The 79th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the
United States
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federal government, 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, DC
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from January 3, 1945, to January 3, 1947, during the last months of
Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency, and the first two years of
Harry Truman's presidency. 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
Sixteenth Census of the United States in 1940.
Both chambers had a
Democratic majority (including increasing their edge in the House). With the reelection of
President
President most commonly refers to:
*President (corporate title)
*President (education), a leader of a college or university
*President (government title)
President may also refer to:
Automobiles
* Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (; ; January 30, 1882April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was an American politician and attorney who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. As the ...
to a record fourth term, the Democrats maintained an overall federal government
trifecta
file:Trifecta.svg, Trifecta
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.
Major events
* January 20, 1945: President
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (; ; January 30, 1882April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was an American politician and attorney who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. As the ...
began his fourth term.
* April 12, 1945: President Roosevelt died, Vice President
Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953. A leader of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 34th vice president from January to April 1945 under Franklin ...
became
President of the United States
The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United Stat ...
.
* September 2, 1945:
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
ended.
* September 11, 1945 – June 20, 1946:
Joint Committee on the Investigation of the Pearl Harbor Attack
The Joint Committee on the Investigation of the Pearl Harbor Attack, also known as The Pearl Harbor Committee, was a committee of members of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives formed during the 79th United State ...
conducted its investigation and issued a report.
* November 6, 1946:
1946 United States Senate elections,
1946 United States House of Representatives elections
The 1946 United States House of Representatives elections took place 19 months after President Harry S. Truman assumed office upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Truman was vice president under President Franklin D. Roosevelt and was thrust ...
: Republicans gained control of both houses.
* January 3, 1947: Proceedings of the U.S. Congress were televised for the first time.
Major legislation
* March 9, 1945:
McCarran-Ferguson Act
* July 31, 1945:
Bretton Woods Agreements Act
The Bretton Woods system of monetary management established the rules for commercial and financial relations among the United States, Canada, Western European countries, Australia, and Japan after the 1944 Bretton Woods Agreement. The Bretto ...
,
* July 31, 1945:
Export-Import Bank Act of 1945
* December 20, 1945:
United Nations Participation Act
The United Nations Participation Act of 1945 was a law passed by the United States Congress in 1945, dealing with the process of United States joining the newly created United Nations and related bodies of the United Nations. This act provides th ...
,
* December 28, 1945:
War Brides Act The War Brides Act (59 Stat. 659, Act of Dec. 28, 1945) was enacted (on December 28, 1945) to allow alien spouses, natural children, and adopted children of members of the United States Armed Forces, "if admissible," to enter the U.S. as non-quota ...
* February 18, 1946:
Rescission Act of 1946
The Rescission Act of 1946 (, codified at ) is a law of the United States reducing (rescinding) the amounts of certain funds already designated for specific government programs, much of it for the U.S. military, after World War II concluded and ...
,
* February 20, 1946:
Employment Act
The Employment Act of 1946 ch. 33, section 2, 60 Stat. 23, codified as , is a United States federal law. Its main purpose was to lay the responsibility of economic stability of inflation and unemployment onto the federal government. The Act stated: ...
, , ch. 33,
* May 13, 1946:
Federal Airport Act of 1946
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,
* June 4, 1946:
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act
The Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (79 P.L. 396, 60 Stat. 230) is a 1946 United States federal law that created the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) to provide low-cost or free School meal, school lunch meals to qualified stud ...
, ch. 281,
* June 11, 1946:
Administrative Procedure Act, ch. 324, ,
* July 2, 1946:
Luce–Celler Act of 1946,
* July 3, 1946:
Hobbs Anti-Racketeering Act, ch. 537, ,
* July 5, 1946:
Lanham Trademark Act of 1946,
* August 1, 1946:
United States Atomic Energy Act of 1946
The Atomic Energy Act of 1946 (McMahon Act) determined how the United States would control and manage the nuclear technology it had jointly developed with its World War II allies, the United Kingdom and Canada. Most significantly, the Act ruled ...
, ch. 724, ,
* August 2, 1946:
Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946
The Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (also known as the Congressional Reorganization Act, ch. 753, , enacted August 2, 1946) was the most comprehensive reorganization of the United States Congress in history to that date.
Background
The n ...
, , including Title III:
Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act of 1946
The Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act of 1946 is a statute enacted by the United States Congress to reduce the influence of lobbyists. The primary purpose of the Act was to provide information to members of Congress about those that lobby them. Th ...
, Title IV:
Federal Tort Claims Act
The Federal Tort Claims Act (August 2, 1946, ch.646, Title IV, 28 U.S.C. Part VI, Chapter 171and ) ("FTCA") is a 1946 federal statute that permits private parties to sue the United States in a federal court for most torts committed by person ...
, and Title V:
General Bridge Act
The Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (also known as the Congressional Reorganization Act, ch. 753, , enacted August 2, 1946) was the most comprehensive reorganization of the United States Congress in history to that date.
Background
The n ...
* August 13, 1946:
Foreign Service Act
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, ch. 957, titles I–X,
* August 13, 1946:
Hospital Survey and Construction Act
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(Hill-Burton Act), , ch. 958,
Treaties ratified
* July 4, 1946: Senate ratified the
Treaty of Manila, which gave independence to the
Philippines
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* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
.
Party summary
Senate
House of Representatives
Leadership
Senate
*
President
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*President (corporate title)
*President (education), a leader of a college or university
*President (government title)
President may also refer to:
Automobiles
* Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...
:
**
Henry A. Wallace (D), until January 20, 1945
**
Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953. A leader of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 34th vice president from January to April 1945 under Franklin ...
(D), January 20, 1945 – April 12, 1945; thereafter vacant
*
President Pro Tempore
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:
Kenneth McKellar (D)
*
Majority leader
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Alben W. Barkley
Alben William Barkley (; November 24, 1877 – April 30, 1956) was an American lawyer and politician from Kentucky who served in both houses of Congress and as the 35th vice president of the United States from 1949 to 1953 under Presiden ...
(D)
*
Minority leader:
Wallace H. White Jr.
Wallace Humphrey White Jr. (August 6, 1877March 31, 1952) was an American politician and Republican leader in the United States Congress from 1917 until 1949. White was from the U.S. state of Maine and served in the U.S. House of Representatives ...
(R, acting)
*
Majority whip
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:
J. Lister Hill (D)
*
Minority whip
The positions of majority leader and minority leader are held by two United States senators and members of the party leadership of the United States Senate. They serve as the chief spokespersons for their respective political parties holding t ...
:
Kenneth S. Wherry
Kenneth Spicer Wherry (February 28, 1892November 29, 1951) was an American businessman, attorney, and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Senator from Nebraska from 1943 until his death in 1951; he was the minorit ...
(R), elected 1944
House of Representatives
*
Speaker
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Society and politics
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* Public speaker, one who gives a speech or lecture
* A person producing speech: the producer of a given utterance, especially:
** I ...
:
Sam Rayburn (D)
*
Majority leader
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John W. McCormack
John William McCormack (December 21, 1891 – November 22, 1980) was an American politician from Boston, Massachusetts. An attorney and a Democrat, McCormack served in the United States Army during World War I, and afterwards won terms in both th ...
(D)
*
Minority leader:
Joseph W. Martin Jr.
Joseph William Martin Jr. (November 3, 1884 – March 6, 1968) was an American Republican Party (United States), Republican politician who served as the List of speakers of the United States House of Representatives, 44th speaker of the United Sta ...
(R)
*
Majority whip
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:
John Sparkman
John Jackson Sparkman (December 20, 1899 – November 16, 1985) was an American jurist and politician from the state of Alabama. A Southern Democrat, Sparkman served in the United States House of Representatives from 1937 to 1946 and the United St ...
(D)
*
Minority whip
The positions of majority leader and minority leader are held by two United States senators and members of the party leadership of the United States Senate. They serve as the chief spokespersons for their respective political parties holding t ...
:
Leslie C. Arends
Leslie Cornelius Arends (September 27, 1895July 17, 1985) was a Republican politician from Illinois who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1935 until 1974.
A native and lifelong resident of Melvin, Illinois, Arends attend ...
(R)
Members
Senate
Senators are popularly elected statewide every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are
Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election, In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term ended with this Congress, facing
re-election in 1946; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, facing
re-election in 1948; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, facing
re-election in 1950.
Alabama
(We dare defend our rights)
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: 2.
John H. Bankhead II (D), until June 12, 1946
::
George R. Swift (D), June 15, 1946 – November 5, 1946
::
John Sparkman
John Jackson Sparkman (December 20, 1899 – November 16, 1985) was an American jurist and politician from the state of Alabama. A Southern Democrat, Sparkman served in the United States House of Representatives from 1937 to 1946 and the United St ...
(D), from November 6, 1946
: 3.
J. Lister Hill (D)
Arizona
Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Fou ...
: 1.
Ernest McFarland
Ernest William McFarland (October 9, 1894 – June 8, 1984) was an American politician, jurist and, with Warren Atherton, one of the "Fathers of the G.I. Bill." He is the only Arizonan to serve in the highest office in all three branches of Ariz ...
(D)
: 3.
Carl Hayden
Carl Trumbull Hayden (October 2, 1877 – January 25, 1972) was an American politician. Representing Arizona in the United States Senate from 1927 to 1969, he was the first U.S. Senator to serve seven terms. Serving as the state's first Representa ...
(D)
Arkansas
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: 2.
John L. McClellan
John Little McClellan (February 25, 1896 – November 28, 1977) was an American lawyer and a segregationist politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a U.S. Representative (1935–1939) and a U.S. Senator (1943–1977) fro ...
(D)
: 3.
J. William Fulbright
James William Fulbright (April 9, 1905 – February 9, 1995) was an American politician, academic, and statesman who represented Arkansas in the United States Senate from 1945 until his resignation in 1974. , Fulbright is the longest serving chair ...
(D)
California
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: 1.
Hiram Johnson
Hiram Warren Johnson (September 2, 1866August 6, 1945) was an American attorney and politician who served as the Governor of California, 23rd governor of California from 1911 to 1917. Johnson achieved national prominence in the early 20th century ...
(R), until August 6, 1945
::
William Knowland
William Fife Knowland (June 26, 1908 – February 23, 1974) was an American politician and newspaper publisher. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a United States Senator from California from 1945 to 1959. He was Senate Majority Le ...
(R), from August 26, 1945
: 3.
Sheridan Downey
Sheridan Downey (March 11, 1884 – October 25, 1961) was an American lawyer and a Democratic U.S. Senator from California from 1939 to 1950.
Early life
He was born in Laramie, the seat of Albany County in western Wyoming, the son of the ...
(D)
Colorado
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: 2.
Edwin C. Johnson
Edwin Carl Johnson (January 1, 1884 – May 30, 1970) was an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as both governor of and U.S. senator from the state of Colorado.
Background
Johnson was born in Scandia in Republic County in ...
(D)
: 3.
Eugene Millikin
Eugene Donald Millikin (February 12, 1891July 26, 1958) was a United States senator from Colorado who served as Senate Republican Conference Chairperson from 1947 to 1956.
Biography
Born in Hamilton, Ohio, Millikin graduated from the law sc ...
(R)
Connecticut
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: 1.
Francis T. Maloney (D), until January 16, 1945
::
Thomas C. Hart
Thomas Charles Hart (June 12, 1877July 4, 1971) was an admiral in the United States Navy, whose service extended from the Spanish–American War through World War II. Following his retirement from the navy, he served briefly as a United States Se ...
(R), February 15, 1945 – November 5, 1946
::
Raymond E. Baldwin
Raymond Earl Baldwin (August 31, 1893 – October 4, 1986) was an American politician who served as a United States senator from Connecticut and also as the 72nd and 74th Governor of Connecticut. A conservative Republican, he was elected governo ...
(R), from December 27, 1946
: 3.
Brien McMahon
Brien McMahon, born James O'Brien McMahon (October 6, 1903July 28, 1952) was an American lawyer and politician who served in the United States Senate (as a Democrat from Connecticut) from 1945 to 1952. McMahon was a major figure in the establis ...
(D)
Delaware
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: 1.
James M. Tunnell
James Miller Tunnell (August 2, 1879 – November 14, 1957) was an American lawyer and politician from Georgetown, in Sussex County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, and served as U.S. Senator from Delaware.
Early life and ...
(D)
: 2.
C. Douglass Buck (R)
Florida
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: 1.
Charles O. Andrews (D), until September 18, 1946
::
Spessard Holland
Spessard Lindsey Holland (July 10, 1892 – November 6, 1971) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as the 28th Governor of Florida from 1941 to 1945, and later as a US senator for Florida from 1946 to 1971. He would be the first pers ...
(D), from September 25, 1946
: 3.
Claude Pepper
Claude Denson Pepper (September 8, 1900 – May 30, 1989) was an American politician of the Democratic Party, and a spokesman for left-liberalism and the elderly. He represented Florida in the United States Senate from 1936 to 1951, and the Mi ...
(D)
Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
Georgia may also refer to:
Places
Historical states and entities
* Related to the ...
: 2.
Richard Russell Jr.
Richard Brevard Russell Jr. (November 2, 1897 – January 21, 1971) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 66th Governor of Georgia from 1931 to 1933 before serving in the United States Senate for alm ...
(D)
: 3.
Walter F. George
Walter Franklin George (January 29, 1878 – August 4, 1957) was an American politician from the state of Georgia. He was a longtime Democratic United States Senator from 1922 to 1957 and was President pro tempore of the United States Sen ...
(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 ...
: 2.
