The 55th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the

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and the

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. It met in

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

from March 4, 1897, to March 4, 1899, during the first two years of

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 ...

presidency A presidency is an administration or the executive, the collective administrative and governmental entity that exists around an office of president of a state or nation. Although often the executive branch of government, and often personified by ...

. The apportionment of seats in the

House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entitles. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often c ...

was based on the Eleventh Census of the United States in 1890. Both chambers had a Republican majority. There was one African-American member,

George Henry White George Henry White (December 18, 1852 – December 28, 1918) was an American attorney and politician, elected as a Republican U.S. Congressman from North Carolina's 2nd congressional district between 1897 and 1901. He later became a banke ...

, a Republican from the state of

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 ...

, and one Kaw member,

Charles Curtis Charles Curtis (January 25, 1860 – February 8, 1936) was an American attorney and Republican politician from Kansas who served as the 31st vice president of the United States from 1929 to 1933 under Herbert Hoover. He had served as the Sena ...

, a Republican from

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 ...

Major events

* March 4, 1897:

became

President of the United States The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the Federal government of the United States#Executive branch, executive branch of the Federal gove ...

. * February 15, 1898:

Spanish–American War , partof = the Philippine Revolution, the decolonization of the Americas, and the Cuban War of Independence , image = Collage infobox for Spanish-American War.jpg , image_size = 300px , caption = (clock ...

: USS ''Maine'' exploded in

Havana Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.

harbor. * December 10, 1898: Treaty of Paris ended Spanish–American War, .

Major legislation

* July 24, 1897:

Dingley tariff The Dingley Act of 1897 (ch. 11, , July 24, 1897), introduced by U.S. Representative Nelson Dingley Jr., of Maine, raised tariffs in United States to counteract the Wilson–Gorman Tariff Act of 1894, which had lowered rates. The bill came into ...

, ch. 11, , increased trade duties for revenue and protection * April 20, 1898:

Teller Resolution The Teller Amendment was an amendment to a joint resolution of the United States Congress, enacted on April 20, 1898, in reply to President William McKinley's War Message. It placed a condition on the United States military's presence in Cuba ...

(Cuba), * April 25, 1898:

United States declaration of war upon Spain On 25 April 1898, the United States Congress declared war upon Spain. The ensuing Spanish–American War resulted in a decisive victory for the United States, and arguably served as a transitional period for both nations. Spain saw its days of empi ...

(

), * June 1, 1898: Erdman Act, * June 13, 1898: War Revenue Act of 1898, * June 28, 1898:

Curtis Act of 1898 The Curtis Act of 1898 was an amendment to the United States Dawes Act; it resulted in the break-up of tribal governments and communal lands in Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) of the Five Civilized Tribes of Indian Territory: the Choctaw, Chickasaw ...

, , authorized the mass dispossession of

territory 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 ...

from the

Cherokee Nation The Cherokee Nation ( Cherokee: ᏣᎳᎩᎯ ᎠᏰᎵ ''Tsalagihi Ayeli'' or ᏣᎳᎩᏰᎵ ''Tsalagiyehli''), also known as the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, is the largest of three Cherokee federally recognized tribes in the United States. ...

Chickasaw Nation The Chickasaw Nation (Chickasaw: Chikashsha I̠yaakni) is a federally recognized Native American tribe, with its headquarters located in Ada, Oklahoma in the United States. They are an Indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands, original ...

Choctaw Nation The Choctaw Nation (Choctaw: ''Chahta Okla'') is a Native American territory covering about , occupying portions of southeastern Oklahoma in the United States. The Choctaw Nation is the third-largest federally recognized tribe in the United St ...

Muscogee Nation The Muscogee Nation, or Muscogee (Creek) Nation, is a federally recognized Native American tribe based in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The nation descends from the historic Muscogee Confederacy, a large group of indigenous peoples of the Southe ...

, and Seminole Nation and the divestiture of power from their national governments. * July 1, 1898:

Bankruptcy Act of 1898 The Bankruptcy Act of 1898 ("Nelson Act", July 1, 1898, ch. 541, ) was the first United States Act of Congress involving bankruptcy to give companies an option of being protected from creditors. Previous attempts at federal bankruptcy laws had ...

(Henderson-Nelson Act), ch. 541, , gave companies an option of gaining protection from creditors. * July 7, 1898:

Newlands Resolution The Newlands Resolution was a joint resolution passed on July 7, 1898, by the United States Congress to annex the independent Republic of Hawaii. In 1900, Congress created the Territory of Hawaii. The resolution was drafted by Representative Fr ...

, No. 55, , authorized the annexation of the

Republic of Hawaii The Republic of Hawaii ( Hawaiian: ''Lepupalika o Hawaii'') was a short-lived one-party state in Hawaii between July 4, 1894, when the Provisional Government of Hawaii had ended, and August 12, 1898, when it became annexed by the United State ...

* March 3, 1899: Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899, Ch. 425, , § 9,

Treaties ratified

* February 6, 1899: Treaty of Paris, ending the

Guam Guam (; ch, Guåhan ) is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean. It is the westernmost point and territory of the United States (reckoned from the geographic cent ...

, The

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

, and

Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and unincorporated ...

became possessions of the U.S.

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 ...

: Garret Hobart (R) *

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". ...

William P. Frye William Pierce Frye (September 2, 1830 – August 8, 1911) was an American politician from Maine. A member of the Republican Party, Frye spent most of his political career as a legislator, serving in the Maine House of Representatives and the ...

(R) * Republican Conference Chairman: William B. Allison * Democratic Caucus 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 ...

, until 1898 ** David Turpie, afterwards

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 ...

: Thomas Brackett Reed (R) * Minority Leader: Joseph W. Bailey * Republican Conference Chairman:

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, ...

* Republican Campaign Committee Chairman:

Joseph W. Babcock Joseph Weeks Babcock (March 6, 1850 – April 27, 1909) was a seven-term Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin. Born in Swanton, Vermont. Babcock was the grandson of Joseph Weeks, a Congressman from Ver ...

* Democratic Caucus Chairman:

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 ...

* Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman:

Charles James Faulkner Charles James Faulkner (September 21, 1847January 13, 1929) was a United States senator from West Virginia. Early life Born on the family estate, "Boydville," near Martinsburg, Virginia (now West Virginia). His father was Charles James Fau ...

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. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1898; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 1900; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring re-election in 1902.

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. Edmund Pettus (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.

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) : 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.

Stephen M. White Stephen Mallory White (January 19, 1853February 21, 1901) was an American attorney and politician from California. A Democrat, he was most notable for his service as a U.S. Senator from 1893 to 1899. A native of San Francisco, White graduate ...

(D) : 3. George C. Perkins (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. Edward O. Wolcott (R) : 3. Henry M. Teller (SR)

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. George Gray (D) : 2. Richard R. Kenney (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. Samuel Pasco (D) : 3.

Stephen R. Mallory Stephen Russell Mallory (1812 – November 9, 1873) was a Democratic senator from Florida from 1851 to the secession of his home state and the outbreak of the American Civil War. For much of that period, he was chairman of the Committee on Na ...

(D), from May 14, 1897

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

: 2. Augustus O. Bacon (D) : 3. Alexander S. Clay (D)

Idaho Idaho ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Monta ...

