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The 56th United States Congress was a meeting of the
legislative branch of the United States federal government The United States Congress is the legislature of the federal government of the United States. It is bicameral, composed of a lower body, the House of Representatives, and an upper body, the Senate. It meets in the U.S. Capitol in Washingto ...
, composed of the
United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The composition and pow ...
and the
United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the Lower house, lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the United States Senate, Senate being ...
. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1899, to March 4, 1901, during the third and fourth years of
William McKinley William McKinley (January 29, 1843September 14, 1901) was the 25th president of the United States, serving from 1897 until his assassination in 1901. As a politician he led a realignment that made his Republican Party largely dominant in ...
's
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. The apportionment of seats in this
House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entitles. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often c ...
was based on the Eleventh Census of the United States in 1890. Both chambers had a
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
majority. There was one African-American member,
George Henry White George Henry White (December 18, 1852 – December 28, 1918) was an American attorney and politician, elected as a Republican U.S. Congressman from North Carolina's 2nd congressional district between 1897 and 1901. He later became a banker ...
of
North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and So ...
, who served his second and final term as a Representative in this Congress, and would be the last black member of Congress until 1928, and the last black member of Congress from the South until 1972.


Major events

* June 2, 1899: The Filipino Rebellion began the
Philippine–American War The Philippine–American War or Filipino–American War ( es, Guerra filipina-estadounidense, tl, Digmaang Pilipino–Amerikano), previously referred to as the Philippine Insurrection or the Tagalog Insurgency by the United States, was an arm ...
. * November 21, 1899: Vice President
Garret Hobart Garret Augustus Hobart (June 3, 1844 – November 21, 1899) was the 24th vice president of the United States, Vice President of the United States, serving from 1897 until his death in 1899. He was the sixth American vice president to die in ...
died. * January 8, 1900: President McKinley placed
Alaska Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S., ...
under military rule. * January 17, 1900: Brigham H. Roberts was refused a seat in the United States House of Representatives because of his
polygamy Crimes Polygamy (from Late Greek (') "state of marriage to many spouses") is the practice of marrying multiple spouses. When a man is married to more than one wife at the same time, sociologists call this polygyny. When a woman is married ...
. * February 5, 1900:
Britain Britain most often refers to: * The United Kingdom, a sovereign state in Europe comprising the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller islands * Great Britain, the largest island in the United King ...
and the United States signed a treaty for the building of a Central American shipping canal through Nicaragua. * February 16, 1900: The United States,
Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
and Great Britain ratified the
Tripartite Convention The Tripartite Convention of 1899 concluded the Second Samoan Civil War, resulting in the formal partition of the Samoan archipelago into a German colony and a United States territory. Forerunners to the Tripartite Convention of 1899 were the W ...
partitioning the
Samoan Islands The Samoan Islands ( sm, Motu o Sāmoa) are an archipelago covering in the central South Pacific, forming part of Polynesia and of the wider region of Oceania. Administratively, the archipelago comprises all of the Independent State of Samoa a ...
. * November 6, 1900: U.S. presidential election, 1900:
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
incumbent
William McKinley William McKinley (January 29, 1843September 14, 1901) was the 25th president of the United States, serving from 1897 until his assassination in 1901. As a politician he led a realignment that made his Republican Party largely dominant in ...
was reelected by defeating Democratic challenger
William Jennings Bryan William Jennings Bryan (March 19, 1860 – July 26, 1925) was an American lawyer, orator and politician. Beginning in 1896, he emerged as a dominant force in the History of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, running ...
.


Major legislation

* March 14, 1900:
Gold Standard Act The Gold Standard Act was an Act of the United States Congress, signed by President William McKinley and effective on March 14, 1900, defining the United States dollar by gold weight and requiring the United States Treasury to redeem, on demand ...
, Sess. 1, ch. 41, * April 2, 1900:
Foraker Act The Foraker Act, , officially known as the Organic Act of 1900, is a United States federal law that established civilian (albeit limited popular) government on the island of Puerto Rico, which had recently become a possession of the United State ...
, Sess. 1, ch. 191, (Puerto Rico Civil Code)


Territory organized

* April 30, 1900:
Hawaii Territory The Territory of Hawaii or Hawaii Territory (Hawaiian language, Hawaiian: ''Panalāʻau o Hawaiʻi'') was an organized incorporated territories of the United States, organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from Ap ...
was organized, Sess. 1, ch. 339,


Party summary

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


Senate

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House of Representatives

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Leadership

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Senate

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Garret Hobart Garret Augustus Hobart (June 3, 1844 – November 21, 1899) was the 24th vice president of the United States, Vice President of the United States, serving from 1897 until his death in 1899. He was the sixth American vice president to die in ...
(R), until November 21, 1899; vacant thereafter. *
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William P. Frye William Pierce Frye (September 2, 1830 – August 8, 1911) was an American politician from Maine. A member of the Republican Party, Frye spent most of his political career as a legislator, serving in the Maine House of Representatives and the ...
(R) * Democratic Caucus Chairman: James K. Jones *
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 ...
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William B. Allison William Boyd Allison (March 2, 1829 – August 4, 1908) was an American politician. An early leader of the Iowa Republican Party, he represented northeastern Iowa in the United States House of Representatives before representing his state in th ...
* Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Stephen M. White


House of Representatives

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Speaker Speaker may refer to: Society and politics * Speaker (politics), the presiding officer in a legislative assembly * Public speaker, one who gives a speech or lecture * A person producing speech: the producer of a given utterance, especially: ** I ...
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David B. Henderson David Bremner Henderson (March 14, 1840 – February 25, 1906), a ten-term United States Republican Party, Republican United States House of Representatives, congressman from Dubuque, Iowa, was the speaker of the United States House of Repre ...
(R) * Democratic Caucus Chairman:
James Hay James Hay may refer to: *James Hay (bishop) (died 1538), Scottish abbot and bishop * James Hay, 1st Earl of Carlisle (c.1580–1636), British noble * James Hay, 2nd Earl of Carlisle (1612–1660), British noble * James Hay, 15th Earl of Erroll (172 ...
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Joseph G. Cannon Joseph Gurney Cannon (May 7, 1836 – November 12, 1926) was an American politician from Illinois and leader of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party. Cannon served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives ...
* Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: Joseph W. Babcock


Majority (Republican) leadership

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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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James A. 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 ...


Minority (Democratic) leadership

* Minority Leader: James D. Richardson *
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Oscar 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 Unite ...


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

At this time, 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 with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1904; Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1900; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 1902. {{col-begin {{col-2


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

: {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US)2. John T. Morgan (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US)3.
Edmund W. Pettus Edmund Winston Pettus (July 6, 1821 – July 27, 1907) was a lawyer and politician who represented Alabama in the United States Senate from 1897 to 1907. He served as a senior officer of the Confederate States Army, commanding infantry in t ...
(D)


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

: {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US)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) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US)3. James K. Jones (D)


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

: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US)1.
Thomas R. Bard Thomas Robert Bard (December 8, 1841March 5, 1915) was an American political leader in California who assisted in the organization of Ventura County and represented the state in the United States Senate from 1900 to 1905 as a Republican. He is kn ...
(R), from February 7, 1900 : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US)3. George C. Perkins (R)


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

: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US)2. Edward O. Wolcott (R) : {{Party stripe, Silver Republican Party3. Henry M. Teller (SR)


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

: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US)1.
Joseph R. Hawley Joseph Roswell Hawley (October 31, 1826March 18, 1905) was the 42nd Governor of Connecticut, a U.S. politician in the Republican and Free Soil parties, a Civil War general, and a journalist and newspaper editor. He served two terms in the U ...
(R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US)3.
Orville H. Platt Orville Hitchcock Platt (July 19, 1827 – April 21, 1905) was a United States senator from Connecticut. Platt was a prominent conservative Republican and by the 1890s he became one of the "big four" key Republicans who largely controlled the ma ...
(R)


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

: {{0, ▌1. vacant : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US)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)


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

: {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US)1.
Samuel Pasco Samuel Pasco (June 28, 1834March 13, 1917) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from Florida. Biography Pasco was born in London, England, to a family of Cornish ancestry. His family moved to Prince Edward Island in 1841 befo ...
(D), until April 18, 1899 :: {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US)
James Taliaferro James Piper Taliaferro (September 30, 1847October 6, 1934) was a US Senator from Florida who served as a Democrat from 1899 to 1911. Biography Taliaferro was born in Orange, Virginia. He attended the common schools and the William Dinwiddie ...
(D), from April 19, 1899 : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US)3.
Stephen R. Mallory Stephen Russell Mallory (1812 – November 9, 1873) was a Democratic senator from Florida from 1851 to the secession of his home state and the outbreak of the American Civil War. For much of that period, he was chairman of the Committee on Na ...
(D)


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

: {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US)2.
Augustus O. Bacon Augustus Octavius Bacon (October 20, 1839February 14, 1914) was a Confederate soldier, segregationist, and U.S. politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a U.S. Senator from Georgia, becoming the first Senator to be directly ele ...
(D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US)3.
Alexander S. Clay Alexander Stephens Clay (September 25, 1853November 13, 1910) was a United States senator from Georgia. Biography Clay was born in Powder Springs, Georgia, and graduated from Hiwassee College in Tennessee in 1875. He was admitted to the bar ...
(D)


Idaho Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyom ...

: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US)2. George L. Shoup (R) : {{Party stripe, Populist Party (US)3.
Henry Heitfeld Henry Heitfeld (January 12, 1859October 21, 1938) was an American politician. A Populist, he served as a United States Senator from Idaho. Early life Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Heitfeld attended public and private schools there. He move ...
(P)


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

: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US)2.
Shelby M. Cullom Shelby Moore Cullom (November 22, 1829 – January 28, 1914) was a U.S. political figure, serving in various offices, including the United States House of Representatives, the United States Senate and the 17th Governor of Illinois. Life and ca ...
(R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US)3. William E. Mason (R)


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

: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US)1.
Albert J. Beveridge Albert Jeremiah Beveridge (October 6, 1862 – April 27, 1927) was an American historian and US senator from Indiana. He was an intellectual leader of the Progressive Era and a biographer of Chief Justice John Marshall and President Abraham Linco ...
(R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US)3.
Charles W. Fairbanks Charles Warren Fairbanks (May 11, 1852 – June 4, 1918) was an American politician who served as a senator from Indiana from 1897 to 1905 and the 26th vice president of the United States from 1905 to 1909. He was also the Republican vice pre ...
(R)


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

: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US)2. John H. Gear (R), until July 14, 1900 :: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US)
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 ...
(R), from August 22, 1900 : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US)3.
William B. Allison William Boyd Allison (March 2, 1829 – August 4, 1908) was an American politician. An early leader of the Iowa Republican Party, he represented northeastern Iowa in the United States House of Representatives before representing his state in th ...
(R)


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

: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US)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 A ...
(R) : {{Party stripe, Populist Party (US)3. William A. Harris (P)


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

: {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US)2. William Lindsay (D) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US)3. William J. Deboe (R)


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

: {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US)2.
Donelson Caffery Donelson Caffery (September 10, 1835December 30, 1906) was an American politician from the state of Louisiana, a soldier in the American Civil War, and a sugar plantation owner. Biography Caffery was born in Franklin, Louisiana, the seat of S ...
(D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US)3. Samuel D. McEnery (D)


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

: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US)1.
Eugene Hale Eugene Hale (June 9, 1836October 27, 1918) was a Republican United States Senator from Maine. Biography Born in Turner, Maine, he was educated in local schools and at Maine's Hebron Academy. He was admitted to the bar in 1857 and served for n ...
(R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US)2.
William P. Frye William Pierce Frye (September 2, 1830 – August 8, 1911) was an American politician from Maine. A member of the Republican Party, Frye spent most of his political career as a legislator, serving in the Maine House of Representatives and the ...
(R)


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

: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US)1.
Louis E. McComas Louis Emory McComas (October 28, 1846 – November 10, 1907) was an American attorney, politician, and jurist who served as a member of both branches of the United States Congress and as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the District o ...
(R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US)3. George L. Wellington (R)


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

: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US)1.
Henry Cabot Lodge Henry Cabot Lodge (May 12, 1850 November 9, 1924) was an American Republican politician, historian, and statesman from Massachusetts. He served in the United States Senate from 1893 to 1924 and is best known for his positions on foreign policy. ...
(R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US)2.
George F. Hoar George Frisbie Hoar (August 29, 1826 – September 30, 1904) was an American attorney and politician who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1877 to 1904. He belonged to an extended family that became politically prominen ...
(R)


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

: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US)1. Julius C. Burrows (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US)2.
James McMillan James (or Jim or Jimmy) McMillan or MacMillan may refer to: Sportspeople * James McMillan (footballer, born c. 1866) (c. 1866–?), played for Sunderland * James McMillan (footballer, born 1869) (1869–1937), played for Scotland,Everton and St ...
(R)


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

: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US)1.
Cushman K. Davis Cushman Kellogg Davis (June 16, 1838November 27, 1900) was an American Republican politician who served as the seventh Governor of Minnesota and as a U.S. Senator from Minnesota. Early life and American Civil War Davis was born in Henderson, Ne ...
(R), until November 27, 1900 :: {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US) Charles A. Towne (D), December 5, 1900 – January 23, 1901 :: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US) Moses E. Clapp (R), from January 23, 1901 : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US)2.
Knute Nelson Knute Nelson (born Knud Evanger; February 2, 1843 – April 28, 1923) was an American attorney and politician active in Wisconsin and Minnesota. A Republican, he served in state and national positions: he was elected to the Wisconsin and Minnesot ...
(R)


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

: {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US)1. Hernando D. Money (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US)2.
William V. Sullivan William Van Amberg Sullivan (December 18, 1857March 21, 1918) was a United States representative and United States Senate, Senator from Mississippi. Biography Born near Winona, Mississippi, he attended the common schools in Panola County, Missi ...
(D)


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

: {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US)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) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US)3. George G. Vest (D) {{col-2


Montana Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbi ...

: {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US)1.
William A. Clark William Andrews Clark Sr. (January 8, 1839March 2, 1925) was an American politician and entrepreneur, involved with mining, banking, and railroads. Biography Clark was born in Connellsville, Pennsylvania. He moved with his family to Iowa in 1 ...
(D), until May 15, 1900 : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US)2. Thomas H. Carter (R)


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

: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US)1. Monroe L. Hayward (R), March 8, 1899 – December 5, 1899 :: {{Party stripe, Populist Party (US) William V. Allen (P), from December 13, 1899 : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US)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 ...
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Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. N ...

