The 41st 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, 1869, to March 4, 1871, during the first two years of Ulysses S. Grant's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the

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was based on the Eighth Census of the United States in 1860. Both chambers had a

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majority.

Major events

* March 4, 1869:

Ulysses Grant Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant ; April 27, 1822July 23, 1885) was an American military officer and politician who served as the 18th president of the United States from 1869 to 1877. As Commanding General, he led the Union Ar ...

became

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* March 4, 1869: Carl Schurz R-Missouri became the first German American to serve in the

* May 10, 1869:

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marked the completion of the First transcontinental railroad in

Promontory, Utah Promontory is an area of high ground in Box Elder County, Utah, United States, 32 mi (51 km) west of Brigham City and 66 mi (106 km) northwest of Salt Lake City. Rising to an elevation of 4,902 feet (1,494 m) above se ...

* December 10, 1869:

Wyoming Territory The Territory of Wyoming was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 25, 1868, until July 10, 1890, when it was admitted to the Union as the State of Wyoming. Cheyenne was the territorial capital. The bou ...

gave women the right to vote, one of the first such laws in the world * February 12, 1870:

Utah Territory The Territory of Utah was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from September 9, 1850, until January 4, 1896, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Utah, the 45th state ...

gave women the right to vote * February 25, 1870: Senator

Hiram Rhodes Revels Hiram Rhodes Revels (September 27, 1827Different sources list his birth year as either 1827 or 1822. – January 16, 1901) was an American Republican politician, minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and a college administrator. B ...

became the first African American in the U.S. Congress

Major legislation

* March 18, 1869: Public Credit Act of 1869, Sess. 1, ch. 1, * April 10, 1869:

Judiciary Act of 1869 The Judiciary Act of 1869 (41st Congress, Sess. 1, ch. 22, , enacted April 10, 1869), formally An Act to amend the Judicial System of the United States and sometimes called the Circuit Judges Act of 1869, provided that the Supreme Court of the Unite ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 22, * May 31, 1870:

Enforcement Act of 1870 The Enforcement Act of 1870, also known as the Civil Rights Act of 1870 or First Ku Klux Klan Act, or Force Act (41st Congress, Sess. 2, ch. 114, , enacted May 31, 1870, effective 1871) was a United States federal law that empowered the President ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 114, * June 22, 1870: An Act to establish the

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, Sess. 2, ch. 150, * June 29, 1870: An Act to reorganize the Marine Hospital Service, Sess. 2, ch. 169, * July 12, 1870: Currency Act of 1870, Sess. 2, ch. 252, * July 14, 1870: Funding Act of 1870, Sess. 2, ch. 256, * February 21, 1871:

District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871 The District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871 is an Act of Congress that repealed the individual charters of the cities of Washington and Georgetown and established a new territorial government for the whole District of Columbia. Though Congre ...

, Sess. 3, ch. 62, ,

Constitutional amendments

* February 3, 1870: Fifteenth Amendment was ratified by the requisite number of states (then 28) to become part of the Constitution

States readmitted

* January 26, 1870: Virginia rejoined the Union * February 23, 1870: Mississippi rejoined the Union * March 30, 1870: Texas rejoined the Union * July 15, 1870: Georgia rejoined the Union, the last former Confederate state to be readmitted

Party summary

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

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 ...

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 ...

Texas Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...

, and

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 ...

were readmitted to representation.

Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

Senate

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Schuyler Colfax Schuyler Colfax Jr. (; March 23, 1823 – January 13, 1885) was an American journalist, businessman, and politician who served as the 17th vice president of the United States from 1869 to 1873, and prior to that as the 25th speaker of the Hous ...

(R) * President pro tempore: Henry B. Anthony (R)

House of Representatives

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: James G. Blaine (R) * Republican Conference Chairman: Robert C. Schenck and

Nathaniel P. Banks Nathaniel Prentice (or Prentiss) Banks (January 30, 1816 – September 1, 1894) was an American politician from Massachusetts and a Union general during the Civil War. A millworker by background, Banks was prominent in local debating societies, ...

* Democratic Caucus Chairman: William E. Niblack and Samuel J. Randall

Members

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

Senate

Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, "Class 1" meant their term began in this Congress, facing re-election in 1874; "Class 2" meant their term ended in this Congress, facing re-election in 1870; and "Class 3" meant their term began in the last Congress, facing re-election in 1872.

Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County , LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham , area_total_km2 = 135,765 ...

: 2. Willard Warner (R) : 3.

George E. Spencer George Eliphaz Spencer (November 1, 1836 – February 19, 1893) was an American politician and a U.S. senator from the state of Alabama who also served as an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Biography Born in Champion, Ne ...

(R)

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 O ...

: 2. Alexander McDonald (R) : 3. Benjamin F. Rice (R)

California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...

: 1.

Eugene Casserly Eugene Casserly (November 13, 1820June 14, 1883) was an Irish-born American journalist, lawyer, and politician. He was the son of scholar Patrick S. Casserly, and he served in the United States Senate from California. Biography Eugene Casserl ...

(D) : 3.

Cornelius Cole Cornelius Cole (September 17, 1822 – November 3, 1924) was an American politician who served a single term in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican representing California from 1863 to 1865, and another term in the United ...

(R)

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

: 1. William A. Buckingham (R) : 3. Orris S. Ferry (R)

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

: 1.

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

(D) : 2.

Willard Saulsbury Sr. Willard Saulsbury Sr. (June 2, 1820 – April 6, 1892) was an American lawyer and politician from Georgetown, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, who served as Attorney General of Delaware, U.S. Senator from Delaware and Chance ...

(D)

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

: 1. Abijah Gilbert (R) : 3. Thomas W. Osborn (R)

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. Homer V. M. Miller (D), from February 24, 1871 : 3. Joshua Hill (R), from February 1, 1871

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

: 2. Richard Yates (R) : 3.

Lyman Trumbull Lyman Trumbull (October 12, 1813 – June 25, 1896) was a lawyer, judge, and United States Senator from Illinois and the co-author of the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Born in Colchester, Connecticut, Trumbull esta ...

(R)

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

: 1.

Daniel D. Pratt Daniel Darwin Pratt (October 26, 1813 – June 17, 1877) was a United States senator from Indiana. Born in Palermo, Maine, he moved to New York with his parents, who settled in Fenner. He attended the public schools and Cazenovia Seminar ...

(R) : 3. Oliver H. P. T. Morton (R)

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

: 2. James W. Grimes (R), until December 6, 1869 :: James B. Howell (R), from January 18, 1870 : 3. James Harlan (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 th ...

: 2. Edmund G. Ross (R) : 3. Samuel C. Pomeroy (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 ...

: 2. Thomas C. McCreery (D) : 3.

Garrett Davis Garrett Davis (September 10, 1801 – September 22, 1872) was a U.S. Senator and Representative from Kentucky. Early life Born in Mount Sterling, Kentucky, Garrett Davis was the brother of Amos Davis. After completing preparatory studies, Dav ...

(D)

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

: 2.

