60th United States Congress
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The Sixtieth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate
and the United States House of Representatives
. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1907 to March 4, 1909, during the last two years of Theodore Roosevelt
's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Twelfth Census of the United States in 1900
. Both chambers had a Republican
majority.
TOTAL members: 90
TOTAL members: 391
, which indicate the cycle of their election.
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.
(D). Ariosto A. Wiley
(D), died June 17, 1908
(D). Stephen Brundidge, Jr.
(D). John C. Floyd
(D). William B. Cravens
(D). Charles C. Reid
(D). Joseph Taylor Robinson
(D). Robert M. Wallace
(D)
(R). Duncan E. McKinlay
(R). Joseph R. Knowland
(R). Julius Kahn
(R). Everis A. Hayes
(R). James C. Needham
(R). James McLachlan
(R). Sylvester C. Smith
(R)
(R). Warren A. Haggott
(R). George W. Cook
(R)
(R). Nehemiah D. Sperry
(R). Edwin W. Higgins
(R). Ebenezer J. Hill
(R). George L. Lilley
(R), resigned January 5, 1909, vacant to end
(D). Frank Clark
(D). William B. Lamar (D)
(D). Elijah B. Lewis
(D). William C. Adamson
(D). Leonidas F. Livingston
(D). Charles L. Bartlett
(D). Gordon Lee (congressman) (D). William M. Howard (D). Thomas Montgomery Bell
(D). Thomas W. Hardwick
(D). William G. Brantley (D)
(R). James R. Mann (R). William W. Wilson (R). James T. McDermott
(D). Adolph J. Sabath
(D). William Lorimer
(R). Philip Knopf
(R). Charles McGavin
(R). Henry S. Boutell (R). George E. Foss
(R). Howard M. Snapp
(R). Charles Eugene Fuller
(R). Frank O. Lowden (R). James McKinney
(R). George W. Prince
(R). Joseph V. Graff
(R). John A. Sterling
(R). Joseph G. Cannon (R). William B. McKinley
(R). Henry T. Rainey
(D). Ben F. Caldwell
(D). William A. Rodenberg
(R). Martin D. Foster
(D). Pleasant T. Chapman
(R). George W. Smith
(R), died November 30, 1907
(R). John C. Chaney
(R). William E. Cox
(D). Lincoln Dixon
(D). Elias S. Holliday
(R). James E. Watson (R). Jesse Overstreet
(R). John A.M. Adair (D). Charles B. Landis
(R). Edgar D. Crumpacker
(R). George W. Rauch
(D). Clarence C. Gilhams
(R). Abraham L. Brick
(R),until April 7, 1908
(R). Albert F. Dawson
(R). Benjamin P. Birdsall
(R). Gilbert N. Haugen
(R). Robert G. Cousins
(R). Daniel W. Hamilton
(D). John A. T. Hull
(R). William P. Hepburn (R). Walter I. Smith
(R). James P. Conner (R). Elbert H. Hubbard
(R)
(R), from May 23, 1907. Charles Frederick Scott
(R). Philip P. Campbell
(R). James Monroe Miller
(R). William A. Calderhead
(R). William A. Reeder
(R). Edmond H. Madison
(R). Victor Murdock
(R)
(D). Augustus Stanley (D). Addison James
(R). Ben Johnson
(D). J. Swagar Sherley
(D). Joseph L. Rhinock
(D). William P. Kimball
(D). Harvey Helm
(D). Joseph B. Bennett
(R). John W. Langley
(R). Don C. Edwards
(R)
(D), died March 8, 1908
(R). Charles E. Littlefield
(R), resigned September 30, 1908
(R). J. Frederick C. Talbott (D). Harry B. Wolf (D). John Gill, Jr.
(D). Sydney Emanuel Mudd I
(R). George A. Pearre (R)
(R). Frederick H. Gillett
(R). Charles G. Washburn
(R). Charles Q. Tirrell
(R). Butler Ames
(R). Augustus P. Gardner
(R). Ernest W. Roberts
(R). Samuel W. McCall
(R). John A. Keliher (D). Joseph F. O'Connell
(D). Andrew J. Peters (D). John W. Weeks
(R). William S. Greene
(R). William C. Lovering
(R)
(R). Charles E. Townsend
(R). Washington Gardner
(R). Edward L. Hamilton
(R). Gerrit J. Diekema
(R), from March 17, 1908. Samuel W. Smith (R). Henry McMorran
(R). Joseph W. Fordney
(R). James C. McLaughlin
(R). George A. Loud
(R). Archibald B. Darragh
(R). H. Olin Young
(R)
(R). Winfield Scott Hammond
(D). Charles Russell Davis
(R). Frederick Stevens (R). Frank Nye
(R). Charles August Lindbergh
(R). Andrew Volstead
(R). James Bede
(R). Halvor Steenerson
(R)
(D). Thomas Spight
(D). Benjamin G. Humphreys II
(D). Wilson S. Hill
(D). Adam M. Byrd
(D). Eaton J. Bowers
(D). Frank A. McLain
(D). John Sharp Williams
(D)
(D). William W. Rucker
(D). Joshua Willis Alexander (D). Charles F. Booher
(D). Edgar C. Ellis
(R). David A. De Armond
(D). Courtney W. Hamlin
(D). Dorsey W. Shackleford
(D). James Beauchamp Clark
(D). Richard Bartholdt
(R). Henry S. Caulfield
(R). Harry M. Coudrey
(R). Madison R. Smith
(D). Joseph J. Russell
(D). Thomas Hackney
(D). J. Robert Lamar
(D)
(R). Gilbert M. Hitchcock (D). John Frank Boyd
(R). Edmund H. Hinshaw
(R). George W. Norris (R). Moses P. Kinkaid (R)
(R)
(R). John James Gardner (R). Benjamin F. Howell (R). Ira W. Wood
(R). Charles N. Fowler
(R). William Hughes (D). Richard W. Parker
(R). Le Gage Pratt
(D). Eugene W. Leake
(D). James A. Hamill
(D)
(R). George H. Lindsay
(D). Charles T. Dunwell
(R), died June 12, 1908
(D). Claude Kitchin
(D). Charles Randolph Thomas (D). Edward W. Pou
(D). William W. Kitchin (D), resigned January 11, 1909, vacant for remainder of term. Hannibal L. Godwin (D). Robert N. Page
(D). Richard N. Hackett
(D). Edwin Y. Webb (D). William T. Crawford
(D)
(R). Asle Gronna
(R)
(R). Herman P. Goebel
(R). J. Eugene Harding
(R). William E. Tou Velle
(D). Timothy T. Ansberry
(D). Matthew R. Denver (D). J. Warren Keifer
(R). Ralph D. Cole
(R). Isaac R. Sherwood
(D). Henry T. Bannon
(R). Albert Douglas
(R). Edward L. Taylor, Jr.
(R). Grant E. Mouser
(R). J. Ford Laning
(R). Beman G. Dawes (R). Capell L. Weems
(R). William A. Ashbrook
(D). James Kennedy
(R). W. Aubrey Thomas (R). L. Paul Howland
(R). Theodore Elijah Burton (R)
(R), from November 16, 1907. Elmer L. Fulton
(D), from November 16, 1907. James S. Davenport
(D), from November 16, 1907. Charles D. Carter
(D), from November 16, 1907. Scott Ferris
(D), from November 16, 1907
(R). William R. Ellis
(R)
(R). John E. Reyburn
(R), resigned March 31, 1907
(D), died February 14, 1909, vacant to end. Adin B. Capron
(R)
(D). Wyatt Aiken
(D). Joseph T. Johnson
(D). David E. Finley
(D). J. Edwin Ellerbe
(D). Asbury F. Lever (D)
(R). William H. Parker
(R), died June 26, 1908
(R). Nathan W. Hale
(R). John Austin Moon (D). Cordell Hull
(D). William C. Houston
(D). John Wesley Gaines (D). Lemuel Phillips Padgett (D). Thetus Willrette Sims (D). Finis J. Garrett
(D). George W. Gordon (D)
(D). Samuel B. Cooper
(D). Gordon James Russell (D). Choice Boswell Randell (D). James Andrew Beall (D). Rufus Hardy
(D). Alexander W. Gregg
(D). John M. Moore
(D). George Farmer Burgess
(D). Albert Sidney Burleson (D). Robert L. Henry
(D). Oscar W. Gillespie
(D). John Hall Stephens
(D). James L. Slayden (D). John Nance Garner
(D). William R. Smith
(D)
(R). Kittredge Haskins
(R)
(D). Harry Lee Maynard (D). John Fletcher Lamb (D). Francis R. Lassiter
(D). Edward W. Saunders
(D). Carter Glass
(D). James Hay (D). Charles Creighton Carlin
(D), from November 5, 1907. Campbell Slemp
(R), died October 13, 1907
(R). Francis W. Cushman
(R). William E. Humphrey (R)
(R). George Cookman Sturgiss
(R). Joseph Holt Gaines (R). Harry C. Woodyard
(R). James Anthony Hughes (R)
(R). James William Murphy
(D). William J. Cary
(R). William H. Stafford
(R). Charles H. Weisse
(D). John Jacob Esch (R). James Henry Davidson (R). Gustav Küstermann
(R). Elmer A. Morse
(R). John J. Jenkins
(R)
(R)
(Independent). Marcus Aurelius Smith (D). Jonah Kunio Kalanianaole (R). William Henry Andrews
(R). Benito Legarda y Tuason (R),from November 22, 1907. Pablo Ocampo
(D), from November 22, 1907. Tulio Larrinaga
(Unionist)
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
and the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1907 to March 4, 1909, during the last two years of Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States . He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his leadership of the Progressive Movement, as well as his "cowboy" persona and robust masculinity...
's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Twelfth Census of the United States in 1900
United States Census, 1900
The Twelfth United States Census, conducted by the Census Office on June 1, 1900, determined the resident population of the United States to be 76,212,168, an increase of 21.0 percent over the 62,979,766 persons enumerated during the 1890 Census....
. Both chambers had a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
majority.
Major events
Major legislation
- May 30, 1908 — Aldrich-Vreeland ActAldrich-Vreeland ActThe Aldrich–Vreeland Act was passed in response to the Panic of 1907 and established the National Monetary Commission, which recommended the Federal Reserve Act of 1913....
, ch. 229, - 1908 — The Federal Employers Liability ActFederal Employers Liability ActThe Federal Employers Liability Act , 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq. , is a United States federal law that protects and compensates railroaders injured on the job.-Background:...
(FELA), 5645 U.S.C.Title 45 of the United States CodeTitle 45 of the United States Code outlines the role of rail transport in the United States Code.-External links:*, via United States Government Printing Office*, via Cornell University...
§ 51 et seq.
Party summary
Senate
- Republican (R)Republican Party (United States)The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
: 61 (majority) - Democratic (D)Democratic Party (United States)The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
: 29
TOTAL members: 90
House of Representatives
- Republican (R)Republican Party (United States)The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
: 223 (majority) - Democratic (D)Democratic Party (United States)The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
: 167 - Independent (I)Independent (politician)In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
: 1
TOTAL members: 391
Senate
- President: Charles W. FairbanksCharles W. FairbanksCharles Warren Fairbanks was a Senator from Indiana and the 26th Vice President of the United States ....
- President pro temporePresident pro tempore of the United States SenateThe President pro tempore is the second-highest-ranking official of the United States Senate. The United States Constitution states that the Vice President of the United States is the President of the Senate and the highest-ranking official of the Senate despite not being a member of the body...
: William P. FryeWilliam P. FryeWilliam Pierce Frye was an American politician from the U.S. state of Maine. Frye spent most of his political career as a legislator, serving in the Maine House of Representatives and U.S. House of Representatives before being elected to the U.S. Senate, where he served for 30 years and died in...
House of Representatives
- SpeakerSpeaker of the United States House of RepresentativesThe Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, or Speaker of the House, is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives...
: Joseph G. Cannon
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 numbersClasses of United States Senators
The three classes of United States Senators are currently made up of 33 or 34 Senate seats. The purpose of the classes is to determine which Senate seats will be up for election in a given year. The three groups are staggered so that one of them is up for election every two years.A senator's...
, which indicate the cycle of their election.
Alabama
- 2. John T. MorganJohn Tyler MorganJohn Tyler Morgan was a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, and a six-term U.S. senator from the state of Alabama after the war. He was a strong supporter of states rights and racial segregation through the Reconstruction era. He was an expansionist, arguing for...
(D), died June 11, 1907
- John H. BankheadJohn H. BankheadJohn Hollis Bankhead was a U.S. senator from the state of Alabama.-Biography:He was born on September 13, 1842. He was appointed, then elected, to serve out the remainder of the term left by the death of John Tyler Morgan, and was later re-elected twice. He served in the Senate from June 18, 1907...
(D), appointed June 18, 1907- 3. Edmund PettusEdmund PettusEdmund Winston Pettus , was an American lawyer, soldier, and legislator. He served as a Confederate general during the American Civil War, during which he was captured three times, as well as a U.S...
(D), died July 27, 1907
- 3. Edmund Pettus
- Joseph F. JohnstonJoseph F. JohnstonJoseph Forney Johnston was an American Democratic politician and businessman who was the 30th Governor of Alabama from 1896 to 1900. He later served in the U.S. Senate from August 6, 1907 to his death on August 8, 1913...
(D), appointed August 8, 1907
Arkansas
- 3. James P. ClarkeJames Paul ClarkeJames Paul Clarke was a United States Senator and the 18th Governor of Arkansas.James Paul Clarke was born in Yazoo City, Mississippi. Clarke attended public schools as well as Tutwilder's Academy in Greenbrier, Alabama. He graduated with a law degree at the University of Virginia in 1878...
(D) - 2. Jeff DavisJefferson Davis (Arkansas governor)Jefferson Davis , commonly known as Jeff Davis, was a Democratic United States Senator from Arkansas and also served as the 20th Governor of the U.S. state of Arkansas.- Early life :...