: {{Party stripe, Silver Party1.
William M. Stewart William Morris Stewart (August 9, 1827April 23, 1909) was an American lawyer and politician. In 1964, he was inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Personal Stewart was born in Wayne Count ...
(S) : {{Party stripe, Silver Party3. John P. Jones (S)


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

: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US)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) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US)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 ...
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New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...

: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US)1. John Kean (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US)2.
William J. Sewell William Joyce Sewell (December 6, 1835 – December 27, 1901) was an Irish-American Republican Party (US), Republican Party politician, merchant, and military officer who served as a U.S. Senator from New Jersey for two non-consecutive term ...
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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 * '' ...

: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US)1.
Chauncey M. Depew Chauncey Mitchell Depew (April 23, 1834April 5, 1928) was an American attorney, businessman, and Republican politician. He is best remembered for his two terms as United States Senator from New York and for his work for Cornelius Vanderbilt, as ...
(R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US)3. Thomas C. Platt (R)


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

: {{Party stripe, Populist Party (US)2.
Marion Butler Marion Butler (May 20, 1863June 3, 1938) was an American politician, farmer, and lawyer. He represented North Carolina in the United States Senate for one term, serving between 1895 and 1901. At the time, he was a leader of the North Carolina P ...
(P) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US)3. Jeter C. Pritchard (R)


North Dakota North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the Native Americans in the United States, indigenous Dakota people, Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north a ...

: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US)1. Porter J. McCumber (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US)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 ...
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Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...

: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US)1. Marcus A. Hanna (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US)3.
Joseph B. Foraker Joseph Benson Foraker (July 5, 1846 – May 10, 1917) was an American politician of the Republican Party who served as the 37th governor of Ohio from 1886 to 1890 and as a United States senator from Ohio from 1897 until 1909. Foraker was ...
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Oregon Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of it ...

: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US)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) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US)3.
Joseph Simon Joseph Simon (February 7, 1851February 14, 1935) was a German-born politician and attorney in the U.S. state of Oregon. He was born in Bechtheim, Hesse, and his family immigrated to the United States when he was one year old, settling in Por ...
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Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...

: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US)1.
Matthew S. Quay Matthew Stanley "Matt" Quay (September 30, 1833May 28, 1904) was an American politician of the Republican Party who represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate from 1887 until 1899 and from 1901 until his death in 1904. Quay's control o ...
(R), from January 16, 1901 : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US)3.
Boies Penrose Boies Penrose (November 1, 1860 – December 31, 1921) was an American lawyer and Republican politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After serving in both houses of the Pennsylvania legislature, he represented Pennsylvania in the United ...
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Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the List of U.S. states by area, smallest U.S. state by area and the List of states and territories of the United States ...

: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US)1.
Nelson W. Aldrich Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich (/ ˈɑldɹɪt͡ʃ/; November 6, 1841 – April 16, 1915) was a prominent American politician and a leader of the Republican Party in the United States Senate, where he represented Rhode Island from 1881 to 1911. By the 1 ...
(R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US)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 parents ...
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South Carolina )''Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , Former = Province of South Carolina , seat = Columbia , LargestCity = Charleston , LargestMetro = ...

: {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US)2.
Benjamin R. Tillman Benjamin Ryan Tillman (August 11, 1847 – July 3, 1918) was an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as governor of South Carolina from 1890 to 1894, and as a United States Senator from 1895 until his death in 1918. A whi ...
(D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US)3.
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 ...
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South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux language, Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the West North Central states, North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Lakota people, Lakota and Dakota peo ...

: {{Party stripe, Silver Republican Party2.
Richard F. Pettigrew Richard Franklin Pettigrew (July 23, 1848October 5, 1926) was an American lawyer, surveyor, and land developer. He represented the Dakota Territory in the U.S. Congress and, after the Dakotas were admitted as States, he was the first U.S. Senato ...
(SR) : {{Party stripe, Populist Party (US)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 ...
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Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...

: {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US)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) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US)2. Thomas B. Turley (D)


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

: {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US)1. Charles A. Culberson (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US)2. Horace Chilton (D)


Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...

: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US)1.
Thomas Kearns Thomas Kearns (April 11, 1862 – October 18, 1918) was an American mining, banking, railroad, and newspaper magnate. He was a US Senator from Utah from 1901 to 1905. Unlike the predominantly Mormon constituents of his state, Senator Kearns w ...
(R), from January 23, 1901 : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US)3. Joseph L. Rawlins (D)


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

: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US)1.
Redfield Proctor Redfield Proctor (June 1, 1831March 4, 1908) was a U.S. politician of the Republican Party. He served as the 37th governor of Vermont from 1878 to 1880, as Secretary of War from 1889 to 1891, and as a United States Senator for Vermont from 189 ...
(R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US)3.
Jonathan Ross Jonathan Stephen Ross (born 17 November 1960) is an English broadcaster, film critic, comedian, actor, writer, and producer. He presented the BBC One chat show ''Friday Night with Jonathan Ross'' during the 2000s, hosted his own radio show on ...
(R), until October 18, 1900 :: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US)
William P. Dillingham William Paul Dillingham (December 12, 1843July 12, 1923) was an American attorney and politician from the state of Vermont. A United States Republican Party, Republican and the son of Congressman and Governor Paul Dillingham, William P. Dillingha ...
(R), from October 18, 1900


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

: {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US)1. John W. Daniel (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US)2. Thomas S. Martin (D)


Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...

: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US)1. Addison G. Foster (R) : {{Party stripe, Silver Republican Party3. George Turner (SR)


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

: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US)1.
Nathan B. Scott Nathan Bay Scott (December 18, 1842January 2, 1924) was a United States senator from West Virginia. Biography Born near Quaker City, Ohio, he attended the common schools and engaged in mining near Colorado Springs, Colorado from 1859 to 1862. ...
(R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US)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 ...
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Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...

: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US)1. Joseph V. Quarles (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US)3. John C. Spooner (R)


Wyoming Wyoming () is a U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the south ...

: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US)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) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US)2. Francis E. Warren (R) {{col-break {{col-end


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

: {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Alabama, 1, 1. George W. Taylor (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Alabama, 2, 2.
Jesse F. Stallings Jesse Francis Stallings (April 4, 1856 – March 18, 1928) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama. Born near Manningham, Alabama, to Reuben Stallings and Lucinda Ferguson. Stallings completed preparatory studies and was graduated from the Uni ...
(D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Alabama, 3, 3. Henry D. Clayton (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Alabama, 4, 4.
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 8, 1900 :: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US) William F. Aldrich (R), from March 8, 1900 : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Alabama, 5, 5. Willis Brewer (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Alabama, 6, 6. John H. Bankhead (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Alabama, 7, 7.
John L. Burnett John Lawson Burnett (January 20, 1854 – May 13, 1919) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Alabama. Life Born in Cedar Bluff, Alabama, Burnett attended the common schools of the county, Wesleyan Institute, C ...
(D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Alabama, 8, 8.
Joseph Wheeler Joseph "Fighting Joe" Wheeler (September 10, 1836 – January 25, 1906) was an American military commander and politician. He was a cavalry general in the Confederate States Army in the 1860s during the American Civil War, and then a general in ...
(D), until April 20, 1900 :: {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US) William N. Richardson (D), from December 3, 1900 : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Alabama, 9, 9.
Oscar 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 Unite ...
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Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the Osage ...

: {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Arkansas, 1, 1.
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) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Arkansas, 2, 2. John S. Little (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Arkansas, 3, 3. Thomas C. McRae (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Arkansas, 4, 4. William L. Terry (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Arkansas, 5, 5. Hugh A. Dinsmore (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Arkansas, 6, 6. Stephen Brundidge Jr. (D)


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

: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, California, 1, 1.
John All Barham John All Barham (July 17, 1843 – January 22, 1926) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as a U.S. Representative from California from 1895 to 1901.
(R) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, California, 2, 2.
Marion De Vries Marion De Vries (August 15, 1865 – September 11, 1939) was a United States representative from California, a Member and President of the Board of General Appraisers and an Associate Judge and later Presiding Judge of the United States Court of ...
(D), until August 20, 1900 :: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US) Samuel D. Woods (R), from December 3, 1900 : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, California, 3, 3.
Victor H. Metcalf Victor Howard Metcalf (October 10, 1853 – February 20, 1936) was an American politician; he served in President Theodore Roosevelt's cabinet as Secretary of Commerce and Labor, and then as Secretary of the Navy. Biography Born in Utica, New ...
(R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, California, 4, 4.
Julius Kahn Julius Kahn may refer to: *Julius Kahn (inventor) (1874–1942), engineer of reinforced concrete *Julius Kahn (congressman) Julius Kahn (February 28, 1861 – December 18, 1924) was a United States Congressman who was succeeded by his wife ...
(R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, California, 5, 5. Eugene F. Loud (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, California, 6, 6. Russell J. Waters (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, California, 7, 7.
James C. Needham James Carson Needham (September 17, 1864 – July 11, 1942) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a seven-term U.S. Representative from California from 1899 to 1913. Biography Born in a covered wagon at Carson City, Nevada, Ja ...
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Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of t ...

: {{Party stripe, Silver Republican Party{{ushr, Colorado, 1, 1. John F. Shafroth (SR) : {{Party stripe, Populist Party (US){{ushr, Colorado, 2, 2.
John Calhoun Bell John Calhoun Bell (December 11, 1851 – August 12, 1933) was a U.S. Representative from Colorado. Biography Born near Sewanee, Tennessee, Bell was the son of Harrison and Rachel Laxon Bell. He attended public and private schools in Franklin ...
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Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its cap ...

: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Connecticut, 1, 1. E. Stevens Henry (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Connecticut, 2, 2.
Nehemiah D. Sperry Nehemiah Day Sperry (July 10, 1827 – November 13, 1911) was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut. Biography Born in Woodbridge, Connecticut, Sperry was the third of six children of Enoch Sperry and Mary Atlanta (nee Sperry) Sperry. His eld ...
(R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Connecticut, 3, 3. Charles A. Russell (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Connecticut, 4, 4.
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 ...
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Delaware Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent Del ...

: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Delaware, AL, At-large. John H. Hoffecker (R), until June 16, 1900 :: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US) Walter O. Hoffecker (R), from November 6, 1900


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

: {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Florida, 1, 1. Stephen M. Sparkman (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Florida, 2, 2. Robert W. Davis (D)


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

: {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Georgia, 1, 1. Rufus E. Lester (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Georgia, 2, 2. James M. Griggs (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Georgia, 3, 3.
Elijah B. Lewis Elijah Banks Lewis (March 27, 1854 – December 10, 1920) was a U.S. Representative from Georgia. Born in Coney, Crisp County, Georgia, Lewis attended the common schools of Dooly and Macon Counties, Spalding Seminary, Spalding, Georgi ...
(D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Georgia, 4, 4. William C. Adamson (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Georgia, 5, 5.
Leonidas F. Livingston Leonidas Felix Livingston (April 3, 1832 – February 11, 1912) was a U.S. Representative from Georgia. Early life and political involvement Born near Covington, Georgia, Livingston attended the common schools, and engaged in agricultur ...
(D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Georgia, 6, 6. Charles L. Bartlett (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Georgia, 7, 7. John W. Maddox (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Georgia, 8, 8. William M. Howard (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Georgia, 9, 9.
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 s ...
(D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Georgia, 10, 10. William H. Fleming (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Georgia, 11, 11.
William G. Brantley William Gordon Brantley (September 18, 1860 – September 11, 1934) was an American politician and lawyer. Brantley was born in Blackshear, Georgia. He attended the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens, gained admission to the state bar ...
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Idaho Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyom ...

: {{Party stripe, Silver Republican Party{{ushr, Idaho, AL, At-large. Edgar Wilson (SR)


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

: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Illinois, 1, 1. James R. Mann (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Illinois, 2, 2. William Lorimer (R) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Illinois, 3, 3. George P. Foster (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Illinois, 4, 4. Thomas Cusack (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Illinois, 5, 5. Edward T. Noonan (D) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Illinois, 6, 6.
Henry S. Boutell Henry Sherman Boutell (March 14, 1856 – March 11, 1926) was an American lawyer and diplomat. Biography Boutell was born at Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Lewis Henry and Anna (Greene) Boutell. A colonial ancestry entitled him to membersh ...
(R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Illinois, 7, 7.
George E. Foss George Edmund Foss (July 2, 1863 – March 15, 1936) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. He was a brother of Eugene Noble Foss. Life and career Foss was born on July 2, 1863, in Berkshire, Vermont. He was a brother of Eugene Noble ...
(R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Illinois, 8, 8. Albert J. Hopkins (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Illinois, 9, 9.
Robert R. Hitt Robert Roberts Hitt (January 16, 1834 – September 20, 1906) was an American diplomat and Republican politician from Illinois. He served briefly as assistant secretary of state in the short-lived administration of James A. Garfield but r ...
(R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Illinois, 10, 10. George W. Prince (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Illinois, 11, 11.
Walter Reeves Walter Reeves (September 25, 1848 – April 9, 1909) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Biography Walter Reeves was born near Brownsville, Pennsylvania on September 25, 1948. He moved with his parents to Illinois in 1856, where they se ...
(R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Illinois, 12, 12.
Joseph G. Cannon Joseph Gurney Cannon (May 7, 1836 – November 12, 1926) was an American politician from Illinois and leader of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party. Cannon served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives ...
(R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Illinois, 13, 13.
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) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Illinois, 14, 14.
Joseph V. Graff Joseph Verdi Graff (July 1, 1854 – November 10, 1921) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Terre Haute, Indiana, Graff was graduated from the Terre Haute High School, and attended Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana, one yea ...
(R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Illinois, 15, 15.
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 ...
(R) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Illinois, 16, 16. William E. Williams (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Illinois, 17, 17. Ben F. Caldwell (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Illinois, 18, 18. Thomas M. Jett (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Illinois, 19, 19. Joseph B. Crowley (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Illinois, 20, 20. James R. Williams (D) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Illinois, 21, 21.
William A. Rodenberg William August Rodenberg (October 30, 1865 – September 10, 1937) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born near Chester, Illinois, the son of German immigrants, Rodenberg attended the public schools. He graduated from Central Wesleyan ...
(R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Illinois, 22, 22. George W. Smith (R)