John S. Harris John Spafford Harris (December 18, 1825January 25, 1906) was an American politician for the state of Louisiana and member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party. Born to a farm family in Truxton, New York, Harris was a delega ...

(R) : 3.

William P. Kellogg William Pitt Kellogg (December 8, 1830 – August 10, 1918) was an American lawyer and Republican Party politician who served as a United States Senator from 1868 to 1872 and from 1877 to 1883 and as the Governor of Louisiana from 1873 to 1877 du ...

(R)

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 ...

: 1.

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. William P. Fessenden (R), until September 8, 1869 :: Lot M. Morrill (R), from October 30, 1869

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

: 1.

William T. Hamilton William Thomas Hamilton (September 8, 1820October 26, 1888), a member of the United States Democratic Party, was the 38th Governor of Maryland in the United States from 1880 to 1884. He also served in the United States Senate, representing the ...

(D) : 3. George Vickers (D)

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: 1.

Charles Sumner Charles Sumner (January 6, 1811March 11, 1874) was an American statesman and United States Senator from Massachusetts. As an academic lawyer and a powerful orator, Sumner was the leader of the anti-slavery forces in the state and a leader of th ...

(R) : 2.

Henry Wilson Henry Wilson (born Jeremiah Jones Colbath; February 16, 1812 – November 22, 1875) was an American politician who was the 18th vice president of the United States from 1873 until his death in 1875 and a senator from Massachusetts from 1855 to ...

(R)

Michigan Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and ...

: 1.

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 sena ...

(R) : 2. Jacob M. Howard (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.

Alexander Ramsey Alexander Ramsey (September 8, 1815 April 22, 1903) was an American politician. He served as a Whig and Republican over a variety of offices between the 1840s and the 1880s. He was the first Minnesota Territorial Governor. Early years and fa ...

(R) : 2. Daniel S. Norton (R), until July 13, 1870 ::

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 ...

(R), July 15, 1870 – January 22, 1871 :: Ozora P. Stearns (R), from January 22, 1871

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

: 1.

Adelbert Ames Adelbert Ames (October 31, 1835 – April 13, 1933) was an American sailor, soldier, and politician who served with distinction as a Union Army general during the American Civil War. A Radical Republican, he was military governor, U.S. Senat ...

(R), from February 23, 1870 : 2. Hiram R. Revels (R), from February 23, 1870

Missouri Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas t ...

: 1. Carl Schurz (R) : 3. Charles D. Drake (R), until December 19, 1870 :: Daniel T. Jewett (R), December 19, 1870 – January 20, 1871 :: Francis P. Blair Jr. (D), from January 20, 1871

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 sout ...

: 1. Thomas Tipton (R) : 2. John M. Thayer (R)

Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a state in the 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. Nevada is the 7th-most extensive, ...

: 1.

William M. Stewart William Morris Stewart (August 9, 1827April 23, 1909) was an American lawyer and politician. In 1964, he was inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Personal Stewart was born in Wayne Count ...

(R) : 3. James W. Nye (R)

New Hampshire New Hampshire is a 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 to the nor ...

: 2.

Aaron H. Cragin Aaron Harrison Cragin (February 3, 1821May 10, 1898) was an American politician and a United States Representative and Senator from New Hampshire. Early life Born in Weston, Vermont, Cragin completed preparatory studies, studied law, was admit ...

(R) : 3.

James W. Patterson James Willis Patterson (July 2, 1823May 4, 1893) was an American politician and a United States representative and Senator from New Hampshire. Early life, education and family Born in Henniker, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, he was the son ...

(R)

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

: 1. John P. Stockton (D) : 2.

Alexander G. Cattell Alexander Gilmore Cattell (February 12, 1816April 8, 1894) was a United States senator from New Jersey. Biography Early life Born in Salem, New Jersey, Cattell received an academic education, and engaged in mercantile pursuits in Salem until ...

(R)

New York

: 1.

Reuben Fenton Reuben Eaton Fenton (July 4, 1819August 25, 1885) was an American merchant and politician from New York. In the mid- 19th Century, he served as a U.S. Representative, a U.S. Senator, and as Governor of New York. Early life Fenton was bor ...

(R) : 3.

Roscoe Conkling Roscoe Conkling (October 30, 1829April 18, 1888) was an American lawyer and Republican politician who represented New York in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. He is remembered today as the leader of the ...

(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 ...

: 2. Joseph C. Abbott (R) : 3.

John Pool John Pool (June 16, 1826August 16, 1884) was a Republican U.S. Senator from the state of North Carolina between 1868 and 1873. He was also the uncle of Congressman Walter Freshwater Pool. He was born in Pasquotank County, North Carolina ne ...

(R)

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

: 1. Allen G. Thurman (D) : 3.

John Sherman John Sherman (May 10, 1823October 22, 1900) was an American politician from Ohio throughout the Civil War and into the late nineteenth century. A member of the Republican Party, he served in both houses of the U.S. Congress. He also served as ...

(R)

Oregon Oregon () is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho. T ...

: 2. George H. Williams (R) : 3. Henry W. Corbett (R)

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

: 1. John Scott (R) : 3.

Simon Cameron Simon Cameron (March 8, 1799June 26, 1889) was an American businessman and politician who represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate and served as United States Secretary of War under President Abraham Lincoln at the start of the Americ ...

(R)

Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area and the seventh-least populous, with slightly fewer than 1.1 million residents as of 2020, but it ...

: 1. William Sprague (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 = ...

: 2.

Thomas J. Robertson Thomas James Robertson (August 3, 1823October 13, 1897) was a United States senator from South Carolina. Born near Winnsboro, he completed preparatory studies and graduated from South Carolina College (now the University of South Carolina) at ...

(R) : 3. Frederick A. Sawyer (R)

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

: 1. William G. Brownlow (R) : 2. Joseph S. Fowler (R)

Texas Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...

: 1. James W. Flanagan (R), from March 30, 1870 : 2.

Morgan C. Hamilton Morgan Calvin Hamilton (February 25, 1809 – November 21, 1893) was an American merchant, politician from Alabama and Texas, and brother of Andrew Jackson Hamilton. Both men were unusual as Unionist (United States), Unionists in Texas during th ...

(R), from March 31, 1870

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

: 1. George F. Edmunds (R) : 3. Justin S. Morrill (R)

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

: 2. John W. Johnston (D), from January 26, 1870 : 1. John F. Lewis (R), from January 26, 1870

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 B ...

: 1. Arthur I. Boreman (R) : 2. Waitman T. Willey (R)

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

: 1. Matthew H. Carpenter (R) : 3. Timothy O. Howe (R) 41st United States Congress Senators

House of Representatives

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

Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County , LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham , area_total_km2 = 135,765 ...

: . Alfred E. Buck (R) : . Charles W. Buckley (R) : . Robert S. Heflin (R) : .

Charles Hays ''For the public official in Idaho see Charles Marshall Hays'' Charles Hays (February 2, 1834 – June 24, 1879) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Alabama. Biography Hays was born at "Hays Mount," in G ...

(R) : .