(D)
California
- 3. George C. PerkinsGeorge Clement PerkinsGeorge Clement Perkins was a U.S. Republican politician, who was the 14th governor of California from January 8, 1880, to January 10, 1883, and a United States senator from 1893 until 1915. He also served in the California State Senate...
(R) - 1. Frank P. FlintFrank P. FlintFrank Putnam Flint was a politician and banker. He served as United States Attorney for the Southern District of California from 1897 to 1901 and as a U.S. Senator from California from 1905 until 1911, as a Republican...
(R)
Colorado
- 3. Henry M. TellerHenry Moore TellerHenry Moore Teller was a U.S. politician. Secretary of the Interior between 1882 and 1885.-Biography:He served in the Senate and Cabinet for over thirty years, and was connected with the Free Silver question, beginning in 1880. During that time, he did much in and out of Congress with tongue and...
(D) - 2. Simon GuggenheimSimon GuggenheimSimon Guggenheim was an American businessman, politician, and philanthropist.-Life:He was the son of Meyer Guggenheim and Barbara Guggenheim, and was the younger brother of Daniel Guggenheim and Solomon R...
(R)
Connecticut
- 1. Morgan Bulkeley (R)
- 3. Frank B. BrandegeeFrank B. BrandegeeFrank Bosworth Brandegee was a United States Representative and Senator from Connecticut.-Biography:He was born in New London, Connecticut to US Representative Augustus Brandegee....
(R)
Delaware
- 1. Henry A. du PontHenry A. du PontHenry Algernon du Pont , known as "Colonel Henry", was an American soldier and politician from Winterthur, near Greenville, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a veteran of the American Civil War, and a member of the Republican Party, who served two terms as U.S...
(R) - 2. Harry A. RichardsonHarry A. RichardsonHarry Alden Richardson was an American businessman and politician from Dover, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Republican Party, and was U.S. Senator from Delaware.-Early life and family:...
(R)
Florida
- 3. Stephen MalloryStephen Mallory IIStephen Russell Mallory, Jr. was a U.S. Senator and U.S. Representative from Florida who served as a Democrat. He was the son of U.S...
(D), died December 23, 1907
- William J. BryanWilliam James BryanWilliam James Bryan was a U.S. Senator from Florida who served as a Democrat. He was the brother of U.S. Senator Nathan P...
(D), appointed December 27, 1907, died March 22, 1908 - William Hall MiltonWilliam Hall MiltonWilliam Hall Milton was a US Senator from Florida who served as a Democrat.Born near Marianna, Jackson County, Florida; attended the public schools of Jackson County, Marianna Academy, and the Agricultural and Mechanical College, Auburn, Alabama; city clerk and treasurer of Marianna 1885-1893;...
(D), appointed March 27, 1908- 1. James TaliaferroJames TaliaferroJames Piper Taliaferro was a US Senator from Florida who served as a Democrat from 1899 to 1911.-Biography:...
(D)
- 1. James Taliaferro
Georgia
- 2. Augustus O. BaconAugustus Octavius BaconAugustus Octavius Bacon was a U.S. politician. He served as a Democratic Party senator from Georgia.-Biography:...
(D) - 3. Alexander S. ClayAlexander S. ClayAlexander Stephens Clay was a United States Senator from Georgia.Clay was born in Powder Springs, Georgia, and graduated from Hiwassee College in Tennessee in 1875. He was admitted to the bar in 1877 and commenced practice in Marietta, Georgia...
(D)
Idaho
- 3. Weldon B. HeyburnWeldon B. HeyburnWeldon Brinton Heyburn was a U.S. Senator from Idaho from 1903 1912. The city of Heyburn is named for him, as is Mount Heyburn.-Early life:...
(R) - 2. William E. BorahWilliam Edgar BorahWilliam Edgar Borah was a prominent Republican attorney and longtime United States Senator from Idaho noted for his oratorical skills and isolationist views. One of his nicknames later in life was "The Lion of Idaho."...
(R)
Illinois
- 2. Shelby M. CullomShelby Moore CullomShelby Moore Cullom 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....
(R) - 3. Albert J. HopkinsAlbert J. HopkinsAlbert Jarvis Hopkins was a Congressman and U.S. Senator from Illinois.Hopkins was born near Cortland, Illinois. He was admitted to the bar in 1871 and practiced in Aurora. He was elected to fill out the congressional term of Reuben Ellwood in 1885 and was re-elected in his own right for eight...
(R)
Indiana
- 1. Albert J. BeveridgeAlbert J. BeveridgeAlbert Jeremiah Beveridge was an American historian and United States Senator from Indiana.-Early years:Albert J. Beveridge was born October 6, 1862 in Highland County, Ohio and his parents moved to Indiana soon after his birth, and his boyhood was one of hard work...
(R) - 3. James A. HemenwayJames A. HemenwayJames Alexander Hemenway was a United States Representative and Senator from Indiana. Born in Boonville, Indiana, he attended the common schools, studied law, and was admitted to the bar, commencing practice in Boonville in 1885...
(R)
Iowa
- 3. William B. AllisonWilliam B. AllisonWilliam Boyd Allison was an early leader of the Iowa Republican Party, who represented northeastern Iowa for four consecutive terms in the U.S. House before representing his state for six consecutive terms in the U.S. Senate...
(R), died August 4, 1908
- Albert B. CumminsAlbert B. CumminsAlbert Baird Cummins was the 18th Governor of Iowa, U.S. Senator and two-time presidential candidate. Cummins was perhaps the most influential leader in Iowa politics in the first quarter of the 20th century...
(R), appointed November 24, 1908- 2. Jonathan P. DolliverJonathan P. DolliverJonathan Prentiss Dolliver was a Republican orator, U.S. Representative, then U.S. Senator from Iowa at the turn of the 20th century...
(R)
- 2. Jonathan P. Dolliver
Kansas
- 3. Chester I. LongChester I. LongChester Isaiah Long was a United States Representative and Senator from Kansas. Born in Greenwood Township, Pennsylvania, he moved with his parents to Daviess County, Missouri, in 1865 and to Paola, Kansas, in 1879. He attended the country schools and graduated from the normal school at Paola in...
(R) - 2. Charles CurtisCharles CurtisCharles Curtis was a United States Representative, a longtime United States Senator from Kansas later chosen as Senate Majority Leader by his Republican colleagues, and the 31st Vice President of the United States...
(R)
Kentucky
- 3. James B. McCrearyJames B. McCrearyJames Bennett McCreary was a lawyer and politician from the US state of Kentucky. He represented the state in both houses of the U.S. Congress and served as its 27th and 37th governor...
(D) - 2. Thomas H. PaynterThomas H. PaynterThomas Hanson Paynter was a United States Senator and Representative from Kentucky.Born on a farm near Vanceburg, Kentucky, Paynter attended the common schools, Rand's Academy, and Centre College. There he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1872, and commenced practice in Greenup, Kentucky...
(D)
Louisiana
- 3. Samuel D. McEnerySamuel D. McEnerySamuel Douglas McEnery served as the 30th Governor of Louisiana from 1881 until 1888, and as a United States Senator from 1897 until 1910....
(D) - 2. Murphy J. FosterMurphy J. FosterMurphy James Foster, Sr. , was a Louisiana politician who served two terms as the 31st Governor of Louisiana from 1892 to 1900.Early and personal life...
(D)
Maine
- 1. Eugene HaleEugene HaleEugene Hale was a Republican United States Senator from Maine.Born at Turner, Maine, he was educated in local schools and at Maine's Hebron Academy. He was admitted to the bar in 1857 and served for nine years as prosecuting attorney for Hancock County, Maine. He was elected to the Maine...
(R) - 2. William P. FryeWilliam P. FryeWilliam Pierce Frye was an American politician from the U.S. state of Maine. Frye spent most of his political career as a legislator, serving in the Maine House of Representatives and U.S. House of Representatives before being elected to the U.S. Senate, where he served for 30 years and died in...
(R)
Maryland
- 1. Isidor RaynerIsidor RaynerIsidor Rayner was a Democratic member of the United States Senate, representing the State of Maryland from 1905-1912. He also represented the Fourth Congressional District of Maryland from 1887 to 1889, and 1891 to 1895....
(D) - 3. William P. WhyteWilliam Pinkney WhyteWilliam Pinkney Whyte , a member of the United States Democratic Party, was a politician who served the State of Maryland as a State Delegate, the State Comptroller, a United States Senator, the 35th Governor, the Mayor of Baltimore, Maryland, and the State Attorney General.-Early life and...
(D), died March 17, 1908
- John W. SmithJohn Walter SmithJohn Walter Smith , a member of the United States Democratic Party, served the State of Maryland in the United States in several different positions...
(D), appointed March 25, 1908
Massachusetts
- 1. Henry Cabot LodgeHenry Cabot LodgeHenry Cabot "Slim" Lodge was an American Republican Senator and historian from Massachusetts. He had the role of Senate Majority leader. He is best known for his positions on Meek policy, especially his battle with President Woodrow Wilson in 1919 over the Treaty of Versailles...
(R) - 2: Winthrop M. CraneWinthrop M. CraneWinthrop Murray Crane was a U.S. political figure. He served as the 40th Governor of Massachusetts between 1900 and 1903. He also served as a United States Senator from Massachusetts from 1904 until 1913...
(R)
Michigan
- 1. Julius C. BurrowsJulius C. BurrowsJulius Caesar Burrows was a U.S. Representative and a U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan.-Early life and education:...
(R) - 2. William A. SmithWilliam Alden SmithWilliam Alden Smith was a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan.-Early career:Smith was born in Dowagiac, Michigan and attended the common schools. He moved with his parents to Grand Rapids in 1872, where he attended school, sold popcorn, and was a newsboy and messenger boy...
(R)
Minnesota
- 2. Knute NelsonKnute NelsonKnute Nelson was an Norwegian American politician. A Republican, he served in the Wisconsin Legislature and Minnesota Legislature, in the U.S. House of Representatives, as the 12th Governor of Minnesota, and as a U.S...
(R) - 1. Moses E. ClappMoses E. ClappMoses Edwin Clapp was an American lawyer and politician.He served as the Minnesota Attorney General from 1887 until 1893. In 1900, he entered the special election for Minnesota's seat in the United States Senate that was made vacant by the death of Cushman Davis. He won that election, and was...
(R)
Mississippi
- 1. Hernando D. MoneyHernando MoneyHernando DeSoto Money was an American politician from the state of Mississippi.-Biography:Money was born in Holmes County, Mississippi. He was named after the Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto. Early in his life, he moved with his family to Carrollton, Mississippi...
(D) - 2. Anselm J. McLaurin (D)
Missouri
- 3. William J. StoneWilliam J. StoneWilliam Joel Stone was a Democratic politician from Missouri who represented his state in the United States House of Representatives from 1885 to 1891, and in the U.S...
(D) - 1. William WarnerWilliam Warner (Missouri)William Warner was an American lawyer and politician from Kansas City, Missouri. He represented Missouri in both the U.S. House and Senate. He was mayor of Kansas City in 1871-72....
(R)
Montana
- 1. Thomas H. CarterThomas Henry CarterThomas Henry Carter was a delegate, a United States Representative, and a U.S. Senator from Montana.-Early life:...
(R) - 2. Joseph M. DixonJoseph M. DixonJoseph Moore Dixon was a Republican politician from Montana. He served as a Representative, Senator, and the seventh Governor of Montana. A businessman and a modernizer of Quaker heritage, Dixon was a leader of the Progressive Movement in Montana and nationally...
(R)
Nebraska
- 1. Elmer J. BurkettElmer BurkettElmer Jacob Burkett was a Representative and a Senator from Nebraska.Burkett was born on a farm near Glenwood, Iowa. He attended the public schools and graduated from Tabor College in 1890 and from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Law in 1893...
(R) - 2. Norris BrownNorris BrownNorris Brown was a Senator from Nebraska.Brown was born in Maquoketa, Iowa. The son of William Henry Harrison and Eliza Ann Phelps Brown, he attended Jefferson Iowa Academy and graduated with a law degree from the University of Iowa College of Law in Iowa City, Iowa, in 1883. He was admitted to...
(R)
Nevada
- 3. Francis G. NewlandsFrancis G. NewlandsFrancis Griffith Newlands was a United States Representative and Senator from Nevada.-Early life:Newlands was born in Natchez, Mississippi, on August 28, 1846...
(D) - 1. George S. NixonGeorge S. NixonGeorge Stuart Nixon was a United States Senator from Nevada.He was born in Placer County, California. He went to work for a railroad company and studied telegraphy. Later, he was transferred in 1881 to Nevada and organized and became cashier of a bank at Winnemucca, Nevada...
(R)
New Hampshire
- 3. Jacob H. GallingerJacob Harold GallingerJacob Harold Gallinger , was a United States Senator from New Hampshire who served as President pro tempore of the Senate in 1912 and 1913.-Biography:...
(R) - 2. Henry E. BurnhamHenry E. BurnhamHenry Eben Burnham was a United States Senator from New Hampshire. Born in Dunbarton, New Hampshire, he attended the public schools and Kimball Union Academy. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1865, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1868 and commenced practice in Manchester...
(R)
New Jersey
- 1. John KeanJohn Kean (New Jersey)John Kean was an American lawyer, banker and Republican Party politician from Elizabeth, New Jersey. He represented New Jersey in the U.S. Senate from 1899 to 1911 and served two separate terms in the United States House of Representatives, from 1883 to 1885, and from 1887 to 1889...
(R) - 2. Frank O. BriggsFrank O. BriggsFrank Obadiah Briggs was a United States Senator from New Jersey.-Biography:He was born on August 12, 1851 in Concord, New Hampshire to James F. Briggs.He attended the public schools, Francestown Academy, and Phillips Academy...
(R)
New York
- 3. Thomas C. PlattThomas C. PlattThomas Collier Platt was a two-term member of the U.S. House of Representatives and a three-term U.S. Senator from New York in the years 1881 and 1897-1909 — is best known as the "political boss" of the Republican Party in New York State in the late 19th Century and early 20th Century...