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

: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Indiana, 1, 1. James A. Hemenway (R) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Indiana, 2, 2.
Robert W. Miers Robert Walter Miers (January 27, 1848 – February 20, 1930) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana. Early life Robert Walter Miers was born on January 27, 1848, near Greensburg, Indiana. Miers attended the common schools. He was graduated fro ...
(D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Indiana, 3, 3.
William T. Zenor William Taylor Zenor (April 30, 1846 – June 2, 1916) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served five terms as a United States representative from Indiana from 1897 2007. Biography He was born near Corydon, Indiana and attende ...
(D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Indiana, 4, 4. Francis M. Griffith (D) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Indiana, 5, 5. George W. Faris (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Indiana, 6, 6. James E. Watson (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Indiana, 7, 7.
Jesse Overstreet Jesse E. Overstreet (December 14, 1859 – May 27, 1910) was an American lawyer and politician who served seven terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1895 to 1909. In 1900, Overstreet introduced the legislation that was ultimatel ...
(R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Indiana, 8, 8.
George W. Cromer George Washington Cromer (May 13, 1856 – November 8, 1936) was an American lawyer and politician who served four terms as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1899 to 1907. Early life and education ...
(R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Indiana, 9, 9.
Charles B. Landis Charles Beary Landis (July 9, 1858 – April 24, 1922) was an American newspaperman and politician who served six terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1897 to 1909. Early life and career He was a brother of both Congressman Frederic ...
(R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Indiana, 10, 10.
Edgar D. Crumpacker Edgar Dean Crumpacker (May 27, 1851 – May 19, 1920) was an American lawyer and politician who served eight terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1897 to 1913. He was the father of Maurice Edgar Crumpacker and cousin of Shepard J. ...
(R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Indiana, 11, 11.
George W. Steele George Washington Steele (December 13, 1839July 12, 1922) was an American lawyer, soldier, and politician who twice served as a Representative for Indiana, from 1881 to 1889 and again from 1895 to 1903. Steele was also the first governor of Ok ...
(R) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Indiana, 12, 12. James M. Robinson (D) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Indiana, 13, 13. Abraham L. Brick (R)


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

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David B. Henderson David Bremner Henderson (March 14, 1840 – February 25, 1906), a ten-term United States Republican Party, Republican United States House of Representatives, congressman from Dubuque, Iowa, was the speaker of the United States House of Repre ...
(R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Iowa, 4, 4.
Gilbert N. Haugen Gilbert Nelson Haugen (April 21, 1859 – July 18, 1933) was a seventeen-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 4th congressional district, then located in northeastern Iowa. For nearly five years, he was the longest-serving member o ...
(R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Iowa, 5, 5.
Robert G. Cousins Robert Gordon Cousins (January 31, 1859 – June 20, 1933) was an eight-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 5th congressional district. He represented the Cedar Rapids, Iowa, area for the last eight years of the 19th century and t ...
(R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Iowa, 6, 6. John F. Lacey (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Iowa, 7, 7. John A. T. Hull (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Iowa, 8, 8.
William P. Hepburn William Peters Hepburn (November 4, 1833 – February 7, 1916) was an American Civil War officer and an eleven-term Republican Party (United States), Republican Member of Congress, congressman from Iowa's now-obsolete Iowa's 8th congressional d ...
(R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Iowa, 9, 9. Smith McPherson (R), until June 6, 1900 :: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US)
Walter I. Smith Walter Inglewood Smith (July 10, 1862 – January 27, 1922) was a United States representative from Iowa and a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and the United States Circuit Courts for the ...
(R), from December 3, 1900 : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Iowa, 10, 10.
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 ...
(R), until August 22, 1900 :: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US)
James P. Conner James Perry Conner (January 27, 1851 – March 19, 1924) was a Republican United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Iowa's 10th congressional district from 1900 to 1909. Background Born in Delaware County, Indiana, Conner ...
(R), from December 4, 1900 : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Iowa, 11, 11. Lot Thomas (R)


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

: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Kansas, AL, At-large. Willis Joshua Bailey (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Kansas, 1, 1.
Charles Curtis Charles Curtis (January 25, 1860 – February 8, 1936) was an American attorney and Republican politician from Kansas who served as the 31st vice president of the United States from 1929 to 1933 under Herbert Hoover. He had served as the Sena ...
(R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Kansas, 2, 2.
Justin De Witt Bowersock Justin De Witt Bowersock (September 19, 1842 – October 27, 1922) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas. Early life Justin De Witt Bowersick was born on September 19, 1942, near Columbiana, Ohio, Bowersock moved to Iowa City, Iowa, in 1860 an ...
(R) : {{Party stripe, Populist Party (US){{ushr, Kansas, 3, 3. Edwin R. Ridgely (P) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Kansas, 4, 4. James Monroe Miller (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Kansas, 5, 5.
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) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Kansas, 6, 6. William A. Reeder (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Kansas, 7, 7. Chester I. Long (R)


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

: {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Kentucky, 1, 1. Charles K. Wheeler (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Kentucky, 2, 2. Henry Dixon Allen (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Kentucky, 3, 3. John S. Rhea (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Kentucky, 4, 4. David Highbaugh Smith (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Kentucky, 5, 5. Oscar Turner (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Kentucky, 6, 6.
Albert S. Berry Albert Seaton Berry (May 13, 1836 – January 6, 1908) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Biography Born in Fairfield (now Dayton, Kentucky, Dayton), Campbell County, Kentucky, Berry attended the ...
(D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Kentucky, 7, 7. Evan E. Settle (D), until November 16, 1899 :: {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US) June Ward Gayle (D), from January 15, 1900 : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Kentucky, 8, 8.
George G. Gilbert George Gilmore Gilbert (December 24, 1849 – November 9, 1909) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky, father of Ralph Waldo Emerson Gilbert. Born in Taylorsville, Kentucky, Gilbert attended the common schools, Cecilian College in 1868 an ...
(D) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Kentucky, 9, 9.
Samuel Johnson Pugh Samuel Johnson Pugh (January 28, 1850 – April 17, 1922) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Born in Greenup County, Kentucky, Pugh moved with his parents to Lewis County in 1852. He attended Chandler's Select School, Rand's Academy, and ...
(R) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Kentucky, 10, 10. Thomas Y. Fitzpatrick (D) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Kentucky, 11, 11.
Vincent Boreing Vincent Boreing (November 24, 1839 – September 16, 1903) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Biography Boreing was born near Jonesboro, Washington County, Tennessee in 1839. He moved with his father to Laurel County, Kentucky, in 1847. ...
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Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...

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Adolph Meyer Adolph Meyer (October 19, 1842 – March 8, 1908) was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana. He served nine terms as a Democrat from 1891 until his death in office in 1908. Biography Meyer was bo ...
(D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Louisiana, 2, 2.
Robert C. Davey Robert Charles Davey (October 22, 1853 – December 26, 1908) was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Davey attended the public schools, and was graduated from St. Vincent's College, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, ...
(D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Louisiana, 3, 3.
Robert F. Broussard Robert Foligny Broussard (August 17, 1864 – April 12, 1918) was both a United States Representative, U.S. representative and a United States Senate, U.S. senator from Louisiana. He was born on the Mary Louise plantation near New Iberia, Lo ...
(D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Louisiana, 4, 4.
Phanor Breazeale Phanor Breazeale (December 29, 1858 – April 29, 1934) served three terms as a U.S. representative for Louisiana's 4th congressional district. Early life and education Born in Natchitoches Parish in north central Louisiana, Breazeale at ...
(D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Louisiana, 5, 5. Samuel T. Baird (D), until April 22, 1899 :: {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US)
Joseph E. Ransdell Joseph Eugene Ransdell (October 7, 1858July 27, 1954) was an attorney and politician from Louisiana. Beginning in 1899, he was elected for seven consecutive terms as United States representative from Louisiana's 5th congressional district. He sub ...
(D), from August 29, 1899 : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Louisiana, 6, 6.
Samuel M. Robertson Samuel Matthews Robertson (January 1, 1852 – December 24, 1911) was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana, son of Edward White Robertson. Born in Plaquemine, Iberville Parish, Louisiana, Robertson attended Magruder's Collegiate Institute ...
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Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and north ...

: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Maine, 1, 1. Thomas B. Reed (R), until September 4, 1899 :: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US)
Amos L. Allen Amos Lawrence Allen (March 17, 1837 – February 20, 1911) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Maine. Born in Waterboro, Maine, Allen attended the common schools, Whitestown Seminary in Whitestown, New Y ...
(R), from November 6, 1899 : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Maine, 2, 2. Charles E. Littlefield (R), from June 19, 1899 : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Maine, 3, 3.
Edwin C. Burleigh Edwin Chick Burleigh (November 27, 1843June 16, 1916) was an American politician who served as the 42nd Governor of Maine from 1889 to 1893. A member of the Republican Party, he went on to hold federal office, first in the United States House ...
(R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Maine, 4, 4.
Charles A. Boutelle Charles Addison Boutelle (February 9, 1839 – May 21, 1901) was an American seaman, shipmaster, naval officer, Civil War veteran, newspaper editor, publisher, conservative Republican politician, and nine-term Representative to the U.S. Congress f ...
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Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...

: {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Maryland, 1, 1. John W. Smith (D), until January 12, 1900 :: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US) Josiah Kerr (R), from November 6, 1900 : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Maryland, 2, 2. William B. Baker (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Maryland, 3, 3.
Frank C. Wachter Frank Charles Wachter (September 16, 1861 – July 1, 1910) was an American politician and Congressman from Maryland. Biography Born in Baltimore, Maryland to German immigrants, Wachter attended private schools and St. Paul's Evangelical Sch ...
(R) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Maryland, 4, 4. James W. Denny (D) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Maryland, 5, 5. Sydney E. Mudd (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Maryland, 6, 6. George A. Pearre (R)


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

: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Massachusetts, 1, 1.
George P. Lawrence George Pelton Lawrence (May 19, 1859 – November 21, 1917) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts. Early life and education Born in Adams, Massachusetts, Lawrence was the son of Dr. George C. Lawrence an ...
(R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Massachusetts, 2, 2.
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 ...
(R) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Massachusetts, 3, 3. John R. Thayer (D) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Massachusetts, 4, 4. George W. Weymouth (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Massachusetts, 5, 5. William S. Knox (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Massachusetts, 6, 6. William H. Moody (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Massachusetts, 7, 7. Ernest W. Roberts (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Massachusetts, 8, 8.
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) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Massachusetts, 9, 9. John Fitzgerald (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Massachusetts, 10, 10. Henry F. Naphen (D) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Massachusetts, 11, 11. Charles F. Sprague (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Massachusetts, 12, 12.
William C. Lovering William Croad Lovering (February 25, 1835 – February 4, 1910) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Biography Born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, Lovering moved with his parents to Taunton, Massachusetts, in 1837. He attended the Camb ...
(R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Massachusetts, 13, 13.
William S. Greene William Stedman Greene (April 28, 1841 – September 22, 1924) was a United States representative from Massachusetts. Biography William S. Greene was born in Tremont, Illinois on April 28, 1841. He moved with his parents to Fall River, Massachu ...
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Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...

: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Michigan, 1, 1. John B. Corliss (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Michigan, 2, 2. Henry C. Smith (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Michigan, 3, 3. Washington Gardner (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Michigan, 4, 4.
Edward L. Hamilton Edward La Rue Hamilton (December 9, 1857 – November 2, 1923) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Hamilton was born in Niles Township, Michigan, where he attended grade school and graduated from the Niles High School in 1876. He ...
(R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Michigan, 5, 5.
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 ...
(R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Michigan, 6, 6.
Samuel W. Smith Samuel William Smith (August 23, 1852 – June 19, 1931), was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He was born in Independence Township and attended the common schools in Clarkston and Detroit. He began teaching school in 1869, ser ...
(R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Michigan, 7, 7. Edgar Weeks (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Michigan, 8, 8. Joseph W. Fordney (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Michigan, 9, 9.
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) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Michigan, 10, 10. Rousseau O. Crump (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Michigan, 11, 11. William S. Mesick (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Michigan, 12, 12. Carlos D. Shelden (R)


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

: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Minnesota, 1, 1.
James A. 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) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Minnesota, 2, 2. James McCleary (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Minnesota, 3, 3. Joel Heatwole (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Minnesota, 4, 4. Frederick Stevens (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Minnesota, 5, 5.
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) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Minnesota, 6, 6. Robert P. Morris (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Minnesota, 7, 7.
Frank 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 ...
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Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...

: {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Mississippi, 1, 1. John M. Allen (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Mississippi, 2, 2.
Thomas Spight Thomas Spight (October 25, 1841 – January 5, 1924) was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi. Born near Ripley, Mississippi, Spight attended the common schools, Ripley Academy, Purdy (Tennessee) College, and the La Grange (Tennessee) Synodi ...
(D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Mississippi, 3, 3. Thomas C. Catchings (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Mississippi, 4, 4. Andrew F. Fox (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Mississippi, 5, 5.
John Sharp Williams John Sharp Williams (July 30, 1854September 27, 1932) was a prominent American politician in the United States Democratic Party, Democratic Party from the 1890s through the 1920s, and served as the Minority Leader of the United States House of Re ...
(D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Mississippi, 6, 6. Frank A. McLain (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Mississippi, 7, 7.
Patrick Henry Patrick Henry (May 29, 1736June 6, 1799) was an American attorney, planter, politician and orator known for declaring to the Second Virginia Convention (1775): " Give me liberty, or give me death!" A Founding Father, he served as the first an ...
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Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ...