: 2.

George L. Shoup George Laird Shoup (June 15, 1836December 21, 1904) was an American politician who served as the first governor of Idaho, in addition to its last territorial governor. He served several months after statehood in 1890 and then became one of the s ...

(R) : 3. Henry Heitfeld (P)

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

(R) : 3. William E. Mason (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. David Turpie (D) : 3. Charles W. Fairbanks (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 ...

: 2 John H. Gear (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. Lucien Baker (R) : 3. William A. Harris (P)

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. William Lindsay (D) : 3.

William J. Deboe William Joseph DeBoe (June 30, 1849June 15, 1927) was a U.S. Senator representing Kentucky from 1897 to 1903. Early life Born in Crittenden County, Kentucky, DeBoe attended Ewing College in Illinois, studying both law and medicine. He graduat ...

(R)

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. Donelson Caffery (D) : 3. Samuel D. McEnery (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.

(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. George L. Wellington (R)

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: 1.

Henry Cabot Lodge Henry Cabot Lodge (May 12, 1850 November 9, 1924) was an American Republican politician, historian, and statesman from Massachusetts. He served in the United States Senate from 1893 to 1924 and is best known for his positions on foreign polic ...

(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.

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) : 2. James McMillan (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.

Cushman Davis Cushman Kellogg Davis (June 16, 1838November 27, 1900) was an American United States Republican Party, Republican politician who served as the List of Governors of Minnesota, seventh Governor of Minnesota and as a United States Senate, U.S. Senat ...

(R) : 2. 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 ...

: 1. James Z. George (D), until August 14, 1897 :: Hernando D. Money (D), from October 8, 1897 : 2. Edward C. Walthall (D), until April 21, 1898 :: William V. Sullivan (D), from May 31, 1898

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)

Montana Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columb ...

: 1.

Lee Mantle Lee Mantle (December 13, 1851November 18, 1934) was an American businessman and politician from Montana. A Republican, he was most notable for his service as a United States Senator from 1895 to 1899. Mantle was born in Birmingham, England o ...

(SR) : 2. Thomas H. Carter (R)

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. William V. Allen (P) : 2. John M. Thurston (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. William M. Stewart (S) : 3. John P. Jones (S)

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.

William E. Chandler William Eaton Chandler (December 28, 1835November 30, 1917), also known as Bill Chandler, was a lawyer who served as United States Secretary of the Navy and as a U.S. Senator from New Hampshire. In the 1880s, he was a member of the Republican " ...

(R) : 3.

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 ...

(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.

James Smith Jr. James Smith Jr. (June 12, 1851April 1, 1927) was a newspaper publisher and U.S. Senator from New Jersey. A leader of the Irish Catholic community, he was the Democratic party boss who sponsored Woodrow Wilson to the governorship in 1910. Bio ...

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

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...

: 1.

Edward Murphy Jr. Edward Murphy Jr. (December 15, 1836August 3, 1911) was a businessman and politician from Troy, New York. A Democrat, he served as mayor of Troy, New York (1875–1883), chairman of the New York State Democratic Committee (1888–1894), and ...

(D) : 3.

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

(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. Marion Butler (P) : 3. Jeter C. Pritchard (R)

North Dakota North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minnesota to the east, ...

: 1. William N. Roach (D) : 3. Henry C. Hansbrough (R)

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

(R), until March 4, 1897 :: Mark Hanna (R), from March 5, 1897 : 3.

Joseph B. Foraker Joseph Benson Foraker (July 5, 1846 – May 10, 1917) was an American politician of the Republican Party who served as the 37th governor of Ohio from 1886 to 1890 and as a United States senator from Ohio from 1897 until 1909. Foraker was ...

(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 ...

: 2.

George W. McBride George Wycliffe McBride (March 13, 1854June 18, 1911) was an American politician and businessman from the U.S. state of Oregon. An Oregon native, he served in the Oregon Legislative Assembly as Speaker of the House and as Oregon Secretary of St ...

(R) : 3. Joseph Simon (R), from October 7, 1898

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. Matthew S. Quay (R) : 3.

Boies Penrose Boies Penrose (November 1, 1860 – December 31, 1921) was an American lawyer and Republican politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After serving in both houses of the Pennsylvania legislature, he represented Pennsylvania in the Un ...

(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.

George P. Wetmore George Peabody Wetmore (August 2, 1846September 11, 1921) was an American politician who was the 37th Governor of, and a Senator from, Rhode Island. Early life George Peabody Wetmore was born in London, England, during a visit of his parents ...

(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. Benjamin R. Tillman (D) : 3. Joseph H. Earle (D), until May 20, 1897 ::

John L. McLaurin John Lowndes McLaurin (May 9, 1860 – July 29, 1934) was a United States representative and United States Senate, Senator from South Carolina. He was born in Red Bluff, South Carolina, in Marlboro County, South Carolina and attended schools ...

(D), from June 1, 1897

South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux Native American tribes, who comprise a large po ...

: 2. Richard F. Pettigrew (SR) : 3. James H. Kyle (P)

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.

William B. Bate William Brimage Bate (October 7, 1826March 9, 1905) was a planter and slaveholder, Confederate officer, and politician in Tennessee. After the Reconstruction era, he served as the 23rd governor of Tennessee from 1883 to 1887. He was elected to th ...

(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. ...

(D), until July 8, 1897 ::

Thomas B. Turley Thomas Battle Turley (April 5, 1845July 1, 1910) was a Tennessee attorney who served as a Democratic United States Senator from 1897 to 1901. Biography Turley was born in Memphis and attended public schools and was a private in the Confede ...

(D), from July 20, 1897

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.

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) : 2. Horace Chilton (D)

Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to its ...

: 1. Frank J. Cannon (SR) : 3. Joseph L. Rawlins (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. Redfield Proctor (R) : 3. Justin S. Morrill (R), until December 28, 1898 ::

Jonathan Ross Jonathan Stephen Ross (born 17 November 1960) is an English broadcaster, film critic, comedian, actor, writer, and producer. He presented the BBC One chat show ''Friday Night with Jonathan Ross'' during the 2000s, hosted his own radio show on ...

(R), from January 11, 1899

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.

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) : 2. Thomas S. Martin (D)

Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States A metonym for the federal government of the United States Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...

: 1. John L. Wilson (R) : 3. George Turner (SR)

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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Charles J. Faulkner Charles James Faulkner (July 6, 1806 – November 1, 1884) was a politician, planter, and lawyer from Berkeley County, Virginia (since 1863, West Virginia) who served in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly and as a U.S. Congressman. ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Wyoming Wyoming () is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to t ...

: 1. Clarence D. Clark (R) : 2. Francis E. Warren (R) Garret Augustus Hobart

House of Representatives

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

Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = " Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County , LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham , area_total_km2 = 135,7 ...

: . George W. Taylor (D) : . Jesse F. Stallings (D) : .

Henry D. Clayton Henry De Lamar Clayton Jr. (February 10, 1857 – December 21, 1929) was a United States representative from Alabama and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama and the United States D ...

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William F. Aldrich William Farrington Aldrich (March 11, 1853 – October 30, 1925) was an American politician and a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Alabama. He was brother of Truman Heminway Aldrich and Great-grandparent, great- ...

