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FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS MARCH 4, 1873, TO MARCH 3, 1875 FIRST SESSION—December 1, 1873, to June 23, 1874 SECOND SESSION—December 7, 1874, to March 3, 1875 SPECIAL SESSION OF THE SENATE—March 4, 1873, to March 26, 1873 VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES—HENRY WILSON, of Massachusetts PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE—MATTHEW H. CARPENTER, 1 of Wisconsin; HENRY B. ANTHONY, 2 of Rhode Island SECRETARY OF THE SENATE—GEORGE C. GORHAM, of California SERGEANT AT ARMS OF THE SENATE—JOHN R. FRENCH, of New Hampshire SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—JAMES G. BLAINE, 3 of Maine CLERK OF THE HOUSE—EDWARD MCPHERSON, 4 of Pennsylvania SERGEANT AT ARMS OF THE HOUSE—NATHANIEL G. ORDWAY, of New Hampshire DOORKEEPER OF THE HOUSE—OTIS S. BUXTON, of New York POSTMASTER OF THE HOUSE—HENRY SHERWOOD ALABAMA Stephen W. Dorsey, Helena CONNECTICUT REPRESENTATIVES SENATORS SENATORS 6 George E. Spencer, 5 Decatur Asa Hodges, Marion 7 Orris S. Ferry, Norwalk George T. Goldthwaite, Montgomery Oliver P. Snyder, Pine Buff 12 8 William A. Buckingham, Norwich William W. Wilshire, Little Rock William W. Eaton, 13 Hartford REPRESENTATIVES Thomas M. Gunter, 9 Fayetteville Frederick G. Bromberg, Mobile At Large–William J. Hynes, Little REPRESENTATIVES James T. Rapier, Montgomery Rock Joseph R. Hawley, Hartford Charles Pelham, Talladega Stephen W. Kellogg, Waterbury Charles Hays, Eutaw CALIFORNIA Henry H. Starkweather, Norwich John H. Caldwell, Jacksonville SENATORS William H. Barnum, Lime Rock Joseph H. Sloss, Tuscumbia 10 At Large–Alexander White, Selma Eugene Casserly, San Francisco 11 At Large–Christopher C. Sheats, John S. Hager, San Francisco DELAWARE Aaron A. Sargent, Nevada City Decatur SENATORS REPRESENTATIVES Thomas F. Bayard, Wilmington ARKANSAS Charles Clayton, San Francisco Eli Saulsbury, Dover Horace F. Page, Placerville SENATORS John K. Luttrell, Santa Rosa REPRESENTATIVE AT LARGE Powell Clayton, Little Rock Sherman O. Houghton, San Jose James R. Lofland, Milford 1 Elected March 12, 1873, and March 26, 1873 (special April 20, 1874, the committee, upon its motion, was dis- on recommendation of the committee he was seated on session of the Senate); December 11, 1873; December 23, charged from further consideration thereof. February 18, 1874; served until June 16, 1874, when the 1874. 6 Credentials as Member-elect, together with notice of House decided that Mr. Gunter was entitled to the seat. 2 Elected January 25, 1875, and February 15, 1875. contest by Lucien C. Gause, were presented and referred 9 Successfully contested the election of William W. 3 Reelected December 1, 1873. to Committee on Elections on December 2, 1873; the Wilshire, and took his seat June 16, 1874. 4 Reelected December 1, 1873. House adopted resolution reported by committee that Mr. 10 5 Resigned November 29, 1873. Appeared on March 6, 1873, to take oath of office, Hodges was entitled prima facie to the seat without preju- 11 having presented credentials in the preceding Congress; dice to the right of Mr. Gause to contest; took his seat Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Eugene objection was made, as a memorial was on file from February 4, 1874; the Committee reported unfavorably Casserly, and took his seat February 9, 1874. Francis W. Sykes, claiming the seat; on March 7, 1873, on the contest. 12 Died February 5, 1875. a motion to refer the credentials and memorial to the 7 Election unsuccessfully contested by Marcus L. Bell. 13 Appointed to fill vacancy caused by death of William Committee on Privileges and Elections was not agreed 8 Credentials as Member-elect, together with notice of A. Buckingham, and took his seat February 5, 1875. to, and Mr. Spencer was permitted to qualify; December contest by Thomas M. Gunter, were presented and re- 8, 1873, the memorial of Mr. Sykes was referred, and ferred to Committee on Elections on December 2, 1873; [ 187 ] 188 Biographical Directory FLORIDA Daniel D. Pratt, Logansport William E. Arthur, Covington SENATORS REPRESENTATIVES James B. Beck, Lexington Abijah Gilbert, St. Augustine William E. Niblack, Vincennes Milton J. Durham, Danville Simon B. Conover, Tallahassee Simeon K. Wolfe, New Albany George M. Adams, Barbourville John D. Young, 25 Owingsville REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE William S. Holman, Aurora Jeremiah M. Wilson, Connersville Josiah T. Walls, Gainesville LOUISIANA William J. Purman, 14 Tallahassee John Coburn, Indianapolis Morton C. Hunter, Bloomington SENATORS GEORGIA Thomas J. Cason, Lebanon J. Rodman West, New Orleans SENATORS James N. Tyner, Peru Vacant, 26 New Orleans 21 Thomas M. Norwood, Savannah John P. C. Shanks, Portland REPRESENTATIVES 27 John B. Gordon, Atlanta Henry B. Sayler, Huntington J. Hale Sypher, 28 New Orleans REPRESENTATIVES Jasper Packard, Laporte Effingham Lawrence, 29 New Orleans Morgan Rawls, 15 Guyton At Large–William Williams, Warsaw Lionel A. Sheldon, 30 New Orleans Andrew Sloan, 16 Savannah At Large–Godlove S. Orth, La Fayette Chester B. Darrall, Brashear 31 Richard H. Whiteley, Bainbridge IOWA George L. Smith, Shreveport Philip Cook, Americus