: {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Missouri, 1, 1.
James T. Lloyd James Tilghman Lloyd (August 28, 1857 – April 3, 1944) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri from 1897 to 1917. He served as the House minority whip between 1901 and 1909. Lloyd was born in Canton, Missour ...
(D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Missouri, 2, 2.
William W. Rucker William Waller Rucker (February 1, 1855 – May 30, 1936) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born near Covington, Virginia, Rucker moved with his parents to western Virginia in 1861. He attended the common schools and moved to Chari ...
(D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Missouri, 3, 3. John Dougherty (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Missouri, 4, 4. Charles F. Cochran (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Missouri, 5, 5.
William S. Cowherd William Strother Cowherd (September 1, 1860 – June 20, 1915) was a Democratic Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri from 1892–1894 and Congressman from Missouri from 1897–1905. Early life William Strother Cowherd was born on September 1, 1860, ...
(D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Missouri, 6, 6.
David A. De Armond David Albaugh De Armond (March 18, 1844 – November 23, 1909) was a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic United States House of Representatives, Representative representing Missouri's 12th congressional district from March 4, 1891 unti ...
(D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Missouri, 7, 7. James Cooney (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Missouri, 8, 8.
Richard P. Bland Richard Parks Bland (August 19, 1835 – June 15, 1899) was an American politician, lawyer, and educator from Missouri. A Democrat, Bland served in the United States House of Representatives from 1873 to 1895 and from 1897 to 1899, representing ...
(D), until June 15, 1899 :: {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US) Dorsey W. Shackleford (D), from August 29, 1899 : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Missouri, 9, 9.
James Beauchamp Clark James Beauchamp Clark (March 7, 1850March 2, 1921) was an American politician and attorney who represented Missouri in the United States House of Representatives and served as Speaker of the House from 1911 to 1919. Born in Kentucky, he establis ...
(D) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Missouri, 10, 10.
Richard Bartholdt Richard Bartholdt (November 2, 1855 – March 19, 1932) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born in Schleiz, Germany, Bartholdt attended the public schools and Schleiz College (Gymnasium). He emigrated to the United States in April 1872 an ...
(R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Missouri, 11, 11.
Charles F. Joy Charles Frederick Joy (December 11, 1849 – April 13, 1921) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Missouri. Biography Born in Jacksonville, Illinois on December 11, 1849, Joy attended the public schools. H ...
(R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Missouri, 12, 12. Charles E. Pearce (R) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Missouri, 13, 13.
Edward Robb Edward Robb (March 19, 1857 – March 13, 1934) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born in Brazeau, Missouri, Robb attended the common schools, Brazeau (Missouri) Academy, Fruitland (Missouri) Normal Institute, and the University of Mis ...
(D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Missouri, 14, 14. Willard D. Vandiver (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Missouri, 15, 15. Maecenas E. Benton (D)


Montana Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbi ...

: {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Montana, AL, At-large.
Albert J. Campbell Albert James Campbell (December 12, 1857 – August 9, 1907) was a U.S. Representative from Montana. Born in Pontiac, Michigan, Campbell attended the common schools and the State Agricultural College, Lansing (now Michigan State Universit ...
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Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the southwe ...

: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Nebraska, 1, 1. Elmer J. Burkett (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Nebraska, 2, 2. David H. Mercer (R) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Nebraska, 3, 3. John S. Robinson (D) : {{Party stripe, Populist Party (US){{ushr, Nebraska, 4, 4. William L. Stark (P) : {{Party stripe, Populist Party (US){{ushr, Nebraska, 5, 5. Roderick D. Sutherland (P) : {{Party stripe, Populist Party (US){{ushr, Nebraska, 6, 6. William L. Greene (P), until March 11, 1899 :: {{Party stripe, Populist Party (US) William Neville (P), from December 4, 1899


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

: {{Party stripe, Silver Party{{ushr, Nevada, AL, At-large.
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 New Hampshire is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...

: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, New Hampshire, 1, 1. Cyrus A. Sulloway (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, New Hampshire, 2, 2. Frank Gay Clarke (R) until January 9, 1901


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

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James F. Stewart James Fleming Stewart (June 15, 1851 in Paterson, New Jersey – January 21, 1904 in Paterson, New Jersey) was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Represent ...
(R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, New Jersey, 6, 6.
Richard W. 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 distri ...
(R) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, New Jersey, 7, 7. William D. Daly (D), until July 31, 1900 :: {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US) Allan L. McDermott (D), from December 3, 1900 : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, New Jersey, 8, 8. Charles N. Fowler (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 * '' ...

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Townsend Scudder Townsend Scudder (July 26, 1865 – February 22, 1960) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served two non-consecutive terms as a United States representative from New York around the turn of the 20th century Biography Born in ...
(D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, New York, 2, 2. John J. Fitzgerald (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, New York, 3, 3. Edmund H. Driggs (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, New York, 4, 4. Bertram T. Clayton (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, New York, 5, 5. Frank E. Wilson (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, New York, 6, 6.
Mitchell May Mitchell May (July 10, 1870 – March 24, 1961) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. From 1899 to 1901, he served one term in the U.S. House of Representatives. Life He attended the public schools and Brooklyn Polytechnic Inst ...
(D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, New York, 7, 7.
Nicholas Muller Nicholas Muller (November 15, 1836 – December 12, 1917) was an American banker and politician who served four different stints as a United States representative from New York during the late 19th and early 20th century. In all, he served five ...
(D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, New York, 8, 8. Daniel J. Riordan (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, New York, 9, 9. Thomas J. Bradley (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, New York, 10, 10.
Amos J. Cummings Amos Jay Cummings (May 15, 1841 – May 2, 1902) was an American newspaperman, American Civil War, Civil War veteran, and politician who served as a United States House of Representatives, United States Representative from New York (state), New ...
(D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, New York, 11, 11.
William Sulzer William Sulzer (March 18, 1863 – November 6, 1941) was an American lawyer and politician, nicknamed Plain Bill Sulzer. He was the 39th Governor of New York and a long-serving congressman from the same state. Sulzer was the first, and to date ...
(D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, New York, 12, 12.
George B. McClellan Jr. George Brinton McClellan Jr. (November 23, 1865November 30, 1940), was an American statesman, author, historian, and educator. The son of the American Civil War general and presidential candidate George B. McClellan, he was the 93rd Mayor of Ne ...
(D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, New York, 13, 13.
Jefferson M. Levy Jefferson Monroe Levy (April 16, 1852 – March 6, 1924) was a three-term U.S. Congressman from New York, a leader of the New York Democratic Party, and a renowned real estate and stock speculator. In 1879 at the age of 27, he took control of ...
(D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, New York, 14, 14.
William A. Chanler William Astor "Willie" Chanler (June 11, 1867 – March 4, 1934) was an American soldier, explorer, and politician who served as U.S. Representative from New York. He was a son of John Winthrop Chanler. After spending several years exploring Eas ...
(D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, New York, 15, 15.
Jacob Ruppert Jacob Ruppert Jr. (August 5, 1867 – January 13, 1939) was an American brewer, businessman, National Guard colonel and politician who served for four terms representing New York in the United States House of Representatives from 1899 to 1907. ...
(D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, New York, 16, 16. John Q. Underhill (D) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, New York, 17, 17. Arthur S. Tompkins (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, New York, 18, 18. John H. Ketcham (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, New York, 19, 19. Aaron V.S. Cochrane (R) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, New York, 20, 20.
Martin H. Glynn Martin Henry Glynn (September 27, 1871December 14, 1924) was an American politician. He was the 40th Governor of New York from 1913 to 1914, the first Irish American Roman Catholic head of government of what was then the most populated state of ...
(D) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, New York, 21, 21.
John Knox Stewart John Knox Stewart (October 20, 1853 – June 27, 1919) was a Representative from New York. Stewart was born in Perth, Fulton County, New York on October 20, 1853. He moved with his parents to Amsterdam, New York in 1860 and attended the publi ...
(R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, New York, 22, 22.
Lucius N. Littauer Lucius Nathan Littauer (January 20, 1859 – March 2, 1944) was an American politician, businessman, and college football coach. He served in the United States House of Representatives from New York for five terms between 1897 and 1907. Littauer ...
(R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, New York, 23, 23. Louis W. Emerson (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, New York, 24, 24. Charles A. Chickering (R), until February 13, 1900 :: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US) Albert D. Shaw (R), November 6, 1900 – February 10, 1901 : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, New York, 25, 25. James S. Sherman (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, New York, 26, 26. George W. Ray (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, New York, 27, 27. Michael E. Driscoll (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, New York, 28, 28.
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 ...
(R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, New York, 29, 29. Charles W. Gillet (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, New York, 30, 30.
James Wolcott Wadsworth James Wolcott Wadsworth (October 12, 1846 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – December 24, 1926 in Washington, D.C.) was an American farmer, soldier and statesman. Early life He was the son of Civil War General James Samuel Wadsworth (1 ...
(R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, New York, 31, 31. James M.E. O'Grady (R) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, New York, 32, 32. William H. Ryan (D) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, New York, 33, 33. De Alva S. Alexander (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, New York, 34, 34.
Edward B. Vreeland Edward Butterfield Vreeland (December 7, 1856 – May 8, 1936) was an American banker, businessman, and Republican politician who represented southern Western New York ( Allegheny, Chautauqua, and Cattaraugus counties) in the United States Hous ...
(R), from November 7, 1899


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

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John Humphrey Small John Humphrey Small (August 29, 1858 – July 13, 1946) was an American attorney and politician who served eleven terms as a U.S. Representative from North Carolina from 1899 to 1921. Early life and education Born in Washington, North Car ...
(D) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, North Carolina, 2, 2. George H. White (R) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, North Carolina, 3, 3. Charles R. Thomas (D) : {{Party stripe, Populist Party (US){{ushr, North Carolina, 4, 4.
John W. Atwater John Wilbur Atwater (December 27, 1840 – July 4, 1910) was a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1899 and 1901. Early life and education Atwater was born near Fearrington, North Carolina in 1840. He attended common schools and the ...
(P) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, North Carolina, 5, 5.
William W. Kitchin William Walton Kitchin (October 9, 1866 – November 9, 1924) was an American attorney and the 52nd governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1909 to 1913. Early life and family W.W. Kitchin was the son of William H. Kitchin and Maria ...
(D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, North Carolina, 6, 6. John D. Bellamy (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, North Carolina, 7, 7. Theodore F. Kluttz (D) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, North Carolina, 8, 8. Romulus Z. Linney (R) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, North Carolina, 9, 9.
William T. Crawford William Thomas Crawford (born June 1, 1856 near Waynesville, North Carolina; died November 16, 1913, Waynesville, North Carolina) was a Representative from North Carolina. He attended the public schools and Waynesville Academy. From 1884-1888 ...
(D), until May 10, 1900 :: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US)
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), from May 10, 1900


North Dakota North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the Native Americans in the United States, indigenous Dakota people, Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north a ...

: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, North Dakota, AL, At-large.
Burleigh F. Spalding Burleigh Folsom Spalding (December 3, 1853 – March 17, 1934) was a United States representative from North Dakota. He was born on a farm near Craftsbury, Vermont. He attended the Lyndon Literary Institute in Lyndon, Vermont and was graduated ...
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Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...

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Lorenzo Danford Lorenzo Dow Danford (October 18, 1829 – June 19, 1899) was an American lawyer and politician who served five terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1873 to 1879 and again from 1895 to 1899. Biography Born in Washington Township, Belmon ...
(R), until June 19, 1899 :: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US) John J. Gill (R), from December 4, 1899 : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Ohio, 17, 17. John A. McDowell (D) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Ohio, 18, 18. Robert W. Tayler (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Ohio, 19, 19.
Charles W. F. Dick Charles William Frederick Dick (November 3, 1858 – March 13, 1945) was a Republican politician from Ohio. He served in the United States House of Representatives and U.S. Senate. Early life Born in Akron, Ohio, his parents were Gottlieb Di ...
(R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Ohio, 20, 20. Fremont O. Phillips (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Ohio, 21, 21. Theodore E. Burton (R)


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

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Thomas H. Tongue Thomas H. Tongue (June 23, 1844January 11, 1903) was an American politician and attorney in the state of Oregon. Born in England, his family immigrated to Washington County, Oregon, in 1859. In Oregon, he would serve in the Oregon State Senate, S ...
(R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Oregon, 2, 2. Malcolm A. Moody (R)


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

: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Pennsylvania, AL, At-large. Samuel A. Davenport (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Pennsylvania, AL, At-large. Galusha A. Grow (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Pennsylvania, 1, 1.
Henry H. Bingham Henry Harrison Bingham (December 4, 1841 – March 22, 1912) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district from 1879 to 1912. He w ...
(R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Pennsylvania, 2, 2. Robert Adams Jr. (R) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Pennsylvania, 3, 3.
William McAleer William McAleer (January 6, 1838April 19, 1912) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district from 1891 to 1895 and from 1897 t ...
(D) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Pennsylvania, 4, 4. James R. Young (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Pennsylvania, 5, 5. Alfred C. Harmer (R), until March 6, 1900 :: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US) Edward D. Morrell (R), from November 6, 1900 : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Pennsylvania, 6, 6. Thomas S. Butler (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Pennsylvania, 7, 7.
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) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Pennsylvania, 8, 8. Laird H. Barber (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Pennsylvania, 9, 9.
Daniel Ermentrout Daniel Ermentrout (January 24, 1837 – September 17, 1899) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district from 1881 to 1889 and ...
(D), until September 17, 1899 :: {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US) Henry D. Green (D), from November 7, 1899 : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Pennsylvania, 10, 10. Marriott Brosius (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Pennsylvania, 11, 11. William Connell (R) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Pennsylvania, 12, 12. Stanley W. Davenport (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Pennsylvania, 13, 13. James W. Ryan (D) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Pennsylvania, 14, 14. Marlin E. Olmsted (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Pennsylvania, 15, 15. Charles F. Wright (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Pennsylvania, 16, 16. Horace B. Packer (R) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Pennsylvania, 17, 17. Rufus K. Polk (D) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Pennsylvania, 18, 18. Thaddeus M. Mahon (R) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Pennsylvania, 19, 19. Edward D. Ziegler (D) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Pennsylvania, 20, 20. Joseph E. Thropp (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Pennsylvania, 21, 21. Summers M. Jack (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Pennsylvania, 22, 22.
John Dalzell John Dalzell (April 19, 1845 – October 2, 1927) was an American attorney and Republican politician who represented his hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1887–1913. During the presidency of The ...
(R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Pennsylvania, 23, 23. William H. Graham (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Pennsylvania, 24, 24.
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) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Pennsylvania, 25, 25. Joseph B. Showalter (R) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Pennsylvania, 26, 26. Athelston Gaston (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Pennsylvania, 27, 27. Joseph C. Sibley (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Pennsylvania, 28, 28. James K.P. Hall (D)


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

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Melville Bull Melville Bull (September 29, 1854 – July 5, 1909) was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island. Born in Newport, Rhode Island, Bull attended Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire, and graduated from Harvard University in 1877. He ...
(R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Rhode Island, 2, 2.
Adin B. Capron Adin Ballou Capron (January 9, 1841 – March 17, 1911) was an American miller and politician from the U.S. state of Rhode Island. He served in the American Civil War and was a member of the United States House of Representatives. Early li ...
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South Carolina )''Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , Former = Province of South Carolina , seat = Columbia , LargestCity = Charleston , LargestMetro = ...

