The 46th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the

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and the

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. It met in

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from March 4, 1879, to March 4, 1881, during the last two years of Rutherford Hayes's presidency. The apportionment of seats in this

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was based on the Ninth Census of the United States in 1870. The Senate had a Democratic majority, while the House of Representatives had a Democratic plurality. The Democrats were still able to control the House, however, with the help of the Independent politicians who caucused with them.

Party summary

Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

Senate

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

William A. Wheeler William Almon Wheeler (June 30, 1819June 4, 1887) was an American politician and attorney. He served as a United States representative from New York from 1861 to 1863 and 1869 to 1877, and the 19th vice president of the United States from 1877 t ...

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

Allen G. Thurman Allen Granberry Thurman (November 13, 1813 – December 12, 1895), sometimes erroneously spelled Allan Granberry Thurman, was a United States Democratic Party, Democratic United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative, Supre ...

(D) * Democratic Caucus Chairman: William A. Wallace *

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

: Henry B. Anthony

House of Representatives

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: Samuel J. Randall (D) * Democratic Caucus Chairman:

John Ford House John Ford House (January 9, 1827 – June 28, 1904) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 6th congressional district. Biography House was born on January 9, 1827 near Franklin, ...

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

Major events

Depression of 1873–79 The Long Depression was a worldwide price and economic recession, beginning in 1873 and running either through March 1879, or 1896, depending on the metrics used. It was most severe in Europe and the United States, which had been experiencing st ...

* March 18, 1879: Samuel J. Randall was elected in one of the most tightly fought contests for the speakership after the Civil War. Randall, who favored the protective tariff and "hard money," drew his greatest strength from northern cities and greatest opposition from the west and south. The midterm elections of 1878 had gone badly for the Democrats, with the

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

making inroads in key districts. This emboldened Randall's opponents, who rallied to the support of Joseph Blackburn from Kentucky. In the end, Randall prevailed in the Democratic caucus to receive the nomination, with 75 votes to Blackburn's 57 and a scattering of 9 votes to three other candidates. Blackburn, in moving to make Randall's nomination unanimous, steered his supporters away from the nomination of Hendrick B. Wright, a Democrat from Pennsylvania who was nominated by the Greenbacks. In the eventual vote in the House to elect the Speaker, Randall prevailed with 144 votes, to 125 for

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

(Republican from Ohio), 13 for Wright, and one for William "Pig Iron" Kelley (Pennsylvania). * November 2, 1880: U.S. presidential election, 1880:

(R) defeated

Winfield S. Hancock Winfield Scott Hancock (February 14, 1824 – February 9, 1886) was a United States Army officer and the Democratic nominee for President of the United States in 1880. He served with distinction in the Army for four decades, including service ...

(D) * February 19, 1881: Kansas became the first state to prohibit alcohol.

Major legislation

Members

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

Senate

Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1880; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 1882; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring re-election in 1884.

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

: 2. John Morgan (D) : 3. George S. Houston (D), until December 31, 1879 ::

Luke Pryor Luke Pryor (July 5, 1820August 5, 1900) was a U.S. senator from the state of Alabama. He was appointed to fill the Senate term left by the death of George S. Houston and served from January 7 to November 23, 1880, when a replacement was elected. P ...

(D), January 7, 1880 - November 23, 1880 ::

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

(D), from November 24, 1880

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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Augustus Garland Augustus Hill Garland (June 11, 1832 – January 26, 1899) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician from Arkansas, who initially opposed Arkansas' secession from the United States, but later served in both houses of the Congres ...

(D) : 3. James D. Walker (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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Newton Booth Newton Booth (December 30, 1825July 14, 1892) was an American entrepreneur and politician. Early life Born to Hannah (née Pitts) of North Carolina and Beebe Booth

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James T. Farley James Thompson Farley (August 6, 1829January 22, 1886) was a United States Senator from California. Early life He was born in Albemarle County, Virginia, and moved to Missouri at an early age. Drawn by the discovery of gold and hastened by a d ...

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

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Henry Teller Henry Moore Teller (May 23, 1830February 23, 1914) was an American politician from Colorado, serving as a US senator between 1876–1882 and 1885–1909, also serving as Secretary of the Interior between 1882 and 1885. He strongly opposed the Da ...

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Nathaniel P. Hill Nathaniel Peter Hill (February 18, 1832 – May 22, 1900) was a professor at Brown University, a mining executive and engineer, and a politician, including serving in the United States Senate. Originally from the state of New York, he came t ...

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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 ...

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William W. Eaton William Wallace Eaton (October 11, 1816September 21, 1898) was a United States representative and United States senator from Connecticut. Biography Born in Tolland, Connecticut, he was educated in the common schools and by private instruction ...

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

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

: 1. Thomas Bayard Sr. (D) : 2. Eli M. Saulsbury (D)

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

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

(D) : 3.

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

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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 * Related to the ...

: 2. Benjamin Hill (D) : 3. John Gordon (D), until May 26, 1880 ::

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

(D), from May 26, 1880

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

: 2. David Davis (I) : 3.

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

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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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Joseph E. McDonald Joseph Ewing McDonald (August 29, 1819 – June 21, 1891) was an United States of America, American politician who served as a United States representative and United States Senate, Senator from Indiana. He also served as Indiana's 2nd India ...

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

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

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Samuel J. Kirkwood Samuel Jordan Kirkwood (December 20, 1813 – September 1, 1894) was an American politician who twice served as governor of Iowa, twice as a U.S. Senator from Iowa, and as the U.S. Secretary of the Interior. Early life and career Samuel Jordan ...

(R) : 3.

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

(R)

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

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

(R) : 3. John Ingalls (R)

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

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

(D) : 3.

John Williams John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932)Nylund, Rob (15 November 2022)Classic Connection review ''WBOI'' ("For the second time this year, the Fort Wayne Philharmonic honored American composer, conductor, and arranger John Williams, who wa ...

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

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William Pitt Kellogg William Pitt Kellogg (December 8, 1830 – August 10, 1918) was an American lawyer and Republican Party (United States), Republican Party politician who served as a United States Senate, United States Senator from 1868 to 1872 and from 1877 to 18 ...

(R) : 3. Benjamin F. Jonas (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 ...

