41st United States Congress

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Contents 1 Dates of sessions 2 Major events 3 Major legislation 4 Party summary 4.1 Senate 4.2 House of Representatives 5 Leadership 5.1 Senate 5.2 House of Representatives 6 Members 6.1 Senate 6.2 House of Representatives 6.3 Delegates 7 Changes in membership 7.1 Senate 7.2 House of Representatives 8 Officers 8.1 Senate 8.2 House of Representatives 8.3 Other 9 References 10 External links

The Forty-first United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprised of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1869 to March 3, 1871, during the first two years of the first administration of U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant.

The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Eighth Census of the United States in 1860. Both chambers had a Republican majority.

[edit] Dates of sessions

March 4, 1869 - March 3, 1871

• First session: March 4, 1869 – April 10, 1869
• Special session of the Senate: April 12, 1869 – April 22, 1869
• Second session: December 6, 1869 - July 15, 1870
• Third session: December 5, 1870 - March 3, 1871 — a lame duck session

Previous congress: 40th Congress
Next congress: 42nd Congress

[edit] Major events

Main article: Events of 1869; Events of 1870; Events of 1871

[edit] Major legislation

Main article: List of United States federal legislation in the 41st Congress

[edit] Party summary

Virginia, Mississippi, Texas, and Georgia were readmitted to representation in this Congress.

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.

[edit] Senate

• Democratic: 12
• Republican: 62 (majority)

TOTAL members: 74

[edit] House of Representatives

• Democratic: 67
• Republican: 171 (majority)
• Conservative (Virginia): 5

TOTAL members: 243

[edit] Leadership

[edit] Senate

• Vice President of the United States (President of the Senate):
  • Schuyler Colfax, of Indiana
• President pro tempore of the Senate:
  • Henry B. Anthony, Republican of Rhode Island, first elected March 23, 1869.

[edit] House of Representatives

• Speaker of the House
  • James G. Blaine, Republican of Maine, elected March 4, 1869.

[edit] Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.

See also: 41st United States Congress - Political Parties

See also: 41st United States Congress - State Delegations

See also: United States House election, 1868

[edit] Senate

At this time, 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 began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1874; Class 2 meant their term ended in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1870; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1872.

Alabama

• 3. George E. Spencer (Rep.)
• 2. Willard Warner (Rep.)

Arkansas

• 2. Alexander McDonald (Rep.)
• 3. Benjamin F. Rice (Rep.)

California

• 3. Cornelius Cole (Rep.)
• 1. Eugene Casserly (Dem.)

Connecticut

• 3. Orris S. Ferry (Rep.)
• 1. William A. Buckingham (Rep.)

Delaware

• 2. Willard Saulsbury, Sr. (Dem.)
• 1. Thomas F. Bayard, Sr. (Dem.)

Florida

• 3. Thomas W. Osborn (Rep.)
• 1. Abijah Gilbert (Rep.)

Georgia

• 3. Joshua Hill (Rep.) ...readmitted state, seated February 1, 1871.
• 2. Homer V.M. Miller (Dem.) ...readmitted state, seated February 24, 1871.

Illinois

• 3. Lyman Trumbull (Rep.)
• 2. Richard Yates (Rep.)

Indiana

• 3. Oliver P. Morton (Rep.)
• 1. Daniel D. Pratt (Rep.)

Iowa

• 2. James W. Grimes (Rep.) ...resigned December 6, 1869.

  James B. Howell (Rep.) ...elected to vacancy, seated January 26, 1870.

• 3. James Harlan (Rep.)

Kansas

• 3. Samuel C. Pomeroy (Rep.)
• 2. Edmund G. Ross (Rep.)

Kentucky

• 3. Garrett Davis (Dem.)
• 2. Thomas C. McCreery (Dem.)

Louisiana

• 2. John S. Harris (Rep.)
• 3. William Pitt Kellogg (Rep.)

Maine

• 2. William Pitt Fessenden (Rep.) ...died September 9, 1869.

  Lot M. Morrill (Rep.) ...appointed to fill vacancy, seated December 6, 1869, subsequently elected.

• 1. Hannibal Hamlin (Rep.)

Maryland

• 3. George Vickers (Dem.)
• 1. William T. Hamilton (Dem.)

Massachusetts

• 1. Charles Sumner (Rep.)
• 2. Henry Wilson (Rep.)

