The 47th 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 Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1881, to March 4, 1883, during the six months of James Garfield's presidency, and the first year and a half of Chester Arthur's presidency. The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Ninth Census of the United States in 1870. The House had a Republican majority; the Senate was evenly divided for the first time ever, with no vice president to break ties for most of this term.

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.

Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

Senate

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

: Chester A. Arthur (R), until September 19, 1881; vacant thereafter *

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

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), October 10, 1881 – October 13, 1881 ** David Davis (I), from October 13, 1881 ** George F. Edmunds (R), from March 3, 1883 * Democratic Caucus Chairman: George H. Pendleton * Republican Conference Chairman:

Henry B. Anthony Henry Bowen Anthony (April 1, 1815 – September 2, 1884) was a United States newspaperman and political figure. He served as editor and was later part owner of the ''Providence Journal''. He was the 21st Governor of Rhode Island, serving betwee ...

House of Representatives

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J. Warren Keifer Joseph Warren Keifer (January 30, 1836 – April 22, 1932) was a major general during the Spanish–American War and a prominent U.S. politician during the 1880s. He served in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican from Ohio ...

(R) * Republican Conference Chairman:

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

Major events

*March 4, 1881: James A. Garfield became

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*September 19, 1881: President Garfield died. Vice President Chester A. Arthur became

Major legislation

* February 25, 1882: Apportionment of the Tenth Census, ch. 20, * May 6, 1882:

Chinese Exclusion Act The Chinese Exclusion Act was a United States federal law signed by President Chester A. Arthur on May 6, 1882, prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers for 10 years. The law excluded merchants, teachers, students, travelers, and diplo ...

, * August 2, 1882:

Passenger Act of 1882 The Passenger Act of 1882 is a United States federal statute establishing occupancy control regulations for seafaring passenger ships completing Atlantic and Pacific transoceanic crossings to America during the late 19th century and early 20th ...

, * August 2, 1882: Rivers and Harbors Act * January 16, 1883: Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, ch. 27, * March 3, 1883: Tariff of 1883 (Mongrel Tariff)

Members

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

Senate

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.

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 = 135,7 ...

: 2. John T. Morgan (D) : 3.

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

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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. Augustus H. Garland (D) : 3. James D. Walker (D)

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. John F. Miller (R) : 3.

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

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

: 2. Henry M. Teller (R), until April 17, 1882 :: George M. Chilcott (R), April 17, 1882 - January 27, 1883 :: Horace A. W. Tabor (R), from January 27, 1883 : 3. Nathaniel P. Hill (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 (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the ...

: 1. Joseph R. Hawley (R) : 3.

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

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

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

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

: 1. Charles W. Jones (D) : 3.

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

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Georgia

: 2.

Benjamin H. Hill Benjamin Harvey Hill (September 14, 1823 – August 16, 1882) was a politician whose career spanned state and national politics, and the Civil War. He served in the Georgia legislature in both houses. Although he had opposed secession, he st ...

(D), until August 16, 1882 :: M. Pope Barrow (D), from November 15, 1882 : 3. Joseph E. Brown (D)

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 Rock ...

: 2. David Davis (I) : 3. John A. Logan (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 ...

: 1. Benjamin Harrison (R) : 3.

Daniel W. Voorhees Daniel Wolsey Voorhees (September 26, 1827April 10, 1897) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senator from Indiana from 1877 to 1897. He was the leader of the Democratic Party and an anti-war Copperhead during th ...

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Iowa Iowa () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, 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: Wiscon ...

: 2. Samuel J. Kirkwood (R), until March 7, 1881 ::

James W. McDill James Wilson McDill (March 4, 1834February 28, 1894) was an American lawyer, state-court judge, Republican Party (United States), Republican United States Representative and United States Senate, Senator from Iowa, state railroad commissioner, ...

(R), from March 8, 1881 : 3. William B. Allison (R)

Kansas Kansas () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its Capital city, capital is Topeka, Kansas, Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita, Kansas, Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebras ...

: 2.

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

(R) : 3. John J. Ingalls (R)

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

: 2. James B. Beck (D) : 3. John S. Williams (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 bord ...

: 2. William Pitt Kellogg (R) : 3.

Benjamin F. Jonas Benjamin Franklin Jonas (July 19, 1834December 21, 1911) was a Democratic U.S. Senator from Louisiana and an officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He was the third Jew to serve in the Senate. Jonas was also the ...

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Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and nor ...

: 1. Eugene Hale (R) : 2.

James G. Blaine James Gillespie Blaine (January 31, 1830January 27, 1893) was an American statesman and Republican politician who represented Maine in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1863 to 1876, serving as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representati ...

(R), until March 5, 1881 :: William P. Frye (R), from March 15, 1881

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 t ...

: 1.

Arthur Pue Gorman Arthur Pue Gorman (March 11, 1839June 4, 1906) was an American politician. He was leader of the Gorman-Rasin organization with Isaac Freeman Rasin that controlled the Maryland Democratic Party from the late 1870s until his death in 1906. Gorman ...

(D) : 3. James B. Groome (D)

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

(R) : 2. George F. Hoar (R)

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

: 1. Omar D. Conger (R) : 2. Thomas W. Ferry (R)

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

: 1. Samuel J. R. McMillan (R) : 2. William Windom (R),until March 7, 1881 :: Alonzo J. Edgerton (R), March 12, 1881 – October 30, 1881 :: William Windom (R), from November 15, 1881

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. James Z. George (D) : 2. Lucius Q. C. Lamar (D)

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. Francis M. Cockrell (D) : 3. George G. Vest (D)

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

: 1.

Charles H. Van Wyck Charles Henry Van Wyck (May 10, 1824October 24, 1895) was a Representative from New York, a Senator from Nebraska, and a Union Army brigadier general in the American Civil War. Early life and political career Van Wyck was born in Poughkeepsie, ...

(R) : 2.

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

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Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. N ...

: 1. James G. Fair (D) : 3. John P. Jones (R)

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

: 2. Edward H. Rollins (R) : 3. Henry W. Blair (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 Delawa ...

: 1. William J. Sewell (R) : 2.

John R. McPherson John RhodericIn a letter dated March 4, 1887, McPherson states that the "R" in his name is "nothing except a designation" and does not stand for Rhoderic. McPherson (May 9, 1833October 8, 1897) was an American businessman, inventor, and Democr ...