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

(R) : 2. James G. Blaine (R)

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

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William Pinkney Whyte William Pinkney Whyte (August 9, 1824March 17, 1908), a member of the United States Democratic Party, was a politician who served the State of Maryland as a State Delegate, the State Comptroller, a United States Senator, the 35th Governor, the ...

(D) : 3. James Groome (D)

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

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Henry L. Dawes Henry Laurens Dawes (October 30, 1816February 5, 1903) was an attorney and politician, a Republican United States Senator and United States Representative from Massachusetts. He is notable for the Dawes Act (1887), which was intended to stimula ...

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

(R)

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

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Zachariah Chandler Zachariah Chandler (December 10, 1813 – November 1, 1879) was an American businessman, politician, one of the founders of the Republican Party, whose radical wing he dominated as a lifelong abolitionist. He was mayor of Detroit, a four-term sen ...

(R), until November 1, 1879 :: Henry P. Baldwin (R), from November 17, 1879 : 2. Thomas W. Ferry (R)

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

: 1.

Samuel McMillan Samuel McMillan (August 6, 1850 – May 6, 1924) was a Representative from New York. Biography Samuel McMillan was born in Dromore, County Down, Northern Ireland on August 6, 1850. He immigrated to the United States with his parents, w ...

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

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

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Blanche Bruce Blanche Kelso Bruce (March 1, 1841March 17, 1898) was born into slavery in Prince Edward County, Virginia, and went on to become a politician who represented Mississippi as a Republican in the United States Senate from 1875 to 1881. He was ...

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

(D)

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

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

(D) : 3. George Vest (D)

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

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Algernon Paddock Algernon Sidney Paddock (November 9, 1830October 17, 1897) was an American politician who was a United States Republican Party, Republican secretary of Nebraska Territory and U.S. Senator from Nebraska after statehood. Biography Paddock was born ...

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Alvin Saunders Alvin Saunders (July 12, 1817November 1, 1899) was a U.S. Senator from Nebraska, as well as the final and longest-serving governor of the Nebraska Territory, a tenure he served during most of the American Civil War. Education Saunders was bor ...

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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 ...

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William Sharon William Tang Sharon (January 9, 1821November 13, 1885) was a United States senator, banker, and business owner from Nevada who profited from the Comstock Lode. Early life Sharon was born in Smithfield, Ohio, January 9, 1821, the son of Willi ...

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

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

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Edward H. Rollins Edward Henry Rollins (October 3, 1824July 31, 1889) was a United States representative and Senator from New Hampshire. Biography Born in a part of Somersworth, New Hampshire which is now Rollinsford, he attended the common schools and academ ...

(R) : 3.

Charles Bell Sir Charles Bell (12 November 177428 April 1842) was a Scotland, Scottish surgeon, anatomist, physiologist, neurologist, artist, and philosophical theologian. He is noted for discovering the difference between sensory nerves and motor nerves in ...

(R), March 13, 1879 - June 18, 1879 ::

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

(R), from June 18, 1879

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

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

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Francis Kernan Francis Kernan (January 14, 1816September 7, 1892) was an American lawyer and politician. A resident of New York, he was active in politics as a Democrat, and served in several elected offices, including member of the New York State Assembly, ...

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Roscoe Conkling Roscoe Conkling (October 30, 1829April 18, 1888) was an American lawyer and Republican Party (United States), Republican politician who represented New York (state), New York in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Se ...

(R)

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

: 2. Matt Ransom (D) : 3.

Zebulon Vance Zebulon Baird Vance (May 13, 1830 – April 14, 1894) was the 37th and 43rd governor of North Carolina, a U.S. Senator from North Carolina, and a Confederate officer during the American Civil War. A prolific writer and noted public speak ...

(D)

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

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George H. Pendleton George Hunt Pendleton (July 19, 1825November 24, 1889) was an American politician and lawyer. He represented Ohio in both houses of Congress and was the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for Vice President of the United States in 1864. After study ...

(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 ...

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La Fayette Grover La Fayette Grover (November 29, 1823May 10, 1911) was a United States Democratic Party, Democratic politician and lawyer from the U.S. state of Oregon. He was the List of Governors of Oregon, fourth Governor of Oregon, represented Oregon in the ...

(D) : 3. James H. Slater (D)

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. William A. Wallace (D) : 3.

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

(R)

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

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Ambrose Burnside Ambrose Everett Burnside (May 23, 1824 – September 13, 1881) was an American army officer and politician who became a senior Union general in the Civil War and three times Governor of Rhode Island, as well as being a successful inventor ...

(R) : 2. Henry B. Anthony (R)

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

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

(D) : 3.

Wade Hampton III Wade Hampton III (March 28, 1818April 11, 1902) was an American military officer who served the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War and later a politician from South Carolina. He came from a wealthy planter family, and ...

(D)

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

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James E. Bailey James Edmund Bailey (August 15, 1822December 29, 1885) was an American United States Democratic Party, Democratic United States Senate, United States Senator from Tennessee from 1877 to 1881. Early life and education Bailey was born in Montgome ...

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Isham G. Harris Isham Green Harris (February 10, 1818July 8, 1897) was an American politician who served as the 16th governor of Tennessee from 1857 to 1862, and as a U.S. senator from 1877 until his death. He was the state's first governor from West Tennessee. ...

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

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

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

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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 ...

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

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

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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 ...

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Robert E. Withers Robert Enoch Withers (September 18, 1821September 21, 1907) was an American physician, officer (armed forces), military officer, newspaperman, politician diplomat, and Freemason. He served as Lieutenant Governor of Virginia and represented Virgin ...

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John W. Johnston John Warfield Johnston (September 9, 1818February 27, 1889) was an American lawyer and politician from Abingdon, Virginia. He served in the Virginia State Senate, and represented Virginia in the United States Senate when the state was readmitted ...

(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. Frank Hereford (D) : 2. Henry G. Davis (D)

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

: 1. Angus Cameron (R) : 3. Matthew H. Carpenter (R), until February 24, 1881 46th United States Congress Senators

House of Representatives

The names of members 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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Thomas H. Herndon Thomas Hord Herndon (July 1, 1828 – March 28, 1883) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Alabama who also served as an officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Biography Born in E ...

(D) : . Hilary A. Herbert (D) : . William J. Samford (D) : .

Charles M. Shelley Charles Miller Shelley (December 28, 1833 – January 20, 1907) was a Brigadier General (CSA), brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and a late Reconstruction era of the United States, Reconstructio ...