Michigan

• 1. Zachariah Chandler (Rep.)
• 2. Jacob M. Howard (Rep.)

Minnesota

• 1. Alexander Ramsey (Rep.)
• 2. Daniel S. Norton (Dem.) ...died July 13, 1870.

  William Windom (Rep.) ...appointed to fill vacancy, seated July 15, 1870.

  Ozora P. Stearns (Rep.) ...elected to fill vacancy, seated January 23, 1871.

Mississippi

• 1. Adelbert Ames (Rep.) ...readmitted state, seated April 1, 1870.
• 2. Hiram R. Revels (Rep.) ...readmitted state, seated February 25, 1870.

Missouri

• 3. Charles D. Drake (Rep.) ...resigned December 19, 1870.

  Daniel T. Jewett (Rep.) ...appointed to fill vacancy, seated December 22, 1870.

  Francis P. Blair, Jr. (Dem.) ...elected to vacancy, seated January 25, 1871.

• 1. Carl Schurz (Rep.)

Nebraska

• 2. John M. Thayer (Rep.)
• 1. Thomas W. Tipton (Rep.)

Nevada

• 1. William M. Stewart (Rep.)
• 3. James W. Nye (Rep.)

New Hampshire

• 2. Aaron H. Cragin (Rep.)
• 3. James W. Patterson (Rep.)

New Jersey

• 2. Alexander G. Cattell (Rep.)
• 1. John P. Stockton (Dem.)

New York

• 3. Roscoe Conkling (Rep.)
• 1. Reuben E. Fenton (Rep.)

North Carolina

• 3. John Pool (Rep.)
• 2. Joseph C. Abbott (Rep.)

Ohio

• 3. John Sherman (Rep.)
• 1. Allen G. Thurman (Dem.)

Oregon

• 2. George H. Williams (Rep.)
• 3. Henry W. Corbett (Rep.)

Pennsylvania

• 3. Simon Cameron (Rep.)
• 1. John Scott (Rep.)

Rhode Island

• 2. Henry B. Anthony (Rep.)
• 1. William Sprague (Rep.)

South Carolina

• 2. Thomas J. Robertson (Rep.)
• 3. Frederick A. Sawyer (Rep.)

Tennessee

• 2. Joseph S. Fowler (Rep.)
• 1. William G. Brownlow (Rep.)

Texas

• 1. James W. Flanagan (Rep.) ...readmitted state, seated March 31, 1870.
• 2. Morgan C. Hamilton (Rep.) ...readmitted state, seated March 31, 1870.

Vermont

• 1. George F. Edmunds (Rep.)
• 3. Justin S. Morrill (Rep.)

Virginia

• 2. John W. Johnston (Dem.) ...readmitted state, seated January 27, 1870.
• 1. John F. Lewis (Rep.) ...readmitted state, seated January 27, 1870.

West Virginia

• 2. Waitman T. Willey (Rep.)
• 1. Arthur I. Boreman (Rep.)

Wisconsin

• 3. Timothy O. Howe (Rep.)
• 1. Matthew H. Carpenter (Rep.)

[edit] House of Representatives

The names of members of the House of Representatives elected statewide on the general ticket or otherwise at-large, are preceded by an "A/L," and the names of those elected from districts, whether plural or single member, are preceded by their district numbers.

Many of the congressional district numbers are linked to articles describing the district itself. Since the boundaries of the districts have changed often and substantially, the linked article may only describe the district as it exists today, and not as it was at the time of this Congress.

Alabama

• 1. Alfred E. Buck (Rep.) …elected August 3, 1869.
• 2. Charles W. Buckley (Rep.) …elected August 3, 1869.
• 3. Robert S. Heflin (Rep.) …elected August 3, 1869.
• 4. Charles Hays (Rep.) …elected August 3, 1869.
• 5. Peter M. Dox (Dem.) …elected August 3, 1869.
• 6. William C. Sherrod (Dem.) …elected August 3, 1869.

Arkansas

• 1. Logan H. Roots (Rep.)
• 2. Anthony A.C. Rogers (Dem.)
• 3. Thomas Boles (Rep.)

California

• 1. Samuel B. Axtell (Dem.)
• 2. Aaron A. Sargent (Rep.)
• 3. James A. Johnson (Dem.)