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New York

: 1.

Thomas C. Platt Thomas Collier Platt (July 15, 1833 – March 6, 1910), also known as Tom Platt

(R), until May 16, 1881 ::

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

(R), from July 27, 1881 : 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), until May 16, 1881 ::

Elbridge G. Lapham Elbridge Gerry Lapham (October 18, 1814January 8, 1890) was a U.S. Senator from New York from 1881–1885. Life Lapham attended the public schools and the Canandaigua Academy. He studied civil engineering and law and was admitted to the ba ...

(R), from July 29, 1881

North Carolina North Carolina () is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 28th largest and List of states and territories of the United ...

: 2. Matt W. Ransom (D) : 3. Zebulon B. Vance (D)

Ohio Ohio () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Of the List of states and territories of the United States, fifty U.S. states, it is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 34th-l ...

: 1. John Sherman (R) : 3. George H. Pendleton (D)

Oregon Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of it ...

: 2. La Fayette Grover (D) : 3. James H. Slater (D)

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

: 1.

John I. Mitchell John Inscho Mitchell (July 28, 1838August 20, 1907) was an American lawyer, jurist, and Republican party politician from Tioga County, Pennsylvania. He served in the state legislature and represented Pennsylvania in both the U.S. House and Sen ...

(R) : 3. J. Donald Cameron (R)

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

: 1.

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

(R), until September 13, 1881 :: Nelson W. Aldrich (R), from October 5, 1881 : 2.

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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.

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

(D) : 3. Wade Hampton III (D)

Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 36th-largest by ...

: 1. Howell E. Jackson (D) : 2.

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

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Texas Texas (, ; Spanish: ''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. Samuel B. Maxey (D) : 2. Richard Coke (D)

Vermont Vermont () is a U.S. state, 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 (state), New York to the west, and the Provin ...

: 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 are ...

: 1. William Mahone (RA) : 2. John W. Johnston (D)

West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the ...

: 1. Johnson N. Camden (D) : 2.

Henry G. Davis Henry Gassaway Davis (November 16, 1823 – March 11, 1916) was a millionaire and Senator from West Virginia. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for Vice President of the United States in 1904. Born on a farm in Howard County, Maryland, he be ...

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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 ...

: 1. Philetus Sawyer (R) : 3. Angus Cameron (R), from March 14, 1881 47th United States Congress Senators

House of Representatives

Members' names 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 = 135,7 ...

: . Thomas H. Herndon (D) : .

Hilary A. Herbert Hilary Abner Herbert (March 12, 1834 – March 6, 1919) was Secretary of the Navy in the second administration of President Grover Cleveland. He also served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Alabama. Biography ...

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William C. Oates William Calvin Oates (either November 30 or December 1, 1835September 9, 1910) was a colonel in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, the 29th Governor of Alabama from 1894 to 1896, and a brigadier general in the U.S. Ar ...

(D) : . Charles M. Shelley (D), until July 20, 1882 :: Charles M. Shelley (D), from November 7, 1882 : . Thomas Williams (D) : . Goldsmith W. Hewitt (D) : . William H. Forney (D) : . Joseph Wheeler (D), until June 3, 1882 :: William M. Lowe (GB), June 3, 1882 – October 12, 1882 :: Joseph Wheeler (D), from January 15, 1883

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 ...

: . Poindexter Dunn (D) : . James K. Jones (D) : . Jordan E. Cravens (D) : . Thomas M. Gunter (D)

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 ...

: . William S. Rosecrans (D) : . Horace F. Page (R) : . Campbell P. Berry (D) : . Romualdo Pacheco (R)

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

: . James B. Belford (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 (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the ...

: . John R. Buck (R) : . James Phelps (D) : .

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

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Frederick Miles Frederick Miles (December 19, 1815 – November 20, 1896) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut's 4th congressional district from 1879 to 1883 and from 1889 to 1891. He had previously served in ...

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

: . Edward L. Martin (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 ...

: . Robert H. M. Davidson (D) : . Jesse J. Finley (D), until June 1, 1882 :: Horatio Bisbee Jr. (R), from June 1, 1882

Georgia

: . George R. Black (D) : . Henry G. Turner (D) : . Philip Cook (D) : . Hugh Buchanan (D) : . Nathaniel J. Hammond (D) : .

James H. Blount James Henderson Blount (September 12, 1837 – March 8, 1903) was an American statesman, soldier and congressman from Georgia. He opposed the annexation of Hawaii in 1893 in his investigation into the American involvement in the political revolut ...

(D) : . Judson C. Clements (D) : .

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

(D), until November 4, 1882 :: Seaborn Reese (D), from December 4, 1882 : . Emory Speer ( ID)

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 Rock ...

: . William Aldrich (R) : .

George R. Davis George Davis may refer to: Entertainment *George Davis (actor) (1889–1965), Dutch-born American actor *George Davis (art director) (1914–1998), American art director * George Davis (author) (1939), American novelist * George Davis (editor) (19 ...

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Charles B. Farwell Charles Benjamin Farwell (July 1, 1823 – September 23, 1903) was a U.S. Representative and Senator from Illinois. Early life Farwell was born in Painted Post, New York on July 1, 1823. He was a son of Henry Farwell (1795–1873) and Na ...

(R) : . John C. Sherwin (R) : . Robert M. A. Hawk (R), until June 29, 1882 :: Robert R. Hitt (R), from December 4, 1882 : . Thomas J. Henderson (R) : .

William Cullen William Cullen FRS FRSE FRCPE FPSG (; 15 April 17105 February 1790) was a Scottish physician, chemist and agriculturalist, and professor at the Edinburgh Medical School. Cullen was a central figure in the Scottish Enlightenment: He was ...

(R) : . Lewis E. Payson (R) : .

John H. Lewis John Henry Lewis (July 21, 1830 – January 6, 1929) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. representative for Illinois's 9th congressional district from 1881 to 1883. Early life Born near Ithaca, New York, Lewis move ...

(R) : . Benjamin F. Marsh (R) : . James W. Singleton (D) : .

William M. Springer William McKendree Springer (May 30, 1836 – December 4, 1903) was a United States Representative from Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan ...