(D) : . Thomas Williams (D) : . Burwell Lewis (D), until October 1, 1880 :: Newton N. Clements (D), from December 8, 1880 : . William H. Forney (D) : . William M. Lowe (GB)

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

: . Poindexter Dunn (D) : . William F. Slemons (D) : . Jordan E. Cravens (D) : .

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

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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 ...

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

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Romualdo Pacheco José Antonio Romualdo Pacheco (October 31, 1831January 23, 1899) was a Californio statesman and diplomat. A Republican, he is best known as the only Hispanic person to serve as Governor of California since the American Conquest of California, ...

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

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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 ...

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

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

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

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

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Robert H. M. Davidson Robert Hamilton McWhorta Davidson (September 23, 1832 – January 18, 1908) was a U.S. Representative from Florida. Biography Born near Quincy, Florida, Davidson attended the common schools and the Quincy Academy in Quincy, Florida. He studied ...

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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 * Related to the ...

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John C. Nicholls John Calhoun Nicholls (April 25, 1834 – December 25, 1893) was a U.S. Representative from Georgia. Born in Clinton, Georgia, Nicholls attended private schools and graduated from the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, in 1855. ...

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Henry Persons Joseph "Henry" Persons (January 30, 1834 – June 17, 1910) was an American politician, lawyer and soldier. Early life Persons was born near Smarrs, Georgia, in Monroe County; however, his family moved to Talbot County, Georgia in 1836. He at ...

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

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Emory Speer Emory Speer (September 3, 1848 – December 13, 1918) was a United States representative from Georgia and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. Education and career Born on Sept ...

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

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William Aldrich William Aldrich (January 19, 1820 – December 3, 1885) was an American Republican politician who served as Congressman from the state of Illinois. Biography He was born in Greenfield Center in the Town of Greenfield in New York. He attend ...

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George R. Davis George Davis may refer to: Entertainment *George Davis (actor) (1889–1965), Dutch-born American actor *George Davis (art director) (1914–1998), American art director * George Davis (author) (1939), American novelist *George Davis (editor) (190 ...

(R) : . Hiram Barber Jr. (R) : . John C. Sherwin (R) : . Robert M. A. Hawk (R) : . Thomas J. Henderson (R) : .

Philip C. Hayes Philip Cornelius Hayes (February 3, 1833 – July 13, 1916) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Illinois, as well as an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Background Born in Granb ...

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

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Thomas A. Boyd Thomas Alexander Boyd (June 25, 1830 – May 28, 1897) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born near Bedford in Adams County, Pennsylvania, Boyd attended the public schools. He was graduated from Marshall College, Mercersburg, Pennsylvan ...

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Benjamin F. Marsh Benjamin Franklin Marsh (November 19, 1835 – June 2, 1905) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Illinois in the late 19th century to early 20th century. He was also a lawyer, soldier, agriculture manager, s ...

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James W. Singleton James Washington Singleton (November 23, 1811 – April 4, 1892) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born at "Paxton," his family's estate in Frederick County, Virginia, Singleton attended Winchester (Virginia) Academy. He moved to Mount ...

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

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Albert P. Forsythe Albert Palaska Forsythe (May 24, 1830 – September 2, 1906) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Biography Born in New Richmond, Ohio, Forsythe attended the common schools and Indiana Asbury College (now DePauw University), Greencastl ...

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William A. J. Sparks William Andrew Jackson Sparks (November 19, 1828 – May 7, 1904) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born near New Albany, Indiana, Sparks moved with his parents to Illinois in 1836. He attended the public schools and graduated from McKen ...

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Richard W. Townshend Richard Wellington Townshend (April 30, 1840 – March 9, 1889) was a lawyer and U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born near Upper Marlboro, Maryland, Townshend moved to Washington, D.C., in 1846. He attended public and private schools. He mov ...

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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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William Heilman William Heilman (October 11, 1824 – September 22, 1890) was an American businessman who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1879 to 1883. He was the great-grandfather of Charles Marion LaFollette. Biography Born in ...

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

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

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Gilbert De La Matyr Gilbert De La Matyr (July 8, 1825 in Pharsalia, New York – May 17, 1892 in Akron, Ohio) was an American cleric and politician from New York and Indiana, serving one term in the U.S. House from 1879 to 1881. Life He graduated from a theologic ...

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Abraham J. Hostetler Abraham Jonathan (Abram) Hostetler (November 22, 1818 – November 24, 1899) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1879 to 1881. Biography Born in Washington County, Indiana, Hostetler attended the common schools, and apprenticed to learn ...

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William H. Calkins William Henry Calkins (February 18, 1842 – January 29, 1894) was an American lawyer and American Civil War , Civil War veteran who served four terms as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1881 to 188 ...

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Calvin Cowgill Calvin Cowgill (January 7, 1819 – February 10, 1903) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1879 to 1881. Biography Born in Clinton County, Ohio, Cowgill attended the common schoo ...

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Walpole G. Colerick Walpole Gillespie Colerick (August 1, 1845 – January 11, 1911) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1879 to 1883. Biography Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Colerick attended publ ...

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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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Hiram Price Hiram Price (January 10, 1814 – May 30, 1901) was a nineteenth-century banker, merchant, bookkeeper, bank president, railroad president, and five-term Republican congressman from Iowa's 2nd congressional district and as commissioner of In ...

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Thomas Updegraff Thomas Updegraff (April 3, 1834 – October 4, 1910) was an American attorney, politician, and five-term Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from northeastern Iowa. His two periods of service were separated by ten years out ...

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Nathaniel C. Deering Nathaniel Cobb Deering (September 2, 1827 – December 11, 1887) was a three-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 4th congressional district, then in northeastern Iowa. Born in Denmark, Maine to James and Elizabeth Prentiss Deering," ...

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Rush Clark Rush Clark (October 1, 1834 – April 29, 1879) was a nineteenth-century politician and lawyer from Iowa, who died on the floor of Congress in 1879. Biography Born in Schellsburg, Pennsylvania, Clark attended common schools and a local aca ...

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William G. Thompson William Gillon Thompson (July 23, 1842 – July 20, 1904) was a Union (American Civil War), Union Union Army, Army officer, lawyer, politician, and the mayor of Detroit, Michigan. He also founded Detroit's first major league baseball team. ...