Connecticut

• 1. Julius L. Strong (Rep.) …elected April 5, 1869.
• 2. Stephen W. Kellogg (Rep.) …elected April 5, 1869.
• 3. Henry H. Starkweather (Rep.) …elected April 5, 1869.
• 4. William H. Barnum (Dem.) …elected April 5, 1869.

Delaware

• A/L. Benjamin T. Biggs (Dem.)

Florida

• A/L. Charles M. Hamilton (Rep.)

Georgia

• 1. William W. Paine (Dem.) ...readmitted state, seated January 23, 1871.
• 2. Richard H. Whiteley (Rep.) ...readmitted state, seated February 9, 1871.
• 3. Marion Bethune (Rep.) ...readmitted state, seated January 16, 1871.
• 4. Jefferson F. Long (Rep.) ...readmitted state, seated January 16, 1871.
• 5. Stephen A. Corker (Dem.) ...readmitted state, seated January 24, 1871.
• 6. William P. Price (Dem.) ...readmitted state, seated January 16, 1871.
• 7. Pierce M.B. Young (Dem.) ...readmitted state, seated January 16, 1871.

Illinois

• 1. Norman B. Judd (Rep.)
• 2. John F. Farnsworth (Rep.)
• 3. Elihu B. Washburne (Rep.) ...resigned March 6, 1869.

  Horatio C. Burchard (Rep.) ...elected to fill vacancy, seated December 6, 1869.

• 4. John B. Hawley (Rep.)
• 5. Ebon C. Ingersoll (Rep.)
• 6. Burton C. Cook (Rep.)
• 7. Jesse H. Moore (Rep.)
• 8. Shelby M. Cullom (Rep.)
• 9. Thompson W. McNeely (Dem.)
• 10. Albert G. Burr (Dem.)
• 11. Samuel S. Marshall (Dem.)
• 12. John B. Hay (Rep.)
• 13. John M. Crebs (Dem.)
• A/L. John A. Logan (Rep.)

Indiana

• 1. William E. Niblack (Dem.)
• 2. Michael C. Kerr (Dem.)
• 3. William S. Holman (Dem.)
• 4. George W. Julian (Rep.)
• 5. John Coburn (Rep.)
• 6. Daniel W. Voorhees (Dem.)
• 7. Godlove S. Orth (Rep.)
• 8. James N. Tyner (Rep.) ...elected to fill vacancy from previous Congress, seated March 4, 1869.
• 9. John P.C. Shanks (Rep.)
• 10. William Williams (Rep.)
• 11. Jasper Packard (Rep.)

Iowa

• 1. George W. McCrary (Rep.)
• 2. William Smyth (Rep.) ...died September 30, 1870.

  William P. Wolf (Rep.) ...elected to fill vacancy, seated December 6, 1870.

• 3. William B. Allison (Rep.)
• 4. William Loughridge (Rep.)
• 5. Francis W. Palmer (Rep.)
• 6. Charles Pomeroy (Rep.)

Kansas

• A/L. Sidney Clarke (Rep.)

Kentucky

• 1. Lawrence S. Trimble (Dem.)
• 2. William N. Sweeney (Dem.)
• 3. Jacob S. Golladay (Dem.) ...resigned February 28, 1870

  Joseph H. Lewis (Dem.) ...elected to fill vacancy, seated May 10, 1870.

• 4. J. Proctor Knott (Dem.)
• 5. Boyd Winchester (Dem.)
• 6. Thomas L. Jones (Dem.)
• 7. James B. Beck (Dem.)
• 8. George M. Adams (Dem.)
• 9. John M. Rice (Dem.) ...contested election, seated March 5, 1869.

Louisiana

• 1. J. Hale Sypher (Rep.) ...seat declared vacant, subsequently elected, seated December 5, 1870.
• 2. Lionel A. Sheldon (Rep.) …contested election, seated April 8, 1869.
• 3. C.B. Darrall (Rep.) …contested election, seated July 6, 1870.
• 4. Joseph P. Newsham (Rep.) ...contested election of Michael Ryan, seated May 23, 1870.
• 5. Frank Morey (Rep.) ...seat declared vacant, subsequently elected, seated December 6, 1870.

Maine

• 1. John Lynch (Rep.)
• 2. Samuel P. Morrill (Rep.)
• 3. James G. Blaine (Rep.)
• 4. John A. Peters (Rep.)
• 5. Eugene Hale (Rep.)

