There were four special elections to the
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they ...
in 1915:
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Joseph T. Johnson
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1900
As of March 1 ( O.S. February 17), when the Julian calendar acknowledged a leap day and the Gregorian calendar did not, the Julian calendar fell one day further behind, bringing the difference to 13 days until February 28 ( O.S. February 15), 2 ...
, , Incumbent resigned April 19, 1915 to become judge of the
U.S. District Court for the Western District of South Carolina.
New member
elected Elected may refer to:
* "Elected" (song), by Alice Cooper, 1973
* ''Elected'' (EP), by Ayreon, 2008
*The Elected, an American indie rock band
See also
*Election
An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population ...
September 14, 1915.
Democratic hold.
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Joseph A. Goulden
Joseph Aloysius Goulden (August 1, 1844 – May 3, 1915) was an American educator, businessman, Civil War veteran, and politician who served five terms as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1903 to 1911, and from 1913 to 1915.
Biograph ...
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1912
, , Incumbent died May 3, 1915.
New member elected November 2, 1915.
Republican gain.
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Edwin A. Merritt
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1912
, , Incumbent died December 4, 1914.
New member elected November 2, 1915.
Republican hold.
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Sereno E. Payne
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1889
, , Incumbent died December 10, 1914.
New member elected November 2, 1915.
Republican hold.
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William M. Brown (R) died January 31, 1915.
New member elected November 3, 1915.
Republican hold.
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References
1915
Events
Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix.
January
* January – British physicist Sir Joseph Larmor publishes his observations on "The Influence of Local Atmospheric Cooling on Astronomical Refraction".
* January ...
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