.
John L. Wilson John Lockwood Wilson (August 7, 1850November 6, 1912) was an Law of the United States, American lawyer and Politics of the United States, politician from the U.S. states of Indiana and Washington (U.S. state), Washington. He served in the United ...
(R) : 3. Watson C. Squire (R)


West Virginia

: 1.
Charles J. Faulkner Charles James Faulkner (July 6, 1806 – November 1, 1884) was a politician, planter, and lawyer from Berkeley County, Virginia (since 1863, West Virginia) who served in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly and as a U.S. Congressman. ...
(D) : 2.
Stephen B. Elkins Stephen Benton Elkins (September 26, 1841January 4, 1911) was an American industrialist and politician. He served as the Secretary of War between 1891 and 1893. He served in the United States Congress as a Delegate from the Territory of New Mexi ...
(R)


Wisconsin

: 1.
John L. Mitchell John Lendrum Mitchell (October 19, 1842June 29, 1904) was an American politician and philanthropist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. A Democrat, he served one term each in the United States Senate (1893–1899) and House of Representatives (1891& ...
(D) : 3.
William F. Vilas William Freeman Vilas (July 9, 1840August 27, 1908) was an American lawyer, politician, and United States Senator. In the U.S. Senate, he represented the state of Wisconsin for one term, from 1891 to 1897. As a prominent Bourbon Democrat, he wa ...
(D)


Wyoming

: 1.
Clarence D. Clark Clarence Don Clark (April 16, 1851November 18, 1930) was an American teacher, lawyer, and politician from New York. He participated in the constitutional convention for Wyoming's statehood and was that state's first congressman. He served as ...
(R) : 2.
Francis E. Warren Francis Emroy Warren (June 20, 1844November 24, 1929) was an American politician of the Republican Party best known for his years in the United States Senate representing Wyoming and being the first Governor of Wyoming. A soldier in the Union A ...
(R)


House of Representatives

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


Alabama

: . Richard H. Clarke (D) : . Jesse F. Stallings (D) : . George P. Harrison (D) : .
Gaston A. Robbins Gaston Ahi Robbins (September 26, 1858 – February 22, 1902) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Alabama. Born in Goldsboro, North Carolina, Robbins moved to Randolph County, North Carolina. He attended Tr ...
(D), until March 13, 1896 ::
William F. Aldrich William Farrington Aldrich (March 11, 1853 – October 30, 1925) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from Alabama. He was brother of Truman Heminway Aldrich and great-great-grandfather of William J. Edwards. Biography Aldr ...
(R), from March 13, 1896 : .
James E. Cobb James Edward Cobb (October 5, 1835 – June 2, 1903) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama. Born in Thomaston, Georgia, Cobb attended the public schools and graduated from Emory College in Oxford, Georgia in June 1856, where he studied law. ...
(D), until April 21, 1896 ::
Albert T. Goodwyn Albert Taylor Goodwyn (December 17, 1842 – July 1, 1931) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama. Early life and military career Born at Robinson Springs, Alabama, Goodwyn attended Robinson Springs Academy and South Carolina College at Co ...
(P), from April 22, 1896 : .
John H. Bankhead John Hollis Bankhead (September 13, 1842March 1, 1920) was a Democratic U.S. Senator from the state of Alabama between 1907 and 1920. Life and career Bankhead was born on September 13, 1842, at Moscow, present-day Lamar County, Alabama (near ...
(D) : .
Milford W. Howard Milford Wriarson Howard (December 18, 1862 – December 28, 1937) was a United States Representative from Alabama. Howard was first elected to the House of Representatives as a Populist in 1894, defeating incumbent William H. Denson. He w ...
(P) : . Joseph Wheeler (D) : . Oscar Underwood (D), until June 9, 1896 :: Truman H. Aldrich (R), from June 9, 1896


Arkansas

: .
Philip D. McCulloch Jr. Philip Doddridge McCulloch Jr. (June 23, 1851 – November 26, 1928) was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas. Born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, McCulloch moved with his parents to Trenton, Tennessee, where he attended private schools and And ...
(D) : .
John S. Little John Sebastian Little (March 15, 1851 – October 29, 1916) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives and the 21st Governor of the U.S. state of Arkansas. Biography John Sebastian "Bass" Lit ...
(D) : .
Thomas C. McRae Thomas Chipman McRae (December 21, 1851June 2, 1929) was an American attorney and politician from Arkansas. He served as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives (1885 to 1903) and the 26th Governor of Arkansas, from 1 ...
(D) : .
William L. Terry William Leake Terry (September 27, 1850 – November 4, 1917) was an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for Arkansas's 4th congressional district from 1891 to 1901. Early life a ...
(D) : .
Hugh A. Dinsmore Hugh Anderson Dinsmore (December 24, 1850 – May 2, 1930) was an American lawyer and politician who served six terms as and a U.S. Representative from Arkansas from 1893 to 1905. He was a vocal opponent of the Annexation of Hawaii. Biography ...
(D) : . Robert Neill (D)


California

: . John A. Barham (R) : .
Grove L. Johnson Grover Lawrence Johnson (March 27, 1841 – February 1, 1926) was an American attorney and politician from California. In addition to serving in both houses of the state legislature, Johnson also served as a United States Representative. He was ...
(R) : . Samuel G. Hilborn (R) : . James G. Maguire (D) : .
Eugene F. Loud Eugene Francis Loud (March 12, 1847 – December 19, 1908) was an American Civil War veteran who served six terms as a U.S. Representative from California from 1891 to 1903. Early life and career Born in Abington, Massachusetts, Loud went to ...
(R) : . James McLachlan (R) : .
William W. Bowers William Wallace Bowers (October 20, 1834 – May 2, 1917) was an American Civil War veteran politician a U.S. Representative from California from 1891 to 1897. Biography Born in Whitestown, New York, Bowers attended the common schools. He m ...
(R)


Colorado

: .
John F. Shafroth John Franklin Shafroth (June 9, 1854February 20, 1922) was an American politician who served as a representative, member of the United States Senate, and Governor of Colorado. Early life Born in Fayette, Missouri, he attended the common schoo ...
(R) : . John C. Bell (P)


Connecticut

: .
E. Stevens Henry Edward Stevens Henry (February 10, 1836 – October 10, 1921) was an American businessman and politician from Connecticut who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representative for Connecticut's 1st congressional distric ...
(R) : . Nehemiah D. Sperry (R) : . Charles A. Russell (R) : .
Ebenezer J. Hill Ebenezer J. Hill (August 4, 1845 – September 27, 1917) was an American politician who was a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut's 4th congressional district from 18 ...
(R)


Delaware

: .
Jonathan S. Willis Jonathan Spencer Willis (April 5, 1830 – November 24, 1903) was an American politician from Milford in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Republican Party, who served as U. S. Representative from Delaware. Early life and fam ...
(R)


Florida

: .
Stephen M. Sparkman Stephen Milancthon Sparkman (July 29, 1849 – September 26, 1929) was a U.S. Representative from Florida. Biography Stephen M. Sparkman was born on a farm in Hernando County, Florida, on July 29, 1849. He attended the common schools. He taugh ...
(D) : . Charles M. Cooper (D)


Georgia

: .
Rufus E. Lester Rufus Ezekiel Lester (December 12, 1837 – June 16, 1906) was a U.S. Representative from Georgia. Born near Waynesboro, Georgia, Lester graduated from Mercer University, Macon, Georgia, in 1857. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in Sa ...
(D) : .
Benjamin E. Russell Benjamin Edward Russell (October 5, 1845 – December 4, 1909) was a U.S. Representative from Georgia, cousin of Rienzi Melville Johnston. Biography Born in Monticello, Florida, Russell moved with his parents to Decatur County, Georgia, in 185 ...
(D) : . Charles F. Crisp (D), until October 23, 1896 :: Charles R. Crisp (D), from December 19, 1896 : .
Charles L. Moses Charles Leavell Moses (May 2, 1856 – October 10, 1913) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. Born near Turin, Georgia, Moses attended small country schools and ultimately ...
(D) : . Leonidas F. Livingston (D) : . Charles L. Bartlett (D) : .
John W. Maddox John Wilson Maddox (June 3, 1848 – September 27, 1922) was a U.S. Representative from Georgia. Born on a farm near Gore, Georgia, Maddox attended modest schools. During the Civil War, he enlisted in the Georgia State Guard in Company E, Six ...
(D) : .
Thomas G. Lawson Thomas Graves Lawson (May 2, 1835 – April 16, 1912) was a Congressional Representative from Georgia. Early life Born near Eatonton, Georgia, Lawson attended private schools and graduated from Mercer University, Macon, Georgia, in 1855. H ...
(D) : .
Farish C. Tate Farish Carter Tate (November 20, 1856 – February 7, 1922) was an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for Georgia's 9th congressional district from 1893 to 1905.he owned 355 ...
(D) : .
James C. C. Black James Conquest Cross Black (May 9, 1842 – October 1, 1928) was a nineteenth-century politician and lawyer from Kentucky and Georgia. Early life Born in Stamping Ground, Kentucky, Black attended common schools as a child, attended high sc ...
(D), until March 4, 1895 ::
James C. C. Black James Conquest Cross Black (May 9, 1842 – October 1, 1928) was a nineteenth-century politician and lawyer from Kentucky and Georgia. Early life Born in Stamping Ground, Kentucky, Black attended common schools as a child, attended high sc ...
(D), from October 2, 1895 : .
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 ...
(D)


Idaho

: .
Edgar Wilson Edgar Wilson (February 25, 1861 – January 3, 1915) was a United States Representative from Idaho. Born in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania Wilson graduated from the University of Michigan, and headed west and became an attorney in Boise, Idah ...
(R)


Illinois

: .
J. Frank Aldrich James Franklin Aldrich (April 6, 1853 – March 8, 1933) was a United States representative from Illinois. Biography He was born on April 6, 1853, in Two Rivers, Wisconsin. He moved with his parents to Chicago, Illinois, in April 1861 where he ...
(R) : . William Lorimer (R) : .
Lawrence E. McGann Lawrence Edward McGann (February 2, 1852 – July 22, 1928), born in Dooghcloon, near Attymon, County Galway, Ireland, was a U.S. Representative from Illinois from 1891 to 1895. He was a Chicago Democrat Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may ...
(D), until December 27, 1895 ::
Hugh R. Belknap Hugh Reid Belknap (September 1, 1860 – November 12, 1901) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Biography He was born in Keokuk, Iowa on September 1, 1860 to William W. Belknap. Belknap attended the public schools, Adams Academy in Quinc ...
(R), from December 27, 1895 : .
Charles W. Woodman Charles Walhart Woodman (March 11, 1844 – March 18, 1898) was a U.S. representative from Illinois. Woodman was born in Aalborg, Denmark and was educated in the schools of his native country. In 1863 Woodman emigrated to the United States ar ...
(R) : . George E. White (R) : .
Edward D. Cooke Edward Dean Cooke (October 17, 1849 – June 24, 1897) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Cascade, Iowa, Cooke attended the common schools, the local academy, and the high school at Dubuque. He studied law at Dubuque and in the ...
(R) : . George E. Foss (R) : .
Albert J. Hopkins Albert Jarvis Hopkins (August 15, 1846August 23, 1922) was a U.S. House of Representatives, Congressman and United States Senate, U.S. Senator from Illinois. Biography Hopkins was born near Cortland, Illinois on August 15, 1846. He was admitte ...
(R) : . Robert R. Hitt (R) : .
George W. Prince George Washington Prince (March 4, 1854 – September 26, 1939) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Tazewell County, Illinois, Prince attended the public schools. He was graduated from Kn ...
(R), from December 2, 1895 : . Walter Reeves (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 ...
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Vespasian Warner Vespasian Warner (April 23, 1842 – March 31, 1925) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Biography Born in Mount Pleasant (now Farmer City), De Witt County, Illinois, Warner moved with his parents to Clinton, Illinois, in 1843. He attend ...
(R) : . Joseph V. Graff (R) : .
Benjamin F. Marsh Benjamin Franklin Marsh (November 19, 1835 – June 2, 1905) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Illinois in the late 19th century to early 20th century. He was also a lawyer, soldier, agriculture manager, s ...
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Finis E. Downing Finis Ewing Downing (August 24, 1846 – March 8, 1936) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Virginia, Illinois, Downing attended public and private schools. He engaged in mercantile pursuits in Virginia, Illinois, and Butler ...
(D), until June 5, 1896 ::
John I. Rinaker John Irving Rinaker (November 1, 1830 – January 15, 1915) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Illinois and a brigade commander in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Biography Born in Baltimore, ...
(R), from June 5, 1896 : .
James A. Connolly James Austin Connolly (March 8, 1843 – December 15, 1914) was an American lawyer, Civil War veteran, and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Illinois from 1895 to 1899. Biography James A. Connolly was born in Newark ...
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Frederick Remann Frederick Remann (May 10, 1847 – July 14, 1895) was an Illinois Republican politician. He was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives and was also elected from Illinois to the United States House of Representatives. Biography Born i ...
(R), until July 14, 1895 ::
William F. L. Hadley William Flavius Lester Hadley (June 15, 1847 – April 25, 1901) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born near Collinsville, Illinois, Hadley attended the common schools. He was graduated from McKendree College, Lebanon, Illinois, in June ...
(R), from December 2, 1895 : .
Benson Wood Benson Wood (March 31, 1839 – August 27, 1915) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Early life and military service Born near Bridgewater, Pennsylvania, Wood attended the common schools, Montrose (Pennsylvania) Academy, and Wyoming (Penns ...
(R) : . Orlando Burrell (R) : .
Everett J. Murphy Notable men of Illinois & their state Everett Jerome Murphy (July 24, 1852 – April 10, 1922) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Nashville, Illinois, Nashville, Washington County, Illinois, M ...
(R) : . George Washington Smith (R)