(R), from February 9, 1898 : . Willis Brewer (D) : . John H. Bankhead (D) : . Milford W. Howard (P) : .

Joseph Wheeler Joseph "Fighting Joe" Wheeler (September 10, 1836 – January 25, 1906) was an American military commander and politician. He was a cavalry general in the Confederate States Army in the 1860s during the American Civil War, and then a general in ...

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Oscar Underwood Oscar Wilder Underwood (May 6, 1862 – January 25, 1929) was an American lawyer and politician from Alabama, and also a candidate for President of the United States in 1912 and 1924. He was the first formally designated floor leader in the Uni ...

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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 ...

: . Philip D. McCulloch Jr. (D) : . John S. Little (D) : . Thomas C. McRae (D) : .

William L. Terry William Leake Terry (September 27, 1850 – November 4, 1917) was an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for Arkansas's 4th congressional district from 1891 to 1901. Early life a ...

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Hugh A. Dinsmore Hugh Anderson Dinsmore (December 24, 1850 – May 2, 1930) was an American lawyer and politician who served six terms as and a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Arkansas from 1893 to 1905. He was a vocal opponent ...

(D) : . Stephen Brundidge Jr. (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 ...

: . John A. Barham (R) : . Marion De Vries (D) : . Samuel G. Hilborn (R) : . James G. Maguire (D) : . Eugene F. Loud (R) : . Charles A. Barlow (P) : .

Curtis H. Castle Curtis Harvey Castle (October 4, 1848 – July 12, 1928) was a U.S. Representative from California. Biography Castle was born near Galesburg, Illinois on October 4, 1848, and attended the public schools and Knox College. In 1872, he graduated ...

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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 ...

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John F. Shafroth John Franklin Shafroth (June 9, 1854February 20, 1922) was an American politician who served as a representative, member of the United States Senate, and Governor of Colorado. Early life Born in Fayette, Missouri, he attended the common scho ...

(SR) : . John C. Bell (P)

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 ...

: . E. Stevens Henry (R) : . Nehemiah D. Sperry (R) : . Charles A. Russell (R) : . Ebenezer J. Hill (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 ...

: . L. Irving Handy (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 ...

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Stephen M. Sparkman Stephen Milancthon Sparkman (July 29, 1849 – September 26, 1929) was a U.S. Representative from Florida. Biography Stephen M. Sparkman was born on a farm in Hernando County, Florida, on July 29, 1849. He attended the common schools. He taug ...

(D) : . Robert W. Davis (D)

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

: . Rufus E. Lester (D) : . James M. Griggs (D) : . Elijah B. Lewis (D) : . William C. Adamson (D) : . Leonidas F. Livingston (D) : . Charles L. Bartlett (D) : . John W. Maddox (D) : . William M. Howard (D) : . Farish C. Tate (D) : . William H. Fleming (D) : . William G. Brantley (D)

Idaho Idaho ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Monta ...

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James Gunn James Francis Gunn Jr. (born August 5, 1966) is an American filmmaker and executive. He began his career as a screenwriter in the mid-1990s, starting at Troma Entertainment with ''Tromeo and Juliet'' (1997). He then began working as a directo ...

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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 ...

: . James R. Mann (R) : . William Lorimer (R) : . Hugh R. Belknap (R) : . Daniel W. Mills (R) : . George E. White (R) : . Edward D. Cooke (R), until June 24, 1897 :: Henry S. Boutell (R), from November 23, 1897 : . George E. Foss (R) : .

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) : . Robert R. Hitt (R) : . George W. Prince (R) : .

Walter Reeves Walter Reeves (September 25, 1848 – April 9, 1909) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Illinois. Biography Walter Reeves was born near Brownsville, Pennsylvania on September 25, 1948. He moved with his par ...

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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 ...

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Vespasian Warner Vespasian Warner (April 23, 1842 – March 31, 1925) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Biography Born in Mount Pleasant (now Farmer City), De Witt County, Illinois, Warner moved with his parents to Clinton, Illinois, in 1843. He attend ...

(R) : . Joseph V. Graff (R) : . Benjamin F. Marsh (R) : . William H. Hinrichsen (D) : . James A. Connolly (R) : . Thomas M. Jett (D) : . Andrew J. Hunter (D) : . James R. Campbell (D) : . Jehu Baker (D) : . George Washington Smith (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 ...

: . James A. Hemenway (R) : . Robert W. Miers (D) : . William T. Zenor (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 ...

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Francis M. Griffith Francis Marion Griffith (August 21, 1849 – February 8, 1927) was an American educator and politician who served four terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1897 to 1905. Biography Born in Moorefield, Indiana, Griffith attended the c ...

(D), from December 6, 1897 : . George W. Faris (R) : .

Henry U. Johnson Henry Underwood Johnson (October 28, 1850 – June 4, 1939) was an American lawyer and politician who served four terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1891 to 1899. Biography Born in Cambridge City, Indiana, Johnson attended the ...

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Jesse Overstreet Jesse E. Overstreet (December 14, 1859 – May 27, 1910) was an American lawyer and politician who served seven terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1895 to 1909. In 1900, Overstreet introduced the legislation that was ultimatel ...

(R) : . Charles L. Henry (R) : . Charles B. Landis (R) : .

Edgar D. Crumpacker Edgar Dean Crumpacker (May 27, 1851 – May 19, 1920) was an American lawyer and politician who served eight terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1897 to 1913. He was the father of Maurice Edgar Crumpacker and cousin of Shepard J. ...

(R) : . George W. Steele (R) : .

James M. Robinson James McConkey Robinson (June 30, 1924 – March 22, 2016) was an American scholar who retired as Professor Emeritus of Religion at Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, California, specializing in New Testament Studies and Nag Hammadi S ...

(D) : . Lemuel W. Royse (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 ...

: . Samuel M. Clark (R) : . George M. Curtis (R) : .

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 ...

(R) : . Thomas Updegraff (R) : . Robert G. Cousins (R) : .

John F. Lacey John Fletcher Lacey (May 30, 1841 – September 29, 1913) was an eight-term Republican United States congressman from Iowa's 6th congressional district. He was also the author of the Lacey Act of 1900, which made it a crime to ship illegal ...

(R) : . John A. T. Hull (R) : . William P. Hepburn (R) : . Alva L. Hager (R) : .

Jonathan P. Dolliver Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver (February 6, 1858October 15, 1910) was a Republican orator, U.S. Representative, then U.S. Senator from Iowa at the turn of the 20th century.Thomas Richard Ross, ''Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver: A Study in Political Int ...

(R) : . George D. Perkins (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 ...

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Case Broderick Case Broderick (September 23, 1839 – April 1, 1920) was a politician and U.S. Representative from Kansas. He was a cousin of David Colbreth Broderick, of Washington, DC; New York, and California; and Andrew Kennedy of California, who also b ...

(R) : . Mason S. Peters (P) : . Edwin R. Ridgely (P) : .

(R) : . William D. Vincent (P) : . Nelson B. McCormick (P) : . Jeremiah Simpson (P) : . Jeremiah D. Botkin (P)

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 ...