Maryland

• 1. Samuel Hambleton (Dem.)
• 2. Stevenson Archer (Dem.)
• 3. Thomas Swann (Dem.)
• 4. Patrick Hamill (Dem.)
• 5. Frederick Stone (Dem.)

Massachusetts

• 1. James Buffinton (Rep.)
• 2. Oakes Ames (Rep.)
• 3. Ginery Twichell (Rep.)
• 4. Samuel Hooper (Rep.)
• 5. Benjamin F. Butler (Rep.)
• 6. Nathaniel P. Banks (Rep.)
• 7. George S. Boutwell (Rep.) ...resigned March 12, 1869.

  George M. Brooks (Rep.) ...elected to fill vacancy, seated December 6, 1869.

• 8. George F. Hoar (Rep.)
• 9. William B. Washburn (Rep.)
• 10. Henry L. Dawes (Rep.)

Michigan

• 1. Fernando C. Beaman (Rep.)
• 2. William L. Stoughton (Rep.)
• 3. Austin Blair (Rep.)
• 4. Thomas W. Ferry (Rep.)
• 5. Omar D. Conger (Rep.)
• 6. Randolph Strickland (Rep.)

Minnesota

• 1. Morton S. Wilkinson (Rep.)
• 2. Eugene McLanahan Wilson (Dem.)

Mississippi

• 1. George E. Harris (Rep.) ...readmitted state, seated February 23, 1870.
• 2. Joseph L. Morphis (Rep.) ...readmitted state, seated February 23, 1870.
• 3. Henry W. Barry (Rep.) ...readmitted state, seated April 8, 1870.
• 4. George C. McKee (Rep.) ...readmitted state, seated February 23, 1870.
• 5. Legrand W. Perce (Rep.) ...readmitted state, seated February 23, 1870.

Missouri

• 1. Erastus Wells (Dem.)
• 2. Gustavus A. Finkelnburg (Rep.)
• 3. James R. McCormick (Dem.)
• 4. Sempronius H. Boyd (Rep.)
• 5. Samuel S. Burdett (Rep.)
• 6. Robert T. Van Horn (Rep.)
• 7. Joel F. Asper (Rep.)
• 8. John F. Benjamin (Rep.)
• 9. David P. Dyer (Rep.)

Nebraska

• A/L. John Taffe (Rep.)

Nevada

• A/L. Thomas Fitch (Rep.)

New Hampshire

• 1. Jacob H. Ela (Rep.)
• 2. Aaron F. Stevens (Rep.)
• 3. Jacob Benton (Rep.)

New Jersey

• 1. William Moore (Rep.)
• 2. Charles Haight (Dem.)
• 3. John T. Bird (Dem.)
• 4. John Hill (Rep.)
• 5. Orestes Cleveland (Dem.)

New York

• 1. Henry A. Reeves (Dem.)
• 2. John G. Schumaker (Dem.)
• 3. Henry W. Slocum (Dem.)
• 4. John Fox (Dem.)
• 5. John Morrissey (Dem.)
• 6. Samuel S. Cox (Dem.)
• 7. Hervey C. Calkin (Dem.)
• 8. James Brooks (Dem.)
• 9. Fernando Wood (Dem.)
• 10. Clarkson N. Potter (Dem.)
• 11. George W. Greene (Dem.) …contested election, served until February 17, 1870.

  Charles H. Van Wyck (Rep.) ...contested election, seated February 17, 1870.

• 12. John H. Ketcham (Rep.)
• 13. John A. Griswold (Dem.)
• 14. Stephen L. Mayham (Dem.)
• 15. Adolphus H. Tanner (Rep.)
• 16. Orange Ferriss (Rep.)
• 17. William A. Wheeler (Rep.)
• 18. Stephen Sanford (Rep.)
• 19. Charles Knapp (Rep.)
• 20. Addison H. Laflin (Rep.)
• 21. Alexander H. Bailey (Rep.)
• 22. John C. Churchill (Rep.)
• 23. Dennis McCarthy (Rep.)
• 24. George W. Cowles (Rep.)
• 25. William H. Kelsey (Rep.)
• 26. Giles W. Hotchkiss (Rep.)
• 27. Hamilton Ward (Rep.)
• 28. Noah Davis (Rep.) ...resigned July 15, 1870.

  Charles H. Holmes (Rep.) ...elected to fill vacancy, seated December 6, 1870.

• 29. John Fisher (Rep.)
• 30. David S. Bennett (Rep.)
• 31. Porter Sheldon (Rep.)