Indiana

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James A. Hemenway James Alexander Hemenway (March 8, 1860February 10, 1923) was a United States representative and Senator from Indiana. Born in Boonville, Indiana, he attended the common schools, studied law, and was admitted to the bar, commencing practice in ...
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Alexander M. Hardy Alexander Merrill Hardy (December 16, 1847 – August 31, 1927) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1895 to 1897. Biography Born in Simcoe, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada, H ...
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Robert J. Tracewell Robert John Tracewell (May 7, 1852 – July 28, 1922) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1895 to 1897. Biography Born near Front Royal, Virginia, Tracewell moved ...
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James E. Watson James Eli Watson (November 2, 1864July 29, 1948) was a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Indiana. He was the Senate's second official majority leader. While an article published by the Senate (see References) gives his year of birth a ...
(R) : . Jesse Overstreet (R) : .
Henry U. Johnson Henry Underwood Johnson (October 28, 1850 – June 4, 1939) was an American lawyer and politician who served four terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1891 to 1899. Biography Born in Cambridge City, Indiana, Johnson attended the Ce ...
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Charles L. Henry Charles Lewis Henry (July 1, 1849 – May 2, 1927) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1895 to 1899. Biography Born in Green Township, Hancock County, Indiana, Henry moved wit ...
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George W. Faris George Washington Faris (June 9, 1854 – April 17, 1914) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1895 to 1901. Biography Born near Rensselaer, Indiana, to James and Margaret,
(R) : . J. Frank Hanly (R) : .
Jethro A. Hatch Jethro Ayers Hatch (June 18, 1837 – August 3, 1912) was an American physician and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1895 to 1897. Biography Early life and ancestors He was born on June 18, 1837 in Pitch ...
(R) : . George W. Steele (R) : .
Jacob D. Leighty Jacob D. Leighty (November 15, 1839 – October 18, 1912) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana. He had previously served with the Union Army during the American Civil War. Early life and Union Army service Born near Greensburg, Pennsylva ...
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Lemuel W. Royse Lemuel Willard Royse (January 19, 1847 – December 18, 1946) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1895 to 1899. Biography Born near Pierceton, Indiana, Royse attended t ...
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Iowa

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Samuel M. Clark Samuel Mercer Clark (October 11, 1842 – August 11, 1900) was a two-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 1st congressional district at the end of the 19th century. He was the first Iowa-born member of Congress. Early years Born near ...
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George M. Curtis George Martin Curtis (April 1, 1844 – February 9, 1921) was a two-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 2nd congressional district. Biography Born near Oxford, New York, to John S. and Elizabeth (Carpenter) Curtis, Curtis moved to Og ...
(R) : . David B. Henderson (R) : . Thomas Updegraff (R) : . Robert G. Cousins (R) : .
John F. Lacey John Fletcher Lacey (May 30, 1841 – September 29, 1913) was an eight-term Republican United States congressman from Iowa's 6th congressional district. He was also the author of the Lacey Act of 1900, which made it a crime to ship illegal gam ...
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John A. T. Hull John Albert Tiffin Hull (May 1, 1841 – September 26, 1928) was a ten-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 7th congressional district. He had earlier served two terms as the Lieutenant Governor of Iowa and three terms as Iowa Secretar ...
(R) : . William P. Hepburn (R) : .
Alva L. Hager Alva Lysander Hager (October 29, 1850 – January 29, 1923) was a three-term Republican Party (United States), Republican United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Iowa's 9th congressional district in the 1890s. Biograp ...
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Jonathan P. Dolliver Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver (February 6, 1858October 15, 1910) was a Republican orator, U.S. Representative, then U.S. Senator from Iowa at the turn of the 20th century.Thomas Richard Ross, ''Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver: A Study in Political Inte ...
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George D. Perkins George Douglas Perkins (February 29, 1840 – February 3, 1914) was a longtime newspaper editor, Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 11th congressional district in the northwestern portion of the state, and a candidate for his party's ...
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Kansas

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Case Broderick Case Broderick (September 23, 1839 – April 1, 1920) was a politician and U.S. Representative from Kansas. He was a cousin of David Colbreth Broderick, of Washington, DC; New York, and California; and Andrew Kennedy of California, who also b ...
(R) : . Orrin L. Miller (R) : .
Snyder S. Kirkpatrick Snyder Solomon Kirkpatrick (February 21, 1848 – April 5, 1909) was an American attorney, Civil War veteran and politician who served one term as a U.S. representative from Kansas from 1895 to 1897. Early life and education Kirkpatrick was b ...
(R) : . Charles Curtis (R) : .
William A. Calderhead William Alexander Calderhead (September 26, 1844 – December 18, 1928) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas. Biography Born on a farm near New Lexington in Perry County, Ohio, Calderhead received private schooling and also attended the commo ...
(R) : . William Baker (P) : .
Chester I. Long Chester Isaiah Long (October 12, 1860July 1, 1934) was a United States representative and Senator from Kansas. Born in Greenwood Township, Pennsylvania, he moved with his parents to Daviess County, Missouri, in 1865 and to Paola, Kansas, in 18 ...
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Richard W. Blue Richard Whiting Blue (September 8, 1841 – January 28, 1907) was a farmer, teacher, lawyer, judge, state senator, and U.S. Representative. He served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He lived in Virginia and then Kansas. Born ne ...
(R)


Kentucky

: . John K. Hendrick (D) : . John D. Clardy (D) : . W. Godfrey Hunter (R) : .
John W. Lewis John William Lewis (October 14, 1841 – December 20, 1913) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Born near Greensburg, Kentucky, Lewis attended the common schools. He was graduated from Centre College, Danville, Kentucky, in 1862. He stud ...
(R) : . Walter Evans (R) : .
Albert S. Berry Albert Seaton Berry (May 13, 1836 – January 6, 1908) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Biography Born in Fairfield (now Dayton), Campbell County, Kentucky, Berry attended the public schools. He graduated from Miami University, Oxfor ...
(D) : . William C. Owens (D) : .
James B. McCreary James Bennett McCreary (July 8, 1838 – October 8, 1918) was an American lawyer and politician from Kentucky. He represented the state in both houses of the U.S. Congress and served as its 27th and 37th governor. Shortly after graduating ...
(D) : . Samuel J. Pugh (R) : .
Joseph M. Kendall Joseph Morgan Kendall (May 12, 1863 – November 5, 1933) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Kentucky from 1892 to 1893, then again from 1895 to 1897. He was the son of John Wilkerson Ken ...
(D), until February 18, 1897 ::
Nathan T. Hopkins Nathan Thomas Hopkins (October 27, 1852 – February 11, 1927) was an American religious leader and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Kentucky from 1895 to 1897. Early life and career Born in Ashe County, North Ca ...
(R), from February 18, 1897 : . David G. Colson (R)


Louisiana

: . Adolph Meyer (D) : .
Charles F. Buck Charles Francis Buck (November 5, 1841 – January 19, 1918) was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana. Life Born in Durrheim, Grand Duchy of Baden, Germany, Buck immigrated to the United States in 1852 with his parents, who settled in New Orl ...
(D) : . Andrew Price (D) : .
Henry W. Ogden Henry Warren Ogden (October 21, 1842 – July 23, 1905) was a member of the United States House of Representatives for Louisiana's 4th congressional district. Biography He was born in Abingdon in Washington County in far southwestern Virgi ...
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Charles J. Boatner Charles Jahleal Boatner (January 23, 1849 – March 21, 1903) was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana. Born in Columbia in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, Boatner completed preparatory studies and the law. He was admitted to the bar in 1870. He wa ...
(D), until March 20, 1896 ::
Charles J. Boatner Charles Jahleal Boatner (January 23, 1849 – March 21, 1903) was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana. Born in Columbia in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, Boatner completed preparatory studies and the law. He was admitted to the bar in 1870. He wa ...
(D), from June 10, 1896 : . Samuel M. Robertson (D)


Maine

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


Maryland

: . Joshua W. Miles (D) : . William B. Baker (R) : . Henry W. Rusk (D) : .
John K. Cowen John Kissig Cowen (October 28, 1844 – April 26, 1904) was a U.S. Representative from Maryland, representing the 4th district from 1895 to 1896. He was president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad from 1896 to 1901. Early life John Kissig Cowen ...
(D) : . Charles E. Coffin (R) : .
George L. Wellington George Louis Wellington (January 28, 1852March 20, 1927) was a Republican member of the United States Senate, representing the State of Maryland from 1897 to 1903. He also represented the sixth district of Maryland in the U.S. House of Repres ...
(R)


Massachusetts

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Ashley B. Wright Ashley Bascom Wright (May 25, 1841 – August 14, 1897) was an American politician. He was the chairman of the United States House Committee on Mileage in the fifty-fourth and fifty-fifth congresses. Early life and education Wright was born ...
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Frederick H. Gillett Frederick Huntington Gillett (; October 16, 1851 – July 31, 1935) was an American politician who served in the Massachusetts state government and both houses of the U.S. Congress between 1879 and 1931, including six years as Speaker of the Hous ...
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Joseph H. Walker Joseph Henry Walker (December 21, 1829 – April 3, 1907) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Worcester, Massachusetts. Early life He was born in Boston on December 21, 1829. He moved with his parents to Hopkint ...
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Lewis D. Apsley Lewis Dewart Apsley (September 29, 1852 – April 11, 1925) was a businessman and U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Biography Born in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, Apsley moved with his parents to Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, in 1861. He att ...
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William S. Knox William Shadrach Knox (September 10, 1843 – September 21, 1914) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts who served from 1895 to 1903. Knox was the son of William Shadrach Knox Sr and Rebecca Walker, and the grandson of Samuel Knox an ...
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William Cogswell William Cogswell (August 23, 1838 – May 22, 1895) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts and a colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War who was appointed to the grade of brevet brigadier general, U.S. Volunteers. Biogr ...
(R), until May 22, 1895 ::
William H. Moody William Henry Moody (December 23, 1853 – July 2, 1917) was an American politician and jurist who held positions in all three branches of the Government of the United States. He represented parts of Essex County, Massachusetts in the Uni ...
(R), from November 5, 1895 : . William E. Barrett (R) : .
Samuel W. McCall Samuel Walker McCall (February 28, 1851 – November 4, 1923) was a Republican lawyer, politician, and writer from Massachusetts. He was for twenty years (1893–1913) a member of the United States House of Representatives, and the 47th Governo ...
(R) : . John F. Fitzgerald (D) : .
Harrison H. Atwood Harrison Henry Atwood (August 26, 1863 – October 22, 1954) was an American architect and politician who represented Boston in the United States House of Representatives from 1895 to 1897 and for several nonconsecutive terms in the Massachusett ...
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William F. Draper William Franklin Draper (April 9, 1842 – January 28, 1910) was an American businessman, industrialist, and soldier who served as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Biography Draper was born i ...
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Elijah A. Morse Elijah Adams Morse (May 25, 1841 – June 5, 1898) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Born in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, Morse moved to Massachusetts with his parents, who settled in Boston in 1852. He attended the publ ...
(R) : . John Simpkins (R)


Michigan

: . John B. Corliss (R) : . George Spalding (R) : . Alfred Milnes (R), from December 2, 1895 : .
Henry F. Thomas Henry Franklin Thomas (December 17, 1843 – April 16, 1912) was an American physician and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He served two terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1893 to 1897 Early life and education T ...
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William Alden Smith William Alden Smith (May 12, 1859 – October 11, 1932) was a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan. After the 1912 sinking of the ''Titanic'', Smith chaired the Senate hearings into the disaster. The audience ...
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David D. Aitken David Demerest Aitken (September 5, 1853 – May 26, 1930) was an American politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from the state of Michigan from 1893 to 1897. He also served as mayor of Flint, Michigan. Early life Aitken ...
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Horace G. Snover Horace Greeley Snover (September 21, 1847 – July 21, 1924) was a politician and judge from the U.S. state of Michigan. Biography Horace Greeley Snover was born 21 September 1847 in the then village of Romeo, Michigan, Romeo in Macomb County, M ...
(R) : . William S. Linton (R) : .
Roswell P. Bishop Roswell Peter Bishop (January 6, 1843 – March 4, 1920) was an American Civil War veteran, lawyer, and a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He served six terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1895 to 1907. Early ...
(R) : . Rousseau O. Crump (R) : . John Avery (R) : .
Samuel M. Stephenson Samuel Merritt Stephenson (December 23, 1831 – July 31, 1907) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Personal life Stephenson was born in Hartland, New Brunswick, and moved with his parents to Maine, and later, in 1846, to Delta Cou ...
(R)


Minnesota

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James Albertus Tawney James Albertus Tawney (January 3, 1855 – June 12, 1919) was an American blacksmith, machinist and U.S. politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota. He was the first House Majority Whip, holding that pos ...
(R) : . James T. McCleary (R) : .
Joel Heatwole Joel Prescott Heatwole (August 22, 1856 – April 4, 1910) was a U.S. House Representative from Minnesota. He was born at Waterford Mills, Indiana. He attended the public schools, and learned the printer’s trade. Later he taught school an ...
(R) : . Andrew R. Kiefer (R) : .
Loren Fletcher Loren Fletcher (April 10, 1833 – April 15, 1919) was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota. Biography He was born in Mount Vernon, Kennebec County, Maine and attended the public schools and Maine Wesleyan Seminary, Kents Hill, Maine. Flet ...
(R) : .
Charles A. Towne Charles Arnette Towne (November 21, 1858October 22, 1928) was an American politician. Biography Born near Pontiac, Michigan, he graduated from the University of Michigan and served in the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota as ...
(R) : . Frank Eddy (R)


Mississippi

: . John M. Allen (D) : . John C. Kyle (D) : .
Thomas C. Catchings Thomas Clendinen Catchings (January 11, 1847 – December 24, 1927) was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi. Early life and education Thomas Clendenin Catchings was born January 11, 1847, at "Fleetwood" in Hinds County, Mississippi, to Dr ...
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Hernando D. Money Hernando De Soto Money (August 26, 1839September 18, 1912) was an American politician from the state of Mississippi. Biography Money was born in Holmes County, Mississippi. He was named after the Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto. Early in his l ...
(D) : . John Sharp Williams (D) : .
Walter McKennon Denny Walter McKennon Denny (October 28, 1853 – November 5, 1926) was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi. Born in Moss Point in Jackson County, Mississippi, Denny attended the common schools and then Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia. In ...
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James G. Spencer James Grafton Spencer (September 13, 1844 – February 22, 1926) was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi. Biography Born near Port Gibson, Mississippi, Spencer attended private schools and Oakland College in 1861. During the Civil War enlist ...
(D)