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Edward H. Gillette Edward Hooker Gillette (October 1, 1840 – August 14, 1918) was a nineteenth-century Populism, populist politician and editor from Iowa. He was elected on the United States Greenback Party, Greenback Party ticket to represent Iowa's 7th con ...

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William F. Sapp William Fletcher Sapp (November 20, 1824 – November 22, 1890) was a United States Attorney and later a Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 8th congressional district. He was a nephew of William R. Sapp, who represented a U.S. House dis ...

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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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Dudley C. Haskell Dudley Chase Haskell (March 23, 1842 – December 16, 1883) was an American merchant, Civil War veteran, and Republican Party politician from the Lawrence, Kansas area. He first served several terms in the Kansas House of Representatives, where h ...

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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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J. Proctor Knott James Proctor Knott (August 29, 1830 – June 18, 1911) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky and served as the 29th Governor of Kentucky from 1883 to 1887. Born in Kentucky, he moved to Missouri in 1850 and began his political career the ...

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

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

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E. John Ellis Ezekiel John Ellis (October 15, 1840 – April 25, 1889) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Louisiana. He fought in the American Civil War for the Confederate States of America from 1861–1863; during t ...

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

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Thompson H. Murch Thompson Henry Murch (March 28, 1838 – December 15, 1886) was a nineteenth-century politician, stonecutter, editor, publisher and merchant from Maine. He was among the first trade unionists elected to the United States Congress. Life and ...

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

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J. Frederick C. Talbott Joshua Frederick Cockey Talbott (July 29, 1843 – October 5, 1918) was a U.S. Congressman who represented the second Congressional district of Maryland. Biography He was born near Lutherville, Maryland on July 29, 1843. He began to study law ...

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William Kimmel William Kimmel (August 15, 1812 – December 28, 1886) was a U.S. Congressman from the third district of Maryland, serving two terms from 1877 to 1881. Kimmel was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and attended St. Mary’s College and Baltimore Col ...

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Milton G. Urner Milton George Urner (July 29, 1839 – February 9, 1926) was a U.S. Congressman from the sixth district of Maryland, serving two terms from 1879 until 1883. Life Born in the Liberty district of Frederick County, Maryland, Urner was educ ...

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

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William W. Crapo William Wallace Crapo (May 16, 1830 – February 28, 1926) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts. He was elected to fill the vacancy caused by the death of James Buffinton. He served slightly more than th ...

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Benjamin W. Harris Benjamin Winslow Harris (November 10, 1823 – February 7, 1907) was a nineteenth-century politician, lawyer and judge from Massachusetts. He was the father of Robert Orr Harris. Born in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, Harris pursued an a ...

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Walbridge A. Field Walbridge Abner Field (April 26, 1833 – July 15, 1899) was an American lawyer, jurist and politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts, and as the chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme J ...

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Leopold Morse Leopold Morse (August 15, 1831 – December 15, 1892) was a United States representative from Massachusetts. Biography Morse was born in Wachenheim, Bavaria, in the German Confederation, the son of Charlotte (Mehlinger) and Jacob Morse. Hi ...

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William Claflin William Claflin (March 6, 1818 – January 5, 1905) was an American politician, industrialist and philanthropist from Massachusetts. He served as the 27th Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1869 to 1872 and as a member of the ...

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

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Amasa Norcross Amasa Norcross (January 26, 1824 – April 2, 1898) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Rindge, New Hampshire, Norcross attended the common schools and Appleton Academy, New Ipswich, New Hampshire. He studied law, was admitt ...

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George D. Robinson George Dexter Robinson (born George Washington Robinson; January 20, 1834 – February 22, 1896) was an American lawyer and Republican Party (United States), Republican politician from Chicopee, Massachusetts. After serving in the Massachusett ...

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

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

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Roswell G. Horr Roswell Gilbert Horr (November 26, 1830 – December 19, 1896) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Horr was born in Waitsfield, Vermont and moved with his parents to Lorain County, Ohio, in 1834, where he attended the public schoo ...

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

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Mark H. Dunnell Mark Hill Dunnell (July 2, 1823 – August 9, 1904) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota from 1871 to 1883 and from 1889 to 1891. Biography Born in Buxton, Maine, Buxton, York County, Maine, York County, Maine, h ...

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Henry Poehler Henry Poehler, (August 22, 1833 – July 18, 1912) was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota. Born in Hiddesen, Lippe-Detmold, Germany (now a part of Detmold), he attended his father’s academy and immigrated to the United States in April 184 ...

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

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Hernando Money Hernando De Soto Money (August 26, 1839September 18, 1912) was an American politician from the state of Mississippi. Biography Money was born in Holmes County, Mississippi. He was named after the Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto. Early in his ...

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Charles E. Hooker Charles Edward Hooker (April 9, 1825 – January 8, 1914) was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi. Biography Charles E. Hooker Born in Union, South Carolina, Hooker was raised in Laurens District, South Carolina. He attended the common schoo ...

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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 ...

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Martin L. Clardy Martin Linn Clardy (April 26, 1844 – July 5, 1914) was a nineteenth-century politician, lawyer and railroad executive from Missouri. Between 1879 and 1889, he served five consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. Biography ...

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

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

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Samuel L. Sawyer Samuel Locke Sawyer (November 27, 1813 – March 29, 1890) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born in Mont Vernon, New Hampshire, Sawyer was graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, in 1833. He studied law, and was a ...

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Nicholas Ford Nicholas Ford (June 21, 1833 – June 18, 1897) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born in Wicklow, Ireland, Ford attended the village school and Maynooth College, Dublin, Ireland. Ford emigrated to the United States in 1848 with his par ...

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William H. Hatch William Henry Hatch (September 11, 1833 – December 23, 1896) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Missouri. He was the namesake of the Hatch Act of 1887, which established state agricultural experiment statio ...

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

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

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Edward K. Valentine Edward Kimble Valentine (June 1, 1843 – April 11, 1916) was an American Republican Party politician. Biography Born in Keosauqua, Iowa, he attended common schools and learned to become a printer. During the Civil War he was a member in the ...

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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 ...

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

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Ossian Ray Ossian Ray (December 13, 1835 – January 28, 1892) was a United States representative from New Hampshire. Early years Ray was born in Hinesburg, Vermont and his family moved to Irasburg, Vermont when he was young. He attended the public school ...

