The 49th 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, 1885, to March 4, 1887, during the first two years of

Grover Cleveland Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18, 1837June 24, 1908) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States from 1885 to 1889 and from 1893 to 1897. Cleveland is the only president in American ...

's first

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. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Tenth Census of the United States in 1880. The Senate had a Republican majority, and the House had a Democratic majority.

Major events

* March 4, 1885:

became

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* November 25, 1885: Vice President

Thomas A. Hendricks Thomas Andrews Hendricks (September 7, 1819November 25, 1885) was an American politician and lawyer from Indiana who served as the 16th governor of Indiana from 1873 to 1877 and the 21st vice president of the United States from March until his ...

died

Major legislation

* January 19, 1886: Presidential Succession Act of 1886, ch. 4, * February 3, 1887: Electoral Count Act, ch. 90, * February 4, 1887: Interstate Commerce Act, ch. 104, * February 8, 1887:

Indian General Allotment Act The Dawes Act of 1887 (also known as the General Allotment Act or the Dawes Severalty Act of 1887) regulated land rights on tribal territories within the United States. Named after Senator Henry L. Dawes of Massachusetts, it authorized the Pre ...

("Dawes Act"), ch. 119, * March 2, 1887:

Agricultural Experiment Stations Act of 1887 Agricultural Experiment Stations Act of 1887 is a United States federal statute establishing agricultural research by the governance of the United States land-grant colleges as enacted by the Land-Grant Agricultural and Mechanical College Act of ...

* March 2, 1887:

Hatch Act of 1887 The Hatch Act of 1887 (ch. 314, , enacted 1887-03-02, et seq.) gave federal funds, initially of $15,000 each, to state land-grant colleges in order to create a series of agricultural experiment stations, as well as pass along new information, es ...

, ch. 314, * March 3, 1887: Tucker Act, ch. 359, * March 3, 1887:

Edmunds–Tucker Act The Edmunds–Tucker Act of 1887 was an Act of Congress that focused on restricting some practices of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). An amendment to the earlier Edmunds Act, it was passed in response to the dispute ...

, ch. 397

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

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(D), until November 25, 1885; vacant thereafter * President pro tempore: John Sherman (R), December 7, 1885 – February 26, 1887 ** John J. Ingalls (R), from February 26, 1887 * Republican Conference Chairman: George F. Edmunds * Democratic Caucus Chairman: James B. Beck * Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman:

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 ...

House of Representatives

Speaker Speaker may refer to: Society and politics * Speaker (politics), the presiding officer in a legislative assembly * Public speaker, one who gives a speech or lecture * A person producing speech: the producer of a given utterance, especially: ** In ...

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 ...

(D) * Minority Leader: Thomas B. Reed * Democratic Caucus Chairman: John Randolph Tucker * Republican Conference Chairman: Joseph Gurney Cannon

Members

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 ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1886; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1888; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1890.

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 ...

(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 ...

: 2. Augustus H. Garland (D), until March 6, 1885 ::

James H. Berry James Henderson Berry (May 15, 1841 – January 30, 1913) was a United States Senator and served as the 14th governor of Arkansas. Early life James Henderson Berry was born in Jackson County, Alabama, to Isabella Jane (née Orr) and James McFe ...

(D), from March 20, 1885 : 3. James K. Jones (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), until March 8, 1886 :: George Hearst (D), March 23 – August 4, 1886 ::

Abram P. Williams Abram Pease Williams (February 3, 1832 – October 17, 1911) was a teacher, businessman and U.S. Senator from California. Life Abram was born in New Portland, Maine on February 3, 1832. He attended the common schools of the time and comp ...

(R), from August 4, 1886 : 3. Leland Stanford (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 ...

: 2.

Thomas M. Bowen Thomas Mead Bowen (October 26, 1835 – December 30, 1906) was a state legislator in Iowa and Colorado, a Union Army officer during the American Civil War, a justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court, briefly the Governor of Idaho Territory, ...

(R) : 3. Henry M. Teller (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 ...

(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 ...

: 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), until March 6, 1885 :: George Gray (D), from March 18, 1885 : 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.

Alfred H. Colquitt Alfred Holt Colquitt (April 20, 1824March 26, 1894) was an American lawyer, preacher, soldier, and politician. Elected as the 49th Governor of Georgia (1877–1882), he was one of numerous Democrats elected to office as white conservatives too ...

(D) : 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. Shelby M. Cullom (R) : 3. John A. Logan (R), May 19, 1885 – December 26, 1886 ::

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), from January 19, 1887

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. James F. Wilson (R) : 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.

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)

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. Randall L. Gibson (D) : 3.