(D) : . Dietrich C. Smith (R) : .

Joseph G. Cannon Joseph Gurney Cannon (May 7, 1836 – November 12, 1926) was an American politician from Illinois and leader of the Republican Party. Cannon served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1903 to 1911, and many consi ...

(R) : . Samuel W. Moulton (D) : . William A. J. Sparks (D) : . William R. Morrison (D) : . John R. Thomas (R) : . Richard W. Townshend (D)

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

: . William Heilman (R) : .

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

(D) : . Strother M. Stockslager (D) : .

William S. Holman William Steele Holman (September 6, 1822 – April 22, 1897) was a lawyer, judge and politician from Dearborn County, Indiana. He was a member of the Democratic Party who served as a U.S. Representative from 1859 to 1865, 1867 to 1877, 1881 ...

(D) : . Courtland C. Matson (D) : .

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

(R) : . Stanton J. Peelle (R) : . Robert B. F. Peirce (R) : . Godlove S. Orth (R), until December 16, 1882 :: Charles T. Doxey (R), from January 17, 1883 : . Mark L. De Motte (R) : . George W. Steele (R) : . Walpole G. Colerick (D) : . William H. Calkins (R)

Iowa Iowa () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, 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: Wiscon ...

: . Moses A. McCoid (R) : . Sewall S. Farwell (R) : . Thomas Updegraff (R) : . Nathaniel C. Deering (R) : . William G. Thompson (R) : . Marsena E. Cutts (R), until March 3, 1883 :: John C. Cook (D), from March 3, 1883 : . John A. Kasson (R) : . William P. Hepburn (R) : . Cyrus C. Carpenter (R)

Kansas Kansas () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its Capital city, capital is Topeka, Kansas, Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita, Kansas, Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebras ...

: . John A. Anderson (R) : . Dudley C. Haskell (R) : . Thomas Ryan (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 ...

: . Oscar Turner (D) : .

James A. McKenzie James Andrew McKenzie (August 1, 1840 – June 25, 1904) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky and uncle of John McKenzie Moss. Born in Bennettstown, Kentucky, McKenzie attended the common schools of Christian County and Centre College, D ...

(D) : . John William Caldwell (D) : . J. Proctor Knott (D) : .

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

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John G. Carlisle John Griffin Carlisle (September 5, 1834July 31, 1910) was an American politician from the commonwealth of Kentucky and was a member of the Democratic Party. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives seven times, first in ...

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Joseph C. S. Blackburn Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn (October 1, 1838September 12, 1918) was a Democratic Representative and Senator from Kentucky. Blackburn, a skilled and spirited orator, was also a prominent trial lawyer known for his skill at swaying juries. Biog ...

(D) : . Philip B. Thompson Jr. (D) : . John D. White (R) : . Elijah C. Phister (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 bord ...

: . Randall L. Gibson (D) : . E. John Ellis (D) : . Chester B. Darrall (R) : . Newton C. Blanchard (D) : . J. Floyd King (D) : . Edward W. Robertson (D)

Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and nor ...

: . Thomas B. Reed (R) : . William P. Frye (R), until March 17, 1881 :: Nelson Dingley Jr. (R) from September 12, 1881 : . Stephen D. Lindsey (R) : .

George W. Ladd George Washington Ladd (September 28, 1818 – January 30, 1892) was a U.S. Representative from Maine. Life history Ladd was born on September 28, 1818 to Joseph and Sarah (Hamlin) Ladd in Augusta, Massachusetts (now in Maine). Ladd attended ...

(GB) : . Thompson H. Murch (GB)

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 t ...

: . George W. Covington (D) : . J. Frederick C. Talbott (D) : . Fetter S. Hoblitzell (D) : . Robert M. McLane (D) : . Andrew G. Chapman (D) : . Milton G. Urner (R)

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: . William W. Crapo (R) : . Benjamin W. Harris (R) : .

Ambrose A. Ranney Ambrose Arnold Ranney (April 17, 1821 – March 5, 1899) was a Representative from Massachusetts. Early life Ambrose Arnold Ranney was born on April 17, 1821, in Townshend, Vermont. He graduated from Dartmouth College and studied law in Woodstoc ...

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

(D) : . Selwyn Z. Bowman (R) : .

Eben F. Stone Eben Francis Stone (August 3, 1822 – January 22, 1895) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Stone was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts to Ebenezer and Fanny (Coolidge) Stone. Stone attended North Andover Academy and graduated fr ...

(R) : . William A. Russell (R) : . John W. Candler (R) : .

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

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

(R) : . George D. Robinson (R)

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

: . Henry W. Lord (R) : . Edwin Willits (R) : .

Edward S. Lacey Edward Samuel Lacey (November 26, 1835 – October 2, 1916) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan and Comptroller of the Currency from 1889 to 1892.Julius C. Burrows Julius Caesar Burrows (January 9, 1837November 16, 1915) was a U.S. Representative and a U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan. Early life and education Burrows was born in North East, Pennsylvania and moved then with his parents to Ashtabu ...

(R) : . George W. Webber (R) : . Oliver L. Spaulding (R) : . John T. Rich (R), from April 5, 1881 : . Roswell G. Horr (R) : . Jay A. Hubbell (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 t ...

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

(R) : . Horace B. Strait (R) : .

William D. Washburn William Drew "W.D." Washburn, Sr. (January 14, 1831 – July 29, 1912) was an American politician. He served in both the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate as a Republican from Minnesota. Three of his seven ...

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

: . Henry L. Muldrow (D) : . Vannoy H. Manning (D) : . Hernando Money (D) : .

Otho R. Singleton Otho Robards Singleton (October 14, 1814 – January 11, 1889) was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi and a member of the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War. Born near Nicholasville, Kentucky, Singleton attended t ...

(D) : . Charles E. Hooker (D) : .

James R. Chalmers James Ronald Chalmers (January 11, 1831April 9, 1898) was an American politician and senior officer of the Confederate States Army who commanded infantry and cavalry in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. After the war, Chalmers s ...

(D), until April 29, 1882 ::

John R. Lynch John Roy Lynch (September 10, 1847 – November 2, 1939) was an American writer, attorney, military officer, author, and Republican politician who served as Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives and represented Mississippi in ...

(R), from April 29, 1882

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 ...