John W. Thomas (R), until November 10, 1945
::
Charles C. Gossett (D), November 17, 1945 – November 6, 1946
::
Henry Dworshak
Henry Clarence Dworshak Jr. (August 29, 1894July 23, 1962) was a United States Senator and Congressman from Idaho. Originally from Minnesota, he was a Republican from Burley, and served over 22 years in the House and Senate.
Early years
Born in ...
(R), from November 6, 1946
: 3.
Glen H. Taylor
Glen Hearst Taylor (April 12, 1904 – April 28, 1984) was an American politician, entertainer, businessman, and U.S. senator from Idaho.
He was the vice presidential candidate on the Progressive Party ticket in the 1948 election. Taylor was ...
(D)
Illinois
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: 2.
Charles W. Brooks
Charles Wayland Brooks (March 8, 1897 – January 14, 1957) was a Republican U.S. Senator from Illinois from 1940 to 1949.
Early life
Born in West Bureau, Illinois, Brooks served in the Marines during World War I as a first lieutenant fro ...
(R)
: 3.
Scott W. Lucas
Scott Wike Lucas (February 19, 1892 – February 22, 1968) was an American attorney and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives (1935–1939) and the U.S. Senate (1939–1 ...
(D)
Indiana
Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...
: 1.
Raymond E. Willis (R)
: 3.
Homer E. Capehart
Homer Earl Capehart (June 6, 1897 – September 3, 1979) was an American businessman and politician from Indiana. After serving in the United States Army during World War I, he became involved in the manufacture of record players and other produc ...
(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 ...
: 2.
George A. Wilson
George Allison Wilson (April 1, 1884 – September 8, 1953) was an American politician and lawyer. He was a United States Senate, United States Senator and List of Governors of Iowa, 28th Governor of Iowa.
Personal background
Born on a farm near ...
(R)
: 3.
Bourke B. Hickenlooper (R)
Kansas
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: 2.
Arthur Capper
Arthur Capper (July 14, 1865 – December 19, 1951) was an American politician from Kansas. He was the 20th governor of Kansas (the first born in the state) from 1915 to 1919 and a United States senator from 1919 to 1949. He also owned a radio ...
(R)
: 3.
Clyde M. Reed (R)
Kentucky
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: 2.
Happy Chandler (D), until November 1, 1945
::
William A. Stanfill (R), November 19, 1945 – November 5, 1946
::
John Sherman Cooper
John Sherman Cooper (August 23, 1901 – February 21, 1991) was an American politician, jurist, and diplomat from the Commonwealth of Kentucky. He served three non-consecutive, partial terms in the United States Senate before being elect ...
(R), from November 6, 1946
: 3.
Alben W. Barkley
Alben William Barkley (; November 24, 1877 – April 30, 1956) was an American lawyer and politician from Kentucky who served in both houses of Congress and as the 35th vice president of the United States from 1949 to 1953 under Presiden ...
(D)
Louisiana
Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...
: 2.
Allen J. Ellender
Allen Joseph Ellender (September 24, 1890 – July 27, 1972) was an American politician and lawyer who was a U.S. Senator from Louisiana from 1937 until his death. He was a Democratic Party (United States), Democrat who was originally allied ...
(D)
: 3.
John H. Overton
John Holmes Overton Sr. (September 17, 1875 – May 14, 1948), was an attorney and Democratic US Representative and US Senator from Louisiana. His nephew, Thomas Overton Brooks, was also a US representative, from the Shreveport-based 4th distri ...
(D)
Maine
Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and north ...
: 1.
Owen Brewster
Ralph Owen Brewster (February 22, 1888 – December 25, 1961) was an Politics of the United States, American politician from Maine. Brewster, a Republican Party (United States), Republican, served as the List of governors of Maine, 54th Governor ...
(R)
: 2.
Wallace H. White Jr.
Wallace Humphrey White Jr. (August 6, 1877March 31, 1952) was an American politician and Republican leader in the United States Congress from 1917 until 1949. White was from the U.S. state of Maine and served in the U.S. House of Representatives ...
(R)
Maryland
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: 1.
George L. P. Radcliffe (D)
: 3.
Millard Tydings
Millard Evelyn Tydings (April 6, 1890February 9, 1961) was an American attorney, author, soldier, state legislator, and served as a Democratic Representative and Senator in the United States Congress from Maryland, serving in the House from 19 ...
(D)
: 1.
David I. Walsh (D)
: 2.
Leverett Saltonstall
Leverett A. Saltonstall (September 1, 1892June 17, 1979) was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts. He served three two-year terms as the 55th Governor of Massachusetts, and for more than twenty years as a United States senator ...
(R)
Michigan
Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...
: 1.
Arthur Vandenberg
Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg Sr. (March 22, 1884April 18, 1951) was an American politician who served as a United States senator from Michigan from 1928 to 1951. A member of the Republican Party, he participated in the creation of the United Nati ...
(R)
: 2.
Homer S. Ferguson (R)
Minnesota
Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...
: 1.
Henrik Shipstead
Henrik Shipstead (January 8, 1881June 26, 1960) was an American politician. He served in the United States Senate from 1923 to 1947, from the state of Minnesota. He served first as a member of the Minnesota Farmer-Labor Party from 1923 to 1941 an ...
(R)
: 2.
Joseph H. Ball
Joseph Hurst Ball (November 3, 1905December 18, 1993) was an American journalist, politician and businessman. Ball served as a Republican senator from Minnesota from 1940 to 1949. He was a conservative in domestic policy and a leading foe of l ...
(R)
Mississippi
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: 1.
Theodore G. Bilbo
Theodore Gilmore Bilbo (October 13, 1877 – August 21, 1947) was an American politician who twice served as governor of Mississippi (1916–1920, 1928–1932) and later was elected a U.S. Senator (1935–1947). A lifelong Democrat, he was a fil ...
(D)
: 2.
James Eastland (D)
Missouri
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: 1.
Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953. A leader of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 34th vice president from January to April 1945 under Franklin ...
(D), until January 17, 1945
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Frank P. Briggs
Frank Parks Briggs (February 25, 1894September 23, 1992) was a United States senator from Missouri, and succeeded Harry S. Truman when Truman was elected vice president.
Biography
Frank P. Briggs was born in Armstrong, Missouri on February 25, ...
(D), from January 18, 1945
: 3.
Forrest C. Donnell
Forrest Carl Donnell (August 20, 1884March 3, 1980) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States Senate, United States senator and the List of governors of Missouri, 40th governor of Missouri.
Early life
Donnell was bor ...
(R)
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.
Burton K. Wheeler
Burton Kendall Wheeler (February 27, 1882January 6, 1975) was an attorney and an American politician of the Democratic Party in Montana, which he represented as a United States senator from 1923 until 1947.
Born in Massachusetts, Wheeler began ...
(D)
: 2.
James E. Murray
James Edward Murray (May 3, 1876March 23, 1961) was an American politician and United States Senator from Montana, and a liberal leader of the Democratic Party. He served in the United States Senate from 1934 until 1961.
Background
Born on a f ...
(D)
Nebraska
Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the southwe ...
: 1.
Hugh A. Butler
Hugh Alfred Butler (February 28, 1878July 1, 1954) was an American United States Republican Party, Republican politician from Nebraska
Life and career
Hugh Butler was born on a farm near Missouri Valley, Iowa on February 28, 1878. He graduated ...
(R)
: 2.
Kenneth S. Wherry
Kenneth Spicer Wherry (February 28, 1892November 29, 1951) was an American businessman, attorney, and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Senator from Nebraska from 1943 until his death in 1951; he was the minorit ...
(R)
Nevada
Nevada ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. N ...
: 1.
James G. Scrugham (D), until June 23, 1945
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Edward P. Carville (D), from July 25, 1945
: 3.
Pat McCarran
Patrick Anthony McCarran (August 8, 1876 – September 28, 1954) was an American farmer, attorney, judge, and Democratic politician who represented Nevada in the United States Senate from 1933 until 1954. McCarran was born in Reno, Nevada, atte ...
(D)
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...
: 2.
Styles Bridges
Henry Styles Bridges (September 9, 1898November 26, 1961) was an American teacher, editor, and Republican Party politician from Concord, New Hampshire. He served one term as the 63rd governor of New Hampshire before a twenty-four-year career ...
(R)
: 3.
Charles W. Tobey (R)
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...
: 1.
Howard Alexander Smith
Howard Alexander Smith (January 30, 1880October 27, 1966) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a United States Senator from New Jersey from 1944 to 1959. He was the uncle of Peter H. Dominick, wh ...
(R)
: 2.
Albert W. Hawkes
Albert Wahl Hawkes (November 20, 1878May 9, 1971) was a United States senator from New Jersey.
Studies
He was born in Chicago on November 20, 1878. He attended the public schools and graduated from Chicago College of Law in 1900, gaining admissio ...
(R)
New Mexico
)
, population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano)
, seat = Santa Fe
, LargestCity = Albuquerque
, LargestMetro = Tiguex
, OfficialLang = None
, Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...
: 1.
Dennis Chávez (D)
: 2.
Carl Hatch
Carl Atwood Hatch (November 27, 1889 – September 15, 1963) was a United States senator from New Mexico and later was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico.
Education and career
Hatch w ...
(D)
New York
: 1.
James M. Mead (D)
: 3.
Robert F. Wagner (D)
North Carolina
North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and So ...
: 2.
Josiah Bailey
Josiah William Bailey (September 14, 1873 – December 15, 1946) was an American politician who served as a U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina from 1931 to 1946.
Early life and education
Born in Warrenton, North Carolina, he grew ...
(D), until December 15, 1946
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William B. Umstead
William Bradley Umstead (May 13, 1895November 7, 1954) was an United States of America, American politician who served as a United States Senators, United States Senator and the List of Governors of North Carolina, 63rd governor of North Carolin ...
(D), from December 18, 1946
: 3.
Clyde R. Hoey
Clyde Roark Hoey (December 11, 1877May 12, 1954) was an American Democratic politician from North Carolina. He served in both houses of the state legislature and served briefly in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1919 to 1921. He was Nor ...
(D)
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 ...
: 1.
William Langer
William "Wild Bill" Langer (September 30, 1886November 8, 1959) was a prominent American lawyer and politician from North Dakota, where he was an infamous character, bouncing back from a scandal that forced him out of the governor's office and ...
(R-NPL)
: 3.
John Moses John Moses may refer to:
* John Moses (Norwegian politician) (1781–1849), member of the Norwegian Constituent Assembly
* John Moses (Illinois politician) (1825–1898), Illinois judge and politician
* John Moses (American politician) (1885–1945) ...
(D), until March 3, 1945
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Milton Young
Milton Ruben Young (December 6, 1897 – May 31, 1983) was an American politician, most notable for representing North Dakota in the United States Senate from 1945 until 1981. At the time of his retirement, he was the most senior Republican in the ...
(R), from March 12, 1945
Ohio
Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...
: 1.
Harold H. Burton
Harold Hitz Burton (June 22, 1888 – October 28, 1964) was an American politician and lawyer. He served as the 45th mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, as a U.S. Senator from Ohio, and as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Stat ...
(R), until September 30, 1945
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James W. Huffman (D), October 8, 1945 – November 5, 1946
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Kingsley A. Taft (R), from November 6, 1946
: 3.
Robert A. Taft
Robert Alphonso Taft Sr. (September 8, 1889 – July 31, 1953) was an American politician, lawyer, and scion of the Republican Party's Taft family. Taft represented Ohio in the United States Senate, briefly served as Senate Majority Leade ...
(R)
Oklahoma
Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...
: 2.
Edward H. Moore
Edward Hall Moore (November 19, 1871September 2, 1950) was a United States senator from Oklahoma from 1943 to 1949.
Early years
Born on a farm near Maryville, Missouri, Moore attended the public schools and Chillicothe, Missouri, Chillicothe No ...
(R)
: 3.
Elmer Thomas
John William Elmer Thomas (September 8, 1876 – September 19, 1965) was a native of Indiana who moved to Oklahoma Territory in 1901, where he practiced law in Lawton. After statehood, he was elected to the first state senate, representing the L ...
(D)
Oregon
Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of it ...
: 2.
Guy Cordon
Guy F. Cordon (April 24, 1890June 8, 1969) was an American author, politician and lawyer from the state of Oregon. A native of Texas, he served in the Army during World War I and later was the district attorney of Douglas County in Southern Orego ...
(R)
: 3.
Wayne Morse
Wayne Lyman Morse (October 20, 1900 – July 22, 1974) was an American attorney and United States Senator from Oregon. Morse is well known for opposing his party's leadership and for his opposition to the Vietnam War on constitutional grounds.
...
(R)
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...
: 1.
Joseph F. Guffey (D)
: 3.
Francis J. Myers
Francis John Myers (December 18, 1901 – July 5, 1956) was an American teacher, lawyer, and Democratic Party politician. He represented most of West Philadelphia and Southwest Philadelphia in the United States House of Representatives from 1 ...
(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 ...
: 1.
Peter G. Gerry (D)
: 2.
Theodore F. Green
Theodore Francis Green (October 2, 1867May 19, 1966) was an American politician from Rhode Island. A Democrat, Green served as the 57th Governor of Rhode Island (1933–1937) and in the United States Senate (1937–1961). He was a wealthy ari ...
(D)
South Carolina
)''Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no)
, anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind"
, Former = Province of South Carolina
, seat = Columbia
, LargestCity = Charleston
, LargestMetro = ...
: 2.
Burnet R. Maybank (D)
: 3.
Olin D. Johnston (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 ...
: 2.
Harlan J. Bushfield (R)
: 3.
