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K:\Fm Andrew\41 to 50\44.Xml FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS MARCH 4, 1875, TO MARCH 3, 1877 FIRST SESSION—December 6, 1875, to August 15, 1876 SECOND SESSION—December 4, 1876, to March 3, 1877 SPECIAL SESSION OF THE SENATE—March 5, 1875, to March 24, 1875 VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES—HENRY WILSON, 1 of Massachusetts PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE—THOMAS W. FERRY, 2 of Michigan 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—MICHAEL C. KERR, 3 of Indiana; SAMUEL J. RANDALL, 4 of Pennsylvania CLERK OF THE HOUSE—EDWARD MCPHERSON, of Pennsylvania; GEORGE M. ADAMS, 5 of Kentucky SERGEANT AT ARMS OF THE HOUSE—NATHANIEL G. ORDWAY, of New Hampshire; JOHN G. THOMPSON, 6 of Ohio DOORKEEPER OF THE HOUSE—JOHN H. PATTERSON, of New Jersey POSTMASTER OF THE HOUSE—JAMES M. STEUART ALABAMA William W. Wilshire, Little Rock CONNECTICUT SENATORS Thomas M. Gunter, Fayetteville SENATORS George E. Spencer, Decatur Orris S. Ferry, 12 Norwalk George T. Goldthwaite, Montgomery CALIFORNIA James E. English, 13 New Haven REPRESENTATIVES SENATORS William H. Barnum, 14 Lime Rock Jere Haralson, 7 Selma Aaron A. Sargent, Nevada City William W. Eaton, Hartford Jeremiah N. Williams, Clayton Newton Booth, Sacramento Taul Bradford, Talladega REPRESENTATIVES Charles Hays, Haysville REPRESENTATIVES George M. Landers, New Britain James Phelps, Essex John H. Caldwell, Jacksonville William A. Piper, San Francisco Henry H. Starkweather, 15 Norwich Goldsmith W. Hewitt, Birmingham Horace F. Page, Placerville John Turner Wait, 16 Norwich At Large–William H. Forney, John K. Luttrell, Santa Rosa William H. Barnum, 17 Lime Rock Jacksonville Peter D. Wigginton, Merced At Large–Burwell B. Lewis, Tuscalossa Levi Warner, 18 Norwalk ARKANSAS COLORADO 8 DELAWARE SENATORS SENATORS SENATORS Powell Clayton, Little Rock Jerome B. Chaffee, 9 Denver Stephen W. Dorsey, Helena Thomas F. Bayard, Wilmington Henry M. Teller, 10 Central City Eli Saulsbury, Dover REPRESENTATIVES Lucien C. Gause, Jacksonport REPRESENTATIVE AT LARGE REPRESENTATIVE AT LARGE William F. Slemons, Monticello James B. Belford, 11 Central City James Williams, Kenton 1 Died November 22, 1875; Vice Presidency remained 9 Took his seat December 4, 1876; term to expire, as 13 Appointed to fill vacancy caused by death of Orris vacant until March 4, 1877. determined by lot, March 3, 1879. S. Ferry, and took his seat December 7, 1875. 2 Elected March 9, 1875, and March 19, 1875 (special 10 Took his seat December 4, 1876; term to expire, as 14 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Orris S. session of the Senate); December 20, 1875. determined by lot, March 3, 1877. Ferry, and took his seat May 22, 1876. 3 Elected December 6, 1875; died August 19, 1876. 11 Presented credentials as a Member-elect on December 15 Died January 28, 1876. 4 Elected December 4, 1876. 4, 1876, which were referred to the Committee on the 16 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Henry H. 5 Elected December 6, 1875. Judiciary, who reported favorably thereon, and the House 6 Starkweather, and took his seat April 12, 1876. Elected December 6, 1875. on January 31, 1877, decided that Colorado was a State, 17 7 Resigned May 18, 1876, having been elected Senator. Election unsuccessfully contested by Frederick G. and that the Representative-elect should be admitted; took 18 Bromberg. his seat the same day. Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Wil- 8 Admitted as a State into the Union August 1, 1876. 12 Died November 21, 1875. liam H. Barnum, and took his seat December 4, 1876. [ 192 ] FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS 193 FLORIDA Joseph E. McDonald, Indianapolis Joseph C. S. Blackburn, Versailles SENATORS REPRESENTATIVES Milton J. Durham, Danville Simon B. Conover, Tallahassee Benoni S. Fuller, Boonville John D. White, Manchester Charles W. Jones, Pensacola James D. Williams, 24 Wheatland John B. Clarke, Brooksville 25 REPRESENTATIVES Andrew Humphreys, Linton 26 LOUISIANA 19 Michael C. Kerr, New Albany Josiah T. Walls, Gainesville 27 SENATORS 20 Nathan T. Carr, Columbus Jesse J. Finley, Jacksonville Jeptha D. New, Vernon William J. Purman, Tallahassee J. Rodman West, New Orleans William S. Holman, Aurora James B. Eustis, 30 New Orleans Milton S. Robinson, Anderson GEORGIA REPRESENTATIVES Franklin Landers, Indianapolis SENATORS Randall L. Gibson, New Orleans Morton C. Hunter, Bloomington Thomas M. Norwood, Savannah E. John Ellis, New Orleans Thomas J. Cason, Lebanon 31 John B. Gordon, Atlanta William S. Haymond, Monticello Chester B. Darrall, Brashear REPRESENTATIVES James L. Evans, Noblesville William M. Levy, Natchitoches 32 Julian Hartridge, Savannah Andrew H. Hamilton, Fort Wayne Frank Morey, Monroe 33 William E. Smith, Albany John H. Baker, Goshen William B. Spencer, Vidalia Philip Cook, Americus Charles E. Nash, Washington Henry R. Harris, Greenville IOWA Milton A. Candler, Atlanta SENATORS MAINE James H. Blount, Macon George G. Wright, Des Moines SENATORS William H. Felton, Cartersville William