Peter M. Dox Peter Myndert Dox (September 11, 1813 – April 2, 1891) was an American politician who served the state of Alabama in the U.S. House of Representatives between 1869 and 1873. Early life Dox was born in Geneva, Ontario County, New York on Septe ...

(D) : . William C. Sherrod (D)

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

: .

Logan H. Roots Logan Holt Roots (March 26, 1841 – May 30, 1893) was an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1868 to 1871. He was a member of the Republican Party. He is the namesake of Fort Logan H. Roots. Early life an ...

(R) : . Anthony A. C. Rogers (D) : .

Thomas Boles Thomas Boles (July 16, 1837 – March 13, 1905) was an American politician, a judge, and a U.S. Representative from Arkansas. Biography Born near Clarksville, Arkansas, Boles attended the common schools and taught school for several years. Ca ...

(R)

California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...

: . Samuel B. Axtell (D) : . Aaron A. Sargent (R) : . James A. Johnson (D)

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 capita ...

: . Julius L. Strong (R) : . Stephen W. Kellogg (R) : . Henry H. Starkweather (R) : . William H. Barnum (D)

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 ...

: . Benjamin T. Biggs (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 ...

: . Charles M. Hamilton (R)

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 ...

: . William W. Paine (D), from December 22, 1870 : . Richard H. Whiteley (R), from December 22, 1870 : .

Marion Bethune Marion Bethune (April 8, 1816 – February 20, 1895) was a slave owner and United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. Life Born near Greensboro, Georgia, Bethune attended private school ...

(R), from December 22, 1870 : . Jefferson F. Long (R), from January 16, 1871 : .

Stephen A. Corker Stephen Alfestus Corker (May 7, 1830 – October 18, 1879) was an American, lawyer, and American Civil War , Civil War veteran on the Confederate side who served briefly as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Georg ...

(D), from January 24, 1871 : . William P. Price (D), from December 22, 1870 : . Pierce M. B. Young (D), from December 22, 1870

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

: . Norman B. Judd (R) : . John F. Farnsworth (R) : . Elihu B. Washburne (R), until March 6, 1869 ::

Horatio C. Burchard Horatio Chapin Burchard (September 22, 1825 – May 14, 1908) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, 15th Director of the United States Mint, member of the International Statistical Institute, and father of the Consumer Price Index (CPI). ...

(R), from December 6, 1869 : . John B. Hawley (R) : .

Ebon C. Ingersoll Ebon Clark Ingersoll (December 12, 1831 – May 31, 1879) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois and the brother of the politician and orator Robert G. Ingersoll. Born in Dresden, New York, Ingersoll moved to Wisconsin Territory in 1843 and ...

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Burton C. Cook Burton Chauncey Cook (May 11, 1819 – August 18, 1894) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Biography He was born in Pittsford, New Yorkon May 11, 1819. Cook attended the Collegiate Institute, Rochester, New York. He studied law, and in 1 ...

(R) : . Jesse H. Moore (R) : .

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

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Thompson W. McNeely Thompson Ware McNeely (October 5, 1835 – July 23, 1921) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Jacksonville, Illinois, Mcneely attended the public schools and Jubilee College State Park, Jubi ...

(D) : . Albert G. Burr (D) : .

Samuel S. Marshall Samuel Scott Marshall (March 12, 1821 – July 26, 1890) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Illinois. Early life and education Born near Shawneetown, Illinois, Marshall attended public and private schools i ...

(D) : . John B. Hay (R) : . John M. Crebs (D) : .

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 ...

: . William E. Niblack (D) : .

Michael C. Kerr Michael Crawford Kerr (March 15, 1827 – August 19, 1876) of Indiana was an attorney, an American legislator, and the first Democratic speaker of the United States House of Representatives after the Civil War. Early life He was born at Titu ...

(D) : . William S. Holman (D) : .

George W. Julian George Washington Julian (May 5, 1817 – July 7, 1899) was a politician, lawyer, and writer from Indiana who served in the United States House of Representatives during the 19th century. A leading opponent of slavery, Julian was the Free Soi ...

(R) : . John Coburn (R) : . Daniel W. Voorhees (D) : . Godlove S. Orth (R) : . James N. Tyner (R) : . John P. C. Shanks (R) : . William Williams (R) : . Jasper Packard (R)

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

: . George W. McCrary (R) : .

William Smyth William Smyth (or Smith) ( – 2 January 1514) was Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield from 1493 to 1496 and then Bishop of Lincoln until his death. He held political offices, the most important being Lord President of the Council of Wales and ...

(R), until September 30, 1870 :: William P. Wolf (R), from December 6, 1870 : .

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

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William Loughridge William Loughridge (July 11, 1827 – September 26, 1889) was a pioneer attorney, judge, and three-term United States Congressman from Iowa. He was born in Youngstown, Ohio, where he attended the common schools. After studying law, he was a ...

(R) : . Francis W. Palmer (R) : . Charles Pomeroy (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 th ...

: . Sidney Clarke (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 ...

: . Lawrence S. Trimble (D) : . William N. Sweeney (D) : . Jacob Golladay (D), until February 28, 1870 ::

Joseph H. Lewis Joseph H. Lewis (April 6, 1907 – August 30, 2000) was an American B-movie film director whose stylish flourishes came to be appreciated by auteur theory-espousing film critics in the years following his retirement in 1966. In a 30-year direc ...

(D), from May 10, 1870 : . J. Proctor Knott (D) : .

Boyd Winchester Boyd Winchester (September 23, 1836 – May 18, 1923) was a United States representative from Kentucky. He was born in Ascension Parish, Louisiana. He pursued preparatory studies and then attended Centre College in Danville, Kentucky and the Univ ...

(D) : . Thomas L. Jones (D) : .

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) : . George M. Adams (D) : . John M. Rice (D)

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

: . J. Hale Sypher (R), from November 7, 1870 : . Lionel A. Sheldon (R) : . Chester B. Darrall (R) : . Joseph P. Newsham (R), from May 23, 1870 : . Frank Morey (R)

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 ...

: . John Lynch (R) : .

Samuel P. Morrill Samuel Plummer Morrill (February 11, 1816 – August 4, 1892) was a nineteenth-century politician and minister from Maine. Born in Chesterville, Massachusetts (now in Maine), Morrill attended common schools as a child and later attended F ...

(R) : . James G. Blaine (R) : . John A. Peters (R) : .

Eugene Hale Eugene Hale (June 9, 1836October 27, 1918) was a Republican United States Senator from Maine. Biography Born in Turner, Maine, he was educated in local schools and at Maine's Hebron Academy. He was admitted to the bar in 1857 and served for n ...

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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 ...

: . Samuel Hambleton (D) : . Stevenson Archer (D) : .

Thomas Swann Thomas Swann (February 3, 1809 – July 24, 1883) was an American lawyer and politician who also was President of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad as it completed track to Wheeling and gained access to the Ohio River Valley. Initially a Know-No ...

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Patrick Hamill Patrick Hamill (April 28, 1817 – January 15, 1895) was a U.S. Congressman from the fourth district of Maryland, serving one term from 1869 to 1871. Hamill attended the common schools in Westernport, Maryland, and engaged in the real estate b ...