(R) - 1. Chauncey M. DepewChauncey DepewChauncey Mitchell Depew was an attorney for Cornelius Vanderbilt's railroad interests, president of the New York Central Railroad System, and a United States Senator from New York from 1899 to 1911.- Biography:...
(R)
North Carolina
- 2. Furnifold M. SimmonsFurnifold McLendel SimmonsFurnifold McLendel Simmons was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1887 to 1889 and U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina between 1901 and 1931. He served as chairman of the powerful Committee on Finance from 1913 - 1919...
(D) - 3. Lee S. OvermanLee Slater OvermanLee Slater Overman was a Democratic U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina between 1903 and 1930. He was born in Salisbury, N.C., the son of William H. and Mary E. Slater Overman. He attended Trinity College , Class of 1874, where he was a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity...
(D)
North Dakota
- 3. Henry C. HansbroughHenry C. HansbroughHenry Clay Hansbrough was a United States politician who served as the first United States Representative from North Dakota, as well as a Senator from North Dakota.-Biography:...
(R) - 1. Porter J. McCumberPorter J. McCumberPorter James McCumber was a United States Senator from North Dakota. Born in Crete, Illinois, he moved with his parents to Rochester, Minnesota the same year. He attended the common schools and taught school for a few years, and graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan at...
(R)
Ohio
- 3. Joseph B. ForakerJoseph B. ForakerJoseph Benson Foraker was a Republican politician from Ohio. He served as the 37th Governor of Ohio from 1886 to 1890.-Early life:...
(R) - 1: Charles W. F. DickCharles W. F. DickCharles William Frederick Dick was a Republican politician from Ohio. He served in the United States House of Representatives and U.S. Senate.-Biography:...
(R)
Oklahoma
- 3. Thomas P. GoreThomas GoreThomas Gore was a Democratic politician. He was blind and served as a United States Senator from Oklahoma from 1907 until 1921 and from 1931 until 1937. He was the maternal grandfather of author Gore Vidal.-Life and career:...
(D), newly admitted state, seated December 11, 1907 - 2. Robert L. OwenRobert L. OwenRobert Latham Owen, Jr. was one of the first two U.S. senators from Oklahoma. He served in the Senate between 1907 and 1925...
(D), newly admitted state, seated December 11, 1907
Oregon
- 3. Charles W. FultonCharles William FultonCharles William Fulton was an American lawyer and politician in the state of Oregon. A native of Ohio, he grew up in Iowa and Nebraska before settling in Astoria, Oregon...
(R) - 2. Jonathan Bourne, Jr.Jonathan BourneJonathan Bourne, Jr. was an American politician, attorney, and businessman serving as United States Senator from Oregon. A native of Massachusetts, he moved to Portland, Oregon, where he became a lawyer and an industrialist with holdings in mining, mills, and agriculture...
(R)
Pennsylvania
- 3. Boies PenroseBoies PenroseBoies Penrose was an American lawyer and Republican politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate from 1897 until his death in 1921.-Biography:...
(R) - 1. Philander C. KnoxPhilander C. KnoxPhilander Chase Knox was an American lawyer and politician who served as United States Attorney General , a Senator from Pennsylvania and Secretary of State ....
(R)
Rhode Island
- 1. Nelson W. AldrichNelson W. AldrichNelson Wilmarth Aldrich was a prominent American politician and a leader of the Republican Party in the Senate, where he served from 1881 to 1911....
(R) - 2. George P. WetmoreGeorge P. WetmoreGeorge Peabody Wetmore was the 37th Governor and a United States Senator from Rhode Island.-Early life:George Peabody Wetmore was born in London, England, during a visit of his parents abroad. His father was William Shepard Wetmore, a wealthy Yankee trader. George Wetmore received his early...
(R), from January 22, 1908
South Carolina
- 2. Benjamin R. TillmanBenjamin TillmanBenjamin Ryan Tillman was an American politician who served as the 84th Governor of South Carolina, from 1890 to 1894, and as a United States Senator, from 1895 until his death in office. Tillman's views were a matter of national controversy.Tillman was a member of the Democratic Party...
(D) - 3. Asbury C. LatimerAsbury LatimerAsbury Churchwell Latimer was a United States Representative and Senator from South Carolina. Born near Lowndesville, South Carolina, he attended the common schools, engaged in agricultural pursuits, and in 1880 moved to Belton, South Carolina and devoted his time to farming.Latimer was elected as...
(D), died February 20, 1908
- Frank B. GaryFrank B. GaryFrank Boyd Gary was a United States Senator from South Carolina. Born in Cokesbury, South Carolina, he attended the Cokesbury Conference School and Union College . He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Abbeville, South Carolina in 1881...
(D), appointed March 6, 1908
South Dakota
- 2. Robert J. GambleRobert J. GambleRobert Jackson Gamble was a U.S. Representative and Senator from South Dakota. He was the father of Ralph Abernethy Gamble and brother of John Rankin Gamble....
(R) - 3. Alfred B. KittredgeAlfred B. KittredgeAlfred Beard Kittredge was a United States Senator from South Dakota. Born in Nelson, New Hampshire, he attended the public schools and graduated from Yale College in 1882 and from the Yale Law School in 1885...
(R)
Tennessee
- 1. James B. FrazierJames B. FrazierJames Beriah Frazier was Governor of Tennessee from 1903 to 1905 and subsequently a United States Senator from Tennessee from 1905 to 1911.-Biography:...
(D) - 2. Robert L. TaylorRobert Love TaylorRobert Love Taylor was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1879 to 1881, Governor of Tennessee from 1887 to 1891 and from 1897 to 1899, and subsequently a United States Senator from that state from 1907 until his death. He is notable for winning the governor's office in an election against...
(D)
Texas
- 1. Charles A. CulbersonCharles Allen CulbersonCharles Allen Culberson was an American political figure and Democrat who served as the 21st Governor of Texas from 18951899, and as a United States Senator from Texas from 18991923....
(D) - 2. Joseph W. BaileyJoseph Weldon BaileyJoseph Weldon Bailey, Sr. was a United States Senator, United States Representative, lawyer, and a Populist political figure. He served as a Congressional Representative between 1891 and 1901, and as the House minority leader from 1897 until 1899...
(D)
Utah
- 3. Reed SmootReed Smoot (U. S. Senator)Reed Owen Smoot was a native-born Utahn who was first elected to the United States Senate from Utah in 1903, and served as a Senator until 1933...
(R) - 1. George SutherlandGeorge SutherlandAlexander George Sutherland was an English-born U.S. jurist and political figure. One of four appointments to the Supreme Court by President Warren G. Harding, he served as an Associate Justice of the U.S...
(R)
Vermont
- 1. Redfield ProctorRedfield ProctorRedfield Proctor was a U.S. politician of the Republican Party. He served as the 37th Governor of Vermont from 1878 to 1880, as Secretary of War from 1889 to 1891, and as a United States Senator for Vermont from 1891 to 1908....
(R), died March 4, 1908
- John W. StewartJohn Wolcott StewartJohn Wolcott Stewart was an American lawyer and politician from Vermont. He served as Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives and as the 33rd Governor of Vermont before serving in the United States House of Representatives and briefly in the United States Senate.Born in Middlebury,...
(R), appointed March 24, 1908, served until October 21, 1908 - Carroll S. PageCarroll S. PageCarroll Smalley Page was a United States Senator and the 43rd Governor of Vermont. Born in Westfield, Vermont, he attended the common schools, People's Academy in Morrisville and Lamoille Central Academy in Hyde Park. He was a dealer in raw calfskins at Hyde Park and was president and director of...
(R), appointed October 21, 1908- 3. William P. DillinghamWilliam P. DillinghamWilliam Paul Dillingham was an American Republican politician from the state of Vermont.-Early life:The son of Vermont Governor Paul Dillingham, William P. Dillingham was born on December 12, 1843, in Waterbury, Vermont, where he later attended the public schools...
(R)
- 3. William P. Dillingham
Virginia
- 1. John W. DanielJohn W. DanielJohn Warwick Daniel was an American lawyer, author, and Democratic politician from Lynchburg, Virginia. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates and represented Virginia in both the U.S. House and then five terms in the Senate...
(D) - 2. Thomas S. Martin (D)
Washington
- 3. Levi AnkenyLevi AnkenyLevi Ankeny was a Republican United States Senator from the state of Washington.He was born in Buchanan County, Missouri near St. Joseph, but crossed the plains to Oregon in 1850 with his parents and settled in Portland...
(R) - 1. Samuel H. PilesSamuel H. PilesSamuel Henry Piles was a United States Senator from Washington. Born near Smithland, Kentucky, he attended private schools there, and studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Snohomish, Territory of Washington in 1883. He moved to Spokane in 1886 and later in the same year...
(R)
West Virginia
- 2. Stephen B. ElkinsStephen Benton ElkinsStephen Benton Elkins was an American industrialist and political figure. He served as the Secretary of War between 1891 and 1893...
(R) - 1. Nathan B. ScottNathan B. ScottNathan Bay Scott was a United States Senator from West Virginia.-Biography:Born near Quaker City, Ohio, he attended the common schools and engaged in mining near Colorado Springs, Colorado from 1859 to 1862...
(R)
Wisconsin
- 3. John C. SpoonerJohn Coit SpoonerJohn Coit Spooner was a Republican politician and lawyer from Wisconsin. He served in the United States Senate from 1885 to 1891 and from 1897 to 1907.-Biography:...
(R), resigned April 30, 1907
- Isaac StephensonIsaac StephensonIsaac Stephenson was an American politician of the Republican Party who represented Wisconsin as both a United States Representative and a United States Senator....
(R), appointed May 17, 1907- 1. Robert M. La Follette, Sr.Robert M. La Follette, Sr.Robert Marion "Fighting Bob" La Follette, Sr. , was an American Republican politician. He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, was the Governor of Wisconsin, and was also a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin...
(R)
- 1. Robert M. La Follette, Sr.
Wyoming
- 1. Clarence D. ClarkClarence D. ClarkClarence Don Clark was a teacher, lawyer, and politician from New York who participated in the constitutional convention for Wyoming's statehood and was one of that state's first congressmen.-Biography:...
(R) - 2. Francis E. WarrenFrancis E. WarrenFrancis Emroy Warren was an American politician of the Republican Party best known for his years in the United States Senate representing Wyoming.-Early life and military service:...
(R)
House of Representatives
The names of members of the House of Representatives elected statewide on the general ticketGeneral ticket
General ticket representation is a term used to describe a particular method of electing members of a multi-member state delegation to the United States House of Representatives...
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.
Alabama
. George W. TaylorGeorge W. Taylor
George Washington Taylor was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born on "Roselawn" plantation near Montgomery, Alabama, Taylor attended private schools....
(D). Ariosto A. Wiley
Ariosto A. Wiley
Ariosto Appling Wiley was a U.S. Representative from Alabama, brother of Oliver Cicero Wiley.-Early life:Born in Clayton, Alabama, Wiley moved with his parents to Troy, Alabama. He attended the common schools and was graduated from Emory and Henry College, Emory, Virginia, in 1870...
(D), died June 17, 1908
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- . Oliver C. WileyOliver C. WileyOliver Cicero Wiley was a U.S. Representative from Alabama, brother of Ariosto Appling Wiley.Born in Troy, Alabama, Wiley attended the common schools.He served as member of the town council for five years....
(D). Henry D. Clayton (D). William B. CraigWilliam B. CraigWilliam Benjamin Craig was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born in Selma, Alabama, Craig attended the public and high schools of Selma and was graduated from Cumberland School of Law at Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tennessee.He was admitted to the bar in 1898 and commenced practice in Selma,...
(D). J. Thomas HeflinJ. Thomas HeflinJames Thomas Heflin , nicknamed "Cotton Tom", was a leading proponent of white supremacy, most notably as a United States Senator from Alabama.-Biography:...
(D). Richmond P. Hobson (D). John L. BurnettJohn L. BurnettJohn Lawson Burnett was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born in Cedar Bluff, Alabama, Burnett attended the common schools of the county, Wesleyan Institute, Cave Spring, Georgia, and the local high school at Gaylesville, Alabama.He studied law and was graduated from Vanderbilt University,...
(D). William N. RichardsonWilliam N. RichardsonWilliam Richardson was an American politician and lawyer. Born in Athens, Limestone County, Alabama to William Richardson and Anne Davis, Richardson served in the Civil War, fighting for the Confederacy.-Civil War:...
(D). Oscar W. Underwood (D)
- . Oliver C. Wiley
Arkansas
. Robert B. MaconRobert B. Macon
Robert Bruce Macon was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas.Born near Trenton, Arkansas, Macon was left an orphan at the age of nine.He attended the public schools and studied at home.He engaged in agricultural pursuits....
(D). Stephen Brundidge, Jr.
Stephen Brundidge, Jr.
Stephen Brundidge, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas.Born in Searcy, Arkansas, Brundidge was educated by private tutors and in the public schools in his native city.He studied law....
(D). John C. Floyd
John C. Floyd
John Charles Floyd was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas.Born in Sparta, Tennessee, Floyd moved to Benton County, Arkansas, in 1869 with his parents, who settled near Bentonville....
(D). William B. Cravens
William B. Cravens
William Ben Cravens was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas, father of William Fadjo Cravens and cousin of Jordan Edgar Cravens....
(D). Charles C. Reid
Charles C. Reid
Charles Chester Reid was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas.Born in Clarksville, Arkansas, Reid attended the public schools and the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 1883-1885....
(D). Joseph Taylor Robinson
Joseph Taylor Robinson
Joseph Taylor Robinson was an American politician from Arkansas, of the Democratic Party. He was a state representative, U.S. Representative, 23rd Governor of Arkansas, U.S...
(D). Robert M. Wallace
Robert M. Wallace
Robert Minor Wallace was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas.Born in New London, Arkansas, Wallace attended the common schools, and was graduated from Arizona Seminary, Arizona, Louisiana, in 1876.He studied law....