Missouri

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Charles N. Clark Charles Nelson Clark (August 21, 1827 – October 4, 1902) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born in Cortland County, New York, Clark attended Hamilton College, Clinton, New York. He moved to Illinois in 1859. When the Civil War broke ...
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Uriel S. Hall Uriel Sebree Hall (April 12, 1852 – December 30, 1932) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri, son of William Augustus Hall and nephew of Willard Preble Hall. Born near Huntsville, Missouri, Hall was tutored privately and was graduated fr ...
(D) : . Alexander M. Dockery (D) : .
George C. Crowther George Calhoun Crowther (January 26, 1849 – March 18, 1914) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born in Lancashire, England, Crowther immigrated to the United States in 1855 with his parents, who settled in Dakota City, Nebraska. He att ...
(R) : .
John C. Tarsney John Charles Tarsney (November 7, 1845 – September 4, 1920) was an American politician from Missouri and an associate justice of the Oklahoma Territory Supreme Court (1896-1899). He then returned to Kansas City, Missouri, where he had a private ...
(D), until February 27, 1896 ::
Robert T. Van Horn Robert Thompson Van Horn (May 19, 1824 – January 3, 1916) was an American lawyer, the owner and publisher of '' The Kansas City Enterprise'', the 6th mayor of Kansas City, Missouri during parts of the Civil War, a member of the Missouri Genera ...
(R), from February 27, 1896 : . David A. De Armond (D) : .
John P. Tracey John Plank Tracey (September 18, 1836 – July 24, 1910) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born in Wayne County, Ohio, Tracey attended the public schools of Ohio and Indiana. He studied law. He taught school. He moved to Missouri in 1858 ...
(R) : .
Joel D. Hubbard Joel Douglas Hubbard (November 6, 1860 – May 26, 1919) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born near Marshall, Missouri, Hubbard attended the public schools and Central College, Fayette, Missouri. He graduated from Missouri Medical C ...
(R) : .
William M. Treloar William Mitchellson Treloar (September 21, 1850 – July 3, 1935) was an American music professor, composer, music publisher, and U.S. Representative from Missouri. Treloar was born near Linden, Wisconsin, and attended the local common schools ...
(R) : . Richard Bartholdt (R) : . Charles F. Joy (R) : .
Seth W. Cobb Seth Wallace Cobb (December 5, 1838 – May 22, 1909) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Biography Born near Petersburg, Virginia, Cobb attended the common schools. He joined a volunteer company from his native county in 1861 and served th ...
(D) : .
John H. Raney John Henry Raney (September 28, 1849 – January 23, 1928) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born in Gravelton, Missouri, Raney attended Union School, Des Arc, Missouri, and Woods School, Virginia Settlement, Missouri. He served as jud ...
(R) : .
Norman A. Mozley Norman Adolphus Mozley (December 11, 1865 – May 9, 1922) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri's 14th congressional district. Born on a farm in Johnson County, Illinois, Mozley attended the common schools. He moved to Stoddard County, Miss ...
(R) : . Charles G. Burton (R)


Montana

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Charles S. Hartman Charles Sampson Hartman (March 1, 1861 – August 3, 1929) was a U.S. Representative from Montana. Born in Monticello, Indiana, Hartman attended the public schools and Wabash College in Crawfordsville. He moved to Bozeman, Montana, in January ...
(R)


Nebraska

: . Jesse B. Strode (R) : . David H. Mercer (R) : .
George D. Meiklejohn George de Rue Meiklejohn (; August 26, 1857 – April 19, 1929) was an American politician who served as the fifth lieutenant governor of Nebraska under Governor John Milton Thayer and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Ne ...
(R) : . Eugene J. Hainer (R) : .
William E. Andrews William Ezekiel Andrews (December 17, 1854 – January 19, 1942) was a Nebraska Republican politician and a United States Representative. Biography Andrews was born near Oskaloosa, Iowa, on December 17, 1854. He became an orphan early in life. ...
(R) : . Omer M. Kem (P)


Nevada

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Francis G. Newlands Francis Griffith Newlands (August 28, 1846December 24, 1917) was a United States representative and Senator from Nevada and a member of the Democratic Party. A supporter of westward expansion, he helped pass the Newlands Reclamation Act of 19 ...
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New Hampshire

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Cyrus A. Sulloway Cyrus Adams Sulloway (June 8, 1839, Grafton, New Hampshire – March 11, 1917) was an attorney and Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New Hampshire. Biography Sulloway studied law and was admitted to the bar i ...
(R) : . Henry M. Baker (R)


New Jersey

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Henry C. Loudenslager Henry Clay Loudenslager (May 22, 1852 – August 12, 1911) was an American Republican Party politician from New Jersey who represented the 1st congressional district from 1893 to 1911. Biography Loudenslager was born in Mauricetown, New Jersey ...
(R) : .
John J. Gardner John James Gardner (October 17, 1845 – February 7, 1921) was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for ten terms from 1893 to 1913, ...
(R) : .
Benjamin F. Howell Benjamin Franklin Howell (January 27, 1844 – February 1, 1933) was an American Republican Party politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1895 to 1911. Early life and education Born in Cedarville, New Jers ...
(R) : . Mahlon Pitney (R) : . James F. Stewart (R) : .
Richard Wayne Parker Richard Wayne Parker (August 6, 1848 – November 28, 1923) was an American Republican Party politician from New Jersey who represented the 6th congressional district from 1895 to 1903, the 7th district from 1903 to 1911, and the 9th distric ...
(R) : .
Thomas McEwan Jr. Thomas McEwan Jr. (February 26, 1854, Paterson, New Jersey – September 11, 1926) was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 7th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1895 to ...
(R) : .
Charles N. Fowler Charles Newell Fowler Sr. (November 2, 1852, Lena, Illinois – May 27, 1932, Orange, New Jersey) was an American lawyer and Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives from 1895 to ...
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New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...

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Richard Cunningham McCormick Richard Cunningham McCormick, Jr. (May 23, 1832June 2, 1901) was an American politician, businessman and journalist. He was the second Governor of Arizona Territory, three times delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona Territo ...
(R) : .
Denis M. Hurley Denis Michael Hurley (March 14, 1843 - February 26, 1899) was a United States Representative from New York, 1895-1899. Hurley, a Brooklynite, was born in Limerick in County Limerick in Ireland. Hurley was the son of Michael Hurley and Cather ...
(R) : .
Francis H. Wilson Francis Henry Wilson (February 11, 1844 – September 25, 1910) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Born in Clinton, New York, Wilson lived in Utica, New York, until ten years of age, when he moved with his parents to the Westmoreland fa ...
(R) : . Israel F. Fischer (R) : .
Charles G. Bennett Charles Goodwin Bennett (December 11, 1863 – May 25, 1914) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from New York. Biography Born in Brooklyn, New York, Bennett was the son of George C. Bennett and attended the public schools. He ...
(R) : .
James R. Howe James Robinson Howe (January 27, 1839 – September 21, 1914) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Biography Born in New York City on January 27, 1839, Howe attended the common schools. He was employed as a clerk in a dry-goods store. He ...
(R) : .
Franklin Bartlett Franklin Bartlett (September 10, 1847 – April 23, 1909) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1893 to 1897. Biography Bartlett was born in Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusett ...
(D) : . James J. Walsh (D), until June 2, 1896 ::
John M. Mitchell John Murry Mitchell (March 18, 1858 – May 31, 1905) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Early life Born in New York City, Mitchell attended Leggett's School at New York City. In 1877, he was graduated from Columbia College, New York ...
(R), from June 2, 1896 : .
Henry C. Miner Henry Clay Miner (March 23, 1842 – February 22, 1900) was an American theatrical impresario and politician who served one as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1895 to 1897. Biography Born in New York City, Miner attended the public sch ...
(D) : . Amos J. Cummings (D) from November 5, 1895 : . William Sulzer (D) : . George B. McClellan Jr. (D) : .
Richard C. Shannon Richard Cutts Shannon (February 12, 1839 – October 5, 1920) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from New York (state), New York. Biography Born in New London, Connecticut, Shannon was graduated from the grammar an ...
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Lemuel E. Quigg Lemuel Ely Quigg (February 12, 1863 – July 1, 1919) was a United States representative from New York. Biography He was born near Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland to a Methodist minister. He attended the public schools of Wilmington, Delaw ...
(R) : .
Philip B. Low Philip Burrill Low (May 6, 1836 – August 23, 1912) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, Low attended the public schools and was graduated from high school. During the Civil War volunteered and was appointed ...
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Benjamin L. Fairchild Benjamin Lewis Fairchild (January 5, 1863 – October 25, 1946) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Born in Sweden (near Rochester), Monroe County, New York, Fairchild attended the public schools of Washington, D.C., and a business college ...
(R) : . Benjamin Odell (R) : .
Jacob LeFever Jacob LeFever (April 20, 1830 – February 4, 1905) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Biography Jacob LeFever was born in New Paltz, New York on April 20, 1830. He was educated at New Paltz Academy and Amenia Seminary. He operated a s ...
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Frank S. Black Frank Swett Black (March 8, 1853March 22, 1913) was an American newspaper editor, lawyer and politician. A Republican, he was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1895 to 1897, and the 32nd Governor of New York from 1897 ...
(R), until January 7, 1897 : .
George N. Southwick George Newell Southwick (March 7, 1863 – October 17, 1912) was an American journalist and politician from Albany, New York. A Republican, he was most notable for his service as a U.S. Representative from 1895 to 1911. Early life George N. So ...
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David F. Wilber David Forrest Wilber (December 7, 1859 –August 14, 1928) was a United States Representative and consul from New York. Biography Wilber was born in Milford, New York, the son of David Wilber, who also served in Congress. He attended public s ...
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Newton M. Curtis Newton Martin Curtis (May 21, 1835 – January 8, 1910) was a Union officer during the American Civil War and a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. Early life Curtis was born in De Peyster, New York. Upon ...
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Wallace T. Foote Jr. Wallace Turner Foote Jr. (April 7, 1864 – December 17, 1910) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Born in Port Henry, New York, Foote attended the Port Henry Union School and Williston Seminary, Easthampton, Massachusetts, and was graduat ...
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Charles A. Chickering Charles Addison Chickering (November 26, 1843 – February 13, 1900) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Life Born in Harrisburg, New York, Chickering attended the common schools and Lowville Academy and was for some time a teacher in tha ...
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James S. Sherman James Schoolcraft Sherman (October 24, 1855 – October 30, 1912) was an American politician who was a United States representative from New York from 1887 to 1891 and 1893 to 1909, and the 27th vice president of the United States under President ...
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George W. Ray George Washington Ray (February 3, 1844 – January 10, 1925) was a United States representative from New York and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York. Education and career Bo ...
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Theodore L. Poole Theodore Lewis Poole (April 10, 1840 – December 23, 1900) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Born in Jordan, New York, Poole moved with his parents to Syracuse, New York, in 1842. He attended the common schools. During the Civil War e ...
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Sereno E. Payne Sereno Elisha Payne (June 26, 1843 – December 10, 1914) was a United States representative from New York and the first House Majority Leader, holding the office from 1899 to 1911. He was a Republican congressman from 1883 to 1887 and then ...
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Charles W. Gillet Charles William Gillet (November 26, 1840 – December 31, 1908) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Biography He was born in Addison, New York on November 26, 1840. Gillet attended the public schools and the Delaware Literary Inst ...
(R) : . James W. Wadsworth (R) : .
Henry C. Brewster Henry Colvin Brewster (September 7, 1845 – January 29, 1928) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from New York. Early life Born in Rochester, New York, Brewster was the son of Simon Latham and Editha Chloe Colvin Brewster. ...
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Rowland B. Mahany Rowland Blennerhassett Mahany (September 28, 1864 – May 2, 1937) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Born in Buffalo, New York, Mahany attended the public schools, Hobart College, Geneva, New York, and Union College, Schenectady, New Yo ...
(R) : . Charles Daniels (R) : .
Warren B. Hooker Warren Brewster Hooker (November 24, 1856 – March 5, 1920) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Born in Perrysburg, New York, Hooker attended the public schools and Forestville Free Academy, Forestville, New York. He studied law and was ...
(R)


North Carolina

: . Harry Skinner (P) : .
Frederick A. Woodard Frederick Augustus Woodard (February 12, 1854 – May 8, 1915) was an American lawyer, businessman, and politician who served two terms as a Democratic U.S. Representative from North Carolina between 1893 and 1897. Early life and education B ...
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John G. Shaw John Gilbert Shaw (January 16, 1859 – July 21, 1932) was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina. Biography Born near Fayetteville, North Carolina, Shaw attended the common schools. He engaged in the naval-stores business. He studied la ...
(D) : . William F. Strowd (P) : .
Thomas Settle III Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (disambiguation) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the A ...
(R) : . James A. Lockhart (D), until June 5, 1896 :: Charles H. Martin (P), from June 5, 1896 : .
Alonzo C. Shuford Alonzo Craig Shuford (March 1, 1858 – February 8, 1933) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from North Carolina. Born on a farm near Newton, North Carolina, Shuford attended the common schools and Newton College. ...
(P) : . Romulus Z. Linney (R) : .
Richmond Pearson Richmond Mumford Pearson, Jr. (January 26, 1852 – September 12, 1923) was an American diplomat and member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina. Biography Richmond Mumford Pearson, Jr. was born 26 January 1852 at Richmond ...
(R)


North Dakota

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Martin N. Johnson Martin Nelson Johnson (March 3, 1850October 21, 1909) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States representative and senator from North Dakota. Early life and education Born to Norwegian immigrants in Racine County, Wisc ...
(R)