North Carolina

• 1. Clinton L. Cobb (Rep.)
• 2. David Heaton (Rep.) ...died June 25, 1870.

  Joseph Dixon (Rep.) ...elected to fill vacancy, seated December 5, 1870.

• 3. Oliver H. Dockery (Rep.)
• 4. John T. Deweese (Rep.) ...resigned February 28, 1870

  John Manning, Jr. (Dem.) ...elected to fill vacancy, seated December 7, 1870.

• 5. Israel G. Lash (Rep.)
• 6. Francis E. Shober (Dem.)
• 7. Alexander H. Jones (Rep.)

Ohio

• 1. Peter W. Strader (Dem.)
• 2. Job E. Stevenson (Rep.)
• 3. Robert C. Schenck (Rep.) ...resigned January 5, 1871.
• 4. William Lawrence (Rep.)
• 5. William Mungen (Dem.)
• 6. John A. Smith (Rep.)
• 7. James J. Winans (Rep.)
• 8. John Beatty (Rep.)
• 9. Edward F. Dickinson (Dem.)
• 10. Truman H. Hoag (Dem.) ...died February 5, 1870.

  Erasmus D. Peck (Rep.) ...elected to fill vacancy, seated April 23, 1870.

• 11. John T. Wilson (Rep.)
• 12. Philadelph Van Trump (Dem.)
• 13. George W. Morgan (Dem.)
• 14. Martin Welker (Rep.)
• 15. Eliakim H. Moore (Rep.)
• 16. John A. Bingham (Rep.)
• 17. Jacob A. Ambler (Rep.)
• 18. William H. Upson (Rep.)
• 19. James A. Garfield (Rep.)

Oregon

• A/L. Joseph S. Smith (Dem.)

Pennsylvania

• 1. Samuel J. Randall (Dem.)
• 2. Charles O'Neill (Rep.)
• 3. John Moffet (Dem.) …contested election, served until April 9, 1869.

  Leonard Myers (Rep.) ...contested election, seated April 9, 1869.

• 4. William D. Kelley (Rep.)
• 5. John R. Reading (Dem.) …contested election, served until April 13, 1870.

  Caleb N. Taylor (Rep.) ...contested election, seated April 13, 1870.

• 6. John D. Stiles (Dem.)
• 7. Washington Townsend (Rep.)
• 8. J. Lawrence Getz (Dem.)
• 9. Oliver J. Dickey (Rep.)
• 10. Henry L. Cake (Rep.)
• 11. Daniel M. Van Auken (Dem.)
• 12. George W. Woodward (Dem.)
• 13. Ulysses Mercur (Rep.)
• 14. John B. Packer (Rep.)
• 15. Richard J. Haldeman (Dem.)
• 16. John Cessna (Rep.)
• 17. Daniel J. Morrell (Rep.)
• 18. William H. Armstrong (Rep.)
• 19. Glenni W. Scofield (Rep.)
• 20. Calvin W. Gilfillan (Rep.)
• 21. John Covode (Rep.) ...contested election, seated February 9, 1870, died January 11, 1871.
• 22. James S. Negley (Rep.)
• 23. Darwin Phelps (Rep.)
• 24. Joseph B. Donley (Rep.)

Rhode Island

• 1. Thomas A. Jenckes (Rep.)
• 2. Nathan F. Dixon (Rep.)

South Carolina

• 1. B.F. Whittemore (Rep.) ...resigned February 24, 1870, subsequently reelected, but was not seated.

  Joseph H. Rainey (Rep.) ...elected to fill vacancy, seated December 12, 1870.

• 2. C.C. Bowen (Rep.)
• 3. Solomon L. Hoge (Rep.) ...contested election of J.P. Reed, seated April 8, 1869.
• 4. Alexander S. Wallace (Rep.) ...contested election of William D. Simpson, seated May 27, 1870.

Tennessee

• 1. Roderick R. Butler (Rep.)
• 2. Horace Maynard (Rep.)
• 3. William B. Stokes (Rep.)
• 4. Lewis Tillman (Rep.)
• 5. William Farrand ProsserWilliam F. Prosser (Rep.)
• 6. Samuel M. Arnell (Rep.)
• 7. Isaac R. Hawkins (Rep.)
• 8. William J. Smith (Rep.)