(D)
California
. William F. EnglebrightWilliam F. Englebright
William Fellows Englebright was a U.S. Representative from California, father of Harry Lane Englebright.Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, Englebright moved with his parents to Vallejo, California....
(R). Duncan E. McKinlay
Duncan E. McKinlay
Duncan E. McKinlay was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in Orillia, Ontario, Canada, McKinlay attended the common schools....
(R). Joseph R. Knowland
Joseph R. Knowland
Joseph Russell Knowland was an American politician and newspaper publisher. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from California and was owner, editor and publisher of the Oakland Tribune. He was the father of United States Senator William F...
(R). Julius Kahn
Julius Kahn
Julius Kahn was a United States Congressman who was succeeded by his wife Florence Prag Kahn after his death. Kahn was born in Kuppenheim, in the Grand Duchy of Baden, in what would become Germany....
(R). Everis A. Hayes
Everis A. Hayes
Everis Anson Hayes was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in Waterloo, Wisconsin, Hayes attended the public schools....
(R). James C. Needham
James C. Needham
James Carson Needham was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in a covered wagon at Carson City, Nevada, James Needham arrived as a babe in arms with his parents at Mayfield, Santa Clara, California, October 1, 1864....
(R). James McLachlan
James McLachlan
James McLachlan was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in Argyllshire, Scotland, McLachlan immigrated to the United States in 1855 with his parents, who settled in Tompkins County, New York....
(R). Sylvester C. Smith
Sylvester C. Smith
Sylvester Clark Smith was a U.S. Representative from California.Born near Mount Pleasant, Iowa, Smith attended the district schools and Howe's Academy at Mount Pleasant.He taught school in Winfield, Iowa....
(R)
Colorado
. Robert W. BonyngeRobert W. Bonynge
Robert William Bonynge was a U.S. Representative from Colorado.Born in New York City, Bonynge attended public schools....
(R). Warren A. Haggott
Warren A. Haggott
Warren Armstrong Haggott was a U.S. Representative from Colorado.Born near Sidney, Ohio, Haggott attended the common schools, Sidney Grammar School, and Xenia College....
(R). George W. Cook
George W. Cook
George Washington Cook was a U.S. Representative from Colorado.-Biography:Born in Bedford, Indiana, at the age of eleven Cook ran away from home and enlisted in the Fifteenth Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry, in the Union Army and served as a drummer boy.He was transferred to the One Hundred...
(R)
Connecticut
. E. Stevens HenryE. Stevens Henry
Edward Stevens Henry was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.Born in the town of Gill, Massachusetts, Henry moved to Rockville, Connecticut.He attended the public schools.He engaged in the dry-goods business....
(R). Nehemiah D. Sperry
Nehemiah D. Sperry
Nehemiah Day Sperry was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.Born in Woodbridge, Connecticut, Sperry attended the common schools and a private school in New Haven....
(R). Edwin W. Higgins
Edwin W. Higgins
Edwin Werter Higgins was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.Born in Clinton, Connecticut, Higgins attended Norwich Free Academy.He was graduated from Yale Law School in 1897....
(R). Ebenezer J. Hill
Ebenezer J. Hill
Ebenezer J. Hill was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.Born in Redding, Connecticut, Hill attended the public schools, Center Academy, and Yale College in 1865 and 1866....
(R). George L. Lilley
George L. Lilley
George Leavens Lilley was a United States Representative and the 48th Governor of Connecticut.Born in Oxford, Massachusetts, he attended the common schools of Oxford, the Worcester High School, and Worcester Technical Institute...
(R), resigned January 5, 1909, vacant to end
Florida
. Stephen M. SparkmanStephen M. Sparkman
Stephen Milancthon Sparkman was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Born on a farm in Hernando County, Florida, Sparkman attended the common schools.He taught school 1867-1870.He studied law....
(D). Frank Clark
Frank Clark (politician)
Frank Clark was an American politician.He was born in Eufaula, Alabama. A Democrat, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives from Florida and served from March 4, 1905 to March 3, 1925. He died in Washington, D.C...
(D). William B. Lamar (D)
Georgia
. Charles G. Edwards (D). James M. GriggsJames M. Griggs
James Mathews Griggs was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.Born in Lagrange, Georgia, Griggs attended the common schools and was graduated from the Peabody Normal College, Nashville, Tennessee, in 1881....
(D). Elijah B. Lewis
Elijah B. Lewis
Elijah Banks Lewis was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.Born in Coney, Crisp County, Georgia, Lewis attended the common schools of Dooly and Macon Counties, Spalding Seminary, Spalding, Georgia, and a business school in Macon, Georgia.He moved to Montezuma, Georgia, in 1871 and engaged in...
(D). William C. Adamson
William C. Adamson
William Charles Adamson was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.Born in Bowdon, Georgia, Adamson attended the common schools.He was graduated from Bowdon College in 1874.He studied law....
(D). Leonidas F. Livingston
Leonidas F. Livingston
Leonidas Felix Livingston was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.Born near Covington, Georgia, Livingston attended the common schools.He engaged in agricultural pursuits....
(D). Charles L. Bartlett
Charles Lafayette Bartlett
Charles Lafayette Bartlett was a U.S. political figure, a Democrat, a US Congressman from Georgia.Bartlett was born in Monticello, Georgia. He graduated in 1870 with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Georgia in Athens. While at UGA, he was a member of the Phi Kappa Literary Society...
(D). Gordon Lee (congressman) (D). William M. Howard (D). Thomas Montgomery Bell
Thomas Montgomery Bell
Thomas Montgomery Bell was an American politician who served as House majority whip from 1913 to 1915.Bell was born in Nacoochee Valley, near Cleveland, Georgia. He graduated from Moore’s Business University at Atlanta, then taught public school in Cleveland from 1878 to 1879. He then worked as a...
(D). Thomas W. Hardwick
Thomas W. Hardwick
Thomas William Hardwick was an American politician from the U.S. state of Georgia.Hardwick was born in Thomasville, Georgia. He graduated from Mercer University with a bachelor of arts degree in 1892 and received a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Georgia in 1893...
(D). William G. Brantley (D)
Illinois
. Martin B. MaddenMartin B. Madden
Martin Barnaby Madden was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Wolviston, County Durham, England, Madden immigrated to the United States with his parents , and settled near Chicago, Illinois, in 1869. He attended the public schools in Chicago and was graduated from Bryant and Stratton...
(R). James R. Mann (R). William W. Wilson (R). James T. McDermott
James T. McDermott
James Thomas McDermott of Chicago was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Illinois' 4th congressional district, 1907–1914, 1915-1917.-External links:...
(D). Adolph J. Sabath
Adolph J. Sabath
Adolph Joachim Sabath was an American politician. He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Chicago, Illinois, from 1907 until his death.He immigrated to America at age 15, became active in real estate, and received his LL.B...
(D). William Lorimer
William Lorimer (politician)
William Lorimer was a U.S. Representative from the State of Illinois. He subsequently served in the United States Senate and was known as the "Blond Boss" in Chicago. In 1912, however, the Senate held Lorimer's election invalid due to the use of corrupt methods and practices including...
(R). Philip Knopf
Philip Knopf
Philip Knopf was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born near Long Grove, Illinois, Knopf attended the public schools....
(R). Charles McGavin
Charles McGavin
Charles McGavin was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Riverton, Illinois, McGavin attended the common schools in Springfield and the high school in Mount Olive, Illinois. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1897 and practiced two years in Springfield. He moved to Chicago in...
(R). Henry S. Boutell (R). George E. Foss
George E. Foss
George Edmund Foss was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. He was a brother of Eugene Noble Foss.-Biography:Born in West Berkshire, Vermont, Foss attended the common schools, and graduated from Harvard University in 1885....
(R). Howard M. Snapp
Howard M. Snapp
Howard Malcolm Snapp was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, son of Henry Snapp.Born in Joliet, Illinois, Snapp attended the Eastern Avenue school and Forest University in Chicago, Illinois from 1872 to 1875....
(R). Charles Eugene Fuller
Charles Eugene Fuller
Charles Eugene Fuller was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born near Belvidere, Illinois, Fuller attended the common schools.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1870 and commenced practice in Belvidere, Illinois...
(R). Frank O. Lowden (R). James McKinney
James McKinney
James McKinney was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Oquawka, Illinois, McKinney attended the public schools and was graduated from Monmouth College in 1874....
(R). George W. Prince
George W. Prince
George Washington Prince was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Tazewell County, Illinois, Prince attended the public schools.He was graduated from Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois, in 1878.He studied law....
(R). Joseph V. Graff
Joseph V. Graff
Joseph Verdi Graff was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Terre Haute, Indiana, Graff was graduated from the Terre Haute High School, and attended Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana, one year....
(R). John A. Sterling
John A. Sterling
John Allen Sterling was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, and brother of Thomas Sterling.-Biography:...
(R). Joseph G. Cannon (R). William B. McKinley
William B. McKinley
William Brown McKinley was a United States Representative from the State of Illinois. He was born near Petersburg, Illinois....
(R). Henry T. Rainey
Henry T. Rainey
Henry Thomas Rainey was a prominent U.S. politician during the first third of the 20th century. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1903 to 1921 and from 1923 to his death as a Democrat from Illinois, and was its Speaker during the famous Hundred days of Franklin D...
(D). Ben F. Caldwell
Ben F. Caldwell
Ben Franklin Caldwell was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born near Carrollton, Illinois, Caldwell moved to Illinois in April 1853 with his parents, who settled near Chatham, Illinois. He attended the public schools, and thereafter engaged in agricultural pursuits...
(D). William A. Rodenberg
William A. Rodenberg
William August Rodenberg was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born near Chester, Illinois, Rodenberg attended the public schools.He graduated from Central Wesleyan College, Warrenton, Missouri, in 1884....
(R). Martin D. Foster
Martin D. Foster
Martin David Foster was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born near West Salem, Illinois, Foster attended the public schools and Eureka College ....
(D). Pleasant T. Chapman
Pleasant T. Chapman
Pleasant Thomas Chapman was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born on a farm near Vienna, Illinois, Chapman attended the public schools, and then went to McKendree College, in Lebanon, Illinois...
(R). George W. Smith
George Washington Smith (congressman)
George Washington Smith was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Putnam County, Ohio, Smith moved with his father to Wayne County, Illinois, in 1850.Learned the blacksmith trade....
(R), died November 30, 1907
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- . Napoleon B. ThistlewoodNapoleon B. ThistlewoodNapoleon Bonaparte Thistlewood was a U.S. Representative from the state of Illinois.-Biography:Napoleon Thistlewood was born in Kent County, Delaware, near the town of Harrington. He attended the public schools in that area...
(R)
- . Napoleon B. Thistlewood
Indiana
. John H. FosterJohn H. Foster
John Hopkins Foster was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Evansville, Indiana, Foster attended the common schools of his native city and was graduated from Indiana University at Bloomington in 1882 and from the law department of Columbian University , Washington, D.C., in 1884.He was...
(R). John C. Chaney
John C. Chaney
John Crawford Chaney was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born near Lisbon, Ohio, Chaney, in 1854, moved to Lafayette Township, Indiana, with his parents, who settled on a farm near Fort Wayne....
(R). William E. Cox
William E. Cox
William Elijah Cox was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born on a farm near Birdseye, Indiana, Cox attended the common and high schools of Huntingburg and Jasper, Indiana....
(D). Lincoln Dixon
Lincoln Dixon
Lincoln Dixon was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Vernon, Indiana, Dixon attended Vernon Academy, and graduated from Indiana University at Bloomington as an oboe performance major in 1880....
(D). Elias S. Holliday
Elias S. Holliday
Elias Selah Holliday was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Aurora, Indiana, Holliday spent the early part of his life on farms in Indiana, Missouri, and Iowa....
(R). James E. Watson (R). Jesse Overstreet
Jesse Overstreet
Jesse E. Overstreet was a U.S. Representative from Indiana. In 1900, Overstreet introduced the legislation that was ultimately passed as the Gold Standard Act....
(R). John A.M. Adair (D). Charles B. Landis
Charles B. Landis
Charles Beary Landis was a U.S. Representative from Indiana, brother of Congressman Frederick Landis and Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis....
(R). Edgar D. Crumpacker
Edgar D. Crumpacker
Edgar Dean Crumpacker was a U.S. Representative from Indiana, father of Maurice Edgar Crumpacker and cousin of Shepard J...
(R). George W. Rauch
George W. Rauch
George Washington Rauch was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born on a farm near Warren in Salamonie Township, Indiana, Rauch attended the common schools and Valparaiso Normal School . He was graduated from the Northern Indiana Law School at Valparaiso in 1902...
(D). Clarence C. Gilhams
Clarence C. Gilhams
Clarence Chauncey Gilhams was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Brighton, Indiana, Gilhams attended the common local schools and Indiana State University at Terre Haute, Indiana and became a school teacher. He was employed as a salesman...
(R). Abraham L. Brick
Abraham L. Brick
Abraham Lincoln Brick was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born on his father's farm, near South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, Brick attended the common schools and was graduated from the South Bend High School...
(R),until April 7, 1908
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- . Henry A. BarnhartHenry A. BarnhartHenry A. Barnhart was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born near Twelve Mile, Indiana, Barnhart attended the common schools, Amboy Academy, and Wabash Normal Training School.He was a teacher.Farmer....
(D), from November 3, 1908 - End
- . Henry A. Barnhart
Iowa
. Charles A. KennedyCharles A. Kennedy
Charles Augustus Kennedy was a seven-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 1st congressional district in southeastern Iowa.Born in Montrose, Iowa, Kennedy completed preparatory studies....
(R). Albert F. Dawson
Albert F. Dawson
Albert Foster Dawson was a three-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 2nd congressional district....
(R). Benjamin P. Birdsall
Benjamin P. Birdsall
Benjamin Pixley Birdsall was a three-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district during the first decade of the 20th century....