(D) : . Frederick Stone (D)

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James Buffington James Lawrence Buffington (born May 15, 1922, Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania; died July 20, 1981, Englewood, New Jersey) was an Americans, American jazz, studio, and classical French horn, hornist. Buffington was a busy studio and jazz player on ...

(R) : . Oakes Ames (R) : .

Ginery Twichell Ginery Twichell (August 26, 1811 – July 23, 1883) was president of the Boston and Worcester Railroad in the 1860s, the Republican Representative for Massachusetts for three consecutive terms and the sixth president of the Atchison, Topeka ...

(R) : . Samuel Hooper (R) : . Benjamin F. Butler (R) : .

(R) : . George S. Boutwell (R), until March 12, 1869 :: George M. Brooks (R), from November 2, 1869 : .

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

(R) : . William B. Washburn (R) : . Henry L. Dawes (R)

Michigan Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and ...

: . Fernando C. Beaman (R) : . William L. Stoughton (R) : .

Austin Blair Austin Blair (February 8, 1818 – August 6, 1894), also known as the Civil War Governor, was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan, serving as its 13th governor and in its House of Representatives and Senate as well as the U.S. Sena ...

(R) : . Thomas W. Ferry (R), until March 3, 1871 : .

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

(R) : . Randolph Strickland (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 ...

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Morton S. Wilkinson Morton Smith Wilkinson (January 22, 1819February 4, 1894) was an American politician. Born in Skaneateles, New York, he moved to Illinois in 1837 and was employed in railroad work for two years. Upon returning to Skaneateles in 1840, he studied ...

(R) : . Eugene M. Wilson (D)

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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George E. Harris George Emrick Harris (January 6, 1827 – March 19, 1911) was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi. Biography Born in Orange County, North Carolina, Harris moved to Tennessee and thence to Mississippi. He attended the common schools. He st ...

(R), from February 23, 1870 : . Joseph L. Morphis (R), from February 23, 1870 : . Henry W. Barry (R), from April 8, 1870 : .

George C. McKee George Colin McKee (October 2, 1837 – November 17, 1890) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Mississippi. Biography Born in Joliet, Illinois, Mckee attended Knox College (Illinois), Knox College and Lombard C ...

(R), from February 23, 1870 : .

Legrand W. Perce Legrand (or ''Le Grand'') Winfield Perce (June 19, 1836 – March 16, 1911) was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi. Born in Buffalo, New York, Perce completed preparatory studies. He attended Genesee College, Lima, New York, and was gradua ...

(R), from February 23, 1870

Missouri Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas t ...

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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 ...

(D) : . Gustavus A. Finkelnburg (R) : . James R. McCormick (D) : .

Sempronius H. Boyd Sempronius Hamilton Boyd (May 28, 1828 – June 22, 1894) was a nineteenth-century politician, lawyer, judge and teacher from Missouri. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri and United States minister ...

(R) : . Samuel S. Burdett (R) : .

Robert T. Van Horn Robert Thompson Van Horn (May 19, 1824 – January 3, 1916) was an American lawyer, the owner and publisher of '' The Kansas City Enterprise'', the 6th mayor of Kansas City, Missouri during parts of the Civil War, a member of the Missouri General ...

(R) : . Joel F. Asper (R) : .

John F. Benjamin John Forbes Benjamin (January 23, 1817 – March 8, 1877) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born in Cicero, New York, Benjamin attended the public schools. He moved to Texas in 1845 and to Missouri in 1848. He studied law. He was admit ...

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David P. Dyer David Patterson Dyer (February 12, 1838 – April 29, 1924) was a United States representative from Missouri and a United States federal judge, United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. ...

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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 sout ...

: . John Taffe (R)

Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a state in the 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. Nevada is the 7th-most extensive, ...

: . Thomas Fitch (R)

New Hampshire New Hampshire is a 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 to the nor ...

: . Jacob H. Ela (R) : . Aaron F. Stevens (R) : . Jacob Benton (R)

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

: . William Moore (R) : .

Charles Haight Charles Haight (January 4, 1838 – August 1, 1891) was an American lawyer and Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1867 to 1871. Early life Hai ...

(D) : . John T. Bird (D) : . John Hill (R) : . Orestes Cleveland (D)

New York

: . Henry A. Reeves (D) : . John G. Schumaker (D) : . Henry W. Slocum (D) : . John Fox (D) : . John Morrissey (D) : . Samuel S. Cox (D) : .

Hervey C. Calkin Hervey Chittenden Calkin (March 23, 1828 – April 20, 1913) was an American tradesman and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1869 to 1871, Life and career Hervey Calkin was born in Malden, New York on Ma ...

(D) : . James Brooks (D) : .

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 ...

(D) : . Clarkson N. Potter (D) : . George W. Greene (D), until February 17, 1870 :: Charles H. Van Wyck (R), from February 17, 1870 : . John H. Ketcham (R) : . John A. Griswold (D) : . Stephen L. Mayham (D) : . Adolphus H. Tanner (R) : . Orange Ferriss (R) : . William A. Wheeler (R) : . Stephen Sanford (R) : . Charles Knapp (R) : . Addison H. Laflin (R) : . Alexander H. Bailey (R) : .

John C. Churchill John Charles Churchill (January 17, 1821 – June 4, 1905) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life John C. Churchill was born in Mooers, New York on January 17, 1821. He attended the Burr Seminary, Manchester, Vermont, and ...

(R) : . Dennis McCarthy (R) : . George W. Cowles (R) : . William H. Kelsey (R) : . Giles W. Hotchkiss (R) : . Hamilton Ward Sr. (R) : . Noah Davis (R), until July 15, 1870 :: Charles H. Holmes (R), from December 6, 1870 : .

John Fisher John Fisher (c. 19 October 1469 – 22 June 1535) was an English Catholic bishop, cardinal, and theologian. Fisher was also an academic and Chancellor of the University of Cambridge. He was canonized by Pope Pius XI. Fisher was executed by o ...

(R) : . David S. Bennett (R) : . Porter Sheldon (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 ...

: . Clinton L. Cobb (R) : .

David Heaton David Heaton (March 10, 1823 – June 25, 1870) was an American attorney and politician, a US Representative from North Carolina. He earlier was elected to the state senates of Ohio and Minnesota. Early life and education Heaton was born i ...

(R), until June 25, 1870 :: Joseph Dixon (R), from December 5, 1870 : . Oliver H. Dockery (R) : . John T. Deweese (R), until February 28, 1870 ::

John Manning Jr. John Manning Jr. (July 30, 1830 – February 12, 1899) was a North Carolina politician who briefly served in the United States House of Representatives in 1870 and 1871. Biography Manning was born in Edenton, North Carolina, Edenton, Chowan Co ...

(D), from December 7, 1870 : .

Israel G. Lash Israel George Lash (August 18, 1810 – April 1, 1878) was an American businessman and politician who served two terms as a Congressional Representative from North Carolina from 1868 to 1871. Early life and education Born in Bethania, North ...