: . Charles K. Wheeler (D) : . John D. Clardy (D) : . John S. Rhea (D) : . David H. Smith (D) : . Walter Evans (R) : . Albert S. Berry (D) : . Evan E. Settle (D) : . George M. Davison (R) : . Samuel J. Pugh (R) : . Thomas Y. Fitzpatrick (D) : .

David G. Colson David Grant Colson (April 1, 1861 – September 27, 1904) was an American politician from the State of Kentucky who served as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Kentucky's 11th congressional district. He previously ...

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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 ...

: . Adolph Meyer (D) : . Robert C. Davey (D) : .

Robert F. Broussard Robert Foligny Broussard (August 17, 1864 – April 12, 1918) was both a U.S. representative and a U.S. senator from Louisiana. He was born on the Mary Louise plantation near New Iberia, the seat of Iberia Parish, to Jean Dorville Broussard, ...

(D) : . Henry W. Ogden (D) : . Samuel T. Baird (D) : . Samuel M. 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) : . Nelson Dingley Jr. (R), until January 13, 1899 : .

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 ...

(R), until April 18, 1897 :: Edwin C. Burleigh (R), from June 21, 1897 : .

Charles A. Boutelle Charles Addison Boutelle (February 9, 1839 – May 21, 1901) was an American seaman, shipmaster, naval officer, Civil War veteran, newspaper editor, publisher, conservative Republican politician, and nine-term Representative to the U.S. Congress f ...

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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 ...

: . Isaac A. Barber (R) : . William B. Baker (R) : . William S. Booze (R) : . William W. McIntire (R) : . Sydney E. Mudd (R) : . John McDonald (R)

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: . Ashley B. Wright (R), until August 14, 1897 ::

George P. Lawrence George Pelton Lawrence (May 19, 1859 – November 21, 1917) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts. Early life and education Born in Adams, Massachusetts, Lawrence was the son of Dr. George C. Lawrence an ...

(R), from November 2, 1897 : . Frederick H. Gillett (R) : .

Joseph H. Walker Joseph Henry Walker (December 21, 1829 – April 3, 1907) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Worcester, Massachusetts. Early life He was born in Boston on December 21, 1829. He moved with his parents to Hopkin ...

(R) : . George W. Weymouth (R) : .

William S. Knox William Shadrach Knox (September 10, 1843 – September 21, 1914) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts who served from 1895 to 1903. Knox was the son of William Shadrach Knox Sr and Rebecca Walker, and the grandson of Samuel Knox a ...

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William H. Moody William Henry Moody (December 23, 1853 – July 2, 1917) was an American politician and jurist who held positions in all three branches of the Government of the United States. He represented parts of Essex County, Massachusetts in the ...

(R) : . William E. Barrett (R) : .

Samuel W. McCall Samuel Walker McCall (February 28, 1851 – November 4, 1923) was a Republican lawyer, politician, and writer from Massachusetts. He was for twenty years (1893–1913) a member of the United States House of Representatives, and the 47th Govern ...

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John F. Fitzgerald John Francis "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald (February 11, 1863 – October 2, 1950) was an American Democratic politician from Boston, Massachusetts. He served as a U.S. Representative and Mayor of Boston. He also made unsuccessful runs for the United ...

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Samuel J. Barrows Samuel June Barrows (May 26, 1845 – April 21, 1909) was an American Republican politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Boston, Massachusetts. Early life and education Barrows was born in New York City to a strict Baptis ...

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Charles F. Sprague Charles Franklin Sprague (June 10, 1857 – January 30, 1902) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, grandson of Peleg Sprague (1793–1880). Biography Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Sprague attended the public schools and was graduat ...

(R) : . William C. Lovering (R) : .

John Simpkins John Simpkins (June 27, 1862 – March 27, 1898) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, Simpkins attended the public schools of Yarmouth and St. Mark's School, Southboro, Massachusetts. He gradu ...

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William S. Greene William Stedman Greene (April 28, 1841 – September 22, 1924) was a United States representative from Massachusetts. Biography William S. Greene was born in Tremont, Illinois on April 28, 1841. He moved with his parents to Fall River, Massachu ...

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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 ...

: . John B. Corliss (R) : . George Spalding (R) : .

Albert M. Todd Albert May Todd (June 3, 1850 – October 6, 1931), known as "The Peppermint King of Kalamazoo," was an American chemist, businessman, and politician from the state of Michigan. A philanthropist and advocate of public ownership of utilities, ...

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Edward L. Hamilton Edward La Rue Hamilton (December 9, 1857 – November 2, 1923) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Hamilton was born in Niles Township, Michigan, where he attended grade school and graduated from the Niles High School in 1876. H ...

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William Alden Smith William Alden Smith (May 12, 1859 – October 11, 1932) was a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan. After the 1912 sinking of the ''Titanic'', Smith chaired the Senate hearings into the disaster. The audience ...

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Samuel W. Smith Samuel William Smith (August 23, 1852 – June 19, 1931), was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He was born in Independence Township and attended the common schools in Clarkston and Detroit. He began teaching school in 1869, ser ...

(R) : . Horace G. Snover (R) : . Ferdinand Brucker (D) : . Roswell P. Bishop (R) : . Rousseau O. Crump (R) : . William S. Mesick (R) : . Carlos D. Shelden (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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James Albertus Tawney James Albertus Tawney (January 3, 1855 – June 12, 1919) was an American blacksmith, machinist and U.S. politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota. He was the first House Majority Whip, holding tha ...

(R) : . James T. McCleary (R) : . Joel Heatwole (R) : . Frederick C. Stevens (R) : . Loren Fletcher (R) : . R. Page W. Morris (R) : .

Frank Eddy Frank Marion Eddy (April 1, 1856 – January 13, 1929) was a United States representative from Minnesota's 7th congressional district. Eddy was born in Pleasant Grove Township, Minnesota before moving to Iowa in 1860 with his family. They ...

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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 ...

: . John M. Allen (D) : . William V. Sullivan (D), until May 31, 1898 :: Thomas Spight (D), from July 5, 1898 : .

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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Andrew F. Fox Andrew Fuller Fox (April 26, 1849 – August 29, 1926) was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi. Born in Reform, Alabama, Fox moved to Calhoun County, Mississippi, with his parents in 1853. He attended private schools, and was graduated from M ...

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John Sharp Williams John Sharp Williams (July 30, 1854September 27, 1932) was a prominent American politician in the Democratic Party from the 1890s through the 1920s, and served as the Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives from 1903 to 1908 ...

(D) : . William F. Love (D), until October 16, 1898 :: Frank A. McLain (D), from December 12, 1898 : .

Patrick Henry Patrick Henry (May 29, 1736June 6, 1799) was an American attorney, planter, politician and orator known for declaring to the Second Virginia Convention (1775): " Give me liberty, or give me death!" A Founding Father, he served as the first a ...

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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 ...

: . James T. Lloyd (D), from June 1, 1897 : . Robert N. Bodine (D) : . Alexander M. Dockery (D) : . Charles F. Cochran (D) : . William S. Cowherd (D) : . David A. De Armond (D) : . James Cooney (D) : . Richard P. Bland (D) : .