Frank Morey, Monroe Henry R. Harris, 17 Greenville SENATORS At Large–George A. Sheridan, 32 Lake James C. Freeman, Griffin George G. Wright, Des Moines Providence James H. Blount, Macon William B. Allison, Dubuque Pierce M. B. Young, Cartersville REPRESENTATIVES MAINE Alexander H. Stephens, 18 George W. McCrary, Keokuk SENATORS Crawfordville Aylett R. Cotton, Lyons Hiram P. Bell, Cumming Hannibal Hamlin, Bangor William G. Donnan, Independence Lot M. Morrill, Augusta Henry O. Pratt, Charles City ILLINOIS REPRESENTATIVES James Wilson, Traer SENATORS William Loughridge, Oskaloosa John H. Burleigh, South Berwick John A. Logan, Chicago John A. Kasson, Des Moines William P. Frye, Lewiston Richard J. Oglesby, Decatur James W. McDill, Afton James G. Blaine, Augusta 33 REPRESENTATIVES Jackson Orr, Boone Samuel Hersey, Bangor John B. Rice, 19 Chicago Eugene Hale, Ellsworth Bernard G. Caulfield, 20 Chicago KANSAS Jasper D. Ward, Chicago SENATORS MARYLAND Charles B. Farwell, Chicago 22 SENATORS Stephen A. Hurlbut, Belvidere Alexander Caldwell, Leavenworth 23 William T. Hamilton, Hagerstown Horatio C. Burchard, Freeport Robert Crozier, Leavenworth 24 George R. Dennis, Kingston John B. Hawley, Rock Island James M. Harvey, Vinton Franklin Corwin, Peru John J. Ingalls, Atchison REPRESENTATIVES Greenbury L. Fort, Lacon REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE Ephraim K. Wilson, Snow Hill Granville Barrere, Canton David P. Lowe, Fort Scott Stevenson Archer, Bel Air William H. Ray, Rushville Stephen A. Cobb, Wyandotte William J. O’Brien, Baltimore Robert M. Knapp, Jerseyville William A. Phillips, Salina Thomas Swann, Baltimore James C. Robinson, Springfield William J. Albert, Baltimore John McNulta, Bloomington KENTUCKY Lloyd Lowndes, Jr., Cumberland Joseph G. Cannon, Tuscola SENATORS John R. Eden, Sullivan John W. Stevenson, Covington MASSACHUSETTS James S. Martin, Salem SENATORS William R. Morrison, Waterloo Thomas C. McCreery, Owensboro 34 Isaac Clements, Carbondale REPRESENTATIVES Charles Sumner, Boston 35 Samuel S. Marshall, McLeansboro Edward Crossland, Mayfield William B. Washburn, Greenfield 36 John Young Brown, Henderson George S. Boutwell, Groton INDIANA Charles W. Milliken, Franklin REPRESENTATIVES SENATORS William B. Read, Hodgensville James Buffinton, Fall River Oliver H. P. T. Morton, Indianapolis Elisha D. Standiford, Louisville Benjamin W. Harris, East Bridgewater 14 Resigned January 25, 1875. 24 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Alex- 30 Randall L. Gibson filed a contest, but no further ac- 15 Served until March 24, 1874; succeeded by Andrew ander Caldwell, and took his seat February 12, 1874. tion was taken. Sloan who contested his election. 25 Election unsuccessfully contested by John M. Burns. 31 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Representa- 16 Successfully contested the election of Morgan Rawls, 26 Pinckney B. S. Pinchback and William L. McMillen tive-elect Samuel Peters before the beginning of the con- and took his seat March 24, 1874. were claimants for the seat and the contest continued gressional term, and took his seat December 3, 1873; E. 17 Election unsuccessfully contested by M. Bethune. throughout the Congress without settlement. 18 C. Davidson filed a contest under the original election, Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Representa- 27 A dual government existed in Louisiana at this time, tive-elect Ambrose R. Wright (December 21, 1872, before but no further action was taken. and certificates of election for Representative at large and 32 the beginning of the congressional term), and took his Took his seat March 3, 1875, after an unsuccessful seat December 1, 1873. for the first, second, and fourth districts signed by acting contest by Pinckney B. S. Pinchback. 19 Died December 17, 1874. Governor Pinchback were presented by Messrs. Pinchback, 33 Died February 3, 1875, before the commencement of 20 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of John B. Lawrence, Gibson, and Davidson, respectively; credentials, the Forty-fourth Congress, to which he had been reelected. Rice, and took his seat February 1, 1875. signed by Governor Warmoth, were also presented by 34 Died March 11, 1874. 21 Election unsuccessfully contested by John E. Neff. Messrs. Sheridan, Sypher, Sheldon, and Smith, and the 35 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Charles 22 Resigned March 24, 1873, while a resolution was three last named were seated pending contests. Sumner, and took his seat May 1, 1874. pending and under discussion declaring he ‘‘was not duly 28 Served until March 3, 1875; succeeded by Effingham 36 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Henry and legally elected.’’ Lawrence who contested his election. Wilson in preceding Congress, and took his seat March 29 23 Appointed to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Al- Successfully contested the election of J. Hale Sypher, 17, 1873. exander Caldwell, and took his seat December 1, 1873. and took his seat March 3, 1875. FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS 189 William Whiting, 37 Boston Robert A. Hatcher, New Madrid William R. Roberts, New York City Henry L. Pierce, 38 Boston Richard P.