James B. Eustis James Biddle Eustis (August 27, 1834September 9, 1899) was a United States senator from Louisiana who served as President Cleveland's ambassador to France. Early life Born in New Orleans, he was the son of George Eustis (1796–1858) and Cla ...

(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 ...

: 1. Eugene Hale (R) : 2. William P. Frye (R)

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

: 1.

(D) : 3. Ephraim K. Wilson (D)

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: 1.

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. Palmer (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. Dwight M. Sabin (R)

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), until March 6, 1885 :: Edward C. Walthall (D), from March 9, 1885

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.

Charles F. Manderson Charles Frederick Manderson (February 9, 1837September 28, 1911) was a United States senator from Nebraska from 1883 to 1895. Biography Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he attended school there and then moved to Canton, Ohio, in 1856, where h ...

(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 ...

: 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.

Austin F. Pike Austin Franklin Pike (October 16, 1819October 8, 1886) was a United States representative and Senator from New Hampshire. Born in Hebron, New Hampshire, he pursued an academic course, studied law, and was admitted to the bar of Merrimack County ...

(R), until October 8, 1886 :: Person C. Cheney (R), from November 24, 1886 : 3. Henry W. Blair (R), from March 5, 1885

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 ...

(D)

New York

: 1.

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) : 3.

William M. Evarts William Maxwell Evarts (February 6, 1818February 28, 1901) was an American lawyer and statesman from New York who served as U.S. Secretary of State, U.S. Attorney General and U.S. Senator from New York. He was renowned for his skills as a litig ...

(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 ...

: 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. Henry B. Payne (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. Joseph N. Dolph (R) : 3. John H. Mitchell (R), from November 18, 1885

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. Nelson W. Aldrich (R) : 2. 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 = ...

: 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 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 ...

(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), until April 14, 1886 :: Washington C. Whitthorne (D), from April 16, 1886 : 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. ...

(D)

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.

Harrison H. Riddleberger Harrison Holt Riddleberger (October 4, 1843January 24, 1890) was a Virginia lawyer, newspaper editor and politician from Shenandoah County. A Confederate States Army officer who at various times aligned with the Conservative Party of Virginia ...

(RA)

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.

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 ...

: 1. Philetus Sawyer (R) : 3.

John C. Spooner John Coit Spooner (January 6, 1843June 11, 1919) was a politician and lawyer from Wisconsin. He served in the United States Senate from 1885 to 1891 and from 1897 to 1907. A Republican, by the 1890s, he was one of the "Big Four" key Republicans ...

(R)

House of Representatives

The names of members of the House of Representatives are listed by district.

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 ...

: . James T. Jones (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 ...

(D) : .

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) : .

Alexander C. Davidson Alexander Caldwell Davidson (December 26, 1826 – November 6, 1897) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama. Born near Charlotte, North Carolina, Davidson attended the public schools of Marengo County, Alabama, and graduated from the Univers ...

(D) : . Thomas W. Sadler (D) : . John M. Martin (D) : . William H. Forney (D) : . Joseph Wheeler (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 ...

: . Poindexter Dunn (D) : .

Clifton R. Breckinridge Clifton Rodes Breckinridge (November 22, 1846 – December 3, 1932) was a Democratic alderman, congressman, diplomat, businessman and veteran of the Confederate Army and Navy. He was a member of the prominent Breckinridge family, the son of ...

(D) : . Thomas C. McRae (D), from December 7, 1885 : . John H. Rogers (D) : .

Samuel W. Peel Samuel West Peel (September 13, 1831 – December 18, 1924) was an American lawyer, politician, and jurist who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1883 to 1893. Early life and education Peel was born nea ...

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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 ...

: . Barclay Henley (D) : . James A. Louttit (R) : . Joseph McKenna (R) : .

William W. Morrow William W. Morrow (July 15, 1843 – July 24, 1929) was a United States representative from California, a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California and a United States Circuit Judge ...

(R) : .

Charles N. Felton Charles Norton Felton (January 1, 1832September 13, 1914) was an American banker and politician who served as a Congressman (1885 to 1889) and U.S. Senator (1891 to 1893) from California in the late 19th Century, in addition to co-founding th ...

(R) : . Henry H. Markham (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 ...

: . George G. Symes (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) : . Charles L. Mitchell (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 ...

(R) : . Edward W. Seymour (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 ...

: . Charles B. Lore (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) : . Charles Dougherty (D)

Georgia

: . Thomas M. Norwood (D) : . Henry G. Turner (D) : . Charles F. Crisp (D) : . Henry R. Harris (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) : . Seaborn Reese (D) : .