(R). Gilbert N. Haugen
Gilbert N. Haugen
Gilbert Nelson Haugen was a seventeen-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 4th congressional district, then located in northeastern Iowa. For nearly five years, he was the longest-serving member of the House...
(R). Robert G. Cousins
Robert G. Cousins
Robert Gordon Cousins was an eight-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 5th congressional district...
(R). Daniel W. Hamilton
Daniel W. Hamilton
Daniel Webster Hamilton was a one-term Democratic U.S. Representative from Iowa's 6th congressional district....
(D). John A. T. Hull
John A. T. Hull
John Albert Tiffin Hull was a ten-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 7th congressional district...
(R). William P. Hepburn (R). Walter I. Smith
Walter I. Smith
Walter Inglewood Smith was a Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 9th congressional district, and a federal appellate judge with U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit....
(R). James P. Conner (R). Elbert H. Hubbard
Elbert H. Hubbard
Elbert Hamilton Hubbard , a second-generation congressman, was a four-term Republican U.S. Representative from the now-obsolete 11th congressional district in northwestern Iowa....
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Kansas
. Daniel Read Anthony, Jr.Daniel Read Anthony, Jr.
Daniel Read Anthony, Jr. was an American Republican politician and a nephew of suffragist and political leader Susan B. Anthony .He is the son of newspaper publisher Daniel Read Anthony...
(R), from May 23, 1907. Charles Frederick Scott
Charles Frederick Scott
Charles Frederick Scott was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.Born near Iola, Kansas, Scott attended the common schools.He was graduated from the University of Kansas at Lawrence in 1881....
(R). Philip P. Campbell
Philip P. Campbell
Philip Pitt Campbell was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.Born in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, Campbell moved with his parents to Neosho County, Kansas, in 1867....
(R). James Monroe Miller
James Monroe Miller
James Monroe Miller was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.Born at Three Springs, Pennsylvania, Miller attended the district school and was graduated from Dickinson Seminary, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, in 1875....
(R). William A. Calderhead
William A. Calderhead
William Alexander Calderhead was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.Born on a farm near Lexington in Perry County, Ohio, Calderhead received private schooling and also attended the common schools and Franklin College, New Athens, Ohio.During the Civil War enlisted in August 1862 as a private in...
(R). William A. Reeder
William A. Reeder
William Augustus Reeder was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.Born near Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, Reeder moved with his parents to Ipava, Illinois, in 1853.He attended the public schools....
(R). Edmond H. Madison
Edmond H. Madison
Edmond Haggard Madison was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.Born in Plymouth, Illinois, Madison attended the common schools.He taught school.He moved to Wichita, Kansas, in 1885.He studied law....
(R). Victor Murdock
Victor Murdock
Victor Murdock was a U.S. Republican politician and newspaper editor.He was born in Burlingame, Kansas. He was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives from Kansas to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Chester I. Long and served from May 26, 1903 to March...
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Kentucky
. Ollie M. JamesOllie M. James
Ollie Murray James , a Democrat, represented Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate.-Biography:...
(D). Augustus Stanley (D). Addison James
Addison James
Addison James was a United States Representative from Kentucky. He was born near Morgantown, Kentucky. He attended the public schools and began the study of medicine in 1870...
(R). Ben Johnson
Ben Johnson (politician)
Ben Johnson was an American lawyer and politician; Democrat, United States House of Representatives from 4 March 1907 to 3 March 1927....
(D). J. Swagar Sherley
J. Swagar Sherley
Joseph Swagar Sherley was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Sherley attended public schools, graduating from the Louisville High School in 1889 and from the law department of the University of Virginia at Charlottesville in 1891.He was admitted to the bar the same...
(D). Joseph L. Rhinock
Joseph L. Rhinock
Joseph Lafayette Rhinock was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in Owenton, Kentucky, Rhinock moved to Covington, Kentucky.He attended the Covington public schools.He engaged in the oil-refining business....
(D). William P. Kimball
William P. Kimball
William Preston Kimball was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born near East Hickman, Kentucky, Kimball attended public and private schools and Transylvania University in Lexington....
(D). Harvey Helm
Harvey Helm
Harvey Helm was a United States Representative from Kentucky. He was born in Danville, Kentucky. He attended the Stanford Male Academy and was graduated from the Central University of Kentucky in 1887...
(D). Joseph B. Bennett
Joseph B. Bennett
Joseph Bentley Bennett was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in Greenup County, Kentucky, Bennett attended the common schools and Greenup Academy, Greenup, Kentucky.He taught in the public schools.He studied law....
(R). John W. Langley
John W. Langley
John Wesley Langley was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky, husband of Katherine Gudger Langley.Born in Floyd County, Kentucky, Langley attended the common schools.He taught school for three years....
(R). Don C. Edwards
Don C. Edwards
Don Calvin Edwards was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in Moulton, Iowa, Edwards moved to Erie, Kansas, with his parents in 1869....
(R)
Louisiana
. Adolph MeyerAdolph Meyer
Adolph Meyer was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana. He served nine terms as a Democrat from 1891 until his death in office in 1908.-Biography:...
(D), died March 8, 1908
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- . Albert EstopinalAlbert EstopinalAlbert Estopinal, Sr. , was a sugar cane planter from St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, who served as a Democrat in both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature between 1876 and 1900 and in the United States House of Representatives from Louisiana's 1st congressional district from 1908 until his...
(D). Robert Charles Davey (D), died December 26, 1908. Robert Foligny Broussard (D). John Thomas Watkins (D). Joseph Eugene Ransdell (D). George Kent Favrot (D). Arsène Paulin Pujó (D)
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Maine
. Amos L. AllenAmos L. Allen
Amos Lawrence Allen was a U.S. Representative from Maine.Born in Waterboro, Maine, Allen attended the common schools, Whitestown Seminary, Whitestown, New York, and was graduated from Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, in 1860. He studied law at Columbian Law School, Washington, D.C....
(R). Charles E. Littlefield
Charles E. Littlefield
Charles Edgar Littlefield was a United States Representative from Maine. He was born in Lebanon, Maine on June 21, 1851. He attended the common schools and Foxcroft Academy. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced in Rockland...
(R), resigned September 30, 1908
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- . John P. SwaseyJohn P. SwaseyJohn Philip Swasey was U.S. Representative from Maine from 1908-1911.- Biography :Swasey was born in Canton, Maine on September 4, 1839 and attended the Canton public schools, Dearborn Academy, Hebron Academy, Maine State Seminary , and Tufts College...
(R). Edwin C. BurleighEdwin C. BurleighEdwin Chick Burleigh was an American politician from the state of Maine.Born in Linneus, Maine he attended the common schools and Houlton Academy before becoming a teacher himself. He also worked as a surveyor and farmer before entering government...
(R). Llewellyn PowersLlewellyn PowersLlewellyn Powers was a U.S. Representative from Maine and the 44th Governor of Maine.Born in Pittsfield, Maine, Powers attended the common schools of Pittsfield and St...
(R), died July 28, 1908 - . Frank E. GuernseyFrank E. GuernseyFrank Edward Guernsey was a U.S. Representative from Maine.Born in Dover, Maine, Guernsey attended the common schools, Foxcroft Academy, Eastern Maine Conference Seminary, Bucksport, Maine, Wesleyan Seminary, Kents Hill, Maine, and Eastman's College, Poughkeepsie, New York.He studied law.He was...
(R)
- . John P. Swasey
Maryland
. William Humphreys JacksonWilliam Humphreys Jackson
William Humphreys Jackson represented Maryland's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1901 to 1905 and from 1907 to 1909. His son, William P. Jackson, was a U.S. Senator from Maryland....
(R). J. Frederick C. Talbott (D). Harry B. Wolf (D). John Gill, Jr.
John Gill, Jr.
John Gill Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Maryland.Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Gill attended Hampden-Sydney College of Virginia, and also graduated from the University of Maryland at Baltimore in 1870. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1871, and commenced practice in Baltimore,...
(D). Sydney Emanuel Mudd I
Sydney Emanuel Mudd I
Sydney Emanuel Mudd I was an American politician.Born at Gallant Green, in Charles County, Maryland, Mudd attended Georgetown University and graduated from St. John's College of Annapolis, Maryland, in 1878. He studied law privately and also attended the law department of the University of...
(R). George A. Pearre (R)
Massachusetts
. George P. LawrenceGeorge P. Lawrence
George Pelton Lawrence was a United States Representative from Massachusetts.Born in Adams, Massachusetts, Lawrence graduated from Drury Academy in 1876 and from Amherst College in 1880. He studied law at the Columbia Law School, was admitted to the bar in 1883 and commenced practice in North Adams...
(R). Frederick H. Gillett
Frederick H. Gillett
Frederick Huntington Gillett was an American politician during the early 20th century. Frederick H. Gillett was born in Westfield, Massachusetts to Edward Bates Gillett and Lucy Fowler Gillett . He graduated from Amherst College in 1874 and Harvard Law School in 1877. He began the practice of...
(R). Charles G. Washburn
Charles G. Washburn
Charles Grenfill Washburn was a Member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts. He was born in Worcester on January 28, 1857. Washburn graduated from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 1875 and from Harvard University in 1880. He studied law, and was admitted to the...
(R). Charles Q. Tirrell
Charles Q. Tirrell
Charles Quincy Tirrell was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Born in Sharon, Massachusetts, Tirrell attended the common schools and studied law at Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, where he graduated in 1866. He served as principal of Peacham Academy for one year and of the high...
(R). Butler Ames
Butler Ames
Butler Ames was an American politician, engineer, soldier and businessman. He was the son of Adelbert Ames and grandson of Benjamin Franklin Butler, both decorated generals in the Union Army during the American Civil War....
(R). Augustus P. Gardner
Augustus P. Gardner
Augustus Peabody Gardner was a Representative from Massachusetts. Gardner was the son-in-law of Henry Cabot Lodge.-Life and career:...
(R). Ernest W. Roberts
Ernest W. Roberts
Ernest William Roberts was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Born in East Madison, Maine, Roberts attended the public schools in Chelsea, Massachusetts....
(R). Samuel W. McCall
Samuel W. McCall
Samuel Walker McCall was a member of the United States House of Representatives, and the 47th Governor of Massachusetts...
(R). John A. Keliher (D). Joseph F. O'Connell
Joseph F. O'Connell
Joseph Francis O'Connell was a Massachusetts lawyer, law professor, politician and U.S. Representative.-Early life:...
(D). Andrew J. Peters (D). John W. Weeks
John W. Weeks
John Wingate Weeks was an American politician in the Republican Party. He served as a United States Representative for Massachusetts from 1905 to 1913, as a United States Senator from 1913 to 1919, and as Secretary of War from 1921 to 1925.-Life and career:Weeks was born and raised in Lancaster,...
(R). William S. Greene
William S. Greene
William Stedman Greene was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Tremont, Illinois, Greene moved with his parents to Fall River, Massachusetts in 1844....
(R). William C. Lovering
William C. Lovering
William Croad Lovering was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.-Biography:Born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, Lovering moved with his parents to Taunton, Massachusetts, in 1837....
(R)
Michigan
. Edwin C. DenbyEdwin C. Denby
Edwin Denby was an American lawyer and politician who served as Secretary of the Navy in the administrations of Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge from 1921 to 1924. He also played a notable role in the infamous Teapot Dome scandal which took place during the Harding presidency. He was the son...
(R). Charles E. Townsend
Charles E. Townsend
Charles Elroy Townsend was a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan.Townsend was born near Concord, Michigan and attended the common schools in Concord and Jackson and the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. He taught school at Concord 1881-1886 and was Jackson County...
(R). Washington Gardner
Washington Gardner
Washington Gardner was a lawyer, minister, politician and Civil War veteran from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Biography:...
(R). Edward L. Hamilton
Edward L. Hamilton
Edward La Rue Hamilton 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...
(R). Gerrit J. Diekema
Gerrit J. Diekema
Gerrit John Diekema was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Biography:Diekema was born in Holland, Michigan where he attended the common schools and graduated from Hope College in 1881...
(R), from March 17, 1908. Samuel W. Smith (R). Henry McMorran
Henry McMorran
Henry Gordon McMorran was an American Republican politician and businessman.He served five terms in the U.S. Congress as a U.S...
(R). Joseph W. Fordney
Joseph W. Fordney
Joseph Warren Fordney was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Fordney was born on a farm near Hartford City, Indiana where he attended the common schools. He moved to Saginaw, Michigan in June 1869 and engaged in the lumber industry...
(R). James C. McLaughlin
James C. McLaughlin
James Campbell McLaughlin was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.McLaughlin was born in Beardstown, Illinois. His parents, David and Isabella McLaughlin, had come from Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1851 and settled in Beardstown. The family moved to Muskegon, Michigan, in 1864, and David...
(R). George A. Loud
George A. Loud
George Alvin Loud was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Loud was born in Bainbridge Township, Geauga County, Ohio, and moved with his parents to Massachusetts in 1856 and then to Au Sable, Michigan, in 1866...
(R). Archibald B. Darragh
Archibald B. Darragh
Archibald Bard Darragh was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Biography:Bard was born in La Salle Township, Michigan, and attended the common schools and a private academy in Monroe. He entered the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1857 and pursued a classical course for two years...
(R). H. Olin Young
H. Olin Young
Horace Olin Young was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Young was born in New Albion, New York and attended the common schools and high school of New Albion, New York...
(R)
Minnesota
. James Albertus TawneyJames Albertus Tawney
James Albertus Tawney was a 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 that position from 1899 to 1905....
(R). Winfield Scott Hammond
Winfield Scott Hammond
Winfield Scott Hammond was an American politician. He was a Democrat.Born in 1863 in Southborough, Massachusetts, he served from Minnesota in the United States House of Representatives in the 60th,...
(D). Charles Russell Davis
Charles Russell Davis
Charles Russell Davis was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota.He was born in Pittsfield, Illinois but moved with his father to Le Sueur County, Minnesota in 1854, where he attended the public schools and was also instructed by private tutor. He graduated from a...