(R) : . Francis E. Shober (D) : . Alexander H. Jones (R)

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 ...

: . Peter W. Strader (D) : .

Job E. Stevenson Job Evans Stevenson (February 10, 1832 – July 24, 1922) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1869 to 1873, Early life and career Born in Yellow Bud, Ohio, Stevenson completed pre ...

(R) : . Robert C. Schenck (R), until January 5, 1871 : . William Lawrence (R) : . William Mungen (D) : . John A. Smith (R) : . James J. Winans (R) : . John Beatty (R) : . Edward F. Dickinson (D) : .

Truman H. Hoag Truman Harrison Hoag (April 9, 1816 – February 5, 1870) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio. Born in Manlius, New York, Hoag attended the public schools. He moved to Syracuse, New York, in 1832 and was employed as a clerk in a store and late ...

(D), until February 5, 1870 :: Erasmus D. Peck (R), from April 23, 1870 : . John T. Wilson (R) : .

Philadelph Van Trump Philadelph Van Trump (November 15, 1810 – July 31, 1874) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1867 to 1873. Biography Born in Lancaster, Ohio, Van Trump attended a public school. He learned the art o ...

(D) : . George W. Morgan (D) : .

Martin Welker Martin Welker (April 25, 1819 – March 15, 1902) was a United States representative from Ohio for three terms from 1865 to 1871 and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio from 1873 to ...

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Eliakim H. Moore Eliakim Hastings Moore (June 19, 1812 – April 4, 1900) was an American politician who served one term as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1869 to 1871. Biography Moore was born to David & Dolly (H ...

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John Bingham John Armor Bingham (January 21, 1815 – March 19, 1900) was an American politician who served as a Republican Party (United States), Republican representative from Ohio and as the United States ambassador to Japan. In his time as a congress ...

(R) : . Jacob A. Ambler (R) : . William H. Upson (R) : .

James A. 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 ...

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Oregon Oregon () is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho. T ...

: . Joseph S. Smith (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, ...

: . Samuel J. Randall (D) : . Charles O'Neill (R) : . John Moffet (D), until April 9, 1869 :: Leonard Myers (R), from April 9, 1869 : . William D. Kelley (R) : . John R. Reading (D), until April 13, 1870 :: Caleb N. Taylor (R), from April 13, 1870 : . John D. Stiles (D) : . Washington Townsend (R) : . J. Lawrence Getz (D) : . Oliver J. Dickey (R) : . Henry L. Cake (R) : . Daniel M. Van Auken (D) : . George W. Woodward (D) : . Ulysses Mercur (R) : . John B. Packer (R) : . Richard J. Haldeman (D) : . John Cessna (R) : . Daniel J. Morrell (R) : . William H. Armstrong (R) : .

Glenni W. Scofield Glenni William Scofield (March 11, 1817 – August 30, 1891) was a United States representative from Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania State Representative, Pennsylvania State Senator, Register of the Treasury and a judge of the Court of Claims. Educ ...

(R) : . Calvin W. Gilfillan (R) : . John Covode (R), February 9, 1870 – January 11, 1871 : .

James S. Negley James Scott Negley (December 22, 1826 – August 7, 1901) was an American Civil War General, farmer, railroader, and U.S. Representative from the state of Pennsylvania. He played a key role in the Union victory at the Battle of Stones River. ...

(R) : . Darwin Phelps (R) : . Joseph B. Donley (R)

Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area and the seventh-least populous, with slightly fewer than 1.1 million residents as of 2020, but it ...

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Thomas A. Jenckes Thomas Allen Jenckes I (November 2, 1818 – November 4, 1875) was a United States representative from Rhode Island. Jenckes was best known for introducing a bill that created the United States Department of Justice. President Ulysses S. Grant th ...

(R) : . Nathan F. Dixon Jr. (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 = ...

: . B. Frank Whittemore (R), until February 24, 1870 ::

Joseph Rainey Joseph Hayne Rainey (June 21, 1832 – August 1, 1887) was an American politician. He was the first black person to serve in the United States House of Representatives and the second black person (after Hiram Revels) to serve in the United States ...

(R), from December 12, 1870 : . Christopher C. Bowen (R) : . Solomon L. Hoge (R), from April 8, 1869 : . Alexander S. Wallace (R), from May 27, 1870

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 ...

: . Roderick R. Butler (R) : . Horace Maynard (R) : . William B. Stokes (R) : . Lewis Tillman (R) : . William F. Prosser (R) : . Samuel M. Arnell (R) : . Isaac R. Hawkins (R) : . William J. Smith (R)

Texas Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...

: . George W. Whitmore (R), from March 30, 1870 : . John C. Conner (D), from March 31, 1870 : . William T. Clark (R), from March 31, 1870 : .

Edward Degener Edward Degener (October 20, 1809 – September 11, 1890) was a German-born American politician. He was a Republican U.S. Representative from Texas during the Reconstruction era. Originally from Germany, Degener moved to the United States ...

(R), from March 31, 1870

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 ...

: . Charles W. Willard (R) : . Luke P. Poland (R) : . Worthington C. Smith (R)

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

: . Richard S. Ayer (R), from January 31, 1870 : .

James H. Platt Jr. James Henry Platt Jr. (July 13, 1837 – August 13, 1894) was an American physician, politician and businessman. After participating in the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1868, Platt represented Virginia's 2nd congressional district in th ...

(R), from January 26, 1870 : . Charles H. Porter (R), from January 26, 1870 : .

George Booker George William Booker (December 5, 1821 – June 4, 1883) was a nineteenth-century politician, lawyer, teacher, judge and justice of the peace from Virginia. Biography Born near Stuart, Virginia, Booker attended common schools as a child, t ...

(C), from January 26, 1870 : .

Robert Ridgway Robert Ridgway (July 2, 1850 – March 25, 1929) was an American ornithologist specializing in systematics. He was appointed in 1880 by Spencer Fullerton Baird, secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, to be the first full-time curator of bi ...

(C), from January 27, 1870 – October 16, 1870 :: Richard T. W. Duke (C), from November 8, 1870 : .

William Milnes Jr. William Milnes Jr. (December 8, 1827 – August 14, 1889) was a nineteenth-century congressman and industrialist from Virginia and Pennsylvania. Formative years Born in Yorkshire, England on December 8, 1827, Milnes immigrated to the Unite ...

(C), from January 27, 1870 : . Lewis McKenzie (C), from January 31, 1870 : . James K. Gibson (C), from January 28, 1870

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 B ...

: . Isaac H. Duval (R) : . James C. McGrew (R) : .

John Witcher John Seashoal Witcher (July 15, 1839 – July 8, 1906) was an American farmer, politician and soldier from Cabell County, West Virginia (then in Virginia), who helped found the new Union state during the American Civil War and served one te ...

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

: . Halbert E. Paine (R) : . Benjamin F. Hopkins (R), until January 1, 1870 ::

David Atwood David Atwood (December 15, 1815 – December 11, 1889) was a nineteenth-century American politician, publisher, editor and printer from Wisconsin. He represented Wisconsin's 2nd Congressional District in the United States House of Represen ...