Allen D. Candler Allen Daniel Candler (November 4, 1834 – October 26, 1910), was a Georgia state legislator, U.S. Representative and the 56th Governor of Georgia. Early life Candler was born the eldest of twelve children to Daniel Gill Candler and Nancy Caro ...

(D) : . George T. Barnes (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 ...

: . Ransom W. Dunham (R) : . Frank Lawler (D) : . James H. Ward (D) : . George E. Adams (R) : . Reuben Ellwood (R), until July 1, 1885 ::

Albert J. Hopkins Albert Jarvis Hopkins (August 15, 1846August 23, 1922) was a Congressman and U.S. Senator from Illinois. Biography Hopkins was born near Cortland, Illinois on August 15, 1846. He was admitted to the bar in 1871 and practiced in Aurora. He ma ...

(R), from December 7, 1885 : . Robert R. Hitt (R) : . Thomas J. Henderson (R) : .

Ralph Plumb Ralph Plumb (March 29, 1816 – April 8, 1903) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Biography Ralph Plumb was born in Busti, New York on March 29, 1816. He attended the common schools. He engaged in mercantile pursuits, and moved to Ohio. ...

(R) : . Lewis E. Payson (R) : . Nicholas E. Worthington (D) : . William H. Neece (D) : . James M. Riggs (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) : .

Jonathan H. Rowell Jonathan Harvey Rowell (February 10, 1833 – May 15, 1908) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Biography Born in Haverhill, New Hampshire, Rowell attended Rock Creek School and later graduated from Eureka College, Illinois. During the Ci ...

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

(R) : . Silas Z. Landes (D) : . John R. Eden (D) : . William R. Morrison (D) : . Richard W. Townshend (D) : . John R. Thomas (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 ...

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

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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 ...

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

(R) : . William D. Bynum (D) : . James T. Johnston (R) : . Thomas B. Ward (D) : . William D. Owen (R) : . George W. Steele (R) : .

Robert Lowry Robert Lowry may refer to: * Robert Lowry (governor) (1829–1910), American politician, governor of Mississippi * Robert Lowry (hymn writer) (1826–1899), American professor of literature, Baptist minister and composer of gospel hymns * Robert ...

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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 ...

: . Benton J. Hall (D) : . Jeremiah H. Murphy (D) : .

David B. Henderson David Bremner Henderson (March 14, 1840 – February 25, 1906), a ten-term Republican congressman from Dubuque, Iowa, was the speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1899 to 1903. He was the first congressman from west of ...

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James B. Weaver James Baird Weaver (June 12, 1833 – February 6, 1912) was a member of the United States House of Representatives and two-time candidate for President of the United States. Born in Ohio, he moved to Iowa as a boy when his family claimed ...

(GB) : . Edwin H. Conger (R) : . William P. Hepburn (R) : . Joseph Lyman (R) : .

Adoniram J. Holmes Adoniram Judson Holmes (March 2, 1842 – January 21, 1902) a Republican, was the first U.S. Representative from Iowa's 10th congressional district. Early life Born in Wooster, Ohio, Holmes moved with his parents to Palmyra, Wisconsin, in 1853 ...

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Isaac S. Struble Isaac Sterling "Ike" Struble (November 3, 1843 – February 17, 1913) was an American politician who was a four-term Republican Party (United States), Republican U.S. House of Representatives, Representative of Iowa's 11th congressional dist ...

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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 ...

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Edward H. Funston Edward Hogue Funston (September 16, 1836 – September 10, 1911) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas. Biography Funston was born near New Carlisle, Ohio on September 16, 1836. He attended the country schools of New Carlisle, Linden Hil ...

(R) : . Bishop W. Perkins (R) : . Thomas Ryan (R) : . John A. Anderson (R) : . Lewis Hanback (R) : . Samuel R. Peters (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 ...

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William J. Stone William Joel Stone (May 7, 1848April 14, 1918) was a Democratic politician from Missouri who represented his state in the United States House of Representatives from 1885 to 1891, and in the U.S. Senate from 1903 until his death; he also served ...

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Polk Laffoon James Knox Polk Laffoon (October 24, 1844 – October 22, 1906) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Born near Madisonville, Kentucky, Laffoon attended the local schools. In September 1861, during the Civil War, he enlisted in the Confedera ...

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

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(D) : . William C. P. Breckinridge (D) : . James B. McCreary (D) : . William H. Wadsworth (R) : . William P. Taulbee (D) : . Frank L. Wolford (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 ...

: . Louis St. Martin (D) : . Michael Hahn (R), until March 15, 1886 :: Nathaniel D. Wallace (D), from December 9, 1886 : . Edward J. Gay (D) : . Newton C. Blanchard (D) : . J. Floyd King (D) : .