(R). Frederick Stevens (R). Frank Nye
Frank Nye
Frank Mellen Nye was a Representative from Minnesota; born in Shirley, Piscataquis County, Maine; moved to Wisconsin with his parents, who settled on a farm near River Falls, Pierce County, in 1855; attended the common schools and the local academy in River Falls; taught school for several years...
(R). Charles August Lindbergh
Charles August Lindbergh
Charles August Lindbergh Sr. was a United States Congressman from Minnesota's 6th congressional district from 1907 to 1917...
(R). Andrew Volstead
Andrew Volstead
Andrew John Volstead was an American member of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota,1903–1923, and a member of the Republican Party. His name is closely associated with the National Prohibition Act of 1919, usually called the Volstead Act...
(R). James Bede
James Bede
James Adam Bede was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota.Born on a farm in Eaton Township, Lorain County, Ohio, he attended the public schools of Ohio, Oberlin College, and Tabor College in Tabor, Iowa, and read law while learning the printing trade...
(R). Halvor Steenerson
Halvor Steenerson
Halvor Steenerson was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota;-Background:Halvor Steenerson was born at Pleasant Springs near Madison Dane County, Wisconsin. He moved with his parents to Sheldon, Houston County, Minnesota, in 1853. He attended the county schools and the high school in Rushford,...
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Mississippi
. Ezekiel S. Candler, Jr.Ezekiel S. Candler, Jr.
Ezekiel Samuel Candler Jr. was a United States Representative from Mississippi. He was the nephew of Milton A. Candler and cousin of Allen Daniel Candler. He was born in Belleville, Florida. Later, he moved with his parents to Tishomingo County, Mississippi in 1870...
(D). Thomas Spight
Thomas Spight
Thomas Spight was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.Born near Ripley, Mississippi, Spight attended the common schools, Ripley Academy, Purdy College, and the La Grange Synodical College....
(D). Benjamin G. Humphreys II
Benjamin G. Humphreys II
Benjamin Grubb Humphreys was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi, father of William Y. Humphreys, and son of Benjamin G...
(D). Wilson S. Hill
Wilson S. Hill
Wilson Shedric Hill was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.Born near Lodi, Mississippi, Hill attended the common schools and the University of Mississippi at Oxford....
(D). Adam M. Byrd
Adam M. Byrd
Adam Monroe Byrd was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.Born in Sumter County, Alabama, Byrd moved to Neshoba County, Mississippi.He attended the common schools and Cooper Institute in Daleville....
(D). Eaton J. Bowers
Eaton J. Bowers
Eaton Jackson Bowers was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.Born in Canton, Mississippi, Bowers attended the public schools, and Mississippi Military Institute at Pass Christian.He studied law....
(D). Frank A. McLain
Frank A. McLain
Frank Alexander McLain was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.Born near Gloster in Amite County, Mississippi, McLain attended the public schools, and was graduated from the University of Mississippi at Oxford in 1874.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Liberty,...
(D). John Sharp Williams
John Sharp Williams
John Sharp Williams 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)
Missouri
. James Tilghman LloydJames Tilghman Lloyd
James Tilghman Lloyd was a U.S. political figure and a Representative from Missouri from 1897 to 1917. He served as the House minority whip between 1901 and 1908.-External links:...
(D). William W. Rucker
William W. Rucker
William Waller Rucker was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born near Covington, Virginia, Rucker moved with his parents to western Virginia in 1861.He attended the common schools....
(D). Joshua Willis Alexander (D). Charles F. Booher
Charles F. Booher
Charles Ferris Booher was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born on a farm near East Groveland, New York, Booher attended the common schools and the Geneseo Academy, Geneseo, New York.He taught school and studied law....
(D). Edgar C. Ellis
Edgar C. Ellis
Edgar Clarence Ellis was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born in Vermontville, Michigan, Ellis attended Olivet College, and was graduated from Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota, in 1881....
(R). David A. De Armond
David A. De Armond
David Albaugh De Armond was a Democratic Representative representing Missouri's 12th congressional district from March 4, 1891 until March 3, 1893, and then Missouri's 6th congressional district from March 4, 1893- until dying in office in 1909.He was born in Blair County, Pennsylvania, attended...
(D). Courtney W. Hamlin
Courtney W. Hamlin
Courtney Walker Hamlin was a U.S. representative from Missouri and cousin of William Edward Barton.-Early life:...
(D). Dorsey W. Shackleford
Dorsey W. Shackleford
Dorsey William Shackleford was a United States Representative from Missouri.Born near Sweet Springs, Missouri, Shackleford attended public schools and William Jewell College, Liberty, Missouri.He taught school 1877-1879....
(D). James Beauchamp Clark
James Beauchamp Clark
James Beauchamp Clark best known as Champ Clark was a prominent American politician in the Democratic Party from the 1890s until his death. A Representative of Missouri from 1893 to 1895 and from 1897 to 1921, he served as the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1911 to 1919...
(D). Richard Bartholdt
Richard Bartholdt
Richard Bartholdt was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born in Schleiz, Germany, Bartholdt attended the public schools and Schleiz College ....
(R). Henry S. Caulfield
Henry S. Caulfield
Henry Stewart Caulfield was an American lawyer and Republican politician from St. Louis, Missouri. He represented Missouri in the U.S. House from 1907 to 1909 and was the 37th Governor of Missouri from 1929 to 1933...
(R). Harry M. Coudrey
Harry M. Coudrey
Harry Marcy Coudrey was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born in Brunswick, Missouri, Coudrey moved with his parents to St. Louis, Missouri, in 1878....
(R). Madison R. Smith
Madison R. Smith
Madison Roswell Smith was a United States Representative from Missouri.-Biography:Born on a farm near Glenallen, Missouri, Smith attended public schools and Central College in Fayette, Missouri. He taught school and studied law, being admitted to the bar in 1874...
(D). Joseph J. Russell
Joseph J. Russell
Joseph James Russell was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born near Charleston, Mississippi County, Missouri, Russell attended the public schools and Charleston Academy....
(D). Thomas Hackney
Thomas Hackney
Thomas Hackney was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born near Campbellsville, Tennessee, Hackney moved with his parents to Jackson County, Illinois, in 1864....
(D). J. Robert Lamar
J. Robert Lamar
James Robert Lamar was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born at Edgar Springs, Missouri, Lamar attended the common schools and Licking Academy.He taught school in Phelps and Texas Counties....
(D)
Nebraska
. Ernest M. PollardErnest M. Pollard
Ernest Mark Pollard was a Nebraska Republican politician.He was born in Nehawka, Nebraska on April 15, 1869 and graduated from University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1893. He farmed near Nehawka until he was elected to the Nebraska State house of representatives in 1896...
(R). Gilbert M. Hitchcock (D). John Frank Boyd
John Frank Boyd
John Frank Boyd was a Nebraska Republican politician.Born in Connellsville, Pennsylvania on August 8, 1853, he moved with his parents to Henry County, Illinois in 1857. There he attended public schools and Abingdon College where he studied law and got admitted to the bar in 1878...
(R). Edmund H. Hinshaw
Edmund H. Hinshaw
Edmund Howard Hinshaw was a Nebraska republican politician.Born in Greensboro, Indiana on December 8, 1860, he graduated from Butler College in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1885. He moved to Fairbury, Nebraska in 1887 and was superintendent of the public schools until 1888 while he studied law...
(R). George W. Norris (R). Moses P. Kinkaid (R)
New Hampshire
. Cyrus Adams Sulloway (R). Frank Dunklee CurrierFrank Dunklee Currier
Frank Dunklee Currier was a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire.Born in Canaan, New Hampshire, Currier attended the common schools, then Kimball Union Academy in Meriden, New Hampshire, and Doctor Hixon's School in Lowell, Massachusetts...
(R)
New Jersey
. Henry C. LoudenslagerHenry C. Loudenslager
Henry Clay Loudenslager was an American Republican Party politician from New Jersey who represented the 1st congressional district from 1893 to 1911.-Biography:...
(R). John James Gardner (R). Benjamin F. Howell (R). Ira W. Wood
Ira W. Wood
Ira Wells Wood was an American Republican Party politician who represented from 1904 to 1913....
(R). Charles N. Fowler
Charles N. Fowler
Charles Newell Fowler was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 8th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1895 to 1903, and the 5th district from 1903 to 1911.Fowler was born in Lena, Illinois on November 2, 1852...
(R). William Hughes (D). Richard W. Parker
Richard W. Parker
Richard Wayne Parker was an American Republican Party politician from New Jersey who represented the 6th congressional district from 1895 to 1903, the 7th district from 1903 to 1911, and the 9th district from 1914 to 1919 and again from 1921 to 1923,...
(R). Le Gage Pratt
Le Gage Pratt
Le Gage Pratt was a U.S. Representative from New Jersey.-Biography:Born in Sterling, Massachusetts, Pratt was educated in the common schools.In 1869 entered upon a commercial career in Boston....
(D). Eugene W. Leake
Eugene W. Leake
Eugene Walter Leake was an American Democratic Party politician from New Jersey who represented the 9th congressional district from 1907 to 1909.-Biography:...
(D). James A. Hamill
James A. Hamill
James Alphonsus Hamill was an attorney and American Democratic Party politician. He served as U.S. Representative from New Jersey's 10th and 12th Congressional Districts.-Biography:...
(D)
New York
. William W. CocksWilliam W. Cocks
William Willets Cocks was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Old Westbury, Long Island, he attended private schools and Swarthmore College. He engaged in agricultural pursuits and was elected commissioner of highways of the Town of North Hempstead in 1894...
(R). George H. Lindsay
George H. Lindsay
George Henry Lindsay was a United States Representative from New York. Born in New York City, he moved with his parents to Brooklyn in 1843. He attended the public schools and engaged in the real estate and investment business. He was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1882 to 1886 and...
(D). Charles T. Dunwell
Charles T. Dunwell
Charles Tappan Dunwell was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Newark, New York, Dunwell moved with his parents to Lyons, New York, in 1854.He attended the Lyons Union School....
(R), died June 12, 1908
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- . Otto G. FoelkerOtto G. FoelkerOtto Godfrey Foelker was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in the city of Mainz, Germany, Foelker immigrated to the United States in 1888 with his parents. They settled in Troy, New York, where he attended the public schools. He later moved to Brooklyn in December 1895, and studied law in...
(R), November 3, 1908. Charles B. LawCharles B. LawCharles Blakeslee Law was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Hannibal, New York, Law attended the public schools....
(R). George E. WaldoGeorge E. WaldoGeorge Ernest Waldo was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Brooklyn, New York, Waldo attended the public schools of Scotland, Connecticut, and Brooklyn, New York, Doctor Fitch's Academy, South Windham, Connecticut, Natchaug High School, Willimantic, Connecticut, and studied two years in...
(R). William M. CalderWilliam M. CalderWilliam Musgrave Calder I was an American politician from New York.-Biography:He was born in Brooklyn on March 3, 1869 to Alexander G. Calder. He trained as a carpenter, attended night classes at Cooper Union....
(R). John J. FitzgeraldJohn J. FitzgeraldJohn Joseph Fitzgerald was a United States Representative from New York.-Biography:Born in Brooklyn, he attended the public schools, La Salle Military Academy , and graduated from Manhattan College in 1891...
(D). Daniel J. RiordanDaniel J. RiordanDaniel Joseph Riordan of New York City was a U.S. Representative from New York from 1899 to 1901 and from 1906 to 1923. He was a Democrat and a member of Tammany Hall.-References:...
(D). Henry M. GoldfogleHenry M. GoldfogleHenry Mayer Goldfogle was a United States Representative from New York. Born in New York City, he attended the public schools and Townsend College. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1877 and commenced practice in New York City...
(D). William SulzerWilliam SulzerWilliam Sulzer was an American lawyer and politician, nicknamed Plain Bill Sulzer. He was the 39th Governor of New York and a long-serving congressman from the same state. He was the first and so far only New York Governor to be impeached...
(D). Charles V. FornesCharles V. FornesCharles Vincent Fornes was a United States Representative from New York. Born on a farm near Williamsville, Erie County, he attended the public schools, and was graduated from Union Academy in 1864. He moved to Buffalo in 1866, taught school in a district school, and then served as principal of a...
(D). W. Bourke Cockran (D). Herbert ParsonsHerbert ParsonsHerbert Parsons was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in New York City, Parsons attended private schools in New York City, St...
(R). William Willet, Jr. (D). J. Van Vechten OlcottJ. Van Vechten OlcottJacob Van Vechten Olcott was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in New York City, Olcott attended the public schools and the College of the City of New York....
(R). Francis B. Harrison (D). William S. BennetWilliam S. BennetWilliam Stiles Bennet was a U.S. Representative from New York, father of Augustus Witschief Bennet.-Biography:Born in Port Jervis, New York, Bennet attended the common schools....
(R). Joseph A. GouldenJoseph A. GouldenJoseph Aloysius Goulden , son of Aaron Goulden who originated from England, was a U.S. Representative from New York....
(D). John E. Andrus (R). Thomas W. BradleyThomas W. BradleyThomas Wilson Bradley was a United States Representative from New York and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.-Biography:...
(R). Samuel McMillanSamuel McMillanFor the Senator from Minnesota, see Samuel James Renwick McMillan.Samuel McMillan was a Representative from New York....
(R). William H. DraperWilliam Henry Draper (Congressman)William Henry Draper was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives representing New York state from March 4, 1901 to March 3, 1913....
(R). George N. SouthwickGeorge N. SouthwickGeorge Newell Southwick was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Albany, New York, Southwick attended private and public schools....
(R). George W. Fairchild (R). Cyrus DureyCyrus DureyCyrus Durey was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Caroga, New York, Durey attended the common schools and Johnstown Academy.He was supervisor's clerk.Supervisor of Caroga in 1889 and 1890....
(R). George R. MalbyGeorge R. MalbyGeorge Roland Malby was am American politician who served as United States Representative from New York.-Life:He attended Canton Union School and St. Lawrence University...