: {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, South Carolina, 1, 1. William Elliott (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, South Carolina, 2, 2. W. Jasper Talbert (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, South Carolina, 3, 3.
Asbury 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) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, South Carolina, 4, 4. Stanyarne Wilson (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, South Carolina, 5, 5. David E. Finley (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, South Carolina, 6, 6. James Norton (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, South Carolina, 7, 7.
J. William Stokes James William Stokes (December 12, 1853 – July 6, 1901) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina. Born near Orangeburg, South Carolina, Stokes attended the common schools and was graduated from Washington and Lee University, Lexing ...
(D)


South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux language, Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the West North Central states, North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Lakota people, Lakota and Dakota peo ...

: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, South Dakota, AL, At-large.
Charles H. Burke Charles Henry Burke (April 1, 1861 – April 7, 1944) was a Republican Congressman from South Dakota and Commissioner of the Bureau of Indian Affairs in the 1920s. Biography He was born near Batavia, New York, in 1861, and attended the public sc ...
(R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, South Dakota, AL, At-large. Robert J. Gamble (R)


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

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Walter P. Brownlow Walter Preston Brownlow (March 27, 1851 – July 8, 1910) was an American politician who represented Tennessee's 1st district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1897 until his death in 1910. He is remembered for obtaining large feder ...
(R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Tennessee, 2, 2.
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) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Tennessee, 3, 3. John A. Moon (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Tennessee, 4, 4. Charles E. Snodgrass (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Tennessee, 5, 5. James D. Richardson (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Tennessee, 6, 6. John W. Gaines (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Tennessee, 7, 7. Nicholas N. Cox (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Tennessee, 8, 8. Thetus W. Sims (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Tennessee, 9, 9. Rice A. Pierce (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Tennessee, 10, 10. Edward W. Carmack (D)


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

: {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Texas, 1, 1. Thomas H. Ball (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Texas, 2, 2.
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, C ...
(D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Texas, 3, 3.
Reese C. De Graffenreid Reese Calhoun De Graffenreid (May 7, 1859 – August 29, 1902) was a U.S. Representative from Texas. Born in Franklin, Tennessee, De Graffenreid attended the common schools of Franklin and the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. He graduate ...
(D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Texas, 4, 4. John L. Sheppard (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Texas, 5, 5.
Joseph W. Bailey Joseph Weldon Bailey, Sr. (October 6, 1862April 13, 1929), was a United States senator, United States Representative, lawyer, and Bourbon Democrat who was famous for his speeches extolling conservative causes, such as opposition to woman suffrag ...
(D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Texas, 6, 6.
Robert E. Burke Robert Emmet Burke (August 1, 1847 – June 5, 1901) was a U.S. Representative from Texas. Early years Robert Emmet Burke was born near Dadeville, Alabama, and attended nearby public schools. He moved to Jefferson, Texas, in 1866. Military s ...
(D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Texas, 7, 7. Robert L. Henry (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Texas, 8, 8. Samuel W.T. Lanham (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Texas, 9, 9.
Albert S. Burleson Albert Sidney Burleson (June 7, 1863 – November 24, 1937) was a progressive Democrat who served as United States Postmaster General and Representative in Congress. He was a strong supporter of William Jennings Bryan and Woodrow Wilson, so Wil ...
(D) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Texas, 10, 10. Robert B. Hawley (R) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Texas, 11, 11. Rudolph Kleberg (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Texas, 12, 12.
James L. Slayden James Luther Slayden (June 1, 1853 – February 24, 1924) was an American politician, cotton merchant, and rancher. He was elected from San Antonio to United States United States House of Representatives, House of Representatives, serving eleven c ...
(D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Texas, 13, 13. John H. Stephens (D)


Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...

: {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Utah, AL, At-large. William H. King (D), from April 2, 1900


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

: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Vermont, 1, 1. H. Henry Powers (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Vermont, 2, 2.
William W. Grout William Wallace Grout (May 24, 1836October 7, 1902) was an American politician and lawyer. He served as a U.S. Representative from Vermont. Biography Grout was born in Compton in Lower Canada (now Quebec), the son of Josiah and Sophronia (Aye ...
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Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...

: {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Virginia, 1, 1. William A. Jones (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Virginia, 2, 2. William A. Young (D), until March 12, 1900 :: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US)
Richard A. Wise Richard Alsop Wise (September 2, 1843 – December 21, 1900) was an educator and politician from Virginia. He was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative for parts of two terms. He was a son of Henry Alexander Wise, grands ...
(R), March 12, 1900 – December 21, 1900 : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Virginia, 3, 3. John Lamb (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Virginia, 4, 4. Sydney P. Epes (D), until March 3, 1900 :: {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US) Francis R. Lassiter (D), from April 19, 1900 : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Virginia, 5, 5.
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) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Virginia, 6, 6.
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) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Virginia, 7, 7.
James Hay James Hay may refer to: *James Hay (bishop) (died 1538), Scottish abbot and bishop * James Hay, 1st Earl of Carlisle (c.1580–1636), British noble * James Hay, 2nd Earl of Carlisle (1612–1660), British noble * James Hay, 15th Earl of Erroll (172 ...
(D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Virginia, 8, 8. John F. Rixey (D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Virginia, 9, 9.
William F. Rhea William Francis Rhea (April 20, 1858 – March 23, 1931) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Virginia, a Virginia state court judge, and a member of the Virginia State Corporation Commission. Biography Born ...
(D) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Virginia, 10, 10. Julian M. Quarles (D)


Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...

: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Washington, AL, At-large. Francis W. Cushman (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Washington, AL, At-large.
Wesley L. Jones Wesley Livsey Jones (October 9, 1863November 19, 1932) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate representing the state of Washington. Born near Bethany, Illinois days aft ...
(R)


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

: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, West Virginia, 1, 1. Blackburn B. Dovener (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, West Virginia, 2, 2.
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) : {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, West Virginia, 3, 3. David Emmons Johnston (D) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, West Virginia, 4, 4. Romeo H. Freer (R)


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

: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Wisconsin, 1, 1.
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) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Wisconsin, 2, 2. Herman B. Dahle (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Wisconsin, 3, 3. Joseph W. Babcock (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Wisconsin, 4, 4.
Theobald Otjen Theobald Otjen (October 27, 1851 – April 11, 1924) was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin. Theobald was born to German immigrants John Conrad and Dorothea (Schreiner) Otjen, in west China township in St. Clair County, Michigan and atte ...
(R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Wisconsin, 5, 5.
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) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Wisconsin, 6, 6. James H. Davidson (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Wisconsin, 7, 7.
John J. Esch John Jacob Esch (March 20, 1861 – April 27, 1941) was an American attorney and member of the United States House of Representatives from 1899 to 1921 serving as a Republican. Born near Norwalk, Wisconsin, he graduated from the University ...
(R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Wisconsin, 8, 8. Edward S. Minor (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Wisconsin, 9, 9. Alexander Stewart (R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Wisconsin, 10, 10. John J. Jenkins (R)


Wyoming Wyoming () is a U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the south ...

: {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Wyoming, AL, At-large.
Frank W. Mondell Frank Wheeler Mondell (November 6, 1860August 6, 1939) was a United States representative of Wyoming. Biography Born in St. Louis, Missouri, he was educated in the public schools. For many years he was engaged in farming, stock-raising, and ra ...
(R)


Non-voting members

: {{Party stripe, Democratic Party (US){{ushr, Arizona, AL, Arizona Territory. John F. Wilson (D) : {{Party stripe, Independent (US){{ushr, Hawaii Territory, AL, Hawaii Territory. Robert W. Wilcox (
Home Rule Home rule is government of a colony, dependent country, or region by its own citizens. It is thus the power of a part (administrative division) of a state or an external dependent country to exercise such of the state's powers of governance wit ...
), from November 6, 1900 : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, New Mexico, AL, New Mexico Territory.
Pedro Perea Pedro Perea (April 22, 1852 – January 11, 1906) was a sheep rancher, politician and banker in the Territory of New Mexico. He served as a delegate to Congress from the Territory of New Mexico (1899 to 1901), after serving three terms on t ...
(R) : {{Party stripe, Republican Party (US){{ushr, Oklahoma, AL, Oklahoma Territory. Dennis T. Flynn (R) {{col-break {{col-end


Changes in membership

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


Senate

* Replacements: 7 ** Democratic: no net change **
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
: 1 seat loss **
Populist Populism refers to a range of political stances that emphasize the idea of "the people" and often juxtapose this group against " the elite". It is frequently associated with anti-establishment and anti-political sentiment. The term developed ...
: 1 seat gain * Deaths: 3 * Resignations: 1 * Vacancies: 5 * Interim appointments: 2 *Total seats with changes: 9 {, class=wikitable , - valign=bottom ! State
(class) ! Vacated by ! Reason for vacancy ! Subsequent ! Date of successor's installation , - ,
Delaware Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent Del ...

(1) , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Senator George Gray's (D) term had expired at the end of previous Congress having failed to get re-elected. Legislature failed to elect Senator for this Congress, seat remained vacant for the entire Congress. , colspan=2 , Seat remained vacant until next Congress. , - ,
Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the southwe ...

(1) , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Legislature failed to elect to fill vacancy in term. , {{party shading/Republican nowrap , Monroe Hayward (R) , March 8, 1899 , - ,
California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...

(1) , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Legislature failed to elect to fill vacancy in term. , {{party shading/Republican nowrap ,
Thomas R. Bard Thomas Robert Bard (December 8, 1841March 5, 1915) was an American political leader in California who assisted in the organization of Ventura County and represented the state in the United States Senate from 1900 to 1905 as a Republican. He is kn ...
(R) , February 7, 1900 , - ,
Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...

(1) , {{party shading/Democratic nowrap ,
Samuel Pasco Samuel Pasco (June 28, 1834March 13, 1917) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from Florida. Biography Pasco was born in London, England, to a family of Cornish ancestry. His family moved to Prince Edward Island in 1841 befo ...
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Successor was elected April 18, 1899. , {{party shading/Democratic nowrap ,
James Taliaferro James Piper Taliaferro (September 30, 1847October 6, 1934) was a US Senator from Florida who served as a Democrat from 1899 to 1911. Biography Taliaferro was born in Orange, Virginia. He attended the common schools and the William Dinwiddie ...
(D) , April 20, 1899 , - ,
Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the southwe ...

(1) , {{party shading/Republican nowrap , Monroe Hayward (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died December 5, 1899. Successor was appointed. , {{party shading/Populist nowrap , William V. Allen (Pop.) , December 13, 1899 , - ,
Montana Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbi ...

(1) , {{party shading/Democratic nowrap ,
William A. Clark William Andrews Clark Sr. (January 8, 1839March 2, 1925) was an American politician and entrepreneur, involved with mining, banking, and railroads. Biography Clark was born in Connellsville, Pennsylvania. He moved with his family to Iowa in 1 ...
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned May 15, 1900, over claim of election fraud.
Seat remained vacant until the next Congress. , colspan=2 , Vacant , - ,
Iowa Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the ...

(2) , {{party shading/Republican nowrap , John H. Gear (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died July 14, 1900. Successor was appointed and subsequently elected. , {{party shading/Republican nowrap ,
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 ...
(R) , August 22, 1900 , - ,
Vermont Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to ...

(3) , {{party shading/Republican nowrap ,
Jonathan Ross Jonathan Stephen Ross (born 17 November 1960) is an English broadcaster, film critic, comedian, actor, writer, and producer. He presented the BBC One chat show ''Friday Night with Jonathan Ross'' during the 2000s, hosted his own radio show on ...
(R) , style="font-size:80%" , Successor was elected October 18, 1900. , {{party shading/Republican nowrap ,
William P. Dillingham William Paul Dillingham (December 12, 1843July 12, 1923) was an American attorney and politician from the state of Vermont. A United States Republican Party, Republican and the son of Congressman and Governor Paul Dillingham, William P. Dillingha ...
(R) , October 18, 1900 , - ,
Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...

(1) , {{party shading/Republican nowrap ,
Cushman K. Davis Cushman Kellogg Davis (June 16, 1838November 27, 1900) was an American Republican politician who served as the seventh Governor of Minnesota and as a U.S. Senator from Minnesota. Early life and American Civil War Davis was born in Henderson, Ne ...
(R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died November 27, 1900. Successor was appointed. , {{party shading/Democratic nowrap , Charles A. Towne (D) , December 5, 1900 , - ,
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...

(1) , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Due to a failure to elect, Governor appointed Quay at beginning of term, but Senate refused to seat him. He then won a special election. , {{party shading/Republican nowrap ,
Matthew Quay Matthew Stanley "Matt" Quay (September 30, 1833May 28, 1904) was an American politician of the Republican Party who represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate from 1887 until 1899 and from 1901 until his death in 1904. Quay's control ...
(R) , January 16, 1901 , - ,
Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...

(1) , {{party shading/Democratic nowrap , Charles A. Towne (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Successor was elected January 23, 1901. , {{party shading/Republican nowrap , Moses E. Clapp (R) , January 28, 1901 , - ,
Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...