Alfred B. Irion Alfred Briggs Irion (February 18, 1833 – May 21, 1903) was a U. S. Representative for Louisiana's 6th congressional district. Biography Born near rural Evergreen in Avoyelles Parish, Irion attended the common schools, Franklin College in Opel ...

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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 ...

: . Thomas B. Reed (R) : . Nelson Dingley Jr. (R) : .

Seth L. Milliken Seth Llewellyn Milliken (December 12, 1831 – April 18, 1897) was a U.S. Representative from Maine. Early life Born in Montville, Maine, the son of William Milliken and Lucy P. Perrigo. Milliken attended the common schools and Waterville Col ...

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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 t ...

: . Charles H. Gibson (D) : . Frank T. Shaw (D) : . William H. Cole (D), until July 8, 1886 :: Henry W. Rusk (D), from November 2, 1886 : . John V. L. Findlay (D) : .

Barnes Compton Barnes Compton (November 16, 1830 – December 2, 1898) was a Representative of the fifth congressional district of Maryland and a Treasurer of Maryland. Early life Barnes Compton was born on November 16, 1830 in Port Tobacco, Charles County, ...

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Louis E. McComas Louis Emory McComas (October 28, 1846 – November 10, 1907) was an American attorney, politician, and jurist who served as a member of both branches of the United States Congress and as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the District o ...

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: . Robert T. Davis (R) : . John D. Long (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 ...

(R) : . Patrick A. Collins (D) : . Edward D. Hayden (R) : . Henry B. Lovering (D) : .

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) : . Charles H. Allen (R) : . Frederick D. Ely (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 ...

(R) : . William Whiting (R) : . Francis W. Rockwell (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 ...

: . William C. Maybury (D) : . Nathaniel B. Eldredge (D) : . James O'Donnell (R) : .

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) : . Charles C. Comstock (D) : . Edwin B. Winans (D) : . Ezra C. Carleton (D) : . Timothy E. Tarsney (D) : . Byron M. Cutcheon (R) : . Spencer O. Fisher (D) : . Seth C. Moffatt (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 ...

: . Milo White (R) : . James B. Wakefield (R) : . Horace B. Strait (R) : . John B. Gilfillan (R) : . Knute Nelson (R)

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 ...

: . John M. Allen (D) : . James B. Morgan (D) : .

Thomas C. Catchings Thomas Clendinen Catchings (January 11, 1847 – December 24, 1927) was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi. Early life and education Thomas Clendenin Catchings was born January 11, 1847, at "Fleetwood" in Hinds County, Mississippi, to Dr ...

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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 ...

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Ethelbert Barksdale Ethelbert Barksdale (January 4, 1824 – February 17, 1893) was a slave owner, a U.S. Representative from Mississippi, and a member of the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War. Biography Barksdale was born in Smyrna, Ten ...

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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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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) : . John B. Hale (D) : . Alexander M. Dockery (D) : . James N. Burnes (D) : . William Warner (R) : . John T. Heard (D) : . John E. Hutton (D) : . John J. O'Neill (D) : . John M. Glover (D) : . Martin L. Clardy (D) : . Richard P. Bland (D) : .

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William H. Wade William Henry Wade (November 3, 1835 – January 13, 1911) was an American politician. He was a soldier in the Union Army and a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Early life Wade was born near Springfield, in Clark County, Ohio on November 3, ...

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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 ...

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Archibald J. Weaver Archibald Jerard Weaver (April 15, 1843 – April 18, 1887) was an American Republican Party politician, best known for being the father of Governor of Nebraska Arthur J. Weaver and grandfather of Nebraska politicians Arthur J. Weaver Jr. and ...

(R) : . James Laird (R) : . George W. E. Dorsey (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 ...

: . William Woodburn (R)

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

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Jacob H. Gallinger Jacob Harold Gallinger (March 28, 1837 – August 17, 1918), was a United States senator from New Hampshire who served as President pro tempore of the Senate in 1912 and 1913. Early life and career Jacob Harold Gallinger was born in Cornwall ...

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

: . George Hires (R) : . James Buchanan (R) : . Robert S. Green (D), until January 17, 1887 : . James N. Pidcock (D) : . William W. Phelps (R) : . Herman Lehlbach (R) : . William McAdoo (D)

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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) : . Felix Campbell (D) : . Darwin R. James (R) : . Peter P. Mahoney (D) : . Archibald M. Bliss (D) : . Nicholas Muller (D) : . John J. Adams (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 ...