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

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George M. Robeson George Maxwell Robeson (March 16, 1829 – September 27, 1897) was an American politician and lawyer from New Jersey. A brigadier general in the New Jersey Militia during the American Civil War, he served as Secretary of the Navy, appointed by Pr ...

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Miles Ross Miles Ross (April 30, 1827 – February 22, 1903) was an American Democratic Party politician and businessman who represented New Jersey's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for four terms from 1875 to ...

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Alvah A. Clark Alvah Augustus Clark (September 13, 1840 – December 27, 1912) was an American lawyer and Democratic Party politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives for two terms in the 45th and 46th congress from 1877 to 18 ...

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Charles H. Voorhis Charles Henry Voorhis (March 13, 1833 – April 15, 1896) was a lawyer and judge from New Jersey. Biography Voorhis was born in Hackensack, New Jersey. He attended district schools and graduated from Rutgers College in 1853. He moved to J ...

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John L. Blake John Lauris Blake (March 25, 1831, in Boston, Massachusetts – October 10, 1899, in West Orange, New Jersey) was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 6th congressional district in the United States House of ...

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

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James W. Covert James Way Covert (September 2, 1842 – May 16, 1910) was an American lawyer and politician who served five terms as a United States representative from NYCongDel, New York from 1877 to 1881, and from 1889 to 1895 Biography Born at Oyster Bay (h ...

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

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

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

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Edwin Einstein Edwin Einstein (November 18, 1842 – January 24, 1905) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from New York. Biography Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Einstein was son of Lamle 'Lewis' and Judith Einstein. He moved with his parents to ...

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Anson G. McCook Anson George McCook (October 10, 1835 – December 30, 1917) was an American military and political figure who served as Union Army colonel during the Civil War. In recognition of his service, in 1866, he was nominated and confirmed for appo ...

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

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Levi P. Morton Levi Parsons Morton (May 16, 1824 – May 16, 1920) was the 22nd vice president of the United States from 1889 to 1893. He also served as United States ambassador to France, as a U.S. representative from New York, and as the 31st Governor of Ne ...

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Waldo Hutchins Waldo Hutchins (September 30, 1822 – February 8, 1891) was a New York attorney, businessman and politician. He served in the New York State Assembly and as a Member of Congress. Biography Born in Brooklyn, Connecticut, Hutchins graduated from ...

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John H. Ketcham John Henry Ketcham (December 21, 1832 – November 4, 1906) was a United States representative from New York for over 33 years. He also served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Biography John H. Ketcham was born ...

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John W. Ferdon John William Ferdon (December 13, 1826 – August 5, 1884) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from New York (state), New York. Early life Ferdon was born in Piermont, New York, on December 13, 1826. He was the son ...

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William Lounsbery William Lounsbery (December 25, 1831 – November 8, 1905) was an American lawyer, Civil War veteran, and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1879 to 1881. Biography Born at Stone Ridge, New York, he ...

(D) : . John M. Bailey (R) : .

Walter A. Wood Walter Abbott Wood (October 23, 1815 – January 15, 1892) was an American politician and a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from New York. Early life Born in Mason, New Hampshire, Wood moved to New York in 1816 with ...

(R) : . John Hammond (R) : .

Amaziah B. James Amaziah Bailey James (July 1, 1812 in Stephentown, Rensselaer County, New York – July 6, 1883 in Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life His family removed to Sweden, New York in ...

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John H. Starin John Henry Starin (August 27, 1825March 21, 1909) was a successful entrepreneur and businessman notably in the logistics and amusement industries. In addition to serving as a U.S. representative from New York in Congress, he founded Starin's Glen ...

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

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

(R) : . Cyrus D. Prescott (R) : . Joseph Mason (R) : .

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

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John H. Camp John Henry Camp (April 4, 1840 – October 12, 1892) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Born in Ithaca, New York, Camp attended the common schools, and was graduated from the Albany Law School in 1860. He was admitted to the bar the same ...

(R) : . Elbridge G. Lapham (R) : . Jeremiah W. Dwight (R) : . David P. Richardson (R) : .

John Van Voorhis John Van Voorhis (October 22, 1826October 20, 1905) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Early life Van Voorhis was born in 1826 in Decatur, New York. His family moved several times before settling in the town of Mendon. He ...

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Richard Crowley Richard Crowley (December 14, 1836 – July 22, 1908) was a United States representative from New York. He was born in Pendleton, New York. He attended the public schools and Lockport Union School. Later, he studied law, was admitted to the bar ...

(R) : . Ray V. Pierce (R), until September 18, 1880 :: Jonathan Scoville (D), from November 12, 1880 : .

Henry H. Van Aernam Henry Van Aernam (March 11, 1819 – June 1, 1894) was a United States representative from New York. Early life Born in Marcellus, Onondaga County, Van Aerman pursued an academic course, and studied medicine at the Geneva and Willoughby Me ...

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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 ...

: . Joseph Martin (R), until January 29, 1881 :: Jesse J. Yeates (D), from January 29, 1881 : .

William H. Kitchin William Hodge Kitchin (December 22, 1837 – February 2, 1901) was an American lawyer, Confederate soldier and politician who served one-term U.S. Congressman from North Carolina as a Democrat. A white supremacist, Kitchin spent much of his poli ...

(D) : . Daniel Russell (GB) : .

Joseph J. Davis Joseph Jonathan Davis (April 13, 1828 – August 7, 1892) was an American lawyer and judge who represented his native North Carolina's 4th congressional district from 1875 to 1881. Biography Born near the small North Carolina town of Louisburg, N ...

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Alfred M. Scales Alfred Moore Scales (November 26, 1827 – February 9, 1892) was a North Carolina state legislator, Confederate States Army, Confederate General officer, general in the American Civil War, and the List of Governors of North Carolina, 45th G ...

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Walter L. Steele Walter Leak Steele (April 18, 1823 – October 16, 1891) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1877 and 1881. Born near Rockingham, North Carolina, Rockingham in Richmond County, North Carol ...

(D) : . Robert F. Armfield (D) : .