(R), from February 23, 1870 : .

Amasa Cobb Amasa Cobb (September 27, 1823July 5, 1905) was an American politician and judge. He was the 6th and 9th Chief Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court and the 5th Mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska. Earlier in his life, he was a United States Congressm ...

(R) : . Charles A. Eldredge (D) : . Philetus Sawyer (R) : . Cadwallader C. Washburn (R)

Non-voting members

: . Richard C. McCormick (D) : .

Allen A. Bradford Allen Alexander Bradford (July 23, 1815 – March 12, 1888) was a Delegate from the Territory of Colorado. Born in Friendship, Maine, Bradford moved to Missouri in 1841. He studied law and was admitted to the bar and practiced. He served as cl ...

(R) : . Solomon L. Spink (R) : . Jacob K. Shafer (D) : . James M. Cavanaugh (D) : . J. Francisco Chaves (R) : . William H. Hooper (D) : .

Selucius Garfielde Selucius Garfielde (December 8, 1822 – April 13, 1883) was an American lawyer and politician who was a Delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the Territory of Washington for two terms, serving from 1869 to 1873. Early life ...

(R) : . Stephen F. Nuckolls (D), from December 6, 1869 41 us house membership

Changes in membership

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

Senate

* Replacements: 6 ** Democratic: 1 seat net gain **

: 1 seat net loss * Deaths: 2 * Resignations:2 * Interim appointments: 2 * Seats of newly re-admitted states: 8 *Total seats with changes: 14 , - ,

(1) , rowspan=2 , Vacant , rowspan=2 , Virginia re-admitted to the Union , nowrap , John F. Lewis (R) , rowspan=2 , January 26, 1870 , - ,

(2) , nowrap , John W. Johnston (D) , - ,

(1) , rowspan=2 , Vacant , rowspan=2 , Mississippi re-admitted to the Union , nowrap ,

(R) , rowspan=2 , February 23, 1870 , - ,

(2) , nowrap , Hiram R Revels (R) , - ,

(1) , rowspan=2 , Vacant , rowspan=2 , Texas re-admitted to the Union , nowrap , James W. Flanagan (R) , March 30, 1870 , - ,

(2) , nowrap ,

(R) , March 31, 1870 , - ,

(3) , rowspan=2 , Vacant , rowspan=2 , Georgia re-admitted to the Union , nowrap , Joshua Hill (R) , February 1, 1871 , - ,

(2) , nowrap , Homer V. M. Miller (D) , February 28, 1871 , - ,

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 ...

(2) , nowrap , William P. Fessenden (R) , Died September 8, 1869.
Successor appointed October 30, 1869.
Successor was subsequently elected January 19, 1870 to finish the term. , nowrap , Lot M. Morrill (R) , October 30, 1869 , - ,

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 th ...

(2) , nowrap , James W. Grimes (R) , Resigned December 6, 1869, because of failing health.
Successor elected January 18, 1870. , nowrap , James B. Howell (R) , January 18, 1870 , - ,

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 ...

(2) , nowrap , Daniel S. Norton (R) , Died July 13, 1870.
Successor appointed July 15, 1870. , nowrap ,

(R) , July 15, 1870 , - ,

Missouri Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas t ...

(3) , nowrap , Charles D. Drake (R) , Resigned December 19, 1870, after being appointed chief justice of the United States Court of Claims.
Successor appointed December 19, 1870. , nowrap , Daniel T. Jewett (R) , December 19, 1870 , - ,

(3) , nowrap , Daniel T. Jewett (R) , Interim appointee retired.
Successor elected January 20, 1871. , nowrap , Francis P. Blair Jr. (D) , January 20, 1871 , - ,

(2) , nowrap ,

(R) , Successor elected January 22, 1871. , nowrap , Ozora P. Stearns (R) , January 22, 1871

House of Representatives

* Replacements: 14 ** Democratic: 3 seat net loss **

: 3 seat net gain ** Conservative Party of Virginia: no net change * Deaths: 6 * Resignations: 6 * Contested election: 8 * Seats of newly re-admitted states: 17 *Total seats with changes: 44 , - , , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Contested election with J.P. Reed. Reed was never seated. House declared Hoge entitled to seat. , nowrap , Solomon L. Hoge (R) , April 8, 1869 , - , , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Territory organized in previous congress and remained vacant until December 6, 1869 , nowrap , Stephen F. Nuckolls (D) , December 6, 1869 , - , , rowspan=8 , Vacant , rowspan=8 style="font-size:80%" , Virginia re-admitted into the Union , nowrap ,

(R) , rowspan=3 , January 26, 1870 , - , , nowrap , Charles H. Porter (R) , - , , nowrap ,

(C) , - , , nowrap , James K. Gibson (C) , January 28, 1870 , - , , nowrap , Richard S. Ayer (R) , rowspan=2 , January 31, 1870 , - , , nowrap , Lewis McKenzie (C) , - , , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Contested election with Henry D. Foster. House declared neither was entitled to seat. House then declared Covode duly elected February 9, 1870 , nowrap , John Covode (R) , February 9, 1870 , - , , rowspan=5 , Vacant , rowspan=5 style="font-size:80%" , Mississippi re-admitted into the Union , nowrap ,

(R) , rowspan=5 , February 23, 1870 , - , , nowrap , Joseph L. Morphis (R) , - , , nowrap , Henry W. Barry (R) , - , , nowrap ,

(R) , - , , nowrap ,

(R) , - , , rowspan=4 , Vacant , rowspan=4 style="font-size:80%" , Texas re-admitted into the Union , nowrap , George W. Whitmore (R) , March 30, 1870 , - , , nowrap , John C. Conner (D) , rowspan=3 , March 31, 1870 , - , , nowrap , William T. Clark (R) , - , , nowrap ,

(R) , - , , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Contested election with Michael Ryan. House declared neither was entitled to seat. Elected to seat thus caused , nowrap , Joseph P. Newsham (R) , May 23, 1870 , - , , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Contested election with William D. Simpson. Simpson was never seated. House declared Wallace entitled to seat. , nowrap , Alexander S. Wallace (R) , May 27, 1870 , - , , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Contested election with Louis St. Martin. House declared neither was entitled to seat. Elected to seat thus caused , nowrap , J. Hale Sypher (R) , November 7, 1870 , - , , rowspan=7 , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Vacancy caused by House declaring Joseph W. Clift not entitled to seat , nowrap , William W. Paine (D) , rowspan=7 , December 22, 1870 , - , , style="font-size:80%" , Vacancy caused by House declaring

Nelson Tift Nelson Tift (July 23, 1810 – November 21, 1891) was an American jurist, businessman, sailor, and politician who is best known for founding the city of Albany, Georgia. Biography Tift was born in Groton, Connecticut. Early in his life he beca ...

not entitled to seat , nowrap , Richard H. Whiteley (R) , - , , style="font-size:80%" , Vacancy caused by House declaring William P. Edwards not entitled to seat , nowrap ,

(R) , - , , style="font-size:80%" , Vacancy caused by House declaring Samuel F. Gove not entitled to seat , nowrap , Jefferson F. Long (R) , - , , style="font-size:80%" , Vacancy caused by House declaring Charles H. Prince not entitled to seat , nowrap ,

(D) , - , , style="font-size:80%" , Failure to elect , nowrap , William P. Price (D) , - , , style="font-size:80%" , Vacancy caused by House declaring Pierce M. B. Young not entitled to seat. He was subsequently elected to fill the vacancy thus caused , nowrap , Pierce M. B. Young (D) , - , , nowrap , Elihu B. Washburne (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned March 6, 1869, after being appointed

United States Secretary of State The United States secretary of state is a member of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States and the head of the U.S. Department of State. The office holder is one of the highest ranking members of the president's Ca ...