John Chandler Gurney
John Chandler "Chan" Gurney (May 21, 1896March 9, 1985) was an American businessman and politician from South Dakota. A Republican, he was most notable for his service as a U.S. Senator from 1939 to 1951.
Early life
Gurney was born in Yankton, ...
(R)
Tennessee
Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...
: 1.
Kenneth McKellar (D)
: 2.
Tom Stewart (D)
Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...
: 1.
Tom Connally (D)
: 2.
W. Lee O'Daniel
Wilbert Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel (March 11, 1890May 11, 1969) was an American Democratic Party politician from Texas, who came to prominence by hosting a popular radio program. Known for his populist appeal and support of Texas's business commun ...
(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 ...
: 1.
Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (D)
: 3.
Elbert D. Thomas
Elbert Duncan Thomas (June 17, 1883February 11, 1953) was a Democratic Party politician from Utah. He represented Utah in the United States Senate from 1933 until 1951. He served as the Chair of the Senate Education Committee.
Biography
Thomas ...
(D)
Vermont
Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to ...
: 1.
Warren Austin (R), until August 2, 1946
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Ralph Flanders
Ralph Edward Flanders (September 28, 1880 – February 19, 1970) was an American mechanical engineer, industrialist and politician who served as a Republican U.S. Senator from the state of Vermont. He grew up on subsistence farms in Vermont and R ...
(R), from November 1, 1946
: 3.
George Aiken
George David Aiken (August 20, 1892November 19, 1984) was an American politician and horticulturist. A member of the Republican Party, he was the 64th governor of Vermont (1937–1941) before serving in the United States Senate for 34 years, ...
(R)
Virginia
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...
: 1.
Harry F. Byrd
Harry Flood Byrd Sr. (June 10, 1887 – October 20, 1966) was an American newspaper publisher, politician, and leader of the Democratic Party in Virginia for four decades as head of a political faction that became known as the Byrd Organization. ...
(D)
: 2.
Carter Glass
Carter Glass (January 4, 1858 – May 28, 1946) was an American newspaper publisher and Democratic politician from Lynchburg, Virginia. He represented Virginia in both houses of Congress and served as the United States Secretary of the Treasu ...
(D), until May 28, 1946
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Thomas G. Burch (D), May 31, 1946 – November 5, 1946
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Absalom Willis Robertson
Absalom Willis Robertson (May 27, 1887 – November 1, 1971) was an American politician from Virginia who served over 50 years in public office. A member of the Democratic Party and lukewarm ally of the Byrd Organization led by fellow U.S. Senat ...
(D), from November 6, 1946
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 ...
: 1.
Monrad Wallgren
Monrad Charles Wallgren (April 17, 1891September 18, 1961) was an American politician who served as the 13th governor of Washington from 1945 to 1949, as well as representing that state in the United States House of Representatives and the United ...
(D), until January 9, 1945
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Hugh Mitchell (D), January 10, 1945 – December 25, 1946
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Harry P. Cain
Harry Pulliam Cain (January 10, 1906 – March 3, 1979) was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Washington who served as a Republican from 1946 to 1953. Cain is mainly remembered for his conservative and often hig ...
(R), from December 26, 1946
: 3.
Warren Magnuson
Warren Grant "Maggie" Magnuson (April 12, 1905May 20, 1989) was an American lawyer and politician who represented the state of Washington in Congress for 44 years, first as a Representative from 1937 to 1944, and then as a senator from 1944 to 1 ...
(D)
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the Bur ...
: 1.
Harley M. Kilgore (D)
: 2.
Chapman Revercomb
William Chapman Revercomb (July 20, 1895 – October 6, 1979) was an American politician and lawyer. A Republican, he served two separate terms in the United States Senate representing the state of West Virginia.
Life and career
Revercomb wa ...
(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 ...
: 1.
Robert M. La Follette Jr. (P)
: 3.
Alexander Wiley
Alexander Wiley (May 26, 1884 – October 26, 1967) was an American politician who served four terms in the United States Senate for the state of Wisconsin from 1939 to 1963. When he left the Senate, he was its most senior Republican member.
...
(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 ...
: 1.
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney (November 5, 1884December 1, 1962) was an American journalist, lawyer, and politician. A Democrat, he served four complete terms as a U.S. Senator from Wyoming on two occasions, first from 1934-1953 and then again fro ...
(D)
: 2.
Edward V. Robertson
Edward Vivian Robertson (May 27, 1881April 15, 1963) was a Welsh-born American politician who served as a member of the United States Senate for Wyoming from 1943 to 1949.
Early life
Born in Cardiff, Wales, he served in the Third Battalion of ...
(R)
House of Representatives
The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.
Alabama
(We dare defend our rights)
, anthem = "Alabama (state song), Alabama"
, image_map = Alabama in United States.svg
, seat = Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery
, LargestCity = Huntsville, Alabama, Huntsville
, LargestCounty = Baldwin County, Al ...
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Frank W. Boykin (D)
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George M. Grant
George McInvale Grant (July 11, 1897 – November 4, 1982) was an American politician and Democratic Representative from Alabama.
Early life
George McInvale Grant was born in Louisville, Alabama on July 11, 1897. He attended public schools ...
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George W. Andrews
George William Andrews (December 12, 1906 – December 25, 1971) was an American politician and a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Alabama, and the husband of Elizabeth B. Andrews.
Andrews is known for objecting ...
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Sam Hobbs
Samuel Francis Hobbs (October 5, 1887 – May 31, 1952) was a United States Representative from Alabama.
Biography
Born in Selma, Alabama, Hobbs attended the public schools, Callaway's Preparatory School, Marion (Alabama) Military Institute ...
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Albert Rains
Albert McKinley Rains (March 11, 1902 – March 22, 1991) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Alabama.
Born in Grove Oak, Alabama, Rains attended the public schools, Snead Seminary, Boaz, Alabama, State Tea ...
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Pete Jarman (D)
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Carter Manasco
Carter Manasco (January 3, 1902 – February 5, 1992) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.
Born in Townley, Alabama, Manasco attended the public schools and Howard College, Birmingham, Alabama. He graduated from the University of Alabama Sch ...
(D)
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John Sparkman
John Jackson Sparkman (December 20, 1899 – November 16, 1985) was an American jurist and politician from the state of Alabama. A Southern Democrat, Sparkman served in the United States House of Representatives from 1937 to 1946 and the United St ...
(D), until November 6, 1946, vacant thereafter
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Luther Patrick
Luther Patrick (January 23, 1894 – May 26, 1957) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.
Early life
Born near Decatur, Alabama, Patrick attended the local public schools, Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge, and Purdue University, L ...
(D)
Arizona
Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Fou ...
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John R. Murdock (D)
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Richard F. Harless
Richard Fielding Harless (August 6, 1905 – November 24, 1970) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Arizona.
Life and career
Born in Kelsey, Texas, Harless moved to Thatcher, Arizona, in 1917 and attended the ...
(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 ...
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Ezekiel C. Gathings
Ezekiel Candler "Took" Gathings (November 10, 1903 – May 2, 1979) was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas, representing Arkansas' First Congressional District from 1939 to 1969. A segregationist conservative, Gathings was an ally of Strom T ...
(D)
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Wilbur D. Mills
Wilbur Daigh Mills (May 24, 1909 – May 2, 1992) was an American Democratic politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1939 until his retirement in 1977. As chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee from ...
(D)
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James William Trimble
James William Trimble (February 3, 1894 – March 10, 1972) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Arkansas, having served from 1945 to 1967. He was the first Democrat in Arkansas since Reconstruction to los ...
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William Fadjo Cravens (D)
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Brooks Hays (D)
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William F. Norrell
William Frank Norrell (August 29, 1896 – February 15, 1961) was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas' former 6th congressional district. Upon his death, he was succeeded in Congress by his widow, Catherine Dorris Norrell.
Born in Milo in A ...
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Oren Harris
Oren Harris (December 20, 1903 – February 5, 1997) was a United States representative from Arkansas and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas and the United States District Court ...
(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 ...
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Clarence F. Lea
Clarence Frederick Lea (July 11, 1874 – June 20, 1964) was an American lawyer and politician who served 16 terms as a U.S. Representative from California from 1917 to 1949.
Biography
Lea was born near Highland Springs, California, in southwe ...
(D)
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Clair Engle
Clair Engle (September 21, 1911July 30, 1964) was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from California from 1959 until his death in 1964. A member of the Democratic Party, he is best remembered for participating in the v ...
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J. Leroy Johnson (R)
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Franck R. Havenner (D)
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Richard J. Welch
Richard Joseph Welch (February 13, 1869 – September 10, 1949) was an American county clerk and politician. He sat in the United States House of Representatives for 12 terms from 1926 to 1949, serving a district in San Francisco, California. B ...
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George P. Miller
George Paul Miller (January 15, 1891 – December 29, 1982) was an American veteran of World War I who served 14 terms as a U.S. Representative from California from 1945 to 1973.
Early life
George Paul Miller was born in San Francisco, Califo ...
(D)
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John H. Tolan
John Harvey Tolan (; January 15, 1877 – June 30, 1947) was an American lawyer and politician who served six terms as a U.S. Representative from California from 1935 to 1947.
Biography
Born in St. Peter, Minnesota, Tolan attended the public ...
(D)
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Jack Z. Anderson
John Zuinglius Anderson (March 22, 1904 – February 9, 1981) was an American farmer and politician who served seven terms as a U.S. Representative from California from 1939 to 1953.
Early life and career
Born in Oakland, California, Anderson ...
(R)
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Bertrand W. Gearhart
Bertrand Wesley "Bud" Gearhart (May 31, 1890 – October 11, 1955) was an American lawyer and Politics of the United States, politician. Gearhart, a Republican Party (United States), Republican, served as the United States House of Representatives ...
(R)
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Alfred J. Elliott (D)
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George E. Outland (D)
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Jerry Voorhis
Horace Jeremiah "Jerry" Voorhis (April 6, 1901 – September 11, 1984) was a Democratic politician and educator from California who served five terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1937 to 1947, representing the 12th ...
(D)
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Ned R. Healy
Ned Romeyn Healy (August 9, 1905 – September 10, 1977) was a member of the Los Angeles, California, City Council in 1943 and 1944 and a member of Congress from 1945 to 1947.
Biography
Healy was born August 9, 1905, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, w ...
(D)
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Helen G. Douglas (D)
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Gordon L. McDonough
Gordon Leo McDonough (January 2, 1895 – June 25, 1968) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Californiafrom 1945 to 1963.
Early life and career
Born in Buffalo, New York, McDonough moved with his parents to Empo ...
(R)
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Ellis E. Patterson (D)
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Cecil R. King
Cecil Rhodes King (January 13, 1898 – March 17, 1974) was an American businessman and politician. King, a Democrat, served as the first member of the United States House of Representatives from California's 17th congressional district fo ...
(D)
: .
Clyde Doyle
Clyde Gilman Doyle (July 11, 1887 – March 14, 1963) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States representative from California in the mid-20th century.
Biography
Clyde Doyle was born in Oakland, Alameda County, Cal ...
(D)
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Chet Holifield
Chester Earl "Chet" Holifield (December 3, 1903 – February 6, 1995) was a businessman and politician, a United States representative from California's 19th congressional district. He was known for his work on issues of atomic energy.
He wa ...
(D)
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John Carl Hinshaw
John Carl Hinshaw (July 28, 1894 – August 5, 1956) was a United States representative from California from 1939 to 1956.
Biography
He was born in Chicago, Illinois, son of William Wade and Anna Williams Hinshaw. He attended the public school ...
(R)
: .
Harry R. Sheppard
Harry Richard Sheppard (January 10, 1885 – April 28, 1969) was an American businessman and politician who served as a U.S. representative from California from 1937 to 1965,
Biography
Born in Mobile, Alabama, Sheppard attended the public sch ...
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John Joseph Phillips (R)
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Edouard V. M. Izac (D)
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 ...
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Dean M. Gillespie (R)
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William S. Hill
William Silas Hill (January 20, 1886 – August 28, 1972) was a U.S. Representative from Colorado for nine terms. His career was largely focused on agriculture. He studied at the Colorado State College of Agriculture, was a farmer, Secretary ...
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J. Edgar Chenoweth (R)
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Robert F. Rockwell
Robert Fay Rockwell (February 11, 1886 – September 29, 1950) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Colorado. He served in the Colorado Senate and Colorado House of Representatives, House of Representatives. ...
(R)
Connecticut
Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its cap ...
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Joseph F. Ryter (D)
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Herman P. Kopplemann (D)
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Chase G. Woodhouse
Chase Going Woodhouse (March 3, 1890 – December 12, 1984) was a prominent feminist leader, suffragist, and educator. She served as a member of the United States House of Representatives representing the Second Congressional District of Connectic ...
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James P. Geelan (D)
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Clare B. Luce (R)
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Joseph E. Talbot (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 ...
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Philip A. Traynor (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 ...
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J. Hardin Peterson
James Hardin Peterson (February 11, 1894 – March 28, 1978) was a U.S. Representative from Florida.
Early life and career
Peterson was born in Batesburg, South Carolina. His family moved to Lakeland, Florida, in 1903, and he attended the publ ...
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Emory H. Price
Emory Hilliard Price (December 3, 1899 – February 11, 1976) was a U.S. Representative from Florida.
Biography
Born in Bostwick, Florida, Price attended the public schools of Duval County, Florida. He graduated from Jacksonville (Florida) Law ...
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Robert L. F. Sikes (D)
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Pat Cannon
Arthur Patrick Cannon (May 22, 1904 – January 23, 1966) was a four-term United States Representative from Florida, serving from 1939 to 1947.