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Timothy J. Campbell Timothy John Campbell (January 8, 1840 – April 7, 1904) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He served four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives during the late 19th Century. Life Born in County Cavan in Ireland (then a ...

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Abraham Dowdney Abraham Dowdney (October 31, 1841 – December 10, 1886) was a United States Representative from New York, as well as an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Biography Born in Youghal, County Cork, Ireland, he emigrated to t ...

(D), until December 10, 1886 : . Egbert L. Viele (D) : . William G. Stahlnecker (D) : .

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), until August 10, 1886 :: Henry Bacon (D), from December 6, 1886 : . John H. Ketcham (R) : . James G. Lindsley (R) : . Henry G. Burleigh (R) : . John Swinburne (R) : . George West (R) : . Frederick A. Johnson (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), ...

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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 ...

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Sereno E. Payne Sereno Elisha Payne (June 26, 1843 – December 10, 1914) was a United States representative from New York and the first House Majority Leader, holding the office from 1899 to 1911. He was a Republican congressman from 1883 to 1887 and the ...

(R) : . John Arnot Jr. (D), until November 20, 1886 : . Ira Davenport (R) : . Charles S. Baker (R) : . John G. Sawyer (R) : . John M. Farquhar (R) : .

John B. Weber John Baptiste Weber (September 21, 1842 – December 18, 1926) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Early life John Weber was born at his parents' cottage on Oak Street in Buffalo, New York. His parents, Philippe Jacob Weber and Mary ...

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Walter L. Sessions Walter Loomis Sessions (October 4, 1820 in Brandon, Rutland County, Vermont – May 27, 1896 in Panama, Chautauqua County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life The family removed to Chautauqua County. He attended ...

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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 ...

: . Thomas G. Skinner (D) : . James E. O'Hara (R) : . Wharton J. Green (D) : .

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) : . James W. Reid (D), until December 31, 1886 : . Risden T. Bennett (D) : . John S. Henderson (D) : . William H. H. Cowles (D) : . Thomas D. Johnston (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 ...

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James E. Campbell James Edwin Campbell (July 7, 1843 – December 18, 1924) was an American attorney and Democratic politician from Ohio. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1884 to 1889 and as the 38th governor of Ohio from 1890 to ...

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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 ...

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William D. Hill William David Hill (October 1, 1833 – December 26, 1906) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio. Early life and career Born in Nelson County, Virginia, Hill attended the country schools and Antioch College. He moved to Springfield, Ohio, and pu ...

(D) : . George E. Seney (D) : . John Little (R) : . William C. Cooper (R) : .

Jacob Romeis Jacob Romeis (December 1, 1835March 8, 1904) was an American businessman and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1885 to 1889. Biography Born in Weisenbach, Bavaria in the German Confederation, Romeis att ...

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Albert C. Thompson Albert Clifton Thompson (January 23, 1842 – January 26, 1910) was a United States representative from Ohio and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. Education and career Born on ...

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Charles H. Grosvenor Charles Henry Grosvenor (September 20, 1833 – October 30, 1917) was a multiple-term U.S. Representative from Ohio, as well as a brigade commander in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Biography Grosvenor was born in Pomfret, ...

(R) : . Beriah Wilkins (D) : . George W. Geddes (D) : .

Adoniram J. Warner Adoniram Judson Warner (January 13, 1834 – August 12, 1910) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio and an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Biography Born in Wales, New York (near Buffalo, New York), Warner moved with hi ...

(D) : . Isaac H. Taylor (R) : . Ezra B. Taylor (R) : .

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 ...

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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 ...

: . Binger Hermann (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 ...

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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) : . James B. Everhart (R) : . I. Newton Evans (R) : . Daniel Ermentrout (D) : . John A. Hiestand (R) : . William H. Sowden (D) : . John B. Storm (D) : . Joseph A. Scranton (R) : . Charles N. Brumm (R) : . Franklin Bound (R) : . Frank C. Bunnell (R) : . William W. Brown (R) : . Jacob M. Campbell (R) : . Louis E. Atkinson (R) : . John A. Swope (D), from November 3, 1885 : .

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) : . Charles E. Boyle (D) : . James S. Negley (R) : . Thomas M. Bayne (R) : . Oscar L. Jackson (R) : . Alexander C. White (R) : . George W. Fleeger (R) : . William L. Scott (D) : . Edwin S. Osborne (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 ...

: . Henry J. Spooner (R) : . William A. Pirce (R), until January 25, 1887 :: Charles H. Page (D), from February 21, 1887

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

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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) : . John R. Neal (D) : . Benton McMillin (D) : .