: . Martin L. Clardy (D) : . Thomas Allen (D), until April 8, 1882 :: James Henry McLean (R), from December 15, 1882 : . Richard G. Frost (D), until March 2, 1883 :: Gustavus Sessinghaus (R), from March 2, 1883 : . Lowndes H. Davis (D) : . Richard P. Bland (D) : . Ira Hazeltine (GB) : . Theron M. Rice (GB) : . Robert T. Van Horn (R) : .

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

(GB) : . Joseph H. Burrows (GB) : . John B. Clark Jr. (D) : .

William H. Hatch William Henry Hatch (September 11, 1833 – December 23, 1896) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. He was the namesake of the Hatch Act of 1887, which established state agricultural experiment stations for the land-grant colleges. Hatch i ...

(D) : . Aylett H. Buckner (D)

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

: . Edward K. Valentine (R)

Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. N ...

: . George W. Cassidy (D)

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

: . Joshua G. Hall (R) : . James F. Briggs (R) : . Ossian Ray (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 Delawa ...

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(R) : . J. Hart Brewer (R) : .

Miles Ross Miles Ross (April 30, 1827 – February 22, 1903) was an American Democratic Party politician and businessman who represented New Jersey's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for four terms from 1875 t ...

(D) : . Henry S. Harris (D) : . John Hill (R) : . Phineas Jones (R) : . Augustus A. Hardenbergh (D)

New York

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Perry Belmont Perry Belmont (December 28, 1851 – May 25, 1947) was an American politician and diplomat. He served four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1881 to 1888. Early life and education Belmont was born on December 28, 1851, in New York C ...

(D) : . William E. Robinson (D) : . J. Hyatt Smith (I) : . Archibald M. Bliss (D) : . Benjamin Wood (D) : .

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

(D) : . P. Henry Dugro (D) : .

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

(R) : . John Hardy (D), from December 5, 1881 : . Abram S. Hewitt (D) : .

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

(R), until March 21, 1881 :: Roswell P. Flower (D), from November 8, 1881 : . Waldo Hutchins (D) : . John H. Ketcham (R) : .

Lewis Beach Lewis Beach (March 30, 1835 – August 10, 1886) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from New York representing two different congressional districts, the fourteenth and the fifteenth. In all, he served three terms in office befo ...

(D) : . Thomas Cornell (R) : .

Michael N. Nolan Michael Nicholas Nolan (May 4, 1833 – May 31, 1905) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from New York State and List of mayors of Albany, New York, Mayor of Albany, New York, the state capital. Biography Nolan wa ...

(D) : . Walter A. Wood (R) : . John Hammond (R) : .

Abraham X. Parker Abraham X. Parker (November 14, 1831 – August 9, 1909) was an American lawyer and politician from New York (state), New York. He was most notable for his service in the New York State Assembly (1863-1864), the New York State Senate (1867-1871), ...

(R) : . George West (R) : .

Ferris Jacobs Jr. Ferris Jacobs Jr. (March 20, 1836 – August 30, 1886) was an American officer and politician; he was a United States representative from New York. Biography Jacobs was born in Delhi, Delaware County, New York, and attended Delaware Academy ...

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(R), until July 26, 1881 :: Charles R. Skinner (R) from November 18, 1881 : . Cyrus D. Prescott (R) : . Joseph Mason (R) : .

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

(R) : . John H. Camp (R) : .

(R), until July 29, 1881 :: James W. Wadsworth (R), from November 8, 1881 : . Jeremiah W. Dwight (R) : . David P. Richardson (R) : . John Van Voorhis (R) : . Richard Crowley (R) : .

Jonathan Scoville Jonathan Scoville (July 14, 1830 – March 4, 1891) was an American businessman who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1880 to 1883, and as mayor of Buffalo from 1884 to 1885. Biography Born in Salisbury, Conne ...

(D) : . Henry H. Van Aernam (R)

North Carolina North Carolina () is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 28th largest and List of states and territories of the United ...

: . Louis C. Latham (D) : . Orlando Hubbs (R) : . John W. Shackelford (D), until January 18, 1883 : .

William Ruffin Cox William Ruffin Cox (March 11, 1831/1832December 26, 1919) was an American soldier and politician from the state of North Carolina. He was a brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, a three-term member of the United State ...

(D) : . Alfred M. Scales (D) : . Clement Dowd (D) : . Robert F. Armfield (D) : . Robert B. Vance (D)

Ohio Ohio () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Of the List of states and territories of the United States, fifty U.S. states, it is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 34th-l ...

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

(R) : . Thomas L. Young (R) : . Henry L. Morey (R) : . Emanuel Shultz (R) : .

Benjamin Le Fevre Benjamin Le Fevre (October 8, 1838 – March 7, 1922) was a nineteenth-century American politician and Civil War veteran from Ohio. He served four terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1879 to 1887. Biography Born near Maple ...

(D) : . James M. Ritchie (R) : . John P. Leedom (D) : .

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James S. Robinson James Sidney Robinson (October 14, 1827 – January 14, 1892) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He served two terms in Congress from 1881 to 1885. Early life and career Born near ...

(R) : . John B. Rice (R) : . Henry S. Neal (R) : . George L. Converse (D) : . Gibson Atherton (D) : . George W. Geddes (D) : .

Rufus R. Dawes Rufus R. Dawes (July 4, 1838August 1, 1899) was a military officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He used the middle initial "R" but had no middle name. He was noted for his service in the famed Iron Brigade, particularly dur ...

(R) : . Jonathan T. Updegraff (R), until November 30, 1882 :: Joseph D. Taylor (R), from January 2, 1883 : .

William McKinley William McKinley (January 29, 1843September 14, 1901) was the 25th president of the United States, serving from 1897 until his assassination in 1901. As a politician he led a realignment that made his Republican Party largely dominant in t ...

(R) : . Addison S. McClure (R) : . Ezra B. Taylor (R) : . Amos Townsend (R)

Oregon Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of it ...

: . Melvin C. George (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, ...

: . Henry H. Bingham (R) : . Charles O'Neill (R) : .

Samuel J. Randall Samuel Jackson Randall (October 10, 1828April 13, 1890) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who represented the Queen Village, Society Hill, and Northern Liberties neighborhoods of Philadelphia from 1863 to 1890 and served as the 29th ...