Early life and education
Cannon was born in Powder Springs, Georgia and later moved to Laurens C ...
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Joe Hendricks (D)
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Dwight L. Rogers
Dwight Laing Rogers (August 17, 1886 – December 1, 1954) was a U.S. Representative from Florida.
Born near Reidsville, Georgia, Rogers attended the public schools and Locust Grove Institute at Locust Grove, Georgia. He graduated from the U ...
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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
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Hugh Peterson
Hugh Peterson (August 21, 1898 – October 3, 1961) was a U.S. political figure and lawyer from the state of Georgia.
Life
Peterson was born near Ailey, Georgia in 1898 and attended the Brewton–Parker Institute in Mount Vernon, Georgia ...
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Edward E. Cox (D)
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Stephen Pace (D)
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A. Sidney Camp (D)
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Robert Ramspeck (D), until December 31, 1945
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Helen D. Mankin (D), from February 12, 1946
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Carl Vinson
Carl Vinson (November 18, 1883 – June 1, 1981) was an American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives for over 50 years and was influential in the 20th century expansion of the U.S. Navy. He was a member of the Democratic ...
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Malcolm C. Tarver
Malcolm Connor Tarver (September 25, 1885 – March 5, 1960) was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.
Born in Rural Vale, Georgia, Tarver attended the public schools.
He was graduated from the law department of Mercer University, Macon, ...
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John S. Gibson (D)
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John S. Wood (D)
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Paul Brown
Paul Eugene Brown (September 7, 1908 – August 5, 1991) was an American football coach and executive in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and National Football League (NFL). Brown was both the co-founder and first coach of the Clevela ...
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Idaho
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Compton I. White
Compton Ignatius White, Sr. (July 31, 1877 – March 31, 1956), was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for Idaho Panhandle, Northern Idaho. A Democratic Party (United States), Democrat, he represented Idaho's 1st c ...
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Henry C. Dworshak (R), until November 5, 1946, vacant thereafter
Illinois
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Emily T. Douglas (D)
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William L. Dawson (D)
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William A. Rowan (D)
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Edward A. Kelly
Edward Austin Kelly (April 3, 1892 – August 30, 1969) was a businessman and politician from Chicago, Illinois. A Democrat, he was most notable for his service in the United States House of Representatives from 1931 to 1943 and 1945 to 1947.
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Martin Gorski (D)
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Adolph J. Sabath
Adolph Joachim Sabath (April 4, 1866 – November 6, 1952) was an American politician. He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Chicago, Illinois, from 1907 until his death in Bethesda, Maryland on November 6, 1952. From 19 ...
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Thomas Joseph O'Brien (D)
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William W. Link
William Walter Link (February 12, 1884 – September 23, 1950) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Illinois.
Born in Swiec, Poland, Link immigrated to the United States in 1897 with his parents, who settled in ...
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Thomas S. Gordon
Thomas Sylvy Gordon (December 17, 1893 – January 22, 1959) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Illinois.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Gordon attended the parochial schools and was graduated from St. Stanis ...
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Alexander J. Resa
Alexander John Resa (August 4, 1887 – July 4, 1964) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Illinois.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Resa attended the public schools of Chicago, Illinois, and St. Joseph's College, K ...
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Ralph E. Church
Ralph Edwin Church (May 5, 1883 – March 21, 1950) was an American lawyer and Republican politician. He served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1917 to 1932 and then represented the northern suburbs of Chicago in the United Sta ...
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Chauncey W. Reed
Chauncey William Reed (June 2, 1890 – February 9, 1956) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Illinois.
Reed was born in West Chicago, Illinois to William Thomas Reed and Margaret Reed. Reed's father held se ...
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Noah M. Mason
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Noah Morgan Mason (July 19, 1882 – March 29, 1965) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. A conservative Republican, he served 13 terms representing first the state's 12th congressional district and then, after a redrawing of bou ...
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Leo E. Allen (R)
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Anton J. Johnson
Anton Joseph Johnson (October 20, 1878 – April 16, 1958) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Illinois.
Born in Peoria, Illinois to Sweden, Swedish immigrant parents,
Johnson attended the public schools and ...
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Robert B. Chiperfield
Robert Bruce Chiperfield (November 20, 1899 - April 9, 1971), son of United States Congressman Burnett Mitchell Chiperfield, was an Illinois lawyer and 12-term U.S. Representative from Illinois. He served as chairman of the House Committee on ...
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Everett M. Dirksen (R)
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Leslie C. Arends
Leslie Cornelius Arends (September 27, 1895July 17, 1985) was a Republican politician from Illinois who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1935 until 1974.
A native and lifelong resident of Melvin, Illinois, Arends attend ...
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Jessie Sumner
Jessie Sumner (July 17, 1898 – August 10, 1994) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.
Born in Milford, Illinois, Sumner attended the public schools. She graduated from Girton School, Winnetka, Illinois, in 1916 and Smith College, Northam ...
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Rolla C. McMillen (R)
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Sid Simpson (R)
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George Evan Howell
George Evan Howell (September 21, 1905 – January 18, 1980) was a United States representative from Illinois and Judge of the United States Court of Claims.
Education and career
Born in Marion, Illinois, Howell attended the public schools ...
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Melvin Price
Charles Melvin Price (January 1, 1905 – April 22, 1988) was a member of the United States House of Representatives for over 40 years, from 1945 to his death. He represented Metro East, the Illinois portion of the Greater St. Louis, St. Louis ...
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Charles W. Vursell (R)
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James V. Heidinger (R), until March 22, 1945
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Roy Clippinger
Roy Clippinger (January 13, 1886 – December 24, 1962) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.
Born in Fairfield, Illinois, Clippinger attended the public schools.
Learned the printer's trade and engaged in the newspaper business.
He was ...
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C. W. Bishop
Cecil William "C. W." Bishop (June 29, 1890 – September 21, 1971) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois.
Biography
Bishop was born on a farm near West Vienna, Illinois. After attending the public schools and ...
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Indiana
Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...
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Ray J. Madden (D)
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Charles A. Halleck (R)
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Robert A. Grant
Robert Allen Grant (July 31, 1905 – March 2, 1998) was a United States representative from Indiana and later a United States federal judge, United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana.
E ...
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George W. Gillie
George W. Gillie (August 15, 1880 – July 3, 1963) was an American veterinarian and politician who served five terms as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1939 to 1949.
Biography
Born in Berwickshire, ...
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Forest A. Harness
Forest Arthur Harness (June 24, 1895 – July 29, 1974) was an American lawyer, World War I veteran, and politician who served five terms as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1939 to 1949.
Biograph ...
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Noble J. Johnson
Noble Jacob Johnson (August 23, 1887 – March 17, 1968) was a United States representative from Indiana and an United States federal judge, Associate Judge and Chief Judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals.
Education and ...
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Gerald W. Landis
Gerald Wayne Landis (February 23, 1895 – September 6, 1971) was an American educator and politician who served five terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1939 to 1949.
Biography
Born in Bloomfield, Indiana, Landis attended the pub ...
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Charles M. LaFollette (R)
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Earl Wilson (R)
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Raymond S. Springer (R)
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Louis Ludlow
Louis Leon Ludlow (June 24, 1873 – November 28, 1950) was a Democratic Indiana congressman; he proposed a constitutional amendment early in 1938 requiring a national referendum on any U.S. declaration of war except in cases of direct atta ...
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Iowa
Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the ...
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Thomas E. Martin
Thomas Ellsworth Martin (January 18, 1893June 27, 1971) was a United States representative and Senator from Iowa. Martin, a Republican, served in Congress for 22 consecutive years, from January 1939 to January 1961.
Born in Melrose, Iowa, he ...
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Henry O. Talle
Henry Oscar Talle (January 12, 1892 – March 14, 1969) was an economics professor and a ten-term Republican U.S. Representative from eastern Iowa. He served in the United States Congress for twenty years from 1939 until 1959.
Background
Born on ...
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John W. Gwynne
John Williams Gwynne (October 20, 1889 – July 5, 1972) was a seven-term Republican United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district, and a Federal Trade Commission member and chairman during ...
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Karl M. LeCompte
Karl Miles LeCompte (May 25, 1887 – September 30, 1972) was a ten-term Republican U.S. Representative from south-central Iowa. He won ten consecutive races from 1938 to 1956, before choosing not to run again in 1958.
Born in Corydon, Iowa ...
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Paul H. Cunningham (R)
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James I. Dolliver
James Isaac Dolliver (August 31, 1894 – December 10, 1978) served six terms as a Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 6th congressional district, beginning in 1944. He was the nephew of U.S. Senator Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver of Iowa.
B ...
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Ben F. Jensen
Benton Franklin Jensen (December 16, 1892 – February 5, 1970) served thirteen consecutive terms as a U.S. Representative from Iowa's 7th congressional district in the southwestern corner of the state. While on the floor of the U.S. House on Marc ...
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Charles B. Hoeven
Charles Bernard Hoeven (March 30, 1895 – November 9, 1980) was an American politician. Elected to represent districts in northern Iowa for eleven terms, from the 78th United States Congress, Seventy-eighth to 88th United States Congress, Ei ...
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Kansas
Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the ...
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Albert McDonald Cole (R)
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Errett P. Scrivner
Errett Power Scrivner (March 20, 1898 – May 5, 1978) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Kansas.
Biography
Born in Newton, Kansas, Scrivner attended grade schools and was graduated from Manual Training High ...
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Thomas Daniel Winter (R)
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Edward Herbert Rees
Edward Herbert Rees (June 3, 1886 – October 25, 1969) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.
Born on a farm near Emporia, Kansas, his father and maternal grandparents were all born in Wales. Rees attended the public schools and the Kansas S ...
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Clifford R. Hope (R)
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Frank Carlson
Frank Carlson (January 23, 1893May 30, 1987) was an American politician who served as the 30th governor of Kansas, Kansas State representative, United States representative, and United States senator from Kansas. Carlson is the only Kansan to ...
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Kentucky
Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to ...
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Noble J. Gregory
Noble Jones Gregory (August 30, 1897 – September 26, 1971) was a Democrat, who represented Kentucky for eleven terms in the United States House of Representatives, from 1937 to 1959.
Biography
Gregory was born and raised in Mayfield, Kentuck ...
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Earle C. Clements
Earle Chester Clements (October 22, 1896 – March 12, 1985) was an American farmer and politician. He represented the Commonwealth of Kentucky in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate and was its 47th Governor, serving ...
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Emmet O'Neal
Emmet O'Neal (September 23, 1853 – September 7, 1922) was an American Democratic politician and lawyer who was the 34th Governor of Alabama from 1911 to 1915. He was a reformer in the progressive mold, and is best known for securing the ...
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: . Frank Chelf (D)
: . Brent Spence (D)
: . Virgil Chapman (D)
: . Andrew J. May (D)
: . Joe B. Bates (D)
: . John M. Robsion (R)
List of United States representatives from Louisiana, Louisiana
: . F. Edward Hébert (D)
: . Paul H. Maloney (D)
: . James Domengeaux (D)
: . Overton Brooks (D)
: . Charles E. McKenzie (D)
: . James H. Morrison (D)
: . Henry D. Larcade Jr. (D)
: . A. Leonard Allen (D)
List of United States representatives from Maine, Maine
: . Robert Hale (Maine), Robert Hale (R)
: . Margaret Chase Smith (R)
: . Frank Fellows (politician), Frank Fellows (R)
List of United States representatives from Maryland, Maryland
: . Dudley Roe (D)
: . H. Streett Baldwin (D)
: . Thomas D'Alesandro Jr. (D)
: . George Hyde Fallon (D)
: . Lansdale G. Sasscer (D)
: . J. Glenn Beall (R)
List of United States representatives from Massachusetts, Massachusetts
: . John W. Heselton (R)
: . Charles Clason (R)
: . Philip Philbin (D)
: . Pehr G. Holmes (R)
: . Edith Nourse Rogers (R)
: . George J. Bates (R)
: . Thomas J. Lane (D)
: . Angier L. Goodwin (R)
: . Charles L. Gifford (R)
: . Christian Herter (R)
: . James Michael Curley (D)
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John W. McCormack
John William McCormack (December 21, 1891 – November 22, 1980) was an American politician from Boston, Massachusetts. An attorney and a Democrat, McCormack served in the United States Army during World War I, and afterwards won terms in both th ...
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: . Richard B. Wigglesworth (R)
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Joseph W. Martin Jr.
Joseph William Martin Jr. (November 3, 1884 – March 6, 1968) was an American Republican Party (United States), Republican politician who served as the List of speakers of the United States House of Representatives, 44th speaker of the United Sta ...