James Beauchamp Clark James Beauchamp Clark (March 7, 1850March 2, 1921) was an American politician and attorney who represented Missouri in the United States House of Representatives and served as Speaker of the House from 1911 to 1919. Born in Kentucky, he establis ...

(D) : . Richard Bartholdt (R) : . Charles F. Joy (R) : . Charles E. Pearce (R) : .

Edward Robb Edward Robb (March 19, 1857 – March 13, 1934) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born in Brazeau, Missouri, Robb attended the common schools, Brazeau (Missouri) Academy, Fruitland (Missouri) Normal Institute, and the University of Mi ...

(D) : . Willard D. Vandiver (D) : . Maecenas E. Benton (D)

Montana Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columb ...

: . Charles S. Hartman (SR)

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 ...

: . Jesse B. Strode (R) : . David H. Mercer (R) : .

Samuel Maxwell Samuel Maxwell (May 20, 1825 – February 11, 1901) was a Populist politician in the U.S. state of Nebraska. Born in Lodi, New York, on May 20, 1825, he moved with his parents to Michigan in 1844. He taught school, farmed, and studied la ...

(P) : . William L. Stark (P) : . Roderick D. Sutherland (P) : . William L. Greene (P)

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 ...

: . Francis G. Newlands (S)

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 ...

: . Cyrus A. Sulloway (R) : . Frank G. Clarke (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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Henry C. Loudenslager Henry Clay Loudenslager (May 22, 1852 – August 12, 1911) was an American Republican Party politician from New Jersey who represented the 1st congressional district from 1893 to 1911. Biography Loudenslager was born in Mauricetown, New Jerse ...

(R) : . John J. Gardner (R) : .

Benjamin F. Howell Benjamin Franklin Howell (January 27, 1844 – February 1, 1933) was an American Republican Party politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1895 to 1911. Early life and education Born in Cedarville, New Jers ...

(R) : . Mahlon Pitney (R), until January 10, 1899 : . James F. Stewart (R) : . Richard Wayne Parker (R) : .

Thomas McEwan Jr. Thomas McEwan Jr. (February 26, 1854, Paterson, New Jersey – September 11, 1926) was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 7th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1895 to ...

(R) : . Charles N. Fowler (R)

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...

: . Joseph M. Belford (R) : . Denis M. Hurley (R), until February 26, 1899 : . Francis H. Wilson (R), until September 30, 1897 :: Edmund H. Driggs (D), from December 6, 1897 : . Israel F. Fischer (R) : . Charles G. Bennett (R) : . James R. Howe (R) : . John H. G. Vehslage (D) : .

John M. Mitchell John Murry Mitchell (March 18, 1858 – May 31, 1905) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Early life Born in New York City, Mitchell attended Leggett's School at New York City. In 1877, he was graduated from Columbia College, New York ...

(R) : . Thomas J. Bradley (D) : . Amos J. Cummings (D) : . William Sulzer (D) : . George B. McClellan Jr. (D) : . Richard C. Shannon (R) : .

Lemuel E. Quigg Lemuel Ely Quigg (February 12, 1863 – July 1, 1919) was a United States representative from New York. Biography He was born near Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland to a Methodist minister. He attended the public schools of Wilmington, De ...

(R) : . Philip B. Low (R) : .

William L. Ward William Lukens Ward (September 2, 1856 – July 16, 1933) was an American manufacturer and politician from New York (state), New York. A longtime Republican Party (United States), Republican activist, he was most notable for his service as a mem ...

(R) : . Benjamin Odell (R) : . John H. Ketcham (R) : . Aaron V. S. Cochrane (R) : . George N. Southwick (R) : .

David F. Wilber David Forrest Wilber (December 7, 1859 –August 14, 1928) was a United States House of Representatives, United States Representative and consul (representative), consul from New York (state), New York. Biography Wilber was born in Milford (tow ...

(R) : . Lucius N. Littauer (R) : . Wallace T. Foote Jr. (R) : . Charles A. Chickering (R) : . James S. Sherman (R) : . George W. Ray (R) : .

James J. Belden James Jerome Belden (September 30, 1825 – January 1, 1904) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from New York. Biography Born in Fabius, New York, Belden was the son of Royal Denison Belding and Olive Cadwell and attended the ...

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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) : . Charles W. Gillet (R) : . James Wolcott Wadsworth (R) : . Henry C. Brewster (R) : . Rowland B. Mahany (R) : . De Alva S. Alexander (R) : . Warren B. Hooker (R), until November 10, 1898

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 ...

: . Harry Skinner (P) : . George H. White (R) : . John E. Fowler (P) : . William F. Strowd (P) : . William W. Kitchin (D) : .

Charles H. Martin Charles Henry Martin (October 1, 1863September 22, 1946) was an American Army officer and later politician in the state of Oregon. A native of Illinois, he had a 40-year career in the military including serving in conflicts from the Spanish–Am ...

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Alonzo C. Shuford Alonzo Craig Shuford (March 1, 1858 – February 8, 1933) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from North Carolina. Born on a farm near Newton, North Carolina, Shuford attended the common schools and Newton College. ...

(P) : . Romulus Z. Linney (R) : .

Richmond Pearson Richmond Mumford Pearson, Jr. (January 26, 1852 – September 12, 1923) was an American diplomat and member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina. Biography Richmond Mumford Pearson, Jr. was born 26 January 1852 at Richmond H ...

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North Dakota North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minnesota to the east, ...

: . Martin N. Johnson (R)

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 ...

: . William B. Shattuc (R) : . Jacob H. Bromwell (R) : . John L. Brenner (D) : . George A. Marshall (D) : . David Meekison (D) : . Seth W. Brown (R) : . Walter L. Weaver (R) : .

Archibald Lybrand Archibald Lybrand (May 23, 1840 – February 7, 1910) was a lawyer, soldier, businessman, and a U.S. Representative from Ohio for two terms from 1897 to 1901. Biography Born in Tarlton, Ohio, Lybrand moved to Delaware, Ohio, in 1857. He atten ...

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James H. Southard James Harding Southard (January 20, 1851 – February 20, 1919) was an American lawyer and politician who served six terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1895 to 1907. Biography Born near Toledo, Ohio, in Washington Township, Lucas ...

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Lucien J. Fenton Lucien Jerome Fenton (May 7, 1844 – June 28, 1922) was an American American Civil War, Civil War veteran who served two term as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1895 to 1899. Biography Born in Win ...

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(R) : . John J. Lentz (D) : . James A. Norton (D) : . Winfield S. Kerr (R) : . Henry C. Van Voorhis (R) : . Lorenzo Danford (R) : .

John A. McDowell John Anderson McDowell (September 25, 1853 – October 2, 1927) was for two terms a U.S. Representative from Ohio for two terms from 1897 to 1901. Biography Born in Killbuck, Ohio, McDowell attended the common schools, the Millersburg High ...

(D) : . Robert W. Tayler (R) : . Stephen A. Northway (R), until September 8, 1898 :: Charles W. F. Dick (R), from November 8, 1898 : . Clifton B. Beach (R) : .

Theodore E. Burton Theodore Elijah Burton (December 20, 1851October 28, 1929) was an American attorney and Republican politician from Ohio. He served in the United States House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate, and the Cleveland City Council. Early years Bur ...