B. Allison, Dubuque Hannibal Hamlin, Bangor 34 Alexander H. Stephens, Crawfordville REPRESENTATIVES Lot M. Morrill, Augusta 35 Benjamin H. Hill, 21 Atlanta George W. McCrary, Keokuk James G. Blaine, Augusta John Q. Tufts, Wilton Junction REPRESENTATIVES ILLINOIS Lucien L. Ainsworth, West Union John H. Burleigh, South Berwick SENATORS Henry O. Pratt, Charles City William P. Frye, Lewiston John A. Logan, Chicago James Wilson, Traer James G. Blaine, 36 Augusta Richard J. Oglesby, Decatur Ezekiel S. Sampson, Sigourney Edwin Flye, 37 New Castle REPRESENTATIVES John A. Kasson, Des Moines Harris M. Plaisted, 38 Bangor Bernard G. Caulfield, Chicago James W. McDill, Afton Eugene Hale, Ellsworth Carter H. Harrison, Chicago Addison Oliver, Onawa Charles B. Farwell, 22 Chicago MARYLAND John V. Le Moyne, 23 Chicago KANSAS SENATORS SENATORS Stephen A. Hurlbut, Belvidere George R. Dennis, Kingston Horatio C. Burchard, Freeport John J. Ingalls, Atchison William Pinkney Whyte, Baltimore James M. Harvey, Vinton Thomas J. Henderson, Princeton REPRESENTATIVES Alexander Campbell, La Salle REPRESENTATIVES Philip F. Thomas, Easton Greenbury L. Fort, Lacon William A. Phillips, Salina Charles B. Roberts, Westminster Richard H. Whiting, Peoria John R. Goodin, Humboldt William J. O’Brien, Baltimore John C. Bagby, Rushville William R. Brown, Hutchinson Thomas Swann, Baltimore Scott Wike, Pittsville Eli J. Henkle, Brooklyn William M. Springer, Springfield KENTUCKY William Walsh, Cumberland Adlai E. Stevenson, Bloomington SENATORS Joseph G. Cannon, Tuscola John W. Stevenson, Covington MASSACHUSETTS John R. Eden, Sullivan Thomas C. McCreery, Owensboro SENATORS W. A. J. Sparks, Carlyle REPRESENTATIVES William R. Morrison, Waterloo Andrew R. Boone, Mayfield George S. Boutwell, Groton William Hartzell, Chester John Young Brown, Henderson Henry L. Dawes, Pittsfield William B. Anderson, Elk Prairie Charles W. Milliken, Franklin REPRESENTATIVES J. Proctor Knott, Lebanon James Buffinton, 39 Fall River INDIANA Edward Y. Parsons, 28 Louisville William W. Crapo, 40 New Bedford SENATORS Henry Watterson, 29 Louisville Benjamin W. Harris, East Bridgewater Oliver H. P. T. Morton, Indianapolis Thomas L. Jones, Newport Henry L. Pierce, Boston 19 Served until April 19, 1876; succeeded by Jesse J. 26 Died August 19, 1876. 33 Successfully contested the election of Frank Morey, Finley who contested his election. 27 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Michael and took his seat June 8, 1876; resigned January 8, 1877. 20 Successfully contested the election of Josiah T. Walls, C. Kerr, and took his seat December 5, 1876. 34 Resigned July 7, 1876, having been appointed Sec- and took his seat April 19, 1876. 28 Died July 8, 1876. retary of the Treasury. 21 29 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Representa- Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Edward 35 Appointed to fill vacancy caused by the resignation tive-elect Garnett McMillan (January 14, 1875, before the Y. Parsons, and took his seat August 12, 1876. of Lot M. Morrill, and took his seat December 4, 1876; beginning of the congressional term), and took his seat 30 Elected on January 12, 1876, for the term beginning subsequently elected. December 6, 1875; resigned effective March 3, 1877, before March 4, 1873, but as his rights were not finally deter- 36 the commencement of the Forty-fifth Congress, to which mined until December 10, 1877, the seat remained vacant Resigned July 10, 1876. he had been reelected, having been elected Senator. throughout the Congress. The contest of Pinckney B. S. 37 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of James 22 Served until May 6, 1876; succeeded by John V. Le Pinchback and William L. McMillen was continued from G. Blaine, and took his seat December 4, 1876. Moyne who contested his election. the preceding Congress, but on December 14, 1875, 38 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Representa- 23 Successfully contested the election of Charles B. McMillen was permitted to withdraw his credentials, and tive-elect Samuel F. Hersey in preceding Congress, and Farwell, and took his seat May 6, 1876. on March 8, 1876, the Senate adopted a resolution that took his seat December 6, 1875. 24 Resigned December 1, 1876, having been elected gov- Pinchback ‘‘be not admitted to a seat.’’ 39 Died March 7, 1875, before Congress assembled. ernor of Indiana. 31 Election unsuccessfully contested by J. A. Preux. 40 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of James 25 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of James 32 Served until June 8, 1876; succeeded by William B. Buffinton, and took his seat December 6, 1875. D. Williams, and took his seat December 5, 1876. Spencer who contested his election. 194 Biographical Directory MASSACHUSETTS—Continued John F. Philips, Sedalia Abram S. Hewitt, New York City Benjamin J. Franklin, Kansas City Benjamin A. Willis, New York City REPRESENTATIVES—Continued David Rea, Savannah N. Holmes Odell, White Plains Rufus S. Frost, 41 Chelsea Rezin A. De Bolt, Trenton John O.
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