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List of United States representatives from Michigan, Michigan
: . George G. Sadowski (D)
: . Earl C. Michener (R)
: . Paul W. Shafer (R)
: . Clare E. Hoffman (R)
: . Bartel J. Jonkman (R)
: . William W. Blackney (R)
: . Jesse P. Wolcott (R)
: . Fred L. Crawford (R)
: . Albert J. Engel (R)
: . Roy O. Woodruff (R)
: . Frederick Van Ness Bradley, Fred Bradley (R)
: . Frank Eugene Hook (D)
: . George D. O'Brien (D)
: . Louis C. Rabaut (D)
: . John D. Dingell Sr. (D)
: . John Lesinski Sr. (D)
: . George A. Dondero (R)
List of United States representatives from Minnesota, Minnesota
: . August H. Andresen (R)
: . Joseph P. O'Hara (R)
: . William Gallagher (US congressman), William Gallagher (DFL), until August 13, 1946
: . Frank Starkey (DFL)
: . Walter Judd (politician), Walter Judd (R)
: . Harold Knutson (R)
: . H. Carl Andersen (R)
: . William Alvin Pittenger, William Pittenger (R)
: . Harold Hagen (R)
List of United States representatives from Mississippi, Mississippi
: . John E. Rankin (D)
: . Jamie L. Whitten (D)
: . William M. Whittington (D)
: . Thomas G. Abernethy (D)
: . W. Arthur Winstead (D)
: . William M. Colmer (D)
: . Dan R. McGehee (D)
List of United States representatives from Missouri, Missouri
: . Samuel W. Arnold (R)
: . Max Schwabe (R)
: . William Clay Cole, William C. Cole (R)
: . C. Jasper Bell (D)
: . Roger C. Slaughter (D)
: . Marion T. Bennett (R)
: . Dewey Short (R)
: . A.S.J. Carnahan (D)
: . Clarence Cannon (D)
: . Orville Zimmerman (D)
: . John B. Sullivan (D)
: . Walter C. Ploeser (R)
: . John J. Cochran (D)
List of United States representatives from Montana, Montana
: . Mike Mansfield (D)
: . James F. O'Connor (D), until January 15, 1945
:: Wesley A. D'Ewart (R), from June 5, 1945
List of United States representatives from Nebraska, Nebraska
: . Carl T. Curtis (R)
: . Howard H. Buffett (R)
: . Karl Stefan (R)
: . Arthur L. Miller (R)
List of United States representatives from Nevada, Nevada
: . Berkeley L. Bunker (D)
List of United States representatives from New Hampshire, New Hampshire
: . Charles Earl Merrow (R)
: . Sherman Adams (R)
List of United States representatives from New Jersey, New Jersey
: . Charles A. Wolverton (R)
: . T. Millet Hand (R)
: . James C. Auchincloss (R)
: . D. Lane Powers (R), until August 30, 1945
:: Frank A. Mathews Jr. (R), from November 6, 1945
: . Charles A. Eaton (R)
: . Clifford P. Case (R)
: . J. Parnell Thomas (R)
: . Gordon Canfield (R)
: . Harry L. Towe (R)
: . Fred A. Hartley Jr. (R)
: . Frank Sundstrom (R)
: . Robert W. Kean (R)
: . Mary T. Norton (D)
: . Edward J. Hart (D)
List of United States representatives from New Mexico, New Mexico
: . Clinton P. Anderson (D), until June 30, 1945, vacant thereafter
: . Antonio M. Fernández (D)
List of United States representatives from New York, New York
: . Edgar A. Sharp (R)
: . Leonard W. Hall (R)
: . Henry J. Latham (R)
: . William B. Barry (D), until October 20, 1946, vacant thereafter
: . James A. Roe (D)
: . James J. Delaney (D)
: . John J. Delaney (D)
: . Joseph L. Pfeifer (D)
: . Eugene J. Keogh (D)
: . Andrew L. Somers (D)
: . James J. Heffernan (D)
: . John J. Rooney (politician), John J. Rooney (D)
: . Donald L. O'Toole (D)
: . Leo F. Rayfiel (D)
: . Emanuel Celler (D)
: . Ellsworth B. Buck (R)
: . Joseph C. Baldwin (R)
: . Vito Marcantonio (AL)
: . Samuel Dickstein (congressman), Samuel Dickstein (D), until December 30, 1945
:: Arthur George Klein, Arthur G. Klein (D), from February 19, 1946
: . Sol Bloom (D)
: . James H. Torrens (D)
: . Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (D)
: . Walter A. Lynch (D)
: . Benjamin J. Rabin (D)
: . Charles A. Buckley (D)
: . Peter A. Quinn (D)
: . Ralph W. Gwinn (R)
: . Ralph A. Gamble (R)
: . Augustus W. Bennet (R)
: . Jay LeFevre (R)
: . Bernard W. Kearney (R)
: . William T. Byrne (D)
: . Dean P. Taylor (R)
: . Clarence E. Kilburn (R)
: . Hadwen C. Fuller (R)
: . Clarence E. Hancock (R)
: . Edwin Arthur Hall (R)
: . John Taber (R)
: . W. Sterling Cole (R)
: . George F. Rogers (D)
: . James W. Wadsworth Jr. (R)
: . Walter G. Andrews (R)
: . Edward J. Elsaesser (R)
: . John Cornelius Butler (R)
: . Daniel A. Reed (politician), Daniel A. Reed (R)
List of United States representatives from North Carolina, North Carolina
: . Herbert C. Bonner (D)
: . John H. Kerr (D)
: . Graham A. Barden (D)
: . Harold D. Cooley (D)
: . John Hamlin Folger (D)
: . Carl T. Durham (D)
: . J. Bayard Clark (D)
: . William O. Burgin (D), until April 11, 1946
:: Eliza Jane Pratt (D), from May 25, 1946
: . Robert L. Doughton (D)
: . Joseph Wilson Ervin (D), until December 25, 1945
:: Sam Ervin (D), from January 22, 1946
: . Alfred L. Bulwinkle (D)
: . Zebulon Weaver (D)
List of United States representatives from North Dakota, North Dakota
: . William Lemke (R-NPL)
: . Charles R. Robertson (R)
List of United States representatives from Ohio, Ohio
: . George H. Bender (R)
: . Charles H. Elston (R)
: . William E. Hess (R)
: . Edward J. Gardner (D)
: . Robert Franklin Jones (R)
: . Cliff Clevenger (R)
: . Edward O. McCowen (R)
: . Clarence J. Brown (R)
: . Frederick C. Smith (R)
: . Homer A. Ramey (R)
: . Thomas A. Jenkins (R)
: . Walter E. Brehm (R)
: . John M. Vorys (R)
: . Alvin F. Weichel (R)
: . Walter B. Huber (D)
: . Percy W. Griffiths (R)
: . William R. Thom (D)
: . J. Harry McGregor (R)
: . Earl R. Lewis (R)
: . Michael J. Kirwan (D)
: . Michael A. Feighan (D)
: . Robert Crosser (D)
: . Frances P. Bolton (R)
List of United States representatives from Oklahoma, Oklahoma
: . George B. Schwabe (R)
: . William G. Stigler (D)
: . Paul Stewart (politician), Paul Stewart (D)
: . Lyle Boren (D)
: . A. S. Mike Monroney (D)
: . Jed Johnson (politician), Jed Johnson (D)
: . Victor Wickersham (D)
: . Ross Rizley (R)
List of United States representatives from Oregon, Oregon
: . James W. Mott (R), until November 12, 1945
:: A. Walter Norblad (R), from January 18, 1946
: . Lowell Stockman (R)
: . Homer D. Angell (R)
: . Harris Ellsworth (R)
List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania
: . William A. Barrett (D)
: . William T. Granahan (D)
: . Michael J. Bradley (politician), Michael J. Bradley (D)
: . John E. Sheridan (politician), John E. Sheridan (D)
: . William J. Green Jr. (D)
: . Herbert J. McGlinchey (D)
: . James Wolfenden (R)
: . Charles L. Gerlach (R)
: . J. Roland Kinzer (R)
: . John W. Murphy (Pennsylvania politician), John W. Murphy (D), until July 17, 1946
:: James P. Scoblick (R), from November 5, 1946
: . Daniel J. Flood (D)
: . Ivor D. Fenton (R)
: . Daniel K. Hoch (D)
: . Wilson D. Gillette (R)
: . Robert F. Rich (R)
: . Samuel K. McConnell Jr. (R)
: . Richard M. Simpson (R)
: . John C. Kunkel (R)
: . Leon H. Gavin (R)
: . Francis E. Walter (D)
: . Chester H. Gross (R)
: . D. Emmert Brumbaugh (R)
: . J. Buell Snyder (D), until February 24, 1946
:: Carl Henry Hoffman (R), from May 21, 1946
: . Thomas E. Morgan (D)
: . Louis E. Graham (R)
: . Harve Tibbott (R)
: . Augustine B. Kelley (D)
: . Robert L. Rodgers (R)
: . Howard E. Campbell (R)
: . Robert J. Corbett (R)
: . James G. Fulton (R)
: . Herman P. Eberharter (D)
: . Samuel A. Weiss (D), until January 7, 1946
:: Frank Buchanan (Pennsylvania politician), Frank Buchanan (D), from May 21, 1946
List of United States representatives from Rhode Island, Rhode Island
: . Aime Forand (D)
: . John E. Fogarty (D), from February 7, 1945
List of United States representatives from South Carolina, South Carolina
: . L. Mendel Rivers (D)
: . John J. Riley (D)
: . Butler B. Hare (D)
: . Joseph R. Bryson (D)
: . James P. Richards (D)
: . John L. McMillan (D)
List of United States representatives from South Dakota, South Dakota
: . Karl E. Mundt (R)
: . Francis Case (R)
List of United States representatives from Tennessee, Tennessee
: . B. Carroll Reece (R)
: . John Jennings Jr. (R)
: . C. Estes Kefauver (D)
: . Albert A. Gore Sr. (D)
: . Harold Earthman (D)
: . J. Percy Priest (D)
: . W. Wirt Courtney (D)
: . Tom J. Murray (D)
: . Jere Cooper (D)
: . Clifford Davis (politician), Clifford Davis (D)
List of United States representatives from Texas, Texas
: . Wright Patman (D)
: . Jesse M. Combs (D)
: . Lindley Beckworth (D)
: .
Sam Rayburn (D)
: . Hatton W. Sumners (D)
: . Luther A. Johnson (D), until July 17, 1946
:: Olin E. Teague (D), from August 24, 1946
: . Tom Pickett (D)
: . Albert Thomas (American politician), Albert Thomas (D)
: . Joseph J. Mansfield (D)
: . Lyndon B. Johnson (D)
: . William R. Poage (D)
: . Fritz G. Lanham (D)
: . Ed Gossett (D)
: . John E. Lyle Jr. (D)
: . Milton H. West (D)
: . R. Ewing Thomason (D)
: . Sam M. Russell (D)
: . Eugene Worley (D)
: . George H. Mahon (D)
: . Paul J. Kilday (D)
: . O. Clark Fisher (D)
List of United States representatives from Utah, Utah
: . Walter K. Granger (D)
: . J. W. Robinson (D)
List of United States representatives from Vermont, Vermont
: . Charles A. Plumley (R)
List of United States representatives from Virginia, Virginia
: . S. Otis Bland (D)
: . Ralph Hunter Daughton (D)
: . Dave E. Satterfield Jr. (D), until February 15, 1945
:: J. Vaughan Gary (D), from March 6, 1945
: . Patrick H. Drewry (D)
: .
Thomas G. Burch (D), until May 31, 1946
:: Thomas Bahnson Stanley (D), from November 5, 1946
: . Clifton A. Woodrum (D), until December 31, 1945
:: J. Lindsay Almond (D), from January 22, 1946
: . A. Willis Robertson (D), until November 5, 1946
:: Burr Harrison (D), from November 5, 1946
: . Howard W. Smith (D)
: . John W. Flannagan Jr. (D)
List of United States representatives from Washington, Washington
: . Hugh De Lacy (politician), Hugh De Lacy (D)
: . Henry M. Jackson (D)
: . Charles R. Savage (D)
: . Hal Holmes (R)
: . Walt Horan (R)
: . John M. Coffee (D)
List of United States representatives from West Virginia, West Virginia
: . Matthew M. Neely (D)
: . Jennings Randolph (D)
: . Cleveland M. Bailey (D)
: . Hubert S. Ellis (R)
: . John Kee (D)
: . E. H. Hedrick (D)
List of United States representatives from Wisconsin, Wisconsin
: . Lawrence H. Smith (R)
: . Robert K. Henry (R), until November 20, 1946, vacant thereafter
: . William H. Stevenson (R)
: . Thaddeus Wasielewski (D)
: . Andrew J. Biemiller (D)
: . Frank B. Keefe (R)
: . Reid F. Murray (R)
: . John W. Byrnes (R)
: . Merlin Hull (P)
: . Alvin E. O'Konski (R)
List of United States representatives from Wyoming, Wyoming
: . Frank A. Barrett (R)
Non-voting members
: : Bob Bartlett (D)
: : Joseph Rider Farrington (R)
: : Carlos Peña Romulo (Liberal Party (Philippines), Lib.), until July 4, 1946
: : Jesús T. Piñero, Jesús T. Piñero Jiménez (PPD), until September 2, 1946
:: Antonio Fernós-Isern (PPD), from September 11, 1946
Changes in membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of this Congress.
Senate
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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 ...
(1)
, nowrap ,
Monrad Wallgren
Monrad Charles Wallgren (April 17, 1891September 18, 1961) was an American politician who served as the 13th governor of Washington from 1945 to 1949, as well as representing that state in the United States House of Representatives and the United ...
(D)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 9, 1945, after being elected Governor of Washington.
Successor was appointed to serve until the next election.
, nowrap ,
Hugh Mitchell (D)
, January 10, 1945
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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 ...
(1)
, nowrap ,
Francis T. Maloney (D)
, style="font-size:80%" , Died January 16, 1945.
Successor was appointed to serve until a special election.
, nowrap ,
Thomas C. Hart
Thomas Charles Hart (June 12, 1877July 4, 1971) was an admiral in the United States Navy, whose service extended from the Spanish–American War through World War II. Following his retirement from the navy, he served briefly as a United States Se ...
(R)
, February 15, 1945
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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 ...
(1)
, nowrap ,
Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953. A leader of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 34th vice president from January to April 1945 under Franklin ...
(D)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 17, 1945, after being elected Vice President of the United States.
Successor was appointed to serve until the next election.