(D) : . William D. Kelley (R) : .

Alfred C. Harmer Alfred Crout Harmer (August 8, 1825 – March 6, 1900) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography Harmer was born in Germantown section of Philadelphia. Began work as a shoe manufacture ...

(R) : . William Ward (R) : . William Godshalk (R) : . Daniel Ermentrout (D) : . A. Herr Smith (R) : .

William Mutchler William Mutchler (December 21, 1831 – June 23, 1893) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography William Mutchler (father of Howard Mutchler) was born in Palmer Township, Pennsylvania. He attend ...

(D) : .

Robert Klotz Robert Klotz (October 27, 1819 – May 1, 1895) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography Robert Klotz was born in Northampton (now Carbon) County, Pennsylvania. He attended the county's schoo ...

(D) : . Joseph A. Scranton (R) : . Charles N. Brumm (GB) : . Samuel F. Barr (R) : . Cornelius C. Jadwin (R) : . Robert J. C. Walker (R) : . Jacob M. Campbell (R) : . Horatio G. Fisher (R) : . Frank E. Beltzhoover (D) : .

Andrew G. Curtin Andrew Gregg Curtin (April 22, 1815/1817October 7, 1894) was a U.S. lawyer and politician. He served as the Governor of Pennsylvania during the Civil War, helped defend his state during the Gettysburg Campaign, and led organization of the cr ...

(D) : . Morgan R. Wise (D) : . Russell Errett (R) : . Thomas M. Bayne (R) : . William S. Shallenberger (R) : . James Mosgrove (GB) : . Samuel H. Miller (R) : . Lewis F. Watson (R)

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

: . Nelson W. Aldrich (R), until October 4, 1881 :: Henry J. Spooner (R), from December 5, 1881 : . Jonathan Chace (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 = ...

: . John S. Richardson (D) : . Michael P. O'Connor (D), until April 26, 1881 :: Samuel Dibble (D), June 9, 1881 – May 31, 1882 :: Edmund W. M. Mackey (IR), from May 31, 1882 : . D. Wyatt Aiken (D) : . John H. Evins (D) : .

George D. Tillman :''This is an article about a U.S. politician. For the African-American film director, see George Tillman, Jr.'' George Dionysius Tillman (August 21, 1826 – February 2, 1902) was a Democratic politician from South Carolina. He was a state ...

(D), until June 19, 1882 ::

Robert Smalls Robert Smalls (April 5, 1839 – February 23, 1915) was an American politician, publisher, businessman, and maritime pilot. Born into slavery in Beaufort, South Carolina, he freed himself, his crew, and their families during the American Civil ...

(R), from July 19, 1882

Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 36th-largest by ...

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Augustus H. Pettibone Augustus Herman Pettibone (January 21, 1835 – November 26, 1918) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 1st congressional district of Tennessee. Biography Pettibone was born in Bedford ...

(R) : . Leonidas C. Houk (R) : . George G. Dibrell (D) : . Benton McMillin (D) : . Richard Warner (D) : . John F. House (D) : . Washington C. Whitthorne (D) : .

John D. C. Atkins John DeWitt Clinton Atkins (June 4, 1825 – June 2, 1908) was an American slave owner, politician and a member of both the United States House of Representatives and Confederate Congress from Tennessee. Biography Johnathan Atkins was born ...

(D) : . Charles B. Simonton (D) : . William R. Moore (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 ...

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John H. Reagan John Henninger Reagan (October 8, 1818March 6, 1905) was an American politician from Texas. A Democrat, Reagan resigned from the U.S. House of Representatives when Texas seceded from the Union and joined the Confederate States of America. H ...

(D) : . David B. Culberson (D) : . Olin Wellborn (D) : .

Roger Q. Mills Roger Quarles Mills (March 30, 1832September 2, 1911) was an American lawyer and politician. During the American Civil War, he served as an officer in the Confederate States Army. Later, he served in the US Congress, first as a representative ...

(D) : . George W. Jones (GB) : . Christopher C. Upson (D)

Vermont Vermont () is a U.S. state, 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 (state), New York to the west, and the Provin ...

: . Charles H. Joyce (R) : . James M. Tyler (R) : . William W. Grout (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 are ...

: . George T. Garrison (D) : . John F. Dezendorf (R) : . George D. Wise (D) : . Joseph Jorgensen (R) : .

George Cabell George Craighead Cabell (January 25, 1836 – June 23, 1906) was a nineteenth-century congressman, lawyer and editor from Virginia. Early and family life Born in Danville, Virginia, Cabell attended Danville Academy and later the Universit ...

(D) : . John R. Tucker (D) : . John Paul (D) : . John S. Barbour Jr. (D) : .

Abram Fulkerson Abram Fulkerson (May 13, 1834 – December 17, 1902) was a Confederate officer during the American Civil War, and a Virginia lawyer and politician who helped form the short-lived Virginia Readjuster Party. He served in both houses of the ...

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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 ...

: . Benjamin Wilson (D) : . John B. Hoge (D) : .

John E. Kenna John Edward Kenna (April 10, 1848January 11, 1893) was an American politician who was a Senator from West Virginia from 1883 until his death. Biography Kenna was born in Kanawha County, Virginia (now West Virginia, near the city of St. Albans) ...

(D)

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

: . Charles G. Williams (R) : . Lucien B. Caswell (R) : . George C. Hazelton (R) : . Peter V. Deuster (D) : . Edward S. Bragg (D) : .

Richard W. Guenther Richard William Guenther (November 30, 1845April 5, 1913) was a German Americans, German American immigrant, pharmacist, and Republican Party (United States), Republican politician. He served eight years in the United States House of Representa ...

(R) : . Herman L. Humphrey (R) : . Thaddeus C. Pound (R)

Non-voting delegates

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Granville H. Oury Granville Henderson Oury (March 12, 1825 – January 11, 1891) was a nineteenth-century American politician, lawyer, judge, soldier, and miner. Early life Born in Abingdon, Virginia; Granville Henderson Oury and his family moved to Bowling Gre ...

(D) : . Richard F. Pettigrew (R) : . George Ainslie (D) : .

Martin Maginnis Martin Maginnis (October 27, 1841 – March 27, 1919) was a nineteenth-century politician, soldier, publisher, editor and miner from Minnesota and the Montana Territory. Origins and early life Maginnis was born in 1841 on his family's farm ...