, nowrap ,

(R) , December 6, 1869 , - , , nowrap , George S. Boutwell (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned March 12, 1869, after being appointed

United States Secretary of the Treasury The United States secretary of the treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, and is the chief financial officer of the federal government of the United States. The secretary of the treasury serves as the principal a ...

, nowrap , George M. Brooks (R) , November 2, 1869 , - , , nowrap , John Moffet (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Lost contested election April 9, 1869 , nowrap , Leonard Myers (R) , April 9, 1869 , - , , nowrap , Benjamin F. Hopkins (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died January 1, 1870 , nowrap ,

(R) , February 23, 1870 , - , , nowrap ,

(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died February 5, 1870 , nowrap , Erasmus D. Peck (R) , April 23, 1870 , - , , nowrap , George W. Greene (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Lost contested election February 17, 1870 , nowrap , Charles Van Wyck (R) , February 17, 1870 , - , , nowrap , Benjamin F. Whittemore (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned February 24, 1870, pending an investigation of certain appointments to the US Military and Naval Academies , nowrap ,

(R) , December 12, 1870 , - , , nowrap , Jacob Golladay (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned February 28, 1870 , nowrap ,

(D) , May 10, 1870 , - , , nowrap , John T. Deweese (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned February 28, 1870, pending an investigation of certain appointments to the US Military and Naval Academies , nowrap ,

(D) , December 7, 1870 , - , , nowrap , John R. Reading (D) , style="font-size:80%" , Lost contested election April 13, 1870 , nowrap , Caleb N. Taylor (R) , April 13, 1870 , - , , nowrap ,

(R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died June 25, 1870 , nowrap , Joseph Dixon (R) , December 5, 1870 , - , , nowrap , Noah Davis (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned July 15, 1870, before being appointed

U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York is the chief federal law enforcement officer in eight New York counties: New York (Manhattan), Bronx, Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Orange, Dutchess and Sullivan. Establish ...

, nowrap , Charles H. Holmes (R) , December 6, 1870 , - , , nowrap ,

(R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died September 30, 1870 , nowrap , William P. Wolf (R) , December 6, 1870 , - , , nowrap ,

(C) , style="font-size:80%" , Died October 16, 1870 , nowrap , Richard T. W. Duke (C) , November 8, 1870 , - , , nowrap , Robert C. Schenck (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 5, 1871, after being appointed

U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom The United States ambassador to the United Kingdom (known formally as the ambassador of the United States to the Court of St James's) is the official representative of the president of the United States and the American government to the monarc ...

, Vacant , Not filled this Congress , - , , nowrap , John Covode (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died January 11, 1871 , Vacant , Not filled this Congress , - , , nowrap ,

(R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned at end of congress March 3, 1871, after being elected to the

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

for the following term , Vacant , Not filled this Congress , - , , nowrap , Thomas W. Ferry (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned at end of congress March 3, 1871, after being elected to the

for the following term , Vacant , Not filled this Congress

Committees

Senate

Agriculture Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people t ...

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Abijah Gilbert) * Appropriations (Chairman: Lot M. Morrill; Ranking Member:

William Sprague IV William Sprague IV (September 12, 1830September 11, 1915) was the 27th Governor of Rhode Island from 1860 to 1863, and U.S. Senator from 1863 to 1875. He participated in the First Battle of Bull Run during the American Civil War while he was a ...

) * Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman: Orris S. Ferry; Ranking Member:

) * Claims (Chairman: Timothy O. Howe; Ranking Member:

) *

Commerce Commerce is the large-scale organized system of activities, functions, procedures and institutions directly and indirectly related to the exchange (buying and selling) of goods and services among two or more parties within local, regional, nation ...

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Distributing Public Revenue Among the States (Select) *

District of Columbia ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, ...

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) *

Education Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty ...

(Chairman: Frederick A. Sawyer; Ranking Member: Henry W. Corbett) * Engrossed Bills (Chairman: William A. Buckingham; Ranking Member: Daniel S. Norton) * Finance (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Willard Warner) *

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

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

Oliver P. Morton Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton (August 4, 1823 – November 1, 1877), commonly known as Oliver P. Morton, was a U.S. Republican Party politician from Indiana. He served as the 14th governor (the first native-born) of Indiana during the Amer ...

) *

Indian Affairs The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), also known as Indian Affairs (IA), is a United States federal agency within the Department of the Interior. It is responsible for implementing federal laws and policies related to American Indians and Al ...

(Chairman: James Harlan; Ranking Member: William A. Buckingham) *

Judiciary The judiciary (also known as the judicial system, judicature, judicial branch, judiciative branch, and court or judiciary system) is the system of courts that adjudicates legal disputes/disagreements and interprets, defends, and applies the law ...

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Benjamin F. Rice) *

Manufactures Manufacturing is the creation or production of goods with the help of equipment, labor, machines, tools, and chemical or biological processing or formulation. It is the essence of secondary sector of the economy. The term may refer to a rang ...

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Arthur I. Boreman) * Memorial of Davis Hatch (Select) * Military Affairs and the Militia (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John M. Thayer) * Mines and Mining (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Edmund G. Ross) * Mississippi River Levee System (Select) * Naval Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Charles D. Drake) * Ordnance and War Ships (Select) * Outrages in Southern States (Select) *

Pacific Railroad The Pacific Railroad (not to be confused with Union Pacific Railroad) was a railroad based in Missouri. It was a predecessor of both the Missouri Pacific Railroad and St. Louis-San Francisco Railway. The Pacific was chartered by Missouri in 1849 ...

(Chairman: Jacob M. Howard; Ranking Member: Charles D. Drake) * Patents (Chairman: Waitman T. Willey; Ranking Member: Thomas W. Osborn) * Pensions (Chairman: George F. Edmunds; Ranking Member: William G. Brownlow) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Private Land Claims (Chairman: George H. Williams; Ranking Member:

) * Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Justin S. Morrill; Ranking Member: Adolphus H. Tanner) *

Public Lands In all modern states, a portion of land is held by central or local governments. This is called public land, state land, or Crown land (Australia, and Canada). The system of tenure of public land, and the terminology used, varies between countrie ...