, nowrap ,
Frank P. Briggs
Frank Parks Briggs (February 25, 1894September 23, 1992) was a United States senator from Missouri, and succeeded Harry S. Truman when Truman was elected vice president.
Biography
Frank P. Briggs was born in Armstrong, Missouri on February 25, ...
(D)
, January 18, 1945
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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 ...
(3)
, nowrap ,
John Moses John Moses may refer to:
* John Moses (Norwegian politician) (1781–1849), member of the Norwegian Constituent Assembly
* John Moses (Illinois politician) (1825–1898), Illinois judge and politician
* John Moses (American politician) (1885–1945) ...
(D)
, style="font-size:80%" , Died March 3, 1945.
Successor was appointed to serve until a special election, which he subsequently won.
, nowrap ,
Milton Young
Milton Ruben Young (December 6, 1897 – May 31, 1983) was an American politician, most notable for representing North Dakota in the United States Senate from 1945 until 1981. At the time of his retirement, he was the most senior Republican in the ...
(R)
, March 12, 1945
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Nevada
Nevada ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. N ...
(1)
, nowrap ,
James G. Scrugham (D)
, style="font-size:80%" , Died June 23, 1945.
Successor was appointed to serve until the next election.
, nowrap ,
Edward P. Carville (D)
, July 25, 1945
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California
California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...
(1)
, nowrap ,
Hiram Johnson
Hiram Warren Johnson (September 2, 1866August 6, 1945) was an American attorney and politician who served as the Governor of California, 23rd governor of California from 1911 to 1917. Johnson achieved national prominence in the early 20th century ...
(R)
, style="font-size:80%" , Died August 6, 1945.
Successor was appointed to serve until a special election, which he subsequently won.
, nowrap , William F. Knowland (R)
, August 26, 1945
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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 ...
(1)
, nowrap , Harold Hitz Burton, Harold H. Burton (R)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned September 30, 1945, after being appointed an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Successor was appointed to serve until a special election.
, nowrap ,
James W. Huffman (D)
, October 8, 1945
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Kentucky
Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to ...
(2)
, nowrap ,
Happy Chandler (D)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned November 1, 1945, after becoming Commissioner of Baseball, Commissioner of Major League Baseball.
Successor was appointed to serve until a special election.
, nowrap ,
William A. Stanfill (R)
, November 19, 1945
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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 ...
(2)
, nowrap ,
John W. Thomas (R)
, style="font-size:80%" , Died November 10, 1945.
Successor was appointed to serve until a special election, which he subsequently lost.
, nowrap ,
Charles C. Gossett (D)
, November 17, 1945
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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 ...
(2)
, nowrap ,
Carter Glass
Carter Glass (January 4, 1858 – May 28, 1946) was an American newspaper publisher and Democratic politician from Lynchburg, Virginia. He represented Virginia in both houses of Congress and served as the United States Secretary of the Treasu ...
(D)
, style="font-size:80%" , Died May 28, 1946.
Successor was appointed to serve until a special election.
, nowrap ,
Thomas G. Burch (D)
, May 31, 1946
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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 ...
(2)
, nowrap ,
John H. Bankhead II (D)
, style="font-size:80%" , Died June 12, 1946.
Successor was appointed to serve until a special election.
, nowrap ,
George R. Swift (D)
, June 15, 1946
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Vermont
Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to ...
(1)
, nowrap ,
Warren Austin (R)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned August 2, 1946, after being appointed United States representative on the United Nations Security Council.
Successor was appointed to serve until the next election.
, nowrap ,
Ralph Flanders
Ralph Edward Flanders (September 28, 1880 – February 19, 1970) was an American mechanical engineer, industrialist and politician who served as a Republican U.S. Senator from the state of Vermont. He grew up on subsistence farms in Vermont and R ...
(R)
, November 1, 1946
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Florida
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...
(1)
, nowrap ,
Charles O. Andrews (D)
, style="font-size:80%" , Died September 18, 1946.
Successor was elected to finish term.
, nowrap ,
Spessard Holland
Spessard Lindsey Holland (July 10, 1892 – November 6, 1971) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as the 28th Governor of Florida from 1941 to 1945, and later as a US senator for Florida from 1946 to 1971. He would be the first pers ...
(D)
, September 25, 1946
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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 ...
(2)
, nowrap ,
George R. Swift (D)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned November 5, 1946.
Successor was elected to finish term.
, nowrap ,
John Sparkman
John Jackson Sparkman (December 20, 1899 – November 16, 1985) was an American jurist and politician from the state of Alabama. A Southern Democrat, Sparkman served in the United States House of Representatives from 1937 to 1946 and the United St ...
(D)
, November 6, 1946
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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 ...
(1)
, nowrap ,
Thomas C. Hart
Thomas Charles Hart (June 12, 1877July 4, 1971) was an admiral in the United States Navy, whose service extended from the Spanish–American War through World War II. Following his retirement from the navy, he served briefly as a United States Se ...
(R)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned November 5, 1946.
Successor was elected to finish term.
, nowrap ,
Raymond E. Baldwin
Raymond Earl Baldwin (August 31, 1893 – October 4, 1986) was an American politician who served as a United States senator from Connecticut and also as the 72nd and 74th Governor of Connecticut. A conservative Republican, he was elected governo ...
(R)
, December 27, 1946
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Kentucky
Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to ...
(2)
, nowrap ,
William A. Stanfill (R)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned November 5, 1946. Successor was elected to finish term
, nowrap , John Sherman Cooper, John S. Cooper (R)
, November 6, 1946
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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 ...
(1)
, nowrap ,
James W. Huffman (D)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned November 5, 1946. Successor was elected to finish term.
, nowrap ,
Kingsley A. Taft (R)
, November 6, 1946
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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 ...
(2)
, nowrap ,
Thomas G. Burch (D)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned November 5, 1946.
Successor was elected to finish term.
, nowrap , Absalom Willis Robertson, Absalom W. Robertson (D)
, November 6, 1946
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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 ...
(2)
, nowrap ,
Charles C. Gossett (D)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned November 6, 1946.
Successor was elected to finish term.
, nowrap ,
Henry Dworshak
Henry Clarence Dworshak Jr. (August 29, 1894July 23, 1962) was a United States Senator and Congressman from Idaho. Originally from Minnesota, he was a Republican from Burley, and served over 22 years in the House and Senate.
Early years
Born in ...
(R)
, November 6, 1946
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North Carolina
North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and So ...
(2)
, nowrap ,
Josiah Bailey
Josiah William Bailey (September 14, 1873 – December 15, 1946) was an American politician who served as a U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina from 1931 to 1946.
Early life and education
Born in Warrenton, North Carolina, he grew ...
(D)
, style="font-size:80%" , Died December 15, 1946.
Successor was appointed to serve until a special election, which he subsequently lost.
, nowrap ,
William B. Umstead
William Bradley Umstead (May 13, 1895November 7, 1954) was an United States of America, American politician who served as a United States Senators, United States Senator and the List of Governors of North Carolina, 63rd governor of North Carolin ...
(D)
, December 18, 1946
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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 ...
(1)
, nowrap ,
Hugh Mitchell (D)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 25, 1946. Successor was appointed to finish the term already having to be elected the next term.
, nowrap ,
Harry P. Cain
Harry Pulliam Cain (January 10, 1906 – March 3, 1979) was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Washington who served as a Republican from 1946 to 1953. Cain is mainly remembered for his conservative and often hig ...
(R)
, December 26, 1946
House of Representatives
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, Vacant
, style="font-size:80%" , John E. Fogarty resigned during the previous Congress.
, nowrap , John E. Fogarty (D)
, February 7, 1945
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, nowrap, James F. O'Connor (D)
, style="font-size:80%" , Died January 15, 1945
, nowrap , Wesley A. D'Ewart (R)
, June 5, 1945
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, nowrap, Dave E. Satterfield Jr. (D)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned February 15, 1945, to become general counsel and executive director of the Life Insurance Association of America
, nowrap , J. Vaughan Gary (D)
, March 6, 1945
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, nowrap,
James V. Heidinger (R)
, style="font-size:80%" , Died March 22, 1945
, nowrap ,
Roy Clippinger
Roy Clippinger (January 13, 1886 – December 24, 1962) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.
Born in Fairfield, Illinois, Clippinger attended the public schools.
Learned the printer's trade and engaged in the newspaper business.
He was ...
(R)
, November 6, 1945
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, nowrap, Clinton Presba Anderson, Clinton P. Anderson (D)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned June 30, 1945, after being appointed United States Secretary of Agriculture, Secretary of Agriculture
, Vacant
, Not filled this term
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, nowrap, D. Lane Powers (R)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned August 30, 1945, to become a member of the Public Utilities Commission of New Jersey
, nowrap , Frank A. Mathews Jr. (R)
, November 6, 1945
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, nowrap, James W. Mott (R)
, style="font-size:80%" , Died November 12, 1945
, nowrap , A. Walter Norblad (R)
, January 18, 1946
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, nowrap, Joseph Wilson Ervin, Joseph W. Ervin (D)
, style="font-size:80%" , Died December 25, 1945
, nowrap , Sam Ervin (D)
, January 22, 1946
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, nowrap, Samuel Dickstein (congressman), Samuel Dickstein (D)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 30, 1945
, nowrap , Arthur George Klein, Arthur G. Klein (D)
, February 19, 1946
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, nowrap, Clifton A. Woodrum (D)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1945, to become president of the American Plant Food Council, Inc.
, nowrap , J. Lindsay Almond (D)
, January 22, 1946
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, nowrap,
Robert Ramspeck (D)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 31, 1945, to become executive vice-president of the Air Transport Association
, nowrap , Helen Douglas Mankin, Helen D. Mankin (D)
, February 12, 1946
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, nowrap, Samuel A. Weiss (D)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 7, 1946, after being elected judge of Common Pleas in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
, nowrap , Frank Buchanan (Pennsylvania politician), Frank Buchanan (D)
, May 21, 1946
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, nowrap, J. Buell Snyder (D)
, style="font-size:80%" , Died February 24, 1946
, nowrap , Carl Henry Hoffman, Carl H. Hoffman (R)
, May 21, 1946
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, nowrap, William O. Burgin (D)
, style="font-size:80%" , Died April 11, 1946
, nowrap , Eliza Jane Pratt (D)
, May 25, 1946
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, nowrap,
Thomas G. Burch (D)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned May 31, 1946, after being appointed to the U.S. Senate
, nowrap , Thomas Bahnson Stanley, Thomas B. Stanley (D)
, November 5, 1946
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, nowrap, Luther Alexander Johnson, Luther A. Johnson (D)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned July 17, 1946, after becoming judge of the United States Tax Court
, nowrap , Olin E. Teague (D)
, August 24, 1946
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, nowrap, John W. Murphy (Pennsylvania politician), John W. Murphy (D)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned July 17, 1946, to become judge of the US District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
, nowrap , James P. Scoblick (R)
, November 5, 1946
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, nowrap, William Gallagher (US congressman), William Gallagher (DFL)
, style="font-size:80%" , Died August 13, 1946
, Vacant
, Not filled this term
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, Jesús T. Piñero (PPD)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned September 2, 1946, after being appointed Governor of Puerto Rico
, Antonio Fernós-Isern (PPD)
, September 11, 1946
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, nowrap, William B. Barry (D)
, style="font-size:80%" , Died October 20, 1946
, Vacant
, Not filled this term
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, nowrap,
John Sparkman
John Jackson Sparkman (December 20, 1899 – November 16, 1985) was an American jurist and politician from the state of Alabama. A Southern Democrat, Sparkman served in the United States House of Representatives from 1937 to 1946 and the United St ...
(D)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned November 6, 1946, after being elected to the U.S. Senate
, Vacant
, Not filled this term
, -
,
, nowrap,
Henry Dworshak
Henry Clarence Dworshak Jr. (August 29, 1894July 23, 1962) was a United States Senator and Congressman from Idaho. Originally from Minnesota, he was a Republican from Burley, and served over 22 years in the House and Senate.
Early years
Born in ...
(R)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned November 5, 1946, after being elected to the U.S. Senate
, Vacant
, Not filled this term
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, nowrap, Absalom Willis Robertson, Absalom W. Robertson (D)
, style="font-size:80%" , Resigned November 5, 1946, after being elected to the U.S. Senate
, nowrap , Burr Harrison (D)
, November 5, 1946
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, nowrap, Robert Kirkland Henry, Robert K. Henry (R)
, style="font-size:80%" , Died November 20, 1946
, Vacant
, Not filled this term
Committees
Senate
* United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture and Forestry (Chairman:
Elmer Thomas
John William Elmer Thomas (September 8, 1876 – September 19, 1965) was a native of Indiana who moved to Oklahoma Territory in 1901, where he practiced law in Lawton. After statehood, he was elected to the first state senate, representing the L ...
; Ranking Member:
Arthur Capper
Arthur Capper (July 14, 1865 – December 19, 1951) was an American politician from Kansas. He was the 20th governor of Kansas (the first born in the state) from 1915 to 1919 and a United States senator from 1919 to 1949. He also owned a radio ...
)
* United States Senate Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chairman:
Kenneth McKellar; Ranking Member:
Styles Bridges
Henry Styles Bridges (September 9, 1898November 26, 1961) was an American teacher, editor, and Republican Party politician from Concord, New Hampshire. He served one term as the 63rd governor of New Hampshire before a twenty-four-year career ...
)
* United States Senate Select Committee on Atomic Energy, Atomic Energy (Select)
* United States Senate Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate, Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman:
Scott W. Lucas
Scott Wike Lucas (February 19, 1892 – February 22, 1968) was an American attorney and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives (1935–1939) and the U.S. Senate (1939–1 ...