James D. Richardson James Daniel Richardson (March 10, 1843 – July 24, 1914) was an American politician and a Democrat from Tennessee for Tennessee's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1885 through 1905. Early life and e ...

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Andrew J. Caldwell Andrew Jackson Caldwell (July 22, 1837 – November 22, 1906) was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee. Biography Andrew Jackson Caldwell was born in Montevallo, Alabama on July 22, 1837. He moved with his parents to Tennessee in 1844, settl ...

(D) : . John G. Ballentine (D) : . John M. Taylor (D) : . Presley T. Glass (D) : .

Zachary Taylor Zachary Taylor (November 24, 1784 – July 9, 1850) was an American military leader who served as the 12th president of the United States from 1849 until his death in 1850. Taylor was a career officer in the United States Army, rising to th ...

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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 ...

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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) : . James H. Jones (D) : . David B. Culberson (D) : . James W. Throckmorton (D) : . Olin Wellborn (D) : . William H. Crain (D) : . James F. Miller (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 ...

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Joseph D. Sayers Joseph Draper Sayers (September 23, 1841 – May 15, 1929) was the 22nd Governor of Texas from 1899 to 1903. During Sayers's term, the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 demolished that city. Early years Joseph Sayers was born September 23, 1841 ...

(D) : . Samuel W. T. Lanham (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 ...

: . John W. Stewart (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 ...

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Thomas Croxton Thomas Croxton (March 8, 1822 – July 3, 1903) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia. Biography Born in Tappahannock, Virginia, Croxton attended primary school there and, later, the Tappahannock and Rappahannock Academies. He graduate ...

(D) : . Harry Libbey (RA) : . George D. Wise (D) : . James D. Brady (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 ...

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John W. Daniel John Warwick Daniel (September 5, 1842June 29, 1910) was an American lawyer, author, and Democratic politician from Lynchburg, Virginia who promoted the Lost Cause of the Confederacy. Daniel served in both houses of the Virginia General Assemb ...

(D) : . Charles T. O'Ferrall (D) : . John S. Barbour Jr. (D) : . Connally F. Trigg (D) : . John R. Tucker (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 ...

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Nathan Goff Nathan Goff Jr. (February 9, 1843 – April 23, 1920) was a United States representative from West Virginia, a Union Army officer, the 28th United States Secretary of the Navy during President Rutherford B. Hayes administration, a United Sta ...

(R) : . William L. Wilson (D) : . Charles P. Snyder (D) : . Eustace Gibson (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 ...

: . Lucien B. Caswell (R) : . Edward S. Bragg (D) : . Robert M. La Follette (R) : . Isaac W. Van Schaick (R) : .

Joseph Rankin Joseph Rankin (September 25, 1833January 24, 1886) was an American businessman and Democratic politician. He was elected to two terms as U.S. Representative for Wisconsin's 5th congressional district, but died during his second term. Earlier in ...

(D), until January 24, 1886 :: Thomas R. Hudd (D), from March 8, 1886 : .

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) : . Ormsby B. Thomas (R) : .

William T. Price William Thompson Price (June 17, 1824December 6, 1886) was an American lawyer and Republican politician. He represented Wisconsin's 8th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1883 until his death, and was su ...

(R), until December 6, 1886 :: Hugh H. Price (R), from January 18, 1887 : .

Isaac Stephenson Isaac Stephenson (June 18, 1829March 15, 1918) was an American politician of the Republican Party who represented Wisconsin as both a United States representative and a United States senator. He was born in the community of Yorkton, near Fre ...

(R)

Non-voting members

: . Curtis C. Bean (R) : . Oscar S. Gifford (R) : .

John Hailey John Hailey (August 29, 1835 – April 10, 1921) was a Congressional Delegate from Idaho Territory. He was born in Smith County, Tennessee, and attended the public schools. Of Scottish ancestry, his grandfather, Philip Hailey, and his father, ...

(D) : .

Joseph Toole Joseph Kemp Toole (May 12, 1851 – March 11, 1929) was a Democratic politician from Montana. He served as the first and fourth Governor of Montana. Biography Toole was born in Savannah, Missouri and attended public school in St. Joseph, Miss ...