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

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

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

(R) : . Thomas L. Young (R) : . John A. McMahon (D) : . J. Warren Keifer (R) : . Benjamin Le Fevre (D) : . William D. Hill (D) : . Frank H. Hurd (D) : . Ebenezer B. Finley (D) : . George L. Converse (D) : . Thomas Ewing Jr. (D) : . Henry L. Dickey (D) : . Henry S. Neal (R) : . Adoniram J. Warner (D) : . Gibson Atherton (D) : . George W. Geddes (D) : . William McKinley (R) : . James Monroe (congressman), James Monroe (R) : . Jonathan T. Updegraff (R) : . James A. Garfield (R), until November 8, 1880 :: Ezra B. Taylor (R), from December 13, 1880 : . Amos Townsend (R)

List of United States representatives from Oregon, Oregon

: . John Whiteaker (D)

List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania

: . Henry H. Bingham (R) : . Charles O'Neill (Pennsylvania politician), Charles O'Neill (R) : . Samuel J. Randall (D) : . William D. Kelley (R) : . Alfred C. Harmer (R) : . William Ward (Pennsylvania politician), William Ward (R) : . William Godshalk (R) : . Hiester Clymer (D) : . Abraham Herr Smith, A. Herr Smith (R) : . Reuben Knecht Bachman, Reuben Bachman (D) : . Robert Klotz (D) : . Hendrick Bradley WHendrick B. Wright (GB) : . John Walker Ryon, John Ryon (D) : . John Weinland Killinger, John W. Killinger (R) : . Edward Overton Jr. (R) : . John I. Mitchell (R) : . Alexander Hamilton Coffroth, Alexander H. Coffroth (D) : . Horatio Gates Fisher, Horatio G. Fisher (R) : . Frank Eckels Beltzhoover, Frank E. Beltzhoover (D) : . Seth Hartman Yocum, Seth Yocum (GB) : . Morgan Ringland Wise, Morgan R. Wise (D) : . Russell Errett (R) : . Thomas McKee Bayne, Thomas M. Bayne (R) : . William Shadrack Shallenberger, William S. Shallenberger (R) : . Harry White (Pennsylvania politician), Harry White (R) : . Samuel Bernard Dick, Samuel Dick (R) : . James H. Osmer (R)

List of United States representatives from Rhode Island, Rhode Island

: . Nelson W. Aldrich (R) : . Latimer W. Ballou (R)

List of United States representatives from South Carolina, South Carolina

: . John S. Richardson (D) : . Michael P. O'Connor (politician), Michael P. O'Connor (D) : . D. Wyatt Aiken (D) : . John H. Evins (D) : . George D. Tillman (D)

List of United States representatives from Tennessee, Tennessee

: . Robert Love Taylor, Robert Taylor (D) : . Leonidas C. Houk (R) : . George Gibbs Dibrell, George G. Dibrell (D) : . Benton McMillin (D) : . John Morgan BJohn M. Bright (D) : . John Ford House, John F. House (D) : . Washington C. Whitthorne (D) : . John DeWitt Clinton Atkins, John D. C. Atkins (D) : . Charles Bryson Simonton, Charles B. Simonton (D) : . H. Casey Young (D)

List of United States representatives from Texas, Texas

: . John Henninger Reagan, John H. Reagan (D) : . David B. Culberson (D) : . Olin Wellborn (D) : . Roger Q. Mills (D) : . George Washington Jones (Texas politician), George W. Jones (GB) : . Christopher C. Upson (D), from April 15, 1879

List of United States representatives from Vermont, Vermont

: . Charles H. Joyce (R) : . James M. Tyler (R) : . Bradley Barlow (GB)

List of United States representatives from Virginia, Virginia

: . Richard L. T. Beale, Richard Lee T. Beale (D) : . John Goode (Virginia politician), John Goode Jr. (D) : . Joseph E. Johnston (D) : . Joseph Jorgensen (R) : . George Cabell (D) : . John Randolph Tucker (Virginia politician), John R. Tucker (D) : . John T. Harris (D) : . Eppa Hunton, Eppa Hutton II (D) : . James Buchanan Richmond, James Richmond (D)

List of United States representatives from West Virginia, West Virginia

: . Benjamin Wilson (congressman), Benjamin Wilson (D) : . Benjamin F. Martin (D) : . John E. Kenna (D)

List of United States representatives from Wisconsin, Wisconsin

: . Charles G. Williams (R) : . Lucien B. Caswell (R) : . George Cochrane Hazelton, George Hazelton (R) : . Peter V. Deuster (D) : . Edward S. Bragg (D) : . Gabriel Bouck (D) : . Herman L. Humphrey (R) : . Thaddeus C. Pound (R)

Non-voting delegates

: . John G. Campbell (D) : . Granville G. Bennett (R) : . George Ainslie (delegate), George Ainslie (D) : . Martin Maginnis (D) : . Mariano S. Otero (R) : . George Q. Cannon (R) : . Thomas H. Brents (R) : . Stephen Wheeler Downey, Stephen Downey (R)

Changes in membership

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

Senate

* Replacements: 4 ** Democratic: no net change ** Republican Party (United States), Republican: no net change * Deaths: 3 * Resignations: 1 * Interim appointments: 2 *Total seats with changes: 5 , - ,

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 ...

(3) , Vacant , Legislature had failed to elect.
An interim successor was appointed March 13, 1879. , nowrap , Charles H. Bell (politician), Charles H. Bell (R) , March 13, 1879 , - ,

(3) , nowrap , Charles H. Bell (politician), Charles H. Bell (R) , Successor elected June 18, 1879, but did not begin service until June 20, 1879, for unknown reasons. , nowrap ,

(R) , June 20, 1879 , - ,

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) , nowrap ,

(R) , Died November 1, 1879.
Successor appointed November 17, 1879, to continue the term.
Appointee was elected January 19, 1881, to finish the term. , nowrap , Henry P. Baldwin (R) , November 17, 1879 , - ,

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 ...

(3) , nowrap , George S. Houston (D) , Died December 31, 1879.
Successor appointed January 7, 1880, to continue the term.
, nowrap ,

(D) , January 7, 1880 , - ,

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 ...

(3) , nowrap , John Brown Gordon, John B. Gordon (D) , Resigned May 26, 1880, to promote building of the Georgia Pacific Railway.
Successor elected May 26, 1880. , nowrap ,

(D) , May 26, 1880 , - ,

(3) , nowrap ,

(D) , Successor elected November 23, 1880. , nowrap ,

(D) , November 24, 1880 , - ,

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 ...