; Ranking Member:
Charles W. Tobey)
* United States Senate Committee on Banking and Currency, Banking and Currency (Chairman:
Robert F. Wagner; Ranking Member:
Charles W. Tobey)
* United States Senate Special Committee on Campaign Expenditures Investigation, 1944, Campaign Expenditures Investigation, 1944 (Special) (Chairman:
Theodore F. Green
Theodore Francis Green (October 2, 1867May 19, 1966) was an American politician from Rhode Island. A Democrat, Green served as the 57th Governor of Rhode Island (1933–1937) and in the United States Senate (1937–1961). He was a wealthy ari ...
)
* United States Senate Special Committee on Campaign Expenditures Investigation, 1946, Campaign Expenditures Investigation, 1946 (Special) (Chairman:
Allen J. Ellender
Allen Joseph Ellender (September 24, 1890 – July 27, 1972) was an American politician and lawyer who was a U.S. Senator from Louisiana from 1937 until his death. He was a Democratic Party (United States), Democrat who was originally allied ...
)
* United States Senate Committee on Civil Service, Civil Service (Chairman:
Sheridan Downey
Sheridan Downey (March 11, 1884 – October 25, 1961) was an American lawyer and a Democratic U.S. Senator from California from 1939 to 1950.
Early life
He was born in Laramie, the seat of Albany County in western Wyoming, the son of the ...
; Ranking Member:
William Langer
William "Wild Bill" Langer (September 30, 1886November 8, 1959) was a prominent American lawyer and politician from North Dakota, where he was an infamous character, bouncing back from a scandal that forced him out of the governor's office and ...
)
* United States Senate Special Committee on Civil Service Laws, Civil Service Laws (Special)
* United States Senate Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman:
Allen J. Ellender
Allen Joseph Ellender (September 24, 1890 – July 27, 1972) was an American politician and lawyer who was a U.S. Senator from Louisiana from 1937 until his death. He was a Democratic Party (United States), Democrat who was originally allied ...
; Ranking Member:
Arthur Capper
Arthur Capper (July 14, 1865 – December 19, 1951) was an American politician from Kansas. He was the 20th governor of Kansas (the first born in the state) from 1915 to 1919 and a United States senator from 1919 to 1949. He also owned a radio ...
)
* United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Commerce (Chairman: Josiah W. Bailey; Ranking Member: Hiram W. Johnson then Arthur H. Vandenberg)
* United States Senate Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman:
Theodore G. Bilbo
Theodore Gilmore Bilbo (October 13, 1877 – August 21, 1947) was an American politician who twice served as governor of Mississippi (1916–1920, 1928–1932) and later was elected a U.S. Senator (1935–1947). A lifelong Democrat, he was a fil ...
; Ranking Member:
Arthur Capper
Arthur Capper (July 14, 1865 – December 19, 1951) was an American politician from Kansas. He was the 20th governor of Kansas (the first born in the state) from 1915 to 1919 and a United States senator from 1919 to 1949. He also owned a radio ...
)
* United States Senate Committee on Education and Labor, Education and Labor (Chairman:
James E. Murray
James Edward Murray (May 3, 1876March 23, 1961) was an American politician and United States Senator from Montana, and a liberal leader of the Democratic Party. He served in the United States Senate from 1934 until 1961.
Background
Born on a f ...
; Ranking Member:
Robert M. La Follette Jr.)
* United States Senate Committee on Enrolled Bills, Enrolled Bills (Chairman: N/A; Ranking Member:
Clyde M. Reed)
* United States Senate Committee on Expenditures in Executive Departments, Expenditures in Executive Departments (Chairman:
J. Lister Hill; Ranking Member: George D. Aiken)
* United States Senate Committee on Finance, Finance (Chairman:
Walter F. George
Walter Franklin George (January 29, 1878 – August 4, 1957) was an American politician from the state of Georgia. He was a longtime Democratic United States Senator from 1922 to 1957 and was President pro tempore of the United States Sen ...
; Ranking Member:
Robert M. La Follette Jr.)
* United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Foreign Relations (Chairman:
Tom Connally; Ranking Member: Hiram W. Johnson then
Arthur Capper
Arthur Capper (July 14, 1865 – December 19, 1951) was an American politician from Kansas. He was the 20th governor of Kansas (the first born in the state) from 1915 to 1919 and a United States senator from 1919 to 1949. He also owned a radio ...
)
* United States Senate Committee on Immigration, Immigration (Chairman: Richard B. Russell; Ranking Member: Hiram W. Johnson then Chan Gurney)
* United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman:
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney (November 5, 1884December 1, 1962) was an American journalist, lawyer, and politician. A Democrat, he served four complete terms as a U.S. Senator from Wyoming on two occasions, first from 1934-1953 and then again fro ...
; Ranking Member:
Robert M. La Follette Jr.)
* United States Senate Committee on Interoceanic Canals, Interoceanic Canals (Chairman:
Tom Stewart; Ranking Member:
Harlan J. Bushfield)
* United States Senate Committee on Interstate Commerce, Interstate Commerce (Chairman:
Burton K. Wheeler
Burton Kendall Wheeler (February 27, 1882January 6, 1975) was an attorney and an American politician of the Democratic Party in Montana, which he represented as a United States senator from 1923 until 1947.
Born in Massachusetts, Wheeler began ...
; Ranking Member:
Wallace H. White Jr.
Wallace Humphrey White Jr. (August 6, 1877March 31, 1952) was an American politician and Republican leader in the United States Congress from 1917 until 1949. White was from the U.S. state of Maine and served in the U.S. House of Representatives ...
)
* United States Senate Special Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program, Investigate the National Defense Program (Special)
* United States Senate Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation, Irrigation and Reclamation (Chairman:
John H. Overton
John Holmes Overton Sr. (September 17, 1875 – May 14, 1948), was an attorney and Democratic US Representative and US Senator from Louisiana. His nephew, Thomas Overton Brooks, was also a US representative, from the Shreveport-based 4th distri ...
; Ranking Member: Hiram W. Johnson)
* United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman:
Pat McCarran
Patrick Anthony McCarran (August 8, 1876 – September 28, 1954) was an American farmer, attorney, judge, and Democratic politician who represented Nevada in the United States Senate from 1933 until 1954. McCarran was born in Reno, Nevada, atte ...
; Ranking Member:
Alexander Wiley
Alexander Wiley (May 26, 1884 – October 26, 1967) was an American politician who served four terms in the United States Senate for the state of Wisconsin from 1939 to 1963. When he left the Senate, he was its most senior Republican member.
...
)
* United States Senate Committee on the Library, Library (Chairman:
Alben W. Barkley
Alben William Barkley (; November 24, 1877 – April 30, 1956) was an American lawyer and politician from Kentucky who served in both houses of Congress and as the 35th vice president of the United States from 1949 to 1953 under Presiden ...
; Ranking Member:
Owen Brewster
Ralph Owen Brewster (February 22, 1888 – December 25, 1961) was an Politics of the United States, American politician from Maine. Brewster, a Republican Party (United States), Republican, served as the List of governors of Maine, 54th Governor ...
)
* United States Senate Committee on Manufactures, Manufactures (Chairman:
John H. Overton
John Holmes Overton Sr. (September 17, 1875 – May 14, 1948), was an attorney and Democratic US Representative and US Senator from Louisiana. His nephew, Thomas Overton Brooks, was also a US representative, from the Shreveport-based 4th distri ...
; Ranking Member:
Robert M. La Follette Jr.)
* United States Senate Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman:
Elbert D. Thomas
Elbert Duncan Thomas (June 17, 1883February 11, 1953) was a Democratic Party politician from Utah. He represented Utah in the United States Senate from 1933 until 1951. He served as the Chair of the Senate Education Committee.
Biography
Thomas ...
; Ranking Member: Warren R. Austin)
* United States Senate Committee on Mines and Mining, Mines and Mining (Chairman:
Joseph F. Guffey; Ranking Member:
Clyde M. Reed)
* United States Senate Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman:
David I. Walsh; Ranking Member: Hiram W. Johnson then
Charles W. Tobey)
* United States Senate Select Committee on the Organization of Congress, Organization of Congress (Select)
* United States Senate Committee on Patents, Patents (Chairman:
Claude Pepper
Claude Denson Pepper (September 8, 1900 – May 30, 1989) was an American politician of the Democratic Party, and a spokesman for left-liberalism and the elderly. He represented Florida in the United States Senate from 1936 to 1951, and the Mi ...
; Ranking Member:
Wallace H. White Jr.
Wallace Humphrey White Jr. (August 6, 1877March 31, 1952) was an American politician and Republican leader in the United States Congress from 1917 until 1949. White was from the U.S. state of Maine and served in the U.S. House of Representatives ...
)
* United States Senate Committee on Pensions, Pensions (Chairman:
James M. Tunnell
James Miller Tunnell (August 2, 1879 – November 14, 1957) was an American lawyer and politician from Georgetown, in Sussex County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, and served as U.S. Senator from Delaware.
Early life and ...
; Ranking Member:
Henrik Shipstead
Henrik Shipstead (January 8, 1881June 26, 1960) was an American politician. He served in the United States Senate from 1923 to 1947, from the state of Minnesota. He served first as a member of the Minnesota Farmer-Labor Party from 1923 to 1941 an ...
)
* United States Senate Special Committee on Petroleum Resources, Petroleum Resources (Special)
* United States Senate Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Dennis Chavez; Ranking Member:
Clyde M. Reed)
* United States Senate Special Committee on Post-War Economic Policy and Planning, Post-War Economic Policy and Planning (Special)
* United States Senate Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman:
Carl Hayden
Carl Trumbull Hayden (October 2, 1877 – January 25, 1972) was an American politician. Representing Arizona in the United States Senate from 1927 to 1969, he was the first U.S. Senator to serve seven terms. Serving as the state's first Representa ...
; Ranking Member:
Raymond E. Willis)
* United States Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections, Privileges and Elections (Chairman:
Theodore F. Green
Theodore Francis Green (October 2, 1867May 19, 1966) was an American politician from Rhode Island. A Democrat, Green served as the 57th Governor of Rhode Island (1933–1937) and in the United States Senate (1937–1961). He was a wealthy ari ...
; Ranking Member:
Styles Bridges
Henry Styles Bridges (September 9, 1898November 26, 1961) was an American teacher, editor, and Republican Party politician from Concord, New Hampshire. He served one term as the 63rd governor of New Hampshire before a twenty-four-year career ...
)
* United States Senate Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman:
Charles O. Andrews; Ranking Member:
Robert A. Taft
Robert Alphonso Taft Sr. (September 8, 1889 – July 31, 1953) was an American politician, lawyer, and scion of the Republican Party's Taft family. Taft represented Ohio in the United States Senate, briefly served as Senate Majority Leade ...
)
* United States Senate Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands and Surveys (Chairman: Carl A. Hatch; Ranking Member: Chan Gurney)
* United States Senate Special Committee on Remodeling the Senate Chamber, Remodeling the Senate Chamber (Special)
* United States Senate Committee on Rules, Rules (Chairman: Harry Flood Byrd, Harry F. Byrd; Ranking Member: Arthur H. Vandenberg)
* United States Senate Special Committee on Small Business Enterprises, Small Business Enterprises (Special) (Chairman:
James E. Murray
James Edward Murray (May 3, 1876March 23, 1961) was an American politician and United States Senator from Montana, and a liberal leader of the Democratic Party. He served in the United States Senate from 1934 until 1961.
Background
Born on a f ...
)
* United States Senate Committee on Territories, Territories and Insular Affairs (Chairman: Millard E. Tydings; Ranking Member: Arthur H. Vandenberg)
* Committee of the whole, Whole
* United States Senate Special Committee on Wildlife Resources, Wildlife Resources (Special)
* United States Senate Special Committee on Wool Production, Wool Production (Special) (Chairman:
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney (November 5, 1884December 1, 1962) was an American journalist, lawyer, and politician. A Democrat, he served four complete terms as a U.S. Senator from Wyoming on two occasions, first from 1934-1953 and then again fro ...
)
House of Representatives
* United States House Committee on Accounts, Accounts (Chairman: John J. Cochran; Ranking Member:
Leo E. Allen)
* United States House Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Chairman: John W. Flannagan Jr.; Ranking Member:
Clifford R. Hope)
* United States House Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chairman: Clarence Cannon; Ranking Member: John Taber)
* United States House Committee on Banking and Currency, Banking and Currency (Chairman: Brent Spence; Ranking Member: Jesse P. Wolcott)
* United States House Committee on the Census, Census (Chairman: A. Leonard Allen; Ranking Member: J. Roland Kinzer)
* United States House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, Civil Service (Chairman: Jennings Randolph; Ranking Member: Edward H. Rees)
* United States House Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman: Dan R. McGehee; Ranking Member: J. Parnell Thomas)
* United States House Committee on Coinage, Weights and Measures, Coinage, Weights and Measures (Chairman:
Compton I. White
Compton Ignatius White, Sr. (July 31, 1877 – March 31, 1956), was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for Idaho Panhandle, Northern Idaho. A Democratic Party (United States), Democrat, he represented Idaho's 1st c ...
; Ranking Member:
Chauncey W. Reed
Chauncey William Reed (June 2, 1890 – February 9, 1956) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Illinois.
Reed was born in West Chicago, Illinois to William Thomas Reed and Margaret Reed. Reed's father held se ...