Ohio

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Charles P. Taft Charles Phelps Taft (December 21, 1843 – December 31, 1929) was an American lawyer and politician who served as editor of the ''Cincinnati Times-Star'' and owned both the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs baseball teams. From 1895 to 1897, ...
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Jacob H. Bromwell Jacob Henry Bromwell (May 11, 1848 – June 4, 1924) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1894 to 1903. Biography Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Bromwell resided during his boyhood in Newport, Kentucky. H ...
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Paul J. Sorg Paul John Sorg (September 23, 1840 – May 28, 1902) was a businessman and member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio from 1894 to 1897. Biography He was born in Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia) on September 23, 1840. ...
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Fernando C. Layton Fernando Coello Layton (April 11, 1847 – June 22, 1926) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. representative from Ohio for three terms from 1891 to 1897. Early life and career Born near St. Johns, Auglaize County, O ...
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Francis B. De Witt Francis Byron De Witt (March 11, 1849 – March 21, 1929) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Ohio for one term from 1895 to 1897. Biography Born in Jackson County, Indiana, De Witt moved with his parents in ...
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George W. Hulick George Washington Hulick (June 29, 1833 – August 13, 1907) was a teacher, lawyer, soldier, judge, and a two-term U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1893 to 1897. Biography Born in Batavia, Ohio, Hulick attended the public schools and gradu ...
(R) : . George W. Wilson (R) : .
Luther M. Strong Luther Martin Strong (June 23, 1838 – April 26, 1903) was an American lawyer, jurist, and veteran of the Civil War who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1893 to 1897. Biography Born near Tiffin, Ohio, Strong attended ...
(R) : .
James H. Southard James Harding Southard (January 20, 1851 – February 20, 1919) was an American lawyer and politician who served six terms as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1895 to 1907. Biography Born near Toled ...
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Lucien J. Fenton Lucien Jerome Fenton (May 7, 1844 – June 28, 1922) was an American Civil War veteran who served two term as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1895 to 1899. Biography Born in Winchester, Ohio, Fenton attended the public schools, National ...
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Charles H. Grosvenor Charles Henry Grosvenor (September 20, 1833 – October 30, 1917) was a multiple-term U.S. Representative from Ohio, as well as a brigade commander in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Biography Grosvenor was born in Pomfret, C ...
(R) : . David K. Watson (R) : . Stephen R. Harris (R) : .
Winfield S. Kerr Winfield Scott Kerr (June 23, 1852 – September 11, 1917) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1895 to 1901. Early life and career Born in Monroe, Ohio, Kerr attended the com ...
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Henry C. Van Voorhis Henry Clay Van Voorhis (May 11, 1852 – December 12, 1927) was a United States Congressman from Muskingum Co., Ohio. Biography He was born to Daniel and Jane (Roberts) Van Voorhis in Nashport, Ohio. His father moved to Muskingum Co., Ohio ...
(R) : . Lorenzo Danford (R) : .
Addison S. McClure Addison Smith McClure (October 10, 1839 – April 17, 1903) was an American lawyer and politician who served two non-consecutive terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio in the late 19th century. Biography Born in Wooster, Ohio, McClure pursue ...
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Robert W. Tayler Robert Walker Tayler (November 26, 1852November 25, 1910) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served four terms as a United States representative from Ohio from 1895 to 1903. He also served as a United States district judge of th ...
(R) : . Stephen A. Northway (R) : .
Clifton B. Beach Clifton Bailey Beach (September 16, 1845 – November 15, 1902) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1895 to 1899. Biography Born in Sharon Township, Medina County, Ohio, Beach moved ...
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Theodore E. Burton Theodore Elijah Burton (December 20, 1851October 28, 1929) was an American attorney and Republican politician from Ohio. He served in the United States House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate, and the Cleveland City Council. Early years Burt ...
(R)


Oregon

: . Binger Hermann (R) : .
William R. Ellis William Russell Ellis (April 23, 1850 – January 18, 1915) was an American educator, attorney and politician in the state of Oregon. A native of Indiana, he grew up in Iowa before moving to Oregon where he worked as a school superintendent a ...
(R)


Pennsylvania

: . Henry H. Bingham (R) : .
Robert Adams Jr. Robert Adams Jr. (February 26, 1849 – June 1, 1906) was an American diplomat and politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district from 1893 to 1906 ...
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Frederick Halterman Frederick Halterman (October 22, 1831March 22, 1907) was a German-American politician who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district from 1895 to 1897. Biography Halterman was ...
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John E. Reyburn John Edgar Reyburn (February 7, 1845 – January 4, 1914) was an American politician from Ohio who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district from 1890 to 1897, Pennsylvania' ...
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Alfred C. Harmer Alfred Crout Harmer (August 8, 1825 – March 6, 1900) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography Harmer was born in Germantown section of Philadelphia. Began work as a shoe manufacturer. ...
(R) : . John B. Robinson (R) : .
Irving P. Wanger Irving Price Wanger (March 5, 1852 – January 14, 1940) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Wanger was born in North Coventry Township, Pennsylvania, the son of Rebecca (Price) and George Wanger. He s ...
(R) : . Joseph J. Hart (D) : . Constantine J. Erdman (D) : .
Marriott Brosius Marriott Henry Brosius (March 7, 1843 – March 16, 1901) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Education and military service Marriott Brosius was born in Colerain Township, Lancaster County, Penns ...
(R) : . Joseph A. Scranton (R) : .
John Leisenring John Leisenring (June 3, 1853 – January 19, 1901) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district from 1895 to 1897. Formative ye ...
(R) : . Charles N. Brumm (R) : . Ephraim M. Woomer (R) : .
James H. Codding James Hodge Codding (July 8, 1849 – September 12, 1919) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. James H. Codding was born in Pike Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. He moved to Towanda, Pennsylvan ...
(R), from November 5, 1895 : . Fred C. Leonard (R) : .
Monroe H. Kulp Monroe Henry Kulp (October 23, 1858 – October 19, 1911) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Early life Kulp was born in Barto, Pennsylvania on October 23, 1858, the son of Darlington R. Kulp and Eliza ...
(R) : .
Thaddeus M. Mahon Thaddeus Maclay Mahon (May 21, 1840 – May 31, 1916) was a soldier, attorney, railroad executive, and a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Thaddeus M. Mahon was born in rural Green Village, Pennsylva ...
(R) : . James A. Stahle (R) : . Josiah D. Hicks (R) : . Daniel B. Heiner (R) : . John Dalzell (R) : .
William A. Stone William Alexis Stone (April 18, 1846March 1, 1920) was an American politician who served as the 22nd governor of Pennsylvania, serving from 1899 to 1903. Early life and family Stone was born in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania. He was descended fro ...
(R) : .
Ernest F. Acheson Ernest Francis Acheson (September 19, 1855 – May 16, 1917) was a newspaper editor and a representative to the United States House of Representatives. Biography He was born in Washington, Pennsylvania on September 19, 1855, son of Alexander W. ...
(R) : . Thomas W. Phillips (R) : . Matthew Griswold (R) : .
Charles W. Stone Charles Warren Stone (June 29, 1843 – August 15, 1912) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania and the second lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania. Early life Charles W. Stone was born near Groton, Massa ...
(R) : . William C. Arnold (R) : .
Galusha A. Grow Galusha Aaron Grow (August 31, 1823 – March 31, 1907) was an American politician, lawyer, writer and businessman, who served as 24th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1861 to 1863. Elected as a Democrat in the 1850 congressiona ...
(R) : . George F. Huff (R)


Rhode Island

: . Melville Bull (R) : .
Warren O. Arnold Warren Otis Arnold (June 3, 1839 – April 1, 1910) was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island. Born in Coventry, Rhode Island, Arnold attended the common schools. He engaged in mercantile pursuits at Coventry from 1857 to 1864. He was a manuf ...
(R)


South Carolina

: . William Elliott (D), until June 4, 1896 ::
George W. Murray George Washington Murray (September 22, 1853 – April 21, 1926), born into slavery in South Carolina, gained education and worked as a teacher, farmer and politician. After serving as chairman of the Sumter County Republican Party, he was ele ...
(R), from June 4, 1896 : . William J. Talbert (D) : .
Asbury C. Latimer Asbury Churchwell Latimer (July 31, 1851February 20, 1908) was a United States representative and Senator from South Carolina. Born near Lowndesville, South Carolina, he attended the common schools, engaged in agricultural pursuits, and in 1880 ...
(D) : .
Stanyarne Wilson Stanyarne Wilson (January 10, 1860 – February 14, 1928) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina. Born in Yorkville (now York), South Carolina, Wilson attended King's Mountain Military School and Washington and Lee University, Lexington ...
(D) : .
Thomas J. Strait Thomas Jefferson Strait (December 25, 1846 – April 18, 1924) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina. Biography Born in Chester District, South Carolina, Strait attended the common schools of Mayesville, South Carolina Mayesville i ...
(D) : .
John L. McLaurin John Lowndes McLaurin (May 9, 1860 – July 29, 1934) was a United States representative and Senator from South Carolina. He was born in Red Bluff, South Carolina, in Marlboro County, South Carolina and attended schools at Bennettsville, Sou ...
(D) : . J. William Stokes (D), until June 1, 1896 :: J. William Stokes (D), from November 3, 1896


South Dakota

Both representatives were elected statewide on a
general ticket The general ticket, also known as party block voting (PBV) or ticket voting, is a type of block voting in which voters opt for a party, or a team's set list of candidates, and the highest-polling party/team becomes the winner. Unless specifically ...
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(2 Republicans) : .
Robert J. Gamble Robert Jackson Gamble (February 7, 1851September 22, 1924) was a U.S. Representative and Senator from South Dakota. He was the father of Ralph Abernethy Gamble and brother of John Rankin Gamble, members of South Dakota's prominent Gamble family. ...
(R) : .
John A. Pickler John Alfred Pickler (January 24, 1844 - June 13, 1910) was an American politician. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives. Biography Pickler was born in Salem, Indiana, and moved to Davis County, Iowa in his youth. ...
(R)


Tennessee

: . William C. Anderson (R) : .
Henry R. Gibson Henry Richard Gibson (December 24, 1837 – May 25, 1938) was an American attorney and politician who represented Tennessee's 2nd congressional district, Tennessee's 2nd district in the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Repres ...
(R) : .
Foster V. Brown Foster Vincent Brown (December 24, 1852 – March 26, 1937) was an American politician and attorney who served a U.S. Representative for Tennessee's 3rd congressional district. Early life and education Born near Sparta, Tennessee, Brown was the s ...
(R) : . Benton McMillin (D) : .
James D. Richardson James Daniel Richardson (March 10, 1843 – July 24, 1914) was an American politician and a Democrat from Tennessee for Tennessee's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1885 through 1905. Early life and e ...
(D) : .
Joseph E. Washington Joseph Edwin Washington (November 10, 1851 – August 28, 1915) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 6th congressional district of Tennessee. Early life Washington was born on November 10 ...
(D) : .
Nicholas N. Cox Nicholas Nichols Cox (January 6, 1837 – May 2, 1912) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the Tennessee's 7th congressional district. Biography Cox was born in Bedford County, Tennessee on ...
(D) : .
John E. McCall John Ethridge McCall (August 14, 1859 – August 8, 1920) was a United States representative from Tennessee and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee. Education and career John ...
(R) : .
James C. McDearmon James Calvin McDearmon (June 13, 1844 – July 19, 1902) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 9th congressional district of Tennessee. Biography McDearmon was born on June 13, 1844, in ...
(D) : . Josiah Patterson (D)


Texas

: .
Joseph C. Hutcheson Joseph Chappell Hutcheson, Sr. (May 18, 1842 – May 25, 1924), was a Texas politician and a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives and the United States House of Representatives. Biography Hutcheson was born near Boydton, V ...
(D) : .
Samuel B. Cooper Samuel Bronson Cooper (May 30, 1850 – August 21, 1918) was a United States representative from Texas and a Member of the Board of General Appraisers. Education and career Born on May 30, 1850, near Eddyville in Caldwell County, Kentucky, ...
(D) : .
Charles H. Yoakum Charles Henderson Yoakum (July 10, 1849 – January 1, 1909) was a U.S. Representative from Texas. Biography Born near Tehuacana, Lincoln (now Limestone) County, Texas, Yoakum attended Larissa College in Cherokee County and Cumberland College. ...
(D) : . David B. Culberson (D) : . Joseph W. Bailey (D) : . Joseph Abbott (D) : .
George C. Pendleton George Cassety Pendleton (April 23, 1845 – January 19, 1913) was an American Democratic politician who was a member and Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, a Lieutenant Governor of Texas, and a U.S. Representative from the 7th ...
(D) : .
Charles K. Bell Charles Keith Bell (April 18, 1853 – April 22, 1913) was an American politician who represented Texas in the United States House of Representatives from 1893-1897. He was the nephew of Reese Bowen Brabson. Bell was born in Chattanooga, Tenness ...
(D) : .
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) : .
Miles Crowley Miles Crowley (February 22, 1859 – September 22, 1921) was a U.S. Representative from Texas. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Crowley attended the common schools. He was employed as a longshoreman, moving to Galveston, Texas, in the 1870s. H ...
(D) : . William H. Crain (D), until February 10, 1896 ::
Rudolph Kleberg Rudolph Kleberg (June 26, 1847 – December 28, 1924) was a U.S. Representative from Texas, great uncle of Robert C. Eckhardt and uncle of Richard M. Kleberg, Sr. Early life and education Born in Cat Spring, Texas, Kleberg was instructed b ...
(D), from April 7, 1896 : . George H. Noonan (R) : .
Jeremiah V. Cockrell Jeremiah Vardaman Cockrell, also known as Vard Cockrell, (May 7, 1832 – March 18, 1915) was a U.S. Representative from Texas, after having served as a field commander in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He was a ...
(D)


Utah

: .
Clarence E. Allen Clarence Emir Allen (September 8, 1852 – July 9, 1932) was a U.S. Representative from Utah. Born in Girard Township, Pennsylvania, Allen attended the district school and Girard (Pennsylvania) Academy. He studied law. He graduated from Wes ...
(R), from January 4, 1896


Vermont

: .
H. Henry Powers Horace Henry Powers (May 29, 1835 – December 8, 1913) was an American lawyer, judge and politician. He was most notable for his service as an Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court and a U.S. Representative from Vermont (1891-1901). A n ...
(R) : . William W. Grout (R)


Virginia

: . William A. Jones (D) : . D. Gardiner Tyler (D) : .
Tazewell Ellett Tazewell Ellett (January 1, 1856 – May 19, 1914) was a one-term United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Virginia from 1895 to 1897. Biography Born in Richmond, Virginia in 1856, Ellett attended private schools in Ric ...
(D) : .
William R. McKenney William Robertson McKenney (December 2, 1851 – January 3, 1916) was a lawyer and U.S. Representative from Virginia. Biography Born in Petersburg, Virginia, Mckenney was the son of Robert Armstrong and Virginia Bland Robertson McKenney. He at ...
(D), until May 2, 1896 ::
Robert T. Thorp Robert Taylor Thorp (March 12, 1850 – November 26, 1938) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia. Biography Born near Oxford, North Carolina, Thorp attended Horner Academy, Oxford, North Carolina, and was graduated from the law department ...
(R), from May 2, 1896 : .
Claude A. Swanson Claude Augustus Swanson (March 31, 1862July 7, 1939) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician from Virginia. He served as U.S. Representative (1893-1906), Governor of Virginia (1906-1910), and U.S. Senator from Virginia (1910-1933), befor ...
(D) : .
Peter J. Otey Peter Johnston Otey (December 22, 1840 – May 4, 1902) was former Confederate States Army officer and later prisoner of war during the American Civil War, who became businessman, land developer and railroad executive before retiring and winnin ...
(D) : .
Smith S. Turner Smith Spangler Turner (November 21, 1842 – April 8, 1898) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia. Biography Turner was born in Warren County, Virginia. He was a cadet at the Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia, when the Civ ...
(D) : .
Elisha E. Meredith Elisha Edward Meredith (December 26, 1848 – July 29, 1900) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia. Biography Born in Sumter County, Alabama, Meredith attended Hampden–Sydney College, Virginia. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar ...
(D) : . James A. Walker (R) : . Henry St. George Tucker III (D)


