There were nine special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1899 during the

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, which began on March 4, 1899. None of the special elections in 1899 were during the

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, which ended March 3, 1899. , - , ,

Nelson Dingley Jr. Nelson Dingley Jr. (February 15, 1832 – January 13, 1899) was a journalist and politician from the U.S. state of Maine. Dingley was born in Durham, Maine and attended the common schools at Unity, Maine and Waterville College (now Colby Co ...

, , Republican ,

1880 Events January–March * January 22 – Toowong State School is founded in Queensland, Australia. * January – The international White slave trade affair scandal in Brussels is exposed and attracts international infamy. * February � ...

, , Incumbent member-elect died January 13, 1899.
New member elected June 19, 1899.
Republican hold.
Successor seated December 4, 1899 with the rest of the House. , nowrap , , - , , Samuel T. Baird , , Democratic ,

1896 Events January–March * January 2 – The Jameson Raid comes to an end, as Jameson surrenders to the Boers. * January 4 – Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state. * January 5 – An Austrian newspaper reports that ...

, , Incumbent died April 22, 1899.
New member elected August 29, 1899.
Democratic hold.
Successor seated December 4, 1899 with the rest of the House. , nowrap , , - , ,

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 ...

, , Democratic ,

1872 Events January–March * January 12 – Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first ruler crowned in that city in over 500 years. * February 2 – The government of the United Kingdom buys a number of forts on ...

1894

, , Incumbent died June 15, 1899.
New member elected August 29, 1899.
Democratic hold.
Successor seated December 4, 1899 with the rest of the House. , nowrap , , - , , Thomas B. Reed , , Republican ,

1876 Events January–March * January 1 ** The Reichsbank opens in Berlin. ** The Bass Brewery Red Triangle becomes the world's first registered trademark symbol. * February 2 – The National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs is ...

, , Incumbent resigned September 4, 1899 to protest the

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.
New member elected November 7, 1899.
Republican hold.
Successor seated December 4, 1899 with the rest of the House. , nowrap , , - , , William L. Greene , , Populist ,

, , Incumbent died March 11, 1899.
New member elected November 7, 1899.
Populist hold.
Successor seated December 4, 1899 with the rest of the House. , nowrap , , - , ,

Warren B. Hooker Warren Brewster Hooker (November 24, 1856 – March 5, 1920) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Born in Perrysburg, New York, Hooker attended the public schools and Forestville Free Academy, Forestville, New York. He studied law and was ...

, , Republican , 1890 , , Incumbent member-elect resigned November 10, 1898 to become a Justice of the Supreme Court of New York.
New member elected November 7, 1899.
Republican hold.
Successor seated December 4, 1899 with the rest of the House. , nowrap , , - , ,

Lorenzo Danford Lorenzo Dow Danford (October 18, 1829 – June 19, 1899) was an American lawyer and politician who served five terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1873 to 1879 and again from 1895 to 1899. Biography Born in Washington Township, Belmon ...

, , Republican ,

1878

1894 Events January–March * January 4 – A military alliance is established between the French Third Republic and the Russian Empire. * January 7 – William Kennedy Dickson receives a patent for motion picture film in the United S ...

, , Incumbent died June 19, 1899.
New member elected November 7, 1899.
Republican hold.
Successor seated December 4, 1899 with the rest of the House. , nowrap , , - , ,

Daniel Ermentrout Daniel Ermentrout (January 24, 1837 – September 17, 1899) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district from 1881 to 1889 and ...

, , Democratic ,

1878

, , Incumbent died September 17, 1899.
New member elected November 7, 1899.
Democratic hold.
Successor seated December 4, 1899 with the rest of the House. , nowrap , , - , , Evan E. Settle , , Democratic ,

, , Incumbent died November 16, 1899.
New member elected December 18, 1899.
Democratic hold.
Successor seated January 15, 1900. , nowrap ,

References

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1899 Events January 1899 * January 1 ** Spanish rule ends in Cuba, concluding 400 years of the Spanish Empire in the Americas. ** Queens and Staten Island become administratively part of New York City. * January 2 – **Bolivia sets up a c ...