(1) , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , failure to elect , {{party shading/Republican nowrap ,
Thomas Kearns Thomas Kearns (April 11, 1862 – October 18, 1918) was an American mining, banking, railroad, and newspaper magnate. He was a US Senator from Utah from 1901 to 1905. Unlike the predominantly Mormon constituents of his state, Senator Kearns w ...
(R) , January 23, 1901


House of Representatives

* Replacements: 21 ** Democratic: 5 seat loss **
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
: 5 seat gain **
Populist Populism refers to a range of political stances that emphasize the idea of "the people" and often juxtapose this group against " the elite". It is frequently associated with anti-establishment and anti-political sentiment. The term developed ...
: no net change * Deaths: 12 * Resignations: 7 * Contested election: 3 * New seats: 1 *Total seats with changes: 26 {, class=wikitable , - valign=bottom ! District ! Previous ! Reason for change ! Subsequent ! Date of successor's installation , - , {{ushr, Maine, 2, Maine 2nd , Vacant , Rep.
Nelson Dingley Jr. Nelson Dingley Jr. (February 15, 1832 – January 13, 1899) was a journalist and politician from the U.S. state of Maine. Dingley was born in Durham, Maine and attended the common schools at Unity, Maine and Waterville College (now Colby Co ...
died during previous congress , {{Party shading/Republican , Charles E. Littlefield (R) , June 19, 1899 , - , {{ushr, Utah, AL, Utah At-large , Vacant ,
B. H. Roberts Brigham Henry Roberts (March 13, 1857 – September 27, 1933) was a historian, politician, and leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He edited the seven-volume ''History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day ...
was denied seat. King was elected to finish term. , {{Party shading/Democratic , William H. King (D) , June 19, 1899 , - , {{ushr, New York, 34, New York 34th , Vacant , Rep.
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 ...
resigned during previous congress , {{Party shading/Republican ,
Edward B. Vreeland Edward Butterfield Vreeland (December 7, 1856 – May 8, 1936) was an American banker, businessman, and Republican politician who represented southern Western New York ( Allegheny, Chautauqua, and Cattaraugus counties) in the United States Hous ...
(R) , November 7, 1899 , - , {{ushr, Nebraska, 6, Nebraska 6th , {{Party shading/Populist , William L. Greene (Pop.) , Died March 11, 1899. , {{Party shading/Populist , William Neville (Pop.) , December 4, 1899 , - , {{ushr, Louisiana, 5, Louisiana 5th , {{Party shading/Democratic , Samuel T. Baird (D) , Died April 22, 1899. , {{Party shading/Democratic ,
Joseph E. Ransdell Joseph Eugene Ransdell (October 7, 1858July 27, 1954) was an attorney and politician from Louisiana. Beginning in 1899, he was elected for seven consecutive terms as United States representative from Louisiana's 5th congressional district. He sub ...
(D) , August 29, 1899 , - , {{ushr, Missouri, 8, Missouri 8th , {{Party shading/Democratic ,
Richard P. Bland Richard Parks Bland (August 19, 1835 – June 15, 1899) was an American politician, lawyer, and educator from Missouri. A Democrat, Bland served in the United States House of Representatives from 1873 to 1895 and from 1897 to 1899, representing ...
(D) , Died June 15, 1899. , {{Party shading/Democratic , Dorsey W. Shackleford (D) , August 29, 1899 , - , {{ushr, Ohio, 16, Ohio 16th , {{Party shading/Republican ,
Lorenzo Danford Lorenzo Dow Danford (October 18, 1829 – June 19, 1899) was an American lawyer and politician who served five terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1873 to 1879 and again from 1895 to 1899. Biography Born in Washington Township, Belmon ...
(R) , Died June 19, 1899 , {{Party shading/Republican , Joseph J. Gill (R) , December 4, 1899 , - , {{ushr, Maine, 1, Maine 1st , {{Party shading/Republican , Thomas B. Reed (R) , Resigned September 4, 1899. , {{Party shading/Republican ,
Amos L. Allen Amos Lawrence Allen (March 17, 1837 – February 20, 1911) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Maine. Born in Waterboro, Maine, Allen attended the common schools, Whitestown Seminary in Whitestown, New Y ...
(R) , November 6, 1899 , - , {{ushr, Pennsylvania, 9, Pennsylvania 9th , {{Party shading/Democratic ,
Daniel Ermentrout Daniel Ermentrout (January 24, 1837 – September 17, 1899) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district from 1881 to 1889 and ...
(D) , Died September 17, 1899. , {{Party shading/Democratic , Henry D. Green (D) , November 7, 1899 , - , {{ushr, Kentucky, 7, Kentucky 7th , {{Party shading/Democratic , Evan E. Settle (D) , Died November 16, 1899. , {{Party shading/Democratic , June Ward Gayle (D) , January 15, 1900 , - , {{ushr, Maryland, 1, Maryland 1st , {{Party shading/Democratic , John W. Smith (D) , Resigned January 12, 1900, after being elected
Governor of Maryland The Governor of the State of Maryland is the head of government of Maryland, and is the commander-in-chief of the state's National Guard units. The Governor is the highest-ranking official in the state and has a broad range of appointive powers ...
, {{Party shading/Republican , Josiah Kerr (R) , November 6, 1900 , - , {{ushr, New York, 24, New York 24th , {{Party shading/Republican , Charles A. Chickering (R) , Died February 13, 1900 , {{Party shading/Republican , Albert D. Shaw (R) , November 6, 1900 , - , {{ushr, Virginia, 4, Virginia 4th , {{Party shading/Democratic , Sidney P. Epes (D) , Died March 3, 1900. , {{Party shading/Democratic , Francis R. Lassiter (D) , April 9, 1900 , - , {{ushr, Pennsylvania, 5, Pennsylvania 5th , {{Party shading/Republican , Alfred C. Harmer (R) , Died March 6, 1900 , {{Party shading/Republican ,
Edward Morrell Edward H. "Ed" Morrell (October 22, 1868 – November 10, 1946) was an American convict, activist and a writer. Biography Morrell was an American prisoner who became known for withstanding cruelty and torture. He was accomplice to the Evans an ...
(R) , November 6, 1900 , - , {{ushr, Alabama, 4, Alabama 4th , {{Party shading/Democratic ,
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) , Lost contested election March 8, 1900 , {{Party shading/Republican , William F. Aldrich (R) , March 8, 1900 , - , {{ushr, Virginia, 2, Virginia 2nd , {{Party shading/Democratic , William A. Young (D) , Lost contested election March 12, 1900 , {{Party shading/Republican ,
Richard A. Wise Richard Alsop Wise (September 2, 1843 – December 21, 1900) was an educator and politician from Virginia. He was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative for parts of two terms. He was a son of Henry Alexander Wise, grands ...
(R) , March 12, 1900 , - , {{ushr, Alabama, 8, Alabama 8th , {{Party shading/Democratic ,
Joseph Wheeler Joseph "Fighting Joe" Wheeler (September 10, 1836 – January 25, 1906) was an American military commander and politician. He was a cavalry general in the Confederate States Army in the 1860s during the American Civil War, and then a general in ...
(D) , Resigned April 20, 1900. , {{Party shading/Democratic , William N. Richardson (D) , December 3, 1900 , - , {{ushr, North Carolina, 9, North Carolina 9th , {{Party shading/Democratic ,
William T. Crawford William Thomas Crawford (born June 1, 1856 near Waynesville, North Carolina; died November 16, 1913, Waynesville, North Carolina) was a Representative from North Carolina. He attended the public schools and Waynesville Academy. From 1884-1888 ...
(D) , Lost contested election May 10, 1900 , {{Party shading/Republican ,
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) , May 10, 1900 , - , {{ushr, Iowa, 9, Iowa 9th , {{Party shading/Republican , Smith McPherson (R) , Resigned June 6, 1900, after being appointed judge for the
United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa The United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa (in case citations, S.D. Iowa) has jurisdiction over forty-seven of Iowa's ninety-nine counties. It is subject to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, Eighth ...
, {{Party shading/Republican ,
Walter I. Smith Walter Inglewood Smith (July 10, 1862 – January 27, 1922) was a United States representative from Iowa and a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and the United States Circuit Courts for the ...
(R) , December 3, 1900 , - , {{ushr, Delaware, AL, Delaware At-large , {{Party shading/Republican , John H. Hoffecker (R) , Died June 16, 1900 , {{Party shading/Republican , Walter O. Hoffecker (R) , November 6, 1900 , - , {{ushr, New Jersey, 7, New Jersey 7th , {{Party shading/Democratic , William D. Daly (D) , Died July 31, 1900. , {{Party shading/Democratic , Allan L. McDermott (D) , December 3, 1900 , - , {{ushr, California, 2, California 2nd , {{Party shading/Democratic ,
Marion De Vries Marion De Vries (August 15, 1865 – September 11, 1939) was a United States representative from California, a Member and President of the Board of General Appraisers and an Associate Judge and later Presiding Judge of the United States Court of ...
(D) , Resigned August 20, 1900, after being appointed to the
Board of General Appraisers The United States Court of International Trade (case citations: Int'l Trade or Intl. Trade) is a U.S. federal court that adjudicates civil actions arising out of U.S. customs and international trade laws. Seated in New York City, it exercises ...
, {{Party shading/Republican , Samuel D. Woods (R) , December 3, 1900 , - , {{ushr, Iowa, 10, Iowa 10th , {{Party shading/Republican ,
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 ...
(R) , Resigned August 22, 1900, after being appointed to the
U.S. Senate The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The composition and powe ...
, {{Party shading/Republican ,
James P. Conner James Perry Conner (January 27, 1851 – March 19, 1924) was a Republican United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Iowa's 10th congressional district from 1900 to 1909. Background Born in Delaware County, Indiana, Conner ...
(R) , December 4, 1900 , - , {{ushr, Hawaii Territory, AL, Hawaii Territory , New seat , Seat established by the
Hawaiian Organic Act The Hawaiian Organic Act, , was an organic act enacted by the United States Congress to establish the Territory of Hawaii and to provide a Constitution and government for the territory. The Act was replaced by the Hawaii Admission Act on Au ...
April 30, 1900 , {{Party shading/Independent (US) nowrap , Robert W. Wilcox (
Home Rule Home rule is government of a colony, dependent country, or region by its own citizens. It is thus the power of a part (administrative division) of a state or an external dependent country to exercise such of the state's powers of governance wit ...
) , November 6, 1900 , - , {{ushr, Virginia, 2, Virginia 2nd , {{Party shading/Republican ,
Richard A. Wise Richard Alsop Wise (September 2, 1843 – December 21, 1900) was an educator and politician from Virginia. He was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative for parts of two terms. He was a son of Henry Alexander Wise, grands ...
(R) , Died December 21, 1900 , colspan=2 , Seat remained vacant until next Congress , - , {{ushr, New Hampshire, 2, New Hampshire 2nd , {{Party shading/Republican , Frank G. Clarke (R) , Died January 9, 1901 , colspan=2 , Seat remained vacant until next Congress , - , {{ushr, New York, 24, New York 24th , {{Party shading/Republican , Albert D. Shaw (R) , Died February 10, 1901 , colspan=2 , Seat remained vacant until next Congress , - , {{ushr, Maine, 4, Maine 4th , {{Party shading/Republican ,
Charles A. Boutelle Charles Addison Boutelle (February 9, 1839 – May 21, 1901) was an American seaman, shipmaster, naval officer, Civil War veteran, newspaper editor, publisher, conservative Republican politician, and nine-term Representative to the U.S. Congress f ...
(R) , Resigned March 3, 1901 , colspan=2 , Seat remained vacant until next Congress