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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 ...

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Thomas H. Tongue Thomas H. Tongue (June 23, 1844January 11, 1903) was an American politician and attorney in the state of Oregon. Born in England, his family immigrated to Washington County, Oregon, in 1859. In Oregon, he would serve in the State Senate from 1889 ...

(R) : . William R. Ellis (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, ...

: . Samuel A. Davenport (R) : . Galusha A. Grow (R) : . Henry H. Bingham (R) : . Robert Adams Jr. (R) : .

William McAleer William McAleer (January 6, 1838April 19, 1912) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district from 1891 to 1895 and from 1897 ...

(D) : . James R. Young (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 ...

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Thomas S. Butler Thomas Stalker Butler (November 4, 1855 – May 26, 1928) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania from March 4, 1897 until his death, having been elected to the House sixteen times. He was the father ...

(IR) : . Irving P. Wanger (R) : . William S. Kirkpatrick (R) : . Daniel Ermentrout (D) : .

Marriott Brosius Marriott Henry Brosius (March 7, 1843 – March 16, 1901) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Education and military service Marriott Brosius was born in Colerain Township, Lancaster County, Penns ...

(R) : . William Connell (R) : . Morgan B. Williams (R) : . Charles N. Brumm (R) : . Marlin E. Olmsted (R) : . James H. Codding (R) : . Horace B. Packer (R) : . Monroe H. Kulp (R) : . Thaddeus M. Mahon (R) : . George J. Benner (D) : . Josiah D. Hicks (R) : . Edward E. Robbins (R) : .

John Dalzell John Dalzell (April 19, 1845 – October 2, 1927) was an American attorney and Republican politician who represented his hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1887–1913. During the presidency of Th ...

(R) : . William A. Stone (R), until November 9, 1898 :: William H. Graham (R), from November 29, 1898 : .

Ernest F. Acheson Ernest Francis Acheson (September 19, 1855 – May 16, 1917) was a newspaper editor and a representative to the United States House of Representatives. Biography He was born in Washington, Pennsylvania on September 19, 1855, son of Alexander W. ...

(R) : . Joseph B. Showalter (R), from April 20, 1897 : . John C. Sturtevant (R) : . Charles W. Stone (R) : . William C. Arnold (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 ...

: . Melville Bull (R) : . Adin B. Capron (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 = ...

: . William Elliott (D) : . William J. Talbert (D) : . Asbury C. Latimer (D) : .

Stanyarne Wilson Stanyarne Wilson (January 10, 1860 – February 14, 1928) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina. Born in Yorkville (now York), South Carolina, Wilson attended King's Mountain Military School and Washington and Lee University, Lexingto ...

(D) : . Thomas J. Strait (D) : .

(D), until May 31, 1897 :: James Norton (D), from December 6, 1897 : .

J. William Stokes James William Stokes (December 12, 1853 – July 6, 1901) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina. Born near Orangeburg, South Carolina, Stokes attended the common schools and was graduated from Washington and Lee University, Lexing ...

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South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux Native American tribes, who comprise a large po ...

Both representatives were elected statewide on a

general ticket The general ticket, also known as party block voting (PBV) or ticket voting, is a type of block voting in which voters opt for a party, or a team's set list of candidates, and the highest-polling party/team becomes the winner. Unless specifically ...

. : . John E. Kelley (P) : . Freeman Knowles (P)

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 ...

: .

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 ...

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Henry R. Gibson Henry Richard Gibson (December 24, 1837 – May 25, 1938) was an American attorney and politician who represented Tennessee's 2nd district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1895 to 1905. He also served as a state chancery court judge, a ...

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John A. Moon John Austin Moon (April 22, 1855 – June 26, 1921) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 3rd congressional district of Tennessee. Biography Born on April 22, 1855, near Charlottesville, ...

(D) : . Benton McMillin (D), until January 6, 1899 : .

(D) : .

John W. Gaines John Wesley Gaines (August 24, 1860 – July 4, 1926) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 6th congressional district of Tennessee. Biography Gaines was born in Wrecoe, near Nashvil ...

(D) : .

Nicholas N. Cox Nicholas Nichols Cox (January 6, 1837 – May 2, 1912) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the Tennessee's 7th congressional district. Biography Cox was born in Bedford County, Tennessee o ...

(D) : . Thetus W. Sims (D) : . Rice A. Pierce (D) : .

Edward W. Carmack Edward Ward Carmack (November 5, 1858November 9, 1908) was an attorney, newspaperman, and political figure who served as a U.S. Senator from Tennessee from 1901 to 1907. Following his political service, and after an unsuccessful run for Governo ...

(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 ...

: . Thomas H. Ball (D) : . Samuel B. Cooper (D) : . Reese C. De Graffenreid (D) : . John W. Cranford (D), until March 3, 1899 : . Joseph W. Bailey (D) : . Robert E. Burke (D) : . Robert L. Henry (D) : . Samuel W. T. Lanham (D) : .

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), until January 16, 1899 : .

Robert B. Hawley Robert Bradley Hawley (October 25, 1849 – November 28, 1921) was a businessman and politician from Galveston, Texas, elected as a Republican U.S. Representative (1897–1901) from Texas's 10th congressional district. He won his office in 1896 ...

(R) : . Rudolph Kleberg (D) : .

James L. Slayden James Luther Slayden (June 1, 1853 – February 24, 1924) was an American politician, cotton merchant, and rancher. He was elected from San Antonio to United States United States House of Representatives, House of Representatives, serving eleven c ...

(D) : . John H. Stephens (D)

Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to its ...

: . William H. King (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 ...

: . H. Henry Powers (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 ...

: . William A. Jones (D) : . William A. Young (D), until April 26, 1898 :: Richard A. Wise (R), from April 26, 1898 : . John Lamb (D) : . Sydney P. Epes (D), until March 23, 1898 :: Robert T. Thorp (R), from March 23, 1898 : . Claude A. Swanson (D) : .

Peter J. Otey Peter Johnston Otey (December 22, 1840 – May 4, 1902) was former Confederate States Army officer and later prisoner of war during the American Civil War, who became businessman, land developer and railroad executive before retiring and winni ...

(D) : .

James Hay James Hay may refer to: *James Hay (bishop) (died 1538), Scottish abbot and bishop * James Hay, 1st Earl of Carlisle (c.1580–1636), British noble * James Hay, 2nd Earl of Carlisle (1612–1660), British noble * James Hay, 15th Earl of Erroll (172 ...

(D) : . John F. Rixey (D) : .

James A. Walker James Alexander Walker (August 27, 1832 – October 21, 1901) was a Virginia lawyer, politician, and Confederate general during the American Civil War, later serving as a United States Congressman for two terms. He earned the nickname "Sto ...

(R) : . Jacob Yost (R)

Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States A metonym for the federal government of the United States Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...

Both representatives were elected statewide on a

. : . William C. Jones (SR) : .

James Hamilton Lewis James Hamilton Lewis (May 18, 1863 – April 9, 1939) was an American attorney and politician. Sometimes referred to as J. Ham Lewis or Ham Lewis, he represented Washington in the United States House of Representatives, and Illinois in the Un ...

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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 ...