(R). James S. ShermanJames S. ShermanJames Schoolcraft Sherman was a United States Representative from New York and the 27th Vice President of the United States . He was a member of the Baldwin, Hoar, and Sherman families.-Early life:...
(R). Charles L. KnappCharles L. KnappCharles Luman Knapp was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born on a farm near Harrisburg, New York, Knapp attended the rural schools, Lowville Academy, and Irving Institute, Tarrytown, New York....
(R). Michael E. DriscollMichael E. DriscollMichael Edward Driscoll was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Syracuse, New York, Driscoll moved with his parents to the town of Camillus, Onondaga County, in 1852....
(R). John W. Dwight (R). Sereno E. PayneSereno E. PayneSereno Elisha Payne 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 then from 1889 to his death in 1914. He was chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee for 12...
(R). James B. Perkins (R). J. Sloat Fassett (R). Peter A. PorterPeter A. PorterPeter Augustus Porter was a U.S. Representative from New York, and grandson of Peter Buell Porter. Porter was the son of Mary Cabell Breckenridge and Colonel Peter A...
(R). William H. RyanWilliam H. RyanWilliam Henry Ryan was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, Ryan moved to Buffalo, New York, with his parents in 1866.He attended the grade and high schools....
(D). De Alva S. AlexanderDe Alva S. AlexanderDe Alva Stanwood Alexander was an American journalist, lawyer, historian, and member of the United States House of Representatives....
(R). Edward B. VreelandEdward B. VreelandEdward Butterfield Vreeland was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Cuba, Allegany County, New York, he graduated from Friendship Academy in 1877. In 1869 he moved to Salamanca and was superintendent of the public schools there from 1877 to 1882. He studied law and was admitted...
(R)
- . Otto G. Foelker
North Carolina
. John Humphrey SmallJohn Humphrey Small
John Humphrey Small was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina.Born in Washington, North Carolina, Small attended private schools and Trinity College , Durham, North Carolina where he was a Member of the Chi Phi Fraternity. He taught school from 1876 to 1880 and studied law...
(D). Claude Kitchin
Claude Kitchin
Claude Kitchin was a U.S. Congressional Representative from North Carolina and floor leader of his party in the House during the 64th, 65th, and 67th Congresses....
(D). Charles Randolph Thomas (D). Edward W. Pou
Edward W. Pou
Edward William Pou , was an American politician, serving in the United States Congress.Born in Tuskegee, Alabama, September 9, 1863, he moved to North Carolina with his parents in 1867, where he attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and studied law...
(D). William W. Kitchin (D), resigned January 11, 1909, vacant for remainder of term. Hannibal L. Godwin (D). Robert N. Page
Robert N. Page
Robert Newton Page was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina.Born in Cary, North Carolina, Page attended the Cary High School and Bingham Military School in Mebane, North Carolina....
(D). Richard N. Hackett
Richard N. Hackett
Richard Nathaniel Hackett was a United States Representative in Congress from North Carolina from 1907 through 1909.Born in Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina on December 4, 1866, Hackett graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and became a lawyer.Hackett chaired the...
(D). Edwin Y. Webb (D). William T. Crawford
William T. Crawford
William Thomas Crawford was a Representative from North Carolina.He attended the public schools and Waynesville Academy....
(D)
North Dakota
. Thomas Frank MarshallThomas Frank Marshall
Thomas Frank Marshall was a U.S. Representative from North Dakota.-Biography:Born in Hannibal, Missouri, Marshall attended the common schools and the State normal school at Platteville, Wisconsin....
(R). Asle Gronna
Asle Gronna
Asle Jorgenson Gronna was an American Senator from North Dakota, and one of the six to vote against the United States declaration of war leading to the First World War. Gronna was a Republican who reflected the attitudes of his region - progressive and isolationist...
(R)
Ohio
. Nicholas LongworthNicholas Longworth
Nicholas Longworth IV was a prominent American politician in the Republican Party during the first few decades of the 20th century...
(R). Herman P. Goebel
Herman P. Goebel
Herman Philip Goebel was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Goebel attended the public schools.He was employed as a messenger boy for a law firm.He was graduated from the Cincinnati Law School in 1872....
(R). J. Eugene Harding
J. Eugene Harding
John Eugene Harding was a businessman and member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio....
(R). William E. Tou Velle
William E. Tou Velle
William Ellsworth Tou Velle was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Celina, Ohio, November 23, 1862, attended the public schools and was graduated from Celina High School in 1879, Tou Velle was appointed postmaster of Celina, Ohio, on May 27, 1885, and served until June 14, 1888, when a...
(D). Timothy T. Ansberry
Timothy T. Ansberry
Timothy Thomas Ansberry was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Defiance, Ohio, Ansberry attended the public schools.He graduated from the University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana, in June 1893....
(D). Matthew R. Denver (D). J. Warren Keifer
J. Warren Keifer
Joseph Warren Keifer was a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and a prominent U.S. politician during the 1880s. He served in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican from Ohio from 1877 to 1885 and from 1905 to 1911...
(R). Ralph D. Cole
Ralph D. Cole
Ralph Dayton Cole was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, brother of Raymond Clinton Cole.Born in Vanlue, Ohio, Cole attended the common schools.He was graduated from Findlay College of Findlay, Ohio in 1896....
(R). Isaac R. Sherwood
Isaac R. Sherwood
Isaac Ruth Sherwood was an American politician and newspaper editor from Toledo, Ohio, as well as an officer in the Union army during the Civil War. He served nine terms in the United States Congress, and was a noted pacifist during World War I.-Early life and career:Sherwood was born in...
(D). Henry T. Bannon
Henry T. Bannon
Henry Towne Bannon was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born near Portsmouth, Ohio, Bannon attended the public schools of Portsmouth, Ohio State University at Columbus in 1885 and 1886, and was graduated from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1889.He studied law.He was admitted to the Ohio...
(R). Albert Douglas
Albert Douglas
Albert Douglas was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Chillicothe, Ohio, Douglas attended the public schools of Chillicothe and a preparatory school. He graduated from Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio, in 1872 and from Harvard Law School in 1874. He was admitted to the bar in 1874 and...
(R). Edward L. Taylor, Jr.
Edward L. Taylor, Jr.
Edward Livingston Taylor, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Columbus, Ohio, Taylor attended the public schools and was graduated from the Columbus High School.He studied law....
(R). Grant E. Mouser
Grant E. Mouser
Grant Earl Mouser was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, father of Grant E. Mouser, Jr.Born in LaRue, Ohio, Mouser attended the LaRue Union Schools and Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio....
(R). J. Ford Laning
J. Ford Laning
Jay Ford Laning was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in New London, Ohio, Laning attended the public schools, the Savannah Academy, and Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea, Ohio. He studied law...
(R). Beman G. Dawes (R). Capell L. Weems
Capell L. Weems
Capell Lane Weems was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Whigville, Ohio, Weems attended the common schools and normal academy, Caldwell, Ohio. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1883 and commenced practice in Caldwell.Weems was elected prosecuting attorney of Noble County in 1884...
(R). William A. Ashbrook
William A. Ashbrook
William Albert Ashbrook was an American businessman, newspaper publisher, and Democratic politician from Ohio....
(D). James Kennedy
James Kennedy (congressman)
James Kennedy was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Lowellville, Ohio, Kennedy prepared for college at Poland Union Seminary, in Ohio, and graduated from Westminster College, New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, in 1876. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in March 1879...
(R). W. Aubrey Thomas (R). L. Paul Howland
L. Paul Howland
Leonard Paul Howland was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Paul Howland was born in Jefferson, Ohio. Howland completed preparatory studies....
(R). Theodore Elijah Burton (R)
Oklahoma
. Bird Segle McGuireBird Segle McGuire
Bird Segle McGuire was a Delegate and a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma, and a cousin of William Neville.- Early life :...
(R), from November 16, 1907. Elmer L. Fulton
Elmer L. Fulton
Elmer Lincoln Fulton was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma, brother of Charles William Fulton.Born in Magnolia, Iowa, Fulton moved to Nebraska in 1870 with his parents, who settled in Pawnee City....
(D), from November 16, 1907. James S. Davenport
James S. Davenport
James Sanford Davenport was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma and a member of the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals. He served on the Congressional committee that created the first roads and highways committee in the U.S...
(D), from November 16, 1907. Charles D. Carter
Charles D. Carter
Charles David Carter was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.Born near Boggy Depot, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory , Carter moved with his father to Mill Creek, a stage stand on the western frontier of the Chickasaw Nation, in April 1876.He attended the Indian day schools and Chickasaw Manual...
(D), from November 16, 1907. Scott Ferris
Scott Ferris
Scott Ferris was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.Upon the admission of Oklahoma as a State into the Union, Ferris was elected as a Democrat to the 60th Congress. He was reelected to the 61st and to the six succeeding Congresses and served from November 16, 1907, until March 3, 1921...
(D), from November 16, 1907
Oregon
. Willis C. HawleyWillis C. Hawley
Willis Chatman Hawley was an American politician and educator in the state of Oregon. A native of the state, he would serve as president of Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, where he earned his undergraduate and law degrees before entering politics...
(R). William R. Ellis
William R. Ellis
William Russell Ellis was an American educator, attorney and politician in the state of Oregon. A native of Indiana, he grew up in Iowa before moving to Oregon where he worked as a school superintendent and district attorney. A Republican, he served as U.S...
(R)
Pennsylvania
. Henry H. BinghamHenry H. Bingham
Henry Harrison Bingham was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War, who received the United States Military's highest award for valor, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Battle of the Wilderness....
(R). John E. Reyburn
John E. Reyburn
John Edgar Reyburn was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, and Mayor of Philadelphia....
(R), resigned March 31, 1907
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- . Joel CookJoel CookJoel Cook was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:Joel Cook was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He studied law at the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia....
(R). J. Hampton MooreJ. Hampton MooreJoseph Hampton Moore was Mayor of Philadelphia and a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania.-Early life and commercial work:...
(R). Reuben O. MoonReuben O. MoonReuben Osborne Moon was Republican member of the U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania.Moon was born in Jobstown, New Jersey. He graduated from the National School of Oratory, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1874. He became a professor in the National School of Oratory, and engaged in lecturing...
(R). William W. Foulkrod (R). George D. McCreary (R). Thomas S. ButlerThomas S. ButlerThomas Stalker Butler was a U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, serving from March 4, 1897 until his death, having been elected to the House sixteen times. Thomas S. Butler was also the father of the famous Marine Corps General Smedley D...
(R). Irving P. Wanger (R). Henry B. Cassel (R). Thomas D. Nicholls (Independent Democrat). John T. Lenahan (D). Charles N. BrummCharles N. BrummCharles Napoleon Brumm was a Greenbacker and a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Early life and education:...
(R), resigned January 4, 1909, vacant to end of term. John H. Rothermel (D). George W. Kipp (D). William B. Wilson (D). John G. McHenry (D). Benjamin K. FochtBenjamin K. FochtBenjamin K. Focht was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Benjamin K. Focht was born in New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania. He attended Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania State College at State College, Pennsylvania, and Susquehanna...
(R). Marlin E. Olmsted (R). John M. Reynolds (R). Daniel F. Lafean (R). Charles F. Barclay (R). George F. Huff (R). Allen F. Cooper (R). Ernest F. AchesonErnest F. AchesonErnest Francis Acheson was a newspaper editor and a representative to the United States House of Representatives. He was born in Washington, Pennsylvania in 1855. He attended the public schools there, and then went on Washington and Jefferson College in 1875.He was admitted to the bar in 1877...
(R). Arthur L. Bates (R). J. Davis Brodhead (D). Joseph G. Beale (R). Nelson P. Wheeler (R). William H. Graham (R). John DalzellJohn DalzellJohn Dalzell was a U.S. Representative from the state of Pennsylvania.-Biography:John Dalzell was born in New York City. He moved with his parents to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1847....
(R). James F. BurkeJames F. BurkeJames Francis Burke was Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania.-Early life:...
(R). Andrew J. Barchfeld (R)
- . Joel Cook
Rhode Island
. Daniel L. D. GrangerDaniel L. D. Granger
Daniel Larned Davis Granger was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Granger attended the common schools....
(D), died February 14, 1909, vacant to end. Adin B. Capron
Adin B. Capron
Adin Ballou Capron was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.-Early life and military career:Born in Mendon, Massachusetts, Capron attended the Woonsocket High School and Westbrook Seminary, near Portland, Maine. He settled in Stillwater, Rhode Island, and engaged in milling and dealing in grain...
(R)
South Carolina
. George S. Legare (D). James O'H. PattersonJames O'H. Patterson
James O'Hanlan Patterson was a United States Representative from South Carolina. He was born in Barnwell, South Carolina. He attended private schools in town and also in Augusta, Georgia...
(D). Wyatt Aiken
Wyatt Aiken
Wyatt Aiken was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for South Carolina's 3rd congressional district. He served for six terms from 1903 to 1917.-Biography:...
(D). Joseph T. Johnson
Joseph T. Johnson
Joseph Travis Johnson was a United States Representative and federal judge from South Carolina. He was born in Brewerton, South Carolina. He attended the common schools and was graduated from Erskine College, Due West, South Carolina in 1879. He received an LL.B. from Vanderbilt University in...
(D). David E. Finley
David E. Finley
David E. Finley was a United States Representative from South Carolina. He was born in Trenton, Arkansas. He attended the public schools of Rock Hill, South Carolina and Ebenezer, South Carolina and was graduated from the law department of South Carolina College at Columbia, South Carolina in 1885...
(D). J. Edwin Ellerbe
J. Edwin Ellerbe
James Edwin Ellerbe was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born in Sellers, South Carolina, Ellerbe attended Pine Hill Academy and the University of South Carolina at Columbia....