Committees

{{List of Congressional Committees instructions


Senate

{{div col * United States Senate Select Committee on the Additional Accommodations for the Library of Congress (Select) (Chairman:
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 ...
; Ranking Member:
Shelby M. Cullom Shelby Moore Cullom (November 22, 1829 – January 28, 1914) was a U.S. political figure, serving in various offices, including the United States House of Representatives, the United States Senate and the 17th Governor of Illinois. Life and ca ...
) * Agriculture and Forestry (Chairman:
Redfield Proctor Redfield Proctor (June 1, 1831March 4, 1908) was a U.S. politician of the Republican Party. He served as the 37th governor of Vermont from 1878 to 1880, as Secretary of War from 1889 to 1891, and as a United States Senator for Vermont from 189 ...
; 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 ...
) * Appropriations (Chairman:
William B. Allison William Boyd Allison (March 2, 1829 – August 4, 1908) was an American politician. An early leader of the Iowa Republican Party, he represented northeastern Iowa in the United States House of Representatives before representing his state in th ...
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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:
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 ...
) * Canadian Relations (Chairman:
Mark Hanna Marcus Alonzo Hanna (September 24, 1837 – February 15, 1904) was an American businessman and Republican politician who served as a United States Senator from Ohio as well as chairman of the Republican National Committee. A friend and pol ...
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Richard F. Pettigrew Richard Franklin Pettigrew (July 23, 1848October 5, 1926) was an American lawyer, surveyor, and land developer. He represented the Dakota Territory in the U.S. Congress and, after the Dakotas were admitted as States, he was the first U.S. Senato ...
) *
Census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses incl ...
(Chairman: Thomas H. Carter; Ranking Member: Samuel D. McEnery) * Civil Service and Retrenchment (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 A ...
; Ranking Member: Horace Chilton) *
Claims Claim may refer to: * Claim (legal) * Claim of Right Act 1689 * Claims-based identity * Claim (philosophy) * Land claim * A ''main contention'', see conclusion of law * Patent claim * The assertion of a proposition; see Douglas N. Walton * A righ ...
(Chairman: Francis E. Warren; Ranking Member: Henry M. Teller) * Coast and Insular Survey (Chairman: Addison G. Foster; Ranking Member: John T. Morgan) * Coast Defenses (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 ...
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Marion Butler Marion Butler (May 20, 1863June 3, 1938) was an American politician, farmer, and lawyer. He represented North Carolina in the United States Senate for one term, serving between 1895 and 1901. At the time, he was a leader of the North Carolina P ...
) *
Commerce Commerce is the large-scale organized system of activities, functions, procedures and institutions directly and indirectly related to the exchange (buying and selling) of goods and services among two or more parties within local, regional, nation ...
(Chairman:
William P. Frye William Pierce Frye (September 2, 1830 – August 8, 1911) was an American politician from Maine. A member of the Republican Party, Frye spent most of his political career as a legislator, serving in the Maine House of Representatives and the ...
; Ranking Member: George G. Vest) * Corporations Organized in the District of Columbia (Chairman:
Donelson Caffery Donelson Caffery (September 10, 1835December 30, 1906) was an American politician from the state of Louisiana, a soldier in the American Civil War, and a sugar plantation owner. Biography Caffery was born in Franklin, Louisiana, the seat of S ...
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Nelson W. Aldrich Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich (/ ˈɑldɹɪt͡ʃ/; November 6, 1841 – April 16, 1915) was a prominent American politician and a leader of the Republican Party in the United States Senate, where he represented Rhode Island from 1881 to 1911. By the 1 ...
) * Cuban Relations (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: Henry M. Teller) * Distributing Public Revenue Among the States (Select) *
District of Columbia ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, ...
(Chairman:
James McMillan James (or Jim or Jimmy) McMillan or MacMillan may refer to: Sportspeople * James McMillan (footballer, born c. 1866) (c. 1866–?), played for Sunderland * James McMillan (footballer, born 1869) (1869–1937), played for Scotland,Everton and St ...
; Ranking Member:
Nelson W. Aldrich Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich (/ ˈɑldɹɪt͡ʃ/; November 6, 1841 – April 16, 1915) was a prominent American politician and a leader of the Republican Party in the United States Senate, where he represented Rhode Island from 1881 to 1911. By the 1 ...
) * Education and Labor (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 ...
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Donelson Caffery Donelson Caffery (September 10, 1835December 30, 1906) was an American politician from the state of Louisiana, a soldier in the American Civil War, and a sugar plantation owner. Biography Caffery was born in Franklin, Louisiana, the seat of S ...
) * 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:
George F. Hoar George Frisbie Hoar (August 29, 1826 – September 30, 1904) was an American attorney and politician who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1877 to 1904. He belonged to an extended family that became politically prominen ...
) * Enrolled Bills (Chairman:
William J. Sewell William Joyce Sewell (December 6, 1835 – December 27, 1901) was an Irish-American Republican Party (US), Republican Party politician, merchant, and military officer who served as a U.S. Senator from New Jersey for two non-consecutive term ...
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Donelson Caffery Donelson Caffery (September 10, 1835December 30, 1906) was an American politician from the state of Louisiana, a soldier in the American Civil War, and a sugar plantation owner. Biography Caffery was born in Franklin, Louisiana, the seat of S ...
) * Establish a University in the United States (Select) (Chairman: George L. Wellington; Ranking Member: James K. Jones) * Examine the Several Branches in the Civil Service (Chairman:
Jonathan Rose Jonathan Rose (born July 19, 1993) is an American professional gridiron football defensive back who is currently a free agent. He most recently played for the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at ...
; Ranking Member: Thomas B. Turley) * Expenditures in Executive Departments *
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:
Nelson W. Aldrich Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich (/ ˈɑldɹɪt͡ʃ/; November 6, 1841 – April 16, 1915) was a prominent American politician and a leader of the Republican Party in the United States Senate, where he represented Rhode Island from 1881 to 1911. By the 1 ...
; Ranking Member: John P. Jones) *
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; Ranking Member:
Marion Butler Marion Butler (May 20, 1863June 3, 1938) was an American politician, farmer, and lawyer. He represented North Carolina in the United States Senate for one term, serving between 1895 and 1901. At the time, he was a leader of the North Carolina P ...
) * Five Civilized Tribes of Indians (Select) (Chairman:
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 ...
; 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 A state's foreign policy or external policy (as opposed to internal or domestic policy) is its objectives and activities in relation to its interactions with other states, unions, and other political entities, whether bilaterally or through mu ...
(Chairman:
Cushman K. Davis Cushman Kellogg Davis (June 16, 1838November 27, 1900) was an American Republican politician who served as the seventh Governor of Minnesota and as a U.S. Senator from Minnesota. Early life and American Civil War Davis was born in Henderson, Ne ...
; Ranking Member: John T. Morgan) * Forest Reservations and the Protection of Game (Chairman:
Albert J. Beveridge Albert Jeremiah Beveridge (October 6, 1862 – April 27, 1927) was an American historian and US senator from Indiana. He was an intellectual leader of the Progressive Era and a biographer of Chief Justice John Marshall and President Abraham Linco ...
; Ranking Member: John T. Morgan) *
Geological Survey A geological survey is the systematic investigation of the geology beneath a given piece of ground for the purpose of creating a geological map or model. Geological surveying employs techniques from the traditional walk-over survey, studying outc ...
(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: Hernando D. Money) *
Immigration Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not natives or where they do not possess citizenship in order to settle as permanent residents or naturalized citizens. Commuters, tourists, and ...
(Chairman:
Boies Penrose Boies Penrose (November 1, 1860 – December 31, 1921) was an American lawyer and Republican politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After serving in both houses of the Pennsylvania legislature, he represented Pennsylvania in the United ...
; Ranking Member: Joseph L. Rawlins) *
Indian Affairs The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), also known as Indian Affairs (IA), is a United States federal agency within the Department of the Interior. It is responsible for implementing federal laws and policies related to American Indians and Al ...
(Chairman:
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: John T. Morgan) * Indian Depredations (Chairman: William J. Deboe; Ranking Member: William Lindsay) * Irrigation and Reclamation (Chairman:
Joseph Simon Joseph Simon (February 7, 1851February 14, 1935) was a German-born politician and attorney in the U.S. state of Oregon. He was born in Bechtheim, Hesse, and his family immigrated to the United States when he was one year old, settling in Por ...
; Ranking Member: William A. Harris) * Industrial Expositions (Select) (Chairman:
Chauncey M. Depew Chauncey Mitchell Depew (April 23, 1834April 5, 1928) was an American attorney, businessman, and Republican politician. He is best remembered for his two terms as United States Senator from New York and for his work for Cornelius Vanderbilt, as ...
; Ranking Member: George G. Vest) * Interoceanic Canals (Chairman:
John Tyler Morgan John Tyler Morgan (June 20, 1824 – June 11, 1907) was an American politician was served as a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and later was elected for six terms as the U.S. Senator (1877–1907) ...
; Ranking Member:
Joseph R. Hawley Joseph Roswell Hawley (October 31, 1826March 18, 1905) was the 42nd Governor of Connecticut, a U.S. politician in the Republican and Free Soil parties, a Civil War general, and a journalist and newspaper editor. He served two terms in the U ...
) *
Interstate Commerce The Commerce Clause describes an enumerated power listed in the United States Constitution ( Article I, Section 8, Clause 3). The clause states that the United States Congress shall have power "to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and amo ...
(Chairman:
Shelby M. Cullom Shelby Moore Cullom (November 22, 1829 – January 28, 1914) was a U.S. political figure, serving in various offices, including the United States House of Representatives, the United States Senate and the 17th Governor of Illinois. Life and ca ...
; Ranking Member: William Lindsay) *
Judiciary The judiciary (also known as the judicial system, judicature, judicial branch, judiciative branch, and court or judiciary system) is the system of courts that adjudicates legal disputes/disagreements and interprets, defends, and applies the law ...
(Chairman:
George F. Hoar George Frisbie Hoar (August 29, 1826 – September 30, 1904) was an American attorney and politician who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1877 to 1904. He belonged to an extended family that became politically prominen ...
; Ranking Member: Henry M. Teller) *
Library A library is a collection of materials, books or media that are accessible for use and not just for display purposes. A library provides physical (hard copies) or digital access (soft copies) materials, and may be a physical location or a vir ...
(Chairman:
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 parents ...
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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 ...
) *
Manufactures Manufacturing is the creation or production of goods with the help of equipment, labor, machines, tools, and chemical or biological processing or formulation. It is the essence of secondary sector of the economy. The term may refer to a rang ...
(Chairman: William E. Mason; Ranking Member: William A. Harris) *
Military Affairs ''The Journal of Military History'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering the military history of all times and places. It is the official journal of the Society for Military History. The journal was established in 1937 and the ed ...
(Chairman: Joseph 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 William Morris Stewart (August 9, 1827April 23, 1909) was an American lawyer and politician. In 1964, he was inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Personal Stewart was born in Wayne Count ...
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Benjamin R. Tillman Benjamin Ryan Tillman (August 11, 1847 – July 3, 1918) was an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as governor of South Carolina from 1890 to 1894, and as a United States Senator from 1895 until his death in 1918. A whi ...
) * Mississippi River and its Tributaries (Select) (Chairman:
Knute Nelson Knute Nelson (born Knud Evanger; February 2, 1843 – April 28, 1923) was an American attorney and politician active in Wisconsin and Minnesota. A Republican, he served in state and national positions: he was elected to the Wisconsin and Minnesot ...
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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 ...
) *
National Banks In banking, the term national bank carries several meanings: * a bank owned by the state * an ordinary private bank which operates nationally (as opposed to regionally or locally or even internationally) * in the United States, an ordinary p ...
(Select) (Chairman: John Kean; Ranking Member: Horace Chilton) * Naval Affairs (Chairman:
Eugene Hale Eugene Hale (June 9, 1836October 27, 1918) was a Republican United States Senator from Maine. Biography Born in Turner, Maine, he was educated in local schools and at Maine's Hebron Academy. He was admitted to the bar in 1857 and served for n ...
; Ranking Member:
Benjamin R. Tillman Benjamin Ryan Tillman (August 11, 1847 – July 3, 1918) was an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as governor of South Carolina from 1890 to 1894, and as a United States Senator from 1895 until his death in 1918. A whi ...
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Nicaragua Canal The Nicaraguan Canal ( es, Canal de Nicaragua), formally the Nicaraguan Canal and Development Project (also referred to as the Nicaragua Grand Canal, or the Grand Interoceanic Canal) was a proposed shipping route through Nicaragua to connect th ...
(Select) * Pacific Islands and Puerto Rico (Chairman:
Joseph B. Foraker Joseph Benson Foraker (July 5, 1846 – May 10, 1917) was an American politician of the Republican Party who served as the 37th governor of Ohio from 1886 to 1890 and as a United States senator from Ohio from 1897 until 1909. Foraker was ...
; 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 ...
) * Pacific Railroads (Chairman: John H. Gear; Ranking Member: John T. Morgan) *
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: Jeter C. Pritchard; Ranking Member:
Stephen R. Mallory Stephen Russell Mallory (1812 – November 9, 1873) was a Democratic senator from Florida from 1851 to the secession of his home state and the outbreak of the American Civil War. For much of that period, he was chairman of the Committee on Na ...
) *
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: William Lindsay) *
Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...
(Chairman:
Henry Cabot Lodge Henry Cabot Lodge (May 12, 1850 November 9, 1924) was an American Republican politician, historian, and statesman from Massachusetts. He served in the United States Senate from 1893 to 1924 and is best known for his positions on foreign policy. ...
; Ranking Member: Joseph L. Rawlins) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Edward O. Wolcott; Ranking Member:
Marion Butler Marion Butler (May 20, 1863June 3, 1938) was an American politician, farmer, and lawyer. He represented North Carolina in the United States Senate for one term, serving between 1895 and 1901. At the time, he was a leader of the North Carolina P ...
) * Potomac River Front (Select) (Chairman:
Nathan B. Scott Nathan Bay Scott (December 18, 1842January 2, 1924) was a United States senator from West Virginia. Biography Born near Quaker City, Ohio, he attended the common schools and engaged in mining near Colorado Springs, Colorado from 1859 to 1862. ...
; Ranking Member: Thomas S. Martin) *
Printing Printing is a process for mass reproducing text and images using a master form or template. The earliest non-paper products involving printing include cylinder seals and objects such as the Cyrus Cylinder and the Cylinders of Nabonidus. The ea ...
(Chairman: Thomas C. Platt; Ranking Member: James K. Jones) * Private Land Claims (Chairman: Henry M. Teller; Ranking Member:
Eugene Hale Eugene Hale (June 9, 1836October 27, 1918) was a Republican United States Senator from Maine. Biography Born in Turner, Maine, he was educated in local schools and at Maine's Hebron Academy. He was admitted to the bar in 1857 and served for n ...
) * Privileges and Elections (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:
Donelson Caffery Donelson Caffery (September 10, 1835December 30, 1906) was an American politician from the state of Louisiana, a soldier in the American Civil War, and a sugar plantation owner. Biography Caffery was born in Franklin, Louisiana, the seat of S ...
) * Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman:
Charles W. Fairbanks Charles Warren Fairbanks (May 11, 1852 – June 4, 1918) was an American politician who served as a senator from Indiana from 1897 to 1905 and the 26th vice president of the United States from 1905 to 1909. He was also the Republican vice pre ...
; Ranking Member: George G. Vest) * Public Health and National Quarantine (Chairman: George G. Vest; 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 ...
) *
Public Lands In all modern states, a portion of land is held by central or local governments. This is called public land, state land, or Crown land (Australia, and Canada). The system of tenure of public land, and the terminology used, varies between countrie ...
(Chairman:
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 ...
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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 ...
) *
Railroads Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in Track (rail transport), tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the ...
(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:
Augustus O. Bacon Augustus Octavius Bacon (October 20, 1839February 14, 1914) was a Confederate soldier, segregationist, and U.S. politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a U.S. Senator from Georgia, becoming the first Senator to be directly ele ...
) * Revision of the Laws (Chairman: Julius C. Burrows; Ranking Member: John W. Daniel) * Revolutionary Claims (Chairman: William Lindsay; Ranking Member: William J. Deboe) *
Rules Rule or ruling may refer to: Education * Royal University of Law and Economics (RULE), a university in Cambodia Human activity * The exercise of political or personal control by someone with authority or power * Business rule, a rule perta ...
(Chairman: John C. Spooner; Ranking Member: Henry M. Teller) * Tariff Regulation (Select) *
Territories A territory is an area of land, sea, or space, particularly belonging or connected to a country, person, or animal. In international politics, a territory is usually either the total area from which a state may extract power resources or a ...
(Chairman: George L. Shoup; 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 ...
) * Transportation and Sale of Meat Products (Select) (Chairman:
Richard F. Pettigrew Richard Franklin Pettigrew (July 23, 1848October 5, 1926) was an American lawyer, surveyor, and land developer. He represented the Dakota Territory in the U.S. Congress and, after the Dakotas were admitted as States, he was the first U.S. Senato ...
; Ranking Member: Edward O. Wolcott) * Transportation Routes to the Seaboard (Chairman: Joseph V. Quarles; Ranking Member: George Turner) * Trespassers upon Indian Lands (Chairman: Porter J. McCumber; Ranking Member: N/A) * Washington City Centennial (Select) * Whole *
Woman Suffrage Women's suffrage is the right of women to vote in elections. Beginning in the start of the 18th century, some people sought to change voting laws to allow women to vote. Liberal political parties would go on to grant women the right to vot ...
(Select) (Chairman: John W. Daniel; Ranking Member:
George Frisbie Hoar George Frisbie Hoar (August 29, 1826 – September 30, 1904) was an American attorney and politician who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1877 to 1904. He belonged to an extended family that became politically prominen ...
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Melville Bull Melville Bull (September 29, 1854 – July 5, 1909) was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island. Born in Newport, Rhode Island, Bull attended Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire, and graduated from Harvard University in 1877. He ...
; Ranking Member: Charles L. Bartlett) *
Agriculture Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to ...
(Chairman: James W. Wadsworth; Ranking Member: John S. Williams) * Alcoholic Liquor Traffic (Chairman:
Nehemiah D. Sperry Nehemiah Day Sperry (July 10, 1827 – November 13, 1911) was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut. Biography Born in Woodbridge, Connecticut, Sperry was the third of six children of Enoch Sperry and Mary Atlanta (nee Sperry) Sperry. His eld ...
; Ranking Member: Oscar Turner) * 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:
Leonidas F. Livingston Leonidas Felix Livingston (April 3, 1832 – February 11, 1912) was a U.S. Representative from Georgia. Early life and political involvement Born near Covington, Georgia, Livingston attended the common schools, and engaged in agricultur ...
) * Banking and Currency (Chairman: Marriott Brosius; Ranking Member: Nicholas N. Cox) *
Claims Claim may refer to: * Claim (legal) * Claim of Right Act 1689 * Claims-based identity * Claim (philosophy) * Land claim * A ''main contention'', see conclusion of law * Patent claim * The assertion of a proposition; see Douglas N. Walton * A righ ...
(Chairman:
Joseph V. Graff Joseph Verdi Graff (July 1, 1854 – November 10, 1921) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Terre Haute, Indiana, Graff was graduated from the Terre Haute High School, and attended Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana, one yea ...
; Ranking Member:
Edward Robb Edward Robb (March 19, 1857 – March 13, 1934) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born in Brazeau, Missouri, Robb attended the common schools, Brazeau (Missouri) Academy, Fruitland (Missouri) Normal Institute, and the University of Mis ...
) * Coinage, Weights and Measures (Chairman: James H. Southard; Ranking Member: Edwin R. Ridgely) * Disposition of Executive Papers *
District of Columbia ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, ...
(Chairman: Joseph W. Babcock; Ranking Member:
Adolph Meyer Adolph Meyer (October 19, 1842 – March 8, 1908) was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana. He served nine terms as a Democrat from 1891 until his death in office in 1908. Biography Meyer was bo ...
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Education Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty. Va ...
(Chairman: Galusha A. Grow; Ranking Member:
David A. De Armond David Albaugh De Armond (March 18, 1844 – November 23, 1909) was a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic United States House of Representatives, Representative representing Missouri's 12th congressional district from March 4, 1891 unti ...
) * Election of the President, Vice President and Representatives in Congress (Chairman: John B. Corliss; Ranking Member:
William W. Rucker William Waller Rucker (February 1, 1855 – May 30, 1936) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born near Covington, Virginia, Rucker moved with his parents to western Virginia in 1861. He attended the common schools and moved to Chari ...
) * Elections No.#1 (Chairman: Robert W. Tayler; Ranking Member: Charles L. Bartlett) * Elections No.#2 (Chairman: Walter L. Weaver; Ranking Member: James M. Robinson) * United States House Committee on Elections, Elections No.#3 (Chairman: William S. Mesick; Ranking Member:
Robert W. Miers Robert Walter Miers (January 27, 1848 – February 20, 1930) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana. Early life Robert Walter Miers was born on January 27, 1848, near Greensburg, Indiana. Miers attended the common schools. He was graduated fro ...
) * United States House Committee on Enrolled Bills, Enrolled Bills (Chairman: William B. Baker; Ranking Member: James T. Lloyd) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Agriculture Department, Expenditures in the Agriculture Department (Chairman: Charles W. Gillet; Ranking Member: James W. Ryan) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Interior Department, Expenditures in the Interior Department (Chairman:
Charles Curtis Charles Curtis (January 25, 1860 – February 8, 1936) was an American attorney and Republican politician from Kansas who served as the 31st vice president of the United States from 1929 to 1933 under Herbert Hoover. He had served as the Sena ...
; Ranking Member: Thomas C. Catchings) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Justice Department, Expenditures in the Justice Department (Chairman:
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 ...
; Ranking Member: Daniel J. Riordan) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Navy Department, Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman:
James F. Stewart James Fleming Stewart (June 15, 1851 in Paterson, New Jersey – January 21, 1904 in Paterson, New Jersey) was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Represent ...
; Ranking Member: Stanyarne Wilson) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department, Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman: Irving P. Wanger; Ranking Member:
Edward Robb Edward Robb (March 19, 1857 – March 13, 1934) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born in Brazeau, Missouri, Robb attended the common schools, Brazeau (Missouri) Academy, Fruitland (Missouri) Normal Institute, and the University of Mis ...
) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the State Department, Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman: William Alden Smith, William A. Smith; Ranking Member: Rufus E. Lester) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury Department, Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman:
Robert G. Cousins Robert Gordon Cousins (January 31, 1859 – June 20, 1933) was an eight-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 5th congressional district. He represented the Cedar Rapids, Iowa, area for the last eight years of the 19th century and t ...
; Ranking Member: William L. Terry) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the War Department, Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman:
William W. Grout William Wallace Grout (May 24, 1836October 7, 1902) was an American politician and lawyer. He served as a U.S. Representative from Vermont. Biography Grout was born in Compton in Lower Canada (now Quebec), the son of Josiah and Sophronia (Aye ...
; Ranking Member: William L. Stark) * United States House Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings, Expenditures on Public Buildings * United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs (Chairman:
Robert R. Hitt Robert Roberts Hitt (January 16, 1834 – September 20, 1906) was an American diplomat and Republican politician from Illinois. He served briefly as assistant secretary of state in the short-lived administration of James A. Garfield but r ...
; Ranking Member: Hugh A. Dinsmore) * United States House Committee on Immigration and Naturalization, Immigration and Naturalization (Chairman: William B. Shattuc; Ranking Member:
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 ...
) * United States House Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman: James S. Sherman; Ranking Member: John S. Little) * United States House Committee on Insular Affairs, Insular Affairs (Chairman: Henry Allen Cooper, Henry A. Cooper; Ranking Member: William A. Jones) * United States House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Chairman: William P. Hepburn; Ranking Member:
William McAleer William McAleer (January 6, 1838April 19, 1912) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district from 1891 to 1895 and from 1897 t ...
) * United States House Committee on Invalid Pensions, Invalid Pensions (Chairman: Cyrus A. Sulloway; Ranking Member:
Robert W. Miers Robert Walter Miers (January 27, 1848 – February 20, 1930) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana. Early life Robert Walter Miers was born on January 27, 1848, near Greensburg, Indiana. Miers attended the common schools. He was graduated fro ...
) * United States House Committee on Irrigation of Arid Lands, Irrigation of Arid Lands (Chairman:
Thomas H. Tongue Thomas H. Tongue (June 23, 1844January 11, 1903) was an American politician and attorney in the state of Oregon. Born in England, his family immigrated to Washington County, Oregon, in 1859. In Oregon, he would serve in the Oregon State Senate, S ...
; Ranking Member: John Franklin Shafroth, John F. Shafroth) * United States House Committee on Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: George W. Ray; Ranking Member: William L. Terry) * United States House Committee on Labor, Labor (Chairman: John J. Gardner; Ranking Member: W. Jasper Talbert) * United States House Committee on Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River, Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River (Chairman:
Richard Bartholdt Richard Bartholdt (November 2, 1855 – March 19, 1932) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born in Schleiz, Germany, Bartholdt attended the public schools and Schleiz College (Gymnasium). He emigrated to the United States in April 1872 an ...
; Ranking Member: John M. Allen) * United States House Committee on the Library, Library (Chairman: Alfred C. Harmer; Ranking Member:
Amos J. Cummings Amos Jay Cummings (May 15, 1841 – May 2, 1902) was an American newspaperman, American Civil War, Civil War veteran, and politician who served as a United States House of Representatives, United States Representative from New York (state), New ...
) * United States House Committee on Manufactures, Manufactures (Chairman: George W. Faris; Ranking Member: Willard D. Vandiver) * United States House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, Merchant Marine and Fisheries (Chairman: Charles H. Grosvenor; Ranking Member: John F. Fitzgerald) * United States House Committee on Mileage, Mileage (Chairman: John A. Barham; Ranking Member:
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, C ...
) * United States House Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman: John A.T. Hull; Ranking Member:
William Sulzer William Sulzer (March 18, 1863 – November 6, 1941) was an American lawyer and politician, nicknamed Plain Bill Sulzer. He was the 39th Governor of New York and a long-serving congressman from the same state. Sulzer was the first, and to date ...
) * United States House Committee on the Militia, Militia (Chairman: Charles W. F. Dick, Charles Dick; Ranking Member: William L. Stark) * United States House Committee on Mines and Mining, Mines and Mining (Chairman: Rousseau O. Crump; Ranking Member: Farish Carter Tate, Farish C. Tate) * United States House Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman:
Charles A. Boutelle Charles Addison Boutelle (February 9, 1839 – May 21, 1901) was an American seaman, shipmaster, naval officer, Civil War veteran, newspaper editor, publisher, conservative Republican politician, and nine-term Representative to the U.S. Congress f ...
; Ranking Member:
Amos J. Cummings Amos Jay Cummings (May 15, 1841 – May 2, 1902) was an American newspaperman, American Civil War, Civil War veteran, and politician who served as a United States House of Representatives, United States Representative from New York (state), New ...
) * United States House Committee on Pacific Railroads, Pacific Railroads (Chairman: H. Henry Powers; Ranking Member:
James L. Slayden James Luther Slayden (June 1, 1853 – February 24, 1924) was an American politician, cotton merchant, and rancher. He was elected from San Antonio to United States United States House of Representatives, House of Representatives, serving eleven c ...
) * United States House Committee on Patents, Patents (Chairman: Winfield S. Kerr; Ranking Member:
William Sulzer William Sulzer (March 18, 1863 – November 6, 1941) was an American lawyer and politician, nicknamed Plain Bill Sulzer. He was the 39th Governor of New York and a long-serving congressman from the same state. Sulzer was the first, and to date ...
) * United States House Committee on Pensions, Pensions (Chairman: Henry C. Loudenslager; Ranking Member:
Jesse F. Stallings Jesse Francis Stallings (April 4, 1856 – March 18, 1928) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama. Born near Manningham, Alabama, to Reuben Stallings and Lucinda Ferguson. Stallings completed preparatory studies and was graduated from the Uni ...
) * United States House Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Eugene F. Loud; Ranking Member:
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 ...
) * United States House Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman: Joel P. Heatwole; Ranking Member: Farish Carter Tate, Farish C. Tate) * United States House Committee on Private Land Claims, Private Land Claims (Chairman: George W. Smith; Ranking Member: William A. Jones) * United States House Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: David H. Mercer; Ranking Member: John H. Bankhead) * United States House Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman: John F. Lacey; Ranking Member: John Franklin Shafroth, John F. Shafroth) * United States House Committee on Railways and Canals, Railways and Canals (Chairman: Charles A. Chickering; Ranking Member:
Reese C. De Graffenreid Reese Calhoun De Graffenreid (May 7, 1859 – August 29, 1902) was a U.S. Representative from Texas. Born in Franklin, Tennessee, De Graffenreid attended the common schools of Franklin and the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. He graduate ...
) * United States House Committee on Reform in the Civil Service, Reform in the Civil Service (Chairman:
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 ...
; Ranking Member:
Samuel M. Robertson Samuel Matthews Robertson (January 1, 1852 – December 24, 1911) was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana, son of Edward White Robertson. Born in Plaquemine, Iberville Parish, Louisiana, Robertson attended Magruder's Collegiate Institute ...
) * United States House Committee on Revision of Laws, Revision of Laws (Chairman:
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 ...
; Ranking Member: James T. Lloyd) * United States House Committee on Rivers and Harbors, Rivers and Harbors (Chairman: Theodore E. Burton; Ranking Member: Thomas C. Catchings) * United States House Committee on Rules, Rules (Chairman:
John Dalzell John Dalzell (April 19, 1845 – October 2, 1927) was an American attorney and Republican politician who represented his hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1887–1913. During the presidency of The ...
; Ranking Member: James D. Richardson) * United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Standards of Official Conduct * United States House Committee on Territories, Territories (Chairman: William S. Knox; Ranking Member:
William McAleer William McAleer (January 6, 1838April 19, 1912) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district from 1891 to 1895 and from 1897 t ...
) * United States House Committee on Ventilation and Acoustics, Ventilation and Acoustics (Chairman: George W. Prince; Ranking Member: David Highbaugh Smith, David H. Smith) * United States House Committee on War Claims, War Claims (Chairman: Thaddeus M. Mahon; Ranking Member:
Patrick Henry Patrick Henry (May 29, 1736June 6, 1799) was an American attorney, planter, politician and orator known for declaring to the Second Virginia Convention (1775): " Give me liberty, or give me death!" A Founding Father, he served as the first an ...
) * United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Ways and Means (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: James D. Richardson) * Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives), Whole {{div col end