(3) , nowrap , Matthew H. Carpenter (R) , Died February 24, 1881. , Vacant , Not filled this term

House of Representatives

* Replacements: 8 ** Democratic: 1 seat net gain ** Republican Party (United States), Republican: 1 seat net loss * Deaths: 4 * Resignations: 3 * Contested election: 2 *Total seats with changes: 11 , - , , Vacant , Rep. Gustav Schleicher died during previous congress , nowrap , Christopher C. Upson (D) , April 15, 1879 , - , , Vacant , Rep.-elect Alexander Smith died during previous congress , nowrap ,

(D) , November 4, 1879 , - , , nowrap ,

(R) , Died April 29, 1879 , nowrap ,

(R) , October 14, 1879 , - , , nowrap , Alfred Morrison Lay, Alfred M. Lay (D) , Died December 8, 1879 , nowrap , John F. Philips (D) , January 10, 1880 , - , , nowrap , Ray V. Pierce (R) , Resigned September 18, 1880 , nowrap , Jonathan Scoville (D) , November 12, 1880 , - , , nowrap , Burwell Boykin Lewis, Burwell B. Lewis (D) , Resigned October 1, 1880, to accept presidency of the University of Alabama , nowrap , Newton Nash Clements, Newton N. Clements (D) , December 8, 1880 , - , , nowrap , James A. Garfield (R) , Resigned November 8, 1880 , nowrap , Ezra B. Taylor (R) , December 13, 1880 , - , , nowrap , Evarts Worcester Farr, Evarts W. Farr (R) , Died November 30, 1880.
Successor 1880 New Hampshire's 3rd congressional district special elections, elected December 28, 1880. , nowrap ,

(R) , January 8, 1881 , - , , nowrap , Noble A. Hull (D) , Lost contested election January 22, 1881 , nowrap , Horatio Bisbee Jr. (R) , January 22, 1881 , - , , nowrap , Joseph John Martin, Joseph J. Martin (R) , Lost contested election January 29, 1881 , nowrap , Jesse J. Yeates (D) , January 29, 1881 , - , , nowrap ,

(D) , Died February 14, 1881 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , nowrap ,

(R) , Resigned March 3, 1881, after being elected to the US Senate , Vacant , Not filled this term

Committees

Senate

* United States Senate Select Committee on the Additional Accommodations for the Library of Congress, Additional Accommodations for the Library of Congress (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Algernon S. Paddock) * United States Senate Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chairman: Henry G. Davis; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate, Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman: Benjamin H. Hill; Ranking Member: John P. Jones) * United States Senate Select Committee on Cabinet Officers on the Floor of the Senate, Cabinet Officers on the Floor of the Senate (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Civil Service, Civil Service and Retrenchment (Chairman: Matthew C. Butler; Ranking Member: Henry M. Teller) * United States Senate Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman: Francis M. Cockrell; Ranking Member: Samuel J.R. McMillan) * United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Commerce (Chairman: Matt W. Ransom; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Select Committee on Distributing Public Revenue Among the States, Distributing Public Revenue Among the States (Select) * United States Senate Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John J. Ingalls) * United States Senate Committee on Education and Labor, Education and Labor (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Ambrose E. Burnside) * United States Senate Select Committee on Elections of 1878, Elections of 1878 (Select) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Emigration of Negroes from the South to North, Emigration of Negroes from the South to North (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Engrossed Bills, Engrossed Bills (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Enrolled Bills, Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Zebulon B. Vance; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Select Committee on Epidemic Diseases, Epidemic Diseases (Select) (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Algernon S. Paddock) * United States Senate Select Committee to Examine the Several Branches in the Civil Service, Examine the Several Branches in the Civil Service (Chairman: George G. Vest; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Finance, Finance (Chairman: Thomas F. Bayard; Ranking Member: Justin S. Morrill) * United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Foreign Relations (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Select Committee on Freedman's Savings and Trust Company, Freedman's Savings and Trust Company (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Select Committee on Indian Territory, Indian Territory (Select) * United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: David Davis) * United States Senate Committee on Manufactures, Manufactures (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman: Theodore F. Randolph; Ranking Member: Ambrose E. Burnside) * United States Senate Committee on Mines and Mining, Mines and Mining (Chairman: Frank Hereford; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Mississippi River and its Tributaries, Mississippi River and its Tributaries (Select) (Chairman: Benjamin F. Jonas; Ranking Member: James G. Blaine) * United States Senate Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman: John R. McPherson; Ranking Member: Henry B. Anthony) * United States Senate Select Committee on Nicaraguan Claims, Nicaraguan Claims (Select) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Ordnance and War Ships, Ordnance and War Ships (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Patents, Patents (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

Newton Booth Newton Booth (December 30, 1825July 14, 1892) was an American entrepreneur and politician. Early life Born to Hannah (née Pitts) of North Carolina and Beebe Booth

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

; Ranking Member: John J. Ingalls) * United States Senate Select Committee on Plueropneumonia among Animals, Plueropneumonia among Animals (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: James B. Groome) * United States Senate Committee on Private Land Claims, Private Land Claims (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: David Davis) * United States Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections, Privileges and Elections (Chairman: Eli Saulsbury; Ranking Member: Zebulon B. Vance) * United States Senate Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Railroads, Railroads (Chairman: Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II; Ranking Member: Benjamin F. Jonas) * United States Senate Committee on Revision of the Laws, Revision of the Laws (Chairman: William A. Wallace; Ranking Member: George Frisbie Hoar, George F. Hoar) * United States Senate Committee on Revolutionary Claims, Revolutionary Claims (Chairman: Henry B. Anthony; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Rules, Rules (Chairman: John Tyler Morgan; Ranking Member: James G. Blaine) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Tariff Regulation, Tariff Regulation (Select) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Tenth Census, Tenth Census (Select) (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: David Davis) * United States Senate Committee on Territories, Territories (Chairman: Augustus H. Garland; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Select Committee on Transportation Routes to the Seaboard, Transportation Routes to the Seaboard (Select) (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Select Committee on Treasury Department Account Discrepancies, Treasury Department Account Discrepancies (Select) * Committee of the whole, Whole

