United States Senate Committee on Corporations Organized in the District of Columbia
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Committee on Corporations Organized in the District of Columbia was formed as a select committee in 1892, and became a standing committee in 1896. In 1921, it was abolished.
Robert M. La Follette
had the distinction of chairing the committee during the 63rd through the 65th Congress, even though he was a member of the minority Republican Party
. This was because the Senate had 73 standing committees in the 63rd Congress, several more than there were Democrats
to chair them. Therefore, some members of the minority party were allowed to chair certain minor committees.
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...
Committee on Corporations Organized in the District of Columbia was formed as a select committee in 1892, and became a standing committee in 1896. In 1921, it was abolished.
Robert M. La Follette
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...
had the distinction of chairing the committee during the 63rd through the 65th Congress, even though he was a member of the minority Republican Party
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...
. This was because the Senate had 73 standing committees in the 63rd Congress, several more than there were Democrats
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...
to chair them. Therefore, some members of the minority party were allowed to chair certain minor committees.
Chairmen of the Select Committee on Corporations Organized in the District of Columbia, 1892-1896
- Arthur P. Gorman (D-MD) 1892-1893
- 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-RI) 1893-1895 - James K. Jones (D-AR) 1895-1896
Chairmen of the Committee on Corporations Organized in the District of Columbia, 1896-1921
- James K. Jones (D-AR) 1896-1897
- 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-VA) 1897-1899 - Donelson CafferyDonelson CafferyDonelson Caffery was an American politician from the state of Louisiana, a distinguished soldier in the American Civil War, and a sugar plantation owner.- Biography :...
(D-LA) 1899-1901 - Thomas S. MartinThomas S. MartinThomas Staples Martin was an American lawyer and Democratic Party politician from Charlottesville, Virginia. He represented Virginia in the United States Senate for nearly twenty-five years....
(D-VA) 1901-1905 - Samuel McEnery (D-LA) 1905-1908
- Hernando D. Money (D-MS) 1908-1909
- James P. Taliaferro (D-FL) 1909-1911
- 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-NV) 1911-1912 - 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-MO) 1912-1913 - Robert M. La FolletteRobert 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-WI) 1913-1919 - Atlee PomereneAtlee PomereneAtlee Pomerene was a Democratic Party politician from Ohio. He represented Ohio in the United States Senate from 1911 until 1923.-Early life and career:...
(D-OH) 1919-1921