(D). Asbury F. Lever (D)
South Dakota
. Philo HallPhilo Hall
Philo Hall was a member of the United States House of Representatives from South Dakota. He was born in Wilton Township, Waseca County, Minnesota. He attended the common schools and studied law, being admitted to the bar in 1887 and starting his practice in Brookings, Dakota Territory, in what...
(R). William H. Parker
William H. Parker (politician)
William Henry Parker was a U. S. Representative from South Dakota. He graduated from the law department of Columbian College .-External links:* from .* at the ....
(R), died June 26, 1908
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- . Eben MartinEben MartinEben Wever Martin was a U.S. Republican politician.He was born in Maquoketa, Iowa. He studied at the University of Michigan....
(R)
- . Eben Martin
Tennessee
. Walter P. BrownlowWalter P. Brownlow
Walter P. Brownlow served Tennessee's First Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1896 until 1910. Amazingly, a century after his service, the legacy established by Brownlow's Congressional work remains important in the First District...
(R). Nathan W. Hale
Nathan W. Hale
Nathan Wesley Hale was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 2nd congressional district of Tennessee.-Biography:...
(R). John Austin Moon (D). Cordell Hull
Cordell Hull
Cordell Hull was an American politician from the U.S. state of Tennessee. He is best known as the longest-serving Secretary of State, holding the position for 11 years in the administration of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt during much of World War II...
(D). William C. Houston
William C. Houston
William Cannon Houston was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 5th congressional district of Tennessee.-Biography:...
(D). John Wesley Gaines (D). Lemuel Phillips Padgett (D). Thetus Willrette Sims (D). Finis J. Garrett
Finis J. Garrett
Finis J. Garrett was born in Weakley County, Tennessee in 1875. He attended Bethel College and graduated in 1897. During that period he worked as an editor for local newspapers. After he went on to law and then the US Congress. In the House he served from 1905 to 1929 and from 1923 to 1929 he was...
(D). George W. Gordon (D)
Texas
. John Levi SheppardJohn Levi Sheppard
John Levi Sheppard was an American lawyer, judge, and legislator. Sheppard was elected to two terms as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives for the Fourth Congressional District of Texas...
(D). Samuel B. Cooper
Samuel B. Cooper
Samuel Bronson Cooper was a U.S. Representative from Texas.*Born near Eddyville, Kentucky, Cooper moved with his parents to Texas the same year and located in Woodville, Texas.*He attended the common schools.*He studied law....
(D). Gordon James Russell (D). Choice Boswell Randell (D). James Andrew Beall (D). Rufus Hardy
Rufus Hardy (representative)
Rufus Hardy was a United States Representative of the Democratic Party from the state of Texas.-Early years:Hardy was born Monroe County, Mississippi to George Washington and Pauline J. Hardy...
(D). Alexander W. Gregg
Alexander W. Gregg
Alexander White Gregg was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives between 1903 and 1919.-Early life:...
(D). John M. Moore
John M. Moore
John Matthew Moore was an American rancher and statesman from Texas who served in the United States House of Representatives from District 8 from 1905 to 1913....
(D). George Farmer Burgess
George Farmer Burgess
George Farmer Burgess was a U.S. Representative from Texas.-Biography:Born in Wharton, Texas, Burgess attended the common schools....
(D). Albert Sidney Burleson (D). Robert L. Henry
Robert L. Henry
Robert Lee Henry was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas from 1897 to 1917 .-Early life:...
(D). Oscar W. Gillespie
Oscar W. Gillespie
Oscar William Gillespie was a U.S. House Representative for the state of Texas.Born near Quitman, Mississippi, Gillespie attended private schools and was graduated from Mansfield College, Texas in 1885. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1886 and commenced his law practice in Fort...
(D). John Hall Stephens
John Hall Stephens
John Hall Stephens was a U.S. Representative from Texas.Born in Shelby County, Texas, Stephens attended the common schools in Mansfield, Texas....
(D). James L. Slayden (D). John Nance Garner
John Nance Garner
John Nance Garner, IV , was the 32nd Vice President of the United States and the 44th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives .- Early life and family :...
(D). William R. Smith
William Robert Smith
William Robert Smith was a United States representative from Texas and a United States federal judge.Born in Smith County, Texas, Smith graduated from the Sam Houston Normal Institute in Huntsville, Texas in 1883. He read law in 1885 and was admitted to the Texas bar, beginning the practice of law...
(D)
Vermont
. David J. FosterDavid J. Foster
David Johnson Foster was a U.S. Representative from Vermont.Born in Barnet, Vermont, Foster attended the public schools of his native city and was graduated from the St...
(R). Kittredge Haskins
Kittredge Haskins
Kittredge Haskins was a Vermont lawyer and politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives.Born in Dover, Vermont, Haskins attended the public schools and received instruction from a private tutor....
(R)
Virginia
. William Atkinson JonesWilliam Atkinson Jones
William Atkinson Jones was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1891 to 1918.Jones was born in Warsaw, Virginia, and graduated from the law department of the University of Virginia in 1870...
(D). Harry Lee Maynard (D). John Fletcher Lamb (D). Francis R. Lassiter
Francis R. Lassiter
Francis Rives Lassiter was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, great-nephew of Francis Everod Rives....
(D). Edward W. Saunders
Edward W. Saunders
Edward Watts Saunders was born in Franklin County, Virginia. His primary education was received from tutors at home and at Bellevue Academy in Bedford County. From the Academy, he entered the University of Virginia. After graduation, he joined Professor F.P. Brent in conducting a classical...
(D). Carter Glass
Carter Glass
Carter Glass was a newspaper publisher and politician from Lynchburg, Virginia. He served many years in Congress as a member of the Democratic Party. As House co-sponsor, he played a central role in the development of the 1913 Glass-Owen Act that created the Federal Reserve System. Glass...
(D). James Hay (D). Charles Creighton Carlin
Charles Creighton Carlin
Charles Creighton Carlin was a U.S. representative from Virginia.Born in Alexandria, Virginia, Carlin attended the public schools and Alexandria Academy. He was graduated from National University Law School, Washington, D.C....
(D), from November 5, 1907. Campbell Slemp
Campbell Slemp
Campbell Slemp , was an American Republican politician, and a United States Representative from the 9th District of Virginia from 1903 to 1907, during the 58th, 59th, and 60th Congresses....
(R), died October 13, 1907
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- . C. Bascom SlempC. Bascom SlempCampbell Bascom Slemp was an American Republican politician. He was a six-time United States congressman from Virginia's 9th congressional district from 1907 to 1922 and served as the presidential secretary to President Calvin Coolidge...
(R). Henry De Flood (D)
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Washington
. Wesley Livsey JonesWesley Livsey Jones
-External links:...
(R). Francis W. Cushman
Francis W. Cushman
Francis Wellington Cushman was a U.S. Representative from Washington.Born in Brighton, Washington County, Iowa, Cushman attended the public schools in Brighton and Pleasant Plain Academy in Pleasant Plain, Iowa....
(R). William E. Humphrey (R)
West Virginia
. William P. HubbardWilliam P. Hubbard
William Pallister Hubbard was an American Republican politician from Wheeling, West Virginia who served as a United States Representative. The son of Congressman Chester D. Hubbard, he served as a member of the 60th and 61st United States Congresses.Hubbard attended the public schools and Linsly...
(R). George Cookman Sturgiss
George Cookman Sturgiss
George Cookman Sturgiss was a lawyer and Republican politician from West Virginia who served as a United States Representative. He was a member of the 60th and 61st United States Congresses-Biography:...
(R). Joseph Holt Gaines (R). Harry C. Woodyard
Harry C. Woodyard
Harry Chapman Woodyard was a Republican politician from West Virginia who served as aUnited States Representative. Congressman Woodyard was born in Spencer, West Virginia, in Roane County...
(R). James Anthony Hughes (R)
Wisconsin
. Henry Allen Cooper (R). John M. NelsonJohn M. Nelson
John Mandt Nelson was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.Born in Burke, Wisconsin, Nelson attended the public schools and was graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1892....
(R). James William Murphy
James William Murphy
James William Murphy was an American politician from Wisconsin....
(D). William J. Cary
William J. Cary
William Joseph Cary was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Cary was educated in the public schools and St...
(R). William H. Stafford
William H. Stafford
William Henry Stafford was a U.S. Republican politician.He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin and served from March 4, 1903 to March 3, 1911. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1910...
(R). Charles H. Weisse
Charles H. Weisse
Charles Herman Weisse was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.Born near Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, Weisse attended the public schools and St...
(D). John Jacob Esch (R). James Henry Davidson (R). Gustav Küstermann
Gustav Küstermann
Gustav Küstermann was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin from 1907 until 1911, when he was defeated for reelection.- External links :...
(R). Elmer A. Morse
Elmer A. Morse
Elmer Addison Morse was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.Born in Franksville, Wisconsin, Morse attended the common schools of Racine County.He was graduated from Ripon College, Wisconsin, in 1893....
(R). John J. Jenkins
John J. Jenkins
John James Jenkins was a Republican U.S. Representative from Wisconsin from 1895 to 1909.Born in Weymouth, England, Jenkins emigrated with his parents to the United States in 1852, where they settled in Baraboo, Wisconsin. During the American Civil War, Jenkins served as a private with the 6th...
(R)
Wyoming
. Franklin Wheeler MondellFranklin Wheeler Mondell
Frank Wheeler Mondell was a representative of Wyoming born in St. Louis, Missouri, and educated in the public schools. For many years he was engaged in farming, stock-raising, and railroad construction. He lived in Wyoming from 1887 onward, and served in Congress from 1895 to 1897 and then from...
(R)
Non-voting members
. Thomas CaleThomas Cale
Thomas Cale was a delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the District of Alaska. He was born in Underhill, Vermont in Chittenden County. He attended the district schools and Bell Academy at Underhill Flats, Vermont. In 1866, he moved to Fort Edward, New York in Washington County...
(Independent). Marcus Aurelius Smith (D). Jonah Kunio Kalanianaole (R). William Henry Andrews
William Henry Andrews
William Henry "Bull" Andrews was an American politician who served as a Republican representative in the Pennsylvania General Assembly and as a delegate from the New Mexico Territory....
(R). Benito Legarda y Tuason (R),from November 22, 1907. Pablo Ocampo
Pablo Ocampo
Pablo Ocampo, a Resident Commissioner from the Philippine Islands; born in Manila, Philippine Islands, January 25, 1853; attended Colegio de San Juan de Letran, and graduated from Santo Tomas University in 1882; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1882 and practiced in Manila; prosecuting...
(D), from November 22, 1907. Tulio Larrinaga
Tulio Larrinaga
Tulio Larrinaga was a Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico.Born in Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico, Larrinaga attended the Seminario Consiliar of San Ildefonso at San Juan, Puerto Rico...
(Unionist)
Senate
- SecretarySecretary of the United States SenateThe Secretary of the Senate is an elected officer of the United States Senate. The Secretary supervises an extensive array of offices and services to expedite the day-to-day operations of that body...
: Charles G. Bennett of New York - Sergeant at ArmsSergeant at Arms of the United States SenateThe Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate is the law enforcer for the United States Senate. One of the chief roles of the Sergeant is to hold the gavel used at every session...
: Daniel M. Ransdell of IndianaIndianaIndiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is... - ChaplainChaplain of the United States SenateThe Chaplain of the United States Senate opens each session of the United States Senate with a prayer, and provides and coordinates religious programs and pastoral care support for Senators, their staffs, and their families. The Chaplain is appointed by a majority vote of the members of the Senate...
: Edward E. Hale, UnitarianUnitarianismUnitarianism is a Christian theological movement, named for its understanding of God as one person, in direct contrast to Trinitarianism which defines God as three persons coexisting consubstantially as one in being....
House of Representatives
- ClerkClerk of the United States House of RepresentativesThe Clerk of the United States House of Representatives is an officer of the United States House of Representatives, whose primary duty is to act as the chief record-keeper for the House....
: Alexander McDowellAlexander McDowellAlexander McDowell was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
of PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaThe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, elected December 2, 1907 - Sergeant at ArmsSergeant at Arms of the United States House of RepresentativesThe United States House of Representatives Sergeant at Arms is an officer of the House with law enforcement, protocol, and administrative responsibilities. The Sergeant at Arms is elected at the beginning of each Congress by the membership of the chamber...
: Henry CassonHenry CassonHenry Casson was the Secretary of State for Wisconsin from 1895 until 1899. In 1899, at the start of the 56th United States Congress, he was selected by the Republican majority to serve as Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives...
of WisconsinWisconsinWisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
, elected December 2, 1907 - DoorkeeperDoorkeeper of the United States House of RepresentativesAn appointed officer of the United States House of Representatives from 1789 to 1995, the Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives was chosen by a resolution at the opening of each United States Congress. The Office of the Doorkeeper was based on precedent from the Continental...
: Frank B. Lyon of New York, elected December 2, 1907 - PostmasterPostmaster of the United States House of RepresentativesThe Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives was an employee of the United States Congress from 1834 to 1993.Before the creation of the office of Postmaster, mail duties were handled by workers in the office of the Doorkeeper, who were paid additional compensation...
: Samuel Langum of New York, elected December 2, 1907 - Clerk at the Speaker’s TableParliamentarian of the United States House of RepresentativesThe Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives manages, supervises, and administers its Office of the Parliamentarian, which is responsible for advising presiding officers, Members, and staff on procedural questions under the U.S...
: Asher C. HindsAsher C. HindsAsher Crosby Hinds was a United States Representative from Maine. He attended the public schools and Coburn Classical Institute.... - ChaplainChaplain of the United States House of RepresentativesThe election of William Linn as Chaplain of the House on May 1, 1789, continued the tradition established by the Continental Congresses of each day's proceedings opening with a prayer by a chaplain. The early Chaplains alternated duties with their Senate counterparts on a weekly basis, covering the...
: Henry N. CoudenHenry N. CoudenHenry N. Couden is a Universalist minister who was the 54th Chaplain of the United States Senate from December 2, 1895 to April 11, 1921. He was the only blind religious leader to serve in this position....
, Universalist, elected December 2, 1907