Washington

Both representatives were elected statewide on a
general ticket The general ticket, also known as party block voting (PBV) or ticket voting, is a type of block voting in which voters opt for a party, or a team's set list of candidates, and the highest-polling party/team becomes the winner. Unless specifically ...
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(2 Republicans) : .
William H. Doolittle William Hall Doolittle (November 6, 1848 – February 26, 1914) was a U.S. Representative from Washington. Doolittle was born near North East in Erie County, Pennsylvania but in 1859, he moved to Portage County, Wisconsin with his parents. H ...
(R) : .
Samuel C. Hyde Samuel C. Hyde (April 22, 1842 – March 7, 1922) was an American attorney and politician from Washington. A Republican, he was most notable for his service as prosecuting attorney of Spokane County from 1880 to 1886 and a member of the United S ...
(R)


West Virginia

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Blackburn B. Dovener Blackburn Barrett Dovener (April 20, 1842 – May 9, 1914) was a Republican politician from West Virginia who served as a United States representative. Dovener was born in Tays Valley, Virginia, in Cabell County (now in West Virginia) on April ...
(R) : .
Alston G. Dayton Alston Gordon Dayton (October 18, 1857 – July 30, 1920) was a United States representative from West Virginia and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia. Education and caree ...
(R) : .
James H. Huling James Hall Huling (March 24, 1844 – April 23, 1918) was an American Republican businessman and politician from West Virginia who served as a United States representative in the 54th United States Congress. Congressman Huling was born in Will ...
(R) : . Warren Miller (R)


Wisconsin

: .
Henry Allen Cooper Henry Allen Cooper (September 8, 1850 – March 1, 1931) was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin. Early life Cooper was born in Spring Prairie, Wisconsin, son of former Free Soil Party State Representative Joel H. Cooper, a physician. In ...
(R) : .
Edward Sauerhering Edward Sauerhering (June 24, 1864 – March 1, 1924) was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin. Biography Born in Mayville, Wisconsin on June 24, 1864, Sauerhering attended the public schools. He graduated from the Chicago College of Pharmacy ...
(R) : .
Joseph W. Babcock Joseph Weeks Babcock (March 6, 1850 – April 27, 1909) was a seven-term Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin. Born in Swanton, Vermont. Babcock was the grandson of Joseph Weeks, a Congressman from Verm ...
(R) : . Theobald Otjen (R) : .
Samuel S. Barney Samuel Stebbins Barney (January 31, 1846 – December 31, 1919) was a United States representative from Wisconsin and a United States federal judge, judge of the United States Court of Claims, Court of Claims. Education and career Born on Jan ...
(R) : .
Samuel A. Cook Samuel Andrew Cook (January 28, 1849April 4, 1918) was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin. Born in the British Province of Canada (in what is now the modern Canadian province of Ontario), Cook moved with his parents to Calumet County, Wis ...
(R) : . Michael Griffin (R) : .
Edward S. Minor Edward Sloman Minor (December 13, 1840July 26, 1924) was an American businessman, Republican politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He served six terms in the United States House of Representatives, representing northeastern Wisconsin (1895–19 ...
(R) : . Alexander Stewart (R) : .
John J. Jenkins John James Jenkins (August 24, 1843June 10, 1911) was an English American immigrant, lawyer, judge, and Republican politician. He served seven terms as a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing northwest Wisconsin, a ...
(R)


Wyoming

: . Franklin W. Mondell (R)


Non-voting members

: .
Nathan O. Murphy Nathan Oakes Murphy (October 14, 1849 – August 22, 1908) was the tenth and fourteenth Governor of Arizona Territory. As well as the territory's delegate to the House of Representatives. Born in Jefferson, Maine to Benjamin F. Murphy and Lucy ...
(R) : .
Thomas B. Catron Thomas Benton Catron (October 6, 1840May 15, 1921) was an American politician and lawyer who was influential in the establishment of the U.S. state of New Mexico, and served as one of its first United States Senators. Catron was a native of Mi ...
(R) : .
Dennis T. Flynn Dennis Thomas Flynn (February 13, 1861 – June 19, 1939) was an American politician and a Delegate from Oklahoma Territory to the United States House of Representatives. Biography Flynn was born in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, on February 13, ...
(R) : .
Frank J. Cannon Frank Jenne Cannon (January 25, 1859July 25, 1933) was the first United States Senator from Utah, who served from 1896 to 1899. Early life Born in Salt Lake City, Cannon was the eldest child of Sarah Jenne Cannon and George Q. Cannon. His father ...
(R), until January 4, 1896


Changes in membership

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


Senate

Two seats were added when Utah was admitted and one seat was filled late. , - , nowrap , Utah
(1) , New seat , State was admitted to the Union , nowrap ,
Frank J. Cannon Frank Jenne Cannon (January 25, 1859July 25, 1933) was the first United States Senator from Utah, who served from 1896 to 1899. Early life Born in Salt Lake City, Cannon was the eldest child of Sarah Jenne Cannon and George Q. Cannon. His father ...
(R) , January 22, 1896 , New seat , nowrap , Utah
(1) , State was admitted to the Union , nowrap , Arthur Brown (R) , January 22, 1896 , - , nowrap , Delaware
(2) , Vacant , Legislature had failed to elect.
A successor was eventually elected , nowrap ,
Richard R. Kenney Richard Rolland Kenney (September 9, 1856 – August 14, 1931) was an American lawyer and politician from Dover, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party who was a U.S. Senator from Delaware. Early life and family Kenne ...

(D) , January 19, 1897


House of Representatives

There were 4 deaths, 2 resignations, 13 election challenges, 1 new seat, and 4 seats vacant from the previous Congress. Democrats had a 10-seat net loss; Republicans had a 12-seat net gain; and Populists had a 2-seat net gain. , - , , Vacant , Representative-elect
Andrew J. Campbell Andrew Jackson Campbell (1828 – December 6, 1894) was an American politician from New York. Life Born in Newark, New Jersey, Campbell worked in government as a deputy tax commissioner, clerk of a judicial court and in public works. He was also ...
died before the start of Congress.
New member elected November 5, 1895. , nowrap , Amos J. Cummings (D) , November 5, 1895 , - , , Vacant ,
Philip S. Post Philip Sidney Post (March 19, 1833 – January 6, 1895) was an American diplomat, politician, and decorated Army officer. He served as a United States Representative from Illinois for eight years, from 1887 to 1895. During the American Civil War, ...
(R) was re-elected, but died before this Congress.
New member elected December 2, 1895. , nowrap ,
George W. Prince George Washington Prince (March 4, 1854 – September 26, 1939) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Tazewell County, Illinois, Prince attended the public schools. He was graduated from Kn ...
(R) , December 2, 1895 , - , , Vacant ,
Julius C. Burrows Julius Caesar Burrows (January 9, 1837November 16, 1915) was a U.S. Representative and a U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan. Early life and education Burrows was born in North East, Pennsylvania and moved then with his parents to Ashtabu ...
(R) was re-elected, but resigned in the previous Congress to serve in the Senate.
New member elected December 2, 1895. , nowrap , Alfred Milnes (R) , December 2, 1895 , - , , Vacant , Rep-elect
Myron B. Wright Myron Benjamin Wright (June 12, 1847 – November 13, 1894) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Myron B. Wright (brother of Charles Frederick Wright) was born at Forest Lake, Pennsylvania. He atten ...
died in office. New member elected November 5, 1895. , nowrap ,
James H. Codding James Hodge Codding (July 8, 1849 – September 12, 1919) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. James H. Codding was born in Pike Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. He moved to Towanda, Pennsylvan ...
(R) , November 5, 1895 , - , , ,
Frank J. Cannon Frank Jenne Cannon (January 25, 1859July 25, 1933) was the first United States Senator from Utah, who served from 1896 to 1899. Early life Born in Salt Lake City, Cannon was the eldest child of Sarah Jenne Cannon and George Q. Cannon. His father ...
(R) , Seat eliminated January 4, 1896 upon statehood. , colspan=2 , Seat eliminated , - , , New seat , State was admitted to the Union.
New member elected November 5, 1895. , nowrap ,
Clarence E. Allen Clarence Emir Allen (September 8, 1852 – July 9, 1932) was a U.S. Representative from Utah. Born in Girard Township, Pennsylvania, Allen attended the district school and Girard (Pennsylvania) Academy. He studied law. He graduated from Wes ...
(R) , January 4, 1896 , - , , nowrap ,
James C. C. Black James Conquest Cross Black (May 9, 1842 – October 1, 1928) was a nineteenth-century politician and lawyer from Kentucky and Georgia. Early life Born in Stamping Ground, Kentucky, Black attended common schools as a child, attended high sc ...
(D) , Resigned March 4, 1895.
Incumbent was subsequently re-elected October 2, 1895. , nowrap ,
James C. C. Black James Conquest Cross Black (May 9, 1842 – October 1, 1928) was a nineteenth-century politician and lawyer from Kentucky and Georgia. Early life Born in Stamping Ground, Kentucky, Black attended common schools as a child, attended high sc ...
(D) , October 2, 1895 , - , , nowrap ,
William Cogswell William Cogswell (August 23, 1838 – May 22, 1895) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts and a colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War who was appointed to the grade of brevet brigadier general, U.S. Volunteers. Biogr ...
(R) , Died May 22, 1895.
New member elected November 5, 1895. , nowrap ,
William H. Moody William Henry Moody (December 23, 1853 – July 2, 1917) was an American politician and jurist who held positions in all three branches of the Government of the United States. He represented parts of Essex County, Massachusetts in the Uni ...
(R) , November 5, 1895 , - , , nowrap ,
Frederick Remann Frederick Remann (May 10, 1847 – July 14, 1895) was an Illinois Republican politician. He was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives and was also elected from Illinois to the United States House of Representatives. Biography Born i ...
(R) , Died July 14, 1895.
New member elected December 2, 1895. , nowrap ,
William F. L. Hadley William Flavius Lester Hadley (June 15, 1847 – April 25, 1901) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born near Collinsville, Illinois, Hadley attended the common schools. He was graduated from McKendree College, Lebanon, Illinois, in June ...
(R) , December 2, 1895 , - , , nowrap ,
Lawrence E. McGann Lawrence Edward McGann (February 2, 1852 – July 22, 1928), born in Dooghcloon, near Attymon, County Galway, Ireland, was a U.S. Representative from Illinois from 1891 to 1895. He was a Chicago Democrat Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may ...
(D) , Election was successfully challenged December 27, 1895. , nowrap ,
Hugh R. Belknap Hugh Reid Belknap (September 1, 1860 – November 12, 1901) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Biography He was born in Keokuk, Iowa on September 1, 1860 to William W. Belknap. Belknap attended the public schools, Adams Academy in Quinc ...
(R) , December 27, 1895 , - , , nowrap , William H. Crain (D) , Died February 10, 1896.
New member elected April 7, 1896. , nowrap ,
Rudolph Kleberg Rudolph Kleberg (June 26, 1847 – December 28, 1924) was a U.S. Representative from Texas, great uncle of Robert C. Eckhardt and uncle of Richard M. Kleberg, Sr. Early life and education Born in Cat Spring, Texas, Kleberg was instructed b ...
(D) , April 7, 1896 , - , , nowrap ,
John C. Tarsney John Charles Tarsney (November 7, 1845 – September 4, 1920) was an American politician from Missouri and an associate justice of the Oklahoma Territory Supreme Court (1896-1899). He then returned to Kansas City, Missouri, where he had a private ...
(D) , Election was successfully challenged February 27, 1896. , nowrap ,
Robert T. Van Horn Robert Thompson Van Horn (May 19, 1824 – January 3, 1916) was an American lawyer, the owner and publisher of '' The Kansas City Enterprise'', the 6th mayor of Kansas City, Missouri during parts of the Civil War, a member of the Missouri Genera ...
(R) , February 27, 1896 , - , , nowrap ,
Gaston A. Robbins Gaston Ahi Robbins (September 26, 1858 – February 22, 1902) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Alabama. Born in Goldsboro, North Carolina, Robbins moved to Randolph County, North Carolina. He attended Tr ...
(D) , Election was successfully challenged March 13, 1896. , nowrap ,
William F. Aldrich William Farrington Aldrich (March 11, 1853 – October 30, 1925) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from Alabama. He was brother of Truman Heminway Aldrich and great-great-grandfather of William J. Edwards. Biography Aldr ...
(R) , March 13, 1896 , - , , nowrap ,
William R. McKenney William Robertson McKenney (December 2, 1851 – January 3, 1916) was a lawyer and U.S. Representative from Virginia. Biography Born in Petersburg, Virginia, Mckenney was the son of Robert Armstrong and Virginia Bland Robertson McKenney. He at ...
(D) , Election was successfully challenged May 2, 1896. , nowrap ,
Robert T. Thorp Robert Taylor Thorp (March 12, 1850 – November 26, 1938) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia. Biography Born near Oxford, North Carolina, Thorp attended Horner Academy, Oxford, North Carolina, and was graduated from the law department ...
(R) , May 2, 1896 , - , , nowrap ,
Charles J. Boatner Charles Jahleal Boatner (January 23, 1849 – March 21, 1903) was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana. Born in Columbia in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, Boatner completed preparatory studies and the law. He was admitted to the bar in 1870. He wa ...
(D) , Election was challenged and declared vacant March 20, 1896.
Incumbent was subsequently elected June 10, 1896. , nowrap ,
Charles J. Boatner Charles Jahleal Boatner (January 23, 1849 – March 21, 1903) was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana. Born in Columbia in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, Boatner completed preparatory studies and the law. He was admitted to the bar in 1870. He wa ...
(D) , June 10, 1896 , - , , nowrap ,
James E. Cobb James Edward Cobb (October 5, 1835 – June 2, 1903) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama. Born in Thomaston, Georgia, Cobb attended the public schools and graduated from Emory College in Oxford, Georgia in June 1856, where he studied law. ...
(D) , Election was successfully challenged April 21, 1896. , nowrap ,
Albert T. Goodwyn Albert Taylor Goodwyn (December 17, 1842 – July 1, 1931) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama. Early life and military career Born at Robinson Springs, Alabama, Goodwyn attended Robinson Springs Academy and South Carolina College at Co ...
(P) , April 22, 1896 , - , , nowrap , J. William Stokes (D) , Seat declared vacant June 1, 1896.
Incumbent was subsequently elected November 3, 1896. , nowrap , J. William Stokes (D) , November 3, 1896 , - , , nowrap , James J. Walsh (D) , Election was successfully challenged June 2, 1896. , nowrap ,
John M. Mitchell John Murry Mitchell (March 18, 1858 – May 31, 1905) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Early life Born in New York City, Mitchell attended Leggett's School at New York City. In 1877, he was graduated from Columbia College, New York ...
(R) , June 2, 1896 , - , , nowrap , William Elliott (D) , Election was successfully challenged June 4, 1896. , nowrap ,
George W. Murray George Washington Murray (September 22, 1853 – April 21, 1926), born into slavery in South Carolina, gained education and worked as a teacher, farmer and politician. After serving as chairman of the Sumter County Republican Party, he was ele ...
(R) , June 4, 1896 , - , , nowrap ,
Finis E. Downing Finis Ewing Downing (August 24, 1846 – March 8, 1936) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Virginia, Illinois, Downing attended public and private schools. He engaged in mercantile pursuits in Virginia, Illinois, and Butler ...
(D) , Election was successfully challenged June 5, 1896. , nowrap ,
John I. Rinaker John Irving Rinaker (November 1, 1830 – January 15, 1915) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Illinois and a brigade commander in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Biography Born in Baltimore, ...
(R) , June 5, 1896 , - , , nowrap , James A. Lockhart (D) , Election was successfully challenged June 5, 1896. , nowrap , Charles H. Martin (P) , June 5, 1896 , - , , nowrap ,
Oscar W. Underwood Oscar Wilder Underwood (May 6, 1862 – January 25, 1929) was an American lawyer and politician from Alabama, and also a candidate for President of the United States in 1912 and 1924. He was the first formally designated floor leader in the Unit ...
(D) , Election was successfully challenged June 9, 1896. , nowrap , Truman H. Aldrich (R) , June 9, 1896 , - , , nowrap , Charles F. Crisp (D) , Died October 23, 1896.
New member elected December 19, 1896. , nowrap , Charles R. Crisp (D) , December 19, 1896 , - , , ,
Frank S. Black Frank Swett Black (March 8, 1853March 22, 1913) was an American newspaper editor, lawyer and politician. A Republican, he was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1895 to 1897, and the 32nd Governor of New York from 1897 ...
(R) , Resigned January 7, 1897. , colspan=2 , Vacant until next Congress , - , , nowrap ,
Joseph M. Kendall Joseph Morgan Kendall (May 12, 1863 – November 5, 1933) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Kentucky from 1892 to 1893, then again from 1895 to 1897. He was the son of John Wilkerson Ken ...
(D) , Election was successfully challenged February 18, 1897. , nowrap ,
Nathan T. Hopkins Nathan Thomas Hopkins (October 27, 1852 – February 11, 1927) was an American religious leader and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Kentucky from 1895 to 1897. Early life and career Born in Ashe County, North Ca ...
(R) , February 18, 1897