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Blackburn B. Dovener Blackburn Barrett Dovener (April 20, 1842 – May 9, 1914) was a Republican Party (United States), Republican politician from West Virginia who served as a United States representative. Dovener was born in Teays Valley, West Virginia, Tays Valle ...

(R) : .

Alston G. Dayton Alston Gordon Dayton (October 18, 1857 – July 30, 1920) was a United States representative from West Virginia and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia. Education and ca ...

(R) : . Charles P. Dorr (R) : . Warren Miller (R)

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

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Henry Allen Cooper Henry Allen Cooper (September 8, 1850 – March 1, 1931) was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin. Early life Cooper was born in Spring Prairie, Wisconsin, son of former Free Soil Party State Representative Joel H. Cooper, a physician. In ...

(R) : . Edward Sauerhering (R) : .

(R) : . Theobald Otjen (R) : . Samuel S. Barney (R) : . James H. Davidson (R) : . Michael Griffin (R) : .

Edward S. Minor Edward Sloman Minor (December 13, 1840July 26, 1924) was an Americans, American businessman, Republican Party (United States), Republican politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He served six terms in the United States House of Representatives, repre ...

(R) : . Alexander Stewart (R) : . John J. Jenkins (R)

Wyoming Wyoming () is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to t ...

: . John E. Osborne (D)

Non-voting members

: . Marcus A. Smith (D) : .

Harvey B. Fergusson Harvey Butler Fergusson (September 9, 1848 – June 10, 1915) was a Delegate from the Territory of New Mexico and a U.S. Representative from New Mexico. Born near Pickensville, Alabama, Fergusson attended the public schools in the state. He ...

(D) : . James Y. Callahan (S) TBReed

Changes in membership

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

Senate

* Replacements: 5 ** Democratic: no net change ** Republican: no net change * Deaths: 5 * Resignations: 0 *Total seats with changes: 8

House of Representatives

* Replacements: 14 ** Democratic: 1 seat net loss ** Republican: 1 seat net gain * Deaths: 10 * Resignations: 9 * Contested election: 3 *Total seats with changes: 23

Committees

Senate

* Additional Accommodations for the Library of Congress (Select) (Chairman: George Gray; Ranking Member:

) * Agriculture and Forestry (Chairman: Redfield Proctor; Ranking Member: James Z. George) * Appropriations (Chairman: William B. Allison; Ranking Member: Francis M. Cockrell) * Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman: John P. Jones; Ranking Member: James K. Jones) * Canadian Relations (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) *

Census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses inc ...

(Chairman: Thomas H. Carter; Ranking Member: David Turpie) * Civil Service and Retrenchment (Chairman: Jeter C. Pritchard; Ranking Member: Edward C. Walthall) *

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: Henry M. Teller; Ranking Member: Samuel Pasco) * Coast Defenses (Chairman:

; 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:

; Ranking Member: George G. Vest) * Corporations Organized in the District of Columbia (Chairman:

) * 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: James McMillan; Ranking Member:

then

) * Education and Labor (Chairman: James H. Kyle; Ranking Member: James Z. George) * Engrossed Bills (Chairman: Francis M. Cockrell; Ranking Member: Lucien Baker) * Enrolled Bills (Chairman: William J. Sewell; Ranking Member: Donelson Caffery) * Establish a University in the United States (Select) (Chairman: George L. Wellington) * Examine the Several Branches in the Civil Service (Chairman:

) *

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: George C. Perkins; Ranking Member: John L. Mitchell) * Five Civilized Tribes of Indians (Select) (Chairman: Samuel Pasco; Ranking Member:

) *

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

(Chairman: Cushman K. Davis; Ranking Member: John T. Morgan) * Forest Reservations and the Protection of Game (Chairman: William V. Allen; Ranking Member: John T. Morgan) *

Geological Survey A geological survey is the systematic investigation of the geology beneath a given piece of ground for the purpose of creating a geological map or model. Geological surveying employs techniques from the traditional walk-over survey, studying o ...

(Select) (Chairman: Stephen B. Elkins; Ranking Member: Edward C. Walthall) *

Immigration Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not natives or where they do not possess citizenship in order to settle as permanent residents or naturalized citizens. Commuters, tourists, ...

(Chairman: Charles W. Fairbanks; Ranking Member:

) * Indian Affairs (Chairman: Richard F. Pettigrew; Ranking Member: James K. Jones) * Indian Depredations (Chairman: John L. Wilson; Ranking Member: William Lindsay) * International Expositions (Select) (Chairman: John M. Thurston; Ranking Member: George G. Vest) *

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 ...

(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 ...

) * Irrigation and Reclamation of Arid Lands (Chairman: Francis E. Warren; Ranking Member:

) *

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. Hoar; Ranking Member: James Z. George) *

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:

; Ranking Member: Francis M. Cockrell) * Manufactures (Chairman: William E. Mason; Ranking Member:

) * Military Affairs (Chairman: Joseph R. Hawley; Ranking Member:

) * Mines and Mining (Chairman: William M. Stewart; Ranking Member:

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

; Ranking Member: John L. Mitchell) * Naval Affairs (Chairman: Eugene Hale; Ranking Member:

) *

Nicaragua Canal The Nicaraguan Canal ( es, Canal de Nicaragua), formally the Nicaraguan Canal and Development Project (also referred to as the Nicaragua Grand Canal, or the Grand Interoceanic Canal) was a proposed shipping route through Nicaragua to connect t ...

(Select) (Chairman: John Tyler Morgan; Ranking Member: Joseph R. Hawley) * Omaha Exposition (Select) * Pacific Railroads (Chairman: John H. Gear; Ranking Member: John T. Morgan) *

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:

) *

Pensions A pension (, from Latin ''pensiō'', "payment") is a fund into which a sum of money is added during an employee's employment years and from which payments are drawn to support the person's retirement from work in the form of periodic payments ...

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John L. Mitchell) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Edward O. Wolcott; Ranking Member: Marion Butler) * Potomac River Front (Select) (Chairman: David Turpie; Ranking Member:

) *

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:

) * Private Land Claims (Chairman: James K. Jones; Ranking Member: Eugene Hale) * Privileges and Elections (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Matthew S. Quay; Ranking Member: George G. Vest) * Public Health and National Quarantine (Chairman: George G. Vest; Ranking Member: Samuel D. McEnery) * Public Lands (Chairman: Henry C. Hansbrough; Ranking Member:

) *

Railroads Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...