Texas

• 1. G.W. Whitmore (Rep.) ...readmitted state, seated March 31, 1870.
• 2. John C. Conner (Dem.) ...readmitted state, seated March 31, 1870.
• 3. W.T. Clark (Rep.) ...readmitted state, seated March 31, 1870.
• 4. Edward Degener (Rep.) ...readmitted state, seated March 31, 1870.

Vermont

• 1. Charles W. Willard (Rep.)
• 2. Luke P. Poland (Rep.)
• 3. Worthington C. Smith (Rep.)

Virginia

• 1. Richard S. Ayer (Rep.) ...readmitted state, seated January 31, 1870.
• 2. James H. Platt, Jr. (Rep.) ...readmitted state, seated January 27, 1870.
• 3. Charles H. Porter (Rep.) ...readmitted state, seated January 27, 1870.
• 4. George Booker (Conservative) ...readmitted state, seated January 26, 1870.
• 5. Robert Ridgway (Conservative) ...readmitted state, seated January 27, 1870, subsequently died October 16, 1870.

  Richard T.W. Duke (Conservative) ...elected to fill vacancy, seated November 8, 1870.

• 6. William Milnes, Jr. (Conservative) ...readmitted state, seated January 27, 1870.
• 7. Lewis McKenzie (Conservative) ...readmitted state, seated January 31, 1870.
• 8. James K. Gibson (Conservative) ...readmitted state, seated January 28, 1870.

West Virginia

• 1. Isaac H. Duval (Rep.)
• 2. James McGrew (Rep.)
• 3. John S. Witcher (Rep.)

Wisconsin

• 1. Halbert E. Paine (Rep.)
• 2. Benjamin F. Hopkins (Rep.) ...died January 1, 1870.

  David Atwood (Rep.) ...elected to fill vacancy, seated February 23, 1870.

• 3. Amasa Cobb (Rep.)
• 4. Charles A. Eldredge (Dem.)
• 5. Philetus Sawyer (Rep.)
• 6. Cadwallader C. Washburn (Rep.)

[edit] Delegates

Arizona Territory

• A/L. Richard C. McCormick (Dem.)

Colorado Territory

• A/L. Allen A. Bradford (Rep.)

Dakota Territory

• A/L. Solomon L. Spink (Rep.)

Idaho Territory

• A/L. J.K. Shafer (Dem.)

Montana Territory

• A/L. James M. Cavanaugh (Dem.)

New Mexico Territory

• A/L. J. Francisco Chaves (Rep.)

Utah Territory

• A/L. William H. Hooper (Dem.)

Washington Territory

• A/L. Selucius Garfielde (Rep.)

Wyoming Territory

• A/L. S.F. Nuckolls (Dem.)

[edit] Changes in membership

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

See also: 41st United States Congress - Membership Changes

[edit] Senate

• replacements: 4
  • Democratic: no net change
  • Republican: no net change

• deaths:
• resignations:
• vacancy:
• Total seats with changes:

[edit] House of Representatives

• replacements: 12
  • Democratic: 1 seat net loss
  • Republican: 1 seat net gain

• deaths:
• resignations:
• contested election:
• Total seats with changes:

[edit] Officers

[edit] Senate

• Secretary of the Senate:
  • George C. Gorham of Massachusetts elected June 4, 1868
• Sergeant at Arms of the Senate:
  • George T. Brown of Illinois, elected July 6, 1861
  • John R. French of New Hampshire, elected March 22, 1869
• Chaplain of the Senate
  • The Rev. John P. Newman Methodist, elected March 8, 1869

[edit] House of Representatives

• Clerk of the House:
  • Edward McPherson of Pennsylvania, elected March 5, 1869
• Sergeant at Arms of the House:
  • Nehemiah G. Ordway of New Hampshire, elected March 5, 1869
• Doorkeeper of the House:
  • Otis S. Buxton of New York, elected March 5, 1869
• Postmaster of the House:
  • William S. King of Minnesota, elected March 5, 1869
• Clerk at the Speaker’s Table:
  • John M. Barclay
• Chaplain of the House
  • The Rev. John G. Butler ’’Presbyterian’’, elected March 4, 1869

[edit] Other

• Architect of the Capitol:
  • Edward Clark, appointed August 30, 1865

[edit] References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 

[edit] External links

• Statutes at Large, 1789-1875 [1]
• Senate Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress [2]
• House Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress [3]
• Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress [4]
• U.S. House of Representatives: Congressional History [5]
• U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists [6]

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