House of Representatives

* United States House Committee on Accounts, Accounts (Chairman: Daniel M. Henry; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Select Committee on Alcoholic Liquor Traffic, Alcoholic Liquor Traffic (Select) (Chairman: Lowndes H. Davis; Ranking Member: Mark S. Brewer) * United States House Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chairman: John DeWitt Clinton Atkins; Ranking Member: John A. McMahon) * United States House Committee on Banking and Currency, Banking and Currency (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: George W. Ladd) * United States House Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman: John M. Bright; Ranking Member: William J. Samford) * United States House Committee on Coinage, Weights and Measures, Coinage, Weights and Measures (Chairman: Alexander H. Stephens; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Commerce, Commerce (Chairman: John H. Reagan; Ranking Member: Peter V. Deuster) * United States House Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman: Eppa Hunton; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Education, Education and Labor (Chairman: John Goode (Virginia politician), John Goode; Ranking Member: James H. Osmer) * United States House Committee on Elections, Elections (Chairman: William M. Springer; Ranking Member: J. Warren Keifer) * United States House Committee on Enrolled Bills, Enrolled Bills (Chairman: John E. Kenna; Ranking Member: David F. Wilber) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Interior Department, Expenditures in the Interior Department (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Justice Department, Expenditures in the Justice Department (Chairman: James H. Blount; Ranking Member: Lowndes H. Davis) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Navy Department, Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department, Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman: George W. Ladd; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the State Department, Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman: Hiester Clymer; Ranking Member: John Stoughton Newberry, John S. Newberry) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury Department, Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman: William H. Forney; Ranking Member: Charles O'Neill (Pennsylvania politician), Charles O'Neill) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the War Department, Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman: Joseph C. S. Blackburn; Ranking Member: Harry White (Pennsylvania politician), Harry White) * United States House Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings, Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman: Peter V. Deuster; Ranking Member:

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

; Ranking Member: William D. Hill) * United States House Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman: Alfred M. Scales; Ranking Member: Olin Wellborn) * United States House Committee on Invalid Pensions, Invalid Pensions (Chairman: Alexander H. Coffroth; Ranking Member: Robert Love Taylor, Robert L. Taylor) * United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Nathaniel J. Hammond) * United States House Committee on Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River, Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River (Chairman: Edward W. Robertson; Ranking Member: Thomas M. Bayne) * United States House Committee on Manufactures, Manufactures (Chairman: Morgan R. Wise; Ranking Member: William M. Lowe) * United States House Committee on Mileage, Mileage (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman: William A.J. Sparks; Ranking Member: Harry White (Pennsylvania politician), Harry White) * United States House Committee on the Militia, Militia (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Samuel B. Dick) * United States House Committee on Mines and Mining, Mines and Mining (Chairman: Adlai Stevenson I, Adlai E. Stevenson; Ranking Member: John I. Mitchell) * United States House Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman: Washington C. Whitthorne; Ranking Member: James O'Brien) * United States House Committee on Pacific Railroads, Pacific Railroads (Chairman: Robert Milligan McLane; Ranking Member: Olin Wellborn) * United States House Committee on Patents, Patents (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Hezekiah B. Smith) * United States House Committee on Pensions, Pensions (Chairman: John Whiteaker; Ranking Member: N/A) * United States House Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Hernando D. Money; Ranking Member: George Washington Jones (Texas politician), George Washington Jones) * United States House Committee on Private Land Claims, Private Land Claims (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John I. Mitchell) * United States House Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Philip Cook; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Public Expenditures, Public Expenditures (Chairman: Ebenezer B. Finley; Ranking Member: Charles H. Joyce) * United States House Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman: George L. Converse; Ranking Member: Thomas Ryan) * United States House Committee on Railways and Canals, Railways and Canals (Chairman: George C. Cabell; Ranking Member: Daniel O'Reilly) * United States House Committee on Revision of Laws, Revision of Laws (Chairman: John T. Harris; Ranking Member: William M. Lowe) * United States House Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, Revolutionary Pensions (Chairman: John Whiteaker; Ranking Member: George L. Converse) * United States House Select Committee on Rules, Rules (Select) (Chairman: Samuel J. Randall; Ranking Member: James A. Garfield) * United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Standards of Official Conduct * United States House Committee on Territories, Territories (Chairman: Henry L. Muldrow; Ranking Member: Reuben K. Bachman) * United States House Committee on War Claims, War Claims (Chairman: Edward S. Bragg; Ranking Member: Cyrus C. Carpenter) * United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Ways and Means (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: William H. Felton) * Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives), Whole

Joint committees

* United States Congress Joint Committee on Budget Control, Budget Control * United States Congress Joint Special Committee on Conditions of Indian Tribes, Conditions of Indian Tribes (Special) * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Census, Census (Chairman: Rep.

; Vice Chairman: Rep. Gideon F. Rothwell) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills, Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Rep. John E. Kenna; Vice Chairman: Rep. David F. Wilber) * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Library, The Library (Chairman: Rep. George W. Geddes; Vice Chairman: Rep.

) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman: Rep. Otho R. Singleton; Vice Chairman: Rep.

)

Caucuses

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

Employees

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

* Architect of the Capitol: Edward Clark (architect), Edward Clark * Librarian of Congress: Ainsworth Rand Spofford * Public Printer of the United States: John D. Defrees

Senate

* Secretary of the United States Senate, Secretary: George C. Gorham, until March 24, 1879 ** John Christopher Burch, John C. Burch elected March 24, 1879 * United States Senate Librarian, Librarian: P. J. Pierce * Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, Sergeant at Arms: John R. French, until March 23, 1879 ** Richard J. Bright, elected March 23, 1879 * Chaplain of the United States Senate, Chaplain: Byron Sunderland (Presbyterianism, Presbyterian), until March 24, 1879 ** Joseph J. Bullock (Presbyterianism, Presbyterian), elected March 24, 1879

House of Representatives

* Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk: George M. Adams * Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Sergeant at Arms: John G. Thompson (Ohio), John G. Thompson * Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives, Doorkeeper: Charles W. Field * Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives, Postmaster: James M. Steuart * Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk at the Speaker's Table: J. Randolph Tucker Jr. ** George R. Miller (clerk), George P. Miller ** Michael Sullivan (clerk), Michael Sullivan * Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Reading Clerks: ** Thomas S. Pettit (D) ** Neill S. Brown Jr. (R) * Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, Chaplain: W.P. Harrison (Methodism, Methodist)

Notes

References

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External links

Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
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