(Chairman: Samuel C. Pomeroy; Ranking Member: Willard Warner) * Removal of Political Disabilities (Select) (Chairman: Henry B. Anthony; Ranking Member: Orris S. Ferry) *

Retrenchment Retrenchment (french: retrenchment, an old form of ''retranchement'', from ''retrancher'', to cut down, cut short) is an act of cutting down or reduction, particularly of public expenditure. Political usage The word is familiar in its most general ...

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Carl Schurz) * Revision of the Laws (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Revolutionary Claims (Chairman: Richard Yates; Ranking Member: William G. Brownlow) *

Rules Rule or ruling may refer to: Education * Royal University of Law and Economics (RULE), a university in Cambodia Human activity * The exercise of political or personal control by someone with authority or power * Business rule, a rule pert ...

(Select) * Tariff Regulation (Select) *

Territories A territory is an area of land, sea, or space, particularly belonging or connected to a country, person, or animal. In international politics, a territory is usually either the total area from which a state may extract power resources or a ...

(Chairman: James W. Nye; Ranking Member: Jacob M. Howard) * Traffic with Rebels in Texas (Select) * Whole

House of Representatives

* Accounts (Chairman: Henry L. Cake; Ranking Member: Aaron A. Sargent) *

(Chairman: John T. Wilson; Ranking Member: Jacob Benton) * Appropriations (Chairman: Henry L. Dawes; Ranking Member: Aaron A. Sargent) * Banking and Currency (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John B. Packer) * Claims (Chairman: William B. Washburn; Ranking Member: Jacob H. Ela) * Coinage, Weights and Measures (Chairman: William D. Kelley; Ranking Member: Noah Davis) *

(Chairman: Nathan F. Dixon; Ranking Member: David S. Bennett) *

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Charles M. Hamilton) * Education and Labor (Chairman: Samuel M. Arnell; Ranking Member: Samuel S. Burdett) *

Elections An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold Public administration, public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative ...

(Chairman: Halbert E. Paine; Ranking Member:

) * Expenditures in the Interior Department (Chairman: Jacob H. Ela; Ranking Member: Peter W. Strader) * Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman: John Lynch; Ranking Member:

) * Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman: William Moore; Ranking Member:

) * Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman: Alexander H. Bailey; Ranking Member: John D. Stiles) * Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Samuel J. Randall) * Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman: William Williams; Ranking Member: Clinton L. Cobb) * Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Freedmen's Affairs (Chairman: Oliver H. Dockery; Ranking Member: John B. Hawley) * Foreign Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Charles W. Willard) *

(Chairman: Sidney Clarke; Ranking Member: John T. Deweese) * Invalid Pensions (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Christopher C. Bowen) *

(Chairman: John A. Bingham; Ranking Member: Ulysses Mercur) *

(Chairman: Daniel J. Morrell; Ranking Member: William H. Upson) * Mileage (Chairman: Isaac R. Hawkins; Ranking Member:

) *

Military Affairs ''The Journal of Military History'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering the military history of all times and places. It is the official journal of the Society for Military History. The journal was established in 1937 and the ed ...

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John S. Witcher) *

Militia A militia () is generally an army or some other fighting organization of non-professional soldiers, citizens of a country, or subjects of a state, who may perform military service during a time of need, as opposed to a professional force of r ...

(Chairman: John P. C. Shanks; Ranking Member:

) * Mines and Mining (Chairman: Orange Ferriss; Ranking Member: Isaac H. Duval) * Naval Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: George W. McCrary) * Pacific Railroads (Chairman: William A. Wheeler; Ranking Member:

) * Patents (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: James A. Johnson) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: John F. Farnsworth; Ranking Member: James N. Tyner) * Private Land Claims (Chairman:

Godlove Stein Orth Godlove Stein Orth (April 22, 1817 – December 16, 1882) was a United States representative from Indiana and an acting Lieutenant Governor of Indiana. Biography Of German ancestry, he was born near Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, on ...

; Ranking Member: Cadwallader C. Washburn) * Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: John Beatty) * Public Expenditures (Chairman: John Coburn) *

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: James J. Winans) * Railways and Canals (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: William F. Prosser) * Revision of Laws (Chairman: Luke P. Poland; Ranking Member:

) * Revolutionary Claims (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Alexander H. Jones) * Revolutionary Pensions and War of 1812 (Chairman: Charles W. Willard; Ranking Member: Roderick R. Butler) *

(Select) (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Standards of Official Conduct *

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Ways and Means (Chairman: Samuel Hooper; Ranking Member: James Brooks) * Whole

Joint committees

* Conditions of Indian Tribes (Special) * Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Rep. John Beatty; Vice Chairman: Rep. Joseph C. Abbott) * The Library (Chairman: Rep. John A. Peters; Vice Chairman: Rep. George A. Woodward) *

Printing Printing is a process for mass reproducing text and images using a master form or template. The earliest non-paper products involving printing include cylinder seals and objects such as the Cyrus Cylinder and the Cylinders of Nabonidus. The ...

(Chairman: Rep. Addison H. Laflin; Vice Chairman: Rep. William Mungen) *

(Chairman: Rep.

; Vice Chairman: Rep.

)

Caucuses

* Democratic (House) * Democratic (Senate)

Employees

Legislative branch agency directors

Architect of the Capitol The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is the federal agency responsible for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capitol Complex. It is an agency of the legislative branch of the federal government and is ...

: Edward Clark * Librarian of Congress: Ainsworth Rand Spofford

Senate

* Chaplain: John P. Newman (

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) *

Secretary A secretary, administrative professional, administrative assistant, executive assistant, administrative officer, administrative support specialist, clerk, military assistant, management assistant, office secretary, or personal assistant is a ...

George C. Gorham George Congdon Gorham (July 5, 1832 – February 11, 1909) was a Republican California politician, newspaper editor, and author. Gorham ran in 1867 under the Republican ticket in the Californian gubernatorial race. He lost, however, to Democra ...

Sergeant at Arms Sergeant ( abbreviated to Sgt. and capitalized when used as a named person's title) is a rank in many uniformed organizations, principally military and policing forces. The alternative spelling, ''serjeant'', is used in The Rifles and other un ...

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, until March 22, 1869 ** John R. French, elected March 22, 1869

House of Representatives

* Chaplain: John G. Butler (

Presbyterian Presbyterianism is a part of the Reformed tradition within Protestantism that broke from the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland by John Knox, who was a priest at St. Giles Cathedral (Church of Scotland). Presbyterian churches derive their nam ...

) *

Clerk A clerk is a white-collar worker who conducts general office tasks, or a worker who performs similar sales-related tasks in a retail environment. The responsibilities of clerical workers commonly include record keeping, filing, staffing service ...

Edward McPherson Edward McPherson (July 31, 1830 – December 14, 1895) was an American newspaper editor and politician who served two terms in the United States House of Representatives, as well as multiple terms as the Clerk of the House of Representative ...

* Clerk at the Speaker's Table: John M. Barclay * Doorkeeper: Otis S. Buxton * Postmaster: William S. King * Reading Clerks:

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(D) and William K. Mehaffey (R) *

: Nehemiah G. Ordway

Notes

References

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