(D) : . Tranqulino Luna (R) : . John T. Caine (D) : . Thomas H. Brents (R) : . Morton E. Post (D)

Changes in membership

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

Senate

*Deaths: 2 *Resignations: 8 *Interim appointments: 1 *Total replacements: 8 ** Democratic: no net change ** Republican: no net change *Total seats with changes: 10 , - ,

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 ...

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Matthew H. Carpenter Matthew Hale Carpenter (born Decatur Merritt Hammond Carpenter; December 22, 1824 – February 24, 1881) was an American attorney and U.S. Senator representing the state of Wisconsin. He served in the Senate from 1869 to 1875 and again from 1879 ...

died in the previous congress.
Successor elected March 14, 1881. , nowrap , Angus Cameron (R) , March 14, 1881 , - ,

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 nor ...

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(R) , Resigned March 5, 1881, to become U.S. Secretary of State.
Successor elected March 18, 1881. , nowrap , William P. Frye (R) , March 18, 1881 , - ,

Iowa Iowa () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, 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: Wiscon ...

(2) , nowrap , Samuel J. Kirkwood (R) , Resigned March 7, 1881, to become

U.S. Secretary of the Interior The United States secretary of the interior is the head of the United States Department of the Interior. The secretary and the Department of the Interior are responsible for the management and conservation of most federal land along with natura ...

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Successor appointed March 8, 1881, to continue the term.
Appointee elected January 25, 1882, to finish the term. , nowrap ,

(R) , March 8, 1881 , - ,

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 t ...

(2) , nowrap , William Windom (R) , Resigned March 7, 1881, to become U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.
Successor appointed March 12, 1881, to continue the term. , nowrap , Alonzo J. Edgerton (R) , March 12, 1881 , - , New York (1) , nowrap ,

Thomas C. Platt Thomas Collier Platt (July 15, 1833 – March 6, 1910), also known as Tom Platt

(R) , Resigned May 16, 1881, as a protest against federal appointments made in New York.
Successor elected October 11, 1881. , nowrap ,

(R) , July 27, 1881 , - , New York (3) , nowrap ,

(R) , Resigned May 16, 1881, as a protest against federal appointments made in New York.
Successor elected October 11, 1881. , nowrap ,

(R) , August 2, 1881 , - ,

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

(1) , nowrap , Ambrose Burnside (R) , Died September 13, 1881.
Successor elected October 5, 1881. , nowrap , Nelson W. Aldrich (R) , October 5, 1881 , - ,

(2) , nowrap , Alonzo J. Edgerton (R) , Interim appointee replaced by successor elected October 30, 1881. , nowrap , William Windom (R) , November 15, 1881 , - ,

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

(2) , nowrap , Henry M. Teller (R) , Resigned April 17, 1882, to become

.
Successor appointed April 17, 1882. , nowrap , George M. Chilcott (R) , April 17, 1882 , - , Georgia (2) , nowrap ,

(D) , Died August 16, 1882.
Successor elected November 15, 1882. , nowrap , M. Pope Barrow (D) , November 15, 1882 , - ,

(2) , nowrap , George M. Chilcott (R) , Interim appointee replaced by successor elected January 27, 1883. , nowrap , Horace Tabor (R) , January 27, 1883

House of Representatives

*Deaths: 6 *Resignations: 9 *Contested elections: 8 *Total replacements: 14 ** Democratic: 1 seat net gain ** Republican: 1 seat net loss *Total seats with changes: 22 , - , , Vacant , Rep. Omar D. Conger resigned during previous congress , nowrap , John T. Rich (R) , April 5, 1881 , - , , Vacant , Rep. Fernando Wood elected but died before Congress convened , nowrap , John Hardy (D) , December 5, 1881 , - , , nowrap , William P. Frye (R) , Resigned March 17, 1881 when elected U.S. Senator. , nowrap , Nelson Dingley Jr. (R) , September 12, 1881 , - , , nowrap ,

(R) , Resigned March 21, 1881 to become U.S. Minister to France. , nowrap , Roswell P. Flower (D) , November 8, 1881 , - , , nowrap , Michael P. O'Connor (D) , Died April 26, 1881, during a contested election. Dibble presented credentials to replace him due to his death. , nowrap , Samuel Dibble (D) , June 9, 1881 , - , , nowrap ,

(R) , Resigned July 26, 1881 when elected U.S. Senator. , nowrap , Charles R. Skinner (R) , November 8, 1881 , - , , nowrap ,

(R) , Resigned July 29, 1881 when elected U.S. Senator. , nowrap , James W. Wadsworth (R) , November 8, 1881 , - , , nowrap , Nelson W. Aldrich (R) , Resigned October 5, 1881 when elected U.S. Senator.
Successor elected November 22, 1881. , nowrap , Henry J. Spooner (R) , December 5, 1881 , - , , nowrap , Thomas Allen (D) , Died April 8, 1882 , nowrap , James H. McLean (R) , December 15, 1882 , - , , nowrap ,

(D) , Lost contested election April 29, 1882 , nowrap ,

(R) , April 29, 1882 , - , , nowrap , Samuel Dibble (D) , Lost contested election May 31, 1882, during an election originally contested with Michael P. O'Connor. Dibble presented credentials to replace him until Mackey was determined to be the victor under terms of the original election. , nowrap , Edmund W. M. Mackey (IR) , May 31, 1882 , - , , nowrap , Jesse J. Finley (D) , Lost contested election June 1, 1882 , nowrap , Horatio Bisbee Jr. (R) , June 1, 1882 , - , , nowrap , Joseph Wheeler (D) , Lost contested election June 3, 1882 , nowrap , William M. Lowe (GB) , June 3, 1882 , - , , nowrap , Robert M. A. Hawk (R) , Died June 29, 1882 , nowrap , Robert R. Hitt (R) , November 7, 1882 , - , , nowrap ,

(D) , Lost contested election July 19, 1882 , nowrap ,

(R) , July 19, 1882 , - , , nowrap , Charles M. Shelley (D) , Election contested by James Q. Smith.
Seat declared vacant July 20, 1882.
Shelley re-elected to fill seat. , nowrap , Charles M. Shelley (D) , November 7, 1882 , - , , nowrap , William M. Lowe (GB) , Died October 12, 1882 , nowrap , Joseph Wheeler (D) , January 15, 1883 , - , , nowrap ,

(D) , Resigned November 4, 1882 when elected

Governor of Georgia The governor of Georgia is the head of government of Georgia and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor also has a duty to enforce state laws, the power to either veto or approve bills passed by the Georgia Legis ...