Committees


Senate

* Additional Accommodations for the Library of Congress (Select) (Chairman:
Daniel W. Voorhees Daniel Wolsey Voorhees (September 26, 1827April 10, 1897) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senate, United States Senator from Indiana from 1877 to 1897. He was the leader of the History of the United States Dem ...
; Ranking Member: Shelby M. Cullom) * Agriculture and Forestry (Chairman: Redfield Proctor; Ranking Member: James Z. George) * Appropriations (Chairman: William B. Allison; Ranking Member:
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 ...
) * Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman: John P. Jones; Ranking Member:
James K. Jones James Kimbrough Jones (September 29, 1839June 1, 1908) was a Confederate Army veteran, plantation owner, lawyer, US Congressional Representative, United States Senator and chairman of the Democratic National Committee from Arkansas. Biograph ...
) * Canadian Relations (Chairman:
Thomas H. Carter Thomas Henry Carter (October 30, 1854September 17, 1911) was an American politician, who served as territorial delegate, a United States representative, and a U.S. Senator from Montana. Carter was born in Junior Furnace, Ohio, on October 30, 1 ...
; Ranking Member:
Edward Murphy Jr. Edward Murphy Jr. (December 15, 1836August 3, 1911) was a businessman and politician from Troy, New York. A Democrat, he served as mayor of Troy, New York (1875–1883), chairman of the New York State Democratic Committee (1888–1894), and a ...
) * Census (Chairman:
William E. Chandler William Eaton Chandler (December 28, 1835November 30, 1917), also known as Bill Chandler, was a lawyer who served as United States Secretary of the Navy and as a U.S. Senator from New Hampshire. In the 1880s, he was a member of the Republican "H ...
; Ranking Member: David Turpie) * Civil Service and Retrenchment (Chairman:
Jeter C. Pritchard Jeter Connelly Pritchard (July 12, 1857 – April 10, 1921) was a lawyer, newspaperman, United States Senator and a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and of the United States Circuit Court ...
; Ranking Member:
John B. Gordon John Brown Gordon () was an attorney, a slaveholding plantation owner, general in the Confederate States Army, and politician in the postwar years. By the end of the Civil War, he had become "one of Robert E. Lee's most trusted generals." Af ...
) * Claims (Chairman: Watson C. Squire; Ranking Member: Samuel Pasco) * Coast Defenses (Chairman: Watson C. Squire; Ranking Member:
John B. Gordon John Brown Gordon () was an attorney, a slaveholding plantation owner, general in the Confederate States Army, and politician in the postwar years. By the end of the Civil War, he had become "one of Robert E. Lee's most trusted generals." Af ...
) * Commerce (Chairman: William P. Frye; Ranking Member:
George G. Vest George Graham Vest (December 6, 1830August 9, 1904) was a U.S. politician. Born in Frankfort, Kentucky, he was known for his skills in oration and debate. Vest, a lawyer as well as a politician, served as a Missouri Congressman, a Confederate ...
) * Corporations Organized in the District of Columbia (Chairman:
James K. Jones James Kimbrough Jones (September 29, 1839June 1, 1908) was a Confederate Army veteran, plantation owner, lawyer, US Congressional Representative, United States Senator and chairman of the Democratic National Committee from Arkansas. Biograph ...
; Ranking Member:
Isham G. Harris Isham Green Harris (February 10, 1818July 8, 1897) was an American politician who served as the 16th governor of Tennessee from 1857 to 1862, and as a U.S. senator from 1877 until his death. He was the state's first governor from West Tennessee. ...
) * Distributing Public Revenue Among the States (Select) * District of Columbia (Chairman: James McMillan; Ranking Member:
Isham G. Harris Isham Green Harris (February 10, 1818July 8, 1897) was an American politician who served as the 16th governor of Tennessee from 1857 to 1862, and as a U.S. senator from 1877 until his death. He was the state's first governor from West Tennessee. ...
) * Education and Labor (Chairman:
George L. Shoup George Laird Shoup (June 15, 1836December 21, 1904) was an American politician who served as the first governor of Idaho, in addition to its last territorial governor. He served several months after statehood in 1890 and then became one of the s ...
; Ranking Member: James Z. George) * Engrossed Bills (Chairman:
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 ...
; Ranking Member:
Lucien Baker Lucien Baker (June 8, 1846June 21, 1907) was a United States senator from Kansas. Baker was born near Cleveland, Ohio and moved with his parents to Morenci, Michigan. There he attended the public schools and graduated from Adrian College and ...
) * Enrolled Bills (Chairman: William J. Sewell; Ranking Member: Donelson Caffery) * Epidemic Diseases (Chairman:
George G. Vest George Graham Vest (December 6, 1830August 9, 1904) was a U.S. politician. Born in Frankfort, Kentucky, he was known for his skills in oration and debate. Vest, a lawyer as well as a politician, served as a Missouri Congressman, a Confederate ...
; Ranking Member:
Jacob H. Gallinger Jacob Harold Gallinger (March 28, 1837 – August 17, 1918), was a United States senator from New Hampshire who served as President pro tempore of the Senate in 1912 and 1913. Early life and career Jacob Harold Gallinger was born in Cornwall, O ...
) * Establish a University in the United States (Select) * Examine the Several Branches in the Civil Service (Chairman:
James H. Kyle James Henderson Kyle (February 24, 1854July 1, 1901) was an American politician. One of the most successful members of the Populist Party (United States), Populist Party, he served for 10 years as a member of the United States Senate from South ...
; Ranking Member: George Gray) *
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 Justin Smith Morrill (April 14, 1810December 28, 1898) was an American politician and entrepreneur who represented Vermont in the United States House of Representatives (1855–1867) and United States Senate (1867–1898). He is most widely remem ...
; Ranking Member:
Daniel W. Voorhees Daniel Wolsey Voorhees (September 26, 1827April 10, 1897) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senate, United States Senator from Indiana from 1877 to 1897. He was the leader of the History of the United States Dem ...
) *
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:
George C. Perkins George Clement Perkins (August 23, 1839February 26, 1923) was an American businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party, Perkins served as the 14th Governor of California from 1880 to 1883, and as United States Senator from Calif ...
; Ranking Member: Wilkinson Call) * Five Civilized Tribes of Indians (Select) (Chairman: George Gray; Ranking Member:
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 ...
) * Foreign Relations (Chairman: John Sherman; Ranking Member: John Tyler Morgan) * Forest Reservations (Select) (Chairman:
William V. Allen William Vincent Allen (January 28, 1847January 12, 1924) was an American jurist and twice a United States Senate, U.S. Senator from Nebraska. Early life Allen was born in Midway, Ohio. He moved with his parents to Iowa in 1857, where he attend ...
) * Geological Survey (Select) (Chairman:
Stephen B. Elkins Stephen Benton Elkins (September 26, 1841January 4, 1911) was an American industrialist and politician. He served as the Secretary of War between 1891 and 1893. He served in the United States Congress as a Delegate from the Territory of New Mexi ...
; Ranking Member: Edward C. Walthall) * Immigration (Chairman: Henry Cabot Lodge; Ranking Member: David B. Hill) * Indian Affairs (Chairman: Richard F. Pettigrew; Ranking Member:
William V. Allen William Vincent Allen (January 28, 1847January 12, 1924) was an American jurist and twice a United States Senate, U.S. Senator from Nebraska. Early life Allen was born in Midway, Ohio. He moved with his parents to Iowa in 1857, where he attend ...
) * Indian Depredations (Chairman:
John L. Wilson John Lockwood Wilson (August 7, 1850November 6, 1912) was an Law of the United States, American lawyer and Politics of the United States, politician from the U.S. states of Indiana and Washington (U.S. state), Washington. He served in the United ...
; Ranking Member: William Lindsay) *
International Expositions A world's fair, also known as a universal exhibition or an expo, is a large international exhibition designed to showcase the achievements of nations. These exhibitions vary in character and are held in different parts of the world at a specif ...
(Select) (Chairman:
John M. Thurston John Mellen Thurston (August 21, 1847August 9, 1916) was a United States Senator from Nebraska. Thurston was born in Montpelier, Vermont, the son of Daniel Sylvester Thurston and Ruth (née Mellen). He moved with his parents to Madison, Wisc ...
; Ranking Member:
George G. Vest George Graham Vest (December 6, 1830August 9, 1904) was a U.S. politician. Born in Frankfort, Kentucky, he was known for his skills in oration and debate. Vest, a lawyer as well as a politician, served as a Missouri Congressman, a Confederate ...
) * Interstate Commerce (Chairman: Shelby M. Cullom; Ranking Member:
Arthur P. 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 ...
) * Irrigation and Reclamation of Arid Lands (Chairman:
Francis E. Warren Francis Emroy Warren (June 20, 1844November 24, 1929) was an American politician of the Republican Party best known for his years in the United States Senate representing Wyoming and being the first Governor of Wyoming. A soldier in the Union A ...
; Ranking Member:
Stephen M. White Stephen Mallory White (January 19, 1853February 21, 1901) was an American attorney and politician from California. A Democratic Party (United States), Democrat, he was most notable for his service as a United States Senate, U.S. Senator from 189 ...
) * Judiciary (Chairman: George F. Hoar; Ranking Member:
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 ...
) * Library (Chairman:
Henry C. Hansbrough Henry Clay Hansbrough (January 30, 1848November 16, 1933) was a United States politician who served as the first United States Representative from North Dakota, as well as a Senator from North Dakota. Biography Henry Clay Hansbrough was born ...
; Ranking Member:
Daniel W. Voorhees Daniel Wolsey Voorhees (September 26, 1827April 10, 1897) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senate, United States Senator from Indiana from 1877 to 1897. He was the leader of the History of the United States Dem ...
) * Manufactures (Chairman:
George P. Wetmore George Peabody Wetmore (August 2, 1846September 11, 1921) was an American politician who was the 37th Governor of, and a Senator from, Rhode Island. Early life George Peabody Wetmore was born in London, England, during a visit of his parent ...
; Ranking Member:
Charles H. Gibson Charles Hopper Gibson (January 19, 1842 – March 31, 1900) was a U. S. Senator from Maryland, serving from 1891–1897. He also served as a U.S. Congressman from 1885–1891. Biography Gibson was born near Centreville, Maryland, and attended ...
) * Military Affairs (Chairman: Joseph R. Hawley; Ranking Member:
William B. Bate William Brimage Bate (October 7, 1826March 9, 1905) was a planter and slaveholder, Confederate officer, and politician in Tennessee. After the Reconstruction era, he served as the 23rd governor of Tennessee from 1883 to 1887. He was elected to th ...
) * Mines and Mining (Chairman: William M. Stewart; Ranking Member:
William B. Bate William Brimage Bate (October 7, 1826March 9, 1905) was a planter and slaveholder, Confederate officer, and politician in Tennessee. After the Reconstruction era, he served as the 23rd governor of Tennessee from 1883 to 1887. He was elected to th ...
) * Mississippi River and its Tributaries (Select) (Chairman: Knute Nelson) * National Banks (Select) (Chairman: Lee Mantle; Ranking Member:
John L. Mitchell John Lendrum Mitchell (October 19, 1842June 29, 1904) was an American politician and philanthropist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. A Democrat, he served one term each in the United States Senate (1893–1899) and House of Representatives (1891& ...
) * Naval Affairs (Chairman: J. Donald Cameron; Ranking Member: Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn) * Nicaragua Canal (Select) (Chairman: John Tyler Morgan; Ranking Member: John H. Mitchell) * Organization, Conduct and Expenditures of the Executive Departments (Chairman: Marion Butler; Ranking Member:
James Smith Jr. James Smith Jr. (June 12, 1851April 1, 1927) was a newspaper publisher and U.S. Senator from New Jersey. A leader of the Irish Catholic community, he was the Democratic party boss who sponsored Woodrow Wilson to the governorship in 1910. Bio ...
) * Pacific Railroads (Chairman:
John H. Gear John Henry Gear (April 7, 1825 – July 14, 1900) served as the 11th Governor of Iowa, a United States representative and a member of the United States Senate. Biography Born in Ithaca, New York, he attended the common schools and moved to Gal ...
; Ranking Member:
Calvin S. Brice Calvin Stewart Brice (September 17, 1845 – December 15, 1898) was an American businessman and Democratic politician from Ohio. He is best remembered for his single term in the United States Senate, his role as chairman of the Democratic Natio ...
) *
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:
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 ...
; Ranking Member: Wilkinson Call) *
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:
Jacob H. Gallinger Jacob Harold Gallinger (March 28, 1837 – August 17, 1918), was a United States senator from New Hampshire who served as President pro tempore of the Senate in 1912 and 1913. Early life and career Jacob Harold Gallinger was born in Cornwall, O ...
; Ranking Member: John M. Palmer) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman:
Edward O. Wolcott Edward Oliver Wolcott (March 26, 1848 – March 1, 1905) was an American politician during the 1890s, who served for 12 years as a Senator from the state of Colorado. Early life Wolcott was born on March 26, 1848 in Longmeadow, Massachusetts. H ...
; Ranking Member: Marion Butler) * Potomac River Front (Select) (Chairman: James Z. George; Ranking Member: William P. Frye) * Printing (Chairman: Eugene Hale; Ranking Member:
Arthur P. 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 ...
) * Private Land Claims (Chairman:
Isham G. Harris Isham Green Harris (February 10, 1818July 8, 1897) was an American politician who served as the 16th governor of Tennessee from 1857 to 1862, and as a U.S. senator from 1877 until his death. He was the state's first governor from West Tennessee. ...
; Ranking Member: Eugene Hale) * Privileges and Elections (Chairman: John H. Mitchell; Ranking Member: George Gray) * Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Matthew S. Quay; Ranking Member:
George G. Vest George Graham Vest (December 6, 1830August 9, 1904) was a U.S. politician. Born in Frankfort, Kentucky, he was known for his skills in oration and debate. Vest, a lawyer as well as a politician, served as a Missouri Congressman, a Confederate ...
) * Public Health and National Quarantine (Chairman: George S. Vest) * Public Lands (Chairman:
Fred T. Dubois Fred Thomas Dubois (May 29, 1851February 14, 1930) was a controversial American politician from Idaho who served two terms in the United States Senate. He was best known for his opposition to the gold standard and his efforts to Disfranchisement ...
; Ranking Member:
William V. Allen William Vincent Allen (January 28, 1847January 12, 1924) was an American jurist and twice a United States Senate, U.S. Senator from Nebraska. Early life Allen was born in Midway, Ohio. He moved with his parents to Iowa in 1857, where he attend ...
) * Railroads (Chairman:
Clarence D. Clark Clarence Don Clark (April 16, 1851November 18, 1930) was an American teacher, lawyer, and politician from New York. He participated in the constitutional convention for Wyoming's statehood and was that state's first congressman. He served as ...
; Ranking Member:
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 ...
) * Revision of the Laws (Chairman:
Julius C. Burrows Julius Caesar Burrows (January 9, 1837November 16, 1915) was a U.S. Representative and a U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan. Early life and education Burrows was born in North East, Pennsylvania and moved then with his parents to Ashtabu ...
; Ranking Member:
John W. Daniel John Warwick Daniel (September 5, 1842June 29, 1910) was an American lawyer, author, and Democratic politician from Lynchburg, Virginia who promoted the Lost Cause of the Confederacy. Daniel served in both houses of the Virginia General Assem ...
) * Revolutionary Claims (Chairman:
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 ...
; Ranking Member: J. Donald Cameron) * Rules (Chairman: Nelson W. Aldrich; Ranking Member: Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn) * Tariff Regulation (Select) * Tennessee Centennial Exposition (Select) * Territories (Chairman: Cushman K. Davis; Ranking Member: David B. Hill) * Transportation and Sale of Meat Products (Select) (Chairman:
Joseph C.S. Blackburn Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn (October 1, 1838September 12, 1918) was a Democratic Representative and Senator from Kentucky. Blackburn, a skilled and spirited orator, was also a prominent trial lawyer known for his skill at swaying juries. Biog ...
; Ranking Member:
George P. Wetmore George Peabody Wetmore (August 2, 1846September 11, 1921) was an American politician who was the 37th Governor of, and a Senator from, Rhode Island. Early life George Peabody Wetmore was born in London, England, during a visit of his parent ...
) * Transportation Routes to the Seaboard (Chairman:
George W. McBride George Wycliffe McBride (March 13, 1854June 18, 1911) was an American politician and businessman from the U.S. state of Oregon. An Oregon native, he served in the Oregon Legislative Assembly as Speaker of the House and as Oregon Secretary of St ...
; Ranking Member:
John L. M. Irby John Laurens Manning Irby (September 10, 1854December 9, 1900) was a United States senator from South Carolina. Born in Laurens, he attended Laurensville Male Academy (Lauren), Princeton College (Princeton, New Jersey in 1870-1871, and the Uni ...
) * Trespassers upon Indian Lands (Select) (Chairman:
Lucien Baker Lucien Baker (June 8, 1846June 21, 1907) was a United States senator from Kansas. Baker was born near Cleveland, Ohio and moved with his parents to Morenci, Michigan. There he attended the public schools and graduated from Adrian College and ...
; Ranking Member:
William N. Roach William Nathaniel Roach (September 25, 1840September 7, 1902) was a United States senator from North Dakota. Biography Born in Washington, D.C., he attended the public schools, Gonzaga College High School and Georgetown University. He was a ...
) * Whole * Woman Suffrage (Chairman: Wilkinson Call; Ranking Member: Matthew S. Quay) (Select)