(D) : . Antonio Joseph (D) : . John T. Caine (D) : . Charles S. Voorhees (D) : . Joseph M. Carey (R) John Griffin Carlisle, Brady-Handy photo portrait, ca1870-1880

Changes in membership

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

Senate

* Replacements: 7 ** Democratic: 1 seat net gain ** Republican: 1 seat net loss ** Liberal Republican: 1 seat net loss * Deaths: 3 * Resignations: 6 * Interim appointments: 1 *Total seats with changes: 9

House of Representatives

* Replacements: 11 ** Democratic: 2 seat net gain ** Republican: 2 seat net loss * Deaths: 8 * Resignations: 7 * Contested election: 1 *Total seats with changes: 16

Committees

Senate

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

; Ranking Member: Justin S. Morrill) * Agriculture and Forestry (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: James Z. George) * Appropriations (Chairman: William B. Allison; Ranking Member: John A. Logan) * Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman: John P. Jones; Ranking Member: Zebulon B. Vance) * 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:

; Ranking Member: Howell E. Jackson) * Coast Defenses (Chairman: Joseph N. Dolph; Ranking Member: Samuel B. Maxey) *

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) * Compensation of Members of Congress (Select) * 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 (Washington, D.C.), Logan Circle, Jefferson Memoria ...

(Chairman: John J. Ingalls; Ranking Member:

) * Education and Labor (Chairman: Henry W. Blair; Ranking Member:

) * 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: William B. Allison) * Enrolled Bills (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Epidemic Diseases (Select) (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Examine the Several Branches in the Civil Service (Chairman: Dwight M. Sabin; Ranking Member:

) * Executive Departments Methods (Select) * Expenditures of Public Money (Chairman: Shelby M. Cullom; Ranking Member: James B. Beck) *

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:

) *

Fisheries Fishery can mean either the enterprise of raising or harvesting fish and other aquatic life; or more commonly, the site where such enterprise takes place ( a.k.a. fishing ground). Commercial fisheries include wild fisheries and fish farms, ...

(Chairman: Thomas W. Palmer; Ranking Member: John T. Morgan) * Foreign Relations (Chairman: John Sherman; Ranking Member: John T. Morgan) * Indian Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Samuel B. Maxey) * Indian Traders (Select) *

Interstate Commerce The Commerce Clause describes an enumerated power listed in the United States Constitution ( Article I, Section 8, Clause 3). The clause states that the United States Congress shall have power "to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and amo ...

(Select) (Chairman: Shelby M. Cullom; Ranking Member: N/A) *

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:

) *

Library A library is a collection of materials, books or media that are accessible for use and not just for display purposes. A library provides physical (hard copies) or digital access (soft copies) materials, and may be a physical location or a vi ...

(Chairman: William J. Sewell; Ranking Member:

) * Manufactures (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Military Affairs (Chairman: John A. Logan; Ranking Member:

) * Mines and Mining (Chairman: Henry M. Teller; Ranking Member:

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

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

) * Nicaraguan Claims (Select) (Chairman: Samuel B. Maxey; Ranking Member: Benjamin Harrison) * Ordnance and War Ships (Select) (Chairman: Joseph R. Hawley; Ranking Member: Johnson N. Camden) * Patents (Chairman: J. Donald Cameron; Ranking Member: Johnson N. Camden) * Pensions (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Howell E. Jackson) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Omar D. Conger; Ranking Member: Samuel B. Maxey) * Potomac River Front (Select) *

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:

; Ranking Member:

Arthur P. 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 ...

) * Private Land Claims (Chairman: Matt W. Ransom; Ranking Member: George F. Edmunds) * Privileges and Elections (Chairman: George F. Hoar; Ranking Member:

) * Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: William Mahone; Ranking Member: John T. Morgan) * Public Lands (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John T. Morgan) * Railroads (Chairman: Philetus Sawyer; Ranking Member: Joseph E. Brown) * Revision of the Laws (Chairman: James F. Wilson; Ranking Member:

) * Revolutionary Claims (Chairman: Charles W. Jones; Ranking Member: Samuel J.R. McMillan) * Rules (Chairman: William P. Frye; Ranking Member:

) * Tariff Regulation (Select) * Tenth Census (Select) (Chairman: Eugene Hale; Ranking Member: Richard Coke) *

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: Benjamin Harrison; Ranking Member:

) * Transportation Routes to the Seaboard (Chairman: Nelson W. Aldrich; Ranking Member: Randall L. Gibson) * Whole * Woman Suffrage (Select) (Chairman: Francis M. Cockrell; Ranking Member: Thomas W. Palmer)

House of Representatives

* Accounts (Chairman: John T. Spriggs; Ranking Member: George E. Adams) * Admission to the Floor (Select) *

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:

; Ranking Member: Presley T. Glass) * Alcoholic Liquor Traffic (Select) (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Truman A. Merriman) * American Ship building (Select) (Chairman: Poindexter Dunn; Ranking Member: Charles C. Comstock) * Appropriations (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: William L. Wilson) * Banking and Currency (Chairman: James F. Miller; Ranking Member: John E. Hutton) *

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: William H. Sowden) * Coinage, Weights and Measures (Chairman: Richard P. Bland; Ranking Member: William D. Bynum) *

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) *

(Chairman:

John S. Barbour John Strode Barbour Sr. (August 8, 1790 – January 12, 1855) was a nineteenth-century slave owner, politician and lawyer from Virginia. He was the father of John S. Barbour Jr., John Strode Barbour Jr. and the first cousin of James Barbour ...