(Chairman: Clarence D. Clark; Ranking Member:

) * Revision of the Laws (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Revolutionary Claims (Chairman: Edward C. Walthall; Ranking Member:

) *

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

(Chairman: Nelson W. Aldrich; Ranking Member:

) * Tariff Regulation (Select) *

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

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

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

) * Transportation and Sale of Meat Products (Select) (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Edward O. Wolcott) * Transportation Routes to the Seaboard (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: James Z. George) * Trespassers upon Indian Lands (Chairman: Lucien Baker; Ranking Member: William N. Roach) * Washington City Centennial (Select) * Whole * Woman Suffrage (Select) (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Matthew S. Quay)

House of Representatives

* Accounts (Chairman: Benjamin B. Odell Jr.; Ranking Member: Charles L. Bartlett) *

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: James W. Wadsworth; Ranking Member: John S. Williams) * Alcoholic Liquor Traffic (Chairman: Henry C. Brewster; Ranking Member: John E. Osborne) * Appropriations (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Banking and Currency (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) *

(Chairman: Charles N. Brumm; Ranking Member: John E. Osborne) * Coinage, Weights and Measures (Chairman: Charles W. Stone; Ranking Member: Richard P. Bland) * Disposition of Executive Papers *

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) *

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

(Chairman: Galusha A. Grow; Ranking Member: John E. Fowler) * Election of the President, Vice President and Representatives in Congress (Chairman: John B. Corliss; Ranking Member: Milford W. Howard) * Elections No.#1 (Chairman: Robert W. Tayler; Ranking Member: Charles L. Bartlett) * Elections No.#2 (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: James G. Maguire) * Elections No.#3 (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Robert W. Miers) * Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Alva L. Hager; Ranking Member: Asbury C. Latimer) * Expenditures in the Agriculture Department (Chairman: Charles W. Gillet; Ranking Member: William F. Strowd) * Expenditures in the Interior Department (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Jehu Baker) * Expenditures in the Justice Department (Chairman: Cyrus A. Sulloway; Ranking Member:

) * Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman: James F. Stewart; Ranking Member:

) * Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman: Irving P. Wanger; Ranking Member: Milford W. Howard) * Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Rufus E. Lester) * Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman: Robert G. Cousins; Ranking Member:

) * Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman: William W. Grout; Ranking Member:

) * Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Richard P. Bland) *

Foreign Affairs ''Foreign Affairs'' is an American magazine of international relations and U.S. foreign policy published by the Council on Foreign Relations, a nonprofit, nonpartisan, membership organization and think tank specializing in U.S. foreign policy a ...

(Chairman: Robert R. Hitt; Ranking Member:

) * Immigration and Naturalization (Chairman: Lorenzo Danford; Ranking Member: John M. Allen) * Indian Affairs (Chairman: James S. Sherman; Ranking Member: John S. Little) * Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Chairman: William P. Hepburn; Ranking Member:

) * Invalid Pensions (Chairman: George W. Ray; Ranking Member: George B. McClellan) * Irrigation of Arid Lands (Chairman: William R. Ellis; Ranking Member:

) *

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) *

Labor Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the la ...

(Chairman: John J. Gardner; Ranking Member: W. Jasper Talbert) * Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River (Chairman: Richard Bartholdt; Ranking Member: John M. Allen) * Manufactures (Chairman: George W. Faris; Ranking Member: Willard D. Vandiver) * Merchant Marine and Fisheries (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Mileage (Chairman: John A. Barham; Ranking Member: Samuel B. Cooper) * United States House Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman: John A.T. Hull; Ranking Member: William Sulzer) * United States House Committee on the Militia, Militia (Chairman: Benjamin F. Marsh; Ranking Member: Rudolph Kleberg) * United States House Committee on Mines and Mining, Mines and Mining (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Charles S. Hartman) * United States House Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Amos J. Cummings) * United States House Committee on Pacific Railroads, Pacific Railroads (Chairman: H. Henry Powers; Ranking Member: James G. Maguire) * United States House Committee on Patents, Patents (Chairman: Josiah D. Hicks; Ranking Member: William Sulzer) * United States House Committee on Pensions, Pensions (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Jesse F. Stallings) * United States House Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Eugene F. Loud; Ranking Member: Claude A. Swanson) * United States House Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: David H. Mercer; Ranking Member: John H. Bankhead) * United States House Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Railways and Canals, Railways and Canals (Chairman: Charles A. Chickering; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Reform in the Civil Service, Reform in the Civil Service (Chairman: Marriott Brosius; Ranking Member: Alexander M. Dockery) * United States House Committee on Revision of Laws, Revision of Laws (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John W. Maddox) * United States House Committee on Rivers and Harbors, Rivers and Harbors (Chairman: Warren B. Hooker; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Rules, Rules (Chairman: Thomas B. Reed; Ranking Member: Joseph W. Bailey) * United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Standards of Official Conduct * United States House Committee on Territories, Territories (Chairman: William S. Knox; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Ventilation and Acoustics, Ventilation and Acoustics (Chairman: Joel P. Heatwole; Ranking Member: Harry Skinner) * United States House Committee on War Claims, War Claims (Chairman: Thaddeus M. Mahon; Ranking Member: George M. Davison) * United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Ways and Means (Chairman: Nelson Dingley; Ranking Member: Joseph W. Bailey) * Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives), Whole

Joint committees

* United States Congress Joint Select Committee on Alcohol in the Arts, Alcohol in the Arts (Select) * United States Congress Joint Special Committee on Conditions of Indian Tribes, Conditions of Indian Tribes (Special) * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Disposition of Executive Papers, Disposition of (Useless) Executive Papers * United States Congress Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills, Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Rep. Alva L. Hager; Vice Chairman: Sen. Asbury C. Latimer) * United States Congress Joint Committee to Investigate Charities and Reformatory Institutions in the District of Columbia, Investigate Charities and Reformatory Institutions in the District of Columbia * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Library, The Library (Chairman: Rep.

; Vice Chairman: Rep. Amos J. Cummings) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman: Rep. George D. Perkins; Vice Chairman: Rep.

)

Caucuses

* House Democratic Caucus, Democratic (House) * Senate Democratic Caucus, Democratic (Senate)

Employees

List of federal agencies in the United States#Legislative branch, Legislative branch agency directors

* Architect of the Capitol: Edward Clark (architect), Edward Clark * Librarian of Congress: Ainsworth Rand Spofford, until 1897 ** John Russell Young, from 1897 * Public Printer of the United States: Thomas E. Benedict, until 1897 ** Francis W. Palmer, from 1897

Senate

* Secretary of the United States Senate, Secretary: William Ruffin Cox * Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, Sergeant at Arms: Richard J. Bright * United States Senate Librarian, Librarian: Alonzo M. Church * Chaplain of the United States Senate, Chaplain: William H. Millburn Methodism, ''Methodist''

House of Representatives

* Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk: Alexander McDowell * Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Sergeant at Arms: Benjamin F. Russell * Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives, Doorkeeper: William J. Glenn * Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives, Postmaster: Joseph C. McElroy * Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk at the Speaker's Table: Asher C. Hinds * Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Reading Clerks: E.L. Sampson (D) and Dennis E. Alward (R) * Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, Chaplain: Henry N. Couden Unitarian Universalist Association, ''Universalist''

References

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External links

Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress

* * * * * * * {{USCongresses 55th United States Congress,

Major events

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

Idaho Idaho ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Monta ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Montana Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columb ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...

North Dakota North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minnesota to the east, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux Native American tribes, who comprise a large po ...

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 ...

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 ...

Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to its ...

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 ...

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 ...

Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...

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 ...

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 ...

Wyoming Wyoming () is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to t ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

Idaho Idaho ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Monta ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut Massachusett_writing_systems.html" ;"title="nowiki/> məhswatʃəwiːsət.html" ;"title="Massachusett writing systems">məhswatʃəwiːsət">Massachusett writing systems">məhswatʃəwiːsət'' En ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Montana Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columb ...

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 ...

Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States A metonym for the federal government of the United States Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...

Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States A metonym for the federal government of the United States Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...