. , nowrap , Seaborn Reese (D) , December 4, 1882 , - , , nowrap , Jonathan T. Updegraff (R) , Died November 30, 1882 , nowrap , Joseph D. Taylor (R) , January 2, 1883 , - , , nowrap , Godlove S. Orth (R) , Died December 16, 1882 , nowrap , Charles T. Doxey (R) , January 17, 1883 , - , , nowrap , John W. Shackelford (D) , Died January 18, 1883 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , nowrap , Richard G. Frost (D) , Lost contested election March 2, 1883 , nowrap , Gustavus Sessinghaus (R) , March 2, 1883 , - , , nowrap , Marsena E. Cutts (R) , Lost election contest March 3, 1883 , nowrap , John C. Cook (D) , March 3, 1883

Committees

Senate

* Additional Accommodations for the Library of Congress (Select) (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: N/A) *

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 ...

(Chairman: William Mahone; Ranking Member:

) * Appropriations (Chairman: William B. Allison; Ranking Member:

) * Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman: John P. Jones; Ranking Member: Zebulon B. Vance) * Cabinet Officers on the Floor of the Senate (Select) * Civil Service and Retrenchment (Chairman: Joseph R. Hawley; Ranking Member:

) *

Claims Claim may refer to: * Claim (legal) * Claim of Right Act 1689 * Claims-based identity * Claim (philosophy) * Land claim * A ''main contention'', see conclusion of law * Patent claim * The assertion of a proposition; see Douglas N. Walton * A ri ...

(Chairman: Angus Cameron; 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, natio ...

(Chairman: Samuel J.R. McMillan; Ranking Member: Matt W. Ransom) * Distilled Spirit Tax Bill (Select) * Distributing Public Revenue Among the States (Select) *

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(Chairman: John J. Ingalls; Ranking Member:

) * Education and Labor (Chairman: Henry W. Blair; Ranking Member: Samuel B. Maxey) * Engrossed Bills (Chairman:

Eli Saulsbury Eli May Saulsbury (December 29, 1817 – March 22, 1893) was an American lawyer and politician from Dover, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as U.S. Senator from Del ...

; Ranking Member:

) * Enrolled Bills (Chairman: William J. Sewell; Ranking Member:

) * Epidemic Diseases (Select) (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Henry M. Teller) * Examine the Several Branches in the Civil Service (Select) *

Finance Finance is the study and discipline of money, currency and capital assets. It is related to, but not synonymous with economics, the study of production, distribution, and consumption of money, assets, goods and services (the discipline of f ...

(Chairman: Justin S. Morrill; Ranking Member:

) * Foreign Relations (Chairman: William Windom; Ranking Member: John W. Johnston) * Indian Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Richard Coke) *

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: George F. Edmunds; Ranking Member: Augustus H. Garland) * Manufactures (Chairman: Omar D. Conger; Ranking Member:

) * Military Affairs (Chairman: John A. Logan; Ranking Member: Francis M. Cockrell) * Mines and Mining (Chairman: Nathaniel P. Hill; Ranking Member:

Wade Hampton Wade Hampton may refer to the following people: People *Wade Hampton I (1752–1835), American soldier in Revolutionary War and War of 1812 and U.S. congressman *Wade Hampton II (1791–1858), American plantation owner and soldier in War of 1812 *W ...

) * Mississippi River and its Tributaries (Select) (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Naval Affairs (Chairman: J. Donald Cameron; Ranking Member:

) * Nicaraguan Claims (Select) (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Nathaniel P. Hill) * Ordnance and Gunnery (Select) * Ordnance and Projectiles (Select) * Ordnance and War Ships (Select) *

Patents A patent is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention for a limited period of time in exchange for publishing an enabling disclosure of the invention."A ...

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Richard Coke) * Pensions (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: James B. Groome) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Thomas W. Ferry; Ranking Member: Samuel B. Maxey) * Potomac River Front (Select) * Private Land Claims (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: George F. Edmunds) * Privileges and Elections (Chairman: George F. Hoar; Ranking Member:

) * Public Lands (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Charles W. Jones) * Railroads (Chairman:

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 d ...

; Ranking Member:

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

) * Revenue Collections in North Carolina (Special) * Revision of the Laws (Chairman: John F. Miller; Ranking Member: David Davis) * Revolutionary Claims (Chairman: John W. Johnston; Ranking Member:

) * Rules (Chairman: William P. Frye; Ranking Member:

) * Sioux and Crow Indians (Select) * Tariff Regulation (Select) * Tenth Census (Select) (Chairman: Eugene Hale; Ranking Member: George H. Pendleton) *

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:

; Ranking Member:

) * Transportation Routes to the Seaboard (Chairman: Benjamin Harrison; Ranking Member: James B. Beck) * Whole * Woman Suffrage (Select) (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: James Z. George)

House of Representatives

* Accounts (Chairman: Milton G. Urner; Ranking Member: Edward L. Martin) * Alcoholic Liquor Traffic (Select) (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Thomas Williams) *

(Chairman: Edward K. Valentine; Ranking Member:

) * Appropriations (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John H. Ketcham) * Banking and Currency (Chairman: William W. Crapo; Ranking Member: John H. Ketcham) *

(Chairman: Richard Crowley; Ranking Member: Robert J.C. Walker) * Coinage, Weights and Measures (Chairman: Horatio G. Fisher; Ranking Member: Ira S. Hazeltine) *

(Chairman: Horace F. Page; Ranking Member: Melvin C. George) *

(Chairman: Henry S. Neal; Ranking Member: John F. Dezendorf) * Education and Labor (Chairman: John C. Sherwin; Ranking Member:

) *

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

(Chairman: William H. Calkins; Ranking Member:

) * Enrolled Bills (Chairman: William Aldrich; Ranking Member: Cornelius C. Jadwin) * Expenditures in the Interior Department (Chairman:

Jay Abel Hubbell Jay Abel Hubbell (September 15, 1829 – October 13, 1900) was a politician and judge from the U.S. state of Michigan, who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Hubbell was born in Avon (now Rochester Hills), Mi ...