; Ranking Member: John T. Heard) *

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: D. Wyatt Aiken; Ranking Member: Peter P. Mahoney) *

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: Henry G. Turner; Ranking Member: Benton J. Hall) * Enrolled Bills (Chairman: William H. Neece; Ranking Member:

) * Expenditures in the Interior Department (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Charles N. Brumm) * Expenditures in the Justice Department (Chairman: Eustace Gibson; Ranking Member:

) * Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman: John M. Taylor; Ranking Member:

) * Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman: Seaborn Reese; Ranking Member:

) * Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman: Risden T. Bennett; Ranking Member: Joseph A. Scranton) * Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Michael Hahn) * Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman: Thomas A. Robertson; Ranking Member: Frederick A. Johnson) * Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Foreign Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: William H. Crain) * Indian Affairs (Chairman: Olin Wellborn; Ranking Member: James H. Ward) * Invalid Pensions (Chairman: Courtland C. Matson; Ranking Member: John S. Pindar) *

(Chairman: John R. Tucker; Ranking Member: Risden T. Bennett) * Labor (Chairman: John J. O'Neill; Ranking Member: William H. Crain) * Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River (Chairman: J. Floyd King; Ranking Member: William Dawson) * Manufactures (Chairman: George D. Wise; Ranking Member: John S. Pindar) * Mileage (Chairman: John H. Rogers; Ranking Member:

) * Military Affairs (Chairman: Edward S. Bragg; Ranking Member: Charles M. Anderson) *

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: Nicholas Muller; Ranking Member:

) * Mines and Mining (Chairman: Martin L. Clardy; Ranking Member: Frederick G. Barry) * Naval Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Pacific Railroads (Chairman: James W. Throckmorton; Ranking Member:

) * Patents (Chairman: Charles L. Mitchell; Ranking Member:

William H.H. Cowles William Henry Harrison Cowles (April 22, 1840 – December 30, 1901) was a North Carolina Democratic politician who served four terms in the United States House of Representatives. Biography A native of Yadkin County, North Carolina, Cowles ...

) * Pensions (Chairman: Nathaniel B. Eldredge; Ranking Member: John E. Hutton) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Frederick G. Barry) *

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John M. Farquhar) * Private Land Claims (Chairman: John E. Halsell; Ranking Member: Robert S. Green) * Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Samuel Dibble; Ranking Member: Thomas D. Johnston) * Public Lands (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Thomas Chipman McRae) * Railways and Canals (Chairman: Robert H. M. Davidson; Ranking Member: James N. Pidcock) * Revision of Laws (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John B. Hale) * Rivers and Harbors (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John M. Glover) * Rules (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Thomas B. Reed) * Standards of Official Conduct *

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: William Dawson) * War Claims (Chairman: George W. Geddes; Ranking Member: James W. Reid) * Ways and Means (Chairman: William R. Morrison; Ranking Member: William C.P. Breckinridge) * Whole

Joint committees

* Conditions of Indian Tribes (Special) * The Library (Chairman:

; Vice Chairman: Charles O'Neill) *

* Scientific Bureaus

Caucuses

* Democratic (House) * Democratic (Senate)

Employees

Legislative branch agency directors

* Architect of the Capitol: Edward Clark * Librarian of Congress: Ainsworth Rand Spofford *

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 ...

: Sterling P. Rounds, until 1886 ** Thomas E. Benedict, starting 1886

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

: George M. Weston * Sergeant at Arms: William P. Canady * Chaplain: Elias D. Huntley, ''Methodist'', until March 15, 1886 ** John G. Butler, ''Lutheran'', elected March 15, 1886

House of Representatives

* Chaplain:

John Summerfield Lindsay John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Seco ...

( Episcopalian), until December 7, 1885 ** William H. Milburn (

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 ...

), elected December 7, 1885 * Doorkeeper: Samuel Donelson, elected December 7, 1885 * Clerk: John B. Clark Jr. * Clerk at the Speaker's Table: Nathaniel T. Crutchfield * Postmaster: Lycurgus Dalton * Reading Clerks: Thomas S. Pettit (D) and Neill S. Brown Jr. (R) * Sergeant at Arms: John P. Leedom