House of Representatives

* Accounts (Chairman:
J. Frank Aldrich James Franklin Aldrich (April 6, 1853 – March 8, 1933) was a United States representative from Illinois. Biography He was born on April 6, 1853, in Two Rivers, Wisconsin. He moved with his parents to Chicago, Illinois, in April 1861 where he ...
; Ranking Member: Melville Bull) * Agriculture (Chairman: James W. Wadsworth; Ranking Member:
Horace G. Snover Horace Greeley Snover (September 21, 1847 – July 21, 1924) was a politician and judge from the U.S. state of Michigan. Biography Horace Greeley Snover was born 21 September 1847 in the then village of Romeo, Michigan, Romeo in Macomb County, M ...
) * Alcoholic Liquor Traffic (Chairman:
Elijah A. Morse Elijah Adams Morse (May 25, 1841 – June 5, 1898) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Born in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, Morse moved to Massachusetts with his parents, who settled in Boston in 1852. He attended the publ ...
; Ranking Member:
Jonathan S. Willis Jonathan Spencer Willis (April 5, 1830 – November 24, 1903) was an American politician from Milford in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Republican Party, who served as U. S. Representative from Delaware. Early life and fam ...
) * Appropriations (Chairman:
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 ...
; Ranking Member:
James A. Hemenway James Alexander Hemenway (March 8, 1860February 10, 1923) was a United States representative and Senator from Indiana. Born in Boonville, Indiana, he attended the common schools, studied law, and was admitted to the bar, commencing practice in ...
) * Banking and Currency (Chairman:
Joseph H. Walker Joseph Henry Walker (December 21, 1829 – April 3, 1907) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Worcester, Massachusetts. Early life He was born in Boston on December 21, 1829. He moved with his parents to Hopkint ...
; Ranking Member:
Ebenezer J. Hill Ebenezer J. Hill (August 4, 1845 – September 27, 1917) was an American politician who was a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut's 4th congressional district from 18 ...
) * Claims (Chairman: Charles N. Brumm; Ranking Member: David G. Colson) * Coinage, Weights and Measures (Chairman:
Charles W. Stone Charles Warren Stone (June 29, 1843 – August 15, 1912) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania and the second lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania. Early life Charles W. Stone was born near Groton, Massa ...
; Ranking Member:
Benjamin L. Fairchild Benjamin Lewis Fairchild (January 5, 1863 – October 25, 1946) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Born in Sweden (near Rochester), Monroe County, New York, Fairchild attended the public schools of Washington, D.C., and a business college ...
) * Disposition of Executive Papers * District of Columbia (Chairman:
Joseph W. Babcock Joseph Weeks Babcock (March 6, 1850 – April 27, 1909) was a seven-term Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin. Born in Swanton, Vermont. Babcock was the grandson of Joseph Weeks, a Congressman from Verm ...
; Ranking Member:
George L. Wellington George Louis Wellington (January 28, 1852March 20, 1927) was a Republican member of the United States Senate, representing the State of Maryland from 1897 to 1903. He also represented the sixth district of Maryland in the U.S. House of Repres ...
) * Education (Chairman:
Galusha A. Grow Galusha Aaron Grow (August 31, 1823 – March 31, 1907) was an American politician, lawyer, writer and businessman, who served as 24th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1861 to 1863. Elected as a Democrat in the 1850 congressiona ...
; Ranking Member: David A. De Armond) * Election of the President, Vice President and Representatives in Congress (Chairman:
Newton Martin Curtis Newton Martin Curtis (May 21, 1835 – January 8, 1910) was a Union officer during the American Civil War and a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. Early life Curtis was born in De Peyster, New York. Upon gra ...
; Ranking Member: John B. Corliss) * Elections No.#1 (Chairman: Charles Daniels; Ranking Member: Romulus Z. Linney) * Elections No.#2 (Chairman:
Henry U. Johnson Henry Underwood Johnson (October 28, 1850 – June 4, 1939) was an American lawyer and politician who served four terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1891 to 1899. Biography Born in Cambridge City, Indiana, Johnson attended the Ce ...
; Ranking Member:
Chester I. Long Chester Isaiah Long (October 12, 1860July 1, 1934) was a United States representative and Senator from Kansas. Born in Greenwood Township, Pennsylvania, he moved with his parents to Daviess County, Missouri, in 1865 and to Paola, Kansas, in 18 ...
) * Elections No.#3 (Chairman:
Samuel W. McCall Samuel Walker McCall (February 28, 1851 – November 4, 1923) was a Republican lawyer, politician, and writer from Massachusetts. He was for twenty years (1893–1913) a member of the United States House of Representatives, and the 47th Governo ...
; Ranking Member:
James H. Codding James Hodge Codding (July 8, 1849 – September 12, 1919) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. James H. Codding was born in Pike Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. He moved to Towanda, Pennsylvan ...
) * Enrolled Bills (Chairman:
Alva L. Hager Alva Lysander Hager (October 29, 1850 – January 29, 1923) was a three-term Republican Party (United States), Republican United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Iowa's 9th congressional district in the 1890s. Biograp ...
; Ranking Member:
Benjamin E. Russell Benjamin Edward Russell (October 5, 1845 – December 4, 1909) was a U.S. Representative from Georgia, cousin of Rienzi Melville Johnston. Biography Born in Monticello, Florida, Russell moved with his parents to Decatur County, Georgia, in 185 ...
) * Expenditures in the Agriculture Department (Chairman:
Charles W. Gillet Charles William Gillet (November 26, 1840 – December 31, 1908) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Biography He was born in Addison, New York on November 26, 1840. Gillet attended the public schools and the Delaware Literary Inst ...
; Ranking Member:
Uriel S. Hall Uriel Sebree Hall (April 12, 1852 – December 30, 1932) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri, son of William Augustus Hall and nephew of Willard Preble Hall. Born near Huntsville, Missouri, Hall was tutored privately and was graduated fr ...
) * Expenditures in the Interior Department (Chairman: Charles Curtis; Ranking Member: William Sulzer) * Expenditures in the Justice Department(Chairman:
William R. Ellis William Russell Ellis (April 23, 1850 – January 18, 1915) was an American educator, attorney and politician in the state of Oregon. A native of Indiana, he grew up in Iowa before moving to Oregon where he worked as a school superintendent a ...
; Ranking Member: Henry Gray Turner) * Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman:
Henry F. Thomas Henry Franklin Thomas (December 17, 1843 – April 16, 1912) was an American physician and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He served two terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1893 to 1897 Early life and education T ...
; Ranking Member:
Smith S. Turner Smith Spangler Turner (November 21, 1842 – April 8, 1898) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia. Biography Turner was born in Warren County, Virginia. He was a cadet at the Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia, when the Civ ...
) * Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman: Henry H. Bingham; Ranking Member:
Henry W. Ogden Henry Warren Ogden (October 21, 1842 – July 23, 1905) was a member of the United States House of Representatives for Louisiana's 4th congressional district. Biography He was born in Abingdon in Washington County in far southwestern Virgi ...
) * Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman:
Lemuel E. Quigg Lemuel Ely Quigg (February 12, 1863 – July 1, 1919) was a United States representative from New York. Biography He was born near Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland to a Methodist minister. He attended the public schools of Wilmington, Delaw ...
; Ranking Member:
Rufus E. Lester Rufus Ezekiel Lester (December 12, 1837 – June 16, 1906) was a U.S. Representative from Georgia. Born near Waynesboro, Georgia, Lester graduated from Mercer University, Macon, Georgia, in 1857. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in Sa ...
) * Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman:
Charles H. Grosvenor Charles Henry Grosvenor (September 20, 1833 – October 30, 1917) was a multiple-term U.S. Representative from Ohio, as well as a brigade commander in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Biography Grosvenor was born in Pomfret, C ...
; Ranking Member: J. William Stokes) * Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman: William W. Grout; Ranking Member:
Jeremiah V. Cockrell Jeremiah Vardaman Cockrell, also known as Vard Cockrell, (May 7, 1832 – March 18, 1915) was a U.S. Representative from Texas, after having served as a field commander in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He was a ...
) * Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman: Thomas Settle; Ranking Member:
Oscar W. Underwood Oscar Wilder Underwood (May 6, 1862 – January 25, 1929) was an American lawyer and politician from Alabama, and also a candidate for President of the United States in 1912 and 1924. He was the first formally designated floor leader in the Unit ...
) *
Foreign Affairs ''Foreign Affairs'' is an American magazine of international relations and U.S. foreign policy published by the Council on Foreign Relations, a nonprofit, nonpartisan, membership organization and think tank specializing in U.S. foreign policy and ...
(Chairman: Robert R. Hitt; Ranking Member:
Richmond Pearson Richmond Mumford Pearson, Jr. (January 26, 1852 – September 12, 1923) was an American diplomat and member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina. Biography Richmond Mumford Pearson, Jr. was born 26 January 1852 at Richmond ...
) * Immigration and Naturalization (Chairman: Richard Bartholdt; Ranking Member:
Rowland B. Mahany Rowland Blennerhassett Mahany (September 28, 1864 – May 2, 1937) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Born in Buffalo, New York, Mahany attended the public schools, Hobart College, Geneva, New York, and Union College, Schenectady, New Yo ...
) * Irrigation of Arid Lands (Chairman: Binger Hermann; Ranking Member:
Samuel C. Hyde Samuel C. Hyde (April 22, 1842 – March 7, 1922) was an American attorney and politician from Washington. A Republican, he was most notable for his service as prosecuting attorney of Spokane County from 1880 to 1886 and a member of the United S ...
) * Indian Affairs (Chairman:
James S. Sherman James Schoolcraft Sherman (October 24, 1855 – October 30, 1912) was an American politician who was a United States representative from New York from 1887 to 1891 and 1893 to 1909, and the 27th vice president of the United States under President ...
; Ranking Member: George E. White) * Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Chairman: William P. Hepburn; Ranking Member: John B. Corliss) * Invalid Pensions (Chairman:
John A. Pickler John Alfred Pickler (January 24, 1844 - June 13, 1910) was an American politician. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives. Biography Pickler was born in Salem, Indiana, and moved to Davis County, Iowa in his youth. ...
; Ranking Member:
William E. Andrews William Ezekiel Andrews (December 17, 1854 – January 19, 1942) was a Nebraska Republican politician and a United States Representative. Biography Andrews was born near Oskaloosa, Iowa, on December 17, 1854. He became an orphan early in life. ...
) * Judiciary (Chairman: David B. Henderson; Ranking Member:
Foster V. Brown Foster Vincent Brown (December 24, 1852 – March 26, 1937) was an American politician and attorney who served a U.S. Representative for Tennessee's 3rd congressional district. Early life and education Born near Sparta, Tennessee, Brown was the s ...
) * Labor (Chairman: Thomas W. Phillips; Ranking Member:
Paul J. Sorg Paul John Sorg (September 23, 1840 – May 28, 1902) was a businessman and member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio from 1894 to 1897. Biography He was born in Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia) on September 23, 1840. ...
) * Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River (Chairman:
George W. Ray George Washington Ray (February 3, 1844 – January 10, 1925) was a United States representative from New York and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York. Education and career Bo ...
; Ranking Member: W. Godfrey Hunter) * Library (Chairman:
Alfred C. Harmer Alfred Crout Harmer (August 8, 1825 – March 6, 1900) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography Harmer was born in Germantown section of Philadelphia. Began work as a shoe manufacturer. ...
; Ranking Member: Amos J. Cummings) * Manufactures (Chairman:
Lewis D. Apsley Lewis Dewart Apsley (September 29, 1852 – April 11, 1925) was a businessman and U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Biography Born in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, Apsley moved with his parents to Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, in 1861. He att ...
; Ranking Member:
Monroe H. Kulp Monroe Henry Kulp (October 23, 1858 – October 19, 1911) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Early life Kulp was born in Barto, Pennsylvania on October 23, 1858, the son of Darlington R. Kulp and Eliza ...
) * Merchant Marine and Fisheries (Chairman:
Sereno E. Payne Sereno Elisha Payne (June 26, 1843 – December 10, 1914) was a United States representative from New York and the first House Majority Leader, holding the office from 1899 to 1911. He was a Republican congressman from 1883 to 1887 and then ...
; Ranking Member:
Edward S. Minor Edward Sloman Minor (December 13, 1840July 26, 1924) was an American businessman, Republican politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He served six terms in the United States House of Representatives, representing northeastern Wisconsin (1895–19 ...
) *
Mileage Mileage is a distance measured in miles. Motor vehicles * Distance traveled, typically as measured by an odometer, optionally from a milestone (''UK'') * Fuel economy in automobiles, typically in miles per gallon (mpg) (''US'') * Business mileage ...
(Chairman:
Ashley B. Wright Ashley Bascom Wright (May 25, 1841 – August 14, 1897) was an American politician. He was the chairman of the United States House Committee on Mileage in the fifty-fourth and fifty-fifth congresses. Early life and education Wright was born ...
; Ranking Member:
George C. Pendleton George Cassety Pendleton (April 23, 1845 – January 19, 1913) was an American Democratic politician who was a member and Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, a Lieutenant Governor of Texas, and a U.S. Representative from the 7th ...
) * Military Affairs (Chairman:
John A.T. Hull John Albert Tiffin Hull (May 1, 1841 – September 26, 1928) was a ten-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 7th congressional district. He had earlier served two terms as the Lieutenant Governor of Iowa and three terms as Iowa Secretar ...
; Ranking Member:
Lucien J. Fenton Lucien Jerome Fenton (May 7, 1844 – June 28, 1922) was an American Civil War veteran who served two term as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1895 to 1899. Biography Born in Winchester, Ohio, Fenton attended the public schools, National ...
) * Militia (Chairman:
Benjamin F. Marsh Benjamin Franklin Marsh (November 19, 1835 – June 2, 1905) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Illinois in the late 19th century to early 20th century. He was also a lawyer, soldier, agriculture manager, s ...
; Ranking Member: Richard W. Parker) * Mines and Mining (Chairman:
David D. Aitken David Demerest Aitken (September 5, 1853 – May 26, 1930) was an American politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from the state of Michigan from 1893 to 1897. He also served as mayor of Flint, Michigan. Early life Aitken ...
; Ranking Member:
Frank M. Eddy Frank Marion Eddy (April 1, 1856 – January 13, 1929) was a United States representative from Minnesota's 7th congressional district. Eddy was born in Pleasant Grove Township, Minnesota before moving to Iowa in 1860 with his family. They ...
) * Naval Affairs (Chairman: Charles A. Boutelle; Ranking Member:
Alston G. Dayton Alston Gordon Dayton (October 18, 1857 – July 30, 1920) was a United States representative from West Virginia and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia. Education and caree ...
) * Pacific Railroads (Chairman:
H. Henry Powers Horace Henry Powers (May 29, 1835 – December 8, 1913) was an American lawyer, judge and politician. He was most notable for his service as an Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court and a U.S. Representative from Vermont (1891-1901). A n ...
; Ranking Member:
George W. Faris George Washington Faris (June 9, 1854 – April 17, 1914) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1895 to 1901. Biography Born near Rensselaer, Indiana, to James and Margaret,
) *
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:
William F. Draper William Franklin Draper (April 9, 1842 – January 28, 1910) was an American businessman, industrialist, and soldier who served as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Biography Draper was born i ...
; Ranking Member:
Winfield S. Kerr Winfield Scott Kerr (June 23, 1852 – September 11, 1917) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1895 to 1901. Early life and career Born in Monroe, Ohio, Kerr attended the com ...
) *
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:
Henry C. Loudenslager Henry Clay Loudenslager (May 22, 1852 – August 12, 1911) was an American Republican Party politician from New Jersey who represented the 1st congressional district from 1893 to 1911. Biography Loudenslager was born in Mauricetown, New Jersey ...
; Ranking Member:
Alexander M. Hardy Alexander Merrill Hardy (December 16, 1847 – August 31, 1927) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1895 to 1897. Biography Born in Simcoe, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada, H ...
) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman:
Eugene F. Loud Eugene Francis Loud (March 12, 1847 – December 19, 1908) was an American Civil War veteran who served six terms as a U.S. Representative from California from 1891 to 1903. Early life and career Born in Abington, Massachusetts, Loud went to ...
; Ranking Member: Orrin L. Miller) * United States House Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman:
George D. Perkins George Douglas Perkins (February 29, 1840 – February 3, 1914) was a longtime newspaper editor, Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 11th congressional district in the northwestern portion of the state, and a candidate for his party's ...
; Ranking Member:
James D. Richardson James Daniel Richardson (March 10, 1843 – July 24, 1914) was an American politician and a Democrat from Tennessee for Tennessee's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1885 through 1905. Early life and e ...
) * United States House Committee on Private Land Claims, Private Land Claims (Chairman: George Washington Smith (congressman), George W. Smith; Ranking Member:
Benjamin F. Howell Benjamin Franklin Howell (January 27, 1844 – February 1, 1933) was an American Republican Party politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1895 to 1911. Early life and education Born in Cedarville, New Jers ...
) * United States House Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Seth L. Milliken; Ranking Member:
Samuel C. Hyde Samuel C. Hyde (April 22, 1842 – March 7, 1922) was an American attorney and politician from Washington. A Republican, he was most notable for his service as prosecuting attorney of Spokane County from 1880 to 1886 and a member of the United S ...
) * United States House Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman:
John F. Lacey John Fletcher Lacey (May 30, 1841 – September 29, 1913) was an eight-term Republican United States congressman from Iowa's 6th congressional district. He was also the author of the Lacey Act of 1900, which made it a crime to ship illegal gam ...
; Ranking Member: John Franklin Shafroth, John F. Shafroth) * United States House Committee on Railways and Canals, Railways and Canals (Chairman:
Charles A. Chickering Charles Addison Chickering (November 26, 1843 – February 13, 1900) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Life Born in Harrisburg, New York, Chickering attended the common schools and Lowville Academy and was for some time a teacher in tha ...
; Ranking Member:
Thomas McEwan Jr. Thomas McEwan Jr. (February 26, 1854, Paterson, New Jersey – September 11, 1926) was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 7th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1895 to ...
) * United States House Committee on Reform in the Civil Service, Reform in the Civil Service (Chairman: Marriott Brosius; Ranking Member: James McLachlan) * United States House Committee on Revision of Laws, Revision of Laws (Chairman:
William W. Bowers William Wallace Bowers (October 20, 1834 – May 2, 1917) was an American Civil War veteran politician a U.S. Representative from California from 1891 to 1897. Biography Born in Whitestown, New York, Bowers attended the common schools. He m ...
; Ranking Member: Theobald Otjen) * United States House Committee on Rivers and Harbors, Rivers and Harbors (Chairman:
Warren B. Hooker Warren Brewster Hooker (November 24, 1856 – March 5, 1920) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Born in Perrysburg, New York, Hooker attended the public schools and Forestville Free Academy, Forestville, New York. He studied law and was ...
; Ranking Member:
Blackburn B. Dovener Blackburn Barrett Dovener (April 20, 1842 – May 9, 1914) was a Republican politician from West Virginia who served as a United States representative. Dovener was born in Tays Valley, Virginia, in Cabell County (now in West Virginia) on April ...
) * United States House Committee on Rules, Rules (Chairman: Thomas B. Reed; Ranking Member: Charles F. Crisp) * United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Standards of Official Conduct * United States House Committee on Territories, Territories (Chairman: Joseph A. Scranton; Ranking Member:
Philip B. Low Philip Burrill Low (May 6, 1836 – August 23, 1912) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, Low attended the public schools and was graduated from high school. During the Civil War volunteered and was appointed ...
) * United States House Committee on Ventilation and Acoustics, Ventilation and Acoustics (Chairman: William S. Linton; Ranking Member: Harry Skinner) * United States House Committee on War Claims, War Claims (Chairman: Thaddeus M. Mahon; Ranking Member: Samuel Pugh) * United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Ways and Means (Chairman: Nelson Dingley; Ranking Member: Walter Evans (American politician), Walter Evans) * Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives), Whole


Joint committees

* United States Congress Joint Select Committee on Alcohol in the Arts, Alcohol in the Arts (Select) * United States Congress Joint Special Committee on Conditions of Indian Tribes, Conditions of Indian Tribes (Special) * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Disposition of Executive Papers, Disposition of (Useless) Executive Papers * United States Congress Joint Committee to Investigate Charities and Reformatory Institutions in the District of Columbia, Investigate Charities and Reformatory Institutions in the District of Columbia * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Library, The Library * United States Congress Joint Committee on Printing, Printing * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Ford's Theater Disaster, Ford's Theater Disaster


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: Thomas E. Benedict


Senate

* Chaplain of the United States Senate, Chaplain: William H. Millburn (Methodism, Methodist) * Secretary of the United States Senate, Secretary: William Ruffin Cox * United States Senate Librarian, Librarian: Alonzo M. Church * Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, Sergeant at Arms: Richard J. Bright


House of Representatives

* Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, Chaplain: Edward P. Bagby (Disciples of Christ), until December 2, 1895 ** Henry N. Couden (Universalist Church of America, Universalist), elected December 2, 1895 * Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk: James Kerr (Pennsylvania politician), James Kerr, until December 2, 1895 ** Alexander McDowell, from December 2, 1895 * Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk at the Speaker's Table: Asher C. Hinds * Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives, Doorkeeper: William J. Glenn, elected December 2, 1895 * Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives, Postmaster: Joseph C. McElroy, elected December 2, 1895 * Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Reading Clerks: E.L. Sampson (D) and R.S. Hatcher (R) * Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Sergeant at Arms: Herman W. Snow, until December 2, 1895 ** Benjamin F. Russell, from December 2, 1895


See also

* United States elections, 1894 (elections leading to this Congress) ** United States Senate elections, 1894 and 1895 ** United States House of Representatives elections, 1894 * United States elections, 1896 (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress) ** 1896 United States presidential election ** United States Senate elections, 1896 and 1897 ** United States House of Representatives elections, 1896


References

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External links


Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress




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