)
* United States House Select Committee on Conservation of Wildlife Resources, Conservation of Wildlife Resources (Select) (Chairman: A. Willis Robertson)
* United States House Committee on the Disposition of Executive Papers, Disposition of Executive Papers (Chairman:
Alfred J. Elliott; Ranking Member:
Bertrand W. Gearhart
Bertrand Wesley "Bud" Gearhart (May 31, 1890 – October 11, 1955) was an American lawyer and Politics of the United States, politician. Gearhart, a Republican Party (United States), Republican, served as the United States House of Representatives ...
)
* United States House Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman: John L. McMillan; Ranking Member:
Everett M. Dirksen)
* United States House Committee on Education, Education (Chairman: Graham A. Barden; Ranking Member: George Anthony Dondero, George A. Dondero)
* United States House Committee on the Election of the President, Vice President and Representatives in Congress, Election of the President, Vice President and Representatives in Congress (Chairman: Herbert C. Bonner; Ranking Member: Ralph A. Gamble)
* United States House Committee on Elections, Elections No.#1 (Chairman: James Domengeaux; Ranking Member: Clarence E. Hancock)
* United States House Committee on Elections, Elections No.#2 (Chairman: Ed Gossett; Ranking Member:
Gerald W. Landis
Gerald Wayne Landis (February 23, 1895 – September 6, 1971) was an American educator and politician who served five terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1939 to 1949.
Biography
Born in Bloomfield, Indiana, Landis attended the pub ...
)
* United States House Committee on Elections, Elections No.#3 (Chairman: O.C. Fisher; Ranking Member: Charles A. Plumley)
* United States House Committee on Enrolled Bills, Enrolled Bills (Chairman: George F. Rogers; Ranking Member: B. Carroll Reece)
* United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments, Expenditures in the Executive Departments (Chairman:
Carter Manasco
Carter Manasco (January 3, 1902 – February 5, 1992) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.
Born in Townley, Alabama, Manasco attended the public schools and Howard College, Birmingham, Alabama. He graduated from the University of Alabama Sch ...
; Ranking Member: Clare E. Hoffman)
* United States House Committee on Flood Control, Flood Control (Chairman: William M. Whittington; Ranking Member: Charles R. Clason)
* United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs (Chairman: Sol Bloom; Ranking Member: Charles Aubrey Eaton)
* United States House Committee on Immigration and Naturalization, Immigration and Naturalization (Chairman: John Lesinski Sr., John Lesinski; Ranking Member:
Noah M. Mason
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Noah Morgan Mason (July 19, 1882 – March 29, 1965) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. A conservative Republican, he served 13 terms representing first the state's 12th congressional district and then, after a redrawing of bou ...
)
* United States House Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman: Henry M. Jackson; Ranking Member: Karl E. Mundt)
* United States House Committee on Insular Affairs, Insular Affairs (Chairman: C. Jasper Bell; Ranking Member:
Richard J. Welch
Richard Joseph Welch (February 13, 1869 – September 10, 1949) was an American county clerk and politician. He sat in the United States House of Representatives for 12 terms from 1926 to 1949, serving a district in San Francisco, California. B ...
)
* United States House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Chairman:
Clarence F. Lea
Clarence Frederick Lea (July 11, 1874 – June 20, 1964) was an American lawyer and politician who served 16 terms as a U.S. Representative from California from 1917 to 1949.
Biography
Lea was born near Highland Springs, California, in southwe ...
; Ranking Member: Charles A. Wolverton)
* United States House Committee on Invalid Pensions, Invalid Pensions (Chairman: Augustine B. Kelley; Ranking Member: J. Harry McGregor)
* United States House Select Committee to Investigate Acts of Executive Agencies Beyond their Scope of Authority, Investigate Acts of Executive Agencies Beyond their Scope of Authority (Select) (Chairman: Howard W. Smith)
* United States House Committee on Irrigation of Arid Lands, Irrigation and Reclamation (Chairman:
John R. Murdock; Ranking Member: Dewey Jackson Short)
* United States House Committee on Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: Hatton W. Sumners; Ranking Member: Clarence E. Hancock)
* United States House Committee on Labor, Labor (Chairman: Mary Teresa Norton; Ranking Member:
Richard J. Welch
Richard Joseph Welch (February 13, 1869 – September 10, 1949) was an American county clerk and politician. He sat in the United States House of Representatives for 12 terms from 1926 to 1949, serving a district in San Francisco, California. B ...
)
* United States House Committee on the Library, Library (Chairman: Donald L. O'Toole; Ranking Member: C.W. Bishop)
* United States House Committee on Memorials, Memorials (Chairman: Antonio M. Fernandez; Ranking Member: James Heidinger then
Roy Clippinger
Roy Clippinger (January 13, 1886 – December 24, 1962) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.
Born in Fairfield, Illinois, Clippinger attended the public schools.
Learned the printer's trade and engaged in the newspaper business.
He was ...
)
* United States House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, Merchant Marine and Fisheries (Chairman: S. Otis Bland; Ranking Member:
Richard J. Welch
Richard Joseph Welch (February 13, 1869 – September 10, 1949) was an American county clerk and politician. He sat in the United States House of Representatives for 12 terms from 1926 to 1949, serving a district in San Francisco, California. B ...
)
* United States House Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman: Andrew J. May; Ranking Member: Walter G. Andrews)
* United States House Committee on Mines and Mining, Mines and Mining (Chairman: Andrew Somers; Ranking Member: John M. Robsion)
* United States House Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman:
Carl Vinson
Carl Vinson (November 18, 1883 – June 1, 1981) was an American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives for over 50 years and was influential in the 20th century expansion of the U.S. Navy. He was a member of the Democratic ...
; Ranking Member: James W. Mott)
* United States House Committee on Patents, Patents (Chairman:
Frank Carlson
Frank Carlson (January 23, 1893May 30, 1987) was an American politician who served as the 30th governor of Kansas, Kansas State representative, United States representative, and United States senator from Kansas. Carlson is the only Kansan to ...
; Ranking Member: Fred A. Hartley)
* United States House Committee on Pensions, Pensions (Chairman: Charles A. Buckley; Ranking Member: William H. Stevenson)
* United States House Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: George D. O'Brien; Ranking Member: Fred A. Hartley)
* United States House Select Committee on Post-War Military Policy, Post-War Military Policy (Select) (Chairman: Clifton A. Woodrum)
* United States House Special Committee on Post-War Economic Policy and Planning, Post-War Economic Policy and Planning (Special) (Chairman: N/A)
* United States House Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman:
Pete Jarman; Ranking Member: Robert F. Rich)
* United States House Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Fritz G. Lanham; Ranking Member: Pehr G. Holmes)
* United States House Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman:
J. Hardin Peterson
James Hardin Peterson (February 11, 1894 – March 28, 1978) was a U.S. Representative from Florida.
Early life and career
Peterson was born in Batesburg, South Carolina. His family moved to Lakeland, Florida, in 1903, and he attended the publ ...
; Ranking Member:
Karl M. LeCompte
Karl Miles LeCompte (May 25, 1887 – September 30, 1972) was a ten-term Republican U.S. Representative from south-central Iowa. He won ten consecutive races from 1938 to 1956, before choosing not to run again in 1958.
Born in Corydon, Iowa ...
)
* United States House Committee on Revision of Laws, Revision of Laws (Chairman: Eugene J. Keogh; Ranking Member: John M. Robsion)
* United States House Committee on Rivers and Harbors, Rivers and Harbors (Chairman: Joseph J. Mansfield; Ranking Member: George Anthony Dondero, George A. Dondero)
* United States House Committee on Roads, Roads (Chairman: J.W. Robinson; Ranking Member: Jesse P. Wolcott)
* United States House Committee on Rules, Rules (Chairman:
Adolph J. Sabath
Adolph Joachim Sabath (April 4, 1866 – November 6, 1952) was an American politician. He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Chicago, Illinois, from 1907 until his death in Bethesda, Maryland on November 6, 1952. From 19 ...
; Ranking Member:
Leo E. Allen)
* United States House Select Committee on Small Business, Small Business (Select) (Chairman: Wright Patman)
* United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Standards of Official Conduct
* United States House Select Committee to Investigate the Disposition of Surplus Property, Disposition of Surplus Property (Select) (Chairman: Roger C. Slaughter)
* United States House Committee on Territories, Territories (Chairman:
Hugh Peterson
Hugh Peterson (August 21, 1898 – October 3, 1961) was a U.S. political figure and lawyer from the state of Georgia.
Life
Peterson was born near Ailey, Georgia in 1898 and attended the Brewton–Parker Institute in Mount Vernon, Georgia ...
; Ranking Member: Homer D. Angell)
* United States House Committee on Un-American Activities, Un-American Activities (Chairman: John S. Wood; Ranking Member: J. Parnell Thomas)
* United States House Committee on War Claims, War Claims (Chairman:
Clair Engle
Clair Engle (September 21, 1911July 30, 1964) was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from California from 1959 until his death in 1964. A member of the Democratic Party, he is best remembered for participating in the v ...
; Ranking Member: Clare E. Hoffman)
* United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Ways and Means (Chairman: Robert L. Doughton; Ranking Member: Harold Knutson)
* United States House Committee on World War Veterans' Legislation, World War Veterans' Legislation (Chairman: John E. Rankin; Ranking Member: Harold Knutson)
* Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives), Whole
Joint committees
* United States Congress Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, Atomic Energy (Chairman: Sen.
Brien McMahon
Brien McMahon, born James O'Brien McMahon (October 6, 1903July 28, 1952) was an American lawyer and politician who served in the United States Senate (as a Democrat from Connecticut) from 1945 to 1952. McMahon was a major figure in the establis ...
)
* United States Congress Joint Committee to Arrange the Inauguration for President-elect, Arrange the Inauguration for President-elect (Chairman: Sen. Harry Flood Byrd, Harry F. Byrd)
* 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 Executive Papers
* United States Congress Joint Committee on the Investigation of the Pearl Harbor Attack, Investigation of the Pearl Harbor Attack
* United States Congress Joint Committee on the Legislative Budget, Legislative Budget
* United States Congress Joint Committee on the Library, The Library (Chairman: Sen.
Alben W. Barkley
Alben William Barkley (; November 24, 1877 – April 30, 1956) was an American lawyer and politician from Kentucky who served in both houses of Congress and as the 35th vice president of the United States from 1949 to 1953 under Presiden ...
)
* United States Congress Joint Committee on Organization of Congress, Organization of Congress (Chairman: Vacant; Vice Chairman: Rep. Mike Monroney)
* United States Congress Joint Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman: Sen.
Carl Hayden
Carl Trumbull Hayden (October 2, 1877 – January 25, 1972) was an American politician. Representing Arizona in the United States Senate from 1927 to 1969, he was the first U.S. Senator to serve seven terms. Serving as the state's first Representa ...
; Vice Chairman: Rep.
Pete Jarman)
* United States Congress Joint Committee on Reduction of Nonessential Federal Expenditures, Reduction of Nonessential Federal Expenditures (Chairman: Sen.
Harry F. Byrd
Harry Flood Byrd Sr. (June 10, 1887 – October 20, 1966) was an American newspaper publisher, politician, and leader of the Democratic Party in Virginia for four decades as head of a political faction that became known as the Byrd Organization. ...
; Vice Chairman: Rep. Robert L. Doughton)
* United States Congress Joint Committee on Selective Service Deferments, Selective Service Deferments
* United States Congress Joint Committee on Taxation, Taxation (Chairman: Rep. Robert F. Doughton; Vice Chairman: Sen.
Walter F. George
Walter Franklin George (January 29, 1878 – August 4, 1957) was an American politician from the state of Georgia. He was a longtime Democratic United States Senator from 1922 to 1957 and was President pro tempore of the United States Sen ...
)
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: David Lynn (architect), David Lynn
* Attending Physician of the United States Congress: George Calver
* Comptroller General of the United States: Lindsay C. Warren
* Librarian of Congress: Luther H. Evans
* Public Printer of the United States: Augustus E. Giegengack
Senate
* Chaplain of the United States Senate, Chaplain: Frederick Brown Harris (Methodist)
* Parliamentarian of the United States Senate, Parliamentarian: Charles Watkins (Senate Parliamentarian), Charles Watkins
* Secretary of the United States Senate, Secretary: Edwin A. Halsey, until January 29, 1945
** Leslie Biffle, from February 8, 1945
* United States Senate Librarian, Librarian: Ruskin McArdle
* Secretary for the Majority of the United States Senate, Secretary for the Majority: Leslie Biffle, until February 8, 1945
** Felton McLellan Johnston, from October 1945
* Secretary for the Minority of the United States Senate, Secretary for the Minority: Carl A. Loeffler
* Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, Sergeant at Arms: Wall Doxey
House of Representatives
* Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, Chaplain: James Shera Montgomery (Methodist)
* Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk: South Trimble, until November 23, 1946
** Harry Newlin Megill, from November 23, 1946
* Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives, Doorkeeper: Ralph R. Roberts (politician), Ralph R. Roberts
* Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives, Parliamentarian: Lewis Deschler
* Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives, Postmaster: Finis E. Scott
* Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Reading Clerks: George J. Maurer (D) and Alney E. Chaffee (R)
* Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Sergeant at Arms: Kenneth Romney
See also
* 1944 United States elections (elections leading to this Congress)
** 1944 United States presidential election
** 1944 United States Senate elections
** 1944 United States House of Representatives elections
* 1946 United States elections (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress)
**
1946 United States Senate elections
**
1946 United States House of Representatives elections
The 1946 United States House of Representatives elections took place 19 months after President Harry S. Truman assumed office upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Truman was vice president under President Franklin D. Roosevelt and was thrust ...
Notes
External links
Clerk of the House of Representatives
References
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