Joint committees

* United States Congress Joint Special Committee on Conditions of Indian Tribes, Conditions of Indian Tribes (Special) * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Disposition of Executive Papers, Disposition of (Useless) Executive Papers * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Library, The Library * United States Congress Joint Committee on Printing, Printing


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: John Russell Young, until 1899 ** Herbert Putnam, from 1899 * Public Printer of the United States: Francis W. Palmer


Senate

* Chaplain of the United States Senate, Chaplain: William H. Millburn (Methodism, Methodist) * Secretary of the United States Senate, Secretary: William Ruffin Cox, until February 1, 1900 ** Charles G. Bennett, elected February 1, 1900 * United States Senate Librarian, Librarian: Alonzo M. Church * Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, Sergeant at Arms: Richard J. Bright, until February 1, 1900 ** Daniel M. Ransdell, elected February 1, 1900


House of Representatives

* Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, Chaplain: Henry N. Couden (Unitarian Universalist Association, Universalist) * Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk: Alexander McDowell * 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 * Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives, Postmaster: Joseph C. McElroy * Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Reading Clerks: E.L. Sampson (D) and Dennis E. Alward (R) * Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Sergeant at Arms: Benjamin F. Russell, until December 4, 1899 ** Henry Casson, from December 4, 1899


See also

* 1898 United States elections (elections leading to this Congress) ** 1898 and 1899 United States Senate elections ** 1898 United States House of Representatives elections * 1900 United States elections (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress) ** 1900 United States presidential election ** 1900 and 1901 United States Senate elections ** 1900 United States House of Representatives elections


References

{{Notelist {{reflist * {{Cite book, title = The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress, last = Martis, first = Kenneth C., year = 1989, publisher = Macmillan Publishing Company, location = New York * {{Cite book, title = The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts, last = Martis, first = Kenneth C., year = 1982, publisher = Macmillan Publishing Company, location = New York


External links


Statutes at Large, 1789-1875

Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress

U.S. House of Representatives: Congressional History


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