; Ranking Member: Charles B. Simonton) * Expenditures in the Justice Department (Chairman: Edwin Willits; Ranking Member:

) * Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman: Nathaniel C. Deering; Ranking Member: Thomas H. Herndon) * Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman: James B. Belford; Ranking Member: William H. Forney) * Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman: James F. Briggs; Ranking Member:

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) * Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman: Russell Errett; Ranking Member: Morgan R. Wise) *

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(Chairman: Charles G. Williams; Ranking Member: Robert J.C. Walker) * Indian Affairs (Chairman: Dudley C. Haskell; Ranking Member: David P. Richardson) * Invalid Pensions (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: James Wolcott Wadsworth) *

(Chairman: Thomas B. Reed; Ranking Member:

) * Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River (Chairman: John R. Thomas; Ranking Member:

Julius C. Burrows Julius Caesar Burrows (January 9, 1837November 16, 1915) was a U.S. Representative and a U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan. Early life and education Burrows was born in North East, Pennsylvania and moved then with his parents to Ashtabu ...

) * Manufactures (Chairman: James M. Campbell; Ranking Member: Jonathan Chace) * Memorial on Services Rendered by Carlisle P. Patterson (Select) (Chairman: John A. Kasson; Ranking Member: John D.C. Atkins) * Mileage (Chairman: Joseph Jorgensen; Ranking Member:

) * Military Affairs (Chairman: Thomas J. Henderson; Ranking Member: Henry J. Spooner) *

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: Horace B. Strait; Ranking Member: Edward K. Valentine) * Mines and Mining (Chairman: John Van Voorhis; Ranking Member: Thomas L. Young) * Naval Affairs (Chairman: Benjamin W. Harris; Ranking Member: John F. Dezendorf) * Pacific Railroads (Chairman: George C. Hazelton; Ranking Member:

) *

(Chairman: Thomas L. Young; Ranking Member: Henry J. Spooner) * Pensions (Chairman: Benjamin F. Marsh; Ranking Member: Dietrich C. Smith) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Henry H. Bingham; Ranking Member: Henry L. Morey) * Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: William S. Shallenberger; Ranking Member: J. Hyatt Smith) * Public Expenditures (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Public Lands (Chairman: Thaddeus C. Pound; Ranking Member: Theron M. Rice) * Private Land Claims (Chairman: Romualdo Pacheco; Ranking Member: Henry L. Muldrow) * Railways and Canals (Chairman: Amos Townsend; Ranking Member: J. Hart Brewer) * Revision of Laws (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Cornelius C. Jadwin) * Rules (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Standards of Official Conduct *

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: William W. Grout) * War Claims (Chairman: Leonidas C. Houk; Ranking Member: Edward W. Robertson) * Ways and Means (Chairman: William D. Kelley; Ranking Member: Russell Errett) * Whole

Joint committees

* American Shipbuilding (Select) * Budget Control * Conditions of Indian Tribes (Special) * Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Sen. William Aldrich; Vice Chairman: Rep.

) * The Library (Chairman: Sen. John Sherman; Vice Chairman: Rep. George W. Geddes) *

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: Sen.

; Vice Chairman: Rep.

) * Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Sen. William Mahone; Vice Chairman: Rep. J. Hyatt Smith) * State, War and Navy Department Building

Caucuses

* Democratic (House) * Democratic (Senate)

Employees

Legislative branch agency directors

* Architect of the Capitol: Edward Clark * Librarian of Congress:

Ainsworth Rand Spofford Ainsworth Rand Spofford (September 12, 1825 – August 11, 1908) was an American journalist, prolific writer and the sixth Librarian of Congress. He served as librarian from 1864 to 1897 under the administration of ten presidents. A great admir ...

Public Printer of the United States The Public Printer of the United States was the head of the United States Government Publishing Office (GPO). Pursuant to , this officer was nominated by the President of the United States and approved by the United States Senate. In December 20 ...

: John D. Defrees, until 1882 ** Sterling P. Rounds, from 1882

Senate

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 ...

: John C. Burch, elected March 24, 1879, died July 28, 1881 ** Francis E. Shober, (Acting), elected October 25, 1881 *

Librarian A librarian is a person who works professionally in a library providing access to information, and sometimes social or technical programming, or instruction on information literacy to users. The role of the librarian has changed much over time ...

: P. J. Pierce * Sergeant at Arms: Richard J. Bright *

Chaplain A chaplain is, traditionally, a cleric (such as a minister, priest, pastor, rabbi, purohit, or imam), or a lay representative of a religious tradition, attached to a secular institution (such as a hospital, prison, military unit, intelligence ...

: Joseph J. Bullock (

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 n ...

)

House of Representatives

* Clerk: George M. Adams, until December 5, 1881 **

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 ...

, from December 5, 1881 * Sergeant at Arms: John G. Thompson, until December 5, 1881 ** George W. Hooker, from December 5, 1881 * Doorkeeper:

Walter P. Brownlow Walter Preston Brownlow (March 27, 1851 – July 8, 1910) was an American politician who represented Tennessee's 1st district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1897 until his death in 1910. He is remembered for obtaining large federa ...

, elected December 5, 1881 * Postmaster:

Henry Sherwood Henry Sherwood, (1807 – July 7, 1855) was a lawyer and Tory politician in the Province of Canada. He was involved in provincial and municipal politics. Born into a Loyalist family in Brockville in Augusta Township, Upper Canada, he studi ...

, elected December 5, 1881 * Clerk at the Speaker's Table: J. Guilford White ** Michael Sullivan * Reading Clerks: Charles N. Clisbee (D) and Neill S. Brown Jr. (R) *

: William P. Harrison (

Methodist Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a group of historically related denominations of Protestant Christianity whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley. George Whitefield and John's ...

), until December 5, 1881 ** Frederick D. Power (

Disciples of Christ The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination in the United States and Canada. The denomination started with the Restoration Movement during the Second Great Awakening, first existing during the 19th ...

), from December 5, 1881

Notes

References

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External links

The Great Senate Deadlock of 1881

U.S. House of Representatives: House History

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